The salt merchants in the state city, in the turmoil of the abolished prince, closed their doors and exchanged letters with the second steward of the Nine Masters Mansion, and their eyes looked at the busy Caolian Mansion on the bank of the Xiaoqinhuai River from afar through the crack in the door.

When the eight general businessmen occasionally meet, they always let out a vague low smile, "I heard that the grades given by the masters above are rushing upward, not to mention that they are waiting for them at this time, but they are lacking, as long as Lian Zhenyun nods, it will be in hand." ”

"The one in Yuqing Palace, I don't know how much oil and water I have fished from the river over the years, which of the gentlemen above is not red-eyed? Now he is down, and his money cabinet cannot be taken away by anyone else. ”

"Lian Zhenyun is a success, he has saved enough energy to scatter money, and he has all the points up and down. Huai'an killed no one left, and guarded Yangzhou without leaving. Those gentlemen are far away in the capital, even if they want to show their knives and set them, they can't do it. The Governor was fed enough by Lian Zhenyun, Lord Futai is a hard-necked thorn, as for our Lord Futai, he can only look at the emperor's eyes."

"Let's watch the play slowly, I heard that Geng Tieer has sent in seven or eight tickets, all of which are the daughters of the official eunuchs under your master's family. In addition to the icing on the cake, even Zhenyun is not lacking anything......"

"He's so invulnerable, and I can't do it. It's just that there is no one under these masters, and they can't think of serious methods, so these small means that don't enter the stream, but they can focus on going off the beaten path, which makes people underestimate them......"

The heavy snow of the New Year fell one after another, and it could not hide the scorching fire of Caolian Mansion. However, a holy decree from the capital made the official Kun of Manyangzhou City immediately shift his eyes from Caolian Mansion to Futai Yamen. They heard that the emperor had summoned the people of Futai to return to Beijing half a year in advance to report on their work, and although they knew that they would not receive a response, the red stickers for the send-off banquet still poured into the Yamen of Futai like a tide.

The emperor is still healthy, and the saints of the Futai are strong.

Chen Yan dispersed the morning office, stepped on the snow on the road, walked to the door of the inner house, faintly heard the water bell outside the gate of the palace, and knew that it was the waterwheel of Yangzhou City, "Xiaolian, Qixi followed Mr. Zhou to Gongxue, you go to bring in the river water for Mr. Zhou." ”

Xiao Lian responded, Chen Yan erected the fluff on the collar, looked at the familiar figure in the middle gate, strode in, and said with a smile: "Su Niang, have you started to clean up, the plan of the officials is about to start, let's set off to the capital in half a month." ”

Qi Su Niang was wrapped in a thick silver fox skin. Holding the copper stove burning lotus powder flakes. Standing in the courtyard with a smile on his face. Watch the branches sweep the snow from the bluestone and load the tank. She could hear Chen's voice gently. hurriedly greeted him. smiled: "A few days ago, my sister-in-law sent a letter urging us to go to the capital early." I've already started packing. Just waiting for the snow to melt and sail. But how are the things in your yamen arranged? ”

Chen Yan walked up to her. smiled and said: "The two adults who know the same and pass the sentence are here." Mr. Zhou also stayed. I want to be "between words." The smile slowly faded. "I just look forward to Lord Dutai, don't rush to increase the fire consumption in the next few months. The poor people in Songjiang Mansion have already begun to take to the streets to grab rice shops. He's going to make a fuss again. I can't hold it down on my side. ”

Qi Su Niang sighed slightly. Hurriedly took the snow tin can from Zhi'er's hand. Put it in front of Chen Yan's eyes. said with a smile: "This is for Mr. Zhou to make tea and snow." This time the snow melted. I'm afraid I'll have to wait until next year to get new snow. Seeing Chen Yan nodded. He handed it to Zhi'er. "Branches. Let's go to the front.

"I saw that Zhi'er walked away. Qi Su Niang looked at Chen Yan. Comforted softly: "Don't worry. Didn't Governor Zhang Boxing always refuse to add? Master Zhang is a good official. It is the governor of Jiangsu again. He will ask Lord Dutai to take back his destiny. ”

The spring wind is blowing. It's still cold. The road in the courtyard has melted away a layer of snow. The pale blue tiles were exposed. At first glance. It's like a weed growing in spring.

Chen Yan hugged Qi Su Niang's shoulder. "Don't stand outside. The body is still thin. Beware of catching a cold. "Pull her along the Yongtong to the hall." You can rest assured. When the emperor asked me. I'm not going to talk nonsense. The head of the capital is already chaotic enough because of the abolition of the crown prince. I just can't take it anymore. I don't dare to bother the emperor at this time. Again. Because of Kali's horror, he was dismissed from his post, and there were many high-ranking officials of the second and third ranks. This is the three-year plan of the Ministry of Officials. He was also in front of the emperor. Can I, a fourth-grade official who entered Beijing early to report on his work before he completed the exam for three years, still be able to shake him? He said. While helping Qi Su Niang into a chair and sitting down.

The chair was thickly padded with wild sheep fur felt, and the four corners of the copper basin next to it were covered with a warm cage, Qi Su Niang sat in the chair, looked up at Chen Yan beside her, stretched out her hand to hug his waist, and snuggled into his arms, "It's hard for you......"

Chen Yan hugged Qi Su Niang and said softly: "It's not difficult, I still want An Ansheng to live with you for the rest of my life......"

