Volume 14 Chapter 8 The Bright Moon Was There (7)

The Yueyang Courtyard of the Han Dynasty Mansion is different from the Jiangling Courtyard that resembles a thatched cottage, it is a gorgeous fine house located not far from the Yueyang County Mansion, the front and back three courtyards, carved beams and painted buildings, the eaves flow Dan, the luxury is full of elegance and nobility, even if it is a prince and general, living in it does not lose the identity at all, the upper and lower half hundred servants in the house are carefully selected, even if it has been abandoned for several years, it is still due diligence, and dare not slack off at all. Yueyang Courtyard was originally the residence of the Tang family when Liao Shuiqing was treating the Dongting floods, and the furnishings including the servants were arranged by the Tang family. After Yueyang changed hands, the Tang family fled in a hurry, and this annex fell into the hands of Wang Wu Heng like other properties of the Tang family. It's just that Liao Shuiqing has never come to Yueyang since then, which makes these servants of the other courtyard who survived the disaster panic, they have been abandoned by the Tang family, if Liao Shuiqing also ignores them, once the king finally loses patience and treats them as nails left by the Tang family, these people will be in danger of their lives. With such a hidden worry, once the news of Liao Shuiqing's return to Yueyang was heard, everyone in the courtyard from the chief manager to the low-level servants was happy. Although complying with the edict can not go to the riverside to greet, but are waiting for the master to come in front of the door, although the inside and outside of the courtyard has not been put up with lights, but it is also sprinkled with a new sweep, the window is bright and clean, the two columns of Tsing Yi servants and maids in front of the door of the cave open see the car and horse slowly driving into the ground from the alley mouth and look at the dust and worship, the forty-year-old Tang chief stood in the front, and after a deep stroke, he grabbed the front of the car and lifted the curtain personally, and the eyebrows and eyes were full of joy. The road is tired.

Liao Shuiqing got out of the car and said with a smile: "Manager Tang, you have been working hard to take care of the other hospital alone in the past few years." I've brought a guest with me, but the inner courtyard has already been arranged?"

The manager surnamed Tang lowered his head, hid the irrepressible excitement in his eyes, and said respectfully: "This is the villain's business." Mr. praise, everything in the inner courtyard is complete, Mr. and Miss Luqi are tired, please go to the inner courtyard to rest. The villain has prepared a fragrant soup and can bathe at any time. ”

Liao Shuiqing bowed slightly, and turned his head to look at Lu Qi, who had just gotten out of the car. Said softly, "Green girl." You come with me to the inner courtyard to rest in peace. The ship has been a little hasty in the past two days, and I see that you are not in good spirits. The qi and blood meridians are also a little out of balance, I will give you another needle tomorrow, although you can recuperate with peace of mind in the next few days, the news of Zijing and Qingping is wrapped in me and His Royal Highness Wang, you don't have to worry too much, you must know that if you are sentimental, you can't help but be depressed, if it continues like this, it will have a great impact on your condition, and you don't want to see Ling Mei, and she will worry about you, right?"

After Lu Qi got Wang Wuheng's promise, he seemed to have relaxed a lot, his delicate face was as pale as paper, and his eyebrows were full of indelible fatigue, and when he heard Liao Shuiqing's consolation, he reluctantly smiled and saluted Liao Shuiqing.

Liao Shuiqing couldn't help but sigh secretly when he saw this, so he walked to the inner courtyard with the escort of Lao Gu and Tang Steward, and Lu Qi was also supported by the maid and followed behind, and the group crossed the door through the door, but in a moment they had already arrived at the inner courtyard of the master's residence. There are three houses in the inner courtyard, the front is the bedroom, the left and right are the wings, the atrium is planted with flowers and trees, it is nothing more than the genus of peach and apricot begonia, now it is the middle of winter, everything is withered, but there are still a few bushes of bamboo and green, a tree is cold and plum is iron-boned, so that the whole courtyard adds a little vitality. Liao Shuiqing first asked Lu Qi to be sent to the wing room for settlement, but he walked into the bedroom.

This bedroom is quite extensive, divided into two rooms, the dark room used as a bedroom and the bright room for resting are separated by six black lacquered brocade screens, but they are not completely separated, and the bedroom is faintly visible with clouds of bed brocade tents. At this time, the sky has completely darkened, but the bedroom is very bright, the floor candlestick is staggered burning seven or eight honey candles as thick as fingers, this kind of honey candle about three feet long is the most flame-resistant, almost can be burned all night without replacement, the candlelight is very bright, most suitable for late night use, and there is a silver lamp on the wide desk outside, thin as cicada wings, clear and clear like crystal, the lampshade is burning bright as water, the nose can smell the faint aroma of the flower, but there is no slightest smell of fireworks。

Liao Shuiqing's eyes swept over the lamp and candle screen couch one by one, only to feel that the indoor furnishings were the same as at the beginning, whether it was tables, chairs and bookshelves, they were placed in the most suitable position, and there were complete sets of scripture books on the shelves

