Chapter 35: Gathering (Double Change)

Today is destined to let the people of the capital have enough to watch the lively addiction, here the famous King Lu Yan of the capital was defeated by the lord of Zhaohua, and on the north street, an extremely rare thing happened.

The Western Qin Empire pursued both commerce and agriculture, focusing on agriculture and mulberry, and did not excessively suppress merchants.

The imperial capital is also a rich and prosperous place in the world, and the north street of the imperial capital is a famous commercial street at the top, with stalls and merchants, and you can buy a qiΔ“ want to buy items on the north street.

Today is a big gathering once every half month, and North Street is more lively than usual, with people coming and going, and people are buzzing.

Mo Junyi was like a fish in water on North Street, looking left and right in a novelty, Mo Junyong chased after her, "Ninth sister, slow down." ”

Although Mo Xinlan cared about Ah Jiu, she not only remembered the villain Qi Yan in her mind and thought about how to retaliate against Qi Yan, on the other hand, she couldn't completely let go of the heroic and extraordinary prince of Chengguo.

The objects sold on the north street are strange to Ah Jiu, and Mo Xinlan, who is used to fine clothes and fine food, does not pay attention to it.

The crowd was crowded, Mo Junyong looked at Mo Xinlan while looking at Ah Jiu, and after a while, he was sweating profusely on his forehead, unbuttoning the long Qiu gem button, and taking care of his sister was more tiring than reading and practicing calligraphy.

"The third brother only takes care of the ninth sister, she has just returned to the capital, and it is easy to get lost."

Mo Xinlan couldn't help but laugh dumbly when she saw Ah Jiu holding the colorful windmill she bought, how could Sister Jiu still have the momentum to criticize Qi Yan in the teahouse? It's just a child who hasn't grown up, innocent and romantic, and curious.

The security in the capital is very good, but it is impossible for the Jiang family to let Ah Jiu go out without arranging an entourage, whoosh, and a few small men in green clothes followed Ah Jiu.

Mo Junyong wiped the sweat from her forehead and complained: "I don't know where she gets the energy, she doesn't know how tired?" ”

Comparatively. seems to have gone through vicissitudes, and Mo Xinlan, who is stable and not surrounded by the excitement of foreign objects, reassures Mo Junyong.

Ah Jiuyi will have an idea, full of vitality, so that the people who follow her will run away, and they will not be at peace for a moment.

Because of this, Ah Jiu unconsciously attracts the attention of others, as long as she is willing. Wherever she appears. Rarely did anyone else notice her.

"Huh."

Ah Jiu was pondering the windmill in his hand, when he heard a commotion not far away, and looked for a stone on high ground. She jumped up and took up the best vantage point around for the bustle.

At the entrance of North Street, there are more than a dozen tall horses, and from a distance, the man on horseback has broad shoulders and a thick back. The muscles in their chests are tense, and you can tell at a glance that they are extraordinary.

They were clustered in a lavishly decorated carriage. The hanging carriage tassels were dressed in pearl jade, which was no lower grade than the frame of the county lord of Zhaohua.

"God, Madame Korea."

"That's right, it's Mrs. Korea!"

The onlookers looked excited. eagerly gossip with the people around him, "That's the world's first-class rich and noble people." ”

Ah Jiu frowned, Jiang did not mention Mrs. Han. But the Korean lady who can be named the lady of the country and make a very luxurious appearance wants to be very famous in the capital. Status.

"Mrs. Han's father once scattered thousands of family wealth to support His Majesty...... Then she gave birth to the prince and the princess for His Majesty. ”

Ah Jiu, who was wondering, heard a familiar voice, and stood on the stone and looked condescendingly, "Lu ...... Uncle Lu? ”

King Lu Yan, who had just been forced to kneel by Emperor Shenwu's arrows, changed into a conspicuous and dazzling python robe, a gray squirrel skin long fur covered his body, and his face wore a Kunlun slave mask bought at random on the stall bed.

"You still don't come down?"

"Stand here and see clearly, if I come down, they will immediately take the place."

