Chapter 62: The Man in the Mask
It's getting late, I can't go to the Yinhong Mansion, Li Jiu has a brother in the Yinhong Mansion, and the news is that the business there has been booming recently, and it is full every day, and the Red Leaf Girl is even more red to support a Red Pavilion.
Don't think about it, the income during this period is naturally doubled, just wait for the two-month period to arrive, and officially enter the Yin Red Mansion.
I instructed Li Jiu to develop his eyes and ears in a big way, and insert them in advance so that the news could be delivered in the future. He was also asked to go under the overpass, at the ferry, or further afield, to select some begging children who had a difficult life, and after they were of their own free will, they were brought back to be cultivated and waited for future use.
After instructing some miscellaneous things, Li Jiu hesitated for a moment and asked, "Engong, you have come to the gambling house these days, but Li Jiu doesn't know how to contact Engong, if it wasn't for Engong coming this time, the gambling house wouldn't know what it would be."
Can Engong give me a way to keep in touch? Engong is a big man, and there are many inconveniences, but there are some things, Li Jiu can't be the master, and with a contact method, it is easy to report to Engong if there are big or small things. ”
He said it exactly.
Now there is a gambling house, half a restaurant, and in a few days I will have to get a piece of the soup in the Yinhong Mansion, and when the net of red leaves is widened, there will be more places to pass on news in the future, and I can't always come out and run by myself.
The time is not ripe, I can't reveal my identity for the time being, I have to think of a foolproof plan......
A pair of big watery eyes suddenly crossed my mind, and I smiled slightly.
Glancing around, he saw a broken peach wood axe hanging in the main hall of the room to attract fortune and treasure, so he walked over and dragged down the two pieces of porcelain pendant under the axe, handed one of them to Li Jiu, and said, "In the future, every two days, I will send someone over, and the person who comes will hold a piece of porcelain. ”
"Yes." Li Jiu promised.
In late autumn, it was dark very quickly, and when I went out of the gambling house, it was already the waning moon hanging obliquely.
On the way back to the General's Mansion, I happened to pass by Juhai Tower, the cauldron was full of people, and people came from all directions one after another, fortunately, I have ordered Li Wanqing to close the store for a day tomorrow, otherwise, I am afraid that this farce will not be over.
All the way through the streets and alleys, when he was about to arrive at the general's mansion, a black shadow suddenly rushed through the alley, hit the green bead and ran.
"Thief, don't run!" Green beads are a waist, found that the money bag was stolen, shouted and chased forward, the corner of the alley is so dark, I wanted to pull her, this girl is coming to speed, the direct wind is like no shadow, no way, I had to follow quickly, walked a few steps only to find that the alley in front of me did not know when a carriage crossed.
In surprise, the curtain of the carriage was lifted, and a man walked from inside.
He was dressed in a bright red brocade canopy, and his hair was not crowned, but it hung loosely behind his shoulders, and the wind blew and moved.
"Master Su, let's meet again." His voice was steady, and a silver-horned mask exuded a hint of coolness in the moonlight.
I frowned secretly, but I also returned the salute slightly, and said lightly, "It's really a coincidence, the road can't be touched by the sky, but you can meet it through an alley, this Shengjing is really small." ”
"Ho......" he chuckled and walked slowly towards me.
For some reason, I felt an invisible pressure approaching as he approached, and I couldn't help but take a half step back. Who knew he would walk straight up and stand just two fists away from me.
Suddenly a little uncomfortable, I couldn't help but take another half step back, and asked him vigilantly, "What are you going to do?"
He didn't say anything, just stared down at me, his red lips raised upward, with endless playfulness.
I was a little irritated and glared back, only to find that he was smiling even more playfully.
In this side of the street, he took away the green beads again, didn't he want to trouble me......
As soon as my mind moved, as soon as I gave my wrist, I wanted to reveal the exquisite crossbow, who knew that he was suddenly approaching, the silver horn mask was close at hand, and he stretched out his hand to come.
"Ahh I was startled, and then I was already a wall, and in a panic, I closed my eyes without thinking.
"Ho."
I heard a chuckle and when I opened my eyes, he had taken a few steps back and was standing half a meter away.
"What do you do!" I was a little annoyed, and I slid the ink out of the cuffs and hid it in my hand.
"Hey, it's late autumn, there are still so many insects, like this one, it almost landed on Su Gongzi's shoulder." As he spoke, he raised his hand, and I saw clearly that in his slender hand, he was holding a multi-clawed black shell capworm.
I was naturally disgusted with these snakes and insects, and I couldn't help but frown, and he didn't say much, but turned around and put the little worm on the eaves, and the worms were free, and crawled into the cracks of the brick eaves in a panic, and disappeared in a moment.
He seemed to smile, turned to me and said, "I didn't expect that Su Gongzi, who won the gambling house with a clever tongue, was afraid of insects, which is really surprising." ”
"What's the accident, snakes, insects, rats and ants are already annoying." My face burned, but the ink in my hand was clenched tighter, as if in this way, I could find some ground.
