Fenglin Tianxia – Queen with a Thousand Pets

Hearing Ye Shiyi's request to follow Lu Xiao to Dangxiang, Ling Qingyu was a little surprised and asked Yan Qi: He is still young after all. Is it too dangerous to go there?

Eleven's martial arts is now better than mine. Yan Qi smiled and said, As for his age, don't worry, he is no longer what he used to be. Ye Eleven had always been doted on by Ling Qingyu, and now He is the son of a noble family. Although he has the best martial arts skills and the best knowledge, he doesn't know much about human affairs and accidents. He thinks about things very simply. However, since Yan San's death, he seems to have become a different person. He used to be such a child who likes to laugh and make trouble. There is no longer a smile on his face, he is silent, and he no longer even hesitates to kill. It used to be that he was a gorgeous scabbard studded with jewels, but now he is truly a sharp blade that has been tempered with fire and sharpened.

That's fine. Ling Qingyu nodded and stopped mentioning the matter. Instead, he asked, Cheng Jia said there will be a cultural gathering on August 16th. What do you think?

Let's start making preparations. Han Zong will come back in a few days and will bring more people back. There should be enough manpower.

The literary meeting convened by Cheng Jia and Wang Xuanzhi completely deteriorated after several days of fermentation.

First, the second prince expressed concern, then the eldest prince expressed concern, and then the fourth prince expressed his intention to study, followed by the attention of the ladies in the harem.

The princes were fine, but some other nobles directly asked for invitations from their close friends, including not only those from the Qingliu and some poor families, but also officials, dignitaries and nobles. Although I didn't know which military generals were participating. What does Wenhui mean? But after the Wang family sent a few pieces to the Zhao family and the Gao family, the door could not be closed.

And when the second prince's concubine said she wanted to come and watch in person, the other door couldn't stop it.

Slapping it on the table, Ling Qingyu said angrily: Wang Xuanzhi, you have a grudge against me, right?

Wang Xuanzhi didn't look too good. The wedding ceremony was jointly sponsored in his and Cheng Jia's name, so the invitation signed by him was also valid. However, he really didn't expect that his eldest brother and sister would actually send the invitation signed by him directly. Because of those people, what was originally a good gathering of the poor and humble has turned into a hodgepodge!

Cheng Jia rubbed his brows, feeling that the little energy he had just replenished would be completely depleted again. It was not a matter in the scholar circle at all now, but if he didn't admit it now, it would be even more troublesome, or he could use it What else to do with such a rare chaotic gathering?

If the female family members come too, where are you going to put them, Mr. Wang? Yan Qi asked coolly. If they are all male guests, no matter how crowded or crowded it is, it will be Cheng Jia's business. He will only take care of safety, and Han Ju will take care of reception, so even if the guards are used as entertainers, it will be enough. But the women's family members are also coming, and they are all noble ladies and gentlemen. How can there be enough for the dozens of maids in the house?

I don't care, I'm a **** and can't participate in these social activities, hum! Ling Qingyu asked Yan Qi to move to sit on the soft side and bring tea to drink. joke! This must be Wang Huilan's idea to retaliate!

Several people looked at her speechless for a moment, but they knew that what she said was at least a little bit right. Her current identity was ****, and whether she entertained her or not, she couldn't get any favors from her.

I'm sorry... Wang Xuanzhi lowered his head and said.

How many invitations did you send out to the female guest? Cheng Jia asked in a deep voice. After Wang Huilan said she wanted to come and sent out part of the invitations on behalf of Wang Xuanzhi, Cheng Yuqin asked Fan Zheng to send a message, saying that they also wanted to come, otherwise Ling Qingyu would be too pitiful.

Let's arrange a small courtyard in the style of Green Yiyuan in Yanyan Yuan Gufeng Yuan to entertain female guests. That side is close to the lake, and then put some screens between the two. We don't care about eating, just tea. Ladies and ladies can come, as long as You can take two maids with you. If you are a high-ranking lady, you can't have more than four. Young men can just bring one servant. In this way, if you follow the rules, you can come in. If you don't follow the rules, no matter who you are, you can't come in. ! After Yan Qi finished speaking, he looked at Han Jue and asked, So, are those maids enough?

Han Fang flipped through the list Wang Xuanzhi brought with him, frowning tightly, shaking his head and saying: If we go by the invitations sent by Wang Gongzi's sister, I'm afraid there will be more than 70 female guests, even more expensive than our maids. many.

Let them take care of themselves, why not let them take care of the maids? Then find a place to set up a table and put tea on the table. If you want to drink, you can pour it by yourself. If you want to eat, you can get it by yourself. What's going on? ! As he spoke, he stood up. Ling Qingyu waved his hands to several people and said, Let's make this clear. We only provide rental places. As for the entertainment, whoever posted the post is responsible for the entertainment! As he said, Walked out of the house.

