Queen's Development

Chapter 48 Coincidence
Hu Qingchi had already made an appointment with his friends, and they wanted to go to Rouge Lane together, but he was brought by his brother to pay his respects to the county magistrate. The grievance came.

After entering the Ming Dynasty with the young man, Hu Qingchi obediently followed his brother to pay New Year's greetings.

Although Lin Jia was only 16 years old, when she looked at Hu Qingchi, she felt that he was very childish, so she gave a few words of encouragement old-fashionedly, ordered A Lan to give the red seal, and chatted with Hu Yingzhi.

He felt that although Hu Yingzhi looked like a flower in a fog, he was also a rare talent, so he tried his best to win him over.

Hu Yingzhi also wanted to test Lin Jia, so the two chatted speculatively, which sounded lively.

Hu Qingchi couldn't understand a word, and sat in an armchair against the east wall in a daze.

On the opposite side is the west dark room, with a green gauze curtain hanging on the west dark room, there is a faint person inside, who seems to be reading and writing.

Because Hu Qingchi was really bored, he observed the person inside intently, and found that the person Yun Huan Wu was slender and graceful, and his movements were graceful, so he couldn't help but stare dumbfounded.

Lin Jia, who was chatting with Hu Yingzhi, saw her, put her hand to her lips, and coughed lightly.

Hu Yingzhi hurriedly looked at his younger brother, almost dying of anger. Just at this moment, Yang Xin, He Lianshan and other officials came to pay New Year greetings to Lin Jia. Hu Yingzhi took the opportunity to take Hu Qingchi to stand up and say goodbye.

After leaving the bright room, Hu Qingchi couldn't help turning his head to look at the window in the dark room in the west, but the window was covered with brand-new moonlight paper and red window grilles, so naturally he didn't see anything.

As soon as he left the county government house, Hu Qingchi saw his brother's expression was worried, and immediately said: "Brother, shall we go to Emperor Zhang's mansion next?"

Hu Yingzhi's fists that were originally hidden in his sleeves were slowly loosened, and he suppressed the anger that was about to burst out. With a "hmm", he raised his feet and walked forward.

Hu Qingchi quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

As soon as he arrived at the gate of Emperor Zhang's family, Hu Qingchi said again: "Brother, just now at the magistrate Lin's mansion, there was a woman who was reading and writing in the west wing. She has a good figure and a beautiful posture—"

He glanced at his elder brother, seeing his expressionless face, he continued: "I heard from the servants that there is a maid in Mrs. Lin's room, she is very beautiful, she should be the one I saw just now, so she can read and write , Mr. Lin still blames Yanfu, this red sleeve Tianxiang reads at night—”

No matter how difficult it is to maintain Hu Yingzhi's banishment temperament, his peach blossom eyes slightly squinted, looking at Hu Qingchi with a faint cold light: "Get lost!"

Hu Qingchi succeeded in his trick, pretending to be afraid, and ran away in a hurry.

Kunpeng has been watching with cold eyes, and quietly reminded when he saw this: "My lord, the second son is not happy to socialize with you, and now he has escaped..."

Hu Yingzhi let out a breath slowly.

He naturally knew that his younger brother was a piece of mud that couldn't support the wall, so he was even more angry.

On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, Yuzhi went to the inner study to pick up books, but as soon as she entered, Lord Hu, the county magistrate, came over. Yuzhi couldn't come out rashly, so she simply read the secretary's notes in the inner study, which was very happy.

Lin Jia stayed here all morning, so Yu Zhi happily stayed in the inner study all morning.

According to the tradition in Zhaoxian County, Qingzhou, the lunch on the first day of the new year is of course dumplings.

Mrs. Xu ordered a pot of dumplings, and Yu Zhi filled a plate of dumplings and a bowl of dumpling soup. They mixed chili oil and vinegar dishes, and brought them to Lin Jia on a tray.

