Chapter XXVI: The Life of the Aristocracy
The answer is none other than the name that has been stuck in Ji Yan's throat.
Mei Yuning.
After not seeing her for many days, Mei Yuning was still dressed as a plain scribe, but she was slightly powdered, so she looked a little incongruous and slightly weird.
But after all, she is naturally beautiful, so she is still slim and picturesque.
And that elegant middle-aged man is naturally Mei Yuning's father, Mei Yinmei's horse.
Ji Yan was lying in the room, and he was still very happy to see Mei Yuning, he wanted to turn over a carp directly and lean forward, but after thinking about it again, he was locked up in this prison today, and it is estimated that they all made it, so he still can't be too casual, that would be too contemptible.
Mei Yuning saw that Ji Yan looked back at herself and her father, but did not speak, but still turned her head to face the wall, knowing that he was angry.
She was a little embarrassed and embarrassed, and said coquettishly to her father: "I'll just say it, Ji Tongyi is innocent." And to deal with him, as long as you starve him twice, two hungry meals are more effective than any harsh punishment and strict law. Okay, now let's let him out. ”
When Ji Yan heard this, he confirmed his guess in his heart, and he should have attacked them on what he said, but after hearing it, he felt very useful in his heart, and he couldn't help but be a little secretly happy in his heart: She really knows me.
So he remained motionless, facing the wall, silent, and alone.
I only heard a polite, but neutral voice behind me say loudly: "Ji Tongyi, I am Mei Yin, and I misunderstood my family's words, so I sued Master Li, the director of the Criminal Department, and now all kinds of reasons have been ascertained, and Ji Tongyi is innocent, so I specially came to ask Ji Tongyi to be released from prison." ”
Although he came to apologize, after all, he was a noble person, and he was the elder of Ji Yan and Mei Yuning, so it was impossible to say too much.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes and heard it with his own ears, Ji Yan would have been able to imagine how a person could show both gentleness and majesty at the same time, and he sighed secretly in his heart, Mei Yin is really a Confucian general.
Mei Yuning grabbed the door of the cell with both hands at this time, and said to Ji Yan in the cell: "Ji Yan, you have already eaten the food I made with your own hands, you have short hands and short mouths, you can't continue like this."
Ji Yan didn't plan to be with them, but he was angry at first and felt that he couldn't be locked up in vain, but now listening to the advice of Mei Yuma and Mei Yuning, he felt that if he continued to lie down, it would be a little too hypocritical.
He turned over and stood up, first slapped his shirt, then bowed down and saluted Mei Yin, then took a step forward, approached Mei Yuning, and said solemnly to her through the prison door:
"The lion's head is too salty, the braised pork is a little greasy, and the West Lake meat soup is too little, so this meal must not be counted, and you still owe me two meals."
When Mei Yuning saw him speak, she knew that he was no longer annoyed, she was much more relaxed, and said with a smile: "I will invite you to my house for dinner tomorrow, and invite you to be a guest with a sedan chair." ”
Mei Yin also smiled slightly, and said to Ji Yan: "I also hope that Ji Tongyi will not dislike the lack of food in the house." ”
Mei Yin then turned to the official and said, "Thank you, Lord Li, the matter has been clarified, please open the door and release the person." ”
The official was a little frightened, and hurriedly bowed deeply in return, and said: "Xia Guan was deeply favored by the horse master a few years ago, if it weren't for the help of the horse master, I wouldn't have known when I was. ”
Mei Yin smiled and was silent, and didn't say anything more.
The officer motioned to the cell boss to give Mei Yuning the key, and the two of them left the cell quickly.
Mei Yuning took the key, her eyebrows were full of affection, and while looking at Ji Yan, she opened the door of the cell, Ji Yan didn't say anything more, and the three of them walked out of the prison cell of the criminal department.
Mei Yin and Mei Yuning came on horseback, but they also prepared a carriage for Ji Yan to send him home.
Before the two left, Mei Yuning specially instructed Ji Yan that he would send someone to Ji Yan's house tomorrow afternoon to pick him up as a guest in the Horse Mansion.
On the second day, Ji Yan found his best clothes, washed them and put them on, although they were still linen coarse shirts, they were still neat.
I didn't really come to the eight sedan chairs, but I also came to a good sedan chair, light gauze curtains, green bamboo as chairs, Ji Yan sat in it and only felt light and cool, and it was comfortable to go out on this hot day.
The sedan chair man's foot strength is good, it is not a very close distance, and with a stick of incense, he rushed to the front of the horse house.
As soon as the sedan chair fell at the door, the guards of the Horse Mansion hurriedly ran up to apologize, saying that they had no choice, and it was the eldest princess and the master of the horse who asked for it.
Ji Yan smiled and waved his hand, indicating that he didn't care, and then a stone fell to the ground in his heart.
was led through the patio into the main hall, Ji Yanda saw Mei Yuning, Mei Yin, and a graceful middle-aged woman from afar, and the three of them were sitting around the round table in the hall and laughing, and that noble lady was naturally Mei Yuning's mother, the eldest princess of Ning Guo.
Mei Yuning saw that Ji Yan was coming, so she greeted her with a smile.
This is the first time Ji Yan has seen Mei Yuning wearing women's clothes, I saw her wearing a lime Luo skirt, a pleated skirt, a layer of transparent white light yarn, soft hair, beautiful eyes, white and tender skin like goose down, and Ji Yan was fascinated.
