Foster son and husband

Chapter 91
When Chenshi arrived in Cyclamen, Meiniang got off the car and looked back at Lin Amao's newly bought carriage. The white horse covered the boxwood frame, the ebony roof, there were shallow rhombic carved patterns on the carriage walls, and the small square windows and doors were hung with light. Cyan cloth curtains, the entire carriage frame is brushed with tung oil, oily and shiny, clean and refreshing, very comfortable to look at.

Lin Asi wore brand-new blue clothes, a new felt hat of the same color, and a dark blue sweat towel around his waist. He was more energetic than the serious servants of the Xu Mansion. Mei Niang said with a smile:
"It's not that I don't want to use it well, I just don't want to attract attention. Ah Mao remember, put the car away when you go back, don't drive out of the street all day long, if you meet the wicked people from that day again, it will be bad."

Lin Amao hurriedly nodded and said: "Don't worry, girl! This car is only out when girls need it. It is usually locked in the woodshed in the backyard of my house, and children are not allowed near it!"

Lu Xiangfeng came to welcome Meiniang, and first led her to the passage leading to the rest room, Meiniang shook her head: "I can't go up, are there many guests drinking morning tea?"

Lu Xiangfeng said: "There are some on the second and third floors. The private rooms that girls usually use are still vacant. If they are not ordered by distinguished guests, they are usually not used until after hours."

"Master Xia and Mr. Zhang still come here often?"

"The two young masters come once every three days, according to the girl's order: tea, water and meals are all free!"

Mei Niang smiled: "They don't care about superficial skills. You must be careful in your service, and you must not neglect them. They are the real nobles of Cyclamen!"

Lu Xiangfeng bowed his head and said, "I remember what the girl said!"

Mei Niang looked at Cui Xi and Cui Lian, and said, "Cui Lian will follow me to the front for a while. After handing over the account books and other things between the shopkeeper Lu and Cui Xi, I will lead her to the kitchen and food storage to check. Meet in the backyard, we don't have much time, we have to rush back."

At that moment, they walked in two ways. Meiniang and Cui Lian walked to the front hall, and the tent greeted them. Meiniang looked through the running account that had been in the past two days, and nodded slightly. Cyclamen is booming, and now it is making a lot of money, and the prospects are even more gratifying!"

Mei Niang smiled: "Sir, you have worked hard! Cyclamen's success is due to everyone's hard work. All the people who do things are in my heart, and they will all have good rewards!"

Mr. Huang bowed again and again: "The girl is kind and kind! The girl's demeanor is comparable to that of Uncle Cen, and the young ones admire it very much!"

While talking, Mei Niang saw a figure swaying at the door out of the corner of her eye, fearing that someone else would come, she hurriedly pulled Cui Lian away, but heard a voice shouting: "Miss Cen!"

Looking back, it turned out that Zhang Jingyun and Lingxuzi walked in.

The three of them were very happy. After saluting each other, they sat down together in the private room on the second floor. The waiter brought hot tea and hot snacks, and chatted while eating.

Cui Lian refused to sit down next to Meiniang, so Meiniang had to ask her to sit at the small table behind her, and served her another pot of hot tea and a tray of snacks, allowing her to eat freely.

Zhang Jingyun said with a smile: "Didn't you come out? I haven't seen you for more than ten days, and I haven't even seen Xu Junying. It's really strange."

Mei Niang said: "I'm locked up in the mansion, with endless housework to do! Xu Junying, doesn't he go out every day? Has he never met you?"

Lingxuzi glanced at Zhang Jingyun: "We have returned to Yunshan Villa to live for a few days, and we only come here once in a while. Xu Junying goes to court every day, so naturally we have no chance to see him."

Zhang Jingyun lowered his eyes, Mei Niang picked up the teapot and poured a cup for the two of them each, and said with a smile: "I am happy to see you two, but also afraid, I am afraid that if that person also follows behind, it will be broken!"

Lingxuzi smiled: "He was not in the capital in the past few days, and the Queen Mother dragged him to Puning Temple to recite scriptures and fulfill his vows."

Mei Niang almost choked on the tea: "Him? Recite scriptures and fulfill vows? Don't frighten the Bodhisattvas!"

Zhang Jingyun was really choked, Lingxuzi couldn't help laughing: "You, you really understand that person's temperament!"

Mei Niang laughed: "Don't dare to say that. I still don't understand why he wants to die so hard? A person like him, what obstacles can he face?"

"Oh! It's hard to describe in one word. Sadness happens to everyone, it's just different!"

Lingxuzi looked at Cui Lian, Mei Niang nodded to him, and pointed at him with a smile: "Lingxuzi, do you have anything sad? You don't!"