Lin Jia finished her lunch and rinsed her mouth. She was sipping a cup of tea when she suddenly looked up at Yuzhi: "On the first day of the Lunar New Year here in Zhaoxian County, we will go to the Jade Emperor Temple in Qiyun Mountain in the northeast of the city to burn incense. Do you want to burn incense? go?"

Yuzhi's eyes lit up when she heard the words, and said, "Of course I want to go!"

Seeing that Lin Jia had no expression on her face, Yu Zhi hurriedly smiled and said, "Master, in our hometown of Wanzhou, we have to go to the Bixia Temple in Dushan to burn incense on the first day of the new year and the third day of March. My neighbor's and I My sister goes up the mountain together on New Year's Day every year, and goes down the mountain after eating a fast meal at Bixia Temple..."

Thinking of the past, a look of bewilderment appeared on her face.

Three or four years have passed, sister Jiazhi is probably married...

Lin Jia raised her eyes to look at Yuzhi, and saw that she was looking at her with longing eyes, and said, "Go and clean up, we will leave in half an hour!"

Yuzhi's eyes sparkled: "Then Qingcha and the others..."

Lin Jia didn't speak, and looked at Yuzhi quietly with her long eyes.

Does Lao Tzu look like someone who would take all the maids out to play?

Seeing Lin Jia like this, Yuzhi's heart beat a little faster, she hurriedly answered "Yes", and went to change clothes and tidy up.

Yuzhi returned to the West Wing, but found that Qingcha was not there, she couldn't help being a little puzzled, worried that Qingcha had gone to meet Wang Qingyu privately.

She tidied up a bit, put some rose balm on her lips, took out a newly made red sleeve jacket for the Spring Festival, put it on outside, and went out.

In addition to the horses that Lin Jia, A Qing and A Lan will ride, there is also a warm sedan chair outside the gate.

Seeing this, Yuzhi couldn't help being moved, she smiled at Lin Jia, bowed her knees and saluted, "Thank you, my lord!"

She originally planned to walk to Yuhuang Temple in Qin Yushan, but she didn't expect that Lin Jia had someone prepare a sedan chair.

Half an hour later, Lin Jia and others arrived at the foot of Qiyun Mountain.

A Lan had been here before, and she pointed out a corner of the yellow tiles and red walls exposed among the green pines and cypresses halfway up the mountain for Lin Jia and Yuzhi to see: "That's the Jade Emperor Temple!"

Yuzhi looked at it, weighed it, and felt that with her physical strength, such a distance was really nothing.

However, she took a look at Lin Jia's thin and small body, and finally felt that it was not enough.

Seeing Yuzhi looking at her like this, Lin Jia couldn't help becoming angry from embarrassment, and walked towards the mountain gate silently.

Yuzhi and Alan hurriedly followed, while Aqing stayed and looked at the sedan chair with the bearer.

In the viewing pavilion halfway up Qiyun Mountain, Hu Yingzhi, wrapped in brand new white fox fur, is sitting on a wooden chair drinking tea, Hu Qingchi is lying on the railing in a daze, and Kunpeng is standing quietly waiting.

A middle-aged man in brocade clothes came up panting with two relatives, and greeted Hu Yingzhi from afar.

Hu Qingchi recognized that this person was Song Tixing from Zhao County Tixing Institute, and hurriedly followed his brother to greet him.

Song Tixing exchanged pleasantries with Hu Yingzhi, and sat down to drink tea and chat.

Hu Qingchi lay absent-mindedly lying on the railing, and heard Song Tixing and his elder brother talking about seaside mining and government land, so he was naturally not interested, so he continued to watch the young women coming and going on the mountain road.

Although there are many women coming and going on the mountain road today, they are all of ordinary beauty, nothing can catch Hu Qingchi's eyes.

Hu Qingchi was feeling a little lost, when he suddenly saw a girl approaching at the corner, looking at her graceful posture, he looked at it intently, and his eyes widened: this girl is wearing a peach-heart bun, only Wearing a silver plum blossom hairpin, her small face is snow-white, her eyebrows are picturesque, her lips are bright red, she is wearing a red jacket with sleeves, and a plain white satin skirt. The fast-running girl I saw at Yuchuan Bookstore!
His eyes lit up, and he thought to himself: The mountain does not turn around, this Zhaoxian County is really small!

