After the divorce, I became the Lord of the Six Houses

Chen Qitong looked at the statement helplessly, frowned and said: "If the princess knows that I asked Qi Yue to see Li Xia, I'm afraid she will be unhappy."

"If she doesn't like it, she doesn't like it."

She stated, "Princess is taking advantage of your soft temper to use you everywhere, thinking that our Chen family has no one left.

This time my brother will accompany you to Luoyang, if the princess dares to blame you, my brother will avenge you. "

Chen Qitong went forward to pull Qi Yue and said, "Your Majesty, we won't go ashore, shall we?"

Qi Yue said: "Hu Wei just said that the She inkstone in Huizhou is a rare treasure. Now that the capital is here, my elder brother also has important business in Huizhou. Why don't you go and buy the She inkstone before leaving."

After saying that, Qi Yue and Hu Wei went to a bookstore specializing in the Four Treasures of Study next to the pier.

Hu Wei thought about buying a few sets for his brothers in his family, but seeing that the Hui inkstone inside cost nearly 500 taels a piece, he was so shocked that he couldn't keep his mouth shut.

The man who sold the Hui inkstone shook the paper fan in his hand and said: "Our She inkstone is firm and moist, and when you touch it, it will be bright, grind like jade, and the benefits of ink development are absolutely unmatched by other inkstones. But they are all tribute to the royal family, and this inkstone is only 500 taels of silver, which is not expensive at all."

Hu Wei pondered about his dignified young master of the Hu family, his grandfather and father were first-rank officials, and the public school only gave him 100 taels of silver a year. Although the pen, ink, paper and inkstone were bought separately, it would never be so expensive.

Seeing that Hu Wei was struggling, the clerk looked down on Hu Wei and said: "If you want cheap ones, these inkstones are cheap, but these inkstones are far worse than the high-quality She inkstones, only 20 taels of silver."

Chen Qitong stepped forward and said: "It takes 500 taels of silver a piece, eight yuan, and I will pay the taels of silver."

Chen Qitong took out several thousand taels of silver bills from his purse and handed them to the waiter. Hu Wei said, "Sister-in-law, this emblem inkstone is too expensive, so you don't want it."

Chen Qitong said: "This emblem inkstone is different from ordinary inkstones. This inkstone of 500 taels of silver is nothing more than a piece of inkstone. This inkstone can be used as a family heirloom. It is a thank you gift for you to accompany us to the funeral this time."

Qi Yue also said: "Just keep it."

Hu Wei said, "This is too precious."

Chen Qitong smiled and said, "It's not expensive, since we've finished buying the inkstone, shall we go back to the boat?"

But Qi Yue said: "Huizhou is closer to Xuancheng. I heard that Huizhou also sells the unique Chengxintang paper in Xuancheng. This paper is the best for calligraphy and painting. It is rare in Luoyang city. It is only for your majesty. Used."

Hu Wei said: "Yes, there are a lot of fake Chengxintang paper in Luoyang. Although there is Chengxintang paper in the palace, the queen also likes to draw pictures. This paper is not enough for the queen to use. Let's go buy some and take it back to Luoyang. .”

Chen Qitong said: "Why do you have to buy it yourself? You can also let the servant girl run errands."

Qi Yue said: "There are a lot of fakes on this paper. Generally, experts can't tell the difference. You only know the difference when you put pen to paper. We still have to go."

After speaking, Qi Yue walked towards the largest Xuancheng paper shop in the city.

He stated: "This Xuancheng paper shop is next to the Luoyang restaurant. I just went to the inn to pack my luggage. It's getting dark now. It's time for dinner. I'll stay here overnight and buy paper from Xuancheng tomorrow morning."

Both Qi Yue and Hu Wei agreed, and Chen Qitong could no longer refuse.

……

When the Luoyang Restaurant was in good business at night, Li Xia was busy greeting customers. Seeing a handsome man at the door, Li Xia stepped forward and asked, "Is the guest officer a top-notch or staying at the restaurant?"

