After roughly arranging the stay in the Wenhui Building, it was time for dinner. Ning Yi ordered two tables of food, one of which was ordered by the servant to send it to the yard for Yunzhu and other female dependents, while he and Lu Junyi and others In the hall, I listened to people's discussions, about the various things that happened recently in Bianliang, the surrender of the resentful army, and so on.
When Qin Shaoyu came to find him, the food had not yet come out. Ning Yi was a little surprised to hear the self-introduction of the young man who was half-drenched in the rain, especially when he mentioned Qin Siyuan and waited for him outside, he became even more puzzled.
Old Qin, Li Xian, doesn't have to do this for himself. When things got out, Qin Siyuan actually had nothing to do with it, but on his side, he felt like he was being slaughtered. Even if you can afford it, you don't need to be greedy for this vanity.
He thought so in his heart, and naturally he couldn't guess that it was because the unqualified articles in Hangzhou deepened Qin Siyuan's evaluation of him. In any case, the old man was an orthodox Confucian after all. For Confucianists, Taoism was above everything else, even higher than the replacement of imperial power. Of course, these are generally not stated on the surface. On the other hand, the old man also took advantage of this incident to beat Qin Shaoyu, a nephew who was not very advanced, even more so that Ning Yi would not know.
He was puzzled. After Qin Shaoyu went out, Su Wenyu and Su Yanping, who were waiting for the food to come up, were excited. Ning Yi was only in vain. When he arrived in Bianliang, the right minister actually condescended to see him. What a scary thing to say out. Even Lu Junyi was surprised at this time. At this time, he already had a high opinion of Ning Yi in his heart, but thinking about it now, it was still difficult to figure out where Ning Yi was on the line of the Right Chancellor. After Qin Shaoyu sent Ning Yi out, he came back to say hello again, and spoke with a few people on behalf of Ningyi.
Outside Wenhui Building. Get into that wagon. Then he saw the old man who was already the right minister at this time. Compared to Jiang Ning's contact, Qin Siyuan's beard and hair were half-white at this time, and he looked much older, but also more dignified. He bowed his hand to Qin Siyuan according to the etiquette. The old man was looking at the letter in his hand, but he smiled and waved: "No need to see outside, no need to see outside, Liheng. Sit. Long time no see, I heard that you were in Hangzhou during that time. You are always seriously ill and injured, you are still young, it is better not to leave any injuries."
"It's okay, Lord Lao is concerned."
"Yeah." Qin Siyuan waved his hand, "Let's do it as we used to. Listening to you say that, I feel a lot estranged. Let's talk about family matters first, and Yunzhu's child is here too, right?"
"Ah." Ning Yi nodded with a smile.
"So, between you two..."
Ning Yi smiled and nodded again, Qin Siyuan then laughed too: "In this way, we are Weng's son-in-law, you just..."
Qin Siyuan's interactions with Ning Yi in the past were originally different from ordinary people. At this moment, Qin Siyuan turned things around naturally. On Ning Yi's side, he raised his hand with a serious look: "I'm afraid it was a bit presumptuous to do this before. It's actually my fault. Back then..."
He waved his hand, and the old man opposite shook his head as well: "That girl Yunzhu is a good girl, I thought about taking her as a righteous daughter at first, although I may not have expected what happened today, but accepting this daughter, It doesn't count who treats whom badly, but for the time being, I'm afraid there's no way to correct this status... Of course, I say this, it's actually a bit of a loss."
"Even if you want to correct your name, I don't dare to let you correct it. When you are in your position, Mr. Qin, there are probably not many people who want to piss you off and watch behind you all day long. This kind of thing will make a big mess. , will not affect the political situation. Yunzhu, who is really pushed to the cusp of the storm, I am afraid it will be really troublesome."
Qin Siyuan thought for a while, put down the letter in his hand, and nodded: "Take Yunzhu to the house tomorrow, both Minhua and Yunniang miss her a lot. Although it is difficult to officially announce this to the public, she will be in the future. Bianliang, you should come to my side more. To be honest, after taking this position, the house is in a mess, and it's not worrying. The one who came to find you is a group of second-generation ancestors, Minhua's age When she's older, she doesn't care much about them, and Yunniang doesn't care. To be honest, this old wife in my family usually thinks about the lack of a daughter. Yunzhu is well-behaved and sensible, and she is much happier to be able to accompany her to relax. ."
