Chapter 480 Khufu with thick eyebrows and big eyes
On the street in front of Xunyang Tower, the air was quiet in front of a carriage.
Rong Zhen walked away, and Xie Lingjiang withdrew his eyes.
"Are you hungry, little junior sister... Hmm."
Just as Ouyang Rong was mid-sentence, something hit his chest, and he hugged him subconsciously. When he lowered his head, he saw that it was a snack box containing hangover soup, which was forcefully thrust into his arms by his junior sister.
"Get in the car." The woman said in a cold voice.
Ouyang Rong looked up and saw that Xie Lingjiang had already boarded the carriage without looking back.
"oh oh!"
He gets in the car.
"Why are you sitting outside? Ali is driving the car? What's the matter with you? Come in."
"well."
"You, sit closer."
"Uh-huh."
"You soul left with someone else? You don't even know how to talk, right? You just keep nodding and shaking your head to deal with me?"
"no no……"
Don't wait to finish.
In the carriage, there was suddenly a sound of clothes being pulled and clicked, followed by a constant stream of "ouch" sounds...
Outside, Ali was driving with a serious expression, as if he didn't even hear anything, and he drove very honestly.
In the past, driving a calm and steady carriage was a bit shaky and bumpy along the way.
…
Hu Fu, the newly arrived envoy from Luoyang, settled in a large house on the same street as Jiangzhou Hall with a plaque reading "Tingzhuxuan".
This "Tingzhu Pavilion" originally belonged to Zhu Lingxu, the governor of Hongzhou. After the incident, it was taken back by Jiangzhou Hall, Zhu Lingxu's concubines and slaves were dismissed, and after renovation, it became the best place in Jiangzhou government.
's official residence.
It is also currently used to accommodate the emperor's personal envoys.
Night, deep.
On the streets of Xunyangfang, a carriage with red lacquer and silk curtains, pulled by two sweaty horses, was driving low-key on the street.
The carriage is tall and quiet except for the sturdy coachman wearing a bamboo hat.
The direction it came from seemed to be leaving the aristocratic reception at Xunyang Tower that had just ended.
However, after the red-painted carriage approached "Tingzhuxuan", it suddenly slowed down, turned into a side alley, and finally stopped at the back door of "Tingzhuxuan".
The black silk curtain of the carriage remained motionless.
The strong coachman jumped out of the carriage and went to knock on the door.
After a while, the back door opened, and several servants and guards emerged with dissatisfied expressions on their faces, looking at the late night guests.
The sturdy coachman handed over a jade pendant in a muffled voice, as if in words.
The servants and guards who followed Khufu immediately calmed down.
The ring-shaped cloud pattern on the jade pendant seems to have been bumped and a corner is missing.
A guard took the incomplete jade pendant and took a closer look at the low-key carriage outside the door.
There was a night breeze blowing. He opened the car curtain a little, and there were a few dark figures wearing curtain hats and black cloaks inside.
The guard lowered his gaze, ordered his companions to stay, turned around and left in a hurry...
In the carriage waiting at the back door, three black figures were sitting.
Although he is covered by a hood and cloak, his figure is still vaguely visible.
A handsome young man with a piano case across his lap, a noble young girl with plum blossom makeup, and a stooped and fat old man with meticulously combed white hair.
"Mr. Ouyang, please rest assured. Xiaohu has been with the old slave for a long time and is the most filial godson. Xiaohu is a pure and upright man, down-to-earth and capable. Although he is occasionally a little petty and vengeful, he is also very grateful. The old slave has been here since he was a child.
like.
"This time the old slave came over and helped the young master... Mustache must recognize that jade pendant, unless he doesn't recognize the old slave as his godfather."
The ricket and fat old man was Shun Bo, the chief steward of Xunyang Palace.
Ouyang Rong and Li Guo'er looked at each other.
The latter nodded lightly, "Then it's hard work, Uncle Shun."
"This is what an old slave should do."
