Chapter 8 Chapter Seven: Master Jiu's Concubine
In the early morning of this day, Qu Huaishang received the imperial decree. In the near future, he will go to Shannan Road to escort the official silver back to Chang'an with Qu Liushang.In the past few days, he seemed to have gotten into a poisonous insect, and his mind was out of order.Yin Zhuli's words rang in his ears from time to time, he is the second son, although he is a brother with Qu Liushang, but his father Qu Tianji has always favored Qu Liushang.
Qu Liushang has inherited Qu Tianzhi's temperament, he has been strict with himself since he was a child, at the age of fifteen he was already the champion of civil and military affairs in Daying, and even the late emperor praised him very much.In contrast, Qu Huaizhang looked much paler. He had tried his best to study some books before, but in the end he found that no matter how hard he tried, everyone still only saw outstanding elder brothers in their eyes.
He started to do some stupid things that he knew he couldn't do, because only in this way, Qu Tianji would notice him, even if it was just a few reprimands.In fact, Qu Liushang treated him well as a younger brother. Although the two of them were not regarded as brothers and sisters, they had fulfilled their brother's duty in these years.
But compared with the glory of the emperor through the ages, how important is it?These days he has been hesitant.
He knew the consequences of doing so, and had vowed never to think about it again, but the poisonous insect crawled around, and he finally went to Guangling secretly to rest.Yin Zhuli was waiting for him, and there was a game of broken chess in front of her. She played chess with herself, without any anxiety of waiting, as if she was sure that he would definitely come.
Qu Huaiqian sat down beside the chessboard, and said after a long time, "What do you want to do?"
Yin Zhuli took a step back to rob, and threw the chess into the chess tube. Fang took out a piece of silk and wiped his hands carefully: "There are grass in Qilian Mountains, and the horses eat it and go crazy. The name is: Kill the grass. When I came, I brought it for you." A few."
She took out a gray cloth bag from her waist and put it on the table without opening it.Qu Huaizhang was quite confused: "What is the use of this?"
Yin Zhuli finally wiped his hands clean, with a calm expression on his face: "This is the way to the south of the mountain. The mountains are high and the water is far away. If the horse suddenly goes crazy when riding a horse on a cliff, how can the person on the horse survive?"
Qu Huaishang got up abruptly, Yin Zhuli pressed him down without a trace: "I'm not forcing you, you can feed this grass to horses, or you can burn it. It's just that it has been non-toxic since ancient times. If it weren't for this, it would be hard for you to get Qu Huaisan." General dear. After this incident, General Qu will only have your son, and there is nothing else that can be placed on your head. Think clearly."
Qu Huaizhang was born in wealth and honor since he was a child, and there are many bad deeds, but such things, he never dared to think about them before: "But he is my brother!"
Yin Zhuli played with the cup in his hand, and smiled lightly: "If he is your brother, whose horse will this grass be fed to?"
Qu Huaishang bit his lower lip with his upper teeth, trembling for a long time, he stretched out his hand, and slowly grasped the cloth bag containing the weeds.
When Little Prince Shen woke up, Yin Zhuli was not there.He never knew when she got up.The maid cleverly brought water in for him to cleanse his face, and he asked habitually, "Where is the princess?"
Qiao Yun was very considerate to him, and came over to help him dress: "Princess Wang said she has something to do today, and she might come back later."
He became a little angry: "It's like this every time, and I never say anything when I go out!"
Qiaoyun was buttoning his clothes for him, and said with a smile, "My concubine also doesn't want to wake Master Jiu up." She put her bare hands on his chest, deliberately approached him, exposing the gully on his chest, and lowered her voice extremely low, "Actually If the concubine is not here, other people in the mansion... can also accompany Master Jiu."
Not thinking that Little Prince Shen is such a coquettish man, he pushed Qiaoyun and tied his clothes: "She must be in Guangling Pavilion now, this king will go find her! Tell Xiao He to prepare a car!"
He Jian listened outside the door for a long time, but finally did not go in.
Yin Zhuli was not in the palace, and Prince Shen was also out.He Jian had nothing to do and went out for a stroll.Taking advantage of no one's attention, he went to the palace.The palace people also gradually paid less attention to this idler Mr. Fulu's mansion who has been doing nothing, and took him a few golden beans and let him into Jiaoshu Palace.
Concubine He was alone in the palace, and Empress Dowager Fu had a grudge against her, so she oppressed her in every possible way.This woman can bear it too. In her spare time, she often recites scriptures in the Buddhist hall and rarely communicates with outsiders.
He Jian gave her some food and clothing, and she ordered the maid to lead him to the Buddhist hall and gossip with him.He sat down at the bottom, Concubine He was twisting the beads in her hand, her brows were in a peaceful manner: "How is Master Jiu?"
He Jian nodded, with a slightly worried expression: "There is nothing else, but after all, Master Jiu has little involvement in matters between men and women. That Yin Zhuli was born in the grass and has a lot of tricks. Looking at Master Jiu's expression, I am afraid that he obsessed."
