Chapter 274: Doubtful Theater Troupe
"Remember that the next change is to make people seal all the dog holes behind the flower buildings in Yanliu Lane, isn't there any secret passage in this drunken building that the lower officials don't know?"
Zhao Ming was amazed when he heard it, one hand on the table was not free, and the paper towels kept knocking on the table, he really couldn't figure it out. "And that day, the official deliberately asked in the secret room, could it be said that this Wu Sanniang dared to deceive the official?"
It can be regarded as a big crime to deceive officials, especially since he is still in the deepest building, if he wants to deal with Wu Sanniang, he only needs to give an order, and the officials in the other flower buildings will come over to arrest the people.
"This secret passage and the secret room do not mean the same thing, although Wu Sanniang has not confessed to Lord Zhao, in fact, it is harmless."
Zheng Cheng is now relieved after confiding everything, thinking that he has been taken care of a lot by Wu Sanniang during the period of Zuishenglou, so he said a good word for her very righteously.
Zhao Ming was choked by his words, so he had to mumble dissatisfied in private. "It turned out to be these word games with the official on this matter. Next time, I will let the official seize the opportunity and guard it strictly, so that she will not even have a flaw. β
Zheng Cheng couldn't help but feel funny when he heard his words. You have collected so many precious books in your yamen, and you have hung calligraphy and paintings all over the wall, and there is no trace of growth, but I am afraid that you will fall into the same trap next time.
And Su Jingye looked at Zheng Cheng, and the laughter and ridicule in his heart were nothing less than what he did to Zhao Ming.
wants to win over a person who is obviously a righteous gentleman, but he actually relies on these superficial skins to tempt Zheng Cheng's idea, which can be regarded as fanciful and breaks through imagination.
After Su Jingye's joke, he remembered Zheng Chengxian's memories, how could Yang Zhongping, an honest and responsible person, so easily think about a little girl he had never met? Could it be that there is still some hidden secret?
"Not to mention these verbal loopholes, just referring to the fact that you asked Wu Sanniang to take someone to see Yang Langzhong, Wu Sanniang has never mentioned it to this king and Lord Zhao, how can this be explained?"
As soon as Su Jingye's voice landed, Wu Sanniang hurriedly pushed the door in, without the slightest sense of embarrassment of eavesdropping outside for so long.
"The prince forgives the sin, the slave family came to send some fruit to a few people." Wu Sanniang accompanied the smile and sent a basin of cleanly washed, crystal clear grapes on the table.
The color of this grape looks so good that it makes people have a great appetite, and even Zhao Ming can't help but reach out and taste it.
"First of all, after a long time, I forgot a little, and then I thought about the agreement with Master Zheng, so I didn't make it strict, and this matter can still be explained."
The only person at this table who can call the shots is Su Jingye alone, Wu Sanniang only respectfully worships him, and Zhao Ming is very upset when he sees it. Su Jingye didn't plan to pester her much, so she nodded and waited for her to have anything else to say.
"After sending off Lord Zheng that day, the slave family originally wanted to rush to inform the adults in the room, but later a messenger came up and asked the slave family about the secret room, and after asking, he had to pull the slave family over to see, and the slave family had no choice but to follow." Wu Sanniang breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and told the rest of the words at that time in an orderly manner.
Listening to what they meant, the slave family thought that they were investigating whether there was a strong buying and selling business in the building, and the slave family had always been polite in the drunken building, so they were naturally not afraid. After the slave family led them to all the cellars in the building, the officials almost all retreated. β
"After there is no errand in the building, it will naturally not delay the slave family's business. The slave family was a little relieved, but at this time, Lord Zheng had already left, and another adult was still waiting in the room. β
"This person who opens the door to do business pays the most attention to the word 'letter', and since the slave family has promised Lord Zheng, it is not easy to break his word." Wu Sanniang said, glancing at Zheng Cheng as if verifying, and Zheng Cheng nodded at him and him in front of him with great certainty.
Zhao Ming thought that she was just a merry woman who liked to pretend, but she didn't want to be a polite person inside, and her opinion of her had changed to a great extent.
After thinking about it, the slave family went down and gave an order according to the request of Lord Zheng, and then the slave family waited for the people in the building to finish away, and then went back to rest. As a result, before he could sleep, he heard the little maid come to report, and then the prince and the adult already knew about the rest of the matter. β
After the story was told, Wu Sanniang saluted Su Jingye again, frowned, and said with a pitiful look, "I didn't explain to the prince before, I blamed the slave family for having a bad memory, and I hope that the prince and the lord will forgive me, I just hope that this matter will not have any impact on the investigation of the two of them." If the slave family falls here, all the people in this building will follow suit. β
"It's not that serious." In the face of Wu Sanniang's crying and bloody confession, Zheng Cheng and Su Jingye did not have any big fluctuations on their faces, but Zhao Ming felt a little pitiful, and comforted him.
