Bright Moonlit Night

Today, not only Fu Ming stayed in the old lady's room for a long time.After Jin Yi returned home, when he went to say hello, the old lady also stayed for nearly an hour.

When I came out of the old lady's house, dusk had passed and the moon was melting away.

Jin Yi's footsteps were not as fast and steady as before, but rather slow, and the words the old lady said to him just now kept echoing in his mind.She said that compared to Brother Ming, she should understand what she had to do to marry the Zhou family.Of course he understood, but when he thought about it, he couldn't help but think about how Fu Ming felt when he was standing in the old lady's room and heard those words.The old lady explained that her brother was reasonable, and she acquiesced in this matter.Jin Yiwenzhi didn't feel relaxed, but felt pain spreading from his heart.He believed that this was definitely not Fu Ming's wish, and he also knew that at that time, Fu Ming never had the possibility to say no.

Both of them are like this, they are the son and daughter-in-law of the Jin family first, and then each other's husband and husband.

Jin Yi's mood was unsteady, and a few shadows of the courtyard wall suddenly appeared in front of his eyes, only then did he realize that he had walked into the Fangman Court in chaos.But at this moment, he didn't know how to enter the courtyard, how to face Fu Ming...

Half an hour later, Bai Lu came to Fangmanting to spread the word, saying that the Lord would not be here tonight, and asked Mr. Ming to go to bed early.

Lying in bed, Fu Ming listened to the autumn wind blowing leaves outside the window, tossed and turned, and it took him a long time to calm down, but he just stared at the side of the bed in a daze, his eyes were open, and his eyes were empty.

Suddenly, the door curtain was lifted, and familiar footsteps approached, and a body with the coolness of the outside leaned against him, and a pair of strong arms hugged him tightly.

Fu Ming stretched out his hand and grabbed the arm that was blocking his chest, felt the breath of the person behind him caressing his ears, and his lips fell on his hair.But he and Jin Yi didn't speak to each other, they just kept their bodies close to each other in the most intimate posture.

After an unknown amount of time, Fu Ming fell asleep in a daze.But being in a dream all night was not a pleasant dream. When he woke up the next day, Jin Yi was no longer by his side. He only thought that maybe winter was coming, and the slanting wind was blowing outside the window, bringing a chill. It makes people feel a little cool in body and mind.

The increasingly obvious winter spirit did not cool down the bustle of the Jin Mansion.Under Fu Ming's signal, Tao Yang invited a matchmaker to Jin's mansion to propose marriage. The old lady and Jin Xingyuan agreed to Tao Yang's proposal.Therefore, boxes of betrothal gifts were sent from Tao's house to Jin's mansion. Tao Yang intended to make a big splash for Renlan, so he spared no expense.Later, Ren Lan asked Fu Ming to take the lead, so the dowry was not too extravagant.

At the same time, there were frequent exchanges between the Jin Mansion and the Zhou Mansion.Although Zhou Haoqing was going to enter Jin's mansion as a concubine, the old lady did not neglect at all, and hired a matchmaker to come to the door, and invited Zhou Haoqing's birthday. Although the betrothal gift was restricted by the etiquette system, it was as much as possible.In the end, it was also carefully discussed that an auspicious date would come out, after next autumn.

Xie Lan said to Lu Fei in private, "It's about taking a concubine, what's the difference between this battle and getting a wife?"

Lu Fei sighed and said: "If it's just these things, it's fine. The one who favors is that one, she has all the status, status, and affection. When she really enters the mansion, our son's situation will be difficult." A lot."

"After a year of hard work, today is finally here. It's not yet the end of the year, but this happened again. Young Master must be feeling bad, but you still want to force yourself to be happy. I feel distressed when I see it."

The two were talking, almost crying.Seeing Fu Ming coming out of the back room, wearing the same clothes as when he went out, he hurriedly suppressed his sorrow, asked him where he was going, checked whether he was dressed warmly, and had enough money.

After staying at home for a long time, Fu Ming became more and more depressed, so he wanted to go out to relax.

It was cold, but the streets of Kyoto were still bustling with people, Fu Ming didn't want to stop in the bustling place, and went straight to the Salesian Bureau.

