Chapter 43: The Tiger Falls to Pingyang (2)
Xia Xiaoqiu glanced at the mute standing behind her: "This stuffy gourd also follows?" ”
Song Ran said: "He doesn't talk much, Xia Ye treats him as a dumb person." ”
The three of them got out of the shop and walked in the direction of the Huanhua River. Along the way, Song Ran casually introduced to Xia Xiaoqiu: "Master Xia, look at the old man who sells pancakes over there, he looks fierce, and his business has not been very good, and the children in the neighborhood walk around when they see him." But no one knows that he used to be a catcher of the county government, and in order to save a child, he broke a leg, lost it, and his wife ran away. ”
Xia Xiaoqiu's heart was stunned, and she continued: "Grandma Chen in the rouge shop in front of her was ridiculed by the girls in the past for being old and ugly, but the girls who laughed at her didn't know that she was originally a famous prostitute in the capital. It's just that when she was at the height of her limelight, a young master from an official eunuch family tempted her to elope, but the young master was also a lucky person, and he couldn't live a hard life, so he sold her back to the Qinglou in only half a year. Later, she was kicked out of the brothel and opened this rouge shop. ”
"There is also the old beggar under the Zhuangyuan Bridge, Wang Mazi who beats the watch...... Just ask, their stories will keep you entertained for most of the day. ”
Xia Xiaoqiu was curious: "How do you know these things, and what do you mean by telling me this?" ”
She didn't answer his question, but said: "That old man's baked cakes are the best in the whole street, Grandma Chen's rouge powder is delicate, the girl in Ling'an City has a box in her hand, and the old beggar under the Zhuangyuan Bridge, give him a copper plate, and he will give you a poem written by himself." Although they are all the most ordinary and lowly people, and they are often despised and pitied by the world, they are actually living well in their own lives. Master Xia, you feel aggrieved and even depressed for Lord Shen, don't you underestimate your family? ”
This last sentence seemed to be a ray of light falling on Xia Xiaoqiu's spiritual platform.
He digested it for a long time and said happily: "Miss Song, do you also think that my family is very powerful?" Are you in love with my family? ”
Song Ran felt that what he had said before him was in vain, and he had said so many things to explain him, but he understood it like this. Why is she bothered?
Without waiting for her to explain, suddenly a person who looked like a little girl came up and asked her, "This girl is Miss Song?" My grandfather is invited. Song Ran looked in the direction he signaled, and saw that in the teahouse in front of him, there were several sons sitting in the teahouse.
Song Ran had poor eyesight, squinted and looked at it a few times, the figure of the one in the middle should be King Chengwu, who came to eat every day a while ago, and didn't run away.
Xia Xiaoqiu restrained his murderous aura, and also squinted his eyes: "Isn't that King Chengwu?" Xia Ye, I'm also going to ask for a cup of tea. "King Chengwu's dealings with the Song Mansion are all in the intelligence network of the Imperial Health Division, so he is not surprised. As he spoke, he strode towards the place, not caring if he was among the invited.
Song Ran saw Xia Xiaoqiu's movements, so she had to raise her heels, but halfway through, her footsteps stopped slightly.
The mute keenly noticed, and asked her, "What's wrong?" ”
She steadied herself and said, "It's nothing. ”
By the window on the second floor of the teahouse, King Chengwu was dressed in a dark riding uniform and had an outstanding demeanor. There were also two other sons here, both dressed as riding and shooting. The one who was weaker gave birth to a round face and looked very young, and the other was born with a pair of romantic peach blossom eyes, and it seemed to contain a little smile if he didn't smile.
Judging from their outfits, there is a good chance that these masters have just returned from the hunting ground.
King Chengwu put down the drink in his hand and looked at two men and a woman walking towards him.
Xia Xiaoqiu walked up to him and only verbally saluted: "Xia Xiaoqiu, the court guard, come over and greet the prince." After sweeping the other two, he only recognized the round-faced son, and couldn't help sneering, "Isn't this Lord Qi of Honglu Temple?" ”
The joint letter of intercession for Xiao Yan was written by this guy.
Xia Xiaoqiu was not angry with him, and Qi Xuan was also not impressed by the official uniform of the Imperial Guard Division on his body, and said arrogantly: "The prince invited this girl over, but he didn't say that he would invite you." ”
Xia Xiaoqiu sat down next to him, and put the knife on the table. A "Master, I'm here, what's wrong with you" expression.
Qi San couldn't help but howl and complained to King Chengwu: "Master, look at this person!" ”
The other peachy boy present only looked at it with a smile and didn't say much.
Song Ran walked to the table and saluted: "Song Ran, the folk girl, I have seen the three masters." Lord Xia walked along the river with the people's daughters, and when they saw several masters, they came to see each other. ”
Although King Chengwu didn't like Xia Xiaoqiu to come uninvited, he also wanted to give Song Ran this face, and he was noncommittal to Xia Xiaoqiu's rudeness, and said to her: "Come and sit." ”
Song Ran sat down next to Xia Xiaoqiu, and the dumb man also sat down at the signal of King Chengwu. This is a spacious room, which was wrapped up by these people, and no one disturbed it, and from here you can see the scenery of the Huanhua River and the Zhuangyuan Bridge.
"King Rong Ben introduces, this is Lord Qi Xuanqi of Honglu Temple, and this one, surnamed Xie Mingyun, the word Xuanying, is the seventh son of the Xie family."
The Xie family is a prominent family in Ling'an, and most of the queens of Dajing are from this family, and the current queen mother is also from the Xie family. I heard that this Xie Qigongzi is free and uninhibited, with such a good family background, but he is reluctant to enter the court as an official, and he is also a romantic figure often mentioned in the market.