Hearing him scolding the children in the family, Ning Yi had to rub his forehead and pretend he didn't hear it. Then the old man asked about the current situation of the Su family, and Ning Yi roughly talked about the separation of the family. Qin Siyuan nodded: "I know the main purpose of your coming up this time. Most of the manpower that can be used near Liangshan has been deployed. Come over tomorrow, we will discuss and make a final decision... In fact, there may not be enough manpower and materials. Yes. But in other matters, as long as it is around the capital, I can still help most of them."
The old man was talking about Su Tan’er going to Beijing to do business and Yunzhu’s expansion of Zhuji. These are all trivial matters. Ning Yi naturally understood: “I have made a few ideas, and I will show them to you tomorrow. I don’t know how much money I can get back, but if it works well, it will be of great use…”
"That member Lu is in there now, right?" Qin Siyuan said, "But I won't see him today. You will bring him tomorrow... Is this person really capable?"
He is already the prime minister of the dynasty, and he is very particular about how to win over different talents, how to win over them, and how good they are. To be able to ask Ning Yi like this shows his trust in him.
Ning Yi said with a smile: "He is the No. 1 gun and stick in Hebei, he is upright, and there is no problem in leading troops to fight. He is Zhou Tong's disciple... By the way, is that iron arm Zhou Tong really powerful? I heard that he He used to be the most powerful master in the Imperial Fist Gym, but where is he now, does the imperial court know?"
"Liheng is still interested in this now." Qin Siyuan couldn't help laughing when he heard the spirit of martial arts, "I saw this a few times when I was still in the official department, but how high is the martial arts? , I can't see it, but everyone says that he is powerful, but he can be a hundred enemies. Before the Black Water Alliance, he left the Imperial Boxing Gym, or he would have wanted to ask him to help. As for what happened after he left Where he went, I don't know... He should be about the same age as this old man, and at this age, he should not be able to fight."
The imperial court has always looked down on this kind of thing, and Ning Yi also understood in his heart. The two chatted a few more things about Jiangning. When it was mentioned that Zhou Pei went north with the boat, Qin Siyuan was a little bit dumbfounded: "Kang Mingyun also asked her to come, what a nonsense..."
"The camera should find her a favorite. Isn't there Yu Shaoyuan who is good recently? The capital city. There should be many talented people who are talented and beautiful. With Zhou Pei's talent and intelligence, it should not be a good idea to find a county horse. Disaster."
"Haha, prosperity is prosperity. Compared with Jiangning, it's actually similar. Liheng, since you've come here, you can also see and see. I've asked Shaoyu to accompany you around the past few days. If you go to a poetry party .It's just to kill these talented madmen with above-the-top eyes."
Having said that, it was already late. After making an appointment to meet at Qin Mansion tomorrow afternoon, Ning Yi got out of the car and went in to replace Qin Shaoyu. Su Wenyu and others ran to the window to watch the Prime Minister's carriage go away, while Ning Yi warned them. Let them not bring it up.
After dinner, the rain gradually stopped, Ning Yi returned to the room, Xiaochan was sorting all kinds of clothes and daily necessities brought by this trip north, and occasionally said a few words to him. After a short while, after Xiaochan left the room, someone knocked on the door softly. Ning Yi opened the door. Outside is Yunzhu in a light blue dress. He kept the gesture of opening the door, and then smiled at him.
"Do you have time?"
"certainly."
Yunzhu lowered his head and stepped into the door. Ning Yi looked at the sky outside. It was not too late. Under the starlight, the sky was clear: "We just came to Bianliang, why don't we go out for a walk?"
Yun Zhu obviously had something to say when he came to him, not for cheating or something. Ning Yi suggested this, she nodded with a smile, lifted her skirt and went out with him. But after Ning Yi closed the door, she hesitated: "Do you want to call Jin'er and the others?"
