Volume 1 The First Involvement in the Warring States Chapter 026 Fog (II)
Lu Yu's eyes widened and asked, "Who was the first to see the girl's beauty in this alluring city?" ”
Yu'er put the veil back and said softly: "The first one is, of course, Hou Rong, the boss of Zuilanfang, the little girl came to Daliang at the age of twelve, and it all relied on the kindness of the boss Hou to take in the little woman, and then Long Yangjun is the second, starting from wearing the veil at the age of thirteen, and now for four years, he has not shown his full face in front of others." ”
Lu Yu was surprised: "So, you are only seventeen years old this year?" ”
Yu'er chuckled, tilted her head and asked, "Otherwise?" Do you think that the slave family is already a half-old, so they cover their ugly faces with veils? ”
Lu Yu said with a smile: "Don't misunderstand, girl, at the beginning, I thought that the girl was definitely not ordinary." And the girl is a big red card in Zuilanfang, normally speaking, the possibility of being over twenty years old is very low, how can she be a half-old. ”
Yu'er asked again: "Isn't Lu Ye afraid that after the slave family lifts the veil, what you see is an ordinary woman with a mediocre appearance?" ”
Lu Yu laughed and said, "Just the girl's voice and your eyes that know how to speak are enough to tell everyone that there is no one else in Daliang City who can compare." And the facts have also proved that if a girl is called mediocre in such a manner, no one in the world can be regarded as a beauty. ”
These few words made her very happy, although she couldn't see the expression under her veil, but the happiness revealed in a pair of eyes could not escape Lu Yu's eyes.
Yu'er's eyes widened, she kept looking at Lu Yu, and said curiously: "What kind of person are you, why is the slave family so interested in you." ”
Lu Yu was dumbfounded, and said with a smile: "I'm afraid I can't answer this question, maybe it's because I'm not very charming." ”
At this time, there was a knock on the door, and a few guys from Zuilanfang finally brought a few side dishes and a pot of wine.
Lu Yu thought of something and asked tentatively, "The girl seems to have come prepared?" ”
Yu'er's beautiful eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, and she asked, "How do you say this?" ”
Lu Yu said with a smile: "If you didn't come prepared, how could you not come early or late, but as soon as Ximen Hou left, you appeared here." ”
Yu'er smiled lightly and said, "Lu Ye's explanation seems a bit far-fetched. ”
Lu Yu smiled again: "Then do you think I guessed right?" ”
Yu'er didn't answer him, just stood up, and Yingying walked to the door and pinned the door. This move made Lu Yu and her immediately fall into the same room as a lonely man and widow, Lu Yu suddenly felt his heart beat faster, and his mind instantly flashed with thoughts. Yu'er's graceful figure is exquisitely convex under the lilac robe, and the back outlines the lines of her entire waist, which has a different beauty.
It's breathtakingly beautiful.
Will she be the jade with the same name in her dreams?
Just when he was still thinking about it, Yu'er had already returned to the table and knelt down, lifted the wine jug and poured a glass of wine for Lu Yu first, handed it to Lu Yu, poured another glass for himself, raised his glass and said to Lu Yu: "Lu Ye really guessed, the little girl came to see you today, in fact, she wanted to ask for advice, I wonder if the master is not stingy to give advice?" ”
Lu Yu looked at the cup and said with a smile: "Don't dare to teach, the girl might as well talk about it first, and wait for me to see if I can answer, it's not too late to drink this wine." ”
Yu'er put out a hand to cover her mouth and chuckled, and feigned anger: "Jiaolongxia is really unfathomable. The slave family doesn't follow, this glass of wine, Lu Ye will definitely do it with me, just treat it as someone else's drink for you to take off the veil. ”
Lu Yu couldn't cry or laugh, it seemed that she couldn't refute this reason at all, so she had to touch Yu'er's wine glass lightly and drank it all.
