Chapter 97
The little father-in-law Chen's eyes were filled with a gentle smile. This is the prelude to the anger of "Gao Eunuch". The more angry he was, the more smiles he had on his face.
After leaving the palace wall, Eunuch Chen himself wanted to start a new life, otherwise he wouldn't have asked Li Yuan to give him the name Chen Guan. Didn't he want to get rid of his eunuch? He just compared Wei Yingluo to Kong Yingda's concubine, and Wei Yingluo immediately pointed out his eunuch identity, which shows that this is a person who refuses to suffer losses.
"It turns out that he is the daughter of Mr. Wei, and he is indeed outstanding in talent. Why didn't Mr. Wei come today?"
"My father was slandered by villains, and he was worried about his family and country affairs. He became sick and was recuperating at home."
"Oh," Xiao Lao Chen nodded as she understood and asked again: "I don't know where Mr. Wei's gift is. Please give me the gift list, so I can record it."
"There is no wealth in the family, only a gift from my father." As he said that, Wei Yingluo took a scroll from the person behind him and spread it halfway. It was Wei Zhengshou's congratulations. It was really unreasonable to send only one gift for such a big deal. But there was no shame on Wei Yingluo's face. Her eyes were still clear, as if "poverty" was glorious.
What a sharp-tongued girl!
Eunuch Chen secretly remembered Wei Yingluo in his heart, and accepted the congratulatory letter with a smile. He called a waiter and asked her to take Kong Yingda and her party to sit down.
At this time, Li Mu came down from the building. Because the Supreme Emperor arrived, the Supreme Emperor had already learned the mechanisms in the building. Moreover, Li Yuan liked the show most, so Li Mu could not compete with him. Just as Eunuch Gao had arranged for the guards to accompany him, so Li Mu took the opportunity to withdraw.
When Eunuch Chen saw Li Mu, he hurriedly walked up to talk about what had happened just now. Li Mu followed the direction of Eunuch Chen's finger and saw the table where Kong Yingda was. At first glance, he saw Wei Yingluo disguised as a man. Wei Yingluo seemed to have noticed him, and was talking to Chen Danqiu, when he suddenly turned around and saw Li Mu looking at her, nodding very politely.
"Manager, this girl has a very good mouth. I don't think she's under her father."
"I understand. The Supreme Emperor is here. You go and do your business. I will deal with it here."
Old Man Chen responded and went to Li Yuan to serve him. Li Mu smiled, ignored Wei Yingluo's provocative gaze, turned around to continue to receive the new guests.
Kong Yingda looked at Li Mu's back hatefully and said to Wei Yingluo: "I saw it. I'm so arrogant. I don't say anything about me and don't even say hello, I really don't think I'm a son!"
"Uncle Kong is angry, you didn't come for him today."
"That's true!" Kong Ying got a step and went down. Otherwise, what else could he argue with Li Mu? He suffered two losses in Li Mu's hands and lost all his face. There were so many guests today, so he dared not cause trouble again.
Wei Yingluo smiled, but she didn't agree. Although she came here today, although she was standing on Li Mu's hostile position, Wei Yingluo did not think that Li Mu was slow to treat Kong Yingda. First of all, others were not present just now, and she also observed that the people sitting on the first floor were indeed all fourth- and fifth-rank officials. Kong Yingda's comments on it were normal to sit here.
Although Kong Yingda has the title of "Director of Confucius", everyone respects it. But is it wrong for others not to respect your name? If you want to forcibly argue, you can only make a fool of yourself.
In fact, Wei Yingluo lied just now. She came here today, not Wei Zheng meant that Wei Zheng had three sons, and even if she was ill, she would not let her daughter dress up as a men's clothing for her. The real situation is that Wei Zheng also chose not to participate, just like the gentry in Shandong. Wei Yingluo was here, and the congratulatory letter was written by her imitating Wei Zheng's handwriting. The purpose of her coming here was to meet Li Mu.
In the past few days, the battle between Wei Zheng and Li Mu has become known to everyone in Chang'an. Wei Yingluo, as Wei Zheng's daughter, naturally knew it very well. At the beginning, Wei Zheng had the upper hand, and she even felt a little pitiful to Li Mu, but then Li Mu even used a clever trick to kill him and even made arguing, causing Wei Zheng to suffer the greatest shame since surrendering to the Tang Dynasty, which Wei Yingluo never expected.
As Wei Zheng's daughter, even though she knew that Wei Zheng was not glorious in this incident, she could not blame her father. On the contrary, when Li Mu turned against him, Wei Zheng was slapped and vomited blood. As her daughter, she felt deeply ashamed.
She came today to observe Li Mu and see if she could find an opportunity to make Li Mu look ugly and vent her father, so she came. But after seeing Li Mu, she was a little unexpected. The Li Mu she imagined should be a sharp-toned and sharp-mouthed person, but the Li Mu she saw was different from what she imagined. He was neither a sharp-mouthed person nor a reckless man, nor a handsome scholar. If you have to describe it, the feeling that this person gave her was "spiritual". Apart from that, it was not very special.
