When Shen Ruoyu returned home, he saw Nangong Qiu sitting sullenly in the courtyard drinking, and his heart sank. He walked over, took away all the flasks and glasses, and ordered Dou'er not to let the county lord touch these things again. Then he sat down in front of her and asked:

"Qiu'er, are you angry again? Don't you know 'raise a glass to eliminate sorrow and sorrow'? ”

Nangong Qiu looked at him sadly: "Where have you been?" Have you gone to the Imperial Spring Tower? ”

Shen Ruoyu smiled helplessly: "I won't go to that kind of place if I give me gold, why do you think so?" Today, there is a major event in the imperial court, and the Son of Heaven finally ordered the transfer of troops to fight against King Yan. I'm busy until now and I don't come back, but you think I don't have nothing to do, and I'm still out there and merry, going to visit the Qinglou? ”

Nangong Qiu said: "However, Brother Jing came over and said that you should go to Yuchun Tower to find him." ”

Shen Ruoyu was stunned for a moment. "What?"

Nangong Qiu said: "He said that I will tell you, he has something important to see you, about King Yan, I want you to go to Yuchun Tower to find him." ”

Shen Ruoyu hurriedly raised his hand to cover her mouth, and whispered:

"Grandma, this is in the yard, do you want us both to die? Don't be so careless in the future. ”

He stood up and was about to go out. Nangong Qiu hurriedly grabbed him:

"What are you doing? Do you really want to go to the Imperial Spring Tower? ”

Shen Ruoyu smiled at her: "Don't worry; I will never touch a second woman but you. He asked me to go to the Qinglou, there must be something very important, he was afraid that if he came to me, something would leak out, and it would not be safe. I'll come when I go, you wait for me. ”

Shen Ruoyu left Nangong Qiu and walked out of the house. He once heard passers-by talk about Yuchun Tower, and knew that it was the most famous place for fat powder on the entire Qinhuai River, and legend has it that there was a great beauty in Zhili. The whole Zhili is not only the capital, but also Yangzhou and Suzhou, two treasures famous for their beautiful women since ancient times. That the number one beauty in Zhili, could it be the Jiaoyun Niang that Jing Yuluo often talks about, Shen Ruoyu really can't help but be a little curious and want to see and see.

After all, he has a mother-in-law who is the most beautiful woman in the world, but he has never seen it. He always tried his best to find the shadow of his imaginary mother in every woman he met.

He got on a boat, let the boatman rock to the Yuchun Tower, went ashore, and took a look at the gorgeous two-story green building outside. The lights are bright, the warblers are singing and dancing, and the waves and laughter are coming. The gate is really endless, and I see the lively scene inside with red lights, which is many times more prosperous than the Huiying Building in Beiping. Even every time he went to Huiying Building, he just ran to the back, struck the bell on the eaves with a stone, and called out the nightshade alone. He had never had the courage to walk into the main entrance of the Qinglou on such a night.

Shen Ruoyu was a little stunned for a while, and didn't dare to go in. Gui'er, who was standing at the door to solicit customers, saw a well-dressed young man standing at the door and lingered for a long time, so he went in and called the proprietress out.

Of course, the bustard mother is well-informed and experienced, and she only glanced at Shen Ruoliao at the door, and then saw that she was eight * nine and ten, and walked out step by step, walked to Shen Ruoliao's side, and asked with a smile:

"This official, it's your first time here, right? Our rule here is to go in and ask for fate, talk upstairs if you are fated, and drink tea downstairs if you don't have fate, but there is no reason to stand outside and watch. ”

Before Shen Ruoxiao could speak, his face had already turned red to the root of his ears. He stammered:

"That...... I...... I'm just looking for someone......"

The bustard's mother smiled meaningfully: "Officials, those who come to us are all here to find people. You have to go in and find someone, can you find it outside? ”

She couldn't help but say, picked up Shen Ruoliao and walked into the building. Shen Ruoyu hurriedly withdrew his hand and said reservedly:

"I'll go myself."

