Huo Weilou had been calm just now, but now his tone showed displeasure, his phoenix eyes looked extraordinarily gloomy in the dim light, Bo Ruoyou pursed his lips, "I came to the yamen to see the adults come back today, but When I needed my help, I never expected to meet Mr. Lin, he was very friendly and said that I was not familiar with the capital and wanted to take me around, but I refused."
Huo Weilou's brows did not move, "How did you refuse?"
"I said there's no need to be like this, so that he doesn't have to worry about these things in the future." Bo Ruoyou looked at his expression carefully, "I can't say anything more direct. He said that he asked Mr. and Mrs. Lin Shilang and learned that I and Mrs. The adoptive father is quite difficult, so he wants to take care of us."
Huo Weilou narrowed his eyes, and the upturned eyes showed some danger, "Do you feel moved?"
Bo Ruoyou quickly shook her head, "No, no, I just feel uncomfortable. He is Bo Yixian's fiancé-in-law, and I will never be taken care of by him anyway, and I only met him a few times."
Frowning, Huo Weilou dissatisfied: "Just because of this?"
Bo Ruoyou felt the smell, and rolled her eyes, "Of course it's because Lord Hou told me that I don't like talking to him."
Only then did Huo Weilou feel a little calmer. He looked her up and down for a moment, and saw that her face was full of composure. Although he knew that she was right, the depression in his heart did not disappear, "You have only been back for a day, He got the news quickly, if he really wanted to see your adoptive father, why did he have to wait for you to come back? Visiting your house is better than guarding at the yamen."
Huo Weilou's words are not unreasonable. If Lin Zhaoruo intends to visit the elders, the circle is a bit big. Even if he doesn't have much thought for her, at least in Lin Zhao's heart, visiting her is more important than visiting Cheng Yunzhi.
The low voices of Lu Ke's people came from the depths of the inner vault, but the voice of searching for cabinets, Bo Ruoyou was embarrassed to speak to him in an open manner, so she took half a step closer to him, "It's probably because of me. I met Mr. Lin when I was young, so he took special care of it."
Huo Weilou raised his sword eyebrows high, "So what if I met him when I was young? Could it be that he is still a childhood sweetheart? Have you thought of a reason for him?"
His voice was not low, and he asked three times. Bo Ruoyou blushed, "No, no, it doesn't matter what he thinks. Don't say that Lord Hou doesn't like it. Even if Master Hou doesn't say it, I won't talk to him much." There is an intersection, and I can’t remember what I saw when I was young.”
Huo Weilou snorted, but his expression was still cold. Although Lin Zhao was only three years younger than him, he really hadn't seen this person in his eyes, but now thinking of Lin Zhao's frequent gestures of favor to Bo Ruoyou, He couldn't hold back the anger in his heart.
Seeing that he was silent, Bo Ruoyou couldn't help but lower his voice, "Master Hou, don't get angry, I understand what Master Hou means, and there must be a sense of proportion. Master Hou came to the government office today to run an errand, what is the errand for? What do you want me to do?"
Her tone was soft, which made her more tender and gentle, and there was a hint of kindness on her face, which made him feel relieved. Looking into the depths of the cabinet, he said: "It's an errand in the court, although I'll keep you, But it’s not really asking you to help.”
Bo Ruoyou's heart is open, Huo Weilou has a clear distinction between public and private, this time is probably a very confidential errand, and Shicai just didn't want her to get along with Lin Zhao, so she blinked, "Then it will be inconvenient for me to stay here ?”
Huo Weilou said angrily, "What's the inconvenience?"
Bo Ruoyou looked at him, "I'm afraid I'll disturb Lord Hou's work."
Huo Weilou smiled for a while, his eyebrows relaxed, and his expression softened, "If you don't stay in front of me, I will be distracted." He pointed to the stool under the window for her to sit on, and called for someone to light the lamp.
The yamen who were waiting outside almost lit a few lamps and came in. Huo Weilou put one next to Bo Ruoyou, and went inside again with the lamp on. After a while, they disappeared behind the cabinet. Bo Ruoyou sat by the window, Keep your ears open to hear what's going on inside.
