The flames lit by the lanterns were burning in clusters on the street. Under the old horse's body, blood had already flowed into a shallow pool. The blood, corpses and various scattered debris on the ground were in a mess.
When the woman in black ran towards an adjacent street, several government officers armed with knives did not dare to stop her at all.
Ning Yi moved to follow him secretly, but then he realized that Xiaochan was hugging him tightly. In fact, the height difference between the two of them was only one head. It was just that Xiaochan was curled up and hiding next to him, which made it look like
A little short. When Ning Yi looked over, Xiaochan also looked up with a wrinkled face. She hugged Ning Yi and screamed for a long time, but couldn't pull her. She looked like she was about to cry. When her eyes met with Ning Yi's,
His eyes and mouth suddenly rounded, he was stunned for a second, his expression was cute, and then he suddenly lowered his head.
Ning Yi curled his lips, then patted her on the shoulder: "Let's go."
"Oh." Xiao Chan quickly let go of her hand. Ning Yi walked towards the fork in the road. Xiao Chan followed a few steps, woke up and shook her head: "No, uncle, where are you going?"
"Watch the fun..."
"no!"
Xiaochan suddenly jumped up and grabbed Ning Yi's clothes: "No, uncle, that female thief is so powerful. Uncle, let's go eat, the lady is still waiting for us..."
"It's okay, I'll just watch from a distance..."
"No, that female thief has already run away..."
"It's not that easy... Well, if she really ran away, I wouldn't be able to see her..."
With a bang, Xiaochan hugged Ning Yi from behind, holding her hands tightly, and sprinkled the spiced beans all over Ning Yi. She shook her head desperately behind Ning Yi: "No, uncle, don't allow it."
go……"
Ning Yi stood there, silently asking the sky for a moment, and then looked around: "Xiaochan, how are you holding me like this?"
The situation was chaotic just now. Everyone was watching the fight. Ning Yi was protecting her, but not many people noticed. At this time, when she heard Ning Yi speak, Xiao Chan reacted, her body froze, and she immediately let go as if she was electrocuted, but
Then she still grabbed the corner of his clothes, her little face flushed. Ning Yi laughed, stretched out his hand to rub Xiaochan's head, and immediately messed up her hair. A turban wrapped around her head fell off, and half of it fell off.
Her hair was scattered into a ponytail, Xiaochan's mouth flattened, and Ning Yi stepped forward: "It's okay, it's okay, just see what's going on."
"Uncle...don't go..."
At this time, another blue-shirted military soldier came over from the other end of the street. The little girl pulled the corner of Ning Yi's clothes and followed step by step. She looked anxious and wanted to cry. The scarf around her bunted head also fell off. She reached out to hold it.
It can't be tied up, but it looks really cute.
The woman in black had just been beaten and was covered in blood. If she were running all the way, it would definitely cause panic. However, the slightly chaotic scene only lasted for the next street. When Ning Yi and Xiaochan passed by another street, pedestrians
The panic scene was gone. It was obvious that the female thief had either entered the surrounding shops or mansions, or quickly found a way to disguise herself. However, when she passed a certain tea stall, she heard someone talking.
There was a fight just now on Suzaku Street.
"...I heard that the female assassin assassinated Captain Song Xian of Song Dynasty in Feiyan Pavilion. Although she failed, she killed more than a dozen people before she left. Tsk, there was a river of blood... She was just on Suzaku Street.
There was a fight on the side, but now he is gone again. How can they keep such a strong man from the green forest who has come and gone..."
The Wulie Army garrisoned the Jiangning area, and its reputation was not very good. Ordinary people naturally had no idea who Captain Song Xian was, but there were a few good people serving as officials. When people in the market talked about it, it was very satisfying.
But it’s impossible to say that you can’t retain them at all if you come and go. Among the nearby crowds, you occasionally see those figures in blue shirts. These should be the most elite group of people in the Wu Lie Army. There can’t be many of them.
, but still looking for traces of the female assassin. Ning Yi occasionally observed the route they were looking for and followed it at will.
Xiaochan was relieved at this time, occasionally jogging next to Ning Yi, playing with her loose buns, and saying with a straight face: "I can't find my uncle, I can't find my uncle, I can't find my uncle...
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The assassination of Feiyan Pavilion and the fight on Zhuque Street were just small episodes that happened that night. The waves only set off within a certain range and only spread among a certain level of people. Even if Wu Liejun came back again, it would not be possible.
Fortunately, on days like the 15th of the first lunar month, cities or roads are closed to find people. In this era when news basically relies on word of mouth, most people still continue their activities and celebrations.
Jiuyulou, which is about a street away from Wuyi Lane, is one of the largest restaurants run by the Pu family, the richest man in Jiangning. It is five stories high and covers a large area. Although it is a restaurant, what you want here
There is almost nothing you can't find in entertainment. Since the Pu family developed into a scholarly family, some of its properties have also been integrated into the elegant scholarly atmosphere. This building is the best-run one.
The entire restaurant has a square structure, and the central patio is wide, so there is no problem with lighting. The rockery, pavilion, stone, exotic trees and flowers are arranged in a small but exquisite way. If necessary, these things can be removed
, setting up a temporary stage. There is also a walled house and green vegetation outside the restaurant, which is pleasing to the eye when viewed from above. Various calligraphy and paintings filled with scholarly atmosphere and precious screens are used as
Decorated porcelain, lacquerware, etc.
The Pu family spent a lot of money on this building, and the reputation they created for this building lived up to their expectations. People who have money, family background, freedom and literary talent often feel proud to come here to entertain guests.
High-ranking officials such as the prefect often choose to come here if they have banquets outside the government. But of course, having money is the last word, and a well-off man of letters can only come here when invited. This building is already considered a
It is the best combination of money and elegance.
