Chapter 22
Beside the handsome man, someone hesitated and said, "Master, then... isn't that Miss Liu? Do you want a slave to call her back?"
The thin man looked at him young, but his eyebrows were already carved with traces of sorrow. His thin lips trembled for a while and said, "Since she has not come back to find me, she is probably tired of her previous career. Why should I drag her to such intrigue days? Let's go and secretly find out where she lives now and how she is doing..."
After receiving the order, the man's servant quickly walked out of the shop and called someone to secretly follow Miss Liu.
After saying that he had given the order, he said to the shopkeeper again: "Please put this chessboard here. If that girl comes again next time, you will sell it to her at a low price..."
The shopkeeper was confused and said, "Master, you have already paid the silver for this jade chessboard. If you want to give it to that girl, just give it to it. Sell it at a low price... How should you price it?"
The man smiled bitterly and said, "She likes this jade chessboard, but if she knew what I gave it, she would probably not want it..."
As he said that, the young man took out a half-old orchid purse from his arms, which was exactly the same as the purse hanging on Cui Xingzhou.
He slowly raised his purse to his mouth, smelled the faint fragrance of orchids inside, and closed his eyes in pain - "Miantang, do you blame me in your heart, so you refuse to meet?"
But Miantang didn't know that someone was calling her name in pain.
Because of the pain on her body, she was so tired when she came out of the jade shop, so she led her mother Li and the others back to the inn to rest first.
Li's mother asked for a pot of hot water in the kitchen and gave Miantang a hot compress of her injured hands and feet.
Miantang likes this moment the most. He just rolled up his trouser legs, lay on the bed with a hot compress, closed his big eyes comfortably, and his eyelashes trembled.
But she had something in her mind, so she asked worriedly: "When will the official come? If he came late and the gathering in the garden will be dispersed, he will come to Qingzhou in vain!"
Mother Li was used to Mian Tang's worrying nature. While washing a veil, she said, "The boss said he would come here in the next two days and let you go to play with confidence. He asked me to give the benefit to the manager of the garden. If you watch the Bangzi Opera, you will be prepared in the front row for you, and there will be fragrant tea fruits to eat at that time."
Miantang was happy when he heard this, but he was worried that the lustful General Shi would go to the garden to have a gathering. It would be bad if she showed up and caused trouble for her husband.
But Li's mother didn't care much, and said, "I heard that General Rishi was going to have a banquet with King Huaiyang at a restaurant. Those who could go to were the nobles of the two palaces. The official asked someone to speak on his behalf and said that you can enjoy the fun tomorrow."
Miantang felt relieved when he heard what Li's mother said. The official made careful arrangements and thoughtful arrangements. His chess hall was so tight that he had to worry about his itinerary... It really made people feel countless joys.
While being happy, Miantang felt a little sad when he thought of the chessboard that he could not afford for the time being.
So early the next morning, I washed my hair and dressed up when I went out. I went around to the jade shop and wanted to take a look at the chessboard again.
But unexpectedly, as soon as she stood on the shelf where the chessboard was placed, the shopkeeper came to greet him with joy: "Mrs., you came yesterday, right?"
Liu Miantang nodded with a smile, and listened to the shopkeeper: "It seems that you really like this chessboard... It's a coincidence! The owner of the board who has set this chessboard is very jealous and dislikes the chessboard being made intricate and flawed, so he would rather give up the money than pay. I'm worried about the next house. If you don't dislike it, I'll sell it at a low price?"
After hearing his words, Miantang looked at the chessboard in confusion, but found no inappropriate flaws. However, yesterday the shopkeeper said that it was priced at more than 100 taels, and even if he paid half a discount, she couldn't afford it!
But she didn't give up and asked, "How much is the cheap?"
The shopkeeper looked into her eyes and tentatively said, "Twenty taels?"
But as soon as he finished speaking, he saw Mian Tang turning around and wanting to leave. The shopkeeper quickly changed his words and said, "Five liang! If you can afford Five liang, I will sell it!"
Mian Tang turned around, his eyes shining brightly, he smiled at him, stretched out three fingers and said, "Three liang, don't buy a penny more!"
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When Miantang took Li's mother with satisfaction and came out of the jade shop with a neatly bandaged chessboard, she sighed: "It is said that the gold, silver and jade shops are very profitable. I didn't believe it at first, but now I can only see it. The chessboard worth three taels can be sold at a price of hundreds of taels! It must not be a good jade material, but I don't know what methods were used and it was made so transparent! I think the reservation customer was the last to wake up, so I would rather not make money than break the contract. I wonder how much he was cheated by this unscrupulous merchant?"
Miantang doesn't care about the authenticity of the jade material. Anyway, she only looks good. Her husband is not a prince, so naturally he doesn't care about the authentic jade or fake jade.
But Li's mother was influenced by the wealth of the royal palace. Naturally, she could tell at a glance that the chessboard was the best mutton fat jade.
It was obviously a chessboard worth hundreds of taels, but the shopkeeper would rather sell it to Miantang at a low price. What is hidden here?
Thinking of the fact that he came out of the jade shop yesterday, the secret agent found two men in green followed along. Li's mother was sure that if this beautiful lady had not provoked some crazy bees and waves, then... it was this old friend of Mrs. Liu who came to find her!
Those who can be so heroic but give it to each other with tactful words will not think of him except Lu Wen!
Thinking of this, Hu naturally did not dare to delay, so he signaled the secret guard to rush to deliver a letter to the prince.
At this time, the King of Huaiyang was having an social engagement with Shi Yikuan in the largest restaurant in Qingzhou.
