Chapter 9 Little Four Joys
Lan Xiang refused to go to my yard, so Silly Niu and I followed her to the Cuixue Garden where she lived.
Cuixue Garden is the residence of a third-class maid, and Lanxiang has her own house, and even a special maid listens to her.
"Sister sit casually, don't be restrained."
I found a chair and sat down, I didn't feel uncomfortable at all, but I was a stupid girl, and from the time I entered the room, I lowered my head and looked like a timid little daughter-in-law, and I forced her to sit down next to me.
Lan Xiang brought the tea tray, I don't know the art of tea, but the tea set I know, it should be made of natural glazed colored sand from the southern part of the country, this kind of porcelain made of sand and soil, the whole body is snow-white, but it will show five colors under the sunlight, which is very rare.
There is also a set in the Qiwang Mansion, but it is taken out to support the face when entertaining distinguished guests, Lanxiang, a third-class maid of Xiangguo Mansion, actually used such a luxurious thing, and it is rumored that Xiangguo Mansion is rich and rivals the country, which seems to be true.
"If my sister likes this tea set, I'll give it to my sister."
"I like it, but it's a pity that I don't like to drink tea, such a good tea set is also bad in my hands."
Lan Xiang said generously: "What's the matter, my sister doesn't like to drink tea, so she took it back as a kettle, and it's good to use it to drink water." β
I just happened to break a kettle, "Okay, you wrap it up and take it with you when I leave." β
Lan Xiang packed the glass colored clay pot and took out another set of gold edge bone china tea set.
This set of bone china tea sets is also very valuable.
I exclaimed, "You have a lot of good stuff here." β
"I don't pick what I eat or wear, but I like to collect tea sets."
Lanxiang ten fingers are white and slender, delicate and almost invisible to the texture of the skin, and her gentle movements are washing tea in a warm cup, and the picture is very pleasing to the eye.
"Sister, try it, this purple Yunnan red robe is transported from Maine thousands of miles away, where it is located on the plateau, the tea soup produced is red and bright, the entrance is slightly bitter, but the aftertaste is mellow, and there is still a lingering fragrance after brewing three times."
I handed the teacup that Lan Xiang handed me to Silly Girl, who carefully took it but didn't drink it.
"I'm a big old man and don't understand tea." I said in a pretentious manner: "I'm afraid I'm going to live up to my sister's hospitality." β
Lan Xiang glanced at me, poured another cup of tea and put it in front of me, "When did you be so polite to me?" β
"You and the silly girl are my sisters, what is yours is mine, what is mine is yours, don't look at me as poor now, sister, I will lay a country for you in the future, when the time comes, I will share the wealth of the mountains and rivers with the two beauties, wouldn't it be happy."
To be an immortal is to be an immortal, and to be a human being, you must be a human being.
Lan Xiang hurriedly said: "You dare to say such a big rebellion, this is going to lose your head!" Be careful that people hear, tell them to go up, and you're done! β
"I'm not afraid, I've always wanted to be a hero, a hero on the battlefield, if I can't make a career in the future, if I have the opportunity, I must carry a gun and cross the horse to kill the enemy, become the first female general in Kangjingguo, how can I be afraid of those villains?"
Lan Xiang looked at me helplessly, like looking at a fool, "Sister, you drink tea, not wine, why are you drunk." β
I clutched my chest and said: "Concubine Ai doesn't understand my heart, it makes me feel very heartbroken, let's go, the white head is broken, and I am born ~"
"Don't be weird, I have something to ask you."
"Concubine, please speak."
"If you are not serious, I will ignore you!"
"Okay, okay, sister, don't be annoyed, you say it."
"I heard that Princess Qi visited the old lady in our house a few days ago..."
"Old lady? Lord Xiangguo, his wife? β
"Hmm."
I heard that this old lady was personally appointed by the founding emperor of Kangjingguo. At that time, the Su family was not prominent, the old man Su was just a captain in Leiyang City, when the Charm Kingdom raised troops to attack, all the way to Leiyang City, Leiyang is the last line of defense of Kangjingguo, as long as Leiyang is broken, the army of the Charm Kingdom can drive straight into the imperial city.
The old man and the old lady Su guarded the city for forty-eight days, neither surrendering nor retreating, and they were stunned to subdue the army of the Charm Country, and their food and grass supply was cut off, so they could only retreat in disgrace. After this war, Old Man Su was written into the history books, and the old lady was also named a first-class edict, but unfortunately since then, Old Man Su's health has become worse and worse, and he died in the next year.
Although the emperor later gave them a lot of gifts to the Su family, as soon as the old man Su died, the Su family gradually declined, and the old lady and her young son worked hard to support it, so that the Su family did not completely decay.
This old lady is also a legendary woman.
Lan Xiang continued: "My old lady is now devoted to the Buddha and has not cared about the affairs of the house for a long time. β
I asked, "How close were the old lady and Princess Qi in the past?" β
"It's not close, the old lady doesn't like her."
It seems that this princess Qi was also a grandmother who didn't love her uncle when she was a child.
"Princess Qi must have begged the old lady for my business."
"That's true."
"What is the attitude of the old lady?"
"I didn't say I agreed, but I didn't refuse immediately, I just said that I would let you live in the house for a few more days."
Chen Yuanshou needs to use Chun Niang to control me, so I don't worry about her safety for the time being, just how can I get my Neidan back, I have never had a good way, this matter has been delayed, and I have never seen Su Molai since I entered the gate of Xiangguo Mansion.
It seems that this matter must be decided as soon as possible.
Lan Xiang shook my arm and asked with concern, "What's wrong with my sister?" β
I sighed: "Naturally, I'm worried about my future situation. β
"What do you think, sister? Would you like to marry our young master? β
"I can't help it."
