Chapter 20: Door-to-door pick-up
Fang Wenhou returned to the military guard station after seeing Cheng Weilian, and called Lu Kai and the others, who were secretly spying on Lu Kai, and Fang Wenhou asked, "Has anyone been there over there?" ”
One person said, "The general knows about this, and the other prince has also come."
The two of them didn't notice it, and Wen Hou, the party where Shen Jiancheng had been, also knew, "Did the prince and the envoy go to the back pavilion?" ”
"No, the prince and the envoy are talking in the house, there is time for tea"
Without any doubts, Fang Wenhou took out the dried jujube and looked at it coldly for a moment and asked, "Do you know what kind of jujube is this kind of dried jujube?" ”
The two stepped forward to take a closer look, one frowned and pondered, and the other knew "this is dried jingjujube"
Fang Wenhou only asked casually, and he didn't think that someone would recognize it, and he was suspicious at the moment, "Jing Zao?" How is this determined? ”
This humane "A few days ago, Zhonglang Dajin did a birthday, and asked someone to find a team for Zhonglang, and the adult was happy to give a lot of rewards, and also sent a box of jingjube"
While speaking, this person took out the jujube box, the box is smaller than a palm, and it is very convenient to carry it with him, and he took out the jujube box and presented it to Fang Wenhou, "Jing jujube is also the first time to eat, and it is the sweetest jujube I have ever eaten."
Fang Wenhou took one out of the box, and pinched off the skin of the meat with two fingers, and the jujube core inside was the same size as the dried jujube on his hand.
"Why did the general suddenly ask about this?"
Knowing that this was Jing Zao, Fang Wenhou smiled on his face, "It's nothing to ask casually, let's go down"
"Yes," the two withdrew.
Fang Wenhou left for some time, Cheng Weilian sat still, thinking about the other party's proposal, and finally compromised and shouted, "Call Qi Ying!" ”
Someone called Qi Ying outside the gate of the hospital, and Qi Ying entered the "What is the order?"
Cheng Wei said, "Call the previous few people to make other arrangements"
"Yes"
The four of them entered before, and Qi Ying exited the main hall door and waited.
Cheng Weilian said to the four people, "I gave up what I had ordered before, and I went into night clothes when I acted, and the goal was to be an envoy."
The faces of the four changed, and Cheng Wei said, "Scared?" ”
One person said, "It's not that I'm afraid, it's just that the envoy has some accident in the Pawn Bureau, and I'm afraid that he will be implicated in the signing order."
Cheng Wei smiled evenly, "I didn't let you take your life, just pretend to be an assassin and scare you, your life can't take flesh and skin injuries, that's acceptable, your hands and feet are neat, and I won't treat you badly afterwards."
"Yes"
"Let's go down"
Lu Kai went out on his own after seeing Cheng Weilian, this time he deliberately came out and didn't tell Cheng Weilian, he wanted to see what his reaction would be after he knew, people went to the market, four guards followed behind him, and the guards also had their own ideas, they didn't want to get too close, for fear that they would be like Cheng Weilian, so that Lu Kai would find some excuse to get drunk and steal someone.
There are many people in the bazaar, and it is difficult for the guards' eyes to pay attention to everyone, and Dai Qian came to the bazaar to drink coarse tea to relieve fatigue after seeing Wang Daer's family.
Relieve fatigue and pass the time at the same time, waiting for dark to go to the pawn office to see Lu Kai, but I didn't expect to see Lu Kai in the crowd of the market, and Lu Kai also saw Dai Qian drinking idle tea at the tea stall.
The two glanced at each other, Lu Kai leaned his right hand against his chest and pretended to itch, and his index finger pointed forward intentionally or unintentionally, meaning to let Dai move in front of him, and the guards followed behind without seeing this action.
Dai Qian understood the meaning, and when Lu Kai was about to walk seven or eight steps away in front of the tea stall, he got up and walked in front of Lu Kai.
The two walked one after the other, like passers-by.
At first, a passer-by was very close to them, but neither of them spoke, and when the passer-by walked away, Lu Kai asked, "How is it?" ”
Dai Qian smiled bitterly, and at the same time admired Lu Kai's courage, "Let me answer on the street, you can't wait for the night?" It's too daring."