The toothpick in the book is still the same as before, the four treasures of the study room on the desk, the paperweight and pen have been used to familiar things, and even the pot of plain orchid on the flower stand next to the desk seems to be the one that she has personally watered before, reaching out to caress the slender orchid leaves, Liao Shuiqing suddenly had an illusion in her heart, as if she had never left this courtyard, Rao is that she does not pay much attention to things outside her body, and she can't help but be secretly satisfied in her heart. Walked to the Taishi chair behind the desk and sat down, raised his eyes to look at Manager Tang who was standing by the door and lowered his eyebrows, but found that this middle-aged man in the prime of spring and autumn had already seen Xingshuang on his temples, presumably the life of the past few years has not been easy, sighed lightly in his heart, Liao Shui said lightly: "Manager Tang, you have worked hard in the past few years, why didn't you follow the Tang family to Jiangning in the first place?"

Manager Tang's body trembled slightly, his waist arched deeper, and he said cautiously: "Mr. Rongyu, although the villain was given a surname by the prince, he was sold after he became an adult, and he was not the son of the Yueguo Mansion. With that, he took out a thick stack of contracts from his bosom and offered them respectfully with both hands.

Liao Shuiqing didn't stretch out his hand to take it, but just looked at the middle-aged man lightly, until sweat drops gradually oozed from the corners of his forehead, and then said coldly: "It's rare that you are so loyal and diligent, and you have taken care of the other courtyard in the past few years, I will give you a chance, what are the eyeliners left here by your family, you had better say it now." ”

Manager Tang's body began to tremble slightly, his lips were open, and he couldn't speak for a long time, Liao Shuiqing didn't pay attention to him, and said indifferently: "I know that you are not Tang Boshan's henchman, and staying here is just a substitute for the dead, no matter how cruel His Royal Highness is, he will not kill all his subordinates, but you, the chief manager, are the first to bear the brunt, I don't believe you don't understand this." Although you don't know the real secret, you are a person with a heart, who is the secret agent in this yard, you don't know for a year and a half, I don't believe you can't see a clue in two or three years. The news of Liao's coming to Yueyang Courtyard, presumably those people have already passed it on, His Royal Highness Wang has already had someone staring around, the list is already in my hands, you say it now, I only think you are abandoning the darkness and turning to the light, if you still want to hide it for them, don't blame me for asking you all together, don't forget, Tang Boshan is dead, you people have now become lonely ghosts, no one will bother for you. ”

The manager of Tang finally collapsed when he heard this, he had been under the ubiquitous surveillance in the past two or three years, he was already exhausted, and he didn't dare to go out easily, knowing that there must be an eyeliner left by Tang Boshan, the son of the world, in the courtyard, but he didn't dare to make a noise, for fear of being killed and killed, and even more afraid of being affected by them, the burden on his heart had long been incomprehensible, and at this moment he was exposed by Liao Shuiqing with a word, and he could no longer contain the panic in his heart, and he muttered a few names, and the whole person was already paralyzed to the ground. Liao Shuiqing's eyes flashed with a tired look, and with a decisive wave of his hand, Lao Gu caught a glimpse of her gesture, a cold light flashed under his eyes, and he walked out of the door with a slight wave, but he returned calmly after a while, and there was no trace of his hands on Zhou's body, but Mr. Tang smelled the faint bloody breath on his body, and his heart became more and more frightened, and his body curled up on the ground trembled like a leaf in the wind.

Liao Shuiqing glanced at Manager Tang lightly, waved his hand: "You go down first, send fragrant soup over, I want to bathe and change clothes, tomorrow I will give you a list, you send someone to buy all the medicines on it, not a penny less, and those few people who died of violent illness, each of them will be given a coffin, and they will be buried alive, don't alarm too many people." ”

Manager Tang was relieved, since the new master still had to use himself, the sword hanging above his head was equivalent to disappearing temporarily, and the power that gushed out from nowhere made him reluctantly stand up, first handed over the contract tightly held in his hand to Lao Gu, and then ran out of the room like running for his life, but for a moment, he had already brought a bath bucket and hot water with a few servants, and then respectfully retreated, leaving only two maids with bath towels, soaphorns and other things, ready to serve Liao Shuiqing to bathe.

Liao Shuiqing has always shown people in men's clothes, although she did not intend to pretend to be a man, but she did not want to expose her hiding in front of the two maids, and after waving them away, she undressed herself and entered the water, until the hot water soaked her shoulders and felt the slightly overheated water temperature, she let out a comfortable moan, and said in a rambling voice: "Old Gu, you said that I let go of this Tang manager, will it be because he is the last to give up, maybe he is the deepest hidden secret spy, and he occupies the position of the chief manager just to cover up, and it is just to hide from a person like me." ”