The running hall outside the door was listening to the words in the room, and heard some polite words, when there were a few noises, and a voice came from the room, saying, "Someone-"

The two runners opened the door and saw Long Xiangtian getting up from the floor, with a chair and stool that had fallen beside him, and a teapot that had been overturned on the table, and the tea was spilled all over the table, still dripping under the table. Pu Mu had already stood up at this time and said, "Brother Long, you can't sit still before this wine is served?"

Long Xiangtian said: "Blame me, I didn't sit still for a while, and I wanted to grab a corner of the table, but I actually knocked over the tea again." ”

"Hahaha...... It's okay...... I also bothered my brother to help me wait for the cleaning to finish and add a pot of tea. Pu Mu said, and then took two pieces of broken silver and gave them to the two runners. After the two took the money, they thanked them frequently, and closed the door after cleaning.

- It turned out that Long Xiangtian was lying on the room board, and after listening for a long time, due to the noisy sound upstairs, he didn't hear the detailed content, but only heard that there seemed to be two voices in that room, one of which was a female voice. After Long Xiangtian nodded, Pu Mu kicked over Long Xiangtian's chair and stool, and Long Xiangtian jumped down with light skills and pretended to fall, Pu Mu knocked over the teapot, and the tea overflowed and washed away all the handwriting that the two had just written on the table.

At this time, the food had been served and the wine was prepared, so he ran and said: "The two officials use it slowly, these are the characteristics of the small shop......

When the two were about to eat, Xiao Er broke in and said, "Two officials, we have made mistakes, please forgive me-" After that, let the runner remove a dish of fried ham with white bamboo shoots.

"This ...... What's wrong?" asked Pu Mu.

The little second smiled and said: "Today is in conflict with the juice of your mushroom vegetables and this kind of white bamboo shoots, and you will be dizzy and drowsy after eating it." In the past few days, the small shop has entered some mushrooms from the Western Regions, and the chef of the small shop forgot about the conflict of ingredients when serving the dishes, but fortunately, the shopkeeper remembered, which made me withdraw the dishes of the guest officer. I'll just wait for you to change the dish. ”

Pu Mu smiled: "Thank you so much, little brother." Pu Mu then thought that there was indeed a soup stewed with red mushrooms in the meal that day, and there was also a fried meat with yellow bamboo shoots that day, could it be that no one in this store was drugged at all?

"Brother Long, I toast you, it's been hard these days-"

"Thank you Brother Pu for your hospitality, I have been traveling for many days, and I have to taste delicious food and wine here today, so fast. ”

......

Such a conversation was clearly heard by the running hall outside the door. From time to time, Runtang went upstairs to report what Xiahou Xue and Yang Xianling said downstairs, but this kind of conversation was really not very desirable for Xiahou Xue.

"Xiahou Zhuang Master, say that you are growing up with other people's ambition and destroying your own prestige, right? How long has it been, these two have been talking about these parents, and you also said that he would suspect you on the Drunken Immortal Tower, in my opinion, they have never suspected this Drunken Immortal Tower. Yang County ordered.

"The more they do that, the more I can't do it. "Xiahou Snow Road.

Yang Xianling's face changed, and he said, "If you don't do it, what are you doing with Na Lao Shizi's drug for that Pu Mu?"

Xiahou Xue said: "I have explained the medicine to him at this moment." And I never let go of the drug after that, I originally planned to let him down his guard and do it, but now I have to stop. ”

"You're going around in circles, but you don't do it?" Yang County ordered.

"Yang Kui, now that you are no longer an official, I am afraid it would be rude to talk to me in this tone, right? Originally, I only heard that Pu Mu came alone, so I wanted to kill him, and I never thought of doing it in the store, but let him relax his vigilance and use his chronic poison to let him die after leaving Xiangyang City. After his death, the Eight Commanders of Ouchi will have to mess with their own people for a while, and I will be able to take advantage of this opportunity to escape. But now Long Xiangtian has arrived, and they are behaving exactly the same as they did on the boat that day. In this way, I will no longer be murderous. "Xiahou Snow Road.

Yang Kui got up and spun around for a few weeks and said, "Okay...... Well, if you think so highly of them, why do you want to cover them up? If you make two wrong dishes, they will dispel their doubts? You can sit back and relax?"

Xiahou Xue said: "This is just a step, after that, don't ask." I have prepared a guest room for you, there happens to be a room at the end of the third floor, you live there, don't walk around, startle them, you and I have no good results. Also, don't inquire about the plan I'm waiting for. ”

Xiahou Xue, who Yang Kui was staring at, sat back in his seat, tilted his head to the side, and didn't say a word—he had no use for the person in front of him. This was very different from Xiahou Xue's attitude towards him before, but he also knew this result, so he had to accept it patiently.

