August, the beginning of autumn.

The account of the sub-mine was barely blocked before the gold was transported to the imperial court, Cheng Qi and the others were relieved, now the ticket number of the incense shop and the medicine shop under his command are operating normally, and the affairs in the villa are also calm, since the fight has been over for more than a year, Cheng Qi has finally escaped the dire situation, and the days are stable.

Her marriage with Cheng Yan is being prepared intensely, and on the side of the Guogong Mansion, Shen Lu, under the careful guidance of Mrs. Cheng, has gradually been reborn, and his style of action is calm like another person.

Privately, the matter of changing her household registration was also put on the agenda.

But the key problem is that Shen Lu is not a thief now, she is burdened by her master, and she is a heavy thief in the court who went to the sea to catch documents, which is much more difficult to do.

In the courtyard, Mrs. Cheng was drinking tea, when she heard footsteps, she said without raising her head: "Shen Lu's master, is there any news?" ”

Mother Zhou shook her head and said: "Old lady, don't blame, Miss Ayao's master is also an old Jianghu, the old slave and Young Master Zongyu passed through Qi in private, and he also asked people to look for it, but there is no news from Wushan." He bowed his head and whispered, "Old lady, you have to think about it, if you insist on changing Miss Shen Lu's household registration, you will offend Ge Yuanjun and Shen Zhutou fiercely." ”

"Do you think I'll be afraid of them?"

Old Madam Cheng said without fear at all, but as soon as the words changed, she frowned again: "It's just that if Shen Lu is not removed from the sea fishing papers, there is no way to change her household registration." ”

Red Ginseng poured tea on the side, and said with some hesitation: "Old lady, actually...... The slave has a saying, which has been held in my heart for a long, long time, but it is just ......"

"You want to ask, why did I save Shen Lu and marry her to Qiubai."

Old Madam Cheng smiled meaningfully.

Red Ginseng nodded.

Old Madam Cheng took a deep breath of tea, and then said calmly: "Shen Lu, this child, when I was sold into our Guogong Mansion, I had an eye for her. "I just didn't expect the identity of this kid...... She is also a good idea, although her temperament is as strong as a wild horse but she is negligent in training, I am thinking, send her to Qiubai's side, one to be a month old, second, to be a helper in the long house, and third, just want to bar Shen Zhutou, this person has been blocking the Cheng family because of personal grudges over the years, I want him to know that the days of his power and fortune are over. ”

Hearing this, Red Ginseng nodded thoughtfully, and then asked, "Then ...... this A-Yao girl after passing the door?"

"Let's be a flat wife first."

Mrs. Cheng said: "There is nothing to be afraid of what people say. ”

After that, when she heard Zhou's mother sneering beside her, she also laughed: "You old thing, what are you laughing at?" ”

Mother Zhou looked like she had already seen through it, and said: "The old lady can still say it, let's talk about it, don't you just want to fulfill those two children, where did you get so many high-sounding reasons." ”

In the entire mansion, only Mother Zhou dared to talk to Mrs. Cheng like this.

Old Madam Cheng was not angry, and smiled even more heartily: "Look, you have a long mouth all over the world." ”

Red ginseng also covered his mouth and laughed.

Mrs. Cheng sighed, and said with some emotion: "I think that at the beginning, I was the same as Qiubai, there was a person who made me full of joy, bringing a lot of hope and longing to my boring life, we went on a private date behind my father's back, and vowed never to separate, to be together for the rest of our lives, who knows, and was later discovered by the housekeeper's mother-in-law......" The words changed, "My father drove away the young man and married me to Cheng Bu." ”

The red ginseng was originally fascinating, thinking that this was the youth story of the old lady and the old lady, but who knew that the high-speed turn of the old lady Cheng was too fast, and it flashed her waist directly.

"Old lady, Xiao Wang Ye Jiang is here."

A servant shouted outside.

When Mrs. Cheng heard this, she asked Zhou's mother to get busy, and immediately said, "Let the lark come in." ”

Before the words fell, I saw Jiang Xiaowangye pouting, walked into the hall unhappily, and did not salute, just sat next to him comfortably, and muttered: "Old lady, didn't you say, don't call me my cousin." ”

"Skylark."

