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The girls chattered about the list of incense medicines she gave, but Xiangling was silent. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"What are you guys doing here?" suddenly a man's deep voice broke the atmosphere.

"Master!"

The man who started the head was in his early thirties, with a handsome and dust-free appearance, an icy and jade face, a standing posture of Xin Chang and Ying, a light cyan cloth shirt, and a particularly elegant waist ring, which was a hollow glass waist hanging, with a pill of incense in the middle, and the warm fragrance of Yushu Lanzhi slowly drifted from his body, just standing there made people have a demeanor like blocking the sun and the moon and the breeze. And he was followed by the old servant who had spoken to Chris.

Chris thought to himself: It turns out that this is the famous Qin Daguan, I thought it was an older person, but I didn't expect it to be such a young person. And looking at the cloth shirt on his body, he doesn't even have a single embroidery thread, not like a big boss or a rich man, but like an elegant man.

At this moment, Qin Yujiu's eyes were locked on a man in a cyan eunuch uniform, and the other party happened to cast a smile, and he suddenly felt that the words "bright appearance, smile like a flower" on a woman seemed to be more suitable for the person in front of him, but "love house and Wu" came from him in reverse, he had never liked Li Xian, even if he felt that the little eunuch was born with a good skin, he was still faintly disgusted in his heart.

"Xiangling, what the hell is going on?"

Seeing the boundless anger emanating from the master's eyes, Xiangling did not answer, holding the bamboo pole hard, her nails white.

The temper of the master was well known, and the girls were so frightened that they were silent.

"Who let him in?"

The old servant didn't expect the little eunuch to break in by himself, and he couldn't help frowning even tighter.

As soon as Chris thought that he had entered the inner courtyard without the permission of the lord's family, it was really not good to drag down the old servants and little girls, so he hurriedly hugged his fists and apologized sincerely: "This is all because I acted recklessly and offended the officials of Qin, and I will make amends to you." I accidentally bumped into the sisters with incense, on a whim, I asked Sister Xiangling to allow me to try to match incense, don't blame her. ”

A mere eunuch dared to run into his yard to spread wild, Qin Yujiu was about to have a seizure, when he suddenly saw a low shelf on the side, on which hung a painting scroll with incense medicine, and his eyes immediately couldn't take his eyes off. He ignored Chris and asked Xiangling, "Who is in the last row?"

"It's him. Xiangling glanced at Chris and replied timidly.

Qin Yujiu was surprised when he heard this, looked at Chris, and said, "You also know Hexiang?"

Although he said with a mysterious voice, the implication was that you dare to show off in front of me, but he felt that this recipe did have its subtlety, and he really didn't believe that this delicate little eunuch could make this set of good incense.

"Where do I know Hexiang, I just like the taste of these fruits and flowers, and the rest I choose blindly because of the beautiful patterns or good names. ”

Qin Yujiu raised his eyebrows again, but he didn't continue to make trouble, he turned around and looked at the painting scroll on the low shelf again, he carefully thought about the compatibility of the incense medicine: orange incense is not good to choose mandarin, if it is replaced with bergamot, it can neutralize the taste of bitter orange; Thinking about it, he couldn't resist the urge to try the fragrance.

"I heard that you were sent by Li Xian?" Qin Yujiu said in a deep voice, and Chris could hear the hostility in his words.

"I was serving the Queen Mother, and I bumped into Master Li a while ago, so I was sent by him to ask for incense. My good friend Xiao Liangzi said that the incense of 'Ning Xiangju' is the first in the world, but it is difficult to find a fragrance. If I can't do this errand, Lord Li will definitely find me and let the official chop off my head. These words were indeed said by Liang Weijian, and now she said them with added fuel and vinegar.

Hearing that it was not Li Xian, Qin Yujiu's anger first disappeared by half, and then he said, "What? This green-skinned gelding donkey is so insidious!"

Seeing that Qin Yujiu had no scruples and dared to scold Li Xian in front of him, Chris couldn't help but secretly sigh that this Qin official was really a big man. She pursed her lips noncommittally and said, "Master Li is nine out of ten in this matter, I know that if I offend him, I will not escape, and I have to try my luck today." ”

Qin Yujiu listened to what the little eunuch said miserably, and saw that there was endless sorrow between his eyebrows, and he looked like a weak woman, which was really unbearable, he took two steps forward and asked, "What's your name?"

