beautiful woman returns to dream

Chapter 3 Please Help Me

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After a while, a woman came in from outside.Zheng Xian looked and saw that she had a pretty face, with a slightly sad expression, a blue and white dress hanging down to her feet; she was holding a square tray with a white teacup in both hands.

After the woman entered the room, she came straight to her, knelt down on her knees, and put the teacup in the tray on the incense table, she stood up and took a few steps back before speaking.

"Benefactor, this is the new tea that my daughter brought from her hometown. My daughter specially brewed it to thank you for your help and relief yesterday!"

"It's a trivial matter, no need to say thank you, is your father back yet?"

Zheng Xian asked the question unintentionally, and didn't want the other party to listen. Tears flowed from her eyes, and she knelt down in front of her.Zheng Xian was surprised and said:

"What are you doing? Get up quickly!"

"Please help me. It has been seven days since my father left this inn, and he still hasn't come back. I think something bad happened to him. I'm afraid it's bad luck. We have no relatives here, so I don't know who else we can turn to for help." , the little girl is really helpless today, so I come to beg you. You helped us yesterday, I know you are a good person, please help the little girl again, help the little girl find my father, please!" After the woman finished speaking, she kowtowed .

"Don't do this, I'll just help you, get up and talk." Zheng Xian said.

"Thank you!"

"What's your name? Tell me what happened, so I can help you find it."

The woman wiped her tears with a towel and said:

"The little girl's surname is Qin, her name is Yi'an, and she lives in Jiangxia, Shandong. My little girl lost her mother since she was a child. After serving in the military, her two elder brothers also died in battle with Tubo in the frontier within two years. Five months ago, my father died because of his youth. When I was old, I sold my family belongings, and took me and my maid Xuelian to Chang'an to join Mr. Huo, who was married to me since childhood, and planned to marry us so that we could retire.

Unexpectedly, after going to Chang'an, the Huo family could not be found, and there was not much silver left.Daddy was worried, so he asked Xuelian and me to stay in this inn, and he went out in a hurry to look for the Huo family, and promised to come back in the evening.

But he didn't come back after he went out, Xuelian and I went to look for him, and we didn't know the way in Chang'an... Until yesterday, I couldn't wait for Daddy to feel anxious, and Xuelian and I went out to look for him again.But Chang'an is so big, I don't know where Dad went, where to find him, we don't have any money with us, and we don't know anyone here, that's why I'm begging you so presumptuously. "

"How old are you?"

"It's 16 years old this year."

Zheng Xian thought to herself:

"It's time to talk about marriage at the age of 16. I think that 15 years ago, I was forced to marry by my father. If I hadn't escaped from the house, started a business, traveled all over the world to gather a certain amount of money, and helped him If I have gained a firm foothold in the imperial court and won the position I am today, then I would have already become someone else's wife, probably at home to support my husband and teach my children!"

Zheng Xian picked up her teacup, took a sip of water, and asked again:

"You came to Chang'an to get married, so do you know what their family does? Also, how old is your fiancé, what does he look like, and what is he doing now?"

"I heard from my father that his father had opened a ceramics workshop before, and his family also studied at home. As for Mr. Huo," she paused, with a slightly shy face, and said, "I have never met him. Marriage was established at birth."

Zheng Xian was a little surprised when she heard this, and she said with a little sarcasm in her tone:

"Come to get married without seeing you?! Do you know if he is fat and thin, or tall and short? Is he crazy or treacherous?"

Yi An, who lowered her head slightly, was obviously taken aback when she heard her say this.She has never thought about this, or she has thought about it, but it seems that she always thinks on the bright side. Probably in her mind, Mr. Huo is a young and handsome scholar, or because he lives in the prosperous Chang'an , and is doted on by his family, he is a pampered and arrogant, superior and arrogant son.

But now, the other party actually ridiculed her that her future husband might be a treacherous person, she felt a little uneasy in her heart, but she was speechless.

"Are you literate?" Zheng Xian asked.Seeing Yi'an nodded, she said again: "You write his home address and their names on this paper, and write down your father's name and appearance."

After hearing this, Yi'an sat on the side of the incense table, took a pen from Zheng Xian, and wrote down the Huo family and her father's name and surname in detail on the paper.

After seeing her finish writing, Zheng Xian said:

"I'll ask someone to look it up according to what's written on it, and I'll tell you when I have news. You should go back first."

"please!"

Yi'an stood up and said, bowed down again, and then backed out.Zheng Xian got up and walked out of her room, and called the shopkeeper at the door.

