Du Chonglou looked at Li Changsheng with some consternation, he didn't understand, this fourth young master of the Li family, has always been a high-flying master in Jinling City, not long ago, because of a woman, beat the people of the Zongren Mansion, and was sued by the other party to the emperor's side, His Majesty just reprimanded a few words without pain, and punished a ten-day grounding hastily, it can be seen that His Majesty of the Li family is full of saints in his heart, how can he be so polite to a handsome man?

After thinking about it, yes, maybe this man is the fourth young master's match, he said this, maybe it was to make Bo "beauty" smile, but in front of so many people, he couldn't get off the stage, Du Chonglou's face was also a little unbearable, and he was slightly dissatisfied, "Fourth young master, we are also children of the court, for a man, it is a little unreasonable to treat brothers like this, right?"

Li Changsheng scolded, "Bastard!"

He smiled at Li Tingcheng, "Third brother, this kid makes you angry, if you want to kill or chop, you just have to open your mouth." His son Du Yi is also just a small Ministry of Rites, recently, the old man went to the uncle to give gifts, begging the uncle to be able to do something for him in the capital, saying that he is old and ambitious, and before he is old, he still wants to exert his residual heat in the court, I am afraid that he will be hot and confused. He also has two sons, and he will not feel distressed if he kills one of them. ”

Li Changsheng's words were very ingenious, on the one hand, he pointed to Du Chonglou, this person in front of him was his third and third brother, and there was only one third young master in Jinling City, that was Li Chengcheng; on the other hand, it not only gave Li Chengcheng enough face, but also revealed to him on the side that Du Shangshu is now a member of the Li family, even if he teaches a lesson, the point is up, and the meaning is understood.

How could Li Tingcheng not understand what he meant, and said with a smile, "I think, the matter between me and Du Gongzi is a misunderstanding, and I have to be forgiving and forgiving, and now he has given me a full house of gold and jade, and I can't hold on to it, right?"

"Haha!"

Du Chonglou has heard the sound of the strings, it turns out that the man in front of him is the famous Li Tingcheng, he first came to Jinling not long ago, he has not seen Li Chengcheng, but this name, is like thunder, thinking of this, hurriedly strode over, "Young Master Li, my old Du has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, it's really a big flood that washed the Dragon King Temple, the family doesn't know the family!"

Li Chengcheng said proudly, "Who is the family with you?"

Du Chonglou wanted to get closer, but was pushed back by Li Chengcheng's words, looked at Li Changsheng abruptly, and cast a look at him for help.

Li Changsheng said, "Okay, third brother, you won't go home when you go back to Jinling, go to your uncle and aunt to say hello today, the two old people are still talking about you." Unexpectedly, I ran here again and was merry. Don't worry, I won't reveal anything about your return!"

Li Chengcheng didn't bother to explain to him, and said to Du Chonglou, "Even if I borrow this ship, you all go back and leave the twelve hairpins." There is a chance to go to the house and sit. ”

Du Chonglou saw that Li Tingcheng was no longer angry, and ran to him in disguise An olive branch, and his heart blossomed, as long as he could play with Li Tingcheng, what was this broken ship?

There was a change of master between the buildings and boats, and Li Chengcheng said to Zhao Ya, "From today on, even if the signboard of the dragon and phoenix is erected, these twelve people will be under your control, you go down first, and my brother and I will talk about something above." ”

Zhao Ya asked tentatively, "Childe, which one do you want to keep?"

Li Tingcheng's face sank, and she even said goodbye and retired. This son of the Li family is not an ordinary person, she thought to herself.

On the top floor of the ship, the three of them sat and drank. Li Changsheng introduced to him the recent movements in Jinling City, and said that this time the ancestor worship was unprecedented, and even the Li family in Longxi also sent people to congratulate him, which was far more lively than when they were children ten years ago.

Li Chengcheng asked casually, "How is the second brother lately?"

Li Changsheng said, "He has been busy recently, it is said that the palace sent a high-ranking father-in-law to come, and now he lives in the palace, staying at home, saying that he is waiting for the day of the ancestor to announce the decree, he is the deputy commander of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, and personally leads the team to patrol near the palace every day." ”

Xiao Jinyan noticed in his heart that it turned out to be someone from the palace, so from this point of view, the unknown master he met in the palace last night should also be the person sent to protect him in the palace. In this way, if you want to sneak into the palace, I am afraid that it will not work before worshipping the ancestors.

"Someone from the palace has been sent, but what's the news?"

Li Changsheng said, "The ghost knows, I don't bother to ask." However, I heard a letter from the eldest brother saying that someone in the court had proposed to give you the title, and the uncle gave you the position of head of the family, and it was said that he would make you a baron. ”

Now Li Xiaohua's title is a viscount, this kind of title cannot be hereditary, and when the throne is passed down, it is reasonable to lower it by one level, but this kind of thing does not need to be carried out on the ancestor worship and succession ceremony, and Li Chengcheng did not think about it.

