Chapter 311: The Diao Family Has a Daughter Entering the Prime Minister's Mansion
Magistrate Diao’s daughter is named Diao Lingling, nicknamed Ling’er. Even though she is barely fourteen years old, she looks just like her mother when she was young, dignified and beautiful. She is good-looking and has the same mind and temperament as her mother.
Kisses are generally the same, they are the kind of people who follow the wind and rain, and are afraid that the world will not be chaotic. It is sometimes reasonable to say that they are catching puppies to watch big dogs. Mrs. Diao and her daughter are just the same.
A good example? Lingling is a brat. When she first heard that her parents asked her to get married, and she was still an old bachelor, she became angry and scolded her father and mother. She refused to tell her life and death, and even threatened to
He went on a hunger strike and jumped into the river. Later, when he heard that the other party was a high official, the authentic fourth-in-command in the court, he was actually the third-in-command, and then his anger turned into joy, and he shouted that he wished he could come to Beijing to get married as soon as possible, get into a sedan chair and enter the bridal chamber!
The whole family discussed it and chose a day. They rode donkeys, sedans, and boats (sometimes they had to walk two steps). The journey was bumpy, they ate and slept in the open. After walking for almost half a year, they finally arrived in the capital and found a hotel in Lixiangfu.
I'll stay at the nearby Tai Kwun Station first, and then go to the joint.
Even though the Diao family has prepared everything, it is still hot to shave their head and pick a new son. This is just wishful thinking. The Prime Minister's Office is far from opening up the joints! Lao Diaotuo's "matchmaker" was Zou Xigui, the prefect of Huayang Prefecture.
One of his servants was a steward named Zou Anpan. At that time, he and Lao Hua were on the same level as each other and were called brothers. Now he is a high official in the court. Will they still recognize him when the current situation has changed?
Before departure, Lao Diao gave Zou An'an two pieces of gold, each weighing four taels (old name), totaling half a catty, and told him to act according to the situation. He had plenty of gold here. One piece of gold was put into a cloth bag, and the two cloth bags were tied and hung together.
When it reaches the neck, it is both safe and reliable. Lao Diao told Lao Zou: "Brother, this is the deposit. After the work is completed, we will double the reward."
Zou An'an felt like he was dreaming. When he was an errand under Zou Zhifu, he had seen a lot of gold, but it had nothing to do with him. Now these two heavy gold nuggets were placed around his neck. The feeling was really like
The mute picked up a piece of gold ingot and was so happy that he had nothing to say. He thought that with these two pieces of gold, he would not have to worry about food and drink for the rest of his life. Keeping a matchmaker is a matchmaker, and you should not do anything you are not sure about. Ling'er of the Diao family, he
I have seen it before, that is really the king of flowers, the leader of women! The old Chinese has such a virtuous appearance, yellow skin, thin skin, old and ugly, even a chicken would dislike a dog, how can he get such a daughter-in-law in his whole life?
Not to mention the Prime Minister, even if you give it to the Emperor, you won’t change it! Zou Weian’s chest thumped loudly and he said:
"Brother, this matter is all mine. It's better to choose a day than to hit it. Today is a good day. I will clear the way in front, and your sedan will follow. The gongs, drums, firecrackers, etc. are all ready. When the time comes, watch my eyes and act."
Magistrate Diao was overjoyed when he heard this, thinking that he had finally found a reliable way to get into the profession. There really was someone in the court who was good at becoming an official. What he said was true. He felt happy in his heart and said hurriedly:
"Brother, everything depends on you. If you have any reasonable suggestions, just make arrangements."
Zou An'an estimated that this would work, but he really didn't know. He just assumed it as usual. Lao Huazi was not an eunuch, so there was no reason why he would not accept a good wife as a gift. Such good things in the palace never happened.
Rejected!
Zou An An went straight to the Prime Minister's Mansion with the gold in hand and handed over the message:
"Old Zou Zou, an old colleague from Huayang Mansion, came to see me uneasily. One day great things and happy events will come to my door!"
