Chapter 106: The nobles of Shudi
The wind and rain were loud outside, but the tea room was very quiet, Ye Ziyi, Yong and Meng Gong sat on one side, not disturbing each other, and Meng Gong didn't know Yong, so it was calm for a while.
More than a dozen swordsmen over there were all gathered in one place to sit, Meng Gong seemed to be whispering something, it was too far away, Ye Ziyi couldn't hear clearly, and only heard the words 'Fengcheng' and 'finding' vaguely, after a while, Dr. Tea served tea to these dozen people, Meng Gong drank a cup of tea, and suddenly left his seat and strode in the direction of Ye Ziyi.
Seeing Meng Gong coming, Ye Ziyi's heart also raised her throat, Meng Gong had seen her, and I didn't know who he brought this time, if it wasn't Gongzicheng's people, it would be troublesome!
Seeing Meng Gong getting closer and closer, Ye Ziyi's hand holding the pottery cup couldn't help but work harder, she nervously listened to the footsteps that were getting closer and closer, and her finger bones were a little white.
"I can't imagine that in this suburban place, there are also nobles. Meng Gong approached, arched his hand slightly towards the two, and sat down unceremoniously opposite the middle-aged man.
"Heh, the famous Meng Gong of Liangdi is also here, this is a strange thing, right?" The middle-aged man smiled and nodded slightly at Meng Gong. "Fortunately. ”
"Where, to be able to meet a nobleman, it is the luck of the old man. Meng Gong smiled and nodded in return, rolled his eyes, and looked at Ye Ziyi inquiringly.
Seeing by this Meng Gong, Ye Ziyi was breathless, and through the gauze hat, she didn't know that Meng Gong would not recognize herself, so she couldn't help but freeze there motionless.
Sure enough, Meng Gong looked at Ye Ziyi for a while and hesitated. "This girl is ......"
The tea house was terrifyingly quiet for a moment, Ye Ziyi only felt that his heartbeat in his ears was like a drum, and when he was thinking about how to answer, the middle-aged man next to him suddenly spoke.
"This is a little girl. ”
Ye Ziyi was stunned, and couldn't help but turn her head to look at the person, this person said that she was his daughter? He had already seen that she was a woman disguised as a man, right? But why did he help her lie to Meng Gong?
"Oh, it turned out to be a son-in-law, rude. Meng Gong nodded to Ye Ziyi, and no longer paid attention to her, only said to the middle-aged man. "The nobles came to Qi Realm this time, but because of the stone proverbs of that day?"
"Yes, this time the three heavenly stones appeared almost at the same time, and they all appeared in the Qi realm, it must be said that it is wonderful, and it is unheard of in the next place, it is really curious. The middle-aged man said, took an empty pottery cup from the table and pushed it in front of Meng Gong, and poured half a cup of tea soup. "Please. ”
"It's a blessing to have a cup of tea from a noble person today, thank you!" Meng Gong raised his glass and took a sip of tea, shook his head and smiled. "It's a pity that there is no fragrant tea in this mountainous land, another day the old man and the noble person will meet again, willing to recook the fragrant tea, enjoy the good song together, if you have a bright moonlit night, how about a drunk party with you?"
"Gong really has the style of a celebrity!hahaha......" The middle-aged man laughed, slapped the wooden table, suddenly sank his face, and said coldly. "Hmph! Celebrity, one servant and three masters, is it really shameless!"
Meng Chengcheng laughed with the middle-aged man, and when he said this, he almost held his breath in his chest, and put the pottery cup in his hand on the table, Meng Gong's old face sank, and he said coldly. "What does Your Highness mean by this!"
"What do you mean? Have you forgotten what the Duke has done? Could it be that everyone in the world is deaf and blind? Although I am remote in Xishu, I also know the changes in the world, and I Liu Zhuang disdain what Meng Gong does!" "The Tao is different, don't conspire with each other, please!"
"You!hum! barbarian, unreasonable!" Meng Gong blushed, snorted and stood up and was about to leave, when suddenly, a black shadow flashed behind the middle-aged man, and he heard a 'choking' sound, and a yellow and clear long sword was on Meng Gong's neck!
"Liu, Liu Zhuang, this is in Daqi!" Meng Gong looked at the sharp long sword, there was fear in his eyes, his eyes widened, he didn't dare to move, and squinted at Liu Zhuang and said angrily. "I'm a famous person in the Central Plains! You, you dare to be so rude to me?!"
"Hmph, public conduct, can you still be called a celebrity?" Liu Zhuang sat up straight with a sneer, and leaned back slightly. "Meng Gong, if you hadn't lived to this age, you would have been splashed with blood for five steps today!"
"Your Highness, the old man asked himself if he had never offended your country or His Highness, why did His Highness treat me like this today? You and I met for the first time today, why did Your Highness want to damage the old man's reputation?" Meng Gongzhi was so angry that his beard trembled, and the dozen or so swordsmen he brought couldn't sit still when they saw this scene, and they surrounded him with a hula.
"My bad reputation?" Liu Zhuang snorted coldly and said slowly. "Since Meng Gong was born, he has followed five people, three of whom died tragically, one lost power, and one Gongzi Cheng, because he was alienated from the Gong, he was spurned, and the Duke acted against the Lord, and worshiped the Prince of Wei, yes or no?" As soon as Liu Zhuang's words came out, Ye Ziyi couldn't help but be shocked.
