Chapter 401

In midsummer, although it is getting late, Bianjing is still hot. The sunset glow on the horizon is as strong as fire. The weeping willows by the river are motionless, and there is no wind at all.

The wine shop on the Bian River, in order to picture the coolness of the river, put the seats on the river and sat a few tables scattered.

Hearing the poor scholar on the two tables talking loudly about the folding son of the imperial censor named Zang Jingsu, the waiter shook his head slightly, wiped a sweat, and hurriedly ran to add water with a kettle in response to the guest's call.

"Watermelon! Sweet and crisp watermelon!"

The window on the second floor of the tavern was pushed open, and a man poked his head and said to the farmer who was carrying a burden from below, "give me some."

"Good!" The farmer answered happily, put down his burden, selected some of the best, and sent them up.

"Seems to be the eldest son of the Dong family?" The scholars stopped discussing and looked at the wide open window. In addition to the childe who also poked his head out, there were several people sitting in it.

"Look." A scholar whispered.

Several people turned around and saw a small car parked at the door of the wine shop. The bridge curtain was lifted, and a young man in a sky blue long shirt came out. He was thin, pale and slightly ill, but that silk could not affect his unparalleled elegance.

"Master Cheng!" A scholar cried out in an excited low voice.

It seemed that he heard his voice. The childe turned his head and looked at them. Then, with a warm smile, he saluted them and turned into the wine shop.

"Dong family and Prince Cheng?" Seeing that Cheng Jia went in, the people in the window stood up and welcomed him out. Another scholar asked in doubt.

As soon as Zang Jingsu's folded son was on, all kinds of voices came out of the court. It was said that now the emperor is in full bloom in spring and autumn. At this time, you mention the prince. Do you want to curse the emperor? What's more, the prince has grown up, and it's time to establish the prince. Each faction has its own ideas and quarrels in a mess.

In terms of military strength alone, the second prince not only has the support of the Zhao family, but also has a good relationship with heishuiguan now, while the eldest prince has the support of several families behind the Dong family and some relationships in the forbidden army, while the fourth Prince has nothing except the Deng family.

But Prince Li doesn't depend on how strong your military power is. Unless you want to rebel, why don't you bring so many soldiers? The establishment of the crown prince depends on the power of the imperial court, that is, the power of civil servants, and then depends on the quarreling ability of the players you launched.

In this case, Qingliu has become the target of all parties.

When the lamp was on, a little wind blew the veil beside the waterside pavilion by the lake, danced with the green willows, and brought a light lotus fragrance.

The waterside pavilion was ventilated on all sides, and ice basins were placed at the four corners. The beautiful servant girl took a long handle feather fan and gently fanned the air conditioner from the ice basin to the middle, making the waterside pavilion more cool.

Su Wen leaned against the beauty, looked at the little lights lit along the lake, and sighed, "really good place, good scenery." Moreover, the Ling family is really rich. Ice cubes can be used like this without money.

In the waterside pavilion, in addition to the painting, calligraphy and Piano cases, there are several small tables. One is specially used for making tea, and the other two are placed with a variety of snacks. From time to time, beautiful servant girls in green dresses will silently add water and change into new food.

This side is separated from the main courtyard of Dingguo Mansion by a wall, but there is no partition on Dinghu lake. The scenery over there can still be vaguely seen through the misty lake and the lush trees by the lake.

Elegant courtyards, elegant gardens, graceful servant girls, and tight guards that you can't see but feel.

Mei Donghua rubbed his eyebrows. Is this really the handwriting of the vulgar merchant woman?

"If I get such a good place, I won't go back." Fan Zheng laughed, winking at the servant girl who was waiting on the opposite side, and then was ignored.

"What will my sister do if you don't go back?" With the faint sound, Cheng Jia seemed to step into the waterside pavilion in the moonlight.

"Do you want to eat?" The servant girl in green bowed her head and asked. Seeing Cheng Jia nodding, he withdrew.

"Didn't you just come back from dinner with that Dong Chao?" Fan Zheng looked at him and laughed.

Cheng Jia glanced at him, then sat down on the chair, picked up his special tea bowl and drank a sip of tea, saying, "can you eat anything outside?"

"How was it?" Mei Donghua asked.

"Hehe, what can we talk about?" Cheng Jia looked at the light on the opposite side of the lake and said, "I hope we can speak for the big prince. The big prince is the eldest prince. In legal theory, it should be the eldest prince as the crown prince, not to mention that the big prince is also proficient in literary and military strategies, which is actually the choice of a good king. That's about it."

