Chapter 117: Excuses
As soon as the cold dew passed, the frost fell.
In the Jiangning generation, there is a saying among the people that "it is better to make up for frost in a year", and at this time, it is also the time when chestnuts are ripe.
Because winter is approaching, the filial sons and daughters-in-law of each family go to the street to buy some chestnuts to supplement the elderly in the family. Pray for the peace of the elders in the family.
And Lu Heng is also a member of this vast procurement army.
It's not that there are any elders in the family, but that Liu Qingqing's serious injury has not healed, and his spirit is not very good, and chestnuts have the effect of nourishing the stomach and spleen, invigorating blood and stopping bleeding, which is the best tonic in this season.
Last night, when I was feeding Liu Qingqing, I watched the woman with her head down, blushing, and whispering how delicious the chestnuts were, and in previous years, I would always buy some.
Lu Heng held the porridge bowl and looked at the woman who just didn't say that she wanted to eat chestnuts, and felt a little funny.
And Liu Qingqing talked for a long time, but he never heard Lu Heng's answer. Curious, he raised his head to take a look, but found that Lu Heng was looking at him with a strange smile. It's really infuriating.
She blushed and glared at Lu Heng, like an angry little girl.
Lu Heng was so amused by her cute appearance that he couldn't hold back and laughed on the spot.
"Uncle!" Liu Qingqing looked at him aggrievedly, pouted, and muttered softly.
So, early this morning, the sky was just dawning. Lu Heng carried the basket and went to the street.
After buying a whole basket of sugar-fried chestnuts, Lu Heng ate it regardless of his image while walking. attracted the attention of passers-by, and secretly scolded this scholar for being immoral and morally corrupt.
Lu Heng looked like no one was around, and he could eat whatever he wanted.
So, on the morning of this frost fall, by the sparkling Qinhuai River, a scholar, holding a bamboo basket on his arm, puffed out his mouth, and threw peeled chestnuts into his mouth neatly, and he was very happy to eat.
"Hee-hee, sisters, look, that scholar, really, hehe, it's so cute!" On the flower boat, the girls who went out to wash early, after seeing the appearance of the scholar on the shore, smiled and pointed to the woman next to them.
"Hee-hee, it's really!" The women beside him stood up one after another, pointed at the scholar, and giggled. For a while, the warbler Yanyan laughed again and again.
"Ah, isn't that Jiangning's first talent, Lu Heng, Lu Yongzheng?" Among the girls, there were those who participated in the Qinhuai Poetry Conference, and after taking a closer look, they recognized on the spot that the scholar who ate wildly regardless of his image turned out to be Lu Yongzheng, who defeated the northern genius at the Qinhuai Poetry Conference.
"Ah, it's really him!"
A sentence of Jiangning genius, like a stone falling into the Qinhuai River, suddenly stirred up a thousand waves.
The women stood on the bow of the boat as if they had taken stimulants, shaking the handkerchiefs in their hands, and shouting to Lu Heng who was walking by the shore while jumping.
"Lu Gongzi, Lu Gongzi!"
I heard the women shouting their names in unison on the flower boat.
Lu Heng turned his head and glanced at the colorful girls on the boat not far in front of him, and they were suddenly covered with cold sweat.
I really fainted, but fortunately there was no one around. Otherwise, so many girls shouted their names in unison, and the people around them thought that they were frequent visitors to the Qinglou.
Secretly wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, Lu Heng turned his head and shook his hand at the women with a smile, after saying hello. He quickened his pace and left the Qinhuai River.
finally escaped the sight of those women. Walk down the street leading to your home. turned a corner, and Lu Heng was not allowed to take a breath. A handsome boy who has not been seen for a long time has appeared in front of his eyes.
Uh, white without makeup!
Lu Heng looked at the handsome boy who was standing not far in front of him with a wry smile. I sighed helplessly in my heart.
After doing the math, it seems that today is the time for the two to meet.
I was so busy during this time that I forgot about it!
Now, being blocked on the road by others, Lu Heng is really a little embarrassed.
However, he still smiled at the personable Bai Gongzi who was standing on the road, raised the basket in his hand, and said to the handsome boy: "Oh, do you want to have some freshly baked fried chestnuts with sugar?" ”
Bai Suyan was stunned for a moment, looked at the sincere smile on the scholar's face, and then looked at the reddish-brown sugar-fried chestnuts in the basket in his hand. After hesitating for a moment, he nodded and said, "Okay!" ”
Bai Suyan walked over seriously, stretched out his hand as white as jade, pinched a chestnut, carefully peeled off the skin, and threw it into his mouth.
Chew it gently, leaving a fragrant taste on your lips and teeth.
Bai Suyan nodded and said lightly: "It tastes very good!" ”
The early morning sun shone on her handsome face, and a beautiful light appeared. Under the long eyelashes, the misty eyes flickered as if they could speak.
The wind blew, and Bai Gongzi's robe moved with the wind. It's really personable, and the jade tree is in the wind!
…… In the roadside food stall, the owner who had just gotten up, yawned, glanced at the two diners who came early, rubbed his still confused eyes, stepped forward, and asked, "Two sons, what do you want?" ”
"Ravioli!"
The two opened their mouths in unison, and as soon as the words came out, they found that the other party was the same as what they said.
They laughed softly, and after glancing at each other, their eyes were full of strange smiles.
Probably, I remembered it, and when I was in Chibi, I heard that encounter.
Not long after, the boss came up with steaming wontons, Lu Heng looked down, and there were less than five wontons in a full bowl of soup. I can't help but sigh, in the end, it is Jiangning, business is so developed. Even the owner of a small wonton shop knows that there is not enough rice and soup to make money.
