Chapter 118: Choosing a Place
"Poof!"
Lord Ronghua couldn't help but laugh out loud.
The others laughed too.
The little county lord of the Qian family's face was flushed, angry, and he endured it and squinted his eyes: "I see that you are either unwilling, but simply can't, for fear that I will expose you as a charlatan!" I don't know how to coax Your Majesty, I'm going to enter the hall today, hum. β
There was silence around.
Hongchen smiled, not annoyed, and shook his head: "Lord Qian, you better be careful, keep in mind that trouble comes from the mouth, Your Majesty is so holy, is it possible that your vision will be better than that of Long Live Lord?" β
Miss Qian was choked suddenly, and her face turned pale.
Hongchen sighed: "Speaking of which, when I first arrived in the capital, I never had a grudge with anyone...... At least I didn't have a grudge against you, you have nothing to do, what do you provoke me to do? β
The young lady's face changed slightly, and she frowned: "You ......"
"Well, with your little brain, who was probably coaxed, you came to stir up trouble today, who instructed you?"
Without waiting for her to speak, Hongchen asked again.
Everyone laughed.
Lord Qian was dumbfounded: "Nonsense, I am, I am ......"
She was snorting for a long time, and a layer of fine beads of sweat appeared on her head.
"Actually in the palace, looking for trouble for me on such an occasion, I don't know if Your Majesty and the Queen Mother will think I'm ignorant when they hear about the cause and effect, or are you ignorant of etiquette?"
Hongchen took a piece of dim sum and ate it slowly, very unconcerned, "Yes, anyway, it can't be implicated in the person who supported you, as for you or unlucky." Who cares? β
"You man!" Lord Qian pursed his lips, "I think you look like a god-chattering liar!" If you have the ability, you have to show your ability, what's the use of squeezing me! β
Hongchen raised his eyebrows, looked Lord Qian up and down, and raised his eyebrows, "Since you are so strongly requesting, well, I am really interested, just don't look at your face." Look at the faces of all the sisters present. I will give you a hexagram, and there is no need for your birthday, your eyebrow bones are short and flat, and your lips are thick. There is bad luck on the face. It is easy to be pitted. And it should be today, go home carefully, don't listen to the villain's words. β
She is understatement. "I see, no wonder people are coaxed, hey, as a woman, even if the status is noble, most of them can only be aggrieved in the backyard, and occasionally people are coaxed, like a cockfight, fighting other women, to the excusable, forget it, women are very difficult, I won't say much, as a good person, there should always be a little pity for the weak kindness."
Everyone burst into laughter.
Lord Qian's face changed miserably, his stomach turned upside down, he was almost angry, he stood there for a long time, and said viciously: "You will talk nonsense...... I, I just watched Sister Chan be sad and sad, so I wanted to vent my anger for her, no, I wasn't being deceived by someone! β
"Oh."
Hongchen shrugged his shoulders and lowered his head to drink tea, "Don't worry, I'm in a good mood, I'll help you dissolve and dissolve for free, even if you are cheated again in the future, at least not today, whoever pits you can be exposed." β
The others laughed.
"You bullies!" Lord Qian stomped his feet, turned around and threw his sleeves back to his seat to sulk, Hongchen looked at her back and laughed, "It seems that you are not stupid to go home." β
In the end, it was an explanation, but in fact it showed that she listened to Xia Chan's words, which made trouble in the palace, although she still seemed very stupid and ignorant, but she was so stupid to the end, after all, it would not make people feel very annoying.
People don't really like to make friends with smart and thoughtful people, but they are naΓ―ve and more likable.
As for Xia Chan, he was more or less deducted a hat for taking advantage of others, and he was still used by a noble county lord.
At least the identity is much more noble than Xia Chan.
Don't care if it's true or false that the little county lord of the Qian family has been used, I'm afraid that those people in the Qian family, for the sake of their daughter not to leave a bad impression in front of the emperor, they have to make this come true, the Xia family itself is a behemoth, naturally it is not easy to provoke, the problem is, Xia Chan is a junior, can not represent the entire Xia family!
