Emperor Kangxi: Yuyu Chengxiang

Chapter 22 Dalang Temple as a Gift of Jade Pendant as a Gift of Love to the Prime Minister's Mansion (1)
Gao Shiqi was thinking hard and couldn't make up his mind when he saw Fanglan and the others had come out.It suddenly occurred to him that he lived in Mingzhu Mansion, and this first-rank dignitary was his backer, why didn't he take advantage of this to use his means?Thinking about it, she leaned forward, took out five liang of silver and handed it to the girl, and said with a smile, "I came out to choose flowers for Ming Xiang, okay?" Fang Lan said with a smile, "Do you have any money for the two pots of asparagus bamboo?" The silver is enough. In fact, you don’t need to buy it, you can ask your family to send it to you tomorrow.” Gao Shiqi said, “I’m sorry, this girl was born thin. Go, I’ll give you the rest of the money——Xiner Pick, get the best!"

Fang Lan promised a sick son-in-law, but she was also full of dissatisfaction. Seeing Gao Shiqi like this, she knew seven points in her heart. Seeing Mei Xiang go away happily, she lowered her head and fiddled with her belt, and asked in a low voice: "Sir... Do you seem to have something to say?" say to me?"

"It's just a little bit of time, I can't talk around the corner anymore." Gao Shiqi looked around and no one was paying attention, and said straight to the point, "Ten joys and nine sorrows! With your talent, if you jump into the fire pit with your eyes closed, I... really do it for you Sad." Fang Lan's eyes turned red, she glanced at Gao Shiqi, and sighed, "Then there's nothing to do—everyone's life..." Gao Shiqi thought silently for a while, and then said gently: "It's up to people! Fang Lan , if you have someone else you like, I, Gao Shiqi, can do something for you. If not, but as you said yourself, this... is fate——I have nothing to say."

Fanglan was so ashamed that she blushed to the base of her ears, her little feet kept scrambling on the stepping stones, and she whispered like a mosquito: "This...how can people say this..."

"It's here!" Gao Shiqi was very excited, his eyes jumped suddenly, and he asked, "Who is it?" Fang Lan flashed her eyes slyly, and said seriously: "First of all, cousin Fang's family in the rope maker alley, we Growing flowers together since young children..."

When Gao Shiqi heard it at first, it was like five thunderbolts, and the blood all over his body was pouring out.But I heard Fanglan go on to say: "Originally... both parents are willing, but five years ago... the flower kiln collapsed, and he was smashed into it... died..." Gao Shiqi sighed as if he had been pardoned. In a low tone, he laughed and cursed to himself: "This girl is such a teaser!" But he asked, "No more?"

Fang Lan didn't answer, but shook her head slightly.

"You see, it's a bit unfair for you to treat us men like this." Gao Shiqi laughed, "Fortunately, I didn't say it, if I send a matchmaker to your house, wouldn't it be a big mess?" Fang Lan raised her head Come on, the bottomless black pupils stared at Gao Shiqi, and said: "How can it be that a nobleman like you will only pity us, how can... we are a small family of flower craftsmen, very vulgar, I only know how to plant trees, arrange flowers and graft..." He lowered his head again.

These few words are enough.Gao Shiqi quickly untied Han Yupei from his waist, and handed it over with both hands.He has always been cynical, and rarely has such a sincere look in his eyes. He said with a trembling voice: "Don't say anything about a flower maker. Gao Shiqi was once a beggar. It's not as good as you! When it comes to the word 'vulgar', someone like you Smart, if you follow me, Gao Shiqi, you will be a talented woman within three years!" Fang Lan glanced at the jade pendant, but didn't reach out to pick it up, but turned her face away embarrassedly, and spat: "You are not a decent person... What is it..." Seeing Mei Xiang coming over with two servants holding flower pots, Gao Shiqi was really anxious, he took Fang Lan's warm and sweaty slender hand, put the jade pendant in, and whispered: "You Just don't worry! I'll find out about the Hu family!"

Drinking alone in Taibai Building and thinking about ideas until evening, Gao Shiqi Fang returned to Mingzhu Mansion drunk.When the people on the second gate saw him coming back, they stamped their feet and clapped their hands with joy, saying: "My Mr. Gao, Lord Gao, ancestor Gao! If you don't come back again, the master's wool board will kill the servants..." Gao Shiqi said The belly was not in a good mood, and he hiccupped and said: "Is the house on fire or is it a thief? What-- am I a slave who catches the thief and puts out the fire?"

Mingzhu heard it clearly in the main room, and her hands and feet felt cold with anger.Kangxi, who had no choice but to change into casual clothes, as well as Suo'etu, Li Guangdi, Mu Zixu and Wudan's officials were all here, joking with his two sons, Kui Xu and Xingde, so he could only hold back, Stepping out, standing in the corridor, waving and laughing: "Tanren, what do you mean, why are you angry with people like them? Come on! A few elegant guests are here today, waiting to chat with you, let's sit together Bar!"

