Chapter 622: Gift-giving
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Chen Ling stood in the flower hall, looking at the two little guys from Cui's house, holding a box in their hands and saying to him with a smile: "...... The young master of our family said, congratulations to General Chen Xiao, who is about to become Princess Kunyu's concubine. General Chen Xiao is brave and good at fighting, and has made great contributions to the Great Liang in the northwest, which our young master admires very much. When General Chen Xiao was in Beijing, it was a pity that the young master had been entangled in things and did not have the opportunity to visit him in person. Now I heard that the emperor gave me a marriage, prepared a small gift, and asked General Chen Xiao to smile. β
As he spoke, he held the box in his hand high and looked at Chen Ling with a smile.
Chen Ling glanced at them with a faint gaze.
He had been observant since he was a child, and the two little men seemed to be polite and respectful to him, but there was some contempt in their eyes.
After Chen Ling returned to Beijing, he naturally heard that Cui Lulang of the Zhenhai Marquis Mansion had asked to marry Princess Jun, but unfortunately he was rejected by the queen. In the hearts of these two people, the young master of their family became famous as a young man and came from a famous family, so naturally he was not comparable to a military general born as an orphan.
This looks down on it, and it contains some indifference to the emperor's choice of him as the concubine of the fourth princess and not the young master of their family.
It was Cui Lu who asked people to come to the door to give gifts at this time, and Chen Ling also regarded it as a bad comer.
Chen Ling glanced at the box, the fine rosewood carved box, the begonia flowers on the box were lifelike, and it could be seen that the things contained in it were either precious things or Cui Lu's beloved things.
Chen Ling stretched out his hand and opened the box, and there was a blue flute inside.
Chen Ling praised it and said, "The Ke Ting flute used by Cai Yong back then, this gift is very valuable. β
The little guy was a little surprised on his face, he didn't expect Chen Ling to be able to recognize Ke Tingdi. He also thought that he would treat this flute as an ordinary bamboo flute, and then dislike this gift, and then he could take the opportunity to humiliate his ignorance, so that he could recognize it clearly, he couldn't even compare to a toe of their young master.
But soon, the little guy put away the look on his face again, and then said with a smile: "General Chen has a good eye, and he can actually recognize that this is the Ke Ting flute made by Cai Yong back then." β
Chen Ling smiled and said, "Everyone knows that Grand Master Cui has a Ke Ting flute in his hand, since he comes to give gifts, he will not send a broken flute, I think this must be the Ke Ting Di in the hand of Grand Master Cui." β
The little guy raised his eyebrows, and he guessed how a person like him could recognize such a precious thing.
Chen Ling took the box and said with a smile: "I will accept this gift, thank you for me." β
When anyone makes him unhappy, Chen Ling is very good at making others more unhappy than him.
Chen Ling smiled again and said, "Since Cui Gongzi gave me a gift, I should naturally give Cui Gongzi a gift in return." As he spoke, he called out to the attendant behind him: "Aya, help me prepare a generous gift." β
The attendant said yes, then entered the room, and then quickly came out with a box and walked to Chen Ling's side.
Chen Ling opened the lid of the box, and even the little guy was almost blinded by the golden light emanating from the box, but what was neatly placed inside was a hundred taels of gold.
Chen Ling said: "I'm not as elegant as Cui Gongzi, I'm a rough person, I only know that gold is the most precious in the world, since that's the case, then I'll give Cui Gongzi a return gift with one hundred taels of gold." β
The two little guys of the Cui family: "......"
How can anyone return the gift with gold, this is because General Chen Xiao really doesn't understand, or is he deliberately burying their son-in-law.
The two little guys blushed, and they were a little speechless for a while.
Chen Ling had already closed the box, and then personally put the box containing gold into the little girl's hand, and said with a smile: "The Cui family is a big family, and Cui Gongzi is used to seeing yellow and white things, I'm afraid he won't look down on my gift." But this gold is all my net worth, but the courtesy is light, and I ask the two of you to go back and talk to Cui Gongzi, so that he doesn't want to be surprised. β
The last two little guys went back with a red face, they didn't expect to take out a precious Keting flute, and finally go back with a box of gold. No matter how they look at it, it looks like they are here to sell flutes, not like they are here to give gifts.
