Ruyi didn't think Xiao Zhengfu was any different at first.
It's not that Xiao Zhengfu is not good, on the contrary, Xiao Zhengfu is a very good young man, born in a big family, handsome in appearance, good in character and learning, gentle in character, and has a shrewd heart but never aggressive, especially after he was admitted to the champion. , It is even more famous in the capital, and there are countless girls who are secretly promised.
But for Ruyi, Xiao Zhengfu is the elder brother of the Xiao family who has known him since childhood, just like Xu Baoning Bao, the little girl never thought about it.
When Ruyi went to a flower party with her friends in her 19th year, she was inexplicably sour, and then someone whispered to Ruyi: "Don't know her in the same way, who doesn't know that she is fond of Xiao Jialangjun? Now I'm just looking for an excuse to make you feel uncomfortable, don't bother."
Ruyi was stunned: "she likes brother Zhengfu, what does it have to do with me?"
The friend covered her lips and smiled: "It's all about outsiders. Reputation is important, but don't hide it from me. She is happy with Mr. Xiao, so she will naturally be jealous of you."
Ruyi is not stupid either, just being poked like this will make it clear.
Brother Zhengfu, and me
Ruyi immediately changed the subject, not willing to let her friends talk about it, but when she went back, she sat on the carriage and thought about it, thinking that it was better to clarify this matter.
Xiao Zhengfu is five years older than her. He is already old enough to marry. Ruyi asks himself that he has not yet thought about marriage. If brother Zhengfu really likes her, then she will not be able to delay others. Xiao Zhengfu said clearly.
However, these days the court has a lot of affairs. Even if Xiao Zhengfu is the champion, he is only a sixth-rank official, and there are still a lot of chores.
By the time he re-entered the door, it was already summer.
On this day, Ning Bao went to Ye Pingrong to study martial arts, and Xu Bao, who had already resigned as a companion, dragged the little prince into the study, and Ruyi and Xiao Zhengfu sat there with big eyes and small eyes.
Ruyi opened his mouth, but did not speak.
She is only fifteen years old. Although she is smart, she knows how to advance and retreat, but she is just guessing in her heart. She can't say in front of others that I didn't want to get married, and we didn't... I feel ashamed to think about it.
Xiao Zhengfu noticed something was wrong. Ruyi had a lively temperament since he was a child. When he spoke, his mouth was like a lark, crisp and pleasant. Now that he suddenly became quiet, Xiao Zhengfu asked, "Ruyi, but what's bothering you?"
Ruyi nodded subconsciously, then shook her head quickly, not knowing how to answer for a while.
Seeing her, Xiao Zhengfu didn't say anything, he just thought it was the little girl who had her own thoughts. He didn't ask much, just smiled and took out a packet of snacks and handed it to Ruyi: "This is the cloud cake from Fengfengzhai, you can try it. "
Ruyi's eyes lit up, and when he looked up, he saw Xiao Zhengfu's hand unpacking the paper bag.
His hands are very good-looking, and his slender fingers are not feminine, but have the unique gentleness of literati. Because it is summer now, Xiao Zhengfu wears lighter clothes, and the sun is shining on him at this moment. His body seemed to be covered with a layer of fog-like light, which was particularly beautiful.
Ruyi used to think that this person was a brother, so naturally he couldn't notice these details.
Now, inexplicably, people have changed their minds, and the angle of view has changed.
It turns out that brother Zhengfu is so beautiful...
Ruyi feels that she is superficial, but everyone says that her elder brother is handsome and has no wife, but in Ruyi's heart, Ning Bao is still the little fat man who can find a way to fool Xu Bao for half a milk cake, but she is watching now Xiao Zhengfu felt that this person suddenly became much better looking.
Xiao Zhengfu noticed Ruyi looking at himself, he raised his head slightly and collided with the little girl's eyes. Seeing her panic, Xiao Zhengfu smiled and said, "Ruyi seems to like staring at me today."
Ruyi hurriedly lowered her head to eat cloud cake.
Xiao Zhengfu smiled gently: "Do you like it?"
Nodding willingly.
"Others, do you like anything else?"
