Chapter 54 Blue and White
General Yang Wu Qi Zhenyue, the name is very imposing, but the appearance is very elegant, the face is white and beardless, if it is not a military attache attire, it is almost impossible to see that he is a military general.
"Madam, what are you asking people to check in Lingzhou?" Qi Zhenyue didn't think there was anything worth paying attention to.
"It's not for your good daughter." Mrs. Qi glanced at Qi Zhenyue angrily, Qi Zhenyue was extremely fond of Qi Wushuang, almost obedient, every time she caused some trouble, she always had to end up with Mrs. Qi.
"Wushuang, what's wrong with her?"
"That girl likes someone, it's a young man from the backyard Xiao, from Lingzhou."
"Huh! Frost-free, that girl has opened her mind?! In the backyard lived were the children of the Xiao family...... If you like frost-free, you can also consider it. Xiao used to have in-laws with my Qi family, and they had some kindness to my Qi family, although it declined, the love is still there. What is so strange about that young man that deserves to be sent to investigate? Qi Zhenyue groaned.
"See for yourself!"
Mrs. Qi sent the flying pigeon to Qi Zhenyue's hand, a piece of thin paper, but it mobilized a lot of manpower, material resources and relationships of the Qi family, after all, Lingzhou is too far away and the information is not smooth.
Xiao Tianlei ...... Belch...... What a bastard kid! How did Wushuang like such a kid! ”
Qi Zhenyue took a look, and at first he didn't care, some of Xiao Tianlei's messages written on the paper, one of the leaders of the Lingzhou Brotherhood, Xiao Tianlei acted rampantly and unscrupulously, demolished Qingliang Temple, beat exiled officials, one by one, and was definitely a bully. Thinking that his daughter liked such a character, Qi Zhenyue immediately felt a headache, but he still continued to look down, it was some information about the brotherhood, Qi Zhenyue had also heard about the things on the rivers and lakes, but he had never heard of the brotherhood, he thought it was just a small gang, not worth mentioning. Lingzhou is a place with poor mountains and bad waters, what can you care about? Looking at the process of the establishment and development of the Brotherhood, I suddenly became interested, the Brotherhood is known as one of the three evils of Lingzhou, and now it is called Lingzhou Yiba, acting as domineering as its leader, doing a lot of bastard things, many martial arts thugs in the Brotherhood, the Brotherhood has a white-haired giant monster, does not follow the rules of the rivers and lakes, does not pay attention to the government, only according to its own rules to do things, but the Brotherhood's business is very large.
"Brotherhood...... A few bastards were created, and in just a few years, they have such power...... So many sales, making money, tsk...... Zong Zhengkui's old boy wanted to start, but it didn't work out...... This year's tobacco, dragon's blood wine, potpourri dew, glass treasure mirror, and snow skin cream also fell into the hands of this group of boys! ”
Seeing that the Brotherhood and the newly emerged Sea Shark Gang had divided up precious goods such as gold leaves, perfumes, dragon's blood wine, and glass treasure mirrors shipped by overseas merchants, Qi Zhenyue couldn't be calm.
Gold leaf, transported to the god that is really more expensive than gold, but countless people flock to it, now, entertaining guests, point a pinch of gold leaf, enjoy the feeling of swallowing clouds and spitting fog, fairy-like, that is the most popular and grand way to entertain, especially some Taoist priests, especially good this mouthful. It's a pity that the gold leaf is limited, and overseas businessmen come once a year, and they don't send much, and they don't get much from the top wealthy families.
Speaking of dragon blood wine, Qi Zhenyue's throat shook involuntarily, he only drank a glass of dragon blood wine at the banquet again, and he still can't forget it, drinking other fine wines, there is always a comparison, so far there is no comparison to dragon blood wine. Qi Zhenyue tried every means to buy a bottle, but he couldn't buy it at all, and he didn't have to negotiate if he wanted to share half a bottle with others. Dragon's blood wine is not only a peerless wine, this is a life-saving thing, it is said that some dying people drink a sip, can also slow down, yes, the emperor specially ordered to collect dragon blood wine and send it to the palace, and also specially sent people to find out where the dragon blood wine came from overseas, but so far there is no harvest. If it hadn't been shipped from overseas, it would have been produced in the middle of nowhere, and it would have been designated as a forbidden place that could only be enjoyed by the royal family, and it would have been in the hands of the royal family.
In addition, potpourri dew, snow skin cream, glass treasure mirror, etc., are all treasures sought after by the ladies of Shendu, especially some of them are unique products, and the fragrance styles are not available to others, which truly shows the status of identity.
In today's powerful family, if there is no one of these treasures at home, there is no face outside, and you can't raise your head when you go home, and you will inevitably be nagged by the woman in your own back house.
Qi Zhenyue also spent a lot of effort to get a glass treasure mirror, even if Mrs. Qi doesn't like to compare, she also longs for such a piece, otherwise, in front of other noblewomen, she can't raise her head at all.
