Jiao Luan

Chapter 17 The Red Plum Tree Complaints

The twigs are twisted, the shadows are sparse and slanting, among the white plums, the red plum doesn't need to make too many gestures, it just stands there quietly, and looks like a peerless beauty, always attracting the intruders at the first time people's eyes.

But at this time, the young man under the plum tree is like a pearl and beautiful jade, with a halo of brilliance, the girl is like a lotus emerging from the water, beautiful and moving, a pair of Bi people stand opposite each other, forcibly taking away the brilliance of the red plum, at least in Cheng Wei's eyes Here, Hongmei is not visible at this time, only the two people can be seen.

At this time, the snow was a little lighter, like catkins flying all over the sky, and landed on the corners of Cheng Wei's hair and skirt.

The maid followed up, and before she could blurt out the word "girl", she subconsciously stopped talking when she saw the two under the plum tree, and looked carefully at Cheng Wei's expression.

She saw that the little girl who was able to laugh at herself before had no expression on her face at this moment, with a pair of scary black eyes staring straight ahead blankly, as if her soul had been taken away by a mountain demon.

The maid suddenly couldn't bear it, she moved her footsteps quietly, and raised the umbrella higher to prevent the snow foam from falling on Cheng Wei.

The surroundings are very quiet, only the sound of wind blowing snow and falling plum shadows, and the conversations between the boys and girls under the red plum trees can be heard clearly.

"Cousin Yao, I...you know what I mean, I just want to ask, what do you think?"

Cheng Yao half lowered her head and turned her back to Cheng Wei. Cheng Wei couldn't see her expression, but she could hear her voice clearly: "I...how can I think..."

"Cousin Yao!" Han Zhi seemed to be in a hurry. He took a step forward, and the two of them got closer. Xu felt that there was no one around, and his voice was higher than before, "At this time, you still have to play dumb." Is it? You should understand that after the little coming-of-age ceremony, my mother started looking for a suitable girl for me!"

Cheng Yao took half a step back, her voice was calm, but Cheng Wei keenly caught that trace of reluctance: "Then congratulations to Cousin Zhi, I wish you to find a spouse as soon as possible."

"Cheng Yao!"

Cheng Wei could clearly see the angry and furious expression on Han Zhi's face, and then her arms that had been expressionless all the time finally cracked, showing extreme surprise for a moment.

Han Zhi suddenly stepped forward and grabbed Cheng Yao's hand.

Cheng Wei's gaze moved down slightly, and landed on the hands they held.

The boy's hands are slender and slender, with well-defined joints, and the girl's hands are white and delicate, soft as if they were boneless. Holding each other like this, it seems that they should be like this, but Cheng Wei finds it extremely dazzling, and another scene involuntarily appears in her mind. scene.

She carefully grabbed the young man's thin and flowing sleeves, summoned up her courage and asked, "Cousin Zhi, I will marry you in the future, and the two of us will always be with my grandfather, grandmother, uncle, and aunt, okay?"

As if he had seen a ghost, the young man used all his strength to hastily pulled the sleeves out of her hands, his voice was as cold as ice, and he said every word: "Little cousin, please respect yourself!"

Cheng Wei came back to his senses, looked at the two people not far away, feeling a little confused.

How can the same person be so different? Cousin Zhi reprimanded her for "please respect yourself" in such a righteous way, but right now, he is holding on to the second sister's hand tightly.

At this time, Cheng Wei even forgot all his emotions, only curiosity remained.

Will the second sister say "Brother Zhi, please respect yourself"?

Cheng Wei saw that Cheng Yao struggled a few times, but instead of struggling away, Han Zhi held on tighter, and the two got closer, but Cheng Yao, seeing that the struggle could not be separated, gave up struggling, and said angrily: "Cousin Zhi, please let go!"

"No, if you avoid answering today, I won't let you go."

After hearing this, Cheng Yao actually remained motionless.

Cheng Wei's eyes widened suddenly, and a very strange thought crossed his mind.

It turns out that it can still be like this——

At that time, when Cousin Zhi scolded her, if she had clung to her tightly, what would have happened?

Cheng Yao's voice sounded: "Cousin Zhi, why are you acting like this? You clearly know that it is impossible for us! Although I have the reputation of being the most talented woman in the capital, no matter how much others praise me on weekdays, I really talk about it." When it comes to marriage, everyone will remember that I am just a concubine from a humble background!"

"What about the concubine?"

Cheng Yao smiled wryly: "How about the concubine, just take a look at it. Cousin Zhi, you are the son of the first-class Duke, the future Duke of Wei, the old lady, and the wife of the son, how could you agree?" Let you marry a concubine? Could it be that you want to take me as a concubine? Although I, Cheng Yao, have a humble status, I will never be a concubine!"

"Don't talk nonsense, how could I wrong you like this!" Han Zhi seemed a little anxious.

"Cousin Zhi, I'm very grateful for your intention, but since it's impossible between us, please don't provoke me in the future. I'm careful, I don't dare to say a word in my daily life, and I don't dare to make a mistake. It's hard to have a day like today, I don't want to ruin your life just because you can't help it for a while!"

"Cousin Yao, I know you are having a hard time. My aunt is hot-tempered. Cousin Che only has Cousin Wei in his eyes, and Cousin Wei...she is stubborn and self-willed. You have been accommodating and tolerant all these years. You must be unbearable." Don't be wronged. It is precisely because of this that I am reluctant to let you be wronged any longer. I want to take care of you for the rest of my life and give you the best, and you deserve the best!" Yao pulls it into her arms.

The voice behind him lowered, but the words fell into Cheng Wei's ears like thunder: "Besides, my mother once said that in terms of temperament, Cousin Wei is far inferior to you, which shows that mother likes you too. As for grandma, She is getting old, and sometimes she loses her temper like a child. In fact, it would be nice to coax her more. She just prefers her little cousin, and she doesn't value her granddaughter-in-law's background as much as an old lady from an ordinary family. With your Character, she will like it after getting along for a long time. Our Duke's mansion is already a big tree, and we don't need a noble wife to add icing on the cake. When I come back, I will ask my aunt to put you in my name, plus With your reputation of both ability and virtue, it is not impossible for the elders to accept this marriage."

Cheng Yao's voice suddenly choked up: "Cousin Zhi, please don't talk about these things, I don't want to be hurt by what you say that I shouldn't have thoughts."

Han Zhi looked at Cheng Yao seriously, and suddenly smiled: "Cousin Yao, I understand what you mean. Just wait, I will give you an explanation."

At the age of sixteen or seventeen, it was the time when he was most impulsive. Han Zhi's nature was quite stable, and he thought he understood what his sweetheart wanted, so he immediately let go of Cheng Yao, with a smile on his lips, turned around and strode away.

After listening to it for more than ten years, the familiar footsteps became farther and farther away, because there was snow on the ground, and soon they could not be heard.

Cheng Wei stared at the thoughtful Cheng Yao under the red plum tree, and suddenly, like a puppet, he was injected with vitality, pushed away the maid holding the umbrella, and ran to Cheng Yao like a whirlwind.

PS: I'm going to catch the train later, I hope there will be no traffic jams!I wish all the children's shoes who are going out have a good journey.

(End of this chapter)