Chapter 3: True and False (2)
Qiling County, Taishou Mansion
The words of the two secret guards made Gu Yunxi frightened.
If you want to say that the road is slippery on a snowy day, it is reasonable for people to break their arms and brains. But no matter how you fall, it is impossible to fall a person to the point where his temperament has changed drastically
From this point of view, my speculation is not wrong.
Who is this Feng Taishou?
Leng Qingtang was silent for a long time, and there was no trace of emotional ups and downs on his handsome face, and his closed expression was always calm:
"The post house and the Taishou Mansion, have you ever been there?"
A secret guard replied: "When the subordinates arrived at the post house, they were told by the shopkeeper that there was a messenger staying in the hall and that they would stop doing business with the outside world. The subordinates were worried about being secretly monitored, so they did not dare to contact the third and tenth heads, for fear of startling the snake. ”
"Well done!" Leng Qingtang praised it, and his eyelids were not teasing.
Another secret guard replied: "The subordinates were guarding the Taishou Mansion for a moment of observation, and saw that the gate was closed, and there was no one on either side, and the scene was indeed strange." After nightfall, his subordinates took a few more people to explore the Taishou Mansion. If so, report it to the Overseer. ”
Leng Qingtang pursed his lips and shook his head, and said decisively:
No, someone can't wait for night, and they're going to attack us! ”
He finally opened his eyes and waved his hand at the guards on the ground.
The two of them bowed respectfully to the Overseer, stood up, and the moment they pushed the door, their alert eyes looked around for a moment, and then their figures disappeared in the door like a bolt of lightning.
"Overseer!"
"Overseer......"
Lu Rong and Gu Yunxi stood on both sides of Leng Qingtang, their worried eyes focused on Leng Qingtang, who was leaning back on a high chair, and their tones in unison were all full of anxiety.
"Don't panic......"
Leng Qingtang's face was still calm, he stood up and walked slowly to the door, looked at it with his hands in his hands, and said in a light tone:
"Isn't there still some time until nightfall?"
Gu Yunxi couldn't keep calm anymore, rushed two steps towards the overseer, and asked angrily:
"Overseer, are these people in the same group as the people who attacked us in Fanyang County?"
Leng Qingtang shook his head and replied in a flat voice:
"It's hard to say, maybe it's the same group from before. You have to try martial arts to be easy to identify. ”
Lu Rong's expression was solemn and urgent, and he stood behind Leng Qingtang and asked:
"Overseer, what are we going to do next?"
"First tell your secret guard to try to get in touch with Zao Wou-Ki and the others in the post house, and once you start here at night, you will want the post house to join us inside and out, and take down Feng Heng in one fell swoop.
Ben Du really wants to quickly peel off his fake skin and see what he wants, where he is sacred, and what is the intention of intercepting the Dongchang Qincha here! ”
"Subordinates obey." After hearing this, Lu Rong bowed his hand and made a gesture of obedience.
Leng Qingtang tilted his head slightly and thought about it again, before he said:
"You go down and rest for a while, and the governor is here waiting for Ai Qing to come back."
"Yes."
After Lu Rong left, the room fell silent.
Gu Yunxi raised her eyes, and saw the overseer walking towards her step by step, Guanyu's face was dyed with a smile like spring flowers, her cheeks suddenly fainted a little crimson, with a little shyness and expectation, her crystal eyes looked left and right, pouted her pink and tender lips, and said in a complaining voice:
"How many enemies have you offended? Look at the fight and kill along the way, it has never stopped! ”
"Follow me...... Regretted it? ”
When Leng Qingtang spoke, the person had already stopped in front of her, stretched out his hand with a few charming smiles, and stopped her into his arms.
She didn't know that this was a joke, so she hurriedly separated her upper body from the overseer a short distance, raised her head to look at him deeply, and her delicate little face was full of seriousness and determination, and said to him in a serious manner:
"Overseer, from the moment Yunxi decided to follow you, he didn't know what to regret! Right now, Yunxi is not afraid, but worried about your safety. Yunxi can't predict the future, and it can't eliminate the world's misunderstanding of Dongchang, but no matter what happens in the future, Yunxi is willing to bear and face it with you! ”
looked at each other like this, speechless for a long time, and the tall and short figures stood still......
The deep dark eyes were full of brilliance, and they were cast on the little girl's delicate face with a focused expression for a long time.
