Chapter 117: King Rong
"Alas, it's good to be young!" Guo Fu, who was snuggling in her husband's arms, was half-hugged and half-hugged by him, suddenly heard her husband's sigh, couldn't help but raise her red pink face, looked at her husband, and couldn't help laughing: "Big brother, this is like an old man!"
"A husband is not old, but his heart is old!" Xiao Yuesheng was quite emotional, but he pecked Guo Fu's white red cheek, and suddenly made his words not convincing.
"Giggles, then you're an old man! That sour sour scolding just now was not wrong at all!" Guo Fu looked around, blushing and giggling, she was quite skillful, and she faintly heard the first few words of the group of scholars, but then she went farther and farther, and she couldn't hear it clearly.
Guo Fu has been married for a long time, and has already known the way of getting along with the husband and wife of Mission Hills Villa, not as respectful as others, but not taboo to laugh, her husband is easy-going and kind, likes to joke, and does not have the appearance of the head of the family, but the more so, the more respect and love their daughters are in their hearts.
At the noon table, Guo Xiang's face was quite cold, but his eyes didn't look at his brother-in-law, and the eyes that occasionally glanced at him were also touch-and-go, with disdain and deliberate coldness.
Guo Fu, who was sitting next to her, frowned secretly and had a headache, not knowing what this eccentric sister was thinking.
"Childe, the Zhang Zhang Sect of Longhu Mountain sent someone to send a post, saying that the altar was opened on the second day of the second month of February, and Gongzi was invited to watch the ceremony!" Xiao Yu sat beside Wan Yanping, holding a piece of blue ring cake in her small hand, and holding an ivory chopstick in her other hand.
"Hmm. Xiao Yuesheng held the jade cup in one hand, swaying slightly in front of him, his eyes staring at the gently rippling jade liquid in the cup, and enjoying the strong aroma of wine in his nose.
Although Guo Xiang, who was sitting next to Guo Fu on the other side, had a cold face, his small and delicate nose twitched from time to time, and he salivated at the mellow wine fragrance that permeated the surroundings.
She usually said that she didn't go out of the house with her younger brother in Xiangyang City to steal wine and drink, but unfortunately her talent for drinking was not good, even if she drank a lot, she liked the aroma of wine, but the amount of alcohol was much worse than that of the eldest sister, although Guo Fu drank a lot, but she drank a lot of alcohol, and she was deeply inherited from her father Guo Jing.
"Is the son going this year?" Xiaofeng wiped the corners of his mouth with a moon-white silk scarf, and his demeanor was elegant and demure, which made Guo Xiang on the side look very envious, and he couldn't learn such a temperament.
"Let's talk about it!" Xiao Yuesheng replied lazily, took a sip of the jade cup of wine, and slightly showed a look of intoxication, which made Guo Xiang, who was watching coldly, even more excited.
"Big brother should go, the right is to play!" After Yan Ping picked up the white jade wine jug, Ying Ying got up, poured wine for him, and persuaded him softly.
β...... The last time Mr. Guan Miao came to the villa to give a lecture, the eldest brother went out to play, he complained a lot, sarcastically mocking you, 'there are many nobles, there is no time to spare time, disdain for Longhu Mountain', the concubine is kind to coax, and sent three more jars of Biwu wine, he just hummed angrily, if the eldest brother does not go this year, when Mr. Guan Miao comes to teach in March, you don't hide again!"
The wine is poured into the cup from the pot, and the sound of Cong Cong is like the sound of a clear spring, which is in harmony with Wan Yanping's smiling voice, and the pervasive aroma of wine and the aroma of the food on the table are also integrated.
Mr. Guan Miao is the honorific title of the contemporary Zhang Zhangjiao in Longhu Mountain, and his humanitarianism is profound and profound.
At the beginning, Xiao Yuesheng was born to read the Taoist scriptures, and he had traveled all over the three mountains of Fuqi, Zhengyi Longhu Mountain, Shangqing Mao Mountain, and Yuan Shi Ge Soap Mountain did not escape its clutches, and all the Taoist texts were imprinted into his mind, and the three sects of the master also met friends with the Tao, and had a great friendship, and the three of them came to Guanlan Villa once a year to preach and teach the law to the people of the villa.
The conferral is very important for the Taoist priest, it is the first step to enter the door, the person who gets the gong, as recognized by the heavenly palace, such as the ID card of modern society, is awarded the Taoist priest, when the practice of fasting Jiao, can the chapter be enshrined to the heavenly court, in order to exorcise the ghost and serve the gods, those who are not awarded the urn, but it is difficult to pass through the heavenly court, in vain.
