Chapter 019: Hung up
Xiao Yujing just appeared on the stage from time to time, Zhang Xi sent her mother-in-law to book a seat, and she and Huang Yi'an wandered around at will, rouge gouache and satin jewelry, and went in to take a look at any shop she encountered.
Seeing that it was a person from the British government, the shopkeepers naturally received them hobbyly, and they sent the most expensive and best things in the store to Zhang Xi.
Therefore, although they were wandering around, none of the maids who followed were empty-handed.
Zhang Xi looked at the sky and ordered, "You put the things in the carriage first." It's not far from the pear fragrance garden, and after lunch, we'll just walk over by ourselves. In addition, Lan Xin and Ah Mei just followed, and the others put their things away and went to eat by themselves. ”
The crowd bowed their knees in agreement.
Lan Xin divided the things in her and Amei's hands with the others, and took out a piece of broken silver from her purse and kept it for the food of several people.
And they were commanded.
"There is a wine shop nearby, although it is not as good as a big restaurant like Zuixian and Fengle, but it is also quite elegant and clean, and the food is delicious. Shall we go there for lunch? Zhang Xi asked Huang Yi'an.
Huang Yi'an said with a smile: "Sister Zhang is a 'jack of all trades' in the capital, and the recommended places will definitely not be bad, I just have to follow." ”
"Okay, then let's get there!" Zhang Xi held Huang Yi'an and introduced the flavor snacks in the store with great interest while walking, "The lo-mei in the store is simply a must in Beijing, especially the braised duck sliced into thin slices, the skin is crispy and the meat is fine, dipped in sauce, and accompanied by green onions, parsley and the like, fresh and refreshing, it is simply the supreme delicious......
Huang Yi'an smiled and nodded in response, pretending not to hear Zhang Xi's saliva.
The two talked and laughed all the way, turned the street, and arrived at the small village store.
Huang Yi'an looked up at the plaque, and then suddenly remembered that before entering the palace, she had also been to this small shop with her family several times...... It's just that the years in the palace are long, and the years before entering the palace gradually faded, and finally turned into a puff of light smoke, and then completely dissipated in the treacherous clouds......
"Sister An, let's go in!" Zhang Xi took Huang Yi'an's hand and urged with a smile.
Huang Yi'an suddenly came back to his senses, smiled back, and walked into the store with Zhang Xi.
Xiao Er saw that the two of them were dressed well, so he diligently led the people to a secluded place inside, and a bamboo curtain separated the hustle and bustle outside.
After sitting down, Zhang Xi ordered five or six braised dishes including sliced braised duck in one go, and asked Huang Yi'an: "Sister An, what do you want to eat?" Despite the dots! ”
A look of deep pockets.
Huang Yi'an ordered a few stir-fried seasonal vegetables and a clear soup with shredded chicken.
Zhang Xi frowned when he heard this: "These are too plain, right?" ”
"It just goes well with Sister Zhang's lo-mei." Huang Yi'an said with a smile.
When Zhang Xi heard her say this, he also smiled, and secretly thought: The girl who is nurtured by the fragrance of books is really different from the daughter of a general, that is, the food is much lighter.
However, this is not bad, she and Sister An are as good as the dishes on this table with meat and vegetables!
Huang Yi'an sighed secretly, after decades of almost vegetarian life, it still can't be changed overnight......
When the meal came, the two of them laughed while eating.
The so-called "food is silent, sleep is silent" also depends on who it is for.
Isn't there a saying that goes, "There are fewer than a thousand glasses of wine for a confidant, and there is no speculation for half a sentence."
After eating, the two walked out of the small village store together, walked slowly all the way, and walked to the pear fragrance garden.
There was already a maid waiting for the door, and when she saw the two of them coming, she hurriedly greeted them and led them all the way to the private room on the second floor facing the stage.
The tables and chairs in the private room have been carefully wiped, the tea is also freshly brewed, and there is an eight-treasure box next to it, melon seeds and preserved fruits.
