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"Shh!" Mu Qing gestured with his fingers, he walked down from the steps of the gazebo, gently pushed aside the bushes, and blurted out in shock, "Brother, Miss Qi is you!"

Qi Shan blushed, shy and silent.

"Second brother, third sister, you...don't say it, okay?" This is the first time Zhilan has seen such an obedient elder brother.

"Miss Qi San, do you love my elder brother?" Zhi Lan interrupted and asked.

Yuehua couldn't help becoming nervous when she asked her such a question, he was looking forward to Qi Shan's answer.

"I love him. I will never marry him in my life." Qi Shan said firmly, twisting her handkerchief.

"Even if he is not as perfect as you imagined? He may have a lot of past, many stories, and many shortcomings, but you still love him unswervingly?" As soon as these words came out, Yuehua looked at Zhilan with some anxiety.

"I can. He once told me something frankly, and I have heard about him. No matter how bad he was before, as long as I believe that he tolerates him, he will definitely feel it. I don't care about his past, It is enough for him to love me from now on."

"Then I have nothing to say." After hearing about the anecdote about her elder brother, she can still love him unswervingly. Zhilan can't help admiring Qi Shan. She finally understands why Yuehua is so fond of Qi Shan. Abandon.

She said to Yue Hua: "Brother, Miss Qi San is a good girl, don't let her down, treat her well." Turning to Mu Qing, she said: "Brother, let's go somewhere else, leave this place to Big Brother and the others, let's go. "

"Miss Qi San is a brave and good woman, with a weak appearance and a firm heart. It is my brother's luck to have such a woman who loves my eldest brother. I admire her very much." Zhi Lan sighed.

"If you have a lover like this, what more can you ask for?" Mu Qing said.

"Brother, I hope there will be such a girl who loves you and loves you." Zhilan could hear the envy in Mu Qing's voice, and she affirmed sincerely and emotionally, "You deserve it."

Mu Qing stared at her with a complex expression, feeling a dull pain in her heart, and said vaguely: "Yes, I will."

At this time, the servants of the Li family went back and forth to the living room.

It's time for the banquet, and they came back just in time.The dishes have already been laid out, and all the families have also attended the table.The two houses of the Zhou family sat together.

After drinking and eating, everyone stopped to chat with each other.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Mu Qing quietly handed the box to Zhi Lan and gave her a wink.Zhilan's departure from the table attracted everyone's attention.Li Shaowen sat at the main table and watched his sweetheart come to his mother holding the box.

Zhilan stood in front of Wan Xinqiao, presented the jewelry box with both hands respectfully, and said loudly: "This is a birthday gift specially made by my Wande Yinlou for Mrs. Li's [-]th birthday. My wife is as blessed as Donghai Shoubi Nanshan."

Wan Xinqiao took the box in surprise, and said, "Oh? Specially made?"

She opened the box and took out a glittering gold necklace from it.As soon as it was taken out, the golden color was dazzling, and everyone was a little curious. After a cursory look at the nearest master Li and the Li family brothers, it was indeed a treasure!The posture of the phoenix is ​​lifelike, the petals of the peony are glittering and translucent, and the craftsmanship is unparalleled!
Wan Xinqiao praised it from the bottom of her heart when she first saw it, but after a closer look, she found that the inlays were all rubies, and her expression changed drastically.Zhi Lan sensed that her complexion had turned from sunny to cloudy, and she had a bad premonition, and her whole body became tense.

Master Li's two aunts also leaned over to watch, almost admiring in unison. Suddenly, Mrs. Zhang caught a glimpse of Wan Xinqiao's expression, and secretly pulled Mrs. Feng, and the two of them stopped talking abruptly.

Master Li stood up and said, "Miss Zhou, thank you for your trouble."

"Mei'er, put it away." Wan Xinqiaorao is the head wife of a rich family, and she will endure no matter how unhappy she is.Mel put the things in the box and put them away as they were.Wan Xinqiao winked secretly, and Meier handed the box back to Zhilan as it was.

