Silent Lover 2 (Tanhua) - Chap 117 END
Chapter 117 Epilogue: The Emperor Continues His Efforts
“Daddy, be careful all the way, don’t knock in the carriage, don’t fall when you walk, don’t choke when you eat, and come back early.”
Every day when Song Liqing went out, he could not do without the officials and students rambling and reluctantly giving instructions, but usually Song Guansheng would hold his hand to say goodbye for a long time, but today he only delivered it to the door.
“You go back and stay honest, and review the homework you learned yesterday. I will take the exam when I come back.”
“yes.”
The carriage rumbled away, and after Song Guansheng returned, he turned around and walked out from the back door of the mansion, calling out in a low voice.
“Old Demon Jun…Old Demon Jun!”
Jun Qiyu was already waiting outside with her head hidden.
“How so? Did you find out where your father went for the appointment?”
Song Guansheng nodded: “I found out, the Zuixian Tower that person invited him to.”
“good!”
Jun Qiyu hurriedly boarded the carriage and ordered the coachman to catch up.
Song Guansheng followed behind and shouted: “Old Devil Jun, I’m going too!”
Jun Qiyu hesitated for a moment and asked, “Why are you following?”
“If there is a fight, I will help others!”
“Heh… ten of you are not enough for one fingernail of mine.”
Jun Qiyu laughed, but still carried Song Guansheng into the carriage. Along the way, they hung behind Song Manor’s carriage, and came to Zuixianlou. The new scout, He Zhou, was waiting for him. When Song Liqing got off the carriage, he went up to him, with a very respectful attitude.
“This man named He is not so servile to me.” Jun Qiyu said unhappily.
Song Guansheng squeezed his head out of Jun Qiyu’s body, and cast his eyes out of the window: “Give way, let me see… Ah, old devil Jun, you lost.”
Jun Qiyu was not happy when she heard it: “Where did I lose?”
“He looks whiter than you.”
Jun Qiyu scoffed dissatisfied.
“What’s the use of white? You can’t chop some flour and make steamed buns… Come on, let’s go in.”
Jun Qiyu couldn’t sit still when she saw them entering the Zuixian Tower side by side.
“Objective, how many people?” The waiter greeted him with a smile.
Jun Qiyu asked: “Where are the two who came in just now sitting?”
“Tianzi No. 1 Yajianpin Taoju.”
“Just the one next to them.”
Jun Qiyu threw an ingot of gold, and the waiter in the shop smiled even wider.
“Okay!”
Zuixian Tower is known as the second best, the best scenery and the best wine. The layout is three steps and one scene.
With his hearing ability, the voices of Song Liqing and He Zhou in the compartment could not be heard clearly, just like whispering, Jun Qiyu moved away from the screen and put his ears on the wall to listen.
Song Guansheng leaned over and picked his shoulder: “Old Devil Jun, I want to eat shrimp with pine nuts.”
“Why are you so hungry?”
Jun Qiyu had no choice but to ask the waiter to serve all the signature dishes of Zuixianlou first, so that he could calm down a bit.
In the private room next door, Song Liqing and He Zhou, the servant of the household department, sat opposite each other, and in front of them were exquisite dishes and fine wines.
“Master Song, I don’t know what flavor you prefer, what are your taboos, the chef of Zuixianlou is a famous chef in the south of the Yangtze River, are you used to it?” He Zhou said with a smile.
Song Liqing nodded and said, “Jiangnan cuisine is delicate and delicious, you can try it.”
“That’s good. This squirrel mandarin fish is Zuixianlou’s specialty dish. You can try it.” He Zhou prepared the dish for him, “Do you like it?”
Song Liqing is full of praise for the fresh and tender mandarin fish, which is cooked in Jiangnan style.
“It’s very good. The meat is delicious and juicy. The mandarin fish is neither old nor old. It’s very palatable.”
Jun Qiyu held her breath and couldn’t hear a few words clearly, frowning anxiously.
“What are they talking about?”
Song Guansheng also pressed his ear to the wall and said, “Are you deaf? The man asked my father if he liked him.”
Jun Qiyu stared.
“Then how did your father come back?”
“It’s very suitable to say that that person is talented and not old.”
“I’m not old either!”
Jun Qiyu scratched her head and snatched the plate of shrimp with pine nuts from Song Guansheng’s hand.
