Chapter 107 I Knew You Were Not Dead Yet
In mid-March, the grass is green and the birds are singing. The spring breeze blows across the capital, and the gardens of every household are full of colorful flowers and willows. The Song residence is also a scene of colorful flowers.
After the emperor issued an edict granting Huo Zheng and Chunzhi a marriage, the Imperial Astronomical Observatory helped them compare their horoscopes and set the wedding date as June 16th.
It’s an auspicious day, and we look forward to the good times together.
With less than three months left before their wedding, the Song brothers and sisters helped Chunzhi prepare her dowry.
Taking advantage of the good weather, Song Wan'er accompanied Chunzhi to the street to buy things.
The capital city was far more prosperous than Dongzhou. Song Wan'er, who had rarely been out, was dazzled by the various shops and wanted to go into every one of them to take a look.
When Chunzhi was in Linshui Town, she was busy making money every day. When she arrived in Dongzhou, she stayed at home all day. She had never seen a prosperous place like the capital. Not to mention the jewelry and jade, she was shocked by the variety of rouge and powder in the rouge shop.
The two sisters took their servants and went from shop to shop. When they arrived at Jinyulou, a jewelry store, Song Wan'er took a fancy to a set of ruby head ornaments and planned to buy them for Chunzhi to add to her makeup.
The shopkeeper said, "This ruby headpiece was ordered by Miss Wang. It will only be displayed on the counter for two days. If you like it, you have to wait until we find such a fine ruby before ordering it again."
Song Wan'er said unhappily, "You people in the capital have such trouble buying things. If you don't sell them, why put them on the counter? People see them and like them, but they can't buy them. It just makes people angry."
When they were in Dongzhou, Song Wan'er would come to the Song residence and choose anything first.
She knew that the capital was no different from other places. It was full of royal relatives and nobles, and buying something depended on who had higher status and who had lower status.
It would be fine if she wasn't allowed to see this good thing, but she had to see it but couldn't buy it.
It's really infuriating.
Chunzhi smiled and advised, "My dear Wan'er, don't get angry over such a small matter. The dowry you and your brother have prepared for me is already countless, so a set of headgear won't be a big deal."
"Originally, one more set of this ruby tiara wouldn't make much, and one less set wouldn't make much either. But the fact that I saw it and couldn't buy it is the most painful thing." Song Wan'er said to the shopkeeper of the Jinyulou, "Shopkeeper, go talk to the person who bought this ruby tiara and tell her I'm willing to pay twice the price and ask her to give it up."
"This..." The shopkeeper of Jinyulou was a little embarrassed. "The person who bought this ruby headpiece is a noble lady. I'm afraid it won't be solved by paying twice the silver."
Song Wan'er said, "If double is not enough, then triple it. If triple is still not enough, you can ask her to name the price."
The girls from the Song family are the least short of money.
Seeing Song Wan'er's wealth and generosity, the shopkeeper of Jinyulou could only nod and agree, "Then I will ask for the young lady."
"That's more like it."
Only then was Song Wan'er satisfied.
"Wan'er, you." Chunzhi was quite helpless.
"Sister, take a look and see if there's anything you like." Song Wan'er took Chunzhi's arm and said with a smile, "Brother earns money for us to spend. If you don't spend it, wouldn't it be a waste of his hard work?"
What Song Wan'er said seemed to make sense.
Chunzhi was speechless for a moment.
The two were strolling in the Jinyu Tower. Lu Jingyun walked in quickly and saw Chunzhi at a glance.
Places like Jinyulou that sell jewelry and headwear are mostly frequented by female customers, so a young and handsome man like Lu Jingyun would be very conspicuous as soon as he entered.
The shop girl came forward and asked, "Sir, what would you like to buy?"
However, Lu Jingyun walked around the shop girl and went straight to Chunzhi.
Today, Chunzhi is dressed in gorgeous clothes and looks as beautiful as a lotus, which is very different from when she was selling tofu in Linshui Town.
They are completely different people.
