Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Tool Man
Heavy snow pressed the city, the majestic imperial city was covered with a layer of snow quilt, the corridor between the vermilion high walls, Mrs. Lu and the queen mother stood side by side, also wearing a fire fox shawl, just like two peonies blooming in the snow. The Queen Mother has been in a high position for a long time, and she has a little more nobility between her eyebrows, while Mrs. Lu is more gentle.
"Hongluan, let you discipline Xu Buling, you don't seem to take it to heart, a few days ago, the Long Yin Poetry Club beat Xiao Ting again, Xiao Ting is Xu Buling's elder, how can he be so unsympathetic?"
The Queen Mother's tone was serious, but because of her age and Mrs. Lu's room, she looked more like a sister who complained and didn't listen to persuasion.
Xiao Ting followed behind, and nodded like a chicken pecking rice: "Yes, I endure it again and again, and I continue to endure it after I endure it, but I am not afraid of him......"
"Shut up." The Queen Mother's apricot eyes sank slightly, and she glared at this cowardly nephew.
Mrs. Lu didn't want to look at Xiao Ting at all, but bowed her head lightly as always: "I will definitely discipline me when I go back, and my aunt can rest assured." But looking at Mrs. Lu's expression, she obviously didn't pay attention to it.
The Queen Mother said a few words, and seeing that Mrs. Lu didn't take it to heart, she had to give up. She was sent to the palace as the queen by her eldest brother Xiao Chuyang ten years ago, but as soon as she wore the phoenix crown, the first emperor died and became the queen mother.
After a little beating and making a gesture, the queen mother left with the palace maid. Mrs. Lu bowed her body to send her off, and when the graceful figure of the Queen Mother disappeared within the palace wall, the expression on her face sank, and she frowned and looked at Xiao Ting.
Xiao Ting was dressed thinly, his hands were shivering, and when he saw Mrs. Lu's gaze, he suddenly became innocent:
"Sister-in-law, I was beaten."
Mrs. Lu snorted lightly, turned around and walked outside the palace: "It's your junior, what's wrong with beating you?" How can a child not be naughty......"
“……”
Xiao Ting's eyes were full of astonishment, and he trotted behind him: "Xu Buling is still a month older than me, he is a child, I ......"
"You are an elder, when you are old, you are old, you are idle all day long, what kind of Xiao family boy is you?"
Mrs. Lu looked like 'I just favored Xu Buling', and she was not afraid of being seen by others.
Xiao Ting had long known Mrs. Lu's temper, and sighed rather hurtfully: "I didn't come to the palace to complain......
Mrs. Lu had a little contempt in her eyes: "Then what are you doing in the palace?" Do you have anything else on business? ”
Xiao Ting loosened his shoulders: "My dignified son in law of the Xiao family, how can I be that kind of villain." I entered the palace today to say hello to Grandpa Jia, didn't I write a two-handed masterpiece at the last Dragon Poetry Meeting, and the pine sacrificial wine praised me for my good writing, and I must be praised by name......"
Mrs. Lu squinted slightly: "Song Baiqing praises you?" You're still going to buy poetry? ”
Xiao Ting's face froze, and he immediately showed a little unconvinced: "Sister-in-law, I was born into a scholarly family, and it is not easy to write two-handed words. Besides, how can you say to buy? I didn't spend any money, can I buy it as a scholar? That's called borrowing ......."
Mrs. Lu took a few breaths of cold air, and finally just snorted: "It would be nice if you didn't have half of your ability." ”
Xiao Ting's eyes lit up, and his eyes were full of incredulity: "Sister-in-law, you can actually praise me, it's really the sun coming out in the west." I have long felt that Xu Buling is inferior to me, in addition to having the strength to do it, on appearance, essay collection, and character......"
"The difference between cloud and mud."
"That's right...... Or sister-in-law, you can speak. ”
President Xiao is so big, it may be the first time he has been so 'praised', the whole person is a little fluttery, and he touched his waist, but unfortunately he didn't bring a fan, so he could only clap his hands stupidly.
Mrs. Lu didn't see Xu Buling for two days, and she missed it so much that she didn't have time to take care of these two goods, so she said:
"I just heard the Queen Mother say that the courtiers have been busy with the drought in Sichuan and Shu recently, and the saint's appreciation of poetry will inevitably be said by the official to be a plaything, and it is useless for you to say hello now, go back and stay honest." So saying, he took the maid and got into the carriage.
Xiao Ting was still a little flustered, although he knew that the saint would not appreciate the poems in the past few days, he still ran to say hello to the chief administrator of Ouchi, so as not to send the manuscript of the poem of the next poetry meeting and squeeze out the manuscript of the poem this time.
As long as the saint sees his song "My Prime Minister Daddy", he will definitely praise a few words, after all, even the Songda sacrificial wine is said to be well written, it is a famous Confucian in Chang'an......
Xiao Ting pondered to himself, and as soon as he walked out of the palace gate, before the family had brought the carriage over, he heard the horse's hooves stepping on the white jade road and galloping towards him.
Xiao Ting was stunned for a moment, and said secretly: Who is so bold, the imperial city gallops on the horse, and the saint comes out?
When I looked up, I saw Xu Buling, who was dressed in a white robe, riding on the white jade avenue chasing the wind and snow, the white-robed hunting and the generals rode alone to rush into battle, and the imperial forest army outside the imperial city hurriedly avoided it, and there was no one to block it.
"I'm a!"
Xiao Ting's face changed suddenly, thinking that Xu Buling knew that he had come to complain, and was going to come over to cut people on the street, so he was so frightened that his soul flew away, and he hurriedly wanted to chase after Mrs. Lu's carriage, which had already gone away.
It's a pity that Xiao Ting didn't run a few steps before he felt light, and was carried on the horse's back like a chicken, turned the horse's head and walked away.
Xiao Ting's face turned pale with fright, and he shouted loudly: "Xu Buling!" You're crazy! I am the nephew of the Queen Mother, if you dare to touch a hair of my hair......"
Xu Buling raised his hand and pulled a few hairs on Xiao Ting's head:
"What can you do?"
"I ...... I don't care about the villain......"
Xiao Ting was overturned by the bumpy chest and abdomen, and when he saw that Xu Buling didn't want to kill, he felt a little relieved: "Are you drunk again?" What did you and I do with the water of the well, and the water of the river, and suddenly took me with you? ”
Xu Buling galloped wildly, and soon left the surroundings of the palace, and said calmly: "You grew up in Chang'an City, can you know Li Tianlu?" ”
"Li Tianlu?"
Xiao Ting frowned: "The son of the Li family, the loyal and brave Marquis at the end of the street, fights and kills all day long, and is a reckless man like you, I know him but I know him, and I don't have much friendship, so occasionally everyone drinks flower wine together......"
Xu Buling nodded: "What kind of place is White Horse Village?" ”
Xiao Ting leaned on the horse's back and thought for a moment: "White Horse Village...... It was the farm that Emperor Xiaozong rewarded the Li family, Li Tianlu often invited the children of the Gaomen in the capital to play, and invited me once before, I thought it was a place where the croppers stayed and didn't go. How? Are you going to work for Li Tianlu as a long-term worker? ”
"Go back and change your clothes, and I'll accompany you to Lie White Horse Village."
"I don't want to go."
"Be a coachman for you."
"Shhh......h Deal...... There is a cheap ...... not to take advantage of"