msmithbooks Chapter 34 Shopping 【1 more】
Chapter 34 Shopping 【1 more】
"Okay." Qi Wu thought for a while and nodded.
Anyway, how much dowry the Qi Clan prepared for them, this kind of thing is not a big secret, something that can be known by just asking, Shang Fuheng's brain went crazy and he insisted on asking him, Qi Wu didn't think it was too much to say, right now he I was quite curious about what happened to the Sun family.
I guess it was because I was used to listening to gossip in the lobby of Yingying Inn. The guests there recently talked most about the Sun family’s affairs in this city. , It is inevitable to gossip.
So Shang Fuheng opened the curtain on his side, and called to the coachman who was about to turn around: "Pull the carriage to the side, and go ahead to see what happened to the Sun family."
The coachman was a little puzzled, but when His Highness King Lang suddenly changed his mind, he responded, first drove the carriage that was still in the middle of the road to the side, and then got off the carriage and trotted over to the Sun's side.
Inside the carriage, Shang Fuheng urged Qi Wu: "You haven't told me yet."
Qi Wu raised his eyebrows, and took out Shang Fuheng's perfunctory words before: "I'll tell you what you want to know when the coachman comes back and tells you about the Sun family. You asked anxiously when the coachman left , staring at me a foreigner's wealth and asking non-stop, what is it like?"
Shang Fuheng smiled and shook his head: "You Qi people have long surrendered to Da Zhou. Da Zhou can treat you as foreigners, but you yourself still treat yourself as foreigners. Tell others to listen to you. It's outrageous."
Qi Wu snorted.
After a while, the coachman came back and reported to the inside of the carriage: "The Sun family... Your Highness may not know much about it. The eldest lady brought a male concubine into the mansion, and the male concubine has complicated identities, not only a man from the Qi clan, but also the concubine raised by the son-in-law in front of the eldest miss of the Sun family..."
Shang Fuheng interrupted aloud: "I know about this matter, you choose to say it concisely."
"Okay." The coachman hurriedly responded, "Miss Sun welcomes a male concubine in with great fanfare. The entire Sun family has long been dissatisfied with the male concubine, especially since Miss Sun invited a doctor to the house a few days ago. Only the rest of the Sun family knew that the male concubine of the Qi clan had a child in his stomach, and it was four months old! Counting the days, it is clear that it is the child of the son-in-law in front of the Sun family!"
"But Miss Sun seems to have known for a long time. Not only is she not angry, but she also takes good care of the male concubine, so as not to anger the rest of the Sun family... No, Miss Sun went out of the city today to offer incense to her deceased mother. The rest of the Sun family didn't have any brains, they actually wanted to take advantage of this moment to drive the male concubine out of the Sun residence! They also drove him out from the main gate, so that everyone who passed by could watch the show."
The coachman said with gusto: "No, that male concubine sat outside the gate of Sun's house with her belly in her arms and red eyes. He wouldn't leave even if he was scolded. He's a member of the Qi clan, he was afraid that he would kill someone if he hit him, anyway, the Sun family was so angry that they only left two servants outside to deal with the male concubine, trying to scold the male concubine away."
When it was over, the coachman snorted again: "When Miss Sun comes back, she might be very angry. The whole Sun family is run by Miss Ren. It's not good to have a male concubine to cheer yourself up, but this The rest of the Sun family insisted on doing stupid things while they were away, Miss Sun didn't drive anyone away, they were ashamed to do so... But this Miss Sun is really open-minded, the male concubine is pregnant with the son-in-law in front of her. As for the child, she wasn't even annoyed, it turned out that he drove that son-in-law all the way out of Licheng..."
I said it concisely, but the coachman talked endlessly and didn't plan to stop.Shang Fuheng wasn't even interested in the matters of the Sun family, if he hadn't looked at Qi Wu and listened with great interest, he would have yelled to stop a long time ago.
"The male concubine of the Qi clan is not very stupid. He can bring the child to the eldest lady of the Sun family, and let the eldest lady Sun bring him into the Sun's mansion. Many people in Licheng say that If it hadn't been clearly stipulated by our Great Zhou, those who have been outsiders are not allowed to be married to others, I am afraid that Miss Sun will bring him into the Sun's mansion in a serious manner, and be the righteous son-in-law of the Sun family... "The coachman murmured, "But that is to say, it is a male concubine. As long as Miss Sun does not recruit another husband, the male concubine is not the same as the main wife. You see, he was kicked out by the Sun family now, no I didn't make any fuss, anyway, I will make the decision for Miss Sun when she comes back..."
Shang Fuheng became more and more impatient when he heard this uninteresting thing, he simply lifted Qi Wu's chin with a folding fan, let him turn his attention to himself, and then asked softly: "Have you heard enough?"
