"Girl, I wonder if my brother is back?" Dong Fang got into the car and asked.

After the newly opened Zhiwei Zhai was on the right track, Xia Jin gave Dong Yan ten taels of silver and asked him to investigate the case. Now I have been there for four or five days, so Dong Fang has this question.

"I guess it's not that fast." Xia Jin said, "If he has news, I will inform you." ”

"Thank you, girl."

After a period of running-in, Dong Fang has now adapted to his new identity, and his actions are mainly based on Xia Jin's will, rather than subconsciously controlling Xia Jin, thinking "what she should be". Dong Fang's change still made Xia Jin more satisfied.

In the small courtyard in the south of the city, Lu Liang often runs. And under Xia Jin's guidance, he also learned to walk through the alleys. After a pillar of incense, the carriage stopped at the gate of the small courtyard in the south of the courtyard.

"Xia Gongzi."

As soon as Xia Jin got out of the car, Butler Yu greeted him.

Xia Jin glanced at him, walked directly inside, and asked, "Your son-in-law came back from Taoxi?" ”

"Yes." When Steward Yu entered the gate, he stretched out his hand to stop Dong Fang, and he also stopped, and said to Xia Jin respectfully, "My son-in-law is waiting for his son-in-law under the jujube tree in the courtyard." ”

"Hmm." Xia Jin continued to walk in without looking back.

Dong Fang saw that Xia Jin had no other instructions, so he had to stop and follow Butler Yu to the corner house next to him to rest.

Xia Jin walked along the corridor for a while, and saw Luo Qian sitting under the jujube tree in the courtyard, his brows furrowed, holding a teacup in his hand, but there was no heat in the teacup, and he seemed to have maintained this posture for a long time.

And the color and texture of the clothes he was wearing were exactly the same as the corners of the clothes that Xia Jin saw when he chased into the peach forest.

Xia Jin knew in his heart: the one who threw the stone and made Luo Yu fall must be Luo Qian.

She called, "Brother Luo." "Walk over and sit across from him. I poured myself a cup of tea.

Luo Qian's hand shook, and the tea in the cup almost spilled.

"Why are you so engrossed?" Xia Jin said with a smile.

Luo Qian has always been alert, and it is rare to walk up to him without noticing.

Luo Qian didn't speak, but slowly put the teacup in his hand on the table.

He raised his eyes and looked at Xia Jin quietly, his eyes seemed to contain some kind of emotion.

Xia Jin was quite uncomfortable with his straight and fixed gaze. However, she is psychologically strong, and her face does not show it at all. Just reached out and touched his face. He smiled and asked, "Why do you look at me like this?" Do I have flowers on my face? ”

"What my eldest brother did to you, why didn't I tell me?" Luo Qian's voice was deeper than usual.

His voice was already good, but at this time, a majestic and deep voice circulated in the air. It's more impressive than usual. Coupled with his straight gaze, Xia Jin's heart jumped suddenly.

This big brother, are you seducing the slave family?

Xia Jin teased in his heart, and naturally withdrew his gaze. Pick up the teacup in your hand and take a sip. After the tea is swallowed slowly, the cup is placed back on the table. Only then did she raise her inky eyes and ask, "You know everything?" ”

Luo Qian nodded and looked away: "You don't have to worry about this matter." Leave it to me, and I promise he will never mess with you again. ”

"What do you want to do?" Xia Jin asked quietly.

"He has a few private possessions, and a few arms. Let him start a fire in his backyard. If he breaks his arm again, he will not dare to act rashly again. A touch of sharpness flashed between Luo Qian's eyebrows.

Xia Jin shook his head.

"What? You don't approve? Luo Qian's gaze fell on her face again.

"Your father. Forbid your brothers to break the wall, right? ”

Luo Qian's eyes darkened, and he nodded: "If it weren't for this, I wouldn't have let him run rampant so much." ”

He raised his eyes: "But now, the tiger is not harmful, and people are harmful to the tiger's heart." Last time I was sick, this time your trouble, I can't afford to have any more brotherhood. Even if my father blames me, I have something to say. ”

Xia Jin shook his head again: "With all due respect, if you do this, you can only treat the symptoms, not the root cause." If you fight back, and he attacks again, you'll end up losing both. After Aunt Zhang uses some means, the responsibility is all on you. Your father has nothing but disappointment in you. ”

The light in Luo Qian's eyes gradually dimmed, and he looked at the teacup in front of him and was silent for a while before smiling bitterly: "So what?" You can't just fight back and let him bully, right? ”

"The only way is to break the foundation." Xia Jin's voice was crisp and powerful.

Luo Qian raised his eyes and looked at Xia Jin.

Xia Jin's gaze did not evade, he looked at him, his voice became soft, and no one except Luo Qian on the other side would hear it: "There is a Qing man named Rou'er in the Chu Pavilion, who is beautiful and unforgettable." It's just that she has been harassed many times by the son of the Zhu family recently, and he wants to buy her first night. The old bustard was forced to be helpless, and he was about to let go. ”

She smiled: "I heard that literati have the grace of giving concubines; And I also heard that on the day after tomorrow, Miss Rou'er will be invited by her friends to go to Taoxi to see the peach blossoms......"

