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Chapter 420
In the early morning of the first day of the new year, Xiao Qilang's family, Xiao Shiliuniang's family, Qi Tianheng's family, Gu Lin's father and son, Fang Sanniang's family, Lin Erlin San and Mrs. Lin, as well as several other families who usually come and go, came to Bring your family and visit your home to pay New Year's greetings.

These were people who were acquainted with each other. Besides them, local officials who were closer to Huangliang County also rushed here as long as they could come.

Coincidentally, Mei Xingzhi also came back on this day.

Xiang Mai was originally joking and joking with everyone in the living room, but when he saw him enter the door, his face turned cold instantly.

"I still have something to do, I'm going back to my room first." After telling Shisi, he turned around and went to the second floor.

Mei Xingzhi bowed towards Shishi and stepped up to catch up.

Mei Zhixue, who heard that her brother was coming, chased in from outside, only saw his back running upstairs.

Ugh.

"Sister Zhixue, what are you sighing for?" Song Guo asked puzzled.

"My brother's road to marrying a wife is a long way to go." Mei Zhixue looked sad, "He doesn't see people at all times, who would like to be nice to him."

"Sister Zhixue, Sister Songuo, come here!" Wang Shuyao came over and called them, "A new round has begun."

Fourteenth, the task given to Xiao Yan and the others today was to play with the young masters and Mrs. Xiao from each family. Their half-grown children took a group of children to play hide-and-seek in the yard.

"Here we come." The two turned around and ran back, "Who will lose this round?"

"Brother Ah Cheng, it's time for him to find someone for the next game."

……

"Which family are those two little ladies from just now?" The magistrate's wife of Yuliang County whispered to the magistrate's wife of Huangliang County, who is also Li Ji's wife, "They look like the ones in the painting, one match the other. beautiful."

"One is the young lady of the Mei family, and the one who just passed is his elder brother. Their grandfather used to serve in the palace, and the official worshiped the imperial physician order." Mrs. Li Ji said, "The other is the adopted daughter of the princess. The specific background is not clear. very clear."

Mrs. Li Ji came here with Li Ji today, the purpose is to create a sense of presence in front of Shisi.Try to win her over if you can.

This is the instruction of Meng Changhuai and his wife.

When Li Jichu came to Huangliang County as the county magistrate, Meng Changhuai only asked him to concentrate on civil affairs and do his job well.Li Ji has the ability to be an official, and he has been conscientious as the county magistrate of Huangliang these years, which makes Meng Changhuai quite satisfied.

But he never said before that he wanted to get close to Fourteen.

So when Meng Changhuai's instruction came down this time, the couple immediately recalled their refusal to marry.

If I knew I was going to get close now, even if I wanted to refuse at the beginning, I would have to decline it!

So the couple are also cautious about their New Year's greetings this time, for fear of bringing up the old things of the fourteenth year again, and deliberately embarrassing them.

But when they arrived, they found that they were thinking too much. Xiao's house was full of guests, and the owner didn't notice the couple at all.

"I don't know if the little lady of the Mei family is married?" After hearing about Mei Zhixue's family background, the magistrate's wife of Yuliang directly expressed her intentions.

"Madam, do you want to?"

"My son is nineteen this year, and was selected as a scholar last year. He only wants to study, and I can only worry about this life-long event for him."

"I never heard that Miss Mei had an engagement with anyone." Mrs. Li Ji's thoughts moved slightly.The Mei family has a good relationship with the princess, if it can lead to a good relationship with Miss Mei, it can be regarded as a good relationship with the princess.

The magistrate's wife of Yuliang County was even more moved when she heard this.

Seeing this, Li Ji and his wife continued: "Her elder brother is also here, but we are women, so it is not easy to contact foreign men directly. Why don't I find a chance to talk to the princess with you later, and ask her to be a good friend?" matchmaker?"

"That would be great! Thank you, Mrs. Li." The magistrate of Yuliang thought that Li Ji was the magistrate of Huangliang County, and he must have more contacts with Shishi than their family, and he would be more talkative in front of her.

Whether this marriage can be completed or not, it is good to have more opportunities to talk to the princess.

The two had their own thoughts, and they were waiting for an opportunity to talk to Fourteen.

Seeing people coming to the door in an endless stream of New Year greetings, most of them sat for a while and then left.

When Fourteen got a vacancy, the two of them discussed and walked up.

At this time Shisi was telling Yinzhu to ask her to call Mei Zhixue and go to the second floor to see what's going on.

It's been almost half an hour since the two of them went up, but Mei Xingzhi still hasn't coaxed them well.

"Princess." Yuliang County magistrate's wife and Li Ji's wife saluted Fourteen together.

