Lian Zhenyun settled this important matter in his heart, and only then did he be patient, listening to Lian Dahe talk about the competition for the crown prince by several princes who he had already known the result of for most of the night, although he did not admire himself again for being too accurate and clever in picking the emperor back then, the corners of his lips couldn't help but show a little idle smile.

He can even see the emperor, why can't he marry her as he wishes?

The bell and drum tower in Huai'an City rang at three quarters of a quarter, the sky was already bright, he was about to send Lian Dahe to rest, but he heard a burst of urgent and heavy footsteps outside the door, and then the voice of Lian Da Chuan panting: "The big boss, the big boss, the small one has come back from the capital, the lady has been on the boat left in the capital, and it should have been to the Huai'an whar......f at this time."

Lian Zhenyun didn't expect good things to come so quickly, he was really surprised and happy, and he couldn't believe it for a while, so he couldn't help but get up from the long couch and wanted to rush out, but the pain of waiting for six years last time and still falling short made him slow down.

Even Dahe was very unexpected, and before he had time to pat his ass and say goodbye, the call of his daughter-in-law and mother-in-law had already come from the direction of the distant mansion gate, "Madame's sedan chair is in front of the door, go and tell Aunt Lian and Grandma ......"

"Hurry up and tell the eldest lady......"

Lian Zhenyun walked out of the inner room of the study quickly, and Lian Dachuan outside the door hurriedly pushed open the door and waited for him to go out.

However, he paused, stopped in front of the study lattice window, Lian Dahe hurriedly stepped forward to push the window open, outside the study corridor is the second door leading to the outer house, the door is full of ginkgo trees, the sun rises in early July has been a little hot, the cicadas hide in the thick green leaves, and the chirping gradually rises.

"Madam......" A voice of skirting the skirt sounded slightly, and Lianxiang's surprised and worried voice came from afar, with a shock and anxiety that could not be concealed, "I heard the news of Lord Chen's accident at the source of the Yellow River, and I am worried about you, why did you come here like this......"

A woman's graceful silhouette appeared in the shade of the tree, and a familiar voice came into Lian Zhenyun's ears, "Lianxiang, I received your letter, but I haven't thought about it yet, the fourteenth master knows that I received a letter from Huai'an, and I am not allowed to come to ......."

Lian Zhenyun looked at her white face glowing with jade in the sun, long eyebrows and apricot eyes, a face like peach blossoms, the upper body was a silver yarn single dress, the lower body was a mud-gold long skirt, and she was still holding a white yarn fan from Fangfeng Pavilion in her hand.

She is twenty-six-year-old Qi Su Niang.

It seemed to be his sixteen-year-old Qi Li.

Lianxiang's shocked and suspicious voice sounded, "Madam, what letter, I didn't ......" but was cut off by Rui'er's slightly trembling voice, "Auntie, Madame must be tired after taking the boat these days, so please ask Madame to rest inside." There was still sadness and apology in her voice, "The slave didn't expect the lady to come so quickly, and a lot of things haven't been packed yet......"

"The fourteenth master didn't know what was going on, saying that the situation was not good, so he rushed me on the boat and let me hide in Huai'an......"

Lian Zhenyun's eyes followed Qi Su Niang's figure, and he slowly paced out of the study.

He was still standing under the porch. Looking at it from a distance, Lian Dachuan whispered beside him: "Lord Chen should have agreed with his wife that he would resign and return to his hometown when he comes back, and his wife should want to go back to the Jiangnan area and wait for Lord Chen to come back." ”

"Madame, what's her name?"

Lian Dahe and Lian Dachuan, who were waiting on the side, were stunned at the same time, looking at each other, and they didn't dare to speak, and Lian Zhenyun continued to ask: "Her maiden name is Su Niang?" "Slowly, I muttered, "Are there any other nicknames...... For example, Lord Chen privately called ......"

Lian Dahe finally had the courage to open his mouth, and said with a smile: "If you go back to the big boss, the little one has installed people in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Hall in the capital, and occasionally heard a few private words from Lord Chen and his wife, Lord Chen should also be called by a name, I haven't heard of any other name......"

"Isn't there another name...... Lian Zhenyun muttered to himself in a low voice, could it be a name that only he knew......

Only he knows Qi Li.

However, he remembered her figure by the bridge, following Chen Yan leaving, his fists clenched tightly, obviously he liked it to the extreme, but there was a sense of hatred in his heart, and his eyes turned to Lian Dahe.

"Yes, don't worry, Lord Chen's affairs, the small ones will definitely be done." Lian Dahe hurriedly responded: "It's just, Aunt Lian's grandmother is there...... And the eldest lady......"

Hurried footsteps sounded, and Bill's voice was slightly panting, and it came, "Madame......"

Lian Zhenyun no longer looked at Su Niang's back, turned around and walked out of the corridor, Lian Dahe and Lian Dachuan looked at him and walked outside the house, their faces were surprised, they didn't dare to speak, and followed all the way.

