Chapter Seventy-Two: Standing to the Sun
It is said that Pingxin Study is special because it is opened on Xiling Road, one of the four main roads of Shendu, and one of the few studies on Xiling Road, which is an inch of gold. And it has a more special place, that is, it does not open branches, although with its resounding fame and hot business in the entire Shendu, even if it opens more than ten branches, it is more than enough.
But the strange thing about Pingxin Study is that it does not open branches, no matter how hot the business is, so that many people may not be able to squeeze into the crowd every day to buy the books they want; No matter how the guests react, anyway, Pingxin Study just doesn't open a branch.
And it's such a strange study, but it has almost the most complete source of books, which is really loved and hated.
However, Xu Youshan is not among the people who love and hate Pingxin Study, the reason is, of course, that she will not be unable to buy the books she wants because there is only one Pingxin Study and no branch store, because as long as she is the book she wants, as long as the shopkeeper of Pingxin Study says, he will help her keep it in advance.
Because, this Pingxin study is also one of the private properties that Xie Jing secretly owns.
And Xu Youshan will know about this, of course, it is also because Jiang Chun entered the wine shopkeeper who saw the head and the end of the dragon. In the eyes of outsiders, the big shopkeeper of wine is up to the sky, and he is just the big shopkeeper of the non-drunk building that has opened all over the land of three religions and nine streams; But in Xu Youshan's opinion, this little-known big shopkeeper of the undrunk building is a great big man, so when he saw the wine shopkeeper and the shopkeeper of the Pingxin Study in the undrunk building on Duanju Street that day, when he saw that the wine shopkeeper and the shopkeeper of the Pingxin Study had some wrong eye contact, Xu Youshan immediately arranged for Wu Chou to send someone to check the dealings between the wine shopkeeper and the shopkeeper of the Pingxin study.
This is under the check. Sure enough, it became clear.
So Xu Youshan also knew a secret of Xie Jing again, but of course, Xu Youshan was not so stupid. I ran to Xie Jing and asked him, is Pingxin's study also one of your private property?
On the other hand, Xu Youshan not only kept silent about this matter, but also instructed Wu Chou to try to walk around when he met people in Pingxin's study in the future. As for Xu Youshan, since she didn't make this matter clear in front of Xie Jing, how could Ping Xin Shuzhai still treat her with such courtesy. That's simple, when Xie Jing asked about Xu Yourong again, Xu Youshan only mentioned it slightly in front of Xie Jing. said that Xu Yourong's favorite books can only be found in the Pingxin study, but there are too many people in the Pingxin study, even if they send someone to stay in the Pingxin study early. It doesn't have to be something like that.
And the next time Xu Youshan dragged Xu Yourong back to Pingxin's study. After learning the identity of Xu Youshan and the others, he said with great enthusiasm that as long as it is the book they want in the future, they only need to send someone to say it, and the Pingxin study will definitely be delivered to the house in person.
This really made Xu Youshan happy for a long time, after all, here, although there are many things that can be entertained. But as a girl from Jiangzuo's Xu family, there are not many things that can be used for recreation. And reading happens to be something that Xu Youshan likes and the girls of the Xu family can do. And this Pingxin study is still on this Xiling Road, so when Xu Youshan and Xie Jing meet secretly, she can use it as an excuse, saying that after shopping around the Pingxin study for a while, she was hungry, so she went to Jiang Chun to fill her stomach by the way.
And the most commendable thing about Pingxin Study is that it is a study, which makes the three girls in the Xu family now, except for Xu Youshan, Xu Yourong and Xu Mingwen are all shy away from it.
After all, they were usually forced by Wen Ruyi to read almost all the 3,000 volumes in the collection in Sheng'an Xuan, so on weekdays, Xu Yourong and Xu Mingwen could never touch the book without touching it, so this also gave Xu Youshan a chance to be alone and come to Xie Jing's appointment.
Therefore, at this time, as soon as Xu Youshan opened her mouth and said that she was going to Pingxin Study for a while, Xu Yourong hurriedly pushed herself off, and also pulled Xu Youshan to quickly board the soft sedan chair and go towards the early autumn pavilion, hoping to divert this topic.
Xu Mansion, Early Autumn Hall.
Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan's soft sedan chair stopped in front of the gate of the early autumn pavilion, and the two of them had just gotten off the sedan chair when they saw a young man standing with his hands in the sun, warm as jade, and graceful.
"Second brother." Xu Youshan shouted happily.
And the young man also turned around, his always fair skin, at this time, I don't know if it was because of the reverse light, which made people look a special sense of transparency, which was very amazing. And this also surprised Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan, and they hurriedly stepped forward to take a closer look.
"What's wrong?"
The battle between Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan frightened Xu Chen for a moment, and then hurriedly asked.
