Minister

137【Eight Years of Jiankang】

Qi Yuan just turned around the corner of the door and saw a young man holding a tray of snacks, licking his fingers seriously, with peanut cake stuck to the corner of his mouth.The boy obviously noticed his indecent posture, and his face flushed with embarrassment.

"I...um!" Wei Chi put his hand down in embarrassment, holding the snack and didn't know whether to put it down or continue holding it.

"Thanks to you for looking after my maid." Qi Yuan felt that he did have such a temperament unique to children, that's why he was able to win the favor of the old host.

"Ma'am, you're too polite." Wei Chi wanted to secretly put the snack on the stone railing, but unfortunately the railing was round, and before he could let go completely, it slid down and the ping pong smashed to pieces.

"Ah... ah!" Wei Chi, who hadn't been reckless for many years, shouted recklessly.

When Wei Chi was at a loss for what to do in the face of the mess, the lady who had always been dignified and generous finally couldn't help laughing: "Master Wei, the host and I are also family friends, and you are still on my chessboard." After a while, there is really no need to be so panicked."

Wei Chi finally gave up his cover-up: "It's a shame, it's a shame." While laughing at himself, he was about to sneak the pastry and the broken porcelain into the pond.

"Let me do it." Mrs. Qi expressed disapproval of Wei Chi's outright childish methods, she turned around and called someone out: "I accidentally broke a plate."

The servant from her family hurriedly cleaned up with all her might.

Wei Chi was even more embarrassed.

"Master Wei, why don't you hurry up and leave this place of right and wrong?" Qi Yuan suddenly felt that this little adult was actually very similar to her little idiot girl.

Wei Chi thought of Jingci's extraordinary nagging, and then he realized that he hurriedly jumped into the room and sat down.

"what happened?"

But just in time, Jingci came back: "Didn't I tell you to wait in the yard? Why did you come in all of a sudden?"

Wei Chi was sitting in danger.

"What's going on outside?" Jingci asked, "Where's Madam Qi?"

Qi Yuan opened the door curtain and came in: "A cat knocked over something, and I was having someone clean it up. I let Mr. Wei come in."

"cat?"

The cat... Wei Chi frowned—what kind of rescue is this, who would believe it...

"What a big cat!" Qi Yuan pulled Jingci to sit down: "Is this Mr. Wei Chi that you always put on your lips?"

Wei Chi was indeed something that Jingci once showed off to Qi Yuan, so she didn't think about where the cat came from: "This kid was only 15 years old when he came to the capital. Then you can really be recognized as a younger brother. It's a pity that when you came to Beijing, he was already grown up, and he had such a high reputation, so I still have to avoid it."

"You don't have to shy away from it. When we were neighbors, Master Wei even gave Mei Yue Zhao Ji snacks." Qi Yuan put down the letter in her hand.

Wei Chi didn't expect that this lady still remembered such a small thing, and she didn't know what to say anymore.

"Yo, you also know how to share dim sum with others?" Jingci was surprised, but quickly remembered something: "Just now you finished eating the big plate of dim sum in your hand? Eat so much and be careful that your stomach hurts!"

"Cough..." Wei Chi lowered his head in embarrassment: "I... also gave the cat some food."

Occasionally, Wei Chi saw Qi Yuan smile slightly, although she was always smiling, but only this seemed to be true.

Jingci laughed out loud.

In fact, Wei Chi has always been curious about how an open-minded person like Jingci escaped into Buddhism. There are many people who have died in this world, and I don’t know how many people are more miserable than her. Why must they escape to the nunnery? Woolen cloth?

Qi Yuan didn't expect to meet this young man whom Jingci regarded as her sustenance again by chance, so she couldn't help but look at him a few more times—it does look a little like, or more and more like, but what kind of appearance does that childhood playmate look like? , In fact, she has long said that she can't tell the truth, and she can't explain why she said it.

When I met him for the first time and didn't know who he was, I saw him teasing my maid, and thought he was also a child.Later, I played chess with him once in the air, and felt that his attainments here are not shallow, which is also interesting.Today I came to Baiyun Nunnery to read letters from my sister and brother-in-law, and I was in a good mood, so I was rarely willing to spend more time with people I didn't know well, and I also wanted to see how good the "good boy" Jingci said was.

In fact, the relationship between Wei Chi and Jing Ci is not as crooked as rumored by outsiders. Wei Chi, apart from deliberately defending people in the officialdom, usually has a very open-minded nature when making friends.Jingci was more than thirty years older than her, but Wei Chi still acted like a friend when talking.Although it often seems to be no big or small, but there is no sincerity.In addition, she is very good at saying some witty words, and the satire of current affairs is also very interesting, so it is not uncommon for Jingci to be right.

