Chapter 23: A Drop of Smoke
Golden Armor City
It's noon, and the market is bustling with customers, and the streets are filled with smoke and aroma.
A few zhang away, I saw the banner hanging under the eaves, the white curtain swayed in the wind, and the big characters came into view - tea.
The fragrance of tea wafting out of the room is also fresh into the alley.
Inside the Mingxiang Tea House
More than a dozen tables of guests gathered and sat down, two dishes of vegetarian dishes, a plate of tea, and passed the time.
The storyteller held a ruler in his hand, and talked eloquently on the desk, spitting all over the city, telling the secrets of Shewa Lane in the city.
If you talk about teahouses and rivers and lakes, it is to turn the private affairs of the ministers of the court and the interior into child's play.
A certain second-class master raised a concubine in a house, and Tong Ling next door is the illegitimate son of an adult, and a certain son of your family is Mr. Si Mu Jiaohua.
The tea guests who sat down were in twos and threes, talking to acquaintances about what they had seen and heard recently, and snickering at them.
"You're talking about petty fights, a few days ago, Jiuzhiwei made a big drama, do you know?" A tea guest said loudly.
"Hey, that's a good place, you have to have a lot of money to drink a bowl of tea, I haven't been in it yet."
"Who asked you this, I'm talking about the beating of Governor Gong's nephew."
"Who is the prefect of Gong, the famous Jianwei will be revenged, who dares to provoke him?"
"How did I hear that Gong Gongzi was drunk and fell down from the stairs by himself."
"Hmph, fall? Is it bloody to be lifted out? ”
"Then tell me what's going on."
"The person who beat him was the second son of Uncle Qi's family - Qi Liangzheng, I heard that the two of them took a fancy to a girl at the same time, and the dispute was too intense, and they beat people to serious injuries in a fit of anger."
"It's really in full swing!"
"This person is still the commander of the Eagle Guard, and the Eagle Guard also went to the Gong Mansion to make a fuss."
"Uncle Qi's son is really domineering, although the Queen Mother is in power today, but this is too arrogant."
"Well, who's to say it's not. It's a pity that the emperor is young, otherwise why would my Yu country be like this? ”
"If Lord Liang is still alive......"
Speaking of this, everyone sighed in unison.
At the tea table in the corner, a young man glanced up at everyone.
Suddenly, I heard a slap on the table, and a tea guest spoke angrily.
"Hateful murderer, if I have martial arts, I will definitely seek justice for Lord Liang!"
"Don't brag, Lord Liang is an upright official, and he has won the trust of the emperor, and there must be something strange about that assassination."
"It's too ......"
"Hey, Hugh wants to talk nonsense, there are many people, there are many people."
A sneer rang out, and disdain was written on the tea guest's face.
"Hmph, I think it's a disaster star."
"Oh, what did Brother Tian say about this?"
"It's ridiculous to say, Lord Liang is upright, but there is a woman with bad conduct, and she is afraid that she will pollute your ears if she says it."
"Hey, I heard that Lord Liang has an only daughter, who is well-behaved and knowledgeable, good at singing and dancing, and at the age of thirteen, she danced in the city, and no one in Jinjia City can match."
"What you said is true, at that time, the wealthy nobles of Jinjia City looked at each other and wanted to form a good match with this woman, who knew that this Liang Zhen really lost his name in vain and lost everyone's reputation as a lady."
"Brother Tian said, why haven't I heard of it?"
"Have you ever heard of the name of Marquis Wu?"
"That's it...... Israel. Bloodthirsty old color. Hell, wasn't he demoted? ”
"Yes, it is this person, four or five years ago, Marquis Wu fell in love with Liang Zhen and invited her to the Hou Mansion to compose poems and dances for her colleagues. Lord Liang was furious when he heard this, and beat the little guy in the Hou Mansion out, but who knew that that night, this Liang Zhen actually appeared in front of the Hou Mansion in yellow gauze and thin clothes, and he didn't have to leave the Hou Mansion for three days......
"This, this is a young girl, how can she be so profligate?"
"After the incident, the nobles who proposed their relatives broke off contact with the Liang Mansion one after another, and Liang Zhen's reputation was ruined overnight."
"This, alas, really, how can you make everyone's reputation so child's play?!"