Xia Xiaoqiu glanced at him with interest: "Seventh Prince Xie? I have heard the name for a long time, and I finally saw the true face of Lushan, and I am fortunate to be happy. ”
Song Ran didn't look at the man much, and lowered his head to listen to King Chengwu introduce himself: "This is Miss Song, she and the dumb brother, but the two treasures that this king has picked up." ”
She hurriedly said: "The prince is serious, where do the people dare to be the girls and dumb people." ”
"I said it's a treasure, it's a treasure." King Chengwu said, smiled and introduced the origin of their acquaintance to the two companions, Qi Xuan spoke quickly, and hated the special investigation agency of the Ting Wei Division, and immediately said, "The Ting Wei Division is a mad dog, and it is not a day or two to catch whoever bites whom, and it is not a day or two to arrest people indiscriminately, I didn't expect it to cause trouble to Miss Song, but fortunately, in the end, I caught the wrong person and released it in time." However, Miss Song, why did you get involved with the person next to you, you really have a big heart. ”
The person in his mouth is naturally Xia Xiaoqiu.
Xia Xiaoqiu endured it again and again, if it weren't for King Chengwu's face, his own adults encountered an eventful autumn again, he would have let this surnamed Qi see what a real mad dog was.
"My court guard and your Honglu Temple have not had a holiday, so Lord Qi is not right to say this."
"If you sit upright, why should you be afraid of others chewing the root of your tongue?"
The two of them came and went, but they also quarreled lively. King Chengwu listened with interest, and the seventh prince Xie called the maid to pour three cups of tea, and suddenly opened his mouth with a smile and asked Song Ran, "What is Miss Song doing?" ”
As soon as she sat down, it was as if her mind was not here, and she said very little.
Her shoulders fluttered as she listened to him.
King Chengwu raised his eyebrows: "You weren't nervous when you first met this king, isn't there anyone here who makes you nervous?" This king looks, well, Lord Qi doesn't have this charm......"
Qi Xuan immediately shouted out dissatisfiedly: "Lord Wang! "He's not as good-looking as the two of them, but a baby face is quite pleasing, okay?
King Chengwu ignored him and continued to speculate: "Lord Xia and Brother Dumb are here with you, so it won't make you nervous." His eyes drifted to Xie Yun, and he solved the case like this, "Then only Brother Xie will be left." ”
The reason why he called her over was also to deliberately want to lift her up in front of these two, these two are well-known families in Ling'an City, he made up his mind to find a good marriage for her, one is to sincerely appreciate her, and the other is to cut off Xu Yuan's idea - cut off his peach blossoms and let him be a military advisor for himself in peace.
King Chengwu was not so strong that he directly pulled the red line, but said: "Miss Song is a wonderful person, this king has also asked, she has not yet married, if there are young people of the right age in the two families, you should pay attention to this king, this king also wants to fulfill a good thing." ”
Although he said this, his eyes were always on Xie Yun's body, and the meaning could not be more obvious.
Xie Yun hooked his lips and smiled, he was already born beautiful, and this smile was even more graceful, like a spring breeze slowly entering the curtain, making every corner of people's hearts comfortable.
"Why doesn't a person like the prince go to the palace?"
This king has this meaning, but he also has to ask them if they want it. This king is a reckless man, with such a talented and good-looking girl, and he has ruined the heavens. ”
King Chengwu's words lifted her higher, and Song Ran had already understood what he meant, and secretly gave him a look. So who is Xie Qi? Although he hasn't married a wife yet, he can rank among the top three on the merry list of the rivers and lakes, so he shouldn't give her some mandarin duck scores.
"Lord Wang!" Xia Xiaoqiu stopped doing it first, drank the tea, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and said, "You don't have to worry about Miss Song, although my family is now caught in a lawsuit and can't get out, but there is no need for others to talk about his woman." ”
When he said this, the whole table looked at him.
King Chengwu was still digesting the meaning of his words, and the mute who had been silent had already spoken: "Hugh is talking nonsense. ”
Xia Xiaoqiu turned a deaf ear to his words, got up and said to King Chengwu: "I came to pick up Miss Song today and has something very important, I came in to ask for a cup of tea to see the face of the prince, and I drank this tea, Miss Song should also go with me." ”
Song Ran looked dazed: "Lord Xia, when will you ......?"
He said in a low voice: "You don't like this Xie Qi, and you don't want to be a concubine for him, I can see it." ”
Song Ran paused, understood his intentions, sorted out his expression, and said to King Chengwu: "Lord Wang, the people still have something to do, so I won't bother you and the two sons too much." ”
King Chengwu also noticed that her expression was wrong, and he didn't force her, and said, "Since there is something, this king will not keep you." ”
Song Ran saluted again, took the dumb man and hurriedly left the teahouse.
Watching the three of them leave, the seventh prince Xie smiled: "It seems that the prince is worrying blindly." ”
King Chengwu narrowed his eyes, and suddenly pondered Xia Xiaoqiu's words, and his expression immediately sank: "Why did I think Shen Hanxi was merciful in the first place, it turned out that it was the idea of fighting, and then the king of this book will have to find a lover for her to entrust, but she can't be trampled by the surnamed Shen!" ”
Qi Xuan said: "The one surnamed Shen has been busy recently, and just one Zhou Guangtong is enough to make him anxious, plus one Xiao Yan...... However, I feel that Shen Hanxi has not made any moves recently, but it is even more terrifying, maybe he is holding back some big moves, and my Honglu Temple does not dare to continue to add firewood to the fire, and I have to wait and see. ”
Xie Qigongzi said casually: "Brother Qi, it's not easy to get together and mention what those people and things that are bad for the scenery." Concentrate on drinking tea, not on state affairs. ”