The mysterious bird of destiny, the beginning of China

Chapter 259 Playing
The summer breeze brings the heat under the sun outside. Time passes slowly, the sun sets in the west, and the heat gradually fades away, bringing a light coolness.

Cornered cornices, carved beams and painted buildings. The window lattice carved with various flowers casts complex shadows on the table, the incense burner with exquisite patterns wafts from the smoke, the study is filled with books, calligraphy and paintings, and a beautiful girl is looking aside with bright eyes.

On the side, a sacred bird with pure white feathers stood quietly. The cool breeze blew through the hair of the girl's white forehead, making her beautiful eyes blink, making her look particularly playful and naive.

"So, do you think what you are doing at this moment is a kind of inheritance?"

Bai Zhi raised his head and looked at the girl beside him.

"Yes!"

Li Qingzhao nodded without hesitation and said: "It is a kind of inheritance that allows future generations to see more ancient things!"

Looking at Li Qingzhao in front of him, Bai Zhi fell silent in his heart.

Everything I had learned about this woman from ancient books was so single, separated by something called a filter.

In the filter before Li Qingzhao, later generations often only know that she was a talented woman who created many poems, describing the beauty of her first half of life and the desolation of her second half.

"The Divine Bird must have seen this kind of scene many times, right?"

"Girl, Bianjing City is so prosperous!"

Bai Zhi's pure white feathers looked even more holy under the sunlight, but only Li Qingzhao could see it at this time, and neither the two maids behind her could spot Bai Zhi.

"..."

Bai Zhi shook his head and said, "Just let everything happen."

"it is good!"

Li Qingzhao suddenly turned his head slightly and said to Bai Zhi on his shoulder.

"Eight-treasure porridge, sweet eight-treasure porridge..."

"No such guarantee is required."

In the early morning, the huge city slowly recovered, and a large number of pedestrians appeared on the streets again. Small merchants and hawkers took to the streets, shouting loudly, leading cars to sell pulp.

When Bai Zhi was left silent, Li Qingzhao looked at the divine bird in front of him and said seriously: "So, I wonder if the divine bird can help me unearth these things buried deep in history?"

There was a constant stream of hawking sounds in his ears, and even Li Qingzhao was dazzled by it, and then walked towards the street with the two maids behind him.

Various restaurants were filled with guests, the lights were feasting and people were singing and dancing.

Hearing Bai Zhi's explanation, Li Qingzhao couldn't help but fell silent.

Li Qingzhao said seriously:

Behind her, two cute little maids were also following quietly, but their smart eyes betrayed their true thoughts.

Although Bai Zhi had explained Li Qingzhao's questions to others many times, he still explained carefully at this time: "The prosperity of the Tang and Han Dynasties was more due to themselves, while the Song Dynasty at this time was different from the previous two Compared with others, I’m afraid it’s not as good as many.”

"it is good."

……

After sighing, Li Qingzhao couldn't help but ask about the divine bird on his shoulder, "During the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, the divine birds were born to help the court, making the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty more powerful. Especially the Tang Dynasty, with its vast territory, Even the Japanese country in the sea became the Yingzhou of the Tang Dynasty!"

"Tanghulu~"

She likes to study gold and stone and other objects, and she can understand the ruthlessness of time and the weight of history from history, and she can feel the feelings of her family and country from history.

Bai Zhi didn't think much and agreed directly.

Xuemei looked at the scene outside and said in amazement. The same goes for Qingzhu on the side, looking at the pedestrians on the street outside and the various vendors on both sides of the street.

Hearing Li Qingzhao's words, Bai Zhi nodded slightly and said, "Yes, I have indeed seen this scene many times. This scene was very common in the prosperous Tang Dynasty during the prosperous Tang Dynasty."

But a woman walked out of an alley. The woman was wearing a light cyan dress, with black hair hanging down to her waist. Her face was as quiet and beautiful as a green bamboo or orchid.

Li's Mansion is located in an alley outside Zhuque Gate. It has a quiet environment without the hustle and bustle of the main road, but it is also in line with the preferences of Li Qingzhao's family.

"Cooking cakes, freshly baked cooking cakes~"

"Then why didn't the divine bird appear during the Song Dynasty?"

Bai Zhi asked.

Seeing that the divine bird remained silent, Li Qingzhao bit his teeth and continued:

But how many people know about the metal stones and other objects she was studying at this time, and the purpose of studying them?
I'm afraid only scholars who really study Li Qingzhao will know more!

