Dressed as an actor in the Qing Dynasty

Early the next morning, there was a flurry of pats on the disciples outside the door, and Lu Qing shouted anxiously outside, "Boss Su, my young master is gone!"

Shang Chengde frowned slightly, and moved his body, only then did he realize that something was wrong, he slept soundly all night, at this time, although his forehead hurt suddenly, but his mind was clear, he opened his eyes and saw, God, he was sleeping on Su Qingchi's pillow slept through the night.

Su Qingchi sat leaning against the head of the bed last night. He didn't sleep until ten o'clock in the morning. Although it was only for a while, he slept very soundly. He was about to fall into a deep dream, but he was forcibly pulled back to reality. Pain, he rubbed his eyebrows, opened his eyes in a trance, and met Shangshang Chengde's gaze.

He smiled, "Are you awake?"

Shang Chengde didn't answer, he sat up and pulled the quilt to wrap him up, the stove in the room was off early, Su Qingchi's upper body was cold, Shang Chengde's complexion couldn't help but look ugly.

Su Qingchi thought it was funny, he was not angry, but he became angry first.

Lu Qing was still knocking on the door outside, the sound made him want to break in, Su Qingchi pushed Shang Chengde, "Now that you're awake, go back to the room, and if you don't make any noise, Lu Qing has to knock on my door." .”

Shang Chengde hugged him for a while, "Next time if I get drunk again, just throw me out of the door, and don't ruin your body like this again."

Su Qingchi smiled and said, "I have to be able to throw it away."

Unable to bear the overwhelming fatigue, Su Qingchi covered his mouth and yawned, Shang Chengde saw it, guilt and self-blame needless to say, he didn't care about putting on his clothes, he helped Su Qingchi to lie down, Tuck the quilt up for him, "Just fall asleep, don't worry about the sky falling, just keep your spirits up."

Su Qingchi wanted to tease him a few words, but he was exhausted, so he fell into a drowsy sleep. In a daze, he could only hear the sound of getting dressed, then the slight sound of opening the door, and the reprimand in a lowered voice, and then everything All the external voices disappeared in Lu Qing's grievance and pain, and became hazy, leaving only a chaotic void, unable to distinguish between heaven and earth.

After Su Qingchi slept peacefully, Shang Chengde had already run around all the branches of the merchant in Yangzhou City. When Su Qingchi woke up, he had just returned from the merchant's ticket office and wandered outside Su Qingchi's room for a while, listening to He heard a rustling sound inside, so he stood outside the door and waited.

The room is warm, two small red clay stoves are burning vigorously, and the censers on the table next to it are wafting the aroma of calming herbs. Needless to say, it is Shang Chengde's order, how can an ordinary inn serve you like this? thoughtful.

This warm scent made Su Qingchi wake up and didn't bother to get up, so he leaned on the bed and lay down for a while, a short dream passed away, and then got up again, the figure outside the door was still there, he thought it was Lu Qing at first, Now, after careful examination, that figure from behind is not who Shang Chengde is.

As soon as the door opened, Shang Chengde turned around, "Are you awake?"

Su Qingchi smiled slightly, "I'm snoozing."

At this moment, it was snowing outside, perhaps because he had adapted to the ice and snow in the capital, but he didn't feel how cold it was. Lu Qingzao brought a washbasin of green salt and came over to help Su Qingchi wash up. Su Qingchi joked, "You wait alone At both ends, it is time for your young master to raise money for you."

This was just a casual joke, but Shang Chengde really agreed. Lu Qing was secretly happy, and secretly stuck out his tongue at Su Qingchi.

Su Qingchi thought he was the only one who didn't eat lunch, but Shang Chengde and Lu Qing didn't eat either, which made Su Qingchi a little embarrassed.

He ordered the store clerk to bring the food to the room. There were no outsiders in the first place, and Shang Chengde was not the kind of person who cares. Su Qingchi asked Lu Qing to stay and eat together. Lu Qing shook his head and said with a smile, "I don't have the courage .”

Knowing that these words were teasing Shang Chengde, Su Qingchi laughed but said nothing, Shang Chengde feigned anger and said, "It's becoming more and more unruly."

A few light stir-fries, without the delicacies of mountains and seas, and naturally without the greasy, just ordinary dishes, which are refreshing to eat.

"I must have been very drunk last night."

Su Qingchi smiled, "It's just that I've never been drunk."

Shang Chengde's face blushed, and he picked up some vegetables and sent them to Su Qingchi's bowl, "Why don't you ask me what happened yesterday?"

"I saw it with my own eyes, so why ask?"

What Su Qingchi said made Shang Chengde uncertain. He only remembered that he was drunk by the Cheng family brothers yesterday, and he didn't remember much about what happened afterwards. Afterwards, he learned from Lu Qing that it was Su Qingchi who brought him. When he came back, he had no memory of what happened on the way.

Unable to conceal the panic in his heart, Shang Chengde forced himself to be calm, "What... did you see?"

Seeing his appearance, Su Qingchi couldn't help teasing him, so he said calmly, "I don't know what you did?"

I thought Shang Chengde would be at a loss, but he bowed his head and remained silent, his eyebrows furrowed deeply.

Su Qingchi couldn't bear to tease him anymore, and was about to speak, but Shang Chengde said, "If I really did something to offend you, you will cut me into pieces now, and I will never say a word. "

After a few days of busy work, the two of them finally took half a day off to explore the scenery of Yangzhou.