Bai Suyan sat on the side, quietly watching Lu Heng blowing and drinking soup at the same time.
Waited a while, then waited a little longer, and finally waited a long time. found out that this guy seemed to be on purpose, and he just didn't use chopsticks when he drank the soup.
It's been so long, and the five ravioli in his bowl are still five, and they haven't moved at all.
Bai Suyan was really impatient to wait, so she directly took out a few copper coins, threw them on the table, and said to the boss: "Boss, settle the bill!" ”
"I haven't finished eating yet!" Lu Heng picked up his chopsticks and looked at Bai Suyan in amazement.
"Blow the cold wind for a while, and you'll be full!" Bai Suyan didn't want to wait any longer, stood up, glared at him angrily, and turned to leave.
"Hey!" Lu Heng shrugged his shoulders helplessly, picked up the bowl, and after three times and five divided by two, he even killed the soup with wontons in one go, patted his ass and left.
The shopkeeper who stood in place, stunned, watched the scholar drift away.
Say, I'm going to make the wontons hot and sell them to the next one!
The shopkeeper muttered and cursed, then cleaned up the table angrily.
"Have you thought about it?" Still in the small pavilion by the Qinhuai River, Bai Suyan sat on the edge of the fence, looked at the sparkling river in front of him, and asked lightly.
"What!" Lu Heng sat down and asked with a clear pretense of confusion.
Bai Suyan suddenly turned her head and stared at him with an unkind gaze.
"Ah, I remember!" Lu Heng patted his head and said with a sudden realization.
"But I haven't thought about it yet!" The next sentence almost fainted Bai Suyan, who was waiting in his eyes.
"You ......" Bai Suyan stood up, pointed at Lu Heng, stared at Lu Heng fiercely, and the folding fan in his hand was almost up to Lu Heng's nose.
Seeing that the other party seemed to be in a little anxious, he was about to go berserk. Lu Heng raised his head and looked at her. Shaking his head and laughing, he said, "Heh, just kidding!" ”
"Humph!" Bai Suyan glared at him angrily, then put away the fan in his hand, turned back to the railing, and sat down.
"An Peng is the elder of today's imperial court. Holding power in your hands is not something you can move if you want to! Lu Heng stood up, looked at the river, and said lightly.
"I heard that he is going to come to Jiangning tomorrow! When the time comes, I still have a chance to assassinate him! Bai Suyan snorted, obviously a little dissatisfied with Lu Heng's words.
Lu Heng shook his head and smiled without saying a word.
"What's the matter, did I say the wrong thing?" Bai Suyan looked at Lu Heng in amazement, and when he saw the other party shaking his head and smiling, he asked casually.
Lu Heng smiled, turned his head, looked at him with burning eyes and asked, "Have you forgotten what happened last time?" ”
Bai Suyan turned his head, didn't look at Lu Heng's eyes, and snorted coldly: "Last time was last time, last time was because I was betrayed, so I didn't have a hand!" ”
Lu Heng frowned, and suddenly asked, "Is it not there this time?" ”
Bai Suyan stood up with a sigh, pointed at Lu Heng and said, "You, what do you mean by this?" ”
Lu Heng shook his head and didn't answer him directly, but took two steps, leaning on the railing of the pavilion, looking at the thin light mist on the river, and said lightly: "Can you guarantee that the people in your hands are loyal to you?" ”
"Me!" Bai Suyan opened his mouth to defend himself, but when the words came to his mouth, he found that the rebuttal in his heart was so pale and weak.
Before, she had believed in wizards without warning, but in the end, huh...... Lu Heng turned his head, looked at Bai Suyan who was in deep thought, and said indifferently: "What's more, this time it is the Royal Forest Army that is in charge of An Peng's guard, the elite Qianniu Guard in the army." Moreover, I heard it under it. The number of Qianniuwei who protected An Peng this time seems to be no less than three hundred! The success rate of the assassination is negligible! ”
"So what do you say?" Bai Suyan turned his head, looked at Lu Heng, and asked.
The wind blowing on the river ruffled the hair next to her ears. She looked at Lu Heng with bright eyes, stretched out her finger in her habitual name, hooked her hair, and asked softly.
Seeing him make such a feminine move, Lu Heng secretly smiled in his heart.
"Heh, in fact, I told Gongzi before, if you want to move An Peng, you and I don't have the power, and now in the Great Zhou, the only one who can make An Peng die without a place to be buried is the current emperor!" After Lu Heng glanced at him, he looked ahead and said this lightly. I believe that my own practice in Su Guangyi's case will not be concealed for long. Rather than fall into passivity at that time, it is better to plan ahead.
Although An Peng's power leans towards the opposition, the An family is extremely large. However, as the so-called power tilts towards the government and the opposition, it will inevitably suffer a catastrophe of destruction. I believe that the emperor has long been wary of him in his heart. Recognizing the royal family and supporting the rise of the Shu clan is the emperor's very clear attitude. Oh, as long as the method is reasonable, the emperor can still let him die without a place to be buried.
"The emperor only needs an excuse, and then amplifies that excuse without limit. Push the An family to the opposite side of the entire Great Zhou. Let him have a hard time arguing and become a sinner for the entire Great Zhou. When the time comes, even if the emperor doesn't kill him, the people of the world won't be able to spare him! Lu Heng put aside a chestnut, threw it into his mouth neatly, and while eating, he looked at Bai Suyan, who was looking down and thinking about his words, and said with a smile.
"When the time comes, what we need to do is just provide this excuse for the emperor!" After Lu Heng glanced at Bai Suyan, he clapped his hands, stood up, grabbed the basket, and said lightly.
(To be continued)