After the guards withdrew, the people coming and going at the door came in and out as normal again. The second cousin didn't know it was the young master, but he thought it was a high-status son in Chang'an, so he touched Wen Yantong's arm, "Let's go .”
Chi Jingxi soon saw the second cousin beside her who was constantly being courteous, and her beautiful eyes darkened a little.
Wen Yantong also wanted to talk to Chi Jingxi, but since this was not Chaoge after all, he could only hold back, lowered his head slightly, and walked around Chi Jingxi, pretending not to know.
Anyway, there is always time to talk.
The moment she passed by, Chi Jingxi flicked his fingertips, restraining the urge to pull her. But he couldn't restrain his eyes and followed her movements. Until she stepped out the door, Chi Jingxi's body also completely turned around.
The servant next to him hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Master, do you not like this restaurant?"
Only then did Chi Jingxi come back to her senses, and simply followed out of the restaurant, only to see the Yantong sandalwood dress blending into the crowd, and the man beside her always lowered his head and said something to her.
He stared intently for a while, and seeing that the figure was about to disappear, he raised his chin and asked the servant beside him, "Who is that person?"
The young man followed his gaze and squinted his eyes, "It seems to be the second son of the Wang family."
"The Wang family?" Chi Jingxi thought about it in his mind, and only had some impressions of Chaoge's Wang family.
The young man said, "The Wang family at the south end of Chang'an, the ancestors were court officials, the Wang family of the Ministry of Punishment and the old Wang here are brothers of the same father."
Chaoge has a royal family, the head of the family is the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and there is only one concubine daughter under his knees, so he values the relatives around him very much. Although there is no official in the family of this concubine in Chang'an City, ordinary people would not dare to provoke him easily.
Chi Jingxi said again, "Then what is the relationship between the Wang family and the Wen family?"
The boy said, "The second son's mother and Mrs. Wen's family are the same father and sister. In terms of relationship, they should be cousins."
Chi Jingxi snorted softly and raised his voice slightly, "Cousin?"
This cousin must be too diligent.
On the other hand, Wang Qin didn't know that he had offended Chi Jingxi, so in order to get his beloved girl, he resorted to all kinds of martial arts to please Wen Yantong.
But this Wang Qin was also a chatterbox, he kept talking non-stop, either telling her about the amazing things he had done, or about which son in Chang'an City liked to drink flower wine, in short, it was good to set off him from the side.
But Wen Yantong was dumbfounded when she heard that, she had never heard of these people at all. Although she knew that the second cousin was eager for her to speak well in front of Miss Lin Si, the problem was that she had no idea who Miss Lin Si was!
Wen Yantong looked at his eloquence, thought for a while, and asked, "Second Cousin is really powerful, but I heard that Young Master also learned from others since he was a child. I don't know that Second Cousin thinks that you and Young Master Which one is better?"
When Wang Qin heard her mention Chi Jingxi, his eyes widened, he looked around, and said in a low voice, "Cousin, don't talk nonsense, how can I compare with the young master, who is only eight years taller?" Dou Xue is rich and five chariots, how can ordinary people like us compare?"
Wen Yantong didn't know for a moment whether he was flattering on purpose or if he said this sincerely, but seeing his expression, he couldn't help laughing, "You haven't seen Young Master, have you?"
"Although I haven't seen it before." Wang Qin said, "But there are many rumors about Young Master in Chang'an City."
Wen Yantong secretly thought that Chi Jingxi was indeed a man of the hour no matter whether he was in Chaoge or Chang'an.
At the beginning, the author only used one sentence to describe Chi Jingxi's popularity in the plot of the original book, saying that whether he was in Chang'an or Chaoge, he was always in the spotlight.
It is just a simple sentence, but the world is concretized in the book, Wen Yantong feels really amazing.
After eating, Wang Qin took Wen Yantong to the river.
Before I got close, I could see a long row of houses by the river, and many people went in and out of it. There were many boats floating on the river, and one of them was about to dock.
Wang Qin said quickly, "Hurry up, let's just catch up with this one."
Wen Yantong was a little hesitant, she wanted to wait in the room to see if she could wait for Chi Jingxi to finish her meal, and then join him on the same boat.
But Wang Qin said, "There are few people on this boat. Many people have gone to eat now. If we wait for the next boat, I'm afraid there will be many more people."
Wen Yantong said, "We can wait in the room."
Wang Qin looked at her and asked suspiciously, "Are you here to participate in the painting banquet?"
Wen Yantong said, "Of course it is."
There seems to be no other reason for rejection. Wen Yantong had no choice but to board the ship that happened to be docked with Wang Qin.
This kind of boat is not big, but it has two floors, and the draft is shallow, so it can be seen that there are no people on it.
As soon as Wen Yantong entered the boat gallery, he felt warm all over. The warm lights above his head shone down, and there were hanging paintings in front of him.
There are tables on both sides of the boat corridor, on which there are all four treasures of the study. Most of them are young men and women, spending money and walking back and forth, as if admiring paintings.
Wen Yantong glanced over and felt that there was no difference between these paintings in her eyes. Occasionally there are a few colored paintings, but most of them are ink paintings, mostly landscape paintings.
