Chapter 52 Chapter 1 Golden Sword Consort

Shen Bai smiled, "Yuan Qing wants to know anything, just ask." Lu Yuanqing shook his head again, "Does your lord want to use this as an exchange? What is your lord curious about me? My origin, my background, or why I stayed in the yamen of Biancheng as a teacher? I'm just an ordinary commoner , I was born in a scholarly family, my father is a teacher, he and my mother met in Biancheng, so what I am looking for in this Biancheng is just a little memory in their eyes that day." He looked at Shen Bai's expression and chuckled again, "Sir, you won't believe it, right? An overly ordinary experience always arouses suspicion, but who is going through big storms every day? Could it be that If you want me to say that I actually want to take revenge because of a strange grievance in my lower body, but the future of the road to revenge is uncertain, and I don’t know if I can come back again, so before taking revenge, come to a place that brings me good memories? Such an answer Is it more like real?"

Shen Bai was stunned by Lu Yuanqing's answer for a moment, but he heard Lu Yuanqing continue: "In fact, compared to me, the origin of the adult should be more intriguing. Although he seems to be low-key, but the open-mindedness and wisdom that are inadvertently revealed It is particularly fresh in my memory; I should have a strong background in the capital, but I never take the initiative to show off my family background to anyone. I have never heard who my father is from the adults; Biancheng has become a county magistrate, but adults don't seem to care about it; a small seventh-rank official can easily obtain some secret investigation materials...My lord, if I am a very curious person, I I will be more interested in the origin of the adults, but have I asked the adults?"

Shen Bai looked at Lu Yuanqing's expression, "If Yuan Qing asked, I would naturally say. But you have saved Xiao'er now, even if you don't ask, I am willing to tell the truth. Speaking of my father, Yuan Qing He should be no stranger, he is the Lord Shen Congyun mentioned by Yuan Qing, but my father was only the right servant of the Ministry of War back then, and now he is the minister of the Ministry of War, ranking among the third princes, even the powerful Yan University Shi, I also want to call my father Shen Taifu..." Lu Yuanqing lightly lowered his son, "Sure enough, he has extraordinary background, but I just don't understand. Since your lord was born in the Imperial Academy, you must have been one of the top three scholars in the first grade. In addition, your lord's family background, how could you only be in this small county?" Where's Little Officer Zhima?"

Shen Bai smiled, "Back then I was indeed among the first, but the number one scholar who was popular in the capital and took all the honors was not next to me. It was my father's arrangement to come to Biancheng. I am even more puzzled than Yuan Qing, but it was only after I came to Biancheng that I realized my father's intentions and arrangements. What does Yuan Qing think of Zhu Donglou in the case of 'Feng Bo Jian'?" Lu Yuanqing gave birth to another son, "Arrogant and extravagant, arrogant and dissolute, ignorant and incompetent, he is a standard dude."

Shen Bai nodded, "Those high-ranking officials in the capital are all like this, compared to Zhu Donglou, it's nothing. Speaking of which, I'm also an official's child. If I want to not be isolated in the circle of dudes, I have to Just like them, but how can such days be endured for a long time? My father knows my temper well, so he used some connections in the college entrance examination during my three-year admission to the Hanlin Academy... I failed in the end. If you stay in the embassy, ​​you can only be appointed as an official by a foreign commissioner, and then I will come to Biancheng to take up the post. When I left Beijing, my father just told me that Biancheng is not far from the capital, but it is not the capital after all, and I can do things as I like. Just do what you want, but just remember: be an official in a low-key manner, and investigate the case with your heart.”

Hearing this, Lu Yuanqing finally stopped Buqi's hand, raised his head to look at Shen Bai's black and white eyes, and smiled slightly, "There are not many officials who can be called 'good officials' nowadays. I still say the same thing, my lord is a good official, and I stayed to be the master of this yamen just because I am a good official. I have no talent or education, but I am still willing to do my best by my lord's side." Until I until the day you leave.Lu Yuanqing silently added this sentence in his heart. Shen Bai also nodded slightly, "Yuan Qing, you saved Xiao'er, so you are not an outsider to me. I checked you before because you were suspicious; now I am curious about you, just out of concern. You It's not good to hide too much in your heart."

