phoenix knot

Su Mingyue was about to give birth, and Dong Liu had already brought her to visit the best woman Wen in Songcheng, and he had prepared a generous gift. He also remembered all the things that woman Wen told him, and dared not forget a single thing.

The two of them went home together this day, it was midsummer and the weather was hot, Su Mingyue's veil under the hat was pulled up and buttoned to the brim of her hat, otherwise she would just feel bored.

"Can you still walk, let Lianxiang drive the car over here." Dong Liu felt sorry for her.

"The old lady Wen said that the more you are about to give birth, the more you have to move around, so that the birth will be smooth." She frowned again, and fanned the wind with a round fan, "Although you are not afraid of catching cold in summer, you can't when you are in confinement. How can people bear to wash themselves and take a bath without fanning themselves?"

Dong Liudao: "You don't have to believe her all the time, I used to take a bath and fan myself, it was very good."

Su Mingyue wondered, "You were also in summer at that time?"

"I remember that it was just autumn, and it was a good time to be neither hot nor cold."

Su Mingyue sighed, "I didn't choose the right time to have a baby." Saying this, she smiled sweetly. Dong Liu asked her what she was laughing at, but she refused to say, and just dragged her away. Arrived at Mingyue Inn.

Shen Erniang and Cailian came out to greet her, saying that the room has been furnished.

Su Mingyue pulled Dong Liu around the small alley next to Chunfuli, and it suddenly became clear to her eyes that it was the real Mingyue Inn. The shade of the trees in the courtyard had already opened up, and one could see the lush greenery and the sun-drenched well platform. The heat suddenly disappears, and I feel refreshed.There are many water tanks placed up and down in the sunny place, inside which water lilies and lotuses are blooming one after another, and goldfish are swimming under the leaves. They are only used for decoration on weekdays, and they can also be used for emergency when encountering water leakage.

Lianxiang was dozing off on the imperial concubine's couch under the melon stand, when she saw someone coming, she turned over and sat up in a jerk, and said with a smile: "Oh, the boss and the boss's wife are here to inspect."

Dong Liu really wanted to kick her, "You can pull me down, just hide here."

"Let's go to work!" He said and ran away in a hurry.

Dong Liu looked around, "I don't come here very often, it has become so beautiful in just one season."

The two passed under the melon rack and entered the hall. The first floor was raised up to the dome. The layout of the courtyard in the middle of the courtyard made the stairs and corridors in the entire inn meander. The indomitable picture of the moon shining thousands of miles behind the picture hides the kitchen and utility room.The second floor is the guest room. There are not many rooms. There are only a dozen rooms in total, but each of them has its own advantages and disadvantages. Compared with the previous Chunfuli style, I don’t know how much higher it is. Naturally, the price is also high. Among them, the most expensive room is usually not open very much, and you can stay for one night. It costs 80 taels of silver, which is not something ordinary people can afford.However, the price of just an ordinary room is between three and fifty taels.

Su Mingyue took the key and took Dong Liu to Room No. [-] in Tianzi. The sign on the door was Lanhuaju, and there was a terrace facing southeast inside. The curtains are half-closed, the tables, chairs and bed cabinets are all very exquisite, and the landscape painting on the wall is even more Jiangnan style.

"I know where all our money is spent." Dong Liu smiled.

Su Mingyue hugged him from behind, and hung a piece of mutton jade on her chest, "I wanted to give you something else, but it's not convenient for you to wear jewelry now, even jade pendants are suitable for young masters, so I don't see anyone It belonged to the military master Peiyu. I had to pick this one, and no one would see it when I hung it around my neck.

Dong Liu touched the mutton fat jade, and it was smooth and cool, and the price was expensive, "It's very good, why do you think of giving me this?"

"Ah Yuan, today is your birthday!" Su Mingyue reminded, blinking again, very satisfied to see the suddenly realized expression on the other side.After Su Mingyue finished speaking, she pulled the man to the mirror again, took off his beard, pulled out the hairpin, and took off his clothes. It was a hot summer day, and there were layers of cloth belts to tie his chest inside. It was hard to look at abnormal.

Liang Guanjing was sitting in front of the mirror with [-] pieces of blue hair scattered, the person in the mirror was naked, only suet jade was worn on his chest, Su Mingyue leaned over and pressed her face, "This good place is specially prepared for the two of us, Like it?"

Liang Guanjing turned around and took her into his arms, "Such a nice place, why did you bring me here today?"