Before Ah Jiu finished his defense, Lu Tianyang stretched out his hand and dragged down the big stone, and his thin lips pursed unhappily, "There will be more and more people after a while, what should you do if you are squeezed down and fallen?" At a young age, how can there be excitement, where to drill, you lack excitement to see? ”

"Uncle Lu, let me go. The third brother and the second sister are behind. ”

She was reluctant to pull and pull in the crowd, if it weren't for the Korean lady in front of her being too conspicuous, she and Lu Tianyang would definitely make people look sideways, even so, the people around her also smiled kindly at them, "Big brother, you have to watch your little niece closely, although the capital is peaceful, but such a beautiful jade person is alone, it is inevitable that someone will take risks, and it will be bad when they encounter a kidnapper." ”

The others nodded again and again, and educated Ah Jiulai, "Little girl, don't mess with your uncle, follow him." ”

Ah Jiu wanted to say that he didn't know him...... Lu Tianyang hooked the corners of his mouth to the people who kindly reminded him, "The little girl is not sensible." ”

This is what King Lu Yan should say?

Ah Jiu turned around to look for her real relatives, Lu Tianyang held her cuffs, the furry fox fur edge brushed the palm of his hand, as if he could scratch into his heart, looked down at the little man who couldn't reach his chest, and whispered: "There are Jinyi guards following them, don't you want to watch the excitement?" ”

"The third brother will be in a hurry."

"You're unsuspecting of Mo Junyong."

"I don't like to hear that." Ah Jiu pouted in displeasure, "He is my own brother, why is there always someone looking forward to me and him angrily?" The Mo family's house is restless, can my father's career be smooth? Besides, the third brother is stubborn and rigid, but he is kind at heart, and he doesn't have anyone's ghost thoughts, so I will be close to the third brother. ”

"Who did someone say?"

"Whoever asks who!"

β€œβ€¦β€¦β€

Lu Tianyangfeng's eyebrows were slightly raised, he had just been severely humiliated by the county lord of Zhaohua, how did he become a person with ghost thoughts?

"Obviously, you should go back to the Jinyi Guard Yamen to think about how to avenge the arrow, if you don't hide your ghost thoughts, you will appear on North Street?"

Ah Jiu's clear eyes saw that Lu Tianyang's heart was slightly confused, "Looking at Uncle Lu's arrangement, I want to come to North Street on business, even if you have nothing to do, you won't just drag me off the big rock, and tell me about Mrs. Han by the way...... Hey, she is a woman of Her Majesty, how can she be named Mrs. Korea? ”

Lu Tianyang knew that Ah Jiu was very smart, but he didn't expect that she would be able to see through her other arrangements on North Street at a glance, and lead her to the rouge gouache shop on the side. ”

Until he saw the jade pendant on Lu Tianyang's waist, he bowed down and said, "I've seen the owner." ”

Ah Jiu's big round eyes, Shui Tianfang is Uncle Lu's property?

There is no woman in the empire who does not know Shuitianfang, and the cheapest rouge gouache here is also sold for two taels of silver.

The branch of Shuitianfang is open all over the north and south of the river, and it is well-known overseas. It is one of the iconic business names of the Empire.

No wonder Uncle Lu has always been extremely well dressed, in addition to the extra income from raiding the house, there is also Shui Tianfang.

"Uncle Lu."

"You're too young to use gouache."

β€œβ€¦β€¦ I can use it for my mother and my second sister. ”

Ah Jiu didn't feel a little guilty about taking advantage of Lu Tianyang, and this time she grabbed the other party's sleeve. Shake it twice coquettishly: "How about giving a cost price?" ”

Lu Tianyang was shrewd and capable by Ah Jiuyi. For a while, the naΓ―ve romance gave me a headache, and the phoenix eyes were a little more obscure, "Ah Jiu's niece...... You're making me laugh. Forget the lord of Zhaohua? ”

If not, how could Xiao Ah Jiu, who was eager to stay away from him in the past, and only met in Pingshui, talk so much to him? Why is the expression so vivid?

