[R18] Will drink wine – “About Wine” Chapter 252 [English]

Chapter 241, Good Girl

The rain in Qudu stopped, and it was time for Qi Zhuyin to return.She met Hua Xiangyi at the gate of the palace, and the carriage was right next to her. But she took Zhujiu with her and said to Hua Xiangyi, “Let’s go for a walk together.”

Hua Xiangyi saw that Qi Zhuyin’s broken five-beaded hairpin was still hanging with gold threads, hanging in her hair, as if it should be like this, and she couldn’t see the handsome man’s embarrassment – if he could ignore the bruise on his face.

Qi Wei raised his hand and motioned for the carriage to follow him. When Qi Zhuyin and Hua Xiangyi walked some distance away, he followed them not too far or too close.

At this time, there was a warm breeze blowing in the market, the crowds were bustling, the smell of sweat and fried cooked food was mixed in the air, and the spring flowers blooming in the distance seemed to be covered with a layer of oil, which made Qi Zhuyin feel very stuffy.

“Do you want to eat it?” Qi Zhuyin asked Hua Xiangyi while passing by the candy man stall.

There is a road next to this stall, with people and cars coming and going, and the dust is flying.Hua Xiangyi is the apple of the eye of the Hua family. She rarely goes out before arriving in Qandu, and stays in the deep courtyard to be pampered.She looked at Qi Zhuyin, who took out the remaining few copper coins from his sleeve pocket, flicked them towards her, and said with satisfaction in the soft “buzzing” sound: “I have money.”

The street was not bright enough, but Qi Zhuyin pulled the corners of his purple lips and smiled, and the lanterns behind him lit up one after another in an instant.She is like a 19-year-old girl who ran away from home to play. She didn’t care about anything but the candy.

Hua Xiangyi held the handkerchief, raised her finger, clicked on one of them, and said, “I want this.”

She felt shy at these words, with that subtle emotion hidden between her eyebrows. This was something she had never done before, and something she would never do before.

Qi Zhuyin threw the copper coins to the vendor, and then gave the candy man to Hua Xiangyi.She doesn’t care that she has no money. She has never had money anyway, and she can’t keep the money in her hands.

Hua Xiangyi pinched the candy man carefully and looked at it calmly under the light.She once saw the sugar man in the gap between the sedan curtains passing through the servants.There was candy in the palace, and the Queen Mother often asked Aunt Liuxiang to prepare it for her.

Qi Zhuyin rubbed the bruises on his face with his fingertips, and looked sideways at himself reflected in the water tank through several double images.

Qi Zhuyin is a nobleman, but Hua Xiangyi always feels that he doesn’t seem like it. She is as open-minded as Yun Yunyou.Hua Xiangyi has been in Qidong for half a year and has never seen Qi Zhuyin angry. It seems that there is nothing for Qi Zhuyin to be angry about.

“Does the Marshal come here often?” Hua Xiangyi asked.

“Everyone who dares to put money in tiger skins is here. Most of the time I come here to borrow money.” Qi Zhuyin took off the hairpin from his hair and said with a pity, “Those five beads were awarded by the imperial court. I have never dared to sell them. If I had known that they would be ruined in the palace, I might as well have sold them.”

Hua Xiangyi said: “Zhuangzi at home…”

Qi Zhuyin didn’t wait for Hua Xiangyi to finish, and said, “I just want to tell you today that from now on you will be in charge of the Zhuangzi shop at home, and it will be up to you to decide whether to rent or sell it.” She turned around solemnly, facing Hua Xiangyi, “Let’s talk openly and honestly.”

Qi Zhuyin did not move the place of conversation to the teahouse. She loves the market, and standing here is her attitude. She is not afraid to face anyone’s eyes.

“I have to thank you for the matter of the Bacheng Granary,” Qi Zhuyin saluted slightly, her long hair spread on her back, and she straightened up again, “otherwise this time would have been dangerous.”

Hua Xiangyi turned sideways and said, “The merit lies in inheriting it.”

