Chapter 25: The Three Mountains Society
(The treasure about Shen Wansan is pure fiction)
Ma Sanbao looked Qi Jing up and down, the embarrassed young man who was picked up by himself at the beginning has now become a handsome son.
Ma Sanbao grinned and said, "What's the matter, I'm not happy to see me?!" ”
"Happy, how unhappy!" Qi Jing excitedly hugged Ma Sanbao, and respected Ma Sanbao Qi Jing from the bottom of his heart, if it weren't for Ma Sanbao, he would have frozen to death outside Beiping.
"Brother Sanbao, why are you here?"
"It's a long story, this is not the place to talk, let's find a place to drink?"
Qi Jing nodded when he heard this, "Let's go, the little brother has a lot to say to the eldest brother!" ”
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The painting boats on the Qinhuai River were famous in later generations, and countless literati and artists left countless popular poems here in order to prostitute themselves. In disguise, the prostitutes of the Qinhuai River greatly promoted the progress of poetry culture in the early Ming Dynasty.
Ma Sanbao said to change one or two places to speak, and this is what he said.
Qi Jing, as an aspiring young man who grew up under the red flag, came to this kind of place for the first time in two lifetimes, and he didn't even know where to put his hands.
On the painting boat, Qi Jing's cramped appearance caused Ma Sanbao to burst into laughter, and even the woman who was waiting to pour wine covered her mouth and snickered.
Qi Jing glanced at Ma Sanbao angrily, and suddenly laughed himself, this is the Ming Dynasty, in the Ming Dynasty, going to the Qinglou was an elegant thing for literati, what were you afraid of? Suddenly a bunch of cops popped up and grabbed themselves? I'm afraid Qi Jing is really going to die of happiness.
Raising the wine glass, listening to the pleasant sound of the piano in his ears, and drinking it all in one gulp, letting his body shake with the shaking of the painting boat, Qi Jing couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.
Ma Sanbao grinned when he saw this, and he didn't bother Qi Jing, he knew how much pressure the half-old kid in front of him was, but he was afraid that Qi Jing would not be able to bear it, so Ma Sanbao deliberately rushed back from Zhouzhuang. When he came back, he lived directly in the Wei State Mansion, and no one objected, because whoever opposed Xu Miaojin was in a hurry.
Thinking of Xu Miaojin Ma Sanbao, he sighed, this sigh didn't matter, he actually hooked Qi Jing's god back.
Qi Jing was stunned for a moment, and patted his head in annoyance, what happened just now, how did he relax, it was Ma Sanbao in front of the loss, if it was the enemy, it would be bad.
"It's okay, it's not a good thing to always be under high pressure, this painting boat is mine, it's all my own people, don't be taboo." Ma Sanbao stretched his legs and poured Qi Jing a glass of wine, "I've heard everything about you in Beiping." ”
Qi Jing picked up the wine glass and waited for Ma Sanbao to continue.
"It shouldn't be so urgent, it should be better."
"Don't worry, Brother Sanbao will be honest with you, even if I go back alive from Jingshi this time, the prince will not let me go."
Qi Jing smiled bitterly and told Ma Sanbao everything about the whole story, Ma Sanbao looked at Qi Jing in shock after hearing this, and couldn't ease his mind for a long time.
"Brother, you ・・・・・・" Ma Sanbao's lips squirmed, and said, "I really didn't expect that I, Ma Sanbao, would actually pick up a hero." ”
Ma Sanbao looked at Qi Jing's eyes and said seriously, "You know, in fact, no one expected that you would do so much for the palace." We've only known each other for a few months, and you're willing to give your life for us, your brother, I'm sure to admit it! ”
When Ma Sanbao laughed and patted Qi Jing's shoulder, Qi Jing suddenly laughed happily, he was finally accepted by Yan Wangfu, and the joy of being accepted made Qi Jing forget the danger he had endured and Ma Sanbao frequently raised his glass.