Ruyi replied subconsciously: "Fengfengzhai's sweet-scented osmanthus cake is the best." But as soon as she finished speaking, she lost her voice.
Xiao Zhengfu didn't say any more, just watched her eat, and then poured a cup of tea and handed it over.
Looking at the cup of tea, Ruyi felt that the cloud cake in her mouth could not be swallowed.
Raising his eyes, Ruyi looked at him. After thinking about it for a long time, he didn't know what to say, so he simply hesitated and asked, "Brother Zhengfu, why don't you marry?"
Xiao Zhengfu paused for a moment, hiding his mood changes with a smile, but asked gently, "Why are you asking me about this?"
Ruyi couldn't think of a reason for a while, and could only say: "I just remembered suddenly..."
Xiao Zhengfu didn't perfunctory, but replied softly: "I'm busy in the court, and I still have to wait before it's time to discuss my relatives."
Ruyi puzzled: "Wait for what?"
Xiao Zhengfu just smiled and said, "Ruyi is still young, I will tell you when you grow up."
But as soon as he said this, Ruyi knew that his guess was right.
He is waiting, waiting for himself.
Ruyi still wanted to say something, when Xiao Zhengfu stood up and said warmly, "I'm going back, Ruyi, you eat first, and I'll come back to you in two days."
Ruyi also got up quickly and said, "I made an appointment with Quan'er to go out to the western suburbs for an outing in two days."
Xiao Zhengfu nodded, smiled and wanted to reach out to touch the top of Ruyi's hair, but as if he had remembered something, he slowly retracted his hand without touching it, and then left.
Ruyi unconsciously supported the velvet flower on her head, looking at the back of the man leaving, her brows were a little dazed.
But I don't know that Xiao Zhengfu did not go home after leaving, but went to find the little prince Chu Jingxian.
Chu Jingxian was holding the poem with Xu Bao at the moment, his face was pale, when he saw Xiao Zhengfu coming, he raised his hand to greet him and said: "Zhengfu, you came just in time, look at what Xu Bao and I did. poetry."
This time, Xiao Zhengfu did not respond immediately, but reached out and grabbed Chu Jingxian, dragged him to the other side of the porch, and avoided the servant not far away.
Chu Jingxian was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"
Xiao Zhengfu frowned slightly and spread it out again, but his voice was a little low: "I think Ruyi can see it."
"See what?"
"I want to marry her."
As soon as these words came out, Chu Jingxian said to him indifferently: "You can see it when you see it, what are you afraid of?"
Xiao Zhengfu smiled helplessly: "Ruyi is still young and doesn't understand these things, but she has a good temper. Today she asked me why I didn't marry, and I felt that she wanted to reject me and let me stop thinking about it."
Chu Jingxian didn't think there was anything wrong with it: "The girl doesn't like you, isn't it good to make it clear to you? Ruyi did the right thing, why are you unhappy?"
Who knows, Xiao Zhengfu is firm and firm: "I don't want to marry her."
If someone else said that, Chu Jingxian would definitely laugh out loud. In this world, how many people can really be unmarried
Men just use these four words to deceive people, who will take it seriously.
But this time is different. Chu Jingxian and Xiao Zhengfu can be considered to have grown up together, so they naturally know what Xiao Zhengfu is like.
He can say it, he can do it.
If she doesn't want to marry, it means that if Ruyi doesn't marry him, this person is afraid that he will live on his own...
Chu Jingxian glanced at Xiao Zhengfu, a little puzzled: "Then you can tell Ruyi directly."
Xiao Zhengfu shook his head lightly, his voice a little low: "It's not that she likes or dislikes things now, but Ruyi doesn't know what is like and what is a good match," his voice paused slightly, "If only I could be a few years younger. ."
Chu Jingxian couldn't help laughing: "It's like you're seven or eighty now."
Who knows, Xiao Zhengfu, who has always been calm and elegant, is full of helplessness at this moment: "But Ruyi urged me to get married, I ran out after a bit of prevarication."
Chu Jingxian also felt that his friend was a little tragic.
The girl has a good temperament, a good temper, and everything is good, but she has not yet realized it, but Xiao Zhengfu is at the age when he should get married, and he is urged to marry by his sweetheart face to face, which is really sad.
