marriage order

Chapter 2 The Big Bathtub Is Not Simple

Nanshan got up early the next day, only to see Shi Qing mopping the floor in the corridor, going back and forth very fast.The burly body suddenly stopped in front of Nanshan, but he didn't straighten up while wiping the ground, he just raised his head and glanced at Nanshan, saying: "Qilang went out early in the morning, I don't know when he will be back."

Nan Shan thought that the market hadn't opened yet, so he wouldn't be selling vegetables, so he asked, "Do you know what your husband is doing?"

Shi Qingfu lowered his head and wiped the floor again: "Qilang didn't say anything."

Nanshan was just about to step out the door, but Shi Qing pressed the rag and pushed it forward viciously, blocking Nanshan's way.Nan Shan was taken aback, only to hear Shi Qing buried his head and said: "Your Majesty also asked me to tell the Southern Media Officer that the night in the mansion seems to be not peaceful, and please keep the property safe so that it will not be stolen."

Nanshan nodded: "Thank you for your kind reminder, Mr. Lang, it's just..." She wanted to say that the master is not at home, so it's inappropriate to stay here, but Shi Qing suddenly straightened up, holding a rag in his hand and interrupted condescendingly. To her: "The southern media officer should hurry up and have breakfast, otherwise it will be cold."

Nanshan was not hungry at this time, nor did he want to eat.But this morning Shi Qing always seemed to have something in his words when he spoke, which made her feel that staying here was not a very wise plan, so in the end she picked up the shoes at the door very wittily, turned around and left.

When walking to the backyard, she passed the rumored "vegetable field".

The courtyards of other people's homes are full of flowers and plants, while the courtyard of Pei Qu's house is full of edible vegetables.Nan Shan took a closer look, there were still drops of water hanging on the vegetable leaves, it looked fresh and pleasant, and it was actually somewhat refreshing and eye-catching.

When she was taking a closer look, an old man in charge suddenly popped up behind him, and said to her with a dark face: "Mr. Lang doesn't like others to be curious about his dishes."

"Oh." Nanshan turned his head and smiled, then retracted his hand and took a step back, and said, "The plant planted by Mr. Lang himself is naturally extremely precious, it is so rude."

The thin and fair old man in charge still showed her a bad face.

The atmosphere was embarrassing, so Nanshan asked again: "Does your lord get up early on weekdays?"

The old man snorted softly: "That's natural, Mr. Lang always thinks about the vegetables in the garden at night, for fear that he will not be able to sell them at a good price when he is old, so he has to get up before dawn to collect the vegetables, and he is worried that going to the market late will not do well." The location, as soon as the door of the workshop opened, we set off with food."

Nanshan had an epiphany, the whole family, no matter the manager or the long-term follower, seemed to have a common interest - to spare no effort to discredit Pei Qilang.

A good gentleman is always portrayed as a farmer who is greedy for small profits.

Before Nanshan could reply to him, the old man in charge said again: "Lang Jun's hobby of growing vegetables and selling vegetables may not be changed. If he really becomes the wife of some family, the family will definitely feel ashamed."

This is the truth.People have a good face, especially the noble ones, growing vegetables and selling vegetables is extremely demeaning in their eyes.

In order to make Nanshan retreat, the steward even used big tactics such as destroying his image, but he failed to dampen Nanshan's fighting spirit.Nan Shan nodded with a smile, agreeing with his words, and said: "Poor people probably don't dislike Dong Bed's love of growing vegetables, right?"

Who said that your husband must be told to the high-ranking officials and dignitaries with good face... Your husband is a sought-after item in ordinary people's homes.

The manager choked on her. Where did the matchmaker come from? Doesn't he know how to write the words "the right family"?What's the matter!It's abominable to actually live in this mansion in a dignified way!

The little old man was too angry to speak, but Nanshan looked relaxed.At this moment, her ears moved slightly - it seemed that a guest had arrived ahead.

