Su Ruyu patted her daughter's white hands and sighed: "Silly boy, the Hou Mansion is almost gone, and you still pay attention to what these imaginary things do." I really understood that the Su family was down, what kind of husband and wife love, what shared weal and woe, all of them were fake. ”

Su Ruyu thought about Zhao Zhengxin's face, her face was sad, and she said: "You also know your father's character, what was the reason for remarrying his wife back then?" Over the years, although your mother only gave birth to your sisters, your father didn't even dare to blatantly carry your aunt in two rooms, and where was the mother who was afraid of her. It's just a picture. ”

"Mother?"

Su Ruyu waved her hand.

"Before I came, your father privately promised me that as long as Xiao Han could recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors, he would pass people under my name. In this way, the mother has a son and a grandson in a dignified manner. You and your sister also have a brother and sister-in-law to rely on. ”

"Mother means ......," Zhao Wenying heard the deep meaning of these words.

Su Ruyu nodded: "I heard that Xiao, the Du family is the most close, and the two brothers of the Du family have not been married, when the time comes, I will ask your brother and sister-in-law to help you draw a line and build a bridge, and my son will have something to rely on for the rest of his life." ”

"Mother!"

Zhao Wenying's face turned red and buried her head in her mother's arms.

Mrs. Su stroked her daughter's smooth face and sighed: "As long as you and your sister marry well, what is my point of being wronged?" Besides, when people are dead, what can she earn with me? Only we benefit from this. Did you hear it, even the new emperor personally asked your brother if he wanted to move his position, which shows that your brother can speak in front of the new emperor. ”

"The daughter is at her mother's disposal."

The people in the carriage fell silent for a moment. Another voice said: "Daughter, my mother is not afraid to tell you the truth, and the fine will be paid." Now there are only 13,000 taels of silver left on the account of our Hou Mansion, and there are still a few important things to do in the second half of the year, and when the time comes, your father will definitely reach out to me. Half of my dowry has been given to your sister, and half is for you. You can't just use it to fill in the hole for him like you used to. ”

"As long as we coax the Xiao family and his wife into the Hou Mansion, we can hand over this mess to them in a straightforward manner. You saw it, too. The Xiao family is not obvious on the surface, but they are rich inside. In the future, be polite to your brother and sister-in-law, your mouth should be sweet, and your heart should be lively. Coax them well, and there will be times when you are good. ”

Zhao Wenying hummed honestly.

Su Ruyu was especially uneasy, and confessed: "Remember to keep your mouth tight, don't talk nonsense about the Xiao family." Now those individuals don't know the real situation in the mansion, and they still think that the Hou Mansion is still rich and noble, and their eyes are still on the title, so we can't let those individuals take the lead! ”

……

The scenery of Yi Yuan in early autumn is picturesque and beautiful.

There is a boat moored on the water surface of the Red Lake, and two bamboo rafts are placed in the painting boat. There were two people leaning on each of them.

The one on the left holds a scroll and is obsessed with it; A man on the right holds his head and stares at the person holding the book. A smile in his eyes. It is Yan Sixteen and Xu Hongyuan, who are called inseparable, and they are called Yan Sixteen and Xu Hongyuan.

In the middle of the painting boat, there is a round table of Nanmu, on which there are all kinds of dishes, melons, fruits and refreshments, and four green-clothed maids are busy adjusting the table and setting up chairs. Arrange wine and delicacies.

The maidservant had just finished her work, and three people came in the painting boat.

Yan Sixteen looks like a person. Jun's face sank, and he looked coldly at the man in Tsing Yi behind Du Tianxiang and Xiao Han, raised his eyebrows and said, "Xiao Han, which one is this?" ”

Xiao Han said to the person behind him: "Why don't you hurry up and meet King Ping, Xu Shangshu?" ”

The man in Tsing Yi was so frightened that his legs weakened, and he hurriedly said, "Meet King Ping!" Meet Xu Shangshu! ”

"This is Zhao Junwu, the uncle of the Marquis of Zhongyong."

Zhao Junwu, now eighteen years old, is the son of Zhao Zhengxin's concubine Dan, and married his wife Qiu. Qiu is the third daughter of Qiu Mingwei, a member of the Ministry of Labor.

Xu Hongyuan put down the book, stepped forward, and said with a thin and angry face: "Why did you bring him?" ”

Du Tianxiang sat on the chair by himself, took the tea handed by the maidservant, and drank it all.

"Don't mention it, Xiao Han and I were afraid that you would wait, so we ran faster on horseback, but we startled a carriage on the opposite side, and this kid rolled off the carriage and hit the tree on the side of the road. It's just that we hit a bag on the top of our heads, and the entourage surrounded us, not to say that we were murdered for money, so I had to report to Xiaohan and I at home. What a coincidence. ”

Du Tianxiang said, handed the two of them a look that you know, I know, and sighed: "No, you have to come with me." I can't shake it off. ”

Yan Sixteen's eyes turned cold, and he said lightly: "Xiao Han, is he trying to slander you, or what?" ”

Zhao Junwu hurriedly said: "Back to King Ping, Junwu has seen his brother for the first time in eighteen years, and he couldn't help himself, so he wanted to talk to his brother." ”

"Brother? Xiao Han, the Xiao family is the only one in your lineage, when did you recognize such a younger brother again? Xu Hongyuan pulled Xiao Han, who was smiling bitterly, sat beside Du Tianxiang, and poured him a glass of wine.

Yan Sixteen picked up his clothes, sat beside Xu Hongyuan, handed over the cup in his hand, and the maidservant was about to step forward to pour wine, but was stopped by Yan Sixteen's eyes.