When they went out, they saw the little prince Huan swaggering in from the outside with someone, followed by Xiao Huang.
The emperor dotes on His Royal Highness King Qin, and even the pets around him have been named Zhongwu Lieutenant, but now everyone is eager to drill into His Royal Highness King Qin's side, and they all say that everyone in the palace is rushing to serve in King Qin's mansion.
The two little servants were frightened by the vicious wolf, but they still endured the panic and bowed to the little prince Huan, and said, "I have seen His Royal Highness the King of Qin." β
The little prince didn't look at them at all, waved his hand casually to get them up, and then went out.
The two little guys glanced at the little prince Huan who was walking away, looked at each other and stood up and went out.
The little prince went directly to see Chen Ling, and when he came in, Chen Ling was holding the flute and watching.
The little prince of Huan naturally recognized Ke Tingdi, grabbed it and took a look, and then said, "Isn't this Ke Tingdi, why is it in your hands?" β
Chen Ling said "um", and then replied to him: "The eldest prince Cui sent someone to send it." β
The little prince knew what was going on as soon as he heard it, picked his eyes, and let out a long "oh".
At the beginning, Princess Jun and Cui Lu played a song "Phoenix Seeking Phoenix" with Jiaoweiqin and Ke Tingdi in the palace, which has always been rumored to be a good story, even after the emperor decreed to marry Princess Jun and Chen Ling, it is still mentioned from time to time.
Cui Lu gave Ke Tingdi to Chen Ling at this time, which was deliberately telling him that he had a heart-to-heart with Princess Jun and regarded him as a confidant, and then deliberately angered Chen Ling.
Men are jealous, and sometimes they are very naΓ―ve.
The little prince sat on the chair and looked at Chen Ling, he was a little curious that Chen Ling was not angry.
The little prince of Huan smiled deliberately and said: "My fourth sister has a Jiaowei qin, which my father specially spent his efforts to find her, and it is a pair with this Ke Ting flute." β
As I said just now, whoever makes Chen Ling unhappy, he always has a way to make others more unhappy than him.
Chen Ling said: "I haven't played the flute for a long time, does Your Highness want to hear the minister play the flute for you?" β
The little prince of Huan regarded Chen Ling as a good brother, so he naturally helped Chen Ling, picked his eyes twice, and then threw Ke Tingdi back to Chen Ling.
Chen Ling deftly turned the flute in his hand, and then put it to his mouth and blew it skillfully.
The flute sound was melodious, crisp and cheerful, as if it was just like Chen Ling's mood at the moment.
Chen Ling blew a poem "Guan Ju" from the Book of Songs.
"Guan Guan Ju Dove, in the river island. My Fair Lady, Gentleman ......"
It's been a long time since I've heard such a beautiful tune, the little prince Huan shook his head and enjoyed it, then closed his eyes and admired it carefully, and the crowd outside the post station, listening to the beautiful sound coming from the post station, couldn't help but stop and listen carefully.
The two little servants of the Cui family did not go far, and suddenly heard the sound of the flute coming from the post station behind, and they looked at each other for a moment, and then turned around.
A young man asked, "Where did the flute sound come from?" β
Another guy replied: "It seems to be in the post station, which is where General Chen Xiao lives." β
Such a melodious and melodious flute, in addition to the person who blows it well, I am afraid that only a famous instrument like the Keting flute can be played.
The two looked at each other, and one of them asked again: "Does General Chen Xiao play the flute?" β
The other shook his head again and said, "I don't know, no one has heard him blow, I thought he would only fight with a sword." β
An orphan, it has been too late to survive since he was a child, where is there such an elegant interest as learning to play the flute and the piano in leisure and leisure, they all think that this Chen Xiaojun probably doesn't even know a few big characters.
But now, he will blow it, and it is not worse than their young master's blow.
The two men looked at each other, and then they both sighed in their hearts. Well, the young master originally wanted to deliberately show off his past with Princess Kunyu to anger General Chen, although he and Princess Kunyu actually didn't have any stories. As a result, it's better now, but maybe the young master was angry with him.