Chapter 146: Conflict

Cao Deshun said with a smile: "Last night, I saw Qi Jiuniang enter the house, and I heard some strange sounds, I guess you won't be in any danger, so I went back to sleep." ”

"Brother Cao, why didn't you stop her?"

"It's a good story, why should I stop it? Qi Jiuniang is both beautiful and artistic, if you accept her, wouldn't it be very good. ”

Cui Daoshu was speechless, Zhai Xiaoshan bowed deeply to Cui Daoshu, and said: "Family Master, I relaxed my vigilance yesterday and didn't guard you, please punish me." ”

Cui Daoshu waved his hand and said, "I don't blame you, it's because I'm greedy for a cup!" ”

He said to Cao Deshun: "Brother Cao, I ask you to do me a favor. I want to redeem Qi Jiuniang. ”

"No problem, I'll send someone to do it immediately, you go back and rest, there's nothing for you to come forward today."

Cui Daoshu chatted with Cao Deshun for a while, then said goodbye to him and returned to the house.

When he entered the house, he saw that Qi Jiuniang had already dressed and was combing her hair. When she saw Cui Daoshu coming in, she hurriedly stood up and looked at him a little shyly.

"You keep combing your hair, I'm going to lie down for a while."

Cui Daoshu walked to the side of the bed, did not take off his coat, and lay down on the bed. He felt sore, his head was still dizzy, and he couldn't help but frown.

Qi Jiuniang has been in Fengyue for many years and knows how to serve men. She saw that Cui Daoshu was a little uncomfortable, so she walked to the edge of the bed and sat down, and gently massaged Cui Daoshu. She slowly kneaded the muscles on Cui Daoshu's body, and then massaged his head.

Cui Daoshu felt very comfortable and fell asleep unconsciously.

When he woke up, Cui Daoshu saw Qi Jiuniang sitting on a chair and napping, so he sat up, put on his shoes and went to the ground, and gently pushed her.

Qi Jiuniang was excited, looked at Cui Daoshu with sleepy eyes, immediately stood up, and whispered, "Childe, are you hungry?" I'll go get some food. ”

"Okay, go get it, I'm really hungry."

Qi Jiuniang hurriedly walked out, Cui Daoshu poured a cup of tea and drank it slowly.

After about ten minutes, she came in with a tray, put it on the table, served a bowl of hot porridge, and then put a few side dishes in front of Cui Daoshu, and served him diligently.

Cui Daoshu took a sip of porridge, and then said, "You can also sit down and eat with me." ”

"The slave family is not hungry, when the son finishes eating, I will eat again."

Cui Daoshu grabbed her hand, forced her to sit down, and said unhappily: "If you want to eat, you will eat, where did you get so many rules." ”

Qi Jiuniang carefully picked up an empty bowl, filled half a bowl of porridge, and ate it in small bites.

At this time, Cao Deshun's voice sounded outside, "Brother Xian, open the door quickly, I have something to do with you." ”

Qi Jiuniang hurriedly stood up, ran over and opened the door. Cao Deshun walked in and said angrily: "Brother Xian, something went wrong, the owner of Fengsong Pavilion didn't let Qi Jiuniang go, and it didn't matter how much money he said." ”

Qi Jiuniang's face became very ugly, red and white for a while, and she lowered her head and didn't speak.

Cui Daoshu put down the porridge bowl, stood up and asked, "Brother Cao, who is the owner of Fengsong Pavilion?" Why didn't he let you redeem Jiu Niang? ”

Cao Deshun snorted angrily and said, "The owner of Fengsong Pavilion is a guy named Deng Bao, he used to be the house slave of the squire of the Criminal Department. Later, he somehow made a fortune and opened this Fengsong Pavilion. Some people say that he is just a disguise, and the person behind him must be a servant of the criminal department. Deng Bao just gave people a look at the Wind Pine Pavilion. ”

Cui Daoshu thought about it and said: "They should treat Jiuniang as a cash cow, and they won't let people go easily, we have to think of other ways, I think we can only use power to suppress people." ”

Cao Deshun rolled his eyes and said, "I have an idea, and I have to ask Xu Xuan for help." If Li Yu summons us, he will bring Qi Jiuniang into the palace and let her sing for His Majesty, and then propose that you want to accept her, it is estimated that Your Majesty will agree, he is a benevolent monarch. ”

Qi Jiuniang was very happy, and said to Cao Deshun Shili: "Thank you Cao Daguan, the slave family depends on you for everything." ”

"Qi Niangzi doesn't have to be polite, I am happy to achieve a happy marriage. In the afternoon, I went to visit Seo Hyun and settle this matter. ”

The two chatted for a while and then went out. Cui Daoshu lowered his head and pondered, and Qi Jiuniang looked at him with some apprehension.

After a while, Cui Daoshu raised his head and said, "Jiuniang, prepare paper and pen, sharpen ink for me, I'll write a few tunes and lyrics, and then you ponder and sing them." If you can enter the palace to perform for Li Yu, things will definitely be done. ”

Qi Jiuniang was very excited, she immediately took the paper from the bookshelf, spread it on the table, and began to grind the ink.

Cui Daoshu picked up the pen and began to write. Qi Jiuniang was grinding the ink, while looking at the handwriting that had been written, and read silently in her heart. As she read it, her eyes radiated a strange brilliance, this word is so well written, it is absolutely a masterpiece!

