A world of glory

Qin Yi led Qi Xuan around a small canal, and crossed a bee waist bridge, and saw a small white stone building facing the water, with the gauze curtain hanging slightly in front of the building.After entering the inner room of the building, I saw that there was no bed in the inner room, only a set of carved lacquer furnishings. Behind the white silk and ink curtain was a carved lacquer screen inlaid with hundreds of treasures and painted gold paintings of ladies playing cats. Next to the screen were two plum blossom tables. A small copper and white sandalwood incense burner is placed on one, and a mutton jade vase is placed on the other. There are also a few lotus leaves with dew in the vase, which adds a faint fragrance of grass and trees.

This small building is near the water, with weeping willows hanging on the lamp, and the soft red fragrance, which is very much in Qin Yi's heart. He often comes here to spend the summer and relieve the heat, and he also prepares for the clothes in this building.

Qin Yi opened the wardrobe with carved lacquer and gold painting of treasures, took out a set of lake-colored silk clothes that he had never worn, handed it to Qi Xuan and said, "Brother Qi, change the clothes first, and then I will call the little maid to fetch water." Come in so Brother Qi can wash up."

Qi Xuan didn't move, just smiled and said: "Brother Qin is weak and can't stand the cold, you should change it first."

Hearing this, Qin Yi only smiled slightly, turned his head and said: "Brother Qi and I, why are you being polite? If it is fair, it would be better if Brother Qi changed clothes in the inner room, and I will change in the side room." He said and put the clothes in his hand to Qi Xuan put his hand away, opened the cabinet again, took another set of snow-gray clothes woven with gold, smiled at Qi Xuan, and went into the side room.

Waiting for Qin Yi to change his clothes and come out, he saw that Qi Xuan had also changed his clothes and was hanging a jade pendant on his waist, but his movements were clumsy, like a child's.Seeing this, Qin Yi couldn't help but pursed his lips and smiled again, shook his head lightly, without thinking too much, hurriedly stepped forward to help, holding the jade pendant, Qin Yi lowered his head and tied the jade pendant around Qi Xuan's waist easily, Flicking the jade pendant with his fingers, the gentle Guan Ze smudged his fingertips, Qin Yi seemed to feel a little familiar, so he couldn't help but pause with his fingertips.

"Brother Qin, what's the matter? But what's wrong with my jade pendant." Seeing Qin Yi stop still, Qi Xuan asked with a smile.

Qin Yi came back to his senses, and said with a smile: "It's nothing, this jade pendant looks familiar to me, think about it, I also have a similar style, but mine is smaller."

As he said, Qin Yi found a fan cover embroidered with gold thread and satin from the changed clothes, and took out a folded gold fan from it. The fan was warm and flawless, with gold silk as the base, and the unicorn carved in white jade was vivid. , but it is much smaller than the one worn by Qi Xuan, and the rest are pretty much the same.Qin Yi took the fan down, handed it to Qi Xuan and said with a smile: "Take a look, they are not the same, only the size is different."

Qi Xuan reached out to take the fan pendant, and touched Qin Yi's palm with his fingertips. He felt the warmth of his fingertips, and his heart sank. He raised his eyes to see Qin Yi's eyes bent into crescents, and his eyes were even more clean and pure. He thought of the Taoist temple again Come on, look at Qin Yi in silence for a moment.Qin Yi saw that although Qi Xuan took the fan pendant, he just looked at him and didn't speak. He felt that the atmosphere was awkward and inexplicable, so he lowered his head slightly.

Seeing Qin Yi like this, Qi Xuan quickly regained his composure, took a closer look at the pendant, and said with a disguised smile: "It can be seen that Brother Qin and I are also considered destined people, and we can even remove the ornaments on our bodies. Brother Qin doesn't think this jade pendant of mine is clumsy and lacklustre, if you exchange it with me, you can also talk about today's fate."

Qin Yi couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, he just laughed and said: "Brother Qi's words, it seems like those talented men and beautiful women written in the story books, the words of determining love with things are full of sourness, regardless, only in this room, But there aren’t many fairies and beauties, I would like to ask Brother Qi, if Brother Qin compares himself to being a genius, who is the beauty in this room.” As soon as the words came out, Qin Yi felt that something was wrong, and the words of talents and beauties spared himself, and for a while Extremely embarrassed, his face felt dry and hot, and he was about to find something to say, when he heard a voice from far away.

Qin Yi seemed to have met a savior, so he hurried to the window, opened the window and looked out, only to see two rough maids holding a big bag, holding hands, chatting and laughing, and heading towards the small building Come here.

Qin Yi listened to one of the little maids whispering to the other older girl and said: "Sister Hezhu, you are so nice, why do you even have to cover the stone benches in the garden with cushions? Not to mention spoiling good things for nothing, but also staining the cushions."

The girl named Hezhu just burst out laughing, and said while laughing: "But a silly girl, she has not been in the mansion for a long time, and she can say such stupid things. Don't say that it is not a waste. In other words, although it is a hot day, the stone benches and chairs are cold and comfortable to the touch, and it doesn’t matter if you sit down occasionally, but after all, the humidity is heavy and the body is too weak to stand it, so I have to use these cushions to cover it. superior."

The little maid only nodded her head, stuck out her tongue and said, "So that's the case, I thought it was just today?"

