In the fifth year of Zhenguan, on the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, at the end of the Chen hour, Chang'an City, Huaidefang, Lu Guogong Mansion
At the beginning of the morning, Qin Ming got up and dressed under Xiao Changxi's service. Of course, he had to take advantage of Xiao Changxi in the process.
After a night of fierce fighting, Xiao Changxi looked radiant, less fairy-like and more charming.
The two had breakfast in the house and then went to the front hall to say goodbye to Mr. Cui, Cheng Chumo and Cheng Chuliang.
Ms. Cui was wearing the light cyan down jacket that Qin Ming gave her yesterday, and the golden Bu Yao. She looked at Qin Ming with a smile on her face and said:
"My dear nephew, did you sleep well yesterday?"
Qin Ming bowed to Cui and said:
"Thank you Aunt Cui for your concern. My nephew is sleeping well. My nephew is here to say goodbye to his aunt, and he will visit other uncles' houses today."
The more Cui looks at Qin Ming, the more she likes him. Not only is he handsome, but he is also very sensible.
She looked at Qin Ming and said:
"Since my nephew has something to do, my aunt won't let you stay. If you haven't finished your work, remember to go back to your aunt's place in the evening and don't live outside. Do you understand?"
"Yes, my nephew has taken note of it, thank you, Auntie."
Cui nodded after hearing this, stood up, picked up a jade pendant from the tray in the hand of the maid behind her, handed it to Qin Ming and said:
"Good nephew, my aunt has a fine jade pendant here. It was captured by your uncle on the Turkic battlefield a few years ago. My aunt sees that you don't deserve to wear jade, so I will give you this piece of jade."
Hearing this, Qin Ming took the jade pendant with both hands and looked at it carefully. He found that the jade pendant was all white and crystal clear. There was also a black bird carved on the jade pendant, and the style was very simple.
Qin Ming liked it very much and took the jade pendant into his arms. He saluted Mrs. Cui and said:
"The elder dare not refuse the gift. My nephew thanked my aunt."
Mrs. Cui smiled when she saw Qin Ming accept it, and then said to Cheng Chumo and the others:
"Chu Mo, Chu Liang, you go see Brother Ming'er off."
Cheng Chumo and the others said yes, and took Qin Ming and Xiao Changxi out of the front hall of Cheng Mansion.
On the way towards the gate, Cheng Chumo put his arm around Qin Ming's shoulders and said:
"Brother Qin, which uncle are you going to visit soon? Why don't you, eldest brother, go with you?"
Qin Ming smiled meaningfully when he heard this:
"I'm going to visit an uncle who is a grain merchant in Chang'an City."
Cheng Chuliang on the side heard this and said:
"Are you from the East City or the West City? Take me with you too?"
Cheng Chumo heard this and said curiously:
"Is he your uncle from the same family? Why haven't I heard you mention it?"
Qin Ming thought for a while and decided not to take the two brothers to see Li Er during the Chinese New Year. If Li Er's identity was exposed, it would not end well, so he said:
"Not my uncle. My uncle's surname is Li. He is a member of the royal family and has a good relationship with the Hejian County Prince. By the way, he also owns a share of the brewery, and Uncle Cheng also knows him."
Cheng Chumo thought for a moment after hearing this. If he was a member of the wine shop and had a good relationship with the Prince of Hejian County, then there would be no one except His Majesty.
He heard his father talk about who the owners of the wine shop were.
Thinking of this, he shuddered. He finally rested. He didn't want to follow Qin Ming to see His Majesty.
So he laughed twice at Qin Ming, then patted Qin Ming on the shoulder and said:
"Ah, I just remembered that my mother told us two brothers yesterday to go to the left guard camp to deliver winter clothes to our father. It seems that we can't accompany our brothers. It's a pity, it's a pity."
Cheng Chuliang stood aside, looking at his brother with some confusion and said:
"Brother, did my mother explain it last night? Why don't I remember this?"
Hearing this, Cheng Chumo reached out and patted his brother on the head and said:
"You are such a coward. You must have drunk too much last night and forgot what your mother told you."
Cheng Chuliang rubbed his head and frowned:
"Did I really forget it? Why don't I remember it at all?"
Qin Ming knew that Cheng Chumo was telling lies, but he didn't reveal it on his face.
After a while, the group of people arrived in front of the mansion. A group of guards from Qin University were already waiting on the street at the door.
Brothers Qin Ming and Cheng Chumo said goodbye and took Xiao Changxi to the carriage.
...
At this time, Qin Ming and his party returned to the Hejian County Prince's Mansion in Anxingfang. As soon as Qin Ming got off the carriage, he saw Yuechan standing at the door of Hejian County Prince's Mansion. So he walked forward quickly and said:
"Miss Yuechan, long time no see."
Yuechan bowed to Qin Ming and said:
"Master Qin, my master asked me to wait for you here and take you to the mansion."
Qin Ming heard this and said:
"Then it'll be hard work."
After saying that, Qin Ming got on the carriage, and Yue Chan also got on the horse, leading the way.
The carriage left Anxingfang and headed in the direction where Qin Ming and his party came. The carriage followed Yuechan and passed through Chongrenfang, Pingkangfang, and Wubenfang again until it was about to reach Zhuque Street and stopped at Xingdaofang outside Chang'an City.
Qin Ming couldn't help but complain in his heart, hey, if he had known he was in Xingdaofang, he wouldn't have had to work as a carriage for so long. After all, I just passed by here half an hour ago, and I didn't expect to be back again in the blink of an eye.
He thought that Li Er would choose a house to meet him in Anxingfang.
After the carriage entered Xingdaofang, Qin Ming found that Xiao Changxi seemed to be very interested in the streets of Xingdaofang and kept looking outside through the car window.
So Qin Ming sat next to her, put his arms around her waist and asked:
"Xi'er, I've been here in Chang'an for so long, and this is the first time I've seen you see the scenery on the street. Have you been here before?"
Xiao Changxi's delicate body trembled when she heard this. In fact, the reason why she kept looking outside was to try her luck to see if she could see some figures in her memory.
Although she knew that this chance was slim, when she and Zijun first came to Chang'an, they lived in Xingdaofang.
In the first days, she would wander around the streets, and occasionally pretend to be a passerby, passing by the door of the house where her cousin and the others now lived, hoping to meet her family.
However, it is a pity that even if she comes every day, she has never met the person she wants to see. Not long after, Yang Zijun fell ill, and all the money they brought was used to treat Yang Zijun.
Later, because the rent of the house in Xingdaoli was relatively high before, they could only rent a small yard in Guangdefang. She took care of Zijun every day and never came to Xingdaofang again.
