After Mu Lan sent Jian Xin back to her room, she returned to Li Yu's room. Li Yu was lying on the ground sideways. As soon as she heard the sound of the door opening, she quickly knelt straight again. Mu Lan said to Li Yu, "Okay, get up. Aunt Xin has gone back to the room."
After hearing this, Li Yu felt relieved, put his hands on the ground, endured the pain, and prepared to get up.
Mu Lan quickly went to help Li Yu up. While helping him, she accidentally touched Li Yu's bloody back.
Li Yu shouted, "Hey! Sister Mu Lan, slow down. Don't touch my back."
"Oh, I'm sorry." Mu Lan carefully helped Li Yu sit down on the stool and said angrily: "I told you to stay at home and don't run around. Now you can get beaten."
Li Yu had calmed down now and said a little aggrievedly: "I know it's wrong to hit someone. But him, he said bad things about my mother."
Mu Lan's expression changed and she asked seriously: "What did he say about Madam?"
"Sister Mu Lan, do you believe that my mother and Leader Liu have an affair?"
Mu Lan blurted out: "I don't believe it. Although I don't have much contact with Alliance Leader Liu, he is an upright person. And Madam, it is even more impossible to be that kind of person."
Li Yu nodded, bent over, stood up, then walked to the bookcase aside, opened a drawer, and turned out an envelope, which contained a crumpled letter, as if it had been crumpled into a ball of paper. , handed it to Mu Lan.
Mu Lan took the letter, and the envelope said "Brother Zhan personally expresses it". Mu Lan frowned. The envelope was written by Mrs. Ouyang, but Mrs. Ouyang always called Leader Liu "Brother Liu". She already felt that there was something fishy about this matter, and then, when she opened it and took a look, Mu Lan was really surprised.
"Brother Zhan, I have received the last letter. My sister also misses you day and night. Now, my sister also knows how painful it is to sleep with someone you don't care about in the dead of night. Again. In five days, it will be my father’s birthday. In two days, I will take our Yu’er and go to Kaifeng to find you. We will go to Longquan to celebrate my father’s birthday. At that time, you and I will continue our unfinished love. .Brother Jingzhan, be in good health. Sister Lan, here you go."
After Mu Lan read the letter, her brows almost knitted together and she said, "This letter, too, doesn't look like Madam's style at all."
"I don't believe it either, but this is indeed my mother's handwriting. It can't be wrong."
"There are probably a lot of people in the world who can copy other people's handwriting. I think this letter is obviously someone's fault."
"Even if it is a copy, it will not be copied word for word. These fonts are all my mother's handwriting. Even the little habits of some words are the same. For example, the character "chen" in this birthday, my mother likes to connect the strokes , I feel that if you ask others to imitate this word, you may not be able to imitate it.”
Mu Lan murmured: "I still feel weird."
Li Yu took the letter back, folded it neatly, and stuffed it back into the envelope, his face full of sadness and loneliness.
Mu Lan said to Li Yu gently: "Second Young Master, do you still remember what happened at that time? Can you tell me about it?"
Li Yu's eyes showed a fierce look, his upper and lower teeth rubbed together, he made a "sizzling" sound, and said word by word: "I will never forget what happened back then."
Six years ago, on June 27, Li Yu was ten years old.
"Mom, my eldest brother and I learned sword skills from dad today. Dad said I learned it very quickly, so I'll show you!" Li Yu happily ran towards Ouyang Lan in the pavilion.
Ouyang Lan and Jian Xin were enjoying the cool air in the pavilion when they saw Li Yu running over with sweat on his head. When Li Yu ran to the pavilion, Ouyang Lan took out a handkerchief, wiped the sweat from Li Yu's head, and said with a smile: "Really? I'll show you to my mother in a while. Come on, eat a watermelon first." "Ouyang Lan took out a piece of watermelon on the table and handed it to Li Yu.
Li Yu took a piece of watermelon and said proudly while eating it: "Dad said I've practiced really well. I'm better than my big brother!"
Ouyang Lan also praised: "That's right! My son is the best."
Li Yu saw Jian Xin beside his mother looking a little worried, so he asked, "Mom, what's wrong with Aunt Xin?"
Ouyang Lan glanced at Jian Xin with ill intentions, then smiled and said to Li Yu, "Your Aunt Xin is lovesick!"
Li Yu scratched his head and said, "What is lovesickness?"
"Hehe, you are still young, you will know when you grow up. Your Master Zhao will be here soon, please don't interrupt."
Sure enough, Zhao Shu came over, clasped his fists and said to Ouyang Lan: "Madam, you called me?"
"Come on, come on, Zhao Shu. Sit down!" Ouyang Lan pointed to the seat next to Jian Xin and said.
Zhao Shu looked at Jian Xin, nodded, and sat down.
"Zhao Shu! Come to think of it, how long have you been coming to Yinlong Villa?"
Zhao Shu thought for a while and said: "It should have been the year Liu Zhan became the leader of the alliance, when the owner invited me to the villa. Counting now, it should be thirteen years."
"It's been over ten years. Are you thirty this year?"
When Zhao Shu was asked about his age, he felt a little embarrassed and said, "I am twenty-nine this year."
