Chapter 6 Knowing the Streets
After listening to Li Zhi's chatter for a long time, the merchant finally successfully escaped from Li Zhi's recitation during the lunch, wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, and sighed a little that this old man's skills were profound, and he chased a monk many years later. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
After agreeing to Li Zhi's condition that Li Mo must write a letter to him when he returned to Jiuzhi Mountain, Shang Shang followed Xiao Chengzi and withdrew from Hanyuan Palace.
When he looked back, he found that Li Zhi had already buried his head again, and started another round of struggle in a pile of twists and turns.
"Is the emperor like this every day?" Some shuddering businessmen looked at Xiao Chengzi who was leading the way in front of him and asked in a low voice.
"The emperor has just ascended the throne, everything in the court and China is not stable, and recently there are books in the imperial history to impeach the royal family, and it is normal to be busy." Xiao Chengzi is a commonplace reply.
When he was by Li Zhi's side before, he knew that the prince was busy, and now that he is the emperor, he is just a little busier than before, which is really normal in his opinion.
Shang Shang shivered and shook his head, glad that Li Mo didn't have to bury himself in this pile of nonsense, which took up more than half of the pile. Now it seems that Li Mo immediately decided to run to Jiuzhi Mountain! If you stay in Chang'an, it is difficult to guarantee that you will not be dragged into this mess by Li Zhiye, then it will be old and decrepit!
Xiao Chengzi sent the merchants all the way out of the imperial city, and then returned to Hanyuan Hall to serve Li Zhi for lunch, with the news of Lord Li brought back by the merchants, presumably the emperor can use more lunch today.
Sitting in the carriage and looking back at the tall palace door that was slowly closing behind him, Shang Shang relaxed his tense nerves, although Li Zhi was still as peaceful as before, Shang Shang still vaguely felt his change.
In the past, Li Zhi would definitely not let her complete that decent kneeling salute, let alone let Xiao Chengzi help her! When you become an emperor, many things are different!
In fact, the moment she saw Li Zhi, she wanted to ask Wu Meiniang, but she still swallowed the words when they came to her mouth. Now that she is no longer in the palace, there are many things that she can't manage, so let's let it be!
"Let's go! Go to West Market. The merchant turned around, lowered the curtain, and instructed the driver who was driving the car.
"Why did the girl come out so quickly?" Cui'er asked curiously.
She waited by the palace gate for almost an hour, and was a little unbearable, planning to go to the nearby market with the coachman, when she heard the palace gate ringing, and a waiter wearing an official uniform with clear eyebrows led the merchant to go out, she was busy getting off the carriage and guarding the side, glad that she did not run far, otherwise the merchant would definitely be unhappy if he could not see the carriage when he came out.
"Or else? Do I have to stay in it for the New Year? Shang Shang looked at Cui'er amusedly.
Cui'er is a little girl who has just entered the kitchen, she is still young, and she doesn't know about the things before. In her opinion, entering the palace is a great thing, and she is a little puzzled by the merchant who only stayed for an hour and came out.
Hearing what the merchant said, Cui'er stuck out her tongue mischievously, smirked twice and stopped asking.
While the carriage was driving all the way, the merchant rummaged through the packages he had brought out and found two silver tickets with small denominations.
Jiuzhi Mountain is not a prosperous place, except for the dry goods on the mountain, there are no good things, and a few good ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum brought back have been handed over to Li Ziqian to take back to the Weiguo Mansion, but remembering that he said that Chu Yao also came back, the merchant still decided to go to the West Market to have a look and buy some gifts for Chu Yao.
The carriage stopped at the corner of the West Market, and Cui'er jumped out of the carriage first, turned around and took a small stool and put it at her feet, and then helped the merchant down.
Standing at the entrance of the West Market, looking at the lively crowd on the West Market, the merchant couldn't help but think of the time when he and Chu Yao came to visit the West Market, and the inexplicable captivity made her suffer a lot.
Walking through the crowd with Cui'er, the shops on both sides of the street are still the same as in previous years, and more than a year has passed, but there hasn't been much change, but it seems that the guys inside seem to have changed some new faces.
The merchants stayed aimlessly in one shop after another, and some were not sure what to bring to Chu Yao. Counting from Chu Yao and Tang Jun's trip to Shuzhong, they haven't seen each other for more than two years.
After all this time, I don't know if she has changed? Is it still like a child like before?
I went to one shop after another, but I never saw anything I liked, and the merchant couldn't help but be a little irritable, looking at the sky is not early, but it is almost dark to go again, right?
