The thin clouds could not hold back the brilliance of the moon, and the wilderness was filled with dots of silver light.

Xiang Yi originally thought that he would spend the night among the reeds anyway, but now he was held on a horse and held in his arms.

The cloak wrapped around her had a strong aura that belonged to the person behind her, and he held the reins tightly with one hand and wrapped his hand around her waist.

Except on the bed and between the gauze curtains, the two of them had never been so close before. Xiang Yi moved uncomfortably.

Tan Ting noticed the slightest movement of the person in his arms.

When she was riding with him before, she straightened her waist and kept distance from him even on a narrow horseback, but this time she did it again.

Tan Ting felt very depressed.

Normally, he would not bother her anymore, but today, when he thought of her leaving like that and leaving a letter to divorce her for him, he felt very uncomfortable.

Does she know what being divorced means to a woman? She can actually divorce herself.

Doesn't she think about herself?

Thinking of this, Tan Ting did not let go of her, but tightened her waist and silently pulled her into his arms.

Xiang Yi was stunned for a moment under the force.

The two of them just rode forward, marching in the moonlight.

There is a strange and unspeakable feeling in the strange atmosphere.

Xiang Yi could only let himself ignore the unaccustomed feeling and sit quietly without moving, but then he remembered something.

Tan Tingben felt a little relieved when he saw that his wife had stopped moving. He saw her raise her head slightly and called him.

"Uncle..."

When she rarely spoke proactively, Tan Ting thought she finally remembered that he was her husband.

He responded to her, but heard her speak.

"Uncle, Shopkeeper Jiang's old horse can't run anymore and is still lying in the reeds..."

The wilderness was eerily quiet, with only the sound of racing horses making people's ears hurt.

Tan Ting didn't want to talk anymore.

But when he lowered his head and saw his wife's worried eyes for Lao Ma, a feeling of sullenness came up again.

He called Xiao Guan directly behind him.

"You go back now and take the old horse back to the city."

Xiao Guan: "...Yes."

Xiang Yi thanked Xiao Guan, but when he raised his head, he saw the uncle's increasingly unkind look.

......

pier.

Everything has gone quiet.

Gu Yansheng also went to find Xiang Yi, but finally heard the news that Tan Ting had found her first.

He breathed a sigh of relief, but thought of something again and was stunned for a moment.

He looked at the intersection from a distance for a long time. After a long while, he sighed softly and laughed, turned around and rode back to the dock.

The moonlight made waves on the lake.

The ship in the East Palace started sailing.

Gu Yansheng looked far away in the direction of Qingkan County.

He suddenly felt that he seemed to have made a wrong decision.

Maybe he shouldn't have come to Qinghan at that time...

It

was already late at night when Tan Ting and his party returned to Tan's house.

The county magistrate knew that something big happened tonight, so he specially left the city gate for Tan Ting.

Tan Ting accepted the favor and asked Zhengji to go to the county office tomorrow to express his gratitude, and personally took Xiang Yi back to his house.

The horse's hooves stopped, and Xiang Yi was about to dismount. Unexpectedly, the person behind him turned over and dismounted first, and then directly picked her up from the horse. He just carried her to the courtyard.

Xiang Yi was shocked.

"This is not possible... Master, let me down quickly."

But the uncle neither heard nor spoke, and just strode forward.

Xiang Yi had no choice but to hug his neck.

The man's expression seemed to soften and he gave instructions to his servants.

"No one is allowed to spread what happened today privately."

After he finished speaking, without stopping a step, he carried Xiang Yi back to the room, until he gently placed her on the couch by the window.

He didn't speak, and Xiang Yi didn't know what to do.

What was the situation between the two of them right now...

It wasn't until he brought the medicine box over and asked Qiao Yuan to bring hot water that Xiang Yi spoke quickly.

"You don't have to be busy, sir. I'll just take care of it myself."

But the man only glanced at her, pursed his lips and said nothing. He lifted up her skirt and saw the bloody mouth on her calf.

His face completely darkened, and he stretched out his hand to clean her up, but when his fingers slightly touched the thin calf, she shrank uneasily.

Tan Ting was startled, fearing that he was not as good at doing these things as she was, so he had no choice but to retreat and called Chun Bamboo and Qiao Yong over, asking them to carefully handle the medicine for her.

The two maids moved lightly and quickly, and from time to time they finished bandaging Xiang Yi.

