After the opening of Xi'anmen Street, this was Guo Song's first time to eat here.
At noon, Zhang Lei invited Guo Song for a drink at the Taibai Restaurant on Xi'anmen Street. The reason why Zhang Lei did not treat Guo Ping at the Mingzhu Restaurant was that he was worried that Guo Ping would get involved and do bad things.
Guo Song wore a light green robe, a gauze hat on his head, and a leather belt around his waist. His beloved jade pendant hung on the leather belt, and he also wore a sword at his waist.
He has a short beard under his chin and looks like a very mature man.
"When is the restaurant going to open?" Guo Songxiao asked.
"The main beam was just hoisted yesterday, and it will probably take another two or three months."
"Have you thought of a name?" Guo Song asked again.
"Forget it!" Zhang Lei sighed and said, "Originally I wanted to call it Zhang's Restaurant, but after some research, there are at least eight Zhang's Restaurants in Chang'an. It's boring to call it Leiyu Restaurant, but my wife said it would be better to call it Leiyu Restaurant.
Wen Yu Restaurant took away my name."
Guo Song took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "We have to fight for this. Respect the lady and put her name in front. You can call it Yulei Restaurant!"
"Okay! This is the name you chose. You have to be responsible for inscribing it for me. I don't care, just call it this name."
Guo Song chuckled, "I'll just write the inscription for you then."
After a pause, he smiled and asked: "Why did you think of inviting me to drink today? Is there any purpose?"
Zhang Lei waved his hand quickly, "There is no purpose, because we didn't get together during the Chinese New Year, so I wanted to make up for it and rekindle the brotherhood."
"When you mentioned brotherhood, I suddenly thought of my senior brother. How is he doing now?"
Zhang Lei curled his lips disdainfully, "I heard that old bastard is going back to Chang'an to rebuild Qingxu Temple and Jinshen Pavilion in Chang'an. The land is still empty!"
Guo Song was startled, "Why do you want to come back again?"
Zhang Lei sneered and said: "The answer to this question is not simple? Doesn't he just want to go back to Chang'an to make money? Do you think he is willing to stay in Kongtong Mountain forever?"
"That's true, he has so many people to feed."
Zhang Lei was a little anxious, how to interrupt the topic? Although his wife taught him carefully, how to bring up this matter?
At this time, Guo Song glanced out the window and asked: "Now that the river is frozen and there is no flower boat tour, how will the Liu troupe you invited live?"
Zhang Lei was overjoyed and came to whatever he thought of. He quickly said: "Liu's Troupe does not make money by relying on flower boats. They perform in the big tent in front, and they perform five shows every day. The venues are full and they have been scheduled to go until the end of the year.
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"What are they playing?" Guo Song asked curiously.
"Singing, military drama and puppet drama, interspersed with some skills, illusions and the like, are very popular. Now Chang'an mentions Tang Xiaomei, Yuan Qiaoer, Han Qiniang and Meng Liqiu. It can be said that everyone knows it, everyone knows it, and even
Some people came from Hedong to support me."
"What can they perform?"
"Of course it's singing. They sing Jiangnan tune and Yangzhou tune. It's so popular."
Guo Song frowned, "What about Liu Caichun?"
Zhang Lei said lightly: "She is already in the past. The people of Chang'an have forgotten her long ago. Of course, the people of Chang'an are not familiar with her, but she is a household name in Jiangnan. Not only is she good at singing, she is also a good character."
Well, everyone praises her as a lotus flower. Although she is in the mortal world, she can remain pure and pure, emerging from the mud without being stained."
"You praise her so much!"
Zhang Lei shook his head and said: "That's because you don't know. I specifically asked about it. When Li Xilie usurped the throne, he wanted to make her his concubine. He sent someone to bring her 50,000 taels of silver to propose marriage, but she refused. She held a dagger to her heart.
She said that if Li Xilie forced her again, she would die to prove her ambition, so Li Xilie had no choice but to agree to let her go.
She was afraid that Li Xilie would regret it, so she ran away overnight. As expected, Li Xilie regretted it again and sent people to arrest her, but only her father was caught. Li Xilie became angry and gave her father a hundred lashes. Thanks to Chen Xianqi, Li Xilie's general, who interceded, Li Xilie
We just released her father, but her father didn't get out of bed for two months."
"Speaking of which, she is still a strong woman!"