"How do you answer?" Su Wen also looked at Cheng Jia and asked. Cheng Jia is the leader of Qingliu youth group, and his position directly affects all of them.

"The prince's affairs are naturally decided by the emperor." Cheng Jia smiled faintly.

This is equal to saying nothing, but the most trusted thing of emperor Xiwen is always Cheng Xiang. Now Cheng Xiang doesn't make a sound at all in the imperial court, and it's completely a posture of Tai Chi. No wonder those of them have to be anxious to find Cheng Jia, who has never been involved in these things.

The servant girl in green brought a bowl of porridge. The long fragrance immediately made several people turn their heads, watching the servant girl put the porridge in front of Cheng Jia, and then whispered, "Miss Alan asked, what do you eat at night? If you eat something greasy, I'll change it for you."

Cheng Jia shook her head, with a comfortable smile on her face, and said, "nothing. I only drank some tea in the evening."

The servant girls bowed and retreated. They found that the servant girls around had already quit. Mei Donghua's eyes looked deeper and said leisurely, "the servant girls here are well adjusted."

Su Wen laughed and said, "Miss Alan? Arbor, to tell the truth, are you here for the sake of the scenery here for cultivation, or because of this miss?"

Su Ze spit out the tea he had just drunk, rolled his eyes and didn't make a sound.

"Yes, I heard that you even rejected Miss Fu, and Yuqin was also worried about this. Are you worried about someone?" Fan Zheng stared at Su CE and asked.

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Cheng Jia just laughed and said, pointing to the lotus blossoming all over the lake, "the flowering period is about to pass. I met Xuan Zhi some time ago. Speaking of it, we haven't had a cultural meeting for a long time."

You live in someone else's house and use their servants. Now you still want to treat guests directly here?

Su Wen opened his mouth for a long time and asked, "Mrs. Yang agrees?"

Sipping the porridge at the right temperature, Cheng Jia said with a smile, "I exchange ten calligraphy and paintings for her rent here for a year. She will not object to what I want to do here." The woman who lost money! There are ten, one a day! Naturally, this can't be said, or his calligraphy and painting will fall in price outside, for fear of giving him another look.

The faces of several people froze again. Mei Donghua breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, a smile came out on his face and said, "your word is rare outside. Ten pieces, this rent is really a lot." Although Cheng Jia and Han Liang have a good relationship, although it is said that Cheng Jia is in poor health and needs local recuperation, and it is not good to go to Chuang Tzu at a time of much trouble, one-third of the place is set aside from the Dingguo mansion, and the lake and garden are also brought to Cheng Jia. Such a big deal is difficult for people to doubt. After hearing the news, several people came together to visit, but they happened to meet Cheng Jia's appointment to go to Dong Chao, and just told the servant girl to bring them in, Now, Mei Donghua Fang is relieved.

Cheng Jia has always been clean and good-natured. As a model for scholars, Mei Donghua will never allow him to make any bad rumors.

"However, the lotus blossom period is over, so it's better to wait a few more days. The scenery here should be better around the Mid Autumn Festival." Fan Zheng laughed. The remnant lotus and Autumn Moon are also a scene.

Several servant girls quietly came in, saluted several people, took away the snacks on the small table, served a table full of vegetables, and then placed wine glasses and other things.

Waiting for the items to be placed, the head servant girl whispered, "Miss Alan said, this wine is for several CHILDES to drink. Childe Cheng, your spleen and stomach are bad. If you want to touch it, you will be responsible for the consequences."

With that, without waiting for a few people to respond, he took the rest of the servant girls back down and changed the bookcase to come in to serve.

"Don't look, Miss Alan is a doctor. You also know that he was not in good health some time ago. He couldn't spit anything he ate or asked a doctor. It was Han Liang who introduced Mrs. Yang's doctor to him, and then he slowly recovered. Otherwise, what is he doing here?" Su CE had already sat down at the table and knocked on the table.

"So good at medicine?" Fan Zheng's eyes lit up and asked.

"The medical skill is good, but it's not easy to invite her." Cheng Jia laughed. Alan is a miracle doctor. He can't find anyone he wants. If it weren't for lingqingyu, I'm afraid he wouldn't care about his life or death.

After midnight, the weather cooled down, and the garden was full of colorful flowers. With the wind, the fragrance overflowed.

Food is a refreshing dish that you haven't tasted before, and wine is a refreshing wine. When several people are drinking wine and chatting, they are very comfortable. They hear a clear song across the lake. For a time, it is loud and low, euphemistic, and people don't feel intoxicated.

"Is this Mrs. Yang's foreign servant?" Fan Zheng asked.