Xiahou Xue got up and said, "When they all go out, you go out again." After that, Xiahou Xue pushed open the door, covered the veil, walked along the corridor on the third floor, walked to the first room on the left, and entered the door directly, and there was no movement.

It was only said that Long Xiangtian and Pu Mu went downstairs and went out, Xiao Er led the horse to come, and the two drove away after getting on the horse.

In the conversation just now, the two did only talk about some common things, and they didn't mark them at the dinner table and talked - after the two of them ate the meal, they found out that they had not been drugged, so they only talked about family things. Now the two of them continued the conversation when they were drinking tea-

"Do you believe what the shopkeeper said?" asked Long Xiangtian.

Pu Mu said: "At present, I don't know, there is nothing unusual about yesterday's dinner and today's lunch, and there are indeed mushroom vegetables and bamboo shoots in yesterday's lunch. ”

"It's natural that ingredients clash with each other. It's just that I have some doubts, why didn't anyone come to tell me at that time?"

"That's what I have in doubt. Pu Mu said.

Long Xiangtian said: "And Governor Zhao, are you ruling out too decisively?"

Pu Mu shook his head with a smile and said, "Brother Long, you are too suspicious, the suspicion of Governor Zhao has been ruled out." I don't have to doubt him anymore. ”

"Why? because of his words?" or ......," Long Xiangtian asked.

While speaking, the two of them had arrived at the mansion, and they were speechless after dismounting.

Governor Zhao went out to greet each other, and after the three of them said a few words to each other, a servant sent a message, saying, "Someone outside the door asks to see." ”

"Why is he visiting?" asked Governor Zhao.

"That person has a letter to hand over to Governor Zhao, and he is a postman at an official post. The official replied.

The prefect of Zhao sent the official to take the letter to the court, and the official went out to get the letter after returning the order, and the letter was handed over to the prefect of Zhao when he was young. I saw that the envelope said "Commander Pu personally opened", and Governor Zhao saw this letter and said: "It was originally a letter to Commander Pu, why did it send it to the Xiangyang Mansion?"

Pu Mu said: "I think it's the other two commanders who came." The two of them did not know that Chen and Li each led 250 soldiers and horses in disguise to secretly investigate the officials in Yueyang and Jingzhou and the remnants of the three gangs. As he spoke, Pu Mu had already opened the envelope, and after reading the contents of the letter, he was overjoyed, and said: "Brother Chen Yu Yueyang captured and destroyed the gathering place of the three gangs, and captured two important members of the chamber of commerce to which the three gangs belonged. ”

"Such good news, congratulations-" Governor Zhao said with a smile. Long Xiangtian didn't have the slightest expression after hearing this. Pu Mu knew that Long Xiangtian was still suspicious of the Drunken Immortal Building, and he had not eliminated his doubts about the Drunken Immortal Building, but at present, he didn't know what the other party wanted. If you rashly send people to search, you will definitely be startled. But if he hasn't done anything, he is worried that the other party will run away.

Long Xiangtian said: "Commander Chen has gained something, but I still have no harvest here, I hope there are no remnants of the Five Lakes and Three Gangs here......" After saying that, Long Xiangtian got up from the public hall and walked straight out of the mansion. Governor Zhao felt that Long Xiangtian's words were a little sharp, and felt that he was blaming Pu Mu for failing to help Pu Mu find out the people in the Three Gangs of the Five Lakes in the past few days, so his face was a little ugly, Pu Mu immediately got up and said: "Governor Zhao, don't misunderstand, the character of the dragon commander is like this, I think it is a little distressing that the search has been fruitless in the past few days." Today, Governor Zhao doesn't need me to wait for dinner to be ordered, I still need to discuss matters with Commander Long, Governor Zhao, please take care of yourself-"

Governor Zhao smiled at this time: "The officials thought that they were ineffective as officials and made Lord Long angry. I would like to ask for your pardon......"

Pu Mu said: "Governor Zhao doesn't have to take this matter to heart, I think there are still remnants of the Five Lakes and Three Gangs here, and I have been bothering Governor Zhao a lot these days, I think I will catch the remnants in the near future." ”

Governor Zhao said: "At that time, the lower officials will definitely help——"

Pu Mu immediately bid farewell to the prefect of Zhao's mansion and went out of the mansion, only to see that Long Xiangtian was gone. Pu Mu looked around and saw a mark carved on the wall of the mansion, and when Pu Mu saw this mark, he immediately returned to the stable of the mansion to pick up the horse and leave. The horses walked into the Drunken Immortal Building, and after a horse neighing, the second child of the Drunken Immortal Building went out to greet Pu Mu. "Official, how can you be alone today?"

Pu Mu dismounted, and Xiao Er immediately sent someone to lead the horse down and settle down. Pu Mu said as he walked: "I came here today to set up a banquet to invite the shopkeeper of your store. ”

Xiao Er smiled and asked, "How could the official think of inviting my shopkeeper today?"

