First smoked mind

Chapter 46
Back in the city, Jing Yi asked Gao Ling to go to the government office to inform Yi Qingyu, and the other two went back to the house first, while he and Qiao Chuxun got off their horses at the intersection and walked towards the east of the city.

Jing Yi led the people into the largest cloth shop in the city, and as soon as he entered, he asked the waiter to call the boss over to give Qiao Chuxun a measure.The boss walked forward with a smile, as if he didn't recognize his life at all, and hurriedly called his wife to invite Qiao Chuxun into the inner room.

Jing Yi didn't say anything beforehand, and Qiao Chuxun wasn't sure, so he looked up at Jing Yi.Seeing him smiling at him, he followed the boss to the other side, obviously not wanting to listen to him, so he followed the young woman into the inner room.

The young woman helped Qiao Chuxun measure her body, and said with a smile: "The girl and the young master are not locals, right? It looks a bit unfamiliar. I saw the young master come to look at the cloth a few days ago, and I am still wondering which girl is lucky." , found such a caring husband."

Qiao Chuxun blinked, unexpectedly, Jing Yi had already come here: "You mean he has been here before?"

The woman glanced at her with a smile: "Not only did I come here, but I also sat there all afternoon! A few pieces of cloth were specially ordered by my family. My family said that we haven't had such a big deal in the city for several years. Rich people don’t necessarily understand this, many people follow suit, buy whatever they see others wear, and pick the most expensive whatever is in the store, unlike this girl, she really knows how to do it!”

Qiao Chuxun felt sweet when she was told by the woman, and asked in a low voice, "What did he order?"

The young woman put away the tape measure, thought for a while, took out a box from the wooden cabinet by the wall, and opened it in front of Qiao Chuxun: "There are two items that will arrive tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and they are all purchased from Suzhou. "As he said, he took two pieces of cloth from the inside and asked Qiao Chuxun to feel them, "There is one that is made of the same material as this one, but I want it to be bright red. And this one, feel it, is it particularly slippery and comfortable to wear? It's stained, and it won't fade no matter how many times you wash it..."

As she said that, the young woman seemed to think of something, and laughed out loud.Seeing that Qiao Chuxun was puzzled, she leaned close to her ear and whispered: "This girl can't think I'm talking bad. I saw it from the side when my family made the list. Your family almost didn't write all the information. I bought the best Qiwan Lingpan in Suzhou, and I don’t even need a ribbon to tie the rope, because I think it’s not soft enough, and it’s too restrictive to wear..."

As soon as the woman talked about the ingredients, Qiao Chuxun blushed.Because the colors of those fabrics are very bright, but all of them are clear and soft, they are not only used for bellybands and tube tops, but also for underwear.Listening to the meaning of the woman's words, knowing that what Jing Yi asked for was not cloth but ready-made clothes, he felt even more embarrassed, his ears were burning red, and he apologized in a low voice: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry for your house. Trouble."

The woman smiled and shook her hand: "Girl, my husband and I are too late to be happy with such a big business. Besides, the young master only asks for details, which is different from those rich and powerful people who make trouble without reason. My family went to Suzhou to buy before. I'm so happy!"

The two whispered a few more words, and then left the house one after the other.Jing Yi had been waiting by the door, and when he saw Qiao Chuxun coming out, he gave some polite instructions to the boss, and led them out of the cloth village.

Seeing that the blush on Qiao Chuxun's face hadn't faded, Jing Yi thought she knew, so he smiled and said, "It's not something shameful to make wedding clothes, why are you so thin-skinned?"

Qiao Chuxun glanced at him reproachfully: "Then you can't..." Even if the two of them had a physical relationship, Qiao Chuxun couldn't talk to him about the topic of intimate clothing, and only half of the conversation was over. Giving up, turned to look to the other side.

Jing Yi didn't react this time: "Huh? What can't I do?"

Qiao Chuxun bit her lip and stared at him, then continued to ignore him.

