Concubine Wen Xi who traveled through time

In the afternoon of this day, the surrounding area of ​​Tongxian port was covered with snow, except for the ups and downs of the river on the canal.The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal does not freeze all year round, and even in winter there are constant ships.As the northernmost end of the Grand Canal, Tong County has an exceptionally large natural port, where ships of all sizes are loading and unloading goods, and the river is bustling with people on the banks.The snow stopped and people got busy.

There is a very brand-new cruise ship with a length of more than two feet and a width of about one foot standing at the port. It has wing rooms, mostly made of precious mahogany, carved peonies, carved landscapes, and embossed auspicious clouds. It is very exquisite and gorgeous. One can tell at a glance that it is the boat used by the rich man to travel.There are many ships that come and go on the canal that are bigger than this ship, but in terms of beauty, it is indeed one of the best.

Today Wen Xi is wearing the men's clothing that Meier rushed to make overnight. She is wearing a sky-blue robe with a straight collar. Because it was made in a hurry, it is only embroidered with simple cloud patterns. There is a white fox fur collar around the neck. Wearing jade pendants, sachets and other things.He wore a lynx fur cloak outside, which was very warm.Wearing a melon skin hat with a ring of black fox fur on his head, he stuffed all his hair in, because Wen Xi had too much hair, so he had to cut off more than half of it cruelly, thinking about it now, it still hurts a lot!Wen Xi also deliberately used charcoal as a raw material, and evenly applied it on her face, making her skin look much darker, and intentionally drew her eyebrows thicker into sword eyebrows. She really looked much more handsome, and her facial features were outlined with a bit of strength. , without the gentleness, he is a good-looking young master!

Qing Lan was still wearing women's clothes, and she and Wen Xi were pretending to be husband and wife, holding Yuludai in her arms.

Du He stuffed all the large and small packages into the cabin of the ship.Said: "The villain specially prepared a few extra quilts. Although it is warm in the south, it is cold on the way up the river, so you need to keep warm. There are also some changes of clothes and food. There are charcoal and charcoal stoves on the boat. You can use them when they are hot." .There is also some wine, to drive away the cold."

Wen Xi nodded, and said in a rough male voice: "You guys go back and live a good life from now on."

Mel bit her lip.With tears in his eyes: "You—take care all the way!"

Where people come and go, Wen Xi, as a "man", can't have any intimate behaviors with Meier, so she just nodded and said: "Don't worry, there is Qinglan!"

Du He looked at the boatman standing on Chuantoushan, and couldn't help but wonder, "Old Guan. Where did Xiao Guan go?"

The 50-[-]-year-old boatman who was called "Old Guan" came forward and cupped his hands with guilt on his face: "I'm really sorry, shopkeeper Du, my son said he was going to buy bird's nest for his mother." Make up your body and be back in a while!"

Du He hurriedly looked at Wen Xi.Wen Xi smiled and said: "It's rare to have a filial son, it's not too late, you go back. Qing Lan and I go to the boat and wait. The wind on the river bank is a bit strong. Don't freeze your wife."

Lao Guan also said: "Don't worry shopkeeper Du, the drug store is not far away, my son will definitely come back in half an hour at most!"

Du He pulled the reluctant Mei Er, said to Wen Xi to take care, and the couple left.

Although the wind on the river is not as strong as it was in the past few days, the wind in winter is still a bit biting, Wen Xi said to Qinglan: "Let's go. Get on the boat first. Lao Guan, you can also get in the boat and wait."

Lao Guan smiled and said: "Mr. Wen and Mrs. go in. The inside is very clean! I'll wait for my son here!" He pointed to the big thick cotton jacket on his body and said, "My son bought a new cotton jacket. It's warm!"

This old Guan loves to mention his son very much. It is not easy for the father and son to work together as boatmen. This time, Du He specially hired the experienced and kind-hearted Guan father and son, who have traveled north and south of the Grand Canal all year round. Very familiar with the waterway.

Seeing his ruddy complexion, Wen Xi said that everyone in this business knows how to keep themselves warm, but his hands are very rough and chapped, so he said, "Qing Lan, give Lao Guan a box of hand oil."

Qing Lan replied, originally it was for Wen Xi, she prepared several boxes for fear of her fair hands getting chapped in winter.Laoguan took the hand oil from Qinglan, thanked him a thousand times, and said that Wen Xi and his wife are good people, and that he would use it together when his son came back!

