Perhaps because of the silence in the mountains, she woke up the next day, more than half an hour later than usual.
When Zhou Shengchen was not there, she was alone in the small hall, eating breakfast slowly. Lian Sui and Lian Rong treated her with great respect, and even a little cautious. She couldn't help but smile: "Have you eaten breakfast? If you don't have one, go and eat. You don't need to accompany me."
"I've eaten it," Lian Sui was younger with a ghostly smile, "Miss Shiyi certainly didn't know. Since the young master was preparing to get engaged, the morning meal here has been five o'clock. So except for Miss Shiyi, here The people up and down have already used the morning meal." She lowered her head and smiled, and continued to eat Zi Nuo Lian Zi Geng.
He didn't mention this morning meal rule to her, just let her wake up comfortably and eat breakfast quietly. Shiyi held the spoon and sipped his mouth, the purple glutinous mouth was closed, the lotus seeds were sweet and fragrant.
But not as careful as his intoxicating.
The original morning arrangement was for him to accompany her to the temple for incense.
She waited patiently until half past ten, Zhou Shengchen still did not show up, she took out the book for entertainment when she took it out, flipping through the time. The hour hand was moving slowly, and when she was conscious, the pendulum's striking sound suddenly sounded, a very regular and heavy sound, and after the tenth one, the sound was restored.
Eleven o'clock
She looked down from the window, Zhou Shengchen still did not come back. Lian Sui in the yard seemed to be waiting for the young master to come back, walking back and forth, looking a little anxious. Suddenly someone flashed in, the older Lianrong.
The floor was not high, and the voices of the two little girls soon came up.
Lian Rong sighed: "It's getting more and more troublesome, the child is gone."
Lian Sui said in a low voice, "Nothing?"
"Yes, it's said that her birthday is not good, it's okay."
"What's wrong? Last night, the one who was clearly named Tang, relied on his own body, and ran into her first. Why did you say that it was not good to mention that she was divorced before everyone? If she did not divorce, say Now that our little young master is born, who would dare to be so cynic and sarcasm—" The voice suddenly disappeared.
It was obviously between the two. Someone remembered that there was still time upstairs, and soon stopped talking.
It is time to savor these words briefly, and was shocked by the death of the child after the premature birth. She still remembers Tang Xiaofu who suddenly broke in when he was eating next to the Jinshan Temple.
Shi Yi couldn't guess the identity of the "she" who defeated Tang Xiaofu in this topic.
But obviously, the person who had a marriage contract with that "she" was Zhou Shengchen.
The first thing she thought of was the fiancée she had heard of in Xi'an. But this possibility was quickly overturned. According to Lian Sui's words, if this "she" hadn't retired from Zhou Shengchen, she would have had a chance to give birth to a child. In terms of time, it should be a relatively distant matter.
So, is there anyone else
She didn't know what kind of story he had in the past twenty-eight years.
What kind of past is Zhou Shengchen, who is gentle, calm, and seemingly not enthusiastic about the relationship between men and women? Like a mystery, the more you touch, the more you don’t understand.
At the right time, you have to be patient and get to know him slowly.
In the afternoon, Zhou Shengchen returned slowly. Today, he is wearing a dark blue shirt and black trousers. The tones around him are dull, except that the cufflinks have a subtle silver-gray luster. He sat down quietly beside her, loosened his cufflinks, and exhaled softly.
"Pick up my parents in the afternoon?" She poured him a glass of water.
"Things may change a bit," he seems to be thinking about the wording. "Something has happened at home. To be precise, there is a white wedding, it is not appropriate to have a red wedding recently."
The time is right.
This truth is correct, so she nodded, but did not ask.
Zhou Shengchen was not surprised to see her. He guessed something: "I heard Lian Sui and the others say it?"
She stuck her tongue out and said softly, "I heard it over the air. Don't blame them."
There was a faint smile in his eyes: "This house has 68 courtyards and 1,118 houses. It is crowded and mixed. So—" He paused, and should look at him doubtfully: "So?"
"Therefore, it is inevitable that there will be gossip, true or false, just listen to it, don't think too much."
She laughed: "I see. Most big families in TV dramas do it like this."
The engagement was cancelled hastily. Although she could understand, she always had to explain it to her parents.
The two probably discussed some wording.
Zhou Shengchen called her parents and sincerely apologized, and explained clearly in a few words. Fortunately, it was just an engagement, and my mother also felt that there was a fuss in the house. In any case, the engagement was a bit wrong now, and besides, it was a bit unlucky, so she was relieved quickly and cancelled the trip.
It's just that his mother has some complaints. From the beginning to the end, Zhou Shengchen's mother didn't give any polite explanations, and it didn't seem like she was about to become in-laws. Shi Yi smiled vaguely and explained that his mother was very sad about this sudden and white happy event, so she couldn't pay attention to the courtesy here.
"It's time," my mother's voice was a little distressed, "Mom doesn't need you to marry so well. In such a family, if you feel uncomfortable, you still have time. To be honest, you young people, getting married and divorced is like a trifle, let alone getting engaged. You still have a lot of opportunities to think about it. Although I like that kid, I don’t want you to be inferior to others everywhere."
"I know, I know," she laughed, jokingly, "I will slowly establish my position, and feminist supremacy."
The mother was amused and told her not to lose courtesy and visit relatives who gave birth prematurely.
When her mother reminded her, she also remembered that she was going to visit Tang Xiaofu. After all, she had a relationship with this brother and sister. When asked about Zhou Shengchen, he explained that people had left Zhenjiang and Shi Yi could only give up.
Zhou Shengchen temporarily changed her itinerary and planned to send her back to Shanghai tomorrow.
He went to deal with the remaining issues in the afternoon, and as soon as he could not leave, Zhou Wenxing suddenly arrived and said that he had been instructed by his brother to walk around when he had to accompany him. Shiyi was originally interested in such a large and complicated old-fashioned building, so naturally he was happy to walk around.
Such old houses in the south of the Yangtze River are all promenade and then promenade, and the courtyard is close to the courtyard.
Unlike the large houses in the northwest, each courtyard has distinct entrance and exit gates, which are regular and rigid.
"My elder brother said, I must take you to a place," Zhou Wenxing smiled, showing a sharp tiger tooth, very cute. Shiyi couldn't guess: "Where is it? An ancestral hall?"
Zhou Wen smiled fortunately: "That kind of place is usually not easy to go, and there is nothing fun to go to. I won't tell you now, you will know when you get there."
They went deeper, and the nearby plants were gradually replaced by bamboo.
The bamboo is not dense and can not be called a forest, but accompanied by the sound of water and breeze, it makes people feel cool. Passing through a narrow gate, the bamboo forest becomes denser, but you can already see the three-story old building, standing quietly not far away.
"Here, it's the library," Zhou Wenxing next to her told her, "My elder brother said, you asked him about the library, so he guessed that you would like this place."
The wind rustled through the bamboo leaves.
She remembered that when she was in the Qinglong Temple, she asked him if he had ever been to the kind of old-fashioned library, with layers of wooden shelves and countless books. At that time, he seemed to be incomprehensible, only smiling, and speciously said that the place he often went was on a layer of wooden shelves with equipment used for experiments.
Never thought that there really is such a place here.