This year when Jin Yiping came back from chaos, he met a woman who was pregnant with Liujia on the way and said that she was going to Beijing to find relatives. Jin Yi ordered someone to take care of her and brought her back to the capital.The woman couldn't find her relatives for a while, and she didn't want to enter Jin's mansion, and she didn't want to stay in the hotel. On Fu Ming's suggestion, she first stayed in the Salesian Bureau.In early autumn, Fu Ming came once. At that time, the woman was still there, and the child was born, a fat boy. But I heard that she had already heard the exact news. I don't know if she has moved away with her son today.

After Fu Ming arrived at the Salesian Bureau, Sun Zangyong told him that the woman had left with her child last month.The person was arranged by Fu Ming, but he didn't take good care of him, so he felt quite guilty.Sun Zangyong comforted him and said, "I've also heard that Jin's residence has been very busy recently, and you won't be able to find time for a while."

Fu Ming shook his head, said with a smirk, "I don't need to be busy with those things."

Sun Zangyong patted him on the shoulder, "Oh, Brother Ming, you——take it easy. Men shouldn't be confined to trivial matters in the inner courtyard, let alone you are a person like the breeze and the moon, I I believe you can see it."

Fu Ming nodded slightly, not sure whether he accepted the other party's comfort, or promised that he would let it go.The two stopped discussing the matter, and Fu Ming asked the Salesian Bureau if they had made sufficient preparations for the winter, and whether they had enough clothing, quilts, food, and medicinal materials.Sun Zangyong showed him the accounts of the past two months. Fu Ming felt relieved, left some money, and went to spend two hours with the children before returning late.

Before one stepped into the gate of the courtyard, he saw that Xie Lan was already waiting at the gate.

Fu Ming asked: "But Yan'er came to see me?"

Xie Lan shook her head, with an anxious expression on her face, "Master, the old lady said, if you come back, please go see her."

Fu Ming said: "Well, I will go after I change my clothes."

Xiang Lan followed Fu Ming into the hospital and into the house.Fu Ming asked again: "What happened? Why are you so sad?"

Lu Fei also came up to help change clothes, and explained: "My lord, someone had a bad mouth and said something bad. You have been out of the house for half a day, and people have spread the word. The old lady should be looking for you for this."

Before Fu Ming could ask, Jian Lan immediately said again: "Young master, isn't Young Master Tao engaged to our girl? That one was unhappy, and said that you instigated this marriage, and you have already led the relationship between the two of you." The old lady doesn't like these things the most, and I heard that she scolded those who spread rumors in the mansion before."

Hearing this, Fu Ming understood, "It's only in the air that there are rumors, and it's not all rumors. Forget it, I'll go and explain to the old lady, and I hope it won't affect the marriage between Brother Lexu and Sister Renlan."

Lu Fei and Xie Lan wanted to accompany Fu Ming to the old lady's place, but Fu Ming stopped her, "I don't know if the old lady has calmed down now. If she is unhappy, take it out on the people who follow me, you go Isn't it just to be punished? Wait for my return in Fangmanting. Don't worry, the old lady is not unreasonable, I know how to deal with it."

When Fu Ming saw the old lady, she was sitting crookedly, and Xinyue was rubbing her shoulders.

Fu Ming invited Ann, but the old lady didn't let him sit down as usual, nor did she let the servant girl bring tea, she just looked up at him with a cold tone: "Brother Ming, you should already know why I came to you okay?"

Fu Ming nodded and replied, "Is it because of the remarks made by the government today?"

"I heard that the kid from the Tao family and girl Lan have known each other for a long time, and you are the one who connected them?"

"Back to the old lady, they have indeed known each other. In the Mid-Autumn Festival last year, I went out with sister Yanlan and met brother Lexu. Although brother Lexu had long liked sister Renlan, he was in love, and he didn't do anything. It's an abrupt matter. Sister Renlan only found out about it some time ago. And the two of them only met once, and they haven't seen each other since then."

The old lady heard the words, but did not respond. Fu Ming stood underground for a long time before she heard her say: "Although the customs in this dynasty are liberal, it is necessary for women and men to meet before marriage, but our Jin family is a family of hairpins. These rules and etiquette must be strictly followed by ordinary people, otherwise they will be laughed at by outsiders, and it will also damage the reputation of the family members."

Fu Ming heard the reproach in the old lady's words, and sincerely admitted the mistake: "It's because I didn't think carefully."