Zhang Xi only left Lan Xin and Ah Mei to serve, and the others rewarded a lot of money and went with them for entertainment.
The two of them were drinking tea and eating melon seeds, and they chatted with each other.
Before a handful of melon seeds were finished, the stage was ready with a bang.
The two put the melon seeds, cleaned their hands, moved the stool, and looked at the stage by the window together, their heads slightly tilted, and the bead hairpin on the snail gently hooked the jasmine flower on the side of the hairpin.
Lan Xin looked at the backs of the two of them, and thought to herself, even Miss Biao had never seen Miss so intimate and comfortable.
Miss and Miss Huang are really in love!
……
When Zhang Xi returned to the mansion, he couldn't help but be very surprised when he learned that the emperor had left the palace today and had seen her and Huang Yi'an in Tao Ranju.
"Your Majesty has always lived in the palace and is diligent in government and self-denial, why did you suddenly leave the palace today?" Zhang Xi asked.
"Originally, I was to choose a birthday gift for the Empress Dowager Cisheng, but after listening to Miss Huang's words, I changed my mind again, went to Lixiangyuan to listen to the play for a long time, and walked around the neighborhood again, and then returned to the palace." Zhang Chi said.
The best things in the world are in the palace, what kind of birthday gift does the emperor go to the palace to buy?
Zhang Xi was puzzled, but he didn't care about this.
"The third brother informed Your Majesty of Sister An's proposal to use the 'Haiyan Heqing' paper kite to congratulate the Empress Dowager on her birthday?" Zhang Xi frowned and asked, "And Your Majesty also changed his mind because of this, and instead of going to the treasure store to choose a birthday gift, he went all the way to observe the people's feelings?" ”
"Exactly." Zhang Chi nodded.
"That means that Sister An has been named in front of His Majesty?" Zhang Xi couldn't believe it.
Zhang Chi nodded, and added: "Your Majesty still said that Miss Huang is arrogant and smart?" ”
"I can understand the cleverness, but this arrogance, where do you start?" Zhang Xi was puzzled.
When discussing with Liu Ji today, Sister An behaved appropriately, and she couldn't see where her arrogance was at all.
Zhang Chi explained: "What Your Majesty said is that Miss Huang is not afraid of her sister's power and argues with her. ”
Zhang Xi's heart suddenly rose to his throat, and he hurriedly asked, "Then Your Majesty is to blame?" ”
Zhang Chi shook his head and said, "Your Majesty said that since the Queen Mother has not been condemned, then this matter has been revealed, and there is no need to mention it again." ”
Zhang Xi breathed a sigh of relief, and took the opportunity to persuade his stupid third brother, saying: "Although this is the case, it can also be seen that Sister Yan is reckless...... Your Majesty is a golden mouth, praising Sister An's pride and unyieldingness! ”
The implication is that it is clear that he is bullying others!
And what Ming Xuan relies on is naturally the trend of the British government.
Zhang Chi nodded when he heard this, pondered for a moment, and frowned: "It seems that this matter must be explained to my mother, so that my mother will not pity my sister and continue to indulge her." ”
The British Duchess compensated all the mourning for her deceased sister on Ming Xuan, which everyone in the British Mansion knew from top to bottom.
Zhang Xi thought about it, waved his hand and said with a smile: "If you want to say the third brother, go and say it." After all, I didn't see or hear about this with my own eyes, and it would not be good if my sister misunderstood that I was jealous that my mother treated her better than me, and deliberately provoked it. ”
Ming Yi tried to marry Zhang Chi, in addition to coveting the wealth and power of the British government, but also because Zhang Chi has always connived at her, she can say whatever she wants. When she found out that Zhang Chi not only no longer obeyed her, but seriously criticized and corrected her, she was afraid that this love would slowly wear off.
When you don't have feelings, maybe you will give up.