Although the two of them were talking, their posture was not changing, one after the other, and when Lu Kai was talking, he was also secretly paying attention to the distance between the guards, "There are many people, this is the best place to talk, and there is not much time to talk about"
Dai Qian said with a smile, "I have seen Wang Da'er's wife, she has a very good complexion, although she is in her forties, her face is full of fat and cheeks, but she looks very charming, and I noticed that the bracelet on her hand is newly bought."
Lu Kai asked more carefully, "What kind of bracelet?" Gold, silver, jade? ”
Dai Qian said, "Jade bracelet, good Lantian jade, she can see it, it hasn't been a few months since the person died, and she was dressed up so quickly"
Hearing the information of Dai Qian, Lu Kai got the information he wanted, and at the same time affirmed one thing, "Cheng Minghu has really seen King Wei!" ”
Dai Qian originally didn't know what Lu Kai wanted him to ask Wang Da'er to do, but now he realized that the matter was very important, Dai Qian's face was surprised and he didn't turn back, "How do you say this, what does buying a new bracelet have to do with Cheng Minghu?" ”
Lu Kaidao, "Wang Da'er is the groom of the Prime Minister's Mansion, no matter where Cheng Minghu goes, he will send it, if he is not a good character, how can he be the groom of the Prime Minister's Mansion."
Dai Qian disagreed, "Wrong, Wang Da'er is a good gambler, how can he say that he has a good character"
"How do you know he's a gambler?"
"What Mending said, they all do things together on weekdays, what kind of character can this person not see?"
Lu Kai smiled and asked, "Do you believe Mending's words, or do you believe that Cheng Minghu is stupid enough to find a good gambler to be his coachman?" ”
"This..." Dai Qian was speechless for a moment, "People who are good gamblers are the most likely to have accidents, if I am, he will not look for such a person"
There are a lot of joints Dai Qian who don't understand and are trying to ask, only to hear Lu Kaidao "The street corner has arrived, I don't understand what the place is saying at night, now I have to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to find a way to come in and give me the wind"
Dai Qianqi said, "What are you doing in the Prime Minister's Mansion?" ”
"Steal!"
Dai Qian was taken aback: "Go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to steal something?" What to steal? ”
The two walked to the corner of the street, Lu Kai didn't reply and walked to the right, and Dai Qian walked to the left with curiosity.
Cheng Qingwan was informed that it was the envoy who asked to see her, and Cheng Qingwan couldn't help but be stunned and didn't know what Lu Kai was doing when she saw her, but the envoy couldn't turn her away.
Cheng Qingwan still had something to do, and there were more than ten fat powder boxes on the table in front of her, which were to be sent to the wives and concubines of Bei'an officials.
People have come to the door and can't be seen, Cheng Qingwan said, "Tea in the hall"
"Yes, Miss"
Cheng Qingwan asked the personal maid to subdivide the fat powder box, and after dividing it, she would send it to someone, and then she went to the back room and made up in front of the bronze mirror, Cheng Qingwan stared at the delicate cheeks in the mirror and was suddenly stunned, and she didn't understand why she was happy for Lu Kai.
This is an unconscious behavior, and after a moment of contemplation, he decided, took off the hairpin, and exchanged it for a favorite jade hairpin from the makeup box and plugged it in.
Lu Kai was waiting for the others in the main hall, his mood was a little complicated, thinking that if he could really pull Cheng Minghu off the horse, Cheng Qingwan would inevitably be implicated, and if this trip was fulfilled, the Cheng family would take one more step towards a dead end.
Cheng Qingwan came, wearing her favorite jade hairpin to see Lu Kai.
