Chapter 6: Leaving the Mountain Ceremony and Encountering Mu Qing
The servant retreated, and Wu Fengao took out a pen and paper again and wrote a letter to Master Yu in Lingnan. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć The info letter indicates the items and quantities of the goods to be shipped. If the goods are exactly right, they can return to Beijing at any time. If there is a difference in the goods, the return to Beijing will be postponed. After writing the envelope, I will wait for the next day to be sent out along with the other letters.
Wu Fengao finished everything and returned to the table and sat down, thinking about whether there was any flaw in his arrangement. Except for the handsome girl on the boat, no one has seen Wu Fengao's appearance again. Along the way, he took a remote path, and finally returned to the courtyard from the secret passage, but no one found him. Except for a few servants who followed, no other servants knew when Wu and Zhu would return. This time to go back and forth to Lingnan, it will take at least half a year for a few people, and everything will be gone when they come back. Now as long as Zhu Jinzhao comes back tomorrow and returns to the palace pretending to be a handyman who delivers ingredients to the imperial dining room, everything will be in order.
"Is that how you manipulate people's hearts?" Because Gongsun Jianwu had been silent, Wu Fengao did not take special precautions against her. The content of calling the subordinates to lecture and writing a letter to Master Yu is under Gongsun Jianwu's eyes.
"Uh..." Wu Fengao was speechless for a while, extremely embarrassed. I can only search for topics that can be transferred in my mind, and it took a long time to hold back a sentence "You... Want to go back? ā
"Where are you going?" Gongsun Jianwu asked rhetorically.
"Dream of the Building." Wu Fengao couldn't say that he was back to Liang Yingchao.
"Go back and let them sell me again?" Gongsun Jianwu continued to ask rhetorically.
Wu Fengao was speechless again.
"Are you hungry?" Half-ringing, Wu Fengao asked again.
Gongsun Jianwu shook his head.
Wu Fengao had never felt so embarrassed, got up and went back to the room to bring a food box, "There are fresh pastries in it, and there is water in the teapot." You rest first, if you need hot water, you can put the food box on the table outside the house, I see that I will arrange it. After saying that, he said goodbye and left.
Walking out of the side room and closing the door, Wu Fengao walked to the courtyard and took a few deep breaths.
Gongsun Jianwu's indifferent expression always made Wu Fengao at a loss, for fear that she would offend her by doing something wrong, but the more she did this, the more panicked she became. After walking back and forth in the courtyard a few times, he saw that the lights in the side room were turned off, and Wu Fengao also walked back to the room.
The next morning, I was destined to not be able to sleep lazy. The day before, Zhu Jinzhao didn't return all night, and Wu Fengao got up early and waited at the door. It wasn't until the end of the day that Zhu Jinzhao came back hobbly, obviously sleepless all night. Hurry up and change his clothes, disguise him, blend into the convoy, and send him to the palace.
After finishing Zhu Jinzhao, it was still early. Wu Fengao couldn't go to sleep. Today, the Guozijian is going to hold a ceremony in Lishan, and the Guozijian priest wine, the priest, and the doctors are present. Usually, Guozijian teaches Wu Fengao to run away if he can, but this time he can't escape. I had to get up, shower and change clothes, and change into formal dresses.
At the ceremony of Guozijian leaving the mountain, almost all the children of the officials and eunuchs who did not hold official positions in the capital were present, plus the talents selected from all over the country and the students who came to study in Fanbang, as well as a large number of relevant officials at all levels.
The ceremony was solemn and cumbersome, and Wu Fengao stood in the front row with a high status and couldn't move, so he had to glance around with his spare eyes. Liang Yingchao didn't come, it seems that Zhu Jinzhao's stick is not light. When he was secretly happy in his heart, the prince took a group of princes to the stage to worship under the leadership of the master of ceremonies. Zhu Jinzhao was also among them, I saw that his eyes were black, his face was gloomy and he was spiritless, Wu Fengao only thought that he was fooling around last night and didn't think much about it.
The ceremony is divided into many sessions, and the most solemn is the opening ceremony. Many officials can leave after attending the ceremony. After that, there is the sacrifice to the saints, and each saint is given a speech by a doctor of his school, citing scriptures and texts to encourage the students. There are also demonstrations of the six arts of the gentleman and so on. It wasn't until the end that Guozi Jian Jiu announced the time and arrangement of this year's autumn imperial examination, and it wasn't until here that the venue was a little angry, and the students below exchanged heads and whispered, or told about their ambitions, or encouraged each other. After announcing the relevant matters as usual, the students were encouraged: "Establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a life for the people, continue to learn for the saints, and open peace for all generations!" ā
By the time the ceremony was over, the sun had begun to set. Zhu Jinzhao had already returned to the palace with the prince and his entourage, and he would not see him today. Wu Fengao was walking back along the path, "stopping" and shouting. Wu Fengao looked back and was shocked. It was the handsome woman from last night, and she was walking briskly at this time, dressed as a teenager in a green shirt and long coat.