Soon, seven or eight people from all over the house lined up to greet the guests, and Nan Shan, who had nothing to do, also bowed his head and stood aside waiting for the distinguished guests.

This guest did not come suddenly, he had greeted the mansion a while ago, but no one thought that he would arrive so early in the morning.

The visitor is Zheng Sipin Dali Temple Shaoqing, Pei Qu's old friend, Xu Miaowen.

Xu Miaowen has an extremely white and tender appearance, as if he can't see the light, he looks like an immortal monster who drinks human blood.

Nanshan recognized him at a glance, not only that, but she also knew how many brothers and sisters this Xu Shaoqing had in his family, who he had close contacts with, who he had an affair with, what major cases he had handled, who he had feuds with, And who do you owe.

She is indeed a beast.

Xu Miaowen glanced at her lightly from the corner of her eye, raised her thin lips slightly, rolled her bright eyes in the blink of an eye, and followed the steward into the middle hall without squinting.

Naturally, Nanshan would not take the initiative to talk to him, she was planning to go out for a stroll, but the steward suddenly came out from the middle hall and called to her with a dark and skinny face: "South Media Officer, Xu Shaoqing has something to ask you. "

A proper smile appeared on Nanshan's face, and even his back was bent a little.As soon as he entered the door, he saw Xu Miaowen sitting on the chief seat. If the short table in front of him was replaced by a high-legged case, it would be like an interrogation of a suspect.

A glass bowl was placed in front of Xu Miaowen, which contained cherries mixed with sugar and butter, which were almost peaked, which shows that the mansion is actually very generous in hospitality.

Xu Miaowen ate the cherries leisurely, looked up at Nanshan, spat out the core and said, "Nowadays Chang'an's official media office is almost in chaos, and the southern media officials are still free to come to Luoyang to talk about matchmaking, the treatment is really unusual. "

Nanshan felt that if he was really a monster, he must be a snake demon—white, thin, and sharp, as if he was about to spit out poison at any time.

Nan Shan cupped his hands and smiled, with a flattering look of a small person: "Xu Shaoqing still remembers Nan, which is really frightening. Although the Chang'an yamen is a little busy at the moment, it will not be so messy that nothing can be done well, what should be done You still have to follow the rules of the past, and when Nan came to Luoyang, he just followed the rules."

Nanshan thought, isn't it just last year that you told your beloved cousin to the son of Cao Shilang's family you hate the most?People love each other, so why don't you like an outsider.

Xu Miaowen rolled her eyes without leaving a trace.He rolled his eyes extremely fast, and his disdain was fleeting, making it hard to catch. He was so used to being in jail that he didn't even leave evidence on his expression.

Did you say he turned over?It seems to be there, but it doesn't look real.

It's really depressing.

Nanshan suddenly said: "I wonder if Xu Shaoqing has continued?"

The knife hidden in Xu Miaowen's eyes has cut Nanshan thousands of times.He snorted coldly: "Does the southern media official still want to be a matchmaker for Xu?"

Nanshan pretended to be stupid and pretended to be stunned: "If Xu Shaoqing has any plans to continue, I will definitely die to help Shaoqing choose a good one. However, right now, all the girls of the right age from the noble families in the city are almost picked out by good people. If Shaoqing delays, I'm afraid it's..."

Xu Miaowen really wanted to kill her to feed the dogs.

But his face is calm and calm: "If you really pick everything out, Xu and those who have not yet reached the age of marriage will grow up, there is nothing to worry about."

Simply beast!
Xu Miaowen also said: "The southern media officials have also reached the age of marriage. Could it be that the emperor's marriage order does not apply to the media officials? Why not find someone for yourself if you have free time."

Nanshan is very generous, and his smiling face is still very friendly.

Xu Miaowen was about to speak again when Nanshan heard footsteps approaching, from which she identified the identity of the person as Pei Qu.

She stood still until the footsteps came behind her, Xu Miaowen yelled out Pei Qu's watch, and then she turned her head, a little bit of surprise added to her smiling face.