Meng Gong voted for the prince of Wei? It's only been two months, Gongzi Cheng has just left Daliang, this Meng Gong actually went to take refuge in the prince of Wei? No wonder Gongzi Cheng doesn't want to see him, such a character, even if he has five cars of knowledge, is not worth anything!
Ye Ziyi sat quietly in place, coldly looking at Meng Gong, whose face was red and white for a while under the sword, and felt that this person was not only resentful and narrow-minded, but also had no bottom line as a courtier, and deserved to be humiliated like this!
"I've already left Gongzi's Mansion, Liu Zhuang, you don't have to talk nonsense!" Meng Gong's cheeks flushed, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the dozen or so swordsmen standing behind him, and he suddenly sneered. "Hmph, kill me here, Your Highness won't be able to please me! Why don't you and I give in and have nothing to do?"
Liu Zhuang raised his hand slightly, and the guard holding Meng Gong with the sword withdrew his sword and retreated to the side in front of Liu Zhuang.
Ye Ziyi, who was sitting next to Liu Zhuang, glanced at Liu Zhuang, then at the well-trained guard, and continued to watch the play quietly.
This Liu Zhuang, Ye Ziyi has also heard of it, in Xishu, this highness can be said to be above 10,000 people under one person, and the next Shu Emperor of Tutuoer, no wonder Meng Gong wanted to come to the stammer, but he was unlucky, the sycophant was not filmed, and the horse's hooves were patted, and he really deserved to be trampled on!
Meng Gong was free, touched a bloody wound brought out by the blade of the sword on his neck, looked at Liu Zhuang again, snorted coldly and threw his sleeves away, commanding all the swordsmen to sit back in their places, he glanced at Liu Zhuang, and looked at the heavy rain outside with a cold face.
After a turmoil, Ye Ziyi couldn't help but look carefully at Liu Zhuang's guards, and then looked behind Liu Zhuang, okay, there were still seven or eight people sitting in the corner and didn't move, if it wasn't for this guard suddenly coming out, she wouldn't have noticed that there were so many people here just now.
"Girl," Liu Zhuang lowered his voice and said softly to Ye Ziyi. "Are you angry?"
Angry?Ye Ziyi was stunned, is this Liu Zhuang angry with her? No, right? This is an unknown place, why?
"I ...... I don't quite understand. Ye Ziyi looked at Liu Zhuang in confusion, I really couldn't understand what he meant, even if this person was an old acquaintance of his parents, he didn't have to deliberately embarrass her as soon as they met, right? Besides, this person is His Royal Highness in Xishu, such a noble person in Shu, can he do this for her?
"You don't have to understand. Liu Zhuang smiled, his beard trembled, and he didn't say more, just picked up the pottery cup in his hand and said lightly. "Although this tea is not as good as the black oolong in Shu, but it also has a unique taste, the taste of the tea soup is just right, I can't imagine this small place, the people who make tea still have some skills. ”
"Well, that's good. The black oolong has a bitter and sweet aroma, and this is just an ordinary silver needle tea, which can barely quench your thirst. Ye Ziyi took a sip of tea and put it down gently, not knowing what to say for a while.
Liu Zhuang just nodded and stopped talking, and for a while, the entire tea house was silent, only the sound of wind and rain outside the window was very clear.
This kind of silence is very difficult, everyone in the room has their own concerns, but the atmosphere in this tea house is more suffocating than the wind and rain outside.
Finally survived until the wind and rain stopped, Menggong's people began to pack their luggage and go out first, Ye Ziyi saw them rushing in the direction of the river, and he was also relieved, and just about to say goodbye to that Liu Zhuang, he saw that Liu Zhuang stood up first.
"There are still important things to do today, girl, see you another day, and I will talk to you again. As he spoke, Liu Zhuang strode out, and the eight guards behind him left with their master, Ye Ziyi only had time to stand up, and he didn't even bother to say thank you, and the person was already gone.
Seeing that those people had gone far, Yong came over, poked Ye Ziyi's arm with his elbow, and said curiously. "Do you know His Highness the Western Shu?"
"I don't know. Ye Ziyi answered in a low voice, but he was a little absent-minded.
"Huh, what is this?" Yong was sharp-eyed, picked up a jade pendant from under those cases, and played with it in his hand. "Such a good thing, didn't His Highness leave it to you?"
Ye Ziyi took it and looked at it, it was a piece of jade that was as translucent as crystal, inlaid in a hollow mat pattern gold shell, a gold and silver filigree weaving, strung with coral jade beads, it looked really luxurious, and it was a palace thing at a glance.
"It's a good object, put it away, don't you really know him?" Yong looked at the jade pendant, and then looked at Ye Ziyi, his star-like eyes turned and turned.
"I don't recognize it. Ye Ziyi shook his head, simply took the jade pendant into his arms, looked at the gradually darkening sky outside, and said to Yongdao. "No matter, it's not early, let's go to stay first. ”
Yong naturally had no opinion, and the two of them paid for the tea together with the father-in-law, and went down a dirt path outside the tea house to the inn on the outskirts of the town.