fake prince

Chapter 624
Jiang Fu
In front of Jiang Zongfang's mansion, the Minister of Rites, an ox cart stopped.

It was mid-morning at this time, and there were people coming and going on the street in front of Jiang's Mansion. There were a few cars parked on the side of the road. I don't know if they were the cars of people visiting the mansion. Su Ziji who got off the ox cart , glanced at it, then looked away.

The wild Taoist who followed came two steps forward, and said to the Jiang family at the door: "My master is a marquis. He sent a greeting card to the mansion before, saying that he came to pay a visit this morning, and now he came as scheduled. Please go in." Let me know."

"I have seen Lord Hou!" The servant quickly bowed respectfully to Su Ziji and said, "Young one, go in and report!"

Not long after entering, while jogging, I ran into a young man who was about to go out. Seeing his flustered look, the young man stopped in a deep voice: "What is the panic?"

"Master, it's the Marquis!" The servant hurriedly returned.

"The Daihou is here?!" The young man was taken aback when he heard this. He went to visit friends outside the city a few days ago, and he just came back today. , He also knew what it meant to come to Jiang's mansion on behalf of the Marquis, and he felt uneasy, so he hurriedly asked: "Did the Marquis come alone? Can you tell me what it is for?"

The servant replied: "Yesterday, Daihou sent someone to send a greeting card, saying that he came to visit the master this morning, and now he only came with one entourage."

"Okay, I already know about this, I'll report to my father." After asking for the report, the young man quickly entered the main courtyard.

As soon as he entered the flower hall of the main courtyard, he was stunned by the two people in the flower hall except his father. When Jiang Shilang asked what happened, the young man stopped his attention: "Father, the lord is here!"

"The Daihou is here?!" Jiang Shilang stood up abruptly when he heard it.

The next moment, he said to the two guests on the side with a little nervousness: "Eunuch Zhao, Huang Shiwei, this, this generation of Marquis will hand over invitations yesterday. I really don't know why. Hou also has nothing to do, this..."

"Hahahaha!" Eunuch Zhao laughed sharply. The voice was really unpleasant, but everyone in the room could only bear it.

Especially Jiang's father and son, when they encountered such a thing, they already felt as if they had put their hearts into a frying pan, and they were extremely uncomfortable.

Not being watched by Eunuch Zhao, the Daihou came to the door, this matter is not a big deal, but yesterday when the Daihou sent the greeting card, it attracted the attention of the palace. Eunuch Zhao will come, which means that the emperor has paid attention to this matter Yes, and as the servant of the Ministry of Rites, although it is not an important position, and his status is not considered sensitive, but if they can choose, Jiang's father and son are naturally unwilling to be involved in the vortex of seizing the heir.

"Daihou, Daihou, you have really hurt this old man, you must not come here to recruit me." Jiang Shilang cried bitterly in his heart.

Eunuch Zhao laughed, and said directly to Jiang Shilang: "Since it's time, our family can't leave. I plan to listen again. Jiang Shilang will invite you into the Flower Hall on behalf of the Marquis."

"By the way, Mr. Jiang can try to bring the topic to the government later." As if seeing that Jiang Shilang wanted to end the meeting early, Eunuch Zhao reminded him with a half-smile.

After finishing speaking, he ignored Jiang Shilang's increasingly uneasy expression, and led his guards to hide in the secret room next to the flower hall.

It is said to be a secret room, but it is actually a changing room. Some qualified literati often like to change their clothes before painting or writing poems with a pious heart. The flower hall of Jiang's mansion is next to the study room. The room is for this purpose.

Knowing that Daihou will come to visit last night, Eunuch Zhao has asked people to renovate the inside and outside. Although the room is closed and a landscape painting is blocked outside, people can't see the door behind it, but because the inside With pipes installed and other organs, people inside can hear all the sounds outside and can see the scene inside the study.

It's already like this, what else can I do?Go get someone in!
Jiang's father and son looked at each other and sighed secretly.

Jiang Shilang walked out quickly in person, and the door was opened to welcome the arrival of the Daihou.

After Su Ziji was invited in, he came to the flower hall, and after the guests and hosts were seated, the servants served tea. Jiang Shilang's expression became a little stiff because there were two people listening to the conversation not far away.

But in the end, he has been an official for many years, and when he met Su Ziji's eyes, he was able to look natural.

He asked: "I don't know why Lord Hou is here, why?"

"It's not a big deal." Su Ziji said with a smile, "I heard that Mr. Jiang has some research on calligraphy and painting, so I came here to ask for advice."

"I don't dare to ask for advice." Jiang Shilang was busy and modest.

Thinking of Eunuch Zhao's reminder just now, he could only bite the bullet and said seemingly naturally: "A coup d'état occurred in Yingguo a while ago, which aroused discussion among the lords in the DPRK and China. I don't know what the Marquis thinks about it?"

Su Ziji smiled slightly: "This kind of matter is decided by the adults in the court. I have not participated in politics according to the order, so how can I discuss it at will?"

Speaking of this, he seemed to find his tone was a bit stiff, and then eased his tone, and said: "Besides, this Marquis doesn't understand this kind of thing, so it would make people laugh."

His eyes fell on a painting not far away, and he said: "This painting is not bad, is it the work of Wen Zhiqing of the former court?"

Su Ziji took a look at this, and Eunuch Zhao, who was looking at Su Ziji behind the painting, subconsciously became cold, and hurriedly restrained his mind.

Not to mention how Eunuch Zhao was emotional, Jiang Shilang, who also trembled when he heard Su Ziji's words, immediately didn't dare to try again.

He didn't know whether Daihou had guessed something when he replied like this, or if he really didn't want to talk about the government affairs with him.

"Could it be that the Daihou came here just for calligraphy and painting, not to make friends with me?"

Jiang Shilang guessed in his heart, and couldn't help but think of the rumors about this acting marquis during this period of time.

"I heard that Dai Hou has been collecting all kinds of calligraphy and paintings in order to draw thousands of pictures for the emperor. Could it be that he came here this time for this purpose? I guessed wrong before?"

Thinking of this, Jiang Shilang smiled: "Master Hou really has extraordinary eyes, this painting is indeed the work of Wen Zhiqing of the former court."

"Since we have come to this point, Benhou will have the audacity to mention the purpose of this visit."

Su Ziji didn't seem to notice the incongruity in the hall, and continued to Jiang Shilang: "I heard that Mr. Jiang has a hundred blessings from the master of calligraphy of the first Chu, Xu Banshu, in his home? The ink bamboo painting? I also hope that Mr. Jiang can give up his love and allow me to buy it."

Master Jiang's heart skipped a beat when he heard Su Ziji's words, so he waited quietly. He didn't dare to reply immediately, but said that he had to think about it.

Su Ziji lowered his head to drink tea, and taking advantage of this opportunity, Master Jiang subconsciously looked towards Eunuch Zhao's hiding place, because he was a little closer, and from where he was sitting, he could faintly see Eunuch Zhao lift the calligraphy and painting. A small half of the face is exposed behind one corner.

One look from Eunuch Zhao made Master Jiang understand.

He coughed lightly, and when Su Ziji looked up, he had a troubled expression: "Master Hou, it's not that the lower officials don't want to part with each other, but it's because these two collections are very important to the lower officials and cannot be ceded to Lord Hou."

(End of this chapter)