Chapter Eighty-Seven: Drinking
Jing Yuan is the husband of the eldest princess of Jiaxing, and when he is the uncle of today's son and Zhu Qiming, his strong advice can naturally convey the deep meaning that others cannot convey.
Jing Yuan's identity - the word "horse" in the horse captain is very easy to understand, needless to say, the word "captain" actually indicates his military status, therefore, the horse captain is a high-risk profession, in case of war is to go to the battlefield. So, what is the status of the Captain of the Horse? In ancient times, the emperors divided the titles of the princes and princes, and the Ming Taizu canceled the son and the male two, and only retained the three lords, marquis, and earls. It can be seen that the status of the captain of the horse is not low, but it is not high. Jing Yuan's ability to admonish in front of the Son of Heaven naturally stems from his other identity, he is the Son of Heaven's attendant, that is to say, when the Son of Heaven goes out of the palace to travel, he has to accompany the Son of Heaven, which is considered a close minister of the emperor.
Things are so troublesome that they need Jing Yuan to come forward to admonish them, and the "big things" in Beijing must be extraordinary, and whether the Son of Heaven ordered the army to send troops because he was afraid of the thief's power, or because he cared about his cousin, or both, this can only be left as a question.
"Your Highness won't be able to return to the capital for a while, and staying in the town must be considered in the long run."
Yun Niang seemed reluctant to mention more news about the capital, but didn't she reveal a lot of information in and out of her words?
Why can't you go back to the capital? In this regard, Yun Niang didn't want to say more, and Zhu Qiming didn't want to ask more, everyone had already said that, and King Wei had also revealed his words in advance, so why should he bother in vain?
Yun Niang looked at the smoke and rain outside the window, "This place is called Xie Fang Garden, it is Yun Niang's private residence, Your Highness can rest assured that she lives here." It's not that you can't go out and walk around, just be careful. ”
"We'll talk about it in a few days." Zhu Qiming followed Yun Niang's gaze and looked out the window, his heart moved, and then he realized that there had been a quiet change around Xie Fangyuan. When I first moved in, I could still hear the whispers of the surrounding houses and the noise wafting from the streets, but now the outside of the park is very quiet. "What about the surrounding residents?"
"Moved away." Ni Niang moved to Yun Niang's side, "They all moved to the east of the city, the house allocated by the government." Oh, and it is said that the houses near Xie Fang Yuan will be turned into barracks. ”
Such a coincidence? Zhu Qiming secretly smiled bitterly, "I'm afraid that our every move has already fallen into the eyes of others!" ”
Ni Niang's face was surprised, "No, it was night when I entered the city, and the soldiers guarding the city just made a brief inquiry." After moving in, we rarely went out, and besides, Xie Fang Yuan was a secret place, and no one else in the world knew about it except us. ”
Zhu Qiming shook his head slowly, "Who are the thousand households leading the army to guard the border city of the town?" ”
"His surname is Sheng, but Ni Niang has seen him. In the first month of the first year of orthodoxy, Ni Niang came to the border city of the town with Jinyiwei, Sheng Qianhu set up a banquet to entertain Fangzheng, and fought for wine during the banquet, Fangzheng seemed to have suffered a big loss, that Sheng Qianhu was not simple, and his scheming seemed to be far above Fangzheng. ”
Sheng Qianhu? Familiar! Wait, think again, oh, by the way, I was taken captive to the vicinity of the town, and the soldiers who encountered the Tartars mentioned this man!
Thinking about the scene at that time, it was like a dream. At that time, he followed the Tartar thieves in the wilderness at night, and happened to meet more than 20 warriors patrolling the mountains and hunting at night, while Sheng Qianhu and Fang Zheng had a night banquet in the town border city. Night ambush, night hunting, night feast, if a painter paints three situational pictures on one picture scroll, how touching it will be!
Yun Niang was slightly shocked, obviously realizing something, and suddenly looked back at Zhu Qiming, "Your Highness is saying that the defenders of the town border city have discovered our whereabouts, so they have emptied the residents and idlers around Xiefang Garden?" ”
"You don't have to be nervous." Zhu Qiming said indifferently: "Maybe this seat is too careful." But, then again, what if the defenders of the town found out about our whereabouts? A prince lives in seclusion in a town bordering the town, and the defenders must do their duty to protect them in the dark! ”
His heart is not as calm as he seems. The defenders discovered the whereabouts of a prince, but instead of seeing each other, they built a barrier and secretly protected it, which seemed extremely strange no matter how you look at it.
Perhaps, all this is related to the major events in Beijing, and that Sheng Qianhu is extremely "political" minded!
Yun Niang and Ni Niang looked at each other and smiled, and it seemed that they didn't put Fang Cai's questions to heart.
Yun Niang held her cheek and muttered for a moment, "Your Highness's studies must not be wasted, it's just that the well-educated people are all officials in the court, and it is inconvenient to come to teach Your Highness, this matter is a little troublesome." ”
Strictly speaking, with Zhu Qiming's status as a royal family, it is really not a big deal whether he studies or not, and it is a high probability to be a rich idler when he becomes an adult, but everyone around him hopes that he will study hard in the cold window, and the same is true for living in a foreign country now. However, having said that, other people's attitudes are secondary, the key is that Zhu Qiming himself wants to study! Since he was lured by Ouyang Tong to lead the "evil road", he couldn't stop, and after experiencing the internal and external troubles of the Ming Dynasty, he could no longer find any reason to abandon his studies.
"I just want to read history and practice martial arts at the moment, and as for Confucianism, I will have my own husband to teach me in the future."
