Eagle-eyed and wolf-watching

Chapter 1520 The Queen is a two-faced person!
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Yijing

At one o'clock in the morning, the Changchun Garden Market was packed with people. Countless people from Yijing gathered here to buy various things for the New Year and feel the festive atmosphere. However, in this crowd of people, there was a family of three who seemed out of place.

Although the family of three looks the same in their ordinary casual clothes, the man has an ordinary appearance and nothing special about him, but he exudes a majestic temperament.
Although the woman was wearing ordinary clothes, she was very beautiful and charming, and her every frown and smile showed her elegance and grace, which also attracted the men passing by in the market to keep looking at this young woman.
Some of them were too daring to just watch. Even if they saw the husband and children nearby, they wanted to come over and chat with them, but there were more than a dozen servants surrounding the family of three, and anyone who wanted to get close would be immediately separated.

If you refuse to leave and want to continue to pester, you will be immediately taken away by the market security officers.
Seeing a man who wanted to approach and chat up being taken away, An Miaoyi couldn't help but reveal a hint of helplessness on her face. She didn't expect that she had finally come out for this trip, but she would encounter such things so frequently. This was really disappointing!
Noticing the change in An Miaoyi's expression, Ye Mingsheng beside him also smiled and asked Jing Ren:
"See if your mother has thought of an idiom?"

"Idiom? What idiom do you mean, Dad?"

Ye Mingsheng said with a smile:
"The roots of troubles!"

An Miaoyi rolled her eyes at Ye Mingsheng immediately after hearing this, but in order to reduce trouble, she took the veil from Qiqige and put it on...
Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng smiled and shook his head, and at the same time he felt a little emotional. It was New Year time and the city of Yijing was extremely lively, and he had nothing interesting to do in the palace. He didn't like watching plays with Ye Cui, nor did he like playing cards with Bai Yuanyuan, so he wanted to go out for a walk.

Seeing that Ye Mingsheng wanted to come out, Jingren also wanted to go out for a walk with him. Just when Ye Mingsheng was about to take Jingren with him, Jingren suddenly said that he wanted An Miaoyi to go with him. Although An Miaoyi refused, saying that there were still things to deal with in the palace and she had to work in the palace.

However, Ye Mingsheng could tell from An Miaoyi that her refusal was not from the bottom of her heart. Moreover, although An Miaoyi had a smile on her face when she saw Jingren happily preparing to leave the palace for a trip, Ye Mingsheng could feel that there was a hint of envy behind An Miaoyi's smile.

When Ye Mingsheng saw this, he suddenly remembered that An Miaoyi had last left the palace more than half a year ago. However, that time she left the palace for a political activity. She and he performed a show in front of officials and people from all walks of life, saying that she farmed the land while she wove cloth, in order to encourage and promote farming production.

After that ZZ show, An Miaoyi returned to the palace immediately and did not stay outside the palace for long.

If we go back further, it’s unclear when An Miaoyi left the palace. Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng felt that he owed his wife a little bit...

Ye Mingsheng knew that An Miaoyi's favorite thing was shopping. Before she married him, when she was a girl in the An family, she often liked to go shopping in Luoan Jewelry Store, Cloth Shop and other places. She bought whatever she liked and was very arrogant. Fortunately, the An family was a marquis's mansion and had money. If it were an ordinary family, the family property would have been squandered long ago.
But later she married him. Because the Fengwu Army had to develop and fight at the same time, Ye Mingsheng was short of money. Any money he had was either invested in the army or in production. So An Miaoyi didn't buy a new piece of clothing or jewelry for several years.

Later, when conditions improved a little, An Miaoyi finally had the opportunity to unleash her shopping instinct as a woman, but unfortunately the good times did not last long. Before she could unleash it a few times, Ye Mingsheng became emperor, and An Miaoyi became queen!

If An Miaoyi, as the wife of the Marshal, could occasionally go out for a stroll as a noble lady, then after becoming the Queen, An Miaoyi was restricted and it was basically difficult for her to go shopping and buy things she liked.

So when Ye Mingsheng thought of this, he directly asked An Miaoyi to go with him. The three of them would go to the Yijing market and feel the festive atmosphere of the Chinese New Year.

