Evening time.
In the Jing Kingdom, the second meal was eaten at twilight. Therefore, "twilight" means "second meal time." This time period is named after the Earthly Branches, Shenshi, and refers to 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM each day.
Baili Tang and his beloved concubine Liang Qiuyu, accompanied by General Meng, Eunuch Yang and others, as well as a group of guards and palace maids, went to watch the game.
By the way, test someone's reaction.
When the common people saw Baili Tang, they all wanted to bow, but Eunuch Yang stopped them with a wave of his hand. Baili Tang had told Eunuch Yang that there was no need to bow.
When Lord Zhang saw Baili Tang, he hurried over. Lord Wang and the others were busy with the competition and couldn't spare the time.
Now it’s the relay race.
That’s also when the cheers are the loudest.
Seeing this scene, Baili Tang couldn't help but think of his high school days. He once participated in a track and field meet and seemed to have won sixth place in his grade.
Did the soul of the tyrant emperor Baili Tang also travel to his body and find that he had become thinner and more handsome?
Maybe he died and became a trending topic...
Liang Qiuyu was observant and thought that Baili Tang didn't like the hustle and bustle: "Your Majesty, why don't we go somewhere else?"
"good!"
After kneeling from noon till now, Chao Man'er felt like her knees were about to rot. If she hadn't known martial arts, she would have given up long ago.
Why hasn’t the Dog Emperor come yet?
Chao Man'er was worried that she would be bought by the local rich man in Xiyun County, so she deliberately got a thousand taels of gold (one hundred kilograms of gold), and then Pang Hai also gave her a couplet.
This is the so-called double threshold!
A person who can compose a couplet may not necessarily have a thousand taels of gold; a person who has a thousand taels of gold may not necessarily be able to compose a couplet.
So her purpose is very clear, she is coming for Baili Tang!
Baili Tang is rich, and there are many talented people around him!
There were quite a lot of people watching at the beginning, but later there were not many people left.
This girl is pretty, but who is crazy about a thousand taels of gold?
A thousand taels of silver is about right!
"My dear, look! Someone is selling something to bury their father!" Xiaolian said in surprise as they walked. This was the first time she had seen such a thing in her life!
As a modern person, Yu Tang is even more curious.
Such scenes often appear in costume dramas.
When he saw the result, Baili Tang was speechless.
A young woman with outstanding appearance, covered with sackcloth, knelt on the ground with an expressionless face - after kneeling for half a day, she could no longer pretend to be pitiful.
There is a dead person covered by a mat behind the woman?
Yet she put on elaborate makeup—who was she trying to attract? Her looks were just so-so, especially her almond-shaped eyes—she was a girl with single eyelids. Yu Tang had dated a girl with single eyelids before, and the thought of it still gave him a lingering fear—she was difficult to deal with!
(Explanation: There is no other meaning here, it is purely Yu Tang’s own idea)
Therefore, Baili Tang had no interest and left.
Instead, it was Master Zhang who recited the first line of the couplet: "East pawnshop, west pawnshop, pawn things at the east and west pawnshops! Seconds!"
Ha! Baili Tang complained in his heart - one of the most common couplets in the time-travel novels I read before.
Taking another look, Baili Tang felt that the girl looked familiar, but he just couldn't remember who she was - Chao Man'er had been to the palace many times before, and the last time she had been there was five years ago, when she was only eleven or twelve years old.
Baili Tang noticed that Eunuch Yang's expression was a little strange.
So that's what's happening.
You raise the threshold so high, are you trying to trick me into coming here?
Have fun!
I'm just sitting around anyway!
"Lord Zhang, are you married?"
Lord Zhang also recognized the woman: "Your Majesty, I have been married for many years."
Baili Tang nodded: "Well, it's time to change to someone new. My dear, what do you think of this girl?"
"She has an extraordinary appearance!" Lord Zhang commented.
"In that case, how about I ask for her to be your concubine?"
"Your Majesty..." Lord Zhang hurriedly wiped his sweat, "My wife and I have a love as deep as the sea, and we will not tolerate anyone else!"
"General Meng!"
"I'm here!" Meng Fang was the first to recognize Chao Man'er. He had seen this woman yesterday.
"General Meng, the soldiers haven't been near a woman for many days..." Sex?
"Your Majesty, this action... goes against the will of the people and is truly inappropriate. I have no one under my command who lusts after women!"
Kneeling with her head bowed, Chao Man'er heard from the beginning that the tyrant emperor wanted to marry her off to Zhang Dongzheng as a concubine. Before she could get angry, she heard him say that he wanted to take her to the military camp to be played with by the soldiers...
You fat pig, you really didn’t recognize her!
"General Meng, you don't know how many days children need to observe mourning for their deceased parents?"
"Mourning for three years, a thousand days!"
"Why does she dare to ask for a thousand taels of gold? In my opinion, this woman is just a willow, unworthy of a noble man! But she not only wants a thousand taels of gold, but also a great scholar who is inferior in everything else but knowledge. She has quite an appetite!"
One hundred kilograms of gold, why don’t you go and rob it?
One gram of gold sells for more than 300 RMB!
Everyone couldn't help laughing. Just as Your Majesty said, there are many suspicious things about this woman!
Not to mention Liang Qiuyu, even Xiaolian noticed something was wrong.
Xiaolian's analysis was heard: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty. In my opinion, the dead are the most important and should be buried first. But she seems to be trying to sell them for a price!" Xiaolian couldn't help but think of her poor mother, whose body has never been found. "Besides, when a loved one passes away, one should be heartbroken. How can she be so calm?"
Wow!
Even Lord Zhang couldn't help but sigh, a maid from a small farming family has such an IQ... My Lord, it seems that your daughter should read more poetry and books!
Baili Tang praised Xiaolian: "This girl has bad behavior. Her father passed away, but she used it to make money from the dead..."
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