The bustard mother looked him up and down carefully by the light, and said with a smile:

"The official must be the son of a big family, right? Look at this all-round bearing, I'm afraid that Lord Shen, who is next to the emperor, can't compare to you. Don't be nervous, since you're here, you don't have to pay attention to it. The people who come to us are distinguished guests like you, who are born for the first time and familiar with them for the second time. ”

Shen Ruoyu didn't expect that his reputation had spread all over the Qinhuai River, and he felt even more embarrassed. He stubbornly snapped, and as soon as he reached the door, a smell of fragrant powder mixed with the smell of wine greeted his nose. He was dizzy for a moment, only to feel that there was a bright purple and red in front of him, and a group of girls waiting at the door surrounded him, and suddenly his ears were like a hundred birds contending, and the scarves were dancing wildly. Shen Ruoyu found that he couldn't get out of this encirclement, and he became more and more panicked, and finally couldn't help shouting:

"I'm not here for you, I'm here for a man!"

The hundred birds immediately fell silent, and the entire Yuchun Building was silent for a while. All the women and men looked at this side in amazement; Shen Ruoyu felt that she was about to faint. He glanced at the proprietress and lowered his head not daring to look again, and whispered:

"Is there a Jing Yu Luo Jing Master here? He called me. ”

The bustard mother suddenly realized and said with a smile:

"Of course, of course, Mr. Jing is an old guest of ours here, and now he is upstairs."

She pointed out the room, Shen Ruoyu thanked the bustard, and was about to go upstairs, after thinking about it, she reached out and took out a treasure note of 100 wen from her arms, handed it to the bustard's mother, and said:

"There's a mother; You can keep an eye on us, and don't let anyone disturb us without my or Jing Ye's instructions. ”

The old bustard was by no means unseen, but it was the first time he saw someone coming to the building, and he didn't say a word to the girl, but just came to find a friend, and he had to stuff a large sum of money into the building. She agreed with a smile, and said later that if you need tea and snacks, the son only needs Jiaoyun Niang to serve.

Shen Ruoyu went upstairs with a sigh of relief, thinking that Jing Yuluo was really staying in Jiaoyun Niang's room, and on the other hand, according to the instructions of the bustard's mother, he found the room with the nameplate of "Jiaoyun Pavilion" on the lintel.

But he couldn't knock on the door, and had to stand outside the door in full view of everyone upstairs and downstairs, feverish. After waiting for a long time, it seemed that the sea was dry and the stones were rotten, and then there was a sound of footsteps, and the door opened, and Jing Yuluo stood in the door refreshed, and smiled at him almost proudly:

"It's been a long wait; Come on in. ”

Shen Ruoyu raised his eyes to look at him, and the pair of pupils almost breathed fire. He opened his mouth and scolded:

"Lao Tzu has lost face outside; Are you a heart? ”

Jing Yuluo pulled him in with a smile, closed the door, shrugged his shoulders, and said innocently:

"How did I know that you were suddenly here at this time? I waited for you all night, I really can't stay up, can't you be happy? ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "Let's hurry up and get down to business." I can't stay in this kind of place for too long, someone will report it to the emperor. ”

"You care so much about that Emperor Youchong?" Jing Yuluo frowned, "Really left His Royal Highness King Yan behind?" ”

"Didn't I make it clear to you?"

"Listen," Jing Yuluo said, "Today, His Royal Highness sent another henchman, and King Yan asked you how the Northern Expedition division of the imperial court is preparing for, and why hasn't you given him news for so long?" ”

Shen Ruoyu couldn't help but sneak a glance into the bed hanging by the wall. The bed had hung down several floors, and nothing could be seen inside; He didn't want to see Jiao Yunniang inside, he just realized that the conversation between the two people was completely exposed to this woman, was it too stupid.

