swear not to be concubine

Chapter 62

After Zhou Yuanzheng returned to the mansion, a servant named Zhou Fu, his confidant, came forward to greet him respectfully.Yin said in a low voice again: "Chanyu Du has been waiting for you in the small flower hall at the back."

"Let him come to Shuyuzhai."

After leaving these words, Zhou Yuanzheng walked towards Shu Yuzhai without looking back.

When he entered Shuyuzhai, immediately a servant girl came forward to loosen his coat, and another servant girl filled a copper basin with water, knelt on the ground, held the high copper basin with both hands and asked him to wash his hands.

Zhou Yuan was taking the jasmine soap handed over by the maid at the side, slowly wiped his hands, and then slowly scrubbed his hands in the water, and then took the snow-white soap from the black lacquer and gold tray in the hand of the maid next to him. With a towel, he wiped his hands slowly.

Du Dai came in with his head bowed at this moment, bowed his knees, greeted Zhou Yuanzheng with obsequious words, and called his mentor.

Zhou Yuan was waving his hand to signal the servant girls who were serving him to retreat, and then went to sit in the armchair behind the red sandalwood glass-pattern desk, and then said: "Get up."

Du Dai got up and stood up, bowing his hands and standing aside.

Zhou Yuan was leaning against the back of the circle, with his hands resting on the armrests on both sides, slightly raised his head, and motioned for Du Dai: "Sit."

Du Dai thanked his teacher for giving him a seat, then he picked the first chair on the right and half sat down.

A servant girl filled a gold tea tray with carved lacquer and served tea.Naturally, Du Dai didn't dare to reach out to drink, but still sat there with his head down, his eyebrows frowned, holding his voice.

Zhou Yuanzheng stretched out his hand to take the teacup, leaned on the back of the chair and drank the tea slowly.For a moment, the only sound in the room was the sound of him slowly pulling the tea leaves on the water with the lid of the cup.

After a while, Zhou Yuanzheng just put down the teacup in his hand, and slowly asked Du Dai: "First, I told you to follow Xu Zhongxuan's suggestion on opening up the sea ban. How about it, but you have already done it?"

Du Dai lowered his head, not daring to look at him.But he still hurriedly replied: "Students will not dare to forget what the teacher ordered."

After that, he told Zhou Yuanzheng carefully what Xu Zhongxuan had said to him in front of the Zuiyue Tower about the opening of the sea ban.

Zhou Yuan had no expression on his face when he was listening to the previous words, but when he heard what Du Dai said, Xu Zhongxuan said, it's all for us as courtiers to know this in our hearts, and when we still kept the words of the two princes coming forward, his face slightly changed color.

After Du Dai finished talking about what he said to Xu Zhongxuan in detail, Yin complimented him again: "The words he said were in the expectation of his mentor, so it's not surprising."

Zhou Yuan glanced at him, but didn't make a sound.But I was thinking in my heart, on the matter of the opening of the sea ban, what Xu Zhongxuan said earlier was indeed in his mind, but it was mentioned later that this matter should not be left to the courtiers, but to the two The prince went to talk about this, but he didn't expect it.

Since the death of the crown prince, the emperor has not established a crown prince.Right now, only King Ning and King Liang are suitable to be crown princes, but the emperor has never made up his mind which one to appoint, so the seat of crown prince has always been vacant.

In the past two days, the informants in the palace have already heard the news that the emperor is quite concerned about the sea ban recently, and he talked about it several times to himself, I am afraid that he already has the intention of opening the sea ban in his heart .It's just that because of the past events, some can't save face.Then those of them who are courtiers, eat the king's salary, and worry about the king's worries, naturally they should send the steps to the emperor.But what if King Ning is the one to talk about this matter?At that time, the emperor will definitely feel that King Ning is very caring and filial, and can figure out his intentions. He will also feel that King Ning has a far-sighted vision, so he will naturally like him more in his heart. Then the possibility of King Ning being established as the heir apparent It's even bigger.

