Chapter Twenty-Seven: Catching a Turtle in an Urn
The stone swallowed the blood in his throat and asked, "You knew we were going to kill you?" ”
Xin Yan raised his eyebrows: "Yes." ”
"So you set a trap for us to fall into a trap and catch turtles in an urn? Hmph, it's a vicious woman. ”
He also came back to his senses from the accident just now, since this woman did not kill him, it means that he is useful to her, and wants to get words out of his mouth, in this case, then he will not kill him, what is he to fear.
Xin Yan read his thoughts from his eyes, this person is a little thoughtful and interesting.
"It's true that I set up a plan, but I didn't expect you to fall for the plan so quickly, but I think highly of you, and it seems that the people behind you don't take me seriously at all. Oh no, probably didn't take me seriously. ”
Xin Yan looked at his expression as he spoke, although it was the opposite, he couldn't help but admire, but he was calm.
"It's just that I'm disappointed that you didn't last long to lose, it's really useless. Also, I'm afraid you misunderstand, even if I don't have a design, you can't have a chance of winning. ”
The stone saw the disdain in her eyes when she said this.
was almost so angry that she vomited blood, this woman didn't take them to heart at all, she was completely in a state of watching a play, it was really annoying.
didn't want her to be so proud, Shi stubbornly said: "If you don't kill me, you still talk to me so much, don't you think who wants to kill you." ”
Seeing that he was still rational and could reply so quickly, Xin Yan smiled: "I told you so much, why do you think I want to know from your mouth who is the person who wants to kill me?" Do you think I don't know? ”
Looking at the stone's slowly widening eyes, Xin Yan laughed.
"You, you know?"
"Why don't I know? I know someone is going to kill me, so why don't I know who it is. ”
"Then why are you keeping my life?"
Xin Yan waved his hand helplessly, and sighed: "Originally, I didn't want your life, but my subordinates are too good, and before I can stop it, you will be defeated." However, fortunately, Jibei knows that my mind did not spare your life, otherwise, my conscience will be disturbed. ”
The stone instincted that this woman must be angry with him to death, what is too late to stop it, this means that they are too weak?! is still uneasy in conscience, looking at her leisurely expression, where is a little uneasy!
Xin Yan's words changed: "However, since you are ordered to kill me, then I can't let you go in vain, right?"
Looking at the shallow smile on the corner of her mouth, he suddenly felt that he had provoked a long-sleeping python, she was hungry, and she was going to tear him down the next moment.
Looking at the mad smile, he asked tremblingly, "You, what are you going to do, kill if you want to." ”
His face had completely betrayed him, Xin Yan saw that his deterrent effect had been achieved, and he no longer talked nonsense with him, leaving only a sinister voice: "Feel it yourself slowly." ”
Wei Xiaochun couldn't help but sigh that the girl's love of playing tricks is getting more and more serious.
is obviously the identity of the victim, and she plays it like a murderer without blinking.
Looking at the gradually darkening sky, Wei Xiaochun couldn't help but have a little more pity for the stone, daring to assassinate the girl, it was not enough for him to have ten lives.
Xin Yan and his party set off again, and the place where the killing had just happened was as if no one had happened.
The bodies of a dozen men in black were gone, the carriage that had been cut down with a knife had also disappeared, and even the blood stains that flowed all over the ground were cleaned and spotless.
The road returned to its former silence, as if nothing had ever happened......
The thick and solemn city walls stand in front of you, and the tall and mighty city gates are wide open. Hanging on the city wall is the powerful word "Gyeonggi". The cries of street vendors are endless, one after another.
Everyone's face showed a look of happiness and abundance, the stall owners were busy with their own work, and people who had been running around all day sat like this, eating the hot noodle soup in the bowl, and felt that they could dissipate the fatigue of a busy day, and the body returned to a vigorous and brisk state.
The towering pavilions on both sides of the road, the patterns are complicated, the workmanship is exquisite, and the flags at the entrance of the wine shop dance leisurely and are wantonly displayed. When I came here, I felt that the chill of the north had faded and there was the warm sun of spring.
Wei Xiaochun probed his brain and said excitedly: "Girl, girl, look, this Gyeonggi is really extraordinary." Although Yeonseong is a provincial capital for trading and is also lively, this Gyeonggi is even more prosperous, and the scenery is very different from Yeonseong. ”
Yeonseong is in the north, and Gyeonggi is in the south, both in terms of folk customs, customs and natural scenery are different.
"Be careful, don't fall off. Jibei, you are optimistic about her. Xin Yan said.
Hearing Xin Yan say this, Wei Xiaochun simply sat directly outside the carriage, sat with Jibei, and looked around, as if he wanted to engrave the scenery of Gyeonggi into his mind one by one, and did not let go of it at all.
Xin Yan shook his head helplessly, lifted the curtains, and enjoyed the scenery outside.
The carriage drove to a courtyard and stopped, Wei Xiaochun got out of the carriage first, and then reached out to help Xin Yan.
The surrounding pedestrians and probes poked their brains and looked curiously, wanting to catch a glimpse of the people in the carriage.
A pair of delicate snow-white hands were half-placed on Wei Xiaochun's hands, and his wrists were like white lotus roots. The woman's body is slender, her skin is like condensed fat, and her temperament is as cold as frost, like a lotus flower blooming on a snow-capped mountain, and the cold is pressing.
