Sitting on the carriage, Su Rong and Duan Hua got to know Mr. Zhao.
I learned from Duan Hua that he was an old scholar. In his early years, he earned money by writing painting books to support his family. His life was not rich, but it was not poor either. After all, who lady in Beijing didn’t have several paintings in her room?
Book? It wasn’t until he married and gave birth to a good son when he was thirty years old. When his son grew up, he was very talented in business. In just ten years, he developed into a famous tea merchant in Beijing. Then he became willful and not very
Instead of writing a painting notebook, I relied on my hobby to sit in the Yipinxiang Teahouse and tell stories.
Being rich means being willful. Therefore, he only writes books one day a month. But because of this, Yipinxiang Tea House is full of guests and countless people come to listen to his books. He was even more popular than he was selling painting books a few years ago.
like.
Apart from ladies and ladies, there are also some young gentlemen who like to listen to his books. After all, he not only talks about romantic paintings, but also talks about strange people and strange things, stories about strange things, and the affairs of the world, which is very attractive to young gentlemen.
The carriage soon arrived at Yipinxiang Teahouse. Su Rong reached out and picked up Ye Qiuying and jumped out of the carriage. Ye Qiuying covered her mouth with her small hands to muffle her low voice, and her big eyes opened wide.
Duan Hua then got off the carriage, was speechless to Su Rong, and lectured her, "This little girl is a very polite little lady, don't let this lead to bad things."
She refused to admit that she was afraid of stepping on her skirt and falling, so she didn't dare to dance.
Su Rong quickly put the little girl down and said with a smile, "Sorry, I forgot about it for a moment."
Ye Qiuying put down the little hand covering her mouth and took the initiative to hold Su Rong's hand. She was very happy and a little excited, "Sister Su, you are so awesome. You can jump off such a high carriage at once."
Su Rong was ashamed, "Shh, don't learn from me." After saying that, he added, "Even if you learn from me and you are said to be rude in the future, I will not admit that you learned from me.
", after finishing her words, she specifically added, "Especially in front of your little uncle."
Ye Qiuying pursed her lips and smiled, "Well, I won't say that I learned it from you."
Duan Hua rolled his eyes and held Su Rong's arm, "I heard everything you two said."
Su Rong didn't care about her and looked at the Yipinxiang Teahouse in front of her with a smile. Before she walked in, she heard the bustling voices inside.
Duan Hua glanced inside and breathed a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, I came quite early and it hasn't started yet. Once it starts, no one will be allowed in."
"Are the rules so big?" Su Rong raised an eyebrow.
"That's right. Because people come in and out in the middle, disturbing Mr. Zhao's storytelling." Duanhua Duanhua took Su Rong's arm and urged, "Hurry up, it's about to close."
Su Rong nodded.
Fengling followed the three of them, and a group of four entered the Yipinxiang Tea House.
There were two young men at the door who were both welcoming guests and guarding the door. They obviously knew all the regular customers of Duanhua. They said with a smile, "The princess is here?", with Qian in their hands, they stepped aside and invited the people in.
Go in.
Stepping into the threshold, you can more intuitively see that the entire lobby is full of people. There is a round table in the middle, a table and a chair for one person. There is a fan, a book and a gavel on the table, and there is also a young man wearing a blue robe.
An old man about sixty years old was walking up to the podium.
"Where is our position?" Duan Hua pointed to the front of the podium, the closest distance, and proudly said to Su Rong: "I spent a thousand taels of silver to book it."
Su Rong thought it was very expensive and asked in a low voice: "Does it cost for tea?"
"Of course it's not included. You have to spend extra money for tea and refreshments. This price only buys a seat." Duan Hua said: "That's it. You have to fight to get it."
Su Rong: "..."
This teahouse is really good at making money.
The four of them walked through the rows of seats and walked to the best seats to sit down. When a young boy saw someone coming, he quickly came over and asked, "Princess, are you still drinking Yunwu tea today?"
"Okay." Duanhua nodded, "All pastries, please serve two portions."
The boy immediately responded and went with a smile.
This seat is semi-curved, which is just right for four people to sit down. Su Rong has been to Jianghu Teahouse and a teahouse in Jiangning County, but the seats in this Pinxiang Teahouse are all wrapped with leather cushions, making it very comfortable to sit.
It's actually more sophisticated than the teahouses she's been to.
Fei Ling leaned close to Su Rong's ear and said, "Sister, when you came to the capital, did you just find out that there is someone who can make more money than you?"
Su Rong glanced at him, "The sky is big and the earth is big, and there are so many capable people. How can a place like the capital with no skills be able to stand?"
Fengling nodded, touched the leather cushion and said, "These leather cushions are all made of deerskin."
Duan Hua coughed and said in a low voice: "Don't look ignorant. You are also a famous person. Many people are looking at you?"