Thinking of this, he sat up straight, stretched out his hand to take the Korean paper from the doubannan painted gold pine and crane stationery box on one side, put on the glass mirror, and put it in the pen holder of the aloes wood carving pine, bamboo and plum picture on the right side of the desk. He took the Xuan pen with a tortoiseshell tube, lowered his head, and began to write on the paper.

Seeing this, Du Dai hurriedly got up and stood by the case to study ink.

Zhou Yuanzheng wrote a good Taige style, square and even.

After finishing writing, he reached out to pick up the paper, blew on it, and after confirming that the ink on it was dry, he stretched out his hand to fold it, took an envelope from the stationery box, and stuffed the paper in.

Then he handed the letter to Du Dai, and ordered: "Send this letter to His Royal Highness King Ning later. He only said that the court will meet in the future, and let him act according to the words in the letter. It is the words of the Holy Majesty that day. Strictness still makes him unable to shrink back, just persist."

Du Dai took the letter with a bow, answered yes hastily, and asked again: "Do you have any instructions, Master?"

Zhou Yuanzheng put his hands and fingers on the case, and turned his head to ask Du Dai: "I remember that at the beginning of the year, Xu Zhengxing released a general sentence?"

The glazed mirror on the bridge of his nose reflected the candlelight in the house, shining brightly.It can be seen that his upper eyelids are drooping, and his eyes are narrowed into a thin slit.But even so, the majesty is still not reduced by half.

Du Dai didn't dare to look at him anymore, he quickly lowered his head, and replied: "Yes. He was the Secretary of the Imperial Academy before, and he was a sixth-rank official. It's just that he was dull and not sociable, and his superiors didn't like him very much, so at the beginning of the year, he The general judge of Shandong Province was released to the outside world. Although the general judge is also a six-rank official, how can foreign officials compare with Beijing officials? So they were relegated."

Zhou Yuanzheng thought about it for a while, and then said: "There is still a vacancy in the position of Hubu doctor, Xu Zhengxing was called back, and he took up the post of Hubu doctor."

Du Dai didn't dare to question, so he hurriedly answered yes.He was just thinking in his heart, Hubu Langzhong is the fifth grade, and he is still a Beijing official, so Xu Zhengxing has been greatly promoted this time.

But in the end, he still had doubts in his heart, so he asked cautiously: "Master, this move is to win over Xu Zhongxuan?"

Xu Zhengxing is Xu Zhongxuan's second uncle.But speaking of these years, although Xu Zhongxuan has been proud of his officialdom, he has never taken care of his dear second uncle, and outsiders would not believe it.

There is a red sandalwood carving of a reclining bull on the desk, the carving is very fresh and simple, completely natural.

Zhou Yuan was stretching out his hand to take the lying cow in his hand, and played with it with his head down, without saying a word.

For a moment, Du Dai was anxious and uneasy, and a thin layer of sweat broke out on his back, thinking that he really shouldn't have asked this question just now.

He was thinking of finding some excuse to say goodbye so as not to feel uneasy standing here, when he suddenly heard Zhou Yuanzheng's gentle voice in his ears.

"Xu Zhongxuan is a man of light and dust. It is not simple. Now the courtiers in the court are divided into two. They are either on the side of King Ning or King Liang. Only Xu Zhongxuan, speaking of it He once entered Liang Wang's mansion and worked for Liang Wang as a bachelor for two years, but he treated Ning Wang and Liang Wang equally on the face, and there was no difference. He thought he wanted to be a clean stream, but I refused to let him do it. It's just that after a few times of probing, he was dismissed lightly by him, and I didn't see him showing any intention of surrendering to me. That being the case, the same is true of the second uncle who wooed him. As long as this Xu Zhengxing surrenders to me , people with the same surname as Xu, who are both prosperous and all hurt, then Xu Zhongxuan can only surrender to me."

This is actually an explanation.Although Zhou Yuanzheng felt that Du Dai was lacking in intelligence and couldn't understand many simple things, he had to figure it out by himself.However, in the art of imperial power, prestige is on the one hand, and grace is on the other. If Du Dai is only allowed to do things in a daze, then there are some things that need to be explained to him clearly.

After hearing Zhou Yuanzheng's words, Du Dai hurriedly praised his brilliance, and then left respectfully and went out to deliver a letter to Prince Ning's mansion.

