Chapter 22 Flirting, Idiot and Talent On the second day, Jiang Qingzhi ate until he was 70% full at home before going out. If you say that since you are attending a banquet, you should go with an empty stomach, then that is low. This kind of banquet is to create an opportunity for people to meet and interact with each other. Who would treat it as a place to eat? Huiyan Tower was not small. When Jiang Qingzhi arrived, a steward came to greet him outside and said with a smile, "Sir, your arrival brings honor to our humble home." "You're welcome." Jiang Qingzhi followed him in and saw that the place was empty except for a dozen servants standing there with their hands folded. He then asked, "Is this Lu's property?" "Yes." The steward's eyes were full of pride. "Huiyanlou has a great reputation in the capital. The Lu family has three such restaurants." "Is your family the inheritance of the Fanyang Lu family?" Jiang Qingzhi asked. The Lu family was of ordinary origin, and it was not until Concubine Lu Jing gave birth to a prince in the palace that they became famous. In order to flatter themselves, they claimed to be the descendants of the Fanyang Lu family. But we are all thousand-year-old foxes, who are you trying to fool? The Lu family of Fanyang had become impoverished as early as the Five Dynasties, and there was no news about them during the early Song Dynasty.
You are trying to scam me! However, Concubine Lu was in the limelight, and Prince Jing was favored by Emperor Jiajing, so no one exposed the matter or mentioned it. Everyone knows it. The steward glanced at Jiang Qingzhi and wondered if this person did it on purpose, or... on purpose? But then he thought again, this guy was just a country bumpkin who had just arrived in the capital, how could he know the details of the Lu family? So he sneered in his heart and smiled more reservedly. Jiang Qingzhi followed him inside and felt something was wrong the further he walked. This sounds like going to the backyard. The backyard, shouldn’t it be a compound? The kitchen is also in the backyard, right? This is a backyard feast. Is Lu Wei trying to intimidate me? Jiang Qingzhi looked normal. There was a door in front of him. The steward walked over, opened the door, stepped aside to make way, and said with a smile, "Young Master, please." Jiang Qingzhi walked out. What the hell! Green everywhere! Flowers everywhere! This backyard is actually a garden. At this moment, the flowers are in full bloom and the fragrance is everywhere. interesting! Jiang Qingzhi took a deep breath and was about to say a few words of praise. A young girl, surrounded by people, walked over from the side.
Jiang Qingzhi turned around and the manager disappeared. The door was also closed. Several maids suddenly stepped back. So, this back garden is full of flowers. Only this lonely man and woman were left. The girl lowered her eyes and saluted. "Mr. Jiang, long live the Lord." Before coming, Jiang Qingzhi and Fu Cheng had calculated many times and felt that the most likely reason for Lu's banquet was to show goodwill to King Jing. The guys met up and had a drink with the women. There are three ironies in life, let’s take the first one first. Fucheng suggested maintaining a neither too close nor too distant relationship with Lu. After all, the prince was in power and had done nothing immoral, so Emperor Jiajing also liked him quite a bit. In this way, he could keep his distance from King Jing and avoid offending either party. Mr. Jiang has been thinking about how to increase the country's prosperity recently, so he naturally would not offend his cousin's taboo. But what he didn't expect was that Lu actually prepared a Hongmen Banquet for him. If someone shouted "molest" at this moment! I can't explain it even if I open my mouth. The Lu family is so cruel! Jiang Qing instinctively turned around and ran. Then stop. wrong. Many people outside saw him when he came in. As soon as I came in, I met a girl. As soon as they met, Jiang started to make advances towards the girl. Is he that impatient? This is impossible! Jiang Qingzhi turned around. The girl looked up, anger in her eyes, and the beauty muscles on her neck bounced. "You are..." Jiang Qingzhi's face may not be as thick as the walls of Beijing, but it's almost as thick. "Lu Shan'er from the Lu family, nice to meet you, young master." The girl lowered her head. What the hell!
