Chapter 54 Killing the Wolf
Ge Qiuyan was losing her temper and hid in the room and couldn't come out. Lu Qingying was impatient to show off her husband's talent, but Ge Qiuyan didn't even change her clothes. Seeing that the sun was about to fall, the banquet at the Flower Viewing Palace was about to begin, Ge Qiuyan still did not move and twisted the handkerchief in the room alone.
Yun Zheng was already dressed and prepared to go out to Xuande Gate. The emperor's banquet was on the Xuande Gate Tower. The square in front of Xuande Gate was a sea of lights tonight.
Lu Qingying had called Ge Qiuyan three times, but the woman still didn't move. The bacon was covered in makeup tonight and was about to compete with someone else's maid, but Ge Qiuyan's room was not lighted.
Yun Zheng thought for a while and sighed and entered Ge Qiuyan's room. As soon as he entered the door, Ge Qiuyan's tears flowed down. Yun Zheng said angrily: "If you like poetry, just say it. What's wrong with sitting on the bed with a dead thorn? If you don't say it, how can I know you like it? Tell me quickly, what do you like? Master will read it to you now. Hurry up, I'm in a hurry."
Ge Qiuyan suddenly rushed up, hugged Yun Zheng's arm and cried, "Mrs. I have "Qingyu Case" and "Yuanxi". I have nothing, so I won't go outside to dance fish and dragon dance."
"Just poetry, don't you like jewelry the most on weekdays? I gave you a box yesterday. How did you change your style?"
"I don't have jewelry. You also give me a poem. You don't have to be as good as my wife. I like it as long as it is yours."
"Change your clothes quickly, I will write poetry for you. When you dress up, the poetry will be written. You like the worthless things to death, it's true."
When Lu Qingying heard that her husband had planned to write poetry, she also entered the house. When she saw Ge Qiuyan changing clothes timidly, she said angrily: "Hurry up, the eldest lady always has to drag you up to the party. She has given her face enough, and she has to be more arduous. Look at the nobles in Tokyo. Whose concubines are as powerful as you."
After saying that, he stretched out his neck to watch his husband write love poems for his concubine. He couldn't help but recite it with his lips.
"A hundred fire trees are rich in gold,
BMWs are in full bloom.
Fei Qiong came together to try the lights,
I will bear to leave Tan Lang lightly.
Once he pretended to be angry, he smiled again. The little maid helped him walk timidly.
The stone bridge road is slippery and fishing.
Say to my mother, Da'e still regrets this night, but she is afraid of entering Guanghan Palace.
It’s better to go back. It’s hard to go, and the moon is always reunited."
After reading it, I reached out to take it away, but was taken away by the agile Ge Qiuyan. I jumped on the bed and carefully blew the ink, then wrapped it in my handkerchief and put it in my chest, and shouted that her maid came in to serve her dressing.
Lu Qingying went out embarrassedly and said to Yun Zheng: "This song "Land of the Lantern" is not written in Qingyan at all. Her mother passed away early. Why did she say those words? Also, Qingyan was running on the ice and was walking like a flying step. How could she slip?"
Before Yun Zheng could answer, Ge Qiuyan's voice came from inside: "It will slip. I don't know who poured the water on the well platform last time, and I slipped... The master saw it and helped me..."
Yun Zheng spread his hands to Lu Qingying. He didn't want to get involved with the jealous woman, so he took the lead in going to the carriage. Yun Er was wearing a brocade robe and was holding a folding fan in his hand in the cold weather. He was surrounded by two sons of Su Xun, the warehouse of the Ministry of Revenue, and Su Shi and Su Zhe. These two guys had a large palace flower behind their ears. They also held a folding fan in their hand, constantly tapping their palms with folding fans, like a hooligan than a rich young master.
He waved his hand and told the generals to keep an eye on it. Then he got on the carriage and went to Di Qing's house to meet. Di Qing would not go on such occasions in previous years, but this year he also wanted to see him with Yun Zheng as his companion.
Di Qing's carriage and Yun Zheng's carriage were walking side by side, and the two opened the car window and chatted.
"I heard you wrote an excellent lyric for your wife. Tsk tsk, it's really a good skill. I'm still able to read books. It would be a waste of my life to ask me to write poems. If someone squeezes me to write poems tonight, it will be a waste of your life."
"Do I want to write a poem for you now and use it to count it?"
"Forget it, I still need shame. It's not embarrassing to not write, it's embarrassing to fake it."
For some reason, Yun Zheng felt that his face was hot, and Di Qing's ethics were a little better than himself.
It was just sunset, and the alleys were full of lanterns. The peach blossoms and peach blossom fragrance were produced by the Yun family, while the colorful lanterns hung on the trees were made by each household.
Under the light, the peach blossoms made of silk seemed to be revived, reflecting the soft glow. Walking under the peach blossom tree, petals made of silk kept falling from the sky, which surprised Yun Zheng, which was too boring.
"Haha, how can the ten miles of peach blossoms be without the colorful fallen flowers? I am also a resident in the alley, how can you be more beautiful than before? Only when the ten miles of peach blossoms with the colorful fallen flowers can be considered a real fairyland on earth.
When I was young, there was another famous scenic spot in Tokyo called Taohuatan. It was originally from Zhao Pu's family, the prime minister of the Song Dynasty. Later, the Zhao Pu's family gradually fell. We often climbed over the wall to play and catch fish. We were very happy. However, later Taohuatan was bought by a giant in the southeast, filled the water in the pool, cut off the peach trees all over the garden, and built a house again. There was a place where Tokyo could play freely.
