court ladies begging for joy

Chapter 74

After leaving the palace gate, the eunuchs in the palace will not be with them.Nie Jinyan told them to pile up the gifts from the Queen Mother and Concubine Jia into the carriage they were sitting in when they came.

Xiao Fuzi, who came with them, and a few guards stood beside the carriage, directing them to set it up.

After the carriage was full of things, there was no place to sit.Nie Jinyan took Wen Xiaowan's hand, and simply stopped sitting in, "Let's go shopping in Kuang Jingjing."

Wen Xiaowan's eyes lit up all of a sudden.

She has been in this book that has been muddied by the shit of grass-mud horses for a long time. Except for Xiaoxing Village, where she and a few sisters-in-law and aunts in the village have visited the streets of the small county town that are only two streets apart, there are other big places. I have never visited before, and even in an imperial capital like the capital, I only glanced out a few times in the carriage.

The folk customs in the Jin'an Dynasty were fairly open, and women could be seen everywhere on the bustling streets.

There are very few people with veils, it can be seen that they don't want to see people, so you don't go out, and those who want to see people, don't cover up.

The main street of Jin'an Kingdom's imperial capital is called Linhua Street. There are various shops lined up on both sides of the street, and there are many small merchants and hawkers setting up stalls at the door of the shops.

Ever since Wen Xiaowan entered this street, she has seen everything new, even if it is a sugar maker, she would stare at him for a long time.

"Sanggong, do you know what flower I like best?"

While pointing happily, Wen Xiaowan dragged Nie Jinyan where to drill more.

I don't know why Wen Xiaowan suddenly mentioned flowers, but Nie Jinyan still responded obediently, "Do you like peach blossoms?" Otherwise, it would drag him into wearing peach pink clothes.

Wen Xiaowan turned her head and glanced at Nie Jinyan like a fool.

No matter where he goes, this person will never be infected by the atmosphere, and will always have a flat face, except on the bed...

Well, don't bother him anymore, Wen Xiaowan blinked her big eyes, and said in an innocent tone: "My husband, remember well, I like two kinds of flowers, one is rich flowers and the other is random flowers."

Nie Jinyan was stunned for a moment, then laughed, it was the first time he heard these two kinds of flowers.

He pulled Wen Xiaowan into his arms, fearing that she would be swept away by the crowd, and responded with a smile, "I thought it was an uncommon flower, but it's just two common flowers, satisfying you."

Wen Xiaowan jumped up happily holding Nie Jinyan's arm, "Master, Mrs., you are so kind."

Wen Xiaowan, who was instantly satisfied, against the background of peach pink clothing and makeup, was really like a budding flower bud, fresh and delicate, the thin but refreshing sunshine in winter, reflected on her bright smile, just refracted into Nie Jin's heart. Behind Yan and in front of Wen Xiaowan, in the private room facing the window of the restaurant.

This three-storey hotel called "Fugui Building" has a rather vulgar name, but the guests who come and go are really like the name of the building, either rich or expensive, and according to the identity of the visitors, they move from the first floor to the third floor. Seats are arranged on different floors.

The higher the floor, the higher the status. If you can sit in the private room on the third floor, you are basically a senior member of the second rank of Chaozhongzheng.

"The girl downstairs looks familiar,"

Sitting on the main seat by the window, the man who spoke had a low voice, a pair of deep eyes that seemed to be dotted with ink, and were so deep that they couldn't see the bottom. Come on, cover up your usual gentle appearance.

The leader of the guards standing behind him looked out and happened to see Wen Xiaowan shaking Nie Jinyan's arm and walking forward, but he still recognized the identity of the person his master asked at a glance.

——Even if he couldn't remember who the girl was for a moment, he wouldn't mistake Nie Jinyan.

"That girl is the newly-appointed Princess Wenwan of Prince Jing's Mansion by the emperor, and Nie Jinyan, head of the Punishment Department, is walking with her."

After the leader of the guards answered truthfully, the man showed his peerless face and showed a playful smile, "Speaking of... Princess Wen Wan has been entrusted for so long, and the king hasn't given any congratulatory gifts yet. You go and prepare for it. This king got the set of blue silk cork inlaid with jade jeweled red makeup set in the South this time, and sent it to Prince Jing's mansion, saying that this king specially prepared it for Princess Wen Wan, I hope she likes it."

The leader of the guards was stunned for a moment, the full set of red makeup boxes made of blue silk cork inlaid with jade treasures, but the prince spent a lot of hard work to get them, in order to give them to...

It's just that as a slave, it's not easy for him to remind him, he can respond as his master orders, but he is becoming more and more unable to understand his master's intentions.

After Nie Jinyan took Wen Xiaowan to sweep the goods for a few streets, it was no longer possible to stuff anything into that luxury carriage.

