As soon as the words fell, the smile on Mrs. Xue's face slowly condensed. Mrs. Gao keenly sensed that something was wrong in the atmosphere, stood up and bowed and said: "Since Mrs. Yang has something to say to everyone, I will leave first."
Yibi said, looking at the maids beside him, and led them out together.
After a while, there were only the two of them left in the house. Mrs. Xue frowned and asked her: "Ms. Yang, you feel uncomfortable living in the house, so you want to leave? If there is anything you don't like living in, just tell her." Listen, I will order someone to choose a new yard for you to live in."
Shi Yanwei heard the words and quickly shook his head, "Thanks to the care of Mrs. Tai and San Lang, there is nothing uncomfortable. We have built a long tent for thousands of miles, and there is no banquet that never ends. I have lived in the house for a long time, and it is time to leave the house to spend my time. The days are gone.”
After hearing this, Mrs. Xue frowned deeper and asked her again: "Do you want to return to Wenshui?"
Wenshui, there is the original home there, but there is no home for her. Shi Yan lowered his eyebrows slightly and answered truthfully: "I haven't decided where to go yet."
As soon as the words fell to the ground, Mrs. Xue sighed softly and said quietly: "The world outside is in chaos now. There are Erlang and Sanlang in Taiyuan, which is more peaceful than Beijing and Luoyang."
As he spoke, he raised his eyes to look at Shi Yanwei's expression, and saw a worried look on her face. He thought she was wavering in her intention to leave, so he slowed down his tone and said, "Besides, there is a happy event to say to you now. Listen: Erlang wants to take you as his concubine, and has already sent people to clean up the yard. I also like you in my heart. When Erlang comes back from Youzhou, he will take you into his house as his concubine, and you will be the master of this house. Why bother going outside?"
But he didn't even ask her "what do you want".
Shi Yan pursed his lips slightly and lowered his eyes to look at Mrs. From now on, my son has only gratitude and respect for the master of the family, and has no other thoughts."
Mrs. Xue obviously did not expect that she would refuse so neatly. She could not help but frown slightly and asked in a deep voice: "Ms. Yang, please think clearly. Erlang is the Dingbei Marquis personally conferred by the saint. Ren Sanzhen Jiedushi, looking at the entire northern land, there is no husband who can surpass him. You are now eighteen years old, are you really unwilling to marry Erlang as your concubine?"
"I don't want to." Shi Yanwei said firmly.
After all, it was the person Erlang liked, and Mrs. Xue did not intend to let her go easily. She slowed down her tone and retreated before advancing. She relaxed her brows and chuckled, "Since Madam Yang is unwilling, I and Erlang will naturally not force her to do anything to you; You are alone now. If you leave the Song Mansion, where will you go to settle down and make a living? If you don't continue to stay in the mansion, if you find the husband you like in the future, wouldn't it be good to marry in the Song Mansion in a glorious way? "
Shi Yanwei's eyes were blazing, but he still declined politely: "I appreciate Madam's kindness, but I have decided to leave, so I ask Madam for your understanding."
After finishing speaking, he crossed his hands and bowed respectfully to Mrs.
As soon as Shi Yanwei left, Mrs. Xue called Shu Yu in and whispered to her to find a more cautious and capable person to follow Madam Yang, and to make sure she found out where she was staying, and not to disturb Madam Yang and let her find out.
When Song Qinghe heard that she wanted to leave the Song Mansion, he was so shocked that he stood up from the floor. He opened his eyes wide and held her hand and said seriously: "Are you angry because of the gossips in the house who are harassing you? Please tell me which ones they are, and I will call people to punish them to vent your anger, so why don't you leave?"
She is still a young girl with a simple heart, so naturally she cannot adapt to separation.
"No one is trying to bully me or make me angry." Shi Yanwei took out his hand and patted the back of her hand to comfort her: "This is what I want to leave, and it has nothing to do with anyone else. The right way is the world. The banquet is bound to end, and sooner or later the second mother must learn to face separation calmly."
Song Qinghe's eyes were red, and he held her arm and tried to keep her: "But I can't let you go...Yinzhu just left the garden two days ago, and you have to leave now..."
Huaping saw that there was a hint of moisture in her eyes, so he had to step forward to persuade her. Shi Yanwei also comforted her with words, and finally coaxed her away. After a while, they exchanged pleasantries and went out.
Outside the window, the sky is clear and clear, with white jade clouds floating in the air.
The sunlight filtered in through the window, forming criss-crossing shadows on the ground. Shi Yanwei didn't even eat lunch. He packed up his bags and left the Song Mansion to find a guesthouse in the south of the city to stay.
Shi Yanwei left the mother-of-pearl box that Song Heng had given her and the dress that Mrs. Yu sent the original person gold and silver money as a token of gratitude.
After packing his bags, Shi Yanwei went downstairs and ordered a plate of roasted mutton and stir-fried white melon. He chose the table near the window and sat down. There were three young men in round-neck robes sitting at the next table. One of them He has a disc-shaped face, fair skin, and looks gentle. He is probably a scholar.
The three of them talked about how Xuancheng Princess Li Lingyi, who practiced at the Yansheng Temple in Jingting Mountain, paid a lot of money to hire skilled craftsmen and ordered them to smelt iron by burning carbon and blowing cold air, which greatly improved the iron smelting technology and reduced the smelting cost. Only then did iron pots become popular among the people, and stir-fry dishes also appeared.
