A water surrounds the pavilion, and the lotus flowers bloom on the pond. The red glow dyes the green tiles, and the dragonflies fly over.

Yang Zhi leaned on the railing of the water pavilion, wearing an emerald green smoke yarn scattered flower skirt, her eyebrows were delicate, and her green temples were dyed with spring smoke.

She was followed by two thirteen or fourteen-year-old personal maids, this is a pair of sisters, one is named Ruoruo and the other is called Momo;

At first glance, the two of them look like they were printed in a mold, with double buns, delicate melon seed faces, and white skin, looking like a pair of beautiful porcelain dolls.

Seeing the sad and difficult appearance of their young lady, the sisters couldn't help but feel a little unhappy in their hearts, Ruoruo pouted and complained: "Uncle is really, where can Miss not be able to deal with him, for a fireworks woman, she actually went to Nanchang Mansion, which makes Miss face where to put it." ”

"That's it, Miss Loss is still going to help him out of the siege, if you want me to say, just let the master beat him, Miss hasn't passed the door yet, he is messing around with flowers and grass, I don't know what will happen in the future."

"You two dead girls, talk nonsense and see if I don't tear your mouths." The sisters' words made Yang Zhi upset for a while, and sprinkled the fish food into the pool, and the koi in the pool suddenly stirred up and splashed.

"Miss, people are not wrong, Miss is like a fairy, and it is a blessing that he has cultivated in several lifetimes, what 'such stars are so night, for whom the wind will stand for the end of the night', I think he is all a liar, Miss is so haode he doesn't know how to cherish it, and he can't let people say it."

"That is, he is not worthy of our young lady, I heard that he got married, and later divorced his wife, and has not yet been admitted to the Jinshi, although he has made up a county, it will be difficult to be promoted later, and the master doesn't know what to like him, so he wants to marry our young lady to him."

When Mo Mo heard this, he suddenly remembered something, so he hurriedly said: "Ah, I remembered, I think he really doesn't have this blessing, this morning I went to the market to buy needlework, and I heard a lot of people talking in private, saying that our master intends to quit this family business, everyone said it clearly, I think this thing is eighty percent true, according to what I say, I should retire." ”

"Divorce?" Yang Zhi and Ruoruo exclaimed at the same time, and then Ruoruo complained: "Momo, why are you always ignorant, why didn't you say such a thing earlier." ”

"People forgot about it for a while, but now that I think about it, didn't I say it?"

Yang Zhi didn't care about complaining about her, and asked urgently: "Momo, who did you hear that my father was going to quit?" ”

Mo Mo tilted his head, pinched his pointed chin with one hand and replied, "That's what people on the street say." ”

"No, there's something strange about this." Yang Zhiyi's eyebrows frowned slightly, her expression was full of doubts, "Momo, tell me clearly, what do others say?" ”

"Miss, what's so strange about this, there is no gossip in the market one day, Miss, you still don't listen to it, some words are strange and ugly."

"You stupid girl, even if my father really intends to withdraw from his family, it is impossible to talk nonsense to others, how can there be such rumors in this market? Say it, what everyone else says. ”

"Oh, miss, then I can say it, some people on the street said that our lord was going to rely on his uncle to quell the rebellion, in order to win over his uncle, he married the young lady out, and now the rebellion has been quelled, and the reward of the court has not come down for a long time, and the lord feels that his uncle has a vacancy in the county, and there is no hope of promotion, so he wants to cross the river and tear down the bridge, and return the marriage, anyway, there is anything to say, the maid was angry at the time, and the aunt did such a thing for a Qinglou woman, they didn't say it, but they wanted to arrange our lord."

"Strange, how can there be such a rumor outside Haode?"

"Oh, miss, will the old man really have the intention of retiring from his family, the old man beat his uncle very lightly that day, will the old man still be angry?"

"It's all said, even if my father really wants to quit his family, he won't go out and talk nonsense, there must be something strange about this, Momo, you can tell me about my father."

After Yang Zhi finished speaking, he pulled a porcelain doll-like Mo Mo and left, and when he came to the flower hall, he heard the sound of smashing cups from inside, and then heard Yang Tinglin's angry roar: "How can this be reasonable, how can it be unreasonable?" Check it, check it out for the official immediately, and the official wants to see who is chewing his tongue."

Yang Tinglin's staff Sima An replied in embarrassment: "Please also ask the Fuzun to calm his anger, the name of Qin Zhi County is well known in my southern Gannan, but everything related to him is always willing to be spread in the market, and now this matter has spread all over the city, and it is impossible to find out the source of the rumors." ”

"Angry old man!"

