Ran Yan glared at Wan Lu, straightened up and asked her to comb her hair, and continued to wrap the veil.

When she tied a bow on it very seriously, she suddenly felt that she would not attach too much importance to such a solemn ceremony...... Thinking about it, quickly unraveling it.

Ran Yan looked at a thin white cloth handkerchief on the dressing table, and felt that it was really as Wan Lu said, the gift was too light, so he thought about it, so he wrapped it carefully.

After repeating this a few times, Wanlu finally couldn't help it, "My lady, do you say that you are guaranteed or not, give a happy word, the slave and maid looked tired and panicked." ”

Ran Yan paused, and suddenly realized that this matter was too indecisive, and immediately put the wrapped handkerchief aside.

As soon as their hair was combed, Ge Lan and Xing Niang came in with clothes and some other items.

Xing Niang just asked about the itinerary of the late green lady, and when she saw that the evening green was hesitant, she guessed two points, but she never said that she helped Ran Yan sort out a set of matching clothes and put them on for her.

After breakfast, Ran Yan first went to the front yard to explain his whereabouts to Ran Pingyu, and then led Wanlu and Gelan to the carriage on the inner doorway.

When she was about to go out, Xing Niang instructed, "When the lady arrived at Pingkangfang, she entered from the north gate facing Zhuque Street, close to the southeast corner of the East Market, where many prostitutes lived, and the lady's family should not be touched." ”

Ran Yanxin was quite moved, Xing Niang was like a mother, and the babbling opposition was just out of concern, and she really couldn't object, but she would still remind her.

Pingkangfang is only separated from the imperial city by Suzaku Street, and Chongrenfang is sandwiched between the north and south.

The local town offices in Beijing are called Jinjuyuan, and there are 25 Jinsoyuan in Chongrenfang and 15 in Pingkangfang.

Every year, candidates and candidates are less than thousands, up to tens of thousands of people, gather in the capital to go to the election, the above two squares "because it is a street of convergence, then pour the two cities, day and night noisy, the lights are endless, Beijing Zhufang, Mo Zhi and compare", so Pingkangfang is close to the southeast corner of the East City, and it is not strange that private prostitutes gather.

To the north of the imperial city, there are many mansions, and the secretary and supervisor Chu Suiliang also lives in Pingkangfang, and there are only a few families separated from Xiao Song's mansion.

"Xiao Langjun will choose to live in this place." As soon as Wan Lu heard that the private brothel of Pingkangfang was gathered, she couldn't help but be a little puzzled, because with Xiao Song's family affairs and official position, it was easy to choose a new place.

Could it be for the convenience of prostitutes? Ran Yan thought about it and overthrew it, Chu Suiliang couldn't do it for convenience.

Xiao Song's mansion was easy to find, and the carriage entered from the north gate of Pingkang Fong, and went straight down the avenue to the westernmost point.

Ran Yan had just gotten out of the car at the door, and when he saw the porter who was coming out, his eyes widened, and he said in disbelief, "It's a little lady!" ”

After that, he stabbed the family next to him, and said hurriedly, "Look! It's actually a good-looking little lady! ”

Several family members turned their heads to look at it, and they were also dumbfounded, not because they were amazed by Ran Yan's beauty, but only because of her gender. Over the years, the outside has spread the bizarre rumor of their Lang Jun's "wife", saying that even a female mosquito can be killed in Xiao Shilang's house, such a nonsense thing, but everyone believes it! But if you are a lady, you will all retreat.

The porter Yiyi stepped forward and asked softly, "Little lady, this is Xiao Yuezhi's Xiao Shilang's mansion, you don't have a place to go, right?" No less words"

"It's Xiao Shilang who I'm looking for, and I haven't left anywhere." Evening Green took over.

The porter whispered softly, for fear that a louder voice would scare people, "You come in and sit down." ”

Ran Yan thanked him and followed him to a tea room next to the gatehouse.

This is the normal procedure of hospitality, which is usually to welcome the guest into the room and sit and wait, and the servant and maid will inform the host, and if the guest is equal and more popular, the host will greet the guest himself.

Ran Yan sat down in the tea room, served tea to a small servant, and after serving tea, bowed down and said, "This lady, my family Langjun has gone to the court, and it will be in the evening, if you have something, you might as well talk to Dr. Liu, or leave a letter, and the small one will pass it on your behalf." ”

"I'm tired of reporting to Dr. Liu." Ran Yan said.

When the little guy retreated, Wanlu whispered, "Lady, the slave thinks that the people in the house have strange eyes. ”

It's not that it's strange, it's that their consternation can't be hidden.

After waiting for a long time, at first Ran Yan thought that the Xiao Mansion was too big and it would take a while to go, but when it was almost two o'clock, Ran Yan was a little impatient, and was about to ask Wanlu to call the little girl, she left the letter and left, but heard hurried footsteps outside.

The footsteps paused outside, and he slammed on the door a few times before pushing the door in.

The wind swept into the house with snow, Ran Yan couldn't help squinting her eyes, and when she got used to it, she opened her eyes, but saw Xiao Song standing in the door covered in snowflakes, and her eyes couldn't hide her joy, "Ah Yan." ”

"You?" Ran Yan said strangely.

Xiao Song patted the snowflakes on his body and said casually, "I just left the official office and was going to go to the east of the city to handle the case, because of the heavy snow, I added a piece of clothing, but I didn't expect you to come." ”

This excuse is really flawless, and he can't find a flaw, but no, Ran Yan can feel that he is lying, but he doesn't debunk him, he just says, "I'm just reluctant, thank you by the way." ”

"Let's go and sit in the hall." Xiao Song said.

