Chen Cha's cold was completely cured after taking three doses of medicine. Although he still looked a little lazy, he seemed to be in good spirits. However, in order to prevent another possible recurrence, Jin Jing forbade her from going out or being too distracted, and told people around her not to disturb her rest unless there was any particularly important news.
In the past few days before the funeral of King Xian Liao, Linhuang Mansion was calm. After all, during the national mourning period, places that are more likely to cause trouble, such as theaters, gambling houses, Qin Tower and Chu Pavilion, were closed. Those who were full after eating The dandy boy who had nothing to do could only hang out in various restaurants, eating, drinking tea, etc. He couldn't even drink. It was even more impossible to use alcohol to fight.
Yelulan and Yelunan received news from the innkeeper. They knew that Shen Cha had fallen ill due to cold on the night of the palace banquet. They were very anxious, but they really couldn't get away, so they asked Qi Zhifeng to represent them. Come to visit the doctor and tell Shen Cha some outside jokes.
"In order to relieve my boredom, they asked you to come and talk to me? Aren't you busy?"
Shen Cha asked Mei Zhu to serve Qi Zhifeng a bowl of smoked bean tea. Nowadays, few young people like to drink this tea. They are all liked by the elderly, such as her master and Uncle Yan. Qi Zhifeng did not expect that This young guy loves it so much that he always wants to drink it every time he comes. This time when she came to Huang Mansion, she specially brought two large clay pots of smoked bean tea and sent them to Qi Mansion together with other gifts.
"I'm not busy at all. Although Anan and I are together, it's better for me not to get involved in some of the Yelu family's affairs, especially the thankless things like funerals. You don't know that some people in their family, I don’t have much ability, but I’m always willing to find fault with others.” Qi Zhifeng took the bowl of smoked bean tea and took a deep breath, “It smells so good!”
"Is there anyone in the Yelu family who opposes you?" Seeing Qi Zhifeng holding a tea bowl with an aggrieved look on his face, Shen Cha sighed, "Young Master Nan, don't you have any expression?"
"Sister Xiaocha, how can Anan take care of other people's mouths? You can't sew their mouths shut, right?" Qi Zhifeng drank most of the bowl of tea and nibbled on two pieces of tea snacks, "Don't talk about those What’s terrible is that you haven’t gone out in the past two days and don’t know what’s going on outside, so I’ll tell you.”
"Oh? What's the big deal? Who's acting like a monster again?"
"It's not a big deal!" Qi Zhifeng waved his hand, "It's just a joke. It can make Sister Xiaocha laugh. The first joke was contributed by our Tibetan envoy. You should know about the fire in the post house, right?"
"I know." Jin Jing nodded, and asked Mei Zhu to get a charcoal basin, and threw in the raw chestnuts that the shopkeeper had delivered in the morning, and used long tongs to pluck them back and forth, "There have been rumors outside. Why, have we found conclusive evidence that the fire was set by the Tubo people?"
"Not yet, but if you look carefully, you can still find it. Anan sent people, ostensibly to clean up the mess, but in fact they wanted to find some clues about the Tibetan people. They also knew in their hearts that they had been very honest in the past two days. . However, the post house burned down and they had nowhere to stay. Anan gave them two choices." Qi Zhifeng held out two fingers, "The first choice is to pay for it yourself and rent an inn in Linhuang Mansion to settle down. The second option is to set up camp five miles outside the city, where troops from other counties will be stationed when they come to Beijing."
"The Tubo people will definitely not choose the second one. This is worse than the treatment of the envoys of the Jin Kingdom." Shen Cha took two soft cushions and placed them behind him. "But if they are asked to pay for it themselves, they will definitely not Promised."
"They don't agree. They think it's not polite. How can the envoy pay for his own accommodation?" Qi Zhifeng kept staring at the charcoal basin. He had never seen chestnuts roasted like this. "However, they can't protest." No, Anan said he should either pay for it himself or compensate for the damage to the post house."
"The Tubo people are fierce in appearance but very arrogant on the surface, but in fact they are extremely guilty." Jin Jing sneered, "They are worried that any clues will be found out. After weighing the pros and cons, the gains and losses, they will agree to this request. It's just... ..." He raised his head and looked at Qi Zhifeng, and then at Shen Cha, "We are already torn apart, why don't we just simply leave completely and avoid suffering this grievance?"
"Brother Xiaojing is right, I want to know too." Qi Zhifeng's eyes shifted from the roasted chestnuts to Chen Cha, "Why?"
"Whether it was the rudeness at the palace banquet or the arson in the post house, it was the personal behavior of the Tubo envoys and accompanying warriors. It was what they wanted to do, not what the Tubo King meant. Think about it. , the King of Tubo loves the princess he married so much. What would he think if he heard that his courtiers were misbehaving in his sweetheart's natal family and ruining his reputation? What would he do to these people? In addition, if they don't Go back early when the funeral is over..." Shen Cha showed a faint smile, "They know in their hearts that what awaits them will range from dismissal from office to loss of life at worst, and may even involve their family members. In summary, no matter how reluctant they are, I will also keep it until the funeral is over.”
"Let me just say, they are not the kind of masters who are willing to be low-key. There must be a reason why they can agree to such conditions." Qi Zhifeng nodded, "But people are not as good as God, even we can't. Unexpectedly, all the inns in the city did not allow the Tibetan delegation to stay. No matter how high the price they paid, no one was willing to accept them. The innkeepers and shopkeepers were worried that the Tibetan delegation would be able to burn down the inn. People, if they do not provide good hospitality and anger the Tibetan envoys, the inn where they live may be destroyed, and they cannot risk their family's livelihood."
"You are harming others and yourself!" Shen Cha took the medicine bowl that Mei Zhu handed her, took a deep breath, drank it all, then returned the medicine bowl to Mei Zhu, and rinsed her mouth with white water. , and continued, "After being rejected by all the inns, they just decided to hit on us, right?"
"Sister Xiaocha is wise, that's right." Qi Zhifeng frowned and watched her drink up all the dark medicinal soup. He couldn't help but shuddered, "It's just that they just proposed to talk to Daxia The mission was rebuffed when they lived under the same roof.”
"Are they unhappy? They would say that the Liao people treat one another favorably and don't take them seriously."
"No!" Qi Zhifeng clapped his hands, "It's just that the official responsible for receiving them asked them a question. After asking them, they completely gave up the idea and went to camp outside the city."
"Oh?" Smelling the fragrance of chestnuts, Jin Jing carefully picked one up and put it on a plate to cool, "What words are so useful?"
"He asked the Tubo envoy, do you really want to stay in the same inn as the Daxia envoy? I heard that General Zhenguo practices martial arts every day. Are you really not worried that he will be sent to his door to be beaten? Are you really not worried about yourself? Can you leave Linhuang Mansion with all your beard and tail intact?" Qi Zhifeng smiled mischievously at Shen Cha, "Sister Xiaocha, is this what the art of war says, to conquer the enemy without fighting?"
"..."
After hearing Qi Zhifeng's words, Shen Cha didn't know whether he should laugh or cry. It turned out that she was such an image in the hearts of this group of people!
