Chapter 1: The Wen Family
Wen Ye, the third lady of the Wen family in Qiongzhou City, looks like a flower and a moon, but since she was a child, she has been frail and sickly, and it is said that she will not live to be fifteen years old. The Wen family has practiced medicine for generations and has produced several palace imperial doctors, but such superb medical skills cannot cure his own young lady's stubborn illness, which makes Master Wen very worried, and he did not stretch his brows until his death.
She was exactly fifteen years after the royal turmoil that year, and now three years have passed, and the people of Qiongzhou say that this is the last shelter for the Wen family and the old lady, but the real reason is probably only known to the Wen family, who suddenly moved back to the old house in Qiongzhou from the capital three years ago.
The peach is dying, scorching its bloom, the spring is a great good, two golden silk nanmu carriages slowly drove into Qiongzhou City, the Wen family's family pattern on the carriage made the people on the street avoid one after another, I am afraid that a careless collision with the richest man in Wu Yueguo's carriage.
Tomorrow is the beginning of spring, Qiongzhou is located in the south of Wuyue country, continuing the customs of Jiangnan. On the day of the beginning of spring, Yichun calligraphy and paintings are posted on the door wall of their homes, so there are many vendors on both sides of the streets and alleys today, and the lively and extraordinary shouting wakes up the warm leaves sleeping sweetly in the carriage.
The curtain of the car was lifted, Wen Ye's head was slightly crooked, her eyes were half-squinted and looking out, with a bit of lazy sleepiness on her face.
"Evening Zhao, have you entered the city?"
Wen Ye did not receive a reply from the female guard, and the clear sky, who was also dressed as a guard, kicked the horse's belly lightly and stepped forward, and replied in a low voice.
"Miss Hui, I just entered Qiongzhou City, and I went to Xinghua Village to buy wine in the evening."
Wen Ye pursed her mouth helplessly, Xinghua Village is a century-old liquor store, and branches have been opened in various places, and the branch in Qiongzhou City is open at the gate of the city, she is really anxious and can't wait for a moment.
"This girl is greedy, hurry up the carriage, and think about the fourth brother before she returns in January."
Qingtian agreed, signaled the coachman to hurry up the carriage, and arrived at the Wen house with only a cup of tea. The carriage stopped steadily at the door of the house, Wen Ye was still wearing a cyan dress today, and she was about to get off with a light cyan veil. Wanzhao lifted the curtain with a smile, carried two altars of daughter red in one hand, and helped her slowly get out of the carriage with the other.
Qingkong ignored the smugness on Wan Zhao's face, she grasped the time just right, and she didn't delay her business at all, Xu is light work has improved a lot, and she can't be so proud when she has a chance to give it a try.
The old manager of the Wen family has long been guarding the door, he has been the manager since Master Wen took over the Wen family, he is dedicated to his work, steady and sincere, and when he saw the third lady getting out of the carriage, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute.
"The third lady is finally back, and the eldest prince is very worried about you."
After Mr. Wen finished speaking, he felt that it was wrong, and hurriedly added another sentence.
"And the little boy always talks about you."
Wen Ye lowered his eyes and smiled, and stepped into the Wen family's mansion, Wan Zhao's face couldn't hide his thoughts, and he was a little ugly in the moment, and he just wanted to say that he was robbed by Wen Ye.
"Don't let Bixiao see your wine, otherwise you will suffer."
"Don't worry, master, I'll let the clear sky take it."
Qingtian, who was suddenly named, looked at him lightly, nodded to Manager Wen and followed, stretched out his fingers to pick up the hemp rope tied to the wine jar, and silently took it.
Manager Wen exhaled heavily when he saw them go away, and the third lady came back, and the Wen family had to be careful to serve, he beckoned and ordered his subordinates to unload the two big boxes tied to the carriage behind.
Wen Mansion is a large mansion that sits in the north and faces south, and the courtyard of the third lady is also the largest at the back, and there are independent courtyards and stoves in the courtyard, and the Wen family rarely enters and exits on weekdays and is very quiet.
