Chapter 184 Meeting friends with poetry is just a pretense
Some people during the banquet may have seen Liang Jiang at the palace banquet, but no one could tell the difference between this woman's veil-covered face and her bowed head. Everyone regarded her as a good ginger and praised her extremely.
The woman in white behind the screen is also very skilled at playing the piano. She touches her fingertips gently and slowly, and the various tunes are like a gurgling stream, a cry, a complaint, or an impassioned one.
All the gentlemen also showed off their talents and showed off in various ways. Some even used poems to express their love for the woman behind the screen when writing poems.
Occasionally, there would be a young man with a good family background and a good appearance, and the woman behind the screen would have a few words with him.
This sound was like a bird's whisper, delicate and sweet, mixed with sugar, and the shopkeeper became more and more sure that the other party was definitely not a ginger.
He didn't want to stay here for a long time. He glanced at it twice and then left suspiciously. He wanted to find Uncle Chen to find out what was going on, only to find out that Uncle Chen was not at the house, but had gone to the cemetery of Duke Liangguo.
He asked the mute uncle: "Why don't you see Princess Heya today?"
The dumb uncle didn't know about his relationship with Liangjiang: "My princess has been busy since she came back from Xiliang. A girl who goes out early and comes back late every day has no time to rest."
The shopkeeper asked again: "Who is the girl playing the piano at the banquet today?"
The dumb uncle shook his head: "How do I know? But if it's about playing the piano, it's probably the second young lady."
The shopkeeper felt even more baffled and didn't understand what the purpose of the two siblings was to use the name of Liang Jiang.
Could it be that he wanted to choose a husband for Liang Jiang privately and couldn't wait to marry her off?
When I see the princess another day, I would like to give her a warning. Who knows what the second wife is up to?
Pingxi Palace.
Gu Xi knew there was nothing he could do.
The emperor gave him two problems.
One is Jian Shuyan. The emperor does not intend to give up on the marriage.
Concubine Xie looked at Jian Shuyan's kindness again, exposed the trick between him and Xie Wan'er, and urged him to marry Jian Shuyan as soon as possible.
The second is the matter in Weixi.
He has the late emperor's decree in his hand, and Weixi is his fiefdom. There is no reason for the emperor to take it back on his own initiative.
He promised himself a high official and a generous salary, and wanted to use Jian Shuyan's marriage to force him to give up.
After careful consideration, Gu Xizhi certainly could not compromise easily!
Weixi is our own base and cornerstone, our own retreat.
You can not return for the time being, but you can never give up.
He racked his brains to think about how to deal with it.
The guards outside reported that Chu Xiucheng, the young uncle of the country, asked to see him.
When Chu Xiucheng, the uncle of the state, was the prince's companion, he had a personal relationship with Gu Xizhi in the palace.
He came to the door rashly, presumably because of something.
Gu Xi ordered someone to invite him into the waiting room to serve tea.
When the two met and exchanged a few words, Chu Xiucheng directly stated his intention to come.
"The day before yesterday, I received an invitation from Mr. Liangwen Dongliang of the Duke's Mansion. He invited me to go to the Duke's Mansion yesterday to meet friends with poems."
Gu Xizhi said nonchalantly: "This Liangwendong has little talent and knowledge, and he dares to do tricks in front of you. Do you agree?"
Chu Xiucheng smiled and said: "The drunkard in the Duke's mansion does not care about drinking. This is just a pretense to make friends with poetry."
Gu Xizhi didn't take it seriously at all: "Of course, their purpose is just to make friends with powerful people like you, Xiu Cheng."
"No, or in other words, half and half." Chu Xiucheng shook his head: "The banquet held by the Duke of Guo is indeed in the name of Liang Wendong, but in fact, it is to choose a son-in-law for Princess Heya."
The tea cup that Gu Xizhi just picked up trembled and made a crisp "ding-dong" sound. He hid his gaffe, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why do you see it?"
