The girl's wrists are thin, and the ten fingers are even more slender, with a faint sense of coolness to the touch, as if the wind returns to the snow, and the porcelain bone is carved with jade. Lu Yingzhi suddenly felt that his mouth was dry, and his chest was bored.

Yi Xuan looked back, cold and distant, as if there were thousands of mountains and rivers between the two. Lu Yingzhisheng was fixed there, and when she looked closely, she had lowered her eyes, and her face was as usual.

Did he read it wrong?

How could a little girl have such a look?

He laughed at his heart.

Yixuan glanced at his wrist lightly, stared at him and said, "Men and women don't kiss." Brother Yingzhi has something to say, I listen. ”

Lu Yingzhi hurriedly let go of his hand, gave Yixuan a small bag of fish food, and asked her with a smile: "Does Sister Yixuan like fish?" ”

"I don't like it, but I don't like it either." She was telling the truth. She likes fluffy animals, such as tanuki.

Lu Yingzhi's smile stiffened, but it didn't affect her mood too much, standing beside her cautiously, watching her throw food on the surface of the lake without a match, looking at the smile that appeared on the corner of her mouth, her heart was filled with joy.

I laughed stupidly.

"Sister Yixuan." Lu Yingzhi clenched his fists, took a deep breath and said, "Hongyu's side...... I've made it clear to her. You don't need to worry. ”

Yi Xuan didn't understand for a while, and looked back at him, "Say what?" ”

Lu Yingzhi looked at Yi Xuan's pink carved jade face, resisted the urge to pinch her, and looked sideways and said, "I told Hongyu that I treat her as a sister, and she will always be my sister." ”

Of course, when he marries Yixuan, he still has to call Hongyu "sister".

Yixuan's face immediately sank, "Why are you talking to her about this?" ”

No matter how unpresentable Ruby is, she is also her niece. If a girl likes you, even if you don't like her, don't say such hurtful things.

Lu Yingzhi choked on her question. Shouldn't Yixuan be happy? For her sake, he broke off relations with other girls, isn't this worth her pleasure?

"Ruby just came looking for me and wanted to give me a purse, but I didn't ask for it. And then...... And he said these things to her. ”

Yixuan was speechless for a moment.

In this world, boys are still popular and girls are sought after. If a girl rushes to please a boy, she will be looked down upon.

The point is, Ruby doesn't have to work hard at all. Thanks to Zhao Yan's blessing, the status of the Wen family has reached a higher level, and there should be many people who want to tie the knot. Her brother Wen Changbai has not yet married, so he should be the focus of everyone's robbery. Zhou has only one daughter, who is dead. The girls who came out of the concubine did not enter the eyes of those officials and masters. Only the girls in each room remained. Hongyu is the eldest granddaughter of the second room, so naturally she can't run away from her good relatives.

Yi Xuan's heart suddenly chuckled. According to this statement, she is the second granddaughter of the second room, isn't she also the focus of everyone's attention?

Smiled wryly.

No wonder, Mrs. Lu is so urgent, she really takes precautions.

"Hongyu is really abrupt, I'll apologize for her." Yi Xuan took two steps back and said, "But I really don't understand what Brother Yingzhi said." I'm doing well every day, and I have nothing to worry about. If Yingzhi's brother likes it, he will stay. I'll go first. ”

Lu Yingzhi was stunned by what she said, and when he reacted, the girl had already gone away. He clenched his fingers and was speechless for a while, just smiled wryly.

After dinner, Liu took his two daughters home. The sun is setting in the west, casting a light layer of gold on the trees and houses. Although there was sunshine, he couldn't stand the cold, and the carriage ran and went for a ride, and Yixuan's head hurt when it blew.

Yixuan is a pain in the brain, and Hongyu is distressed.

Hongyu's eyes are still red, obviously crying, Chu Chu is pitiful, and the image of teeth and claws in the past is too far away, and Yixuan is not used to it. Liu didn't know why his daughter was like this, so he didn't answer after asking a few words, so he didn't ask.

Yi Xuan knew that Hongyu hated her now, and it could be seen from her resentful eyes alone.

But she can't help it. Lu Yingzhi did the sins, why blame her?

Hongyu ignored Yixuan all the way, and Yixuan was also happy to be clean. Seeing the two daughters like this, Liu thought that they were quarreling again, thinking why these two children were so unconscious, so they simply didn't speak.

When he got home, the red jade head did not go back to his house. Yixuan was pulled by Liu and went to the main house.

Throwing the cloak to Cuizhu, Yixuan sat down, took a sip of the tea handed by the maid, and felt warmer.

