He Wei

Half a month has passed since Qiao Jian's incident, Qiao Jian has never appeared in the eyes of everyone again, and his appearance was as hasty as a "flash in the pan".But this is also good, Xue Chengyu can have a lot of time to manage affairs and keep work on the right track.

During this period, news came from Uncle Fu that due to the many affairs to be dealt with in the north, the return date could only be postponed, and it was estimated that he would not be able to return until two months later.

When things are not busy, Xue Chengyu mostly drinks tea and listens to the piano with Xu Lang in the yard, and lives a comfortable life.

Xue Chengyu sometimes thinks that it would be nice to just live his life like this, with a loved one by his side, a promising future, a smooth road ahead, and a happy family, what more could he wish for?

Afterwards, Xu Lang also told Xue Chengyu many stories about fleeing, which made Xue Chengyu feel even more distressed.

At that time, a 16-year-old child was displaced for a while, his parents were both bereaved, and he did not have enough food or clothing to keep warm.

Xue Chengyu knew the tragedy after the outbreak of the plague. If there was a flood and famine alone, the refugees would still have the possibility of surviving. If the plague was added, there would be very few people who could survive.

Xu Lang was lucky enough to survive, but his parents were infected by the plague because of saving lives, and finally saw them die in front of his eyes, and Yin and Yang have been separated ever since.

Fortunately, Jiangnan is a place with mountains and rivers, free from disease and disaster, and it is a good place to spend the rest of your life.In this life, he can still be sheltered by Xue Chengyu, but Xu Hong has long since had no desires or desires.

Xue Chengyi is also free when there are few things at home. From time to time, he will go out to find his good brothers who are the same age as him to recite poems and compose poems, and sometimes he will go to visit Luo Shaoqing to play in the mountains and rivers.

Seeing that his younger brother was always away from home, Xue Chengyu wondered if he should arrange this marriage for Xue Chengyi.

After all, it's unreasonable for an innocent girl to follow behind Xue Chengyi without a name and no role. This will not only delay the important event of the two of them, but also make the two families feel bad.Xue Chengyu thought about it for a long time and decided to wait for Master Xue to come back before choosing a good day to propose marriage at home.

After Xue Chengyi knew his brother's plan, he hugged Xue Chengyu excitedly, and said a lot of flattering words on his mouth like honey, which made Xue Chengyu very helpless.

This morning Xue Chengyu was admiring the flowers in the garden while trying to walk without relying on crutches. I don't know when Xue Chengyi entered the yard. Just as Xue Chengyu walked to the middle of the road, he suddenly jumped out of the flowers next to him, which shocked Xue Chengyu.

Judging from Xue Chengyi being so happy early in the morning, Xue Chengyu knew that he must have something good to come without guessing, and he didn't mince words with him. where to play?"

Xue Chengyi scratched his head, feeling embarrassed, and thought for a long time before he said: "Today... I don't know where to go... So please think about it for me."

Xue Chengyu lowered his head and thought for a while, thinking that the scenery of the West Lake should be prosperous, and suggested: "Go to the West Lake, the beautiful scenery of the West Lake is suitable for the two of you to visit. The weather is also hot now, there are many pavilions in the West Lake, and the sun is bright It is also a beautiful thing to take little sister Shaoqing to hide in the pavilion, listen to music and drink tea."

Xue Chengyi thought about it, and thought it was not bad, and he agreed with Xue Chengyu's suggestion, "Brother is still thoughtful, and I will definitely ask him for advice in the future."

Xue Chengyu snorted, patted Xue Chengyi on the shoulder, and said: "Don't be polite to me, and remember to follow the rules when you go out to play. There are some things that you must not do. You are not young now, you have to treat yourself Take responsibility for every word and deed.”

"Brother, don't worry, Shaoqing and I are in love with each other, and we will not do things that exceed the etiquette."

While talking, Xu Lang found the garden from the gate of the mansion, saw both of them there, and immediately notified Xue Chengyi: "Second Young Master, Miss Luo is waiting for you at the gate, you'd better leave early, don't let the girl wait too long."

"Come on!" After saying that, Xue Chengyi flashed out of the garden and came to the gate as quickly as possible.

Luo Shaoqing was wearing a pink double-breasted skirt, her delicate black hair was tied up with a pair of silver hairpins, the breeze gently blew up the broken hair on her forehead, Luo Shaoqing raised her hand to stroke it, and the bright wrists exposed at the cuffs were shining in the sun. It is surprisingly white, like white jade.

After hearing the servant girl tell Xue Chengyi to come out, Luo Shaoqing turned around and looked up at Xue Chengyi, his eyes were full of joy.

"Brother Chengyi." Luo Shaoqing bowed slightly to salute Xue Chengyi.

Xue Chengyi walked forward quickly and helped Luo Shaoqing up, "There is no need to be polite between you and me, the sun is shining outside, I will help you back into the carriage." After speaking, he helped Luo Shaoqing back into the carriage.

"We haven't been to West Lake for a long time, let's go and see it today."

Luo Shaoqing had no objection to this, nodded and said: "Everything is arranged by brother Chengyi."

Today's Luo Shaoqing is already slim, with bright eyes and white teeth, and a smile on his face.

Luo Shaoqing was born in a scholarly family with a good education. He carried the dignified air of a lady in every gesture, and Xue Chengyi was fascinated by his gentle and virtuous appearance.

