Ye Jiao heard that Ye Pingrong was coming back, so she was going to go back in a carriage.
The shopkeeper of the shop, who was kneeling to thank Huangen's mighty shop, stood up numbly, trotted after him, with a smile on his face: "Second Young Mistress, if there is an emergency, I will send the materials to the house, just in time for my wife to follow, and give Second young lady, how about tailoring?"
Ye Jiao thinks this is good, saves time and effort, and feels good in her heart, she still asks: "Isn't it troublesome?"
"No trouble, no trouble, the second young lady is a regular customer, so we should send it to the door."
If someone else asked them to come to the door, the shopkeeper would definitely want to scold him with a smile on his face, but the Qi family is different. This is a famously wealthy family, especially Qi Ershao's house. Don't be stingy, let alone deliver it to the door, even if he pulls all the precious materials in the shop by car for Ye Jiao to choose, he is happy.
Ye Jiao saw that they were so attentive, so she nodded and nodded.
Then, she lightly lifted her skirt and placed it on the carriage, her expression always calm and calm, her gestures dignified.
But as soon as they got on the carriage and the curtain fell, blocking the eyes of outsiders, the little ginseng stopped holding the shelf and said eagerly to Xiao Su: "Go tell Tiezi to hurry up the carriage."
Xiao Su responded, opened the curtain and said a few words.
After that, the carriage ran all the way, and rushed back to Qi's house half a column of incense earlier than usual.
As soon as she entered the front hall, Ye Jiao saw Qi Yun and Ye Pingrong sitting inside.
The first thing Ye Jiao did was to look left and right: "Where's my sister-in-law, haven't you come back?"
Even though Ye Pingrong and Hua Ning were already engaged, this was the first time that Ye Jiao called her sister-in-law.
No matter how tall and strong a man is when he hears the name of his sweetheart, he will be a little shy, Ye Family Dalang can't help but cough: "She is still in the capital, and won't be able to come out in recent months." As if to change the topic, Ye Pingrong took out "This is the gift she asked me to bring to you."
Ye Jiao walked over to take the box, and then bowed to Ye Pingrong: "Brother, be well."
This seemed to be the first time Ye Jiao had greeted Ye Pingrong in such a serious manner. Ye Pingrong hurriedly stood up and returned the salute in a dignified manner.
But after sitting down, Ye Pingrong said: "We don't need to be so divided. These days in the capital, it's not to let others worship or worship others, and the waist will be exhausted. Fortunately, I have been promoted."
Qi Yun was holding a tea cup when he heard the words and looked at Ye Pingrong: "Big brother seems to like being an official?"
Ye Pingrong replied very cheerfully: "Since you are an official, you must be a high official. Otherwise, the capital is full of officials and nobles. When you are a small official, you have to greet someone who is a senior, which is very troublesome."
Qi Yun was stunned when he heard the words, and then the corners of his mouth curled up.
This is the first time I heard that being an official is to be rude, and this eldest brother in my family is also very different.
Ye Jiao opened the box that Hua Ning gave her, and saw that it was divided into several compartments, and it was full of flower tins.
It's all made of gold foil, and it looks golden and shiny.
Seeing that, Xiao Su, who was on the side, thought to herself that the last time she saw the second young grandmother, she shot two gold ingots, and now it is a box of gold foil, which is really not bad.
Ye Pingrong put down the tea cup and said, "These days, the capital is indeed a little different."
Qi Yun raised his glasses, and Tie Zi pulled Xiao Su away knowingly, and the two stood guarding at the door.
In the room, Ye Pingrong continued: "The saint was relatively stable after he ascended the throne. Originally, the queen was crazy. Later, after the death of the first emperor, he chose Liang to commit suicide. The saint, Rende, asked her to be buried with the ceremony of the empress dowager. Now it is peaceful. many."
Ye Jiao didn't understand this, but she didn't feel anything.
But Qi Yun was different. From some odds and ends, Qi Yun felt that Duan Wang's succession to the throne was far from smooth.
The eldest prince forced the palace to rebel and committed suicide.
However, the second prince and sixth prince died suddenly, and the queen went mad. It would not make sense to say that it was only because of Chu Chengyun's good luck.
