Zhao Yanping stood in the tent, in a dilemma.

This is Xie Ying's boat, so there is no reason why he and A Jiao are staying in the tent. However, the adults have already given up the place, so he chased him out and chasing him. It would be too unfamiliar, let alone a willful sister.

Thinking of his sister's performance tonight, Zhao Yanping frowned.

In fact, he didn't spend much time with Chen Ying, and he met several times a year. Although the Chen Ying that Zhao Yanping saw was occasionally a little willful, she was talented. The rouge shop was left by the old aunt of the Shen family. It turned out to be just a small shop, selling all the cheap goods used by the villagers. It was her sister who taught herself and developed the good rouge sold today based on some books.

Chen Ying has been running a rouge shop since she was twelve years old and has a good business. Zhao Yanping has always been proud of this sister, thinking that her sister is calm and sensible. When she ran to the city angry, she was all the time because of Shen Wenbiao and his wife who bullied others too much. But just tonight, Zhao Yanping heard his sister scolding with his own ears and witnessed her sister being rude in front of Xie Ying. Zhao Yanping suddenly realized that Chen Ying was actually a little girl, and there were some things that he needed to worry about.

"Your Majesty, why don't we go out too?" Jiao Jiao walked over and discussed in a low voice. She asked her to sit in the boat alone with the Youth. Jiao was also uncomfortable.

Zhao Yanping thought for a while and asked Jiao to wait. He opened the curtain and said to Xie Ying: "Sir, let's go and sit on the bow of the boat. If you have any questions, please give me any instructions."

When Xie Ying heard this, he was about to scold Zhao Yanping for a few words, but Zhao Yanping quickly turned to Chen Ying with a look of following him and set the curtain.

Chen Ying sat alone on the west side of the stern of the boat and received her brother's wink, but she didn't want to prevent her brother and sister-in-law from increasing their relationship, so she still sat there, with her back facing Xie Ying's master and servant, holding her cheeks with both hands, and looking bored at the shop and pedestrians on the shore.

Zhao Yanping waited for a while, and guessed that his sister would not come. He shook his head and took Gillian to the bow of the boat.

Ah Jiao whispered: "Will it be inappropriate to keep the girl and the adults?"

Zhao Yanping said: "No problem, sir is a polite person. As long as Sakura doesn't bother sir, sir will not pay attention to her."

Gillian recalled the several encounters he had fought with Xie Ying, and agreed with her.

The two sat at the bow of the boat, side by side, Zhao Yanping's shoulders and backs were wide, which was enough to block Gillian's figure. Even if the boatman on the boat looked here, he could only see Zhao Yanping's cold side face.

Gillian sneaked at the official next to her and suddenly felt that even though the official was taciturn, the two had nothing to say. They could sit together so quietly, enjoy the flowing water reflected by the lights, and listen to the noise of the people on the shore together, and there was a faint warmth and sweetness, just like the ending of a script, the years were quiet.

Zhao Yanping rarely has the chance to accompany Ah Jiao like this. Usually he goes out early and comes back late, and then passes his body after he gets home, eats, and it’s almost dark after he finishes his work. Sometimes he reads books, and sometimes he goes to bed directly. Even Gillian sits opposite him and reads books together. Zhao Yanping doesn’t know how to stare at her and look at her.

Now, Zhao Yanping has nothing to do except accompany her.

Gillian looked at the water view under the boat, and Zhao Yanping slowly moved his light to her face. Her black hair was tall and her fair side face and neck were completely exposed outside. When the black-sailed boat rowed over under the willow tree with dense branches and leaves, the halo of the lantern hanging in front of the shop sprinkled over, and she was smiling with her eyes down from the light and shadow, which was as beautiful as a mortal.

"Sir, look, there seems to be fish there." Gillian suddenly pointed at the water, with a hint of surprise in her voice.

Zhao Yanping looked over, but his mind was not on the fish.

To be fair, a girl like Gillian is beautiful, pure, conscience and well-educated. If she had not experienced both parents and experienced ups and downs, how could she have been a concubine for him? She suffered too much and regarded him as a backer. He was a little better to her, so she would be happy and satisfied and willing to be a concubine for him, serve him food and clothing, and serve him overnight.

Zhao Yanping felt pity for her and occasionally felt unreal, as if one day Gillian would leave and return to a place that was out of reach of him.

At the stern of the boat, Xie Ying sat cross-legged, shaking the folding fan in his hand.

The sky was completely dark, and there were stars on the night sky, but the stars in Jiangnan seemed to be a little farther away, and they looked brighter than those in the capital.

Brother Shun quietly hit him with his elbow.

Xie Ying looked at Shunge'er.

