Yang Wu knocked hard several times before Pei Xingjian's door slowly opened. Before Yang Wu could say anything, the woman who poked her head out of the door smiled bitterly and said, "My lord, those four women Your body has been redeemed and you won’t go to the flower shop anymore, so why don’t you try to force yourself into trouble again?”
Li Hong and Yang Wu looked at the woman blankly. After the woman finished speaking, she also looked at the two of them in shock. After staying for a while, she murmured: "You... who are you? But you are also the master of the family. Order to invite them to the mansion for a banquet? "
"You misunderstood. We are Pei Wanying's friends. We have nothing to do today, so we just stopped by to see her." Li Hong bowed his hands and tried his best to appear amiable and avoid showing hypocrisy.
Looking at the woman in front of me, I don't think she is a maid or a maid. Although the clothes are not very expensive, the materials used are also expensive. What's more, her behavior and behavior do not look like a maid no matter how you look at them.
"Wanying's friend?" The woman was stunned for a moment. This was the first time she saw Wanying's friend Meng Lang come to her home, and he was also a man.
"Yes, I am Wanying's friend. Madam, how about you inform me?" Li Hong tried his best to keep his expression pure and his attitude sincere.
"You are not from Prince Ji's Mansion, why are you here to invite those young ladies?"
"No." Li Hong responded.
Looking at the people coming and going on the road, Li Hong felt a little embarrassed about being shut out. Moreover, if a man came to find someone else's daughter, even if Tang Feng was civilized, he probably wouldn't behave like this. Bar.
"Madam, let's go. We are all members of our own family, and we can't always refute their reputation. Why are you... you... why are you here?" Xue Chuer and Yan Lingbin looked at Li Hong and Yang Wu at the door, their mouths swollen. , with a look of astonishment on his face, and his words became stuttering.
"Hmph, do you dare to say that you are not? See how frightened this young lady is. You go away. They are already free and will not go there again. You go back and tell Princess Ji that it is Mrs. Lu herself. I refused on their behalf." Pei Wanying's mother, Mrs. Lu, looked at the two well-behaved little ladies who were frightened, and her face suddenly turned cold and she couldn't refuse.
"Madam, we really are not from Prince Ji's Mansion." Li Hong smiled bitterly. From time to time, people on the roadside looked at him.
Most of the places in this area are the residences of officials. If you encounter a well-fed censor and catch you running to someone else's house, you will inevitably have to be scolded by Dragon Father and Dragon Mother.
"Madam, madam... you misunderstood, he, he, he is not..."
"It's nothing, don't be afraid of them. What happened to the people in Prince Ji's Mansion? I'm not afraid of the people in Prince Ji's Mansion." Mrs. Lu's face was frosty, as if it was a cold day, which made Li Hong feel that maybe this The journey will be in vain.
Li Hong gave a helpless smile, looked at Xue Chu'er and Yan Lingbin who were blocked by Mr. Lu behind him, and said, "You two are hopeless, and you can't even speak clearly."
Yang Wu looked at Li Hong's gesture and hurriedly put down the two large gift boxes in his hand. He took out a token from his arms and handed it to Mr. Lu respectfully. He said respectfully: "Mrs. Pei, please take a look. This belongs to my young master." Token.”
"Li Bai...? Uh... I'm sorry, little girl..." Pei Wanying saw that her mother had not come back yet. As soon as she rushed to the door, she saw the eunuch of His Royal Highness taking out the token.
"Wanying, do you know this young master?"
"Mom, why don't you open the door quickly and let the noble man in?" Pei Wanying quickly pulled Lu's arm and opened all the doors of the mansion. Only then did Li Hong and Yang Wu enter the mansion.
"This... Wanying, you are getting more and more outrageous. How can you let a strange man enter our house? If your father finds out, he will inevitably have to reprimand you. You are getting more and more crazy." Lu was confused, but She could feel that her heart was obviously much more excited when she saw this young master.
"Mother..." Pei Wanying took her mother's arm and whispered in her ear. When she finished speaking, Mrs. Lu was shocked and looked at Li Hong who suddenly became embarrassed.
"This...please invite the prince..."
"Mrs. Pei, please forgive me. Those who don't know are not guilty. Besides, I didn't say hello when I came this time, but I frightened you." Li Hong hurriedly helped Lu, who also straightened up with Pei Wanying's help. .
Pei Xingjian's mansion was completely built according to the regulations. It was considered a big mansion in this neighborhood. However, the population was very small. In addition to the mother and daughter and a concierge, there were only two maids serving. The whole mansion looked... desolate.
After respectfully inviting Li Hong to sit down, Mrs. Lu personally went to boil water and make tea. She also took this opportunity to leave, leaving a space for His Highness the Prince to talk to his daughter. Yang Wu also took this opportunity to follow Mr. Lu to the back room, carrying two large gift boxes. These things had to be seen by the host.
