It was drizzling outside the window, Xue Wan walked into Nanyu's bedroom, Nanyu heard footsteps, and hurriedly hid the "Analects" and other books on the table under the table, and the action was done in one go.

"Pingzhen, my mother has something to do with you today," Xue Wan said and sat on the wooden chair next to Nanyu.

"Mother, you say, I'm listening carefully," Nanyu said.

"That's right, in a few days, my aunt, that is, the granddaughter of your Aunt Guangyue's grandmother, will come to the capital and live in our house for a while.

"Cousin?" Nanyu repeated, and then asked, "What is she doing in the capital?" ”

"Alas, it's a long story, she is the daughter of her second cousin, and she is a hard-working child. The second cousin's family was killed by bandits on the way to deliver darts, and the child lost his parents all of a sudden," Xue Wan said and sighed.

"When I received my aunt's letter, she had already lived at home for a while, and it was not good to see her alone as a girl, and now that she was at the age of marriage, she wanted her to come to the capital and ask me to find a good family for her," Xue Wan said.

"I see, presumably she is already on her way to the capital now, when she comes to the house, do you need me to do something?" Nanyu asked patiently.

"You don't need to do anything extra, you're about the same age and can keep each other company. You take the time to familiarize her with the home environment, and comfort her more. ”

"Okay," Nan Yu responded casually, and after Xue Wan left, Nan Yu picked up the book she had just hidden and studied it carefully.

Five days later.

A carriage stopped at the gate of Nanfu, and a slender girl dressed in white slowly walked down with the frame of the carriage.

She used only a hairpin to loosely tie her hair, her face was a little sickly pale, and there was only one maid by her side, and there was no one else to serve her.

She coughed softly as she walked, her eyes were red, and she carried a small gray bag behind her and walked into the main hall under the greeting of the servants of the Nan family.

Xue Wan looked at her and hurriedly got up to greet her, she was the same age as Nan Yu, she had experienced such a sad thing, and seeing this scene Xue Wan's maternal nature was overflowing.

"Is it going well along the way?" Xue Wan took her hand and asked with concern.

"Back to my aunt, Zhaoyue went smoothly all the way, cough, cough," she couldn't stop coughing before she said a word, and Xue Wan motioned to the maid next to her to refill her with hot tea.

"You can rest in peace in my house and recuperate, poor child," Xue Wan gently stroked her hair lovingly, "I have a daughter here, who is about the same age as you, and she will come out to see you in a while." ”

Xue Zhaoyue nodded lightly.

Nanyu heard that her cousin had arrived in the main hall, and no matter how delicate the newly made clothes were, she pulled up the corners of her clothes and ran all the way.

Broken hair sweated against his smooth forehead, and his small nose was fluttering, and Nanyu couldn't wait to take another big breath of air.

She was wearing a moon-white satin gown, with a red pomegranate jade pendant tied around her waist, which she usually thought was convenient and trouble-free, but she didn't know how much she looked like a handsome young man to outsiders.

Xue Wan watched Nan Yu walk straight into the main hall, panting, and knew in her heart that she had forgotten the time while reading again, so she glared at her lightly, and her eyes motioned for her to quickly find a place to sit down.

Nan Yu hurriedly sat on the chair next to Xue Wan, Xue Wan introduced to Xue Zhaoyue, "This is my daughter Nan Yu, she is one year younger than you, if you encounter any difficulties in the mansion in the future, you will find her, you are cousins, you have to get along well." ”

Xue Zhaoyue raised her eyes and looked at the girl in front of her, Nan Yu pursed the corners of her mouth and smiled at her, she was stunned, as if she didn't expect the girl in front of her to be like this.

Nan Yu also looked at this cousin who had never met before, Xue Zhaoyue was dressed in filial piety, and there was no other jewelry except for the hairpin in her hair, even if she was so simple to wear, it was still difficult to hide her alluring appearance.

Willow eyebrows, peach blossom eyes, because they are too thin and their cheeks are slightly sunken, so I look pitiful.

Nan Yu was silent, the cousin in front of her always gave her a sense of déjà vu, and she racked her brains to think but still couldn't find an answer.

Xue Wan saw that Xue Zhaoyue was not physically strong, so she took the initiative to end the topic and asked Nan Yu to take her to find a bedroom that was specially cleaned for her.

The two walked side by side, followed by their respective maids, silent all the way.

Xue Zhaoyue's bedroom is in the courtyard next door to Nanyu, where the environment is quiet, there are a few red plums planted in the courtyard, and the plum blossoms bloom in the cold in the middle of winter.

There is also a small pavilion in the courtyard, the pavilion is surrounded by a trickle, and there are some rugged stones around, which has a sense of layered mountains.

"Cousin, this is your bedroom, the beds and tea sets are all new, the sun was good two days ago, and the sun was shining," Nan Yu said as she pushed open the door of the guest room.

Walking inward, the windows in the room are bright and clean, and there is a set of cyan ceramic tea sets on the wooden table, and even the bed is covered with light cyan silk beds.

Nanyu continued, "Cousin, I don't know what kind of arrangement you like, so I'll arrange it for you first according to what I like, if you don't like this color, you tell me, and then send someone to make a set of what you like." ”

Seeing that Xue Zhaoyue didn't answer, Nanyu was not angry, and understood that she had suffered a change and was depressed. Nan Yu only continued, "The books in this bookcase were also arranged by me, I don't know what kind of books you usually like to read, so I took some of the books at home and put them here." ”

"Cousin, it's normal that you came from the cold pool, and it's normal that you can't get used to eating here in the capital, even if you tell the kitchen to make some snacks that you like, be sure not to treat yourself badly in terms of diet," Nanyu paused as if he had thought of something, and quickly added, "If you are embarrassed to tell the kitchen, you can find me, and I will give instructions for you." ”

After saying so much like pouring beans, seeing that she still didn't reply, Nan Yuzhu smiled a little embarrassedly, turned around and took the door for her, ready to leave.

