[Red Mansions] Guide to "The Empress of the Wise"

"You silly boy, why didn't you say such a big thing earlier?" The princess frowned.

"At the beginning, I sent guards to look for them, but I couldn't find anyone. I thought that there would be no more intersections in the future, so I didn't care. Mom, I didn't mean it." Wang Shuo said coquettishly.

"Then what does it mean that the son of the Xue family is here now, and to give such a heavy gift." The princess pointed to the gold ingot on the table and said.

"Could it be that he simply came to thank me?" Wang Shuo tilted his head and asked, although she knew it was impossible.

"Wait until I discuss it with your father." The princess was also not sure about Xue Hong's pulse.

"Well, mother, there is another matter that is my own speculation, but I think I should talk to mother..."

The princess sat up straight and made a gesture of listening attentively.

"I suspect that the Xue family is in charge of royal spies."

"Be more detailed." The princess looked serious and attached great importance to it.

"The Xue family is nothing more than a businessman. How could they attract so many kung fu masters to hunt down and kill them? Those people don't seem to be looking for money; Ziwei Sheren is very powerful in Jinling. The status of Shang, the friendship of accompanying the grandparents to fight the world? No, no, if the friendship is useful, there will be no upstarts in the capital who can only be passed down for three generations." Wang Shuo analyzed.

"This does not prove that the Xue family is in charge of secret agents."

"Also, Xue Hong and I separated for no more than a quarter of an hour. At that time, his ankle was so badly sprained that it was impossible for him to leave quickly without even finding the guards. It was because of this that I only I didn't tell mother, because I was afraid that he was just acting and took the opportunity to approach our house and cause trouble for parents."

The princess patted Wang Shuo's hand with a smile, and didn't comment on it, just said: "Thank you for your hard work, wait until I discuss it with your father."

Wang Shuo nodded, and this time she didn't ask to sit in.

I don't know what Wang Shouzhong and his wife talked about with Xue Hong. Wang Shuo got the news that they got along well. Xue Hong also came to the mansion for dinner a few times. Wang Shouzhong's original words were: "Tong a good family, a good nephew is promising."

That being the case, Wang Shuo naturally wanted to return the box of gold to Xue Hong. She didn't accept it because she was greedy for money.

"Since it's given to Sister Wang, it belongs to Sister Wang. Please don't blame me for being rude and giving me such vulgar things." Xue Hong quickly declined.

Wang Shuo said this in front of Wang Shouzhong and his wife. The couple looked at each other, and Wang Shouzhong said, "Since your Xue family brother gave it to you, you can keep it."

"Yes, thank you Brother Xue." Wang Shuo maintained a ladylike attitude and responded gently, and the matter was over.

Wang Shuo used the goldsmith recommended by the princess to finance the box quickly, and used it as the logistics fund for her 28 constellations. If there is any advantage, don’t you take advantage of the bastard~

Xue Hong's arrival still had a certain impact on Wang Shuo's life, the most obvious being that Xue Hongai came to Lingxiu Villa to find her.

"Why are you here again?" Wang Shuo rolled his eyes and said, it wasn't that she wasn't a lady, it was because she couldn't be enthusiastic about Xue Hong who appeared frequently.

"What did the younger sister of the Wang family say? Wang Shibo said that we are a Tonghao family." Xue Hong squeezed his throat and said in a strange voice.

Wang Shuo passed a piece of pastry, Xue Hong stretched out his long arms, reached out to catch it, and said, "More sisters from the Wang family." After speaking, he stuffed the pastry into his mouth.

"Why are you free? Come to me every day to pass the time." Wang Shuo leaned weakly on the chair. Xue Hong understood her nature, and Wang Shuo didn't put on an air in front of him.

"The scenery in Lingxiu Villa is unique, I'm here to enjoy the scenery."

"Stop making trouble~" Wang Shuo waved his hand and said, "Where are you staying now, is it very close to Lingxiu Villa?"

"Yes, it's only five miles away."

"No wonder you refuse to live in my house." Wang Shouzhong once very enthusiastically invited Xue Hong to live in the palace, but Xue Hong refused on the grounds that he was too busy with business every day and was easily disturbed.

"A businessman with many mundane affairs." Xue Hong began to drag the text again.

"Mundane things? Just right, I'm idle and bored today, let's go and see what you do."

"Today? It's raining!" Xue Hong pointed to the rain outside the house.

"How can I be free if it's not raining?" Wang Shuo asked confidently.

What you said makes sense, but I am speechless—this is the portrayal of Xue Hong's heart.

Wang Shuo changed into men's clothes, plugged his ears and eyes, and followed Xue Hong to the streets and alleys to watch the excitement. He said that he was joking to see Xue Hong's property, and Wang Shuo came to experience the fun of shopping.

The streets are full of people, pedestrians come and go in a hurry, and they also walk in places with shade trees, and merchants also place their stalls under the shade of trees.Wang Shuo found that there were many men and women walking together on the street, and they were dressed very coolly.Arms and thighs are not exposed, but I feel more open than Beijing and Jinling. Maybe the clothes are thinner and the distance between people is closer.Sometimes you can see men passing by together, and their actions are intimate. Wang Shuo watched it several times before realizing that this is a same-sex/couple.

