"Starling, how are you?" Zhuo Zhaojie led the envoy 'girl' into the house, and saw that on the low couch in front of the screen, Zhuo Zhaocui was sitting on the hidden sac, and a purple begonia brocade robe was stained with wine stains, and the corners of his sleeves were still wet. Wet, his face was red, his eyes were quite clear, the little guy Zhuo slowly drew water, pulled up his sleeves high, and was wiping his face for Zhuo Zhaocui, seeing Zhuo Zhaojie come in, he hurriedly put down the handkerchief and saluted, Zhuo Zhaocui turned his head to look at his sister, and said in a slightly dumb voice: "I drank two bowls of sobering soup - it's better now." ”

As he spoke, Zhuo Zhaojie ordered Ah Xing to roll up his sleeves for himself, took the wet handkerchief from Zhuo Shu's hand in the past, and wiped it for Zhuo Zhaocui with his own hands. Hurt your body carefully. ”

"Shi Wu is pouring my ...... hard today" Zhuo Zhaocui spat out the wine and said to Zhuo slowly, "You go outside first." He also called Ah Xing and the others, "Go outside and guard!" I have something to say to Qi Niang. ”

Seeing this situation, Zhuo Zhaojie's heart jumped, and sure enough, after sending the subordinates, Zhuo Zhaocui didn't say a word of nonsense, pushed her hand away, and asked directly: "What is the matter between you and Ning Shaobi?" ”

"I ......" Zhuo Zhaojie's face turned red, and he groaned in his words, seeing her like this, Zhuo Zhaocui's heart sank, and said: "Okay, in this way, others are not talking nonsense, you didn't return to the banquet, not because you were left by Wen Niangzi, but for him?" ”

Zhuo Zhaojie twisted his handkerchief and didn't say a word - this kind of thing, the little lady doesn't speak, which is tantamount to acquiescence.

Zhuo Zhaocui thought of the scene at the Baling Ferry that day, Zhuo Zhaocui inferred, his face changed several times, and then he decided the tone of his speech, and he asked solemnly: "How did you get familiar with Ning Shaobi?" But he took the initiative to seduce you? ”

The word "seduction" is really not good, Zhuo Zhaojie couldn't help but blush, and argued: "It's not what Starling thinks!" ”

"How do you know what I'm thinking?" Zhuo Zhaocui suppressed his anger and asked rhetorically, "Do you know this person's reputation in Chang'an-"

Zhuo Zhaojie muttered, "Isn't it the words of their big house?" It's because of the grudge between the big house and the second room, so it's ......."

"You just arrived in Chang'an, what do you know?" Zhuo Zhaocui said slightly angrily, "Who told you this?" It's not Ning Shaobi himself, it's the people around him, right? Have you ever seen a person who is evil take the initiative to say that he is bad? You foolish little lady, do you believe everything he says? It's hard for us to be a mother, and I can still hurt you? ”

Zhuo Zhaojie lowered his head and said, "Starling is naturally good for me, but ......"

Zhuo Zhaocui listened impatiently to her continue to speak for Ning Shaobi, and interrupted: "No, I tell you, from now on, you stay away from him!" ”

"Why?" Zhuo Zhaojie's heart sank, and he protested, "Just because he is the son of the Marquis of Yongcheng?" ”

"Since you know that he is the son of the Marquis of Yongcheng, you should have cut off contact with him early!" Zhuo Zhaocui raised his sleeves and wiped his face casually, his eyes were gloomy, and he said in a low voice, "But it's not just this - with his character, no matter whose son he is, I won't agree to this matter!" Father and mother will not agree! ”

Zhuo Zhaojie bit his lip and said, "He treats me very well." ”

Zhuo Zhaocui sneered and said, "Since you were a child, how many people have treated you badly?" How does he treat you? How good is it? Are you better than your grandparents or your parents? ”