There are more than one or two things that the embroiderer is looking for, and from time to time, people say "I found it", not long after. Huo Weilou's cold voice came from behind—
"It really is him!"
It was an ordinary word, but when it came out of Huo Weilou's mouth, there was a thrilling chill, Bo Ruo couldn't help sitting up straight, and after hearing Huo Weilou's instructions, he saw him walking back and forth with a cold face After seeing Bo Ruoyou, her complexion softened, she hurriedly stood up, and Huo Weilou came up to her and asked, "Can we have dinner?"
Bo Ruoyou shook her head, "Not yet, I planned to go home to have dinner with my adoptive father after I came to the Yamen."
Huo Weilou raised his chin slightly, "It's time, it's too late to go back, follow me—"
Huo Weilou walked out, Bo Ruoyou hurriedly followed, then looked back into the depths of the inner vault, "Your Majesty is not looking for official documents anymore?"
"The important things have been found, and the rest will be handed over to Luke, let's go to eat." He said and looked back at her, "I will enter the palace later, and I will take you home after dinner, and then stay here How can I make it in time?"
Bo Ruoyou's expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly said, "Then you don't have to send me home—"
Huo Weilou smiled for a moment, "If you put your thoughts of rejecting me on other people, I won't be an eyesore."
How could she refuse him? She was clearly thinking of him. Bo Ruoyou followed up two steps, "If Lord Hou has business to do, don't waste time because of me, lest the people below think that Master Hou has no distinction between public and private affairs."
Huo Weilou seemed to have heard some joke, but said in his mouth: "I don't want to separate, so what?"
The two of them walked out vigorously, and they met Sun Zhao not long after. Although Huo Weilou didn't let him stay in the yamen, Huo Weilou was still there, so he didn't dare to leave. Seeing the two of them coming out, Sun Zhao immediately greeted them , "Master Hou, this is—"
"Lu Ke and the others are still there, Ben Hou will take a step first."
Sun Zhao looked at Huo Weilou, then at Bo Ruoyou, and suddenly he sent the two of them out of the yamen.
When he got to the carriage, Huo Weilou got into his carriage first, and when he saw that she was going to his carriage, he frowned slightly, "Where are you going?"
Bo Ruoyou had no choice but to ride with him.
The light in the carriage was dim, and Huo Weilou said the name of a street market. Although Bo Ruoyou had never heard of it, she felt familiar. After thinking about it carefully, it was the busiest place in Dongshi. She was actually willing to take her to such a noisy place in Dongshi, she was a little suspicious, "Master Hou, isn't he in a hurry to enter the palace?"
Huo Weilou said: "No matter how anxious you are, you still need to eat."
She didn't say much, opened the curtain and looked out, the carriage drove along the market, and soon entered the bustling market with many Qionglou. It was only after nightfall, but the whole long street was already brightly lit, looking up , are all embroidered household bead curtains, golden and emerald dazzling, crowds of people like weaving, Luo Qi one after another, and during the period of carriages and horses, listen carefully again, the sound of Xiao Guan in the painted buildings on the street lingers around the beams, and there are all kinds of laughter and hawking The hustle and bustle is endless, and it is a lively scene of Guotai Minan.
The carriage is getting closer and closer to the place Huo Weilou said, and all the restaurants with archways, the aroma of tea and wine, accompanied by the bright lights, is a different kind of bustle, and during the period, several restaurants, outside are looking at the vermilion lacquer The painting is extraordinarily luxurious, and looking up, there are several women with heavy makeup leaning on it on the side of the second floor. Occasionally, some people look down at the market, their faces are beaming and smiling, and there are even silk handkerchiefs in their hands. Throwing it down, Bo Ruoyou looked at it with strange eyes!
Before she could fully enjoy watching, the curtain was pulled down, and Huo Weilou looked at her strangely, "What are you looking at?"
Bo Ruoyou blinked, "Why can't you watch?"
Huo Weilou frowned, "Do not despise evil in the land of Goulan tile houses."
