The Lin family has a female named Qingyun [Red Mansion]

Back at the hotel, Tu Yan smelled a little drunk, drank a bowl of hangover soup, and fell asleep on the couch.Lin Qingyun didn't bother him, and took a flimsy brocade quilt to put on him, and lay down on the bed to take a nap.After waking up from a nap, Lin Qingyun finally learned about the dinner from him.

Tu Yan said: "At the banquet, Du Sheng tried to test me a lot with his words. He didn't suspect that he was in Shibosi, but he was very concerned about the situation in Beijing." Tu Yan laughed, his eyes flashed coldly: "His little trick It’s okay to lie to others, but he came to me to play a show. How can he really not know the news in Beijing? Even if he doesn’t know, he won’t inquire about the prince, and it’s still a reception. I can only pretend to be confused and perfunctory. Had two glasses of wine."

"Whose person is he?" Lin Qingyun also knew that the magistrate was acting strangely, but revealed that there was a master behind him, and that person came to test Tu Yan, which showed that he was suspicious.It seems that we will have to be more cautious in the future.

"Du Sheng is in-laws with Hu Jun, governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, and Hu Jun was single-handedly picked up by his father." Tu Yan sipped his tea and thought, "Hu Jun is indeed capable, and his daughter is not married. Entering the royal family or the prince's mansion, but after marrying a family friend. The wives married by the two sons are the daughters of third-rank officials, which is not out of the ordinary, and even in the eyes of many people, it is a low marriage."

"But he doesn't know Du Sheng. Since he dares to be a relative, he must know the master behind Du Sheng." do not understand.In this way, Hu Jun just chose Du Sheng's daughter as the wife of the second son to fill in the house, which has to make people think.She guessed: "Could it be because of being too cautious? Now that I have become in-laws with Du Sheng, it can be regarded as having a little relationship with the master behind the scenes. I am afraid that occasionally there will be times when the door is opened. Otherwise, In-laws after all, even if something big happens one day, he didn't participate in the end, Zhu Jiu Clan can't even get involved with the married daughter of the Du family. Since he was promoted by the emperor, he must understand the emperor's temperament, and he must be cautious for the sake of the veteran , will definitely be charged with dereliction of duty or bribery."

Tu Yan frowned even tighter: "If this is the case, it will appear that the people behind the scenes are different, which can make Hu Jun, who is so cautious, tempted."

There are only a few in Beijing who are capable of competing for the position, and Lin Qingyun dare not make a decision.

Most of the things in Quanzhou still need to be investigated by Tu Yan. Lin Qingyun can only help to find out the complicated relationship between Quanzhou and various ports from the foreign population.Taking advantage of the sun going down, Lin Qingyun took a few people out of the hotel in sedan chairs, and went to the lively streets of Quanzhou.As for Tu Yan, as a frail prince, he should have a good rest in the hotel at this time.

The street market near the port is very lively. There are various goods in the shops from all over the world, from all over the world, from all over the world. There are not only people from the same country, but also many foreigners with different skin colors and different clothes. There are men, and there are also many women. The Bailu and others who have just arrived are very rare.Even Lin Qingyun himself looked a little fresh.She has never been abroad in modern times, and even if she has seen foreigners, she is not so complete.

Through the screen window of the sedan chair, I suddenly saw a European woman holding a small brocade umbrella walking into a shop on the corner of the street. Although the woman's appearance was not seen, the complicated, gorgeous and extremely elegant rococo dress was really eye-catching. Even the conservative women of the dynasty couldn't help but look at it again and again.

Lin Qingyun ordered the sedan chair to stop, got out of the sedan chair, and told the guards and others: "You wait here."

Then she went into the store only with Acacia Egret.This store is located at the corner. It is not a Chinese-style building, but a white European-style building. The area is not large, but it looks classical and elegant.There is a wooden signboard on the door with the store name: ha.

Mocha!This is a cafe!

I don't know which country opened this shop. Most of the people who come in and out are foreigners, but there are also a few oriental female faces. Although they are gorgeously dressed, they are not official family members. After all, she has just met the official family members in Quanzhou.These contacts probably come from merchant families, the rules are not so strict, and because of the business at home, they are quick to accept new things from abroad.

