After freshening up and dressing up, Yuan Chen followed the maid to a room in the front hall.

Although I don't know what happened yesterday, Zhao Qiuping, who visited again today, was still full of red and smiling, and he didn't seem to be affected at all. In fact, if he thinks about it, if he is really affected, how can he still have the leisure to visit this Tibetan Spring Pavilion?

After Yuan Chen bowed slightly, he sat opposite Zhao Qiuping, but he also opened his lips slightly, and asked tentatively: "Yesterday, Zhao's shopkeeper is all right?" ”

"Okay, okay." Zhao Qiuping stroked his beard and smiled, "I left in a hurry yesterday, and Miss Lao Chen was worried, right?" Alas, as for the cause, this is a long story, but rest assured, the matter is almost settled. ”

The other party talked about this matter politely, but there was no content at all, Yuan Chen had no choice but to smile and say, "With Zhao's reputation as a shopkeeper in the rivers and lakes, I think there is nothing you can't solve." ”

"Hey!" Zhao Qiuping smiled and waved his hand and said, "You are exalting me, in this era, there are only three things that can solve things, soldiers, money, and sex." ”

"How?" Yuan Chen was slightly surprised and asked knowingly.

"That's understandable. Soldiers, in the era of troubled times, that is, the era when those who hold the power of the military are in charge, a command, dare not obey; Money, money can make ghosts grind, no matter how heroic a person is, it is difficult to move an inch without money; As for the color, haha......" Zhao Qiuping said this, deliberately sold a pass, and laughed.

Yuan Chen also laughed tacitly.

Zhao Qiuping picked up the wine glass and said, "I don't want to talk about those troublesome things, I came here today to ask Miss Chen to sing a few songs, so as to relieve the boredom in my heart." ”

Yuan Chen smiled, lowered his head and said, "Shopkeeper Zhao has won the award, and the little woman's music is also commonplace, and it doesn't have such a big effect." ”

"No," Zhao Qiuping said with a smile, "I have listened to a few songs of Miss Chen yesterday, and it has indeed made me happy." And now that we are coming, there are some other little things to bother the girl. ”

"Oh?" After Yuan Chen heard this, his brain cells worked rapidly. What does he ask of himself? If he asked him to help bring the letter to Liu Ming and Yuan Moqing at this time, could he exchange it with him? If you really use the open-minded surname that the other party revealed, you should be able to help yourself. Thinking of this, she said: "It's not a secret, in fact, the little girl also has something to ask for." ”

"Oh? Let's talk about it. Zhao Qiuping was stunned for a moment, and then smiled, looking interested.

Yuan Chen didn't speak, he looked around for a while, he understood in his heart, and ordered his attendant: "Wait for me outside." Yuan Chen also waved his sleeves lightly, and the maid also walked out of the door.

There were only two of them left in the room.

Zhao Qiuping lowered his voice and said with a smile: "Say it, Miss Chen." ”

Yuan Chen hesitated for a moment and said, "This ...... Or do you say it first. ”

"No, let's talk about it first, no matter how big my matter is, it's a small matter, and no matter how small Miss Chen's matter is, it's a big deal." Zhao Qiuping is very good at talking.

"That'...... I'll just say it. Yuan Chen pondered for a moment before he made up his mind that he and Liu Ming were good friends, and this time he originally wanted to defect to Zhao Qiuping, but he was unexpectedly captured by Tian Wan to make an art record, and the fact that his martial arts were all lost was told as it was. and asked Zhao Qiuping to help him send a letter to Liu Ming and Yuan Moqing, so that they could rescue him.

"Oh?" After hearing this, Zhao Qiuping thought for a while and said, "Since this is the case, then there is no need to inform Liu Ming." Since I am an old friend with him, then I will be the master, help you redeem yourself, and then send you to Changzhou Mansion to reunite with Liu Ming and Yuan Moqing. ”

"Huh?" Yuan Chen couldn't believe his ears, he hurriedly stood up and walked to the ground, knelt down and cried, "If this can be the case, Shopkeeper Zhao is really the little girl's reborn parents, and the little woman is grateful." ”

"Hurry up, hurry up!" Zhao Qiuping hurriedly helped her up and said, "You go back to the room first and wait, and I'll talk to Tian Wan." ”

"Okay." Yuan Chen responded and walked out of the room. She sighed in her heart, and after many days, she finally met someone close to her. She suddenly felt that in this era of helplessness, she suddenly had sustenance in her heart.

Half an hour later, a big man came to pass the ceremony, and Yuan Chen followed the maid to the room in the front hall. As soon as I entered the room, I saw Tian Wan and Zhao Qiuping sitting facing each other, and when she walked in, Tian Wan got up first and laughed: "Yuanyuan, congratulations." ”

Seeing this situation, he thought that the two had already negotiated, but Yuan Chen didn't know how to respond, so he just bent his knees slightly and smiled.

