Chivalrous Song Dynasty

The housekeeper was furious immediately, and sneered, "Joke! Do you think I'm a fool? You don't even ask, how talented is my Grand Master Cai? Anyone who can be his teacher has long since died. Even today, he will ask us The grand master asked for calligraphy articles, so how could he hire someone else to be a teacher?"

What the steward said was really not wild words, so there is no need to mention the article. Who in the Song Dynasty could be a prime minister who was not talented and well-educated?They are all characters who can be teachers to the emperor.Speaking of calligraphy alone, Cai Jing is indeed higher than Song Huizong. There is a saying "Su Huang Mi Cai" from time to time, which means that the calligraphy of Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, Mi Fu, and Cai Jing represents the calligraphy level of the entire Song Dynasty.Now that Su Mihuang and the others are all dead, Cai Jing has become the only surviving calligrapher. It is not an exaggeration to say that his calligraphy is the best in the world at that time. (Note: Su Huangmi Cai is the "Four Schools of Song Dynasty". Later generations replaced Cai Jing with Cai Xiang because Cai Jun's voice was too stinky.)

Of course Li Qingzhao knew that Cai Jing was very knowledgeable, but Cai Jing had indeed invited her to Beijing to give lectures in a letter. Although he did not know who the student was arranged for her, it must not be Cai Jing himself.But how to explain this clearly to the housekeeper of the Cai Mansion?There is no evidence, she only hates that she didn't bring Cai Jing's autographed letter with her when she came out of her hometown in Qingzhou, so she is speechless right now.

Seeing Li Qingzhao's silence, the housekeeper extinguished his anger, leaving only a sneering expression on his face: "Okay, I don't think you are a relative of an ordinary family, so I don't have the same knowledge as you, so I advise you to leave quickly. Don't make trouble in front of the Grand Master's Mansion, or I will ask someone to send you to Kaifeng Mansion, and your husband's family will not look good at that time."

At this time, the sun was already three poles, and the lukewarm sunlight slanted on Li Qingzhao's face, but it couldn't dispel her helplessness.She and Bai Sheng were neither the first batch of visitors, nor the last batch. Just in the moment when they were blocked, five batches of visitors came one after another behind them.

These people are like old horses who know the way. They signed in skillfully, presented gifts, and then swaggered into the prime minister's mansion. When they passed by Bai and Li, their faces were particularly arrogant, as if they were superior to Bai and Li. .

Bai Sheng noticed that most of the gifts from these people were antiques, calligraphy, paintings, gold and jade pieces, only a few of them were handed over directly with a large number of gold ingots, but they could be exchanged for an unimpeded one.As for silver and copper coins, they are not seen here at all.

"Let's go, brother." Li Qingzhao sighed softly.

She finally gave up the fantasy of entering the mansion, and when she just turned around, she suddenly stopped in her tracks. Bai Sheng met her eyes and saw a Confucian scholar in his 30s approaching him. Carrying a bag in his hand.

The visitor looked at Li Qingzhao with kind eyes, and greeted warmly: "Qingzhao, why are you here? That's okay, we husband and wife will visit the grand master's condition together."

But when he saw Bai Sheng next to Li Qingzhao, his face suddenly sank, and he lowered his voice and said, "This is Bai Sheng, right? You have already escorted Zhuo Jing to the capital, why are you still entangled with her? What do you want to do?" "

Bai Sheng knew it was Li Qingzhao's husband Zhao Mingcheng just by hearing the voice, because he had heard this voice arguing with Li Qingzhao last night, so he immediately walked away a few steps, ignoring the other party's questioning.I said in my heart that I didn't want to come by myself, but your wife must let me accompany you, okay?If you want to ask you, ask your wife!

Li Qingzhao couldn't help being angry, but he didn't want to quarrel with her husband at the door of Cai Jing's house, so he just said coldly: "I didn't expect you to learn to follow suit!" Then he wanted to go around Zhao Mingcheng and chase Bai Sheng, but Zhao Mingcheng stretched his arm Stopped him, and said in a voice that couldn't be lowered: "What are you doing? Are you going to elope with wild men in public? You are shameless, but my Zhao family has shame!"

Li Qingzhao was furious when he heard the words, but he didn't want to tear apart Zhao Mingcheng in this kind of place, so he stopped and turned his face to the side, but from the corner of his eyes, he saw Zhao Mingcheng signed at the signing place first, and then put the baggage in his hand at the gift receiving place On the table, after opening it, there was a set of jade tea set, a jade pot, and six jade cups. He introduced to the recipient: "Each teacup is worth [-] guan, and the jade pot is [-] guan. More than [-] guan!"

