At Peach Blossom Villa, the waterfall viewing pavilion is looming in the misty rain.
Zhongli Ruoshui was sitting in the pavilion, boiling a pot of tea with a happy face.
Sitting opposite her was Cheng Zhe, the eldest young master of Cheng Guogong's mansion.
Cheng Zhe still looked bruised and swollen.
"I'll stay for a while and then leave."
"oh."
This word "oh" made Cheng Zhe a little sad. He put his hands on his knees and sat upright. He hesitated and said: "From now on... I will call you third sister from now on, okay?"
"Okay!" Zhongli Ruoshui raised his head, poured a cup of tea for Cheng Zhe and handed it over with a smile: "Then shall I call you second brother?"
"……Um."
"Second brother, what do you think of Li Chenan?"
"I mean," Zhongli Ruoshui's eyes were filled with stars, which made Cheng Zhe's heart break.
"I'm thinking about inviting him here to sit here in a few days. Seeing that this peach blossom is about to wither, I hope he can come and take a look, otherwise he will have to wait until next year..."
"Second brother, don't laugh at me," Zhongli Ruoshui's face turned red and she lowered her head, picking up the tea cup. The tea smoke blurred her face and covered up her shyness at the moment.
"I don't know why, but his image is all in my mind right now. Maybe I really like him, so I thought I should share my love with him."
"I chatted with the Fourth Princess until dawn last night, so I got up a little late today."
"That guy Ning Chuchu still wants to convince me, but I think my true heart is towards him, so I won't let go."
"Actually, I never thought that he could become another Shang Prime Minister, nor did I think that he would become someone like my grandfather."
"I just think that he will be a rich man in Guangling City all his life, so that he can look at the peach blossoms here every year, occasionally write poems, and occasionally drink tea. Although his life is a little dull, grandma once said However, she said that the beauty of a creek lies in its long and thin flow, while the beauty of the sea lies in its majestic waves."
"There are many dangers in the mighty waves, but there is peace in the long and thin water."
"Although I'm a little naughty, if we live in peace... I still prefer An Ran."
"Although he has extremely high talents and learning, he has no ambition. This may make him angry in the eyes of others, but in my opinion, it is the most suitable for me."
Zhongli Ruoshui took a sip of tea, put down the tea cup, raised his eyes to look at Cheng Zhe, smiled sweetly, and said:
"You have the world in mind, and you will fight on the battlefield in the future."
"Although my grandparents are very good at fighting, I don't understand it, and I don't like it. I can only wish you an invincible victory, and then... return safely."
"What I hope is that you can come back to Guangling City again after you return safely, and he and I can take care of you in the tavern under the banyan tree!"
Cheng Zhe forced a smile and touched the wound on his face. It hurt a little, but he didn't notice it.
"Thank you, Third Sister."
"Second brother wishes you happiness."
"But if that kid bullies you... you tell the second brother, and the second brother will definitely vent his anger on you!"
"Thank you, second brother."
Cheng Zhe raised the tea cup, and Zhongli Ruoshui also raised the tea cup.
The two of them took a sip together.
Cheng Zhe stood up and said, "Take him for a walk in Yujing City when you have time."
Zhongli Ruoshui also stood up, "Yes, grandma must also want to see him."
"Farewell!"
"Third sister gives it to you!"
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Cheng Zhe left.
Qi Zhixue also left.
The fourth princess, Ning Chuchu, left early this morning.
The incident of the third young lady from the Zhongli Mansion seeking a bride at Huaping Lake on March 3rd has now faded out of people’s sight.
Everyone thought that the literary party ended without any problems, and that the third lady of Zhongli Mansion failed to choose the husband she wanted.
No one, except Su Muxin and Zhongli Qiuyang, would have thought that Li Chenan from the east end of Erjinggou Alley would enter the heart of the third lady of Zhongli Mansion.
Zhongli Qiuyang took a cup of wine from the tavern under the banyan tree yesterday.
That cup of wine was drunk by Zhongli Ruoshui's father, Zhongli Shu.
The wine cup was still placed on Zhonglisu's desk. Zhonglisu looked at the wine cup for a long time last night.
Then he wrote a letter to his mother Fan Taohua.
Then he and Cheng Guogong chatted all night about certain things.
Of course it is not about Duke Cheng Guo coming to propose marriage.
Cheng Guogong's visit to Zhongli Mansion in Guangling was not entirely for the purpose of proposing marriage, but more importantly because of other things that happened in Kyoto.
It’s just that these things are too high-level and few people know about them.
For the people of the world, temples are always far away.
But life is right in front of you.
For Zhongli Ruoshui, no matter how big the world is, it is nothing compared to her going to the tavern to see it now.
It was already evening when she left Peach Blossom Villa in a carriage.
The drizzle was still falling, but it did not affect the girl's mood at all.
She opened the car curtain and looked at the retreating flowers and plants in the dim light, feeling that what she saw was still so bright.
He just sent me back yesterday and ran away again today. Was he too hasty?
I thought about going there in two days, but in the end I couldn't hold back my expectations.
This was the time when the tavern's business was at its best, and Li Qiaoxi didn't know if she was in the tavern. Even if she was, I'm afraid she wouldn't have time to talk to her.
What about him?
What will he be doing at this time?
Li Chenan, who was remembered by Zhongli Ruoshui, was talking to Su Muxin in the backyard at this time.
"We've almost sold out all the wine today. Pack up and go to Ningxiang Pavilion with me."
"How much money have you earned just now? Why are you suddenly so interested in brothels?"
Su Muxin felt that Li Chenan was a little distracted.
Today he officially took over as the shopkeeper of the tavern. He was really shocked by the business of the tavern and even more shocked by the profit.
For him who has always been in a tight situation, he believes that the money he earned should be kept because the tavern is too small and the output of the tavern is too low.
His advice to Li Chenan was also to buy land to build a wine-making workshop!
"That place is a gold-selling cave! Although the girls in there are good-looking, they cost money!"
"With ten taels of silver left there, you can't even touch the hands of those sisters, let alone become a guest at the scene!"
"I also like to go to brothels, but I don't have to pay for going to brothels in Yujing City!"
Li Chenan was startled, "Why? Are you good-looking?"
Su Muxin glared at Li Chenan, "I am quite famous in Kyoto, and the girls in the brothel want my poems to enhance their reputation, so when I go to the brothel, they still pay me money!"
"...Can this still happen?"
"Otherwise? Are you calling yourself one of the Four Great Talents in Kyoto for fun?"
"But my poems are better than yours!"
Su Muxin was speechless, "But you are not famous in the Ningguo literary world yet!"
"Do you know fame? It's like Hua Pingchun's sign, like the number one in a brothel!"
"The teacher said that when you return to the capital, you will invite seven people to annotate your poems. When your poems are truly included in the "Ning Shi Ji Yuan 100 Chapters", I believe that the girls in the brothel will send you money and even their bodies. "
“You may even get tired of it later!”
"It's about the second half of the year. What are you anxious about?"
But Li Chenan was really in a hurry. The first day of ten days passed by before his eyes.
"Stop talking nonsense, take me to see the world first."
