Too Reckless

After tidying up the courtyard under the waterfall, Zuo Lingquan and Wu Qingwan said goodbye and left the bamboo forest.

It was just noon, Zuo Lingquan finally arrived at Qihuang Valley, and he was not in a hurry to return to the capital. On the grounds that he was familiar with the environment, he asked Senior Sister Xiaohua to lead the way and walk around the Qihuang Valley.

Qihuang Valley is surrounded by mountains, only the mouth of the valley is for people to enter and exit. The interior area is not small, about five miles in diameter.

According to Senior Sister Xiaohua, the biggest person in Xihuang Valley is the head of the sect, that is, the national teacher Yue Pingyang. There are five rooms, namely the sword room, the discipline room, the elixir room, the classics room, and the living room.

There are nearly 3,000 disciples in Xihuang Valley, and the five masters will definitely not be able to teach them. Therefore, there are several deacons under each of the five masters, who are responsible for managing the disciples and preaching.

After visiting the places where Xihuang Valley can go, the sky gradually turned dark, a spring thunder rang through the sea of ​​clouds, and the fine spring rain fell again.

Zuo Lingquan has to go to Yuntai tomorrow to run for the concubine election. He needs to prepare in advance. He didn't stay for a long time. After thanking Senior Sister Xiaohua, he rode back to Donghua City.

In February, the spring rain was like crispy, and thousands of sails on the Bailu River gathered, from the water gate of Linhefang, and the small riverside streets were also very lively.

After Zuo Lingquan entered the city gate, he happened to pass by Linhefang, and before having dinner on the way back, he directly entered the gate and came to the outside of the Tang family restaurant.

In the evening, the light rain continued, and the light in Linhe Street was a little dim. The yellow wine flags were swaying in the wind and rain. There were guests sitting on the four wine tables in the wine shop, and the old catcher Zhang, whom I met yesterday, was also among them.

When Zuo Lingquan saw that it was full, he stopped by the window. From the window, he could see Tang Jing, dressed as a woman, sitting beside the small fire to warm the wine.

Tang Jingxun slept on the table for the night last night, but she didn't know if she didn't sleep well. She looked a little dizzy, and she was listless with her chin on her hand.

Although I don't know Tang Jingxing's specific age, but from the face up, it is about twenty-five or six, and the market dress of the bead hairpin and cloth skirt does not hide the tenderness in the bones. The taste of a lazy beauty who wakes up late from sickness and wine, and is charming and lazy, is completely different from the image of yesterday's pungent and chatty, but it is equally attractive.

The restaurant was full, Zuo Lingquan wanted to leave silently, but he wanted to say hello before leaving.

After a moment of hesitation, Tang Jingxuan didn't see him, but Lao Zhang, who was sitting at the wine table on the back side, noticed him first:

"Oh, Mr. Zuo is here, come in quickly, be quiet, don't doze off, the distinguished guest is here..."

When Tang Jingxun heard the sound, she turned her eyes and saw Zuo Lingquan at the window, her eyes lit up and she stood up:

"Little Zuo, why are you here again? No, what kind of wind brought you here..."

He was incoherent, apparently not awake.

Zuo Lingquan shook his head and smiled, put away his umbrella, leaned against the door, and entered the small restaurant:

"If you have nothing to do, come and sit down."

Last night, she helped the vigil, and she left without saying goodbye in the morning. She didn't forget to pay for the wine. Tang Jingxun didn't say goodbye to thank you. She felt embarrassed and ran into the back room, saying:

"Young master, sit first, haven't you eaten yet? I'll prepare wine and food for you."

There was no room in the restaurant, Zuo Lingquan took his sword and came to Lao Zhang's table to sit down, pushed the glass for a while and chatted for a while, then Tang Jingxuan came out with two plates of warm side dishes and put the wine on it. on the table.