Seeing this scene, Li Qingzhao couldn't help but sneered: "You are so willing! Why didn't I see that you were such a person at the beginning?" This set of jade pots is a family heirloom of her Li family. When Zhizhi was serving as the right prime minister, her father Li Gefei gave a gift to his in-laws, but Zhao Mingcheng unexpectedly took it to the Cai Mansion to give the gift.At this moment, she really felt worthless for her father, and also felt sad for her marriage.

Zhao Mingcheng didn't take it seriously, turned around and said in a low voice: "Don't you know why your father was dismissed from office? Now neither of our two families is an official. Seeing that I am about to become an official, how can I be implicated by my father-in-law? Wouldn't our family be ruined then?"

Of course Li Qingzhao knew why her father was dismissed as an official. Now above the court is Cai Jing's world. Those who follow it are rampant, and those who go against it perish. Her father was raped because he offended Cai Jing. Otherwise, how could she be like this? Eager to meet Cai Juqing?She just doesn't understand and doesn't bother to bribe.He didn't answer immediately, only responded with a silent sneer.

Zhao Mingcheng enlightened his wife, but he did not enter the mansion immediately, but turned his head to look at Bai Sheng who was not far away, and said with a condescending gesture: "What are you still doing here? Do you also want to enter the grand master's house?" House? You want fame but no fame, family background but no family background, money but no money, you are just a villager, you don’t even have the qualifications to stand here, you know that?”

After all, without waiting for Bai Sheng's answer, he pulled up Li Qingzhao's sleeves and walked towards the gate. Li Qingzhao wanted to struggle, but because of his weak strength and fear of being embarrassed in front of everyone, he could only turn around every step of the way. Zhao Mingcheng dragged him into the prime minister's mansion.

Bai Sheng stood alone on the side of the street outside the gate of Xiangfu, shook his head with a wry smile, and thought to himself, how could there be people who used money to pretend to be bullying in the Song Dynasty?Seeing two of the sixteen healthy servants walking towards him at the gate, he knew that they were coming to shock people after hearing Zhao Mingcheng's words, so he was about to turn around and leave when he heard a familiar voice behind him: "Do you want to go in? What? I can help you."

Turning her head, what she saw was Wanyan Wulu, who was wearing a purple sable fur, standing behind her handsomely, holding a big money bag in her right hand, and holding a huge gold ingot in her left hand.

Chapter 84 The Unbelievable Concealment

Under the sunshine, the gold ingot in Wanyan Wulu's hand was gleaming, and the two servants of Cai's mansion who came to chase Bai Sheng away saw them and retreated consciously, as if they just stood there for a long time and wanted to take a few steps out like.

Bai Sheng was different from them, his eyes only glanced at the ingot, he stopped looking at Yan Wulu, and walked straight up and down the road without saying a word to Wanyan Wulu.

Even if he really wanted to enter the Cai Mansion to slap Zhao Mingcheng in the face, he would never consider borrowing Wanyan Wulu's money.

"Why are you so narrow-minded? Didn't they apologize to you? Bai Sheng, are you still a man?" Wanyan Wulu followed closely behind Bai Sheng, and his words were full of resentment.

Bai Sheng stopped suddenly, Wanyan Wulu was caught off guard, and slammed into Bai Sheng's back, but he heard Bai Sheng say calmly: "Didn't I tell you? I, a toad, don't deserve to eat your swan meat, and I don't want to eat it from now on." , don’t follow me, okay?”

"Hey brother, the sun is coming out from the west. I can't even be tempted to see such a beautiful woman. Is this still Bai Sheng?"

A drake's voice suddenly came from a carriage on the side of the street, startling both Bai Sheng and Wanyan Wulu, but at the same time said pleasantly:

"Time shift?"

"elder brother?"

Wanyan Wulu stretched out his hand to uncover the curtain on the carriage. Bai Sheng was startled, and quickly grabbed Wanyan Wulu's wrist, and said in a low voice, "What are you doing? If you still want to harm my brother, you should first attack him." I come!"

Wanyan Wulu savored the feeling from his wrist, which was the warmth of Bai Sheng's palm. He couldn't help but go limp all over, and didn't want to make any struggles. He just looked at Bai Sheng with Yingying eyes, "Since you said so, I won't embarrass him. that is."

Bai Sheng sighed, thinking that this woman is really hard to deal with. Just as he was about to say something, he heard Shi Qian's voice coming from behind, "Brother, don't worry, she can't even catch me on a magic horse. What's more, it's on the street at the foot of the emperor? It's fine if I don't embarrass her."

Bai Sheng thought it was the same, at this moment Wanyan Wulu has no horse and no gun, even if she wants to make trouble, she won't be able to cause much trouble, and if it doesn't go well, she will have to involve herself in it.Feeling relieved, he let go of the woman's wrist, turned around, and saw Shi Qian standing behind him with a smile, holding a big gold ingot in his hand, which seemed to be from Wanyan Wulu's purse. stolen.

"Ah, you stole my gold!" Wanyan Wulu was shocked and angry.

