Chapter 36 Night visit to the Marquis of Changping
Chapter 36 Night visit to the Changping Marquis Mansion
But as soon as Song Jiuxi climbed out of Yanyun's window, she realized there was someone in the alley.
Song Jiuxi also knew this person, he was Lin Shuo.
He was drunk and leaned against the wall of the dark alley. Generally no one walked in the back alley of Hongyan Pavilion because there was a dirty slum behind it.
Hongyan Pavilion sings and dances all night, and the sounds and sounds of dogs and horses seem like a paradise on earth, but the slum behind the alley is a hell on earth.
Hongyan Pavilion separates wealth and poverty. Those who sing here every night would never think that there is only a wall between them, and there is a place where the road is frozen to death.
Lin Shuo, the young master of the Changping Prefecture, would never come to a place like this.
But Lin Shuo endured the humidity and stench in the alley and waited here.
Song Jiuxi suddenly remembered that that day at Prince Duan's Mansion, Lin Shuo threatened Song Wanwan, and Song Wanwan promised to give Lin Shuo five hundred taels in three days.
Song Jiuxi entered the dark corner of the alley, held back her breath, and stared at Lin Shuo.
Not long after, a woman wearing a cloak came over.
Lin Shuo saw her, staggered towards her, and laughed: "My young master's five million taels..."
At first, Song Jiuxi thought the visitor would be Song Wanwan, but when she took a closer look, she realized something was wrong.
Although this person's whole body was hidden in a cloak, his aura was not that of Song Wanwan. She had been dealing with Song Wanwan for so long, and was still very familiar with Song Wanwan's figure and aura.
"This is five hundred taels." The person took out a money bag from his sleeve and threw it on Lin Shuo. "After you take the money, shut your mouth."
Lin Shuo hugged the money bag and laughed happily. "Second Miss, please rest assured that I will keep my promise and promise not to tell anything about her and my brother."
The woman suddenly asked: "Who told you that the second lady has a plum blossom birthmark on her back?"
"For the sake of five hundred taels, I can tell you that one of my brother's classmates told me that the second lady has a plum blossom-shaped birthmark on her waist, which is very charming when she is in love..."
The man took a step closer and shouted: "Which classmate?"
"Which classmate? I can't remember..."
Song Jiuxi's eyebrows sank, and he suddenly raised his hand, picked up a stone under his feet and threw it out.
With a "crack" sound, the stone hit the knife edge, making a harsh sound.
Lin Shuo watched blankly as a white light flashed before his eyes. The next moment he reacted, he collapsed on the ground, and a stream of burnt-yellow water flowed out from where he was sitting.
"Kill, kill..." He shouted in horror.
The woman in the cloak failed to hit a single blow, and turned her short sword to kill Lin Shuo again.
Song Jiuxi picked up Qinggong and quickly rushed to Lin Shuo. He drew out the soft sword from his waist and faced him.
The cloaked woman quickly made two moves with her, and suddenly threw the short knife at Song Jiuxi's throat. Song Jiuxi dodged to avoid it. When she turned around again, the man had disappeared.
Song Jiuxi picked up the short knife stuck on the ground. This knife was only a foot long, but it cut iron like clay. The handle of the knife was inlaid with a blue glazed stone, which looked like a deep pool of clear water in the dark night.
This is the famous sword Suguang.
Suguang Dao got its name because its blade is made of snow.
But Suguang Dao has long since disappeared from the world. Why is there such a person around Song Wanwan?
As she is reborn, more and more mysteries are presented to her.
The Changping Marquis Mansion, which she originally thought was the simplest place, is now shrouded in mystery.
"Young hero, young hero, don't leave!"
Song Jiuxi turned around and saw Lin Shuo lying on the ground begging her. Song Jiuxi had changed her appearance so that Lin Shuo could not recognize her at all.
Song Jiuxi looked at him who was so frightened that his hands and feet were limp and his soup was flowing, and he suddenly clicked his tongue.