However, Lu Yuanqing slowly put the chess pieces into the chessboard one by one, obviously changing the subject, "The number one scholar who was popular in the capital and occupied all the honors in the public, but who is it?" Shen Bai smiled nonchalantly and said, "Yuan Qing still remembers that huge splash-ink landscape painting in my study?" Lu Yuanqing nodded, "Well, is it the painting signed by Bo Lan?" Shen Bai smiled and said: "That's right, Yuan Qing has a good memory. The number one scholar in the exam I took the exam was Yu Bolan. He is Yu Bolan, the son of General Yu Shaochun who Yuan Qing said was the heroic martyr who fought against the Tatars."

Yu Bolan... how familiar this name used to be, but now it is so strange to my ears. Lu Yuanqing silently put the last chess piece into the chessboard, then smiled slightly and said, "Is this Mr. Yu a good friend of your lord?" "I didn't know him well at first, but later we became colleagues in the Imperial Academy, so we got in touch with each other more." Lu Yuanqing nodded slightly, "What kind of person is this Mr. Yu?" Shen Bai smiled mysteriously, "I told Yuan Qing that Yuan Qing might think that I was exaggerating, and she will know when Yuan Qing sees Young Master Yu in person."

Lu Yuanqing paused as he put away the chessboard, "Could it be that Mr. Yu is coming to Biancheng?" "No." Shen Bai said with a smile, "I'm going to Beijing, and I'm sending Xiaoer back. Xiaoer has been pestering me to invite Yuan Qing back to Beijing, so I want to ask Yuan Qing's meaning." "Return to Beijing?" Lu Yuanqing stared blankly at Shen Bai, "Why do you want to return to Beijing, my lord?" "To congratulate my young master Yubolan's big wedding." Shen Bai said with a light smile. Lu Yuanqing lowered his head and said, "Really? With such a big-ticket marriage, I'm afraid this Mr. Yu must marry a remarkable woman."

Shen Bai nodded and said: "Yuan Qing is right, Brother Yu is going to marry the current emperor's third daughter—Princess Ning'an Zhu Luzhen." Marry a princess? There was a hint of sadness or joy in Lu Yuanqing's heart.He really is the one who should marry the princess.This is also very good, really good. Seeing Lu Yuanqing bowed his head and said nothing, Shen Bai asked, "What does Yuan Qing mean? Do you want to go to the capital together?" Lu Yuanqing smiled happily: "It should be the long-cherished wish of all men in the world to be able to marry a princess, right? Although I don't have such a blessing, it's good to go and see and join in the fun."

