Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 245 The Crown Prince's Gift

After Xue Lang attended the welcome party, he returned to Tingfengyuan without any delay——

Yesterday Jiang Lin had nothing to do, so he went out for a walk around the mountains and brought back a deer.The venison is the most tender, and it is absolutely delicious when used for grilling.Xue Lang specially prepared some seasoning yesterday, marinated the meat overnight, and planned to roast it today.

Only Xue Lang, Jiang Lin, and Su Han ate. It doesn't need to be complicated if there are too few people. A charcoal basin is ordered, and Ah Tu roasts it for the three of them.Xue Lang deliberately brought out a jar of brewed fruit wine, the baijiu had not been brewed yet.The three of them ate a sip of wine and a sip of meat, what a beautiful little day!

"The wine is delicious and the meat smells good, so the days of the gods are not like this, right?"

Su Han's alcohol capacity is light, and the wine will put his face on his face. After taking a sip of wine, his face will turn pink and his face will turn pink. After drinking three glasses, his eyes will be a little dazed.These days, he drank with Xue Lang and Jiang Lin every day, and his drinking capacity was so poor that a straightforward boy like Jiang Lin couldn't help laughing.

Su Han is eloquent: "I am a medical student. If you want to use needles and knives, if you drink too much strong alcohol, your hands will shake, which is not good for your medical skills. Don't be greedy!"

Hearing Jiang Lin's full of admiration, he couldn't help raising his wine glass: "Dr. Su is indeed a benevolent doctor with a benevolent heart and skill. Jiang Lin admires it. Let's toast Dr. Su!"

When Su Han heard this, he almost fell off the chair. He pointed to Jiang Lin and asked, "You know I'm not good at drinking, but I made a toast. Are you sure you're admiring me? Did you take the opportunity to drink?"

Jiang Lin was taken aback, touched his head, and said embarrassedly: "I really admire it, Dr. Su drinks water, I'm done!"

After finishing speaking, he gulped down a cup.Xue Lang, who was watching by the side, laughed heartily.

Three bachelors, real and fake, were eating meat and drinking happily, and Wanfu came to report: "To Dalang, there is a person outside the door who claims to be the servant of His Royal Highness, holding a token and giving Dalang a gift!"

"Who?"

Xue Lang quickly swallowed the meat in his mouth and asked.Wanfu reported again and handed over the token.

Xue Lang looked at it, and it was a piece of jade pendant. He didn't know if it was built by the crown prince, but if he thought about it, there was no one who could give gifts under his banner in Weize Pass, so it should be true.

"Let's go and have a look."

Put down the wine glass and chopsticks, wipe your mouth and go out to the side door to see——

I saw a middle-aged man dressed as a domestic servant outside the door, leading someone to wait outside the door, and parked a large carriage beside him, which was smaller than a four-wheeled carriage specially designed to pull heavy goods, but it was also smaller than ordinary carriages. be generous.

The man obviously knew Xue Lang, and when he saw Xue Lang coming out, he immediately bowed and saluted: "This old servant has seen Duke Xue. My master admires Duke Xue's character and demeanor, and specially ordered me to send a letter and a little gift, and ask Duke Xue to have a look. "

Xue Lang looked at the carriage covered with cloth, and took a look at the letter——

I don't know if it's because the prince made a personal letter, but the calligraphy in the letter is ups and downs and powerful, piercing the back of the paper.Although Xue Lang has never practiced brush calligraphy, he still has a certain level of appreciation, and he couldn't help applauding the good calligraphy from the bottom of his heart.

It is not easy to become a nobleman in ancient times. The six arts of a gentleman must be learned, especially books, which should be practiced from an early age.Modern children say that they have a heavy burden and learn a lot. Compared with the children of the nobles in ancient times, in fact, they do not have much homework.It can be seen that cultivating talents has been like this since ancient times.

In modern times, Xue Lang also visited the calligraphy of His Majesty the future Emperor Taizong, the younger brother of the prince, and he was indeed called a master of calligraphy.The prince's handwriting is different from his younger brother's and has a different style, but it is still a good handwriting.

In the historical records of the Li Tang royal family, there are many children who are good at calligraphy. Presumably it is because of the origin of the family, maybe it is also related to the current customs?
"Mr. Xue?"

