"Sui Er, are you really sure that the person you said will come?"

In the lobby of the Guangling Palace, a middle-aged man dressed luxuriously and with a solemn face looked at the person sitting next to him and said with a slight doubt, and it could be seen that his expression was a little haggard, and his eyes were bloodshot as if he hadn't slept well for several days and nights.

The person named Sui Lao Er was not in a hurry, holding the delicate blue and white porcelain teacup in both hands and tasting the fine hair tips enshrined in the palace, and said indifferently: "Don't worry, Lord Wang, he will definitely come to the person I said." ”

Seeing that Sui Lao Er was so calm, the prince became even more anxious, first stood up and paced back and forth on the carpet in Persia with silk boots, and then sat on the Nanguan hat chair and picked up the teacup from the red sandalwood square table.

"But it's been three days, and the person you said hasn't arrived yet. After glancing at Sui Laoer, who was still enjoying the fragrance of tea, he couldn't sit still anyway, snatched the teacup from his hand, and continued: "My brother-in-law, you have something to say, but I'm in a hurry!"

Looking at the anxious prince, Sui Lao Er once again made a guarantee: "Wang Ye, you just put your heart in your stomach, he will definitely come, don't say anything else, just say that I Sui Lao Er has deceived you over the years, my friend, he has a problem, that is, he likes to look for flowers and ask Liu wherever he goes, he is not happy, he thinks that the wine outside is not good, so he will naturally come." ”

"Lord Wang, there is a man with three eyes outside who asks to see you!"

At this time, the handyman outside the door ran over panting.

"It's him!" Sui Lao Er put down the teacup in his hand and shouted.

The prince was overjoyed when he heard this, looking forward to the stars and the moon, but he was looking forward to this person. Hurriedly shouted loudly: "Quick! Hurry up and invite him in!"

After a while, a young man dressed in green clothes walked in gracefully, it was the young man who couldn't buy zongzi for a hundred taels in Manxianglou a few days ago.

As soon as the young man stepped into the courtyard, two officers in official uniforms suddenly jumped out, and without saying a word, the three of them scuffled together.

The young man was unflustered when he saw the two menacing, and he had not yet lost the wind in the face of the two of them. After a few moves, he saw the opportunity to kick an errand to the ground with a whip leg, and he couldn't tolerate the slightest breathe, shook his body, turned back, and it was another move, and the five ancestors Heyang fist did not carry any false momentum, and hit the other errand on the chest firmly, and the opponent immediately covered his chest and retreated after being forced.

At first, the errand who was kicked to the ground took out a lancet and flicked his wrist from side to side, and then bent down, and a fierce rush approached the unarmed young man.

"Return to the sea with a knife Sun Haifeng!" the young man was shocked.

"Yikes!!"

Sun Haifeng shouted violently, and the blade of the knife rubbed against the air and hissed, which showed that the speed was extremely fast, and the knife cracked into the air.

The young man put away his frivolity, and was engrossed in preparing for the fierce sword, his legs parted from his waist and tensed, and his eyes were sharp to see through this strange and swift knife technique.

There was no room for carelessness between the electric light and flint, the tip of the lancet pointed directly at the young man's eyebrows, and Sun Haifeng's eyes flashed with a touch of fierceness, without any intention of closing the momentum!

This is a killer move! I really want to kill the young man!

Except for Sui Lao, the hearts of all the people present instantly rose to their throats, and another accompanying officer wanted to step forward to stop it, but it was too late.

The young man was unmoved, his narrow eyes narrowed slightly, and he raised his hand.

The breeze stops swinging the leaves, and the insects and birds stop.

There was a deathly silence in the courtyard.

A few timid maids subconsciously raised their sleeves and covered their faces and didn't dare to look at the bloody scene they imagined, but when they couldn't hold back their curiosity and peeked, a miraculous scene appeared!

I saw that this extremely sharp lancet was actually pressed against the fingertip of the young man's unusually slender index finger, and the tip of the needle was against Maimang!

"Finger engraved Loulan!" exclaimed the messenger who had just stepped forward to stop him.

And Sun Haifeng used all his strength to continue to stab forward, and his face was red, but this lancet was like a hard rock, and he couldn't go into it, and he didn't move.

Bang Bang Bang!

