happy event

Chapter 181
Dong Ping was thinking about his sister, and he couldn't wait until the marriage was settled, so he urged Guanshi Zhang and Wen Niang to quickly pack up the things they were going to take to the capital, wishing they could leave immediately.

But before Manager Zhang made arrangements, old man Cao found the mountain, and Dong Ping hurriedly invited the old man into the house for tea, but the old man didn't want to be verbose, so he said, "Brother Ping, your aunt and I are also thinking about Sister Rong. My son has no one to take care of me in the capital. I wanted to go there, but I am too old to leave my homeland. So, I want my second sister to go to Beijing with you. She and Rong are always close, and she is with you Sister Rong, we old couple can worry less. It's just that I have to trouble you to take care of this journey."

Dong Ping was no longer the simple-minded peasant boy he used to be, so he naturally guessed the intentions of the old couple of the Cao family, but he was happy that his sister had an acquaintance to accompany him to relieve boredom, so he responded happily, "Uncle Cao, don't worry, I will definitely be on the way along the way." I will take good care of my second sister, keep her safe and send her to my sister."

Old man Cao praised with a smile on his face, "Okay, you are a safe child, and we are most at ease when the second sister entrusts you."

The two were talking, but Zhao Qingshan attracted a few more people up from the bottom of the mountain.Dong Ping took a closer look, and found that it was Xu Mao and other classmates, so he rushed to him and asked, "Why are you here in the orchard? It's not time for you to rest in the academy?"

Xu Mao put the bookcase on the ground with a smile, put on a heroic look like a son and daughter of the world, cupped his fists and said, "Boss Dong, brother heard that you want to go to the capital, so I decided to follow you. From now on, we will never change, and we will share weal and woe..."

Dong Ping heard it funny, slapped him on the back, and said angrily, "Speak well, where did you learn the habits of the world?"

A student with a fair complexion and a thin figure next to him laughed and said, "He insisted on relying on you to go to the capital to eat, drink and have fun together. He was afraid that you would not entertain him, and he planned to use words to trap you first."

Xu Mao glared at the "traitor" classmate, and finally turned to Dong Ping but smiled and said flatteringly, "Juncheng, we all want to go to Kyoto with you, don't you despise us? We only need a bed to sleep in. For three meals, there are steamed buns and pickles.”

Dong Ping really couldn't laugh or cry, he pulled his arm and asked, "Don't say such strange things, I'd be happy if you go together, but did you agree to it? Otherwise, you would have played truant."

"Of course I agree." Several students responded in unison, obviously very happy with the gentleman's enlightenment, "Mister said, let's go to Kyoto to see how the big exam is, and when we come back, we will study harder. "

Xu Mao had a stomach full, and asked very bluntly, "Brother Juncheng, the journey is long and lonely, don't forget to bring a few jars of fine wine from your cellar, and the more stewed vegetables to go with the wine, the better."

"Okay, okay, I won't be hungry for you." Everyone laughed and went into the courtyard. Old man Cao looked at these students secretly for a long while, wondering if he could find a son-in-law for his daughter-in-law , but he sighed again when he thought about his identity as a farmer.

Seeing that the old man was like this, Dong Ping thought that he missed his brother-in-law who was far away in the capital, so he said, "Uncle Cao, there will be no trivial matters in the capital after the Chinese New Year, and my sister and brother-in-law will come back with the child in their arms."

However, Mr. Cao waved his hand and went straight down the mountain. Dong Ping was left behind for no apparent reason. I don't know why Mr. Cao felt uncomfortable.

Manager Zhang called Chu Silian, who was busy in the baking room, to serve tea and snacks for the students. Occasionally, he turned his head and saw that his young master was still standing outside the door, so he hesitated for a while, then walked up to him, and whispered, "Second young master This time, when I go to Beijing, I will not only take the second lady of the Cao family and all the talented masters, but also take care of Mr. Yang's family. I am really worried. It just so happens that the orchard at home has already had a good harvest. I also want to send the account book to my wife. Why don't you just let me arrange the board and lodging with the car."

Dong Ping is the clearest about Zhang Guanshi's ability. Of course, Huanxi has arranged for him to make arrangements along the way, but there is no one in the orchard here.

Manager Zhang seemed to see Dong Ping's hesitation, and before he could open his mouth, he hurriedly said, "Wenniang is careful and steady, and the orchard and yard can be handed over to her for the time being. I'll be back in about a month. What's the big deal."

After thinking about it, Dong Ping felt that this was feasible, so he said, "Well, I will trouble Uncle Zhang to manage this journey."

"Young master is serious, then I will go down and make arrangements."

"it is good."

Manager Zhang's wish was fulfilled, and he went to work almost like a wind blowing under his feet.He was originally a shrewd and capable man, but within two days he had prepared all the chariots, horses and supplies.

This evening, someone from the Yang family sent a message, and they agreed to meet outside the south gate of the city at Chenshi tomorrow morning.Dong Ping responded and asked someone to go to Cao's house to talk, and then planned to rest early.After all, this journey will take at least half a month, and eating and sleeping in the open will not be as comfortable as at home.

