Chapter Twenty-Four: There Is a Female Pearl
The murder case of the Five Elements Evil Ghost has come to an end, but in an hour, the people sent out by Xiao Qinglang to spread the details of the case to dispel the fear of the evil ghosts of the people and merchants in the market have already returned to their homes and are waiting for their lives.
At this time, Xu Chu and his entourage also went to the gluttonous restaurant with the most prosperous business in Yunzhou City, it is said that this restaurant was opened by nobles in the capital, but most of the people who came to eat here were either rich or noble. What's more, there is only what you can't think of here, and there is nothing you can't eat, as long as you can name the dish, the restaurant can serve you that dish.
In the past, Xu Chu had only heard of how magical this restaurant was and how delicious it was, but to be honest, don't say that she didn't have the silver to come here to be extravagant, even if she had silver, she couldn't just step into the restaurant with her identity and the name of a woman.
But now that she can taste the light of Xiao Qinglang and Xiao Mingzhu, she naturally won't refuse. As for the so-called grace and flattery, or what kind of modesty is ashamed, Xu Chu really didn't think about it.
Although the identities are different, it does not prevent her from solving the case and getting a reward.
As soon as a few people got out of the carriage, they saw a guy wearing a light gray coat and pants and a small black hat greeted them, eagerly asked them to pull the carriage, and said with a smile: "A few masters, please, the little one will help the master set up the carriage first." ”
Most of the guys who can work in the gluttonous building are not bad at eyesight. Although there were a few people in front of him, he knew that these people were not small, but looking at the clothes and demeanor of the few people, as well as the words and conversations, he knew that these people were not small. Therefore, the degree of hospitality is naturally greater than that of entertaining others.
The gluttonous building occupies an area and is not a hit, it is a typical two-storey hollow-shaped wooden structure, the first floor is a more lively lobby, which usually receives some businessmen and wealthy people, and the second floor is an independent private room, and the private room is an inner corridor Open the window to see the storytelling stage set up by the owner on the first floor, and the outward can overlook the most lively and prosperous place in Yunzhou City.
A few people went all the way to the private room on the second floor, and when they really went to the second floor, Xu Chucai sighed that the owner of this restaurant was really a wonderful person, and his decoration was enough to be worthy of the reputation of the gluttonous building.
But I saw that the upstairs is not as simple as the general restaurant, the layout is elegant and clean, the ink is blue, the artistic conception is far-reaching, there is no half of the flowered sleeve gold, but it is also impossible to despise.
"The flower peacock is getting more and more generous, and even Zhan Ziqian's "Spring Tour" is willing to take it out." Xiao Mingzhu flipped the small leather whip in his hand, and was amazed by an ancient painting around the private room. "I don't know what kind of madness he had, if he doesn't marry a good princess, he has to go to this poor and remote place to nest."
"The Hua family has been an official for several generations, and they are all clean bones, and Prime Minister Hua will never easily marry others in order not to stand in line. What's more......" As he spoke, Xiao Qinglang glanced at Xiao Mingzhu meaningfully, "What's more, he already has a crush in his heart, just the stubborn temper of the Hua family, even if Prime Minister Hua agrees, he is afraid that he will not agree." ”
"Huh? How did I not know that he had a crush, this was too unrighteous, he even told the third uncle, and he hid it from me. Xiao Mingzhu pursed her lips dissatisfiedly, and the wall of the small leather whip crackled.
"That's what I guessed." After Xiao Qinglang finished speaking, he didn't care about the wayward niece who was still a little angry, and just sat down and took care of the tea that had already been prepared in the room and tasted it slowly.
The mouth has a long sweet aftertaste, and it is really a good tea. Sure enough, as long as the pearl appears, he can always taste the treasures in the hands of the flowers. It's a pity that the two of them are happy enemies, one dies to save face, and the other has not opened his love.
Next, Xu Chu took a serious look at the paintings on the wall in Xiao Mingzhu's twittering introduction, but no matter how she looked at it, she couldn't see any way, probably this is the legendary art industry specialization. I've never been interested in these crepe things.,Even if you look at it, you just think it's quite valuable.。
It's early afternoon, and the streets are still full of traffic and people, but some jugglers have already collected their jobs and found a noodle stall to fill their stomachs. The rest was children running back and forth frolicking in the streets with the vendors.
Xiao Mingzhu talked for a while, obviously a little dry, and saw that the third uncle had already drunk half a cup of tea, so he looked at Xu Chu with some embarrassment and said: "Sister Xu, this is the first time I ran out by myself, I couldn't help but be too excited, don't dislike me." ”
"Where does the county lord say, you have a cheerful temperament, who is willing to dislike it."
While the two were talking, they saw the door of the private room being pushed open from the outside, and then a well-dressed man in a moon-white brocade robe, with faint silver lines flowing on the placket, entered the door.
"Lord Wang, I heard that someone said that you are coming, and I personally asked someone to prepare the meal......" It was originally an enthusiastic voice, but it stopped abruptly the moment he saw the county lord of Mingzhu when he entered the door. Immediately afterwards, the beautifully dressed young man suddenly screamed and hurriedly begged for mercy and turned around and ran.
Xu Chu was stunned, but what she didn't expect was that the county lord of Mingzhu, who was still sitting next to her just now, was bored and asked about her case, and when he saw someone coming, he chased him out with a small leather whip without saying a word.