Speaking of this, she withdrew her gaze, took a sip of tea, and then leisurely looked at the scenery in the courtyard and stopped talking.

Luo Qian was silent for a while, his brows furrowed slightly: "Can this work?" I heard my mother's roommate say that after Aunt Zhang entered the door, my mother also let a few women enter the door, but my father didn't even look at them, and blamed my mother in turn. After my mother quarreled with him, he treated my mother even colder. ”

"The timing is not right." Xia Jin said lightly, "When the love is strong, there is naturally no one else in your eyes; But after a long time, no matter how beautiful a face is, there will always be a time when you get tired of it. Liking the new and hating the old is a common problem for men. ”

Luo Qian looked at Xia Jin and was speechless for a long time.

Xia Jin raised his eyebrows and looked at him inquiringly.

"I won't." Luo Qian suddenly whispered.

"What?" His words made Xia Jin scratch his head.

"I said, I won't." Luo Qian's deep voice swirled in the air between the two.

He withdrew his gaze, pursed his lips, clenched his right hand into a fist, put it to his lips and coughed lightly, then mustered up courage. His gaze was cast on Xia Jin's face again: "I, I will never get tired of you." ”

Xia Jin's heart stopped beating half a square.

She raised her eyes and looked at Luo Qian, she didn't move or speak, and there was no expression on her face, which made Luo Qian look flustered, and her face turned red. before retracting his gaze. said lightly: "I don't have a habit of breaking sleeves." As he spoke, he stood up and walked out.

"Xia Jin." Luo Qian grabbed her sleeve.

Xia Jin glanced at his sleeve and shouted, "Let go." ”

Luo Qian grabbed the piece of fabric tighter: "I know you are Xia Jin, not Xia Qi." Save me. It's also Xia Jin, not Xia Qi. ”

He raised his eyes, there was no longer the panic in his eyes, his eyes were calm, and the blush on his face slowly faded: "These words." I didn't want to say that, so I had to send someone to your house and ask for a marriage. It's respect for you. But you ......"

At this point, he paused. After a pause, he turned a corner: "My mother, she has been working for me all this time. I tested her attitude. She...... She disagreed. Can you ...... Can you wait for me for a while, and when I convince her, I will go to your house to propose. ”

Hear that. The coldness in Xia Jin's eyes dissipated a little.

Mrs. Luo's attitude towards picking her daughter-in-law, she knew it when she was waiting for the mansion in Xuanping. So when Luo Qian confessed just now. She thought he wanted to take her as a concubine. After all, in this society, family affairs are all about the right family. Even if she is a low-status lady like Mrs. Xia, when she helps Xia You and Xia Yuan and others to pick up family affairs, she still pays attention to the level of the door. In the eyes of everyone, she Xia Jin is definitely not worthy of Luo Qian. If she wants to enter the Luo family, she can only be a concubine.

She was angry just now, thinking that Luo Qian also thought so. He fell in love with her, so he used some small means to tease her, and when she was moved, he willingly committed himself to being a concubine.

Although she was not angry at this time, she didn't want to have anything to do with Luo Qian.

She said with a cold face, "I'm sorry, I didn't think about it." So you'd better not think about it and take a wife as your mother asks. I dressed as a man, forced by life, and I was helpless. If you're cranky, we won't see each other again. ”

As she spoke, she pulled her sleeve back vigorously and turned and walked briskly towards the door.

Luo Qian stared at her back blankly and didn't move for a long time. When Xia Jin was about to turn a corner, he suddenly asked loudly: "You don't agree, is it because of the man today, Miss Cen's cousin?" ”

Xia Jin's footsteps stopped, turned around, and looked at Luo Qian coldly: "Who do you see as my Xia Jin?" He turned and walked away.

Dong Fang's corner house can see the door. Seeing Xia Jin come out, she hurriedly came out of the corner house and called, "Girl." ”

"Let's go, go back." Xia Jin walked out without looking back.

Dong Fang was in the corner house just now and didn't ask about his brother's news. I wanted to ask Xia Jin, but it could be seen that her expression was wrong, and she didn't dare to make a sound, so she got into the carriage with her.

The two went back to the summer house in silence, entered the second gate, and saw Calamus coming out of Shu's courtyard with a smile on her face, holding a white porcelain vase in her arms, and a few budding peach blossoms were inserted in the vase.

Seeing Xia Jin coming back, she hurriedly greeted her, happily lifted the vase, and handed it to Xia Jin as if offering a treasure: "Girl, look, the vase I went to find in my wife's house is best with this peach blossom." ”

Xia Jin didn't even look at the vase, and continued to walk inside: "Throw it away." ”

"What?" Calamus was stunned for a moment, and looked at Dong Fang suspiciously, "What did the girl say just now?" ”

"The girl said, throw it away." Dong Fang and Xia Jin were close, but they heard clearly.

"Huh?" Calamus turned to Xia Jin, and when she saw that she was far away, she had to carefully hold the vase, trot a few steps to catch up, and asked, "Girl, this vase was sent by Mrs. Xuanping Hou, if we throw it away, Mrs. will have to beat the slave and maid." ”

Xia Jin stopped, turned his head, and glanced at the iris helplessly: "I mean, throw away those rotten peach blossoms." (To be continued)

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