"My name is Lan Yuanxiao. ”

Suddenly, a burst of fragrance wafted into Qin Yujiu's nose, and he was stunned in his heart: this ambergris is a royal gift, and Lan Yuanxiao can get the ambergris reward, and he must be a very favored eunuch around the queen mother. Qin Yujiu had long wanted to attack the Royal Treasure Pavilion "Fengchen Treasury", but it was difficult to get hold of it in the forbidden palace. In order to find out the news in the palace, he originally intended to befriend Li Xian. After dealing with him a few times, he really hated this arrogant and bullying Li Xian, so he became cold. Now that he has the opportunity to send it to the door, he sees that Lan Yuanxiao is a simple-hearted person, give him some benefits now, and maybe he can use him to find out the news in the palace in the future.

Thinking of this, Qin Yujiu's attitude improved a little, and said with a smile: "Well, you said that you are asking for incense for the Queen Mother?

"July 16 is the birthday of the Queen Mother, and it must be done before this date. Chris secretly felt that there was a door.

Qin Yujiu thought about it: Two months is a bit tight, but this little eunuch blind cat encountered a dead mouse, and the incense medicine list that was inadvertently put out seems to be feasible, this matter can be tried, and I will give him a favor. After thinking about it, he relieved: "You bring the paperwork, I will take this order and help you go back to your life." ”

"Thank you Qin Daguan for saving your life. ”

Qin Yujiu was overjoyed when he saw the hunt, and after seeing the formula, he was already itching. He summoned the old family servants and asked the two of them to hand over the paperwork and deal with the follow-up matters. Chris laughs and frolicks with these girls with incense. The girls in Ning Xiangju are not as reserved as the girls in the palace, Chris talks sweetly, jokes with them, and laughs with them. They told Chris that once the owner started to try incense, he would stay up all night and forget to eat and sleep.

Before leaving, Xiangling took out a large box of incense.

Chris saw that there were bottles and cans in it, and raised his eyebrows and asked, "What is this?"

"This is a gift from the master, it is the best incense medicine in the incense industry!"

Chris wanted to transfer the incense medicine to the girls in Ning Xiangju at the moment, but was stopped by Xiangling.

Xiangling said softly: "We don't lack these here. She was afraid that Lan Yuanxiao didn't understand the meaning of the generous gift given by the master, so she explained to him: "These incense medicines are in demand in the palace, and the ladies and female officials in the palace are not rare for us to condense incense houses? If you don't use it, wouldn't it be of great benefit to give it to them." ”

Oh, this is for me to use to clear up the relationship, Chris looked at it with a sudden realization.

Xiangling nodded: "It's not easy for you to do things in the palace, but you have to use more snacks to save yourself from being bullied." ”

"Thank you, sister, for the mention. ”

Xiangling said a little hesitantly: "...... Even though it was given to you, what you want to do is your business. But I still want to remind you that the incense of our Ning Xiangju is tasteful, and you don't want to give it to those vulgar powders. ”

"Sister Xiangling, don't worry, I will not disgrace these treasures, and I will not forget your friendship with me. ”

Xiangling saw that he finally understood the intention, and smiled.

When Chris came out of Ning Xiangju, but there was no trace of the official sedan chair, she was secretly glad in her heart, and squeezed into the bustling crowd with great interest, and walked towards the direction of the state bridge.

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Qin Yujiu held the incense medicine list spelled out by the little eunuch in his hand, and walked into the incense-making building with an excited expression. A room on the top floor of the incense building can be said to be the most mysterious place in the incense house.

In the middle of the room was a huge glass vessel, which was strangely shaped and clear, and the liquid contained in it was like sake heated by a charcoal fire, and white smoke was already emitting, and the aroma of the room was diffused.

In front of it sat an oversized teak table, with several teak chairs scattered around it, and on one of them sat a man, not too tall, but with an amazingly muscular upper body, and a neatly trimmed beard under his nose, looking at the steaming behemoth with interest. Although he was dressed in coarse cloth and green clothes, he couldn't hide his calm and majestic temperament, and his eyes were full of wisdom.

Qin Yujiu sat down on the chair opposite him. On his teak table, there were many incense bottles, in which all kinds of spices were placed.

Qin Ping sat on the chair and didn't move, and said: "This big bottle is really interesting, I see that you put countless spices into it, and it was steamed so white that it was misty, and in the end, only a few drops of water came out, and I saw that you were so happy that you couldn't close your mouth." ”

This still is a treasure of the Great Food Country, which was introduced to the Central Plains from the sea. After Qin Yujiu's transformation, it became the secret weapon of Ning Xiangju, and all the incense medicines were made from the sesame oil refined by it.

