As soon as the Double Ninth Festival passes, the capital is already a bleak weather, most of the grass and trees in the streets and alleys can not withstand the cold wind, a gust of wind rolls, there are countless leaves fluttering and sprinkled on the ground, and the rest is just a hard day on the trees. The pedestrians who came and went changed into jackets, and in the early morning and at night, it was cold and cold, and even the big padded jackets were prepared early.

In this weather, business in the teahouse is getting better and better. A pot of hot tea can not only warm the heart and stomach, but also if there are outsiders, Spit Star 1un enclave to comment on the major events in and outside Beijing, and the gossip of dignitaries and nobles, can show the superiority of the people in the capital at the foot of their imperial capital. For example, at this time, the X teahouse in the southwest corner of Qipan Street was crowded early because it was close to the thousand-step corridor that contained more than a dozen yamen, and you could even look up at the majestic palace city out of it.

The guy who ran the hall counted the teapot and filled the water for many tea guests, but he didn't have time to rest. angry, the tea guest on one of the tables suddenly complained: "What kind of tea is this, there is no walnut pine, and there is no Mu Ximo 1ì, just such a light and light tea soup, which makes people fade out of the birds!" As soon as these words came out, the surroundings were quiet for a while, and then there was a burst of laughter. A man next to the man hurriedly pulled him, and an old tea guest at a table next to him pulled his beard and laughed.

"If you want to eat those concocted teas, there are teahouses in this capital that can't wait, but you don't have to come here! The tea concocted here is even accessible to those princes and ministers, and you can't drink it, because you don't have this taste! Having said that, when X Lao'er was drinking tea here, he met Yang Zhentai, who was famous in Liangjiang. At that time, he had just been transferred back to Beijing, tsk, very young, where is the momentum now! ”

Compared with the scene full of laughter just now, at this time, the tea guests around were all interested, some turned around curiously, some simply stood up and surrounded them, and some even raised their hands and shouted loudly, called the tea doctor, made another tea and sent it to the old tea guest's table, and asked him to tell everyone about it. Instead, the big man, who had just made a fool of himself, sat there dumbfounded, until his companion nudged him, and he sat upright, his ears pricked up.

"This time flies, in a blink of an eye, those royal palaces are three years of filial piety expired, and King Jing has already ......been married", the old tea guest did not finish his words as the beginning, and someone next to him said: "What three years, the queen mother clearly passed away in April of the year before last, but King Jing married in November last year." ”

"Don't you understand? We ordinary people don't understand that but those rich and noble families and even the royal family, this filial piety is completed in twenty-seven months, where is it really three years? The old tea guest glared at the speaker angrily, and blew lightly on the hot tea, and after taking a sip, he breathed a sigh as if he had an endless aftertaste, and said slowly, "I think when I first met Yang Zhentai here, it was four years ago." At that time, he had just returned to the capital and entered the Jinyi Guard, although he came out of the Yaen, but when he entered and exited from the Thousand Steps Corridor, he was not like those officials who shouted five and six, just a master and a servant, although everyone said that it was a cold face, but once I almost bumped into him on the road, but I was polite to me, and it was a rare person ......

At first, the big man was a little unimpressed, and he was about to interrupt several times, but when he heard this, he had no intention of standing up, and immediately sat back down.

“…… Hey, at that time, I only heard Yang Zhentai say to that JN Ti Shuai, you are eating the Dai Lu of the imperial court, but you are sheltering such JN people and recording tenants to plot against you, are you worthy of the trust of the saint and worthy of your official robe? As he spoke, I saw him snort loudly; Although the old tea guest was selling nn, he didn't have an appetite, but he talked with great interest about Yang Jinzhou's direct takedown of Xia Zhuang's head in the Lu Mansion in Tongzhou.

"Uncle Lu, look at what you say so well, if you look back at the storyteller in this teahouse, it is much easier to do than your broker's work!"

"Phew, I just have that little bit of goods in my stomach, what else can I say after I finish this paragraph, you will support me then?"

For a moment, there was a lot of laughter in the teahouse.

And the old tea guest took a long time to pour down most of the hot tea, and then stood up and patted the shoulder of the big man with a smile: "I see that you are like a foreigner, when you first arrive in the capital, you remember how long your heart is, and you still take the habits of your hometown in everything, so you can't do things, and it will be a big trouble if you collide with nobles, not everyone is as lucky as I was back then." As for this tea, if you are not used to drinking it, go to the Dingfeng Building over there in the West Fourth Archway, the Hu fruit tea over there is cheap and delicious, and there are all kinds of flavors of fruits and vegetables in Yanjin, there is always something suitable for your taste! Although the old tea guest had some condescending pointing posture, he spoke politely after all, and the big man naturally nodded, and then scratched his head and said: "Actually, I used to drink too much brick tea in the north, and I drank too much hu tea in the south. ”

"Listen to Brother X's tone, or do you go south and north?"