Xu Chu didn't see what happened with his own eyes, but just by listening to the sound of chattering outside, he could predict how tragic the scene would be.
Xu Chu silently recited in his heart: Gu Kaizhi's "Lushan Map", Dong Yuan's "Xiaoxiang Map", and Cai Wenji's authentic works......
The room was silent until the battle outside was silent, Xiao Qinglang looked at Xu Chu and asked, "Aren't you curious?" ”
Xu Chu raised his eyebrows sideways and said with a smile: "Curious about the dude, or the relationship between the county lord of Mingzhu and him?" ”
Although the boy was also full of luxury just now, he was just wearing a red brocade robe embroidered with gold threads, and he almost didn't blind her eyes. If so, you can't guess that person is the flower peacock in the mouth of the lord of Mingzhu County, I'm afraid that her reputation for solving cases really doesn't match the name.
The two of them looked at each other and smiled, revealing expressions of understanding.
Outside the window, the crowd was bustling and the noise gradually rose, but inside the room was flowing with warmth and warmth, and an unknown emotion surged between the two. And in Xu Chu's eyes, King Jing'an, who has always been beautiful and beautiful, is as cold and sharp as a beauty across the clouds at this time, but it makes him feel a little familiar and reassured.
The atmosphere between the two of them was weird, and they saw Xiao Mingzhu holding a flower in one hand and a small leather whip in the other, and returned to the private room proudly. She pressed the person on the seat, and then hurriedly said to Xu Chu: "Sister Xu, help me interrogate him, who is his sweetheart." ”
One sentence made Xu Chu cry and laugh.
It was also a loss that Hua could have been gaged without disease, and he was pretending and begging for mercy, so he coaxed Xiao Mingzhu to divert the topic. At this time, there happened to be a loud waking sound from the first floor, followed by a subdued storyteller: "Ladies and gentlemen, let's not talk about anything else today, just talk about the maid who solved the strange case as Miss Xu Chuxu...... Let's say that it was a fluke that Xu Chu solved the case of the violent death of the young lady of the Qian family, so today Xiao Lao'er will tell Dahuo'er the legendary story of the five elements of the evil ghost in Yunzhou City that she just cracked......"
When the words fell, he slapped the wood in his hand, and the person beating the flower drum on the side hurriedly set off the atmosphere. Sure enough, just three or five words completely attracted the attention of the diners in the building.
Who here doesn't know what happened to the evil ghosts in Yunzhou City at the beginning? Even if you haven't seen that ghost kill, you should have heard the ballad of "gold, wood, water, fire and earth, the wicked sacrifice evil ghosts, the eternal fall of the beast and the way of life, and the hundred ghosts have no taboo ......". Don't talk about the distance, just say who is doing it has not invited peace charms and exorcism charms, I'm afraid that nine times out of ten they have specially invited high-ranking people to sit in the mansion.
But now listening to the meaning of this storyteller, could it be that Xu Chu can not only solve the case, but also catch ghosts?
"Let's say that day and night the dark wind was high, Xu Chu walked to the haunted place alone, with a three-foot ghost fire on his body, which made the evil ghost tremble and dare not approach. Then she heard the news again and again, which led the unjust ghost to appear, and asked the case thoroughly in a few words......"
Xu Chuben, who had just taken a sip of tea, listened attentively, but when she heard the storyteller portray herself as a god who was in charge of the grievances of the sun and the yin and the soul of the yin at night, she still couldn't help but squirt out a mouthful of hot tea, and said in surprise: "This and this...... Is this still human? ”
"Miss Xu, don't be surprised, the restaurant always has to find a gimmick, if the storyteller all tells the same thing, wouldn't it be boring to listen to?" Hua Wuxi, who had just sat down for a while, scratched his head helplessly and explained.
Xu Chu had no choice but to turn around and look at Xiao Qinglang opposite, he was the King of Jing'an who was in charge of the prison in the Great Zhou Dynasty, so he couldn't just let people spread it around. A good case, if it really gets out like this, where will the face of the court be placed?
Xiao Qinglang's face was calm and calm, and he only leisurely lit the tea cup in front of him and took a sip from time to time, as if he was not surprised by the rumors outside. There are so many such words in the market, and if they all have to be investigated, it will be like looking for a needle in a haystack. However, he believed that Hua Wuxian would never smash the sign of the gluttonous building in front of him......
Sure enough, before he could say a few words, he listened to the light and rapid drum beat below, and the storyteller slapped the waking wood again at this time, looked at the people who listened attentively and said: "It was the murderer who played a trick, but I didn't know that Miss Xu Chuxu had already understood the mystery. I only heard Miss Xu say to King Jing'an: Where are the ghosts in the world, the so-called ghosts are just ghosts in people's hearts. Lang Lang Qiankun, if there are really evil ghosts asking for their lives, how can there be wicked people in the world? It's a pity that the four members of the Li family died miserably, and the brothers and sisters who avenged their father and mother also fell into prison for reckless human life......"
"Will the brother and sister be beheaded?"
"Let's be beheaded, after all, there are several lives."
"Hey, by the way, what happened to Liu Chan's death, how could I hear that the government also arrested Liu Laohan?"
As the voices of the people below were talking, there was a knock on the door of the private room again, and then I saw a group of men respectfully serving the food to the table......
As for what storyteller and what story, in Xu Chu's eyes, how can he beat a table full of Manchu and Han people?