Jing Yuluo immediately understood what he meant, laughed, stepped to the side of the bed, and lifted the thick bed curtain with lightning speed. A naked ** woman inside was lying lazily facing outward, and immediately screamed, grabbed the quilt and covered herself, glared at Jing Yuluo angrily, and scolded: "Hooligans!" Get lost! ”

Shen Ruowan didn't expect Jing Yuluo to be so wild and uninhibited, and he was so stunned for a while that he didn't know what to do. He didn't dare to look at Jiao Yunniang's charming and moving face, so he had to turn his head away, unable to speak for a while.

Jing Yuluo smiled and said to Jiao Yunniang:

"Yun'er, have you seen it, Lord Shen is not at ease with you."

Jiao Yunniang glanced at Shen Ruoyu and chuckled:

"Since that's the case, then you should immediately call a brocade guard, so that he doesn't worry about it."

Jing Yuluo looked at Shen Ruoliao and smiled maliciously:

"I think the best way to reassure him is to let him get to you, and then I'll fuck off."

Jiao Yunniang was not surprised that such words came out of his mouth, and said coquettishly:

"Are you willing to do it?"

Jing Yuluo pinched her face: "I have self-knowledge, what am I reluctant to give you to such a beautiful person?" I'm for your own good, you can see how selfless I am now, right? ”

"Really?" Jiao Yun Niang said, "Then you tell him that the secrets that my Jiao Yun Niang knows have never been told to the men on the bed." If he is not at ease, let him come, and I will speak to him personally. ”

Shen Ruoyu could hear the words clearly here. He stood up depressed and said apologetically:

"I'm sorry, I think I'd better go home first. Brother Jing, I have already made it clear to you, you can reply my words to King Yan, it is enough. ”

He turned to leave, Jing Yuluo jumped over and grabbed him, pulled him to the side of the bed without saying anything, and said:

"What's the hurry? Yun'er has something to tell you. ”

"I ...... I'm still ......" Shen Ruoyu was pressed to the side of the bed by him, and he was so nervous that he couldn't finish speaking. He subconsciously glanced at Jiao Yunniang, who was facing the pair of autumn watery, charming and amorous eyes, which startled him, and immediately turned his head, not daring to look at it again.

Jing Yuluo snickered on the side; Jiao Yunniang looked at Shen Ruoliao curiously and carefully, and said:

"You're worried about me snitching, aren't you?"

Shen Ruoyu hesitated and said, "No, I ...... It doesn't mean that......"

Jiao Yunniang smiled unmindingly: "Then did you hear it just now, I told Brother Yu that the secrets I know have never been told to the men on the bed?" ”

Shen Ruoyu didn't say anything. This sentence came from the mouth of a woman in a green building, doesn't it mean that she didn't say it.

Jiao Yunniang saw through his thoughts and said with a smile: "What I want to tell you now is that the only man who can go to my bed in this world is Brother Yu." Now, you're relieved, right? ”

As if to answer her words, suddenly there was a loud bang, and the door of Jiaoyun Pavilion was slammed open, and a person jumped in with a sword, looked at the two men beside the bed angrily, and shouted angrily:

"What is it that dares to touch my woman?"

He struck with a sword; Jing Yuluo didn't answer, obviously he had seen a lot, and he didn't even move the long sword with him, but after two moves, he flew the sword in the man's hand, grabbed the opponent's arm, twisted behind him, and held it firmly. The man's face immediately turned blue and he was no longer able to resist.

Jing Yuluo said disdainfully: "Your woman? With your virtue, you also want to set Jiaoyun Niang's almost? ”

Shen Ruoxiao stood up; At this interval, he had regained his self-control, and thinking of the embarrassing situation he had just had, he couldn't help but secretly complain about why he was so unproductive.

