The blessing of the splendid farm family is married to the world

Chapter 96 Time
In March in Yangchun, the north and south wharves outside the capital were full of people, and ships of all sizes gathered together. Among the ships waiting in line to enter the port, there was a passenger ship that was obviously different from other ships.

The passenger ship has two floors. Standing on the side of the boat, you can't see the scene inside the canopy, but the outside is very clear. There is a large shelf umbrella on the bow deck, and there are long tables and chairs underneath.

There were still some refreshments on the long table. It was conceivable that someone was sitting under the umbrella drinking tea not long ago.

"It's from the south, right? An umbrella can also be colored." There are many maids and maids on the boat next to it. There are many signs outside the cabin, such as the Duke's Mansion, the Princess' Mansion, Zhang's Mansion, and Li's Mansion. Yes, "Although the imperial decree was issued a few years ago, there is no longer any regulation on the color, even if a merchant may wear purple and red, but make the umbrella all fancy, only those merchants in the countryside can do it .”

A group of maids talked and pointed, and the daughters in the boat heard this, and all of them covered their lips and laughed.

"Really, as soon as I went out today, I discovered what the old servant at home often meant when the atmosphere outside was bad." A woman with delicate features and delicate features in a light yellow shirt said, rolling her eyes out, "Before The food that only we can afford is now a snack on the street outside. There are also those cashmere cloaks, camel hair cloaks, and even small household girls wear them, so that I have no clothes to wear. I really want to Blame those merchants who dare to sell anything."

Another woman in light blue clothes coughed lightly before she opened her mouth, and said, "The merchants dare to sell, is it because of the support from above? If you want me to say, it's all because the champion of the case last year started to walk in the cabinet. The old prime minister I have always been a pity for talents, and I am also a good friend with Mr. Gu, so I am too partial to Mr. Gu's closed disciple."

After saying these words, the women next to her who either bowed their heads in thought or talked quietly looked at her, Princess Zhangyan suddenly smiled and said: "Su Er, you are indeed a descendant of the Ming family of Guoshi, and you know even the important affairs of the court. Unlike us, who only know how to eat, drink and have fun."

These words were exaggerated but derogatory, so a woman who had a good relationship with Ming Su'er laughed and said, "It's not that Sister Su'er cares about the affairs of the court, I'm afraid she is complaining about her prospective fiancé-in-law."

All the girls laughed, and the voice of their charming laughter was like a swallow's voice.

"That's right, on the gold list last year, Mr. Shen was only Yayuan, but he was taken away by a countryman." A pretty woman smiled and punched, "I don't think Sister Shen is helping Su Er, but she is actually doing it again." Complain to your brother."

The woman who spoke just now said hastily: "What's wrong with you, what I said just now was just a joke. Besides, the imperial court selects talents based on their real talents and learning. Zong Xingxing must have his talents if he can be the number one scholar."

Someone glanced at her and sneered: "Shen Yue, why are you so nervous? No one said anything about your family." Then he said to the side without shame: "If Shen Rong was here, she wouldn't even dare Forget it, Miss Di is not here, what can a concubine do, don't look too ugly when flattering."

Many people gave Shen Yue half-smiles, no wonder she wanted to flatter Ming Su'er, Ming Su'er was the only niece of Mrs. I dare not do anything to her.

It's just that everyone's words are getting worse and worse. The initiator of this outing banquet, Princess Xiangran, stood up and said, "Which one of the young officials who became officials last year is the most beautiful?"

"Of course it's Mr. Shen."

"The number one scholar."

When young women discuss men of the same age, they are always the most excited. Occasionally, one or two voices can be heard, and they all know that there are a group of young women on this ship who are queuing up.

However, due to the rows of signs of various prefectures in front, no one dared to look more.

The sound spread to the boat with parasols on the deck. A maidservant in green clothes put her head out to the window to listen carefully, then turned back to the inner room behind a screen separated by layers of veils, and said to the woman who was dressing in the mirror. : "Miss, I heard that, the boat is really talking about our young master."

An Xu is not surprising at all. As last year's No. [-] scholar, Zong Che himself is enough to be talked about. He is escorted by Gu Lao. Once he became an official, he only stayed in the Imperial Academy for three months before going to the cabinet. His official career is so smooth, who doesn't pay attention to him?

