Chapter 11: Beginnings
Back in the room, Li Weixi's mind still lingered in Zhao Qingcheng's reaction to her approaching in the study just now. What happened to Zhao Qingcheng, or who was bent on killing him? made Zhao Qingcheng so distrustful of others.
It's a pity that Ye Xizhi is tight-lipped about Zhao Qingcheng's affairs, otherwise it would be more appropriate to ask him. Speaking of Ye Xizhi, Li did not hesitate to think of the one hundred taels of silver tickets he earned from him last night plus the monthly payment sent by Fu Bo this morning, and Li did not hesitate to plan to spend it well. After all, it's been two days since she came back, and she hasn't been to the street, so it's not bad to call Shangchun Tao out for a walk today. Thinking of this, she took Chun Tao out of the side gate of the palace to go shopping.
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The streets of the capital seem to be more lively than before, and the people who come and go to make a living make her feel that this is the real life.
Compared with Li Weixi, Chun Tao's reaction seems to be greater. It turns out that Chun Tao almost didn't go out of the Zhongyi Marquis Mansion before, so it's no wonder that he is so curious about everything. They just went shopping and eating all the way, but they also had fun.
"All Xiaotang!" This seemingly thriving shop has attracted the attention of Li Weixi. She just wanted to go and see what was going on, but she was pulled forward by a pair of small hands.
"Miss, look! I don't know what I'm doing? There were a lot of people around, and we also went to see the excitement. ”
Chun Tao pulled Li and finally squeezed to the front, only to know that someone was making trouble in the "Joy Pavilion". As soon as she heard the name, Chun Tao knew that this was not a good place. turned around and dragged Li didn't hesitate to squeeze back, but he couldn't squeeze out for a while.
After Li didn't regret to learn about it, he also felt bored. Or the shop called "All Xiaotang" made her more interested. You must know that there are only two kinds of people who come to the Qinglou to make trouble in broad daylight, one is to send a wife to ask for someone at home; The other is that you don't give money after "playing", no matter which one you have, you can't please it.
Not to mention that the bustards in this Qinglou are not fuel-efficient lamps, and the nursing homes that are raised are also practiced. What's more, to be able to open such a large and luxurious green building at the foot of the Son of Heaven, it is absolutely unbelievable to say that there is no background, this truth has been the same since ancient times.
They couldn't squeeze out for a while, and the master and servant could only stay in the crowd·····
Li did not hesitate to listen to the onlookers on the side of the insider: This Qian Gongzi is a frequent visitor to the "Joy Pavilion", and every time he comes to the girl like a dream. But although this dream girl is the top brand of "Joy Pavilion", she is only selling her art, not her body. She is not only beautiful and good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, so there are many dignitaries and dignitaries who come to admire, but in her eyes, there are very few who are fortunate enough to be her guests, and this Qian Gongzi is one of the many rejected sons.
The day before yesterday, Mr. Qian came with a lot of money, but the dream girl was still missing. In desperation, Mr. Qian ordered the flower card of "Joy Pavilion" Hibiscus girl. Unexpectedly, after the Spring Festival the next night, Mr. Qian found that the money he brought was missing, so he asked Xi's mother to compensate for the loss, but in fact, he wanted Xi's mother to use the dream girl to pay off the debt.
Xi's mother naturally won't agree, Qian Gongzi only brought an accompanying servant that day, and he couldn't take the girl Rumeng away from the "Xunhuan Pavilion".
I saw Xi's mother blocking the door with the nursing home, and said hurriedly: "Master Qian, please raise your noble hand!" The slave family has already made it clear to you yesterday, and this matter has nothing to do with Rumeng, so why do you bother to force each other. ”
Xi's mother is entrusted by her master to take care of Rumeng, and she wants to protect her thoroughly, not to mention that this Rumeng is still her signature here.
Qian Gongzi smiled coldly: "Mother Xi's words are wrong, since this incident happened in your 'Seeking Joy Pavilion', it has nothing to do with you, and Miss Rumeng is your 'Seeking Joy Pavilion' person, how can you say that it has nothing to do with her?!" ”
"Someone! Help the master 'invite' the dream girl out. I saw that Mr. Qian gave an order, and many strong men pushed Xi's mother and the nursing home and broke into the "Xunhuan Pavilion".
Xi's mother saw that she couldn't stop her, so she had to catch up in a hurry, but she didn't forget to look at her confidant and let her report to her master.
