Chapter 36: The Ruby Girl
When Ye Feng and the others returned to the Qinglong Dart Bureau from the Qin Lou Chu Pavilion, it was already dark. m.
As soon as they walked into the Qinglong Dart Bureau, they saw everyone waiting for them here.
Not only Zhang Fatzi and Zhou Ziran, the prefect of Lanzhou, came over early with the capture in the yamen, but even Tang Rou and Cheng Nianzhen even brought Xiao Sanji over.
Ye Feng couldn't help but shake his head secretly, what did they think would happen here tonight?
Seeing Ye Feng and them walking into the door, Zhang Fatzi stood up, and greeted him with a strange expression on his face, as if to say, Okay, you guys, leave me and go to the Qinlou Chu Pavilion to look for flowers and ask willows, and be merry.
Ye Feng didn't bother to explain to him, so he walked up to Guan Pengju, the eldest son of the Guan family, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he proposed to see Mr. Aranyue alone.
Guan Pengju has actually been wondering in his heart, this big night, suddenly so many people, both officials and people, rushed to the Qinglong Dart Bureau, and they didn't know what would happen, suddenly Ye Feng and they also came, and as soon as they came, they were going to see Mr. Arazuki, and they became even more suspicious in their hearts.
But no matter what Mr. Arazuki said, he was also the number one suspect in the murder of Mrs. Guan, and it was not his Guan Dagongzi who had the final say in the meeting, so he turned around and glanced at Zhou Ziran, the prefect of Lanzhou, who was sitting on the side.
Lord Zhou immediately nodded his head, Ye Feng was personally sent by His Royal Highness King Su to be in charge of investigating the case, who did he want to see, Lord Zhou naturally had to fully cooperate, but he was not allowed to ask for anything.
Guan Pengju then personally led Ye Feng to see Mr. Huangyue's room.
As soon as Ye Feng left, Zhang Fat, who saw that his face was wrong, pulled Xie Zhenliang to ask long and short questions, and Lord Zhou also came over curiously, looking at the two round fat men in front of him with curious faces, Xie Zhenliang could only sigh helplessly.
It's not that he wants to keep it secret, but he really doesn't understand what Ye Feng is busy with this afternoon.
They have almost visited the Qinlou Chu Pavilion in Lanzhou City in the past few hours, but a girl didn't call her, just sat down and drank a cup of tea, Ye Feng just pestered those old mothers to keep inquiring about someone, as if she was a famous Oiran lady in Lanzhou City twenty years ago.
Counting it, twenty years ago, even if there was a beautiful Oiran lady who captivated the country and the city, she should be a half-old by now, I really don't know what he asked her to do?
This is a bitter Xie Zhenliang and Tang Yu, who followed Ye Feng, the two of them almost broke their legs after him, from this Qin Mansion to that Chu Pavilion, they just drank a stomach of tea, but they didn't even know what Ye Feng was looking for.
Now facing the curiosity of Zhang Fatzi and Lord Zhou, he can only smile helplessly. Who knows what kind of medicine Ye Feng sells in this kid's gourd?
Ye Feng was already standing in front of Mr. Arazuki's door at this time.
Since it was said that they were meeting alone, Guan Pengju led Ye Feng to the place and left, and even the people who were originally guarding this place also retreated, and now Ye Feng and Mr. Arazuki in the house are really left here.
Pushing open the door, there was no light in the dark room, and Mr. Arakizuki's short figure could be seen curled up on a chair in the corner of the room.
Ye Feng took out the fire fold and lit the candle on the table, and in the light of the fire, Mr. Arazuki's appearance made him almost almost
Surprised.
In just one day, Mr. Arazuki's original eye-catching momentum has completely disappeared, and the one curled up on the chair at this moment is an old man with a rickety figure, even the original black hair, and the temples have turned white.
Ye Feng couldn't help but sigh faintly in his heart, the frail old man in front of him and the drunken and profligate heroes of the rivers and lakes when he first met him yesterday were simply like two people.
Ye Feng had only heard the story of a white head overnight, and he couldn't imagine that anyone could really grieve so much. Why is Mr. Arazuki so sad?
Mr. Arakiki sat motionless, with dishes in front of him that had been cold for an unknown amount of time, and he didn't move a single bite.
His eyelids rolled slightly, he saw Ye Feng, and said indifferently, "You are here." The tone was so cold and emotionless that it seemed that whoever came in and what he was going to do had nothing to do with him.
Ye Feng sat down on the chair opposite him and sighed, "The deceased is gone, why should Mr. hurt himself so much?"
Mr. Arakiki glanced up at him for a moment, not saying a word.
Ye Feng shook his head and said, "Mr. is in such a predicament now, isn't there anything you want to say?"
This time, Mr. Arazuki didn't even bother to lift his eyelids, as if Ye Feng didn't exist.
Ye Feng pondered for a moment and said slowly: "I already know everything about the red jade. ”
As soon as these words came out, Mr. Aragon suddenly seemed to be pricked by a needle, his curled body jumped, and he looked up at Ye Feng in shock: "Ruby ...... What ruby?"
