When the four people arrived in front of the city lord's mansion in a carriage, it was already past 11 noon, almost lunch time.
The arena seemed to have been set up early in the morning. On the stage, there were two young men wielding swords who were competing fiercely. The sword moves were coming one after another, and it was hard to tell the difference for a while. There were thousands of people watching on the three floors outside the stage, and the cheers and cheers were getting louder and louder. It was very lively. Fortunately, the land in front of the city lord's mansion is open, otherwise it would be so crowded.
There was an elevated structure built against the wall on the north side of the arena, which was half a foot higher than the arena. A shade shed was built on the top of the arena. In the shed were sitting Qin Chuo's three brothers and sisters, Su Mou, Qi Yoyo and Li Haotian, as well as Qin Liu and Wan. Qiu Qing, and several elders of the Qin family.
Qin Rulan wore a light cyan dress today, with a little pink on her face. Perhaps because of shyness, her cheeks were crimson. From a distance, she looked like a flower that had just bloomed, pure, beautiful and beautiful.
Su Mou had a sullen face and a serious expression, as if he was unhappy because of the old prince's broken arm.
Qin Xinru was sitting next to his left hand. Although her eyes were watching the fight on the ring, they were unfocused and distracted. She was in a state of tangle and panic.
Although it was her idea to let Su Mou go on stage to fight and she was determined to do so, when she whispered to Su Mou this morning, what she expected in her heart was that Su Mou would refuse and scold her. After a pause, he told her some blushing words of love, but in the end he couldn't resist her pleading, so he reluctantly agreed. But the result was completely different from what she expected. Su Mou actually agreed without hesitation.
She didn't know if she was misunderstanding, but when she saw Su Mou nodding in agreement, an imperceptible flash of joy flashed in his eyes. This made her feel very sad and uneasy, and she had an inexplicable feeling of being deceived and betrayed by Su Mou. She felt that Su Mou was not as loving and dedicated as she thought. But she couldn't say anything, because it was her initiative, not Su Mou's initiative.
She could only keep comforting herself that all the sacrifices were for her sister's happiness and were worth it. However, this self-deceptive comfort was of little use. She was still filled with uncontrollable entanglement, sadness, and heartache, which tortured her to the point of going crazy.
In addition, every time her gaze lingered or glanced at Qi Yoyo's alluring face, or even heard Qi Yoyo's voice, an inexplicable hatred would surge in her heart. She felt that all this was caused by Qi Yoyo, and thought that if she had not come to Baiyun City, these bad things would not have happened.
Qi Yoyo sat there, originally full of interest and in a good mood, because this was the first time in her life that she had seen a competition to recruit a bride, and her emotions were affected by the lively scene in the audience.
But Qin Xinru would cast a hostile look at her from time to time, which puzzled her. When she finally figured out the reason with her clever mind, she couldn't help but burst into laughter and became extremely depressed, feeling that Qin Xinru was really suspicious and jealous.
Qi Yoyo really wanted to leave her seat, escape from Qin Xinru's aura of resentment towards a woman, and go to the crowd below to enjoy the feast of marriage competition, but she couldn't find an excuse to leave. Just when she was considering whether to shamelessly use the excuse of being hungry to leave, her eyes suddenly lit up. She saw Zhang Xiaozu's figure on the periphery of the crowd in the distance, and she immediately found a perfect excuse.
"Mom, Zhang Xiaopou is here. I suddenly remembered that I have something very important to tell him. I'll go there." Qi Yoyo stood up and said to Wan Qiuqing before leaving, without giving others a chance to react or speak. .
"This girl -" Wan Qiuqing looked at Qi Yoyo's disappearing figure in the blink of an eye and shook her head helplessly.