"It's not about going south and north, it's just following people...... It's to follow a big brother around running errands and seeing knowledge. The big man smiled innocently, and when he saw that the tea customers around him also enthusiastically recommended to him all kinds of famous products of Jingshi and explained the customs and customs, etc., he wanted to say that he had stayed in Jingbei for more than a year, but he could only swallow back.

When someone said about last year's grand imperial wedding, at first the old tea guest suddenly said: "When the queen mother was alive, it is said that the three royal highnesses chose concubines, but last year's wedding was only one." However, it is said that after the wedding of His Royal Highness King Jing, in recent days, the Ministry of Rites is choosing a step-concubine for His Royal Highness King Jin. After all, filial piety is full, and the palace can't be without an NV master. ”

Speaking of this, he sighed again and shook his head: "Speaking of which, there have been a lot of things inside and outside in the past three or four years. The year before last, the envoys of the South and the West paid tribute, a big scene that had not been seen for many years, and even the bosses of the court were trembling with excitement, but then the northeast was in full swing.

It is said that if it weren't for the strong soldiers and horses on the side of the Marquis of Zhendong, the Liaodong side would almost be unable to bear it after the first battle was defeated. Here are a few old men, the old man, the old man, the late marquis, "The princess of Jin is also immortal, plus the queen mother in the past...... Well, there has never been peace. "Ahem, when people get old, their mouths will be broken, and they will talk less about state affairs and less about state affairs!" The old tea guest seemed to wake up to his speechlessness, and hurriedly covered up his words, but someone on the side said at this time, "We haven't accused those nobles, Jinyiwei will not be this to arrest us all." Having said that, "Liangjiang Yang Zhentai is going to be transferred back to Beijing, and I heard that everyone has already passed Tianjin, and it is only a matter of one or two days to enter the city." ”

At this time, the people next to him had to join in, and they asked clearly. For a while, the teahouse shop where the people gathered in the market was noisy again. Next, the topic went from the ranking of the prime ministers in the interior, the duties of the princes and uncles of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, to the Hu of Yin of Shuntian Mansion, and the x concubine of Wanping County...... All in all, as the sun sets, most people get up and leave contentedly, leaving behind the stools and wretchedness of the teahouse.

The big man who also came out of the teahouse shop and the young man behind him lagged behind. As soon as they turned around to two or three X lanes, the tea customers before could no longer be seen, and the two of them had to go to the bolted horse pillar in front of an X shop with little business. As soon as he moved, the young man couldn't help but shake his head and laugh.

"I haven't been back for almost two years, and the people in this capital are still the same, and they like to talk about these big things. Brother Qin: "It's a shame that you have the patience to sit there for so long." ”

"Hey, I'm practicing calligraphy and reading with adults, and the lantern finally has a little bit to sit on, and many of them praise us adults, so I'm naturally happy to listen!" , The big man is Qin Hu, at this moment" he untied the reins and stepped on the horse neatly, gently shook off the reins and walked a few steps forward, and when X Ding came up, he muttered softly, "My lord asked the two of us to go back to Beijing first, saying that it was to inquire, but there is the eldest princess here, what news can't be inquired?" Listen to what the people of X people say is true, after all, when the adults come back this time, it is impossible to release it again in a short time. ”

"Brother Qin is thinking about things now, but he is getting more and more confused!"

One big and one x two laughed for a moment, and then they both galloped down. After half an hour, they arrived at the Mirror Garden, and when the people on the west corner saw them, they hurriedly welcomed them in, and they were busy preparing for a while.

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In the evening, the Liao Xiangyuan of the Yangning Hou Mansion was lively again. Chen Ting came back from school from Mr. 6, Chen Yan also arrived home, and the two brothers sat next to Zhu's side, one was talking about the class taught by Mr. today, and the other was smiling and talking about today's news inside and out. Zhu leaned on the back of the kang chair and listened with a smile, and suddenly smiled at Chen Yan: "Speaking of which, this order is really timely rain." Otherwise, you will get married in February next year, and your sister will have to hurry back. ”

"Isn't it?" Chen Yan's face showed undisguised joy and excitement, and he suddenly grabbed Zhu's arm and said, "Old lady, I heard from the master today that my sister and brother-in-law have arrived in Tianjin, can I take a leave to pick up people at Tongzhou Wharf when the time comes?" ”

Seeing Chen Yan's look of worrying that he would not agree, Zhu couldn't help but smile dumbly: "You are all people who are going to get married, and you are not an x child, usually our industrial affairs near Gyeonggi are even taken care of by you personally, this is the right thing to pick up people in Tongzhou, will I still treat you as one of those noble nerds who are too big or not to be a second én?" Go ahead, bring a few more reliable people, firstly, the news outside these days is not very good, and secondly, your sister and brother-in-law may have a lot of luggage, and a few more cars are prepared. ”

"Yes, don't worry, old lady, I understand!"

