Prime Minister

Chapter 136 Invitation

The next day.

Fan Shizheng and Shi Qi Niang are arranging flowers in the mansion.The two arranged flowers while chatting.

Fan said: "Dad was passing through Luoyang when he went to work on his last trip. The prefect of Luoyang invited Dad to the Flower Festival. Dad said that the place where the Flower Festival is held will be protected by flowers, and the beams, buildings, columns, and arches will be stored in tubes. Water, hairpins hanging on nails, flowers everywhere, really beautiful."

"I will arrange flowers with peonies in another day. Seventeen, you have always loved peonies. What do you think of flower arrangements with peonies?"

Seventeen Niang said: "I like the peony because it is independent of the world. In the past, Empress Wu ordered to visit the Houyuan the next day and write a pen. In the Ming Dynasty, you went to the Shangyuan to announce the spring as soon as possible. The flowers must grow overnight. Don't wait for the dawn wind to remind you. "

"However, when all the flowers bloom, the peonies are alone. Empress Wu burned all the peonies in the garden in a fit of anger. Now the broken branches of the peonies are placed in the vase with the flowers, which is not the original intention of the peonies."

Fan smiled and said, "Mine is ready, how about it?"

Seventeen Niang said: "It's good, but it's better to use an ancient bronze bottle to hold it."

"You, you, you have to find a reason for everything. No matter how good a utensil is, it must be derogatory."

Seventeen Niang said with a smile: "It's not that my sister-in-law is spoiling me. I've never been good at arranging flowers, so I won't."

Fan smirked and said: "There will eventually be you who can't."

Although Fan said so, he still ordered the envoy to take the bronze vase and arrange flowers.

The aunt and sister-in-law went to the garden, and Fan suddenly said: "The words that my second uncle won my father's praise last night were not my own idea, but borrowed from others."

Seventeen Niang asked: "Oh? Did Daddy see it?"

Fan stopped and looked at Seventeen Niang and said, "Okay, you are hiding it so tightly that you didn't tell me, tell me how you see it?"

Seventeen Niang said with a smile: "Good sister-in-law, I said yes, I thought it was the second elder brother who had studied in the Taixue for half a year, and his knowledge had improved a lot, but I saw the second sister-in-law's face, but she was frowning. She is the second elder brother She is very clear about the knowledge of my second brother. But after my second brother was praised by my father, my second sister-in-law was not very happy, so I was a little puzzled in my heart. After you say that, I understand. "

Fan said: "No wonder. Your second sister-in-law has always been at odds with me. If my second uncle gains power, she will look different in front of me. You should watch carefully."

The two started and walked by the lake. Willow trees were planted all over the lakeside path of Wu Mansion, and they had to reach out to hold up the hanging willow branches from time to time along the way.

Seventeen Niang said: "Sister-in-law, I want to blame you. The second sister-in-law is not bad, but she is a little bit high-minded on weekdays, and she doesn't want to associate with people in the house."

Fan said: "I hate people like this the most. Besides, between sisters-in-law, there is no such thing as good or bad. Most often it depends on the other party's troubles."

Fan couldn't help laughing at this: "Stop talking about this, do you know who the second uncle borrowed the words from?"

Seventeen Niang said with a smile: "Probably a classmate from his imperial school? But my sister-in-law said so, it seems like I know it too. I can't guess."

Fan said with a smile: "Can't guess? Do you still remember the young man from Zhang's family when he crossed Xianxia Ridge?"

"Really...he..."

Fan Shi was a little surprised when she heard the words, she turned her head and looked at Seventeen Niang behind her, but she saw that she covered the hanging willow branches with one hand, and gently lifted the corner of Luo Qun with the other hand.Shi Qi Niang seemed to be looking down at the road with her eyes downcast, but she really didn't dare to look at her.But Fan stared at her Baishuang Saibai face, and noticed something strange from the expression at this moment.

Fan's heart was suspicious, the two walked through this path, and sat down in the gazebo.