Here Xiao Zhengfu feels that Ruyi does not understand, but he does not know that Ruyi actually understands a little bit.
Her parents have always been mixing oils with honey, and even now they are unusually harmonious. Children who grow up in such a family with well-rounded parents will naturally know what marriage is.
It's just that Ruyi really doesn't know what it means to like.
Now that she suddenly knew that someone was waiting for her, Ruyi was inevitably flustered and locked in the room for a long time before coming out in the evening.
After walking, I went to the backyard, and under the tree in front was Xiao Hei's nest.
Speaking of which, the biggest secret of the Qi family is Xiao Hei's age.
Most people don't care about a chicken, even Shi Shi and Princess Hua Ning, who frequented the Qi family, never asked about Xiao Hei, but the Qi family knew that Xiao Hei was a different cock.
The lifespan of an ordinary chicken is only seven species, but it has lived for more than 20 years, and it has a tendency to live longer and longer.
Now Xiao Hei doesn't have the slightest old-fashioned attitude, he is still full of air, and his tail hair is as inexhaustible as a leek. Now he is walking around in his own nest with a bald tail, looking very arrogant.
However, when he saw Ruyi coming, Xiao Hei still spread his wings and ran over happily with his legs.
Ruyi took out half of the milk cake, broke it and fed it to it, then squatted and spoke to Xiao Hei.
This is the secret of Ruyi and Xiao Hei, because the girl's family always has some thoughts, happy or troubled, some can tell the family, some can't, and those who can't talk will come to Xiao Hei to tell.
Xiao Hei can't understand, but he won't leak the secret, that's fine.
And Xiao Hei doesn't mind Ruyi chatting with it, after all, Xiao Hei is happy with the milk cake to eat.
However, because Xiao Hei is a chicken and is surrounded by little hens, he naturally doesn't understand Ruyi's thoughts. Fortunately, Ruyi is not ready to let him give him any advice. Black head, got up and left.
On the way back, Ruyi made plans in her heart.
She didn't dare to tell her two brothers about this. Ruyi knew Xu Bao Ningbao's temper best, but she didn't know anything about it. The two brothers knew nothing about these things, not to mention Xu Bao. Brother Fu is thinking about himself, and he is afraid that he will rush to the door now to have a showdown with others.
Ruyi just can't make up her mind now, and she hasn't wanted to harm Xiao Zhengfu, so she naturally keeps silent to her two brothers.
It's not appropriate to tell Daddy. In Ruyi's eyes, Qi Yun is naturally omnipotent, but Qi Yun is more than Xu Bao Ningbao when it comes to pampering his daughter.
It’s okay to agree, but what if you don’t agree
At this moment, Ruyi didn't think about why she was afraid of Qi Yun's disapproval, and she didn't think about why she accepted Xiao Zhengfu's happiness without any psychological barriers. She just went around in her own room, and finally decided to find her mother. Dear.
When she went to Ye Jiao's room, Ye Jiao was playing with medicinal flowers. In the flowerpot on the table was a medicinal flower that Ruyi had never seen before. I thought it was Mr. Dong who came and gave Ye Jiao a new one. .
Seeing Ruyi entering the door, Ye Jiao smiled and waved to her, and then said to Xiao Su, "Take these words out and remember not to touch the flower petals, it's poisonous."
Xiao Su responded and left with the flower.
When going out, Ruyi shouted "Aunt Su" with a smile, and Xiao Su smiled back and bowed before leaving.
Then Ruyi trotted in and grabbed Ye Jiao's arm, talking to her.
Looking at Ye Jiao, Ruyi always felt that her own mother was not only good-looking, but also very young. Just looking at this face would never tell her age.
But after going around, Ruyi always wants to get around her, so she pretended to be unintentional and asked, "Mother, when did you start to be happy with your father?"
When Ye Jiao heard the words, she recalled it carefully, and then smiled and said, "It was probably the first time I saw it, when I ate cakes for the first time, and I was in a hurry, he poured me a glass of water, and then I would I think this person is a wonderful person, and it's nice to be married."