Suddenly, Wei Yingluo saw a woman wearing a veil coming. When Li Mu saw her, he quickly met her. The two talked for a few words, and Li Mu personally sent the woman to the second floor. Wei Yingluo frowned slightly. The father-in-law said just now that those who climbed the second floor must be the third rank or above. Who is this woman? She is also worthy of climbing to the second floor?
"It's outrageous!"
Kong Yingda also kept staring at Li Mu. Seeing that he was so attentive to a woman, he could only sit on the first floor. His face couldn't bear it anymore. He slapped the table and stood up to go straight to Li Mu. Seeing this, Wei Yingluo quickly followed. Chen Danqiu had just picked up the teacup and was about to taste the "new tea" made by Li Mu. Seeing this scene, he had to put it down first and chase after him.
Li Mu arranged Wang Ou in his private room, explained a few words, turned around and went downstairs, and happened to see Kong Yingda coming over angrily. Thinking that he would become half of the old man's disciple tomorrow, Li Mu's mood was a little disappointed. Speaking of the holidays between the two, Li Mu actually did not suffer any loss, but instead made Kong Yingda very angry. He couldn't disgust with Kong Yingda, but just felt that this old man had a stubborn temper and always wanted to teach others, which was a bit annoying.
I was about to go to school, so it was better to have a good relationship with the principal. Thinking of this, Li Mu cheered up and greeted him with a smile.
"Kong Jijiu hasn't seen him for many days, so he is getting better?"
As soon as he said that, Li Mu regretted it. What is this? Last time he was in Liangyi Hall, he fainted from anger. Now, how about he lifted his body, wouldn’t it be like a slap in the face?
Sure enough, Kong Yingda's face turned dark in an instant, and he said angrily: "I don't have to worry about it, I dare not be a sensation! I came to you just to ask, who is that woman? Could it be your female relative? I was blocked and refused to go upstairs just now, but you settled your female relatives upstairs. What's the reason?"
Somehow, Li Mu wanted to prank the old man when he saw this old man excited. He suppressed his smile, as if he was caught in his braid, and showed an awkward look. He glanced at Kong Yingda carefully and said, "Oh, this... I won't say it anymore."
"You have to make it clear to me!"
"Are you really going to say it?"
"Must say!"
"Oh, Confucius, why are you trying to make things difficult for me? This matter is really hard to say. If I say it, I will not be able to hold my face."
Wei Yingluo kept standing behind Kong Yingda and secretly glanced at Li Mu's expression. Seeing him smiling, although he made an awkward expression, his eyes were full of smiles. I realized something was wrong, so he quickly reached out and pulled Kong Yingda's sleeve and whispered: "Uncle Kong, let's forget it."
"No!" Kong Yingda broke away from Wei Yingluo's hand and said, "Marquis Zhulu, you must make it clear. Why can the woman go upstairs just now? Is she a marquis or a third-rank? Why is she one head taller than me?"
Li Mu sighed and said, "Then I'll say it. The one who just now was Mrs. Mudan who donated 100,000 yuan to help the victims when the Yellow River was flooded in the first year of Zhenguan. She was the first-class imperial edict personally granted by Your Majesty. It was not that the Duke and Marquis were more than just like Duke and Marquis, nor the third-class, but the first-class. It was natural for her to sit upstairs. If Confucius was not convinced, he could go to His Majesty to argue with him, or donate 100,000 yuan. When the money came, he could go upstairs immediately."
"you!"
Kong Yingda's face suddenly turned into a pig's liver. Just now, Old Man Chen compared him with Li Ji and said that he had a low title and a low official position, and he could still tolerate it. After all, the person who compared him was Li Ji, which was not very embarrassing. But now, Li Mu compared him with a woman, and it was a vulgar thing like money, which made Kong Yingda, who had been reading poetry and books for a lifetime, irritated his anger in his heart.
Just as he was about to speak, Li Mu said, "Kong Jijiu, it's not me that I'm talking about you, your temper has to be changed. You are so old and so popular, it's not good for your health. I just said that I can't hold on to my face. If you don't believe it, alas... why bother?"
"I'm so lazy to pay attention to you!"
Kong Yingda really lost his words, so he turned around and left. Chen Danqiu bowed to Li Mu awkwardly and wanted to follow him. But Li Mu stopped him and said, "Master Chen Bo, I will go to Chongwenguan to study tomorrow. I will have to deal with you in the future. Please take care of you."
"Ah, it's easy to talk about, it's easy to talk about. Everyone knows that the Marquis is talented. You can discuss it and discuss it."
Chen Danqiu is a smart man. Last time he and three censors impeached Li Mu, and stood up for Kong Yingda, but failed to get good things, restrained in time, and was not punished. Later, Kong Yingda was defeated again, and he already knew that Li Mu was the one he could not afford to offend. After that, he never said a bad word from Li Mu, even when he was talking behind his back, he did not participate. Now he has indeed received a reward, and Li Mu actually greeted him, which makes him feel honored.
Chapter completed!