Chapter VIII
“…… At that time, Bo Qin came to Qingyuan County to take office, and the first case he handled was that the shopkeeper Sun offered bribes. As you might have guessed, the person who was bribed was Birchin himself. Old Lady Lin smiled helplessly at Chu Hui, "According to the laws of the Great Yuan, those who commit serious bribes should be detained for five to ten years and have their property confiscated, but Bo Qin did not accept bribes, and the amount sent by the shopkeeper Sun was not much, so he only punished twenty boards and posted a list to set an example." ”
Chu Cheng bowed: "Presumably, this shopkeeper Sun hates Jifujun in his heart." ”
Old Lady Lin sighed: "In this Qingyuan County, there are a lot of people who hate him." ”
Chu Cheng glanced at the old lady Lin's face and did not say anything.
Back at Lin's house, before Chu Cheng sat down to take a sip of tea, she saw Xi Du and Mao Bi hurriedly running over and said to her, "Madam, there is a girl named Wen Lanxin looking for you outside the door." ”
"Wen Lanxin? Who is it? ”
Mao Bi said softly: "She claimed to be the cousin of the county Cheng Fang Shuangping, and she came to visit Mrs. ”
Chu Ji remembered it when he arrived, and hurriedly asked Mabi to bring people to entertain her. She thought that Fang Shuangping was saying kind words, but she didn't expect the other party's cousin to be so enthusiastic.
In a moment, Mabie led a petite woman into the house.
The woman was only seventeen or eighteen years old, wearing a light pink embroidered butterfly cardigan skirt, and a pair of small feet stepping on soft flower satin shoes, which was very delicate. Because of the heat outside, Lin's face was flushed, and his eyes were big and bright, and he looked very kind.
Chu Cheng is good at dancing with long sleeves, and she is not shy when she sees the living, she stepped forward kindly: "Miss Wen is really here, it's a surprise." ”
Wen Lan was stunned for a moment, and then said embarrassedly: "Mrs. Lin, don't dislike me for being reckless." I have only been married to Qingyuan County for half a month, and the neighbors are not familiar with each other, and there is no one to talk to, so my cousin came to me and said that I could come to find my wife for a small gathering, and I couldn't hold it back for a while, so I came to disturb ......"
Her voice was sven and sounded particularly pleasant.
Chu Cheng suddenly had a good impression, pulled her to sit down, and said with a smile while pouring tea: "How come, I don't know anyone here." Miss Wen came to me, and I was too late to be happy! ”
Wen Lanxin's eyes lit up: "Is what Madam said true?" ”
"Of course." Chu Cheng smiled slightly, "Miss Wen doesn't need to call me Mrs. Lin so outside, it's okay for you to call me Siniang." ”
Wen Lanxin breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Chu Cheng and smiled: "Siniang, my maiden name is Lanxin, you don't have to call me Miss Wen." She lowered her head and took a sip of tea, then looked at Chu Cheng again.
Chu Cheng touched her face suspiciously, and asked, "Lan Xin, is there anything on my face?" ”
"No, no, no." Wen Lanxin blushed for a moment, and said shyly, "I'm just ...... I just feel that Siniang is not at all the same as the rumors. ”
"Oh? Why is it different? ”
Chu Cheng had a ghost in her heart, and her tone couldn't help but be a little guarded.
But Wen Lanxin didn't notice it at all, blinked, and said honestly: "It is rumored that Mrs. County Ling is...... It's three marriages, and it's old, so it's possible ...... It's not pretty. But I didn't expect to see it today, Siniang is so beautiful and fragrant, no wonder Lord Lin will be infatuated with you! ”
Chu Cheng smiled dryly and touched her face, Lin Boqin was infatuated with her? If you don't cut her, you'll be grateful.
In his heart, he slandered like this, but he had to say with a shy face: "Adults are kind-hearted and don't care about this." It's you, it seems that you are very close to your husband. ”
Wen Lanxin's face flushed slightly, and she lowered her eyebrows: "He, he's very good to me......"
