Chapter 61: After the rain, the sky is clear
His meaning was seen by Mu Liran, and he immediately said: "If you don't let me go, I will go, it's a big deal to let Chi Wuji follow me, and he will also do martial arts." ”
Hearing Chi Wuji's name, Zhan Cangming's face suddenly darkened, and he didn't want her to go, but he had to admit that she said a lot, and the two of them should be able to do it without fail.
In the end, Zhan Cangming still agreed, and asked the guards to bring the news to Chi Wuji, and Chi Wuji agreed to live up to expectations.
In the blink of an eye, it was evening, and the county magistrate came over and asked him to bow down and salute and said: "Lord Wang, when the squires and magnates in our county heard that you were coming, they all admired you and wanted to catch the wind for you, I don't know if you want to go?" ”
"Go." Zhan Cangming returned and walked out.
The county commander was a little puzzled when he saw that he was the only one.
Zhan Cangming explained: "The princess was frightened last night, and now she just fell asleep and won't go. ”
Hearing this, the county magistrate showed a knowing smile, and then said with an ambiguous smile: "Since the princess is not going, then the lower official will arrange a few maidservants to relieve boredom." ”
Zhan Cangming didn't speak, and the county commander thought that he was not good at speaking directly, so he ordered the servants behind him to go down and arrange with a satisfied expression.
Then he stretched out his hand to Zhan Cangming and said, "Lord Wang, please." ”
"Hmm." Zhan Cangming raised his forehead slightly, his slender and straight legs walked forward, he was dressed in a dark color straight robe, his handsome face showed a bit of calm under the light of the cold night, and a cold wind struck, making him squint and cover the emotions under his eyes.
The county magistrate bent down and walked behind him to open the way for him, and his belly was particularly prominent, and his flattering movements were like clowns, "Lord Wang, please here." ”
The two turned a corner and walked towards the outer courtyard, the dense eaves blocked the moonlight, and from a distance they seemed to be swallowed up by the night.
Zhan Cangming came to the purpose of this banquet under the leadership of the county order, and as soon as he entered, everyone knelt down and bowed together.
"The grass people participate in the prince." The movements are sparse and not neat at all, and the sound is also fast and slow, and the movements are very sparse at first glance.
Looking closely, some of the kneeling people were still trembling slightly, and their eyes were shining with excitement when they saw him.
Their group of people were all squires in the county, and the highest official they had ever seen on weekdays was only the county magistrate.
How can they not be excited to be able to meet the famous war king this time?
"Get up." Zhan Cangming raised his head and said lightly, he had no intention of embarrassing them in this kind of thing.
"Thank you, Lord Wang." The squires kneeling on the ground shouted in unison, and then got up, and some of the older ones paused before they barely got up.
Seeing this, Zhan Cangming helped him slightly, "Slow down." ”
The old man immediately shook his hand excitedly, and bent down to salute again, "Thank you, lord." ”
His bending movement was stopped by Zhan Cangming, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "The old man doesn't have to be so careful. ”
"Hey, hey." Hearing this, the old man said a few times, "Hey, as if he was pleased."
Seeing that the interaction between the two was over, the county magistrate came up, and a smile pulled into his fat face, "Lord Wang, please take a seat." He pointed to the top of the banquet.
Zhan Cangming also walked over politely, and sat down with a golden sword and iron horse, his waist was very straight, and his hands were on his thighs looking down on everyone, this was the posture he was used to in the army, but it looked a little out of place in the banquet, adding a bit of solemnity to this banquet that should have been erosive.
When the people below saw him sit down, they all sat down one by one, and they were not as straight as Zhan Cangming was sitting.
In particular, the county magistrate sat down like a pregnant woman in July and August because of his big belly, and because he was restrained, he only sat on a chair a little bit, which was particularly funny.
Seeing that everyone couldn't let go, Zhan Cangming wrinkled his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "You don't have to be too restrained, just treat this as an ordinary banquet." ”
Listening to his approachable words, the squires breathed a sigh of relief, but the old man seemed to figure out something after a moment's contemplation, touched his beard and nodded.
Seeing that everyone was ready, the county magistrate clapped his hands, and one by one scantily dressed maids walked in with plates, stopping the cloth dishes in front of each table.
From their demeanor, it can be seen that this group of maids should have been specially trained, and their every move is pleasing to the eye.
Many lustful people looked at these maids with their eyes straight on the spot.
Seeing this, the county commander smiled at the corner of his mouth, and secretly looked up, but saw Zhan Cangming holding a teacup and drinking tea, and he didn't pay attention to these maids at all, his face immediately became a little bad, and then after thinking about it carefully, he felt that maybe these maids couldn't get into his eyes at all, but the other party was the prince, and he hadn't seen what kind of stunning beauty.
Thinking of this, he secretly made up his mind that he would use a killer weapon tonight to try to pull this war king to his side, so wouldn't he be on the rise in the future?
A flash of greed flashed in his eyes, and the county commander picked up the spicy wine on the table and drank it in one gulp, but he didn't know that he thought of hell.
