Chapter 6 Self-reliance

"Xiao Yige, you go and lead the carriage out of the garden for me, it's troublesome." Ji Yucheng smiled gently at Xiao Yige.

"Yes, lord." Xiao Yige responded, stepped lightly, and disappeared after a while.

"Let's go." Ji Yucheng took Ji Lianmei's hand, and she felt a slight coolness between her fingers. A man's hands can be so cold.

"Well, listen to me explain..."

"Not necessarily." Ji Yucheng smiled faintly, "Since you know it's a misunderstanding, why bother to explain it." ”

Although it's not very comfortable for someone to hold him like this, he doesn't hate it either, so Ji Lianmei let him hold him like this.

The peach blossoms are slightly falling, Bodhi baths in the light, the young man holds the girl's hand and walks on the stone path, some, the years are quiet.

"Next time, don't contact the princes." Ji Yucheng said.

"Why?"

“....... It's nothing. He smiled faintly at her.

Recently, Ji Lianmei has discovered some problems.

For example, the prince of her family nested in the garden from morning to night to play with his flowers and plants, Ji Yucheng had nothing to do with it, and if he only relied on the meager bride price on the day of marriage, it would not be long before he would sit and eat empty.

Maybe it's because she was lazy and lazy in her previous life and lived a poor life for twenty-four years, Ji Lianmei felt that she couldn't live so casually in this life, and planned to go to the market to find a job to do.

Since his own prince can't be relied on, he can only rely on himself.

Chengwang's Mansion is also the same as other palaces, and the princess is not allowed to enter and exit freely without the permission of the prince, so Ji Lianmei changed into a man's costume and sneaked out over the wall.

Gusu, the capital of Wuyue, is indeed prosperous, the streets are full of large and small shops, the shy ladies of various mansions, the elegantly dressed literati, and the peasants in coarse linen clothes all gather on this street.

Oh my God, it turns out that the area around Suzhou and Hangzhou is so prosperous, so you shouldn't have to worry about not making money.

However, in this ancient period, there were very few jobs that women could do, and her dignified princess would not go to the land of wind and moon to laugh.

Ji Lianmei walked into a tailor's shop called Tianyi Pavilion, the room was dim and damp, the walls were cracked on all sides, and rows of hand-knitted clothes hung from the beams. Ji Lianmei carefully looked at the clothes. The workmanship, material, fabric, and color are all first-class, but there are very few customers.

"What do you need, this boy?" An old woman dressed in coarse cloth slowly paced out of the back room, smiling kindly.

"Granny, huh...... I want to work here. ”

When she heard this, she waved her hand and said, "I'm sorry, son, you have also seen it, my business is all small business, and the business is very bland, and it is difficult to make a living, so what about the money to hire people?" ”

"Then let's do it, mother-in-law, I'll help you do a day's work first, if my method can make your business better, you can accept me, how about it?"

When the old woman saw that Ji Lianmei said sincerely, she did not refuse again.

As soon as noon passed, the door of the Heavenly Pavilion was filled with young girls in their early twenties, all dressed in brightly colored clothes.

"Come on, take a look, the new clothes in early spring, don't miss it when you pass by. Hey, this sister, look at the clothes on this sister's body, the workmanship is exquisite, you deserve it. Ji Lianmei shouted loudly on the road, not forgetting to pull the girls who came around.

The women in their costumes did not forget to twist their bodies and smile when people came to watch. It attracted a lot of male customers.

Ji Lianmei recruited most of them were girls. Because she dressed up as a man and went out, she also dressed up carefully, her sword eyebrows were like ink, her eyes were full of autumn waves, and she looked particularly elegant.

It's no wonder that these girls flatter her.

By the end of the evening, all the clothes in the store were snapped up.

The old woman was surprised and asked, "Childe, how did you do this?" ”

"Oh, I thought, the environment in this shop is too dark, and the color of the clothes is not so good-looking, so I found some beautiful girls in Yingge Courtyard and asked them to wear clothes as models, and people saw that this dress was so good-looking, so they naturally rushed to buy it. I'll call this ..... Catwalk. ”

"Childe, you really have a way. That's the hard-earned money for you. The old woman gave her some pieces of silver.

Ji Lianmei was about to thank her, when someone happened to walk in outside the door.

He was dressed in white, and his hair was tied up casually with straps, but his simple outfit could make this person stand out from the dust.

Oh no, why is Ji Yucheng here? Ji Lianmei hurriedly covered her face with her wide sleeves.

Ji Yucheng gently grabbed her wrist, and when he saw her, he said, "Childe, why did you run out." ”

Although Ji Yucheng's tone was as calm as usual, the displeasure in his tone could be faintly heard.

"I ......."

"Alright, come back with me." As he spoke, he took Ji Lianmei's hand and walked out.

The old woman didn't know that Ji Lianmei was a daughter, and when she saw this scene, her face was full of surprise and excitement.

Could it be that this is the legendary friendship of broken sleeves?