"Come, come, it's rare for us to get together so together, it's a good day for the county lord of Rong'an, don't always talk about it, Ah Ran, you too, not a child, why are you so ignorant, what kind of trouble are you making in front of the county lord of Rong'an, come over and compensate others."
Lord Ronghua smiled gracefully and made a round.
The little county lord of the Qian family, the girl named Qian Ran, rolled his eyes and buried his head in his arm, ignoring it.
Hongchen simply turned his head, but he didn't see her: "Lord Ronghua don't worry, I won't worry about a person with a hole in his brain." β
Qian Ran puffed up her face, opened her mouth, and asked a little girl next to her to cover it, and the two of them got together and muttered for a long time, and finally had no strength to provoke Hongchen again.
After a while, the little girl of the Qian family found an excuse to quit.
The others spoke for a while, and the time was not early, and they dispersed, Hongchen left the palace gate, boarded the carriage, closed his eyes and recuperated, and unconsciously thought about his past life - it seems that no matter what their identity is, when women get together, they are all more than their family background, more than their appearance, more than jewelry, and in the future they will be more than husbands, more than children, and they will always be shorter in their parents, trapped within the walls of all sides, when will they have a wider world?
said that Qian Ran returned home, and her heart was also unhappy, and her mind was turning over and over, thinking about what the county lord of Rong'an told her.
I didn't eat dinner, and even my favorite cousin came to the door, but she said she was sick and refused to go out.
"Humph!"
Pounding the big pillow on the bed, Qian Ran jumped up, put on his clothes and walked out, and the two little maids hurriedly followed. β
"Does the county lord still have a headache? Do you want to call a doctor? β
"Don't make a noise." Qian Ran pursed her lips, why was she unhappy, she was unhappy, and she didn't have any reason to be angry with her cousin.
I heard that my cousin and two friends went to the teahouse they frequented to drink tea, so she thought about it and simply went to have a look.
This teahouse is near Qian's house, and she often goes with her cousin, as soon as she arrives at the place. I didn't need Dr. Tea to say hello, I found the private room of Lan Zihao, and just walked over and knocked on the door, I heard the words inside: "Qian Ran's girl is annoying, if it weren't for my mother forcing me, I wouldn't be too lazy to deal with her, hey, I don't know if my mother will really let me marry her." β
Qian Ran's body stiffened.
"What's the matter, woman, you don't like it. Marry and go home to make offerings. It's not a big deal to turn around which lady you like, and welcome you through the door. β
Another fluttering voice sounded, with a bit of ridicule.
Cousin Qian Ran snorted twice: "But the girl I like can't marry home without a position in the main room!" β
"Still worried about the Xia family? If you want me to say don't care if the other party looks down on you or not, you don't care. You can't control people. Coaxing your cousin is like coaxing two fools. When you really marry home, there are times when you have a headache. β
"I just like her little bit of caution, seductive......"
Bang dang.
Qian Ran's eyes were red. Kick the door open.
Several large men in the room were dumbfounded.
Qian Ran's cousin's face changed greatly: "Ranran, listen to my explanation!" β
"Go back and explain to your father and mother slowly, one thing, you can remember clearly, if you dare to ruin my reputation again, see you next time, I will only treat you as an enemy!"
Before the words fell, Qian Ran turned his head and left.
My cousin's face was ugly, so he stood up and went after him.
Their family can stand in the capital, but eighty percent of them rely on serious relatives with the Qian family, if they offend this little county lord, it will be really fatal!
As Qian Ran walked, he heard his cousin's shout behind his ears, and two tears fell in the wind, and he suddenly remembered what the county lord of Rong'an said not long ago...... It's been fulfilled, isn't it?
Hongchen was crooked in the chair, not knowing the complicated feelings of the little county lord of the Qian family, and her mood was also very complicated.
"Senior Brother Lin, where did you loot the palace?"
"Woo."
Ping An jumped around on a pile of gold, silver and jewelry on the ground, and Hongchen scooped it up, for fear that it would swallow the sharp gem.
