After a while, the swordsman Lao Lin returned to the backyard with a pot of wine and handed it to Zhou Xiaowu casually.

After Zhou Xiaowu took it, he couldn't wait to drink it, like a cow drinking and swallowing a whale.

When the wine jug was in the air, Zhou Xiaowu burped, then put down the wine jug in his hand, slowly stood up, saluted Meng Ran, and asked in a low voice, "I don't know what the virtuous brother commands?"

Meng Ran smiled and said with a harmless face: "If you can get Seinfeld to kneel and beg me to let you go, I will not blame you for the past, and if you can't do it, then trouble you to swim to the island in the lake." How?"

Zhou Xiaowu's cheeks twitched a few times, and he wanted to crush his mouth full of silver teeth.

Meng Ran didn't urge, just quietly looked at the slightly rippling lake.

After a long time, Zhou Xiaowu slowly spoke: "Please Brother Xian later, I will go and invite Miss Song." ”

Meng Ran said without looking back: "Miss Fei'er now lives in the first room of the west wing in the front yard, don't find the wrong place." ”

Zhou Xiaowu's footsteps paused, and then continued to walk forward.

Geng Huyuan and the swordsman Lao Lin stood there quietly like two pillars, as if they were just two spectators watching the play.

Meng Ran turned his head slightly and asked, "Lao Lin, didn't you find Zhu Tianmao?"

The swordsman replied: "The one who escaped last night was Zhu Tianmao's servant, and he thought he had left the city overnight. ”

Meng Ran raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "He is the captain of Guoyi, I'm afraid it's a little difficult to do." That's it, let's stop here, and if you meet him next time, let's fight against him. ”

Meng Ran's brows slowly stretched, and he changed his lazy tone and asked, "Then what are your plans?"

The swordsman said without thinking about it: "Lin is willing to follow his son to travel through the rivers and lakes." ”

The corners of Meng Ran's mouth curled slightly, and he said with a smile: "What is the reason?"

The swordsman said bluntly: "There is no reason. ”

Meng Ran smiled, and did not investigate why the swordsman surnamed Lin did not want to be free, but was willing to follow his group, but he knew very well in his heart that Lao Lin was not aiming at himself, but at the two masters, in fact, this is not bad, at least someone will do dirty work in the future.

Meng Ran smiled: "Since you want to follow us, I will make two requests." First, accompany me to practice knives in my spare time in the future, and second, deal with some daily trivial matters. ”

The swordsman simply agreed.

Meng Ran was quite satisfied, and continued to turn around to look at his scenery, although it was basically dark in front of him, he was willing to see it.

At this moment, two hurried footsteps came, and someone came from the front yard.

"Meng Ran!"

With a shout, Meng Ran naturally turned to look at the person who came, and before he could react, he had already received a slap on the right side of his face.

Hearing only a 'poof' sound, Geng Huyuan, who was originally standing quietly watching the play, laughed, and Meng Ran ignored his hot cheeks and glared at the gloating elder.

Geng Huyuan coughed lightly and said in a muffled voice: "That... You young people will settle the matter by yourself, and I will not get involved, you continue. ”

After Geng Huyuan finished speaking, he didn't have the slightest intention of leaving, just stood there with his arms crossed, looking like he was continuing to watch the play.

Meng Ran glared at Geng Huyuan very weakly, and then looked at the angry Seinfeld in front of him, Meng Ran, who felt that he was in a loss, did not get angry, but said angrily: "Isn't it cold that the lake is cold?

Seinfeld looked at Meng Ran with a dejected expression, her good-looking eyes were filled with tears, and she said in a sad tone: "Is it interesting to play me like this? Then why do you want to save me? It's better to let me die." ”

Meng Ran stretched out his hand and patted Seinfel's delicate cheek, and said coldly: "People say that the drama is ruthless and unrighteous, but it seems that it is true. ”

Seinfeld's lips deflated, and she cried silently, pear blossoms bring rain, as much grievance as you want, as sad as you want.

Meng Ran pursed his lips, shifted his gaze to Zhou Xiaowu beside Seinfeld, and said with a smile: "Brother Zhou, it seems that your lobbying has not worked, and you have to go into the water again." ”

Zhou Xiaowu took a deep breath and smiled very reluctantly, but he didn't make any moves.

Meng Ran narrowed his eyes slightly.

Zhou Xiaowu's body seemed to have been pricked by a needle, and he immediately walked to the lake and jumped down with a pop.

The corners of Meng Ran's mouth twitched, and he shouted at the water dog in the lake: "Little brother will hold a banquet in the mansion at noon tomorrow, waiting for Brother Zhou's arrival, I hope Brother Zhou will not miss the hour." ”

Until this time, Geng Huyuan, who was watching the play, finally lowered his arms and glanced at the swordsman Lao Lin beside him, and the two went back to the front yard together, leaving this quiet and quiet backyard to the two young people to deal with things.

Meng Ran stretched out his right hand, gently wiped away the tears on Seinfeld's face, and said softly: "Why don't you follow that person's wishes, just in time to repair the gap in your heart with him and live a good life." ”

Seinfeld knocked Meng Ran's hand away, and said in a choked tone: "That's my business, don't worry about it." ”

Meng Ran was bored, and said in a light voice: "I want to be Mrs. Ru of the Zhou Mansion, but I can't stand the slightest grievance, how can there be such a good thing for you in the world?"