What a temperamental woman!
The men on the street couldn't move their feet until they were pulled by the ears of the daughter-in-law next to them, and then they could not withdraw their gaze.
This is a five-entry courtyard, the red solemn gate is opened, the white jade steps are radiant with sunlight, and the rockery is beautiful. The garden is exquisitely designed, with two large red lanterns hanging high from the eaves, and the breeze brings in a sweet scent of flowers and plants.
The white butler stepped forward and said, "I received the girl's order earlier, and the old slave sent his subordinates to clean up the yard and greet the girl. Speaking of this yard is also the best I have seen, although the few yards I fancied before are good, but they are not as atmospheric as this yard, worthy of a girl. ”
Xin Yan said with a smile: "The housekeeper has a heart, this yard is really good, it must have taken a lot of thought." ”
The white housekeeper didn't dare to ask for credit: "Where is it, the girl likes it is the most tight." ”
He's the girl's subordinate, and that's what he's supposed to do. Others don't know, but he understands best that doing things in the hands of girls is more decent and easier than doing things in some official mansions.
"Girl, the scenery here is really good, no worse than our mansion in Yancheng, less pressuring cold, more cool pleasure."
Xin Yan smiled and said, "It's rare that your evaluation is so high." ”
Wei Xiaochun stuck out his tongue, turned around and hurriedly asked Butler Bai to call someone to unload the things one by one.
This side is in full swing, and there is a distinguished guest over there.
Ning Yuanhou got out of the carriage and walked over step by step, with a smile on his lips: "You came later than you imagined, but what happened on the way?" ”
He wore a more casual robe today, and the whole person was less of the majesty of the superior and more approachable.
Ning Yuanhou happened to be resting today, and thinking about Xin Yan's letter a few days ago, he calculated that she should be almost in Gyeonggi, so he simply rushed to take a look, but he didn't expect him to run into it.
I haven't seen her for more than a month, and she seems to have lost a lot of weight, but she hasn't changed much.
Xin Yan stepped forward, and after a salute, he smiled and said, "There is nothing wrong on the road, but my maid has never been to the south." No, seeing everything feels fresh, so it took some time. ”
Wei Xiaochun on the side heard the girl expose her old bottom, she dared to be angry and didn't dare to speak, and shrank aside, she just thought that the south was very interesting, and she hadn't seen it for a long time.
Ning Yuanhou was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect this reason, and smiled helplessly: "You, you, you think this trip is a trip to the mountains and rivers, it's very easy." ”
Xin Yan pretended to be playful, shrugged his shoulders and said, "Otherwise, Master Hou also knows that my maid has never been to the south, so naturally he also thinks that everything is fresh." This is a chance, of course, I have to experience it, besides, the emperor didn't stipulate when I would arrive, so I can't delay too much. ”
Ning Yuanhou was laughed at by her, if he was an ordinary person and could see the face of the sky, how high and glorious it would be, maybe he wanted to grow wings and fly directly to Gyeonggi to meet the emperor and enjoy the attention of the world.
It's good that she really thinks she's here to play in the mountains and rivers.
"Ah, look at me, Master Hou has been here for so long, and I still let you stand outside, please first."
Ning Yuanhou followed him into the courtyard, and then took a good look at the courtyard.
Full of appreciation: "This yard is really good, exquisite and elegant, I didn't notice the address before, it turned out that this yard was for sale before." ”
Xin Yan instructed his subordinates to prepare tea and let the white housekeeper lead the way to the hall, she was also here for the first time and was not familiar with it.
Hearing Ning Yuanhou's words, he asked, "Hou Ye also takes a fancy to this?" ”
Ning Yuanhou waved his hand: "Not really, I just remembered the origin of this courtyard." He was originally a place where an official placed the outer room, and then the official committed a crime, and her outer room ran away with money, and this place was vacant, I heard that someone bought it a few years ago, but I didn't expect it to be you, and it was fate to think about it. ”
Xin Yan personally added tea to Ning Yuanhou, and said with a smile: "This is also a mistake, I have instructed the people below, if you see a good place, you can put it down." After all, when I am in business and wander around, and when I buy a house, I should always have a place to stay, and I feel at ease. ”
Her origin, Ning Yuanhou had also heard Governor Chen say before, and he didn't say anything.
Just said: "Then you are quite discerning, the official was very fond of his outer room, and spent a lot of money to hire skilled craftsmen to renovate every part of this courtyard, I just saw it, and I think it's good." When you put it down, you spent a lot of money. ”
Xin Yan said indifferently: "I don't know much about this money, but if it can be satisfied, I think it's good, and it doesn't matter if it is anything else." ”
Marquis Ning Yuanhou was right, this mansion did cost a lot of money at that time, and it was three times more expensive than other ordinary mansions in Gyeonggi.
But it's also worth it, the reason why it's so expensive, in addition to the exquisite and elegant yard, is because it is located in a bustling city, in the center of the city, in the middle of the north and south streets.
Not only facing the lively Jingxian Street, but also the street of the major officials and even the prince's mansion, if you have the heart, you can also see the carriage of the ladies and ladies of each province.