"Shopkeeper Zhao, don't hide it," Tian Wan said to Zhao Qiuping again, "Yuanyuan is the most meticulous woman in our 'Qin Huai Bayan', and she is also the most reluctant for me." However, since Shopkeeper Zhao spoke, the little brother might as well be respectful. ”

Zhao Qiuping arched his hand and said with a smile: "It's all up to Lord Tian to make it happen." Well, I'll deliver the silver tomorrow, how about it? ”

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say," Tian Wan said with a smile, "If the shopkeeper Zhao doesn't have time, just send someone over." ”

Zhao Qiuping got up and said: "No, I will definitely come in person tomorrow, and I will thank Lord Tian again for his kindness, then I will leave first." ”

"Okay......" Tian Wan was about to give it away. Yuan Chen suddenly interjected: "Master Tian, Shopkeeper Zhao, I have a small request. ”

"Oh?" Tian Wan's face changed, "You say." ”

Yuan Chen didn't dare to look at Tian Wan, lowered his head and said, "I don't want to be too excited, don't set off firecrackers, don't look for so many people." I just said goodbye to my sisters, and I just went out at the corner gate. ”

"Oh," Tian Wan's face softened, "It's just this request, shopkeeper Zhao, you see ......"

"I don't care." Zhao Qiuping said with a smile.

"Shopkeeper Zhao has fulfilled you." Tian Wan said to Yuan Chen.

"Yes, thank you Shopkeeper Zhao, thank you Lord Tian." Yuan Chen curtsied his knees and thanked.

Zhao Qiuping glanced at her, said goodbye to Tian Wan, turned around and walked out of the room.

"Shopkeeper Zhao, you go slowly." Tian Wan said with a smile.

After Zhao Qiuping walked away, Tian Wan hugged Yuan Chen nervously and startled her.

"My little girl!" Tian Wan's exhalation sprayed on her face, "You really found me a rich man!" I didn't expect you to be worth more than Dong Xiaowan and Kou Baimen's two little sluts combined! Ha ha! After speaking, he let go of her again and instructed the maid, "Take care of Miss Chen tonight!" If something goes wrong, take you guys is asking! ”

"Yes." The maids answered and helped Yuan Chen out of the room. Behind him came Tian Wan's hearty laughter.

Yuan Chen did not return to his room, but went to other rooms first, ready to say goodbye to his sisters. First of all, she came to Liu Ruye's room and knocked on the door, but no one answered. Then she walked to the door of Li Xiangjun's room, raised her hand and knocked on the door.

The maid opened the door, and Yuan Chen walked into the room, it turned out that Liu Ruyi, Li Xiangjun and Bian Saisai were all here.

"Sister Yuanyuan." Liu greeted with a smile.

"You're all here." Yuan Chen also smiled.

"Yes," Bian Saisai said, pointing to an ink painting on the table, "We're watching Sister Xiangjun paint." ”

"Oh." Yuan Chen followed Bian Saisai's finger and looked, it was a landscape painting. Although she doesn't know how to paint, she intuitively feels that the mountains in the painting are stacked on top of each other, the water surface is clear and elegant, the overall momentum is magnificent, and the details are strategic. It was actually from the hands of a master, and I couldn't help but admire: "It turns out that Sister Xiangjun's painting skills have reached such a superb state." ”

Li Xiangjun smiled embarrassedly: "Sister Yuanyuan has won the award, and I happened to finish painting here." Come, let's sit down and have a cup of tea and talk. ”

A few people walked to the table by the window and sat down in turn. The maid brought the tea.

Liu Ru took a sip of tea and said, "Sister Yuanyuan, we sent a maid to look for you just now, but you weren't in the room." ”

"Yes," Yuan Chen said, "I went to the front hall just now." ”

"Sister Yuanyuan, there are a few of us, but you are the most tired." Li Xiangjun said, "Although we are familiar with piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, we have no characteristics. But only you sing and dance, if there are guests who want to enjoy, they can only ask you to move, and we can't help. ”

Yuan Chen lowered his head and pursed his lips and smiled, saying, "I won't be able to help you in the future." ”

"Sister Yuanyuan, what do you mean by this?" Bian Saisai was surprised.

"Tomorrow...... I'm leaving. ”

"Let's go? Where to? ”

"The guest who came today has already negotiated with Lord Tian and is ready to ransom me." Yuan Chen said.

"Is it the same as Sister Xiaowan's sister Baimen?" Liu Ru asked hurriedly.

"Hmm." Yuan Chen nodded, and said, "Actually, it's not the same, I don't want to be so excited, I'll leave after I get up tomorrow morning, it's best not to let too many people know." ”

After hearing this, several women fell into deep thought, and Li Xiangjun and Bian Saisai also shed tears.

"Don't cry," Yuan Chen hurriedly persuaded, "Isn't it a good thing to be able to be good?" You should be happy for me. ”

"Sister Yuanyuan," Liu Ru also choked up, "You may not know the result of the good life of the woman we remember......