Concubine He paused slightly with her hand twisting the Buddhist beads: "Addicted to women?"
He Jian shook her head: "If you are obsessed with women, it's not a big deal. I'm afraid it's love between men and women."
Concubine He thought for a moment, then nodded and said: "I still remember that I have found two girls with excellent looks and personalities for Jiao'er before, just Cuizhu and Qiaoyun, but how to mention this matter? Yi Yin Can Zhuli's temperament tolerate this?"
He Jian sighed after a long time: "She can't tolerate He worrying, she can tolerate He worrying more."
Concubine He put down the Buddhist beads with a solemn expression: "In short, since the Palace has entrusted Jiao'er to Mister, everything will be up to Mister to make up his mind."
Prince Shen finds Yin Zhuli in Guangling Pavilion, and Yin Zhuli takes him to the Taohuayuan for hunting.Yin Zhuli sought excitement, went deep into the hunting ground, led two house slaves and hunted down an eye-catching giant tiger.After coming back, Tang Yin was frightened and fined her twenty more palms, he fined himself twelve, and Yin Zhuli received eight.
Young Lord Shen is not as physically strong as her, so he was very sleepy at this time, Yin Zhuli took a bath for him and then drove him to sleep on the couch, but she herself went to the study to read the accounts.He Jian wandered a few times on the path outside the room, thinking about how to start this sentence.Finally, after thinking about it, he felt that he still needed to work hard on Little Prince Shen.Now everything still depends on Yin Zhuli, this princess must not be offended.
That night, Yin Zhuli was reading a book in the study, while the little prince Shen was almost asleep in the bedroom, and was awakened in a daze.Seeing that it was He Jian, he rubbed his eyes, his mind was still confused: "What's the matter, sir?"
He Jian sat down by the couch with a gentle expression: "Master Jiu, I have something to talk to you about." He feared that Shen Tingjiao would catch cold, so he drove him back to the bed, "What do you think of Princess Fulu?"
Young Lord Shen shrank under the quilt, his mind was not enough: "Zi Li? Zhu Li is very good." He couldn't help but blush when he thought of the scene where the two of them rubbed their ears together today, but when he thought of the tiger today, Immediately, he was elated again, "She is very powerful sir, we were hunting together today, and when we met that tiger, she..."
He Jian sighed, and finally persuaded him: "Jiu Ye, forgive He for speaking bluntly. Yin Zhuli is a merchant, and she pays attention to every contribution she makes. It seems that she is very good to Jiu Ye, but she will not give in vain. Master Jiu should not have too much affection for her."
Little prince Shen was a little puzzled: "Sir, you mean, this prince shouldn't get too close to her?"
"No!" He Jian was tucking the quilt for him, with a kind voice, "What I mean is that Master Jiu can get close to her on the surface, but he shouldn't fall in love with her. Master Jiu is young after all, and the women he has been in contact with There are not many, so it is easy to be confused by her. I think, it has been a while since the concubine came in, and it is time for Master Jiu to take another concubine at this time."
Little prince Shen tilted his head, thinking of the phrase "I don't fight you three hundred times every night, you don't know what 'an iron rod can be ground into a needle'" for no reason, he shuddered: "But... This... sir, it is already very difficult for me to deal with her alone..."
He Jian fell down.
When He Jian left the room, Shen Tingjiao still lay back under the quilt, accepting that innocence.
In the evening, Yin Zhuli went back to her room to rest, and the little prince Shen pestered her again. There was no medicine in her little jade bottle, so the little prince Shen looked at her eagerly.She tried her best to deal with it, but Shen Tingjiao obviously felt that this time was not going well, and Yin Zhuli couldn't get excited all the time.He only thought that she was tired during the day, but he never got to the bottom of it.
Yin Zhuli wrapped his arms around his waist, and whispered in his ear: "Jiu Ye, we have been married for a while, Qing Wan beside me is lovely, or Jiu Ye will accept her as a side concubine..."
Shen Tingjiao was already suspicious about the matter that she hadn't been interested in just now, and when she heard this, she became angry: "When did this king say that he wanted to accept a side concubine?!"
Yin Zhuli pressed on him, biting his earlobe to make sense: "You are a majestic King of Fulu, how can you not have a concubine room? Or do you like young men? Guangling Pavilion Yaoqin is almost old , or should I redeem him for you?"
Shen Tingjiao ruthlessly pushed her up and down, trembling with anger: "Don't you want to deal with this king anymore, so you just want to find someone to deal with it!"
Seeing his aggrieved face, Yin Zhuli hurriedly embraced him, and swore to the sky: "It's nothing!"
Shen Tingjiao was so angry that he kicked her straight, Yin Zhuli held his transparent jade ankle, and coaxed him softly: "Okay, okay, don't take concubines, don't take concubines."
The young prince Shen still looked swollen, and shouted loudly: "I don't want to buy a boy either!"
