Oh, my God...... It's too late......

Shen Hong only said this to him today? Or had it always been like this before, but he didn't find out?

Lin Piao nodded, leaned on the softer backrest, closed his eyes and began to recuperate.

After more than a week of such days, they finally arrived at Shangjing, which seemed so far away that it seemed that they could never reach it.

Lin Piao would ask the coachman every day how long it would take to get to Beijing, and the coachman would say, it's almost fast, it's not far from Beijing, but he hasn't arrived every day, as if the road is getting farther and farther, and Shangjing is always on the horizon.

"It's time to go to Beijing!"

Lin Piao closed his eyes in the carriage and heard the shouting of the coachman outside, and a spirit opened his eyes, hurriedly rushed out, poked his head out of the crack in the door, and was blown by the cold wind, and all his sleepiness was awakened.

The four sides are still empty, but unlike other desolate roads, you can see houses with blue tiles and white walls in the distance, hills and fertile fields, and some pavilions and pavilions set up in the snowy forest, showing some outlines in the distance.

"Is this out of town? Why are there so many fields? ”

"It's outside the city, and these fields belong to those big officials in Shangjing, as well as those mansions." The coachman pointed: "It's theirs, too, and will be given to their housekeepers, who come out once in a while to stay." ”

Although the coachman was from the state capital, since he could be this coachman, he naturally had been to Beijing and explained to Lin Piao back and forth, although he didn't know who the fields and mansions belonged to, anyway, they belonged to the big officials.

"The senior officials in Shangjing are very particular, if they are in the outer room, they will not be put here, it is too far, they are the outer room, and they have to set up a courtyard in Shangjing."

The coachman has a limited understanding of this matter, but he has a certain right to speak: "When I came to Beijing a few years ago, there was a little brother who was very beautiful, and his family wanted him to marry him to Shangjing, so I specially instructed him to find a good family in Shangjing. ”

The coachman lowered his voice, and as soon as Lin Piao heard his tone, he knew that there must be a turn for the worse in this matter, and he immediately became curious: "What's wrong?" ”

"This young master is strictly controlled at home, and there is a big brother above, and his father does not allow them to be together, so he asked his eldest brother to come forward and deal with this matter, but that little brother is very good at pestering people, so he turned his head and took down the eldest brother, and changed him to a better house to keep outside.

"So wonderful?" Lin Piao was a little dumbfounded when he heard this, and he admired it a little, you must know that climbing the bed is not without any technology, the big man's bed is difficult to climb, and if he can't keep it, he will have to worry about his life, and it is not an emotional dispute at all, it is completely a workplace struggle.

Jumping ship jumping extremely fast, seizing opportunities extremely accurately, rising rapidly, and not dragging mud and water at all, no wonder he can get mixed up in Shangjing.

"There are many such things in Beijing, there are many rich men here, and beautiful women and brothers are even more beautiful."

In the places where power is most concentrated, money and beauty are piled up all over the ground as if they were worthless.

Lin Piao nodded, retracted into the carriage, and his face was a little unbearable due to the cold wind, so he returned to the carriage and covered his cheeks and forehead with his hands.

Shen Hong watched his movements from the sidelines, covering his cheeks and holding his little face.

Lin Piao glanced sideways and found that Shen Hong's eyes were so gentle that they could drip water.

Why did you suddenly look at him with this look?

He's just warming himself up......

Lin Piao found that this kid was a little weird, maybe it was in the eyes of a lover, but thinking of the words that came out of a lover's eyes, Lin Piao was even more embarrassed.

The car drove all the way to Shangjing, Lin Piao opened the window, and looked outside from time to time to make sure of the scenery.

When we arrived at the gate of Shangjing, we saw the tall and magnificent city wall and the gate that was wide open and heavily guarded, and everyone who entered and exited had to check their identities and the goods they were carrying.

They were dressed in iron armor, and they looked imposing, and even their height was not comparable to that of the guards in small places, and it seemed that their per capita height had increased a lot.

When the carriage arrived at the gate, they got out of the car to be inspected, and showed them all the things they had prepared, and after knowing that Shen Hong and Erzhu had come to Beijing to catch the examination, the guards who had not been smiling and even had some fierce spirits had a much better attitude towards them, and simply checked their salutes, and then said a few words to Shen Hong's Erzhu, and even kindly told them to find a place to settle down when they entered Shangjing, and not to stay in an inn near the city gate, but to look for some inside, which was more affordable and cheaper.