I saw Yu'er covering her face with her sleeves and leaning back, I don't know if she drank the wine in her cup, in Lu Yu's opinion, it was like a TV series in the 21st century, thinking about whether this ancient woman drank in the same posture.
Yu'er put down the wine glass and asked softly, "Isn't Lu Ye afraid that I will poison the wine?" ”
Lu Yu was shocked when he heard this, and secretly thought that he was really too careless, in almost all the costume dramas he had watched in the past, those ancient people liked to poison wine, could it be that this peerless beauty in front of him also used such an old-fashioned method to murder herself?
Then I thought that I had no grudge against her, and it showed that I was not a person who believed in Lingjun, and I really couldn't find any reasonable reason for her to want to kill herself?
smiled awkwardly at the moment, looked at Yu'er with bright eyes, and said: "If the girl wants to die, it is also a kind of happiness to die under your own hands." But there seems to be no reason for the girl to be so serious about her death, right? ”
Yu'er snorted and said softly: "I don't know whether you should be praised for your courage or said that you are stupid." But in any case, you've passed the first level. ”
Lu Yu was stunned for a moment, feeling a little funny, just drank a glass of wine, and passed the "first level" in her mouth in a daze, and at the same time couldn't think of what she was testing herself?
In any case, you still have to be cautious in every next level in this era, these ancient people's minds are simple, but elusive, if you don't deal with it well, you will be thrilling every step.
I saw Yu'er stand up, and at her signal, Lu Yu helped move the table. The floor of the private room is covered with wooden planks like the lobby, but the private room is covered with a thick layer of felt because it sits directly on the wooden floor. Lu Yu knew that this kind of felt belonged to non-woven fabrics, which appeared earlier than any kind of woolen carpet, and except for the court and nobles, it was definitely not ordinary people who could use it.
Coupled with the boss Hou Rong who never showed up, and Long Yangjun, it can be seen that Zuilanfang will definitely not be an ordinary place for fireworks.
Sure enough, when Yu'er lifted the felt, a very small copper handle appeared directly under the original table, deliberately embedded in the wooden plank layer, at the same height level as the wooden board, and when the thick felt was covered, it would not be noticed at all.
As Lu Yu guessed, the wooden board where the copper handle was fixed could be lifted up, and below was a secret passage. But all the ancient palace palaces, no matter in which dynasty, almost all will be built with a secret way to escape, especially in the era of war, the secret road is indispensable for the court, as long as you escape the war, retain the so-called royal bloodline, you can wait for the opportunity to recruit troops, in order to make a comeback.
Zuilanfang actually had this kind of secret passage, but it was unexpectedly by Lu Yu. But it is precisely in this way that the backing behind this land of fireworks is even more mysterious. What kind of weight will it be?
At this moment, someone suddenly knocked on the door, "knock, knock, knock", one long and two short, but did not speak.
At the same time as the knock on the door sounded, Lu Yu immediately bounced up from his half-squatting state and stared at the door vigilantly. Since cultivating Guiguzi's "Yin Fu Seven Methods", Lu Yu's senses in all parts of his body have become much more sensitive, and in this ancient world where anything can happen, be cautious, and have a better chance of saving his life. Then he relaxed a little, and the person who knocked on the door must be someone from Zuilanfang, one long and two short is like a kind of code word, as if reminding Yu'er of something.
I saw Yu'er frowning, but she quickly closed the wooden board, then covered the felt, and motioned to Lu Yu to help move the table back to its original position. Xuan walked unhurriedly to the door and loosened the bolt that was pinned.
