Looking at Qin Wan's slightly sly eyes, Yan Chi raised his eyebrows, and with Qin Wan, he was wearing women's clothes for fear that she would be recognized and that she would attract attention because of her appearance, but now she clearly changed into men's clothes, but she came directly to ask if Xu Qin was there !
"Little lady, I don't have one here, but my husband has one, can I compensate you?"
Yan Chi's phoenix eyes were narrow, and the lights on both sides of the long street reflected in his eyes, which were extraordinarily dazzling. Qin Wan blushed when he heard this. Unable to do so, she turned around and left with a soft snort. Yan Chi stepped forward and grabbed her wrist, "Go slowly, don't leave me half a step tonight, lest I be held back again."
Qin Wan turned her head and smiled, "I really didn't expect that I would be the one who was asked if I wanted to marry you when I came out with His Royal Highness."
Qin Wan's eyes were cunning again, and her smile was big. The bright lights on both sides filled her eyes like sparks. Looking at Qin Wan's small face, Yan Chi's heart suddenly warmed up, and she didn't care whether anyone came to ask. Did she promise a kiss? She only held her hand and walked a little slower. It's only nightfall now, and they still have a lot of time.
"Hey, look, it's selling masks again, the same as the one I saw in Jinzhou..."
After walking for a while, I saw another mask vendor. There were many people crowded in front of the vendor's stall. Qin Wan saw the same mask as Jinzhou at a glance. Seeing this, Yan Chi stepped forward and bought two with silver. Squeezing out from the crowd, Qin Wan got the mask and said, "The last time I bought the mask was with Yue Ning, I don't know if they are doing well now."
Most of the masks for the New Year's Eve have the patterns of ferocious beasts, which are very vicious. Yan Chi put the mask on for Qin Wan, and also put on one for himself. In this way, the faces of the two of them were completely covered. No worries about being recognized.
Yan Chi held Qin Wan's hand very openly, "If you miss them, write a letter and I'll send someone to deliver it."
Qin Wan immediately felt better, "Then I'll write a letter when I get back tonight."
Yan Chi couldn't see Qin Wan's face, but he could see that her eyes were shining brightly, and her heart was filled with satisfaction. The two of them walked along the West City Street for a long time before they saw the shadow of the Yudai River. The area around the Yudai River was overcrowded, and they all put up blessing lanterns. Qin Wan looked at the hawkers selling blessing lanterns on both sides, and his heart moved, "I'm going to buy lanterns."
Lanterns can be used to commemorate the dead, or to pray for the living. Yan Chi saw that there were so many people here that he dared not go too far away from Qin Wan, so he ordered Bai Feng to buy them. Qin Wan hurriedly said, "Buy three—"
Yan Chi said, "Why three lamps?"
Qin Wan thought for a while and said, "One for father and one for mother."
"What about the remaining one?"
Yan Chi looked at Qin Wan, Qin Wan blinked, and a hint of wisdom suddenly flashed in his eyes, "Give it to my little lady—"
Yan Chi frowned suddenly, pretending to be fierce, "Where did you come from, little lady!"
Seeing him like this, Qin Wan hurriedly backed away, but the crowd was raging, Qin Wan was hit by someone, but could not stand still, Yan Chi pulled her into his arms with strength, Qin Wan wanted to Struggling, Yan Chi suddenly hugged her, stroking her waist with his big hand, "Where is little lady?"
Qin Wan has always been prudent, but no one knows that she is ticklish, Yan Chi is like this, she is simply unable to resist, and immediately softens her body, but she doesn't know that although the two of them have little intimacy, Yan Chi has already discovered that she has this weakness .
"No... no little lady..."
Qin Wan quickly changed his words, and seeing that there were people around, it was really inappropriate for the two of them to do this, but now that the two of them were wearing masks, Yan Chi would not be hesitant, he hugged her and refused to let her go, "Really? Who is that for!"
"No, no... Naturally, it's for you..."
