Love in the Red Chamber

Chapter 195

Through the wide field, there is the galloping figure of the messenger.Under the warming sunshine of cold spring, Qin Zhong saw two roads in completely different directions.

Zhi'er, who was squatting in the mud, stood up and looked up to follow Qin Zhong's gaze. It was an absolutely beautiful scenery.

On the vast expanse of land, there are rows of trees that have lost their green leaves, and under the trees is the Qinghe River that flows quietly.At this time, the Qinghe River had been crisscrossed with boats. Although it was not busy, it had recovered a lot of vitality.

Looking closer, in the barren fields or the soil planted with green winter wheat, farmers are either squatting or wielding hoes.

Suddenly, Zhier smelled a familiar aroma.

Smoke curled up from the chimneys of many rooms in the village.

She is a little hungry!Looking at the little girl waiting by the side of the road, Zhizhi'er softly called 'Master', and said slowly: "Hurry up and go home!"

Qin Zhong put down the hoe and smiled lightly.Looking at Zhizhi'er next to her, she is no longer dressed as a nun, but looks like a simple village girl, a beautiful and beautiful village girl.

"Neng'er take the girl back first, I'll go over and ask."

Zhizhi'er nodded, said nothing more, and followed Qin Zhong out of the vegetable field.Seeing Qin Zhong talking to the messenger, he led the little girl newly bought from Yashi into the village.This little girl is not very old, thin and weak, she looks timid and pitiful, but her big eyes are very spiritual.

The girl didn't have a name when she first came here, but the uncle said that this appearance reminded him of an old friend who was going to be named 'Yuyan', but later called 'Xue'er' because it was unlucky.

Xue'er is a very capable girl. Although she is thin and doesn't like to talk, she is very hardworking in her work.

After the two returned to the room, Xue'er scooped out warm water from the hot pot on the stove, and waited for Zhi'er to wash her hands.The only pity is that this girl's cooking skills are not very good, but Zhizhi'er didn't complain, at least she doesn't have to do it herself anymore.

Zhi'er dried his hands, poked his head and looked outside.

Xue'er also looked at it ignorantly and curiously.

No one came outside.

Someone should have come, or at this time in the past, there were always two women from the village.Just because the people in the village gradually knew about her relationship with Uncle Qin, or flattered her, or cared for her, there were always a few who came over.

Because of her relationship with Qin Zhong, she was never short of food and clothing.

In the past two months, I have received a lot of help from Zhuangshang's wives in daily life.

Zhizhi'er was grateful in her heart, no matter what they did out of sincerity or what, at least they felt the real warmth when Qin Zhong was away.

The relationship between people may be like this.

Today, I suddenly didn't come here to talk about the daily life, but Zhizhi'er was not used to it.

"Could it be because of the uncle's presence?"

She paused, and ordered Xue Er to take out some of the pastries, snacks and fruits that Qin Zhong brought and arrange them in order.Then I fiddled with the spinning wheel on the kang, which was also taught by the mother-in-law of the village.This is a good thing to pass the time when you are idle in the room.

However, Zhi'er did not wait for the village's mother-in-law to visit, but Qin Zhong first.

"I have to go back to the mansion. The chief history of the Prince's Mansion of Beijing County is still waiting at the Qin family. Tomorrow, I will come to accompany you again."

The uncle's voice was a little breathless, and he thought he had just ran here.

Zhi'er was very understanding, and said softly: "Wash your hands first, the water at home is still warm, then wash your face before going back."

Seeing that the uncle did not refuse, Zhi'er felt warm in his heart.Although this kind of life is a little poorer, it is more comfortable than living in a mantou nunnery.Moreover, the uncle once said that a large courtyard will be built here in the future.

She believed it, totally believed it.It's just that everything has to be done slowly!

When the uncle left, the stove in the room was already on fire.The rice cooked in the morning has to be steamed over water.After the rice is steamed, it is stir-fry.During this journey, the water in the iron urn embedded in the hearth is also heated, which can be used to cleanse the body.

Life in the country is like this, there are not too many exciting and lively things.Even though there was a lot of excitement in the village a few days ago, she didn't like to go there.

At this moment, Zhi'er had already sat on the kang, gently fiddled with the spinning technique he had just learned.

"You... who are you looking for?" Xue'er's timid voice suddenly came from the door.

Apparently there was a stranger in the family!

Zhizhi'er understood this girl's temperament, even though she had only come to Zhuangshang not long ago, this girl would never say such things when she saw Zhuangshang's wife whom she didn't know.

She slowly put down the spindle in her hand, got down from the kang, and was wearing her shoes when she saw two or three fairy-like figures entering the room.

She froze there in embarrassment.

