Chapter 36: Xu Lin
The bell of the White Pagoda Temple was ringed, and this thousand-year-old temple was full of solemnity and solemnity. The melodious sound of the bell caused the pilgrims to stop and bow with their hands folded in the direction from which the sound came. The incense in front of the Daxiong Treasure Hall was full of incense, and the chanting sound of the little novice came from the meditation room in the side hall, and Zhu Wanqing and Xu Guangyan, who were talking in the apse, seemed to have received a warning from the host.
"Looks like there's a guest coming, and we don't have much time." Xu Guangyan had previously agreed with the host that once the bell rang three times and the little novice began to chant, it would indicate that there was an uninvited guest.
"Then let's make a long story short, Mr. Wang Qi is still missing in Tong County, how can I find it?" Zhu Wanqing asked.
Xu Guangyan and Wang Qi also have a relationship, he should have helped in this matter, but at the moment, only the factory guards can get that place, so he doesn't necessarily have to ask the enemy to help him.
"I see that except for Jinyi Wei Shen Liang, no one can help you find Wang Qi's whereabouts." Although Xu Guangyan couldn't help, the advice he gave was still good.
Zhu Wanqing had thought about it before, but Shen Liang looked neutral, and I am afraid that the feasibility is very small. It's really not good, so I can only let Wang Qi resign himself to fate.
"Lord Xu, right now, the people of the Yao family can regard me as a thorn in their side, I'm afraid that it will really be me who will be poisoned next time." Zhu Wanqing didn't dare to go back to Qingxue Pavilion to live for a long time in the past few days, nor did she dare to stay in Yao Mansion longer.
"Don't worry, princess, I also heard that your personal guard has been seriously injured, and there is no reliable guard by her side at the moment. It's better to go to my manor in the northern suburbs to stay for a while, and when the emperor orders a thorough investigation of Hua Chang's case, I will send someone to go with you." Xu Guangyan said, Zhu Wanqing was finally relieved.
Xu Guangyan's manor in the northern suburbs is called Cuixianzhuang, this manor covers an area of 100 acres, there are dozens of houses, from the appearance of simple and unpretentious, but the interior has a cave.
After Zhu Wanqing and Ling'er checked in, they felt that it was too boring for the two guests to be so big in Zhuangzi, so they walked around to take a look.
There is a forest garden in the style of Jiangnan in Zhuangzi, with small bridges and flowing water, strange rocks, and staggered covered bridges, which are very exquisite.
"Miss, isn't it too wasteful for this Lord Xu to leave such a good manor empty?" Ling'er said.
"What do you know, this is empty when we came, in the past, I don't know how many customers and how many heroes were raised here." Zhu Wanqing knows very well that as a first-class member of the DPRK and China, it is impossible for Xu Guangyan not to recruit customers, from being as big as trying to fail the list, and as small as a small thief with a skill, anyone who can use it will not refuse.
The two walked along the covered bridge to the pavilion in the pond to rest, here to enjoy the scenery of this forest garden is just right, close to the Qingming season, the apricot blossoms in this garden are pink and white, it is very good-looking.
Hey! Ha!
I thought that there was no one else in this Cuixian Village, but unexpectedly, there was a white-clothed boy dancing with a sword not far away.
This person is slender, although he is dressed as a man, he is delicate and beautiful in his daughter's family.
"Miss, who is that?" Ling'er saw that this person's face was fair, his facial features were delicate, and his eyes were clear, and she was soon tempted.
Of course, Zhu Wanqing is the same, but she quickly saw that this person was definitely a woman dressed as a man.
"Good swordsmanship!"
Zhu Wanqing waited for her to finish recruiting, and stepped forward to praise while applauding.
"I've bothered you." The man in white clasped his fists with both hands.
"Dare to ask why this son is dancing with a sword here?" Zhu Wanqing asked.
"Lord Xu is my uncle, my name is Xu Lin, my father has been in Beijing for office work these days, and I have come to find old friends to catch up. I didn't think that it would be empty today, and there are only two people living in this Cuixian Village now. Xu Lin smiled, full of charm.
"Young Master Xu, we are also wondering, it is too lonely for the two of us to live in such a big Zhuangzi, why don't you accompany us for a day?" Ling'er almost drooled when she looked at Xu Lin.
Zhu Wanqing thought to herself, this stupid girl, haven't you seen that she is a daughter?
"It's not that I'm deliberately prevaricating, it's just that the two of them are noble, and I am a no-nonsense pawn, how dare I travel with nobles." Xu Lin said.
"Okay, Xu Lin, you and I don't seem to be much different in age, but I didn't expect you to be quite sophisticated and sophisticated, and you don't look like a young man at all." Zhu Wanqing sighed and pretended to be angry.
"Don't dare, please forgive me!" Xu Lin seemed to be a child who had done something wrong, and she looked panicked.
