swear not to be concubine

Chapter 80

Rao Jian Yan felt that she had made enough mental preparations from the beginning, but when she unfolded the letter paper, she saw that there was not a single word on it, not even a single ink dot, only a blank sheet, which was more than When Chuxue was still white paper, she was still stupid for 3 minutes.

Then she chuckled, and put the envelope and letter paper in her hand on the kang table at hand.

Xu Zhongxuan What does this mean?On the one hand, he told Qing Zhu to hand over the letter to her, but on the other hand, there was no word on the letter paper.

Was he trying to show that he had nothing to say to her?Or do you just not know what to say to her?Or, is this Xu Zhongxuan's way of teasing girls?
After all, if you talk about it in depth, a blank letter paper contains much more content than a letter paper full of words.

The letter paper is full of words, the content is clear at a glance, and I don't think much about it afterwards.And if it's just a blank letter, the recipient will always think about what the other party wants to say to her.So I kept filling in my brain, filling it with all kinds of content that I could imagine, and my emotions were sometimes happy and sometimes sad according to the content I filled in.I'm afraid it's because of her imagination, that person hasn't come back yet, she has already fallen in love with him.

So Jian Yan resolutely folded the blank letter paper, stuffed it back into the envelope, and put it on the shelf. At the same time, she warned herself not to think about it again.

Although she occasionally calmed down later, she still couldn't help thinking about what Xu Zhongxuan wanted to say to her, but every time at this time, she would chat with Bai Wei or Siyue, or go out for a walk, or It was because he found something to do for himself, and never let himself be idle, that's why he confused his thoughts.

And ten days later, Xu Zhongxuan's letter to her came again.

This time it was not a blank piece of letter paper, but two pieces of letter paper full of words.

According to Jian Yan, the letter Xu Zhongxuan wrote to her is actually somewhat similar to his own diary.It's nothing more than talking about the customs and customs in Shandong, what fun things he encountered there recently, and what local snacks and delicacies he ate.He even told her that he once ate a white jade soup, which was extremely delicious, so he specifically asked the chef how to make this white jade soup.And he said that he had written it down carefully, and planned to let Xia's mother cook it as it was when he came back, so that Jian Yan could taste it too.

Another letter arrived ten days later.In the same way, he talked about what he had done in Shandong in the past few days, what delicacies he ate, and which dish he thought was good, so he also went to ask the chef for advice, and wrote down the cooking method. Burn it out for Jian Yan to taste.

Jian Yan couldn't help being suspicious in her heart, what kind of existence was she in Xu Zhongxuan's heart?How could he be so keen on feeding her from the moment they met?
And since then, until the end of September, a letter from Shandong will be delivered to Jian Yan on time every ten days.

It's just that although Xu Zhongxuan wrote so many letters, Jian Yan never replied to any of them.But she read every letter carefully, then folded it carefully, and put it in a camphorwood box.

She thought, when she was too old to walk, when the plantain was raining at night and the leaves of the sycamore tree were falling, she would take this box out and read these letters word by word, her heart would still be very warm, right?

After all, in this era, when she was worrying about the future every day, there was still a person who cared about her like this.Concerned about what she eats every day and whether she is hungry.It's just that he went out to eat some delicious food by himself, and he still missed her in his heart, so he was willing to write a letter to share with her, and even went to ask the chef how to cook it, thinking that he would cook it for her as it was when he came back, so that she could eat it as it was. Also taste the delicacies he once ate.

In late autumn and early winter, the westerly wind was blowing, and the grass and trees were falling yellow.There was good news and bad news from Zhou Lin.

The good news is that he finally got the household allowance and the guides he needed on the road in a remote town in the northwest. The bad news is that all the money he earned in the past few days has been spent.

Jian Yan was very happy.

After all, she will not finish her filial piety for Master Jane until August next year. During this period, Mrs. Jane will really promise her to anyone as a concubine. I am afraid that because of this, the other party will not be good. She was carried there before August.So she still has nearly a year to save money to live a leisurely life in the future.

So she asked Bai Wei to tell Zhou Lin this, and only told him not to worry.Now that the household stickers and road guides have been completed, the next step is to work hard to earn money.