Shi Yanwei found it interesting. He sat quietly on the bench and listened to what they said to each other. When they mentioned the current situation, another person said that the south was not peaceful recently. The Xuanwu Army had conquered Shenzhou and was heading south to plot Eyue.
As Mrs. Xue said, with Song Heng in charge, the North is indeed peaceful. Taiyuan, as the capital of Hedong, is as stable as a rock. There is no need to rush to leave Taiyuan and go elsewhere.
What's more, she has personally rejected the matter. Song Heng has a high status and will not resort to such low-level means to rob a common girl. Even if he is confused for a moment, Mrs. Xue will not just sit idly by and should advise him.
Thinking more deeply, how could he be so confused? It must be that after Mrs. Come.
Shi Yanwei had made up his mind. He would eat first and rest for a day or two before starting to look for work in Taiyuan City.
On the fifth day, she actually found a suitable job, making snacks in the kitchen of a restaurant.
The restaurant was named Qingfengpu. It was a joint venture of four girls in their 20s. They hired several waiters and cooks to escort the four. Because the girl who used to make dim sum got married to Lanzhou last month, the kitchen was now empty. Take a seat.
The Dadong family in Qingfengpu called Cui Sanniang, and after picking and choosing, she couldn't find someone who was exactly what she wanted. Today, she tasted the mocha cake made by Shi Yanwei, and decided on the person on the spot. She heard that Shi Yanwei was not from Taiyuan City. Renshi happily asked someone to clean up a room to live with her.
Shi Yanwei went to the inn to pick up a soft suitcase, then stayed in the tea house that night. He got up at the next day and started work on time.
The second boss, Liu Sanniang, played the Yao Zheng very well. She played the Zheng every day to attract business, and she also accumulated a lot of beauties who liked to listen to her playing. In their spare time, they would come over and order a pot of good wine, tea and a plate of snacks. With snacks and other items, it is also a refined thing to sit cross-legged and listen to two pieces of music.
The third owner, Huang Siniang, was proficient in arithmetic and was in charge of the teahouse's inputs, outputs, and expenditures. She reconciled the accounts behind closed doors every day and recorded them in a book.
The fourth owner, Zhang Erniang, was a good talker and often went out to buy drinks, tea, melon and fruit noodles, etc. She was not in the shop most of the time, and Shi Yanwei saw her only a few times.
It rained heavily in the afternoon, and a few guests were scattered in the wine shop. After nightfall, the rain did not stop, so Liu Sanniang composed a new song, because both Sanniang and Huang Siniang were busy. , so he came to look for Shi Yanwei.
After hearing this, Shi Yanwei clapped her hands and said hello, and the two chatted happily. Liu Sanniang heard that she spoke eloquently and knew that she was not someone who didn't understand music, so she asked her if she could play the piano.
"I have never learned Yao Zheng, but I only know how to play Pipa."
Liu Sanniang said with a smile: "It happened that Er Niang had a pipa. She learned it for a few days and then lost her patience. It has been left unused for a long time, and it will probably become ashes. Why don't you and I play a song together?" Is "Mosang" good?"
"Mo Sang Nai" is a guzheng piece taken from the Han Dynasty Yuefu. It can also be used as a pipa piece. Shi Yanwei also learned it, but because he didn't practice it much, he had already forgotten it. He asked rather embarrassedly. Liu Sanniang asked for the music score, so she had to practice it for a while first.
Liu Sanniang saw that she was a little unfamiliar, so she smiled and told her not to worry at this moment, and it would not be too late to come back and play with her again in two days.
Shi Yan nodded slightly in agreement, smiled and sent the person outside. He went to fetch hot water to wash himself and undress, and spent the whole night in silence.
It is said that Song Heng met the Khitan envoys in Guizhou and distributed all the cattle and sheep that the Khitans used to exchange for the Yeluli Stone to the people in the city who had lost their relatives and money. The horses were also rushed into the army as war horses.
After the matter in Guizhou was over, I went around to Youzhou for inspection and then returned to Taiyuan. It was already the end of April.
Song Heng rode his horse back to the house. Before he could take off his armor, he turned over and dismounted, and strode forward to pay homage to Mrs. Xue.
Mrs. Xue stood on the bluestone steps, watching his eyes wavering, as if he was looking for someone. Mrs. Xue naturally knew who he wanted to see right now, so she sighed lightly, and the smile on her face was not very natural. He patted the iron armor on his arm and told him to go to the house first.
Song Heng had been marching on horseback for many days and was covered in sticky stinking sweat. After entering the garden, he left Mrs. Just go get cold water from the well.
Feng Gui looked at him with a look full of expectation and hesitated to take the initiative to bring up the news that Madam Yang had left the house. When Song Heng asked him why Madam Yang was not there as he did last time, Feng Gui hesitated and said that he had forgotten to send someone. Ask, you will naturally find out when you meet the madam later.
Song Heng vaguely noticed something, but couldn't believe it. With his powerful position, appearance and figure, he was really impeccable. Yang Chuyin was just an orphan with no support, so there was no reason to reject him.
Because of his worries, Song Heng undressed very slowly. After stepping into the bathtub, the slightly cool well water drove away the heat on his skin, but it could not drive away the dryness in his heart.
After taking a hasty bath and putting on clean clothes, Song Heng headed straight for the Cuizhu Residence as if the wind was coming out from under his feet.
Seeing him coming over in such a hurry, Mrs. He has left the house."