Su Mingyue smiled, "Is it easy for you to prepare these things in Songcheng? Just this screen was transported by water by a big merchant from the south of the Yangtze River, and then it took almost half a month to get on a horse from an abandoned boat. arrive."

The two of them stayed together on the big carved wooden bed for a while, but Su Mingyue didn't dare to go crazy because she was pregnant. She rubbed her stomach and said, "It's hot now, and I can't lie down at night. I just want to hurry up." Something happened."

Liang Guanjing shook his head, "Do you think it will be good after birth? When he was in the palace before, the second prince was already six years old. I think he was big enough to read, write, learn etiquette, ride and shoot. This baby came out of the mother's womb. It’s hard work to pull shit up and down. It’s not easy to find a nanny in Songcheng. I asked someone to find the one first. I said that the husband of that person has tuberculosis. I’m afraid I’ll give you a bad temper And children, it’s not good. There is also a child of her own who is more than one year old, so it’s impossible to be a nanny after one year old.”

Su Mingyue said: "Do I have to find a nanny? Can't I feed it myself?"

Liang Guanjing said: "There are all kinds of people. Some people give birth to babies easily, and some people just explain it. They all say that women give birth with one foot in the coffin. After giving birth, some people have a lot of milk, while others People can only find a nanny, and besides, breastfeeding can easily affect your body shape, you can't waste such a beautiful body as a nanny."

Su Mingyue said: "I will be careful. You see, I use sesame oil to push my stomach every day, eat well, and go out for a walk every day. Now there are no colorful spots on my stomach, and my skin is still clean."

Liang Guanjing didn't take it seriously, "Tossing around is all born. Some people are born with it, and some don't pay much attention to it. It just doesn't grow."

Su Mingyue went to touch her stomach, "Do you have it? No matter how I look at it, you don't have it?"

Liang Guanjing turned sideways to show her, "I don't have it, I don't bother with anything, if I don't, I'm mad at you."

Su Mingyue checked carefully, and sure enough, there was nothing, "That's not necessarily the case. Back then, you fought the world on horseback, and you were not idle after giving birth. You were tired from running around, and you couldn't grow any flesh." After thinking about it, she It was unbelievable, "I didn't even confine myself, so I didn't suffer from any illness."

"In the first few days after giving birth, I was also prone to fatigue. I just felt dizzy when I sat for a long time. I didn't ride a horse for a few days, but stayed in the carriage. My chest was swollen as hard as a stone. I have never suffered such a crime. The pain was so painful. After burning for a few days, while drinking the milk-returning soup, I had to be on guard against assassins. Everyone knew that I was pregnant with a child and was about to give birth. The spies had already counted the days for me. On the day I was due to give birth, King Shou led an army to raid In the barracks, taking advantage of your illness to kill you, Han Chengjue went to the front to meet the enemy, and I retreated to the rear, the fire burned several miles that night, the nurse took the child and fled with the guards, and was scattered by the rebel army." Speaking of this, Liang Guanjing closed her eyes, "Stop talking about that."

"Let's not talk about it." Su Mingyue nodded, stroking her stomach, "This child is next to Ah Yuan's birthday, so he can get your nobility."

"You will have your birthday next month, what gift do you want?"

Su Mingyue thought for a while, then shook her head, "Now I just feel that everything is in place, and there is nothing I particularly want."

Liang Guanjing bit her tongue, "Okay, I'll think about it."

"I like whatever you give me."

The two lingered in the room for most of the day, and drank tea and played chess on the terrace for fun. At night, under the shade of a plane tree, the lights of all the buildings and houses in Chunfuli not far away were lit up one after another.The sycamore tree grew there more than ten years ago. It has a towering crown and is a little far away from Chunfuli. It is very difficult to use the tree to leap over there. The master of the game also needs to use objects such as ropes.But this sycamore tree is close to the Mingyue Inn. Looking through the gaps in the leaves at this end, you can see the windows of several rooms on the opposite side, but looking at it from the other end, there is only a shade of trees.

Su Mingyue took out a long box from the dark compartment of the closet, opened the wooden box, and found a Western-style telescope wrapped in velvet cloth.Liang Guanjing is well-informed and has seen many different sizes at Concubine Kang's place.

"It's not comparable to Concubine Kang Bai Linglong's collection, but it's enough to observe the enemy's situation before the battle." She waved her hand as she spoke, "Do you want to come and see the live erotic palace in the brothel?"

