Spring flowers

Chapter 65, Nephew Xiaosheng once

Upstairs of the welcome restaurant on East Street, there is Master Chu sitting in the private room. He seems to be waiting for someone, but he is not in a hurry. Looking at it without hurry, I stood up from time to time to look downstairs and look at the Meilan bamboo chrysanthemum hanging on the wall. After drinking three bowls of tea, I heard a sound of footsteps stopping outside the door. Guo Xing's attentive voice came from his family: "Mr. Tang, please, my father has been waiting for a long time."

Master Chu has really been waiting for a lot of time, and he is so anxious that he dares not show it. At this time, when he heard that Tang He was coming, Master Chu reorganized his smile, straightened his clothes, and greeted Tang He who came in with a smile. This was a powerful doorman of Prime Minister Zhang. I don't know if it's my confidant, but it's very good to run outside for Prime Minister Zhang.

"I'm late. The Prime Minister talked to me for a long time and let the second master wait for a long time." Tang and his forties are a very capable person. He met the second master a year ago and has often known each other since then. Chu Shaofu has not been in Beijing all year round. The second master of Chu is not only a housekeeper, but also makes friends with officials. Empress Zhang's father, Prime Minister Zhang, is also the second Master Chu who wants to make friends with him.

The two sat down, and the clerk served wine and poured wine. When he withdrew, Guo Xing told the clerk, "I don't need to come except to deliver food. I'll call you if you want anything." Guo Xing guarded outside the door, and Tang He had no way to go. He often went with him.

After three rounds of drinking, it was still a repeat of the old saying. Tang He was about to talk when he heard the quiet street outside and shut up first. He walked to the railing of the building to look at the street and waved to Master Chu to see: "Come on." Two rows of guards on the street led Zhao Cunzong, the little prince of Zhongshan, to drive over. Tang He whispered to the second master of Chu, "That's why the Prime Minister tried to reduce troops. The princes have been so domineering in Beijing for more than three generations, not to mention sealing the ground by themselves."

Zhao Cunzongxiang in the car felt that someone was talking about himself. He lifted the curtain and quickly glanced at the upstairs on both sides. His sharp eyes made Tang He's head shrink. In fact, there was a curtain on the railing of the private room, and he could not see himself at all.

Master Chu looked at Tang and looked like this and laughed secretly in his stomach. But he still has to help say, "The princes are used to leading troops. Of course, there are fierce generals and soldiers." The four words of this fierce general and hero are important words for Tang He to persuade Master Chu. At this time, Tang He and Master Chu returned to the table, raised their chopsticks without food, and wrote on the table with soup first.

"The emperor is sick, Empress Zhang is still young, His Royal Highness is young, the second master, Chu Shaofu is half of the sky in the court, Prime Minister Zhang is the other half of the court, you are Chu Shaofu's best brother, what do you think, the Prime Minister is very concerned." Tang and the next meeting, they have to say something like this.

Master Chu likes to listen very much. He didn't win, did he? It's a shame to take the exam twice in those years. The father Meng is attacked by the eldest brother who is the eldest son of the family, and the family has ancestral teachings. Although there is a father Meng, he has to go to the field to sue his ancestors. Master Chu has no father's cuteness, and he has nothing but hatred.

Living in Beijing for a long time, the higher the position of the eldest brother, the more people will compliment the second master Chu. After tasting the sweetness of the housekeeper, the second master tasted the sweetness respected by the officials. He made friends with Prime Minister Zhang, and also wanted to make great contributions for his eldest brother in the New Emperor's Dynasty. His Royal Highness was issued by Empress Zhang and was deeply loved by the emperor.

Tang and the following words entered the topic: "Chu Shaofu has been out of Beijing for more than a year, and he should return to Beijing this year. The princes have millions of soldiers, isn't it not only the prime minister's heart? The Prime Minister strongly agreed to reduce the military equipment of the kings. How did you say to Lord Shaofu? You should know it.

After such a meal, Master Chu was often proud. He sat in the sedan chair and stroked his beard and hummed a few small songs. Prime Minister Zhang also wants to attract me through the doorman, which shows that I am still very important in this family. When I got off the sedan chair in front of the house, I saw two people coming to say hello: "Hello, Second Master, the second lady said that she would buy a beautiful girl and have a good son. The second lady is really a virtuous person."