Yang Tinglin is angry, he is not greedy for money and lustful in his life, he is an upright official, and he looks at things outside his body very lightly, but he takes this body and his name very seriously, listen to these rumors in the market, what kind of person has he Yang Tinglin become? did not believe in his words, crossed the river and demolished the bridge, and reversed himself;

He couldn't argue with this matter at all, Qin Mu beat him a few times that day, and this matter also spread, so people were convinced that he intended to withdraw from his family.

Qin Mu quelled the rebellion in southern Gansu, benefited thousands of families, and won the love of the people, as soon as the rumor of this resignation came out, the people naturally sympathized with Qin Mu and slandered him Yang Tinglin.

It's over, just as the so-called three people become tigers, and everyone has a lot of money, this body is ruined, the more Yang Tinglin thinks about it, the more angry he becomes, and he almost gets angry.

"Daddy, what's wrong with you." Yang Zhi, who walked to the door of the flower hall, saw that her father was crumbling, and hurriedly went up to help.

Yang Tinglin shook off her hand and said, "What are you doing when you come out?" Don't you think Dad is angry enough? ”

"Dad, my daughter is not filial, so you are tired."

"Do you know how to burden your father? You go and listen to what the people in the city are saying, I'm angry with the old man, I think it's your good husband who is playing tricks, hum, don't let me find out, otherwise the old man will have to pick up his skin. ”

"Daddy!" Yang Zhi was also a little puzzled in his heart, but he would not believe that it was Qin Mu who spread the rumors behind his back, "Daddy, spreading rumors always has a purpose, if this rumor is really spread by him, what good will it do him?" The daughter didn't believe that he would do such a detrimental thing to others and himself, not to mention that it would damage her father's reputation. ”

"Benefits?" Not to mention the benefits, Yang Tinglin was even more angry when he mentioned the benefits, "This thing is more beneficial to him, you stupid girl, now he is afraid that there is a new person who forgets the old person, as soon as this rumor spreads, he will come to withdraw from his relatives again, this stigma is still borne by his father, and he has become an innocent victim." ”

Yang Tinglin was probably a little confused, in his intuition, Qin Mu was not a person who kept to himself. Last time, I used the relationship between Weng and my son-in-law to suppress him, and beat him a few times; Even the emperor did not dare to transgress it, and he beat him as an elder, although he was not good at turning his face, but a restless person like him, how could there be some resentment in his heart?

Presumably, he can't wait to get rid of the shackles of this relationship as soon as possible.

Once he is really freed from this shackle, who else in Gannan can restrain him?

When he was looking for him to propose marriage, this guy was reluctant, or he forcibly pressured himself regardless of this old face, and this guy only agreed to this family affair after half pushing and half, and now he has won Li Xiangjun, a famous prostitute in Qinhuai, and he is unwilling to be restrained anymore, so it is not surprising that he wants to withdraw from his relatives in every possible way.

This rumor spread first, and then he came to quit his family, and the people in the market did not know the truth, and thought that he really crossed the river and demolished the bridge, so that he not only achieved his goal, but also successfully pushed the stigma on his head

"Daddy, no, no, my daughter believes that he won't be like that, Qiao'er was just a dirty beggar at the beginning, when he was in trouble, he could still share a pancake with Qiao'er, and now Qiao'er is even more like a brother and sister, his daughter doesn't have half a place to live with him, how can he disregard his daughter's life and propose to withdraw from his family."

Yang Zhi's words were not so much to refute her father as to comfort herself.

"I hope so." Yang Tinglin looked at his daughter's sad look, and couldn't help but soften in his heart, no matter what, he took the initiative to marry at the beginning, even if Qin Mu really had different intentions, he hurt her.

Sima An said: "Lord Fuzun, this rumor is a rumor after all, what is the difficulty of cracking it, as long as the young lady is married to Lord Qin as soon as possible, the rumors in the market will naturally be self-defeating." ”

Sima An said this, but secretly gave Yang Tinglin a look, Yang Tinglin knew that he must have something else to say in private, so he said to his daughter: "Zhi'er, go back to the room first, this matter will be handled by your father." ”

Yang Zhi wanted to speak and stopped, Zuihou was blessed, and retreated without frowning.

Yang Tinglin and Sima An came to the study, and as soon as the door was closed, Sima An said: "Fuzun, according to me, this matter can indeed be controlled by Qin Mu, if it is really him, the purpose is probably not to withdraw from the family, but to get married as soon as possible." ”

"Oh?" Yang Tinglin was slightly stunned, and then showed a hint of surprise. He was indeed a little bit of a bull just now, and after being reminded by Sima An, he couldn't help but bow his head and ponder.

"Fuzun" Sima An wanted to speak and stopped.

Yang Tinglin glanced at him and said, "You have been with me for more than ten years, just say anything you want." ”