As soon as he saw Luo Shaoqing, Xue Chengyi became very stable, and his playfulness was restrained a lot. He was completely different from the speechless Xue Chengyu who was angry in the mansion.

Seeing such a lovely person beside him, Xue Chengyi fell into a tangle for a moment, wondering if he should tell her about Xue Chengyu's plan.

After struggling for a long time, Xue Chengyi finally made up his mind, and said solemnly: "Shao Qing, there is something I want to tell you."

It was rare for Luo Shaoqing to see Xue Chengyi so serious. He thought it was something important, so he couldn't help listening carefully, "But it's okay to say."

"My father and my brother have known about you and me for a long time. Considering the reputation of our two families...my brother wants to wait for my father to come back and find a good day to go to your father to propose marriage."

Hearing the word "propose marriage", Luo Shaoqing was stunned for a moment, she didn't expect Xue Chengyi to tell her such an important matter today.

Earlier, she had also heard Xue Chengyi's proposal of wanting to get married, but he was only 14 years old at the time, and she thought it was a nonsense child's talk, but she didn't expect it to be true.

While being pleasantly surprised, Luo Shaoqing thought that Xue Chengyu was still alone, so he couldn't help but feel a little worried: "Brother Chengyu hasn't married a wife yet, wouldn't it be good for you to propose marriage earlier than him?"

This question really stumped Xue Chengyi. The fact that his brother is good at Nanfeng should not be known to outsiders. This is not only related to the reputation of the Xue family, but also to the future life of Xue Chengyu and Xu Hong. He cannot use his brother's knowledge for his own happiness. In exchange for happiness, I had no choice but to prevaricate: "My brother thinks that his legs and feet are not good. Marrying a wife is a drag on others and a waste of the girl's youth, so I plan to wait until his legs and feet get better before thinking about getting married..."

"This... Seriously?" Luo Shaoqing looked at Xue Chengyi in disbelief, always feeling that what he said was made up by him to fool her.

"It's absolutely true! Every time my brother rejects a matchmaker, he uses this reason. My ears can't..."

Xue Chengyi realized that he seemed to have betrayed his brother just now when he finished talking. How could he tell others the reason for his brother's refusal to marry? He must have been beaten when he got home.

"That... just pretend that I didn't say it just now... My brother really didn't marry in order not to delay other people's lives..."

Seeing Xue Chengyi's bewildered look, Luo Shao covered his mouth and smiled. This is the Xue Chengyi he likes. Lively and cheerful is Xue Chengyi's personality. Xue Chengyu, who pretended to be deep just now, disgusted her.

"I understand, brother Chengyu is a good man, but the life of a good person is bitter... I remember that brother Xu next to brother Chengyu is also a famous doctor, but it's a pity that he almost died of freezing in the snow... My father also said that this little brother Xu was also lucky Thin people..."

Luo Shaoqing knew that Xu Hong was not a miracle, but Master Xu not only knew about Xu Hong but also knew what happened to him, which seemed unreasonable.

"Your father also knows Brother Hong?" Xue Chengyi asked puzzled.

"Of course I know, my father and my eldest brother were there when Qiao Jian drove Xu Lang out of Qiao's residence... Although my father tried his best to dissuade Qiao Jian from treating Brother Xu like that, but he just didn't listen...

Afterwards, my father sent someone to inquire about Brother Xu's whereabouts, but it was not easy to find someone in the huge Jiangnan area. For this reason, my father blamed himself for a long time, and he was relieved only after knowing that Brother Xu was taken in by Brother Cheng Yu. "

No matter how Xue Chengyi guessed, he would never have guessed that Master Luo and Xu Lang still had a relationship. Since the two of them came out to play today, Xue Chengyi decided not to mention this matter in order not to spoil each other's good mood.

At the same time, the carriage also went to the West Lake. In order to give the two of them a chance to have a private meeting, the servants knew the timing and did not follow closely, but followed from a distance behind.

The two walked through one mountain, two pagodas, three islands, four dikes, and five lakes. They admired the isolated mountain of Su Causeway, walked through Baidi Road and stopped in front of the broken bridge. It takes a slow tour to discover the beautiful scenery, and it will be more charming if the beautiful woman swims sideways."

Luo Shaoqing pondered for a moment, and gave Xue Chengyi a strong rebuttal: "Su Shi wrote in his poem: If you want to compare the West Lake to the West Lake, light makeup is always suitable. The beauty of the West Lake cannot be seen through a rough tour today."

For a moment, Xue Chengyu blurted out like a flash of inspiration, "I can't see through whether this West Lake is beautiful or not, but the beauty of Shaoqing must be several times more beautiful than this West Lake!"

After hearing this, Luo Shaoqing had nothing to do with Xue Chengyi, he shook his head helplessly, raised his hand and lightly poked Xue Chengyi's forehead, and said with a smile: "Slick tongue, I didn't find that you have the potential to be a romantic person..."

Xue Chengyi realized that he had said something wrong, and immediately lowered his head to reflect.Fortunately, Luo Shaoqing didn't hold him accountable for "uttering wild words", and continued to play with him in the beautiful scenery of the West Lake. It was not easy after a day.The two of them headed back home until sunset and dusk, ending a day of fun in the garden.

However, the things that feel good about oneself will become a thorn in the heart of jealousy, and become the lead that causes him to explode, so as to achieve his ulterior purpose.

Throughout the day, Xue Chengyi was only interested in enjoying the mountains and rivers with Luo Shao, but he didn't realize that there was a person beside him watching them all the time.