Bo Ruoyou laughed out loud, "They and I are both women, so why not ignore them?" She tilted her head, "Could it be possible that Lord Hou has been here before?"
The words in Huo Weilou's mouth froze, apparently he did not expect Bo Ruoyou to ask such a question, seeing that he was at a loss for words, why Bo Ruoyou didn't understand, her heart tightened, but the smile on her face did not disappear, "So that's it, Lord Hou is right. Myself, I don’t see no evil anymore.”
She turned her head away, but she didn't find it strange, after all, Huo Weilou was born noble and in a high position, it's normal for him to be in a place of pleasure, and he is not close to women, so he probably won't be like Huo Weilou Qinghong is so slutty.
But in the end it still made her feel a little bit unhappy.
Huo Weilou looked at her for a moment, "I'm also here for business, not what you think."
Bo Ruoyou didn't show the mountains or dew on the face, but Huo Weilou had a pair of sharp eyes after all, and he saw that she was not as happy as before, so he said: "I was on the battlefield in the early years, and the communication between Beijing and China was estranged. After Hou, the inside and outside of the court hall did not have the same trend as it does now, people have to come and go here, but I didn't understand, what's so good about coming to a place where even the wine smells like powder."
Bo Ruoyou turned to look at him, Huo Weilou said: "The women here are all heavily made up, like blood-mouthed monsters, the singers and dancers here, their faces are powdered when they dance, I never let them get close."
What he said was exaggerated, but his expression was serious, Bo Ruoyou couldn't help laughing, she looked at Huo Weilou suspiciously, and felt that Huo Weilou's temperament was really a magnificent flower among the children of the aristocratic family in the capital, she suddenly asked: "How did the Marquis have such a temperament, how was it brought up by Her Highness the Princess? Her Royal Highness strictly forbids the Marquis to get drunk?"
The curtain swayed slightly with the bumps of the carriage, and the light from the gap fell on the two of them, reflecting Huo Weilou's eyes were uncertain. I don't know if it was her illusion. At the moment of asking, she seemed to feel that Huo Weilou's eyes were dark one cent.
"That's not the case. No one rules me over wine and sex." He said, but still in a normal tone.
Bo Ruoyou was even more surprised when she heard that, if it wasn't from strict upbringing, but only by nature, then how strict and self-disciplined he must be, she felt a little admiration from the bottom of her heart, "It's really rare for Hou Ye to be so clean and self-disciplined."
Her eyes were bright, and her admiration was beyond words. Huo Weilou smiled silently, and couldn't help but leaned closer to her, "You are so strange, what you are thinking right now, shouldn't it be that I have no intentions for others, But alone fell in love with you?"
Bo Ruoyou's heart beat extremely fast, "I..."
At this time, the carriage moved a little slower, the curtains were drawn tightly, and the interior of the carriage was dark. The heat of his words fell on her face. Seeing her hesitate to speak, he couldn't help but raise his hand, and put his palm around her halfway. Side cheek, "I didn't think about it just now, can I think about it now?"
Bo Ruoyou leaned back and nodded vigorously, Huo Weilou stopped teasing her, and withdrew his hand and said meaningfully: "Think about it, and remember it after thinking about it."
Bo Ruoyou felt that her whole body was running hot, and the carriage was cramped. Even if he backed away, he was still very close. Just when her heartbeat couldn't be suppressed by him, the carriage stopped.
Huo Weilou raised the curtain and glanced outside, "Here we are."
Said to get off the carriage first, Bo Ruoyou took a deep breath and followed, and saw a majestic building with the words "Fengle Building" written in gold paint on the plaque, brightly lit inside, and brilliant figures, The three-storey building has cornices and bucket arches, and there are bridge railings, which communicate light and dark, and it looks like a place to spend a lot of money.
Huo Weilou led her in. He seemed to be familiar with him. He walked up to the small pavilion on the third floor, and ordered meals. They were all local dishes in the capital. They were all delicious and tasty, and half of the meal was served. , he got up and opened the window, the cool breeze rushed in, Bo Ruoyou looked at it but his eyes lit up, the buildings here are tall and wide, very suitable for overlooking from a distance, standing on the edge of the window rail, he can see half of the capital at a glance, especially The entire Dongshi City is in sight.