Lin Jia walked very slowly, Yuzhi saw Alan was with Lin Jia, so she ran up like a deer, ready to run to the pavilion on the hillside to wait for Lin Jia.

As soon as Yuzhi raised her head, she saw Hu Qingchi who was smiling and staring at her, she was startled, and immediately recognized that this handsome young man with a tired face was the one who chased her last time, and hurriedly looked back.

On the mountain road not far below, Lin Jia walked up slowly.

Hu Qingchi smiled slightly and said, "This girl, it's been a long time. Do you still remember me? I'm the second child of the Hu family in Dongguan, Zhao County. My name is Hu Qingchi. We met last time!"

Yuzhi didn't reply, she stood there holding on to the railing on the outside of the mountain road, waiting for Lin Jia and A Lan to come up.

Hu Yingzhi was discussing important matters with Song Tixing, when he suddenly heard Hu Qingchi flirting again, he got up and walked over, preparing to teach his weak brother a profound lesson.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he got to the railing of the pavilion, he saw Yuzhi standing under the pavilion, and he couldn't help being taken aback.

Seeing Hu Yingzhi approaching, Yuzhi was also taken aback.

Hu Yingzhi was wrapped in a white fox fur that he had never seen before, which made his skin as white as porcelain, his eyebrows were dark, his lips were bright red, and he had a shocking beauty...

Anyway, since Mr. Hu is here, this apprentice should not do anything to her.

Thinking of this, Yuzhi smiled and said, "Master Hu!"

Hu Yingzhi looked at Yuzhi quietly, and always felt that the scene in front of him seemed to have appeared in a dream. Yuzhi was wearing a red coat and white dress, smiling and calling himself "Master Hu"...

Seeing this, Hu Qingchi hurriedly asked in a low voice: "Brother, do you know this girl?"

Hu Yingzhi said indifferently: "This is the maid in Mrs. Lin's room, magistrate, you should give up on that!"

Hu Qingchi: "..."

He was about to persuade his elder brother to help him get this girl, when he saw a young servant helping an elegant, handsome and beautiful young man around the big stone and slowly walking over, it was Lin Jia, the magistrate.

Hu Qingchi temporarily suppressed the restlessness in his heart, glanced at the girl, and followed his brother and Song Tixing to meet her.

It was the first time for Song Tixing to meet Lin Jia, the new magistrate. While exchanging greetings, he quietly sized him up. He found that Lin Jia was about sixteen or seventeen years old. The satin cloak is more and more like the orchid and jade tree, elegant and noble.

While the adults were talking and greeting each other, Yuzhi and Alan stood behind Lin Jia silently.

She knew that Hu Qingchi was still peeping at her, so she couldn't help being a little annoyed, she lowered her eyes and said nothing.

Hu Qingchi looked at Yuzhi with scorching eyes, and said in his heart: Now that he knows that she is the maid of Mrs. Lin, the county magistrate, then things will be much easier. I don't believe that I, Hu Erlang, can't embrace a beauty...

Lin Jia noticed that Hu Yingzhi's younger brother was staring at Yuzhi all the time, and felt very disgusted in his heart, but smiled more and more amiably on his face: "Master Song, Master Hu, are you going to go up the mountain next?"

Song Tixing and Hu Yingzhi naturally answered "yes".

Lin Jia smiled slightly: "Ms. Lin is tired, I have to go down first! Farewell!"

He really cupped his hands and walked down the mountain with Yuzhi and A Lan.

Song Tixing and Hu Yingzhi couldn't help looking at each other.

They happened to have something to discuss with Lin Jia, but who would have thought that Lin Jia would be so unreasonable in playing cards and leave as soon as he said it!

It was rare for Hu Qingchi to be quiet, standing by the side silently thinking about how to set a trap to lure this beautiful girl into the bait...

(End of this chapter)