When An Miaoyi heard Ye Mingsheng say that, she was very surprised, but as the queen she chose to refuse again, saying that Ye Mingsheng could take Jingren with him, and she didn't need to go out, as there were still many things to do in the palace...
Although An Miaoyi said so, Ye Mingsheng knew what she was thinking. If he really gave up and didn't take her with him, this woman would definitely feel wronged behind his back, crying and scolding him for being heartless.

So Ye Mingsheng directly asked An Miaoyi to come along, and the Queen Daqian followed him out seemingly reluctantly.

When Ye Mingsheng came out, he didn't think much about it, but he didn't expect An Miaoyi to be so popular. Along the way, the men didn't go to the market or buy things, but just looked at An Miaoyi. Those who came with their families were more restrained and looked at her furtively, pretending to look casually.

Those who were not accompanied by their families were bolder, and some even felt good about themselves and wanted to chat with Ye Mingsheng as if he was not there. Ye Mingsheng did not know whether to laugh or cry about this. If he had not experienced it himself, he really would not have imagined that these people were so exaggerated.

Although Changchun Garden is a comprehensive market with food, daily necessities, and entertainment items, and even people recruiting workers, it is mainly a farmer's market. Most of the merchants sell agricultural products or agricultural and sideline products. There are also restaurants, but they are all snack shops and small restaurants.

After all, the main customers of Changchun Garden Market are ordinary people living at the bottom of society. They don’t have much money to eat in big restaurants or buy expensive luxury goods. For them, eating in these small restaurants may be a very luxurious behavior. They can only come here during festivals...

Ye Mingsheng came to Changchun Garden Market. In addition to feeling the festive atmosphere of the New Year, he also wanted to understand the price situation during the New Year, the living conditions of the people, and so on.

So Ye Mingsheng enjoyed shopping in Changchun Garden Market very much, but An Miaoyi seemed to lose interest after getting over her initial curiosity. It was obvious that the Queen Daqian, who came from a marquis's mansion, had no interest in the lives of these people at the bottom of society and didn't care at all.

Jingren, on the other hand, was interested in food and play. He wanted to eat everything and play everything. He wanted to eat candied haws at one moment, Songzhou double sandwiches at another, and a mask at another. However, An Miaoyi would not let him eat them, saying that these things were not clean. It seemed as if Jingren would die the next second after he finished eating.

Ye Mingsheng was not at all surprised about An Miaoyi's behavior. After all, An Miaoyi did not become like this suddenly, but had always been like this.

In the past, An Miaoyi had delivered food, clothes and various daily necessities to the elderly and children, and had also visited the families of some of the wounded and injured soldiers of the Fengwu Army and delivered a lot of comfort items to them. Therefore, she had accumulated a very good reputation in the civilian army. Everyone felt that the wife of the marshal, the queen, was a good person who loved the people and was kind!

There are even people who don’t know the truth and think that it is such a waste for a woman like An Miaoyi who is so beautiful and kind-hearted to marry a despicable and shameless traitor like Ye Mingsheng who usurps power and plots rebellion.
Whenever Ye Mingsheng heard such remarks, he felt so sick that he wanted to vomit. These people really didn’t know An Miaoyi’s true face!
But thinking back, Ye Mingsheng felt that his wife was born to be a ZZ. She said one thing on the surface and another behind the scenes, and it was a seamless transition. She smiled at you on the surface, but would stab you in the back without hesitation.
When visiting the family members, her friendliness moved people to tears, and made people want to open their hearts to her. But behind her, An Miaoyi was disgusted. She shook hands with other women and almost washed her hands. This was all An Miaoyi's fault. If An Miaoyi was not his wife, her political activities would be beneficial to his career. Ye Mingsheng really wanted to let others see what kind of two-faced person An Miaoyi was.

After strolling in Changchun Garden for about half an hour, Ye Mingsheng brought An Miaoyi and Jing Ren to Houde Street.

Although Houde Street and Changchun Garden are both business districts, you can see that there are obvious differences between the two business districts.