Brother Shun raised his chin to Chen Ying opposite him and whispered: "Sir, why are there all beauties around Mr. Zhao? I am a beautiful concubine, and my sister is so beautiful too."

Xie Ying didn't look at Chen Ying, but she had Chen Ying's face in her mind, her skin was as white as snow, her bright eyes and white teeth, and she was indeed a beauty.

"Since ancient times, it is not uncommon for beauties to appear in Jiangnan." Xie Ying whispered, many concubines in the palace were from Jiangnan.

Brother Shun thought of Zhao Yanping's lost sister, Miss Xiangyun, and couldn't help but sigh: "Fortunately, Miss Chen's father is rich and can support her, otherwise it would not be a good thing to look like this."

Xie Ying asked him to shut up. The wind was strong on the river and his words blew into Zhao Yanping's ears. Wouldn't it be a bad mood?

The black-sailed boat was driving along the river. After halfway through the journey, Zhao Yanping asked Chen Ying to go to the tent to accompany A Jiao. He came over to have a chat with Xie Ying and Shun Ge'er.

"Sister-in-law, if I didn't come to the county town, my brother can concentrate on accompanying you tonight. Would you think I was in the way?"

Chen Ying sat down next to Ajiao, leaned against Ajiao's shoulder intimately, and held Ajiao's small hand with her hands.

She grew up in Shenjiagou, and her father hired a female husband for her. Chen Ying had studied and her heart grew bigger. She had nothing to talk to with the girls of the same age who had started working for the family at a young age, or who were determined to marry, and had no words to talk to, and there were no sisters at home. It can be said that her sister-in-law, Gillian, was the first female companion Chen Ying met who she wanted to make friends with.

Gillian smiled and said, "How could it be? Going out to play requires a lot of people to be lively. If I just want the official to accompany me, I usually have opportunities, so I won't be able to do this night."

Chen Ying suddenly became a little curious: "Is my elder brother good to you? I can't even imagine how he gets along with you in normal times."

Gillian chuckled and told Chen Ying softly how she got along with the official.

Chen Ying was surprised and said, "That's it? I can't say a few words a day. Is this also called husband and wife?"

Gillian lowered her eyes and said, "It's not a couple, I'm a concubine."

Chen Ying’s point is not here: “Brother is so cold and serious, what do you like about him, sister-in-law?”

She could see that the younger sister-in-law was very kind to her elder brother and loved her sincerely. Chen Ying thought that her elder brother was very gentle to her elder sister in private and could speak sweet words!

Of course, there are times when the official is not cold, but those are not suitable to be said. Gillian bit her lip and asked Chen Ying: "What does a girl think a couple should look like?"

Chen Ying thought about it carefully and said, "Mr., of course, he treats me gently. I treat him considerately. When I am together, I talk about everything and miss each other. In addition to my parents, brothers and sisters, the couple is the two closest people in the world. No matter what happens, they cannot be separated."

Jiao thought to herself that according to Miss Chen Ying, she and the official were not satisfied with the line "talking about everything".

"What the girl said is also very good, but I will be content if I meet an official." Gillian said softly.

Chen Ying looked at her and couldn't help but be jealous of her brother. She looked like a stone. The ancestral grave was filled with smoke. The white beauty like Ajiao was the concubine. The key was that Ajiao was still loyal and never relied on her beauty to act as a demon. With the temper of Mrs. Zhao, if she had Chen Ying, she would dare to think about her business, and Chen Ying insisted on scolding her in person...

Forget it, for the sake of my brother, Chen Ying doesn’t bother with Mrs. Zhao!

The two of them whispered, and before they knew it, the river trip ended.

After getting ashore, Xie Ying and Zhao Yanping said goodbye and took Shun Ge'er away.

Zhao Yanping was thinking about teaching his sister a lesson, but he didn't have the time to go around, protecting Gillian and Chen Ying went home.

Zhao Yanping asked Gillian to go back to the house first, but he went to the west room and told him earnestly. He warned Chen Ying to restrain her lady's temper. If she was bullied, she could argue. How could a girl's family speak rudely and act out her words for a while, but it would affect her reputation when it was spread. A woman would eventually get married and could not act as arbitrary as those young men.

Chen Ying was upset: "Why did the elder brother look more and more like my father the more he said? I thought you were young and could understand my mood."

Zhao Yanping said in a deep voice: "Brother is like a father. I should have corrected you when you did something wrong."

Chen Ying lay on the bed of Mrs. Zhao and said softly: "Okay, okay, I'll go back tomorrow morning and choose a man to marry, so as not to stay in your parents' home and get in your eyes."

This attitude was simply not listened to!