Yin Zhuli caressed the back of his foot, and his voice was affirmative: "Well, I don't want to buy a boy either!"
Young Lord Shen was still a little skeptical, and shouted angrily: "You dare to take a concubine behind my back, and this king will copy your whole family!"
"Tsk..." Yin Zhuli clicked his tongue, "My ninth master, can you say anything? Come on, put on your pants first, you have to put on your pants before you can go to Chaomin's family..."
However, less than two days after this incident, Young Lord Shen really took a concubine!
The Yin family mansion.
Yin Zhuli checked the accounts with thirty-six accountants, and then walked to his home.The peach blossoms beside the Linxi waterside pavilion are in full bloom, and the dark fragrance fills the sleeves, refreshing the heart.Tang Yin leaned against a tree to fish, and there was a short table under the tree, on which were placed tea cups and a few packs of bait.
In the spring day, the sun was shining on the front of his clothes, and Yin Zhuli felt the warmth all over his body, so he couldn't help but sit down beside him.It's been a long time since a fish took the bait, she couldn't help but couldn't sit still: "This...Master, I really can't blame your fishing skills, it must be that Hao Jian is too stingy, even the huge lotus pond is reluctant to buy a few more fish. Buy It's fine if you don't get much, but you are so full every day that my master can't catch any of them!"
Tang Yin curled the corners of his lips slightly: "Poor mouth." He looked up at Yin Zhuli, with a gentle smile, "Actually, fishing is not real, you have to have fish hooked. The fun of fishing is just anticipation. You always look forward to the next moment." When a fish bites the bait, you will not feel that the time is difficult. But you are still young, and it is the season when you are freshly dressed and angry, and you don’t need to understand these principles.”
Yin Zhuli sat close to him, she didn't want him to talk like this, it seemed like he was very old and she was still very young.She rubbed against his back: "You can also listen first, and when I get old, I will pass the time like this."
Tang Yin stretched out his hand to touch her head, the hand was a little rough, and there was a slight itching when stroking the contours of the ears: "You are different from Master, when you are old, there will be children and grandchildren around your knees, beloved Accompanied, no time to fish."
Yin Zhuli squinted his eyes at the golden lake, and stopped talking.The spring breeze carried the fragrance of flowers across her cheeks, feeling slightly drunk from the warmth, Yin Zhuli closed her eyes, and fell asleep just like that after taking a nap.
Tang Yin only felt his shoulders sinking, and when he turned his face, he could feel her hair brushing against his cheeks and slightly itchy. The distance was too close, and the fragrance of her hair was also very obvious. He turned his face away and looked at the sky blue water.
Pink petals twirled and fell all over his shoulders, he sat still, fishing quietly.The fish bit the hook several times, floated and sank, but he never took up the line.The sun is gradually thickening, the peach blossoms are picturesque, and the spring breeze in March caresses the hair and clothes with warmth, blowing a new green.
Director Hao Da rushed to look for him, seeing this scene, he had to stop far away.
When Cuizhu found her, she saw Hao Jian and Qingwan guarding in front of the crescent-shaped courtyard gate of Linxi Water Pavilion, she felt that she wanted to treat these maids first, and asked politely: "Wangfei is inside?"
Qingwan looked at Hao Jian, Hao Jian naturally understood: "Princess Wang and Mr. Tang have something to talk about, so please order me not to disturb you. Sister, wait here for a while, then go in and let me know."
He wanted to go in, but Cuizhu stopped him: "Everyone is a slave, is there any difference if you go inside and I go in by myself?"
She walked in, but Qing Wan wanted to step forward to stop her, but Hao Jian didn't argue with her, pulled Qing Wan and still stood by the door.
Cuizhu entered the Linxi Waterside Pavilion, and she saw the scene of the two relying on each other. She also understood Cai Hao Jian's obstruction, but at the moment she coughed coldly, and Yin Zhuli woke up: "Princess... just now The prince sent someone back, and he said it was..." Cui Zhu's eyes were slightly strange, "It is said that it is the concubine newly taken by Master Jiu."
Tang Yin got up immediately. He was an upright gentleman with a magnanimous mind, but now he was acting out of courtesy, and he was somewhat embarrassed when he fell into the eyes of others.Yin Zhuli was frank: "Little concubine?"
Cui Zhu was hesitant to speak, but after a long time she said with a weird expression: "Princess, you should go back to the house and have a look."
Yin Zhuli hurried back to Prince Fulu's Mansion, still thinking in his heart, if Young Lord Shen really took concubines, it would be better to have people around him.If this woman is too difficult to deal with, she still can't keep it.And He Jian in the mansion was already furious, pointed at Xiao He and scolded: "What nonsense are you talking about, even if Master Jiu wants to take a concubine, he can't take such a concubine..."
"A what?" Yin Zhuli walked over slowly, not displeased, "It's very common for us to have a prince with three wives and four concubines. As long as he is a living person, he can do anything. Don't blame the little one, Mr. What's the matter?"