Xiao Yuesheng has participated in the opening ceremony of Longhu Mountain twice, but he has only seen it once, and he doesn't want to go again because he has no sense of novelty, but Mr. Guan Miao is cold on the outside and hot on the inside, and he is very similar to Xiao Yuesheng.
"Hehe, the opening ceremony is really boring, most of them are male Taoist priests, wearing the same Taoist clothes, very tasteless!" Xiao Yuesheng sipped the wine and complained in his mouth.
"Hehe, Childe's words are leaking, but it turns out that there are too many dry roads, not enough eye-catching, and I am not afraid of Xiang'er's shame!" Xiaoyu wiped the corners of her mouth with her slender onion fingers, wiped off the crumbs, gave Gongzi a charming white eye, and smiled softly at Guo Xiang with a cold face.
She also saw that Xiang'er had a different demeanor towards her son, and seemed to be angry, so she tried to reconcile.
Guo Xiang also smiled sweetly at Sister Xiaoyu, but when he glanced at his brother-in-law, he restrained his smile and replaced it with a disdainful look.
Xiao Yuesheng laughed, and didn't care, the youngest daughter's family, the mood is changeable, and it is okay to play with her temper, and it will disappear after a while, hehe...... I'm afraid that I heard the sound of my own intimacy with Fu'er outside the window in the morning, and I was ashamed and angry...... He chuckled at Guo Fu, who was troubled between his eyebrows, and signaled with his eyes that she didn't have to worry.
"Son, I heard that you knocked 100,000 taels of silver with the Murong family?!" Xiao Yue's eyes were bent into a crescent moon, wiping her upturned mouth with a silk silk, and her other small hand was caressing her belly under the table.
"Well, by the way. Xiao Yuesheng put down his wine glass, began to eat, and answered Xiao Yue's words lightly.
"Poof!" Guo Xiang hurriedly picked up the jade bowl and caught the soup that spewed out of her mouth, she had just drunk a mouthful of eight fresh soups.
"What's the matter, Xiang'er?!" Guo Fu hurriedly asked, the jade hand stroked her sister's back, patted it gently, and asked with concern: "Did you choke on the soup?"
Xiao Yuesheng hurriedly lowered his head, so as not to let his snickering face be seen by Fu'er, he was really concerned and confused, and he didn't see that his sister was shocked by 100,000 taels.
"Eldest sisterββ, I'm fine!" Guo Xiang's beautiful face crept into red, and he hurriedly pushed away the eldest sister's hand, feeling very embarrassed.
"Be careful, drink slowly!" Guo Fu put down his hand, complaining with concern.
Guo Xiang's chin was against his chest of considerable height, and he nodded indiscriminately, his forehead was lightly shaken, and his transparent and small nose was like a jade carving.
Guo Fu was so startled, and the rest of the women all thought that Guo Xiang was choked by the soup, and they all looked at Guo Xiang with concern, making her so ashamed that she couldn't raise her head.
Seeing Xiao Guo Xiang's face blushing with shame, afraid of annoying her, everyone pretended to be nothing, Xiao Yue leaned on the back of the chair, and asked with a smile: "What are you going to do with those 100,000 taels?"
"What did Xiao Yue say?" Xiao Yuesheng put a spoonful of eight fresh soup into her mouth, raised her eyebrows and glanced at Xiao Yue, the corners of her mouth raised slightly.
"Hehe, do you want to give it to Sister Xie?" Xiao Yue's crescent-like eyes sparkled and smiled slyly.
Xiao Yuesheng's wives are all very well-behaved, and Xiao Yue can see through the mind of the prince at a glance.
"Ping'er, what do you think?" Xiao Yuesheng glared at her with a smile, and turned his head to ask Wan Yanping, who was smiling slightly.
"Well, let the eldest brother be the master, I don't know if 100,000 taels is enough?" Wan Yanping didn't think about it, and there was no trace of emotion on Chu Chu's moving face.
She doesn't pay much attention to money, which is related to her origin, although she is the princess of the dead country, but the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, when the Jin country is dying, there are several groups of loyal people will transport a large amount of gold and secret treasures out of hiding, for the future use of the country, these treasures, the owner is Wanyanping.
Therefore, although she has been burdened with national and family hatred since she was a child, her life is full of fine clothes and food, she does not worry about food and clothing, and she never pays attention to things outside her body, such as money.
