On the tenth day of the first month of March, the Cold Food Festival began, and the next three days were not allowed to make a fire to cook.

Father Su came back from the Ministry of Rites and sat down with his wife Chai for breakfast.

Because there is no fire, the food on the table is dry and cold and has no heat, and only a plate of fragrant sauce pancakes contributed by Su Juan is popular.

The couple took a pancake and nibbled slowly, chatting about trivial matters.

"Ling'er has already decided that people will only wait for the ceremony to be held in June, Ying'er's ......" Chai Shi bit the cake fiercely: "Forget it, don't talk about her." ”

"At the moment, I'm only worried about Wan'er, she is simple-minded and has no personal skills, but fortunately, I see that she has learned well in the past few days. But when you marry your in-laws, you can't just look at the accounts, I'm really sad. ”

Father Su said: "Prepare more dowry, with a dowry, her mother-in-law will not dare to bully her." ”

"It's useless to rely on the dowry alone," Chai said, "There are still few cases of the dowry being swallowed up by the in-laws?" ”

"Madam," Father Su smiled: "Don't underestimate Juan'er, she is simple-minded but not confused." ”

Of course, the Chai family knows that Su Juan is smart, and she knows from the fact that she has been careless and careless all these years but has not caused any trouble, but it is inevitable that she will be worried about being a mother.

"How's the Wang family's family affairs?" Daddy Su asked.

Chai said: "It seems that the Wang family is suitable, our family is quite high, and it is not Gao Pan to marry Wan'er, if she marries a high family, she may be angry." The Wang family is pure, I have seen the second son of Wang, it is a good one, although only the show is famous, but he can be filial and willing to be motivated. ”

Daddy Su nodded.

The couple talked, and not long after, the maidservant said that the third and fourth girls had come to say goodbye.

Su Juan met her third sister Su Ling at the gate of the courtyard.

Su Ling is a talented woman, with a wonderful brush, and is famous in the calligraphy and painting world with the nickname "Miao Yun".

The three daughters of the Su family have different talents, appearances and temperaments. The eldest sister Su Xian is calm and dignified, the second sister is cold and heroic, and the third sister is gentle and quiet. Judging from Su Juan's aesthetics, the color of the daughter of the Su family is the best for the third sister Su Ling.

Su Ling perfectly inherited the characteristics of the Jiangnan women of the Chai family, soft and beautiful, and a small jasper.

However, the beauty is beautiful, but it is a little cold. Always pressing the long eyelashes, his eyes are faint, and he seems to be kind and good to everyone, but no one cares.

Su Juan approached and asked with a smile: "Third sister, why do you have to go out today?" ”

"Something to find my mother."

"Oh." Su Juan walked side by side with her and asked quietly, "Did you taste the roast suckling pig I sent?" Does it taste good? If it's cold and simmered, it's delicious. ”

Su Ling tilted his head: "The little sister of the Fire Prohibition on the Cold Food Festival doesn't know?" ”

Su Juan was straightforward: "What is forbidden is the stove fire, what is the matter with my candle flame?" ”

“......”

Su Juan smiled: "I have two pots, thin and small, it is most suitable to simmer porridge and vegetables on the candle flame, and send one to the third sister when I go back." ”

Su Ling is not very keen on eating, but he nods dispensably.

The two sisters entered the house and greeted Chai and Su's father together.

"Have you eaten it? If you don't eat, sit down together. Chai said.

Su Juan saw the cold rice and cold dishes on the table, and hurriedly waved her hand: "Thank you mother, my daughter has already eaten." ”

Su Ling also thanked Bumin: "My daughter has also used it." ”

The two sat down, habitually picked up the tea cup on the side and wanted to drink, found that the porcelain cup was cold, and put it down tacitly.

Chai Shi didn't realize it, and said directly: "You came just in time, I discussed your family affairs with your father......"

"Ling'er's family affairs have been set a long time ago, and it is not long before the marriage date, so I can embroider the dowry at home for a long time and don't go out again."

Su Ling opened his mouth to speak, but quickly swallowed it again, lowering his eyes and making a "hmm" sound.

Su Juan glanced at her, and heard her say that she had something to do with her mother, but now she didn't mention it, thinking that it was related to going out.

"And you, Juan'er's family ......"

Referring to herself, Su Juan sat up straight obediently.

Chai said: "The Wang family secretly sent someone to send eight characters, I will take it and calculate it when I go back, if you have eight characters together, then arrange a day to see each other." Do you have any comments? ”

"The daughter listens to her mother's arrangement."