Wen Xi and Qing Lan supported each other and stepped onto the boat, when a somewhat familiar shout came from behind: "That little brother, please wait!"

Looking back, a literati and scholar in a blue robe, with a bag on his body, ran over panting. He looked about [-] years old, and he was tall and tall. Because of the thin clothes, his face and hands were red from the cold, and he hurriedly handed over his hands Said: "I would like to ask my brother, can you go to Qufu smoothly, and can you let me take a smooth sailing boat?"

Qing Lan hurriedly covered her mouth, looked at the literati in front of her in surprise, and exchanged glances with Wen Xi, full of panic.The person who came was Kong Shangren, but wasn't he called into the capital by Kangxi and became a doctor of the Imperial College?How do you have time to go back to your hometown?

Wen Xi's complexion is quite calm. Although Kong Shangren was also a member of the welcoming party when he passed the Confucius Temple on his southern tour last year, but at that time Wen Xi was wearing a noble concubine's auspicious costume, and he was kneeling below, even if he was exempted from the courtesy Dare to look up at the emperor's concubine at will!So there was no trace of Wen Xi's familiarity.

Wen Xi returned the salute and cupped her hands: "I don't know how to address this gentleman?"

When asked about his name, Kong Shangren couldn't help showing a bit of pride, and said: "My surname is Kong, a person from Qufu, and the 64th grandson of Confucius."

Wen Xi immediately showed a look of surprise: "Could it be that your honor is Mr. Kong, a doctor of the Imperial Academy? I heard from friends that Mr. gave lectures in the Imperial Academy. It was wonderful, and it was always overcrowded! It's a pity that I couldn't listen to it!"

Kong Shangren smiled happily on his face: "You are polite! It is the great grace of the Holy One!" He said, his face was excited, and he bowed his hands respectfully in the direction of the Forbidden City.

The corners of Wen Xi's mouth twitched, a small official of the seventh rank bought you? !

Kong Shangren asked again: "My little brother seems to be a scholar too, right? I don't know how to call him. Do you have any fame?"

Wen Xi said: "In the west of Wenxi, the west of the southeast, the north, and the north, people from Tongxian County are still only scholars. They have taken the provincial examination twice, but they are not good at learning skills, so they all failed." All of them are scholars, and those who pass the exam are Juren.

When Wen Xi said that he failed the ranking, Kong Shangren felt a little bit sad.He sighed and said: "Kong also failed to succeed after he got the honor of being a scholar in the past. It is ashamed to say that he sold his land and donated a tribute student! Fortunately, the Holy Son of Heaven did not give up, and Kong himself became a dog and a horse. You have no teeth!" As he spoke, he bowed his hands reverently in the direction of the palace where Kangxi was.

Wen Xi's face twitched, she was still a loyal member of Kangxi!He hurriedly smiled and said, "It's windy on the shore, Mr. Kong, please come in! I'm going south to study, and I happen to pass the border of Qufu."

"Thank you, thank you! I don't know how much the boat fee is for Brother Wen? I should bear half of it!" Kong Shangren said hastily.

Wen Xi smiled and said: "How can there be any boat fees. It's our own boat! There is a scholar like Mr. who is here to press the boat, but no one else can ask for it!"

Kong Shangren chuckled and said, "You're welcome, you're welcome! With a like-minded person like my brother, I don't have to worry about being lonely along the way!"

After that, they entered the cabin together.There are three rooms in the cabin, and the one close to the deck is the place where Lao Guan Xiaoguan rests, which is relatively small.The other two are beautifully decorated wing rooms, which are equipped with tables, chairs, and beds, all of which are needed, just like houses on the water.

Qing Lan blessed Fushen and said: "Then I'll go and prepare some food and wine for Mr. Xianggong and Mr. Kong."

Wen Xi introduced: "This is the cheap Nei Gu family."

Kong Shangren cupped his hands as a return gift: "I'm sorry, brother and sister!"

In the wing room, there is an entry screen with a red-painted Jinshi Jidi at the door, which acts as a partition.The purpose is that if someone from the outside breaks in, they will not bump into the people inside.Inside, there is a mahogany bat-pattern Eight Immortals table and four chairs for dining.There is also a four-leaf screen of plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum with poems in it, and it is faintly visible that there is a bed inside.The enamel-colored three-legged smoker has been lit, and it curls up like mist. It is a high-quality aloe fragrance. It not only tastes elegant, but also has the effect of eliminating dampness and cold.