"What's the matter with the two ladies?" The two of them hadn't left yet, and Fourteen didn't notice.

Before the two of them had time to speak, they suddenly heard a thumping sound——Sang Mai ran down from upstairs.

No one paid any attention, just ran out.

Mei Xingzhi didn't see him and chased after him.

"Go and have a look." Fourteen pairs of silver vermilion said.

"Yes."

After giving the order, she also stepped up to the second floor.

The two people who wanted to talk to her were left stunned on the spot.

Zuo Qiuyue, who was receiving guests on the other side of the hall, noticed the situation here, ordered Xiao Wu and others to watch the place, and went upstairs along the nearby stairs.

Everyone in the hall watched the two figures meet on the second floor, and then entered one of the aisles together.

It has to be said that this house is really magnificent and extravagantly built—the princess of the county is really rich!

……

"Mei Xingzhi, you bastard!"

Zuo Qiuyue stopped in time, so Shisi didn't kick up.

"What do you mean you don't want to marry? Tell me clearly!" She pointed at Mei Xingzhi's nose and asked, "Who are you as a sackcloth? Are you allowed to come and go as you please?"

"Some things don't need to be said clearly, and some things are wrong, so the loss should be stopped in time. Your Highness Princess of Henan County, I don't need to say more about this."

"Stop the loss in time?" Fourteen Qi laughed, "What did you do long ago? Knowing that you can't take responsibility, why did you provoke Mai!"

"...You just treat me as heartless, I'm the one who can't stand her."

"Don't go!"

Seeing that Mei Xingzhi was about to leave, Shisi wanted to stop him, but Zuoqiu Yue stopped him again.

"There are still guests downstairs."

……

Not long after Mei Xingzhi left, Shisi and Zuoqiu Yue went down the stairs they had just gone up, and continued to receive the guests who kept coming to the door.

Busy all day, until the evening gradually freed up.

Yin Zhu, who went out to chase someone, came back in the afternoon, and Xiang Mai went back to Mai Pavilion, wanting to be alone.

Mei Zhixue felt something was wrong, Xiao Yan sent her back to Mei's house.

After returning home and seeing Mei Xingzhi who was drunk, Mei Zhixue had to stay and take care of him, and Xiao Yan came back alone to explain the situation to Shisi.

"Mother, what happened to Master and Young Master Mei?"

"There was a fight. Go about your business and forget about it."

"Oh. Dad, mother, I'm going out then."

After Xiao Yan left, Shisi let out a long sigh with a sad face.

Zuo Qiuyue held her hand, and gently stroked her eyebrows with the other hand, smoothing them slowly.

"Do you know why Mei Xingzhi suddenly regretted it?"

"Because of us?" Although Zuo Qiuyue didn't understand the details, she figured something out from the conversation between Sisi and Mei Xingzhi at noon and her current attitude.

"I never mentioned it to you before." Fourteen paused, "Mei Xingzhi has his choice."

Zuoqiu Yue was not surprised when he heard this: "He had the ambition to become a great minister when he was young, and he had the idea of ​​joining the cabinet and becoming a prime minister."

"Then why didn't you take the imperial examination?" This was something Shishi had never figured out.

"How many years will it take to take the imperial examination and become a pure minister? In troubled times, one's ability is judged, and in a peaceful and prosperous age, one's background is judged. Although his family has some foundations, it is really insignificant compared to those wealthy families in Shendu." Zuo Qiuyue said slowly. Slow down.

"Meng Changhuai has the support of Li and Meng's family. He is also a man of action, and it took him 20 years to get to where he is now. Mei Xingzhi does not have such a good family as him. If he wants to succeed quickly, he can only find another way .”

"It would be nice if he chose you."

There may be multiple reasons for Mei Xingzhi's separation from Xiang Mai.But in the final analysis, it was all because the two had already stood in different camps.

He knows enough about Sami to know that she is neither a woman who regards love as everything, nor a woman who despises love.She attaches great importance to affection and righteousness, and attaches great importance to all sincere emotions.

And the two are destined to come to opposite sides, and these friendships will eventually become her shackles.Let her be in a dilemma, in great pain, and unable to move an inch.

So he chose to cut it off, and cut off this marriage cruelly.

"Mr. Mei set his heart on saving me back then, but he lost his dearest and most respected relative." Zuoqiu Yue said, "If I had given me the opportunity to apologize to him back then, I would have also given him the opportunity to vent his anger towards me. There may be room for redemption in our friendship."

But without if, he had no chance to apologize to Mei Xingzhi, let alone accept his anger and vent.Full of resentment, accumulated over time, no matter how strong the childhood friendship is, it will fade away, and goodbye is the enemy.

(End of this chapter)