Chapter Twenty-Five: The Halfway Beauty
Before noon on the second day, the Qiguo Wharf was already within reach. Wu Buwei took the initiative to ask for orders to escort Xiang Chonghua and Qin Fei to Liu Xiwei's mansion, Han Wen was greatly pleased, and his attitude towards Wu Buwei was much better.
Although Han's industry in Qi is far less than that in the north, it is also quite large-scale. Although Hangul repeatedly asked for a low profile, there were at least ten carriages that came to greet him. Han Wen wanted to broadcast a carriage for Xiang Chonghua and Qin Fei, but the two of them considered it inconvenient to involve the Han family, so they still declined Han Wen's kindness and rented an inconspicuous carriage. Although Qi is also a southern country, its customs and customs are different from those of Chen. The houses and gardens are also different from the brick and stone stacks in the north, most of them are made of wood, which shows a kind of toughness in lightness. The color of Qi people's clothing is a little more gorgeous than that of Chen Guo, the men's wide clothes and big sleeves, and the women's heavy veils cover their faces.
Xiang Chonghua lifted the curtain of the car, looked at the Qi women who were caged in the light veil, and said: "I thought that the Qi country was connected to the Yunnan Ministry and the people were open, but I didn't expect the Qi people to be more conservative than the northerners, how could a good woman not even show her face?" ”
Wu Buwei said with a smile: "It's not so much conservative as practical." Qi is located in the south, not only the sun is hot, the climate is humid and hot, but the poisonous insects are much more powerful than other places. In order to protect their fair muscles, those women who love beauty will wear veils when they go out, and Brother Hua doesn't think this is like seeing flowers in the fog, which adds beauty and temptation? ”
Qin Fei poked his head over, pointed to the high foundation and deep eaves of the house, and said, "The pedestal and eaves here must have also been built to prevent moisture and shade from the sun?" Master once said that a place has a place with a land and water climate, and a place with a water and soil climate will shape a place with completely different cultural customs. Although the people of China are all black-haired and black-eyed, they have different languages, costumes and even house temperaments. On the contrary, if we know the special topography of a place, we can speculate about its culture to a considerable extent. This is what the meaning of 'the saint does not know what he does not do, and he does not see it'. Everything in the world is inextricably linked because of the communication with the yin and yang of heaven and earth, as long as you can grasp the essence and grasp the two ends of it, then the rest of the things can be obtained by analogy. This trip to the south really verified that this statement was true. ”
Wu Buwei sincerely admired: "The so-called seeing a leaf and knowing autumn is talking about a character like Brother Qin. Although I still don't like Mr. Zhuang Meng very much, I have to admit that he is indeed a strange person. ”
Xiang Chonghua shouted: "It's so fragrant!" Sticking his head out of the window, he saw a woman in yellow holding a bouquet of fire-like flowers, and couldn't help but say, "It's a camellia!" If it is in the northern country, such a good camellia will definitely be expensive. What a beautiful camellia! ”
Wu Buwei said: "Camellia flowers are not common in Qi country. They are mostly wild and difficult to cultivate. The Yunnan region gathers the most complete and beautiful camellia. But there is also a holy snow peak that is almost a forbidden place, and people who strayed in will not be able to come back eight or nine times out of ten, and there are mountain ghosts there. ”
Xiang Chonghua frowned and said, "There are ghosts in such a beautiful place?" It's a terrible sight. ”
Wu Buwei said with a smile: "This is wrong. The so-called mountain ghost of Qi State is not a ghost with a blue face and fangs, but a stunning goddess. According to those who escaped with their lives, the goddess was smiling and beautiful, but cruel in temperament, and even mounted a wild leopard. ”
The woman seemed to feel Xiang Chonghua's eyes, folded a camellia and threw it at him, saw Xiang Chonghua catch it, lifted the veil and smiled at Xiang Chonghua charmingly.
Wu Buwei said with a smile: "Brother Hua, you have to be careful. Although the women of Qi Kingdom look beautiful and charming, they all have a pungent temperament, dare to love and hate. If you get into trouble, you're in trouble. ”
Xiang Chonghua waved his hand to express his gratitude, retracted his head and said, "I remember that Brother Wu said that he came to Qi Country because of an appointment with a beautiful woman. Is that beautiful woman of Brother Wu also a tricky spicy rose? ”
Wu Buwei showed a wry smile and said, "I hope she can be spicy." She is as cold as the bright moon. ”
Xiang Chonghua said: "Maybe you provoked others, girls are easy to make enemies inexplicably." ”
Wu Buwei said lightly: "You are really in a word, the two of us do have some old hatreds." ”
Xiang Chonghua smiled evilly: "You kid must have hurt the heart of other girls, right?" What kind of revenge can you have? ”
Wu Buwei smiled lightly: "The revenge of destroying the door." ”
Xiang Chonghua almost planted the carriage and said, "Are you digging into your heart and digging into your brain?" ”
Wu Buwei said: "She has tried to take the life of my father and his father many times, but I have stopped her." I just want to ...... when I come to Qi this time."
