50. Painted skin
Youshu used pastry residue to lure the little turtle lying in the lotus pond to the shore, and then lifted the hem of his clothes, trying to catch it.
"Hey, fifth brother, what are you doing?" Zhao Yulin hurriedly stepped forward to stop it.
"I want to bring the turtle back to raise it. Why, can't it? No, I'll buy it. As he spoke, he took out a silver ticket of fifty taels from his purse, and his posture was very bold. Whether in his past life or in this life, he has no concept of money, and often does things that cost a lot of money, and people are stupid and have a lot of money.
Zhao Yulin stared at his bulging purse, jealous and envious in his heart, no wonder Zhao Yusong wanted to rectify this kid, I am afraid that he is very unaccustomed to his extravagant spending. The current Zhao family is really not as good as before, although it can't be seen on the surface, but it is quite shabby in the details. I don't mention how the four and fifth rooms are in a hurry, but they say that the two rooms have not been paid for three consecutive months, and the servants below are about to make a fuss.
Look at the big room again, Zhao Zhizhou is dotting up and down outside, spending excessively, Wang's day by day called the shopkeeper of Jinyi Pavilion to the house to buy clothes, and then look at Youshu, everything on the body is fine, all are expensive, standing under the sun with golden light, it is really dazzling.
The hateful thing is that the big house doesn't have to bear the family budget, even if you have money, you can't return to the public school, and you can live a comfortable life!
The more Zhao Yulin thought about it, the more angry he became, and the guilt he felt just now disappeared. He was afraid that Youshu would really jump off the lotus pond and make himself muddy, so he coaxed him and said that he would let the shopkeeper help him fish it after eating, and he didn't need money.
As soon as Youshu heard that there was no money, she took back the silver ticket, and the old bustard who happened to arrive was so greedy that her eyes lit up. This little boy Zhao really has a thick enough background, and he can spend fifty taels of silver on a turtle, what if it is replaced by my girl...... She was secretly happy in her heart, and busily introduced the young man into the octagonal pavilion for dinner, and gave her daughters a series of looks, telling them not to miss the opportunity.
A group of women with heavy makeup entered with trays, teasing them while placing the dishes, and occasionally bumped Zhao Xiaogongzi with their elbows or buttocks. Youshu is a puzzled person, a pair of eyes only staring at the food, the tip of the nose also twitching and sniffing the fragrance, never looked at others, and did not open a conversation.
Zhao Yulin held his forehead, and said in his heart that the fifth brother has not grown up yet, if you want to cultivate him into a gentleman who indulges in lust and has all five poisons, I don't know how much thought it will take! I thought about it again: It's easy to learn bad, it's hard to learn, I just need to lead him into the industry, maybe he won't be able to hold it by himself.
Thinking of this, his mood eased, and he remembered the stunning beauty mentioned by the bustard before, and hurriedly asked, "Didn't you say that you have a new daughter, bring it to the master, if you really don't exaggerate it, the master will accept her immediately!" ”
The old bustard's face was embarrassed, "Second son, the slave family just went to see it, and I found out that my daughter had rubella today, and it was not easy to come out to meet guests." Why don't you come back another day? You also know that rubella can't be basked in the sun or wind, and it will pass on the illness to others, if something happens to you and Zhao Xiaogongzi, the slave family can't afford it! ”
When Zhao Yulin heard this, he also stopped thinking, and just ordered these girls around him to take care of Youshu.
The old bustard secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and his heart was still the second son of the Zhao family, so if he changed someone, he would have to go to his daughter's boudoir to take a look. I don't know if her luck is good or bad, such a peerless beauty actually took the initiative to cast on her door, if she brings it to the benefactor, she will definitely be rich. But there is also a dissonance, that is, her temper is extremely stubborn, and only guests who can see it will entertain her, and those who can't see it will not even show her face.
And the conditions for her selection of guests are very strict, not only to be high-powered, but also to be of extraordinary origin, but also to be handsome, even if you look at the whole Xia Qi, you can't count ten such nobles. The bustard was also very worried, and wanted to force her, but he was afraid of ruining her priceless face, so he had to slowly persuade her to reconcile.
Although this little boy Zhao is not a high-ranking and powerful person today, he is also from an extraordinary background and has a handsome appearance, so he should be worthy of her, right? She glanced at it, and laughed at the fact that he was a half-grown boy who didn't have any hair, so she just shirked it.
The old bustard was angry in his heart, and he said in his heart that he would teach this dead girl a good lesson tonight!