Qi Wuzheng heard it interesting, when suddenly a folding fan came over, he wanted to slap it away, but he didn't... so he blinked his eyes and said softly: "Enough."
Shang Fuheng told the coachman to stop, the coachman was talking freely, he scratched his head and hahad a few times, then he realized that he had spoken for a long time, this was to His Royal Highness Lang, not the one in their stable The one who does the work... Fortunately, His Royal Highness Xia Lang didn't seem to be angry, and the coachman asked: "Then... the little one continued to drive?"
"En." Shang Fuheng responded.
The coachman stepped forward, slapped the flatterer's ass with a whip, and turned the direction of the carriage.
Shang Fuheng put away his folding fan and looked at Qi Wu.
Qi Wu blinked, and he reacted with two voices: "You are still thinking about my dowry, right... Actually, it's not much, and I can't take anything except the bank notes. When we leave the clan, we The patriarch gave more than 3 taels of silver bills, and I spent some more during this period, and I was worried when I saw the mountain was empty."
"More than 3 taels?" Shang Fuheng raised his eyebrows, "Tell me an exact number."
Qi Wu clicked his tongue lightly, and had no choice but to say: "Thirty-nine thousand taels."
"There are two of you, each with this number?" Shang Fuheng said unexpectedly.
Qi Wu didn't tell him that what Qi Jiang got was 4 taels, which was 1000 taels more than himself, so he just nodded his head as an admission.
Shang Fuheng said: "I can't see how rich your Qi clan is."
Qi Wu bent his lips, very modestly: "No, no, it was all rewarded to the clan by the emperor of Dazhou, the emperor is generous."
Shang Fuheng also raised the corners of his lips slightly, and asked again: "Usually prepare a dowry, but it is rare to prepare so many silver notes, did you ask for it on purpose?"
Hearing this, Qi Wu was slightly taken aback, but he was a little surprised that Shang Fuheng could think of this level.
Raising his eyebrows, Qi Wu nodded, but he didn't intend to deny it: "Yes, I have to live after I escape."
"Too clever." Shang Fuheng chuckled lightly.
After asking about Qi Wu's dowry, Shang Fuheng then devoted his mind to the Sun family's matters just now, he asked Qi Wu: "The reason why you care so much about the Sun family's affairs is because the male concubine of the Sun family is from the Qi clan?"
"No." Qi Wu said, as a member of the Qi clan, after all, he still has no sense of belonging, and it doesn't exist that the other party is a member of the Qi clan. Qi Wu couldn't help but look at the situation, "It's just pure Just curious. After all, the day I came to Licheng, I happened to meet Miss Sun's family who was getting married, and I always heard people talking about it later, so gossip is only natural."
Shang Fuheng nodded slightly, remembering: "It is said that the guard of honor of the Sun family's wedding was very popular that day, but they gave way to a group of people. After all, that group of people was for the emperor to see off his relatives... After all, it is still the emperor It's a big face."
Qi Wu glanced at him: "How can His Royal Highness Lang have so much face? Even the emperor has to honestly pray for the empress, but His Royal Highness Lang can do whatever he wants without worrying about being held accountable afterwards."
"Speaking strangely." Shang Fuheng said.
After a while, Shang Fuheng slowly spoke again: "You have managed to escape this time, it can be said that you have taken advantage of the right time, place and people. The Queen passed away, and Liu Lu and others need to go to the National Temple to pray for blessings. The jurisdiction of Licheng is relaxed, If you escape, you don’t have to worry about being exposed as a member of the Qi clan... But if the empress’s death didn’t happen, how would you escape?”
Qi Wu glanced at him, and said calmly: "Your Highness doesn't need to worry about this, anyway, I escaped smoothly now...Why hasn't this restaurant arrived yet?"
"Hungry?" Shang Fuheng laughed, but did not continue to ask, "I guess it's almost here, I also came back to Licheng for the first time, how do I know how far away. Ah Wu is hungry first, right now If you’re hungry, you can eat more later.”
Qi Wu clicked his tongue softly, the name Ah Wu sounded a little uncomfortable, but after much deliberation, it was impossible for Shang Fuheng to call him by his name directly, after all, the surname "Qi" alone was enough to provoke people Pay attention.
The carriage continued to walk steadily, the bustling sounds from the street came in through the curtain of the carriage, and the carriage stopped after a while, and they arrived at the most famous restaurant in the city, "Long Tian Yi Se".
After getting off the carriage, Shang Fuheng looked at the plaque of the restaurant and said, "It's a strange name."
Qi Wu stood beside him: "You don't care what people's names are, why are you so lenient? Do you want to eat or not?"
As soon as the two walked into Changtian Yise, a group of people passed by the restaurant.