Chun Bamboo went to bring up the charcoal basin, and Qiao Yun changed his wife's torn clothes that had been beaten by branches.

Tan Ting saw that not only was her calf injured, but when he looked closely under the light, there were two red marks on her face.

He couldn't help but remember that he had specifically told her -

"You have just learned to ride a horse. You cannot run at night, in the forest or by the river, lest you stumble...it is best to have someone with you."

But she didn't want him to do this . Her husband accompanied her and borrowed shopkeeper Jiang's old horse to gallop at night, in the forest, and by the river...

Tan Ting was angry with her for a moment, but then he thought that she, a woman, could actually survive in such a situation. He stood up and couldn't help but cast his eyes on her, unable to move away for a long time.

Neither of them spoke until Qiao Yun was changing clothes for Xiang Yi and a letter fell from her lapel.

"Eh? This is it?"

Xiang Yi was stunned and quickly went to get the letter, but was caught first by a big hand with distinct joints.

Tan Ting got the letter and sent Qiao Yun away directly.

As soon as Qiao Yun left, only the husband and wife were left in the room.

Xiang Yi looked at Mr. Tan and the divorce letter he had written in his hand, and for a moment he didn't know what he was planning.

But Tan Ting did not read the divorce letter in his hand. Instead, he stared at his wife for a long time.

He suddenly asked her something.

"Is this a divorce letter from Yizhen, your wife or your husband?"

His voice was as deep as the bottom of the water.

Xiang Yi panicked, raised his head to look at him, and then looked away uneasily under his gaze.

"It's divorce..."

"Really? Isn't it true?"

He asked these two more questions, and Xiang Yi didn't know how to speak.

Things happened too hastily and she didn't do it carefully...

But in the next breath, the man brought the brazier over.

Tan Ting took a deep breath, looked at Xiang Yi quietly, and said one sentence at a time.

"Tan Ting will never divorce his wife in this life."

After saying that, he threw the divorce letter directly into the brazier.

The fire suddenly rose up, illuminating the room as bright as day.

Xiang Yi looked at the man in disbelief in the sudden firelight, and his words echoed in his ears -

"Tan Ting will never divorce his wife in this life."

...

The next day , Tan Ting took a leave of absence on behalf of Xiang Yi, saying that he had to rest due to the cold, so he could only let Zhao take over taking care of the middle feed.

A big event happened last night. It's not that Zhao didn't know about it, but she didn't know that Xiang Yi was also involved. She only discussed it secretly with Aunt Wu, "Are you pregnant?"

Aunt Wu thought it was possible, "I Why don't you send a doctor over to take a look? The weather is getting warmer, and the uncle has been back to Beijing for only half a month. Wouldn't it be good if the wife is pregnant at this time? "

Ms. Zhao can take care of this complicated middle school for three to five days. But if Xiang Yi is not around for a long time, she will really have a big headache.

At noon that day, Mrs. Zhao sent a doctor to the main courtyard.

However, the doctor came back and told her.

"Back to Madam, Madam is not pregnant, she just needs to rest due to cold."

As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Zhao became irritable.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, the people below came back and reported, "Uncle is here."

Zhao suddenly had a bad feeling.

And Tan Ting was very straight to the point.

"My son is returning to Beijing this time. My younger siblings are returning to Ning. My son is also planning to take Brother Jian to study in an academy in the capital. We will go together this time."

When Zhao heard that he was going to take Yang Zhen and Tan Jian with him, she was not too surprised . , but she always felt as if Tan Ting hadn't finished speaking.

Sure enough, Tan Ting spoke again in the next breath, and his tone was much more solemn.

"When I go to Beijing this time, my son is also planning to take Yizhen with him. He has to take care of the common affairs in the clan and at home, and he has to trouble his mother." As soon as

these words came out, Zhao's head started to hurt.

Aunt Wu knew Zhao's concerns best and hurried forward.

"Oh, the old lady is going to have another headache... What will happen if I leave my wife regarding this matter?"

Mrs. Zhao also nodded quickly, "Xiang Yi is really good at handling these matters. , even among the clan wives of all clans, she can be counted among them!"

After hearing this, Tan Ting couldn't help but laugh, but her heart felt inexplicable.

She had never heard her aunt praise her even a word before, but now she did.

It's a pity that I am the same, blind to gold and jade, and I have been cold-hearted with her for three years...

