Chapter 214 The Bright Moon in the Evening Startled the Magpie Branches (Part 2)

Probably because the scene in front of him was too strange, Xinda, who came in with a medicine bowl, closed the door and turned around, unable to move forward.

Chen and Xue were sitting opposite each other on the long soft couch. His good brother Chen Heng crossed his arms, his buttocks next to the couch, and turned sideways to face the guests, with a frown on his face. Looking back at Xue Baoqin, the latter looked calm and composed, more like the owner of this room than Chen Heng.

What did they just say? Xinda blinked, walked forward with doubts, and handed the slightly hot medicine bowl to Chunyan's hand, "Master Xue, it's time to drink the medicine."

When they go out, they always call Baoqin this way. The latter took the object from Chun Yan with a smile and replied: "Brother Xinda, there is no need to be polite."

The girl lowered her slender, white neck, and after swallowing slowly, she continued to Chen Heng, who was thinking hard: "Brother, it's late. Since you can't figure it out, you'd better rest early."

With a pleasant laugh, Xue Baoqin, who had teased the honest man, led the maid to the inner room.

After the two men left, Xinda saw that Chen Heng still hadn't made any move for a long time, so he couldn't help but stepped forward and pushed his second brother. The latter just woke up from a dream, turned around and looked around again, showing a confused look. The chessboard on the soft couch had a bit of the moonlight remaining in the room. He didn't even know when Bao Qin left.

"Second brother, please rest first." Xinda also noticed something strange about his relative.

"Ah... um." Chen Heng nodded and returned to bed with a heavy heart.

The two brothers were lying side by side. Xinda always slept very well and fell asleep not long after lying down. Chen Heng was alone, holding the peace charm given by Sister Lin, and silently studied it.

Sister Lin, do you really like me?

Chen Heng couldn't help but fall into memories. Seeing things and thinking about people, Daiyu's little face with a smile that always appeared in her mind couldn't get rid of it.

The dam built on the river was cut out by someone with force. The trickling stream called longing ripples quietly in the autumn night of August.

So what do you think about Sister Lin?

As if thinking of something, the young man frowned slightly and grasped the peace charm in his hand. Chen Hengde admitted that his heartbeat was beating very fast just now.

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"Miss."

Chun Yan tried his best to keep his voice down, for fear of waking up the dreamer outside. She pushed the instigator with her hand in confusion, and said anxiously and angrily: "Yan'er asked you to..."

"Shh." Baoqin suddenly stretched out his fingers and covered Chun Yan's lips, "Yan'er needs to be obedient, you know?"

"But……"

The mattress was a little hard. Baoqin, who was sleeping with his clothes on, changed his position, put his hand over Chunyan's waist, pressed the protesting little girl on his body, and said with a smile: "You are still young, there is something wrong...don't you Understand."

Chun Yan curled his lips, and really didn't think there was anything wrong with this kind of thing. It was just love between a man and a woman. She had heard a lot about it on the stage.

Xue Baoqin smiled noncommittally and did not explain the reason. Could it be that she likes to keep a secret alone? Talking about this feeling makes me feel that my life is even more wonderful.

Even the most ordinary things become interesting as long as they are covered up.

She raised her hand, patted Chun Yan's body, and comforted: "You'll know when Yan'er grows up."

"Oh." Chunyan pursed his lips and curled up next to Baoqin. As if she felt sorry for the other person, the little maid stretched out her hand and hugged the young lady hard.

"It smells so good."

Smelling the refreshing fragrance of Baoqin, Chunyan couldn't help but say. This guy surnamed Chen really has no sense. Where in the world is there such a beautiful woman as my lady?

It is August when the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus overflows. Baoqin moves his nose, and the elegant fragrance floats over. She looked sideways slightly and saw silver light pouring on the ground outside the thin screens in the long corridor between the two rooms.

Although I have not seen the bright moon, the bright moon has already entered my arms.

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The next day, before Li An got up. Chen Heng asked Liu Xianglian to find a carriage and take Baoqin and Chunyan directly back to the inn. When he went out, there were not many people anywhere in Dusi. Most of us were hungover yesterday. After the banquet where the guests of honor had a great time, it was strange to see someone who got up early.

Liu Xianglian, who had left and returned, pushed open Chen Heng's door. No one on duty had arrived today, and Chen Heng was the only one in the room. He sat carelessly in front of the other party, patted his chest and said, "Everything is settled."

"Yeah." Chen Heng responded without paying much attention to the matter.

"Didn't you tell Master Xue to hide in the house for a few days?" Liu Xianglian didn't know what happened last night, so she couldn't help but curiously asked, "Why did you send him away so early today?"

