auspicious time has come

Chapter 37
"The assassins were arrested in the city today, and the general ordered his subordinates to protect Madam."

Assassins are really rare, Madam Xiao didn't ask any more questions, she nodded and asked Heng Yu with a smile: "What do you want for lunch? Let the cook in the house do it."

Meng Dazhu didn't feel much tension on his body, presumably the situation was under control.

The carriage moved slowly on the street, and he and Gigi walked beside the carriage.

"Your etiquette in the capital is so beautiful..." Meng Dazhu glanced at Jiji's walking posture with her hands clasped in front of her, and suddenly said a little thoughtlessly.

"Of course, my girl is a good teacher." Gigi praised her girl, and said politely: "Your northern customs and etiquette are quite unique."

While speaking, his eyes were attracted by a peddler in front of him.

Meng Dazhu followed her gaze.

He is a hawker who sells candied haws.

The carriage didn't stop, and Jiji quickly looked away.

After returning to the Hou Mansion, Heng Yu and Mrs. Xiao had lunch together before returning to her yard.

Since learning about Meng Dazhu's concubine, Jiang's media officials have rushed into the official media yamen of Yingzhou in the past two days, and rarely saw anyone.

Hengyu sat down in the study, while Jiji rubbed ink beside her.

Hengyu took up a pen and wrote a letter to his family, in which he only mentioned his current situation in Yingzhou, but did not mention the tattoo pattern in a single word.

After all, in a land like Yingzhou, it is not known whether the letter will pass through other people's hands before it is delivered to her home.

And although she didn't say it clearly in her letter, her brother must be able to understand her progress from the trivial words.

The tacit understanding between family members cannot be snooped by others.

When I wrote another letter, it was much more casual - it was for Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess.

"Let someone send it out." After the ink was dry, Heng Yu folded up the letter paper, put it in an envelope, and handed it to Ji Ji.

Jiji took the two letters, blinked her eyes and asked, "Don't you write one to Mr. Shaoyan? Before going out, Mr. Shaoyan gave you thousands of instructions."

Heng Yu said: "I have sent my greetings to Shao Yan in the letter to His Highness."

Jiji didn't talk too much, and said with a smile: "The servant girl will ask someone to deliver the letter."

Heng Yu covered her mouth and yawned and nodded.

When Jiji came back, she heard another maid, Cuihuai, say: "Miss is asleep."

Cui Huai is also a girl from Ji's family, and it was at Ji Nanxian's insistence that Heng Yu nodded and agreed to take her with her.

Knowing that their daughter was a light sleeper, neither of them went in to disturb her. Two little girls with buns sat on the porch and basked in the sun.

"At this time in previous years, the girls are all wearing the cloaks made by Mr. Shaoyan himself..." Jiji looked at the maid of the Hou Mansion who was sweeping the fallen leaves in the courtyard, and said with her chin in her hand: "I don't know when I will be able to return to the capital. "

"Yes." Cuihuai nodded: "The tranquilizing incense Mr. Shaoyan made for the girl is almost used up."

Thinking of Mr. Shaoyan's good qualities, Jiji couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "There is really no man in the world who is more understanding, meticulous and virtuous than Mr. Shaoyan."

Cuihuai agreed with it very much.

The female envoy sweeping the fallen leaves seemed to have no distractions, but she was actually paying attention to the conversation between the two with her ears open.

Soon, she left the yard with a bamboo basket full of fallen leaves.

After throwing down the fallen leaves, he didn't come back. Instead, he walked around the path, walked through the veranda, and walked quickly towards the main courtyard.

On the other side, Jiji and Cuihuai were still talking.

Until a little female envoy came over and sent a message: "Girl Jiji, Captain Meng is looking for you and is waiting outside."

Captain Meng?
Gigi got up without hesitation, and walked out of the courtyard.

This is where her daughter and Jiang's matchmaker live. As a man, Meng Xiaowei is not easy to be invited into the hospital to speak at will.

"Is there something wrong with Captain Meng?"

Outside the courtyard gate, Meng Dazhu waited upright under an old ginkgo tree with his hands behind his back.

Gigi asked as she approached him, stepping on the same piece of golden yellow as him.

"Just now someone from my family sent this invitation - it was from my aunt to Painter Ji." Meng Dazhu smiled and explained the purpose of his visit, and handed over the invitation with one hand.

Gigi took it and asked, "Did Mrs. Wen only invite my girls?"

And I made a special trip to send invitations, even though it is a merchant's family, I am very particular about it.

"Should be."

Jiji nodded and said, "I will tell the girl."

While speaking, he raised his eyes and saw Meng Dazhu hesitating to speak, he couldn't help but ask: "Does Lieutenant Meng have other things?"

"Yes..." Meng Dazhu hesitated for a moment, and then stretched out the other hand behind his back in front of Jiji very suddenly.

Gigi was taken aback by his actions at first, and then froze for a while.

Under the golden ginkgo tree, a tall and strong boy held a bright red candied haws.

"...Give it to me?" Jiji pointed to the candied haws.

"Well, I think you should like to eat..." The young man grinned, a little shy and a little nervous.

Jiji took it in a daze, and suddenly thought of the candied haws vendor I met on the street today—was she... so obvious?

"Try to taste the same as the one in your capital?" Seeing her take it, the smile on Meng Dazhu's face became more real.

Gigi took a bite.

"Is it sweet?" The boy stared at her with a pair of eyes and asked quite concerned.

Jiji also smiled and showed a pair of canine teeth, looked at him and said, "... sweet."

"That's good!" Meng Dazhu was overjoyed, feeling a sense of accomplishment as if he had completed an important military task.

Then he asked again: "Gigi, you... what else do you like to eat?"

Gigi thought for a while, and said seriously; "As long as it's delicious, I like it."

"Coincidentally!" Meng Dazhu scratched the back of his head and said, "Me too!"

A gust of wind came, and a few ginkgo leaves swirled down and landed on the shoulders of the two of them gently.

……

According to the date agreed on the invitation, Heng Yu went out early the next morning.

The carriage left the long street where the Dingbeihou's Mansion is located, Heng Yu opened the curtain and looked out.

On the noisy and bustling street, all kinds of people came and went, Heng Yu looked at it for a while, and then put down the curtain of the car.

Then, he casually told the coachman: "Go to Yiyuan——"

The carriage was prepared by her family when she left Beijing, and the driver was carefully selected by her brother and sister-in-law.

The Yan family's business is spread all over the place, and Yingzhou, which is located on the border, cannot do without the Yan family's industry.

After Yan Jin entered the city and lived in an inn for two days, he moved into the Yan family's other courtyard in Yingzhou called Yiyuan.

Just as Heng Yu got off the carriage outside Yi Yuan, he saw a beautiful young woman being sent out from the corner gate by Yan Jin's attendants.

"Bring this to my brother to eat wine... Please, brother, please mention the slave's house in front of Yan Langjun, so don't let Yan Langjun forget the slave's house..." The beautifully dressed woman stuffed a dime of silver. Into the hands of the entourage, softly said.

　good noon good noon

　　
　
(End of this chapter)