Chapter 68: Asking for Flowers
It didn't take long for the Wang family to bring the girls to carry the boxes, as Zixuan expected.
Wang gritted his teeth and said, "This is five hundred taels of gold, you can order it!" ”
Zixuan said to Lord Gongsun: "My lord, last time my stepmother returned those dirty gold to me, I almost fell into the palace in injustice, Zixuan is really frightened when she thinks about it, can you please take a look at these gold?" ”
Lord Gongsun nodded, stepped forward to open the box, and carefully examined it with the officials.
Wang glanced at Zixuan unhappily, wishing that she would disappear in front of his eyes immediately.
Zixuan directly skipped the vicious gaze of the others and others, and only after Lord Gongsun checked that it was safe, did she order someone to carry the gold back to the palace.
The people at the gate were also dismissed by the officers and soldiers.
Mother Li breathed a sigh of relief, and after Zixuan left, she scolded Wang in private: "I see that you are very smart on weekdays, but I didn't expect to lose 5500 taels of gold for a slave, you are a bad thing!" ”
Wang knelt down, resentful in his heart, and thought gloomily: It's not her who lost money, the old immortal didn't pay a penny, what kind of heartache!
Seeing that she didn't reply, Mother Li knew that she was not convinced, so she said: "I think you don't care about Zhuangzi, hand it over to me, you can calm down!" The matter of grandsons and granddaughters, the old body personally gave them Zhang Luo. ”
"Ahh How can this work? Wang raised his head in a panic and said, "Mother, you have taken back all the money, so what should I do!" ”
Mother Li said unhappily: "Don't forget, I gave you those Zhuangzi!" When you got married, you didn't see a penny! ”
Wang argued: "But over the years, the money I have given you has long exceeded what you gave me, and it was all earned by me!" ”
Mother Li's eyelids sank, and she said, "Without my capital, what do you do to make money!" If you don't want to, then wait for my son to come back, and I'll tell him!" ”
The Wang family sat down dejectedly, and her heart was cold, how could she work in vain for the Li family for so many years!
Mother Li glanced at her in annoyance, and said, "The Zhang family back then was much more filial than you, and the dowry just brought was enough for my Li family to be prosperous and wealthy for several generations!" ”
"If it weren't for your scheming and unwilling to live in the outer room, which made my son and daughter-in-law uneasy, you think you would be blessed now!"
The Wang family was already annoyed in his heart, and when he heard this, his resentment rushed to his heart, and he said: "Since the Zhang family is so good, why don't you go down to find her, mother-in-law!" ”
Hearing this, Mother Li was angry and pointed at her and said, "You brute! ”
Seeing that he had torn his face, Wang didn't kneel anymore, stood up and patted his skirt and said, "My daughter-in-law advises my mother-in-law to be more respectful, not to mention that I am about to marry the prince, I have two sons by my side!" ”
"Even if the master doesn't like me anymore, he and those vixens in the yard can't do anything to me! As for the money, you don't think about it, keep your grandchildren, and still read you well, and the ancestral hall will not be cold after death! ”
With that, she brushed her sleeves away.
Li's motherly face turned purple, and she covered her heart and shouted, "Mama Yang, get the medicine quickly!" Take the medicine! ”
Mama Yang, who was waiting outside, heard the sound and immediately came in, quickly brought the pills and gave them to the old lady.
After Zixuan came out of the Li Mansion, he wanted to thank Gongsun Daren, but he only bowed his head to her slightly, and then left with the official errand.
Now is indeed not the time to say thanks, Zixuan is very grateful to Lord Gongsun, as a princess, it is not appropriate for her to have too close contacts with the ministers of the court, only the next time she goes to visit her uncle, let her uncle convey it on her behalf.
After getting into the carriage, Zixuan did not go back to the palace directly, but went to the Tenkaku Bookstore, which is the bookstore with the largest variety of books in Kyoto, and it should be possible to find records about the blue flower.
She must cure the prince's leg disease!
Because it was not suitable for women in ancient times to show their heads outside, Zixuan covered her veil and got off the carriage and went in accompanied by Red Sleeves and Alain.
As soon as they entered the bookstore, the shopkeeper saw that they were extraordinary, so they greeted them, and said to Zixuan with a smile: "What books does the girl want to buy, I can recommend one or two for the girl." ”
The shopkeeper was in his early thirties, with a goatee on his mouth, Zixuan bowed slightly, and said, "I want to buy a few books on medicinal herbs and landforms, please ask the store to lead the way." ”
The shopkeeper said enthusiastically: "Girl, please here!" ”
Zixuan followed him, through the heavy bookshelves, and finally stopped at the smallest side.
The shopkeeper smiled, "That's it." ”
Zixuan thanked her and began to look for it, but after looking for a long time, she didn't find a catalog about Lan Xuhua.
When the shopkeeper saw her frowning, he asked, "I don't know what kind of medicinal herbs the girl is looking for?" ”
Zixuan hesitated for a few seconds before saying, "Lan Xuhua." ”
"Blue Flowers!" The shopkeeper looked shocked.
Seeing him like this, Zixuan asked, "Do you also know this flower?" ”
The shopkeeper raised his hand and touched his beard, and said with emotion: "Back then, my brother was plotted by someone and was poisoned by the broken tendon grass, because he couldn't find the blue flower to detoxify, and he died depressed!" ”
Zixuan's heart sank, and said, "Is that blue flower really nowhere to be found?" ”
The shopkeeper shook his head and said, "I heard that someone has found this flower on the top of the top of Fuyin Mountain, but Fuyin Mountain is not only full of obstacles, but also steep and abnormal, even if it is a person who is good at kung fu, it is difficult to reach the mountainside, let alone the top of the mountain." ”
When Zixuan heard this, she finally had a direction in her heart, but it was obvious that it was not easy to go to Fuyin Mountain to collect medicine.
The shopkeeper found her a herbal scroll that recorded the blue flower, and a topographic map of Fuyin Mountain.
After Zixuan came out of the bookstore, she went back to the palace directly.
Red Sleeves asked puzzledly: "Princess, what do you say about this blue flower?" So you care. ”
Zixuan saw that she didn't know, and only then did she know that the prince did not hide the reason for the leg disease, and told people that such a major event related to the landing of people's heads is naturally known to the less people the better.
In fact, when she was in the bookstore, she wanted to branch up Red Sleeves and Alain, but they were the girls sent to her by the prince, and even if they did, they would definitely go to the store when they turned back.
In this way, they will definitely tell the prince about it, causing the prince to worry.
Right now, since they don't know the reason for Lan Xuhua, it's even better, Zixuan said in a normal tone: "It's just curious, it's nothing." ”
She explained: "Red Sleeves, you and Alain are serving in my room, remember not to talk to anyone about what I am doing or doing!" ”
"Remember, everything related to the palace must be kept silent, and often those unexpected little things can lead to death, you know!"
Red Sleeves and Alan nodded cautiously, and said in unison: "Don't worry, princess!" ”
Zixuan said: "Well, go down, I'll read the book again." ”
After they left, Zixuan took out the topographic map, judging from the topography alone, Fuyin Mountain is full of dangers, the mountains are steep, and surrounded by rivers on three sides, she has been afraid of deep water since she was a child.