Cui Daoshu finished writing a poem, asked Qi Jiuniang to change a piece of paper, and wrote two words in a row. Qi Jiuniang was completely stupid, the level of the three lyrics was very high, she pondered it repeatedly, and then sang it softly.

After a while, Cui Daoshu said: "Jiu Niang, Cao Deshun's family also has a lot of singers and pianists, you go to them and rehearse with the pianist, be sure to practice these three words well, whether you can redeem yourself depends on these three words, understand?" ”

Qi Jiuniang said firmly: "Please rest assured, the slave family will definitely be able to do it." I'm going to practice. ”

Cui Daoshu summoned a maid of the Cao family and asked her to take Qi Jiuniang to find the piano master, and the two went out. Cui Daoshu lay down again, closing his eyes and thinking.

Time passed slowly, and before you knew it, it was evening. Suddenly, Cao Deshun's voice sounded outside: "Brother Xian, open the door quickly, there is something good to tell you." ”

Cui Daoshu got out of bed and hurriedly opened the door for Cao Deshun. Cao Deshun walked in and said loudly: "Brother Xian, tomorrow afternoon, Your Majesty will summon us, haha!" The plan has succeeded! ”

Cui Daoshu was very happy, he pulled Cao Deshun to sit down, "Brother Cao, this is really good news, you can tell me about it quickly." ”

"Brother Xian, I went to visit Xu Xuan in the afternoon and told me about Qi Jiuniang. He immediately said that he would help, and immediately entered the palace to meet His Majesty. I waited at his house until he came back. ”

Cao Deshun took a sip of tea and continued: "Xu Xuan said that His Majesty has already watched the song "Nanxiangzi" and is very satisfied. Xu Xuan said that you wrote three more new words and taught Qi Jiuniang to sing. So His Majesty agreed and let Qi Jiuniang enter the palace to perform. He had also heard that Qi Jiuniang was the first singer in Jinling. Tomorrow we will enter the palace together, and it is said that the queen will also be there in person, wanting to see the new words. ”

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The sixth day of the fourth month of the first year of Qiande (963 AD)

At noon, two carriages stopped at the gate of Cao's mansion, and Cao Deshun and Cui Daoshu walked out side by side, followed by several women. It's Qi Jiuniang and the three pianists.

Zhai Xiaoshan stood beside the carriage with eight guards, looking around vigilantly. Since Qi Jiuniang sneaked into Cui Daoshu's bedroom, Zhai Xiaoshan blamed himself very much, and felt that he was seriously derelict in his duties, and he secretly made up his mind that he must watch Cui Daoshu closely to ensure his absolute safety.

Everyone was about to board the car, and suddenly more than a dozen people ran out of the narrow street next to the gate, all of them holding sticks, and rushed towards the gate of Caofu with great momentum.

Zhai Xiaoshan shouted loudly: "Column mandarin duck array!" ”

The eight guards immediately moved and listed the simple mandarin duck formation. The two guards untied their shields from their backs and stood at the front. Behind them were two guards with long sticks. At the end, standing side by side stood four guards with short sticks in their hands.

The dozen or so people on the opposite side saw that they were already waiting here, so they stopped. A burly man shouted loudly: "Listen to the people of the Cao family, you hand over Qi Jiuniang immediately, and we can treat it as if nothing happened." If you don't release them, hehe, you're going to be out of luck! ”

Qi Jiuniang was frightened, her face was pale, her lips trembled, and she hid behind Cui Daoshu.

Cao Deshun was very angry, he turned back to a steward and said, "Immediately call the family nursery, take weapons out, go quickly!" ”

The steward immediately ran into the door, and Cui Daoshu said to Zhai Xiaoshan: "Don't hesitate, let it go, don't be soft." ”

Zhai Xiaoshan nodded and said loudly: "Forward!" ”

The two men in the front, holding their shields, approached the person opposite, and the guards in the back followed.

A dozen or so people on the opposite side raised sticks, and some shouted to intimidate the guards. Zhai Xiaoshan shouted loudly: "Thorn! ”

Two long sticks stabbed out like lightning and struck between the chests and abdomen of the two big men, knocking them down.

Immediately, the four guards with short sticks in the back rushed forward, passed the shieldman, raised the sticks as they ran, and smashed them into the opposite person.

"Ahh

As soon as the attacking guards succeeded, they ran back, stood behind the shield-bearers, and formed a new formation.

In a short time, many people have not yet reacted, and six people have been defeated on the opposite side, losing almost half of their combat strength.

The leading man was dumbfounded, not knowing how to deal with the situation.

Zhai Xiaoshan shouted again: "Attack!" ”

The shield-bearer immediately rushed forward, and when he was only two meters away from the person opposite, he stopped. Two more long wooden sticks were stabbed out from behind, and two people were brought down.

The four guards in the back with short sticks rushed out and exchanged hands with the people opposite. The people on the opposite side were beaten back again and again by the guards, and soon three more people fell.

The remaining five or six people ran away, and disappeared in a blink of an eye. The big man who took the lead stood in place, trying to calm down and said, "You dare to resist? We are all members of the family of the squire of the Criminal Department, don't you all want to die? ”

Zhai Xiaoshan ignored him at all, and shouted loudly: "Thorn! ”

Two wooden sticks pierced out and slammed into the big man's abdomen. The big man's face turned red, and he slowly squatted on the ground.

The four guards rushed out and slammed the big man with short sticks, knocking him to the ground with his head in his hands.