Seeing that Xue Lang was holding the letter of birth, he didn't respond for a long time, the prince's servant couldn't help calling him out.Xue Lang quickly returned to his senses, carefully reading the letter——

However, it is actually very ignorant!His Royal Highness the Crown Prince overestimated Xue Lang's reading level of classical Chinese, and the words he used were too elegant. After reading it three times, Xue Lang still had only a half-knowledge, half guessing.

Therefore, Xue Lang looked at the visitor with an honest face, without pretending, full of embarrassment, and said: "I'm ashamed to say, Xue has little talent, and the words in the prince's letters are too elegant, I can't understand them at all. I trouble your noble servant to convey it, I am ashamed and ashamed."

The corner of the visitor's mouth couldn't help twitching, he took the letter returned by Xue Lang with a face full of embarrassment, and said dryly: "The old slave will definitely tell the master, but this gift is my master's wish, please accept it, Duke Xue. .”

After finishing speaking, he nodded to the person beside the car, and that person lifted off the covering cloth——

A cart full of gold and silver artifacts!

Today is a rare day when the sun is not warm but is still bright. Under the sunlight, the light pierces his eyes. Xue Lang couldn't help rubbing his eyes. Looking again, the dazzling light remained the same!Not dreaming!

"hiss!"

Jiang Lin and Su Han behind them also took a breath from the stimulation, and Xue Lang could hear the loud inhalation clearly in front of them.Su Han was still whispering: "Such a carload of gold and silver can be enjoyed for generations."

Xue Lang said in his heart that at the price of Chang'an City, if such a carload of gold and silver is exchanged for money, "Chang'an residence is not easy" is a joke!

The visitor obviously saw everything in his eyes, and said with a little pride: "These utensils were all given to Duke Xue by my master, and there is no mark of edict on them. You can dispose of them according to Duke Xue's wishes. My master said that mere courtesy is not acceptable. Respect, I would like to form a commoner friendship with Duke Xue and renew the brotherhood."

Xue Lang's expression became serious——

In this era when reputation and integrity are related to life, it is related to integrity and morality, so we have to be serious.

Xue Lang said solemnly: "Thank you, the prince, for your attention. However, Xue Lang grew up in a foreign country, came from a humble background, and almost died of freezing in the wilderness. It was Her Royal Highness Princess Pingyang who rescued me, and His Royal Highness never gave up on me. To me, entrust me with a heavy responsibility. The princess has the grace of saving my life and the grace of knowing me. Although Xue Lang comes from a humble background, he is not an ungrateful person. For His Royal Highness, there is no credit at all. If I forget righteousness for profit, disregard the princess's great favor, and turn to the prince, I will be a person with two hearts. Would the prince dare to use me for such a person? So, this The gift can only be returned in its original form, please pass it on to your servant!"

After finishing speaking, regardless of the visitor's reaction, he directly ordered Wanfu: "Wanfu, see off the guests!"

"Here."

Wanfu immediately saw off the guests on his behalf.

The visitor's face turned green and pale, he snorted coldly, turned around and left, of course, he didn't forget to take away the dazzling so-called Zhili.

"What are you two looking at me like that for?"

As soon as Xue Lang turned around and went in, he was shocked when he met two pairs of adoring eyes.Jiang Lin gave a thumbs up without hesitation: "Brother is very virtuous, younger brother should learn a lot from him."

Su Han nodded in agreement and said: "Su Han is the same, if it were me, I'm afraid it would be difficult to be as straightforward as Xue Ziyi."

Xue Lang clutched his chest and sighed: "You think highly of me! I've grown up so much, it's the first time I saw so much gold and silver appearing in front of my eyes, it's so shocking! It's just something I can't want, no matter how heartbroken I can't help it In other words, I thought I was rich at first, but now I look at it, I feel so poor!"

Su Han's eyes almost turned into copper coins, and he looked concerned: "I am the same. I have never felt that I am poor. After today, I will know how poor Su is."

Xue Lang sighed: "However, no matter how poor you are, you can't ask for those things!"

The three looked at each other and sighed in unison.Su Han said: "Xue Jianyi's heartache can only be healed by food and wine. Why don't we try to finish the venison!"

Xue Lang said seriously: "This suggestion is solid. I really need food to comfort my stabbed eyes."

The three of them clutched their still-pained chests, giggling and gathered around the table again, continuing to eat their barbecue.

(End of this chapter)