Only the face remained the same.
"Haruzhi... I knew, I knew you were definitely not dead."
Lu Jingyun felt like he was dreaming. Ever since he heard that Chunzhi jumped into the river, he often dreamed of Chunzhi.
I dreamed that when they were young, the winter was too cold and they couldn’t afford to buy charcoal, so they huddled together to keep warm.
He dreamed that before he went to Beijing for the exam, Chunzhi told him over and over again that he must come home no matter whether he passed the exam or not.
I dreamed that he said to Chunzhi, "I will never let you down."
After waking up from the dream, he was filled with regret.
He regretted marrying Ji Ruzhen on a whim.
She regretted having let Chunzhi down, which gave Chunzhi the opportunity to get entangled with Prince Chang'an.
I regret sending Chunzhi away...
"Lu Jingyun."
Chunzhi didn't expect to meet Lu Jingyun here and was slightly stunned.
"Stand there!" Seeing this, Song Wan'er immediately stood in front of Chunzhi, "Don't come any closer!"
Seeing this, the servants and maids who were accompanying him came over to block Lu Jingyun.
Song Wan'er didn't know who Lu Jingyun was, but seeing how desperate he looked as he ran towards Chunzhi, she knew she couldn't let him get close. She called out to the owner of Jinyulou, "What's going on with your Jinyulou? Why are you letting anyone in?"
Seeing this, Qian, the shopkeeper of Jinyulou, hurried forward to stop Lu Jingyun, "Master Lu, what's wrong with you? You can't scare other women."
When Lu Jingyun became the top scorer in the imperial examination, he rode a horse in a parade through the streets, enjoying great fanfare. Most people in the capital recognized him.
What's more, Lu Zhuangyuan also married Ji Ruzhen, the daughter of the prime minister. Ji Ruzhen was a familiar customer of the Jinyu Tower. Lu Jingyun had accompanied his wife here several times, and Manager Qian recognized him at a glance.
"Get out of the way." Lu Jingyun only wanted to talk to Chunzhi at this moment, and had no intention of greeting Manager Qian at all.
How could Manager Qian dare to move aside? If he allowed Lu Zhuangyuan to frighten other women in Jinyulou, would he still be able to do business in Jinyulou?
Shopkeeper Qian stopped Lu Jingyun and said, "Lu Zhuangyuan, if you have anything to say, just tell me first and I'll pass it on to the girl. I'm afraid you'll scare her by acting like this."
"Chunzhi..." Lu Jingyun said hoarsely, "I've been looking for you for so long. Can you please come over and talk to me? I don't mean anything else. I just want to talk to you..."
"I have nothing to say to you." Chunzhi said, "Master Lu, please take care of yourself. I will go ahead."
After saying that, Chunzhi turned and walked out. Song Wan'er, along with the servants and maids, escorted her away.
"Chunzhi—Chunzhi, don't leave yet!"
Lu Jingyun wanted to catch up, but was stopped by Manager Qian and the shop maids and could not escape.
Shopkeeper Qian tried to stop him and advised, "Lu Zhuangyuan! Sir Lu, you have a wife at home. If this gets to Mrs. Lu's ears..."
It was not until Chunzhi and his group left Jinyu Tower that Manager Qian and others stopped stopping Lu Jingyun.
Lu Jingyun watched Chunzhi walk away, pushed Manager Qian away, and hurriedly chased after her.
At this time, Wang Yiyue came down from the second floor with her maid and took in the whole scene.
"It's really interesting that Song Chunzhi could actually make Lu Zhuangyuan lose his composure to this extent."
Wang Yiyue had been worried about her cousin not wanting to let her get close to him these days, but she never expected to see such a scene when she came out to get a set of headwear and jewelry.
The accompanying maid said, "Mr. Lu seems to have a deep affection for Song Chunzhi."
Wang Yiyue said with great interest, "Send someone to investigate what the relationship is between Song Chunzhi and Lu Zhuangyuan."
"Yes." The accompanying maid immediately responded and left.
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