Besides the cashmere shop in Tongzhou and the Shijin Pavilion in the capital receiving money every day, Zhou Lin also sent news recently that Shen Chuo had opened seven Shijin Pavilions in other provinces one after another.These seven Assorted Pavilions take [-]% of their monthly sales, which is quite a fortune.

So Jian Yan is really completely relieved now, she just feels that the big rock that has been pressing in her heart has finally landed.

On Shen Chuo's side, he was sitting loosely reclining in the armchair, with his arms spread casually on the armrests on both sides, with a smile on his lips, tilting his head to watch the singing and dancing of the beauty in front of him.

The beauty's name is Luzhu, and she is the top card of Qihong Pavilion.

Lu Zhusheng is beautiful and refined, not to mention playing piano, chess, poetry and painting, and also has a thin and light body, soft waist and limbs, so graceful that she can do palm dance.Because of this, the old lady and the bustard put her up for sale, so although this green pearl is over sixteen years old, she is still a nobleman and has not been combed by anyone.

Shen Chuo met Lu Zhu by accident when he was inviting people to dinner. Since then, he would come to the Qihong Pavilion once in a while in his free time, spending a lot of money and asking for Lu Zhu at roll call.

But it was nothing more than watching her sing and dance, gossiping with her and drinking a few glasses of wine.

He admired Lvzhu's dance very much, it was as graceful as a frightened bird, graceful as a dragon swimming, very elegant and light.

And Lu Zhu sees that Shen Chuo is generous, he is well-known in the capital as the head of the Shen family, and he is born with a handsome figure and a romantic personality, in fact, he is very interested in him.So every time when Shen Chuo came, he would try his best to make Shen Chuo fall in love with her.

Who wants to spend their whole life ups and downs in this pink field?Instead of marrying as a merchant's wife, why not rely on someone now while I am still innocent?What's more, the other party is still born with such a handsome appearance and wealth.

Today, Luzhu is wearing a bright red skirt, with a beautiful peony embroidered with gold thread on her chest.Even though it was late autumn and early winter, she was only wearing a layer of tulle over the skirt, which made the delicate traces of preserved snow appear more and more.

After dancing to a song, the beauty is dripping with sweat, panting delicately.But when she turned around and looked up at Shen Chuo, she found that although he was looking at her, it was obvious that his heart was not here.

He is wandering.Even though he saw her dance in his eyes just now, her figure could not fall into his heart.

Lu Zhu's heart sank slightly, but she still suppressed the unhappiness on her face in an instant, poured a glass of wine with a smile on her face, held it with both hands, and held it high in front of Shen Chuo.

"My lord," she said, her face was Rushunhua, with a smile on her lips, "Please drink this cup to the brim."

When Shen Chuo came back to his senses, he glanced at her with his slender phoenix eyes, and the corners of his lips curled into an arc. He reached out to take the wine glass from her hand, then raised his head slightly, and drank it down in one gulp.

Lu Zhu hurriedly picked up the wine glass on the table again, refilled his wine glass, and said with a coquettish smile: "Good things come in pairs, young master, drink this glass again."

Shen Chuo didn't refuse either, and still picked up the wine glass and drank it down in one gulp.

Luzhu wanted to refill the glass later, but she reached out her hand to cover the wine glass.

His hands are very beautiful, elegant and fair, as if carved from white jade.

"Green Pearl," Shen Chuo looked at her with a half-drunk smile on his face, "Enough."

Lu Zhu was slightly taken aback.

Shen Chuo's drinking capacity is extremely high.In the past, when she was here, he always drank at least one jug of wine, but today he only drank two glasses, and he stopped drinking.

He was so uncharacteristic today, the panic in Lu Zhu's heart became deeper and deeper for a while.But she didn't show the slightest bit on her face, she just put down the jug in her hand, and continued to smile coquettishly and foolishly: "Then, young master, let me play the piano for you? What song do you want to hear?"

Shen Chuo stood up from the armchair, stretched out his hand to shake the corner of the purple lake silk robe, and said with a smile: "Let's listen to it some other day."