Seinfeld instantly had two streams on her cheeks, and she couldn't stop crying.

Meng Ran hesitated for a moment and gently hugged the beauty into his arms.

After the warm fragrant nephrite entered his arms, Meng Ran only felt a pain in his shoulder, and saw a mouthful of silver teeth bite tightly on his shirt, vowing to bite down on the flesh.

Meng Ran was annoyed, pushed the beautiful woman in his arms out, and scolded in a low voice: "You belong to a dog?"

Seinfeld smiled miserably, and consciously walked to the lake, ready to jump into the lake again.

Meng Ran naturally wouldn't watch Seinfeld jump into the lake, hugged her back, and whispered in her ear: "The lake is so cold, can't you think about it like this? Is it that in your heart, your own life is so useless? ”

Seinfeld just shed tears.

Meng Ran gently straightened Seinfeld's body and asked softly, "What's your name?"

Seinfeld sobbed a few times and said softly, "Song Xiaofei." ”

Meng Ran asked again: "People from Muping County, Dengzhou, Henan Province?"

Song Xiaofei snorted.

Meng Ran raised his sleeves, wiped the tears on the face of the beautiful woman in front of him, and asked in a flat tone, "Then what are your plans in the future?"

Song Xiaofei looked at Meng Ran in a daze, not knowing what the titular master in front of him was going to do.

Meng Ran frowned slightly, and said in a low voice: "If you want to go home, you can leave early tomorrow morning, and if you want to go somewhere else, you can do it." ”

Song Xiaofei looked at Meng Ran with an aggrieved face, and said softly: "The concubine has no family for a long time, where can she go?"

Meng Ran sighed and asked, "Then you mean to stay here?"

Song Xiaofei bowed slightly.

Meng Ran looked straight at Song Xiaofei and said, "I'm going to leave sooner or later, aren't you afraid that Grand Prince Zhou will trouble you?"

Song Xiaofei's face was sad, and she said softly and weakly: "The concubine's body is a wisp of duckweed, what difference does it make when she is there?"

Meng Ran asked an extremely damning sentence, "Can I trust you?"

Song Xiaofei smiled, not as weak and pitiful as she was just now, and said softly: "If the son doesn't believe me, let me fend for myself." ”

Meng Ran hesitated, gently took the soft palm of the woman in front of him, and said softly: "Before I leave, I will arrange everything in the house, and then this will be your home, and you can manage it yourself." ”

Song Xiaofei bowed to Meng Ran very calmly.

Then the two went back to the first room of the west wing in the front yard hand in hand.

After a while, Meng Ran appeared at the door of the next room and knocked lightly a few times.

The door creaked open from the inside, and a human face appeared in the crack of the door, it was Li Haoran with messy hair.

He looked at Meng Ran with a strange expression and asked, "Why are you here if you don't want to spend candles in the cave room?"

Meng Ran's expression was as usual, and he said softly: "Senior, I have something to discuss with you." ”

Li Haoran took a step back and motioned for Meng Ran to enter the house.

After the two sat down, Li Haoran smiled and asked, "What are you looking for me?"

Meng Ran pondered for a while, and asked slowly, "I plan to go north before the end of the month, I don't know what my predecessors mean?"

Li Haoran frowned slightly, a picture that he hadn't thought about yet.

Meng Ran said again: "If the predecessors plan to accept that Pin Huadao as an apprentice and stay in Jiaxing, they will continue to live in the house, so that they can have a place to live, as for food and clothing, just ask Seinfeld for silver, and this home will be under her control in the future." ”

Li Haoran nodded lightly.

Meng Ran sighed silently and said in a low voice: "The seniors have a merciful heart, which is the blessing of the people of Pinhuadao, but please also ask the seniors to take care of themselves and not to work too hard." ”

Li Haoran heard the deep meaning of Meng Ran's words and bowed slightly.

After that, the three of them chatted for a while, and Meng Ran got up and left.

After returning to the room, Song Xiaofei personally served Meng Ran for trivial things such as bathing and washing feet, as if he were a concubine.

That night, Meng Ran and Song Xiaofei were in the same room, and outsiders had no way of knowing if something had happened.

......

Anjifang in the city.

Behind the screen in the lobby, there was a figure lying on each of the three small beds, it was Pinhua Daoren, Lin Chong, and Hua Rong who left the Meng Mansion in Nanhu Lane during the day, and the three of them were in a daze with the void in the dark, without any sleep.

The first to speak was Lin Chong, who looked at his brother and asked, "Ninth brother, what do you think?"

Hua Rong sighed and said softly: "I am willing to lose the bet, I decided to stay." As for the sixth brother, I will plead with Meng Gongzi, hoping that he will be able to let you leave here. ”

Lin Chong snorted and said in a muffled voice: "You don't need to intercede for me, if you want to kill me, you will kill me." ”

Hua Rong persuaded: "Why should the sixth brother be like this, my skills are not as good as others, how can I let you be implicated in this?"

Lin Chong just said in a deep voice: "If you don't leave, I won't leave." Unless you promise to come with me. ”

Hua Rong laughed sadly and said mournfully: "Even if we leave here, where can we go?

Lin Chong said without thinking: "Naturally, I went back to find the fourth brother and them." ”

Hua Rong said bitterly: "Can you really go back?"