He smiled faintly and said, "It seems that Brother Jing, you still have some competitors." ”

Jing Yuluo let go of the person and said coldly: "This kind of material is not qualified yet." ”

It was a very young man, who looked like he was twenty years old at most, dressed in a shiny brocade robe, although the color pattern was not eye-catching, but it was obviously very rich, thinking that it was a young master from a rich family, with a small figure, and a girl-like delicate and slender face, red lips and white teeth, a pair of aggrieved eyes were already full of tears, looking at Jing Yuluo and Shen Ruoliao unbalancedly, and then looked at Jiao Yunniang, and asked sadly:

"Yun'er, you are mine, didn't you say that to me personally? Why do you have two strange men in your room now? ”

Jiao Yunniang looked at him almost with pity, and said sympathetically:

"Young Master Liu, I told you that I was yours, just because you gave me money at that time. What kind of place is this Yuchun Tower, you shouldn't know it, right? What the Qinglou woman told you, do you also take it seriously? ”

The young young Liu Gongzi had already shed tears and asked bitterly:

"I use my sincerity to you, why can't I exchange your sincerity?"

Jiao Yunniang was indifferent, sighed and said:

"Young Master Liu, in terms of age, you can only be my little brother. I'm going to be your sister today and tell you why. You are the young master of a big family, Jin Zhi Yuye, no matter how much sincerity you really like a Qinglou woman, you will never marry her in the end. In that case, why do you still ask me to give you my sincerity? Between you men and us Qinglou women, there is no possibility of equal dealing. You are the victors forever. A woman's sincerity is her life, but it is worthless to you. All you care about is her night. When you have had enough of playing and getting bored, your sincerity will disappear, why should we be so stupid, take a sincere heart for a stomach of bitter water, and suffer for a lifetime. So all I want is your money. Also, I really like that you're so good-looking. But if you want the love of your life, Qinglou is definitely not the place for you. This is my advice to you. ”

Shen Ruoyu was a little surprised; Jiao Yunniang's theory is actually not new, and it is not difficult to imagine that at least Night Primrose once complained to him. However, a woman who said such things so indifferently to a man with tears in her face, no matter how weak and cowardly this man seemed at this time, she was indeed a little too ruthless. Or, she must have suffered such a injury, and she has a great grievance buried in her heart, so she will have such an act that is close to revenge.

If so, what role is Jing Yuluo in it? He thought it was a little funny.

Jing Yuluo was just as indifferent, obviously Jiao Yunniang's words were not new to him at all, and he didn't feel that there was anything to worry about.

But the fragile Liu Gongzi had been hit by her and collapsed, and immediately sat down on the chair, hugged his head and cried bitterly.

Jiao Yunniang explained at this time and generally said to Shen Ruoyu:

"By the way, Lord Commander, don't look at this person and think that I was lying to you just now. Except for Brother Yu, my Jiaoyun Niang will never sleep with a second man. You haven't given me a penny, and I won't tell you a lie to you in order to please you like I did to this crying bag, so you can rest assured. What's more, you are Brother Yu's friend, and he is also involved in this matter, if I sue you, won't it mean that I will sell him too? I have Brother Yu, so I don't have to worry about food and clothing, and I won't do it for a little reward. ”

Shen Ruoyu shrugged: "I don't care; Anyway, the body is not afraid of shadows; I'm not a member of King Yan right now, and I won't do anything for King Yan, so I have nothing to be sorry for. It doesn't matter if this little master hears it. ”

Jing Yuluo said: "Ruoxiao, how can you let me reply to the Yan King?" I said that you rebelled against him, denied him, and died with the Son of Heaven, and you want to suppress him? Aren't you going to him off to death? ”

Shen Ruoyu smiled and said, "That's right, Brother Jing, I haven't figured out how to tell him yet, you have already helped me think about it." According to what you just said, I rebelled against him, denied him, and died with the Son of Heaven, and I wanted to suppress him. You just tell him that, not a word. ”

Jing Yuluo's eyes widened: "Are you crazy? ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "I said Brother Jing, didn't you ask enough questions that day in Biyunzhai?" King Yan can't control me, what else can you control me? ”

"I couldn't have taken care of you, I'm your father or your grandfather?" Jing Yuluo said, "But you made me unable to be a man." Tell me about it. ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "Brother Jing, originally you had nothing to do with King Yan and His Second Highness, and you have no obligation to do things for them." You're just too righteous, and when you meet someone who has the same interests as you, you treat him as a buddy, and when he's a buddy, you have to die for him. People like Zhu Gaoxu don't deserve to treat him like this. He is indeed of a bold temperament; There are many rogue scoundrels with a bold temperament in this world. ”

