Wen Yantong was very happy early in the morning, even his sleepy face could not hide the smile on his lips.
Chi Jingxi wondered why she was so happy, and when she was about to ask, she fell headfirst on the soft couch and fell asleep.
Xu Shi really stayed up too late last night, as soon as Wen Yantong touched the soft pillow, he fell into a dark sleep, and there was no loud noise around.
Chi Jingxi, who was sitting on the other side of the car, had been in a quiet state since she fell asleep, her eyes fell on her peaceful sleeping appearance from time to time, and she didn't speak for the whole morning.
The carriage stopped and went, and rushed to the afternoon, Wen Yantong got up groggyly.
This feeling of turning day and night upside down is really uncomfortable, even if you get enough sleep, your spirit is still listless.
After seeing Chi Jingxi, he ordered someone to make jujube kernels and goji berries for her to drink. The effect is actually not great, but after Wen Yantong drank it, he felt warm in his heart, holding the cup and enjoying himself.
In the following journey, Chi Jingxi could clearly notice that Wen Yantong was in a cheerful mood, even if he was silly from time to time, he would always stare at him.
Every time I asked, Wen Yantong would confuse me.
Chi Jingxi has nothing to do with her now. Today is different. In the past, when I saw Wen Yantong say something, the bored expression was clearly on the face, and the words "shut up and get out of the way" all came out of my mouth. But now it's the opposite. Not only is he not angry with her anyway, but he also cares about her emotional ups and downs.
Wen Yantong has always been eccentric, and Chi Jingxi has never been bored along the way. The journey was still the same as before, but the road from Chaoge to Chang'an seemed to be shortened suddenly.
After traveling on the road for more than ten days, I returned to Chang'an in mid-March.
Chang'an is the second most prosperous city in Shaojing, more often it is as famous as Chaoge, but because Chaoge is crowned with the title of "Emperor Capital", Chang'an has always been ranked second.
In fact, because Chaoge wants to strictly control the people who enter and exit trade, it is not as rich as Chang'an. Merchants from all corners of the country gather here, and a wide variety of shops and restaurants can be seen everywhere. A street is as wide as eight carriages running side by side, which is still spacious.
When Wen Yantong set foot on this land, he was amazed by this prosperous Chang'an just by looking at it.
It's a completely different feeling from Jae Chaoge.
When I was in Chaoge, I just felt that although the place was prosperous, but there were shackles in the prosperity. There were patrolling government offices everywhere on the street, and people coming and going were in a hurry. Unless there was something lively, they would not stay easily.
But Chang'an is different. The streets of Chang'an are full of freedom. The clothes of people walking on the street are different, and some of them are very different. It looks like a capital city where various countries are mixed together. Of course, most of them are from Shaojing, who are struggling to sell on the street and warmly welcome tourists from all directions.
Wen Yantong's excited head was stuck by the window, he was unwilling to take it back, and looked around.
Chi Jingxi knocked on the window frame, "Your home is almost here."
Wen Yantong retracted his head, "Huh?"
Chi Jingxi raised his eyebrows, "You don't remember where your home is?"
Wen Yantong chuckled, "Isn't this a long time away from home? Some roadside shops have changed their appearance, and I can't recognize them."
There is a road in the center of Chang'an City, which is hundreds of miles long. At the end of the road, turn east and you will find Wen's house.
When Wen Yantong got off the carriage, he was apprehensive and reluctant, he tiptoed to the window frame and looked in, "Little Marquis, do you have a chance to meet again in the future?"
Since Chi Jingxi didn't want to cause trouble to Wen's family, he didn't get out of the carriage, and only said by the window, "If I have time, I will definitely come to you."
"Then what if you are always busy?" Wen Yantong pouted.
"Then sneak in to find you." Chi Jingxi bent her lips and smiled, and gently tapped the tip of her nose with her fingertips, "Okay, go back quickly, you haven't been home for a long time, your parents must miss you very much , get along well with them."
Wen Yantong wrinkled his nose, and reluctantly said, "That's a good deal, you must come to me. I don't dare to go to the Hou's mansion to look for you. If I'm caught and thrown into the government, I'll cry and faint in the prison of."
