Chapter 65: Horse Racing with Hard and Soft
Dong Zhongshu asked Lu Bushu to inform the queen first, he had a purpose. If your king doesn't want to see me, I'll see the queen. The queen is not going to lie, she is not at home.
Lu Bushu only informed the queen's maid Cailian at the request of the prime minister: "You told the queen that our minister is coming to visit the queen, is the queen free?" ”
Where did Cailian dare to reply to Lu Bushu, is the queen free or not? The queen was free, and she had nothing to do for the day except to take medicine. However, whether the queen wants to see the minister of state, Cailian has no idea.
"Wait a minute, I'll go back and ask the queen if she has any other arrangements for today." Cai Lian immediately ran back to the house and asked the queen.
Cailian, who had no idea, had no choice but to ask the queen for instructions.
The queen is strange, why did your new Dong Guoxiang come to me? Even if you want to come to me, you, Dong Guoxiang, have to inform the king first, and it is reasonable for the king to inform me?
The queen concluded that something was wrong.
What's the problem? Dong Zhongshu is a Confucian master, and he will not forget the etiquette he should have, it may be that Dong Guoxiang has no way to see her queen through the king. Either the king does not let Dong Guoxiang see the queen; Either the king deliberately hid and did not see Dong Guoxiang. Whatever the case is, it's the king's fault anyway.
Since the king didn't let Dong Guoxiang come to see her queen, why did Dong Guoxiang come? Is Dong Guoxiang wanting to befriend the king, or does he really have something to meet with her queen?
No matter what it is, since he Dong Guoxiang wants to come to see him, he still has to see it, not only to meet, but also to let the king know that her queen can't hide it from the king when she sees the prime minister, and let the king know how to deal with him.
After thinking about it, the queen arranged for lotus picking, and welcomed the minister to come as a guest, and immediately informed the king, saying that Dong Guoxiang wanted to come to see me, and asked the king if there was anything wrong?
When the king learned that Dong Guoxiang wanted to see the queen, he was angry, this Dong Zhongshu doesn't understand the taste, others don't want to see it, you still want to see the queen. The king told the queen that she was unwell and that it was inconvenient for her to see anyone.
Cailian immediately told the king that the queen had already told Dong Guoxiang to let him come. Cai Lian explained that Dong Zhongshu is not only the minister of state, but also old, so he must be respected and given a face.
Mrs. Chen, who was on the side, listened to it and persuaded the king: "King, it's not a way to escape if you don't see him, I'll accompany you to take a look, what is his intention to see the queen." ”
Mrs. Chen interjected on the side, and the king remembered, didn't he ask Mrs. Chen to find a way to drive Dong Guoxiang away, why didn't it work? The king asked: "Didn't I ask you to drive Dong Zhongshu away, why didn't you see any movement?" ”
The king is too impatient. Dong Zhongshu has only been here for a few days, and you are going to drive others away? No matter how you say it, you have to have time to grab some tricks from him before you have a reason to drive him out!
"I'm trying to figure out how to find such a quick way. I'll go with you, I'll meet him for a while. ”
Under the persuasion of Mrs. Chen, the king went to take a look, what did Dong Zhongshu want to do?
The king discussed with Mrs. Chen that they wanted to go to the queen to meet Dong Guoxiang, but they did not come forward first, and listened to what Dong Guoxiang wanted to say to the queen in the side hall.
Dong Guoxiang was sure that the queen would not refuse him, and when he hadn't gotten news of Lu Bushu, he was already waiting for the arrival of the other two women. They are the owner of the willow village and the tea He Le girl.
Not far from the palace, they were reunited. Dong Guoxiang introduced them separately: "This is He Lenu from our entertainment hall. This is the owner of the willow farm of the Green Leaf Tea Estate. ”
The owner of Liuzhuang returned a beautiful woman, who is the tea sister of the Green Leaf Tea House, pure for babies. The three women politely saluted each other as a sign of acquaintance.
The name of the Green Leaf Tea House is now famous in Guangling City, everyone knows that it is a place of high consumption, and I heard that drinking 'Wuyi tea' is similar to eating gold. Speaking of the Green Leaf Tea House, it is like thunder.
He Lenu didn't understand, although the Green Leaf Tea House was famous, but after all, she was a businessman, why did Dong Guoxiang pull her here? There is also a veil on the face, which is mysterious.