Now that these goods are in the hands of the Brotherhood and the Sea Sharks, what a fortune is such a shipment!? It's not that Qi Zhenyue hasn't seen money, but such a batch of goods, that is, the real gold and silver mountains, anyone who thinks of it can't help but pay attention, and quickly look down.
"It's all sold off! Well, the price has only increased several times, and they don't seem to know the value of these goods, and if they are transported to the Shendu, it must not be increased tenfold or dozens of times...... Even so, that's a lot of money......"
Qi Zhenyue secretly felt sorry for the Brotherhood, but even so, he could imagine the Brotherhood's wealth, and it was growing significantly every day. The message mentioned that I don't know how many people are eyeing this industry, but the boys of the Brotherhood have always been arrogant and domineering, and they don't sell anyone's accounts and don't make friends with other forces, so people really have nowhere to start.
Now Lingzhou business is thriving, black and white, many forces and the brotherhood to do business, basically follow the big profits, make money, naturally happy, there is no way in Lingzhou, only to do in a hurry, watching others put a lot of gold and silver into their pockets, who want to move the brotherhood, have to weigh and weigh, now, want to get involved, it is not easy, have to face the exclusion of many other forces, this time, tobacco, dragon blood wine, potpourri and so on have been robbed crazy, a dry Lingzhou businessmen, one by one eat round.
Qi Zhenyue originally just had a good intention to help the Xiao family and others, but he didn't expect that there was the leader of the brotherhood among them, and he got along with his own daughter!
If you only look at Xiao Tianlei's actions, Qi Zhenyue will not agree anyway, but at this time, it seems that it is not so absolute, who made the Brotherhood really rich, too rich!
Qi Zhenyue looked at it from the beginning, Xiao Tianlei's behavior was still a bastard, but he also saw some advantages, he was born a little stunned, at least he was not stupid, he knew how to hold money at a young age, and he was very filial to his parents...... It's still young, and it's nothing if you're ignorant.
"Sir, what do you think?" Seeing that Qi Zhenyue didn't speak for a long time, Mrs. Qi couldn't help asking.
"What about that kid with Wushuang?" Qi Zhenyue asked.
"Don't mention this, it's your stupid daughter who sticks it upside down, and people don't know if it means that? Didn't you see that kid is too handsome, and your good daughter is confused. Xuejun girl discussed with me, took Wushuang to participate in some literary meetings, and met young talents, but I didn't expect to cause trouble, no, some people came to the door to probe the wind, and there were ...... people who asked for marriage."
Mrs. Qi was a little distressed, and before she finished speaking, Qi Zhenyue hurriedly asked, "Then did you promise?" ”
"How dare I admit it! It's not ...... Waiting for you to come up with an idea. ”
Listening to Mrs. Qi's words, Qi Zhenyue breathed a sigh of relief, the marriage of the family is not something that can be accepted casually, especially in this sensitive period, the Qi family has been standing for many years, and it is very cautious in these aspects. Now the fight between the princes of the factions in the DPRK is getting more and more serious, no one can guess the emperor's thoughts, more and more people are involved, and the evergreen tree of the Qi family can not be as stable as Mount Tai.
"What do you think?! You have to say something, don't gnaw for a long time! Mrs. Qi was also anxious and waited a little impatiently.
"Who are the families who come to ask for marriage?" Qi Zhenyue asked.
"I think about it, the second son of the Marquis of Leling, I heard that the kid is very literate...... "Mrs. Qi snapped her fingers and told them one by one, and also told some rumors about the children of those people.
Qi Zhenyue listened while weighing in his heart, the more he listened, the more headache he felt, so many people, none of them made him feel safe. Thinking about it, I thought of the Brotherhood, the Brotherhood is not very powerful, but it is very rich, far away in Lingzhou, far away from right and wrong, there are many high-strength warriors under his command, and there are white-haired trolls in the town, if it is well managed, the Brotherhood is a soil emperor in Lingzhou, even if the court wants to move, it has to be weighed.
"Frostless likes that kid?" Qi Zhenyue asked.
Mrs. Qi was stunned, and instantly understood Qi Zhenyue's thoughts, and said puzzledly: "You don't want to...... What do you think? ”
"Have you ever looked at this list?"
"No, I just took a cursory look, that kid is too bastard, and he dares to tear down the temple, it's really a sin......"
Qi Zhenyue handed the list back to Mrs. Qi and said, "You take a closer look." ”
Mrs. Qi took it, took a closer look, and some words and sentences came into view, and she was also taken aback, and couldn't help but say: "Ah, this year's baby is here again...... Hurry up and send someone to get a few pieces for my mother, otherwise, I will be embarrassed to go out! ”
Mrs. Qi obviously didn't grasp the point, and Qi Zhenyue was also helpless, reminding: "You didn't see anything? ”
"What?"
"Money!"
Mrs. Qi looked at it again, and then said in surprise: "Oh...... Yo! I can't see it at all, this kid still has some power, he does a good job, and he is so rich! You don't want to sell our daughter, do you!? ”
Qi Zhenyue was weak for a while, and the woman was really long-haired and short-sighted, so she had to whisper to Mrs. Qi about the situation in the court.
