Colorful

Chapter 25
On the second day, Ji Cheng came back from school and saw the opportunity to have a private conversation with Ji Lan.

"Auntie, I've thought about what you said yesterday for a long time. Ah Cheng knew that my aunt was planning for Ah Cheng. It's just that in a place like the palace, even the most intelligent people make mistakes. Ah Cheng's aptitude is dull. I'm afraid it will end up being wrapped in straw mats." Ji Cheng paused and said, "Ah Cheng just wants to live a normal life, and Auntie's kindness to Ah Cheng, Ah Cheng will always be in his heart. Cheng will not hesitate to go through fire and water."

Ji Lan frowned secretly, thinking that Ji Cheng was too ignorant, why couldn't he understand her painstaking efforts?She did this for the good of the Ji family.There is no easy way in this world, entering the palace is indeed risky, but it depends on human effort, even if Ji Cheng marries into an aristocratic family, if Ji Cheng is not careful, she will suffer, it is not difficult for a big family to want a daughter-in-law to die.

Besides, staying outside with Ji Cheng's identity and marrying into a wealthy family, saying that you can remember it deeply, is all hypocritical, Ji Lan doesn't think Ji Cheng can help her.Only if she marries into the heavenly family, that will be beneficial to everyone.

Thinking of this, Ji Lan thought about writing a letter to her brother Ji Qing, asking him to persuade Ji Chengcai well.So Ji Lan only superficially perfunctory Ji Cheng and said: "I know what you mean. I can't decide your affairs, you can figure it out yourself."

Ji Lan said to let Ji Cheng figure it out, which means that if she does not enter the palace, she, as an aunt, will not help her in the marriage. This is actually forcing Ji Cheng in a disguised form.

Ji Cheng sighed inwardly, and knew that Ji Lan had already made up her mind, and what he said might not change her determination, but Ji Cheng still took a chance and tried, and now the road of reciprocity will not work. , she had no choice but to find another way and tell her aunt to die.

Ji Cheng thought about the incidents of the third bedroom of the Shen family in the past two months.Because her aunt looks like a fairy, she has developed a strong temper since she was a child. Later, she married the third master of the Shen family and became a legend in Jindi. It just plummeted, so these years, it seems to be low-key, but in fact, it has been waiting for a blockbuster and a moment of pride.

If Ji Lan wanted to become a blockbuster, she had to count on Shen Ying to be the prime minister, otherwise she would definitely not be able to surpass the eldest and second wife.From Ji Cheng's point of view, it is probably impossible for Shen Ying to be ranked first rank, so Ji Lan's expectations are likely to fall on her two sons.Now there is one more choice, which is to count on Ji Cheng to enter the palace, and when he becomes the empress dowager in the future, the third house will naturally rise.

Ji Cheng sighed, this aunt of hers was too ambitious, and in the final analysis, she had too much money to fuel her ambition.In private, she has stretched her hands into the palace, bribed many servants with money, and Ji Cheng only found out about it recently.

So although the Ji family gave Ji Lan a lot of money, her money still couldn't fill the bottomless pit.Ji Cheng frowned, the Ji family's money was not earned easily, Ji Cheng had to feel sorry for Ji Lan, and she felt that being too ambitious would not do Ji Lan any good.

This day, taking the opportunity of going to Mrs. Yu's place to learn painting, Ji Cheng went back to Ji's house in Lanhua Lane.Shopkeeper Mei and the others have basically left those Ji Lan's shops and started to arrange things for the Western Regions.

Ji Cheng said: "Our family is a latecomer on the road in the Western Regions, and there is no backer behind us, so there is no need to compare with the Tan family and the Chen family. I think it is better to start small, even if it is a tea shop. The most important thing is to inquire. News, once we have the news of this road, we will know which direction to put our efforts in. This is a long-term plan, don't worry, it's better to be steady and steady. And we must pay attention to the domestic situation of the countries in the Western Regions, so as not to keep our eyes in the dark , went the wrong way.”

Mei Changhe and others said yes again and again.

"Miss, Mr. Hao is here." Liu Ye'er entered the door and whispered in Ji Cheng's ear.

Ji Cheng nodded, Mei Changhe and the others left immediately with winks, Ji Cheng tidied up his clothes and went to the Zhaoyu Pavilion in the backyard.

