Chapter Fifty-Eight: Fishing in Troubled Waters

Zhang Bao didn't show his inner dissatisfaction in person, and pretended to be interested and asked, "I don't know where the Prime Minister is talking about?" Why hasn't Xia Guan heard of such a place? ”

"Wolong Mountain!"

"Wolong Mountain? Is there a Taoist temple called Qiansheng Temple? ”

"That's right, that's right! I heard that King Qing and Liu Guifei also went this morning, and I heard that Guifei Niangniang is proficient in tea art, so she must have gone to the mountain spring! ”

"What? His Royal Highness King Qing and Concubine Liu Guiniang? Now it's all on Wolong Mountain? Zhang Bao was a little surprised by the information Gao Shangzhi said. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

"That's right! That's why the old man came to you to taste what the tea boiled in Wolong Mountain Spring tastes like. Gao Shangzhi pretended to be casual and said, but in fact, he secretly observed Zhang Bao's face.

Zhang Bao pretended to be calm and said: "Since the Prime Minister asked the lower official to accompany him, how dare the lower official disobey?" So let's go to Wolong Mountain now? ”

"Now? It's almost over, or I'll go tomorrow morning. "The noble desire to capture the old and indulge it.

"Since you have told Xiaguan that there is such a place, Xiaguan naturally can't wait to see it, let's go, let's go, and when Xiaguan arrives on Wolong Mountain, he will make you a pot of tea."

Gao Shangzhi pretended to hesitate: "That...... Shall we go now? ”

"Go now, and the lower official will order someone to prepare the carriage and horses." Zhang Bao said decisively.

"No need, no need, the old man's carriage is outside, let's go together."

"Okay! Then the lower official will be stained with the light of an adult today! ”

"What did Master Zhang say! Qianjin Yi learned that the sound was hard to find, hahahaha. ”

Zhang Bao's heart at this time was already thinking about King Qing and Liu Guifei appearing on Wolong Mountain at the same time. Qingwang Shizun never believed in ghosts and gods, this is a well-known thing, if Liu Guifei went to Wolong Mountain, it would be understandable, Qingwang went to Wolong Mountain at this time, so he had to make Zhang Bao suspect that King Qing was going to take this opportunity to win over Liu Guifei.

Zhang Bao may not be able to stop King Qing's wooing of Liu Guifei, but he always has to go to see what the situation is, so that he can rest assured.

At this time, in the Qiansheng Temple, the Taoist priest Xuanxu was explaining the details of bathing and fasting to Liu Guifei and King Qing, King Qing was a drunkard who did not mean to drink, and he didn't listen to half of what Xuanxu said, but Liu Guifei seemed to listen more seriously.

"Your Highness, Niangniang, I don't know what the poor Dao said, is there anything you don't know?"

"No, no, you are very detailed, stand down." Shi Zun was a little impatient to be so verbose.

"Then the poor road is gone." Xuan Xuan said, got up and prepared to leave.

"The Taoist chief stays, and there is something in the palace to ask for advice." Liu Guifei on the side shouted Xuanxu.

Xuanxu stopped, saluted and asked, "Niangniang, please speak." ”

"I heard that the spring water of Wolong Mountain is clear and sweet, and it is the best choice for cooking tea, I don't know if it's true?"

"That's right, that's true."

"Thank you, Chief." Liu Guifei nodded, signaling that Xuanxu could step back.

Shi Zun saw Xuanxu walk out, turned his head and said to Liu Guifei: "Su Wenniang likes to cook tea, it seems to be true, I wonder if this king has the opportunity to try Niangniang's tea art?" ”

Liu Guifei smiled, brushed her sleeves and got up and said, "His Royal Highness King Qing is used to drinking spirits, I'm afraid I can't drink the tea of the Central Plains, right?" ”

Shi Zun looked at Liu Guifei and said, "It is precisely because I am used to drinking spirits that I should try fresh, otherwise how do you know if this tea will taste better than wine?" ”

Shi Zun is only in his thirties, he looks like Yushu Lingfeng, and there have been so many women around him, how could he not see that Liu Guifei has a restless heart hidden under her dignified appearance?

"Then tomorrow, Your Highness can send someone to fetch some spring water, and the palace will make a pot of tea for Your Highness, so that Your Highness can taste it."

