No.109 The man in black
Considering that Luo Xiaorong was not in good health and had a long journey, Mr. Lu asked Luo Xiaorong to recuperate for a few days before entering the school. However, Luo Xiaorong likes to follow Qingyang in and out, so of course, his cultivation has been gone for a few days, and he sat directly in the classroom and followed Qingyang to listen to the class.
Mr. Lu smiled and acquiesced to Luo Xiaorong's entry into the class, and slightly adjusted the content of today's lecture, which had the intention of accommodating Luo Xiaorong.
Qingshu still remembered Luo Xiaorong's love for meatballs, and in the morning he specially explained that the kitchen must fry the meatballs today, and carry out secondary processing to make delicious and delicious roasted meatballs, which will be served at lunchtime.
Luofu sent Luo Xiaorong over, and there were five carriages loaded with things. The two carts of things are gifts for the ancient mansion, cloth, supplements, pen, ink, paper, inkstone, jewelry, hairpin rings and so on. There are also two carts of things that are all supplements prepared for Luo Xiaorong, and one cart of things is the clothes, fabrics and daily necessities that Luo Xiaorong needs throughout the year. In short, the thing is very complete.
As for the people who served Luo Xiaorong, Luo Jiumao was going to leave six people in the ancient mansion. A middle-aged couple is a very capable steward and his lady in Luofu, a big maid, a little maid, a little scholar, and a guard, all of whom have been carefully selected. Not only that, Luo Jiumao was not in a hurry to leave this time, but also looked for a shop in Kangxi Town to buy it, and kept the shopkeeper and bookkeeper to operate. In this way, if there is anything that needs to be taken care of by Luo Xiaorong, the shopkeeper who stays behind can still do things for the little master. The rest of the dozen or so people will all be taken away when Luo Jiumao leaves.
Qing Shu put away the gift list sent by Luofu, and lazily crooked on the kang without moving, his mind full of words written in the letter.
My son, I can smell that my son's heart belongs, and my father is very relieved. At three o'clock in the afternoon tomorrow, Wangwu'er will stand in front of the flavor snack shop with him for a moment. Dad can take a look from afar, and that's enough.
Qing Shu didn't sleep well last night, whether he opened his eyes or closed his eyes, these words on the paper with the seal of the royal family of Xichang Kingdom filled his mind and lingered. Qing Shu is already confused, it stands to reason that if someone deliberately frames him, there should be no such content in the letter. But the strange thing is that the content of the letter is such a child's affection. However, it was very abrupt to press the royal seal of Xichang on such a letter of children's affection, what kind of trouble is this?
Who does this Wu'er refer to? Referring to her? Unlikely, she is a woman and should not be called Wu'er. Besides, it's been six years since her father died, can she still jump out of the grave and be resurrected? It's impossible. Could it be that the messenger cuò the place? It's not right, didn't the third prince come specifically for this letter? If it weren't for the deliberate framing of the third prince, how could he break into the ancient mansion in such a timely manner, and go straight to the woman's backyard with a clear goal, obviously coming for her!
Qing Shu suddenly felt irritated and knocked on his head. She was almost driven crazy by this inexplicable letter. Even though she burned it at the sight of it, and saw it turn to ashes with her own eyes, her heart was like grass growing on it, and she couldn't sit still. She told herself not to think about it, not to care about it, but I don't know why she couldn't control herself, she always thought inexplicably, and inexplicably wanted to know what was going on.
Many dangers are caused by people who are too curious. She understood, but somehow, she always wanted to figure it out. She got down from the kang irritably, put on her shoes, and walked out of the inner room with a displeased face, seeing Xiaoyu and Xiaojuan bowing their heads to do needlework, and instructed as they walked, "Xiaojuan, I'll go to practice the gun, you don't have to follow." The words fell, and the person had already gone out.
