Chapter 16 Alluring Country, Alluring City, Alluring the World
After hearing Li Longji's words, Tang Lizi complained in his heart. He thought he could escape this hurdle, but unexpectedly, the prince finally asked him. The question about Mingzhu's appearance was the one he least wanted to answer, because in Lizi's view,
Come on, among all the lies Mingzhu made up, this lie was the most outrageous. But now that the prince had asked, he had to answer, so Lizi had no choice but to bite the bullet and said in a low voice:
"She is as beautiful as a fish or a wild goose, and the flowers are shy when the moon is closed. She is beautiful and fragrant, and her country is beautiful." Lizi thought for a moment, and then squeezed out the last three words through his teeth, "She is beautiful in the world."
Li Longji looked at Tang Lizi in astonishment. Although he was a prince, he was still a young and charming man, so when he met a woman who aroused his interest, it was normal for him to want to know her appearance.
Although he asked casually, he didn't expect to get any valuable answers, because looking at Tang Lizi's appearance, he could only say "very pretty" at most, and the most exaggerated ones were...
Just say: "My sister is as beautiful as Yun Niang." But looking at Tang Lizi's performance just now, he couldn't even say such a thing. But Li Longji really didn't expect that Tang Lizi would say such a series of words.
He used words to praise a woman's appearance, which made him have to look at this honest-faced young man with admiration.
When Tang Lizi saw Li Longji looking at him scrutinizingly, he couldn't help but panic, and his face turned into a red cloth:
'Have you noticed that I'm lying? My God, what can I do?'
At this time, Yun Niang, who had been standing aside, suddenly spoke:
"Li Zi, I really didn't realize that you are quite good at complimenting girls. Where did you learn all those good words just now?"
Tang Lizi didn't know how to answer this question, so he had to tell the truth:
"These words were all said by Mingzhu. She said she looks like that..."
As soon as Li Zi said this, the three people in the room were stunned. Although the people of the Tang Dynasty were open and the women were free and easy, Chinese women have been reserved since ancient times. The more beautiful they are, the more careless they have to be.
You look like you are waiting for others to praise you, how can you praise yourself so much?
"These words were all said by Fang Mingzhu?" Yun Niang asked again.
"Yes, she says that all day long, and she also says those words specifically to describe her."
Yun Niang and Fu'er were both speechless. Li Longji suddenly felt the urge to laugh. He suppressed his smile and still looked serious, but his eyes were obviously brightened - a kind of inner feeling.
Suddenly relaxed and naturally bright, he waved his hand:
"Okay, I have nothing more to ask. You can go and receive the reward."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, and thank you two girls."
Tang Lizi left, and a smile appeared on the corner of Li Longji's mouth...
Lizi returned to the jewelry shop, and after paying the bill to Boss Chen, he couldn't wait to run to Mingzhu's room:
"Mingzhu, look!" Li Zi took out a large ingot of silver from his arms, which weighed five taels: "This is a reward from the guest. The boss doesn't know. If you save it, you will definitely need money to save your mother."
."Li Zi is always honest and kind.
Mingzhu’s eyes straightened:
"Give me so much reward! Didn't you say she was a poor prostitute? Oh, no, she was a poor customer. How could she be so rich?" When she was talking to Tang Lizi, she was also trying hard not to say those too many things.
Words that excite him.
"It's not the reward from Miss Fu, it's from a man who went to their place. He is, oh, he is a relative of those girls." Tang Lizi explained to Mingzhu with great effort, not only because he was afraid that she would not understand, but also because he was afraid that she would not understand.
I heard something I shouldn't have heard. Now Lizi really regards Mingzhu as her own sister, so she will take her brother's responsibility into consideration in every word and deed.
Mingzhu was amused in her heart and did not expose his white lie. She just asked:
"What does that man do? Why does he want to reward you?"
"He is a prince..."
"Prince!" Mingzhu became completely excited. She jumped in front of Lizi, grabbed his clothes and asked loudly: "What kind of prince is he? Is his surname Li?"
"I, I don't know, I didn't ask..." Li Zi murmured, "Did I make any mistake?"
Seeing Li Zi's confused but self-blaming look, Mingzhu quickly said:
"No, I'm just asking," she suddenly sighed: "I'm too impatient, but how can there be such a coincidence in the world? I met Li Longji as soon as I came here, and besides, he also
I wouldn’t go to a small place like that.”
Mingzhu looked lonely for a moment, but she immediately regained her energy:
"Come on, Lizi, tell me about today's events. Tell me everything. Don't lose anything. Okay?"
"OK."
Li Zi talked about everything, and Ming Zhu listened carefully. Gradually, a new plan was formed in her heart. When Li Zi finished telling all the story, Ming Zhu held Li Zi's hand and looked forward to it eagerly.
Looking at him:
"Lizi, can I use some of this silver?"
"No problem. Didn't I tell you earlier that these are all saved for you to save your mother?"
"Okay, Lizi, can you think of a way to cut this piece of silver?" Mingzhu held the silver with her hands and pondered for a moment, "I need two and a half pieces of silver."
"There are silver pliers on the counter, but if I go there to cut silver, the boss will see me."
Mingzhu thought for a while:
"Well, I'll lure the boss away, and you can sneak over and cut it open, okay?"
"OK."
Mingzhu called Boss Chen to the backyard:
"Is the guest satisfied with the hairpin?"
"Not bad, not bad." Fu'er didn't make excuses to pay less this time, so Boss Chen was very happy.
"Well, if you want me to help you make jewelry, you have to remodel this furnace. The temperature of the furnace is too low now."
"Renovation..." Boss Chen looked embarrassed.
"Just add a piece of iron sheet here. It won't cost a lot of money. You should go now." Mingzhu urged.
Boss Chen thought about it for a while and felt that what Mingzhu said made sense, mainly because it really didn't cost much, so he decided to do it and went out to find a blacksmith.
Seeing Boss Chen leave, Mingzhu quickly ran into the store:
"Quickly cut the silver and come over and help me. I want to make a piece of jewelry!"
"What kind of jewelry?" Li Zi didn't understand.
"Don't ask anymore. I'll explain it to you after I'm done. Don't let the boss see it, otherwise he will cause trouble for us again."