It's hard for Chen Heng to explain, but the person who changed his mind temporarily was Baoqin himself after all. He couldn't be an evil master who forced people to stay, so he had to say: "Maybe he didn't sleep well."

After all, she is the richest lady. Liu Xianglian raised her eyebrows, showing a sense of fairness. The two chatted for a few more words, then bumped into Wen Yu and walked into the house. This man has a loud voice. As soon as he came in, he said first: "Hold the line, hold the line. How about you come and see the method I thought of yesterday?"

Seeing that he couldn't wait to hand over the paperwork, Chen Heng took it and looked at it, "You didn't drink yesterday?"

"I didn't drink much." Wen Yu picked up Chen Heng's tea cup and took a sip. "I was thinking of something wrong, so it doesn't taste good to me."

Chen Heng nodded and glanced at Wen Yu's entries. The other party obviously listened to his previous suggestion and said: "The idea is right. However, if you want to repair the Chi Road from Shenzhou to Qingniwa in one go, the demands on the people of the North are too heavy."

"Besides, the prefectures don't have money on hand. If they recruit corvée labor on a large scale, it will affect the spring ploughing next year."

After explaining his thoughts in general, Chen Heng pointed out a few key points. As long as there are no natural disasters or man-made disasters that restrict traffic, the relationship between the court and the prefectures in various places will be relatively independent.

Then the officials from the capital cannot only look at things from the perspective of the court. Repairing the road in one go is certainly a one-time solution. But the impact on people's livelihood and the evaluation pressure on officials can easily make things go in the opposite direction. Procrastination and perfunctory situations occur.

Wen Yu nodded and asked, "Then how do you think this road should be repaired?"

"Divided into sections." Chen Heng made a scissors gesture with his hand, "Let all places count the situation of the highway, and we will repair the simple and easy-to-repair roads first. Those roads with complicated situations will be put at the end and done slowly."

"Why not repair the most difficult ones first?" Wen Yu looked confused. He understood what Chen Heng meant, but the mountain road was winding. If it could be solved at once, I wonder how much time it would save for traveling between the two places.

Because the prince had to rush to the emperor's birthday at the end of September. Chen Heng smiled and explained, "It's only one or two months away from winter."

"Oh, yes, I forgot about this." Wen Yu suddenly realized and nodded with a smile. He was from the south, and when he thought about things, he rarely thought about the winter in the north. When winter comes in the north, let alone building roads, it's good to be able to go on a long journey.

Liu Xianglian didn't understand this, so he just moved a chair to the side and squeezed in beside the two of them as a guest. After a while, many officials who woke up began to walk into the house.

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Five days later, the first batch of Yangzhou caravans loaded with goods will go to Qingniwa again. They will board the ship again here, go all the way to the mouth of the Yangtze River, and then follow the Huai River to the Guazhou Wharf in Yangzhou.

Baoqin will also leave with the caravan, but this time she will not go back to Yangzhou with them. Instead, he made a detour to the capital to meet Daiyu.

Chen Heng rushed to the city gate to see her off, jumping over the familiar faces who greeted him. He stood beside Baoqin's carriage and panted, "I'm sorry for the hassle of traveling back and forth. I'll wait for you to come next time, brother..."

Baoqin hid in the carriage and laughed when she heard this, "Will you be in Shenzhou next time?"

Chen Heng smiled when he heard this. It's hard to say, so he simply said, "If I'm not in Shenzhou, I must be in the capital. It's the same if we meet in the capital."

There were noisy voices and carriages all around. Chen Heng had to speak loudly.

Baoqin leaned against the carriage, and her position was only separated from Chen Heng outside the carriage by a wall. When the wind blew, she could still hear the sound of the other's fluttering clothes.

"Okay." Baoqin smiled, her tone cheerful and comfortable, "I'm looking forward to the thank-you gift that big brother said."

"You'll know when you get to the capital." Chen Heng deliberately kept it a secret, and refused to reveal anything until they parted.

Hearing the leading convoy, he kept urging them to go. The guys running around were obviously much more agile. He avoided several people who came and went to check. Chen Heng knew that they were about to go far away, and was about to say something before leaving.

"Big brother, don't you have anything to say? Do you need me to take it to Sister Lin?"

It would be better if he didn't mention this matter. Once he mentioned it, Chen Heng felt guilty. He carefully looked around, fortunately Manager Xu was not here today.

"Can you bring this up?"

"Hahaha." Baoqin laughed, playing with the folding fan in her hand, and deliberately said, "Is that so, then I'll say that big brother has nothing to say to Sister Lin. Big brother, do you think Sister Lin will be angry if she knows?"

Chen Heng had no choice but to stand there with a stern face. After pretending for a while, he smiled and said, "Just have fun with her."