At night, the lights of the East Market are as bright as the daytime, shining like a river of stars, Bo Ruoyou held her breath, as if she had seen all the lights of thousands of houses in an instant, feeling suddenly unreal, Huo Weilou stood beside her and said slowly: "This capital city is only as big as the palm of your hand. Not to mention the capital city, it is the entire Zhou Dynasty. Wherever you want to go, I will take you there."
…
Lin Zhao left the yamen, and went back to Lin's mansion in a carriage. On the way, thinking of all the troubles Bo Ruoyou faced, he couldn't help sighing frequently. Even he, who was supposed to be close, rejected him like this. They were supposed to be siblings.
Just as he was thinking about it, the carriage stopped, and he was startled, there was no way he could get home so quickly.
"My lord, I met Mr. Bo and Miss Bo's family."
The attendant was reporting outside, Lin Zhao looked surprised, he opened the curtain and looked, sure enough, a carriage was parked at the corner of the street, and Bao Yixian and his sister were standing outside the carriage, the corners of his lips were slightly curved, "Why are you here?"
Bo Yixuan came forward and teasingly signaled to Bao Yixian, "It's not my sister. She said that the weather has turned from warm to cold these past two days, so I made you a light and thin cloak, and I will give it to you personally."
Lin Zhao got out of the carriage. This place is only two streets away from the Lin Mansion, and they were waiting here specially.
Sure enough, Bao Yixian was holding a bundle in her hand, she stepped forward and handed it over, "Brother Zhao just came out of the palace?"
Lin Zhaozheng took the burden, his hands froze when he heard the words, and then looked at their brothers and sisters, his eyes were a little hesitant, and he was hesitant to speak, and Bao Yixian said casually, "What's wrong?"
Lin Zhao originally wanted to ask Bo Ruoyou, but after thinking about it, he still didn't ask. He shook his head and told the truth, "No, I just went to Jingzhaoyin Yamen."
Bo Yixuan asked: "What are you going to do in the yamen? What errands can't be done?"
Lin Zhao smiled and said, "It's nothing, I went to see a friend."
There are quite a lot of young officials in Jingzhao Yin's yamen, Bo Yixuan didn't care much when he heard the words, but Bo Yixian immediately raised his mind, "Who is Brother Zhao going to visit? Do we recognize him?"
Lin Zhao still said: "You don't recognize me, it's just an old friend." He looked at the baggage in his hand, "You don't need to do these things, Lin's residence has enough embroiderers, and I don't lack these things. Thank you so much."
Bao Yixian thought about going elsewhere, so she smiled forcedly, "It doesn't matter if brother Zhao doesn't wear it, it's my wish."
Lin Zhao thanked again, handed the burden to the attendants, and asked them, "Do you want to go to the mansion? Anyway, it's not far away."
Bao Yixuan looked at Bao Yixian, but Bao Yixian declined, and Bao Yixuan said: "Then we'll go back first, you should wear this cloak, my sister has stayed up for you for several nights, and her hand was pricked by a needle, she was a golden jade since she was a child Gui, you can't waste her thoughts in vain if you don't touch the water with your fingers."
Lin Zhao was very grateful, but when he heard the last two words, he thought of Bo Ruoyou in his heart. Bo Yixian was so sympathetic as a female celebrity, but Bo Ruoyou's parents died when she was young, and then she became a prostitute. What a hard work.
He smiled slightly, "Okay, I will wear it myself."
When Bo Yixian's brother and sister got into the carriage and walked away, Lin Zhaoyi stood still. He pondered for a moment, and made up his mind to visit Bo Ruoyou and his daughter tomorrow.
…
Huo Weilou sent Bo Ruoyou to the door of his house, and watched her enter the door before leaving. Bo Ruoyou stood inside the door, listening to the sound of cars and horses going away, and then went to the main hall with a comprehension. This night she He slept very peacefully, and woke up the next morning, thinking that there was nothing wrong with going to the yamen yesterday afternoon, so he never went to the yamen to answer, but before noon, there was a knock on the gate of the courtyard.