Ouyang Lan said: "It's almost the same. Do you have a girl you like? When do you plan to get married?"
Zhao Shu was stunned and sighed: "I don't have anyone I like. Moreover, I have no relatives in this world."
Ouyang Lan saw Zhao Shu's sadness and said, "If you don't have any relatives, just make them for yourself!"
Zhao Shu was a little confused and said, "Madam, what do you mean?"
Ouyang Lan looked at Jian Xin and said, "Zhao Shu! What do you think of Jian Xin?"
"Miss Jianxin is very nice. She is pretty and treats people kindly."
"Then I'll be your wife, okay?"
As soon as these words came out, Jian Xin blushed with embarrassment and looked at Zhao Shu expectantly.
Zhao Shu said: "This... this is not good."
Hearing this, Jian Xin's face immediately became gloomy.
Ouyang Lan asked: "What's wrong?"
"I am the one who works under the owner of the village. Miss Jianxin followed me. Isn't it a big loss?"
"What you said is that you are the one who did it. Jian Xin is still a maid!"
"But Madam, doesn't she often say that Miss Jianxin is just a maid?"
Ouyang Lan was so angry at Zhao Shu's words that she said, "We are not going to discuss the issue of being a maid or not. Let's just say, are you willing to give Jianxin to you?"
Zhao Shu said: "It still doesn't work."
Ouyang Lan asked helplessly: "What's wrong?"
Zhao Shu said: "Since ancient times, marriage has been nothing but three matchmakers and six betrothals, three books and six etiquette, and there seems to be betrothal gifts and hardware."
Ouyang Lan held her forehead, really not knowing what to say. Tell me, how could Zhao Shu, who is usually such a shrewd person, act like an idiot in this kind of thing?
Jian Xin quickly said: "It doesn't matter. It's okay if you don't have those." After saying that, he lowered his head again.
Ouyang Lan complained to Jian Xin: "You still know how to talk! I thought you took medicine for muteness today." Then she said to Zhao Shu: "This girl of mine is stupid. She doesn't ask for anything else, just one Someone who treats her sincerely. As for the three matchmakers and six betrothals, the three letters and six etiquettes, these are all too complicated. When I got married to Zhentian, it was just a letter of engagement. Also in times of crisis, my father saw his sincerity, Then he married me. Now let me say, put aside these messy things, are you willing to marry Jian Xin? "
"But the engagement letter, betrothal gifts, etc. must always be there."
Ouyang Lan raised her eyebrows and said, "In other words, you agreed."
Zhao Shu said firmly: "Yes, I am willing to marry Miss Jianxin. But to whom should I hand this engagement letter?"
After Jian Xin heard this, her eyebrows immediately became clear. She looked at Ouyang Lan with gratitude.
Ouyang Lan thought for a while and said, "Jianxin is from Zhurenmen. It just so happens that my father's birthday will be in a few days. I will ask my father to be the matchmaker at that time, and your letter of appointment will be handed over to Zhurenmen. As for the bride price and hardware Yes, I think Zhao Shu has saved a lot of money over the years." Ouyang Lan smiled evilly and looked at Zhao Shu.
Zhao Shu was a little embarrassed, "It's true."
Ouyang Lan stood up and clapped her hands, "That's no problem. Don't worry, the dowry Jian Xin will accompany you will definitely be no less than your betrothal gift."
Zhao Shu said: "It doesn't matter."
Ouyang Lan pushed Jian Xin into Zhao Shu's arms, and Zhao Shu quickly hugged Jian Xin. Ouyang Lan said, "Then just hug your wife." Then she patted Li Yu's head and said, " Let’s go, son. Don’t you want to show mom your new sword skills?”
Li Yu was eating melon in silence almost the whole time, watching his mother, Aunt Xin and Master Zhao discussing something, seeming to understand but not quite understanding. After being slapped by her mother, she finished the melon on her hand and said, "Okay! Mom! Let's leave now." Then she grabbed Ouyang Lan's clothes.
Ouyang Lan looked at Li Yu with disgust and said, "Hey! Go wash your hands first!"
Li Yu followed Ouyang Lan out of the pavilion. Li Yu looked back at Zhao Shu and Jian Xin, who was lying in Zhao Shu's arms, and said, "Mom, aren't Master Zhao and the others going?"
Ouyang Lan said with a smile: "They! They may be very busy!"
In the pavilion, Zhao Shu hugged Jian Xin. Jian Xin hurriedly sat up from Zhao Shu's arms and said sheepishly: "Eat melon!" Looking at the table, Li Yu had finished eating the melon. , quickly stood up and said, "I'll get it for you."
Zhao Shu also stood up, smiled and said, "Let's go. I'll go with you."
Since the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce, Li Zhentian has been very busy every day, but he cannot cut off his family roots. Not only does he have to practice diligently, but his two sons cannot relax either. Therefore, every morning, Li Zhentian would practice martial arts with his two sons. If he was not free, he would also ask Zhao Shu to supervise the two children's practice. Li Zhentian looked up at the sky and said, "It should be the time in the corner now."
Mrs. Zhou came over, made a girl's gift, and said, "Master, we have to go to the Chamber of Commerce."
"Okay, I'm going to change clothes, and then we'll go."
