Although Sanniang didn't know why Shen Yue'e didn't seem to be very happy when she saw this prince, but she was a little uncomfortable, but this was not what she cared about, she only knew that she couldn't let this amorous and unobtrusive prince talk nonsense here. If it is heard by someone with a heart and spreads out, Shen Yue's reputation will naturally be ruined, and I am afraid that my grandmother will be so angry that she will fall ill again.

"The prince is famous, and it is common sense for me and other boudoir women to be restrained when they see you because they have seen little of the world. Although my cousin and they also saw you that day, after all, because of the fact that the boudoir did not communicate much with the son, and he has always been timid, please forgive me for the rudeness. Sanniang gave another salute.

These words also remind this son of the world to do well, don't go around bad people.

Xuanyun raised his eyebrows, and looked at Sanniang seriously with interest.

"Master, didn't you say that you want to accompany the slave family to pick rouge?" Chen Xiaomei, who was held in Xuanyun's arms and had been silent as an invisible person, suddenly gently pulled Xuanyun's sleeve, Yingying raised her eyes and looked at him.

Xuan Yun was diverted, looked down at Chen Xiaomei and smiled gently: "Okay, let's pick." As he spoke, he smiled at the proprietress and said, "Hua Niang, bring all the good rouge gouache in your store to this son." ”

Hua Niang smiled charmingly at Xuanyun: "Yes, master, the slave family will go and pick your little liver." As he spoke, he twisted the water snake's waist and went to the shelf.

At this time, Wei Yunying secretly raised her eyes and looked towards Chen Xiaomei, just in time to see Xuanyun bowing her head and saying something in her ear, Chen Xiaomei buried her head again coquettishly. Wei Yunying bit her lip and tightened the handkerchief in her hand.

Sanniang was not interested in watching this pair of men and women perform here, and when she saw that Wei Yunying was sad, she hurriedly asked softly, "Have you picked it out?" ”

Wei Yunying lowered her eyes and nodded.

"Then let's go, didn't you say that you would help me pick a gift? By noon, it will be hot. Sanniang patted Wei Yunying on the shoulder.

Wei Yunying nodded. It's just that I don't have the interest I had when I came.

"Shizi, we still have other things. I took my leave. Sanniang smiled perfectly towards Xuanyundao.

Xuan Yun looked at the coming, but he chuckled again.

"Go, go, why do you treat this son as a flood beast." He shook his head in annoyance.

"The prince laughed." Sanniang smiled perfunctorily, then gestured to Shen Yue'e and Wei Yunying, and pulled them out of the shop.

Several people got into the carriage, Sanniang saw Shen Yue'e sitting there expressionlessly, and Wei Yunying kept bowing her head to play with the jade ring tassel hanging from her waist. Knowing that they had no intention of shopping, they didn't mention buying gifts. He only ordered the carriage to go to the Taibai Building mentioned by the Liu family today.

The carriage turned into a fork in the road and entered a side street parallel to East Street. This street is the back door of the shop on East Street, and it is too white to receive female dependents, and the female dependents of large families have many rules. Therefore, the front and back doors are for men and women to enter and exit respectively. A staircase from the back door leads to a private room on the third floor. This floor is dedicated to female guests.

Because someone from the Zhao Mansion came to book a box early in the morning, the women's running hall at the door of the Hou had already led Sanniang and her party into a large box in the middle of the third floor.

Sanniang glanced at the box and saw that although the layout was not gorgeous, it was very elegant. The tables and chairs are all pear blossom logs that have not been carved with lacquer, and there are some ink treasures left by literati and ink writers hanging on the four walls.

Sanniang's eyes were suddenly attracted by a painting of Gongbi landscape on the west wall.

"Miss is really a good eye, the poem on this painting was brought up by Su Minzhi, a famous genius in Beijing." The female shopkeeper saw Sanniang's gaze resting on the painting, and said happily.

Su Minzhi? Su Chengzhi's brother?

"This painting is also fresh and good, I wonder if it is from the hand of that famous artist?" Sanniang asked with a smile.

The woman ran closer to the painting and said with a smile: "The one on this is Zhang Sheng." Recently, I have often heard about the old men and young masters who are singing poems and painting here, and I have heard that the paintings are very good. It's just that I've never seen a real person. ”

"I can look at this painting, but I don't know where I got it?" Sanniang said again.

"This painting was hung up after Su Gongzi came to Yanzhou recently, and it must have been obtained from Su Gongzi's hands. As for the rest, I don't know. The female ran hall thought for a moment and shook her head.

Sanniang nodded thoughtfully, and didn't ask anymore, only asked Bai Ying to give the female shopkeeper a small piece of broken silver as a reward, and the female runner naturally retreated happily after taking it.

Sanniang and Shen Yue, Wei Yunying drank tea and ate snacks at the table, Wei Yunying and Shen Yue'e both leaned against the window lattice and looked outside, Sanniang held the teacup and thought to herself.

The room was quiet, and suddenly there was a knock, and Bai Ying hurriedly ran to check.

"Miss Sue." Bai Ying was stunned when she saw the person at the door, and hurriedly lowered her body and saluted.

Su Chengzhi was also stunned for a moment before nodding, bypassing Bai Ying and walking inside.