Shen Bai shook his head and said with a smile: "All the men in the world? Yuan Qing, Shen has never found it fun to marry a princess! But it's good that Yuan Qing is willing to go with her, otherwise that girl Xiao'er will make trouble." Two days later, several people set off for the capital.The road from Biancheng to Beijing is not far away, and a fast horse can go back and forth in two days, but the addition of Lu Yuanqing slowed down everyone's speed. There is no other reason, just because he is not riding a fast horse, but a horse. The skinny donkey, Lu Yuanqing still gave the donkey a name - Xiao Hui. It is also very interesting to talk about the origin of this skinny donkey.Lu Yuanqing promised Shen Bai to go to the capital together, firstly to escort Miss Shen who was "reluctant" to him back home, and secondly because he wanted to see the grandeur of a royal wedding.However, after all, Shen Bai, as the parent official of a county, was praised by the emperor for helping General Qi Jiguang intercept the coastal defense map in the hands of the Japanese pirates for breaking the "Fengbojian" case, and was invited to participate in the royal celebration, but after all, there must be no delay It took too long, so Shen Bai rejected the proposal of sitting in a sedan chair, and ordered everyone to ride to Beijing on fast horses. Needless to say, Shen Xiao and Qing Dai's master and servant, they came here on horseback, so it's safe to go back on horseback now.Shao Ying and Song Yutang are martial arts practitioners, so there is nothing wrong with riding a horse.Since Shen Bai suggested riding a horse, it was naturally because he knew how to ride a horse.Then only Lu Yuanqing was left. "Yuan Qing can't ride a horse?" Shen Bai asked strangely. Lu Yuanqing smiled ashamedly, "Everything has a spirit, and horses also have spirits. You really shouldn't ride on them arbitrarily." Song Yutang sneered: "If you can't ride, just say you can't ride, what are you doing beating around the bush!" Shen Xiao was immediately displeased when she heard the words. Now she can be said to share the same hatred with Lu Yuanqing, "Song Yutang, Xiao Lu is kind-hearted, what's wrong with the horse? Aren't the legs of a horse legs?" Miss Shen was entangled with this problem again, and Song Yutang immediately Shut up. Lu Yuanqing praised: "Ms. Shen is really admirable for people who love horses." Shen Xiao blushed and lowered her head when she heard the words. Seeing this, Shao Ying snorted coldly, turned his face away and scolded in a low voice: "Shudai Lu is troublesome, let's stay in the yamen." Lu Yuanqing said with a good temper after hearing the words: "I don't have any opinions, I'm afraid Miss Shen will not like it." Song Yutang immediately said: "What are you showing off?!" Shen Xiao immediately counterattacked: "Song Yutang!" When Shen Bai saw the people who were "arguing together", he smiled slightly, "Yuan Qing, choose a horse, we are leaving tomorrow." In addition to the mounts of Shen Bai and the others in the yamen, there are also a few idle horses to choose from. Now Lu Yuanqing is in trouble with the few horses in the manger who stare at him. When the horses saw Lu Yuanqing approaching, they retreated silently, so they struggled for a long time, not to mention getting on the horses, they didn't even touch a handful of horse hair. Song Yutang said: "It's really annoying to see people." Shao Ying said casually: "I am tired of seeing horses." Then the two looked at each other strangely. On the matter of "ridiculing" Lu Yuanqing, they reached a rare agreement, but I'm afraid they have different thoughts in their hearts. Bar. Shen Bai approached, "Which horse did Yuan Qing pick?" Lu Yuanqing wondered: "I don't seem to have any fate with these horses." Shen Xiao smiled and said: "Xiao Lu is right, horse selection is also based on fate, the horse in the mansion is not suitable, let's go to the market to buy one! Ah, Brother Xiaobai?" Shen Bai nodded and said: "Alright, let's just buy one." How could a brother not know the little girl's thoughts?However, he had a feeling that his sister must be having fun for nothing!But as long as she is handed over to Dad smoothly, his burden will be let go, so let's rely on her for the time being. There is a bustling market in South Town of Biancheng, and people usually start coming and going after noon, so it was just right for a few people to go out after lunch. The dazzling array of markets attracted Shen Xiao's attention, she dragged Qing Dai all the way around, Shen Bai couldn't help but sigh.Shen Xiao is still a girl at heart, the nightmare a few days ago doesn't seem to have left any haze in her heart.Looking at her innocent and bright smiling face, Lu Yuanqing felt a burst of envy. It's really rare to be able to be so simple and happy. I asked a few horse dealers, but I didn't meet the horse that had a "fate" with Lu Yuanqing. They were a little tired from walking, so they found a tea stand to drink tea. Song Yutang hummed dissatisfiedly: "Shao Ying really has the foresight, I should learn from him and not follow." While drinking tea, Shen Xiao kept bickering with him: "No one told you to follow, it was you who wanted to follow, it's the