Cui'er grabbed my sleeve on the street of the town and said, "Before I went out, the stewards in the yard gave me a thousand instructions. ”

"You must not be allowed to drink along the way."

I looked at her in surprise, then smacked slightly, turned to her and smiled, "Who said you were going to drink?" ”

After saying that, I raised my hand and pushed away the hand she was holding my sleeve: "You make an umbrella by yourself." ”

Anyway, I deliberately opened up a short distance.

Catching a glimpse of Cui'er reopening the umbrella in her hand, I nodded and said, "That's pretty much it." ”

"If you block me with the words of the steward again, I will go to the town at night alone, and you go back to the inn first."

Half joking, half threatening, I glared at Cui'er.

She silently followed me for a while.

Seeing that the rain was getting lighter and almost stopped, I took the lead in collecting my umbrella.

There were more people on the street than they had seen when they had come out.

The town's night market is officially open at this time.

The stalls selling on the street, the owners also began to greet customers.

My gaze wandered over the timers of the nearby streets, and I saw a somewhat regular flow of people surging to the other street.

I stood where I was, and said to myself, that is the liveliest part of the town.

"Cui'er, you follow me, don't get lost."

As I took a step, I looked back and threw a sentence.

Following the flow of people to another street, I realized the reason why it was so lively.

There are a few prostitutes in the town, and the courtyard is open on the street.

The red lantern at the doorway hung high. There are also greased and powdered women soliciting customers at the door.

When I stayed at the inn, I already knew that this town was full of tourists who traveled between Qibei and the southwest, so most of the business in the town was consumed by these strangers.

As for the brothels, courtyards in front of them. The benefactors who want to come inside are also part of the flow of travelers.

Cui'er and I are both wearing men's clothes, and since we came out of Qibei, we have been dressed like this all the way.

Because of my persistence, Cui'er's costume skills are much better than when I first tried them in Qibei Garden.

Even so, we didn't want to get out of the way when we stayed in the town for a day or two, so I frowned and looked at the men who had gone to the prostitutes, and decided to find another place where I could sit and talk to Cui'er.

After walking a little way, I looked up and saw a small building with a small flag with the word "tea" waving in the wind.

"There it is." I raised my hand and clicked on the small building not far away. Motioned for Cui'er to follow.

"Let's go to the teahouse and sit down."

Cui'er's tense nerves looked like they had relaxed. She looked at me nervously all the way. I'm afraid I'll go in when I see a restaurant, but now I see that I'm going to the teahouse, so I can put down a hanging heart.

She stepped forward to grab my sleeve. I glanced at her, and she followed me peacefully, faithfully playing the role of a little scholar.

Approaching the teahouse, there was a melodious guqin sound, I paused in my footsteps, and saw the words "Qingyun Tea Society" written on the plaque.

The calligraphy is powerful and powerful, and the handwriting on it seems to have been written by a famous artist.

With a secret admiration in my heart, I walked in.

When I entered the teahouse, I found that the lobby inside was extremely spacious.

There weren't many people seated.

When the man saw us enter, he greeted us with a smile on his face.

"Childe. What kind of tea do you drink? ”

Without waiting for me to respond, he enthusiastically introduced: "We have good teas from all over the world, such as Qishan Huangling from Huguo, safflower tea from Yanguo, snow lotus tea from Silver Country, jasmine tea from Sealand and Guanyin tea from Haiguo, everything is available." “

I smiled faintly at the guy and said, "Let's have a pot of jasmine tea." “

Cui'er and I randomly picked a table and sat down.

Cui'er followed me out, it was the first time I entered the teahouse, and it was a little fresh for a while.

In the northwest corner of the teahouse, a half-person-high wooden platform is circled.

On the table, a middle-aged man was sitting upright on a stool.

In front of him was a long table with a guqin on it.

The sound I heard just now was the one who was playing.

I didn't care about her, the guy brought the tea, and I poured myself a cup of tea, and sat there very leisurely and drank it.

However, his ear power was mobilized to the maximum, paying attention to the movements of the people at the surrounding tables.

On our right, two old men are sitting in a game, a chessboard on the table, and the white and black are fighting.

After glancing, I looked at the inseparable appearance of the two people, and I didn't pay much attention to it.

At the table on the left, two people were chatting with their voices down.

A qiē gossip, gossip, and miscellaneous anecdotes can all be heard in the teahouse.

The family can play this role, there are no more than two places, and the other, of course, is a brothel and a courtyard that we just can't enter.

Cui'er tugged at the corner of my clothes and said, "Male...... Son, what kind of music is the pianist playing on the stage? ”

"Shu Hair reads poetry and books, cultivates virtue and self-cultivation, looks up and looks down on Tao Strategy.

Ploughing has never forgotten the country, who knows that the blood is in the mountains and forests.

Feng Xi, Feng Xi, think high, and groan for a long time when the world is in turmoil.

Maolucheng has three thoughts and knees to promote the vertical and horizontal theory, and he has a deep feeling when he meets a confidant in half his life.