Liu saw that his daughter was so cold that her nose was red, so he took her into his arms, and told her what Mrs. Lu told her during the day:

"Today's son-in-law, Lu Yingzhi, you also saw it. Mrs. Lu intends to say goodbye to you. Lu Yingzhi was just raised in middle school last year, and he will be admitted to the Jinshi this year. If you can get in, he is such a character, but he is worthy of you. What do you mean? ”

Yi Xuan fluttered her eyelashes twice, put the tea aside, and looked back at Liu, "If I say, I don't want to." ”

Lu Yingzhi is very good-looking, but it is not good to see that she loses her mind, and she is not as good as Zhao Yan. As for the side, Lu Yingzhi really doesn't have anything to attract her, she is a son and brother who grew up in the world and has not been deeply splendid, she is not interested.

Liu was stunned, she never expected Yixuan to refuse. Because Yixuan has never rejected her, Yixuan has always been well-behaved.

Although Yixuan will not refuse, Wen Zhiluo will.

Liu smiled a little embarrassedly, "Are you joking with your mother?" ”

"I didn't."

Now Liu was completely stunned, she really couldn't understand that Lu Yingzhi was such a good brother......

"Why? Lu Yingzhi's father is Libu Langzhong, your grandfather's immediate boss, in fact, we are Gaopan. ”

Gao Pan? Yi Xuan couldn't help but smile, this Liu is really stupid and cute. "Mother, you must not have asked your grandfather's opinion on this matter."

"yes." She hadn't had time to tell yet.

"This morning, my aunt was posthumously crowned queen. From today on, our Wen family is a relative of the emperor. Not only is the status of the second uncle rising, but so are we. I guess soon my grandfather will be promoted. When the time comes, it may not be clear who will climb high. ”

Liu is a woman, she doesn't hear anything outside the window, and she is surprised and happy when she hears it, "What you said is true?" Is your grandfather really going to be promoted? ”

"Yes." Posthumously crowning the queen, and at the same time crowning the queen's family, this is the practice of all dynasties.

Liu smiled and thanked God again and again. The corners of Yixuan's mouth twitched slightly, isn't she the person who should be thanked the most?

"In this case, we will refuse the Lu family and not involve them." Liu began to further fantasize, "The emperor loves your aunt. Maybe you will pick another girl from the Wen family to enter the palace, you look the most outstanding, maybe you can please a concubine. ”

"......" Yixuan felt that Zhao Yan would not do such a stupid and boring thing. Zhao Yan has so many women, each of them tries his best to please him, he will soon forget her.

"In a few days, when the weather is warmer, my mother will take you to the temple to make incense, and ask the master to calculate a hexagram for you to see if my daughter has the life of a mother."

Liu smiled happily, as if he had seen what her daughter looked like in the harem.

*

The weather has been cold for the next few days, although it does not snow or rain, but the wind is so strong that Yixuan doesn't even have the desire to step out of the house. Liu had to postpone his trip to the temple to tell fortunes, and stared at Yixuan's needlework every day.

Her reason is very simple, since Yixuan has the opportunity to enter the palace, she must improve her cultivation and don't be disliked by the emperor.

Under the double pressure of Liu and Wang's mother, Yixuan's female celebrity has finally improved, she can already embroider some simple patterns, and independently make a purse, sachet, fan bag or something.

The Lu family sent someone to question, but the Liu family refused very tactfully. However, early this morning, it was rumored that someone from the Lu family had come. Liu Shi was impatient, "This Lu family is so strange, they all refused, what else is there to talk about." ”

As a result, it was Lu Yingzhi who came in person.

Liu's expression was complicated.

Lu Yingzhi brought some tonic gifts, and after only chatting with the Liu family for a few words, he asked, "I don't know if Sister Yixuan is at home?" ”

Seeing this handsome young man, Liu couldn't help but feel a little soft-hearted, so he relented and said, "Mother Wang, you call Yixuan out, let them meet here." ”

Although I agree to meet you, I want to watch, and I can't let you come nonsense.

Wang's mother answered. Lu Yingzhi looked at the gloomy sky outside the house, and somehow he was a little anxious. He wanted to see her soon, but he also hoped that she would show up later. It's always good to have hope in your heart. Waiting for him is actually happy.

After about half a cup of tea, Yixuan appeared at the door. She often wears a honey-colored cotton jacket, rose purple and silver mouse shoulders, a moon-white Luo skirt, and two mustaches, immature and cute. Lu Yingzhi's heart suddenly softened.

He got up and smiled at her, and Yixuan returned the salute.

"Sister Yixuan, how are you doing?"

"I'm fine, I'm tired of my brother's memory."

Yi Xuan noticed that he seemed a little haggard, a little thinner than when she first met him.

She felt a little sorry in her heart.