Mei Yuning approached Ji Yan, walked side by side with him, and first pointed to the east and west wings on both sides of the patio, saying that it was the residence of the two elder brothers in the past.
However, her two elder brothers have already opened their teeth to build a mansion to live outside, although they are both Beijing officials, but after the Jingjing, especially after Mei Fuma returned to Beijing from the Huai'an army, the two of them never returned to the Fuma Mansion.
Ji Yan sighed in his heart: They are still worried about Zhu Di's suspicions, this is really a scripture that is difficult to read.
Walking to the main hall, after greeting and saluting, the meal was served, and it seemed that they also knew how to entertain Ji Yan the most appropriately.
At the dinner table, every time he took a bite of food, Mei Yuma would ask a question seemingly lightly, although his tone was bland, but his eyes were very sharp when he stared at him.
From the birthplace of the anxious eye, to the parents' family, how to become a Jinyi Wei experience Sitong, including the special let him tell the experience of Ryukyu Japan again, etc., etc., it is more careful and rigorous than checking the household registration.
Mei Yuning's mother, the eldest princess of Ning Kingdom, although she is generous and polite, and she is graceful and kind in everything she says, she has not stopped the questions thrown by the horse, and has been silently listening to the two of them asking and answering.
Fortunately, Ji Yan watched some TV, and his daughter brought her boyfriend home for the first time, and she couldn't avoid this meal, so he was prepared, wrote it on a piece of paper, and rehearsed it several times to ensure that there would be no mistakes in the answer.
Ji Yan could clearly feel that Mei Juma still had some doubts about himself, although he didn't have any difficulties, but he still had a grudge.
But this is inevitable, even if these sensitive political factors are thrown away, what kind of mood do you think a father will feel when he looks at his daughter's boyfriend who comes to the door for the first time? Anyway, generally speaking, it won't be particularly happy and happy.
After the meal, the four of them sat in the main hall and talked and laughed for a while.
When the sun was no longer scorching, Mei Yuning took Ji Yan to the garden of the Horse Mansion for a walk, and the two of them were also relieved, it is estimated that they had long known that Ji Yan would not be able to do martial arts, generally speaking, only Mei Yuning would hurt Ji Yan, and Ji Yan would not be able to do so even if he had a thief's heart.
The area of this garden is not too large, there is a large flower field in it, it is very beautiful, the peony, the moon season, peony and so on are blooming in clusters, the color is gorgeous, showing the rich variety, and the other side is a few pines and cypresses that are pruned very carefully and a small rockery.
A lush greenery, with birds singing and flowers.
During the day, it is unstoppable and unstoppable, although it is not dusk at the moment, but the sun is about to set, you can come out and walk around, and the sky is beautiful, blowing a gust of wind, coupled with the fragrance of flowers, accompanied by beautiful women, Ji Yan really feels proud of life at the moment, and the interest is excellent.
The two were walking like this, Ji Yan looked at Mei Yuning, and suddenly thought of a question, so he asked curiously:
"You're also a county lord-level identity, why didn't you see any maids and maids following you?"
Mei Yuning's eyes rolled, as if she had thought of something, and replied casually: "Yes, who said I didn't." ”
Ji Yan looked around, but he didn't see anyone who looked like a maid in the entire garden, so he asked again: "Where is it?" Why didn't I see where your maid was? ”
Mei Yuning pointed to a small mound of peony flowers in the garden, and said coldly, "There it is." ”
Ji Yan looked at the mound, which was fine at first, but then suddenly realized that it looked like a grave.
He almost threw up the McDonald's he had eaten before the crossing.
Because he remembered that there seems to be a plot in a martial arts novel, someone will chop the captured man as fertilizer, could it be that people who practiced martial arts in ancient times really had this habit and cut people as fertilizer at every turn?
After listening to Mei Yuning's words, Ji Yan's face was uncertain, and he didn't know if what she said was true or not.
It didn't take long, but when I heard Mei Yuning, I couldn't help it, I laughed forward and backwards, and I almost couldn't stand on my feet, I didn't have the demeanor that a beauty should have, but it was a pity that she was not born in modern times, otherwise she should really let her learn from Sister Chi Ling.
She pointed to Ji Yan's face, covered her mouth, her two sharp eyes were about to laugh into a slit, and said, "You should really look at your face just now." Of course I have maids, and I have two maids, but I have them out to pick up fabrics, and I plan to buy you some new clothes. ”
When Ji Yan heard this, his heart was hot, and he gently knocked on Mei Yuning's head and said something.
"Naughty!"
After leaving the Horse Mansion, Ji Yan refused to send the carriage and horses and decided to walk back.
He swayed and walked slowly, and by the way, he could also eliminate food, and when he arrived at the door of the house, he saw Wang Xi standing anxiously at the door of his house in a hurry.
Wang Xi saw that Ji Yan could be regarded as appearing, let out a long breath, and hurriedly stepped forward, saying that he had come to look for him yesterday morning, but he didn't see Ji Yan come back after waiting for a long time.
Master Zheng He, please ask Ji Yan to report to Lord Zheng He with him early tomorrow morning.
Ji Yan said in his heart, he is going to prepare to go to the West so soon?