The white and soft little hand was far away from his cuffs, and Lu Tianyang could see the alienation on Ah Jiu's face clearly. The hand that clutched the cuff clenched into a fist, and he took a few steps to the window on the second floor of Shuitianfang. Pushing open the glass window, he said:

"Mrs. Han is one of His Majesty's concubines, she does not want to enter the palace with His Majesty, and her mother's family is kind to Her Majesty. His Majesty allowed her to live outside the palace, named her the lady of the country, and allowed the prince and princess she produced not to enter the royal family tree. Take your mother's surname. She is good at business and has His Majesty as a backer. Nanyang Commercial Bank is the largest imperial businessman, rich and rival the country, living outside the palace, convenient for her to act, she has a deep relationship with many feudal officials, local officials and eunuchs. ”

Ah Jiu's eyes flashed with a hint of mockery, "Mrs. Han is really a maverick, and I want to come to your majesty to miss her the most." ”

At this moment, out of the carriage came a young lady, red dress, green silk, delicate and vulgar, very few people can wear kitsch red as bright but not vulgar, clear and not arrogant.

Ah Jiu squinted her eyes, she held a curved bow in her hand, her mutton fat white jade-like skin seemed to be able to refract the colorful light of the sun, a ball of light wrapped her, and everyone paid attention to the heroic and somewhat charming beauty in front of her, "She is the daughter of Mrs. Korea?" ”

Is she also the royal daughter of Her Majesty?

"What do you think of her?" Lu Tianyang asked rhetorically.

"She has an outstanding appearance, and if you look at the curved bow she holds in her hand, you can see that her arm strength is not small, and she is about the same age as me, but she is ......."

Ah Jiu compared the figures of the two sides, the girl developed earlier than her, better than her, and had already seen the delicate lines of the cardamom girl for the first time, "Xu is older than me." ”

"She's the same age as you." Lu Tianyang revealed the mystery, "She is Brother Mo's concubine - your eighth sister Mo Xinqing." ”

"Aunt Zhou's daughter?"

Ah Jiu saw Lu Tianyang nodding, "No wonder, Aunt Zhou was born with a fragrant national color and a sultry appearance, and I am not surprised that the eighth sister has such a good appearance." ”

Mo Xinqing, who was standing on the carriage with a bow and arrows, frowned with a heroic spirit, and the sharp silver bow and arrow were aimed at a young brother who was obviously hollowed out by wine not far away, and there was an old man who vomited blood lying at the feet of the young brother, and a beautiful girl who was kneeling beside the old man and crying.

"It turns out that the eighth sister is a hero to save beauty?!"

Before the words fell, Mo Xinqing's voice like a yellow bird implied a trace of righteousness, "To stop evil is to promote goodness, and if you are merciful to your subordinates, it will make more women suffer." ”

As soon as the bowstring sounded, the young brother who was within the range of the bow and arrow and was aimed at his feet went limp, and the wolf sat on the ground, tears flowing, and the hem of his shirt was stained, frightened and incontinent, "spare your life...... Miss spares her life. ”

Mo Xinqing hooked the corners of her mouth, her bending bow and shooting arrows was very handsome, and she could make Brother Gongzi beg for mercy with empty strings, and the people praised loudly, "Good job." ”

"Your blood is not worthy of my bow and arrows."

Mo Xinqing neatly withdrew her bow and arrow, and smiled condescendingly, "Next time I meet me, I will take your life, get out!" ”

When facing the onlookers, she smiled modestly and sat back in the carriage, no matter how the people outside shouted, she did not show her head again.

"How?" Lu Tianyang asked Ah Jiu.

"Good."

Ah Jiu praised: "With courage and a sense of justice, she didn't hurt people's lives by punishing evil, and no one did better than her in the same situation." ”

"Thank you, Uncle Lu, for letting me see this wonderful scene."