"One hundred thousand taels is more than enough to rebuild a vulture palace, Madame doesn't have to worry, if it's not enough, let Gongzi Ye knock on other people's bamboo bars again!"
Guo Xiang, who lowered his head, secretly thought in his heart, how much 100,000 taels of silver was, it was really unimaginable, but they said it like ten taels of silver, alas, it was really not worth money! If you tell it to your father and mother, I am afraid that it will also scare them! If you give it to your mother, I am afraid that those brothers of the beggar gang will not have to beg.
"Hehe, Xiaofeng has wronged me, it can only be regarded as receiving some compensation for Xiaolan, you can't give him the antidote in vain, otherwise, wouldn't it look very cowardly?!" Xiao Yuesheng took the silk scarf handed over by Yan Ping, and smiled at Xiaofeng while wiping his mouth.
"Childe, listen to Sister Fu, that Murong Yu is not bad!" Xiao Feng also wiped his snow-white little hands with a silk scarf, and his soft eyes stared at him slightly, carefully observing the changes in the expression on Gongzi's face.
"Oh, it's really good, but it's still far from you Xiaofeng!" Xiao Yuesheng's expression did not move, pretending not to know what was in her words, and administered the drug of praise.
Xiaofeng was quite resistant, pursed her lips and smiled softly: "Hmph, I'm afraid that someone will have the idea of getting both people and money!"
"Okay, this is a wonderful idea, the Murong family can have a piece of braised pork!" Xiao Yue clapped her little hands heartlessly, a little excited, and her crescent-like eyes sparkled, as if she had seen a golden mountain.
Except for Xiao Yue, the rest of the women looked at him with some meaning, and Guo Xiang was no exception.
Fortunately, Xiao Yuesheng was very thick-skinned, ignoring the eyes of the women, wiped his mouth, wiped his hands again, and said with a smile: "It's full! Xiaofeng's craftsmanship is still so exquisite...... Well, I'll go to Lin'an to take a look, the second brother and his wife are in the house of Taipingfang...... Fu'er, do you want to come with me?"
β...... Don't go, I'm going to tidy up the back garden with Sister Ping today. Guo Fu hesitated, but still held back a strong hope.
"Okay, don't be tired of yourself!" Xiao Yuesheng smiled, not reluctantly, but liked her approach quite a bit, husband and wife, come to Fang Chang, and Yu Wang suppressed it a little, the pleasure would be stronger, so he turned his face and asked Yan Ping, "...... The laurel tree in front of Shuanglin Temple is good, does the lady want it?
"Big brother ββ!" Wan Yanping glared at him angrily, afraid that he would come, there are two centuries-old towering ancient laurels in front of Shuanglin Temple, covering the sky, extremely rare, half of the name of Shuanglin Temple comes from these two ancient laurels, since he went there once, he has been thinking about the two old trees, and has been trying to move the place for them and steal back to the villa.
"Okay, let's just put them there...... When my husband goes to Lin'an this time, he must go to visit Zhang Lanzhi, let him give a lecture in our villa, and teach his wife the technique of catching flowers and stacking stones!" Xiao Yuesheng smiled busily, handed the silk scarf that he had finished wiping his hands to Wan Yanping, and was about to get up.
"That's a good idea...... Those ladies in the city respect him very much, but this Zhang Lanzhi surname is lonely and arrogant, no one can be moved, it depends on the eldest brother's ability?!" Xiaoyu stood up, walked to his side, gently helped him straighten his clothes, and then pursed his lips and chuckled: "Son, don't look forward to say hello to Sister Xie on our behalf!"
She saw that the princess had never mentioned Sister Xie's name, and she looked quite weak-hearted, seeing that the uncle and his wife were fake, and accompanying Sister Xie was true, so she couldn't help but tear off his pretense.
"Got it!" Xiao Yuesheng replied angrily, and then spit out two words sullenly: "Let's go!" and suddenly disappeared in place.
His extremely corrupt appearance caused all the women to giggle, and the hall was filled with crisp silver bells, which were extremely pleasant.
"Sister Xiaoyu, it's right in the middle of the matter!" Xiao Feng gasped, laughing with a flush of laughter, and admired.
Xiao Yu smiled quite reservedly, he knew that Gongzi's heart was like a floating cloud in the sky, let his surname come, I am afraid that more and more people will marry into the Xiao family in the future, and a table will not be able to accommodate it, which is not very good.