"Uh...... It's nothing. ”
And after Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan hurriedly approached Xu Chen, they found that the sense of transparency they had just seen on his face was no longer there, so they were wrong just now? Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan were a little strange, but Xu Chen was fine, of course it was the best, so the two didn't talk about this topic in depth, but Xu Yourong said separately: "Chen'er, what are you doing standing here?" ”
"It's nothing, it's just that I just saw a little maid of yours coming over and saying that you and Sister Shan have come this way, so I want to wait for you here, and go in and say hello to my mother in a while." Xu Chen smiled lightly and said.
"Second brother, although the weather is warming up now, it's very cold for you to stand outside like this, so don't do this in the future." But just after Xu Chen finished speaking, Xu Youshan felt distressed.
"Chen'er, you also heard what Sister Shan said." Xu Yourong first probed the temperature of Xu Chen's cheeks and hands, and then said to him with the same disapproval as Xu Youshan.
"Okay, I got it." And this time, Xu Chen is also the same as every time before, as long as Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan say it, he will almost agree unconditionally.
Today's sun is warm but not dazzling, Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan stand towards the sun, and Xu Chen is facing them with the sun on his back, but even so, Xu Chen's face is like Xu Yourong, and the bright and shallow smile is like the warmest stream, slowly flowing through their hearts. made Xu Youshan and the others think again, on the night after Xu Yourong and Lu's big gift, under the largest and oldest snow-white plum tree in Weizhou Courtyard. Xu Chen also smiled shallowly and said to them: I will definitely become a more powerful person than my father, and then be your last and most stable backer, so that no one dares to bully you......
The sun is really warm!
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"Liu Ru."
"Madam, Liu Ru is there."
"Didn't Rong'er's maid just come over and say that she and Shan'er were already coming here? Why hasn't it arrived yet? In the main room of the Autumn Beginning Pavilion, Pei Shi kept reading the accounts and various detailed reports with his hands, and asked Liu Ru next to him.
"Mrs. Qiyu. The slave maid had already sent someone out to see, and when the eldest lady's maid came over just now, the second master happened to be outside, and when he learned that the eldest lady and the second lady were also coming. The second master was waiting outside. At this time, it is estimated that the eldest lady and the second lady have already arrived, and they have met the second master, so they will inevitably have to talk for a while. Liu Ru replied with a smile.
"Chen'er has already arrived?" Pei asked.
"In response to your words, yes." Liu Ru replied.
"This kid is too, why don't you come in and wait, you have to blow a cold wind outside, Liu Ru, you are also used to him?" Pei Shi said angrily.
"My good lady, how good is the relationship between the second master, the eldest lady and the second lady. It's not that you don't know, just looking at the second master in the past few years, even after entering Taixue. He and the eldest lady and the second lady have not seen each other for almost ten days and half a month, but you see, the relationship between their sisters and brothers is not unfamiliar at all, but better. Just at this point, how can the slave and maid persuade the second master. Liu Ru said with a smile.
"Also, it's rare that the relationship between their sisters and brothers is so good, heh......" Pei Shi couldn't help but smile at the end.
"Mother."
But at this moment, Xu Yourong ran in from outside, exactly the same as usual, without waiting for the little maids outside to report, and directly broke in. And Xu Youshan behind Xu Yourong was fine, just shook her head and followed her. But Xu Chen was different, when he saw Xu Yourong rushing in like this, he frowned, and after he and Xu Youshan saluted Pei's first, they talked to Xu Yourong like a little master.
"Eldest sister, as the eldest sister, how can you not lead by example like this, you should have said to the maids outside the door just now, and then asked them to help you come in and report, and only after obtaining the permission of your mother, you can come in......"
"Mother."
Xu Chen recited the mantra at Xu Yourong with a straight look, and the frightened Xu Yourong hurriedly looked at Pei Shi for help, which made Pei Shi and Xu Youshan cry and laugh. But in the end, he couldn't stand Xu Yourong's pestering, so Pei had no choice but to interrupt Xu Chen's little nerd's lecture and said, "Chen'er, have you eaten in the morning?" ”
"If you go back to your mother's words, you haven't yet." And Pei's question, Xu Chen also hurriedly left Xu Yourong and answered Pei's question first.
"That's right, I asked Liu Yue and them to prepare some pastries, do you want to eat some now?" Pei asked.
"Okay." At this time, not only Xu Chen, but even Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan hurriedly answered, and their gluttony also provoked Pei's laughter and gave a gentle shudder.
Pei's prepared a plate of Muxixiang cake, a plate of coix seed and red date cake, a plate of rose lotus seed cake and a plate of Yutian fragrant rice cake for Xu Youshan, all of which were light and delicious pastries, which were suitable for eating in the morning, so when Liu Yue and the others came out with these pastries, Xu Chen was fine, but Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan already had green eyes in their eyes, which made Pei Shi on the side laugh again.
