Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Adventures of the National Mansion (1)
"I'll see Tong Guogong later, don't forget the etiquette."
Under the steps outside the door of the Duke of Tong's mansion, Yinzhi, who was dressed in a neat royal dress, stood at the foot of the steps with a warm face, his figure was tall, and his demeanor was quite calm.
"Yes, Father, the child remembers."
As soon as he heard Yinzhi's order, although Hongqing respectfully agreed to the promise, he was secretly amused in his heart, not for anything else, just because on the way to the Tongguo Mansion, the same words have been ordered by the third master six times, there is no doubt that this is just a little trick by the third master to relieve the tension in his heart.
Nervousness is inevitable, you must know that this visit is a big gamble, if you win the bet, the benefits are naturally not to say much, but if the gamble is lost, a "mediocre" hat will be buckled on the head of the third master, although there will be no obvious punishment, however, for the third master who is interested in the big position, it is tantamount to a fatal blow, the road in the future is obviously not easy to walk, not to mention the third master is nervous, the initiator Hongqing himself is also nervous enough, even if he knows that things have come to this, nervousness is meaningless, But when it comes to control, it's really a little difficult to do, don't look at Hongqing's calm demeanor at this time, but in fact, he is also nervous in his heart.
"The last general Long Keduo saw the prince, I didn't know that the prince arrived, and he was disappointed, so I asked the prince to forgive the sin."
Hongqing's father and son didn't wait long, not long, in a rush of footsteps, a strong man in his early thirties, dressed in a fourth-grade military attaché uniform, had already led several servants out of the wide open door, and hurriedly rushed to the front of Yinzhi.
Roncodo? Ha, isn't this the uncle who was beheaded by the fourth master? Hey, interesting, interesting!
As soon as he heard that someone reported his home, Hongqing couldn't help laughing, and secretly compared the master in front of him with the one he saw in the TV series in the future, but suddenly found that there was no resemblance between the two at all.
"Lao Long doesn't have to be like this, please get up, Xiao Wang came in a hurry, he is an uninvited guest, and there is a lot of disturbance."
Yinzhi came this time to ask for help, so naturally he would not put on the shelf of Brother Zhijun, besides, although Long Keduo himself was a humble official, but there was such a behemoth as Tong Jia's family behind him, and he was not free to go to Yinzhi Meng Lang, and this time the gift was very polite.
"Don't dare, don't dare, the prince can come, my Tong family is shining, but my father is sick in bed, it is difficult to welcome the driver, and I also ask the prince to have a lot of Haihan."
Although Long Keduo is the backbone of the second generation of the Tong family, he has joined the officialdom early, and has participated in the two battles of Pingerdan, and it is rumored that he also saved the life of the old man Kangxi, but for some reason, his official luck is extremely poor, and he is still only a second-class guard, and there is no part-time job, he is simply an idler.
"Lao Long is polite, Xiao Wang heard that Tong Guogong was sick, so he came to ask, oh, this is the dog Hongqing, and he wanted to come to Tong Guogong to say hello, Xiao Wang was helpless, so he had to bring it with him, which can be regarded as letting him see it for a long time, Qing'er, don't hurry up and see it."
Yinzhi is a long-sleeved person who is good at dancing, just listening to what Long Keduo said, he immediately understood that this guy had the meaning of blocking customers, and he refused to give up, pretending not to understand the subtext in Long Keduo's words, and laughed at Hongqing, and blocked Long Keduo's mouth in a few words.
"The little nephew has asked Uncle Long for peace."
Hongqing has lived for two lifetimes, and he is very ghostly, how can he not see the intention of the third master to push himself out, and he laughed secretly in his heart, but his legs and feet are not slow, and he walked forward with a respectful face, which is a great gift respectfully.
"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, little prince, please get up quickly, and please talk inside, prince, please!"
Long Keduo was indeed ordered to block the guests, but he just said a vague meaning, and was blocked back by the third master father and son, at this time, he was no longer good at stopping, helpless, so he had to smile and stretch out his hand to help Hongqing, and after a few polite words, he waved his hand and let the third master father and son enter the gate, and walked all the way to the second hall with a smile.
Well? Something seems to be wrong!
The Tong family is a first-class family in the Qing Dynasty, and its mansion is very magnificent, it is really a servant like a cloud, and the maids are constantly coming and going, and there is a sense of wealth and nobility everywhere. Observing everything in the Tong family all the way, under this look, it seems that the atmosphere seems to be a little wrong, but if Hongqing wants to say what's wrong, he really can't say, under the suspicion, the heartstrings are also tensed a little, but he didn't bring it to his face, but silently thought, trying to find out something strange, but unfortunately he was just doing useless work, until both the guest and the host had settled down in the hall of the second door, Hongqing still couldn't figure out where the feeling of wrongness came from.
