5. Chapter 4
"Big cousin, how long will it take to wait?"
It was noisy outside the car, and Xie Lanyin couldn't sit in the carriage, so she coaxed her mother to agree. She slightly opened a gap in the curtains and asked her cousin who was guarding the car in a low voice, and began to observe the situation in front of the city gate. There were soldiers wearing armor standing on both sides of the official road, and the long queues were lined up. Behind the officers and soldiers were the people who were looking forward to it, all of whom were looking forward to the Qin King into the city.
Jiang Jizhou walked two steps toward this side and whispered: "It will take about two quarters of an hour."
Xie Lanyin was a little disappointed. Just as she was about to put down the curtain, a few pleasant bird calls suddenly came from the carriage beside her. Xie Lanyin looked over curiously, but saw that the curtains were closed and she could not see anything. She moved her eyes and unexpectedly recognized the coachman with a cold face on her side, which was the tourist who had met once in Yujing Tower.
It happened again, quite coincidental.
Xie Lanyin couldn't help but look at him twice more.
Lu Jun stood in front of the master's car motionless, as if he was unaware of anything.
The prince who really wanted to see hadn't arrived yet. Xie Lanyin felt that the sun was sunny, so she put down the curtains and sat down straight without her mother's instructions.
A plate of dried longan was placed on the small shelf, and Xie Lanyin peeled it one by one to eat it. It was so sweet that he poured tea and drank it himself.
"Do you want it?" Before drinking, she asked her mother with a smile.
Jiang shook his head and raised his chin outside.
Xie Lanyin poked her head out and asked her sister and cousin if she could drink. Her delicate voice not only made the man in the carriage beside her look away from the book, but also made the nearby people look curiously.
When Xie Lanqiao saw this, he immediately asked his sister to sit down.
It was inconvenient outside, so Xie Lanyin pointed to the tea bowl at his sister. After being denied, he drank it himself.
After waiting boredly for a long time, the outside suddenly became quiet. Jiang Jizhou reminded his little cousin to arrive. Xie Lanyin immediately became energetic and quickly put on the hat. After his mother repeatedly reminded him, he got off the carriage. Before he could stand firm, someone from the opposite side came down. Xie Lanyin couldn't help but look up, and he was lost.
He was a man wearing a black robe and a brocade belt. He was about twenty years old and would look down at his feet when others got off the bus, but he was calm and composed as if he was walking on the ground, with cold eyes looking forward. There was no trace of contempt on his handsome face, but his every move indeed showed an innate nobility, as if he was not watching the fun, but looking at his servants.
A man is very good-looking and has a great temperament. Not only does he look extraordinary, but his demeanor is also cold and noble, and he is truly outstanding. Not only does Xie Lanyin look stunned when he appears, but even Jiang Jizhou, who is knowledgeable, was very surprised.
Seeing the gaze of several people, Xiao Yuan looked sideways.
Jiang Jizhou clasped his fists and praised: "Young Master is so handsome!"
Xiao Yuan was neither humble nor satisfied. He nodded and politely withdrew, and then went forward without leaving a single word.
Jiang Jizhou looked at his back and exchanged glances with his second brother. This person is definitely not an ordinary person.
Jiang Xingzhou nodded, and saw that his cousin was still standing stupidly. He must have been amazed by the young master, and said softly: "Let's go, let's go and see ahead."
Xie Lanyin finally came back to her senses. Fortunately, she was covered by a hat, so there was no need to worry about her cousin seeing her lose her composure.
"This man is really rude. He doesn't even know how to be humble even if his cousin praises him."
No matter how good he looks, he is not good at bad behavior. When Xie Lanyin instinctively dislikes his cousin when he thinks that the other party is cold-faced to his big cousin.
The strange man had a strange temper, but Jiang Jizhou didn't take it seriously. He walked in the middle with his two cousins. He and his younger brothers stood on both sides.
Before the King of Qin arrived, in front of the central gate of Guanlu, the Shaanxi General Pingxi Hou Chen Jie had already led officials of all sizes out of the city to greet him.
Xie Lanyin stared at these high-ranking officials for a while, and quietly leaned against Jiang Jizhou, "Big Cousin, who is that person?"
She was only nine years old last time when she came to Shaanxi. After four years, she had forgotten even if she had met someone she had seen.
Jiang Jizhou looked in the direction of her finger and immediately said, "That was Chen Yingshi, the prince of the Marquis of Pingxi."
The Jiang family is the richest man in Shaanxi and often interacts with officials. For example, this time he got married, he posted a post to the Shen family and other officials. The posts were given as a gift, so they would not force them to do so.
Xie Lanyin knew it and looked at Chen Yingshi again. No wonder he could stand in the second row at such a young age. It turned out to be the prince, and he was born quite well. He was wearing a brocade robe and was full of heroic posture, but...
Xie Lanyin couldn't help looking at the side, not daring to show any big moves, only glimpsed the man's ink-colored clothes.
There is a heaven beyond the sky, and she only understood the truth of this today. She used to think that the father Xie Hui was the most beautiful among the elders, and the third cousin Jiang Huaizhou among the peers was the most handsome. However, just a quick meeting just happened and saw the man's dragon and phoenix figure. Xie Lanyin's most extraordinary beauty quickly changed people.
Unfortunately, my temper is so bad...
"His Highness of the King of Qin has arrived, and the officials and the people have knelt down to welcome him!"
A high summons came from afar, and Xie Lanyin was shocked and knelt down with her sister.
