Chapter Twenty-Four: General Jing is a Strange Shoe Fetish
A few days later, An Ge followed Tan and Bai to ask several palace maids on errands in Concubine Hui's palace, but they were still some painless questions, and Su Yi'an promised that An Ge's medical case had not been obtained so far, and the case was at an impasse for a while.
Concubine Li sent people to urge her several times, saying that she wanted to see An Ge's words soon, and the role of a mighty general was added to the book, and An Ge had to put the case aside for the time being. In fact, she has always kept Jinglan's affairs in mind, and even read a lot of military books, so as not to have nothing to say to General Jinglan when she asks him.
On the second day of Jinglan's return to Beijing, An Ge took the official greeting post to the general's mansion, and the housekeeper read the greeting post carefully, and immediately showed the post to his master.
On the main seat of the back hall, a young man in a plain robe that looks a little old casually plays with a long boot, this boot is about eight inches long, the edge of the boot is embroidered with five-petal sunflowers, the boot tube outlines a lifelike white tiger with fine feet, even the sole of the boot is not just an ordinary mille-feuille bottom, but with golden silk thread painted on the rugged mountain stone, the fabric of the whole boot is made of fine satin, and a closer look can see that the upper of the sole is combined to become a picture of a white tiger roaring.
The boots in the man's hands were extremely complicated, but the robe on his body was not decorated in the slightest, and even a cloth rope was tied at random around his waist, but despite this, it was difficult to hide the recklessness and handsomeness between his eyebrows.
"Master, there is an An man from the mansion at the door who asks to see you." The butler came in and said respectfully.
"Di Bao Mansion? What's that? Jing Lan turned his face and thought about it, and said, "I haven't heard of it, is it something that the emperor has newly created in the past six years of my war?" ”
"Di Bao Mansion before the master left Beijing, at that time the Di Bao Mansion out of the Di Bao called "Chao Zheng Newspaper", the general also brought back a few copies before, but the original master was too young to like to read, so I haven't read it, it is said that a few years ago, "Chao Zheng Bao" was handed over to the adults of the Guozijian to supervise, and they rarely went to Di Bao Mansion again. The Lord An who came to visit today is the official of the "Harem Mansion Newspaper" specially approved by the emperor the year before last for the harem ladies to read. ”
"Harem? So what do you want me to do? Jing Lan furrowed his brows irritably, "Just drive away." Didn't you say that I came back all the way and was tired and didn't see any guests? ”
After all, Jing Lan returned victoriously, and it stands to reason that all the ministers in the court and China will come over to stammer him at this time, but the emperor knows that Jing Lan is not good at socializing, and he doesn't like to see those ministers who have no friendship, so he asked the courtiers not to disturb him for the time being, and let him rest at home for half a month.
The courtiers knew about this, but An Ge was not a courtier, she didn't know, so she ran over today.
The housekeeper went out with the greeting post again, and said to An Ge: "Lord An, I'm really sorry, my master only returned to Beijing yesterday, he is really tired, and now he is still asleep, and he can't get up to see you, Lord An might as well come back another day." ”
The housekeeper is also a false courtesy, and An Ge more or less understands this meaning, but she was also forced by the concubine, hesitated for a moment, and had to say: "Then I'll come back another day." ”
On the second day, An Ge went again, but was still politely rejected by the housekeeper: "The master hasn't rested yet, so come back another day." ”
An Ge didn't go for a day in between, and on the fourth day, An Ge thought that Jing Lan should rest anyway, and she didn't ask him to do anything, just let him sit and ask questions, thinking that he should be able to see him this time.
Sure enough, after the butler reported this time, An Ge invited An Ge in, and An Ge suppressed his nervousness, imagining what the rumored fierce-looking general would be like......
As a result, after seeing the handsome young man who looked about the same age as himself, An Ge was completely dumbfounded.
His complexion is indeed not fair enough, and the sons and brothers of other families in the capital are different, but he has a little more manhood, he has long eyebrows and sideburns, and his posture is straight, perhaps because of the long-term battlefield, his eyes are as aggressive as a goshawk, and his cold face is a kind of wanton publicity with a youthful spirit. On the table in his hand, instead of the teacups that ordinary people are used to entertaining guests, there is a pair of boots with extremely intricate embroidery.
This, could this be the rumored General Jinglan who is like Shura?
Because the gap with his expectations was too big, An Ge was stunned for a while, Jing Lan on the seat was already impatient, his brows were slightly twisted, and he said, "You have been looking for me so many times, what is the matter?" ”
An Ge came back to his senses and said busily: "That's the case, our palace newspaper is for the ladies of the harem to read, but most of the male characters in the articles I wrote before are elegant scholars, and there are fewer powerful men like generals who are both civil and military, and after the ...... of the ladies."
"Okay, I don't know what you're going to say after talking for a long time, you literati are really rambling about both men and women, what are you reporting? Brought? Show it to me. ”
Jing Lan interrupted An Ge without listening to her, although An Ge felt a little embarrassed, but thinking that maybe he was fighting outside at a young age, so his personality was more direct, so he didn't bother with him, and hurriedly took the newspaper in the blanket to him.
Jing Lan flipped through a few pages, and An Ge waited respectfully aside, and when Jing Lan finished reading, he asked, "Are you going to write me in your newspaper?" ”
An Ge nodded with some surprise, he didn't expect his comprehension ability to be good, he thought that he would have to spend a lot of words to explain, but he just flipped through it casually and understood.
