After the morning, the number of pedestrians on the road gradually increased. The shops and vendors in the back street on the side of the main entrance of Yangning Houfu have already opened, even at the gate, you can hear some shouts of shouting, but the Yangning Street in front of the door is clean, and the few pedestrians are speeding up to pass, not daring to linger for a while.

Suddenly, more than a dozen relatives on the west corner gate came out with a car, and the three or two pedestrians walking on the street glanced at the green mantle cloud head car, and swept the body of a young man in Chinese clothes on horseback behind, knowing that this was the owner of the Hou Mansion going out, so he took the initiative to walk under the wall. When the group reached the corner of the street, the cars and pedestrians on the road also retreated, but only an inconspicuous chestnut-colored blue cloth cart parked on the side of the road, and the mule cart suddenly started and approached.

Seeing this situation, Chen Rui, who led the way today, immediately rushed to the front, and the horsewhip was pumped in the air, and the tip of the whip passed in front of the tip of the coachman's nose: "Who dares to crash into the sedan car of the Yangning Houfu?" ”

The coachman was startled and quickly grabbed the reins, but the curtain was lifted a crack, and then a soft voice came: "Is it the third sister and the fourth brother?" ”

This voice surprised Chen Rui, and he immediately understood who the person in the car was, and after not turning his head to tell someone to report, he couldn't help but show a little disgust. There are three ancestors and grandchildren of the Su family, one is an old woman like a philistine, the other is a pretentious pedantic scholar, the only girl who can still see it seems to be soft and weak, but she is very scheming when she hears Zheng's mother, if possible, he can't wait to leave his words and reject this disgusting family. However, now that the Su family has become the quasi-in-law of the Hou Mansion, after all, he is a subordinate of the Hou Mansion, and he does not dare to specialize in this matter.

Suddenly, Chen Yanze, who was behind, came over and said a few words to the mule cart opposite, and his face suddenly became as disgusting as eating a fly. With a cold face, he got off the horse in front of his car, casually threw the reins to Chu Ping on the side, and didn't use the pedals, he got into the car as soon as he held the wheel. When he got into the carriage, he saw Chen Lan looking at him with an inquiring gaze, and immediately said angrily: "This Su family is so powerful, he actually blocked us here, saying that since it happened to happen, it is better to go to Du Mansion with us What else do you say Su Yi, this student has not met the teacher yet, and their family has to do it for them...... What virtues"

As soon as the report came in, Chen Lan guessed that it was about such a thing. Guess is speculation, facts are facts, she had to calm down and ask, "Who is in the car over there?" ”

"In addition to Su Wan'er, there is also the old lady of the Su family" Chen Yan snorted unceremoniously, and then said angrily, "Sister Zheng'er didn't invite them for her birthday, how can we bring irrelevant people like them?" If I want to say that I rejected them directly, otherwise it will be troublesome to get over there."

"People don't know how long they've been waiting here, it's clear that they got the news early and deliberately blocked us, do you think you can send people away in three or two sentences? No matter where we go next, I'm afraid they will all follow with a dead face, could it be that we really only send the gifts to the gate of the Du Mansion, and then take them around the city for a day? ”

Chen Lan has heard a lot about Mrs. Su's style of the Chen family, and knows that this is not only a very thick-skinned master, but also definitely not easy to get along with, if she refuses clearly, I don't know what she will come up with, so when she saw Chen Yan being depressed by what she said, she shook her head and said: "In this way, don't pay attention to them, when you get to the Du Mansion and see that couplet, if the pair of ancestors and grandchildren still want to die and beg for nothing, they will go with them, and the Du Mansion family is not a person who has never seen such a style, and they can handle it better than us." ”

The next journey was smooth, but Chen Yan didn't bother to go out for horseback riding after this incident, muttering and sighing in the car, his face full of reluctance. Chen Lan couldn't help but laugh when he looked at him, and said coldly at the end: "I forgot before, your Du family has only been to the Du family two or three times in total, haven't you always called Miss Du Sister Du, when did you change your name to Sister Zheng'er?" ”

"Huh?" Chen Yan came back to his senses all of a sudden, and saw Chen Lan looking at him with a smile, he shrunk his neck a little embarrassed at first, but he straightened his waist and raised his head, "Sister Zheng'er used to call me Brother Chen, but after practicing in the martial arts arena behind Du Mansion, she changed her name to Brother Yan, so of course I should change my name to Sister Zheng'er, isn't this called Lishanghui?" ”

"You kid, you haven't learned the truth yet, but there are a lot of crooked reasons"

Chen Lan smiled dumbly, seeing that Chen Yan gradually forgot the annoying grandfather and grandson outside, he also deliberately talked about Du Weifang. Seeing that the little guy listened with a bitter face, he put his palms together and said that Du Ge Lao should not be at home today, and he was temporarily holding Buddha's feet and reciting words and reciting a few scriptures that he had just learned, that look was even more nervous than before the exam, she only felt angry and funny.