In addition to gold, silver, jade, all kinds of antique ornaments, calligraphy and paintings, there are many colorful gemstones.
With the current craftsmanship of the Great Zhou, it is extremely difficult to find so many gems with beautiful colors, and it is probably only available to the Imperial Palace.
Lin Xu grabbed a handful of pearls casually, the size of a thumb belly: "Take it as marbles." β
How so...... What a local tyrant!
Hongchen sighed: "It seems that Senior Brother is having a good time in Beiyan. β
Lin Xu smiled: "You don't want to choose the county lord's mansion, these are just to be used, although they are all dead things, but they are also happy to look at." β
Speaking of the county lord's mansion, Hongchen has some signs of difficulty in choosing.
It's really the choice given by the inner government, although there are many, and each has its own benefits, but every one of them is not perfect.
There are quite a few mansions in the Great Zhou every year, and almost all the mansions around the imperial city are occupied, and the rest of the inner mansions are in their hands, just for the time when His Majesty gives them to others.
Year after year, there are fewer and fewer perfect houses.
The first grade of those obviously can't be given to Hongchen.
The rest are a little problematic.
"I'd rather build one myself."
Hongchen thought of the strange seeds he had obtained, and it was excellent to be able to grow all kinds of beautiful treehouses.
The house is warm in winter and cool in summer, and even the furniture is automatically generated, ensuring that people are the most comfortable to live in, but there is a little, and the land required is really a bit big.
If it is in Qi County, then there is no need to say, Cangqing Mountain is so big, you want to plant a few houses, but it is difficult in the capital.
In the first two years, the princes have come of age and have already obtained a large number of good land, and now they want to build a new house, but they are afraid that they can only demolish the old house.
Let's tear it down, this time it may be a long, long time.
Hongchen has always hoped to have a real home, which starts with the most comfortable home and is very good.
Lin Xu smiled and looked at the map sent by the Ministry of Industry, glanced at it, didn't choose any of the circled ones, and circled the east of the imperial city with a brush.
Hongchen was stunned: "Here? β
This place she naturally knows that it is one of the three founding kings of the year, the king of the frontier, Lin Tongze, the old palace of the old man Lin, and later His Majesty ordered the new palace, this place seems to have become his martial arts training ground, although he does not live permanently, but it is often repaired.
The location of the house is good and broad, but it is only a little, but now it is still deserted, and it has long become a famous ghost house in the capital.
In her previous life, she had heard that the whole house was extremely evil, and the common people felt eerie even when they passed by. Don't dare to approach at all.
The emperor has long forgotten this place, until later after King Li ascended the throne, he thought about repairing, and before she died, she also heard an ear, saying that King Li sent craftsmen from the inner house to renovate this ancient mansion.
Hongchen blinked: "I don't have any opinion, but it seems that the inner mansion didn't choose this house." β
Anyway, it was also a royal palace at the beginning, although the court took it back, and the regulations were there. Nor can it be given to others lightly.
Lin Xu smiled: "Just choose." The inner house will give you face as soon as possible. β
They didn't choose this place, mostly because this place was unlucky, but Hongchen took the initiative to ask for it, so there would be no problem.
All right. Anyway, she looked at these houses and they were all very similar.
Although this house is used by a county lord. It may be a bit of a violation. But it is all broken like this, and it almost has to be torn down and rebuilt, and naturally there is no obstacle to violating the system.
The location of the county lord's mansion was determined. Lin Xu excitedly summoned all the disciples of the Guigu Tianji Gate who were nearby to come over and demolish the house in a bright way.
Hongchen also circled a piece of land, just let it be bulldozed, and enclose a yard, she planned to use this piece as her own experimental garden, and plant those strange seeds to her heart's content.
"This house has a master?"
On this day, dark clouds cover the top, and heavy rain is coming.
A man who looked to be thirty or forty years old, dressed in brocade clothes, was in a hurry, stopping in front of the tattered old palace of the Lin family, with a stunned look on his face, "Who is so bold?" β
"What? What's wrong with this house? β
Master Yang stroked his long beard and asked with a smile.