Ye Feng said calmly: "It is the top brand in the Xiangyu Pavilion of Lanzhou City twenty years ago, the Oiran lady in the northwest of the Yanguan, the red jade girl." ”
Mr. Arakizuki's expression was as if he had seen a ghost, he looked at Ye Feng in horror and inexplicably, his lips trembled: "How could you, you can't know!"
Ye Feng smiled slightly: "It's been more than twenty years, things are people, even the Xiangyu Pavilion back then didn't know how many times it changed hands, and it didn't know what it had become." Originally, I really couldn't know, but fortunately, I had a good patience, I inquired about all the Qinlou Chu Pavilions in Lanzhou City one by one, and finally let me find an old bustard. ”
Mr. Arazuki stared at Ye Feng directly, his face revealing extremely nervousness: "What about this old bustard?"
Ye Feng said: "It turns out that this old bustard also stayed in Xiangyu Pavilion twenty years ago, but she is not famous, and naturally she does not have a good destination like the red jade girl. But she remembers the Ruby Girl very clearly. ”
Ye Feng looked at Mr. Arazuki, who was so nervous that he was about to lose his breath, and said slowly: "Back then, the red jade girl was in the Xiangyu Pavilion, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and she looked like a closed moon shy flower, and she was the Oiran lady recommended by all the green buildings in Lanzhou City for several years. For a time, it attracted countless wild bees and butterflies in the northwest area, and they were fascinated and wanted to kiss Fangze. ”
It's a pity that the red jade girl is a woman with a very high vision by nature, these rich sons who revolve around her all day long, she regards them like mustard, and she can't even look down on any of them. ”
"You must know that when a woman in a green building lights a green lantern at the age of fifteen or sixteen, it is called flowering, and you need to find an uncle who fits her eyes and can afford the price
, with a considerable bride price to take the first night, called flower picking. If you are older, it is called a falling flower, and naturally it will not be sold at a good price. ”
"The red jade girl is a flower girl, and her worth is naturally considerable, but unfortunately she is nearly twenty years old, and there is no one who meets her eyes, and the boss of the Xiangyu Pavilion is of course unwilling to lose this large amount of wealth in vain, so under their coercion, the red jade girl had to agree to choose a son to come and pick flowers on the night of Qixi Festival. ”
Speaking of this, Ye Feng paused, turned his head to look at Mr. Arazuki, and saw that the original frightened expression on his face had disappeared, replaced by a yearning look that was immersed in memories, Ye Feng had a bottom in his heart, and it seemed that he guessed that he was not far from ten.
He continued slowly: "On the day of Qixi Festival, all the merry boys in the northwest came to hear the wind, and the Xiangyu Pavilion was overcrowded and impassable. Until the evening, the red jade girl did not show up, but sat on the tall building in the Xiangyu Pavilion and gently played the flute. ”
"This is a legend that the daughter of Qin Mugong, the daughter of Qin Mugong, made a jade high-rise in ancient times, and Xiao Shi came by Caifeng, and the two played a good couple, which is a very elegant thing. At that time, the sound of the flute was together, and the people in the Xiangyu Pavilion were all silent, and everyone was immersed in the sound of the red jade girl's flute. ”
At this moment, there was a son who played a long sword in his hand to respond to the sound of the flute, and he sang to the sound of the flute, and went straight up the tall building step by step. Immediately, the sound of the flute and the singing fell silent. A moment later, Xiangyu Pavilion announced that this young man had been selected and had become the flower picker of the Red Jade Girl!"
"At that time, there were so many people in the Xiangyu Pavilion who came to admire him, how could they convince him? But this prince stood upstairs with a sword and a sword, and countless people who wanted to rush up were defeated without exception. He stood proudly at the door of the Ruby Maiden's room with his sword in hand, like her patron saint, and no one dared to offend him. ”
It turns out that this son's family is not only a wealthy businessman in Lanzhou City, but he himself has been obsessed with swordsmanship since he was a child, and he is obsessed with martial arts. If I'm not mistaken, you're you, Mr. Arazuki?"
When Ye Feng said this, he suddenly turned around and looked directly at Mr. Arazuki, but saw that he was excited, his hair was furrowed, and his eyes flashed with light, revealing a long-lost heroic spirit, as if he had returned to that unforgettable night, and returned to the moment when he was heroic in the Xiangyu Pavilion and looked down on the heroes with his sword.
His mouth hissed, and he finally burst out laughing: "Yes, yes, it's me, it's me!"
At this moment, the sad old man who was rickety and short just now seemed to be full of vitality again, full of pride in the world!
Ye Feng looked at him and slowly continued: "Since that night when you were selected and successfully picked flowers for the Red Jade Girl, you have fallen in love with each other and sworn to be white-headed. Since then, you have been lingering in the Xiangyu Pavilion every day, in the eyes of others, you are a talented woman, a fairy couple, and you are really envious of others. ”
"At this point, you will naturally begin to prepare to redeem the Red Jade Maiden, and then welcome her into the house. Just when you are looking forward to a bright future, you are suddenly struck in the face!"
At this time, Ye Feng's voice changed from soft and stern, and the expression on Mr. Arakizuki's face also changed from the happiness and satisfaction when he was recalling those beautiful and intoxicating times before, to a sudden sinking!