Ruyi knew that her mother had a hard life before getting married, and I heard that she had eaten dirt.
But when it comes to pouring water, Xiao Zhengfu just poured her a cup of tea...
She hurriedly shook her head, stopped thinking about it, and then asked Ruyi, "Mother, how did you feel at that time?"
Ordinary mothers and daughters don't talk about such specific things. Fortunately, Ye Jiao didn't shy away from these things. She tilted her head to recall, but couldn't give any specific description.
Warm heart
Ruyi doesn't quite understand, the words and sentences in the book are very beautiful, but they are different from what my mother said.
But Ruyi still remembered Ye Jiao's words, but she had never felt this way, but she became more and more entangled.
For two days in a row, Xiao Zhengfu did not come to the door again, and Ruyi did not rush to find him.
It wasn't until Qi Quan came to ask her out that Ruyi packed up and left in a carriage.
Qi Quan is Qi Ming's child. He is usually a well-behaved and stable man, but he is actually very naughty. He has been cleaned up by his parents since he was a child. Complained to her: "Sister didn't invite me out for a few days, I'm going to stay at home and get moldy."
Ruyi reached out and knocked on Qi Quan's forehead, and said, "It must be Quan'er that you provoked third uncle and third aunt again, and they locked you up."
Qi Quan murmured, but didn't elaborate, just muttered: "I really don't care and no one loves me, so Uncle Liusi loves me."
Ruyi was surprised: "Uncle Liusi is coming back?"
Qi Quan nodded: "I heard from daddy that Uncle Liusi has done an excellent job this time, and he has made great achievements in managing water problems. The court wants to promote him. If you want to come to Beijing, you don't have to leave again."
There was a smile on Ruyi's face: "This is a good thing, the third uncle must be happy."
Qi Quan also laughed: "I'm also happy. Uncle Liusi is here. If my father wants to take care of me in the future, I will have someone to protect me."
The two walked towards the garden while talking. After listening to Qi Quan's words, Ruyi asked, "What did I punish you for this time?"
Qi Quan's little face drooped down again: "Copying big characters, thirty articles a day, I would break my hand when copying," his voice paused slightly, "It seems that my father learned this from your father, and this thing is also home. pass."
Ruyi had never heard of this and was a little surprised: "No, my father never punished us."
Qi Quan couldn't help sighing, and said, "Brother Ce is a bookworm. Punishment for copying books is called punishment here, but reward for him. If you really want to punish him, it's enough for him not to read books for a day. As for brother Ji... he Never make a mistake."
Ruyi thought about it carefully, so he only expressed sympathy for Qi Quan, and the other side couldn't say anything.
Qi Quan's temper is to be restrained, and now he just mumbles a few words, goes home and admits the punishment, and also recognizes Qi Ming and Meng's discipline, which is good.
Although Qi Quan is mischievous, he has a lively temper and loves to play and laugh. After this half-day outing, Ruyi has temporarily forgotten the troubles in his heart, and is very happy.
But the sky was not beautiful, and it rained at noon.
The rain in summer is the most unpredictable, and it will fall as soon as you say it. There is also rolling thunder in the sky, which sounds especially scary.
Qi Quan looked fearless, but Ruyi was different. What she was most afraid of was thunder. At this moment, even in the garden, it could keep out the wind and rain, but the sound of thunder came in through the crack of the door, blocking the city. Can't stop.
At home, she would go to Ye Jiao, kicked her shoes and hugged her mother, or dragged Ning Bao, and they would not be afraid when they got together.
But now it's different. In the end, Qi Quan is Ruyi's young age. As a sister Ruyi, she doesn't want to be afraid to scare Qi Quan, so she can only sit there, in fact, her fingertips are already shaking.
Seeing this, the mother-in-law who had been serving her came over to help her, but was rejected by Ruyi waving her hand.
It was windy and rainy outside, Ruyi pursed her lips slightly and said nothing.
Qi Quan didn't see Ruyi's strangeness, he just pushed open the window and looked out, saying, "I'm afraid it's going to rain for a while, and I won't be able to leave until the rain stops... Hey, who is that?"
