Liulichang on the south side of the Xihe River is home to ancient and modern bookstores of all sizes in the capital, including four treasure shops, antique shops, and printing shops...
Jin Xi was led by Min Rong to get off the carriage at the entrance of Liuxiang outside Liulichang, and wandered in from west to east, looking around curiously along the way. Let alone, the Liulichang of the Qing Dynasty was compared with the Beijing Cultural Street of later generations.
, it indeed has a charm that cannot be matched by modern cities.
"Mom, have you come here often before?" Jinxi saw that Minrong was very familiar with the familiarity and pulled her through several small shops with narrow facades and directly came to the door of "Xianju Pavilion", a large store specializing in the Four Treasures of the Study.
In front of me, I couldn't help but ask. Isn't it said that women in ancient times didn't have many opportunities to go out? What's more, a lady like Bainiang who was born in an officialdom.
"Well, E Niang... before I married your Amma, I would come here every month. Do you still remember Empress Yi Fei? It was here that E Niang met her in the first place." Minrong recalled many years ago.
During her girlhood, she had a lot of feelings. Qingluo... Fuya... she was once considered a close and intimate bestie. Now, one is in a high position and attends the ceremony of Fengluan; the other is married to a foreign country and has not been heard from for several years...
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As for herself...she was trapped in the inner house, and her husband and wife gradually became estranged...
"Eniang..." Jinxi saw that Bainiang was deep in thought again, so she couldn't help but tugged on Minrong's clothes and stood in front of the store, unable to get in or out, attracting the attention of many busybodies.
"Oh... I'm sorry, I'm distracted... Go in and pick out some pens, inks, paper and inkstones for you to practice calligraphy." Minrong simply picked up her daughter and walked to the lobby of "Xianju Pavilion".
"Minrong? Is it Sister Rong?" A surprisingly familiar greeting came from the side, causing Minrong to stop in his tracks.
"You...Brother Ruisheng?" Minrong stared in surprise at the man in front of her, who was still clear and tall even though she hadn't seen him for many years, and murmured for confirmation.
"Yes, it's me. I haven't seen you for five years, right? Sister Rong... is still so beautiful. Is this your daughter? She is almost the same as you were when you were a child..." Qi Ruisheng's warm voice and soft tone immediately won her heart.
Jin Xi's good impression. Scenes of Hong Guoguo's affair between the cheap girl and the young man in her thirties flashed through her mind...
"Yes, Xi'er, this is E Niang's neighbor when she was a child. You want to call her Uncle Sheng."
"Uncle Sheng—" Jin Xi called out in a childish voice. In modern times, the man who matched her very well regardless of appearance (she thought) has now become her uncle.
.I feel extremely sad. No wonder modern good men have become extinct and their relationships have been relegated to ancient times.
Seeing that she had met her neighbor and friend whom she had not seen for a long time, Min Rong wanted to put her daughter back on the ground to chat for a few words. Now that Xi'er had grown a lot taller, it was tiring to hold her daughter for a long time.
"I'll do it. Are you planning to go in?" Qi Ruisheng took the hibiscus from Han Rong's hand, hugged it easily with one hand, and asked with a slight smile.
"Yes, I plan to buy some paper and ink for Xi'er to practice calligraphy." Minrong nodded in thanks.
"She is indeed a talented girl. Do you want to raise a daughter at such a young age?" Qi Ruisheng asked with a smile.
"Brother Rui Sheng is teasing me again. By the way, what about you? How old is the child?" I remember that the year she got married, Rui Sheng also got married, but she rarely went back to Nalan's house, and even if she did, it was to celebrate the New Year.
After paying homage to his elders, he came back and never heard any news about him.
"The eldest son is five years old, and the youngest daughter is also three years old." Qi Ruisheng said with a smile, "Next time I have a chance, I will take him out to play with Xi'er."
Seeing Qi Ruisheng looking down at her, Jinxi blinked her dark eyes and pretended to be obedient and nodded, but she couldn't help but lament in her heart that she didn't want to play with a three or five-year-old baby. A three-year-old girl, maybe.
She still needs her help to wipe her nose and saliva. Or maybe the five-year-old boy is pampered and pampered like an international overlord - Raylene Norton, and drives her crazy with his tyranny.
She completely forgot that her current body was just that of a five-year-old child. If she didn't play with her peers, how could she still sit on a chair and chat with adults?
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"Why are you so embarrassed, Brother Ruisheng." Minrong saw that Qi Ruisheng had rushed to pay the bill one step ahead of her, and handed her a complete set of pens, inks, paper and inkstones suitable for children of Jinxi's age to practice calligraphy wrapped by the shopkeeper. She was very surprised.
Excuse me.
"Why are you meeting someone like this? This is a meeting gift for Xi'er. Right? Xiao Xi'er?" Qi Ruisheng put down Jin Xi, pinched the tip of her small round nose, and asked in an extremely doting tone.
"Well, thank you, Uncle Sheng." Jinxi thanked her with a smile. Think of it as a birthday gift. She happily accepted it. She gently touched the tip of her nose and sighed to herself: Why do these people always like to pinch the tip of their nose? What should I do if the tip of my nose is not straight?
?
"Xi'er..." Minrong shook his head helplessly. After all, he was still young and did not understand the ways of the world. He turned to Qi Ruisheng and said apologetically: "Brother Ruisheng, I have cost you money."