Qi Yuan listened to them quietly, and felt that this "good boy" seemed to be a person from the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

Wei Chi was talking about the big bronze urn in the courtyard of the Ministry of Rites with relish.

"When I first came to Beijing, I only knew Geng Bingwen, so I didn't go to the etiquette department like other students to get together. Later, I heard that there was a big bronze urn there, which was mainly used to quench people's thirst. I thought why not Porcelain? What about bronze? That tastes bad! Last year when I entered the Ministry of Rites, the first thing I did was to look at the big urn, what do you think I saw?" Wei Chi paused.

"You must have seen the gold ingot." Jing Ci also teased him in turn.

"Gold ingots are something that will come later, not now."

"Master Wei, hurry up and talk!" The little nun who was serving tea couldn't help but interjected.

"It turned out that a big copper turtle was cast inside!" Wei Chi held back a smile: "I was curious, how did it make this shape inside? The people in the Ministry of Rites told me that reading and scientific examinations are just 'suffocated'. So all students who want to take the exam in the capital must come to drink some water, I heard it is very effective, drink it and you will be able to pass!"

"Then...why do you have to use bronze?" Jing Ci didn't find it very funny.

"There is a smell of copper rust, and the water tastes like bastard urine!"

Jing Ci was taking a sip of tea, and almost sprayed it directly on the table!The little nun serving tea in the house and the one lying on the window sill outside all fell down laughing.

"Ouch! Master Wei...how did you get hit without drinking?" Jing Ci finally took a breath: "You...you! You are so bad! You really should be beaten! You make up random things all day long Stories, make trouble!"

"Ah..." Wei Chi pretended to sigh: "I just didn't drink bastard urine, so I was always naughty. I'll go and drink some tomorrow! Anyway, I'm going to drop by now..."

The people in the room laughed endlessly.

When Wei Chi came to Geng's house, or to Jingci's place, there would always be a group of people around to listen to her jokes, and in the end they always laughed at these maids and nuns until their stomach hurt.Seeing that today was about to end again, Jingci, who had already choked on laughter several times, finally stood up and reminded the nuns to sing scriptures.After all the people squatting outside the house dispersed, Wei Chi realized that only Mrs. Qi was still sitting there dignifiedly, watching her quietly.

Wei Chi recalled that he seemed to be a bit of a living treasure just now, so he rarely felt a little embarrassed.

Madam Qi didn't seem to have expected why this person suddenly became shy, and she didn't know what to say for a while, and Jing Ci went out temporarily because she urged the nuns, so she had to ask herself: "Master Wei... Do you want to play chess?"

"Cough..." Wei Chi usually doesn't pretend to be reserved in front of acquaintances, but today he got carried away, and now he is really embarrassed: "Then Madam Qi will laugh."

Qi Yuan turned her head and asked the maid who followed her to bring the chess table.

Jingci dismissed those nuns who were practicing cultivation, and only then remembered Qi Yuan: "I forgot about my niece..."

This niece said very little, very little.

As a result, as soon as she entered the room, Jing Ci sighed: "You really found a job where you don't talk."

Qi Yuan smiled at her.

Wei Chi couldn't laugh at all at the moment—this Mrs. Qi is really a bully when she plays chess!

Jingci saw Wei Chi's solemn expression, so she came over to look at the chessboard: "Oh, it's rare to see Master Wei killed like this!"

Wei Chi was very angry and could no longer care about Jingci: "Don't talk, let me think about it!"

In fact, it is useless to think about it. As long as Qi Yuan is sure and takes it seriously, it is absolutely impossible to show mercy.The little brother's son of a draw aroused a lot of interest in her. Since she has such a fate today, how could she not go all out?

Until the sun was about to set, Wei Chi was still unable to win the defeat, but this guy refused to admit defeat, and was struggling desperately while holding on to the sideline.

"Let me think again!"

Faced with Jingci's urging, Wei Chi still did not admit defeat.

"It's getting dark! Let's leave it like this today, you guys have to go back to the city!" In the end, Jingci snatched Wei Chi's chess box.

Seeing Mr. Wei listless, Qi Yuan felt that he was becoming more and more like his own idiot girl: "Master, go back and think slowly, this is not the end."

"You mean what you say?" Master Wei was very serious.

"It's a word."

The next day, in the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, Feng Shixun saw Wei Chi sleepy-eyed: "Master Wei, what's wrong with you? Did you drink alcohol last night?"

Wei Chi sighed: "Master Feng, do you usually play chess with your family?"

"Going down, what's the matter?"

"It's amazing. I went to Baiyun Temple yesterday and happened to meet your wife. I'll be cleaned up!"

"My wife?" Feng Shixun's face changed slightly.

Wei Chi felt a little strange, Mr. Feng wouldn't be particularly taboo about this matter, would he?Mrs. Qi is the main wife, and she is also the wife of the imperial court, and some social interactions on the stage are also in the etiquette. Could it be that I am out of line?