Old Madam Cheng turned a deaf ear: "Why did you come to me today?" ”

"That's right." Jiang Xiaowang expressed his intention directly, "I heard Zongyu say, you want to marry Shen Luxu to Qiubai, but there is such a thing?" ”

"Young Master Zongyu?" Red Ginseng was stunned and sighed, "When did he have such a loose mouth." ”

"It's not him."

Jiang Xiaowang waved his hand and said: "It's Qiubai, a few days ago he found me and said that Shen Lu was here and asked me to help come over and have a look, I wanted to come over, but Zong Yu stopped me and didn't let me come, I asked further, and he told this matter from beginning to end, I thought, old lady, you are still open-minded." ”

Old Madam Cheng squinted her eyes and said, "How can I be enlightened?" ”

"The marriage of children has always been the words of the parents and the matchmaker, how can there be such a thing as Qiubai." Jiang Xiaowang pursed his lips innocently, "You can marry whoever you want, not to mention, Shen Lu's identity ......" reacted back, "It's far away, it's far away, I'm here this time, just for Shen Lu's change of household registration." ”

"That's what Zongyu told you too?" Mrs. Cheng asked.

Jiang Xiaowang shook his head and said, "No, I guessed." Touching his chin, "Since you want to marry Shen Lu to Qiubai, you have to change her to a good name, but Shen Lu is now a repeat offender who has gone to the sea to catch documents, and ordinary spending money to close the case will not work, not to mention, if Ge Zhijun knows the reason, he will not let him go." ”

"Do you have any good ideas?"

"Yes."

Jiang Xiaowang swore and said: "Just remove Shen Lu from the sea fishing paperwork." He frowned again, "It's just that you have to let Shen Lu's master show up first." ”

"Do you want Shen Zhutou to arrest Shen Lu's master in exchange for this?" Old Madam Cheng vetoed it without thinking about it, "It's impossible, Shen Lu regards his master as better than his biological father, and he won't agree." ”

"Of course I wouldn't."

Jiang Xiaowang also denied it: "I just want his master to return the green jade pig carving, and leave the rest to me, and I will ensure that it will be done properly for you." ”

"Now that the search is so strict, showing up is death, not to mention that Miss Ayao's master has worked hard to get the pig carving, how can he easily return it." Red Ginseng said abruptly.

"Although his master is famous for this case, for the sake of Shen Lu's future, he may agree." After Jiang Xiaowang finished speaking, he saw the contemptuous gaze of Old Madam Cheng, and suddenly scratched his head and smiled.

"Say it." The old lady said, "You came here to meddle in business, what do you want in return?" ”

Jiang Xiaowang immediately came to his senses, sat up straight and smiled: "I don't want anything." He was shy and silent for a few seconds before he said, "Just beg for ...... I can let Grandma and I go to see a play, just do it. ”

"Huh?"

Red Ginseng thought there was something wrong with his ears.

After taking care of such a big thing, just to invite your own girl to the play?

Mrs. Cheng saw through everything, got up with her crutches to the side, and said gracefully: "This, I said it, but it doesn't count, you go and ask Grandma...... No, you go and ask Zong Yu, if he agrees, I will agree. ”

"Huh?"

What Jiang Xiaowang was afraid of was Cheng Yan's guy, looking at the back of Mrs. Cheng, he patted his leg and said helplessly: "Old lady? Old lady! I can't beat him! ”

"If you can't beat it, you can't kneel."

Mrs. Cheng entered the bedroom with a smile: "Don't forget to do what you promised me." ”

Jiang Xiaowang suddenly felt that he had suffered a big loss, but now he regretted it and was too faceless, so he had to say: "Okay." ”

Who knew that as soon as he turned around, he ran into Shen Lu head-on, the man was holding a basin of water, looking at him coldly, Shen Lu listened to what he said word for word, and asked, "What are you going to do to my master?" ”

"Huh?"

Jiang Xiaowangye's reaction speed was also very fast: "Return the green jade pig carving." ”

When Shen Lu heard this, his attitude eased slightly, and then asked tentatively, "That'...... If the green jade pig carving is returned, will the master remove it from the sea fishing paperwork? ”

Jiang Xiaowangye smiled: "You don't have to worry about this, leave the rest to me." ”

Shen Lu's pupils trembled slightly, and he didn't speak, but turned around and left.