"It's a bit poor here." The woman who came in said quietly, her beautiful and soft eyes looked up and down in the room.The woman scanned for a week before turning her attention to her. "Should I call you Smarter, or?"

Zhi'er felt a gust of cool air pouring into his thick jacket, making his hands and feet icy cold.

Fortunately, the girl Xue'er was quite astute, seeing her in a mess, she hurried over and squatted down to help put on her shoes.

Zhi'er didn't recognize the fairy-like person in front of her, but she knew the girl behind her, that was Yu Chuan'er whom she had seen several times in Rongguo Mansion.She also knew that Yu Chuan'er had been given to the uncle by the second wife of the Rong Mansion, and now that Yu Chuan'er was staying behind that woman, her identity as a woman was about to be revealed.

She opened her small cherry mouth, and after a lot of thinking, she said a little stubbornly: "The uncle gave me a word and called it 'Qingyan'."

The woman was obviously stunned for a moment when she heard these two words, and muttered a poem: "The cold pool is bright under the moon, and the crescent pool is singing. If you are not jealous of Qingyan, you will be like a candle." Slowly pondering, and then Looking carefully, he murmured: "If you are not jealous of Qingyan. He chose these two words for you, because he had anticipated the situation like today. He does remember a few of Mr. Changli's poems."

After all, the woman smiled wryly.

Zhizhi'er didn't know who Mr. Changli was. If he said Han Yu, he might be familiar with him.After listening to the poem recited by the woman, I understand a little bit why the uncle used the word 'Qingyan'.

This is a protection!
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The woman stared at her face and said with emotion: "You are indeed worthy of 'Hanchiyue'."

Zhi'er didn't understand, and only thought it was a compliment, and laughed dryly.

The woman said again: "Doesn't Yan'er welcome me as a sister?"

Smarter was taken aback.

The girl Xue'er spoke first, and hurriedly said: "Please sit down, girl." Then she went to pack the things on the kang and moved out of a spacious place.

It turned out that this woman was Qin Keqing, Qin Zhong's sister.

Originally, Qin Keqing didn't expect to come here, but rumors spread to the Qin family in the past few days, but after learning about the invitation from the Prince's Mansion in Beijing County, Qing sent a carriage to follow, all the way to Zhuang superior.

The mother-in-law in the village has never seen the world. When she learned that she was the eldest daughter of the Qin family, she inadvertently revealed where Qin Zhong and Zhizhi'er lived when she praised the Qin family.

Qin Keqing glanced at the little girl lightly, and thought to herself: Where did the little bastard buy such a clever little girl, but Smarter is too cautious, how can I still harm her.

Keqing thought again: Jingqing said that Zhizhi'er was Chi Zhongyue, but he didn't know which one he was talking about.The sky is bright, how could he be jealous of a moon in the pool.

Zhi'er doesn't know what Qin Keqing thinks in her heart. If you want to ask her, the "Heavenly Brightness" in her heart is naturally the third girl of Rongguo Mansion.Now she also knows about the three girls of Rongfu and the uncle, they must be regular wives to match the word 'Heavenly Bright'.

She was most afraid of the third girl from Rongfu, followed by the Qin family.

At this moment, Zhi'er also had many thoughts in his mind, and he didn't know what to say.

Qin Keqing sat down on the kang with her cautiously, and sighed: "Jingqing is also ignorant, but asked Yan'er to live in the villa. After all, the village is not as good as the Qin family."

Zhi'er's heart tightened, and there seemed to be countless little people dancing in his veins.

Is this an invitation to Qin's house?
Her breathing was a little short.This is definitely an incomparable temptation, at least for her.Living in Qin's house means different from living in Zhuangshang in any aspect.

She even saw Xueer's eyes brighten with joy, and even the little girl was excited.

Zhi'er lowered his head slowly, and replied in a soft voice: "This place is also very good, and the women and girls in the village have helped me a lot."

This answer was obviously unexpected.

Qin Keqing raised her head, looked into the room again, and said: "The house is a bit old, thank you Yan'er."

"No hard work! For me, this is already excellent."

"Yan'er's state of mind is really admirable." Qin Keqing said softly, her eyes flickering, and said: "It's always better to be outside than at home. When will Yan'er go home with sister?"

Zhi'er raised his head suddenly, unable to believe his ears.When meeting Qin Keqing's eyes, she slowly lowered her head again.

The temptation to go to the Qin family is great, but later?After going, how should I face the whole Qin family?How to face the three girls from the Rong Mansion who will marry in the future?
Although many sons of rich families would take concubines first before getting married, but...is it really better to be a concubine in the Qin family than to be the only grandmother in the village?
Zhi'er hesitated, cruelly cut off the extravagant hope in his heart, and slowly replied: "The girl's kindness is appreciated, and I am willing to be the comfort of the uncle when he is tired outside."