After Du Dai left, Zhou Fu who had been standing outside came in.

"Master," he reported with his hands lowered, "Young Master Shen sent someone to bring you ten food boxes of your own private kitchen dishes, and they are waiting outside, please check and accept them."

"Let them bring it in."

Zhou Yuanzheng didn't raise his head, but gave orders in a flat manner.

Zhou Fu answered yes, and then left the house, instructing the servants of the Shen family in a low voice to bring in all the food boxes.

Shopkeeper Zhang came in last and led a group of servants to kneel down to salute Zhou Yuanzheng, then bowed and retreated without saying a word.

From the beginning to the end, Zhou Yuanzheng just sat in the armchair, lowered his head and played with the red sandalwood carving lying cow in his hand, and did not look at them.

After they left, Zhou Yuan was instructing Zhou Fu to take the door and go out as well.Then when he was the only one left in the room, he just put down the wooden lying cow in his hand, raised his head and stood up.

With his hands behind his back, he walked slowly to the front of the red lacquer carved food boxes on the ground, leaned over and took a look at them one by one, then picked up a food box and walked to the bookshelf behind the desk Front.

The food box was obviously quite heavy, and he lifted it with great effort, so that the blue veins on the back of his well-maintained white and soft hands were bulging high.But he still didn't realize it, and he still carried it by himself, and didn't call any servants to come in to help.

When he reached the front of the bookshelf, he reached out and touched a not very obvious protrusion on the side, and pressed it down hard. Suddenly, the big bookshelf in front of him was separated from the middle, revealing a dark room hidden behind. .

Pushing open the door of the darkroom, Zhou Yuanzheng narrowed his eyes involuntarily.

But I saw that the dark room was neatly piled up with gold and silver, and there were various precious gems such as agate crystals.Reflecting on the candlelight in this room, it is so dazzling that it almost blinds people's eyes.

Zhou Yuanzheng squinted his eyes, then opened them again, walked straight into the dark room, put the food box in his hand on the ground, then lifted the lid of the food box, and put the gold and silver inside The codes were added to the original pile of gold and silver.

The rest of the nine food boxes were also like this, and he carried them to the dark room one by one with great effort, and then put the gold and silver in the food boxes one by one into the original place. pile of gold and silver.

After doing all this, he did not leave the dark room, but sat down on the floor regardless of the dirt, stretching out his hand and slowly rubbing all kinds of gold, silver and jewels in front of him.

It's just that even though there are thousands of shocking gold and silver treasures piled up in front of him, enough to blind the eyes of anyone who comes in, Zhou Yuanzheng's face still doesn't show any joy and satisfaction, on the contrary, it's full of pain and ferocity. .

He was thinking, now he is finally powerful and has countless gold and silver treasures, but Mei Niang is dead, and she died a long time ago, and he doesn't even know where she is buried.

If he had been powerful back then, how could Mei Niang's parents have obstructed their relationship?They could have loved each other for a lifetime, instead of being separated forever and never seeing each other like they are now.

So what's the use of this pile of gold and silver treasures coming now?
A violent rage suddenly arose in his heart, and Zhou Yuanzheng suddenly struck fiercely, knocking down the pile of gold and silver in front of him.

There was only a bang, followed by continuous clanging and clanging, echoing in the dark room for a long time.

After a while, he suddenly stood up again, closed the door of the dark room and the bookshelf outside, then opened the door of the study and strode out, commanding Zhou Fu who was standing at the door in a deep voice: "Prepare the car." Ma, go to Baihuajing Street."

Zhou Fu responded, and got busy getting ready.

The next day Xu Zhongxuan got up when Yinzheng was in charge, and hurried all the way back to the capital, luckily he did not miss Yingmao's hour.

One day when there was nothing to do in the official office, when it was time to leave, Xu Zhongxuan went back and changed into a bamboo-blue hang silk straight body, took Qi Sang and Qi Hui with him, and walked slowly to a small restaurant on the street to eat chicken soup wontons.

It's just that the little guy was really careless. When he came over with the chicken soup wontons, he shook his hand and spilled chicken soup dripping all over Xu Zhongxuan's body.