Qin Wan's waist is the most sensitive part, it's really hard to resist, and he doesn't want to lose his composure too much, so his attitude changed really quickly. On this side, Yan Chi stopped, "Is it really for me?"
Panting, Qin Wan raised her eyes, and she saw that Yan Chi's eyes were full of smiles. She nodded and looked to the side with a guilty conscience. When she looked, she saw that someone was indeed looking at them, not only at them , there was quite a bit of contempt between them, as if they were doing something immoral, Qin Wan suddenly woke up, she was dressed in men's clothes, Yan Chi was undoubtedly a man, so, could it be that two men were in the street Hug and hug? !
The folk customs of Dazhou haven't opened up to this point yet! Most of these people thought that she and Yan Chi were broken sleeves...
Thinking of this, Qin Wan couldn't laugh or cry again. She has always been the most disciplined person, but at this moment, she felt a little bit of agitation in her heart. Since everyone thinks that she and Yan Chi are the same, then they should break their sleeves. So what
She stopped struggling, and let Yan Chi hold her in his arms. When Yan Chi found her like this, he almost lifted her feet off the ground. Soon, Bai Feng came back from buying a lamp, and Qin Wan and Yan Chi squeezed together. When she reached the river, Qin Wan put three lamps in the river with her own hands. She bought these three lamps not only for her own parents, but also for Miss Jiu's parents. Miss Jiu's parents will be left behind, and now she has completely taken over the identity of Miss Jiu, she is still her, but also Miss Jiu of the Qin family.
"Young Madam, when the lamp is turned on, the young master will return safely, so don't worry. This prayer lamp on the Yudai River is the most spiritual. Not only will the young master return safely, but you will also give birth to a little young master for the young master... "
Qin Wan finished lighting up the lamp and was about to leave, but heard the maid on the side say this.
Yan Chi also heard it, and pulled her up with a smile in his eyes.
The two of them walked all the way from Xishichang Street, and now they have reached the Yudai River, and they have to walk again to go back. Qin Wan glanced at the various lanterns not far away, and said, "Since we are here to see the lantern festival, Always buy a lamp."
Qin Wan was still very interested, as if he wanted Yan Chi to go through all the interesting and beautiful things in the lantern market. Qin Wan dragged Yan Chi to buy lanterns, and along the way saw jugglers, lantern riddles guessers, and poems. For those who were making fuss and performing shadow plays, Qin Wan and Yan Chi stopped and went, and Qin Wan asked Bai Ying to buy some candies and snacks. After a while, Bai Feng and Bai Ying had large and small bags of food in their hands. , and finally bought another rabbit lamp, Qin Wan was finally satisfied.
Although it was for fun, Qin Wan didn't forget that he is now living in the Hou's Mansion, so it's not easy to come back late, thinking that he should take Yan Chi to watch everything, so he walked to Xishi Street with Yan Chi, but it was too late to go tonight. There were many roads, and the snow on the road was trampled by the crowd, making it quite muddy. When walking back, Qin Wan felt that it was very difficult to walk.
Seeing this, Yan Chi suddenly pulled her back, leaned over and squatted in front of her, "Come up—"
Qin Guan was stunned for a moment, but he didn't make any move. He hugged her because he was wearing a mask without any scruples. Now that Yan Chi was going to carry her, it made her heart tremble. In this life, there is only one man who has carried her, and that is his father. And that happened several years ago, Qin Wan pursed her lips, and gently lay on Yan Chi's back.
Yan Chi supported her leg and stood up all of a sudden.
Yan Chi was tall and burly, and when he stood up, Qin Guan suddenly felt his eyes widen. His back was extremely wide, wider than his father's. His father was in poor health, and his back was a little bent when he carried her. Yan Chi carried her on his back. When she was walking, her steps were also extremely slow, but she seemed to have a sense of being upright, and no matter it was her father or Yan Chi's back, she felt at ease.
Qin Wan let out a breath, and her whole body lay on Yan Chi's back. Her head was placed on Yan Chi's shoulder, and her ears were attached to Yan Chi's. Qin Wan lowered her body, and the two The close proximity of each other made Qin Wan give herself up like never before. She slowly closed her eyes, not wanting to use any strength at this moment.