Although this Qian Gongzi said that he was "please" to the girl who was like a dream, he was not polite at all. Not long after, a fairy-like woman was pushed out by several strong men.
Xi's mother knew that she was blocking the car with her mantis arm but she also tried her best to protect Rumeng, afraid that she would have any mistakes, but she was anxiously looking forward to the arrival of the "rescuer" in her heart.
The appearance of this dream-like girl attracted the amazement of many onlookers, and Li was also stunned. There is such a beautiful woman in the world, although this dream is not powdered, it is still beautiful, and the whole body is not stained with the slightest smell of wind and dust.
And what really interests Li Weixi is the relationship between Rumeng and Xi's mother. But in the final analysis, she is just a girl from the "Joy Pavilion", but this Xi's mother is obviously a protector, which makes Li Weixi curious about the identity of this dream-like girl······
As soon as he saw Miss Rumeng, the young man Qian smiled all over his face and rubbed his hands, "Let Miss Rumeng be frightened, master, I will take you back to the house." ”
The girl who dreamed lightly removed her mother's clothes, her big eyes like a fawn panicked. But he was secretly funny in his heart, just because he also wanted toads to eat swan meat!
Xi's mother knows that this Qian Gongzi is bound to come here today, and if no one else is concerned, she will not give up, and what she can do now is to delay as much time as possible.
The "Joy Pavilion" was in a stalemate for a long time, and the Furong girl on the side shook her fan and persuaded: "Mom, you are really good!" Rumeng followed Mr. Qian to enjoy happiness. ”
"Haha······ It's still the Furong girl who knows the general situation, and it is not in vain that the master has 'loved' for you in the past. ”
"Shut up! The old lady hasn't settled accounts with you yet, so don't get in quickly. Mother Xi grimaced and glared at Furong.
Fleur pursed her lips, didn't dare to say anything more and flashed into the inner hall.
Seeing this, Mr. Qian was unimpressed, "Mother Xi, don't worry!" Master, I will not treat Miss Rumeng badly, and I will give her the title of aunt when I return home. Qian Gongzi winked, and a soft sedan chair was carried behind him, he didn't want to spend it like this anymore.
Seeing this scene, Rumeng slowly spoke: "If Mr. Qian wants me to go today, then please carry my body back!" As he spoke, he took a silver hairpin from his hair, but did not pierce it into his neck. She didn't believe that Zhao Qingcheng would stand by and watch, and today she did enough to see if he showed up.
A few days ago, Rumeng heard that King Yan's wedding made her almost desperate. But after careful inquiry, I learned that Zhao Qing was still married to the eldest lady of the Hou Mansion who was appointed by the emperor back then. Let's not say that this woman is stupid now, even if she is not stupid, compared to her, both appearance and knowledge are far from her.
Today's things are like a dream, just pushing the boat down the river, how could she not see the little trick of Qian Yuanzhuo and Furong.
Yesterday, Rumeng already knew that this money Yuanzhuo bought Furong, and wanted her to pay off her debts on the grounds that she was stolen in the "Joy Pavilion", in order to get her into the house. This straw bale with a human head and pig's brain is also matched!
The reason why she didn't say anything was to let Zhao Qingcheng take action and place her in Yan Wangfu. As long as she can enter the palace, then Zhao Qingcheng's position as the princess will be hers sooner or later, and she doesn't care about that fool at all.
Retracting his thoughts, like a dream full of anticipation, the hand holding the silver hairpin also increased a little harder, and a string of blood beads actually flowed from the snow-white neck······
Qian Yuanzhuo and the people he brought with him didn't expect that Rumeng would come to this hand, and they were all stunned. Even Xi's mother, who was beside Rumeng, was so frightened that she didn't dare to act rashly.
I heard one person in the crowd shouting, "Don't! ”
At the same time as the man's words came out, Li did not hesitate to rush forward with an arrow step, and knocked down the silver hairpin in Rumeng's hand.
Ye Xiyi immediately rushed over after receiving Zhao Qingcheng's message, and when he saw that this posture was too late to make a move, he could only drink to stop her in a hurry.
Rumeng came to her senses, her heart was full of pride, and she knew that Zhao Qingcheng couldn't let her go. Rumeng didn't look at the "life-saving benefactor" around him, and looked for Zhao Qingcheng in the crowd. When Ye Xi and the others slowly walked out of the crowd, disappointment flashed on Rumeng's face.