Kong Shangren looked at all the decorations in the ship, and at a glance, he knew that it was not something that a merchant's house could have.He said: "Brother Wen must be the son of an official, right?"

Wen Xi had already prepared her identity and family background for herself, and replied casually: "My father is just a handwritten note from the Ministry of Industry. He is not qualified to enter the Imperial Academy to monitor Mr.'s lectures." Only the children of officials of the third rank and above are eligible to be admitted to the Imperial Academy Those who are admitted to the school are no more than six-rank petty officials.

Kong Shangren was surprised, and said with a bit of envy: "Bi Tie Shi is a good position for promotion! It's hard for ordinary people to get it, so Brother Wen must have a good family background, right?"

Shit, is a six-pin pen post style still very popular?But it’s true, Kong Shangren is only the seventh rank, and the style of writing is no matter how sesame and mung bean, at least he is older than him!

Wen Xi said modestly: "It's just the Han army flag, and it's just a bit of in-law relationship with Tong Jia's!"

"So that's it!" Kong Shangren nodded, and couldn't help showing a bit of envy.In this era, it's a matter of relationship!

While talking, Qing Lan brought over the charcoal stove and the hot dishes, put the plum blossom wine on the charcoal stove to simmer, and said: "Bi'er just woke up, the concubine will go down first." Lived in the next room.

Wen Xi nodded, "I see." When I woke up, I must be hungry, Wen Xi, the fake father, will go to nurse later!

"Bi'er?" Kong Shangren said with a smile, "Ling Ai Bixiu is so cute, she really deserves the name!"

Anyway, she is Kangxi's daughter, so Wen Xi didn't plan to change her name, and directly translated it into Chinese, instead of the bird character!Bi'er, Xiaojia Biyu, doesn't sound like a very good name, and it's a bit like a maid's name!But just use it as it is.

Wen Xi conveniently picked up the plum blossom wine on the charcoal stove, poured a glass for Kong Shangren and said, "During the national funeral, it is not suitable to drink alcohol, but it is necessary to keep out the cold, so just drink a pot." Wen Xi didn't care about Xiao Zhuang either, It's just that she herself is too weak to drink, and she must down three glasses, so it would be bad if some jokes are made!

Kong Shangren smelled the overflowing aroma of wine, his throat couldn't help rolling, he hurriedly drank a glass, and said happily: "Good wine!" Then he laughed and said: "Yes, it's not appropriate for a national funeral, it's an expedient measure!"

Wen Xi added another glass for him, and sighed: "This year is really an eventful year!"

Kong Shangren also couldn't help sighing: "The Son of Heaven is pure filial piety, and he was so sad several times. I was ordered to enter the palace to have an audience with him a few days ago. I saw that the emperor lost a lot of weight, and his right hand was wrapped with a thick layer of gauze. I don't know why he was injured. gone."

"Injured?" Wen Xi was startled, with some doubts, "How could you be injured in the inner garden of the palace? Does anyone dare to assassinate?"

"No," Kong Shangren drank another cup, "I seem to have heard that I accidentally got burned."

Wen Xi couldn't help being silent, the fire in Chengqian Palace??? When she flew away sitting on Xueqing's back, she did indeed see Kangxi standing in front of the palace wreckage from afar.Did he rush into the fire?Just burned yourself?Kangxi has always put his own safety first, such a big fire, such a dangerous situation??? Kangxi has never been an impulsive person!

Kong Shangren sighed, put down the wine cup, and sighed: "The burn is still secondary. I went to the audience with Master Nalan. The emperor is already bedridden and looks extremely haggard. I heard that the water and rice have not been eaten for several days! Your majesty, really!" He is a man of great filial piety!" Xiaozhuang just died, and Kangxi's haggardness would be thought to be sad for the death of his grandmother, right?

Wen Xi let out an oh, poured herself a cup and drank it herself.Cooking wine with plum blossoms was originally a pleasure, but for a while, the atmosphere became a little stiff. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)

ps: Once dressed as the second generation, as the first daughter of a high-ranking family, she brought her younger brother to live in the farmhouse. ——"The Evil Girl of the Rich Family"