When the Ninth Young Master returned to the house, Lu Zhiyin had already left. He left a note saying that the rain had stopped and he had to leave quickly. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Ninth Young Master also began to prepare for the ceremony. The entire general's mansion began to get busy, and Xie Luozhai's girls were no exception.

In ancient times, men's ceremony was very important, especially for wealthy families like General Xiao, which was also the palace of the imperial court. The ceremony of the Ninth Master was held grandly. General Xiao started writing a list of invited guests a month in advance, and the whole family was busy for the ceremony of the Ninth Master. Only the Grandma, who took advantage of the title of the Ninth Master's ceremony and brought the cousin's family to the General's Mansion early.

Since the incident that day, Master Jiu has never spoken to Gong Meier again. Gong Meier has been lying in the room on the pretext of being sick for more than ten days. Their residences were obviously separated by a wall, but Master Jiu has not come to visit him. Gong Meier felt that he must have known that he was pretending to be sick, but why didn't he come to provoke him, but instead indulge his despicableness? Perhaps, he never wants to see her again.

Gong Meier walked to the window and gently pushed open the window. The green leaves outside had already turned yellow. They fell alone on the ground, in a mess, but no one cleaned them. The whole Xie Luozhai was also quiet. The girls probably went to the front yard to help, so they had no time to take care of Xie Luozhai's environmental problems. Gong Meier felt that she could no longer escape. After all, she was just a slave, how could she get angry with her master? Anyway, she would only be a slave in the future. Young Master Jiu would not come to find her again, and she would no longer feel embarrassed. Just do what a slave should do. Anyway, Young Master Jiu would soon marry a cousin after his infancy. By that time, she would be completely free.

Thinking of this, Gong Meier left the door, found a broom and started sweeping the fallen leaves on the floor. It took a long time since I moved, Gong Meier felt comfortable all over. Just as she was sweeping, a gorgeously dressed girl appeared at the door of Xie Luozhai. She waved to Gong Meier. Gong Meier had no choice but to walk over and asked, "What's wrong with the girl?"

"I'll ask you, does Brother Yu live here?" the girl blinked.

"Brother Yu? Is Miss talking about Young Master Ninth?"

"Yes, yes, everyone in the General's Mansion calls him that."

"Yes, Young Master Jiu lives here. Who is the girl?"

The girl pinched her round chin, "I, your Ninth Master is my cousin."

It turns out that this is the legendary cousin Zheng Yan, the wife of the Ninth Young Master, who has not passed through the door. Seeing that Gong Meier didn't speak, Zheng Yan asked again: "Can I go in and find Brother Yu?"

Gong Meier quickly made way for Zheng Yan, pointed to the first room to the east, and said, "That is the room of Master Jiu. But I don't know if Master Jiu is there or not. Miss Cousin, go and have a look."

"Okay, thank you." Zheng Yan walked past Gong Meier happily. She suddenly stopped after taking two steps, turned her head and looked at Gong Meier, "What's your name?"

"Sister Gong Meier."

"Okay, I remember, Gong Meier." Zheng Yan smiled and turned to walk towards Master Jiu's room. Gong Meier felt that this cousin was really good, gentle and friendly, and had a very good attitude towards the girl. No wonder Mr. Tai wanted to let Master Jiu marry her no matter what. But for some reason, after she saw Miss Cousin, she felt a little sad. She couldn't tell what was going on.

Zheng Yan arrived at the door of Young Master Jiu’s room and did not break into the door. Instead, she stood upright at the door and whispered: "Brother Yu, can I go in?" This alone can prove that Zheng Yan’s tutoring is good.

After a while, Young Master Nine opened the door. He looked lazy, as if he had just woken up. When he saw Zheng Yan, he opened an aisle for her, and then said, "Come in and talk about Yan'er."

"How did Yan'er find this?" Master Jiu poured a cup of tea for Zheng Yan and asked. The General's Mansion had actually been renovated once. When he was young, Master Jiu did not live here. At that time, Master Jiu'er's yard was not called Xie Luozhai. This was the name that Xiaoer changed after his death. At that time, Zheng Yan often went to his yard to play. Later, the General's Mansion was renovated and they all grew up, so it was not convenient for Zheng Yan to come again. So today, it was the first time Zheng Yan came to Xie Luozhai.

"Yan'er hasn't seen Brother Yu's new yard yet. Grandma said today...... Oh, she said she asked Yan'er to come and see Brother Yu's new yard."

Seeing Zheng Yan's awkward appearance, Master Jiu smiled, "Yan'er, did you say, you and I are about to get married, and ask you to see what is missing in the yard, or what you don't like?"

Young Master Ninth guessed right, that's what the grandma said. Zheng Yan's little face suddenly turned red. She lowered her head awkwardly and said angrily: "What did Brother Yu say? It's really annoying."

Young Master Nine touched Zheng Yan's head, smiled and looked at the window, but accidentally saw a black shadow flashing by. He suddenly felt guilty, afraid that his words had just been heard by the black shadow. But he felt very strange and said to himself in his heart: Xiao Yu, Xiao Yu, what are you afraid of? What are you worried about? You joked with your daughter-in-law who has not passed the door, but you are still afraid that she will hear it? Why are you afraid that she will hear it? Even if you like her, she will not want to be a concubine. Could it be that you still want to marry a slave as your wife? Xiao Yu, please be more sober, you can never give what she wants.

The black shadow just now was indeed Gong Meier. After sweeping the fallen leaves, she was about to go back to the house, but somehow walked to the door of the Jiu Young Master's room and eavesdropped on a few words. After listening, she felt a little mixed in her heart. It was either anger or sadness, it was an indescribable feeling. Is it disappointment? Maybe it was.

The Ninth Young Master's treacherous ceremony arrived as scheduled, and the whole family was prosperous and lively. In the morning, General Xiao and Mrs. Xiao took Mr. Jiu to the Xiao Family Temple to pay homage to the Tiandi and the Xiao Family ancestors. In the afternoon, the crown ceremony was held at the General's Mansion, and the relatives and friends of the Xiao family came to participate. Gong Meier did not join the fun with the girls. She stayed alone in the room and ate the snacks that Wang Keer brought to her, and was particularly leisurely and comfortable.

The ceremony ended until the afternoon. In the evening, General Xiao arranged a banquet for all the guests. Master Jiu still couldn't get out of the air and toasted the guests one by one. Most of them were important officials of the court. Master Jiu felt pressure and looked forward to the end of the day soon.
Chapter completed!