Chapter 15: The Bright Road
Na Du Gongzi carried many boxes, and sure enough, he walked very slowly. didn't go far before Ye Qianhuai caught up with him.
"Du Gongzi stays." Ye Tian saluted with his fists in his arms and said, "You left something, I'll send it for Miss Qin." ”
When Du Gongzi heard Ye Tianhuai say this, he stopped, looked her up and down, and said, "Who are you?" ”
His tone was not good, and he asked directly, Ye Tianhuai replied with a smile: "In Xiahe Youwei, he is a student studying in Wenxin Hall, and he is only a one-sided relationship with Miss Qin. ”
"Xiu Muri still went to the study hall so early in the morning, He Gongzi has great ambitions." Du Gongzi yin and yang strange qidao.
Ye Tianhuai pretended not to hear the sarcasm in his tone, and said modestly: "The New Year's Festival is the spring season, and Xiaosheng is not as talented as Du Gongzi, so he can only make up for his clumsiness." ”
Du Gongzi snorted disapprerovingly and asked, "Miss Qin, what do you have to give me?" ”
Ye Tianhuai took out the greeting note from his arms and handed it to him.
Na Du Gongzi frowned, seemed a little unhappy, he didn't take the post, but said to Ye Tianhuai: "I don't need this thing, you throw it away." ”
With that, he turned to leave.
Ye Qianhuai hurriedly took half a step to block his way, saluted, and said politely: "Xiao Sheng saw that Gongzi was infatuated with Miss Qin but couldn't get the blue eyes of a beautiful woman, and he couldn't help but feel sorry for Gongzi. The son is only eight buckets high, if he can prescribe the right medicine and do what he likes, are you still worried that the girl will not give her arms? ”
Hearing the words "throw yourself into your arms and send hugs", Du Gongzi's eyes really lit up.
He stopped, approached Ye Qianhuai, and asked, "You mean, she didn't accept these things I gave because she didn't like them?" ”
"Miss Qin has been immersed in the study hall for many years, and she is a well-known guest in her ears, and her ears are full of sages and books, so she naturally likes poetry, books, and ink." She looked at the treasure chest held by the people and said, "Du Gongzi's jewels are naturally priceless, if they are given to the daughter of a merchant, the other party must be happy." But if it is given to Miss Qin, I am afraid that Miss Qin will not be able to understand the child's intentions. ”
When Du Gongzi heard Ye Tianhuai say this, he remembered Qin Baozhu's previous attitude towards him, and he felt that it was reasonable, nodded again and again, and sighed: "Alas, I won't tell you, I spent more than a month looking for these jewels, but she didn't even look at them." Hesheng, then, according to you, what should I give her? ”
"That's a long story." Ye Qianhuai looked around, saw a teahouse at the corner of the street, and said, "If Du Gongzi can appreciate his face, can he talk about the teahouse?" ”
That Du Gongzi was aroused by Ye Tianhuai's words, and after telling the little girl to go home, he went to the teahouse with Ye Tianhuai.
Ye Qianhuai never thought that the means and thoughts she had heard and seen in the harem to compete for favor would one day come in handy here.
According to Xiaosheng's view, Du Gongzi might as well find a few folk books or wild history biographies, and show them to Miss Qin first, to see if she likes talented and beautiful people, or is she a legend in the market. Du Gongzi figured out Miss Qin's preferences, so he could do what he liked and get twice the result with half the effort. ”
"He Sheng is right. I'll go to Hongye Xuan tomorrow to buy a copy of each of the books there, pack them and send them to Miss Qin. ”
"Eh, Du Gongzi's words are wrong." Ye Tianhuai stopped him in a tricky way, "The sage governs his studies, step by step. This is not the way of running a family, it is universal, and the same is true between men and women. ”
"What do you mean by that?"