The carriage was prepared outside the door, and Xiao Yige sat in front to drive for them. Seeing that the master pulled the princess out, he said, "Princess, don't run around next time, the prince is very worried about you." ”

Ji Yucheng coughed lightly, smiled and said: "Please princess hurry up and get on the sedan chair, the princess is a noble person, and she has been staying outside for a long time, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain to my father." ”

The air in the sedan chair was a little dignified, and Ji Lianmei secretly glanced at Ji Yucheng who was sitting beside her.

This guy has been looking out the window since the beginning, and I should say something to ease the atmosphere, but at this time, what if I say too much wrong.

"Why did you sneak out?" Ji Lianmei was about to speak, but Ji Yucheng asked lightly.

"Hmm....... Recently, the treasury of the palace has been a little empty, and I am worried that if this continues, you will become the first destitute prince in history, so I am thinking about looking for a job. Ji Lianmei's voice became smaller and smaller.

Ji Yucheng's hand gradually approached her.

Is he going to hit me...... She reflexively closed her eyes.

Without warning, the bare hand rested on her head and rubbed her fine strands of hair.

"In the future, you don't have to worry about these things, I will do it, you stay in the palace, don't run around." Ji Yucheng maintained a posture of looking out at the scenery.

Ji Lianmei couldn't see his expression clearly at this time, but she just felt that this weak and elegant young man looked so reliable at this time.

"Uh-huh......." she whispered.

"Princess, you don't seem to be the same as the rumored princess." Ji Yucheng said suddenly.

"Huh? What's the difference? ”

"It is rumored that the princess is gentle and virtuous, but frail and sickly. Now it seems that the princess is in good health and ...... There is a kind of arrogance of a woman in the rivers and lakes. ”

Ji Lianmei turned her face away, and thought: It's over, I won't be seen by this guy for any clues.

"Yucheng is just a joke, please don't take it to heart princess." Bai Yucheng smiled slightly and said.

"It's okay, it's okay......." Ji Lianmei smiled awkwardly but politely, and the stone in her heart fell to the ground.

Spring has entered summer, the lotus flowers in the lotus pond are blooming one after another, looking from afar, the dots of pink and the blue color of the sky contrast with each other.

Ji Lianmei sat on the nine-song lotus pavilion, boredly playing with her silky hair.

Since the last time she ran out, Xiao Yu ordered Xiao Yige to strengthen the supervision of the palace, and she has never gone out again.

"Hmph..... I won't even be allowed to go out, so it's better to be a princess. Ji Lianmei complained.

At the same time, the palace garden.

Ji Yucheng wore a burlap coat and held gold scissors, leisurely pruning a moon flower.

Xiao Yige stepped forward with his sword and said to him: "Your Highness, you are here every day to raise flowers and grass, have you ever forgotten the purpose of our coming to Wuyue?" ”

Ji Yucheng handed him a moon season that bloomed just right, "Situ, calm down, don't be in a hurry, Emperor Wu still has doubts about my identity, and I need to hide it first." He smiled faintly at him.

"Yes, it's the subordinates who are stupid."

Ji Yucheng took out a delicately made silk cloth invitation from his arms, handed it to Xiao Yige, and said, "The princess seems to be a little bored recently, you give her this invitation and let her go to Qingyin Pavilion to pass the time." ”

"Yes....." Although Xiao Yige didn't understand what he meant, he didn't ask too much. Ji Yucheng is much younger than him, but he has been good at strategy since he was a child, and he is very smart, he must have his own plan to do all this, so he just needs to obey.

"Really? Did he allow me to go out of the house to play? Ji Lianmei carried the silk cloth and excitedly took Xiao Yige's hand.

"Yes, Princess."

"Great, finally able to go out. Zizhi, quick, let's go back and change our clothes, and we can go out to play later. Ji Lianmei picked up Zizhi and left, immersed in the joy of going out, completely unaware that all these arrangements might have another purpose.

At night, the market is hung with colorful lanterns, and thousands of trees bloom at night in the east wind. More blows down, stars like rain. BMW carved cars are full of fragrance. The sound of the phoenix flute moves, the light of the jade pot turns, and the fish and dragon dance all night.

The music in the area of Suzhou and Hangzhou is soft and pleasant, and Qingyin Pavilion is the most famous theater in Gusu City, there are Dan Mo from all over the world, the performance style is very different, and it is very interesting.

Qingyin Pavilion's performance was originally only open to the royal family, and tickets for the elegant seats were even more difficult to find, although Ji Lianmei was very curious about how Ji Yucheng got the invitation, but whatever he was, it would be nice to come out to play.

By the time she entered the seat, the people on the stage had already begun to perform.

Stir up dust, dance with long sleeves, cross the black canopy, raise your eyes to see the years and the present, watch the lanterns during the Lantern Festival, lightly say that confidants are rare, look at the present, people in and out of the play. Ji Lianmei suddenly remembered these words. Her life is like this "Muscle Jade Song", which came in a hurry, and she didn't know the end.

Just as she was fascinated, the lanterns on and around the stage suddenly went out, and the crowd panicked.