Chai Shi was satisfied, took a sip of cold tea from the tea cup, and frowned: "This cold food festival is strange and annoying, it doesn't make people make fires, and it's even troublesome to bathe and cleanse your body." ”

Su Juan smiled on his face, and his heart was thinking quickly.

That day, I wanted to test Lu Anxun as a gift, but I saw that Lu Anxun didn't mean that to her at all. Otherwise, he personally went to Wang Gongzi to confess, and said that he had no intention of treating him?

I'm afraid it's the only way, I hope Wang Gongzi is a good negotiator.

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The Lin family across the wall, Lu Anxun is also setting up a small pot to simmer roast pork on the candle flame.

Last time, Su Juan sent the sauce, suckling pork heated and dipped in sauce, and then served with pancakes, which is fragrant.

Lu Anxun was about to finish eating, and his subordinates reported that Du Gongzi was here.

Du Gongzi is Du Wenqing, and the two plan to visit Master Ji of the Privy Council together today.

Now that the spring season is over, although the list has not yet been released, all the lifters are busy apprenticeship to facilitate future entry. Lu Anxun didn't want to do this, but Du Wenqing persuaded him: "Everyone is like this, if you don't do this, others will think that you are arrogant, won't you regret having no way to enter the office in the future?" ”

Heroes don't suffer immediate losses, and in major matters, Lu Anxun is still unambiguous, so he also "follows the customs".

He finished breakfast and was about to go out when he suddenly saw a sachet on the table.

After thinking about it, he instructed his subordinates: "Let him wait for a while, and I will change my clothes and pass." ”

Lu Anxun entered the inner room, picked out a brand-new robe from the cabinet and changed it on, hung the sachet on his waist, and went out.

The royal blue embroidery is straight, the jade crown is black, and there is a conspicuous concubine-colored sachet hanging from the waist. was dressed very gorgeously, and almost blinded Du Wenqing's eyes.

"Brother Lu," he looked at Lu Anxun from top to bottom, and his eyes finally fell on the sachet: "You are ......"

"Which girl gave you the sachet?" He squeezed his eyebrows ambiguously: "Brother Lu's peach blossoms are not shallow." ”

"What do you say, this is a gift from Su Juan."

"Miss Susi?"

"Why are you always so surprised?" Lu Anxun was puzzled, every time he mentioned what Su Juan had done, Du Wenqing always looked incredulous.

"Why can't you be surprised?" Du Wenqing said: "Miss Su Si is also partial, and she is clearly friends with me, but she only makes fragrant sauce cakes for you, and only gives you sachets, why?" ”

Why?

Lu Anxun didn't know either, but because of Du Wenqing's words, he felt a little weird.

Looking at the sachet on his waist, he felt awkward.

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The next day, Su Juan found a reason to buy books and went out again.

This time, she changed into men's clothes. The carriage traveled for nearly half an hour to reach the south of the city, and there is a famous Juxian Tower in the tile, which is the most poetic place in the city of Tokyo.

Here you can drink and eat, listen to music and dance, and call friends to compose poems and have fun. If you are tired of playing, there is a wing room in the backyard for guests to rest, and the wing room is exquisite and luxurious, and it is a favorite place for the wealthy in Tokyo.

Su Juan entered the door, ran up to meet him and asked, "Is this son eating or listening to music?" ”

"I made an appointment." Su Juan asked: "Wang Shaoyuan and Wang Gongzi are here?" ”

"Oh, looking for the prince. I was there, but Wang Gongzi just ate some wine and rested after going. ”

"Drunk?"

"It doesn't look like you're drunk, maybe it's just a nap."

"Oh...... Which room is it? I went to him myself, and I had important matters to discuss. ”

As soon as I heard her say that she had something important, she hurriedly pointed out the way: "Childe walked this way, crossed the Jiuqu Bridge to the east, and the wing of an osmanthus tree at the south gate was." ”

"Okay, thank you." Su Juan followed the direction.

After the Jiuqu Bridge to the east, the east side is an elegant courtyard, with three wings in the courtyard, and Su Juan looked straight at the two rooms in the south.

There is an osmanthus tree planted at the entrance of one of the rooms, and it should be here.

Su Juan thought to herself.

Standing at the door, she hesitated.

She and Wang Gongzi have never seen each other, and at this time, a woman disguised as a man came here, and she didn't know if it would work.

But it's all coming, and you can't back down.

Su Wan's heart was crossed, she straightened her clothes, and stepped forward to knock on the door.