Liang Guanjing picked up the binoculars and said happily: "Your gift is much better than that suet jade!"

Su Mingyue became unhappy, "This kind of foreign gadgets only depends on the workmanship. In the future, when the craftsmanship is improved, there will be better binoculars. But this mutton jade is hard to come by. It's only one piece, and it will support people."

Liang Guanjing observed a few rooms behind the shade of the tree, then climbed over the railing and climbed up the tree to change directions. After watching for a while, she jumped back to the terrace and put away the binoculars.

"Didn't find anything?" Su Mingyue was more anxious than she was.

Liang Guanjing was sitting on the balcony, tapping his fingers on the table, "There is nothing suspicious. But Li Mingtang and I are sure that Mu Shisan is in the house. Could it be that Li Mingtang's news is wrong? This Mu Shisan doesn't want others to see him, it stands to reason I wouldn't live in the rooms facing the street facing the sun, but looking at Chunfuli from here, there is nothing suspicious about the rooms to the north. Could it be that there are some impermeable rooms in Chunfuli, but living in such rooms, isn't it very uncomfortable?"

Su Mingyue said: "I've seen it in my spare time, and I let Lianxiang stare at it. Come and see this room. It's been ten days in a row. I haven't seen that room lighted."

Liang Guanjing said: "It is said that there is a shortage of space in this kiln. Could it be that they have prepared a room like ours, only for special guests?"

"As long as you use it, you will be able to light the lamp, which shows that the room is empty." Su Mingyue thought for a while, "Could it be that as soon as the Mingyue Inn opens, Chunfuli across the street will become alert, and Mu Shisan has changed to something else. room?"

Liang Guanjing shook his head, "From Mingyue Inn to Chunfuli, there is a big courtyard, and there are so many trees in the courtyard, and we hear each other, but if you want to talk about human voices, you can't really hear them at all. And people's windows Close, or even pull the curtain, you don’t know anything except whether there is anyone inside, and you can’t even hear the whore-client and the sister-in-law together.”

Just as he was talking, suddenly a high-pitched cry came from the opposite side of Chunfu, making people blush.

Su Mingyue couldn't help laughing, Liang Guanjing even frowned and shook her head, "This is too exaggerated."

"Do you think she's really so happy, or is it just for that client?" Su Mingyue couldn't help asking.

Liang Guanjing didn't answer but instead asked, "The guests staying here don't complain when they hear this kind of sound every night?"

Su Mingyue tilted her head, and smiled slyly, "This is the scene of the Mingyue Inn, at best, it's Fengya."

Liang Guanjing was stunned, "Can this be called Fengya?"

"Isn't it? In the Qinlou Chu Pavilion in the capital, the literati and elegant guests all regard these as elegant? It's vulgar to spend 50 taels of silver to find a kiln sister in the opposite Chunfu, but it's the same to spend 50 taels of silver to Mingyue Inn Tasting wine and reciting poems is elegance. You don’t think this is the border, but those military masters, whoever can read a few words, thinks they are Confucian generals, and wants to imitate Han Shizhong and make a good story with the brothel girls. After talking a few words with Cailian and getting a few compliments, I feel that I have to meet a bosom friend only because I have lost my talent in the court."

Liang Guanjing said: "I think you can become a bustard."

Su Mingyue made a gesture to pinch her, "I have a flirtatious father, I know men too well."

Just as she was talking, Su Mingyue suddenly pulled Liang Guanjing, "Look, that is Qianshanxue, isn't it beautiful? The skin is as beautiful as snow, as gorgeous as peaches and plums, as beautiful as ice."

Liang Guanjing was indeed a little unhappy to hear her praise a kiln sister like this, so she raised her binoculars to look at the past in a disinterested manner, and said bitterly: "It's okay, that's all."

The window on the second floor opposite was open, and a woman in white clothes was standing on the railing. Her clothes were very clean, her face was even more so, her lips were as bright as if they had just eaten cherries, and she wore a simple bun. A step shaker was inserted on it.

A man who couldn't see his face came from behind. Qian Shanxue didn't turn around, but still looked out of the window. After a while, the man pushed her to the position against the wall and started to do that.

Liang Guanjing quickly put down the binoculars, and pulled Su Mingyue back behind the screen, "She saw me."

"How come, the terrace here is blocked by trees, and we haven't turned on the lights, so she shouldn't be able to see this side." Su Mingyue took over the telescope and wanted to take a closer look.

After only one glance, she gasped.