"Big boat, go and tell the eldest lady, I will go to the altar to do errands, and let the eldest lady entertain the lady well." Lian Zhenyun paused, and then said: "Lianxiang is pregnant, so I summoned a doctor to come to diagnose her pulse, write a letter to Tianjin, and invite Song Qinglai." ”

In the blink of an eye, the midsummer has passed, Song Qing's ship docked at the Huai'an Wharf, and the autumn banquet was held in Caolian Mansion for seven or eight days in a row, entertaining Song Qing, the water waves in the gourd paste are continuous, the autumn flowers falling on the water are heavy and floating, Lian Zhenyun is sitting on the chairman of the East Water Pavilion, and there are big and small leaders who come to accompany the table on all sides.

He saw that Song Qing and Weng Bai were talking on the water corridor, and slowly took a sip of chrysanthemum wine.

"Big brother, I would like to give you a drink." Li Siqin came up with a smile and poured him wine, and sighed again, "Something happened to Lord Chen, I have always wanted to take her over, but I am afraid of causing trouble to the eldest brother and the Jiangsu Gang, thanks to the eldest brother, you are willing to shelter her, I know that there is a lot of chaos in the capital, and the eldest brother is taking risks......"

Lian Zhenyun drank with a smile, glanced at him with a red face, and said thoughtfully: "There are many things in the gang, I have to press in Huai'an, there are some troublesome things on the Songjiang Gang, you take advantage of this trip Song Qing is gone, help me take care of it."

Li Siqin was stunned, turned his head to look at the figures of the ladies in the water pavilion in the west, and showed a reluctant look, but gritted his teeth and nodded: "Yes, I listen to the eldest brother, I will go back to the yard to pack my luggage." ”

Lian Zhenyun stood up with a smile, pulled him out of Dongshui Pavilion, and walked slowly on the winding corridor on the lake, "You are not young anymore, Cao Sanniang is really good, I have already sent someone to pick her up from Yangzhou, and when you come back from the Songjiang Gang, just put her by your side and serve." ”

Li Siqin was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but want to say something, Lian Zhenyun patted him on the shoulder and said, "She has been waiting for you for many years, go ahead, come back from the Songjiang Gang and talk about ......it."

The autumn flowers flowed down the water surface under the corridor, Li Siqin walked into the inner house dejectedly, and Lian Zhenyun stood on the corridor and looked at his back, silently silent.

Lian Dahe, who had been following him for seven or eight steps, walked up and whispered: "Big boss, Miss Rui'er came to inquire about the little one just now, where are Miss Dong Guan'er and Miss Qin Cao'er......" His face revealed some uneasiness, "The little one doesn't know if he wants to answer honestly, the little one said to Miss Rui'er to know, Aunt Lian should know, Aunt Lian knows, and Mrs. will know......"

"Let's just tell the truth that they were sent to another house in Yangzhou Mansion." Lian Zhenyun turned around and walked towards the shore step by step, "Lianxiang's body has been around for more than two months, send her to another mansion and let Rui'er accompany her." ”

Among the flowers and trees, there are chrysanthemum mountains, between the chrysanthemum mountains is a table of tables, there are hundreds of female dependents who come to accompany each other in the Cao Gang, some have the water pavilion in the west to see the water, and some also enjoy the chrysanthemums on the shore.

"Yes, big boss, big lady...... Now that Aunt Lian has it, both men and women are the flesh and blood of the big boss...... After all, the eldest lady is separated by a layer ......"

Lian Zhenyun stopped in a hydrangea chrysanthemum mountain, and looked at Song Qing not far away who also walked ashore from the water corridor, admiring the chrysanthemum alone, Lian Dahe looked at Song Qing and stopped at Qi Su Niang's side, and gave her a salute to gossip with her, and couldn't help but be taken aback, and whispered: "The big boss, the big boss sent people to the source of the Yellow River, although the Song master has no real news, I'm afraid I can guess some ......."

"Uncertain things, he didn't dare to say. Besides, at this time, he won't offend me for her......"

After Song Qing really said a few words to her, he said goodbye, even Zhenyun ignored him, looked at Qi Su Niang's figure, and took out a letter from his sleeve, "This is my handwritten letter, after Song Qing leaves, you go and present it to Mrs. in person, and wait for her to reply." ”

"Yes, boss." Lian Dahe hurriedly took it and whispered: "Master Song is here......

Lian Zhenyun greeted him with a smile, and Song Qing pointed to Jushan, gossiping from all over the world, playing with wit, and in the end, Song Qing was going to say goodbye and return to Tianjin, Lian Zhenyun finally made clear the original intention of inviting him over, and said with a smile: "Weng Bai has been in Huai'an for a while, and it is time for him to go back and have a look, you go back this time, and take him and Bi'er to live for a few months." ”

Song Qing's eyes flashed with shock, but in the blink of an eye, he swept over Qi Su Niang in the distance, nodded with slight hesitation, and responded, even Zhenyun laughed, and said, "Don't worry, Weng Bai is half of my son, and after a while, I will pick them up." ”

Before the autumn flowers fell, the Cao boat of the Cao Gang had already left Huai'an Wharf, and Lian Zhenyun sent Song Qing and his righteous daughter away

The son-in-law rode back from the dock, dismounted in front of the mansion, and went directly into the inner house.