Xu Miaowen called him again: "Yunqi, is your candy very expensive?" He pointed to the glass bowl, "There is only cherry flavor left, not sweet at all."

Pei Qu went straight over, bent over to pick up the glazed bowl, turned around and brought it to Nan Shan: "It's fine if he doesn't eat it, don't waste it."

Nanshan took the bowl of rare cherries obediently, while Xu Miaowen was taken aback for a moment, as if he didn't expect that he would make a joke, Pei Qu would not let him eat it, and the expression on that white and tender face was extremely rich up.

Xu Miaowen won't die if he doesn't do it, Nanshan watched a good show, but he had no choice but to throw a copper coin to thank him, so he stood obediently holding the glass bowl.She only heard Pei Qu say in a low voice: "Didn't the southern media official bring a picture scroll with him? Bring it here."

Nanshan thought that Pei Qu was deliberately pushing her away, so he bowed down and saluted very tactfully, and retreated respectfully.

Xu Miaowen's expression changed slightly, seeing Nanshan going out with a bowl in his hand, he waited for a while before he said: "Yun Qi, don't underestimate her, although I hate this girl very much, but if you can take this girl Use it for yourself, it will save a lot of trouble.”

Pei Qu's eyes seemed to darken a little, and he said, "How do you say that?"

Xu Miaowen picked up a cherry stalk on the table with her fine white fingers and rubbed it lightly: "You have been away for nine years, and you have not been involved in the affairs of the imperial court. Now that you come back, you may not even recognize anyone, but this southern media official , but a living household registration, I am afraid that no one knows more about the origins of the upper and lower courts than her."

The more he spoke, the weirder his voice became, he stopped for a while, raised his eyes and smiled at Pei Qu: "Although she has only met me twice, she knows me very well, do you believe it or not?"

When Nanshan entered the middle hall holding the scroll, the topic of Xu Miaowen just turned away from her.So as soon as Nanshan entered the door, he heard Xu Miaowen talk to Pei happily: "Yun Qi, I got a novel bathtub, and I have already sent it to you. It will arrive in the afternoon, please take a bath."

In the current trend, inviting people to eat and drink is really nothing, but asking people to take a bath is really emotional.Nanshan seemed to have never heard of this kind of naked expression of true feelings. After he entered, he did not look sideways, and only arranged the scrolls one by one. Finally, he knelt down opposite the two of them, lowered his head and smoothed his robe, and was about to speak, but did not As soon as the material looked up, Xu Miaowen took the initiative.

Xu Miaowen glanced at those, and suddenly pointed to one of them and said, "Yun Qi likes this one the most. It's unopened, it's very reserved but has an indescribable unique charm, don't be 17 years old!" He also wrote He added desperately, "Ah, it's as perverted as my preferences."

Nanshan thinks Mr. Pei is really pitiful, a group of people in the house are busy discrediting him, and even old friends have to make up for it frequently, making him look like an idiot who is obsessed with little ladies but can't ask for them.

However, the person involved has a calm face at the moment, as if he has already practiced the ability of invulnerability, but he doesn't know whether his mind is big or small, and whether he will settle accounts after the fall.

Even though outside evaluations say that Pei Jun is well-mannered, Nanshan doesn't think Pei Qu is a good-tempered person.

No matter which picture Nanshan started from, it was the same, so he followed the picture pointed by Xu Miaowen and said: "This is the third wife of Cui School's calligrapher in Hongwenguan. Please, speaking of it, Qilang should recognize her."

Xu Miaowen said "oh", and then suddenly realized: "Oh, it's old man Cui's youngest daughter, Yun Qi even read to this baby!" After speaking, he said "tsk tsk tsk" three times, and continued, "When I was a teenager To be courteous to a baby who is just a few years old must have bad intentions, Yun Qi, you are a few steps above me in terms of perversion!"