Feng Ling pursed her lips, "Okay!"
It’s not that he’s ignorant, he just thinks that spending so much money to book a seat will make people willing to pay for it. Listening to Mr. Zhao’s lectures nearby is a plus, and the comfortable cushioned tables and chairs are all a bonus for this seat. He can
I saw that the other seats further away did not have such soft cushions. They were just dry wooden tables and chairs. After sitting for a long time, your buttocks would definitely hurt.
The young man brought a pot of tea, and set out a table full of snacks, nuts, melon seeds and other items, and said, "Please feel free to use it, guests." As soon as he finished speaking, Mr. Zhao over there had already stood still, and he was shocked.
Wood, "pop", the noisy lobby suddenly became quiet.
"Today, Old Zhao, I will tell you a legendary story about our Princess Zhenmin in Daliang." Zhao Laoer spoke in a loud voice, "Speaking of Princess Zhenmin..."
Su Rong narrowed her eyes and thought that this was a coincidence.
Duan Hua was also stunned, "Didn't I say last time that we were going to talk about the wild history of the former princess? Why did we talk about Princess Zhenmin instead?"
Fengling pinched a piece of pastry and stuffed it into her mouth, smiled "ha" when she heard this, and said lightly: "It's because my sister is here today."
Duan Hua was puzzled, "What does this have to do with her coming?"
Feng Lingxin said that it was a big deal. It seemed that Mr. Zhao had been specially confessed to this Pinxiang Tea House. He didn’t know who it was. In short, the book he wrote today was just for his master when he saw him coming.
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Su Rong also pinched a piece of pastry, handed it to Ye Qiuying, and asked Duanhua, "Isn't it good for Princess Zhenmin to listen to you?"
She was assassinated that day, and Duan Hua was frightened and fell asleep. The princess and the prince-in-law avoided her and asked her. When she told the truth about her identity, Duan Hua didn't hear it, so naturally he didn't know her real life experience.
Duanhua said, "It's not a bad thing. I've heard my mother say it countless times since I was a child. I've heard it too much. There's no need to spend this money to listen to her, right?"
When it comes to all the affairs of Princess Zhenmin, how could Mr. Zhao know as clearly as his mother, who is a royal princess?
Su Ronxiao, "Then you will listen with me?"
What else could Duan Hua do? He couldn't ask Mr. Zhao to change, so he could only nod, "Okay!"
Zhao Laoer started talking about Princess Zhenmin when she was born, and told some interesting things about her, which seemed to be true. Therefore, even Duanhua nodded his head after listening to it, with an expression as if he was right.
When Princess Zhenmin came of age, she fell in love with Xie Yuan at first sight when she was paraded through the streets with her third prize in the scientific examination. Later, she fell in love with Xie Yuan at the Qionglin banquet hosted by the late emperor. The queen mother wanted to marry her, but the late emperor
Xie Yuan was given high priority and sent to the south of the Yangtze River to investigate the illegal salt case. This investigation lasted for more than a year. When Xie Yuan returned to Beijing, there was turmoil in the court, and the marriage between the two was delayed.
After such a delay, two or three years passed, and unexpectedly something happened...
"That's true." Duan Hua whispered to Su Rong, "I really admire Aunt Zhen. She is also a princess. She can be included in the official history of Daliang, but I guess I can only enter the unofficial history."
Su Rong held her chin and touched her heart, "Being able to enter the wild history is probably your greatest ability."
Fengling nodded in agreement, "There are too many princesses. Thousands of years from now, your name may not even be mentioned in the official history."
Duan Hua was not convinced, "There will definitely be."
She grabbed a handful of melon seeds and chewed them hard, "Zhou Gu should be able to leave his name in the history books in the future, right? My name will definitely be placed with his. I don't have a share in the official history, but in the unofficial history, it will definitely be mentioned by others."
Say I like him."
Su Rong: "..."
Fengling: "..."
This is indeed possible!
Seeing that the two of them were speechless, Duan Hua immediately let out a proud "hum". Just as he was about to say something else, he suddenly said "Huh?" "Is Zhou Gujin'er also in the private room upstairs? I am
I seem to have seen him."
Her eyes had been trained over the years by staring at Zhou Gu. As long as Zhou Gu was there, there was nothing she couldn't find.
Su Rong followed Duan Hua's line of sight and looked upstairs to the left. From this angle, the door of the upstairs box was closed and the curtain was drawn, so she couldn't see anything. She looked back and grabbed a handful of melon seeds to eat, "
Did you see it wrong?"
"Impossible!" Duan Hua stood up vigorously, "I'll go find him." She turned around to leave, then asked Su Rong, "Do you have any objection if I go find him?"
"No, just go." Su Rong waved her hand.
Duanhua straightened his clothes and went up the stairs.