There are many fewer daughters-in-law and girls in Caolian Mansion than usual, and there are some strange depressions and coldness, only in the lotus fragrance courtyard by the gourd lake, the people who serve come and go, and they are particularly attentive and lively.

That's where Qi Su Niang lived.

Lian Dahe greeted him in front of Hulu Lake and said softly: "Big boss, the little one has already presented the letter to Mrs. just now." He looked at the other side of Hulu Lake, and the girls and daughters-in-law in the Lianxiang courtyard began to slowly retreat from the courtyard for some reason, and they were all driven outside, and continued uneasily: "Madame didn't say anything, only asked where Aunt Lian and the eldest lady were......"

Even Zhenyun was watching the movement in the Lotus Fragrance Courtyard, nodded, and did not make a sound.

Most of the green lotus leaves in the gourd have dried up, and there are gray clouds in the sky from time to time, as if it is going to rain in a blink of an eye, Lian Dahe looked at him again, and asked carefully: "Big boss, do you want to go to the lotus fragrance courtyard tonight......

Lian Zhenyun shook his head, looked at the Lianxiang Courtyard and said, "If she doesn't like these people, let them all go, leave a few clever servants, find a girl to tell her, I will go to see her at noon tomorrow." ”

It really drizzled that night, Lian Zhenyun sat in the water pavilion by the gourd lake, looked at the lonely lamp in the lotus courtyard from a distance, listened to the sound of the rain beating the residual lotus with her, drank the wine slowly, and waited until the drum of the third watch sounded, and then slept peacefully in the Dongshui Pavilion.

The light rain has not stopped, and it has passed the morning, and after the morning, he himself held a gray-blue oil umbrella, stepped on the pebble path by the lake, and walked to the front of the Lianxiang Courtyard, in the east courtyard where she usually lives, the door is closed, only two or three girls who usually like it are guarding the door, and when they see Lian Zhenyun coming, they are all panicked.

"Madame doesn't want to see me?"

"Yes, ......"

"Go and tell Madame that I'll come back tomorrow at noon."

The autumn rain in the south of the Yangtze River continued, often the sun was shining during the day, and the rain was endless at night, so two months passed, until the winter, the first snow fell in the sky, and the door that had been closed in the east courtyard finally opened.

"Big boss, if Madam asks about Lord Chen, it's better to answer carefully...... "Lian Dahe sent Lian Zhenyun to the door of Lianxiang Courtyard and stopped.

Lian Zhenyun nodded, he naturally wouldn't go to her to hate her.

He walked all the way to the eaves of the east courtyard, shook off the snow particles on the hem of his clothes, stomped the mud on his leather boots, handed the oil umbrella to the girl in front of the door, and walked into the hall, not surprisingly seeing her figure in the hall.

In the past two or three months, she tried her best, but she couldn't get out of this courtyard, and finally she could only open the door to see him.

He had already met her three times, as if he had lived together for three lifetimes, no matter what her origin was or how much she had in mind, he could not be deceived by her and let her escape from under his nose.

"Great master, my husband, Lord Chen...... Chen: Where is he now? ”

When he heard what she said first, it was indeed this sentence, so he said the answer he had prepared a long time ago, and said, "Madam, since Lord Chen was attacked by the Mongols in Qinglong Gorge, there has been no news......

She fell silent, standing still.

He also waited patiently in the hall until she turned around and walked to the back, "Great Master, please go back." ”

Lian Zhenyun arched his hand, turned around and retreated, walked to the porch, took the oil umbrella in the girl's hand, and said, "Go and tell Madame, I will come again tomorrow, write about my marriage, and hope that she will give me a reply." ”

----- tomorrow at eight o'clock in the evening—

I saw that someone asked what the title of the book was about.,Let me explain.,Qing Nan's traditional Chinese version is "Qing Cao Smoke and Rain" A total of five copies,Qing Nan's simplified version is divided into two volumes.,Use different titles.,The upper volume is called "The Sharp Wife of the Qing Dynasty", and the next volume uses the original network name "Qing Dynasty Affordable Man". 400,000 words each. The original electronic version is 720,000 words, plus the reorganized ending of 40,000, and the extra 40,000, a total of 800,000 words. If you want to buy the whole book, you need to buy two copies.

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Everyone has been asking about new books, I can only say that I have not been lazy in the past two years, I also want to publish early, not only the electronic version for everyone to see, but also the opportunity to continue to publish the paper version, no matter how lazy I am, it is difficult to work with these. It's just that I want to improve my level as much as possible and correct all the defects of writing men in the past, and it's really a bit difficult to be a grassroots writer like me who doesn't have any writing foundation......

To be honest, I'm so tired of writing......

Maybe in the end, it will be a failure......

I can only say that I am still persistent, please give me a little more time.