In the fifth year of Zhenguan, on the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, at the end of Shenshi, Qinjiazhuang, Lantian County.
Qin Da drove the carriage all the way, and finally arrived outside Qin's Village when it was just getting dark.
He knocked lightly on the car door and said:
"Sir, the motorcade has entered Zhuangzi and will arrive at the door of the mansion in a while."
Xiao Changxi and Qin Ming were leaning against each other in the carriage and had been sleeping for a while.
They were really tired these two days. When the carriage just left Xingdaofang, Qin Ming was still singing the Liuyin music of later generations to Xiao Changxi with great interest. Xiao Changxi also listened, silently memorizing the lyrics and melody in her heart.
As a result, as soon as the carriage left Changchun Gate, the popular music of later generations seemed to suddenly turn into a lullaby. The singer and the listener gradually fell asleep hugging each other.
The reason why Qin Da knocked on the carriage door lightly before entering Zhuangzi. It was also because I couldn't hear any movement on the carriage on the road, so I thought Qin Ming must have fallen asleep. I was worried that he would catch a cold if he woke up and got out of the car soon, so I knocked on the door to wake him up in advance.
Qin Ming and Xiao Changxi in the carriage heard Qin Da knocking on the door and slowly opened their eyes.
Qin Ming looked at Xiao Changxi who was leaning in his arms and said:
"Xi'er, do you want to sleep a little longer?"
Xiao Changxi's face turned red when she heard this. She didn't know why she fell asleep. She glanced at Qin Ming sheepishly and said:
"No, I'll be at the house soon."
The corners of Qin Ming's mouth curled up slightly, and then he hugged Xiao Changxi onto his lap.
He whispered in Xiao Changxi's ear:
"Since Xi'er doesn't want to sleep anymore, why don't she accompany the young master and do something meaningful?"
Xiao Changxi's ears were itchy from Qin Ming's hot breath. This made her, who had just sat upright, involuntarily press that side of her ear against Qin Ming's body.
She had just woken up and was still a little confused. She didn't realize what Qin Ming meant. She raised her head and asked stupidly:
"What's meaningful?"
Qin Ming looked at Xiao Changxi's beautiful face without makeup. There are also those slightly parted seductive red lips and those pair of peach blossom eyes that are even more charming because they just woke up.
While lamenting the favoritism of the Creator again, he lowered his head again and kissed Xiao Changxi's moist red lips.
Qin Da, who was driving the carriage, knew nothing about what was happening in the carriage and was still driving the carriage intently.
After a while, the carriage finally slowly stopped at the door of Qin Mansion.
Xiao Changxi and Yang Zijun, who had been waiting at the door for a long time, saw Qin Da park the carriage and immediately came to greet him from the door.
They had been quite happy these two days. The workshops in Zhuangzi were all on holiday now, so the two of them usually didn't have much to do.
Moreover, in the past two days, the two of them had won a lot of private money from the old man with their talent and hard work.
The two of them also discussed that they would use the money they earned in the past two days to buy new clothes and jewelry when they follow Qin Ming to Chang'an next time.
According to the news from the guards, Qin Ming had already returned home from Chang'an.
After receiving the news, Xiao Qingwan and Yang Zijun refused to fight, no matter how much Li Yuan tried to persuade or play rogue, and insisted on waiting for Qin Ming at the door of the house in advance.
After the carriage stopped, Qin Ming and Xiao Changxi got out of the carriage.
When Xiao Qingwan saw Qin Ming, she happily rushed into Qin Ming's arms and said:
"Sir, you are finally back."
Qin Ming smiled and hugged Xiao Qingwan, patted her back and said:
"Young Master has been away for the past two days. Is there nothing going on in the house? Grandpa, is he okay?"
Xiao Qingwan smiled and nodded:
"It's all good, it's all good."
Yang Zijun looked at the two people hugging each other, a trace of envy flashed in his eyes, but he quickly hid it.
She said to Xiao Changxi and Qin Ming:
"Mr. Qin, mother, it's cold outside, so we'd better go to the mansion first."
Everyone nodded after hearing this and walked towards the door of the mansion.
Xiao Changxi took Yang Zijun's hand and asked in a low voice:
"Jun'er, how have you been in your house these two days?"
Yang Zijun held Xiao Changxi's arm and said with a smile:
"Well, it's pretty good, and my cousin and I won a lot of money."
Xiao Changxi was stunned when she heard this, hesitated for a moment, stroked Yang Zijun's hair and said:
"Jun'er, from now on play cards with the young master's grandfather, and try to let him play cards. After all, he is the young master's elder, you know?"
Yang Zijun nodded obediently when he heard this, and then whispered in a voice that only he could hear:
"I won't let that old man do it. Sooner or later, I have to win all that old man's money."
When Xiao Changxi saw her daughter's promise, she felt relieved and followed Qin Ming and Xiao Qingwan toward her yard with a smile.
Yang Zijun held Xiao Changxi's arm and walked back, and soon they returned to Qingxinyuan.
After entering the house, Xiao Changxi first took off her veil, put it away, then washed briefly, and prepared to go back to the back room to change into a new veil. When I turned around, I saw Yang Zijun sitting in a chair in a daze, so he asked curiously:
"Jun'er, what are you thinking about?"
Yang Zijun came back to his senses, saw Xiao Changxi looking at him, thought for a while and asked:
"Mother, when you and the young master went to Chang'an this time, did you visit all the powerful families who have business dealings with the government?"
When Xiao Changxi heard this, she glanced at her daughter, then walked straight to Yang Zijun and sat down next to her, saying:
"Well, they're all gone."
When Yang Zijun heard this, he looked up at his mother and was hesitating to ask whether her mother's Li family was big or not, and whether the Li family's wife, who was engaged to Qin Ming, was good-looking.
She suddenly found that her mother's lips seemed to be swollen, so she asked worriedly:
"Mom, you haven't had any rest in the past two days, okay? My child looks like you have a fever and your lips are swollen."
After speaking, Yang Zijun tapped his lips with his hand.
Xiao Changxi was stunned for a moment when she heard this, and then she felt her face burning. She subconsciously covered her lips and said in a panic:
"Hmm... Well, I didn't get enough rest. I went to bed late last night. I just need a good sleep. By the way, Jun'er, you sit down for a while while mother goes to change a new veil."
After saying that, Xiao Changxi hurried into the back room, closed the door, and held her red cheeks with both hands.
He said in a voice that only he could hear:
"Xiao Changxi, what are you talking about?"
On the other side, Qin Ming just returned to the study and sat down. Before his butt was hot from sitting, Li Yuan pushed the door open and entered.
Before Qin Ming had time to salute the old man, Li Yuan said sadly:
"My dear grandson, why did you come back just now?"
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