It is said that Wu Xiang entered the White Mansion and just became a small family. Seeing that he was from a humble background and had a lot of food, the family in the house couldn't help but laugh at him behind his back. The housekeeper Bai Sheng saw that he was honest and valued him more seriously, and tested him a few times, and found that this young man was not slippery or oily, and things were done properly, so he sent him to do some things to go out to procure. As a result, there were many people in the family who were jealous of him, and ridicule abounded, "A fisherman does not pee on himself." ”

Until one day, he was wrongfully accused by a family named Fugui for stealing the night pearl in the house, Fugui found a huge bead from his room, and said that he saw him secretly from the master's study. Bai Sheng took the bead and looked at it for a long time, then said to Wu Xiang, "What is your defense?" Everyone looked at the stolen goods, and the expressions of gloating.

"I didn't steal it, this bead is not from the house. It's mine. ”

"Huh. Don't be ashamed, you are a poor fisherman, where did you come from the pearl of the night, you refuse to admit it when you are caught, and you still want to quibble. Fugui looked at Wu Xiang viciously, turned to Bai Sheng and groveled, "Master Sheng, don't listen to that kid's nonsense, show the beads to Madame, it's strange if you don't kill him." ”

Bai Sheng glanced at him and was about to take the beads away. Wu Xiang was suddenly angry, and hurriedly stepped forward to grab it, Fugui saw that this kid was strong, a few people didn't hold him, and he was about to kick him in the chest, but he didn't want to kick his foot yet, Wu Xiang had already dodged, ran to him, and pushed his arm back hard, and suddenly Fugui let out a cry like killing a pig, and collapsed on the ground in pain. Seeing that Fugui was being bullied, the other family members also stepped forward to stop Wu Xiang. Wu Xiang knocked several people to the ground with his bare hands. Bai Sheng didn't dodge, still standing in place, Wu Xiang knelt on one knee forward, "Master Sheng, I went to the sea to do some business before, and it was also a coincidence, I picked this pearl, this is not the pearl of the night, my father forced the pearl with me when I came to the house, and wanted me to get a good job, but my father was sick, I wanted to exchange it for money to treat my father's illness, so I kept it hidden." I hope Lord Sheng will forgive me. ”

"Well, it's rare for you to have a piece of filial piety, get up." Bai Sheng smiled and helped him up, "This pearl is indeed not the night pearl of the master, and the night pearl has not been lost." Don't worry, you can take care of this thing yourself. After speaking, return the beads to Wu Xiang. After Wu Xiang thanked him again and again, and after putting away the beads, he found that there was another person beside him, this person was heroic and upright, dressed in a black robe, with a goatee, and he looked at his figure as a person who practiced martial arts all year round. "Your name is Wu Xiang?" The man spoke.

"It's down there."

"But how long have you been practicing martial arts, have you ever worshiped the sect?"

"I have practiced self-defense casually since I was a child, and I have never visited a teacher." The man twisted his beard and smiled, and walked towards the mansion with Bai Sheng.

From the next day, Fugui never appeared in the mansion again, and Wu Xiang was transferred to the guard. "This person can be tempered and tempered again, and I am useful." Goatee looked at Wu Xiang and said to Bai Sheng.

Bai Jingtang saw that Bai Xuan was still safe after being grounded, and thought that his son was also dead, so he wanted to quickly finalize the Lin family's family affairs and get married this year. coincided with the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet of the Lin family, and invited Bai Jingtang's family to go. Bai Jingtang thought about it again and again, didn't call Bai Xuan, and brought a gift to his wife.

Lin Yongqin sat in the main seat, surrounded by his wife and children, and the guests of other seats took their seats one after another, offering congratulations one after another. Lin Yongqin was in a good mood and raised his glass to invite everyone to enjoy the moon and taste wine. "Changle (Bai Jingtang), what about your two sons, why didn't you come?"

"The eldest son Bai Jin is serving in Yangzhou, and the younger son Bai Xuan is ill, so he is afraid of infecting adults and is inconvenient to come."

"Alas, He'an, you and I have known each other for decades, and now you are becoming less and less honest with me."

Bai Jingtang was so frightened that he apologized, "How dare you." ”

"Your Bai Xuan is infected with a disease, obviously grounded by you. I heard that he was going to marry a fisherman's woman, and even the people in my family were rumors. Lin Yongqin looked at Bai Jingtang with a smile, "This child is long-loved, and she is a beautiful woman, which is really suitable for the artistic conception of today's 'willow tops on the moon', a good thing, a good thing." ”

Lin Yongqin's voice was loud, and the guests didn't know how to express it, so they had to echo, "Exactly, exactly." ”

Bai Jingtang was sweating profusely, so embarrassed that he couldn't get off the stage, he stood up and apologized, "My lord, I have already severely punished the erector, and I have already broken off with that woman." Please rest assured, I have prepared the dowry and immediately let the dog come to the door to propose. ”

"Well, why be so nervous." Lin Yongqin helped Bai Jingtang to sit down, "I heard that Ning'er has visited your Bai Xuan a few times, and said that Bai Xuan is only her sister." This child thinks how much we guess, and according to me, we are not in a hurry for this moment. ”

Bai Jingtang was like sitting on pins and needles, and he didn't dare to say more. Lin Yongqin also ignored him, "The imperial court is now 'learning from the West and the East', it is even easier for this young man to learn from foreigners, and he also has free love, we all serve the imperial court, and we can't stick to tradition, even if there is a marriage contract, we have to let them fall in love with themselves." I can see that Ning'er is really affectionate to Bai Xuan, and for Bai Xuan to find a good way out, this time the imperial court sent a group of students to stay abroad, and I recommended him to go. ”

When Bai Jingtang heard this, Lin Yongqin was an excuse to shirk the marriage, if Bai Xuan stayed abroad, would there still be a shadow of this family business? "How dare you, Bai Xuan is only a shallow learner, how can he be appointed by the imperial court."