There were a few old women here who put summer fruits and drinks in advance.

The stone benches on the gazebo were also paved with brocade mats earlier.

Seventeen Niangs sat down and said calmly: "I was accidentally scratched on the face by a few willow sticks just now, and it hurt a little bit. This Mr. Zhang Sanlang, I still remember when he said at the beginning that 'the world's troubles are the last Those who can’t do it are called peace and nothing, but in fact there are worries about unforeseen events’.”

Speaking of this, Seventeen Niang laughed again: "Now it has become 'only change the court's legal system, and use it to serve the country'."

Fan also pretended not to know and smiled and said: "It's true, one word is bold, one word is cautious, and one doesn't know which sentence is true and which sentence is false."

Seventeen Niang said: "It's Daddy who is great."

Fan said: "Last night, my second uncle and Shi Lang went into the study together to talk to my father. I heard from my second uncle that this Mr. Zhang's family is one of the youngest people in the same room. I didn't notice anything else. I just heard from my second uncle that Zhang Sanlang had taken the initiative to befriend him several times..."

Speaking of this, Fan thought, why did Zhang Sanlang take the initiative to befriend Wu Anchi, could it be...

Thinking of this, Fan couldn't help looking at Shi Qi Niang again, but saw Shi Qi Niang asked normally: "And then?"

Fan Shi said: "Then I don't know, it's just that Shi Lang told me so, but Shi Lang also praised Zhang Sanlang's talents in front of his father..."

"Then daddy...is he more trustworthy than brother?"

"I don't know that either."

"By the way, there is one more thing that is strange."

"What's the matter?"

Seeing that Fan's family looked a little like trying to sell Guan Zi, Shi Qi Niang also sat patiently and drank the perilla drink.

In the end, Fan couldn't help but said: "Father said something in the study last night. He said that he just came to Beijing to report on his work. He said that he just had some free time, so he asked Shi Lang and Second Uncle to invite more young and middle-aged talents from Beijing to the house for a banquet." , so that the two brothers will be shadow officials in the future, and they will also have support in their official careers, so he can see the demeanor of the younger generation today..."

Seventeen Niang has stopped drinking.

Fan pretended to be indifferent and said: "It's also strange, how could Daddy be so interested, and talking about the marriage of your sisters, it's the words of matchmakers, when other people come to matchmaking, Daddy will choose according to his family's character, It's not like this before..."

"Sister-in-law, don't...don't say..."

Fan said with a smile: "It's rare to see you blushing once, but Shi Lang asked Dad if he chose young talents who have not yet engaged in marriage, but Dad scolded Shi Lang severely, I think so, my Wu Mansion... ...It's true... Maybe Daddy really wants to meet today's handsome man."

"Well, Daddy, that's definitely the plan." Although Shi Qiniang said so, her face was already flushed like a drunk.

Taixue holiday days.

The Tai students who lived in Bianjing all went home early, and even Huang Haoyi went to have sex.

Zhang Yue originally planned to study in the Zhai, but in the evening, he went out to take a bath for Liu Zuo and Xiang Qi.

Zhang Yue used to dig a well in the bamboo forest to take a shower, and when he heard that he could go to the bathhouse to take a bath, he also moved his mind and immediately went out with Liu Zuo and Xiang Qi.

During the Han and Tang Dynasties, the market system was implemented, and the common people lived in the workshops, and the transactions went to the city.

But the Song Dynasty broke the market, and the grass market was also recognized by the court.

The previously feared decline in tax revenue was not due to the reduction of the opening of the market. On the contrary, the abolition of the market made the business more prosperous and the transactions flourished.

If we talk about Du Fu's "Jiangnan meets Li Guinian", it reminds people of the scene of Chang'an in the prosperous Tang Dynasty and feels sad.

Then Bianjing in the Song Dynasty was more prosperous than the Tang Dynasty, and even the capitals of the Yuan and Ming Dynasties.

There is another thing that the Han and Tang Dynasties did not have. The curfew was also abolished from the Song Dynasty.

