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Author: Loeva

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Xu Zheng was full of troubling thoughts. In his arms was the letter given by the tea lady. It was heavier than an iron block and hotter than hot coals. But he could only hold it and couldn't just throw it away.

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He actually knew that his family was a bit unkind. His grandfather, father, and mother all hoped that he could marry a legitimate daughter of the Qin family. The Xu family had declined in recent years, and they still expected him, the eldest grandson, to revive the family. If he could

Marrying a capable wife will definitely get twice the result with half the effort. And the Qin family is the most promising family of the Xu family. As the grandson of the Xu family, Xu Zheng has known since he was a child that he bears the hope of the whole family.

, does not exclude family arrangements.

But my grandmother was not happy. Rather than marrying a foreign relative, she wanted her grandson to marry the daughter of a scholarly family, just like her natal family. At that time, she failed to marry her natal niece for her two sons.

She always felt regretful in her heart and hoped that her grandson could realize her dream. Over the years, because the old lady insisted on her own opinion, Xu Zheng's marriage could not be settled, and even the marriage of her eldest sister Xu Xiu could not be settled.

Because my grandmother Mrs. Xu said that if she wanted the Xu and Qin families to marry again, it would be the same for Xu Xiu to marry Qin Jian. Although the rest of the Xu family was depressed, they did not dare to marry Xu Xiu early.

, to completely eliminate this possibility. Because the second daughter Xu Lan is a concubine, if she is allowed to marry the Qin family, her weight is far from enough.

However, the second wife also came to join in the fun. She repeatedly said that Xu Zheng was older than the girls of the Qin family and that Xu Rong was more suitable. He also wanted to marry a daughter of the Qin family as his granddaughter-in-law.

If the whole family can't work together, how can they decisively decide on a marriage for Xu Zheng? In addition, several elders intentionally or unintentionally spread rumors outside, and the Qin family's cousin tried to show her daughter to other families several times, but failed.

It's natural for the Qin family's cousin to complain. Even Xu Zheng himself felt very sorry for Qin's second cousin and had no shame to see her.

Today, since Qin's second cousin has sent a letter, inviting him to meet and explain clearly, no matter how ashamed Xu Zheng is, he still has to go through this trip. It's time for him to give his cousin an explanation.

However, when he walked into the second door, Xu Zheng began to struggle again. After all, it is not etiquette for a man and a woman to meet in private. What if people find out? Not only is it detrimental to Qin's second cousin's reputation, but it is also against him.

He has always adhered to the etiquette and morals. Xu Zheng felt uneasy all the way. He always felt as if someone was staring at him. Looking back, except for the servants guarding the Chengenhou Mansion, there were only

Only Qin Xun's eldest son, Zhu Lou, was standing in the front yard. Xu Zheng felt that he was really too worried. How could those servants know that he was going to see Qin Jinhua? But that was in the outer courtyard, and it was normal for him to move around.

. Now that I have entered the second gate, if I meet a girl and ask me where I am going, how should I answer?

It was at this tangled moment that Xu Zheng met Zhao Mo who was coming towards him. He suddenly panicked for a moment, but finally calmed down and asked with a forced smile: "Do you plan to go back to Kurong Hall?"

As soon as Zhao Mo looked at his expression, he guessed that he had been deceived and was going to Wanxinzhai, so he smiled and said: "Yes, the third cousin of the Qin family invited me to Songfeng Hall to talk, saying that she wanted to entrust me

I bought a few ancient paintings from Liulichang. I thought it was just a small thing, so I agreed. It would be better to choose a different day, so I simply asked Brother Jian to go shopping together today. I didn’t want him to be entangled by his sisters.

, while we are talking, I will go back and wait. Brother Xu, where are you going? Are you going to Songfeng Hall? Then help me urge Brother Jian. He will come back for the family banquet in the evening.

It's getting late, we have to go back quickly."