In addition, he is a very handsome young talent.

To attract the attention of women.

Looking at himself in the mirror, although it has been four years, he is at the age of Huaxin, and his appearance does not look old at all.

However, Mrs. Rong and Granny Zhao's frequent urging of marriage pushed her mental age to the fourth.

Really, she is only 21 years old. From Mrs. Rong and Granny Zhao, she seems to be a woman who is almost forty and unmarried in later generations. It seems that if she does not marry this year, she will be too old to marry.

If the two old men hadn't repeatedly written letters to urge her to go to Beijing, and Zong Che would have sent people to urge her to go to Beijing during the Chinese New Year, she wouldn't have come here at this time.

Younger brother An Chong is going to take the provincial exam this year. The rural exam must be taken in his hometown, and the exam will not start until August. She should have accompanied him after the exam.

But the capital urged, and An Chong also persuaded.

But since An Xu has come out, she will not worry too much about her family. Feng Nian, Dao Xiang and many loyal servants selected in recent years have stayed in Linhe Village, and her uncle's family is taking care of her. No one cares.

It's just a little guilty, the township exam is an exam more important than the college entrance exam, but she, the only closest person, is not by her side.

It's not that Beijing has something to ask her to come, she has small selfishness.

Ugh!
An Xu sighed subconsciously. He has been a human for two lifetimes, and there will be times when he will be dazzled by love.

On the surface, she was urged to go to Beijing this time by Mrs. Rong and the others, but in her heart she knew very well that it was because of a letter from Shen Xiao.

He said that he wanted her to come to Beijing to meet his grandmother, and then discuss the marriage.

Looking back now, An Xu can't believe it. She actually had a long-distance relationship with someone, and she only met four times in the past four years, and she was about to talk about marriage.

Although she had confidence in her vision, she was still a little unbelievable.

"Miss, the jewelry sent by the young master years ago matches your clothes very well."

The servant girl brought a box from the cage and put it on the table.

An Xu didn't remember the jewelry given by Zong Che, so he glanced at the maid and asked, "Magpie, did I say that you can be flexible, but don't make decisions on your own."

Magpie panicked and looked at the maidservant.

An Xu said, "See what the partridge is doing?"

"No, miss," Magpie said anxiously, "I don't want to make decisions on my own, but I think that the young master is really kind to you. We will not be disappointed if we go to Beijing and wear what the young master gave you. And in the future, You always need the Eldest Young Master to make the decision. Our Second Young Master, after all, is not as early as the Eldest Young Master to enter the official career, "

Under the eyes of the partridge, the magpie realized that his words seemed to be provocative, so he quickly closed his mouth.

An Xu waved her hand and told them to go down first. In fact, it's no wonder they thought so, because she also had the same idea in her heart: the relationship with Zong Che is not as close as that of An Chong, a real brother.

Since he passed the provincial examination three years ago, he packed his things and came to the capital to study and prepare for the final exam. So far, they haven't seen each other for more than three years.

"Miss, you can disembark now."

The ship shook slightly, and the sound of steering was heard from outside.

An Xu got up, walked outside the cabin, and saw the bustling ancient scene.

There was a lot of voices, among the crowded crowd on the pier, there were rows and rows of servants holding government cards.

There is a sense of sight when picking up the plane.

Is this the pier in the capital also visited by dignitaries and nobles every day?

As An Xu was thinking, he had already seen Zong Che in the crowd. He hadn't seen him for a few years. He was much calmer, and he was too serious. He stood in the crowd like the snow lotus on top of a mountain.Behind him was a servant who held a red-bottomed mansion card aloft in his hand, and wrote to the Zhuangyuan Mansion.

If it weren't for the servant behind holding up the word Zhuangyuanfu, An Xu wouldn't dare to recognize it.

"Miss, there is still the Duke of Qi's mansion." Partridge reminded.

An Xu took a closer look, and found that all the house cards were from people who had contacts with her.

In addition to Duke Qi's mansion, there is also Gu's mansion, Fang's mansion, which bought a new mansion in the capital two years ago, followed by major silk and satin shops, restaurants, and capital chain stores with their own snacks.

Such a big battle has already attracted people who come and go to stop and speculate.

On the ship that docked earlier than the Anjia passenger ship, the noble ladies did not have to go out by themselves, and shoulders wrapped in gauze came out one by one.