"This time, I have eaten three meals in your store, your store's dishes are good, in order to thank your store for your hospitality, so I came here to 'borrow wine to offer Buddha'; Pu Mu said.

Xiao Er led Pu Mu to the upstairs private room, which was still yesterday's room, and said, "Thank you for the kindness of the official, but the shopkeeper has not returned the account yet...... I'm afraid ......"

There was a sound downstairs, and Xiao Er went out to see that the shopkeeper was downstairs. Xiao Er was a little at a loss at this time, and the shopkeeper motioned for Xiao Er to come down, and after exchanging a few words with Xiao Er, he walked upstairs quickly.

I saw that the shopkeeper was dressed in brocade, with a pair of white marble and a sachet around his waist, and an emerald gem inlaid on the hat. The shopkeeper is thin and thin, with a two-handed, two-handed, and he is already in his age when he is old. Pu Mu immediately got up to pay a visit and said, "I think it's the shopkeeper." ”

The shopkeeper said: "The official has a heart, where the rivers and lakes, the guest says in the store that he wants to invite the shopkeeper, that is the guest officer's face, how can there be a reason for the shopkeeper not to attend?"

"Hahaha...... I think this drunken immortal building is a famous restaurant, and I think it's not good to invite the shopkeeper—" Pu Mu said with a smile.

The shopkeeper smiled: "Hahaha...... The official laughed. Come on, good tea and officials—"

"Eh, shopkeeper, you are a guest today, how can you let you do these things? Come on, Xiao Er, bring the best tea in the store first. Pu Mu said.

Xiao Er replied and brought tea to the room. Pu Mu said: "Xiao Er, match me with a table of dishes that meet the needs of your shopkeeper, and also, put the most expensive wine in your store, and come up at that time——"

"Okay-" Xiao Er said.

Xiao Er closed the door, went downstairs to the kitchen and ordered to go down, and the kitchen began to be in full swing to prepare. At this time, it was not yet time to eat, so there were not many people, there were only two tables of guests in the lobby, and there was no one in the private room on the second floor except for Pu Mu and the others.

The conversation in the private room began—

"The shopkeeper's surname?"

"Don't give your surname Yan. ”

"I know that your store is a restaurant in Yangzhou, and then I heard Xiao Er say that the shopkeeper Yan is the brother of the shopkeeper of the drunken fairy building in Yangzhou, and I want to come to the shopkeeper Yan was originally a person from Yangzhou, I don't know when the shopkeeper Yan came here to operate?"

"I'm ashamed to say that I am a brother, but I am not. ”

"Oh, what do you mean by that?"

"Don't make a family ugly public......"

"I asked a little deeper, don't be surprised by Shopkeeper Yan. ”

"Hey, the official is a distinguished customer in my store, this is said to be a family ugly, but it doesn't hurt to tell the official, but the official still needs to keep it secret. ”

"How can a manly man do what a long-tongued woman does? If the shopkeeper Yan doesn't want to talk about it, it doesn't matter...... It's just that I'm talking too much. ”

"I told the officials that this matter is not complicated: I only said that my mother had married in Yangzhou City, and opened Yangzhou Zuixian Building with that person, and my brother was also born to my mother at that time. It's just that the mother of the family is always not in harmony with that person, and the mother has a strong temperament, so she does not allow that person to add a second room, so they quarrel many times. The family can't tolerate the mother, always quarrel on weekdays, the mother was angry for a while, so she asked the person to divorce her as she wished, and returned to the mother's house of the Jingxiang generation. My brother and I were born of the same mother, not the same father, so it is not the same to say yes, and it is not ...... to say no."

"I see, I want to come to this Drunken Immortal Mansion is also opened by Lingtang?"

"The official is right, it's just that my mother is old, so I let me run it, and the business is still passable, all thanks to distinguished guests like officials......"

"Hahaha......"

As the number of customers in the store gradually increased, the fireworks in the kitchen became more and more lively, and seven or eight runners came in and out, busy.

The wind in the evening has become colder, although it is southern, but there is a period of time after the beginning of winter, and the chill in the land of Jingxiang has gradually appeared. At this time, a group of people came to the store, and that group of people entered the store, Xiao Er said: "A few military masters, please go upstairs to the private room——"

The group of people said: "No need, I still have official business, just be in this lobby." There were two empty tables left, and my brothers were sitting there. ”

Xiao Er came to knock on the door at this time, Pu Mu motioned for him to enter the door, and Xiao Er said: "Official, shopkeeper, there is a group of military masters downstairs, Xiao Er wants to go out to see the shopkeeper?"

Shopkeeper Yan said: "The officials are still here, I'm afraid it's inconvenient for me to go out." ”

Pu Mu asked, "How many of them are there?"