The sound of the fist statement did not sound mellow and pleasant, and the sentences came into Leng Qingtang's ears, but it seemed to be extremely extreme
confessed, and he was moved in a moment.
The mirror-like heart lake rippled and splashed in an instant, and it was messy. At this moment, he was deeply moved by her persistence, and his heart was surging and endless.
Today, he really feels the feeling of being loved, and it is so beautiful.
Just like a person walking alone on a rugged path full of bushes, in the most tired and lonely moment, when he suddenly looks back, another person will hold his hand.
Although the handpiece was weak and delicate, it was the strength that grasped him so little bit that it brought him warmth and hope.
The light red thin lips fell on Gu Yunxi's forehead, and after a deep kiss, the overseer's big hand gently clasped the back of her head, letting her head rest on his chest.
Outside the window, the twilight is dim and the wind is blowing, but the room here is full of love and charm. Nuoda Tiandi Huayu, only this pair of tall and short interdependent, perfect picture, is the most warm and harmonious.
The sound of a hungry belly shattered the sweet and peaceful atmosphere.
"Overseer, you haven't eaten anything for lunch, I'll go find you something to eat!"
Gu Yunxi sneered, knowing that his master was not a person who could be fed with Qing Shui cabbage.
As soon as he left the overseer's arms, he grabbed him:
"Forget it, it's going to be a minute. It's chaotic outside, and you can't get out. ”
She didn't care, raised her eyebrows and smiled proudly:
"As long as there are ingredients and pots, it will not be difficult for me. I'll borrow the kitchen of the Taishou Mansion for use, are we still afraid that Feng Heng will be stingy and refuse? ”
"I'll send someone with you."
The Overseer was still reassured.
"Don't, the time has not yet come, it is not beautiful to rashly alarm Feng Taishou, or I will go by myself. You have the strength to eat enough, and you won't suffer a loss when you fight later! ”
Gu Yunxi walked to the door in a low voice and laughed.
"Be careful yourself."
Leng Qingtang pushed the door, his eyes quickly scanned, and he watched her go all the way.
Not long after Gu Yunxi left, Ai Qing came to find the Overseer.
"How? What to find? ”
Closed the door, Leng Qingtang sat down and asked.
"Back to the superintendent, his subordinates have carefully inspected every part of the government office, but they have not found any evidence of dogs, officials, fish, people, and private money."
Ai Qing replied truthfully, and her ruddy and shiny face always carried self-blame and guilt.
Leng Qingtang pondered silently for a moment, looked at him and said:
"Feng Heng has been an official in Qiling for five years, and he has accumulated a large amount of people's fat and people's ointment, and the government or his mansion must have a dark room for him to nest. Since the government office does not have it, it is necessary to send secret guards to go deep into the Feng Mansion to check it carefully.
This time, it's a good thing, this governor originally wanted to use disaster relief as an excuse to enter the Taishou Mansion to investigate Feng Heng's corruption case in detail, but he didn't want to be one step ahead of Dongchang and finish the case on our behalf......"
Leng Qingtang finished speaking slowly, dusted off the hem of the python robe with one hand on the chair, and then laughed a few times.
Ai Qing's expression became nervous when he heard this, his red face was gloomy, and his sideburns gradually sweated:
"If the Feng Heng we see is pretended to be by someone, then the real Feng Heng, I'm afraid he has been poisoned by them?"
Leng Qingtang nodded in agreement:
"It's imperative to revisit! In short, you have to see people in life, and you have to see corpses in death! ”
"Overseer, why don't we strike first!"
Ai Qing couldn't bear it a little, his hands were clenched with iron fists, his eyes were all ignited by raging anger, and his burning eyes were about to burst out with dots of flames.
"Don't worry, Bendu still wants to see the methods of those people. Ai Qing, I've worked hard for you, go down and rest first, we have something to do at night, remember to be vigilant! ”
Ai Qing didn't ask any more questions when he heard this.
He naturally understood what the Overseer said, so he bowed his hand upwards and quietly exited the room in Leng Qingtang.
……
Gu Yunxi walked towards the gate of the Taishou Mansion with a gust of evening wind
。 In the courtyard, flocks of crows landed on the towering and half-withered plane trees, their wings fluttering and falling, scrambling to be the first, and the mournful and dull cries disappeared one after another, adding more weirdness and depression to the already treacherous atmosphere of the Taishou Mansion.
Gu Yunxi looked up at the sky, narrowed his eyes irritably, and said secretly:
Where did the many crows come from? It's unlucky!
