The news came so suddenly, Eleven Niang was stunned.

Xu Lingyi has already said: "Whose young lady has you decided?" His voice was gentle and calm.

Lin Bo said in a low voice: "The granddaughter of Princess Fucheng and the eldest daughter of Lord Zhou Shizheng." ”

"Sister Fang!" Eleven Niang couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice.

There was no sign of it before, and the Ministry of Rites and the Zongren Mansion didn't seem to report Sister Fang's name.

Xu Lingyi's expression was very calm, but her eyelids were lowered, and she didn't make a sound for a long time.

Eleven Niang looked at him and couldn't help but ask him in a low voice, "What's wrong?" ”

"The Zhou family has always been the in-laws of the clan." Xu Lingyi raised her eyelids to look at her, "It's rare for the emperor to be like this." ”

Zhou Shizheng is the emperor's cousin and Xu Lingyi's friend who grew up together. The emperor chose a person who was close to the Xu family as his eldest son and daughter-in-law. Whether it is thinking of the relationship between father and son and not wanting to embarrass the eldest son of the emperor, or thinking of Uncle Lang with a trace of thought, or just that the emperor thinks that the Zhou family is the most suitable in-law, it is the best for the Xu family to have such a result.

Eleven Niang nodded.

Xu Lingyi looked at her with a smile: "In this way, you don't have to be embarrassed!" ”

Eleven Niang was stunned: "What are you embarrassed about?" ”

"Aren't you unwilling to be the son of the Wang family?" Xu Lingyi said with a smile, "In this way, it will be a little too flamboyant for our two families to get married." You can also confidently push off this family business. ”

Is it so obvious?

Eleven Niang is embarrassed.

If the prince of the Wang family and the maidservant girl who was three years older were just ordinary friendships, the person who went to inquire about the news would never particularly emphasize the existence of this maid......

She couldn't help but be a little surprised: "It seems that I will not only congratulate Mrs. Zhou tomorrow, but also pour cold water on her." ”

Xu Lingyi laughed. He glanced back at the outer study with the door closed, and said, "I'm afraid that the two of them won't finish talking so soon." Let's find a place to sit. ”

Eleven Niang nodded, leaving only Mu Fu to serve outside the door, and followed Xu Lingyi into the alley next to the outer academy and entered a small courtyard.

The bluestone bricks are paved on the ground, and there is a thick toon tree in the middle. Three main rooms. Whitewashed walls and gray tiles, black painted floor-to-ceiling columns. There is a bit of tranquility in the simplicity.

Eleven Niang looked forward to it.

"Here?"

"Outer study!" Xu Lingyi said with a smile.

A boy of seven or eight years old ran out of the house to salute and folded back to help them lift the curtain.

Xu Lingyi took Eleven Niang into the main house.

The three rooms were opened into open halls. The hall house hangs a landscape painting of mountains and flowing water, a large black lacquer bookcase, a black lacquer short-legged plum blossom bed next to it, a Zen chair, two Taishi chairs, the left and right are Bogu shelves, all the books are full of sweat cows, and there are many painting scrolls inserted in the blue and white porcelain vat.

Xu Lingyi pointed to the Luohan bed and said "sit" to Eleven Niang, and then instructed the little boy: "Use the water of Yuquan Mountain and the big red robe." ”

The boy answered and trotted out.

Eleven Niang looked around.

She always thought that the outer study was Xu Lingyi's office, and its main function was to meet important guests, but she didn't expect that there was really a study, and it seemed to have a rich collection of books, as if there were more than half moonpans.

"Banyuepan is my own study." Xu Lingyi saw and explained, "This is the outer courtyard study of the Marquis of Yongping in the past dynasties. ”

I see!

Eleven Niang suddenly.

One of the two children carried a small red clay stove, and the other carried a lotus leaf-shaped boat with a purple sand tea set.

Eleven Niang got up to help.

Xu Lingyi said, "You sit." Try my kung fu. ”

Eleven Niang listened to his tone very much, knowing that he was a person who knew this well, so she sat down with peace of mind and watched him make tea.

The water boiled quickly in a small purple clay pot.

Xu Lingyi scalded the teacup with the first tea, and poured the second tea for her to taste.

Reddish-brown, the soup is bright in color, and the flavor is strong and long.

Eleven Niang sniffed it, and then took a small sip.

"How?" Xu Lingyi asked her. I picked up the teacup and smelled it, and drank it all.

Shi Niang looked at him with a few expectations on her face, and felt that she was still telling the truth: "It's very sweet." The rest, I don't understand it very much! ”

Xu Lingyi was stunned when he heard this, and then laughed: "It's rare to drink sweet." And he said, "Then what kind of tea do you like to drink?" ”

Seeing that the atmosphere was very good, Eleven Niang simply smiled: "I like to drink black tea." It is better to add two tablespoons of honey to it. ”

"Add honey?" Xu Lingyi was very surprised, raised her eyebrows, "It's like a second sister-in-law, I burned the stone and threw it into the tea......"

That's right!

Eleven Niang smiled lightly and nodded.

Suddenly, there was the sound of light footsteps outside.

The two of them looked towards the door together.

Mu Fu said through the curtain: "Master Hou, madam, go and take a look!" Uncle and big * milk, it seems that something is wrong! There was a hint of anxiety in his voice.

Eleven Niang's face changed slightly: "What the hell is going on?" ”

Mu Fu wanted to speak and stopped: "Just go and see!" ”

"Master Hou, I'll take a look!" Eleven Niang got up, hurriedly confessed, pulled the curtain out, and went to the living room with Mu Fu.