With the cold wind and snow, and the dim lights in the city, Yan Chi carried Qin Wan on his back like this, and walked slowly to the long street step by step. Qin Wan hugged Yan Chi's neck, turned his eyes, and saw Yan Chi's hair in a bun Light snow covered the top, reminding me of a white head.
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It was already late when Qin Wan returned to the Hou Mansion. In the main courtyard, Qin Shu, Hu Shi and Qin Chaoyu were all waiting for Qin Wan. Follow Qin Shu and Hu to salute.
"Guan'er, why did you come back just now?"
Qin Wan said casually, "I was delayed in Shoukang Palace for a while. After I left the palace, I suddenly remembered that Han Bo and Er Bao were celebrating a holiday today. I didn't know what was going on with them, so I went to the west courtyard to have a look."
Qin Shu understood what he said, and said, "What's going on in the palace today?"
Qin Wan looked at Qin Shu with caring eyes and shook his head, "No."
On this side, Qin Chaoyu sighed, "Father, my daughter told you just now that everything at the palace banquet today is as usual, and none of the things you worried about happened. The Empress Dowager and Ninth Sister are all fine."
Qin Wan knew in her heart that Qin Shu hadn't entered the palace today, so she didn't know what was going on in the palace. On the surface, Qin Chaoyu and the Hu family seemed to be fine, because the matter had been calmed down by Yan Chi.
But did Qin Chaoyu really think it was all right, or did he cooperate with the queen in acting
Qin Wan was not in front of Cheng Wang and Feng Chenbi when they broke through, so he didn't know the expressions of these people, but when they were having a banquet in Chaolu Hall, when the queen was surprised that Feng Shenbi was also written on the post, Qin Chaoyu's expression fell Not that surprised, but Qin Wan knew that even if Qin Chaoyu wasn't directly involved, she was still on the Queen's side.
"Yes, uncle, I'm fine today."
Qin Shu nodded, a little suspicious, the news he got earlier could not be false, why did it turn out like this today
On the other side, Qin Chaoyu laughed and said, "Father must not believe that King Cheng would be interested in Feng Shenbi. The young lady of the Feng family grew up with King Cheng and was quite doted on. If King Cheng was interested, it would have been decided long ago. , it is impossible to have such a movement until now, besides, as far as I know, Concubine Su is planning to marry Feng Chenbi to the sons of several Dingguo generals."
Qin Chaoyu knew this, and both Qin Shu and Qin Yan knew it. Hearing what Qin Chaoyu said, Qin Yan said, "This matter is indeed a bit strange. I don't know... Is it the Queen's handwriting?"
Qin Shu looked at Qin Chaoyu, and Qin Chaoyu shook his head, "The Empress didn't say much, I only know that the Empress said that Concubine Su Gui wants to frame the ninth younger sister, but I don't know anything else, maybe the Empress thinks Concubine Su Gui wants to frame Jiumei." Harm His Royal Highness, so use this method to fight back?"
Hu sighed, "The masters in the palace have too many methods..."
Qin Shu shook his head, "We don't want to discuss this matter." He said and looked at Qin Chaoyu, "Chaoyu, wait for tomorrow's imperial decree. If there is no accident, the Crown Princess will definitely fall on you. If it is settled, we will There will be more things to consider in the future, and as for the masters, if the empress has told you, you should respond accordingly, if not, don't speculate lightly, let alone let the empress know that you are speculating."
Qin Chaoyu nodded, with a calm expression. She had been preparing to become a crown princess early in the morning, so of course she knew what to do.
Qin Wan stood aside and listened to these words, feeling like an outsider watching.
Suddenly, Mrs. Hu turned to look at Qin Wan, "Yu'er has become the crown princess, and Guan'er has to be valued by the queen mother. In this way, the status of our Marquis Mansion will not be unstable. Seeing how much the queen mother values Guan'er today, I want to come Everyone in the capital knows that Guan'er's future marriages will only go up and down."