Xiaoyu and Xiaojuan looked at each other. Xiaoyu asked, "What's wrong with Miss?" I look very unhappy. Xiaojuan shook her head, "After the officers and soldiers broke in yesterday, the young lady's mood has not been better. I'm probably still angry about that. ”
Qing Shu walked very quickly, and when he met the subordinates who did things, he only vaguely responded, and when he arrived at the practice venue, he remembered that he hadn't changed his clothes, but he was not in the mood to go back to change, so he directly lifted the long skirt and forced it under the belt, and took two steps to make sure that it would not fall off and affect the movement under his feet, and then he walked into the room where the practice supplies were placed, holding a spear in his right hand and a big knife in his left hand. She put the big knife aside, held the gun in both hands, adjusted her breath, and stabbed it.
The process of practicing is actually boring and boring, there is only one stabbing action, Gu Qiang asks Qingshu and Qingyang to do it two hundred times a day, these two hundred times can't be fooled, and every time it must be completed seriously and strictly. Stab, block, sweep...... Each of the separate movements has to complete the prescribed tasks each day, and finally practice coherent marksmanship.
Qing Shu has completed today's task in the morning, just to find an outlet at this moment, naturally no longer follow a specific training task, and directly played a whole set of marksmanship, one stab and continuous stab, to deal with various situations of blocking, a small range of sweeps and a large range of sweeps and a series of actions to unfold, like a smooth look at the matter.
"The left wrist is not used in the right way, the lower plate is not stable enough, and the spirit is not concentrated enough......"
The tip of Qing Shu's spear turned around, stabbing at the person who did good things with the sound of the wind.
Zhou Boyan helplessly staggered to the left to dodge the stabbing shot, and immediately dodged the second and third shots, and when Qing Shu's sixth shot stabbed, he grabbed the spear while dodging, "Still angry?" ”
Qing Shu couldn't pull back the gun he was holding no matter how hard he tried, so he was so angry that he directly abandoned the spear, turned around and took the big knife on the side, picked up the big knife and slashed at him.
Zhou Boyan hurriedly took the spear to block, "Stop, it will hurt you." ”
Qing Shu didn't say a word, and the knife that was cut on the barrel of the gun was immediately flattened, and went down the body of the gun to Zhou Boyan's hand.
Zhou Boyan raised his eyebrows and threw the gun, but when Qing Shu's knife was in the air and the spear was in the air, he turned around and took the spear, and hit the back of the knife in Qing Shu's hand with the barrel of the gun, with the purpose of knocking out the big knife in Qing Shu's hand.
Qing Shu naturally couldn't let him get his wish, and threw the big knife in his right hand into the air, not only dodging the incoming gun, but also entering his left hand and slashing at his waist and abdomen with his backhand.
Zhou Boyan hurriedly withdrew his gun and said loudly, "This trick of your left hand is good." He only discovered today that Qingshu's left hand was as flexible as his right hand. He wasn't surprised, though. Gu Yunhu is a two-handed gun, and his left and right hands are as flexible as a gun. The daughter follows her father, which is very understandable.
Qing Shu gave him a blank look, raised his foot and kicked him on the leg.
Where did Zhou Boyan think that she would play cards like this, and when she reacted and wanted to hide, she was a step slower, and she was kicked in the end.
Qing Shu snorted, put the big knife on her shoulder with a female bandit look, turned around and left, quickly put the big knife back into the house and came out, and then left the practice venue without squinting.
Zhou Boyan couldn't cry or laugh, so he had to remind, "Tidy up your appearance and go out." His so-called tidying up naturally refers to Qing Shu's unseemly lifting the hem of his skirt and tucking it into his belt.
Qing Shu had forgotten about it a long time ago, and he didn't have any thoughts about him, so he just went out.
How could Zhou Boyan let her go out like this, and understood that she would definitely not listen to herself, so he threw away the spear in his hand, strode after her, and grabbed her waist directly from behind, regardless of her slapping and struggle, he put down her skirt, and then let go and retreated.
When the skirt was put down, Qing Shu naturally understood his intentions, but she couldn't accept the fact that he was doing something to her again, and she was speechless for a long time, just glaring at him angrily.