Hezhu laughed again when he heard the words, and only said: "What is today and tomorrow? The stone benches and chairs should be covered with cushions, and even the fragrant flowers made of silk must be tied on the branches of the trees, which look just like real flowers, even the fragrance is not bad!"

As soon as the words came out, the big maid, Hezhu, had already walked to the front of the building. Seeing Qin Yi standing at the window and looking outside, she was startled, and hurriedly pulled the little maid, went forward to salute, and said with a smile: "Young master, why are you here? The elder sisters are still looking for you to do business?" Before they finished speaking, they saw that there was still one person in the room, so they hurriedly lowered their heads.

Qin Yi saw that the servant girl Hezhu was somewhat familiar, thought about it carefully, and remembered it. This Hezhu was originally the little girl in his room. Since he moved out, there were only a few old people around him. Follower, I didn't expect this little girl to follow.

Thinking of this, Qin Yi only smiled back at Hezhu and said: "Just now, brother Qi and I were admiring the flowers in the garden. Unexpectedly, the dew in the garden was thick and the outer clothes were soaked by the dew, so I came here to change clothes. You are busy, If you're not busy, call someone to fetch some basins of water and let Brother Qi and I wash up."

When He Zhu heard the words, he only pursed his lips and smiled, and replied: "Are you busy or not, how much time can you delay for such a trivial matter as fetching a few pots of water?" Went out to fetch water.

As soon as the two little maids went out, they heard the sound of drums and silk bamboo in the distance, like a kabuki who had just been sent to sing. Qin Yi was trying to find out where the sound came from, but Qi Xuan asked with a smile: " Why, Brother Qin has a kabuki music troupe in this mansion? The red sleeves add fragrance, and the heavenly music dances wonderfully. Brother Qin can really be called a fairy than a fairy these days." Although the words are calm, the words seem to be different Have deep meaning.

Qin Yi is not a drunkard, he understood the meaning of Qi Xuan's words, and only replied with a smile: "Brother Qi misunderstood, these kabuki and music troupes were just sent by someone else today, I have never been fond of these silk and bamboo music, it's just that the hospitality is difficult." But that's all." As soon as the words came out, He Zhu led a few maidservants to fetch water and come in.

Time flies, and it will be February of the next year in a blink of an eye.In the past six months, the weather has become more and more abnormal. Only after September, the weather suddenly became cold, and it snowed heavily for three consecutive months. More than half of the entire capital was buried in snow, and most of the houses in the south of the city were also overwhelmed. Fortunately, the snow-shang house where I lived was repaired in time, so it was hard to go there.

Due to the serious disaster in central Beijing, the troublesome things in the court were put on hold. The palace issued an internal decree, and the court also issued good governance. They distributed charcoal money, clothes, and daily rations from door to door. Even a house like Qin Yi received a lot of charcoal clothes, and the discount was worth three or four taels of silver, which made people laugh and cry.

It has been snowing for a long time, and the weather is getting colder and colder. Qin Yi is also tired of walking around. He only reads books and practice calligraphy in the room every day, and occasionally exchanges letters with Qi Xuan, but he becomes more and more familiar. Some are not quite clear.It's just that Qin Yi didn't care too much, he just didn't realize it, and usually only talked about trivial matters, and regarded Qi Xuan as a friendly friend.After all, what Qi Xuan in the Taoist temple said, Qin Yi would inevitably be a little brooding, but if he pretended nothing happened, Qin Yi could not bear to feel aggrieved.It's not as good as it is now, just throw away your hands and just make casual acquaintances.Qi Xuan also seemed to know Qin Yi's intentions, and the letters they exchanged were just joking and chatting, but they no longer mentioned the previous matter. From this point of view, it seems that the two have a tacit understanding.

Although Qin Yi's side didn't have any major issues, there were many small things in the mansion. First, Lord Hou's favor was gradually declining, so the mansion was worried for a while. Seeing that although the rewards in the palace were less, the Holy Majesty treated Lord Hou no differently. Only then did I feel a little more at ease.

Then, when it snowed heavily, more than half of Zhuangzi on the Dongfu side was buried, not to mention the house was gone, and many lives were lost. Seeing that this year and next two years, there is little hope.On the other side of the West Mansion, the second wife has always been a good manager, and the experienced old stewards who were sent to the Zhuangzi were also experienced. Although some dilapidated old houses were demolished, the loss was not great.Fortunately, the savings in the East Mansion are deep, and they don't rely on these Zhuangzi to live, and don't care too much about it. The old lady showed great kindness, not only exempted the rent for two years, but also sent people to distribute money and food to help the tenants in the village. .

Furthermore, before Zhuangzi's affairs were finished, the old lady's grandniece came into the mansion. It is said that she is beautiful and beautiful, she is a fairy, and she is considered top-notch in terms of appearance and style. She was as dignified and quiet as the Miss Gu family who often came, but she was delicate, lively and lovable.Not to mention that the old lady loves her, the sisters like her, even the madam often praises her, not to mention the second wife, who has a similar temperament with this Miss Liu.There are also rumors from the old lady in the house that Miss Liu's temperament is somewhat similar to Miss Shuang's, but she doesn't look like her.After seeing this Miss Liu, the Second Madam seemed to have closed her eyes, needless to say she loved her, even her illnesses were better, so she treated this Miss Liu differently.