Tong Mokang's brows furrowed deeply, as if he knew manna for the first time.

His former cousin had always been gentle and virtuous in front of him, and he didn't even dare to speak loudly. And now. Not only did she say such inappropriate words, but her expression was hideous, and she didn't have the demeanor that everyone should have.

This kind of nectar made Tong Mokang feel very unfamiliar, and a trace of resistance rose in his heart.

He said expressionlessly: "I will say it again in the end, I don't want to marry you because I don't have a love for you, I only treat you as my own sister."

"As for who I will marry in the future, that's my business, and it has nothing to do with anyone."

After saying this, he did not hesitate to bypass the manna and leave.

......

Manna lay on the table and cried breathlessly: "Cousin... Seriously... Be... It's so ruthless... heart..."

Ever since she returned to the house, she has locked herself in her room, crying and throwing things. Mrs. Gan finally persuaded her to open the door, and listened to her heartbroken cry, and her heart ached.

Despite the heartache, Mrs. Gan had to persuade her: "Daughter, listen to my mother's advice, if a man has no feelings for you, you will be unhappy even if you get married, and you will be even more miserable in the future."

"In the past, your affairs were just me talking to your aunt, but fortunately, it didn't spread out, and it didn't affect your marriage, so you forgot about your cousin.

"God will open his eyes, and he will definitely give you a wishful husband in the future."

"No, I don't want anyone else, I'm going to marry my cousin." Manna roared heartbreakingly, "If I can't marry my cousin, I'd rather die." ”

Mrs. Gan was startled, for fear that she wouldn't be able to think about it, so she hurriedly persuaded: "Silly boy, don't think about it, we will discuss this matter in the long run, there must be a way to solve it, don't be impulsive." ”

Ganlu didn't believe it, and looked at Mrs. Gan with teary eyes: "How can there be a way, we don't have Geng Ti, and we don't have a family token, my cousin doesn't recognize it, and my aunt listens to my cousin, what else can we do?" ”

Mrs. Gan was silent.

Ganlu continued: "Now that my cousin has won the top prize, he must be eager to marry that little slut into the door, maybe he has already gone to ask for a matchmaker." ”

Mrs. Gan retorted: "Since ancient times, marriage has been the order of parents, and the matchmaker's words, Xiao Lingwei's father and mother are not in the capital, and it is useless for your cousin to be in a hurry, you must wait until her father and mother return to the capital to discuss marriage." ”

"However, Your Majesty has already issued an order to recruit her father to return to Beijing to report on his work, and they will be back soon." Manna exuded an aura of decadence all over her body, and she said faintly: "That little slut will be back soon, and they will soon be married..."

Mrs. Gan saw that she was getting more and more sad, and hurriedly persuaded: "Don't be sad, I'll find your father to find a way." ”

Hearing this, Ganlu glanced up at Mrs. Gan, as if she had listened.

Mrs. Gan persuaded her gently for a while, and then asked Yahuan to come in and change her clothes, and asked the kitchen to prepare a lot of her favorite dishes, and accompanied her to lunch before leaving.

......

That night, Mrs. Tong called Tong Mokang and told him, "Your aunt came to me again in the afternoon, and she said that Lulu was very sad, and she couldn't sleep at night because she didn't think about tea and dinner these days.

"Especially after Lulu saw you today, it was even more sad, let me ask you, what did you say to Lulu this morning?"

Tong Mokang's tone was flat: "I just told her that I only treat her as a sister, and I didn't say anything else." ”

"Ugh." Mrs. Tong let out a long sigh: "Forget it, the matter has come to this, I don't blame you for anything, I just hope that Lulu can figure it out for herself, and in the future, I will compensate her well."

"To be honest, I don't blame you for this, blame me, blame me for not saying something like that to your aunt at the time, although it was just a joke, Lulu took it seriously, it was her mother's fault."

Tong Mokang felt uncomfortable when he saw Mrs. Tong blaming herself, and said, "Mother, it's not your fault, it's my fault..."

At this time, a maid ran in in a panic: "Madam, it's not good, there is news from Ganfu that Miss Cousin committed suicide..."

Lan Zhu said suddenly: "In this way, Miss's fourth senior brother is also surnamed Li, and according to his seniority, he should be called Uncle Huang." ”

Lan Mei's eyes lit up, "Master Yili... Oh no, with Li Gongzi's talent, he will definitely be at least named the king of the county in the future, right?

"Ah, in this way, Mr. Pei's five students are really amazing, and each of them is extraordinary."

Isn't it, Miss is now the county lord, and the four senior brothers are now all people with status and status, doesn't it seem that Mr. Pei is extraordinary.

Xiao Ling lowered her eyes slightly, but did not speak, she always felt that Li Zhenxiao, no, Li Zhenxiao's life experience was too legendary, but it didn't seem real.

At this time, Lan Xiang came over and said, "Miss, Madame asked you to come over." ”

Xiao Lingwei stood up and followed her.

"Mother, are you looking for me?"

Yang Huijun looked at Xiao Lingwei, who was elegant in her every move, and a satisfied look appeared in her eyes.

With the growth of three years old, Xiao Lingwei no longer has the previous frizz and grin, but has the demeanor of everyone in every word and deed, without losing the elegance of a woman and the heroism of a man.

"Sit down, I'm going to tell you something."

Yang Huijun put down the account book in his hand and looked at Xiao Lingwei: "The capital has come to the will, your father's three-year term expires, and he will return to Beijing to report on his work in the near future."

"Your grandfather said that this time His Majesty is very likely to promote your father and leave your father in the capital, so from today onwards, we will start packing up our things and leave for the capital in three days."

She had expected this result a long time ago, and with her father's outstanding political achievements in the past three years, it would be unreasonable not to transfer back to the capital.

Xiao Ling blinked slightly, indicating that she understood, and kept eating pastries in her mouth.

"One more thing, the Eighth Prince died of illness..."

"What?" Xiao Ling was slightly surprised, and squirted out the pastry in one gulp, she picked up a handkerchief and wiped her mouth casually, and looked at Yang Huijun: "Mother, is this true?" It can't be hearsay, right? ”

Seeing that Yang Huijun's expression was very serious, Xiao Ling's slight surprise gradually eased, and it seemed to be true.

"What disease did the Eighth Prince have?" The Eighth Prince is a day younger than her, although he doesn't treat her well, but he is also her cousin, and she needs to understand clearly.

Yang Huijun muttered: "I heard that he ran out of the palace and contracted the epidemic, and the imperial doctor in the palace tried his best to treat him but was not cured, and he died two months ago. Xiao Guifei was overly sad, so she fell seriously ill.

"The emperor sympathized with her and named her the imperial concubine to comfort her from the loss of her son."

Xiao Lingwei couldn't help but sigh: "My sons are dead, what's the use of wanting this imperial concubine?" ”

Yang Huijun's expression flashed, he paused for a moment, and said meaningfully: "The middle palace is empty, the imperial concubine is already the most noble woman in Dayuan, and no matter how many people struggle for a lifetime, they can't get it." ”

Xiao Ling was slightly silent, her mother seemed to have something to say, she had a bad premonition.