Empress Mi Benji

Chapter 35

"Xiao Lian, who is that noble lady?" On the way home, Xu Houde was still recalling the graceful lady dressed in high-grade silk.

Zhuang Xun was not familiar with it, so he could only say perfunctorily: "It's a noble girl from Chengguo, she heard about me, please tell me a little about it for a while."

"She has taken a fancy to you?" Xu Houde said enviously.

"No, it's just... Forget it, it's hard to explain, anyway, we have nothing to do with each other now." Zhuang Xun felt that if he was recommended by her, it would be even less clear.

How can someone help another person without any interest?

Except myself.

"That's great, Xiaolian, you are young and have a bright future. All these noble girls love you very much." She couldn't help being envious.

Jewelry, guards and protection, no matter what, she is also a wife of a family.

"What does that have to do with me? I have a wife." Zhuang Xun said a little speechlessly. His wife, Wang Zuozhi, was a talented woman with a closed moon and a shameful flower. Who would like these vulgar fans.

"Xiao Lian, oh..." He wanted to persuade Zhuang Xun to give up his ugly wife, but seeing Zhuang Xun's angry appearance, he didn't dare to persuade him anymore.

"Uncle Xu, you don't need to persuade me, I have already made up my mind." Zhuang Xun is not a fool to let go of Jinshan at home.

"I don't think those etiquettes are very difficult. Why did it take so long?" Changing the subject, Zhuang Xun waited in the teahouse for a long time before Xu Houde came out.

"The literati chatted a few more words, thinking that Xiaolian left first." Xu Houde said embarrassedly.

"It's okay, I didn't inform Uncle Xu, you don't know it's normal." Zhuang Xun didn't think there was anything wrong.

"What were you talking about? Poems and songs?" Zhuang Xun smiled.

"It's nothing, it's just some strategies and theories in response to the Holy Majesty's question, but nothing was discussed. After all, everyone has a masterpiece and has to wait for the Longevity Banquet to be revealed." Xu Houde said with a smile.

"That's right, the Longevity Banquet, the Longevity Banquet, both looking forward to and fearful." Zhuang Xun didn't memorize the memorization, and hoped that the Longevity Banquet would come later, but he was as tired as a dog preparing for the Longevity Banquet, and he also wanted the Longevity Banquet to start earlier.

"For Xiaolian, it is indeed a key exam. For us, it is just a make-up role, and there is no room for trouble." Xu Houde said with a wry smile.

"Why belittle yourself, Uncle Xu, you just haven't met the noble person you are destined for." Zhuang Xun said comfortingly.

He thinks that Xu Houde's power to get rich can be used to deal with corruption, but he still flaunts his cleanliness.

Qingliu's circle is not something you can get into if you want to, you still have to talk about your family background, otherwise you are an ordinary scholar, why should you be Qingliu?

"Your honor?" Xu Houde muttered to himself.

"What?" Zhuang Xun looked at him, it seemed that today's result was not very satisfactory.

When I came here I was full of enthusiasm, but now I look sluggish.

"It's nothing, just thinking of Xiaolian meeting his nobleman, Houde doesn't know when he will meet his nobleman." Xu Houde said sourly.

"There will always be." Zhuang Xun could only comfort him in this way.

"Can Xiaolian recommend Houde to the nobles in the court, Houde will never forget Xiaolian's kindness." Xu Houde suddenly asked solemnly.

"Uncle Xu, it's not that Xun doesn't want to, it's that Xun really doesn't have any nobles in court, so he can't introduce you." Zhuang Xun was telling the truth.

He really doesn't have any contacts, and the news is only late. Ju Xiaolian is favored by others, and I can't talk about the backstage that Chao Zhongxin has climbed up. As for the introduction to today's Mrs. Jiang?
He didn't even want to have anything to do with Mrs. Jiang, let alone introduce Xu Houde.

"Houde understands, Xiaolian, you also have your difficulties." Xu Houde's eyes lost the light, and the atmosphere became silent.