"Princess." He Jian saluted, surprised at her calmness, but still frowned, "But that woman, that woman she she she she..."
Yin Zhuli looked around: "It's still a woman, which means that our Ninth Master is normal. What's wrong with Mr...." The following words stopped suddenly, and a person appeared in front of him.
Sure enough, she was a woman, with no missing arms or legs, and her facial features were normal.
Yin Zhuli was silent for a long while before turning his head to look at Mr. He: "This...is this the woman Jiuye wants to take as his concubine?"
Xiao He looked sad, He Jian looked desperate, but they both nodded.It took Yin Zhuli a while to turn around, trying to keep a smile on his face: "Excuse me... are you Gui Geng?"
The other party lowered his eyebrows and looked pleasing to the eye, as if he was born in a small family: "Princess Hui, I am forty-six this year."
Yin Zhuli looked at her from top to bottom, it's nothing more than a good face, but she is still very old, the loose skin, the freckles on the face, the tangled white hair, let alone four Six out of ten, that is to say, four out of sixty she can believe it.But this, this... Our ninth master likes this?
This hobby is too special... I guess...
Yin Zhuli was silent, and finally turned to Xiao He after a long time: "What's going on?"
Xiao He wiped off his cold sweat: "Princess, today Jiuye invited Qu Erye to fight crickets in Qianqing Fugui Square. The woman in front of the door grabbed her son and cried, so Jiuye sent out thirty-two liang of this woman." People bought it and said they wanted to take it as a concubine."
Qianqingfang is a gambling house. Because it is owned by Fugui City, the gamblers also call it Qianqing Fuguifang for the sake of auspiciousness.But today, unfortunately, when Young Lord Shen and Second Young Master Qu arrived at the gate of the gambling house, they saw an old woman dragging a young man, entangled endlessly, and attracted countless neighbors to watch.The man took the trouble, kicked her away, and went straight to Qianqingfang.
The woman cried, causing people around to discuss even more. Her son was originally a butcher, but his father died young. After working hard in the past, he still had some surplus every day. The family lived well.Ever since he became obsessed with gambling, he ran to Qianqingfang every day. Seeing that he is an adult, he can't even afford a wife. Now his mother can only beg for a living.And he also sold the house today, and when he got the money, he hurried to Qianqingfang to make money.
When young prince Shen heard what had happened, he was so angry that he stepped forward to help the crying old woman on the ground: "There is such a thing in the world! Someone, go and find out that bastard!"
Xiao He is his long-term follower, and he has some skills, not to mention seeing that it is the young prince Shen, so naturally he needs to take care of him when he hooks the money.The young man was quickly caught out. Although he had a look of fear on his face, he was still stern: "My lord, I have not violated the law. All the money is my own property. Why did your lord take me?"
When the woman saw him, she cried even more.Young Lord Shen stared at him for a while before saying: "How much silver did your house sell for?"
The man didn't dare to do anything wrong, and hurriedly knelt on the ground: "Thirty-two taels of silver, this is an adult with a contract to sell the house."
Young Lord Shen wore a deep purple robe, which was overwhelmingly luxurious: "A mere thirty-two taels of silver, how can it be enough for you to make money?"
The man didn't expect him to say that, so he froze on the spot.Young Lord Shen approached him, with a smile on his lips: "How about marrying your mother as a concubine and giving you another thirty-two taels of silver?"
As soon as this remark came out, everyone was in an uproar.The woman was also startled, the man hesitated a bit: "This... official, throughout the ages, is there any reason for a son to marry a mother?"
Young Lord Shen didn't take it seriously at all: "You sell your son, sell your wife, how can you not sell your mother? What's more, thirty-two taels of silver, is there anyone else who would pay such a price for your old mother? It also saves your future money." The duty of care."
The man thought for a while, but in the end he couldn't resist the temptation of money: "Okay!"
Regardless of the woman's crying and the sneering of the onlookers, Young Lord Shen immediately took out thirty-two taels of silver and threw it in front of the man, then he said solemnly: "Since you married your old mother, you are considered your father, right?"
"..." The man was picking up money with mixed feelings, and couldn't help but froze when he heard the words.Young Lord Shen leaned over with a sly smile: "Since I am your father, I can beat you naturally, right?" Without waiting for the other party to reply, he immediately pushed him to the ground. The man held down his limbs and let him beat him hard...
While beating back, he told Xiao He: "Bring the concubine's room back to the palace and give it to the concubine. By the way, bring back this son of the master too. The master must teach him well..."
Master Yin stroked his forehead with his hand, and couldn't bear to hear it again: "Who are you?"
The woman was also a little afraid: "Princess Hui, Zhang Qi's wife, from Chang'an, her husband Zhang Ying died early, and she has a son named Zhang Qing."
Yin Zhuli felt that ten thousand alpacas were running across the Gobi in her heart, and she waved her hand feebly: "Take them to Shuiqingyuan to rest."
