Chapter 148: The Seventh Grade Officials in Front of the Prime Minister's Gate
The red dust of purple road blows in the face, and everyone looks at the flowers returning;
There are thousands of peach trees in Xuandu Temple, all of which were planted after Liu Lang left.
----"Viewing Peach Blossoms in Xuandu" Liu Yuxi
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Bai Fu saw the other party's rude words, his face darkened, and he said: "It's just a banquet, why did I lie to you?"
The housekeeper snorted coldly and said, "That's easy to say, but I don't know how many poor people want to use the banquet to gain access to my prince."
How could Bai Fu have been so humiliated? He was about to walk away. He thought to himself: "If I leave now, His Highness Prince Qing will think that I didn't come to the banquet." Thinking of this, he stopped again.
Seeing that Bai Fu was not angry, the housekeeper felt that he was justified. He stood up, pushed Bai Fu with his hand, and muttered: "Get out of the way, don't block the people behind."
How could Bai Fu let such dirty hands touch his body, and his body moved instantly. The butler used too much force, lost his center of gravity, and fell to the ground.
When everyone saw the gift, they burst into laughter.
The butler got up from the ground, with a face full of shame. He waved his hand and summoned four or five servants to take down Bai Fu. The servants took out their chains and waved to Bai Fu's head.
Bai Fu couldn't bear it any longer. He struck like lightning and grabbed the chain, tearing it into several pieces like scraps of paper and throwing it on the ground. This skill was so shocking that several servants did not dare to step forward to take someone away. The crowd watching the gift-giving group burst into cheers. Voice.
Between the first-floor courtyard and the second-floor courtyard is the second gate of Prince Qing's Mansion. Standing on the steps of the side door on the left side of the second gate is a middle-aged housekeeper, dressed in blue satin, directing the servants in the mansion to work.
When he saw the dispute between Bai Fu and the housekeeper, he quickly brought a few people over. After understanding the situation, the middle-aged housekeeper took Bai Fu through three doors and came to the east wing of the third-floor courtyard. The man first asked Bai Fu to Waiting at the door, he went in to report. Not long after, he came out of the house, took Bai Fu into the house, and said, "This is the chief steward of our palace. He has something to ask you."
Bai Fu stepped forward to salute. The chief steward glanced at Bai Fu, frowned and said, "That's it, that's all! I know what happened to you."
Before Bai Fu could speak, the chief steward said to the middle-aged steward: "Azhong, you accept his gift, give him a reply to the gift, and reward him with silver! By the way, arrange a meal for him. Let him go to the front yard to eat." After that, he waved his hand and sent the two of them away.
The middle-aged butler asked his men to put away Bai Fu's gift boxes. After ordering them, he stamped them with a wooden stamp indicating that they had been received. The accountant wrote a reply and approved the reward. The middle-aged butler said to Bai Fu: "The recipient of the gift. You have brought your reply. Your gift list will be presented. When the prince sees it, he will know that you have come. In addition, the chief steward will grant you a reward of ten taels of silver. You can go and have a meal with the silver!"
The middle-aged housekeeper asked his servants to take Bai Fu into the west wing hall on the second floor of the courtyard. When Bai Fu saw that there were many people eating at the table, they were all servants, porters and horsemen who were giving gifts. When Bai Fu saw it, He became angry from shame, but instead of being angry, he smiled and said: "Okay, okay, people have arrived and gifts have been given. It would be a pity not to have a meal. I haven't eaten rice from the prince's family yet, so I want to try it." What a taste, long experience.”
After that, he lifted up his robe, sat at the table in the middle of the side hall, rolled up a piece of Hu pancake, dipped it in the sauce, and ate it with Hu spicy soup.
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As the time for the evening banquet approached, princes, nobles, and famous families who were friends with King Qing came in droves, and the door was packed with guests. Carriages came from all directions in Chang'an, and under the guidance of the soldiers at the gate, they stopped in an orderly manner on both sides of the road in the square. .
When the guests had almost arrived, Qing Wang Li Cong came to the hall from the inner study and invited everyone to sit down and drink tea. After chatting for a while about the weather in early spring, Li Cong suddenly discovered that one of the invited guests was missing. He asked the chief steward
He called him and asked, "Has Young Master Baifu, the school secretary, arrived yet?"
"Who is Bai Fu?" The butler was stunned.
