son-in-law

Chapter 273 Gossip
The sunset is gorgeous, but the streetscape is still bright.

When the horse-drawn carriage and guards passed through the streets of Hangzhou, the sun was shining from the western sky, pedestrians passing by in twos and threes on the side of the road in a hurry, people from the rivers and lakes with swords, walkers holding cloth banners and visiting doctors, carrying burdens The farmers walked with their heads down, occasionally stopping at the corner of the road, waiting for the galloping horses and horses.

The yellow leaves of the willow trees facing the river swayed in the wind. When the leaves of the sycamore trees fluttered and rolled over the eaves above the road, the boatman of the black-covered boat supported the wormwood and let the boat move forward quickly along the small river in the city.

Ning Yi looked at the awning boat for a while, the boat and the carriage on the shore drove side by side for a while, the carriage turned onto the stone bridge, the boat passed under the bridge, and parted ways with the carriage at the corner of the waterway ahead.

The waterways in the city of Hangzhou are criss-crossed. From Xiliu Street to Sijizhai located in the middle of the city, the roads are relatively lively. There are many large and small courtyard walls, high and low eaves, and many shops have opened up. Walking through, there is also a somewhat prosperous scale.Of course, there are actually more soldiers of all kinds that can be seen. Since the fall of Hangzhou City, rebels have rushed towards this big city from all directions. The waves are wrapped in a trickle and flow into this ocean.

Walking through a short street, you can see four or five groups of soldiers walking or sitting, appearing in the field of vision, and then being thrown away by the carriage.These people's clothes are uneven, their weapons are uneven, and their physical fitness is not good. Some see the carriage coming and wait on the side of the road, and some walk slowly in front with their heads up and holding their knives, and the carriage stops for a while. .These soldiers are often part of some well-known rebel system.

"This is a member of the Pengyue Army. The general's name is Wu Zhi. I heard that there are nearly [-] people under his command. The momentum is quite large."

When the carriage stopped, Lou Shuwan pointed and commented on the belongings of the soldiers on the road, and had already commented on five or six groups of people along the way.She is going to participate in the poetry meeting today. She is dressed in men's clothing in white. She looks handsome and suave, with a folding fan in her hand. Along the way, she talked with Ning Yi like a few treasures. in.

It is rare for women nowadays to have this kind of ability. Even if they can manage the affairs of the family in an orderly manner, their layout is often limited to the small circle of the family, while Lou Shuwan gives people the feeling of grandeur.In this day and age, even if women can do big things, they often need to set up more scheming barriers than ordinary people, but at this time, she seems to know that everyone has nothing to say to Ning Yi. The bean-like knowledge of everything adds a touch of intimacy and playfulness to the image of this strong woman.Even Ning Yi, who is extremely wary of dealing with people, can't help but have a good impression.

"Miss Lou has really worked hard on these things."

"In the current situation in Hangzhou, it will be impossible if we don't work hard."

Lou Shuwan laughed, a crescent moon formed on her lips.During her dealings with Ning Yi, she did not hide her differences from most women, nor did she hide her strong part compared to others.Nowadays, most men may hope that their women are gentle and delicate enough, but that is for the women in the family.The relationship between her and Ning Yi is not the case. She may be able to arouse the other party's mind if she is independent enough.

When one thing and one state continue for a long time, people will always find all kinds of legitimate reasons for themselves.Regarding the fact that she fell in love with Ning Yi, Lou Shuwan didn't think there was anything wrong with it. She always felt that she was a hard-working person, and she didn't ask much.I like the other party because the other party is good enough. For such a capable man, perhaps an independent woman can arouse his desire to conquer more.On the other hand, in Lou Shuwan's view, Ning Yi is talented and capable, but he is married. Even if Su Tan'er respects him like a guest, there must still be many unpleasant things compared with ordinary men.My image is similar to Su Tan'er, but what Su Tan'er can't do, I can do.

