Chapter 345: Exploring Cao's Mansion at Night
At night, the five masters and servants stayed awake all night and sat in the west wing until dawn. At dawn, Chen Qiuniang said goodbye to her ancestor and master, saying that the old lady was unwell and wanted to go back to Liuhe Town first, and then she would return after a few days when Zhang Ci arrived in Yuzhou.
When Su Qingyuan heard this, he hurriedly asked the old lady about the situation. Chen Qiuniang only said that she didn't know, and the letter only said that the situation was strict, and she felt that she couldn't delay, so she moved forward non-stop. When Su Qingyuan heard this, he couldn't rest assured that he wanted to let Yunxin and Xiaohuan go with Chen Qiuniang. Chen Qiuniang either went to Liuhe Town, or found an excuse to refuse, saying that she would definitely come back in a few days. Su Qingyuan has always been idle and wild, and he didn't force his own apprentices, so he let her go, only prepared a few cough pills for her, and told her to take them on time and pay attention to the weather.
Chen Qiuniang responded again and again, and then said goodbye to the master, and went to Liuhe Town with the four of them. After leaving the city gate, Yue and Chen Qiuniang separated from Li, Kan, and Zhen. The three men went about their own business. And Chen Qiuniang and Yue dressed up in disguise, robbed the two of them of their business licenses, and went out of Yuzhou by water that night. At about dawn, when they landed at Jingmen, the two of them were still dressed as merchants, leaving marks along the way, non-stop, starry night, and went straight to Luoyang.
Because the place where Zhang Ci was in danger was on a mountain near Luoyang, the man returned to Yuzhou to find Chen Qiuniang after a month, and he did not designate a place, but only said that he would come to Luoyang.
The two didn't say a word along the way, ran to death a few horses, passed through the dust on the official road, and became the target of the government's arrest because they never took out the government's pass carefully. Fortunately, Chen Qiuniang has a good disguise technique. The two arrived safely in Luoyang.
Originally, according to the meaning of the month, he should not enter Luoyang City, but should go straight to the place of the accident. Chen Qiuniang was extremely tired, and felt that since the other party had not designated a place, only said Luoyang, she should go to Luoyang City first, as soon as she was unwell, she had been on the road for several days in a row, and she needed to be repaired; the second is that she thinks that the thieves are likely to stay in Luoyang City; The third is because there are nine old families in Luoyang City, and Zhang Ci's descendants are Cao Bin's father and son. This time. Cao Bin is not in Luoyang. But Cao Bin's wife is about to give birth, leaving the second generation of Cao Wei, a famous general in history, and at this time, Cao Can, who guards the northwest, has been allowed to return to Luoyang to visit his mother before.
Although Cao Can's reputation is not as good as that of his younger brother in history, Zhang Ci is full of praise. said that this gentleman is brave and abnormal. However, the strategy is even more unparalleled. He is modest and low-key, completely inheriting his father's elegant demeanor, but with a swordsman's style. The main thing is that he is careful and cautious. Therefore, in the generation of the nine major families, Zhang Ci admires this person the most, and the two are also close friends. However, just because Cao Can is a person destined on the historical register, his actions are not free, so he did not have too much interaction with Zhang Ci.
Now, since she has come to Luoyang, according to the historical opportunity, Cao Can is in Luoyang, and Chen Qiuniang will definitely not give up such a powerful helper.
Of course, she didn't say this to Yue. The two entered the city at dusk and rested in an inn in the north of the city, opening a simple guest room. The two had dinner early, went back to the house, turned off the lights and went to bed. Chen Qiuniang told the moon before going to bed: To recuperate, the enemy is afraid that he will take action.
Moon was still sulking and didn't speak. Chen Qiuniang didn't bother to say anything to her, so she closed the door and window and went to sleep. But where would she sleep, just leaning against the back window and closing her eyes to recuperate. About the third watch, she heard a slight noise, and she saw through the gap that the moon in a night suit was leaving.
Chen Qiuniang chuckled, opened the door, and swaggered out to pour water in the form of a little er. After that, he took advantage of the darkness to leave the inn.
At night, in the Luoyang annex of Cao Bin's old residence, a full moon wine was being placed, and the guests were full of friends. Cao Can took off his military uniform and was dressed as a son-in-law to greet guests on behalf of his father. Suddenly, I heard a report from the porter, saying: "There are people who have not held a name post to congratulate them, saying that they are the eldest son's old friends." ”
"What's your name?" Cao Can asked.
"The other party didn't say his name, he just said that he would give Childe a look at this visit post, and Childe knew it." The porter handed over a silk silk in his hand, on which was a painting of exquisite embroidery, in early autumn on the riverside, the maple leaves were like blood. Cao Can is such a smart person, he immediately knew that the person who came was Jiang Danfeng, the wife of his best friend Zhang Ci. In the past few years, Zhang Ci and his wife have traveled all over the world, and their whereabouts have been erratic, and this time the second brother came into the world, which was not his great joy, so he did not inform his best friend, but he did not expect the couple to come.
He held the silk handkerchief in his hand and asked the porter, "How many are there?" ”
"Just one person." The porter replied.
Zhang Ci and his wife are like glue, and he has also heard of it in the northwest town. Now, only one person came, and it seemed that something was wrong. Cao Can is such a smart person, just this small detail, he immediately noticed the abnormality, and ordered the porter: "You go and lead the guests to wait in my wing hall, and I will come immediately." ”
"Yes." The porter received the order and strode out.
In the main hall, Cao Can casually entertained a few words, saying that there was an urgent matter and he had to deal with it first, so he said goodbye to everyone and hurried back to the wing.
At this moment, Chen Qiuniang was waiting in the wing room, saw Cao Can, handed the jade pendant of Zhang's housewife, and said, "Long time no see, eldest son." ”
"It's been five years, and you've become a big girl." Cao Can said.
"The eldest prince really lives up to his reputation, only a small detail, so cautious." Chen Qiuniang arched her hand.
"Although I am in the northwest, I have also heard that you and the second son are deeply in love and inseparable. Isn't it strange that you are the only ones who have come now? Cao Can said.
Chen Qiuniang nodded and said, "Judging from this alone, I didn't find the wrong person today." ”
"If you are trustworthy, can you tell me more about it?" Cao Can urged, but his voice was still unhurried, and he looked quite elegant.
Chen Qiuniang said "um", and then explained the whole story in detail. Cao Can frowned and said, "That month was very suspicious, you didn't follow him to where he went?" ”
"I don't have a lot of hard work, and besides, I don't want this person to know that I've come to see Cao Gongzi. At least in this layout, Cao Gongzi must be used as a stroke of genius. When Chen Qiuniang said this, she couldn't help coughing for a while, and the cough was earth-shattering.
Cao Can hurriedly poured hot water, and Chen Qiuniang took the pill given by the master, and the cough calmed down a lot.
"You just stay here and rest, and you don't have to go back to the inn." Cao Can said.
Chen Qiuniang shook her head and said, "I want to see what the moon is going to do." If I disappear suddenly, I will be startled. Moreover, today is a happy event in Caofu, and I can't cause any trouble. ”
Cao Can still want to stay, Chen Qiuniang had already waved her hand out, walked to the door and told him again: "Please Gongzi Cao must bother about this." ”
"Don't worry, Zhang Ci and I are close friends, and now that he is in trouble, I will definitely do my best to help." Cao Can said.
Chen Qiuniang said "um", took advantage of the vast night, and tiptoed back to the inn, still sleepless. (To be continued......)