Su Jingye only thought that Zhao Ming was a little stupid before, and it was the first time he found him so naΓ―ve, and it was also thanks to him countless times that he had said in front of him how well-informed he was when he roamed the rivers and lakes, and now he would still be eaten to death.
After laughing in his heart like Zheng Cheng, Su Jingye cleared his throat and looked up at Wu Sanniang. "So as you said, the thing you promised Master Zheng has been done, and you have already convinced that girl, right?"
"This, it should be, right?" Wu Sanniang stretched out her voice, her eyes were fluttering, and her hands and feet were a little small, so she naturally looked weak-hearted.
"What do you mean by should?" Su Jingye immediately asked angrily, Wu Sanniang was caught off guard, and wanted to come to Su Jingye's side to massage him to dissipate his anger, but after touching his fierce eyes, he retreated.
"At that time, there were many people in the building, and the slave family was not empty, so the little girl who could talk to the troupe in the building went over to persuade her, but the slave family had never seen it with her own eyes."
Wu Sanniang put her two hands in front of her, lowered her posture as low as possible, and looked sincere.
"But when I entered that room later, the lamp in that room was also lit all the time, and if the girl refused to agree, there was no need for the adult to stay there for so long.
"That's right." Su Jingye retracted his gaze, said for a long time, and found that his mouth was dry for a while, so he turned his head and added a grape and threw it in his mouth. Zhao Ming and Zheng Cheng also heard a rough idea at this time, Zhao Ming was busy recording in the booklet, and asked him secretly.
"What the prince is saying is that he suspects that the girl is the murderer of Yang Langzhong?"
"It may not be finalized, but it definitely has nothing to do with that girl and her troupe." Su Jingye swallowed the contents of his mouth and took another sip of tea.
This tea and slightly sour juice were mixed together, as if forming a thick covering in his mouth, which made Su Jingye feel uncomfortable for a while. Su Jingye frowned slightly, gritted his teeth, and swallowed the contents of his mouth so as not to lose face in front of outsiders.
"That girl can play with spears, and she must have some kung fu foundation. Although his strength may not be great, Yang Langzhong is just a powerless scholar, and if the girl wants to deal with him, it is not so troublesome. β
"In this way, then you only need to find out where the girl and the troupe are now, and you can find out who the murderer is."
After Zhao Ming finished writing, he was overjoyed, and threw the brush in his hand casually, and Zheng Cheng also realized that he might be safe and sound, and his mood was extremely relaxed.
The two of them were happy for a while, and at the same time looked at Wu Sanniang who was standing on the side. Before she could speak, Wu Sanniang knew what the two of them were about to ask, and hurriedly waved her hand to deny it.
"The slave family really doesn't know where the troupe is. The slave family also inquired from others, and it seems that this troupe has some skills to spend some effort to invite people here, and there is really no clue as to where they live. β
"Then where did you get it from, there should be a definite number of this." Su Jingye was not in a hurry, probably guessing that this matter might not end so simply, compared to Zhao Ming and Zheng Cheng, who were excited, he seemed a lot calmer and self-controlled.
"Hmm." Wu Sanniang nodded and said the place without hesitation. "Just on Xuanwu Street, on the snack street on the left, there is a pear orchard dedicated to singing."
"The big and small opera troupes in the capital will buy time to sit in this place, and the slave family heard the name of their troupe at that time, and they still rushed to invite them on the day they sang. The opera they sang that day seemed to be relatively relaxed, and many people were not able to go on stage, so they agreed to come and sing for the slave family for one night. β
The pear orchard is full of singing horns and listening to operas. These two kinds of people are ranked at the bottom of the society, making the pear garden not enough to make a sensation in the capital, but it can also be regarded as a pastime for those high-ranking officials and nobles.
"Then Sanniang only needs to tell us the name of the troupe, and this king and Lord Zhao will find it in person." Su Jingye doesn't have much interest in singing on weekdays, and Liyuan's reputation is only heard.
However, after he was with Jiang Liuyu, he was taken to like to listen to books. There are many teahouses next to the pear orchard, and when he is occasionally free, he has also gone there with Jiang Liuyu and three or two friends, such as Shi Zhengzhi and others.
"It's easy to remember the name, what is the name of the Tiger Run Opera Troupe, it is said that it came to the capital recently, as long as the prince goes there to ask, there must be someone in charge of the pear orchard who has an impression."