Hua Shixiong was drinking tea and reading in the study, with two beautiful girls on the left and right waiting on him.
These two girls, one is called Mingfeng and the other is Cuiyu. After he became the deputy prime minister, the emperor allocated them to him based on quality and price from among the women to be selected from the harem. The general situation is: non-prime * 100
Two taels of silver and a hundred taels of real virgins. In fact, it was all nonsense. Lao Hua tried them one by one, but none of them were real. At that time, a total of ten people were sent, and Lao Hua finally kept only these two, and the rest
All the items were sold to the flower house. The items given by the palace could not be returned, and even the defective items could not be criticized at all. He understood this truth. Who dared to negotiate the price with the emperor? But it was fine. The eight girls had to pay the price to the harem.
In addition to the payment of goods and taxes, etc., he also made a net profit of eight hundred taels. He, the old man, would not do a loss-making business!
The waiter reported that an old guest came to the door, saying that he was from Huayang Mansion...
Hua Shixiong fell ill as soon as he heard about Zou Xigui from Huayang Mansion. He could not forget that period of history, let alone the public teasing made by the young eunuch at that time.
"Get rid of me!" Lao Hua shouted angrily.
The waiter reported the situation to the guests truthfully: "The master is missing and is going to kick you out!"
When the old waiter of Huayang Mansion heard this, he became anxious. He thought that a large group of people were waiting for his good news behind the sedan chair! The bullshit was blown out, the big talk was made public, but the matter was not accomplished.
If word spreads, how will he survive in the future? However, after he said good things for a long time, no one bothered to pay attention to him. The old waiter became anxious, pulled the two pieces of gold from his neck, broke the rope, and gave one to each of them.
A doorman said:
"Brother, you should just buy a cup of tea..."
Oh my God, eight taels of gold buys a cup of tea. What kind of tea is this? At this price? In the end, money was more important than anything else. The two waiters trotted all the way to the door of the study and reported:
"Let me tell you, Mr. Prime Minister, someone came and said that they have brought the beautiful Xi Shi to you, Mr. Prime Minister."
"What, what, beautiful beauty Xi Shi?"
"Yes, that's exactly what the other party said."
This time, Lao Huazi had no choice but to be tempted. It would be better to be an official! No need to go out, a message was sent out, and someone sent the beautiful Xishi. This incident even alarmed his old colleague Lao Zou Zou for many years.
How could he not know that he was uneasy? Back then, when the two of them went to the brothel together, Lao Zou didn't have enough money, so he helped him out. To this day, the miserable Lao Zou still owes me two taels of money for prostitution!
"Let's take a look. Let's take a look. Now this person..." Hua Shixiong muttered with a cold face.
"Then let them come in?" The two waiters touched the gold in their arms and asked in a low voice.
"No, I want to see it myself!" Lao Hua stood up.
I heard that the master is going out to "inspect the goods". As a rule, he must not leave anyone for three steps when he goes out. If he encounters a bad person or something, it will be a big trouble. Therefore, he has seven or eight bodyguards, masters, servants, etc.
They hurriedly gathered behind them. Lao Huazi turned his head and glared at them, scolding:
"Damn it, what are these bastards doing after me? Are you going to beat the wolf?"
The servants looked at each other and quietly slowed down their approach. They didn't dare to get too close, nor did they dare to be too far apart. They kept a certain distance and kept their eyes fixed on Mr. Hua. If there was any movement,
They will jump up like wolves.
Zou An's eyes were sharp and he caught sight of Hua Xiangguo. At this time and not then, he would not kneel down when he saw an official and beat him with a stick for forty. Old Zou had a smile on his face, his knees weakened, and he fell to the ground, shouting:
"The common man Zou An's kowtows to the great master!"