…

"Marry Shen Lu to Qiubai?"

In the Changyin Pavilion, Ji said incredulously: "The female thief next to the mother? ”

Lily couldn't help nodding, and her expression was very surprised: "Yes, I overheard, the old lady wants to change the female thief into a good name, and directly make a better wife." ”

"Mother is crazy!"

Ji couldn't help but stand up and said to Cheng Yunduo, who was blue next to him: "Go and persuade him!" If this Qiubai really marries that female thief! It's the face of our entire Cheng family that is lost! ”

"Persuade?"

Cheng Yunduo said solemnly: "Since it is the mother who is in charge, there is no room for persuasion in this matter. ”

"That'...... Then let Qiubai be so messy? ”

Ji said unwillingly.

"If you don't let Qiubai marry Shen Lu." Cheng Yun said, "I'm only afraid that he will really mess around." After that, he walked to the bedroom with his hands in his hands, "That's it, since they are all separated, stay away from the people and things in the long room." ”

And when he had finished speaking, he also went into the bedroom.

Ji Shi stood beside him, his face was very bad, but he didn't say anything.

…

A few days later, late at night, in the corner of the backyard of the Guogong Mansion.

A wall apart.

"Ah Yao, Ge Yuanjun's pig carving, I have returned to its original place."

A person with a thick accent said lightly: "What Jiang Xiaowang promised will ......"

"Definitely."

Shen Lu affirmed inside the wall: "When Ge Envoy Jun takes both of us out of the sea fishing papers, I will go to Wushan with you, so during this time, you hide first, don't call people ......."

"A-Yao, listen to me."

The man said plainly but reluctantly: "Before I came to see you, I had already met the old lady." He sighed deeply, "I've agreed to what she said, I'm leaving." ”

Shen Lu was stunned: "Old Mrs. Cheng? What did she say to you? ”

"What Mrs. Cheng means, after the two of us are removed from the sea fishing documents, we will marry you to Cheng Lan as a flat wife, and improve your nationality, and I'll continue to be free."

"What?"

Shen Lu knew about this for the first time, and said in shock: "Marry me to Cheng Lan?" ”

"A-Yao, don't get excited."

The man sighed: "Master has also thought about it, the old lady is right, you are a good boy, you should not sleep with me, the four seas are home, wait for me for a hundred years, how can you deal with yourself, it is better to arrange it like now, it is the best, you have a home, and the master can travel with confidence." ”

"Master?"

Shen Lu said cautiously: "Do you want to throw down Ah Yao?" ”

After she finished speaking, it was a long time before anyone spoke outside the wall.

"A-Yao, it's not that the master doesn't want you anymore, it's that the master is for your good."

The man said: "You have to listen to Old Madam Cheng's words, I know that Young Master Qiubai will be very good to you." ”

"But ......"

Shen Lu hesitated.

"It's nothing, A-Yao."

The man said: "You heard Master say that people live in the world just to live a stable life, and now that you finally have a settlement, Master's heart can finally fall, don't you know, let you and me be thieves, how guilty I feel in my heart." Choked up slightly, "Ah Yao, take care of yourself, Master has to leave Xiping quickly, Jiang Xiaowangye's people said, just for me to guard the checkpoint to Zishi." ”

Shen Lu gritted her teeth, she was reluctant to let her master go, but she couldn't leave Cheng Lan anymore.

“…… Master. ”

For a moment, she whispered.

Outside the walls, no one spoke.

Shen Lu wrapped her clothes tightly and walked silently in the direction of the Wuyuan, with tears in her eyes, knowing that she finally didn't have to beg for a living from place to place, and she didn't have to be exposed to the sun like a rat crossing the street.

She also knew that she might never see Master again for the rest of her life.

His steps were heavy, and it was not until he couldn't walk that Shen Lu slowly squatted down and sobbed.

Just like Master once said.

She can live like a human being.

…

Soon, on the second day after Jiang Xiaowangye went to the Assassin's Mansion as a guest, Ge Yuanjun removed the names of Shen Lu's master and apprentice from the sea fishing documents, and Mrs. Cheng, who couldn't stand Jiang Xiaowangye's begging, had to call the shots and let Cheng Qi accompany Jiang Xiaowangye to the play, just because he couldn't see Cheng Yan's secretly clenched fists.