When Youshu was eating in the backyard, the Nine Emperors had arrived at Yanliu Lane and were looking for someone one by one. When the people who were knocked open saw a group of fierce and vicious officials, they were startled at first, and then saw them pull out their steel knives, with the intention of killing, and immediately knelt down and kowtowed and begged for mercy, with tears and snot all over their faces.
The Nine Emperors' eyes were red, and they searched in this courtyard again and again to walk in that courtyard, but it was the gods who blocked and killed the gods, and the Buddhas who blocked and killed the Buddhas. When I found a few of them, I unfortunately met a few court officials, which made them scattered, their hearts and galls were broken, and they knelt naked in the courtyard, begging His Royal Highness the Ninth for mercy.
Xue Wangjing wanted to persuade but didn't dare, so he had to follow his ass to clean up the mess.
The group looked for five or six brothels in a row, and when they were about to go out, they happened to bump into Zhao Yusong, who arrived in a hurry. I don't know what Zhao Yusong thinks, after being disgusted by the Nine Emperor Princes, he didn't hide away, and took the initiative to come to him. At this moment, new hatred and old hatred surged together, and the Nine Emperor Princes strode over, grabbed his throat and asked coldly, "Where is Youshu?" Now that you know he's in Smoke Willow Lane, you must have arranged a place for him? "Is it really foolish that he's stupid? When Shu Chu went to Beijing, how could he know such a place where dirt and dirt are hidden, and the streets and alleys are deep? Someone must have deliberately lured it.
His five fingers continued to be folded, and he had the posture of strangling people to death without saying anything. Zhao Yusong's face was purple, his eyeballs bulged, and his tongue was exposed, and he was about to die. He never expected that the Nine Emperors would really be able to kill him, is their relationship with each other for more than ten years still not as good as Zhao Youshu, who has only known each other for less than a day?
However, no matter how unwilling he was in his heart, he had to save his life, and with his last breath, he hissed and shouted, "Your Highness spares your life, the fifth brother is here, in the green wax building, you will be there in front of you!" ”
The Nine Emperor Princes still grabbed him by the neck and dragged him forward, if he couldn't find anyone today, he would directly take Zhao Yusong back to the East Palace to peel his skin! Xue Wangjing looked at his old friend who was dragged to the ground, his sideburns were messy, his clothes were torn, and there was a circle of strangulation marks on his neck, and he sighed in his heart again and again: They are all of the same clan and clan, why make such a fuss, it hurts both others and yourself. If Zhao Xiaogongzi is really soiled today, His Royal Highness the Ninth is afraid that he will wash Yanliu Lane in blood.
Thinking of this, he helplessly supported his forehead and sighed silently, while a group of Gyeonggi guards had already guarded the large and small passages of Yanliu Lane and were strictly forbidden to enter and exit.
The Nine Emperors walked in a hurry, and soon arrived at the green wax building, and was about to kick the door open, but hesitated. He threw away Zhao Yusong, carefully smoothed out the folds in the placket, hem, cuffs, etc., and cut the haircut crown, and then reined in his anger and went to knock on the door.
Knock knock, knock knock, the rhythm is slow and light, and you can't see the previous rage at all. is so angry that he wants to kill, just think that there is his most beloved young man hidden here, and he is so timid, he does not dare to show the slightest dissatisfaction and anger, but fears to scare him.
"Is it okay for this king to look good?" While waiting for the porter to answer, he took the time to ask, and when he saw Zhao Yusong sneaking back, he ordered the guards to arrest him and gag him.
Xue Wangjing looked at His Royal Highness the Ninth Highness, who was still violent one moment, but calm in the next moment, and nodded twitching at the corners of his mouth. His Royal Highness's state of affairs is a little abnormal, even more violent and wanton than in the past, where is there a half-point reincarnation of the overlord's wise divine martial arts? If he ascends the throne, he won't be a tyrant, will he?
Thinking about it like this, there is an eight-ninety percent possibility, which makes Xue Wangjing more and more frightened.
After thinking about it, the door opened, and a dwarf less than three feet tall came to greet him, "Ladies and gentlemen, please come inside." With a single glance, he could see that these people were either rich or noble, and he did not ask them what they were all about.
"Zhao Xiaogongzi can be inside?" Because his heart was full of anxiety, the voice of the Nine Emperor Princes was extremely low and rough, and when he saw that the guards were escorting Zhao Yusong to follow up, he waved his hand and asked them to stay. Xue Wangjing and the commander of the guards are both strong in martial arts, and it is enough for the two of them to follow.