Wang Xuanzhi smiled bitterly and saluted, I'm sorry, everyone.

Just follow what the master said, let's do a self-service. The ladies who are leading the way, let the people from the outer courtyard come in too. It's not much worse. I wonder if Brother Cheng has reliable people to borrow from. Do you want to use it? Han Ye asked.

I have it at home. As soon as Wang Xuanzhi said it, Cheng Jia and Han Ye stared back at the same time, Your home! Whoever dares to use someone from the Wang family might be an assassin!

Cheng Mansion doesn't have many maids. I told Fan Zheng to use people from Fan Mansion. Cheng Jia frowned and said.

Cheng Jia and Wang Xuanzhi came to the door in person. What they asked for help was actually such a matter. Fan Zheng was stunned for a long time, and then he went to the backyard to discuss with his wife. Although Cheng Yuqin had been married to Fan's house for a year, she had not been in charge, and her subordinates were only There are more than 20 people in the courtyard, and the little maids inside can't be used. There are only more than ten people who have to use them, which is definitely not enough. Just when he was worried, Fan Ye's wife Yang came to the door and heard that Regarding this matter, she patted her legs and said that she could lend someone to her. After Fan Ye was promoted to be the transfer envoy of Fujian Road, the Yang family was left in the capital by the old lady, but after all, Fan Ye's official position was there. The courtyard they were given was big enough, and Yang had enough private rooms on hand, so she told the old lady that the household's quota for the courtyard would be paid by the mansion, and she would pay all the expenses for the people she added, including the small kitchen. They all built one by themselves, and there were enough people in her yard.

Together, they could gather about fifty people. Fan Zheng ran back to the front yard with a smile and informed Cheng Jia and Wang Xuanzhi, and promised to send them over the next day, which made the two of them look a little better. Some.

On the second day, Yang personally led the team to deliver the people to Dingguo Duke's Mansion. After handing them over to Cheng Jia and Han Jue, they walked through the corner gate to Ling Qingyu's side.

Yang and Ling Qingyu were old acquaintances. Fan Ye and Yang received filial piety from the Ling family every year, and Fan Ye had helped Ling Qingyu many times. Although the two hadn't seen each other for several years, they were not at ease with each other.

It's just that the last time we met, Ling Qingyu was a merchant, and she was very respectful to Yang. When we met again this time, Ling Qingyu was the first-class Duke's wife. Although her attitude was still respectful, Yang didn't dare to accept her courtesy. After speaking, The room was also very polite.

She remembered that Fan Ye had said that she was short-sighted when she asked Ling Qingyu to be Yang Zhao's concubine. Later, when she learned that Yang Zhao was married, Fan Ye also lamented to her that General Yang was indeed a deeply affectionate person. Now looking at Ling Qingyu Wearing filial piety clothes with a white flower on her hair, Ms. Yang felt very emotional. She had to be widowed at such a young age without even having a son. Such a helpless woman was still treated as a human being by the court according to what Fan Ye said. Pledged in Beijing, if she knew what the result would be, she would rather Ling Qingyu married an ordinary merchant, at least he would not suffer these hardships.

Why didn't Madam follow you to take office? Seeing the sympathy on Yang's face, Ling Qingyu asked with a slight cough.

Hey, I'm not the old lady at home. Besides, my son also wants to go to Imperial College. Yang sighed, but didn't go into details. After all, it wasn't because she didn't like the old lady that she didn't like her enough. So he responded to her and refused to let her go with him. He even gave Fan Ye two of his girls to be married to Fan Ye, saying that he would take care of his aunt after the baby was born. Do you think she cares? She doesn't care. Now she has hundreds of thousands of taels of silver in hand and has purchased many shops in Beijing. Not to mention the marriage expenses for her son, the dowries for her two daughters have been prepared. She has money and leisure, so why should she? Are you rushing to be angry with your husband? I happen to be alone and relaxed.

Although he said aggrieved words, there was no trace of displeasure on his face, and his brows were stretched so much that he looked very happy. This is a man who knows how to live a good life! Ling Qingyu smiled and said: I heard that your young lady is very proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Madam, you are so lucky!

That's my daughter, let me tell you... As soon as she talked about her child, Yang's eyebrows started to smile, and she told all kinds of interesting things, which made Ling Qingyu laugh.

After talking about the children at home, he started talking about some gossip in Beijing. Ling Qingyu had not been seen in the capital for three months. Yang thought that she must not know anything, so she picked some of the hottest news. , and seeing her confused face, he remembered that she must not be familiar with these intricate relationship circles in Beijing, so he started from the Fan family and talked about the circles in Beijing that were connected by marriage.

Although there are no outstanding figures in this generation of the Fu family, the old master of the Fu family is the master. He is still living an extremely tough life and is second to none among the nobles. I heard that some time ago, the Fu family intended to cooperate with The Cheng family got married, but then nothing happened, and then I heard that Cheng Jia actually came to live with you!