"Everyone is well aware of this matter, because all the people invited by the Duke's Palace are well-matched and unmarried children of aristocratic families.
Moreover, at the poetry meeting, Princess Heya also appeared in person, playing the harp and pots with everyone, reciting poems and composing poems, which showed her versatility and outstanding literary talent.
When she finally left, she wrote a first couplet to everyone, promising that anyone who could match the second couplet could go out with her on the Chinese Valentine's Day to put out lanterns and swim in the lake. What's this other than choosing a son-in-law? "
Gu Xizhi felt inexplicably irritated: "Then you went?"
"What do you think?" Chu Xiucheng deliberately let it slip.
Gu Xi said sadly, "You must have gone, otherwise you wouldn't have come to see me today. And with your talent and knowledge, it's just a matter of chance. Tell me, what happened?"
Chu Xiucheng asked mysteriously: "I heard that you have a good relationship with Princess Heya. I want to ask you, is this person really as powerful as the outside world reports? Is he suitable for marriage?"
Gu Xizhi tightened his hands in his sleeves and squeezed out a dry smile: "You must have fallen in love with her at first sight, right?
The Chu family is a hairpin family, and Grand Master Chu has always had an upright and strict family style. Harsh, he can’t agree, right?”
Chu Xiucheng laughed "haha": "My father has always respected Liang Guogong, and he was full of praise for Princess Heya's loyalty, filial piety and righteousness. I should not object."
Gu Xizhi looked confused: "But this ginger has a hot temper and a fierce temper, which is not suitable for you. I hope you will consider it carefully. And as far as I know..."
"how?"
"She grew up in Yuhua Mountain since she was a child, and she doesn't seem to like literati. Also, if anyone marries her, they must not let her suffer any injustice. Otherwise, I have already seen her senior brothers and uncles on Yuhua Mountain. That's it. Even the murderous demon Lord Baili keeps his promise, so he has a close friendship with her. "
Chu Xiucheng was stunned by what he said. He stopped asking and chatted with Gu Xizhi for a few words before leaving.
Gu Xizhi's heart was like a cat scratching his head. He wanted to ask Chu Xiucheng more about the situation at the poetry meeting that day, but he was afraid of having his thoughts revealed.
Leaning on the back of the chair, I felt inexplicably irritable.
No wonder, during these two meetings, she was so cold, distant, and distant from him.
He deliberately wanted to go to the Duke's Mansion to find Liang Jiang to find out what was going on, but he turned out to be unknown, so he only had a belly full of evil fire, secretly sulking, and displeased everyone.
The guards all dared not take a breath for fear of being affected.
Everyone knew that their prince had just had a dispute with his concubine and was in a very bad mood.
As a group of bachelors, several guards expressed that they did not understand their prince's stubbornness.
In the past few days, Miss Jian has come to visit us, and everyone has witnessed it. This Miss Jian can be described as a woman of beauty and beauty.
If I could marry such a daughter-in-law, I would probably laugh out of my dreams.
Why is the prince so unhappy with his slumped, bitter face, covered with a layer of frost?
Guan Qi sighed as he walked out of the study room.
The guard next to him gloated and asked, "Are you scolded too?"
Guan Qi glared at the other party angrily: "I have the nerve to say that I asked you to find someone in a place as big as your palm, but you couldn't find one. How can I not be scolded?"
The guard said casually: "Didn't I tell you that Lao Qian was rescued by a girl? When the injury is healed, he will naturally come back."
Guanqi sighed: "Is the prince anxious about the whereabouts of the old money? It's because he thinks that we are not doing things well. He said that I won't be able to eat anything, and I won't hit anything."
A guard next to him suddenly said: "Princess Heya came to the house today to see the prince. It seemed that she had saved someone a few days ago."
When Guan Qi heard this, he immediately became energetic: "Did you say that Miss Liang came here today?"
(End of chapter)