Liu Lu led the team with only a dozen people left after separation, and drove two carriages, preparing to leave Licheng.The dowry that was not damaged in the fire at the post station was loaded in the simpler carriage at the back, and Qi Jiang was sitting in the carriage at the front.
Qi Jiang's original hat was burnt to only half of it, and the clothes were changed, but the hat was not.So now he is wearing a new one that Liu Lu sent someone to buy for him afterwards.
The interior of the carriage is still spacious and well-furnished, but now only Qi Jiang is riding alone.
Headed by Liu Lu, with the carriage in the middle, they left Licheng slowly.When walking out of the north gate of Licheng, Qi Jiang raised the curtain of the car slightly to look out, and then put it down silently after a while.
In fact, there is nothing to look at, Qi Jiang said to himself... Qi Wu gave him a chance to go together, even if they went their separate ways after leaving Licheng, Qi Wu also gave him a choice, but he gave up.After that, they will really go their separate ways, Qi Wu may live his free life everywhere, and he, Qi Jiang, will enter the palace, hoping to finish his life in peace and without anyone caring about him.
Shang Fuheng said he wanted to visit Licheng, so he really took Qi Wu to stop and walk in Licheng for most of the day.First, I ate lunch at Changtian Yise, and then drove around the city in a carriage. When I saw an old tree, I stopped to have a look. When I saw a temple, I stopped to go in and give some sesame oil. He took a safe talisman and handed it to Qi Wu who didn't want it, Shang Fuheng kept it by himself.
Afterwards, I went to the Linjiang Tower to climb high and look at the river, and ate some local specialties in Licheng. I waited until sunset to appreciate the beauty of natural creations. When it was dark, I came to Changtian Yise again to have dinner, and then leisurely. Zai went back to Hanfu.
After a long time like this, Qi Wu only felt that he had signed up for a Licheng tour group. The transportation in the group was a carriage. In addition to the driver and coachman, there was also a tourist part-time tour guide, Shang Fuheng, who led the way excitedly. .Qi Wu doesn't need to worry about where he's going next, and he doesn't need to take money out of his own pocket. The scenery and food in the places he goes to are pretty good... This short-distance travel experience is obviously not bad.
It would be even better if Shang Fuheng's mouth was more pleasant.
When approaching the Han residence, the carriage passed near the gate of the Sun family again.During the day, the people watching the excitement dispersed long ago, and the male concubine of the Qi clan who was kicked out did not sit in front of the door anymore.Qi Wu thought about going back to the Yingying Inn later, he would sit in the lobby and listen to gossip for a while, and he would definitely hear the follow-up of today's Sun family incident.
Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Shang Fuheng stop the carriage and asked the coachman to go nearby to find out how things with the Sun family ended today.
Qi Wu raised his eyes to look at Shang Fuheng, and Shang Fuheng also smiled: "Is it a little caring?"
"It's more than that, it's troublesome." Qi Wu replied casually.
Shang Fuheng took the folding fan and nodded casually: "I don't know what is good at all, and my good intentions are in vain."
Qi Wu ignored him.
After a while, the coachman who inquired clearly came back, and he replied with the same enthusiasm as in the daytime: "Miss Sun came back in the evening, and when she came back, she saw her new male concubine who had not been in the house for a long time sitting pitifully. At the door, I was so angry that I didn’t fight anywhere, and led people into the door while cursing, but no one just stopped me this time.”
"It's just a pity that Miss Sun directly led people in. What happened afterwards, and whether Miss Sun planned to seek justice for the male concubine, no one else knew. It's just that there were those who watched the theater People say that Miss Sun told the male concubine that since she brought people into the gate of the Sun family, no one but her can drive her out of the gate of the Sun family. Getting out of Sun's house by yourself is... really domineering!"
The coachman said with a dry laugh: "Of course there are those who say that Miss Sun is fierce and confused, and that she is so dazzled by the color of the male concubine of the Qi clan that she is even willing to raise the child of the son-in-law in front. It is also said that Miss Sun is open-minded and carefree, so what if she likes that male sex, and Miss Sun doesn't like to have children. It just so happens that the new concubine can have a child, and it saves her trouble...Anyway, everyone pays for it Each eye has its own point of view.”
"Your Highness, do you still want to know what happened to the Sun family? If you want to, I will pay attention later..."
"No need." Shang Fuheng said calmly.
The coachman sat at the front and continued to drive the carriage back to the Han Mansion.
In the carriage, Shang Fuheng looked at Qi Wu's face, and then said with a smile: "Didn't you say that you are sitting on the mountain, and if you have no money to spend in the future, you can follow the example of your clan and find someone who is heartless and rich?" The family... but you have a bad temper, I'm afraid you won't find it."