At this time, I heard her ask in a low voice, "Cousin, have you done so much for me, will it trouble you?" ”

Hearing her voice coming, Nan Yu quickly turned around and said with a smile, "Where, it's not troublesome, as long as you live comfortably." ”

Nanyu's smile was hearty, like the warm sun on a spring day, Xue Zhaoyue looked at her smile, her cheeks flushed slightly, but she looked a little more bloody.

Closing the door, the maid Yinzhu happily put her bags aside and said, "Miss, this house given by the Nan family is really good, Miss Nanyu really has a heart." ”

Xue Zhaoyue got up, and gently ran her palm over the laid silk sheet, noncommittal.

Her eyes met the neatly organized bookshelves, and after a pause, she hooked her lips and smiled.

Nanyu walked all the way back to the study, her face was light and light, and she kept thinking about where she had seen this cousin.

After pondering and meditating to no avail, Nan Yu walked to Xue Wan and Nan Yuanshan's courtyard, intending to ask her mother for some news about Xue Zhaoyue.

Seeing that Nanyu took the initiative to come today, Xue Wan couldn't hide her joy and said, "Our little talented girl is finally willing to come out of the study." ”

Nanyu was teased by Xue Wan, smiled embarrassedly, and then asked Zhengse: "Mother, has Cousin Zhaoyue been to Wanying before?" ”

"No, although the second cousin runs the dart bureau and has traveled all these years, I have never heard that he will bring his daughter, Zhaoyue girl has grown up in the cold pool since she was a child," Xue Wan didn't understand why her daughter asked like this, but she still answered truthfully.

Hearing this, Nan Yu frowned, if he hadn't seen it in this life, it would be the old man in his previous life.

She thought for a moment, and then asked, "Mother, do you know the route that the second uncle has often taken over the years?" ”

"What are you asking for?" Hearing Nan Yu ask this question, Xue Wan was even more puzzled.

"It's nothing, mother, if you know, tell your daughter quickly," said Nan Yu leaned forward and hugged Xue Wan's arm coquettishly.

"Okay, okay," Xue Wan eats her the most, every time Nanyu is coquettish like this since she was a child, Xue Wan will meet her requirements.

Xue Wan thought about it carefully and said, "I have only heard that the second cousin has been walking around all these years, but he has been to various places, but the most common route is to transport the tea and medicinal materials of the merchant gang from Fengzhou to Qingzhou. ”

"Qingzhou?!" Hearing this familiar place, Nan Yu's heart was shocked, and she seemed to be one step closer to the answer.

After chatting with Xue Wan for a while, Nanyu returned to the study, she carefully rubbed the map of the mountains and rivers in front of her, and the roads inside were clearly in sight.

The answer in Nanyu's heart also became clear.

If a person changes his demeanor and dresses, can he still be recognized by the deceased?

The answer is, of course. As long as the two spend time together, it will be easy to recognize each other.

Nanyu recalled all kinds of things in her previous life, peeled back the cocoon, and finally found some eyebrows.

It's just that now, as time passes, the day of Qin Tianjian's enrollment is getting closer and closer, and she doesn't have time to deal with her relationship with Xue Zhaoyue now.

Taking advantage of the moonlight, Nan Yu saw that Nan Yuanshan was still working in the study, she stood at the door and hesitated for a long time, plucked up the courage to knock on the door.

"Who?" Nan Yuanshan's voice revealed an unconcealable tiredness, looking at the figure reflected in the window paper, Nan Yuanshan asked again, "Is it Pingzhen?" Come in, it's cold outside. ”

Hearing his father call out his name, Nanyu had no choice but to push the door in.

Seeing that the desk was full of official documents and Nan Yuanshan's haggard face, Nan Yu hesitated again.

"Now that my father's official duties are so heavy, am I really okay at this time?" Nanyu asked herself in her heart.

Nan Yuanshan saw Nan Yu's entanglement, and took the initiative to ask, "Pingzhen, why are you looking for your father so late?" ”

Nanyu blurted out directly, "Dad, I don't want to get married!" ”

This sudden confession surprised Nan Yuanshan, Nan Yu knew that she had lost her words, she should have foreshadowed it, but now it's good, she said it directly, she lowered her head in annoyance.

Nan Yuanshan pressed his temples tiredly and said, "Don't make a child angry, and besides, you don't need to marry now." ”

"Daddy! I mean, I don't want to get married either! Nanyu said urgently.

"If a woman doesn't marry, what kind of system is this?" Nan Yuanshan looked down at the official documents that had not yet been processed, and then said, "You have been reading "Female Virtue" for so long, and you have read this achievement?" ”

Nanyu no longer answered, knowing that she was wrong, for so long, she didn't care at all about the two books he had arranged.

Nan Yuanshan shook his head helplessly, and began to correct the official documents again, seeing that Nan Yu was still standing in front of him and not leaving, he continued, "Dad has to deal with official business now, you go out first, and Dad will talk to you about this matter later." ”

"Yes, my daughter obeys," Nan Yu returned.

Watching Nan Yu walk out of the study, Nan Yuanshan sighed in his heart and thought, "If you don't get married, you just want to be a female official, but female official, is she competent?" ”

The sea has been up and down for decades, and Nanyuan Mountain has seen too many involuntary and intrigues, and if you are not careful, you will never recover.

He really didn't want his daughter to get involved.