While talking, the two had already walked to a makeup shop, Jing Yi led the people into it, and picked out everything from eyebrow powder to lip gloss.The shopkeeper who helped to introduce him next to him couldn't help but Qiao Chuxun didn't accept everything, usually there was hardly enough powder, but it didn't have to be complete for the one time when he was married.Therefore, I only picked up a few items that will definitely be used, picked out the color and quality, and asked the buddy to pack it.But after a full circle of tossing, it was already sunset when we got outside.

Jing Yi glanced at the small cloth bag clutched in the hand, and hesitated: "Why don't you change it to another one?" There are not too many such things in the girl's house, why did she only pick a few boxes after half a day, could it be that Something in this house is not to your liking?

Qiao Chuxun held the things and explained everything to Jing Yi briefly, and said, "These things are enough for a year, and they have to be used frequently."

After Jing Yi finished listening, he looked carefully at Qiao Chuxun's face again, and after a while, a smile slowly broke out.

Qiao Chuxun was inexplicably looked at by him: "What's wrong?"

Jing Yi saw her look like a silly little rabbit, and pinched her cheeks amusedly: "It's okay. I just suddenly discovered that you look good even if you don't dress up much."

Qiao Chuxun pursed her lips and smiled, and brushed Jing Yi's palm away: "Young master can talk to make me happy." Sometimes she said that she was not fat at all, and sometimes she said that she was good-looking without dressing up. In fact, in terms of appearance, she is not very outstanding. .According to Jing Yi's experience of traveling all over the world in the past, and growing up in the royal family, he has seen countless beauties, so she can barely catch the eye.

Jing Yi took her hand and held it in his palm, looked down at her: "You are happy today?"

Qiao Chuxun nodded, looking at Jing Yi with crooked eyes.He was eating barbecue in the wild, making clothes and buying cosmetics, first to make her happy, and now to accompany her to prepare for their marriage, can you not be happy!
Jing Yi also nodded, as long as he is happy. "Then can you tell me now, why did you stare at me just now?"

Qiao Chuxun choked, and hurriedly glanced away: "No..."

Just as Jing Yi was about to continue asking questions, he heard a nervous and hesitant greeting from someone beside him: "Jing...Young Master."

The two turned their heads together, and saw Yi Qingyu pulling a woman standing behind them, his face was a little red, and his expression was extremely unnatural. Obviously, this greeting was not voluntary.The two women were no strangers to each other, she was Liao Hongtan who had been cooking at the house for a long time.

Jing Yi and Qiao Chuxun had a tacit understanding this time, they both looked at the hands that were clasped together, and then looked at Yi Qingyu together.Qiao Chuxun felt a little impolite, and hurriedly smiled and nodded at the two of them; Jing Yi looked at Yi Qingyu mockingly, he moved very fast!

Yi Qingyu has been paid attention to by many people along the way, and Jing Yi feels even more embarrassed when he sees it like this, and it is inconvenient to talk about the case, so he just nodded, wanting to put on a cover first and say goodbye .

Liao Hongtan has a straightforward personality. As soon as Yi Qingyu took a step forward, she dragged her back, raised his chin and looked at the two of them, and said, "It's better to meet by chance than to invite each other. My house is not far from here. What happened before I haven't had time to apologize to the young master and the girl, and I have to find someone..."

Liao Hongtan paused for a moment, and then continued: "If you two don't mind, let's have a small gathering in the humble house. I'll cook three or two dishes, and you can have a good chat with Bai Yan, my lord."

Jing Yi raised his eyebrows jokingly again, he's already called Bai Duan!This kid usually looks out of tune, but this kind of thing is very fast!

The speed and degree of Yi Qingyu's blushing was comparable to that of Qiao Chuxun, because he knew Jing Yi's teasing temper, and he was already complaining in his heart, but he didn't want to take away Liao Hongtan's kindness, so he either left or stayed, and stood still The posture became more and more rigid.

Qiao Chuxun turned to look at Jing Yi: "My lord, why don't we..."