There was a blockage in front of the city lord's mansion, and the carriage could not get past. Zhang Xiaopeng and the other four had no choice but to get off the carriage. I also saw that the Qin family were all on the high platform, and the competition in the ring was very lively. I couldn't go there to talk now, so I thought of waiting for the lunch break before going to the Qin family to explain my purpose. So the four of them climbed onto the carriage and sat on the roof of the carriage to watch the fight in the ring. Fortunately, the Qi family's carriage was relatively solid, and there was no sign of being overwhelmed by the four people sitting on it.
"Pawn, are you sure you won't think about it again?"
"Qin Rulan's conditions are really good. She is a lady, well-informed and courteous, has outstanding talents, is shy of the moon, is a sweetheart, is cute and cute, etc. She is your man's favorite. Are you sure you want to give up this A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?" Qi Ronger counted Qin Rulan's advantages to Zhang Xiaopou with her fingers, and persuaded her earnestly.
"Don't let your grudge against Qin Xinru and Su Mou affect your good impression of Qin Rulan. You are marrying Qin Rulan, not Qin Xinru, and not Su Mou——"
"Stop! Stop! Stop!" Zhang Xiaozu hurriedly interrupted Qi Ronger's eloquent words and said with a look of laughter and tears on his face: "This is already the twenty-fifth time. Are you a matchmaker or a matchmaker?"
Zhou Jianlai and Niu Dawa were snickering on the sidelines.
"I declare for the last time that I am only grateful to Miss Qin Rulan and have absolutely no affection for my children. Just give up on this. If you dare to say it again, I will shut your mouth." Zhang Xiaopou gritted his teeth and threatened Qi Ronger fiercely.
"Tch! If you don't say it, don't say it. Do you think I am willing to say it? This morning, I have been playing the piano to a cow, and my words are almost boiling." Qi Ronger rolled her eyes at Zhang Xiaozu angrily, feeling that Zhang Xiaozu's eyesight It's too high, and he can't even look down on such an outstanding girl as Qin Rulan. So what kind of girl can he look down on, a fairy?
Suddenly, Qi Ronger's eyes suddenly lit up, she stretched out her hand and patted Zhang Xiaopou's shoulder, and said in a surprised tone: "Hey, look, look, look, look, the fairy that was said to be a fairy has really appeared! If you want this girl again, If you don't like it, I have to doubt your preferences."
"Ahem -" Zhang Xiaozu was choked by Qi Ronger's last sentence. He looked in the direction Qi Ronger pointed and said, "Let me see what the fairy you mentioned looks like. Well, it's really good. .”
Zhou Jianlai and Niu Dawa also looked curiously in the direction Qi Ronger pointed, and saw the fairy Qi Ronger mentioned at a glance, because Qi Yoyo, who was tall and beautiful, was too dazzling when walking in the crowd.
The fairy Qi Ronger saw was none other than Qi Yoyo who came to see Zhang Xiaozu.
"That's pretty good!" Qi Ronger's eyes were all attracted to Qi Yoyo's figure. After looking at it for a while, she smacked her teeth and shook her head and said, "You can like me, but I'm afraid they can't like you. This The appearance and temperament of the woman are unparalleled. She is definitely not a young lady from an ordinary family. I am afraid she came from a large sect. Although you are also a disciple of a large sect, you are a monk after all, and you do not have the deep-rooted spirit of an authentic sect disciple. temperament."
"You can just say I'm ugly." Zhang Xiaozu said depressedly.
"That's too direct. I'm not afraid of hurting you." Qi Ronger pursed her lips and smiled.
"——" Zhang Xiaozu was speechless.
"Of course, you don't want to lose without fighting. As the saying goes, a good bastard looks at mung beans. What if they are blind? What if other little fairies are just like you? As the saying goes, the cabbage is eaten by the pig. , maybe this big cabbage is just waiting for you, a pig, to pick it up?"
"——" Zhang Xiaozu's head was covered with black lines.
Zhou Jianlai and Niu Dawa were amused by Qi Ronger's words
Gotta laugh.
