It was really much more convenient to have transportation, but in half an hour, their group arrived near Slender West Lake. Today's spring is bright, the bees fly and the butterflies dance, it is a good day to go out and play. Slender West Lake is full of tourists, men, women and children all walk hand in hand. However, most of these people who play and rest on the shore of the lake are ordinary people, and those well-located viewing pavilions and pavilions have long been occupied, either rich or expensive, and they are also very particular about dressing. There is a small pavilion with curtains hanging in it, and I want to see which noble lady is here to enjoy the scenery. Wang Jin and the others got out of the carriage, Qin Ziming tied the horse to a nearby willow tree, and the few people walked towards the shore of the lake.

Seeing the green grass, the willows, the delicate flowers, the blue waves, the reflection murmuring; Pavilions stand side by side, strange rocks protrude, there are painting boats in the distance, and there are pleasure boats nearby. Slender West Lake is full of vitality, and the scenery of red and green is enchanting tourists who pass by. Several people were looking for a place to sit down and watch the scenery and chat, but Wang Jin's eyes inadvertently swept to a familiar face. Her heart was shocked, and her hands and feet trembled a little. When she saw the man walking towards a carriage, as if he was leaving, she couldn't help but be anxious, and she couldn't take care of it, so she hurriedly asked Qin Ziming and said, "Brother Qin, I have something urgent to leave, please take care of my two younger brothers." He turned his head and told Wang Mu and Wang Shi: "You stay with Brother Qin obediently, don't go anywhere, I will come back as soon as possible." After saying that, before they could react, they hurried away.

"Hey, Miss Wang, where are you going?" Qin Ziming hurriedly caught up, but Wang Jin ran desperately in order to chase the carriage, he couldn't catch up, and finally stopped out of breath, helplessly watching Wang Jin's figure hide in the crowd and disappear.

He returned to Wang Shi and Wang Mu dejectedly, and when he saw their faces full of worry and uneasiness, he quickly changed his smile and comforted: "It's okay, Miss Wang must have remembered that she didn't buy anything, so she hurried back, and she will be back in a while, let's just wait here." He looked at the surrounding open space and said, "Let's just sit here." It's a good location, and there aren't that many people. As he spoke, he took out a few bags of fruit and spread them on the ground, and pulled Wang Mu and Wang Shi to sit down. When he saw that the two of them were still looking angry, he kept teasing them, coaxing them to eat fruit, and racking his brains to dig up interesting stories from the past to attract their attention. He couldn't help but think with tears streaming down his face: Miss Wang, Miss Wang, why is it that I will be fine as soon as I meet you!

He tried his best to coax the two younger brothers of the Wang family on the picturesque bank of the river, and in the curtained pavilion on the other side of the lake, Chen Huilan was drinking tea and enjoying the scenery with his best friend, Ruan Minyu, the daughter of the Ruan family.

"Sister, why did you think of inviting me out of this Slender West Lake today?" Ruan Minyu asked curiously while fiddling with the pastries in the diskette.

"Why, I've gone to great lengths to get you out of the house to breathe, and you're not happy? I begged my father for a long time to get him to let me out of the house, and I was not even allowed to eat out for lunch, and I had to rush home at noon. You don't appreciate it, hum, see if I take you out next time! Chen Huilan deliberately said angrily.

"Oh, good sister, of course I'm happy, don't mention how happy I was when I received your invitation, even if my mother didn't want to let me out, she couldn't help it. You don't know, my mother has been watching me learn embroidery and play the piano every day for a while, and I am not allowed to play this, I am not allowed to play that, but I am suffocated! Ruan Minyu hurriedly grabbed Chen Huilan's arm and explained that she was locked up at home every day these days, and she was very depressed.

"I heard Sister Zhixiu say this, that's why I wanted to call you out to relax. It's just that Sister Zhixiu's family affairs are about to be decided, and I heard that she will get married after the year. Recently, she has been confined to her home, and Aunt Lin invited a famous nurturing grandmother in Yangzhou to set rules for Sister Zhixiu. So I didn't post to Sister Zhixiu today, only the two of us got together. Chen Huilan's tone was not without regret.

"Huh? Sister Zhixiu is not very pitiful? I've heard that those powerful grandmothers are very strict in managing people, punishing them when they say they are punished, and there are even those who beat the board, and learning a rule can simply take off a layer of skin! Ruan Minyu shuddered as she spoke, as if she was the one who was set the rules.

Chen Huilan saw that she looked very frightened, and couldn't help laughing: "You, when you hear the words "make rules, it's like seeing a ghost, and you can't be afraid." I really don't know how the Ruan family's scholarly family with such a heavy emphasis on etiquette and religion raised a temperament like yours. ”

"Hehe, it's not my mother who raised me, and now she wants to change me back, how can it be so easy?" Ruan Minyu wrinkled her nose and smiled mischievously. "Sister, can't you really go back after eating, why is Uncle Chen so strict, what's wrong with our sisters having a meal outside, and there are bad people who dare to bully us?" Ruan Minyu was slightly dissatisfied.