The Mr. Hao that Liu Yeer said was really not a good Mr.He was originally a local ruffian in Jindi, who did everything from cheating to cheating.Once the criminal was in Ji Cheng's hands, and Ji Cheng came to personally steal the money, and he was about to be sent to a prison for food.

Hao Ren didn't know how many people he had harmed in his life. Once he was imprisoned and trapped in the shallows, there were many people who would kill him. He knew that he would definitely not be able to see an official, so he tried his best to beg Ji Cheng.

If this matter were changed to other members of the Ji family, they would definitely be ruthless.But Ji Cheng has always been narrow-minded. To put it bluntly, her blood is the deep-rooted businessman's blood, and she only cares about profit in everything.

Ji Cheng knew that Hao Rengui had a lot of tricks, if he used it well, the Ji family wouldn't have to take care of those dirty things in the future.In business, having a signboard of integrity is still very useful, and it is better to let others handle dirty hands.

So Ji Cheng pinched Hao Ren's seven inches in his hand, and let him go. Not only that, he also gave Hao Ren a large sum of money to pave the way for Hao Ren to go to Beijing. grade.Now there is no one in the capital who is not familiar with Hao Ren, and the roads are also extending in all directions.

Ji Cheng didn't look for Hao Ren in his spare time, and Hao Ren's kind of person is not someone who can be controlled by others.

"Miss San." Hao Ren made a bow to Ji Cheng as soon as he came in, "I have heard that Miss San has come to Beijing for a long time, but I have never had a chance to come to see her. I was so happy that I heard the message from Miss yesterday. sleep, I finally saw the beauty of the third girl again."

Hao Ren's nonsense made Yu Qian'er beside Ji Cheng laugh.Ji Cheng felt helpless towards Hao Ren in his heart. This man's mouth seemed to have been smeared with honey, and his words were turned very fast, but nothing he said could be taken seriously.

"Sir, don't come here without any problems." Ji Cheng smiled.

"It doesn't itch, it doesn't itch. I washed three buckets of water yesterday. How can I have lice when I came to see the girl?" Hao Ren laughed.

In fact, Hao Ren has never been to school for a day, but he claims that he understands the way of saints better than most nerds. The clothes he usually wears are Confucian robes. In addition, he is born with a Chinese face, honest and good-looking, and he looks very good. He looks like a loyal scholar, so he likes to be called "Mr."

After hearing his words this time, even Liu Ye'er couldn't help laughing.

Ji Cheng glanced at the two girls, Liu Ye'er and Yu Qian'er immediately held back their smiles and went down to make tea and prepare meals.

Hao Ren shouted to the two girls from behind: "I haven't eaten the plum blossom buns in the center of Jindi for several years, and I beg Miss Yuqianer to give me a small basket."

Yu Qian'er turned her head and glared at Hao Ren, raised her chin and said, "Wait."

After the two girls left, only Ji Cheng and Hao Ren were left in the pavilion.The pavilion was built in the water, connected to the shore by a nine-curved bridge, and all the partitions around it were removed. People who spoke in the pavilion did not worry about being heard by others.

And Ji Cheng doesn't have to worry about getting along with lonely men and widows, after all, there is almost no place to hide in this pavilion.Liu Ye'er was waiting on the bank.

"Mister is invited to come today because my daughter has something to ask for." Ji Cheng cut to the chase and said straight to the point.

"Third Miss, please tell me." Hao Ren put away his previous playful smile and said.

If Ji Cheng were to say the following to others, she would definitely feel embarrassed, but to Hao Ren, it was black and white, and there was no need to hide some secret activities.

As soon as Ji Cheng told Hao Ren about his plan, Hao Ren immediately agreed: "I thought the third girl was going to order something, but it turned out to be such a trivial matter. I will definitely tell her to give the girl all the food she eats." Spit it out, girl and wait for my good news."

Ji Cheng nodded slightly.

Hao Ren walked out of the Jiuqu Bridge, and looked back at Ji Cheng who was sitting motionless in the pavilion. It had been more than a year since she had seen this girl, Ji San, who looked like a lotus flower in clear water. She only thought that the makeup stained her color. It is admirable just to look at it.

It's a pity that such a woman who looks weak and harmless on the surface has a terrifying number of eyes.Although Hao Ren himself had a bad stomach, he still felt that a woman should be kind and obedient to be considered a woman. He was not sensitive to someone like Ji Cheng.

