63. True Bodhisattva
The bustle in Baiyi Lane is different from that in Hongyi Lane. The shops in Hongyi Lane are called brothels, teahouses, brothels, and brothels, while the shops here are called "Qingyin Xiaoban".
Baiyi Lane is paved with clean blue bricks, which are even carved with patterns of plum, orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum and other flowers.
There was no sound soliciting customers, nor was there any charming woman standing on the second floor leaning against the railing to greet customers. Only the sound of zithers and harps drifted out from the building and the courtyard, and the woman's singing was melodious and touching.
One can only hear the sound but not see the person, just like a woman holding a pipa, hiding her own appearance.
Chen Ji opened his eyes and saw the golden melon seeds falling heavily into his palm.
He hadn't intentionally waited until the golden melon seeds fell before opening his eyes. He had just been knocked to the ground by the giant halberd warrior again, and he had almost lost consciousness...
At this time, the area in front of the embroidery building became lively again, attracting everyone's attention: it was the carriage of Chen Fu, the Tongzhi of Luocheng, that arrived.
A spacious carriage stopped in front of the door. Chen Wenzong, Chen Wenxiao and Lin Chaojing got out of the carriage together and walked to the table while chatting and laughing.
Chen Wenzong smiled and asked, "Brother Chaojing, are you going to do it or am I going to do it? It only takes one poem to get four people in, so either of us can do it.
The words were confident, as if it could be easily won.
Lin Chaojing smiled and said modestly: "Of course I want to ask you, brother. I have been away from Donglin Academy for more than half a month. I haven't appreciated your poems for a long time. I miss you so much. Do you have any new poems recently?
Chen Wenzong smiled and replied, “Yes.
These three scholars were all very elegant. Now that the weather was getting cooler, they all put on plain fur coats early.
Fur coats are also divided into different grades, among which the white fox armpit skin worn by the three people is the most valuable.
Liu Quxing, standing by, curled his lips and whispered, "It's not even winter yet, and you're already wearing a fur coat. Don't you feel too hot? Why don't you just hold a heater?"
The next moment, Chen Wenzong saw a groom behind him helping him take off the fur coat on his shoulders, and he picked up the brush on the table and quickly wrote four poems.
After writing, he smiled and looked at the two reception girls outside the embroidery building: "We are three people traveling together, and we don't want to take advantage of Liu Xingshou, so each of us can exchange a poem for a seat on the second floor.
The receptionist said with a smile: "Why did you write one more poem?
“This is a special gift for Liu Xingshou.
The onlookers cheered and praised Chen Wenzong for his behavior as a talented and romantic man.
Chen Wenxiao smiled and said, "Brother, you are so talented. You will definitely win the first place in the provincial examination!"
Chen Wenzong looked displeased: "You have to work hard too. I won't spoil your fun today.
The receptionist took the four poems upstairs. After a short while, she returned to the door and said with a smile, "My daughter said that Master Wen Zong is very clever. His four poems fully capture the four seasons. Please come upstairs, gentlemen!"
Princess Baili looked at Chen Wenzong, then at Chen Ji: "Your father is too partial.
Chen Ji smiled and said: "It's okay, I'm living a good life now.
The prince sighed and said, "When your second brother Chen Wenxiao was in Donglin Academy, he was not much better than me. I even saw him in the tavern at the foot of the mountain. But now he is pretending to be a decent person.
Everyone only gave him some respect for Chen Wenzong's sake.
Bai Li frowned: "Brother, don't speak ill of others behind their backs!
"I'm talking about Chen Wenxiao...
No one can do this. This is not what a gentleman does! If you are dissatisfied with him, you should scold him to his face later!
The prince raised his hands: "Okay, okay, I won't say anything.
As he was speaking, the receptionist said, "Everyone, there are not many seats left on the second floor. If you have any poems or works, please bring them here quickly.
The prince became furious after hearing these words.
While the others were not paying attention, the prince lowered his body and approached Chen Ji: "Quick, quick, do you have any other poems?
Chen Ji thought for a moment: "Apart from the previous sentence, I need two more. One gold melon seed is not enough.
Bai Li took out another gold melon seed and put it into his palm, complaining softly: "Why do we have to donate money for incense, just like making a wish to the Buddha?
The prince was happy: "Sister, if you donate money to the Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva may not pay attention to you, but if you donate money to Chen Ji, he will pay attention to you immediately, so just treat him as a Bodhisattva.
Chen Ji thought for a moment, put the golden melon seeds into his sleeves and selected two lines of poetry, whispering them to the prince.
Bai Li's eyes sparkled as he stood by, "How come you only have half a sentence? It would be so much better if you could write the whole poem. It's such a pity now... Hey, why are you sleeping again?"
