The sun shines brightly, and the blue waves are rippling.
The awakened Lu Yan sat in the cabin, holding his forehead with one hand, and turned his head to look at Shen Zhen, who was almost empty, and then his heart tightened again.
There was silence all around, but the two words she said in the dream came from her ears—
"It's my fault, it's my ignorance."
"The seventh day of the third month is my grandmother's death day."
When she woke up from the big dream, Lu Yan went to see her again, and her heart was suddenly bitter.
It is said that bystanders are clear, and this is true. When he looks at himself and her in his previous life from the perspective of a bystander, he can fully guess what kind of despair she must have been when she said those two words.
Lu Yan took a deep breath and pressed his forehead irritably.
When Shen Zhenzheng opened his eyes, Lu Yan had already put on his clothes and returned to his usual splendid appearance. Shen Zhen didn't drink too much alcohol yesterday, so it wasn't a hangover, so she knew very well what had happened.
However, without the shelter of the night, without the smell of alcohol, all kinds of yesterday have become unbearable memories.
Shen Zhen clenched the corner of his clothes and couldn't help but examine himself: Shen Zhen, Shen Zhen, you have lived in Hou's mansion for more than ten years. Have you all been reserved and upbred and thrown into the lake to feed the fish
I have to say that when people feel guilty, they can't help but recall the person they are most in awe of. No, an idea automatically popped up in Shen Zhen's mind - if her appearance was known to the eldest sister...
I'm afraid it's going to be slapped into meat.
Lu Yan looked down at the worried and annoyed expression on the little girl's face, how could she not know what she was thinking
He sat down, reached out and patted her buttocks, "It's time to get up."
Shen Zhen couldn't help but snorted because of his actions, but those beautiful eyes kept avoiding looking at him.
On the other hand, Lu Yan stretched out his hand and rubbed Shen Zhen Xibai's ankle repeatedly, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, as if to say: Yesterday, when you put your feet on my shoulders, I never saw you so shy. .
Shen Zhen still didn't look at him.
Lu Yan was helpless, so he reached out and hugged her, but Shen Zhen's legs were still hurting, and she couldn't help making a "hiss" when he touched her.
He rubbed her messy hair, frowned and said, "Is it so painful, let me see." After that, he slapped her knee with a serious face.
Shen Zhen was shocked by his action, and immediately removed his hand, bent over to pick up the long jacket that fell to the side, and hurriedly put it on himself, the whole movement was done in one go, "I'm fine, my lord. "
Seeing her like this, Lu Yan didn't reluctantly, so he let go, "then sit up straight, and I'll help you tie your hair." There was no comb in the painting boat, but fortunately Shen Zhen's hair was smooth and shiny, so it wouldn't get knotted. , Lu Yan casually smoothed it twice, and then returned to the satin-like appearance of yesterday.
Shen Zhen was fiddled with honestly by him, but whenever his fingertips passed through his hair and touched his scalp, he would feel a tingling sensation in his heart.
After Lu Yan helped her fix it, she asked her in a light tone, "Are you hungry?"
Shen Zhen turned to look at his clear and solemn face, and suddenly understood a truth. Most of the men who looked serious on the surface were not credible.
Her eyes changed here, which immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of the man.
Lu Yan sneered: "Why do you look at me like this?" With Shen Zhen's eyes that can't hide anything, he can read anything from it.
Shen Zhen quickly looked away and whispered, "No, I'm really hungry."
The boat slowly docked, and Lu Yan took Shen Zhen off the boat.
There are many restaurants near the twenty-fourth bridge, but the most famous one is Qiuyinglou.
The meals in Qiuyinglou are not only delicious, but also exquisite and interesting. Even if it is a very ordinary bowl of white porridge, the side of the bowl will be decorated with seasonal flowers, making people feel happy. Of course, the price of such a bowl of white porridge is three times higher than that of an ordinary porridge shop.
Although some people say that the things of Qiuyinglou are flashy, it does not affect the large number of rich children who come here.
Entering Qiuying Building, Shen Zhen followed Lu Yan to the second-floor wing.
Maybe she was hit a bit hard last night, and she couldn't help slowing down when she was going up the stairs. The man looked back at her and felt guilty, so he came to support her waist.
Shen Zhen hurriedly patted the back of his hand. Now that she is dressed as a man, isn't he afraid of causing criticism when he does such a move
Lu Yan's hands tightened, and he said lightly, "Whoever likes to watch will watch." As a person, he has never cared about other people's opinions.
After Shen Zhen sat down, he heard the shopkeeper shouting, "Second floor wing, greet the distinguished guests."
After a while, twelve dishes of different sizes appeared in front of Shen Zhen. As the saying goes, Jinzun sake is worth 10,000 yuan, and the jade plate is precious and worth 10,000 yuan. The sweet and sour fish in Qiuyinglou is all made of jade plates made by carp leaping over the dragon gate.
Rao was Shen Zhen who had no appetite when he woke up in the morning, and his eyes also lit up.
Lu Yan watched the wooden chopsticks in her hand keep moving, and couldn't help thinking of how she was picky eaters before. She really was a big eater.
After a while, the wooden chopsticks stopped.
Seeing that he had stopped, Shen Zhen felt embarrassed to continue eating. She looked at the brown sugar cakes, drunk shrimps and taro dumplings that hadn't moved much, and said angrily, "I'm done eating too."
Lu Yan saw through her and said, "Eat more if you like it, we should go too."
