ladybug

Title: God of Wealth

Summary: Don't be him, don't be him.

Shen Lian swallowed a piece of cake, and I drank several cups of Gu Zhu purple bamboo shoot tea soup produced in Huangzhong on Wei Jin's table.I remember Chu Ming's death, so I take my leave first.His eldest girl, Xiang Ru, came in and said, "There is a guest banquet today, so let Dr. Li go with you."

I said: "Okay." After taking Shen Lian into the carriage, I wanted to put water on it, so the carriage stopped at the wash house with carved beams and painted buildings.

It is said to be a house, because this place is about the same size as an ordinary wealthy family's house.

The twin girls of Jasper Nianhua stand on both sides of the gate, and there is a large vermilion lacquer box next to each side, with a white porcelain plate on the side of the box, and dried dates in the box.The two girls immediately picked up some dried dates and put them on a white porcelain plate as we got out of the car, and knelt down neatly.I took a few dried dates, and Shen Lian followed suit.

After entering, everyone is separated from the side by a screen.On the opposite side, there are more than ten maidservants serving in two rows.The hands in the front row are holding silver plates of various colors, on which are fried nail powder, agarwood juice, etc.The last row held new tunics in different sizes.I didn't take off my clothes in front of the beautiful girl, my face was hot, and I put my hands on the knots of the clothes for a while, neither buttoned nor unbuttoned.The man on the right is in the same situation as me. He looks 32 and [-], and he is saying: "I am embarrassed by this battle, how can I solve it?" The two maids hid their stutters and laughed.

The little Shen Lian on the left was very at ease. She was changing into her robes under the service of the maidservants. She turned to the maidservants and said, "You all turn your backs on you." Sprinkle fried powder on the body.

The maidservant with the silver plate went down, and the one with the tray came up. The gold plate on it contained water, and two glass bowls contained bath beans, one red and one white.

The dear friend called again: "Are you finished? This bean noodle is delicious..."

I buried my head and rubbed my hands vigorously, and it was me who opened the bath beans.The white ones are Angelica dahurica, acacia powder, wilted rutabagas, and the red ones are cloves, peach blossoms and red lotus.

After going to the toilet, we got into the carriage and went to the banquet hall, and we went in and out to the last table.There is a screen behind him, and people are sitting on the ground covered with brocade balls.Shen Lian sat on my right side, and the man I met while going to the bathroom sat cross-legged on my left side.There are ditches underground, leading the hot spring water to circulate, which is warm and pleasant.There are five or 60 people sitting in this three-entry banquet hall. The guests are talking in low voices, and the delicious food and wine are passed on like flowing water, and the singing and dancing are dazzling.

At the climax of the dance, the graceful dancers took off their coats one by one, and slipped off the veils layer by layer, as if there was a scent that seemed to be absent.

Wei Hou was sitting in the middle of the innermost room, now he stood up and walked to the center, and ordered: "Persuade wine." He was about fifty years old, and he seemed to be smiling even when he was expressionless, and he was kind, like a living God of Wealth.He is not tall and overweight, with a thumb-sized yellow jade ingot hanging from his wrist.

This thick yellow ingot carved from a yellow fei seems to be the only accessory that Marquis Wei does not change.Every time I see Marquis Wei from a distance, he hangs on his wrist.

Wei Hou and Wei Jin have nothing in common.The man on the left of me was probably thinking the same thing as me, because he poked me and whispered, "I've seen Wei Ba, and he doesn't look like this. There are rumors in the world that Wei Ba died early, and his mother is known as the jade carving Guanyin, and she is so beautiful in Chang'an , and I don’t know why I married Marquis Wei.”

Shen Lian responded with a smile on the right: "Wealth can be magical."

The man on the left seems to have the same feeling: "Yes, yes, you are a good kid, what's your name? My name is Qi Jin."

Shen Lian said, "Shen Lian."

Qi Jin turned to me again and asked, "What about you? How did you come to the banquet?"

I said: "Li Ping. I have a Hemu medical center in Caoshi Town in the southwest. I'm recuperating for Mr. Wei, and it's time for the banquet."

Qi Jin said: "I went back to Chang'an City because I served my 76-year-old mother. On the way back, I saved Wei Ba's carriage from the gangsters. I didn't even know that Wei Ba was in the gilded carriage. I was invited to dinner."

While speaking, a handsome girl of fourteen or fifteen years old came over and snuggled into my arms, holding the enamel wine glass in front of me to my lips.I shook my head and refused.Beside Shen Lian was a young girl who looked about thirteen or fourteen years old like him.He said in a low voice, "Li Ping, you'd better drink. The guests in the bar are not treated well, and most of the people who accompany the table will suffer."

I had to drink a cup with the girl's hand, it was spicy and I couldn't taste it.The girl whispered: "Thank you." Just as they were talking, the three wealthy businessmen sitting in the back room refused loudly to the dancing girl in their arms: "Tomorrow is a long journey, so it is not suitable to drink alcohol." I vaguely saw all three of them push away their wine glasses.

