From the birth of a son to the separation of Nuwa and her path to becoming a god

The other party threw the question to her, and it would be impolite not to speak up.

"It's all good."

Gu Zhige did not give up and asked again seriously: "What kind of flowers does the girl like?"

"Rose, maybe." Meng Liu said casually. If she said she liked plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, this guy would ask her to write a poem, because she couldn't do it.

Gu Zhige looked at her in surprise: "People often say that plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum are the four gentlemen among flowers. At the very least, most people praise peonies and daffodils. Few people pay attention to roses. Roses are cold-resistant and drought-resistant, tough and thorny, and have the spirit of chivalrous men. It's me who is too short-sighted."

In fact, it was not that he did not think of roses, but roses are mostly given to friends in the world to describe brotherhood.

Meng Liu hummed twice as an answer, which was really not elegant enough for her.

In her place, any flower has no character. What does a flower know? Nobleness and elegance are all meanings given to them by humans, that is, they are filled in by humans' imagination.

When she looks at flowers, she only considers their appearance, just like when she looks for men, she likes those who are good-looking.

Gu Zhige talked to himself for a while, and felt annoyed when he saw that she was not interested.

That’s right, just because other worldly girls love flowers doesn’t mean she will love flowers too. After all, it’s the person she likes, so it’s understandable that he or she is a little different and special.

The road soon came to the end. Before entering the palace, Gu Zhige hesitated for a moment and spoke again: "The Lantern Festival will be held in a few days. The viewing platform in the capital is a great place to watch. Would you like to go with me?"

This almost made his thoughts clear. Meng Liu looked at him in surprise and did not agree immediately.

She now not only represents herself, but also the Meng family.

No matter how you look at it, it was a bit worthless to accept an invitation from a man you met for the first time. In addition, she felt it was quite awkward to get along with Gu Zhige, and she was not interested in anything he said.

So she stepped aside a few steps and said, "Men and women should not touch each other."

One sentence shows your attitude.

On a cold winter day, Gu Zhige's palms were sweating from nervousness. He hurriedly explained: "I didn't mean to be flirty with you, I just... I just... like you, and my mother at home is arranging a marriage for me, so I wanted to..." go to the house to propose marriage.

Before he finished speaking, Meng Liu chuckled: "Mr. Gu may have drunk too much tonight and didn't notice that I'm not even a marriageable age yet. I'll pretend I didn't hear what you said today. Go in."

Gu Zhige stared at her back in a daze, and then he noticed that most of her hair was loose. Only girls who had not yet reached the age of 15 would comb their hair like this.

He frowned in annoyance because Meng Lang blamed him a little just now and he just couldn't help it.

*

After the banquet that day, Meng Liu stayed in the house and read books for two days. The girl grew old so fast that many of her previous clothes no longer fit her. Li Shiyun asked the owner of the cloth shop to come and make her a few new clothes.

I feel extremely satisfied seeing my daughter becoming more and more outstanding.

"You are young, why do you stay at home all the time? Go out and play with your cousins ​​when you have nothing to do. Tomorrow is the Lantern Festival, so don't stay at home. Ask your brother to take you out for a walk." She walked up to her and gently inserted a ruby ​​hairpin into her hair.

Meng Liu turned his back and took her arm: "Then mother, do you want to go with me?"

Li Shiyun tapped her forehead and said, "Mother, you are already very old. I have seen many lantern festivals like this before I came of age. It is not surprising. If you young people go out together, I will make you feel uncomfortable. You should be more lively and stop acting so mature. You are still young."

Li Shiyun grew up in a wealthy family and her parents spoiled her, so she never had to endure any hardship in her studies. After she got married and had children, and as her husband's official rank gradually rose, she realized the gap between herself and those real noble ladies.

She is not good at lady diplomacy and will unconsciously show shyness in some important occasions because of her inner inferiority complex.

Therefore, she put a lot of thought into the education of her daughter Meng Liu and hired a famous female teacher in the capital to teach her daughter everything from music, chess, calligraphy and painting to the Four Books and Five Classics.

Meng Liu did not disappoint her expectations. She was gifted since childhood. Even her husband sighed countless times that if she were a man, she would have no worries about becoming a prime minister.

Since last year, Meng Liu has been assisting her in taking care of the household affairs.

Although my daughter is young, she is quite capable. The slaves who used to look down on her because of her background are now obedient under her management.

Even the mother and daughter in the west courtyard no longer dared to provoke her in front of them openly.

Probably every mother has worries. Her daughter is too outstanding, but Li Shiyun feels that she lacks the youthful vigor of a girl and her temperament is a little old.

I don’t know if it’s because I’m a useless mother.

So she doted on Meng Liu, hoping that she could be as lively as other girls of her age.

At most, it's only one year until her daughter reaches the age of 15. By then, she will get married and have children, and she will have even less time with her parents. There will be many things that she will need to take care of in the future, so before she gets married, Li Shiyun hopes that her daughter can be happy.

Meng Liu's older brother Meng Dingfeng, who is from the same mother as him, is now studying at the Imperial College. As the Lantern Festival is approaching, the academy has also given them a few days off.

He took his sister out with great enthusiasm. Compared with Meng Liu's steady temperament, he was more like a younger brother. When encountering problems, he often even needed his sister to make decisions.

"I heard from my classmates that the Guanyan Terrace has the best location. How about we go to the market first and then go to the Guanyan Terrace to watch the fireworks later?"

Guanyantai? Isn't that the place that Gu Zhige proposed at that time? It seems that he was telling the truth. Even Meng Dingfeng had heard that the view from up there was good.

Meng Liu lifted a corner of the carriage curtain and looked out.

To be honest, she didn't really want to walk around the ancient streets. As a severe laziness patient, she was too lazy to even go shopping in modern large shopping malls, let alone the backward streets of ancient times.

The vendors on the street sell some common little things, and because it is the Lantern Festival, there are also ring-tossing games, riddle-guessing games, etc.

She has lived so many lives that these little things can hardly touch her heart.

Seeing Meng Dingfeng's eager expression, Meng Liu did not spoil the fun.

The two men got off the carriage in advance, followed by servants, escorting the young man and young lady as they walked down the street.

Meng Dingfeng seldom went out to play, because Meng Qian believed that playing with things would lead to loss of ambition. And since he was a man, he spent most of his time studying hard. He was very excited to finally get his mother's permission to bring his sister out to play.

"My cousin and the others said they were waiting for us on East Street! Let's go there first."

Although Li Shiyun's parents only had a small fortune, her brother, who was born to the same mother, had been well-read since childhood. He took the imperial examination a few years ago and passed. He now stayed in the capital and served as an official of the sixth rank.