A delicious lunch beyond the imagination of their taste buds made Qi Ke and Qi Chen realize for the first time that the ordinary restaurants hidden in the alleys of the city did not sell popular and cheap meals.
The royal meal is also delicious.
After burping, Qi Chen patted Jin Xi's head and asked, "Is there anywhere else you want to go shopping, sister?" After all, she had spent all the money that the two brothers had brought. Just let her go shopping to her heart's content.
"Well, let's come back next time. Xi'er is very tired." She was really tired this time. With the physical strength of a five-year-old girl, even after a month of physical exercise, she can walk along Qianmen Street, which is nearly a kilometer long.
It’s not easy to complete a one-way trip.
"Do you want me to carry you?" Qi Ke rubbed the top of Jin Xi's head and suggested with some distress.
Along the way, I saw her wandering around with endless energy, bargaining with the shopkeeper of "Liu Lixuan" like a little adult, and even taking the initiative to wrap roast duck for them at "Bianyi Fang", ignoring that she was actually only five years old.
"No...but...brother, do you still have to walk back to Zhengyangmen?" Looking back at the street behind her, Jinxi couldn't help but pat her forehead. Walking another thousand meters would be too much for her short legs.
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"I know you are exhausted, little girl." Qi Chen lovingly pinched the tip of her bulging round nose, raised his chin and pointed at the carriage waiting under the overpass at the street entrance, "Brother, isn't he wise?
The carriage was ordered to wait."
"Yes. My brother is wise!" Jin Xi's eyes lit up when she saw it, and she flattered her with a smile. She was willing to be a loser in order to have a chance to rely on the twin brothers to get out of the house in the future.
A handful.
"Haha! You girl have been a lot more active recently, not bad!" Qi Chen grinned. At the same time, he did not forget to tug at the red ribbon that tied the two small hair buns at the corner of her head.
When Jinxi heard this, he was stunned on the spot. He secretly said, "Oops!" The two brothers were so proud that they forgot to put back the original glass mirror.
"Girls should have the vitality of girls. Big brother also thinks you are very good like you are now." Qi Ke also reached out and patted her shoulder, nodding in agreement with Qi Chen's praise.
Really? Wouldn’t it be weird because she is so different?
Even if she is a cheap girl, she may not be able to accept her true nature.
After all, there is a gap of more than three hundred years.
She is not a weak and slender dodder flower. She needs to rely on other things to survive. Just like the women of this era, they need to firmly cling to their husband who is the sky and the earth, and regard him as the whole and only one in their life in order to be safe.
Walk through life.
She is a majestic and tough hibiscus flower, stunningly beautiful yet free and independent.
But if a hibiscus flower with a tough and free heart could be asked to imitate the entwining and clinging of a dodder flower, she thought she could not learn it and could not do it.
"How is that possible? Look at that wild girl in Prince An's Mansion who is one year younger than you. That's really a headache." Unknowingly, she asked what was in her heart, and Qi Chen laughed and said
He compared it with his good friend's playful little cousin.
"..." Jin Xi was speechless for a while. The key point is that her soul is no longer a child. As a mature woman, her brother was compared with a real four-year-old girl. Doesn't she really fall into the category?
Join the ranks of little girls!
However, in this way, it seems that her changes are not very noticeable. Well, in order not to be suspected by her family, she endured it...
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On the way back, the carriage took another route.
Along the Dama Hutong on the west side of the overpass, go all the way west until you reach Xuanwumen Outer Street, then turn to the north. Drive through the stone arch bridge in front of Xuanwumen and enter the inner city. It is not far from Feiyang's ancient mansion. Jinxi
Along the way, she lay on the carriage window, reading the road signs and signs passing by, and remembering the shops worth visiting next time.
After entering Xuanwumen, there were a large area of residences and factories next, which were not of any ornamental value. Jinxi yawned and was about to retract her head and put down the curtains when she saw a building from the corner of her eye that almost made her jump on the spot.
He quickly raised the curtain and poked his head out to take a closer look.
Yes, you read that right! It is indeed a church. The gray cross is vaguely visible among the tall and dense trees. In front of the tall Baroque style building, a clean marble monument stands there quietly.
It's like witnessing the changes of one era after another...
Xuanwumen...Catholic Church...Nantang...
If she remembered correctly, this quiet church hidden deep in the bustling city was one of the tourist attractions that attracted the attention of tourists in Beijing in later generations - Xuanwumen South Hall.
Just because of the large and beautiful building with European baroque modern style in later generations, this quiet ancient building in front of me has withstood more than one earthquake, war, and destruction in the following three hundred years... and was torn down by the government.
Rebuilt.
In this way, she was lucky enough to be able to see this text-style south hall that only existed in later generations and was described in human geography memorials!
God treats her well. At least he can give her some small surprises from time to time. For example, the glass hand mirror, or this antique Catholic church that contains Western culture. Maybe there will be other forms of gifts in the future...
