After bathing and washing, it was almost dusk.

Zhao Chengfang, that is, Chengzi, came out of the clean room wearing a fine white Songjiang cloth middle coat, and the little maid Qingliang came up with a thin cotton robe with moon-white dark flowers and branches, and while dressing Zhao Chengfang, he reported in a low voice: "Master, the luggage has been delivered...... The officials of Liaodi went to Xingyuan to greet them, but they were sent away by Mr. Liao. It's just that two gift slips were sent here......"

Zhao Chengfang's gaze swept over, and Qingliang hurriedly presented a few gift lists.

Zhao Chengfang flipped it over casually, and handed over the rest to Qingliang casually, and ordered: "Take it!" ”

There was only one, which he took in his hand and looked at it carefully, but he didn't explain it, and only tucked it into his sleeve pocket. The third son of the Hezhen family is not small...... It seems that the imperial court's policy has been too relaxed towards the north in recent years, so that tribes like Hezhen have developed too quickly.

A cold color flashed in his eyes, Zhao Chengfang straightened his clothes and came to the hall to sit down.

The little maid Suiliang brought a cup of hot tea and said with a smile: "Master, just now the eldest girl sent Honeysuckle here, saying that after the master washed up, he would go to the Guanlan Pavilion in the back garden." ”

Raising his eyes to look at the smile on Zhao Chengfang's face, Sui Liang also smiled and whispered: "The little one asked Honeysuckle, saying that the eldest girl was for the master, and she had been preparing it herself since yesterday, and the Buddha who was stewed in the jar jumped over the wall and sat on the fire since last night!" ”

The smile on Zhao Chengfang's face deepened, but he frowned slightly, shook his head again, put down the tea that he hadn't taken a sip of, got up and walked out!

With the change of his expression, Sui Liang was also in a nervous mood, seeing that this master was leaving without saying a word, Sui Liang finally put his mind at ease, showed a relieved smile, and hurriedly took the cloak and chased it out to put it on Zhao Chengfang.

"Master, you better put on your cloak...... Otherwise, when the big girl sees it, she should be worried again! Sui Liang said as he quickly tied the cloak for Zhao Chengfang, and was lowering his head to sort out the folds of the cloak, but he couldn't help but eat a chestnut on the top of his head!

"Ouch, master?"

"You kid will take away all the thoughts that should be there and shouldn't be, otherwise, I can't use you, so I will naturally send you back to the palace!" Zhao Chengfang gave a warning and strode away.

Sui Liangsheng's aching head muttered with a bitter face, and he hurriedly pulled out his feet and chased after him.

Although when he came out of the palace to follow the helpless Zhao Chengfang, he and Qingliang were inevitably a little unhappy. After all, one is a prince with a different surname who is second to none, and the other is a seven-rank petty official who has just passed the uncertain future. But after serving for a long time, they can see the means of this lord clearly, and they can vaguely see that as long as there are no accidents, this will really get ahead one day, although it may not be crowned a king and a marquis, but it is not impossible to shepherd a member of one side, or even the position of auxiliary minister!

And with this master's heart, as long as he serves faithfully, he will not be treated badly. They saw the hope of the future, and naturally put aside the initial dissatisfaction, and served with all their hearts, of course, unlike the loyal and simple Qingliang, Suiliang was a little clever and liked to please a clever man...... But I didn't expect that among the masters of some city mansions, who likes to be speculated by their subordinates? As a result, the horse's ass was slapped on the horse's hooves! You deserve it!

This Zhuangzi was originally built on a hillside, and the Guanlan Pavilion was built in the backyard of the Zhuangzi, and it was even at the top of the mountain, and the terrain was very high.

The whole pavilion is laid with good red pine logs on the Liao land, like a watchtower-like building, there are five floors of seven or eight feet, but it is solid and heavy, standing majestically on the seaside, but it is not afraid of the sea breeze roaring and raging.