And at night, when Yin Zhuli finally saw this Zhang Qing, she had no doubt that he must be a butcher, with big shoulders and dark skin.During the day, she didn't know how she was dealt with by Shen Tingjiao, with a bruised nose and swollen face.Seeing Yin Zhuli at this moment, he learned to behave himself, and he went up to kneel and bowed three times: "Mother Concubine!"
Yin Zhuli thought that she had gone through some strong winds and waves, but she was still trembling when she called out from her concubine mother.
After Zhang Qi lived in Shui Qing Garden, it was naturally impossible for Young Lord Shen to stay overnight.The whole family took it as a laughing stock, some slaves who wanted to behave in front of Yin Zhuli bullied his mother and son a lot on weekdays.After Yin Zhuli found out, he gave several evil servants eighty sticks, and strictly ordered the people in the mansion to treat them as side concubines, and their food and clothing were no different from those of side concubines.The situation of the mother and son gradually improved.
Yin Zhuli saw that Zhang Qing was tall and strong, thinking that doing nothing like this was not an option, so he hired a martial artist to teach him the art of war, riding and shooting.He is a studious man, he likes bowing horses especially, and practice hard all day long.
It was an absurd thing for this absurd prince to marry Zhang Qi into the palace, but it aroused the dissatisfaction of the other two people.These two are naturally the girls Cuizhu and Qiaoyun of the mansion.Among them, Cuizhu is a little older, she has served Concubine He for a while, and has seen some things in the world, and now she is even more aggrieved: "She is a lowly old woman who can enter the mansion as a side concubine, why should we only be the concubine?" Being a slave, being inferior everywhere?"
Qiao Yun just sighed when she heard the words: "Then what can be done? Who taught Master Jiu just chose her?"
Cuizhu's heart is higher than the sky, she has an idea in her heart, but she doesn't say it, she just snorts and doesn't mention it again.
This year's peach blossom flood came more fiercely than in previous years. The severe winter and extreme cold have just passed, and there is a spring famine again.
Yin Zhuli didn't go back to the mansion often, and often checked people's livelihood in Tianshui, Fucheng and other places.The government's work is not very reliable. Even the embankment of the Bashui River under the emperor's feet is repaired and collapsed every year. Since the extreme cold, she has ordered money from various local banks to allocate part of the money, and invited a few masters who are proficient in river engineering to organize people Build embankments by yourself.The Yin family provided materials and meals, and the villagers contributed.
The people in the government are still not happy about this - the river embankment has been repaired firmly, and it will not break for a hundred years. Where will they get money?So only donated silver was accepted, and the people were not allowed to build embankments.Yin Zhuli is well aware of the joints, if it is a donation, I am afraid that the broken dike will still be a broken dike.It's just that this year is different than usual. If the flood delays the spring plowing, there will definitely be a big famine all over the country.
Instead of sending people around to help out with porridge at that time, it is better to organize the people to strengthen the embankment at this time.
She sent people to deal with the officials, and finally negotiated with county officials from all over the country. The Yin family did not mention the money, and the embankment was still counted as the achievements of the bureaucrats.The county magistrate reluctantly agreed.Therefore, the imperial court always thought that parents and officials from all over the country were diligent and caring for the people, so they inevitably boasted to Shen Tingyao about the prosperity of the country and the people's safety.Only the people who repaired the embankment knew where the money came from—those bureaucrats who had plucked their hair, would not get such a strong material.
Young Lord Shen followed her through the surrounding counties and cities, he couldn't believe that this was the grand event of peace that officials in the court and in China often praised.Years of wars, officials and bandits are colluding, so many people have no food and clothing.Of the relief money and food distributed by the imperial court every year, only a bowl of thin porridge is distributed to the common people.Every year, less than 30% of the funds for repairing dikes, paving roads, and drilling wells are allocated to the state capital.
Seventy-eight out of ten of the officials who have been screened and appointed by the imperial court are the ones with a lifeless life.In Wannian County, a family was killed by robbers. The people went to report to the officials, claiming that the house was haunted.The county magistrate sat drunkenly in the courtroom, slapped the gavel and said, "Ghosts? Come on, send someone over immediately and ask those ghosts if they have paid taxes? One ghost, one tax, cent... cent... cent There is no shortage of text!"
Shen Tingjiao became more and more frightened as he traveled, but it was Yin Zhuli who hugged him to comfort him: "This is the officialdom. Ninth Master, if... if there is such a day, all the people in the world are in your hands, I hope it will be different. "
Little Prince Shen was shocked: "How could this country be in my hands? After you go back, tell Taiwei Master Qin, in this court, he is the only one who is upright."
Yin Zhuli patted him on the shoulder, only said that the world is like chess, and the world is unpredictable, so he didn't say more.
I am used to seeing all kinds of officials along the way, but only the section of the river under the administration of Wannian County Magistrate Chen Shuhuai is the strongest, and the embankment materials used are solid bluestones.He respected and feared Yin Zhuli, unlike officials who treat businessmen.
