Chapter 54: Juneteenth
"Give, these are left for you, Yuzhou stone spectrum, Xuzhou stone spectrum, Liangzhou stone spectrum."
Ninghui Hall was still as deserted as ever, and when he entered the hall, Li Mian skillfully took out a few stone books from the rows of bookshelves that went up to the roof and handed them to Cheng Yuguan.
Cheng Yuguan took it, and couldn't wait to open it, the stone shop is her root, and now it has spread all over Jingzhou, and if the branch in Yangzhou, Yizhou, can find another mineral material, then her shop will be in Daqian, and its position will be stable. From dignitaries to civilians, all the stone Cheng family has everything, and that is another ability for her stone shop to settle down in addition to delivery.
"Just like that?"
Li Mian saw Cheng Yuguan looking fascinated, and couldn't help but ask.
"That's natural!" Cheng Yuguan raised his head and looked at Li Mian, "Doing business is not about buying and selling, our shop has its own mine, so that it can be cheap and good, so that others can build houses and gardens, and they can think of Cheng's stone shop for the first time." ”
Seeing that Cheng Yuguan was full of energy when he talked about business, Li Mian couldn't help but smile, "Since it's important, don't be in a hurry to turn it over, you can take it back and take a closer look." ”
Cheng Yuguan shook his head, "I know the rules of Ninghui Palace, books can't be borrowed at will, otherwise one person has two books, and this hall will be empty in the future." Anyway, there's nothing to do in the palace, I'll just copy it. ”
Li Mian heard Cheng Yuguan say this, and then nodded, "Whatever you want, I'll copy it with you." ”
So saying, the two of them went to the west side of the house, where two bookcases were placed opposite each other, as they had done two years ago.
Cheng Yuguan put down a few books, dropped a few drops of water into the inkstone and began to grind the ink.
Li Mian did the same.
"The fourth brother has official business, even if he is busy, he doesn't have to accompany me. It's not the first time I've been in the palace. ”
Cheng Yuguan looked at Li Mian on the opposite side and said.
Li Mian raised his head with a smile and looked at Cheng Yuguan opposite, "No, I just came back from Jingzhou, so I'd better rest for a few days, otherwise, wouldn't my brothers be too idle?" ”
Cheng Yuguan didn't think about the competition and opposition between the princes, but looked at Li Mian who was smiling at this time.
She has always felt that Li Mian's edges and corners are sharp, and when he is silent, his thin lips are tightly closed, and his momentum is thousands of miles away.
Now Li Mian suddenly unloaded his coldness in front of outsiders, smiled gently, and when he looked at people, his eyes were focused and soft, which matched the gentle and tenacious temperament of the queen mother, and there was an indescribable charm.
Li Mian saw Cheng Yuguan stunned when he looked at him, snickered for a moment, took the brush from the shelf with one hand, and gently tapped the table with the other hand.
Cheng Yuguan came back to his senses when he heard this voice.
"Stunned again, the ink is going to dry."
Li Mian lowered his head and copied the stone spectrum, while teasing casually.
When Cheng Yuguan heard this, he subconsciously pursed his lips and reached out to get the brush on the pen stand, but it was enough twice to get it in his hand.
Cheng Yuguan has always been paralyzed in the face and agitated in his heart.
At this time, she looked as usual, but in fact, her heart beat like a drum, and her hand was not called, so she accurately pinched the brush after fixing her concentration, dipped it in ink, and put the first pen on the paper.
"Huh!" Li Mian chuckled, and it was obvious that he saw Cheng Yuguan's trembling and undisciplined appearance.
"Ahem!" Cheng Yuguan coughed, and muttered quietly as if he had regained his face, "There are too many strokes of the word "Yu". ”
Li Mian didn't continue to laugh at her, nor did he continue to tease her, so that someone would not be annoyed and angry, like the time at Tongcheng Station, angry at himself.
It was really a matter of fact, and he was really angry, and Li Mian was angry for the first time, and he almost couldn't resist it. Whatever you say this time, you can't provoke her very much.
Cheng Yuguan saw that Li Mian was concentrating on copying, and his heart was also relieved, and his pen gradually stabilized.
Half an hour later, Cheng Yuguan put away his pen and looked at the transcript in front of him, except for the abnormally large name "Yuzhou Stone Spectrum", everything else was fine.
Cheng Yuguan looked at it for a moment and nodded with satisfaction.
"Copied it? It just so happens that I'm done here too. ”
Cheng Yuguan looked up and found that Li Mian had already put his pen away, looking at her on the other side and waiting for her to appreciate his ink treasure.
"Ah, I'm done copying, the fourth brother writes so fast!" Blushing for a moment, Cheng Yuguan reached out and took the transcript handed by Li Mian.
"Let's go, go upstairs and choose a place, and Ming'er will take you to the capital for a walk."
The attic overlooks the capital, and it is still as shocking and prosperous as ever.
