The sky was sinking, and Xia Zhaoyi was still in the study.
The pen in her hand almost never stopped. Once in a while, Zhan Ning and Shi Guoxin discovered that her eyes would be directed towards the azure-glazed landscape teapot on the Wenjuan bookshelf.
Shi Guoxin didn't talk much, but Zhan Ning never suppressed his curiosity.
"Second Miss, why do you always stare at that teapot?"
Xia Zhaoyi smiled calmly: "The color of that set of teapots is very similar to a set of tea sets that was given to me when I was young."
"Who gave it to you?"
"Queen Nangong."
Zhan Ning almost blurted out that it should be called a "reward".
But in the blink of an eye, I thought again, the second young lady was an illegitimate daughter at that time, and Queen Nangong already knew her?
"Li Ju's temperament is becoming more and more unpredictable," Xia Zhaoyi said in a daze, "I know he is weird and irritable, but I don't know to what extent he will reach it."
Zhan Ning looked at her: "Second Miss, will he really kill Queen Nangong?"
"Whether it is possible, I don't know. But whether he dares or not, he dares."
Although Queen Nangong is a queen, she has been the only one left in the Nangong family since the death of Prime Minister Nangong.
The extremely prosperous Xia family, the still-powerful Pan family, and Li Ju could all be destroyed at any time. How dare he not dare to the powerless Queen Nangong.
Xia Zhaoyi narrowed her eyes, turned to look out the window, and said, "It's getting dark."
"It's already dark, Miss Second. You sent someone to Ning'an Building in the afternoon. It would be a good time to go there now. Mrs. Qu must be here too."
Xia Zhaoyi thought for a while and said, "Go and see if Lin Shuanglan and the others are still there. If they are, ask them if they would like to go there with me. I will finish sorting these letters and go downstairs."
"yes."
Lin Shuanglan and Feng Anan are still there.
The front hall of Qimotang has been open in the past few months, selling pens, inks, paper, inkstones, calligraphy and paintings, as before. The whole afternoon, they practiced calligraphy in the small cubicle in the front hall.
Because Tu Xiaoxi writes on popular printing paper at the "entry and exit point" every day, his handwriting is much prettier than theirs, and he can recognize more.
Lin Shuanglan and Feng Anan were both unconvinced and said they would practice hard to catch up with her.
When they heard that they could go to Ning'an Building, the three girls' eyes lit up and they were very excited.
Feng Anan couldn't hide his thoughts, and said happily: "Just, let's go like this? Do you want to change clothes or something? I bought a beautiful clothes yesterday!"
"Cough!" Lin Shuanglan coughed.
Tu Xiaoxi also cast a look at Feng Anan.
Feng Anan didn't care about them and looked at Zhan Ning with bright eyes.
Seeing the lively little girl, Zhan Ning smiled and said, "What's wrong with this? Isn't it cute?"
"..." Two red clouds floated on Feng Anan's cheeks.
Xia Zhaoyi came down after a cup of tea and saw Feng Anan sitting there with her cheek in her hands, Tu Xiaoxi and Lin Shuanglan talking to her on the left and right.
"Miss Ah Li." Lin Shuanglan saw her first and hurriedly got up.
Feng Anan and Tu Xiaoxi also looked up.
It was said that they were all in Hengxiang, but they had not met each other during this period. Now, several girls could see at a glance that the girl was at least an inch taller than before.
"What's wrong with Feng An'an?" Xia Zhaoyi asked.
"I, I, I'm fine." Feng Anan stammered...
Seeing that she was nervous, Xia Zhaoyi didn't ask any more questions and said, "The carriage is ready, let's go."
Afraid that they would be uncomfortable, she did not go to the carriage. Instead, she and Zhan Ning Shi Guoxin rode horses and followed the carriage slowly and leisurely.
At the beginning of the lanterns, the streets were full of smoke and water, many children were laughing and playing on the roadside, the adults were busy, playing, and there was a constant sound of shouting and selling.
The carriage drove slowly, and they saw a beautiful girl and two strong men riding horses behind them. Many people boldly stepped forward and asked if they were General Ali.
Lin Shuanglan quietly opened the corner of the car curtain and listened to the compliments and gratitude coming from behind. She exclaimed: "It's like a dream. We actually
Sitting in such a fine carriage and crossing the street, when we are in the village, let alone not dare to think about it, we don’t even know what to think."
"Miss Ah Li is so nice." Tu Xiaoxi smiled.
"It's still very powerful." Feng Anan added.
Lin Shuanglan looked at the lights on the street and suddenly thought of Zhi Changle. She felt a little worried but felt happy at the same time.
"Yes, Miss Ali is very powerful." She said with a smile.
Precisely because she is powerful and she attaches great importance to Zhi Changle, so if Miss Ali said that Zhi Changle will be fine, then she will definitely be fine!
The lobby of Ning'an Building is still full of businessmen from all over. Because of Hengxiang's worldly studies, more and more people have come since the beginning of the year.
Yi Qiuhou was standing under the courtyard lamp in the large open space in front of Ning'an Tower, holding a kerchief in his hands, looking towards the end of Tonglin West Street.
Manager Chu personally came out with a cup of mosquito-repelling spices and said with a smile, "You little girl, look at how many bags you have on your body."
"Oh! Thank you, Manager Chu!" Yiqiu said with a smart smile.
After laughing, she paused and looked at a young man not far away.
Manager Chu also followed her gaze.
The man looked to be in his early twenties, with an elegant temperament, but his clothes were in tatters. He stood on the roadside, hesitant to speak, as if he wanted to come over, but he didn't dare to.
Yi Qiu and Manager Chu have been in Ning'an Building for so long, so they haven't seen any kind of person. He looks a bit pitiful, but there are too many poor people in Ning'an Building, and it is impossible to take care of everyone.
Manager Chu and Yi Qiu looked away at the same time.
With sharp eyes, Yi Qiu finally saw Qi Motang's carriage and said happily: "Oh, it's finally here."
The carriage speeded up and stopped in the open space. As soon as the curtain was opened, Yiqiu said "Huh" and saw the face of a strange girl.
"It's in the back, in the back!" Manager Chu said.
"Miss Ah Li!" Yi Qiu ran up happily when she saw Xia Zhaoyi behind her.
Xia Zhaoyi dismounted lightly and said with a smile, "Yiqiu."
"I haven't seen Miss Ali for a while, but I missed you," Yi Qiu said with a charming smile, turning to Lin Shuanglan and the others who got off the carriage, "These three girls must have come from traveling around the country."
"Um."
"It's true that where the soil and water support the people, the tea from Qingxiang Village is of the highest quality. My eldest lady loves to drink it, even people with such a naughty mouth! The three girls are really as fresh and tender as the tea leaves, and they are so watery." Yi Qiu said.
Lin Shuanglan has a heroic character. After being praised like this, she immediately stepped forward and praised her back.
Feng Anan is also outgoing, and the young and energetic girls immediately got along with each other.
Xia Zhaoyi originally wanted to introduce them to them, but there was no need for it at the moment. She smiled helplessly and Guan Chu walked in front.
While walking, Xia Zhaoyi stopped and turned to look to the right.
The down-and-out scholar that Manager Chu and Yi Qiu saw just now looked at her longingly, his eyes extremely bright.
Seeing the look she cast, the down-and-out scholar took a few steps forward, stretched out his hand and pointed at himself eagerly.
Xia Zhaoyi then turned sideways to face him, as if waiting for him to come over.