When Ruyi heard the words, she looked up and saw a horse-drawn carriage slowly parked outside the garden.
Afterwards, there was a boy wearing a scorpion and moving a low stool, and then someone got off the bus with an umbrella.
The rain was so heavy that it was hard to see what he looked like, but Ruyi was very familiar with the official uniform and the tall figure.
She stood up immediately, trotted over to open the door, walked all the way to the porch, and looked at the man who came in a hurry.
It was Xiao Zhengfu, who was wearing an official uniform. He had just arrived at court. He held an umbrella and walked in a hurry. He walked faster after seeing Ruyi.
After walking into the porch, he closed the paper umbrella and put it aside, the handle of the umbrella was against the pillar, and the rainwater on the umbrella soon wet a small area, enough to see that the rain was heavy.
Half of Xiao Zhengfu's shoulders were wet, but he didn't want to wipe it, he just bent down slightly, looked at Ruyi and said softly: "It's okay? Why don't you bring a cloak, what should I do when it's cold?"
Ruyi opened her mouth, probably because she was so frightened that she didn't open her mouth, and now her voice was a little vague: "It's not cold inside."
Xiao Zhengfu hurriedly dragged her into the door, seeing Qi Quan there, Xiao Zhengfu immediately let go of the hand holding Ruyi's cuff, and then bowed to Qi Quan,
Qi Quan returned the salute without saying a word. He stepped aside with discernment, maintaining a distance that would not disturb the two of them but could rush over to protect his sister at a critical moment.
Xiao Zhengfu took Ruyi and sat down. He knew that Ruyi was afraid of thunder, so he slowed down his voice and said, "I'm in a hurry, come up quickly, don't worry, your two brothers will be here soon."
Ruyi nodded and said nothing.
He saw Xiao Zhengfu took out a paper bag from his arms, and then he saw that his arm was wet, and hurriedly changed his hand and handed the paper bag to Ruyi.
Ruyi took it, only to feel the warmth in his hand.
Xiao Zhengfu said with a smile: "I think you may not be able to eat in thunder days, so you bought the dim sum from Fengshengzhai. Eat some, don't get hungry."
Ruyi looked down at the paper bag in her hand, opened it, and saw a yellow-scented sweet-scented osmanthus cake inside.
It's still warm. I think it was bought by Xiao Zhengfu as soon as it came out of the oven, wrapped and warmed in his arms.
Ruyi also understood why this man wet half of his arms, it must be to protect the food in his arms, so he didn't care about himself.
Holding the sweet-scented osmanthus cake, Ruyi didn't eat it, just watched.
The corners of his mouth twitched up unconsciously.
It turned out that this person had always cared about her so much, even if it was a casual remark, he would keep it in his heart.
She said that the sweet-scented osmanthus cake was delicious, and he would take it down.
When I think about it, it's not just this matter, Xiao Zhengfu's kindness to her has always been indifferent, but it is meticulous.
always like this.
It seemed that at this moment, Ruyi understood what Ye Jiao said.
I like it, it seems that the earth-shattering in the words book, but it is extraordinarily smooth.
The heart is really warm, as if some warm water is flowing, the panic just now slowly melted away, and it gradually melted away.
Ruyi squeezed a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake, put it in her mouth, and smiled.
Xiao Zhengfu couldn't help but ask, "It's so delicious?"
Ruyi nodded and said softly, "It's delicious, so sweet."
In the end, the package of sweet-scented osmanthus cake belonged to Qi Quan, and Ruyi also left in Xubao's carriage.
Only after this day, Xiao Zhengfu found that Ruyi never mentioned the matter of marrying him again, and his attitude towards him returned to the cheerful and lively before, as if the strangeness of those few days no longer existed.
Xiao Zhengfu felt that he was thinking too much and stopped thinking too much.
In this way, after another two years, Xu Bao high school, married a wife, entered the Wen family, and the Qi family changed a lot, but Xiao Zhengfu never said anything to Ruyi.
Until this year's Qixi Festival, the girls were begging for tricks, and Xiao Zhengfu came to Xubao on an excuse, and went to the garden to find Ruyi.
He saw that Ruyi was seeking marriage.
