Chapter 40: Dilemma
Anyang City must have been prosperous before, as you can see from the shops on the street.
Qin Jingtian also said with some regret when he heard this: "Anyang City was very prosperous before, let's go first." ”
There were officers and soldiers guarding the gate of the courtyard, and as soon as they entered the door, they ushered in two young women, the two knew Qin Jingtian, and when they saw Qin Jingtian, they immediately asked for peace.
"Chunmei, Xia He greets the prince."
Qin Jingtian just nodded slightly and said, "Where is your prince?" ”
Chunmei hurriedly said: "King Duan is in the backyard, but I also asked the prince to move to the small courtyard to change clothes, and several imperial doctors have also made arrangements." ”
Qin Jingtian was a little displeased: "When did King Duan become so timid?" ”
Chunmei hurriedly curried: "King Li, don't be angry, Anyang City is no better than Ningyang City, it's better to be careful everywhere, as long as everyone who enters the mansion has to bathe and change clothes." ”
Lin Qingdai knew that Qin Jingtian was about to get angry, but this was in Duanwang's territory, although she didn't know what the relationship between Qin Jingtian and Duanwang was, she still felt that it was better to keep a low profile, so she took a step closer and whispered: "I'm a little tired, I want to rest early." ”
Qin Jingtian's face was only slightly better, and he flicked his sleeves and walked forward, and Chunmei hurriedly followed.
Lin Qingdai was taken by Xia He to a room with a bath bucket and new clothes, and there were three little maids standing next to her.
It's just that there is no screen in the house, and the bath bucket is placed in the middle of the room, and when she enters the house, the three little maids all raise their heads.
Xia He's attitude was not good, and after bringing Lin Qingdai into the house, he said coldly: "Help this girl bathe and renew, check her whole body, you must check it carefully." ”
Lin Qingdai felt the contempt in Xia He's words, frowned slightly and said displeasedly: "I haven't been bitten by fleas, and I don't need anyone to serve here, I don't like to be watched and bathed." ”
The attitude towards Xia He is very sensitive. sense, no matter how she said it, she also came with Qin Jingtian, and the contempt in Xia He's words made her very uncomfortable.
Besides, she didn't come here to see her face.
Xia He said arrogantly: "This is not up to you, when you come here, you have to abide by the rules here, and do whatever you want, and don't think that you can be arrogant by relying on your relationship with King Li, this is not King Li's Mansion." ”
Lin Qingdai, who originally wanted to speak well, suddenly smiled: "That's just right, I don't want to rely on anyone's relationship." ”
After saying that, he turned around and went out the door, and as soon as he went out, he saw the imperial doctors standing at the door.
Seeing that Lin Qingdai's clothes hadn't been changed, and her face was not very good, the imperial doctor hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong?" ”
Thinking of Xia He's arrogant face, he said lightly: "You tell the prince, I will wait at the Tongfu Inn not far away." ”
After speaking, I turned around and saw Xia He smiling coldly.
Turning around, he continued to say to the night imperial doctor: "You also know that my temper is not very good, and if I continue to stay, I want to beat people." ”
After saying that, he walked away.
The night imperial doctor was worried and watched Lin Qingdai's back go away, and when he turned around, he frowned when he saw Xia He's disdainful smile.
After Qin Jingtian finished bathing, he changed into a new set of clothes and came out, but he didn't see Lin Qingdai, but the imperial doctor was waiting at the door alone at night.
Immediately had a bad premonition, and stepped forward with a dark face: "Qingdai." ”
The night imperial doctor first glanced at Xia He, who was standing aside with a hint of smugness in his eyes, and told the truth: "Miss Lin and this Xia He girl had an unpleasant quarrel, and Miss Lin has gone to the Tongfu Inn not far away. ”
Qin Jingtian's face was so gloomy that he wanted to rain, and he sneered and said, "Let's go, let's go to Tongfu Inn together." ”
Xia He immediately panicked, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Lord Wang...... Duanwang was still waiting inside. ”
She is good friends with Li Peilan, and she also knows about Lin Qingdai and Qin Jingtian, she looks down on Lin Qingdai from the bottom of her heart, but she just wants to be embarrassed today, but she doesn't want to get into trouble.
If Qin Jingtian left now, she would definitely be punished.
Qin Jingtian sneered: "A lowly maid also dares to embarrass the people around me, since King Duan does not welcome this king to come, then this king will leave, and this king will not care about the affairs of Anyang City." ”
After saying that, he strode away in a chic manner, and the night imperial doctor followed, and the other two imperial doctors had already changed their clothes and came out, and when they saw Qin Jingtian leaving, they also hurriedly followed.
Xia He hurriedly stepped forward and knelt in front of Qin Jingtian, begging for mercy: "The prince is angry, it's all wrong with a cheap maid." ”
Qin Jingtian didn't even give Xia He a superfluous look, and directly got into the carriage and left.
King Duan waited left and right in the backyard for Qin Jingtian, but the news that Qin Jingtian left angrily came, and after asking what happened, he angrily threw the cup in his hand: "Bring Xia He in for me." ”
Lin Qingdai walked slowly on the street here, and only Tongfu Inn and a restaurant were still open for business on this street, but there was no one on the street at all, and they could imagine how light the business of restaurants and inns was.
When I entered the inn, I saw an old man sleeping on the counter, she coughed and said, "The shopkeeper still has a room." ”
The shopkeeper raised his head and smiled when he saw the business coming to the door: "Girl, please, there is also a room." ”
Lin Qingdai threw a piece of broken silver on the table and said, "Bring me the best upper room, besides, there are no rats and fleas in your inn." ”
The shopkeeper picked up the silver and said enthusiastically: "No, no, the people from the yamen have come many times, they have been checked inside and out, there are absolutely no rats and fleas, but the people in this city are dying, fleeing, I plan to close the business today without business, do you need me to take you upstairs now?" ”
Lin Qingdai rubbed her stomach, a little hungry: "Do you have anything to eat?" Get me something to eat. ”
The shopkeeper grinned and went into the backyard.
I sat down at a random table, tied my trouser legs and cuffs tightly, and glanced at the inn, and saw that the corners of the walls were sprinkled with lime, and even the floor seemed to have been washed with water.
Not long after he sat down, he saw Qin Jingtian enter the inn with a dark face.
She beckoned at Qin Jingtian and smiled, "Lord Wang, come and sit." ”
Qin Jingtian sat opposite Lin Qingdai, while the night imperial doctor and the other two imperial doctors found a table and sat down.
"How she embarrassed you." Qin Jingtian's voice was cold, and he couldn't hear a trace of temperature.
Lin Qingdai told the story again and said: "I thought, how can I say that I am also your person, she is a maid who is difficult for me, this does not give you face at all, if I don't leave, it is difficult to stay and be humiliated by her, and I am most afraid of these messy rules." ”
The shopkeeper came out of the backyard with a bowl of noodles, but when he saw that there were a few more people in the lobby, he didn't dare to ask more, so he put the noodles in front of Lin Qingdai, turned around and entered the counter, and looked at a few people curiously.
Lin Qingdai took a pair of chopsticks out of the chopsticks and ate the noodles with relish.
In the middle of the sound, Qin Jingtian said: "You are doing the right thing, she is just a cheap maid, you don't need to give her face, and you don't need to give face to King Duan." ”