"Hu Yunzhi! I heard that you brought a beautiful young lady to dinner. You are really leisurely and relaxed! Let me see how beautiful the young lady is..."
With a "bang", the door of the box suddenly opened, and a young man dressed in colorful clothes burst in from the door, followed by several people.
"Wen! What are you doing? I'm entertaining distinguished guests from the capital, don't scare them!" Hu Yunzhi's face darkened when he saw his mortal enemy, and he warned in a deep voice.
At this time, Mr. Wen had completely ignored what Hu Yunzhi said. He looked at Xu Shichu blankly, and his expression that was arrogant and domineering just now suddenly turned into shy and well-behaved, as if he had changed into a real person.
"This... this little lady, I, I... I'm rude..." Mr. Wen stammered, wanting to introduce himself to Xu Shichu.
Hu Yunzhi glared and interrupted him: "You are indeed very rude, and don't call me a little lady. This lady's husband's surname is Luo. Just call her Mrs. Luo. If nothing happens, don't disturb us while we are eating!"
Mr. Wen finally woke up from his gaffe, and said to Xu Shichu with a red face: "Mrs. Luo, Luo, I'm really sorry. I was joking with Hu Yunzhi just now. Otherwise, I invited this meal as an apology... "
"Do you need to invite me? I don't have money, sir? Take your followers and leave here quickly." Hu Yunzhi said impatiently. He didn't want this group of uninvited people to disturb his dinner with Mrs. Luo.
"Brother Hu, don't say that. Is Mrs. Luo coming from the capital? She must not know much about our place. We can do our best as landlords and be a guide for Mrs. Luo." Another young man followed in. Said gently.
"Yes, we are very familiar with this city. Wherever there is fun and delicious food, there is nothing we don't know about. Don't worry, Mrs. Luo, we won't trick you." Mr. Wen quickly added.
They didn't have any bad intentions, they just couldn't help but want to express themselves in front of a beautiful member of the opposite sex, even though the opposite sex was already married.
Xu Shichu looked at these young gentlemen as if they were juniors. Even though her body was only twenty years old, who knew that she was now a mother-in-law in terms of seniority?
So she said with a smile: "I don't have any problem, as long as Mr. Hu has no objection. Mr. Hu happened to say that there is a famous cherry blossom forest here, and I want to go and see it."
"Yes, yes, the cherry blossom forest in Fosheng Mountain is in full bloom now. Madam, you have come at the right time!" Mr. Wen agreed, "The cherry blossom forest is famous here. Every year, people from other cities around People would come here specially to enjoy the flowers, and some literati would even come to recite poems and paint."
At this time, the waiter finally came with someone to serve the food. The fragrant delicacies were put on the table. Mr. Wen and his group were even more reluctant to leave. They shamelessly asked the waiter to add tables and chairs and stayed here.
Hu Yunzhi was so angry that his head was smoking, but there was nothing he could do to them.
Xu Shichu ate Jiangnan's delicacies and squinted his eyes with enjoyment. It was indeed a rich and fertile Jiangnan, and he pursued the taste of food to the extreme. Xu Shichu felt that he was really in luck and came to Jiangnan.
Even little Zhaozhao ate like a little piglet. He had a great appetite and his little mouth almost never stopped.
After eating for more than half an hour, several young masters began to chat with Xu Shichu, trying to find out in a roundabout way what family she came from in the capital and whether she had any unmarried sisters in the family.
... Xu Shichu was a little speechless. The shallowness of these young men was written all over their faces. She pretended to regret that she had no sisters, which made a group of people feel disappointed.
Of course Xu Shichu had sisters, but the sisters in Uncle Ningyuan's mansion were not at the same level of beauty as hers, and she didn't have a good relationship with them, so why bother asking for trouble and talking to these young masters.
As for those who inquired about his identity, Xu Shi avoided them with a thousand pounds on the fourth day of the lunar month. Instead, he inquired about the backgrounds of these young men without leaving any trace.
Hu Yunzhi is the eldest son of the governor of Wen'an Prefecture, and Mr. Wen is the son of the Tongpan family of Wen'an Prefecture. The two have similar family backgrounds, and their fathers were officials in the same place. It stands to reason that they have a good relationship. Unfortunately, they have different tempers. When they met When we are about to confront each other, if you scold me, I will punch you, and over time we will become mortal enemies.
This time Mr. Wen also heard that Hu Yunzhi brought a strange and beautiful woman to Zhenweilou for dinner, so he wanted to catch Hu Yunzhi's love affair and make Hu Yunzhi embarrassed. Who knew that after meeting Xu Shichu, he himself would also fall into decline? , and for the first time, both the enemy and the enemy lived in peace.
Xu Shichu asked these gentlemen about the fun places and saw that Xiao Zhaozhao's little head was moving bit by bit like a chicken pecking at rice, so he knew he was sleepy.
So she said: "Thank you all for your warm hospitality today. It's already late today. I plan to go to the cherry blossom forest you mentioned to enjoy the flowers tomorrow morning. If you are also interested, you can bring your wives or sisters with you tomorrow." Get up, it’s more fun to enjoy the scenery when there are more people.”
"Okay! I'll bring my sister with me tomorrow!" Hu Yunzhi was the first to respond.
"Me too, I not only brought my sister, I also brought my mother and sister-in-law!" Mr. Wen was not to be far behind.
Others also expressed their determination to bring their sisters with them.
Xu Shichu was satisfied. She didn't care about her reputation and dared to travel with these young men, but she couldn't be too presumptuous. She had to give some face to Luo Changqing who was far away in the capital. After all, the prime minister's wife was traveling with many young men to enjoy the flowers in Jiangnan. If this rumor spreads back to the capital, how will Luo Changqing be viewed by his colleagues and subordinates?
Xu Shichu had to admit that Luo Changqing's current interests were consistent with hers. They both prospered and suffered losses. She had to consider Luo Changqing's situation before doing anything.
That's why she would ask these young men to bring their women to watch the cherry blossoms tomorrow, so that she would not be so conspicuous.
Xu Shichu made an appointment with them to meet at the city gate, and everyone went to the cherry blossom forest together before saying goodbye and leaving.
After getting on the carriage, Zhichun put Du Zhao, who was already sleeping soundly, on the blanket, covered him with a quilt, and then hesitantly said to Xu Shichu: "Madam, we have been away from home for so long, should we send a letter to the government? Go back and report that you are safe? So that the prime minister won’t worry.”
Although Xu Shichu felt that Luo Changqing would not worry about him at all, seeing that Zhichun seemed to take this matter very seriously, he nodded and said: "That's okay, then I'll write a letter back."
So she actually wrote a letter to Luo Changqing. The letter was very brief:
"Prime Minister: It's like seeing you in person. I've arrived at Wen'an Mansion in Jiangnan. I'm safe. Don't miss me."
If you say you are safe, you really are safe. There is no ambiguity at all. I just don't know how Luo Changqing felt after receiving her letter.