Jing Lan looked at it and threw the newspaper directly to An Ge, although the newspaper was only made of paper, Jing Lan's hand was extremely strong, and asked An Ge to take two steps back before standing firmly, An Ge raised his head and looked at him puzzled.
"This kind of thing also deserves the name of General Ben?" Jing Lan raised his eyebrows, looking unsharpened, "It's all a sour Fengyue story, if you want to write something about how to fight, I can also teach you, don't come to me if you write this, let's go, don't appear in the general's mansion in the future." ”
An Ge wanted to explain to him, not to write about him as a person, but to ask him what kind of life the soldiers lived, and wanted to ask him what the battlefield was like, whether the battle was fierce or not, but seeing Jing Lan's disdainful face, An Ge swallowed the words that came to her mouth again, and she was also a little annoyed, it was the first time that she was looked down upon so much since she entered the mansion.
The housekeeper who had been waiting outside heard Jing Lan's unhappy voice, and hurriedly came in and invited An Ge out, An Ge gritted his teeth and glared at him viciously, but he also knew that arguing with him in the General's Mansion that he couldn't get any benefits, so he flicked his sleeves and walked out.
took over so much work from Liu Yongxu, this is the first time I haven't done it well, and I have to discuss it with him when I go back to see how to solve it.
The housekeeper sent An Ge to the outside of the General's Mansion, and stood at the door and kept apologizing to An Ge: "I'm really sorry, I hope Lord An will not be surprised, my master is not sociable, and he doesn't like to associate with unfamiliar people, there are very few people in the capital who have seen our master, if he says something to make Lord An angry, I hope Lord An will have a lot of Haihan......"
An Ge glanced at the butler gratefully, no matter what, the butler's attitude was much better than that of the general, and the butler did not look down on her because she was a rankless Di Gong official, and he had always been kind.
"No, General Jing...... has been guarding the border for many years, and he is the pillar of Dali, and it is normal to have a little temper. ”
The housekeeper was still full of apologies: "I'm really sorry for ......"
"It doesn't matter." An Ge waved his hand, and suddenly thought of one more thing, "By the way, there are rumors in the city that General Jing looks vicious, and everyone avoids it, and when I came to the General's Mansion these days, I also found that the General's Mansion is full of birds, and it stands to reason that the General has returned victorious, even if he really has no friends, his colleagues in the DPRK and China should also come to visit, so this rumor is even worse, and the streets and alleys say that the General is extremely ugly, so no one wants to deal with him...... But I just found out that General Jing is good-looking, why don't you explain it? ”
Speaking of this, the housekeeper also looked helpless, sighed and said: "It's because my general is indifferent and not good at communicating with people, so I basically haven't seen anyone." If he knew that there was such a rumor in the capital, he would only think that no one would bother him, and he clapped his hands and said that it was too late, let alone go out to refute the rumor. ”
An Ge was puzzled: "However, I heard that when the general returned to Beijing with his soldiers that day, the people of the capital greeted him on the road, and after a whole day, the road was surrounded by water, how could no one see the general's appearance?" Could it be that the general came back in a sedan chair? ”
"Hey, the general just doesn't like to be busy, and he came back in the middle of the night on a horse alone, so no one saw him." The housekeeper sighed deeply, and said distressedly, "But the old general died on the battlefield, and the general's wife died early, the general is alone in the world, and there is not even an elder who worries about his marriage, seeing that the general is about to reach the age of the weak crown, not to mention the woman he likes, there is not even a familiar girl who can say a few more words, even our general's mansion does not see a young girl, and the people who stay to serve the general are all ...... who followed the old general and his wife before" said, the old housekeeper wiped his eyes again and said, " Oh, look at me, don't be surprised, we haven't had a guest in the General's Mansion for many years, and Lord An is still the first person to visit after the general returned to Beijing, so I accidentally talked too much......"
"The Jing family has been loyal and good for generations, and after General Jing returned to Beijing, he was so snubbed, and there are still so many criticisms in the city, which is really unbearable!" Although Jing Lan treated An Ge like that, An Ge couldn't help but feel sorry for him when he thought that the Jing family would serve the country for generations.
"Hey, in fact, the general also has some friends, all of them are his brothers who were born and died on the battlefield, the general gave them a leave of absence these days, they all went home to visit their parents or go to say that they had married a wife, just my general, not even a companion, lonely ......" The old housekeeper's voice was already crying, "In fact, the Jing family still has a few relatives, and they say words of concern about the little general on weekdays, but in fact they don't do anything, and only .....run here when they borrow money."
When An Ge heard this, he immediately said solemnly: "Butler, rest assured, the matter of refuting rumors for the general is on me, I must let the women in the whole capital know that the general is not a vulgar-looking person, but a rare beautiful man!" ”
The housekeeper sobbed and said, "Lord An, the old slaves like me in the General's Mansion are all heartbroken for the General's marriage, if Lord An can really help the General, we will go to the Mansion to thank Lord An in front of the Mansion every day!" ”
"No need, it's Ange's honor to share the general's worries."
That's what he said, but An Ge didn't think so in his heart.
Jing Lan was so rude to her, she didn't dare to do anything with him in the General's Mansion, but when she returned to the Mansion to report her anger, couldn't she still let out such a bad breath!
He likes quiet, doesn't he? Is it unsociable?
She wants to spread his "good name", so that the whole capital knows what kind of handsome gentleman this general who hides at home and no one knows, and makes people who want to befriend Jinglan break through the threshold of the general's mansion!
Hum! The pen and the big knife are fighting, and I don't know who will win in the end!