Wanqingsi

Chapter 190
The people sitting around the table are a bit interesting.The Ninth Prince, Wu Lei, the little princess, me, Ming Yan, and Hong Ye who was pulled by me to sit together, had never thought of being able to sit together before.

Hong Ye smiled and said: "Today I have two Highnesses and my younger sister visiting my wine shop, it is really full of splendor, Hong Ye respects everyone."

I picked up the wine glass and took a small sip. Hongye knew that I was a light drinker, and served me a sweet and sour fruit wine, which had a special taste.I gasped and praised: "This wine tastes good, it's sweet, like drinking sugar water."

"This is plum wine. If my sister likes it, I'll give her two jugs to take home later." Hong Ye laughed.

"Then thank you, sister." I raised my glass and said with a smile, "I wish my sister a prosperous business and a lot of money."

"It's good for business to prosper, but I'm a beginner in business, so I really don't understand it." Hong Ye smiled, "Just say that it attracts customers, but my sister can't come up with any good ideas. There are more than just restaurants in the capital. Qianjia, my business is also very difficult to do. By the way, my sister is an expert in this field, so please give me some help."

"Sister Jiu is taking care of this restaurant, are you afraid that no guests will come?" I drank the wine in my glass and said with a smile.Seeing that the Ninth Prince just smiled gently, Hong Ye glanced at him and said with a smile: "If you rely on others to take care of you all the time, what's the point?"

"If my sister is afraid of trouble Jiu Ye, why don't you ask Jiu Ye's sister to inscribe a picture and write a few words of praise, this calligraphy is hanging in the shop, but it is a living sign." I smiled, "Not only Jiu Ye, Prince Ulei is also a distinguished man If there are distinguished guests or famous officials with literary talents, my sister will follow the same pattern, so my sister's restaurant is amazing. A restaurant that can attract so many dignitaries and celebrities with inscriptions, even if Those who don’t drink alcohol are somewhat curious, so let’s take a look.”

Hongye's eyes lit up, she clapped her hands and smiled and said, "My sister has a good idea, Master Jiu, Your Highness, what do you think of my sister's idea?"

The Ninth Prince and Ulei probably didn't expect me to say this, and they were all taken aback.The Ninth Prince smiled and said: "Mrs. Ronghua is indeed the head mother of the Yongle Hou Mansion, she responded so quickly."

"In this case, why don't you ask Madam to leave a calligraphy for Miss Hongye?" Wu Lei glanced at me with a half-smile, "I heard that Madam is very talented in writing, I wonder if Wu Lei is lucky enough to pay his respects today?"

"Your Highness made fun of me. You are a woman who can only read a few words. How can you have any literary talent?" I smiled faintly, and it was considered to be a rejection of his request.But I heard the little princess humming, and said disdainfully: "I'm afraid it's just a false name, so I dare not show my shame in front of everyone."

I smiled lightly and kept silent.Mingyan was unconvinced and wanted to talk back, I pulled his sleeves down on the table, implying that he would not be reckless, Mingyan glared at her angrily, and held back the words.Seeing that she didn't get my response, and seeing Mingyan staring at her, the little princess became even more angry: "Is it right?"

"Bao'er." Wu Lei scolded softly, "Don't talk nonsense, you know that the precious "Journey to the West" you bought on the street was passed down orally by Madam Ronghua and copied by the market."

"Really? Did you really write Journey to the West?" The little princess was stunned, looking at me in surprise.I smiled: "Brother Bao'er misunderstood, it was just what I heard when I was young, and I just relayed it to others."

"I'll just say it." The little princess gave Ulay a proud look with her original expression.Ulay looked at me, frowning slightly.I smiled lightly and said no more, I am no longer young and frivolous, I don’t have the goal of showing off the advantages of modern people, there is no need to show my sharpness.At the beginning, I showed off in Yihonglou to seduce Chu Shang and try to protect myself; I showed off in the General’s Mansion for the self-esteem of the girls in the brothel; I showed off in front of the emperor to keep the Yun family safe; Life in China is more comfortable.And now, I can't think of why I should show off in front of these people.I won't be looked down upon by this little princess just because I don't show off anymore, why bother with a little girl.

"Bao'er was rude, Ulay apologized to Madam on her behalf." Ulay raised his glass and said, "Ulay toast Madam."

I raised my glass and drank it.Seeing that the atmosphere at the banquet was a bit dull, the Ninth Prince smiled and cheered up the atmosphere: "Xiao Wang has also heard the story told by Mrs. Ronghua. It is indeed novel and interesting, and Xiao Wang likes it very much." He raised his glass and said: "Today I am honored to sit with Madam, Xiao Wang also toasts to Madam."