Li Hong sat down in the living room and looked at the clothes on the four daughters of Xue Chu'er. They had also changed into clothes that were almost the same as those of Pei Wanying. They were no longer the colorful orioles and Yanyans seen in Qujiang Pond.
"I heard from your mother that the people from Prince Ji's Palace have been inviting them to the Palace?" Li Hong asked, looking at Pei Wanying who was looking down.
"Yes, this has happened several times, but fortunately the little girl's mother is here, so they don't force it. In fact, not only King Ji, but also other nobles will come to invite them with invitations." Pei Wanying mentioned Regarding this matter, he looked unhappy.
This made someone feel that he had made a mistake by redeeming four maids for her.
"Supposedly, after redeeming themselves, they will be free. Are you four so famous in Chang'an?" Li Hong realized for the first time that he seemed to underestimate the four girls. This was very similar to the stars in the previous life.
"You have redeemed all the four great intellectuals of Chang'an Flower House. Imagine how these noble and wealthy families in Chang'an City will suddenly find people of equal status to them and come to their mansion to entertain guests together." Pei Wanying He smiled softly and said: "And now, even the four major flower shops can't find beauties who are as good at singing, dancing, and reciting poems as the four sisters, so naturally they came here to meet them. Please.”
"Then you didn't say..." Li Hong knew halfway through his words that Pei Wanying was probably concerned about her own identity and reputation, so she never mentioned it to others. These four people were redeemed by the current Crown Prince.
"His Royal Highness is really smart." Pei Wanying said with a smile when Li Hong didn't speak, but looked at the four respectful beauties.
Regarding the Qujiang Pond incident, many scholars only knew that there was one person who had redeemed his life for the four great courtesans. However, as for the origin of this person, everything was very mysterious, and there was no way to find out the slightest clue.
However, the news about Pei Xingjian's house that was known to the Four Great Masters seemed to have been given wings, and it was immediately known to everyone in Chang'an, thus causing Pei Wanying and her mother a lot of trouble.
"It seems that I came here at the right time today. If I hadn't come, wouldn't you have been disturbed by others, and wouldn't you have had a bad year this year? Uncle Ji Wang came to the door, and he listened to your mother's words It's obviously not the first time, so why don't you plan to ask me to help you resolve this problem?" Li Hong asked Pei Wanying as he watched Mr. Lu walk out with a smile in his hand.
Pei Wanying pursed her lips, and the dimples on her cheeks suddenly appeared, and then she frowned and said: "Prince Ji's Mansion is easy to say. Mother can block it a little, but it is difficult for us to stop other people many times, especially It's almost the first day of the year, and these noble and wealthy families all hope to win the favor of one of the four sisters. "
Li Hong savored Pei Wanying's words carefully. Could it be that someone with a higher status than King Ji Li Shen wanted to invite the four of them
In fact, Li Hong didn't know that Pei Wanying's father, his own deputy capital protector Pei Xingjian, was the brother-in-law of Ji Wang Li Shen, also known as Yitiao.
Princess Ji is the sister of Pei Wanying's mother, so this is why Pei Wanying's mother dared to sternly reject the servants of Prince Ji's palace when Li Hong was at the door just now.
Li Hong looked at Xue Chu'er and the four daughters, then at Pei Wanying's gentle smile, and thought to himself: "Fortunately, Prince Ji is the same generation as his father. In this way, he and Pei Wanying are the same generation. Fortunately, they are not taller than him." One generation.”
"So, your grandfather is Lu Lisu, the chief official of Yizhou Dudu Mansion?"
Pei Wanying nodded with a smile, but Li Hong was stunned and speechless. Whether it was in this era or in the previous life, it was obvious that the right match had always existed.
The relationship between these powerful people is simply complicated. I originally thought that Pei Xingjian did not have any relatives, but now it seems that I have not sorted these things out.
But what worries him even more is that Lu Shuang, the son of Lu Lisu, the chief official of the Yizhou Governor's Mansion, is now the fourth-rank Shaoyin of the Henan Mansion. He has a small official position, but a lot of power.
Moreover, Henan Prefecture is led by the prince. Although it is owned by the chief official, there are several princes who are nominally in charge of Henan Mansion. Prince Ji Li Shen is one of them.
What makes Li Hong even more embarrassed is that after he goes to Luoyang this time, he may have to deal with the Henan Prefecture, especially Lu Shuang, who has been targeted by the Lijing Sect for a long time and is currently transforming into a Youjingwei. Stalking.
Thinking of this, Li Hong couldn't help but feel a little big-headed. It would be easy to sort out this messy relationship, but what if Lu Shuang is asked about the crime in the future
Suddenly, Li Hong suddenly discovered that it was really not easy to be a royal prince, let alone an emperor. There seemed to be too many intricate relationships of interest, kinship, and nepotism, and there was something wrong with everyone. It feels like pulling out a radish and bringing out the mud.
(End of chapter)