Yu'er walked over, grabbed Lu Yu's left arm, put back the veil, but didn't speak, walked to the table with her arms in hand, and sat down on the felt. When she poured Lu Yu's wine glass full of wine, she only heard the sound of footsteps approaching outside the door, and then Ximen Hou's voice sounded: "Brother Lu has been waiting for a long time, the little brother is back to drink with you." ”
Lu Yu secretly scolded Ximen Hou, almost, if the things under this secret passage would not threaten his life, he might be able to see the secret of this Drunken Orchid Fang. Good guy, it turns out that the person who knocked on the door just now was really Yu'er's eyeliner, and the knock on the door was a hint that Ximen was back, so Yu'er closed the secret passage. And Ximen Hou said that he would return within an hour, but in fact, it only took less than half an hour, fortunately, Zuilanfang is not an ordinary place, otherwise wouldn't he teach Ximen Hou to be caught off guard?
When Ximen Hou pushed open the door and saw Yu'er next to Lu Yu's shoulder and the wine glass in the hands of the two, his face was full of surprise: "You ......"
Lu Yu couldn't find an excuse to answer Ximen Hou's words for a while, and Yu'er had already opened her mouth before him.
I only heard her feign annoyance: "How can Mr. Simon come in without knocking on the door." ”
Ximen Hou slapped his forehead and smiled awkwardly: "Ha, it's wrong." He said to Lu Yu again, "Brother Lu is so glamorous, he is accompanied by a girl Yu'er, and the younger brother is so jealous." ”
Lu Yu really had a trace of jealousy on his face when he saw him say this, exactly the same as when Wei Mingji invited him to come to Wei State. immediately smiled and said: "Brother Simon is laughing at the little brother, come on, in fact, we just had a drink." ”
Ximen Hou took the cup full of wine poured by Yu'er, still made a jealous expression, and said: "Miss Yu'er is arrogant and difficult to invite on weekdays, and Brother Lu steals joy alone, and both of them will be punished for drinking. ”
To Lu Yu's surprise, Yu'er was not angry, and poured herself full of wine, and said softly: "Since Mr. Simon wants to punish the slave family, they have to obey the order." With that, he drank it all.
Seeing that she had already drunk the wine in her glass, Lu Yu also raised her glass, and said to Ximen Hou in Yu'er's tone: "Brother Ximen wants to be punished, and the younger brother has no choice but to obey orders." "I drank it all in one go.
Ximen Hou and Yu'er were amused by Lu Yu's strange tune, and shouted for Lu Yu to have a drink. Lu Yu knew how much he was drinking, and from time to time he talked about him left and right, taking the topic to another place, avoiding every opportunity to be toasted. And Yu'er is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and began to return to the usual coldness, based on various relationships, Ximen Hou did not dare to forcibly toast, so a pot of wine, almost seventy percent fell into Ximen Hou's belly.
Of course, a mere pot of wine can't feed him, but there may be something on his side, and after drinking a pot of wine, Ximen Hou pulled him out of Zuilanfang. When he walked out of the gate, he happened to meet the figures of Jing Jie and two warriors hurrying by.
Jing Jie and his party did not find Lu Yu and Ximen Hou.
Ximen Hou whispered to Lu Yu: "Seeing their whereabouts in a hurry, I don't know what to do." ”
Lu Yu smiled: "Go and see?" ”
Ximen Hou nodded, and pulled Lu Yu to follow, at this time there were more people on the street, but Lu Yu was already a celebrity in Daliang City, and Ximen Hou was also a person who was easy to be identified, so the two didn't dare to follow too closely, just hung far away, and followed for two or three streets, but finally lost at the south gate of Daliang.
The two stared wide-eyed, knowing that if they were recognized by each other, they might have unexpected consequences if they followed, so they had to give up.
"Jing Jie and a few people are secretive, there must be something strange." Ximen Hou gritted his teeth, "This guy is too cunning, let's go back to the house first, don't affect tomorrow night's affairs for the sake of this guy." ”
Lu Yu thought about it, and the urgency of the moment should be to deal with the game tomorrow night first and gain the trust of Xinlingjun. Although there are many mysteries, if everything has not been found out after ten days, then it is more important to give up and take Xiao Zhengwen and go to Handan with the princess of Wei.