He didn't speak, just stood not far away and stared at me, the red brocade canopy was dyed silver white by the moonlight, moving with the wind, there were some
At first, I could still look at him, but after all, I managed to win his gambling house, and it was getting darker, so I was a little calm, so I asked, "Childe is waiting here, isn't it just to tell me that this alley is dark?" ”
He pondered for a moment and said, "If I say, I passed by the alley today and happened to meet it, but Su Gongzi believes it?" ”
Oh, the devil believes!
I secretly slandered myself, but I also pretended to be sincere on my face, and said, "Since Childe said so, he naturally believes it." But it's getting late today, if it's fate, you and I will definitely meet again, so I won't accompany you. ”
After saying that, I saluted and strode forward, and when I walked around him, I clutched Mo Que very tightly, but he just stood still, and he didn't move until I walked far away, and he didn't even look back.
Instead, I was even more frightened, and hastened up my pace and walked briskly up the main street.
"Little ...... Son. ”
Almost as soon as I stepped on the main street, Luzhu ran back, ran to the money bag in his hand, and said ostentatiously, "Miss, Luzhu chased two streets, and in the end he caught up with the thief, the thief was frightened, threw the money bag and ran, hum, dare to steal my green bead's money bag, the next time I meet him, I will definitely slap him twice!" ”
She chattered for a long time, and when she saw that I didn't respond, she asked softly, "Miss, what's wrong with you?" Not happy? ”
I shook my head and said, "No, don't do such a dangerous thing next time." That is, if you are lucky today, if the thief steals the evil intentions, you are a woman, I am afraid you will not be able to deal with it. ”
Lu Zhu was stunned for a moment, and seemed to be a little afraid, so he nodded and said, "I know the son, the slave will pay attention next time." ”
I didn't say much, just looked back at the alley.
When there are lights on the main street, the alley is even darker, and when you look at it like this, the alley looks like a giant python with its mouth wide open, revealing the horror of darkness and darkness.
It was really dangerous just now, there was no one in that alley, if his mind was slightly wrong, I was afraid that ......
However, he didn't seem to have any intention of doing anything to me, and although I didn't know why he met me in the alley, and finally changed his mind and said it was a chance encounter, but I had a hunch that we would definitely meet again.
I suddenly felt a little remorseful, I had just been nervous and defensive, and I felt familiar with him again and again, so why did I forget to use my mysterious power to see what he really looked like under the mask.
Moreover, it seems to be a little humiliating just now......
Sighing in my heart, I quickened my steps back to the General's Mansion.
The old butler was still waiting at the door, and when he saw me coming back, he hurriedly took the lamp for me.
The night in late autumn is cool, and the night lights on the eaves are swaying lightly in the wind, somehow, it makes me feel unusually cold, and I can't help but wrap in brocade.
The old butler sighed softly, sent me back to the courtyard, and then bowed and left.
Qingteng prepared a meal early, four dishes and one soup, which was very palatable. After eating, my mother-in-law carried in the hot water sprinkled with flower petals, and I put my clothes into the wooden barrel, and as soon as the hot water was soaked, I immediately felt very comfortable.
After taking a bath in the soup, I retreated left and right and called the seventh day of the first month. Sent the piece of porcelain to her hand, and instructed her to sneak out of the house to deliver the news for me in the future, while there was no one in the future, she immediately knelt down with tears in her eyes, her body was dexterous, and the wall of the general's mansion was turned over, and she said that she would not live up to the trust and complete the task......
It was also late at night, and I was a little tired, so after telling her to go down, Luzhu also cooked the decoction. When the medicine was warm, I was already sleepy, so I drank a few sips and then turned off the lights and went to sleep, and when I woke up, it was the day of entering the Blue Pavilion.
The housekeeper had already prepared the carriage, and Su Tianxue was waiting beside the carriage, and when she saw me approaching, she actually took half a step forward. She is wearing brocade glass embroidery today, combing beautiful sideburns, light makeup and red lips, long ear bells hanging, swaying slightly between walks, if it weren't for her femme fatale, it looks like I'm really pitiful.
"Little sister go first." She smiled brightly, which was a polite sentence, so I was not polite, and stepped on the stool directly to get into the car.
The carriage slowed down, and it was to the Blue Pavilion. Unlike every day, there was no chime and drum in the morning today, and I went down curiously, and found that all the students were wearing simple clothes and hurriedly running in the direction of the main hall.
I was stunned, and I thought that there would be no more tests, so I quickly changed into simple clothes and followed everyone towards the main hall.
Along the way, I inquired, today is not a test in the Blue Pavilion, but an annual autumn hunting day.
In Xiqi, the royal family will conduct a large-scale hunt in the north of the Shengjing at the end of autumn, which was originally only allowed to participate in the royal family, but since three years ago, His Majesty the Emperor felt that the Qinglan Pavilion was a royal annex, and the students naturally belonged to the royal family after completing their studies, and the hunting companions were specially approved.
There is such a thing, the master must have instructed the Guizhou system in advance, although it is very verbose, but the students have been in the pavilion for several months, and every day is boring to practice. Now that they can participate in the hunt, they are all a little excited, and when they heard that they can meet His Majesty the Emperor on this hunt, they are even more excited.
The master shook his head when he saw it, and called the children unteachable, and finally led us to the chariot and horses, and the students went to the hunting ground in four of them.