Shangguan Yunrui returned to Wulin Yuan alone.

In the Wulin Garden, by the lotus pond, Shangguan Yunrui quietly watched the people inside all running around with their heads down, and no one paid attention to his storage, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

As the owner of Wulin Yuan, it seems that his sense of existence is not very high.

was secretly melancholy, and a sweeping boy passing by suddenly found Shangguan Yunrui standing by the pool, and said in surprise, "Alliance leader, are you the alliance leader?"

Shangguan Yunrui smiled and nodded.

The little guy threw down the broom in his hand and ran inside in a panic, shouting as he ran, "The alliance leader is back, the alliance leader is back!"

Shangguan Yunrui looked at his back, shook his head, and walked towards the council hall with a smile.

It was night, the lights in the martial arts garden were bright, the four protectors gathered in the conference hall, and Shangguan Yunrui was sitting in the middle seat, his brows locked.

Lu Chong curled his sleeves and said loudly, "Alliance leader, what kind of sacredness is this boy in white, who dares to attack you! I have to break his bones!"

Lu Lingyue said with a smile, "Third brother, since the alliance leader has come back safely, he must have already taught him a lesson, you don't need to be so angry anymore." ”

Cheng Feng answered, "Alliance leader, is this man in white an enemy or a friend?"

Shangguan Yunrui looked around at everyone and found that Mei Songzhu was missing, and asked in a low voice, "Where did Second Brother Mei go?" Why don't you see anyone?"

Lu Lingyue said, "Second Brother Mei and I have been looking for the whereabouts of the alliance leader recently, and now that we know that you are back, we will go back to our own bamboo forest to rest." ”

Shangguan Yunrui sighed and didn't continue to ask.

Seeing that Shangguan Yunrui was preoccupied, Lu Lingyue couldn't help but ask, "Alliance Leader, do we really need to investigate the identity of this man in white?"

Shangguan Yunrui nodded and said, "I already know the identity of the man in white, this person is a friend rather than an enemy, we don't need to pay too much attention to him, what we need to do now is to prepare well for this martial arts conference." Then, he motioned for everyone to stand back, "Everyone has worked hard, go back and rest first, and we will talk about something tomorrow." “

Everyone saw that Shangguan Yunrui was full of worries, and it was inconvenient to disturb them, so they dispersed one after another.

Since saying goodbye to Chen Jian, Shangguan Yunrui's heart has been in a panic.

The Xuanbing Cold Bead in Jian Chen's body made him very annoyed, and the spies that might exist in the Wulin Garden also gave him a headache.

Suddenly, he remembered the woman named Jizhu in the bamboo house.

Who the hell is she?

The bamboo forest behind the Wulin Garden is quiet in the middle of the night, with only a few occasional insects and birds chirping, which makes the bamboo forest in the middle of the night seem more profound. Next to the babbling stream, a wooden hut was built, which blended in with the surroundings, making it seem extremely lonely and quiet.

Shangguan Yunrui came to the front of the wooden house and knocked on the door gently, "Second Brother Mei, have you slept?"

There was silence in the room, and Shangguan Yunrui was about to leave, when the wooden door opened.

"Alliance leader, I came late at night, I don't know what happened?"

Shangguan Yunrui came to the door and said, "Second Brother Mei mind if I go in and sit for a while?"

Mei Songzhu hurriedly said, "Alliance leader, please come in, it's a faux pas for the second brother." “

Shangguan Yunrui smiled, "Do you and I still care about these vulgar etiquette?"

When the two came to the house, Mei Songzhu lit a small lamp and sat down with Shangguan Yunrui.

"Second brother, I won't go around in circles, I came late at night, but I have one thing to ask the second brother. Shangguan Yunrui said.

"Alliance leader, just ask. Mei Songzhu got up and went to pour tea for Shangguan Yunrui.

"Yun Rui made a time, and wanted to ask the second brother about his sister-in-law. “

Mei Songzhu stopped, "Why did the alliance leader ask this?"

"For so many years, I only knew that the second brother had a wife, but in the end, there was no fate, but what happened between you? Why did the second brother mention that his sister-in-law is so lonely, but I haven't studied it deeply, so-"

Mei Songzhu didn't speak, just looked at Shangguan Yunrui lonely.

"I'm sorry, it's Yunrui who is too abrupt. Second brother, you rest early, Yunrui said goodbye. Shangguan Yunrui saw Mei Songzhu's expression and hurriedly got up to leave.

Seeing this, Mei Songzhu stopped Shangguan Yunrui and said, "Alliance leader, please don't misunderstand, it's just that the matter between me and Ji Zhu really doesn't know where to start." “

"Zhu?" Shangguan Yunrui exclaimed, "You mean your sister-in-law's name is Zhu?"