Even so, Lin Qingyun was dressed in an apricot red gauze dress, a white pleated skirt, and a red butterfly embellished with beaded silk sash around her waist. Standing in front of this foreigner-owned shop, she was still very eye-catching.She didn't use a guard of honor when she came out today, and the guards were all wearing ordinary clothes, and she herself was dressed lightly, with emerald pearl flowers on her hair, gilt inlaid treasures on her temples, a small and delicate golden phoenix hairpin inlaid with silk, with thin wings Like a cicada's wings trembling slightly, the phoenix held a round and plump oriental pearl the size of a longan in its mouth.Other than that, there is only a pair of emerald green bracelets on the wrists.

There is a waitress at the door of the coffee shop, a young girl with blond hair and blue eyes.

"Good afternoon, Ma'am, welcome." The waitress greeted her in Chinese, probably due to frequent contact. Although the pronunciation of this sentence was not authentic, she spoke it very fluently.

Lin Qingyun first glanced around the store, it was still a bit different from modern coffee shops, but the environment was indeed elegant.There were not many guests inside, and they were chatting with each other in a low voice, and some people took newspapers and books from the newspaper cabinet beside them to read.Seeing that the cafe leads directly into the back garden, and there are customers coming in and out through the back door, she guessed that there are also open-air tables and chairs in the back garden, so she asked the waitress, "Is Baroness Lawrence here?"

"You are Mrs. Lin? The Baroness has arrived and is in the back garden. Ma'am invited me." The waitress didn't know much Chinese, so the words were mixed with Chinese and Western.

Lin Qingjun nodded slightly, but did not correct her address.

Earlier, when she wrote back to Scarlett, she said that the two of them made an appointment to meet at the coffee shop on this street. Firstly, she did not want to expose the matter of her long-standing acquaintance with Lawrence to the Quanzhou prefect. Secondly, she was also curious about the coffee shop, which is rare. Opportunities will naturally come and sit.It turned out that this trip was not in vain. Women from all over the world gathered here, wearing fashionable European costumes in the [-]th century, elegant, exquisite, gorgeous and extravagant.

Through the back door, under the ivy shelf, Scarlett has already greeted her.

"I kept Madam waiting for a long time." Lin Qingjun went up to hold the other party's hand first, avoiding the other party's salute, after all, her identity would be lost if she did so.She still wants to play quietly for a day.

The two sat on the white elegant table and chairs under the ivy. The waitress brought coffee and some European desserts. Lin Qingjun asked the other party to get a copy of the latest newspaper.Although Scarlett was also used to socializing in China, but the identities of the people she faced were different after all, and she wanted something from others, so she was unavoidably nervous. Seeing her reading the newspaper, she told her about some European news.Many of those things were never reported in the newspapers. Lin Qingyun listened to them with great interest, and found a trace of the wheel of history.This feeling is really strange.

Lin Qingjun sipped coffee and casually chatted with him, the afternoon sun seemed not so hot anymore.The mocha coffee in this store is very fragrant, and a small amount of chocolate is added to the mocha coffee beans, which is different from the fancy mocha drunk in modern times.

The atmosphere was getting better, and Scarlett tentatively mentioned what her husband wanted to find out.

"His Royal Highness, I am sorry for one fact. Our merchant ship returns to Europe this time, and my husband and I will go back together. I am afraid we will not come again in the near future, and we will not be able to bring anything for Her Royal Highness in the future. This is my husband and I. As an apology, Your Royal Highness, please accept it." Scarlett pushed a silver chiseled flower jewelry box.

Lin Qingyun glanced at her, didn't pick up the box, and asked casually, "Why is this? Is there a delay in the country?"

Scarlett hesitated to speak: "It's my husband. The arrest of the merchant ship last time frightened him. He heard the news that the political situation here is not stable recently, and he was afraid of being implicated. We are foreign businessmen after all. , Lawrence is reluctant to give up the route, but family is more important."

