Chapter 165 Qianjin provocation
The daughter of the daughter is Li Yuan's young daughter. In terms of generation, she is the same generation as Li Shimin. Xiao Ye's grandfather Li Zhi wants to call her aunt, while Xiao Ye wants to call her aunt and grandmother Zeng!
"Raise your head and look at me!"
The daughter-in-law learned from the empress dowager and said with a smile.
"I don't know why the princess called me?"
Xiao Ye didn't look up, just asked.
Suddenly, the daughter-in-law showed a hint of unhappiness, but she still said, "I want to see what my top scholar in the Tang Dynasty looks like."
"Did the princess see clearly?"
Xiao Ye suddenly looked up and looked at the princess of the rich!
“Bold!”
A eunuch angrily scolded.
"It's okay!"
The daughter-in-law waved her hand and giggled, "I'm so brave. I don't know if you are a newborn calf, or if there is another reason?"
The palace maid also said softly: "The princess likes to support her juniors the most. If Xiao Zhuangyuan is attracted to the princess's eyes, she will avoid many detours in the future."
Xiao Ye sneered secretly, Princess Qianjin is just a big deal. It’s not that his cheap grandmother has taken the initiative to ask Princess Qianjin to test it. If she became the guest of the Princess Qianjin, she would recommend herself to the Queen Mother in a few days. This is absolutely untolerable.
So he said, "I don't understand what the princess is saying. If the princess has nothing else, I will say goodbye."
"oh?"
The face of the daughter of the daughter is ugly. Although she, the princess, has no power, is still the daughter of Emperor Gaozu. What does Xiao Ye have? If you really become the top scholar, you will be in the sky?
To put it unpleasantly, it is his blessing to fall in love with him. I wonder how many people want to drill into my skirt.
But Xiao Ye was not afraid of her at all, and said, "If the princess is nothing, I will say goodbye."
"roll!"
The daughter-in-law was furious!
This word "get out" exposed the nature of the daughter princess's fierce and cowardly appearance. Xiao Ye bowed his hand in a hurry and turned around and left.
"Hmph, this guy is really ungrateful!"
The eunuch snorted.
The daughter-in-law's face was unstable.
The Empress Dowager rarely entrusts her to do something, but she fails it. This is not just a matter of face, but more importantly, there is a faint sense of fear in her heart. If she is useless to the Empress Dowager, what's the use of keeping it?
"Prepare a carriage and horse, I will go to see the Queen Mother!"
After a while, the daughter-in-law gritted her teeth.
"promise!"
The palace maid left quickly. In a short while, a carriage was ready and took the daughter of the princess to Wucheng Palace.
"Report to the Queen Mother, the daughter-in-law is asking for a meeting!"
The Empress Dowager was reviewing the memorial with Shangguan Wan'er, and suddenly an eunuch called out to the Tao.
"Oh? So fast?"
The queen mother couldn't help but flash Xiao Ye's handsome face, put down her pen, smiled in a good mood, "Xuan!"
"promise!"
The eunuch turned around and left.
After a few moments, I brought a daughter-in-law!
"Empress Dowager, I am guilty. Please punish me!"
As soon as the princess of Qianjin entered the hall, she rolled and cried loudly.
Shangguan Wan'er put down her pen in surprise.
"What are your sins?"
The Queen Mother asked in a deep voice.
The daughter-in-law stuttered: "The Queen Mother's mission has ruined it, so I'll apologize to the Queen Mother!"
Shangguan Wan'er shook her eyes left and right.
The palace maid and eunuch retreated with caution, and then the empress dowager asked, "What's going on? Tell me."
"The Queen Mother, I summoned Xiao Zhuangyuan in another hall, but I just revealed that I had some intentions towards him. Unexpectedly, he pointed at me and cursed me, scolding me for being so old and being shameless, which would embarrass the royal family...
Anyway, he cursed some bad words again, and I was stunned. I realized it when he left!"
"oh?"
The empress dowager's face flashed in anger. Qianjin's words clearly meant to curse her. Her age was even older than the princess of the daughter. Isn't Xiao Ye scolding Qianjin's princess like scolding her?
But then, he looked thoughtful again and said lightly: "You go back!"
"Yes, I... take my leave!"
She was furious when she didn't see the expected queen mother, and the daughter princess was very disappointed, but she didn't dare to bother her, so she gave a gift and left the hall.
"Wan'er, is this really what Xiao Zhuangyuan said?"
The queen mother turned around and asked.
