Zhurou

Chapter 56
Let's say that the old lady got the old lady Xu's confession, and she really went out.

She just stepped out of the main hall and turned around the corner, when she saw a person standing in the corridor, it was Fu Huaiyuan.

The other party immediately came up to meet her and asked, "What did Auntie say?"

The woman shook her head and said, "Uncle Fu, it's not that I won't play the side drums for you. In fact, my wife has already made up her mind, and it's Li Xun who doesn't want it."

Fu Huaiyuan looked ugly, and asked, "Which part of Li Er does he like? And what part does he not like about me?"

The mother-in-law hesitated for a while, and only picked out the one who praised Li Xun and said a few words, but dared not learn other words.

But Fu Huaiyuan only listened to Li Xun's praise, his face turned green and pale for a while, and asked: "He praised Li Er, which one can I not do?"

The mother-in-law could only bow her head in silence.

Fu Huaiyuan said: "You don't have to hide it from me. After serving for so many years, I still don't know what she said? Since you praised Li Er like that, you have no choice but to scold me. It's just to let me know what to do, so I can change it in the future. .”

The old woman hesitated for a while, but said it anyway, and finally relayed the words of persuading her nephew to be a cousin with her daughter.

Fu Huaiyuan's hands were clenched into fists, the joints turned white, and he said after a long time: "I have always treated my aunt, how about my cousin, you see it in my eyes, why don't you just say it."

The mother-in-law sighed: "Master Fu, the old lady is a bull-tempered person. No matter what she decides, no one else can comment on it. Since she has taken a fancy to Li Er, she thinks he is very good, and she can't find fault in anything. Even with a score of 120, she can't get her eyes."

She hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Uncle Fu is good in everything, but Madam also said that the family property is very big, and the one who is in charge needs to act decisively. Uncle Fu is a little lacking in this aspect. He is very cooperative as an assistant, and it is not bad..."

He boasted a few more words of comfort, dared not stay any longer, and left in a hurry.

Fu Huaiyuan was left standing there silently, and after a while, he turned around and kicked the roadside flowers and trees hard, shaking the rare green tree that survived the winter until it covered the ground with broken branches and leaves.

After venting, he stood against the pillar for a few breaths, looked at the direction of the backyard, and finally rearranged his clothes, arranged the accessories around his waist, touched the thin book on his chest, and then restrained his expression and took a big step Walk towards the back.

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Besides, when Zhao Mingzhi fell asleep, he was very heavy at first, but in the middle of the night, he woke up naturally. Feeling inconvenient, he quickly got up and went to the inner room to tidy up and put on new things.

When she came out to light the lamp again to look at the engraving in the corner, it was still half an hour before she arrived at Choushi, and she went to count the things she had brought with her, and it really was exhausted.

She had already asked the sent girl to help her find it, but she didn't know whether the other party saw Xu Wanniang was there when she came and didn't dare to enter the door, or she just forgot.

Forget about the rest, it was a long day, and it was the first night again, Zhao Mingzhi was afraid that he would not have enough replacements and soil the clothes and bed, so he hesitated a bit, and went out with the lamp on.

She sent Xu Wanniang back to her room earlier, and saw that the layout of her east wing was similar to the guest room in the west wing where she lived.

In addition, between the outside and the inside, there is another small compartment, only three to five feet square, and can only accommodate half a small couch, most of which are used by maids and women to keep watch at night. Once they hear movement, they will get up.

Although I don't want to disturb people's dreams in the middle of the night, but I can't do it right now, so I can only say "excuse me".

The east and west wing rooms are not far apart, but there are a few open-air roads in the middle. She held up the lamp and walked, because she was looking down at the road and didn't check for a while, but was blown by the snowy north wind, "huh" With a sound, the lamp in his hand was blown out.

There was no moon tonight, originally there should be only a little snow light around, but just as Zhao Mingzhi was about to go back to the room, he saw a few gleams of light in the east wing opposite.

In the middle of the night, haven't you rested yet?
That being the case, she was not in a hurry to go back to light the lamp, because she was afraid of falling in the snow, she walked slowly to the door of the east wing, and was about to knock on the door when she suddenly felt something was wrong—the door of the wing was not closed, it was just a cover.

But at this moment, one or two people's voices and footsteps came from the road in the distance. When I looked up, I saw a lantern held in front of me. The person holding the lantern was Xu Wanniang's close girl. Not sure, but Zhao Mingzhi's memory is very good, and he recognized the person according to his figure.

It was Fu Huaiyuan.

In the middle of the night, my cousin came to visit my cousin, and there was also a personal maid to lead the way. From the looks of it, it was not the first time that I was familiar with it.

Zhao Mingzhi didn't intend to break through it, looked left and right, there was nowhere to hide here, and it was too late to go back to the room, so he simply locked the door and sneaked in lightly.

Xu Wanniang loves flowers and plants, and it so happened that there were two pots of peonies blooming in winter in the main hall of the East Wing. When she sent them back to her room, she was very impressed when she saw them for the first time, and even praised a few words. it is good.

After a while, the door was pushed outside, and the girl whispered: "It's dark outside, sir, be careful where you step, there are guests on the opposite side tonight, it's not easy to light the lamp - I won't see you off, just guard the door here."

Fu Huaiyuan responded, then turned around and closed the door to enter.

He was obviously very familiar with this wing room, even though he didn't use a light, he didn't have any hindrance in his actions, he stepped into the inner room in a few steps, and shouted: "Ms. Wan!"

Xu Wanniang called "Huaiyuan", and said: "Why are you here tonight? Didn't you say that there is a guest on the opposite side? If someone..."

When she said this, she suddenly stopped and made a nasal sound. After a long time, she heard Fu Huaiyuan say: "Li Er came today, and my aunt valued him very much. She only said that she wanted to ask him to be her son-in-law. I couldn't let him go. I can't wait all night..."

There was a moment of silence in the room, and there was some tenderness. After a while, Xu Wanniang reprimanded: "I said earlier that my second brother and I are only brothers and sisters. Why are you still here recklessly?"

Fu Huaiyuan said sourly, "You still call him 'Second Brother'."

Xu Wanniang immediately changed her words and said: "Second Brother Li and I have spoken a total of ten words in the past ten years. He looks down on me and I am afraid of him. It is absolutely impossible..."

"You don't have Li Er in your heart, only me, right?"

Xu Wanniang shyly said: "Since you know, why did you say it?"

Then Fu Huaiyuan paused for a moment, and said: "Since that's the case, Miss Wan, Auntie believes that Li Er must marry you to him, what will you do?"

Xu Wanniang said: "This matter has not yet been decided. I think that Second Brother Li has a very good impression of Zao...to that Miss Zhao, so he may not be willing to agree..."

"If you can enjoy the blessings of all people, do you think he will accept it?"

Xu Wanniang asked in surprise, "What do you mean?"

Fu Huaiyuan heard from himself that Mrs. Xu was going to whisper, and said again: "Would you like to be a couple with me for the rest of your life, or marry Li Er?"

Xu Wanniang said angrily: "You already knew my heart, why bother to ask?"

Fu Huaiyuan quickly said: "Since that's the case, Miss Wan, I have two strategies, one is the best strategy, and the other is the middle strategy, both of which can keep us together forever in this life, so it's hard to choose..."

"One, you and I elope, or simply cook the rice with raw rice, there is nothing Auntie can do..."

(End of this chapter)