Zijun had been busy with Qin Ming today, serving tea. When he saw the guest leaving, he apologized to Qin Ming and went back to his Qingxinyuan.
Seeing the tired look on her face, Qin Ming asked Qingwan to go back with her to rest so that someone could take care of her.
Today was a huge impact on Zijun, and it even broke his previous understanding of Qin Ming.
She has been proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting since she was a child. Although there are occasional suitors around her, she has a high self-esteem and has never been tempted by a man before.
But she, who basically listened from beginning to end today, couldn't help but be touched by Qin Ming's way of grasping the pearls of wisdom.
She also admired Qin Ming's thin golden body and literary talent. Zi Jun didn't even know what else he didn't know.
So on the way back, Yang Zijun kept asking about Qin Ming.
Seeing her cousin's eyes full of curiosity towards the young master, Qingwan smiled and joked:
"Cousin, don't you fall in love with the young master?"
Zijun's face turned red, he slapped Qingwan and said:
"You damn girl, you are so shameless. How can you say such nonsense? My cousin is just curious."
Qingwan felt relieved when she saw her cousin's face turned red. She whispered in Zijun's ear:
"Cousin, your face is redder than a lantern, and you are so arrogant."
Zijun's face turned even redder, and he and Qingwan continued to fight for a while. After returning to the room in Qingxinyuan, Qingwan closed the door and said:
"Cousin, it's a good thing that you like the young master. The young master is really the most capable and best person in the world."
"But cousin, if you really like the young master, you have to hurry up. I just observed that the pretty sister looks at the young master in an unusual way."
Zi Jun said so harshly:
"I'm not a nymphomaniac, so I don't like him. Just like him, don't hold me back."
"But do you really think that Li Zhi will like Qin Ming? They are relatives of the emperor. They will provide advice to the court this time. If they serve well, they might be able to become officials."
"Isn't it possible that you will marry the Qin family?"
After saying that, I didn't know what I thought of, and there was a lonely expression in my eyes.
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After Xiao Changxi saw off the guests, her servants told her that all the gifts Li Shimin brought when he came were put in the warehouse and asked her to take a look and arrange them.
When I came to the warehouse, I saw that in addition to cloth, Li Shimin also sent some exquisite gold and silver jewelry.
Xiao Changxi had seen the world before, so she didn't pay much attention to these. Instead, some seeds of fruits and vegetables and some flowers and plants caught her attention.
The family has been busy with greenhouse planting recently, and she naturally knows that Qin Ming attaches great importance to greenhouses. After seeing this, she hurriedly walked out of the warehouse and walked to Qin Ming's study.
Xiao Changxi came to the study, knocked on the door and saw no one answered, so she walked in and found Qin Ming writing something at the desk, so she didn't bother him.
Today Qin Ming gave Li Shimin a plan that surprised Xiao Changxi. She discovered that Mr. Qin was not only a talented man, but also a powerful businessman and a counselor who could provide advice to the court.
She sighed in her heart that if she had met someone like Qin Ming a few years earlier, or had been met by Zi Jun's father, maybe her life would have been different.
But it's too far to think about it now. What she hopes most in her heart is that her daughter can grow up healthily and have a good husband's family in the future.
Of course, it would be best if she could marry Qin Ming, but her current status is not worthy of Qin Ming. Even if Qin Ming likes his daughter, her daughter may only be a concubine.
When Xiao Changxi was lost in thought, Qin Ming was staring at Xiao Changxi.
Seeing her frowning and thinking for a while, I couldn't help but sigh in my heart. Although Chang Xi was wearing a veil, the amorous look between her eyebrows gave the room a touch of warmth.
Before Qin Ming was reborn, he was a normal adult man with many female friends around him.
After arriving here, although there was a little maid, Wan'er, who occasionally helped him solve problems.
But sometimes, I still fantasize about having a mature and beautiful woman like Xiao Changxi who can always be by my bedside.
But he quickly put aside these distracting thoughts, put away the half-written tea-fried business plan, then came to the sofa and asked:
"Chang Xi, did you come to the study to see me for something?"
Chang Xi pulled away from her chaotic thoughts, looked at the handsome young master in front of her and said:
"Well, Mr. Li, I gave you some things. In addition to some cloth, gold and silver jewelry, there are also some seeds and various flowers. Would you like to take a look at the warehouse?"