After finishing speaking, he quickly glanced at Nanshan, and his tone was meaningful: "How do you even know that they have colluded with each other since they were young? It's a bit abnormal for a mere media official to know so much!"

Nanshan felt that Xu Miaowen was really annoying. He might not be a snake demon, but a bird demon with a broken mouth, and his twittering was very annoying.

She quickly rolled her eyes like Xu Miaowen, and explained calmly: "A certain media official in the South, of course he must do his duty. Inquire about those who should inquire, but it is not out of line. A certain Zhilang Jun Hong Wenguan was born, so he must recognize Cui Xiaoshu, and heard that Cui Xiaoshu often took Sanniang to Hongwenguan more than ten years ago, and at that time almost all the scholars in Hongwenguan knew Sanniang, and Mr. Lang was probably no exception. "She paused, and quickly cleared herself up, "Lang Jun read books to Cui Sanniang and other private matters, Shaoqing said it himself, and I didn't say it."

"Tear off her mouth."——Xu Miaowen thought viciously in her heart.

Nanshan on the opposite side struck while the iron was hot at this time: "Since Mr. Lang and Mrs. Cui have a relationship for a long time, it is also an extremely rare fate. Why don't you think about it?"

Pei Qu was not in a hurry to answer, but Xu Miaowen glanced at him meaningfully and said, "The southern media official plans to match you with a daughter of a ninth-rank official's family, what do you think?"

Pei Qu sat still, thinking deeply, as if he could sit here boringly for a whole day.

Seeing that he didn't even fart from the beginning to the end, Xu Miaowen just rolled up a painting and was about to hit him on the head, but the picture scroll hung firmly in the air before it touched Pei Qu's hair. Because Pei Qu opened his mouth and said: "If Brother Xu still intends to ask for that copybook."

A while ago, Xu Miaowen asked Pei Qu for help to ask for the copybook of Layman Guanbai. When he came, he was very happy when he thought that the copybook was about to arrive, but now he was threatened by Pei Qu, so he had no choice but to withdraw his hand, pointing his fingertips at the short table again. Nanshan on the opposite side: "Cui Sanniang's mother died since she was a child, and her family was so poor that she couldn't afford a nanny. When she was young, she ran around with Cui's school secretary. Such a daughter of such a family is actually good-looking? I'm afraid she even learned etiquette. It’s incomplete. The southern media official used it as a daughter-in-law for the Pei family, didn’t he deliberately shameface?”

Xu Miaowen was still a bit of a gentleman before, but when he said this, he already had a sense of shamelessness, like the wife in the house who had a lot of grievances in the house.

Nanshan was neither humble nor overbearing: "The friendship between Shaoqing and Qilang is so deep that Nan is very eye-opening to see him today. I just don't know whether Xu Shaoqing's consent is required for Qilang's marriage? If so, then Nan will meet with Pei next time." Do you have to talk to Xu Shaoqing before discussing with the elders?"

Xu Miaowen wanted to slap her twice.

Nanshan told Xu Miaowen to shut up, and then looked at Pei Qudun: "If Mr. Lang doesn't dislike Cui Sanniang, it's better to find a suitable time to meet him, and her appearance will be clear at a glance." She carefully observed Pei Qu's reaction, and added in time One sentence, "The Chashan Association will have a gathering at the White Horse Temple at the beginning of next month, and Mrs. Cui will also come at that time. Maybe the gentleman and the lady can meet."

The so-called Chashan Society is a well-known women's society in the two capitals. Women eat and drink together, hold lamps and pray to Buddha, play around, and enjoy themselves. All men are not allowed to participate.

The reason why the Chashan Association is so stubborn and arrogant is probably because the leader is a powerful princess.

Every time there is a banquet, the curtains of the Chashan Association are always crowded with people, each of them squeezes in, wishing to see through the curtains, and their ears are pricked up, trying to hear the chatting and laughing of the beauties.