Ah Le Nu is a person with a city government, and she is not very friendly to the owner of Liu Zhuang in her heart, but she still has a smile on the surface, and jokes with the owner of Liu Zhuang: "The Green Leaf Tea Village is famous, and I want to follow Dong Guoxiang to visit it when the time comes, can I?" ”
He Lenu doesn't know what the relationship between this Dong Guoxiang and the owner of Liu Zhuang is. No matter what their relationship is, she says something ambiguous and sees how the owner of the willow village reacts.
Where can't the owner of Liu Zhuang hear it, what do you mean by Dong Guoxiang, doesn't it mean that you have a good relationship?
The owner of Liu Zhuang thought to himself, you He Le Nu is really powerful, Dong Guoxiang didn't come for a few days, you can keep up with him, it seems that he is an out-and-out vixen.
"If you want to visit our Green Leaf Tea House, you can come by yourself, don't come with Dong Guoxiang, if you want to come with him, you don't know that you have to wait until the Year of the Monkey. He is going to work all the time, where can he be willing to drink tea? I don't dare to bring you out with a big beauty, isn't it? ”
The owner of Liu Zhuang said, his tone was both tender and jealous, and the young girl heard it. She glanced at her master, looked at He Lenu, and wondered in her heart that these two women were jealous?
Dong Guoxiang would not fail to hear it, he immediately arranged things and drew his attention to today's work: "Let's clarify our main work. He Le Nu talked about music with the queen, Liu Zhuang talked about the five elements of yin and yang, and was responsible for making tea purely as a baby. I guess the king can't sit still and will come. I have heard that the king will not lose his temper in front of the queen, so show your talents and serve the queen......"
Dong Guoxiang didn't give them time to say anything more, and walked towards the palace with three beautiful women.
The queen was ready for the arrival of Dong Guoxiang, and she put on makeup under the service of Cailian. Cailian, the maid, can dress up, and when she dresses up the queen, not only can she not see that she is a patient, but also becomes a great beauty.
The queen's thoughts are not complicated, and in her opinion, the appearance of the state minister to see her is nothing more than etiquette. She didn't care about the other purposes of the state minister's coming, she wanted to hand over the crown prince Liu Jian to him, so that the new state minister could educate the prince well.
You Dong Zhongshu is a Confucian master, you are rich and knowledgeable, you have knowledge and culture, you come to Jiangdu to become the minister of state, you should educate the people of Jiangdu to be literate and literate, you have to educate the prince Liu Jian into useful materials......
The queen was thinking about it, and Cai Lian welcomed Dong Guoxiang in.
Dong Zhongshu saluted the queen and waited for the queen to speak.
The queen doesn't understand, why do you come to see me and bring a few women? Who are they? The queen was a little misty.
First of all, no matter what the woman is, please sit down.
Dong Zhongshu sat down separately after the queen gave him a seat, and only Chun Yuying stood behind Dong Zhongshu, with a maid posture and respect.
After Dong Zhongshu sat down, he glanced at the room.
The furnishings in the house are very luxurious. The room is a faint sandalwood incense, and the hollow carved windows shine into the speckled sunlight. The room was so fresh and leisurely, and on the right there was a bench covered with rich animal skins, which were as soft as the most precious carpets, streaked with a beautiful sheen; These hides seem to be like walking on the grassiest racetrack, or lying on the most extravagant bed...... The whole room reveals nobility and luxury.
Dong Zhongshu praised the queen's palace for its splendor, which was really beautiful.
If someone compliments on the beauty of their home, it would be happy. But the queen was not pleased: "What's the use of being splendid? Dong Guoxiang, you just came, you don't know, I've been sick for more than ten years, and I don't know if I can live in these days. ”
Dong Zhongshu could see that although the queen spoke easily, her tone was a little sad.
Dong Zhongshu followed the queen's words and said: "If you are not in good health, everyone will be sad." I also know a little about your illness, so when I came to visit you today, I brought two health supporters to take a look at you. These protectors are not doctors, but they are more important than doctors, and if the queen is interested, I will let them communicate with you. ”
The two women who brought it are health protection specialists, which is interesting. This aroused the Queen's interest.
"What does a health nurse do?" The queen didn't know what a health nurse was.