son-in-law

Chapter 525 Circulation

The clouds in the sky are golden, and the city of Bianliang in July gradually quieted down from the heat wave of summer. When the first leaves of the parasol trees fell, autumn came.

Row upon row of houses take the Imperial Street as the central axis and extend in all directions. Pedestrians and merchants come and go, walking through the interspersed streets and alleys. The shouts of the merchants are often mixed with the chirping of mules and horses, and the wheels of the reels are alerted. The laughter of children playing in the street.Swallows nesting under the eaves fly over the trees along the street, over the courtyards of nearby families, boats of different sizes row across the rivers in the city, and the banks pass the pedestrian roads or the courtyard walls of nearby houses.

In the afternoon, the gaps of the plane trees cast golden silhouettes in the yard, swaying slightly in the wind.In the study with the window open, Ning Yi was writing and drawing at the desk, when far away, there was the movement of the nurses at home during training.

At this time, even if the rich and prosperous were near Bianliang, it was not peaceful.The number of hungry people who came from outside the city one after another began to increase, and Kaifeng House increased the number of cards on the roads, and the inspections when entering the city.But at least, the courtyard in the city still seemed quiet and peaceful at this time, but after a while, he heard sneaky footsteps in the corner, Ning Yi frowned, and soon, at the door next to him, there was Two heads suddenly popped out, and although they were posing to frighten him, only one face was fierce.

"Ha~!"

Yuan Jin'er, who suddenly jumped out, raised her hands in the shape of chicken feet on the top of her head, frowning and staring, her face twisted.Ning Yi held the brush in the air and stared at her blankly. After a while, he said in a calm tone, "Ah...it's scary..." Jin'er lost interest and pouted.

The other person who followed her was dressed as a man, with a scholar hat on his head, with a bright and clear smile on his face, but it was Yunzhu.

Her smile was very different from that during the New Year's Eve.

When she just came out, she even made an expression similar to a "grimace" on her face, but then she couldn't help herself and laughed.

"Liheng didn't go out today."

"I just came back from the Prime Minister's Mansion in the morning, and there's not much to do in the afternoon, so I'm practicing calligraphy, have you just arrived?"

"I just came here when I met Tan'er outside. Tan'er saw that I was wearing men's clothes and asked me to accompany her out later. She's going to the workshop to see how the new robe looks."

"Oh, your relationship is better than mine lately..."

Ning Yi smiled, but Jin'er hummed softly over there: "I'm not going, I'll go find Xiaochan." Probably because of some prejudices in the past, the relationship between Jin'er and Su Tan'er is not a big deal. Well, on the contrary, Xiaochan and Xiaochan have always maintained a good friendship.

It has been half a year since the end of the year.In the past six months, many things have actually changed. Among them, the changes in Yunzhu and the relationship between this family are probably the most relaxing for Ning Yi.

Since last year, Ning Yi has been somewhat restrained in handling the relationship between the people around him.Although he was an extremely domineering person when he was outside, he also made up his mind not to let go of Tan'er, Yunzhu and others, but determination was one thing, how to deal with it was another.He felt a bit of guilt in his heart, and it was only at the end of the year that everything finally broke out.Yunzhu's heart ailment and departure are her own heart block, but it is not unrelated to Ning Yi's subconscious guilt.

Ning Yi reached some consensus with Tan'er in Muyuan, Yunzhu led Jin'er back to his original hometown, and he might have thought about their relationship with each other along the way.The process is simple but complex.In short, what is contained in it is not a momentary wisdom, or an epiphany after seeing a certain symbol, it can only be said to be the wisdom given by life.

Yunzhu's personality was originally intelligent. Before she was ten years old, she was a lady of the official family, and she received a good education. However, her life was bumpy later. After the redemption, she was still somewhat depressed and autistic.After she fell in love with Ning Yi, her heart was attached to each other, and it was also because of her concern and sensitivity that she might gradually become depressed after a little loss.

These things may be difficult for ordinary women to solve.Of course, she couldn't say it was easy, but during the journey after leaving Ning Yi, she was able to see clearly the crux of herself and Ning Yi, and she no longer felt sorry for herself.When he came back to Bianliang and faced Ning Yi, what he gave him was a clear and pure smile that was similar but somewhat different from the beginning of acquaintance.

"I'm back, husband."

On that day, when Ning Yi set foot on the second floor of the small courtyard again, he was greeted by Ying Ying, a woman kneeling on the bed. In her smile, there was longing, warmth, apology, and a little playfulness. Ning Yi didn't know what to say for a while.

