Chapter 185, eat cold tea
When Li Dang talked about carrying the black cauldron, he glanced at Qin Cao intentionally or unintentionally.
When Qin Cao saw Li Dang aiming at her, she buried her head and didn't speak, she knew the meaning of Li Dang's gaze.
Li Kang meant that he wanted Qin Cao to stop doubting him and let him bear the black pot for the person who framed Qin Cao's father.
These days, Qin Cao has lived in the Gushan Courtyard, which originally belonged to their Cai family.
Although Li Dang repeatedly assured Qin Cao that he would return the Lonely Mountain Courtyard to Zhao, although Li Dare did not change the layout and furnishings in the courtyard, but Qin Cao saw everything in front of her that was not human, she was not happy at all, but saw things and people fell into greater sadness.
Zhao Ying saw this, so she took Qin Cao to leave Gushan from time to time and wander around in Hangzhou.
Qin Cao was of course grateful to Zhao Ying for her concern, but for Zhao Ying's praise of Li Kang, Qin Cao was not impressed, she was still full of doubts about Li Kang.
Now, the emperor may be poisoned by Li Kang, this imperial sister Zhao Ying actually doesn't suspect Li Kang at all, and still maintains Li Kang everywhere, Qin Cao really can't figure it out, she is wondering if this Li Kang, who is about to get married, has magic that others don't have, and coaxes Zhao Ying, who is the eldest princess, to be willing to be his flat wife.
Qin Cao looked at her toes, and she thought: "This Li Dang should not have drugged the emperor, otherwise how could he have the courage to return to Bianjing, but even if he was wronged, what could he do, didn't his father not collude with the Xixia people, and he was not unjustly killed." Even if this Li Dare is innocent, there is no guarantee that he will be framed, but I am afraid that if he goes to Bianjing this time, he will probably fall into the net......"
Qin Cao thought of this, and was suddenly stunned, thinking to himself How could I worry about his life or death, if he was the murderer who framed his father, of course it would be best to die. And the sooner the better.
Qin Cao thought about it, she raised her head and looked at Li Dang, and found that Li Dang also turned his gaze to her side.
At the moment when the two met their eyes, Li Dang smiled at Qin Cao, Li Kang's smile was very clean, but Qin Cao always leaned on Li Kang's honesty to hypocrisy.
Gao Yu's eyes also focused on Qin Cao at this time, and he found that Qin Cao's little face was very cute, and he didn't know when Zhao Ying accepted this little Lori, who was both a sister and a maid.
However, Gao Yu didn't ask about Qin Cao at this time, and what he was most concerned about was whether Li Dang would go to Bianjing.
Since the day Gao Yu carried the sedan chair for Li Dang. Gao Yu knew that his fate was closely related to Li Kang, but later he had some disagreements with Li Kang's rash actions, so he decided to return to Bianjing and not attend Li Kang's wedding, he wanted to slowly dissociate himself from Li Kang.
But just when the two had not yet cleared up their relationship, they did not expect Li Dang to encounter such a serious challenge and crisis.
Of course, Gao Yu knew that if Li dared to do whatever he wanted, he would not poison Boss Zhao. In the matter of poisoning, someone must have framed Li Kang, the problem is that that person actually had the courage to poison Boss Zhao. and framed Li Kang, which shows how great his ability is.
Gao Yu was afraid that Li Kang was not the opponent of the person who framed him, so he continued to dissuade him: "Gongzi is going here, but I am afraid that it will be a sheep in the mouth of a tiger." ”
Li Dare smiled and said: "When did Brother Gao think that Li was a lamb." ”
Gao Yu looked solemn: "Childe is not a lamb. But the man who framed Childe must be a tiger. ”
Li Dang stopped talking, he knew that Gao Yu was right, that person dared to attack Boss Zhao, of course he was an extremely powerful character.
Zhao Ying also understood Gao Yu's worries. She also dissuaded: "Brother Li, you should go to Wenzhou with Sister Xian'er and Sister Wan'er according to the original plan." This matter in Bianjing City, Ying'er goes back alone, I believe she can deal with it, when the wind and waves are calm, it is not too late for you to come to Bianjing to find me again, if you don't come at that time, Ying'er and I will also find you, Fangzheng You can't escape from the palm of my hand in this life. ”
After Zhao Ying finished speaking, she also turned her palm up, and her five fingers were gently put together, as if Li Kang was now pinching it in the palm of her hand, and she remembered the story of Monkey King and Rulai that Li Kang had told her before.
Li dared to understand the meaning of Zhao Ying's words, he knew that Zhao Ying was going to tell him that she was already his person, and she would be with him for the rest of her life.
Li Dang shook his head, he knew that he still had to go on the road to Bianjing, if nothing else, even if it was for the friendship between himself and the crown prince Zhao Xu, he would go to Bianjing to deal with the danger with him.