And then Xu Youshan's three little ones naturally followed Pei's to Qinhua Hall, and after asking Mrs. Qi to say goodbye, they broke up outside the gate of Qinhua Hall, Xu Chen went back to Yingqiang Academy, and Xu Youshan and Pei's Yuming wanted to go out of the house to go to Pingxin Study, Pei also agreed, but after telling Xu Youshan to come back early, let her go. Xu Yourong was left, and he accompanied Pei Shi back to the early autumn pavilion.
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Xiling Road, is one of the four main roads of the imperial capital, prosperity needless to say, every inch of land is not news, there are only things here that you can't think of, there is nothing you can't find, and all kinds of strange shops and goods abound, which is dazzling.
And the Pingxin Study is opened on this famous Xiling Road, and the location is not biased. It is the back of the center, and it is only a little more than a minute walk from Jiang Chun, one of the top seats in the center, to enter the main building. Therefore, Xu Youshan, who had just come out of Pingxin's study at this time. did not take the carriage again, but walked towards Jiang Chunjin in person.
"Miss Xu Si, please."
And when Xu Youshan stepped into Jiang Chunjin, there were people waiting at the door to guide her, all the way to the fourth floor of the highest floor, only on the fourth floor under the Phoenix Terrace.
"Miss."
But after leading Xu Youshan to a relatively ordinary elegant room on the fourth floor, the person dressed as Xiao Er left. Only the guards brought out by Xu Youshan were left to guard outside, while Xu Youshan, Chu Dai, and Liu's mother stayed in the house. But as soon as the little two left, Chu Dai was by Xu Youshan's side. A little worried.
"It's okay, Chu Dai, you are still staying here, come and inform me as soon as there is any movement, Mother Liu. Let's go. And it's different from Chu Dai's worries. Xu Youshan is very calm, anyway, now that she has come to this point, she really has nothing to worry about Xie Jing, only except for things like embarrassment.
Creak!
The elegant room where Xu Youshan is located, in the entire fourth floor, is quite ordinary, not the best nor the worst, and the location is not biased. It's the most commonplace. And because of this "most ordinary" reason, this elegant room is almost closed in normal times. Nobody cares. Even if someone asks about this elegant room one day, Jiang Chun's people will find countless excuses to ignore the past, so except for Xu Youshan and a few people, no one knows that in this "most ordinary" elegant room, there is a passage leading directly to the Phoenix Terrace at the top.
"You're here?"
And when Xu Youshan held Liu's mother's hand and just ascended to the Phoenix Platform from the secret passage, a cold voice floated over.
"His Royal Highness."
Xu Youshan didn't even look at the face of the person at the location where the voice came, so she first saluted in that direction.
"Miss Xu Si is really polite, get up."
With Xie Jing's voice with a slightly sarcastic tone, Xu Youshan really got up directly, raised her eyes to look in Xie Jing's direction, but when she looked at Xie Jing clearly, she was almost dazzled by the rare smile on his face.
Demon, this is obviously a demon, how could it harm the Buddha to take him away.
Xu Youshan twisted her thigh fiercely before she completely lost her mind, and when she almost screamed in pain, her spirit finally came back to her senses, and she didn't do anything irreparable, such as watching Xie Jing become a nymphomaniac and drool!!
"Your Royal Highness, I don't know if there is something important happening when you summoned me today?" Xu Youshan stared at Xie Jing's pair of moon-white woven gold dark boots, and asked without moving her gaze upward.
But Xu Youshan waited and waited, but she never listened to Xie Jing's answer, so in the end, Xu Youshan raised her eyes with a black line and glared at Xie Jing angrily. But Xu Youshan didn't look up, but as soon as she looked up, she fell into the eyes that looked at her.
Xie Jing is too good, Xu Youshan knew it from the beginning, from the first time they met outside the imperial capital, Xu Youshan knew that although he was only a thirteen-year-old boy at that time, he would be a big disaster that would plague the Shendu in the future, because such a small Xie Jing was not only ruthless, but also had a look of the city, otherwise how could Xu Youshan be shaken by Xie Jing with just one glance?
But those things that Xu Youshan had known for a long time were really right today, but there were many, many things she didn't expect, just like she would never have expected that Xie Jing would be Xie Jing, the Xie Jing of the Xie family of the royal family, and the Xie Jing of Emperor Zhou Hui's eldest son; It's like she didn't expect that in the future, now, she will be entangled with Xie Jing so much, so entangled that they will step into the wedding together.
