Li Qing knew that if he left like this today, something would probably happen.
Fifteen or sixteen years old is the most impulsive. If she can't think about it, it will really mean that if he doesn't kill Boren, Boren will die because of him.
Li Qing slowly sat down, drank a glass of wine, and said: "A beauty grows old in a blink of an eye, and her youthful beauty blooms in an instant.
Any beautiful thing will gradually fade with the passage of time until it disappears.
It’s not that I look down on you, nor am I trying to deceive you about your identity, I just don’t want to add to the sadness. Can you... understand?"
Wan Ling shook her head in pity for Xiang, while Hong Xiu also looked puzzled.
Li Qing drank another glass of wine and suddenly felt sentimental. He felt that immortality was not necessarily a good thing. Whether it was the three women in front of him or others, they would eventually grow old and die.
He is the only one who will live forever in this world. What is there to be happy about seeing the people he knows grow old and leave one by one?
I am afraid that even his master, who has great supernatural powers and is particularly alive, will leave him one day.
Until then, what will you do?
At this moment, even the wine in the cup became bitter.
After a long time, Li Qing sighed: "Miss Wanling, there are some things that I can't explain clearly, but one thing I can tell you is that people like me...can't start a family.
If you really want an explanation, then I will give you a poem."
Li Qing took a sip of wine and chanted slowly:
"After reading all the pain of parting in the end of the world, I will return like a scattered flower.
The flowers look at each other without saying a word, and the green window is full of spring and sky.
Waiting to tell the love lamp, there is a wisp of new love and thousands of old hatreds.
Most of all, it is impossible to keep it in the world, and the beautiful face will say goodbye to the flowers in the mirror and the trees."
After saying this, Li Qing stood up and left.
Outside Zuixian Tower.
Li Qing looked at the bright stars in the sky and felt a little comfort in his heart. At least, they were always with him.
The curfew has begun, the street is quiet, and the bright moonlight stretches his figure so long...
For several days, Li Qing did not go to Zuixian Tower again.
But even though he didn't go there, Zuixian Tower is full of legends about him.
Without him, that poem is so amazing.
It became popular not only in Zuixianlou, but also in the entire capital. Literati were all amazed, and Hanlin scholars also praised it.
Fortunately, no one read too much this time.
Even Zhu Yuanzhang, who had always been ungrateful, praised him highly.
Culture is indispensable in any dynasty, especially China, a country of etiquette. It marks an era and will be recorded by historians and passed down to future generations. It is a symbol of the times.
Zhu Yuanzhang was naturally happy to see that several great poets came out of the Hongwu Dynasty, so as to put some gold on his face.
Queen Ma's acupuncture treatment has come to an end for the time being. After these days of treatment, her condition has stabilized. As long as she takes a good rest in the short term, there will be no accidents.
On this day, Zhu Yuanzhang was alone with Li Qing. He did not mince words and said directly: "You are very good. What reward do you want?"
"It is the duty of a minister to feed the king's salary and share the king's worries." Li Qing said cautiously.
"Don't say these hypocritical clichés in the future. What bothers us most are clichés." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "If nothing else, just curing the queen's illness is definitely a great achievement."
"Tell me! What do you want?" Zhu Yuanzhang said cheerfully, "Just say it, we will accept anything."
Li Qing thought for a while and said, "If the emperor insists on rewarding a minor minister, then reward him with some money."
"money?"
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said, "Is this all you can do?"
"Uh-huh...Weichen really doesn't have any big ambitions."
"It can't be without it," Zhu Yuanzhang said displeasedly.
The more he looks at Li Qing now, the more satisfied he becomes. He thinks that in a hundred years from now, Zhu Biao will be able to raise the Ming Dynasty to a higher level with the help of such talents.
"The bill you proposed last time has been implemented. According to estimates from the Ministry of Revenue, if it is fully implemented, it will bring at least an additional 2 million taels of tax revenue to the national treasury every year."
Zhu Yuanzhang muttered, "We are not stingy people. We have promised you before that we will cure the Queen's illness and grant you the title of Marquis.
But...after being sealed, you won’t be able to take charge of the Jin Yiwei anymore, how about you wait a little longer?”
Li Qing cupped his hands and said, "I will obey the emperor's arrangements."
He felt that Lao Zhu was not trying to make a fool of himself this time, but sincerely wanted to reward him, and even more, wanted to reuse him.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw that he had missed the opportunity to become a prince, he was not disappointed at all. He looked dissatisfied, but he couldn't help but feel satisfied.
"Don't worry, what we said we would give to you will be given to you sooner or later." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Besides money, what else do you want?"
"No." Li Qing said with a smile, "Wei Chen just wants to eat some delicious food and drink some good wine, nothing else matters."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled, this guy was really sincere.
He teased: "Do you just like good food and good wine?
Beauty doesn’t like it?”
Li Qing's face heated up and he said with a sneer: "I'm so dissolute that I'm aware of my sin."
"It's human nature to be romantic when you are young." Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand gently, "However, frequent visits to brothels will affect your reputation to some extent, so you should try to go as little as possible in the future. If you like that Wanling, you can redeem her home.
It’s better to pay once than to pay again and again!”