Of course, the living habits that a person has accumulated over the past ten years cannot be completely changed by a momentary comprehension. Yunzhu is still the same Yunzhu, who likes quietness, living alone, reading, and playing the piano, but among them, he no longer excludes small children. She went to visit Tan'er, and then Tan'er also came to visit her.

In fact, the two had somewhat admired each other before, even if Yunzhu was the third and fourth, after rescuing Ning Xi in that thunderstorm, Tan'er had accepted her.Just a series of things after coming to the capital, Ning Yi didn't know how to adjust and deal with himself, and the two of them didn't know how to communicate.When Yunzhu returned to the capital in May, this kind of contact became natural.

If it is said that the cloud bamboo before is the tenderness of water in the intellectual tenderness, the cloud bamboo at this time is probably more like the clearness of the water permeating the intellectual tenderness.She was originally the lady of the official family. If there were no later changes and she grew up steadily, she may have a small part of her characteristics, and this is the case.

Although he claims to be a powerful man, Ning Yi has no role in Tan'er and Yunzhu's side.Sometimes he thinks about it himself, but instead he becomes the other person's knot, and as a result, he suddenly feels depressed.

Now Tan'er and Yunzhu occasionally meet. Tan'er knows Yunzhu's character and will not ask her to any troublesome scenes. She only occasionally chats about gossip or Zhuji's business, and takes her to Su Take a look at the clothes workshop at home, and occasionally let Yunzhu draw flowers to embellish the clothes.Yunzhu occasionally tells Tan'er about popular poetry and prose, the story of the genius of Bianliang, and she has good poetry and prose—in fact, she is even more powerful than Ning Yi—and has experience in brothels. Speaking casually, he can speak in a straightforward manner, and sometimes add some shady scenes to make Tan'er listen with relish. In fact, in this regard, Tan'er also admires her.

It seems logical to get along with each other, but in fact, they also have their own cautiousness to maintain this small circle that may be called family in this era.One day in mid-June, when Tan’er went to look for Yunzhu, she said, “I’ll find a time, Miss Nie will marry Ning’s house… Well, I’m not kidding.” Yunzhu blushed slightly, and clicked head.After that, Tan'er ran and said the same thing to Jin'er, but it made Jin'er's face flush red, and she hesitated and didn't know what to say - she was more or less prepared. , I just didn't expect that Su Tan'er would come to tell her this.

In short, in this home, everything is so determined.It's just that Ning Yi's affairs were busy in June, and it didn't seem that there was a very logical time. As for things like going through the door, they had to be postponed for the time being - in fact, they were more or less waiting for Ning Yi's initiative.

Ning Yi, on the other hand, was worried about whether Yunzhu and Jin'er should be allowed to live in the house after passing through the door. When they met, it was difficult to live together. As a modern person, everyone was crowded together. Maybe not as harmonious as it is now.Second, this "Ning family" in the capital is developing very fast. The mansion with four yards that he bought last year should be replaced, or it should be expanded. He thinks it is ideal to do it again at that time.

On Tan'er or Yunzhu's side, I actually understand that on a certain day - Ning Yi, Tan'er, Yunzhu, Jin'er, Xiaochan, such a family gathering at a table to eat, most of them will be able to Yes, but at the moment, more or less, it seems a little strange.

Because of this, Yunzhu occasionally came over, Tan'er occasionally visited there, and Ning Yi ran around, which seemed to be the most ideal way to get along at the moment.

As for the current development of the "Ning Family" in the capital, it is a bigger proposition...

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In the side courtyard of Ning Mansion, Yun Zhu, who was wearing a scholar's uniform, got into the carriage, turned around with a smile, stretched out his hands, and pulled Tan'er into the carriage.Yunzhu is dressed in men's clothes, while Tan'er is dressed as a woman as usual, but despite this, both of them are in their early twenties. Although Yunzhu wears men's clothes, it looks intellectual and clear, and Tan'er shows this. A quiet and steady self-confidence, it seems that the powerful mistress has chosen a bookish new husband-in-law.After getting in the car, Ning Yi walked over to the car and talked to them.

"Let's go to the workshops in the city, and don't go to the ones outside the city. Although they have been strictly controlled recently, the outside is not very peaceful."

"En." Tan'er turned around and took Ning Yi's hand on the carriage window edge, resting her chin on the back of the hand, "Would you like to bring something back... Uh, Liheng will return later. Xiangfu?"

"I don't know, let's see if there is any news from the north."

Yunzhu also leaned against the car window: "Well, if General Guo wins, Liheng will tell us earlier."