Three more days, the Golden Garden.

The overlord Yu Ji on the stage sang heartbreakingly, and Cheng Qi only felt that her ears were about to be torn, and this kind of daily routine of watching the show at close range was not suitable for her.

"I said."

Cheng Qi took a bite of the snack and asked, "How did you persuade Ge Yuanjun?" ”

"This is called the mountain man has his own tricks."

Jiang Xiaowang turned his head and said with squeezing his eyebrows.

Cheng Qi looked at it, rolled his eyes, and simply stopped asking.

Jiang Xiaowang grinned a little embarrassed, and said in his heart If you don't continue to ask, how can I say it, he smacked his mouth unhappily, and simply said without asking: "This green jade pig carving is rewarded by the emperor to the history of the state thorns, it is the most precious, Ge envoy Jun went to the sea to catch documents, such a large-scale search movement, sooner or later one day will disturb the heavens, and when the time comes, the emperor will know, in case the man is angry and blames him for a crime of negligence and disrespect, even if he doesn't take off his black gauze hat, it is enough for him to drink a pot." He smiled to himself, "I thought that Ge Yuanjun was so kind, but I didn't expect that as soon as I said this, I immediately withdrew the sea fishing documents, anyway, now the pig carving has also been returned by Shen Lu's master, everything has returned to its original state, and the matter has been settled." ”

"That pig carving ......," Cheng Qihu asked suspiciously, "Is it really that important?" ”

"How do I know?"

Jiang Xiaowang took a sip of tea casually: "I'm all nonsense, Ge Yuanjun really believes it." ”

Cheng Qi was a little speechless.

…

After listening to the play, Jiang Xiaowang didn't let Cheng Qi go, and took her to play all over Liangcheng, not minding the disdainful eyes of the people around him who looked at him as 'abducting a married man'.

But then again, it's been almost two years since I crossed over, because of those bad things, Cheng Qi has never been here properly, and although his legs tremble with tiredness today, he doesn't feel hard at all.

When it was about to happen, the two of them took the carriage to the front of the prince's mansion and got out of the car, Jiang Xiaowangye looked at Cheng Qi, who was slightly sweaty on his forehead, and said with some reluctance: "That...... I'll go back first. ”

Cheng Qi didn't know where this person came from, so he pouted: "Come in, I'm going back to the villa." ”

"Yes, yes, yes."

Jiang Xiaowangye's mind suddenly flashed a person's big face, and he couldn't help but shudder, and said, "I won't keep you any longer, otherwise that guy Zong Yu will have to peel off my skin." ”

"Okay, I'll go back ......"

'Crunch'

Cheng Qi didn't finish his words, but the left corner door of the prince's mansion was pushed open, and a woman in a gray skirt came out of it, wearing a hat on her head, except for the embroidered shoes, she couldn't recognize who it was.

"This?"

Cheng Qi looked at the woman puzzled.

When the woman saw Cheng Qi, she glanced at Jiang Xiaowangye again, and she didn't make any moves, just walked to the right silently and got into a small carriage not far away.

When the woman swept in front of Cheng Qi, the man was slightly stunned.

"She's ......"

Jiang Xiaowang glanced at the woman in gray, there was no ridiculous smile on her face, she was condensed, and her posture was a little serious, and she said, "A friend of my sister's boudoir." ”

After that, he nodded goodbye to Cheng Qi and entered the palace.

And Cheng Qi stood in place, the suspicion on her face had not subsided, because when the woman passed by her in a fluttering manner, she smelled a very familiar fragrance, but suddenly forgot who it was.

After thinking about it for a long time, she said a little inexplicably: "Pet sister? ”

"Cheng Qi."

Cheng Yan's voice suddenly came from behind him.

Cheng Qi was full of excitement, then turned around with a smile and said, "I'm here." ”

Cheng Yan stood under the canopy, reflecting the bright moonlight, shining like a jade carving, his black hair fluttering in the breeze, his face was beautiful, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he ordered: "All day, where did you go crazy with that bastard Jiang Yunque?" ”

Cheng Qi felt that things were not good, and he was about to walk over, but he turned into retreating step by step.

"I'm not going anywhere, isn't this going home?"