Young Lord Shen suspected that the relationship between the two was unusual. In the end, Chen Shuhuai himself explained to Young Lord Shen: "Back then, I failed the examinations every year for three years. I was cheated of money and had to live on the streets without eating. The young one introduced Yuan Dongcheng, Minister of the Ministry of Officials in Chang'an, and the young one was recruited as a county magistrate in Wannian County. The concubine is really a living Bodhisattva of the lower officials."
Shen Tingjiao laughed at Yin Zhuli: "You don't look like a Bodhisattva!"
Yin Zhuli smiled slightly: "I'm not the Ninth Master of Bodhisattva. If doing good deeds requires me to spend my family's wealth, I will just dismiss it. But if it's just a little effort, why not do it?"
At the end of March, Yin Zhuli circled the poorer towns and ordered the local grain banks in the wealthy cities to sell grain on credit to the poor.The grain grown on credit is cheap and interest-free, and will be paid back after autumn.The Fei family has always been dissatisfied with this and often opposes it.Yin Zhuli has the status of the princess, although it is an empty shelf, and she has to raise an extra prince, but it has to be said that it is indeed a lot more convenient.
In the past, when she was aggressive and ruthless, she often confronted the Fei family with clubs, but now the Fei family can only make a little trouble.Fei Guanshan really hated Yin Zhuli, all wealthy businessmen are masters of wealth in troubled times.In the event of war, disease or famine in the country, the Yin family will benefit the most.He felt that it was typical hypocrisy for Yin Zhuli to set up a tall chastity archway after what he had done.
But he couldn't do anything about Yin Zhuli, the two families were fighting openly and secretly all day long, and everyone knew it well.The government is too lazy to care.
At the beginning of April, Liu Ye returned to Chang'an for a pilgrimage as usual.On the same day, there was a strong wind in Bashui.
Yin Zhuli has nothing to do, and takes Prince Shen on a tour of the river.Little Prince Shen didn't understand very much: "Swimming on the river in this weather?" Yin Zhuli laughed: "This is a good time, usually there is no water in the stagnant water, what's there to see? What's more, when there is a sudden wind, there must be many merchant boats and fishermen on the river to avoid No, we can get some extra money while we go boating."
Bashui is swift and dangerous, and it is even more dangerous in the dark.Today, there is a strong wind again. In such weather, all fishing boats and boatmen will avoid it.Therefore, the surface of the river was extremely deserted, with choppy waves and a gloomy sky that was about to fall, making people breathless.
Just between the sky and the water, a six-masted ship was sailing smoothly, and the watermen on board all had their bronze-colored upper bodies exposed.Two rows of big men stood on both sides of the big boat, holding fishing nets, staring intently at the river.Boat owners who often travel on the Bashui River know that if they cannot avoid such weather, they will have to wait for the search and rescue ships of the Yin and Fei families.
A fishing boat ahead trembles in the wind and waves coming down the current. The row of men on the left are well-trained and cast their nets. They are obviously Lianjiazi, and they don't even seem to have the slightest effort to pull the boat onto the board.
After a while, Chao Yue, who was dressed in commoner clothes, walked quickly: "The head of the family has rescued another one, but he is a fisherman, so I don't think he has much money."
Master Yin sighed softly, but she knew the suffering: "If you come out to fish in this weather, you probably don't have much money. You ask him how many fish he catches, and pay off the debt with fish."
The corner of Chao Yue's mouth twitched, and he saw that the fisherman had already walked quickly: "Little man Qin Er, thank you for saving my life." He was completely soaked, and his expression was filled with fear of escaping death.Master Yin waved his hand: "Get up. Do you make a living by fishing?"
On the deck, Qin Er stood up and nodded repeatedly: "The villain has lived by the Bashui River since he was a child, and his ancestors have been fishing for a living for several generations."
Yin Zhuli nodded his head, and the words he asked didn't make sense: "Do you know how to grill fish?"
Qin Er was stunned, and immediately rubbed his hands and nodded like a pounding garlic: "Yes, I have eaten fish since I was a child, and I am very good at cooking fish."
Yin Zhuli pointed to the small red clay stove next to him: "The fish on your boat will be given to Master Ben, which is regarded as the reward for salvaging you this time. Grilling fish... I will give you ten renminbi for manual work, how about it? "
Qin Er was stunned for a moment, this is not far from the price of buying fish.He didn't have a mouth to say, and went to cut the fish in a hurry.
Yin Zhuli lowered his head, still flipping through the ancient scroll in his hand.Young Lord Shen used to hire a painting boat to swim across the river, but those days were sunny and sunny, surrounded by beauties, and the pipa and qin flute were pleasing to the ears. How often have you seen such a river scene?Leaning in Yin Zhuli's arms, he watched the river wind blowing his clothes, the turbulent waves beating the shore, and the sky full of clouds.
On the left side of Yin Zhuli, Yun Tianyi is embroidering. The price of embroidery from the owner of Tianyifang is astonishingly high, but there are still countless people flocking to it.So occasionally when he couldn't embroider, he would secretly ask his embroiderer to do it, and finally he would get Yun Tianyi's name with his own hands.As a result, most of the Yuntianyi embroidery that has been circulated in the market are fake.
