Soft-waisted little maid

Xue Ke did not answer the call.

Even if she is not a slave, it is still out of reach to be the legitimate wife of a legitimate son of a wealthy family.

She seemed to have thought of something, and finally her eyes darkened.

Family background is like a big mountain. What lies before her and Sun Zan is a gap that she cannot bridge no matter how hard she tries.
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  It's already winter in a blink of an eye.

Sun Zan won the fifth place in the imperial examination in Qiu Wei, and he would be promoted to an official after taking part in the capital examination next year.

After the results were released, the Sun Mansion had a lot of fun, and Zheng Lanshi also gave him a gift worth a thousand gold. However, because Fourth Master Sun was serious, he still picked up some things and insulted him in front of him, so that he could say less. Taking out the South China Sea red coral tree he treasured was barely a sign of sincerity.

Xue Ke has lived in Zheng Mansion since September. Now that she is used to living here, Zheng Lanshi spends most of her time on business trips, so there are only a few maids around her. Every time she comes and goes, she is much more bored than in the Sun Mansion.

It was snowing that day, and the maid put a bright red fox fur cloak on her: "Miss, it's almost the New Year's Eve in a blink of an eye. Why don't you write a letter to ask me when I will be back?"

Xue Ke tightened his cloak and said, "Why does he need me to ask? Of course there are many people who are thinking about him."

As soon as he finished speaking, a familiar girl's voice came from the yard outside the door.

"Snow guest, come out and see, it's snowing heavily! I brought you mung bean sorbet specially!"

Xue Ke laughed helplessly, opened the door, and shouted to Sun Yuzhu outside: "Who else eats mung bean sorbet in winter? I am not you."

Sun Yuzhu was wearing a concubine-colored cloak with a fur collar today, and she looked particularly cute and cute.

"It's just fun to eat cold food in winter. Come on." She stretched out her hand and pulled Xue Ke and they sat down together in the pavilion in the yard. The surrounding snow has become much lighter, and most of the accumulated snow on the ground has been swept away by servants. Therefore, the ground is still a little slippery, and some flowers and trees are still hanging upside down.

When the snow guest passed by, he picked up some from the treetops and rolled it into a snowball in his hand.

"You came here so early in the morning, you didn't ask me to accompany you to enjoy the cool in the snow, right?" The snow guest teased her and pressed the snowball in his hand against her neck, which made her jump up and down.

She pouted: "You always think of me like this. I'm not just here to see you. You said you haven't come to see me in the Sun Mansion for a long time. Miss's life is too comfortable. Don’t you want to play with me anymore?”

Even though she said that, her eyes were still looking around all the time.

Xue Ke knew what she was thinking, so he grabbed the mung bean sorbet she brought and took a bite. His hands and feet were all shrunk together from the cold.

Sun Yuzhu laughed at her, and she immediately said back: "Then you have to go on a trip today. That footless bird has to fly in the south for a while. He is quite good. He is used to avoiding the cold. I don't know. I’m really doing business, but I’m just wandering around for fun.”

When Sun Yuzhu heard Xue Ke say this about Zheng Lan, she looked at her without complaint.

While the two were chatting, the maid had already brought the stove up, and the surroundings suddenly became warm. The fire in the stove burned brightly and crackled in front of them.

"Third Young Master," Xue Ke suddenly mentioned.

Sun Yuzhu glanced at her, and followed her, putting her hands on top of the stove to warm her hands: "Third brother, he will go to Beijing next year. My mother means that there is no rush to get engaged after getting an official position, but the old lady is a little restless. "I can't help but have visited several houses." As she spoke, she lowered her voice and secretly looked at Xue Ke's eyes.

"But don't worry, my third brother didn't go to see any of them. Even I can see that he still has you in his heart."

Xue Ke did not accept her words, but mentioned another matter: "A few days ago, I heard that the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang sent someone from his family, but they have plans to discuss marriage with you. What are your plans?"

When mentioning this incident, Sun Yuzhu's expression immediately darkened: "Don't talk about it. I had a big quarrel with my mother just a few days ago about this person. You haven't even touched his sharp-mouthed monkey-cheeked appearance." This is so scary, how could I possibly marry him?"

Xue Ke knew that she was still thinking about Zheng Lanshi, but it was difficult to point it out: "Although I shouldn't persuade you with the words of a matchmaker ordered by your parents, but it's not an option for you to act like this now. Your life is your own. Even if If you are really determined that you don’t want to marry her, you should tell her as soon as possible, but..."

"But what?"

"It's just that, as far as the others are concerned, that one is indeed a good match, and his reputation as a person is not bad. I asked about Zheng Lan before. Although he looks ordinary, his character, knowledge and temper are both excellent. I think your second master and second grandma Xue have carefully considered you."

But Sun Yuzhu seemed not to hear what she said next, grabbing her sleeve and asking: "Did you ask your brother? What did your brother say? Did he say anything?"

Seeing the hope shining in her eyes, Xue Ke couldn't bear to hurt her: "You know, he is not a good man."

Sun Yuzhu held her hand and paused.

"How do you know he can't be?" Her voice was so small that it was almost inaudible.

"Marry a businessman? Scholars, farmers, industry and merchants, businessmen are the lowest. From now on, your children will not be able to pursue official careers. What will people outside say? You don't understand."

Sun Yuzhu fell silent after hearing her words.

The snow started to fall again outside, and it was falling lightly, just like the messy thoughts of the two of them at the moment.

Suddenly Sun Yuzhu raised her head and asked her: "That's what you think. You think the businessman has a bad background, so you don't want to be with the third brother."

Xue Ke was choked by her: "No, that's not it."

She looked outside and saw that the snow was getting heavier and heavier, covering up the footprints of the two of them in white.

"The third young master is the best among men. The hopes of the second master and the second grandma rest on him alone. I shouldn't be so selfish. The love between children is too short compared to a long life, and it will eventually pass." Xue Ke murmured.

Sun Yuzhu was a little angry when she heard what she said.

He threw away the pastry he was eating in his hand: "Okay, today I came here in vain. Fortunately, you are such a timid person. I thought I misjudged you before. Don't you want to give up? I'll go right away. Talk to my stupid brother, tell him that you despise him and will never be with him in this life, and tell him to stop being stupid!"

As she said that, Sun Yuzhu glared at her angrily, but as soon as she took a step, the person behind her grabbed her skirt. When she turned around, she saw Xue Ke's eyes were red and he lowered his head without daring. Look at her.

"Don't go"