King Qing Li Cong frowned, and King Qing personally whispered a few words next to the chief steward. The chief steward slapped his forehead and said: "Oh no, such a young man came here an hour ago. I saw that he didn't have an invitation, so I thought he was
As for the autumn wind, I arranged for him to eat in the west side hall of the courtyard on the second floor!"
"What? You want the guests I personally invited to eat with the groom?" Prince Qing Li Cong was furious. The butler's face turned green with fright.
"You made the mistake, please bring me back. If the guest leaves because of your anger, I will never forgive him lightly!" King Qing Li Cong scolded angrily.
The chief steward hurriedly took several servants and trotted all the way, out of breath, to the west side hall of the second floor courtyard. Seeing that Bai Fu was still there, the chief steward's heart finally fell to the ground, and he held on to the door frame and gasped for air.
As the chief steward of Prince Qing's Mansion, he has seen countless people over the decades. This scene surprised him. He saw everyone in the hall sitting around Bai Fu like stars holding the moon. Bai Fu calmed down.
Idle, he is instructing everyone to move their muscles and bones and stretch their meridians.
It turned out that Bai Fu was very good at tearing chains when he entered. There were also many servants who knew kung fu. As soon as Bai Fu sat down, they came over to ask for advice. Although Bai Fu was dissatisfied with the snobbery of the palace steward, he himself had no airs.
Ask for advice and answer all questions.
Under the expectation of everyone, Bai Fu showed off his unique skills again, which attracted applause from the whole house.
While Bai Fu was chatting and laughing, he caught a glimpse of many horsemen and porters with abnormal cervical vertebrae. He checked with his hands and found that they all had problems. These people have been driving, carrying, and carrying handbags on their shoulders for many years. Their spines and lumbar spines have old injuries. Every time it is windy, rainy, or wet,
The pain will be unbearable for days.
Bai Fu's superb medical skills, combined with Yong Ding's true energy, were unparalleled in the world. Bone setting, massage, and acupuncture were all used to cure these people's bone diseases that had existed for many years in just two or three strokes. Everyone was surprised and delighted, and queued up to wait for treatment. Bai Fu came and went quickly.
Just mingle with everyone.
Servants and grooms are also divided into different levels, and they are known as soon as they line up. Those who belong to the royal family, the famous family, and the first-class family of the dynasty, everyone consciously prioritizes diagnosis and treatment. Only the most powerful servants can sit in the Baifu
At this table, seeing that Bai Fu had no airs and was highly skilled in medicine and martial arts, everyone left their names and addresses for future contact. Bai Fu couldn't help but secretly laugh. At the same time, he quickly learned the list of people attending the banquet today. Although the number of people was not large, but
They are all the closest people to King Qing.
After chatting for a long time, Bai Fu discovered that this group of servants should not be underestimated. They all inquired about each other. They knew everyone in the capital and knew everything: whose master was favored the most, and whose housewife roared like a lion in the east of the river.
Which family's young master was promoted to an official position, which family's young lady Hongxing cheated... The gossip about the palace is full of family treasures.
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The chief steward walked up to Bai Fu, bowed his hands, and apologized: "I am an old man, my eyesight is dim, and I cannot see the mountains. Please be kind to me, young hero!"
Bai Fu chatted happily with the servants, and the grievances he felt when he first entered the house had long been forgotten. Seeing that the butler was very polite, he also hurriedly returned the courtesy and said: "Where is it? It's my first time for Wansheng to come to the door. I don't know the etiquette. I hope you can forgive me."
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This arrangement for Bai Fu is a great humiliation for ordinary people. The chief steward knew that he had offended Bai Fu terribly this time. On the way here, he was worried that Bai Fu would be unforgiving and take advantage of the situation to get angry and embarrass himself.
To avenge this arrow. Seeing Bai Fu calm as usual, able to bend and stretch, I secretly gave him a thumbs up.
The chief steward said: "Your Majesty has been waiting for a long time. Please come with me to the inner palace."
Bai Fu nodded, clasped his fists and looked around, saying: "I'll take a step first. You are welcome to come to the Bashu Guild Hall to find me in the future, and then we can have a drink with you!"
Everyone agreed with a roar, and the atmosphere reached a climax again.
After Bai Fu entered with the housekeeper, there was also an inconspicuous person in the corner of the west side hall. He stood up and left silently.