She looked at Zhang Jingyun again, Zhang Jingyun smiled, Mei Niang said: "He might have!"

Lingxuzi was not convinced: "How do you know I don't have one?"

"Guess, you didn't!"

Lingxuzi smiled: "Well, you guessed it right, it's not time to be sad."

"Hey!" Mei Niang added tea to them, and said with a smile: "Did you say something wrong? Change it soon! In this life, you shouldn't have sad things!"

Lingxuzi sighed with a smile: "A lifetime is neither long nor short, so why not? Just let nature take its course."

Pointing at Zhang Jingyun again: "Do you know about him?"

Mei Niang shook her head: "I don't know, I guessed it!"

Zhang Jingyun was helpless: "Don't guess!"

Mei Niang and Ling Xuzi looked at each other and smiled, but Zhang Jingyun was not happy: "You are talking about that person, why did you bring me here!"

Meiniang took a dumpling to eat, while looking at Lingxuzi, Lingxuzi briefly talked about King Qi, only then did Meiniang know that King Qi joined the army for a beautiful little boy , the boy is Jian Yu, weak like a girl, but possessing unique skills, and went to the border town to avenge his father. King Qi had just met him at that time, and he went with him resolutely. After killing the strong man who killed Jian's father, the two fifteen six At the age of [-], the little boy joined the border army and participated in the fight against the aggression of neighboring countries. King Qi obtained his first military merit and had to fill in a detailed report and submit it. Only then did the army know that he was His Royal Highness King Qi.

King Qi refused to return to the capital and insisted on training in the army, the emperor had no choice but to do so, and he himself had the same experience, so he ignored him and sent a large number of guards to follow.King Qi was able to spend three years of intimacy with Jian Yu at the border. Except for his personal bodyguard, no one knew how the two boys lived. They only saw that they ate and lived together, and even carried each other together. They are inseparable, they are inseparable, no one will say what kind of relationship they have, but everyone knows it well.

King Qi and Jian Yu are both brave generals who are willing to fight hard. Whenever there is a battle, the two always attack together, cooperate tacitly, and return home victorious. But in the battle before King Qi returned to Beijing, Jian Yu was defeated. King Qi behind him was hit by a poisonous arrow. He grabbed the flying poisonous arrow with one hand and held the silver spear with the other. However, he couldn't resist the enemy general and was cut off from his horse.

When King Qi saw Jian Yu fell off his horse, he immediately rushed up to snatch people like crazy. He was hacked several times and was hit by a poisoned arrow.

At this point, Lingxuzi stopped abruptly.Mei Niang looked at him with wide eyes: "What happened next?"

Zhang Jingyun said: "We only found out about him after asking the guards, and then he was rushed back to Beijing for treatment. He lost Jianyu, and he had no interest in life. Before meeting you, he had been trying to torture himself... That day, What did you say to him?"

Meiniang stuck out the tip of her tongue mischievously: "I scolded him, and bandaged his wound. I said I wanted to die so don't drag me down, don't dirty my carriage! I, I didn't know he was King Qi!"

Lingxuzi said: "The guard Shan said, you have the charm of Jianyu. King Qi was originally irritable and troubled, but he calmed down when he saw you."

Mei Niang shuddered: "No way, he thought I was Jian Yu?"

Lingxuzi laughed: "Of course not. He is not confused. He is used to seeing life and death on the battlefield. How could he not understand that Jian Yu is gone? I just think you look like you. To him, you are a comfort... He doesn't know yet You are a woman, you must not let him find out, otherwise I don't know what will happen!"

Mei Niang said worriedly: "I also hope not to meet him!"

Zhang Jingyun comforted her: "Don't worry, even if you meet him, just calm down and deal with it. Although he hates women, he doesn't make things difficult for women!"

After talking for a while, I heard the voices of the people on the street fair outside getting more and more lively. People from outside the city had all arrived, which meant that it was not early. Because Mei Niang wanted to go home before Xu Junying, she said goodbye and left. Lingxuzi and Zhang Jingyun sent them out of the private room. Just as they reached the stairs, they suddenly heard a commotion downstairs. Several people rushed to the side of the fence to watch. They saw three people carrying bundles, swords on their backs, and huqin, pipa and flute. Waiting for the musical instrument, he was pushed and shoved out by a few rough waiters in the store.

Zhang Jingyun said, "What's going on?"

Mei Niang shook her head: "I don't know, go down and have a look!"

Going down to the first floor, Lu Xiangfeng also came from behind, bowing to Meiniang: "You disturbed the girl!"

Turning to Zhang Jingyun and Lingxuzi again: "I'm sorry, you two!"

