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The next day, rest day.

In addition to cold food, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Winter Solstice, the long holidays from Zhengdan to Shangyuan Festival and Longevity Festival, the Jin Dynasty had a rest on eleven days, that is, one day off on the tenth, twentieth, and end of each month, which was much more relaxed than the previous dynasties. .

Shamao Street got its name from the fact that during the reign of Emperor Xianzong, there was a merchant surnamed Li who repaired hair crown hats and women's hairpin hairpins with delicate and dexterous craftsmanship.Later, through Yingzong, Gaozong, Xuanzong and Chengzu, the number of officials increased day by day, and the mansions grew bigger and bigger and repeatedly exceeded the system. Chengzu ordered people to circle a few streets and built mansions and courtyards for the senior officials in Beijing according to the system. Street is one of them.

Most buyers and sellers are transparent in mind, will plan carefully and know how to do everything.On weekdays, they set up stalls in the busy market, and when it was the official's turn to rest and holiday, they rushed to the important intersection of Shamao Street with their suitcases early, and often blackmailed a few big-bellied, fat-headed and big-eared officials in less than a stick of incense. , Earn a lot more than in the past.

Tianshui Lane is not far from Shamao Street, but it is not close either.

Tangci had left the house early, and now he just wandered to the intersection of Shamao Street, so there must be another secret.Looking up at the sun, I had another plan in my heart, and I would grab a handful of Jiaqingzi 1 or taste fruit tea at the roadside stall, petting the puppet for a while, and for a while. Kicking the bamboo ball, the silver did not take out half a penny.

"Sugar seller! Sugar seller!" The peddler yelled for a while, seeing a young man with handsome facial features stop in front of the booth, sharply glimpsed the beautiful jade on her waist, and worked harder, "Young master, young master! Ten Text one, no sweet no money!"

Tang Ci originally looked at his distilled nose for fun, but after a few more glances, he smiled and pointed to the girl next door who sold hawthorn and gourds: "If I want to taste the sweetness, can I eat candied haws? The sugar man is looking for someone who looks like It's true, you're pretending to be a businessman, and you don't even know what to focus on."

At first, the peddler thought she was an idle young man who was just looking for new pleasures, but now she scolded her and got a bit of a craftsman's temper. After wiping his wine nose, he took out the most proud candy figurine on the wooden shelf and presented it to her to show off. : "Why doesn't it look lifelike? Look at this beauty I'm boasting about! I won't sell gold to others!"

The sugar figurine was snatched away by Tang Ci in an instant, and the hawker only thought she liked it, and was happy in his heart.After a while, I saw her holding a sugar figurine stick in her hand and watching carefully, with an inexplicable smile on her lips, she called the black servants behind her to give ten silver coins, and before leaving, she turned her head and said softly : "Zhai Guanxia's collar is well hooked, you should put some black sesame seeds under this sugar man's eyes, this man has a tear mole under his right eye."

The peddler was amazed by what he heard, his mouth was wide open enough to swallow a bunch of candied haws from the stall next door. It took him a long time to recover and chase after him, shouting, "That's the treasure of the stall, ten cents is not enough!"

The figures are moving and bustling, and there are no traces of them.

"Little brother!" A four or five-year-old girl wearing a pink skirt called out excitedly in front of the Minister's Mansion, her little hands and feet were about to break free from the butler uncle who was holding her.

Seeing this, Tang Ci quickly stepped forward to pick her up in his arms, handed the sugar figurine to her hand, and taught her to clench her fists.

The steward Chen Shan bowed to her respectfully, and led the way sideways: "Master is waiting in the hall, you come with me."

"Chen Steward can go to work if you have something to do. I know the roads in the house very well, and I won't get lost." Tang Ci glanced at Yutong again, "You also go to help with things, don't be lazy."

Chen Shan knew that she said she was right and most likely she would not allow others to criticize her, so she resigned in response.

The fisherman followed Chen Shan along, his eyebrows lowered and his eyes lowered, nothing like yesterday.It's just that when he saw the butler's attitude towards Tang Ci just now, he added a lot of doubts.

