Chapter 23(1/2)
This garden party is actually a hot spot for the calligraphy and painting conference.
After all, the serious calligraphy, painting and tea party is a gathering of celebrities and scholars, and has little to do with ordinary people.
In order to show his favor, General Shi set up a garden party, made a few camels from the desert and golden lemurs from the south, locked them in cages, and hired some juggling and art-selling people to set up the venues everywhere to make the atmosphere feel hot, which was very lively.
It is reported that this time the emperor's secret envoy was also visiting Qingzhou. General Shi was happy to act like a deputy Qingzhou to be prosperous and peaceful, and to be accused of his official achievements.
When Cui Xingzhou walked to the garden party, he secretly guided him to find Miantang and the others who were watching the monkey show.
Because Miantang spent five cents of money, he got a seat on a bench and could sit while peeling peanuts while watching monkey show. Wait for a while, and you could also feed a handful of peanuts to the monkey wearing Sesame Official costume.
At this time, Mian Tang seemed to be the scent of a beautiful girl. Her black hair made her big eyes look bright, and her slender waist stood upright. She was watching the monkey show intently.
But she accidentally turned her head, and saw her husband Cui Jiuli not far away. She was holding her hands behind her back, looking at her with bright eyes! Mian Tang immediately showed surprise on her face and waved at him.
When Cui Jiu came over through the crowd, she carefully patted off the peanut skin on the bench and asked her husband to sit next to her. Then she handed him the braised peanuts and said, "Mom Li also said, "Husband, you won't be here in two days? Why did you come today?"
Cui Jiu's handsome eyes swept around without any slight singularity, and said casually: "Come with you early..."
Miantang had no doubts. Zhan Yan was secretly happy and took the packaged chessboard from the mother Li behind him like a treasure, saying, "Husband, guess what did I buy for you?"
Cui Jiu stretched out his long finger and tapped it, and said with his long eyelashes: "Chess board..."
Miantang's pink cheeks and dimples were deep, and he looked at his husband with admiration, saying, "I guess it's so accurate!"
But at this time, everyone around them had no intention of watching the monkey show, and they looked at the pair of blue men sitting there.
The woman was already beautiful enough. Unexpectedly, her husband was like a banished immortal. He was not only tall, but also had thick noses, thick eyebrows, thin lips and jade crowns. He was full of romantic charm of a high-spirited man while walking. Only when the young girls looked at her, her cheeks were flushed and she couldn't bear to look away.
Miantang naturally saw the girls staring at their husbands, so he simply took the hood that he placed aside and wanted to put it on Cui Jiu.
Cui Jiu tilted his head slightly, looking at her in confusion.
Miantang bulged his face and stared at him without saying a word. Her husband had a heavy workload on weekdays and was often not at home. As a serious lady, she hadn't even seen it for a few times. Why did she watch Yanyan Yingying on the street? It's important to know how many cents it costs to watch monkey shows!
Cui Xingzhou didn't know the twists and turns in her heart, but seeing Miantang rarely pretending to be a virtuous woman, and she was cheering like a child, she actually felt that her charming charm was even more prosperous in the past... I wonder if Lu Wen gave up such a wonderful person for profit and married General Shi's fat daughter, for the sake of his wealth?
However, it was a bit ridiculous for Mrs. Liu to let him wear a woman's hood.
Qingzhou has been so lively these days, so General Shi’s future son-in-law must be there. Since he intends to wear a green crown on Lu Wen and force him to show up, how can he wear a hood to cover his face?
Thinking of this in my heart, Cui Xingzhou reached out to take the hood, patted her arm gently as comfortingly, and said, "There are many people here, it's too noisy. I'll take you to have a meal."
Miantang also felt that although the monkey show was good, it was definitely not suitable for her husband who was as gentle as jade. So she got up obediently and followed the officials out of the crowd.
Cui Xingzhou was not hungry, but Liu Miantang was only shopping for the past half day and didn't eat.
When Liu Miantang asked that his husband was not hungry, he immediately changed his mind. It cost a lot of money to serve a few dishes in a serious restaurant, which was not as delicious as the snacks on the street.
So she pulled Cui Xingzhou to linger in front of food stalls. Some fried mochi, steamed chicken feet with garlic paste, and fire-fried mutton offals with braised mutton, and many things that Cui Xingzhou had never even glanced at before.
But now, every time Liu Miantang buys a portion, he eagerly delivers it to his mouth to taste.
In some irrelevant details, Cui Xingzhou followed Mrs. Liu.
So one feeds frequently, and the other eats in a stutter.
But the fireworks of such an ordinary couple were a little scared in the eyes of Li’s mother behind her.
