novelhk Chapter 493 Sweet pastry
Chapter 493 Sweet pastry
The carriages of each government office and the eunuchs leading the way were all holding lanterns, illuminating the area below. However, Wen Qingyan was alone, and his silvery blue shirt seemed to glow, making him particularly prominent.
Zhou Chang couldn't help but stare.
An elderly official caught up with him. Zhou Chang couldn't see his face clearly, but he could vaguely hear what he said: "I wonder if Wen Hanlin has time these days. I still have a few plum trees in full bloom in my house. I sincerely invite Wen Hanlin to come to my house to appreciate the plums, taste wine, and recite poems."
The snow hasn’t even fallen yet, so how come the plum blossoms are already blooming?
Zhou Chang was puzzled, and then he heard Wen Qingyan's voice faintly refusing: "No, thank you, Lord Cao, I want more..."
The skinny monkey was tying the wooden box to the back of the car again, and he obviously didn't miss the opportunity to prick up his ears: "Your Highness, this top scholar in literature has been promoted so quickly. How come he is a fourth-rank scholar in the Central Academy of Imperial Academy? He is almost catching up with the rank of your Taizai Mushou."
"Huh? Is that so?" Zhou Chang didn't have time to think about this. Seeing that group of people were coming this way, he didn't want to meet them, so he quickly got back on the carriage.
As soon as I sat down in the carriage, I heard two people passing by talking:
"Did you see that?"
"what?"
"The old man Cao Ci, the Minister of Rites, also wants to invite the Bachelor of Literature."
"That's nothing. He has a daughter who's waiting to get married. It's not surprising."
"I heard that the Bachelor of Literature even rejected the daughter of the Grand Chamberlain. How could he be interested in his daughter?"
"You must be mistaken. I heard it was the eleventh princess..."
"Keep your voice down..."
……
XXX, Wen Qingyan is still very popular.
These people are actually trying to matchmake him with a man.
Zhou Chang cursed inwardly and glanced at Yuan Qi in the dimness of the carriage. He wondered if Yuan Qi could hear what those people were talking about.
Yuan Qi, however, sat still, with his head slightly lowered, not knowing what he was thinking about.
"Monkey, let's go." Zhou Chang's eyebrows jumped when he heard the three words "Taifu Ling".
"Yes..." The skinny monkey also jumped onto the carriage and whipped the horse to return.
There was no conversation along the way. When they returned to Prince Yi's Mansion, Zhou Chang found a chance to walk to the back hall with Yuan Qi: "Don't worry, Wen Qingyan may have many people coming to propose marriage, but from my observation, he doesn't like anyone else except you."
She thought about it all the way, and pondered it over and over again before she decided that it would be better to say a few words of comfort.
Yuan Qi didn't say a word the whole way. He didn't expect that the first question he would ask after returning home would be this. He suddenly asked back, "What does your lord think of the young lady from the Taifu Ling family?"
"Ah? Who?" Zhou Chang pretended to be confused. For some reason, his heart was beating wildly. "How should I know?"
Yuan Qi turned around and continued walking forward: "Your Highness, don't you have any impression of him? We have all seen him before."
Zhou Chang wanted to ask, when did we meet?
But suddenly I didn’t have the courage anymore.
It is certain that Yuan Qi has met Yuan Yun at the birthday party tonight, but when have they met together before?
what……
Yes……
Yuan Qi must have recognized that the lady in the carriage on the day he first met Wen Qingyan in the Ministry of Justice’s Tianlao was Yuan Yun.
Zhou Chang's mind and heart were in a mess, and he just remembered it.
Yuan Qi looked up at the moon in the sky as he walked. He remembered something and his expression darkened. He said, "Miss Yuan is talented and beautiful, and has a good family background. She is one of the most famous ladies in Jindu and even Linguo."
Her voice was clear and graceful, but in the chilly night of early November, it sounded a little sad.
"Ah..., right." Zhou Chang didn't know what Yuan Qi was going to say, "No matter how good she is, don't worry, she is still a million miles away from you, and Wen Qingyan doesn't like her either."
After hearing this, Yuan Qi lowered his eyes again and smiled softly.
Zhou Chang couldn't see that smile clearly.
Afterwards, Zhou Chang first sent Yuan Qi back to the bedroom before returning to his study.
After waiting for another stick of incense, Skinny Monkey came with two people and carried the four large bags into the study.
Zhou Chang asked Shouhou to send the people out, and then he and the other two sorted out the things inside.
Everything that can be eaten is by default skinny monkeys.
The skinny monkey filled up his bowl and packed up a big bag again, and then cleaned up the cups and plates piled on the ground: "Your Highness, I will take the remaining ones to the back kitchen to clean them up and then send them back."
"No need, just leave it there." Zhou Chang thought about how she only got 700 commission from the small gadgets she bought for Feng Suo's birthday half a month ago, which was really too little. Another half a month had passed in a flash, and she really had no "achievements".
So Zhou Chang sent the skinny guy away as well, rolled up his sleeves, and started selling goods.
As long as it was acceptable, even if she hadn't eaten or touched anything, she would pay attention to the clean plates and bowls with her eyes, hands and heart, and directly bring the goods over.
The remaining stains that were already stained by food were also wiped away with a rag.
I was busy for an unknown amount of time, and when I stood up again, my back and waist were already sore.
"How much is it in total?" No matter how tired he was, Zhou Chang would ask as usual.
"Congratulations, the transaction was successful, and the total commission was 170,000 taels." The viewpoint system also replied.
[Level: Upper Nine-Three]
【Commission: -4,137,000 taels】
【Order: 129】
"Ah..." Zhou Chang straightened his aching waist, finally feeling that his efforts were not in vain. He stared at the empty information in front of him and couldn't help but complain, "Is there still a difference of more than 4 million?"
"Yes." The viewpoint system's voice was emotionless.
Zhou Chang scanned the screen again: "How come there are more than a hundred orders in one night? Are the customers in the plane addicted to the things in the palace? Why haven't you canceled those orders yet?"
The emotionless voice of the viewpoint system: "It is the customer's freedom to cancel the order."
"Whatever. I can't do anything about what the ladies in the palace have on their heads anyway." Zhou Chang muttered as he walked out.
She had used up all the water in the study by washing the dishes and bowls just now, so she had to get new water to wash her hands.
By this time the moon was already high in the sky and it was nearly late at night. The skinny guy had already gone to rest. She couldn't find anyone else, so she had to do it herself.
Fortunately, there is a small well in the study yard.
Zhou Chang drew water from the well and poured it onto his hands at an angle.
The moonlight was as bright as water and as cool as a washbasin. It was already deep winter in November, and Zhou Chang was frozen by the shock of the cold water.
When I looked up, I saw a lonely moon in the sky, and everything suddenly dawned on me.
Yuan Qi's previous smile appeared before his eyes.
Yes, it is bleak, lonely, and desolate...
Zhou Chang suddenly felt heartbroken and could no longer look at the moon.
It seems that we can't delay any longer.
We have to find a way to make Prince Yi and Yuan Qi part ways amicably, so that Yuan Qi and Wen Fei can be together.