swan?

She remembered the scene when she first met Brother Xuanhui when she was a child. She was sitting under a peach tree by the lake, painting the intimate swans in the lake, exactly the same as the pair in front of her.

Why does Prince Chu’s Mansion give away swans? If you want to give away, you should give away geese, because in the eyes of the ancients, geese are auspicious birds, and are birds that interpret love and loyalty.

The swan was an agreement between her and Brother Xuan Hui. When Lin Chenyao asked for marriage on the front of the emperor, he didn't know that the best would be her. He must be like everyone else, thinking that Xu Zhilan, who is known as the painting immortal, would win the best prize, so this pair of swans was actually borrowed by him to Xu Zhilan for the Chu Palace, but he didn't expect that she would take it away.

Originally, this was a very romantic thing, but because Xu Zhilan was involved, she suddenly felt that this pair of swans was very annoying. When she went to pay her respects tomorrow, she would definitely use this pair of swans to honor her grandmother. The luminous jade was also very popular.

During the award ceremony, she saw many girls showing longing eyes, especially Chu Jiating and Yang Lianxin.

Seeing that she refused to admit it, Lan Yi thought she was shy and joked: "Is the Marquis of Peiping the future son-in-law? Maybe this is fate. You only met him yesterday, got on his carriage, and picked up his long life thread. Today you will become his future wife."

Chu Xinyu frowned slightly and said, "I haven't even said a single word yet, so don't talk nonsense."

Lan Yi covered her mouth and smiled, "Who said nothing? The emperor's words and words can still be changed? The girl always wants to get married. I think the Marquis of Peking is good, and her appearance is very compatible with you. Standing together, she is like a golden boy and a jade girl. The children she gives birth to in the future will definitely be handsome men and beautiful women."

Chu Xinyu glanced at her and said, "I thought Zhu Bo was a gossip girl, but I didn't expect you to have a lot of potential. Next time I will hold a competition for you to see who is the champion."

Lan Yi hurriedly surrendered and said, "No need to hold it. She will definitely be the first place. I'd better help you put them away." After that, she picked up the brocade box on the table and accompanied Yu Yan, afraid that she would really take it to respect the old lady tomorrow.

Chu Xinyu did not stop him, picked up a towel and tucked his hair dry, then walked to the bed, fell asleep. Today, she spent a lot of energy on competition with others, and now she returned to her dormitory and wanted to go to bed.

Lan Yi came out of the study room and walked lightly to the bed. She was about to report what happened today to her, but she saw that she was asleep, so she went up to cover her with a blanket.

Unexpectedly, although Chu Xinyu closed his eyes, he was moving, "I'm tired, but I haven't fallen asleep yet. Just say something."

Lan Yi said: "I went to Zuixianglou during the day. The business there is good. Girl, you are indeed not wrong. Shao Sanniang. In just over a year, she has done the business of the restaurant with great success. Many high-ranking officials like to go to her restaurant to spend. She knows that you are back and asks you when you have time to have a meal. She leaves you an exclusive private room."

Shao Sanniang was a friend Chu Xinyu met in Puling Temple. She was cruelly sent to Puling Temple by her changed husband. She couldn't stand the torture of Master Ci. She was later thrown into a cave outside the temple to fend for herself. She happened to see Chu Xinyu and Lan Yi when they were picking herbs.

Lan Yi rescued her and wanted to leave the temple and live again.

So Chu Xinyu gave Shao Sanniang a sum of silver and asked her to go to Jinjing. If she wanted to do business, she could give her advice. The money was considered an investment, and she would share the money by 50% if she made money.

After Shao Sanniang arrived in the capital, she used the silver given by Chu Xinyu to open a restaurant in the city. She was very smart and capable, and she followed the plan planned by Chu Xinyu for her. The restaurant business was very good and she made a profit in half a year. She was good at socializing and now she has accumulated a certain amount of connections in the capital.

Since half a year ago, Shao Sanniang has deposited a considerable amount of silver every month into Chu Xinyu's house account in Jinjing City. This is the money house account specially opened for her.

Chu Xinyu has never used it. Most of her income is from selling paintings in the past two years, or helping those women who were sent to Puling Temple by their family or husband to stand up again and find their goal in life.

The families of these people have certain reputations in the local area, and they have received a good education, but they just went astray or were framed and sent to Pusi Ling.

Since saving Shao Sanniang, Chu Xinyu felt that these women who were sent to Puling Temple were too miserable and decided to rescue them.

After being taught a lesson by her a little trick, Master Ci from Puling Temple was restrained and did not dare to do evil. He also thanked Chu Xinyu for his kindness. Now Puling Temple is no longer a nest of thieves who force women to engage in prostitution, but a training institution.

