Chapter 553: Asking for Meeting
It seems that the officials of the capital like to buy mansions along the banks of the Green River, and it is not difficult to understand that on both sides of the Green River, the red willows and green, the scenery is pleasant, and the purchase of a mansion near this can not only enjoy the wind and scenery, but also show the elegant taste of the owner of the house.
Lan Ziyi was walking with the father and son of the Qiu family on the west bank of the Green River at this moment, enjoying the scenery while going to Li Chenghai's mansion. This is the first time Lan Ziyi has gone out without bringing the Tao brothers, firstly, Lan Ziyi is going to the middle hall this time, not to go to the battlefield, there is no need to bring the Peach brothers, and secondly, the Tao family Erlang and San Lang have been sent out by Lan Ziyi to be busy, not around, Tao Dalang just married his wife and went home, drunk in the gentle countryside every day, and did not take the initiative to ask to go out with Lan Ziyi today, maybe Tao Zhuhu did not come and had an unpleasant quarrel with the enemy's father and son yesterday, but that is unknown.
Yueshan is close to Lan Ziyi, even if it is men's clothing, he has to go out with Lan Ziyi, this is naturally because Yue'er is also the eyeliner of Yugong, and Lan Ziyi also knows this, so he never stops Yue'er from talking to him.
Lan Ziyi looked at the willows and sycamores densely planted on both sides of the riverbank, and praised sincerely:
"What a view!"
Qiu Xiao said straightly:
"Why don't Wei Hou chant a poem to do his best?"
Lan Ziyi smiled:
"I have left the poetry society, and I am no longer attached to the elegance of the vassals, and Mr. intends to come by himself."
Qiu Xiao smiled and said:
"Qiu doesn't dare."
After Qiu Xiao said it directly, Lan Ziyi quietly rode on the horse and watched the scenery by the river, and saw Lan Ziyi's forehead oozing sweat in the moon mountain behind, so he urged him to step forward, took out the utensils and poured a bowl of herbal tea and handed it over.
After drinking the tea, Lan Ziyi returned the water cup to Yueshanjian, and then asked Qiu Xiaozhi directly:
"Then how did Li Chenghai talk to Mr.? Is he interested in inviting me directly to an interview? ”
Qiu Xiao smiled and said:
"No, I haven't even seen Li Chenghai's face. I'm just a cloth cloth, Li Chenghai is the Minister of Military Aircraft of the DPRK, how can I have such a big face to see his old man. I just handed over the name of the Marquis through his family. “
Lan Ziyi said:
"Then how can Mr. be sure that Li Chenghai is willing to see me?"
Qiu Xiao said straightly:
"Because Li Chenghai agreed."
Lan Ziyi asked:
"Did Mr. Xiaozhi come back with Li Chenghai's name?"
Qiu Xiao smiled and said:
"Wei Hou, what is the best thing about reading people? Naturally, it's face. Scholars who are officials are especially good-looking. Not only do they have a good face, but they also want to think about how others can give him face. I don't have the face to get back Li Chenghai's name. “
Lan Ziyi said:
"How did Mr. conclude that Li Chenghai wanted to see me?"
Qiu Xiao said straightly:
"Because the Venerable Master of Li Chenghai's Mansion who I contacted made a special trip to find me, he said that Li Chenghai was sick with wind and drowsiness every day, and after returning from the cabinet on weekdays, he would lie quietly on the couch and never see anyone. But the acting public service is in a high position, and Wei Hou is effective in suppressing thieves, if Wei Hou really has the heart to visit, even if it is only based on the face of the acting public, Li Chenghai will not be able to shirk it. ”
Qiu Wenruo said:
"This is already clearly asking for Wei Hou."
Tsukiyamama said:
"What's the point of please? Li Chenghai should be proud of the dry bones in a mound, what qualifications does he have to do this? “
Hearing this, Lan Ziyi waved his hand to stop Yue'er from continuing to speak, and he said:
"Yue'er, don't say much. I am a junior, and there is no shame in visiting the middle hall of the court in the past. Harmony is precious, and it is good to be able to reconcile, I have nothing to complain about. ”
Then Lan Ziyi looked back at the gifts that the Qiu's father and son and Yue'er were hanging immediately, and said with a smile:
"So the two gentlemen want me to prepare these gifts, right?"
Qiu Xiao said straightly:
"Exactly, after all, Wei Hou is going to visit the patient."
Qiu Wenruo shook his head and smiled:
"Alas, my lords! In the end, the book of saints has become red tape, which is really hypocritical. ”
Lan Ziyi listened to Qiu Wenruo's words, smiled, and asked again:
"How far is Li Chenghai's house? We've been walking for a while. ”
Qiu Xiao pointed to a large mansion not far in front of him and said to Lan Ziyi:
"That is, looking at Zhang Mingyue's Mansion across the Green River."
Lan Ziyi was already ready to stop at this time, and he said:
"The mansion of the two of them is also in line with the relationship between the two of them, if you say that the two of them did not deliberately arrange the location when they chose the site, I don't believe it. It is said that Zhang Mingyue's house is really not bad, and living in it is like a fairyland. ”
Yueshan dismounted with Lan Ziyi, and she said:
"Wei Hou thinks it's good, so let's find a way to take the house over."
Lan Ziyi led the horse to the door of the Li Mansion and whispered to Yue'er:
"That's a matter of time."
