Chapter 364: Hanging out
Tea and snacks were soon served.
Li Chuan hasn’t gone out for a long time.
The tea sets clinked, tea gurgled into the cups, and the hurried footsteps of the tea doctor were mixed in with the laughter and conversations of the tea guests. Li Chuan took a sip of tea in the midst of the excitement.
Gong Er looked around and said, "Why are there no storytellers and piano players?"
"Maybe he hasn't come yet. I'll ask later..." Before Li Chuan finished speaking, Gong Er jumped to another topic. He said, "I heard that a building was built by the Yanshui River in Dongcheng. Shi Fang, let's go take a look later."
"Okay." Li Chuan agreed, and he was a little curious and asked, "Where did you hear this? Are you not at home every day? How come you are better informed than me about cultivation?"
Gong Er said: "There is no need to deliberately inquire about this. I know it all from listening to people chatting in the house every day."
Zhengsheng said. As he spoke, the voice of a person at the table between them suddenly became louder. He said, "Your Majesty will definitely give Prince Su justice during his birthday party."
Li Chuan turned around and looked.
The man looked to be in his thirties, wearing a blue brocade robe and a jade pendant around his waist. He looked like a kid from a wealthy family.
He obviously had a dispute with his deskmate. Although he lowered his voice, Li Chuan listened carefully and could still hear his words clearly. He said: "Gong Wuguang is the one who colludes with monsters. My second uncle is working in the palace. I heard what he said with my own ears. Prince Su has found the evidence that Gong Yao colluded with monsters and presented it to His Majesty."
The person at his table said: "Of course I know that Prince Su is innocent, but Gong Yaodao and the general have joined forces to deceive Your Majesty. Even if Prince Su has evidence, what can he do?"
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The person at the same table glared at him and said: "Stop talking nonsense, when the news reaches the ears of the general's minions, I will capture you and give you to the palace demon to make elixirs.”
"I just said, I don't believe he dares to arrest me!" The man's voice became louder again.
Li Chuan listened for a while, and the two of them quickly changed the topic and talked about anecdotes about the capital. From time to time, people at other tables would mention things in the palace, most of them Sympathy for Prince Su.
After they had almost rested, Li Chuan and the others left.
After walking out of the teahouse, Gong Er asked: "Brother, I think the palace supervisor is very good?"
"Yes," Li Chuan said.
"Why do they say that about him?" Gonger was a little confused.
"When a person is alive and has become famous, he will always be talked about." The early autumn sun was still a little bright. Li Chuan wiped the sweat from his forehead, walked to the shadows, and said, "Wait later. , when you become an immortal and an emperor, there will be many strange legends. For example, second brother, there was a strange phenomenon in the sky when you hatched, and a red bird flew through the sky. "
"Really?" Gong Er seemed to be looking forward to it.
"It's possible. There is also a third brother. On the day he became a crab, it rained heavily for seven days and seven nights." Li Chuan was joking casually. At this time, he saw a bookstore in front of him. He said, "Let's go Let’s take a look inside. I haven’t visited a bookshop before in the capital.”
The other three all responded.
Li Chuan walked into the bookstore, chatted with the shopkeeper for a while, picked two books, and ordered a few more. He then left the address of Sanyi Hutong and asked the reserved books to be delivered there when they arrived.
The shopkeeper diligently wrote down the address.
Then Li Chuan asked the shopkeeper which way to go to Shifang. The shopkeeper pointed the way carefully, took some paper, drew a picture for him, and said: "There is a poetry meeting at Shifang today. It’s very lively.”
After putting away the books, Li Chuan said goodbye to the shopkeeper and left the bookstore.
They followed the direction pointed by the shopkeeper and after walking for a while, they seemed to see a two-story stone ship in the distance. "That's it, right?" Li Chuan said.
Gong Er jumped hard and said: "It should be, there are many people by the river."
"Come closer and have a look." Li Chuan also became interested and walked up Keep going.
At this time, they heard someone shouting: "Stop!"
Li Chuan and the other three looked in the direction of the sound, and then they saw a short man holding a bag in his hand. Holding a birdcage, he ran past them very quickly.
The kingfisher fluttered in the shaking cage, and its wings shook out. A few feathers fell from the cage to the ground.
Behind the short man, a white-haired old man chased tremblingly, "Put down my Cui Niang..."
"I will chase him." Before Li Chuan could wait, After opening his mouth, the other three chased after him.
So Li Chuan and Gong Er stood waiting for a while.
Not long after, the third man came back, twisting the short man. He handed the birdcage to the old man and said, "Old man, is this your bird?"
The old man said that as he took the package, he thanked him repeatedly and said: "Thank you, thank you, the martyr, this bird has been with me for more than ten years..."
Li Chuan looked at the birdcage, which was very exquisitely made. The handle is also inlaid with gems. He went to see how the old man was dressed. He was also very rich, but for some reason he didn't bring a servant with him when he went out.
The enthusiastic people nearby gathered around and helped call people to call the officials and scold the thieves. Soon, a patrol came over. After asking what happened, they took the short man away.
After the people around him dispersed, the old man invited Li Chuan and the others to his home and said, "The old man's house is nearby. Why don't you three righteous men come to my house to sit and have a rest?" I’ll try my best.”
After hearing this, he looked at Li Chuan.
Li Chuan smiled and refused and said: "It's just a simple task, don't worry about it, old man. We have an appointment later, so we won't disturb the old man."
The old man wanted to say something else, then he saw Li Chuan turn around, And said in a deep voice: "Second brother, third brother, it's time to go."
Gong Er and Pang San followed without hesitation.
They walked to the Yanshui River before stopping again.
The golden sunlight shines lightly on the river, and the reflection of the stone boat rises and falls in the ripples, looming.
There were many people gathered in twos and threes by the river. Li Chuan and the others listened to their conversation for a while. Some of them were people participating in the poetry meeting, saying that whoever's poem came first would be able to meet a certain girl.
"Brother, why did you reject that old man just now?" Gong Er asked, he was a little puzzled, "The third brother helped him recover the kingfisher, which is also a good cause."
"This is the capital, and His Majesty's birthday will be in six days. The soldiers and horses patrol day and night, just to be afraid of something. But in broad daylight, a kingfisher snatcher appeared on the street. Do you think it's suspicious?" Li Chuan He said looking in the direction of Shi Fang, "Of course, it may be that I am too suspicious. It's just that it is a troubled time now, and one less thing is always better than one more thing."
As he said this, he heard There was a splash, as if someone fell into the water, and then the noise came from the stone boat, and waves of sound spread out.
“Master Ding threw himself into the water.”
"Master Ding suddenly couldn't write a poem, he threw himself into the water!"
(End of this chapter)