Situ Cen, the newly appointed foreign minister of the Federal Empire, is not a low-key person. When he first arrived in the capital, he spent a few days taking his wife and children to stroll around the Forbidden City without spending any money. He also took many photos, and all three sons were wearing the same clothes.
The small-sized dragon robe sat on the dragon chair and took pictures, and naturally he himself was indispensable. Then the family visited several important attractions, such as a temple in Yipo Meilin, the powder shop opened by the little saint, Prince Yan's Mansion, and the Enhou Museum
, Jian'an Science and Technology Museum, Ruijin Art Museum, Gao Mengsheng Concert Hall, etc., taking pictures everywhere. After a few days, he sent someone to send several large packages of photos to Shu. The letter wrote: "I'm afraid that my father, queen, mother, stepbrother, nephew
We were fighting for it, so we simply washed out a few more sets and gave each person one set. The uncle was also given one set."
On this day, the photos were sent to Chengdu. The King of Shu cursed in his heart, but still sent two sets to his parents, one set to his deceased son's house, and one set to Qiu Liang, Qiu's eldest uncle. The Qiu brothers looked at the photos and
After two or three months of hanging on, I can finally let go.
But after their niece Qiu wore a phoenix robe to take photos, she felt that the dragon robe looked better, so she also wore a dragon robe and took a few photos. Qiu Xing looked around and frowned: "It seems disrespectful for a girl to wear a dragon robe.
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Qiu Liang sighed: "Is wearing a phoenix robe a sign of respect? The palace has long allowed tourists to wear fake dragon robes and sit on real dragon chairs to take pictures. The prestige of the Tian family has been in decline for many years."
Later, I saw a few photos, which were of Situ Cen and his wife and the Little Saint and his wife in the Daming Palace. There were four people wearing dragon robes, and there were also two dragon robes and two phoenix robes. They were laughing so hard.
Mrs. Qiu also sent a letter home. She said that all the new things in the capital were new, and the elder and the younger Situ were so happy that they couldn't miss Shu in just three or four days. The second son of his family had a fight with his daughter Jia Dingbang on the day he came to the capital, and lost.
, Jia Dingbang was still younger than him. So he vowed to practice martial arts well and never lose to a girl. As a result, he lost to Jarvis's niece again the next day and was so angry that he didn't eat lunch. At first, the boss admired the assistant curator of the Palace Museum.
He Xiaonan never thought that she was already married. He was not convinced and insisted on meeting her husband. The husband's surname was Liu, and he was an army officer. He was handsome and skilled in martial arts. The boss immediately abandoned Assistant He and worshiped Company Commander Liu instead, and decided to take the military academy entrance examination in the future.
Serving as a soldier under him. The third child wished he could live in a snack street, and almost asked the regent's princess' sister to be his godmother. Don't get me wrong, it has nothing to do with the princess. The dim sum made by this Aunt Chen is the best in Beijing.
Ms. Qiu herself was thinking that after the children had adapted, she would go to the federal government and find a job as an official.
Because the military system of the Federation is completely different from that of the Shu Kingdom, General Qiu San and his whole family have gone to the military academy for training, so the letter was written briefly. There is only one important point: the several lieutenants who followed them to force the palace that day are still in prison, trouble Qiu San
Liang managed to get them out and asked Jia to immediately send them and their families to Beijing.
The female members of the Qiu family usually follow the Qiu family around, and have not thought about what to do in the future. Anyway, Mrs. Qiu San said clearly: The capital is really nice, with all kinds of unexpected benefits, and she does not want to go back to Chengdu. However, she made a list and asked Qiu
Mrs. Liang helped her go to the original house to get some things.
After reading the letter, several members of the Qiu family looked at each other speechless. After a long time, Qiu Xingzheng said: "Actually... before I came back from Qin, Chang'an also had this kind of momentum."
Qiu Liang picked up a photo of his niece and the "Queen" wearing men's Western attire and sitting at Coco Tea Shop, looked at it for a long time, and said, "In your opinion, can the Situ family still thrive?"
Qiu Xingzheng shook his head and said: "Dad, no matter how big or small our family is, whether we are close relatives or friends, no one knows that my third aunt is the most well-behaved person. She has become like this just after arriving in the capital. Once the human heart is released, she is like a bird leaving its cage.
We can't take it back. Besides, Acen is the younger brother of the king in Shu! He thinks the capital is good, so what else is there to think about?"
Mr. Qiu Er looked at the photos of the streets in the capital and said, "The capital has not changed much."
Qiu Xingzheng said: "This is the old city. There are some regulations for the protection of ancient buildings. The Yan Kingdom also built a new city, which is completely different from these. You will know it by reading the newspapers."
Qiu Liang said: "The houses and markets have remained roughly the same, but the number of people has increased. Look, everyone, men, women, old and young, is wearing southern clothes, but there are only a few people wearing decent clothes. And there are only a few of us with these bicycles."