"The Zhao family did have two sons, and they were eating in the backyard, so let's go this way." The gnomes thought that these people were old acquaintances, and automatically led them over.
The closer he got to the backyard, the quicker the Nine Emperors' footsteps became, and the fire in his eyes loomed. Xue Wangjing shrunk his shoulders and covered his chest, really afraid to see the next scene. What if Zhao Xiaogongzi, like those officials before, has been upside down in the room?
Does this person want or not? To kill or not to kill? Will you go crazy if you kill the Ninth Highness? Will it be angry? Will you regret it? Can he and Lord Ao (the leader of the guards) hold it? Xue Wangjing's brain throbbed for a while, and he didn't dare to think about it anymore.
At the same time, the Nine Emperor Princes were also guessing what Youshu was doing in his mind, and his eyes were gradually bloodshot.
The dwarf didn't dare to go further, for fear of sweeping the noble Yaxing, so he pointed to the path surrounded by flowers and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, bypassing the rockery is the lotus pond, and the two Zhao Gongzi are eating in the octagonal pavilion by the lotus pond, you can go by yourself, the little one has retired." ”
The Nine Emperor Princes snorted lightly in response, and instead of speeding up his pace, he stopped, rubbed his cold face vigorously so that he didn't look so terrifying, and then continued to move forward.
Xue Wangjing saw that even if he was on the verge of rage, he couldn't bear to use the harshest side to meet Zhao Xiaogongzi, and he had to sigh in his heart. It seems that as long as Zhao Xiaogongzi is here today, Yanliu Lane will not be full of blood. Thinking like this, he is not completely optimistic, Zhao Xiaogongzi may not die, others may not know, what will be the situation for a while.
The group walked slowly around the lotus pond, and saw the two sons of the Zhao family sitting in the pavilion, surrounded by many beautiful women with heavy makeup and light clothes. This scene was already expected by them, and if they looked closely, the tension and anxiety dissipated in an instant.
This Zhao Xiaogongzi is really a baby! How can there be such a person in the world? Xue Wangjing and the commander of the guards secretly laughed and laughed.
I saw that Zhao Xiaogongzi, who was surrounded by Yingying Yanyan, not only did not see a trace of joy, but his face was full of anger. He held the chopsticks tightly with one hand, firmly guarded the dishes with the other, and knocked the woman who pounced on him away with his left and right shoulders, just stuffing vegetables and rice into his mouth, gobbling up as if he had been hungry for several lifetimes.
In fact, Youshu is not so impatient, because in his previous life, he always encountered robbers and robbers when eating, and he especially hated being surrounded by a group of people during meals. If he hadn't realized that this was no longer the end of the world, and that there was plenty of food, there was no need for these women to snatch it, and perhaps he was entertaining himself, he would have taken out the dagger hidden in his boot and stabbed them all one by one.
But even if he held back the churning killing intent in his heart, he couldn't resist their entanglement, and just wanted to eat the food quickly and leave. This restaurant is also too strange, it has found so many waiters, and the marketing methods are really avant-garde. Before he got the hang of it, how could he have thought that this green wax building was not a private restaurant, but a brothel selling dog meat on a sheep's head.
Youshu quickly finished a bowl of rice, and wanted to add another bowl, but a woman squeezed over next to her, and said in a coquettish voice, "Childe, don't just worry about eating, let's have a few drinks with our sisters?" ”
White wine is spicy, unpalatable, don't! Youshu pushed her away mercilessly and took care of the meal by herself.
Another woman snatched his dishes and chopsticks away and said angrily, "Childe, why are you here?" If you really want to eat, the slave can feed you. As he spoke, he twisted a piece of turnip cake and put it between his lips, and then leaned slightly towards his cheek, wanting to have a mouthful of food with him.
Fang Cai is still just touching himself, pushing himself, pestering himself, as long as it does not hinder himself from eating, he can still bear it. Okay, now it has developed into snatching food from his own bowl, Youshu's bottom line was touched, and his temper immediately exploded, and he pushed all the women around him away in three or two strokes, and pulled all the cups and dishes on the table between his outstretched arms, and the whole person hung above the dishes, scolding angrily with a raised face, "What are you going to do?" Don't let people eat well? If you steal someone else's food, you'll be slaughtered! ”
With that, he stepped on the stool, drew a sharp dagger from the shaft of his boot, and slammed it into the wooden table to show that he was not lying, and that his angry eyebrows and bared teeth were like an enraged little leopard.