Yuan Chen thought to himself, I know. However, I am different from Dong Xiaowan Kou Baimen, I am not married to an official eunuch or a rich businessman or something, but to find my good friends. But she said, "Don't worry about me, I'll take care of myself." ”

"Alas!" Liu Ru sighed and said, "I miss our 'Qin Huai Bayan', and before I know it, I have gone to the fourth......

Yuan Chen frowned, she felt that it was unlucky for the other party to say this, how could she compare herself with Dong Xiaowan Kou Baimen, or even with Ma Xianglan, who had died?

Several women stopped talking, just crying in a chopping voice, Yuan Chen thought about the difficulties he had experienced, and also shed tears for a while, feeling uncomfortable in his heart, so he got up and said goodbye.

After walking out of the door, she came to Gu Mei's room again, although this woman was the most vicious among several people, but after all, she got along with each other for a long time, and she still had to say goodbye.

After knocking on the door and entering, I saw a large bathtub in the middle of the room, Gu Mei was bathing, and several maids were serving by her side.

"Sister, are you still bathing on such a cold day?" Yuan Chen asked with a smile.

"Dealing with those men every day, it stinks to death. How can you sleep without bathing? ”

"Go, I'll come." Yuan Chen asked the maids to step back, stepped forward, picked up a handkerchief, and helped her scrub it.

"Sister, what's going on today?" Gu Mei looked at her and said with a smile.

"Sister, let me wash it for you once, I can't wash it if I want to help you wash it in the future." Yuan Chen said with a smile.

"Oh? Why? Gu Mei was stunned for a moment and asked.

"Tomorrow I will be ransomed."

"Yes! That's a good thing. Gu Mei was pleasantly surprised, "How is it?" Is it a eunuch's house? ”

"It's not." Yuan Chen said.

"That's a merry man?" Gu Mei asked again.

"Not really." Yuan Chen said,

"Who is that?" Gu Mei asked.

"It's a businessman, a half-grown old man." Yuan Chen pretended to be melancholy and said.

"Ahem! I said sister," Gu Mei said, "You have to think about it, and there's nothing wrong with the old man." First of all, he can't bully you every day like a lad. Besides, if he kicks his leg in a few years, won't the family wealth be yours? ”

Yuan Chen laughed when he listened to the other party's rather modern thoughts.

"Don't laugh, that's what you're talking about." Gu Mei said.

"Yes, sister, you're right." Yuan Chen nodded.

This night, Yuan Chen stayed in Gu Mei's room for a long time. She suddenly felt that although this woman acted viciously to others, she was really good to herself, not only caring about how she dealt with men, but also teaching her how to fight with other women, for fear that she would suffer, and when she left, she also gave her a pair of golden hairpins as a dowry.

It wasn't until late that Yuan Chen returned to his room, and after a simple bath, he lay down, but he couldn't fall asleep over and over, and it wasn't until the fourth watch that she fell asleep, but before she could fall asleep, she was woken up by the maid.

"Miss, Shopkeeper Zhao has sent someone to pick you up." The maid attached herself to her pillow and whispered.

"Oh." Yuan Chen rubbed his eyes and got up.

On the fifth watch day of winter, the sky has not yet dawned. The dry branches of the garden stretched out into the deep blue sky like claws. After a long time, he is finally about to escape from the clutches. Yuan Chen thought about it, walked out of the building, and let out a long sigh, the gas instantly turned into white mist and drifted away with the wind, and her heart also drifted into the distance.

She was dressed very thickly, but she still tightened her collar, and followed the lantern maid to the corner gate of the garden, and saw two palanquins waiting outside the door. Except for a few palanquins, there weren't too many people.

Tian Wan stood by the sedan chair, talking to Zhao Qiuping, who came in person, when he saw Yuan Chen coming out, he hurriedly said: "Quick, round, enter the sedan chair, it's too cold, don't give us people to freeze." ”

The sedan chair driver lifted the sedan curtain of the sedan chair behind him, and Yuan Chen lowered his head and got in. After the sedan curtain fell, the sedan chair driver lifted the sedan chair.

Yuan Chen suddenly felt that this moment seemed to be repeating itself all the time, and Yuan Moqing left Yuan's Mansion, left Guo's Mansion alone, and now left Zangchun Pavilion again. The previous two departures have changed the trajectory of his life, and I don't know what bizarre things will happen next. But hopefully not.

"Then thank you Lord Tian for making it happen." Zhao Qiuping said, handing a thick stack of silver tickets to Tian Wan.

Tian Wan took the silver ticket with a smile, and hurriedly said: "I still rely on the shopkeeper Zhao, otherwise how can this little girl be worth so much money." ”

"Oh?" Zhao Qiuping waved his hand and said, "You mean, I'm a big wrongdoer?" ”

"Oh, no, no!" Tian Wan hurriedly corrected, "I mean that only with the shopkeeper Zhao can this little girl highlight her dignity." ”

"Haha." Zhao Qiuping didn't say anything more, and after saying goodbye, he got into the sedan chair in front.

The two sedan chairs walked out of the alley one after the other, and walked towards the faint white light in the east.

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