The middle-aged man rolled his eyes: "Uncle Shi asked knowingly, can you still see it?" The yin qi on this house is almost dense into clouds, and the people of my generation lean on it, it is like a blunt knife scraping the bones, ordinary people live in it, more than three months, less than a few days, and they will suffer great calamity. β
In his opinion, such a house should have been burned down in the morning, and he wondered if those spirit masters in the capital were blind.
But if you want to say that you are blind, there is also a magic circle around it, and the yin qi is not leaked out, and it looks like it has been dealt with.
Yang Shi shook his head with a smile.
The middle-aged man looked at his expression and raised his eyebrows in surprise: "What's the matter, Uncle Shi has other opinions?" β
"No, no, how could you be wrong about what you, a half-step Grandmaster's senior disciple, said?"
Master Yang sighed, "At the beginning, many people wanted to burn down this house, but they couldn't make it every time, and the people in the inner mansion once thought about repairing it, but unfortunately it didn't happen again and again, I think, maybe this house has another fate, and recently I think it's fate." β
He said vaguely, the middle-aged man squinted his eyes and raised his eyes, and said very speechlessly: "I didn't see fate, I only know that these brothers who work hard are going to endure hardships, do a day of physical work, and go back to have back pain for ten days and a half." β
After speaking, he didn't bother to pay attention to it, and strode forward, "Uncle Shi, let's go, let's see what kind of moths the Beiyan gang are playing!" β
Yang Shiliang took a long time to retract his gaze, turned around, flicked his long sleeves, and chased after him in great strides, although he was over the age of old, but the old man's steps were more steady than ordinary young people.
Hongchen sat in the house where the man said that he would be scraped by a blunt knife, near the shadow wall, there was a rattan chair, a square table, and a pot of tea on the table, and she sat and listened to the tinkling sound of beating while reading a book.
Luo Niang poked on the side to do needlework, only as her own newly baked county lord Niangniang, and was training what kind of 'stunt' of living in the downtown and studying quietly, she didn't care about her, but smiled: "I heard about it, the day before yesterday, Xia Cicada went to Dayun Temple to worship the Buddha, but someone smashed a basket of rotten eggs on the way, which made it embarrassing." β
Every summer, there are countless officials and dependents who go to Dayun Temple in Beijing to worship the Buddha.
First, the food of Dayun Temple is delicious, secondly, there are monks to talk about Buddhism, and also talk about vulgarity, thirdly, the temple is extremely cool, and the summer has passed for half a day, and it can no longer be comfortable.
Xia Cicada stopped two people dressed as farmers on the road, stunned past her guards, and threw her rotten eggs, which suddenly stunned the pedestrians passing by, the eldest lady of the Xia family knew a lot of people, and gossip was flying all over the sky for a while, and there was everything to say.
"It is also said that she hooked up with a married man, let people catch her red-handedly, and coerced and lured her, forcing the lady of the main room to not dare to speak out, and in the end she couldn't get angry, so she could only make a small fuss, get some rotten eggs to wash her face and get angry, and this kind of thing spread with a nose and eyes, but it annoyed."
Because of Xiao Yan, Luo Niang hated Xia Chan deeply. I heard that she was unlucky and could eat two more bowls of rice.
The corners of Hongchen's mouth also curved.
There was no such thing in the previous life, Xia Cicada has always been a typical lady, famous, and has always had a good reputation in the capital, what is gentle and amiable, what filial piety and thoughtfulness, anyway, a woman should have a good name, she is not lacking, and she obviously didn't do anything to her in this life. She compares with her previous life. It's a lot more sad.
Hongchen knows more than Luo Niang, and Senior Brother Lin's eyeliner in the capital is becoming more and more effective, and this matter was done by the Qian family.
Originally, the Qian family was just secretly checking on Xia Chan and spreading rumors by the way. It is only said that Xia Chan instigated the little county lord of their family to be rude to the county lord of Rong'an in the palace.
They themselves don't think it's quite right. After all, they don't know. Miss Xia family is intentional or unintentional, maybe it is her own little county lord's brain is hot, and she rushes out to vent her anger to others.