Some things are embarrassing to think about, but they are hidden deep in her heart.When she thought about it, Ning Yi could even use her as Su Tan'er's substitute, hold her in his hand, and conquer the ravages. This is something he couldn't do with Su Tan'er, but she could maintain the image of a strong woman while maintaining the image of a strong woman In front of him, everything is fine, if Ning Yi really does this, it will only make her feel the power of the other party.

In the recent period of time, she has maintained such a mentality to show her original talents in front of Ning Yi. For her, this is also very relaxed and happy.Of course, the result was rather strange. She could know that Ning Yi did have some appreciation for her, but in that appreciation, she couldn't see much.He has no prejudice against a woman like himself, but actually has a bit of indifferent approval for himself - the men she met in the past, even if they can approve of her showing up in public, it is as if they have done something extraordinary. But he seemed to be used to it—fucking approval, she didn't really need such approval in her heart.

However, this kind of indifference which is used to the wind and waves fascinated her even more. She couldn't see what this man was thinking. It was also this kind of inability to see through, which made her feel even more powerful.It doesn't matter, anyway...it's just the beginning.

Of course, she is not a nympho, and she doesn't think about these things all the time, only occasionally when she dreams back at midnight, she will seriously think about these embarrassing thoughts.At this time, when she was on the same road with Ning Yi, she just acted as a proper friend, pointing and chatting in the car.

During the journey of the carriage from Xiliu Street to Sijizhai, there were naturally many people accompanying it.There is only one follower of Ning Yi, a soldier named Liu Jin in Badao Battalion. His position is not high and he is young. When Ning Yi goes out, he follows him as a servant.There are many people around Lou Shuwan, Hangzhou is not peaceful now, she always goes out, except for seven or eight servant girls and servants who follow her orders, there are also two green forest people who have taken refuge in Lou's family.

These two people are a man and a woman. The man is a fierce-looking tutuo with hair, about 50 or 30 years old, with two scars on his face, and his weapon is an iron staff. Others call him Master Qin, Ting Lou Shu Wan said that this Master Qin was quite famous in the martial arts world, and he was called Killing Tiger Tutuo Qin Gulai.The woman is a sword-wielding woman in her [-]s. It is said that she has not yet married, but she is not good-looking, with broad shoulders, round legs, thick arms, a face with Chinese characters, and an upright look. She is just right for a bodyguard, and her nickname is The name sounds nice.

When Ning Yi met them for the first time, he introduced himself: "It's a pleasure to meet you, in Xia Ning Liheng, the people of the Jianghu sent the bandits to kill them with blood."

"...This is Fairy Lingshan, Wei Lingxue."

Ning Yi was stunned for a few seconds at the time, and later decided not to introduce himself with these people.

The Jianghu matter is just a pastime and bad taste for Ning Yi in his spare time, so naturally he won't take it too seriously. A group of people walked through the market, and after a short while, they arrived at the place where the Four Seasons Zhai was.Sijizhai is adjacent to the river, and it is formed by adjacent three-storey courtyards, and there is a large courtyard behind it.This was originally one of the largest Jiguzhai in Hangzhou City, collecting all kinds of antiques and cultural relics, and also collecting all kinds of calligraphy and paintings of the time, and selling books and writings. Ning Yi originally read all kinds of legendary novels and came here once or twice, but When the city was broken, Sijizhai was looted, and later it was bought by others, and now it has been opened as a restaurant.The name has not been changed, the boss's name is now Chen Bainian.

"Boss Guo from Sijizhai had some contacts with my Lou family. After the city was broken, I don't know where he went..." As the carriage approached, Lou Shuwan frowned looking at the building, but then stretched out again. "However, now this Boss Chen was originally said to be called Chen Wannian. When the rebels rebelled, he sold food along with him, and called his shop Wanniantang. I heard that the Holy Master also visited it. Nowhere can do without food. The more powerful the rebel army became, the bigger his business became. However, after the Holy Majesty proclaimed himself emperor, he was afraid of going beyond his duty, so he hurriedly changed his name to Chen Bainian, and changed his business to Centennial Hall. Four Seasons Zhai is very convenient, so I bought this place and made it his first shop in Hangzhou.”