The little fellow was so frightened that he immediately knelt down on the ground, and the shopkeeper rushed forward, nodded and bowed to Xu Zhongxuan, and said that it was the boy's fault, and please don't be offended, the chicken soup wonton you ate today is old My son asked me something like that.

Xu Zhongxuan didn't blame the boy, but told him to get up.He also asked if there was a clean room, he didn't want to sit in this lobby with a dripping chicken soup, and be watched by people passing by.

The shopkeeper hurriedly said yes, and led him to the second floor.Xu Zhongxuan ordered Qi Hui to go back and fetch a clean dress, and then slowly went up to the second floor with the shopkeeper.

On the second floor, there are a few private rooms.The shopkeeper pushed open the door of a private room, and bowed to invite Xu Zhongxuan to enter.When Xu Zhongxuan went in, he immediately closed the door and went downstairs to greet the guests.Qi Sang, on the other hand, dutifully stood guard at the door.

In the private room, behind the elm screen and plain silk gauze screen, there is already one person sitting.He heard the sound of the door being pushed, so he looked outside with his head, then got up and walked out, and called out with a smile on his face, "Lanxi, are you here?"

Xu Zhongxuan knelt down on one knee, and said: "I have seen King Liang."

Liang Wang is now 28 years old, with distinctive facial features and a correct face, and his smile gives people a very hearty feeling.Seeing Xu Zhongxuan kneeling there, he quickly rushed forward in two steps, bent over and stretched out his hand to help him up, and said, "Why is Lanxi so polite in private?"

Xu Zhongxuan took advantage of the situation and stood up, with a slight smile on his face, he said: "No matter what the occasion, the etiquette of the monarch and his ministers cannot be revoked."

Liang Wang saw that although there was a large pool of oil dripping on his straight clothes of bamboo green and hang silk, but when he smiled calmly, he was still elegant and graceful, so he couldn't help sighing. : "Lanxi's appearance, as the ancients said, is really Xiaoxiao and solemn, hearty and clear."

Xu Zhongxuan cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Your Highness is absurd."

Afterwards, the two of them divided the ceremony of monarch and minister and sat down.

It turns out that King Liang came here to write a letter to open the sea ban.

King Liang naturally had his eyeliner in the palace, so he also knew that the emperor had been worrying about the sea ban in recent days.

Xu Zhongxuan reached out and took the purple sand teapot on the table, turned over the white porcelain tea cup covered in the tea tray, poured a cup of tea for Liang Wang, and offered it with both hands, then poured himself a cup and put it at hand.

King Liang was talking at this time: "...Lanxi, what I mean is, since my father is troubled by this matter, should you and I join a group of ministers and write a letter together, trying to be scolded by my father, asking him to open the sea ban?" , so as to give him a step down? I asked Mr. Wu about this, and Mr. Wu also meant the same thing."

Mr. Wu's name is Wu Kaiji, and he is a cabinet bachelor second only to Zhou Yuanzheng, and he is the second assistant.And these courtiers are naturally on the side of King Liang, a group of courtiers who support King Liang as the crown prince.

"This is inappropriate," Xu Zhongxuan denied his idea, "The emperor has always hated crony disputes the most. If you join the ministers to write a letter to the emperor, wouldn't it be equivalent to putting those ministers on your side and supporting you?" The fact that you were established as the crown prince has been clearly exposed to the Holy One? The first, and the second, is that you succeeded in admonishing this matter, and many ministers have joined hands with you, but whose head is the credit for? superior?"

When Liang Wang heard the words, he asked, "What does Lanxi mean?"

Xu Zhongxuan flicked his fingers and said with a smile: "You write a letter alone, asking the emperor to release the sea ban."

King Liang lowered his head, only muttering silently.

He admitted that what Xu Zhongxuan said was right. If he united a group of ministers to write to his father to request the opening of the sea ban, it would certainly expose some forces behind him. Second, if the appeal was successful, the credit would be divided equally. There really isn't much on his head.It would be better to simply write a letter to request the release of the sea ban by himself, so that if he succeeds, the credit will be all his own, and his father will definitely value him more in his heart.