"The sixth day of the sixth month of June is Juneteenth, the palace feasts, the mother must be busy, you and I don't stay in the palace to help?"
Cheng Yuguan took the "telescope" handed over by Li Mian and chatted while looking for beautiful scenery in the capital.
Li Mian moved in the direction of Cheng Yuguan and replied, "There are six bureaus and eight divisions in the palace, full-time banquets, they are all old people, let's go, they are tied up." And on Juneteenth, the palace banquet in the capital is just a name, and the real excitement is still among the people. The festival banquet of Xiangguo Temple is the most lively, there are many names, and the nobles in Beijing enter the palace in addition to going to join in the fun. ”
Li Mian talked about Xiangguo Temple, and Cheng Yuguan's telescope went to Xiangguo Temple.
There is in the east of the capital, covering an extremely wide area, Cheng Yuguan looks east in the Ninghui Palace, a clear and dense place in all directions, several heavy palaces and heavy eaves roofs are revealed, there is the spectacular Xiangguo Temple.
"Okay, let's go to Xiangguo Temple tomorrow to join in the fun."
Cheng Yuguan nodded.
In Tongcheng, in addition to going out of the city to climb the mountain, it is the Qinlou Chu Pavilion, and there is no place to play at all.
Coming to the capital, the most prosperous place in Daqian, Cheng Yuguan naturally wanted to have a visit.
Play, and not just for children.
"Then you rest early today, and early tomorrow morning, let's go to the Xiangguo Temple morning market!"
Li Mian made the final decision.
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The capital is afraid that it has a population of hundreds of thousands, and every place in the city is full of fireworks.
Xiangguo Temple covers a vast area, and the wide square in front of the heavy temple is naturally the only place for the market.
Every day at the beginning of the fifth watch, the morning market will be lively and lively, from the gate to the courtyard square of the deep two, sundries, cats and dogs, eagle dogs, each has for sale, of course, the most lively is the special cooking cake snacks, as well as the acrobatic troupe, so even on weekdays, Xiangguo Temple is very lively.
Not to mention that it will be Juneteenth in two days, and those who go in to play and buy things are even more crowded.
Cheng Yuguan was holding a pack of roasted pork in his hand, and Li Mian next to him was holding a bag of plums in his hand, and the two of them shuttled through the crowd.
Especially Lin Jing, who holds it in his hand and hangs it on his shoulder, carries a lot of burdens.
"Brother Lin, why don't I get a few for you."
Liuyun was a little embarrassed.
Lin Jing shook his head, "No, you girls are greedy when you go shopping, if you take these, how can you eat?" It's not good to look at other people. Let's eat it, look at the strength of His Royal Highness and Miss Cheng, I'm afraid I will have to walk through Xiangguo Temple to stop! ”
Lin Jing said with a bright atmosphere, and Liuyun embarrassedly stuffed the cheese dumplings in his hand into his mouth.
This Beijing food is too tempting, and Liuyun is also like her own lady, the same package, she can't stop eating, and her hands are occupied.
"Brother Lin, you can eat too!"
Liuyun was still embarrassed, so he took the initiative to hand the dumpling in his hand to Lin Jing's mouth, "This little thing is fragrant, Brother Lin taste it." I'm embarrassed to eat alone, so let's eat together. ”
Lin Jing was holding a lot of things in both hands, and when he heard this, he had to open his mouth, "I ate it, and you eat it too!" ”
While chewing something, he persuaded Liuyun to eat by himself, Liuyun smiled, and then put it in his mouth safely.
In front of the two, it was Cheng Yuguan and Li Mian, Li Mian listened to the movement behind him, and suddenly handed the plum in his hand to Cheng Yuguan's mouth, "The meat is too dry, eat a plum!" ”
Cheng Yuguan's eyes were still shaking around the stalls, and when he heard this, he subconsciously took it into his mouth, and pointed to the eagle dog stall on the side while eating, "Fourth brother, that eagle is so handsome, can it be fed?" It looks so magnificent! ”
The eagle's sharp eyes and handsome posture were simply long in Cheng Yuguan's heart, and her eyes lit up.
Li Mian shook his head, "There are more powerful eagles in the palace, just take a look here." This eagle is bought back, unless you are chained for the rest of your life, otherwise, it will only recognize one master for the rest of its life, and it will fly back to its owner when it is free. ”
Cheng Yuguan listened, then he stopped thinking about buying it, and looked back at Li Mian, "Since there is one in the palace, then let's go back, and the fourth brother will take me to have a look." ”
Li Mian nodded, and handed over another plum with a natural expression, and Cheng Yuguan subconsciously took it into his mouth.
After a while, Cheng Yuguan reacted, and his face instantly turned red.