Chi Jingxi smiled, thinking about it, in case something happened to Wen Yantong, the Wen family, a businessman, naturally had no ability to protect themselves, so he simply took a palm-sized round jade from his waist and handed it to her .
The jade is very light and thin, and has a snow-white color, with some fine lines of warm yellow in it, without any impurities, except for a wishful auspicious cloud pattern inlaid with gold rims.
Wen Yantong accepted it unceremoniously, and grinned, "Is this a parting gift from my young master?"
Chi Jingxi's eyes are full of connivance, "You put this thing away and keep it with you, if something happens, just show it."
Wen Yantong hurriedly put the things in his arms, and wanted to talk to him, but he couldn't hold on tiptoe, so he had to send the window frame.
She moved her feet and was about to grab the window frame again. The moment she stood on tiptoe, Chi Jingxi leaned out slightly from the curtain, and their noses almost touched the bed.
Fortunately, Chi Jingxi stopped in time, Wen Yantong's nose touched his nose lightly, and they both froze at the same time.
Wen Yantong's heart beat violently, she couldn't help laughing, then touched him with the tip of her nose, and said, "Then I'm going home, young master be careful on the road."
"Road, be careful on the road." Chi Jingxi stuttered for the first time, not knowing what he was talking about, and quickly let go of the curtain in his hand, covering his handsome face.
Wen Yantong took a few steps back, looking at the curtains embroidered with delicate textures, his eyes were full of reluctance.
After all the luggage was unloaded, the door of Wen's house was knocked open, and the servants in the house heard that the young lady had returned, so they rushed out to carry things inside.
In fact, there were not many things, but Wen Yantong brought back some of the rewarded silk, satin, leather cloth, gold, silver and jewelry, and the imperial edict symbolizing glory.
Chi Jingxi also gave Wen Yantong something, which was some medicinal materials for nourishing bones. In addition to her own clothes and daily utensils, they were all moved in a short while.
When Wen Yantong was still staring at the carriage going away, a group of servants were already waiting by the door, waiting for her to enter.
She touched the tip of her nose in a daze, and the smile on her lips seemed to be frozen, and she couldn't dissipate it no matter what.
Mo Li couldn't help reminding from behind, "My lord, all the things have been moved."
"Daughter!" A long-pitched shout came from inside the door, Wen Yantong turned around and saw a beautiful woman rushing quickly, waving a brocade handkerchief.
Wen Yantong thought, this should be the little cannon fodder's own mother.
She immediately smiled, went up to meet her, and shouted loudly, "Mother!"
Tears welled up in the beautiful woman's eyes, and her eyes rolled down in clusters, "You can count yourself back. You have been away from home for several months. Let's not go to Chaoge, can it be okay? There are also many places to learn embroidery in Chang'an!"
The beautiful woman hugged her, crying pear blossoms with rain, and Wen Yantong's nose was a little sour.
The only thing she can do is to give all her love to the couple. So she followed her back and said, "Mom, I just came back and haven't eaten yet. I'm so hungry."
As soon as the beautiful woman heard that she hadn't eaten, she immediately led her inside, "Let's go, let's go home first, look at what clothes you are wearing, and change them back quickly."
Wen Yantong followed her inside and asked, "Where's dad? Isn't he at home?"
"He..." the woman said, "It should be behind."
When Wen Yantong was confused, a man was pushed over by a man sitting on a wooden wheelchair, his right leg had a very obvious gauze plank, and he waved his arms wildly on the wheelchair excitedly, "Tongtong! Tongtong! Tong is back! Dad is here!"
Next to the wheelchair was a knee-high black dog, wagging its tail frantically, running towards Wen Yantong.
Wen Yantong was not afraid of dogs, but expressed shock at Wen Quin's current situation, and opened his mouth wide, "Father, what's wrong with your leg?"
The big black dog stopped beside her, sticking out its tongue as a gesture of friendship, and circled her around.
The woman said, "A few days ago your father went out to walk the dog before dawn, but his eyesight was not good, he tripped over a rock and fell down, broke his right leg, and has been recuperating for a while."
