Reborn Rongruo

When the two of them entered the store, they didn't see Chengde's figure. They called Xiao Er to ask and found out that Chengde had gone to the backyard.Gu Zhenguan and Wu Zhaoqian raised their feet to walk to the backyard, but they were stopped by Xiaoer.

Xiaoer said to them with some embarrassment: "Masters, originally they were able to enter our place because they valued our small place, but it is really unfortunate that our backyard here was taken over by the former master. , I'm afraid it's inconvenient for you two to go there now!"

"You mean, someone rented the backyard of your shop?" Gu Zhenguan asked slightly surprised, he and Wu Zhaoqian looked around, this small shop sells cloth, there are several rows of shelves in the shop, and there are several bolts of coarse cloth , Cotton cloth, nothing expensive, and it doesn't look like it can attract the patronage of rich people. Who is it that makes such a big deal to buy the backyard of the small shop all at once?Could it be Chengde?

Gu Zhenguan shook his head, denying this hypothesis.Then he asked the shop waiter again: "Didn't the young man who entered the shop before us enter the backyard? Why did he get in? We can't get in?"

This time, Xiao Er's whole face was wrinkled together, scratching his ears and cheeks for a while, before he hesitated and said: "That's... the master who booked the venue agreed! Otherwise, you can report to the house, Xiao Er to ask for you?"

Gu Zhenguan thought it would be okay if he thought about it, he might meet someone he knew in the capital, so he gave his name and asked the second person to report.Not long after, the little boy came back dejectedly, shook his head at them, and said, "Go back, you two! The little one doesn't dare to pass on messages for you anymore, and the shopkeeper said, if I bother the old man behind me again, I won't let you go." You want to drive me back to the countryside, and our whole family is still counting on my monthly salary to live! You two, go back quickly!"

Before Gu Zhenguan could speak, Wu Zhaoqian said anxiously: "You just went in and saw the young master we came in before? Is he okay?!"

Xiao Er nodded, "That's great! That young master is drinking tea with another master!"

Wu Zhaoqian felt a little more at ease, and winked at Gu Zhenguan, the two of them didn't say anything, and walked out of the shop together.

"Ji Zi, look at this matter..." Gu Zhenguan said halfway, Wu Zhaoqian pulled down his sleeves, indicating to him that this place is not the place to talk, and Wu Zhaoqian only opened his mouth after the two entered the private room of the teahouse in front , said: "Liang Fen, I guess the person who occupied the backyard should be—" He pointed to the sky, looked at Gu Zhenguan and stopped talking.

Gu Zhenguan was startled for a moment, and then suddenly said: "It's possible! But why did that person go to such a small shop?"

"Then why did Chengde enter this store instead of others?" Wu Zhaoqian asked immediately.

"You mean...they made an appointment before..."

"Hey, it's useless to guess anything now, Chengde is obviously deeply involved!" Wu Zhaoqian sighed, picked up the tea cup and took a sip.

Gu Zhenguan was also not talking, and sighed, remembering that Cheng De stayed behind closed doors before, it must have something to do with that person.

In the backyard of the small shop, there are extremely simple wooden tables and stools.In such a snowy day, the tea on the table actually gets cold very quickly.

The reason why Cheng De entered this store was because he saw Cao Yin waving at the door of the store before.Now in the backyard, Cao Yin was dismissed by Xuan Ye when he saw Xuan Ye.

There were only two people in the small courtyard, but they were both silent.It took a long time to hear Xuan Ye ask: "Do you still remember that we first met here three years ago?"

Cheng Delioton replied, "I remember."

Xuan Ye nodded, touched the cold teacup, and asked casually: "Then, do you have some things that you should clarify to me?"

After Xuan Ye finished asking, he turned to look at Cheng De. Surprisingly, Cheng De did not avoid his gaze this time. Compared with the last time the two met by chance, Cheng De seemed much calmer at this time.Chengde shook his head slowly, and said with difficulty but firmly: "I should know everything about the emperor, but I can't say it now."

The expected answer, Xuanye smiled helplessly, looked at Chengde tolerantly, and said: "In this case, then I will wait until you are willing to tell me before telling me! It is rare to meet again today, Why don't you accompany me one more time, let's go and see what new programs are on this year's Lantern Festival?"

"Okay! Does the emperor want to go now?" Cheng De said as he was about to get up, but Xuan Ye held down one shoulder.The hand slid down Chengde's arm and held Chengde's hand.

Cheng De obediently let him go, that conniving attitude put Xuan Ye in a good mood.Xuan Ye smiled and said, "My tea is cold, why don't you make another pot of tea for me, and let's go after drinking it?"

"Alright." Chengde got up and wanted to make tea, but his hands were tightly clenched in Xuanye's. Chengde twitched twice and was about to speak, but he was pulled back suddenly, his whole waist He was hugged tightly by the man.

Xuanye buried his face in Chengde's back, waited for a while and saw that Chengde was completely at his mercy, without any sign of struggle, sighed and said: "If you can always follow me like this, how wonderful it would be! !"

Hearing these words, Chengde's heart was sore, he gently raised his other hand, reached behind him, and supported Xuanye's cheek.

