Colorful

Chapter 119: Love and Sweetness (1)
After Ji Cheng sleeps until dawn, it will be the Shangsi Festival on March [-]rd.

Liu Ye'er waited on Ji Cheng to wash and wash, and said: "Girl has been sleeping more and more soundly these days. She used to wake up several times in the middle of the night. Yesterday I got up in the middle of the night to clean the room and accidentally knocked down the embroidered pier. It will startle the girl, but I don’t know if she hasn’t moved at all. Then Imperial Physician Liu is indeed a master in gynecology, and if the girl takes a few more medicines, all the root causes of the disease will definitely be cured.”

Ji Cheng smiled and didn't answer, but he remembered Shen Che's words of "collecting yang and nourishing yin" in his mind, and then quickly shook his head, how could she be fooled by Shen Che.It's just that Ji Cheng had seen the prescription prescribed by Imperial Physician Liu. It was a very common conditioning medicine. It didn't seek merit but no fault. It didn't seem to be enough to cure her insomnia that had been going on for several years.

When Ji Cheng, Shen Xian and the others arrived at Luofangzhou, Luofangzhou was already crowded with beauties.The incense altar of the Douxiang Society is located at the east end of Luofangzhou.

This Douxiang Society doesn't care about status or status, just put your own sachet in the big dustpan for collecting sachets and it's done.

The deadline for collecting sachets for the Douxiang Society was [-]:[-] pm, after which the [-] judges began to take their seats.But because there are so many sachets, each judge has to smell [-] or [-] sachets, and then each judge recommends a sachet to choose the "No. .

The Fragrance Fighting Fair is now hosted by the Fragrance Association of the capital, and the girl who wins the "No. [-] Fragrance" can get a discount when buying spices in the incense shop that joined the Spice Association this year.Of course, girls from aristocratic families do not care about this discount, just for fun, after all, it is a very face-saving thing.

The Spice Association just took the opportunity to promote its name.

Therefore, even though Ji Cheng and the others participated in the incense fighting meeting, they didn't take this matter to heart, instead they went out for a spring outing by the water.

Ji Cheng and the other girls were walking when they saw Chu Zhen, the eldest son of Nanjun Prince's Mansion, getting off the bridge and coming this way.

Chu Zhen saw Ji Cheng at first glance. He had been looking for this opportunity for a long time. Ever since he heard that she was going to get engaged in the first month, Chu Zhen, who was usually as strong as an ox, fell seriously ill. The He family chose another girl, and Chu Zhen felt as happy as drinking ice water in summer.

Chu Zhen brought up the old story to Princess Chu again, but Princess Chu refused to let go. She only said that the marriage between the He family and the Ji family had already been planned, but why did the He family suddenly change their minds?There must be something wrong with Ji Cheng.So Princess Chu refused to let go, and in the end she couldn't hold back her son, so she reluctantly agreed to accept Ji Cheng as a side concubine.

Although Chu Zhen felt wronged by Ji Cheng, the most important thing is to marry Ji Cheng, so he has been looking for an opportunity to talk to Ji Cheng since mid-February, so she must be mentally prepared. You can't rush to the door to ask for marriage as a side concubine.

Ji Cheng didn't know what Chu Zhen was thinking, because Shen Xun fell in love with Chu Zhen, so she always avoided suspicion. Now when she saw Chu Zhen coming from the bridge, Ji Cheng took Lu Yuan's hand and went to the side to look for Han Ling. Then wait for the girl to speak.

"Brother really long." Shen Xun smiled and greeted Chu Zhen in the direction.

Chu Zhen glanced at Ji Cheng's back with some disappointment, gathered his energy and exchanged pleasantries with Shen Xun and Shen Xian, Shen Xun begged Shen Xian with his eyes, and finally seized the opportunity to talk to Chu Zhen in private, She also wanted to give Chu Zhen the sachet she made herself.

Shen Xun didn't want to leave at first. Although the two families are related, Shen Xun and Chu Zhen always get along badly in public. It's just that Shen Xun's watery eyes make people look at them and can't bear it. Shen Xun With a sigh, he whispered in Shen Xun's ear, "I'm not going to be an example."

After Shen Xian left with the excuse of going to find Ji Cheng, Shen Xun wanted to talk to Chu Zhen with all her heart, and only hoped that Chu Zhen would also have the same thoughts as her, and said to Princess Chu to come to propose marriage, Shen Xun She felt that she had nothing else to ask for in her life.

