Chapter 3: Bathing

(at the most relaxing moments)

Qian Hongzuo was a little embarrassed for a while, he didn't like to be surrounded by a lot of people when he was bathing, so he reprimanded the palace maid last time, and ordered the guards to withdraw from the hall to guard, but if he rejected this disabled musician named Qu Liuzhen now, he was worried that his self-esteem would be hurt. I had to turn my head and ask Wu Dezhang: "I told you to set up a big screen in front of the pool for this bath, have you prepared everything?" ”

Wu Dezhang said: "It's all arranged." There is no palace maid to serve in this bath, and the guards are guarding outside the Washing Heart Hall, and only a few waiters from the Washing Heart Hall are waiting for you to bathe. Although they are inside the Washing Heart Hall, they are all separated from the screen, and they will only come close to serve when you summon them. ”

Qian Hongzuo glanced at Qu Liuqing's master and apprentice, and asked in a low voice; "Where were you going to let them play?"

Wu Dezhang understood the subtext of Qian Hongzuo's inquiry, and said, "It's also outside the screen." ”

Qian Hongzuo finally said with relief: "Then let's do it according to the original arrangement, but don't take it as an example, don't hire musicians to serve and bathe." ”

Wu Dezhang should claim to be compliant.

The sedan chair was lifted again, and it was carefully lifted in pursuit of stability.

When King Wu Yue's sedan chair walked in front of him, the beautiful young man looked ashamed and whispered to Qu Liuyu: "Master, I'm sorry, it's all my fault that I was curious to see the palace, and I actually shamed the master." ”

The waiter Wu Dezhang was old and sophisticated, and he could see at a glance that Fangli Villa was dealing with errands, and in fact, it was exactly the case. The servants of the imitation pear villa are also divided into three, six, nine and so on, and the servants sent on different occasions are different, and the errand of serving and bathing is unheard of before, and no famous musician is willing to come, but after all, it is for the king to play, and it is not possible to send the piano to come. The owner of the villa had no choice but to consult with Qu Liuqing, who had been idle for many years but had excellent piano skills, and Qu Liuzhen was not willing to come at all, so he excused himself on the grounds that he was disabled, but his apprentice named Siliang had never stepped into the mansion of a nobleman because he had not yet become an apprentice, let alone the palace, so he persuaded the master to go on his next errand, and he could also follow him to see the grandeur of the palace. The owner of Fangli Villa also persuaded him to sit and play the piano, and he couldn't see the disability, so Qu Liuyu reluctantly agreed. But because he was too late, after the carriage arrived at the palace and had to walk, although the little apprentice Siliang shouldered him and hurried hard, he was still a step late, and when the Xixin Hall was already close in front of him, he met the king's sedan chair. The four taels respect the master very much, and I feel deeply sorry for the master because of the sarcastic words of the servant Wu Dezhang.

Qu Liuzhen calmly comforted: "It's not in the way, I didn't expect that although the saint is young, he is so generous, you will see the arrogance of other nobles in the future, and you will know that it is an honor to play for the saint today." It doesn't matter where you play the tune, it's important to play it for someone who understands it. ”

Seeing that the master had already said this, Siliang had to shoulder Qu Liuyu and continue to move forward, Qu Liuyu often went in and out of the palace in his early years, and was quite familiar with the rules of the palace, and said: "According to the rules of the palace, we can't walk in front of the king's car, the holy sedan chair is walking slowly, you just help me to follow." Although Qu Liuzhen's leg is disabled, it is only lame, and if he is not in a hurry, he can walk slowly. He felt sorry for his apprentice's hard work behind his back, so he insisted on walking by himself.

Mu Quanan, the steward who was responsible for cleaning and taking care of the Xixin Hall, had already waited at the entrance of the hall and welcomed Qian Hongzuo into the Xixin Hall. Entering the Xixin Hall, Qian Hongzuo saw that a huge gauze wooden frame screen was really set up in front of the pool, and the other side of the pool was the wall, and the people outside the screen could only see a vague phantom when they looked in, nodded with satisfaction, and followed Mu Quanan into the screen.

Siliang saw that there was a piano table and a sitting table outside the screen, guessing that it might be used for his master to arrange the piano, and after asking and confirming, he immediately took out the master's yaoqin from the piano case, placed it on the piano table, and tuned the strings.

Qian Hongzuo instructed Mu Quanan and other servants to retreat outside the screen, and then finally took off the close-fitting ** and entered the pool, when Qian Hongzuo was submerged in the pool full of floating petals and fragrant water, the ancient sound of the piano sounded in his ears. Qian Hongzuo, who has never liked to bathe in the Washing Heart Hall, felt that bathing here was a very comfortable and enjoyable thing for the first time, and the emerald stones of the pond reflected the water color into turquoise, and the petals on the water were delicate and beautiful, which was pleasing to the eye. And the beautiful sound of the piano seems to be a soft whisper to comfort the anxious, so that the mind can relax and relax.

Several chamberlains stood outside the screen, listening to the movement inside the screen, waiting for the king's summons. The eyes of the four pairs standing next to the piano platform began to wander in the washing hall. The washing hall is built very exquisitely, the pillars are carved, the beams are painted, all of them are unique and superior works, and the four taels are intently watched. Suddenly, Siliang saw an iron-gray reflection on the beam, and in amazement, he couldn't help but stare at the reflection tightly, trying to see what it was.

Just when Qian Hongzuo was intoxicated with the lingering water vapor and the faint sound of the piano, suddenly there was a loud bang, and the screen was knocked down with a bang, and at the same time two figures pounced on him, one flew down from the beam, and the other flew in from outside the screen, and at the moment when he exclaimed, a sword was cut in front of him on a long piano case, fortunately, the case was made of hardwood, although a crack was split, but the sword was also sandwiched in the crack.

Qian Hongzuo saw that the beautiful young man he had just met took advantage of the moment when the assassin's sword was caught by the crack in the piano box in his hand, grabbed the assassin's hand holding the sword, and slammed the long fist of the other hand straight out towards the assassin's face. shouted, "There are assassins!! ”

The assassin lowered his head and dodged the fist of the beautiful boy, violently pulled out his sword, and after swinging the sword to force the beautiful boy away, the tip of the sword went straight to Qian Hongzuo again. Qian Hongzuo struggled to throw himself down to the edge of the pool in order to dodge the sword. Because the screen had fallen to the ground, he clearly saw Mu Quanan and the others, who had been respectful to him just now, scattered and avoided, and heard screams in the room.

The sword and Qian Hongzuo passed by, the tips of his hair were all swept down, and the broken hair floated on the surface of the water, this sword actually had the power of thunder, obviously the assassin was the master of the master. Even though Qian Hongzuo had been practicing martial arts for many years, he was so frightened that his face was like dirt and he was trembling.

The beautiful boy was not afraid, and when the Assassin's center of gravity was unstable in his forward stabbing, he threw himself down from behind, and pressed the Assassin against the pool wall, shouting, "Holy help me!! ”

Qian Hongzuo woke up instantly, grabbed the assassin's hair with his backhand and slammed it down under the water. Four Liang even pressed the assassin into the water with his whole body, and at the same time slammed the assassin's wrist to snatch the sword. In the splash, the assassin struggled desperately because of suffocation, while Siliang and Qian Hongzuo pressed down with all their might, the assassin's struggle became weaker and weaker, and the sword fell to the ground with a bang.

The guards outside the Washing Heart Hall swarmed in with the shouts of the rescuer and rushed to the edge of the pool, and the first one to arrive waved his knife and slashed at Siliang. He saw four taels on the water, but he couldn't see the assassin who was already submerged in the water.