On weekdays, this pavilion is used to observe the movement of the heavenly phenomena and clouds, and every night, there will be a special glazed pine oil lamp on the roof, the light is bright, and it can be transmitted far away, and it has become a pilot lighthouse for the fishing village and even Sanshanpu Port!

At this time, near evening, the gentleman who watched the celestial phenomena had already left, and the entire pavilion was requisitioned by Man'er.

Zhao Chengfang walked all the way, walked to His Excellency Guanlan, no longer had the hurried appearance when going out, but walked up the stairs in the twilight all the way, the scenery in this garden was very different from the bare yard before, but in early spring, the apricot blossoms in the garden had bloomed, pink and white, a pink piece, and the spring wood was already half broken, but it was still reflecting the afterglow golden and brilliant. The willow tree on the other side has just germinated, the branches are hanging low and fluttering softly, and the young buds of the fat aunt are like playful mice, curled up, looking at the world with only a pair of eyes!

A vigorous spring scene, and a beloved girl cooking soup by herself, Zhao Chengfang is full of joy, what seems to be in his heart is like the flowers and trees in this spring, after a long period of severe cold, it is finally about to germinate and grow up!

This feeling of germination and growth is wonderful, obviously excited and vigorous, but also nervous...... Just like when I was in Huangbang High School, I was excited and happy, and after my long-cherished wish was raised, I was both looking forward to and apprehensive about what was coming......

No, it's even worse when I was in high school, and I have some confidence in going back to the palace after all, believing in what I have learned, and believing in the blessing of my wife and prince......

This time, in the face of such a familiar girl who has been guarding, after seeing Man'er still treating him as kind and natural as a brother, he suddenly lost his certainty. If Man'er really just regarded him as a brother......

Zhao Chengfang, who has not been indecisive for a long time, and Lord Zhao, a confidant of the emperor's side, hesitated, hesitated, and did not dare to move forward in front of this small Guanlan Pavilion.

didn't allow him to hesitate for too long, a delicate and pink face poked out from the pavilion, and greeted him with a bright smile: "Brother Chengzi, why don't you come up?" Come up quickly, I'm hungry! ”

Cheng Zi raised his head suddenly, and after seeing the little face like a hibiscus flower, he lowered his head again, as if he was suddenly peeped into what he was thinking by the person upstairs, and a burst of indescribable panic made him lose his usual calmness.

"Brother Chengzi, what's wrong with you?" Man'er also saw Chengzi's abnormality, and hurriedly asked with concern.

Before he got an answer, Man'er couldn't wait, and he was about to go downstairs when he turned around!

"Hey, it's okay, it's okay, it's just that I just looked up at you and accidentally got blinded by the dust!" Chengzi is not a real hairy boy after all, the loneliness of his youth, years of training, and the ups and downs of being an official for several years, he has already experienced him far deeper and more urban than his peers, and after a moment of helplessness, he quickly regained his composure and calmness, only the slight redness remaining at the base of his ears vaguely revealed some throbbing in his heart.

"Ah, there's dust? Come up and let me show you......" Man'er said as she turned back and ordered, "Sister Meizi, please go and bring the dew from the left drawer at the top of my medicine cabinet, I'd better wash my brother's eyes!" ”

Meizi is four years older than Man'er, and now she is nineteen, and her mother was in charge before, and she was given to Baoliang, the long-term follower of Ah Fu's side, if it weren't for Man'er staying in Liaodi and not returning to the capital, she would have gotten married. Meizi, who has long been familiar with personnel, sees Chengzi's every move in her eyes, and naturally sees that Chengzi is just an excuse to cover up her gaffe, she wants to remind the young lady, she opened her mouth, but she didn't say it after all, but promised to go back and get Qinglu.

When she took the dew and turned it back, Chengzi and Man'er were already sitting in the attic, there were no tables and chairs, so two mats were placed near the window, one person sat opposite each other on a cotton cushion, and there were seafood delicacies on a low table in the middle.

