Temperament

Shen Qinglan thought slowly, and walked towards the backyard.Passing by the side hall, he turned in. During the first two heaven meetings, the weather was sweltering, so he took a fan and rested in the side hall for a while, but he couldn't find it, thinking that he might have left it there.

Entering the side hall and walking to the seat where he had sat, the fan was indeed on the flower stand next to him, he reached out to take it, and was about to leave when he heard the voices of two maidservants in the main hall next door.

"Young master, why do you have to bring so many things when you go out this time? The butler has asked Zhuo Li and the others to carry out more than a dozen boxes. Why are there so many?" A maid muttered, it sounded like the person in charge of cleaning the halls in the front yard Chrysanthemum.

"Is there a lot of people for a long time? I have to go out for more than 20 days." Another older voice explained, and Shen Qinglan recognized that it was Zhu Yun who was working with Ju Qing.

"Why are these boxes all red? They look like dowry gifts. What's inside?"

"...Isn't it just a betrothal gift? I heard from the steward that it was filled with silver, which was sent by the old master without telling the young master. He told the steward to put it on a boat and mix it with the presents to King Miao."

"Bowage gift? Money? What's going on here? The young master is going to hire?!" Ju Qing wondered.

"Hush, let me tell you, don't tell others..." Zhu Yun lowered her voice, "I heard from the housekeeper that King Miao has only one daughter and no son. Miao Wang's daughter is only 15 years old, and at that time she took a fancy to our young master and asked Miao Wang to propose marriage to the old master..."

"Miao Wang's daughter asked Miao Wang to propose marriage to the old boss?!" Ju Qing's voice suddenly rose, and she asked in surprise, "Are all the women in Miao Jiang so shameless?!"

"...Oh, take it easy!" Zhu Yun said anxiously, "I don't dare to say such words, I see, this daughter of King Miao is very likely to be the young lady in the future!"

"No way, both the old master and the young master agreed?! The young master wouldn't like that kind of barbarian girl, would he?"

"No, the old master and the young master don't like it. The old master wants to find a woman who is as educated as his wife to be his daughter-in-law. If he can't, he must be a chivalrous woman, and he doesn't want a barbaric girl. So five years ago The old master told Miao Wang that the young master was still young, so he shied away. The poor Miao king's daughter has always been fond of our young master, and she hasn't married yet."

"Then why has the old boss changed his temper now?"

"Didn't the young master get Jiang Moyan back later, and returned all the marriages that the old master told him about? After the old master gave Jiang Moyan to the Meng family, the young master still refused to get married. The old man The boss regretted it, and said that the barbarian woman was a little bit barbaric, she was a woman anyway, and she was better than a man. Now the old boss heard that the barbarian girl was not married yet, so he thought about continuing the marriage. "Zhu Yun said in a low voice.

"I don't think it will work. Jiang Moyan is gone, but now there is another Mr. Shen. I see that the young master is more concerned about Mr. Shen than he was with Jiang Moyan back then. This savage girl must be sad. !" Ju Qingman said indifferently.

"That's not necessarily true!" Zhu Yun's voice became louder, "Let me tell you, if you don't care about Mr. Shen, Mr. Shen is also a man, and you can't have children. There are three major unfilial acts and no offspring. If the Zhuo family's five generations of single biography were broken, the old master would definitely not agree, otherwise he would not have told the young master to secretly let the butler mix the betrothal gift with the gift to King Miao. I heard that the betrothal gift was all in silver The headdress and collar weighs more than 100 catties. The Miao family accepts this kind of betrothal gift. Once the betrothal gift is received, it means that half of the daughter has been married out of the family. There is absolutely no reason to take it back. If you send it here, it won’t work if you don’t accept it, but he hired it himself!”

"With the temper of the young master, can you agree? I think this matter is still pending. Besides, that barbarian girl is really going to enter the house, what will Mr. Shen do?"

"Oh, you are so stupid. What else can Mr. Shen do? What can I do? I won't occupy the position in the East Wing for nothing, so that the young master can't go anywhere. He can't go anywhere. If you stay here, you can still support them. Three wives and four concubines are normal for a rich family, and he is not bad for one of them. It’s not that you can’t afford to be a lesser family..."

"According to what you're saying, we're really going to have a young lady from the Miao family soon? I don't know if that barbarian girl is good to serve..."

"Don't talk about a savage woman, be careful to spread it to the ears of the future young lady, and bite your tongue with poisonous insects! All Miao women know how to raise insects!" Zhu Yun threatened.

"You... didn't you just say that too?" Ju Qing was afraid and unconvinced.

"Okay, okay, the housekeeper is here, let's do work..."

There was no voice from the next door, and then there were footsteps and the sound of someone moving heavy objects. Shen Qinglan got up and walked out of the side hall.

When walking into the corridor, she heard an exclamation from behind, followed by two small and anxious "Mr. Shen", Shen Qinglan responded, and turned her head to smile at the two maidservants whose faces turned pale with fright.

Zhu Yun and Ju Qing stood in place and did not dare to move at all, and even trembled later.Shen Qinglan understood what they were worried about, but she really felt that it was unnecessary. If they could believe what he said, he really wanted to comfort them.

But they definitely didn't believe that he didn't want to stay in the East Wing, let alone tell Zhuo Tianyi, so he could only smile at them, then turned and walked towards the backyard.

When Zhuo Tianyi came back at night, the servants had already packed up all the things that the two of them needed to bring with them. Zhuo Tianyi asked Shen Qinglan if there was anything else to bring, and Shen Qinglan shook her head and said no.