Looking at Li Xia's appearance, he stated that compared to Qi Tong, Li Xia is not a beauty at all, "To stay in the hotel, prepare three rooms, one for me, one for my sister and brother-in-law, and one for a friend."

Li Xia said: "It happens that there are three upper rooms in the shop, please come closer to the distinguished guests."

Under the candlelight of the flickering lanterns at the entrance of the restaurant, Li Xia saw the three people coming from behind, his face turned pale under the light of the lanterns.

Li Xia looked at the man standing beside Chen Qitong, not daring to look at him directly, but couldn't help wanting to.

When Hu Wei saw the woman standing at the door, he quickly looked at Qi Yue. Seeing that Qi Yue hadn't moved, he took it as if he didn't know Li Xia.

Li Xia regained his composure, and said in a trembling voice: "Several distinguished guests, please go upstairs, and I'll let the servant girl tidy up your guest rooms."

When Qi Yue passed by Li Xia, Li Xia saw the strangeness in Qi Yue's eyes, and realized that he had really forgotten himself.

Chen Qitong looked at the tears in Li Xia's eyes, and said to Qi Yue: "You guys go up first, I'll order."

Chen Qitong looked at Qi Yue's back, and said to Li Xia, "I'm sorry, Li Xia, I'm really sorry, but the princess ordered... no matter what, I'm sorry for you."

Seeing that Chen Qitong was still wearing white linen filial piety, Li Xia said:
"Don't say that, the princess, you are good enough to me, I know that if I change to a princess, my life will not be so easy.

I've also heard about the Chen family's affairs, and I wish the princess of the county condolences. "

Chen Qitong saw tears in Li Xia's eyes, full of guilt, she gritted her teeth and said, "Forget it, even if I risk being scolded by the princess, I will tell Qi Yue the truth."

Seeing Chen Qitong's troubled look, Li Xia said: "No need, I'm getting married soon, I met a very good fiancé in Huizhou City, he is the head catcher in Huizhou City, so there is no need to tell the county prince what happened It's just causing trouble."

Chen Qitong asked in surprise, "Really?"

Li Xia said: "Really, when he comes back from the yamen, he will come to drink with me later, and I will show you him later, he treats me very well, have you seen the wooden box over there covered with red silk? This is the dowry gift he just gave me."

Chen Qitong saw the red happy words on the wooden box and said, "Then congratulations."

Li Xia said: "I'll go to the kitchen and cook a few bowls of my special dishes for you, the princess of the county should go up and have a rest first, your complexion is not good either."

Chen Qitong lifted his skirt and went upstairs.

When Lixia walked to the kitchen, tears kept falling down. She wiped her tears with a handkerchief again and again, which was quite good. Qi Yue forgot about her, and would never delay anything because of her.

Li Xia clutched his aching heart, and realized that when people are sad, the heart really hurts.

Li Xia wiped away her tears and got up to cook. She doesn't know many dishes. After all, she usually embroiders and doesn't dare to get her hands rough. she did.

……

As soon as Chen Qitong went upstairs, he saw Hu Wei standing at the stairs.

Seeing the tearful Chen Qitong, Hu Wei said, "Sister-in-law, did Li Xia threaten you?"

Chen Qitong said: "No, Lixia is very good, but I feel sorry for her. She and Qi Yue have experienced so much. Although I am Qi Yue's wife, I feel that I am the one who snatches her husband."

Hu Wei said: "This has nothing to do with you. Although Qi Yue likes Li Xia, he is selfish and never thought of making Li Xia the princess of the county, and he can't protect Li Xia well. If you want to blame him, you can blame Qi Yue for being cowardly and incompetent."

Chen Qitong looked at Hu Wei and said: "Are you and the Duke of the County really brothers? I deliberately let him be beaten by my elder brother before? Now you are saying that the Prince of the County is weak and incompetent?"