"If you don't become a matchmaker in the future, it will definitely be a big loss to the matchmaking world." Zhang Xiaozu looked at Qi Ronger and said seriously.
"Stop talking nonsense." Qi Ronger rolled her eyes and said, "Look, the cabbage is coming this way. Do you want me to help you ask her name, where she lives, and whether she is married?"
"No need." Zhang Xiaozu shook his head and said, "I am a master of Sanqing Temple. I can calculate these small problems with just a few clicks."
"Really or not?" Qi Ronger said half-convinced. If she hadn't seen Zhang Xiaozu's unpredictable methods, she would have been doubtful and not believe it at all.
"Wait a moment, wait until I pinch my fingers to figure it out." Zhang Xiaozu pretended, pinched his fingers randomly and said, "Yes."
"So fast?" Qi Ronger glared, "Don't fool me."
"When I finish speaking, if you ask her yourself, you will know whether what I said is true or false." Zhang Xiaozu said with a smile, "This girl's name is Qi Yoyo, and she is not married yet."
"The most beautiful woman in the South, Qi Yoyo?! No wonder she looks like a fairy!" Qi Ronger exclaimed, not doubting Zhang Xiaozu at all, because as soon as she heard Qi Yoyo's name from Zhang Xiaozu's mouth, she immediately felt I feel that this is Qi Yoyo, and only the most beautiful woman in the South can be born so outstanding.
"I've calculated that she will come over and talk to us proactively." Zhang Xiaozhu continued to shout.
"Speak? What did you say?" Qi Ronger asked.
"I calculated that she and you are destined to meet each other here." Zhang Xiaozu said.
"Are you saying I will marry her?"
"Cough - cough cough -" Zhang Xiaozu was caught off guard and was shocked by Qi Ronger's words.
"Ahem——" Zhou Jianlai and Niu Dawa were also messed up in the wind.
"She - she's really here!" Qi Ronger ignored the coughs of the three people and looked at Qi Yoyo who was walking towards her step by step with a smile on her face, she was so excited that she felt at a loss.
Seeing Qi Ronger's face flush with excitement, Zhang Xiaozhu frowned slightly, a little worried about her preferences in certain aspects.
"It's coming! It's coming! It's coming!" Qi Ronger was as excited as a little girl of several years old, but the movements of her hands were not like a little girl at all. She grabbed Zhang Xiaopeng's arm and pinched it hard. to confirm if you are dreaming.
Zhang Xiaozu was so frightened that he moved his butt aside and distanced himself from Qi Ronger.
Under Qi Ronger's extremely excited gaze, Qi Yoyo came at a leisurely pace, stood at the side of the carriage, looked at Qi Ronger and said, "My name is Qi Yoyo, nice to meet you." She probably Qi Ronger's identity has been guessed.
Qi Ronger's mouth opened wide with an expression of disbelief on her face, and she instantly regarded Zhang Xiaopou as a god. Fortunately, her brain was not completely stuck, and she politely replied: "My name is Qi Ronger, and I am very honored to meet you."
"I often hear the pawn mention you. You are as beautiful and smart as he said." Qi Yoyo praised.
Qi Ronger was stunned when she heard this, and asked: "Listen - listen to the little pawn, hear him mention me?" Qi Ronger stretched out her hand and pointed at Zhang Xiaozu to confirm that the "little pawn" Qi Yoyo said was the one beside her. This self-proclaimed fortune teller Zhang Xiaopeng.
"Yes. Any questions?" Qi Yoyo nodded affirmatively and showed a questioning look.
"Zhang Xiaozu!" Qi Ronger suddenly turned her head to look at Zhang Xiaozu and roared through gritted teeth. Only then did she realize that she had been deceived by Zhang Xiaozu.
"Haha——" Zhang Xiaozu finally couldn't help but laugh out loud. At the same time, he quickly diverted Qi Ronger's attention and said, "Why don't you invite someone to come up and sit down?"
