Yutai Bi

Chapter 47 Can only smile bitterly
Fang Ming said bluntly: "It's not easy to get up early. The Fang family has to pay for everything."

It means that taking money to do things is justified.He and Mrs. Fang are not in an alliance.Cen Sanniang was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help laughing.This family is really crazy about doing business.However, she likes businessmen, and she deals with them more simply and honestly.

She took a sip of tea and kicked back the words: "You paid 100 taels of silver to ask Sanniang to come here, so it doesn't matter if you want to say something."

Cen Sanniang lowered her head, revealing her slender neck between the wide collar.The sunlight is not very strong, shining on her face through the emerald green lotus leaves.The soft light and shadow make the skin like the first snow.The long black eyelashes and pink lips are particularly eye-catching on the small face.It looks like a picture of a lotus flower in ink: the eyelashes are light ink leaves, and the lips are blooming flowers.Rubbing blue sleeves fluttering gently in the river wind, like this pool of blue waves.

At such a close distance, he could even clearly see the soft hair around her ears.Fang Ming felt that the sunlight shining on the water must have dazzled his eyes, making him so dazed that he almost forgot what he wanted to say.

Cen Sanniang raised her face at this moment, and looked straight into Fang Ming's eyes with doubt and curiosity.

She has piercing eyes.But he had doubts in his heart, so he kept asking.

Fang Ming took a deep breath, and asked her calmly: "That day at the Cen Mansion, you said that you wanted to ask me to help you find a boat to go to Chang'an. Actually, you didn't mean that at all, did you? Because I couldn't agree."

"Knowing that it's risky to come to see me alone, why did you come here?" Cen Sanniang asked softly.

Why?Curiosity, sympathy, or a deep-seated desire to meet her?Fang Ming didn't know.But that day he knew that Cen Sanniang had found a reason that was not a reason, so he still took the risk.Just like that day when he said in front of his elder brother and father that he wanted to propose marriage to Cen's mansion to marry Cen Sanniang.After talking, he still didn't understand why he would do this.

He took a deep breath, very solemnly: "San Niang, I will come that day, are you, are you..."

An unspeakable embarrassment flashed across his face.

"Don't worry, I never plan to have a private meeting with you and attract others to meet you." Cen Sanniang smiled.

This was the biggest stone on Fang Ming's heart.

He thought about it more than once, if he took the risk to meet Cen Sanniang, would she attract people to bump into her.How should I deal with it at that time, and how should the Fang family deal with it.

Cen Sanniang's words removed the stone, and Fang Ming breathed a sigh of relief: "You can find a chance to ask me to return the purse during the Cen Mansion banquet. Or if I find the purse, I will give it to Cen Zhilin or you." Just a girl. You don't have to see me at all, and I arranged it in an empty courtyard. I knew there was something strange, but I went. Later, I thought about it for a long time. I can't agree to your request. Why do you still want to Mention? I think, actually, you don’t need me to find a boat for you, you just want to know if I’m going to risk it, right? Of course,” he said with a self-deprecating smile, “if I tell you about your private meeting Speaking out, first, to test whether I can be trusted. Second, for the reputation of the Cen family, our Fang family can only come to propose marriage. I am better than Fan Yushu. For you, there is nothing more important than getting engaged to Fan Yushu Bad situation. Am I right?"

Cen Sanniang smiled and said, "The first time I saw you, you paid me back Fang Jiuniang's money. The second time you helped me and held up an umbrella to protect me. Mrs. Fan came to propose marriage, and invited Mrs. the governor to protect me. , the dowry is so rich, the Cen family really has no reason not to agree. I have no other way, and I don’t know anyone else. If you are willing to come, at least you don’t hate me, and you still want to help me, don’t you? Even if you say it , I will not admit that I invited you here. If you don't stay at the garden banquet and break into the inner house of Cen's mansion, of course it won't be me who is in the wrong."

She looked confident and confident, and made Fang Ming amused: "Follow Cen Zhilin to the back house, I acted like a thief all the way. You are easy to calculate."

Cen Sanniang lightly shook her round fan with an extremely hateful smile: "How can it be a plot? You have to be willing to come, right? If you don't have the heart, how can I plot against you? What's more, as I said, maybe I will help you . This is not a lie."

Fang Ming felt that he couldn't find anything else to say except a wry smile.

Cen Sanniang felt a little sorry.She had no one to use, so she plotted against Fang Ming who inadvertently showed affection for her.If that person hadn't planted an eyeliner in the mansion, maybe she would show off here today, making the Fang family firm in their determination to marry her.She doesn't know many people.Fang Ming has a kind heart and is willing to help others.He is not rigid, looks good, has sound limbs, and does not stutter.The Fang family is the richest man in Longzhou, which is actually a very good choice.

Unfortunately, she was frightened by that man's persistence.Even if she planned for herself, she didn't want to hurt anyone.

