In the drizzle, in a tavern in Chongrenfang Bazaar, a few side dishes are placed on the table, and the lanterns outside the window are swaying in the night rain.

Because of the rain, the people who could not wander the streets sat in the wine shops and tea shops, and there was a lot of commotion everywhere.

Xu Buling sat at the wine table by the window, listening to the storyteller tell bizarre stories about the world. There are a bunch of objects at hand, rouge boxes, wine jars, pastry boxes, etc., all of which are prepared for the Queen Mother.

Zhu Manzhi sat across the wine table, occasionally holding a wine bowl bigger than his face to take a sip, taking the opportunity to sneak a glance at Xu Buling's side face, and sit down in a proper manner.

In the afternoon, Zhu Manzhi accompanied Xu Buling to Xianzhi Zhai, picking and choosing, and finally Xu Buling picked 'red orchid nectar' and 'camellia resin' and other mouths.

There are many types of lipstick, and the color is dark and light, and most of the women from good families in the market prefer light colors, while the girls in the Goolan brothel prefer dark red.

Zhu Manzhi is also a girl's family no matter how she says it, and she understands these well, Xianzhi Zhai's signature lipstick 'red orchid nectar', a box of her for a month, most of them are used by wealthy women. She just glanced at it secretly, the color of the lipstick was very bright, and the young girl who had not come out of the pavilion was inappropriate to use, and it looked ...... Well, it's like buying for a woman who is dissatisfied......

After perceiving this, Zhu Manzhi felt strange in her heart, she had seen Mrs. Lu once outside the palace, and she seemed to be a dignified and conservative woman, she would definitely not use 'red orchid nectar', if it wasn't for the elders......

Zhu Manzhi took a sip of the wine bowl, and then looked at Xu Buling's cold side face.

Xu Gongzi is so handsome and young, he shouldn't be deceived by some prodigal women......

Zhu Manzhi has heard some gossip about sluts, and because of his high status, he doesn't respect etiquette and law, and he raises a bunch of noodles or something, and those noodles are probably like Xu Gongzi, handsome, young and with a great body......

Thinking of this, Zhu Manzhi felt very aggrieved, and there was a feeling that his favorite male god had been ruined.

What a good son, and there is no shortage of silver, how can you go back to do that kind of thing, you must have been deceived by a bad woman......

After thinking about it, Zhu Manzhi finally couldn't help it, put down the wine bowl and whispered:

"Xu Gongzi, who did you buy these things for?"

Xu Buling tapped his fingers on the table and said casually: "Woman, didn't you say it just now." ”

"Oh...... Xu Gongzi, there are a lot of bad people in Chang'an City, I work in the Investigation Department, and I often hear gossip from my brothers, hmm...... It's just some dignified looking ladies, but what's the ...... behind their backs."

Xu Buling frowned, turned around, and looked at Xiao Manzhi, who replied shyly:

"I'm not bored when you say this, let's talk about it carefully."

“……”

Zhu Manzhi was a little embarrassed, but he was born with a big temperament, and when he saw that Xu was not interested, he didn't twist:

"I secretly heard from the good hands in the yamen, huh...... There are a few dukes and ladies in Kuishou Street, who are dignified and noble on the surface, but after the death of the old duke, there are some indiscretions......"

Xu Buling had heard Mrs. Lu say that these parents were short, shook his head and said: "Kuishou Street is mostly a family marriage, there is no relationship between husband and wife, it is not easy to remarry when the husband dies of illness, and it is not easy to care about raising a little white face in secret, but after all, it is a minority." ”

Zhu Manzhi nodded: "...... In fact, those ladies were also very polite, but 'a good woman can't stand pestering', I heard that some men with bad intentions specially hooked up with such widowed ladies......"

“……”

Xu Buling always felt that he was talking about him, so he shook his head and chuckled: "Maybe Lang is a concubine, but it's just not good to come out on the surface." ”

Zhu Manzhi's face was flushed, and he shook his head: "No, a true gentleman, where will I pay attention to these ladies." They are all bad men who are clever and clever in doing this, and they dare to use any trick. It's just that those wealthy ladies are also strange, they can't let go of their faces after asking for relatives to remarry, and they can't hide secretly, so they will be from the ......