Only she has never complained a word, and has taken good care of his family affairs. It was safe and sound, and he allowed his aunt to be the hands-on shopkeeper for three years.

Thinking of this, Tan Ting slowly put away his smile and glanced at Zhao.

"It's really hard on my mother. It's just that the Tan family clan still lacks an heir. Isn't even the mother anxious? How can the son keep Yizhen again?"

These words simply blocked Zhao's final path. , but still used the descendant method that Zhao himself came up with.

Even Grandma Wu was speechless for a moment.

When Tan Ting saw this, he didn't say anything more. He just said, "Mom, you don't have to work too hard. Just let the female family members of the clan help you like Yizhen did before she came in." After

saying this, others No matter how much you help, Zhao will have to deal with these matters herself.

As soon as Tan Ting left, Mrs. Zhao covered her head and fell on the imperial concubine's couch.

"What can we do?"

Pian Zongzi's heir is a big deal for the whole clan. She just wants to keep Xiang Yi, but she is afraid that the clan elders will reprimand her first.

She really has no excuse for hiding away.

Even Aunt Wu sighed repeatedly, "Old Madam, I can only accept it..."

...

Xiang Yi soon learned about what happened in Qiuzhaoyuan.

She was sitting under the window cleaning her sewing box. When Chun Bamboo came and told her about leaving, she was really stunned for a long time.

But before she could recover, the man entered the room.

"Uncle is back."

She subconsciously wanted to get off the couch, but as soon as she started, the man raised his hand to stop her.

Tan Ting stepped forward, lifted her half-down body, and carried her back to the original place.

His arms were strong and his palms were warm. He held her like that when he returned home last night. Xiang Yi was so shocked that he quickly turned away.

Tan Ting glanced at his wife silently, knowing that she was no longer accustomed to being distant from him and no longer wanted to get close to him.

Just like what happened last night, she would rather divorce herself for him and rush to deliver the message than trouble him to save others.

He had no choice but to take back the hand holding her and whisper about coming to Beijing. matter.

"I have already told my mother. She has no objection. Yizhen, please... don't shirk it. Come with me."

He had no intention of forcing her. After saying that, he left her to live happily. After thinking about it, he returned to the study room in the outer courtyard first.

The sky is getting warmer, and the gentle breeze blows in through the window lattice, eliminating the biting cold before.

Xiang Yi was in a daze for a moment.

In fact, the time she came to the door with the marriage certificate was her second visit.

The first time, she went to the concierge to send a message to the Tan family, but for some reason, it seemed like everything was lost in the sea, and there was no response at all.

She waited outside Tan's house for a whole day and was worried about her younger siblings, so she had no choice but to go back.

When she came back for the second time, she was really desperate. Her younger brother couldn't pass the imperial examination, her sister was seriously ill in bed, and everyone laughed at her for showing up with a marriage certificate.

She knew she would be looked down upon by others, but she still stood in front of Tan's house and forced the marriage.

At that time, she thought that she would take advantage of the Tan family's influence to give her younger siblings a chance to stand up.

A few years later, the Tan family wanted to marry a girl from a well-matched family. Tan Ting wanted to divorce his wife, but she would never say "no".

Tan Ting really didn't like her at that time. He never said anything to her and left home not long after they got married.

Xiang Yi thought this was fine, so she stayed in the Tan family with peace of mind, took care of family affairs for him, and did everything she should do.

She also didn't expect Yu Ge'er to be so successful. He passed the scholar examination at a young age and even looked promising in the provincial examination.

Her brother mentioned leaving in front of her many times, and she couldn't help but think about leaving. It was better to leave voluntarily than to be excommunicated, and she could save some face.

But since Tan Ting came back at the end of last year, everything she had planned to separate from him and the Tan family had become confusing.

That uncle is even more...

He treated her more and more differently than before, which made her restless. She couldn't help but want to make peace with him and return to the original state. When this untimely marriage ended, no one owed anyone anything.

But the more she tried to make things even, the more she owed him. It seemed useless no matter how anxious and fearful she was to resist.

If she continued to resist him, it would be intentional.

Xiang Yi thought about this and lowered his eyes.

She is not a ungrateful person. People respect me as much as I respect others. Since he has changed, she will accept it.

As for how much she owed him, she should find another chance to pay it back.