Zhang Yue and others couldn't help looking at the night view of Bianjing along the way to the bathhouse.Shuimen is bustling with evening tea merchants, and bridge city is full of drinkers all night.

It's not yet the time when Bianjing is prosperous, but you can get a glimpse of it.

The Taiping trucks pulling goods are still passing through the streets and alleys like daytime, the shop assistants stand in front of the door to welcome customers, and the prostitutes on the terrace are already waving their red sleeves to attract customers.

When I got to the ground, I saw a small pot hanging in front of the bathroom door, and two warm lamps to welcome guests.

After entering the door, someone greeted: "Dare to ask the guest officer whether to drink tea or take a bath?"

Most of the Bianjing bathhouses take a bath before the teahouse, and drink a pot of hot tea after taking a bath, which is absolutely amazing!
"Take a bath first!" Said Xiang Qishi experiencedly.

Liu Zuo smiled ambiguously and said to Zhang Yue: "Sanlang, let me open your eyes today."

Zhang Yue thought, there won't be any other services, right?

There are winding paths leading to the back of the teahouse, but there are two gates on the left and right, one is called 'Dieluo' and the other is 'Canglang'.

Zhang Yue stood far outside the door, but he was dumbfounded when he heard the sound of men and women laughing and laughing from afar.Could it be that the folk customs of the Song Dynasty were already so open?
Liu Zuo, Xiang Qi couldn't help laughing when he saw Zhang Yue.

Zhang Yue said in his heart, this should not be underestimated, who is afraid of whom?It's a rite of passage.

Immediately Zhang Yue snorted and walked towards 'Dieluo', the waiter at the side quickly stopped Zhang Yue and said: "Dieluo is 'Nvquan', we are going to Canglang."

Only then did Zhang Yue suddenly realize, and then looked at Liu Zuo and Xiang Qi, the two of them laughed so much that they almost collapsed to the ground.

After entering the bathroom, the three of them took off their clothes, took a dry towel and entered a large pool.

But I saw a group of elders sitting in this big pool, looking very enjoying it, the pool was steaming hot, presumably someone outside the pool was burning hot water and mixed into the pool.

But why Zhang Yue felt a little disappointed in his heart?
Zhang Yue took a shower, and then went out with a dry towel. At this time, someone asked Zhang Yue if he wanted to wipe his back and have a pedicure.

Zhang Yue asked the price first, and heard that back rubbing and pedicure are all five dollars.

"Then wipe your back."

While enjoying the service, Zhang Yue thought of a short poem by Su Shi.

How did scale ever suffer? Look closely at nothing.Send a message to wipe the back of the person, and do your best to shake your elbow every day.Light hands, light hands, the layman was originally innocent.

After rubbing his back for a while, Zhang Yue felt more comfortable all over, and was too lazy to move. After resting for a while, he and Liu Zuo and Xiang Qi went to the teahouse in the bathroom to have a rest and drink tea.

After taking a bath and drinking tea, Zhang Yue returned to Taixue along the road, and at the same time asked Liu Zuo and Xiang Qi about Wu Anchi's daily hobbies.

Zhang Yue looked to see if he could match what he liked, and then followed his path of knocking Wang Anshi away.

But Liu Zuo shook his head to Qidu, saying that Wu Anchi had never heard of this person having any hobbies, anyway, he just seemed like he didn't want to associate with others.

Zhang Yue didn't feel annoyed when he heard it, but everyone has hobbies, and he continued to observe slowly in Taixue.

After Zhang Yue returned to Taixue the next day, unexpectedly, Wu Anchi took the initiative to find him.

This made Zhang Yue feel "flattered", could it be that his sincerity finally touched him.

Wu Anchi invited Zhang Yue to hold a banquet in Wu's mansion during the Taixue holiday fifteen days later.

Although it was not only Zhang Yue who was invited, but also many Tai students, Zhang Yue was very happy now.

Because making friends with Wu Anchi is the most important part of my future vote for the new party.

(End of this chapter)