“You have good ears. Listen carefully for me first, and eat later.”
He Zhou put down his chopsticks and took out a booklet.
“This is the memorial that I am going to present to the emperor. It is the first time that I am writing a memorial. I am afraid that I will make mistakes that will displease the emperor. Please read it over, Mr. Song. Please give me your advice.”
“Lord He’s handwriting is beautiful and well-organized. The emperor read the memorials casually and scribbled. He never criticized anyone. You don’t have to be too nervous.” Song Liqing said with a smile.
He Zhou relaxed a little and said, “That’s good. I’m an inexperienced official, so I’m really terrified.”
Jun Qiyu couldn’t wait to ask again: “Then what? What did you say?”
“You say your handwriting is ugly, but others’ handwriting is good.” Song Guansheng blurted out.
Jun Qiyu raised his eyebrows, his words were a little more casual… well, so-so, but does it matter?
Here Song Liqing frowned after reading the scripture.
He asked: “The Huaihe River broke its embankment… Will Jiangnan suffer from floods again this year?”
He Zhou sighed and said: “Yes, I am a native of Suzhou. I have suffered from floods since I was a child. Many people have been displaced this year. Now I am lucky to be an official in the court. In fact, my heart is for my hometown, so the first book is for me. The elders in my hometown asked for orders, but I don’t know if the application for 50,000 taels would be too much?”
Song Liqing was moved with compassion, and said: “With the scale of this year’s flood, 50,000 taels is not much. After all, this is a major event to benefit the people and relieve the disaster… This time it is best to encourage officials and wealthy private businessmen to raise funds. Not many, willing to give five thousand taels for disaster relief, it can be regarded as a little kindness to the people in the south of the Yangtze River.”
With tears in his eyes, He Zhou stood up and saluted Song Liqing.
“Master Song, Gao Yi! On behalf of the people in Jiangnan, I sincerely thank you!”
“Don’t be too polite. The imperial court spends a lot of money for disaster relief every year. Fortunately, the treasury is still full, but it always allocates money to treat the symptoms but not the root cause. The embankment is repaired every year and the dike is broken every year. It is necessary to find a way to solve this matter as soon as possible.”
“Sir Song, let’s have a long-term plan on this matter…”
Jun Qiyu moved his ears away from the wall and urged Song Guansheng.
“Tell me quickly.”
Song Guansheng didn’t hear it too clearly, so he automatically added it.
“He said that he had a hard life since he was a child, but fortunately he became an official, so he is finally proud.”
“Hmph, it’s just a trick to complain about suffering and gain sympathy.” Jun Qiyu said disdainfully, “Then what did he say about fifty thousand taels?”
“A betrothal gift!” Song Guansheng said without thinking.
Jun Qiyu gritted her teeth angrily.
“He lives in poverty. Where did he get the fifty thousand taels when he first became an official? He is making a big deal for your father! With his little salary, he can’t save fifty thousand taels in his whole life.”
Song Guansheng said: “My father said it’s okay, he can pay five thousand taels back.”
Jun Qiyu took a deep breath and didn’t recover for a long time.
Song Liqing and He Zhou had a very happy chat. They were both civil servants and Tanhualang, so they felt a kind of intimacy.
“To put it bluntly, Xiaguan and Mr. Song hit it off immediately. If there is a chance, I will definitely invite Mr. Song to Jiangnan, and invite Mr. Song to my hometown.” He Zhou said frankly.
Song Liqing nodded and said: “The scenery in the south of the Yangtze River is picturesque, but I have never had a chance to appreciate it. After I finish this busy work, I must take a vacation with the emperor and go to your residence for a few days to hide for a few days. Don’t you think it’s too much?”
“That must be luxuriant, as long as you don’t dislike the disadvantages of being an official and the disadvantages are simple.”
The more Jun Qiyu listened, the more angry she became: “What are they laughing at?!”
“The man said to take my father to live in his hometown. My father said that his house has a beautiful view, and he wants to go too, so he can hide by the way.”
“Who are you hiding from?!” Jun Qiyu put her hands on her hips.
Song Guansheng chewed a big mouthful of dried shrimp with pine nuts and said, “You.”
Jun Qiyu’s eyes darkened and she was almost dizzy.
Song Liqing made a new friend today, and he was in a good mood. After washing in the evening, he lay down in bed comfortably.
