"Don't fight, that's enough!" Madame Blossom frowned.

Wang Zhenfu's face was swollen, and his voice was out of shape: "Madame forgive me for my mistakes?" ”

Mrs. Hua Rui is also a person who is used to being pampered, and she is of course angry when she is insulted and trampled on by a petty official, this guy was a little happy to beg for mercy at first, but now there is no happiness and hatred, and some are upset! The ugly scene left her with only disgust, a naked power game, not even a fig leaf.

"I don't care about that, you can go." Lady Blossom said.

She turned her head to see Meng Changzheng with an excited face. Men seem to be particularly obsessed with power, power can bring them dignity and everything, but Madame Hua Rui didn't feel that Meng Chang had any face; Doesn't he understand the reason why this petty official dares to be unscrupulous, and why he grovels here?

is nothing more than borrowing Guo Shao's power, and the capital of borrowing power is actually his own woman's beauty! Madame Blossom only felt as if the whole world was full of filth.

Wang Zhenfu stood up with a flattering look, and pointed to the bag containing belongings in Meng Chang's hand: "A little respect, and I hope that Mrs. will say a few kind words in front of Guo Du's inspection." ”

Meng Chang was still a little hesitant, but Mrs. Hua Rui refused: "No merit, take your money back!" ”

Wang Zhenfu said with a shy face: "You don't remember the villain, it's just a matter of two sentences." We have resolved the grievances, and in the future, the lower officials will no longer dare to be disrespectful to the Duke and Mrs. Qin. ”

"I can't see Guo Du checked!" Madame Blossom said angrily, "Besides, I have nothing to do with him in the first place......

Wang Zhenfu looked incredulous. Indeed, if it weren't for Guo Shao's relationship, how could Wang Zhenfu be unlucky?

Wang Zhenfu clenched his fists and said goodbye and wanted to leave: "If you don't want to speak for the lower officials, it doesn't matter." Those things are given away for free. ”

"Stop!" Mrs. Hua Rui walked quickly to Meng Chang, snatched the sack from his hand, and threw it in front of Wang Zhenfu, "Governor Wang has fallen to this point today, completely self-inflicted......"

"Yes, yes. Xia Guan knew that he was wrong. Wang Zhenfu nodded hurriedly.

Mrs. Hua Rui said: "We didn't take revenge on you, but it just so happened that Zuo Shaoqing came to visit and found out the truth; And you do it yourself. Now I don't care, I won't fall into the trap, and I can't excuse you. Governor Wang and we have already cleared up, you keep the money, and find another way. ”

She persuaded Meng Chang again: "Don't be greedy for small profits, some things can't be restrained at the beginning." If you take advantage of it and don't do things for others, you can't figure out the relationship! ”

Wang Zhenfu smiled dryly, and said with an ugly face: "It's okay, it's okay." He turned his head to Meng Chang again and said, "Since Madame doesn't appreciate it, it's not good for the lower officials to force it." In the past, he was rude to Qin Guogong, and if he wanted to invite Qin Guogong out for a meal, he would take it as an apology. This isn't a big deal, is it? ”

Meng Chang didn't mean to refuse immediately, Wang Zhenfu immediately said: "Qin Guogong is under house arrest here, and he can't get out all day long, so he just goes out to relax." ”

Madame Hua Rui was already tempted by Meng Chang, pulled down her face and said, "Ah Lang, have you forgotten Wang Zhaoyuan, you have not been deceived enough by these people!" ”

Meng Chang said: "What can he deceive me? Now I don't have anything. ”

Wang Zhenfu hurriedly said: "What Qin Guogong said is that the lower officials can't get your money, let alone your title, but they just have the heart to make friends." Think about it, Xia Guan is also familiar with the road in Tokyo officialdom, maybe there is something that can make it convenient for Qin Guogong, and it is easy to walk when the road is wide. ”

Before, Wang Zhenfu pumped himself to vent his anger to Meng Chang, but now his attitude is so respectful, Meng Chang is no longer angry. He immediately turned his head to look at Mrs. Hua Rui: "I've been in this courtyard all day, if I don't have anything, I'll suffocate me!" If you don't go out to breathe, it's uncomfortable...... Tell me, Governor Wang, please eat, what can't you go? ”

Madame Blossom was stopped by him, and even she didn't know what the disadvantages were, but she just felt that Governor Wang couldn't make friends. She is not a woman who is messing around, so she can't say why she has to take a step back and say, "Ah Lang will change his clothes first and then go out." ”

Madame Blossom planned to stabilize him first and persuade him in private.

Unexpectedly, Meng Chang looked down at his body: "It's very good for this, Governor Wang, let's go!" ”

Madame Blossom chased him to the door, and told him to think more about everything. had no choice but to watch Meng Chang go out; Hua Ruifu couldn't control Meng Chang in the first place, and he had never persuaded him to do a lot of ridiculous things when he was in Shu before.

She boredly returned to her bedroom to pass the time, fiddling with the few pieces of jewelry she had left, and then looking at the bronze mirror to examine the bruises on her face. No wonder Meng Chang couldn't help it as soon as he had the opportunity, the days here were indeed boring.

If it's just boring, you can calm down and endure it. The main thing is that she can't calm down, because she feels uneasy...... There is always an intuition that everything that has been accumulated and operated in ordinary days can collapse at any time like a house with an unstable foundation, who can not be impetuous?