Bo Ruoyou was playing chess with Cheng Yun in the main hall, and when he heard the noise, his first thought was someone from Wu Zhaohou's mansion, but Zhou Liang went to open the door and didn't return for a while, when their father and daughter were hesitating, they saw several people go around the screen wall and enter up the atrium.
"Yunzhi! It's really you! Since you returned to the capital, why didn't you return to Bo's?"
Walking in front was a middle-aged man who was almost in his prime. He was tall and straight, dressed in fancy clothes, and a little fat. Although he had a bright smile on his face, his eyes that were shining brightly gave people a sense of discomfort.
He settled down, but before Bo Ruoyou came back to his senses, Cheng Yunzhi first stood up on crutches, at this moment, the man looked at Bo Ruoyou again, "Oh my god, this is Youyou, right? When he grows up, he is really exactly the same as Yuetangsheng, Youyou, don't you recognize uncle?"
The visitor walked towards Bo Ruoyou with a distressed expression on his face. Bo Ruoyou was stunned and before he could react, Cheng Yun took a step forward and blocked her behind him. The leisure he had a moment ago disappeared without a trace. Some hunched backs straightened, looking on guard, looking at the person in front of him, his voice was cool, "So it's Jing Qian—"
After a moment of silence, he asked again: "Dare to ask, how did you find this place?"
Bo Jingqian is the uncle of Bo Ruoyou, the current head of the Bo family. He followed him, and the eldest wife of the Bo family, Mrs. Hu, who was dressed in a beautiful dress and inlaid with gold and jade, and the last one was the one who applied light powder. Bo Yixian.
Bo Yixian supported Hu's hand, the mother and daughter were looking at the yard, Hu's brows showed contempt, and Bao Yixian's expression was not obvious, but it was obvious that there was a sense of superiority all over her body. Following seven or eight servants, Zhou Liang tried to stop them just now, but was blocked by these servants.
Hearing Cheng Yunzhi's indifferent words, Bao Jingqian's smile deepened, "Yunzhi, since you came back and went to see Lin Huai again, you can naturally imagine that we have a good relationship with the Lin family, and we should know about it sooner or later. "
"Did Lin Huai tell you?" Cheng Yunzhi asked, then shook his head, "Impossible, Lin Huai wouldn't be so talkative, you guys found this place yourself, right?"
There was some mockery in his words, and then he sighed, "Forget it, I'll see you sooner or later, since you're here, please take your seat."
Cheng Yunzhi and Bao Jingqian took the first two seats, Hu Shi and Bo Yixian sat on the right, Bo Ruoyou stood beside Cheng Yunzhi, and when Zhou Liang served tea, Cheng Yunzhi said coldly: "Youyou, etiquette cannot be broken, call people. "
Bo Ruoyou stepped forward to bless her, "Uncle, aunt, cousin."
Her expression was as usual, at first glance, she was quite gentle and delicate, but if she looked deeper, she could see that their sudden visit did not cause any disturbance in her heart.
Bao Yixian kept looking at Bo Ruoyou. At this moment, she stood up and took off a bracelet from her wrist, "Second sister, I didn't expect it to be you. If I knew it was you, we would have known each other early. This is my last love." My favorite bracelet, and I will give it to you as a meeting gift."
Bo Ruoyou turned her eyes to look at Cheng Yunzhi, Cheng Yunzhi smiled, "Take it, there is nothing you can't afford."
Bo Ruoyou took it away, thanked her, and stood beside Cheng Yunzhi's chair again.
Bo Jingqian sensed the indifference of their father and daughter, coughed lightly and said: "You went to the Lin's house, and when the younger generation heard a father and daughter visiting the house while walking around, we guessed it, and then it really made people inquire. Fan, as soon as we thought it was you who came back, we immediately went to the door to see if it was you, but we didn't expect it to be true."
