Chapter Seventy-Eight: Familiar and Strange Chang'an
Chang'an City under the sun is still so tall and majestic, and countless cars, horses and pedestrians enter and exit at the city gate, as if it is a huge and terrifying man-eating monster. He shook his head vigorously, unable to shake off the strange thought in his mind.
said hello to Lu Jiu, picked up Bai Liangqi, and took Liuliuzi and Pei Wuniang to return home on horseback, but found that the courtyard door was closed and the plaque at the door was nowhere to be found.
I knocked on the courtyard door for a long time in surprise, and with a "squeak", the courtyard door was half open, and I saw Zheng Bo revealing his white-haired head.
"Young Master, you're back."
Zheng Bo welcomed the four of them in, turned around and closed the door.
"Uncle Zheng, what's going on?" I didn't react for a while.
"They all moved to the new yard next door, the yard over there is spacious and comfortable, and it is still empty for so many people to live in. There are no people in this old courtyard. Zheng Bo said as he trembled towards the place where the two courtyards were connected.
can plant all the herbs in a good back garden, except for Lu Slowly and Tang Xiaoqi, there is no one. At this moment, Tang Xiaoqi is taking the little maid Ping'er and is working hard to water the seedlings.
In a blink of an eye, I saw the road with a hat on my head, followed by a girl about sixteen or seventeen years old, with a beautiful and heroic face, and a child about seven or eight years old, who turned out of the moon gate in the backyard. At first glance, it looks like a family of three.
With a "poof", the water sprinkler in Tang Xiaoqi's hand fell to the ground suddenly, he looked at the road in a daze, and said timidly: "It's over, you're back." ”
Regardless of the presence of others, he stepped forward and hugged Tang Xiaoqi, excited and sad, with a trace of guilt: "Yes!" I am back. ”
Pei Wuniang looked at Tang Xiaoqi with wide eyes for a while, and couldn't help but let out an exclamation: "Ah! Senior brother, you are so blessed, there is such a fairy-like little lady hidden in the family. ”
Tang Xiaoqi gently pushed the way away a little shyly, and bowed slightly to Pei Wuniang: "Isn't this Sister Aimir?" ”
Pei Wuniang opened her mouth wide and froze.
When I passed by, I felt a pain in my heart, touched Tang Xiaoqi's head, and said in a dry tone: "This is my junior sister Pei Wuniang, the granddaughter of the Sword Saint General Pei Min." He pointed to Bai Liangqi and said: "This is my disciple Bai Liangqi, the son of Lord Bai Zaobai, the county commander of Huojia County, Weizhou." You arrange their accommodation first, I've gone to see Grandpa, and we'll talk about the rest at night. ”
Knowing the tragic death of a granddaughter-in-law and unborn great-grandson, Lu slowly seemed to have aged a lot, and returned to his room without saying a word, and he didn't even come out for dinner.
After passing by, he offered Amir's spirit card into the mourning hall of the Lu family, and then came to Boss Hu's room to visit the guy who was lucky enough to not die with two arrows in his body.
Before he could speak, Boss Hu, who had healed from his injuries, had already knelt down with a "poof" and slapped his mouth fiercely.
"It's me who is not good, I shouldn't have told the young lady, that young master, you saw that Emir girl was beautiful, and eloped with her. Boss Hu knows that he is wrong, he knows that he is wrong! ”;
When I passed by, I felt that the five tastes were mixed, and smiled bitterly: "So, what did the young lady say." ”
Boss Hu raised his head and secretly glanced at the road, and said in a hurry: "The young lady doesn't believe it, and said that you will definitely come back." It seems that the young lady is right. ”
"Get up! Can you be cured of your sickness of fainting blood? He glared at him angrily.
"Well, I guess it's good. I was shot twice and thought I was probably going to die. I rushed up and cut off the head of a thief, and the blood sprayed my face, and I didn't even faint. Boss Hu laughed a little smugly.
After walking for a long time, he left quickly, and Boss Hu breathed a sigh of relief. He found that after the young master came back this time, he talked less and smiled less, but he felt more frightening than before.
At night, after listening to Emir's story, Tang Xiaoqi was already crying like a tearful child. Shrinking her body into a ball and nesting in the arms of the road, only in this way can she feel grounded and stable.
When she heard Boss Hu's words, she pretended to be calm and indifferent on the surface, but she was still sad and sad for a long time. At this moment, she could no longer feel jealousy and resentment for the poor woman who had died. If it weren't for the coincidence that she met the bold female bandit Tang Xiaoqi, if she hadn't met the road, her fate would be much better than Amir's.
In the backyard of the old house, the old locust tree seems to be rejuvenated, and the green branches and leaves are trying to unfold, shielding the flowerless monk holding the baby under the tree from the fierce sunlight.
When he passed by, he stretched out his hand to hug the little one, who was more than two months old, but the baby avoided his face in disgust and cried loudly. I walked away with a sour heart, retracted my hand in embarrassment, and raised my eyes to see Wuhua's proud and proud face.
"Hehe, it's a pity that it's not a daughter." He shook his head regretfully.
"If you want a daughter, you can work your own." Wuhuan proudly lifted his son high, and the little one giggled.
"Little Seven! Let's go. With a black face, he shouted to Tang Xiaoqi, who was whispering to Luoluo in the room.
Tang Xiaoqi seemed to be burdened with a great sin, and followed behind him with fear, and both left.