These women who were abandoned by their families or who were sent to the death of their husbands but could not get married, after the guidance and training of Chu Xinyu, most of them, like Shao Sanniang, have a new direction of life. They are distributed throughout the country and have become Chu Xinyu's eyeliner.

Chu Xinyu's paintings were made through their hands. At first, most of them copied works by famous artists, and later they were her own works. Her paintings now sell at least 5,000 taels. Therefore, over the past year, she has been considered a rich woman.

Chu Xinyu changed his comfortable position and said, "Let's go tomorrow. I'll go out tomorrow. By the way, how are you investigating about Hexiang? Which store can be sold?"

"No, I went to the incense shop and didn't have that kind of incense. There is a incense shop called Xiangzhi Wanjia that is suspicious. Their incense powder and perfume seem very ordinary, but I smelled the banned incense powder in the shop, but it was very faint. If you don't smell it seriously, you can't smell it."

"Unbanned fragrance powder?"

"Three years ago, the court seized the Xiang family, the richest man in Jiangnan. The Xiang family started by making spices and has been passed down for more than 300 years. However, since the court seized the Xiang family, the court has classified several of the Xiang family's spices into contraband products, and no one is allowed to produce or sell these Xiang family's spices."

Seeing that she was very serious and seemed very interested in listening, Lan Yi continued: "The Xiang family has an ancestral secret, which contains various spices, but was lost when it was sealed. Now Xiang Zhi Wanjia's incense shop has banned fragrance. It is very likely that this store has some connection with the Xiang family, or has obtained the Xiang family's secret. Once discovered by the court, the owner will definitely be in prison, and may be confiscated in serious cases."

The law of the Xu Dynasty was very strict about the production and sale of contraband. Once it was violated, no matter who was in jail, the house would be confiscated, and the family would be exiled or exiled.

Chu Xinyu knew that Lan Yi would not mention this for no reason. When she finished speaking, she said, "Which Xiangzhi Wanjia Shop is from?"

"It's the Zhongyi Hou Mansion."

"How many rooms are there?" Chu Xinyu's eyes darkened. It was indeed the Marquis' Mansion. She guessed it just now when she heard Lan Yi's serious expression.

There is no noble lady in the capital who doesn’t have one or two shops in hand, but she didn’t expect that someone in the mansion would do these illegal things regardless of the life or death of the whole mansion.

Lan Yi shook her head and said, "I haven't checked this yet. I'm afraid of alerting the enemy. I'll listen to your instructions when I come back."

She didn't go to the Baihua Banquet today because the girl gave her a task to investigate the fragrant powder used by Xiangmei that night. If it was for sale on the market, she would ask who had bought it in the mansion. If it was a Yuan family, she would collect the evidence, but she did not expect that there was a shop in Zhongyi's mansion doing illegal things.

Chu Xinyu remembered the spices given to her by Yuan's sachet, and instinctively felt that the shop belonged to the big house. No, to be precise, it was Yuan who was in charge. I wonder if she married into the store behind the Hou Mansion. If it was okay, if it was not, if it was found out, Zhongyi's Hou Mansion would be not far from the search.

She must not let such a thing happen, so she said, "You go out with me tomorrow, and you can check who is in charge of the store, and who is in the name of the store."

"Okay." Lan Yi nodded and responded.

Chu Xinyu was now sleepless because she heard these things. She put on a coat and was about to get out of bed when she heard a light cough from outside the window.

Lan Yi was working on the wick on her back, obviously not her voice, but the light cough was a little familiar and unfamiliar. She knew who it was and quickly put on her coat.

Lan Yi also heard the cough. When she looked out the window, she saw a man in a dark brocade robe jumping in. Her clear temperament was not inferior to the cold wind of winter. The candlelight reflected his handsome face, and his eyes were as deep as stars. This person was Lin Chenyao, Hou of Peking.

Oh my God, he actually came to find her girl in the middle of the night. Fortunately, she was calm enough, otherwise she would cause others to scream.

Chu Xinyu came over and said to her, "You go out and guard, don't let someone come in."

Lan Yi's heart was beating like thunder, so she hurried out and closed the door.

Chu Xinyu took a deep breath, turned to face him, and smiled and said, "The Marquis of Beiping is here to find me?"

I wonder how long he had been standing outside, and whether he had listened to the conversation between her and Lan Yi? He was an important minister of the court. If he knew that Zhongyi's mansion had violated the law, this marriage would definitely be rejected. So in a while, she would test how much he had eavesdropped on?

Lin Chenyao looked at her silently. In fact, he didn't know why he sneaked in in the middle of the night. Today she shocked herself very much. She was full of mystery, which made him long to explore.