"Of course." Baoqin raised her eyebrows in a youthful manner. She was still thinking about what to say, but suddenly there was a sound of a carriage moving outside. The smile on her face froze for a moment.

Chen Heng, who was outside, naturally saw the movement of the convoy. Seeing that the first car had already moved forward, he hurriedly raised his hand and patted Baoqin's carriage.

"Take care on the way, second brother."

"Big brother, too."

After waiting for a while, Baoqin finally lifted a corner of the curtain. Looking back, she could vaguely see a figure standing by the road in the interlaced carriages.

"Miss."

"Hush."

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Baoqin arrived in the capital in early September. This was her first time in the capital. The master and servant sat in the carriage, both with curiosity on their faces, and looked around from time to time.

"Miss, look, that person's mouth is spitting fire."

"Miss, that person is wearing our Yangzhou clothes."

Chunyan is really like Liu Laolao, and she will say something when she sees something on the road. Baoqin couldn't stand the maid's chattering, so she took some candies from the secret compartment and stuffed them into her mouth, and then she got some peace and quiet.

After finally rushing to the inn in the city, she settled the accompanying servants and waiters. After packing up a little, Baoqin rushed to the Lin Mansion with a thank-you gift for Daiyu and Wei Qijun.

Daiyu got the message that Baoqin would come to see her two days ago. She, Wei Qijun and Wei Shu gathered at home every day, waiting for Baoqin to arrive.

When the servant outside brought the message, Daiyu had already eagerly pulled the Wei family girl out of the second door, and everyone met on the Lin family's veranda. As soon as they met, they called out directly.

"Sister Lin."

"Sister Qin."

Before Wei Qijun could wait to speak, Lin and Xue were already hugging each other.

"Okay, every time you two meet, you forget about us."

Baoqin poked her head out from Daiyu and laughed, "Isn't this waiting to congratulate Sister Wei on her wedding?"

"No hurry, no hurry." Lin Daiyu held Baoqin's hand and pointed to the road ahead, "Let's talk slowly in my room. You are not allowed to leave tonight, just stay at home with me."

Baoqin wanted to laugh even more after hearing this, and thought strangely: It is said that people from the same family do not enter the same door, and this old saying does make some sense.

"Since it has fallen into the hands of my sister, hey, I can only listen to you."

Lin Daiyu was even more proud when she heard this, and hurriedly raised her head and said, "It's good that you know."

The four of them turned and entered Lin Daiyu's boudoir together, talking and laughing on the way. It's just that after sitting down, everyone talked about childhood things and talked about each other's embarrassing things, all like returning to the happy time in Yangzhou.

Jia Min, who was in front, learned that her daughter's handkerchief had been handed in, and hurriedly asked someone to prepare a banquet for the four girls, and arranged for the maids and servants to serve.

They played until dusk, when the Wei sisters were picked up by their families. Xue Baoqin and Lin Daiyu lay on the bed together, telling each other about their experiences. Their topics naturally included Chen Heng, Baochai, and Baoyu.

Lin Daiyu was the most interested in chatting, and she basically talked all the time. Baoqin listened silently beside her, and occasionally heard one or two strangers' names, and then she interrupted them.

"So, Sister Bao has moved into the Jia family yard?" Baoqin couldn't help frowning when she heard it. Baoyu, whom she didn't know, naturally wouldn't comment on a stranger. Just from what Sister Lin said, Baochai had a lot of trouble in Rongguo Mansion.

After all, Xue and Jia were separated by relatives, and it was not appropriate for Baochai to stay in Jia Mansion. Now she has to move into the Grand View Garden. It's okay for one or two days, but as time goes by, the gossip will only increase.

"Yeah." Daiyu nodded gently. She had met Baochai that day. Not long after, Tanchun told her about this matter. She looked at the pair of cousins ​​who looked quite similar, and suddenly felt that Baochai and Baoqin were also very similar in temperament.

It's just that one keeps everything in her heart and never lets people see the clues. The other is like a free cloud, floating high in the sky. It seems far and near, and there is always a heavy veil covering the eyes of others.

"Wait until tomorrow, when I visit my aunt, I will see her more." Baoqin sighed. She has a very good relationship with Baochai since she was a child. If it weren't for the matter between the elders, they should be able to grow up together.

"Okay, I'll accompany you then." Daiyu lay beside Baoqin, playing with her sister's hair, and said worriedly, "lest my cousin bump into you and ruin your good mood in the capital."

Baoqin is now experienced in dealing with things and treats people very properly. I knew what the song meant, and asked with a smile: "Is Sister Lin's cousin so terrible?"

It's Monday today, and I'm in a bad state. Really bad, I feel dizzy while typing. Forgive me for having fewer words, I'll try hard tomorrow.