"Clear sky, don't drink the wine in your house!"
Qingtian ignored Wan Zhao's words, and walked straight to his room, Wan Zhao was angry, and there was nowhere to vent the fire in his heart, the scabbard in his hand was clenched, and he pursed his lips and frowned and looked at Wen Ye.
"Master?"
"Let's make a gesture after lunch."
As soon as Wen Ye's words fell, he saw Wanzhao holding his hands on his chest and looking very unconvinced, Wen Ye couldn't help but smile and spread his hands, his face was full of words: You can't beat him again, wouldn't it delay the meal if you do it now.
Wen Ye's reply was so angry that she stomped her feet, but this was not false at all, she had indeed not bargained for a bargain in the clear sky in the past three years, so she was deflated for a while when she thought about it, and followed her master into the hall.
"Master, Manager Wen just lost his words, why did you stop me?"
It's a lot more convenient to enter the inner courtyard without outsiders talking, Wanzhao can't bear the scene at the door, she has been free since she was a child, and she doesn't like these rules and regulations the most, but this grievance is nothing compared to the master's tiredness all day long.
"Mr. Wen doesn't mean anything else, why should you be serious."
Wen Ye took off the veil on her face and put it on the table, while slowly replying, she poured a cup of tea and drank it slowly, her body was not relaxed at all, but her eyes were full of comfortable enjoyment.
"The master's identity is special, he shouldn't say things that make people misunderstood."
Wen Ye raised his hand and poured a cup of tea and hooked his hand at her with a smile, the expression on Wan Zhao's face relaxed, sat down, put the saber on the table casually, and drank the tea that Wen Ye pushed over.
"There are only four people in the Wen family who know my true identity, and no one will care if you don't say anything."
Wen Ye's answer made Wan Zhao immediately understand, no wonder the Wen family hurriedly moved out of Beijing to their hometown Qiongzhou, but the Wen family had many people but only brought back the head of Wen. It turned out that in addition to the three sons of the Wen family, the old manager also knew about the incident three years ago, and it was more reassuring for such a person to stay by his side.
"It's me who didn't think about it, and the master taught me a lesson."
Although Wanzhao called Wen Ye the master, but the two experienced a life-and-death catastrophe three years ago, and in the past few years, they have been running around together through thick and thin, and the love between the two has long surpassed that of master and servant, and is more like sisters fighting side by side, how can she take such a small thing to heart.
"This tea should be tasted slowly."
Wanzhao grinned, raised his hand and poured another cup and blew it, barely divided two mouthfuls to his stomach, and after drinking, he still held the teacup and smacked his mouth, which looked very funny and made people feel good.
"It's delicious, it's really delicious."
Wen Ye's face was still smiling indifferently, the Wen family's plan back then allowed her to find a glimmer of life in that rebellion, thanks to Wanzhao's desperate protection.
The two have been together for more than four years, Wen Ye has long been familiar with Wanzhao's temper, and the current Wanzhao has a lot of rules than when the two first met, but they can't change their temperament. But there's nothing wrong with that, Wen Ye is busy dealing with big and small affairs on weekdays, and it's a bit lively to have such a person by his side.
"Master."
The leisurely and comfortable time is always short, Wen Ye just finished drinking a cup of tea, and the guards stood in the courtyard to report, and Wan Zhao smiled and got up to open the door.
"What?"
"Back to the master, Gongzi Wen wants to see you."
At this hour, Wen Chen, the youngest son of the Wen family, was still listening to the lecture of the master of the private school in the study, and the person who came could only be Wen Yan, the eldest son of the Wen family. Wen Ye nodded, picked up the veil on the table and entered the inner room, when she changed her clothes and came out again, Wen Yan was already sitting in the hall drinking tea.
Wen Yan raised his eyes for a moment when he saw her come out, a trace of hesitation flashed in his eyes, and he finally lowered his voice.
"You're thin."
Wen Yan is still not comfortable calling her the third sister, at least she doesn't want to say those two words in private, after all, the woman in front of her was no longer the third lady of the Wen family three years ago.
