Chapter 272: Revisiting the Old Land
"Eleventh sister, this time my aunt specially told me, I will pull you to Jinchangfang to enjoy the plum, one is to pray for blessings in the Temple of Mercy and Grace, and the other is to let Sister Ting relax, since Yu Shilang was killed by Lu Rui, a despicable and shameless stream, Sister Ting is still depressed and angry, even Jiuniang has always been rude, and she is also considerate to Sister Ting everywhere recently, Eleventh Sister and Sister Ting have always been confidant, how can you refuse to travel together?"
Xiao Xiaojiu said these righteous words loudly, but he turned his face slightly to see that the wax plum tree outside the pavilion was facing frost, obviously with some weakness, and even more than overshadowing the chagrin.
This situation, at first glance, is to invite a beautiful woman to enjoy the winter and was refused, the bear child not only moved his aunt Xiao and Liu Ting out to exert pressure, but even the "sworn enemy" Liu Xiaojiu did not hesitate to be used as a comparison, which shows the determination not to give up until the goal is achieved, but the eleven niang who sat a few times ago still has the extremely sorry look she had earlier, and her soft-spoken explanation really makes people lose their temper.
"Brother Jiu, I made an appointment with Brother Fourteen and Brother Xue in the morning, it happened to be tomorrow, Brother Nine also knows that after tomorrow I will enter the palace again, and then because it is close to the New Year, it is not good to stay in Shangqingguan, but there is no time to celebrate the five brothers of the Fourteenth Brother who have been sent by Jingzhao, this time I really can't lose my trust, and I hope that Brother Nine will be considerate and intercede on my behalf to Sister Mother and Sister Ting, Sister Jiu."
Even though Xiao Xiaojiu's heart was extremely depressed, when he came into contact with the eyes of Eleven Niang who were as quiet as before but "gentle and infinite", he couldn't complain after all, and just cared about playing tricks: "Shangqingguan scribe banquet, I missed my uncle's homework because of the exam, and the five sons of Chang'an had to be released, so I am naturally unwilling to be absent from such a celebration, and the eleventh sister ......"
Because of the last Shangqingguan scribe banquet, Eleven Niang knew that the four heroes of Dongxuan would be challenged, for fear that Xiao Xiaojiu, who was only enthusiastic and talented, would steal the limelight from Shao Guang, please ask Liu Junyi to be sure to detain Xiao Jiu, Liu Junyi, a loving father, is used to "only the order of his wife and daughter is followed", not to mention that Eleven Niang's "family status" is not trivial, and he really regarded Xiao Xiaojiu to death, so that this person regretted missing a grand event, and then the regret was brought up again, and I only hoped to win Eleven Niang's soft heart- Since my sister has an appointment with a beautiful woman, she can't travel with me to enjoy the winter, so Brother Mo Ruo will go with you......
"Brother Jiu, you have already promised your mother to go with you, how can you change your hexagram temporarily? Moreover, the third brother was on duty in the palace, and the fifth brother sent the seventh sister back to Beijing, but unfortunately he was infected with the wind and cold, only you and the starling walked this time, the starling is still younger than you, if you regret it again, the starling can help the mother alone, you can go? ”
As she spoke, Eleven Niang actually picked up Lao Cheng's heavy shelf again and taught Xiao Xiaojiu a lesson.
The frustrated look on the young man's face was even thicker, he hung his head for a half and did not say anything, and later saw that Eleven Niang did not show signs of changing his mind, so he said a few jokes with his spirits, and in less than a moment, he said goodbye.
Xiao Jiu left, Eleven Niang only heard the sound of "Bang Dang", and turned back in shock, but saw that it was the servant girl Goose Huang who Xiao had just assigned to her, and was obviously frightened by He Zhan, who "suddenly fell from the sky", so that she smashed the tray in her hand and didn't say anything, and the whole person fell to the threshold.
Qingnu is married, Xiao originally made up three maids for Eleven Niang in one go, because Goose Huang is the oldest of the three, so he came to Shangqingguan, this girl is usually old, but I am really not familiar with He Zhan's style of "Liang Shangjun", Meng Buding was frightened into a gaffe, honest and fearful, I don't know what to do, but she was helped up by Binu, and comforted with a smile: "It's good to get used to it, He Shishilang usually likes to climb the wall and walk on the wall, and he is not very frightened." ”
Seeing that Binu's obviously playful tone did not lead to Eleven Niang's reprimand, even He Zhan only smiled, Goose Huang Fang put his heart back to its original place, cleaned up his hands and feet quickly, and followed Binu to avoid going down the stairs, and never looked back at the pavilion again, naturally, he couldn't hear the conversation between Eleven Niang and He Zhan.
"Xiao Jiu returned to Beijing this year, and his attitude towards you seems to be different from before, I originally thought that you were a fan of the authorities, but when I saw your attitude today, I should have noticed it." He Zhan leaned over the table extremely casually, and his slanted eyebrows were a meaningful look.