The half moon passed in a blink of an eye, and Chen Yan took Qi Suniang on the official boat, went north along the Cao River, and headed for the capital. When the boat arrived at Zhangjiawan in Tongzhou, Qi Suniang saw that 1,200 official ships were moored on the official ship wharf, crowded with them, and the bow of these official ships was erected with pink cards, door guns, and Luo umbrellas, and blue and green official sedans were placed behind the boats, and the masts were pulled

Flags, most of them are "Yanzhou Mansion Zhengtang Fu", "Changzhou Mansion Xuezheng Li" and the like, and Fu's official ships have another wharf to moor, looking at it from a distance, it is also a lot.

Qi Su Niang laughed and said, "There are so many? I'm afraid we won't even be able to find a place to park the boat. ”

Chen Yan shook his head and smiled: "At this time, as long as you can find a reason, you will mostly go into the capital to see the direction of the wind, and everywhere you will be full of exams." He turned his head and said, "Xiaolian, you go out and tell them to it, and dock at the passenger ship dock." ”

Xiao Lianfang was about to turn around, and a servant from outside reported in, "My lord, someone from the Qi Mansion is waiting outside." ”

An Sheng walked from the boat to the barge, still smiling, and did not enter the cabin, and called Qian'er from the bow of the boat to ask An Dao: "The little one asks for my aunt and grandmother." The uncle sent the little one to pick up the aunt and grandma.

He took out a letter from his bosom, "This is a letter from my uncle to my uncle." ”

Chen Yan took the letter from Xiaolian's hand and read it, and nodded slightly, "Your uncle is right, when we enter Beijing today, we will go to live in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Guild Hall." ”

Qi Su Niang was taken aback when she heard that she was not going to live in Qi Qiang's mansion, and when she was about to speak, Chen Yan gently shook her hand under her sleeve, and she had to hold back.

An Sheng led more than ten family members, seven or eight daughters-in-law, and moved the luggage, official sedan chair, and Futai honor guard on the ship to the three big cars waiting on the dock, Qi Su Niang sat in the jade-topped sandalwood bark warm car, and Chen Yan rode a horse, along the official road, all the way to the capital.

Qi Su Niang sat in the warm car, muttered for a while, and sighed softly. Bi'er persuaded: "Grandma don't worry, even the slaves and maids know that there is a lot of chaos in the capital at this time, and the uncle doesn't take grandma's house to live, it's all for grandma's good." ”

"I understand the reason, but I can't get over it in my heart." Qi Su Niang said abruptly: "Although my brother and sister-in-law were separated half a year ago, I finally went to the capital once, for these masters, I can't live at home, but I have to go to the guild hall......" She felt slightly depressed, and couldn't help but reach out and open the leather curtain on the window, and the cold air poured in in early spring, and Qi Su Niang suddenly sneezed.

Bi'er was startled, and before he could speak, Chen Yan had already rode his horse to the window and coaxed: "All the way is bare poplar forests, dry and cold frozen ground, there is nothing to see." You are not yet strong, be careful of catching a cold. ”

Qi Su Niang smiled and lowered the leather curtain, but she heard Chen Yan talking about poplars and frozen ground, and quietly peeked out through the crack in the leather curtain.

The gray-white poplar forest under the official road is connected, and on the brown land, although there is no snow, there is no greenery, and I can't see which frozen ground she and Cui Hao once knelt on the ground, but she still remembers the black blood that flowed that day, which made people suffocate and fearful, and the golden lock plate that pierced her eyes on the eighth master's hand......

Qi Suniang silently watched the poplar forest, and was suddenly attracted by the ragged children collecting firewood in the woods.

Qi Su Niang was startled, opened the leather curtain, and looked over. But I saw a big boy chasing seven or eight children, and a man and a woman rushed over from afar and grabbed the big child. She was about to take a closer look, but her eyes were blocked by Chen Yandi's figure.

Chen Yan smiled and stretched out his hand to pull down the leather curtain, isolating the cold, only to hear the screams and scolding of the beaten children, "The dead and crippled surnamed Bai, and the dead wild seed surnamed Weng was raised......

Jiangsu and Zhejiang Hall is located in the inner city of the capital, is the place where the eunuchs and wealthy businessmen of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces enter Beijing to borrow their residence, the owner of the hall was originally a very wealthy person in Suzhou Mansion during the Shunzhi period, and the donation of the rich rooms of the state capitals of Jiangsu and Zhejiang for decades has been built, and it has occupied ten acres of square circle during the Kangxi period.

There is a plaque of "Jiangsu Hall" inscribed by the champion of Kangxi in the 28th year on the stone door of the third house, and on the two flour walls of the main hall, the inscriptions of the scholars of Jiangsu and Zhejiang high schools are innumerable.

Chen Yan took Qi Su Niang to take a closer look at the left and right powder walls, and couldn't help laughing: "Jiangnan Su and Yang Mansion are the places with the most people in the township test. ”

Qi Su Niang was not interested in which of the scholars, and was stunned to think about the men and women she saw in the poplar forest. Chen Yan saw that her face was a little pale, afraid that she was weak and could not resist the cold spring in the north, so he hurriedly urged the servants of the guild hall to clean up the courtyard.

The hall manager respectfully welcomed Yangzhou Mansion and the inner family into the south of the Shuanghong House, the house pattern in the Jiangsu Hall is the south side, because it is in the north, the middle of the inner room is built by the east end of the brick kang, and the south end also has a Tieli wood three fence to collect begonia flowers large frame bed.

Chen Yan saw that the yard was sunny, warm and clean, and Qi Suniang was also very satisfied, so he smiled and asked An Sheng to put his luggage in.

－

Sorry, it's late, I didn't expect it to be so soon. It's 397 now.,Khan.,Sure enough, double pink is different.,Hehe.,Thank you for your support.,A new volume has begun.,If you can arrive today.,Add more pink pink (to be continued.,If you want to know what's going on,。 Chapter More, Support & &)