At this moment, in Song Shixian's study, Duan Xiao was sitting in a corner, indifferent in black, his legs were folded, his slender fingers were playing with the cold water in the jade pillow incense burner, the water was like silver, slowly flashing silver, he was talking while playing, "When does Brother Shixian plan to marry Miss Liu into the mansion?" ”

Song Shixian smiled, "It's still early." ”

Duan Xiao said, "It's not early, after this year, Miss Liu is twenty-nine years old, you said that she is such a talented woman, she is naturally beautiful, and she was born in Liugong Mansion, no matter from which aspect, she is very good, and such an outstanding woman must be the favorite object of many men in the world, if you don't hurry up, she is likely to be abducted by other men." Speaking of this, he paused, let go of the bamboo fork used to pluck the cold water in his hand, raised his head, and said with a smile, "I'm also curious, Miss Liu, can she wait for you all the time?" ”

Song Shixian's eyebrows sank slightly when he heard this, and he said, "This doesn't have to worry about Brother Duan." ”

Duan Xiao smiled, "Of course, I can't Miss Liu's heart, I only worry about Miss Six." ”

Song Shixian pursed his lips and was about to speak, when outside the door, Chang An's voice came, "Young Master, Miss Six has arrived." ”

Song Shixian said, "Let her in." ”

Chang An pushed open the door.

Song Fanhua entered the study alone, and Huanzhu and Lu Pei were waiting outside the door.

Entering the study, Duan Xiao glanced at Song Fanhua, Song Fanhua also glanced at him, the eyes of the two people collided together, one was indifferent and shallow, the other was clear and pure, and then staggered after the collision in just a few minutes.

Song Fanhua asked Song Shixian, "Is my brother looking for me?" ”

Song Shixian said "um", called her to him, and said frankly and directly, "Brother Duan came to the mansion to propose marriage, with the intention of marrying you as his wife, and yesterday on the boat, you also received the double mandarin duck golden lock inherited from his Duan family, and today, he officially came to give a dowry." ”

Song Fanhua smiled when she heard this, "What dowry?" ”

Before Song Shixian could reply, Duan Xiao raised his eyebrows and asked, "What dowry does Miss Six want?" ”

Song Fanhua glanced at him and said nothing.

Duan Xiao also looked at her, silently, and waited for her to speak.

The two of them, Duan Xiao sitting, Song Fanhua standing, one in a satin black brocade robe has a Zhuohua temperament, the other in white clothes is shining in the snow and water, one is black and one is white, one sits and one stands, quietly facing each other in the cool study, suddenly, Song Fanhua laughed and said, "Even if Duan Gongzi doesn't take any dowry, I am willing to marry, after all, Duan Gongzi is the Taishou of Hengzhou, and being able to enter the Taishou Mansion is what many women dream of, and I am just an ordinary woman, and I can't avoid vulgarity." ”

Duan Xiao laughed when he heard this.

Song Shixian's face darkened, and he glanced at Song Fanhua fiercely. Originally, he thought that Song Fanhua had grown up and understood a little bit about things, but at the moment, it seems that he is still stupid and unchanged, how can anyone marry without a dowry? Couldn't you stick it to him in vain? Upside down is a trivial matter, he has money in the Song Mansion, and he is not afraid of upside down, but if he does this, isn't he being looked down upon?

Duan Xiao stood up solemnly with one arm on the table, walked to Song Fanhua, and in front of Song Shixian, reached out to pick up her long hair that fell on her chest, pinched it between her fingertips, and between her noses was the unique fragrance of cherry blossoms on the woman's body, and in front of her was the woman's magnificent face as bright as snow.

Suddenly, he smiled and said in a low voice, "Sixth Miss is willing to be wronged, but Duan Xiao will never let Sixth Miss be wronged, what you want, I will definitely give it to you." ”

This sentence, to outsiders, is affectionate and solemn.

Song Shixian raised his eyes in surprise and looked at Duan Xiao, what he saw was the moment when Duan Xiao loosened Song Fanhua's hair, almost immediately, Song Shixian felt very weird, but he couldn't say what was weird.

He frowned slightly, looked at Duan Xiao, and then looked at Song Fanhua.

Song Fanhua pressed her tone and said word by word, "What I want......" She glanced up at Song Shixian, then turned her head to look at Duan Xiao, and said with a smile, "Duan Gongzi, I want to marry you again in a year, is it feasible?" ”

Duan Xiao narrowed his eyes, "It's up to you." ”

Song Shixian asked, "Why a year later?" ”

Song Fanhua smiled, "Because I'm still young, I don't want to be separated from my brother and sister so early." Seeing Song Shixian's incomprehensible look, she snorted dissatisfiedly, "Brother, do you wish I would marry today, so that you can marry Liu Xianxian into the mansion tomorrow?" ”

Song Shixian sneered, "Nonsense. ”

Song Fanhua pouted and said, "Anyway, I'm going to remarry in a year, she wants to enter my Song Mansion, just wait until a year later, if she really loves her brother, she will definitely be able to wait, I can wait, why can't she wait, right, brother?" ”

Song Shixian was choked and didn't know what to say, it seemed that every time Liu Xianxian was mentioned and this topic was mentioned, he had nothing to say back, after all, his selfishness, he himself was very clear.