Zhu Yuanzhang lived a hard life and knew how to plan carefully.
But he didn't know that Li Qing was a prostitute for nothing and didn't pay for it at all. He didn't know Wan Ling's net worth. He got hundreds of taels a night. If he really wanted to redeem her, the little money he offered was not enough.
"The emperor said that I should go less often from now on."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and glanced at Xiao Guizi, who immediately walked to Li Qing holding a large wooden box.
"This money is enough for you to spend for a long, long time."
"I thank the emperor for the reward." Li Qing bowed and took the wooden box. Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang bowing his head and busy with official duties, he said goodbye and left.
After returning home, Li Qing opened the wooden box and began to count the money.
No more, no less, a full thousand taels.
At this stage, the purchasing power of Ming Dynasty banknotes is very stable, that is, a regular banknote can buy one stone of rice, which is indeed a lot of money.
At noon, Li Qing had a good meal at the restaurant, bought some fruits and snacks, and ate snacks when he got home while reading the Ming Dynasty Rules.
If there is nothing important, Jinyiwei Qianhu doesn't have to stay at the Yamen all the time, and Li Qing doesn't want to work from nine to five. He usually just punches in and comes back.
However, the other thousands of households in Jinyi are not as relaxed as Li Qing. Although they do not stay in the Yamen all the time, they must handle all the major and minor matters in the area they are responsible for in a timely manner.
Some business trips last for several months or even longer.
The reason why Li Qing was so relaxed was mainly because he was also the doctor in charge of Queen Ma.
After another day of eating and drinking, night fell. Li Qing, who had not been to Zuixian Tower for a few days, felt a little itchy, but thinking of his reputation in Zuixian Tower, he gave up again.
I turned around and went to the Jiaofangsi nearest to my home.
Jiaofangsi, affiliated to the Ministry of Rites, is in charge of music, dance and opera. It is also a government-run brothel.
Its specifications are a level higher than Zuixian Tower, but it is much more conscientious than Zuixian Tower. Li Qing only spent twenty taels to get a top-notch one.
Moreover, the order is beautiful, the order is smooth, and things will come true!
As a result, for more than half a month, Li Qing stayed at Jiaofangsi at night, changing brides every night.
But as time passed, he began to worry about money.
After all, I was used to having whores for free, now I have lost a whole house to whores, how can I not feel distressed?
The next night, he went to Zuixian Tower, not to save money, but just to catch up with Lianxiang and Hongxiu.
Although Li Qing hasn't been here for a long time, his popularity has not diminished.
As soon as he came in, he was blocked by people. A group of people ignored the man on the stage and stared at him with gleaming eyes.
"Mr. Li, what's the name of that poem?"
"Mr. Li, in what mood did you make such poignant words?"
"Mr. Li, do you want to sell poetry? I'll charge a high price!"
…
Li Qing was surrounded by a group of enthusiastic grown men, and he was not satisfied with the situation. He grunted for a few words, then quietly released his energy, pushed away the crowd, and walked towards the second floor.
A group of people still refused to give up, until the boy stood in front of the stairs. Now he had no choice but to return to his seat, still discussing Li Qing's poems.
Now Li Qing's reputation in Zuixian Tower is no less than that of Qing Guan, even worse.
But being fanned by a group of grown men made him not happy at all.
In the wing room.
After more than twenty days, the three girls were overjoyed to see Li Qing again.
Lianxiang complained: "Young master is so cruel. I thought you had completely forgotten us."
"Haha... I'm busy with official duties." Li Qing said with a smile, "Didn't you just come here after finishing your work?"
Wan Ling Yingying stood up and said apologetically: "Wan Ling has been offensive a lot in the past few days. Please don't take offense, sir."
"It's all over." Li Qing smiled.
After not seeing each other for more than twenty days, Wan Ling had undergone some changes. Her eyes were big and her chin was pointed. She was still as stunning as ever, but a little more delicate.
Li Qing sighed secretly, it seemed that it would be better for him to come less frequently in the future.
Wan Ling seemed to have noticed what was going on in his heart, and said quickly: "The little girl occasionally feels cold and has a loss of appetite. It has nothing to do with the young master. Wan Ling is very happy that you can come to me."
"That's right!" Li Qing nodded, "I also know some medical skills..."
"Dang-dang-dang-!"
There was a knock on the door, "Sir, Master Li, are you in there?"
Li Qing was startled, but he immediately recognized that it was Liu Qiang's voice, and couldn't help but feel happy, "Sorry, excuse me."
"Business matters are important. Master, please go and do your work. The little girl is already well." Wan Ling said sensibly.
Lianxiang and Hongxiu also stood up and said: "Official affairs are important."
Li Qing chuckled and nodded, "Then I'll come back another day."
The three girls nodded and said, "Master, please walk slowly."
As soon as Li Qing went out, he saw the dark-skinned Liu Qiang and immediately said: "Go home and talk."
A quarter of an hour later, Li Qingsuan came to the door, pulled Liu Qiang to the main room, and then said: "Have you found out?"
"Um."
Liu Qiang nodded solemnly, "Consort Ouyang Lun, the commander-in-chief, committed a heinous crime."