"Knowing the daughter Mo Ruo's father, what about you, learn how I can be a father, and you can't stop them at every turn." Lin Yongqin smiled and raised a glass of wine, "I have already reported this matter, and when I return from school, it will not be too late to end this family affair." Bai Jingtang immediately toasted back a glass of wine, and drank it all, it was really a taste in his heart.

Bai Xuan saw Zhiqing's letter in the other garden, her brows furrowed together, and she was silent for a long time. "Do you want me to bring her a message?" Han Zheng spoke first.

"Help me bring her a letter." Bai Xuan picked up the pen and wrote on the letter.

"You're going to Dongying next month, can you still see her?" Han Zheng was anxious for him, "Can't you just say no?" ”

"This is sent by the imperial court, and Lin Yongqin designated me to go, if I don't go, my father and mother and my brother will be condemned by the court in the name of disobeying the decree. I will find a way to come back as soon as possible, if she still has me in her heart, if she is not married, I will still marry her. "Alas, what a miserable mandarin duck. I'm going to find a way to get you to meet before you go. ”

"What? He's going to Dongying, where is Dongying? Far away? When Shen Zhiqing saw the letter, she was excited and a little lost. Far away, on the other side of the sea. Han Zheng didn't know how to comfort her, "I said that it would take two years, and it probably won't take that long." ”

"I'll wait for him, no matter how long it takes, two or three years, even if it's a lifetime." Shen Zhiqing nodded to Han Zheng, her eyes firm. "Don't worry, before he leaves, I will find a way to let the two of you meet, if you have any letter or anything to him these days, just pass it to me."

Since Wu Xiang became a guard, he felt that there was less to do than the family, he felt that he was not treated well again, but it was not good to say anything to Bai Sheng, after all, people had also helped him.

On weekdays, he has nothing to do, he can only practice against the wooden people in the courtyard, and he has no friends in the house, and over time, the wooden people have become his only companions. "Wooden people, wooden people, when will I be able to get out of the way and get Xiaoqing's favor?" He muttered to himself in a daze at the wooden man. "Ah Xiang." I don't know when Bai Sheng was standing behind him.

"Katsuye." Wu Xiang clenched his fist at him. "There is an important matter here, I sent you to do it, and if you do it well, you will be rewarded." Bai Sheng showed a mysterious expression.

"What's the matter?" Wu Xiang was suddenly excited. "There is a dance and music shop in the west of the city, you pretend to be a diner to consume every day, and you will report it ten days later."

"That's all?" The second monk Wu Xiangzhang was puzzled, what kind of errand was this, in other words, others thought it was a beauty difference that fell from the sky.

"Well, that's all." Bai Sheng smiled and nodded, "Ten days later, you will report the situation of the Dance Orchestra." Wu Xiang thought to himself, what is there to check in a music shop for people to have fun. But since Bai Sheng asked him to go, he must have no intention, so he could only take the order to go.

Although Wu Xiang has never been to Fireworks Willow Lane, he has also passed by or heard that the strict meaning of the dance and music workshop is not the same as that of the Qinglou, teaching a group of girls to practice dance and tea art, and there is also an embroidery workshop in it. In the evening, the music workshop will be open to the public, and the girls will sing or dance, attracting many diners, but the diners can only give tips, and are not allowed to overstep the distance of the girls. Wu Xiang became one of the diners, and found a place that was inconspicuous and easy to observe, but he didn't give a reward for drinking tea. In the evening, the dance and music workshop was full, the stage sang and danced gracefully, and a woman walked out of the dancers, although she was covered with tulle, she could see that her posture was extraordinary, her figure was graceful, and she could see that everyone in the audience only applauded. Many diners threw silver taels and silver tickets into the basin in the hands of the cousins, and the fat man in a brocade dress took advantage of the drunkenness to move to the front of the stage step by step, looking directly at the dancer in the middle, and suddenly threw a large handful of silver tickets to the stage, and the girls were in an uproar. Wu Xiang realized that the situation was wrong and rushed forward. I saw that the fat man had climbed onto the stage and rushed straight to the middle dancer. When the masked dancer was taking out a few flying needles in her hand, Wu Xiang had already stepped forward and subdued the fat man with a few punches and kicks. The fat man screamed, and at this time, several bodyguards in the audience were about to come forward to rescue. Wu Xiang grabbed his throat, "Who dares to come forward and try?" "The bodyguards didn't dare to move. Wu Xiang asked the dancers to leave quickly, he walked out of the door with the fat man, and kicked the fat man into the bodyguard pile while the bodyguard was panicking. At this time, the fat man was so frightened that he had woken up for most of the time, and he was humiliated and angry, "Why are you still stunned?" Let me go in and smash it! ”

Suddenly, a group of big men rushed into the workshop with great momentum, and the guests were already scared away. The bodyguards smashed things when they saw them. "Let me go to the back to arrest someone, my master has to take this breath today." The bodyguards rushed backstage until they reached a courtyard, but there was still no one to be seen. Just as he was wondering, a group of masked people flew down from under the eaves, each with some hidden weapon in his hand, and only the wailing in the courtyard could be heard. The masked man is extraordinary, and the bodyguards who have just received the hidden weapon are opponents, and they are all immediately arrested, and together with the fat man, they were also pushed to the ground to eat, and they were immediately tied up.