Zhang Lei said with a smile: "Yangzhou Chen Shaoyou was also interested in her, so he asked her who she wanted to marry. She said she wanted to marry a hero in the world. Chen Shaoyou said, I am a hero in the world, but Liu Caichun replied to him, "I am living in a humble place."
Yangzhou, why talk about the world? Chen Shaoyou was so ashamed that he had to send her out of Yangzhou as a courtesy and no longer forced her."
Guo Song smiled and said, "Why are you talking about this? Are you telling me specifically?"
Zhang Lei smiled bitterly and said: "I have this intention. To be honest, junior brother, when I went to Jiangnan to pick them up, I was shocked by Liu Caichun's beauty. At that time, I had the idea of taking her as my concubine. Your senior sister also agreed with me.
Taking another concubine, but...hey!"
"But what? If that's what you want, I'll ask the princess to help you be a matchmaker."
"That's not the case. It's because she doesn't want to do it at all. Her father said that she already has a husband in mind and asked me not to think about it anymore."
"Who is her ideal husband?"
Zhang Lei glared at Guo Song angrily, "Junior brother, are you really stupid or are you pretending to be stupid? She has been living in Jinwang Palace for several months. Besides you, what other man has she been in contact with? Her ideal husband is you, isn't it?
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Guo Song was stunned, "No way! How is it possible?"
He thought of Liu Caichun's reaction to his kiss. He was clearly disgusted. How could he like him?
"Is there anything I can't do?"
Zhang Lei added: "Listen to me, she is often invited to sing with dignitaries. There are too many people who have ideas for her. Even Wei Yingwu in Suzhou invited her to go out and write poems together, but she declined.
I understand, this woman protects herself all the time and will not get emotional easily, but once she gets emotional, she will do whatever it takes and would rather give up her own future. Look at now, Tang Xiaomei, who used to only give her makeup and powder
Isn't it obvious that she stayed in the Jin Palace unmoved even though the situation was so intense?"
Guo Song was silent. He remembered that he taught her skating and held her hand. She did not refuse. He kissed her like a sneak attack. It was indeed a bit abrupt and Xiaowei might have seen it. No wonder she was angry at that time. I'm afraid
This is her first kiss.
Guo Song thought again that he kissed her but she didn't leave angrily. It should be that she was not really angry with him. She was hurt by her. It could be seen that she felt very guilty in her heart.
Thinking of this, Guo Song's resistance to Liu Caichun gradually loosened again.
Zhang Lei drank the wine in one gulp and sighed: "Falling flowers are intentional and flowing water is ruthless. Why don't I, Zhang Lei, have a confidante?"
Guo Song burst into laughter, "Senior brother, twenty years ago you sang to senior sister every night, but as you said, she will be your confidante for the rest of your life, and there will never be another one."
"Weren't you too young at that time? You didn't quite understand it yet!"
"I'll tell my senior sister back and ask her to give you freedom."
"Don't!"
Zhang Lei was so frightened that he waved his hands, "If the tigress at home finds out, she will definitely kill me alive, so I will change my target, Tang Xiaomei, I actually like her quite a lot, hehe!"
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At dusk, Liu Caichun returned to her room and saw a large, exquisite red-lacquered wooden box on the table. She asked the maid Xiaoluobo strangely, "What is this? Who sent it?"
"It's a gift from His Highness Prince Jin. I don't know what it is?"
Liu Caichun was stunned. How could he give himself a gift?
"Girl, look what it is?" Xiaoluobo urged from the side.
"Why are you so anxious? You will see it sooner or later."
Liu Caichun glared at the maid, but out of curiosity, she couldn't help untying the knot on the box and opening the lid. Inside was a pair of shining golden skates, made of refined brass, similar to the skates worn by King Jin.
Exactly the same.
"Wow! What beautiful skates. They are actually made of gold."
"Don't talk nonsense, this is brass, not gold, let others laugh."
Liu Caichun suddenly remembered that King Jin had told him that he had ordered a pair of skates for Yan'er and himself. Liu Caichun's nose felt a little sore, and a warmth surged in his heart. He was not really angry with himself.
There was also a piece of plain paper in the box. She picked it up and looked at it carefully. It was written by Prince Jin to her. It only had eight simple words.
'Tomorrow will be a ten-day break and we will meet in the snow and ice.'
Liu Caichun's heart suddenly started beating violently, "Thumping! Thumping!" He would continue to teach himself how to skate tomorrow!