The county magistrate's daughter only wants to farm

"Be honest!"

"Candid?"

"That's right. Sincerity is often the ultimate weapon." Gu Yin nodded and said, "Your parents have always followed your wishes and didn't force you to get married. They waited until you were this age to force you to find someone. It shows that they really care about you."

"Since you already have someone you like, why not just be honest with them and ask them to give you a month or two of grace."

Even in later times, an eighteen-year-old girl has not even graduated from high school, but here it is a fact that people get engaged and married at the age of fifteen or sixteen. Song Ruorou's parents only started to put real pressure on her at this time, which was already very open-minded.

"No, absolutely not." Song Ruorou denied it outright.

"Why?" Gu Yin asked puzzledly.

Song Ruorou glanced at Gu Yin and said hesitantly, "I told you, don't blame me."

"What's our relationship?" Gu Yin pretended to be unhappy and said, "Just don't worry."

With a creaking sound, the branch in Song Ruorou's hand broke. "If my parents knew, they would definitely stop me because of my identity..."

"This is indeed a problem, so I advise your parents to wait for two months. After the autumn examination results are announced, this problem should be solved." Gu Yin said easily. She believed in her brother's ability.

"Is this really okay?" Song Ruorou was still a little worried.

Gu Yin encouraged, "Believe me, you can do it. You've waited for so many years, and two months won't make a difference."

"That's true." Song Ruorou nodded heavily, "If my mother doesn't agree, I will pester her until she agrees."

"You decide." Gu Yin said with a smile, "Just don't hurt the relationship between mother and daughter."

The two chatted about everything under the sun for a while, until Gu Qin came to call them and they realized it was already noon and the host was about to start preparing lunch.

"Time flies so fast. I'm hungry." Song Ruorou said while touching her stomach.

Lunch was set up in the flower hall, and the two of them, along with Gu Qin, walked towards the flower hall together.

Unexpectedly, when they were passing a stone bridge shaded by green willows, a man suddenly jumped out from the bridgehead and blocked their way.

"Miss Song, long time no see."

The man was holding a folding fan and wearing a sky-blue Confucian robe, the hem of which fluttered in the wind. Although he looked simply dressed, he had a jade pendant of fine quality pinned around his waist. His hair was standing up high, and the top of his head must have been greased, which was shiny in the sun.

"Mr. Xu, why are you here?" Song Ruorou was a little surprised to see the person coming.

The man looked at Song Ruorou with pretended affection, then lowered his eyes and said, "I accidentally saw Miss Song coming here, so I shamelessly used my connections to get in."

"Are you looking for me?" Song Ruorou's eyes were filled with confusion.

The man showed a hurt expression on his face, nodded slowly, and said sadly, "Miss Song has never replied to my letters, and I don't know where to find Miss Song. Now I happen to run into her, so I came to ask if you didn't receive those letters?"

Song Ruorou looked puzzled. "Didn't I tell you clearly in the letter that I would not contact you anymore?"

After listening for a long time, Gu Yin finally figured out that this Mr. Xu was most likely the scholar who had asked Song Ruoruo to borrow money before. She didn't expect that after such a long time, he would come deliberately.

"But I..." Master Xu seemed to be unable to speak.

Gu Yin quickly looked around and didn't see anyone else, so she breathed a sigh of relief. Then she saw the man in front of her, pulled Song Ruorou back, whispered to her to confirm that it was that man, and then said, "Mr. Xu, right? You are not young anymore, you should know the principle of sex separation. So you said those words on purpose? What are you thinking?"

"I didn't." Xu Kangping quickly denied, "I was just in a hurry..."

"Forget it. You have that calculating look on your face." Gu Yin ruthlessly pointed it out. "You must know what impact those words would have on her reputation if they were spread out, but you still said them in front of others besides her."

Xu Kangping didn't know Song Ruorou's true identity, so Gu Yin didn't reveal Song Ruorou's name when she spoke.

"Ms. Song, I didn't." Xu Kangping only looked at Song Ruoruo behind Gu Yin and explained anxiously.

Song Ruorou took a step forward and replied, "It doesn't matter whether there is one or not. We just met by chance. There is no need to interact with each other in the future. Just pretend that we don't know each other."

"But……"

Xu Kangping wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Song Ruorou, "No buts, this matter ends here. Don't even think about threatening me with your reputation, I never have that kind of power. If you dare to ruin my reputation, you've seen how good I am at fighting!"

After saying that, he took Gu Yin and left.

"Ruorou, will this work?" Gu Yin asked worriedly. She always felt like she had missed something, but she couldn't remember where it was.

Song Ruorou said nonchalantly, "Don't worry, it's okay. Anyway, he doesn't know my identity, and I have cut off correspondence with him a long time ago."

Gu Yin suddenly got a start, "Oh, right, the letter!"

"Have you asked for the letter you sent him back?"

It would be bad if he used it to write something.

"No." Song Ruorou also realized the problem and shook her head, "Fortunately you reminded me. I'll have someone get it back in a while."

Having resolved her worries, Gu Yin finally felt relieved and gave Gu Qin some instructions.

However, what they didn't know was that just after they left, a woman walked out from behind the flowers.

When Gu Yin and the others returned to the flower hall, the ladies had already taken their seats, so they attracted special attention as soon as they appeared.

"Hmph, you're still running around during dinner time. You're from a small town and you really don't know any etiquette." The voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just enough for Gu Yin to hear.

Song Ruorou glared at the woman who was speaking, "Speak louder, what are you mumbling about?"

The woman didn't dare to offend Song Ruorou and stopped talking.

"It's really a villain who is always causing trouble. He is a coward who only dares to speak ill of others behind their backs." Song Ruorou pulled Gu Yin to sit down and said with a smile, "Let's ignore those flies. Today's lunch looks good."

Gu Yin nodded in agreement, and after the host announced the start of the meal, the two of them began to feast on the food, enjoying it very much.

The flower-viewing banquet lasted until the afternoon. When the ladies were about to leave, a servant from the Marquis's mansion suddenly came in to report.

"Who are you saying?" Before Lady Ningdehou could say anything, Yun Ruoli beside her suddenly lost her voice.

"The prince of the Marquis Cheng'en Mansion." The servant repeated respectfully.

Yun Ruoli suddenly stood up and walked towards the door regardless of anything.

"Li'er, come back." The Princess called out, but Yun Ruoli seemed not to hear her, so the Princess had no choice but to chase after her.

The ladies and young ladies present all heard the servant's words, so when they saw Yun Ruoli's actions, their expressions were complicated and varied, which was extremely exciting.

"My cousin isn't here to see her, so why is she running out in such a hurry?" Song Ruorou looked quite speechless.