Xiao Yuesheng appeared in front of the palace hall, and as soon as he appeared, he could hear the intermittent sound of Cong Cong's piano, and the sound was peaceful.
Xie Xiaolan's figure suddenly appeared in his mind, she was sitting outside his bedroom, sitting in front of the bookcase in front of the window, pressing on the yaoqin with one hand, and holding a book in the other hand to look at it, slender jade fingers, plucking the strings from time to time, as if she didn't do it intentionally.
Xiao Yuesheng suddenly appeared in the bedroom.
In the bright sunshine through the window, Xie Xiaolan did not wear a robe, only a light violet shirt, reflecting her delicate face more and more white as snow, delicate and moving, sideburns like clouds, and skin like snow.
Outside the half-open window, there are a few plum branches gently shaking, and the fragrance of plum blossoms bursts into the house, blowing a few wisps of green silk on her cloud temples by the way, Xie Xiaolan sat in front of the desk, elegant in the quiet.
"Tianshan folds plum hands, hehe, it's still very serious!" Xiao Yuesheng glanced at the scroll in her hand, although it was behind her and couldn't see the cover, it couldn't stop his gaze.
Xie Xiaolan raised her head violently, stood up with her hands, protected her chest, and her whole body was really full of energy, and in an instant, she was already in a state of imminent attack.
"It's me!" Xiao Yuesheng hurriedly drank lightly.
"Heyββ!...... It's scared to death!" Xie Xiaolan saw the person behind him clearly, put down her palms, picked up the scroll thrown on the case, patted her high chest with the other hand, and glanced at him with some complaints.
Xiao Yuesheng smiled, did not refute, but her heart was slightly sour, seeing that she was like a frightened bird just now, it must have become a habit, and I am afraid that I have been extremely vigilant and cautious, like a tight string, ready to go at any time.
"Big brother came back early!" Xie Xiaolan just smiled at him, his eyes were soft, and he couldn't help but feel a little sweet in his heart, so he played with his tongue and made a small surname.
"Well, it's okay, have you had breakfast?" Xiao Yuesheng pretended not to understand the sarcasm in her words, took a piece of embroidered brocade, and sat next to Xie Xiaolan.
The faint fragrance of plum blossoms mixed with the faint fragrance of her body, making him feel a sense of tranquility, and his spirit was greatly relaxed, looking at her face closely, a faint flush seemed to gush out from the inside out, and the snow-white face seemed more attractive.
"......" Xie Xiaolan glanced at him with starry eyes, did not speak, and seemed to answer disdainfully.
"Hehe, what about lunch?" Xiao Yuesheng snatched the scroll from her hand.
On each yellowed piece of old paper is a simple portrait of a person posed in a certain pose, in which the red line and green line follow each other, and there are several lines of delicate small seal annotations next to it.
"I wanted to wait for my eldest brother to come back, but your housekeeper said that at this time, you will definitely not come back for lunch, let me not wait any longer, no, it will not be a while after eating!" Xie Xiaolan let him take away his precious secret, swept the green silk that fell next to his temples, and said gently.
She knew that this man's temper was not as gentle as his smile, and she couldn't force him too much, make him unhappy, and the little surname couldn't play around.
Xiao Yuesheng flipped through this Tianshan Folding Plum Hand Secret Book indiscriminately, and was snatched back by Xie Xiaolan's detective hand, seeing that he didn't cherish it so much, she was very distressed, according to his rude way of turning books, this long-aged secret book, the book is old and brittle, and if you are not careful, I am afraid that it will be destroyed in his hands.
"Hehe, Tianshan Folding Plum Hand, it's quite exquisite!" Xiao Yuesheng smiled, I don't know who created this Tianshan Folding Plum Hand, it does have its subtlety, no wonder the Ethereal Peak Vulture Palace can run rampant for a while.
Xie Xiaolan carefully put the secret note in her arms, and when she heard Xiao Yuesheng's words of praise, she couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth, and suddenly her face changed, and she exclaimed softly: "Ouch, that's right! Lao Tong said that when you come back, go to him immediately, as if something is wrong." β
"Oh?...... What about the two of them, second brother?" Xiao Yuesheng nodded, but sat still and did not move, but asked about Yang Guo and Xiaolongnu and his wife.
"Oh, they went out in the morning, saying that they were going to visit their friends outside the city, and that they would come back in the evening. Xie Xiaolan plucked the strings as white as silver.
