Duan Ling'er thought of her mother-in-law, the Shen family, for that moment of love and joy, married someone as a concubine, was rejected by the family, bullied by the wife, shed tears for half of her life, and cherished regrets for half of her life.

The daughter of a good family, with some choices, why should she be willing to be cheap and take a concubine with others?

Gu Changfeng kept talking about his youthful feelings, but the time of his youth was easy, and his life was difficult slowly, did the person in front of him really not understand, or in his heart, he was only worthy of having children and serving his husband, and he had no brain value at all.

Duan Ling'er opened her mouth and looked at Gu Changfeng in front of her.

Gu Changfeng was the only expectation in the cold emotional world of her previous life, thinking that the hope of these decades was not a good person, Duan Ling'er raised her heart, but she still pretended to be calm on her face: "If you think that my identity is not noble enough, I can also earn a dowry, my brother has talent and perseverance, treat him as a ......."

Duan Ling'er said this almost at a loss, she herself felt that she was deeply trapped in a subtle emotion, completely losing her usual calm.

When Gu Changfeng heard this, his face sank.

"How can you still talk about going out to earn money, a woman? Didn't it make you discourage this year? Besides, Brother Yu hasn't even participated in the exam now, even if he really tops the list one day, he is just a new champion, and his sister is still not noble enough to be the wife of the Gu Mansion. ”

Duan Ling'er's heart cracked, and it seemed that she had finally woken up from a dream that she hadn't woken up from for many years, as if she understood that she had regarded him as a perfect shadow in the past, giving this person all the goodness, but the real him was not like that.

It was she who was wrong.

The Gu Changfeng she wants is the Gu Changfeng in her wishes, and the pillow person she wants is not a cage for canaries, but a partner who can understand her ambition and support her pursuit.

What she wants is a husband who will not treat her as a cat or dog pet and coax her to the back of her mind, but a person who can treat her as an equal, and not feel inferior and ignore her mind just because she is a woman.

It is difficult to find a person who can support each other for a lifetime, because people's lives are very long, there will be ups and downs, firewood, rice, oil and salt, but because of an appreciation and understanding, and will not let the years smooth out the warmth in the heart.

I won't let someone else intervene and confuse the trust in the original person.

If at the beginning, there was no appreciation, no communication, just because of an obsession to throw her into the high-gate compound to face the cold bed and countless house fights, let her fend for herself, and say high-sounding beautiful words.

Such a life, such a person, is not what she wants.

Duan Ling'er closed her eyes.

She Duan Ling'er has lived two lives, and she is by no means a person who drags mud and water.

Since he is not a good person, he must draw the boundaries of this life at this time.

Raising his head, he looked at each other generously, his eyes had become clear and flat.

There is no enthusiasm of the past, and there is no attachment to the past.

Gu Changfeng was still talking about female virtues and female training, but he heard Duan Ling'er say: "Gu Gongzi, please respect yourself." ”

As she spoke, she moved away from Gu Changfeng and walked over to Xue Zheng and the others: "You and I are just old neighbors, how do you talk about admitting me into the door?" As for whether I want to continue to live in Guifuzhuang or go to Xiuchun Pavilion, it has nothing to do with you, Gongzi. ”

She looked up at him, "You and I don't have to see each other in private. ”

Duan Ling'er's expression was too determined, Gu Changfeng lost the shadow of his former childhood plum in his mind for a while, and the person in front of him was not at all the soft and lovely appearance he used to be.

Duan Ling'er in his heart should still be the little girl who will applaud no matter what she says, and will stretch out her hand no matter what situation she is in.

Why does the person in front of him have a hint of ruthlessness now?

He had never seen such a stubborn and resolute Duan Ling'er.

Why?

He has now jumped to the high pavilion, and he is no longer the young man in cloth who is looked down upon and avoids debts all day long, with his identity today, not to mention Yangzhou, that is, the capital, the women in the large and small inner houses, under normal circumstances, will not refuse to enter their doors.

What's more, he has a love for her, which is already unique among the wives and concubines.

Isn't she still satisfied, she had that ambition at a young age, thinking that she could be his wife?

If you can't do it, you will immediately turn your face, how can such a woman be placed in the house?

Gu Changfeng clenched his fists, thinking in his heart that it was better to give up her, but he couldn't give it up.

He couldn't let go of the eyes that he had jumped off the wall all those years ago and looked up at him.

I couldn't let go of the hot fragrant rice cake that I was holding in my arms on the way to escape from the night.

This was the time when he was thirteen years old, the warmest smell of food in that time, it was the little Duan Ling'er, who left his dinner for many days, secretly steamed it, and stuffed it into the dry food for his long journey.

Maybe persuasion can make sense, right?

Gu Changfeng's face was slightly in a trance: "Ling'er, don't make trouble." ”

Duan Ling'er had already walked to Xie Ci and Xue Zheng's side, and said calmly: "Gu Gongzi, you and I don't have to be so close. ”

Xie Ci, Xue Zheng, and Ruyi were all summoned from the puppet show by Duan Ling'er's cold voice, and Xie Ci frowned slightly.

What's going on?

I saw Duan Ling'er pulling Xue Zheng's sleeve and looking at Gu Changfeng calmly and without any enthusiasm.

"You and I don't have a marriage contract, is it abrupt for Gu Gongzi to tell me this?"

Gu Changfeng said quickly: "Aren't you destined to be my person?" You and I are just a sticker. Why are you suddenly angry? ”

"Nathe?" Xue Zheng raised an eyebrow.