Zhilan was stunned, Wan Xinqiao said: "I understand your Zhou family's wishes. Please go back."

Master Li and the Li brothers were caught off guard by this sudden change.

Zhilan was angry, took the box, turned around and left, forgetting to salute.Wan Xinqiao looked at her and frowned slightly.Li Shaowen followed her with his eyes. At that time, he found that the necklace was inlaid with rubies, and he was in a bad mood. He didn't expect his mother to be so disregarded of face and explode in public.

Despondent, Zhilan tossed the box to Mu Qing, she didn't know what was wrong, she was listless and dejected.Mu Qing felt that the situation was very strange and couldn't help being puzzled.

Jingru asked curiously: "Sister Lan, what did you give my aunt just now?"

Mu Qing handed the box to Jingru, she opened it and exclaimed, "It's so beautiful!"

Mu Qing went on to say: "This is called Feng Chuan Peony, with gold as the base and rubies inlaid. I don't know why your aunt doesn't like it."

"Ruby inlaid?" Jingru repeated.

"Yes, could it be?" Mu Qing frowned.

"You guessed right. The problem lies in the ruby. My aunt has always tabooed ruby ​​jewelry, let alone putting ruby ​​jewelry in the house, even these three words are taboo."

"Why is this?"

"I don't know the reason, I only know that there is this taboo."

"Oh! That's how it is. I should have consulted you if I knew we were planning this matter. We were negligent. We had good intentions, but we did something wrong with good intentions." Mu Qing regretted.

The eldest wife was secretly happy.

Yuehua thought to himself: I asked you to show off, but it will be self-defeating.When something like this happens, the public will soon spread the word. At that time, the position of manager of the silver building depends on whether you, Zhou Muqing, can sit securely!

"You two children, why don't you discuss things with me?" Master Zhou was immediately annoyed, "Qing'er, you have always been prudent in doing things, why didn't you think about it this time? Is Lan'er just messing around? Lan'er is not sensible Don't you understand? Last time Steward Zhou told me about you going to the study, I felt something was wrong. You let me down so much!"

"I'm sorry, dad. It was I who harmed the second brother. It was my idea." Zhi Lan heard that the old man's words were wrong, and feared that Mu Qing's errand just got involved, so she took the matter over.

"It has nothing to do with Lan'er, dad! She doesn't understand anything, and she just listens to my arrangements." Mu Qing didn't want the old man to blame everything on Zhilan, and defended her.

"Shut up!" The old man said angrily, "Qing'er, you go back and write me an inspection report. If there are textual things, I can explain it to the shareholders. Lan'er, in the future, you will be able to deal with business matters as a girl." Don't meddle. It's really adding to the chaos!" Master Zhou was furious.

"Okay, okay, second brother. You have said that you are responsible and you are responsible. Qing'er and Lan'er are all for the good of Wan De. I will forgive them this time because of their sincerity." Master Zhou interceded for them. , It can be regarded as giving the old man a step down, so he didn't say any more.

The eldest wife heard that Master Zhou treated them with no pain, and felt resentful for Yue Hua's heart.

In the distance, Li Shaowen was thinking about Zhilan, so he decided to chat with her after dinner.

Wan Xinqiao was not affected by this episode in the slightest.After sipping a sip of tea to rinse his mouth, he ordered Steward Fu to withdraw from the table.

The butler promised that withdrawing from the banquet would be like an amnesty to Zhilan, and she didn't want to stay here for a moment.Her ears were full of discussions about her birthday gift, and some said that the Zhou family could not please the Li family... For a while, the rumours, father's face became more and more livid, and Zhilan couldn't listen anymore, so she rushed out of the banquet hall.

Mu Qing was in a hurry, he desperately chased him out.Seeing Zhilan running out, Li Shaowen panicked and hurried out the door.Wan Xinqiao shouted: "Shaowen..." As soon as she said it, many guests turned their heads to look at her, and immediately swallowed the second half of the sentence.