Chen Yan nodded vigorously. At this time, Chen Ting on the side looked at his grandmother and brother, and said coldly: "Old lady, I also want to follow the fourth brother, and I also want to follow the fourth brother!" ”

Raised under the old lady's knees for two or three years, Liao Xiangyuan took care of it carefully, Wu's mother and other close care and intimate care, Chen Ting was taller and fatter than before, and there was a little more blood on the unhealthy fair skin in the past, and the tender cheeks were blown and broken four words, and he dressed up in a brocade robe, "From a distance, it looks like the golden boy on those paintings." In contrast, Chen Yan, who had risen a head, was much darker because he never broke his martial arts class every day, but as long as he rolled up his sleeves, his strong muscles would be exposed.

Hearing Chen Ting's words at this time, he slapped his younger brother on the shoulder, and grinned again: "I'm riding a horse to Tongzhou, why don't I take you this x?" ”

"Fourth brother and I, you go on a horse!" Seeing Chen Yan laughing out loud, Chen Ting couldn't help but puff out his cheeks and shouted in annoyance, "What are you laughing at, last time Fourth Brother, you took me to the theater and listened to the story, isn't it all like this?" ”

Chen Yan saw that Zhu Shi threw a reproachful glance, and couldn't help but hang his head weakly, and then looked at this younger brother angrily and funny, and said with a straight face: "It's okay to listen to those things, but it's really not okay!" My own riding skills are not good enough to get there, how can I take you, wait until you learn to ride a horse. Stay at home well, when my sister arrives, I'll take you to the Mirror Garden to play! If you don't obey, your sister and brother-in-law will have no share of the good things that your sister and brother-in-law brought back from Jiangnan! ”

Although there is no shortage of ways to put on the brother's score", but these words were reasonable, Zhu saw that Chen Ting had to hang his head, with a frustrated look of unsuccessful expression, he couldn't help but call the X guy to come over and sit down beside him, and knocked on the reminder for a while, "Let Zheng's mother take someone out to eat snacks" As soon as the curtain fell, she beckoned Chen Yan to sit opposite the kang.

"What did your master say?" When it comes to business, Chen Yan's face no longer has the jump just now, but shows a kind of stability that is rare among his peers. He pondered his tone for a moment, and said slowly: "The master said that although there are three or four candidates for the step-concubine of the King of Jin drawn up by the Ministry of Rites, there should be only one real candidate, and that is the nephew of Fei Yù, the fourth rank Shaoqing of Taichang Temple. Although the fourth brother-in-law jumps up and down a lot, his family background and so on are there after all, and it has something to do with our family, and it is probably difficult to find that position. It's just that "he somehow got the eye of Song Lao", plus the step-concubine is not a concubine after all, "it's not impossible." ”

"This bastard!" Zhu scolded hatefully, and now whenever she thinks of her calculations back then and the reality now, she always has a feeling of being in a different world. However, after sulking for a while, she finally let out a long breath and tried to calm herself. After a while, she shook her head and said, "That's it, if I didn't want to bear the notoriety, Su Yi would have great ability at that time, and don't want to take people back." If nothing else, just because of her age, it is impossible to be selected. ”

"What's the big deal if she wins, can she still come to our house to show off?" Chen Yan pursed his lips disdainfully, and then handed the tea on the kang table to the Zhu family, "Old lady, since my sister is back, is my marriage a matter of..."

"I know what you think, but after all, your sister is a married aunt, and it is not suitable to take care of your affairs anymore, at most she will help the foil. Say again, "You can't forget, your sister has been married for three years, even if her mother-in-law is good and her husband loves her, but it is not good to hear after three years, this time Beijing also has to take care of herself, you can bear to let her work for you as soon as she arrives?" I've figured it out for you, your eldest cousin-in-law, that is, Mrs. Gongshi of Korea, is suitable in terms of identity and seniority, and xìn is good, it is appropriate to come forward to Du Mansion to do those things. ”

Although he failed to fulfill his wishes, what Zhu said was true after all, and Chen Yan naturally didn't say anything, but his face couldn't help but show a little sè. Fortunately, the good news that my sister and brother-in-law came back finally outweighed those depressions, but after a while, he talked to Zhu about other things with a smile.

When Chen Ting entered the house with his belly, the three of them talked and laughed, until Zheng's mother came in and said that Liu Shan's family was coming, and Zhu was silent. After a while, "a daughter-in-law hurried in and kowtowed."