Shi Qian stuffed the gold ingot into Bai Sheng's hand, and said, "I just stole your gold, what's wrong? You chased me and hid in Tibet, and I haven't settled with you yet. You have to be glad that I'm not Bai Sheng, brother. If you are as lustful as him, I will steal all your clothes and make you unable to come out, do you believe it?"

Shi Qian's words made Bai Sheng's face so hot that he stretched out his hand and shoved Shi Qian. He wanted to justify his name in his heart, but he said in a strange way: "What are you talking about, brother? Brother, I am lustful and I also pay attention to taste. I am Stealing a sow's clothes won't steal hers!"

Shi Qian was astonished, and said puzzledly: "Isn't it, brother? When did your eyes become so high? Brother, we must speak with conscience." At this point, he pointed at Wanyan Wulu and continued: "Only her How beautiful is she, how many can be found in the entire Song Dynasty who are comparable to her? Is it better than the fans in the brothels in Yuncheng?"

Even though she knew that Bai Sheng's words were intentional revenge, Wanyan Wulu still couldn't accept it. Although she was more happy to see the fact that Bai Sheng no longer pursued her, so as to complete the task assigned by her second brother, which woman would be willing to be hurt like this?At the moment, she was so wronged that tears rolled in her eyes, she didn't know whether she should retort or just endure it, but while hesitating, she became fond of Shi Qian.

Bai Sheng breathed out a bad breath, and his mood immediately improved a lot. He put his arm around Shi Qian's shoulder, "Let's go, let's find a place to catch up. By the way, how did you find me?"

"Didn't you ask me to wait for you in Bianliang? My brother, I will wait for your convoy at the Weizhou gate in the north of the city, so I knew as soon as you entered the city last night. I just saw that you were going to someone else's spring festival, so there was no rush." to bother you."

"What kind of spring festival moment? That's just staying overnight."

"Come on, you live in a woman's house, the ghost knows if you have a spring night with her? Besides, didn't her husband just say it in your face?"

"I'll wipe him, I can't explain this to you!"

"What are you explaining to me? I'm not interested in this kind of thing."

After hearing these words, Wanyan Wulu, who was following the two, felt mixed emotions in her heart. Of course, she hoped to see Bai Sheng get married with other women so that she would no longer be entangled with her, but why was she so sour?

There was a restaurant not far from the street. Although the entrance was blocked by official vehicles going to Cai Jing's house to give gifts, it was still open as usual. At this time, it was not time for dinner, and the restaurant was empty with no customers.The shopkeeper leaning against the door scolded Cai Jing in his heart for only caring about his own corruption and disregarding the life and death of the people. When he saw a customer coming to the door, he immediately lifted his spirits, and when he saw the gold in the customer's hand, he was even more ecstatic, "Big deal is here! "

Bai Sheng chose a table by the window and sat down, but made a traffic policeman's stop gesture to Wanyan Wulu who wanted to sit down, "Can you stay away from me? I want to catch up with my brother and I don't want others to hear it!"

Wanyan Wulu stamped her feet, walked angrily to a corner of the hall and sat down.The store clerk wondered, aren't these two men and a woman together?Why divide into two tables?

"What are you looking at, quickly serve food and wine! Is there any fat chicken? Don't care if it's roasted or stewed, just serve it up!" Bai Sheng knew that Shi Qian loved chicken the most, so he dismissed the gossip guy angrily, and then he lay down. In Shi Qian's ear, he asked, "Where is the thing you brought from Wei County?"

Shi Qian chuckled, and asked back, "Brother, could it be that you want that thing? Guess where I hid it."

"I can't guess, tell me quickly, that thing is very important!"

"Okay, I'll give it to you if you want it. That thing is too heavy. I guess it weighs seventy or eighty catties. It just so happens that I can't use it."

Bai Sheng was overjoyed: "I knew you were not mean to me, brother, tell me where you hid it."

Shi Qian turned to Bai Sheng's ear and said, "It's right here in the grand master's mansion facing the street. I buried it under Cai Jing's bed. How about it? Do you think this place is safe? I dare say that even if someone Knowing this, there is no way to steal it out, and it is even more impossible to rob it, I guess even Zhou Tong's martial arts can't beat the guards of the Cai residence."

"Ah?" Bai Sheng was stunned for a moment. Only Shi Qian could figure out the place where the dirt was hidden and do it.But isn't this setting yourself up for trouble?

Seeing Shi Qian looking forward to the application of praise, he gave him an annoyed sentence: "Thank you for thinking of it! Why didn't you hide it under the emperor's bed?"

"Uh..." Shi Qian didn't expect that what he got was not compliments, so he replied bitterly, "I really thought so at first, but that thing is too heavy, and it's more difficult to take it over the Great Inner City Wall."

"Okay, don't talk about Xie Yong, let me ask you, if I ask you to take it out now, can you take it out?"