Shen Song and Erzhu got off one by one, then packed up their things, got into the carriage and continued to go inside, while Lin Piao sat in the carriage and continued to look at the scenery outside.

The road to Beijing is really wide, wider than the state capital, both sides are not only prosperous and lively, but also quite forced, the buildings are lined up one after another, at a glance, from near to far, the farther away the place the higher the building, in the distance is the outline of some palaces, a high tower is erected between heaven and earth, there is indeed some feeling of the heavenly palace building.

"It's so pretty......"

Lin Piao couldn't help but sigh with emotion, and looked back at Shen Hong: "Shen Hong, look, that tower is so beautiful." ”

Shen Hong leaned over and glanced at it, and nodded: "It's really beautiful." ”

"From that tower, you should be able to see the whole of Shangjing."

Shen Hong said to him: "That is the tower of the heavens, is the emperor of the sages built, he has been virtuous all his life, only in his later years obsessed with immortality, dreamed of a nine-day fairy into a dream, with him to teach the way of longevity and long-term vision, he the emperor of the sages obsessed with cultivation, then someone proposed, build the tower of climbing, can be closer to the sky, let him better practice, the emperor abdicated on the tower to practice for three years, day by day on the tower to see the prosperity of the world, and then there is a day on the Yuan Festival, he saw the lights below, want to go down the tower to see, and the people have fun, he left the tower, under the tower spent three days in the world, and then feathered in the palace and ascended to the immortal. ”

Lin Piao opened his mouth, and his mood was very complicated for a while, whether it was the tower, the people, or this story, all of a sudden, this prosperous place set off another kind of unbearable sadness in the heights.

Lin Piao didn't know why, he felt sad.

Whether it was the emperor who stood at the pinnacle of power and did not want to die, or the people gathered the strength of all the people just to build him a place for him to practice and meditate, or in the end, the emperor was still the same but did not have a mortal heart, and died in the world.

These elements are very sad, and they belong to the history books, which are not experienced or understood by mortals.

"Then, that tower, civilians can't go up to play, can they?"

Lin Piao is more concerned about this.

"Yes, it really can't, but if you are an official in Beijing, it is also a common thing to ask for a favor." Shen Hong didn't know much about it, after all, what he knew about Shangjing was only in the family system in Shangjing, all kinds of relationships, and some information about the Ascending Tower, all of which he had seen in books, and in the records he had read, several famous ministers had been rewarded for entering and leaving the Ascending Tower, and eunuchs had also done so, and ten years ago, Princess Jinghe had a feast at the Ascending Tower, entertaining many Taoist priests, but the threshold would not be too high.

The carriage continued inward, and Lin Piao looked at Shen Hong: "Shall we go find an inn to live in first, or do you have to visit the Han family first?" ”

"Let's go to the inn first, settle my sister-in-law, and then I'll go to Han's house."

No matter what the name, he and Han Xiu are classmates, and it is appropriate to visit him.

Under the introduction of the coachman, they went to the inn that the coachman knew, where they settled down first, the coachman led the horse to the backyard to feed the forage, Lin Piao and the second aunt went upstairs to rest, Shen Hong and Erzhu put their things in place, and then took Erzhu to visit the Han family.

Lin Piao finally slept in a solid bed again, thinking that they had finally arrived in Beijing, and that they would no longer have to travel tirelessly, and he was so happy that he couldn't help but smile easily.

"It's easy in the back, and you don't have to rush anymore." Lin Piao fell on the bed and stretched his waist to stretch his muscles.

The second aunt also smiled and said: "Yes, I finally have a comfortable life, I don't like to move in winter, but I have to hurry, I have seen all the way, there are really a lot of people selling food, all kinds of big restaurants and small restaurants, the houses are also beautifully built, exquisite, when I went to the state capital, I felt that the best place in the world was the state capital, and now when I arrived in Beijing, I knew that there was such a good place in the world, no wonder anyone who had a little ability had to mix in a big place." ”

Lin Piao and the others hadn't been lying down for long when there was a knock on the door outside, and Xiao Er said respectfully outside: "The housekeeper of the Han family has come to find the two ladies." ”

Lin Piao was so excited that he already wanted to remove the word "wife" from this world.