others' fault!" Song Yutang said helplessly: "Miss, I want to protect the safety of the young master." Shen Xiao rolled his eyes, "What can happen on the street?" Shen Bai lowered his head and drank tea quietly, but when he raised his head again, he found that Lu Yuanqing was looking for something with the tea bowl, so he asked curiously, "What is Yuan Qing looking for?" Lu Yuanqing said: "Strange, something seems to have licked the back of my hand." Just as he was speaking, as if to prove that what Lu Yuanqing said was true, a furry head lifted up from the bottom of the table, and made a corresponding cry . Shen Xiao yelled and jumped up, almost overturning the table, "Whose donkey is this, hiding under the table is scary! It's ugly!" It turned out that there was a donkey hidden under the table where they drank tea!This is a donkey that knows how to enjoy life. It's just after noon and the sun is shining. This donkey is smart enough to find a good place to rest. But this donkey is smart, but it is ugly.Big belly, short legs, bald hair and big eyes.No wonder Shen Xiao disliked it. Several people were discussing non-stop, but the fat old man at the tea stand said: "This donkey is the donkey of the old man next door. My tea stand has a lot of customers, so I can help him find a donkey buyer. Tsk tsk, I don’t think this donkey will be able to enjoy it for a few days, old man Wang said, if he can’t sell it, he will kill it and sell it for donkey meat!” However, Lu Yuanqing interjected with interest: "Although this donkey is not very smart, it is really cruel to kill it and sell it for meat." The fat old man said: "Oh, there is no way. Old man Wang's son is sick and needs treatment urgently. He needs money. How can he have money if he doesn't sell the donkey? If you say that this donkey was also used by Old Wang's family, it looks ugly. But Momo is a good donkey." While the fat old man was talking, a shriveled old man with a sad face came over, "What? Uncle, is there still no one buying this donkey?" "Didn't you say that!" the fat old man said while wiping his sweat. The donkey who had licked Lu Yuanqing still leaned over without hesitation, wanting to pester Lu Yuanqing again.The old man Wang pulled the donkey's ears angrily when he saw it, "You don't live up to it! How nice it is for you to lick the clothes of other guests' dirty!" The donkey struggled with the pain in its ears, which made old man Wang even more angry. He swung the pipe in his hand and hit the donkey, "Let you run, let you hide!" Seeing this, the donkey barked even more mournfully. A thin arm supported the hand of the old man waving the pipe, and the owner of the hand said slowly: "I bought this donkey of the father, don't beat it again." Shen Bai reined in the horse's reins, and waited for Lu Yuanqing, who was riding a donkey behind him, to catch up slowly, "Why did Yuan Qing buy this donkey?" Lu Yuanqing sat on the back of the donkey and said comfortably: "Didn't you ask me before? I just think this donkey looks ugly, so no one will steal it, so naturally I won't throw it away. I am very stingy. I spent money to buy a donkey." If it is stolen, it will be wronged.” Shen Bai smiled lightly and shook his head, "If it's for money, who would buy this ugly donkey for twenty taels of silver?" That's right, Lu Yuanqing bought this bald donkey for twenty taels of silver!The old man Wang, who sold the donkey, said twenty taels in a fit of anger. He thought that the scholar who "protected the donkey with righteousness" would shake his hands and leave angrily when he heard such an unreliable price for a donkey. He agreed without saying a word.After they left, Old Man Wang looked at the twenty taels of silver in his hand, and still felt that he was dreaming. Shen Bai slightly looked at the side face of his master, there was a bit of dullness in his Baijing manner, and his dullness was even more interesting when he was foiled by his shrewdness in investigating the case. Shen Bai slowed down a little more in order to keep pace with Lu Yuanqing, "Yuan Qing actually bought this donkey because the old man was in a hurry to spend money on his son's medical treatment, right?" What Shen Bai didn't say was that he Later, Song Yutang was ordered to go back and give the old man a hundred taels. From his point of view, he is now the county magistrate of Biancheng, so this is his duty. Lu Yuanqing smiled indifferently and said, "There are so many poor people in this world, so what's the point of showing off a small favor to one person?" He touched the donkey's long ears while talking, "This donkey is just born uglier." , so what's wrong with it? Don't we have to watch it turn into a plate of donkey meat?" Shen Bai nodded and smiled, "Is it true that Yuan Qing can't ride a horse?" Lu Yuanqing shook his head, "Whether it's riding a donkey or a horse, it's all about riding. It doesn't make any difference to me. Besides, this donkey likes my master more than those horses that think they are good. This sense of recognition shows that it has the root of wisdom, which is very valuable. I have decided not to ride a horse from now on, but to ride a donkey.” Hearing this, Shen Bai couldn't help laughing.The donkey and the owner of