The Xiang family already owes too many favors, and this one is not the least of them...

If he changes his mind in the future and wants to marry a well-matched daughter from a well-matched family, she will do the same, and she won't waste any more time on him... .There

is also the growing conflict between the common people and the aristocratic people. They probably won’t be able to be husband and wife for a few more years...

Although there is no Shanshi, if this marriage concluded for them by their fathers can be It is also good to have a good death.

Xiang Yi had been anxious for many days, and now he finally figured it out.

The world is like a flood. It is not known when it will submerge small people. If you can live a good life for a day, it is just a day.

Xiang Yi sighed softly, opened the window behind him, and saw the spring in the courtyard.

The winter jasmine flowers bloomed quietly without knowing when.

The gradually warm wind relaxed people's brows, and Qiao Yun brought a letter over at this time.

"Madam, shopkeeper Jiang said that a letter came from Qingzhou two days ago. Madam was in a hurry yesterday and forgot to give it to madam."

Xiang Yi took the letter and asked about Lao Ma.

Knowing that Shopkeeper Jiang's old horse was well, Xiao Guanzhuan took two bundles of good fodder from Tan's house and sent it over. The old horse even "hooted" with joy. Xiang Yi felt relieved and opened the letter.

She was surprised when she read the letter. It was all written in Xiang Yu's handwriting.

Xiang Yu said in the letter that a gentleman from the academy went to the capital at the invitation of Boyun Academy and asked him to go with several students who wanted to take the Boyun Academy exam.

Due to the rush of travel, I was already on my way as soon as I finished writing this letter.

Moreover, Xiang Yu mentioned in his heart that he couldn't worry about Ning Ning being alone at home, so he took her with him so that the eldest sister wouldn't have to worry.

Xiang Yi looked at the letter and suddenly smiled.

"What are you laughing at, madam?" Qiao Yun asked her.

Unexpectedly, before Xiang Yi could reply to her, Yang Zhen came.

She was always full of energy, but she didn't expect that she would look sad today.

"What's wrong with my brother and sister?"

Yang Zhen sighed, raised his head and asked her.

"Sister-in-law, can you do me a favor?"

"Brother and sister, it doesn't matter if you say so."

Yang Zhen said directly.

"Sister-in-law, go to the outer courtyard to persuade eldest brother, don't punish the second master!"

...

Tan Ting was busy these days and couldn't take care of Tan Jian for a while.

I was so upset today that I didn't want to pay attention to him. I didn't expect to see him dressed in fancy clothes and carrying two large pots of flowers home from outside.

He stopped him immediately and asked him how the article was. Unexpectedly, as soon as he heard the article, he collapsed by three points and he hesitated to explain clearly.

When Tan Ting saw it, he snorted coldly and asked him to bring the articles he had written every day to his study.

There were a lot of articles, but Tan Ting was so free with them that he almost couldn't finish them in one breath.

"Very well, Tan Jian, will you hand me these things to make up the money?!"

Tan Jian was so frightened that his legs shook after hearing what he said.

He didn't make up the numbers every day, but sometimes he couldn't hold back his thoughts when he saw his wife and his eldest brother, sister-in-law and little sister going out to race horses.

He thought his eldest brother was busy and forgot about it, but who would have thought that his eldest brother would actually remember it.

But it was too late for him to regret it...

Tan Tingzheng was so depressed that he was so angry that he didn't bother to talk to him in detail. He just asked Zhengji to bring him a tablet and read all the articles he had written. I picked out a few of them, slapped him a few times, and then threw him into the yard and stood there repenting.

At this moment, the courtyard was silent. Tan Ting was sitting in the study, and his anger failed to subside.

There is still a lot of mystery behind my father's accident.

There were only two brothers in the Tan family clan house now, but it was more important to have fun with that useless thing every day. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became.

He was furious when suddenly there was a sound of very light footsteps outside.

A soft voice sounded outside the door.

"Is the uncle in the study?"

Tan Ting thought he was hallucinating.

Just the next breath, I saw someone gently lifting the curtain and walking in.

She changed into a lotus-colored long coat and carried a mahogany-carved snack box in her hand. When he looked over, she lowered her head in embarrassment and said softly.

"I brought some snacks for the uncle."

Tan Ting remained stunned for a long time, seriously thinking that he was hallucinating because of his incompetent brother.

But she walked forward slowly.

