Zhao Qingrou suddenly choked on saliva, covered her lips with a handkerchief and coughed.

Qin Xin was taken aback, and quickly patted her on the back: "Isn't Madam's illness cured? Could it be that the night breeze blows and has another attack?"

Zhao Qingrou hurriedly waved her hands, indicating that she was fine, and supported Qin Xin to calm down for a while before the rosiness on her face disappeared.

Zhao Qingrou's expressions were ever-changing, and she asked again, "In the past, I heard a rumor that the noble concubine in the former palace, Miss Zhou's aunt, had eloped with her, didn't she?"

"I even invited that woman to teach Qing'er at the residence." Zhao Qingrou said while stroking her heart.

"Yeah." Qin Xin didn't know why, and just about to say something, but suddenly opened her eyes, "Didn't Madam say that our girl and that Zhou..."

"Hush..." Zhao Qingrou put her finger near her mouth to stop her from speaking, but she slackened her steps, with anxious and helpless expressions on her face, "Why does this child never let me worry? When is there a precedent for two women getting married in the past, and how will they deal with themselves in the future?"

"Ma'am, don't worry, after all, our girl is not an ordinary woman, she should be measured." Qin Xin was afraid that Zhao Qingrou would be depressed, so she comforted her, "If you are really worried, call the eldest girl to come and ask tomorrow. , if there is nothing, it’s not just worrying.”

Zhao Qingrou had no other choice but to nod in response, and returned to the Duke's Mansion full of thoughts.

Zhao Qingrou opened her eyes early the next morning. She tossed and turned last night and didn't sleep for a few hours. She almost opened her eyes until dawn. When the light and shadow outside the window gradually became clear, she got up to wash and make up.

The thoughts of last night have been lingering in her mind, and she really can't get rid of them. She has read a lot of poetry and books when she was young, and she has heard a lot of similar affairs. After all, if you put it on your own daughter, you are afraid that she will suffer a disadvantage.

Qin Xin tucked her into a bun that noble ladies in the capital often wear, and put on earrings that were as transparent as the deep sea. In the past two years, she had the blessing of the property left by Ye Youqing, and Zhao Qingrou took it back. The treatment that a regular wife should have, her life is completely different from before.

"Ma'am, are you still thinking about it?" Qin Xin asked cautiously as she saw her distracted frequently.

"Yeah, how can you not think about such a big thing." Zhao Qingrou said worriedly, "Didn't you say to call Qing'er this morning, did you invite me?"

"Back to the lady, I sent someone to go early in the morning, but the guard at the door of the eldest girl's house said that the girl went out first, saying that she had some important business to do, but she didn't know exactly where she went." Qin Xin replied.

"It's really worrying." Zhao Qingrou sighed, and slapped the white jade comb on the table.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, Qin Xin went to open the door, a maid who knocked on the door lowered her head and said: "Miss Qin Xin, the girl from the Zhou family has come to see you."

Qin Xin was a little surprised, turned around to look at Zhao Qingrou's eyes, and nodded at the maidservant after receiving the response: "Please come in."

After about half a stick of incense, Ci Ke appeared at the door, Qin Xin stood guard outside, and bowed her head to invite her in.

Ci Ke dressed very simply today, as if he had thought carefully about it. The clothes were not eye-catching crescent white, and he used the best Shu brocade, which was neither rude nor too ostentatious. He only had a few sheep in his hair The fat jade hairpin, the hibiscus show the face, the fragrant cheeks are better than the snow, so beautiful and pleasant.

She squeezed her hands in front of her body, and the place where her fingertips touched was flushed.

"Miss Ci Ke." Zhao Qingrou got up, took her hand and pulled her into the room, and said with a smile, "Why did you come so early in the morning, have you had breakfast yet?"

Ci Ke shook his head and pursed his red lips: "I've already used it. I came here because I saw that Madam loves pastries yesterday, so I made some myself. Don't worry, I only added a little sucrose, which is not considered sweets."

After she finished speaking, the maid behind her came forward with a food box, brought it to the table and placed it on the table. The fresh scent of tea and flowers permeated the whole room. The two plates of cakes were no bigger than a pinky finger. They were fresh in color and looked good.

