Chapter Thirty-Four: The Smoke and the Blue
Gu Shi was still frowning in the courtyard and studying a book of incense books, and a cadre from the Rui Wangfu rushed in.
A servant at the head came over, "My lord, the prince asked us to clean the courtyard for you." With that, as soon as he beckoned, a group of people got busy.
Gu Shi was caught off guard and choked on a mouthful of ash, and coughed violently, "It's not big or small, what does it look like!" β
The people in Ruiwang's Mansion looked frizzy and frizzy, and they were not rough at all, but it was already the next day that this almost deserted yard was tidied up.
Murong Shu looked at the smooth stone slab with satisfaction, changed the water and put a few koi fish into the small pool, and replaced the old yarn blown on the corridor with bamboo curtains and copper bells......
"It's like a place for a person to live."
Gu Shi had a cold face, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your concern." β
"No thanks," Murong Shu said generously, "These items are all in your name, remember to settle the bill." β
Seeing that Gu Shi's face was even worse, Murong Shu hurriedly said: "I know that you are frugal and don't want to be extravagant, and what this king asks people to buy is a bargain." β
Gu Shi was still flipping through the incense recipe, "You have something to say, and the lower officials are still busy!" β
"I know you've been obsessed with incense recently, so I'm not going to give you a baby." As he spoke, he snapped his fingers, and someone dragged in with a paulownia box.
Murong Shu shook his fan and said with a smile: "Although the courtyard was cleaned by the king's people, the money is still from you, and the incense that was promised to Master Gu will still be delivered." β
Gu Shi's eyes lit up immediately, and he hurriedly went up to take the box, and when he opened it, it turned out to be the set of incense sets, and while carefully stroking the body of an incense burner, he smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Highness." Since His Royal Highness had some good intentions, it was not good for the lower officials to retreat again, so he accepted it with shame. β
After putting away the incense utensils, Gu Shi made a pot of tea and poured it for Murong Shu, "This is the best silver needle this year, you can taste it." β
Murong Shu took a sip of weak tea, "This is not the tea I gave you last time, but it is rare for you to be so generous." β
"Your Highness is also rare and generous today. It is well known that His Royal Highness spends money like flowing water, but he has always been very stingy in Xiaguan. What, you've made a fortune recently? β
"But I did a business myself and made a little money."
"Oh?" Gu Shi said curiously, "You still do business yourself, Chiba Lou is expected to come in the future-let's talk about it, who is the person who is checking, can you make such a big deal?" β
Murong Shu said lightly: "It's the guy named Bai Xiying." β
"Him?"
"What's wrong?"
Gu Shi suddenly said seriously: "Do you know who he is?" β
"Yes."
Gu Shi was a little surprised: "You know?!" β
"Why, you know?"
Gu Shi took a sip of tea, cleared his throat and said, "I don't know." Don't think I don't know your mind. β
"What do you mean?"
"It's not interesting, you're almost crowned, it's time to find a girl from a good family to settle down."
Murong Shu immediately lost interest, "Why did you say this, my imperial brother didn't say anything, what do you worry about." The Murong family doesn't rely on me alone, and it will never be the last. β
"You-" Gu Shi said a little angrily, "If you continue to mess around like this, how do you want me to explain to your brother in the futureββ"
Murong Shu lowered his eyes, "Don't use my brother to press me, let's tell you the truth, I used to go to Chiba Tower to hide people's eyes, but now....... I really can't think about those girls, if I make a marriage contract at will, I will delay and wronged others. β
Gu Shi was silent for a long time, and finally sighed and said, "You said that Murong Yun didn't open a place like Huamingfang in the first place......
Huamingfang, a place in the Great Thorn City that is as famous as Chiba Tower, but inside, they are all girls with flowers and moon appearances.
......
A low table was placed in the tidy yard, and on it was still the set of incense utensils of one hundred taels. Gu Shi used an incense shovel to loosen the incense ash, dug a small hole in the middle, put the burned charcoal in it and buried it with the incense ash, and then smoothed it with a side flat pressure and carefully sorted out a small ash tip. After the incense needle touches the charcoal, take it out, put a silver leaf printed with delicate lines, and then put the prepared incense pill on it.
The fragrance is clear and elegant, and it lasts for a long time, which is the taste of the authentic Zhongyuan incense.
Gu Shi breathed a sigh of relief, and gently swept away the incense ash that had been accidentally spilled, "It's doneβ"