Mrs. Qi is not stupid, but her knowledge is limited, and she was also shocked and anxious when she knew that the court was so dangerous: "These beggars are not well-intentioned...... So what do we do? ”
"There's no rush in this matter, let's see! What about frost-free? Qi Zhenyue didn't make a rash decision.
"Xue Jun invited her out today and didn't go, at this time, most of them went to the backyard again, I asked her to call her over?"
"No, huh...... I'll check it out. Qi Zhenyue decided to take a look with his own eyes, a peek to be exact.
In the back garden of the Prayer Mansion, at this time, Xiao Tianlei and Xiao Tianbao practiced as usual, all of them were some simple moves, but the two of them moved extremely fast, dazzling to see, in fact, if it wasn't for the two spectators, the two would also show some gangqi moves, and Xiao Tianbao would also release some thunder and lightning.
Not far away, a low table was placed in front of the lotus pond, on which a piano was placed, and a bamboo flute, praying for the frost to lean on the low table, holding his cheeks, watching the two fight, his eyes wandered a little, and his fingers plucked the strings from time to time, making a dingdong dingdong tone. Placing the qin here, it was originally Xiao Tianlei to practice the skills of the Qin Se Fairy, casting it on the surface of the water, praying that no frost would come tonight, but he couldn't practice.
"Miss, is Xiao Gongzi's martial arts good?" The maid Yunzhu asked.
"Hmm...... I can't beat it anyway. Pray Wushuang replied absentmindedly.
"Oh!"
After fighting for an hour, Xiao Tianlei and Xiao Tianbao sweated slightly, before they stopped, wiped their faces in the basin of water prepared in advance, and returned to the lotus pond.
"Didn't go out today?" Xiao Tianlei asked with a chuckle.
"Well, it's not fun at all." Qi Wushuang raised her mouth and sighed imperceptibly, although she was very happy with Xiao Tianlei, but Xiao Tianlei did not hold her hand and say some love words like some stories she heard, Qi Wushuang did not understand Xiao Tianlei's thoughts, and she heard that someone came to ask for a kiss, although her mother did not agree, she was also upset.
"Feeling bad?" Xiao Tianlei asked.
"Hmm." Qi Wushuang nodded, thought about it, and made a request: "Brother Tianlei, I want to hear you play the piano." ”
"I want to hear the piano...... You're lucky today, Tianbao and I just rehearsed a good tune. Xiao Tianlei agreed to Qi Wushuang's request, and planned to show his true skills to comfort Qi Wushuang, although he didn't know the reason why Qi Wushuang was unhappy.
"Bragging! You've only been learning for a few days. Qi Wushuang didn't believe how good Xiao Tianlei could play, she just wanted to see Xiao Tianlei concentrating on playing the piano.
Xiao Tianlei didn't explain, he communicated with Xiao Tianbao, and sat down before the short table, the piano girl template had already been used, and the ten fingers put on the strings and took a deep breath.
Xiao Tianbao also took the bamboo flute, the two glanced at each other, ready, this is the first time for the two to perform this piece in its entirety, if they want to achieve the effect that Xiao Tianlei wants, they must be quite focused.
In fact, Xiao Tianlei has also played this piece before, but at the beginning, he relied on memory and blew out some small passages, which was not complete, and now he has the small function of the Qin Se Fairy template, and finally has the complete score of this song, although Xiao Tianlei can listen to it by himself, but he can play it by himself, it is definitely a different feeling, and music is to share with others, so he took time to practice with Xiao Tianbao, and also trained some skills of sonic attack.
Xiao Tianlei remembered many classic tunes, those that were too modern music, it was estimated that they would be too alternative, and he didn't dare to take them out, so he chose more classical tunes that fit the environment, and these tunes are easier to play with some ancient instruments. This time, although there is only one piano and one bamboo flute, Xiao Tianlei wants to achieve the effect of multiple instrument ensembles, and if he wants to do this, he has to rely on the use of Gang Qi in the performance.
Xiao Tianlei and Xiao Tianbao looked so serious and solemn, praying for Wushuang to sit upright, watching the performance of the two intently, she didn't think that Xiao Tianlei would play such a nice tune, which could make her forget the unhappiness in her heart and sleep peacefully.
Knock knock, knock knock!
Xiao Tianlei plucked the strings, and what he made turned out to be the sound of drums! Qi Wushuang was slightly stunned, and the next moment, it was the clear sound of the piano, and the sound of the flute sounded again, perfectly blending with the sound of the piano, forming a beautiful note, like a beautiful story, slowly opening the curtain.
is just a prelude, Qi Wushuang has no time to think about how Xiao Tianlei can play the tones of several musical instruments with a piano, and the same as Yunzhu on the side, the whole person is stupid, his mind is blank, in a trance, completely immersed in the poignant and moving story of music interpretation.
This is a piece called "Blue and White Porcelain", a very beautiful, but slightly sad song.