After a pause, she warned again:
"Ouyang Lianghan's affairs are the palace's affairs, so Uncle Shun is not only helping him, he is also helping the palace and my father, do you understand?"
"Old slave, I understand!"
Shunbo nodded vigorously.
At this moment, outside the carriage, the bodyguard who had just left hurriedly returned, and the jade pendant in his hand had disappeared.
The guard looked around vigilantly at the door. Seeing that no one was in the alley, he turned around and offered his hand to the carriage with a respectful look on his face:
"Your Majesty said, please come in, distinguished guests."
Ouyang Rong and Li Guo'er were about to get up and get out of the car, but Shun Bo waved his hand to stop them, indicating with his eyes to wait a moment.
The old eunuch, who had been away from the palace for many years, straightened his clothes, got out of the carriage alone with a serious look on his face, and followed his guards into Tingzhu Pavilion.
Ouyang Rong and Li Guo'er continued to wait in the carriage.
Without the nagging Uncle Shun, the two of them were alone, which was a little awkward.
Ouyang Rong avoided looking at each other and looked aside.
Li Baoer glanced at the red mark under his sleeve and asked:
"Did you make Sister Xie angry again?"
"No." Ouyang Rong sat upright and shook his head.
"Your arms are not covered, pull up your sleeves."
"The cat scratched it."
"You also have a cat at your house in Huaiye Lane? Why don't you see any cat hair on your body?"
"wildcat."
"good."
Li Baoer nodded:
"I'll go talk to Sister Xie tomorrow and ask her to pay attention to not letting her beloved senior brother get scratched by a little wild cat that appears out of nowhere again."
The word "wild cat" bites extremely hard.
"Don't!" he stopped.
"A wild cat or a domestic cat?" She looked curious.
"Okay." Li Guo'er smiled and said, "Sister Xie is someone else's cat. I can't run away this time. I'll tell her tomorrow."
"Have you finished, Your Highness the Princess?"
Ouyang Rong raised his head and asked unhappily.
Li Guo'er looked after himself and said:
"Anxious?
"No wonder Sister Xie didn't bring you any food for dinner tonight, tsk tsk."
"Can I pinch it for her?"
"OK."
She nodded, changed the topic and said:
"I don't know if Uncle Shun's face is still useful, or if this Khufu is a nostalgic person."
Ouyang Rong shook his head: "Whether it works or not, thank you for your hard work, Uncle Shun."
"Why are you so polite?"
The little girl with plum blossom makeup under the white gauze curtain lowered her eyes.
Ouyang Rong put his felt hat on his head, lifted the car curtain with two fingers, and turned to look at the night outside.
After the day's luncheon, he went to discuss with Xunyang Wang Lixian's family in the afternoon.
Tonight, using Li Guo'er's late return from attending a cultural gathering as a cover, he and Shun Bo came to listen to Zhuxuan to inquire about Khufu's attitude.
Although he was an acquaintance who had helped him in the past.
But who knows if there will be any changes after being away for more than half a year.
At this moment, the personal guard who originally delivered the jade pendant token returned again, but Uncle Shun was nowhere to be seen.
I saw the guard holding something in both hands, walked to the carriage, and handed it out respectfully:
"My lord, entrust me with this, and then please let me in."
Ouyang Rong raised his eyebrows slightly and took the familiar waist knife.
It was the waist knife that he gave to Khufu before he and Khufu parted, and later saved his life, but he never expected to keep it.
Ouyang Rong silently took the knife from his waist. He didn't bring any of the expensive gifts prepared by Wei Mei or Li Guoer in the car. He only wore a felt hat and got off the car alone.
A long piano-box-shaped sword case was also placed in the carriage.
Li Baoer caught a glimpse.
"Ouyang Lianghan..."
"Let's go, it's okay."
Li Guo'er frowned slightly, looked at the back of Ouyang Rong, who was free and easy, and pursed his lips.
She straightened her hood and cloak, got out of the car and followed...