Seeing Zhuo Zhaojie's speech, Zhuo Zhaocui exhaled and said deeply, "Isn't it good for a while?" Soon?! I won't talk to you about the side - five o'clock to pick up the wind, you just walked with the little lady of the Chun Yu family, you should always hear the words of the wind and people, right? Do you know why he kept an eye on me today? He and Ning Shaobi are all the way to the thirteenth place, which is the so-called three tyrants in Beijing, and they have always done a lot of things to bully men and women! It was five ...... It's only a year older than you, a little lady from a good family, I don't know how much I have 'messed with', and the person who 'befriended' him, what kind of person do you think? ”

Zhuo Zhaojie didn't know how to answer for a while, and was silent for a moment before saying, "Shi Wu. Not a good person, but nine ...... Ning Jiu, he doesn't necessarily, since ancient times, there have been many examples of brothers and brothers being foolish or vice versa, not to mention only friends? ”

Zhuo Zhaocui shouted: "Things gather by like, people are divided by groups, if they are brothers, they are born with flesh and bones, and there is no way to do it!" Friends know 'friendship', but they can do it themselves, how can they not judge their merits?! ”

"But I can't see anything bad about Ning Jiu." Zhuo Zhaojie's aggrieved way.

Zhuo Zhaocui pressed it for a moment before he could continue to reason calmly: "How long have you known him?" Well, you knew him two years ago, so how many times have you met him in the past two years? Can anyone else be present? Have you heard of his reputation? Know what he's been doing? What have you done? What was said? Do you like to be a person? You don't know anything! Just look at him in front of you so good at kung fu and think he's good? How many people in this world are bad? You say it and I listen to it! ”

Zhuo Zhaojie was silent for a moment, and said, "Maybe I haven't known him for a long time, but I haven't seen him much, so I don't know his personality very well, or he is indeed arrogant when he is not in front of me...... But this only shows that he is willing to endure and welcome me for the sake of me, and appears in the face that I may like, and does this not prove that he is sincere to me? ”

"I didn't say he wasn't sincere at the moment!" Zhuo Zhaocui's eyes were like electricity, he looked at her tightly, and said in a low voice, "But I know better than you about the 'temperament' of these young Wulings, are you right?" ”

Zhuo Zhaojie lowered his eyes and said, "Starling, please speak." ”

"I heard from my grandmother that you liked to embroider 'flowers' for a year, I wonder how you are embroidering now?" Zhuo Zhaocui asked.

Zhuo Zhaojie subconsciously said: "That's already ......"

"That was a long time ago, right? In fact, it has only been about ten years. Zhuo Zhaocui said slowly, "Then let me ask you, you told your grandmother that you like to embroider 'flowers', did you lie to your grandmother?" ”

"......" Zhuo Zhaojie already knew what he was going to say, and his mind was turning, but he couldn't think of any reason to defend it for a while.

Zhuo Zhaocui sneered, and said as she expected: "How many days have you liked embroidering 'flowers'?" Isn't that like going to be true because the days are short? Ning Shaobi now says that he likes you, even though I believe that he is sincere, but why do you think that his sincerity can last for a long time? It's only been a few days since you like to embroider 'flowers', how many things have you liked in the past ten years and then turned around and abandoned them? Love two words...... Are you talking about lightweight, can you afford it? ”

"How can embroidered 'flowers' be the same as people?" Zhuo Zhaojie said in a low voice: "Brother Starling's words can't convince me, according to Brother Starling's words, in this world, who can guarantee that a person's heart will never change?" The oath of the mountains and the sea is not true, and the unforgettable promise is just a floating cloud, even if it is written clearly in black and white, there is a possibility of turning into waste paper after all, so ...... I don't know if Ning Jiu can always treat me like this, but I know that he is sincere at the moment, in that case, why can't he maintain this sincerity with him? There is indeed no shortage of negative people in this world, but not everyone is unlucky! Is there anyone else who is sure to be reliable compared to him? ”

Zhuo Zhaocui took a deep breath and said word for word: "You young and ignorant little lady, I will now tell others about the reliable place than Ning Shaobi!" ”