the steed had a happy chat, but the steed Shen Bai rode was extremely disdainful to walk with the bald donkey, and kept snorting in protest on the way to the capital. Four days later, several people arrived in the capital.As the capital of the empire, the capital needless to say is magnificent and prosperous.Along the way, the shops on both sides are full of customers, creating a lively and prosperous scene. Shen Xiao returned to her "territory" even more joyful, she finally temporarily abandoned Xiao Lu who had been entangled all the way, and ran to her little white brother, "Little white brother, I'm hungry, I want to eat the duck from Deyilou wing." Shen Bai comforted: "Okay, let's just smile." The full name of Deyilou is actually "Spring Breeze Deyilou". After Shen Bai talked about it, everyone knew that the name of this restaurant had a deep connection with the No. "Brother Yu liked to come here to sit for a while before he won the first prize, because at that time this building was still a small shop, and there were not many customers, so he liked to read books here quietly. But because he always came here, the people here The business is getting more and more popular, but after people come and go here because of him, he gradually stops coming. Later, he won the number one prize, and the owner of this store changed its name to the current ' Chunfeng Deyilou', and then this restaurant is getting bigger and bigger, and now it can be regarded as a first-class restaurant in the capital." Lu Yuanqing was puzzled and said: "Before winning the first prize, someone came to this happy building because of him?" Shen Xiao continued: "Xiao Lu, you will know why after seeing Brother Yu in person." She wanted to show off, but seeing Lu Yuanqing lowered her head indifferently, she pouted and said, "Because Brother Yu always I was reading here, so more and more women came to see him quietly later, so the business of this store will get better and better..." Seeing that Lu Yuanqing still lowered his head after speaking, he refused: "Little Lu! " Lu Yuanqing raised his head slowly, "Why haven't the duck wings come up yet?" He looked at Shen Xiao's expression again, "Ah, it turns out that Mr. Yu is such an outstanding Mr. Pianpian, no wonder. Miss Shen, isn't she? Have you ever fallen in love with this Mr. Yu?" Shen Xiao hurriedly waved his hands, "I don't have one! Although brother Yu is very handsome, his indifferent personality makes it hard to get close to him. I wonder how brother Xiaobai got to know him so well." Shen Bai smiled and patted Shen Xiao's head, "How could you, a little girl, understand what happened to Brother Yu?" Shen Xiao snorted in dissatisfaction, but was soon attracted by the duck wings on the table, and the little unhappiness disappeared. Lu Yuanqing also took a piece of duck wing and chewed it in his mouth. The taste was still the same as he remembered, but the person who bought the duck wing for him at Chunfeng Deyi Building had long been a stranger to him.At that time, there was no Spring Breeze Building, and he liked to read books quietly here. Seeing that Lu Yuanqing could stand still after eating a duck wing, Shen Bai smiled and said, "Yuanqing, how does this duck wing taste?" I saw someone who was in a daze just now smiled gently, "It's hard to live up to a great reputation. It's actually not easy to maintain a good reputation from the beginning to the end. It's the same for people, and it's the same for duck wings. " Shen Bai asked curiously: "Yuan Qing also ate duck wings from Chunfeng Deyilou?" Lu Yuanqing wiped his mouth slowly, "I ate it, it happened a long time ago, but it's not the one who is proud of it." Song Yutang retorted: "Where did you eat it? The duck wings of Chunfeng Deyilou are very famous. How can it be compared to the ordinary duck wings you eat?" Shao Ying responded to Lu Yuanqing in a rare way: "What Lu Shudai said is right, the taste of this duck wing is indeed not as good as before." Shen Bai smiled and said: "So Shao Ying was also a diner here?" Shao Ying snorted, "I was lucky enough to taste..." It's time for dinner, and there is a lot of noise from the guests. Sitting at the next table were several well-dressed men chatting while drinking: "It's really enviable to be an official and a man who can reach Yu Bolan's level." The person who spoke was a young son, but he was dressed in a Chinese robe, but he couldn't hide his state of being full of wine, sex and wealth.The man sitting on his left patted him on the shoulder, "Master Tong must be envious of him, right?" "Envy? Which of you don't envy? You have entered the cabinet at a young age, and your future is limitless. Now you are going to marry a princess, so why don't you fly to the sky after that? I heard that the emperor loves these three princesses very much. This princess likes it." How could the emperor not like this person? No, the big wedding ceremony will be held at the end of the month, but Yu Bolan's title has already been settled. Tsk tsk, 'Golden Sword Consort', the emperor personally gave a golden knife, What an honor it is to have a gift to enter with a sword!" The drunk-faced Mr. Tong showed resentment, and drank the wine in his hand while talking.