"I really..." Zhuang Xun stopped talking no matter how many people said, no one would believe it.

On the main road back, Zhuang Xun saw someone selling crabapple flowers, and he spent a few pennies to buy two bunches.

Farewell to Xu Houde, with flowers, thinking of the begonia flowers inserted in Siqin Mi's waterfall-like black hair, that kind of elegance and gentleness, showing a happy smile.

When they arrived at the gate of the courtyard, there were three people standing outside the gate.

"Second Brother He, Little Brother Huang, and Brother Yue Cheng are you back?" Zhuang Xun recognized several people.

"Escaping from the dead, this business of transporting goods for people is not easy to do. Where did Mr. Zhuang go?" He Heng said, looking at the silk clothes on Zhuang Xun's body.

"Participating in the rehearsal of the Longevity Banquet, going into the room to talk, these days are more exciting than months." Zhuang Xun said with emotion when he saw his old friend.

"Brother, I heard that the Lingguan has been broken, so pack up your things quickly, and let's flee to Chengguo." Luo Yuecheng was impatient and said impatiently.

"I'm not going to Chengguo anymore." Zhuang Xun shook his head.

"Why don't you go to Chengguo again?" Huang Xi was also stunned.

"I was promoted to Xiaolian in Yu State, and I think I will be an official in Yu State, so I can't go to Cheng State." Zhuang Xun said plainly.

"Ju Xiaolian, where did you get so much silver?" He Heng said unexpectedly.

"It was recommended by a good-hearted person, come in and talk, lady, I brought my friends back!" Pushing open the door, he led the three of them into the room.

"Mr. Zhuang married?" Huang Xi said unexpectedly.

"I just got married a few days ago, you guys should come and get to know each other too." Zhuang Xun recalled, in a trance, what happened in the past few days was more exciting than traveling through a year.

"Lang Jun, who are these three?" Si Qinmi walked out of the room slowly, looking at Zhuang Xun with some surprise.

"A few friends of mine, let's get to know each other. Brother He, Brother Huang, and Brother Yue Cheng. This is my wife, Wei Lanzhi." Zhuang Xun introduced each other.

"This is Brother Xun, your wife?" Luo Yuecheng was full of doubts, and Si Qinmi's face was lacking in appearance. He really couldn't understand why Zhuang Xun was so attracted to her.

"Yes, sit down and have some tea, and let me tell you the story of what happened to me in the past few days." Zhuang Xun invited several people to sit down and talk.

Zhuang Xun briefly talked about what happened to him, delivering wine to the execution ground, collecting corpses for others, marrying ugly wives with kindness, and prosecuting Xiaolian.

Just hearing the reason for marrying an ugly wife, several people have different expressions. .

Hearing the investigation of Xiaolian, the expressions of several people became happy, because they really thought it would be great for Zhuang Xun to be an official.

"Then what kind of business do you want to do, what kind of guards are you going to do? Why don't we come to take care of Brother Xun? Wait a minute, I remember Brother Xun said that this Dayu should not be there for a few years. Isn't it here at this time that you are going to be killed by everyone?" This kind of riot will spread?" Luo Yuecheng's excited face turned hesitant, as if he could already think of the chaos.

"So I've already made up my mind. After the Wanshou Banquet, I'll apply to be an official in the local area. If the situation changes, I'll gather an army to protect myself." Zhuang Xun said vaguely, even though he was Shi En's friend, he said it better than He Zheng They are close, but they can't tell them the intention of competing for supremacy, at least not now.

"Then sir, are you still short of manpower?" Huang Xi asked, being able to work under Zhuang Xun, wouldn't that be much better than being pissed off by some white manager?
"It's lacking. After all, I came from a humble background and I have no one available. Brother Huang, it would be best if you would help me, but the officialdom is treacherous, and it can't be as simple as other things. Think more about it." He is a kind of person, and he knows how difficult his future road will be. He doesn't want to harm these friends.

