Bai Nuoxue was the first to speak: "Madam Hou, why are the flowers in your garden blooming now? We have never seen so many of them!"

Several ladies beside her also echoed: "Yes, your garden is so beautiful, Madam Hou."

Zhao smiled and said, "These flowers were given to my daughter by her master. Knowing that my daughter likes these flowers and plants, he gave some to her a few days ago."

Bai Nuoxue: "No wonder, I've never seen these kinds of flowers before. Are these flowers from the gods?"

Zhao: "If you like them, wait until spring and ask the gardener to grow some. You can take any variety you want home to grow. It's too cold now, and you won't be able to grow them back."

Bai Nuoxue's eldest daughter, Chen Ruyi, asked: "Madam Hou, what is the name of this red flower?"

Zhao: "This is called a rose. Roses represent love. No wonder you girls like it. My sister also likes roses very much. If you like it, Miss Chen, you can come and get two pots to take home when the weather warms up."

Chen Ruyi: "Then Ruyi would like to thank Madam Hou. When the time comes, Ruyi will shamelessly come and ask for it."

Zhao: "Miss Chen, please come and get it. If you ladies like anything, please come and get it. Don't be polite to me."

Everyone: "Thank you, Madam Hou, first."

The wife of the Minister of Justice, Bai Zihuai, smiled and said, "I just heard Madam mention your sister. I wonder if Madam Hou's sister is married?"

Zhao: "My sister has already married. She married the third son of the Minister of Revenue."

Yan Xiao said, "Oh, I've heard that. They say the third son of the Li family dotes on his wife. He's been married for eight years and doesn't have a single concubine or maid in the backyard. He treats his wife like a child. I envy him a lot. Isn't Madam Li here today?"

Zhao: "I'm here. Where are they? My mother and sisters-in-law are all there."

Following the direction Zhao pointed, they saw several ladies sitting in the pavilion in front, and Feng Jiu, who had just followed Zhao, was also there.

Zhao led everyone to the pavilion. Before she entered, she heard the laughter of several ladies.

Seeing that everyone had come here, several people from the Zhao family stood up. Zhao Mingjuan took a few steps forward and held her sister's arm.

Zhao Mingjuan: "Sister, go slowly, there is a baby in your belly."

Zhao: "I know, it's already very slow."

Zhao then greeted Liu: "Mother, how are you?"

Liu helped Zhao up and said, "Girl, since you're pregnant, forget about etiquette. Come and sit down."

Zhao took Liu's hand and said, "Mother, Yue'er won't sit here anymore. Let's go to the living room to have some tea. It's a bit cold outside. Don't let your mother get cold."

Zhao then led everyone to the living room, where the maid served tea and snacks to everyone before leaving.

Zhao introduced her mother and two sisters-in-law to everyone. The two sisters-in-law also got to know these ladies and greeted each other.

At this time, Yan Xiao said: "Oh, Zhang Lan, so you two are a family. No wonder your family has changed recently. Look at the old woman. She looks ten years younger!"

Everyone was chatting in the living room. Fengjiu felt bored, so she quietly told her mother and went out. She wanted to go find her elder brother.

After Fengjiu searched the garden for a while but couldn't find her elder brother, she went to her elder brother's yard. As soon as she entered the yard, she heard voices, which seemed to be Nangong Meng's voice.

Fengjiu couldn't help but feel curious. She didn't know what Nangong Meng and her elder brother were talking about, so she quietly slapped an invisibility talisman on herself and walked in with a swagger.

The two of them sat facing each other, Nangong Meng's face was flushed, and so was the elder brother. Feng Jiu was curious, what did the two of them talk about that she didn't know?

Nangong Meng: "I really didn't mean to lie to you. I was wearing men's clothes at the time, so I didn't say I was a woman."

Feng Zhong: "Why didn't you tell me the second time we met?"

Nangong Meng: "Uh, I'm afraid that if you knew I was a woman, you wouldn't want to meet me."

Feng Zhong: "How do you know I don't want to meet you?"

Nangong Meng lowered her head, crossed her fingers guiltily, and looked at Feng Zhong opposite her, not knowing what to say.

Fengjiu watched the two of them in a stalemate. The older brother didn't look angry at all. Instead, his face looked a little happy and excited. What was going on?

Nangong Meng: "Now that you know my identity, are you unwilling to be friends with me anymore?"

Feng Zhong: "Well, I don't plan to be friends with you anymore."

Nangong Meng's heart suddenly ached, her eyes were filled with loss and disbelief, and tears were already welling up in her big eyes.

Nangong Meng: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have lied to you. Since we can't be friends, I won't bother you anymore."

After Nangong Meng finished speaking, she stood up and was about to leave. When she passed by Feng Zhong, Feng Zhong grabbed her little hand.

Feng Zhong looked at the beautiful woman in front of him. Tears were already falling from her eyes. She said with some heartache: "I said I don't plan to be friends with you anymore, but I didn't say I don't want to have any other relationship with you."

Before Nangong Meng recovered from the shock of Feng Zhong holding her, she was shocked by what Feng Zhong said. After thinking about it, it made sense. They were still in a master-disciple relationship. Feng Zhong was her junior fellow apprentice, and Nangong Meng was also Ouyang Xiu's apprentice.

Before Nangong Meng could react, Feng Zhong stood up and a big hand was already stroking her tears.

Feng Zhong held Nangong Meng's little face in his hands and said seriously, "A few days ago, I was still upset about falling in love with a man, but I didn't expect you to give me a surprise today. You know, when I saw you appear, I thought I was seeing things, or I recognized the wrong person, but when I saw the panic and anxiety in your eyes when you saw me, I was sure that you were Nanmeng."

Nangong Meng just looked up at the person in front of her blankly, the joy in her heart almost overflowing.

"You said you like me?"

Feng Zhong: "I like you. The first time I saw you, I thought you were very special. But I didn't know you were a woman at that time. I thought I was gay and liked men. I didn't want to meet you the second time, but I thought about it all night and decided to meet you this morning. I brought your favorite cake."

Fengjiu, should she go out now and not disturb them? But she was still curious and wanted to know what would happen next, so she stood aside and watched the show leisurely.

"Really? You liked me the first time you saw me?"

Feng Zhong: "Yeah, I like it. I like it very much."

Nangong Meng threw herself into Feng Zhong's arms and burst into tears.

"Wow, wow, I thought you really didn't want anything to do with me anymore. You scared me to death."

Feng Zhong was hugged by Nangong Meng, his body stiffened, and then he also hugged Nangong Meng.

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