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I will come to see you. Jinxi raised her hand and gently waved goodbye to the South Hall of Xuanwumen that she accidentally bumped into, making a silent promise.
I believe there are many things there that can bring her closer to modern times... Since she can't go back for a short time, it's good to see things for comfort.
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"Fu Jin..." Qi Ke and Qi Chen sent their sister into the small building of Yingxi. They saw Min Rong sitting at the table with a sullen face. The two half-grown teenagers lowered their heads together. Although it was not that they tried every means to abduct their sister out.
It belongs to the government. However, they brought the person out. This is an irrefutable fact.
"Eniang——" Jinxi shouted sweetly, climbing up Minrong's lap like a baby. At this time, she couldn't turn around and run away without loyalty. If the cheap brother was upset because of this, she would definitely not do it.
Here's your chance.
"Mom... look at the gift we bought for you... do you like it?" No matter how reluctant she is, she can only use the glass mirror to please the cheap girl. Who asked her to go shopping for the first time and only focus on watching and not
Remember to buy some snacks that cheap girls like.
Brothers Qi Ke and Qi Chen looked at each other in confusion. This... turned out to be bought as a gift to Fujin... My sister is so sensible... she didn't want anything. The only glass mirror she liked was also intended to be given to E Niang...
They should really learn from her. Although their biological mother is dead, isn't there still Amma? No matter what, Fujin can be regarded as their aunt...
The twin brothers murmured in their hearts.
"Xi'er..." Minrong was still sullen and angry, but when he saw the glass hand mirror handed over by his daughter, all his anger dissipated. "
This glass mirror... is very precious..." And even if you can afford it, you may not be able to buy it.
I heard that the glass mirrors presented by Tibetan people when they came to pay homage were all given by the Holy Emperor to the princes and ministers with outstanding achievements or their favorite concubines in the form of commendations or rewards. How could it possibly appear in the market?
Come on set.
The reason why we met Minrong was because we met at Concubine Yi's place when she went to the palace to bow down and thank her for the first time after her wedding.
"Yes, it cost my brothers twenty taels of silver." Jinxi successfully drew Minrong's attention to brothers Qi Ke and Qi Chen.
"You...are interested...Xia'er, bring me my purse." Minrong smiled at the twin brothers. This was the first time he formally met them after three years of separation.
Such a kind smile shocked Qi Ke and Qi Chen.
"Fu Jin, this is us..." When Qi Ke saw Min Rong asking the maid to get the purse, he knew that he must return their silver. He wanted to explain that it was a gift for his sister, but he took into account what Jin Xi had said before.
His flattering words were hard to point out.
When he was in a dilemma, Minrong interrupted him and handed two taels to the two brothers respectively, "I accept your wishes. However, now that you are studying in Zongxue, it is not simpler than other schools, and sometimes you need to take care of it... This
In the past few years... I have been selfish and failed to fulfill my responsibility to take care of you two brothers... If you have any difficulties in the future, just come to me..."
"Fu Jin... we..." Qi Ke and Qi Chen both waved their hands and refused to accept the silver coins that Min Rong asked Xia'er to hand them. They also knew the approximate amount of money in the house. Fujin's monthly amount was also
It was just two taels, and now if you take out four taels all at once... wouldn't it be a disgrace to them!
"Brother, since it is my mother who sent you to take care of the school affairs, you can accept it with peace of mind. Why are you being polite to your mother?! Right? Your mother?" Jinxi interrupted at the right time and slid down Minrong's thigh.
, came to the side of brothers Qi Ke and Qi Chen, pretended to be adults and patted Qi Ke's hand and said. At the end, he did not forget to blink at Minrong to confirm.
"Naughty!" Minrong laughed at her bratty tone of voice and said with a smile.
Qi Ke and Qi Chen also raised the corners of their lips when they heard this.
"Isn't it bad to be naughty? My brothers said that I'm cuter like this! Don't you think so?" Jinxi wrinkled her round nose, moved to Minrong, blinked her eyes and asked in a pretentious tone.
"Okay, E Niang's Xi'er is the cutest." Minrong chuckled and scratched the tip of her daughter's nose. She agreed with the brothers' evaluation from the bottom of her heart - such a Xi'er is indeed very lively and cute. Maybe the brothers can take it out when they have time.
It's good to have a lot of experience. In terms of temperament, you won't seem a bit withdrawn and introverted.
"Ke'er, Chen'er, when you have free time from now on, it's okay to take your sister out to play occasionally. Just pay attention to safety."
"Wow... long live E Niang!" Jin Xi cheered and hugged Min Rong's waist, excited.
What does this mean? It means that her freedom to leave the house will be greatly increased in the future!
"Xi'er! Long live you don't have the right to shout!" Minrong heard her words and hurriedly covered her mouth and corrected her seriously.
When Jinxi heard this, he secretly stuck out his tongue, "Okay!" When he was so proud, he forgot that he was still in the Qing Dynasty. There was only one long live, and that was the man on the dragon throne in the Forbidden City.