After speaking, Ah Jiu turned around and went downstairs, and heard Lu Tianyang's reminder: "Be careful with her." ”

She didn't pause in her footsteps, Lu Tianyang clenched the window lattice, there was a trace of obscurity in his eyes, and his eyes couldn't help but follow Ah Jiu's small figure, until he saw Ah Jiu and Mo Junyong round. He was about to close the window, when he suddenly saw Ah Jiu chuckling in the direction of Shui Tianfang, touch-he closed the window very quickly, turned his back to the faint smile outside the window.

Ah Jiu is just his niece, reminding Ah Jiu that she is just worried that she will despise Mo Xinqing, unlike Mo Xinlan, Mo Xinqing ...... Xu Hui is Ah Jiu's biggest trouble.

"Your Excellency."

"Hmm."

Lu Tianyang sat down in a chair. Hold your jaw with your hand. "When will the information from Yizhou be transmitted back to the capital?"

An inconspicuous man whispered, "Three days at the latest." ”

His fingertips gently tapped the wooden mask on his face, and after a while, Lu Tianyang got up and sighed leisurely. "Start with Mrs. Korea."

"Yes, sir."

******

"Where did you go?"

Mo Xinlan saw that Ah Jiu's hanging heart finally fell to the ground, and said, "Several little guys haven't kept up with you!" ”

If Ah Jiu gets lost in the capital, after returning home, the Jiang family will not be able to swallow Mo Xinlan and Mo Junyong alive.

"I was standing near the carriage. It was clear to see that the young lady was not only extraordinary. The mind is delicate enough. ”

At that time, everyone's attention was on Mo Xinqing, Ah Jiu's words were enough to win Mo Xinlan's trust, and Ah Jiu didn't want Mo Xinlan to know about the encounter with Uncle Lu.

The second sister and the third brother have a deep misunderstanding of Uncle Lu. It's hard to have a crush on him.

Jinyiwei's reputation is not good, especially in Beizhen Fusi.

"Miss archery, Ah Jiu doesn't know?" Mo Jun Yongjun had a little pride on his face.

Ah Jiu glanced at Mo Xinlan. I didn't see any unnecessary change in her expression, just a slight frown. asked, "The second sister also knows?" ”

Don't blame her for pretending to be stupid, Mo Xinqing didn't have a registration number from beginning to end, she couldn't call Mo Xinqing the eighth sister without seeing her.

"Third brother, the ninth sister has never seen the eighth sister."

Mo Xinlan smiled gently and took the initiative to say: "You don't know the eighth sister, when you see her, the ninth sister will like her, many people look at her differently, and grandmother treats her as a heart." ”

Then, she sighed lightly and looked at the carriage in the distance, "I didn't expect that she would even recognize Mrs. Han and return to Beijing with Mrs. Han." ”

Listening to Mo Xinlan's tone, she admired Mrs. Han very much.

"What does the third brother think of Mrs. Han?"

"Eighth sister shouldn't be with her."

Mo Junyong said bluntly: "Regardless of whether it is right or wrong for the time being, Mrs. Han shows up to do business, she sleeps in His Majesty, but does not live in the harem, gives birth to the prince and daughter, but does not let her enter the royal family genealogy, confusing the royal bloodline." She is pampered and arrogant, ignoring the queen of the main palace with a little credit, and it is really undesirable to be named a nondescript Korean lady. ”

"Third brother!"

Mo Xinlan was startled and grabbed Mo Junyong's sleeve, "You be quiet, Mrs. Han has a high status and is deeply favored by the emperor, and you can't afford to be offended." I heard that she has the support of the eldest princess of the town behind her, and the eldest princess has rarely appeared in recent years, and I heard that it is all Mrs. Han who came forward, and the lord of Zhaohua is bent on the prince of Chengguo and the prince of Chengguo, and rarely asks about the eldest princess. ”

"Even the eldest princess of Zhenguo is close at hand, and I dare to say this."

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Third brother. Mo Xinlan really had a headache for her brother's upright impulsiveness, "Ninth sister doesn't persuade the third brother? ”

Ah Jiu chuckled and said, "I agree with the third brother, isn't Mrs. Han actually equivalent to an outer room purchased by a businessman or a nobleman's son?" According to the laws of the Western Qin, the outer chamber is not recognized, and the status cannot catch up with the concubine. ”

"The ninth sister doesn't know, she is very favored by Her Majesty, and Her Majesty praises her for her noble temperament, and compares her to Meilan. She lives outside the palace, but she doesn't want to compete with the concubine for favor and holds her self-esteem. ”

"If you have self-esteem, how can you be an outsider, deceive yourself, and grandstand."