"My lord, you are welcome." I drank the wine.Hong Ye smiled and said: "Don't drink too much, everyone, try my restaurant's dishes, but they still suit your taste. Sister, although this plum wine is sweet, it has great stamina, so don't drink too much."

I smiled and nodded, everyone tried the dishes on the table, and was speechless for a while.After a while, the Ninth Prince looked at me, seemed to remember something, and asked, "Madam Rong Hua, has there been any news about Brother Tong Feng recently?"

"Brother?" I was startled, shook my head and said, "The last time I received a letter from my brother was also three months ago, does Jiuye have any news about him?"

"Three months ago?" The Ninth Prince frowned, "What did brother Tongfeng say in the letter? Why didn't you return to Beijing?"

"It's just a letter to report his safety, just saying that he is all right." I saw that the expression on the face of the Ninth Prince was not right, and I was a little worried, "Why did the Ninth Master ask this? What happened?"

"Madam, don't you know?" Master Jiu looked at me in surprise, "I thought Brother Wei Feng would return to Beijing after dealing with Wei Xiang's affairs, but I didn't expect that he hasn't come back until now..."

"Wei Xiang died?" I was slightly startled, "When did it happen?"

The Ninth Prince was startled, and said: "Four months ago, the governor of Dunan Island reported to the imperial court that the barren island was bitterly cold, and Wei Xiang died of a serious illness in Dunan Island."

sickness?I feel a little dizzy.Zhou Jingyun actually died?Why didn't the eldest brother mention this in the letter?Where did he go?Since the county guard reported this matter, it must not be a secret. The hidden guards of the Yun family must have known about it. Why didn't the old man tell me?Seeing my blank expression, the Ninth Prince knew that I really didn't know, and said with a smile: "Maybe brother Tongfeng has other things to do, Madam don't need to worry."

I just feel that my mind is in turmoil, all kinds of speculations come one after another, and I don't want to sit down anymore.I rubbed my forehead, stood up and said, "Jiuye, Your Highness, I drank two more glasses, I have a headache, I want to say goodbye first."

"Ma'am, is it alright?" The Ninth Prince asked with concern.I shook my head, the Ninth Prince stood up, and said softly: "Madam is not feeling well, Xiao Wang will not keep Madam anymore, Madam, go slowly."

Ulay stood up and said, "I'll take Madam out."

"No need, Your Highness stop." I bowed, "Sister Hongye can just send me out."

"Isn't Miss Hongye still going to fetch wine for Madam?" Wu Lei said stubbornly, "Let me take Madam out."

Hong Ye smiled and said: "Your Highness didn't mention it, I almost forgot, let His Highness take my sister out, my sister is waiting for me at the door, Ming Yan will follow me to the wine cellar to get a bar."

I didn't insist anymore, I got out of the box, was blown by the wind, and my head was not so dizzy.Ulay followed me and walked by my side. After walking silently for a while, Ulay suddenly said, "You have changed a lot."

I stopped and looked up at him.Seeing him looking at me deeply, there seemed to be a trace of pity in his tone: "When I met you in the grassland, you were a lively and lively woman, why is there always a trace of sadness in your brows now? Are you unhappy in life now? "

"Your Highness is overthinking, I am doing well." I smiled.Why do I look miserable now?Although I am a widow, no one in my family bullies me, is it not as miserable as he said?
"If you have anything that doesn't go your way, you can tell me, and Ulay will definitely help you." Ulay looked at my smiling face, hesitant to speak, "You promised me when you were on the grassland, remember? ?”

What did I promise him?I had some doubts. Ulay saw my blank face, his eyes darkened, and he laughed at himself: "You promised me back then, you gave me a chance to win your heart with the way you admired, and it seems that it was just to get away. Just deal with me casually?"

Uh..., I remembered, I did promise to give him a chance.However, I thought that after so long, I was a married woman again, and Ulay should have given up on me long ago.Embarrassed, I noticed that when Ulay was alone with me, he stopped calling me Mrs. and just used "you".I took a step back, feeling a little uneasy: "Your Highness, why bother to be persistent, I am no longer the woman I was on the grassland back then, things are different, and many things have changed."

"Ulei's mind has not changed. If you are not going well in the capital, you can follow me to the grassland..." As soon as Ulei opened his mouth, I quickly interrupted him: "Your Highness was joking, my concubine did not suffer. Your Highness is not a god, so you don't need to play the role of a savior. Your Highness is the prince of Yaoyue Kingdom, so you should put your mind on your people, and don't spend too much time thinking about being a concubine as a woman."

I took a deep breath, this Ulay, his conceited character has not changed: "Your Highness, I heard that the Patus clan was exterminated, and the Marti clan chief is still at large. If only because the Marti clan's daughter is Your Highness's white horse, Attila, can protect him, so why does His Highness think that you can be someone's savior?"