Li Dang's biggest concern now is Zhao Xu, he knows that after Zhao Boss is poisoned, Zhao Xu's situation as the crown prince will definitely not be too good.
The black hand behind the scenes will never attack Boss Zhao in order to frame Li Dang himself, and they may have an even more ambitious goal, which is to seize the throne. They want to seize the throne, except for Boss Zhao, the biggest obstacle left is the crown prince Zhao Xu.
Li Dan didn't tell Zhao Ying about his worries, he was afraid that Zhao Ying would be even more uneasy when he found out, because he knew that their aunt and nephew were deeply affectionate, and Zhao Ying's feelings for Zhao Xu were not even much inferior to Zhao Xu's mother, Concubine Zhu Defei.
Remembering that Zhao Xu was the only person in the palace who supported Zhao Ying to stay with him, Li Kang wanted Zhao Xu to be safe and sound.
Li Dare said: "Li doesn't want to become a wanted criminal, Li is a dare word, that is, bold, even if this Bianjing City is Longtan Tiger's Den, Li must go this time!" ”
Zhao Ying saw that she couldn't persuade Li Kang, so she had to give up. She thought in her heart, this is a long way to Bianjing, and there should be a way to branch Li Dare to go to Bianjing first.
Gao Yu saw that Li Kang must return to Bianjing with Zhao Ying, and he inevitably showed some timidity in his heart.
Li Kang had already noticed that Gao Yu's face was not very good, and he said: "This time I went back to Bianjing, the fewer people who went, the better, Gao Yu's brothers will stay in Hangzhou and take care of my family, if things develop in a bad way, you can get in touch with Chen San and take Li's family to Wenzhou to avoid it." ”
Li dared to say this, Gao Yu was embarrassed, he patted his chest: "How can Gao Yu let Gongzi take risks alone, Gongzi wants to go up to Daoshan and go down to the sea of fire, Gao Yu will accompany you!" ”
At this time, Qin Cao smiled "poof", and she said: "What is going up the knife mountain and down the sea of fire, it's just to go to Bianjing City for a walk." The slave family went to visit when he was two years old. ”
Gao Yu glanced at Qin Cao, and he found that this little lady was really a little heartless.
Li Dang didn't think so, he knew that Qin Cao was in a hurry to go to Bianjing, because the murderer who killed her father was likely to be in Bianjing.
"The little lady is right," Li Dang said with a smile, "Is it just to go shopping in Bianjing City, didn't Li go there more than a month ago." Brother Gao Yu, you should stay in Hangzhou and wait for my good news! ”
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Li Kang's centipede boat, with sixteen oars on each side, travels in the water. The oars are all in unison, and from a distance it looks like a big centipede. In order to travel day and night, Li Dang hired three times as many sailors, three shifts a day, and took turns paddling.
Along the way, although it was against the current, it was still like an arrow.
Two days later, the ship was already in Jinling City.
It was already late at night, and the boatmen said that the hydrology of this generation was too complex for night sailing. It was suggested that Li Dang dock the boat at the ferry, rest for the night, and start sailing again at dawn tomorrow.
"Is the hydrology of this generation really complicated?" Li dared to ask the boatman.
"Rolling Yangtze River water, the Yangtze River ahead!" The boatman replied.
Li Dang heard that there was a turbulent Yangtze River in front of him. I believed it a little in my heart, the last time he came to Hangzhou from Bianjing, Xu Xian'er and the others vomited a mess here.
"Brother Dare, since the ships are all ashore. Why don't we go ashore? Zhao Ying was coming in from outside the cabin at this time, and she said to Li Dang.
The two spent two days and two nights together on the boat, and they didn't hide the piano exercises. Hiding in a certain cabin to do some upside down, male. Huan Nu. Love things. This ship travels hundreds of miles a day, and the relationship between the two can be described as a thousand miles a day. This Zhao Ying changed his name to Brother Li Dare for Daring.
"It's been so late at night, what's there to do on the shore?" Li Dare laughed.
"No, Ying'er heard that there is a big river in this Jinling City, but it is called Qinhuai River, and both sides of the river are full of Qinglou Chu Pavilions, which are all night long. What a place to have fun!" Zhao Ying said.
"Since it's a man's paradise, how could Ying'er think of going to these places?" Li Dang laughed, he saw that the boatman had already withdrawn from the cabin, and a big hand began to be dishonest again, rubbing up and down on the bridge of Zhao Ying's beautiful nose.
