The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 196 Guess
"Lamb in oil soup~~ The meat is tender and the soup is fresh——"

"Guest officer, take a look at the silks and satins in our store, and bring one home for the lady at home? I will be delighted to let you enjoy the bliss of the world tonight."

"Clay figurines. Mythical clay figurines, it's not like giving them away for nothing!"

The streets are noisy and lively. Pedestrians pass the long street, vendors and shopkeepers are trying their best to yell, and there are also Hu merchants beating small gongs, speaking awkward Mandarin, greeting business travelers and green forest onlookers. It made a group of men happy and applauded.

Behind the carriage entering the city, a few young people who had just seen the world stepped on their feet and looked around, their eyes were straightened. If the cold and needless figure beside him coughed lightly, they would not have followed.

Soon, after leaving this lively neighborhood, the surroundings gradually became quieter. There are fewer pedestrians in the remote area, where the white courtyard wall stands, and the luxuriant walnut leaves are sticking out of the wall, and the mottled sunlight falls on the ground.The courtyard door with New Year pictures is half open, and the tranquility in the courtyard can be seen.

A little woman was sitting on the small bluestone at the door with her baby in her arms and teasing. On the street, the sound of the carriage gradually approached. She raised her face, and the approaching carriage stopped at the door.

In the car, a black-faced gentleman dressed like a scholar came down and looked at the courtyard gate.
"Who are you looking for?" The little woman held the child vigilantly and stood up. When she asked this question, another good-looking woman got out of the car and held a boy by her hand, which made her let go of her guard.

Over there, Geng Qing looked at the courtyard where the door plaque had been changed, and smiled at the little woman: "The former owner of this place hasn't come back for several years, so I want to come and have a look."

"Then my lord, do you want to go in?"

"I won't go in."

Geng Qing shook his head, this house is already occupied by others, and there is only one young woman at home at the moment, going in rashly is afraid that it will cause gossip to the other party.

What's more, he just wanted to take a look at it. He has lived in Chang'an for more than two years. When he first came to Chang'an and left Chang'an, he can almost find many memories in this courtyard.

"Uncle, I want to buy this yard some other day."

After bidding farewell to the little woman, Geng Qing and Bai Yunxiang walked hand in hand along the street of the wall, talking about the past in the courtyard as they walked, watching Geng Nian pick up a branch on the ground and gesturing in front of the two of them, turning their heads Making funny faces made the two of them laugh from time to time.

"After I came out of Feihu County, I went to Taiyuan. Just two months later, I heard from Brother Huai Mian that someone was watching you, so I hurried over here. What surprised me the most was this little guy, three For years, I didn't even know I had...a son."

Bai Yunxiang heard about Geng Qing's going to Taiyuan on the way, she pursed her lips, changed the topic, and said with a light smile, "If uncle is capable, he will naturally want to recruit you to do things."

On the side, he glanced at the woman's face, Geng Qing didn't point it out, didn't pick up what she just said, just said something.

".At the beginning of this year, Qiaoniang and I got married."

"Qiao Niang is very kind, she treats people politely, and she grew up watching her, so she won't have bad intentions." Bai Yunxiang lowered her eyes, took a slight breath, and suddenly smiled, "Uncle, treat her well. "

Geng Qing laughed, hugged the tired little man into his arms, and put it on his shoulders.

"I won't lose her. All the power in the family has been handed over, and there are more than [-] wives who have also been taken care of by Qiao Niang. You know, those are the concubines of the late emperor."

"Haha, this is taking Qiao Niang as the emperor."

Realizing that she said something wrong, Bai Yunxiang quickly shut up, and turned to tease the child on the man's shoulder.Geng Qing didn't let her tease her, pressed his son's two calves on his chest, and ran blah blah blah on the street, causing Geng Nian to scream on his shoulder again and again.

Bai Yunxiang looked at him, there was no such thing as Mr. Wolong, she brushed her hair to the back of her ears, feeling a little depressed.

Back in Guangdefang, the big house with three entrances and three exits that Gu Changshi once gave to Geng Qing, now there are many people living in again, it is no longer so deserted.

There are not many maids and servants in the courtyard, only a few.