Tan Ting suddenly reacted and stepped forward in two steps.

"Yizhen, why are you here? Don't your legs hurt?"

Xiang Yi said it was no big deal, took out the snacks and put them on the coffee table.

Tan Ting still felt a little like he was in a dream, and kept looking at his wife.

Is she willing to reconcile with him?

However, Xiang Yi glanced at Tan Jian, who was standing outside with a mournful face. Tan Jian's hands were red from being beaten, and he was almost crying while standing in the yard.

Xiang Yi had no choice but to speak.

"I just came here, and I seem to have seen two pots of flowers outside the courtyard. I don't know who brought the flowers. They bloom so beautifully and are pleasing to the eye."

She said implicitly and glanced at Tan Ting lightly.

Who could have brought the flowers? It was naturally Tan Jian.

Tan Ting originally thought that his wife was here to see him, but he never expected that she would come to speak for Tan Jian even though her legs were injured.

Tan Ting suddenly felt that he was playing too lightly with those few hands and should play those big ones more!

But his wife said at this moment, "The flowers are really pleasing to the eye. It can be seen that the person who brought the flowers also has a relaxed and happy heart."

Tan Ting was unable to speak for a while

. He looked at his wife and said, He remembered his father's attitude towards his teaching Tan Jian.

The wind outside seemed to bring some fragrance of flowers, and Tan Ting suddenly laughed.

He stood up and said something towards the courtyard.

"For your sister-in-law's sake, why don't you leave quickly?"

Tan Jian looked as if he had been released from prison, his eyes were shining, and he saluted Xiang Yi.

"Thank you, sister-in-law! Thank you, sister-in-law!"

After saying that, he ran away in a hurry, almost tripping when he reached the threshold.

Xiang Yi couldn't help but pursed his lips and laughed.

Tan Ting was angry and laughed at the same time, "It's really useless..."

But as soon as Tan Jian left, only two people were left.

Tan Ting looked at the dim sum and knew that his wife's visit to him was just incidental. Her original intention was to save Tan Jian.

He sighed inwardly and gently took the snack she brought.

She didn't want to but said something at this time.

"When are you going to come to Beijing? I have a lot of stuff, so I have to pack it up in advance."

Tan Ting almost dropped the snacks in his hand and looked at his wife in surprise.

Seeing her half-closed eyes, there was a soft smile on her face.

Tan Ting was stunned on the spot.

"Yizhen agreed?"

A slight smile appeared on his lips, and Xiang Yi nodded lightly.

...

The day of departure is scheduled for the second day of February when the dragon raises its head.

This time we took the water route, which was slower, but the scenery was endless as we headed north.

Yang Zhen and Tan Jian had been so excited that they couldn't sleep a few days ago and almost ran onto the boat.

Tan Ting and Xiang Yi said goodbye with Zhao and others.

Zhao had a headache from time to time and looked at Xiang Yi helplessly, but she couldn't say "no" in front of the clan elders.

Tan Rong also eagerly wanted to follow, but Zhao was still making arrangements for her marriage, and it was inconvenient for her to travel far away before it was settled.

Xiang Yi's leg injury was mostly healed, and she left everyone. Tan Ting protected her all the way to the boat.

The wind blew the sails of the ship and the clothes of people on the ship were flying.

Xiang Yi hadn't been on a boat for a long time, and he stood at the bow of the boat, unwilling to go back to the cabin.

Tan Ting came over and asked her, "Yizhen really stopped talking to Brother Yu and asked him to come to Beijing with us?"

Xiang Yu had already left and was probably arriving soon.

Xiang Yi smiled and thanked him for his kindness, "The gentleman from Yuge'er Academy has other arrangements for him, so I don't have to worry about it."

She didn't elaborate on the other arrangements, and Tan Ting didn't know either, so he could only nod in agreement. down.

But at this moment, Qin Jiao, who was accompanying him on the road, came over.

He looked at the uncle, and then at Mrs. Xiang next to him, with a strange expression on his face for a moment.

"Sir, Mrs. Lin sent a letter before, saying that two relatives are also going to Beijing. I would like to ask you to pick them up on the way. How do you like this?"

Tan Ting didn't know who the relatives were, but Naturally, he nodded in agreement to such a trivial matter as giving him a ride.

However, Xiang Yi was nearby and silently noticed that Qin Jiao seemed to glance at him quickly.