But Luzhu just felt that the future that Shen Chuo said would never happen again.

When Shen Chuo came to her, she knew in her heart that he was mostly just perfunctory, but at least he would talk to her with a smile, listen to her playing the piano, and watch her dance, but today, the smile on his face is also the same. It's all false, even though others are sitting here looking at her, their heart has already flown to nowhere.

Luzhu felt very bitter in her heart.

Even though she deliberately wanted to get close to Shen Chuo because of Shen Chuo's wealth and wealth, she wanted to hug her big tree tightly and get away from this pink field, but she also gave Shen Chuo some sincerity.

In these years, she has received countless dignitaries and dignitaries, and it is not uncommon for them to be more powerful than Shen Chuo, but Shen Chuo is the best among them, his words are also humorous, and he can please girls, how can she Will you fall in love with him?

It's just that right now, Luzhu smiled wryly in her heart, thinking, looking at him like this, he seems to be bored with her.

"Young master," Luzhu lightly moved her lotus steps, stood in front of Shen Chuo, stretched out her hand to brush his slightly wrinkled collar, she still had a smile on her face, but she was joking, "Young master, what is this?" Which girl from the Qinlou Chu Pavilion has you taken a fancy to, and you are willing to leave this slave alone here in the desert?"

According to the woman's intuition, she felt that Shen Chuo was interested in some girl, that's why he was so absent-minded when he was with her all day today.

It's just that as soon as she finished speaking, the outstretched hand was firmly held by someone.

Her slender and white fingertips hadn't even touched Shen Chuo's collar, but he stretched out his hand to hold her wrist tightly.

She was startled at first, then delighted afterwards, she just thought that Shen Chuo was reluctant to part with her, so she quickly looked up with a soft smile on her brows and eyes.

With just one glance, the smile on her face froze.

Shen Chuo had a pair of upturned lips. Even when he was not smiling, the corners of his lips were curled upwards. Coupled with his raised brows and eyes, whenever he looked at him, he seemed to have a smile on his face. There is a general smile.But this time, Luzhu saw that his face was completely gloomy, his brows were cold, and he looked extremely cold and heartless.

"Green Pearl," Shen Chuo shook her off, and said coldly, "You have forgotten your own identity."

When this person gets better with others, whenever she shows any displeasure, he will speak softly and tenderly. He wished he could pick off all the moons from the sky and give her to play with. Every heart is petted.But when he became ruthless, his words were like sharp knives, poking at the softest place in his heart.

"Lvzhu doesn't dare to forget her identity." Luzhu's thoughts turned sharply, a pair of star pupils filled with tears, her face was filled with sorrow, and she looked very pitiful, "Lvzhu Wrong, Lu Zhu shouldn't be jealous of that girl."

Shen Chuo chuckled, but he just said indifferently: "She is different from you. Don't compare her with you."

Lu Zhu's face was immediately ashamed by what he said, and the tears in her eyes that were just pretending fell down one after another.

"My lord," seeing Shen Chuo turning to leave, Lu Zhu couldn't bear it any longer, rushed over in two steps, stretched out her arms around his waist, and said crying, "Lu Zhu would like not to seek fame, I only hope that I can be satisfied by serving the young master every day."

But Shen Chuo opened her arms impatiently, and without turning around immediately, he just turned his back to her and said cruelly: "You are Lu Zhu, but I am not Shi Chong. I come to you for pleasure." I have to pay money to have fun. Why, seeing that I have a lot of loose money in my hand, and I am naturally handsome, and I am used to soft words and gentle words to make you happy, so you have such thoughts? But everyone It's just a play on the occasion, if it's really serious, it won't be interesting."

After that, he ignored her, stretched out his hand and opened the two closed doors, and walked straight away.

After leaving the gate of Qihong Pavilion, Shen Chuo walked slowly on the street with his hands behind his back.

Although the wind in late autumn and early winter was not bitingly cold, it still felt slightly chilly.

Shen Chuo was thinking, why does he always think of Jian Yan these days?Even just when Luzhu asked him which girl from Qinlou Chuguan was the girl in his heart, he suddenly felt furious.

