Chen Caozhi, Xie Daoyun and a group of more than 40 people headed east along the Qilin River in the south of Wujun City. Before the beginning of winter in October, the weather was cold and warm, and the trees on both sides of the road were withering and the flowers were monotonous. There were only wild yellow chrysanthemums.
The flowers are clustered in clusters, creating an image of autumn and winter.
Xiao Chan was sitting in the bullock cart, watching Xiao Langjun and Zhu Langjun riding the bridle together. Xiao Chan originally thought that Zhu Langjun's words and deeds were quite feminine, and she was afraid that he was just like Yu Tao, but she
Traveling together these days, Mr. Zhu and Mr. Cao are both polite and courteous. When they stay at night, they either talk about calligraphy and painting, or drink tea and go, talk about the present and the past, and they become the best friends between gentlemen——
Xiaochan said: "Although Zhu Langjun is not hypocritical to others, his friendship with Mr. Cao Zhi is very good. But in terms of temperament, Mrs. Lu is the best. Mrs. Lu is like Mrs. Youwei. Cao Zhi
Like his brother Qingzhihuang, the young man likes women who are both gentle and strong——"
Thinking of this, Xiaochan shook her head and smiled, cursing herself for being confused, how could she compare Miss Lu with Zhu Langjun!
I only heard Zhu Langjun say: "Zizhong, Lu Qin is in Huating. When you go there, you will inevitably be humiliated by his words. If the word spreads, it will damage your reputation."
Chen Caozhi was silent for a moment and said: "You can't always think about your reputation. If you pass by Huating and don't dare to see her, I would be really sorry for her."
Xiao Chan secretly sighed in her heart, the marriage between Mr. Cao Zhi and Ms. Lu was much more difficult than the marriage between Mr. Qing and Mr. Youwei. Ms. Lu had waited from sixteen to nineteen, and there were very few
A 19-year-old lady from a wealthy family is not yet married. Oh, there is also a lady from the Xie family, Xie Daoyun, who is still unmarried at the age of 20. Is the lady from the Xie family waiting for this husband?
Chen Cao and his party had lunch in Qingpu and continued on their way. They arrived at Huating when it was dark. They had traveled a hundred miles in that day. The people who were traveling and the cattle who were driving were exhausted.
The Huating Inn and Winery are all owned by the Lu family, and the owner of the inn is also a guest of the Lu family. Chen Caozhi passed through Huating many times. At the beginning of the year, he even went to Beijing with Lu's wife Zhang Wenwan. The love between Chen Caozhi and Lu Weirui was well known in Huating.
, so the owner and waiters of this inn all knew Chen Caozhi and were very attentive.
Chen Caozhi asked Lai Zhen to give the boy a hundred coins, and the boy rushed to the Lu family's villa to look for the deacon Banli. Before Banli followed Lu Weirui out of the capital, Mrs. Lu promoted him to be the deacon of the inner courtyard, and his subordinates also
In charge of dozens of dealers.
After dinner, Chen Caozhi didn't see the waiter's reply, so he ordered the inn to prepare water for a bath. After bathing, Xiao Chan was helping him dry his hair when he heard a stranger's voice from the courtyard asking: "Chen Langjun"
Where?"
Huang Xiaotong said: "My husband is taking a bath, who are you?"
The man said: "My name is Mao Tao, and I came to see Chen Langjun on the orders of the steward Banli."
Chen Caozhi walked to the corridor with his long hair disheveled. He saw the man carrying a lantern. He looked familiar. He had seen him in Lu Mansion before, so he asked, "Why isn't Chestnut here?"
The guest of the Lu family named Mao Tao looked at the button and said "ah" and hurried over to see the gift. The courtyard was crowded and it was difficult to talk, so he followed Chen Caozhi into the room and said: "I just learned that Chen Langjun came to Huating.
Banli immediately went to report to my young lady. The young lady was very happy and wanted to come to see Mr. Chen immediately. However, it was inconvenient for the young lady to leave the manor at night and she was afraid of being known and punished by her second uncle, so Banli asked me to come and invite Mr. Chen.
