The charcoal basin is lit with fine silver charcoal.

The room was as warm as spring, but Hong Aya only felt hot, and the clothes on her back were soaked with sweat and stuck tightly to her back.

When Mrs. Pei said this, the corners of Hong Aya's mouth stiffened slightly.

She felt as if she had a mask on her face.

"When Zhiyang was a child, he often picked up some injured cats and dogs to raise, and cats and dogs could only be fed with a bowl of leftovers."

"But people are different, just give them food and clothing, and you have to find a good future for them."

Mrs. Pei smiled meaningfully: "Over the years, the maids who have been released from his room have all been married to domestic servants. ”

As she spoke, her gaze swept lightly over the faces of the girls.

"A few of them know more etiquette than others, read a few more books, and stay by his side, so that people can always persuade and serve them wholeheartedly."

Hong Aya's face was pale, and she silently stared down at her toes.

Seeing this, Mrs. Pei smiled and said, "Miss Hong has no relatives and friends in the capital, so I feel that it is okay to stay in Pei's Mansion for a few days." ”

In the past few days, she has already ordered someone to investigate Hong Aya's family history.

"However, since Miss Hong has been decided by her mother and allowed to marry her cousin, I am afraid that it is not appropriate to live in Pei's Mansion for a long time."

Hong Aya was shocked and looked up at her suddenly.

Mrs. Pei glanced at her lightly, as if to reproach her for not being polite.

"Although there is innocence between Miss Hong and my son, others will inevitably think that the girl eloped and was abandoned, and I am afraid that it will damage the girl's reputation."

She was smiling and soft, as if she was really thinking about Hong Aya.

Mrs. Pei deliberately persuaded: "Miss Hong has been away from home for a long time, and her mother and sister will definitely miss the girl." ”

"Although our Pei Mansion is willing to stay guests, we don't want to see the Hong family's flesh and blood separated, so we have to do our best to be a landlord and send someone to escort the girl back to her hometown."

The expellation in her words couldn't be more obvious.

Hong Aya bit her lip fiercely, trying her best to restrain her body from trembling unconsciously.

Mrs. Pei smiled and said, "Tomorrow, I will order my mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to accompany the girl to visit the famous places in the capital, and I hope that the girl will return happy." ”

When she said this, she was noble and approachable.

She seemed to have given some great grace, and Hong Aya desperately swallowed the whimper that churned in her throat.

Hong Aya has received a lot of white eyes before, and she has heard a lot of cold words.

But no one had ever made her feel stripped naked before, and there was nowhere to escape in front of everyone's eyes.

She stood up with a "whoosh", her cheeks flushed.

The girls looked at her in amazement, as if they thought she was hopelessly stupid.

"Don't bother."

Hong Aya looked straight at Mrs. Pei, suppressed the grievances in her heart, and said slowly: "I want to see him." ”

A trace of displeasure crossed Mrs. Pei's eyes.

She still said in a calm tone, and said with a faint smile: "Zhiyang is not in the house. ”

Hong Aya obviously didn't believe it.

"The western suburbs of the capital have just fallen with snow, and the snow scene in Xishan is the most famous, and Zhiyang has to go there every year to enjoy the snow."

"But this year," she said with a smile, "he invited Miss Ning to come with him." ”

Hong Aya was in a trance, but she stared at the well-maintained face.

She didn't believe a word that came out of her lips.

"No, he must still be in Pei's Mansion."

Mrs. Pei pretended not to hear Hong Aya's words, and said with a smile: "The Ning family, the concubine of the Pingxi Hou family, looks like a fairy, gentle and graceful, and knowledgeable. ”

"Miss Hong, Zhiyang can marry Miss Ning, I think you are happy for him too, right?"

Engagement?

These two words exploded in Hong Aya's mind.

She couldn't listen to anything, she couldn't understand anything.

When Mrs. Pei said that she "looks like a fairy", she couldn't help but laugh in her heart.

No matter how beautiful that Miss Ning is, can she be half as beautiful as Qiaoqiao?

Her thoughts suddenly drifted far away, she thought of Ruan Si's face, and thought of the scene where the two of them were parting ways.

At that time, Jojo had already guessed all this, right?

"Miss Hong," Mrs. Pei said as if she couldn't bear to look at her, "in a few months, Zhiyang will marry Miss Ning." ”

Hong Aya stared at her blankly.

"The bride is golden and noble, and our Pei Mansion doesn't want to teach her to suffer a trace of grievances."

"Therefore, the concubine in his chamber will never enter the door before the bride."

Mrs. Pei pretended to be abrupt, pursed her lips and smiled: "However, Miss Hong and Zhiyang are no more than friends in Pingshui, what am I doing with you?" ”

Hong Aya felt her heart clenched tightly.

She stood up straight, stiff, and repeated what she had just said, "I just want to see him." ”

Several girls hurriedly turned their faces away, slandering her for not knowing how to lift.

"What if you see it?"

Mrs. Pei's face was faintly angry, and she sneered: "If you want to marry a family, it's enough to ask me to be the master." ”

The anger and inferiority complex in Hong Aya's heart were like two ferocious beasts, tearing her apart frantically in two different directions.

She wanted to scold, but she wanted to leave immediately.

But there is no thought stronger than seeing Pei Zhiyang.

"I want to see him, I must see him."

"You?"

Mrs. Pei sneered and said, "Who do you think you are, and who cares what you think?" ”

"Pei Zhiyang!" Hong Aya ran out like crazy and shouted loudly, "Pei Zhiyang, you come out to see me!" ”

Her hoarse voice startled several birds.

The people looked at each other sideways, either with disdain or curiosity, but none of them dared to ask.

She ran wildly on the verandah, and when she met everyone grabbing each other, she asked Pei Zhiyang about her whereabouts hoarsely.

Everyone was dumb.

She was disoriented, and whenever there was a way, she would rush forward, and whenever someone would grab her, she would ask questions.

In the end, Mama Fei brought a few mothers-in-law to arrest her back to the guest room.

Mama Fei said, you have to make yourself like a crazy woman, why bother.

"Why bother?"

Hong Aya didn't shed a single tear, and her eye sockets were terribly dry.

Her face was gray, she took the baggage she had already packed, and asked Mama Fei to lead the way to send her out.

Mama Fei also pretended to get her a coil.

But Hong Aya didn't want a penny, held her head high, straightened her waist and walked out of the gate of Pei's mansion as she did when she came.

The door of Pei's mansion closed heavily behind her.

She knew that even if she continued to stay in Pei Mansion, she might not be able to see him.

The capital is thousands of times more prosperous and lively than Linquan County.

On the street at the entrance of Pei's Mansion, there is a lot of traffic, rows and rows, and pedestrians rubbing shoulders.

They come and go in a hurry, and it doesn't matter who is with whom.

After leaving Pei's Mansion, she found that the tension she had been feeling for days had disappeared.

She bothered her spirits and glanced back at the gate of Pei's Mansion.

"The capital is big, and it's not like I can't live alone."

She remembered that she had told Ruan Si that she was going to open a dim sum shop in the capital, or fry stinky tofu on the street, and wait for Ruan Si to come to her when she smelled the fragrance.

Thinking of her best friend, Hong Aya finally felt a little better, and her stomach became hungry.

Hong Aya now just wants to find an inn, take a hot bath, eat a full meal, and sleep beautifully.

At least, she still has money.

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