Master Chu wanted to laugh again when he heard it. He sent his teeth away and went into the room to see the second lady. The second lady was sitting eating tea and smiled at the second master: "I saw four people today, all of whom are good-looking and bitter. You said that Huaixian is a poor person who likes that girl. Well, he wants to add someone in his room. What I asked people to find, all of them are lonely. Today, I will cry when I ask about my background."

What he likes, Master Chu also uses this method for his nephew. Master Chu, who sat down, was very satisfied. The second lady saw that he liked it and said, "It's strange to say that I didn't see how much Huaixian liked her. You also know that Huaixian is gentle and has been polite and respectful to girls since childhood. Chunhong talked nonsense, and Huai Xian asked her to come out. It was also necessary to come out one and enter the room. Second master, you also looked for flowers and asked Liu when you were young, but now you have not lost a lot.

Master Chu couldn't laugh or cry. He brushed his sleeves to the second lady and said, "The family has to be such a golden baby as Huaixian. I will be careful in everything and speak in your mouth as if I were soldiers. Besides, he is old now, not like he was gentle and obedient when he was a child. It's amazing that young people took a wrong step. Can I pay more attention to it? Do you know..."

As soon as she mentioned this sentence, the second lady quickly interrupted the second master's words and said with a smile, "I know that the concubine of Mrs. Six, a relative, is also from a poor family. She came to see the family, took two boxes of snacks, and went back to pour two boxes of things. The sixth wife's property was missing. That's it. There are few; and the relatives of Uncle Jiu, who also took over the house and whispered the street every day. Uncle Jiu's son was a scholar. When the guests came to visit him and heard such words, they all laughed on the street.

Master Chu smiled and said, "As long as you know, I don't have to say it every day. Why do noble relatives say, and why do ordinary people say that common people do not know etiquette and need to be taught. When the common people come to compare with people like us, there is no difference between the righteousness of the husband and the street slang.

"Then you still have to figure out for a few days to buy a few more poor girl for Huaixian." The second lady returned this sentence, and the second master smiled: "So in a woman's opinion, it's not safe for you to buy someone and give it to the old lady to see, and then teach them in your room for a few months before giving it to Huaixian."

The second lady pulled her face and complained, "Then let me ask you, Yujie left her daughter's room and chased out the colorful paintings. When will there be two less people to make up for it?" Master Chu's smiling face immediately turned black, and he snorted coldly before saying angrily, "What doesn't grow, the girls don't like her, she doesn't see it's right. After selling Yujie, he still has to kneel down and plead for mercy. With that, he scolded the second lady: "And you! If a woman doesn't teach, it's the mother's wrong!"

The second lady opened her eyes: "If you don't teach your son, it's father's way. Second Master, no wonder you don't like it. What's said in this book is wrong!" The second master was so angry that he said, "You! ..."

Someone outside the room replied, "The summer green in the prince's room is coming." The second master and the second lady exchanged a kind smile and said outside, "Let her in." Xia Lu was also a person who came back and forth from the second master's words on time. He came in and listened to the second master ask, "What books have you read recently?"

"What book is it called the emperor?" Xia Lu said tremblingly, and the second master scolded, "Bold!" Then he remembered and asked slowly, "Is it the Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic?" Xia Lv said yes.

The second lady said with concern, "Is the prince sick?" Xia Lv shook his head: "Also look at the Compendium of Materia Medica and the old lady's daily diet menu." The second master has heard that he likes it: "A lot of literati and scholars know some medical science, and it's good to learn. It's a good thing to think that the prince is sensible and has the heart of filial piety to the old lady.

Xia Lu went out and asked Dong Ran and Lin Xiaochu to come over again. What they said was the same. I have been to Lord Huang's house twice, Lord Li's house once, and Lord Zhong Shan's little prince has made an appointment once, and then he is at home.

Hearing that it was Zhao Cunzong, the second master was careful: "What did you say to the little prince?" The girls said they didn't know. When the second master saw Lin Xiaochu, he told her with a smile on his face, "You can also ask the prince what wine he went out to drink today and what happy he said. If you don't like his face, you should ask what's wrong with."