Although men would be shocked when they saw Ji Cheng's appearance and figure, those who knew her well would not dare to get close to her, otherwise they would not know how she died someday.Hao Ren couldn't help shaking his body, poisonous scorpions can't be touched, even though Ji Cheng was really good-looking.

Hao Ren couldn't help but think of the eighth concubine he had recently adopted. He looked as good as Ji Cheng, but even if there was something wrong, he couldn't explain why. My heart is turbulent, unlike the third girl, who makes you feel a little bit out of your mind after seeing it.The reason why he was so forthright in agreeing to Ji Cheng first was partly because of the sadness of the beauty pass.

Hao Ren shook his head, turned around and continued walking, thinking that the third girl was really cruel, even his own aunt wanted to kill her, and he didn't know how her own aunt provoked her.

However, based on Hao Ren's understanding of Ji Cheng, this girl Ji has never taken the initiative to make enemies. If it can be mutually beneficial, she would rather suffer a little loss for herself, and let everyone be kind. will act decisively.

Of course, Hao Ren didn't bother to take care of his own family affairs. This time, Miss Ji San's proposed deal was quite lucrative. Hao Ren couldn't help but smile, very satisfied with Ji Cheng's generosity.

After Ji Cheng left Orchid Lane, she went to the paint shop on Shunyang Street. Recently, she practiced painting frequently and consumed a lot of energy, so she needed to replenish some paints, paper and pens. Now that she was out, she picked them out by herself.

Ji Cheng bought paint, and went to the spice shop diagonally opposite to pick up some new exotic fragrances. When she was free, she also mixed the fragrance herself. Just after picking out the fragrance, Ji Cheng saw a signboard on the painting and calligraphy shop next to it. , wrote a letter: Mr. Ziyu, the new arrival, drew a book.

Ji Cheng heard Mrs. Yu talk about Mr. Ziyu from the south. He is very good at painting flowers and birds, especially shrimp and fish. He is smart and humorous. He is unique.

Now that he came across Mr. Ziyu's new painting manual, Ji Cheng naturally wanted to go in and have a look.

"Shopkeeper, give me a copy of Mr. Yu's drawing book." Ji Cheng said directly to the boss as soon as he walked in.

The shopkeeper looked at Ji Cheng in embarrassment: "The girl is a step late, and the last volume has already been sold to that young master."

Ji Cheng looked in the direction of the shopkeeper's finger, and Qi Zheng also happened to look back at the sound, and their eyes crossed. Ji Cheng recognized him at a glance as Qi Hua's eldest brother in Yunyang uncle's mansion, and Qi Zheng was separated by the curtain of the veiled hat. But he didn't recognize Ji Cheng immediately.

Ji Cheng lifted the curtain of the veiled hat half way up, exposing the beautiful nose and cherry lips that bullied Shuang Saiyu. Although Qi Zheng only saw half of his face, he recognized Ji Cheng immediately.

"Miss Ji." Qi Zheng nodded to Ji Cheng, his face flushed slightly.

Ji Cheng also nodded and replied, "Young Master Qi."

After that, Qi Zheng didn't answer any more, but Ji Cheng saw that he kept glancing at him out of the corner of his eye, so he knew that he was embarrassed, and it wasn't that he didn't want to talk to him.

"Young Master Qi, on the day of the dragon boat race during the Dragon Boat Festival, I didn't see Sister Qi Hua anywhere, but she hasn't recovered after falling into the water?" Ji Cheng asked with concern.

An obviously relieved look flashed across Qi Zheng's face: "Yes, she still had a cough, and my mother didn't let her go out. After a few days, when she recovered, she even said that she would go to Shen's mansion to thank Miss Ji in person."

"Don't dare to do it, let sister Qi Hua take good care of her body is the right thing to do." Ji Cheng said.

At this point, the scene became cold again, Ji Cheng looked at Qi Zheng who was stuttering and didn't know what to say, and asked again: "Does Mr. Qi also like Mr. Ziyu's paintings?"

Qi Zheng's eyes lit up, and he nodded hurriedly: "Miss Ji likes it too?"

"I heard from my husband that Mr. Ziyu's paintings of flowers and birds are very agile and unique, so I have always wanted to learn, but I have never been able to find the original ones, so I want to see Mr. Ziyu's layout from the painting manual copied by others. Learn it." Ji Cheng said.

Qi Zhengdao: "Others can't copy Mr.'s paintings. It's just that I haven't seen Mr. for a long time, and I miss him very much. So I came here to buy the painting book and talk about it for comfort."