The Ming Dynasty went with the sword, and the lupine towel went to the dust.

Longxi, Longxi, Fengyun will be relieved with a long roar

The place where the pianist plays is like the morning sun breaking through the clouds.

I frowned and said, "In this place, it is very inappropriate to play such a tune. ”

After that, I sighed and said, "But this violinist is a person with a personality. “

I turned my head to look at him, about forty years old, wearing a blue cloth robe, with a thin figure and an ordinary face.

Only a pair of hands plucking the strings have a fair skin that is not commensurate with his age.

I was talking to Cui'er when I saw the little guy in the teahouse hurriedly walk over and whisper a few words in the ear of the violinist.

Before long, a helpless expression flashed on the violinist's face. hastily ended the previously played "Wolong Yin".

I quietly closed my eyes at the end of that lingering note.

When the music sounded again, it was a cheerful nameless tune.

If I didn't have anything to do, I'd be willing to ask the pianist to finish playing. Get off the stage and drink a pot of tea together.

Withdrawing my gaze, my attention had been drawn to the table next door.

I made a gesture for Tsui to keep quiet.

Bowing my head and sipping my tea, my ears listened to the discussion at the next table.

The two of them were obviously gossiping, and first they talked about the miscellaneous matters on the side of the Sealand Women's Country, and I didn't have much interest.

Soon, their topic involved the war between the Flame Country and the Lake Country.

This time, I pricked up my ears.

The old man in yellow stroked his beard and said, "I never expected that Xuanyuan Jingya's person would disappear on the battlefield, and the Flame Country lacked this backbone." Hence the defeat. “

The man in Tsing Yi took a sip of tea. He whispered: "A few days ago, I heard from most of the people who came back from trading. That Xuanyuan Jingya is not missing, I heard that she was betrayed by her subordinates, and she died very unjustly. “

"Betrayed by subordinates?" The old man in yellow said with surprise. "This is the first time I've heard of it."

"What's the details?"

"I heard that it was a subordinate who had followed Xuanyuan Jingya for many years, followed her to several battlefields, and experienced not dozens of battles but more than a dozen, and was repeatedly injured to save her."

"That person is the number one swordsman of the Flame Country, and he has been loyal to her for many years."

"How could such a person betray Xuanyuan Jingya?"

The man in Tsing Yi lowered his voice a little and said, "Have you heard?" Now the lake country is in power by Bai Ziyao, the king of Dongping. “

"I've heard this, Bai Ziyao watched Xuanyuan Jingya's power collapse and took the opportunity to seize power."

"That's right, it is rumored that Xuanyuan Jingya's subordinate was bought by Bai Ziyao, saying that as long as the mission is completed, she will be killed. After Bai Ziyao became the lord of the country, he allowed him to serve as the general of the country. “

"Xuanyuan Jingya couldn't have imagined that it was the nearest subordinate around her who wanted her life."

The man in Tsing Yi spoke the truth, and the old man in yellow listened attentively.

"And now? Bai Ziyao has already taken control of the Flame Country, and that swordsman has gotten the official position of the protector general as he wished? ”

"No, after Xuanyuan Jingya was killed, her subordinates also disappeared, and the swordsman never appeared again."

With the sound of the piano, I turned my eyes away, and Cui'er beside me also heard a few words of their conversation, and approached with a little caution and lowered my voice and asked, "How is what these people say different from what the slave and maid heard in the garden?" “

How Xuanyuan Jingya died, as a person who came from Cangyan and experienced the Hongdong Cliff, naturally I know best, so I don't care too much about the nonsense of the people in these teahouses in front of me, and those unfounded conspiracy theories are a little funny in my ears.

Cui'er asked, I couldn't help but answer, the corners of my mouth curled up, and I asked her, "What do you say?" “

Cui'er shook her head and said, "Seeing what they said clearly, I haven't heard them talk about it in the garden, and the slaves and maids will also believe it." “

"That's how the rumors spread."

My eyes narrowed slightly, and I suddenly remembered a detail from the conversation I had just had.

The man in Tsing Yi said that he listened to the people who came back from most of the Yan Kingdom to do business, a businessman, so to spread the inside story of the political situation of the enemy country, or rumors, I don't know what that person thinks.

Since walking between the Flame Country and the Lake Country, the people in the business field should be more cautious, especially in such an eventful time.

My heart moved, and in an instant there was a flash of lightning.

In the middle of the transition, I seemed to have overlooked something that I hadn't been able to grasp.

For a moment, my thoughts were a little confused, and I tapped my fingers lightly on the teacup a few times, hoping to catch that bit.

Seeing my fascination, Cui'er tugged at my next door and said, "You brought the slave and maid here to drink tea, is there anything else to do?" “

"Not yet." I absentmindedly perfunctory Cui'er said, "Sit down for a while, and we'll go." “

"Turn back and walk down the street."

Cui'er didn't ask any more questions, and lowered her head to drink tea. “