But everything has two sides.If the admonition is successful, the credit is his alone, but if the admonition fails, all the punishments will be borne by him alone, and the impression of him in the emperor's heart will only be I'm afraid it will be even worse.

So is this a gamble, or not a gamble?Duan Wang couldn't make up his mind for a moment.

Seeing him hesitate, Xu Zhongxuan went on to say: "Even if you don't say it, King Ning will definitely tell the emperor about it at the court meeting tomorrow."

Liang Wang looked up at Xu Zhongxuan in surprise.

Xu Zhongxuan then explained: "Yesterday Zhou Yuanzheng asked Du Dai to turn the corner and asked Weichen about this matter. I am afraid that at this moment, King Ning has already received Zhou Yuanzheng's letter, and he is preparing to speak righteously at the court meeting tomorrow. , Trying to be reprimanded by the emperor, I have to bring this matter up with the emperor."

"Then what should I do?" A trace of anxiety appeared on Liang Wang's face, "Why don't I go back to the mansion right now and write a chapter for people to present to the emperor? Otherwise, if this matter is preempted by King Ning Now, Royal Father will definitely trust and love him even more in his heart."

But Xu Zhongxuan shook his head, and said with a smile: "I'm not in a hurry for such a short while. Besides, I feel that instead of writing a letter, it's better to meet the emperor tomorrow in front of all civil and military officials. It’s better to bring it up. Only in this way can we bring this step to the surface, so that all civil and military officials can see it. If it’s just Zhang Zuo, how can all civil and military officials know?”

"But just now, Lanxi, you said that King Ning also knew about this matter, and he will definitely bring it up at the court meeting tomorrow. If he snatches it away..."

"Naturally, at the court meeting tomorrow, King Ning will talk about this matter, and you have to let him mention it to the emperor first, and then you will bring it up later." Xu Zhongxuan explained with a smile, "Don't worry, this credit will not be snatched by King Ning. Zhou Yuanzheng has always been cautious and suspicious in his actions, and King Ning is timid and timid, so they want to mention this to the emperor." However, it would definitely mean asking the emperor to loosen the sea ban on some coastal areas first, and then make a decision after seeing the effect for a period of time, instead of directly asking the emperor to open the sea ban on all coastal areas and abolish it completely from then on. The sea ban. So tomorrow after King Ning mentioned this matter first, you will stand up and justly ask the emperor to completely open the sea ban in all coastal areas. Naturally, after you mention this tomorrow, the emperor will inevitably meet Longyan I am furious, and I will reprimand you greatly. But you have to persevere, no matter how the emperor reprimands you, you must persist in your words, only say that this matter is beneficial to the country and the people, and you will not want your honor and title, even if it is If you have been demoted to a commoner, you must ask the emperor to completely open the sea ban. If the emperor refuses to agree, you should write a letter again, and bring this matter up at the next court meeting."

Liang Wang was a little puzzled, so he asked: "Lanxi, how do you know that the emperor wants to completely open the sea ban in his heart, instead of loosening it first and observing it for a period of time before making a decision?"

"The humble minister is not very sure. It's just that after years of cold observation, I figured out that the emperor's temperament in doing things has always been to either not do it, or to do it thoroughly. I can't wait for that kind of step-by-step. Moreover, this sea ban was originally set by the Tai and Zu. No matter whether it is loose or open, it will be regarded as unfilial in the eyes of the world. If this is the case, why not simply open it all? Don't relax first, then observe, and finally make a decision. This is not in line with the emperor's resolute and decisive temperament. Therefore, the humble minister made this inference, but he was only seven or eight percent sure. Whether to say it or not, the final decision It's still up to the prince."

The implication is that this is also a gamble.To gamble or not to gamble, the right to decide is still in your hands, King Liang, and Xu Zhongxuan is just giving advice.

After hearing this, King Liang frowned and said nothing.

Xu Zhongxuan was not in a hurry, he just took the teacup and drank the tea in it slowly.

The tea is a tea, but it is not the first grade, but only the second grade.But even if it is only the second grade, the tea soup is still as green as jade, with a faint fragrance of flowers lingering around the tip of the nose, and even a faint frankincense.