Ah Jiu said more bluntly, Mo Junyong stroked his palms and laughed, Jun's face was swollen red, and he said excitedly: "Okay, well said." ”

Mo Junyong has long looked down on Mrs. Han, but unfortunately many people in the capital think that Mrs. Han is a rare and independent woman, and Confucian students are not good and always criticize His Majesty's outer room, Mo Junyong said it a few times, and disagreed with others, so he didn't mention it again, even if he was pedantic, he knew that he couldn't casually criticize His Majesty's 'outer room'.

Today, she has the same view as Ah Jiu, Mo Junyong is very happy, and the more she looks at Jiumei, the more she feels like a confidant.

Although he couldn't tell that Ah Jiu loved Ah Jiu more, he still complained and was more wary, but at this time he only felt that Ah Jiu was pleasing to his eyes.

"Third brother, I saw two paintings, but I was helpless to be shy......"

"Buy! You like to buy them all. ”

Mo Junyong waved his hand arrogantly and continued to go shopping with Ah Jiu, and after that, it was very refreshing to pay the bill, and he no longer disliked the 'rags' that Ah Jiu bought.

Mo Xinlan watched from a distance and the discussion was in full swing. The two who are getting closer and closer can't tell whether they are envious or funny, those who don't know are not afraid, they don't understand the importance of Mrs. Korea.

When the three brothers and sisters returned home, they heard from the people guarding the door that not only Miss Eight had returned. The old lady also rushed over from her hometown.

Ah Jiu asked, "Where is Grandmother?" ”

"Although the old lady has eight young ladies to serve all the way. But I was unwell and worried about my lord, so I rested when I returned home. Only Miss Eight was left to serve closely. The corners of Li's mother's eyes and eyebrows revealed a hint of pride in replying.

Aunt Zhou's eighth miss is the old lady's eyeballs and the pearl in her palm, and none of these granddaughters can catch up with Miss Eight.

"Grandmother lives in Yuqingtang." Mo Xinlan explained: "This was set by my father early in the morning. ”

Ah Jiu handed over the things he brought back to Ling Yun, and led Ling Shan to follow Mo Xinlan to Yuqing Hall.

"Eighth sister has been following grandmother?"

"For most of the year, my eight sisters go to my hometown to serve my grandmother. It can be regarded as a grandmother who raised her eighth sister single-handedly, and her affection must be deeper."

A little hesitation flashed in Mo Xinlan's eyes. If you talk too much, you are suspected of sowing discord, "The ninth sister will be stationed in the capital in the future, and my grandmother will love you like the eighth sister." ”

Ah Jiu smiled indifferently, it was best for grandmother to hurt herself. It doesn't hurt if it doesn't hurt, "Second sister don't worry, I will get along well with Eighth Sister." ”

As soon as the words fell. Ah Jiu saw Jiang standing under the corridor of Yu Qingtang, and the light snow falling from the glazed tile roof fell on her shoulders. Jiang's cheeks were slightly red from the cold, Ah Jiu's eyes changed, and the cold color made Mo Xinlan's heart roll with a chill.

"Mother."

Ah Jiu held Jiang's slightly cool palm and rubbed it gently, "Why don't you go in?" ”

"Your grandmother is resting."

Jiang wanted to break away from Ah Jiu's warm hand, without complaining about the old lady, and without any frustration and embarrassment, Yun said lightly: "Did you have a good time?" ”

Her faint gaze fell on Mo Junyong, "Trouble Brother Yong." ”

Mo Junyong grimaced, bowed down and said, "It's not troublesome." ”

Jiang Shi was unimpressed by his stepson's coldness, "It's good not to feel troublesome, Ah Jiu is sometimes annoying." ”

Even under the corridor, Jiang was given a cold reception by the old lady, but she was no different from sitting in Jiuheju.