But I never thought about it. This investigation found a lot of inappropriateness, Xia Chan herself was gentle and dignified on the surface, at least she didn't let people catch the handle, but she instigated their daughter to do a lot of messy things, and even half a year ago, the head of the small county went to her brother's room to introduce a so-called famous lady to her brother, and almost made her sister-in-law faint with anger, and it was also the handiwork of this Xia Cicada at the beginning, not to mention any hints about the many benefits of the little county lord marrying into the cousin's family who knows the roots, etc.
It's just that she still can't do it, if it weren't for the fact that the methods are still jerky now, and the well-informed ancestors of the Qian family are still alive, I'm afraid ordinary people won't be able to see anything.
The Qian family was angry, their family was straight from top to bottom, and they couldn't do anything else, in case they were not careful, and they would pull their own little county lord into it, it was better not to say a word and directly find someone to teach her a lesson.
At the beginning, the little county lord was so angry that he even told her what to find someone to scratch her face, and find someone to beat her so that she couldn't take care of herself, and the people of the Qian family wanted to do this, especially the eldest brother of the little county lord, his father was martyred, and his mother was gone, he worked hard to support the family alone, and raised his sister so lively and smart, just like this, this person was so coaxed that he almost hurt his eldest brother, and he could swallow his breath to have a ghost.
However, this Xia Chan is the daughter of the Xia family after all, and she is still in the family tree, so if she doesn't give Xia Chan face, she always has to give Xia An a thin face.
The Qian family was born in the army, and most of the forces are in the army, so the relationship with the Xia family is even closer, and it is easy to tear apart, and it is too cost-effective to make enemies with the Xia family for the sake of a Xia Cicada.
The Xia family has this kind of disgusting person, but there are still many good people, like Shi Feng, that is a character who can become a master in a few years.
In the end, the little county lord snorted twice and played such a hand jokingly!
Hongchen wants to say, it's really good!
With Xia Chan's temperament, if you beat her to death, even if she is half dead, it is far less lethal than to make her embarrassed.
It's a pity that she hadn't thought of this kind of idea before, and this kind of thing is a surprise, and when the other party is on guard, it will be difficult to start in the future.
However, it's okay to play every once in a while?
Even if Xia Cicada is scared and trembles when she goes out, it's good!
Luo Niang gossiped about the woman's bad luck a little, and then changed the topic, she didn't even feel happy to mention the person's name, so she could talk about it a little.
"I went to the academy today to go through the formalities, and I heard from the two senior brothers that the envoys of Beiyan want to welcome back their treasure of the town, ten golden arrows."
Luo Niang frowned, her eyes showing a bit of incredulity, "This is not a joke?" Back then, His Majesty drove the expedition in person, won a rare victory, killed the national teacher of Beiyan, and seized their ancestral golden arrows, but His Majesty went to the Taimiao to report the good news, and stayed for two days before returning to the palace, how could they want to welcome back now, and welcome back? β
Hongchen smiled: "The emperor on Beiyan's side is not a fool, he must have bargaining chips." β
Sure enough, it spread in a few days, and the one on the side of Beiyan stated in the national letter that he was willing to use the sword and jade seal of the Great Zhou Emperor seized at that time as a bargaining chip to gamble with the Great Zhou, if Beiyan wins, he will welcome back the golden arrow, if the Great Zhou wins, not only will they not want the golden arrow, but they will also send it back together with the emperor's sword and jade seal, and the emperor of Beiyan will also admit in the national letter that he is not as far away as His Majesty the Great Zhou!
The game is simple.
When both sides get each other's important things, they use force, and this time they are stronger than the force of any country.
Of course, it is impossible to start a war lightly because of such things, but in the Great Zhou, the golden arrows are placed in it together with the sword and the jade seal, and the two sides each send a hundred soldiers to fight, and the first to reach the destination, and attack to seize the treasure for victory.
This is in the capital of the Great Zhou, and the Great Zhou has taken advantage of it.
The emperor agreed, if he didn't agree, it would be a shame. (To be continued.) )