Mei Songzhu nodded and said, "I mentioned this to the alliance leader a long time ago, and we also got together because of this bamboo character. “

Really.

Could it be that Ji Zhu is the wife of Second Brother Mei?

Shangguan Yunrui was still pondering, and Mei Songzhu had already started his story.

"That was four years ago, at that time, I was still the eldest young master of the Mei family, my father and mother started from a small business, saving money by cent, and finally had their own savings, became the boss, and the family road also improved. Because I have been busy making money, my father and mother have never given birth, and when I was middle-aged, I finally had me, so they doted on me. But my father is a reasonable person, he is not only doting on me, as long as the things I like do not violate morality, he will support them, so after knowing that I like to practice martial arts, he sent me to the mountains to learn martial arts, and has never been like other big families, kept at home all day long, doing nothing. ”

"After all, learning martial arts is a hard thing, and you may be hurt at any time, and your parents finally have a son like you and let you learn martial arts so generously, which is indeed commendable. Shangguan Yunrui interjected.

Mei Songzhu has always revered his parents, so he nodded slightly at Shangguan Yunrui's evaluation, he paused, and continued to tell.

"I thought our lives would go on like this, no one knew it, because I inevitably met her, and my home was destroyed overnight. ”

seemed to think of the sad past, Mei Songzhu's mood suddenly fell, and his speech slowed down significantly.

"It was a crisp autumn day, I returned from learning in the school, on the way down the mountain, passing by a bamboo forest, towering green bamboo towering into the clouds, lush, let me can't help but feel a lot of emotion in my heart, I have liked bamboo since I was a child, my father and mother also brought a bamboo word in my name, maybe this is the fate between me and bamboo, and it is because of this pause that I met the one in my life. ”

"You mean you ran into your sister-in-law, Jizhu?"

Mei Songzhu nodded, "At that time, I was immersed in the quiet and deep of the bamboo forest, and suddenly found that there was a woman standing in the middle of the bamboo forest, she was dressed in white, wrapped in light gauze, and had a plain face, giving people a fresh and refined feeling, she stood there, hugged the bamboo, closed her eyes, and was facing the sky on her back, as if thinking about something, the white clothes fluttered, dancing in a pool of greenery, painted a beautiful painting, and it became an unforgettable picture for my life. ”

looked at Mei Songzhu and closed his eyes, as if he was trapped in the memories of the past. Shangguan Yunrui didn't speak, just quietly waited for Mei Songzhu to continue his story.

As I was seeing, the woman seemed to notice something, and suddenly turned around, and saw that I was staring at him, frowning slightly, and came towards me. ”――

"What are you looking at?" said Mei Songzhu, who was in a trance.

Mei Songzhu was excited, sobered up, and hurriedly said, "No-no-no-, I just saw the girl-"

"Look at me for what?"

Mei Songzhu was waiting to find a reason to prevaricate, and then thought about it, the gentleman is frank, what can't be said.

So he raised his head and met the eyes of the bamboo.

"The girl stood there, looking up to the sky and closing her eyes, the scene was very beautiful, so I was a little stunned, and I hope the girl will forgive me for the rudeness. “

Ji Zhu was stunned for a moment, and then changed his smiling face, "You really dare to say it! Aren't you afraid of being branded a womanizer?" However, I like you like this, just say what you have to say, instead of blindly pushing and shoving. I admire you for being a decent gentleman and not caring about you, but I still want to remind you that it is indeed unreasonable for you to look at a girl like this. “

Mei Songzhu hurriedly apologized, "Yes, I am rude under the faux pas, and I hope the girl will forgive me." “

Ji Zhu snorted and laughed, "Can you say something else, always like this?"

Mei Songzhu was not a clever person, and when he was asked by Ji Zhu, he was even more speechless.

Seeing Mei Songzhu's embarrassed appearance, Ji Zhu stopped teasing him, shook his sleeves, and walked away by himself.

Mei Songzhu looked at the back of Ji Zhu and couldn't leave for a long time.

Things didn't end with the departure of the two, and this encounter was destined to be unclear in their lives.

After Mei Songzhu returned from martial arts, his parents began to go around for the marriage of their baby son, and the matchmakers went in and out, bringing them many portraits of women, or ring fat, or Yan thin.

Mei Songzhu knew the matchmaker's tricks. Those parents who have daughters to be in the boudoir, in order to marry a good family, ask someone to paint their daughters as beautiful as fairies. So, in many cases, the women in the paintings are not their real faces.

Mei Songzhu can't see this kind of deception the most, and more importantly, his heart has been filled by the girl in the bamboo forest that day, and he can no longer tolerate anyone.

After pushing off the courtship of several girls one after another, no matter how good the Mei family's parents were, they began to complain about their son: "Song'er, you are not young, so many girls look at it, don't you have a favorite?"