Chen Ji did not answer her and returned to the Qingshan Mountain to fight again.
The prince and Baili arrived in front of the embroidery building. Someone recognized them and said, "It's the prince of Prince Jing's mansion and Princess Baili!"
Someone also whispered: "Is this the incompetent prince that the Donglin scholars mentioned?
"Shh! You're killing yourself!"
"It's okay, the prince is a good person and won't take it to heart.
The principles of this world are very strange. The more evil you are, the less others will dare to bully you. But if you happen to be a good person, everyone will dare to step on you.
The prince came to the table and wrote down two lines of poetry with great enthusiasm. When he came to the third line, he lowered his voice and asked: "Bai Li, what is the third line?"
"No birds fly away from the thousands of mountains..."
It was not until Baili reminded him that the prince wrote the third sentence.
The prince put down his pen and looked up at the two welcoming girls: "It's done, but I'm different from the others.
The receptionist also heard the identity of this person from others and asked with a smile: "Excuse me, my lord, what is the difference?
The prince was very proud: "Others have to write a whole poem to get in, but I can write better than them, half a sentence is enough! Take it, let Liu Xingshou see it!"
The receptionist was stunned for a moment, then took the rice paper and ran upstairs.
"I heard from a scholar who returned from Donglin Academy that this prince is scolded by the teachers every day. Every day he either goes up the mountain to catch pheasants and rabbits, or sneaks down the mountain to drink in the city. Look at those people over there, they don't look like scholars at all, they are all just wielding swords and spears, like old-fashioned people."
"Liu Xingshu will probably let him go because of his status as a prince.
"You don't know this, but previously on the Qinhuai River in Jinling, the grandson of the Hu family wanted to board the boat without any poems, causing a big commotion. Guess what happened?
What's going on?
A young master from the Xu family beat up the eldest grandson of the Hu family and threw him into the Qinhuai River! So, if the prince wants to show off, he's really doing it in the wrong place. This Liu Xingshu has the protection of the Xu family, the chief minister of the cabinet. The Xu family doesn't need to give face to a vassal king...
At this time, everyone was still talking about it, but the prince turned a deaf ear to them and waited for the reception girl to come down. He asked curiously: "Miss, what did Liu Xingshou say?
The receptionist said with a sweet smile, "My daughter said that the prince was not exaggerating. Your half sentence is worth ten others! Please come upstairs!"
The onlookers were shocked: "The idiot prince can write poetry
The prince narrowed his eyes slightly and turned his head to look at the crowd, trying to find who was speaking.
But he looked handsome, wearing the black hat of a prince and a robe with silver thread and dark python patterns. He had a dignified look just by putting away his smile. For a moment, he didn't look like the playboy he used to be.
The person who spoke was not stupid, he was just taking advantage of the chaos in the crowd.
Seeing that the prince was faintly angry, he dared not really challenge his majesty and immediately shrank into the crowd.
Someone in the crowd shouted, "Bring out the poem the prince just wrote, so we can see if Liu Xingshou has let it slide!"
The prince was silent for a moment, then burst into a carefree laugh, no longer taking the criticism to heart: "Whatever you say, I can go up to the second floor, but you can't. I'm going to piss you off! Let's go drink!"
The prince waved his hand with a heroic spirit.
He ignored these people and turned around, waving excitedly to Liang Gou'er: "Hurry, hurry, carry Chen Ji upstairs and have a drink together!"
Everyone looked at Chen Ji and the others, wondering why they were carrying a sleeping person.
“Why are so many people carrying him?
“Maybe he has a disability and can’t walk.
“So pitiful.
Liang Gou'er and Liang Mao'er carried the bamboo chair forward, and Liu Quxing said with a smile: "Now, Chen Ji will be famous in Luocheng.
Yu Dengke couldn't bear it and said: "It would be better to put him in a clinic so that people won't say he is disabled.
Liang Gou'er said carelessly, "You and I are children of the underworld. How can we drink without someone? He must be so bored alone in the clinic, so of course we have to drink together! Let's drink until morning, and then carry him up to the Drum Tower to watch the sunrise. That would be a real pleasure!"
At this moment, Chen Ji had woken up from his death again, but he did not have the courage to open his eyes after listening to the discussions around him.
He closed his eyes and gritted his teeth, saying, "Stop talking and get out of here!"
Liang Gou'er and Liu Quxing burst into laughter: "So he's awake!
Entering the embroidery building, you will find it quiet and elegant. There is even a fish pond in the lobby with three or five koi fish.
Everyone is
As they were about to go upstairs, they met a beautiful maid walking down the stairs. The prince suddenly raised his hand and motioned Liang Gou'er and Liang Mao'er to stop in front of the maid.
