Smile and swing sword

Daozong led the horse and walked forward. The guard at the gate was on business, lifted the curtain of the car to check, and asked: "If there is no residence order in the royal capital, please also pay the entry fee of one tael per person."

Daozong offered it with both hands, and the guards confirmed the weight and handed it to the next person who put it in the cash box, then let them pass, and continued to interrogate the next person.

Walking into the city, Chi Shen breathed a sigh of relief and thought, the people guarding the gates of the king's capital have a lot of hidden skills, and they put so much pressure on me.Then he turned his head and asked Xiang Tianyou: "When we arrive at the capital, where do we live?"

"Find an inn to stay and rest. After a few days, I will go to Xiangfu to ask for Dan Fang."

"Brother," Chi Shen gently tugged at Tianyou's finger, hesitantly said, "Since you had a falling out with them and ran away, if you go rashly now, I'm afraid they won't hand over the Danfang easily."

"That was six years ago. The youthful heart should be forgiven once, right? Someone can distort the facts, and I can also be eloquent. In the final analysis, whether I can go back depends on the words of the master of the mansion, my father. Whether I can make him let go depends on whether my skills are enough to catch his eyes."

"If it wasn't for the good fortune pill to wash my marrow and change my bones, you wouldn't have to meet people you don't want to see or do things you don't like to do." The more Chi Shen thought about it, the more unpleasant it became. He came here to give Xiang Tian You do things, but until now it didn't help him, so he didn't say anything, but tired him running around for himself, and he felt really sorry.

"Seeing people you want to see and doing things you don't want to do, few people in the world dare to boast so much. To be able to meet people you don't want to see and do things you don't like to do is the word chic, but it's also lonely. Some, to meet people you don’t want to see for those you want to see, to do things you don’t like for things you like, to be concerned, to be happy when you’re suffering, it’s just right.”

Chi Shen's sad face suddenly disappeared, and he was full of smiles. He didn't say anything, but he thought in his heart, and he spoke eloquently. As long as he is willing, there is no one who can't coax him!

Tired of people and horses, the three quickly found a quiet inn to stay and had a good night's sleep.The next day, after eating fresh and hot meals slowly, Xiang Tianyou first took people into the clothes shop to choose a change of clothes.

Simply Chishen is "well-informed", far from being comparable to an 11-year-old boy, he is very calm no matter where he goes, and looks very much like a young master from a wealthy family.

The clerk came out with a smiling face when people were walking towards the store, and asked inside, "Please come in quickly, sir. Do you want to buy cloth or ready-made clothes?"

"First pick out two clothes for my brother."

"Hey, it turned out to be for the young master, this way please. Look at the young master's stature, but there are a few clothes that can be worn, young master, please have a look."

Chi Shen stood in front of a row of ready-made clothes hanging on wooden racks, and took a rough look. The tailoring and embroidery skills are good, but the fabric style is not high-quality, but it is ten times better than the ones on him.

"None of these will work. If there are better ones, just take them out." Xiang Tianyou frowned, and added, "I want the best."

The clerk was both happy and embarrassed, and discussed with the customer: "If you want the best, the ready-made clothes are gone, so you can only choose fabrics and patterns to make them. I wonder if you can afford to wait?"

Xiang Tianyou looked at the ones on the wooden frame again, and said calmly, "It doesn't matter, I just had a rough look at the cloth, so I chose two pieces of moon white and silver red to make two brocade robes, as it's hot today, The inner clothes are made of silk silk, and the patterns are more elegantly embroidered."

After finishing speaking, he lightly pushed Chi Shen's right button, lowered his head and said, "Follow me to the inner room, and I will measure you."

After leaving the clothes shop, the two went to a beautiful jade pavilion. Xiang Tianyou hadn't been back to the capital for six years. of.

The clerks in Meiyu Pavilion are relatively more elegant, and they are all literate. They respectfully invite people to sit inside and serve them fragrant tea courteously.

Xiang Tianyou didn't talk too much, he cut to the chase and said, "My brother and I are planning to match a pair of engraved famous jade plaques. Today we will first select the materials and appoint a jade carving master."

After the whole sentence is finished, only the price is not mentioned. The buddy is still inexperienced and lost his mind.One of the master craftsmen was very interested. He wiped his hands and walked to the front, carefully looking out through the carved partition.

At the beginning, Chi Shen was greedy and ate a few more pieces of jujube cake, but he didn't notice it at first, but suddenly the tip of his tongue was filled with an overpowering sweetness, and his throat was extremely sticky.Seeing him licking his mouth frequently, Xiang Tianyou knew that he was not feeling well, so he pushed the teacup over and said, "This jujube paste cake is actually better than the ones sold in restaurants? Take a few sips and take it easy."

The old master withdrew his eyes, looked soft, and pointed to the little apprentice: "Go and get the Millennium Pu on the second floor and the Dushan Furong on the third floor in Qibao Pavilion."

The young man responded first, and then asked: "Shouldn't you bring some more for the guests to choose?"

"Just show it to the elder son. If he asks, you can say so." The old master leaned close to the young apprentice and whispered in his ear, then patted him on the shoulder and let him go.

Two pieces of jade were placed on the brocade on a wooden tray, one on the left and the other on the right, and were handed to Xiang Tianyou. They are a pair of Kodama plaques, but look at this, one can only carve one piece, right?"