Cheng Qingwan wore a light pink dress, which seemed to be a dust fairy in Lu Kai's eyes, Cheng Qingwan walked in with a smile on her face and said "Let the envoy wait for a long time, I really don't want to go"
Lu Kai got up and smiled politely, "Why did you see the outside again?" ”
Cheng Qingwan sat down and smiled lightly, and changed her words: "What is the matter with Lu Gongzi coming to the door?" ”
Lu Kai also smiled, "It's nothing important, if you want to see Miss Cheng, come over"
This was very abrupt, Cheng Qingwan's face turned red, and she said with a straight face for a moment, "Lu Gongzi, don't be joking, since I came to ask you about something"
Lu Kai said briskly, "Please say"
Cheng Qingwan looked at the person intently and asked, "Do you intend to take your brother to Fengqi Tower?" ”
This is with responsibility, how could Lu Kai not hear it, before coming, he also thought that Cheng Qingwan would ask, but he didn't expect to be so blunt and questioned, Lu Kai replied, "It's true that I went to Fengqi Building with the order, but it's not because I went to see anyone, and living in the Pawn Office will inevitably cause a lot of trouble to sign the order, and it's just temporary."
Lu Kai's expression didn't seem to be fake, Cheng Qingwan was suspicious and reprimanded at the same time, "Whether Lu Gongzi is intentional or unintentional, Fengqi Building is not a good place to go, Lu Gongzi came to Bei'an, although I don't know if the King of Wei has another entrustment to you, just please raise your hand, don't let your brother be implicated."
Lu Kai replied bitterly, "Miss Cheng, don't think too much, staying in Bei'an is to recuperate"
Cheng Qingwan said, "If it is a sincere peace talk, it is best not to do anything that hinders the peace talks, trust is not easy to obtain, I hope that Lu Gongzi will think more"
Lu Kaidao "Remember"
Cheng Qingwan's face softened.
At this time, the servant entered and said to Cheng Qingwan, "Miss Chen is here."
Cheng Qingwan didn't expect that people would come, so she got up and said, "Lu Gongzi waits, I'll come when I go."
Lu Kai nodded slightly.
Cheng Qingwan is saying "change a cup of hot tea"
"Yes," the servant replied.
Lu Kai didn't come to talk to someone, Cheng Qingwan had something to leave, and he couldn't let the servants send tea to see no one, Lu Kai said, "Don't bother, don't be thirsty"
The servant and Cheng Qingwan retreated.
Cheng Qingwan was waiting for guests in the main hall, the servant and Cheng Qingwan went to the courtyard on the right, Lu Kai went to the door and saw Cheng Qingwan walking through the courtyard door of the courtyard and turning around and jumping out of the house.
Lu Kai leaned on the roof and took out the drawings to take a closer look, which showed the layout of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
The main courtyard of the Prime Minister's Mansion is five, the east courtyard is three, the west is two, the three gardens, and the cloister is seven bends and eight windings, if there is no special person to lead it, you will be lost in it.
Fortunately, I have a picture in my hand, otherwise how can I know where the prime minister's study is.
The prime minister's study is in the main courtyard, Lu Kai's location is the right main courtyard, the right main courtyard is the residence of the heir, Cheng Qingwan and Cheng Weilian live in the right main courtyard, if the prime minister's guests can go to the central courtyard to meet, Lu Kai is to meet Cheng Qingwan in the main hall of the right courtyard.
It takes a quarter of an hour to go from the right main courtyard to the middle main courtyard according to the pace of the woman, and the man is faster, and Lu Kai plans to jump into the house to go faster.
Look at the map to remember the location of the map, light work straight to the main courtyard, not long, Lu Kaifu on the prime minister's book house, carefully unveiled the tile to look into the house, directly below is the tea table, the left side of the tea table is the door, the right side of the tea table is the desk, the desk is placed in the center of the three large bookshelves, the bookshelf is full of books.
You can see the books on the bookshelf on the house, the lower right corner of the book is slightly folded, it can be seen that Cheng Minghu likes to turn books from the right corner when he reads, and the books on the bookshelf almost have folded corners when he sweeps them roughly, indicating that Cheng Minghu has read these books, and he is not a diligent person who uses them as decorations.
The purpose of this trip is not to read, Lu Kai's eyes fell on the right corner of the desk, and there was a sandalwood box in the right corner, what he needed this time was the things in the sandalwood box, and there was no one in the room Lu Kai secretly shouted good luck.
When he was about to go down, he saw that the door of the study was pushed open, and it was not Cheng Minghu who entered the house, but two maids who cleaned the study, Lu Kai suddenly frowned, and said bitterly in his heart, "It's really time"
There is a maid cleaning in the house, so naturally I can't go down, so I can only lie on the house and wait.