Chapter Sixteen: The First Meeting
Ancient officials also had holidays. "Hailuo Fragments·Subjects·Corresponsibilities·Corresponsibilities" records: "Han rules were given a rest every five days, and they were able to return to rest and go out for a visit." This is the origin of the term "rest".
In the Tang Dynasty, officials changed the five-day break to ten-day break, and the Northern Song Dynasty followed this system. Officials above the fifth rank and above basically closed on ten-day break. Of course, some big shots would go to bed as long as they wanted, and no one dared to say anything.
Li Gefei has just been promoted to the Ministry of Rites and has a lot of official duties, but he is a bit like his teacher Su Shi. He is not very persistent in the officialdom, but he is very interested in some toys.
Li Gefei likes literature and has a deep study of classics in his dynasties. In his spare time, he also likes to play chess, fish, etc., which is jokingly called cultivating his mind...
When he was having tea with his daughter last night, he responded to his daughter's request to review the game with Yun Yi a few days ago. During the process, he felt more and more terrifying Yun Yi's chess power. After the whole game, he felt that he was taking him away.
Therefore, Li Gefei, who consciously lost his face in front of his daughter, vowed to "take revenge" today.
When he had breakfast, he asked Guangsheng to prepare a carriage and he had a rare rest, so he would ignore official duties!
Seeing this, Li Qingzhao pursed her lips and looked at Wang, the mother next to her, and then kept winking at Li Gefei.
Wang is the daughter of the prime minister of the current dynasty and is quite majestic at home. Li Gefei was afraid of this wife and was so scared that he was dying. When he received his daughter's wink, he remembered the agreement between the father and daughter last night. Today, he would take his daughter to "revenge".
After thinking about it, Li Gefei said seriously: "Madam, although I am resting today, I can't let go of the official business in Honglu Temple, especially the Xixia princess's return gift... Cough cough, Nannan is about the same age as the Xixia princess. I want Nannan to accompany me to Honglu Temple to explore the princess's tone. What do you think?"
Wang glanced at Li Qingzhao and nodded slightly: "Okay, you have just been promoted to an important position. Don't make any mistakes at this time."
Li Qingzhao was delighted, but she looked very unhappy on her face. She looked at Li Gefei reluctantly and said, "Do you have to go? I even made an appointment with Sister Zhao to play horses."
Li Gefei was stunned and thought to himself: What's the matter with you girl? Didn't you agree with your mother?
At this time, Wang suddenly turned his face and said in a deep voice: "Is it important for you girl to do your father's business or is it important to beat a horse? No matter what, you must go to Honglu Temple with your father!"
Li Gefei opened his mouth and looked at Li Qingzhao behind his back: Gao, it's really high.
Li Qingzhao raised the corners of her mouth slightly and smiled sly: Cheng Rang, Cheng Rang.
The father and daughter succeeded in their plot and went out happily and headed straight to the second entrance of Tianshui Lane.
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“Is it this one?”
"It looks like a very elegant yard, it's a little smaller."
"Haha, Sister Qing'er was joking, this is not comparable to the palace courtyard."
At the door of the Peach Blossom House, a man and a woman jumped out of a magnificent two-wheeled carriage. The woman was the spoiled woman who appeared in the Pan family pawn shop that day...
The man had a pink face and a beautiful red flower on his head, but this was the second most important thing, the man's face looked a bit like a shoe-tight face, and it was very long, and there were a lot of bumpy acne marks on his cheeks, which could not be covered by a few layers of powder.
"Prince Pan, please." Qing'er, dressed in palace clothes, thrust into the courtyard gate.
The man laughed, took a deep breath, and came forward and knocked on the gate of the yard.
After knocking twice, when no one responded in the yard, another carriage drove over at the entrance of the street.
It was Guangsheng who had been here once. When he saw the carriage at the door, he frowned slightly, and his dark face was a hint of displeasure. Then he turned around and said something, nodded, and drove the carriage and stopped by the side of the road.
The two of them also found the coming carriage. The palace maid named Qing'er raised her eyebrows and raised the corners of her mouth with interest.
The man knocking on the door lit up.
"Haha, why are everyone Su free to leave the palace today?"
Li Gefei lifted the curtain and greeted him first, "Oh, Mr. Pan is here too, I'm rude..."
Qing'er bowed and bowed: "I've seen Lord Li... I was entrusted by the Empress today and brought Pan Yi to buy the baby."
Pan Yi, who was the shoe-horned face, smiled, glanced at the beautiful figure behind the curtain, and bowed: "Pan Yi has met Uncle Li, and has met... the Li family sister!"
A cold snorted behind Li Gefei, Pan Yi smiled awkwardly, his eyes still staring at the carriage, and he was reluctant to leave for a moment.
Li Gefei was helpless with Pan Yi. Just as he was about to speak, the gate of the Taohua House was suddenly pushed open.
"Who?"
Qiu Niang looked at the group of people at the door timidly, and only bowed respectfully when she saw Li Gefei, then turned around and said, "Mr. Lang, I am the uncle who came a few days ago."
In the yard, Yun Yi put down the bowls and chopsticks, "Is it Uncle Li?"
Li Gefei heard the voice and replied with a smile: "My dear nephew, the three-day period has arrived. Today, you and I will fight for three hundred rounds."
"Hahaha, think it's Uncle Li, please invite me... Qiu Niang, clean up the dishes and chopsticks." Yun Yi shouted enthusiastically.
Li Gefei smiled and said to Li Qingzhao in the carriage: "Come down, there's dad here."
Li Qingzhao glanced at Pan Yi who was smiling at her. After getting off the car, she symbolically bowed to Su Qing'er, and followed Li Gefei into the peach blossom house.
In the yard, there were bowls and chopsticks and food on the stone table. This morning, the master and servant ate small buns and soy milk, both of which were bought from the street.
Yun Yi wiped his mouth and stood up to greet him. When he saw Li Gefei, he bowed his hand first, and then saw a young girl in flowery light followed behind him. After being stunned, he looked at Li Gefei curiously.
Li Gefei smiled and introduced: "It's okay for me to continue eating. It's because I've come earlier. Oh, this is a little girl. She's quite famous in Bianjing. I should know her."
"Uh..." Yun Yi looked embarrassed. Should I know him or not?
Li Qingzhao lowered her head slightly, aiming at Yun Yi, her handsome facial features, fair and delicate skin as white as jade, and she is so tall.
"I've seen Mr. Yun."
"Miss Li is so polite."
Yun Yi didn't dare to stare at Li Qingzhao. This was a very rude behavior, especially in this era, so he just glanced at it in a hurry and did not see Li Qingzhao's pretty appearance clearly.
Before he could greet the two of them, two more walked in at the gate of the courtyard.
The leader was a little familiar with him. Yun Yi was stunned for a moment before remembering where he had seen him.
Su Qing'er took Pan Yi straight into the yard, bowed and said, "Young Master Yun, come here uninvited, I'm so nagging, don't blame me." Pan Yi bowed his hand, but his eyes never left Li Qingzhao at all.
When Yun Yi saw Su Qing'er, his eyebrows frowned slightly: "Two guys, are these?"
Su Qing'er clapped her hands, and two sword guards outside the yard walked in with a box.
It opened with a click, and it was filled with silver ingots, which could not be less than a thousand taels.
Chapter completed!