Yun Niang nodded, "Martial arts, Liang Gongzi······ No, Master Liang is superb in martial arts, and he is also the martial artist of His Highness, His Highness will follow him to practice martial arts, so there is no need to worry. ”
Liang Gongzi? Hey, that's kind of interesting! Zhu Qiming took a step forward and stared straight at Yun Niang. Yun Niang turned around slightly, and the expression on her face naturally didn't have to show people, but her reddish ears still exposed her shyness.
No way? It's really funny! Zhu Qiming muttered in his heart, he didn't want to call her aunt, now it's okay, maybe he will call her his wife! However, it doesn't matter if you suffer a little loss, but Master Liang is a sincere person, you must not send him to the Netherworld!
"Ni Niang, you also know that I only have such a martial artist, and he is a kind person, if he accidentally sees your true face, then something will happen!" Zhu Qiming said very sincerely.
Yun Niang was stunned for a moment, "See my true face?" He's got to have that! ”
Ni Niang grabbed Yun Niang's sleeve, the two avoided the door and whispered, Zhu Qiming vaguely heard Ni Niang's mouth popping out of the words eating meat and drinking, dreaming, and heartbreaking, so he knew that Ni Niang was acting as a microphone, and framed and intertwined Niu San's master.
Unexpectedly, Yun Niang glared at Ni Niang fiercely, and sneered at her, obviously not believing Ni Niang's words, which made Ni Niang so anxious that she stomped her feet.
Seeing this, Zhu Qimington felt that the world was really wonderful. Yun Niang resolutely believed in Liang Gang's innocence, and seemed to not listen to a word of her little sister's reminder······ Alas, how can a child guess the thoughts of an adult man and a woman? Fortunately, Yun Niang believes in Ni Niang's words or not, he can accept it, and if he believes it, the master may be able to avoid the worry of going to the underworld without knowing it; If you don't believe it, you can also return the image of a decent man and gentleman to the master.
Yun Niang is gone, and her focus is not on the border city of the town, but on a more distant place.
Niu San and Jiang Yi probed their brains outside the door again. These days, the two of them go to Zhu Qiming's side when they have nothing to do, not only Niu San and Jiang Yi, but even Xu Gong has become less strict, and occasionally tells some vulgar jokes with everyone. There is also Liang Gang, who always giggles when he stays with Zhu Qiming, and people who don't know the identities of the two think they are brothers and sisters at first glance.
"Hey, hey, Your Highness, tell me the story of Pine Castle." Jiang Yi held on to the door frame and put his head into the door completely.
Ni Niang pouted, "What story to tell?" His Royal Highness wants to follow Ni Niang to study, and the two adults always pull His Highness to have fun, which will delay His Highness's studies! ”
Niu San simply stepped into the door, "Reading is boring, everyone can't go out, it's suffocating!" Eh, Your Highness, why don't we go to the dining room and have some drinks! ”
Ni Niang frowned, "I just had breakfast, how can I drink?" ”
Xu Gong's coughing voice floated over, and a moment later, the chuckle of Xu Gong and Liang Gang sounded outside the door.
Ni Niang was dumbfounded, "Your Highness, you can't read this book, it's better to go over there with Ni Niang to drink tea and have fun." ”
Drinking tea? Think about Lu Tong's "Seven Bowls of Tea Poem" in the Tang Dynasty, which said that the fun of drinking tea is like a fairy, but Zhu Qiming doesn't think so, he is young and doesn't know how to drink tea. However, since Ni Niang played the game of Qu Shui Liuzhen quite interestingly that day, then her tea art must also be extraordinary.
Thinking that Ni Niang always does things with a purpose, and she will definitely not let him, a prince, waste her time, Zhu Qiming nodded.
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The tea room is very elegant, with a fragrant mist that blends in with the smoke and rain outside; The candle flame lit up the dim skylight, reflecting several calligraphy and paintings on the wall; The tender yellow curtain hangs down or pulls up, revealing a hazy poetry: three coffee tables and a piano table are arranged in a staggered manner, leaving a space that constitutes a wonderful geometric shape.
Zhu Qiming sat on the top, and Xu Gong and the other four sat on the side. Xu Gong looked strict and neat, Liang Gang was chic, and Niu San and Jiang Yi's sturdy bodies were next to the small coffee table, which seemed full of disobedience.
Ni Niang gracefully started to be a tea doctor. "Back then, Emperor Taizu Hongwu sympathized with the suffering of the people, abolished the group tea, changed it to distribution, and opened the authentic tea for thousands of years." Suddenly, he turned his head to look at Zhu Qiming, "I'm afraid Your Highness used group tea in the past, right?" ”
Ming Taizu only for the benefit of the peasants, but unexpectedly profoundly changed the Chinese tea culture, since then, the habit of drinking tea with boiling water to brew tea has become popular, and the addition of incense condiments, the production of complex procedures of the group tea gradually faded out of people's sight. But Zhu Qiming is young, how can he remember what he drank in Yuefu? It's just that there seems to be a shadow of tea cakes in his memory, so he secretly said ashamed.
Ni Niang distributed the white and crystal tea cup to the coffee table in front of everyone, looked forward to it, and returned to Zhu Qiming. "Drink with white jars to line the brown color. Your Highness, you must have used a black glazed cup in the past, right? ”
What remained in his memory was the shadow of the black glaze, and Zhu Qiming was a little embarrassed. Unexpectedly, Jiang Yi reacted more violently.
"Why is there a weed in my pot?"