Cui'er is excited to look here and there, she is young, most of the weekdays are in the kitchen work, rarely go out to shop, this time with the merchant out, but see a lot of things that have never been seen before, really see something strange, a small face glowing with excitement red.
"Girl! Look at this ribbon is so beautiful! Cui'er rushed into a shop on the side of the street, happily pulling a slender five-colored ribbon, and screaming excitedly.
With Cui'er's movements, the thin ribbon emitted a crisp and fine "Jingle Bell!" The sound is like a clear spring flowing through the forest in the early morning, faintly like the fragrance of flowers and plants.
When the merchant turned his head, he saw the silk ribbon hanging from Cui'er's hand, flashing with a crystal light, like a stream flowing between Cui'er's papers, and Qing Lingling shook her eyes.
Looking up at the shop where Cui'er entered, there was a square plaque hanging on the lintel of the shop, and the word "Yao Ji" painted red still exuded a faint smell of paint, although it was not pungent, but it could also be seen that it was a newly opened shop.
"Hmmm! Not bad indeed. The merchant approached Cui'er's side, picked up a ribbon and took a closer look.
At a glance, there are still a lot of finished pure gold jewelry on the counter of the store, and it can be seen that this is a newly opened gold jewelry store, but for some reason there are such ribbons hanging.
Seeing that both of them were young girls, the guys in the store didn't get too close, and they looked half a step away from the two of them, and said with just the right amount of enthusiasm:
"The two girls have taken a fancy to this golden bell belt? This belt is unique to our shop, each piece of silk is woven with the best silk, different colors, all inlaid with golden bells, the best way to tie the hair, and walk with a crisp bell sound, which is the most suitable for girls at this age. ”
The merchant looked at the past with great interest, and indeed the color of each one was different, pulled up and shaken, the bell was crisp and pleasant, and it did not seem noisy at all, which was really a good thing.
With Chu Yao's lively and active temperament, this ribbon will definitely be able to get her blue eyes! Shang Shang himself looked very fond of it, and thought about whether to buy two for himself too, so that she could tie her hair after returning to Jiuzhi Mountain, so as to save her from pulling those bulky buns.
"That's all! Wrap it in a brocade box for me, I'll give it away! The merchant picked out four ribbons of bright color and looked about the same size as the golden bells, and handed them to the man.
"Girl, sit down for a while, and I'll wrap you up!" The man thought that it was rare to see people buy things directly without bargaining, so he happily led the merchant to the side of the stool and sat down, served two cups of tea and went to the counter to settle the bill.
The merchant took a sip of the teacup and looked curiously at the store.
This gold shop is not big, the door face is only four steps wide, by the door on the left side is a long counter, on which are placed some spotless square brocade plates, a set of sets of head jewelry, at this time the guy is and the shopkeeper behind the counter for her to pick out a few ribbons to settle the account and make a bag, the opposite side of the counter is hung a slender ribbon, a string of gold bells on the ribbons of various colors are gently moving in the wind, making a burst of pleasant bells.
It is not a simple matter to open a gold shop in Chang'an City, but now the gold shops in Chang'an City have adults in the court as the backstage, this gold shop is newly opened at a glance, and there must still be some ways.
"Hee-hee! Have you heard? Yesterday, Princess Gaoyang's mansion chartered a field in Ci'en Temple again, and no one was allowed to enter the incense! ”
The merchant was drinking tea, pacing to the counter and looking at the exquisitely handmade hairpins and necklaces, and he couldn't help but hear a crunchy female voice behind him whispering.
"Humph! Also the princess! Now no one in Chang'an City knows that Her Royal Highness the princess has taken a fancy to the monk in the temple! What a shame! The other female voice replied with contempt.
"Shhhh Be quiet! You're not afraid of getting into trouble! Be careful to make people hear! ”
"Others are afraid of her! I'm not afraid! My lord is a royal doctor, what if she is a princess? Haven't you been impeached yet? I heard my family say that in the early court this morning, the imperial history platform was full of the emperor's imperial cases, all of which were blamed for her arrogance and arrogance, and did not abide by women's morals......"
The merchant frowned slightly, and when he turned his head to look, he saw two gorgeously dressed women in front of the ribbon she had just seen, and when she saw it, she stopped her mouth in a huff, and one of them coughed lightly twice, made a casual appearance, and pulled the other woman who was not impressed and left the shop with a reluctant face.
