Chapter 168: The Man of Tears
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Seeing that Mrs. Diexiang was obviously a small move to hide people's ears, Jiang Long did not immediately refuse.
Sitting in a chair, he picked up a warm teacup and took a sip.
Mrs. Diexiang did not urge, and also sat there and drank tea.
The room was quiet for a moment.
After a while, Mrs. Diexiang suddenly said: "You go down to spread the word, let the kitchen prepare a table of sumptuous wine and food, and Jing Gongzi will have lunch here." ”
"Yes."
Several maids standing on the side glanced at each other without a trace, and then bent their knees in response.
There were only two people left in the house, Jiang Long and Mrs. Diexiang, but Mrs. Diexiang was still very cautious and didn't say anything.
It wasn't until Yahuan returned and the banquet was ready that Mrs. Diexiang invited Jiang Long to the restaurant for dinner.
Mrs. Diexiang was half a step ahead, and when her front foot crossed the threshold, she suddenly stuffed a small paper ball into Jiang Long's hand.
Jiang Long put the paper ball into his sleeve without a trace.
When they came to the restaurant, the two sat down.
Mrs. Diexiang asked Yahuan to step back and personally poured Jiang Long a glass of wine.
When he leaned forward and leaned over, Jiang Long's eyes raised slightly, and he saw a piece of smooth and snow-white skin on Mrs. Diexiang's chest.
"Jing Gongzi, please!" Mrs. Diexiang seemed to be aware, and somehow, her heart and liver jumped suddenly, and a blush also floated on her charming face, but she had dealt with many occasions over the years, and she didn't know how many big people she had seen, so she immediately improvised, giggled, and threw an endless seductive look at Jiang Long.
Jiang Long raised his glass and gestured, "Madame, please." ”
Mrs. Diexiang picked up her glass and drank it all.
"Madame is delicate, just drink a little less." Jiang Longman toasted, and said with concern on his face.
Mrs. Diexiang's heart warmed, but she said: "In the past, every man wanted to get his concubine drunk, why did Jing Gongzi persuade his concubine to drink less?"
Could it be that the concubine's face is too ugly to enter the eyes of Jing Gongzi? ”
"The glamorous name of Mrs. Diexiang is known in the capital!" Jiang Long shook his head and said, "If even the appearance of the lady is ugly, then where are there beauties in the world?" ”
"Jing Gongzi's wife." There was a hint of disbelief in Lady Diexiang's eyes.
When two big beauties meet together, naturally one is not convinced.
However, in comparison, Mrs. Diexiang is inevitably a little lacking in confidence, because she is more than ten years older than Lin Ya.
And Lin Ya is in the most beautiful haode flower season in her life.
"The appearance of the cheap is indeed not inferior to the lady, but the lady's appearance is no worse than the cheap inside."
If Jiang Long said that Lin Ya was not as beautiful as Mrs. Diexiang, Mrs. Diexiang would definitely think that Jiang Long was lying.
Although she is conceited and beautiful, she has also seen Lin Ya's beautiful face.
Now that Jiang Long said that the two were equal, Mrs. Diexiang was very happy in her heart.
She is much older than Lin Ya, but she is still not inferior to Lin Ya, which already shows that she is a few points better.
Talking to people, complimenting and coaxing them about the things they care about the most, as long as they are not too straightforward, the other party will generally not notice.
Only those who are particularly rational will not be deceived by rhetoric.
And Lady Diexiang is obviously not a very rational person.
Jiang Long gave her a high evaluation, which made Mrs. Dediexiang unconsciously want to be closer to Jiang Long.
The two chatted a few more words, and a touch of admiration suddenly appeared in Mrs. Diexiang's eyes, and said: "Jing Gongzi is very good at making up stories, I don't know if I can tell my concubine today something that I haven't told others before?" ”
"Absolutely."
Jiang Long put down the chopsticks in his hand, drank half a cup, and began to speak.
"There is a Zhujiazhuang in a place called Shangyu County, by the Yushui River, there is a daughter of Zhuyuan Yingtai, beautiful and intelligent, since childhood with her brother to learn poetry and literature, admiration for the erudition of many talented women, hate the family without a good teacher, and want to visit teachers in other places to study. Zhu Yuanwai rejected his daughter's request, Zhu Yingtai was eager to study, pretended to be a fortune seller, and said to Zhu Yuanwai: "According to the hexagram, it is better to let Ling Ai go out." "Zhu Father saw that his daughter Qiao was dressed as a man and had no flaws, so he couldn't bear to disappoint her, so he had to reluctantly agree. British and Taiwanese women disguised themselves as men and went to study in other places. On the way, I met Liang Shanbo, a scholar who was studying, and I was very happy to read it at first sight......"
Jiang Long told the story of his previous life, one of the four major folk legends, Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai.
As the story unfolds, Lady Butterfly is attracted to her heart.
Liang Zhu broke up and was reluctant. On the way to send each other for eighteen miles, Yingtai kept borrowing things to soothe him, hinting at aiqing. Shan Bo is loyal and simple, and he doesn't understand why. ”
Hearing this, Mrs. Diexiang was annoyed, this Liang Shanbo was really a wooden head.
"Yingtai was helpless, lying that the ninth sister in the family was similar to his own appearance, and he was willing to be a matchmaker for Shanbo, but Liang Shanbo's family was poor and failed to come as scheduled.
Mrs. Diexiang burst into tears, and she was also looking forward to it in her heart, hoping that the ending of the story would not be too miserable.