This association is so famous that almost everyone in the two capitals knows it, and many women want to join this association.However, the Chashan association is not a place for ordinary people to stay. If there is no remarkable appearance, it will definitely not be accepted.If Mrs. Cui can occupy a place among them, I'm afraid she is not an ordinary person.

Nanshan also stayed in this association, but she was a temporary handyman who ran errands.

Some ladies compose poems in a few steps and finish them in one breath. Most people can't remember them. Sometimes even the poets themselves will forget in a moment of excitement. However, Nanshan can understand it after listening to it once, and then write it down correctly.

In addition, she is also very humble and witty. When recording poems, she still doesn't forget to get up and pour wine for the ladies at the right time.

The rewards are often some silk cloth or the best Wuzhou Chisongjian rice, and sometimes there will be food.

It is enough for a small household to support a family.

At this time, Pei Qu reached out to take the painting, lowered his head, rolled it up meticulously, and then accepted it!
In fact, he was very interested in listening to Nanshan finish all the picture scrolls one by one. As Xu Miaowen said, this matchmaker is indeed not simple.With just a casual finger, she paved the way for people to walk.Mrs. Cui was not the one she specially prepared. All the scrolls brought here have her own set of ideas.No matter which one Miaowen was referring to, she has a way to go on.

It seems to be useful, but Pei Qu can't see through her.

Smart is indeed smart, but smart with ulterior motives.

Nan Shan got up leisurely, bowed his head and said, "Since Lang Jun accepted it, then on the third day of next month, I will wait for Lang Jun at the White Horse Temple."

"Okay." Pei Qu accepted her proposal without any objection, and then Nanshan quickly put away the scroll on the table, bowed again and went out.

Xu Miaowen laughed suddenly: "Yun Qi, just wait, I will tear her face apart one day."

Xu Miaowen, who was born in prison, was very displeased with Nanshan's smiling face, which was obviously gentle and friendly, but it made people panic.If he is a monster, then Nanshan is a human spirit who has not grown up in stature.For the sake of Nanshan's ability, he was determined to endure it, but he thought in his heart that when Nanshan was used up, he would tear her face to pieces to relieve his hatred.

"Okay." Pei Qu got up as he spoke, "If brother Xu doesn't plan to eat Qingfeng rice."

The so-called "breeze rice" is a good food for summer, and it is seldom eaten because it is a little troublesome to make.Mix the crystal rice with dragon essence powder and borneol powder, then add buttermilk to make it well, hang it in the ice pool or well, and eat it when it is completely cold.

Although it is not midsummer at this time, the sun is too vicious, and it is refreshing to eat something cool.When Xu Miaowen came, he wondered what delicious food Pei Qu would prepare for him, but unexpectedly this guy prepared Qingfeng meal!

One thing falls one thing.

Xu Miaowen twitched her thin lips, scolded him viciously in her heart, but bent over for a bowl of rice again, and had to restore a smiling face.

Until then, Nan Shan who was standing in the corridor left quietly.

In the afternoon, a large bathtub was ushered in the mansion.

Xu Miaowen ostentatiously called everyone in the house to come and see the bathtub. He looked at Pei Qu who had just finished farm work: "You are so dirty. Jump in and wash yourself."

As a result, Pei Qu ignored him and went to the back to wash his hands.

A group of people were standing by the side of the big bathtub, Xu Miaowen glanced around with a pair of phoenix eyes: "Where is the southern media official?"

The little old man in charge replied: "The Southern media official has gone out."

"Going out?" Xu Miaowen asked back, and then felt sorry for Nanshan, such a powerful, novel, and weird bathtub, this girl really has no eyesight, let her go!
Xu Miaowen ran to drag Pei Qu back after washing his hands, stood still and ordered someone to pour hot water into it.Gradually, lines appeared in the ordinary bathtub, and upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a monster that could move!The little old man in charge widened his eyes in shock, and Shi Qing also felt that his eyes were dazzled, but Xu Miaowen groaned and said, "Is the bathtub I brought very powerful?" proudly.