But Xu Mao and the others were very excited because they were about to go to Beijing, so they dragged him to drink and celebrate together.Needless to say, everyone woke up the next day with a splitting headache, and their pale faces were not much better than the female ghost. They almost plunged into the carriage and continued to fall asleep.

Dong Ping endured the pain and went out of the city with the convoy, just in time to see all the gentlemen of the academy practicing for Mr. Yang.Mr. Yang originally made a good excuse, saying that he was taking his disciples to study in the capital, but Dong Ping was the only one standing behind him to make a show, and he was still reeking of alcohol.Needless to say, the rest of them were still drunk.

The old man didn't say anything at that time, and after saying goodbye to all the gentlemen with a smile, he got into the carriage.When the carriage stopped for a rest at noon, he suddenly got angry and asked the boy to pour cold water to wake up a group of drowsy disciples. He drove them out of the carriage and walked on foot all afternoon. Sober up quickly.

Xu Mao and the others were so tired that they cried for their father and mother, almost broke their legs, and finally lay down at night and couldn't get up.Everyone swears that they will never drink again, otherwise they will be caught by a good-looking gentleman, and their lives may be lost.

Not to mention how bustling the convoy was rushing to the capital, but Dong Rong was extremely busy these days.After the old concubine passed away, there were rumors in Kyoto that she lost her family star and killed her in-laws within three months of marrying the concubine.Murong Huaide was afraid that she would feel uncomfortable, so he thought of ways to make her happy all day long, but within a few days another rumor came out, and the matter of the Zhongshan Palace was exposed.

It turned out that a few days ago, an imperial doctor who often walked around the palace was sent to prison and beheaded, and his family showed a few hints of grief and anger.After a group of idlers or caring people filled their imaginations, most of the matter was exposed.

It was said that the crown prince had an affair with a certain concubine in the harem. When the two of them were acting recklessly, they suddenly heard someone shouting that the emperor was coming, and the crown prince, whose body had already been emptied by wine, fainted from fright.In the end, it turned out that a certain eunuch made a false report.But the crown prince is seriously ill, this matter can't be hidden from the emperor.

The emperor was furious and directly bestowed the concubine to death. He had intended to punish the prince together, but unfortunately, only this one son inherited the throne. Bad luck.

No matter what it is, if it is revealed openly, maybe it will not attract attention.The more half-hidden it is, the more it attracts people to discover.What's more, this message gathered the royal family, incest and grievances, and it gathered all the bloody elements that became a hit. Naturally, it quickly spread throughout the entire Kyoto, and even spread to the entire Daqi.

In restaurants and teahouses, if you see people touching their heads, whispering in low voices, not just making a few ambiguous laughter, it goes without saying that they are discussing this matter.

Dong Rong and Murong Huaide had heard about this matter, except to restrain the servants of the palace from discussing it in private, how could they know that the flame would burn on them.

That day, the young couple were walking arm in arm in the garden, when the concierge came to report that a professor from the Taixue had come to visit.Murong Huaide invited the guest to the study for tea without knowing what happened, but in less than a quarter of an hour, he was kicked out with beatings and scolding, and finally stood in front of the mansion and threatened to demolish the Imperial Academy.

Dong Rong heard the news in the backyard and asked Yiba to invite her husband back. After careful questioning, she found out that although the teacher came to the door under the banner of discussing articles, he talked about the prince's immorality, and then turned to him. The intention of praising Murong Huaide for both civil and military skills is self-evident.

Murong Huaide was trying his best to avoid disputes over the throne, how could he tolerate him dragging himself into the water, and this was the farce of pushing people away.

Dong Rong remembered that when she went to the palace earlier, the stupid skills were still very useful, so she laughed, "Since you don't have such thoughts and you are afraid of being suspected by the emperor, why don't you continue to 'defile yourself'."

"You mean to continue drinking and drinking?"

"No, since the prince's virtue is bad, and some people have moved their minds, then you just have to act like you have worse morals. For example, buying a vicious dog to bite people in the street, bullying men and women, buying strong by force Sell ​​it, it’s best to find someone with high reputation to call directly on the door, so that everyone will take a detour when they see you, and you will succeed.”

The more Dong Rong talked, the more amusing she became, and at the end she said, "It's said that husbands and wives follow suit, why don't I also go out to show the majesty of the princess, and find a shop in our family to smash two?"

Murong Huaide laughed and said, "If you want to smash it, you can smash it. How can you harm your business instead?"

Dong Rong glared at him, and said angrily, "It's just acting, how can it really harm outsiders? I'm at a loss, so I can sleep at night with peace of mind."

Murong Huaide loved his kind and intelligent wife, hugged her and kissed her again and again.At this point, the young couple made up their minds and started the role-playing of the dandy and the shrew, which once again enriched the topics of the people in Kyoto after dinner.

There is a legend in the teahouse today that King Zhongshan rushed to the Taixue to make trouble while drunk, not only hitting the students, but also pointing at the dean's nose and yelling at him.Within two days, there was another rumor that Princess Zhongshan smashed up a cloth shop, just because the owner didn't take care of it personally, and there was suspicion of negligence.

(End of this chapter)