If Yanyulou is the place where literati and ink writers most often go to chant poetry, then Xinghua Lane is the pastime of the small people in the Xinghua Lane market, and the Lichun Courtyard of Yingying Yanyan is naturally the supreme paradise where the dignitaries and nobles in Bianjing City are most willing to spend a lot of money and sweat like rain.

In his spare time, he ordered a pot of fine old wine in Lichun Courtyard, accompanied by a table of authentic Beijing cuisine, and accompanied by three or five geisha with good appearances, which is definitely the supreme enjoyment in the world.

As the most luxurious in Bianjing, the largest territory, and the most beautiful girls, there has always been no shortage of nobles who are extremely generous, and some people have secretly calculated that the income of Lichun Yuan in one day is about equal to half of the flow of water in Bianjing City in one day, and it is no wonder that even the ninety-five in the palace has to willingly add an official amulet to Lichun Yuan, of course, the premise is that every time you find a woman with excellent appearance, you must first send it to the palace, and hand it over to the emperor to take a look, leaving the best, and the rest ...... cough cough, let the nobles rain and rain.

Such a huge flowing water makes Lichun Courtyard rise and rise, not to mention those art girls who have an unknown number of real estate, that is, after Lichun Courtyard casually goes out, it is also a group of three or five commanding people, showing the majesty of "Uncle I am not bad for money" everywhere.

However, on weekdays, those little guys with eyes above the top are all respectful today, lined up in two rows, bowing their heads, listening to the upstairs bursts of movement, and even dare not come out, for fear that an accidental breath will disturb the concentration and tranquility of the "uncle" sitting in the center of the lobby, and end up with a half-body end.

Even the usual warblers singing and dancing, and the geisha with excellent posture selected from all over the world, are all waiting for them with a discolored face and trembling on the side, and the convex and backward figures on weekdays are also regularized at this time.

For the girls who have long been accustomed to the destruction of all kinds of uncles, the most powerful thing is the flexibility of the body, and it is a big burden to stand hard for such a long time, and because of the tense expression that I don't know what I have done, so that when the adult in the hall with horizontal eyebrows and vertical eyes snorted coldly, the white peony "chirped" and slumped on the ground, and it was too late to rub the painful buttocks that were fallen, crying and shouting: " Ladies and gentlemen, the slaves and maids really don't know what to do, why do these brocade guards mobilize everyone to come to our Lichun Courtyard, isn't it that which girl in our Lichun Courtyard didn't serve your uncle well, if that's the case, please ask the uncles to quickly point it out to the slaves, so that these stinky girls can come out and apologize to the masters, whatever the uncles toss, as long as the uncles are happy, even if they let them perform various reality shows......"

Yang Xuyan, who was sipping a cup of good Longjing, almost didn't squirt out a mouthful of tea, but fortunately, his internal strength was deep, and he swallowed back the fragrant tea that was about to come out of his throat, and said angrily: "White Peony, don't talk nonsense, my Jinyi Wei is the last barrier under the feet of the Son of Heaven, how can I set foot in your land of fireworks?" As everyone knows, the color word is the first knife, my Jinyi Guard's duty is to protect the emperor, not to sharpen the knife on the belly of you women, if you use up your energy and energy in the greed for pleasure, how can you still have the strength to perform your duties?"

Hearing this, Bai Peony breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and there were more than a dozen uninvited guests who suddenly visited before the tea time, and most of them went upstairs to search, as for the one below, he knew at a glance that he was not an idle person.

Where did Bai Peony, who had long been accustomed to hearing all kinds of ruthless deeds of Jinyiwei, dare to take an extra breath? Now that he knows that these flamboyant and domineering uncles came to Lichun Courtyard for official business, he couldn't help but feel no more urgent, so he changed his smile and stepped forward to pour tea while saying:

"Oh, look at what you said, uncle, could it be that all the children you have trained in Jinyiwei are children who pass on men but not women? If you really want to do this, then the slave and maid are really looking forward to all the adults, and I don't know how far the boy's skills have been practiced in the past few decades, can I make my girls who have been through a hundred battles shine. ”

"Presumptuous ......"

Yang Xuyan, the left envoy of the Jinyi Guard, who was sitting in a precarious position, couldn't help but snort coldly, and the plump white peony body was shocked, and he hurriedly said with a smile: "Ouch, my lord, it's really scared to death of the slave family, you said that you have been here for so long, and you didn't say a word for a long time, which made the hearts of the slave family and these girls jump with a puff, so you have to talk about why you came, business or private matter?"

