Enter the Room

Yuan Yunzhong obviously never thought about this problem.

He thought for a moment and said, "Probably not! My grandfather was a very open-minded man." But he added, "But you reminded me. When I came here in the past, it was always to accompany him. We didn’t go out again. We went out for dinner. Although we were going to our eldest cousin’s house, we should also say hello to his old man.”

"Okay!" Song Jiuyun smiled sweetly, feeling very happy.

It was a good thing that Yuan Yunzhong went out to eat with her as soon as she moved here.

When they went to Mr. Jinghu's place and explained their purpose, Mr. Jinghu was really "open-minded" and said with a smile: "Go! Relatives should move around more. But don't come back too late, so as not to hit the curfew." . It’s not peaceful in the city these days, and it’s not a decent thing to be stopped and asked by people from Shuntian Mansion.”

Yuan Yunzhong responded with a smile, but he still felt a little uncomfortable in his heart and said: "When we come back, we will bring you your favorite Yao Ji Taishi cake."

"Okay!" Mr. Jinghu agreed happily and watched the two of them go out.

Song Jiyun looked back specifically.

Mr. Jinghu stared at them expressionlessly. The moment he saw her looking back, his expression seemed even colder.

Song Jiyun grabbed Yuan Yunzhong's sleeve and said, "You walk slower."

Yuan Yunzhong slowed down in a hurry.

Song Jiyun said: "What should we bring over? I have a lot of tea sets there. Should we pick a set and bring it over?"

Yuan Yunzhong smiled and said: "Okay! But you have to let me see what you want to give first. I heard from Wang Hua that the last time you went to Qin Fang's place, you brought a set of sweet white porcelain thin body wine sets. I don’t think it’s necessary, just give me a set of new blue and white flowers. Anyway, there aren’t many new blue and white flowers here in the capital.”

Song Jiyun smiled and teased him: "Why are you so stingy? It's just a set of drinking utensils. I'll burn as many as you want. Not to mention the sweet white porcelain, but the alum red porcelain. After I've been busy for a while, I'll burn it for you." I’ll burn you a set.”

"That's what you said." Yuan Yunzhong was very interested, "Then I'll think about what picture to draw."

The two of them talked and laughed with a sense of intimacy, and drifted away happily.

Mr. Jinghu stood alone under the eaves until the night gradually enveloped his figure.

*

As Yuan Yunzhong said, although Yuan Jingnian and his wife live together with their parents, their yard is close to the alley and has a side door for separate entry and exit, forming an independent space.

When Song Jiyun and Yuan Yunzhong arrived, Yuan Jingnian and his wife Wu were already waiting in front of Chuihua Gate.

When Yuan Jingnian saw Yuan Yunzhong, he punched him on the shoulder and said: "Well, you little four, you have stolen the limelight today. The emperor has refuted the Ministry of War's excuse for you. I'm really afraid. You can’t get out of Donghua Gate.”

I don’t know if his punch was strong or not, but Yuan Yunzhong accepted the punch with an expressionless face, and then pulled Song Jiyun to his side to introduce them to each other.

Yuan Jingnian lowered his eyes politely and said hello to Song Jiyun.

Mrs. Wu was quite surprised when she saw her, but she quickly calmed down her expression. After greeting her with a smile, she took her hand and walked into the hanging flower door: "Miss Song, don't be polite to us. When you come, just treat it as if you are here." It's the same as at home." Then she talked about her lawsuit in Liulichang: "I also went to see the excitement, got a pottery plaque of Golden Pheasant, and took my family's Saburo to play at the Yin Yu Tang you opened. once."

He was very polite and enthusiastic, showing his goodwill in wanting to get close to her.

Song Jiyun naturally treated him politely: "Really? If I had known that you would come over to watch the fun, I should have asked Wang Hua to give you a place to rest. Does Sanlang like to go to Yinyu Hall? If you want to go there next time, You send someone to tell me, and I'll call the big shopkeeper over there and find a better master to teach the children to make porcelain embryos."

"The children liked it very much." Mrs. Wu smiled and welcomed her to the dining hall. "Next time I go there, I will definitely let you go and say hello."

On the way to the capital, Yuan Yunzhong introduced her family members carefully.

Yuan Jingnian and Wu had four sons and two daughters. The eldest son was fourteen years old and the youngest was only two years old.

Several people sat down in the hall, and Wu's capable nanny ordered the maid to serve tea and start setting up the table.

Yuan Jingnian did not see them outside. While sifting wine for Yuan Yunzhong, he told Yuan Yunzhong the reason for calling him here this time: "I didn't expect the emperor to protect you like this. During the court meeting, you took the initiative several times." When you asked Ying to go out to the city to resettle the refugees on behalf of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the emperor didn't even say anything. He got angry when the people from the Ministry of War followed suit and scolded the people from the Ministry of War. But I think your idea is right. In the peaceful and prosperous times, it is not possible to The merits of Sheji cannot be rewarded with the title of nobility. If you have such an opportunity, you should still give it a try."

He talked endlessly, but Yuan Yunzhong hesitated several times.

Song Jiyun patted Yuan Yunzhong's hand gently.

Probably everyone thought that Yuan Yunzhong was trying to gain a future, but she knew that Yuan Yunzhong was just blaming himself.

He felt that if he had not controlled his temper and left Prince Ning, the refugees would not have come to Beijing.

Yuan Yunzhong glanced at her, smiled at her and nodded, indicating that he was fine, and refilled Song Jiuyun's cup of tea, and whispered to her: "It's too troublesome to explain."

Song Jiyun pursed her lips and smiled, indicating that she understood.

Yuan Jingnian stopped talking helplessly, and sighed and said to Yuan Yunzhong: "Xiao Si, do you dislike my verbosity?"

"No." Yuan Yunzhong is not a ignorant person, and said, "I just think you are thinking a little too much. It is too early to talk about making a marquis or a nobleman before we have a clue about the refugee issue."

Yuan Jingnian stared at him with wide eyes, and said: "Am I talking about the matter of ennobling a marquis? I am talking about the emperor's attitude. In troubled times, heavy honors should be used, but now there are 50,000 refugees in the capital. It can be suppressed, but this river of blood is unlucky after all. On the contrary, I agree with the wishes of several pavilion elders to benefit and appease the refugees. I think that instead of going out to the city to resettle the refugees yourself, it is better to persuade the emperor and let him agree to several What Mr. Ge means."

"If you force the emperor to express his position like this, the emperor will definitely not agree." Yuan Yunzhong played with the small wine cup in his hand, "otherwise I wouldn't be so anxious."

Yuan Jingnian hesitated and said, "Is the Emperor afraid of losing his majesty?"

"No!" Yuan Yunzhong said, "Haven't you been writing to the emperor these past few days to ask the emperor to make the emperor's eldest son the prince? Concubine Wan Gui is still angry about the sudden appearance of a prince by the emperor. He wants to calm down Concubine Wan Gui's anger quickly , but you want to add fuel to the fire, and keep mentioning the matter of canonizing the prince. The emperor dislikes you and has no regard for you, so you want to benefit and appease the refugees, but the emperor insists on sending troops to suppress it, and you are not showing any signs of it! "

Yuan Jingnian was stunned when he heard this, and after a while he stuttered and said: "You, you are not joking, are you?"

Yuan Yunzhong ignored him, but pointed to one of the dried croquettes and said to Song Jiyun: "This dish is well done!"

The maid serving the dishes next to her immediately scooped one out for Song Jiyun with sharp eyesight.

Yuan Yunzhong wiped his hands and said to Yuan Jingnian: "Isn't that why you called me here to know this? You can go and report the news to my father."