The prince patted Chen Ji and said, "Chen Ji, look at this girl, she is very beautiful.
The maid covered her mouth and smiled.
Chen Ji refused to open his eyes and refused to do such a shameful thing, but the prince was so shameless that he refused to leave.
After an unknown amount of stalemate, Chen Ji, feeling extremely uneasy, quickly opened his eyes and closed them again, gnashing his teeth until they were about to break: "I've checked it, hurry upstairs.
The prince laughed heartily: "It's just a look, what's there to be afraid of? Don't be shy!
Chen Ji: ...
You didn’t treat me as a disabled person, but you didn’t treat me as a human being either…
"I see you normally! The prince walked beside the bamboo chair and teased: You are quite calm, why are you so reserved today?
Chen Ji turned and looked at him: "You were also carried here
"Ha ha ha ha."
The laughter of the crowd rushed to the roof, as if circling on the beams, lingering for a long time.
Chen Ji felt extremely embarrassed, but after a moment of embarrassment, he couldn't help laughing. He cursed and said, "When my injuries heal, I will kill you all...
On a street dozens of feet away, Jin Zhu and a secret agent, dressed as wealthy businessmen, were secretly keeping an eye on the embroidery building.
Jin Zhuzheng whispered, "This embroidery building needs special attention. Luo City is currently in a turbulent period, and today is not an auspicious day. There is something strange about him choosing today to open.
And that Liu Xing Shou, he was living well in Jinling, why did he suddenly come to Luocheng?"
"Sir, it is customary in our dynasty to invite the best of the Qinhuai River in Jinling to the opening ceremony of the Qingyin troupes in various places. After all, they are well-known, and everyone knows that the ones from the Qinhuai River are the best.
Jin Zhu shook his head and said, "No, no, we have to keep a close eye on all the new faces that appear in Los Angeles during this period.
As for this prince and princess, Donglin Academy closed a month ago. Even if it takes half a month for them to return by carriage, we should check where they went and what they did in the other half month."
"In Luocheng, will I offend Prince Jing's Mansion?...
Jin Zhu narrowed his eyes slightly and sneered: "Without the support of Prince Jing's Mansion, would the Liu family dare to collaborate with the enemy? Even if they were to rebel, they would have to find a new master for themselves.
If there is no Prince Jing, is it possible that his Liu family can sit on the throne? Would he be worthy of it? The Xu family, Chen family, Qi family, Hu family, and Yang family would eat him alive.
Jin Zhu knew very well that even if the Liu family succeeded in their rebellion, they would not be able to sit on that chair, so the other party had to choose someone to sit on it.
So who will the other party choose? Prince Fu, Prince Qi, and Prince An are all still young and have no ability to command the support of everyone. Only Prince Jing is qualified to become the backbone of the Liu family.
As they were chatting, Jin Zhu watched helplessly as Chen Ji was carried into the embroidery building by Liang Gou'er and Liang Mao'er, with Princess Baili helping by holding the handrails.
He rubbed his eyes subconsciously: "Did I eat something dirty and see things? Look quickly, is the person Liang Maoer and Liang Gouer carrying Chen Ji?
The trusted spy said dryly: "It's him.
Jin Zhu was even more shocked: "This guy has such a high status in Prince Jing's Mansion! I have to go visit him tomorrow and tell him to keep a close eye on the prince and the princess, and find a way to dig up evidence of the palace's connection with the Jing Dynasty!"
When I went up to the second floor of the Embroidered Building, I found that the layout here was strange: all the elegant seats were blocked by layers of gauze curtains hanging from the ceiling, as if they were isolated from the world.
The prince was surprised and said: "What's the meaning of this? He is sitting behind this curtain, how can he see Liu Xingshou?"
The maid explained, "This is tonight's game. It's autumn, and the weather is crisp. My daughter said we should use autumn as the theme, and everyone must write three poems related to autumn.
There are three layers of curtains blocking the private room. I lift one layer as I write a poem. Only after I finish writing three poems can I see my girl.
The prince looked around and saw a maid removing the three layers of curtains on Chen Wenzong's side. The other party had actually finished writing all three poems.
Looking at another private room, someone was handing out a piece of rice paper from behind the curtain. Soon, a maid came and lifted the curtain outside the private room, revealing Liu Ming who was sitting upright inside.
The prince subconsciously looked at Chen Ji, but Chen Ji fell asleep again.
He urged: "Bai Li, hurry up and donate the incense money!
Princess Baili took out three golden melon seeds from her small purse and put them into Chen Ji's palm, but this time, Chen Ji, who was lying on the bamboo chair, did not wake up.
The prince exclaimed: "It's bad, even giving money doesn't work, it must be a real Bodhisattva!
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