Zhao Yanping wanted to say something else, but Chen Ying suddenly sat up and pointed at the door and told him to go out. She was going to bed.

Zhao Yanping had no choice but to retreat first.

When he returned to the east room, there was still a little bit of worry between his eyebrows.

Zhao Yanping remembered that his sister seemed to be very close to Gillian, so he reminded Gillian to help and persuade her.

Gillian sat by the window to make silk flowers. When the official spoke, she listened very seriously. Later, she simply lowered her head and listened while making silk flowers. Her agile little hands did not stop for a moment.

When Zhao Yanping finally finished speaking, Gillian said disapprovingly: "The girl is not ignorant. It is obvious that those young men bully people first, but the girl almost fell into the water. What's wrong with scolding them? The official is really. He scolded the girl in front of the adults, and when he came back, he scolded her again. The girl rarely goes to the city. Now she has lost her good mood."

First of all, Gillian thought Chen Ying was right, and secondly, Shen Ying provided her with supplies. Even if she was wrong, Gillian would not be so stupid as to offend her rich man.

Zhao Yanping could not understand Gillian's rebuttal, it was clearly his reasoning.

"She is a woman, she often scolds people, and it will ruin her reputation when it is spread. In the end, she will suffer a loss?"

Gillian looked up at him and said calmly: "Just just curse, how much loss can you suffer? Besides, the Shen family is rich, the girl has the support of her parents who love her, and a mighty head-in-chief brother like the official. The men outside lined up to marry her, so who dared to dislike her?"

Zhao Yanping pursed his lips.

His appearance is quite scary. Gillian shrank and the rich girl could not offend her, and his husband could not give him face.

"Okay, please rest first, I'll go and persuade the girl now." Gillian put down the needle and thread and hurried to the west room.

Chen Ying was feeling uncomfortable when she saw her, she threw herself into Jiao's arms and cried, and told her about the grievances she suffered at home.

When Ah Jiao heard that Shen Wenbiao and his wife wanted to occupy Chen Ying's rouge shop, she might be losing her business if she really took over. She stood on Shen Ying's side more and more determinedly, and advised Chen Ying not to compromise with Shen Wenbiao and his wife. Marriage is a big event in her life. She must choose a good man with good character. Anyway, Chen Ying is only fifteen years old, so it is not too late to choose another year or two.

Chen Ying was comforted by her gentle sister-in-law. Thinking that she was leaving tomorrow, Chen Yingyang Gillian slept with her tonight, and the two of them had a good heart.

Gillian hesitated, but then she thought that the official had been sleeping for three nights before, and only went to the floor last night. Miss Chen Ying was there tonight, so the official would definitely not do anything, so there should be no reason to oppose her accompanying his sister.

"I'll go and talk to the official and bring the quilt over." Gillian patted Chen Ying's shoulder and said.

Chen Ying nodded and let her go.

Gillian went to talk to the official.

Zhao Yanping really didn't want to do anything tonight, so he agreed.

Gillian carried the quilt and took the account book over. When Qiuyue and the others came back later, she still had to settle the score.

Chen Ying curiously looked through her account book, and saw that her books were sloppy, and she also gave Ah Jiao a simple and clear way to keep the books simple and clear.

"The girl is so amazing." Gillian said sincerely.

Chen Ying sighed: "If my elder brother has a sister-in-law, I will be content with me half of my appreciation. He is really good. His temper is getting more and more like my father. He dares not grow his business and likes to scold me."

Outside the door, Zhao Yanping was about to knock on the door to remind the two of them to go to bed early when he heard his sister's complaints.

Zhao Yanping is even more curious about how Gillian responds.

Gillian only envy: "The girl is in a blessing and doesn't know how to be blessed. Like me, she can't help but be disciplined by her father, and she doesn't have an older brother."

Zhao Yanping's long eyelashes drooped, and when he was about to turn around and walk away, his sister's voice came from inside: "Sister-in-law, I heard the old lady briefly mention your life experience. You can't count on the Zhu family anymore. What about your family? Do you have no uncles or uncles?"

Ah Jiao shook her head in disappointment: "My father is the only man in the family. I have an aunt. When I was a child, I heard from my parents that my uncle had caused trouble as an official, and the whole family was sent to the frontier. Later, there was no news. I heard that the frontier was bitter and cold, and many punished officials had their lives to go, but it might not be..."

Gillian couldn't continue to say anything, and she also hoped that her aunt and uncle would be fine, but it's been more than ten years since Gillian had already cut off that thought.

Chen Ying hurriedly comforted her: "No, my sister-in-law is so good. God loves good people and will definitely bless them with peace."

Gillian smiled and changed the subject.
Chapter completed!