"There is nothing to consider. The risk of caravan guards is less? There are many. Since there are risks, why not choose Mr., Mr. I can trust his character." He Heng's words caused the two to nod frequently.

"That's right, that's going to take Mother back." Luo Yuecheng nodded and said.

"Let's put this question on hold for now. After all, I haven't been awarded an official yet. After the official arrives at the place and is stable, I will consider how to settle down the family. It is said that working in the caravan is really hard, and all of you have lost weight." Zhuang Xun dare not now Promise something.

"Heavenly, I have been hungry for several days. What kind of jade was transported this time. It was robbed and murdered by the people of You Country. Fortunately, it was rescued by the officers and soldiers. Otherwise, it would be rotten meat in two days." Luo Yuecheng had lingering fears.

"It was indeed quite difficult." He Heng smiled wryly as he recalled.

"It's so risky to escort things for the first time. I dare not think that in the future, I might as well follow Mr. Zhuang and be a gatekeeper." Huang Xi also had lingering fears.

"So what happened, what did you transport, and you were robbed and killed by the people of Youguo." Zhuang Xun asked curiously.

"A piece of Shoushan Jade the size of a couch, but the caravan stewards are afraid that people will know it and attract others to covet it, so they hire few people. They want to pretend to go there, but they are still found out. They are robbed and killed. Fortunately, they retreat in a dangerous way. , Although the opponent has a large number of people, and the location is solid, they persisted for six or seven days, and waited for the assistance of the official army." He Heng roughly described the development of this matter.

"The strangest thing about this matter is that these people are all from You country, and they are not only asking for money but also killing themselves." He Heng said what he noticed was strange.

"How do you say, how do you know that the other party is from You Country?" Zhuang Xun was puzzled, logically speaking, it was all a disguise.

"The captives were captured to extract confessions, but unfortunately the captives didn't know why they came across a county to rob us and kill us, leaving no one alive." He Heng said slightly.

"I don't want to worry about these things, as long as people are safe." Zhuang Xun also felt that there was some conspiracy, but he had no idea.

"That's right, as long as you are safe, you can earn a few taels of silver for the rest of your life after the catastrophe." He Heng said with a relaxed expression.

"One thing I said was that the person in charge was a bit bitter, but it's quite generous to give rewards. It's so much money." Luo Yuecheng smiled.

"If you don't give this bounty, brothers, don't tear him up. At the beginning, you told everyone that the jade you were transporting was ordinary jade, and everyone discussed it as discarded and escaped before saying it was a valuable cargo." Huang Xi complained very much to this white manager.

"I think you just feel uncomfortable after being scolded by him." Luo Yuecheng revealed Huang Xi's truth.

"He's not mean to you, it's because you're naive, you do whatever he asks you to do, and if he asks you to lick his ass, you don't want to."

"Yellow rat, you..."

"Ah Luo, it's true that you can't listen to everything that Manager Bai has to say." He Heng was clearly on Huang Xi's side this time.

"He's not a good person, don't listen to him when necessary." Can a good person make such a large Shoushan jade without telling everyone?
"I see." Luo Yuecheng agreed sullenly.

"Okay, you've worked hard too, don't talk about unhappy things, there's no need to get entangled in these things, I'll cook and make some delicious food for you." Zhuang Xun rounded up the situation, got up and said.

"Mr. Lang, let's go, I don't need to touch the water with my left hand. You can talk to some friends." Si Qinmi, who was sitting beside Zhuang Xun, smiled and said nothing.

"Be careful." Zhuang Xun originally wanted to refuse, but looking at these friends, he wanted to defend Si Qin Mi's reputation.

If there is a hostess and then let the hostess cook, doesn't this mean that the hostess is not capable of managing the house?

After Si Qinmi left, Luo Yuecheng asked softly, "Brother Xiaoxun, have you been coerced in any way?"