"At the back of the courtyard, there are literati calligraphy and paintings. Let's go and have a look, maybe we're lucky enough to meet a few famous people. In the next three depths, Xiangguo Temple is not open to the public, we can go over to have a quiet meal, rest for a while, the afternoon game should begin, these two days there are famous music groups in the crowd, it is worth seeing. ”
Li Mian walked as he spoke, and only after a few years did he react, Cheng Yuguan was stunned in place and did not follow.
Li Mian turned around, and the person who was always wearing a dark Taoist robe turned out to be wearing a cyan round-necked robe today, which was similar to Cheng Yuguan's favorite color every day, and the two of them were together, as if they were a couple.
"Why are you stunned, come on!"
Li Mian stretched out an arm and beckoned at Cheng Yuguan.
Cheng Yuguan took a deep breath before moving forward.
It may be that she is thinking too much, and Cheng Yu is concerned and hints to herself.
"Let's go, Fourth Brother!"
Cheng Yuguan deliberately accentuated the word "fourth brother", but Li Mian didn't seem to hear the meaning of the words, and took Cheng Yuguan's hand by the way, but only held his wrist, Li Mian turned his head to look at Cheng Yuguan who was wide-eyed in shock.
"There are too many people, catch these, don't get separated."
After speaking, he took Cheng Yuguan and walked towards the Erjin calligraphy and painting stall.
Cheng Yuguan subconsciously followed up again, and he only felt strange in his heart.
Liuyun smiled "hehe", followed behind the young lady, and exchanged a look with Lin Jing from time to time, with a smile in his eyes.
Xiangguo Temple is lively, Xicheng School is also very lively, the second day of going to Xiangguo Temple, Li Mian made an appointment with Cheng Yuguan to Xicheng to watch horse racing.
In this way, on the third day, the fourth day, the program continued, until the day of Juneteenth, Cheng Yuguan followed the queen's side, receiving visitors from the palace, she was still in a trance, these days, it seems that some people are crazy, she has never been like this, she can play so happily, don't care about anything, don't think about the day.
"Yuguan, this is the British Duchess, why don't you come and see you soon!"
Cheng Yuguan was in a trance, the queen accentuated her tone, and Cheng Yuguan came back to his senses.
In front of her, a kind old woman with round face and silver hair was looking at her with a smile.
Cheng Yuguan hurriedly saluted, "Yuguan has seen the Duchess of Guo. ”
"Good, good! I like this kid at first sight, with the spirit of the mother when she was young! ”
The British Duchess Wei took Cheng Yuguan's hand and said to the queen with a smile.
The queen was also happy when she heard it, she liked to hear others say that Yuguan was like her, and her mouth was a little closed at the moment, "Where, Yuguan is much stronger than me and her mother." ”
The two people with the highest status in the inner palace were greetings, and in the main hall, other people also looked at the two of them, intentionally or unintentionally, and also paid attention to Cheng Yuguan.
"I heard that Miss Cheng has an upright temperament, but it suits my appetite, Niangniang, you can let go for a while, let me be close to Miss Cheng."
Behind the queen's mother, Concubine Shu, who had always needed to avoid suspicion in front of foreign wives, suddenly interjected.
The queen, the Duchess of the Kingdom, and Cheng Yuguan all looked over, and their faces were uncertain.
"Don't get me wrong, it's the girl in Yulou, she didn't say that she wrote a poem and wanted to give it to me. She also said that Cheng Yuguan was her eldest sister, and she hadn't seen her for many days after entering the palace, and she wanted to see her. ”
"Yuguan has already been released, Yulou's sister will come to find it again at this time, it's not very convenient, let her have a heart, go to General Cheng's Mansion to deliver the sign."
Concubine Shu smiled and groaned, but the queen bluntly refused.
When Concubine Shu heard this, the smile on her face was inconvenient, "What Niang Niang said is, then forget it." ”
The Duchess of England arrived, and soon the Juneteenth feast began.
The summer sun is scorching, so the banquet is in the main hall of Fengyi Palace.
Icebergs are placed in the four corners here, the incense fan is lightly beaten, and the slightest cool air is transmitted to the house, and when you come in from the outside, there is a feeling of ice and fire.
Cheng Yuguan was put in front of the British duchess by the queen mother and talked with the old lady. The British duchess is surrounded by super-grade lady titles, and she is also older, Cheng Yuguan is not the usual silent appearance in front of the gentle old man, but with a shy smile on his face, listening to the ladies speak.
Cheng Yuguan grew up with his grandmother since he was a child, and he has never been able to put on a face to the old man, so he has to be shy.
Several ladies looked at Cheng Yuguan's appearance, but nodded with a smile.
They are all old people, all their lives, how many hearts and eyes they have seen, how many hearts and eyes, and when they are old, their favorite is the younger generation with true temperament.
Otherwise, how can you say that the ancestors loved monkeys?
The ancestors have seen enough of those who have made their hearts, and their favorite is the straight one.
Cheng Yuguan stumbled by mistake, he has never liked acting and whitewashing, but he is right for the appetite of the old ladies.