Under the apricot tree in full bloom, Chai Shirong is dressed in a crescent-white gown, with a sunny smile and a handsome figure. He is quite chic and elegant.
"Hey, isn't that the third young master from Duke Cheng's residence?"
"Yes, he is here too."
"Then who is the man walking towards the third young master?"
At this time, there were a lot of people outing in the apricot forest. They came here to play in their free time. Naturally, they were all people from wealthy families, including the children of officials and noble playboys.
However, most of these people recognized Chai Shirong, but they had never seen Jiang Long.
There are a few young people in gorgeous clothes who have some friendship with Chai Shirong. When they see him here, they naturally want to go up and say hello.
He took his escort and walked in the direction of Chai Shirong with his friends.
"You're finally here."
Chai Shirong waited for Jiang Long to approach, grabbed his arm and pulled him into the apricot forest, "That foodie Hong Tiezhu saw that you were still late and kept complaining that he was hungry. He is a reckless man who doesn't care about face. The rest of us are just
You are actually being laughed at by the young lady next to you."
Jiang Long laughed dumbly, waving behind him as he walked, signaling his wife and maids to hurry up and bring over the fine wine and food they brought when they left the house.
Yuchai and Baoping wanted to have fun here today, so naturally they prepared a sumptuous banquet.
However, because Jiang Long was physically weak, he brought more delicacies and only three jars of wine.
And this wine was also given to the guards of Jing Mansion.
"It's my fault for keeping my brothers waiting for so long."
After walking through the apricot forest and walking more than ten feet away, Jiang Long saw Fan Ren and others. Before they could speak, Jiang Long made his first confession.
"Since you know your mistake, let's make three bowls of it to make amends!" Hong Tiezhu shouted loudly.
Before Jiang Long said anything, Yuchai, who was following closely behind, turned pale with surprise. In the past, his young master seldom drank alcohol. Even when he drank with the old lady during festivals, he only used a white jade wine glass that was only the size of his thumb.
That's all.
If he really drank three big bowls, would his young master still be alive?
So Yuchai immediately ignored her identity as a maid and said in a sharp voice: "You are just a wine bag and rice bag, don't you want my young master to be like you?"
Jiang Long was surprised when he heard this. In the past, Yuchai was always gentle and quiet.
If it were Aquarius, who has a lively personality and can be very aggressive at times, and said this, he wouldn't be surprised.
Hong Tiezhu, a reckless man, glared at Yuchai with his big round eyes.
Gundyback, the new personal guard of Jianglong, froze for an instant.
Black charcoal head?
He looked away.
Hong Tiezhu is indeed a black-faced man, but he is still a bit darker than him.
However, everyone knew that Yuchai was accusing Hong Tiezhu, so they did not notice anything unusual about him.
Yuchai dressed up specially when she went out today. She has a pretty face and a fair face. There is a golden butterfly hairpin inserted diagonally between the rolled up black hair. There is a light yellow belt tied in the middle of the pink silk skirt, which makes her waist extremely slender.
slim.
Even though he was scowling with anger and biting his red mouth tightly, it was still pleasing to the eyes of those who saw him.
Hong Tiezhu stared blankly for a while, then suddenly turned his head and muttered in a low voice, "I am a man who upholds the law, and I don't have the same experience as a little girl like you."
"You..." Yuchai was slighted and was about to speak again.
However, he was interrupted by Jiang Long waving his hand and said with a chuckle: "Brothers, don't blame me as a maid. It's true that my body has always been weak and is not suitable for drinking. Let alone three big bowls, I can get even half a bowl."
It’s my little brother’s life that’s why she had such a big reaction.”
"Brother Jiang Longxian has always been in poor health. I have heard about it," Chai Shirong said.
Fan Ren rescued Jiang Long at Jialan Temple a few days ago and asked Jiang Long for help. Afterwards, Chai Shirong naturally sent people to carefully collect information about Jiang Long. In the past, his original identity was unknown. If he had to say something,
What attracts attention is that the original body is really too sick and weak.