While talking, he pretended to cover his chest and was about to come out, while not forgetting to look at this handsome Zuo envoy who was no more than twenty-six or seventeen years old, when he found that Yang Xuyan, who was dressed in brocade clothes and holding a unified Yuluan knife of the imperial court, didn't even look at it, Bai Peony couldn't help but complain secretly in his heart, could it be that the old lady's style was not as good as it was back then?

"Naturally, I came here to Lichun Courtyard for official business, besides, what personal matter do I have to talk about with you?" Yang Xuyan raised his eyebrows, and said coldly: "All the people in Lichun Courtyard are here?"

Seeing that the beauty was confused, Bai Peony had to look up at this adult with good facial features, and said with a smile: "Knowing that so many of you come to Lichun Courtyard, the slave and maid can't wait to pull my family over to admire the demeanor of Jinyiwei, how can you not call everyone here?

Yang Xuyan saw that she didn't seem to be lying, and the person who was hiding was not found upstairs, so he said with a straight face: "Not long ago, there was an extremely sensational theft case in the palace, and you must have heard about it. ”

"But the rumored priceless Nine Dragons Jade Cup?" At this time, even the old bustard white peony of Lichun Courtyard, who only recognized silver and did not recognize people, became interested and became serious.

Yang Xuyan, who was leaning against a pear wood carved chair, nodded, and kept playing with a green teacup in his hand with his right hand, taking in the more than a dozen small girls and dozens of girls sitting down.

"Not bad. Yang Xuyan nodded, and then said: "The theft of the Nine Dragons Jade Cup, this matter can be big or small, to say that it is small, it is nothing more than a case of thieves entering the palace to steal treasures, but it can be said that it is a big matter of friendship between the two countries, and now the entire government and the opposition are panicking about this matter, and my Jinyi Wei is responsible for thoroughly investigating this matter, so I came to your Lichun Courtyard to see if I can find any clues." ”

Yang Xuyan looked at Bai Peony's expression from the corner of his eyes as he spoke, and Bai Peony said with a smile: "If you want to investigate, you should go somewhere else, the first time I heard that the case was handled in the Qinglou, is it possible that adults actually think that these girls in our Lichun Courtyard have the ability to steal such a treasure?

"I don't think so. Yang Xuyan smiled lightly, and the slightly curled corners of his mouth were still a little playful, just enough to hide the cunning in his eyes. "Others don't have this ability, and it doesn't necessarily mean that your white peony doesn't have this ability, but it's not that your white peony has a powerful martial arts cultivation, just because your white peony is mixed in the black and white of the entire Bianjing City, and the people you know are either rich or expensive, even if someone steals such rare treasures as the Nine Dragons Jade Cup, it is by no means a general, maybe you can find out what news from you, after all, this kind of treasure is pinched in your hand, and it is always a hot potato, so what do you think if it were you?"

"Of course, it's about finding a place to shoot as soon as possible. White Peony was categorical, but then he seemed to remember something and said: "But there are always so many people in the world who like to do their own thing, and the people who steal treasures may not necessarily be for the silver, my lord, are you right?"

As smart as Yang Xuyan quickly figured out the key, he thought for a moment and said: "No matter how anyone who has the ability to steal treasures from the palace thinks about it, it is definitely not for silver, and such a person is definitely not an ordinary person in the rivers and lakes, so I found Bai Peony You, after all, in the entire Bianjing City, no one knows better than you Bai Peony what major events have happened in the capital recently, and ...... Who came. ”

Hearing this, Bai Peony's eyes flickered for a while, perhaps because he was trembling for a while, so he said angrily: "My lord, are you begging me to do something or ordering me to do something?"

Yang Xuyan said lightly: "What's the difference?"

"The difference is big, if you ask me to do something, you have to have the appearance of asking someone to do something, where is it like you to mobilize people to come to collect debts. ”

Because of the evil anger he had suffered before, Bai Peony didn't vomit or be unhappy, and hurriedly said: "Don't say that you are scared of these cash cows behind me, even the old lady is not scared, but if you order me to do something, it will be much easier." ”

After Bai Peony finished speaking, Yang Xuyan sat down with his ass.

"The old lady doesn't know anything, she will catch it if she likes it, and when she catches it, she will have to send it back to the old lady obediently, Jinyiwei is also reasonable, isn't it?