Serving the dew, Chengzi smiled and thanked him: "Sister Lao Meizi is tired of leaving, I don't need you to serve me when I dine with Man'er, go down to eat!" ”

Meizi saw through Chengzi's thoughts, and naturally didn't dare to leave Man'er alone at this time, and hesitated slightly, and was about to excuse herself to stay, but she heard Man'er also smile, with a bright face, and ordered without any defense: "Sister Meizi, let's go and eat, I have a lot to ask Brother Chengzi, I can't finish eating for a while and a half, you won't delay coming back after you go down to eat." ”

Chengzi instructed that she could find an excuse to shirk, but Man'er was a serious master, and since she had ordered so, she could only agree.

But after all, he was a little uneasy, lowered his head and turned his mind, and said with a smile: "Thank you Young Master Cheng and the girl for your compassion...... Still, I'm going to have a cheeky face to ask for a favor...... Honeysuckle and coriander have been looking forward to it since last night, thinking about how delicious it is to taste the legendary 'Buddha jumping over the wall'...... I just came back, and those little girls are hiding behind the screen and sniffing......"

"Haha, what is it, I see......" Man'er laughed at what Meizi said, and ordered while holding his stomach, "Hurry up, let those gluttonous girls bring dishes and divide some of them...... I originally wanted to give you all a taste, such a big jar, even Brother Chengzi and I can't eat it! ”

Borrowing this, Meizi took matters into her own hands, smiled and beckoned a few little girls to set up a small table behind the screen, and brought everyone's meals, plus a few delicacies from Man'er, but it was also a very rich table of delicacies.

Chengzi kept a smile on his face, but he lowered his eyes slightly for a moment, and covered up the thoughtfulness that flashed away, leaving only a relieved smile of tolerance and tolerance.

Man'er has such a loyal and not reckless girl by his side, he should be happy. If...... Just let this girl come to Man'er to be a companion, and in the future, Man'er won't have to worry too much about taking care of family affairs.

A few girls left the front of them for a while, and Chengzi naturally gave Man'er vegetables, poured wine, and added tea...... Man'er also has dealings, and from time to time he picks up a chopstick dish and sends it to Chengzi's plate, "This is our home-raised nine-hole abalone...... This is the jellyfish I got from catching the sea myself, and I made it myself...... Try this hibiscus shrimp ball, this is the deep-sea shrimp that was just caught today...... Alas, although the farmed shrimp harvest is quite abundant, but the taste is fine, after all, it is one layer worse, and there is no fresh and sweet ...... in the sea."

While eating and chatting, talking about the dishes, she naturally talked about the achievements and development of Zhuangzi, and then talked about the various customs and customs of Liaodi, as well as what she saw in Liaodi, and even in Nuergan, Baikal and other bitter cold places......

"Hee-hee...... My mother doesn't know where I went, don't tell the truth, and be careful not to talk about it......" Man'er finished speaking, and pretended to warn Chengzi.

In fact, she herself has no intention of guarding against Chengzi at all. As early as that year, Chengzi asked herself to accompany her away from home for a year, and after a lot of hardships, she went into the deep mountains and dense forests, crossed the rivers and crossed the dangerous shoals...... Several times his life was in danger, and in Man'er's heart, Chengzi had already become an existence infinitely close to his brother.

Unconsciously, I drank a lot of plum wine prepared with distilled spirits, and the wine fumigated up, staining my cheeks red, but making a pair of eyes more and more moist and clear, as if soaked grapes, sweet and intoxicating!

Chengzi also had some alcohol, but he was still very sober, but the slightly drunk smile of the young man opposite made him feel a little drunk.

In the middle of his thoughts, Chengzi suddenly pursed his lips and smiled, looked at Man'er and said, "If you want me to keep a secret for you, you have to promise me one thing!" ”

"Ah, one more promise? What's up? Man'er pouted a little dissatisfied, and couldn't help but ask while muttering.

Chengzi has always maintained and spoiled her for free, and he really didn't ask her for anything...... She was so curious that she suddenly had to promise something!

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