How could such a stubborn and stubborn girl exist like a green bead?She should be arrogant and indulged, coaxed, so that she can smile from the bottom of her heart.Or tease her when she is free, watching her stomp her feet and face angrily, and then when she is very angry, she stretches out her sharp claws to scratch him.

Thinking of this, Shen Chuo couldn't help but raised his hand to touch his right cheek.

That day in the Jade Emperor Temple, Jian Yan threw a futon on his face. Although his right cheek was immediately cut with a long gash and bled, it was very frightening to watch, but after that It only takes about ten days to ask for medical medicine, and there is still not a single scar left.

But even so, when he stretched out his hand to touch his right cheek, Jian Yan was still very angry.And at that time, she sincerely apologized to him, saying that she would be responsible for this matter, and she would pay for the medical expenses.

Thinking of this, Shen Chuo couldn't help laughing.

It's been a while since I saw Jian Yan.It's just that she is in Xu's house, and she doesn't go out easily, even if she wants to see her, it is really not easy.

He thought about it, then stopped and turned around.

Shen Jin was following him three steps away, when he saw Shen Chuo stopped and turned to look at him, he immediately took two steps forward, and asked respectfully, "Your Master, what are your orders?"

Shen Chuo ordered: "You go back right now, and send a clever young man to go to the gate of Xu's house and wait there immediately, to find out when the cousin girl in Xu's family, named Jian Yan, will go out. Then report to me quickly."

Shen Jin agreed, and turned around to handle the matter.

And two days later, the boy came to report back, saying that he had already heard about it. Zhou Yuanzheng Zhou's niece, Zhou Yingying, posted a post, inviting that girl Jian to come to the Mengmo Studio in the capital tomorrow to look at calligraphy and painting together. Miss Jian has already agreed, and she will come to the capital tomorrow morning.

Shen Chuo stretched out his hand to hold the table, thinking in his heart, her method of making friends is also powerful enough, she even made friends with Zhou Yuanzheng's niece.It's just that with Zhou Yingying here, it's not convenient for him to go to Meng Mo Studio to wait for him in the future.

After thinking about it, he suddenly smiled.He can't go to Mengmo Studio, but he can go to Shijing Pavilion.

Since he came to the capital for a visit, it was his own shop anyway, Shen Chuo didn't believe that Jian Yan would not go to Shijin Pavilion to have a look.

And after Jian Yan and Zhou Yingying parted from the door of Meng Mozhai, they did indeed bring Bai Wei to the Shijin Pavilion.

Because it was Zhou Yingying who posted the post to her in Xu's residence the first two times, everyone in Xu's residence knew that she was very favored by Zhou Yingying at the moment, so Wu and the others naturally did not dare to neglect her.In order for her to come to the capital to attend Zhou Yingying's appointment, Mrs. Wu also specially ordered that whenever she wanted to go out, the coachman would drive the Xu family's carriage to take her off, and specially sent two servants to follow her. She went out to protect her meaning along the way.Now Jian Yan supported Bai Wei's hand to get into the carriage, and told the groom who was driving the carriage in front not to go back for now, but to go to Shijing Pavilion first.

Even though the days are short now, but it's not yet the time of Shenchu, the coachman drove the carriage after hearing the words, and headed slowly towards Shijing Pavilion.

The last time Zhou Yingying sent a post to invite Jian Yan to Jinshizhai in the capital to appreciate calligraphy and painting together. After Jian Yan said goodbye to her, she also ordered the driver to send her to the Shijin Pavilion. She only said that she had heard of the Shijin in the capital The pavilion is very famous, and I must go to see it today.

After arriving at the Shijin Pavilion, she ordered the carriage to stay in the carriage, and the two young men who followed were at the door, while she and Bai Wei entered the Shijin Pavilion.

Bai Wei had already told Zhou Lin in advance that Jian Yan would come to the capital today for Zhou Yingying's appointment, and if it was still early, she would definitely come to Shijing Pavilion to have a look.So Zhou Lin didn't receive any guests that day, and even the staff were on vacation, just preparing for Jian Yan's coming.