Taking ten thousand steps back, that person can't even touch Guanpu, where did the luck come from
Mostly someone worked hard inside, leveling all the obstacles in front of Chu Chengyun and paving the way for him.
It may be Prime Minister Meng, or it may be General Guo, no matter who it is, it is finally considered to have sent King Duan to the throne.
But these Qi Yun were just thinking about it in his heart, and his face was not revealed at all.
After all, the emperor was far away, and what happened in the palace had nothing to do with them. After all, King Duan's succession was a good thing, and the next one had nothing to do with Qi Yun, and it was nothing to think about.
Ye Jiao asked with a smile, "Brother, do you want to stay longer this time?"
Ye Pingrong shook his head: "I won't stay for too long. There are still things to deal with in the capital, and Hua Ning has to choose a mansion. There are many things. His Majesty only allowed me to leave the capital for ten days, by the way," Ye Pingrong seemed to be suddenly As if thinking about it, he took out a cloth bag from his sleeve, "This is for Xu Bao."
This cloth bag is far less refined than the box just now, and the edges of the indigo-blue cloth are a little rough, so it looks like someone has used it.
Ye Pingrong said: "There was a box outside, it was very beautiful, but I was in a hurry and squeezed the box on the way. Fortunately, the contents inside were intact and very important, so I brought it with me."
Qi Yun stretched out his hand to take it, opened it and said, "Is this what Big Brother prepared for Xu Bao?"
Ye Pingrong smiled: "No, it was given by the sage, and it was said that the sage brought it with him when he was a child."
Qi Yun: …
This imperial gift came so suddenly that Qi Yun really didn't know what expression to make.
Hearing Ye Pingrong again: "Don't throw away this veil, it's also from the Holy One, and it's a royal thing to some extent."
As soon as these words came out, Qi Yun felt that his fingers were cramping.
Ye Jiao was also a little surprised. Even though the little ginseng was a half-way monk in the matter of being a human being, she also knew that the emperor was very big.
She can't tell how big it is, anyway, the husband said it was very big, that is, it was very big.
As a result, the things he gave were wrapped in cloth and stuffed
Ye Jiao couldn't help but bring it over and saw a longevity lock lying on the blue cloth.
It is exquisitely crafted and has a smart style. There is also a unicorn on it, but it is a little more naive than the ordinary unicorn, and it looks very cute.
Ye Jiao picked it up and shook it: "It's so beautiful."
Ye Pingrong smiled and said: "Well, this is what the sage asked me to choose. I think it looks good, and it's coming."
Then Qi Yun put away the longevity lock. If he usually got something from the imperial gift, he would have to kneel down and thank him, but this little thing was sent wrapped in cloth, which really made people wonder how to thank him.
At this moment, someone trotted in from outside, in a hurry, with a smile on his face, but tried his best to lower his voice and say something to Tie Zi.
Hearing this, Tie Zi turned around and entered the house, and said to Qi Yun, "Master, I'm overjoyed, the third master has ordered the desk!"
As soon as the news came out, Qi Yun felt that his heart was beaten again, and he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
It wasn't until Qi Yun and Ye Jiao brought them back to the yard that he slowed down, pulling Ye Jiao and saying, "If this happy event doesn't come, it won't come.
Ye Jiao also had time to ask him: "I just heard what the big brother said about Xiao Sanyuan, what does it mean?"
Qi Yun explained it carefully to her.
The ordinary imperial examinations are for the name of the scholar-officials, and when they have the name of scholars, they can seriously enter the threshold of the examinations.
If you want to get this title, you must first pass the county test, the prefectural test, and the hospital test.
Among them, the top names in these three games are all called case heads. If they can get three cases in a row, they are called small three yuan.
There are only a few who can get the title of Xiaosanyuan from the change of the dynasty to the present, and they can be counted on one hand.
In addition to skill, luck is also indispensable.
Ye Jiao couldn't help but said, "This is a big happy event."
With a sincere smile on Qi Yun's face, he nodded and said, "Yes, it's a big happy event, but we can't celebrate it now, or my parents will have to put on a water table for three days, and I can't wait for the whole world to know about it."
