The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 89 Prince Consort's Mansion (asking for tickets and rewards)
In August, in the warm morning light, black shadows in the corner of the wall crawled cautiously. Suddenly, the head of the big red cockscomb pecked off, and the crawling mouse turned around quickly, and was suddenly bitten by the rushing red shadow.

squeak~~
The mouse screamed miserably, the big red rooster tilted its head and watched in a daze, the red fox turned around and quickly ran to the attic with the struggling black shadow in its mouth, and then attracted Bai Yunxiang to scream, opened the door and rushed in, feeling that he was not wearing enough clothes. , turned back and continued screaming.
The sharp cry attracted Qiao Niang, and then picked up the killed mouse and threw it out. In the room on the third floor, Geng Qing rubbed her ears and opened the door. Sound, also woke up.

“I can't even sleep in”

Geng Qing straightened his clothes and yawned. Qiao Niang diligently brought him a wooden basin and a towel. While washing, she greeted the helpers who got up, spit out water, and asked the girl what Bai Yunxiang's name was just now.

"Oh, a mouse, a little fox killed it and threw it into her room." Qiao Niang was born in poverty, and she was used to seeing these things, so she was not afraid of them, as if asking for credit, showing a pair of sharp teeth, two Dimples appeared on her cheeks, and she smiled sweetly.

"Sir, isn't Qiao Niang very powerful? She picked it up and threw the mouse out. She didn't understand what there was to be afraid of."

"Uh-huh?"

Geng Qing put down the towel and stared blankly at the girl: "Have you washed your hands yet?"

The girl blinked her eyes blankly, shook her head hesitantly, lowered her eyes carefully to look at her hands secretly, and put them behind her in embarrassment.

"No no."

Seeing the girl's aggrieved face, Geng Qing didn't feel like blaming her, so he touched her head and comforted her: "It's okay, don't use your hands next time, just remember to use a tongs."

Over there, Wang Jinqiu, who had cooked breakfast, wiped his hands and came out of the hut, and shouted at the two people by the water tank, and the surrounding gangs also flocked to them, took their jobs and squatted outside to eat and laugh .

"Zhuzi, hurry up and eat, go out to the street to prepare gifts, that's the son-in-law's mansion, we can't lose our courtesy."

Wang Jinqiu looked at her son who was sitting on a stool with a bowl and buried his head in mouthfuls of rice. She was very happy in her heart. Yesterday afternoon, someone delivered a gold-plated gift box with an exquisite sign inside. The son-in-law was sent by Zuo Pushe, the current Shangshu, and the princess's husband, but the woman happily sent him away with the waist card, and asked the old man Geng to take out the ancestral tablet as an offering. When Geng Qing came back, I heard it's been a while.

"Got it, mother."

After the meal, Geng Qing changed into a decent light blue robe and shoes while the woman was chattering, her hair was neatly combed, and then she put on a scarf, a belt around her waist, and shook her sleeves. Shaking the jade pendant hanging from his waist, he walked out of the room, and he really had the air of a scholar.

It's just that the face is a little darker.

Bai Yunxiang finished her makeup and was just about to go out. Seeing Geng Qing's attire, she leaned to the side, gently touched her shoulders, and said softly with her red lips in a voice that only the two of them could hear: " Uncle, the weather is hot, so I will not close the door tonight."

After leaving the yard, they got into their respective carriages, and they were still inside the curtains, blinking the curtains charmingly, then put down the curtains and rode on the carriages to the street.

"Dazhu, you and your righteous sister-in-law"

Dachun held the whip and opened his head for a glance, and leaned slightly towards the curtain of the car. Before he could ask, he was reprimanded by Geng Qing: "Hurry up and drive away, what are you asking? I'll ask Aunt Zhang if you want When are you going to hold the baby?"

Uh.
One sentence made Dachun choke his lips, shook the reins, cracked the whip, and drove the carriage towards the other side of the long street. Halfway there, Dachun suddenly remembered that he didn't know where the son-in-law's mansion was. In Chang'an, it is impossible to search for every family.

"All the officials of the imperial court should live together in one place, and the son-in-law is also one of the official positions. It should be nearby. Ask the person who opened the shop and you should know."

When he came to Chang'an, he had been with Zhang Huaiyi, Li Xun and others for a few days, so he knew some common sense in this area. Amidst the annoying chirping of cicadas, Dachun followed Geng Qing's words and drove out of Yong'anfang, heading north directly. When I arrived at West Market, I saw a shop open for business from afar.

"Go ask the shopkeeper."

Geng Qing asked Dachun to stop the frame next to him, he came down and walked towards the other party, raised his sleeves and said first: "Shopkeeper, I'm sorry for bothering you."

After the shopkeeper bowed his hand to return the gift, he asked where the Baiguan's mansion was located in the city, how to get to Princess Guangde's son-in-law's mansion, etc.

"Over there? It's simple, pass the West Market from here, pass the Buzheng Square, and go north along the foot of the Imperial City."