Wen Yantong couldn't laugh or cry, secretly thought that they were really father and daughter, didn't her legs heal not too long ago
She walked over in a few strides, "It happened that when I came back from Chaoge, I brought some medicinal herbs for nourishing the bones, and I will have someone boil them for Dad to drink later."
After she finished speaking, she realized why Chi Jingxi gave her the medicinal materials. She was still puzzled at first, her legs were already healed, why did Chi Jingxi use the medicinal materials, but now she thought those medicinal materials were not for her.
Wen Que excitedly took Wen Yantong's hand, looked around, and saw that she had gained a lot of weight and her complexion was rosy, so she knew that Chaoge hadn't suffered much, so she couldn't help laughing, "Where did you get the bone-nourishing medicinal materials?" ?”
"It was given to me by a friend of mine." Wen Yantong took over the wheelchair, twisted it and pushed him in, "You too, you are already old, why bother to walk the dog by yourself, just leave it to the servants gone."
Wen Que raised his chest, "Why am I getting older and my body is getting stronger!"
Wen Que is only thirty-five years old now. Mrs. Wen, whom he married when he was nineteen, gave birth to Wen Yantong that year. Right now, he still looks quite strong, with handsome features, which matches Mrs. Wen very well.
Perhaps it is because the character of Wen Yantong is used as cannon fodder in the book, so there is no detailed setting for her family situation, and Wen Que becomes the only person in the book who only has one wife. There are no rooms.
Wen's house is a small house with two courtyards, perhaps because there are not many people in the family, so the house is not that big.
Wen Que was an orphan. He had no father or mother when he was a child, and he grew up eating a lot of food. Later, in order to marry Mrs. Wen, he took risks and followed others to do business. Who knew that he was born to eat this kind of food, and his business suddenly became bigger, from a beggar to a rich businessman.
Needless to say Wen Que's love for Wen Yantong, he opened a small courtyard for Wen Yantong alone, including one main room and several side rooms. There is a huge ginkgo tree planted in the courtyard. It is said that the ginkgo tree was bought by Wenqinhua with a lot of money and has a lifespan of a hundred years. Wen Que also specially found someone to make a swing on the branch, and played with her when she had nothing to do.
Wen Yantong went to Chaoge to study for the past two years, and only came back after a long vacation, but the flowers and plants in this courtyard are still neat and tidy, and the furnishings in the house are also clean. Cotton blankets to warm the stove in winter, mats and water curtains in summer, I am afraid that Wen Yantong will come back suddenly.
Wen Yantong sighed involuntarily after returning to the room. Originally thought that she had arranged her Wen's house well enough, but she didn't expect her parents to think more carefully.
The first thing Wen Yantong did when he returned home was to order someone to boil hot water, take a good bath, and wash away the dust all over his body.
She was finally able to remove the breast wrap/breast openly and put on women's clothes.
The closet was full of girls, Wen Yantong picked out an apricot yellow pipa pleated skirt, and a jacket with a pomelo colored cotton waistcoat, with gold thread rolling on the hem and a pair of small ingots embroidered on the collar.
Mo Li dried her long hair and simply combed it into a bun. The long hair was wrapped around it, and a slender braid was wrapped with gold gauze silk on the right side, and a silver bird feather hairpin was worn in the hair.
Wen Yantong eats delicious food in Chaoge these days, and his face has grown. Under the black eyebrows are a pair of bright eyes, which are not so dark. Under the small nose is pink lips that often smile. After putting on rouge, the whole face is extremely delicate.
Little Cannon Fodder's own genes are better, her parents are both good-looking, and she herself combines the advantages of their appearance.
Wen Yantong carried her skirt to the dining hall, Wen Que and Mrs. Wen were already seated, seeing her come in, they yelled joyfully again.
Perhaps the couple had been waiting at home for too long, and they liked to call Wen Yantong when they had nothing to do, hoping to hear her promise. Wen Yantong was naturally indulgent, and answered the calls of the two of them tirelessly.