These government cards also attracted their attention.

Who is here and needs so many people to welcome him?The pomp is really big.

While guessing like this one by one, those stewards who knew An Xu had already stepped forward and surrounded her, greeting her and saying hello to her.

An Xu all nodded in greeting, looked in Zong Che's direction, and said, "Brother She has come to pick him up, I'll go home first, and I will visit you one by one in the future."

The steward of Gu's mansion said: "Miss, do as you please, but the master said, if you have anything to do, you can just send someone to the mansion to talk about it."

An Xu thanked him, exchanged some pleasantries, and then walked out from the crowd.

"What is the origin of this woman? Even the Rong Mansion and Gu Mansion, who have never been in contact with each other, came to pick her up together?"

Asked the princess of Xiangran who got off the shoulder and was about to get into the carriage.

The servant next to him understood, so he went to inquire.

But he saw the woman leave the crowd and walk in front of a familiar person.

"Zong Xingxing also knows her?" Xiangran County Master thought deeply.

"I'm afraid not only acquaintance, but also a good relationship." Said a woman who had already got into the carriage in front, "Did you see that Zhuangyuan Lang, who never pretends to women, laughed just now?"

Before the words fell, another voice suddenly sounded: "Sister Su'er, that's not my brother. I must be worried and came to pick you up."

Before the smile on Ming Su'er's face showed, she saw the increasingly handsome sweetheart get off the horse, threw the rein of the horse and walked quickly towards the woman who was talking to Zhuangyuan Lang.

The person who was always gentle and refined, even smiled brightly at this moment.

"I'm late."

From the shape of his mouth, it can be seen that he said so.

Ming Su'er only felt cramps in her heart and could barely breathe.

The noble ladies all looked at her intentionally or unconsciously, all day long as if Mr. Shen was so kind to her, but they didn't expect her to like that.

Look, the distance between the two sides is so close, Mr. Shen didn't notice this side at all.

I guess it's not because he doesn't want to pay attention, but now he can only see the woman who appeared out of nowhere in his eyes.

Really, she doesn't look good at all, how did she lure the two most famous young officials in the capital to her side.

The owner of Xiangran County shook his head, helped the maid by the hand and got into the carriage.

Rows of carriages passed by slowly, and Shen Xiao stood on the outside to prevent the passing carriages from rubbing against her.

He was in a hurry when he had something to do, he didn't bring a carriage at all, and asked, "Where do you live, I'll hire a car."

Zong Che has been walking in the back without saying a word, and when he heard this, he just raised his head and glanced at An Xu, without saying anything.

An Xu said: "I'll go to Zhuangyuan Mansion first."

Shen Xiao was a little worried, but still nodded, and said, "It's not convenient to talk today. At noon tomorrow, I'll wait for you at the Jixiang Tea House."

"Okay", this is the first time An Xu has been in a formal relationship, and it's still a fucking long-distance relationship. She wanted to throw herself on someone and hang on for a while when they first met, but in order to avoid being regarded as a lunatic, she endured it.

Now, just here, say a few words and then leave?

Because he had already arrived in front of the carriage with the license plate of the Zhuangyuan Mansion, Shen Xiao stopped and said, "Get in the carriage."

An Xu asked, "Are you leaving now?"

Shen Xiao smiled and said, "I'll follow behind."

"No need." Zong Che's voice sounded abruptly, "Master Shen, it's not unavoidable to cause gossip, you should go ahead."

An Xu: She was sitting in the car, she didn't share a horse with Shen Xiao into the city.

Shen Xiao thought for a while, and said: "I didn't have much contact with Zong Xingxing before, so it is indeed easy to attract people's guess as I follow the carriage in his residence."

"You go first, I'll be later."

An Xu saw that he was at least two steps away from him when he was speaking, and he couldn't even hold his hand while others were not paying attention.

She also didn't want to talk about the love of "shopping together" in ancient times, but she didn't expect it to be so miserable, and she could only obediently stand at a safe distance when they reunited after a long absence.

Ugh!
An Xu sighed in his heart, picked up his skirt and got into the carriage.

Zong Che then got on his horse, and before leaving, he took a meaningful look at the carriage that had been parked not far away for a long time.