"By the way, the eldest brother should also arrive in Jinling in the next few days. I had to live happily for a few days before he came back, and he kept a straight face all day long, as if I owed him money, and talked to me about morality and etiquette every day, and his ears were calloused. ”

The eldest brother in his mouth is Li Shaoqing, a member of the Ministry of Labor, the eldest son of the second uncle Li Xiaocao, who is five years Chinese New Year's Eve old today, and is from the imperial examination.

Li Chengcheng thought about it for a while and told him about the assassination of the Lingnan Sword Sect in the Yinyang Trade Road, firstly to see if Li Changsheng knew about it, and secondly, to take the opportunity to find some clues.

Although Li Chengcheng is not a person who holds grudges, if someone offends him, he will never let him have a good time. When Li Changsheng heard this, he jumped up.

"When the Lingnan Sword was sent to Jinling to stir up trouble, we left them a way to live, I didn't think that the scar was good and forgot the pain, it seems that the beating is still not light! Third brother, this matter is on me, if any of them sneak into Jinling City, I will let them have no return!"

Li Chengcheng was worried about Li Jinhua, and entrusted him to Li Changsheng at that time, so he asked her about her current situation, Li Changsheng said, "Don't worry, as soon as I came back last year, I deliberately went to Changzhou, and told the local gang, telling them, this is my future sister-in-law, with this sentence, who of them would dare to act rashly............? Li Jinhua is just an ordinary woman, her appearance is not outstanding, Li Changsheng is used to floating waves, I thought it was a peerless beauty, but I didn't expect the woman Li Chengcheng fancied to be so ordinary, so I couldn't help but say a few words.

Li Tingcheng glared, and he immediately gave up.

"How's it going?"

Li Changsheng said, "Third brother, you also know that I am very busy on weekdays, and my uncle and sister-in-law are different, so I can't always go if I have nothing to do, right? ”

Li Chengcheng originally wanted to wait for the ancestor worship to take Li Jinhua back, but now that there is a period of time before the ancestor worship, after he appears in Jinling, he will naturally have all kinds of mundane things at home, so it is better to take the opportunity to go to Changzhou, bring Li Jinhua back, and also take the opportunity to meet his parents.

Li Changsheng said, "Uncle, I'll help you cover it up." However, last time you ran away from marriage and ran away from home, the uncle was extremely unhappy, and the people of the Liu family also felt that they had lost face, and this time they also sent someone to Jinling Xingshi to ask for the guilt, you have to be prepared in your heart. ”

Li Chengcheng said proudly, "I'm the Li family in Jinling, why do I need to look at the face of their Liu family?"

Li Changsheng said, "The Hedong Liu family has great influence in the Central Plains, and there is a new concubine recently, I heard my father say that the uncle wants to take the opportunity to join forces with the Liu family and take over Yuwen Tianlu's industry." ”

Li Chengcheng said, "The Li family is already a rich country, and it has become a thorn in the side and flesh of the various major factions in the rivers and lakes, although they are polite to us on the surface, but behind the scenes, they may wait for us to have an accident, if they are really involved with Yuwen Tianlu, they may become the next Yuwen family." ”

"You can see it, how can the people in the family not know? Our Li family is now also ready to send arrows, if we don't move, naturally someone will rob us, once it becomes a trend, it will threaten the status of our family. ”

Li Chengcheng said, "Anyway, I'm not interested in Miss Liu. ”

Li Changsheng was stunned when he heard this, and said, "The third brother doesn't want Ming Media to marry that girl from Changzhou, right?"

"Can't you?"

Li Changsheng said, "If she is accepted as a concubine, no one will have an opinion, but if you want her to be the main room, I am afraid that not only the eldest uncle, but even my father and second uncle will not agree." ”

Li Tingcheng sneered, "In life, if you can't even marry the person you like, what's the point of living in this life?"

Li Changsheng wanted to persuade, but listened to Li Chengcheng say: "I have made up my mind." Li Changsheng saw that his eyes were firm and his expression was resolute, so he had to give up.

Before I knew it, it was late at night. Li Changsheng said, "If you are fine, I will go downstairs to drink my son's flower wine." ”

Li Chengcheng looked at the night in the river, picked up a glass of wine, and drank it.

He knew that there was a gap between his identity and Li Jinzhuo, but the longer he left, the stronger he missed her, and his marriage with Li Jinzhuo would be obstructed by people in the family, and he expected that the only plan was to take her back first, and then find a breakthrough from his mother's side.