…… Alas, to put it bluntly, you still covet men, like Xu Gongzi, those ladies can't do anything about you, and they don't dare to make a noise, what else? A little sweetness will turn around and protect you......"

Xu Buling raised his hand and pinched and pulled her face: "I'm not old, I know a lot." ”

Zhu Manzhi's face was torn round, and he pushed away with some twisting:

"I'm also hearsay, there was a lady who was found out by the heirs of the family doing this before, and asked the wolf guard to bury those men secretly. As a result, those ladies hanged themselves on a hunger strike at home, and when the children and nephews were suffering, they couldn't tell it, and in the end, they didn't see it......"

Xu Buling shook his head secretly, if the matter between him and the Queen Mother was discovered, the emperor would definitely bury him, if it was so simple.

Muttering, the two chatted for a while, and suddenly there were a few soft sounds on the roof, faintly audible.

Xu Buling's ears moved slightly, and he raised his eyes to look at the roof of the tavern, and then turned his eyes to look at the street.

Zhu Manzhi was still muttering about the 'face', seeing Xu Buling's movements, he looked out the window along his eyes, and saw that on the long street with a dashing rain curtain, a sword roar suddenly erupted, and three figures fell on the street, and the sword light was cold.

The leader of the clothed man was extremely fierce, holding a branch as a sword, still swinging the water and not entering, but it seemed that he was injured, and his steps were a little erratic.

The two people who were chasing after were dressed in wolf guard black, and Zhu Manzhi recognized them at a glance as the chief officer and deputy envoy of the Investigation Division.

"Ahh

"Look at ......"

The storyteller listened to the words, and the men in the several wine shops and tea shops around the street all turned their heads.

At night, there were also many wolf guards living nearby in the wine shop and tea shop, and after finding out that it was the chief officer who was arresting the thief, many people got up and rushed out of the wine shop and tea house to support.

Zhu Manzhi raised his hand and grabbed the Yanling knife on the table and was about to get up, but his shoulder was held down by a big hand.

"Don't be impatient, this thief is a bit powerful."

This is nonsense, if it is not powerful, how can it alarm Zhang Xiang and Liu Yunlin to chase and kill in person.

Zhu Manzhi originally wanted to go up to fish in the muddy water so as not to be discovered by the chief officer, but after hearing Xu Buling's dissuasion, he naturally didn't dare to act rashly, and sat back honestly.

On the street, Zhang Xiang saw that there were wolf guards coming to support him, and he did not send weapons to the thieves, and said loudly:

"Stand down."

"No!"

More than a dozen wolf guards in regular clothes were forbidden, and scattered with weapons they had found casually, chasing after the two chief officers.

The man in the coat was obviously a little staggering, and it was difficult for him to run at top speed, and from time to time he turned around and held a branch as a sword, blocking the fierce blade again and again.

Because they were poisoned, Zhang Xiang and Liu Yunlin took a detour behind the clothier with a single knife in their hands, only tentatively attacking, and they were not in a hurry to go up and hit the hard, looking like they wanted to consume the clothier.

The surrounding wolf guards also discovered that the clothed guest was already at the end of the crossbow, and the offensive had no sense of fierceness, and even self-protection was reluctant. At this time, they naturally did not steal the limelight from the chief officer, and a few people with active brains even began to applaud to help the main officer.

Zhu Manzhi also wanted to chase out to see the excitement, but he was embarrassed to think that Xu Buling was behind his back, so he turned around and asked with a smile:

"Gongzi Xu, should we follow up and see the excitement?"

Xu Buling frowned, raised his hand and patted her on the shoulder: "You go home first, I'll come to you later." As soon as he finished speaking, he got up and went into the back kitchen of the tavern.

Zhu Manzhi blinked, understanding that Xu Buling must have gone to see the excitement without her, and said a little unhappily "Oh~......