The husband goes to the manor to meet the young lady."
Chen Caozhi said "hmm" and asked, "How can I meet you inside?"
Mao Tao, a guest at Lu's Village, said: "I can't tell my face at night. Chen Langjun will follow the villain and go straight to Meiling Xiaoxi Garden to meet my young lady."
Chen Caozhi asked: "Am I alone?"
Mao Tao said: "Of course, Mr. Chen has a secret meeting with my wife. The fewer people who know about it, the better, right?"
Chen Caozhi asked: "Has the land bird Lu Ziyu left the villa and returned to Beijing?"
Mao Tao responded: "Yes, he left early yesterday morning. Did you meet Chen Langjun on the road?"
Chen Caozhi smiled slightly and said: "I haven't met - Mao Tao, wait a moment, I'll go get ready."
Chen Caozhi asked Lai Zhen to give Maotao some reward money. He left the guesthouse and asked the owner of the inn if the clerk had returned. He was told that the clerk had not returned yet.
Xie Daoyun came over and said with a smile: "Zizhong, the walls of the guest house are thin. I heard everything the guest of the Lu family said -"
Chen Caozhi said: "I'm ashamed. Brother Yingtai, can you teach me?"
Xie Daoyun said: "A mediocre Lu Qian also wants to use tricks to harm others, how can he hide it from Zizhong!"
Chen Caozhi smiled and said: "Zhuangke Maotao is also quite clever. He even asked me if I met Lu Qin on the road. Hey, if I fell into a trap and entered Lu's manor at night, Lu Qin would beat him up as a thief and send him away.
Government, do I still have a face to see people? Lu Qin is so vicious!"
Xie Daoyun asked: "How should Zizhong respond?"
Chen Cao said: "If I give up here, even though the land birds can't do anything to me, I still feel unwilling to do so, but I don't have a good plan for the moment."
Xie Daoyun smiled and asked: "Did Zi Chong surrender to the rat-averse weapon?"
Chen Cao said: "I can't reconcile Lu Shi and his son. It's impossible for everyone to be happy."
Xie Daoyun said "hmm" and said, "It would be fun to think of a way to play tricks on land birds."
Chen Caozhi smiled and said: "Brother Yingtai, what's your clever plan? Don't forget that this is Huating, the territory of the Lu family."
Xie Daoyun thought for a while, shook his head and said, "That's all. If things get serious, it will be detrimental to both Zizhong and Miss Lu. Now is not the time to deal with Lu Qin."
Chen Caozhi nodded and said, "Yes, I just want to see Lu Weirui."
Xie Daoyun and Chen Caozhi discussed for a while, and the two looked at each other and smiled. In the dim courtyard, Chen Caozhi felt that Xie Daoyun's slender eyes were particularly bright, and his smile was very charming. Chen Caozhi felt a little embarrassed.
, I feel a little uncomfortable discussing this kind of thing with Xie Daoyun. Xie Daoyun is not Liu Shangzhi. Gu Kaizhi——
Chen Caozhi then went to Mao Tao, the guest of the Lu family's village, and told him that he would go to the Lu family's villa later and asked Mao Tao to wait in front of the villa door.
Mao Tao received a lot of reward money, which was heavy and he happily returned to the villa. Lu Qin was waiting in front of the concierge. When he saw Mao Tao coming back alone, he asked Chen Caozhi why he didn't come. Mao Tao replied: "Then Mr. Chen said it was quiet at night."
Come again when the time comes.”
Lu Qin sneered and said to himself: "Chen Caozhi, I will make your head bloody tonight. I will see how you, Jiangzuo Weijie, can maintain your graceful demeanor when the sticks are used. Haha, no matter how talented you are, you will stand out."
, you still cry for mercy under the stick, I think you, Chen Caozhi, will still have the shamelessness to say that you want to marry my Lu girl!"
