It's getting darker.

Shan Ruqing stared at the cat in the tree, and her eyes were about to pop out.

How did Wulu look for the silver paper and haven't come back for so long? When will you wait until you pull Aunt Yan here?

"Miss......"

Aunt Yan, who was standing next to Shan Ruqing, was sad at the moment, looking like she wanted to speak and stopped, and Shan Ruqing was a little upset: "Say it." ”

"It's dinner time...... Old slave, old slave...... You might have to go to the back kitchen to help. ”

Aunt Yan said tremblingly, for fear of lighting Shan Ruqing's anger.

Just after separating from Ni Luo, she came to the backyard. As a result, as soon as she entered the gate of the backyard, she saw a group of people gathered under the banyan tree, and she couldn't help but be curious, and she also came to see what was going on.

However, after getting closer, she realized that it was Miss's cat that ran out, and Wulu couldn't catch it and was in a hurry!

Alas, Madame hates cats the most, and Miss can afford to be naughty, but she can't please this bad luck.

Thinking about it, Aunt Yan turned around and prepared to leave.

But she never thought that as soon as she turned around, Shan Ruqing came.

Looking at the servants around who didn't dare to leave, Aunt Yan couldn't help but pause: these people are waiting to salute the young lady, and I am afraid that it will be rude for them to leave by themselves.

So, Aunt Yan bowed her head and stood aside, waiting for Shan Ruqing.

However, she didn't expect that Shan Ruqing would actually leave her behind.

She still remembers what Shan Ruqing said when she stopped her: "You are Aunt Yan?" Xiao Ji is your child, right? ”

"Yes, Miss, did Ji do something wrong? If it's ......"

"Hmm...... Turnip, you go to the silver paper. Aunt Yan, you can stay with me here for a while. ”

Looking at the vague list Ruqing, Aunt Yan also played a small drum in her heart: Is something happened to Xiao Jina? I just kept this one son to support the elderly, but I can't have an accident!

Just as Aunt Yan's heart was going up and down, Shan Ruqing smelled the aroma of the food getting stronger and stronger, touched her flat belly, and looked at the cat that had never come down from the tree, a wicked smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and asked, "Aunt Yan, where is the kitchen?" ”

"Miss, the kitchen is behind, follow this road until you reach the end."

"Okay, then you can go with me."

As she spoke, Shan Ruqing took Aunt Yan's hand and walked to the kitchen, for fear that she would run away.

"Miss...... The cat ......" Aunt Yan glanced at the cat in the tree, and hesitated a little in her heart: If the cat ran away, would Miss let her find it?

"Let it be there, it's been a long time, and I guess it won't be able to get down."

Shan Ruqing said nonchalantly, raised her foot and was just about to leave, Aunt Yan said again: "Why don't you call a family member to come and pick it up?" ”

"What? What should I do if those big men hurt my cat? It's better to let the silver paper come, otherwise I won't worry. ”

Shan Ruqing no longer waited for Aunt Yan to speak, grabbed her and walked to the kitchen, although Aunt Yan complained in her heart, but she didn't dare to resist.

Shan Mansion is not big.

Shan Ruqing pulled Aunt Yan to walk slowly while remembering the way, leisurely, and suddenly at the corner of the road, a thatched house caught her attention.

On the door of the thatched house hung two deerskin lanterns that shimmered with blue light.

After Shan Ruqing came to this era, the first magical object she encountered in Shan Mansion was this fluorescent deerskin lantern.

The lanterns of the rich and noble families of this era were made of very thin deerskin, and the candles in the lanterns were made of specially treated agar. The lantern in this way is not only protected from wind and rain, but also lasts for a month.

In addition, the deerskin used to make the lantern is not only coated with a fireproof layer inside and out, but also a ring of fluorescent pigment is applied to the outer layer of the deerskin. At night, when it is difficult to see who is coming, people can judge the identity and status of the person by the fluorescent color of the lantern.

The two lanterns in front of him were in a blue fluorescent color - a status second only to Shan Ruqing.

Shan Ruqing stopped, carefully looked at the small house in front of him, and found that there was a well on the left side of the house, next to the well was a small vegetable field, and behind the house was planted a bamboo forest - quite Mr. Wuliu's taste.

What's even more interesting is that there is also a deerskin lantern hanging in the vegetable field, presumably made to repel vegetable insects, because there are some flying insects that are still struggling on the lantern.

Shan Ruqing looked at the dark window of the thatched house, pulled Aunt Yan's cuffs, and asked softly, "Aunt Yan, whose house does that live in?" ”

"Miss Hui, this is the house where Mr. Shen lives."