Is this a blind date? Jiang Qingzhi didn't expect that even after traveling through time to the Ming Dynasty, he still couldn't escape the fate of a blind date. "Miss Lu, thank you for your courtesy." Jiang Qingzhi bowed. The Lu family wants to form an alliance with me in order to gain a bargaining chip for King Jing. It seems that what the history books said about Prince Jing and Concubine Lu always wanting to seize the throne is not just conjecture. After the two of them exchanged greetings, they fell into an awkward situation. Logically, as a man, Jiang Qingzhi should have taken the initiative to speak and ease the atmosphere. But Jiang Qingzhi took out the medicine stick, lit it and coughed dryly, "Sorry, I have some chronic illnesses, so I have to smoke one when I have nothing to do. Is that okay?" You asked me after you lit it... Lu Shan'er thought the smell of medicinal smoke was quite pleasant, but Jiang Qingzhi's behavior of not showing any sympathy to women made her extremely angry. "That's good." Jiang Qingzhi took a puff and then fell silent. I don't speak! See how long you can hold it in as a man! Lu Shaner sneered in her heart. But after being silent for a long time, that guy was still silent. Lu Shan'er thought of her aunt's instructions and raised her head in anger. Then, a mouthful of blood almost spurted out. Jiang Qingzhi was actually standing in front, admiring the flowers with an intoxicated look on his face. I am a delicate flower, but you don't know how to appreciate it, but you go to look at that dead thing! Women are generally contradictory. If Jiang Qingzhi focused on appreciating Lu Shan'er, he would probably be regarded as a pervert and a lecher. But Jiang Qingzhi ignored it, which made Lu Shaner even more angry. Lu Shaner stamped her feet. Logically, Jiang Qingzhi should turn back! "Since ancient times, beauties are like famous generals, and they are not allowed to have white hair in the world." Jiang Qingzhi picked flowers, recited poems, and then lowered his head to smell the flowers. As if there was no one around. Lu Shan'er laughed in anger, and then asked sweetly, "I wonder what books Mr. Jiang is reading at home." "Reading?" Jiang Qingzhi turned around and thought carefully, "It seems like I haven't read for a long time." If Sun Chonglou was present at the scene, he would certainly accuse the young master of lying... Weren't you reading a book last night, and mumbling something... The actions described here are extremely exquisite, but the description of the woman's voice is too monotonous. Sun Chonglou later took a look at the book and saw only an embroidered picture, which turned out to be a fight between goblins. What a idiot! Lu Shan'er looked down on him and smiled, "You are a royal relative, but your majesty lives in the West Garden to practice Taoism. It is not easy to live in the capital. You should calm down and study." ——I won't bother with you for being rude, but I'll teach you a lesson today: This is the capital, not a small place like Suzhou Prefecture. You've just arrived, so you should behave yourself.
"Oh." Jiang Qingzhi did not comment, as if he did not understand. Apparently, he's a nerd. Lu Shan'er sneered in her heart, her eyes indifferent, "It is a blessing to go out less." The hint in these words was very strong: How dare you, a country bumpkin with no foundation, talk to me about marriage? You should just stay at home and avoid disaster. Maybe you can live longer. She posed like a darling of heaven, with her head slightly raised, and her fair neck was pleasing to the eye. Jiang Qingzhi coughed dryly and said, "Thank you for your advice." This person is quite smart. Lu Shan'er suddenly felt bored and waved her hand, "Take care of yourself! By the way, if anyone asks about what happened today..." However, after a while of contact, Lu Shan'er gave Jiang Qingzhi several labels: country bumpkin, nouveau riche, ignorant, cowardly, and finally, frail and sickly. The only advantage is handsomeness. But who is Lu Shaner? A darling girl who vowed not to marry anyone other than a talented man. Handsome, that’s just one of the standard features. "I had a very pleasant conversation with the girl." Jiang Qingzhi looked at her with clear eyes. "As long as you know." The girl waved her hands, "Remember, we are not destined to be together." You are not worthy to be my husband! "Easy to say." Jiang Qingzhi looked good-tempered. "gone." We will meet again indefinitely! Lu Shan'er's eyes were cold, but she still remembered to bow. Then she clapped her hands. Several maids came in and surrounded her as she left. If it were any other young man, he would definitely feel humiliated today. But an old man like Jiang Qingzhi found it very funny. He even laughed out loud after Lu Shan'er left. A black-bellied old ghost, pretending to be a young grass, just pretended to be stupid and watched the tricks of a young girl. This is no different from teasing. When Lu Shaner returned home, her mother Wang asked her how she was. "That guy is a fool." Lu Shan'er did not hide her contempt. Wang said angrily, "That is the young man that the queen has chosen for you..." "Mother!" Lu Shan'er stamped her feet. "That man is so sick and weak, and he is as timid as a mouse..." "really?"