Shi Zun pretended to be polite: "That king has thanked Niangniang here first." ”

At this moment, a soldier from the Qingwang Mansion came in from outside the door, walked to Shi Zun's side, and said a few words in his ear.

When Shi Zun heard this, his face changed slightly, and he quickly returned to calm.

"His Royal Highness King Qing, what happened?" Liu Guifei asked as she walked aside.

Shi Zun pretended to smile and replied: "It's okay, it's really a coincidence today, first this king met the concubine Niangniang here, and then he came down to report, saying that the Prime Minister Gao and the Ministry of Rites Master Zhang are also here." ”

Liu Guifei naturally didn't understand what the situation was, and said: "It's really a coincidence, it seems that this Qiansheng concept is worthy of its name." ”

"Since those two adults are here, this king will go out to meet them, and the mother will have a good rest." Shi Zun said, and prepared to retire.

Liu Guifei nodded slightly, after all, she is a harem woman, so she should not show her head.

Shi Zun walked out of the wing room and saw Gao Shangzhi and Zhang Bao standing there talking from a distance.

Seeing King Qing coming from afar, the noble one hurriedly greeted first: "See His Royal Highness King Qing!" ”

Seeing this, Zhang Bao also turned around and saluted Shi Shun.

"I didn't expect to meet the two adults here, it's really fate, I don't know what the two adults are doing when they go up the mountain at this time? You don't want to burn incense and pray for blessings, do you? Shi Zun asked the two straight to the point.

Gao Shangzhi replied first: "I came with Master Zhang, neither to burn incense nor pray for blessings, but to find spring water. ”

"Looking for spring water? What spring? Shi Zun asked.

"I heard that the spring water used to make tea in Wolong Mountain is the best, so I asked Mr. Zhang to come along. I didn't expect His Royal Highness King Qing and the concubine Niangniang to be here, so the two of us came to pay a visit. ”

Shi Zun was not wary of Gao Shangzhi, and only regarded him as an old fool, but Zhang Bao was already standing on the side of Yan Wang Shi Shi, and his arrival couldn't help but make Shi Zun feel a little guilty in his heart.

"Lord Zhang came with the Prime Minister, could it be that he also came to taste tea?" Shi Zun looked at Zhang Bao coldly and asked.

Zhang Bao smiled slightly, pretended not to see Shi Zun's eyes, and said, "The Prime Minister invited, how could the lower officials refuse?" Besides, the lower officials and the prime minister, like tea, love to drink tea, so they came to this Wolong Mountain to take a trip. His Royal Highness King Su Wenqing doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, how can he come here today? Could it be that His Highness is also a tea lover? ”

Shi Zun's face changed slightly, and he could hear Zhang Bao's words, which were provocative. Shi Zun replied calmly: "This king heard that this Qianshengguan incense is prosperous, and many people who come to pray for blessings have come to fulfill them, so before the emperor's birthday, he came to pray for His Majesty." ”

"Your Highness has a filial piety to Your Majesty, and if Your Majesty knows about it, you will definitely be very happy." Gao Shangzhi said on the side.

"This king is not in the capital all the year round, and he doesn't have much time to do his filial piety by his father's side, so while he is still in the capital right now, he naturally has to make up for his mistakes. That's right! I wonder if you have found the spring water that the two adults said? ”

Gao Shangzhi looked at the sky and said to Zhang Bao: "It's not too early, Lord Zhang, I think it's better for us to stay in the Qiansheng Temple tonight, go to the Taoist Temple to burn incense early tomorrow morning, and then look for the spring water, what do you think?" ”

"The lower officials listen to the arrangement of the prime minister." Zhang Bao nodded slightly on the side in response.

Gao Shangzhi turned his head to Shi Zun and saluted, "Your Highness, then the two of us will leave first." ”

Shi Zun nodded slightly, and glanced at Zhang Bao coldly.

Zhang Bao pretended not to see it, turned around and left with Gao Shangzhi.

Seeing the two of them walking away, Shi Zun raised his hand behind him, and a person immediately stepped forward, Shi Zun commanded in a low voice: "Send someone to keep an eye on the two of them, if they make any moves, report immediately." ”

"Subordinates obey."