"Nasty!" Zhao Yingjiao snorted, "It's not good to let the little lady see it!" ”
Li Dang smiled and said: "What's the situation, the little lady should have fallen asleep a long time ago, right?" ”
Zhao Ying reached out and grabbed Li Kang's big hand, took him down gently, and said, "Sister Yunying has woken up, Ying'er just gave her a man's clothes, let her pretend to be a son, and go shopping with us to Qinhuai River!" ”
"Are you really going?" Li Dang's voice didn't know if it was an accident or a loss, this was accompanied by a beauty, he would have the heart to go to the Qinhuai River to find red and ask for cui, what Li Dang wanted to hug most at this time was the delicate and charming carcass under Zhao Ying's fat man's clothes. Body.
"Young Master Ying, I'm already dressed up and ready to go!"
Except for Li Kang's three people and a few subordinates on the ship, all of them were sailors hired by Li Dang, this person had many eyes, Li Kang didn't want others to know Zhao Ying's princess identity, so he asked Qin Cao to call Zhao Ying the son of Ying. Although this qin cao had a lot of disobedience to Li Kang's words before, this time he listened to Li Kang's opinion and changed his words.
As soon as Qin Cao's words fell, I saw that the cabin was opened, and she had already entered from outside.
"Knock on the door when you enter the cabin, Sister Yunying, have you forgotten this rule?" Li Dang saw Qin Cao come in, and he was faintly unhappy in his heart.
"Rules, Brother Ying is inside, what are you knocking on when I come in," Qin Cao showed a provocative expression to Li Dang again, she insisted on changing the name of Ying Gongzi whom Li Dare called him to Brother Ying, to show that she had a close relationship with Zhao Ying.
Li Dang was a little helpless, he pretended to be grimace and didn't say anything.
Qin Cao suddenly remembered something, and she continued to say to Li Dang: "By the way, you can't call me Yunying sister tonight, you have to call me Cai Gongzi!" ”
After Qin Cao finished speaking, he also mentioned the sleeves of this gorgeous children's suit, and turned around, just like a model who walked the "T" catwalk in later generations, her long lips were red and her teeth were white, and she looked handsome, so that she really looked like a young man from a rich family.
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Sure enough, as Zhao Ying expected, although it was already a child, the banks of the Qinhuai River were still full of lights, so lively.
The three of them walked to the front of one of the most prosperous restaurants, pointed to the "Tongxin Building" on the lintel and said, "This is it, let's go in and sit!" ”
Li Dang frowned, he looked at Zhao Ying and said, "I really want to go in!" ”
Zhao Ying smiled, she stretched out the folding fan in her hand and said, "This son said, if you want to go in, of course you have to go in." ”
Li Kang's brows were still condensed, and he pointed to Qin Cao and said, "This Cai Gongzi is still a minor, how can he enter this Tongxin Building to eat cold tea?" ”
"Eat cold tea?" Zhao Ying didn't understand.
Qin Cao understood the meaning of these three words, she glared at Li Kang fiercely, her face was a little ugly.
It turned out that the prostitutes in the middle and late Northern Song Dynasty began to be popular to wrap their little feet, and when they brought tea to entertain guests, they often walked for a quarter of an hour because their steps were too fine, and often when people arrived, the tea was already cold. So at that time those who liked to seek. The literati and ink writers who asked the willow to give themselves green. Lou looking for a prostitute. The woman came up with an elegant and obscure title, that is, eating cold tea.
Zhao Ying was born in the inner courtyard of the palace since she was a child, so naturally she didn't know the meaning of these three words, but she stayed in the teaching camp for a while, and she was almost wrapped into small feet, so she naturally knew the meaning of these three words.
Qin Cao knew that the Tongxin Building in front of her, as Li Dang said, was a place to "eat cold tea", and she and Zhao Ying were both daughters, so it was not suitable for them to enter.
"Eat cold tea, eat cold tea!"
Zhao Ying read some information from Li Dang's faint smile, she shook the folding fan, and said, "Is it only allowed for you Li Gongzi to eat cold tea, and not for me Zhao Gongzi to eat cold tea!" ”
Qin Cao was the most obedient to Zhao Yingyan, she was a little angry just now that Li dared to say that she was a minor, she also leaned over and responded: "Eat cold tea, eat cold tea, can't people who have not been crowned can't eat cold tea!" ”
After speaking, Qin Cao took a step towards Tongxin Building, she retreated a long time, and her steps were also big, only to see that she had already entered Tongxin Building in three or two steps. At this time, two young women came out from both sides behind the door, greeted Qin Cao and said, "Childe is going to go up several mountains!" ”
"How many mountains?"
Even Li Dang didn't understand this, he and Zhao Ying glanced at each other, and found that Zhao Ying was also at a loss.
"How many mountains?" Qin Cao sneered: "You are also on the low third floor, of course you are looking for the best seat on your third floor!" ”
Li Dare understood, these mountains originally meant to go up to a few floors. (To be continued......)