The big butler on the right, Hao Jian, is dialing the abacus, with dozens of accounts in hand, his expression is focused, and the counting beads with one hand are as elegant and soft as stroking the strings of a piano.
Doctor Ke Da in the front right is concentrating on decocting medicine. He is only twenty-seven or eighty-eight years old, but he is withdrawn by nature.At this time, his eyebrows and eyes were hidden in the curling smoke, but it was not so hateful.
Hong Ye, the master of Guangling Pavilion, hugged the guqin, plucked the strings lightly in the center of the deck, and played Guangling San.Yin Zhuli knew that the real Guangling San had been lost for a long time, and now she compiled this book by herself based on the fragments... But what does that matter, anyway, no one has ever heard of the real Guangling San... …
The eight dancers around her are dancing lightly, sometimes twisting their waists, sometimes kicking their legs, and sometimes throwing their sleeves.
"The head of the family has netted three more, all of whom are past merchants, and one of them is still in the jewelry and jade business." The water husband came to report, and Yin Zhuli showed a smile: "Negotiate a good price and then get it up." In addition, send someone into the water to take a look, since there is a sunken ship ahead, there must be more than three people who fell into the water."
Everyone is familiar with this kind of search and rescue. Before she could finish her words, a waterman had already entered the water, like white stripes in the waves, without any splash.
The wind and waves became more violent, and it began to rain.The waterman pulled out an oilcloth canopy frame from the roof of the cabin, and the top cover was also supported on the deck. The hull shook slightly, but this boat was specially made by Fugui City, specially designed to deal with such strong winds and waves, so there was no hindrance to driving on the river.
The light became darker, and a maid lighted the lamp, and the sound of the rain grew louder, covering the sound of the wind and waves.The sound of the red leaf piano gradually became louder and louder, like piercing gold and cracking stones.The dancing steps of the dancer in the middle have also become soft and charming, revealing a sassy and heroic posture.
Shen Tingjiao leaned against Yin Zhuli, and couldn't help being a little curious: "Do you also pick up corpses?"
Yin Zhuli fed him the remaining wine in the cup, the wine was very strong, she only left him a sip.After he finished drinking, Fang said: "Fill it, catch it and sell it to the family."
Shen Ting laughed: "What should I do if I really don't have money?"
Yin Zhuli lightly pecked the tip of his nose, ever since Little Prince Shen decided to "overcome strength with softness", she pampered him very much: "I have no money to contribute, how do you think this boat of watermen got here?"
While talking, another boat came across the river, but it was the big boat of Fei's family.In this kind of storm, they also focused on search and rescue. Although Fei Guanshan looked down on Yin Zhuli on weekdays, he still learned a lot from Yin Zhuli's whimsical way of making money.
At this moment, the person in charge on the boat is Fei Dingping, the second son of the Fei family. Last time his elder brother knelt in the snow for a long time, and after returning he contracted a leg disease.Naturally, he hated Yin Zhuli thoroughly, and this time he was the enemy robbing the business again, so he couldn't help but hold on to the mast of the ship, his eyes filled with hatred.Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration, and he thought of a bad idea-send someone to chisel this big ship!
When he entered the cabin, Yin Zhuli immediately felt vigilant, she leaned on the rail of the boat, holding a piece of grilled fish in her left hand, and wrapped around Young Prince Shen in her right hand: "Chao Yue, send someone to go underwater to prevent this bad guy from messing up. "
Not long after, someone really came up to report: "Master, Nafei Dingping really sent some people to chisel our boat! It's too much! How about we chisel their boat too!"
Yin Zhuli took a bite of the grilled fish with a smile on his face: "He must be on guard right now, but..." She leaned close to the other's ear in a low voice, "Find someone with a fresh face, change clothes, and pretend to be a merchant who fell into the water to get on the boat , and then take advantage of their unpreparedness..."
After the big boat salvaged six more people, Fei Dingping went down the river holding a piece of driftwood—his boat sank into the water...
The vast Bashui, the sky is high and the water is wide, the rainstorm is sparse and wild, and the waves are turbulent.Fei Dingping was ups and downs in the water several times, and finally became worried.
Yin Zhuli didn't know how many holes the watermen dug on Fei's big boat, but the boat sank really fast, half of the boat was submerged in the river in a blink of an eye.There are actually a few beauties on board, but at this moment, all of them are pale, and there is no trace of elegance.
Yin Zhuli was born not to see beauties suffering, so he immediately commanded: "Catch four beauties first. The watermen are fifty yuan each, and the bargainers will not be rescued. The merchants on the ship look at the bargaining."
The big men immediately cast their nets and accurately fished the four beauties and a group of merchants who were salvaged by the Fei family before onto the boat. deck.
Yin Zhuli clicked his tongue, and Hao Jian saw that there was business coming, so he already came forward to solicit customers with a smile on his face.