"Lao Long, do you know that there will be a curfew from tonight?"
The guests and hosts each sat down, and a group of people hurriedly served the freshly brewed fragrant tea, not waiting for the servants to retire, and not giving Long Keduo a chance to talk, Yinzhi was the first to open the topic.
"This, hehe, the last general has heard a little, but he doesn't know it."
As soon as he heard Yinzhi come up and pulled out such a sensitive topic, Long Keduo's heart couldn't help but sink, his eyes rolled slightly, and he was already smiling and playing Tai Chi.
"Alas, it's all a moth made by Suo Etu's old man, this time it's okay, Jingshi has to be in trouble for a while, yes, look at this day, if Xiao Wang comes back late, maybe he will really be found in trouble by Fuqing Ana's kid, and the joke will be big, that's it, don't talk about this, Xiao Wang still visited Lord Tong first, and it's good to turn around early."
Yinzhi himself is a master of Tai Chi, so naturally he will not be fooled by Long Keduo, but seeing that his brows were furrowed, he pulled it with a wry smile, and he wanted to force Long Keduo to lead the way to Tong Guowei.
"This ......, Wang Ye Haihan, Imperial Physician Xiao has an order, saying that my father is old and frail, and he must recuperate and not be disturbed, you see this ......"
Long Keduo was originally ordered to stop the guest, but now the guest failed to stop, he was already annoyed, he really didn't want to make more waves, he was forced by Yinzhi like this, he felt even more embarrassed, but he didn't want to take advantage of Yinzhi's wish, so he found a reason to come out and prevaricate.
"Oh? How could this be? In this way, Xiao Wang went to the sickbed to say hello, and left with all his heart, so can it be done? ”
Seeing that Long Keduo excused himself in every possible way, Yinzhi's heart couldn't help but be suspicious, and he didn't want to go on such a trip in vain, and he didn't care whether Long Keduo was embarrassed or not, and he smiled and pressed endlessly.
"That's it, it's okay, and Rong Mo will go to the backyard to see, if my father has not slept soundly, I will not dare to live up to the good intentions of the prince."
Long Keduo is also a shrewd person, but how can he get the third master's long-sleeved good dance, he was forced again and again, he was already in a mess, and he really couldn't find a reason to refuse the third master for a while, and in desperation, he had to respond perfunctorily, and after accusing himself, he hurried to the backyard.
As the saying goes, when the chess is bad, you can't help but shrink your hands and feet, the sky is pitiful, Lao Long's communication skills are obviously worse than his father, and it is really embarrassing to send him out to stop the guests, hey, such a drama and singing, it is really a matter of wanting to cover up, Comrade Lao Tong is obviously a problem character, this trip is right!
Although Hongqing just quietly listened to the negotiation between his father and Long Keduo, his mind turned quickly, and when he saw that Long Keduo was forced to go to the backyard, the tight heartstrings in his heart were slightly loosened since then, but he was a little more puzzled by the feeling of wrongness that had surged in his heart before, but he couldn't figure it out, so he could only put it aside temporarily.
"Yo, Lord Tong, why did you come out in person, Xiao Wang should have gone to the bed to say hello in person, this is all Xiao Wang's fault, Qing'er came, hurry up and see Lord Tong."
Hongqing father and son didn't wait long, a chaotic footsteps sounded, and they saw Long Keduo holding a white-haired old man out of the back hall screen, and it was Tong Guowei who arrived.
"I've seen Mr. Tong."
Hongqing is the first time to see this Uncle Tong, can't help but be a little curious, so he looked at it twice, under this look, he really saw some strangeness, there is no other, although the old man made a look of inconvenience, but his face was red and tender, not to mention, his eyes were also bright, obviously this "disease" was just pretended, and he laughed secretly in his heart, but the action was very sharp, and he stepped forward, and a good gift had been done.
"The little prince is polite, well, what a handsome brother, good, good, I heard that the little prince is very smart, and when I see it today, it is really extraordinary, good, good."
Tong Guowei seemed to be very interested in Hongqing, and as soon as he sat down, he immediately took Hongqing's hand, chattering and pulling homely things, from studies to hobbies, asking endlessly, but he didn't give Yinzhi a chance to talk about business, which made the third master cry and laugh a little......