Qin Keqing is not Wang Xifeng, and Smarter is not Second Sister You.

The answer just now made Qin Keqing very satisfied.

"My sister has this idea. I'm happy for Jingqing. Tomorrow, I'll call some people to decorate my sister's place, and build a small yard at the back, so that the peace will not be disturbed at night."

Smarter didn't expect this.

Qin Zhong hadn't built the yard she was thinking of, but the eldest daughter of the Qin family arranged it first.

This is also very good, they all belong to the Qin family, and the eldest girl of the Qin family represents the meaning of the Qin family.

When Qin Keqing left, Zhizhi'er laughed, a satisfied smile.

Xue'er was a little unwilling, and asked suspiciously: "Why doesn't grandma go to Qin's house?"

Like Xue'er, Bao Zhu and Yu Chuan were also suspicious.

Qin Keqing's explanation is: "A girl who came out of a nun's nunnery, what capacity does she enter the Qin family? Don't say that the third girl will not like it in the future, even I will not be willing. I built a yard for her in the hope that Jingqing will be here in the future." Stay there, and beware of any accidents to Jingqing."

Qin Keqing was only worried about Qin Zhong's safety, and didn't care about the relationship between that little nun and Qin Zhong. Even if she was not smart, she would build a small yard for Qin Zhong outside.

It doesn't matter who the woman outside is.

Qin Zhong's safety outside is what matters.

Baozhu and Yuchuaner seem to understand but do not understand.

Qin Keqing said: "Baozhu will bring a few people over to take care of it tomorrow, and spend some money to hire two women to take care of her in the village. No matter what we think of her, she is also related to the Qin family outside, so she must not ruin her reputation. It doesn’t cost much money to build a small courtyard, and after it’s completed, two women and maids inside and two servants outside will each be hired.”

Baozhu asked, "You have to ventilate with the uncle first."

Qin Keqing smiled brightly: "He will naturally look for you in the future."

That's right, how could Qin Zhong not care about how the courtyard was built, how many rooms there were, and how it was built.As long as he learned about it from Smarter, he would definitely ask.

Yu Chuan'er asked cautiously, "What should the third girl do if she finds out about her existence?"

Qin Keqing said politely: "Before she gave birth to a child, she was just a girl serving Jing Qing outside. It doesn't matter if she knows. If she has a child, it will be the Qin family."

Everyone was stunned.

At this time, Qin Zhong had already seen the long history of the Prince's Mansion in Beijing County.

He asked suspiciously: "Is this invitation just for me, or did you also invite Second Master Bao from Rongguo Mansion?"

Chang Shi replied: "Tomorrow's banquet is calculated temporarily, otherwise His Highness would not have ordered to send the post to Uncle Qin's residence at this time."

Temporary calculation?
Qin Zhong asked Chang Shi in amazement and continued to inquire.Chang Shi knew that Qin Chengzhi was very favored by the prince, so he said: "Today, the court meeting has decided that my highness will be in charge of the compilation of "Tongkao on Agricultural Affairs", so I hurriedly invited several ministers in Beijing to discuss it in detail in Ming'er."

It turned out to be the case.

Qin Zhong nodded.He is still very concerned about "Agricultural General Examination". After all, it is a newly compiled agricultural encyclopedia. It would be great if the compiled book can really become a textbook for agricultural technology guidance.

The most important thing is to see whether it is conducive to agriculture.

Therefore, he was a little excited.After seeing Chang Shi off, he didn't even think about why Yu Chuan'er was not in the room, and why Qin Keqing and Bao Zhu went out too.

He buried his head in the study, and was called out when Qin Keqing came back.

After dinner, I took a hot bath in my room, and spent a night of excitement.

The next day, early in the morning.

Qin Zhong went straight to Shenjing City in the carriage.

The two mansions of Ningrong and Rong are located to the east of the Forbidden Palace, while the Mansion of Beijing County and Prince Zhongshun are to the west of the Forbidden Palace.The Qin family's carriage entered Jingzhong from Deshengmen and headed west.When you arrive in front of the Prince's Mansion in Beijing County, send a post, and someone respectfully invites you in.

After passing through two Yimen gates, it went straight into the garden.

Qin Zhong was stunned for a moment, and saw a person standing far away, dressed as a young scholar.The face is beautiful like a woman, and the tall and slender figure is even more romantic.

"How come there are girls disguised as men in the garden of Prince Jing of Beijing?"

He was led to walk in, and when he got closer, he realized that the man was really a young man.

Immediately, goosebumps all over my body!
"Shemale? Oops, he's here."

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(End of this chapter)