Wen Yantong was born in a patriarchal family, and when he was a little more sensible, he had little ties with his relatives. When he grew up, he seldom went home, and only sent money to them every month. I only call my parents during the holidays, and then talk to my brother.
Wen Yantong could clearly see the love in the eyes of Wen Qun and Mrs. Wen's husband and wife. While she was envious, she was also grateful. I never thought that I could experience the love of my parents again in this life.
Wen Yantong talked a lot with the two of them, telling them what Zai Chaoge saw and heard, and also told them about the imperial decree.
The couple are both civilians, when did they see the imperial decree? At first when Wen Yantong said it, they all thought it was a joke, and they seriously taught her not to talk nonsense.
But when the imperial decree was issued, Mrs. Wen couldn't help but kneel on the ground, and even Wen Quil stood up with a limp leg, so excited that she wanted to do somersaults on the spot.
Wen Yantong stopped the two of them, ordered someone to put away the imperial decree, and explained, "I met the young master who was in distress by chance in Chaoge and helped me, so I got this imperial decree. Do something amazing."
When Wen Que heard this, he frowned immediately, "Young Lord? From Anhuaihou Mansion?"
Mrs. Wen clicked her tongue, "Apart from the Marquis of Anhuai, is it possible that Shaojing has a second young master?"
Wen Yantong followed suit and nodded.
Wen Que said, "The Marquis of Anhuai has deep love and righteousness, and the son he wants to teach must also inherit his advantages. Tongtong, it is your blessing that you can meet the young master."
Wen Yantong agreed with ten fingers.
Wen Que thought for a while, "Then the young master seems to have a crown?"
Wen Yantong said, "Well, it's a single word."
Wen Que was stunned for a moment, and didn't speak any more. But actually Wen Yantong knew what he was thinking.
According to Shaojing's tradition, after a man crowns his name, he starts to think about marrying a wife, and Chi Jingxi is no exception.
Wen Yantong knew that he was attracted to Chi Jingxi, but liking and pursuing were two different things.
In ancient times, status and class were the most deadly. Chi Jingxi was the son of the Hou family, and also a young master conferred by the emperor himself. It was impossible for him to marry a woman from a businessman background.
Wen Yantong is as clear as a mirror in his heart.
She sighed insignificantly.
Only a few days after returning to Wen's house, Wen Yantong's lazy bones came out. At first, he didn't dare to run and play in the street casually, for fear that Chi Jingxi would send someone to look for him. But as the days passed, Wen Yantong found that the flowers in the small courtyard had sprouted, but there was still no movement from Chi Jingxi.
Anhuai Mansion is in the center of Chang'an, surrounded by strict guards patrolling and guarding, even though Wen Yantong was scratching his heart and lungs with longing, he didn't dare to rush there.
Seeing that it was the end of March, Wen Yantong still didn't wait for the news of Chi Jingxi's arrival, but heard gossip from the street.
It is said that Marquis Anhuai called a group of literati to hold a boat painting exhibition, and would invite all the aristocratic families in Chang'an City to participate.
On the surface, it looks like an entertainment activity for viewing flowers and swimming in the river, but in fact it is a painting exhibition organized by Marquis Anhuai to choose a wife for Chi Jingxi.
After hearing this, Wen Yantong felt very uncomfortable, packed up his things, said hello to his parents, and decided to go to that art exhibition as well.
If Chi Jingxi didn't come to her, she went to Chi Jingxi.
The author has something to say: [Chi Jingxi's Little Diary]
Ruixing twenty-four years, March 21st:
She is in the mind, she is in the heart, and she is in the dream.
But she was nowhere to be seen.
Go find her tomorrow.
March 22:
today…
Forget it, we must go out tomorrow.
March twenty-three:
things are not going well
Wait for me another day.
March 24:
I must go out tomorrow!
March twenty-fifth:
Annoyed and want to punch someone.
March 26:
damn...
ps: In order to prevent anyone from being confused, let me explain in advance. Daddy Wen’s wheelchair was drawn by me, cut wood, made by myself and sent to Wen’s house.
I feel that there are fewer and fewer people reading books recently, and I spiraled into heaven and burst into tears.