Enter the Room

  Chapter 365

  Yuan Yunzhong obviously never thought about this problem.

  He thought for a moment, and said: "Probably not! My grandfather is very open-minded." But he said again, "However, you reminded me. When I used to come here, I used to accompany the old man. After I came here, I almost never went out. We went out for dinner. Although we went to the big cousin's house, we should say hello to the old man."

   "Sure!" Song Jiyun smiled sweetly, feeling very happy.

  As soon as she moved here, Yuan Yunzhong went out to eat with her, which is a good thing.

  When they went to Mr. Jinghu's place and explained their purpose, Mr. Jinghu was really "open-minded" and said with a smile, "Go! Between relatives, you should move around more. However, don't come back too late, so as not to encounter the curfew. The city is not peaceful these days, and it is not a decent thing to be stopped by people from Shuntian Mansion to ask a few words."

  Yuan Yunzhong responded with a smile, but he was still a little bit upset, and said: "When we come back, we will bring you your favorite Yaoji Taishi cake."

   "Sure!" Mr. Jinghu happily agreed, and watched the two go out.

  Song Jiyun looked back deliberately.

  Mr. Jinghu stared at them expressionlessly, and the moment he saw her looking back, his expression seemed to be colder.

  Song Jiyun grabbed Yuan Yunzhong's sleeve and said, "Go slowly."

  Yuan Yunzhong hurriedly slowed down.

  Song Jiyun said: "What should we bring there? I have a lot of tea sets at my place, should we pick one and bring them there?"

  Yuan Yunzhong smiled and said: "Okay! But, you have to let me see what you are giving first. I heard from Wang Hua that last time you went to Qin Fang's place, you brought a set of thin-bodied sweet white porcelain wine utensils. I don't think it is necessary. You can just send a new set of blue and white flowers. Anyway, there are not many new blue and white flowers here in the capital."

  Song Jiyun laughed and teased him: "Why are you so stingy? It's just a wine set. I'll make you as much as you want. Don't talk about thin-bodied sweet white porcelain, but thin-bodied alum red. When I'm done working for a while, I'll make a set for you too."

   "This is what you said." Yuan Yunzhong was very interested, "Then I will think about what to draw on it."

  The two of them were talking and laughing with intimacy, drifting away happily.

  Mr. Jinghu stayed alone under the eaves until the night gradually enveloped his figure.

  *

  Yuan Jingnian and his wife, as Yuan Yunzhong said, lived with their parents, but the yard was close to the alley, and there was a side door for independent entry and exit, forming an independent space.

  When Song Jiyun and Yuan Yunzhong arrived, Yuan Jingnian and his wife Wu Shi were already waiting in front of the Chuihua Gate.

  Yuan Jingnian thumped Yuan Yunzhong on the shoulder when he saw Yuan Yunzhong, and said, "Well, you little four, today you have made a splash. For you, the emperor forcibly refuted the report of the Ministry of War. I'm really afraid that you won't be able to get out of Donghua Gate."

   I don't know if he punched hard, but Yuan Yunzhong received his punch with a blank face, and then pulled Song Jiyun to his side to introduce them to each other.

  Yuan Jingnian lowered his eyes politely, and greeted Song Jiyun.

   Mrs. Wu was quite amazed when she saw her, but she quickly calmed down. After meeting her with a smile, she took her hand and walked into the Chuihua Gate: "Miss Song, don't be polite with us. When you come, treat it as if you are at home." Then she talked about her lawsuit in Liulichang: "I also went to see the excitement.

   is very polite and enthusiastic, revealing the kindness of wanting to get close to her.

  Song Jiyun naturally treated him politely: "Really? If I knew you would go to watch the excitement, I should have asked Wang Hua to give you a place to rest. Does Saburo like to go to Yinyu Hall to play? If you want to go there next time, you can send someone to tell me. I will say hello to the big shopkeeper over there, and find a better master to tell the children to make porcelain embryos."

   "The children like it very much." Wu smiled and ushered her into the dining hall, "Next time I go, I will definitely ask you to say hello."

   On the way to the capital, Yuan Yunzhong carefully introduced her family members.

  Yuan Jingnian and Wu had four sons and two daughters. The eldest son was fourteen years old, and the youngest son was only two years old.

   Several people sat down in the hall, and Wu's capable mother ordered the maids to serve tea and began to arrange the table.

  Yuan Jingnian didn't meet them, and while sifting wine for Yuan Yunzhong, he told Yuan Yunzhong the reason for calling him over this time: "I didn't expect the emperor to defend you like this. During the court meeting, you took the initiative to ask Ying to go out of the city to resettle the refugees on behalf of the Duchayuan. Ji's merits cannot be made a marquis. If you have such an opportunity, you should give it a go."

  He was eloquent, and Yuan Yunzhong hesitated to speak several times.

  Song Jiyun patted Yuan Yunzhong's hand lightly.

   Probably everyone thought that Yuan Yunzhong was trying to gain a future, but she knew that Yuan Yunzhong was just blaming himself.

  I felt that if he hadn't let his temper separate from King Ning, the refugees would not have entered Beijing.

  Yuan Yunzhong glanced at her, smiled and nodded at her, indicating that he was fine, and refilled Song Jiyun's cup of tea, and whispered to her: "It's too troublesome to explain."

  Song Jiyun pursed his lips and smiled, indicating that she knew.

  Yuan Jingnian stopped talking helplessly, and said to Yuan Yunzhong with a sigh: "Little Si, do you dislike my long-windedness?"

   "No." Yuan Yunzhong is not a person who doesn't know good and bad, said, "I just think you think a little too much. It's too early to talk about the matter of becoming a marquis before you have a clue about the refugees."

  Yuan Jingnian stared at him with his eyes wide open, and said, "Am I talking about conferring a Marquis into a Marquis? I'm talking about the emperor's attitude. In troubled times, heavy codes should be used, but now there are 50,000 refugees in the land of Jingji. Even if it can be suppressed, it is unlucky to have blood flowing like a river. Instead, I agree with the idea of ​​a few old elders, Huihua and appease. The meaning of an old man."

   "If you force the emperor to express his opinion like this, the emperor will definitely not agree." Yuan Yunzhong played with the small wine cup in his hand, "Otherwise I wouldn't be in such a hurry."

  Yuan Jingnian hesitated and said, "Is the emperor afraid of losing his prestige?"

   "No!" Yuan Yunzhong said, "Didn't you keep writing to ask the emperor to make the eldest son the prince these days? Concubine Wan Gui was still angry because the emperor suddenly had a prince. He wanted to calm Concubine Wan Gui's anger quickly, but you wanted to add fuel to the flames and kept mentioning the matter of canonizing the prince. The emperor despises you and has no wink. It's a sign!"

  Yuan Jingnian was dumbfounded when he heard the words, and he stammered after a while: "You, are you joking?"

  Yuan Yunzhong ignored him, but pointed to one of the dry croquettes and said to Song Jiyun: "This dish is well done!"

  The maid next to the dish immediately scooped one up for Song Jiyun with sharp eyesight and quick hands.

  Yuan Yunzhong wiped his hands, and said to Yuan Jingnian: "Didn't you ask me to come here because you want to know this? You can report to my father."

  (end of this chapter)