After Wen Yantong got on the boat, he walked slowly in front of the painting with the flow of people, until he reached the top, only to find a painting of figures hanging in front of the top.
In the painting is a handsome young man, dressed in an ivory white cirrus robe, holding a folding fan, with long hair in a crown, slightly exposed brocade boots, and a smile on his lips.
The closer Wen Yantong got, the more clearly he could see the boy's face, only then did he realize that the one in the painting was actually Chi Jingxi!
He looks about sixteen or seventeen years old, and is a little more immature than now. The most vivid is the pair of smiling eyes, the corners of the mouth are slightly hooked, and the eyes are full of smiles, as if there is a romantic color in them.
As soon as Wen Yantong saw this painting, his heart was moved immediately, and he turned to ask Wang Qin, "Are the paintings here for sale?"
Wang Qin said, "The ones that are not for sale are for viewing only."
Wen Yantong sighed, "That would be a pity."
Wang Qin raised his head to look at the painting, and said in surprise, "Hey, this painting is very well drawn. Who is the person on it? Why do you think it looks familiar?"
Wen Yantong looked up at the painting, did not answer his question, but asked, "Isn't it pretty?"
Wang Qin nodded blankly, "If there is such a character in Chang'an, there must be rumors about it. Presumably it is just a person drawn by a certain painter."
Wen Yantong smiled, did not explain to him, but asked, "Where did you study?"
Wang Qin glanced at her unexpectedly, a little sad, "Tongtong, have you completely forgotten your second cousin? When I went to Guangling to study, I even went over the wall to say goodbye to you."
Wen Yantong scratched his head, "I didn't remember clearly."
She guessed that Wang Qin must not have been in Chang'an all year round, otherwise how could he have never even seen Chi Jingxi.
The two turned to the second floor, and the second floor was even deserted, with almost no one there.
Wen Yantong wandered around in it casually, and suddenly found an exit. She tried to open the curtain and go out, and saw that there was a long terrace outside, with carefully carved railings, standing on it, she could see the scenery of the river clearly.
But as soon as she came out, she heard voices speaking.
There are two roads connecting the cabin on both sides of the terrace, which probably lead to the terrace on the other side of the ship. But in the road to the left, there was a man's voice.
"...Anyway, my parents are planning to go to the Lin family to propose marriage."
Wen Yantong had no intention of eavesdropping, but when he heard about the Lin family, he couldn't help but pause. According to what Wang Qin said, Little Cannon Fodder is good friends with the fourth girl of the Lin family. I don't know if the Lin family that this man is talking about is the fourth girl's family.
Then another man's voice came, "Which girl from the Lin family does Young Master Su like?"
The man named Su Shao snorted, "Lin Yan."
"Is it the most beautiful girl in the Lin family? It seems to be Xing Si."
Wen Yantong was taken aback, could it be such a coincidence
"It's her." Su Shao said, "The Lin family is just a roomful of nerds, if Lin Yan hadn't caught the eye, I wouldn't have let my parents go to the Lin family to propose marriage."
Another person said, "It's true, but Young Master Su is enjoying a blessing this time. Lin Yan is not only beautiful, but also soft-tempered. It's easy to handle at first glance. You can take as many concubines as you want. ah."
These words seemed to hit Young Master Su's heart, and his tone was filled with excitement, "I have already thought about it. After I marry Lin Yan, I will redeem Mei'er from Liuxianglou back home. If I If I don’t have a wife, my father doesn’t agree with me taking a concubine.”
The remaining two laughed and said flatteringly, "Then Young Master Su hugs left and right, and the good days of soft jade and gentle fragrance are coming soon!"
Hearing this, Wen Yantong was already very irritable, feeling nauseated in his heart, thinking that if the Lin Yan that Young Master Su said was really a good friend of the little cannon fodder, then he must help Wang Qin win it over.
Although Wang Qin was a bit talkative, he was still a nice person, at least caring enough.
Just when she was about to turn around and leave, she suddenly saw Wang Qin standing behind her with a very ugly expression on his face. His veins burst high, and he gritted his teeth as if he was enduring something.
Wen Yantong hurriedly said softly, "Second Cousin, let's go."
Wang Qin clenched his fists and took a few breaths, finally held back his anger and turned to leave.
But at this moment, that young master Su's voice came again, "Don't worry brothers, I've played with Lin Yan enough with me, I'll find a reason to divorce her, and then I'll let you have a try."
The remaining two cheered excitedly.
It was this last sentence that completely angered Wang Qin, who was already on the verge of breaking out, and he turned around abruptly and jumped out of the cabin.
Wen Yantong followed immediately, and Wang Qin roared, "Su Mingwei! I'll kill you!"
Then there were shouts one after another, and when Wen Yantong ran, he saw Wang Qin and Su Mingwei fighting together, while the two men next to him wanted to catch Wang Qin.
It may be that Wang Qin was too angry, the three of them couldn't hold back the burst of power, and punched Su Mingwei's face with one punch, blood was seen in a few strokes.