Ouyang Rong is actually quite familiar with Tingzhuxuan. When Zhu Lingxu died, he was the one responsible for confiscating the property and finishing it off.
Speaking of which, walking on the corridor of this house in the middle of the night, he was so nostalgic that he missed Governor Zhu a little bit...
Soon, Ou Rong and Li Guo'er, who had returned to their hometown, were brought to a study room.
As soon as they entered the door, the two saw a surprising scene.
"Godfather, please calm down. It's absolutely wrong, it's all the child's fault. The child deserves to be beaten. Godfather, please calm down. Drink tea, drink tea..."
"Ouch... Godfather, please stop fighting... My godfather is really not an ungrateful person. My godfather has misunderstood my child. I will never forget my great kindness. Godfather, please spare your life, please stop fighting..."
In the study room, Khufu, the emperor's personal envoy who was so majestic in front of others during the day and was praised by the stars, was kneeling in front of a chair and carefully serving tea to the old man sitting on the seat.
But Uncle Shun, who used to be respectful and submissive in front of Ouyang Rong, sat calmly on the chair. Now he was cold-faced and silent, humming softly in front of his godson to please him.
Ouyang Rong and Li Guo'er walked into the room,
Some are too late to avoid.
Khufu, who was kneeling on the ground, quickly stood up, but still kept his waist low in front of his godfather.
He lowered his head to serve tea, not daring to neglect the white-haired, rickety old eunuch in front of him.
"You said you are not ungrateful. Then dad asked you, how did you show off to Mr. Ouyang when you first arrived in Jiangzhou during the day?"
"Showing off? Really... really not." Khufu was stunned for a moment, then his face became troubled, and he hesitated to explain:
"Misunderstanding, definitely a misunderstanding."
"No? Did Daddy make a mistake when he inquired about it? Okay, I'll ask again tomorrow. Daddy is not wronging anyone, so don't be wronged either...
"By the way, Mr. Ouyang is already here. Let me ask him again..."
"Hey, don't, godfather, don't."
When Khufu heard this, he called Shunbo to a halt with a guilty conscience.
After Ouyang Rong came in, after gauging the situation on the field, he stepped forward and made a clear statement:
"Uncle Shun, please calm down. Ambassador Hu did not neglect me. It must be a misunderstanding."
Khu Fu looked at Ouyang Rong embarrassedly, a trace of gratitude flashed in his eyes, and then nodded towards Shun Bo like a chicken pecking at rice:
"That's right, actually...it's just that it's not convenient to talk during the day, and there's no reason to be careless."
"is that so?"
Ouyang Rong and Khufu nodded.
Uncle Shun stared at Khufu who bowed his head obediently for a while, then nodded slightly:
"Okay, you can go talk and just pretend that I'm not here."
Uncle Shun took the tea cup, blew the tea and took a sip. He had reached his mission tonight and would not interfere.
Khufu turned his head and looked at Ouyang Rong.
He sighed.
However, he still tilted his head and bowed his hands respectfully towards Li Guo'er.
"Your Highness, the Princess, is here to welcome you from afar."
"Nothing, please get up."
Li Baoer waved his hand.
Li Xian and Li Dalang are both inconvenient to come.
This kind of private meeting with the eunuch must not be caught with definite evidence.
Li Guo'er is different. You can move around a little. After all, daughters and sons are different.
As for women’s public appearances, what’s wrong with the princesses of Daqian and Dazhou being more open-minded? Who said women are inferior to men? Have you ever asked the female emperor of the dynasty?
"Ouyang Changshi, His Majesty asked our family to come here this time mainly to investigate the postponement of Jiangzhou Hall.
"Let's see if the many difficulties you reported are true as you said. Let's come to inspect and verify them. When we go back, we must truthfully report to the court.
"So, Ouyang Changshi, you said, under such circumstances, can our family show intimacy with you in front of outsiders? Wouldn't this harm you?"
"I see."
Ouyang Rong nodded slowly.