When Shen Zhen heard his "it's time to go", she couldn't help her expression. She knew that "it's time to go" did not mean to leave the restaurant, but that they were leaving Yangzhou.
The two walked out of the Qiuying Building and hurriedly searched for a carriage.
On the way back to Luyuan Garden, Shen Zhen stretched out her hand and lifted the curtain of the car, and looked back at the lively streets and alleys of Yangzhou. It was beautiful here, but she didn't belong here.
Lu Yan glanced at her, then turned the wrench in his hand, and said, "Like it here?"
His voice was so soft that Shen Zhen almost couldn't hear it clearly.
It's true that Shen Zhen doesn't like Yangzhou much. No matter how prosperous Yangzhou is, what does it have to do with her? It's just that this "leisure" day gave her a moment of respite, a lady who was about to "drown" in Chang'an.
Lu Yan reached out and brushed the broken hair on her temples for her, and then said, "In another year, I may have to go out, and then I will take you to other places for a walk."
As soon as the voice fell, Shen Zhen's heart suddenly froze. She didn't dare to show resistance, so she smiled back and followed his words: "Where will your lord go?"
Lu Yan said quietly: "Who knows, maybe it's Jingzhou, maybe it's Luoyang."
While listening to him, Shen Zhen clenched the small hand that fell on her knee. She suddenly understood that he had no intention of letting her go at all.
His tone seemed soft, but he didn't give her the right to choose. For a while, she was suddenly a little confused, as if she was walking on a road with no end in sight. She had no way of knowing what would be waiting for her next. , it is also impossible to know how long this outer room will be done.
Suddenly, she remembered what Tangyue had said to her, "Young lady doesn't know, in fact, there are quite a few men in the outer room in our capital. Some noble people are fond of the new and hate the old. After passing it off, some people really like the feeling of hugging from side to side, one at home and one outside, without affecting each other, but there are also men who are easily emotional, and after a long time, they will bring the outer room into the house. "Tang Yue wanted to imply that Shen Zhen, their son-in-law, was the last one.
However, what Tang Yue said was different from what he and she said.
The relationship between them is much more complicated than an unseen outside affair. It is hidden in the middle of the night, hidden at the bottom of the lake, not talking about the future, this is the best, isn't it
The sound of the carriage suddenly stopped, interrupting Shen Zhen's thoughts.
After getting off the carriage, Lu Yan went to the study, while Shen Zhen walked towards Chunxi Hall.
After a few steps, he turned to look at her back, his eyes were dark and unclear, but he just tried a random sentence and got the answer.
She was really reluctant to follow him.
He has only heard of the kind of outer room with a deep inner city, who deliberately got a child and threatened to enter the palace with Zizi, but he has never seen her like this, wearing a contraceptive sachet with him, for fear of having nothing to do with him.
Lu Yan resisted the urge to educate her, and calmly walked into the study.
Inside the study.
Yang Zong handed over a few account books, and then said: "Master, this is our account book for transporting and selling salt. All the money presented is used here." After that, Yang Zong took out another one from behind. The paper was handed to Lu Yan.
On the paper is written - iron powder, coke, fluorite, refractory clay, refractory bricks, mud for iron mouth, rice husks.
These are all things for smelting iron.
Lu Yan leaned against the back of his chair, put his hand on the table, rubbed the evidence handed by Yang Zong, and recalled the words of the saint in the dream yesterday, and couldn't help but mutter: "It's really the same." , Sure enough, they are all used to smelt iron and hoard private soldiers.
But who is it? The third prince, or the sixth prince
According to the words of the saint in the dream, the evidence and account books were all set on fire.
Yes, it was the ship that burned.
Thinking of this, Lu Yan quickly raised his head and said, "Is the boat ready for Shangyuan Festival?"
Yang Zong nodded quickly and said, "Everything is ready."
Lu Yan thought for a moment before saying, "Let's go to prepare horses, maybe, we can't go either by waterway or official road." Those dreams of him were not just dreams for a long time.
Yang Zong asked suspiciously, "Master, but we have shown a clue?" After leaving Yangzhou City, he did not take the waterway or the official road, and he was afraid that he would make a big bend.
Lu Yan shook his head and said, "In order to make sure nothing goes wrong, by the way, how is the trial of the people we sent to the temple?"
"Nie Yuan has recruited everything, but he is not allowed to reuse Zhao Shishi, and most of what he said are irrelevant things. As for Pang Shu, he refused to say anything at first, but in desperation, Lord Zhou gave him medicine. He just revealed the location of the account book." Yang Zong paused and whispered, "According to what he said, the account book is in the county office."
County government.
If you are not in the governor's house, you can only act separately.
After a long while, Lu Yan said: "Seven and eight are sent to guard the county office, and we will act together on the Shangyuan Festival."
"Yes."
—
While holding the lantern, Lu Yan walked out of the study. He looked at the door of Chunxi Hall, but did not go in for a long time.
On the other hand, Shen Zhen waited for him to arrive at Hai, and when he saw that he had not returned, he acquiesced that he was busy and went back to the couch alone.
Immediately afterwards, Lu Yan saw that the light in Zhi Zhe's window was off.
The light and shadow disappeared, and he suddenly thought of his mother, a sleep-seeking person like Princess Jing'an, who would wait for his father to come home no matter how late it was for ten years.
Such an ordinary scene, to him, was forced.
Lu Yan laughed at himself, he thought too much about many things, and he thought wrong.