Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Yellow Sparrow Follows

On the other hand, Wen Chong will find the news of Shen Yu Yue Nu and tell Bo Yao, who was overjoyed, and personally came to Wen Mansion to see Yiguang, and saw that the latter was unparalleled in beauty, like a heavenly immortal, smiling from ear to ear, and also praised Wen Chong, saying that as long as he could help him please his husband, he would hand over all the tea and clothing business in the palace to Wen Chong.

In Xiangguo's mansion, Wu Zixu wrote the fold to be presented tomorrow morning, and he was a little thirsty, so he picked up the tea cup on the side and wanted to drink, but before he handed it to his mouth, his hand suddenly twitched, and he couldn't hold it steadily for a while, and the whole cup of tea was poured on the bamboo slip, ruining the fold that was about to be written.

"Bad luck!" Wu Zixu stared at the handwriting on the bamboo slips with a gloomy face.

Gongsun Li happened to walk in, saw him like this, and asked cautiously, "What's the matter?" ”

Wu Zixu pressed the troubles in his heart and said indifferently: "It's okay, the old man accidentally knocked over a tea." After ordering his subordinates to clean up, he said, "How is the matter that you checked?" ”

Gongsun Li said respectfully: "If you return to the Xiangguo, that Wen is really very close to Dazai, just yesterday, Dazai also went to his house, and when he came out, he was full of smiles. ”

Wu Zixu's eyes sank, and he asked, "What about Fan Li?" ”

"He didn't go yesterday, but ......" Gongsun Li looked at Wu Zixu's unsightly face, and said softly: "He is a close friend of Wen Chong, and Lord Xiangguo can't help but guard against it." ”

Wu Zixu was noncommittal to his words, "What else?" ”

Gongsun Li's eyes flashed, and he bowed his head and said: "There is nothing else, the most discussed thing in the city now is the fish watching conference the day after tomorrow; In addition to the original Yue Nu in the city, there are also Yue Nu who came specially after hearing the news, and there are almost more than 100 people, all looking forward to being able to ascend to the sky in one step and become the king's favorite concubine. As he spoke, he smiled and said, "I heard that someone specially bought a tank of fish and made a gesture at the fish. ”

Two rays of light shot out from Wu Zixu's eyes and landed on Gongsun Li's face, causing the latter to sit still and say with a smile: "Why does Lord Xiangguo look at his humble position like this? ”

Wu Zixu said expressionlessly: "Are you planning to keep it a secret like this?" ”

Gongsun jumped in the middle of the centrifugation, becoming more and more cautious, "I don't understand what the adults mean. ”

"Bang dang!" The tea cup that had just been brewed smashed in front of Gongsun Li, and the hot tea just splashed on the upper of the shoe, and suddenly seeped in through the thin black cloth upper, even if he didn't look at it, he knew that the instep was burned red, but Gongsun Li didn't dare to move, let alone exhale pain.

Wu Zixu glared at him and said in annoyance: "What the king wants to choose is not a fish watcher at all, but the Yue girl he has always thought about, she is in the city, in the Wenzhong Mansion; Don't you know any of these things? ”

Gongsun Li didn't expect him to know this, so he was shocked for a while, and hurriedly knelt down and said, "Damn it!" ”

"It's damn it!" Wu Zixu sneered again and again, "Over the years, you have made a lot of mistakes, big and small, including the stabbing out of the city by your subordinates a while ago, the old man turned a blind eye to you for the sake of your loyalty; It's good that you are getting more and more excessive, and you dare to hide such an important matter from the old man, and you have learned the kung fu of deception; It seems that the old man is so indulgent to you! ”

Gongsun Li was reprimanded by him and sweated coldly, bowed his head and said: "There is indeed a concealment of the humble position, but it is all for the sake of Lord Xiangguo, please also ask your Excellency to learn clearly!" ”

Wu Zixu laughed angrily, "Okay, I also pushed the matter on the old man, I really grew a lot." ”

"Lord Xiangguo has always opposed the entry of Yue Nu into the palace, and if he tells him about it, he will definitely stop it in every possible way; This 'fish-watching meeting' was set by the king himself, and when it reaches his ears, he will not be happy. Since the war of Yue, because of the matter between the king of Yue and the daughter of Yue, the lord of Xiangguo has repeatedly quarreled with the king, if this matter is added, I am afraid that the relationship between you and the king will be damaged; That's why I dared to hide it. ”

When it comes to the husband, Wu Zixu is angry and helpless, no matter what he said before, the husband was like a command, and he obeyed everything; But now it's getting more and more ridiculous, and it's okay to go out of the palace in the middle of the night to find a flute girl, and at this time he actually listened to the suggestion of the villain of Bo Ya, and held a fish watching conference on a large scale, and refused to listen to any advice he had.