Xue Hong didn't lead Wang Shuo to any tall restaurants, but just wandered around the stalls. They were all small craftsmen's things, which were simple and ingenious. Wang Shuo had seen too many "perfect" products produced by machines. On the contrary, I have a soft spot for handicrafts.

After wandering around for a long time, Wang Shuo bought a lot of things such as strangely shaped pen holders, stones with peculiar natural patterns, and simple carved gourds. Seeing that the rain was getting bigger and bigger, he found a restaurant to rest.

The restaurant is called Accord, not an honorific name, nor is it the name of the car, it is really called Accord, but Accord is not elegant, and it specializes in seafood, and the people who come to buy it are not wealthy.At this time, there are not many seafood that people can accept. What they pay attention to is "turtles, turtles, and turtles, the spiritual creatures in the aquarium, how can people kill them?" There are still many people accepting crabs in fresh water, and most of the seafood smells too strong. , most people don't like it.

The layout of the Accord is very down-to-earth, festive and rich. Xue Hong asked for two adjacent private rooms, one for the accompanying one, and one for the two of them.When it was Wang Shuo's turn to order, she specially ordered some "turtles, turtles and turtles", eating with a strange expression.

"I know you like these weird foods." Xue Hong smiled and pointed to all kinds of shrimp claws with fangs and claws. Generally, a boudoir lady would cry when she saw such "uncute" things. Of course, he knew that Wang Shuo was not an "ordinary person". .

"It's so strange, you don't think it's strange when you see so many people downstairs." Wang Shuo opened a small window and pointed to the human beings queuing outside.This is a promotional product launched by the merchant. It uses small or damaged seafood for takeaway. It is cheap and delicious. Many people who do not have enough money like to buy it.

"That's the locals."

"Do as the Romans do when you come to the country, and when you are an official, you should treat yourself as a local, integrate into the local area, educate the people, follow the teachings of the saints, and teach the people of all ages..."

"Okay, okay, okay, stop, stop, don't drop the book bag, and say that I love to drag texts, you are the one who doesn't make a sound, and you are a blockbuster!" Xue Hong pressed his hands down, signaling that he was convinced, convinced.

Wang Shuo turned his head triumphantly, and suddenly saw a familiar person on the street. He thought it was a family member or servant, but when he looked closely, he disappeared again.

"Hey, hey! What are you looking at? Are you fascinated by something delicious?" Xue Hong asked, shaking his hand in front of her.

"It's okay, I seem to have seen someone I know, but I didn't see it clearly." Wang Shuo said indifferently, and then changed the topic back to various seafood. When he lowered his head and talked about crabs, he wondered: Why does that person look so much like King Zhongshan?Is it possible to meet old people in a foreign land?

Wang Shuo sighed after eating and drinking: "It's so delicious. You say there are people who don't like this delicious taste. It's a waste of money!" Wang Shuo rubbed his stomach in disrespect.

"It's all poor people eating. That cook dared to present such unsightly things to the master. "Yi Jian Zhi Zhi" and "Xian Chuang Kuo Yi Zhi" said that there were too many spirits in the sea hunted, and after death You are the only one who wants to go to hell to redeem his sins!" Xue Hong joked.

"What kind of hell, the fisherman catches the fish; the cook kills the life, it has nothing to do with the person who eats, it's all about scaring yourself."

"If people don't love to eat it, how can there be fishermen fishing?" Xue Hong asked, unexpectedly, he still has the concept of "no business, no killing".

"I can't argue with you. In the final analysis, rich people don't like the strange appearance of seafood, and they all say that it complements the shape. If a lady likes to eat and looks like this, that would be great." Wang Shuo thought that someone really used this Because of the rejection of seafood, I couldn't help laughing.

"It doesn't work if you eat so much!" Xue Hong also laughed, "If you can make rich and powerful families like seafood, then the fishermen will have an extra income."

"It's because your Xue family has another source of income." Wang Shuo said, the transportation is inconvenient at this time, and the things need to be transported from the sea to the inland, and the price is considered to be measured in gold.

"It's good to know, why bother to say it? There's nothing you can do about it." Xue Hongman sighed casually.

Drinking tea, Wang Shuo calmed down his thoughts and said, "If I have a way, how about we do business together?"

Hearing this, Xue Hong put down the teacup, went up and down several times as if he didn't know Wang Shuo, and asked softly and mysteriously, "Are you born by your parents?"

"Nonsense, what are you talking about!" Wang Shuo patted his head away and said.

"Since it's my own, why did you abuse you like this? You don't have enough money, and you still want to do business?" These days, the status of businessmen is low, and even their family has a place to speak because of their great fortune and their association with the emperor. , These days, everything is stained with the word "Emperor", and it is just three points of nobleness.The world is like this, why does the lady of gold and jade think of doing business?

Wang Shuo told him about the lack of money for his cultivation of 28 Stars. After hearing this, Xue Hong praised her again and again, and said that she "has a vision", and she started to do so many things that men didn't think of.Wang Shuo and Xue Hong talked about speculation, which is why Wang Shuo risked the dangers of men and women and royal agents to associate with Xue Hong, speculative!If he hadn't tried again and again, Wang Shuo would have suspected that Xue Hong was an "old friend"!