Because the Zhu family likes the ability and sensibility of the green calyx, after being assigned to the outer courtyard for a year, he still transferred people to the inner courtyard and was in charge of the purchase of large items. After all, the girl and the daughter-in-law are different, and they don't see much. At this moment, after Zhu and the others saluted, they ordered people to get up, and rewarded her with a pestle to sit on.

"Old lady, because the marriage of the fourth young master is imminent, the slave maid received the order to go outside to see those styles of woodware, and when I came back, I happened to hear the Pegasus on the street report that it was a great victory in Suzhou, and the slave and maid didn't understand the specific situation, only knew that the third master was there, so they hurried back first."

Chen Ying has been gone for nearly three years, although there is no shortage of etiquette during the New Year's holidays, but after all, it is far away from the border, and the Zhu family almost wishes that he would not come back, so naturally he doesn't care that he has been away from home for three years. Therefore, when she heard about this Suzhou victory at this moment, her brows immediately twisted into a knot, and one hand tightly held the number of beads in her hand, and she didn't say anything for a long time.

Although Chen Yan was also surprised, after coming back to his senses, he immediately questioned the green calyx carefully. Although she reluctantly said some place names such as Turpan Chijin Wei Mongolia, she couldn't understand it after all, so he didn't ask any more, Wen Yan praised a few words, and asked Zheng's mother to take people away. As soon as the outsiders left, he immediately jumped off the kang.

"Don't worry, old lady, it was because Burma had been decided, and the emperor transferred Wei Guogong and the third uncle back together, but now there are sporadic x 1un constantly, even if the third uncle has made a great contribution this time, it may not be known whether he will return to Beijing or not, I will let people inquire about the news in the next few days." Speaking of this, he suddenly glanced at Chen Ting, and when he saw that the person's eyes widened, he walked in front of the person and said, "Sixth brother, think about it after you go back, and consider writing a letter to your father." If it's really a great victory, you, as a human being, should always greet and congratulate you. ”

"Brother Bowl, I'm ......"

Seeing Chen Ting twisting around with a bitter face, Chen Yan said solemnly: "Okay, don't be unwilling, no matter what, you can't lose the big gifts." Okay, it's not too early, hurry up and go back to do today's window class, otherwise tomorrow Mr. will check that you won't be able to come up. ”

Although Chen Yan was right, two days later, when he was waiting to pick up his sister and brother-in-law at Tongzhou Wharf, he was always a little upset. It is said that good things do not come out and bad things spread thousands of miles, but whenever the good news is reported, the messenger will always be publicized along the road so that everyone knows and everyone knows, just like this time, Chen Ying, the Marquis of Yangning, who guarded the Suzhou Guard, and the Chijin Wei Mongols joined forces to beat the invading Turpan, and even recaptured the robbed seal ribbon for the Chijin Wei, which is a rare victory in the west, and even the governor of Gansu who was ordered to pass through Gansu asked for merit, and the Chijin Wei was asked to enter Beijing to pay tribute to the prisoners, and this posture is clearly not X.

"Young master, young master, the ship is coming!"

Chu Ping's voice finally called Chen Yan back. He raised his eyes and saw that an official ship was slowly approaching the shore, and there were a few cross-knife family members on the side of the ship. After a while, he recognized the X Wu inside, and his face immediately bloomed with joy.

Therefore, when the ship came to a stop and the board was on the board, he ignored the three-seven-twenty-one, and was the first to step on the board and go on the boat. X Wu, who was standing at the bow of the boat, was startled and hurriedly helped him. Before he could say anything, he only heard Chen Yan suddenly raise his voice and shout.

"Sister, brother-in-law!"

As soon as he finished speaking, one of the cabins in the front compartment opened. Yang Jinzhou, who bent over and walked out, saw Chen Yan standing there, nodded with a smile and gave way sideways. Chen Yan was stunned for a moment, and then rushed in three steps and two steps directly.

As soon as he entered, his gaze fell on the figure in the middle.

"Sister......

"X four, you're taller than me!"

Looking at the figure he hadn't seen for more than two years, Chen Lan's eyes were both amazed and gratified. When she saw Chen Yan suddenly rushing straight over, she naturally stretched out her hands. When her brother hugged her happily, her hard chin was on her shoulder, she gently patted Chen Yan's thick shoulder twice, and her laughter unconsciously choked a little.

"Look at you, you're not an x child anymore, and you're still withdrawn, and your brother-in-law is laughing at you."

"What a joke, I haven't seen you in a long time!" Chen Yan hugged Chen Lan again, reluctantly relaxed his hands for a long time, and took two steps back. Looking at Chen Lan's familiar face, he snorted and grinned, "Sister, I have grown up, and in addition to my brother-in-law, I can also protect you in the future."