Chapter 187: See the Master Again
In fact, he could obtain these things through Xue Bingchang's Yaxing Gang, and these people in the Yaxing Gang were actually like intelligence brokers in Europe in the eighteenth century, almost pervasive, with no news they could not get, and no information that they could not obtain.
But Xiao Ming came into contact with these people with blood and people, it was really interesting, he also got an understanding of the general emotions and living conditions of people in that era through other people's mouths, there are many hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the capital, and there are many people who are exquisite, and Xiao Ming has benefited a lot from contacting these people.
The time is getting closer and closer to the birthday of Huizong, and the whole Bianjing City has gradually become more lively, the streets have been renovated, the trees on both sides have also been rested, the lights in the imperial city are colorful, and even the walls of the outer city are hung with red silk, a jubilant appearance.
After Xiao Ming waited for a few days, he finally looked forward to what he wanted, which was sent by Richanglong to send a steam-powered clipper along the canal to Xuzhou, and it was quickly delivered, Xiao Ming immediately launched an action, and his target was the residence of Master Li in Alum Tower.
But after inquiry, I found out that the alum tower has actually become the entertainment place of the inner palace of the palace, raised by the silver of the inner house, and Master Li is not often there, but her home is behind a temple in the inner city, where the environment is elegant, far away from the downtown area, very quiet, Master Li went to the temple to chant and make vows if he was fine.
It's easy to know where to live, in the evening of this day, Xiao Ming asked people to go to the door with gifts, and after knocking on the courtyard door for a long time, I heard someone coming slowly, after the door opened, the head of a little maid was revealed, she looked at Xiao Ming with two big eyes and didn't speak, just stood there quietly.
Gu Xiaoliu stepped forward and said, "Annoying sister, let me tell you, Prince Dongdan Xiao asks to see the master girl!" ”
The maid said: "My young lady doesn't know the prince of Dongdan and Xidan, this is the inner residence of Zhao Yi's officials, ordinary people have to avoid it, let's go!" ”
Xiao Ming stepped forward and said, "This sister, I and Miss Shishi are old acquaintances, and I came to visit this time."
The maid said: "Everyone who asks to see each other says that Miss has so many old acquaintances, how can Miss have so many old acquaintances, our lord is a great nobleman, but I don't want you to be delusional anymore, let's leave quickly."
Thinking that during this time, Huizong must have snubbed Master Li, and he didn't know how long it would take to come, so that many people who still had infatuation and illusions about Master Li would often come to harass him when they found out about Master Li's residence, and his rhetoric must be the same as Xiao Ming's, it is also old knowledge.
Xiao Ming thought about it for a while, and then he understood, and he said to the maid: "Sister, just go back and tell Miss Shishi, have you ever remembered that the Danqing that was promised to write to me in "Phoenix Stage" has never been taken away, and today I came to pick it up." Just a few words! Naturally, Miss Shishi will come to see me."
The courtyard door was closed in Yahuan's suspicious eyes, Xiao Ming waited at the door with peace of mind, and sure enough, it didn't take long for the little maid to run over and open the courtyard door, and said to Xiao Ming with a smile: "Our young lady has Mr. please!" ”
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Xiao Ming and Master Li met in the main hall, after a few years of not seeing Master Li's appearance has not changed at all, he is still so beautiful and refined, compared to the current Master Li's face is even paler, and the melancholy between his eyebrows is even more obvious, and it can be seen from the apricot yellow layman's uniform she wears that Master Li wants to seek liberation from Buddhism but can't get it.
"Mr. I haven't seen him for a long time, and he still has the same demeanor!" Master Li said lightly.
Xiao Ming was quite emotional, he sighed and said, "Is the senior girl still depressed recently? Has Your Majesty not been here often? ”
Master Li said: "The matter between me and Your Majesty, not as mortals say, the teacher is just a hard life, maybe some people regard me as blessed, but who can understand my heart, Buddhism says that fate repays bad karma, this is all the life of the teacher, I have already admitted it!" ”
Xiao Ming didn't want to talk to Master Li about these things, unless he could help her, but this woman's identity was too special, and he really couldn't help her now, and even had to use her, so he changed the topic and said to Master Li with a smile: "After years of not seeing Miss Shishi's demeanor, she is still so beautiful!" ”
Master Li said: "Mr. made fun of it, it's just a pair of skins, I may not have looked at the bronze mirror, I think it's already ugly!" ”
"What did Miss say, I brought a gift to Miss, and you can see that she is beautiful and ugly!" After speaking, Xiao Ming asked Gu Xiaoliu to hand over a package, and took out a glass mirror with a wooden handle from it, which was the latest mercury glass mirror made by Ding Jianpeng in the glass factory in Hangzhou through chemical experiments! It was the most advanced thing at the time!
When Master Li took the glass mirror to take pictures of himself, he couldn't believe his eyes, the beautiful face in the mirror was so clear and so familiar, was that himself? Why is it so clear, it is so delicate, Master Li can't put it down.
In fact, how can there be a woman who doesn't love beauty, although Master Li learned the Buddhism to know that life in the world is nothing more than a stinky skin, but when she really looked in the mirror and saw her clear face, that kind of self-pity, that kind of surprise, instantly broke down her rational defense, and Master Li suddenly burst into tears!
Xiao Ming's gift is just like the diamonds of later generations, it is the most powerful weapon for women, if even Master Li can't be impressed, let alone the things he wants to ask Master Li for help! The magic of the mirror lies in the fact that it can make women who regard their appearance as their first weapon deeply fascinated by it, and Master Li is no exception.