Thinking of her marriage with Xie Jing, Xu Youshan came back to her senses with a thrill, and after secretly scolding herself for being "stupid", Xu Youshan asked again without looking at Xie Jing: "Your Royal Highness, I don't know if there is anything important about you summoning me today?" ”
"It's not important."
And looking at this little black charcoal with a look of vigilance and annoyance, Xie Jing bent his red lips without temperature, no longer looked at her sideways, and looked at the busy street outside the window.
It's nothing important, why did you send someone to deliver the message to Wu Chou and them last night, so why did I rush out to see you this morning? Xu Youshan slandered Xie Jing infinitely in her heart, and she really wanted to go up and slap him twice. But this is just a thought, even if it is 10,000 steps back. Xie Jing asked her to smoke, but she didn't have the guts. But thinking about it in her heart, Xu Youshan is still very confident.
I'll pump you. I kick you, I kick you......
Xie Jing looked out the window with a faint expression and was silent, while Xu Youshan hung down her eyelashes like feathers, turning over and over again in her heart to slander Xie Jing.
"Spring is coming soon." And after being silent for a long time, Xie Jing's cold voice suddenly sounded.
"Oh." But Xu Youshan focused on the big thing of slandering Xie Jing from the bottom of her heart, and she casually replied to what he said.
"Our wedding is also near." Xie Jing continued to say indifferently.
"Oh......" Xu Youshan replied casually. But the word wedding was like a brand, and it suddenly woke Xu Youshan up, and looked at Xie Jing with wide eyes. The pink lips opened and closed several times, but he couldn't say a word.
"Why are you so surprised, is it possible that you don't know that the time when the two of us got married has been set by the Holy One. Just at the beginning of spring next year? Xie Jing still didn't look at Xu Youshan. It's just that he looked out the window with a sarcastic smile on his face, but I don't know who he was satirizing, whether he was satirizing Emperor Zhou Hui, or Xu Youshan, or what he was satirizing himself?
"No, I know."
And after Xu Youshan calmed down in the panic at the beginning, she whispered: "I was surprised. His Royal Highness the Great Prince would actually take the initiative to mention this matter. ”
In the eyes of outsiders, Xie Jing may just be a weak prince who occupies the status of the eldest son. He has been able to get to where he is today only because he refuses to accept his fate. But this is just from the outsider's point of view, but from Xu Youshan's point of view, Xie Jing in her eyes, although she doesn't dare to say that compared to the other two, she doesn't know much about the advantages of the second prince Xie Yan and the third prince Xie Wen as much as she knows Xie Jing, but on the disadvantage side, Xu Youshan definitely doesn't think that Xie Jing, who holds Jiang Chunjin, will be inferior to Xie Yan and Xie Wen.
Therefore, it is still unknown who killed the deer.
At least at present, the situation of Xie Jing, Xie Yan and Xie Wen is still stalemate, among which Xie Jing is still in the dark, but Xie Yan and Xie Wen are in the light; At least now that Xie Yan and Xie Wen have not married the daughter of another big family, and now that Xie Yan and Xie Wen have not received the support of a strong wife, there is really not much gap between the two of them and Xie Jing.
After all, Xie Jing's princess has now been decided, and there will be almost no change at all, it is her Xu Youshan, this little concubine.
Therefore, how much Xu Youshan understands how eager Xie Jing is, and how much she understands how much he will hate her marriage to him. Maybe she will still be the one who is angry with him, although Xu Youshan is the most innocent one. And because of this, at this time, Xie Jing took the initiative to ask her out for a meeting, and took the initiative to mention their marriage, which made Xu Youshan so suspicious.
"Why didn't I mention it? This is a marriage given to me by my father himself, and I should be grateful to Dade. ”
Xu Youshan thought a lot and guessed a lot, but she didn't expect that after this marriage was decided and after they met, his reaction would be like this, which made Xu Youshan a little at a loss and a little overwhelmed.
Originally, in this matter, the most innocent was Xu Youshan, not only was she not a goal, but she was also the one who should have escaped, but in the end, not only did she not escape, but she was pushed into the water and almost drowned, not to mention, even her marriage was decided by someone else's words, no matter what she thought and what her wishes were.
And Xu Youshan didn't have no grievances, nor did she have no hatred, but in the end, she accepted them all. Here, perhaps, she has to accept many of these regulations of the times that she does not want to accept at all, and the unshakable rules of the times, such as imperial power...... But here, there are still many people she can't give up, such as Pei's family, Xu Yourong, Xu Mingcheng and Xu Mingwen, who told her what her relatives are, as well as the existence of Xu Chen and other precious people, and it is they who make Xu Youshan accept the rules and regulations that she must accept as long as she is here, so she has actually accepted her fate a long time ago.
But for Xie Jing, Xu Youshan knew that the word "resignation" would never appear in his dictionary. (To be continued......)