I was critically ill several times and almost went to the underworld.
In addition, after careful questioning by someone sent by Chai Shirong, they also found out that the original person did not like his newly married wife, and that Lin Ya made Jiang Long so angry that he vomited blood.
"Since Jiang Long is not suitable for drinking, you can just drink it yourself."
Chai Shirong told Fan Ren everything he knew, so when Fan Ren saw Hong Tiezhu opening his mouth to say something, he immediately spoke first.
At this time, the maids and ladies of Jing Mansion brought in a low mahogany table, spread a thick blanket around it, and then placed the delicacies they brought one by one.
Qi Wei took the wine jar and poured a bowl for each of his three brothers. He picked it up and said to Jiang Long, "I won't say thank you for your kindness. We three brothers would like to toast you!"
"My little brother is not in good health, so I can only drink tea instead of wine." Jiang Long knew that his body was severely damaged, and he really couldn't drink now. He reached out and took a sip from the tea cup handed over by Yu Chai, who was staring at him closely.
Take a sip.
When Yuchai saw that Jiang Long refused to drink, the corners of her mouth curved up.
Later, Hou Jiang and Hong Tiezhu toasted Jiang Long one after another to express their gratitude.
Jiang Long then toasted Fan Ren with tea instead of wine.
In Jiang Long's previous life, there was a saying that the more you drink, the closer you get, and the more you play cards, the further you get.
You can understand the meaning literally. Mahjong is gambling. If there is a winner, there must be a loser. If one party loses money, he will naturally be unhappy, and even if he really doesn’t care about the money, he is still playing cards.
In the process, there will be a lot of quarrels. Over time, a group of people who get together to play mahjong will become enemies, but their relationship will also become estranged.
Good friends eventually become strangers.
But wine can invigorate and stimulate people's nerves, make people excited, and create a lively atmosphere. Even people who are usually introverted will become talkative and release their mood after drinking some wine.
While drinking, chatting, reminiscing about the past, or talking about ideals and expressing the anguish in your heart.
When emotions get heated, friends echo them.
When you are sad, friends comfort you.
When recalling the past, talk about the joys and embarrassments of the past together.
Naturally, it can easily bring people closer together.
At this time, Jiang Long drank tea instead of wine and chatted with a few people. As Chai Shirong and others drank a few glasses of wine, the number of topics increased, the atmosphere was lively, and the relationship instantly became closer.
Hong Tiezhu was really good-tempered and had a bad temper, but he was also quite naive and not very bright. Jiang Long would make fun of him from time to time, making Hong Tiexin embarrassed.
It made everyone laugh.
Even Yu Chai, who was extremely disgusted with Hong Tiezhu, changed his mind about this person after a while.
Chai Shirong was also teasing Hong Tiezhu with a smile at this time, "Just now the three brothers of the Qi family said that they would go home tomorrow and could not let the elders, wives and children in the family worry every day, but this fool said that it would be better to give away the wife and children and stay with them.
He eats a lot of meat and drinks a lot of wine."
"Pfft!" Jiang Long spit out the tea with a mouthful of tea.
Yuchai and Baoping bent over with laughter.
"Then I said I would send him some maids to help him wash his clothes and warm his bed, but he said it would be more practical to give him some fine wine and food."
Jiang Long laughed again.
However, the term "warm quilt" is already very ambiguous in this era, so although Yuchai and Baoping found it funny, their pretty faces turned red with embarrassment.
Chai Shirong truly came from a noble family. When he was thirteen or fourteen years old, his elders arranged for him to have a maid to marry him, and he took off his virginity. In this era, it is important to be a talented man and a romantic man. A talented man means to be talented, and a romantic man
Of course it has something to do with women.
He often goes to brothels and spends a lot of money. If he can have a romantic relationship with a famous girl from a brothel, he will definitely become a role model and idol in the minds of countless boys.
And make girls fall in love.
Chai Shirong was used to being suave, and he had no scruples when talking about these ambiguous words.