He said gloomily, "It's you who marries, it's Brother Duan who marries, you all have no opinions, what can brother say, one year at a time, as long as you are happy." Later, my brother will go to the North Courtyard and tell the second uncle and second aunt, it's okay now, you can go back. ”

Song Fanhua didn't say anything, retreated and went out of the door, and took the two maids to the south courtyard.

Duan Xiao also left not long after Song Fanhua left.

Regarding the dowry, in fact, Duan Xiao didn't bring anything when he came to the Song Mansion, he came empty-handed and asked Song Shixian to marry Song Fanhua, Song Shixian had already gone to the North Courtyard to ask Song Yang's opinion, so he didn't embarrass him.

Originally, Song Shixian thought that he would not embarrass Duan Xiao, and Song Fanhua would at least be embarrassed, but he didn't expect that Song Fanhua would just be embarrassed, and he also said "Even if Duan Xiao doesn't take any dowry, she is willing to marry", which completely made him lose face in front of Duan Xiao, because just now, before Song Fanhua came to the study, Song Shixian rushed to Duan Xiao and went to the sea, saying that Song Fanhua would inevitably open his mouth and let Duan Xiao break his blood once.

Song Shixian didn't know that last night, Song Fanhua and Duan Xiao reached an agreement, that is, to take Liu Xianxian's life.

So, just now, what Duan Xiao said - what you want, I will definitely give it to you, that's what it means. And Song Fanhua's unfinished sentence - what I want...... refers to, why is it not Liu Xianxian's life?

But because Song Shixian was present, neither of them said it.

Duan Xiao walked on the hand-copying verandah built around the wall of the Song Mansion with his back hand, his posture was long and slender, his black clothes were cold and sharp, he didn't bring an attendant behind him, he didn't follow Wufang, except for himself, there was nothing else, and when he walked to the vicinity of Fangchi, he saw Song Fanhua's maidservant Huanzhu, and he paused slightly.

Huanzhu saw him and stepped forward to salute, "Young Master Duan." ”

Duan Xiao asked, "Wait for me?" ”

Huanzhu replied, "Yes." ”

Duan Xiao raised his eyebrows amusedly, "Your young lady asked you to wait for me here?" ”

Huanzhu replied, "Yes." ”

Duan Xiao asked in a deep voice, "What's the matter with her?" ”

Huanzhu said, "My young lady asked the slave maid to pass the word, saying that she spent eight thousand taels of silver tickets for Young Master Duan today, and now there is an IOU, please take it away, and a year later, when you marry her, take her on the sedan chair with this IOU." ”

With that, he reached out with one hand and handed out a piece of paper.

Duan Xiao raised his eyebrows and looked at the paper, the surface of the paper was light and white, the edges were rough, it was not a high-grade paper, the paper was folded from the middle, and the words inside could not be seen, but it seemed that he could smell the fragrance of ink, and it should have been written just now.

Duan Xiao suddenly laughed, so, did Song Fanhua run back to toss this matter after leaving Song Shixian's study?

Silver ticket?

Eight thousand taels?

When did he let her break the bill for him?

Furthermore, how can anyone spend money secretly, and spend the money but force it to others to pay it back?

Eight thousand taels is not a small amount, she has money in Song Mansion, and she probably didn't even blink when she spent it, but he didn't have any money in Duan Mansion, what did she spend money for?

For him?

Duan Xiao had a very strange feeling churning in his heart, it was the first time that a woman had spent money for him, and after spending the money, she ran to him to ask for an account. If you want to say that he doesn't appreciate it, it seems that he is too indifferent, but if he accepts it, wouldn't he inherit the karmic debt of 8,000 taels in vain?

Duan Xiao asked, "Did your young lady say that if I don't pick up, what will happen?" ”

Huanzhu said, "Miss said, if Young Master Duan doesn't take it, then he owes it, he owes it for a long time, and he has more money, and when she turns around, she won't sit in a sedan chair when she marries you, and I want Young Master Duan to carry it on your own back, first go around the city three times, and then carry it all the way from Song Mansion to Duan Mansion, so that you can repay the debt you owe." ”

Duan Xiao laughed, looked at the blank paper, and thought of Song Fanhua's white-clothed Shengxue just now, he was silent and asked, "What did your young lady do with the money for me?" ”

Huanzhu shook her head, "The slave doesn't know. ”

Duan Xiao was dumbfounded for a moment, feeling that he really shouldn't owe such a huge debt in such a daze, reason told him that he couldn't take it, but his hand reached out and pinched the white paper IOU.

Huanzhu let go of his hand, smiled at him, leaned over and said, "Then the slave will go back to the young lady first, and Young Master Duan will go slowly." ”

After Huanzhu left, Duan Xiao stood there, staring at the IOU in his hand, his expression was annoyed, and it took a long time before he turned over the folded note with a wry smile, revealing the handwriting inside, the half-dried ink, the elegant font, and a line of clear and small characters, writing, In the ninth year of the Yun Dynasty, Duan Xiao of Hengzhou Taishoufu owed Song Fanhua 8,000 taels of silver, and based on this article, it was repaid after one year.

There is just such a paragraph on paper, there is no stamp, no hand stamp, so why does she Song Fanhua think that he Duan Xiao will recognize it?

Duan Xiao shook his head and smiled, and easily closed the paper and put it into his sleeve pocket.