Chapter 17: Are You Miss Lu?
After the song, the man suddenly burst into tears, he was stunned for a long time, until the end of the "butterfly" section, he did not come back to his senses for a long time, but looked at the courtyard in the distance, looked at the vast sky, and was melancholy for a long time.
Seeing that he was distracted, Lu Xinyi couldn't help but be a little moved, she stepped forward and called him softly, and the man came back to his senses.
He laughed at himself: "I didn't expect your clumsy singing skills to be intoxicating, it seems that it is really a melodious tune, I just can't hear the full version, if there is any instrument that can be played, it would be better." β
Lu Xinyi is not annoyed, born in a bustling city, everyone often loses their hearts because of busyness, forgets art because of flashiness, puts the purest and most perfect, puts it on the high hall, and becomes a thing that the rich people play, it is rare for someone to be willing to appreciate it with her, so there is also a feeling that it is difficult to find a bosom friend, and immediately smiled: "What is so difficult about this!" β
She rolled her eyes and thought about it.
"Judging by your dress, you must be some kind of nobleman. Since I was chosen to be my wife, I want to be selected, and if you can help me meet Tu Shansong, I will definitely play this piece for you and leave you a sheet music. β
The man was stunned, then laughed, and laughed for a long time before holding his belly and pointing at her with his fingers: "Okay, you, you!" What a shrewd calculation, well, I promise you! β
Lu Xinyi then smiled and said: "Since you have promised, you must realize it as soon as possible, so you can help me the fastest, when can you help me?" β
The man looked around, leaned closer, and asked, "How was tonight?" Can you come out? β
She nodded with determination, and said, "Don't say it's tonight, even now, it's okay!" β
The man waved his hand, and the smile on his face did not diminish at all: "You dare, I don't dare!" Then he said, "Okay, come here and wait for me tonight, and I'll take you there." β
Lu Xinyi arched his hand and said, "Thank you very much!" β
After saying that, the smile on her face did not decrease, and after the two of them bowed their heads slightly to say goodbye, she carried her things and went back to the resting quarters.
Before he entered the courtyard, he heard a silence in the courtyard, only a shadow in charge in front of him, and said sharply: "Your mother-in-law is a person who will make money, but I'm afraid this abacus is in the wrong place, right?" Do you even dare to make money from the royal family? Take advantage of the financial convenience to make a lot of money, and be presumptuous! β
The grandmother knelt on the ground, trembled, and said straightly: "My lord, the slave only took it once!" My lord, the slave really doesn't know where that noble man came from! The slave will not dare next time! β
"And next time?"
Shadow a look, Mama almost fainted on the spot, she was paralyzed and weak, fortunately there was an old sister on the side to help, after a while, she eased up, straight out of the breath:
"My lord, since this is the case, I am also old, but I still have a grandson to raise under my knees, please allow the slave to return to his hometown! Slave's salary......"
The Shadow sneered, "Salary? Do you also have a salary? β
Mama knelt, her forehead was tightly pressed against the ground, her palms were facing up, her eyes didn't dare to open, let alone raise her head to look at the person in front of her, she was sobbing at the moment, after all, she had done things for the royal family for many years, the means of the royal family, the means of shadows, she knew better than anyone else.
She almost pleaded, "Slave...... The slave only asks for a complete corpse. β
The shadow smiled, swung the knife, the knife fell back into its sheath, and the person suddenly lost his breath, leaving only a body that smashed heavily on the ground, and the surrounding people couldn't help but cover their mouths and exclaimβthe knife was also very clever, only cutting the neck, killing the person on the spot, but not cutting off the entire head, so it was still a complete corpse. This shows how fast the Shadow's knife skills are. Lu Xinyi, who had just returned, was coming in through the door and saw this scene.
She couldn't help but be stunned.
Although it was not the first time she had seen such a bloody scene, she still couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart when she saw a group of people who were powerless, killed under the sharp blade, without even the slightest strength to fight back.
She poked her toes, not knowing for a moment whether to leave or stay.
Sensing that someone was coming, the shadow leader turned around, and everyone immediately followed the direction of his gaze, and saw that it was Lu Xinyi, and the plump women who had just embarrassed her suddenly went crazy, crawled in front of everyone, and crawled to the feet of the shadow.
"My lord! My lord! It's her, it's her who bribes people everywhere, not only Mama was bribed, but the official who prepared the roster also ate a lot of her money! My lord, you know, it's her who broke the rules! β
The shadow glanced at Lu Xinyi, and just when everyone thought that he was about to make a move again, and Lu Xinyi was also secretly operating his divine power, he suddenly turned around and asked the woman:
"How do you know that she's bribing people?"
The woman was speechless for a while, and when she didn't know what to say, she was so anxious that she was sweating profusely - what should I say, saying that she also came to the palace to choose a wife to make money? So isn't all the money dealings between her and the official so many times exposed?
At this moment, another grandmother on the side looked at the fat girl and exclaimed, "I have seen this Nizi before!" β
After saying that, she pulled the woman's collar again, and observed back and forth, and the woman was anxious, teasing left and right, pretending to make all kinds of grimaces, and she couldn't stand the old lady's desire to find out.
"Yes! Yes! I've seen this girl! This mole on the left side of the face, such a big one, is a widow's mole! I retired her last year for this reason, why is it coming again this year?! As she spoke, she grabbed the woman's face and leaned it against the shadow, as if she could excuse herself by proving someone else's guilt. She had already died a living companion, and the pain of the death of the rabbit and the fox was not at all as fast as the fear.
The woman struggled frantically, but after all, she couldn't withstand the strength of the old woman, and the shadow sneered: "I know how you know about people's bribes, you must have read the roster, and you have a lot to do with that official, so you know people's secrets!" β
With that, he slowly drew his knife again, and when Lu Xinyi saw this, he hurriedly rushed forward in two or three steps and knelt in front of the shadow:
"A few adults are angry! When the concubine first came to Qingqiu, she heard that this place advocates freedom and the folk customs are simple, and the royal family must also have a generous virtue, among which the shadow guards must also be the Qingtian lord who enforces the law impartially. Because of this, he left his family behind and insisted on entering the palace. Now, although a few people are guilty of bribery, they can imagine that the crime will not lead to death, and I hope that a few adults will forgive! β
After that, she looked down and saw that the shoes of several shadows were stained with grass clippings, and the soles were covered with dust, and said:
"Adults come from afar, such small mistakes, just correct them, why bother to defile the knives of adults? Life is like grass mustard, but the wilderness is boundless, and it is also composed of thousands of grass mustard, if you accidentally cut too much, pull out many roots, it is a headache. β
After that, the shadows were silent for a while, then gave each other a look, and the shadow led by said: "In this case, when we find out the amount of bribes, we will definitely take you and others under supervision and investigation!" But this kind of thing is indeed caused by official dereliction of duty, that fat one, you don't have to stay in the palace anymore, go home early tomorrow morning! That old lady is also serious, she remembers people, her merits and demerits are compensated, and she continues to work hard here! β
After that, he looked at Lu Xinyi again and asked, "Are you Lu Xinyi, Miss Lu?" (End of chapter)