Qin Fei swallowed his saliva and said, "You're going to kill her?" ”
Wu Buwei smiled and said, "I want to propose to her." She's my favorite type of girl. ”
Xiang Chonghua exclaimed, "Are you crazy? ”
Wu Buwei said: "If it weren't for my father and them to attract her enemies when my mother was seriously ill, my mother would not have died." So, they are also my mother-killing enemies. I used to save them so that I could cut them in two. ”
Xiang Chonghua said: "That girl doesn't mind either?" ”
Wu Buwei said: "If she is as pedantic as everyone else, why should I be obsessed with it for many years? He lifted the curtain and looked out, saying, "That's the end of the topic." Yingyangjun just moved recently, and now he has to find a way to find him first. ”
Xiang Chonghua said: "Han Wen doesn't know where he is now?" ”
Wu Buwei said with a smile: "Han Wen has always cared about the world, and he knows that it is not easy for Yingyangjun to buy gemstones. ”
Qin Fei groaned: "Camellia is a precious object, but that woman easily folded it off to others, presumably it must be the maidservant of a rich and noble family." Let's ask her and see if she can do it. ”
Xiang Chonghua got out of the carriage with a comprehension, picked up the camellia and ran towards the woman, and after a while, he returned to the carriage with her, and said, "What a coincidence." This girl named Gu Panpan happens to be the maidservant of Yingyang Junfu. She promised to take us to meet Yingyangjun. ”
Qin Fei said: "In this way, thank you girl." ”
Gu Panpan smiled: "Don't dare, don't dare, if you tell Yingyangjun about the slave family's folding of flowers, the slave family will be miserable." Our master is notoriously thrifty, and he has to chase a mile to pick up a bean that he has lost after eating. Before he finished speaking, he laughed and trembled. Her veil had been lifted when she got into the car, and her eyes were watery and looking forward to it.
Gu Panpan was tired of laughing before he blinked his big eyes and said, "Do you have anything to do with our king?" He's been busy these days for the king's field hunting ceremony. Although you northerners are more handsome than the other, if you come to trouble him, the slave family will not allow it. ”
Xiang Chonghua said: "Don't misunderstand, girl, we just reported to you." If the girl is not at ease, you can ask the Frost Moon girl to pick us up. ”
Gu Panpan smiled and glared, "Don't you know about Frost Moon's disappearance?" ”
Wu Buwei, who closed his eyes and recuperated after Gu Panpan got into the car, suddenly opened his eyes and said, "When did she not see?" ”
Gu Panpan thought for a while and said, "There has been no news since she went to Yiguo a few months ago to do business. Frost Moon is known for its thoughtfulness. It's the first time we've seen her go for so long. ”
Xiang Chonghua almost blurted out: "We were entrusted by her to see the king", but looked at Qin Fei, who had a serious face, and remained silent.
Qin Fei thought for a moment and smiled at her: "With the respect of the king, who dares to embarrass him?" Could it be that Miss Frost Moon has any enemies herself? ”
Gu Panpan played with his hands and said: "Miss Frost Moon is the closest maid to the king, how can we know people's backs." Scenery? Not everyone can casually follow the king abroad to see the scorpion. ”
Xiang Chonghua wanted to say, "It turns out that the gem is called a scorpion", but after thinking about it, "Isn't the scorpion a rainbow?" Don't you have a grub in your Qi country? ”
Gu Panpan said: "The scorpion is the treasure jade that our king bought from the richest man Han Wuyu. In order to buy this piece of precious jade, his old man couldn't wait to save all the food in the house, and the food was getting worse day by day. Everyone envies the beauty in Yingyang Jun's mansion with a thin waist, but who knows that he is hungry and thin. After saying that, she laughed again, her beautiful eyes turned around, and she pursed her lips and said, "Miss Frost Moon's beauty is quite famous, and even the prince has bad intentions towards her. You shouldn't have been entrusted by a beauty to pay for her, right? ”
Qin Fei was speechless for a while, but fortunately Wu Buwei said, "Hasn't she contacted you in the past few months?" ”
Gu Panpan's eyes rolled and said, "This little brother seems to care about our beauties very much." Are you also ......?"
Wu Buwei lowered his face and said, "I asked you if she had contacted you!" If you talk nonsense about us, I won't care whose servant you are. ”
Gu Panpan's face turned white with fright, and he said obediently: "At the beginning, there was a flying pigeon that said that she was going to Jiang Country to visit her old friend, and she would come back a few days later. But after that, she didn't believe in it anymore. ”
Wu Buwei said: "Very good." He leaned back on the mat and closed his eyes.
Qin Fei looked at Gu Panpan and said secretly: "Yingyang Jun's Mansion shouldn't be too far from the center of the city, but why haven't you arrived after walking for so long?" He lifted the curtain and glanced out of the car, and saw that the carriage had driven out of the bustling street at some point, turned into a small alley, and asked Gu Panpan: "Shouldn't the mansion be in the middle of the royal city?" What is this place? ”
Gu Panpan smiled: "Don't worry, the three of you are about to arrive." In order to observe the people's feelings, the king set up a few houses in some inconspicuous civilian areas. He was now in the house in front of him. ”
Under the guidance of Gu Panpan, the coachman stopped in front of a not very conspicuous house, Gu Panpan jumped out of the carriage and was about to knock on the door, Wu Buwei quietly grabbed her arm and said, "Let's do it ourselves." Blocking her between herself and Xiang Chonghua, she didn't grab the knocker but just stretched out her foot and kicked the door. After a while, the door creaked open, and the smell of horse manure rushed to the front, and a black-faced man with a wrinkled face poked his head out of it, and was surprised to see that the person who had come was not acquainted. Gu Panpan showed his face from behind Wu Buwei and shouted: "He is Uncle Ma who raises horses and drives for Junshang, he is a deaf man, let me come." ”
Wu Buwei ignored her, looked at Uncle Ma coldly and said, "Listen, I'm going to stab you to death." ”
Uncle Ma's eyes widened, completely unaware, and suddenly a white light flashed, and blood was already gushing out of his arm. Uncle Ma clutched his arms and fell to the ground, his trembling body constantly retracting into the door, his eyes full of horror.