Qin Xiang and Qin Shuang were also listening, and they were slightly envious when they heard the words.
The two of them are not even qualified to go to the imperial palace, so it is normal. On the other side, Qin Ye is sitting on Qin Yan's subordinate seat, and he also looks like an outsider. He is the same as Qin Shuang and Qin Xiang, and it is Qin Wan. They are not far from them, but Qin Wan has become different from them with his first-hand medical skills, and Qin Ye has a smile on his face.
Qin Wan lowered her eyes, "The Empress Dowager asked me to go to Shoukang Palace today and said that she will make decisions for me about my marriage."
The queen mother did not say this directly, but Qin Wan had to say it first, because she was not sure whether Qin Shu and the Hu family would make a private engagement for her in order to consolidate the status of the Hou family. There is nothing wrong with consolidating her position. Even Qin Wan is willing to consider it from the standpoint of the Hou family, and even make some efforts and concessions. She knows the truth that there will be no eggs under the nest, but she is not the real Ninth Miss. She doesn't want to be the Queen's pawn, nor will she become the Hou's pawn.
Mrs. Hu smiled, "That's really good. The people the Queen Mother looks after for you will only be high and not low."
Qin Wan thought about Yan Chi, the name of Prince Rui's mansion is indeed high but not low, but before the wedding, she must let her father's case have a clue! Qin Wan secretly clenched her fists, this is what she should and must do!
Qin Shu also let out a sigh of relief, "You guys, it would be best if each of you married well, and Yan'er and Ye'er are also going smoothly now, so I don't have to worry too much about you. "
Qin Yan hurriedly said, "Father, don't worry, I will be cautious in the imperial guards, and my second brother has also entered the patrol battalion. From this year on, our Marquis Mansion will definitely rise to the top!"
Qin Shu nodded, with a relaxed smile, "I have endured for so many years, and what I have been waiting for is today. You guys have not let me down."
As he said that, Qin Shu continued, "The most important thing in the court recently is to decide on candidates for the crown prince and King Cheng. After that, the envoys from the Northern Wei Dynasty and Xiliang will visit. The emperor has ordered the Ministry of Industry to repair the imperial city in the past few days. And the post office is preparing for the envoy, although I am in the Ministry of Officials, it is not a trivial matter for the envoy to visit every year, and I will be busy in a few days."
In this way, when talking about government affairs, Qin Yan and Qin Shu were the only ones in the room to chat, and Qin Chaoyu occasionally asked a few words. She was going to be the princess of the world, so naturally, she also had to understand the changes in the court.
However, in front of so many female relatives, what Qin Shu wanted to say was very shallow. After a while, he asked Qin Wan and others to go back to rest first. Qin Wan, Qin Shuang, and Qin Xiang got up, but Qin Chaoyu wanted to stay. There are secret things to say.
Walking out of it, Qin Shuang was the first to see the food in Bai Ying's hand, "Ah! Where did you buy it?"
Qin Wan smiled and asked Bai Ying to share some with Qin Shuang, "Today is the Lantern Festival, Han Bo lives not far from West Market."
Speaking of which, Qin Wan looked at Qin Xiang, "Do you want Fifth Sister?"
Qin Xiang hurriedly waved his hands away. Most of the things Qin Wan bought were bought from peddlers. She didn't know how to eat them. Qin Wan didn't care, but Qin Shuang ate them deliciously, "This candy is so sweet. The smell of the capital is stronger than that of our Jinzhou, I thought you were left in the palace when you came back so late."
Qin Wan laughed, "Today's palace banquet ended very early."
Qin Shuang took it for granted, "But you are the queen mother's favorite, maybe it's possible to keep you overnight."
Qin Wan shook his head, "That's out of character."
At this point, Qin Shuang seemed to think of something and turned to look at Qin Xiang, "You know, this afternoon, a matchmaker was invited to come over there to formally propose a marriage. According to the wedding schedule, it is estimated that in summer, Fifth Sister will leave the cabinet."