The friendship between women was established very quickly, not to mention that Chu Cheng still had a sense of disappointment, and soon touched Wen Lanxin's temperament. Wen Lanxin only thought that she was the county lady who had just married, and she was not wary at all, as if she was pouring beans from the bamboo tube, and told Chu Cheng all her affairs.
Wen Lanxin's husband opened a silk village at the entrance of Pingle Street, and the business was good, and he was considered a wealthy family in Qingyuan County. She has no brothers in her family, so she has a close relationship with her cousin Fang Shuangping.
"I'm bored at home anyway, Lan Xin can come to me at any time, and I can have a companion for tea in the future."
Wen Lan nodded again and again when she heard this.
The two talked about some interesting things again, and seeing that it was getting late, Wen Lanxin got up and said goodbye. Chu Cheng sent her to the door, and there was already a soft sedan waiting outside the door, and they said goodbye to each other.
Because she met a friend with a good personality, Chu Cheng was rarely in a good mood.
Seeing the smile on the corner of her mouth, Xi Du couldn't help but say curiously, "It's the first time I've seen Madame say so many words with a pleasant face." ”
Chu Cheng was stunned, turned her head and asked Mobi: "Am I usually very unsmiling?" ”
"Not really, it's just the first time I've seen it like today." Madam replied seriously, "Madame should smile more, it looks so good when she laughs." ”
Chu Cheng touched her chin thoughtfully.
When it was time to eat, Chu Cheng asked the two maids to put the food in the house to eat.
Mao Bi asked in a daze: "Madame doesn't wait for adults to dine together?" ”
Chu Cheng frowned, and she didn't remind her, she forgot that she had a husband now.
I was hungry and didn't want to wait, but I thought that she had put Lin Boqin together during the day, and she always owed a little debt, and if Lin Boqin was left alone to eat leftovers, I was afraid it would not be good. After thinking about it, Chu Cheng waved her hand: "Then put the food aside first, and wait for the adults to come back and warm it up." ”
Seeing that Chu Hui's attitude had softened, she responded with a smile.
Wait until the third watch.
The candles on the table lit long lanterns with a soft "pop" sound.
Chu Hui, who was leaning on the table with a little head, suddenly woke up, and looked blankly at the dark surroundings and the cold food on the table, and his face was not very good.
She called for Xi Du and asked, "Lin Boqin hasn't come back yet?" ”
Twilight replied quietly, "Not ...... yet"
Chu Cheng waved her hand sleepily: "Heat the meal, I ate and slept well." ”
"Yes."
As a result, as soon as Xi Du and Mabi removed the food, Chu Cheng heard steady footsteps outside the door. She hurriedly opened the door to look, but Lin Boqin came back in a dusty body.
Under the moonlight, he was wearing a green and painted seven-grade official uniform that had not been changed, and he was even more jade, and when he saw Chu Hui, he must still remember the events of the day, and his face was very serious: "You still haven't rested?" ”
Chu Cheng suppressed her anger, pretending to lean on the door frame easily, her eyes were like silk: "Aren't I waiting for my husband to come back, if you don't come back, I'm always worried." ”
The woman has a good figure, green silk like ink, and looks particularly enchanting.
Lin Boqin's eyes were slightly stunned, and then he reacted again, and looked away: "Today's affairs in the yamen are busy, and Fang Shuangping and I have already eaten, so we are late to come back." You don't have to wait for me in the future, please do it yourself. ”
"Exactly! I don't want to wait for you at all! After Chu Cheng finished speaking, she rolled her eyes and turned around and slammed the door.
Lin Boqin was startled by her closing the door, and his quiet face suddenly turned blue. This Li Siniang is really lawless, she dares to slam the door in front of him, and she has no knowledge at all! I wanted to call him out for a lecture, but looking at the closed door, Lin Boqin was defeated in the end, and recited the sentence "Only women and villains are difficult to raise", and then brushed his sleeves away.
Chu Cheng in the house was even more angry.