Shopkeeper Bai climbed the stairs and came to Zheng Xian's room.

Zheng Xian briefly told the shopkeeper about Yi'an's situation, and then ordered the shopkeeper Bai to take some things to the government office, and asked him to send someone to the original residence of the Huo family to inquire about the situation.After listening to Zheng Xian's explanation, the shopkeeper graciously agreed to go out.

The next day, Zheng Xian, Fei Hu and the others came to a mansion and handed over invitations. The time was short, and the housekeeper invited them to the mansion.A man in crimson casual clothes, under fifty years old, of medium build, a little fat, with a pair of slender eyebrows and eyes greeted him out of the hall, and said:

"Miss Zheng, are you safe?"

Zheng Xian bowed her hands and saluted:

"Master Liu, it's been a long time!"

"Hello, Master Liu!" Feihu and the others also greeted Master Liu.

"Okay, please!"

"Master Liu, please!"

Master Liu invited Zheng Xian to the hall, and both parties sat down as guest and host, and Fei Hu also sat beside Zheng Xian.A servant girl offered tea, and after stepping aside, Mr. Liu pulled up his sleeve, picked up the teacup and said:

"Zheng Xian, when did you arrive in Chang'an?"

"It's only three or four days. I heard that you have been promoted recently, my lord. It's great! I came here today to congratulate you!" After Zheng Xian finished speaking, she also picked up the teacup and went to drink tea.

Master Liu put down the teacup, shook his head, and sighed:

"What is there to celebrate, it's different!"

"My lord, you are an honest and honest official, and you only want to make contributions to the Tang Dynasty. Now that you have been promoted, you can make great achievements and realize your long-cherished wish. Why do you look unhappy, my lord?"

"Oh, just an idle official!"

"Although your lord is an idle official, you always accompany the king every day, and you can also directly offer advice and suggestions to the emperor and serve the country!"

Master Liu still shook his head when he heard this, and said:

"Zheng Xian, I am familiar with you and your father, and I know your character, so I tell you, you don't know, the current emperor is not as diligent in managing the government as before, and spends all day in the harem. , indulged in Yan drinking and singing, and handed over all government affairs to the prime minister. And the prime minister is cunning, he covers the sky with one hand, shuts out the sage, eradicates dissidents, constantly expands and strengthens his own power, and makes the government a mess. The courtiers are human People are in danger. But the emperor listens and believes, and can no longer listen to the advice of honest ministers. It is still useful for me to say it once or twice in front of the emperor, but if I say too much, he doesn't like to listen. Alas! These words, I'm just telling you, you and I understand each other, and we don't dare to talk nonsense outside."

"My lord, don't be discouraged. I think that the prime minister's control of the government is only for a while. As long as there are loyal ministers like you, the government will always be clear." Zheng Xian said.

"I hope so!" Master Liu stroked his slender beard, and his frown opened slightly.

Zheng Xian bid farewell to Mrs. Liu, took Feihu and Ding Mo with her, and went to Nanguo Restaurant and her jade workshop, iron workshop, horse farm and other places in Chang'an to see their business conditions.

Although I took a quick look at the flowers on a horse and watched the flowers, it was time to hold the lights when I came back.

Back at Yilong Inn, just entered the room before sitting down, but saw the lady named Yi'an came in with tea again.While cleaning her hands, Zheng Xian said to her:

"I have sent someone to investigate your father's matter, and there will be news soon."

"Thank you very much!" Yi An said.

At this time, the shopkeeper Bai of the inn came in with a buddy.Shopkeeper Bai took the tea and a few dishes from the tray held by the waiter, and placed them on the table in front of Zheng Xian, then bowed and said:

"Master, can you taste it to your liking?"

Yi'an, who was standing by the side, saw that after Zheng Xian sat down, she didn't drink the tea she served, but drank the tea brought by the innkeeper. At this moment, she suddenly thought that she had carefully cooked it for her yesterday The other party never took a sip of the tea served at the back end.

The tea she brewed was brought from her hometown, and it is also a high-quality tea. Because she cherishes it, she doesn't drink it lightly on weekdays.It was just to thank the other party for helping her and helping her find her father's whereabouts, so she cooked it carefully.

Seeing that the tea she offered was put aside, she felt a little uncomfortable.

"Miss Qin, shall we have dinner together?" Seeing that she was still standing aside, Zheng Xian said.

Yi An woke up and said: "Oh! I've already eaten, please use it, I'm leaving." She turned to go out the door.