Duan Ling'er smiled lightly and said frankly: "Gu Gongzi, although you have changed the world now, you can't talk to the folk girl about such a thing as a concubine at will, but you always have to know the etiquette, and you always have to ask me if I am willing." ”

Gu Changfeng looked puzzled: "You don't want to?" Do you still want to be my wife? Ling'er, you are just a businessman's concubine, how can you ascend to the position of the wife of the second-grade Gu Mansion? ”

Hearing this, Xie Ci reacted suddenly: "Gu Gongzi, is it too early and too rude for you to talk about marriage now?" ”

Gu Changfeng was a little puzzled: "Ling'er, your sisters, you can't ask for something, do you want to refuse?" ”

He took a step forward and wanted to pull Duan Ling'er, but was blocked in the middle by Xie Ci: "Gu Gongzi, I advise you not to continue to be rude." ”

Gu Changfeng looked at Xie Ci, and showed some strange looks on his face: "Since I came to Yangzhou, there are people everywhere who are stammering, and it's okay if you can't react, but Ling'er's stubborn temper must be changed." ”

Duan Ling'er just wanted to say everything clearly, but Xue Zheng was puzzled: "What about Cheng Su?" Cheng Su is gone! ”

Cheng Suben was watching the puppet show, and two yellow-faced and thin-skinned mothers-in-law appeared next to him.

The two mothers-in-law gathered around Cheng Su, chattering that they were so hungry.

"I'm hungry, I'm hungry......"

Cheng Su was enthusiastic, thinking that he had just obtained the wooden box of silver ingots in Duan Mansion, and looking at the two people in front of him, his sympathy rose, so he was intimate

Only then did Xue Zheng give him a bag of fruit to the two of them.

The two mothers-in-law did not take the fruit, but shook their heads and said, "This thing is not full, we want to eat corn, that one can fill the stomach." ”

Cheng Su thought about it, but his words were reasonable, these two mothers-in-law seemed to need to eat something solid to carry their hunger.

She thought about it for a while, and took out ten copper plates from her purse and gave them them, which were enough to eat two meals of corn.

The two mothers-in-law glanced at each other, but still confiscated.

One of the mothers-in-law took a step closer and said, "Big girl, why don't you take us to eat directly." ”

Cheng Su didn't think much about it, stood on tiptoe to take a look, there was a restaurant over there, nodded, and led the two mothers-in-law to prepare to go to the nearest one.

As soon as he walked to the door, the corner of Cheng Su's clothes was dragged by the two mothers-in-law: "Girl, let's go to that house." ”

Following the woman's hand, Cheng Su saw a narrow wooden door, crowded in the alley between the two big shops, the alley was dark and dark, and the small door was also hung with a thick curtain, so it was impossible to see the inside.

Cheng Su frowned: "Auntie, that house is not clean." Why don't you eat it here? ”

After Cheng Su finished speaking, the two still didn't let go: "That store is good, go to that one." ”

Cheng Su looked at the blackened curtain again and again, and had no choice but to nod.

As soon as she walked to the entrance of the alley, she found that she was far away from Duan Ling'er and them, and she wanted to look back, but suddenly saw several big men coming out of the narrow wooden door, and a scar on the bald face of one of them went down from the forehead to the corner of the mouth, Cheng Su felt a hair in her heart, and stood still.

"Let's go, let's go!" The two mothers-in-law tugged at her sleeves and urged forward.

Cheng Su shook his head, turned around and was about to walk back, but his two arms were suddenly held by the two mothers-in-law, and he saw those big men walking quickly towards him!

Cheng Su screamed in his heart, and tried to shake off the two mothers-in-law beside him, but before he could shake off, he was grabbed by one of the thin and tall men, and he was about to cover his mouth and drag him into the alley.

Suddenly, a silver light flashed in mid-air, and the blade of the sword slanted and slashed horizontally, without mercy.

The blade swept over Cheng Su's head, with a difference of only an inch, and directly stabbed the thin and tall man, and then saw Xie Ci with both fists and feet, knocking the mother-in-law who was surrounding Cheng Su to the ground.

Xie Ci recognized that among these people was the one who wanted to charm Duan Ling'er during the last Sheri Festival, and knew in his heart that he had met that group of abductors, but looking at this narrow wooden storefront, I was afraid that there were quite a few people in this group, and they would definitely pursue the past and uproot this group of people today.

Thinking that the faster the move in your hand, the harder you will attack.

After a few moves, Duan Ling'er and others also caught up, Duan Ling'er and Xue Zheng hurriedly pulled Cheng Su to their side,

Gu Changfeng was a scholar, seeing Xie Ci fighting with those big men, wanting to help but couldn't start, Cheng Su trembled with fright, Gu Changfeng picked up a pole from the ground and blocked it in front of several girls.

Ruyi had already fought with a short and fat man.

Those few people were no match for Xie Gong, and after a while, they collapsed to the ground with broken legs and broken hands, only Scar's bald head dodged into the wooden door, and with a whistle, the people in the store fled in all directions.

Xie Ci glanced back at Duan Ling'er: "Gu Gongzi, you send a few girls back to the house, and then go to the yamen, tell my colleagues where this market is, I will leave a mark on the road, let them come and help quickly!" ”

As he spoke, he kicked open the wooden door and chased away.

Ruyi glanced at Duan Ling'er in embarrassment, she wanted to help Xie Ci, but she couldn't let go of Duan Ling'er's safety.

I saw Duan Ling'er nodding to herself, gritting her teeth as soon as she wished, climbed the wall a few times, turned over and disappeared on the high wall, and went to help Xie Ci.