Sure enough, Tu Yan hit the mark!

Lin Qingyun frowned slightly, and said after a long while: "You are just foreign businessmen, what has anything to do with the political situation of this dynasty? Well, you stay for two days, and I will ask the prince what he means."

Scarlett's eyes lit up, and she quickly smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Royal Highness, if you can keep this route, you and Prince Pure will be the benefactors of our Lawrence family."

Two days later, Lin Qingyun came to the cafe as usual and told Scarlet about Tu Yan's plan earlier.After hearing this, Scarlett replied the next day.After all, it was only leading the way for merchant ships from the east. Although it may have divided their own interests, Prince Chun said that the merchant ships here only transported government-run goods except for tea. Ordinary merchant ships can't get it at all.

Tu Yan dared to use government-run things to go overseas for trade. He had an idea when he met the Qi family in Jiuhua Mountain earlier. He wrote a secret document and went to Beijing to present it to the emperor. When he arrived in Quanzhou, he got the emperor's approval.The emperor agreed to his proposal, but let him run it secretly, and it is not appropriate to make it public for the time being, but the emperor will order people to prepare the official things for him, and Yan will take care of other things by himself.

Tu Yan had such thoughts and did not seek his own benefit, so he dared to speak out to the emperor, saying that this move was beneficial to the country and could increase the national treasury savings.The emperor has been on the throne for many years, and there is not much money in the treasury. It is not enough. The emperor has no money and cannot do many things.Seeing that some people were restless, the emperor was wondering where to get some money, and happened to see Tu Yan's booklet.The various risks and benefits of an ocean trade trip were described in detail in the booklet, and the emperor was moved almost on the spot.Foreign merchant ships dare to travel across the ocean, so why not their ships?It's strange that the ocean trade is so prosperous, and the profits in it are surprisingly huge.

After finishing this matter, Lin Qingjun still came out frequently, not limited to meeting Scarlett.

She asked Scarlett to introduce the wives of several large merchant ships, and only said that she wanted to chat about foreign news, and by the way, buy some foreign goods and send them back to Beijing.Although Scarlett had only just come to the East, Lawrence had a wide range of contacts, and Scarlett quickly became acquainted with the wives of several major foreign ship merchants who often traveled to and from Quanzhou.

Seeing that Lin Qingyun was so interested, he proposed: "If Her Royal Highness is willing, I will hold an afternoon tea party and invite them to come and see Her Royal Highness."

During the period, the magistrate's wife also came to invite her twice, but Lin Qingyun refused, not afraid that the other party would know about her low-key going out.After all, in the eyes of those people, she is just a princess who likes foreign things and doesn't get along well with others.

Today, I went to the tea party held by Scarlett, and I got a lot of rewards. As soon as I came back, I heard the magistrate's wife ask for an audience.

Tu Yan didn't go out today, and had been waiting for her to come back to hear the news. When he heard that Madam Fu had come again, he couldn't help frowning: "It's too kind. Your attitude is here. Besides, I haven't participated in politics. Can help Du Sheng, why is she so close to you?"

"It's always profitable." Now she has really realized that the magistrate's wife is completely useless, and if there are benefits, she is also very patient in planning. achieve something.According to Tu Yan's recount of Du Sheng's disposition, the magistrate's wife is the dominant person in getting along with him. One can imagine how powerful this person is.

Mrs. Zhifu came here with her daughter-in-law. This young Grandma Du is completely different from Mrs. Zhifu. She is said to be from a scholarly family. She is beautiful but very shy. open mouth.

The prefect's wife brought a lot of things, and said humbly: "My wife knows that the princess likes western things. There are many foreign ships in Quanzhou, and there are also many western things. The things are not expensive, and I can pick the best ones first. The princess Of course there are good things in Beijing, but these Western ones are a thing, just interesting to watch."