After two days of hard work day and night, I knew that there were some things that I couldn't hide, and I came to Yuzhenguan with Bai Liangqi.
Princess Yuzhen sat in front of the hall, and the two young female Taoist priests behind her slowly waved a cool fan, holding a cup of herbal tea with a cold face, as if they didn't see the way to meet the master and apprentice.
After passing by, he knelt on the ground with a "poof", and Bai Liangqi didn't know why, so he also knelt down.
Princess Yuzhen is such a noble and dignified, beautiful and elegant woman, even if she is very angry, she will not scold you with her head and face. She just sat there quietly, leaving you to kneel obediently underneath. This is even more torturous for the road.
It is estimated that the effort of touching a stick of incense has passed, and Bai Liangqi can't stand it anymore. When he was on the road, he secretly grabbed his buttocks, and Bai Liangqi cried out with an "oops", and looked at the road with tears in his eyes.
Princess Yuzhen frowned, pointed at Bai Liangqi and waved her hand, and the two female Taoist priests supported Bai Liangqi and left to the side hall.
"The descendant of the dignified Guigu Valley, the disciple of the poet immortal, actually became the staff of the shopkeeper of a chamber of commerce, and he didn't even participate in the Chunyu Dabi, which is related to the future. I'm curious about what kind of charm the daughter of the God of Wealth can make you so fascinated and act so indiscriminately. ”
Princess Yuzhen's phoenix eyes widened, her eyebrows frowned, and she looked at the road kneeling on the ground with hatred.
After passing by, I knew that Princess Yuzhen had misunderstood, but I couldn't explain it, my head was buried deeply, and Ai Ai said guiltily: "The disciple knows that he is wrong!" ”
"I think you're just like your drunkard master, a womanizer! Even if your master is lustful, he still knows how to marry the granddaughter of the noble prime minister. But what about you, what's the matter with a merchant's daughter? Princess Yuzhen put the teacup on the desk heavily, and she could see that she was very angry.
I was in a cold sweat and didn't dare to distinguish half a sentence.
"There is a big drought in Guanzhong this year, and the grain harvest is not good. My grange uses your composting method, and the grain production has increased instead of decreasing. If you are a scholar in the spring, and then I will say a few words about your merits in front of the saints, it will naturally have a promising future. See for yourself what you're missing. It's good now, but this credit was snatched by the treacherous Li Linfu. ”
Princess Yuzhen pointed to the road, looking like she hated iron but not steel.
I didn't expect that the opportunity I was looking for would pass by like this. But in his heart, there is no trace of regret and regret at all. just buried his head lower and lower, and didn't dare to look up at Princess Yuzhen at all.
"Get up! Something that doesn't make a difference. Princess Yuzhen said angrily.
Rubbing his sore legs, he hurriedly ran over to refill Princess Yuzhen's teacup, picked up the fan and fanned it hard.
Princess Yuzhen's heart softened, and her stiff face stretched slightly. As if it was very casual, I asked.
"Your new teacher, how is the person?"
"People are very young and beautiful, and they are gentle and polite to others, but they can't compare to your noble and extraordinary bearing." Said cautiously.
"What's the use of being noble and extraordinary, it's always not as good as youth and beauty. Look at the vixen in the palace, arrogant and domineering, even the saint dared to disobey, was driven home for less than a month, and was picked up by the saint, more and more favor. Her maiden sister, even I don't dare to provoke easily. Men, they all like the new and hate the old. ”
After Princess Yuzhen finished speaking, her mood became very bored, and she waved her hand and drove out of the way.
Sitting in Aunt Xilin's room at the orchid wine shop, Aunt Xilin, who had been asking long questions for a long time, took a long breath after passing by.
"It's also a little reassuring to have someone by his side to take care of him." Cillin wiped tears as he took out a booklet and handed it to Lu.
"Master, he's fine, auntie, don't worry." After passing and comforting for a while, I took the booklet and read it.
"The old thing is sixty-five years old, and he is not satisfied with the number one beauty in the world, and he has added so many interviews to find young beauties for him. A meal will eat the property of dozens of middle-aged families. Saints, saints. As I walked along, I muttered quietly as I watched.
"Huh! Isn't that right? Isn't this the person who often takes Yu Shi Jiwen the minister Li Linfu, how could he speak for the noble concubine in front of the saint. Song Hun, the imperial historian, and Xiao Jiong, the secretary of the criminal department, also moved to him. It seems that this Lord Yang Zhao Yang in the imperial history is beginning to cut off the henchmen of the powerful minister. Lu Lu whispered to himself, lost in thought.
Nanzhao Wang Ge Luofeng sent troops against the Tang Dynasty, captured Yunnan, killed Zhang Qiantuo, and captured the 32 prefectures of Southwest Yi. When he saw this news, he was stunned.
It has been a few days since he returned to Chang'an, but no one in the city, nor the Shilin officials, has talked about it. Even the Tang princess of Yuzhenguan didn't mention it in front of herself.
The saint lived in luxury, indulging in wine. The officials of the DPRK and China were busy fighting for power and profit, singing and dancing. This bustling and noisy capital seems to have completely forgotten the rebellion in the southwest frontier, the lost state capital, and the displaced people.
Pushing open the window and looking at this majestic city under the blue sky, I suddenly felt a strange feeling in my heart as I passed.