How could Xu Zheng go to Songfeng Hall? He could only laugh: "No, I...I won't go to Songfeng Hall."

Zhao Mo said "Oh": "I also want to ask you to send me a message. In fact, Qin San's cousin originally asked me to wait in Songfeng Hall. She said that the brothers and sisters were just chatting for a few words and asked Brother Jian to take care of them.

It’s just a gadget, I don’t need to avoid it. I just think that now that we have grown up, it is no better than when we were children. There are differences between men and women, so we always have to avoid them.

I find it distasteful. Although we are all relatives and have often joked and played together since childhood, we have always been close to each other and have no evil thoughts in our hearts. But people are talkative and there are so many people in the family. Some people just talk about it and accumulate a lot.

It's enough to ruin a person's reputation, so it's better to avoid it yourself than to ruin the reputation of girls."

Xu Zheng was in awe when he heard this: "The prince is really a gentleman." He just felt that Zhao Mo's temperament and person were very similar to him, and they were really good friends.

He thought that he was about to go on an appointment with a girl. If his servants saw him and started talking about him, wouldn't it ruin the reputation of Qin's second cousin? Qin's second cousin was young and would inevitably be negligent. But he was already an adult.

Now that he is a man and has fame, he should think more carefully. Because the Xu family and Qin's second cousin have already been wronged, he can no longer harm her.

Xu Zheng hesitated for a moment and said hesitantly to Zhao Mo: "Your Majesty, I have something difficult to do..." He vaguely said that he had made Qin's second cousin angry, and Qin's second cousin asked him to meet him and asked him to

He didn't apologize, but the agreed place in the empty courtyard of the inner house, with a man and a woman alone, felt inappropriate, but he had no choice but to apologize...

Zhao Mo showed an understanding expression: "I see, I understand. Brother Xu is worried that if someone catches you meeting in private, I don't know, it will damage Miss Qin's reputation, right? How about I go with you?

I won't show up, I will just stay far behind and guard the courtyard gate. If I see someone coming, I can also sound a warning."

Xu Zheng was overjoyed and hurriedly bowed to him and saluted: "Thank you, Lord County Prince!"

Zhao Mo smiled hurriedly and supported him: "You don't have to be so polite. The second cousin of the Qin family is also my cousin. She is not an outsider." He tilted his head with confusion on his face, "But when did you make an appointment with her?

Meet? I just met her at Shofutang, and I didn’t hear her talk about this. She was chatting happily with some sisters, and she didn’t look like she was angry. Did you remember the time correctly?

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Xu Zheng took out the letter from his arms, read it again, and confirmed that the time and place were correct. Zhao Mo pretended to be concerned, walked to him, glanced at the letter, and asked doubtfully: "

Is this a letter written by Qin's second cousin to Brother Xu? It's strange, I saw her calligraphy lessons at my uncle's house a few days ago, and her handwriting doesn't seem to be like this, right?"

Xu Zheng was startled: "Really?" He couldn't help but read the letter again, feeling suspicious. He often came to Chengenhou's mansion when he was a child, and he remembered that Qin Jinhua's handwriting was almost like this at that time. Later, because of the third bedroom,

After returning, he rejected the idea of ​​marriage, and his grandfather proposed the idea of ​​marrying Qin Jinhua. He felt embarrassed and had to concentrate on studying, so he had less time to come. He had not paid attention to Qin Jinhua's handwriting for a long time, so he could only follow it.

Impressions from childhood.

However, although Qin Jinhua is not very good at his homework, he still hasn't made any progress after practicing calligraphy for four or five years, right?

Just when Xu Zheng finally became suspicious, Zhao Mo urged him calmly: "Are we leaving now? I'm not very familiar with the layout of the houses here, why don't you lead the way, Brother Xu?"

Xu Zheng hesitantly led Zhao Mo towards Wanxinzhai. Only then did Qin Jian, Qin Hanzhen, Qin Jinhua, and Qin Jinchun dare to walk out of the east corridor. From a distance, they saw them turning into the road leading to Wanxinzhai.