"It's windy at the door, don't wait there next time." Tang Ci lifted Qin Rongyue up so that she could sit more securely in his arms, and he couldn't help raising his eyebrows and said with a smile, "How long has it been?" , and grew stronger again. Next time I come, I’m afraid I won’t be able to hold you in my arms.”

Qin Rongyue held the sugar figure tightly with one small hand, and hooked Tang Ci's neck with the other, and never left her eyes from the moment she stepped into the gate.At this moment, she heard that she would not be able to hold her next time, so she hurriedly retracted the sweet tongue of the sugar licker, and said anxiously: "How can it be! The housekeeper is so old, and he can still hold me to see the lanterns !"

"Your housekeeper uncle is very strong." Tangci freed his hand to hold her little hand while talking, and put the candy figurine into her mouth again, and coaxed, "I just teased you, how old are you? You can still hug it. Eat this candy man quickly, and hide it well, so that your father can't see it, you know?"

Children at this age are the easiest to comfort, Qin Rongyue nodded with a smile on her face, her big eyes turned suddenly, she frowned and said, "Little brother, I don't want to grow up."

"Why?" Tang Ci hugged her and walked around a corridor, his steps slowing down.

Qin Rongyue pouted and muttered: "A sister who took care of me a few days ago was kicked out of the house. I have a good relationship with that sister and cried for her to come back. Dad didn't want to talk to me at first, but later he saw me crying hard He hugged me to his knees and said that my elder sister hugged a man, it's degrading, and the family can't keep her."

Even if he thinks he is smart, it is difficult to guess the child's mind, so Tangci asked again: "And then?" What does this have to do with whether you want to grow up or not?

"When I heard it, I cried even harder. I thought that if you come over next time, hug me and kiss me, wouldn't I be kicked out by my father? My father said that I am still a child, and you can't do it when I grow up." Hugging me like this." Qin Rongyue felt extremely wronged that day, and now she is talking with tears in her eyes again, which will not shed.

Teacher Xu Shi was also amused by her at the time, talking and teasing her according to her thoughts, but she didn't expect her to take it seriously and feel so sad.

Tang Ci leaned against Qin Rongyue's forehead, and said sincerely: "No, when you grow up, as long as I can hold you, I won't lead you away, and if I can hold you, I won't let you walk alone , don’t be sad.”

Hearing this, the child turned his tears into a smile, hugged Tang Ci and kissed again and again, wishing to wash her face with his own saliva.

At the end, he touched Tangci's chin and smiled and said, "Little brother, your skin is so slippery! Daddy has a string of hairs hanging here, and it hurt my face when he kissed me!"

Tangci rubbed her head, but smiled and said nothing, very doting.

Walking to the front of the main hall, there was already a nanny waiting outside the door, Chaotang bid farewell to the blessing, and took Qin Rongyue to Xunbian hall to eat alone.

At first, Qin Rongyue was reluctant to let go, and every few steps would turn her head to look at Tang Ci, and Tang Ci also stood there watching her off.Later, when she turned the corner of the room and turned her head to eat the sugar figure, she really looked at the thing in her hand carefully, because she hadn't licked much before, and the shape of the sugar figure was still there.Immediately wondered: "Huh, sister Rou Ke?"

After Tang Ci entered the room, he performed the teacher-student ceremony with Qin Yan, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and then received a gift from Qin Yan, and then the two sat down at the dining table, picked up their chopsticks to pick up vegetables.

"I took a detour to Zhangtai Street this morning to have a look. The Qifeng Building is still closed, and there are officials patrolling outside the gate."

Qin Yan stroked his beard, and was not in a hurry to pick up the words, and changed his subject: "Who did you meet at the Qionglin Banquet?" He took care of his illness and did not go there that day, because he has always been like this, His Majesty did not blame the courtiers and were not surprised.

After a pause in the movement of Tang Ci to pick up vegetables, he accidentally picked up a piece of tofu and picked up another piece with regret, and said lightly: "See you."

"You were supposed to fail, but you were invited to a banquet later, and Tanhua was added." Qin Yan poured a cup of tea with her, and continued, "This year Chunwei's chief examiner is a student of Han Ru, Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Presented to His Majesty and mentioned you beside him, saying that you are my closed disciple, so His Majesty included you in the banquet list."

