The wall of Shangshu Mansion is very high, the courtyard is naturally very large, there are families at the door, and there are mountains and rivers and flowers in the courtyard.

Mrs. Shi was standing peacefully in the pavilion feeding the fish, and there was a pool of lake water under the pavilion, with green lotus leaves and red and pink flowers. Under the upright lotus stalk, there are schools of golden red fish passing through, the length of the golden red fish is like a flame, and there are also ink-colored fish mixed in it.

"This flower is growing well. Mrs. Shi said leisurely.

There was a gardener waiting here, and when he heard it, he said humbly: "Madame has won the award, after all, the capital is not the boundary of the south of the Yangtze River, and it is more beautiful to say that the lotus leaves are still growing in the West Lake." ”

"Well, if one side of the soil raises one person, the orange trees from the south will become bitter in the north, not to mention this rootless ping. After a pause, she said softly: "People are like this, no matter what kind of young master you are at home, you are just an ordinary person when you go to another country." ”

The gardener was a little dazed and did not understand what the lady meant, but he always knew that there were things that he did not need to know and did not need to understand, so he just laughed.

Mrs. Shi sprinkled the last bit of fish food and clapped her hands, and at this moment, a subordinate hurriedly ran along the blue and white path.

"Ma'am, there's a guest coming outside the door!"

Mrs. Shi frowned and said, "Who? Isn't it okay to report this matter directly to the housekeeper?"

"The big housekeeper went out to purchase this morning and was not in the house, and the guests outside the door said that they wanted to see the old lady, so they ......"

"Okay, who is that person?" Mrs. Shi was a little impatient.

"It's two sons, claiming to be from Taihu Lake, asking for specific names but not saying. ”

"From Taihu Lake, wait, are the two sons?" Mrs. Shi was surprised and surprised at first, but immediately had some doubts.

"Yes, both. The subordinate was a little innocent, thinking that no matter how stupid he was, he would not count the wrong number of people.

Mrs. Shi was a little confused, she knew that the "prospective son-in-law" from Taihu Lake should arrive in Beijing in the next two days, but she didn't expect that it was the two who came to the door anyway, but this matter was not very important, so she thought a little and ordered: "Welcome the two sons to the main hall, and wait for them well." ”

After the order, she immediately returned to the bedroom, changed into a gorgeous dress with a more housewife's temperament, and dressed up slightly, and then Shi Shiran was led by her grandmother to the main hall.

As soon as she entered the main hall, she said with a smile on her face: "I didn't know that the disciples of Taihu Lake were here today, please forgive me for the inconsiderate hospitality." ”

These words are a little polite, and even more vaguely respectful, not like a mother-in-law seeing her son-in-law.

Yuan Lai looked at the woman who arrived curiously, and couldn't help but be even more curious about the weight of the Lu Zhangcha Master who was sitting quietly beside him.

Mrs. Shi was also looking at the two people in the hall, whether it was Yuan Lai or Lu Zhangcha, they were not short of money, so they couldn't even tell from the clothes, the older Lu Zhangcha was very elegant and graceful, like a gentleman's warm jade, and the younger Yuan Lai, although there were less elegant cultivators, but there was some calm bearing that was not commensurate with his age, especially those eyes, Mrs. Shi suddenly felt that the young man's eyes were very meaningful, but she couldn't figure out what the emotion was.

When her gaze fell on the top of the two of them, it was finally clear that Lu Zhangcha's head was a cultivator's Dao bun, but Yuan Lai was not, which was still very recognizable.

It's just that Mrs. Shi is a little uneasy that the face with a bun that is more like her son-in-law doesn't seem to be good, while the young man who doesn't know his identity is smiling.

"You are Mrs. Shangshu?" was Yuan Lai, the first to speak.

"Yes. The master is not in the mansion, so I will receive the two, but I don't know which one is the disciple of Taihu?" Mrs. Shi first sat down on the main seat and then asked with a smile.