It must have been Bo Ya who instigated him from the side, hmph, sooner or later, he will have to get rid of this villain who only knows how to shoot whiskers and horses all day long.

Wu Zixu calmed his chaotic aura and said, "That Yue girl, is she really in the Wen Mansion?" ”

This time, Gongsun Li didn't dare to hide it anymore, and said truthfully: "There is indeed this rumor, it is said that Dazai went to Wenfu yesterday just to see that Yue girl." ”

Wu Zixu's old eyes that had read all the world's affairs showed a look of jealousy, and said in a deep voice: "The king is already so obsessed with this portrait of this woman, if he is allowed to get a real person, I am afraid that the government will be wasted." After thinking for a moment, he said to Gongsun Li: "Give you a day to find out if this matter is true or false, if it is false, forget it, it is really ......" He made a gesture of wiping his neck.

Gongsun Li, and said worriedly: "What should I do on the king's side, he is so nervous about that Yue girl, coupled with Dazai's encouragement, I am afraid that he will find trouble with Lord Xiangguo." ”

Wu Zixu smiled slightly, stroked his long beard and said: "The Wenfu was broken into by thieves in the middle of the night, and in the midst of looting, a few people died 'accidentally', what does this have to do with the old man?" What does it have to do with the king? ”

Gongsun was stunned for a moment, but immediately understood, and showed a weird smile, "I understand my humble position, I will do it tonight." ”

After Gongsun left, Wu Zixu thought for a moment, ordered someone to find Fan Li, and when discussing things, he pretended to inadvertently leak what he asked Gongsun to do away.

If Fan Li pretended to take refuge, after he knew about it, he would definitely go to report the news, as long as he went to the Wenzhong Mansion, it would be clear.

After sending someone to follow Fan Li secretly, Wu Zixu murmured: "Fan Li, Fan Li, I hope you don't disappoint the old man." ”

After Fan Li left Xiangguo's mansion, he came to the market, it was almost noon, and the vendors in the market had been scattered, and only a few stalls were still standing.

Fan Li came to a fish stall, a few blue-black carp were swimming in a narrow wooden barrel, the fish seller was a middle-aged man, saw someone coming, and hurriedly greeted warmly, "These fish are just caught from Taihu Lake this morning, Taihu Lake water is good, the fish raised are fresh and tender, melt in the mouth, and the custodian likes it." ”

"I look like I caught it last night, and the fish don't swim brightly." Facing Fan Li's words, the vendor smiled and said, "Which tail do you want, I'll help you fish it out." ”

Fan Li looked at it and pointed to the largest one: "That's it." ”

"Great!" The peddler neatly scooped up the carp that couldn't stop being shaken, "Look at it, how strong this fish is, how bright the scales are, and it will be fresh when you look at it." ”

Fan Li stroked the slippery fish body, tapped his fingers lightly on the fish head, and said, "It's really good, how much is it?" ”

The peddler's face moved slightly, and then he smiled again, "It's not expensive, thirty dollars." Hearing this, Fan Li said in surprise: "Why is it so expensive, usually only about ten dollars." ”

"Of course, the fish in Taihu Lake are more expensive." The peddler said with a grin, and said, "I see that the customer is dressed in silk, and he must not lack this money." ”

Fan Li said unhappily: "You are obviously slanderous, it's too inauthentic, it's just that, I don't want this fish." ”

Hearing this, the vendor who had been smiling suddenly stretched his face, "This fish has been caught, how can the guest say don't want it." ”

"Just fish it up and put it back, I didn't let you scrape the scales and cut the ......" Before Fan Li's words fell, the vendor picked up the scaling knife and scraped the fish scales a few times, and then cut the fish belly, and said with a smile: "It's all done according to the instructions of the guest, and the customer won't pay the bill, right?" ”

Fan Li's face turned blue with anger, and his fingers trembled: "You...... You are forced to buy and sell! ”

"The guest laughed, give the money." The hawker stuffed the still shaking fish into Fan Li's hand, and the other hand moved the scaling knife intentionally or unintentionally, and the sunlight fell on the knife full of fish scales, stabbing people from opening their eyes.

Fan Li had no choice but to pay for the so-called Taihu carp money, and after he left, the vendor threw the tinkling copper coins and said proudly: "Slaughter another one, you can go buy wine and eat." ”

The person who followed Fan Li saw this, but did not take it to heart, in his opinion, this was just a small episode, not worth it.

But he didn't know that after the vendor left, he didn't go to buy wine, but quietly went to Wenchong's mansion, his name is Hu San, on the surface he is a fishmonger who is deceived and abducted, and he is a mercenary fishmonger, but in fact, Wen Chong arranged an eyeliner in the city, and in addition to Wen Chong, only Fan Li knows his identity.

Seeing Hu San, Wen Chong's face suddenly became extremely solemn, "Something happened?" ”

He once agreed with Fan Li that only in critical situations would Hu San's chess piece be used.