Lu Yu suddenly thought of a question, if Zhang Wu and the others succeeded in lobbying among countries, would it make Zhao State change his mind and use Yingzheng, who was a hostage of Zhao State, to threaten Qin State? According to the development of history, Ying Zheng ascended the throne in Qin State in 247 BC, that should be Qin State sent someone to rescue or pick up Zhao State, and if he can't catch up with this time, he will take the responsibility of welcoming Ying Zheng's return to China on himself, then even if he arrives in Qin State, the opportunity to see this future overlord will become far away.
Therefore, this matter is the most important thing, and it must be before Zhang Wu unites to form the Fourth Combined Expedition against Qin.
remembered that when Ximen Hou returned to Zuilanfang after finishing his errands, he seemed to have been deliberately pulling himself back to the Lingjun Mansion, so he asked.
Ximen Hou lowered his voice and said to Lu Yu as he walked: "The king has entered the palace to see the king again, and the first competition at the dinner tomorrow will be led by Brother Lu, and it seems that the king also knows the name of Jiaolongxia from the princess." ”
Lu Yu couldn't cry or laugh, it seems that this name will be his loyal partner in this era.
Xin Lingjun met Lu Yu in the main hall, and there was an old man by his side. After a few words of greeting, through the introduction of Xinling Jun, Lu Yu finally knew that this person's name was Zhu Hai. There are 3,000 guests in Xinling Jun's mansion, Lu Yu only knows that the more famous ones are Hou Ying and Zhu Hai, the former is dead, and the latter has been in the mansion, but Lu Yu has only been in Xinling Jun's mansion for less than a few days, so he has never met. This Zhu Hai, who used to be a butcher in Daliang City, is burly, half a head taller than Xinlingjun, although he is old, his eyes are still bright, and the green tendons on his arms are like showing everyone that his sword is not old.
Lu Yu knew that he had made a lot of contributions to the Xinling Jun stealing talisman to save the Zhao State, not only was he wise and strategic, but also had a special iron hammer as a weapon, he knew that this person must be deeply valued by the Xinling Jun, and his identity and status were far above the others. But it seems that this person has a general attitude towards Lu Yu, and it seems that he doesn't have a good impression of him, or because he feels that he can't trust him.
is also quite indifferent to Ximen Hou, obviously not used to Ximen Hou, a person who is more likely to be a sycophant. But what kind of person is Xinling Jun, if Ximen Hou does not have a trick and a half real ability, he will definitely not be able to gain a firm foothold in this mansion just by patting on the back.
Xinling Jun said happily: "In the afternoon, Benjun entered the palace to discuss with the king, and decided that tomorrow night you will compete in front of the palace in the name of the Great Wei Jiao Dragon, so that you can win the jackpot." This battle will be of great benefit to you in the future, Lu Yu, you must fight for this monarch and the king. ”
Lu Yu secretly thought that I would play the first card, and the more important purpose was to show my might in front of Long Yangjun. But on the surface, he still thanked him as if he was flattered, and took the opportunity to ask the details of the Yanren samurai.
Xin Lingjun said: "How can a real master be willing to give it to others? Of these ten samurai, any swordsman in this monarch's mansion can defeat them. Lu Yu, you should understand that Benjun is taking this opportunity to recommend you to the king, if you please the king, who will escort the princess to Handan after ten days? ”
Lu Yu hurriedly thanked Xin Lingjun again. To a certain extent, Xin Lingjun seems to have been helping himself, but for some reason, in addition to knowing that he wants to win him over, Lu Yu always feels that there must be some ulterior secret hidden in it. From the known historical deeds, I know that this Juncheng Mansion is very deep, and there are not a few strategists around him, so what he wants to investigate needs to be carried out secretly. Although he already had this idea, except for Ximen Hou, he didn't have half of his friends in Daliang City, and it was definitely difficult to investigate.