Today, the Pu family hosted a banquet for many talented people here. After all, the weather has not warmed up yet, and the wind is strong on the river, so it is not easy to arrange a six-boat row. This gathering is actually similar to another Puyuan Poetry Party. So Puyuan
Led by Pu Yangyi from the family, many people were invited in accordance with the specifications of the Puyuan Poetry Society, but this time there were not many people with their families. Qilan, one of the four beauties of Qinhuai, accompanied them. In the past two or three years, the famous prostitute Qilan was also considered
This is the Pu family’s signboard.
The atmosphere of the banquet was more casual than that of the Mid-Autumn Festival Puyuan Poetry Party, but everyone was still very poetic. In addition to several talented people who had relations with the Pu family before and Xue Jin and others, there was also a well-known person coming today.
Among the younger generation in Jiangning, he is often as famous as the rigorous and steady Cao Guan, but he has a free and easy personality, and his poems are often wild and unconstrained. He is said to have the legacy of the Tang Dynasty. He is the talented Li Pin who participated in the Lichuan Poetry Society during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Li Pin is more famous than the few people the Pu family can hire, but of course, they are all young people, so it is difficult to measure the difference. When others talk about the Pu family, at most they will deduct a few points because of the smell of copper. See
It seems to be a few levels lower than those talents from Zhishui Poetry Club and Lichuan Poetry Club. Everyone was actually surprised that he would come here for the banquet this time, but in fact, being able to invite him was not mainly due to the Pu family.
Financial resources, but because Su Chonghua and Su Chonghua got to know each other after listening to some of Ning Yi's stories at Yushan Academy a few years ago, but no one could have imagined that Su Chonghua's reputation would be so great.
It doesn't matter, but to be able to invite Li Pin here on a day like the Shangyuan Festival, the Pu family immediately felt proud.
The other talented people originally thought that Li Pin might steal their limelight when he came over, but fortunately, Li Pin was a low-key person and just wrote random poems today. Although they were good poems, they would not overshadow everyone else. He was joking and joking.
He was also courteous in his advances and retreats, and soon people felt that he had become the other party's friend instead of his opponent, just like being honored. Qilan has professional communication skills, so naturally she would not get close to Li Pin. Compared to others,
On the contrary, he was a little alienated from this talented man. He was good at dancing and could control the situation well, making the scene lively and harmonious.
The poems revealed in the Lichuan Poetry Club and other gatherings will still be continuously collected for everyone to comment on. Everyone here is also very interested in poetry. Although the poems are not as good as Lichuan, Li Pin occasionally ridicules those talented people in Lichuan.
sentence, others thought that the talented people over there were nothing. The banquet was filled with people drinking wine, reading poems, and Miss Qilan played the piano, sang and danced. When the time was approaching 1:30, Puyang Yi went over to talk to Li Pin
, at the same time, chatting and joking with Su Chonghua and Xue Jin who came over.
After a while, he talked about the water-melody song from last year's Mid-Autumn Festival, and then asked about Ning Yi. Pu Yangyi said casually, but in fact, he had long wanted to invite Ning Yi to come to this poetry meeting to add a voice to the poem. Su Chonghua laughed.
He talked about some things about Ning Yi in the Su family, and also talked about Song Mao's school entrance examination and praises years ago. In fact, he used to have an indifferent attitude towards Ning Yi, but now he is wary. The most important thing is that he is afraid
The other party snatched his reputation as the headmaster of Yushan Academy. After all, he had been running the academy for so many years and it had not improved. Ning Yi had taught good students as soon as he came. To him, this was no different from a slap in the face. And seeing
Taigong Su was naturally worried about Ning Yi's high regard for him. But on the surface, he acted like he was talking about his juniors and was proud of him.
"It's fake, I don't believe it." The Xue family and the Su family have always been at odds, and Xue Jin no longer concealed it too much at this time, "I heard years ago that the water tune song was composed by him after listening to a Taoist priest.
Yes...he just stole it for his own use..."
"Haha, Brother Xue, you brought this matter up again." Xue Jin finished his words, and another voice came from the side. This was the Wu family. There were three cloth houses in Jiangning. The Xue family and the Su family had always been unhappy, but as the head of the line
The Wu family has a good relationship with both families. The visitor is Wu Qihao, the second young master of the Wu family, who knows both Su Tan'er and Xue Jin. When Su Tan'er visited the Wu family during the New Year, Ning Yi also met him.
Yuan smiled at this time: "Not many people would believe what the Taoist said."
Pu Yangyi next to him said with a smile: "I don't believe it either, but I have really admired brother Li Heng for a long time. Mr. Su Shan, please recommend him to me next time."
Then the topic moved away from the name Ning Yi, and everyone joked and laughed for a while. Qilan performed a song and dance. After Wu Qihao looked out the window for a while, he turned back with a smile: "Brother Puyang, say
What a coincidence. The people you and I were talking about seem to be hanging around downstairs at this time. Su Shanchang, Brother Li, Brother Xue. I only met Li Heng once, and I can't confirm it. Come and take a look.
…”
His words could actually be heard in half of the surrounding hall. Immediately, people gathered with interest and asked, "Brother Wu is so interested, who are you talking about?"
"Li Heng? Could this person be..."
This discussion spread throughout the entire party hall on the second floor in a short time. At the inner window, Wu Qihao and a few people stood there and looked at each other for a few times, then stretched out his fingers and said, "Look, it seems to be that person. Next to him
Isn't that girl Xiaochan, the maid next to sister Tan'er?"
Near the rockery in the patio downstairs, Ning Yi and Xiaochan were wandering around boredly, looking around among the lanterns...