That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 1049 Laughing and Asking My Husband if He’s Beautiful

The 100 taels of gold are not money from the state treasury of Daqi, or even the money from the inner treasury inherited by the three emperors of Daqi, but the private money she has accumulated over the years. When she was a princess, she was equal to the prince for a year. His annual salary is only 1 taels of silver. After deducting many expenses, he has saved about 10 taels of silver, which is really not too much.

In this regard, Xu Beiyou, who owns countless industries in Jiangdu, is naturally much richer.Xu Beiyou originally wanted to pay for Xiao Zhinan, but Xiao Zhinan insisted on refusing, so Xu Beiyou gave up.

The two avoided the noisy crowd and came to a secluded place. There happened to be an artificial spring here, which was carved in the shape of a dragon's head. From the mouth of the dragon's head, a trickle of clear water flowed out, and gathered in the small stone pool below to form a " Water Mirror".

Xiao Zhinan sat on the bluestone by the pool, with layers of skirts spread out, completely covering the embroidered shoes under the skirt, she held the rouge box in her palm, pulled out a silver hairpin from her head, and picked up a little bit of rouge with the hairpin , and then facing the water mirror, gently and carefully wiped the rouge across the cheeks.

Xu Beiyou was sitting next to Xiao Zhinan, with his elbows on his knees and his chin on his palms, looking at his wife quietly.

There is no woman who does not love beauty, and so does Xiao Zhinan.

In addition to Sichuan brocade, she also likes lake silk and su satin. Except for the princess gown made by the needlework bureau, other casual clothes, from outer shirts to skirts to embroidered shoes, are all made by Tianyifang, which is known as the number one silk and satin factory in Jiangdu. , a small pendant, and I bought it from Rubaozhai in the imperial capital. As for the winter clothes and fur, I mostly chose Suxuezhuang in the northern capital.

The splendid white robe that Xu Beiyou is wearing now was also purchased by Xiao Zhinan himself.

Speaking of these, Xiao Zhinan was very interested. When he was applying rouge, he talked about Rong Xiuzhai's rouge with Xu Beiyou, and then talked about clothes from rouge, such as the veil from Tsingyifang and the embroidered shoes from Biquanzhuang. He was completely at a loss, what these shops were for, he knew a thing or two from the names, but when it came to his daughter's clothes, embroidered shoes, and pendant decorations, he was a little bit blind.

Fortunately, Xiao Zhinan didn't intend for him to express his opinion, but simply regarded him as an audience, as if he wanted to speak out all the words accumulated over so many days in one breath.

Xu Beiyou only needs to listen.

In fact, speaking seriously, this is the first time she has ever told anyone about these so-called boudoir secrets. Since she was a child, she has never had any close friends in her boudoir, and now she is in a high position above ten thousand people, let alone There may be.

These words could only be talked to her husband for a while, Xiao Zhinan applied the rouge evenly, his face became much ruddy, he raised his head, looked at his husband and asked, "Does it look good?"

Xu Beiyou put his hands on his knees instead, looked at her fixedly, nodded with a smile, "It looks good."

Xiao Zhinan raised a finger, and gently wiped his cheeks with the fingertip and fingertip, scraping off a little bit of bright red, "Where does it look good?"

Xu Beiyou was at a loss for words.

Xiao Zhinan deliberately sighed, "Not sincere."

Xu Beiyou laughed dryly, really not knowing how to answer.

Xiao Zhinan stood up, took the initiative to hold Xu Beiyou's hand, and said with a smile, "Just kidding, let's enter the temple."

……

After Xu Beiyou revealed his identity, he and Xiao Zhinan entered the Buddhist ancestral court.

Xiao Zhinan did not reveal his real identity, but entered with him as Xu Beiyou's entourage. According to the rules, when meeting such distinguished guests as Xu Beiyou, there must be an elder from the Buddhist sect to accompany him in person, but Xu Beiyou declined politely. Too much publicity, he just wanted to walk around the Buddhist ancestral home before the Obon Festival started.

Buddhism naturally agrees.

Not long after entering the temple, Xu Beiyou and Xiao Zhinan met Wang Kaizhi again. It was not a matter of fate, but this Buddhist ancestral court is either big or not, and the famous sceneries are known to everyone. After entering the temple, it is inevitable to have to go through a encounter, and it is reasonable to be able to meet it.

Wang Kaizhi had already made it clear before, so naturally he would not regard the husband and wife as children of ordinary families, but as one of the eight Confucian gentlemen, although he had no hope of becoming the leader of the Confucian sect, the prestige and prestige accumulated over the years and His qualifications are also enough for him not to delve too deeply into it, and just treat everything as usual.

After meeting again this time, Wang Kaizhi lost a lot of scruples about making shallow conversations. Instead of talking about various allusions of Buddhism, he talked about the general trend of the world today. The old man inevitably said worriedly: "The current chaos in San Francisco, Wei The king, the king of Zhenbei, and the king of Liao, one in the south of the Yangtze River, one in the northwest, and one in the northeast, attacked the court from three sides. The emperor, the emperor Gao Zongsu, and the current princess regent are not immoral people, they are all virtuous people, but even so, these vassal kings are still rebellious, for that chair, for the dominance of the world, they will not hesitate The world is in chaos, and lives will be spared."

The old man paused for a moment, and said without concealing his anger: "How much virtue do these people have to be the masters of the world?"

Xu Beiyou said softly: "The times make heroes, but they want heroes to make the times. They are destined to be unable to be heroes, let alone make the times."

The old man sighed, and said with resentment in his tone: "Whether they succeed or fail, let's not talk about it, but since they have turned against each other, the suffering of the common people is already an unchangeable thing, even if they are ruined in the end. , is useless.”

Xu Beiyou and Xiao Zhinan didn't speak, but there was a bit of depression and murderous intent between their brows.

The old man glanced at the young couple in surprise and fell into thought.

Xu Beiyou took a deep breath, and said slowly, "Actually, apart from the three kings, there is another culprit behind the scenes that created the current situation."

The old man hesitated for a moment, "Mr. Xu is talking about the door?"

Xu Beiyou nodded and said: "Naturally, it is the Taoist school. From the change of the Yuanqiu Altar in the 23rd year of Taiping to the current war between the two Xiangxiang, there is no trace of the Taoist school anywhere. To say something disrespectful, if it is not because of the Taoist school, Emperor Taizong Wen and How could Emperor Gao Zongsu die one after another?"

Wang Kaizhi's face was solemn, and the disciples beside him looked at Xu Beiyou again, and it was obvious that they were quite different from the previous look of contempt.

Xiao Zhinan looked gloomy and didn't say a word.

Xu Beiyou gently held his wife's palm to show comfort.

Xiao Zhinan shook his head, indicating that he was fine, then looked at Wang Kaizhi, and told the truth, "The chaos of the three kings lies with the king of Wei. If you want to pacify the king of Wei, you must first destroy the Taoist sect."

Wang Kaizhi seemed lost in thought, and remained silent for a long time.

After a long time, the old man sighed softly, and looked at Xu Beiyou with a complicated expression, "Why didn't you bring a sword today? My little apprentice always said that he wanted to meet the legendary Zhu Xian, and my ears were getting calloused." .”

(End of this chapter)