"These two guys, they don't know how to accompany their sister-in-law, they just care about being happy!" he snorted and complained about Yang Guo and Xiaolongnu.
"Giggle...... Don't blame them, it's because I like to be quiet, I don't let them accompany me, sitting here alone, stroking the piano, reading a book, leisurely and reassuring, how good?!"
She smiled very gently and quietly, the sun came in through the window, shining on her snow-white face, as if there was a reflection, like a faint halo of cloud sideburns, showing a bit of holiness.
"Old boy!" Xiao Yuesheng smiled, as if to greet the person outside the door, his voice was not high, and then turned his head: "With Lao Tong here, Xiaolan doesn't have to worry about someone approaching." β
"Childe, the old slave is here!" Xiao Yuesheng's words had just fallen, and the soft voice of the old boy came from outside the door.
"Come in. As soon as Xiao Yuesheng raised his hand, the door suddenly opened.
"Yes!" Lao Tong's fat body stepped in lightly, walked in front of them, and bowed to Xiao Yuesheng.
"What a ...... do so many courtesies Tell me, what's going on, why are you in a hurry to find me?" Xiao Yuesheng moved Yaoqin in front of Xie Xiaolan to him, turned his back to him and asked.
"Childe, it's Prince Rong who is in a hurry to find you! I have sent someone over to urge you several times in the morning...... It looks like I'm in a hurry!" replied the old boy bowed and replied, his voice was soft and mellow, like a man and a woman, and neither a man nor a woman, with a unique charm, which was very pleasant to the ear.
"Oh?...... I'm in a hurry? I know! I'll say I'm not back yet! I'll talk about it in the evening!" Xiao Yuesheng pressed the strings, thought about it, made a decision, and began to tune the strings.
"Yes...... The old slave retired!" The old boy did not pause at all, and simply agreed, knowing the opportunity to retire.
"Oh, by the way, go to King Rong's Mansion to get some delicious food and give Mrs. Lan a taste!" the sound of the piano sounded, accompaniment to his words.
"Yes!" the old boy drifted back, and the door closed slowly and automatically without wind as he left, but it was the work of the old boy.
Although Xiao Yuesheng was tuning the piano and auditioning in front of the Xuan window, Xie Xiaolan twisted her delicate body to observe the old boy, and after a careful look, she knew that what her husband said just now was true.
This old boy's skills are really unfathomable, far more than himself, and his inner breath is strange and unpredictable, but he has reached the realm of wonder, his voice is peaceful, and it is extremely comfortable to listen to.
"Big brother, do you know Lord Rong?" Seeing that the door was closed by Lao Tong Lingxu, Xie Xiaolan turned her head to look at her husband, blinking her starry eyes, revealing a deep curiosity.
"Hmm. Xiao Yuesheng closed his eyes lightly, his fingers stroked slowly, and the sound of the piano was clear, like the bright sunshine outside the window.
"Big brother ββ!" Zhang Qingyun couldn't appreciate the sound of the piano, and tugged at the corner of his sleeve with his little hand, with a somewhat coquettish tone.
"For a while, my husband lived in the house next to the West Lake, and I always fished on the edge of the West Lake, but I didn't expect to meet an old man who was also good at fishing, and inadvertently saved his life.
Xie Xiaolan looked at him again and again, as if she didn't believe it.
"Big brother, how could he go fishing on the edge of the West Lake alone?" her starry eyes widened, looking at her husband deeply.
"Hehe, haven't you heard that there will be no seeds?...... This Rong Wang Ye is Jinshang's own brother, the two are Yan Wang Defang's lineage, they have declined, their family is not wide since they were young, and then they are quite miraculously sitting on the throne, Rong Wang Ye followed Jin Shang to dip into the light, brocade clothes and jade food for a long time, he may miss his childhood!" Although his words were a speculative tone, what he said was the inner words of Rong Wangye.
As soon as people get old, it is very easy to miss the old days, King Rong will never forget the scene when the two brothers went to the river to catch fish when they were young, and when they are old, they can't tolerate catching fish, so they replace catching fish with fishing.
"Since he has an urgent matter, why doesn't the eldest brother hurry up and take a look?"
"Huh...... Don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry......" Xiao Yuesheng closed his eyes, his fingers plucked faster, and the sound of the piano became very urgent.
Xie Xiaolan knew that her husband was in such a posture, but she didn't want to say more, although she still had a full stomach, she could only keep her mouth shut, pick up a geographical chronicle from the case, listen to the sound of the piano, and read it slowly.
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