"Oh!" Feng Shixun laughed as usual: "She is indeed very powerful, and I can't beat her!"

Wei Chi breathed a sigh of relief: "You really deserve to beg for mercy. Your wife's chess skills are really steady. Someone like me who likes to use swords to take the edge can't beat her."

Feng Shixun smiled and said, "Aside from playing chess, did you talk about anything else? My wife's talk is very interesting."

other?Wei Chi didn't think of anything else for the time being: "Huh?"

"Something about her hometown, or something."

"Where do I have the time to speak? I really have no chance of parrying." Wei Chi was still immersed in the pain of that fiasco.

Feng Shixun secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "We usually like to tell interesting stories about their country at home, and when you come to my house, I will tell you some more."

Wei Chi agreed on the surface, but he was still entangled in his defeat in his heart, and he didn't dare to see others again for the time being.

Although the Ministry of Rites is idle, Wei Chi still inherited the good habits he developed in the Imperial Academy and the Wang Family Army, basically never arriving late or leaving early.So Feng Shixun always comes back alone, and this time is no exception.

Master Feng likes to take a nap in the Yamen, so that he can be on guard against those who check the post, and he can bask in the most comfortable sun.When he got to his door, he met the tenants who came to pay the rent.A few days ago, Xiaonian said that this year's New Year's goods big house sent her to run the business, but today she saw Qi Yuan standing at the door and reconciling accounts with the accountant.

It wasn't very cold yet, so she just added a leather vest over the silk robe today.Because she is from Jiangnan, she stubbornly prefers plain colors.The flowers on the clothes are very light, but the extremely gorgeous red fox heater makes her tone more lively.It seems that the maid who combed her hair was well trained by her. Today's hairstyle is elegant and unique. She neither rejects gems nor favors them. The shiny earrings match her outfit very well.

Feng Shixun stopped in his tracks.

The housekeeper beside Qi Yuan was the first to discover the master, and quickly saluted, and the tenants also said hello.

"Madam, you have worked hard. How is this year?"

"Master, you are welcome. This year is a good year, and the tenants are also diligent."

Seeing his wife saluting him gracefully, Feng Shixun hurried over to help him: "Madam, don't get tired, let the servants do these things."

Just when Feng Shixun's hand was about to knock down the fiery red muff, Qi Yuan took a step back calmly: "Thank you for your concern, master."

Feng Shixun had no choice but to change the subject: "Isn't this year's matter to be done by the second room? Why is it that the wife comes out again?"

The housekeeper hurriedly replied: "The second lady is ill. My wife has sent someone to bring a doctor to see her. I have already taken some medicine, but I still have a headache."

Feng Shixun did not immediately rush to the second bedroom as the housekeeper wished, but accompanied his wife thoughtfully to send all the tenants away before entering the door together.Although Lord Feng couldn't do any real help, everyone still felt that these two couples were really a good match.

"Everyone" even includes the housekeeper, but Mei Yue is out of this——sister Zhu'er asked her when she talked about her master yesterday: Do you like your master?

'Of course not! '

She has a bad habit of chewing her tongue behind her back, but Mei Yue just doesn't like it. She can't say why, but she just doesn't have respect and affection for this personable and dignified man.

'Then do you like your master? '

Mei Yue thinks Mr. Wei should be likable, he is amiable, funny, and good to servants.

'I dont like it either. '

Both of them hate their master... Mei Yue doesn't know why Zhu'er thinks that way, but... Maybe it's because they both hate her master that she and Zhu'er can become good friends?Is this also a common hobby?

Wei Chi might never have dreamed that the Nianhua girl could attribute such behavior to a common hobby.Although she is still working in the Ministry of Rites at the moment, she is doing her duty faithfully in her dream.

It was Wang Yunyi who was in the dream, but it was 'Sister Yang' who woke her up.

"I heard that you played chess with Mrs. Feng's wife yesterday?"

Although he has been in the military camp for a year, he has watched men take a shower, and slept together, but this man who suddenly appeared in front of his bed still made Wei Chi jump up in shock.

He must be sleeping with his clothes on in the yamen, Wei Chi still tightened his neckline unnaturally: "Yang...Master Yang?"

"Have you had a nightmare?" Master Yang asked kindly.

"Ah... yes... what did you ask just now?" Wei Chi pretended to be calm.

Master Yang asked the question again in a more friendly voice: "Since Mrs. Qi's chess skills are so superb, let me open my eyes."

The Ministry of Rites is actually a place where dragons and tigers are hidden. For example, Mr. Yang in front of you, although he is a guy who is neither male nor female, he is really proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.Wei Chi is an auspicious scholar, but that's because of his good looks, plus his excellent career, economics and articles, such things as piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are not comparable to Mr. Yang from a famous family.Wei Chi made a small joke in his heart: This guy may be on the same level as Geng Bingwen's wife, and it would be no problem to deal with a moth like himself. I guess that Mrs. Qi is not his opponent. Most likely, he would be able to kill a path to victory.