At this time, a string of applause came from the lobby, and the prince showed joy on his face, and exclaimed unreservedly: "It is worthy of showing off the fingers and turning over the rivers and seas, and Loulan will not be returned if it is not broken." What a finger engraved Loulan!"

The young man nodded with his hands behind his back, still as calm as ever.

The prince smiled. ”

Sun Haifeng put the knife into the sheath and snorted coldly, while the other officer stepped forward and praised him, with infinite admiration in his eyes: "The hero is good at martial arts, Chen really admires." ”

The young man smiled indifferently and replied: "I really dare not take it for Chen Bengu, the Huiyue double hook in the Yangzhou Gold and Silver God Capture, to praise it so much." ”

"Do you know me?" Chen Bengu was a little surprised.

Qing Xiaonian shook his head and chuckled: "Of course I haven't seen Chen Zhukuai, it's just that you wear an official uniform with a pair of silver hooks pinned to your waist, who else can there be besides Chen Zhukuai of the Gold and Silver God Catch?"

"Celebrate the New Year, don't come unharmed. If you can't eat the gold leaf jade dumplings in my store, I guess you'll find them. At this time, Sui Lao, who was deliberately hiding in the dark just now, appeared and laughed. Being able to trick Qing Xiaonian into coming here is finally on par with all his previous dramas.

Qing Xiaonian was a little surprised by the appearance of Sui Lao Li, but then showed some sarcasm, and said sarcastically: "Yo, who should I be, it turned out to be the famous Sui boss of Xiangmanlou, why didn't you sell your ten taels of gold and brown and came here? I don't think you will be called Sui Lao in the future, just change your name to Sui Lao Thief." ”

Sui Lao can sharpen the pig knife with the skin on his face, so the swear words to Qing Xiaonian have always been one ear in and one ear out, and he smiled and said: "Brother Qing, you misunderstood me, I invited you here so that you can drink the seventy-year-old daughter red that only the princes and noble relatives have, and it is specially prepared for you." ”

Qing Xiaonian deliberately showed a hint of joy after hearing this, and said in surprise: "You would be so kind and specially tricked me to come here just to let me taste the seventy-year-old daughter red?

Sui Lao heard that Qing Xiaonian was mocking himself, and hurriedly defended himself: "What I said is true!

"Where is the seventy-year-old daughter Hong?" Seeing that the other party was speechless, he continued to tease: "I didn't see my daughter Hong, but I have a fist and a knife this time, I think I want to stay in this Guangling Mansion again, even if you have wine, I won't be able to drink it." ”

After speaking, Qing Xiaonian glanced at Sun Haifeng, who still had a fierce face, intentionally or unintentionally, and turned around to leave the Guangling Palace.

"Slow! Qing Shaoxia, please stay. At this time, the prince couldn't sit still, and the old and the young people all said that they ran away, so they hurriedly left the house to stay.

Qing Xiaonian stopped with doubts on his face, after all, this is the prince, and he still has to give face.

"Qing Shaoxia, don't worry, this good wine I have in Guangling Mansion, and when the little girl of the Dragon Boat Festival gets married next month, this king will definitely arrange a seat for Shaoxia, and then invite Shaoxia to go to Hanfu to have a good drink, not to mention the seventy-year-old daughter Hong, even eighty years and a hundred years, I also have it!"

"Lord Wang, you are polite, since you have invited me so kindly, I have no choice but to be respectful, it is better to obey my fate. Qing Xiaonian said slightly.

Hearing that Qing Xiaonian agreed, the prince's heart settled down, and then his eyes rolled and he said with a sad face: "It's just that I really have something to ask for when I invite Shaoxia to come today, and I also ask Qing Shaoxia to help come up with an idea." ”

Qing Xiaonian understood it as soon as he heard it, and he worked hard to deceive himself with these two old fritters, and it turned out that he was waiting for him here, and glanced at Sui Lao, who pretended to be nothing, and silently turned his immortal board over and over several times in his heart before balancing it a little.

looked at the prince who was kind on the surface again, and scolded in his heart, but he had no choice but to give up because of the identity of the other party, and he had to pretend to be obedient: "The prince might as well say it directly." ”

The prince cleared his throat and became serious: "I'm ashamed to say it, the house was stolen last night." ”

"Stolen?" Qing Xiaonian was a little surprised, but he didn't expect that the Guangling Palace, which was heavily guarded on weekdays, would also attract thieves.

