The night was dark, light snow was falling, and the west courtyard was brightly lit.

Rong Xiu carried a lantern to light the way, and followed Ye Lingwu towards the west courtyard.

"Girl, what are we going to the West Courtyard so late, are you going to the ancestral hall?" Rong Xiu couldn't help but ask.

Ye Lingwu groaned: "Don't go to the ancestral hall, go to the fourth girl." ”

Rong Xiu was surprised: "Looking for four girls? ”

Ye Lingwu said: "What the Hou Ye said tonight is not unreasonable, the old lady listened to it, but the old lady loves face so much, she definitely can't pull this face to talk to the Pei family, and the second aunt can only be said by the fourth girl." ”

Rong Xiu said: "But will the four girls be willing?" "Who in the Hou Mansion doesn't know that the third girl used to love to go against the fourth girl.

Ye Lingwu smiled helplessly: "Do you want us to go on this trip, even if it is not for the third girl, the second uncle and aunt used to take good care of me, this matter has been stalemate is not a solution, someone has to stand up first." ”

Rong Xiu was stunned, a little surprised in her heart, and before she knew it, Ye Lingwu was becoming more and more like a master.

She said with a smile: "The girl is right. ”

West Courtyard, Mountain Moon Pavilion.

Shen Yue'er was about to sleep, but when she heard that the "rare guest" was coming, she immediately called the female envoy beside her to make a pot of tea, and walked out of the back room wearing a thin silk velvet jacket.

"Why is Sister Lingwu here?" Shen Yue'er was a little tired between her eyebrows, thinking that she had been tossed enough by rumors in the past few days.

Ye Lingwu didn't answer, and asked rhetorically: "The fourth girl looks a little haggard, but she doesn't sleep well?" ”

"These days, the whole house is in a hurry because of rumors, and my mother is even sick in bed, how can I, as a daughter, sleep comfortably."

After the words fell, the envoy came in with two hot teas, put the hot tea on the table between the two, and then retreated.

Shen Yue'er picked up a bowl of hot tea and said, "The night is cold and windy, it's rare that Sister Lingwu can come to the West Courtyard to find me, drink hot tea to drive away the cold." ”

"Miss Xie."

Ye Lingwu drank a sip of hot tea, and his body suddenly warmed up a lot. Since returning to the capital, it is cold even if I wear velvet to go out at night.

Shen Yue'er looked at Ye Lingwu fixedly for a while, and chuckled: "Sister Lingwu hasn't said anything about coming to me so late." ”

Ye Lingwu put down the tea bowl and said with a straight expression: "Tonight, the old lady has sent the Hou Ye to Jinghe Hall." ”

"And then?" Shen Yue'er teased, "Grandmother knows about you and your eldest brother, and is ready to discuss your marriage?" ”

"......" Ye Lingwu said.

Shen Yue'er covered her mouth and chuckled, and immediately said, "Just kidding." Grandmother is looking for the eldest brother for the sake of the third sister, right? ”

"Exactly."

"What did they say?" Shen Yue'er looked calm.

"Master Hou said that if the Pei family visits again tomorrow, he will invite people in and let the two elders talk." Ye Lingwu is concise and to the point.

Shen Yue'er frowned and said, "Can grandmother agree?" ”

"Of course I don't agree."

"Since you don't agree, why did Sister Lingwu still come to tell me about it? You don't want me to persuade my aunt and parents, do you? ”

Ye Lingwu said: "This matter should be resolved as soon as possible, and the two families should sit down and talk." If it is an ordinary businessman, he can send it casually, but the Pei family has a big business in the capital, and now it is a stalker, and if he really wants to make trouble with His Majesty, I am afraid that he will also be questioned. What's more, the third girl is still stubborn at the moment, it has been five days and the rice has not entered, and if I don't compromise, I will starve to death in the ancestral hall when I see the third girl. ”

Shen Yue'er put down the teacup, slowly wiped the corners of her mouth, and said: "Sister Lingwu said simply, the Pei family's style is not right, and it is known all over the capital, if you really want the two families to sit down and talk, maybe some unfounded rumors will come out, and then the reputation of the Ningbei Hou Mansion will really not be wanted." ”

Ye Lingwu's heart tightened, and he thought to himself: "It's not that I haven't thought about what the fourth girl said, but there is no other way at the moment." ”

Shen Yue'er pursed her lips and sighed: "The eleventh lang of the Pei family comes to the door every day, in addition to the purpose of visiting, it is also to see the third sister." If you put aside his family background, he is an affectionate person. ”

Ye Ling was silent.

How does this Pei Huai look like an affectionate person? The most successful businessmen often have to use persecution to test the bottom line of the other party, grasp the bottom line, and retreat as advance, and advance as retreat.

And the bottom line of the Ningbei Hou Mansion is reputation.

Holding this point, what Pei Huai is doing is not under control?

Visiting every day seems to be sincere, but in fact, it pushes Shen Paner into dire straits.

Ye Lingwu thought that the Pei family was a puddle of fire and a pit, but now she realized that the real pit was actually Pei Huai!

"Sister Lingwu, it's not too early, you better go back quickly, you still have to give up what you said to me, my mother and aunt will not let the Pei family enter the Hou Mansion." Shen Yue'er began to give the eviction order.

Ye Lingwu's eyebrows frowned, and he organized his thoughts slightly: "Fourth girl, I am telling you this seriously, you and the third girl grew up together, you should understand what kind of person she is, she is willing to kneel in the ancestral hall for the Pei family eleven Lang, go on a hunger strike, and she must have thought about it a long time ago and will not stop if this matter fails." ”

Shen Yue'er said calmly: "I know the temper of the third sister, but I know the methods of the eldest aunt and the old lady even more. As a sister, I have already said what I should say, and I have asked for what I should beg, the third sister is not thinking about the Hou Mansion of Ningbei now, and she insists on going her own way, why should I help her? ”

Ye Lingwu lowered his head. These words were actually what she was thinking from the bottom of her heart.

"The housewife and the old lady naturally have the means to deal with the Pei family, but what about after dealing with the Pei family? The third girl really doesn't care about it, even if the housewife and the old lady can ignore the three girls, how can the Pei family eleven lang give up. ”

"What is the Pei family, just a businessman."

After Shen Yue'er finished saying cruel words, she immediately lowered her face, and only spoke up after a while: "...... Sister Lingwu hurry up and go back to rest, I will tell my mother and aunt about this tomorrow. ”

Ye Lingwu stood up silently, blessed his body and left.

A few stars faintly emerged in the dark night, very light and light, the light snow covered the eaves, and a bird cry could not be heard in the small forest of the inner house, and it was quiet and comfortable.

Ye Lingwu took a breath of mist, gathered the big haze on his body, and when he looked up again, he saw a tall black shadow standing against a wooden pillar on the dim corridor of the east courtyard.

She approached slowly, but saw Shen Zhan leaning against the wooden pillar with his eyes closed.

Asleep?

Ye Lingwu frowned, and was about to pull Rongxiu to leave quietly, but as soon as he turned around, he heard a gentle and low voice behind him-"It seems that Qingqing feels that it is superfluous for me to wait for you here." ”

Ye Lingwu stiffened, turned around, and saw Shen Zhan staring at her, his eyes were cold, and his eyes were deep.