Chapter 124: The Gift-Giving Turmoil
In the spring of March, the warm sun is warm, the peach blossoms are red, the willows are green, the warblers are singing and dancing, and the grass is yin.
Such a day is a good time to go out to enjoy the flowers and go out in a year, and the people of Jian'an City are all bringing the old and the young, and invite three or two friends to go outside the city together.
The people from poor families walked on foot, and the wealthy families naturally traveled by chariots and horses. Sitting in the carriage swaying forward, through the curtain, you can see the grass on both sides of the warbler flying, the scenery of a hundred flowers competing for beauty, and avoid the pain of fatigue, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.
In the midst of these people leaving the city, a delicately and elegantly decorated carriage slowly drove from west to east.
The driver was a large man with a round waist and a broad body, giving people a rough and savage feeling, and sitting in front of this elegantly decorated carriage was particularly abrupt.
The carriage stopped not far in front of King Chen's mansion.
"Ah Cai, what's going on ahead?"
A warm male voice came out from the low-hanging car curtain, which made people feel like the wind was passing through the bamboo forest and the spring flowing through the mountain stream.
The coachman named Ah Cai jumped out of the carriage, glanced at the traffic jam in front of him, turned around and bowed to the curtain of the carriage, and said, "Young Master, there are many people gathered in front of King Chen's Mansion and blocking our way. ”
"Wait a minute, maybe we'll be gone in a while." The sound in the curtain is still unhurried, gentle and moist.
"Yes, young master."
Hearing this, Ah Cai jumped back into the carriage and drove the carriage to an inconspicuous corner at the back of the crowd, waiting for the crowd to disperse.
In this way, until the time of a pillar of incense passed, the crowd in front of King Chen's Mansion not only did not disperse, but gathered more and more.
Maybe it was because he had waited too long, and the man's voice came from inside the carriage again: "Ah Cai, go and see what happened." ”
"Yes, Childe."
Ah Cai jumped out of the carriage again, his majestic body squeezed into the crowd, and shouted "borrow, borrow, borrow", and his voice was as muffled as a bell.
After a while, Ah Cai squeezed out of the crowd and came to the side of the carriage and bowed back: "Son, it was the prince's mansion who came to give a gift to General Qi in King Chen's mansion, and when he was turned away, the man knelt in front of the mansion and didn't leave." ”
The man in the carriage was silent for a while before he said slowly: "This thing is very interesting, I heard that although General Naqi is a daughter, she is a heroic woman who does not let her eyebrows go." I'm also looking forward to how this famous General Qi will deal with today's incident. Let's see if she is as beautiful and wise as the outside world rumores. Ah Cai, let's not be in a hurry to leave today, and let's have a lively look. ”
"Yes, Childe."
In the palace of King Chen.
Shangguan Jiyue was writing something in front of the window, and since that reply to Huangfu Chen, she could receive his letters almost every three days. At this time, she looked at the familiar handwriting, and learned that everything was fine in front of her, and her heart was sweeter than honey.
She thought that even if she was not poisoned, she was still completely poisoned, and she was poisoned by a poison called 'Huangfu Chen', and the only antidote was that cold but affectionate upright man.
As soon as he finished writing the reply letter on the table, Feige walked in, his two long eyebrows twisted slightly, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Mo Ling is here to give gifts again." ”
Shangguan Jiyue was stunned for a moment, then hooked her lips and smiled: "Heh, it's been almost a month, and you have quite perseverance, what strange things did you send this time?" ”
He was holding a boxy box in his hand, and he didn't know what it contained. was blocked by the housekeeper, and now he is lying in front of the house. ”
"Let him go." Shangguan Jiyue said lightly.
Feige was a little embarrassed: "But... But this time he knelt outside the gate of the mansion, and said that if you don't accept the gift this time, he will be kicked out of the prince's mansion. ”
"He is the prince's person, what does it have to do with our Chenwang Mansion if he is kicked out?" Shangguan Jiyue still said that the wind was light, and slowly rolled up the letter that dried the ink and stuffed it into a small bamboo tube.