"Oh... no." Wei Chi climbed out of bed to look for shoes: "I just arrived in Zhongpan, so I still have some expectations. I have to think about it myself."

"Then let's think about it together?"

"No."

"Why?" Master Yang's eyes were red.

"No." Wei Chi smiled and stood up.

Master Yang was furious: "Master Wei!!! Don't toast and eat fine wine!!!"

"No way." Wei Chi was overjoyed.

"Three days!" Master Yang took retreat as an advance: "If Master Wei can't untie it in three days, let me!"

"I won't let you untie it for the rest of my life!" Wei Chi ran like a swallow.

Master Yang, who failed to block the door, gritted his teeth: "Three days, remember, three days! Otherwise, you will definitely be in big trouble!"

"What is Master Yang yelling at?" People passing by asked curiously when they saw Wei Chi.

"He's threatening me for playing chess!" Wei Chi said seriously.

"Oh! Then you'd better take it seriously, Mr. Yang is the most concerned about this matter."

"Uh?"

Wei Chi underestimated Master Yang's combat effectiveness.

However, the movement of a woman's fuss is still far greater than that of a man.Since Feng Shixun's third wife was pregnant with a child, the yard has never been quiet.The anger he had received earlier was vented out like a storm.Xu Xiaonian was naturally the first to bear the brunt of it. He waited on her every day and didn't say anything. Sometimes he disliked the ignorance of the maid, and sometimes he disliked the bad food. In the past two days, he has been tossing about changing houses.

Where to change?Of course it is to change to the study!

I don't know where his family found a feng shui Taoist, saying that the yard where Liao Qiushui lives now is not good for her children.That is, the study room faces south to north, and it is quiet, which is the most suitable for raising a baby.

Xu Xiaonian doesn't want to quarrel with her at the moment, thinking that Qi Yuan, the eldest wife, has never been involved in their grievances, if she is so rash to file a complaint, she might really be replaced! ?So I want to stop Feng Shixun's mouth first.

Xu Xiaonian rubbed his forehead: "...Why hasn't the master come back today?"

"Returning to the wife, the housekeeper just said that the master was meeting the eldest wife talking to the tenants at the door, so he watched the business with her. He must have entered the mansion by now!" Qiuyue came over with tea.

Xu Xiaonian fended off the tea: "I forgot, I just sued her for leave the day before yesterday!"

Qiuyue sat by the bed: "My servant, seeing this matter, the eldest lady must be on your side."

"Why?" Xu Xiaonian laughed.

"After all, the third wife is really not likable, she has always been domineering, and even the main house is often ignored. The two concubines are not less angry with her, and the servants secretly called her Mother Da Chong, who in the whole family likes her?"

"Big worm?" Xu Xiaonian smiled, and the plaster on his head hurt his scalp.

"Madam, please sleep well!" Qiuyue hurried over to help her massage: "This time she dared to even mention the matter of changing rooms? Huh! There are you and the eldest wife in front of you, so you don't care about others." What? She thought she was pregnant with a baby? The master is only 35 years old this year, and the days to come are still long. Who can't give birth to five or six? And who knows if this is a young master or a girl? It's really not Know that the sky is high and the earth is thick.”

"Why didn't I think you were so eloquent before?" Xu Xiaonian closed his eyes.

The master and servant were chatting, but they heard the butler rushing to the outside: "Second wife!"

"Let him come in and talk." Xu Xiaonian wondered why the housekeeper came.

"Back to the second wife, the master was stopped by the girl named Osmanthus from the third room when he walked to the front hall. After a good meal, he went to the third room right now."

The author has something to say: We all hate the master - so there is friendship

We all want a study - and there's a war

By the way... this is really a house fight, how did I transform from a war text to a house fight text, hammer the ground!

After Wei Chi entered the Ministry of Etiquette, he was a little bit unmotivated, so he started to play various roles, a little poked at the cuteness of Seventh Sister...

7o: I'm not cute, really.

Wei: If she is cute, I won't kill her! ! !This game of chess is so difficult to solve! ! !And... are those words Master Yang said true?He won't force me to wear a skirt, will he?

Master Yang: I'm normal, okay, how could I be so perverted?I just like wearing skirts...

Wei: ...

7o: It is not difficult to solve chess, but it is difficult to solve house fights... If I had known that I would be turned into a lily by the screenwriter, it would be better to collect those rooms together.

Wei: No!You are really a bully!Don't play tricks!

7o: ha~

Dad Qian: Everyone, don’t have too much taste~ The Ministry of Rites is very pure~~~