"Eleven Niang......" Xu Lingyi couldn't stop it, so she had to follow out.

Although he and Qi Niang did not hide their whereabouts when they returned to Yanjing, Zhu Anping was able to chase them to Yanjing two days later, and then generously voted to meet him, and did not mention that he asked Shi Niang to persuade Qi Niang, which shows that he is a proud and confident person. This kind of person, behind closed doors, is good to say, if in full view of everyone, even if there is a mistake, he will not admit it.

The thought flashed, and Xu Lingyi quickened his pace.

turned out of the alley, but saw Eleven Niang and Mu Fu standing under the eaves.

He slowed down and heard Qi Niang's mournful cry and Zhu Anping's angry questioning: "...... It's just that when no one was around, she brought me a cup of tea, and you think she lost her rules, and after teaching her a lesson, she ran away without saying a word. Is this the bearing of a housewife? As he spoke, there was a bit of fatigue in his voice, "If you have a little affection for me, thinking about my kindness to you, you won't use these shadowless things as an excuse to leave home three times and twice." Speaking of this, he became angry again, "Do you know or not, I'm worried that something will happen to you on the road, and I asked friends everywhere to find you, and I can't say why you left home, and now people in Shandong probably know that I, Zhu Anping, am sorry for my wife, and I went back to my parents' house angrily." ”

He is angry, Qi Niang is even more angry than him. cried and shouted: "You hooked up with Xiangyun, is it reasonable!" ”

"What the hell is going on with Xiangyun? You ask yourself, don't you know? Zhu Anping's voice was full of anger, "Otherwise, why didn't you even listen to my explanation?" ”

"What's the matter with you guys? I don't know! Qi Niang's voice was full of weakness.

Eleven Niang was stunned when she heard this.

There was the sound of soft footsteps behind him.

She turned around and saw Xu Lingyi coming over, so she made a silent gesture towards Xu Lingyi.

The two stood under the eaves and listened.

"I know that I forced this family business to be." Zhu Anping's voice suddenly calmed down, "Qi Niang, don't cry!" Since you have traveled thousands of miles from Shandong to the home of the sister of the Marquis of Yongping in Yanjing, you must have your own plans. Take this opportunity to tell me the truth, what do you really want? You also know that I, Zhu Anping, am not the kind of stingy person. Just say it! ”

Eleven Niang was shocked.

Qi Niang's frightened voice came from the house: "You, what do you mean by this?" ”

"In the Yongping Marquis's Mansion, in front of the Yongping Marquis, in front of your sister, I will listen to you whatever you want!" Although Zhu Anping's tone was calm, he alluded to Qi Niang's bullying.

"What are you talking about?" Qi Niang jumped up, "Am I that kind of person?" She couldn't help crying, "If I were that kind of person, I would have sent Xiangyun away a long time ago......"

"Then why didn't you send Xiangyun away?" Zhu Anping asked coldly.

"I, I'm ......" Qi Niang said.

"You are the head of the house, why don't you even dare to deal with a maid." Zhu Anping asked aggressively.

"That's because, because ......" Qi Niang stumbled.

"That's because you're not sure!" Zhu An said calmly, "Because I don't have children, I don't dare to be arrogant." Knowing that there are maids who do not conform to the rules, they dare not reprimand loudly......"

"You're talking nonsense, it's not what you say......" Qi Niang retorted loudly, but she cried.

"What's that?" Zhu Anping asked her, with a few hopes in his tone.

"Yes, yes......" Qi Niang didn't say it in the end.

"Are you afraid that if you don't have children, I will accept the people in the house?" Zhu Anping said suddenly.

Qi Niang didn't make a sound.

"Mother-in-law's people, mother's people, I sent them all, what else do you want from me?"

Qi Niang cried louder "wow".

"Don't cry!" Eleven Niang heard Zhu Anping say disapprerovingly, "I know what you think." Isn't it just childless? We paid for Guanyin to make a golden body, or go to Putuo Temple to pray to God. There's always a way! ”

"Really?" Qi Niang's voice vibrate, and then she became timid again, "Yes, what if it doesn't work?" ”

"Not yet!" Zhu Anping said, "I thought about it for a long time on the road. If it doesn't work, we'll adopt one! As he spoke, his voice hardened.

"Adopt, adopt one?" Qi Niang said in surprise.

"yes." Zhu Anping's voice became brisk, "If you don't like it, we'll pass on one." There are so many sisters in your family, and we have one of your sister's children. You are his aunt, and he will kiss you in the future. ”

"Zhu Anping......" Qi Niang cried whining.

The corners of Eleven Niang's eyes were slightly wet, she gently pulled Xu Lingyi's sleeves, and the two left the courtyard and went to the small study at the back.

"This Zhu Anping is not bad!" She pulled out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of her eyes.

Xu Lingyi disagreed: "A manly man, speak loudly." Even for women and children. The absence of children is not his business alone, it is the business of the clan. How can you make such a child's playful promise? What if they can't? ”

"The vicissitudes of life, the world is unpredictable." Eleven Niang sighed, "At least at this moment, this is Zhu Anping's true thoughts. That's enough! ”

Xu Lingyi looked at his wife in surprise.

Eleven Niang smiled faintly. She knew that Xu Lingyi couldn't understand. Changed the subject: "This Mu Fu called us over and spoiled this pot of good tea." I will have to find Zhu Anping for compensation later! ”

As soon as her words fell, Mu Fu ran over: "Master Hou, madam, our lord and grandmother please come over." ”

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