Zhu Wanqing smiled slightly when she saw this, thinking that you are Xu Guangyan, and deliberately arranged an eyeliner to come to me, but there is a shortage of manpower at the moment, since you sent a female swordsman, then I will laugh and accept.
"Okay, don't stand stupidly, we're going to grill fish on the fishing platform in a while, you can come along." Zhu Wanqing asked Xu Lin to follow.
On the fishing platform, a few touches of fragrant charm, and between laughter, Xu Lin also let go of the mustard in her heart at the beginning and drank and talked with Zhu Wanqing.
Xu Lin was indeed placed by his uncle Xu Guangyan beside Zhu Wanqing, but this is not a bad thing, if he wanted to find out the details of Zhu Wanqing, he would never send such an obvious Xu family member.
I'm afraid that Xu Guangyan wants to further envelop the relationship with Zhu Wanqing, after all, Xu Lin is only two years younger than her, a young man, and has a common language.
"Princess, is this grilled fish really uncommon?" Xu Lin said while helping Zhu Wanqing pour wine.
Zhu Wanqing thought to herself, no, this is from the grilled fish technique hundreds of years later, first fried and then grilled, simmered for a quarter of an hour with onions and coriander, and finally dropped a few drops of lemon juice, the taste is wonderful.
Zhu Wanqing traveled to the Ming Dynasty and found that many vegetables had not been introduced at that time, so she used the princess's privilege to import seeds from West Asia, and crops such as onions were introduced by her two hundred years in advance.
Xu Lin has eaten this kind of grilled fish for the first time, and the taste is too positive. She couldn't help admiring Zhu Wanqing, but what she didn't expect was that Zhu Wanqing also had a stunt.
I saw her take out a crystal cup, pour a small packet of powder into it, and then wash it with water, and then add sugar and other additives, making out the ancient version of the happy abandoned house.
"You do this a lot." Zhu Wanqing handed her the cup.
Xu Lin looked at the water bubbling continuously, thinking that it couldn't be poisonous.
Seeing this, Zhu Wanqing took a sip and said, "This is delicious, specially served with grilled fish." ”
Xu Lin took a sip cautiously, and exclaimed: "It's so spicy, it's so spicy." ”
Zhu Wanqing burst out laughing, and she threw herself into Xu Lin's arms with the strength of laughing.
Xu Lin was unprepared and was taken aback by Zhu Wanqing.
Zhu Wanqing obviously felt that her breasts were different from normal men, although she was wrapped in her breasts, she could still feel it, yes, she was a woman.
Ling'er watched it on the side, she wanted to be angry but didn't dare to get angry, Wang Qi, you just grab it with me, this front foot is just good with Wang Qi, the person is still missing, you will fall into the arms of other men at this time, what kind of person is this!
"Miss, you've drunk too much, Miss!" Ling'er deliberately stepped forward and pulled Zhu Wanqing up from Xu Lin.
Xu Lin hurriedly sorted out the clothes that were messed up by Zhu Wanqing just now, for fear that she would be exposed for a while.
In this way, Zhu Wanqing's team added another woman with superb swordsmanship.
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On the ninth day of the first lunar month, the emperor rarely took the initiative to go to court, and the princes and ministers seemed to have sensed that something big was about to happen.
Sure enough, as soon as the emperor sat down on the dragon chair, he began to rush forward.
"Recently, I heard nursery rhymes among the people, which made me very uneasy, do you want to hear what you want to hear?" The emperor got straight to the point and said what made him unhappy.
None of the ministers dared to speak.
"I've listened to it, what else do you dare not hear, little thirteen, you come and sing this nursery rhyme to all your ministers." With a wave of the emperor's hand, he saw the thirteen princes come out of the side hall and crawl to the emperor's side.
The emperor drove away the crown prince and lost the seventh prince, and he loved this only thirteen very much.
In the early years, many princes were killed by the queen as soon as they were born, and the seventh prince was born to Concubine Yao, so he was preserved, and as for Xiao Thirteen, he happened to be the queen when he was born, so he was able to survive.
"Father, the child is offended." Xiao Thirteen seemed to know that the nursery rhyme was singing something bad, and even knew to greet him in advance, and the emperor was not only angry but also very happy when he saw it.
"I'm not guilty, you sing it loudly!" The Emperor held Thirteen in his lap.
"The emperor, lie on the dragon bed. Yanbei Wang, Tongling Township. The descendants of the unscrupulous sit on the palace, and the water on the dragon bed is thousands of lines. Little Thirteen sang twice in a row.
The ministers below were embarrassed when they heard it.
Anti-poetry!
Who wrote it exactly? His heart can be punished!
There was a lot of talk.
At this time, there was a person who almost went incontinent after listening to the nursery rhyme, yes, who else could there be besides the flowers on the side.