Lu Qin was very excited, so he sat and waited in the concierge. Several strong confidants were arranged to be ready at any time.
Lu Qian waited left and right, eagerly waiting. He could hear the third watch of the Qiao drum. Chen Caozhi hadn't come yet, so he couldn't help but feel anxious. He called Mao Tao to ask questions. Just as he was asking, the village guest came to report that someone was coming.
Lu Qin hurriedly ordered Mao Tao to greet him. After a while, Mao Tao came back to inform Lu Qin. The person who came was not Chen Caozhi, but Chen Caozhi's servant. He said that Chen Caozhi was painting and was going to give it to Miss Lu, and he still had half a piece of cake left.
The painting can be completed in an hour. Ask Mao Tao not to leave, and then take him to Meiling Xiaoxi Garden——
Lu Qian had no choice but to wait patiently. Seeing that it was the fourth watch again, he was too excited before and couldn't wait for a long time. He was very tired and asked Maotao angrily: "Does Chen Caozhi want to come?"
Mao Tao flinched and said: "Then Chen Caozhi must have not painted it yet, can Mr. Liulang wait a little longer?"
Lu Qin walked to the corridor and looked at the stars in the sky. After an hour, it was almost dawn. He felt vaguely that he had been deceived. He asked Mao Tao and Chen Caozhi about the question and answer. When Chen Caozhi asked him if he had answered
Beijing, Mao Tao smartly replied that he had returned yesterday. Lu Qin understood that Chen Caozhi had seen through his plan, and became so angry that he gave Mao Tao a hard slap in the face, yelled at the idiot, and went back to bed angrily.
Maotao looked sad and dispersed with the bankers who were waiting to be beaten.
At dawn, Lai Zhen came to the door of Lu's villa and wanted to see Banli. The concierge and Zhuanggu didn't know Lu Qin's plan. He recognized Lai Zhen and immediately went to call Banli. Banli was still sleeping. He heard that it was Chen Li.
When Lang Jun arrived, he got up quickly, washed up and rushed over. Lai Zhen asked Banli to inform Mrs. Lu that Chen Caozhi was waiting for her at Songjiang Ferry.
Banli hurried to Meiling Xiaoxi Garden. There was a maid who had gotten up early and was cleaning the fallen leaves. Banli asked the maid to call his sister, Short Hoe. After a while, Short Hoe came over, rubbing her sleepy eyes, and asked: "Brother, what are you doing?"
What's going on so early?"
Banli whispered a few words, his eyes widened, and then he said with a smile on his face: "Brother, go prepare the car first--" Then he trotted to the Nuan Pavilion, first lifted up the curtains, and then softly woke up the hairpin flower.
, the two of them went to Lu Weirui's bed together, and saw that Lu Weirui was still sleeping sweetly, with long black and rich hair scattered on the pillow, her forehead was as smooth as jade, her delicate eyebrows and closed eyes were very endearing, and her long eyelashes were light and soft.
Trembling slightly, then trembling again, my eyes slowly opened, and I looked at the hoe and hairpin. After a while, I asked, "What are you two doing?"
The short hoe smiled and said: "Little lady, Mr. Chen is waiting for you to meet at Songjiang Ferry."
Lu Weirui stretched out coquettishly, stretched out her right index finger, tapped the short hoe's forehead, and said coquettishly: "Come and coax me early in the morning!"
Hairpin said: "It's true. Banli said it early in the morning. Chen Langjun is already waiting at the ferry."
Lu Weirui suddenly sat up and lay down on the bed barefoot, hoeing in a hurry. Hairpin Hua quickly helped her wash up——
Two moments later, a carriage drove out of the Lu family's villa, followed by Banli and two servants of the Lu family, heading for the Songjiang Ferry. When they were approaching the Songjiang Ferry, the morning sun had not yet risen from the distant mountain tops.
There was still a layer of mist covering the area. Lu Weirui looked forward from the car window and saw the handsome man under the two ancient cypresses at the ferry approaching her with a smile——