Bai Zhi came back to his senses and couldn't help but look at the girl beside him. However, the girl beside him was not shy because of Bai Zhi's gaze. Instead, she still had a serious look on her face.

"No, Shenniao, you can help me a lot. After all, Shenniao, you have lived from the pre-Qin period to the present. You should have experienced a lot of things and know more historical things."

Hearing the divine bird mention the Tang Dynasty and the Han Dynasty, Li Qingzhao couldn't help but think of the Song Dynasty at this time, so he couldn't help but sigh:
"Compared with the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, the Song Dynasty at this time is probably superfluous..."

"Then what can I do to help you?"

When Li Qingzhao heard that the divine bird agreed to his request, Li Qingzhao immediately laughed, but still promised: "It is my honor for the divine bird to follow me. As for the identity of the divine bird, no one except me can do it." Let others know."

"If I encounter something I don't know about in the future, I can also ask you, Divine Bird."

"It's just that the time has not come yet!"

"After all, the divine bird will feel lonely on Lishan Mountain. Even if I go down Lishan Mountain, where can I go? If the divine bird can help me, maybe I can see a different scenery."

"Oh? Help you?"

While Li Qingzhao was out playing, Li Gefei was talking to his wife about Li Qingzhao at home.

"Now that Qingzhao is sixteen years old, it's time to propose a marriage to him. I told you in a letter some time ago. I wonder if you can mention it from Qingzhao?"

Li Gefei looked at the beautiful woman beside him and asked.

"Of course I mentioned it to Qing Qingzhao, but Qingzhao had no such intention."

Li Qingzhao’s mother Wang said so.

"You don't have this intention?"

Li Qingzhao's father, Li Gefei, shook his head slightly, with a smile on his face, and said, "What young talents are there in my hometown? In Bianjing, there are countless young talents, and there is always someone Qingzhao likes!"

"The orders of the parents are the words of the matchmaker. Although Qingzhao's thoughts are also very important, we as parents should take more care of our children!"

Li Gefei said this, and then changed his voice, "In Bianjing City, there are many poetry and lantern festivals reported by talented people and beautiful women, so Qingzhao participated in them several times to change his career."

"Having said that, I also know that Qingzhao's character is mostly to follow her heart. I'm afraid that if she doesn't like it, no one will be able to force it on her." "She will change."

Li Gefei doesn't think so.

"Because, before you came here, didn't you say in your letter that Qingzhao once wrote a poem at home, which was very amazing?"

"Yes."

Wang nodded, then took a piece of paper from the side, opened it, and saw a poem written on the paper.

"Ru Meng Ling..."

After Li Gefei took it, he read it immediately, and then his expression suddenly became serious, and at the same time he showed happiness.

"Good words! Good words!"

Li Gefei looked happy and couldn't help stroking his beard. He looked at the words in his hand with admiration and couldn't help reading them several times.

"The fight to cross the river startled a group of gulls and herons..."

"Shenzui...huh? Has Qingzhao been drinking?"

Only now did Li Gefei discover from the poem that Li Qingzhao had been drinking again, and he couldn't help but look at his wife Wang with a serious face.

"Just a drink!"

Wang, however, looked normal and did not take this matter to heart.

"It's just a few drinks. It's like having a drink to enjoy yourself. Besides, you men can drink, why don't women be allowed to drink?"

Hearing his wife's rhetorical question, Li Gefei couldn't help but smile bitterly and nod. However, when he thought about it, it was indeed true. He had just had a few drinks. According to his understanding of his daughter, she was not an alcoholic.

"What's more, drinking is a kind of fun for women, isn't it?"

"indeed so."

Li Gefei nodded in agreement, then carefully folded the words in his hand and put them in his sleeve, and then said:

"I will take Qingzhao's poems back for my colleagues to see. This will help Qingzhao's reputation spread in Bianjing City, and it will also attract the attention of more young talents."

"it is good!"

……

After saying this, Li Gefei walked out the door briskly and disappeared into the street.

Naturally, Li Qingzhao didn't know anything about what was going on at home. At this time, he had already arrived at a bookstore, and in the bookstore, many gold stones and other items were sold.

Li Qingzhao first looked at the bookshelf, but did not see the book he wanted to buy, and then walked slowly to the gold stone on the side.