But at this time, King Liang said in a deep voice: "Okay. If that's the case, then at the court meeting tomorrow, I will do what Lanxi said today."

Xu Zhongxuan put down the tea cup in his hand when he heard the words, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Then I wish the prince a successful victory and success in no time."

But at the court meeting the next day, everything went as Xu Zhongxuan expected. First, King Ning came out, because he said that the Ministry of Households had recently written to the Treasury that the treasury was empty, the Ministry of War had written to the army’s lack of pay, and the Chief Secretary of the Coast and the Secretary of Shipbuilding had written to the private overseas. Trade was prosperous, and a group of businessmen benefited a lot from it.In order to fill the national treasury, I finally asked the emperor to loosen the sea ban first, and watch it for a period of time before making a final decision.And Liang Wang also came out later, not only said the same reasons that King Ning said, but also threw out a reason that made everyone feel ashamed. Even though there are real Japanese pirates running around the coast, there are also many coastal residents who pretend to be Japanese pirates and burn, kill, and loot everywhere because of the sea ban and are forced to make a living. As he said, for the sake of the national economy and the people's livelihood, it is really a matter of great benefit to the country and the people to ask the father to completely open the sea ban on all coastal areas as soon as possible.

As soon as King Liang's words came out, all civil and military officials were in an uproar.King Ning, Zhou Yuanzheng and others all changed their faces.

They are not unaware of the fact that most of the pirates along the coast are actually local residents pretending. They are just to praise the emperor's sage. Who would dare to say that this is because of the sea ban? Japanese pirates looting everywhere?Isn't this a big slap in the face of the emperor and the emperors of all dynasties?But now Liang Wang said it without hesitation.

If King Liang's actions brushed off the emperor's rebellious scales, then from now on, King Liang might not be loved by the emperor even more.But if the emperor listened to his words, wouldn't it be true that Liang Wang would have a great chance of winning in the matter of establishing the crown prince?
But then I saw the emperor was furious, got up, and reprimanded Liang Wang severely, saying that he dared to speak falsely about the sea ban policy set by the ancestors of the past generations. I am really not afraid that I will demote you common people?

But King Liang continued to speak loudly without backing down, his ministers only cared about their father, the country and the people, so what did personal honor and disgrace matter?So what if he was demoted to a commoner by his father?Erchen also has no regrets.

The ministers standing behind King Liang were naturally sweating in their hands, for fear that the emperor would really demote King Liang to a commoner.But although the emperor made a big fuss, and even smashed a red sandalwood carving Ganoderma Lucky Cloud Ruyi, he didn't really demote Liang Wang to a commoner, but just walked away angrily.

The expressions on the faces of King Ning and Zhou Yuan became even worse.But Wu Kaiji and the others showed a few traces of joy on their faces.

Since the emperor did not demote the king of Liang to a commoner, even though he made a big fuss, it at least showed that the emperor listened to what the king of Liang said.

But Xu Zhongxuan's face was just indifferent from beginning to end.Even after leaving the court, he did not walk with Liang Wang, Wu Kaiji and others, but went to the official office of the Ministry of Rites with a calm face, doing what he did every day.

Until the next court meeting, Liang Wang brought up the matter again.The emperor fired again, but now all the ministers figured out what the emperor was thinking, so they all knelt down and begged the emperor to completely release the sea ban.The emperor went down the slope, but he only said that he would first send important officials to Zhejiang, Fujian and other coastal areas to investigate whether most of the Japanese pirates were disguised by local residents, and then make a decision.

So Xu Zhongxuan was named by the emperor, and he immediately set off to the coastal areas of Zhejiang to investigate the matter quickly and report back to him.

Xu Zhongxuan knelt down to accept the decree, and he didn't dare to delay. After the court was over, he got up and went to the coastal areas of Zhejiang.

And when he returned to the capital, it was the end of April and the beginning of May, and the Dragon Boat Festival was just around the corner.People coming and going on the street are people who buy and sell rice dumplings, sachets, and wormwood.

Xu Zhongxuan went to the palace to meet the emperor, and after stating all the things he had investigated about the coastal pirates in the past month, he left the palace and wandered the streets with Qi Sang, intending to buy some What should I give to Jian Yan.