Ji Cheng raised his hand and lifted the hood up a little bit: "My lord, do you know Mr. Ziyu?"

Qi Zheng smiled shyly: "I once studied painting under the tutelage of Mr. Ziyu, but later Mr. fell ill and missed his hometown in the south, so he left."

Ji Cheng smiled like a boy and clasped his fists together, "It turns out that the young master is Mr. Ziyu's disciple, so please disrespect and disrespect."

Qi Zheng smiled and said, "Do you also learn painting? I don't know who you studied under?"

Ji Cheng didn't want to mention Sanhe Layman's name, so he said, "I learned painting from Mrs. Yu."

Qi Zheng was stunned for a moment, and asked hesitantly: "But that Mrs. Yu from the Lin family?"

Ji Cheng understood as soon as he heard it, Qi Zheng knew that Mrs. Yu was Sanhe Layman.

"Exactly." Ji Cheng nodded.

Qi Zheng immediately smiled at Ji Cheng and cupped his fists: "I should say disrespect and disrespect to Miss Ji. Madam Yu hasn't accepted students for many years, I never thought that Miss Ji would be listed under her gate wall."

Ji Cheng said modestly, "It's just someone recommended you."

"When Mr. Ziyu was in the capital, he brought me to visit Madam Yu twice. Madam Yu's paintings are indifferent and lofty, and I admire them very much." Because he talked about Qi Zheng's interests, he immediately opened his mouth.

After the two complimented each other's husband, Qi Zhengcai belatedly said: "Give me this picture book. I still have several manuscripts from when my former husband taught me how to draw. You can..." At this point, Qi Zheng suddenly remembered that if he gave Ji Cheng a painting album, it would be regarded as a private gift, so he quickly changed his words, "If Miss Ji comes to play with Qi Hua, you can go to my study and let her find it for you."

Ji Cheng thanked Qi Zheng.The two had been standing and chatting for a long time, and someone had already looked sideways. Ji Cheng took the painting book from the shopkeeper, thanked Qi Zheng, and then turned and left.

On the carriage going back, Yu Qian'er winked at Ji Cheng viciously: "Girl, a person like Mr. Qi is the gentle and elegant scholar mentioned in the playbook, right?"

Although Ji Cheng had been mentally prepared, Yu Qian'er couldn't help but blush when she was asked so abruptly.

When Liu Ye'er heard this, her complexion immediately changed, and she stretched out her hand and poked Yu Qian'er's forehead fiercely: "Little girl, you talk nonsense when you are young, you are not ashamed, the girl has a good temper , didn’t say anything about you, but think about it for yourself, can you say this? If someone listens to it, what will the girl do?”

When Yu Qian'er followed Ji Cheng, Ji Cheng's temperament hadn't changed much, and he lived in a muddleheaded and innocent way. Later, when Ji Cheng suffered a major change, Yu Qian'er's temperament didn't change much, and he still had something to say in front of Ji Cheng. What, Ji Cheng cherishes Yu Qian'er's innocence, and he doesn't control her much on weekdays, and the more he spoils her, he dares to say anything in private.

Yu Qian'er grumbled and complained: "I understand all this, Sister Liu Ye. I just said it in private. I just wanted to make fun of the girl. Girl, don't you think so?"

Before Ji Cheng could answer, Liu Ye'er was afraid that Ji Cheng's thin skin would get angry with Yu Qian'er, so she hurriedly scolded again: "What are you talking about? Are you joking? The girl has been wronged enough..."

Ji Cheng glanced sideways at Liu Ye'er, she didn't expect Liu Ye'er to feel wronged.

But this is also understandable, although Hu Fengdongjian, now the daughter's family is not always confined to the embroidery building, but it is not what a lady should do to let the daughter's family take the initiative to talk to men.Those girls from aristocratic families don't have to worry about marriage at all. The elders in the family have already decided to see each other. When they reach the age of Jiji, they have already stepped on the threshold for matchmaking and marriage proposal.For example, Shen Xian, Wang Siniang and others don't need to hurry up to talk to the man.

But then again, if Wang Siniang wants to marry the second son of the Shen family, she has to spend all her time trying to impress Shen Che in front of her.So you have to be careful in everything.

Ji Cheng didn't feel wronged, he looked at Liu Ye'er and said, "Don't talk about Yu Qian'er, but it's fine to talk about it in private, Yu Qian'er, you should be more careful in the future."

(End of this chapter)