The young master is riding for fun, and they are all over the street."
Qiu Xingzheng pointed to a photo and said: "Even Chang'an has begun to promote the popularization of bicycles, and cars are everywhere in the capital. Dad, if I were an ordinary person, I would also like to go to Yan State."
Qiu Liang's eldest son also said: "Just looking at these photos makes me want to go to Yan country."
Qiu Xingzheng suddenly remembered something and asked his servant to go to his yard to get the "Hangzhou Weekly". When the newspaper was delivered, Qiu Xingzheng turned to a page and pointed out: "This is an advertisement." When everyone took a look, it turned out that it was issued by the Hangzhou Tourism Bureau.
It was said that the West Lake Photo Studio has a new service, which allows you to wear dragon robes to take pictures on the West Lake. It also attached a few photo puzzles of staff wearing dragon robes. Qiu Liang sighed with sadness.
Naturally, the photos from Beijing also entered the Prince's Mansion, and the Prince and his staff took a look at them. Seeing that everyone in Situ Cen's family was in high spirits, the Prince felt a little at ease.
While they were discussing, Miss An came. Wearing southern-style clothes, she waved to An Xuemin and said with a smile: "Brother, yesterday I picked some fresh osmanthus to make halva, you can try it!"
When everyone saw the wet nurse behind her holding a large food box, they all laughed and said, "Everyone who sees it has a share!"
An Xuemin glanced at them: "Good girl, I have told you several times. The delicious food is only sent to my laboratory, not theirs."
Miss An looked around casually with a smile, and saw the prince sitting in the main seat looking at photos. Tong Buye stood behind him, pulling his shoulders and looking forward, gritting his teeth. Then she walked to An Xuemin first. "Brother, pick first, pick.
Give the rest to others."
Everyone laughed and said: "Let him choose, let him choose, they are all halva, the taste is different."
The wet nurse opened the lid of the food box, revealing a layer of six grids. Miss An pointed out: "This one is the sweetest. Turn them around in order, this one has the least sugar."
An Xuemin said: "I don't like eating very sweet things. Give me the one with less sugar and share the rest with them."
Then they distributed the candies in a noisy manner. When they reached the prince's side, Tong Buye smiled and said, "I like sweets, the sweetest kind. How many pieces can I take?"
Miss An said: "With so many people, even a young lady can only take two yuan."
The prince said, "I'll give you the two pieces, but don't eat them all at once, or you won't be able to eat later." Tong Buye agreed hastily.
Ding Mei said from the side: "Then you shouldn't tell her right now. Leave two yuan first and give it to her in the afternoon. Otherwise, the appointment will be gone before the meeting ends. Do you believe it?"
Tong Buye said hurriedly: "No way, I'll save two pieces for lunch!" As he said, he picked the four sweetest pieces and put them on his plate. "Thank you, Miss An!" Miss An nodded with a smile.
The next person left, his fingers pinching the palm of his hand until it hurt.
After a while, the candies were distributed, and Miss An took her leave. Just as she left the door, the prince in the house said: "The third uncle also brought a few boxes of rouge. Let the girls and sisters-in-law share it."
Someone laughed and said: "Is there no rouge in Chengdu? It was sent all the way from the capital."
The prince said: "It's the emperor's rouge."
"ah?"
"Does anyone still remember that there was a little saint in Beijing? He is no longer young now. He was the fifth son of my third uncle. He had already left the Forbidden City and opened a makeup shop under the name of an ordinary person. These boxes of rouge are his.
Great stuff in the shop.”
Miss An paused for a moment. Then she heard Ding Mei smile and say: "He is a true emperor, even you and I are just a prince. Where is the rouge, I will pick a box first."
Tong Buye said: "There aren't enough points here. You can go on a business trip tomorrow and buy it yourself. If you are quick, you may be slow -"
There was the sound of footsteps in the house, and the girl and her sisters-in-law were talking about the rouge. Outside the door, Miss An's eyes turned red and she left quickly.
Turning out of the hospital, the wet nurse gritted her teeth and said, "It's up to the girl to make the decision to distribute these items to the two concubines."
Miss An couldn't hold back her tears and choked with sobs: "I am not the crown prince's concubine, but just a guest. When they introduced me, they also said, 'An Xuemin's sister.'"
The wet nurse also shed tears and said: "My poor girl, you were obviously brought in in a serious manner! How can you become a guest? The prince is so cruel-hearted."
Miss An wiped away her tears and said: "Brother has made it clear to me a long time ago. It was me who insisted on marrying here and had nothing to do with the prince."
The two held their heads and cried for a while, then walked sadly to their yard. When they were about to arrive, they happened to encounter two girls, Xin and Liu, chasing each other laughing and joking. Miss Xin laughed and ran behind Miss An: "Miss An, please help me stop her!
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Miss Liu said: "Sister An, please stop meddling in other people's business. I have to beat her today."