Bao Jingqian sighed, "Twelve years have passed in a flash, time is not forgiving, you and I are old, and Youyou was still sick when she left, but now she is just like Yuetang." He turned around while talking He turned his head and looked, "Where's Fangze?"
"She passed away." Mentioning his wife, Cheng Yunzhi's face became even more sour, "This time only Youyou and I came back."
Bo Jingqian nodded, "Sadness and sorrow." Even though he said that, he didn't ask how he passed away. Instead, he said: "You have been back for many days, but you still don't go home. Yunzhi, you and Jing Xing are brothers, and Youyou is Bo Family, we are all on our own, why don't we go back to Bo Mansion as soon as we come back?"
Looking around the yard, Bo Jingqian said again: "Although you live here, although it is enough, it is very simple after all. Why don't you just move back to Bo's house. You have taken care of Youyou for many years, and we should take care of you for the elderly."
Cheng Yunzhi laughed silently, "Jing Qian, why do you speak like this? I am a straightforward person, I don't need you to speak like this, and I can't listen to your words, so just tell me, why are you here today?"
Bao Jingqian showed embarrassment, "Yunzhi, I mean it sincerely, you... hey, why are you still so temperamental." He went to look at Bo Ruoyou again, "Forget it, if you don't want to go back home with us, then Let Youyou go back with us, the Bo family's daughter has no reason to live outside, if this gets out, how will the outside talk about us?"
Cheng Yunzhi sneered, "Sounding words, if you really cared so much, why didn't you think about it in the past ten years? Saying these things about this matter makes people feel rather cold."
Seeing Cheng Yun's refusal to speak up again and again, Bo Jingqian also frowned, "Yunzhi, it's not that we never sent people to Qingzhou, we did, but you drove them away, we see you like that , we knew that you didn't want to see the people sent by the capital, so we didn't bother you, not to mention handing Youyou over to you, we are also at ease."
"Oh? That's why you said that Youyou would never return to Beijing again, and you put the marriage that was originally intended for her on your own daughter?"
Cheng Yunzhi was merciless, and his words seemed to have stepped on Bao Jingqian's painful feet, which immediately aroused anger in his eyes, "Yunzhi! Don't talk nonsense, the marriage back then was for the daughter of the Bo family, not the little niece —”
Seeing him confounding black and white so much, Cheng Yunzhi's already dissipated anger burst out again, and he sneered, "Jing Qian, you are also a man who has studied hard for many years and served as an official in the court. How can you speak so unreasonably? Youyou's parents Although he has passed away, Lin Huai is not dead yet, should we call him over and confront him?"
Bao Jingqian choked at the words, but he quickly laughed mockingly: "I just said why you came back, so, you came back for this marriage?" He glanced at Bo Ruoyou, "I heard that my little niece Do you work in the Yamen now?"
He shook his head and sighed, "Yunzhi, we were relieved when we handed Youyou over to you, but you actually let her be a little girl to do the job. You really failed our trust. She is the Bo family. You are the daughter of my daughter, and you are a lowly slave, so you have spoiled her for nothing... And she did this, not to mention the Lin family, even an ordinary scholarly family would not accept her as a daughter-in-law, Yunzhi, you are also to blame No one else, not to mention that you have been away for many years and have not heard from him, how can this marriage be counted?"
Cheng Yunzhi never expected that Bao Jingqian would be so shameless now, he took a deep breath to suppress his anger, he knew what Bao Jingqian cared about most, so he said: "It's not true that we came back for marriage, not only this Like, let me tell you that this marriage was supposed to be secluded, but we don't want it too much now, so you can take it if you want it."
"It's just that this marriage was not for your daughter back then, but it was a clear and obvious matter. In the future, whoever asks, I will answer like this. In addition, I also advise you, don't use such a face to make trouble at my door. , otherwise, what fate and marriage you compiled will become the laughing stock of the entire capital."
Bao Jingqian didn't expect that Cheng Yunzhi wouldn't save him any face. Just as he was about to get angry, there was another knock on Cheng's courtyard door, and Zhou Liang hurried to open the door...