"Or maybe she raised Xiaolian for you?" Huang Xi also echoed.

"Sir, Heng doesn't understand very well." He Heng stroked the table. If it wasn't for his sister-in-law's beauty, he knew that Zhuang Xun's aesthetics was normal, and he would have wondered if Zhuang Xun had a problem with his thinking.

"Lanzhi and I are destined for each other, you don't need to ask, how could there be a threat, did you repeat the recommendation? A rich lady recommended me, because of my righteous deed of collecting the daughter of the pianist." Zhuang Xun said to These people can be regarded as trust, but unnecessary information will not be disclosed.

"My lady, she is very talented. I like her very much. I think you don't want this expression when you marry a wife and a virtuous person." Zhuang Xun said this with a clear conscience. of.

"Sister Tan is not bad, is she? She also reads poetry and books, and female workers also understand, and the important thing is that she is also good-looking." Luo Yuecheng's tone was a bit aggressive. Perhaps in his consciousness, Zhuang Xun had already planned to be with He Tan.

"Ah Luo, shut up." He Heng glared at Luo Yuecheng, who froze.

"Tan Meier and I really have nothing to do. I understand what Brother He is thinking, but it also depends on the two people's thoughts. The first is that Tan Meier is really too young, only fourteen, and the second is Tan Meier. I said that my future husband and son-in-law hope to be as indomitable as Brother He. Thirdly, I don’t like to repay kindness, and Brother He has the idea of ​​repaying kindness, and Second Brother He knows.” Zhuang Xun looked at his body and then Looking at He Heng's body, it is typical and does not conform to He Tan's intentions.

"Sir, you don't need to be like this. I understand what you mean. My daughter is not worthy of my husband. She is already lucky to be a servant girl in Mr.'s house." He Heng smiled wryly. He had been looking forward to this marriage for a long time, but it was a pity. It's all over now.

"Second Brother He, don't say such things. Besides, I'm going to get angry. Meier Tan is well-educated, gentle and virtuous, and she will definitely find a good husband-in-law."

Zhuang Xun felt that it would be too sinful for He Tan to marry her back home. Women in this world develop slowly. He Tan is just a junior high school student, or the first year of junior high school.

"What does she know, forget it, let's not talk about it, let's talk about the experience in Chengguo. There are really many temples and Taoist temples in Chengguo, and he especially likes to discuss Taoism. Let's listen to their quotations..."

He Heng let go of this matter, and the atmosphere became harmonious afterwards. The customs and customs of different countries are very interesting. At the dinner table, let's talk about the situation of refugees in Yu State due to the fall of Lingguan.

A few people finished their meal, took their leave, and went back to the caravan to deal with matters.

Only Siqin Mi and Zhuang Xun were left packing the dinner plates.

"Let me do it." Zhuang Xun stopped Si Qin Mi and said, the scabs had not yet grown new skin.

"Lang Jun, this concubine's appearance makes you ashamed." Si Qinmi stopped, she knew Zhuang Xun's stubbornness.

At least before this small wound is completely healed, Zhuang Xun will be so generous.

"No, I think it's very good, no one else can see how beautiful my wife is, only I know, haha." Zhuang Xun laughed.

"You." Si Qinmi was driven away from guilt by Zhuang Xun's liveliness.

"When I have the ability to reveal your identity, I will let everyone in the world know that my wife is beautiful, and make them envious." Zhuang Xun promised.

"Okay, you're going to embarrass this concubine to death." Si Qin Mi picked up the dishes and went to the kitchen.

"They said I washed it."

"Yes, just send the bowl back to the kitchen."

"My lady, wait." Zhuang Xun folded the crabapple flowers he just bought from the courtyard, and gently put them on Siqin Mi's thick black hair.

"Live up to the Spring League, red in the morning and green in the evening."

　Please read more, it is true that every day I am more embarrassed to ask for a reward, but you can always ask for a follow-up study, please, it is really important.

　　
　
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