What he said was not an exaggeration. After all, his third younger brother really added luster to the family. At the same time, he was also the first scholar in the three generations of the Qi family.
This is a happy event, I am afraid that Qi Ming has now become a household name in eight villages.
But Qi Yun said again: "It's okay if you can't celebrate, save the ostentation, our family is really too eye-catching recently, it's better to keep a low profile."
As he said that, Qi Yun remembered the longevity lock that Ye Pingrong had just brought back.
Taking out the cloth bag, the man thought for a while and put the longevity lock on Ye Jiao's hand.
Ye Jiao turned her head and wanted to put it on Xu Bao.
But Qi Yun gave her a hand: "Lock this in the box."
Ye Jiao was a little surprised: "Don't let Xu Bao wear it?"
Qi Yun smiled: "This is a gift from the royal family. It's better to keep it well. This thing can be safe at a critical moment."
The little ginseng blinked: "It's more effective than the peace talisman?"
"Yes, more than Ping An Fuling."
After all, the Ping An Talisman can't save lives, but since this longevity lock belongs to Chu Chengyun, it can really save lives. If you take it out, even an official will bow down.
I think Chu Chengyun also knew this, so he gave them the longevity lock. Even if Qi Yun saw that the lock didn't look like an old object, he should have just said it casually when he was a child, but as long as this thing is there, the Qi family Just an extra layer of protection.
Looking at it, it was just an object, but in fact, it gave the Qi family a reassurance to keep their family safe.
Qi Yun thought about it, and smiled unconsciously.
His own Xu Bao probably really followed Ye Jiao and was very fortunate.
A few days later, it was Xu Bao's birthday banquet.
It's not a big deal, it's just a drink with someone you know, but the Qi family is not willing to show off, but others have already spread the word.
Not only did he say that Qi Erlang was lucky, like a god of wealth holding a cornucopia, he did what to make money, but also said that Qi Sanlang Wenquxing was reincarnated, otherwise how could he be so smooth
Later, the rumors became more and more outrageous, and it was all kinds of compliments, I wish I could boast.
And at Xubao's birthday banquet, the weather was calm outside, and there was no movement at all, but everyone knew that the Qi family had a happy event.
Even the Qi family's shop discounted the wine by half on this day, and people were queuing early.
When Ye Bao followed Ye Er's sister-in-law to the school, he was passing by outside the shop, and he couldn't help but pause to look over there.
Ye Er's sister-in-law reached out and patted him: "What are you looking at? Hurry up, if you go too late, Mr. will scold you again."
Ye Bao followed, looking back as he walked.
After leaving the town, Ye Baocai asked, "Mother, is this aunt's family having a wedding?"
Ye Er's sister-in-law can't hear about Ye Jiao's good things the most. Even though she now recognizes that Ye Erlang is not a thing, Ye Er's sister-in-law still doesn't have the slightest impression of Ye Jiao.
It's just that the second sister-in-law Ye won't say what she said before.
I used to think that Ye Jiao was an oil bottle, but that was because the second sister-in-law Ye was thinking of Ye Erlang wholeheartedly and held him tight everywhere, so she robbed Ye Dalang of everything that Ye Dalang had left for Ye Jiao. In the end, only Ye Jiao wore the gold bracelet. Married, there is nothing next to it.
But now, Ye Er's sister-in-law treats Ye Erlang with a cold heart, and she couldn't fight for him before, but she doesn't care about anything.
But Ye's second sister-in-law is still jealous of Ye Jiao in her heart, but she doesn't say this to Ye Bao, now that Ye Bao has memorized things, and has learned a lot in private school, she is full of great truths, but Ye's second sister-in-law said that he would not talk about it at all, just said : "What aunt, she's already married, and the family is divided, so it has nothing to do with us."
Ye Bao looked at the second sister-in-law Ye, hesitated for a while and said, "But Mr. said, blood is thicker than water, and it's a good thing for my aunt to live well."
Ye Erlang was stunned for a moment, and his footsteps also paused: "What?"
Ye Bao said softly, "I think it's fine, and I'm happy when my aunt is healed."
This sentence made the second sister-in-law Ye feel bitter.
She didn't know whether it was better to scold Ye Bao for not distinguishing between inside and outside, or to scold him for talking nonsense, but Ye Er's sister-in-law didn't say anything in the end, just said: "You think it's your business, don't tell me."