Lan Xiang said in a low voice: "Why don't I help my sister escape from Xiangguo Mansion?" β
This girl is really righteous, but the idea is not very good. "My mother is still in the hands of Princess Qi, if I escape, I am afraid she will be worried about her life."
"Then what should I do, sister, let them marry you to someone you don't like?"
"I don't like him, it's okay, it's for my mother, I can wronged myself to marry him, it's a big deal that after rescuing my mother in the future, I will find a way to reconcile with him. The key is that the kid surnamed Su doesn't like me, and he still makes trouble for me everywhere, which is heartwarming, you say, even if we don't like each other, it's good to get along peacefully, he can be good, see the sky to make a little moth, poor. β
Lan Xiang's face turned pale, and she looked at me in disbelief and said, "You are the first person who dares to say this about my young master." β
"Sister, you touch your conscience and say, is your young master eccentric, pretentious, and very difficult to serve."
"It's hard to say."
"You're a three-headed and two-faced little clever ghost." I turned my head and asked the silly girl, "Silly girl, do you say, is Young Master Su very annoying?" β
Silly girl smiled and nodded: "I hate all the people my sister hates." β
I laughed and rubbed my silly little head in satisfaction.
Lan Xiang reminded me worriedly: "Sister, it's just enough to say these things here, don't talk nonsense when you go out." β
"I'm afraid he'll shovel."
Lan Xiang shook her head helplessly.
"Alright, it's not too early, I have to go back."
Lan Xiang nodded and sent me and the silly girl out of the garden.
There is a curfew in Xiangguo Mansion, and after an hour, all courtyards have to be locked, and no one takes care of my yard, so the stupid girl needs to go back quickly.
The silly girl lived in the side room of the kitchen, so I sent her back, and by the way, I took two vegetarian buns and a jug of wine from the kitchen, and then trotted back to my yard.
As soon as I entered my courtyard, I felt a yin wind coming towards me, and the tall old locust tree opened its teeth and claws in the moonlight, as if it was about to swallow me alive.
I haven't seen it since the last time I kicked the back of my head in the bag.
I put the buns and wine under the old locust tree, then lit three sticks of incense, got up and bowed, and read: "Fellow friends, I, Chen Fengming, am here to give you a salute, a glass of thin wine is not a tribute, friends should not be disgusted." I think that I was also a fellow practitioner of immortal alchemy, but now I have become a mortal with no power to restrain the chicken, and I am helpless to live in the treasure land temporarily, and I ask for your understanding, I will definitely set up a table of mountain and sea treasures for all my friends on the other day, thank you for your care, I am grateful. β
I bowed three more times, then got up and went back to bed.
I had just finished washing and lay down on the bed, when suddenly a red light flashed in front of me, and when I opened my eyes again, there was a little red fox at the head of my bed.
The red fox opened his mouth and said, "Thank you for the buns." β
I stood up respectfully and said, "Fellow Daoist is polite. β
"My name is Xiao Sixi."
"Oh, I've admired the daimyo for a long time."
"You call me a fellow Daoist, but I see that your style is no different from that of a mortal, why is that?"
"Daoist friends don't know, I was originally a red-bellied golden chicken who has been cultivating on Mangdang Mountain for five hundred years, and then something went wrong, my body was destroyed, and Neidan was also robbed, and my soul was not dispersed, and I was successfully reincarnated as a human."
"Your experience has been quite bumpy, no wonder you are not frightened when you see us."
"Yes, yes, I have had a bad fate, since I became a man, I have also pushed the cart up the steps, step by step." When I finally met a fellow Daoist, I felt like I had met my old acquaintance in a foreign country, and when I said that, my tears were about to fall.
"You're also a poor man, but you got the bag on the back of your head?"
I hurriedly said: "It's a misunderstanding, if I see Brother Tou another day, I will definitely make amends to him in person." β
"Since I was bullied by you that day, it has been aggrieved and crying every day, making it rain every day for the past few days, which makes us very embarrassed."
"Thisβ" This head is too fragile.
"You don't have to blame yourself, he ate the bun you gave him today, and his mood is much better."
"That's good, that's good, we'll all be neighbors in the future, get along well, if there's anything, you can take care of it."
The red fox licked his paw and said, "It's easy to say." β
"It's just that I don't quite understand one thing, what is the sacredness of the real body of the head, and it has the ability to call the wind and rain."
"The head is just a nickname, and its real name is Chaofeng."
Oh ~ Son of the dragon, no wonder, but the image of the head is very different from the image of the wind in my heart, everyone in the world says that the wind is dangerous, can predict the opportunity, eliminate disasters, and ward off evil spirits. How could such a divine beast be beaten by me and hide at home and cry for three days.
I tentatively asked, "How could it be in such a situation even if it is a dragon?" β
"The head is a morning wind, but not a morning wind, strictly speaking, it should be a clone of the morning wind. It turned out to be the temple beast in the corner of the Fengyuan Hall in the palace, because it has spirituality, after absorbing the essence of the sun and the moon over the years, it has spiritual sense, it has some talent, and it has cultivated the inner Dan essence in only a few decades. β
I couldn't help but smack my tongue, it's really better for people to die than people, and immortals to die better than immortals. It took me five hundred years to cultivate the Inner Dan, and it took decades for people to refine it, so it's really my eldest brother.
"Later, in the year of the Great Disaster of Qi Jing, the founding emperor of Kangjing led the army into the imperial city, seized the throne of Qi, and changed the name of the country to Kangjing."
There is such a thing, although I was not born in the year of Qi Jing's catastrophe, it is not a secret that this history has been passed down by word of mouth for decades.