Hua Shixiong neither said "no need" nor "that's all", nor did he say a few pleasantries. He opened his mouth in a business-like manner. Returning to the topic, he turned the topic to business and asked:
"Where are the people!"
"It's in the sedan behind!" Zou An'an pointed.
"Let me see."
"No, sir, I haven't visited the Flower Hall yet!"
"Selling a cat in your pocket?"
"No sir, this, this..."
"Stop this and that. I won't scatter eagles until I see a rabbit, and I won't burn incense until I see the real Buddha. If you want to fool me, there is no way. Go, call, call me over and let me take a look. Give it back to Xi Tzu, don't make a mess.
Come fool me!"
Diao Shicai personally escorted the sedan to see his daughter off. He saw clearly what Zou An'an had just done with his finger, and thought that the matter was settled. He hurriedly waved his hand, and there was a roar of gongs and drums, and firecrackers were blasting. Zou An's head was filled with excitement.
Sweating, he ran here and pressed down with both hands, which meant that the gongs and drums had stopped first, and there was still a little bit of numbness over there. Lao Diao stopped the gongs and drums and asked:
"What's wrong?"
"They want to inspect the goods."
"Inspection?"
"It's just a phase."
"This is not easy. We are gold and we are not afraid of fire. Come and see us!"
While the other end was talking, Lao Hua had already arrived in front of the sedan chair. Lao Zou and Lao Zou hurriedly wanted to kowtow to the prime minister. Lao Hua waved his hand and said:
"Excuse me, which sedan is it?"
Lao Diao hurriedly got up from the ground and was about to help Hua Xiangye lift the sedan curtain. Hua Shixiang was impatient, but he opened it first. Lao Diao knew his daughter's temperament and was afraid that she would offend her words and let go of her voice.
Lang Lang said:
"Ling'er, Mr. Hua has personally picked you up!"
Diao Ling'er saw a strange man abruptly lifting the curtain to peep in. He was ugly and ugly, with skinny yellow skin, protruding cheekbones, a head as big as a bucket, two ears that caught the wind, eyes that were dull, short in stature, and a bit hunched over.
Ling'er looked down on him and was about to have a fit when he suddenly heard his father say the word "Master Xiang". He suddenly woke up, first the flower branches shook open, he smiled, the golden hairpin moved, the silver ring shook, and he winked at Ying'er.
He opened his lips lightly and spit out two tender, soft and warm words:
"Mr. Lang!"
The cry of "Lang Jun" almost did not shake the soul of Lao Hua. Hua Shixiong has been in poverty for half his life. He lives at the bottom of society, with no food in his belly and no fancy clothes to keep him warm. He runs around and has a bumpy life.
He was bullied and spent his time. Even after joining the commander, he was caught up in the war years, fighting and killing, often carrying his head into the enemy camp, hard work, dirty work, and dangerous work were all contracted by him. At night
He took off his socks to sleep and wondered if he could put on his shoes again in the morning. After the revolution, although there were countless beauties throwing themselves into his arms, none of them caught his fancy. Looking at this girl now, she is not only as beautiful as a flower, but also has a mouth as sweet as honey.
, no worse than Xi Shi, no worse than Diao Chan. Even if Pan Youan's sixteen wives lined up, they couldn't be much better than this woman. The old man's blood was rushing, and he wished he could immediately take the beautiful and fragrant girl into his arms.
Entering the bridal chamber, he immediately had sex to quench his thirst, but unfortunately he didn't have the strength to tie the chicken. This was also a problem suffered in the first two years. Logically speaking, it should be considered a work injury. When Lao Huazi entered the camp, the king of the Huns put a knife on his neck.
Scared. Since then, my blood pressure has been unstable. When I am too excited or too sad, I will feel dizzy, and in severe cases, I will be comatose for several hours. After meeting such a stunning woman today, I am naturally overjoyed.
Suddenly his eyes blurred and he fell into an old illness. He didn't even cry out, but his legs gave out and he fell to the ground.