The apprentice showed joy after being surprised, and said with a smile: "Our old master in Yuge said that when you get together, you can't just look at whether they come from the same source. They are similar in nature, even if one is from the east and the other is from the west, they can be together. Woolen cloth!"

"Okay." Xiang Tianyou's eyes were fixed, his eyes were full of light, he got up and turned to the carved fence, "The master's eyesight is really rare. Since he picks things, I don't care about the form, but he can do whatever he wants." Carve and carve, and pick it up when the day comes.”

Chi Shen knew nothing about jade, and it was not a precious thing he could afford in this world. He asked curiously, "Didn't you mean to engrave the name and engrave the zodiac on the back? Doesn't it matter what the jade carving master wants?"

After Xiang Tianyou led him out of the pavilion, he explained: "A real good thing should go with the flow, restrict it with rules, and then fall to the bottom. The master's opinion of choosing small jade for us is very good. Unique, a rare craftsman.”

Time passed by, and the ready-made clothes were rushed to be made. Four days later, Chi Shen changed into a moon-white brocade robe and a silver-sand blouse, and he really looked even more handsome, with big black eyes and a red-white face.

Xiang Tianyou squatted down and straightened his girdle, and said with satisfaction: "This is very like a handsome young man."

Chi Shen didn't think about this, but asked: "It's fine for my brother to go back to Xiangfu alone, but now he wants to take me with him, I'm afraid someone will make a fuss about it again."

"Anyone can do what they like, and it depends on whether others want to see it. I always feel that you are too young and overthinking. Don't you trust brother's ability so much?"

Knowing that he interrupted on purpose, Chi Shen laughed and said, "Xiangfu is not a nest of comfort, but a cave of tigers and wolves. I don't have much experience, so I'm afraid that I won't be able to share your worries, which will make my brother work harder."

"You are right in the first half of the sentence. Others dare not make things difficult for me, but there is no guarantee that they will not make some dirty things to disgust you. I will let Daozong always guard you and protect you."

After this matter was settled, the three of them rode two horses and went straight to the mansion. When they arrived at the gate of the mansion, there were two guards standing straight with swords on the left and right. A long bench with a gatekeeper in his 50s or [-]s sitting on it.

Daozong got off his horse and walked straight to the door. The gatekeeper woke up and took a nap in the afternoon, so he quickly stood up and greeted the three of them. He was not vulgar and well-dressed, so he didn't dare to underestimate him immediately. He bowed and asked, "Who is here? Is there something important?"

Dama approached Tianyou, and the two guards all sided their swords to prevent the uninvited guest from suddenly attacking him.

"Who is here, Fu Ren, I haven't seen you in six years, could it be that you are old and confused, and you can't even recognize who I am!"

Fu Ren was shouted at the head by Xiang Tianyou's name and surname, and saw his two clusters of eyes condensed sharply, stabbing straight at him with unparalleled momentum, his heart skipped a beat, and he hastily opened his eyes wide to look carefully. , Only then did he realize that the man who spoke had slanted eyebrows and phoenix eyes, with an aloof expression, and suddenly a young man with stern eyebrows and cold eyes popped up in his mind, and he cried out: "Could it be the fifth young master?"

After saying this sentence, memories suddenly rushed into my mind. Thinking of Xiang Tianyou's experience of being neglected by the whole family in the past, I couldn't help but feel a little disdainful. Either way, he is not a janitor who can afford to mess with it.

Thinking of this, Furen rolled his eyes, and had an idea, with a very respectful attitude, and smiled apologetically: "This is really a big deal! Fifth young master, don't worry, wait for me to report back to the front yard lady, and ask my wife to take care of it."

"Come on slowly." Xiang Tianyou sneered and interrupted, "I'm not a female family member who visits the house, how can I invite my wife? You go to inform the steward of the side hall, let him report to the steward of the inner courtyard, and then invite Su Yi Hou Dingruo, if he is not in the mansion, then I will visit another day."

Furen's expression froze, seeing Xiang Tianyou gesticulating to pull the reins, he hurriedly responded: "Today coincides with Xiumu, the master is at the residence, please forgive me."

Seeing people rushing in quickly, Xiang Tianyou looked up at the sun in front of him, raised his hand and tried Chi Shen's forehead: "The sun is a bit poisonous, hold on for a while."

"It's nothing. I'll wait with my brother. If no one comes to invite me, I will never dismount." Chi Shen turned his head and smiled at Xiang Tianyou. The two waited for about a quarter of an hour before seeing Furen leading the horse. A middle-aged man hurried out, he was the steward of the side hall.

The steward Yuemo was instructed by the steward, with a sincere attitude, stretched out his hand in a gesture of invitation, dismounted Xiang Tianyou, put his hands on Chi Shen and hugged Chi Shen, and the steward led the way, with Daozong stepping up behind, a group of people crossed the gate, Walking towards the mansion, while walking around, he was taken into the elegant hall for receiving guests and seated.

Xiang Tianyou took a sip of the tea, and couldn't help but smile: "Fushan Xiaolong Tuan, which is used for the emperor to drink every year, it's a shame to entertain me with this tea."

As soon as the voice fell, a vigorous response pierced into the hall from the outside like a knife and a sword: "You deserve it!"

Hearing these four words, Chi Shen heard a buzzing in his ears, his eyes turned white, and his headache was about to split. Suddenly, he heard the crisp sound of porcelain colliding, and he recovered his sanity with a jolt, and found that it was Xiang Tianyou who knocked the tea bowl on the table heavily. , Tea splashed everywhere.