"Young hero, can you take me back? I, I am from the Changping Prefecture, and I will pay you to take me back."
Lin Shuo handed the five hundred taels he had just received to Song Jiuxi. He was now sober from the wine, leaving only the fear and panic of escaping from death.
Song Jiuxi took the five hundred taels and looked up to see Yanyun standing by the window. Then Song Jiuxi said, "Stay here, someone will pick you up soon."
"Hey, young hero, don't go, young hero..." Lin Shuo looked back and saw that there seemed to be someone else in the dark alley, which scared him so much that he rolled over and crawled.
After Song Jiuxi left, a strange man came over not long after and wanted to take him back.
Lin Shuo's arms trembled, and he held on to the man's arm until he reached the Changping uncle's house, and then he let go.
He threw himself at the door of the uncle's house, howling like a ghost, and immediately shocked the whole house.
He cried and shouted: "Song Wanwan wants to kill me! She wants to kill me!"
On the second day, everyone in the capital knew that the second lady of the Changping Marquis Mansion had a plum blossom mark on her waist.
This matter was publicized by Lin Shuo so that the whole capital knew about it, and people all over the street were talking about it.
How beautiful is this plum blossom mark on Miss Song's waist? It's good to see that the two young masters of the Changping uncle's family lived and died for her.
This is something to say later. That night, Song Jiuxi went to the Changping Marquis Mansion. Outside the mansion, she looked at the familiar house in front of her with complicated emotions.
Song Wenzhi was a nerd who could only read. He only had the official position of Crown Prince and Tutor. Although he had the title of Marquis, he actually had no real power.
Apart from his status in the hearts of literati, he has always been a marginal figure in the court.
Therefore, the Changping Marquis Mansion looks great, but actually has no successor power at all.
The eldest son of the Song family has only one legitimate son, Song Ruoyu, who is currently ten years old and studying at Hanshan Academy. The other two houses are only concubines, and they spend their days hanging out.
In such a princely residence, if it doesn't take long, it is very likely that the title will not be preserved.
But now a housekeeper of the Hou Mansion, a person hiding around Song Wanwan, is becoming more and more extraordinary.
She used to live in the most remote courtyard of the mansion and never noticed anything unusual in the mansion.
And she didn't use force at that time. In order to avoid Song Wanwan, she kept huddled in her yard. Unexpectedly, she missed these abnormalities.
After Song Jiuxi climbed in, she ran directly towards Song Wanwan's yard.
The lights were still on in Song Wanwan's yard. Song Jiuxi landed on the roof silently and was about to lift the tiles and look down.
Suddenly someone behind him shouted: "Who? There is an assassin, catch the assassin!"
Song Jiuxi turned around and saw that not far away, the housekeeper of the Hou Mansion was looking at her with a lantern.
As he shouted, all the guards in the mansion rushed out. Song Jiuxi had no choice but to fly away.
Song Wanwan also ran out and asked anxiously: "What happened? Who is it?"
Butler Wang ran over and said breathlessly to Song Wanwan: "Second Miss, there was a man in black on your roof just now. He has run away now, and the villain has sent people to chase him."
Song Wanwan looked startled for a moment, then calmed down.
She looked back at Dongxia. Could it be that the content of the conversation between the two just now was overheard?
The two of them looked at each other immediately. Dongxia concealed her expression and said, "Second Miss, I'd better leave the matter of catching the assassin to the housekeeper. It's cold outside, so hurry into the house."
Song Wanwan nodded and went straight into the house. She grabbed Dongxia's arm and asked eagerly: "Why hasn't Fang Long come back yet? Has Lin Shuo killed him?"
Dongxia said: "Fang Long hasn't come back yet."
Song Wanwan frowned, and then her face turned cold: "Lin Shuo must die!"
Otherwise her reputation would be over, but she didn't expect that the next day the whole city would be talking about the plum blossom mark on her waist.