Wen Ye didn't mind this, three years later, he was still not used to the "brother and sister" relationship between the two, but with his ability to practice medicine for many years, there was no flaw in front of people, and she didn't want to force it in private, after all, she also had a person in her heart, and this nostalgia has never decreased by half a point in the past three years.
"Brother Lao is worried, Xu is Cangzhou's sea and the weather in the water towns south of the Yangtze River are very different, and the little sister is not suitable for a while."
The two of them talked about each other, but Wen Ye's face didn't change much, and Wen Yan began to feel uncomfortable, as if he wanted to talk to her in his heart.
"Are things going well in Liangzhou? Next time, you don't have to run around, I'll just go with you. ”
Wen Ye pursed her lips and didn't say anything, she always went to Liangzhou for another purpose, it stands to reason that he shouldn't have been completely unaware of it in the past three years, and today he suddenly asked It seems that his heart is related to the court.
"The regular audit won't bother too much, the eldest brother has just come back from Youzhou, is there any omission in the accounts of the money village and the restaurant?"
The Wen family has practiced medicine for generations, and there are Wen family medical centers everywhere, and in the past three years, Wen Ye has started the business of Qianzhuang, and other industries are naturally needless to say.
Wen Yan shook his head, in order to reduce her burden, he had been familiar with the Wen family's property in the past six months, and the matter of auditing the accounts naturally did not bother him. It's just that Wen Yan went out this time and listened to some news from the court, which made him a little flustered, and he couldn't hold back the words in his heart anymore, so he avoided those twists and turns and asked directly.
"I heard that this year's Emperor Chun Yan has resumed the palace examination, what is the purpose of this move?"
Wen Ye was stunned for a moment and then returned to normal, Wen Yan has become more and more concerned about the affairs of the court over the past year, since he opened his mouth to ask her, it is not good to prevaricate at will.
"Well, this year's top three are all from poor families, and it is also a good thing for Your Majesty to use this spring to recruit some close ministers. Today, I just received a secret call from His Majesty, and I will go to the capital in three days, and there is Brother Lao here in Qiongzhou. ”
"Is Your Majesty going to be in charge?"
Wen Yan knew that he was inconvenient to ask about this matter, but he still couldn't help but ask. Wen Ye shook her head, she really didn't know, maybe it was important, after all, she hadn't set foot in the capital for three years.
Wen Yan frowned and couldn't think of a reason for a while, she has been running around all day to assist Emperor Yan in the past three years, Emperor Yan has been on the throne for three years, and now he has begun to cultivate close ministers, if he can allow her to be free, he will still want to take care of her for the rest of his life as he did when he was young.
"I'll go to the stove to see if lunch is ready, the master's lecture should be over at this hour, and the fourth brother must be very happy to see you come back."
"Okay, I'll go."
Wen Ye also smiled faintly when she saw him suddenly, Wen Yan's affection for her has always been understood, but she only has brother and sister affection for Wen Yan, three years ago, the Wen family and her had more life-saving grace, it seems that she may not be able to repay this kindness for the rest of her life.
When Wen Ye came in, Wen Chen, the fourth son of the Wen family, was rummaging through the two boxes she had sent over, and only took out half a box of things and filled the inner hall, from precious antiques, calligraphy and paintings to novel small objects, it was really everything.
"Fourth brother, do you like the gift that my sister brought?"
Wen Chen was overjoyed when he saw Wen Ye coming, stuffed the famous calligraphy and painting in his hand into the hands of his subordinates, and jumped to greet him.
"The third sister is the best, I like it all too much!"
Wen Ye touched his fluffy hair, he was a ten-year-old child three years ago, and now he is a handsome young man. Wen Chen showed an innocent smile like a child, grinning and revealing two small tiger teeth.
"Let's go, let's eat."
After Wen Ye finished speaking, she took his hand and walked to the dining room, she had been quite close to this child three years ago, and now she is like a brother and sister, which can be regarded as something she has been very pleased with in the past three years.