Cen Sanniang turned her head slightly, and looked at the endless Luhe outside the painting boat: "I gave you three days. In these three days, no matter what, I will let the news spread that my mother is from the Li family in Longxi. The Fang family is The richest man in Longzhou does not have his own shop in Chang'an. In Chang'an, only the Wang family sells Longzhou silk. Because the Wang family has a lady who is Baolin in the palace. Is your Fang family willing? But no one in the Fang family will be an official Is there no one in the court? I just thought, after hearing the news from my grandfather’s family, maybe the Fang family would be willing to seize this opportunity and escort the Li family’s granddaughter back to Chang’an.”

Fang Ming was a little curious, feeling that Cen Sanniang was thinking too simply: "Sanniang, even if my Fang family has such thoughts, how can you be sure that the Cen family will agree to go to Chang'an? If the Cen family does not agree, the Fang family will never secretly I took you away by boat. Even though the Fang family is a businessman, they still have a reputation."

Cen Sanniang said casually: "If the Fang family is willing to gamble, why not gamble more. Why not find a boat to pretend to be my grandfather's family to pick me up?"

Fang Ming gasped, "You are so brave."

"Wealth and wealth are sought in danger." Cen Sanniang said indifferently.

Fang Ming thought over and over again, and felt that it was true what Cen Sanniang said.If the Fang family is willing to bet on Cen Sanniang, it is only natural to help her leave the Cen family.

She has made it very clear about scheming the Fang family.There is one more thing that Cen Sanniang thinks Fang Ming needs to know.She said apologetically: "The Fang family proposed marriage because of the reputation of the Li family in Longxi. In fact, my grandfather never thought of me in the past three years. When my mother passed away, he even sent someone to carry away all the dowry of my mother. So, I It's just an orphan girl, the orphan girl of the fourth room of the Cen family."

Fang Ming was taken aback, surprised: "This is your greatest reliance. Do you know how many people in Longzhou City are interested in you because of your life experience? Why did you tell me? You know that the Fang family proposed marriage for the purpose of marrying you." Married to the Li family of Longxi."

Cen Sanniang smiled sweetly at Fang Ming: "Brother Fang Qi's grilled fish is delicious, and Sanniang will never forget it."

She plotted against Fang Ming, but gave up when Fang's family proposed marriage.

Fang Ming stared blankly at Cen Sanniang, speechless for a while.

Cen Sanniang stood up, blessed and said: "Come across the mansion with Liuniang and Qiniang, it's not right to hang around alone for a long time. Please ask Fang Qige to row the boat back."

She walked out of the cabin and stood at the bow of the boat looking at Liantian Bihe, she refused to be alone with him again.

Fang Ming looked at her back with mixed feelings in his heart.Can't tell whether it's admiration or pity.Doesn't she know that once the news spreads, which rich family is willing to marry an orphan girl as his first wife.Or, she didn't want to marry him... For a moment, he would rather be kept in the dark and plotted by her.

The wind blew Cen Sanniang's big-sleeved blouse, and she and Baicao happily picked lotus and lotus pods, playing without any worries.

The laughter was crisp, but Fang Ming's heart felt sour.Such Cen Sanniang made him feel very distressed.

The boat paddled back to the shore, Baicao helped Cen Sanniang get off the boat, and the laughter of Liuniang and Qiniang came from the pavilion in the distance.Cen Sanniang turned around and greeted Fang Ming to say goodbye.

"Sanniang, I begged my father to propose marriage." Fang Ming said in a low voice.

Cen Sanniang looked up in astonishment.

As the boat sailed into the depths of the lotus, Fang Ming stood at the bow of the boat with a bright smile on his face.

A wave of enthusiasm rushed into Cen Sanniang's eyes, and she murmured, "Thank you."

In the gazebo, Liuniang, Qiniang and Fang Jiuniang of the Cen family were talking happily.Seeing Cen Sanniang coming with Baicao from a distance, Fang Jiuniang asked Liu Niang: "Cen Sanniang is not as good as you, she is just an orphan living in your house. Liu Niang, you can think clearly. I am helping you anyway. "

Liu Niang looked at the box on the desk, and hesitated a little: "Although I don't like her, is this too much?"

"Watching the fire dragon parade the streets during the Dragon Boat Festival, sparks scattered all over the sky, and I didn't see her being frightened." Qiniang said, sitting sideways on the edge of the gazebo, without turning her head.

Liuniang and Fang Jiuniang behind them made up their minds and giggled.Qiniang's eyes were full of sadness and jealousy.She watched from a distance as Fang Ming's painting boat sank into the depths of the lotus leaves, her hands hidden in her sleeves clenched tightly into fists.The person she liked since she was a child, why did she want to propose marriage to Sanniang?She was looking forward to growing up and marrying him every day.She is not as beautiful as Liu Niang, she knows.But her heart is not big. The 11-year-old Qiniang wanted to cry aloud.

"Sanniang, come and sit down!" Fang Jiuniang warmly greeted Cen Sanniang to sit down.

Qiniang's thoughts were distracted, she quietly wiped away the tears from her eyes, still looking at the lotus pond, her ears were pricked up.

The gazebo is built near the water and is hexagonal in shape.The three who came earlier occupied the position facing the water, leaving Cen Sanniang with his back facing the lake.

(End of this chapter)