When Xiao Zhuo woke up, it was already past midnight. He looked at Jin Ruo, who was sleeping on the table in the outer room, and couldn't help but smile in his heart. It was Jin Ruo who slept on the bed in the inner room last night! Fortunately, Jin Ruo was sleeping on the table in the outer room.

With the water tribe's innate advantage of not being afraid of the cold, he didn't have to worry about her catching a cold.

After packing up his clothes, Xiao Zhuo gently pushed open the door. Someone had already prepared water for washing outside the room. He must have been afraid of disturbing his rest, so he didn't knock on the door. After everything was tidied up, Xiao Zhuo looked at the girl who was still sleeping soundly.

Jin Ruo resolutely walked out of the courtyard. Last night, he returned to Yan's house, and the servants and housekeepers knew about it, so today he naturally went to the front hall to pay his respects to Yan Qingyuan and his wife. And more importantly, he had to resolve the dispute with Yan Ying.

marriage!

As soon as Xiao Zhuo left, Jin Ruo also opened her eyes. She could probably guess what Xiao Zhuo was going to do. Although Xiao Zhuo had made some determination when he left a month ago, he had deliberately

Judging by avoiding her, this determination will definitely not be to stay with her after Xiao Zhuo comes back. Since he is not to stay with her, then Xiao Zhuo's marriage to Yanying is likely to have been decided when he was in Chang'an!

But fortunately, it was just an engagement, and it was not irreversible. And this matter was best handled by Xiao Zhuo himself. If she intervened, it would only be more difficult to explain.

"Aunt, where has uncle gone?"

Xiao Zhuo came to the front hall, but did not see Yan Qingyuan. Only Mrs. Yan and Yan Ying were waiting for him. It stands to reason that Yan Qingyuan must know that he is back. What is going on in the Yan family now that can be bigger than him and Yan Ying?

What about Ying's marriage? It actually allowed Yan Qingyuan to leave the house early in the morning.

"Your uncle! This morning, the county magistrate sent someone to invite you. It seems that there is a dispute between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the Yamen. After all, this kind of thing is a family, and the county magistrate doesn't want to settle it too far, so I asked your uncle to mediate.

Come on, Zhuo'er, let's eat first." Yan Qing was far away, so Mrs. Yan didn't care about the complicated etiquette. She waved her hand and pulled Yan Ying to sit down.

"Yes, aunt!" Xiao Zhuo sat down as he was told, and couldn't help but feel a little confused. The problems arising from the dispute between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are nothing more than unfilial sons. Such matters can basically be solved by the county government's forcible intervention, so why bother to work?

Yan Qingyuan came forward to mediate?

"Cousin, does uncle agree with our matter when you go back this time?" As soon as Xiao Zhuo sat down, Yan Ying couldn't wait to ask what she was most concerned about.

"Yingying, from a girl's house, why are you asking such a thing? Wait until your father comes back." Mrs. Yan scolded, but her voice was not harsh at all.

Mrs. Yan was not in a hurry, but Xiao Zhuo did not want to wait any longer and came to the front hall to say hello. This was what he should do as a junior. If not, he would have sent Jinruo back to Dongshan Lake early in the morning. Originally, he also wanted to wait.

Yan Qingyuan will talk about it when he comes back. Now that Yan Ying asked first, he decided to talk first. It would be the same to tell his aunt anyway.

"Aunt, we have to talk about this matter sooner or later. I have to go out later, so I'll tell you now!" After Xiao Zhuo said this, he quickly got up and left his seat and bowed, "Aunt,

Please forgive Zhuoer for his unfilial piety, my marriage to my cousin will disappoint my uncle and aunt!"

"Get up! You kid! You can't hide things from your eyes." Mrs. Yan slowly put down the rice bowl she had just picked up.

From the moment Xiao Zhuo walked into the front hall, she noticed something was wrong. Although Xiao Zhuo was born in the Xiao family, he would come to live with the Yan family for a period of time every year. It is not an exaggeration to say that she watched Xiao Zhuo grow up.

Xiao Zhuo is alert and rarely shows it in front of others. Although he can do both things well among his peers, he rarely hides his feelings in front of his close elders. When Xiao Zhuo stepped into the front hall, his expression was the same as usual.

There was no difference, but she could still see the seriousness in his eyes. It was just that Xiao Zhuo and Yan Ying's marriage was considered a major event for the Yan family after all. Yan Qing was far away, and she didn't want to make the decision without permission.

"Let's talk about it! There is no need to be burdened. The Xiao family has passed down the tradition of filial piety. Although you and Yingying cannot get married, it is not unfilial." Mrs. Yan stretched out her right hand slightly, signaling Xiao Zhuo to stand up.

