beauty bible

Chapter 329 Conceited in life and death?

Sima Zhen and Li Ling took a trip out of Jinlin City. When they came back, Sima Zhen took Li Ling into a restaurant in Jinlin City.

In the box on the third floor of Shiqian Restaurant.

Sima Zhen ordered the meal: "Li Ling, what about you? What do you want to eat?"

Li Ling: "I've never been to this restaurant, and I don't know which dish is delicious. Please order it!"

Sima Zhen nodded, ordered a few more dishes, and softly told A Xia who was standing beside him.

Axia nodded and walked out without looking away.

It was very noisy in the restaurant.

The first floor of the restaurant was crowded, the second floor was also full of diners, and most of the private rooms on the third floor were also filled with diners.

Sima Zhen raised his hand to pour water for himself and Li Ling, shook his head and smiled: "I really haven't served anyone for a long time, Li Ling, you are fine, just sit still, just wait for me to serve you tea and water, the service is comfortable Comfortable clothes."

Li Ling raised his eyebrows: "I'll pour it for you next time."

Sima Zhen smiled and shook his head: "Don't you dare. The beauty in front of me is waving casually, and there are countless men in the world who are willing to go through fire and water for you. I do this because I am willing."

Li Ling raised his teacup and took a sip.

It is full-bodied barley tea.

"It tastes good," Li Ling said with a hint of doubt in his voice, "I thought that after this doomsday, there would be no places like restaurants in Jinlin City..."

Sima Zhen put the dark yellow tea on the table: "Look, this restaurant is overcrowded. If someone needs a restaurant, someone will open it, for example - me."

Li Ling almost spit out a mouthful of water: "You drive well? You are an emperor, and you actually open a restaurant?"

Sima Zhen shook his head and let out a breath: "There are so many people in Jinlin City, every inch of land must not be abused. Since I entered Jinlin City, every inch of land in Jinlin City has been controlled by me personally."

Li Ling tilted his head: "The landlord?"

Sima Zhen laughed: "If you do the math... well, yes, I am now the big landlord of Jinlin City. Except for what I donate to officials and lend to the common people, every inch of land belongs to me."

Sima Zhen said with a smile: "In Jinlin City today, all the restaurants and shops are opened by myself."

Li Ling murmured: "This feels quite strange..."

Sima Zhen sighed softly: "Troubled times use heavy codes. Many things, I have to cut the mess quickly, so many things are directly held in my own hands, and it is much more convenient to do things—"

Sima Zhen pointed to the opposite side outside the box: "For example, I want to try to build a ten-story building on the opposite side." Sima Zhen shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I don't know if the people from the Ministry of Industry are fully sure To build a building like that...but since the land is mine, I can take the time to try it. I don't mind giving them a lot of time to try it."

Hearing that the emperor said that he would build a fifteen-story building——Li Ling felt that Sima really looked like a landlord.

Li Ling's cheeks twitched: "Then what do you want to do after you build it?"

"Of course we will continue to lend to the common people..." Sima Zhenzhen took it for granted, "There are still many common people who cannot squeeze into Jinlin City. I have ordered people to dig out a hollow in the outer city of Jinlin City for them to live temporarily."

"Oh," Li Ling took a sip of barley tea and said involuntarily: "Since you want to hold a lot of things in your hands... why don't you accept Shen Lang's 40-strong army?"

After asking these words, the box fell silent for a moment.

After a while, Sima Zhen smiled: "You are the only one who dare to ask me this question..."

Li Ling licked his lips: "This matter involves the previous dynasty...can't you say it?"

Sima Zhen looked down at the barley tea on the table and took a breath: "I don't want to say it."

Just as Sima Zhenhua finished speaking, suddenly, a loud cry came from the box next door.

It seemed to be a man's drunken talk: "Wuuu...I think back then, I was a martial arts master in the capital, and I could spare one or two hours every three to five days to teach children a little martial arts in exchange for gold." silver……"

The middle-aged man yelled loudly: "I fight cocks and horses every day, and I spend my days in wine and flower shops. Every day I am happy like a fairy... Who would have thought that today! The sky is ruthless! The sky is ruthless! This doomsday suddenly came down! ... Now the good times are gone! All gone!"

Another middle-aged man in the box comforted: "Brother Li, don't be sad! Who didn't come here like this. Those of us who have martial arts, where can we find food and clothing...don't be sad!"

"I'm just uncomfortable..." The male voice at the beginning howled again: "What do you think we are living now? Huh? Don't talk about cockfighting and horse racing, no one is even opening a serious brothel. How can I live my life! I searched for a long time, but I can’t find prostitutes! What else can I do besides drinking and howling? Do you want me to drag a woman on the road to vent my anger? We are warriors... for generations. Never been so stupid!"

"Brother Li, that's enough! Stop howling. If you keep shouting, people might think you are dissatisfied with the present! Isn't this the end of the day? Of course the days are different from before..."

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo..."