The second young master of the Fei family was still holding on to a wooden plank, Yin Zhuli didn't care about him, he still held young prince Shen in his arms, ate grilled fish, while the maid warmed the wine.Qin Erguo is good at grilling fish, and housekeeper Hao Da is selling it everywhere.
When a wave hit, the driftwood sank, and it took Fei Dingping a long time to reappear.
"Hurry up...Pull me up!" His face was still flushed in the water.Yin Zhuli spat out a fishbone, and said in a leisurely tone, "Ten thousand taels!"
"What!" The eyes of the second young master of the Fei family went dark, and he trembled with anger, "You are stealing money!"
"Second Master Fei," Yin Dazhang was dissatisfied with this statement, "Isn't it a businessman's specialty to set prices on the ground? What's more, your life is precious, and a mere 10,000 taels is nothing to worry about?"
Fei Dingping gritted his teeth, and he also said ruthlessly: "I swim by myself!"
Yin Zhuli took a sip of wine and praised sincerely: "Second Young Master is so brave! Second Young Master, come on!"
Little Prince Shen couldn't bear to see him again, and buried himself in Yin Zhuli's arms.Yin Zhuli took him to the side of the boat, the wind in April was still cold in spring, she was in a good mood, she tapped on the iron chain with her piccolo, and sang softly: "The great river goes east, the waves wash away, and the romantic man of the ages..."
Shen Tingjiao looked up at her, that day she was wearing a snow-green brocade robe, her long hair fluttered in the roaring river wind, surrounded by billowing river waves and green waves.He hesitated for a moment, and leaned against her side.Yin Zhuli hugged his waist habitually, and kissed his forehead lightly.Shen Tingjiao rubbed against her arms again, for some reason, he felt so warm and happy to be close to her.
The second young master of Jiang Zhongfei's family persisted for a while, and finally shouted after drinking countless river water: "Five thousand taels!"
Yin Zhuli thought for a while, seeing that he couldn't hold on any longer, he nodded and said, "Deal!"
她从船上捡了根绳子抛给他，却半晌没动静，终于斐二少忍不住了：“他妈的那你快拉我上来啊！”
殷大当家摊了摊手，一脸童叟无欺的真诚：“一分价钱一分货啊二公子，您只给我半价，自然就得一半靠您一半靠我了。好好抓紧这绳子，本大当家以富贵城的名誉保证，只要您不松开这绳子，这船是一定会将您带到临近渡口的。”
斐定平死死攥着那绳头，在又一次被浪头淹没时说了两个字：“我靠！”
这么一会功夫，船上竟然已捞起二十几个人，还有一人居然是被人缚着全身准备沉尸江中的。现在这些人大都换了干净衣裳，围着火炉吃烤鱼、喝酒，当然，这些可不是免费的。
斐二少在江里沉浮了一阵，终是敌不过骨感的现实，上了这贼船。外面风雨不住，刚出水，风一透体他就直哆嗦。
殷逐离一击掌，六个侍女各托了精致的托盘，盘内放着各色衣物。
她笑得亲切：“此乃富贵城锦绣绸庄特等烟霞锦锻，质地轻薄但能御风寒。斐二爷请看这绣工，此乃富贵城精绣坊一等绣娘锦风的作品，此为限量版，全大荥仅此一件，如有其它，纯属仿版。仅八百两银子一件，二公子，您还犹豫什么呢？”
“……”斐二少想哭。
好不容易换了衣服，郝大总管又托着温酒走了过来：“斐二公子，这可是富贵山庄秘制的雪花醉，酒性温口感却醇厚，一壶仅售五十两。您要不要来一壶暖暖身子？”
斐二少对着酒壶沉默，半天方默默地接过来。
殷逐离含笑又托了条烤鱼过来：“有酒怎可无食呢二爷，这鱼是刚刚出水的，肉肥味鲜，咬一口唇齿留香，您要不要尝尝，二十两一条。”
斐二少对着一条脆而不焦的烤鱼沉默，突然发现旁人都只卖三十文，不由大怒：“凭什么卖给本公子就要二十两？”
殷逐离笑得一脸和气：“他们的命哪有斐二爷您的命金贵啊？”
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斐二少正吃着烤鱼，冷不防郝大总管又端了一碗药汤过来：“二爷，这里有刚熬的药汤，药材产自富贵城西郊药圃，绝对天然无污染。火候由富贵城大当家专用医师、鬼医柯停风亲自控制，疗效保证。只需纹银一百五十两，二爷要不要来一碗。”
斐定平一再压抑的怒火终于爆发了，宰人也不带这么狠的：“他妈的我又没生病喝什么药！！”
这个问题郝大总管自然是早已想到的：“二爷不必担心，喝了这药您自然而然就会生病了啊……”
“……”斐二少眼中的怒火土崩瓦解，剩下一脸绝望.
沈小王爷笑不可抑——殷家这帮人，也非善类啊……