The three dancing girls bowed their heads and stood up, and three black-clothed shadow guards like Wei Yan came out from behind the wealthy businessman, and dragged them outside the banquet hall.There was a flash of cold light, screams came, and three slender and white severed hands rolled on the ground, and the servant woman with her head bowed went to take them away.

The guests in the inner room were still chatting and laughing, as if they had never heard of it.Marquis Wei was still smiling and persuading him to drink.When the singing girls came up to persuade them, all the wealthy businessmen hugged the singing girls and drank.Only a young man in his thirties turned his eyes away, pushed away the beauty, and thought about it for himself.

I poked my head over to see that young man was well dressed, but his expression was haggard and gloomy, which was different from the businessmen around him.Curious in his heart, he lowered his head and asked the girl in his arms: "Who is that person drinking alone?"

The girl in her arms took a look and said: "That is Sun Yiteng, a salt merchant from Jiangdong, who has lived in our Hou's mansion for half a month. The other sisters said that he and his wife have a strong relationship and don't touch people in the mansion. They just hate people with martial arts skills." , Killed three shadow guards protecting him. No shadow guards will be sent to him right now."

I nodded, I never asked Wei Yan about his daily responsibilities.

Marquis Wei walked up and down the outer compartment, and when I got to the middle, I hurriedly drank the fine wine on my lips, glass after glass, the taste was spicy, and I choked and coughed when I drank too much.Shen Lian straightened up and patted me on the back. He didn't drink his glass of wine in time.The young girl in his arms suddenly cried "wow", which was very abrupt at the lively and festive banquet.

All the seats were silent for a while.

The shadow guard in black came out from behind my screen and dragged the young girl out of Shen Lian's arms.The young girl burst into tears, and screamed for help: "Please forgive me, Lord Hou..." A head rolled down, and hot blood spilled on the screen.

Wei Hou looked at this side, Shen Lian lowered his head, and slowly drank the wine in the glass.

Marquis Wei laughed loudly and raised his glass as a signal.After a while of silence, the banquet suddenly became noisy on purpose, continuing to push and change cups, toasting and staggering.

The banquet ended at night, and we were sent by carriage to rest in the rooms of the outer courtyard.When the cold wind blows, I feel wet and cold.Take the towel in the wing room and wipe it clean, push the window out, and a bright moon casts silver light, just like the real thing.

Shen Lian walked to my side and also raised her head to look out the window.

Under the melting moonlight, I put my arms around his shoulders to comfort him: "Xiao Lian, that young girl is not your fault."

The 13-year-old replied: "I know. He wants to kill Wei's family, so what does it have to do with me?"

The answer was beyond my expectation. I unconsciously relaxed my hand and let go of his shoulder.

He smiled lowly: "Li Ping, don't you think I'm cold-blooded? If I was bought by the Wei Mansion back then, wouldn't I be in the same situation as that young girl?"

I am speechless.

He said to himself: "In the past in Nanfeng Pavilion, the life of a lowly person was nothing. After I became Mr. Liu's servant, even though I was careful everywhere, I was almost insulted. I fell asleep on my body. In fact, when I was in that kind of place, I realized it a long time ago. If it happened, I would treat it as being bitten by a dog. Besides, sooner or later, I will always return it. I don’t cook fish because of the knife.”

He mentioned his past experience without self-pity and sentimentality.I felt distressed and hugged him hard.

Shen Lian changed the topic: "When the storyteller was invited in the Nanfeng Pavilion, Weihou told the shadow guards to pretend to be robbers and rob wealthy businessmen when he was in office in the southern Confucian state. Later, he bought a higher official position and accumulated more money. Today's favorite Empress Wei is not his own, but bought from outside as a gift. This way of getting rich is dirtier than Nanfeng Pavilion."

I looked around and saw that there was no one around, and whispered some outrageous words with him: "The Holy Majesty has not been in court for many years, so we can't blame a woman named Wei. The Mao Dynasty is now corrupt, and the barbarians have repeatedly come south to harass you. You and I are both profiting." The people who came out of the state were also guarded by the loyal and brave soldier Jiedu Shen Lingbin, who wiped out two rebels who killed the refugees one after another, so as to keep the peace along the coast."

There was a sudden commotion outside the door.The lanterns were shining brightly, people were running around, making noise.Qi Jin ran to knock on the door, so I asked Shen Lian to go to bed first, and went out with him.

He was furious as he walked: "Sun Yiteng is going to torture the shadow guard on duty this time! Saying that he deliberately offended him? Shameless! I heard from the girl in your arms that he killed three shadow guards. How could there be a shadow guard?" To offend him on purpose?"

My heart was pounding: "Wei Family Shadow Guard?"

He said: "Yes, I think that young shadow guard's mind is extremely strong, and his cultivation is not weak at present. He was humiliated without order. Didn't you say that you were recuperating for Young Master Wei at the banquet? See if you can save him." He once, don't insult that martial arts."

Don't be him, don't be him.