Then Jian Yan came, and after entering the Shijin Pavilion, seeing Zhou Lin, without saying a word, first of all, she bowed deeply.

Thanks to Zhou Lin's mediation all these years, she has everything she has today.She owed Zhou Lin too much.

Zhou Lin didn't dare to reach out to help her directly, but let Bai Wei quickly help her up, and then there were tears in his eyes, and he only said that when the nanny was there, the three of them were the ones he couldn't let go of. He was the oldest, so naturally He should treat her like a brother.Besides, after she got out of the cage in the future, they would go to that remote town in the northwest, and then they could really be called brother and sister, a real family.

After saying this, Zhou Lin took Jian Yan to look at the Shijin Pavilion, and asked if there was anything wrong with her, and he only asked her to say it, and he immediately corrected it.

Naturally, there was nothing wrong with Jian Yan, she just kept nodding her head and said yes, and then said that Zhou Lin was tired.Later, I saw a beckoning cat on the counter where the money was collected. The bottom was bare and there was no cushion.Jian Yan smiled and said that when she goes back, she will also make a big red mat under the Lucky Cat like the one in Tongzhou Wool Shop, with orchids embroidered on the four corners, and bring it with her next time she comes.And this time when she came here, Jian Yan naturally brought the red mat she made.

Just like last time, she ordered the coachman to wait in the carriage, and the two servants stood guard at the door. After that, Bai Wei pushed open the two closed doors of Shijin Pavilion and let Jian Yan in.

After Jian Yan went in, Bai Wei closed the door of Shijin Pavilion casually.

"Brother Zhou," seeing that Shijin Pavilion was deserted and deserted, Bai Wei just thought it was the same as last time. Zhou Lin knew that Jian Yan would come over today, so he gave the buddy a holiday early in the morning, and didn't mind. Greeting customers, only waiting for them to come, so she shouted after entering the shop, "The girl is here."

On the one hand, I have to look for Zhou Lin everywhere.

It's just that Jian Yan suddenly reached out and grabbed her.

Because Jian Yan saw a hand lift the blue embroidered soft curtain hanging behind the counter, and then a tall and tall figure came out.

This person has handsome eyes and sculpted brows, and a beautiful appearance. Although he is angry, he sometimes smiles, and when he is angry, he is affectionate. It is undoubtedly Shen Chuo.

Jian Yan's face darkened slightly, and she only thought in her heart, why did Shen Chuo come here?

When Shen Chuo saw her, the corners of his lips became more and more curved.

"Miss Jane," he said with a smile, "it's not a coincidence. I just happened to be idle today, so I wanted to take [-]% of the seven Shijin Pavilions and send them to shopkeeper Zhou. I didn't want you to come too. Isn't this what people often say is destined to meet thousands of miles away?"

For such a trivial matter, one only needs to send a servant around to do it, so why bother him to make a trip by himself, Mr. Shen?It can be seen that he was just lying.

But Jian Yan couldn't say anything, so she still had to laugh and said, "Then please trouble Mr. Shen to go there."

Zhou Lin then also came out.The expression on his face was not very good, because after Shen Chuo arrived just now, he just stayed here, no matter how he gave the order to evict the guests, he just wouldn't leave.

Jian Yan nodded reassuringly at Zhou Lin, and then asked Bai Wei to find Zhou Lin, and handed him the big red cushion that was in the package. Carry some good things.So when she went out today, Jian Yan stuffed the red cushion into her package, and Bai Wei kept holding it.And she stretched out her hand to make a gesture of invitation to Shen Chuo, and said with a smile, "Mr. Shen, please sit here."

There are two armchairs in one corner, and a small table in the middle.There are fruit boxes and a pot of overgrown green radishes on the table.

Shen Chuo raised his eyebrows.

He found that every time he saw Jian Yan, he always felt that he was different from the Jian Yan she had seen before.