"No need." Ning Yi took her hand and walked out. Yun Zhu's cheeks flushed red, and he walked quickly down the corridor. It's just that after leaving the yard, he was no longer embarrassed to be pulled by Ning Yi, and let Ning Yi let go with a pleading look in his eyes, but just followed Ning Yi's side.
She doesn't go out often on weekdays, and has developed a relatively quiet temperament, but after all, she is a girl, and with her lover by her side to see new places together, Yunzhu is naturally happy and delighted. All the way out of the main hall of Wenhui Building, there is a relatively lively street outside. There are various shops on both sides, and the lights are on. Since the rain has stopped for a while, some cart stalls also come out with lanterns. There were a lot of people on the street, and it was amazing to see the prosperity of Bianliang. Ning Yi and Yunzhu avoided the puddles and walked in the lights.
Although it is summer, the water comes and goes quickly, but there is still a lot of stagnant water on the road at this time. No matter what kind of ancient city it is, the mess is far worse than it is in modern times. At this time, the waterproof quality of the shoes was also poor. Both of them walked slowly and cautiously, but Yunzhu's footsteps seemed to be much lighter than Ning Yi's. Occasionally, when a vehicle passed by, the two would avoid the roadside. moment. However, the capital is prosperous, and it is much better than Jiangning when it comes to the degree of openness. It was convenient for two people to walk down the street hand in hand. Ning Yi had never seen such a situation in Hangzhou. The man in the scholar's robe, with red lips and white teeth, swam his arms together as if no one else was there.
Ning Yi has been here for a few years. Knowing that this kind of thing is elegant and free, he watched it for a while, and whispered to Yunzhu next to him, "I knew I would let you come out in a scholar's robe." Yunzhu looked at The two over there, with their pretty faces blushing, smiled and spat softly: "It's always a little bad."
After all, her temperament is quiet and introverted. At this time, there are many roadside snacks on both sides of the road, and there are also various small things that people can play with. But with the temperament of Yunzhu, this kind of food can be eaten while sitting on the roadside or standing on the roadside. In her heart, this may not be the manners and etiquette in the brothel, but the cultivation of the former lady of the official family, and the two of them walked around. Ning Yi wanted her to be more casual and have more fun, but this kind of thing still has to be done slowly. When the two were in Jiangning, they all got along in private, and Yunzhu would depend on him for everything, but in public, women were not ostentatious about etiquette. In this era, a large part of the meaning comes from chastity and obedience. , to belong to a man, or to put away the seductive side for a man who will belong in the future.
Stop and go like this, and finally when a carriage drove by, someone behind them occupied the position they wanted to avoid. Ning Yi took Yunzhu's hand to avoid it, and after the carriage passed, he pulled Yunzhu's hand on his sleeve. Not letting go, Yunzhu struggled twice, and lowered his head a little embarrassedly: "Liheng ah..."
"It's alright." Ning Yi followed her example to sneak around and whispered in her ear, "The sleeves are so big, they can't see it."
Since Ning Yi insisted on doing this, she had no choice but to frown a little in distress, but she finally obeyed him dotingly. Just now he pulled it over, holding it a little awkwardly, Ning Yi changed to a more natural posture and took her slender hand in his hand: "You are afraid of being seen, let's go into the dark, there shouldn't be many people in front of you. now…”
Since Ning Yi became childish, Yun Zhu had no choice but to walk side by side with him, choosing to pass through places with low light. In fact, the restraint in his heart was nothing compared to the warmth he felt. Women of this era, after all, it is difficult for men to accompany them to be childish or to wait for them. After walking for a while, Ning Yi said softly: "Actually, when I was in Jiangning, although I often met each other, I never went shopping like this..."
"It's been there too." Yunzhu said, "When selling Songhua eggs."
"That doesn't count."
"I-I think it's okay."
"Ah… "
When he walked to the next intersection, there were still lively markets on both sides. Ning Yi bought a beautiful small purse and let Yunzhu hold it. He said, "There seem to be fewer people ahead", and chose a direction to continue walking. Only then did Yunzhu tell him about finding the topic he wanted to talk about...