Chapter 8 Banquet(1/3)
"Well done, Mr. Qin."
The maid saluted in front of the door.
Qin Shisanlang nodded with a smile and looked at the lady standing in the corridor to see her off.
In any case, they treat him with sincerity and courtesy, instead of being perfunctory and indifferent like before, which can be considered a reward.
"I'm leaving first." He smiled slightly and waved to Cheng Jiaoniang who was inside the door.
Cheng Jiaoniang bowed her head and returned the courtesy.
Qin Shisanlang turned around and mounted his horse. The horse spun around a few times and galloped away.
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"Your Highness."
A high-pitched shout came from behind, and Prince Jin'an, who was walking, stopped, a trace of annoyance flashed in his eyes, and he turned around with a bit of amusement on his face.
This is a high-quality chamberlain who is surrounded by seven or eight chamberlains, and everyone knows Zhang Wancheng. [Note 1]
"Your Highness, where are you going?" Zhang Douzhi asked with a frown.
"I'm just walking around casually." Prince Jin'an smiled and changed his steps.
Zhang Douzhi said yes. Unlike other chamberlains, as the favorite of the emperor and the queen mother, he acted a little aloof when facing the prince of Jin'an.
"Your Highness, you can just take a walk." He nodded and said calmly, "Don't go outside. The children of the Tian family must be careful. Your Highness is not young anymore, so he can't act like a child."
sensible."
Prince Jin'an was a little embarrassed to be taught such a lesson by a chamberlain.
"Yes, yes, I know." He said.
"It's good that Your Highness knows." Zhang Douzhi nodded and said, "The Emperor is so kind to Your Highness. His Highness always runs out of the palace. At most, His Highness will be out of the palace next year. Then he can go wherever he wants. Entering the palace will not
You can’t do that much, let’s take advantage of this moment to spend more time with your concubine.”
The prince of Jin'an County responded with a smile.
Seeing Zhang Douzhi and others walking away, the smile on Prince Jin'an's face disappeared.
"This bastard." The chamberlain cursed in a low voice.
The prince of Jin'an County smiled and turned around to see that the palace gate seemed far away in the thick autumn mist.
"Your Highness, you came back so late last time to see Madam Cheng. Madam and Your Majesty may have become suspicious..." The chamberlain whispered again, "It's better to disappear. I would also like to give you a gift."
Prince Jin'an nodded and smiled.
"It's the same if I don't see you." He said, "As long as you want to see me, it won't be at this time."
After he said that, he looked back, then raised his feet and strode inwards.
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"Miss Zhu, Miss Zhu!"
A loud noise suddenly arose in Desheng Building, causing people in the private room to open the door and look over.
The cause of this commotion was naturally Miss Zhu passing by on the covered bridge. The girl on the covered bridge was not as gorgeous and heavily made up as at night, but simple and elegant without makeup, which was just right for the bright day, making her look even more elegant and beautiful.
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"Miss Zhu, Miss Zhu, I am Wang Shiqi, I am Wang Shiqi."
Wang Qishilang stretched out his hand and shouted loudly.
The girl on the covered bridge didn't look away even a little bit, she just took a few steps and disappeared like a deer.
"Shout, shout. Shout as if Miss Zhu recognizes you!"
The crowded crowd cooled down, and one of them stared and shouted, pulling back the corner of his clothes that had been stepped on.
"Miss Zhu just recognizes me." Wang Shiqilang shouted, with a bit of pride, "I heard Miss Zhu play the piano for me some time ago, and Miss Zhu even praised me as a man..."
The people around him immediately started cheering.
"If it's true, go and ask Miss Zhu to see you now and see if she doesn't recognize you."
Wang Qishilang couldn't bear the excess, so he grabbed a Zhike and asked him to pass on the news.
Zhike asked for a large amount of money, and sure enough, he went and came back with a smile not long after.
"What did Miss Zhu say?" Wang Qilang asked hurriedly.
"Miss Zhu said..." Zhike said in a long tone with a smile, looking at the eager gazes around him, "I don't recognize you."
There was an uproar all around.
"This kid is bragging to the sky!"
"Those who think of good things and themselves are confused!"
"Get out of here, Nanmanzi!"
Wang Qishilang was embarrassed amidst the ridicule.
"You guys, help me find Chun Ling next to Madam Zhu. Chun Ling, she knows." He grabbed Zhi Ke and said hurriedly.
While they were making a fuss, two attendants squeezed in and held Wang Shiqilang on his left and right.
"Sir, we are leaving tomorrow, why are you here!" they whispered, "Didn't you say you want to say goodbye to someone?"
"I'm just saying goodbye." Wang Qilang said.
"Hurry up, everyone from the Zhou family is here..." the entourage whispered, and they couldn't help but lead Wang Shiliang out.
Seeing Wang Shiqilang being carried out, the people in the hall burst into laughter.
"Some idiot ran in!"
The laughter dissipated quickly.
"Chun Ling, is that person looking for you?"
A few handymen looked back from the hall and asked with a smile.
Chun Ling shook her head.
"I don't know." She said with a puzzled look on her face, then looked back at the few handymen, "Brothers, please tell me, those rogues went to Taiping Residence to cause trouble, and what happened next?"
Although it happened in April, for the capital city where there are endless new things every day, this incident is already considered old history. However, because it was a public killing, it was very exciting after all, so a few young guys talked about it.
Still very excited.
"Then, there was a buzz, and the Taipingju people shot people to death one by one..."
The little handyman spoke so vividly that Chun Ling couldn't help but cover her mouth with a hand in fear, a look of horror on her face.
It's always fun to scare little girls, and the little handymen all burst out laughing.
"The shot was accurate, the arrow hit the head...the brains came out..."
Chun Ling couldn't help but take a step back, even more frightened.
"It's so scary," she said.
"Yes, yes." The handymen nodded, "That's how powerful the Zhou family is..."
Chun Ling shook her head, but she still didn't put down her hand covering her mouth.
It’s not that the Zhou family is great...
It’s not that the Zhou family is so powerful…
It's that woman...
It's that woman...
There seemed to be thunder rolling past her ears, two lightning flashes flashed before her eyes, and the two figures in the fire turned into ashes...
The seventeenth member of the Wang family is nothing. It’s useless to hold on to this trash. This trash is nothing in the eyes of that woman!
"Chun Ling!"
Someone shouted, Chun Ling came back to her senses and saw a little maid standing in front of her.
"Chun Ling, what are you doing? You can't hear me even if you shout a few times." The little maid asked in confusion.
"Chun Ling was scared." The servants laughed, "I heard about murder."
"Hey, what have you been doing lately? You're always hearing these weird things." The little maid asked with a frown.
Chun Ling was a little embarrassed.
"Okay, okay, let's go quickly, my wife is going out tonight." The little maid said without paying attention.
Chun Ling hurriedly answered yes.
"Is there anyone who can invite Mrs. Zhu? Which family is it?" the servants asked curiously.
"The Qin family of the princess's residence." said the little maid.
To be continued...