She thought about her rudeness during the day, and she originally wanted to condescend to her dignity and wait for this person to eat and pay for it, but she didn't expect that people would spend all day eating and eating thieves, and she wasted her expression in vain.
Chu Cheng rubbed her hungry stomach and secretly made up her mind that she would never go to the hot face and cold ass!
When Mabi and Xi Du came back with their meals, they saw that Chu Hui's face was not very good, and they didn't understand what was going on. Chu Cheng finished eating, washed up in a hurry, and didn't tell them, so she blew out the lamp and fell asleep.
A dreamless night.
The next day, Chu Cheng woke up, and the next room was empty.
Chu Cheng snorted, no longer cared, she should eat and drink for several days, talk to Mrs. Lin when she had nothing to do, or go out on the street with Wen Lanxin.
I have to say that after getting along for a long time, Chu Cheng found that Wen Lanxin's personality was really good, and when the child bumped into her on the street, she only smiled gently and softly, reminding the child to pay attention to his feet and not to fall and touch it; There was a beggar Hanako on the side of the road, and she generously gave money to charity. I always bring some snacks and embroidered handkerchiefs to Chu Cheng.
On this day, Wen Lanxin asked Chu Cheng to go boating by the Red Lake on the outskirts of the county.
The two of them rode over in a carriage, passing by the county gate, and just happened to see the posted sea fishing document - Jiangyang thief Yu Xuanji.
Chu Cheng was eating the muffins made by Wen Lanxin, and when she saw it, she choked and coughed violently.
"Siniang, what's wrong with you?"
Wen Lanxin patted her on the back, the maid next to her hurriedly reached out to hand over the water, and Chu Cheng drank it in a big gulp, which was much better.
She rubbed her throat, blinked her choked eyes, and said, "Just ...... Suddenly choked. ”
Wen Lanxin frowned and looked at the muffins on the table, and said, "It's all my fault, I didn't make muffins for you if I knew I wouldn't have made you muffins, I should have stewed some pear soup." ”
"It's okay, it's okay." Chu Cheng waved her hand, she lowered her eyes, and asked as if unintentionally, "Lan Xin, do you know that Jiangyang thief Jade Xuanji?" ”
"Yes." Wen Lanxin looked worried, "I heard that it was a woman, but she did all kinds of evil, murder and arson, robbery and theft...... It's horrible. ”
Chu Hui: "......"
Wen Lanxin said again: "Now that the imperial court has issued a list of wanted people everywhere, my cousin was still reminding me yesterday, let me pay attention to safety, don't bump into that jade Xuanji." But our Dayuan is so vast, how could I happen to come across a wanted criminal? My cousin just likes to worry about the sky and think wildly. ”
“…… What Fang Xiancheng said is not wrong, be careful. ”
Wen Lanxin nodded seriously.
Chu Cheng touched her face and secretly wondered, it seemed that she would not be recognized in Qingyuan County.
Although the weather is hot today, there are willows planted on the embankment of the Red Lake, and the breeze is gentle and very cool, so there are many people who come to raft.
The two got on an orchid boat, propped up the oars, and slowly rowed to the center of the lake.
There is no shortage of young men who are on the boat, and when they see Wen Lanxin and Chu Cheng looking beautiful, they can't help but peep. But the two wore the woman's hair in a bun, so that no one came to talk for a while.
But this man, there are always those who have long eyes, and those who don't.
A slightly larger canopy boat rowed straight in front of the Lan boat that Chu Cheng and Wen Lanxin were riding, blocking the way.
At the head stood a short man with a long mustache, wearing a royal blue shirt, shaking a folding fan, smiling at Chu Cheng with bad intentions: "Little lady, are you interested in boating with me on the lake?" ”
Wen Lan frowned in fright and covered her face with a fan. But Chu Cheng stared at this person directly, her eyes shining.
No one could have imagined that she was very excited at this time: Oh my God! Someone is molesting her! It's the first time anyone dares to tease her when she's grown so big! It's exactly the same as the scene written in the book!