Not long after he lay down, a heavy body squeezed into his bed and rubbed against him as soon as he got up.
Song Liqing didn’t need to think too much, he was undoubtedly a savage like Jun Qiyu.
“Do you think Song Mansion is your home? You can come in as you want?”
Jun Qiyu stopped and sniffed Song Liqing’s neck.
“Li Qing, good Li Qing, I want to…”
Song Liqing couldn’t stand his behavior like a wolf and a tiger.
“What do you want? Beg for food.”
Jun Qiyu was irritated during the day, and at this moment her sourness was strong, as if there was a ball of fire in her chest, she was completely indifferent to Song Liqing’s scolding, and became even more angry.
“Jun Qiyu!” Song Liqing panted and warned him, “Come down, get out! Don’t act wild in my room, the officials and students are still awake, he will come to my room to say hello tonight!”
“It’s okay, he’s still young, it’s okay to see it, I told him that we are practicing sumo wrestling in **.”
“Pounce on your head…”
Song Liqing was still going to have an attack, but Jun Qiyu, who was arousing his fighting spirit, couldn’t resist him. With a scream of shutting up, Song Liqing fell into it.
It was tossing into the early morning again.
Song Liqing was sore and tired, his eyes were dull: “How can I go to court tomorrow?”
“What’s important about going to court, it’s more important to go to… your… bed.”
Jun Qiyu was full after eating and drinking, and put her arms around Song Liqing with a satisfied expression.
Song Liqing pulled his baggy undershirt, and complained, “An emperor sneaks up on the prime minister’s bed every night, what does that sound like?”
Jun Qiyu leaned on his forehead and said aggrievedly: “Who told you not to give others a name.”
“What title do you want?”
Song Liqing turned over and covered the quilt.
“The status of the husband in the palace.” Jun Qiyu suggested, “Liqing, let’s get married again, please~”
Song Liqing didn’t turn his head: “It’s useless to beg Bodhisattva, I don’t want to be a bad husband.”
Jun Qiyu suddenly panted and sat up.
“Hmph, don’t think I don’t know who you are for… Tomorrow I will relegate He Zhou to the south, a place three thousand miles away from the capital.”
Song Liqing was taken aback for a moment, not understanding why he targeted He Zhou.
“Why did you hurt him? Did he mess with you?”
Jun Qiyu said in a muffled voice, “I provoked you.”
“I think he is upright and talented. He is a good person. What mistakes did he make?”
It’s fine if Song Liqing didn’t say anything, but this praise of Jun Qiyu made him even more jealous.
“He…he secretly gave and received, intending to form a party for personal gain!”
It was only then that Song Liqing realized that this coward had heard some rumors. Could it be that there were spies by his side?
“You suspect Mr. He has an affair with me?”
“I don’t know if there are any dogs in the fly camp… Hey, he is young, his parents are fair, he is talented, and his hometown has a beautiful scenery. You can pay five thousand taels.”
The more Jun Qiyu spoke, the more sour she became, and the more Song Liqing listened, the more outrageous she became.
Then a certain emperor was kicked out of the house without any clothes on.
…
Jun Qiyu asked Song Guansheng to settle the score the next day.
“…Didn’t you hear what nonsense you were talking about? Also, it was Zhou He, the richest man in the south of the city, not He Zhou, the richest man in the south of the city, who wanted to marry your father. Now I seriously suspect that you are deceiving the king. on purpose.”
Jun Qiyu yelled for a long time, Song Guansheng was holding half a cold melon several times bigger than his head, digging and eating with a spoon, he listened for a long time before shrugging his shoulders.
“I remember the wrong person.”
Jun Qiyu said frantically: “What’s the matter with you, can you be more reliable? Be more serious in class? You can’t even remember your name.”
Song Guansheng gritted his teeth and said, “The dignitaries in the capital have five thousand if not ten thousand. You expect a four-year-old child to recognize them all?”
Well said.
Jun Qiyu was unable to refute.
“That’s very good… don’t eat the cold melon, give it back to me.”
Jun Qiyu scooped up a big mouthful of melon pulp, but the heat in her heart was still hard to dissipate.
It’s a long way to go after your husband.
The emperor made persistent efforts.
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That’s all for the text, I’m not sure what’s going on~
Thank you for accompanying me all the way~