"I don't care," Jing Yuluo said, "His Royal Highness treats me well. The matter between you and King Yan has nothing to do with me from now on; I'm only responsible for bringing the words to. When you leave, do me a favor and take away the young master who is upset by the endless crying. ”

Shen Ruoyu asked, "That's right; What about Hongjiang? Did you help him find a livelihood? ”

Jing Yuluo thought for a moment. "Leave it alone, he's got something to do now. Don't ask so much, you're an official of the imperial court, and it's not good for you to know too much. Let's go back and accompany the county lord. ”

He sat back on the bed, hugged Jiao Yunniang again, and flirted unscrupulously in front of him.

It would be nice if the county lord was like you as a woman, even if she was a little wasteful...... Shen Ruoyu sighed helplessly, turned around and pulled up the crying Liu Gongzi, and left Jiaoyun Pavilion.

After leaving the Yuchun Tower, he asked the young master:

"Where do you live? I'll send you back. ”

The young man looked up at him and said:

"I'll go back on my own. I can't let you all look down on me. ”

Shen Ruoyu said with some sympathy: "You're okay, I'm really a strong outsider; I'm afraid that in the love field, no one will not look down on me and think that I am imbecile. Let's go; You are so sad, can you recognize the way? ”

The man said, "Your Excellency's name? What should I call you? ”

Shen Ruoliao said: "What about you? ”

The man said, "My surname is Liu; My name is Liu Tingbing, and I was born in winter, so I gave it this name. My house is on Sanshan Street. ”

Shen Ruoyu thought about it. "Sanshan Street Liufu is the richest man in Beijing. Could it be that Your Excellency is the young master of the Liu family? ”

Liu Tingbing nodded and said, "Yes, my sister-in-law is in charge, I am the second in line, and I have a younger sister." ”

This is a strange saying; Originally, such a big family business, but there were only two young masters in the family to support it, except for the housekeeper, there was no fourth man surnamed Liu, which was amazing enough. What's more, the actual situation is that among the two young masters, the eldest is incompetent and has no ideas, everything is to listen to his wife; Although he reads well, his mind is all on the red smoke and green willows, leaving behind his huge family property, and he is not willing to go to the examination room, and all his talents are used to sing poems and songs in the Qinglou, which is somewhat similar to Liu Yong back then, but the writing is far from catching up with Liu Sanchang. The younger sister Miss Jiao is even more unscrupulous, so all the family business of the Liu family is taken care of by the eldest and young grandmothers alone, and they are actually well managed, and the family is thriving. Liu Tingbing, the sister-in-law, is really a well-known heroine among women.

Shen Ruoyu sent Liu Tingbing to the door of the house, and Liu Tingbing asked:

"Lord Shen go in and sit, right?"

Shen Ruoyu was slightly stunned, and then smiled helplessly: "Liu Gongzi recognizes people really fast enough." ”

Liu Tingbing said: "You just took a bite of the Yan King Heavenly Prince's court, and you can guess it." ”

"Liu Gongzi is really smart," Shen Ruoyu said lightly.

Liu Tingbing was indeed smart, and immediately heard what he meant, and said with a smile:

"Lord Shen don't worry, Ting Bing is not interested in court politics, nor is he interested in anyone's son. I just want my clouds. ”

He smiled as shy and reserved as a girl; Shen Ruoyu couldn't help but ask:

"Liu Gongzi is not a native of Jinling, right?"

Liu Tingbing said: "My father and mother are both from Suzhou. ”

"No wonder," Shen Ruoyu smiled, "There will be a period later." ”

He turned around and left, still thinking that if this Young Master Tingbing was a girl from Yuchun Tower, he might be able to become the top Xi Shi. Of course, he didn't expect that he would continue to have anything to do with the Liu family in the future, and the beautiful gate of the Liu family's mansion didn't take a single step, so he went home directly.