Chapter 80: First Acquaintance with the Rivers and Lakes
Rong Yunxi cleaned his teeth and face, went out to change a basin of water, and came back to serve King Chen to freshen up, but saw King Chen standing in the middle of the room, shaking his head again and again.
"What's wrong? Is there anything wrong? Rong Yunxi asked.
"Huh? No, I don't. King Chen was very surprised.
"And what are you shaking your head for?"
"My neck hurts, as if I fell asleep on my pillow...... "King Chen said pitifully.
Rong Yunxi looked at his pitiful appearance, and his heart was also soft-hearted, and he smiled: "It doesn't matter if you fall into the pillow, you have a concubine to serve, and you don't need a palace...... The young master was tired by himself. ”
"It's also ......" King Chen swaggered forward and said, "Lady, serve Young Master Ben to freshen up." ”
Rong Yunxi smiled and pressed his neck, trying to make him bend over next to the basin......
"Oops...... Oops...... It hurts, it hurts......" King Chen said bitterly.
Rong Yunxi sweated wildly. What's wrong with your brain? Why did he just say that he was stiff neck, and then he forgot about it when he turned around?
"Then you bend down by yourself, okay, young master? If you can't reach the basin of water, how can the concubine groom you? ”
"Fortunately, King Ben still has some real kung fu ......," King Chen said, keeping his neck still and directly lowering his waist.
Seeing that King Chen's body was so soft and flexible, the smile on the corner of Rong Yunxi's mouth couldn't be stopped.
Serving him to wash his face, bringing him water and salt to clean his teeth, and combing his hair, Rong Yunxi felt ...... Along the way, some survived.
This prediction was already true before the next morning, when they got back into the car after breakfast.
King Chen said that he slept on the pillow last night, and his neck was uncomfortable, so he had to pilllow her legs.
After all, it is necessary to accompany each other all the way, and there are many accidents during the journey, and Rong Yunxi can't be so ruthless at the beginning. In order to have someone to take care of when he had problems in the future, Rong Yunxi had to comply with his request and let him lie on his lap.
"Lady, you're very thirsty......"
"Lady, peel some fruit to eat......"
"Lady, your shoulders are uncomfortable......"
It turns out that there is a behavior called "inch by inch".
King Chen lay on her lap and asked her to do everything on the grounds that she had difficulty moving due to neck pain. Rong Yunxi adheres to the principle that since he has done a good deed, he must do this good deed to the end, and don't give up halfway, and he responded to his requests one by one.
Thinking that it was just today anyway, after arriving at the inn at night, I went out to find a better doctor, gave King Chen a good massage, and then slept again, and it is estimated that King Chen's neck will be fine.
In fact, when he was summoned, Rong Yunxi really doubted for several moments, wondering if he was pretending?
After all, King Chen's kung fu is not weak, she has witnessed it with her own eyes, can it be that people who practice martial arts can't withstand this little toss? Just changed to a not very comfortable bed to sleep, and ended up with such a miserable sequelae? And don't people who practice martial arts adjust their muscles and bones by themselves? Even if you really fall into a stiff neck, can't you cure yourself?
"Lady, it would be nice if you could have such treatment after returning to the palace......"
Gradually the sun was setting, and they were almost at the next foothold, and when Rong Yunxi felt that he was finally about to be liberated, he suddenly heard King Chen say this.
"Think beautifully." Rong Yunxi, who was lifting the curtain and looking at the sunset outside the window, casually gave him this sentence.
"Hmph......" King Chen smiled meaningfully, "Let's see......
On this day, I walked fast, and traveled another 500 miles, and arrived at Lin'an Mansion, which was already 900 miles away from Kyoto.
As soon as he got out of the car, King Chen twisted his neck and said, "I heard that Lin'an Mansion is prosperous, and it is true." After two days of driving, my back hurts, and now my neck is also stiff, I'm afraid I can't walk! Let's stay here in Lin'an Mansion for two more days, see the surrounding scenery, and taste the food of Lin'an Mansion. I heard that this Lin'an scallion oil noodles are a must. ”
Seeing him standing under the plaque of the Tongfu Inn and shaking his head, Rong Yunxi suddenly felt ...... What a shame......
Grabbed him by the wrist and dragged him into the house. He said to the shopkeeper behind the counter: "Shopkeeper, bring us six middle rooms." ”
"Hey, guest officer, it's really unfortunate, the middle room of the small shop has been booked. Now there are only four upper rooms and four lower rooms left. The shopkeeper said
"Go to the room......" Rong Yunxi glanced at King Chen, obviously pretending to be poor, as if he was very embarrassed.
"This ......" King Chen also hesitated.
The fat short shopkeeper glanced at them up and down, and said, "Look at the clothes of the two guest officers, they don't look like poor people anymore, why can't they even afford to live in a few upper rooms?" ”
"Who says we can't afford it! I said you, don't ...... dog."
Rong Yunxi covered King Chen's mouth and smiled at the shopkeeper: "My father-in-law means that it is not enough...... Four upper rooms are not enough. We need six rooms. ”
Just as Zhuo Jiu and Zhiqiu parked the carriage and came in, Zhuo Jiu asked, "What's the matter, young lady?" Out of room? ”
"Yes, there are only four upper rooms and four lower rooms left in this inn, and the middle rooms are all covered. Shall we go elsewhere?"