Seeing that his second uncle could see it, he raised his eyebrows and smiled, and said, "If the second uncle finds it interesting, you can also learn to make incense with me." ”

In fact, Qin Ping was relaxed because of the sound of the still, not that he thought it was interesting to make incense, he retracted his gaze, looked at Qin Yujiu with dissatisfaction, and said: "You threw all the big and small affairs of the Flying Thieves Club to me, how can I have spare time? ”

Qin Yujiu smiled at the moment, admiring in his heart. Since the second uncle returned to Beijing to help him take care of the Flying Thieves Club, many things have progressed. First of all, the Flying Pirate Club has re-established its rules, and "thieves also have a way" is something that everyone is happy to see. Back then, it was by adhering to the principle of doing something and not doing something that the Flying Pirate Club had such a prosperous trend. Secondly, Jiao Jingyan and his wife were deeply appreciated by Qin Ping, the boss Jiao Jingyan continued to preside over the management of the "ghost market", and the proprietress Meng Xiang was outside, she was good at words and would come to things, and Qin Ping was matchmaking, and the relationship with the government was smoothly opened. What surprised Qin Yujiu the most was that the second uncle recruited back a group of old departments of the Flying Pirate Society that were wandering outside. As the saying goes, "if you gather, you will become a thief, and if you disperse, you will become a people", the flying thieves will not yet become a climate, and only by dormant in the people and acting in a low-key manner can they slowly recover.

Qin Yujiu smiled and said, "You might as well rest and rest, my nephew doesn't want to tire the second uncle out." ”

Qin Ping pursed his lower lip when he heard this, and said, "Your second uncle and I have a few catties and taels, and I know it in my heart." If you really can't do it, it's useless for you to pull me with a few cows!"

Qin Ping's cold face was reflected by the glass furnace, but his eyes were even deeper. Qin Yujiu naturally guessed his thoughts, the second uncle was more energetic than himself, and he tried his best to revive the Flying Thieves Club, wanting to make up for the time lost over the years.

The room is surrounded by many teak cabinets with glazed teak, and there are all kinds of beautiful flowers and exotic plants, as well as some dried herbs and spices. Late gladiolus, silver silk lotus, and rotten wood chrysanthemum are by no means ordinary varieties that can be seen everywhere, especially the expensive phalaenopsis, rare black roses, Persian wild daisies, and exotic flowers and plants are dizzying. Surrounded by flowers and scents, it can really rest your nerves.

After being silent for a long time, Qin Ping suddenly spoke, his voice slightly deep: "There is something I have to tell you." ”

Seeing that the second uncle was so serious, Qin Yujiu put down the incense medicine list in his hand and said, "Okay." ”

"Let's take a look first!" Qin Ping put his hand into his inner pocket, took out a piece of paper and handed it over.

There are several names written on the paper: wart geckos, flying locusts, lightning eels, water snakes...... Severed finger ape, flying eagle.

At this glance, he knew that it was the name of the members of the Flying Pirate Society, Qin Yujiu was not familiar with all the flying thieves in the past, and he asked: "Could this be the old department of the Flying Pirate Society that the second uncle recalled again?"

Qin Ping said: "The person I installed in the Demon Sect has received news that Chu Yi has left Jiangnan and come to Beijing. ”

Qin Yujiu's gaze moved away from the list in his hand in vain, and he turned his head to stare at Qin Ping, his expression was already cold, and he said, "Chu Yu's dispatch must be related to the holy book!"

Qin Ping nodded and said, "In the past few days, I have heard the exact news again, Chu Zhen intercepted the ghost boat and killed the lightning eel and water snake hiding on the boat.

"What?"

"The lightning eel and the water snake are water pirates, and I once traced the whereabouts of them in Jiangnan, but I didn't expect them to hide in the ghost ship. ”

Qin Yujiu was silent, waiting for Qin Ping to speak.

"Actually, I received this list as early as when I was in Jiangnan, I thought it was just a list of the Demon Sect chasing and killing the flying thieves, but it wasn't until you told me about the real and fake planks that I checked it again. Lightning Eel and Water Serpent didn't participate in the bloody battle with the Demon Cult back then, and I don't think any of the people on this list showed up that night. ”

"What the second uncle means, they are likely to be those flying thieves who teamed up to grab the real board in the hands of the skillful old man?!"

Qin Ping didn't rush to answer, he suddenly remembered the incident of the night of the Blood Battle Demon Sect, they were heavily besieged, and they were surrounded by people from the Demon Sect...... One by one, his companions died, as well as several of the worm's brothers, and he watched them fall in pools of blood, their lives slowly passing away, and a strong sense of fear forced him to continue the fight, until the next morning, there was no one but him who had survived.

