In the Nuan Pavilion, there was silence.
Xia Chengxuan and Rui Xiaoling sat on opposite sides of the desk, only a few feet away from each other. They secretly looked at each other, but deliberately avoided each other's eyes.
"Granddaughter, it's not that grandpa is forcing you. The situation is really difficult. Grandpa is already sixty and can't stay as a general for more than a few years. Once grandpa retires and is gone, with your father's third-grade Fenwei general, he will really It is difficult to support the momentum of the Rui Mansion. The qualifications of your two uncles are not enough. You said, how can the two hundred or so people in the Rui Mansion gain a foothold in this capital? Your second uncle is busy with military affairs at the Pinan Post, and it is not enough. I continue to marry and have no heirs. Although my third uncle has children, they are still young. You and Yilin are the eldest grandsons and granddaughters in the family, so you should shoulder this important responsibility. The best way is to marry you A noble and innocent family, with the help of your husband's family, has been able to survive the years of drought, giving your father, uncle, and brother the opportunity to earn money and grow. Nowadays, in the capital, there are only so many people in the family. Among the young men of the right age who are not yet married, the one with the highest status is King Jaw's heir apparent. It happened that King Jaw came to visit you last time and happened to see you and mentioned this in-law relationship to me. Isn't this a good opportunity sent by God? Why don't you meet the Prince of Jaw? If you really don't like it, grandpa will never force you. Think about it carefully!"
Grandpa's words still linger in Rui Xiaoling's ears. Rui Xiaoling had already made up her mind that since the Crown Prince was a disgusting pockmarked butcher, she had to marry him. With this thought in mind, Rui Xiaoling walked slowly with her father to visit her in-laws. Just now I met Xia Chengxuan for the first time, but I only felt that there was a bright future in the dark, and I was secretly happy: "Fortunately, this Prince Jaw has a rare handsome face. I don't feel too bored when I see him every day. I just don't know his character. how?"
"Haha! Hello, Miss Rui!" Xia Chengxuan thought that as a man, he would not let a girl come after him, so he forced himself to stay calm and greeted with a smile.
Rui Xiaoling was thinking about things in her mind when she suddenly heard Xia Chengxuan talking to her. She was startled and screamed "Ah".
Xia Chengxuan smiled and joked: "Miss Rui, am I really so scary? How could I scare you so much?"
"Where are you doing? I was surprised because I wasn't paying attention." Rui Xiaoling looked up at Xia Chengxuan and explained, but she looked him in the eye for the first time.
Their eyes met each other, but they were speechless.
They looked at each other in silence, not because they were heartless, but because they were in love.
Rui Xiaoling's face turned red and she became increasingly short of breath. However, the smile on Xia Chengxuan's face became bigger and bigger, and finally he grinned and slapped the desk hard, which scared Rui Xiaoling's body. Her beautiful eyes widened with a look of surprise on her face.
Before Rui Xiaoling came to ask, Xia Chengxuan cursed angrily: "When I go back, I will break the legs of this bastard Alai and slap him hard on the ears!"
Rui Xiaoling knew that he was not angry with her, but she still didn't know why he was like this. She frowned and asked, "Why? Who does this Alai have to do with him?"
"This bastard is my lackey! He actually told me that you have a sharp mouth, a flat nose, and sesame eyes. You are as short and fat as a pregnant sow. He was so scared that I couldn't sleep for several days!" Xia Chengxuan! He was angry and happy at the same time, and suddenly his voice dropped suddenly, and he laughed warmly, "Who would have known that you are more beautiful than a fairy!"
When Rui Xiaoling saw him turning around in such a big way to praise her beauty, her heart skipped a beat, and she thought, "It turns out that this handsome young man is actually a wise and lovable person! "
At this moment, the two began to realize that fate in the world is so beautiful.
"Mr. Mei, I heard Mr. Xue Ning talk a lot about you. I heard that your literary school and martial arts school are both top-notch in Hua Zijian. I really admire you!" Rui Tuyan Walking in front, he turned around and called Mei Yuanchen.
The lights in the courtyard were dim, and although things were not very bright, Mei Yuanchen had practiced longevity skills and his eyesight was much higher than ordinary people, but he could clearly see the sincerity on his face, and he smiled and replied: "Master Rui is so complimentary. .Xue Ning is probably exaggerating and must be regarded as untrue."