"A few years later, Marquis Wu was demoted because of the incident, the Liang family was destroyed, and the pickled affair between him and Liang Zhen was rarely mentioned."
"But when it comes to dancing, this girl was really gorgeous at that time, and if she was alive at this time, she would be eighteen good years......"
A silver pair struck out like the wind, shattering the tea bowl in the tea guest's hand.
With a bang, the debris fell to the ground, and boiling water overflowed from the missing corner of the tea bowl.
"Shhh What are you doing? The tea guest hurriedly withdrew his finger and glared at the boy sitting in the corner.
The young man was dressed in a dark brocade robe, raised lightly between his eyebrows, and shouted at the teahouse owner disappreciatively, "Check out!" ”
Then he caught up with the boy in green shirts who had gone away.
"What a weirdo!" The tea guests talked about it, and then they left it behind for a moment.
The dark-clothed boy caught up after him in a few steps, and after a moment of thought, he spoke.
"This vulgar place, gossip, don't take it to heart."
The young man in the green shirt raised his eyebrows, delicate and extraordinary, "I didn't say anything, it's because you are too careful." ”
Take a closer look, sure enough, Ying Zhichu was wearing men's clothes, her complexion was fair, and her Tsing Yi was particularly good.
"Oh-" The tail voice of the dust was elongated, pretending to be regretful, "This woman who doesn't understand the amorous mood is really ......"
The meaning of laughing is in the ears, and the eyebrows and eyes should be slightly bent and wait for the following.
Shocked but smiled heartily, took the burden in the woman's hand, and strode forward on her shoulders.
"Let's go, I'll take you to see the mansion!"
"Is the Eagle Guard really so domineering?"
"What, it's clear that our secret guards are better!"
"But, just now in the teahouse......"
"It's all gossip, hurry up and follow me!"
“……”
There is a row of houses in the market under the stone bridge in the south of the city, which has just been renovated in recent years.
Most of the merchants who sell their goods live here.
Ying Zhichu and Jingchen stood outside the door of the house, looking at the fallen leaves in a silent daze.
The iron lock on the deadbolt was mottled and rusted, and it was clear that it had not been occupied for a long time.
After hesitating for a moment, Ying Zhichu took the lead in speaking, "Didn't you take the key?" ”
Shocking dust touched his chin and said, "This key is ......"
"Huh?" She tilted her head slightly.
Jingchen glanced at it, saw that there was no one around, and said in a low voice: "Why don't we go over the wall and go in?" ”
"Not good...... Is this really your home? ”
"Well, it's a long story." Jingchen knocked on the door of his head and explained: "The house that my third brother bought by himself has been empty, so I'll take you to take a look, after all, he will definitely be willing to live in it." ”
"Oh." Ying Zhichu nodded, squatted down and began to look for stones.
"Hey, what can I do with those pebbles, otherwise, I'll see if I can split them with my hands." He gritted his teeth and raised his palms slightly, concentrating.
Ying Zhichu tinkered on the ground for a while, patted him on the shoulder, and signaled that the dust could flash aside.
Jingchen looked at the silver needle bent off her hand and wondered, "What are you going to do?" ”
"You'll know in a moment."
The silver needle was lightly pinned into the keyhole, and she listened closely, and in a few breaths, the iron lock was opened.
Dust's eyes widened in disbelief, "Who taught you?" ”
"Your third brother." Ying Zhichu pushed the door in and replied casually.
Leaving alone in shock, looking at the iron lock hanging on the bolt, his eyebrows were full of pain, and he said sadly: "Why didn't Fu chase him teach me?" ”
Then he came back to his senses and hurriedly caught up with the woman.
"What's the matter, this yard is big, hahahaha, it seems that the third brother's daughter-in-law is all used here!"
Shocking Dust looked around the courtyard, and then wandered around the house, smiling from ear to ear.
Ying Zhichu also looked around, I don't know who lives in the old mansion of Liang Mansion now?
"Tsk, this look of yours makes me think I'm smiling too much, isn't it big here?"
"That's good."
"Hey, Miss Liang is content, my third brother can still buy you a house, unlike me, who is so poor that he is penniless, and his children are full of tears."
"Tell me to be weaving at the beginning, and then I will show people in men's clothes."
"That's right, men's clothing is easy to do."