Zhilan ran fast, there was a party after the birthday banquet, and a stage was set up in the garden.She didn't know the direction, and stopped in a veranda holding a pillar and crying bitterly.

Li Shaowen found her first.Regardless of her objection, he picked her up with brute force and took her to a nearby room.

"What are you going to do? You think your family has not humiliated me enough?" Zhilan cried with red and swollen eyes, "Put me down!"

"I'm sorry, Lan'er." He hugged her tightly into his arms and let her cry on his shoulder.

Zhilan's limbs were full of repulsion towards herself, Li Shaowen didn't care about anything, he hugged her, let her cry, beat her to vent, and kept apologizing: "I know that saying nothing will help. I'm sorry, I'm really sorry .”

Her tears poured down.Li Shaowen's heart felt like a knife was being twisted, and he felt guilty, so he hugged her even tighter.

Zhilan is not only because of the matter of Feng wearing peony, but also because of the ups and downs in her heart, and she vents them all with tears.The more she thought about it, the more she hated it, and beat Li Shaowen fiercely with her hands.

"Lan'er, how about listening to me tell a story?" In the situation in front of him, he clearly felt that she hated him. He let her vent, but he calmed down. He still hugged her tightly and whispered softly in her ear voice speaks.

"What story?" With a choked voice, she slowly stopped crying, "Let me go!"

Li Shaowen was warm, fragrant and soft in his arms, so he was not willing to let go, and continued to tell the story: "At that time, there were two aunts in my family, Sanniang and Wuniang. Back then, Wuniang was my father's favorite, and she used to be Sanniang's maid. At that time, Zhihe was facing the greatest crisis. Father was busy with the family business. One day, Sanniang reported to Mother, saying that she had caught Wuniang’s adultery with the doctor. Mother sent someone to find a Wuniang from the doctor. Mother’s ruby ​​bracelet was said to be a token of love. Unexpectedly, Wu Niang refused to admit it to death. So Mother told Dad, who was furious and planned to divorce Wu Niang, but unexpectedly, she had a strong personality and threw herself into the lake.”

"She's dead?" Zhi Lan asked in surprise.

"Yes. The doctor escaped, and there is no proof of death. I heard that Niang lost a ruby ​​ring, and Sanniang also lost a ruby ​​pendant. What is surprising is that the ring was found on the body that Wuniang fished up. And the pendant. Not long after, Sanniang went crazy, and she searched for famous doctors but couldn’t get better. Two years later, in the winter of madness, she stumbled and fell in the backyard. I have never married a concubine again. Since the death of Sanniang, my mother has regarded ruby ​​jewelry as a taboo, and no one is allowed to mention it in the house. She also sent away all the servants who knew about it."

"It's so bizarre, I think there must be something else hidden in it."

"I have heard the details of the grievances of the previous generation. Today I must tell you the cause and effect, otherwise you will not be able to let go of the burden in your heart. We appreciate your kindness." Li Shaowen comforted her softly, took out a handkerchief and wiped it for her With tears on his face, he let go, and Zhilan took the opportunity to sit on the chair next to him.

"Speaking of which, Laifeng Chuan Peony is indeed a great treasure. I don't think Wande Yinlou has such exquisite craftsmanship."

"Of course, we have spent a lot of effort on this piece of jewelry. My brother personally supervised my design, and it was made by the best craftsmen in the Silver House. If you don't want to be recognized by your mother, even the best treasures are meaningless. "

It was Li Shaowen's turn to be surprised: "Your design? Can you do design?"

"Don't underestimate people."

"I don't dare, but Shibie will look at you with admiration for three days. The person I like is really amazing!" Li Shaowen's compliment made Zhilan feel much more comfortable.

"You put so much effort into my mother's birthday gift. I am very grateful no matter what." Suddenly he gave a deep gift.

"It's nothing, why do you have to do such a big gift." Zhi Lan said lightly.

"Lan'er thank you." He held her hand emotionally.

Zhilan pulled out her hand in embarrassment, and the atmosphere froze for a moment.