"Who should I be, it's you here." Su Chengzhi looked at Sanniang and said lightly.

Sanniang was speechless for a while, why did this sound like revenge?

"Why is Miss Su here?" Sanniang looked at the embarrassed female runner at the door.

"I heard from the woman who ran to the hall that someone was inquiring about this painting, so I came to take a look, but I didn't want it to be you." Su Chengzhi glanced at the painting in the middle of the west wall, and sat down without being greeted.

"If you want to please, why don't you meet by chance, why don't Miss Su eat with us today?" Sanniang asked Su Chengzhi with a smile, and seeing that Su Chengzhi did not object, she said to the running hall standing at the door: "Thank you for bringing Miss Su here, and add a bowl and chopsticks." ”

The one who ran the hall was worried about scolding, but he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw Sanniang talking so well, and hurriedly responded.

She just happened to see the young master and young lady of the Su family coming to dinner, and when she thought of the young lady upstairs inquiring about the painting, she said a little more, but she didn't want to attract Miss Su, but fortunately, this Miss Wang San was a good-natured person, and she left people behind by the way.

"I heard that this word was written by Brother Ling, and it is really talented." Sanniang praised with a smile.

"What you praised just now is obviously this painting, why has it become a word again? Still can't get rid of hypocrisy. Su Chengzhi said lightly.

Sanniang's smile froze, how could she forget this Miss Su's temper. She is really used to complimenting people casually, and it seems that this is really a problem to praise regardless of the object, and it has to be changed.

Sanniang picked up the tea bowl and took a sip.

"I also like this painting very much, much more clever than my brother's words, which have not grown in a single style for several years, but are always praised by those who are elegant, unknowledgeable, and think they are brilliant." Su Chengzhi finished speaking without breathing, and also picked up the tea bowl and took a sip.

It turns out that she doesn't just like to sarcastically mock outsiders! Sanniang inexplicably balanced her heart.

"But no matter how much I asked, my brother wouldn't tell me who made the painting." Su Chengzhi was a little frustrated.

Sanniang only smiled, saying too much and making mistakes, she didn't want to find scolding.

"Huh?" Shen Yue, who was originally looking out the window and didn't speak, suddenly burst out in surprise.

Sanniang couldn't help but look out along Shen Yue's gaze.

I saw a girl kneeling at the mouth of a small alley diagonally opposite this Taibai Building, who looked down and couldn't see her face clearly, and looked like she was about fifteen or sixteen years old. At this time, I really stuck a piece of grass on my head, and let passers-by look at it.

"Sell yourself to bury your father?" Shen Yue'e glanced at the wooden board that was tied diagonally to the girl's back, and read softly.

Wei Yunying, who had been immersed in his thoughts, also came back to his senses and looked over.

"Sister Ke, is this girl going to sell herself?" Wei Yunying couldn't bear to ask Sanniang.

Sanniang smiled at Wei Yunying, although this child was a little introverted and shy, he was kind-hearted.

"Let's take a look."

It's just that the girl knelt for a long time, and although there were many people watching the excitement, there was no one who really wanted to pay for it.

After a long time, a man of about fifty years of age, with a shy belly, and a richly dressed, paced in front of the girl with two attendants.

"How many taels of silver do you buy?" The man asked with a wine burp.

The girl said softly, "Five taels of silver." ”

"Yo, it's quite expensive, raise your head and let me see if it's worth the price?" As he spoke, the man reached out to pick the girl's chin.

"Sister Ke, she's met a bad guy!" Wei Yunying worried.

Sanniang glanced at the girl, just in time to see her raise her head, sure enough, she was delicate and weak, with red lips and white teeth, Sanniang shook her head and smiled, she actually let her encounter this kind of plot, what can you say.

"If a girl's family hadn't had a great change and was desperate, how could she sell herself like this? Not only can you laugh if you don't have sympathy? Su Chengzhi frowned and looked at Sanniang with a look of disapproval.

Wei Yunying also looked at Sanniang, and her eyes were also very suspicious.

Sanniang looked at the two helplessly.

"Sister Su, this girl is so good-looking, it would be so pitiful if she was bought by such an abominable person, why don't we buy her?" Wei Yunying saw that Su Chengzhi's eyes were also full of sympathy, so he discussed with her.

Su Chengzhi glanced at Sanniang and nodded: "Hypocrisy is not a big fault, but being insensitive is pitiful and hateful." I thought you were different, I didn't want to ......" Su Chengzhi paused, and said: "Chengzhi is ashamed to be with this kind of person." ”

As he spoke, he got up and was about to leave.

Sanniang had a headache.

"Miss Su, people in the world are always easily deceived by appearances. Sometimes the poor are not necessarily the weak. Sanniang said lightly.

Su Chengzhi paused when he heard this, but he didn't turn around.

At this time, the girl outside was crying to avoid the hand that the man stretched out towards him, and said, "This lord, the little woman just wants to buy herself as a maid, and even do rough work." The little girl's family is poor, but her father is barely a scholar. The little girl was trained by the court at a young age, and she would never be a concubine, let alone become a plaything in the hands of others, and asked the master to let the little girl go. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point () to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. )