When it was time to get up, the sound of bells and drums came from afar, and although it didn't sound loud from here, Madame Blossom felt that the sound of bells and drums on the castle tower could spread throughout the whole city of Tokyo. What I heard here should be the sound of the ringing on the tower of Wangchun Gate in the east of the inner city, because the Duke of Qin is in the east of the inner city, not far from the imperial city; Wangchun Gate is the closest to this location.

Dinner was very punctual, and Wei Zhong came to invite Mrs. Hua Rui to dinner. There is only a stack of steamed dried fish, a plate of fried lettuce slices, a bowl of lettuce leaf soup, no oil, very little salt, and no spices such as spicy seeds (dogwood) commonly used in Shu; Wei Zhong and the palace maid's cooking skills are not good at all, and they can be said to be bland and tasteless dishes...... There were no ingredients, and Madame Blossom was not in the mood to cook at all. But fortunately, the staple food is rice, and Madame Blossom is used to eating rice, and she is not used to eating pasta cakes in the north, unless it is a snack.

She picked up the bowl and ate only, munching on the rice in small bites. This rice seems to be the survival of the old warehouse, and the rice grains are not as white as the white shell teeth of Madame Stamen, and it is black and has a musty smell.

Wei Zhong hurriedly said: "The slave family will go to the market to buy things early tomorrow morning, and the soap who opens the door now is afraid that he will not dare to be greedy for our money." ”

Mrs. Hua Rui didn't say anything, and slowly ate a small half bowl of rice, full but not full, just begging not to be hungry. Then she drank another half bowl of green leaf clear soup, and rinsed the warm soup bag in her mouth and spit it out.

She left the table in a state of despair, and went to the hall to ask someone to make a cup of tea to continue to kill time.

In the middle of the night, when she heard the door creak, Madame Hua Rui turned her head and finally saw Meng Chang coming back. A smell of wine came to his face, and Meng Chang's face was red, but he didn't seem to be very drunk; When Meng Chang was the emperor, he was addicted to wine for a long time, and his body was very weak, but he practiced the amount of alcohol.

"Ah Lang, you're back." Madame Hua Rui got up and greeted her, and asked anxiously, "You went out with Governor Wang, just for a feast?" ”

Meng Chang put a basket on the table, and took out a large bag of rouge gouache and white silver and yellow copper from his arms: "I brought good things for Madame." There's lamb in the basket, and it's a little warm, eat it first. ”

Madame Blossom took a look at it and said, "I don't eat it at night, and if I eat greasy sleeping meat, I will grow up to my waist." Save it for tomorrow...... Where did all this stuff come from? ”

Meng Chang said proudly: "I won." ”

"You're gambling?" Madame Blossom frowned.

Meng Chang said: "Tokyo is Tokyo after all, and there are still good places!" After we had eaten and drunk, we went to the gambling house not far away, which really opened my eyes; Later, I went to ...... Got a little bit of wine. ”

Madame Blossom said angrily: "You didn't gamble before, how did you learn this?" ”

Meng Chang said disapprerovingly: "What's the point of playing two?" You see, it's fun, and you can win so many things. ”

"There are wins and losses, if you can live by this, what are you doing business?" Madame Blossom persuaded him earnestly.

Meng Chang said calmly: "Gambling money depends on insight and courage. Governor Wang has a saying that I think is very reasonable, don't be greedy, and stop at the right time if you win; As long as it is stable, the money will be given away for free. The person who loses money can have won, but he has lost on a greedy man. ”

Madame Blossom sighed softly, and sat limply on her side in her chair, her arms resting on the back of her chair, sulking as she sat there.

Meng Chang's excitement was beyond words, although he pretended to be calm, he couldn't hide the brilliance of the novelty and excitement, and he continued to talk eloquently: "It's really interesting, it's a bet, there are losses and wins." I didn't feel anything when I sat there, I just felt that time passed very quickly, and the night was like a snap of my fingers, and I didn't come back to my senses; When you win the money, you can almost stop it, and then you can count the money in retrospect, and then you remember to be happy! ”

"Ah Lang, why don't you think about it a little more, what kind of place is that? Can you take advantage of it for nothing? Mrs. Hua Rui looked helpless and sad, "You can win money, I guess it was arranged by Wang Zhenfu and deliberately gave you benefits." ”

Meng Chang shook his head and said, "What you haven't seen with your own eyes, it's just speculation!" The place was tasteful and quiet, not a smoky lobby gambling at all. No one dares to cheat, no one dares to mess around, everyone is in order. ”

Mrs. Hua Rui muttered: "I remember that Shu also issued a ban on gambling, can it be ruled?" ”

Meng Chang said: "It also depends on the place. That gambling house, it is said that the back platform is very large, and the government can't move; In the officialdom and the market, even the officials will go in to play, and the rules are set. Winning or losing is all based on ability, and it is very fair. ”

He took out a silver coin from his bag and handed it to Mrs. Hua Rui: "Look at how fine this casting is, the silver coin from Shen Chen Li Qian Zhuang has been weighed, and it is exactly two coins heavy." Governor Wang said that the big proprietor has been doing business for a long time and has strong strength, and there is absolutely no such thing as winning money and not being allowed to leave, what he is talking about is sincerity. There are also those women, who are proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and have someone to teach the rules, and they will be more pleasing than the palace maids......"