This is very difficult. Xia Lu and Dong Ran are both old people. If they promise, there is nothing they can do if they can't do it anyway. Lin Xiaochu first heard that his KGB was going to be like this. He hesitated for a moment. Seeing that the second master's face was dark, Xiaochu agreed.

After asking the girls, the second lady was confused again: "Second master, I ask you, the prince is going to go to the field and should attack the book. Just filial piety to the old lady and don't rush to read any medical books this year? He is a person who wants to be an official, not a doctor. The second master stroked his beard with a smile: "Madam, filial piety is the first. Huaixian has a cute father, and the lower ranking in the imperial examination does not prevent him from becoming an official. It's better to read medical books than miscellaneous books. The eldest brother is not here, and my uncle's eyes are staring at him. As long as he doesn't mess around, I can read miscellaneous books. Just ask for the word "stea" and don't ask for merit.

The second lady smiled with her and felt that her husband was more attentive than to use it elsewhere. When Huaixian was a few years younger, he played with his nature, and the two masters were not so concerned. The second master can't wait for Chu Huaixian to solve his embarrassment. Chu Huaixian read medical books and miscellaneous books, which is exactly the heart of the second master.

The next day, the second master went to see Mrs. Chu, and Chu Huaixian was also there. The old lady liked it and asked the second master to come and tell him, "Only Huaixian loves me the most. He said that I usually eat too nourishing, so it's better to eat it with something light. I've been in good spirits after eating for a few days. You can also come and have a look."

The second master was stunned at that time and looked at his nephew as if nothing had done. I don't want him to read medical books. Is that why? After talking with the old lady, the second master went out and came to the kitchen and called the head of the kitchen to scold him: "The old lady's diet has changed. Why don't I know? Do you still want to do it or not?

The people in the kitchen blinked their eyes and wondered: "I haven't changed it. The daily dishes are still cooked. Here, Master, according to what you said, this month is made according to the diet list of the old princess of Lingqiu Palace, and the same dish is also good." The second master covered his face and scolded the kitchen leader again: "Is there any extra food? Why didn't you report the dishes cooked according to the list?

Only then did he scold the head of the kitchen and said with a smile, "Second master, you know that the old lady has been like this for several years. If she is lazy to eat, she won't eat. In the past, sometimes a fresh dish was added, wasn't it? This is no different from before."

Master Chu Er was angry and understood the matter. When he came out, he came to the old lady, thinking that he could make up for it. The old lady comforted him: "You are usually very attentive. I have said that this deer fetus is too expensive, so it's better to use less. Now that it has been reduced, I feel at ease when I worship Buddha.

Every day is a valuable and nourishing medicinal material, and no one will say that the second master is unfilial. Even if Chu Shaofu comes back, he can't find anything wrong. But today, he was beaten quietly by his young nephew, and the second master knew it in his heart. Next time Huaixian reads a book, it will not be such a simple thing.

The old lady comforted the second master's heart for him to work hard. With so much care, can he not work hard? Old Mrs. Chu doesn't have Chu Huaixian's feelings. Of course, she wants to comfort him. After appeasing, there are also words: "You can book Xiangzhi's marriage. I have asked Huaixian that several families you often come and go with can be ordered. Why do you order an unfamiliar outsider?

It's Huaixian again. The second master was originally puzzled that Mrs. Huang came to disturb her daughter's marriage, which had a lot to do with Chu Huaixian, and now he is even more unhappy when he hears it. The old lady nagging for a long time before letting the second master go. Before leaving, she told him: "I live for a day, and I have to be satisfied with the marriage of the girl Xiang. If you are not worthy of Wang Hou's family, you have to be worthy of your Qi family.

Half a day later, this came to the ears of the eldest girl Xiangzhi. Xiangzhi heard that she was in a dilemma and asked Yuqing, the girl who went to listen again: "D grandmother really said that?" Yuqing is a person who knows what's on her mind and is also worried about the girl: "Girl should be happy and find a way quickly. The old lady said that she was afraid that the second master would drag her and that she would not see the girl's marriage before she closed her eyes, so she urged the second master to do it quickly.

Xiangzhi's tears are full of tears, and there has been a person in her heart for a long time.