"Madame is still there?"

Aunt Zhou came over with a tray from the small kitchen on the side, and was surprised, "Why don't you go into the house?" ”

Jiang said: "Surprised to see your appearance? ”

"The concubine really didn't know that the lady was still outside the door." Aunt Zhou's face was innocent, "Mrs. Tai wants to use pearl glutinous rice wine to warm her stomach, and it is extremely time-consuming to cook the glutinous rice wine that is most suitable for the old lady's appetite, and the concubine does not dare to have any negligence." ”

"Whether my mother entered the house or not has nothing to do with Aunt Zhou."

Ah Jiu stubbornly grabbed Jiang's Liangliang's hand, "Why do I think Aunt Zhou is the master of Yu Qingtang?" Mother, you're here to see your grandmother. ”

"Hmm." Jiang nodded.

"Aunt Zhou wants to go in and return to her grandmother and let her mother in?"

"Miss Jiu, how dare the concubine help Mrs. Tai to make the decision, but she feels sorry for Mrs. Aunt Zhou replied calmly: "Actually, Mrs. can go to the wing room and wait, standing outside, the old lady has rested enough to wake up, can't she feel sorry for Mrs.?" It's not a good thing for outsiders to know. ”

"What Aunt Zhou means is that my grandmother deliberately embarrassed my mother?"

"This ......"

Aunt Zhou never expected that Ah Jiu would dare to ask this, and the situation that was originally unfavorable to the Jiang family was reversed in an instant.

No matter what Aunt Zhou answers, it's all wrong!

Aunt Zhou was a little cautious and said: "Miss Nine misunderstood, the concubine is thinking about the lady, and she is afraid that the old lady will think too much, the concubine only hopes that the lady can be in harmony with the lady, and she will not dare to make trouble for nothing." ”

"It's a misunderstanding." Ah Jiu said coldly: "I'm afraid that as soon as my grandmother returns to Beijing, someone will want to stir up the unrest of the back house." ”

"Ah Jiu, you are more and more lifted."

"Mother."

"Since Mrs. Tai is resting, talking outside her door will disturb Mrs. Tai's purity."

Jiang Shi held Ah Jiu, "Aunt Zhou will serve Mrs. Tai with glutinous rice wine, and when Mrs. Tai has rested enough, I will come to meet Ah Jiu again." ”

After that, Jiang didn't even look at Aunt Zhou again, and led Ah Jiu to leave calmly.

From beginning to end, Jiang didn't regard Aunt Zhou as an opponent.

This is more embarrassing than Jiang's personal lesson, Aunt Zhou, it is difficult for her to maintain the peace of the past, and she endured it and said to Mo Junyong: "Is Miss Nine prejudiced against me?" ”

Mo Junyong wanted to speak, but Mo Xinlan said first: "Brother knows that my aunt has good intentions, and after getting along for a long time, the ninth sister will also understand my aunt's temperament." ”

Seeing the mother and daughter walking away, Mo Xinlan sighed secretly, the Jiang family is still the same Jiang family, and she is at ease, and she has never cared about Aunt Zhou.

The pretty girl standing behind the curtain narrowed her eyes and turned to a smiling face, "Grandmother is awake?" ”

*****

"Mother......

"I'm standing outside, it's not that I can't get in."

Jiang Shi rubbed the broken hair in front of Ah Jiu's forehead, his eyes were deep, "You, you ruined my good deeds." ”

"If you care, it's messy, I can't see my mother's grievances."

"Who in the Mo family can wronged me?" Jiang Shi poked Ah Jiu's forehead, "Your heart is still towards your father." ”

Ah Jiu stuck out his tongue, "I also want you to be well, I hope you and your father will be well." ”

ps a basin of cold water toppings, the subscription is bleak, the pink is bleak. The night continues to beg for pink warmth and warmth, and by the way, I implore everyone to support the genuine version, and solemnly say that Mo Xinqing is local, not reborn or crossed. (To be continued) R655