They were all called out by Bai Yunxiang at the first time, and gathered in the front yard to meet the new owner. Geng Qing looked serious, and set up the rules after he said something. In the future, the positive will be followed by the negative.

After dismissing them to do their work, Shitou and the young men gave some advice.

"You can go out and hang out, but you can't cause trouble. There are many officials in Chang'an. If you can't say it, you bumped into someone. Before you came back, you were tied up and Shen He."

Everyone nodded in response. They had just experienced the kidnapping incident, and most of the curiosity they had when they first came had also worn away most of it. Now they acted more cautiously.

Jiuyu led them, Chen Hu and other guards allocated a residence, Bai Yunxiang took her son to wash up, and the surroundings immediately became quiet.

Autumn sunshine, cicadas chirping and neighing on the old trees in the courtyard, the wind blowing, bringing a piece of coolness, a maid holding a wooden tray under the eaves walked by, and looked curiously at the main house in the courtyard.

Geng Qing was dressed in a clear robe, sitting on a stool, resting his head on a tree pole, closing his eyes and listening to the annoying chirping of cicadas, occasionally picked up the teapot by his feet, put the spout to the corner of his mouth, and took a sip.

Like a laid-back rich man.

It didn't take long to be leisurely. It was almost evening, and people outside heard the news of his return and came to visit. The old porter who received the name card and a maid were shocked.

It was the head of the northern battalion, and he was a high-ranking official who led the troops. Only then did the old and the young realize that the new head of the family might not be the one who came up with his wife as the servants in the mansion guessed.

Not long after, Zhang Huaiyi was led in by the servant girl, saw the figure sleeping under the tree from a distance, waved his hand to let the servant girl beside him leave, and jumped over without saying hello, pointed at Geng Qing's ear, just opened his mouth, and let out a loud roar Before it came out, six large black holes had already pressed against his face.

"Try to make a sound?"

"hey-hey."

Zhang Huaiyi pushed the gun hole away, took the low stool handed over by the maid next to him, and sat next to Geng Qing, "I'm back, and I don't need a servant to come over and say something."

"I just came back, and the house is not settled yet." Geng Qing put away the firearm and threw it back under the tree root behind him. After exchanging a few words, he asked about what happened after meeting the emperor.

"Then Li Ye is guilty?"

"If you were the emperor, wouldn't you be angry? You almost killed me."

Talking about the scene of entering the palace two days ago, Zhang Huaiyi was still a little timid. If he was not smart and liked to make jokes, he would almost have been dragged to be beheaded.

"However, Your Majesty thought I was loyal, and let me go out of the palace after a few reprimands. By the way, he also said that he would let you enter the palace when you come back. This is an opportunity I earned for you in front of the emperor. You have to catch it well and return to the court."

Geng Qing suddenly opened his eyes, was silent for a moment, gritted his teeth and looked at him: "Thank you so much."

"You are polite, you and my brother said this? Why do I feel that you are scolding me?"

Geng Qing waved his hand and didn't speak any more. He didn't expect that what he taught him, and what he didn't teach him, he told the emperor. He rubbed his brows for a while, and asked Zhang Huaiyi to enter the palace and come out. All the conversations and what he saw were as detailed as possible. restoration.

The sky was gradually turning red, and the setting sun shone into the courtyard. The woman who came out of the bath held some wet hair and stood under the eaves, looking at the middle of the courtyard. Geng Qing was sitting under the tree, looking at the front, all Tong Zhang Huaiyi made gestures and strokes, bowed his hands for a while, changed positions for a while, grinned with his hands behind his back, and scolded something.

The two of them seemed to be performing an opera, which made her laugh.

At this time, Zhang Huaiyi in the courtyard stopped and said to the tree: "That's all, there is really nothing left. Oh, I remembered, when I left Wenzhao Hall, I met Li Shunjie, the commander of the imperial army. This guy turned out to be Yang Fugong's." The adopted son's name is Yang Shouli. Some time ago, when you were still in Taiyuan, this guy was given the surname Li for no reason and changed his name to Shunjie."

Before he finished speaking, Geng Qing under the tree looked at the ground and suddenly interrupted him.

whispered:
"The emperor is going to attack the eunuchs in the palace."

(End of this chapter)