This night, Xiao Ming and Master Li talked for a long time, Xiao Ming recited a few poems that he remembered in his later life and sent them to Master Li, which were all based on the great poets of the Ming and Qing dynasties who hung the beauty of the West Lake, Xi Shi, and it was also a kind of nostalgic sound of life experience, but Master Li liked this tune, and his eyes when he looked at Xiao Ming became more and more confused.
Xiao Ming knew it was going to be bad! Hurriedly said his request, it was nothing more than asking Master Li to ask someone to bring a message to Song Huizong, it was best to meet here secretly in three days, and at the same time there was a gift for Song Huizong.
Although Master Li was a little embarrassed, he still agreed to Xiao Ming, Master Li has a lot of savings in his life, and naturally he is not a person who can be moved by gold and silver, the reason why she agreed to help Xiao Ming is because Xiao Ming always gives her a feeling of warmth and warmth, and also secretly sighs that fate is unfair, why is she such a woman, but she can't know Xiao Ming when she is young.
Two days later, it is the joy of Huizong's birthday, the whole Bianliang City is full of joy, and it coincides with the Dragon Boat Festival in May, people come and go in the city, all the merchants from all over the country gather here, the festival envoys of the various provinces and the road army, the pacification envoys, the officials from all over the country have messengers to come, send birthday gifts from all over the country, and the subject countries such as Jiaozhi of Annam also sent envoys to congratulate the birthday.
Moreover, large quantities of commodities began to be transported to the capital, and Xiao Ming Taiping Yinzhuang's temporary deposit and loan business also rebounded, and several large businesses came in successively, Aiqili was very happy and thought that this was a good sign.
Xiao Ming doesn't see it that way, you must know that when something takes a good turn, it doesn't suddenly get better, it will be like a curve, and it will always go through a few twists and turns before it will be stable, what is this called what law of economics, it seems to be invented by a foreigner, what curve, Xiao Ming doesn't remember a little.
Whether you can cross this hurdle and let the curve rise smoothly depends on the exact news that Master Li gave him, Xiao Ming waited patiently, so that this year's Emperor Dashou did not watch the dragon boat race held in advance in Jinming Pond in Xiyuan, Gu Xiaoliu came back and told him excitedly, how good-looking, the sailors of the Great Song Dynasty in Jinshui River came to participate, and the spectators were like mountains, it was really the Son of Heaven and the people who were happy!
The Dragon Boat Festival in May is a big festival, the brown fragrance is full of streets, everyone has been to the festival, even Alima also took people to the street to play, only Xiao Ming stayed in Yinzhuang, at this time Xiao Ming missed his wife and son in Suzhou, but the day before yesterday he just used a flying kite to contact his family, and now he can only miss it, and then he is watching the accounts of Yinzhuang.
A brown fragrance suddenly smelled in his nose, Xiao Ming raised his head in surprise, but what he saw was Bing'er, Xiao Mingdong is very busy these days, and he is not used to being served, although Bing'er is his portable girl, she often can't see him, but she still stubbornly insists, that is, where Xiao Ming goes, she must also go there.
Bing'er held a few freshly cooked zongzi and gently handed them to Xiao Ming, Xiao Ming smiled slightly, Bing'er didn't speak, just peeled a zongzi and handed it to Xiao Ming, Xiao Ming opened his mouth and gritted his teeth to leave a fragrant mouth, the candied date osmanthus lotus seed filling, he also peeled a zongzi and handed it to Bing'er, both of them were silent, eating zongzi silently, but Bing'er was full of smiles, after the two of them ate all the zongzi, they were still unsatisfied! I couldn't help but look at each other and smile......
The Dragon Boat Festival always has someone to accompany you, even Alima saw Alia in Tianxianglou that day, and ransomed her the next day, telling Xiao Ming that it was the sister of a friend of his, I don't know why she was exiled to Bianjing, and now it is God's will to be rescued by herself, but he is meticulous to Alia, and today Alima accompanied her to play on the street.
Xiao Ming also specially blessed him, Alima is a white-clothed cannibal in West Asia, he has lived in war since he was a child, blood and killing have almost become a part of his life, but he also has feelings, and the arrival of Alya has made this big man in the Western Regions have a warm side.
Bing'er said to Xiao Ming: "Does the son miss his relatives at home?" ”
Xiao Ming said: "Yes, but now I have to do a big thing here!" ”
Bing'er sighed and said, "I hope that Childe's big things can be done smoothly!" Looking at the sunset on the horizon in a daze, Xiao Ming noticed Bing'er's expression and couldn't help asking, "Is Bing'er homesick?" ”
Bing'er shook her head, and Xiao Ming said: "I know you are all homesick, Alima has already approached me and said that I want to go back to the Western Regions, and they are also homesick!" I'm sorry I neglected your feelings! ”
Bing'er said: "Childe is a person who does big things, of course, you have to do big things well, I always thought that you will take me back to my hometown one day!" ”
"You're right, it's time for me to consider your wish to go home and have a look," he reached out and took Bing'er in his arms, caressing her hair, feeling quite sorry for this Xixia princess in his heart, as if to comfort her, Xiao Ming muttered: "It's almost over!" Soon! Tomorrow is the time to decide the big thing! ”
ps: The further down you write, the worse it is, the sentences are really difficult to write smoothly, it seems that now it's time to get to the road! ~