Cha Kuai Lao Zhang knew that the food and drinks were for Zuo Lingquan, and he didn't mean to eat rice, so he picked up his saber and said goodbye:

"Young master, drink first, and I'll go out to patrol the streets."

After Zuo Lingquan said goodbye, he sat back at the wine table again, looking at the delicious side dishes in front of him, and said with a smile:

"There is Mrs. Laotang."

Tang Jingxuan took warm wine from the small stove, sat down directly beside Zuo Lingquan, and filled his wine bowl:

"What's the matter, you have to give money to eat, it's not free food for you."

Zuo Lingquan took a wine bowl and placed it in front of Tang Jingxing, and poured her a bowl of wine as well:

"I thought that with my friendship with Sister Tang, I could have a meal in vain."

Tang Jingxun looked at the wine bowl in front of her, hesitated for a while, then picked it up and touched Zuo Lingquan, took a sip, and said softly:

"What kind of friendship, don't talk nonsense. There are some long-tongued women on the street who hate it the most. They stare at other people's doors all day and gossip, for fear that something will happen to others..."

When Tang Jingxun spoke, Qingli's brows showed annoyance, and her eyes were still aimed at the end of the street. Obviously, what she said meant something, not a casual complaint.

Zuo Lingquan recalled for a while with the wine bowl in his hand, and suddenly remembered that when he left in the morning, a woman at the bun shop at the end of the street was watching him.

He put away the teasing on his face and asked:

"Could it be that someone is gossiping about Sister Tang? When I left in the morning, it was already dawn. In the bun shop at the end of the street..."

"It's her."

When Tang Jingxun heard this, she became angry when she rubbed it. She even raised her hand and patted Zuo Lingquan's arm lightly:

"You know that I live alone in a woman's house and drink wine all night. If you want to leave in the morning, you sneak away, and you go out through the front door openly. Don't you know that when I opened the door this morning, I saw that woman talking to people. , and came to ask me if I was looking for a good friend..."

When Zuo Lingquan left in the morning, he really didn't think much of it, he said with a clear conscience:

"This is a wine shop. I'm here for a drink, and I'm clean with Sister Tang. If you want to go to the main entrance, there's no reason to be sneaky. Isn't that a thief with a guilty conscience?"

"…"

Tang Jing pondered for a while, and seemed to be too, and found her resentment on the woman again:

"That dead mother-in-law is my fourth uncle's concubine. She was originally a sister of Goulan Yao. If anything else fails, she likes to hurt people behind her back."

Zuo Lingquan did not expect that the woman was still related to Tang Jingxuan, so it was difficult to answer for a while.

Tang Jingxuan and Zuo Lingquan complained, because they wanted Zuo Lingquan and her to scold each other for their lack of morality, so they explained:

"My mother's surname is Chen, and the Chen family is considered a big family in the capital. Chen Maode, the supervisor of the Censor's Office, is my second grandfather."

"Oh?"

Zuo Lingquan was a little surprised. He thought Tang Jingxuan was a lonely little jasper, but he didn't expect that there were still people in the family who were officials in the court.

It's just that Tang Jingxuan was not at all complacent about these relatives, and was even disgusted:

"Back then, my grandfather was the eldest of the Chen family and was in charge of the family's business. My grandfather owned more than a dozen shops in Linhefang. Unfortunately, my grandfather had only one daughter and no son. Later, my father went to Beijing to take the exam and met my mother. , the two became pro.

When I was born, there was an inexplicable fire, which almost destroyed half of Linhefang.

My name is 'Jingxu', because 'xuan' is a piece of wood that has been bent by fire. Originally, it was 'Jingxu', but it was changed to what it is now for the sake of sound.

After the fire, when my mother gave birth, I was frightened and left soon after; my father had a heart attack and left before I learned to walk; I was taken by my grandparents, and it was fine at first , but since the grandfather and grandmother drove the crane to the west, everything has changed.