He turned to look at Pei Qu: "This is amazing, isn't it?"

Pei Qu looked at it for a long time, and concluded with a golden mouth: "Insanity."

"Hey?" Xu Miaowen came back to his senses and shouted suddenly, "Hey, hey, Yun Qi, you can't be so heartless, how did I offend you, you scolded me—"

Pei Qu pointed to the lines that seemed to be still moving in the bathtub: "It's about it."

Xu Miaowen shut his mouth, and everyone in the mansion subtly pursed their mouths with a happy expression, and came to a unanimous conclusion—Xu Shaoqing tried to please Qilang in vain but was rejected, what a joy!

Even so, in the end this huge and weird bathtub was arrogantly settled in the corner of Shichiro's bedroom.

An ordinary day was about to pass, and the drums in the closed square sounded, but Nanshan hadn't returned for a long time.The unscrupulous old man in charge ordered the porter not to wait, and immediately put the big bolt, and shut the last drumbeat outside the gate of Pei's house.

After dusk is the prime time for midges to run rampant. Xu Miaowen yelled to burn these low-spirited mosquitoes to death, while satisfactorily finished two bowls full of Qingfeng rice, and finally drank a cup of yogurt slowly. Said to Pei Qu: "I have an idea to leave that girl to work for you."

His tone was so serious that even Pei Qu put down the cup in his hand and waited for him to finish.But this guy said: "Ah, you married her once and for all."

Pei Qu picked up the cup and continued to drink the yogurt, but his brows were slightly frowned.Shi Qing said just now that Nanshan's luggage was still in the room, but he didn't know where he went, and he couldn't come back when the workshop was closed.

Pei Qu drank the yogurt in the cup, and heard Xu Miaowen continue to talk about his bad idea: "When she uses up all her skills, it will only take half a stick of incense to write a letter to his wife. It is simple and labor-saving, and it can be more ruthless. The name of righteousness has broken the hearts of the hairy girls in the capital who are obsessed with you, and no one will marry you in the future!"

Although Pei Qu was thinking about other things, he couldn't help but put the clean cup on his head when he heard what he said, then got up and walked straight out.

Xu Miaowen inexplicably noticed a trace of irritability: "Yun Qi, you are going..."

"bath."

Every gentleman loves to take a bath, and he also loves to soak flowers, herbs, and kimchi... No, fortunately, Pei Qu's love for vegetables has not reached the level of soaking with them in the bath.

As the Dragon Boat Festival approached, most of the bathing water would soak some herbal medicine. After washing it refreshingly, there was a scent of fragrant medicine all over the body, but it smelled surprisingly good in the nose.Seeing Pei Qu coming out of the shower, Xu Miaowen shamelessly went in and praised the huge bathtub he gave him, and almost jumped in to take a bath.

It was late, and Pei Qu was in no mood to deal with him, so he "rushed" Xu Miaowen back to the guest room regardless of his old feelings.

He sat in the corridor for a long time, the moonlight was clear, and in this early summer night, it seemed that a layer of frost had been lightly enveloping the plants in the pavilion.He sat quietly, as if countless past events flowed through his eyes.

There are too many changes, only the moon above the head is still the same.

He sat for an hour, and sat until dawn, and sat until the moon had moved a full square, and then he got up and went back to his room to sleep.

Pei Qu had always slept very lightly. When it was nearly midnight, he suddenly opened his eyes and listened for a long time, but there was no movement in the room.The room was large, his hearing was average, but his alertness was top-notch.He waited calmly for a while, then suddenly sat up from the darkness, got up and walked straight to a screen.

There was no sound in the room at this time, not even the sound of breathing.Pei Qu only paused for a moment, then walked around the screen to the bathtub, and put his hand in.

First it was the cool water, and then it touched the wet clothes. Pei Qu gently retracted his hand, and pinched his thin and narrow shoulders.

Nanshan poked his head out of the water.

(End of this chapter)