Chapter 677: Hiding Here and There
This restaurant is very elegant, with small bridges, flowing water, pavilions and rockery, and the scenery of Jiangnan is everywhere.
The room chosen by Xiang Xiaodong was not far from the gate. He watched his brother being taken off the horse by Hao Huashi, hesitated for a moment, and still did not go over to help him.
Hao Huashi asked him casually: "Xiaojun, what are you thinking about?"
Xiang Xiaojun asked: "Did you notice the thing that stopped the carriage?"
He measured with both hands: "A long iron rod, one end of which is bent, and two wheels are connected at once. Once they are separated, the carriage will break down... So, the carriage is moving on the road well. If someone suddenly rushes over from the side of the road, wouldn't any carriage be broken? Isn't that very dangerous?"
Xiang Xiaodong turned to him and said, "That's true, but what happens after it's broken?"
Xiang Xiaojun was puzzled for a moment: "What do you mean after it's broken?"
Xiang Xiaodong said: "He damaged the carriage like this, but in fact, only the right front wheel was broken, but the horse is still running forward, so unless it is going very fast, it will first tilt to the right and then be dragged up."
He also gestured with his hands: "So, the people in the carriage may be injured, but they will not die, or even be injured, just frightened. The person who stopped the carriage must have subsequent arrangements. For example, this time, it must be on a quiet path where few people pass by, otherwise it will be a variable if they meet someone else... So what you are worried about, that anyone can harm people, that won't happen."
Xiang Xiaojun suddenly realized: "That's right. But I still think that we can put a shell on the wheels of the carriage."
"That won't work," Xiang Xiaodong said, "It will be difficult to check regularly and more likely to go wrong."
Tuanzi couldn't help but join in the discussion, "Their guards are too weak. The bad guys suddenly rushed out to stop the carriage, and they couldn't stop them."
Hao Huashi laughed and said, "Do you think everyone is a junior master?"
"No," Tuanzi said, "Xinbao certainly knows that he only has one wife, but why can't we use some tools? Do you know that there is a kind of sleeve arrow that can be placed on the arm and lightly touched to shoot arrows out."
Xiang Xiaojun asked in surprise: "Is there such a thing?"
"It really is," Hao Huashi said, "but you can't shoot arrows, how long are they? You can only shoot golden needles, Xiaojun, if you want to see it, I'll make one for you some other day."
"Yes, yes," Tuanzi looked at him and said, "Take a look, learn from it, and then make a nice one for Xinbao. Xinbao wants..."
She paused and blinked, "Xinbao, think carefully about what you want, and then write to you when the time comes."
Xiang Xiaojun nodded: "Okay."
Yuan Shenjue said calmly, "She wants to add a little trick and hide some candy inside... This is what she wants. But you are not allowed to do it."
He looked at Xin Bao and said, "No. This kind of mechanism must be difficult to clean. Putting sugar in it will be very dirty. What if it is loaded with poison needles? It will be even more unsafe."
Tuanzi blinked his big eyes silently.
You are worthy of it.
Hao Huashi let out a sigh.
It's obvious that the master has enough space and can't put in all the candy, but these two just love to play this little game of hiding here and there. They tease each other every day and never get tired of it. It really makes people at a loss for words.
As they talked, they walked into the room and sat down.
After a while, everyone was hungry, so there was no need to wait for Wang Ronggui. They just asked someone to serve the food while talking.
The two brothers were not talkative people, they just watched them talk.
Xiang Xiaojun had a gentle personality and got along well with them. Several of them gathered together, chatting about this and that, talking nonstop.
Xiang Xiaojun wanted to teach his younger brother to observe etiquette and pay attention to how he addressed others, but seeing the smile on his face and the fact that the others didn't care, he didn't have the heart to say anything more and just glanced at Yan Shifan expressionlessly.
Yan Shifan didn't care about this and kept his eyes on Xinbao.
After a while, Wang Ronggui also came over, bowed and took a seat. Xinbao asked him, "Is your sister home yet?"
Wang Ronggui responded with a smile and thanked her again.
Hao Huashi asked him with a smile: "Master Wang, who did you just do that to? It's like your brain is not working properly. You did such a lousy and tasteless thing, but your expression is as chaste as a... ahem, like a true gentleman."
Wang Ronggui had come here specifically to explain, so he said, "This man is the grandson of the late Lord Zhu."
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In Wang Ronggui's family, his grandfather is typical and very capable, but his father and uncle are mediocre in talent. Therefore, as the eldest grandson of the eldest son, Wang Ronggui has been brought up and taught by his grandfather since he was a child.
The situation in Zhu Ge Lao's home was very similar to theirs, so Zhu Ge Lao also brought his grandson personally, who was the young man Zhu Bingyang mentioned earlier.
It just so happened that the old princess and Madam Zhu were close friends and had a good relationship, so the marriage was arranged when Wang Qingge was only five years old. At that time, Zhu Bingyang was only ten years old.
But unexpectedly, Zhu Ge Lao died early.
Zhu Bingyang was only eleven years old and was far from grown up when Lord Zhu died.
But the Zhu family is a noble family and has some foundation. If they protect it well, even if their career is not going well, they will have no worries about wealth and leisure.
The two families kept interacting with each other until later, when he gradually gained a foothold in the court. One time, he accidentally heard about some bad things about their family and felt uneasy, so he sent someone to investigate.
When I checked, I was really shocked.
Zhu Bingyang's father, Zhu Cheng, was a very incompetent person, but when he was suppressed by Lord Zhu, he was just mediocre. However, as soon as the old man died, he completely let go. He took in several beautiful concubines, favored his concubines over his wife at home, colluded with officials outside, took on lawsuits, lent money at high interest, and dared to do anything.
Zhu Bingyang was originally considered a talented young man, but perhaps because of the blow of his grandfather's death, he became a completely different person. He became gloomy and extremely concerned about his reputation. If others wore fancy clothes or used a nice inkstone, he would be weird... Later, because a classmate's nice inkstone was smashed in private, it was finally traced back to him and he was expelled from the Imperial College.
Wang Ronggui said: "My grandfather was a gentleman. Even when the Zhu family fell into poverty, he never thought of canceling the engagement. But poverty is easy to explain, but bad behavior is not! ! And such a family tradition... I really felt uneasy. So I asked someone to collect some of Zhu Cheng's crimes and give them to him, so that his family could cancel the engagement, and then the engagement was canceled naturally. As a result, Zhu Bingyang came to me again and said that he..."
He gritted his teeth and said, "Anyway, he said some crazy things. He and Wu Niang haven't seen each other for many years. He really lied with his eyes open!! I threatened him a few times, but considering our previous friendship, I didn't add insult to injury. I also used my connections to recommend him to study at Qingzhou Academy."
"Later... Zhu Cheng was involved in the case of the Second Prince and was demoted. I then discovered that Zhu Bingyang was expelled from Qingzhou Academy. I didn't check why. He came to my house a few times later, but we didn't see him. He hasn't appeared for more than half a year. I never thought he would dare to do this!!"
(End of this chapter)