Xu Hongyuan took the cup, filled it with his own hands, and sent it to Yan Sixteen.

The four of them clinked glasses and drank them all, only coldly leaving Zhao Junwu on the side.

Zhao Junwu looked at the eldest brother's complacent expression among the three of them, and the smile on his face deepened a little.

Du Tianxiang glanced at him with slanted eyes and chuckled, "Don't you have something to say to Xiao Han?" Say it in a hurry. ”

"Hurry up, there's an outsider here, I don't have an appetite." Yan Sixteen said with an unkind face.

Zhao Junwu smiled at Xiao Han flatteringly: "I don't have anything to say." I just want to be close to my big brother. Since the eldest brother has something to do, I won't bother and go back to visit the eldest brother's mansion. ”

Xiao Han put down the wine glass, looked at him deeply, and said with a straight face: "Well, go ahead, there are distinguished guests in Yiyuan today, don't run around, Xiaocui, you take him out." ”

The green-clothed maid named Xiaocui stepped forward with a smile, and after seeing Zhao Junwu saluting with the four people on the seat, she led him out of the painting boat.

……

As soon as Xu Hongyuan and the others left, he waved his hand to let the maid exit the painting boat.

Yan Sixteen smiled strangely and said, "Come on, come on, brothers, make a bet, guess if he will find the Smoke Tree Pavilion?" I'll take a thousand taels and bet he'll go. ”

The corners of Du Tianxiang's mouth rose, and he said with a smile: "Everyone can see the hole cards, what else does this gamble mean?" If you want to gamble, bet on whether he will run away angrily after being slapped in the face, or go forward with a shy face. ”

Xu Hongyuan coughed his throat and said with a smile: "I'll press two thousand taels, bet that he still has some blood, turn around and leave." ”

Du Tianxiang sneered: "I pressed two thousand taels, betting that he is a soft bone." ”

Yan Sixteen laughed and said, "Ah Yuan, let's press the two separately, and the silver saved will go into the pockets of these two people." I'm going to be on this side. ”

"You're the best."

Du Tianxiang rolled his eyes and said, "Xiao Han, what do you say?" ”

Xiao Han leisurely poured himself a cup and said with a smile: "Since Ah Yuan's head is so deserted, I will warm up the field for him." Anyway, that's also a half-brother, and I'm looking forward to him ordering something good. ”

Yan Sixteen said disdainfully: "Come on, we will sing this play with you, but we don't expect him to be good, and his virtue is not much better." ”

Du Tianxiang smiled proudly and said: "Come on, come on, take out the silver, buy it and leave, and don't regret it." I didn't have enough money, so I took out the precious treasure on my body. ”

When everyone heard this, they immediately became interested, and they took out things from their arms.

After five flavors of food and three rounds of wine, Xiaocui arrived as promised.

Seeing the four masters staring at her intently, their faces turned red, and they smiled generously: "Back to the fourth master, Zhao Gongzi got off the painting boat, and asked the slave maid what kind of distinguished guests came to Yiyuan today." When he saw that the slave and maid were in trouble, he secretly stuffed two taels of silver into the slave and maid. The slave and maid told him about the person who came according to the meaning of the four masters. When he had heard this, he said that he was going to go to the toilet and let the slave and maid come back first, saying that he could recognize the way to the garden. ”

Du Tianxiang pouted and said: "I guess it's this routine, and I don't even have a fresh excuse." It's a shame that he's a big man, boring, boring. What happened? ”

Back to Du Gongzi, the slave and maid followed him from a distance, only to see him look around, and then look for the sound of the piano. Zhao Gongzi stood behind the big tree outside the Smoke Tree Pavilion and listened to the qin, straightened his clothes and went straight in. was stopped by the maidservant girl guarding the pavilion and slapped out. ”

"And then?" The four of them asked in unison when they heard the highlights.

Xiao Cui was startled, and said in shock: "Later, Zhao Gongzi chanted a poem and said some words such as music, and the slave maid didn't understand it very well, and when she saw that the princess had a smile on her face, the slave and maid came over to talk back first." ”

Yan ** shouted: "Well done, these two taels of silver are your reward." Before the other three could react, their hands had already stuffed the jade pendant that Xu Hongyuan had just untied from his body into his arms, and he smiled proudly.

Du Tianxiang had long coveted the piece of white jade on Xu Hongyuan's body, the whole body was white, without a trace of impurities, and when he saw that Yan Sixteen had taken the lead, he was so angry that his nose came out of the cold air, he glanced at him fiercely, and complained a few words to Xiao Han.

After a while, I only heard someone outside reply: "Back to the commander, the fish has been baited!" ”

"Watch, something to report!"

Yan Sixteen pondered: "Xiao Han, what I owe to your daughter-in-law has been paid off this time." ”

Du Tianxiang said curiously: "What did you say about Princess Anle?" This aunt and grandmother are not good lords. Every time I ask for a pulse, I always have to toss for half a day. ”

Yan Sixteen glanced at Du Tianxiang with extremely complicated eyes, and said for a long time: "I promised to help her find a colt after the matter is completed." Qin Han is also a poor person, Concubine Yi died early, and the first emperor was not favored. If it weren't for the fact that I went to worship in the palace of my mother that day, heard the sound of the piano, and went away, I really don't remember that there was such a sister in the palace. When I come back from the army, I will definitely do it for her. ”

"When are you going to leave?" Xiao Han asked? (To be continued) (Miss Jiang Si.) /0/602/)--

( Miss Jiang Si )