"What are you talking about... You are still the same..." You refused to accept his kindness to her. Qi Ruisheng habitually left the second half of the sentence at the bottom of his throat, then changed the topic and patted Jinxi's head, "
Xi'er, when you have time, let your mother-in-law take you to your uncle's house to play."
Jinxi nodded, she believed this was just a polite word. According to Cheap Girl's temperament, she would not even bring her to visit this man who was just an old neighbor. Unless she wanted to be kicked out by Cheap Daddy. After all, this man and woman
In the Qing Dynasty, where relations were conservative, it was not popular to have close interactions between friends of the opposite sex after marriage. This would undoubtedly bring discredit to the husband's family.
The half-day trip that was originally planned to go shopping ended early because of Qi Ruisheng's appearance. Minrong didn't want Qi Ruisheng to accompany them all the way around, so she simply bought the four treasures of the study, said goodbye to him, left Liulichang, and returned to Liuli.
At the entrance of the alley, I got on the carriage and went home.
However, even if it was such a brief and decent contact, somehow, after Fei Yanggu found out, the series of reactions that followed completely confirmed Jinxi's casual guess.
Tsk tsk, the way her cheap dad is jealous can be called "terrifying".
The four treasures of the study were smashed to pieces by Fei Yanggu, and the "Liutangyuan" where Minrong lived was also severely damaged by him.
Jinxi walked around the main room where the cheap father knocked him around, missing arms and legs, and secretly chuckled. The more destructive he was, the stronger his feelings for the cheap mother. But, I'm afraid even he didn't know it yet.
"He is simply... an unreasonable and reckless man!" Minrong, a very well-educated man, could only say this when he saw the destruction in this place, no matter how angry he was.
"Eniang, why is Ama so angry? Uncle Sheng can't give me a gift? That can save Eniang money." Jinxi's pretending to be innocent made Minrong laugh for a while.
"You, have you been infected by your brothers? You have been thinking about saving money all day long." Since being blackmailed by their daughter to buy a glass hand mirror last time, the brothers Qi Ke and Qi Chen were trying to save money.
I saved a lot of money online. I must be worried that I won’t be able to pay the bill when I take my sister out next time.
"I'm not as stupid as my brothers." Money is earned, not saved. Jinxi's frowning expression made Minrong laugh again.
"Yes, Xi'er is the smartest." Minrong gently tapped the tip of Jinxi's nose and said dotingly. But when she turned around and saw the remains of tables and chairs on the ground, she couldn't help but frown.
"Ama, you are really..." He refused to listen to her explanation and started a fight. Unknowingly, it was said that the relationship between their husband and wife was so good that he was extremely jealous. Only she knew that it was Fei
Yanggu felt that he had lost face: the pen, ink, paper and inkstone his daughter used to practice calligraphy were actually given by another man.
"What do I do?" Fei Yanggu, who was walking in the door, angrily intervened in the conversation between mother and daughter.
"You are unreasonable!" Minrong blushed angrily when she saw that not only did he not restrain himself, but he also looked unreasonable.
"It's unreasonable? You don't tell me about the private meeting with your old friend, and you still accept gifts from others. You think I'm dead!" Fei Yanggu yelled in a rough voice, holding his neck.
"My old sweetheart? Ha... I'm not like you, who brings concubines into the house one by one. If he was my old sweetheart, why would I, Nalan Minrong, ask for marriage from the Holy One? I would have lived a good life with him long ago."
Minrong gritted his teeth, and all the grievances in his heart turned into sharp questions, directed towards Fei Yanggu.
"Are you proposing to marry me?" Fei Yang glanced at her strangely and repeated in a low voice. Then he glanced at his daughter who was huddled behind Minrong and temporarily calmed down, "Xi'er, be good, go back to your building.
Go." He still has many questions to clarify. It is not appropriate for his daughter to be present.
"Oh..." Jinxi saw that the cheap dad was driving him away by name, so he had to move out from behind Minrong. Originally, he wanted to watch how the couple solved the jealousy and being jealous that the client refused to admit.
question.
Seeing that his daughter had left the main room obediently, Fei Yanggu raised his long hand and bolted the door, "Explain carefully, what is self-proposed marriage?"
"What?" Minrong was stunned, not understanding what he meant, and was surprised by his sudden softening of expression.
"You just said that you asked for marriage from the Holy Spirit... What does this mean?" Fei Yanggu suppressed the excitement in his heart. Is it true? Is it what he thought? His Fujin truly married him as his wife.
It's not what was rumored outside: she was forced to marry. If the emperor hadn't asked for the marriage, she would have been her childhood sweetheart, her sweetheart for many years, and she would be getting married soon...
"That's what he meant..." Minrong murmured. After five or six years, he still came to argue with her about the reason why she was willing to marry him, which made her a little embarrassed for a moment.
"So, you married me voluntarily? Instead of being forced by the emperor?" Feiyanggu stared at her intensely, looking forward to her answer.
"Nonsense! If it weren't for my own free will, my God..." Before she could finish her words, Fei Yanggu pulled her into his arms, "That's enough... enough..." Someone really wanted him, and that's enough.
Already.
"Master..." Minrong was a little out of breath as he hugged her. He gently pushed the arms that were holding her body, and suddenly it became clear that he had always cared about it, that she was forced to marry him.
Just like Yehenara Qinya back then...
Alas! This man looks bold and rough on the outside, but is so sensitive and awkward on the inside...