It is inconvenient to speak on occasions like a banquet, but the unmarried lady did not go out easily, so it would be difficult to get close to her. Now they have been ordered by the emperor to marry, so they have an excuse when they come in to find her.

After thinking for a while, Lin Chenyao said, "Who taught you your paintings? Is there really that expert?"

Chu Xinyu looked at him and nodded slightly, "Yes, she is a girl in my dream. She said this is her unique painting method and she never teaches people."

He sneaked in in the middle of the night and asked her where to learn painting skills, which meant that he began to doubt Xu Zhilan, and he was still a little wise.

"In the dream?" Lin Chenyao frowned almost unpredictably.

Chu Xinyu shrugged, "You may find it ridiculous when you hear it, but my cousin believed it because I really couldn't draw before. Since I dreamed of her, I used the method she taught me to practice, and I got started soon."

"What kind of girl is she?" Lin Chenyao's expression was a bit complicated.

Chu Xinyu shook her head, "I didn't see her appearance clearly, but she said she told me that she would never have the chance to go back to Jinjing in this life, but she taught me to draw a pair of swans, saying that if I could meet the man who was willing to marry me in the future, I would give him a swan picture. I asked her why, and she said that male and female swans were very loyal to each other and that the couple would stay together for life."

"She really said that?" Lin Chenyao narrowed his eyes at her, as if he was considering the authenticity of her words, but she couldn't find any doubts about her words.

"What's the benefit of me lying to you?" Chu Xinyu pretended to realize it, "By the way, why are you asking this? You won't dream of her too, right?"

"She told you why she didn't have the chance to return to Jinjing?"

"No, I didn't ask." Chu Xinyu glanced at him and said, "What are you doing when Chagan asked?" Of course she couldn't tell him the reason. If he was smart and suspected Xu Zhilan would check it out by himself, this was more authentic than telling it from her.

"Do you dream of something else?" One person would dream of another, and the other person would teach her to learn painting. These words were too incredible.

He still didn't answer her question. Chu Xinyu couldn't help rolling his eyes, then rolled his eyes, and pouted, "Do you really believe there is a girl in my dream? I told others before that they were not in common, only my cousin believed it."

Lin Chenyao raised his eyebrows, "You seem to have a good relationship with him?"

Chu Xinyu replied naturally: "Of course, he is my cousin. If you don't like him, who will you like?"

Lin Chenyao subconsciously frowned, "My cousin is also a man, and my cousin and cousin can get married."

Chu Xinyu looked at him in surprise and asked back, "Will you marry your cousin?"

"The Lin family won't take concubines, don't worry." Lin Chenyao glanced at her lightly, with a low smile in his voice.

"..." Chu Xinyu blinked, and hadn't reacted yet. What did his problem have to do with whether he took a concubine? Why did he suddenly ask for a concubine...

As if she was thinking of something, she suddenly let out a "ah" and gently covered her mouth with her hands. Her fair and moist face suddenly turned red.

She stared at him with shame and anger, her ears getting hot.

It turned out that he thought he was jealous and was afraid that he would marry his cousin, so he angrily glanced at him, "Who cares about whom you marry?"

Lin Chenyao saw her blushing face, which was very beautiful, and suddenly realized that getting along with her was a very comfortable thing, especially because she was not as arrogant and as shameful as the girls nowadays, nor did she even know what kind of reserve is to seduce him.

"Why do you look at me like this?" Chu Xinyu was stared at by his eyes, and his heart suddenly jumped for a few strokes. She felt that she shouldn't have reacted like this.

Lin Chenyao chuckled and said, "I'm thinking, since painting is so talented, your copying skills must be good."

Chu Xinyu said: "It's not very good, it's okay, what? Do you want to ask me to copy the painting?"

"Why do you want fakes if you have authentic works?"

"It's not that I want it, it's the girl in the dream who wants to come back." Chu Xinyu looked at him with a quick heartbeat. He finally asked these things.

Lin Chenyao's side face was cold, and the swaying candlelight reflected on his angular face, "Want to come back?"

Chu Xinyu nodded, "Yes, she said that the painting was painted by her, and there was her secret inside. I must come back and exchange it for the original."

"What's the secret?"

"She didn't say this."

Lin Chenyao pursed his thin lips slightly and asked, "When will she enter your dream?"

Chu Xinyu smiled helplessly and said, "After I returned to Jinjing, she stopped coming to see me."

"Why?"

"I'm not her, how could I know." Chu Xinyu glanced at him, "How come you, why are there so many questions?"

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Lan's home appliance code suddenly caught fire last night and the power was cut off. It was written for most of the time, but it could not be interrupted. She insisted on at least 4,000 words a day, so the last 400 words were repeated. Now it has been modified, so you can read it with confidence.
Chapter completed!