The carriage rolled forward, and after half an hour of driving, the carriage finally arrived at Wangliufang.
Although Zhou Yaoniang is also from the capital, it is obviously her first time to come to Wangliufang. Her maid Xinghua just keeps marveling at how exquisite the carved buildings and paintings outside the carriage are. Zhou Yaoniang is not very old after all, Xinghua Hua's behavior only aroused her curiosity, and she couldn't help but secretly peek outside when Xinghua lowered the curtain.
Seeing the scene outside, Zhou Yaoniang had to admit that even in the same capital, the conditions were very different in different areas.
Thinking of this, Zhou Yaoniang couldn't help but feel sad that her father was sent to prison.
Although his sentence has basically been handed down now, he is currently only exiled to Guanyuan Town.
However, with his decision, not to mention whether his life or death was uncertain, or whether he would die, his career in this life actually came to an end.
Therefore, the prosperity of the upper capital has actually nothing to do with her now.
"Miss, miss, what are you thinking about?" Seeing that Zhou Yaoniang was silent, the maid next to her couldn't help but curiously asked Zhou Yaoniang this sentence.
Zhou Yaoniang came back to her senses and saw that everyone was looking at her with concern. She couldn't help turning her face to look at the maid who asked the question. Then she whispered, "It's nothing. I just didn't expect Wangliufang to be so prosperous."
When Xu Tianyi heard this, he just smiled and said, "The people who live here are all the royal family members, and this place is at the feet of the emperor. How can it not be prosperous?"
Zhou Yaoniang only nodded slightly when she heard this.
Xu Tianyi then smiled at Zhou Yaoniang and said, "Yaoniang, we have arrived at Xiaochun Mountain. Do we want to go down now?"
Upon hearing Xu Tianyi's reminder, Zhou Yaoniang immediately came to her senses.
She looked at Xu Tianyi with a smile, feeling somewhat grateful that she had at least one caring person beside her at the moment.
She nodded.
At this time, Xinghua just opened the curtain of the carriage and said, "Oh my God, I know the business in Xiaochun Mountain is good, but I didn't expect the business in Xiaochun Mountain to be so good."
Hearing Xinghua's words, Zhou Yaoniang and Xu Tianyi couldn't help but look along the car curtain opened by Xinghua.
Then they saw the scene of Xiaochunshan's queue almost reaching the corner.
This was because they came very early. Unexpectedly, Xiaochun Mountain was still filled with so many people.
Seeing that scene, Zhou Yaoniang couldn't help but frowned and said, "Should we continue to buy?"
Xu Tianyi only said, "I'm here now. It would be a pity not to buy it."
Then he just whispered, "If the lady doesn't want to wait, I'll help Yaoniang line up."
"Then how can I let you queue up as a man?" Zhou Yaoniang immediately retorted.
Xu Tianyi only whispered, "What's the harm?"
Seeing the two of them pushing back and forth, Xinghua seemed to be a lot more considerate at the moment. When she saw this, she immediately said, "Miss, uncle, please don't push back and forth. Why don't Xiaochunshan let me queue up?" , uncle, how about you take the lady to Wangliufang?"
When saying this, Xinghua almost used a pleading tone.
Xu Tian saw that Xinghua had arranged it this way, so naturally he just nodded along.
After Xinghua stayed in line, Xu Tianyi took Zhou Yaoniang to buy clothes and jewelry elsewhere.
But when Zhou Yaoniang was about to get out of the car, Xu Tianyi took out a mask and said, "Yao Niang, you forgot to bring this."
Zhou Yaoniang smiled when she heard this, took the mask handed to her and said with a smile, "I really forgot if you didn't tell me."
After her words fell, Zhou Yaoniang also put her hat back on.
But when they were about to leave Xiaochun Mountain, Zhou Yaoniang suddenly spotted an acquaintance with her sharp eyes.
She then immediately patted Xu Tianyi's hand and said, "Brother Xu, I seem to have seen Miss Chen."
Xu Tianyi hadn't realized which Miss Chen Zhou Yaoniang was talking about. Then he followed the direction of Zhou Yaoniang's finger and discovered that the Miss Chen Zhou Yaoniang was talking about was actually the one who gave them a free ride last time. Yan.
In fact, when he saw Chen Yan, Xu Tianyi didn't want to get involved. After all, Chen Yan and Zhou Yao's parents' backgrounds were actually similar. Now their families were implicated in the same case and their families were in ruins.
There is not much value in making friends with such a family, not to mention that he later heard about Chen Yan's deeds. This Chen Yan was well-known in the capital for being a free-spirited person.
He actually felt very uncomfortable letting Yaoniang hang out with such a woman. He was even a little worried that Yaoniang would become a bad person because of hanging out with that woman.
However, Zhou Yaoniang Xu was so excited to see her that she didn't wait for Xu Tianyi to say anything.
Zhou Yaoniang also hurried in the direction of the other party.
She even raised her hand to say hello to Chen Yan, "Yan'er!"
When she heard someone calling her name, Chen Yan, who was about to walk into a medicine shop, couldn't help but turn around and look in the direction of the owner of the voice.
It's a pity that the woman was wearing a mask and she couldn't see the other person's face clearly.
However, she did know the male companion next to the woman.
Seeing that Chen Yan remained silent, Zhou Yaoniang immediately opened the curtain above her head, revealing her little face and said, "Yan'er, you don't recognize me anymore."
The moment she saw Zhou Yaoniang clearly, Chen Yan said happily, "How could I not recognize you? It's just that you were wearing a mask and I didn't recognize you for a moment."