"Sister Yixuan, I know that you look down on me now. But it doesn't matter, when I get into the Jinshi and enter the court as an official, I will come to the door to propose to you. Lu Yingzhi's expression was nervous, and he lowered his voice again: "You wait for me." ”

Yixuan wanted to tell him that he didn't have to think about it, but after thinking about it, if he used this to motivate him to study, he really won the Jinshi, and it would also be a merit for her. Why pour cold water on him?

So she swallowed the words that came to her mouth, she showed a slight smile, and said softly: "If there is really that day, it will not be too late for Brother Yingzhi to come to the door again." ”

Listening to her, is it possible? Lu Yingzhi was overjoyed and asked, "Will my sister agree?" ”

"Who knows what will happen in the future?" She only replied vaguely, because she knew that she would definitely reject Lu Yingzhi.

These words were a reassuring pill for Lu Yingzhi, he looked at Yi Xuan, bent the corners of his lips and smiled with clear eyes. You can see that he is quite happy.

Yixuan felt a little uncomfortable in her heart, but it was only for a moment.

Lu Yingzhi said goodbye and left. Liu asked his daughter a little urgently: "Are you serious?" ”

"How is that possible?"

Liu was relieved. Even if Lu Yingzhi really won the Jinshi, he was far from being able to compare with the emperor. She decided that her daughter was going to enter the palace and be a master, how could she be delayed by these bastards?

Because of Wen Zhiluo's relationship, the emperor gave more sympathy to the Wen family. Soon Wen Boyuan was promoted to the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and he was a member of the second rank of the imperial court. The original Ministry of Industry Shangshu entered the household department, and his subordinates became the same level.

Among the six ministries, the Ministry of Industry has a low status, but it does real things, and the oil and water are very large. Wen Boyuan is an honest official and has a good relationship with his former boss, Lord Zhen. Mr. Zhen has made the Ministry of Households, and it will naturally be much easier for the Ministry of Industry to obtain funding from the Ministry of Households for projects in the future.

In addition, Wen Changbai was also favored, and the emperor promoted him to be a waiter of the Hanlin Academy, and he jumped from the seventh rank to the sixth rank official, and his status surpassed the champion. Yixuan was worried about her brother in private, after all, it was not a good thing to be too showy. It's just that the Wen family is prosperous, and he can keep his brother safe for the time being.

But in fact, there is something special about this official. Revision and editing are spent in the Hanlin Academy, and the waiters can often see the emperor, and generally the emperor is willing to be close to the person who holds this position.

The above are all the words that Yi Xuan said from the mouth of his current grandfather Wen Bogao. Wen Bogao was also promoted, transferred to the Ministry of Officials, and became the Langzhong of the Ministry of Officials. Among the six ministries, the officials of the Ministry of Officials are the most arrogant, after all, people are in charge of performance appraisals, and they have to accept if they are not satisfied.

Yi Xuan noticed that Wen Bogao's recent behavior was different from the past, and at first glance, he was stained with the quirks of the old men in the ministry.

She kind of wanted to laugh.

Two days later, it happened to be the official Mu Xiu. Wen Bogao was talking to Yixuan in the house, and asked Yixuan to embroider a fan bag for her, and suddenly someone came to report: "Prince Changbai is here." ”

Yixuan's hand shook, and the needle pierced into the flesh, and blood beads came out. She wrapped it in a veil so that her grandfather could not see it.

Wen Bogao didn't dare to snub this nephew, so he reached out and touched Yixuan's head and went.

Yixuan: Actually, I really want to see my brother. Why don't you take a look from afar? But what if it's seen? What should I do if my brother recognizes her?

She was suddenly a little aggrieved, her heart was stuffy, and she fell on the kang and took a clean handkerchief to cover her face. She didn't cry, but she knew that her expression must be very cowardly now, and she didn't want her cowardly appearance to be exposed to the air.

She lay on the kang for a long time, her consciousness was blurred, and she was about to fall asleep, when suddenly the door was opened with a "squeak", and a familiar smell of medicine entered her nose, which smelled very good. She didn't have to think about it to know who it was, and she let out two silver bell-like laughs in a haze, and murmured, "Brother-"

Wen Changbaiden's back stiffened.

He didn't come here this time to find his second uncle. It's my mother, I don't know where I heard that the second aunt brought not the fool Wen Yixuan a few days ago, but Wen Hongyu, who was originally of sound mind. His mother was unwilling, so she insisted on asking him to take a look. Although he felt in his heart that Wen Yixuan had nothing to do with Zhiluo, he couldn't resist his mother and still came.

But just now, he heard something!

She called him "brother"!

She hadn't seen who he was yet!

Zhiluo often sleeps with a handkerchief over his face, and he can tell who he is just by his breath, and even the tone of her calling him is exactly the same as Zhiluo!

His heart was beating wildly, and he strode forward and pulled the soft Luo Pa off the girl's face!