Zhou Boyan was also speechless for a while, but he thought in his heart, this love affair is really troublesome, how is it wrong to do it, how can he coax the woman in front of him to smile, instead of always glaring at him angrily? In his opinion, it is more difficult to coax the woman in front of him than to investigate a big case. According to his observation, she didn't seem to have any special favorite things except silver, and she didn't see how to wear gold and silver jewelry, thinking of the token she had prepared earlier, he hesitantly stretched out his hand and took it out and handed it to her, "I'll give it to you." ”
Qing Shu didn't even look at the things he handed out wrapped in brocade, and turned to leave.
The second time he sent it out, the second time he was rejected, Zhou Boyan stared at the thing in his hand and smiled bitterly.
Qing Shu just turned around, about to curse, but swallowed back unconsciously after seeing a rare wry smile on his face. She turned her face and walked away. Back in the room, she fell on the kang without saying a word, and became even more upset. Now what disturbs her mind is no longer just the strange letter, but also the wry smile of Zhou Boyan.
Xiao Yu stood outside the door of the inner room and asked in a low voice, "Miss, do you want to drink some water?" ”
Qing Shu lazily responded: "Well, pour it and put it down, and drink it later." "She is not very keen on drinking tea, she usually drinks plain water, cold and hot, she doesn't care too much. She rolled around the kang a few times and began to ponder the letter again.
My son, I can smell that my son's heart belongs, and my father is very relieved. At three o'clock in the afternoon tomorrow, Wangwu'er will stand in front of the flavor snack shop with him for a moment. Dad can take a look from afar, and that's enough.
What does that mean exactly? It stands to reason that the father must know the family background of the woman his son likes. attaches importance to his son, and naturally has seen or observed the appearance of the woman he likes from far or near. But according to what the letter said, how do you feel that this father and this son are not in the same place, and it also feels like they are not very close to each other from each other, which is really weird.
Qing Shu sat up suddenly, no! Could it be that the son of an ancient family in Kangxi Town is the illegitimate son of the royal family of Xichang Kingdom? Then, the father of this royal family learned that his son who was exiled was going to get married, and he couldn't really come to drink his son's wedding wine, so he thought of such a way, secretly came to Da'an, secretly came to Kangxi Town, and sent someone to deliver a letter to his son, just to meet his future daughter-in-law.
Probably in the middle of a business trip, the letter was sent in the wrong place. Probably the subordinates of the third prince also broke into the wrong mansion and got the wrong person. Is it possible? It's impossible! In the entire Kangxi Town, there are only one of them who can be called the ancient surname of the house. Naturally, the people of small families cannot be called houses, and it is impossible for this letter to be sent to the wrong place.
Qingshu couldn't stand it anymore, got off the kang, sat on the chair in the outer room, drank a few sips of the warm water in the cup, and asked Xiaoyu, "What time is it?" ”
"More than half of the hour is over, and a quarter of an hour is noon. It's time for lunch, Miss. Xiao Yu replied.
Qing Shu groaned for a while and ordered: "Inform Li Dalang to prepare the carriage, let's go out." Inform the kitchen that we don't need to leave food for dinner, we have to eat out. ”
After arranging, Qing Shu changed his clothes, took a carriage to the flavor snack shop, and entered through the back door.
Gu Yuanhe came to the backyard with a letter, and Qing Shu, who was watching everyone busy, walked to the side with Gu Yuanhe to talk.
At this time, it was almost a quarter of noon, and Qing Shu asked, "Is there any room or cubicle in the front window that is next to the window?" ”
Gu Yuanhe immediately replied, "Yes, there is one room for the private room, and one room for the compartment." ”
"Then it's a private room, I don't order food today, I'm only responsible for eating. You let the cook watch the six dishes come out and serve them with two main dishes. Naturally, we are eating by ourselves, so we are not in a hurry, we can prepare the guests first, and then we will do this when we have time. Qingshu said, beckoning Xiaojuan and Xiaoyu, "Let's go, let's taste the food in our shop today." ”
When he arrived at the private room, Qing Shu chose a seat by the window and had a good line of sight, and pushed the window open halfway, and most of his thoughts fell on the people coming and going on the street outside, regardless of what Xiaoyu and Xiaojuan whispered with excited faces. Time was slowly passing, and seeing that there was no suspicious person at three o'clock in the afternoon, Qing Shu continued to stare outside uneasily.