It's just that before Shen Xun could speak, Chu Zhen spoke first.When he saw Ji Cheng pulling Lu Yuan away just now, he knew she was avoiding suspicion. If this continues, he will definitely not find a chance to talk to Ji Cheng, so he preemptively said to Shen Xun: "Sister Xun, I have I beg you for something, but I don’t know how to say it.”

Shen Xun couldn't be happier when his sweetheart asks for him: "Brother Zhenchang, you just say so, as long as I can help, I will definitely help."

How could Chu Zhen not understand Shen Xun's meaning? Even if he didn't understand the relationship between men and women, he was missed by his cousins ​​since he was a child, and there was a girl who wanted to seduce his master from time to time. Chu Zhen was not a fool, so he could see it naturally. It turned out that Shen Xun liked him very much.But he couldn't enjoy this good fortune. Although he felt guilty, he didn't want to hurt Shen Xun and Bai Xiangsai, so he simply took advantage of the opportunity in front of him to join them together: "Sister Xun, can you find a chance for me and Miss Ji to talk alone?"

When Shen Xun heard this, the smile froze on her face. If it wasn't because of her upbringing, she might immediately shed tears.But even so, Shen Xun was like being struck by lightning, and he didn't recover for a while.

"Sister Xun, I know this request is too much, but I really have something to say to Miss Ji, please help me." Chu Zhen bowed to Shen Xun.

Shen Xun's heart was full of affection, as if ice water had been splashed on him, he closed his eyes and forced a smile and said, "Brother Zhenchang begs me, how can I not help?"

Here Shen Xun found Ji Cheng like a puppet, forced a smile and said, "Sister Cheng, can you accompany me to the water for a walk?"

Seeing Shen Xun's pale face, Ji Cheng guessed that she was rejected by Chu Zhen, so he said hello.

"Let's go, let's go together." Shen Xian also saw Shen Xun's complexion, and wanted to comfort her.

Shen Xun took Ji Cheng's arm and said: "Third Sister hasn't talked to Sister Li Hui for a long time, how can we not have a good chat when we meet now, Sister Cheng and I will go there for a walk and come back."

Shen Xian looked at Shen Xun anxiously, then at Ji Cheng, Ji Cheng smiled at Shen Xian: "Don't worry, I'll be with her."

Shen Yuan knew that Ji Cheng had always acted properly, so she nodded.

After crossing the bridge and bypassing the green willows, there are people everywhere, and there is a small forest where you can take a rest, but Ji Cheng refuses to leave when he walks halfway.

Shen Xun turned around and said, "Sister Cheng, why don't you leave?"

Standing under the green willows, Ji Cheng looked at Shen Xun and said, "Unless you tell me who you want to take me to see, I will go back." Ji Cheng is now gaining wisdom from a pitfall, and he is full of wariness.Although she knew that Shen Xun was not Su Yun's kind of person, but sometimes good-hearted people might not do bad things.

Besides, Ji Cheng had more or less guessed who Shen Xun was going to take him to see, otherwise he wouldn't have used such a clumsy excuse to reject Shen Xian just now, and he wouldn't have held on to him.What's more, the smile on Shen Xun's face was uglier than crying, it was enough for Ji Cheng to guess what Chu Zhen said to her.

"Sister Cheng, I'm just in a bad mood and I just want to walk around." Shen Xun was still unwilling to tell the truth, she would do what Chu Zhen had promised.

Seeing this, Ji Cheng said bluntly, "Is it possible that Prince Chu wants to talk to me in private?"

Shen Xun was startled: "How do you know?"

Ji Cheng thought it was true: "Your heartbreak is written all over your face. We walked all the way, and you didn't even want to look at me, so it's obvious that I'm annoying you." Ji Cheng sighed.

"No, sister Cheng, I..." Shen Xun didn't know what he wanted to say.

Ji Cheng said, "A Xun, you shouldn't have promised him."

"I..." Shen Xun anxiously wanted to speak, but couldn't express himself.

Ji Cheng looked into Shen Xun's clear eyes: "Ah Xun, do you think that you are not only helping Prince Chu, but also helping me?"

Shen Xun didn't expect Ji Cheng to notice this.

Ji Cheng thought to himself why Shen Xun and Shen Che, brothers and sisters, are so different, one is terribly simple, while the other is scheming and hideously deep.