"Brother Jing, everyone in the palace has eyes, you have to believe that everything will be fine, believe in the prince, he never disappoints."
Ma Sanbao's meaningful words made Qi Jing laugh dumbly, when things came to this point, he had done his best, and he had no regrets, as for the result, it depended on whether God would give him this face.
The two chatted very happily, and Qi Jing knew that Ma Sanbao secretly escorted Xu Miaojin back to Beijing and then went to Zhouzhuang.
"Wasn't Shen Wansan assigned by Emperor Hongwu? All the treasures in the house must have gone into the treasury. ”
Ma Sanbao was surprised when he heard this, and said inexplicably, "Brother, Shen Wansan died when he was in Mengyuan, why does it have anything to do with our Ming Dynasty, you can't talk nonsense!" ”
Qi Jing grew his mouth and continued to listen to Ma Sanbao.
"The Shen family has always been good friends with Zhang Shicheng, so after Jiangnan was re-endowment, it gradually declined, and the children of the clan seemed to disappear overnight, but a while ago there was a rumor that Shen Wansan hid most of his family wealth when he died."
"So you went to Zhouzhuang to find out the news?"
"This week's village is Shen Wansan's favorite place, I went to investigate for a long time and found nothing, and those descendants of the Shen family's side branches don't know these things."
"If only I could get it." Ma Sanbao said regretfully.
Qi Jing deeply sympathizes with Ma Sanbao's regret, fighting a war is a money-burning job, and the money in Beiping is too little compared to the national treasury!
"That's right," Ma Sanbao said suddenly, "You will be kind to Miaojin in the future, but you can't bully her anymore!" ”
Qi Jing smiled bitterly when he heard this, "Brother Sanbao, you have wronged me, she is always bullying me, besides, she is now the second lady of the Wei State Mansion, and we basically have nothing to do with each other." ”
Ma Sanbao narrowed his eyes and said, "Why do I smell a little vinegar?" ”
Qi Jinggan laughed twice, "Don't make fun of me, to be honest, a little girl who dances with you every day suddenly becomes a beauty who captivates the country and the city, which man doesn't sigh?" ”
"Do you know how she came to be like this?"
Qi Jing looked at Ma Sanbao suspiciously, Ma Sanbao took a drink and patted his thigh.
"I was originally a lively little girl, but on the day I left Beiping, I heard what the prince and the princess said, and when I found out, Miaojin's face was full of tears! The eldest lady who used to be favored by everyone suddenly knew that her eldest brother was going to kill her sister and brother-in-law, and the closer she got to her sister and brother-in-law, the faster her sister and brother-in-law died, and she couldn't stand it. ”
"At that time, when you were getting on the horse and leaving the palace, she secretly glanced at you and got into the carriage, but on the road she saw you enter the Baihualou, and since then the road has become more and more silent. When she arrived in Jingshi, Xu Huizu didn't even look at her, and didn't say anything when she said 'evil obstacles', and Miaojin's tears swirled in her eyes, but she didn't fall down. ”
"But the good thing is that although Xu Huizu doesn't want to see her, his life has never been bad, and Xu Zengshou has always been close to us, so life can be better, but when I went to Zhouzhuang to investigate, Miaojin changed more and more. A lively little girl has become like this, and I don't know if it's good or bad. ”
Qi Jing licked his lips that were a little dry, and he became more and more dissatisfied with Xu Huizu. Ma Sanbao saw the strangeness of Qi Jing and said, "Don't worry, the mountains and rivers meet." ”
"I'm afraid we won't be able to meet, and I will basically not be able to meet Wei Guogong in the future."
"Who said that?" Ma Sanbao smiled weirdly, "The day after tomorrow, there will be a Three Mountains Meeting, which is hosted by Cao Guogong Li Jinglong, and the young Junjie and those with heads and faces in the whole Beijing Division will go, and the mountains and rivers always meet!" ”