She watched the prince grow up. What kind of temperament does her master do when she is a child? She is warm on the surface but cold on the inside.
The old prince took many concubines, and the Jiu Ye had many brothers. Unfortunately, they all regarded Jiu Ye as a thorn in their side.
Master Jiu clearly knew this. However, he was disgusted by the old prince several times after he was framed by his brothers, but he remained gentle and humble to his brothers who had harmed him.
But when the final settlement was made, the Ninth Master was not concerned about his brotherly feelings. The grievances and sufferings he suffered in the past became even worse and he returned them one by one.
Now the Ninth Master and Miss Liu are so kind, all for other purposes. Once the prince’s wish is fulfilled, will he think of whether he once kissed me and me in the inner room of a thief, and finally settle the score after autumn?
Thinking that Miss Liu is now devoted to the prince and is living a serious life with him sincerely, Mother Li couldn't help but sigh again in her heart: It's a sin!
But Miantang didn't know that Li's mother was worried about her, so she just took her husband to enjoy the street scene.
But she and Cui Jiu were both outstanding people, and wherever they went, they naturally attracted everyone's attention. At this time, on the most prosperous street in the street, one person was alone on the high-rise building, and his eyes were directly at the dazzling couple on the street downstairs on the street downstairs.
The young man's pretty eyebrows were full of pain at this moment, especially when Mian Tang took out a silk cutlery and wiped the corners of his mouth tenderly and sweetly for the handsome man beside her. He felt particularly painful, as if he had a sharp blade to cut his heart into his heart, and he even covered his chest with his hands as if he couldn't breathe.
At this moment, a beautiful woman walked behind him, reached out to support him, and looked down in confusion. It just happened that Miantang and Cui Jiu had just turned across the street corner and had disappeared.
The woman did not see anything abnormal, so she quickly called the maid behind her to take the pills and took it to the young man. She also said softly: "Tiyu, why are you feeling uncomfortable again? I have seen you frown since yesterday. The doctor told me, "You should not be too worried about your sorrow. If you are serious, it will aggravate your condition..."
Halfway through, she saw the young man staring at the half-old purse on his waist again, and couldn't help but bit his lip slowly, and then tried to relax and said: "I know you miss Sister Liu, but she has already made up her mind to leave Yangshan, and others can't stop it... If she is willing to change her mind, I will definitely knock her head and ask her to come back."
Ziyu looked at the woman kneeling at her feet and cried. He stretched out his thin hand and helped her up and said, "Get up, you and her sworn sister Jinlan should understand her temper. She misunderstood you and me at the beginning and said she wanted to break off the kindness with me and never recognize each other again, so how can you beg her to come back? What's more, her heart... maybe I'm gone long ago..."
The woman's eyes turned red and she whispered, "It's all my fault..."
Before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by him: "What do you have to do with you? I didn't treat her well..."
Speaking of this, the young man stopped talking, just looked at the bustling street market downstairs: But... what she met now is a good person?
Thinking of this, while Yun Niang led the maid to stew black chicken ginseng soup for him, the young man led the servant and three trusted guards to slowly walk down the stairs and walk towards the direction where Miantang and Cui Jiu were marching...
At this time, Cui Jiu and Miantang were standing at the door of Qingzhou Academy.
There are five tables here, and the table is decorated with an isolated case set up by the masters of the school in the academy, which can be regarded as adding color to the garden and entertainment club set up by the general.
The lottery of the Guju is a seat for the Calligraphy and Painting Association. In other words, you can listen to the high opinions of the calligraphy and painting people on site, and at the same time, if you have calligraphy and paintings that you can take advantage of, you can also enjoy it.
In Miantang's eyes, this lottery is more affordable than real money! Didn't your husband say he has no way to enter the calligraphy, painting and tea party? Isn't this a God-given opportunity in front of you!
Thinking of this, Miss Mian Tang's eyes were red with enthusiasm, and she only took Cui Jiu's hand and said, "Husband, let's see you, I will definitely get that lottery! The bright future of our shop lies in this move!"
But Cui Jiu didn't want Miantang to be disrupted by calligraphy and painting. Not to mention that he would be able to attend as a prince, even his uncle and his family, as well as his fiancée, Lian Qilan, would go there.
So, he looked at the chess game and said lightly: "It's too difficult to solve..."
After hearing Cui Jiu say this, Mian Tang was stunned and felt that his previous words were a bit hurtful. His husband couldn't even lift his eyes at this time, afraid that it would be because he was smuggled into his self-esteem.
She hurriedly said: "The mystery of the great scholars in the academy is of course a bit amazing. Husband, you have not learned it yet, so it is normal that you can't solve it. Let's see if there are any other ways..."