At this time, seeing the jade hairpin and the treasure vase, both of which were of excellent appearance, they were both shy and timid, just looking up to the sky and laughing.
Jiang Long comes from modern times and doesn't think it's a big deal to talk about a warm bed. If he really talks about naughty things, he is more experienced than Chai Shirong.
However, Yuchai and Baoping were his personal maids and could not be teased by others, so Jiang Long asked the two girls to bring some food back to the carriage to fill their stomachs before going to play in the apricot forest.
Not long after the two girls left, Hong Tiezhu shouted loudly, "Jiang Long, you are so stingy, why did you bring so little wine? It's not enough for me to drink alone."
It turned out that the wine on the table was all gone, and Hong Tiezhu reached out to ask for it, but the maids in the Jing Mansion said there was no more wine.
Except for Chai Shirong, all the others are massive.
Moreover, Jiang Long glanced at the wine in the jar and smelled the aroma of wine in the air, and found that the alcohol content was not high.
Three jars of wine were indeed not enough for Hong Tiezhu to drink alone.
Jiang Long was about to speak, but at this moment a burst of exclamation came from not far away.
He turned his head and looked around, and saw several young men pointing at a pair of masters and servants.
His face suddenly darkened.
Because the pair of master and servant were Lin Ya and Du Juan who came with him.
"Which girl is this from?"
Even though Lin Ya's face was covered with gauze, she still fascinated a young man in gorgeous clothes.
His companion, however, had a bit more determination and pushed him, "Are you blind? Didn't you see that the woman's hair was in a woman's bun?"
"Already married?" Another young man lamented.
Seeing Jiang Long's unhappy expression, Chai Shirong followed his gaze and asked curiously: "What's wrong?"
"I'll come as soon as I go." Jiang Long didn't answer, but stood up and walked in Lin Ya's direction.
Fan Ren suddenly said, "Didn't the people you sent to investigate Jing Mansion say that Jiang Long's wife is very beautiful?"
"Could it be?"
Chai Shirong reacted instantly and showed a look of surprise.
But then he saw the figure of a man in the distance walking in the direction of the master and servant. His expression changed drastically, and he immediately got up and chased after him.
Fan Ren sensed something was wrong and winked at the three Qi brothers and Hou Jiang. The five of them put down their wine bowls and followed closely.
No one can see other men pointing fingers at their wives and not get angry.
Jiang Long approached with a sullen face and shouted to a young man standing in front of him: "Get out of the way!"
Upon hearing this, the man instinctively took a step aside, and Jiang Long came directly in front of Lin Ya.
"Husband."
Seeing that Jiang Long was a little unhappy, Lin Ya lowered her head in panic, stooped and bent her knees.
Jiang Long now regretted bringing Lin Ya to Xinglin.
But it's not Lin Ya's fault that she is beautiful.
So it's not her fault.
"Get up." Jiang Long took a deep breath, suppressed the annoyance in his heart, and lovingly stretched out his hand to help Lin Ya up.
Only then did the many young people gathered around realize that Jiang Long was the husband-in-law of the beautiful lady in front of them.
"Who is this?"
None of these people recognized Jiang Long.
"I don't know." Someone whispered, "But I saw him walking with the third young master of Duke Chengguo's house earlier. He must be the son of some honorary family."
"Maybe Chai Shirong likes to associate with all kinds of religions..."
Several people in this circle wanted to say hello to Chai Shirong before, but then they saw Chai Shirong sitting and drinking and chatting with a few people who looked like they were rough and tumble, so they all stopped.
Most wealthy young men maintain their own status, and there are not many noble young men like Chai Shirong who are willing to turn around and make friends with Fan Ren.
"Brother Jiang Long..."
At this time, Chai Shirong caught up with him, looking a little anxious.
But before he asked Jiang Long to take Lin Ya and leave quickly, he suddenly heard a sharp voice resounding in the apricot forest, "Whose wife is that? Turn around and show us!"
Jiang Long immediately looked away and saw the speaker staring closely at the beautiful back of his beloved wife.