What's more, Jinling is about to worship its ancestors, and the seemingly lively and calm Jinling City is actually surging with undercurrents, and the killers lurking in the shadows, and the people who want to put themselves in the dead clan, are all pressed on Li Chengcheng like a stone.

Thinking of this, Li Chengcheng sighed.

"Why sigh?"

Li Chengcheng smiled bitterly, "When I used to wander the rivers and lakes with you, I only felt that the sky was high and the sea was wide, and I only needed to fill my stomach every day, find someone to compete with the sword, or walk in the splendid rivers and mountains. ”

Xiao Jinyan said, "You Li Chengcheng is still a layman after all. ”

"What would you do if it were you?"

Xiao Jinyan laughed, "I think things are not so complicated, happy and hateful, do whatever you want, it's a big deal to break up in two shots, and wander the rivers and lakes with your beloved, it's better than guarding the gold and silver mountains and intriguing with others." ”

Li Chengcheng said movingly, "I used to think you were a money fan, but I didn't expect you to look at things more freely than me!"

Xiao Jinyan picked up his glass and said, "Anyway, it's just big talk, who won't say it, I know what you like and what you can't get, so I deliberately said it and got angry with you." ”

Li Chengcheng was speechless, "It's really my good friend." ”

The small talk between the two was interrupted by Zhao Ya.

"Childe!"

Li Chengcheng asked, "Everyone has seen it, what charter do you have?"

Zhao Ya has been in the wind and moon field for a long time, and she is quite familiar with this, and she was assigned a task by Li Chengcheng, and she entered the role very quickly, she said directly, "I have already talked about these twelve hairpins, and I am going to leave ten people behind, and drive out Su Liuer and a person named Jin Yingchun, and I will add two people." ”

Li Chengcheng said, "You will come." ”

Just after chatting, Li Chengcheng had heard a dispute downstairs, and two singers confronted Zhao Ya in front of everyone, and their words were extremely disrespectful. And no matter who is right or wrong, since Li Tingcheng wants to support Zhao Ya, he will naturally give her power and let her establish her prestige, otherwise she will not be able to control people in the future.

Zhao Ya said again, "In the past, for the sake of convenience, the twelve hairpins got together, I have thought about it, it is extremely unfavorable to collect intelligence, I need money, a large sum of money, and build eleven more painting boats, so that I can spread out the intelligence network on the Qinhuai River." ”

"It's too slow to build, just buy it. ”

Zhao Ya also put her ideas together, for example, the twelve painting boats have different themes to attract guests with different identities, so that they can get different information, and there are also personnel who analyze, distinguish and summarize information.

Xiao Jinyan was also surprised by Zhao Ya's talent, she thought that she was only proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and she didn't think of looking at worldly things.

"I'm going to go out tomorrow and need money, so I'll go directly to my scholar Qingcao. In addition, this ship is full of gold and jade, and from today onwards, she will no longer accept customers. Remember, if anyone asks, they say I'm on this ship, and I don't see any outsiders. It really didn't work, so I drove the boat directly into Danyang Lake. ”

Zhao Ya asked, "What if someone from the Li family comes?"

"Nope!"

Zhao Ya complained in her heart, for Li Tingcheng, it was just a matter of words, but she understood that what she would face next would be endless questions, and how to deal with this relationship was also a test for her.

When everything was arranged, when the two returned to the house, they saw Zhang Tou sitting in the room, not resting, and when they saw the two of them coming back, they said directly, "Dabao, Erbao, the two of you are now the quasi-wooden brand killers of the Red Star Hall, and there are many people on the street, if your identity is exposed, won't it be a big deal?"

The two still follow the identities of Tang Dabao and Tang Erbao, and they are used to this title all the way.

Xiao Jinyan said, "Don't worry about Zhang Tou, our background is clean, and no one should think of us before we do it." Besides, the two big men are stuffy in the house all day long, which makes the neighbors suspicious. ”

Zhang Tou'er thought that what he said made some sense, and smelled the smell of wine on the two of them, as well as the smell of women's fat powder, and said, "You two won't go to ghosts, will you?"

Xiao Jinyan smiled, "It's normal for people." ”

Zhang Touer said, "As a killer, it's better to be cautious, especially if you are still young, your mouth is not strict, you love to brag when you drink too much yellow soup, the rivers and lakes are sinister, if you leak the rumors, you are afraid of being killed, so if you go in the future, you must take me!"

Li Chengcheng took the opportunity to say that he was going to go out, and said, "You won't be afraid, you want to take the opportunity to slip away, right?"

"It's all here, the money hasn't arrived yet, how can we run away? Honestly, we are going to go to Yangzhou, to buy some poison, the first time we shoot, there must be a double insurance. ”

He deliberately said that going to Changzhou was Yangzhou, anyway, the distance was not far, and it was enough to go back and forth for three or four days.