Zhao Qingrou was a little surprised, and then thanked: "Thank you Miss Zhou for your trouble, it happens to be breakfast, although the girl has already eaten, why don't you stay and have a cup of tea with me?"

Ci Ke naturally agreed, sat down politely, and watched Qin Xin bring some porridge and side dishes, and put them together with two plates of pastries, which was pleasing to the eye.

Zhao Qingrou drank the porridge quietly, her eyes fell on Ci Ke abruptly, she saw that her hands were still clenched tightly, although her expression remained unchanged, she showed some nervousness.

She silently put down the bowls and chopsticks, took the handkerchief handed over by Qin Xin and wiped her mouth: "Miss Zhou has something to say, but it doesn't matter."

Ci Ke looked at her, then slipped from the chair as if making up his mind, and was about to kneel down, scared Zhao Qingruan and Qin Xin to hold her up, preventing her knees from falling to the ground.

But Ci Ke raised his head, frowning and shaking his head, motioning for the two to let go.

"This..." Zhao Qingrou saw that she was determined to kneel, but in the end she had no choice but to let go, watching Ci Ke's knees landed on the ground, and the hem of her skirt scattered like water.

"Miss Zhou, what are you doing?" Zhao Qingrou sat down weakly.

"There is one thing you can't hide from Madam. Although Ye Youqing has ideas about things, we are both women after all, and she can't just ask her to do these things. You are her mother, and you will always worry about your daughter's future. I After thinking about it, only if I speak up about this matter, may Madam be able to relax a bit."

Zhao Qingrou looked at the woman kneeling upright in front of her, and didn't know what to say for a while, so she could only sigh.

"Go ahead," she said.

Ci Ke couldn't hide the uneasiness in his heart, but he held his neck high and his voice was clear: "Yesterday I didn't meet Madam by chance, but I found out that Madam was in the teahouse, so I rushed there on purpose, just to test it out. I think if you can see one or two things yourself and make preparations, you won’t be too surprised in the future.”

"I plotted against you in this matter, so I dare not ask for your forgiveness." Ci Ke blushed and bowed his head.

She always thinks and calculates when she does things, and tries to make things out of her heart. She has never been so frank and open to the public.

Seeing that Zhao Qingrou did not speak, she lowered her head and continued: "The relationship between me and Ye Youqing is not just a friendship between Jinlan, but..."

She closed her eyes and confessed frankly: "I have had other thoughts about her for a long time, but I knew that I was not good enough for her, and I couldn't guess her feelings, so I didn't dare to confess until Weizhou and her party took the initiative to confess to me." I am almost ecstatic, and I have a deeper affection for her."

"Ma'am, maybe this matter is difficult to understand, but I really love her. I know that I am an ordinary person, and I can't do anything for Ye Youqing. She left and right, protected her and pitied her, there is absolutely no falsehood."

Ci Ke's tone was soft and firm, and when he finished speaking in one breath, his cherry lips moved, not daring to raise his head.

Zhao Qingrou looked at her hair, her expression moved a few times, and finally she gave up and looked away.

"If I don't agree, you know I can't control Qing'er, do you want her to force me?" Zhao Qingrou shook her head.

"Of course not, that's why I'm here." Ci Ke said in a low voice, with her hands on her knees, "I don't intend to embarrass my wife, I just want to express my heart to you and let you know that I'm not all about Ye Youqing. Under the wings, if you don't want to, I will just keep begging you."

"It was I who fell in love with her first. If you want to beat her or punish her, it's up to you." Ci Ke said softly with a suppressed tone.

Zhao Qingrou's eyes were red, she was silent for a while, and then she said: "This is about the two of you, why should I punish you? Qing'er likes you, punish you, let Qing'er come to trouble me."

Ci Ke still wanted to explain, but suddenly he heard Zhao Qingrou sigh, and the woman's smooth and soft hand stretched out in front of her eyes.

Ci Ke put his hand in hers and was led to stand up slowly. She was a little surprised and looked up at Zhao Qingrou.