Looking at the backs of the two women leaving in a hurry, the merchant couldn't tell what it was like, turned his head and took the brocade box handed over by the guy, settled the bill, and pulled Cui'er out of the shop.
Until he got into the carriage, the merchant didn't have a smiling face, but looked a little sullen, and Cui'er didn't know what was wrong for a while, so she had to sit honestly on the side, not daring to move.
"Cui'er, did you hear what the two women said in that store just now?" The merchant felt a little headache, what was going on!
"What?" Cui'er was a little puzzled, and only stared at the merchant with wide eyes.
"That's it...... Those about princesses. ”
Looking at Cui'er's inexplicable expression, Shang Shang was a little weak for some reason. Thinking: Cui'er is still a child, ask her if these are not good?
"Oh...... The girl is talking about them! Cui'er suddenly realized: "What is this! Cui'er had also seen the princess's carriage parked at the gate of the Temple of Mercy and Grace! Everyone in the city knows that the princess is in love with the debate master! ”
"Cui'er!" The merchant's eyes widened in surprise.
This Princess Gaoyang is too powerful! Or are the princesses of the Tang Dynasty so powerful? Even cuckolding her husband so blatantly? Is she really not afraid of being poked in the back?
Looking at the surprised appearance of the merchant, Cui'er felt a little proud in her heart, her news is very well-informed!
That time I went to the Temple of Mercy and Grace with Mother Song to make a vow, I saw the princess's carriage, at that time she didn't know what was going on, she just thought that the carriage was so beautiful, even the corner of the car drooping on the veil was a style she had never seen, and then when she came out with Mother Song, she happened to see the princess coming out of the backyard of the Temple of Mercy and Grace with a red face, and her eyes seemed to be shining with water, which was very beautiful!
She was also envious, but she was scolded by Mother Song, saying that this is an indecent woman who will be like that, and then she knew that the princess went to see the monk secretly.
Seeing Cui'er's childish pride, Shang Shang could only be speechless, but his heart was clouded with some worries. Gao Yang and the debate machine actually got to the point where she was so well known, which she really didn't expect, and she began to understand why Xuanzang specially asked Su Minzhi to deliver her a letter.
The carriage slowly stopped at the door of the Weiguo Mansion in the worried hearts of the merchants. The merchant adjusted his mood, then opened the curtain and took Cui'er out of the carriage.
When the old family guarding the door saw the merchant, they quickly greeted him with a smile and brought the merchant into the inner hall of the house.
Li Chuyao got the news from the servant, ran out of the inner courtyard in a hurry, and saw the merchant in palace clothes only stunned for a moment, so he cried and laughed and pounced.
"You businesswoman! It's really ruthless, and it's been more than a year since I go, and I don't give a letter back. ”
"And talk about me! You are not the same, you followed Tang Gongzi to a place so far away in Shuzhong, and I didn't see you bring me a letter! The merchant didn't show weakness and went back, but he couldn't help but wet his eyes with tears.
She knew it when Li Chuyao followed Tang Jun, but Chu Yao was not there when she left, and the two hadn't seen each other for more than two years, so it was no wonder that Chu Yao missed her.
"Chu Yao, this is the hairband I saw by chance on the street, I thought you would like it and bought it back for you, there are no good things there in Jiuzhi Mountain, I can only go back to Chang'an to pick out some small things for you, don't dislike it."
The merchant wiped his tears, took the brocade box containing the ribbon from Cui'er's hand and stuffed it into Li Chuyao's hand, looked at Li Chuyao who was laughing, and couldn't help but scratch her nose.
Chu Yao took the brocade box but was not in a hurry to look at it, stretched out his hand and just thought about scraping the merchant's nose to scrape the two back, the two were making trouble, Li Ziqian followed Chu Yao and walked out, seeing the two girls who were making a mess, he couldn't help but smile and shook his head, and tapped the forehead of the two twice.
"You two! No one needs to say anyone, they are two ruthless girls! ”
Chu Yao wrinkled her nose unconvinced, and was about to refute, but was glared at by Li Ziqian, so she had to stick out her tongue and close her mouth. Li Ziqian then turned to business:
"Grandpa is in the room, thinking about why you haven't arrived yet!"
"I entered the palace in the morning, and as soon as I came out, it was this time, but Grandpa Lao had been waiting for a long time." The merchant smiled at Li Ziqian, followed him, and walked towards Li Jing's bedroom.
I haven't seen him for more than a year, and I don't know what happened to my grandfather's health? (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) )