The sixteenth day of the first lunar month is still festive.
Yong Bai Tiaoer went to Bixia Restaurant for a meal and a drink, but did not go out to enjoy the lanterns again in the evening.
In the past, the courtesans and beauties in the red mansion were kept in their own homes. Watching them sing and dance, what else do they need bicycles?
On the seventeenth day of the first lunar month, the Cuju competition begins.
People who were reluctant to celebrate gathered together in Cuju City. On this night alone, a ball game earned 20,000 taels.
On the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, Jiang Yuntian had not returned home yet.
On the same day, Song Che chose a good location in Nancheng and bought a three-story building to be a branch of Tianxia Bank. The decoration and opening were then completed, which was expected to be completed by the end of the month. By then, Hongxingshe's income would be You can deposit it into your own bank.
On the nineteenth day of the first lunar month, a big event happened in Luoyang City.
Said someone big was coming.
But the biggest person in Daliang is in the palace. Who else deserves to be called a "big shot"?
Early in the morning, the streets were cleared, and the Forbidden Army personally opened the way. A foreign team of three to four hundred people escorted a magnificent carriage into Luoyang City.
Those who came to greet him were not only high-ranking officials of the imperial court, but also several big men from Dijon who were making trouble in the streets during the Lantern Festival.
"Hey, have you heard that the prince of Dijon is sitting in that carriage?"
"Isn't a prince so great? No prince or noble's chariot would dare to be so grand!"
"I heard that the Prince of Dijon came this time to marry Daliang, and he wants to marry Princess Ningguo!"
"I am the first to disagree. We are a royal dynasty. How can we marry our princess off to these barbarians? Look at all of them. How can they be worthy of our princess?"
"If you don't agree, it's useless. The marriage is fine. Anyway, don't pay tribute anymore, otherwise the taxes that were finally reduced will increase again. Alas..."
When Song Che heard the remarks, he thought something bad was wrong.
as expected.
That night.
Jiang Daxia, who had been missing for four days and five nights, finally came back, smelling like a woman.
"I thought you died on the dragon's bed and the phoenix's couch."
Song Che was in a leisurely mood, playing with the lanterns hanging on the corridor.
Jiang Yuntian was very anxious: "Haven't you heard? This matter has caused a huge uproar. The prince of the northern barbarians wants to marry Princess Ningguo!"
Song Che blinked at Jiang Daxia and asked softly: "Are you reluctant to let go?"
"If you didn't give me that box of 'God of War Set', I might not be willing to give it up, but...but now I'm with her——"
"Hey, don't rely on me. I remember clearly what Jiang Daxia told me at that time. You only have long conversations with the princess, and you will never steal jade or beauty. It's because you can't control your lower body. Why? You have planted a bad fate, you can't blame me, you can't blame me..."
"Oh! Brother Song! My good brother!"
Jiang Yuntian hooked Song Che's shoulder and begged: "Stop swaying me, think of a way quickly, even if it's not for me, it's for the princess and the world. How can a princess of the Liang Dynasty marry someone else?" Rong barbarians?"
Song Che smiled, slowly pointed out three fingers, and asked: "I have three strategies here, the upper, middle and lower. You choose one——
The next best thing is to go to the prince's mansion now and tell the prince that you are married to the princess, and bet that he will get it right in one step;
The best strategy is that you immediately pack your luggage and fly away with the princess. From then on, you can live in peace and happiness, and become a couple of gods and immortals;
The best thing to do is, I will use a little trick to cancel the marriage, but in this case, it may not be so easy for you to marry the princess. "
Jiang Yuntian frowned and pondered for a long time, then sighed: "I really want to choose the middle strategy, but if I fly away and abandon my country, wouldn't I be ashamed of the people in the world? Isn't it too selfish? I think Qin'er She would never agree to it."
Song Che raised his eyebrows, "Hey, did you call me Shang Qin'er?"
"Earlier in Hanshan Temple, didn't the old nun say that I must have a girl with a heart as calm as water? Zhao Qin's Qin is water plus heart. She is my true destiny. Wouldn't it be wrong for me to call her Qin'er? Is it reasonable?"
But he had forgotten that the old nun had another sentence behind her: this woman with a calm heart was not only in love with her, she was also in trouble.
"Stop talking nonsense, I chose the best option!"
"Sure?"
"Sure!"
"Prepare the car."
"Where to go?"
"Meeting an old friend."
…
In the north of the city, Gaofu.
"Dong dong dong!"
Jiang Yuntian knocked on the door of the house for the third time and shouted: "Is there anyone there? Open the door quickly!"
"Did Mr. Gao go visit relatives?"
Speaking of which, every time I met Gao Chen, the situation was tense, and I had never visited him at his home.
In my impression, Gao Chen always had a straight face. Apart from being busy with government affairs, he seemed to have no other fun.
If I really had to give him an evaluation, it would be: "A great but unpleasant person."
Song Che was quite curious about what his family would be like.
"Are you really not at home?"
Jiang Yuntian's fist clenched loudly. This punch was not a knock, but a smash.
Just when his fist was about to touch the door, there was a creak and the door finally opened.
The old servant guarding the door was so frightened that he backed away when he saw the oncoming fist.
The old servant is very old, with gray hair. Even if he is not an octogenarian, he is still in his seventies.
Fortunately, Jiang Daxia closed his fist in time, otherwise this punch would send him to the west.
"Where did this young boy come from? He dared to smash the door of my Gao Mansion!" The old servant was obviously frightened by the sudden iron fist.
Song Che hurriedly smiled and said: "Old man, don't be angry. We are friends of Mr. Gao. We just knocked on the door many times and no one answered, so we increased the intensity and scared you. I am here to apologize to you."
"I heard you knocking on the door a long time ago, but my legs and feet are too slow and I can't shout."
The old servant breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the two young men at the door. He was a little confused: "My family is tall and powerful. I know all his powerful friends, but I have never seen anyone as young as you two."
"The old man should know this."
Song Che took out the "Black Phoenix Order" given by Gao Chen earlier from his sleeve and handed it to the old servant.
The old servant only glanced at him, then helped Song Che curl the token into his palm, and said, "It looks like you are a distinguished guest. Please come to the mansion first."
The two of them followed into the mansion.
The old servant walked very slowly indeed, taking two steps per step. Song Che and Jiang Yuntian couldn't walk fast either, so they could only follow slowly behind him.
The Gaofu Mansion was not small, with few lights on, and it was very deserted and lonely.
"Master Gao is handling government affairs in the Privy Council. The two young masters are waiting in the living room later. The residence is not far from the hospital. He will be back soon after I write a letter." The old servant said.
"Old man, may I ask, who are you?"
"The old man's surname is Zhang. He is the housekeeper of the house. He has been a servant of the Gao family since he was born. Now he has lived through the fourth generation of the Gao family. At the age of sixty-five, he endured the death of all the servants before becoming a housekeeper. Hahaha... "
The old yet hearty laughter echoed leisurely in Gao Mansion. Although it broke the tranquility, it added a bit of loneliness.
Song Che and Jiang Yuntian looked at each other and smiled. Jiang Yuntian asked: "Old man, are you the only servant in this high house?"
Butler Zhang was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "Fifteen years ago, I was the only one left..."
Song Che and Jiang Yuntian looked at each other again, but they couldn't laugh anymore, they both sighed.
If a person has a lover, it is easy to grow old, and the right path in the world is the vicissitudes of life.