When Lin Qingyun looked at it, there was a small chime clock on the table, a gilded bicycle boat, a box of pocket watches, and several bolts of foreign materials: scarlet feather yarn, feather satin, bird gold, duoluo, and shearling, etc. Diverse, all are the best among foreign tributes.If you look at it in Quanzhou, it is really convenient to buy these. The quality is slightly more expensive, but it is much cheaper than buying them in the capital.As the saying goes, things are rare and expensive, and these things might not be so precious in Europe, just like silk tea from the East, which traveled across the ocean to Europe, and immediately became popular among European aristocrats and royal families.

"It's not a year or a festival, why do you prepare so many gifts? I didn't come all the way to beg for things." Lin Qingyun glanced at her, her expression was still as indifferent as usual.

Originally, she was wary of people giving gifts, and the magistrate's wife is so considerate. If the gifts were western paintings or books, it would be considered a good choice. She had already agreed with the foreign ladies about these decorations and asked them to choose from their own. She picked out the best eucalyptus from the goods and sent them over. She didn't say to buy them with silver, but only exchanged them with materials such as official kiln porcelain or official gauze.If they really take money, those people will not dare to accept it, and they will not accept it. If it is barter, those ladies who love beauty will not be willing to refuse, it is not easy to get these.

The magistrate's wife laughed and said: "The princess is joking, it's just a thought of the minister's wife, for the princess to enjoy when she is bored. If it is a New Year's gift, this is really too simple."

It seemed that the other party was simply giving gifts, and the other party left without saying a word.

Lin Qingyun ignored it, and directly told Tu Yan the news he had obtained from the Western businessman.

After hearing this, Tu Yan was not surprised: "It is expected that what happened at the beginning was not an exception. When the emperor punished them earlier, those people restrained a little. Maybe they were waiting and watching, and they were waiting for the news to pass."

What Tu Yan secretly investigated did not go very well, because those people really restrained their activities, and the outside contacts were basically cut off.Tu Yan had no choice but to watch half a month pass by. After staying for a long time, it was inevitable that someone would react. In desperation, after a night of rain, Tu Yan fell ill.The magistrate and others all came to visit him, but Tu Yan didn't see him at all. Outsiders could only see the smell of herbs wafting in the hotel every day, and the kitchen bought all the meat and meat to make vegetarian dishes, and they became less suspicious of Tu Yan's illness.At the same time, Lin Qingyun, as the princess, also stopped traveling and partying outside, and served soup and medicine in front of the bed every day.

Of course, the above are all for outsiders to see, but in fact, the two of them are very comfortable talking about poetry and painting every day.

After five or six days like this, a person came in suddenly. Although Lin Qingyun didn't remember the name of this person, he knew that he was one of the guards of the palace.After listening to the report, Tu Yan waved his hand to order him to retreat, followed by a general who bent his lips and said with a smile: "We found it."

Lin Qingyun also let out a sigh of relief, "Then do you still want to stay here?"

"Stay for two more days."

At the same time, the news was released to the outside world, only saying that Prince Chun's condition was in remission.The magistrate and others came to greet him again, and Tu Yan met Du Sheng.When Du Sheng came to the small courtyard, he saw Tu Yan half lying on the chair, leaning on the soft pillow, his complexion was slightly pale, his spirit was weak, and he looked like he had just recovered from a serious illness.

After Du Sheng left, Lin Qingyun came out from the room, ordered Bailu to fetch water, and personally scrubbed his face.This kind of trick is enough to fool Du Sheng. After all, Tu Yan is the prince. Du Sheng dare not look at him sharply, and he can't see any abnormalities at all with a glance.

Tu Yan lay on his body with his face upturned, allowing her to gently wipe his face. A jade bracelet on those snow-white wrists swayed slightly, and a faint fragrance wafted from his sleeves.He couldn't help but shift his gaze to her face. Her plain face was like a hibiscus coming out of clear water. Looking at it from such a close distance, her skin was still white and tender, like a peeled egg, and her bright red lips were slightly pursed. , delicate and fragrant.

Lin Qingjun was about to get up, when she suddenly felt that there was something on her lips, and it was Tu Yan who reached out and pressed her lips, the look in his eyes was focused and hot.

"It's finished." Lin Qingyun panicked for no reason, and turned to leave.

But Tu Yan grabbed her wrist and looked at her with a smile: "I don't have much energy right now, I want to sleep but can't sleep, Weiqing read to me."