"Dare to ask if it's Wang Gongzi?" She kept her voice as low as possible to sound manly, while maintaining a friendly warmth in her tone.

After waiting for a while, no one answered.

Su Juan is strange, isn't it a break?

She knocked on the door again: "Prince Wang? I'm ......."

The next moment, the door opened from the inside, and a familiar figure stood.

"Lu Anxun? How are you? Su Wan was surprised.

Lu Anxun looked at her with a heavy face, her eyes were not eyes, her nose was not her nose, it was like collecting debts.

Su Juan can't say what kind of heart is weak, but he is very weak.

Without waiting for him to ask, she sneered: "I came here to look for someone, but I didn't expect to go to the wrong door." Didn't bother you, did you? Sorry, sorry! Rest quickly, I'll go.... Hey—"

Before he finished speaking, he was dragged into the house by Lu Anxun.

The moment the door closed, Su Wan's heart was extremely empty.

"Do what?" She is strong on the outside and the inside.

Do what? She was embarrassed to ask!

Lu Anxun was a little angry, but he couldn't say why. Glancing at the sachet she gave him on his waist, he was even more angry.

Secretly ripped off the sachet and hid it in his sleeve.

"What are you doing here?" He asked.

Su Juan was originally weak-hearted, and was questioned by him so fiercely, as if she had done something very wrong.

She was unhappy, and immediately straightened up: "I told you to look for someone." ”

"Looking for whom? Looking for King Shao Yuan? ”

"How do you know?"

Lu Anxun sneered, and looked at her angrily: "I told you that he had broken sleeves, why haven't you given up?" Came here to look for someone? ”

"Lu Anxun, who are you yin and yang?"

"Am I yin and yang? I'm just ......" Lu Anxun stopped: "Forget it, I don't want to quarrel with you here, and besides, what does it have to do with me if you like to break your sleeves?" But I'll tell you bad news, Wang Shaoyuan is not here. ”

"Not there? The one who ran the hall at the right time still said that he was there. ”

"You have a private meeting with Wang Shaoyuan, but Wang Shaoyuan has another appointment, and he has already left, and the next room is empty."

"How do you know?"

Lu Anxun poked his eyes with two fingers: "I saw it with my eyes, he sneakily climbed over the wall, I don't know yet?" ”

"Don't have a private meeting, I seem to be ......"

"Seems like what?"

Su Juan swallowed his throat and wanted to say, "I'm actually here to confess to Wang Gongzi, do you believe it or not?" But seeing Lu Anxun's slanted eyes and mocking look, she shut up.

Forget it, he may not believe it when he says it.

"Why don't you speak?"

Thinking of the fact that he disliked sending sachets that day, Su Juan became angry: "Why do I want to tell you, what does my business have to do with you?" ”

"Gone!" Since Wang Shaoyuan is not here, she is too lazy to stay here.

However, when he reached the door, he heard a knock on the door.

Immediately, a delicate female voice sounded: "Master Lu? Is Lu Gongzi in it? ”

Su Juan: ?

Lu Anxun: ?

Su Juan immediately turned his head to look at Lu Anxun: Wow! Keep accusing me of having a private meeting here, but you have a private meeting with a woman here.

Lu Anxun was at a loss: Don't talk nonsense! I didn't!

Su Wan looked incredulous and looked disdainful.

Lu Anxun: ......

The man outside continued to knock on the door: "Master Lu, I am the daughter of Lord Ji, I don't know if Master Lu is convenient, I have something to ......."

At this time, Su Juan pinched his nose and said, "Brother Lu, since it is Lord Ji's daughter looking for you, why don't you open the door quickly?" ”

When the words fell, the people outside lost their voices. Apparently he didn't expect anyone else in the house, so he immediately ran away in shame.

It was quiet outside the door, and the house became quiet.

This will be Su Juan's turn to look at Lu Anxun with eyes not eyes and nose instead of nose, no matter how annoying he looks.

Lu Anxun was also weak-hearted: "I don't recognize her at all." ”

"I don't know, people will come here to look for you?"

"You heard it too, she came to me and said something was wrong."

"Oh, do you think I'm delaying you here?"

"Su Xuan!" Lu Anxun glared at her.

"Lu Anxun!" Su Juan also glared back.

Lu Anxun was very angry, and he quarreled with Su Juan in a good manner.

After a pause, he explained: "I have been to the Ji Mansion for a banquet, but I really don't recognize this Miss Ji. ”

Su Juan turned his back: "What are you doing when you explain to me?" What does it have to do with me. ”

“......”

Lu Anxun's heart was blocked and he stopped talking.