Yang Xuyan pursed his lips, and at this time, an attendant next to him stepped forward and whispered in his ear: "Lord Zuo, this woman is notoriously difficult, otherwise she would not be like a fish in water in Bianjing City, and it is not easy to pry things out of her mouth." ”

"Isn't it just money?" Yang Xuyan snorted coldly and said indifferently: "Isn't the money allocated by the imperial court for us this month still unspent?"

"It's all spent. The guard said with a frustrated face.

"What?" Yang Xuyan was furious, and a sturdy pear wood table was instantly shattered under one palm. "Who is it that spends public money without my permission, and who is so bold?"

Such a movement startled everyone in the hall, and Bai Peony's face was full of resentment, and he was about to carefully calculate how much silver should be charged for this broken table, when he heard the bitter-looking guard say aggrievedly: "Who else can there be?" Who else has the courage and power to use public funds except our newly appointed Jinyi Guard, the commander-in-chief of the Jinyi Guard, Wang Chuyi Wang?"

"Wang Chuyi, it's him ...... again"

At this time, the left envoy was already furious, and his fists were clenched. The green muscles burst out, but as a dignified brocade guard of the imperial court, he had never seen any scenes, although he was angry in his heart, he had to forcibly contain his anger in front of outsiders.

Yang Xuyan gritted his teeth and said, "Let's say, where did the money go this time? Which official did you give a gift to, or did you want to save someone's stumbling women?"

"Neither. The guards who were close to Yang Xuyan felt the anger coming from this Zuo envoy, who had made a lot of contributions and almost fought with his life to reach today's official position, and said stubbornly: "I heard that I took the silver to hold a big banquet, the reason is that the sow of Widow Li's family in the east of the city gave birth to a piglet......

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On the official road, covered with snow enough to drown people's ankles, the cold wind blew, and two tall horses in the ice and snow hung four heavy bags of heavy objects on their backs, and the horses' hooves stepped deep into the snow with every step, and from time to time accompanied by the overwhelmed neighing of the horses.

In the cold season, the cheeks of an old man and a young man on the back of the two horses were red, and the old man who showed a mouthful of big yellow teeth almost turned his snot into ice ballast, and he couldn't stop opening his mouth to breathe, even if it was so difficult, he still couldn't close his mouth with a smile, and said happily to the man in brocade on the other horse: " My lord, it's not in vain that my subordinates have suffered this freezing, just my subordinates have counted carefully, plus the congratulatory gifts from the gambling stalls of the major gangs in the capital, we have made thousands of taels of silver, and I originally thought that your big banquet is a loss-making business, but I didn't expect you to hide such a hand, hey, this trip is really fucking not in vain. ”

After speaking, the old man with yellow teeth trembled and trembled, took out a large pipe from a greasy gray robe, took out a fire fold, lit it, and took a deep breath, and the smoke was like a few cooking smokes in a farmhouse.

The young man who was napping on horseback with his eyes closed when he heard this pungent smell frowned, and said angrily: "Lao Wang, Lao Wang, look at your little bit of income, just this little bit of silver will make you happy like this, this Lord will be a person who will do great things in the future, as the saying goes, three years of Qing Governor's Mansion, 100,000 snowflakes of silver, I am the commander-in-chief of the Jinyi Guard, the second grade of the imperial court, and I have six titles higher than the prefect, so how much is it in three years......?"

A pair of slender white hands stretched out from the cuffs, and the dog-like man silently pinched his fingers in his heart, only at this time, the yellow-toothed old man who swallowed the clouds and spit fog hurriedly said: "My lord, don't forget it, after being the commander-in-chief of the Jinyi Guard for three years, 180,000 taels of silver is only a lot more......

The old man took off his pipe and shook it on the horse's back, and the black horse, which was burned by the hot sparks, wailed in pain, and then looked back at the old man who was famous for his money-grafting with a brocade guard on his back, and continued to walk silently.

The old man yearned for it: "Good girl, 180,000 taels of silver, I don't know how many beautiful little daughters-in-law I can marry in the countryside, even those Oiran in Xinghualou can change their tricks every month for several years." ”

"Hey, why didn't I think of it?" The brocade-clothed man who was sitting on horseback suddenly grabbed the reins and his eyes lit up, and then patted the horse's buttocks and said, "Let's go, let's drink in Lichun Courtyard." ”