When I was a child, I liked to shake the flowers and trees in spring. I watched the peach petals fall from the sky, and it was called "flower rain". Unfortunately, I can't find such a state of mind again. Poor me, my white hair has grown."
Yun Zheng smiled, reached out and grabbed some petals made of silk from the air, clenched their fists and put them in front of Di Qing and said, "Are you guessed it's an odd or an even?"
Di Qing laughed and shouted without hesitation: "Of course it's odd. I never bet on both sides. Good fortune will never bet on one side, so I'll ask for a good idea!"
Yun Zheng smiled and spread his hands, and indeed he was holding three pieces of silk in his hand. Since he lost, he took out a small birthday star made of silver from his purse and put it in Di Qing's hand.
When he and Di Qing could not agree on their opinions, they rely on such gambling to determine who is correct. It seems like a joke, but they do not know that in the battlefield where the two armies are fighting, sometimes luck is a very important part.
Today is the Chinese New Year, and the yamen is sealed. Yun Zheng naturally would not talk about military and national affairs with Di Qing. He handed a small jar of his own wine from the window and said to Di Qing: "This is a batch of soju buried underground at home before I went to war. Before coming to Tokyo, Zhujing specially dug it out and brought it to Tokyo. It has not been hidden for a long time, and the violent wine has not been completely deactivated. Therefore, it is suitable for drinking in winter. It is not good. You can try it."
Di Qing uncovered the silk cloth cover on it, took a sip, then put away the jar of wine, and said with a smile: "If you have such a thing, it's better not to go to Xuande Gate and just say a f*ck to His Majesty. It's really boring to drink with those people. I have roasted venison at home, which is the most suitable for wine. Why not go to the wooden house?"
Yun Zheng shook his head and said, "This is not possible. Although we cannot get along with those people, these occasions are necessary. It is not to covet the little bit of imperial wine from Your Majesty, but to show the people of the world that the Song Dynasty is full of harmony.
There should be a festive atmosphere during the festival. If you are out of place with others everywhere, this is not a good thing. You have been lonely for too long before, so this time you should drink happily in Xuande Tower. We may not be able to write poetry as those people. Can we drink even if we drink wine?”
Di Qing nodded and said, "Your Majesty's Royal Wine Jade Frozen, I can drink about three jars, what about you?"
"Absolutely, that kind of wine is relatively bland. I can drink three jars. Follow your tone. Shi family, Wang family, Cao family, those families don't even have the courage to drink Pang Ji and others?"
Di Qing smiled bitterly and said, "Do you know, you are the most courageous general I have ever seen."
While talking, the carriage went onto the Maxing Street. People came and went on the streets, especially the brothels on both sides, and colorful lights were hanging high. Countless women in exposed clothes pulled ropes and swayed around a towering pillar. Some were like Chang'e running to the moon, some were like Xizi holding their hearts, and even plump women pretended to be Yang Guifei swept over the heads of everyone.
Yun Zheng saw that the men below were all excited and seemed to make no sense. A few women were just turning around. What was there to look good about? Seeing Di Qing laughing, Yun Zheng looked up and urged the carriage to leave quickly with a black look on his face. It was really unlucky. These dead women didn't wear underwear and were bare-butts and let others see them when they were spinning. No wonder those men were so crazy.
Fortunately, there was an official road specially opened by Kaifeng Prefecture on the street. Yun Zheng and Di Qing's carriages ran quickly in the crowd. They arrived at Xuande Tower in a short time. The place had been blocked by the left and right imperial guards. The officials selected hundreds of craftsmen and hundreds of operas to perform here. When the emperor said he could have fun with the people, the left and right imperial guards would evacuate. The people could really see the emperor who drank and had fun with the officials in the imperial city, which was very friendly to the people.
The carriage was led by the imperial guards. The monkey and the silly Niu laughed and headed straight to the Maxing Street they had just passed. I was not satisfied with the viewing just now, and the Marquis was very disappointed, so I have to go back with double compensation. I have heard that Ma Sanniang from Yanchun Tower will perform the flying sky there tonight. Those women with bare butts are actually warming up the scene for Ma Sanniang.
While playing with the folding fan in his hand, Yun Zheng greeted Di Qing with a smile, but the general would always be criticized by others when he took the fan.
A guy who was looking for a sarcastic expression was about to sarcastically, Yun Zheng took a fan and lit his mouth and said, "I am in a good mood today. Don't you say those words to be beaten up. Don't you think I dare not beat you up, do you?"
The guy who was a deer-headed rat wanted to say a few more words, but was dragged away by his colleagues who changed their faces. Yun Zheng could not provoke him when the moon was full. He heard that when the moon was full, Yun Zheng liked to kill people very much. He also heard that when he was in Guangnan, he turned into a giant wolf and devoured the corpses of the enemy he killed during the day.
Di Qing smiled and said, "I am not as powerful as yours, the greedy wolf. Do you think it's strange?"
Yun Zheng smiled and looked at the night sky where the moon had not yet come up, pointed to the stars in the sky and said to Di Qing: "With Pojun and Greedy Lang, there should be the Seven Killing Star. I don't know where the Seven Killing Star is now?" (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!