From the romantic Slender West Lake to the Linglong Guanyin Mountain, from the chic 24 Bridges to the Daming Temple.Speaking of Daming Temple, it should be called "Fajing Temple" at this time. It is one of the eight famous temples in Yangzhou. It was called Xisi Temple in the Sui Dynasty. Temple, when Qianlong visited Yangzhou, he wrote "Fajing Temple" in his own handwriting, so it got its current name.

Afterwards, I listened to "Sui and Tang Dynasties" with Yangzhou characteristics several times, and listened to Yangzhou's famous traditional tune "Three Lanes of Plum Blossoms", and then tasted local delicacies and bought some literati calligraphy and paintings. After a walk, it is really worthwhile to come to this earthly world.

On the way back from Daming Temple, I ran into brothers from the Cheng family, but they didn't see them.

Cheng Yanqing was holding a bunch of candied haws in his hand, his palm-sized face was exposed from the white fox fur cloak, his brows and eyes were crooked with a smile, and he looked very pleasing, Cheng Yanqiu put one arm around his waist, and was wiping him carefully The sugar stains on the corners of the mouth are removed, and there is an indescribable tenderness on the face.

"The Cheng family brothers have a good relationship." Su Qingchi sat down in the pavilion.

Shang Chengde smiled, "It's natural, if you only have each other in your heart, why don't you want to treat him well?"

When Shang Chengde said this, he just glanced at Su Qingchi with a smile.

Su Qingchi couldn't help but look up at him.

Su Qingchi and the brothers of the Cheng family also met before, and they had dinner together in a restaurant. Su Qingchi had a good impression of the two brothers. Cheng Yanqiu was friendly and sincere, and after spending only half a day with him, they were already close to each other. Familiar, even though Cheng Yanqing is seventeen, she has a childlike disposition, likes to play around, and hides in his brother's arms every time she gets into trouble.

Later they invited each other to go on a lake tour, every time Cheng Yanqiu was always with Cheng Yanqing, and when they got along a few times, Su Qingchi could also see that Cheng Yanqing's intelligence was not as good as ordinary people, and it was only because of this reason that Cheng Yanqiu loved his younger brother.

Looking at those two brothers now, I suddenly realized.

"Remember what I said a few days ago?"

Su Qingchi nodded, knowing that he was talking about the silk trade between the Cheng and Shang families. Shang Chengde changed the subject in such a way that he was afraid of deep meaning. Su Qingchi couldn't help but look at the mischievous young man who was nestling in Cheng Yanqiu's arms. The reason for the three points has been guessed.

Knowing what he was thinking, Shang Chengde couldn't help but smile, "This matter is indeed related to Cheng Yanqing, but it's not all because of him."

Su Qingchi raised his head and didn't say anything to disturb him. Seeing his serious expression, Shang Chengde couldn't help but shook his hand, "I think you've heard some rumors about the Cheng family. Cheng Yanqing is indeed not of the Cheng family blood."

Shang Chengde paused, "Before Mrs. Cheng married into the Cheng family, she was in love with the servants in the house. Cheng Yanqing was born to that man after she married into the Cheng family. I have heard about the servants in the mansion, if Mrs. Wen did not prove that Mrs. Cheng was innocent when she married into Cheng's mansion, I am afraid that Cheng Yanqing would not be the only one who is insane."

At this point, Su Qingchi already understood half of it, high walls and deep house, people have always been shallow, and some sympathy inevitably arose in his heart.

"After Cheng Yanqing became insane, he was put under house arrest by Master Cheng in Cheng's mansion. Over time, the servants in the mansion didn't pay attention to this young master. Cheng Yanqing was handsome, so someone had a wrong idea. Cheng Yanqiu didn't bump into him, he was probably...that day in the Pincui Tower..."

When Shang Chengde mentioned the Diecui Tower, he felt lingering fears in his heart. He raised his head and glanced at Su Qingchi, seeing that his expression was as calm as usual, he stopped thinking and continued.

"Cheng Yanqiu told me these things. Anyone who sees the person they love with all their heart being treated lightly will lose their minds."

"Then that person..."

"Dead." Shang Chengde sighed, "That man is not a servant of the Cheng family, but just a dude who went to the Cheng mansion with his father to discuss business. The prodigal son coveted Cheng Yanqing's youthful beauty earlier. It was aimed at Cheng Yanqing."

"Cheng Yanqiu has always been good at reciting poems and composing music, and he has no strength to restrain a chicken at all. However, he pushed hard, and the man fell over as a precaution. That way the back of your head hits the ground..."

Su Qingchi remained silent, but now he only sighed softly, "I'm afraid this matter will not end well."

After thinking for a while, he said, "Could it be that someone made a fuss about this?"

Shang Chengde frowned slightly, and nodded, "That romantic boy is somewhat related to the Fan family in the capital."

"The Imperial Merchant Fan's family?" Su Qingchi's eyebrows twitched.

"Exactly."

No need for Shang Chengde to say much, Su Qingchi also knew the background of the Fan family.

When the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, wars were frequent and the situation was turbulent. The Kangxi and Yong dynasties used troops in the northwest many times to fight against the rebellion. In the 35th year of Kangxi, the imperial driver personally conquered Galdan, and the soldiers marched to the rebel area in separate ways. Due to the corruption of officials, the food and pay were short. The east, west, and north army rations were delayed, and the soldiers were discouraged. Therefore, the imperial court ordered the Fan family to undertake the task of purchasing and transporting food. contribution.

And the Fan family, the head of the eight imperial merchants, is the old enemy of the merchants.