Mei Songzhu shook his head and said: "Mother, what I value is not the other party's appearance, you have to really understand the other party to live with her." ”

The mother of the Mei family said, "All families are like this, it is the order of the parents to get married, the words of the matchmaker, we want you to make your own decisions, so let you choose for yourself." But your current condition is too much, and the eldest girl's family can't even let people see her appearance, so how can you understand the other party's character? If you continue to be entangled like this, your mother will have to call the shots for you. ”

Mei Songzhu saw that her mother was slightly angry, and knew that she would not be able to escape this kind of blind marriage and dumb marriage in the end. Helpless, he could only give in and say, "Okay, since this is a reality that cannot be changed, then let my mother decide." ”

Mother Mei saw that her son finally nodded, and the big stone in her heart finally fell.

On this day, the matchmaker stepped into the door of the Mei family again, but this time, the matchmaker did not enter the room in a hurry as before, but came to the Mei family's mother with a twist.

The mother of the Mei family stepped forward and said, "Mrs. Chen, why is this expression today, how is the girl of the Chen family inquiring?"

Mrs. Chen said with a smile, "Then the girl of the Chen family is right with your son-in-law, your son has studied martial arts, and the girl of the Chen family is also a hearty person, unlike other girls." ”

The mother of the Mei family smiled, "Okay, cheerful people will get along well, I believe Song'er will like it, what about the girl's portrait?"

As soon as she heard the portrait, Mrs. Chen couldn't help but clench the scroll in her hand.

Seeing this, the Mei family's mother couldn't help but hesitate, "Is there something wrong with the girl's appearance?"

Mrs. Chen slowly handed over the portrait in her hand.

The mother of the Mei family took it and took a look, and immediately became angry, "Mrs. Chen, you have also received a lot of silver from our family, and we have not treated you badly, how can you make such a joke with us, this girl's appearance-, this-"

Mrs. Chen smiled awkwardly, "Actually, the girl of the Chen family is fine, but these portraits-"

The mother of the Mei family was about to refuse, and Mei Songzhu came out of the back room and said, "Mother, let my son take a look." As he spoke, he took the portrait from his mother's hand.

In the portrait, a round-faced girl with small eyes is abruptly contrasted with the huge lips, and on the side of the lips, a huge black patch occupies almost half of the girl's face.

When Mei Songzhu got this portrait, she couldn't help but wonder in her heart, how did this girl look like this, and this painter didn't do some polishing on the portrait.

Before Mei Songzhu could speak, the mother of the Mei family said angrily, "This girl is so honorable, how can she marry into our Mei family, our Mei family is a legitimate family, if people know that my Mei family's daughter-in-law is this respectful face, where will my old face go." Mrs. Chen, quickly reject this family business!"

"No!" Mrs. Chen agreed, but she didn't think that Mei Songzhu would interject.

The mother of the Mei family was puzzled, "Song'er, what is this for?"

Mei Songzhu said calmly, "Mother, other girls are all beautiful as fairies painted by painters, but the real face is unknown, this girl dares to show her true face, the child admires her courage, which shows that this girl is really as Mrs. Chen said, is a hearty person." ”

Since he didn't have the opportunity to meet the woman in the bamboo forest, he had to choose someone who had a good character for his appetite.

The mother of the Mei family was embarrassed, "Song'er, I have never interfered much with your decision to be my mother, but this girl's appearance is indeed a little unsatisfactory-"

Mei Songzhu was unmoved: "Mother, you often teach children to marry wives and ask for ladies, I think that although this girl's face is not outstanding, but her true temperament is valuable, and the child asks her mother to be gracious." ”

What Song'er said was extremely true. Mother Mei was about to be persuaded when Father Mei paced out of the room.

"Since Song'er likes it, then it's decided. ”

Faced with the persistent father and son, Mei's mother had no choice but to give up.

That night, after Mei's mother returned to the room, she couldn't help but blame Mei's father, "That girl's honor, how can she marry into our family!"

Although Father Mei agreed verbally, he couldn't help but feel a little weak now, "Maybe that girl is not as unbearable as in the portrait, maybe—"

Mei Mu interrupted him and said, "What's the possibility, the portraits are so ugly, real people can still see people, I don't know why you agreed to Song'er." ”

Father Mei muttered, "Since we arranged the marriage for Song'er, Song'er has an attitude of rejecting people thousands of miles away, how many flower-like girls he doesn't want, but he is interested in this girl, I don't care if he is negative or sincere, maybe this is fate." ”

"What fate! I think Song'er is just saying some angry words!"

Father Mei thought for a long time, "It's come to this, let's watch first, maybe-"

Father Mei seems to have a lot on his mind, and he is speechless here.

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