"If it's the Mid Autumn Festival Literary Association, you also borrow from Yang Fu? Then, can you borrow this person?" Su Wen was a little tipsy, and his fingers beat with the song and asked.

"He is not an actor." Cheng Jia said faintly.

"Isn't it just a servant?" Mei Donghua snorted, and his eyes also wore a trace of water color because they were slightly drunk. He laughed and said, "doesn't Mrs. Yang love money? Do you want to change it with a few more calligraphy and paintings?"

"Brother Mei!"

Cheng Jia raised her hand, stopped Su CE's words, and said, "Donghua has drunk too much."

"Arbor, Mrs. Yang can give you both the place and the servant girl. Why doesn't a servant agree?" Su Wen said something unexpected. Mrs. Yang must want to make friends with Cheng Jia, so she will give him half the place and people. In this case, how can she be reluctant to give up a servant?

"Brother! Don't say how much money you pay, Mrs. Yang won't agree. Even if he agrees, Su Mu would rather commit suicide than open his throat for the second person." Su CE couldn't help shouting. After staying in Lingjia village for so long, he knew those bodyguards of lingqingyu very well. Although Su Mu held a slave ceremony to lingqingyu, it was only for her alone. It was absolutely impossible for him to serve others!

"It's getting late. I'll send you back." After a few people, Cheng Jia got up and ordered the bookcase to prepare the car.

Fan Zheng and Mei Donghua were on the same road and sat on a carriage. He picked up the curtain and looked at the elegant moonlight. Fan Zheng seemed to casually ask, "Donghua, which prince do you like?"

Mei Donghua propped his head with his hands, half closed his eyes, and said drunk, "who? Is there anyone worth our efforts now?"

Fan Zheng laughed and said, "yes."

No matter whether the eldest prince or the second prince is not a good king, but he has always been optimistic about Zhao Mingliang's behavior this time, but it made him a little sad. He remembered that when he knew that they had been defeated, he hurried to Zhao's house, thinking of comforting Zhao Mingliang. As a result, he saw Zhao Mingliang happily inviting his advisers at a banquet.

Where is this country going?

"Policy! You really don't want to be an official?" Holding his head, Su Wen asked. Su CE has already won the nomination, and it is almost certain that he will take the exam for a Jinshi. He used to say that he would serve the country, but after returning from abroad, he never mentioned it again. Recently, he has become closer and closer to Han Liang.

"You and the brothers in the second room of the big room are enough at home, and I'm not short of one." Su CE leaned against the car wall and looked at his brother who didn't have the slightly drunk meaning just now.

"Now the situation is unclear. The eldest prince, the second prince, has the support of Dong Xiang and Wang Xiang respectively, and the fourth Prince is the most beloved person of the emperor. We Su family can still stay out of it now, but we always have to make a choice. My father means that we should make friends with each other."

"Hehe, that's your business. I just want to study farming and business more. I've talked to brother Han, and brother Han also promised me to let me enter the Ling family." Su CE said that, and saw Su Wen's face turned black unexpectedly. He angrily said, "nonsense! How can you do such things!"

"Why not?" Seeing that the eldest brother took off his mask like expression, Su CE loosened his body and leaned on the soft seat with a sense of laziness. Well, Ling's carriage is comfortable!

"Our Su family has been scholarly for generations. How can we do that later!" Su Wen blushed and growled in a low voice. Fortunately, he still remembered that it was Ling's carriage and didn't roar loudly.

"Hehe, brother, why didn't you say so when I brought back a lot of gold and precious goods from fanwai? My money was earned by doing these things outside fanwai." Su CE sneered and said, "Su family, it looks good. My father has been studying his official career, and I'm afraid he spent a lot of money. Now the Su family is just an empty shelf. Brother, if I tell my father to give you 100000 guans a year, do you think my father will be right?"

Su Wen was dumbfounded. The Su family is a scholarly family, a noble family, a noble family, which is an honest aristocracy. To put it bluntly, it is the Lord who has no money. There are many officials in the Su family, but the population is even larger, and the grandfather has been giving huge subsidies to the huge clan for the sake of reputation. At this time, there is no fixed number of Taizi's position, and they can't judge who to go with. Naturally, there is no way to collect some money. Now, The salary of these people alone can't support the expenditure of the elegant life in the family. Besides, his father also spent a lot in order to get promoted. This time, Su CE brought back 50000 liang of gold, which almost became emergency money.

If one hundred thousand taels of silver a year, not to mention anything else, the life of his own house is bound to be much better!

Su Wen's face changed. Su CE sighed in his heart, stopped talking, and turned to open the window and looked out of the window.