Zhuo Tianyi took out the two unfinished bottles of Yan'er Mei brought back from Liangzhou last time from the wine cabinet, and said with a smile, "There's still this, don't forget." After thinking about it, he asked again while holding him : "Why don't you bring your qin with you? What if you see the picturesque mountains and rivers, and you come to Qinxing?"

Without waiting for his response, she asked the maid to carefully wrap the piano and put it on the table on her own initiative, and brought some other teacups and wine utensils.

Seeing his appearance, Shen Qinglan really took her on a tour of the mountains and rivers, as comfortable as she could be.According to his usual style, he still didn't know how to show off along the way, thinking of the people and so many servants that Zhuo Tianyi had said, he felt a little uncomfortable.

Thinking of the conversation between the two maidservants in the side hall, she felt that let him go, and show off just once, after that, maybe she will really be clean.

The next day, I drove to Zhuo's Wharf near Linjiang Winery, and realized that my worry was not unreasonable. This time, the team of more than a dozen people actually arranged for three large ships, and a cargo ship for horses and vehicles. Several small boats were towed, one of which was exquisitely decorated, just like a small painting boat.

Gu Qingyang, Zhou Yunlei, Zhang Mingyuan, and Zheng Shuming were all present. Zhang Mingyuan and Zheng Shuming were married, and they brought their wives and children with them this time. Both children were only three or four years old, and they were very cute.

Gu Qingyang saw Zhuo Tianyi helping Shen Qinglan get out of the carriage, with Zhang Qin under his arm, and joked: "It turns out that Mr. Shen can play the piano, so everyone will have a good time when we go out this time. Tianyi, you don't want to be alone when the time comes Hide and enjoy it for yourself!"

Zhuo Tianyi also smiled and said: "Uncle Ninth Master, someday you will bring back Aunt Ninth Master for everyone, and I will definitely let Qinglan play a song at your wedding banquet to cheer up! How about it?!"

Gu Qingyang laughed, "Don't make a wish in vain, you should send me your accountant first, then I will talk about it first. Uncle, I devote myself to the accountant and my abacus as companions all day long, so I don't have the time to find my auntie!"

"That's easy to say, this time when Miao Jiang comes back, I'll ask Zhuo Shi'an to transfer one for you immediately!" Zhuo Tianyi laughed.

Gu Qingyang curled his lips, turned back and said to Zhou Yunlei, "Look at you senior brother, what did you say that childhood sweethearts grew up together, until now, when there is a newcomer, he immediately forgets the old one, and he doesn't even give him a accountant, he just throws it away!"

Zheng Shuming, Zhang Mingyuan and the others laughed, and Zhou Yunlei also shook his head with a smile. When he raised his head, his eyes met Shen Qinglan's. After a short pause, he nodded slightly, which was regarded as a greeting.

In Shen Qinglan's impression, he had always looked serious and steady, but he had never seen him smile like this before, and Shen Qinglan also smiled and nodded as a greeting.

Zhuo Tianyi pulled Shen Qinglan across the trestle bridge and boarded the first big boat, and the rest of the people got into the other two boats. Twenty or so servants had already dispersed and waited on the boat. After they got on board, Zhuo Tianyi gave an order Next, the fleet immediately set sail.

Going westward along the Qianlong River, Zhuo Tianyi really showed his leisure and ease to the extreme. The speed of the waterway is not as good as that of the land road, and Zhuo Tianyi walks very freely. When he reaches the beautiful section of the river, he will stay there Stay for a day and a half.

In this way, it usually takes four or five days to reach the border of the Miao border, and they only made half of the journey.However, the beautiful scenery on both sides of the Qianlong River is really enough to see.

More than a dozen people sleep until they wake up naturally every day. After waking up, they have early lunch on their respective boats, and after that they have fun and enjoy the scenery. Dinner is often eaten together on the boat where Zhuo Tianyi and Shen Qinglan live. Except for the female relatives and children, everyone Chatting and drinking together until late at night before returning to their respective boats to rest.

I'm usually busy with business, but it's really fun to take a break now.One afternoon, when he walked near a small island in the middle of the river, Gu Qingyang noticed wild animals appearing on the island with sharp eyes. With a shout, several people leaped to the island with light kung fu, but within half an hour they shot many wild ducks and pheasants. A roe deer went back to the boat and asked the cook to cook a picnic, and a dozen people had a good meal.

After dinner, Gu Qingyang and Zhou Yunlei stayed to drink and chat with Zhuo Tianyi again. The three of them grew up together, and they are usually busy, so they don't have many opportunities to drink together. Now that they are free, they will have a good drink.

Shen Qinglan doesn't have that much capacity for alcohol and doesn't have that much energy, so she often retreats to the cabin to rest after drinking a little.It was a very good day to see the moonlight. After returning to the cabin, he went out again, walked to the deck at the stern, and leaned against the cabin to enjoy the scenery of the two banks covered by the moonlight alone.

The river wind in mid-autumn was already obviously cool, and it was quite cold on the body.Gu Qingyang's voice at the bow was outstanding, and he was talking about martial arts anecdotes. He accidentally heard Zhou Yunlei interjecting a few words and Zhuo Tianyi's hearty laugh, which gave him some illusions for a while.

It seems that there is really such a sense of family.

But only for a moment.

He is at the stern, they are at the bow, this boat belongs to the Zhuo family, and he is from the Meng family.

The Meng family, Meng Huaiyuan...

The author has something to say: Actually, for Shen Mi, being able to discover the difference between Mr. Zhuo and Mr. Meng is already a great improvement. In the past, he never saw the existence of Mr. Zhuo at all, let alone discovering Mr. Zhuo is different from Mr. Meng.

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