He said coldly, "Just because the Marquis of Yongcheng and our grandfather have political disagreements!" Even if Ning Shaobi doesn't change his mind, do you think that the Marquis of Yongcheng will welcome such a daughter-in-law as you to pass through the 'door'? He's not going to call the shots for you! If he refuses - let me ask you, did Ning Shaobi tell you that the discord between the Ning family's big house and the second room was pushed to the grievances between the Duchess of Qiguo and the Marquis of Yongcheng? ”

Seeing Zhuo Zhaojie nodding slightly, Zhuo Zhaocui said hesitantly: "Look, he hasn't told you the truth now-the big house and the second room of the Ning family were on the same page long before Ning Yaobi was born, the reason is very simple, but Ning Yaobi will never tell you - because the root of the contradiction between the Ning family's big house and the second room lies in the ...... The eldest princess of Jiyang! ”

Zhuo Zhaojie was taken aback and said, "What? ”

"It's just that you've only arrived in Chang'an, so I don't know!" Zhuo Zhaocui said coldly, "What is the matter with the Ning family's big house and the second room, this Chang'an is up and down, as long as it is a native, who doesn't know?" If it weren't for the fact that the eldest princess of Jiyang has always been partial to the Marquis of Yongcheng, and even once moved to persuade the old Duke of Qiguo to change his young son to the son of the world, with the 'private' feud of the current Duchess of Qiguo, she can also make the big house and the second room to the point of open discord? Do you think that Qi Guogong is a person who is easily swayed by a 'woman'? ”

Zhuo Zhaojie frowned, but said, "Is this the truth?" It's no wonder he didn't tell me well, after all, this involves his grandmother, the so-called son does not say anything about the father, not to mention that the eldest princess is his grandmother? ”

Zhuo Zhaocui said coldly: "Don't be busy understanding him first, you think about yourself first, Mrs. Yongcheng Hou passed away early, Ning Shaobi's future wife is not under the care of her mother-in-law, but it is indispensable to go to the eldest princess sooner or later to set rules!" I can tell you a word, although the eldest princess of Jiyang can't say how harsh, but she definitely can't talk about being empathetic and sympathetic to the younger generations - at least most of the younger generations, Chang'an is all over the city and knows that the eldest princess is eccentric to the second room and loves Ning Shaobi, that is to say, if you marry Ning Shaobi, the two of you don't say it when they are good, once it is not good, and you can't get the approval of the Marquis of Yongcheng, you don't want to think about anyone in your husband's family even if it is a kind word to help you say a word! Not to mention that Jinshang respects the eldest princess of Jiyang very much, and even the East Palace does not dare to slack off in front of the eldest princess, our family - even if your grandfather is willing to stand up for you, there is no way to wait for you to pass the 'door'! ”

"......," Zhuo Zhaojie frowned and thought.

Zhuo Zhaocui said again: "And have you ever thought about it? The Marquis of Yongcheng only has one son under his knees, Ning Shaobi, because of the Yue Clan, the Marquis of Yongcheng did not remarry, but you are not the former head of the Yue Clan! There is no elder in the world who does not like to see the prosperity of his favorite grandson! What's more, it's the eldest princess of Jiyang? Even if Ning Shaobi has always respected you, the beautiful concubines and new maids entered the 'door' one after another, and you can swallow this breath? ”

Zhuo Zhaojie lowered his eyes and said: "Brother starling, what you said is only the worst situation, don't you think it's too early to say this now?" ”

"Too early?" Zhuo Zhaocui saw that he was bitter until now, and his sister was still obsessed, so she was so angry that she got up and said angrily, "When is it not early?" When you can't help yourself, you still ...... with him" In the end, although he was not lightly angry, he had not yet reached the point of not choosing his words, and stopped his mouth in time, but he was so angry that he had already heard movement outside - after a 'commotion', someone pushed the 'door' and entered.

Zhuo Zhaocui was on the fire, and shouted without raising his head: "Get out!" ”