Qi Zhuyin looked at her and said, “Pan Lin didn’t tell me, I just want to thank you.”

Hua Xiangyi was so stunned by Qi Zhuyin that she almost melted.

“But I also said it bluntly. When you told me about the Bacheng Granary, did you want me to do something for you?” Qi Zhuyin said directly, not remembering to be tactful at all.

This Miss Hua San is also quite strange.

Qi Zhuyin tossed and turned, unable to figure out why Hua Xiangyi wanted to reveal the granary to him. If not for her advice in the palace, there would have been no winner in this game.

Hua Xiangyi hooked her fair neck and looked at Tangren amidst the bustle of people. She said, “The commander-in-chief doesn’t need to do anything for me. The commander-in-chief… just play with the sand.”

Qi Zhuyin stared at Hua Xiangyi, suddenly propped up her knees, turned her head to look at Hua Xiangyi’s expression, and said in confusion: “That’s it?”

Hua Xiangyi was startled by Qi Zhuyin. This posture was the same as Qi Zhuyin’s last time picking up a hijab. They rushed directly in front of her, without giving Hua Xiangyi a chance to prepare.

“You helped Yao Wenyu escape in Qudu…” Qi Zhuyin seemed to have woken up, and felt that Hua Xiangyi smelled a bit good, with the floral fragrance she expected. As a result, she was distracted, and when she came back to her senses, she found that Hua Xiangyi was still holding the candy man, waiting calmly for her to continue.

“…Tell me about the granary again,” Qi Zhuyin covered up his wandering thoughts just now, “Is it because you married my father?”

Hua Xiangyi said: “The person who saved Yuan Zhuo was Chengzhi.”

Qi Zhuyin shook his head and said firmly: “It’s you.”

Hua Xiangyi has pushed the credit to others these few times, as if she can’t admit that the line that blocks her is the Queen Mother’s love.The afterglow in the street was swallowed up, and the lanterns were as bright as falling stars.The smell of frying has dissipated a little, but the market is still sultry and the fragrance of flowers is out of place here.

“As early as the Xiande years, my aunt would give me questions from time to time, most frequently during spring plowing every year,” Hua Xiangyi lowered her sugar figure, as if playing with the shadow of the past, she said, “Those are actually the accounts of the eight cities. The more I calculate, the clearer they become. In the Xiande years, I once persuaded my aunt to let the river and Qingshan pass, but heThey think Jiang Qingshan is enough to coordinate the thirteen cities. That year, Zhongbo was starved to death.In the following years, the six states were devastated by the food distributed by the eight cities, and too many people died.” She raised her head slightly, “more people died than when Biansha massacred the city.”

Hua Xiangyi lives in the deep palace, she wears brocade, eats delicacies, and sleeps on silk and satin, while at the other end of the red wall is a person who wears tattered clothing, eats with silk clothes, and sleeps with cold dew.She followed the Queen Mother and stood on the west tower to look out. The illusion of prosperity blinded her eyes, but she soon realized that these people did not want to stop.Hai Liangyi was killed in Mingli Hall, but the Queen Mother never thought about changing.

Hua Xiangyi said: “I want my aunt to stop.”

The common people are the rivers that carry boats. This is the foundation. The Queen Mother still wants to rely on the Eight Battalions to suppress rumors, which is going against nature.The rise and fall of a country is not tied to the king at all. The world just needs an emperor’s heart that knows how to sympathize with the hard work in the world.

“I am trapped in the boudoir, and my abilities are limited. Whether I face Yuan Zhuo or Cheng Zhi, what I can do is insignificant.” Hua Xiangyi said this and slowly returned a salute to Qi Zhuyin. “The commander-in-chief is running across Qidong and galloping on the battlefield. If I can repel the twelve border troops, it will be a great merit. Therefore, I want the commander-in-chief to get out of the capital alive.”

After receiving this gift, Qi Zhuyin seemed to have just recognized who Hua Xiangyi was.

“You are a good woman,” Qi Zhuyin paused for a moment, “I will reward you with your military exploits.”