"this……"
Shangguan Wan'er hesitated for a moment and said, "Xiao Lang is a gentleman, brave and resourceful. He resolved the dangers of Jiangdu at the beginning. How could he speak wildly? Even if he doesn't like the princess of Qianjin, he can't insult him in person. At most, he will politely refuse. Therefore, I feel that what Princess of Qianjin said may not be true."
The Empress Dowager has been in charge of the government for twenty years and has already understood human nature. She nodded and said, "Wan'er said that, but Xiao Lang's edges are too sharp and needs to be polished. After the New Year, I will arrange his place to go."
After hearing this, Shangguan Wan'er knew that Xiao Ye could not go to Hanlin Academy. Generally speaking, the third party must enter Hanlin Academy. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart. She knew that this was the empress dowager who hated Xiao Ye for refusing the princess of the daughter and giving him a fine punishment. She probably still had the intention to take Xiao Ye as a male favorite.
"The Queen Mother!"
At this time, a slender woman in black outside the hall bowed and asked for a visit.
'Come in!"
The Queen Mother waved.
"This is a book sold by Xiao Zhuangyuan in the street market, four taels of silver per book. After the list was opened today, the bookstores in Shendu had this book."
The woman in black presented a book.
"oh?"
Shangguan Wan'er stepped down the jade stairs and took the book and took a look: Dream of the Red Chamber, Volume 1!
Out of instinct, I looked through it. First of all, the content introduction: Jia is forbidden, white jade makes a horse for the hall, Afang Palace, three hundred miles, I can't live in a history of Jinling. The East China Sea lacks a white jade bed. The Dragon King comes to invite the King of Jinling. The good harvest is good, the snow is good, and the pearls are like earth, gold is like iron...
At this moment, Shangguan Wan'er became fascinated, but she knew at least that, so she hurried back to the steps, presented the book to the desk, and smiled and said, "This book looks pretty good at first glance, can the Empress Dowager go through it?"
The Queen Mother asked without comment: "How many copies have been sold?"
The woman in black said, "Returning to the Empress Dowager, Xiao Zhuangyuan relied on the title of the top scholar, and various bookstores in Luoyang worked hard to drink and bought it in a hurry."
“Ha~~”
The Empress Dowager smiled: "This boy is very good at it. Last year, he won the Jie Yuan Dynasty and sold the West Chamber Records in Jiangdong. This time he won the top scorer, so he came to Luoyang to sell the Dream of the Red Chamber. This is only the first volume. I am afraid that the second volume will be in the near future. A hundred thousand taels of silver can always be earned. Why is the atmosphere of my Tang Dynasty literati so unbearable?"
Shangguan Wan'er advised: "Empress Dowager, Xiao Lang is better than bullying the people by virtue of his life. This is also his ability."
"You~~"
The Empress Dowager was still very doting towards Shangguan Wan'er. She smiled and shook her head, and started to read it casually.
“Eh?”
This view was also fascinated!
Shangguan Wan'er had no choice but to sit back and handle the memorials, but she was always a little restless and secretly glanced at the Queen Mother from time to time.
...
At the end of the banquet, it was already dark, the palace was closed, and the markets had already closed. Everyone stayed in the palace and left one after another early the next morning. The sales news of Dream of Red Mansions also frequently came.
It has to be said that the title of top scholar is very effective among the people. Even if a book is sold for four taels of silver, it is still very popular. Seeing the rapidly expanding money bag, Xiao Ye, Lu Wen and Zhang Jian were all smiling.
Lu Wen smiled and said, "Xiao Lang, I'm afraid I'm going to be an official after the New Year. We can't always live in the guild hall. Why not set up a house in Luoyang?"
"good!"
Xiao Ye nodded and said, "We each own a house. There is a market in the city. I feel uncomfortable living there, so I just live outside the city!"
There is another good thing to live outside the city. If something happens, you will jump into the Luoshui and run away.
“Hehe~~”
Chen Zi'ang smiled and said, "Jiang Fang and I are short of money, so we are all pointing at you three rich men!"
"It's okay!"
Zhang Jian waved his hand readily: "You can ask Mr. Gu to help us pay attention. After buying a house, you can also take over the cousin's wife and her nephew."
"this……"
Jiang Fang hesitated a little. He owed Xiao Ye too much. Even outside the city, a house in Luoyang costs about ten thousand taels for one or three-entry mansion, and a house with two is five thousand taels. I am really embarrassed to let Xiao Ye spend money on him again.
Xiao Ye smiled slightly: "What are some things we have to do with? I'm afraid I can't go back to my hometown this year, so I'll write a letter from my family."
"Um!"
Chapter completed!