Wen Yantong was also in a hurry, after boarding the boat, guards and servants were not allowed, so Wang Qin would suffer a one-on-three sooner or later.
But when she entered the cabin, she found no one on the second floor, so she ran to the first floor, and hurriedly called a few boys in the boat to come up.
Along with them were spectators. When I went to the terrace again, I found that Wang Qin was really controlled by the other two men. Su Mingwei was wiping his nosebleed and cursing.
After the boys saw that it was Su Mingwei, none of them dared to step forward to stop them, and retreated, "It's better to go ashore, report to the adults and deal with it."
Wen Yantong was so angry that he said angrily, "Then what's the use of you!"
Although the boys were scolded by Wen Yantong, they didn't say anything, and turned around to ignore it.
The Su family is also a very famous family in Chang'an City. Wen Yantong only remembered a brief introduction in the book.
Su Mingwei is the eldest grandson of the Su family, his grandfather was the last prime minister, and his aunt is the current emperor's biological mother, although she has passed away. And Su Mingwei's father is now the Minister of Zhongshu. The four generations of the Su family were all officials, so Su Mingwei also came from a prominent background.
Just now Wang Qin was angry but still hesitated, because he was a little jealous of Su Mingwei's life experience.
But Su Mingwei's authenticity is really not a thing.
Wen Yantong was also worried about Wang Qin's safety, and he didn't know when the boat would sail to the shore. Does anyone on board dare to come forward to help him? !
She looked around, and found that the people around her were all watching the scene, and no one seemed to care what happened to Wang Qin.
After Su Mingwei wiped off the blood on his nose, his face became quite ferocious, and he kicked Wang Qin in the stomach, "What are you! How dare you do anything to your grandfather?!"
Wang Qin was held up by someone, and he endured the sensation abruptly. His whole body was bent in pain, but he gritted his teeth and refused to make a sound.
Su Mingwei grabbed his neck and raised his hand to punch him twice. The muffled sound of flesh and flesh was very shocking, Wen Yantong's eyelids twitched, and he couldn't recognize his voice, "Stop!"
She shouted loudly and immediately attracted everyone's attention.
She said angrily, "Young Master Su, you've already done something, and you're relieved to think about it. Please let go of my second cousin."
Su Mingwei's eyes swept over her face, and the haze spread all over, "Exhaust? It's just two punches."
He broke Wang Qin's face, "He doesn't even have blood on his face, how can I relieve my anger!"
Wen Yantong said, "This is a special banquet hosted by Lord Hou. If Young Master Su is sensible, don't make trouble here."
Su Mingwei sneered, "He did it first, what am I afraid of."
He raised his hand and slapped Wang Qin, pointed at Wen Yantong and asked, "Who are you?"
Wang Qin said at this time, "I hit you, it has nothing to do with her."
Su Mingwei gave him an annoyed look, and punched him on the head, "Did I ask you something?"
This beating really made Wen Yantong feel uncomfortable, and looked at Wang Qin anxiously. After all, the Wang family in Chang'an does not have such a big official position, even if the Wang family has Chaoge's backing, it is impossible to deal with the Su family.
Not to mention the Wen family, a commoner. What's the use of being rich if you don't compete with officials for being rich
Su Mingwei stared at Wen Yantong, and suddenly said, "If you want me to let go of your cousin, it's not impossible, you come and replace him yourself."
Wen Yantong was startled, and was about to speak, but Wang Qin yelled, "Su Wangba, don't even try to bully my cousin!"
Su Mingwei was so annoyed by the sound of "Su Wang Ba", he kicked him again, kicked him over, and fell to the ground, and the people around him screamed.
Su Mingwei pointed at Wen Yantong and said angrily, "Catch her here, let me take a closer look!"
Wen Yantong said in shock, "In broad daylight, you still want to rob people's daughters by force?!"
Su Mingwei said coldly, "It's just a lesson to a pair of cousins who are disrespectful to me! If there is anything, at worst, I will take you home and carry you in with my first wife."
Wen Yantong was dragged left and right by two men, he let out a bah, and cursed angrily, "Your coffin will be carried out with your father!"
Su Mingwei had never been scolded like this before, and his face was flushed with anger, "Believe it or not, I will do it for you right away!"
Wen Yantong struggled vigorously, and suddenly threw something out of his sleeve, wrapped in a brocade handkerchief embroidered with cloud patterns, and just rolled to Su Mingwei's feet.
Only then did she suddenly remember that she still had this thing on her body!
Seeing her shocked expression, Su Mingwei bent down to pick it up curiously, with a sneer on his lips, "Is this a token of love you gave me?"
Before the words were finished, the brocade handkerchief was unfolded, a snow-white round jade tablet, except for the fine lines of warm yellow, there was only a gold-rimmed auspicious cloud pattern in the middle.
Su Mingwei's face changed suddenly, his eyes were full of horror. He quickly turned over the jade tablet, and saw a gleaming and thin gold body on the back - "chi".
In Chang'an City, there are countless people with the surname Chi, but this kind of jade plaque belongs to that one person alone.
The author has something to say: Wen Yantong: No, this is the guillotine I gave you.