The drunken howling continued in the next room...

Li Ling turned to look at Sima Zhen.

Sima Zhen sat motionless: "...If you have the energy to not kill zombies, how dare you mention this? I don't open brothels."

Li Ling lowered his head and smiled: "It's none of my business."

Not long after, Axia personally brought the food up.

Li Ling and Sima Zhen had lunch, opened the box and walked out.

At this time, two middle-aged men in the box next door came out supporting each other.

Seeing one of the middle-aged men, Li Ling paused slightly, she hesitated: "Master Wu?"

Hearing this, two middle-aged men with bowed heads raised their heads, and one of them saw Li Ling, with a flash of confusion and amazement in his eyes. After a while, the middle-aged man was stunned, and his expression changed slightly.

Sima Zhen stood beside Li Ling: "What's the matter? We know each other?"

A middle-aged man with disheveled hair and a flushed face, a middle-aged man with one hand hanging down, and his body drooping... It was the martial master who taught Li Jingshu and Li Zhi martial arts back then.

Back then, as the concubine of the Li family, Li Ling had a few encounters with this Master Wu.It's just that at that time, this mid-level Master Wu had never seen Li Ling, the little concubine of the Li family.

Li Ling remembered him.

Li Ling still remembered how much she wanted to practice martial arts when she was in the Li Mansion.She also fantasized that this martial master could teach her a trick or two.

Now that time has passed, Li Ling knew that the martial arts master who taught the two brothers and sisters of the Li family was originally surnamed Li.

Looking at the appearance of this middle-aged man named Li, one knew that he no longer recognized her, Li Ling.

Li Ling smiled slightly: "Let's go."

Sima Zhen nodded and left the restaurant with Li Ling.

After the two walked away, one of the middle-aged men stayed for a long time, looking at the middle-aged man with disheveled hair: "Brother Li, do you recognize those two nobles?"

The middle-aged man with loose hair was stunned on the spot for a long time: "There are so similar people in this world!"

"What? Brother Li recognizes a woman who looks similar to her stunning beauty?"

The middle-aged man with loose hair shook his head: "No, no." The middle-aged man smiled and said softly: "Brother, didn't I tell you that when I entered Jinlin City, I got a treasure."

The middle-aged man surnamed Li said mysteriously: "I got an ancient painting... It was an antique from 5000 years ago! Well... it must be a treasure of a famous artist! Guess, what is painted on it?"

"Could it be... the stunning beauty that looks similar to the stunning beauty we just met?"

"That's right!" The middle-aged man surnamed Li hooked his lips: "There is also a word on it, 'Yuan Jun Ji Li Xianzi'——Li Xianzi's name 5000 years ago, you have heard of it!"

The other middle-aged man nodded hurriedly.

The middle-aged man surnamed Li looked at the direction in which Li Ling and Sima Zhen left: "Look at the appearance of those two people just now, that man has always been noble, and he looks like a noble person who is either rich or noble. The man looked at that man again. The woman hides affection. Jinlin City is so big, if I see that man next time, I will definitely sell the painting of Fairy Li to this man... Just because Fairy Li is similar to the woman just now, maybe it is It can fetch an astonishingly high price."

……

Sima Zhen accompanied Li Ling for a day in Jinlin City. Because of Li Ling's appearance, the two stayed in the carriage for a long time.

On this day, Sima Zhen was smiling, and his whole body seemed to be immersed in joy and in high spirits.Only at certain moments, seeing the look on Li Ling's face, his face would freeze slightly.

At the climax of the moon, Sima Zhen sent Li Ling back to the Marquis of Anping.

After returning to the palace directly from the Marquis of Anping, Sima Zhen secretly summoned three imperial doctors.

Three grey-bearded old imperial doctors knelt in front of Sima Zhen, with hesitation in their eyes.

Sima Zhen put his hands on his knees and whispered: "Don't know?"

The old director of Taiyuan Hospital put his head on the cold stone slab: "Please forgive me for waiting for my incompetence..."

Sima really frowned.

The old dean raised his head and looked at Sima Zhen: "Your Majesty is in good health, but it seems that your brain has been injured... Has Your Majesty suffered a head injury recently?"

Sima really shook his head.

The old dean wrinkled his face and said, "Speaking of which, I have never seen such a pulse before. Please wait for your majesty to record the pulse, and check your majesty's pulse tomorrow to see if there is any change in the pulse." ..."

"That's it," Sima Zhen nodded and waved his hand: "Back off..."

Three old doctors with gray beards walked out slowly.

A Xia knelt in front of Sima Zhen, worried: "Your Majesty."

Sima Zhen's expression darkened, and after a long time, he chuckled lightly: "I can only think of two possibilities. First, someone in the palace poisoned me..."

"Your Majesty!" A Xia looked up at Sima Zhen, his face turned cold.

"Second," Sima Zhen lowered his head and looked at his own hands, and said in a daze: "...Is he conceited about life and death?"

(End of this chapter)