Jing Yi nodded. Anyway, Qiao Chuxun didn't intend to let Qiao Chuxun see the jewelry in advance. It's not bad that this arrangement can let Liao Hongtan know something about the Su family.

So four people made a trip.Liao Hongtan was carrying a vegetable basket in his hand, but when he heard Jing Yi's response, he was also very happy, so he talked to Yi Qingyu, and went to a shop he knew well to buy some cooked beef and two jars of wine, and led a few people to three Turn around obediently and enter an alley.

Open the small door, and there is a small courtyard with a single door.The place is not very big, and it is quite clean. There are still many roses planted in the yard, and some of them have already sprouted leaves.

After entering the house, Liao Hongtan went to work in the back kitchen, and brought out several cups of hot tea after a while: "The dishes will be ready soon, just wait a moment!"

Qiao Chuxun also got up to help, Liao Hongtan didn't refuse much, and the two went to the back kitchen together.

In the room, Jing Yi was not in a hurry to talk about the case.After taking a sip of tea, he said with a slow smile: "I'm familiar with the way, I'm not the first one!"

When these two get along, although Jing Yi usually has the upper hand, Yi Qingyu is usually the one who talks closely.As soon as I came up today, Jing Yi said this in a lukewarm manner, and Yi Qingyu's face flushed again just after returning from white, and he hesitated for a long time before bowing with a wry smile: "I said, Lord Hou, don't laugh at me. Earlier, she told me about Hongtan going to your house to make trouble at night. Half of this is due to me. I didn’t tell her clearly about you and Miss Qiao...Now it’s all in its place, Hou Please forgive me this time!"

Jing Yi snorted coldly, and felt uncomfortable hearing these words: "What does it mean to get what you want? Both of them are confused, and they blame me for it?" He said it as if they were redistributed. He was always just with his family. He doesn't even bother to accept other people's gifts for nothing!
Yi Qingyu continued to admit his mistakes sincerely: "What Master Hou taught me is that what I said just now was inappropriate." He and Liao Hongtan were bad debts that could not be settled 800 years ago, if they hadn't messed up with Jing Yi and Qiao Chuxun Such an encounter might drag on until the Year of the Monkey!
Jing Yi saw that he had no temper at all when he mentioned Liao Hongtan, and he also felt happy, so he asked, "Are you sure?"

Yi Qingyu didn't hesitate this time, and nodded: "I agree."

Jing Yi narrowed his eyes, with a playful look on his face: "What about the old man?" The Yi family is not an ordinary family, and with Liao Hongtan's background, it may be difficult to be the main house.

Yi Qingyu gritted his teeth: "You have come to such a remote place, and you can't make decisions by yourself after marrying a wife?!"

Jing Yi continued to drink tea, with an expression of "don't ask me about your family".

Yi Qingyu obviously had been troubled by this matter for a long time, scratched his head, and stomped his feet again: "Then what do you think? I'm not like my father, who enjoys being coaxed by so many women every day after marrying so many women. I will be content if I can keep this one for the rest of my life!"

Jing Yi looked at Yi Qingyu's sad expression of wanting to grab the land with his head, smiled slightly, and said, "Anyway, if you don't go home for a day, it's just the two of you. What does it matter if it's a wife or a concubine?"

Yi Qingyu was taken aback for a moment, and Jing Yi continued: "When the term of office expires, you can lead people to other places. As long as you don't go home, you won't have anything to say."

Yi Qingyu was also a little enlightened, and clenched his fists to express his determination: "That's right, when the time comes, there will be three big fat boys again, I don't believe my father still insists on forcing me to marry someone else!"

The curtain was lifted, and Liao Hongtan came out with a plate of dishes, put it on the table and twisted Yi Qingyu's ears: "What are you talking about? You are not a child, you are not ashamed of yourself!"

Qiao Chuxun also followed behind with a plate of dishes, and was delighted to see this situation with a "puchi".