"Aunt... What's the matter with Childe? Wu Fengao hurriedly changed his words.
Shi Muqing walked to Wu Fengao's position and whispered, "You promised to let me see Miss Gongsun!" ā
I was still worried, but it turned out to be a thing. At that time, I just said casually in a hurry, I thought that there would be a chance to meet in the vast sea of people, but I never thought that I would be blocked the next day. "Didn't you say I'm here when it's safe? Now that the rumors have not passed, what should I do if there is an accident? Wu Feng said blindly.
"Humph! Then you hurry up and arrange it, I know that you are the son of Mrs. Wu. If you dare to deceive me, I will tell you all about it: when the son of the prince of the court murders and hurts people, and kidnaps women. It's exciting to think about! After Shi Muqing finished speaking, he raised his head and turned around and left.
Wu Fengao shook his head and turned around to walk, and a figure floated to the ground and landed a few steps away, it was Li Qiuhan.
"She's threatening you?" Li Qiuhan said.
"yes!" Wu Fengao replied with a wry smile.
"Do you want me to kill her for you?"
"No, no, it's just an ordinary joke, don't take it seriously!" Wu Fengao hurriedly said.
Li Qiuhan stopped talking, and the two walked to the carriage.
Wu Fengao took the first step to get in the car and lifted the door curtain: "Mrs. Shi, please!" āć
Li Qiuhan entered the carriage and sat down, and Wu Fengao then entered and sat side by side with her.
The carriage galloped along the paved official road.
"I need you to help me with something." Li Qiuhan said.
"Mrs. Shi, please speak!"
"Help me investigate the Jiangnan Su family's murder case."
"Yes!"
"You don't ask why?" Li Qiuhan was slightly surprised.
"If Mrs. Shi wants to say, she will naturally tell me. If you don't want to say it, why bother asking. Wu Feng said.
"Have you heard of the Su family's murder case?" Li Qiuhan asked.
"I've heard of it."
"You're not afraid?" Li Qiuhan raised his eyebrows and asked again.
"Since Mrs. Shi asked me to check, it was naturally not Mrs. Shi's doing. Since I'm not a teacher, what am I afraid of? ā
"Hahahaha! What is there to be afraid of? I, Li Qiuhan, have walked the rivers and lakes for more than ten years, and the people I meet are afraid of me like ghosts. Today I finally met someone who is not afraid of me. Li Qiuhan smiled and didn't say anything more, just closed his eyes and recuperated.
It was dinner time when he returned home, and Li Qiuhan went straight to the small courtyard of the North Wing without saying a word. Wu Fengao hurriedly ran back to the room, he didn't return for a day, leaving only Gongsun Jianwu alone in the room, in case something went wrong, he really couldn't eat and left.
I ran back to the room and found that fortunately, Gongsun Jianwu was still there, still sitting calmly at the table.
"Hungry, aren't you?" Wu Fengao walked over and asked softly.
"Not hungry, ate the pastry." Gongsun Jianwu replied.
"How can you just eat pastries, your stomach will be upset. I'll arrange for the kitchen to prepare the meal immediately, do you have anything you want to eat? ā
"Nope."
Wu Fengao had to arrange for the kitchen to prepare a few things, the taste was light, heavy, meat, and vegetarian, and Li Qiuhan's vegetarian dishes were also sent by someone.
The chefs of the Wu family are all famous chefs in Beijing, and several dishes are ready quickly. Gongsun Jianwu's gestures are everyone's beautiful demeanor, the dishes are placed, the chopsticks are held, and each dish is only tasted a few bites, and the sandalwood is chewed.
Wu Fengao also pretended to be demeanor at first, and then ate faster and faster. After all, it was a whole day away from the mountain ceremony, and there were only a few mouthfuls of dry food on the way to satisfy hunger, and it was already unbearable hunger. Although it is not rude, compared with Gongsun Jianwu, he is a reckless man.
Wu Feng Ao was lying lazily on the chair after eating, and saw that Gongsun Jianwu had already put down the dishes and chopsticks, and sat with his hands on his knees and looked at him. Quickly a clever man got up and sat upright.
Seeing that Wu Fengao had finished eating, Gongsun Jianwu got up and picked up the food box and walked outside to the living room to put it on the table, then turned around and went back to the room to sit down.
Wu Fengao suddenly felt flattered, and quickly got up and said, "Let's arrange it next!" ā
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