Xiao Fuzi felt a lot of pressure. If the princess bought those seemingly useless odds and ends, he would probably have to carry it on his back.

He really wanted to tell his lord company that the princess bought all the gadgets in the palace, and they were definitely better than those outside.

It's a pity that I opened my mouth several times, but I didn't dare to really say it.He was still too timid.

The things Wen Xiaowan bought were not particularly expensive, they were all common gadgets that could be found all over the streets, the most expensive ones were no more than two taels of silver, and most of them were bought with a few copper coins.

This not only made Xiao Fuzi depressed, but actually made Nie Jinyan very depressed too.

He originally wanted to 'spend a lot of money to please you', but from the beginning to the end, it seemed that he was about to withdraw and go back to the house, and Wen Xiaowan didn't spend even one percent of his daughter's money.

"I'm so hungry." Wen Xiaowan rubbed her stomach in Nie Jinyan's arms after sweeping the street for a long time, and the few plates of snacks at Concubine Jia's were not enough. Mrs., I want to eat soup balls."

It is wonton, in this time and space, it is called soup dumpling.

"Okay, let's go..."

Nie Jinyan turned his head and saw that the Fugui Building had gone far away, and the restaurant in front was only for banquets, and there were no such snacks.

"That's right there," Wen Xiaowan saw Nie Jinyan looking around at the restaurant, but she felt that this kind of snacks made in the restaurant might not be better than the roadside stalls.

The so-called folk snacks, of course, the more folk the more down-to-earth, the more delicious they are.On this main street, there are snack shops that have not opened yellow stalls, so the general taste is good.

Nie Jinyan glanced at the place Wen Xiaowan was pointing at. It was a small restaurant in a small alley between two big shops. The banner above said three words - Tang Gunyuan.

Before Nie Jinyan could say anything, Wen Xiaowan had already pulled him over there, "Let's go, let's go."

Wen Xiaowan knows that Nie Jinyan is a bit of a clean freak, and will frown when he sees something that smells a little unclean, but how can there be so many clean people and things in this world, Wen Xiaowan believes that he will not get sick if he eats clean things, what? All try the same.

Nie Jinyan was pulled into the small restaurant by Nie Jinyan, and he glanced very quickly. Fortunately, it looked clean.

There were not many people eating at this time, so Wen Xiaowan took Nie Jinyan to find a private table. Before the waiter could help, she wiped the table and chairs with a scented handkerchief by herself, "Sit down," and pulled Nie Jinyan. Sit side by side, not across from each other.

As Wen Xiaowan said, being able to hang out on this street for a long time requires some discernment.

As soon as the waiter in the shop looked at the clothes of the guests who came in, he knew that they were husband and wife, or a wealthy couple.

"Two guest officers, what do you want? The shop has..."

The waiter in the shop was about to rap about a bunch of signature dishes one by one, and Wen Xiaowan waited for him to say when she was free, and hurriedly said: "Bring up all the best dishes from your place, make four dishes, one soup, one snack, and two more bowls Soup roll, hurry up, my husband is hungry."

Outside, jobs like this are usually rushed by the quick-talking Wen Xiaowan.

Wen Xiaowan never waited for Nie Jinyan to speak, she was afraid that following Nie Jinyan's temperament, when Nie Jinyan finished speaking, everyone would eat it, and they haven't come here yet.

Nie Jinyan's habit is very good. After sitting upright, he holds the menu and scans it from the top to the bottom. He has to study carefully, which one can be eaten and which one can't be eaten, and he doesn't say anything when he eats——Wen Xiaowan put all the above rules into consideration. Knock it over, follow her.

Nie Jinyan touched his belly subconsciously. When Wen Xiaowan called out that he was hungry, he didn’t feel hungry yet, but when Wen Xiaowan told the waitress that he was hungry, he was really hungry. Why did his body’s reaction depend on everything? Just a word from Wen Xiaowan.

When the things came up, Nie Jinyan had already handed the chopsticks wiped with a silk handkerchief to Wen Xiaowan.

He seldom eats first in front of Wen Xiaowan, and he seldom eats faster than Wen Xiaowan. He sits silently beside Wen Xiaowan, watching Wen Xiaowan eat big mouthfuls, while he himself chews slowly, but also feels It was a pleasure to eat.

When the bowl was about to bottom out, Wen Xiaowan was so satisfied that she almost hummed, except for the time in the palace, everything else was fine, fine, fine.

"Sir, after eating, where are we going, back to Prince Jing's mansion?
She still remembered that Nie Jinyan said that he would take her to see Nie Jinyan's younger brother Nie Jinxing.Strictly speaking, today is the anniversary of the death of Nie Jinyan's parents, and their brotherhood will have to sacrifice.