The maids set up the dishes and retreated, and the county magistrate looked at the Manchu and Han banquets on this table, and introduced to Zhan Cangming quite proudly: "Lord, this table is the most famous Manchu and Han banquet in the south of the Yangtze River, please taste it." ”
Zhan Cangming lowered his eyes slightly, raised his eyes when he heard the words, showed a false smile, and said lightly: "The county order has a heart." ”
But I don't know what he hates the most is the greasy thing, looking at the full Han banquet on this table, Zhan Cangming's heart flashed a touch of killing intent, this county order is just a county magistrate can do the full banquet of the Manchu and Han Dynasty, and the home is even more luxuriously decorated, it can be seen how long the silver has been embezzled, you must know that the money given by the imperial court is not enough for him to support such a luxurious life.
But in order not to arouse the suspicion of the county order, he took the lead in picking up chopsticks and taking a bite of food into his mouth.
When the squires below saw him eating, they also moved their chopsticks.
"The Manchu and Han banquets of adults are really extraordinary, they are really fat but not greasy." A squire who had read a little bit of an idea book tasted it and immediately couldn't wait to praise it.
Seeing this, others also chimed in, "Yes, yes." ”
"It's a blessing today." A squire squinted and said with enjoyment.
Zhan Cangming picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip, secretly observing the expressions of these squires, from his observation, most of the squires were on the same page as this county order, only the old man just smiled faintly and did not echo it.
Seeing that Zhan Cangming's face was blocked by the teacup, this place has not been completely corroded after all, and there are still sober people.
He chuckled back when no one else noticed, and put down the teacup he was using to cover up.
In the inner courtyard, Mu Liran changed into a night dress, and the tight-fitting clothes wrapped her proud figure, floating like a ghost in the night to the place agreed with Chi Wuji.
When she arrived, Chi Wuji had already arrived, still wearing a light blue straight-shirted robe, and the jade tree stood there in the wind.
The corners of Mu Liran's mouth twitched, and then she looked down at her dark outfit that dissolved in the night, which made her feel a little abrupt, this guy didn't go to someone else's house to find out the news at night, but came out in the middle of the night to enjoy the night.
I thought that my breathing technique was already very good, but I didn't expect her to fall to the ground, and then I heard his clear voice being deliberately suppressed, "You're here." ”
Mu Liran nodded, hesitated for a moment and couldn't help reminding, "Did you forget to change your clothes?" ”
Hearing this, a smile flashed in Chi Wuji's eyes, and he shook his head and said, "Let's go." ”
Hearing this, Mu Liran followed, and the two of them flew up the wall to the house where they had noticed something was wrong.
There was a group of guards in front, Chi Wuji stopped in a dark corner on the side, and Mu Liran followed closely.
Chi Wuji stared at the guards and observed, although he didn't look back, he was still secretly surprised, he didn't expect that she was a female streamer, and her light skills were so good, which really impressed him.
Mu Liran also squatted down and carefully observed the group of guards, her breathing involuntarily lightened, and the whole person seemed to disappear, making people imperceptible.
This group of guards is obviously much more formal than those in the outer courtyard, and their standing posture is also very good, and they look like they have been trained.
After waiting for a while and not seeing them move, Mu Liran frowned, quietly picked up a stone in his hand and glanced at Chi Wuji, and then threw it out heavily.
The stones hit the trees with a cumping sound, and the guards were startled when they heard the voice: "Who is there?" ”
No one replied, the guards drew their long swords and became vigilant, Mu Liran held his breath, there was silence all around, several guards glanced at each other, and walked out of the line in the direction of the trees.
When they came to the tree, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and made a normal gesture to the group of guards in front of the house.
The two of them took advantage of the moment when they relaxed their vigilance, and galloped in, and the group of guards only felt a gust of wind blowing in their ears, and the two of them had already entered through the nearby wall.
The courtyard was pitch black, and a faint shadow could barely be seen under the moonlight, and after Mu Liran and Chi Wuji glanced at each other, she said, "Let's check separately." The voice was a little cold in the breeze.
"Okay." Chi Wuji glanced at her, nodded and agreed indifferently.
The two separated, Mu Liran came to one of the rooms, made a hole in the paper window with his finger, looked inside, saw that there seemed to be nothing abnormal, opened the window and climbed in.
She took out a fire fold from her pocket and lit it, it seemed to be a study, with coffee tables and tables on both sides, and a huge bookshelf on the wall due west, which she somehow felt a little weird.
From the little time she was in contact with the county order, she felt that this person should not be the kind of person who loves to read, so thinking like this, she walked over and picked up a book on the shelf, and then choked on the dust that caught her off guard.
"Ahem, ahem." Covering her mouth, she coughed quietly.
The people in the courtyard outside seemed to hear the sound and walked inside.
Mu Liran heard the footsteps, quickly extinguished the fire, and lay down in a small gap on the bookshelf that could barely squeeze a person in.
Footsteps were getting closer, followed by the sound of the door being opened, "Squeak." ”
Mu Liran frowned secretly, and didn't dare to move for fear of being discovered.
The man entered the room, lit the tung oil lamp on the table, and after a careful glance, walked over to the bookshelf.