When he walked to a shop, he saw a crowd of people, and people came in and out from time to time, so he looked up and saw the black lacquer and gilt plaque hanging above the door with the three big characters Shijinge written on it.

Recently Xu Zhongxuan has heard about this Shijin Pavilion.Mostly colleagues bought some Lucky Cats, Lucky Cats and the like as gifts to each other.There was even a time when a co-worker celebrated his fiftieth birthday, and someone bought a lucky cat with a tortoise and a crane as a gift, saying it symbolized longevity.Even he himself and his colleagues came to give him the Lucky Cat a few times, but he smiled and turned him away.

Now he was standing in front of the Shijing Pavilion, his curiosity was suddenly aroused, so he also walked in.

I saw a black lacquer and gold shelf in the shop, on which there were all kinds of lucky cats and lucky cats, or various antique vases, and there were green radishes in the grid with emerald green leaves. The vines curled up and hung down, looking very elegant and simple.

Xu Zhongxuan walked in the shop and looked at it slowly.

He thought to himself, Jin'er and Ning'er both had one of these lucky cats, and they said it was given by Jian Yan.Later, he also asked about it, and only said that it was originally brought to Jian Yan by Jian Yan's elder brother Jian Qing when he returned from the capital, and Jian Yan gave one to Xu Miaoning and Xu Miaojin, so Xu Zhongxuan didn't have it either. suspicious.

At this time, a young man came forward to greet him, and asked with a smile on his face, "Do you want this lucky cat or lucky cat for your own use, or as a gift?"

Xu Zhongxuan turned his head and looked over, saw the young man with a friendly smile on his face, nodded to him, and replied: "Give it away."

The little guy smiled and asked again: "I don't know if the person the guest wants to send is old, young, male, or female? The guest said it, so I can recommend one or two for you."

Xu Zhongxuan pursed his lips.

Although he also buys gifts for others on weekdays, but this is the first time for him to give it to the person he likes.

Thinking of Jian Yan's gentle and clear appearance, with lively eyebrows, he didn't know why, but suddenly he only felt that the heart in his chest was like cotton soaked with water, extremely sore and limp, but also a little excited and can't wait.

It had been more than a month since he had seen her, and he really couldn't wait to see her.

When thinking about Jian Yan in his heart, he couldn't help showing a gentle smile on his face, and even said it in a softer voice: "To a young woman."

The little fellow observed the words and expressions, and immediately knew what was going on.But he didn't say it outright, just smiled and said: "I understand. Guests, please come with me. Here are our new lucky cat bracelets and earrings from Shijing Pavilion. There are many styles, and they are most suitable for young women. I'm wearing it."

Xu Zhongxuan followed him to a counter.But there are many bracelets and earrings neatly and orderly placed on the black silk and satin, which is dazzling.

He looked over one by one, and finally his eyes stopped on a string of bracelets.

This bracelet is made of pink tourmaline and lucky cat.Behind a pink tourmaline is a naive beckoning cat or beckoning cat, looking pink and soft, elegant and lively.

Seeing Xu Zhongxuan staring at this string of bracelets, the little fellow immediately smiled and said: "Giving this pink tourmaline to the person you like is originally a way of expressing love. I bought a beautiful box to put it in for you, how about it? The person who keeps it will definitely love it and understand your intentions."

Seen by this little guy, Xu Zhongxuan couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, a suspicious red color appeared on the tips of his ears immediately, and it tended to spread to his face.But at the same time, he was also happy.

Whenever he thinks of Jian Yan, he will feel the joy in his heart is like a river flooding, no matter what obstacles he can't stop.

He coughed lightly, trying to hide the shyness on his face, and then put on a solemn face, and said lightly: "Then put this bracelet on for me."

After a pause, he added: "Remember to find a more beautiful box."

The little boy agreed crisply, reached out to take the bracelet, and turned around to find the box for packaging.And Xu Zhongxuan stood in front of the counter with a smile on his lips, thinking only in his heart, would Jian Yan like the bracelet he gave her?

(End of this chapter)