"In Mrs. Tai's opinion, Jiu Niang and Xiao Jiu are a match made in heaven, I deeply think so." Eleven Niang's expression was as usual, as if she was talking about a topic that had nothing to do with herself: "Although Xiao Shi is because of the old relationship with Jiang Ji, it is also for my sake, and he intends to match Xiao Jiu and me, Zhang and Xiao were originally harmonious, so they don't dislike me as a concubine, but according to me, Xiao Jiu's father Xiao Xingzhen does not agree with Xiao Weng Taoguang's obscure view, he has a career in his heart, and he must not want to do nothing, Xiao Jiu sees that he is the most promising root and seedling of the Xiao family's generation, in his marriage, Xiao Xingzhen will not be careless, I intend to be estranged from Xiao Jiu at this time, It is also to avoid future troubles, Jiu Niang is straightforward and hearty by nature, and she is the daughter of Jingzhao Liu's sect, if she and Xiao Jiu can achieve marriage, it is a good thing from any aspect. ”
Seeing that Eleven Niang said that the marriage between men and women was so utilitarian, He Zhan endured the action of stroking his chest and sighing, and stared at the "bright and fair" Eleven Niang for a while, and finally he was helpless to defeat the battle first, shook his head and smiled: "Fifth Sister Pei, you have also read a lot of books, haven't you really read those books that are circulating in the market......
Before he finished speaking, he saw that Eleven Niang had already gotten up and left, so he was stunned for a while, and then caught up with him: "Wait, Lu Li said, tomorrow instead of going to the wine shop on the bank of the Qujiang River, it is better to go to the Xianfang, I am strange, in addition to having a beautiful view, what is it worth visiting?" Lu Li is interested in selling Guanzi, let me ask you......"
Waiting for Xianfang is close to the Xicheng Yanping Gate nearest a fang, is already a small businessman and civilians live together, there is no noisy song of the prosperity and wine shops, there is only a view of the Ying, when the Empress Wen lived in the boudoir pavilion to visit the poem, later although in power, has not forgotten the quiet and elegant quietness of this place, specially given the name, only to attract a lot of admiring tourists, but even when the Empress Wen was in power, did not order the expansion of the Yingguan, and to the history of the praise of the outstanding woman Yao Shun passed away, nearly a hundred years ago, Waiting for Xianfang is no longer the bustle of the past.
Xue Luli proposed to go to the wine shop to celebrate the five people who were relieved, it was after the Maoyingguan, there were only two small stores, the owners were a couple over 50 years old, and the diners who usually came here were mostly pilgrims or tourists, and the business was not prosperous, especially after winter, most people thought that the place was deserted, and the customers became more and more scarce.
Not to mention that He Zhan was curious, Shao Guang and Yin Shen felt that they were in a fog, and even Wang Qilang saw the word "Puwei" on the cloth banner outside the wine shop, and then suddenly let out a long "sigh", and his face was full of sighs: "Here I heard Pei Shiyi Lang once mention that it was ...... Back then, I often came here with Pei, and Pei Shiyi had invited me before, but I didn't make the trip because of unluck. ”
Wang Qilang, who knew the hidden situation, couldn't help but glance at Eleven Niang when he said this, and Shao Guang couldn't help but exclaim: "Such a simple place, it is so simple that Empress Pei used to sit often?" ”
While speaking, he had already alarmed the shop that was originally sitting around the stove to keep warm, and the old man first greeted him, and after seeing Lu Li clearly, he immediately rubbed his eyes, and it was not difficult to hear the excitement when he spoke after the salute: "Liulang, it turned out to be Liulang, I haven't seen it for several years, and I don't want Liulang to come to the cold house today." ”
When I learned that I came here today, it was the five sons of Chang'an who had recently become famous in Kyoto, and the store couple was even more excited, or Xue Lu was familiar with the door and led everyone to a store in the west, which is not very spacious.
The old woman had already beckoned a ten-year-old boy to enter, and asked to present the rice milk that had been blanching, and when she heard Lu Li ask if this was her toddler's grandson a few years ago, she couldn't help but reddened her eyes: "It's not so big, eight years have passed." He hurriedly asked his grandson to stand over, and stretched out his hand to pull out a red silk hanging Buddha's hand jade pendant from the collar of his jacket, which turned out to be crystal clear: "This is still when the daughter-in-law of the year first got a child, the Queen gave it to Her Royal Highness, so many years, the grandson is carried with him, and there is a lot of His Royal Highness's blessing, this child can be healthy and healthy without illness and pain, but it is a pity that His Royal Highness entered the East Palace after that time, and the grandson of the contempt did not have the opportunity to see His Royal Highness again and thank him in person." ”
Seeing the old woman so sad, Lu Xuan's head was also mixed, he saw that Eleven Niang was sitting with her eyes down since she entered, and she was not comfortable, so Wen Yan comforted the old woman a few words, and then explained to a few people: "Although the restaurant here is simple, although it does not prepare delicacies from the mountains and seas, the chef's skills are also unique, and the pickled dried meat and home-brewed rice wine are particularly fragrantIt's time for us to drink and talk. ”
Shao Guang and Yin Shen shook their heads again and again, and even Wang Qilang did not suspect that there were other reasons, only He Zhan expected that Lu would have other intentions to revisit the old place today, otherwise he would not provoke Eleven Niang to be sad about the past, but of course he did not debunk it, he only took a sip of the fragrant and mellow warm pulp of the rice, and smiled "with bad intentions": "Drink?" Are you sure? ”