Xiao Yuan's movements slowed down for a moment, but soon lifted up his clothes and knelt down, lowered his head, and turned his eyes around Hou Chenjie, Pingxi.
Chen Jie was in his forties and majestic state. Seeing the Qin King's carriage slowly coming, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, leading all the officials from Shaanxi to kneel down to greet him. After all, he was the prince. In front of the people of the city, he still had to give the Qin King some face. But in the future, the Qin King was the best to be tactful, but not tactful. He didn't mind letting him appreciate what it means to fall in the tiger's fall in Pingyang.
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When the King of Qin arrived, the people had to bow their heads, but everyone wanted to see the prince, and there were not many who were really obedient.
Xie Lanyin relied on her head to wear a veil and looked even more casually.
In front of the car were eight guards of the royal palace, each riding tall and big horses, majestic. The luxurious and grand carriage curtains were hanging down, and the people inside could not be seen. Behind were the three thousand guards of the Qin King who escorted the King of Qin. Whether they were cavalry or pawns, they were neat and well-behaved, giving people a feeling of solemnity.
Xie Lanyin looked around twice, but was even more curious about His Highness Qin King's eyes fell back to the car window.
The carriage stopped, and he held his breath and concentrated. The curtain of the car moved, but a little eunuch came out, shook the whisk, and stood on the shaft of the carriage and said to Pingxihou and others: "Your Highness is exhausted, and you are in a bad state. I will not come out to see you as a lord. Please make way out. It will be a bad idea to delay Your Highness's return to the house to rest."
The attitude is very arrogant.
The officials looked at each other with their heads down. Is this prince really sick? Or is it not to give them face?
Chen Jie looked as usual, stepped forward a few steps and said aloud: "Since your highness is not in good health, I will welcome you to the highness one day!"
Yu Bi took the lead in avoiding the side of the official road. Other officials followed his example and followed his example. In a flash, the city gate became empty.
The little eunuch nodded with satisfaction and said in a lengthened voice: "Let's go, go back to the palace..."
As his sharp voice fell, the carriage and horses started to move again. The climate in Shaanxi was dry, and when the wind blew, dust flew.
Dust came in from under the hood. Xie Lanyin frowned and held her breath. When the ceremonial guards all entered the city, she didn't have to kneel anymore. She was the first to get up and walk back, complaining in a low voice, "I have been kneeling for so long, and I haven't even seen a figure in my personal situation. I have sucked so much soil in vain. I am worthy of being the prince, and I am really arrogant."
Jiang Jizhou followed her with a smile, arrived at the carriage, and reached out to help her up.
Xie Lanyin lowered her head, and the thin hat gauze was blown up by the wind, revealing half of her beautiful side face, pouting with red lips, full and attractive.
Ge Jin was stunned afterwards and immediately glanced at his master.
Xiao Yuan had already withdrawn his gaze and looked calm.
Ge Jin curled his lips secretly, and the man was so beautiful that he was so popular that he was scolded and didn't get angry.
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At midnight, Xie Lanyin and others finally entered the city gate.
"If I had known that I could not see the noble person at all, I would not have come." Xie Lanyin moved his butt and complained to his mother in a low voice.
She grew up so old, not just a glance from afar. The highest official she had ever seen was grandfather Xie Ding, a third-rank general, followed by the prefect of Hangzhou. She also visited the capital when she was a child, but at that time, the small-scale management was even stricter, so she could only stay with her elders obediently and had no chance to go out to watch the fun. When she came to Xi'an, she thought she could see a prince, so who would have thought she would wait for a fight in vain?
The daughter pouted her little mouth, feeling aggrieved. Jiang looked at it and patted her daughter's hands and said, "Neople, no one has a nose and two eyes like us, but they have a higher status and nothing good to look at. Lan Yin should not be angry. She is about to arrive at your uncle's house. Don't let your uncle and aunt misunderstand."
Thinking of his uncle and aunt whom he had not seen for many years, Xie Lanyin was overjoyed and forgot about the unhappiness in a flash. He came to the window to watch the fun on the street.
"Mom, I remember that elm tree turned into that alley and went to my uncle's house, right?"
Leaving the bustling main street, the vicinity gradually became quieter. Most of the wealthy businessmen in Xi'an were concentrated in the west of the city, and the Yuyin Lane where the Jiang family was located was called Yuanbao Lane by the people. Xie Lanyin lived at her uncle's house for two months when she was nine years old. She did not pick up Yuanbao, but remembered that her third cousin climbed a tree to pick elm seeds for her to eat.
Recalling interesting childhood stories, Xie Lanyin poked her head out of the right car window and smiled at her cousin on the horse, "Third Cousin, do you remember the incident when you picked elm seeds for me to eat, and when you jumped down, sprained your ankle and was punished by your uncle to think behind closed doors?"
Jiang Huaizhou glared at her, "You are so embarrassed to laugh? Because you have been punished so many times, you can go back after the wedding banquet this time. Don't live too long. Anyway, there is a lot of dust here, and you don't like it either."
He was poor-mouthed, Xie Lanyin was angry and pinched a longan and threw it at him, "I'm willing to live for a few days, I want you to take care of it!"
Jiang Huaizhou's eyes were sharp, and he grabbed the longan dried with one hand, and put it in his mouth. He then threw the shell at his cousin, proudly.
Xie Lanyin quickly put down the curtains, and the moist peach blossom eyes were filled with smiles.
Her cousins are not very close, she likes the three cousins here.
Chapter completed!