Chapter 35    Dian Jiang Lip

The carriage set out from Gu's mansion, took half a stick of incense, and turned around Zhuque Street, and in front of it was the crowded East-West Market.

The Dayan Dynasty is open and there are several markets for daily trade.

There is a drum tower located on the north side of the East and West Market. There is a giant drum on the roof. Every day, people guarding the building beat the drum and report the time. The morning bell and evening drum are used to guide the daily lives of the people in Shengjing City.

In the market, the roads are particularly wide, with uniform business names on both sides. Perhaps it was almost time for curfew, and there were many pedestrians in the market, which were particularly lively. The small vendors on both sides of the street were also shouting loudly.

In the last life, when Gu Xiyan was not married, he often secretly came to the market to play with his close friends in the boudoir.

Later, she married into the Marquis of Pingyang, was framed by Cao Wanning, and was now reborn... After counting carefully, Gu Xiyan hadn't seen the lively situation in the market with her own eyes for many years.

In the carriage, Gu Xiyan leaned against the window, lifted a small corner of the curtain, and was secretly looking out.

Outside the carriage, on both sides of the wide street, the hawking sounds of small vendors are coming one after another, and the hawking types are different - jewelry, needlework, cloth, gold, silver and jewelry, antique calligraphy and painting... There are really only things that cannot be imagined, and nothing can be bought.

The common people are just busy with their lives every day, and they are just about things like "fire, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea".

In the East and West Market, life trivial matters can be solved together, which is a great convenience.

The carriage slowly moved forward in the market. On both sides of the road, the stalls selling various foods emitted a burst of fragrance, drilling into the nose - the sesame cakes with shiny rock candy shells just out of the oven, the steaming hot Hu La soup, the fragrant mutton Hu Pancakes, the bright red and sesame cherry fried, all kinds of exquisite fruit dessert cakes... The number of types and the number is so large that it makes people dazzled.

I saw a hawker carrying a wooden stake in front of me who was buying candied haws, shouting, "Feed candied haws----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Looking at the candied haws inserted on the wooden stake, they were bright and round, and the solidified candy was flashing in the sun, which was so tempting.

Gu Xiyan couldn't help but lick her lips.

After counting carefully, she hasn't eaten candied haws for a long time.

Although the snacks like candied haws are sweet and sour, they have always been a snack for ordinary people to satisfy their cravings and are not elegant.

In the last life, only when Gu Xiyan sneaked out to play would he have the opportunity to buy a bunch of them to satisfy his cravings.

When was the last time I ate candied haws?

Gu Xiyan thought about it carefully and suddenly realized that the last time she ate candied haws was in her previous life, when she just married into the Marquis of Pingyang.

That day, Gu Xiyangang and Xiao Rang had a big fight.

Unexpectedly, in the evening, the guard Liuyun suddenly knocked on Suo Chunyuan's door and said that it was noon that the Marquis came back from the palace and brought back the food given by the empress dowager. Because it was given to the mistress, he specially sent it to Gu Xiyan.

Indigo Jade took the red lacquered wooden tray, and when Liuyun left, she held it in front of Gu Xiyan. She picked up the silk handkerchief with her jade hand and found that the plate was filled with several strings of bright red candied haws.

At that time, Gu Xiyan was furious about the quarrel and was extremely frustrated when he suddenly saw the candied haws and his anger was halfway down.

...

In the carriage, Xiao Rang, who had been resting, slowly opened his eyes, opened the curtain, and rushed to Liuyun, who was riding a horse outside the carriage, whispered a few instructions.

When his thoughts returned to his eyes, Gu Xiyan withdrew his gaze and gently lowered the curtain of the car.

I heard Xiao Rang say lightly, "I wonder if my uncle has any discussions on marriage?"

Just now, the two of them resigned at the gate of Gu's mansion and got on the carriage. Xiao Rang kept his eyes closed and resting.

Gu Xiyan subconsciously thought that Xiao Rang was tired of the greetings he had returned to the door today, and couldn't help feeling guilty, so he just looked at the view outside the window quietly along the way, not daring to disturb him.

Gu Xiyan looked at the man beside him, but didn't understand why Xiao Rang suddenly cared about his brother's marriage, and smiled and said, "The Marquis is so informative."

"In the afternoon, I heard my mother and grandmother tell me about my brother a few days ago.

But the Du family's legitimate daughter is famous, and there are three matchmakers in front of her line up to see each other. My mother is a little worried that she will be snatched away first, and it will not be my turn to do it."

Xiao Rang nodded, "Du family, not bad."

Du Zhengqing was the top scholar in the 33rd year of Jiahui during the reign of the late emperor.

He is currently appointed as the Minister of Rites and editor of the History Museum.

This generation of books has passed down from generation to generation, but it is very compatible with the Gu family.

But Du Zhengqing regarded himself as noble and always had a higher eye than his superiors. This eldest daughter was earned by her old age and always treated as a pearl in her palm.

It is afraid that Gu Zhaowen will take some time to marry the eldest daughter of the Du family.

After a while, the carriage was walking, it arrived in front of the main gate of the Marquis of Pingyang Mansion.

Xiao Rang reached out and personally helped Gu Xiyan get out of the car. Unexpectedly, as soon as the two of them stood still, a man with white hair and hair emerged from the gate of the Marquis' Mansion.