The corridor of the fasting hall.

Qin Jinchun secretly wiped his sweat: "It seems that the county prince has stabilized Mr. Xu. I wonder what he will do next?"

Qin Hanzhen guessed: "He probably let Xu Zheng go in and stayed behind. Seeing that the situation was not going well, he rushed over and ruined the situation for the eldest sister. Now that Xu Zheng invited him to go with him, the eldest sister would not suspect him afterwards.

Go up. Why don't we make an excuse and claim that we saw him, then followed him, and then bumped into the eldest sister and Xu Zheng together?"

Qin Jian nodded: "This is indeed more stable than we thought before."

Qin Jinhua whispered: "Nongying, Baxia and Liuhui don't know yet that cousin Zhao has intervened. They will be shocked soon. And the eldest sister, she should be hiding in Wanxinzhai's room now."

, don’t let her see Cousin Zhao enter the yard."

Qin Hanzhen shook his head: "Cousin Zhao knew what was going on, so he wouldn't make such a low-level mistake."

Facts have proved that Zhao Mo did not live up to Qin Hanzhen's confidence in him. He walked to the door of Wanxinzhai and stopped without saying a word. He only used his eyes and movements to signal Xu Zheng to come in, and then hid behind the door panel of the courtyard door.

He got up. Xu Zheng laughed dumbly, but his mood became much more relaxed. He picked up his clothes and walked directly to the main room. The letter clearly stated that Qin Jinhua would meet him in the main room.

Wanxinzhai was originally the residence of Mr.

The chairs and beds were all clean, tea sets and water were prepared on the table, and the fire wall was lit, making the room warm.

Xu Zheng remembered the instructions in the letter and closed the door to prevent people passing by from outside from discovering that there was someone in the room. Then he sat down at the table and felt that the room seemed a little warmer. However, thinking of Qin Jinhua's always delicate temperament

It was normal for him to ask the girl to warm the house, so he didn't find it strange.

He waited in the room for a long time, but Qin Jinhua didn't appear, so he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. He got up and went to the window to look outside. Indeed, he saw no one, not even Zhao Mo. He must be hiding behind the door panel.

. He sighed, sat down at the table again, and felt that the room was getting hotter and hotter. He wanted to open the door, but thought of Qin Jinhua's instructions in the letter, so he held back, poured a cup of tea, and drank it.

One sip. The tea was warm, with a bit of sweetness, and I didn’t know what was put in it. It was quite delicious, and it quenched his thirst. He couldn’t help but want to take a few more sips, but thinking that his second cousin had not yet arrived,

Then he put down the cup anxiously and wanted to go to the courtyard gate to have a look.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he stood up, he felt a little dizzy, his body swayed, and he fell down on the stool again. Without paying attention, his men swept the cup to the ground, making a crisp cracking sound.

What's wrong with him?

There was a creak behind him, but someone walked in from the back room, and the footsteps got closer and closer. Xu Zheng held up his head and turned around to look, vaguely recognizing that this was Qin Jinyi, the second roommate of the Qin family. She

How could it appear here?!

Qin Jinyi blushed with embarrassment, walked up to Xu Zheng, bowed softly, and said sweetly: "Cousin Xu, my cousin has admired you for a long time, and I specially invited you to come here today..." Before she could finish her words, the room door opened.

Suddenly he was knocked away, and Zhao Mo walked in carelessly, still shouting: "Brother Xu, you are mistaken, Second Cousin Qin did not date you!"

Qin Jian, Qin Jinhua, Qin Hanzhen and Qin Jinchun were all following him, standing in the yard and looking into the house with different expressions.

Xu Zheng was confused: "Ah?"

Qin Jinyi was stunned. She hadn't even finished the ceremony. She was twisting her figure into a graceful figure when she was startled by the scene in front of her. She lost her footing and fell to the ground, hurting her waist.

Twisted.
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