After Cheng Qi finished speaking, he turned around directly and wanted to get into the carriage left by Jiang Xiaowangye, but there was a sudden wind behind her, and she didn't know when there was an extra arm in front of her waist, and then her head flipped over, and the whole person was carried on Cheng Yan's shoulder.

"I rub?"

Cheng Qi turned his head down, but he was helpless with Cheng Yan, so he just whispered: "Cheng ...... Cheng Yan, you go slowly...... Walk slowly...... I ate too much at noon......"

"If you dare to spit on me, you will do the right thing tonight."

"Don't dare, don't dare, don't da

The two got into Cheng Yanlai's carriage and left slowly.

From beginning to end, the family in front of the prince's mansion was shocked.

These two.

Really...... A natural pair.

…

"Old lady, here comes tea."

In the bedroom of the Wuyuan Courtyard, Mrs. Cheng was sitting in front of the dressing table with red ginseng sideburns, and Shen Lu walked in slowly with the freshly brewed tea, and said, "According to your instructions, it is hot for seven minutes, and it is just right to dry now." ”

Mrs. Cheng responded, and then called the red ginseng out.

Shen Lu put the teapot on the table, carefully poured it, and prepared to go out.

"You wait."

Old Madam Cheng stopped her, then got up and went to the shelf on the side, took out something from a small drawer and handed it to Shen Lu: "Look at this." ”

Shen Lu took it, it was a small package that was shabby but very clean, she knew what it was at a glance, her eyes turned red instantly, and when she opened it, there was a small jacket inside, and a rattle with serious paint loss.

"This is what your master gave me before leaving, and he asked me to hand it over to you."

Mrs. Cheng sat down again and said with emotion: "Your master said that when he picked you up, you had these two things on you, and now that you have grown up and are about to start a family, they will all be returned to you." ”

Shen Lu's tears fell quietly, wetting the little jacket, and choked up: "Thank you, old lady." ”

Mrs. Cheng looked at her and said lightly: "Your master also said that he raised you to such a big age, and he didn't ask for anything in return, but because he asked you to be a thief with him, he hid in Tibet all day long, and he was not happy. ”

Shen Lu bit his lip, his shoulders trembling slightly.

"Alright."

After Mrs. Cheng said, she took out a stack of papers from under the mirror, and handed it to Shen Lu with a deep meaning: "You must remember this, you must put it away, if you lose it, it will be troublesome." ”

Shen Lu took it and opened it to see that it was his household registration.

Xiping Liangmin.

These four words broke into the sight, and Shen Lu's breathing froze for another moment.

"Aunt Meng has already done everything, and your deed of sale and crime have been cancelled." Mrs. Cheng said, "From now on, you will have a legitimate identity, and you can also straighten your chest and be an upright person." ”

Shen Lu couldn't stop shaking his hand holding the household registration, and couldn't help but kneel down, tears raining down, as if he was venting his grievances and sadness over the years, and the wandering people finally took root.

"Multi-...... Thank you, old lady. ”

Shen Lu couldn't cry.

Mrs. Cheng looked at it, the indifference on her face slowly faded, replaced it with rare kindness, reached out and hugged Shen Lu's little brain, let her lie on her lap, and sighed: "Okay, don't cry, even if you have suffered a lot of grievances and suffering, isn't it all bitter now, isn't it also a serious life." ”

Shen Lu nodded lightly.

"In that case, the date has been set."

Old Madam Cheng smiled lightly.

Shen Lu raised his head in confusion, his eyelashes were soaked with tears, and his pupils were also watery: "What day?" ”

"Silly boy."

Mrs. Cheng said: "Of course, it is the day when you pass the door to Qiubai, but you are not a powerful descendant, so you can only promise a flat wife who is higher than the concubine, and you can't do a big deal." ”

"No, I'm content."

Shen Lu showed that bright smile again, and the broken galaxy in his eyes shone brightly: "I know that Qiubai will not marry another wife, and it is enough for me to be by his side for the rest of my life." ”

Old Madam Cheng nodded with satisfaction, and said: "I promise you this, you will become a person in the long house in the future, but you have to help the desert and Zongyu well, do you hear?" ”

Shen Lu agreed heavily: "Remember." ”

Because of some somewhat complicated reasons, in order not to affect the plot connection, I simplified the line in front of Shen Lu crossing the door, forgive me