Rui Tuyan chuckled "haha", and then said: "Your father, Mr. Mei, the Secretary of Anxian Salt Transport Administration, was well known to everyone in the dynasty as an able minister. He had only been in charge of the salt administration for a year and a half, but the salt crisis in Dahua was over. The remarkable relief is a tribute to countless heroes and should be a role model for our generation."
"Yes! I have told grandpa several times that to save the world and defend the country, one does not necessarily have to join the army, and to be a minister of the world does not necessarily mean that he is inferior to a victorious general." Rui Yilin rarely answered, "Grandpa always talks to me. I reasoned, and when I brought Master Mei out, he was speechless, haha!"
Hearing that the uncle and nephew of the Rui family admired his father so much, Mei Yuanchen's heart surged and he murmured, "My father is also my lifelong advocate. I hope Yuanchen will not disgrace the reputation of the Mei family."
"Mr. Rui, your uncle and nephew are of the right age, why don't you go to Huazijian?" After the three of them walked in the courtyard for a while, Mei Yuanchen couldn't help but ask.
"Haha, you must be the first to ask this." Rui Tuyan walked and said with a smile: "Mr. Mei, do you know why the emperor and several princes and highnesses rely on and respect our Rui Mansion so much?"
Mei Yuanchen thought for a while and replied: "The general has made outstanding achievements and deserves the greatest respect."
"Mr. Mei, this is a reason, but not the main reason." Rui Tuyan led Mei Yuanchen to the pavilion and said, "The most important thing is that the Rui family has never been affiliated with the party and specializes in military affairs without being involved. The government is impartial, neither helping nor stepping on others. And you know better than me what kind of place Huazijian is, so how can we be on our own?"
Only then did Mei Yuanchen realize the reason for this suspicion, and whispered: "That's why."
The three of them walked to the pavilion and were walking up the steps. Mei Yuanchen suddenly pushed his uncle and nephew away from the Rui family and yelled, "Who is he!"
In the midst of the sword and flint, a masked man in black attacked fiercely with a pair of fleshy palms, attacking quickly and cunningly. Mei Yuanchen entangled Rui Tuyan and Rui Yilin behind him.
"Phew!" The man in black fired two arc-shaped darts from his fingertips and flew straight towards the Rui family's uncle and nephew. Mei Yuanchen was shocked and hurriedly stopped his moves, turned around and kicked out his right leg to knock down the dart. The man in black took advantage of this and struck Mei Yuanchen with a heavy palm on his left waist. Mei Yuanchen had no way to avoid it and had to turn sideways to block it with his back.
"Bang!" This palm was imprinted on the center of Mei Yuanchen's vest. Mei Yuanchen staggered and almost fell. Rui Yilin reacted before his uncle, and while Mei Yuanchen was shooting down the dart, he shouted: "There is an assassin!"
The target of the masked man in black was obviously not Mei Yuanchen. He had just withdrawn his right palm from Mei Yuanchen's back and attacked Rui Tuyan without hesitation.
Mei Yuanchen received a palm from the man in black and knew that this man's martial arts skills were extraordinary and his internal strength was not even inferior to that of Tao Zhu. Seeing him swooping towards the uncle and nephew of the Rui family again, he hurriedly used the "Twenty-three Dou Turn and Diagonal Steps" and appeared in front of the man in black in a blink of an eye, blocking Rui Tuyan and Rui Yilin behind him again.
The man in black was shocked when he first fought with Mei Yuanchen. He didn't expect that this young man had such profound internal skills, and he could fight him for more than ten moves without losing any strength. Thinking of what he had come for, even though he felt it was not very honorable, he still used the Emei Dart to shoot at the two children of the Rui family. But he didn't expect that the handsome young man in front of him had such precise and quick kicks, knocking down two scattered E Mei darts with one kick. But just because he turned around and kicked the dart, he was able to hit him on the back. No matter how good his martial arts skills were, Yuan Dao, a young man, was determined to be seriously injured even if he received a slap from him. He was determined to fight again, so he took the opportunity to kill the two children of the Rui family again.
"How is that possible?" Looking at the young man in front of him who was blocking him like a ghost, the man in black looked surprised under his mask. He suddenly dodged and quickly disappeared into the dark night.
Mei Yuanchen also said that he would struggle with the man in black again, but he didn't expect that he would run away so suddenly.
In the hall, Rui Rumin faintly heard his grandson shouting, "There is an assassin." He hurriedly got up from his seat and rushed out.
"Xiao Ling, did you hear that? Someone shouted, 'There is an assassin'!" In the Nuan Pavilion, Xia Chengxuan suddenly turned his head and looked outside, and said to Rui Xiaoling.