Hearing Chen Yan's words, Xu Tianyi added at this moment, "Women have always been like this when going out. If you expose your appearance in a frivolous way, it will inevitably attract trappers."
Chen Yan didn't expect Xu Tianyi to speak like this. She immediately retorted, "Brother Xu is really good at joking. Don't you also expose your appearance to the outside? Why are you not considered frivolous? You are not worried about being a disciple." Woolen cloth?"
Xu Tianyi heard the sarcasm in Chen Yan's words, and he felt that he was kindly reminding Chen Yan. She didn't want Chen Yan to be ungrateful, but she actually said such a thing. At that moment, Xu Tianyi became a little angry and said, "Miss Chen, I'm just kindly reminding you. It's just that you don't appreciate it. Why bother mocking me?"
Chen Yan sneered, "Brother Xu, I said the same thing as you, why did you say it as a reminder? I said it as sarcasm? I really don't understand the difference between them?"
I didn't expect these two people to argue. Zhou Yaoniang also felt a little embarrassed for a moment, "You two, stop arguing. We are all friends. This matter today is my fault, okay?"
Hearing what Zhou Yaoniang said, Xu Tianyi stopped saying anything.
When Chen Yan came closer, Zhou Yaoniang said happily, "I thought you looked familiar just now, but I didn't expect it was really you."
Chen Yan just smiled when she heard this, and then she just nodded to Xinghua. Finally, she answered Zhou Yaoniang's words, "Yes, I didn't expect you to come here. We are really destined."
Zhou Yaoniang said happily, "That's right."
Then Zhou Yaoniang just lowered her head and looked at Chen Yan and said, "By the way, what are you doing in the pharmacy?"
Facing Zhou Yaoniang's question, Chen Yan only whispered, "Am I coming to the pharmacy to buy medicine?"
"What? Are you sick?" Zhou Yaoniang couldn't help but asked with concern after hearing this.
However, facing Zhou Yaoniang's concerned questions, Chen Yan shook her head and said, "No, my grandmother is not in good health. I want to go to the pharmacy to get some tonic medicine for her."
When she heard that it was just like that, Zhou Yaoniang couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
Chen Yan couldn't help but look at Zhou Yaoniang and said, "By the way, Yaoniang, why are you thinking of coming here today?"
Facing Chen Yan's question, Zhou Yaoniang just smiled sweetly, "Brother Tian and I are about to have something good happen. I want to buy some nice jewelry and clothes."
Hearing Zhou Yaoniang's words, Chen Yan immediately smiled and said, "Congratulations to both of you. I wonder when your wedding will be held?"
Facing Chen Yan's question, Zhou Yaoniang just smiled and said, "I don't know the date yet. My mother hasn't hired anyone to settle the day yet, but I think our wedding will probably be around the corner." It’s been a while.”
After her words fell, Zhou Yaoniang looked at Chen Yan again and said, "By the way, Yan'er, will you have time to come to my wedding then?"
When Chen Yan heard this, she just chuckled, "Of course there is time. But I don't know if you will welcome me?"
Chen Yan's words were naturally a nod to Xu Tianyi. Xu Tianyi did not say a word, but Zhou Yaoniang said happily, "Of course you are welcome. I originally planned to do it even if I didn't meet you today. When the date is set, I will do it." I’m going to invite you. After all, I had few friends to begin with, and I have even fewer friends now. I still hope that you can attend my wedding.”
After hearing Zhou Yaoniang's sincere words, Chen Yan naturally didn't care whether Xu Tianyi would come over.
At the moment, she just said happily, "Okay, since you said so, wouldn't it be unkind if I didn't go?"
After that, the two only chatted for a while, and Chen Yan said to Zhou Yaoniang, "Yaoniang, is it inconvenient for you to wear this veil? If it is inconvenient, you can take off the veil. This is Wangliufang, girl." We are very safe, you don’t have to worry about being bullied by scoundrels.”
Hearing Chen Yan's words, Zhou Yaoniang just smiled softly. In fact, how could she not see many women walking on the streets here, and they didn't need to wear masks? It's just that Xu Tianyi obviously doesn't want to take off his hat, so Zhou Yaoniang naturally doesn't want to take off her hat either.
So she just smiled and said, "I'm used to wearing it, but I'm not used to going out without a hat."
Seeing that Zhou Yaoniang had said this herself, Chen Yan naturally stopped talking.
Afterwards, Chen Yan and Zhou Yaoniang only exchanged pleasantries for a while and then parted ways.
As soon as Chen Yan left, Xu Tianyi couldn't wait to say to Zhou Yaoniang, "Yao Niang, I think it's best for you, Chen Yan, to have less contact with her."
Upon hearing Xu Tianyi's words, Zhou Yaoniang couldn't help but curiously asked, "Why?"
Facing Zhou Yaoniang's question, Xu Tianyi couldn't help but whisper, "He has a bad reputation in the circles in the capital. I'm also afraid that you will be affected by her, so I think it might be better for you to have less contact with her." .”
However, Zhou Yaoniang, who has always been obedient to Xu Tianyi, said today, "I don't think there is anything bad about Yan'er. It doesn't matter if she is notorious outside, we all know she is not that kind of person."
Seeing Zhou Yaoniang say this, Xu Tianyi was somewhat depressed, but thinking that everything hadn't started yet, he corrected his attitude.
"What Yaoniang said makes sense, but I am narrow-minded."