Yi Qingyu's face was contorted in pain, he gritted his teeth and kept silent, Liao Hongtan twisted a few times, then remembered that at any rate, he was also a parent, and in front of his friends, he had to save face no matter what, snorted, and then Twisting Yang Liu's waist, he walked quickly to the back kitchen.

Because it is to be eaten immediately, several dishes made by Liao Hongtan are stir-fried.A plate of shredded eel with garlic sprouts, a plate of roasted cabbage with chestnuts, and a bowl of steamed meat that was made early in the morning.Coupled with two plates of sauced beef, paired with a sweet wine, the few people ate very well.

The garlic sprouts are green garlic that just came off, and the shredded eel is stir-fried with rice wine, bean paste, onion, ginger, and minced garlic.Roasted cabbage with chestnuts is added with shredded cloud legs, sliced ​​bamboo shoots and chestnut meat.Because the steamed meat is prepared early in the morning, almost all the oil is boiled out when it is steamed in the pot. It is fragrant and waxy, not greasy, and it is enjoyable to eat.

The four of them ate almost nothing left.Except for Qiao Chuxun, the other three drank a lot of wine.Jing Yi learned the lesson from last time, and never dared to let her touch alcohol again. After getting married, it would be nice to have a drink at home. It will remove a little shyness and add a little bit of coquettish style that is rarely seen in normal times. Before getting married, just to be on the safe side, it's better to take it easy .Otherwise, it would be too annoying like last time!

After the meal, the tea soup that Liao Hongtan had started to cook before the meal was served.Even in the spring evening, the weather is fine, and Liao Hongtan's yard is at the end of the alley, so she doesn't worry about someone eavesdropping.A few people moved the stools and sat in the courtyard, chatting while drinking tea.

Before Gao Ling went to the government office to talk to Yi Qingyu about going to the Su family's old house on the outskirts of the city during the day, Liao Hongtan was also there, so he saved a lot of talking.In addition, Liao Hongtan also heard Yi Qingyu mention the matter of Qisheng teaching, she is also a clever person, and soon realized that the matter of looking for Su Qingyun this time was not as simple as she thought at first.

Yi Qingyu was obsessed with the matter of the portrait, frowning and muttering: "It's okay to let people go ahead once, but let people go ahead every time..."

Jing Yi was not surprised at all, he just smiled and said: "Go back and check the people under your command carefully, especially those who are old and senior." If there are eyes and ears of the Qisheng Sect in the government, he doesn't know that at all. Don't be surprised, it wouldn't be normal without that.

Yi Qingyu also looked a little gloomy, and nodded silently.

Liao Hongtan was straightforward, and when he thought about it, he asked, "Young Master Jing, I heard from Gao Ling that the box has traps from the inside to the outside, the painting scroll was poisoned, and the drawing paper was coated with flammable powder. If someone wants to harm us , and the paper will definitely burn in the end, so why draw a portrait of Su Qingyun, isn't it the same for a piece of white paper?"

Jing Yi was silent for a moment, and then said expressionlessly: "He knew that I would definitely be able to see the portrait, and his purpose was to let me see the portrait clearly."

Liao Hongtan frowned: "What do you mean, young master?"

Yi Qingyu also looked at Jing Yi a little strangely, why did this sound...it seemed that the two knew each other?Considering Jing Yi's special status, it's not easy to ask some questions directly in front of Liao Hongtan. Yi Qingyu just expressed his doubts with his eyes, but didn't say anything.

Qiao Chuxun was always worried.Regarding the matter of the case, when Jing Yi didn't talk about it, she didn't ask, but not asking didn't mean she didn't want to think about it.Qiao Chuxun has never been a stupid person. After a whole day, she consciously or unintentionally turned the matter of the morning in her mind several times. She also had her own speculation about the other party's intentions.

Now contacting Jing Yi's meaningful answer, and thinking of the picture scroll that ignited the sparks, Qiao Chuxun felt inexplicably terrified. What is this person who has been hiding in the dark but walking ahead of them every step of the way, what exactly is he trying to do?
(End of this chapter)