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He let her digest the negative emotions for a while, and sure enough, the next moment, the girl raised a smile, smart and witty, "The third uncle probably hasn't bathed yet? I'll let the maid prepare water."
She smiled with crooked eyebrows, and the little pear vortex was looming, very sweet. Seeing this smile, Pei Xing also lightly pulled the corner of her lips.
The night was as cold as water, and the north wind was cold.
Outside the Youfeng Hall, Xiao Sheng stood for a long time and asked that the third uncle was busy and had no time to see him temporarily.
The anger tumbling in Xiao Sheng's chest almost made him lose his mind. He was sure that Pei Xing was playing tricks on proposing marriage, so he couldn't help but come to the door and ask, otherwise, why would An Shizi not be in a coma earlier, but he is in a coma today?
He unconsciously clenched his fists and his expression was terrifyingly cold.
Seeing this, Qin Xing touched the tip of his nose and hurried over, "Young Master Biao should go back first, the master still doesn't know how long he will be busy."
Xiao Sheng nodded slightly, turned and left the Youfeng Hall.
After returning to Qingsongtang, Xiao Sheng gradually calmed down. He turned around and went to the west wing to see how the two thin horses were trained.
In Yangxin Hall, the old lady had not stopped yet. After she stopped the marriage proposal, she sent someone to Qingsongtang to let Xiao Sheng review with peace of mind. The event came to the door to ask for details, but he never came.
There was a fire in her heart at first, annoyed that her grandson had deceived her, but now she is a little uneasy, always wondering if he has something to hide.
The old lady sighed again, and Xiaomei pulled the quilt for her and persuaded: "It's late at night, the old lady should rest early."
The old lady was still worried, and after a while, she said, "Forget it, the palace exam is imminent, so let him prepare well for the exam."
That night, Zhong Li also didn't sleep well. It was not until Pei Xing left that she really fell asleep. The next morning, when she was woken up by Xia He, Zhong Li was still a little confused. She woke up and got up.
Pei Xing was refreshed and refreshed for several days in a row. He was quite in a state of eating the marrow and knowing the taste, which made Zhong Li bitter.
Fortunately, he was very busy, and he often didn't go back to the house when he was busy, so the number of times he tossed her was very limited.
Time passed slowly, and Zhong Li asked the maid to start the business of setting up a stall. Perhaps because of the warmer weather, there were many little ladies on the street, and the first batch of rouge sold well.
In order to reward them, Zhong Li also specially asked Qingsong to go to Baihui Pavilion and gave each of the maids a bead hairpin. After getting the new jewelry, they worked harder, and with a big sigh, they sold all the rouge gouache.
Before knew it, it was the 23rd day of the second month. There was one day left before Pei Xing's birthday. When Zhong Li came to greet the old lady, she happened to hear the old lady talking about Pei Xing's birthday.
"It goes by so fast, he will be twenty-four in the blink of an eye, he has never loved life, and he doesn't have many friends, so let's celebrate him in Yangxintang from your own family. Tomorrow night, you will all have quick hands and feet. Let the small kitchen cook a few more dishes that he likes to eat."
The maids all responded respectfully.
After Zhong Li came in, she was called by the old lady to her side, and the old lady said earnestly, "I wanted to keep you by my side, since you and Sheng'er have no relationship, your marriage has to be put on the agenda as soon as possible, the girl next to you has to put it on the agenda as soon as possible. When I was sixteen, I basically got married. If it was later, the good ones were probably picked up by others. These portraits were all found by the second daughter-in-law. She is also showing the third girl recently, you see Let's see if there is anything that suits your heart, if there is, let her help."
It stands to reason that her uncle and aunt are still here, and it is not the old lady's turn to intervene in this matter, but Zhong Li lives in Zhenbei Hou's mansion after all, and the old lady has met Mrs. Fang twice. was afraid that Mrs. Fang couldn't find a suitable one, so she asked the second wife to help her. Yesterday, she had already told the second wife about this, and Mrs. Zhou agreed immediately, and immediately asked the maid to send the picture album to the old lady. here.
Zhong Li was stunned for a moment, looking at the picture album in front of her, her eyes were a little sore for a while, how could she get married like this now, when she asked Pei Xing, she never thought about getting married.
She said sincerely: "Grandma, don't make things for me. I don't want to get married yet. I think it's good now. I can be by your side and take care of Cheng'er."
"How can you get married if you don't get married? How can a man be married when a woman is married? How can you not get married? It's not like there are no maids in the house, and Cheng'er and I can let you take care of me for a lifetime?"
Zhong Li didn't know how to refute, but in the end the old lady said, "Marriage is a major event in a lifetime. You can't be careless. Although you can't not marry, you can't just marry one at random. Take a look at each one first."
She asked the maid to hand over the picture album to Xia He, and said to Xia He, "You are a careful girl. After you bring the picture album back, please help your girl."
Xia He meekly responded.
After returning to the Star Picking Pavilion, Zhong Li was still a little worried. In the last life, her reputation was ruined, and even the old lady tacitly promised her to Xiao Sheng, and she didn't mention anything to her, who would have expected her to decline. After Xiao Sheng, this matter was actually brought up, and I don't know how to push it away, so as not to arouse the old lady's suspicion.
Xia He was also a little worried. Thinking of her and the third master's reputation, she couldn't hold back and persuaded, "The old lady is right, the girl always has to plan for herself."
It's not that Zhong Li hasn't thought about the future, but her future is all related to Cheng'er. Now she just wants to make good money. When she saves enough money and buys enough guards, she can try to take Cheng'er out of Zhenbei Hou's mansion.
Maybe in a few years, she will be a biological child, but not now.
Zhong Li said: "instead of worrying about my marriage, you might as well help me think about what birthday gift is suitable for the third master."
Xia He didn't dare to persuade her any more. She didn't offer any birthday gifts. Who knows what he likes, Qiuyue helped her out and said, "Miss, why don't you ask the third master what she wants."
Zhong Li didn't dare to ask him, she was afraid that if she asked, he would make excessive demands. After a while, she said, "Go to the Ink Pavilion to find a painting."