Although there were not as many people walking on Houde Street as in Changchun Garden, they were all dressed very decently, especially the women. Almost all of them were wearing gold and silver jewelry, with bracelets on their hands and necklaces around their necks. Half of them were wearing mink. There was no doubt that the purchasing power of these people was one level or even several levels higher than that of Changchun Garden.

There is also a big difference in the merchants. In this business district, you can hardly see merchants selling agricultural products, small restaurants, and snack shops. Instead, there are big restaurants and hotels. Five of the eight big buildings in Yijing are located here, and the rest are various banknote houses, gold shops, jewelry stores, silk cloth shops, and so on.

So when she arrived at this place, An Miaoyi, who had just been feeling bored in Changchun Garden, suddenly felt excited...
Because it was already noon, Ye Mingsheng asked An Miaoyi:

"Miaoyi, do you want to eat first and then shop?"

Faced with this question, An Miaoyi was also a little hesitant, but at this moment Jingren pulled his mother's hand and said;
"Mom! I'm hungry! I want to eat first!"

"You're always hungry! You're always hungry!"

Although she scolded Jingren, looking at his pitiful appearance, An Miaoyi still said:

"Then let's go eat first!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Mingsheng led the group to Xin Kang Ji, one of the eight buildings in Yijing. As one of the most luxurious and best restaurants, Xin Kang Ji's business was booming. In addition, it was Chinese New Year, so the business was even more booming. The restaurant was full of people, and a group of people gathered at the door. Several waiters kept bowing and apologizing at the door, saying:

"I'm sorry, dear guests! Our shop is full, as the seats are limited. Please come back next time!"

Seeing this scene, An Miaoyi also looked at Ye Mingsheng. Ye Mingsheng, who originally wanted to change the place to eat, was a little hesitant at this time. It didn’t matter to him whether to eat at Xin Kangji or not. After all, there were five of the eight buildings on Houde Street, and they were all good. It would be the same to eat there!
But it was different for An Miaoyi. The reason why Ye Mingsheng brought An Miaoyi to Xin Kangji was because Ye Mingsheng remembered that An Miaoyi had eaten at Xin Kangji when she was out once. After she came back, she told Ye Mingsheng that Xin Kangji was very good. Not only were the dishes well cooked, the environment was very elegant, and the service was also very good.

It was precisely because he remembered this incident that Ye Mingsheng wanted to take An Miaoyi back to the old place today and experience it again.

But he didn't expect to encounter such a situation. Thinking that An Miaoyi had finally come out, Ye Mingsheng didn't want to give his wife any regrets, so he immediately called Zhang Hu over and instructed:

"Go in and see if there's anyone you know in the room. If there is, ask him to give up the room and we'll settle the bill for him..."

"Yes!"

Ye Mingsheng originally thought that Zhang Hu, as his personal guard, knew many high-ranking officials in the court, so he might know the man in the private room and get a private room for him. However, he never expected that a moment later, Zhang Hu came out with an embarrassed look on his face and said to Ye Mingsheng:

"My Lord, there is no one I know in the private room, but there are two people I know in the lobby!"

Ye Mingsheng was speechless when he heard Zhang Hu say that. Just when Ye Mingsheng was thinking about how to get a private room, An Miaoyi hesitated and said:
"Master, can you let Qiqige go in and take a look?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Mingsheng looked at Qiqige in surprise. However, facing Ye Mingsheng's gaze, Qiqige blinked as if she had some secret.

Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng nodded. With permission, Qiqige immediately walked into Xinkangji. In just half a cup of tea, Qiqige and the shopkeeper of Xinkangji came out, welcomed Ye Mingsheng and his party into Xinkangji, and arranged for them to stay in the best private room on the second floor.

Sitting in his seat, Ye Mingsheng looked at An Miaoyi and Qiqige with some curiosity. Seeing this, An Miaoyi knew what Ye Mingsheng wanted to say. At the same time, she also knew that from the moment she opened her mouth, this matter could not be concealed. So the Queen of Daqian also met Ye Mingsheng's gaze and said calmly:

"Master, this Xin Kang Ji is my property. Manager Wang of Xin Kang Ji usually reports the business situation to Qi Qige..."