My second grandfather, Chen Maode, had several sons, but he didn't live up to his expectations. As soon as my grandfather left, the Chen family naturally took a fancy to my family's property, saying that my mother was a married woman with a foreign surname, and she wanted to take back the property.

I was unhappy, and I went to sue the official, but the government was not easy to manage, because the industry was indeed the ancestral business of the Chen family. Later, Lao Zhang couldn't stand it anymore, so he went to the chief officer of the arrest department to come forward and make peace.

The official said, my mother is from the Chen family, even if I don't believe in Chen, there is also the blood of the Chen family. If I am not married, I have no elders, and I have no foundation to make a living. .

The chief officer of the arrest division, the officer is bigger than the Chen family, and the Chen family dare not come and take it forcibly, but they are shameless behind their backs. occupied.

These properties belong to my grandfather and my mother, so why give them to them? Therefore, I will not marry, and I will keep these properties in my death..."

I don't know how many years of these grievances have been held in Tang Jingshen's heart. Holding a small wine bowl, she babbled and said that her eyes were red in the end.

Zuo Lingquan listened attentively, and gradually understood Tang Jingshen's situation, and also had shame and contempt for the Chen family:

"This Chen family is really not a thing. They blatantly eat and die, and they are not afraid of retribution."

"I'm a granddaughter, and Li won't stand on my side. What can I do? I'm spending time with them anyway, so I won't marry. Anyway, I'm young, and they will die of old age first..."

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At sunset, the small street along the river is full of pedestrians.

Tang Jingxuan confided in the restaurant, Zuo Lingquan sat next to him and listened carefully.

Neither of them noticed that a awning boat floated past the river outside the door, with two pairs of eyes sticking out from the awning.

"It's that kid, I saw him come out of Tang Jingxing's house in the morning..."

In the awning of the boat, the woman who was selling steamed buns in the morning, carefully hiding her bloated figure, spoke to the middle-aged man next to her:

"Tang Jingxuan must have a man. Let's call the Chen brothers over and catch the current one. I think she has any reason not to repay the house deed..."

The middle-aged man is the fourth eldest of the Chen family. He lives in the capital all year round. UU reading www. uukanshu.com is still inexperienced and has some eyesight, and did not listen to the woman's instigation. His triangular eyes narrowed slightly, and he carefully looked at Zuo Lingquan in the restaurant:

"This kid seems to be wearing a robe of Yun Zhongjin. If you look at the quality, let's talk about a hundred taels. The family must be rich or expensive. Do you know who you are?"

Yesterday, the fierce beasts were so serious, the middle-aged woman was on the street, she knew of course, she quickly said:

"I heard people say, it seems to be a relative of the Shilang's family, what is Zuo Lingquan..."

The corner of Chen Laosi's eyes twitched, and the idea of ​​running to the door to catch the current disappeared immediately, scolding:

"You stupid woman, the third-rank servant of the Ministry of Rites, is bigger than my father, how dare you make trouble?"

"Guan Da can't be unreasonable. This is my Chen family's property. After she gets married, she is already showing kindness. Now that she has a man, she still doesn't pay the house deed. Isn't it shameful..."

Chen Lao Si waved his hand to tell the woman not to make a noise, and thought about it carefully:

"Zuo Shilang is an important official in the court, and I heard that the family is very good. The house in the capital is bigger than the prime minister's family. The son of this family will marry a wife and take a concubine, and the betrothal gift will not be stingy..."

"It means not to make trouble, come to the door to say that the media will match the two of them?"

"As long as Jingxing gets married, the property will be taken back, and my Chen family can also get a dowry. Why kill two birds with one stone?"

Chen Lao Si thought about it for a while and thought it was a good idea, so he didn't stop there any longer, and let the boatman dock and disembark:

"I'm going to talk to my father right now. To choose a concubine tomorrow, all the officials have to go to the cloud platform. Just this opportunity, I have a private chat with the left servant... Are you sure they slept all night last night? "

"It's true, I watched that kid come out in the morning, and I even lifted my pants..."

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