"Where is the Consort's Mansion?"

"No, there are a lot of people over there, young master go over there and ask."

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Geng Qing bowed to him speechlessly, thanked him anyway, got into the carriage, and asked Dachun to go to Buzhengfang according to the shopkeeper's words, and after walking a section of the foot of the imperial city, he went north and crossed a street , the long street became spacious and tidy, with few pedestrians passing by, mostly carriages coming and going, and occasionally a few people passing by, also in brocade robes and jade pendants, square mansions standing on both sides, high-walled courtyards, gates The front is painted red, and the lanterns are hung high. Just by looking at the surroundings, the people who live here must be rich and powerful.

Seeing a few people over there, Geng Qing politely got out of the carriage, called the three of them and asked the direction of the Concubine's Mansion, the three of them didn't look down on others, seeing Geng Qing's politeness, they didn't feel embarrassed, laughed Pointing to a mansion in the distance.

"You can see it? The mansion is there, Mr. Lang, go there by yourself."

"It's work."

After thanking him, Geng Qing didn't get on the carriage when he saw that it was only a few dozen feet away. He went straight to the door of the mansion and knocked on the door. An old man at the porter carefully opened a gap, revealing half of his face, and asked what was the matter. .

"Old man, I'm Geng Qing, this is the badge, please inform me."

The concierge took the waist card and checked its authenticity. He probably knew a few words. He asked for the greeting card. He looked at the content on it, asked for his name, then opened the door and asked Geng Qing to wait by the concierge. He went in to report .

Not long after, the old porter came back, and there was a steward in the mansion, also an old man, who saw Geng Qing under the eaves of the porter, greeted him with a smile, and led the young man to the front yard.

"His Royal Highness said that a young man surnamed Geng will come in the near future. I still don't believe it. I didn't think about it. Mr. Lang came today."

"Then I'm leaving? Come to visit another day?"

The steward was stunned for a moment, and when he saw Geng Qing laughing, he also smiled, but he didn't expect that among the scholars, there were such funny people. Over there, Geng Qing also felt that the steward in the son-in-law's house was not that kind when he was joking. The haughty attitude of the "seventh-rank official in front of the Prime Minister's Gate" made the atmosphere lively and intimate, and it was easy to say something in the future.

When he sat down in the middle hall of the front yard, a maid came to serve tea, and Geng Qing just sat there drinking tea and chatting with the steward who accompanied him.

"Mr. Lang actually came earlier. The son-in-law has been a little busy recently, so he just came back from the morning court and locked himself in the study to deal with matters. He has to go to Shang Shuxing later."

Those who can get His Highness's waist card to enter the mansion, the old steward's words are also to get closer to each other. At this age, he can see Zuo Pushe, and he is afraid that he will become an official in the future, so how can he offend him.

"What happened outside Chang'an recently?" Geng Qing had been busy dealing with Liu Da before, and was hanging out with Zhang Huaiyi and others later on, but he didn't pay attention to the outside things.

Ugh.

The steward sighed, and pointed to the outside of the door. In fact, he pointed to the outside of Chang'an City, "It's not because of those rebels. Recently, the Zhaoyi Army in the north of Luoyang has messed up. Jiedushi died, and now the rebels are approaching again. Luoyang, I'm afraid it won't be long before the city will be attacked, and the son-in-law has been worrying about these things recently."

Dead Jiedushi?
Geng Qing frowned, the grass bandits were approaching Luoyang, just in time for the Zhaoyi army to be in chaos, how could it be such a coincidence.

Just as he was thinking, he didn't listen to the nagging words of the steward at the side. After a while, he saw the steward standing up suddenly, and he turned his eyes, and saw a man in his forties coming out from the side door of the middle hall, with a long beard and hair. There are traces of white marks, the clothes on the body are plain, and the gestures and gestures are more elegant than majestic.

Geng Qing quickly put down the teacup, stood up and bowed his hands to salute, the man who came over was Yu Cong, smiling kindly, and raised his hand to beckon Geng Qing to sit down.

"Geng Lang-jun, don't be too polite, just sit down and talk."

The steward went to ask the servant girl to serve another cup of tea, and then retreated. On the chair on the left, Yu Cong blew on the tea fragrance that lingered from the mouth of the cup. It should be killed."

What he said didn't have the hint of a hidden warning like Princess Guangde, but instead had a kind of chivalrous air. Yu Cong was also looking at the young man below when he said these words.

He has a slender figure, and although his face is a bit darker, he is still handsome, and his eyes are piercing, revealing a sense of cunning, which is what he likes.

Over there, Geng Qing returned the salute and sat down, arched his hands and replied: "What the son-in-law said is that Liu Da bullies men and women, and runs rampant in the market. It is not a pity for such a person to die. If he meets such a person again, I will still Knowing how to kill is to cut off the scourge for the people of Chang'an and keep a piece of peace."

"You can talk."

The captain's son-in-law laughed one after another, coughed several times, and his face turned red.

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