At the entrance of the yamen, she was stopped by the officials on both sides:
"Lord Feng has instructed that just after the White Disaster, Dongchang Qincha and his party should not go out. I have to go, and I will make a decision when the little one returns to the Taishou. ”
As expected, the East Factory was stared at by Feng Heng's people.
However, Gu Yunxi didn't really want to go out of the palace, just to put on a show and test the reaction of the officials.
Her eyes flickered, she looked at the two servants with a smile, and said with a humble attitude:
"There are two elder brothers, my overseer didn't eat porcelain for lunch, and he was hungry at the moment, so he ordered me to buy some food on the street."
A servant squinted at Gu Yunxi, pouted with a sneer:
"The big officials from the capital are different from the little people in our poor countryside! Why, this big white steamed bun and sugar flower roll that the poor can't eat can't even swallow in your mouth? ”
The other official spoke in a polite tone:
"Don't hide it from the little brother, Qiling is not as good as the other five counties, there are more farms here, and the few shops are also in trouble, and they have not opened for business today. Even if you have money, you can't buy anything! ”
"In that case, I will borrow the kitchen of your yamen, make a few snacks, and give my overseer a cushion first."
Gu Yunxi no longer insisted after hearing this, and had a new idea after changing his mouth.
"This ......"
Hearing the word "kitchen", the two officials were stunned with the same face, so frightened that they looked at each other, and their difficult expressions puzzled Gu Yunxi, who was watching.
"What? This is also not okay? ”
The officials repeatedly pushed and blocked Gu Yunxi, she raised her eyebrows, her apricot eyes were round, she shook her head angrily and stared at the two of them, and then spoke in a tone full of irritability:
"What do you mean? The Admiral of Dongchang is a royal messenger, who has visited the five counties of Jiang'an and has never been entertained with porridge and cabbage! It is he who understands your difficult life and knows the truth of following the customs of the locals, so he will use some of them. Now before dinner, people are hungry first, and you don't rely on borrowing your kitchen to make some smooth food! ”
Gu Yunxi patted his chest after chattering endlessly, and his arrogance was still arrogant:
"I tell you, master, I will cook, and I will never trouble the chef of your house! Also, how much you eat, when the time comes, I will pay you two silver! ”
The sneering official was even more dissatisfied at this moment, and he stepped forward angrily and wanted to join her, but was pushed away by his companions.
In any case, this little fan wei always makes sense. The official level crushes people to death, and the admiral of Dongchang is a second-grade member of the imperial court, even if he is under him, he will not take a five-grade place too much in his eyes.
Now that she wants to borrow the kitchen, it is better to rely on her first. It's really because of this little thing to make that second-grade eunuch come out, and it's really a shame to break the boss!
Thinking of this, the official who sang the red face and pretended to be a good person looked at Gu Yunxi, who looked chagrined, and said with a smile:
"Little brother, don't be angry, if a family doesn't talk to two families, how can a little rice and grain be negotiated for silver and two transactions? Let's go, I'll take you to the kitchen, over there, please. ”
"Cut!"
Gu Yunxi got what he wanted, but he still didn't give up, and after snorting, he raised his sharp and dissatisfied eyes, slashed at his companion, and then went to the kitchen of the mansion with him.
Go north into the corner gate, walk through a courtyard and arrive at your destination.
Gu Yunxi walked into the kitchen, and when she looked around for the ingredients, the official who led the way was guarding the door, watching her every movement with his eyes unwavering.
I have to say that this Taishou Mansion is indeed very poor. The only food in the kitchen is nothing more than some red beans, soybeans, rice, white flour, glutinous rice noodles and other ordinary rice noodles.
Looking to the west, a few Chinese cabbages, two crispy radishes, and a few dried Chinese yams were piled up on the wooden table, and they were arranged in a haphazard manner.
On the other side are several spices: sugar, salt, sesame oil, vinegar and soy sauce.
The whole kitchen was stained with meat, and there was only a piece of lamb liver and a preserved fish hanging by the window.
Gu Yunxi frowned and shook his head, sighing heavily.
This is the first time she's grown up and she's seen the most ingredient scarcity in the kitchen!
From this point of view, it seems that Feng Heng does not have the intention of treating Dongchang Qincha slowly, the kitchen reserve is limited, and it is indeed difficult to make delicious and hearty dishes.
Staring at the few things on the wooden case, Gu Yunxi thought hard for a moment, and gradually had a countermeasure.