Chapter 207: Pearl
At one moment, everyone moved to the stage, and the servants of the Li family had already prepared the tables and chairs, and six plates of snacks were placed on each table. After everyone sat upright, Mei Ruolan and Du Lijun had already changed their clothes and stepped onto the stage.
The two of them sang the Yue opera "Three Looks at the Royal Sister", which was written during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, Liu Jinding, the daughter of the general Liu Tianhua, was named the imperial sister by the emperor because of her meritorious service, and announced to the world that no one was allowed to watch the royal sister, and the violator was beheaded. One day, Liu Jinding went to the temple to incense, Shang Shugong Feng Jiajin admired his name, he disguised himself as a villager to sneak into the temple to peep, the two fell in love at first sight, Liu Jinding returned to the house and added lovesickness, Feng Jiajin disguised himself as a doctor and broke into the palace building to see Jinding. When Liu Jinding saw Liu Jinding in the follow-up three times, Feng Jiajin revealed his true feelings, and Jin Ding gave him a double pen gift, vowing to join hands with Feng Jiajin. Liu Jinding's father Liu Tianhua was aware of this, and Liu's father was furious, so he was escorted to the execution ground for the crime of molesting the emperor's relatives, and then after Liu Jinding's several rounds of maneuvering, the emperor finally issued a decree to pardon Feng Jiajin, and gave Liu Jinding and Feng Jiajin to marry.
This drama can be said to be a well-known comedy, Mei Ruolan plays Liu Jinding, and Du Lijun plays Shang Shugongzi Feng Jiajin. The appearance of the two of them is already vulgar, and it is even more eye-catching when they dress up, especially Du Lijun, who is strange that she is famous, this brocade python robe with water and sky blue is worn on her body, and her behavior is chic and elegant, as if the jade-faced scholar who walked down from the book, Fu Fan He Lang, not to mention that the men were amazed, and even the daughters' families were stunned. At the same time, the repertoire was well chosen, and everyone's minds were on the stage, but no one noticed that the messenger brought in again.
It was a lean and tall middle-aged man, wearing a blue-gray silk robe, with a long face, a prominent nose, and a slightly pointed chin. Behind him was a boy holding a box, who looked to be about fourteen or fifteen years old, with a fat face, pinched like a powdered face, and also with a smile.
Li Lanfeng looked at them, and his mind was like looking at flowers, and he thought about all the people he knew, but he still felt very strange. He wanted to open his mouth to ask, but unexpectedly, Li Chengxu suddenly said to the middle-aged man: "Zhenggang, why are you here?" ”
The middle-aged man smiled and took off his hat, half-bent over and bowed to Li Chengxu, and said, "I haven't seen the old man for a long time, is the old man okay?" ”
"It's just like that, I can't die for the time being. It's you," Li Chengxu stared at him with deep eyes, "Why don't you stay in Nanjing with your master, and come to see what I do?" ”
The middle-aged man smiled indifferently, bowed again, and said, "If you are not afraid of offending the old gentleman, the younger generation is not only here to see the old gentleman, but especially for the birthday of the fourth lady of your mansion." ”
"Wanchun?"
Not to mention that Li Chengxu was surprised, even Li Lanfeng and Yu were shocked. When they heard Li Chengxu call someone as the Zhenggang, they realized that he was a first-class celebrity around Rong Guojun, Gu Wei, the chief secretary general of the Nanjing Civil Government, and he was the right person. I heard that Rong Guojun can be separated from the guard officer by his side, but he can't leave this "Minister of the Interior" alone.
Will he come to Jiujing just to celebrate Wanchun's birthday? It's incredible to think about.
After all, Li Chengxu was a veteran of the two dynasties, and after being surprised, he returned to calm, his eyes were deep, and he didn't know what he was thinking about, but he still sat on the Taishi chair and asked leisurely: "Did he ask you to come?" ”
"Yes." Gu Zhenggang bowed his head, and called the kid who followed, and motioned for him to present the brocade box and said, "Mr. Rong heard that the fourth lady of your mansion is just turning eighteen years old this year, thinking about the past, and when he met the old man, the old man was also in the double ninth year, so he asked people to prepare a generous gift, so that the younger generation sent it to celebrate. ”
"Hmm......" Li Chengxu nodded slowly, the old man Gu Zhenggang said was Wanchun's grandmother Li Min. Li Min and Rong Guojun did meet earlier than him, but it didn't seem to be earlier than when Li Min was eighteen years old, right? He walked through his memories for a moment, and when everything involved Li Min, he always had to weigh it again.
However, it has been many years since Li Min passed away, what is the matter with Rong Guojun coming to offer this hospitality again? The old fox doesn't look like a person who can do stupid things, he must have a plan.
So Li Chengxu asked Gu Zhenggang again: "Besides that, doesn't he have anything else to say?" ”
"There is nothing else to say, except to let the fourth lady come to receive this gift in person." Gu Zhenggang smiled, and when he rolled his eyes, he saw Wanchun sitting under the stage, laughing with his sisters.
Li Chengxu couldn't help coughing twice, he had a cold in the past two days, and his throat was uncomfortable from time to time, so he covered his mouth, and only stopped coughing for a while: "What if I don't agree?" ”
Gu Zhenggang's smile did not change: "Then, the junior has to stand here and wait for your old man to agree." ”
Li Chengxu laughed unconsciously, only saying that Rong Guojun's old fox was still an old trick, and he would play tricks if he didn't agree with him, if it wasn't for the Li family's eagerness to marry the Li family, he would almost have lost in his hands.
This time, he wanted to see what kind of moth he was going to produce, so he ordered Li Da: "Go and ask someone to call the fourth lady." ”
Li Da hurriedly asked a little girl to call Wanchun.
Li Chengxu's position was at the top of the stands behind everyone, and Wan Chun heard that her grandfather was looking for her below, so she was busy talking to the sisters around her, and she pulled back and turned back.
Walking in front of Li Lanfeng and his wife for a while, Yu said: "Whatever your grandfather says, you will do it, you know?" ”
"Got it, Mom."
Wan Chun was surprised in her heart, and she didn't understand why she ordered herself so much, and when she stayed in front of Li Chengxu, she saw that there were two people standing next to her, one tall and one short, one old and one young. She said hello obediently, and then asked Li Chengxu: "What did Grandpa ask me to do?" ”
Li Chengxu pointed to Gu Zhenggang and said to her: "This is someone from the Rong family in Nanjing, who said that he wanted to give you a birthday gift, and you had to pick it up in person." Go and see, what did they give you? ”
"Yes."
Hearing the words Nanjing Rong family, Wan Chun unconsciously thought of the two young masters of the Rong family, and thought what the Rong family wanted to give her a gift for? Except for the grudge against Rong Liu and Rong Qi, she has no other relationship with the Rong family.
When Gu Zhenggang saw her coming, he had already taken the brocade box and held it in his hand, and asked Wanchun to take it for a while, and then said, "Fourth Miss, you can open the box and see if you like it or not." ”
Wan Chun thanked him, and really opened the brocade box in front of Li Chengxu and others, and saw that there was a pearl there, always as big as a baby's fist, and the whole body was emerald green and dazzling.
Gu Zhenggang said: "This is a fluorite produced in Inner Mongolia, called the Pearl of the Palm, which took the jade stonemason several months to polish, if the fourth lady puts it in the dark night, she can make light indoors without turning on the lights." (To be continued.) )