At this moment, he discovered a broken stone tablet on the ground nearby. There were many words carved on the stone tablet. Many of the words had been blurred due to the erosion of the years.

Noticing Li Qingzhao's gaze, the boy on the side quickly stepped forward and took the initiative to explain:

"This stone tablet should have been discovered by the people below in the ancient Yellow River Road. It is rumored to be from the Han Dynasty, but I don't know if it is true. If the girl wants to buy it, she can take it for twenty coins."

"Twenty cents?"

Hearing the boy's quotation, Li Qingzhao couldn't help but shake his head. He was obviously very dissatisfied with the price, and then he looked away and looked at a broken bronze tripod beside him.

The broken small bronze tripod was a three-legged tripod, but one leg was broken off. However, the inscription on the tripod was clearly visible. Li Qingzhao was very satisfied with it. Just when she was about to pay for it, she suddenly heard from the side. A man's voice sounded:

"I bought the Supreme Small Cauldron, how much does it cost?"

Li Qingzhao felt confused, and then he realized that there was a handsome young man standing next to him, and the small bronze tripod that the young man wanted to buy was exactly what he was holding.

"The Supreme Little Cauldron has lost one foot, so the price is very cheap. It costs five hundred coins!"

Hearing this, Li Qingzhao immediately frowned, feeling a little unhappy. He looked at the shopkeeper aside and couldn't help but say:

"It seems that I am looking at the Supreme Little Cauldron, how can I sell it to others?"

After all, it is obviously inappropriate for the previous customer to purchase something while the previous customer is watching it.

After hearing what Li Qingzhao said, the young man who wanted to pay for the purchase was a little embarrassed. The shopkeeper next to him also said quickly:
"What the girl said is reasonable, but she didn't want to sell it to this young master. She just wanted to tell the price."

"In that case, five hundred yuan, right? Then I'll buy it!"

Li Qingzhao said quickly, fearing that if he was slow for a moment, the small tripod in his hand would fall into the hands of others.

Li Qingzhao's decisiveness surprised the young man on the side, but he was not angry. Instead, he watched the transaction between Li Qingzhao and the shopkeeper be completed, and then said:
"This girl is so polite!"

The young man bowed slightly, and then I said seriously:

"I wonder what the girl will use for buying this small tripod? If she has no use for it, can you transfer it to me? I am willing to buy it at double the price!"

Hearing the young man's words, Li Qingzhao was a little surprised. He couldn't help but look carefully at the young man in front of him. He turned out to be handsome, but Li Qingzhao felt a little unhappy because of what happened before.

Although the young man in front of him wanted to pay double the price for the small bronze tripod in his hand, he would definitely not buy it. After all, the Supreme Bronze Small Cauldron is useful to me, how can I give it to others.

Seeing Li Qingzhao shaking his head slightly, the young man became a little anxious, and quickly stood in front of Li Qingzhao, stopping Li Qingzhao who was about to leave, "Girl, you are not satisfied with the price? If so, I am willing to pay a thousand Five hundred coins!"

Li Qingzhao frowned, and the two maids beside Li Qingzhao quickly stepped forward and stood between the girl and the young man. Like a sparrow that was not angry, they said to the young man in front of them:
"This young master is so rude! My girl is obviously unwilling to step out of this small cauldron, why do you have to pester me so hard?"

Xuemei said with a stern tone, looking at the young man in front of her.

"This young master, please don't block the door. My girl is about to return home. Is it possible that the young master is a prodigal in Bianjing City?"

Hearing the voices of the two maids, the young man suddenly blushed.

Li Qingzhao, who was behind, also noticed that his two maids were speaking too harshly. Alliance pulled his two maids behind him and said to the young man in front of him:

"Young master, please forgive me. These are my two maids. I don't know that the etiquette words are too strong. However, I really don't want to sell this small tripod. I wonder if you understand, master?"

"Understood……"

The young man took a step back and said with some shame:
"I was unreasonable, please forgive me, girl!"

After saying this, the young man continued: "My surname is Zhao and my name is Mingcheng. If the girl is willing to sell the small tripod in her hand, she can come directly to this shop and give it to the shopkeeper. I know the shopkeeper and he will transfer it to Me, and pay the girl money in advance."

"it is good!"

Li Qingzhao nodded, indicating that he remembered. Then he left with two maids.

(End of this chapter)