The second aunt also felt strange, so she walked to the door and opened the door: "What kind of Han family steward?" ”

As he spoke, a gentle voice came from the side: "When the distinguished guest comes, how can you live in such a place, please don't dislike it, go into the house to rest." ”

The second aunt was surprised and delighted that the other party was so polite, and she was still from the Han family, she had a very good impression of Han Xiu, and she knew that Han Xiu was a nobleman from a place like Shangjing, and the people were very enthusiastic, and there was no reason to refuse, so she asked: "Did Shen Hong let us go?" ”

"Yes, the carriage is ready outside, what are the salutes? Tell the people below to take it. ”

Lin Piao got up and went to the door to see that he was a faceless person, but his temperament was very good, and he could completely see that he came from a family like the Han family, even if he was just a steward, he could be a great person in the state capital, but now he came to invite them.

Lin Piao wanted to go out with him, but he thought of the time when he was in the state capital before, Shen Hong asked the carriage to pick them up, because it was a road that he didn't know and people didn't know, and he was uneasy along the way, and later he told Shen Hong that he thought he was worried about whether he had been deceived, and he was a little frightened, so Shen Hong said that if he called someone to pick them up in the future, he would let an acquaintance or bring a token to pick them up.

Acquaintances are certainly not there .

"Is there a token?"

The steward was slightly stunned: "My is indeed the steward of the Han family, and the shopkeeper here knows me, and if the lady doesn't believe it, you can let the shopkeeper come up and speak." ”

The junior on the side also hurriedly said: "Madam, the person in charge of Wei is indeed the manager of the Han family, in this Shangjing, whoever dares to pretend to be someone from the Han family to come out and deceive is not to live, madam, you can rest assured." ”

Lin Piao felt a little strange, did Shen Hong forget? But Shen Hong is such a meticulous person, and his memory is very good, it is unlikely that he will forget such a thing, or does he trust the Han family too much because of Han Xiu?

But there was no token, Lin Piao didn't want to move: "You go get the token, or let Shen Hong pick us up, he is young and strong, and it won't be in the way to run two more times, I'm too tired, lie down and rest first." ”

Lin Piao went back to the house, and lay down again, and the second aunt felt anxious when she watched from the sidelines, and couldn't stop apologizing to Steward Wei, feeling that she couldn't get by, after all, people came to pick them up with people and carriages, which was too kind to others.

No matter what the Wei steward said, Lin Piao only said that he wanted to rest first, and asked him to call Shen Hong or Erzhu to pick him up.

Lin Piao lay down and didn't move, and the second aunt had no choice but to close the door, lest people outside see him lying on the bed.

Steward Wei persuaded him several times, but he couldn't persuade him, as if he was a little helpless, but he didn't continue to say anything, and Shanzi kept outside and said something smooth and nice.

Closing the door, the second aunt was a little upset: "Isn't it not good to blow people's kindness outside?" ”

Lin Piao nodded: "The truth is naturally this truth, but we don't know people, and we don't know the earth, if they are some kind of bad people, won't we be finished?" It's okay to be cautious, if we take too precautions, when Shen Hong or Erzhu comes, we apologize to that Wei steward and ask him to be considerate, and he won't bother with us in the future. ”

Saying that, Lin Piao retracted his hands and feet pitifully: "After all, we are just weak women and weak brothers, and we are helpless here, what can we do." ”

The second aunt patted him on the thigh and scolded him: "The oil cavity is slippery." ”

Lin Piao waited in the inn for a while, and after a while, the steward came to knock on the door again, saying that Shen Hong and Erzhu had something to do at Han's house and couldn't come over, so he could rest assured.

Lin Piao originally just wanted a guarantee, but when the steward spoke like this, Lin Piao's suspicion came up, saying that he would not go out for fear of killing pigs.

Shen Hong and Erzhu have a lot of things on their bodies, and things like sachets and handkerchiefs are all embroidered and used at home, they are all familiar things, and they can be taken at will, how can such a simple thing be that he has already sent someone to ask for it, Shen Hong didn't pay attention to it at all, just sent him away with a light sentence to reassure him.

In the past, Lin Piao would not have believed such words, not to mention that now, he knew that Shen Hong liked him, and Shen Hong could not do this to him when he was obviously worried.

Lin Piao and the second aunt stayed in the house, and after a while, the steward seemed to have no choice but to leave, and there was no such intense scene as he imagined when he broke into the door and had to take them away.