"Ah Xun, regardless of how sad you are because of this incident, even if you treat me, you only hurt me instead of helping me. I know you feel guilty towards me and feel that you broke my marriage with the He family. I told you a long time ago that marriage and marriage are all about fate, I have no destiny with the He family, and I never blamed you."

Shen Xun's tears began to fall, and he choked up and said, "Sister Cheng, I..." Shen Xun really thought so, anyway, Chu Zhen definitely doesn't like her, so it's okay to simply fulfill Chu Zhen and Ji Cheng. It's the beauty of being an adult.

"Have you guessed what Chu Shizi is going to say to me?" Ji Cheng handed his handkerchief to Shen Xun, "Then you should be able to imagine that Princess Chu definitely disagrees with this marriage. That's why Chu Shizi thought Talk to me in private. But Ah Xun, do you want me to be a concubine for Prince Chu?"

Shen Xun was shocked, she had never thought about it this way before: "No way."

"If Chu Shizi really has the heart, he should know that marriage is the order of his parents and the words of the matchmaker. How can he accept it privately? Now that my marriage with the He family has failed, people outside don't know what they think of me. If today If you see me quarreling with Prince Chu again, I am afraid that I will not be able to shake off my reputation of trying to climb the dragon and become the phoenix."

Shen Xun shook her head again and again: "Sister Cheng, I'm not..."

"Ah Xun, I know that you have the good intentions of an adult beauty, but even if I marry a trafficker, I will be a regular wife and will never be a concubine." Ji Cheng said, "So, I can't go with you to see Prince Chu. , I don't have any affection for him."

Ji Cheng turned around and walked back, not forgetting to tell Nan Gui: "You are so good at serving Miss Xun, I will go back and find Sister Xian and the others by myself."

Shen Xun froze on the spot, remained silent for a long time, and finally knocked himself on the head with both hands.She also knew that she was so sad that she had done something she shouldn't have done.But Shen Xun also admired Ji Cheng, he was so smart, she guessed everything.

Let’s say that Ji Cheng and Shen Xun came back to Shen Xian one after the other, Shen Xian saw that there was something wrong with their expressions, and they didn’t speak to each other, and they didn’t even look at each other, so she couldn’t help being amazed, and looked for an opportunity to send Shen Xun away. Xun pulled aside: "Why did you annoy your elder sister Cheng, she has such a good nature, she won't get angry casually."

Shen Xun was extremely annoyed, but she trusted Shen Xian the most, and was about to ask her to find a way to release Ji Cheng, so she faltered and told Shen Xian all about what happened just now.

Shen Xian sighed, nodded Shen Xun's forehead and said: "You are so confused, no wonder Ah Cheng is angry with you. If she has any thoughts about Chu Shizi, she still needs you to pull the strings inside? For you She avoids suspicion everywhere, can't you see it?"

This is also the reason why Shen Yuan looks at Ji Cheng differently.Everyone understood the reason why Ji Cheng came to the capital, it was to seek a marriage.Anyone with a discerning eye could guess what Chu Zhen was thinking about Ji Cheng, not to mention Ji Cheng was so smart.But from Shen Xian's observation, Ji Cheng has never said or done anything beyond the rules, but avoids suspicion everywhere, definitely for Shen Xun, otherwise Ji Cheng can give it a go.Even if you can't marry into the county prince's mansion as a concubine, you can always get the position of side concubine with a jade certificate.

"I'm afraid you've broken her heart." Shen Xian sighed again.

There were tears in Shen Xun's eyes again: "Third sister, I originally... thought I was doing it for everyone's benefit."

Shen Xian touched Shen Xun's head: "Silly girl, Chu Shizi really doesn't have eyes, and he can't see the bright pearl of our family. He will regret it in the future." Speaking of this, Shen Xian felt resentful towards Chu Zhen in his heart But it gets deeper, he is really cruel, knowing Shen Xun's intentions, but let Shen Xun go looking for Ji Cheng, even if he doesn't understand Shen Xun, doesn't he even understand Ji Cheng?Are you not afraid that Shen Xun and Ji Cheng will turn against each other?

How did Shen Yuan know that Chu Zhen was no stranger to it? Many of his cousins ​​did not interact with each other because of him, so for Chu Zhen, it was inevitable that Shen Xun and Ji Cheng would not get along in the future, so there was no need to worry about it.

This room was talking, but heard the sound of festive gongs and drums, Ji Cheng heard the sound and looked up, and a group of gongs and drums tied with red flowers were beating and walking towards this side.Ji Cheng said, "What is this for?"