Talking about these anecdotes about Sijizhai, the servant parked the carriage on the side of the road, and the two of them walked towards the door of the renovated restaurant.The name of the person who hosted the banquet and held the essay meeting at Four Seasons Zhai tonight was Zhu Yanlin, who was Fang La's new Hanlin scholar in the Yongle Dynasty.Speaking of, no matter which dynasty or generation it is in, Hanlin is basically the pinnacle of the scholar class, but the situation in the Yongle Dynasty is slightly different.

At this time, the imperial court was first established, and powerful military generals and capable literati had already shared various practical positions. For now, Hanlin was a idle position, and its status was half high among officials.Let's just say it's not that good, they may be in positions of power at any time in the future, and they take it seriously, but they actually don't have real power in their hands.Generally speaking, the higher-ups felt that some people were capable and knowledgeable, but they didn't know where to insert them for a while, and they treated them badly when they were idle, so they gave them positions.

But in any case, for a large number of staff and talented scholars who did not even get official titles, the post of Hanlin still made everyone flock to it.This Zhu Yanlin is a good poet, he has been in Fangla's army for a long time, and he has some interpersonal relationships.Tonight's banquet, there are quite a few people who came to the meeting, such as Ning Yi's current colleagues Wang Zhizhen and Liu Xiyang in Wenlie Academy, or Qu Weiqing and Guo Peiying who had some unpleasant experiences. As far as Ning Yi knows, today is also the same. come here.

Ning Yi is relatively independent in the academy, and he invited Lou Shuwan today, and did not mention the Wenhui in the academy, when he got out of the car, he looked at the figure in front of him, and saw that he was talking to someone Talking Liu Xiyang.When walking over, Liu Xiyang also saw him, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes, but then he just cupped his hands and didn't come over to say hello.He is a native of Hangzhou, and he probably recognized Lou Shuwan who was disguised as a man. He probably knows some details about Ning Yi's confidante who is now rumored in the academy. It's a little shameful, but also... a little envious.

"Liu Xiyang..." Lou Shuwan glanced over there and said softly.

"know?"

"It's not acquaintance, but I have met. Mr. Liu is very knowledgeable."

Lou Shuwan smiled, the two of them arrived at the door, and there were more people in front of them, at this moment, they heard some movement from behind, the two turned their heads, and there was someone stopping the car on the side of the street Horse, come this way.In front of and behind him, many people have already arched their hands to meet them. Although most of them are literati at this time, they are restrained, but they can still make people feel the heat, and the status of the visitors is not low.Among the noisy voices, Ning Yi could only faintly see a young man coming over there.

"Who is that..." Lou Shuwan said to herself, and then someone behind said: "Please make way, please let me go." Ning Yi and Lou Shuwan avoided the side, only to find that they came out of the restaurant It was Chen Bainian, the owner of the Four Seasons Zhai in the Hundred Years Hall.Lou Shuwan watched the figure greet him, and then she relaxed her brows in thought, and patted her folding fan: "Oh, that's Lou Jingzhi. Lou Xiang's son... Liheng should have seen him, right?"

"No." Ning Yi thought for a while and smiled, "Should I have seen it?"

"That's not true." Lou Shuwan tilted her head and laughed, "Isn't the owner of the Badao Camp where Liheng is now a woman? The man named Liu Dabiao, but I heard before that this lady from Badaoying has a marriage contract with Lou Xiang's son."

"Huh?" Unexpectedly, when he heard such a big gossip, Ning Yi was slightly stunned.

Lou Shuwan has a good impression of Ning Yi, so she also roughly asked people about the situation of Badao Camp, and also asked about the academy where Ning Yi is, which can be regarded as a valuable piece of information.According to others, Lou Jingzhi had a marriage contract with the girl from Naha Daoying since she was a child, and they rebelled together. I heard that behind Badaoying is Lou Minzhong, the prime minister of the left, so the relationship between the two is naturally very good. Lou Jingzhi may often go to Badao Camp, and Liheng may also see him.But at this moment, he laughed in his heart. Li Heng was only working as an aide, so he couldn't see these things, because he thought too much...

(End of this chapter)