Miss An said softly: "Stop making trouble, you are all sweating."
Miss Liu snorted: "Looking at Sister An's face, I will spare you this time."
Miss Xin held up her hands and said, "Thank you so much, sister!" Several people laughed.
The wet nurse said: "You two girls, have you gone to the front?"
Miss Xin said: "We never go to the front."
Miss Liu said: "We don't have a brother working in this mansion, so what are we going to do?"
The wet nurse said: "I just heard something, and it seemed that that person -" she stretched out three fingers, "sent a few boxes of rouge from the capital, from the emperor's shop. The prince will give them to all the girls.
Woolen cloth."
Xin and Liu looked at each other. Miss Liu said: "That's the girl assigned to the Prince's Mansion. She has nothing to do with us."
The wet nurse said with a smile: "Aren't you from the Prince's Mansion, but from outside the Mansion?"
"Of course they are from outside the house." Miss Xin said, "We are only staying here. It's embarrassing to use other people's money. Could it be that we still want to get other people's things? Even if there is no girl in this house, we should still think about it.
What does it have to do with our guests if it is given to the relatives and women of the master's family? The prince has so many sisters and cousins."
Miss Liu said: "Auntie, please don't misunderstand, we are going to get married!" As she said that, she smiled and pushed Miss Xin.
Miss Xin said angrily: "How old am I? Who is in a hurry to get married? Wait two years." Then she turned and left. Miss Liu smiled and waved to Miss An and ran away with her.
The wet nurse said regretfully: "The two of them really treated me as guests."
Miss An said scornfully: "There are men who are courteous. If you are not a guest, how can you cuckold the prince?" Then she went back to her yard angrily.
On the other side, in the office of the History Department of Shu State University, the gentlemen had just finished a meeting and were packing up to leave. There were two young lecturers chatting.
One said: "The student who changed departments, did he really change departments?"
Another said: "Really, the procedures have been completed and the notice has been posted."
This person tutted: "If you transfer from Chinese studies to physics, it won't matter where you go."
The person said: "I know this An Xuemin. When he doesn't speak, he looks like a handsome young man. He blushes when he makes a little joke. He is so cute. He is also very deceitful and believes everything he says. Unfortunately, he probably won't be able to do it after changing departments.
There will be another history class."
This man smiled and said: "What's a pity? Dear brother, you must have fallen in love with me, right?"
The man also smiled and said: "Don't talk nonsense. I just think it's fun to make him talk. That kid can't lie at all, and you can tell whether he is telling the truth at a glance. Last time he played "Tianhei" with some classmates.
With his eyes closed, he drew the killer, and the word "guilty" was clearly written on his face. Several people saw it in the first round. Those who didn't see it were all nerds. Later, the policeman teased him to talk, and it didn't take much effort to trick him.
Who is the other killer?"
"I would also like to get to know such a wonderful man. How about you invite him to come as my host?"
"He is now a staff member of the Crown Prince's Mansion. He is in charge of some kind of laboratory. He is so busy every day that he hardly has time to play."
The two of them packed up and left together. Another lecturer sitting next to them, Mr. Wu Fang, looked solemn.
A few days later, Miss An and her wet nurse went out to relax and casually walked to a teahouse to rest. While they were having tea and looking out the window to look at the street scene, someone suddenly heard someone say: "Isn't this Miss An, the sister of classmate An Xuemin?"
Miss An turned around and saw a man standing in front of the table. It was the gentleman from Shu University whom she met by chance on the day of her wedding. He quickly stood up and said a blessing. "Old sir, the little girl is polite."
This person was Wu Fang. He nodded with a smile and said, "It's really Miss An. What a coincidence. I heard that your eldest aunt is the Crown Princess?"
Miss An's expression froze: "...Yes."
Wu Fangchao looked around a few times and whispered: "An Xuemin has transferred to another department. I haven't been able to see him for many days. I heard about something important a few days ago. Please tell Miss An... Mr. An Zixiao."
Miss An opened her eyes wide: "Sir, please give me some advice."
Only then did the wet nurse realize that the old gentleman was still standing and hurriedly said: "Sir, please sit down."
Wu Fang waved his hand: "I won't sit down anymore. I will just say a few words." He then whispered, "The prince seems to be very fond of Lady Dingmei in the prince's house. He once told his confidants that she is the most suitable one to be the prince's concubine."
Miss An was shocked: "But... Mr. Ding is also old and looks ordinary."
Wu Fang said: "The main concubine does not need to be beautiful, as long as the side concubines are beautiful. The queen was not considered a beauty when she was young."
Miss An's voice trembled slightly: "Master Ding... I'm afraid he won't agree."
Wu Fang said: "Of course it is the prince who has the final say on such important matters. It is not up to you whether Mr. Ding is willing or not. The prince originally wanted to marry a fan who came from the Jiaofangsi, but in the end, didn't he marry your sister honestly?"