The women screamed again and again, their faces were discolored, and they didn't care if they would step on Zhao Yulin, who was drinking next to them, and ran out of the pavilion with their hands and feet.
The Nine Emperor Princes and their entourage, who were slowly approaching, happened to see this scene from beginning to end, their expressions were distorted one by one, and their faces were redder and redder than the other, but just now they were furious and frightened, but now they tried their best to hold back their laughter. How can there be such a person in the world? I didn't come to Yanliu Lane to have fun, I actually came to eat seriously, and I protected the food so tightly, but I was robbed of a piece of radish cake, and I said that I would slaughter the beautiful girl's house.
No, I've got to find a place to laugh! Xue Wangjing and the commander of the guards secretly thought in unison, and then silently walked behind a rockery and shook his shoulders violently.
The Nine Emperor Princes' cold complexion had completely eased, the bloodshot in his eyes had quietly receded, and the corners of his mouth had risen slightly, revealing a gentle smile. He unconsciously straightened his sideburns and clothes, and then walked over and shouted "Youshu" briskly.
Youshu in the fried hair heard the familiar call, like a well-trained puppy, immediately put her feet down, inserted the dagger back into the boot, and looked at the comer, her wet and shiny eyes set off the small dimples on the cheeks, looking well-behaved and cute, how could there be a little bit of rage before.
Xue Wangjing, who came out from behind the rockery, sighed in their hearts together: This is also a master of changing faces, no wonder he can be familiar with the Nine Emperor Princes at first sight, and his aura is compatible.
"Master!" He ran over with a pummer, habitually grabbing the corner of the other's clothes.
The Nine Emperors loved him the most for his dependence on himself, and liked his unabashed temperament, so he took him into his arms and leaned over to kiss the top of his hair, and his movements were very smooth and natural.
Because the height gap between the two was too large, the kiss was too gentle, as if it was afraid of disturbing the boy, so Youshu didn't notice it. He dragged the people into the gazebo and earnestly advised, "The master is also coming to eat?" The food here is very ordinary, and the shopkeeper is a little too much, and he will rob the guests of the food, which is really annoying. ”
"Poof!" A burst of laughter came, but it was Xue Wangjing and the commander of the guards who followed behind. It's too funny to call the fan who accompanies the wine the second shop, and you Shu Mo has never been to this kind of fireworks place, right?
"Sorry, rude." Xue Wangjing covered his mouth with a fan, and then bowed his head at Zhao Yulin, who was stunned, "Second son Zhao, long time no see,"
"Well, long time no see. The grass people have seen His Royal Highness the Nine, but he has not been able to greet him from afar, please forgive His Highness the Nine! Zhao Yulin came back to his senses, knelt down on his forehead in fear, and secretly looked at the Nine Emperor Princes, who had already sat down with his fifth cousin in his arms, with a very gentle and doting expression.
The fifth brother and the Nine Emperors actually knew each other? Looking at this intimate appearance, the friendship must be not shallow. He hurriedly came here for the fifth brother? With a thousand turns in his mind, Zhao Yulin realized that he was probably, it seems, to be cheated by Zhao Yusong?
His back was instantly wet with cold sweat, he raised his head slightly, and squeezed his eyebrows at Youshu, hoping that he would not sell himself. He has been through the wind and moon for a long time, how can he not see the eagerness and desire contained in the deep eyes of the Nine Emperor Princes. If it is said that the Nine Emperor Princes only appreciate Youshu and have no affection, he will not believe it when he is killed.
Okay, you Zhao Yusong, let me take Shu to prostitute it, you want to cause me to be skinned alive by the Nine Emperor Princes! Thinking of this, he was both remorseful and angry.
The Nine Emperors didn't have the heart to deal with others, they were caressing the young man's cheeks, which were extraordinarily red because of his anger, and asked with a smile, "Have you eaten enough?" Didn't have enough to order a few more dishes? ”
"If you haven't eaten enough, you can add two more bowls." Youshu, who had already eaten a bowl of rice, spontaneously handed the empty bowl to the master, and there was no way to see it.
The Nine Emperors' smile deepened, helped him fill a bowl, and picked up chopsticks to make vegetables. The old bustard hurried when she heard the movement, and was about to kneel down and kowtow, but was sent to the kitchen by Xue Wangjing to urge food, and repeatedly told her to let the chef be careful.
"Lord Shizi, do you want to call a few girls......" The old bustard smirked all over his face.
"If you want to die, call it." Xue Wangjing waved his hand nonchalantly.
