Chiang Mansion

In front of the mansion of Jiang Zongfang, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, an ox cart stopped.

At this time, it was the morning, the street in front of Jiang's Mansion was full of people, there were a few cars parked on the side of the road, and I don't know if it was a car that entered the mansion to visit people.

The Yedao people who followed him took two steps forward and said to the Jiang Mansion family at the door: "My lord is the acting marquis, and he sent a letter of worship to the mansion before, saying that he came to visit this morning, and now he came as promised, please go in and say goodbye." ”

"The little one has seen the Hou Ye!" The family Ding hurriedly saluted Su Ziji respectfully, and said, "The little one will go in and report it!"

Not long after entering, he trotted and met a young man who was about to go out, and when the young man saw his panicked appearance, he immediately stopped in a deep voice: "What is so alarmed?"

"Young master, it's the Marquis here!" the family hurriedly returned.

"Daihou is here?!" The young man was startled when he heard this, he went to visit friends outside the city a few days ago, and only came back today, he really didn't know that Su Ziji had sent a post, as an official eunuch's son, he also knew what it meant for Daihou to come to Jiang's mansion in person, he was uneasy, and hurriedly asked: "Daihou is here alone?"

Jia Ding replied: "The Dai Hou sent someone to send a message of worship yesterday, saying that he came to visit the master this morning, and now he only came with an entourage. ”

"Well, I know this, and I'll go and tell my father. The young man quickly stepped into the main courtyard.

As soon as he entered the flower hall of the main courtyard, he was stunned by the two people in the flower hall except for his father, and when Jiang Shilang asked what happened, the young man was relieved: "Father, the representative marquis is here!"

"The Daihou is here?!" Jiang Shilang also stood up abruptly when he heard this.

The next moment, he said to the two guests on the side with a little nervousness: "Gonggong Zhao, Huang Guard, this, this Daihou will hand over the invitation yesterday, the official really doesn't know why, and the Pingjapanese official has nothing to do with the Daihou, this ......"

"Hahahaha!" Zhao Gonggong laughed sharply, the voice was really a little ugly, but the people in the room could only endure it.

Especially the Jiang father and son, when they encountered such a thing, they had already put their hearts in the oil pot, and they were extremely uncomfortable.

was not targeted by Zhao Gonggong, Dai Hou came to the door, this matter is nothing, but yesterday as soon as Dai Hou sent a post, it attracted the attention of the palace, Zhao Gong Guild came, it means that the emperor has paid attention to this matter, and as a waiter of the Ministry of Rites, although it is not an important position, and the identity is not sensitive, but if they can choose, Jiang's father and son naturally do not want to be so involved in the whirlpool of seizing the heir.

"Daihou, Daihou, you really hurt the old man, don't come to recruit the old man. Jiang Shilang cried out in his heart.

Zhao Gonggong laughed and said directly to Jiang Shilang: "Since it is time to catch up, then our family can't leave, and I plan to listen to it again." Jiang Shilang invited the representative marquis into the flower hall. ”

"By the way, Lord Jiang can try to lead the topic to the government in a while. As if seeing that Jiang Shilang wanted to end this meeting as soon as possible, Zhao Gonggong seemed to smile and reminded him again.

After speaking, he ignored Jiang Shilang's increasingly anxious expression, and took the guards to hide in the secret room next to the flower hall.

It is said that it is a secret room, but it is actually a changing room, and some literati with conditions often like to change their clothes before painting or having inspiration to write poems, and to paint and calligraphy with a pious heart.

Last night, I learned that the representative marquis would come to visit, Zhao Gonggong had already asked people to renovate the inside and outside a little, although the room was closed, and there was a landscape painting blocked outside, so that people could not see that there was a door behind, but because there were pipes inside, and there were other organs, it was possible for the people inside to hear all the sounds outside, and they could also see the scene in the study.

It's already like this, what else can I do? Go and invite someone in!

Jiang's father and son glanced at each other, and they both sighed secretly.

Jiang Shilang personally walked out quickly, and the door was open to welcome the arrival of the Daihou.

Waiting for Su Ziji to be invited in, he came to the flower hall, after the guests and hosts were seated, the servants served tea, and Jiang Shilang was listening to the two people not far away, and even his expression was slightly stiff.

But in the end, he has been an official for many years, and when he meets Su Ziji's eyes, he can even look natural.

He asked, "I don't know what happened when Master Hou came?"

"It's not a big deal. Su Ziji smiled and said, "I heard that Master Jiang has some research on calligraphy and painting, so I came here to ask for advice." ”

"Don't dare to ask for advice. Jiang Shilang was busy and modest.

Thinking of Zhao Gonggong's reminder, he could only bite the bullet and say seemingly naturally: "It's that a coup d'état occurred in Yingguo some time ago, which caused discussion among the princes of the DPRK and China, I don't know what Hou Ye thinks about this?"

Su Ziji smiled slightly: "This kind of thing, there are people in the court who are in charge, and Benhou has not been ordered to participate in politics, how can he discuss it at will?"

Speaking of this, he seemed to find that his tone was a little stiffer, and he softened his tone again, and said: "Besides, Ben Hou doesn't understand this kind of thing, and it's a joke to say it." ”

His eyes fell on a painting not far away, and he said, "This painting is not bad, but it is the work of Wen Zhiqing of the former dynasty?"

Zhao Gonggong, who was looking at Su Ziji after the painting, subconsciously became cold and hurriedly restrained his mind.

Not to mention how Zhao Gonggong sighed, Jiang Shilang, who also trembled in his heart after hearing Su Ziji's words, suddenly didn't dare to try it anymore.

He didn't know whether he had guessed anything when the Marquis replied like this, or if he really didn't want to talk about the government with him.

"Could it be that the Marquis came here just for calligraphy and painting, not to make friends with me?"

Jiang Shilang guessed in his heart, and couldn't help but think of the rumors about this representative marquis during this time.

"I heard that the Marquis has been collecting all kinds of calligraphy and paintings in order to draw a thousand pictures for the emperor, could it be that he came here this time for this reason? Is it that I guessed wrong before?"

Thinking like this, Jiang Shilang smiled: "Hou Ye is really extraordinary in his eyes, this painting is indeed the work of Wen Zhiqing of the previous dynasty." ”

"Now that he has said this, Ben Hou is going to brazenly mention this intention. ”

Su Ziji didn't seem to notice the discord in the hall, and continued to Jiang Shilang: "I heard that Lord Jiang's house has the calligraphy of Xianchu and Uncle Xu Banshu's Baifu Birthday? ”

Lord Jiang was shocked when he heard this, and when he saw that Su Ziji finished speaking, he waited quietly, he didn't dare to reply immediately, but said that he would think about it.

Su Ziji lowered his head to drink tea, and taking advantage of this opportunity, Master Jiang subconsciously looked towards Zhao Gonggong's hideout, because he was a little closer, and from the position where he was sitting, he could faintly see the small half of Zhao Gonggong's face after opening the corner of the calligraphy and painting.

Zhao's father-in-law looked at him, and he made Master Jiang understand.

He coughed lightly, and when Su Ziji looked up, his expression was embarrassed: "Master Hou, it's not that the lower officials don't want to cut their love, it's really that these two collections are very important to the lower officials, and they can't be ceded to the Hou Ye." ”