When everyone came to the door of the Li Mansion, Qiu Xiaozhi and Qiu Wenruo stepped forward first, pulled the copper ring in front of the Li Mansion, and when the officials inside opened the door, Qiu Wenruo handed over Lan Ziyi's name post, and said:
"Please tell Li Zhongtang that Hou Lan Ziyi came to visit in Guannei, and my father entrusted someone to hand over the post a few days ago."
The man heard Lan Ziyi's three words and hurriedly beckoned behind him, and the people inside opened the front door with all hands and feet, and then came out with a servant in charge, and said to the father and son of the enemy family:
"The master has instructed, Wei Hou is here to greet him, where is Wei Hou?"
Qiu Wenruo and Qiu Xiaozhi hurriedly stretched out their fingers and pointed to Lan Ziyi, who was standing on the steps under the door, and then said:
"Wei Hou is here."
Seeing this, the servants in the door hurriedly went out to receive the horse gifts of Lan Ziyi and his party, and Lan Ziyi also stepped up the stairs at the same time, and said to the servant in charge:
"It looks like Zhongtang is already waiting for me."
The servant bowed to Lan Ziyi:
"The master's body has always been like that, it is impossible to say that he can wait for Wei Hou, and Wei Hou will know the specific situation when he sees it."
As he spoke, the servant moved out of his place and stretched out his hand to invite Lan Ziyi into the house. Lan Ziyi nodded to the servant, and then entered the mansion with the enemy's father and son and Yue'er along the way.
Although Li Chenghai's mansion is smaller than Zhang Mingyue's, it is also spectacular enough, Lan Ziyi has changed three sets of guides in a row along the way, and the more people in the mansion, the more extravagant they dress. Lan Ziyi has never seen this battle in other places, even in Zhang Mingyue's mansion, which shows that the Li Mansion is highly hierarchical, and people of different levels dare not trespass into the inner mansion for fear of offending the thunder.
When they arrived at the back hall where Li Chenghai lived at the end, the guards there were all dressed and rushed to the door to greet Lan Ziyi's wordsman. The servant who led the way for Lan Ziyi stopped when he came to the door, and he bowed to the servant who was waiting outside the door:
"Please also ask Liulang to bring the word in, and Weihou Lanziyi begged to see the master."
When Lan Ziyi heard the word "begging to see", his unhappiness was fully revealed, Qiu Wenruo spoke directly and said loudly to the house:
"Hou Lan Ziyi came to hear that Zhongtang was unwell, so he came to visit to fulfill the courtesy of the younger generation. If there is time in the middle hall, Wei Hou is willing to be greedy for a moment, and if the middle hall is not interesting, Wei Hou will not dare to bother more. ”
Lan Ziyi heard Qiu Wenruo speak, and nodded to Qiu Wenruo with satisfaction, while the two servants of the Li Mansion who asked and responded just now were very stunned, and the one who led the way said in a low voice:
"Wei Hou, what are you doing here? There are our own guides in the house, Wei Hou, please don't speak without authorization. ”
When the moon mountain heard this, he angrily reprimanded the servant and said:
"You dog minion, what qualifications do you have to speak for Wei Hou? My marquis can speak freely when he sees the emperor in the palace, but when he comes to you, he wants to see your face? Your master didn't even speak, and it was your turn to teach Wei Hou a lesson? ”
Yueshan's anger was very fierce, but the eyebrows were so frightened that the servants who led the way did not dare to make a mistake, and the servants of the Li Mansion had no idea, so they had to look back to see what instructions were in the room behind them. Lan Ziyi turned his face and glanced at Yueshan, he found for the first time that such a delicate woman still had such a heroic side, and it was really a person trained by Yu Gonggong, and the woman did not let her eyebrows.
There was no movement for a while, and Lan Ziyi felt that he was going to talk about it today, but an elderly female voice came from the house:
"Please come in."
When Lan Ziyi heard this, he wondered why it was a woman talking inside, and he took a step on his lap and led everyone into the house. But when he came to the door, the little guy guarding the door stretched out his hand to stop the enemy's father and son and Yue'er, and the female voice inside also said:
"The lord is unwell, and he can't see many people, Wei Hou's subordinates can go to him to rest temporarily, and the master only sees Wei Hou alone."
Lan Ziyi couldn't help frowning when he heard this, he turned around and forgot to glance at the enemy's father and son and Yueshan, and everyone was also very angry after Li Chenghai refused to be a guest.
Lan Ziyi turned back to the house and said:
"The people who came to visit Zhongtang with Ziyi today are not my subordinates, but my right-hand men, staff and close attendants, they are all my family, and Zhongtang's rejection of them is to turn me away from Lan Ziyi."
The female voice in the room replied:
"Just now, the little guy outside the door didn't understand the etiquette, and offended Wei Hou, and the old man is here to accompany Wei Hou. Now that Zhongtang doesn't see others, he doesn't mean to humiliate Wei Hou, but he is really unwell and needs to recuperate, and he can't see many people entering the house to make noise. If Wei Hou has to bring someone, he will bring one person in, and if there is more, Wei Hou will not give the old man face. ”
When Lan Ziyi heard this, he scolded in his heart, the cabinet is stuffy and hot, and the people are still noisy, you Li Chenghai has nothing to do, but now you see me and want to worship such a big show, who is tossing? However, Li Chenghai had already asked for this, and Lan Ziyi was not easy to refute other people's face, so he turned around and said:
"Yue'er, you come with me.
Two gentlemen, this ......"
When the father and son of the Qiu family heard this, they arched their hands and said:
"Yue'er can't leave Weihou, I will understand this, Weihou just has to go in, and my father and son can rest and rest."