"Don't, young lady", Zhuo Jiu seemed to be a little anxious, and said, "I can't walk, let's stay here." The four of us men just lived in two lower rooms, and the young master, young lady and girls lived in the upper rooms. ”
"How can I be so wronged by you?" Rong Yunxi said, "Let's go and have a look elsewhere." ”
"I said, how many of you, can't you live?" The shopkeeper was a little impatient, "I said, madam, if you are unwilling, you can go elsewhere to see, but I am afraid that there will be no room anywhere else!" It's just in time, we just had a bunch of darts here who just checked out. ”
Rong Yunxi saw Zhuojiu giving her a look, and nodded again and again, meaning to let her settle down.
He also said happily: "Okay, shopkeeper, we want four upper rooms and two lower rooms." ”
The shopkeeper smiled: "Okay! Young master, young lady, live in our Tongfu Inn, you should treat it as if you were in your own home, if you have any orders, you can just talk to the people who run the hall. There are also the wine and food of our Tongfu Inn, which is also a must in our Lin'an Mansion. Take a look at the conversation of the young master and young lady, that is definitely a rich and noble person, you can order the wine and food, we will give you the best ......"
"Hehe......" Rong Yunxi smiled awkwardly. I think your attitude before and after is too different, right?
After paying the deposit and checking in, Rong Yunxi asked: "Shopkeeper, why do you say that there are no rooms elsewhere?" Our Lin'an Mansion is rich, but the inn is not full every day, right? But what are the big things that are going on in our Lin'an Mansion recently? ”
"Young lady, I was really right by you, I heard that on the first day of the first month of next month, there will be a martial arts conference in the rivers and lakes to elect the leader of the alliance. It's a big event. Although it is not in our Lin'an Mansion, but our Lin'an Mansion is an important road on the way to Taoyuan Town, which is 800 miles away. If it weren't for the young lady asking like this, I would have thought that the young master and young lady would also go to join in the fun! ”
"Huh? Eight hundred miles away...... It's far enough......" Zhuo Jiu listened to the shopkeeper's words, and already looked at King Chen with regret. But the meaning is clearly - I want to go!
"This is an interesting thing, but fortunately, our horse is fast, and it will only take two or three days to walk eight hundred miles." King Chen.
Rong Yunxi helped him make up for it: "Yes, half of the coiling is used to buy horses, can such a good horse not be happy?" ”
"Shopkeeper", King Chen seemed to be very interested in this martial arts conference, "Is this martial arts conference held in Taoyuan Town?" ”
"It's not in Taoyuan Town, it's held in Qingyun Villa, a hundred miles away from Taoyuan Town. This term of the martial arts alliance leader is the Chu Zhuang master of Qingyun Villa", the shopkeeper said, quite regretful, "Hey...... If it weren't for the busy business, I would have wanted to check it out. I heard that the martial arts conference in the rivers and lakes is once every thirty years, how rare! I think if the young master and young lady are not in a hurry, they might as well go and join in the fun! ”
When Rong Yunxi heard King Chen say that he would stay in Lin'an Mansion for two more days when he just got off the carriage, he knew that he was deliberately delaying time. If you want to delay time, instead of staying in Lin'an Mansion, it is better to go to the martial arts conference to join in the fun, and also see what the so-called rivers and lakes are like.
Moreover, King Chen had already asked about this martial arts conference just now, and he was obviously very interested.
Rong Yunxi asked: "Shopkeeper, can anyone go and see it?" ”
"Oh, that's not the case. If you want to go to Taoyuan Town to see the heroes of the rivers and lakes, that's casual. But if you want to enter Qingyun Villa to see this competition to elect the leader of the alliance, you must have an invitation card distributed by Qingyun Villa", said the shopkeeper, "but this rule is dead, and people are alive." ”
"In the past two days, I have heard from the knights who have come and gone that Qingyun Villa has sent an invitation post to each sect, but each sect is allowed to bring up to twenty people. Some sects, his own sect is busy with things, and he can't go to so many people, so he sells the extra places...... It's just that the price is a little expensive. ”
"How much silver? Is there a way for the shopkeeper? King Chen asked.
The shopkeeper shook his head and said regretfully: "I don't know about this." After all, the sects that can be invited are limited, and everyone is a big faction, and the battle for travel must be very big, but they won't come to our small shop. ”
"Hey...... It's a shame that I can't join in the fun. King Chen sighed.
"If you want me to say, if the young master really wants to go and take a look, you might as well go to Taoyuan Town and Taikang Mansion, where the heroes gather." The shopkeeper smiled.
"Thank you for the shopkeeper's advice...... Rong Yunxi said, pulled down King Chen, and said in a low voice, "Okay, maybe the quota is worth 100 gold, where do we have extra silver?" ”
When the shopkeeper saw that they had finished asking, he instructed the person who ran to the hall and said, "Xiao Liu, take a few guest officers to the room......
Xiao Liu took them to the upper room first, and when they went upstairs, Rong Yunxi saw that Lu Caixi and Chaifeng had not yet entered the inn, so he turned around and asked Zhuo Jiu, "Where is the Lu family?" ”