This made Xiao Zhengfu's heart move, he stepped forward, stood beside Ruyi, and did not speak.
It wasn't until Ruyi turned his head to look at him that Xiao Zhengfu said softly, "Ruyi, I am happy with you, I look forward to holding the hand of my son, and the white head will not be separated."
Ruyi smiled and looked at him, not surprised at all, but said pretty lively: "Then you come to hire me, I will wait for you to marry me."
Xu Bao, who came to look for his sister, saw Xiao Zhengfu who was smiling and silly. Probably, this was the only time Xu Bao saw Xiao Zhengfu look like this.
The husband was in love with his concubine, and the Xiao family and the Qi family had already made good friends. The marriage between the two came naturally and went very smoothly.
Probably because Xiao Zhengfu is too eye-catching, he has already become the object of many girls' admiration. After they got married, there are still people who want to see Ruyi's jokes behind their backs.
The Xiao family is quite unusual. It is an aristocratic family, and any daughter who gets married will have to weigh her own identity.
They looked forward to Ruyi being sparred every day, but they didn't expect Ruyi's life to be so good.
The Xiao family has a large population and many relatives, but the family rules are strict, so naturally there will be no harsh treatment of the daughter-in-law. In addition, Xiao Yuanbai has been very close to the Qi family in the past, and now he can marry the daughter of the Qi family. Xiao Yuanbai is satisfied , Xiao Zhengfu is extraordinarily affectionate with Ruyi, and is really envious of others.
Not only for the newlyweds, but for many years after that, they were as beautiful as ever.
Ruyi means that she has a daughter and a son first. Both children and children live their own lives. It really deserves her name and is auspicious.
And when Xu Bao and Ning Bao relied on their ability to earn Ye Jiao's life, Ruyi went back to congratulate her. At night, she went to bed with Ye Jiao as if she was a child.
Qi Yun already hurt her, so he gave Ye Jiao a look and left.
Ruyi also saw it, and knew that her parents were like when she was a child. She was going to coax her and leave quietly, but Ruyi didn't mind. She knew that her parents had a good relationship and could not leave her for a day. It's good to have a mother coaxing her to sleep.
About every daughter will become a child when she sees her mother. Even if Ruyi has enough style outside as a lady, but when she is with Ye Jiao, her smile is soft and her voice is glutinous. : "Mother, are you happy?"
Ye Jiao patted Ruyi's back and asked, "What are you happy about?"
"Brother earned your life for you."
"Naturally happy, you three brothers and sisters can stand firm, start a family and start a business, of course it's good." Ye Jiao's voice paused, and then there was joy in her tone, "My father and I just thought, now that you are all well, We can also do something we’ve always wanted to do.”
Ruyi was stunned: "What?"
Ye Jiao smiled and replied: "I always wanted to see the sea before, but there were always various things that I couldn't go to. Now relax, it's time to bring this up, and I'll be with your father in a while. Look east."
Hearing this, Ruyi didn't find it strange, but felt that his mother was really kind to him.
In fact, only after getting married and having children, did Ruyi know that parents have endless love for their children. This kind of love will make parents make a lot of compromises for their children.
Ruyi felt that her parents were worried enough for them. Now when she can relax, she naturally raised her hands to support: "Mother, you have a good time, the sisters-in-law at home will take care of them, and I will come back to help."
Ye Jiao patted her on the back again and said, "Your two sisters-in-law can do well on the other side, but I'm going to take your Aunt Su to leave this time, Xiao Hei is not easy to take, I know You like it very much, take it back and keep it."
Ruyi complied and took the black cock home the next day.
I thought it was just to take care of them for a while, but no one thought that Ye Jiao and Qi Yun would go out, and it would take five years for them to go.
Traveling all over the famous mountains and rivers, looking at the sea, it seems that Qi Yun has also learned several languages of Fanbang...
Ruyi felt that her father would always give people all kinds of surprises.
Finally, five years later, Qi Yun and Ye Jiao returned to the capital.
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The author has something to say: Xiao Hei: Today, I am the most beautiful cub! Live long and have a wife!
Ruyi: But you have no hair
Xiao Hei: ... hum hum hum hum!