"you……"

"No matter what, a mother only wants her child to be safe and happy. Although secular ethics are important, if she doesn't want to, she can't force it." Zhao Qingrou patted Ci Ke's hand with bright eyes, "Qing'er escaped Jing, after going through so many things, I can't help you as a mother, it's not as useful as you staying with her all the time, I can't take care of your affairs, and I don't want to take care of them."

When Ci Ke heard this, his eyes lit up a little: "You mean...you agreed?"

Zhao Qingrou sighed, wiped Ci Ke's messy hair back from his forehead, and said: "I don't agree with it, but it has to be useful. I can see that you are a good boy. Forget it, let's sit down and have tea. It's a pity that Qing'er That girl isn't here, so early in the morning, I don't know where she went."

Ci Ke's eyes were reddened by surprise, and moisture swirled around his eyes, he sat down and took the teacup handed by Qin Xin.

"Thank you." She took a sip of her tea, and tears fell into the teacup, making circles and ripples.

Ye Youqing didn't know anything about what happened early in the morning. She was closing the gate of Jinling Zhai with great interest, and put up a sign saying it was closed. Several peach-pink artificial flower trees are clustered around, and the lights are not turned on in the dark place. At first glance, it seems to have entered the Haohao flower forest, with light smoke and tree shadows.

The road was piled with stones on the ground, and two or three ponds were built on both sides, and there were a lot of lanterns floating in it, flickering like a dream.

Ye Youqing was standing on the beam of the house, which was more than two or three feet high, with his back against the beam, looking down with his head.

"Agou!" She said loudly, and saw the smoke gradually rising from her feet. Agou and others hid behind the flower trees and waved the cattail fan desperately, blowing the smoke to the center. After a while, the clouds and mist billowed, like a fairyland.

Everything was ready, only owed to Dongfeng, Ye Youqing handed a roll of red silk to Shili, who was also standing on the beam, and watched Shili tie it tightly.

"I just met yesterday, and you hurriedly called me this morning. Don't you know that Ziqiu can't live without someone." Shili babbled, and at the same time he pulled the red silk with all his strength to make sure it was safe.

"She's just sitting in Accord, there's nothing to worry about, besides, you have to try to leave her for a while, and you can't stick to her all the time in the future." Ye Youqing said while waving to Agou to invite her people.

Seeing A Gou running out the door, Ye Youqing sweated a little on his palms and calmed down a little.

"I said why you bought so much sulfur flour a few days ago. It was originally for making this smoke, not to mention that it is a bit realistic." Shi Li looked at the sea of ​​clouds under his feet, "But I don't understand. People who ask for marriage go to other people's homes Hiring, why do you spend so much effort?"

"You don't understand this, it's called romance, I hope that when Ci Ke looks back on the old things in the future, there will be more memories that make her happy, and courtship is naturally one of them." Ye Youqing said solemnly, "Most women like this. "

Seeing Shili's puzzled expression, Ye Youqing raised his eyebrows to look at her: "You don't know? Then what did you give Zhou Ziqiu in the past?"

"Sword." Shili touched his nose, "There are also knives and axes..."

Ye Youqing's eyes twitched, and he opened his mouth to say something, but he didn't say anything.

After a while, she nodded, stretched out her hand to pat her shoulder, and sighed deeply.

At this moment, the door opened, and a man ran in and waved at Ye Youqing. Ye Youqing's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately hid his figure with Shili holding his breath.

"You can see it there, as soon as you see Ci Ke walking to the position, remind me." Ye Youqing said, nodding ten li.

Ci Ke had already returned to his mansion, and when Agou said that Ye Youqing was looking for her urgently, he thought something was wrong, so he rushed out, trotted all the way to the gate of Jinling Zhai, opened the door and entered.

Unexpectedly, when he entered the door, his eyes were covered with darkness, the door suddenly closed behind him, the window was covered with a black cloth, and the inside was extremely dark. At first, Ci Ke didn't adapt to the light, so he covered his lips in fright and stopped.

"Ye Youqing?" She called out in horror, but no one responded, and the surrounding was quiet, only the whistling wind came from nowhere.

She took a few steps forward in a hurry, and at this moment, a huge black curtain in front of her was torn apart to both sides, and a faint fire light immediately filled her eyes, gurgling like water, and jumping on her body.