Mr. Liu was still wearing a green straight-hem Taoist robe, shaking his feather fan, and saluting the two of them.

"I've met the Marquis, Madam."

Behind Mr. Liu, a middle-aged man with a pretty eye, was bloated, wearing a silk dress, holding a colorful swallow kite in his hand - looking quite inappropriate.

Mr. Liu took the feather fan and pointed at the person behind him, explaining, "Marty, this is Butler Zhang from the neighbor's mansion next door."

The Butler Zhang, who held the kite, bowed and reported to his house, "I have met the Marquis of Pingyang and the wife of Pingyang."

The villain is the housekeeper of Shen’s mansion next door.”

"It turns out that... my master and wife are guarding against kites in the backyard. Unexpectedly, the west wind is not eye-catching, and they actually blow the kites into the garden of the mansion. The old slave has to come and disturb him, and ask the nobles in the mansion to help take it out..."

After hearing this, Xiao Rang nodded and said lightly, "Mr. Shen and his wife are so elegant.

It's okay, it's good to take out this kite."

Butler Zhang thanked him, then turned around and left hurriedly with the kite.

The mansion of Pingyang Hou covers a vast area, adjacent to the Furong Pond in Shengjing City on one side, and on the other side is the mansion of Shen Jie, the counselor.

Shen Jie was born as a Jinshi and studied under the former Prince Taibao Mei Siming.

This Lord Shen not only inherited the teacher's legacy in his knowledge, but also was exactly the same as Mei Siming in his official career - he was upright, selfless, and wrote a good memorial that was pointed at the needle.

He is a person who "I don't know how many times I've called Cheng Andi and had a headache."

Gu Xiyan also heard of the reputation of Lord Shen’s “Shi minister”. Looking at the bloated figure of the housekeeper who was leaving, he couldn’t help but smile. “I have always heard that Lord Shen is not at all in front of corrupt officials. I didn’t expect that Lord Shen was so interested in his boudoir in his house.”

After hearing this, Xiao Rang raised his eyebrows and took his wife's little hand and stepped into the door.

...

Condensation Garden.

Gu Xiyan looked at the tall man in front of him and smiled, "Isn't the Marquis going to work in the martial arts hall?"

I will wait for dinner in the main room to call the marquis in person.”

"Don't worry about this time."

Xiao Rang raised his hand, took a paper bag from Liuyun behind him, and handed it to Gu Xiyan: "Madam, open it and take a look."

Just as he got off the carriage, Gu Xiyan noticed Liuyun, who was wearing a mysterious suit, was holding a paper bag in his hand, which looked a bit inexplicably funny.

Upon hearing this, Gu Xiyan took the paper bag suspiciously and opened it in a few seconds. A few strings of red and crystal clear candied haws appeared inside the paper bag.

Gu Xiyan's hand shook and asked in a trembling voice, "This... is this for me?"

Just now in the carriage, Gu Xiyan looked at the trance outside the car window, and was seen by Xiao Rang. His wife looked at the vendor selling candied haws for a long time, and was still swallowing her saliva carefully until the carriage left.

I obviously wanted to eat very much, but I still endured it.

In the carriage, Xiao Rang waited for a long time, but before Gu Xiyan asked him for the candied haws. He was so angry and helpless that he had to ask Liuyun to buy it secretly and give her a surprise when he came back.

Xiao Rang looked down at Gu Xiyan's surprise look and smiled, "Who else can I give it to?"

Of course it is for the lady.”

Gu Xiyan handed the paper bag to the servant beside him. He just took a bunch of candied haws and took a small bite happily.

After hearing this, I felt that the candied haws in my mouth were sweeter than honey, and they were so sweet that they reached my heart.

The beauty in front of her was holding candied haws, eating beautifully, and the smile on her face was sweet.

Xiao Rang looked at it and couldn't help but wonder - as soon as Gu Xiyan returned to Gu's mansion, he seemed to have put down his guard, innocent and pure smile.

But why did you immediately change into a cautious look when you arrived at the Marquis’ Mansion and when you came to your front of you?

He is her husband.

What words can't be said before him?

Isn’t it tired to hide it like this?

"Mr. Marquis, are you looking at me... wanting to taste it?"

Gu Xiyan was eating happily. When he raised his eyes, he found that Xiao Rang was staring at him. He was stunned for a moment, and immediately stretched over the candied haws in his hand and turned to the side he had never bitten before.

"I have tasted it just now, it's quite sweet... Um--"

Before he finished speaking, the man reached out to hold Rouyi, pulled the man into his arms, and kissed him head-on.

The lips and teeth are tossed, the throat is slightly moved, and the threads are broken.

Just a kiss, Xiao Rang let go of the person in his arms and licked his thin lips, "Well, it's quite sweet."

Gu Xiyan was so terrified by him that he was kissed. As soon as Xiao Rang let go, he took a few deep breaths. After hearing this, his face turned three points redder than the candied haws in his hand.

When Gu Xiyan thought of Xiao Rang having tasted his lips and tongue just now, he felt a little ashamed and immediately kicked the man with shyness and timidity.

Seeing this, Xiao Rang curled his lips and said, "If you look at me like this, I will not have to go to the martial arts hall."
To be continued...