Shi Yikuan is a famous person who is very proud of his study under the famous calligraphy and painting master Mr. Qingzhu. This year marks the 15th anniversary of his apprenticeship. He should remind the world of his identity as the descendant of calligraphy and painting, so he invited famous calligraphy and painting people from Jiangnan to gather together to discuss whether there are or not.
But what he could not have imagined was that the King of Huaiyang, who had always been busy with affairs, was condescending to make fun of him.
I think it was my recent reunion to make this prince feel uncomfortable.
To make King Huaiyang uncomfortable is to make Long Live the present. Shi Yikuan felt that his chess game was a brilliant move, and his smile at King Huaiyang became even more attentive.
"King of Huaiyang, your cursive script is famous all over the world. This time, you have to use some ink at the calligraphy and painting conference so that your colleagues can enjoy the eyes!"
After saying this, the officials who accompanied him nodded frequently.
However, Cui Xingzhou had a smile on his lips, and he just raised the wine glass in his hand.
Although the etiquette was maintained, it was not warm, which made the winery a little cold and awkward.
Fortunately, everyone here is not here for fun. They have plans in their hearts. When no one talks, they are calm and wait for others to break the ice and break the deadlock.
As the master, Shi Yikuan was not able to remain silent, so after a while in the wine hall, he moved to Zhao Quan, the Zhennan Hou beside Cui Xingzhou, and said, "I wonder what new calligraphy and paintings did Zhennan Hou bring this time?"
Zhao Quan's name for Bole is also well-known, and such gatherings can always bring something fresh.
Zhao Quan was asked by Shi Yikuan, but he felt energetic.
Mr. Chen has excellent painting skills and should not be buried, so even if he has become a painter in the porcelain shop now, he still needs to save it.
What's more, he knew that Miss Liu had to do everything possible to bring a prosperous shop, and he was happy to help her.
So after hearing Shi Yikuan's question, he hurriedly said, "I really want to recommend a strange person with you this time. This person's painting skills are indescribable, but now he is dormant in a porcelain shop. After this calligraphy and painting meeting, it will be a big hit. He has not drawn many color discs by himself, and I think the price will definitely rise in the future. Ah! By the way, the porcelain shop is called "Yu Shao Porcelain Floor". If you have a keen eye to know talents, you should buy them early..."
Those who are familiar with Zhao Quan's temperament couldn't help but joke: "Maybe the Marquis had bought a dry stock in that porcelain shop? You have always been aloof and do not engage in mundane affairs, so why are you so hard now?"
Zhao Quan glared at him, glanced at Cui Jiu beside him, and hummed, "I'm thinking about it, but unfortunately someone stopped him..."
After joking for a while, I finally got to the point. Someone mentioned the revenge of the thieves in Yangshan, complimenting Shi Yikuan for turning swords into jade.
Cui Xingzhou listened quietly, but still ignored him.
Everyone knows that he is a war-holding faction, and Shi Yikuan is now working on the emperor's veins. As long as the thief is quelled, there is no need to station troops in Zhenzhou. Wansheng wants to reduce the wings of the king of another surname, and he has been planning for a long time.
If Cui Xingzhou disagreed with the call in front of others, it would become ulterior motives, so he just smiled and didn't say anything, but listened to how Shi Yikuan had contacted the thief.
According to their opinions, the thief admired General Shi's generous character and took the initiative to submit a letter of surrender that was intended to be recruited. Moreover, Lu Wen was actually from a good background and was a handsome talent. In addition to being willing to lead the crowd to surrender, he also wanted to marry General Shi's daughter.
Wansui left a message to General Shi early in the morning to set a model for the rebels who were willing to turn back to justice. Wansui will greatly praise Lu Wen, who surrendered.
At that time, the thief will be wearing the official robes and the beautiful wife will be in her arms. It will be a great joy in the world!
When Zhao Quan changed his expression when he heard that Lu Wen admired General Shi's daughter.
Unexpectedly, Miss Liu's previous man was so kind and unkind! He left the seriously injured Liu Miantang alone, but now he didn't want to hug him, and wanted to marry the daughter of the official family and become a higher official position! If Miss Liu recovered her memory, she would not know if she would be sad because of the old man's affection.
But I think that Miss Liu and the thief will not have any friendship. After all, she was a good family and followed Lu Wen at the beginning!
And he must make good compensation for the suffering Miantang suffered in the future, and never let her cry again...
Cui Xingzhou felt that Lu Wen's approach was as expected. Liu Miantang was indeed an abandoned son deliberately left out by the thief Lu Wen. If Lu Wen really couldn't show his head, she would probably be useless. The house on North Street could almost be removed.
For a moment, the two friends had their own thoughts and were silent.
At this moment, Cui Xingzhou's secret whistle entered the hall and lowered his head and whispered in a low voice behind Cui Xingzhou.
Cui Xingzhou listened quietly, but his eyes lit up.
The fish... finally took the bait! And he made extraordinary moves and actually gave the 100-liang chess board to Liu Miantang for free.
If it was Lu Wen, it can be seen that he still had a love for the beautiful Mian Tang and had a broken heart. This move seems to be useful.
Thinking of this, he no longer wanted to drink with the officials in the trench and trench. He only had the excuse that he could not bear to drink and went downstairs.
Instead of following these bureaucrats in a restaurant, it is better to go to a garden party and follow Miss Liu to see if the thief can hold it back and keep it to his death.
The author has something to say: This article will be v tomorrow, and I will be in seclusion at home today and write a manuscript. There will be a long chapter tomorrow. Please continue to support me. You have always been the motivation to support Zaizai to continue moving forward~~~Love you
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