The news that Jiang Qingzhi had encouraged Chen Ba and Zhang Mao to defeat the Japanese pirates in the south was only spread in a small circle. This woman naturally did not know about it. Lu Shan'er exaggerated Jiang Qingzhi's performance today. Wang sighed and said, "Forget it. I'll go to the palace and talk to the queen later." "That couldn't be better." Lu Shan'er breathed a sigh of relief. "Oh, right." Wang smiled and said, "You have always liked poetry. Someone came to the palace and heard a poem. He showed it off to me." "What what?" Lu Shan'er asked with shining eyes. "Mom, please tell me quickly!" Seeing that Wang was keeping her in suspense, Lu Shan'er shook her arm and acted coquettishly. "If you shake me again, my bones will fall apart." Wang was obviously enjoying her daughter's coquetry, and she smiled and chanted: "When the moon is dark, you can see the fishing lights, like a single firefly. A slight breeze stirs the waves, scattering them like stars all over the river." After reciting, Wang smiled and asked, "How is it?" Lu Shaner chewed on the poem carefully and praised it: "It is natural and interesting, and it seems to be natural. It can be regarded as the most outstanding poem in the past ten years." She raised her eyes, her eyes sparkling, "Mom, who wrote this poem? This person is really talented!" Wang shook her head, "I don't know who it is. I just heard about it in the palace. It's probably some famous scholar!" High-ranking officials were also famous scholars, which was a characteristic of the Ming Dynasty. For example, Xu Jie and others, and later Qian Qianyi and others were all like this. Lu Shan'er returned to her room, copied down the poem carefully, and read it thoroughly, feeling the sweetness in her mouth. "I wish I could sit across from this person and talk about poetry." A trusted maid asked with a smile: "Second Madam, how about Mr. Jiang?" Lu Shaner narrowed her eyes and sneered, "What a fool!" …… "Qingzhi has talent!" In the palace, Emperor Jiajing sat cross-legged in meditation and said to Huang Jin, "I forgot that Qingci requires decades of polishing. Qingzhi is young and lacks experience and polishing. However, this poem is naturally interesting." Huang Jin followed with a few flattering words. Emperor Jiajing suddenly asked, "By the way, I remember someone said... Qingzhi is a nerd?" Huang Jin was about to reply when the Taoist priest closed his eyes and clasped his hands together. Huang Jin waited for a while before quietly going out. He found a eunuch and asked him to pass the message to the Jinyiwei. After a while, Lu Bing got the news. "Someone in the Imperial Guards said Jiang Qingzhi was a nerd, and Your Majesty was dissatisfied." Lu Bing asked, "Who is it?" Shen Lian said: "It seems to be... Zhu Hao."
Zhu Hao is the deputy captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and Lu Bing's close confidant. Shen Lian raised his eyes and saw Lu Bing's cheek tremble. He said calmly: "That idiot, punish him with a stick!" (End of this chapter)