Lin Qingyun was immediately angry and funny, and put the ambiguous and embarrassing idea behind her: "The prince is really good at calling people..." The rest of the words came to an abrupt end, because Tu Yan suddenly grabbed her, hugged her full, The warm breath of the other party brushed her face, she only felt her cheeks were red and hot, her heart was beating like a drum, she wanted to get up, but she didn't know why she didn't move.

"I haven't hugged you yet." Tu Yan's slightly sighing voice reached his ears, causing a tingling numbness.

"Isn't it too heavy?" After a while, Lin Qingyun pushed him away, and was embarrassed to look at him while sitting aside.He took the book he hadn't finished reading earlier from the table, opened the page with the bookmark, and read it softly.

Tu Yan stared at her profile, and sighed slightly in his heart: She will not be ready until June next year, and she has always felt that time is fast, but this is the first time that time feels so slow.

Two days later, the group was sent off by the magistrate and other officials, boarded a boat and left Quanzhou.Before leaving, all the officials gave presents, and there were also gifts from several foreign wives Lin Qingyun just met, which filled several large boxes, plus the local and foreign goods she bought earlier, there were too many things.She reckoned that she would definitely buy them again when she arrived in Guangzhou. After all, it costs a lot to socialize, and these foreign goods are very decent as a gift. Moreover, the sisters of the Zhuang family and the Jia family she knew have all left the cabinet in the past few years, so some things also need to be bought. Get ready.Of course, most of them are prepared for Daiyu. Although there are still three years before Daiyu gets married, preparations should be made earlier.

It's nearly August, and when the big ship docks in Guangzhou, it doesn't feel cool, but it's still extremely hot.

With the experience of Ningbo and Quanzhou, Tu Yan is quite familiar with it, so he stopped in the name of sightseeing.All the officials in Guangzhou met, but they did not see the king of Nan'an. Afterwards, they learned that the king of Nan'an led his troops to the sea for drills a few days ago, and he might not come back for ten days and a half months.

The two of them were not in a hurry to do anything, they just rested for the first two days, and walked around the hotel, as if they really came to visit.

It was only when I arrived in Guangzhou that I realized that there were more foreign merchants here, and the boats came and went more frequently. Most of them were from countries along the West Sea, and not all of them used strong ships.Lin Qingyun couldn't help but think about Hong Kong, which is prosperous in future generations, I'm afraid it's still a barren land right now.I looked at the map of Guangzhou on the boat earlier, and there is Xin'an County in it, which is probably the predecessor of Hong Kong.She saw Tuyan draw two circles on the location of Xin'an County, and said to her: "This place is close to Guangzhou and has a special geographical location. If it can develop, it will definitely be another new port. It can also share the pressure of Guangzhou Port.”

At this time, he didn't expect that someone would come to seize Xin'an County. After all, this place is not an isolated island, and the imperial court will not tolerate someone who is ambitious.Right now, it is naturally peaceful, but who knows what will happen in a hundred years?So Lin Qingyun has always supported his ideas and supported him to strengthen the navy.

Tu Yan led her to a tall building near the river, watching thousands of boats scrambling in the distance, and the big ships sailed away, gradually disappearing at the end of the sea.

"Foreigners say that the world we live in is a round ball, and they call it the earth. When a ship sails to the end of the sea and disappears, it doesn't fall, but it goes to the other side of the earth, which is invisible to the human eye. The location. The geocentric theory and the heliocentric theory are really interesting when you think about it.” Tu Yan is open-minded, and he quickly accepts foreign things and analyzes them himself, often fascinated by them.

He often feels that the world is so vast, and what he can see and know is really limited. If he is only trapped in one corner, what's the point of sitting on the whole world?Perhaps the princes were born destined to fight for power and profit for the rest of their lives. Whether they are active or passive, their status determines their future.Tu Yan is different. He lost his position as early as he was a child. From the fear, resentment, and despair at the beginning to the indifference now, he has no ambition for the throne, and his natural ambition of being a prince is no longer in the court. .