Lingxuzi pointed to those three people and asked, "What did they do?"

Mei Niang looked at the three people carefully, two men and one woman, all young, dressed in fine spun silk, the woman in colorful clothes lowered her head, she couldn't tell what her appearance was, but she could be judged from her elegant demeanor alone. Ladies, two men, one in purple and one in white robe, who are also Yushu Linfeng, with good appearance, the man in white robe is older than the man in purple, half a head taller, more handsome, and more mature, he is wearing purple robe Men and women in colorful clothes, don't let the waiter's hand touch them.

"Get your dirty hands away, I'm not short of money! The money bag was stolen, and when I have money, I will pay you back the rent!"

The man in white raised a pair of handsome eyebrows and said contemptuously.

Mei Niang asked Lu Xiangfeng: "Are you in arrears for the rent?"

Lu Xiangfeng nodded: "Yes! I owed it for a month. When I first came, someone robbed my purse, and I wanted to save some money to buy food. I only said that I would pay the rent when I found my relatives and friends. But my relatives and friends have never been found. Recently, there are more and more candidates rushing to take the exam, and the housing is almost full... thinking about it, I can only let them go!"

Mei Niang asked the man in white: "Where are the three from?"

The man in white glanced at her and asked, "Who are you?"

Lu Xiangfeng said: "This is our young master!"

The man in white looked at Meiniang again, straightened the things hanging on his back, and raised his hands in a bow:

"It turned out to be the young master's family, sorry! May I ask the young master's family, my brothers are in trouble and have no money to pay the rent, can you allow me to owe it, and I will pay double in the future!"

Mei Niang returned the salute, met the startled gaze of the man in white, and smiled slightly: "Who doesn't have a time of distress? The room fee will be free of charge. If you have no place to go, it's okay to live first. If you must go , I can ask the store to send you some money!"

The man in white couldn't believe it: "Girl...why does the young master treat us poor people so kindly?"

"Things are impermanent, maybe I will have such a time?" Meiniang pointed to the girl in colorful clothes and said, "She should have a stable place to live!"

The man in white had reddish eye circles, bowed his head, bowed deeply, and said, "Thank you, Young Master Gao Yi! Li Qiuge remembers you! May the good people be happy and healthy, and farewell!"

Mei Niang watched them walk to the door and didn't go to the tent to collect the money, so she shouted: "Please stay!"

Li Qiuge turned around, and Mei Niang said: "I see you are carrying so many instruments on your back. I think you are people who know the rhythm. Can you take a step to speak?"

Li Qiuge looked at her warily: "Young Master, if you have something to say, just say it here!"

A thought popped into Mei Niang's mind, she wanted to discuss with someone, she turned her head and glanced at Zhang Jingyun, and said, "I want to keep them..."

Zhang Jingyun responded subconsciously: "It should be possible."

Meiniang really walked towards Li Qiuge and stood in front of him. The two talked for a long time. At the end, Li Qiuge and the man in purple beside him smiled, looking at Meiniang with admiration and gratitude. The woman in colorful clothes also raised her head, her beautiful face beaming with joy.

Mei Niang asked that Li Qiuge and Li Qiuge were from Yangzhou. They had studied music and practiced singing and dancing since they were young. They had been in Yangzhou music workshops for many years. He refuses to pawn off his beloved musical instrument, which is why he has fallen so far.

What Mei Niang negotiated with them is: Cyclamen will provide funds for the venue, Li Qiuge, Su Yunu, and Su Yulang will be responsible for recruiting young men and women who are good at singing and dancing, and they will arrange and rehearse various popular songs and dances. During the performance at the banquet, the reward is fixed silver, Li Qiuge will make one head, and Cyclamen will make one head, and the two will be divided.

After discussing the matter, Li Qiuge brought Su Yunu and Su Yulang back to Xiankelai's original room first, and Mei Niang told Lu Xiangfeng to take the key left by Cen Guiquan and take someone to Cen's house in the east of the city to clean it She has also visited that house. It is a very spacious and comfortable courtyard with three entrances, the outer courtyard and the inner courtyard, the rockery pond with fish, the flower tree tower, and the little rich family. The corridor is exquisite, and the large open space has not been planted with flowers and plants. It was originally the yard of the neighboring house that Cen Guiquan bought later. He wanted to seclude it as a concubine's room, but he didn't expect that the concubine's room could not be moved in, so he was forced to return to his hometown and become a landlord. up.

Mei Niang named the barren side yard "Suochun Yard" as a prank, and asked Lu Xiangfeng to clean it up for Li Qiuge and the others to live in. The door is sealed and blocked, she is useful in the compound.

　Hey, it's the second watch

　　
　
(End of this chapter)