Perhaps because there was a stew for dinner, the cooking time was longer, so the dinner time was a little later tonight. By the time the dishes were placed on the tables in the upper room, the sun had already set and the sky was getting dark.
However, in the hazy dusk, I lit a celadon oil lamp, and the two of us sat across from each other to have dinner. The atmosphere was quite good. The environment was also quite quiet. There were no bugs to disturb us in this season, and the light comfort was just like the autumn air. It flows quietly around.
It's just that this house and the yard are a little rough and rough. There are not even trees in the yard, and there is really no scenery to see. Fortunately, there are people opposite.
Ever since Cao Shuang gave this courtyard to Qin Liang, Qin Liang has eaten countless meals here. In the past, he usually ate alone. Now he realizes that eating with two people is completely different from eating alone. Eat meals just to fill your stomach.
With Wang Lingjun here, even if he often didn't speak during meals, or even made a few innocuous gossips from time to time, there was someone beside him, simple movements, and casual glances, and the feeling was different.
In fact, when two people are eating, it doesn’t matter what they eat, what matters is who they eat with.
There was a ceramic bottle filled with sesame oil on the table. Qin Liang took a look and found that there was a lot of oil in the stew bowl in front, so he felt that there was no need for sesame oil. He reached out and moved the pot behind it. The vegetable bowl, I held the edge of the bowl and pulled it towards my chest, and accidentally dug my thumb into the vegetable bowl first.
Wang Lingjun glanced at him, her eyes filled with the light of the celadon oil lamp, but she didn't say anything, and of course she didn't understand what Qin Liang was thinking about being so careless. Qin Liang was used to washing his hands before eating, so he simply put his thumb to his mouth Here, Wang Lingjun would definitely not behave in such a disgraceful manner at the dinner table, but Qin Liang sometimes acted more casually and relaxedly.
Vegetables at this time are often made into vegetable soup or vegetable balls. Qin Liang picked up a vegetable ball with chopsticks. The color looked like agarwood, and put the vegetable ball directly into the stew in front of it. Stir it in the oil bowl for a while and then put it back into the vegetable bowl at the back.
When he tasted the cabbage balls in the bowl at the back, he felt that the cabbage balls were squeezed very tightly. They were greasy and slippery after being dipped in the stew soup. There is no need to put sesame oil, the women at home specially prepared flax oil bottles for dinner, which is simply a redundant decoration.
The two of them continued to eat. Wang Lingjun was sitting on his knees with a very dignified posture and a good appearance at the table. Qin Liang was much more casual. Sometimes he would even sit cross-legged in front of a few tables.
At this time, Wang Lingjun asked softly: "Did Mrs. Dong always serve her husband in daily life in the past?"
Qin Liang said: "When I first came to Luoyang, the conditions were not very good. There were no other women around. She just did laundry, cooking and cleaning."
Wang Lingjun said softly "Hmm".
Qin Liang smiled and said: "There is nothing else at all. Looking at our yard, you can clearly see that something is really going on. Who can I hide it from?"
Wang Lingjun raised his eyes and glanced at him: "I was just asking, and I didn't say anything was wrong. I just wanted to know what the situation of the people around me was like."
Qin Liang said: "There are only two women who have been close to me, and there is no one else."
He thought for a while, but still didn't plan to tell anyone about Lu. After all, the old relationship with her was not caused by the current Qin Liang.
Wang Lingjun gently reminded in a low voice: "This is very good. Husband, you should be more cautious. There is no need to take advantage of irrelevant people. Besides, if you let them get involved, you will not be able to get rid of it easily even if you get tired of it, which will only increase your troubles."
Qin Liang couldn't help but laugh again: "Perhaps beauty is in the eye of the beholder, how can you be so exaggerated?"
At this time, Moye walked to the door of the upper room with the soup, and the couple temporarily stopped talking about private matters.
Qin Liang had just thought about Lu's affairs, and for a moment Qin Liang thought of the jewelry given by Lu's, which was placed in the slip sack in the next room.
He suddenly wanted Wang Lingjun to give it a try, but then he thought about it. Lingjun was usually a dignified and conservative person. He had to fix the silk lining on the lining when he went out to ride a horse. It might not be easy for him to accept it for a while. So he thought it was better to forget it for the time being. Moreover.
There should be very few women who like that kind of jewelry. Lu's probably did it just for practicality and not for any other reason.
As for the farming mentioned by the messenger girl today, Qin Liang has also understood some of the principles of nature. Farmers plow the land before planting to loosen the soil, otherwise it will be difficult to cultivate. It is just a law of physics. Qin Liang said,
It is not necessary to plow that piece of land, the girl's implication is that she will plant elsewhere first and plow that piece of land at the last moment, so it is good for both of them. It is all purposeful, just to avoid some consequences.
At this time, Qin Liang felt that jewelry was indeed useless to Wang Lingjun. The consequences that Lu wanted to avoid were actually a good thing for Wang Lingjun.