When she pulled Nie Jinyan out, although she and Nie Jinyan wore peach pink clothes of the same color, but in the carriage following them, she carefully prepared two sets of filial piety that were exactly the same.She thought it would be useful tonight.

"No, let's go back to my private house in Beijing."

Nie Jinyan didn't shy away from left and right, and returned to Wen Xiaowan peacefully, as if he didn't pay attention to those eyeliners who followed them all the way and thought they were very well hidden.

Nie Jinyan noticed these eyeliners when they came out of the palace, and at that time, even though Wen Xiaowan didn't pay attention, after playing all the way, Wen Xiaowan felt that there were eyes staring at them from behind.

Hearing Nie Jinyan mention the private house so calmly, Wen Xiaowan probably guessed that this private house must be Nie Jinyan's public residence to the outside world. It is estimated that those eyeliners behind him all know that Nie Jinyan has such a private house.

So, she was half really excited and half pretending to smile happily: "Wow, Mr. Xiang, you are really amazing, you have a private house in the emperor, within a few rings?"

Nie Jinyan froze for a moment, "What ring?"

Wen Xiaowan is embarrassing, Nimei, she is being poisoned by the housing prices of the Celestial Dynasty, okay, but in order to cover up this sentence, she said very cleverly: "Like an archery target, it is centered on the imperial palace, ten miles as a circle, About how many rings are there?"

Looking into Wen Xiaowan's expectant eyes, Nie Jinyan didn't call her naughty, but seriously calculated, "Then it should be near the first ring."

Damn, the second ring, if the palace is at the center, the first ring is within 5000 meters, and her man's house is on the edge of the first ring, then...that is simply a golden zone.After all, the imperial palace covers such a large area, and the imperial capital of any country is expensive.

Her eyes flickered, making Nie Jinyan a little embarrassed to see it. Is the position of Yihuan really good?After he bought it, he still felt a little out of the way.

After eating, Nie Jinyan graciously took Wen Xiaowan to his private house.

Xiao Fuzi knew that Nie Jinyan had such a private house before, and he brought a few guards with him, driving a carriage and following him all the way.

Nie Jinyan's private house is located at the end of a very ordinary alley. There are two small stone beasts at the door, and a wooden plaque hangs high above the black lacquered gate, with two words written squarely on it. Nie House'.

Wen Xiaowan had seen Nie Jinyan write, and recognized Nie Jinyan's handwriting. The two characters on the gate of the mansion were written by himself.

Xiao Fuzi had already knocked on the door, and it was an old man in his 50s who opened the door. With Wen Xiaowan's eyesight after staying in the palace for so long, he could tell at a glance that this old man should be a retired old eunuch in the palace.

"Come in," Nie Jinyan pulled Wen Xiaowan up the steps, crossed the high threshold, and entered the doorway.

"This old servant sees the company," the old eunuch bowed to Nie Jinyan, who waved his hand at him and said, "Uncle Liu, tidy up my room and smoke two charcoal basins in."

Liu Boxian had already guessed that Nie Jinyan would come, and quickly said: "Everything is ready, the company will go on its own, and I will arrange these."

"Well," Nie Jinyan nodded, didn't say anything, and led Wen Xiaowan inside.

The one named Uncle Liu, although he didn't ask Wen Xiaowan, couldn't help but glance at Wen Xiaowan, and Wen Xiaowan smiled at him indifferently.

For someone who can make Nie Jinyan so cautious, put him in a place called 'Nie's House' with peace of mind. Uncle Liu should be trusted by Nie Jinyan.

When they got inside, Wen Xiaowan was even more sure, because there was only this Uncle Liu in the whole courtyard with three entrances.

Wen Xiaowan couldn't help asking: "As long as an old man is watching, you are not afraid... Are you afraid of recruiting thieves?"

Uncle Liu greeted Xiao Fuzi and the others from behind, and casually pulled and unloaded the money rewarded by the Queen Mother and Concubine Jia into the back hall, as if he didn't care at all.

"Which thief is so bold that he dares to enter my house and steal things?"

Nie Jinyan seemed to have heard something unbelievable, and Wen Xiaowan also felt that she should not ask such a thing.

After entering the gate of Nie's house, Wen Xiaowan felt the simple furnishings of Nie's house - so simple that nothing was displayed.There is a table and four chairs in the main hall, and there are no extra vases.

Without leaving the main hall, Nie Jinyan took Wen Xiaowan straight to the back hall after passing through the second hall, which was only filled with air.

These two laughs were a bit bitter, and he continued: "I have to be turned over seven or eight times every month, so I don't need any decorations, so as to save people from the trouble of turning it up, and I still look messy here."

Wen Xiaowan, "...."

(End of this chapter)