Khufu thought for a while and then said:
"Ouyang Changshi, our family won't hide it. As long as there are no big mistakes in your work, our family will just go through the process and there will be no embarrassment.
"Furthermore, our family knows who you are, Mr. Ouyang, and there will definitely be no big problem here.
"But one thing to note is that our family is not here alone this time. We only represent the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but there is another line that Ouyang Changshi needs to pay special attention to."
"What line?"
"Your Majesty not only asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to send our family here, but also asked Si Tianjian to send a Lingtai Lang, named Lin Cheng, to come to Jiangzhou with him.
"Actually, we are supervising each other.
"Master Ouyang, please don't ignore this person."
Khufu warned carefully.
Ouyang Rong nodded thoughtfully.
"Does Ambassador Hu know the origin of Lin Cheng?"
"This boy probably doesn't come from a high family, maybe from a poor family, but if he can reach the position of Xia Guan Lingtai Lang at such a young age, he should have someone to support him."
"I heard that there is a teacher who is a deputy supervisor." Ouyang Rong said softly.
"The deputy superintendent of Si Tianjian? There is no one who is easy to mess with." Hu Fu said seriously: "Ouyang Changshi, please pay attention to this person."
"good."
At this moment, Li Guo'er, who was looking around, asked curiously:
"Lieutenant Hu, remember you didn't commit a crime and returned to Beijing in a hurry last time. How come you can serve as the lieutenant again this time?"
"Grandma should be relatively strict. Generally, only eunuchs who are trusted and respected are treated like this."
"This, our family... our family..."
Khufu was hesitant, as if he didn't dare to look at Uncle Shun, and explained in a low voice:
"Our family is indeed highly regarded by His Majesty..."
"Why is this? Without the old slave in these years, do you have other connections to support you?"
Shunbo put down his tea cup and asked curiously.
The tall man with a beard blushed a little.
"No. As I said, it's His Majesty's... respect."
Ouyang Rong, Li Guo'er and Shun Bo were curious and exchanged glances.
Appreciate? What is the method of appreciating?
etc.
No way.
The three of them opened their eyes one after another and looked at the tall, mighty, bearded eunuch in front of them.
"puff--!"
Uncle Shun, who was originally surrounded by the old god, spit out a mouthful of tea.
What a guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, you actually take the path of being a favored minister!
Ouyang Rong couldn't help turning his head to look at Shun Bo who was wiping his mouth blankly.
Is this what you call pure, upright, down-to-earth and capable?
Uncle Shun's face turned red.
On the side, Li Guo'er, the granddaughter of the current empress, blushed and quickly looked away.
Ouyang Rong's eyes were speechless.
But he thought about it carefully.
Apart from that thing, Khufu is no different from a strong man. He also has a beard, which makes him extremely masculine.
Her Majesty, the old Queen, who likes strong and handsome men, naturally likes him.
It may not necessarily mean that something relatable has happened, but it can still be regarded as pleasing people with their appearance and eating some kind of soft rice.
Hey, it seems that the reason why Her Majesty the Queen praised him as "the Pearl of the Southeast" at the Xingyuan Banquet and then directly appointed him an official was because he was so handsome, and Her Majesty the Queen liked his looks more?
It's a pity that no one pointed me out later, and later... I contradicted Her Majesty the Queen. Well, it's a pity that it was the wrong posture.
He has only been demoted until now.
Sure enough, no matter what era, soft rice is delicious... Ouyang Rong sighed.
Under the shocked gaze of his godfather, Khufu lowered his head and scratched his head.
He didn't forget to pick up the teapot and refill Shun Bo's eyes with a cup of tea.
Ouyang Rong became serious and clasped his fists at Khufu:
"Master Hu, I admire you! These are my sincere words."
Khufu was stunned, put down the teapot, and carefully asked:
"Admired? Ouyang Changshi...does he also have the idea of entering the capital?"
Entering the capital? You are entering the palace, right?
Ouyang Rong was immediately stuck and didn't know how to answer.