Qin Wan turned his eyes to look, Qin Xiang lowered his eyes, and there seemed to be shyness on his face.
In this world, once married, a woman's life is determined. Qin Xiang thought that Xue Qingshan was still stable and reliable, so he was also happy for Qin Xiang. Qin Xiang was taught according to the teachings of the ladies, as long as he settled down It's not bad for Xue Qingshan to live a life, but he is steady and progressive.
"Congratulations Fifth Sister, I will prepare a gift on the date of Xiaoding."
The corners of Qin Xiang's lips curled up, "Thank you both, I plan to prepare some food at my place tomorrow and invite you two to come over. I don't know how much time we will have together in the future. This may be our last year together .”
Qin Shuang and Qin Wan naturally readily agreed that when they got married, they would have to take care of their husband's house during the New Year, and they would never be so leisurely again.
In this way, the three agreed on a time, and each went back to the yard.
Early in the morning of the second day, the imperial decree for the selection of the crown princess in the palace arrived at the Hou Mansion. Qin Shu took everyone in the Hou Mansion to listen to the imperial decree. Yuan Qing said "Congratulations," and said, " These rewards were given by the Empress Dowager, the Emperor, and the Empress. They were all given to the Eighth Miss. These are not considered betrothal gifts. Today is an announcement to the world, and the betrothal will only come after the Qin Tianjian has set a good date and auspicious date. , As for the wedding day, we will have to wait for the Emperor and Empress' wishes."
Knowing this, Qin Shu first ordered someone to present a large sum of rewards, sent Yuan Qing away, and then ordered his servants to carry the rewards away. Qin Wan had received a lot of rewards that day, but this time, it was more than that. Qin Wan received even more rewards. Only now did Qin Xiang and Qin Shuang know the position of the Crown Princess, and that position was clearly above Nine Heavens, which was completely different from them!
Because such a good thing happened to the Hou's Mansion, Qin Shu ordered his servants to reward all the servants once again, and the servants of the Hou's Mansion knew the status of the capital's dignitaries best. Once Qin Chaoyu became the crown princess, he represented the Hou's Mansion. With the rise of the tide, coupled with the many rewards given by the master, the mansion was lively and festive like a new year.
Although it was a great happy event, Qin Chaoyu was still able to calm down. Not only that, she also had to enter the palace with Mrs. Hu to thank her in the afternoon. Because of this, Qin Wan and the others stayed in Renshou Hall for a while and then returned to their own. In the courtyard, after noon, the time agreed with Qin Xiang arrived. Qin Shuang and Qin Wan went to Qin Xiang's courtyard side by side, but Qin Xiang also prepared a hot pot.
This time there was no servant at the same table, the three sisters took off their shoes and nestled on the couch, very casual.
Qin Shuang was overjoyed, "Eighth Sister is really a princess! I heard people say it when I first came to Uncle, and I didn't realize it was true at the time, but now it's in front of me. Have you seen it? The reward just now Those jade wares, each of which is higher than the other, and those jewellery, the rubies on them are as big as pigeon eggs!"
Qin Shuang talked and compared while eating, her eyebrows were beaming, she was really happy for Qin Chaoyu, Qin Xiang smiled a little restrained, "I have never seen so many jewels, I ordered someone to invite them last night. Bamei, but Bamei said that she is busy today and has no time to come here, I never thought that she would enter the palace today to thank her."
Qin Shuang laughed, "You too, uncle said that there will be an imperial decree today, so you will definitely enter the palace."
Qin Xiang said helplessly, "I don't know the rules here..."
Qin Shuang took a sip of the warm soup, "Forget it, it's a trivial matter, to be honest, if the eighth sister comes, I'm still not so comfortable. I don't want to know about those rules, and it's useless to know."