"I want to stay outside a little longer, but my dad says I'm going to be in time next year, so I'm not allowed to move around at will, and it's better to stay at home. I was so good at saying that I was let out for a short while, hey, I'm depressed too. She said in a plaintive tone, but her eyes flickered slightly.

Ruan Minyu nodded sympathetically after hearing this, and suddenly her eyes rolled and she smiled slyly: "Uncle Chen takes his sister so closely, could it be that he has already picked a golden beetle son-in-law for his sister?" ”

Chen Huilan was shocked at first, but she knew that Ruan Minyu should be just joking, so she calmed down, and nodded her head helplessly: "As far as you are smart, even I don't know something, you can guess it first." What is the son-in-law of the golden beetle at a young age, be careful I tell my aunt to go! ”

"Oh, sister, please spare me, I won't guess anymore, you must not tell my mother, otherwise she should put a tight spell on me again!" Ruan Minyu immediately begged for mercy pitifully.

The two were laughing and playing, and before they knew it, it was almost noon. Chen Huilan lifted the curtain and glanced at it, then turned to Ruan Minyu and said, "The hour is almost up, I should go back too." If my sister doesn't want to go home so early, I heard that there is a new batch of pearls in Jasper Fang, some of which are as big as longan, and there are a few good restaurants over there, so my sister should go there for a stroll. ”

Ruan Minyu nodded again and again after hearing this: "It's hard to come out, I don't want to go back so early." Then I'll go shopping, and buy two pieces of jewelry by the way to go back to coax my mother, hehe. ”

When the girl had cleaned up, they went out of the pavilion and said a few more goodbyes, before they got into the carriage, one to the east and the other to the north.

Then I went back to Qin Ziming's side. Seeing that he had finished emptying all the goods in his stomach, and the time was approaching noon, and Wang Jian had not yet returned, he couldn't help but become anxious. Although Wang Mu was still calm, his eyes that often searched the crowd showed his uneasiness. And although Wang Shi was attracted by Qin Ziming's story before, he also remembered the eldest sister at this time.

"Brother Qin, why don't we go to the eldest sister, will the eldest sister meet a bad person!" Wang Shi's voice was slightly crying.

"No, we can't go. If the eldest sister comes back, it will be more troublesome not to see us. Wang Mudao.

Qin Ziming grabbed his head, very annoyed. Today, he was eager to give that Miss Chen a dismissal, but he didn't expect the sudden situation to be so serious, and it was likely that he would not be able to go to the banquet in time if it went on like this. And Wang Jian hasn't come back for so long, he is really worried. He thought for a while and said to Wang Mu and Wang Shi: "In this way, I will send you to our son's newly bought house in Yangzhou first, you wait there, and I will call a few more people to come out to help find Miss Wang." ”

"What should we do if the eldest sister can't find us when she comes back?" Wang Mu said uneasily.

"It's okay, the house is not far from here, and it won't be long to go back and forth. I've tied my horse here, and if your sister had come back and seen it first, she would have known I hadn't gone far. Qin Ziming said.

Wang Shi interjected and asked, "Will Brother Qin's horse be taken away?" ”

Qin Ziming touched his head and said, "No, this horse has been with me for several years, and no one recognizes it except me." ”

Wang Shi was relieved at this time. If Brother Qin loses his horse again, he will be too careless to go.

Wang Mu thought about it, it was not a way to wait like this, it was best to call someone to help find the eldest sister, so he nodded and agreed.

Qin Ziming immediately found a carriage that had just sent the guests over, and discussed with the family who had rented the car, and he would definitely send the carriage back as soon as possible. The man had a good impression when he saw his majestic appearance, and saw that his tone was very earnest, and his expression was slightly anxious, so he generously agreed, and even confiscated the silver that Qin Ziming wanted to give. Qin Ziming thanked him again and again, took Wang Shi and Wang Mu into the carriage, and hurriedly set off towards Jiuqu Hutong.

Slender West Lake is located in the northwest of the city, while Jiuqu Hutong is located in the west of the city, which is not far away. It's just that there are a lot of people who come out of the restaurant to eat on the street at this point, and the coachman is a little slow to catch the car. Qin Ziming was in a hurry, so he asked the coachman to rest and catch up with the car himself, and sure enough, the speed was much faster. It's just that Qin Ziming was sitting on the wheel, and his extravagant outfit really didn't look like a car driver, which attracted the sideways glances of many passers-by. Qin Ziming didn't see it, and still hurried intently. Hmph, what do you see, I've never seen such a luxurious coachman!

However, after a stick of incense, Qin Ziming drove to the door.

He stepped forward and tapped the door a few times, and after the door opened, he told the coachman to wait in place, and then took Wang Shi and Wang Mu into the house.