But before she could finish her words, a thin man suddenly walked over from the side, came to a chessboard, stretched out his long finger and moved a piece.
The boy from the academy side saw it and immediately whispered: "Table B breaks the deadlock and wins the lottery!
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Miantang turned his head and looked at him intently, and was seeing the thin young man wearing a black cloak looking at him with sadness and melancholy.
At that moment, her brain seemed to be slashed hard by something, and it hurt so much that she turned her body inertially and fell softly into Cui Jiu's arms.
Seeing this scene in the eyes of the young man, Miantang was unwilling to see him, so he turned into the arms of a new love, which aroused the stinging feeling in his chest...
He tried hard to suppress his emotions and whispered to the boy who came over to give the lottery ticket: "The girl looked at her and wanted this lottery ticket very much, so she gave it to her..."
As soon as these words were spoken, Cui Xingzhou raised his sharp eyes and looked at the young man slowly. At the same time, he said warmly: "How can you feel like such a great gift from the young master?"
The young man looked at her with a cold expression and said, "Since this master can't solve the chess game, what's the point of my slap in a slight way?"
Cui Xingzhou smiled slowly after hearing this.
It took a long time since no one dared to provoke King Huaiyang so blatantly.
Cui Xingzhou glanced at the young man with his eyes up and down. For some reason, he always felt that he seemed familiar, so he gently patted Miantang on the shoulder, signaled Li's mother to support her, and said to the young man: "The young master's move just now is very wonderful. I don't know what the young master calls him? Are you willing to have a chance to have a chance to discuss with me?"
When the young master heard Cui Jiu's words, he was right in his mind. He looked at Miantang greedily and said lightly to Cui Xingzhou: "I have a name called Ziyu, so I don't know what to call him?"
Cui Xingzhou glanced at the guards behind Mr. Ziyu with glittering eyes and smiled and said, "I'm going to Cui Jiu."
Because the chess game on Table B was broken, the two simply sat cross-legged on the table on Table B, re-set the chess game and restarted the game.
Cui Xingzhou was wearing a moon-white robe, a jade crown and a brocade belt, and his eyes were as bright as the moon and stars. The young master on the opposite side was wrapped in black clothes. Although he was thin, he was elegant. The two sat opposite each other and attracted countless people to watch.
At this time, Miantang took a sip of the water bag handed over by his mother Li, and also calmed down. Seeing his husband fighting with others, he was naturally supported by his mother Li and stood curiously watching the battle.
Perhaps it was the beauty who was on the side that aroused the competitive spirit of the young master Tzuyu in black. He did not hesitate every time he fell into a son, and his hand was very fast.
Cui Xingzhou easily kept up with Mr. Tzuyu's speed and made a quick move.
In the eyes of experts, this is called "fast chess". The so-called "no regrets" to make a move. If you don't have a superb chess skills, you will never dare to play chess like this.
What is rare is that the two young masters seemed to have good chess skills and played the same game for a while. Gradually, they attracted some of the great scholars in the academy and stood beside the chess table, nodding from time to time to express their approval.
Miantang was just watching the excitement before. He felt that when his husband Cui Jiu rolled up his sleeves and stretched out his long arms, his movements were both chic and capable, which was simply fascinating.
Gradually, her eyes fell on the chessboard. Although they made a move very fast, strangely, she found that she could actually keep up with their chess idea, especially the young master Ziyu. She could almost always guess the position of his move, just like... it seemed like she had played like this before.
Just when Mian Tang was shocked and confused, the speed of the two players playing chess slowly decreased. After all, the game was getting more complicated at the end. If you didn’t think about it for a while, you would lose all the mistakes.
However, the young master was uneasy, as if his mind was not entirely on the chess game. He actually looked up frequently and looked straight at Miantang.
After seeing it for too many times, Miantang couldn't help feeling a little annoyed. He simply took the hood from Li's mother and put it on himself, so as not to attract the unrestrained gaze of Dengzi.
Mr. Ziyu saw her glaring at the disgust, and his heart shrank again: She... really doesn't want to look at him again?
Just as my thoughts were sad, Cui Jiuyi's son fell, and the winner was decided.
That was a very tricky chess approach, which made people convinced their losses. Ziyu solemnly raised his head this time and looked at Cui Xingzhou opposite him deeply.
The people he sent out yesterday to inquire about the news that he came back was superficial. He just asked the inn where Miantang was staying and found out that her husband's surname was Cui, and he seemed to be a businessman.
It sounds like Miantang left Yangshan Camp and was discouraged and found someone to marry.
There are not many men in the world who can be worthy of Mian Tang, so what good can she find when she is angry!
To be continued...