Wait, madam! You're not living here with me, you're renting it! As you know, although the court rewarded me with this mansion, my husband has passed away and I have nothing left in my salary. It is very difficult to maintain such a large yard. It costs money, so since Cheng Jia is willing to pay, I am naturally willing to rent it to him. As you can see, our wall is high enough, but not high enough? Then I will reinforce it some more!

Yang couldn't help covering her mouth and said with a smile: You are still like that, why do you care so much about money? You actually rented out Yuci's mansion? Emperor Xiwen didn't know how angry he was when he found out.

Hey, Madam, I'm not going to hide it from you, besides money, what else can we rely on now?

That's right, Mrs. Yang gently patted Ling Qingyu's hand and said, If you want to be more open-minded, life has to pass. If you have money, just make yourself more comfortable. If it weren't for this period of time, Zuixiang would be really noisy. It was so fierce that she almost wanted to have a servant.

After chatting for an hour, Ms. Yang thanked Ling Qingyu for staying the meal and left before dinner. Before leaving, she agreed that she would bring her two daughters over on August 16th and show them to her then.

The people Mrs. Yang brought here were all very capable, and they were also very proficient in the etiquette and ways of hosting banquets for wealthy families. Han Chu simply handed over all the women in his house to the housekeeper, and then arranged The matter was also handed over to the housekeepers. He was a grown man who knew how to entertain female guests. After the explanation, each of them was given an ingot of fifty taels of white silver. At that time, those few The mother-in-law then patted her chest and promised that even if it was the empress from the palace, nothing would go wrong.

Mrs. Yang mentioned that she would bring her daughter, but this reminded Ling Qingyu of something. Cheng Yuqin and the newly married Su Wanyun were both coming. I was afraid that they would also bring her sisters, nieces, etc., so she hurriedly rummaged through the box to find it. After looking for gifts for a long time, Yan Qi said coolly, Are you willing to give these things? He stopped and asked Han Zong to bring some jewelry that could be given away from a silver shop that had just opened in the capital.

She only mentioned the things she wanted to give away, but did not mention the quantity. It happened that a large number of goods came from Jiangnan in the bank, so the shopkeeper simply sent her a box. Looking at the hundreds of exquisite, bright and lovely ornaments, Ling Qingyu Said she was depressed.

When we were almost ready, the Mid-Autumn Festival arrived.

During the festive season, I miss my loved ones even more. I stand in the yard and look at the moon in the sky. The heat has gradually dissipated. The cool wind brings the fragrance of osmanthus. The longing for me comes to my heart, even though there are voices beside me. There was a lot of noise, and Xie Sanlang's voice yelling for mooncakes.

Ling Qingyu felt lonely for no reason...

A pair of arms came up from behind, and a warm chest was pressed against the back of the heart. A gentle kiss fell on the ear, and at the same time, Yan Qi's low and slightly hoarse voice said: Qingyu, I'm here.

In order to prepare for the sudden increase in security pressure tomorrow, Yan Qi, Ying Shisan, Ying Jiu and others have been busy. After finally recovering, their faces turned pale again. Alan followed Lu Xiao, Ye Shiyi and the others to Dai County. After visiting Shi Fang and the ghost doctor, Ling Qingyu could only order some medicinal food left by Alan to feed him.

Yes. Ling Qingyu turned his head, his lips touched Yan Qi's lips, kissed her gently, and then said, Let's take a good rest today.

After you are busy tomorrow, you can have a good rest. Don't be in a hurry. Yan Qi smiled in a good mood. This move of the Wang family was very insidious, but they did not expect that Cheng Jia and Wang Xuanzhi were the ones who posted the post. If something went wrong, Ling Qingyu would be able to push it aside, but it was Cheng Jia and Wang Xuanzhi who were embarrassed. No, it should be said It was the Wang family who sent the post. Besides, by doing so, they completely offended Cheng Jia to death. In this way, even if Cheng Jia favored the Dong family in the future, no one would suspect it.

What were you thinking about just now? Yan Qi asked in a low voice, rubbing Ling Qingyu's neck.

I was thinking, if one day, I can go back, I really want to see my mother, Ling Qingyu sighed, also thinking, it would be great if those two people could be here.

If you want to go back, please take Yan Qi with you. Yan Qi rubbed her face again and said with a smile.

You can't go back, you can't turn back time, you can only move forward, no matter how painful it is, you can only move forward.

Ling Qingyu smiled faintly, touched Yan Qi's hand, and whispered: Would you like to stay with me tonight?

good!