During the recent period, Ning Yi had been involved in the planning of disaster relief in the Wu Dynasty to some extent, but the most tense situation was the confrontation with Pharmacist Guo when Xiao Qian headed south from the north.Although Tan'er, Yunzhu and the others were just listening, they were still a little concerned about the fate of the Wu Dynasty.Ning Yi smiled and nodded.

After the carriage drove away from the courtyard gate, Xiaochan and Jin'er teasing Ning Xi's laughter could be heard from behind. The leaves of the sycamore tree fell to the ground in the courtyard. Ning Yi thought about something and went to the next courtyard with a smile. .

At the same moment, at the east gate of Bianliang, a team of four masters and servants passed through the inspection of the city gate and entered the capital.Among the four, the leader was a young man in his thirties with a beard and steady eyebrows, followed by a younger servant. One of the other two seemed to be a master in his thirties, and the other Tall, with weapons, like a green forest person in charge of security.The guard at the city gate looked at the disk with the name "Li Pin" written on it, let them pass, and then whispered to the guard next to him: "It's a county magistrate, it seems that he has been promoted..."

At this time, it was Li Pin and Li Dexin who entered Bianliang. He had been the county magistrate of Nanhe since the beginning of the ninth year of Jinghan, and it was less than three years at this time.Being summoned to Beijing because of his political achievements is considered an exceptional promotion.However, at this time, he looked back at the scene outside the city gate of Bianliang, looked at the soldiers at the gate, and sighed, but there was not much joy on his face.

Since the raging disaster in the north and south, the control of the Gyeonggi area, which is in charge of the Kaifeng government, has been strengthened. At this time, there are not many refugees outside the city gate.However, people who are officials and read to this level have already learned the ability to find clues from clues and clues, and know the autumn when a leaf falls.Nanhe County is prosperous, and Li Pin's business has been very good in the past two years. Therefore, when the disaster spread, the place he was dealing with hadn't been too serious, and Li Pin had also been prepared to deal with it, but, At this time, he was called to the capital for a promotion, and what he saw along the way made him feel more and more worried.

After resting for a while at the small square at the city gate, he followed Li Pin's entourage, Gu Yu, and asked, "Master, where are we going now?" Li Pin frowned at the bustling crowd nearby, and then pointed to a place not far away. A big car is going out of the city: "Go there."

Gu Yu looked over and saw that the carriage was going out from the city gate. The walls of the carriage were covered with thick cloth, but it looked quite neat. One of the carriage walls had the word "Bamboo Notes" written on it.Gu Yu laughed: "I see, the master is going to visit Ning Gongzi, the villain will ask."

Among the four, Gu Yu is the only follower who has followed Li Pin since Jiangning. He is quite clear about Li Pin's many affairs in Jiangning, his friendship with Ning Yi, etc. He even knows that his master can fill in the gaps. More or less have to rely on each other.

After Li Pin became an official, there was less contact with Ning Yi from all over the world.Gu Yu occasionally heard Li Pin talk about Ning Yi. He had read some books with Li Pin, and knew that in the heart of his master, the two were "friends of gentlemen".However, another piece of news about that Young Master Ning was only heard from a certain channel in the last few months.

That is the rumor about the "Bamboo Record" in the capital.Nanhe is rich and there are many travelers. The news of the poem on the first floor of "Zhu Ji" has spread to Nanhe in the past few months. When he arrived at the county seat, it caused some topics, and Li Pin only found out about Ning Yi from it.

This time when he went to Beijing, according to Gu Yu's ideas, his master had two places to go. One was the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, and the other was Young Master Ning, who had already done a lot of business in the capital.Hearing Li Pin nod at this moment, he went to inquire about the route of the oil wall cart, a bus and carriage in a big city, and then he rode on the only horse carrying the goods. Li Pin and the other three got on the oil wall. The car went all the way to the address of Zhuji Swift Building.

The oil wall truck stopped at the station called Sanguanfang. When Li Pin and the others came down, Gu Yu also dismounted, looked at the building not far away, and opened his mouth slightly.

"Wow, it's so lively...Master, Young Master Ning really has a way of doing business..."

Li Pin nodded "yes".

There was a lot of joy and wonder in Gu Yu's voice, but he didn't notice that in the eyes of his master looking at that side, there was no joy, but a little bit of surprise, which contained complicated worries...

"Let's go." After a while, he said, "Let's go and ask... where he lives."

The afternoon sun shone brightly in the city of Bianliang. In front of it, the Zhuji branch called Swiftlet Tower did not change much from its decoration when it opened, but the lively scene displayed in it was completely different from half a year ago. do not……

(End of this chapter)