The memory made his face gloomy, and now he remembered that at the same time, there were people in the Flying Pirate Club who took advantage of the chaos to steal the holy books that his brother had worked so hard to steal, and several of them were old friends of his brother, this was a betrayal!

Betrayers, unforgivable.

"Exactly, they traitors. Qin Ping repeated softly, "Traitor." ”

The previous doubts were confirmed by himself, Qin Ping's heart sank like a stone, and he found a connection, that is, Chu Zhen of the Demon Sect also knew about the true and false boards, otherwise there would not be such a list.

Qin Ping expressed his deep worries: "Chu Yi has not left the capital, which means that he is still looking for people on the list. ”

The meaning of these words, Qin Yujiu understood it at once.

Qin Ping pointed to the list and said: "The last one on the list is called Feiying, he is cunning and greedy, scheming, and light skills are among the best in the flying thief, if anyone can trick everyone to rob their own people, and can break through many mechanisms, I can't think of a second person!"

Flying Eagle, Qin Yujiu heard this name for the first time.

Qin Ping paused for a moment and said with some hesitation, "Someone has seen a person in the Rongguo Mansion, and the most notable feature of this person is that he has a hooked nose. ”

"He's an eagle?"

"The Rongguo Mansion has recently added a lot of guards, and it is heavily guarded, and I sent someone into the mansion just to find out this person who looks like a flying eagle. ”

"I've been to the Rongguo Mansion before, and there are more than 200 guards in the mansion, which is not much. ”

"The number of guards in the palace has increased by more than 100, and the night duty has changed from two shifts to three shifts now.

Qin Yujiu was taken aback and asked, "Zhao Chengliang, the Duke of Rongguo, is an idle position in the imperial court, why did he suddenly increase so many guards?"

"According to the rumors in the house, Rong Guogong recently received a treasure, which is very rare, so he strengthened his defense. ”

What kind of treasure is it?

"The news that came back said that among the guards who had newly entered the palace, there was indeed one who looked very similar to Feiying and had a very similar body. And I know that the eagle's left hand is deformed, with only four fingers, and it is born bent and rickety, like an eagle's claws, which is also the origin of his nickname. Qin Ping continued: "The person who sneaked into the mansion was a washerwoman, and she wanted to take the opportunity to collect the dirty clothes and check the person's left hand, who knew that the person only used his right hand to hand over the clothes, and the back of his left hand was hidden in the sleeve. After that time, he was extremely cautious, difficult to approach, and only asked others to deliver dirty clothes. ”

Qin Yujiu fell into deep thought and was silent.

In the quiet room, the still made a ticking sound, a drop of the essence of countless spices condensed, and the sound of falling into the storage bottle, long and crisp.

Qin Yujiu opened his mouth and said, "It seems that I need to go in person." ”

Qin Ping carefully selected the words and sentences: "Don't be in a hurry at this time, since Chu Zhen is in the capital, the Demon Sect will definitely find out the whereabouts of the flying eagle, we might as well wait and see what happens." ”

"Second Uncle also said that the Demon Sect is also investigating, and we can't let them get it first!"

Qin Ping exhaled slowly, he felt that the matter of tracking down the holy book would take a long time, and he was most afraid that if he was careless, he might expose the little worm to danger, and his brother had such a little blood and bones, if something happened to him, how would I explain it to my brother?

"This matter should be considered in the long run......"

Qin Yujiu interrupted him: "It's natural for you to be worried, but it's man-made!"

Once the men of the Qin family make a decision, they are all the masters of the same thing, and Qin Ping knows that his nephew also has this heart.

Qin Ping saw that he couldn't persuade his nephew, so he had to tell the situation in his hand in detail: "I also figured out the vigil deployment of the Rongguo Mansion, there are more than 100 people in each class, and they are divided into three teams, one team patrols around, one team guards the master's house, and the other team guards the treasure house. ”

Qin Yujiu said with a smile: "Last time, I helped the Duchess of Rongguo make incense, and I have been to that mansion more than once, and I have written down the terrain." ”

"The main thing is that the group outside the vault has doubled in size, patrolling around the vault. The man who looked like a flying eagle was not on the night shift. When the time comes, he will return to the small courtyard in the northwest. It was the guard's lodging, but it was the weakest place for the guards in the house. ”

"Isn't it much easier?" Qin Yujiu said with a smile, "Why don't I take his well-guarded treasure house with me?"

Qin Ping sighed and said, "Don't be arrogant, remember to me that the purpose of this trip is to 'find someone', and you must be cautious in everything." ”