The sliding door of the private room opened and closed, the smell of food floated, and Qing Shu was still staring out the window. The sliding door opened and closed again, Qing Shu's attention was still outside, until she felt a trace of strangeness, wondering why Xiao Yu and Xiao Juan, who were still whispering just now, didn't move at all, so she turned around, and a look of surprise and vigilance immediately appeared in her eyes, "Who are you?" What do you want? ”
I saw that the closest position to the door, also opposite Qingshu, sat a man wrapped in black, this person was wearing a hat covered with black veil, the big hand of the man with distinct bones was pressed on the table, and a long sword with a black scabbard was placed on his right hand. And Xiaoyu and Xiaojuan lay motionless on the table.
The mysterious man suddenly raised his hand and took off the hat on his head.
Qing Shu nervously clenched the chopsticks in his hand, but when he saw the man's face, he opened his mouth slightly in disbelief, "You...... You are? ”
The man smiled, and his voice was a little hoarse, "Miss Qingshu, I have admired my name for a long time, and I am fortunate to meet you." ”
Qing Shu really didn't understand what the situation was, "My maid ......"
The man was still smiling, making people feel no trace of malice, "It's okay, it's just that I'm asleep, and I'll wake up naturally after half an hour." ”
The vigilance in Qing Shu's eyes had not faded, but the word doubt was clearly written on his face, "What is the relationship between you and Yan Gongzi?" Are you from the Zhou Mansion in the capital? ”
The smile on the man's face deepened a little, "I came from afar, just to see what the woman my son likes looks like, there is no malice, the girl doesn't have to be afraid." The girl is also a clever person, she kept the letter from being searched, and saved the people of the house, so it was in vain that I deliberately embarked on this trip. ”
Qingshu: ......
The smile in the man's eyes grew, "The girl raised by Yunhu is really not comparable to ordinary girls." You can put down your chopsticks and don't have to think about using them to attack your elders. ”
There were more question marks in Qing Shu's eyes, "You, do you know my father?" ”
The man sighed, "Girl, you have to love only my son wholeheartedly, but you can't look at other sons." That way, the elders will find it very troublesome, you know? ”
Qing Shu felt that this person was talking a little bit from east to west, and he was also saying some inexplicable words, which could make people dizzy, "Please wait a minute, who is your son?" Why should I love him? What do you want to do when you appear in front of me so suddenly, and stun my maid? ”
The man smiled and narrowed his eyes, "Once, there was a stunning woman who captivated the city and the country, and she fascinated countless heroic men. The positions of the princess, the princess, the general's wife, and the wife of the family are up to her to choose, but she is in a predicament and has no choice. Because, she is amorous, she falls in love with two men at the same time. She is not only amorous, she is also cold-blooded, she did not choose a husband from the two men she loved, but smiled and married a son who had never been in her eyes, and took revenge on all the men who admired her and troubled her. ”
"Her amorousness, her cold-bloodedness, has ruined almost everyone associated with her. The rivers of blood are some exaggeration, but many people died. Damned, undamned, innocent, how many people died, I count to numbness. Until the end, she said that she was wrong, she didn't know that the person she really loved was the husband next to her, not someone else. Her husband fell in a pool of blood, and really wanted to believe her again, but in the blink of an eye, she immediately abandoned her son, saying that she was going to find a way back and disappeared without a trace. ”
"A man's amorous is hurtful, and a woman's amorous is hurtful. You are a smart girl, don't be an amorous person, love my son with all your heart, I will remove the thorns that should not be on the road ahead for you, you just go forward and don't look back. ”
Qing Shu became more and more confused the more he listened, "Who are you?" He told such a story, and what role did he play in the story? Why did he sue her about this?
The man smiled and put back his hat, the black veil on which his face was obscured. "Next time we meet, remember to call Dad!"
Qingshu: ......
The man took his sword, got up, and turned to leave.
Qing Shu asked urgently: "Are you Lord Zhou of the Ministry of War?" "Or someone from the Zhou Mansion?