"This is the Happy News Team, sending joy to the 'Zhuangyuanxiang'." Shen Xian said.

Ji Cheng wondered, "It was chosen so quickly? It's quite a grand occasion."

"Isn't Xiangxie just a stunt?" Shen Yuan laughed.

Although it is not a great thing to be the number one scholar, but the excitement is always something everyone loves to watch, and I don't know who the leader is asking, but Ji Cheng can only see the people in front of them turning their heads and pointing at them.

The red flower team beat the gongs and drums again, and walked all the way to Ji Cheng and the others.

Ji Cheng only realized in the sound of the good news that she was the one who won the first place this year, the honor of "No. [-] Scholar".

Surrounded by repeated words of congratulations, Ji Cheng only found it funny, it really looked like she had won the number one prize in this battle.

Not long after Ji Cheng returned to Rui Ying Tang and sat down, he saw brother Hong running into her room joltingly: "Sister Cheng, sister Cheng."

Ji Cheng quickly put his arms around Brother Hong, fearing that he would run too fast and hit the table and chairs: "What's wrong?"

"I heard that your sachet is the 'No. [-] Scholar Fragrance' this year, isn't it?" Brother Hong said excitedly.

Ji Cheng thought that the news spread quite quickly: "Yes."

"Sister Cheng, I want it, I want it." Brother Hong said anxiously.

In fact, Ji Cheng had prepared the sachet long ago, and had already prepared a lot of herbs. Since she won the lottery today, as soon as she returned home, she asked Liu Ye'er and the little girl to put the herbs into the sachet she bought in advance. , to the hostesses of each house.

"Children shouldn't wear sachets, the refreshing fragrance will easily affect your sleep." Ji Cheng said.

"I don't wear it all the time, I only wear it when I practice calligraphy." Brother Hong pulled Ji Cheng's cuff and said, "Sister Cheng, does your sachet smell like peach?"

"No, I just added some mint, perilla, lemon balm, and dried orange slices." Ji Cheng took the sachet from Liu Ye'er and handed it to Brother Hong.

Brother Hong put it on the tip of his nose and smelled it: "Wow, it's so refreshing and refreshing."

Ji Cheng reckoned that the judges probably got bored with the smell of fragrant flowers, that's why they sealed her sachet as the No. [-] fragrance.

"Well, it can also cure the headache after drinking." Ji Cheng laughed.

Brother Hong immediately said, "Sister Cheng, give me another one. I'll give one to Daddy. Every time he drinks alcohol, he will get a headache."

Ji Cheng was a little embarrassed, but Brother Hong was too young, and she couldn't explain to him that if she gave Shen Yu sachet, people would misunderstand her for thinking about Shen Yu.

"Sister Cheng, are you okay?" Brother Hong continued to shake Ji Cheng's sleeve coquettishly.

"Naturally it's good, and it's not something rare." Ji Cheng gave another sachet to Brother Hong.

When Brother Hong returned to the old lady's room, Mrs. Huang was sitting and talking with the old lady.

"Did you cheat Aunt Cheng again with something good?" Mrs. Huang pulled Brother Hong into her arms and asked.

Brother Hong lifted up the sachet: "This one, the champion fragrance."

Mrs. Huang took it from Brother Hong and smelled it. The fragrance is very clear and pleasant, but there is no strong floral fragrance. I didn't think it was strange when I first smelled it, but after smelling it a few times, it made people feel very pleasant. I like it.

"Cheng girl, this vanilla is really good." Mrs. Huang couldn't help opening her mouth with her unflattering temperament.

"Yeah, she sent some to me just now, I'm afraid someone in your house has already sent them." The old lady laughed, and then sighed again.

Mrs. Huang has been the old lady's daughter-in-law for so many years, how can she not know what the old lady is thinking.She asked the girl to take Brother Hong out to play, and then she said: "Cheng girl has excellent talents, looks and conduct, but the marriage is indeed a bit rough. Ancestor, I have an idea. Her body can recover, but no one can guarantee it. If she rashly proposes marriage to her, it will harm both of them in the future. I have a nephew, and his father is in the post of Langya County Sheriff. The one who married first the year before last has gone, leaving behind two sons and a daughter. It's so pitiful, and there is no one around. My nephew, the ancestor, also met Ye Lang. What do you think of telling Cheng girl to him? "

"Ah? It's him? He's really nice. It's just that you have to ask her family about Cheng girl." The old lady said.

(End of this chapter)