Cheng Jia's footsteps paused at the door. Seeing the eyes of the two people under the shadow of the tree dimming slightly, he calmed down his emotions, stepped forward again, and said: Qing Yu, I just received a letter from the King of the South Campus of Liao Kingdom. At the beginning of September, the King of Nanyuan will go to Bianjing with the princess to discuss the matter of eternal peace with Zhou. The envoys sent in the early stage will arrive in a few days.

What? Ling Qingyu was shocked, then took a few steps forward and asked, What do you mean?

This is the letter He Li just sent. The battle between Xiao Sui and Yelu Ye was a small victory. Yelu also retreated to the north of Zhongjing, but his military strength is not less than that of Xiao Sui. Xiao Sui wants to fight against Yelu Ye with all his strength. , you have to close the back door tightly. Yan Qi followed a few steps and handed the letter in his hand to Ling Qingyu as he spoke.

Ling Qingyu opened the letter, and Sum had already held a candle like a child's arm next to her. After quickly reading the letter, Ling Qingyu sneered at the corner of his mouth, looked at Cheng Jia and asked, Is the Zhao family involved?

The letter was sent through the Youzhou Camp. Zhao Yinfeng is stationed at the Youzhou Camp. However, it is not necessarily Zhao Yinfeng who leads the way. He is different from Zhao Mingliang. He has been with the Liao Kingdom for so many years in Bazhou. I have fought many times, big and small, and basically won. Approaching Ling Qingyu, Cheng Jia took the letter from her hand and said while reading: This letter may have just been sent through Zhao Yinfeng. After all, Zhao Yinfeng cannot stop this kind of thing privately. Just look at the direction of the wind in the court and you can probably guess who is colluding with Xiao Sui.

Ling Qingyu snorted coldly.

Cheng Jia raised his head, handed the letter back to Yan Qi, casually put his arm around Ling Qingyu's shoulder, and said with a smile: Leave aside those traitors, this situation is beneficial to us. Xiao Sui was tripped by Yelu, so Zhou Even if there is civil strife in the DPRK, he will not be able to escape.

You want to propose peace talks? Ling Qingyu glared at him sideways.

Haha, I don't need to propose, I just need to second the proposal at the end. Cheng Jia laughed twice, took Ling Qingyu to sit at the stone table that was already filled with food, and said with a smile.

Mr. Cheng, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. You don't have to go back to accompany your father? Yan Qi asked coolly. Making trouble, right?

Cheng Jia didn't even raise his head. He just put some food on the plate in front of Ling Qingyu and said, I've finished accompanying you. Here's this urgent letter. My father has been summoned to the palace. I'm afraid he won't be able to come back for a while.

What does your father think about this? Ling Qingyu took Yan Qi's hand and asked him to sit next to him, and then asked others to sit down.

Father, Cheng Jia sighed slightly and said, I guess I will second the proposal in the end.

Forget it, it's a festival today, so let's have some fun. Come on, Sum, let's sing the song I taught you. Ling Qingyu said with a smile.

When will the bright moon come? Asking the sky for wine, I wonder what year it is in the palace in the sky? I want to ride the wind back, but I'm afraid it will be cold in the high places. Dancing clear shadow, like in the world! Turn to the Zhu Pavilion, look down at the Qihu, and the light will make you sleepless. There shouldn't be any hatred, so what's the point of saying goodbye? People have joys and sorrows, separations and reunions, and the moon waxes and wanes. This is a difficult thing in ancient times. Nung, moon and new moon.

The singing voice is clear and melodious, with an ethereal feeling, and the artistic conception of this song can only be heard in heaven.

What a wonderful saying. I hope we can share the beauty of the moon forever! Congratulations to you! Before Su Mu's words were finished, Cheng Jia raised his glass and smiled.

I didn't write this word, so I don't dare to take credit for it. After clinking glasses with Cheng Jia and taking a sip, Ling Qingyu stood up and faced the others, his eyes shining like stars, and said, Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. This is the day of reunion, and I have always treated you as family. It was like this before, like it is like this today, and it will be like this in the future. If we can reunite one day, we will cherish it. Come and drink this cup.

There was silence in the yard for a moment. Xie Sanlang laughed first, then stood up, and then Shadow Nine Shadow Thirteen also stood up. Sum, who was standing aside, took the wine glass handed over by Xie Sanlang and stepped forward. Yan Qi chuckled and shook his head, while beckoning to Ye Po who was guarding on the roof, he stood next to Ling Qingyu.

Ye Po was stunned for a moment, then flew down. When he reached the table, Xie Sanlang smiled and said, Master Qi, can Ye Po drink at this age?

Ye Po glared at him and grabbed the wine glass from his hand without politeness.

Cheng Jia shook his head and chuckled: We can't exclude Jia from this. He stood up, gently touched the wine glass to Ling Qingyu's wine glass, then raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.

In the years to come, no one knows how many people here will be left. But at this moment, if I can say that I am one family, my life will not be in vain.

The strongest love in the world is love, but the longest love is family.