However, she quickly comforted herself that it was Zhao Qingcheng who instructed Ye Xi to come forward because of any inconvenience. This shows that he still cares about her, and when he thinks about it like a dream, his heart is sweet.
Li didn't care about Rumeng's indifference, but was quite surprised by Ye Xizhi's sudden appearance. Seeing that Ye Xizhi's gaze passed over him after a slight pause, Li did not hesitate to greet him.
Here, Xi's mother was really relieved to see Ye Xizhi's arrival, and her heart seemed to have taken a big reassurance. This Ye Gongzi is the master's friend of life and death, since he is here, it is like the master is here, then she doesn't need to worry about it, but she doesn't show it on her face.
On the other hand, Qian Yuanzhuo's side is different, the two people who suddenly appeared made him care a lot, and he cared more about Ye Xizhi than this strange woman.
Qian Yuanzhuo squinted, looked Ye Xizhi and Li Wei up and down, and said to Ye Xizhi: "Ye Gongzi, what do you mean?" ”
Ye Xizhi smiled, and with his usual debauchery, he said, "Brother Qian, don't misunderstand. I just happened to pass by, and when I saw such a beautiful girl easily seeking death, I felt that it was a pity, so I said nothing else to stop it. With that, he turned and stood in the crowd.
Qian Yuanzhuo saw Ye Xizhi answer like this, and he only regarded him as a "fellow practitioner", so he didn't say anything more. even felt a little relieved, after all, the second son of the Prime Minister's Mansion was not easy to deal with.
Ye Xizhi's inaction made Xi's mother and Rumeng very puzzled, and they just wanted to speak out but were stopped by Ye Xizhi with his eyes.
Actually, Ye Xizhi was also surprised to see Li Weixi just now, but he didn't show it. Now, he decided not to meddle for now. After all, if Ye Xizhi is in charge of this matter, it will be no different from Zhao Qingcheng's action.
Since Li didn't hesitate to intervene, he really wanted to see how she would deal with it next. If there is an accident, it is not too late for him to come forward. It's just that the injury on Liu Rumeng's neck makes him feel distressed.
Li didn't hesitate to see Ye Xizhi turn on the "old listener" mode again, and he didn't care. It's just that he guessed Ye Xizhi's intention in his heart, and the ghost believed that he was passing by!
Qian Yuanzhuo turned his face and looked at Li Weixi in a daze, "This little lady, what do you mean?" ”
"I just don't want this girl to take her own life." Li didn't hesitate to blame himself for being troubled just now, and he was in a hurry to cause trouble.
"Hahahaha······" Qian Yuanzhuo laughed insolently, "Little lady, master, I don't think you're worried about this girl, but like you've taken a fancy to me." His words elicited echoed laughter from his subordinates, "Tell me, what's your name?" The next time I come to the 'Joy Pavilion', I will definitely refer you to come and serve, and then ······."
"Smack!"
Before Qian Yuanzhuo finished speaking, he was slapped twice out of thin air, "Who?" He covered his face with his hands.
The people around were all inexplicable, and even the closest Li Weixi seemed to see only a remnant flashing. Only Ye Xi's heart was clear, this was Zhao Qingcheng's secret guard who didn't want to see his princess being humiliated and taught Qian Yuanzhuo a lesson, but it must have been an unintentional handiwork.
"Look, I've been slapped in the face! This is the result of your in broad daylight. Chun Tao gloated and said, who let this disciple speak disrespectfully.
Qian Yuanzhuo saw snickering from the crowd of onlookers, and his face was a little unbearable, "Do you know who I am, master?" ”
"Who are you and what do you have to do with me?" Li didn't hesitate to not want to do much, turned around and wanted to leave.
Seeing that Li didn't hesitate to take him in his eyes at all, Qian Yuanzhuo suddenly felt that he had no face and was willing to let her go. He stepped in to stop Li Weixi, "The young master is the eldest son of the privy envoy of the court, and the queen mother is my cousin." ”
Lao Taijun's father's surname is Sun, his mother's surname is Qian, and Qian Yuanzhuo's father, who is a privy envoy, is the mother of Lao Taijun of the Hou Mansion. Counting up, Qian Yuanzhuo is indeed the queen mother's cousin, but she is a distant relative.