The old lady said again: "I know that you are kind to Lan girl. But men are men after all, and women are women after all. You can't treat Lan girl with your style of behavior. Besides, although you are a man, you After all, you are a member of the Jin family, and you have your own rules to abide by, so don't be too casual. Do you understand?"

After a silent pause, Fu Ming lowered his head and said in a deep voice, "Understood."

"You are an exquisite person. I have already said this. I think you know the seriousness of the matter. There will be a wedding in the mansion next year, and it is the most important thing not to be ignored. If it is not important, you and Lan girl should not meet each other as often as possible. You'd better go out less."

From the old lady's tone, Fu Ming heard the resoluteness. This is not so much an admonition, but an order or a warning. Although he was unhappy, but the matter has come to this point, he had no choice but to show a teachable attitude and humbly agree. .

When Fu Ming returned to Fangmanting from the old lady's courtyard, Xie Lan and Lu Fei were still waiting at the door. When they saw him, they hurriedly asked what was going on.Not wanting them to worry, Fu Ming smiled slightly and said, "How big a problem can it be? I explained it clearly, the old lady believes me, and the matter will be settled."

Lu Fei was still skeptical, but Xi Lan smiled and said, "Amitabha, the old lady really knows the truth. Aunt Wang was caught before noon and she was confined in her room for half a year. I thought she would not let you go easily if she was so angry. As for you, fortunately, the young master is very different from Aunt Wang, and the old lady must know what kind of person you are, so I will not pursue it."

Fu Ming nodded lightly, stopped talking, and went back to the room to pick up a book to read, but he didn't read a few words for a long time, and his thoughts were churning for a while, he was embarrassed, vaguely wronged, and somewhat The inexplicable heavy feeling made him a little out of breath.

Just when he didn't know what to do, Lu Fei lifted the curtain and came in and told him, "Miss Xinyue is here."

Xinyue took two little girls to pick the autumn oranges with a basket.

Fu Ming remembered what the old lady had said before, and went back to his bedroom, saying that he was a little tired and had to rest for half an hour, so he would call him after dinner, and asked Lu Fei to stay with Miss Xinyue well.

After picking the oranges, Xinyue pulled Lu Fei aside before leaving, and said softly, "Please comfort Mr. Ming, he suffered some grievances from the old lady today. It's not a big deal, but he is a man after all. , and has always been self-respecting and self-loving, hearing the old lady's angry words, I feel very uncomfortable in my heart."

Lu Fei said: "I know, the girl has a heart."

Xinyue smiled and left with the girl, but when she reached the gate of the courtyard, she was stopped by Xie Lan.

Xie Lan whispered a few words in her ear, she nodded and said, "Okay, I will go."

Coming out of Fangman Court, Xinyue asked the girl to bring back the basket full of oranges, while she went to the Lantern Court by herself.

Seeing her coming, Ren Lan quickly stepped forward and took her hand and asked, "Good sister, tell me quickly, what's going on outside? I heard that the old lady sent Brother Ming to ask questions, can you make things difficult for him?"

Xinyue smiled and said: "Don't worry. I just came from Fangmanting. It's nothing serious. It's all over. You can rest assured."

Ren Lan breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the words, but she was still a little worried, so she asked again: "Is Brother Ming really not implicated?"

Xinyue remembered the message from Xie Lan, so she just said: "The old lady didn't make things difficult for Mr. Ming. It's just that it's not convenient for you to go to Fangmanting at the moment, so Mr. Ming asked me to pass a few words to you: He's fine. I am also busy, and I have to continue to learn about family management, and I have to learn how to be a daughter-in-law and a wife with the foster mother. The affairs of female celebrities are even more tense. I have to take care of my body and relax my mind. I just wait for the newlyweds Mother is it."

Ren Lan laughed and sighed after hearing the words: "Brother Ming is like that, at this moment he still only wants to comfort others."

Xinyue said: "If he wasn't such a person, I wouldn't be as good as him."

Ren Lan wanted to talk about Jin Yi marrying a concubine again, but thinking of the words of the old lady and the nanny, as well as Xinyue's identity, she finally held back and only prayed in her heart that even if Miss Zhou starts next year, his elder brother and Brother Ming can still be as loving as before.