Chapter 6: The Sting (Part 7)

However, this pride does not come without a price.

Take music and dance as the way, and spend your whole life chasing it. No wonder Aunt Gongsun's dancing skills are so exquisite. It's no wonder that there is no man around the eldest lady so far. Her mind is already all about singing and dancing, and she has no time to be distracted by the love between men and women. Therefore, the leaders of all walks of life in Chang'an City have changed almost every year, but in the past 20 years, no one has been able to replace Gongsun Auntie.

Admiration is admiration, but Bai Jingzhi herself didn't have the courage to try. smiled and responded in a low voice, "How can the realm of the eldest sister be beyond the reach of mediocrity?" In this life, my little sister just wants to be fed and clothed, and then find a suitable man to marry, so that he can treat me well for the rest of my life! ”

"It's not that you can't reach it, it's just that you can't give up!" Aunt Gongsun shook her head with a smile, and her words pierced Bai Jingzhi's careful thoughts. "Even if he can make achievements in the future, he will open up the joints with his ability, take you as a wife, and earn a life for you. You still have to cling to him. How can relying on the glory brought by others be as reliable as fighting for oneself? In a few days, you can meet many seniors in the pear orchard. When you're with them, you might as well think about my words! It's never too late to be sure what you really want in this life? ”

What do you want? Do I get what I want? Bai Jingzhi smiled slightly, and did not refute Aunt Gongsun's words. The other party came out of the deep palace and was used to seeing the glory of the dignitaries. And he grew up in the place of fireworks, and he worked hard to learn art since he was a child, just to get out of this place early. Different experiences lead to different perspectives. There is no need to argue, I believe that the other party is out of good intentions.

Seeing that Bai Jingzhi was no longer silent, Aunt Gongsun thought that her words had moved her. I couldn't help but feel a little relieved in my heart. Just as they were happy, the carriage suddenly stopped suddenly, and the two of them rushed forward at the same time, almost hitting their heads on the carriage.

"Lao Qu, how did you catch the car?" Rao is plain and has a good temper, and Aunt Gongsun can't tolerate this kind of mistake, so she stretched out her hand to push the car door and questioned the front.

"Reply, reply to everyone's words!" The coachman, Lao Qu, had already jumped off the wheel, and while apologizing, he explained in a low voice, "Mrs. Qiuguo's convoy suddenly turned out of the intersection in front, and the small one didn't dare to collide, so he had to let the carriage stop first. You're okay, do you want to invite Langzhong! ”

"It's okay! I was just shocked! Without waiting for the coachman to finish explaining, Aunt Gongsun had already seen the long string of silver carriages in front of her, shook her head, and took the initiative to extinguish her anger.

"The tail is almost up in the sky, and you really forgot what you are?" Bai Jingzhi couldn't swallow this breath for Aunt Gongsun, and blurted out vicious words.

"It's just a poor person, there's no need to be serious with her!" Aunt Gongsun smiled and gently covered the car door. The concubine is kind to herself, and for her sake, she shouldn't point fingers at her sister behind her back.

"She's still pitiful?" In Bai Jingzhi's heart, no matter what, she couldn't match the words Mrs. Qiu Guo and pitiful, her eyes widened, and she protested in a low voice, "Sister, you are not wrong, driving eight silver-loaded carriages to swagger through the market every day is actually a poor person!! ”

"You've only seen the surface of the silver!" Aunt Gongsun smiled and shook her head gently, "A woman's family, circling between different men all day long, and how many banquets does she really want to go to?" If she doesn't pretend to be stronger, I'm afraid she will be bullied even more! ”

"Her sister is a noble concubine, and her brother is Yang Guozhong!" Bai Jingzhi pursed her lips and reminded with a smile.

"The character of the concubine is not good at grasping power. And his brother, hehe......" Aunt Gongsun sneered softly, "I'm afraid I can't wait for a few more men under her skirt to bring reinforcements for herself." Especially at this critical time, whether my sister is happy or not is far less important than having one more helper! ”

Seeing that Bai Jingzhi always had a trace of confusion on her face, she smiled, raised her voice and asked, "Lao Qu, where did the carriage come from just now, did you see it clearly?" ”

"I inserted it from Anxingfang, turned a corner in front of us, and went to Yongchangfang!" The coachman's eyesight was very good, and he quickly satisfied the curiosity of the hostess.

As long as it's a woman, most of them like to explore some homely things in their hearts. Naturally, Angelica is no exception. After listening to the two directions mentioned by the coachman's old song, his brows wrinkled suddenly, "Anxingfang, isn't that where the princes and princesses live?" Why did she just come out of there and go to a few princes' houses? ”

"Of course, I'm looking for reinforcements for my brother!" Aunt Gongsun said in a low voice and explained in a very understanding tone, "Our Tang Dynasty Son of Heaven is the most important brotherly!" ”

This generation of Tang Dynasty emperors was a well-known filial friend before he ascended the throne, and after becoming the emperor, in addition to killing Princess Taiping and her henchmen, he was very generous to his brothers-in-law and brothers. It's not like Taizong and Gaozong at all, when they wanted to kill their own brothers.

Aiwu and Wu, along with the other descendants of Gojong and Jungjong, were also taken care of, and they gathered around the palace again, forming a huge force that influenced the personnel changes in the DPRK and China. At that time, His Majesty the Emperor overrode public opinion and promoted Yao Chong to be the prime minister, because the latter was supported by the emperor's brother Li Chengqi. And Li Linfu has been able to dictate the DPRK for so many years, and the royal blood in his body has also played a very key role.

This sentence is obviously too profound for Bai Jingzhi. Blinking a pair of big watery eyes, she couldn't stop speculating in her heart about Mrs. Qiu's itinerary. In the morning, he struggled with a prince's ears and temples, and in the afternoon, he lay in the arms of a royal brother or royal uncle, pretending to be stupid. How can this Mrs. Qiuguo be as cheap as the prostitute who picks up customers casually in Pingkangli? (Note 1)

"It's just an equivalent exchange!" Aunt Gongsun sighed again and made an annotation for Mrs. Qiuguo's behavior. "They really think that the one in the palace can't see anything outside. It's just a little bit of patience in the past. If someone exhausts this affection, it is inevitable that there will be times to cry! ”

"The one in the palace?" Bai Jingzhi didn't seem to know what Aunt Gongsun was referring to, so she turned her head sideways and asked.

"Pretend, I want you to pretend!" Aunt Gongsun slapped her face and said with a smile: "But that's fine!" Don't ask, just act as if you didn't see anything. Wait, it won't take a few days! ”

Note 1: In ancient times, the identities of Kabuki and prostitutes were very different. Kabuki is mostly an entertainer rather than a body, a bit like a female star now. So although Bai Jingzhi was born in the dust, she also looked down on the prostitutes in Pingkangli.