The two met on the balcony, tearful eyes, and said goodbye sadly. When parting, I made a vow: I can't live together, and I must die together! Later, Liang Shanbo was made a county order by the imperial court. However, Shanbo became depressed and fell ill and died soon after. His last life was buried in Kowloon Market. Yingtai heard the bad news of Shanbo and vowed to die. When Yingtai was forced to get married, he took a detour to pay respects in front of the tomb of Liang Shanbo, and under the mourning induction of Zhu Yingtai, the wind, rain, thunder and lightning made a great blow, the grave burst, Yingtai threw himself into the grave, the tomb was reunited, the wind stopped raining, and the rainbow hung high.
A moment later, the tomb opened again, and a pair of fluttering butterflies flew out. ”
At the end of the story, Mrs. Diexiang was already crying, and asked in a crying voice: "That pair of colorful butterflies, but Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai?" ”
"Well, the two of them turned into butterflies and flew above the Nine Heavens." Jiang Long nodded and changed the name of this story, "This story is called Turning into a Butterfly." ”
Butterflies?
Mrs. Diexiang is stunned, her name is Bian Die!
Bian and change the same sound, Bian butterfly, change butterfly, isn't it synonymous with the name of this story?
Thinking about the past after I got married, it was so tortuous and sad, and for a while, Mrs. Diexiang felt that she buried her head in front of the table and cried bitterly!
At some point, Jiang Long walked around the table, came closer, and patted Mrs. Diexiang's fragrant shoulder with his right hand.
Lady Butterfly cried even louder!
It wasn't until her eyes were red and swollen from crying that Mrs. Diexiang gradually stopped speaking.
"Xiexie Jing Gongzi." Mrs. Diexiang has been lonely for too long, and she is grateful to Jiang Long for reassuring her.
Jiang Long took out a handkerchief and handed it over, "Wipe the tears on your face, you have become a little cat." The voice was very soft and gentle, and there was a kind smile on the corner of his mouth.
"It's all your fault!"
Mrs. Diexiang reached out and grabbed the handkerchief, and patted Jiang Long lightly in disgust, then lowered her head to wipe her tears, "It's really annoying to tell such a story to the concubine!" ”
"If you tell you a story, you will still be blamed, is there any heavenly reason?" Jiang Long shrugged innocently.
"Poof!"
Mrs. Diexiang couldn't help but laugh out loud, coquettish like a little girl, "Anyway, it's your fault anyway!" ”
Jiang Long raised his hands in surrender, "Okay, it's all my fault." ”
Lady Butterfly smiled again.
Although he used the story to get closer to Mrs. Diexiang, Jiang Long didn't get close and walked back to sit down.
After drinking half a glass of water and wine, Jiang Long suddenly stepped into the topic, "I can give you a profit of one percent." ”
"It's only a percentage?" Mrs. Diexiang is dissatisfied, "At least forty percent!" ”
"There is no room for bargaining!"
Jiang Long drank the remaining half of the cup, and then got up and left cleanly.
Madame Butterfly chased a few steps and opened her mouth, but in the end she said nothing.
Leaving the Muwu Marquis's Mansion, Jiang Long rode back to the printing house before taking out the note that Mrs. Diexiang had secretly stuffed for him before.
Undercurrents are surging!
There are only these four words, Jiang Long frowned after reading it.
What does this mean, Lady Butterfly?
Remind someone to be secretly against themselves?
Thinking carefully about the words he said when he talked to Mrs. Diexiang today, Jiang Long just thought of the emperor.
But the emperor suspects that he is the real murderer of the assassination of King Huai, and he wants to attack himself, hasn't Mrs. Diexiang already made it clear, so Weishenme has to stuff another note to herself?
It should be something else.
But Jiang Long couldn't figure it out.
Crumpled the note into a ball, and Jiang Long asked Tudu to take it out and burn it.
The soldiers are coming, the water is flooding, so be careful.
Then I began to think again, where will the emperor send him to be an official?
The official position will definitely not be high......
After Jiang Long left, Mrs. Diexiang returned to the bedroom alone, with her jade body lying horizontally, reclining on the bed, holding the Jinpa that Jiang Long did not take back.
I think of the story of the butterfly again.
Secretly weeping, she and Zhu Yingtai in the story have the same bumpy fate.
In the story, Liangshan Bo Mu Ne, failed to comprehend Zhu Yingtai's borrowing and soothing hints at Aiqing, and finally missed the marriage.
And she, although she chose her sweetheart, also successfully married into the Muwu Marquis Mansion.
But after getting married, I realized that Muwuhou liked men.
The ending of the story of the butterfly makes people cry, but in the end, the two also turned into a pair of butterflies and flew for nine days.
But what about yourself?
What will happen to you?
As her thoughts gradually calmed down, Lady Butterfly began to consider reality.
Yesterday, I learned from Mu Wuhou that there was a big shili behind Jiang Long, which made her, who was originally unwilling to accept the status quo, have another idea.
The two shili games, why should she just stand on the side of Muwuhou and the emperor?
Although the emperor definitely has the advantage, Mrs. Diexiang really doesn't want to live like this for the rest of her life.
Moreover, although Muwuhou is used by the emperor, she is only a chess piece after all, if possible, she can completely replace Muwuhou!
In this way, she is not on the opposite side of the emperor.
Because of this idea, she secretly stuffed a note for Jiang Long.
But because she was just starting to get in touch, she didn't dare to write too clearly, otherwise the note would be passed out, and her life would be unsaved.
Jiang Long was very happy to give up his interests before, which made Mrs. Diexiang have an explanation to Muwu Hou and the emperor.
It's just that she didn't know that if she hadn't seen that she was really moved by the story and had the possibility of being pulled into her camp, Jiang Long would not have let go.
Women are mostly sensual, and this is natural.
And what Jiang Long lacks most is the story that makes women cry.
Since you are really crying, then Jiang Long naturally wants to Haode to take advantage of his advantages.