Zhang Tou said, "That's right, if the assassination fails and you commit suicide by taking poison, you can be regarded as two heroes." I really haven't seen you, so I might as well reveal some news, the people you have killed are extremely vicious, killing countless people, and killing them is also to eliminate harm for the people. ”

"Who the hell is it that you always reveal?"

Zhang Tou said mysteriously, "I'm still waiting for news, and I'll show it to you when the time comes." ”

In less than a day, as soon as Li Chengcheng returned to Jinling, the matter of making a big fuss about the Qinhuai River spread in Jinling City, and the trouble was full of wind and rain.

This third young master of the Li family, who has not been in Jinling for many years, bought the most luxurious twelve painting boats on the entire Qinhuai River as soon as he came back, and also beat the son of the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites.

Some people are also worried that what kind of industry the Li family in Jinling is, if it is handed over to this Li Chengcheng, the decline of that family is only a matter of time, and now the entire Jinling, and even the entire rivers and lakes, are waiting to see the jokes of the Li family in Jinling.

Li Chengcheng was on the Qinhuai River day and night, and he didn't go out or go home, and the head of the family, Li Xiaohua, was furious when he learned about this and sent someone to call people on the Qinhuai River, but he was turned away. There was internal information that the matter was discussed at the internal family meeting of the Li family, and some heads of the branch and other families were extremely dissatisfied with Li Chengcheng's performance, and even moved to postpone the transfer of the position of head of the family or entrust it to others.

This incident caused a stir in Jinling City, and rumors spread for a while.

On the Qinhuai River.

A small boat and the dragon and phoenix painting boat have been in a stalemate for half an hour, and there is a young girl standing on the boat, wearing a willow leaf scimitar at the waist, crescent moon eyes, willow leaf eyebrows, born with the color of the country and the fragrance of the sky, looking like a fairy. Even the twelve golden hairpins under Zhao Ya were overshadowed by them.

"Li Chengcheng, you come out for me!"

Zhao Ya stood at the bow of the boat, greeted each other with a smile, and explained over and over again: "Girl, please go back, our son has no guests." ”

"You tell him, I'm Liu Yuhan, a member of the Liu family in Hedong. ”

"Childe said, before worshipping the ancestors, no one will be seen. ”

There was anger in the girl's eyes, what a proud person she was, and she was a famous family, and there were many people who came to the house every day to propose relatives, but two years ago, her grandfather promised her to the third young master of the Li family in Jinling, and she was full of disdain for this man she had never met, but her father's fate was difficult to disobey.

Two years ago, she followed her father to visit the Li family, and wanted to take the opportunity to humiliate Li Tingcheng and let him retreat, but who expected, before she arrived in Jinling, she heard that Li Tingcheng ran away from home in order to escape marriage!

It has always been her rejection of others, but some people didn't put her in their eyes, which made Miss Liu very embarrassed, the more so, the more dissatisfied she became, and she made a big fuss in Jinling, but she still couldn't find Li Chengcheng. Later, I heard that Li Chengcheng was in Suzhou, and when he ran to Suzhou, he pounced again. After the eldest lady went back, she became more and more unfair, this time the Li family in Jinling worshiped her ancestors, she heard that Li Chengcheng would come back, she held her breath, and she had to find him to make it clear.

Even if you want to repent of the marriage, it has to be brought up by Miss Ben. If you run away quietly, what kind of business is it?

This is good, once I go back to Jinling, I don't go home, but I live on the painting boat, and I mix with the women of the Qinglou all day long, what a waste!

The Liu family in Hedong has a family history, and it is a tradition to be afraid of the inside, so Miss Liu has developed a coquettish atmosphere since she was a child.

"Li Chengcheng, I have something to say to you, if you don't come out, I'll break in!"

Zhao Ya said, "Childe said, if you have something to say here." ”

Where is Liu Yuhan willing to listen, jump on the painting boat, and are about to break in. At this moment, a woman with no clothes, her sideburns disheveled, and her face full of ruddy expression, stopped in front of her.

"It's hot, Childe is not dressed, and there are a few sisters eating wine inside, are you sure you want to break in?"

When Liu Yuhan saw her like this, she had already guessed what kind of scene it was, she was an untrained girl, and she was the queen of the wang clan, if she really broke in, how would she see people in the future, thinking of this, she slammed down a sentence, "If you don't want to lose face at the ancestor worship ceremony, you can't see it!"

With that, she turned back to the boat and walked away in a rage.

On the painting boat, Zhao Ya, Shi Shishi and others breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, Li Chengcheng and Xiao Jinyan were already traveling lightly and quickly and came to the outside of Changzhou.