Chapter 123: Chance Encounter in the Theater - A Play Within a Play
Ji Feng took the osmanthus incense powder in Ji Min's hand, put it under his nose and smelled it, and sure enough, it was a fragrant fragrance, and said strangely that she only needed a little bit, which showed that she was attentive. "With you this thing, my sister won't have to bother getting some good spices in the future, but the osmanthus is a little too fragrant, if you can take those peonies, roses, roses, lilies and the like are extracted, it is best to use them every day, and it is not monotonous, and it can come with the temperament, and I am very happy to think about it."
"Auntie, look at it, the third sister, who has not yet married the son of the county order, has the style of a young grandmother, and she began to support people, she doesn't want to think about how many stamens she has to refine such a small bag, don't say those rare flowers, I can't see enough, where can I pick how many stamens, you also think in vain." After Ji Min finished making fun of Ji Feng, he unceremoniously picked up the cup on the table and drank sour plum water to quench his thirst.
Wang only smiled at the two sisters arguing and did not intervene. Ji Feng raised his hand and patted the cup in Ji Min's hand, "I'm just talking, just your mouth is not forgiving, I accepted the gift, but what do you want, while my mother said it, there is no such shop in this village." "Ji Min is a naughty person, but he reads poetry and books well on weekdays, and he is also proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and he is also involved in various skills such as three teachings and nine streams.
"No, this time, it's serious to add makeup to my sister, you don't dislike me, it's good to be polite, but I still ask my aunt for one thing, I want to go out for a walk tomorrow, can I be accommodating, I must go home before sunset." Ji Min looked at Wang with anticipation on his face, and his small mouth was slightly upturned, which made people feel so sorry.
"Don't go out to be naughty, go and come back quickly, your mother said it herself in advance, don't let her worry." It's not the first time Ji Min has gone out to play blindly, and the people in the house, including Ji Qian, also know it, but this sixth lady has the witty and smart demeanor of the second young lady at the beginning, and because the only young master in the house, Ji Yu, is not enterprising, and the second young lady Ji Ling'er is like that, Ji Qian also favored the remaining daughter, and went to Ji Min.
The next day, Ji Min got up early to freshen up, went to his mother-in-law Hua's to say hello, and then walked out of the back door of the Prime Minister's Mansion with a few taels of silver that Ji Feng stuffed to her yesterday, and walked towards the downtown of the capital of Dazhou.
She came out prepared today, and the day before yesterday, she heard Mrs. Li who went out to buy that she had just come to the capital to sing opera, and the words of the play were not as gentle and complaining as in the past, but they were a group of big men's high-pitched voices, singing, chanting, doing, and fighting, all of them were heroic and domineering. It's because Mochizuki Tower is full these days, where would she miss such a good thing, and after thinking about it for a few days, she got a chance.
I chose a position close to the corner of the stage, although it is relatively partial, but fortunately, the field of vision is still quite wide, and the people entering and exiting the entire building can see it clearly. Before noon, Mochizuki Tower had already begun to have customers, and it was lively.
"Miss, don't you see the eldest young master over there? He also came to see the play. The little maid Siqi reminded the young lady that this young master is the most troublesome, and the last time the young lady came out, he went to the lady to complain, if it wasn't for Aunt Wang, I am afraid that the young lady would not be able to escape the pain of flesh and skin.
Ji Min watched Ji Yu hurriedly go up to the second floor, the situation was not like the old days, presumably not to see the play. Thinking about it in my heart, the horizontal and vertical has nothing to do with me, so I pulled the little girl to sit down, and I wanted to see from Ji Yu that it was difficult to do it unless it was a special search for someone, and I didn't worry, it was serious to watch the show today.
Having said that, there is always something in my heart, and I look towards the private room on the second floor from time to time. Just as the big play opened, Ji Min was immersed in the superb skills of the gongs and drums, but Siqi suddenly reached out and pulled her sleeve and motioned for the young lady to look upstairs. At this time, a brightly dressed man also entered the private room that Ji Yu entered just now, which is not a very unusual thing, there are countless gentlemen like Ji Yu in the capital, and it is even more common to eat and drink and watch a play together. However, the man looked at it at this time, but his eyes were very angry, and the style and luxury of his whole body were different from the usual wealthy sons and brothers, Ji Min couldn't help but be interested.
Got up and walked through the crowd to the second floor, only to pass by and love the crack in the door to eavesdrop on what was being said inside. At this time, Ji Yuzheng took out a bag and handed it to the man, "This is something stolen from my father's study, the third prince will see what you want, hurry up and return the IOU to me, and the two will not owe each other from now on." ”
dared to steal his father's things to pay off his debts, if he was found out, he would have to peel off his skin if he was not killed, Ji Min was angry and pitiful in his brother's discouragement.
The third prince took the burden, opened it and looked at it, and flipped it over, "You kid is really bold, the thing is right, the IOU will be returned to you, if there is still a shortage of silver in the future, look for this prince at any time." ”
Ji Min had no intention of staying to watch the play, thinking in his heart what Ji Yu was selling, thinking that it must be a valuable thing, and he had no intention of watching the play, so he took the little maid Siqi back to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
"Hurry up, hurry up, all the people who have been to the master's study in the past few days have gone to the small flower hall to wait, the lady has something to ask, and those who are late will be punished directly!" Mrs. Li, who was in charge, stood in the backyard with her hands on her bucket and shouted, and the maids, mothers-in-law, and small servants walked towards the front yard one after another, all trembling, not knowing what had happened.
Ji Min had already guessed most of this situation in his heart, so he also followed everyone to the Xiaohua Hall, only to see that the Liu family and the Wang family were sitting on the upper hand, and the people were standing outside the hall in a row, and those who could hear the summons went in to reply.
This has nothing to do with herself, but since she met her straightforward nature, she naturally won't turn a blind eye, so she also walked into the flower hall and stood aside to listen to how the two of them asked.
"Little Sixth, what did you take when you cleaned the master's study that day, if you only hand it over at this time, the Prime Minister's Mansion has always been kind to your subordinates, and it will not be difficult for you." Liu Shi had a cold pink face, the green tendons on his forehead burst out, and he said angrily.
This little sixth brother is a compatriot of the Prime Minister's house, and he has always been a clever master, but today I don't know why I don't want to go back to Liu's words directly. The more he is like this, the more everyone thinks he is suspicious, and the Liu family only thinks that he is doing this properly, and his face is proud. However, the Wang family sitting next to him was anxious, the little old six and his family have been in the prime minister's house for several generations, how could he steal things casually, and he took the lives of the old and young people as a gamble when he got this little cheap, this is indeed not a normal person's doing.
"Little sixth, you just have to say whatever you want, Madame must not be that foolish person." Ji Min said faintly.