Ye Bao saw that the second sister-in-law Ye's face was not good, so he didn't say anything, and instead asked: "Dad hasn't come back for several days, mother, won't you look for it this time?"
Ye Er's sister-in-law's expression was a little cold and hard: "Why bother with him? If something happens, he will definitely come back and ask for money. Don't worry about him."
Now, the two of them are just making do with each other.
It's just that Ye Er's sister-in-law used to live her life as her life, but now she drinks life as a bitter medicine.
I can't see any vitality every day, which is very boring.
But they can't be separated, they can't be separated, it's not that the yamen doesn't allow peace, but they have no confidence to make peace.
The reputation that has been ruined, there is really no other way than to make do with it.
As for how Lu walked to death, Ye Er's sister-in-law herself didn't understand. She just clenched Ye Bao's hand tightly, then pulled him forward, and left as if fleeing, leaving all the praise for the Qi family behind. behind.
However, Xu Bao, the protagonist of this anniversary banquet, did not have much energy. He was a man who liked to laugh, but didn't like many people. He suddenly saw so many strangers and just wanted to hide in Ye Jiao's arms.
Fortunately, most of the people invited are close, and they will not deliberately tease and scare the children. Xu Bao just showed his face and was taken back to sleep.
Qi Ming was not so lucky, and was surrounded by people. One asked for a calligraphy, the other asked for an object.
And the female relatives invited by Ye Jiao laughed even more. The invitation cards they were holding were all written by Qi Ming. Even if they didn't believe that Wen Quxing came to the world, Qi Ming has now become a master scholar. , is able to eat imperial food, take this post back and put it under the pillows of your own children, so that they can also feel the fairy spirit of the master scholar.
Ye Pingrong, like ordinary guests, drinks tea, eats vegetables, and is very happy, no one knows that this person has become a fifth-rank Beijing official.
Ye Pingrong was about to leave when the guests were all gone in the evening.
Ye Jiao had coaxed Xu Bao to sleep. Knowing that Ye Pingrong was leaving, she came out to see him off and asked, "Why are you in such a hurry?"
Ye Pingrong looked at his sister with a smile, probably just had two sips of wine, his face was a little red, but he looked very refreshed: "I'm busy in the capital, I have to rush back overnight, I have to rush back to the next one. I went back before the meeting."
Ye Jiao couldn't help tugging at Qi Yun's cuff, and Qi Yun took her by the shoulders and said, "It's okay, in a few years our shop will be able to open to the capital, and when the elder brother and Princess Hua Ning get married, we will still be there. I'm going to the ceremony."
Hearing this, Ye Pingrong couldn't help but touched his face, and then said, "This is natural, I must invite my younger sister and brother-in-law to go."
Ye Jiao nodded and said to Ye Pingrong, "Then eldest brother, be careful all the way."
"Don't worry, I will."
Qi Yun said, "I'll send him off, Jiao Niang, go back first."
"I'll wait for you here." After speaking, Ye Jiao stood on tiptoe and kissed Qi Yun's lips lightly.
This is what they must do every time they separate, Xiaosu and Tiezi are not surprised.
On the other hand, Ye Pingrong stared at it for a while, with some confusion in his eyes.
When he led the horse and Qi Yun out of the gate of Qi's house and approached the entrance of the alley, Ye Pingrong sighed suddenly.
Qi Yun couldn't help looking at him: "What's wrong?"
Ye Pingrong shook his head with a puzzled tone: "That's right, brother-in-law, didn't you say before that this is something that must be done between lovers? But before I left Beijing, I told Hua Ning, but she gave me a punch. ."
Qi Yun: …
In a trance, I remembered that I seemed to have used these words to deceive Ye Pingrong, but Qi Yun still had a calm expression on his face: "That means you haven't gotten married yet, it will be fine after you get married."
Ye Pingrong thought about it for a while, and showed a sudden look: "So it is."
Qi Yun looked confident: "Of course."
After Ye Pingrong rode his horse and left, Qi Yun looked at his disappearing figure and thought silently, hoping that Ye Pingrong would forget about this next time we meet.