Xiao Er said: "Two tables of people, about twenty." ”

Pu Mu got up and said to Xiao Er: "The meal I'm waiting for is ready, and even the wine is served." Then he turned to Shopkeeper Yan and said, "Shopkeeper Yan, can I borrow your empty private room on the second floor, they are Dongting Army, I am afraid that they have official business here, I want to know something from them." ”

Shopkeeper Yan said, "Okay...... Xiao Er, open a room in the empty private room and talk to the officials and military masters. ”

While talking, Pu Mu had already arrived at the table of the group of people downstairs, and said, "Why are you here, go upstairs, I have something to talk to you." ”

The group went upstairs to the private room, and Xiao Er closed the door and went downstairs to greet the guests.

Pu Mu said in the room: "Can you gain anything from this trip?"

Someone replied: "Recently, we have caught a group of people from the Iron Leopard Village near the Miluo River and the Dongting waters, and they pretended to say that they were picking spices in the mountains, but who knew that the rest of the people in the Iron Leopard Village who had been arrested for a long time had confessed, and the mountain was under the jurisdiction of the Iron Leopard Village. ”

"Well done, can you have a harvest today?" asked Pu Mu.

"I didn't find anything in Xiangyang today, and the dragon commander was a little unhappy, so he led his brothers out of the city to search for other states and counties. Commander Long asked me to wait here to wait for Commander Pu to send me, but Commander Pu had not yet returned to the palace, and I was a little hungry, so I came here to order some food to eat. Someone replied.

Pu Mu said: "Okay, I'm here to meet guests today, and I will return to the government office as soon as I finish dinner, and the saint is urgent, saying that I will wait to solve the case as soon as possible, but it is really not good, I just need to call some people to search here door to door first." You can go downstairs first. ”

After the door opened, the group of soldiers all went downstairs, Pu Mu returned to the room, saw that the dishes had been served, sat down, and said, "Busy with business...... Shopkeeper Yan smiled. ”

Shopkeeper Yan picked up his wine glass and said: "An official can be in charge of soldiers and horses, if you think you want to be a high-ranking official, you haven't asked the instructor where the official resides, and you have a big name?"

Pu Mu also picked up the wine glass, drank a glass of wine, and said: "In Xia Pu Mu, the official residence is the commander of the inner house, and he is here to review the case." ”

After the shopkeeper Yan immediately drank the wine, he got up and bowed as a big salute, and said, "It was really disrespectful to be the commander of the Great Interior...... Master Pu's official residence is in Ouchi, and today he invited the grass people to drink, and the grass people were terrified-"

Pu Mu immediately stepped forward and picked up Shopkeeper Yan, and said, "Shopkeeper Yan doesn't have to be like this - today I am a guest who came to this restaurant to entertain guests, and so is Shopkeeper Yan, so I don't need to be like this." ”

Shopkeeper Yan returned to his seat. Pu Mu sat down and sighed: "Hey, let's not talk about that business today, I will get drunk with Shopkeeper Yan——"

Shopkeeper Yan asked, "Why did Master Pu say this?"

Pu Mu sighed frequently, put the wine glass aside, and said: "The emperor urgently issued a holy decree today, and gave a death order for us to investigate the case. ”

Shopkeeper Yan asked, "Didn't Master Pu take charge of the Dongting soldiers and horses? ”

Pu Mu said: "Although there are many soldiers and horses in Dongting, but the people found out in the past few days have not been thorough, although I know the people involved, but how can the whole city be searched behind closed doors? This is not enough manpower, and secondly, it disturbs the people's livelihood. After that, Pu Mu had another glass of wine.

"The grass people don't dare to ask about the affairs of the court...... Today, Xiaomin will accompany Master Pu to drink first, Master Pu is having fun today, and it is not too late to handle the case tomorrow——"

The two chatted again.

Night had fallen, and the gates were about to be sealed. The caravans and carriages that were on the road at night were all out of the city at this time, and the guards who inspected them carefully interrogated them before letting them go one by one.

A carriage arrived at the gates of the city, and the guards stopped first, as usual. The guard asked, "Who's sitting in the car?"

The maid next to the carriage said: "My wife, I want to go back to my parents' house at night today." ”

The guard opened the curtain of the car, probed the people sitting in the car, and said, "Let's go—"

The carriage went out of the city, and ran all the way on the official road, and about ten miles out of the city, there was a town. The main street of the town was connected to the official road, and the carriage ran all the way down the main street of the town to a horse shop. The carriage stopped, and the maid got out of the carriage. At this time, a team of people rushed up from the opposite side, and the leader was Long Xiangtian.

"Xiahou Zhuang, I'll meet again?Why did Xiahou Zhuangzhuang make a maid with someone?"

Xiahou Xue was a little surprised for a while.

Long Xiangtian continued: "I can't fool you when I play with Pu Mu, you will believe Dongting Jun playing with you, right?"