Hu San nodded, "Mr. Fan came to me just now, knocked his finger on the head of the fish, and deliberately said that my fish was caught last night, which clearly meant something." ”

Wen Chong rubbed his chin and thought: "Head, it means head, last night refers to tonight, that is to say, ......" He was startled and blurted out: "Someone is going to be unfavorable to us tonight." ”

"Could it be that Childe's identity has been revealed?" Faced with Hu San's speculation, Wen Chong shook his head and said: "I have always been cautious, and there have been no flaws recently, which is strange." After thinking for a moment, he said, "Where did Brother Fan come from today?" ”

Hu San replied without hesitation: "Chengdong." ”

"Chengdong ......" Wen Chong slowly read these two words, Wu Zixu and Bo Yao's mansions are in the east of the city, and the latter cannot communicate with Fan Li, so there is only one left......

Wen Chong's eyes lit up, and he blurted out: "I know, he must know about it." ”

"What's the matter?" Facing Hu San's inquiry, Wen Chong waved his hand and said, "It's okay, you stand down, be careful, don't be seen." ”

In the small building, Yiguang was reading a book, Zheng Dan was sitting next to him embroidering, embroidering a picture of a mandarin duck playing in the water, looking up at Yiguang from time to time, revealing a gentle smile.

This quiet beauty was broken by the rushing literature, who panted and said, "Quick, pack up your things, and I'll send you away." ”

Yiguang and Zheng Dan glanced at each other and said suspiciously: "Why?" ”

Wen Chong swallowed his saliva and hurriedly said: "Brother Fan sent someone to deliver the letter just now, Wu Zixu knew about your existence, and it is likely that he will send someone to kill you tonight, so I have to leave immediately, I have a courtyard on the outskirts of the city, you can go there for a while to take refuge." ”

Hearing this, Zheng Dan hurriedly put down the embroidery shed in his hand and said in a panic: "Then I'll go and pack up my things now." ”

"There's no hurry." Yiguang called her and said thoughtfully, "How did Mr. Fan know about this?" ”

"I don't know this, in short, the most important thing at the moment is to get you out of here." In recent years, the literary genre has also recruited many masters, and they are in the nursing home, but the people do not fight with the officials; Second, exposing too much will inevitably attract the suspicion of Wu Zixu and even Bo Yao.

Don't look at Bo Ya facing him now, that's because he has use value, once he finds out that he is a meticulous work of the Yue Kingdom, the first one to ask for his life is probably Bo Ya.

"Go pack your things." When Wen Chong urged Zheng Dan again, Yiguang shook his head and said, "I can't go." ”

Wen Chong was shocked and anxious, and stomped his feet and said, "You are confused, if you don't take this knife, it will fall." ”

Yiguang said in a condensed voice: "If I don't leave, the knife will only fall on me; But if you go, it will fall on everyone. ”

Wen Chong was stunned, "How do you say this?" ”

"Wu Zixu knows about the friendship between the two of you, with his suspicious nature, how could he reveal such an important matter to Mr. Fan?"

Zheng Dan interjected: "Perhaps...... Did he accidentally say something out of his mouth? ”

Yiguang shook his head, "Others may be, but Wu Zixu will definitely not, so there is only one possibility, that is, Wu Zixu deliberately said that he missed this matter, so as to test Mr. Fan; If I guessed correctly, he has already sent someone to keep an eye on the outside of the mansion at this time, and once I leave, Wu Zixu will know that Mr. Fan is not sincere and obedient, and when the time comes, whether it is Mr. Fan or us, it will be difficult to escape the poison. ”

Wen Chong was in a cold sweat when he heard it next to him, he never expected that there was such a trap hidden behind him, even Fan Li didn't see it, if it weren't for Yiguang's meticulous heart, and deduced these with the only clues, they would have fallen for Wu Zixu.

Wen Chong wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said embarrassedly: "Then what should I do now, I can't sit here and wait for death, right?" ”

Yiguang said meaningfully: "In the court, except for King Wu, there is only one person who can restrain Wu Zixu. ”

Wen Chong was able to mix well in Gusu City, and he was very smart, and immediately understood what Yiguang meant, "I'll go to Dazaifu now." Speaking of this, he said with some embarrassment: "Bo Ya will definitely ask me how I got the news, how to answer this?" ”

Yiguang thought for a while, and said quietly: "Mr. doesn't have to say too clearly, just say that he heard some rumors, just in case, he came to borrow troops from Dazai; Bo Yao is bent on using me to curry favor with King Wu, so he will definitely borrow this soldier. ”

"Okay, I got it." Wen Chong nodded, looking at Yiguang's eyes, full of admiration, before today, he just felt that Yiguang had a good skin, but now he found that this woman's mind is more careful than him and Fan Li.

With such a woman entering the palace as an internal response, why worry about a big event!