"Aunt, it's not that my father disagreed with my cousin. It's just that when Zhuo'er returned, my father had already made an appointment with Han Shishu a few days ago. The incident happened suddenly, and my father didn't want to wrong my cousin, so he asked me to come back and inform him."

Although Xiao Zhuo stood up, he still did not dare to sit down.

"Uncle Han Shi? Han Shi'e of Shangzhu Kingdom?" Although Mrs. Yan asked this, she already knew it in her heart. This is probably the only Han family in the capital that her brother Xiao Yu can marry.

"Yes!" Xiao Zhuo replied.

"It's really him! Parents' orders, matchmaker's words, how can I blame you for this! Back then, your grandfather and old general Han Qinhu were ministers in the same palace. The two had similar temperaments, so they almost became in-laws. It's a pity that Han

The old general who captured the tiger passed away prematurely, and the marriage matter was abandoned. This time, it makes up for your grandfather's wish!" Mrs. Yan thought about the past, and her tone became a little sad, "Forget it, no.

Having said this, come on! Let’s eat first!”

"Cousin, since we can't get married, what about our family's token?" Yan Ying suddenly asked at this time. Xiao Zhuo went back with Yan Zhang, and the eldest brother is like father, so it was left to Yan Zhang to carry the letter.

Since it cannot be done now, the token should be brought back by Xiao Zhuo.

"Aunt, the token was originally brought back by Zhuo'er, but my father felt that it was the Xiao family's fault after all, so he planned to find another marriage for his cousin in the capital." Xiao Zhuo looked at Yanying and felt that she

Today's situation is not right. In the past, Yanying always had a smile on her face, which made people feel like a spring breeze. Every time she came to the front hall, Yanying would be the first to greet him. But today, from the moment she entered the front hall, Yanying has been

He stood aside coldly, with not much smile on his face, and the tone of his words seemed to be deliberately making things difficult for Xiao Zhuo. Even though Xiao Yan's family was not married, it wouldn't be like this!

"That's fine! Come, let's eat!" After Mrs. Yan finished speaking, she picked up the bowls and chopsticks again, and Yan Ying could no longer entangle herself in this matter. Although the Yan family has always stayed away from the court, after all, Yan Zhang has entered the officialdom.

, and being the number one scholar in this dynasty, it is inevitable that he will attract the favor of others.

After the meal, Xiao Zhuo was eager to see Jin Ruo back, so he stood up and said goodbye first. Yan Ying didn't eat much, so when she saw Xiao Zhuo leaving, she followed him out.

"Cousin, are you really engaged to Miss Han's family?" Yan Ying, who was walking behind, caught up with Xiao Zhuo and asked.

Xiao Zhuo was slightly startled. He always felt that Yanying knew something. Naturally, he was not engaged to Miss Han's family. Those words in the front hall were just rhetoric. Elders think a lot about things, and what he said

The words were reasonable and reasonable. Even Yan Qingyuan probably wouldn't say much. Why was it that Yan Ying became suspicious first?

"Yes! Cousin, I don't have the blessing to be married to my cousin. I still have some things to deal with, so I'm going back first!"

Xiao Zhuo quickly stepped back and hurried back to the courtyard. Halfway there, he saw Uncle Chang and Yan Qingyuan's attendant Ah Fu walking hurriedly from a distance. He didn't know that they encountered something urgent.

"Uncle Chang, what's wrong? Are you so anxious?" Xiao Zhuo asked.

"Master! You don't know. I just sent Ah Fu back to take some silver coins to give to some families in the north of the town. I asked about it and found out that three children died in the north of the town last night!" Uncle Chang stopped himself.

He stepped down, but urged Ah Fu to leave quickly.

"Died in infancy?" Xiao Zhuo thought of the soul-eating method Jin Ruo said, and felt guilty. If his guess was correct, the death of these three children must have been caused by Lao Mao, but at that time he and Jin Ruo knew clearly that

But it can't be stopped.

"Yes! One of the children fell asleep while the mother was breastfeeding the child and suffocated to death; one was that the child woke up first in the middle of the night and fell off the bed; and the other seemed to have some hidden disease, ugh! What a pity! The child's

The grandma refused to forgive the mother of the child, and the good family was in trouble like this! Fortunately, the three couples were still young, and the master helped to mediate, so it finally didn't get out of hand. Hey! Mr. Cousin, if you are okay, I

Just get busy first!"

Watching Uncle Chang's leaving figure, Xiao Zhuo held his hands tightly, becoming more determined about getting rid of the old cat, and then quickly walked towards his yard.
Chapter completed!