The two cousins stood under a Bodhi tree that was more than a hundred years old. The sunlight shone through the branches and leaves on the two of them, making them dappled with waves, as if they were coated with a layer of golden light.
The woman has a graceful figure and a beautiful profile. She raises her head and looks at the man in front of her tenderly, and her lips seem to be shining with light.
The man stood tall against the wind, with handsome features and a gentle smile on his lips. He listened carefully to every word the girl said and nodded in response from time to time.
The two of them looked so perfect for each other.
For some reason, Fu Jinan suddenly felt that the scene in front of him was a bit dazzling. He touched the corner of his mouth with the tip of his tongue. He retracted his gaze and raised his hand to fill the tea cup in front of Luo Deyun. He then picked up his own and touched it, saying, "Thank you, Lord Marquis, for the tip. This time the case of Jiangnan's private sale of official salt went so smoothly, and the person has already been escorted to Beijing."
Luo Deyun just wanted to repay the favor, so he just nodded lightly after hearing this: "Congratulations to Mr. Fu for another meritorious service."
Fu Jinan smiled: "Don't worry, Lord Marquis, I will ask for your merits in front of the emperor."
Luo Deyun shook his head: "No need, this is..."
"Master Marquis doesn't think that a favor can be returned so easily, right?"
Fu Jinan suddenly interrupted him.
Luo Deyun looked directly at him.
Fu Jin'an lowered his head and smiled without saying a word. After a moment, he picked up the cup and clinked it: "By the way, I haven't congratulated the Marquis for finally breaking off the engagement with the Fu family. What, do you want to get closer to the Shen family?"
As he spoke, he looked at the pair of figures not far away and narrowed his eyes slightly.
Luo Deyun didn't see his expression, but looked at his daughter's figure. No matter how tough a man is, he still has a soft side in his heart. His daughter is the softness in his heart. He couldn't help but said: "My little girl is still young. She had no choice but to do so because of the marriage contract between the two families. Now, I still want to keep her for a few more years, and as for the Shen family... haha."
Neither admitted nor denied.
"inappropriate."
Fu Jinan softly uttered two words.
Although Luo Deyun originally really didn't want to marry his daughter off so soon, and even if she got married, he never thought about the Shen family, but now he is being married to someone who has nothing to do with it, no, it can't be said that it has nothing to do with it, but the Fu family said this The words don't sound right.
When it came to issues involving his daughter, Luo Deyun was not so easy to talk to. He said, "If something happens to Mr. Fu, I will send you to him not far away."
Fu Jinan smiled and said, "It's okay. I just have some follow-up issues regarding the sale of official salt that I would like to ask Mr. Marquis about."
On the other side, Luo Ran had nothing to say, but the man didn't seem to want to leave yet.
Shen Yuzhi looked at her slightly wrinkled brows, flicked her smooth forehead with his finger, stared at her face and smiled: "You, you, are you so afraid of him?"
Luo Ran didn't notice his cousin's appraising eyes, and curled his lips in annoyance: "You ask the people in the capital who are not afraid of that kind of person?"
Shen Yuzhi smiled and said nothing. He looked at the figure and suddenly thought of Luo Dewen's leg injury.
That day he specifically went to look at that road. Although the potholes had been filled up, they showed traces of human intervention.
And today, he always felt that something was wrong.
It was almost time, and Li Xinyue, who had had enough and was tired, finally remembered to go home.
Li Yutang hung his sore and swollen legs and said, "Little ancestor, if you don't go back, my legs will become useless!"
Li Xinyue curled her lips: "Brother, you should stop fooling around with those maids in the future. Looking at how weak you are now, you are not as good as me. Don't marry your sister-in-law and you won't be able to do it anymore!"
Li Yutang, who claims to be a romantic and talented man, would still hold a folding fan in his hand even in the middle of winter. He picked up the folding fan and knocked his sister on the head gently: "Girl, you are talking nonsense! What do you know!"