Coming out of the main hall, Ximen Hou whispered: "It's really envious little brother." ”
Lu Yu had been thinking about all kinds of doubts, and for a while he didn't understand what Ximen Hou was referring to, so he scratched the back of his head and asked, "Why did Brother Ximen say this?" ”
Ximen Hou said: "Just by virtue of Jiaolongxia's deeds, you are already famous, and tomorrow night's battle will make you famous and become the celebrity of the entire Liang, Brother Lu, you are indeed the lucky one, this is something that anyone dreams of." ”
Lu Yu smiled bitterly, this is definitely something that Ximen Hou dreams of, or it is also a good time for others to become famous, if this happened in Qin, he would definitely be very happy, it's a pity that he didn't come to be famous.
The two came to Xiao Zhengwen's room together, and a subordinate was feeding Xiao Zhengwen the medicine. When Xiao Zhengwen saw Lu Yu, his joy immediately floated on his face, and he called "Second Brother", wanting to get off the bed, but he frowned and lay back again.
Lu Yu walked to the bedside, knowing that the injury on his chest was affecting his breathing, so he couldn't get out of bed. Lu Yu touched his forehead and asked, "Do you feel better?" ”
Xiao Zhengwen nodded, sat up on the pillow with Lu Yu's help, and said, "It's already a lot better, but the medicine is very bitter." He whispered to Lu Yu again: "Xiaowen has never slept in such a comfortable bed. ”
Ximen Hou said with a smile: "If your second brother can do things for the king and live here in the future, you will always have such a comfortable room." ”
Xiao Zhengwen's eyes lit up, and he darkened again, and said, "It would be nice if the eldest brother was also here."
Lu Yu turned around and asked Ximen Hou: "When will Xiaowen get out of bed?" ”
Ximen Hou said: "The child's body recovers quickly, and it only takes another seven or eight days for him to be able to get out of bed and walk on his own." ”
Lu Yu smiled at Xiao Zhengwen and said, "Did you hear that?" When your injuries are healed, the second brother will take you to find the eldest brother. ”
Xiao Zhengwen heard that it would take seven or eight days to get out of bed, and his face was unhappy, what Lu Yu said was undoubtedly what he wanted to hear the most. was happy, but accidentally tore the wound, and the pain made him grin and scream.
Simon left the room in amusement.
Lu Yu patted Xiao Zhengwen's head, now this kid is the only one closest to him in Daliang City, no matter what, as his brother-in-law, he should fulfill his responsibility to protect him.
Xiao Zhengwen said mischievously: "It would be nice if Sister Ling was also there, after Chen Jun and the second brother were separated, Sister Ling was alone from time to time in a daze, and the eldest brother said that she was missing you, and she was still blushing." ”
Lu Yu was shocked in his heart and asked, "After you left Chen County that day, how did you get to Daliang?" Why were you separated from them and so badly wounded? ”
Xiao Zhengwen seemed to think of the grievances, and as soon as his mouth pouted, his eyes were full of tears. It turned out that day in Chen County, after Lu Yu escaped separately from them, the four of them were also divided into two roads, Zhang Wu, Ling Fan and Xiao Zhengwen all the way, Ji Shaoyong alone all the way, the two sides agreed to meet somewhere after leaving the Chu realm, and then they were targeted by bandits, a big battle, Ji Shaoyong was injured, and fled all the way with Xiaowen, first fled to Xiangling, but unexpectedly was plotted again, Xiaowen was injured by a strange weapon, and then fell unconscious, until he woke up and found that he was seriously injured and could not move, and he had been in a dim space, and he didn't know where he was, only to know that he had been completely separated from Ji Shaoyong and others.
According to Xiao Zhengwen's description, the bandit they encountered should be the bandit that Lu Yu encountered after leaving Chen County with the convoy of Princess Wei. Unexpectedly, he was wrong or wrong, and he avenged Zhang Wu and others in the burial of Longpo.
Lu Yu asked, "Xiaowen, have you seen clearly what the people who plotted against you in Xiangling look like?" What does the person who hurt you look like? ”