Ci Ke was taken aback. She held her beating heart and looked at the scene in front of her. There was a thick fog, the river lights were shining brightly, and the forest of flowers was far away.

"Ye Youqing?" She trembled, seeing that there was still no response, she bravely stepped onto the pebbles, her skirt dragging on the smooth pebbles.

Seeing the people approaching the center, Shili coughed hard, Ye Youqing held the red silk in one hand, and jumped down along the red silk, the long clothes and long sleeves were swept away by the airflow, and fell into the air in the blink of an eye.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Ci Ke stumbled over some rock, took a few steps forward unsteadily, and stopped at Ye Youqing's feet. Ye Youqing was startled, for fear of bumping into Ci Ke, He hastily flipped his waist in mid-air.

Following Ci Ke's horrified scream, Ye Youqing accidentally stepped on the edge of the pool, suddenly his shoulders slanted, and he plunged into the pool safely.

There was a sudden crash, and water splashed everywhere, soaking Ci Ke's half body.

The people ambushing all around were stunned for a while, but the movements of their hands did not stop, and the smoke was still flowing continuously, and the choking smoke from the smoke cake almost completely buried Ye Youqing.

"Ye? Ye Youqing?" Ci Ke was frightened and recognized the person in the water, then panicked, stepped into the water in a hurry, stretched out his hand while pulling Ye Youqing, and waved away the choking smoke, "I fell and hurt you!" without?"

In the end, he hurriedly failed to pull Ye Youqing up, and fell into the water himself, completely soaked.

Ye Youqing was choked by the water and smoked again, coughing and yelling into the distance: "Don't stop!"

Hearing this, the people in the dark hurriedly put away their fans and put out the smoke cakes, Ye Youqing managed to catch his breath, wiped off the water with his face scalded, and waved his hands again and again.

The water completely drenched the two of them, and the river lamp was still flickering, barely illuminating their cheeks. Both of them were in a mess, their hair stuck to their faces, their clothes were tightly wrapped, and their curves were indistinct.

Seeing that she was fine, Ci Ke felt relieved, frowned and pushed her chest: "Ye Youqing, what are you doing, you almost scared me out of my soul!"

Ye Youqing was wearing bright white brocade clothes, and he looked even more refreshed after being wet by the water. He lowered his head with relaxed eyebrows, and his shoulders trembled when he laughed.

She laughed so hard that Ci Ke was annoyed, so she shook her head and said, "Let's think less about surprises in the future, so as not to be frightened every time."

"You can't be happy here, you can only be surprised!" Ci Ke was controlled by Ye Youqing, and raised his eyebrows.

"My mistake." Ye Youqing admitted his mistake and recognized it logically. While shaking his head, he stretched his hand into the water and rubbed it. Finally, he took out a suet white jade ring. One part of the ring was covered with gold, and the gold was engraved with words, which were the names of the two people. last word.

She wetly put the ring on Ci Ke: "It's a good thing it didn't break, otherwise it would have been for nothing."

Ci Ke looked at the ring, raised his eyes slightly, and said in surprise: "You are..."

"I beseech you." Ye Youqing said softly, "Zhou Cike, the heavens and the earth and the candlelight are proofs, would you like to sleep with me every night and never be apart?"

Water drops passed across Yubai's cheeks, leaving glistening marks, moistening Ci Ke's lips, and shining under his chin.

Ci Ke's eyes were moistened, she was nestled in the pond, her body was cold, and her body was hot, almost splitting her body in two.

"Really?" Ci Ke couldn't help but move closer with her graceful waist leaning slightly, trying to see Ye Youqing's expression clearly under the flickering firelight.

Soft and lingering look.

"Really, are you willing?" Ye Youqing asked again.

"Why don't you want to." Ci Ke said, smiling brightly, tears kept slipping from her eyes, she couldn't tell where the water was for a moment, she put her hand on Ye Youqing's shoulder, and leaned against her suddenly chest.

Ye Youqing took her into his arms, the water was rippling, and the two embraced each other in the water, the wet person hugged her softly and comfortably, Ye Youqing was full of satisfaction, and was about to lower his head to speak, but Ci Ke raised his head suddenly, in the dark He found her lips and blocked her words in his mouth.

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