Lin Piao and the second aunt breathed a sigh of relief in the house, and after a rest, they saw that Shen Hong and Erzhu still had no intention of coming back, so the second aunt went back to her room first to rest and lie down for a while.

When the second aunt woke up from a nap, she came to Lin Piao's house again, and they ordered some snacks and snacks to pass the stomach first.

"It's not dinner yet, so let's eat something to fill our stomachs, and we don't know if they'll come back for dinner, but if they come back for dinner, we'll eat together."

Lin Piao nodded, they had no opinion on this matter, they tasted the dim sum, and I have to say that the dim sum in Shangjing is exquisite, that is, the most ordinary chestnut cake, which is pressed round with a mold, with a delicate and beautiful pattern on it, and it can be seen that the mold is carved extremely delicately.

"The taste is also good, I don't know what is added, I always feel that it is more delicious than the chestnut cake in the state capital." Lin Piao couldn't help but comment.

The second aunt nodded: "There is a soft energy, but it is very dry, not added by adding more water, it is really hard work." ”

When they do catering, they naturally know that these things are indispensable in terms of kung fu and recipes, and if they know, it may be a matter of adding more things, but they can't figure out how this small gap is made if they don't know how to figure it out.

After they finished their snacks and chatted for a long time, they watched the sun's rays gradually disappear before Shen Hong and Erzhu returned to the inn.

They went upstairs and first came to look at Lin Piao's door, knowing that under normal circumstances, the second aunt would stay in the same room with Lin Piao to eat and talk.

Lin Piao opened the door and saw them returning: "Have you eaten?" ”

When Shen Hong saw him ask, he knew that they hadn't eaten yet, so he said, "I specially rushed back to have dinner with my sister-in-law." ”

Erzhu was beside him and stopped talking, they had obviously eaten in Hanfu, they went to visit Hanfu, Hanfu had to invite them to dinner, they were kind but naturally agreed, but Shen Hong said that they had just come to Beijing, and they still had many things to do before they settled, so they asked them to set dinner early, and they had dinner and chatted with Han Xiu and a Han family brother for a while before returning.

However, it is true that they only cared about talking in the Han Mansion, and it was true that they did not eat much, and it was nothing to eat again with their mother and sister-in-law when they came back.

Erzhu thought about it and felt that it was reasonable, so he didn't say anything more, Lin Piao and the second aunt went to order food, and after a while, they came back to sit down and told Shen Hong about the fact that the Han Mansion invited them to live during the day.

Erzhu was a little surprised: "When we went to Hanfu, Han Xiu's father was also at home, and he also came out to meet us, and then said that he would invite his mother and sister-in-law to live in Hanfu, so that we don't have to look for a house outside. ”

When Lin Piao heard the answer, he felt that the matter made sense: "Then fortunately I didn't go over, otherwise it would have been embarrassing." ”

Erzhu said: "It shouldn't be, the Han family is still very warm, even if they go, they are hospitable, and they came up with this idea by themselves, just live there, what's so embarrassing." ”

When Shen Hong heard these words, he never said anything, just drank tea silently, and then said: "Sister-in-law did the right thing, we came to Beijing, if we eat and live in someone else's house, it will be too much of a nuisance." ”

Lin Piao nodded, didn't say anything, knowing that there might be other ways to say this, but now that Erzhu was in front of him, even if he discussed it, he might not be able to understand, this fool couldn't hold back in his heart, but it was not good to show his face so that others could see it, it was better to have a clear face like this, and no one would come to embarrass him.

When the second aunt came back and sat down, they waited for the food for a while, and when it was ready, they asked the second child to bring up a hot charcoal basin and put it under the table to roast a fire.

They ate this meal warmly, and each drank a bowl of the restaurant's signature Tianma chicken soup, and their backs were warm, so they asked Xiao Er to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, and then took advantage of the heat on their bodies to open the window to ventilate, disperse the charcoal gas, and go out with some fresh air.

The second aunt went back to the house to rest, they agreed to have a good rest today, and then go out early tomorrow morning to take a stroll, take a look at the scenery of Shangjing, and then look at the house in Beijing, they calculated clearly, because it is five people to live, it is enough to get a small yard with five rooms, each room does not need to be too spacious, just enough, the plan is to find a small and delicate yard, the price is also better to be more appropriate, not too scary.