"Guests? Everyone else has guests, and I am a lonely guest at the end of the world..." Gao Shiqi looked at Mingzhu with drunken eyes, and the wine welled up in his heart, and suddenly he felt a sense of deformity and desolation. He dragged in and murmured: "Clear night... dustless, moonlight like silver. When pouring wine, it must be full ten! Fame is over, don't work hard...God. Like a horse in a gap, a fire in a stone, a dream... a body in a dream. Full of articles... ...Who will kiss? And Tao Tao is innocent. Why don't you go back... oh... be an idler. Carry a piano, a... a jug of wine, a... a stream of clouds..."

Stepping into the door without looking at the crowd, Tuantuan bowed and said, "Slow...wait a minute, you are...guilty!" Seeing Kangxi staring at Gao Shiqi intently, Mingzhu feared that this madman would be impolite and hurt herself, so she ordered Person: "Bring a cup of sour plum soup to Mr. Gao, and bring the sober stones...to make tea!"

After pouring a glass of ice water and sour plum soup, Gao Shiqi came to his senses. Seeing that Kui Xu was there, he asked, "Where's your class?" The bodyguard he chose would not disobey the king's order. There is no delay in homework, and I have memorized a few chapters of "Mencius" in the past few days, and I will ask the master again tomorrow..." Xing De hurriedly covered it for his brother: "Zhu's Annotated Four Books Daquan I can recite it, sir, don’t make any mistakes..." Seeing Gao Shiqi ignoring everyone, Ming Zhu hurriedly smiled and said: "Let’s talk about the homework slowly someday, let me introduce these friends. This is Long, this Mr. Li, this one's surname is Mu, and this one's surname is Wu. This one..." Speaking of Suo'etu, he paused.

"Suo Zhongtang!" Gao Shiqi's body trembled suddenly, he was not afraid of Suo Etu, but at this moment, he noticed that this high-ranking official with the surname of Long actually sat at the head of the court!Gao Shiqi is such an astute person, seeing Kangxi smiling and sitting on his feet, his demeanor is graceful, luxurious and aloof, even though he is smiling, he has a demeanor that is intimidating and hard to offend, not angry and prestige.Gao Shiqi's eyes flashed sharply, and he regained his energy: he has probably guessed who is coming.

"Mr. Gao," Kang Xijing waited for Mingzhu to finish speaking, and said with a smile, "We all came here for fame, knowing that you are a suave and unruly scholar, so I would like to invite Mingxiang to have a drink and listen to Mr. sound!"

Gao Shiqi leaned back and said with a smile: "Mr. Long, saying the word 'knowledge' only made me feel ashamed. Three years ago when I was traveling in Anhui and Hubei, I met a monk who had an order and finished his thesis overnight. Mr. Wu Ciyou, who was the master of today's son, called me the gentleman of Pili Yangqiu. Later, in Hangzhou, he met Peng Sunyu and Gu Yanwu, two Zhengjuns. But I tried again and again and couldn’t sell it. I can’t help the country with literature, I can’t catch foxes with weapons, and it’s hard to know the holy master in the grass. It has long since faded—the word of merit and fame is like floating clouds in my ears!" After speaking, he raised his cup and poured it all out, and chanted, "The sages and sages in ancient times are lonely, but the drinkers leave their names—come, please!"

Kangxi smiled and drank it.Everyone in Suo'etu hurriedly had a drink with them, but they said to Gao Shiqi: "Please, Mr. Gao!" Kangxi respected Wu Ciyou the most in his life, and when Gao Shiqi said that he had met him, he couldn't help being startled, and said: "I met Mr. Wu, you The fate is not small! Now that you are in the Mingxiang Mansion, you are not only the prime minister's teacher, but also tutoring the two young masters. I'm afraid it will not be your credit that they will achieve something in the future?"

"Xingde and Kuixu are both very smart, I like them very much." Gao Shiqi smiled and said to Mingzhu, "Be careful when reading Zhu Zi's books. Zhu Xi's articles are good, but they are also a bit like bullshit. Don't call him a lie It's..."

The dignified Zhu Zi is like a "shit". Thinking of Gao Shiqi's comment on the Pearl Window Class, Kangxi couldn't help smiling.Li Guangdun, a teacher of Daoism and a student of Zhu Zi, blushed with anger, put down his chopsticks reservedly, leaned over and asked, "How dare you ask Zhu Zi why he is such a 'shit'? It is unheard of for late students."

"Horse liver is poisonous. If you don't eat horse liver, you don't know the taste. Zhu Zi misunderstood people. If you don't smell shit, you don't know the smell!" When the country is subjugated, there is no good words to save the weak, and no good government to protect the strong. This is for the sake of integrity. Forcing prostitutes to pollute people's innocence, falsely claiming to be sick and deceiving the Lord, this is called triviality! The scholars of our generation should respect Confucius. Meng, take the holy way and learn it for the present world, benefit the country and benefit the people, why take a detour to learn his hypocrisy and vanity?"

(End of this chapter)