Ran Yan hesitated for a moment and nodded.

Xiao Song glanced at the charcoal basin in the tea room that seemed to have just risen, and asked, "Is it cold?" ”

"It's fine." Ran Yan answered truthfully. It was a little cold at first, but then the charcoal fire in the brazier grew stronger and warmer.

"Because there is usually no one in the house, and it has just entered winter, I haven't prepared much." Xiao Song said and took the umbrella handed by the little servant and helped Ran Yan hold it up.

"If you delay like this, no one will report you, right? There are not many words," Ran Yan asked.

Under the umbrella, the two were separated by a fist, but it did not affect Xiao Song's good mood, he smiled, "It's almost noon, and some officials have gone back to their homes for dinner, so it's okay." ”

The Xiao Mansion is not as big as expected, it is similar to Ran Pingyu's mansion, the mansion is covered with heavy snow, and only one main road is swept out, and there is white and thick snow on both sides, and no one takes care of it. The further you go, the more weeds grow in some corners.

And along the way, I only saw a small house, and there were many rooms in the house, but most of them were closed, as if no one had lived in them for a long time.

Xiao Song noticed her gaze and explained, "When my father was still in Chang'an, he lived in Yongxingfang, and now my eldest brother and sister-in-law live, and it was inconvenient for me to live there, so I moved out." ”

Living in one place, each living in its own yard, can it be inconvenient? Probably because the evil spirit is too heavy, he is disliked by others. Especially Xiao Song's eldest brother married the princess of Xiangcheng.

Legend has it that Princess Xiangcheng had an excellent temperament and was supposed to live in the princess's mansion with the concubine, but she felt that she was married to her husband, so she rebuilt it on the basis of the original old house. It's one thing for a princess to have a good temperament, but as a person with a bad personality, she has to be a little conscious.

"Where's Shu Niang?" Ran Yan suddenly remembered that there was only one in the Xiao Mansion.

"Hmm......" Xiao Song muttered for a moment and recalled, "I just remembered that I hadn't seen her for about two or three months. ”

In fact, two or three months ago, he was assigned to Qizhou to "catch up" with the old man.

There is a two-story attic in the corner of the courtyard, which is much larger than the ordinary attic, and if you climb the attic, you will be separated from the road outside the house by only a wall.

This is Xiao Song's study. Ordinary officials have important items stored in their study, and I am afraid that no one would have imagined that Xiao Song would set up such an important place on the side of the road.

Xiao Song casually talked to Ran Yan about this, and led her into the hall.

As soon as he entered the door, Ran Yan was warm in the house, and he had already burned seven braziers, and it was obvious that they had just burned for a while.

Ran Yan asked Wanlu to hand over the dried rice that was dried yesterday on the table, and reached into his sleeve pocket, wanting to take out the handkerchief, but after hesitating for a long time, he was still embarrassed to take it out.

Xiao Song asked people to bring in tea sets and stoves, and rolled up his sleeves to make tea. His movements in making tea are free and neat, with an innate elegance, which is different from the exquisite elegance of ordinary Confucian scholars.

The red light of the fire reflected his perfect silhouette, and the skull had been removed when he had just entered the room, revealing slightly wet black hair, a few strands scattered down, resting on his smooth forehead, swaying slightly, and a drop of water fell from the tip of his hair, which wanted to fall.

Ge Lan and Evening Green are very strange, isn't there a little guy in Xiao Mansion who can make tea? Ge Lan can make tea, but this is in someone else's house, and it is inconvenient for her to come out like this, so she just glanced at Wan Lu and lowered her eyes again.

"I didn't like spices when I saw you last time." Xiao Song handed Ran Yan a cup of tea, and his slender and powerful hand lined with a light brown tea cup, which had a simple charm. He continued, "I don't like to add some mess to the tea, so I don't have it in the house." ”

Ran Yan smiled faintly, took a sip of tea, and was suddenly a little surprised, Xiao Song's tea making skills were actually no worse than those masters who specialized in making kung fu tea in his previous life! You must know that the tea ceremony in the Tang Dynasty was still very different from that later, and spices were generally added to make tea, and there were fewer people who simply boiled tea, and even fewer people who could not cook it.

"How?" Xiao Song smiled brightly, revealing white and neat teeth, and the whole person looked clean and refreshing.

"Good." Ran Yan was infected by his smile and smiled slightly.

At this time, a small servant's voice came from outside the door, "Lang Jun, Doctor Liu asked you if you want to prepare lunch." ”

In fact, Liu Qingsong's original words were: ask him if he invites people to dinner, and if he wants to invite, ask him to collect money.

Because Xiao Song generally eats in the official office, the government only distributes people's monthly salaries, and as for the enjoyment supplies, they are all paid by Liu Qingsong, according to his words, it is all real hard-earned money.

"Go get ready." Xiao Song said.

There are guests here, and it is rare to see, and the little guy naturally didn't dare to mention the money, so he answered, and went down to order the kitchen to cook, and the money matter was mentioned afterwards.

"Thank you for taking care of my tenth brother, I won't delay you." Ran Yan straightened up and saluted Xiao Song.

: Don't be surprised about the matter of sending a veil, in fact, before the Song Dynasty, the etiquette was not so strict, and the sending of a veil did not mean "love", but only to express gratitude, more favorable, or more worshipful, and so on.

Ah Yan didn't give a handkerchief to make love.

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