It was a very common question, but no one answered.

There was some silence in the hall for a while.

Yuan Lai shouldn't have spoken, but Lu Zhangcha didn't want to speak.

Mrs. Shi was even more uneasy in her heart, and always felt that the scene of this meeting was not quite the same as she thought.

Yuan looked at this scene, and he couldn't say any emotion in his heart, but he felt that this was not good, so he pointed to the Lu palm tea that was sitting like a tree, and said, "He is." ”

"As for me...... Hehe, ma'am, you must have heard of it, but you have never met it. ”

"Oh, I don't know, ...... you"

Yuan Lai said a little embarrassedly: "My family's surname is Yuan." ”

"Huh?"

"My father's name is Yuan Shoucheng, he is a businessman, I came to the house this time to do the same thing with Lu Gongzi, you should understand, right?"

Mrs. Shi's smile immediately froze.

Just like the first cold air of winter froze the water of the stream and river, not only solidified and stiffened, but also a sudden burst of cold, Mrs. Shi's heart trembled, as if blown by the wind.

The atmosphere in the room finally changed from unusual silence to silence.

Seeing that woman's face changed color like June weather, Yuan Lai suddenly chuckled and said, "Madam, your face is not very good, isn't it uncomfortable?"

This sentence is very smooth, there is no excessive emotion, and even if you listen carefully, there seems to be a trace of concern. But to hear it was a clear mockery to Mrs. Shi's ears.

"You! It's you! You're not ......," Mrs. Shi exclaimed suddenly, and her grace and demeanor were ruined!

"How was it?" Yuan Lai smiled lightly and said comfortingly: "This matter is really a bit of a coincidence, maybe it is the favor of God, in short, madam, don't be angry with me now, it is not you who should really be angry, but Lu Gongzi, right?"

"I think you should give me an explanation. Lu Zhangcha, who had been silent since entering the door, suddenly said.

"If my weight is too light, then I must give an explanation to Taihu Lake and my teacher, and if it is not enough, I must always give an explanation to Your Majesty. My teacher didn't tell me that my fiancée already had a husband. ”

Lu Zhangcha's voice was very light, like clear tea, like white clouds, but the weight was extremely heavy, and the weight of his words did not come from him but from the teacher behind him who was extremely powerful in the cultivation world, as well as the entire Taihu Lake or Zhenze Sect.

For Mrs. Shi, this weight must be added to Your Majesty's dislike, they deceived the fact that Shi Qingzhuo had a marriage contract, this is already a crime of deceiving the king, even if Shi Gongdan is deeply appreciated by His Majesty, plus the face of the old lady, it can't erase His Majesty's displeasure.

So Mrs. Shi was very nervous and a little afraid.

After her complexion changed a few times, she suddenly pointed at Yuan Lai and said, "I know that people like you will never give up!"

"Dead heart?" Yuan Lai laughed angrily and said, "I never said that you wouldn't marry your daughter." I came to the capital this time mainly to take the Beizong exam, not to climb relatives!"

Mrs. Shi sneered and said, "Isn't it for Qing Zhuo to take the Northern Sect exam? Qing Zhuo is cultivating in the Northern Sect! You are not taking the Northern Sect to get close to her!"

"What?" Yuan Lai was stunned for a moment, and then laughed.

Shaking his head, he suddenly turned his head to Lu Zhangcha and said, "You know my thoughts, Shi Qingzhuo, this girl, you should marry her." ”

"No, you can't be deceived by your friend's wife, you and I are friends, right? besides, you know my thoughts...... It's still yours. Lu Zhangcha sighed and refused.

"What you said was wrong, it should be your friend's wife who is not welcome, I'm still young, so it's better for you. ”

"The road of cultivation is long, and the red world is inevitably involved, but it still belongs to you. ”

"I also want to practice, you can't harm me, it's yours!"

"It's yours!"

......

Mrs. Shi's face was as dark as a cloud for a while, and then as pale as paper for a while.