"The Marti family is the largest tribe in Yaoyue Kingdom. If you want to move their patriarch, you can't do it just by talking." Ulay didn't expect me to take the topic so far all of a sudden. Seeing me twitch the corner of his lips lightly, his face turned pale. Dimly, "The Marti family has learned a lesson, hasn't it? Your control of the Marti family's supplies has already given the Marti patriarch a headache."

"His headache, can he pay for dozens of lives of the Patus family?" I sneered, "Your Highness, your remarks are too ridiculous."

"I..." Ulei was about to speak again, but he heard Mingyan running over with two pots of wine, calling "Sister", and grabbed my hand: "Sister, let's go!"

Before Ulei could finish his sentence, I was already pulled out by Mingyan. I looked at Mingyan and saw his face was flushed. I asked in surprise, "What's wrong?"

Ming Yan listened to my question, her face turned redder, but she kept silent and helped me into the carriage.Tie Wei drove the carriage back to the residence, Ming Yan sat in a corner of the carriage and sulked, silent for a long time.I pulled him and broke his face: "Why is your face so red? What happened?"

"Sister, I won't come here anymore." Mingyan's eyes flashed with shame and anger, "I, I don't like that red leaf..."

"What happened to Sister Hongye?" I asked in surprise.Mingyan bit her lip, blushing as if she was about to burn, and said in a voice like a mosquito: "She..., she was in the wine cellar just now, she touched me..."

Red leaves?I couldn't help laughing: "Why did she touch you?"

"Sister..." Mingyan yelled angrily, "I don't like her anyway, and I don't want to see her in the future!"

"Alright..." Seeing that he was really angry, I hurriedly said, "If you don't like her, I won't bring you here in the future."

"Sister, don't come either." Ming Yan looked at me seriously, "She is not a good girl."

I don't know what Hongye did to make Mingyan so angry, but I don't really believe that Hongye covets Mingyan, so I will ask Hongye another day to ask what is going on?Let her restrain her too casual temper.Thinking about what happened today in my heart, the more I think about it, the more confused my head becomes, and the more dizzy my head becomes. Those three cups of plum wine really have a lot of stamina. When I approached the Hou Mansion, I was already so dizzy that I couldn't keep my eyes open.

The carriage stopped at the gate of Hou Mansion, Ming Yan jumped out of the carriage and helped me out of the carriage.On the way, Mingyan was depressed all the time, seeing Xiaohong who had been waiting at the door running over, said in a muffled voice, "Sister, I'm going back to my room first."

I nodded, dazzled to see that he had turned into three heads.He handed me over to Xiaohong, and went straight into the mansion.Xiaohong supported my limp body, and asked in surprise, "Did sister drink alcohol?"

"Xiaohong, I'm dizzy, help me go back to the room." I leaned on her and said softly.He staggered into the house, his feet seemed to be stepping on cotton, and it seemed to be stepping on clouds, light and light, Xiaohong didn't know what to say in my ear, I couldn't hear clearly.I didn't know what I was stepping on, as if I was stepping out of the clouds, my body suddenly went limp, and I fell down.For a moment, it seemed as if someone had caught me and held my fluttering body firmly.I managed to open my eyes, and saw a few fuzzy faces swaying in front of my eyes. I tried my best to gather myself together, and the faces merged into one face, so pale and unreal, Yun Zheng..., I burst into tears, and stretched out my arms to hug her. On his neck: "Yun Zheng, you're back..."

The hands holding me were stiff, he didn't make a sound, and continued to walk forward, I sobbed and buried my face in his arms, speaking incoherently: "Yun Zheng, you are so cruel, you never come back to see me..."

He still didn't speak, I cried: "Yunzheng, why don't you speak? Do you know? Everyone bullies me when you're not here... That bastard An Yuanxi even said some nonsense to annoy me..., Eldest brother doesn't know where he went..., there are so many things happening around me, I can't find anyone to discuss with, I'm so afraid..., Yun Zheng, don't go anymore..."

Those hands gently put me on the bed, and slowly pulled away from me. I hugged him tightly in panic, crying, "Yun Zheng, don't go, don't go, don't leave me..."

He bent over, his body froze, and after a long while, he sighed faintly: "I won't go, my dear, you have a good sleep..."

"Really not leaving?" I looked at him with tears in my eyes, "Don't lie to me..."

"I won't go." He squatted down beside the bed, reaching out to wipe away the tears on my face, "You can sleep peacefully..."

He won't leave, Yun Zheng never lied to me.I smiled and buried my face in his chest, so relieved, this is Yunzheng's embrace, so warm and safe, I slowly closed my eyes, at the moment of losing consciousness, my hand was still tightly grasping his skirt .

——2007, September, 4
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