Qin Wan's appetite was aroused by Qin Shuang's eating and drinking, and she also moved her chopsticks. The first time she saw Qin Chaoyu, she was amazed, and for some reason, she always felt that Qin Chaoyu and the queen were very Similarly, if Qin Chaoyu enters the palace for a few years, I am afraid that the temperament of the two will be exactly the same, but let alone the four of them, looking at the entire capital, Qin Chaoyu is the noble lady who can best deal with the court. It is necessary to fight, and Qin Chaoyu is a person who regards being fully armed as an instinct.
It was very rare for the three sisters to get together. Seeing that Qin Xiang had changed his temperament, Qin Shuang was also happy all day long. He changed the way to let the three of them stay together. Not as alienated as before.
And soon, the matter of choosing a concubine this time was known all over the world. The crown prince appointed Qin Chaoyu as the main concubine, and the daughter of the Minister of the Household Department as the side concubine. King Cheng chose his cousin Feng Shenbi, and appointed the daughter of the Minister of War As a side concubine, the young lady of the Duke of Wei's family, who was supposed to be won over by King Cheng, escaped this catastrophe.
Due to Qin Chaoyu, the Hou Mansion was full of guests in recent days. Apart from going to the palace twice to see the Queen Mother, Qin Wan spent the rest of the time in the inner courtyard. Entering the palace has not encountered any obstacles or twists and turns. Presumably, the crown prince and the concubine and side concubine of the king are all settled. Normally, who would provoke a genius doctor who is favored by the empress dowager
After five days like this, Zhan Yang suddenly arrived at the Hou's Mansion, and asked Qin Wan to visit the Lin'an Mansion Yamen by name.
Qin Shu and Qin Yan, including the Hu family, were accustomed to this matter, so they naturally let Qin Wan go without any hindrance. Qin Wan had the opportunity to ask Zhan Yang only after he left the house, "Captain Zhan, is there a new case?" gone?"
Zhan Yang shook his head, "The Meng family's case is settled."
Qin Wan was surprised, and quickly asked, "What's the result of the sentencing?!"
Zhan Yang's usual cold expression softened slightly, "Both husband and wife will be sentenced to exile."
Qin Wan's eyes lit up slightly. This result was already the best for Meng Ziyi. After all, two lives were hanging on his body, and although Xu was not the murderer, he was also an insider. Seeing that Mencius is the best, Zhan Yang continued, "Thanks to the words of the nine girls, the emperor agreed to reduce the punishment."
Qin Wan raised his eyebrows and said, "Master Zheng told the emperor what the nine girls said that day, and the emperor knew that Young Master Meng was not just pretending, but was ill. Although we can't fully believe it, we have tried it." , Young Master Meng will indeed be stimulated to become another person, so he is not sentenced to death."
After a pause, Zhan Yang said again, "It's a change. They are leaving the capital today. The couple wanted to thank Miss Nine face to face. Mr. Zheng asked me to come and see if Miss Nine could make this trip."
Mencius and his wife are criminals now, so naturally only Qin Wan came to take care of them. Qin Wan understood the reason in his heart, and hurriedly got into the carriage to go to the government office. After driving for half an hour, after arriving at the government office, Meng Zhou took everyone in the mansion.
Meng Yao's eyes turned red when she saw Qin Wan, "Master Zheng told us, this time is also thanks to you."
Meng Zhou also personally thanked Qin Wan. In the side hall, Meng Ziyi and Xu Shi, dressed in prisoner uniforms, knelt down when they saw Qin Wan. Qin Wan couldn't bear it, and asked many times where he was exiled. Meng Yao said , "Exile to Cangzhou in the north."
Qin Wan sighed, it was best if he survived, and Cangzhou was far away, so he was extremely demanding.
Meng Yao seemed to know what she was thinking, and said, "Father has someone he knows in Cangzhou, and he has already explained it. He will take care of him along the way, at least let the third brother and third sister-in-law pass safely."
Qin Wan was relieved when he heard that, it's still cold winter, and it will be even colder if he goes north. Mencius and Xu are both delicate people, so I really don't know if they will get sick or have accidents along the way.
Meng Yao continued, "Speaking of which, you should recognize the person who helped us this time."