The bustard's face turned green, and he immediately lifted his skirt and left, and the girls who were scared away by Youshu did not dare to approach again.
"How did you come to Smoke Willow Lane? Whose idea was it? "The idlers and others were all dismissed, and the Nine Emperor Princes began to settle accounts after the autumn. His Youshu is so well-behaved and sensible, how could he come to such a place to hide filth and dirt? I must have been bewitched! And on the way, he had already figured it out, that is, Shuzhen was abducted to the couch and did the best thing, and he was reluctant to touch a hair of his hair when he emptied the entire Yanliu Alley. Youshu won't be dirty, what is dirty is the people who touch him, just wipe it clean.
In short, no matter what happened to Youshu, in the eyes of the Nine Emperor Princes, it was caused by the misleading of others, and no matter how angry and resentful he was, he would not implicate Youshu. Fortunately, Youshu was more well-behaved and sensible, innocent and simple than he expected, and even his little problem of gluttony and food protection became a rare quality in the eyes of the Nine Emperor Princes.
Zhao Yulin's body trembled even more, and he wanted to give his cousin a look, but he didn't dare to raise his head in front of His Royal Highness the Nine.
Youshu has always been sincere, and said vaguely while eating, "My second cousin brought me here, and he said that this is the most prestigious private restaurant in Shangjing, and the dishes he makes are really unique." However, it is actually difficult to live up to the fame, and the taste is average. ”
Zhao Zhizhou and Wang's love are like their lives, and they eat expensive food all day long, just to let their son grow more meat, so Youshu's tongue has been raised a lot in recent times, unlike what he used to eat.
The Nine Emperors' eyes became colder, but it was not good to attack in front of the young man, and he waved his hand at Zhao Yulin and said, "Get up, stay and go." ”
Youshu has no feelings for several cousins, so she doesn't think there's anything wrong with her master's contemptuous attitude. In his heart, the master is the closest person to him, and now he has to add Zhao Zhizhou and the Wang family, and the people next to him are all outsiders, so he doesn't care about their life or death.
Zhao Yulin breathed a sigh of relief, hurriedly shrunk his shoulders, hooked his back, and hid behind Xue Wangjing.
When he was in a good mood, the Nine Emperor Princes began to tease the young man, "If someone robs you of a piece of radish cake, you are going to slaughter someone, and you protect the food so tightly?" What if I want to eat a piece of your turnip cake? ”
Youshu didn't want to stuff the whole plate of radish cake into the master's arms, "Give it to you, give it all to you, my things are your things." "Knowing that the master died in his last life because of himself, he was remorseful and guilty, and he hated to return his life, so how could he be stingy with food?
The Nine Emperors were in a happy mood and pressed the young man into his arms and rubbed it for a while. What's yours is mine, then your people are also mine, so it's decided!
Xue Wangjing had to give Zhao Xiaogongzi a thumbs up in his heart, such a clumsy sycophant kung fu was even shot crisp and loud, sure enough, people can't be compared with others, if it was replaced by himself, he would have been forked out by His Royal Highness Jiu a long time ago. He is rich in the whole Xia Qi, how can he look at the little things of others, that is, Zhao Xiaogongzi is qualified to say such things.
While thinking about it, the old bustard hurriedly walked over, followed by a young woman with a face covered in tulle and a food box in her hand. The woman curtsy and then takes out the dishes in the box one by one. Her ten fingers are slender, her wrists are white, and there is an intoxicating fragrance flowing from her delicate skin, even if she can't see her face clearly, she will be involuntarily bewitched.
Xue Wangjing frequently glanced at her, but somehow, he tore off her veil, and he felt inexplicable when he took it in his hand. He has never seen any kind of beauty, but a more graceful woman will definitely not make him lose his mind.
There are quirks! He was vigilant, waiting to see the woman's face clearly, but he was stunned on the spot. The commander of the guards, who was drinking, also dropped his glass, his face obsessed.
I saw that this woman had bright eyebrows and teeth, apricot eyes and peach cheeks, her sideburns seemed to be piled up with clouds, the corners of her lips were dyed red, and her cuffs were like a breeze. When she raised her hand, she was full of charm, pursed her lips and was charming, every move, every smile was confusing.
Mo said that everyone present was an ordinary man, and even a saint could not resist it. Xue Wangjing and the commander of the guards were already dizzy, and Zhao Yulin, who was hiding in the corner, couldn't help but come over.
"The little girl has a sister, and I have seen all the nobles." After the woman laid out the dishes, she slowly bent down, and her voice was like a gentle warbler's cry.