Li Xinyue looked at him and snorted coldly, raised her chin and said, "Don't think I don't know. You are willing to climb down from Xiangrou's body and accompany me up the mountain. Aren't you just thinking about that stinky girl Luo Ran!"
"Well……"
Li Yutang's expression changed, and he immediately covered her mouth and shouted: "You damn girl, do you want to die? If my uncle hears it, not to mention you and me, even dad will have to get out of the capital!"
Li Xinyue scratched and bit her again, and Li Yutang couldn't help but let go of his hand, spinning in pain: "You stinky girl, are you a cat or dog?"
Li Xinyue glared at him contemptuously: "You are so useless, let alone that stinky girl, I don't even look down on you. I think you are only worthy of Luo Ruxue's shabby shoes!"
"What?"
Li Yutang endured the pain and asked.
Li Xinyue realized that she had said the wrong thing and hurriedly went down the mountain: "It's nothing, I just said it casually."
Li Yutang caught up with him in a few steps: "No! Tell me, what did you mean by that sentence just now?"
No matter how he asked, Li Xinyue just didn't speak.
It's not that she didn't say it, it's that she didn't dare. She overheard it accidentally. If the eldest brother spreads his bad mouth, he will really be dead.
The brother and sister fought and made noise all the way to the Zen courtyard. When they saw the people in the courtyard, they were stunned.
Li Yutang was scared.
As soon as he came in, his eyes couldn't help but look at Luo Ran, greed evident in his eyes.
Shen Yuzhi turned around and stood in front of Luo Ran without leaving a trace.
The man on the other side was even more frightening. With just one glance, Li Yutang almost knelt down on the spot.
Li Xinyue didn't notice Fu Jinan, and stared at Shen Yuzhi with her eyes, dumbfounded: she had never seen such a good-looking man before.
In Yanqing, her two brothers are considered to be the most handsome in the area.
After arriving in the capital, especially on the day of the banquet hosted by the Marquis Mansion, many young masters came, including that prince. Although she looked good, she stopped thinking about it later when she heard that she was having an affair with Luo Ruxue.
But the one in front of him is different. He has a tall and straight posture, a face as handsome as a sculpture, eyes like stars, and noble confidence and calmness between his brows. Not as cold as the person next to him, like a piece of holy warm jade.
"Cousin, this young master is..."
Li Xinyue finally calmed down and looked at Shen Yuzhi with a red face, but she asked Luo Ran.
Shen Yuzhi didn't like the woman in front of him very much, her eyes were too frivolous, but when he heard them calling uncle and then Ran'er's cousin, he roughly guessed, turned to Luo Ran and whispered softly: "Ranran, take a rest. Well, let’s get some rest and follow my uncle down the mountain.”
Luo Deyun said to Fu Jinan: "Since you want to ask about Jiangnan, let's talk while walking."
"good."
Fu Jinan stood up, but before leaving the yard, he glanced at Shen Yuzhi's finger that had just touched Luo Ran's forehead, his eyes dim.
"It turns out to be my cousin. There was a banquet in the mansion the day before yesterday. Why didn't my cousin come?"
When Li Xinyue heard Shen Yu calling her uncle, she guessed that he was from the Shen family. I heard from my father that the Shen family was an aristocratic family in the capital. The old man of the Shen family held the position of chief minister when he was still alive. And judging from the current situation, as long as the Shen family makes no big mistakes, the next chief minister will come from the Shen family.
Li Xinyue is now sixteen after the Chinese New Year, and she is just waiting for her father to come to Beijing to take office before looking for her husband's family. She looked at Shen Yuzhi with burning eyes, imagining that if this man was her husband, then she would be the chief minister's daughter-in-law from now on.
Not to mention that my husband is so outstanding that everyone in the capital is envious of me.
It has to be said that Li Xinyue even began to fantasize about how glorious she would be in the capital.
Shen Yuzhi only replied lightly: "No time."
Then he followed Luo Ran out of the yard.
When passing by Li Yutang, he gave him a warning look.