At first I thought it was because I went to banquets frequently during my three years in Beijing, made friends extensively, and wrote poems to earn a reputation in the literary world, which made that person want to meet, but I never thought that it was these ways.Tang resigned from the tasteless food, put down his chopsticks, nodded apologetically and said: "I have caused trouble for the teacher again."

"This has nothing to do with you. Han Ru is in the lineage of King Lu, and has been fighting me openly and secretly for many years in the court. King Lu pretends to be sick and pretends to be a vassal who will not leave. It is not a long-term strategy to force him to stay in Beijing. In the past two years, the actions have been a little big. This time, the attack on me is just because your majesty has never got rid of his scales. Since the first year of Chunyou, I have been a thorn in his heart. He must know the details of my heart before he dares to entrust him with important tasks. "

"I heard from the teacher that Xing Kangping's accident in the Qifeng Building yesterday may have something to do with Lu Wang's party members?" Xing Kangping was sent to the Hanlin Academy, and later entered Zhan Shifu. He was recommended by the prince and was promoted all the way.If Xing Kangping was brought down because of the murder of a prostitute, it would undoubtedly increase his prestige and destroy his arrogance.

"That's right, and his life is very good." Qin Yanchang sighed, "An accident happened yesterday, and the autopsy will take a certain amount of time to file. Today, he rests and rests. His Majesty rests for hunting and does not approve memorials. Where is the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice in recent years?" A place to stay alone? Xing Kangping, a scholar, fell into the hands of Hu Laiyan and was tortured for a day and a half, even if he was innocent, he had to obediently sign and pledge."

Flower and Bird Street.

"Woo-!" Lian Kuangda, dressed in official uniform, tightened the reins and forcibly stopped the fast horse.When I helped the saddle down, I suddenly felt the tender flesh between the two thighs rubbing and tearing, and also sweat stains, it was so painful and refreshing.

He didn't have time to rest, and he didn't bother to find a tree trunk or a stake to tie the horse to.He hurriedly walked towards the white-haired old man who was happily fishing on the chair beside the embankment, and said anxiously, "Sir, I beg you to save brother Kang Ping!"

"Hush, speak softly, you're scaring the fish away." The old man glanced at him, saw that he was sweating profusely, and opened his mouth to say that he was stupid, and shook his head, "I have resigned from office for many years. I don’t know who Kang Ping you’re talking about, since I didn’t ask about the affairs of the court.”

Only then did Lian Kuangda briefly tell him the ins and outs of the future.

The old man swept him up and down, and said calmly: "It can't be saved, just prepare some coffin money."

Lian Kuangda flushed with anxiety, and said indignantly, "What did you say, sir! That's a life!"

"The prostitute is not human life? After all these years in the officialdom, you have learned the ability to belittle the lives of ordinary people?"

Lian Kuangda was stunned for a while, his complexion turned from red to green and then from green to white, and he said in a muffled voice after a long while: "Brother Kang Ping and his sister-in-law are deeply in love, and they are extremely frugal on weekdays. I don't believe he would behave like this."

The fishing rod trembled suddenly, and after a little bit of divine effort, when the rod was finished, there were no aquatic plants.Feeling disappointed, the old man ordered his servants to collect the sundries, stood up tremblingly, and did not let anyone help him. Seeing that Lian Kuangda was still standing next to a piece of wood, he became even more annoyed, stomped his feet and shouted: "Why are you still following me? I am During the Kangle period, the head of the Hanlin Academy served the late emperor! I don’t know the truth about the emperor and the courtiers? The master and master have different ears, how can I help you, idiot!”

Lian Kuangda froze in place, watching the old man's stooped back going further and further away, gradually turning into a black speck in the pale golden light.The high spirits of the old man who invited him to be an official in the Hanlin Academy in the past, the misery of his friends being tortured in prison yesterday, but the bloody urine, and the melancholy of drinking today, all hit each other in their heads, together with the sound of the evening drums in the city, hitting the chest one by one, it was dull He couldn't move anymore.

The birds on the willow branches flew towards the sky with a flutter, and the water flowed slowly, passing through the old river lanterns.

Birds go far and near to Pingwu, and people follow the flowing water.