When she was in Taoyuan for the first time, she was persuading Xu Miaoning casually and persuasively, and she treated him with indifference when she saw him. The second time when she was in Yuhuang Temple, she cried so sadly that she couldn't help herself. In the midst of a relationship between a man and a woman, he is like an ordinary child who worries about gains and losses, and then he is calm and stubborn when he sees him, and then when he is aroused, he throws a futon regardless, and then he is Sincere apology and the courage to take responsibility, but this time, it was so generous, and he stretched out his hand to invite him to sit in a strange and polite way.

Shen Chuo suppressed the surprise in his heart, followed Jian Yan to the chair next to him and sat down.

Bai Wei then served two cups of tea on a lacquered tea tray.

Jian Yan stretched out her hand to pick up the teacup on the table, lifted the lid of the tea, unhurriedly brushed off the tea leaves on the water, lowered her head, and drank slowly.

What she was thinking was, if the enemy doesn't move, I don't move, she wants to see what Shen Chuo is going to do today.

On Shen Chuo's side, all he could see at this moment were Jian Yan's drooping eyebrows and the white and smooth neck that was exposed when she lowered her head.

He suddenly wanted to reach out and touch her exposed neck.

And Jian Yan put down the teacup at this time, and looked up at him.

Shen Chuo hastily withdrew his gaze, coughed lightly to cover up his gaffe, and then, as usual, showed a smile that made Jian Yan look unbearable, and said: "Shen came today, is it I want to ask Miss Jane for medical expenses."

Yin stretched out his hand again, pointing to his right cheek with a smile.

Jian Yan understood, and immediately raised her eyebrows, and said with a smile: "100 taels, is it enough?"

Shen Chuo: ...

How do you feel that he was molested by Jian Yan?

Outside the door, there was a sedan chair for two people passing by the door, in which was Xu Zhongxuan who was returning home from work, and at this time he was sitting inside with his eyes closed.Outside the sedan chair, his attendant Qi Sang was sitting on the horse, closely following the side of the sedan chair.

It's just that when Qi Sang glanced at the two young men standing at the door of Shijin Pavilion, he suddenly leaned over and whispered into the sedan chair, "My lord, the two young servants standing at the entrance of Shijing Pavilion seem to be from our family. Yes. Could it be that someone from our family is in Shijin Pavilion?"

"Go and ask." Xu Zhongxuan didn't open his eyes, but ordered lightly.

Qi Sang stopped the bearer, and got off his horse to ask the two servants.

When the two boys saw Qi Sang, they naturally recognized him, and immediately bowed to say hello.When they heard Qi Sang asked that they were in the Shijin Pavilion, neither of them dared to hide it, they only said that Miss Jian was inside.

As soon as Qi Sang heard this, he hurriedly went to report to Xu Zhongxuan: "My lord, the boy said that Miss Jian is inside."

As soon as the words fell, the dark green car curtain was lifted from the inside, and Xu Zhongxuan lowered his head and walked out of the sedan chair.

He strode towards the Shijing Pavilion, Qi Sang saw this and hurriedly followed.

When the two young men saw Xu Zhongjing, they bowed respectfully to say hello.Xu Zhongxuan ignored them, and just reached out to push the two doors behind them.

One of the two young men moved his body, and said in some embarrassment: "But young master, Miss Jian ordered that no outsiders be allowed to enter at will."

Hearing this, Xu Zhongxuan glanced at him coldly, then parted his thin lips lightly, and said coldly, "Get out of the way."

The two young servants were still in a dilemma, Qi Sang stepped forward and took both of them aside, then he stretched out his hand to push open the door, bowed and said to Xu Zhongxuan: "My lord, please come in."

Xu Zhongxuan strode across the threshold and walked in.

But Shen Chuo and Jian Yan in the room heard the sound of the door opening, one raised his eyes and looked over, the other turned around and looked over.

When the two saw that the person who came in was Xu Zhongxuan, they were all stunned.Shen Chuo was the first to react, and asked with a smile: "So it's Xu Shilang. I don't know why Xu Shilang came to Shijin Pavilion in official uniform?"

Since Xu Zhongxuan came in, his gaze was fixed on Jian Yan.This time Shen Chuo asked questions, but he didn't look at him, he still just stared at Jian Yan, and said slowly and coldly: "Pick me up."

(End of this chapter)