"It doesn't matter, but now, it's the season to go out of the city, and a lot of people have gathered outside the gate to watch the excitement. If it goes on like this, Feige is afraid ......"
"Afraid of my reputation?" Shangguan Jiyue raised her head and looked at Feige, "When did I care about this?" I'm afraid that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also afraid of the famous Prince, right? ”
"But...... It's not a way to let Mo Ling kneel outside the mansion! ”
"So?" Shangguan Jiyue thought about it seriously and said, "It seems that I should go and take a look, in case I delay the good interest of the people to go out of the city, then wouldn't I be too guilty." ”
After speaking, Shangguan Jiyue walked out of the house, released the carrier pigeon in her hand, and then slowly walked towards the gate of the mansion.
opened the door of the mansion, and sure enough, as Feige said, Mo Ling held a boxy brocade box in both hands and knelt straight on the steps outside the mansion gate.
As far as the eye could see, there were a lot of ordinary people on the street behind him, and the inner and outer three floors were surrounded by water.
When Mo Ling saw Shangguan Jiyue, who was dressed in a plain dress, come out, he immediately raised the brocade box in his hand above his head, and said respectfully: "Mo Ling has seen General Qi!" ”
"Go back and tell your prince that although the Chenwang Mansion is not as luxurious as the Prince's Mansion, it is also worry-free about food and clothing, and it does not bother His Royal Highness the Prince." Shangguan Jiyue glanced at Mo Ling lightly and said coldly.
"General Qi......" Mo Ling cried with a sad face, looking like she was about to cry, "If you don't accept this gift today, then Mo Ling will never be able to go back to the Prince's Mansion." ”
"What does Guard Mo mean is that if General Ben doesn't accept this gift today, he will deliberately cause you to lose the Prince's Mansion?"
When Mo Ling heard this, he first nodded, then quickly shook his head, and only opened his mouth to shout General Qi, and then he couldn't say anything anymore.
"Mo Ling, let me ask you, do you know what the consequences of your reckless actions today will be?" Shangguan Jiyue raised her head and glanced around, "You look back first, there are more than 100 people gathered at the gate of the palace." If I accept this gift from your master today, my daughter's reputation will be lost, and she will be charged with having a private affair with a strange man. If I refuse you ruthlessly today, firstly, I will not be able to resist the grace of His Royal Highness the Prince's court, and secondly, I will make you lose your errand because of this, and you will have to bear the name of an ungrateful and hard-hearted wicked person in vain. You say, "Will the general accept this gift or not?" ”
When Mo Ling, who was kneeling on the ground, heard this, he panicked all of a sudden, quickly got up from the ground, and said in a slur voice: "General Qi...... Mo Ling didn't ...... Didn't expect so much ......"
"Really? You didn't expect to be able to get rid of the consequences of this incident? Or did you not expect that General Ben deserved to be implicated by this innocent person? ”
Shangguan Jiyue's tone was cold, and the words were like knives, which made everyone around the gate of the mansion stunned, and said something in their ears.
Mo Ling was ashamed for a while, bowed to Shangguan Jiyue, and said: "General Qi, all the mistakes are my fault, Mo Ling would rather lose this errand than be tired of your reputation, Mo Ling will leave." ”
After speaking, Mo Ling picked up the boxy brocade box, walked down the steps quickly, and was about to leave.
"Stop!"
Shangguan Jiyue's voice sounded behind him, obviously the voice was not loud, but it still made him feel a pang in his heart, stopped his steps, and slowly turned around.
"You just left, if you lose the errand of the Prince's Mansion, won't General Ben bear the name of this unkind and hard-hearted person?" Shangguan Jiyue said as she moved her steps lightly, walked down the stairs, and walked towards Mo Ling.
Mo Ling was puzzled: "General Qi, what do you mean ......?"