"Yes, this morning when the housekeeper of my house went to the treasury to check the accounts, he found that the door was pried open with a sharp weapon, and he lost about 100,000 taels of silver when he checked the accounts. ”

The prince's face was dark.

Wu Daozi's calligraphy and painting are highly sought after in contemporary times, and "Sending the Child to the Heavenly King" is even more valuable, and Qing Xiaonian bowed his head and thought about it for a while.

"Can you take me to the storeroom?"

"Yes, the treasury is in the side yard, please come with me. ”

The way to the storeroom was from the left side of the front yard through a rockery garden that was still being renovated, and the road was muddy, and when we arrived at the storeroom, everyone's feet and shirts were covered with mud.

Wang Ye looked apologetic: "I'm really embarrassed, the little girl will get married next month, so I found some handymen to renovate the backyard, Chong Chongxi and a heavy rain last night, I will let the young man change his body after a while."

Qing Xiaonian waved his hand to indicate that he didn't care, and saw that the lock on the door was indeed cut with a sharp weapon, and then looked at a row of shallow mud footprints on the ground.

Qing Xiaonian frowned slightly: "Are you sure the prince was stolen last night?"

"Sure, because last night when the housekeeper was still checking the accounts in the treasury, the silver and the painting were still there. ”

Qing Xiaonian asked again: "Is there a possibility of a thief?"

"Impossible, the old housekeeper has taken care of my finances since I was fighting in the south and the north, and I have also interrogated other people one by one, and they also went to rest early when it was windy and rainy last night, and they all have alibi. ”

"Then I have something to ask if you can call the butler over. Qing Xiaonian said lightly.

Without saying a word, the prince shouted loudly outside the courtyard: "Butler!

It didn't take long for a gaunt and kind-looking old man to trot over with a foot of mud.

"Master, do you have something to look for me?"

"This young man has a few words to ask you, you have to answer truthfully, Qing Gongzi is exquisite. The prince pointed to Qing Xiaonian beside him and instructed, and the latter nodded again and again.

Qing Xiaonian glanced at the housekeeper, and indeed did not look like a person who would do something like stealing chickens and dogs, so he asked, "Butler, let me ask you, when did you come out of the treasury last night?" ”

"Back to my son, when I checked the accounts last night, there was a strong wind and heavy rain outside, so I locked the door and came out. ”

"That means it was already raining when you came out?"

"Hui Gongzi's words, yes. ”

"Were you the first to notice the theft in the morning?"

"Yes. ”

"Has anyone ever been to the storeroom again, or has anyone cleaned it up before you? ”

"No, son, when I found out that the treasury was stolen, several of the handymen in the house had just gotten up, and I ordered someone to guard outside the courtyard, and then I told my lord the news. After speaking, the old housekeeper glanced up at the prince, who nodded secretly at him, and then added to Qing Xiaonian: "I can testify to this, after the theft, except for the old housekeeper, even I have not been to the treasury." ”

"I also know that you are still quite clever when you arrive at the protection site. "Qing Xiaonian is quiet.

Hearing Qing Xiaonian praising himself, the old housekeeper smiled and showed a mouthful of old yellow teeth, and said proudly: "Son, I have been doing things with the prince for decades, and I still have this bit of eyesight." ”

"Where was the picture of the Heavenly King sending his son at that time?" Qing Xiaonian inadvertently asked something that seemed unrelated to this case.

"It's on the table, and the lord cherishes this painting very much, so he takes it out and appreciates it, and he takes care of it very diligently. So he was put in a prominent place. ”

"Lord Wang, do you like Wu Daozi's paintings very much?"

"That's nature, the characters in his pen are like lamps taking shadows, going against the grain, seeing the side out, horizontal and oblique and straight, each side is soft and divided, and the number of nature is not bad. The new idea is in the law, and the wonderful reason is outside the boldness, the so-called ease of use, the wind of fortune, and the cover of ancient and modern people. The prince was full of praise, his eyes were full of admiration and affection, and it could be seen that the prince was a person who knew how to paint.

Qing Xiaonian didn't ask anymore, and felt that this matter was a little strange, so he lowered his head and thought about it.