"Mr. Shen?"

"It's the eldest son of the Shen family of the Shangjia family, Shen Qingchang."

"Oh......"

Shen family, she heard Mrs. Shan talk about it.

The Shen family was originally engaged in business for generations, but the second grandfather of the Shen family worked hard to enter politics, and therefore married the royal family, and the Shen family has also become the in-laws of today's imperial concubine.

Strange to say, although the Ming and Song dynasties were still in the imperial society, their attitude towards merchants was not particularly strict, but somewhat contradictory - they wanted to take advantage of it but were also full of defense.

For example, in terms of marriage, on the surface, there is no objection to the marriage of scholars and merchants, but it must follow the rule that "women can marry into the scholar's family as concubines, and men cannot marry the scholar's family as wives, and they must follow the rites of marriage".

Therefore, when the policy was enacted, there were not many examples of real marriages between scholars and merchants. It wasn't until the marriage between the Shen family and the imperial concubine family that it became a sensation that it led to the atmosphere of the marriage of scholars and merchants, and people's views on the marriage of scholars and merchants slowly changed.

But how could Shan Ruqing never have thought that there was a businessman's son living in the Prime Minister's Mansion?

Isn't this Shen Qingchang the son of the second grandfather? But how could he stay in Shanfu?

Shan Ruqing was full of suspicion, and a thought suddenly flashed in her mind - the Shen family is one of the top businessmen in the capital...... The single family is a new star in the imperial court...... Won't it ......

The Shen family and the single family also have a marriage? It can't be with yourself, right? But Mrs. Shan clearly said that she only has one marriage? Could it be that marrying a husband is not the same as marrying a husband? So it doesn't count as a course?

When Shan Ruqing thought of this, her face became extremely ugly.

She also didn't expect that in this era so open to women, she still adopted the attitude of "matchmaker's words, parents' orders" for children's marriage.

If she has the opportunity to enter the palace, she must have a good talk with the emperor.

"Miss, Mr. Shen is the eldest son of Master Shen, and he is also the only son, he came to teach in Shan Mansion, and he is very handsome!"

Aunt Yan's gossip interrupted Shan Ruqing's full of fantasies, and Shan Ruqing suddenly realized what she had just thought, and her face turned red: Talk to the emperor? What a pipe dream!

It's just that in the night, Aunt Yan, who was holding a lantern in her hand and looking down at the road, didn't notice Shan Ruqing's embarrassment.

"Ah...... Teaching? Is he my husband? Why did I wake up and haven't seen him for so long? ”

"Ouch, my miss, Mr. Shen didn't teach you."

"And who does he teach?"

"Children of ordinary people, Xiao Ji has been in class with him recently!"

Before Aunt Yan finished speaking, she only heard a "squeak" - the window of the thatched house was opened.

Just now, Shan Ruqing and Aunt Yan had their own thoughts, and they didn't notice that the people in the room had woken up, and when Shan Ruqing heard the sound and looked at the window, a delicate and handsome face appeared behind the window.

Under the light of the deerskin lantern, Shan Ruqing could see that face clearly - impossible! It can't be him! How could it be him!

Aunt Yan felt that Shan Ruqing was holding her hand and trembling slightly, and suddenly smiled: "Isn't Miss Miss taking a fancy to Shen Gongzi?" ”

"Presumptuous!" Shan Ruqing glanced at Aunt Yan, looking at Aunt Yan bowing her head and admitting her mistake, she took a deep breath, let go of the hand holding Aunt Yan, and gradually calmed down: By the way, this person is Shen Qingchang, not him.

After the people in the room glanced at Shan Ruqing, they were silent for a long time, as if a century had passed, before closing the window.

"Aunt Yan, has Shen Gongzi always lived here?"

"Huh? Oh! Shen Gongzi has been living here for a while, and he moved in last year. ”

After hearing this, Shan Ruqing felt empty in his heart, as if a pinch of fire had suddenly been extinguished, leaving only a gloom.

"Miss...... You see it's not too early......"

Aunt Yan's brows became tighter and tighter, and Shan Ruqing looked at her and was very curious: What is Aunt Yan anxious about? Could it be that the time she agreed with that Ni Luo was tonight? Then I'll have to intervene.

"Aunt Yan, take me to the kitchen first."

Shan Ruqing didn't allow Aunt Yan to refuse, so she grabbed Aunt Yan's wrist again and walked to the kitchen.

And this time, she didn't notice that the window of the thatched house had been opened by a small crack.