While Qin Liang was eating, he looked at Wang Lingjun's kneeling posture and compared the jewelry with his imagination. He was still able to eat it without feeling anything at all. Sometimes the feeling of a certain image really depends on the person. Qin Liang
He has discovered that he really likes this wife, even if they were just strangers before getting married, he would never dislike her no matter where she is.
Wang Lingjun's voice said again: "The Double Ninth Festival is coming soon, do we want to go back to the Wang family to offer sacrifices?"
Qin Liang looked calm and said: "First, worship the ancestors of the Qin family at home, and then return to the Wang family."
Wang Lingjun nodded lightly and said "Yeah".
Qin Liang has never felt much about festivals. In fact, festivals in this era are more boring, filled with a lot of sacrificial activities, and there is much less sense of celebration. But recently, he seems to feel that celebrating festivals is quite good.
...The Double Ninth Festival will soon be here. Wang Xuanji has been looking forward to the festival for some reason lately.
Only now did she really feel that waiting was really tiring. The feeling of anticipation but never arriving made people crazy and crazy.
Sometimes she feels that this is wrong, so she keeps hinting to herself that she wants to return to her previous calm and somewhat boring state of mind. Fortunately, she has some skills, not only can she enter a semi-sleep state briefly, but she can also enter a semi-sleep state for a long time.
Empty your mind, read a book, and walk in the courtyard.
However, there will always be interference from others. Sometimes, just after I have adjusted my mentality, someone has to mention it. For example, in the past few days, I have heard someone mention Qin Zhongming in the palace from time to time.
The eldest brother Wang Gongyuan was one. No, Wang Gongyuan had just returned home from the court. He just came to the courtyard to play the piano and enjoy the dance, and then he talked about Zhongming with Mrs. Xue. He said honestly: "I didn't know much about it before.
Fuck him." On the sidelines, Wang Xuanji thought to herself: Then you should always look down on her, why did you do it so quickly?
Wang Gongyuan continued: "But now that I think about it, I accidentally found a good son-in-law by accident. In a hurry, I found a good son-in-law. This is fate. We are careful in our selection, but we may not find a good one."
Mrs. Xue smiled and said: "You have said it more than once."
Wang Gongyuan shook his head and said: "The woman has long hair, no knowledge, and no understanding. No one in the court is dissatisfied with what Zhongming does. This is the most difficult thing to do! I am really reassured by his ability and knowledge."
Looking back, if I were placed in the school affairs office and served as an official in a place like that, I would probably have a headache and be unable to sleep."
He paused for a moment, and then sighed: "I really like what Zhong Ming does. Before he took office, he knew to say hello to me first, which meant that if I didn't agree, he would not do the school affairs. Look,
How sensible! He also said that if I don't like it, I can intervene and stop him at any time.
Tell me, sir, how could he think so carefully at such a young age? Alas, what this good son-in-law said and did... I feel a little guilty, and I always feel that I don't deserve him."
Mrs. Xue glanced at Wang Xuanji, Mrs. Bai and others, and whispered to persuade: "Don't talk about it for now, you will get an advantage and behave well, and you will be hated easily. He is not a perfect person, and his background is not very good. I actually didn't have a good heart before.
I agree, I am afraid that I will suffer hardships if I marry you, and I am very worried about her. But my husband insists on this, so it is not convenient for me to object too much."
Wang Gongyuan said kindly: "Born is indeed very important, but if you are really talented, how can you be short-sighted and only see family background? There are noble families everywhere, where can you find heroes?"
Mrs. Xue still said: "Don't say this outside and make others laugh. How can you boast about yourself?"
Wang Gongyuan looked around calmly, then approached Mrs. Xue and whispered: "And Qin Zhongming's background is not very good, which is actually a good thing. There is no one in the Qin family who can rely on, but it must be our Wang family? What if it were changed?
Personally, once your husband got married, he didn't see each other for several years. He was just an in-law. He just wanted his children to call us uncle and aunt. But now we are just like his parents, isn't it better?"
Wang Xuanji actually didn't want to listen, but Wang Gongyuan insisted. However, Wang Xuanji soon realized that she could actually walk away and not listen, but she couldn't help but want to stay here. There was a bit of cool breeze in the pavilion, and the late autumn wind was colder. Wang Xuanji
His hands were tucked into the sleeves of his robe, subconsciously stretching and flexing his fingers, counting something silently.
Mrs. Xue's voice said: "We'll talk about it later when we go back to the room. In fact, what I'm most satisfied with is seeing you getting along well with me. I asked you about it, and you were very satisfied. As a mother, my children have passed.
If you do well and don't make any noise, you will feel happy."
Wang Xuanji thought of something and suddenly thought to herself: "I don't know how happy you are when you are with him every night, and you don't have to worry about anything. What's the point of dissatisfaction?"
She suddenly realized that her thoughts were too embarrassing and shameless. She immediately felt her cheeks getting a little hot and hurriedly began to adjust her mood. Fortunately, she was just thinking in her heart. No one else could see her, otherwise she would have no face to see others.
Wang Xuanji thought: I am not a prostitute. If he only thinks about that kind of thing and only treats me as a singer and dancer, no matter what, I will make up my mind to really ignore him. It is not a living thing.