Qin Ming became interested after hearing this. He didn't know if there were any seeds in his village that he didn't have, so he followed Xiao Changxi to the warehouse.
Qin Ming walked to the seeds given by Li Shimin and looked at them. He found that except for a few he knew, most of them couldn't tell what kind of plants they were.
So she told Chang Xi to send all these seeds to the greenhouse tomorrow and let Uncle Huang plant them first, and wait until the seeds germinate to see what they were.
Then he walked to the flowers that had been brought whole. Most of them were flowers and plants suitable for planting. However, Qin Ming looked at it and suddenly discovered that there were more than a dozen plants with black branches and open tops. Small white flowers.
The whole person became excited immediately.
Qin Ming did not expect that among these flowers, there would be cash crops such as cotton.
He quickly walked to the dozens of cotton plants, carefully picked them up, broke open the white cotton bit by bit, and carefully collected the seeds inside.
Xiao Changxi was very confused when she saw Qin Ming's actions, so she walked up to Qin Ming and asked:
"Sir, what are these flowers? Why did you pick all these flowers?"
Qin Ming was completely immersed in the joy of harvesting cotton. When he saw Chang Xi coming, he stood up excitedly and hugged Xiao Changxi and said:
"Chang Xi, do you know? These are treasures, treasures that can save us from the cold."
Xiao Changxi was startled by the sudden hug, and thought Qin Ming was going to do something wrong to her. However, the words Qin Ming came next surprised her.
However, a woman's instinct made her break away from Qin Ming. She had only one man in her life, and he had been dead for many years.
Suddenly being hugged by another man, she was shy, angry, and more helpless. After all, she was now a servant of the Qin Mansion.
Her daughter also saved her life thanks to Qin Ming. Even if Qin Ming really did something to her, she would not dare to resist.
She also realized from Qin Ming's words that Qin Ming probably didn't want to be scornful of her, but he was just too happy to find something amazing.
However, she still couldn't suppress the bitterness in her heart. She lowered her head and shed tears without realizing it.
When Qin Ming hugged Xiao Changxi and felt the softness that was different from Qingwan's, she regretted it. She knew that ancient people valued chastity more seriously, but she didn't expect that the beauty in front of her would cry after just hugging her.
He was afraid that Xiao Changxi would not be able to get over it and would die to prove her innocence, just like in the TV series.
(How did he know that the Tang Dynasty could be said to be the most open-minded period in Chinese history. In this era, remarriage was very normal.)
He quickly apologized to Xiao Changxi at a loss:
"Chang Xi, I'm sorry. I was too happy just now and my behavior was a bit over the top. But I definitely didn't mean to belittle you or look down on you. Don't get me wrong."
The reason why Xiao Changxi cried more was because she felt bitter in her heart. After knowing that Qin Ming didn't mean to be scornful of her, she had already forgiven Qin Ming.
Seeing Qin Ming "dancing" with her to apologize, she couldn't help but be amused. A gust of wind blew up her veil, which made her beautiful face look even more charming.
This was the first time Qin Ming saw Xiao Changxi smile, and the first time he saw her beautiful face under the veil. He couldn't help but think of a poem in his mind, and whispered
"When you look back, you smile and you are full of beauty. The pink and white in the Sixth Palace are colorless."
He regretted it after reading it, fearing that Xiao Changxi would think he was being scornful of her, and hurriedly thought of something else to say.
However, Xiao Changxi seemed to have not heard the poem at this time and said seriously:
"Sir, what did you mean when you said those white flowers can prevent us from getting cold again?"
"Oh, this white flower is actually called cotton. It is a very valuable crop."
"It can be planted in a large area, and the harvested white flowers can be used to make clothes and quilts. They can also be packed into quilts or clothes like goose feathers and duck feathers, which play a very good role in keeping warm."
"But there are too few seeds now. Next time you go to Chang'an City to discuss the tea-frying business, you can ask my aunt if they still have cotton there, or go to the West Market to see if there is any for sale."
Xiao Changxi nodded after hearing this. After Qin Ming finished explaining the arrangements for the flowers and seeds, and seeing that there was nothing else to do, she said goodbye to Qin Ming and returned to her Qingxin Courtyard.
But Qin Ming didn't know, and even Xiao Changxi didn't realize it.
After hearing Qin Ming's words, looking back with a smile, and the pink and white in the Sixth Palace were colorless, Xiao Changxi's heart began to ripple.
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