He lightly hooked his lower lip, punched Shen Xiao, pulled the horse's rein, and said to the servant who had jumped into the cart and put away the stool: "Go back to the city."

Shen Xiao stood there watching for a while, and was about to get on his horse to leave, when suddenly two voices came from the right rear beside him.

"cousin."

"Big brother."

Shen Xiao turned around, saw his own carriage, rode over, and asked, "Cousin, Third Sister, what are you doing here?"

Shen Yue glanced at her elder brother, he really didn't know.

"We are going out for an outing, so I told you about it yesterday."

"Really?" Shen Xiao said, "I've been busy recently, so I didn't pay attention."

Shen Yue pouted, while Ming Su'er at the side just sat there with her head bowed, not asking any more questions.

Shen Yue said again: "Brother, who was that woman just now?"

Shen Xiao frowned slightly, and said, "Her surname is An, Miss An."

Shen Yue said softly.

Shen Xiao said to the driver in front: "Let's go."

At this time, the carriage of the Zhuangyuan Mansion just now was no longer visible.

Walking across a wide stone arch bridge, it is a flat road leading directly to the gate of the capital. There are fewer cars here than on the wharf. Shen Xiao looked forward and quickly found the carriage.

It's just that the carriage is about to enter the city.

After waiting for so long, Shen Xiao didn't even say a few words after meeting, Shen Xiao was full of reluctance and regret.

"Cousin," Ming Su'er lifted the curtain of the car at some point, and asked, "When did you and that Ann, girl, meet?"

Shen Xiao said concisely: "More than four years ago."

Seeing this, Shen Yue also asked what she was curious about: "What does the An family do, and why do you still seem to have a close relationship with Zong Zhuangyuan?"

There was a little smile on Shen Xiao's face, and he said: "You are different from her, find a chance, and I will take you to meet her, then naturally there will be no such questions. Now, I can only tell you that the sugar factory in the south The An family of the Sheng clan is where her clan resides."

Ming Su'er's complexion became paler, she never expected that her cousin valued that woman so much, even admiring her in words.

She pinched her fingers vigorously in the palm of her hand, and said with a smile: "I heard that this An family has just risen, and he looks like a nouveau riche."

Shen Yue hurriedly said: "I've also heard that, when I went to An's candy store once, I heard someone say that the wife of the patriarch of the An's family was wearing a big gold bracelet weighing two catties, which was made for her grandson. That gold collar dangles down to the navel."

The An family's sugar industry has spread all over major cities in just a few years. As a new family that is advancing by leaps and bounds, many things in the family have become outsiders' after-dinner chat.

There is even a legend that the aunt of An's family who can make all kinds of snacks uses gold tableware for meals.

But the famous families who have accumulated for a hundred years don't believe these exaggerated claims, they are just making sugar, how rich can Anjia be.

What's more, in the sugar industry, the An family was unable to compete with another sugar family in the south, so they shared a lot of profits.

The behavior of this poor man getting rich is really ugly.

Also because the various candies produced by An's are really delicious, Shen Yue and other aristocratic ladies who frequent the candy shop often hear rumors about this shop.

There were many funny things in the rumors, Shen Yue had long been curious about whether those were true, and asked a lot at a time, and then she noticed that her elder brother's complexion was not good-looking.

"As a girl, don't learn the tricks of gossip women." Shen Xiao's words could be said to be very serious, and Shen Yue's complexion immediately turned pale.

After that, Shen Xiao's ears became much clearer.

But it didn't last long before Shen Yue's panicked voice sounded in the car: "Brother, my cousin has a heart attack."

The only young lady in the Ming Mansion suffers from heart disease, and has been unable to bear anger since she was a child, let alone being wronged.

Shen Xiao immediately stopped the carriage, and went up, Ming Su'er pressed her chest with a pale face, Shen Yue saw her elder brother coming up, she quickly made room, Shen Xiao sat aside, and stretched out her hand to support her shoulder.

"Get the medicine quickly." Shen Xiao told Shen Yue.

Ming Su'er had seen this illness from the best hidden doctor in the world, and the other party prescribed a pill for her to take every time she fell ill.

But the hidden doctor also said that taking too much of this medicine is not good for her health, it is best not to let her be stimulated, and if she does not get sick, take less medicine to prolong her life.

(End of this chapter)