In Peach Blossom Villa, the Waterfall Viewing Pavilion looms in the mist and rain.
Zhongli Ruoshui sat in the pavilion, boiling a pot of tea with a happy face.
Sitting opposite her was Cheng Zhe, the young master of Duke Cheng's mansion.
Cheng Zhe still had the same bruised nose and swollen face.
"I'll leave after a while."
"oh."
The word "oh" made Cheng Zhe a little sad. He sat upright with his hands on his knees, hesitated for a while and said, "From now on... I will call you Sanmei from now on, okay?"
"Okay!" Zhongli Ruoshui raised his head, poured a cup of tea for Cheng Zhe with a smile and handed it over, "Then I'll call you Second Brother?"
"...Um."
"I said Second Brother, what do you think of Li Chenan?"
"I mean," Zhongli Ruoshui's eyes were full of stars, which made Cheng Zhe's heart break.
"I'm thinking of inviting him to sit here in a few days. Seeing that the peach blossoms are about to wither, I hope he can come and see, otherwise I have to wait until next year..."
"Second brother, don't laugh at me," Zhongli Ruoshui blushed and lowered her head, she picked up the teacup, the tea smoke clouded her face and covered up her embarrassment at the moment.
"I don't know why, but now and now I have his image in my mind. Maybe this is because I really like him, and I think that I should share my love with him."
"I chatted with the fourth princess until dawn last night, so I woke up a little later today."
"That guy Ning Chuchu is still trying to persuade me, but I think my heart is for him, so I won't let go."
"Actually, I never thought that he could become another prime minister of Shang, nor that he would become like my grandfather."
"I just think that he has been in Guangling City all his life and has been a rich man. Just like this, he can look at the peach blossoms here every year, occasionally write poems, and occasionally taste tea. Although life is a bit dull, grandma once said However, she said that the beauty of a small stream lies in the long flow of water, and the beauty of the sea lies in its majesty."
"There are many dangers in the magnificent waves, but it is safe in the long streams."
"Although I've been a little bit naughty, if we talk about life... I still prefer An Ran."
"Although he has great talent and learning, he has no great ambitions. This may seem indisputable to others, but in my opinion, it is the most suitable for me."
Zhongli Ruoshui took a sip of tea, put down the cup, looked up at Cheng Zhe, smiled sweetly, and said
"You have the world in mind, and you will fight on the battlefield in the future."
"Although my grandparents are very good at fighting, I don't understand it, and I don't like it. I can only wish you invincibility, and then... come back safely."
"What I hope is that you can come to Guangling City again after you return safely, and he and I will welcome you in the tavern under the banyan tree!"
Cheng Zhe forced a smile, dragging the wound on his face, a little painful, but he didn't notice it.
"Thank you, Third Sister."
"Second brother wishes you happiness."
"But if that kid bullies you...you tell Second Brother, and Second Brother will vent his anger on you!"
"Thank you, brother."
Cheng Zhe raised the teacup, and Zhongli Ruoshui also raised the teacup.
The two took a sip together.
Cheng Zhe got up, "Take him for a walk around Yujing City when you have time."
Zhongli Ruoshui also stood up, "Yes, grandma definitely wants to see him too."
"Farewell!"
"Third Sister will send you off!"
...
...
Cheng Zhe left.
Qi Zhixue also left.
The fourth princess, Ning Chuchu, left early this morning.
The matter that the third lady of Zhongli Mansion recruited relatives at Huaping Lake on March 3rd has faded out of people's sight.
They all thought that the essay meeting ended without a problem, and they all thought that the third lady of Zhongli Mansion failed to choose the husband-in-law she wanted.
No one would have thought that Li Chen'an at the east end of Erjinggou Alley would enter the heart of the third lady of Zhongli Mansion, except for Su Muxin and Zhongli Qiuyang.
Zhongli Qiuyang took a cup of wine from the tavern under the banyan tree yesterday.
That cup of wine was drunk by Zhongli Ruoshui's father Zhonglisu.
The wine cup was still placed on Zhong Lisu's desk, Zhong Lisu looked at the wine cup for a long time last night.
Then he wrote a letter to his mother, Fan Taohua.
Then I chatted with Cheng Guogong all night about some things.
Of course it wasn't Cheng Guogong who came to propose marriage.
Cheng Guogong's visit to Guangling Zhongli Mansion was not entirely for the purpose of proposing marriage, but more importantly, for some other things that happened in the capital.
It's just that these things are too high, and few people know about them.
For the people of the world, the temple is always far away.
And life is just around the corner.
For Zhongli Ruoshui, no matter how big the world is, it is nothing like her going to the tavern now to have a look.
It was evening when she left Peach Blossom Villa in a carriage.
The drizzle was still falling, but it didn't affect the girl's mood at all.
She opened the car curtain and looked at the receding flowers and plants in the dim light, feeling that what she saw was still so bright.
He just sent him back yesterday, and he ran away again today, isn't he in a hurry?
I thought about going again in two days, but after all, I couldn't bear the expectation in my heart.
This is the time when the tavern's business is at its best, and Li Qiaoxi doesn't know if she is in the tavern, even if she is, she probably won't have time to talk to her.
What about him?
What will he be doing now?
Li Chen'an, who was remembered by Zhongli Ruoshui, was talking to Su Muxin in the backyard at this time.
"The wine is almost sold out today, pack up and go to Ningxiang Pavilion with me."
"How much money did you earn? Why are you so interested in brothels all of a sudden?"
Su Mu felt that Li Chen'an was a little drifting.
Today he was officially appointed as the shopkeeper of the tavern, and he was really surprised by the business of this tavern, and even more shocked by the profit.
For him who has always been struggling, he thinks that the money he earned should be kept, because the tavern is too small, and because the tavern's output is too low.
His advice to Li Chenan was also to buy land and build a winemaking workshop!
"That place is a gold-selling cave! Although the girls in it are all pretty, they cost money!"
"If you leave ten taels of silver there, you won't even be able to touch those sisters' hands, let alone be a guest of honor!"
"I also like to go to brothels, but I don't need money to go to brothels in Yujing City!"
Li Chenan was startled, "Why? You look good?"
Su Muxin glared at Li Chen'an, "I'm well-known in the capital, and those girls in brothels want my poems to enhance their reputation, so when I go to brothels, they still pay me money!"
"...Can it still be like this?"
"Otherwise? Are you playing the title of the Four Great Talents in Kyoto?"
"But my poems are better than yours!"
Su Muxin was speechless for a moment, "But you are not well-known in Ningguo's literary world!"
"Do you understand fame? It's like the signboard of Huapingchun, like the top signboard of a brothel!"
"The teacher said that when you return to the capital, seven masters will be invited to comment on your poems. When your poems really enter the "Ning Poetry Collection Yuan Baipian", I believe that the girls in the brothel will send you money and even your body. "
"You'll even get bored later!"
"It's about the second half of the year, what are you in a hurry for?"
But Li Chen'an was really in a hurry, in ten days, the first day passed by as soon as he saw it.
"Don't talk nonsense, take me to see the world first."