Although he didn't hear Cheng De's promise, after so many things, he could still be comforted by Cheng De so much, Xuan Ye felt a lot better in his heart.All the grievances accumulated because of Chengde's departure slowly melted away in this tender moment.

Xuanye thought to himself, take your time, one day Chengde will be willing to open his heart to him, because he loves this person so much and desires and needs him more than anyone else.

The two of them stayed in this small courtyard for another hour, then climbed over the wall and left.Because of the heavy snow this year, although the Lantern Festival on the Lantern Festival was lively, it couldn't stand the cold, and there were not many people left on the street before Haishi.

Cao Yin drove the carriage and sent Chengde back to the mansion. He watched Chengde enter the gate of the mansion, and then drove back to the palace.When Cheng De entered the door, he called Xiao Si, who was serving him, and told him to go to Gu Zhenguan's mansion through the back door to apologize, and spread the word that he would go to Gu's mansion to make amends in person in two days.

The boy didn't know why, and it was inconvenient to ask more questions, so he had to reply according to the original words.

After taking a bath, Chengde planned to go to sleep, but was called to the study by Mingzhu.It was so late, Chengde knew that his father must have noticed something, but he didn't want to explain anything.From the current point of view, Xuan Ye seems to know that the Empress Dowager once threatened him with the life of Nalan's entire family. Since he still came to see him, he must have a way to restrain the Empress Dowager. Otherwise, they During these few meetings, the shrewd Empress Dowager should have noticed it a long time ago, and sent someone to the house to inquire about the crime. It will definitely not be like this, everything is fine.

Sure enough, Mingzhu didn't ask who Chengde went to see today, but threw out another matter, "It's snowing heavily this year, and there are many disasters across the country. The emperor has appointed Chang Ning as Prince Gong to go to the southern provinces to act as a saint." Consolation. Now the Mongolian Sunite Department and the Fourth Division are also suffering from hunger and cold due to the heavy snow. The emperor has ordered Ama and Chen Tingjing to go to condolences. As soon as I get up, Ama will have the Ministry of Households to check the documents. It is estimated that you will not be able to return until the beginning of April. Your scientific expedition in February and March, Ama was not in Beijing, and this incident suddenly did not have time to take care of you. You need to be more diligent. In the future, it is not particularly important to socialize. Don't go. Study hard and try to get a good ranking in the exam. After the palace exam, Ama thought that your marriage should be decided. I heard that girl from the Fucha family looks very stable. If you If you don’t have any comments, I’ll ask someone to speak for you.”

Chengde's heart skipped a beat, but he didn't show it. He just said calmly: "My son remembers that next year there will be a small selection of beautiful girls. No matter how you say it, Fucha's family now holds the title of Six Parts. It stands to reason that his daughter should be Let’s go through the show girl first and decide on the marriage according to the situation. If Ama sends someone to say it now, it will be embarrassing if Master Mi Sihan can’t be kept. It’s better to wait until the son has finished the exam and the show girl has also been selected. Not too late."

Ming Zhuzai suddenly realized, and said: "Look, I was so busy that I forgot these things. It's good that you remember, otherwise we won't realize that we have committed a taboo. Just do it like this, and wait any longer. Good! It's getting late, you ask the housekeeper to set off the fireworks, so go back and rest."

"The son has resigned! Ah Ma, you should rest early, and be careful when you go to the north! Son and Er Niang can wait for Ah Ma to come back at home!"

Hearing these sweet words from her son, Mingzhu felt warm in her heart, she kept smiling and urged Chengde to go out, then hurriedly finished writing Minger's booklet, and then went back to sleep.

Cheng De was lying on the bed, thinking about what the father and son said just now, and thinking about the relationship with Xuan Ye that had just eased. If news of his engagement came out at this time, Xuan Ye would definitely be stimulated. I really don't know what he will do now.But Chengde also knew in his heart that getting married was no longer as easy to evade as it was three years ago.Since it can't be avoided, it's better to mention it to Xuan Ye in advance, so that he can be prepared.

Regarding Cheng De's marriage, since hearing the discussion in the teahouse last time, Xuan Ye has been thinking about countermeasures for a long time.Because the first month is about to pass, and the examination in February will be held soon, one day when he was in the court, Xuan Ye mentioned it by the way, saying, "This year's snow disaster, the empress dowager asked the shaman, how many happy events are needed?" It's good to be unlucky.Just in time for this year's Enke, I thought that if there are young talents who have not been engaged in this year's top three, I will decide to bestow marriages on them. What do you think? '

Since this kind of matter was proposed by the emperor and the queen mother, who would dare to stand up and sing the opposite?It is a good thing to say that it can not only encourage Man-Han intermarriage, but also encourage students to work hard to study and serve the court.For the officials in the court, whether the future son-in-law is a capable official in the court or a young talent, no matter how you look at it, it is a good thing to kill three birds with one stone.

So when Emperor Kangxi said this, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty rarely disagreed.

So, after the morning of the court, the folks exploded and spread the word, this year's Jinshi is different from previous years, not only the gold list, but also the emperor personally bestowed marriages on the unmarried talents, this is a great honor that is rare in a century ah!

So when it came to the exam in February, the atmosphere in the exam room was even more tense than in previous years.