Finally arrived at Du Mansion, and the Du Mansion family who had already received the letter in advance came up to greet him. This time, Chen Yan directly lifted the curtain of the car and jumped down, and whispered to the butler who came up for a while, seeing that he nodded, he went to the mule cart of the Su family, he immediately beckoned, and when a few healthy servants pulled his car inside, he took the reins handed by Chen Rui and got on the horse and followed in. The car stopped at the second gate, and after he got off the horse, he went to the side of the car to help Chen Lan get out of the car, but his mother, who was waiting there, stepped forward and said the first sentence, and his head immediately drooped.

"Third Miss, Fourth Young Master, the two of you came by coincidence, and the master is taking turns to rest today."

The cabinet ministers all take turns to rest once every ten days, and if they encounter an emergency military situation, it is common for them to not take turns to rest for a month or even a month, so when Chen Lan saw Chen Yan's appearance, he didn't know that the little guy didn't expect to really bump into Du Weifang before, and he couldn't help laughing, and asked the mother who came today. Knowing that Du Zheng only invited a few relatives and friends for his tenth birthday, and Du Weifang released his words early that no idlers would be accepted today, she was suddenly a little speechless.

This old ...... of Du Ge is really a rare temperament in officialdom

At the front door of Du Mansion, although the old lady of the Su family, Chen, had already gotten out of the car on crutches, saying that Su Yi was a student of Du Ge Lao, thanks to cultivation, her elder and granddaughter came to congratulate her birthday, and there was nothing contrary to the meaning of the couplet, but the housekeeper of Du Mansion had been sternly instructed by the head of the family these days, and Chen Yan pulled his face to complain about his grievances, where could he put people in so easily. Seeing that Chen was in the car with the in-laws of the Du family, he suddenly sank his face.

"Since the old lady said that she is in-law, as long as you find the Hou Mansion, someone will naturally treat you as a serious in-law, but there are only a few young masters and young ladies in our house, but I have never heard of the family surnamed Su As for today's birthday of the eldest lady, the lord has already let go out, and no idlers will be accepted, so the old lady should please go back."

Su Wan'er listened to it next to her, and secretly hated that she couldn't persuade her grandmother yesterday, and she didn't listen to the hard persuasion in the car, but she was embarrassed to be here. So, seeing that Chen was trembling with anger, she had to persuade her spirits, but she only heard a snap at the beginning, and then there was a hot pain on her face, and she immediately covered her face and stayed there, and then her eyes turned red all of a sudden.

After scolding such a sentence of "useless things", Chen Shiqiang resisted the impulse to attack immediately, and shouted to the coachman, "What are you doing there, since everyone else is saying such things, don't go quickly"

Because he was still worried about the ancestors and grandchildren of the Su family at the door, after seeing Mrs. Wei, he learned that Du Weifang was in the study, Chen Lan did not rush over, but sent Chen Yan to meet him first, and he accompanied Mrs. Wei to talk, and vaguely revealed some of the situation of the Su family. When Mrs. Wei learned that the Su family had a piece of jade pendant and went to the Hou Mansion to ask for marriage, and now she hopes to use this relationship to pull a relationship with her family, and she can't help frowning, who has always been gentle.

Mrs. Wei knew a lot about the Zhu family, and when it was reported that the ancestors and grandsons of the Su family had finally left, she saw Chen Lan looking relieved, and couldn't help sighing: "No wonder you can't get rid of them on the road, someone as powerful as your grandmother finally recognized the marriage, not to mention your brother and sister." By the way, how is the old lady doing now? ”

Chen Lan saw that Mrs. Wei asked naturally, and knew that either she was not concerned about the government and politics, or Du Weifang never talked about major matters to his family, so he replied with a smile that his health had improved greatly, and he would definitely come to visit Yunyun another day when he was free. After sitting for a while, she gossiped with Du Zheng in red clothes, and Du Wei came to invite her over, and then she stood up.

The last time Du Weifang saw her sister and brother, it was to test Chen Yan's bow and horse martial arts, and this time Chen Lan entered Du's study for the first time, and what he saw was that Chen Yan was sweating profusely in this season when he had a deep chill, and he had just coped with the results of the interrogation and assessment, and he wanted to laugh but couldn't show it, so he could only give him a comforting look. What she didn't expect was that as soon as she bent her knees, Du Weifang waved her hand to signal that she didn't need to be polite, and then pointed to a chair to signal her to sit down.

"Children are inevitably playful, so since I see him, I will inevitably test him once, and the result is not bad. It is really rare that a rich nest like Hou Mansion can raise a young man with such intentions as him. Since you are here today, I have a question for you brothers and sisters. If someone says that your grandmother has committed a major deed, and if you two want to take yourself out, you two must move out of the Hou Mansion alone, are you two willing? ”

As soon as these words came out, not to mention that Chen Yan was shocked for a moment, even Chen Lan felt that the world was spinning, and he couldn't even sit steadily. She almost subconsciously stood up, seeing that Du Weifang's face was extremely serious, not like a joke, she couldn't help but clench her fist tightly in her sleeve, let the sharp nails leave a sharp pain on the palm of her hand, and tried her best to calm down.

"Elder Du Ge, it's not whether we are willing or not, but whether we can do it or not."