"Since ancient times, women have been reserved and gentle. Just imagine, if Du Gongzi went to Wenxin Hall with such a great momentum, even if Miss Qin was close, I am afraid that it would not be easy to accept Gongzi's gift in front of the neighbors. What's more, Childe sent all the scripts at one time, will he be empty-handed next time? ”
"You have a point." Du Gongzi nodded again and again, "He Sheng, you are really a wonderful person." To tell you the truth, I used to pay money with one hand and deliver the goods with one hand, and I have never encountered such a hard nail as Miss Qin. If you hadn't said it, I really wouldn't have known that there are so many doorways between men and women. ”
In a few words, Du Gongzi was deeply impressed by Ye Tianhuai's words. The two were in the elegant seat by the window of the teahouse, and more than an hour passed when they talked, from the love affair between men and women all the way to the interesting things in Beijing, and all the way to the family family. Du Gongzi not only told Ye Tianhuai his name and age, but even a few concubines in the family, and several branches of the family told Ye Tianhuai and discussed.
"Du Gongzi's family was originally engaged in the silk business. No wonder the shot was so generous. Ye Tianhuai complimented him.
"Merchants like my family are not worth mentioning in Shengjing City, they are everywhere." Du Wenle waved his hand disapprerovingly.
"Du Gongzi is humble."
"Alas, don't talk about my family. What does the Ho Sang family do? Look at your clothes and talk, you are a scholarly family, right? ”
As the emperor, it was the first time that Ye Qianhuai was asked what his family did.
She paused and said, "It's not a secret, Xiaosheng is from Jingzuo, and this time he is here to join his family and prepare to participate in the Spring Festival." ”
"This family, the He family ......" Du Wenle frowned and thought for a while, and muttered, "It seems that there is no big family surnamed He in Shengjing City." ”
"My family is not prosperous, and it is natural that Du Gongzi has not heard of it. In this family, only the head of the family has received a three-rank lieutenant of the forbidden army in the army, and he is not a big man. ”
Du Wenle suddenly reacted, and suddenly realized: "It turns out that you are a child of the He family of the National Uncle's Mansion." I thought your family was a civil official family, but I didn't think about it. ”
Ye Tianhuai nodded modestly and acquiesced in his inference.
"Then what else do you want to take the spring exam?" Knowing the life experience of "He Youwei", Du Wenle was puzzled, "Wouldn't it be enough to let He Duwei help you ask for a place to raise tribute in the Ministry of Rites." Merchants like us have no choice but to participate in the imperial examination. Why are you still participating? ”
"Isn't the number of places to be paid tribute to the Ministry of Rites every year by the local government newspapers? Is the Commander of the Forbidden Army also qualified to report? Ye Tianhuai was a little confused.
"If you say that, how can anyone admit death so much. Didn't the Jinshi, who commanded his second son, go up from the Ministry of Rites? ”
"How do you know?"
Du Wenle smiled: "His second son is one of the four young people in the capital, who doesn't know about him." ”
Ye Tianhuai frowned, and his face turned a little colder.
Du Wenle saw that her face was not good, and said: "He Duwei is your uncle, he didn't tell you this, he probably had a relationship with you." I heard that in many big families, the relationship between the family and the family is not good, and your family has moved out of the capital again, and you will probably suffer some white eyes this time. ”
Ye Qianhuai was silent and did not speak.
Du Wenle saw that she didn't speak, but said that she was uncomfortable. While peeling peanuts, he comforted her and said, "Don't feel bad, since your uncle won't help you, brother, I can show you the way." ”
Ye Tianhuai raised his head and looked at him.
Du Wenle saw that she was looking at herself expectantly, and seemed to hesitate, and then approached her and whispered, "But it depends on how much money you have." ”
Ye Tianhuai's heart moved, this was the purpose of her trip.
She didn't show a smile on her face, took out two ingots of silver from her waist, put them on the table, and pushed them towards the other party.
When she left the palace this time, she didn't bring anything else, so she brought silver. Brought a lot.
Du Wenle couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw the silver in her hand. But he pressed Ye Qianhuai's hand with that big fleshy hand, pushed her silver back, and said, "I hit it off with you at first sight, I don't want your money, as long as you can say a few kind words for me in front of Miss Qin, you can repay my favor." Gather the money, and when it will be useful. ”
Ye Qianhuai withdrew his hand and asked, "When was that?" Please also ask Brother Du to make it clear. ”
He looked around for a while, and when he saw that there was no one, he asked, "Do you know about the Shengjing Ghost Market?" ”