"This...please forgive me, Princess, I'm just following orders."
The guard in Xuanyi wrinkled his face and struggled to squeeze out a sentence. His superiors ordered him to only accept invitations but not see anyone. Even King Su pushed him away. The princess who had just returned to the capital...
There was a sigh through the bamboo curtain. Chu Shou lightly touched the curtain as a signal, and Ah Shui helped to roll it up.
When the guard saw Chu Shou, he lowered his head in embarrassment.
Chu Shou turned his head, put his hand gently on the window edge, looked at the back of the carriage, and said softly: "Brother, you are still blocking it like this..."
"Commander Wei? Then surround us."
As soon as he finished speaking, a group of forbidden troops came out from the intersection. They were all wearing heavy armor and holding long guns. They raised a puff of dust and stopped neatly at the entrance of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Behind them were a few common people who liked to watch the excitement, squatting.
Eating melon in the corner.
The guards of the Metropolitan Procuratorate outside the palace were shocked when they saw this battle. They did not expect that someone in Kyoto City would dare to lead troops to act in the royal city. However, even though they thought so, they calmly clenched the weapons in their hands.
The guard who just spoke immediately whispered to someone: Go and report it quickly.
After a while, a high-pitched voice came along with the sound of rapid footsteps.
"Princess, if you miss it, you will welcome it from afar, and if you miss it, you will welcome it from afar!"
Chu Shou raised his eyes and sneered, then he climbed up the carriage window and joked from a distance: "Huh? Mr. Luo, how come you are here in the Procuratorate? The reputation of being hard and tired is not good."
Luo Ming smiled, walked forward quickly and saluted, stood aside with his hands lowered and said: "We are all doing things for His Majesty, it is the same everywhere, but you, how come you suddenly returned to Beijing? These people below
You don’t know how to do things. I wonder if you came here and did this stupid thing and alerted Commander Wei. You deserve to be punished!"
"I heard that your elders returned to Beijing last night, and I also want to meet your elders." Chu Shou smiled sincerely, raising the ends of his eyes, and his thin eyelids, like a fox on the back mountain, with green fur.
Luo Ming was ashamed. Those who knew he wanted to see the adults, but those who didn't knew thought they were confiscating their home...
"See you! Of course I have to see you... My elders are not in good health. They were running around yesterday and are now ill. It's really..."
After Chu Shou heard this, he took out a mahogany box from behind, held it out along the car window, and shook it in front of Luo Ming as if to show off.
"By coincidence, I happened to bring some supplements to visit your family."
After saying that, he shook it again, and the box was full, full of sincerity.
Luo Ming was in a dilemma and didn't know what to do, "My lord is indeed..."
Before she finished speaking, Chu Shou stopped her smile and came out with a dark face. Then, before he could add a few words, she stood up and got off the carriage.
After getting off the car, he stood still with a look on his face that made him look like he was in a hurry. The passers-by who were watching the excitement were not sure whether it was the princess from before, but when they looked at it, hey! It’s true! The princess is back.
!
"Then... open the way."
Chu Shou said lightly, and several rows of forbidden troops rushed forward, swords facing each other, three in a team, two against the guards of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and one stood directly in his original position.
Luo Ming looked at Commander Wei on the side and cast a look for help. Commander Wei gave him an upright look in return, as if he was doing the most righteous thing in the world.
Seeking help was hopeless, Luo Ming's heart crossed. He was just disobeying his boss. At worst, he might as well go back to Dali Temple. It would be better than being left here - "Open the way! Open the way! Princess, please come in."
"My master should be in the study at this time, discussing matters with several royal censors and Wuhui Xiaoxiao, preparing for the next deployment..." Luo Ming laughed awkwardly, and added: "Sorry, sorry.
, said too much."
"Isn't it because I'm not feeling well? Why did it become a matter of discussion again?"
Luo Ming did not feel any shame at all being exposed, and continued to talk: "There are too many greetings sent in today. In order to comply with your instructions, I have to find an excuse to get out..."
Chu Shou said "Oh~~" as if he suddenly understood. He remembered the way he was shaking his head when he was studying at Taixue with Qin Wuhui. He couldn't help but start to learn. He walked with his hands behind his back and said politely: "I see."
"Princess, be careful of the steps, turn right ahead..."
After Luo Ming finished speaking, he suddenly thought of something, scratched his head and said, "The princess should be more familiar with this place than us."
Indeed, speaking of it, this is still a history of her blood and tears.
This was originally a mansion, built many years ago by a wealthy businessman. The wealthy businessman was very interested in learning things, so he found a piece of geomantic omen and ordered people to dig a round lake in the middle.
A nine-story tower stood firmly on the lake, but it could only hear the roar of explosions.
There is one underground floor, five floors above ground, and the other three floors have fake cornices, but they are not usable at all and have only ornamental value.
The tower connects all directions and is divided into eight courtyards, shaped like eight trigrams, named after Qian, Kan, Gen, Zhen, Xun, Li, Kun and Dui respectively.
The middle of the tower is straight to the outside. There is a huge stone in the front hall for the purpose of supporting the tower. The stone is engraved with the word "Chaos". This huge stone is uncarved and natural. In the sun, it will flash out seven-color groups, like salt sand.
As fine as the sky, the sun and the moon alternate, and the night is covered by the moonlight, shining with silver light, like the vast expanse of stars in the sky.
The Qinghui stone that Chu Shou often wore around his waist was cut from this huge stone...
The stairs in the tower are surrounded by circles, and the layers are staggered, giving you an air of nobility.
Standing next to the central boulder and looking up, you can still see the top of the tower at a glance. The top of the tower is painted with horrifying murals, flying fairies, solemn statues of gods... it's dazzling.
The railings on each floor are connected one by one with golden ropes. Small and exquisite copper bells and colorful flags are hung on the ropes. When the wind blows, the windows are opened, the flags and flags fly, and the bells ring. It is absolutely breathtaking.
An audio-visual feast, an absolute feast for the eyes.
Unfortunately, during the war, the wealthy businessman ran away with his family. The mansion was looted and burned, but it still retains its elegance in its heyday. The structure of the house and the layout of the courtyard are even more advanced than today's technology. There is nothing flashy.
It's really the same as what it looks like.
It's just that it has been weathered by wind and rain, and it looks dilapidated. It has been abandoned for many years.
Chu Shou was the richest man among a group of children at the time. One night, he was bored at the General's Mansion in Nuo Da, so he went behind the back of the old man and dragged a few bold young ladies from the west wall of the mansion.
He crawled into the dog hole under the bricks and called it an adventure treasure hunt.
Sure enough, they were trying to die in the middle of the night. Any sign of disturbance would scare the group of people half to death. Before they left the yard, they threw away the lighting lantern in their hands and crawled out along the dog hole again. They cheered each other secretly. Those who were not afraid of death made an appointment again.
Thinking that we would go exploring again during the day next time, we really agreed with the saying "the duck is dead, only the mouth is still strong", and then they found an excuse for each other: it was too troublesome to have to get a lantern in the middle of the night.
Later, a group of people climbed in again on the second day. Although it was still gloomy and desolate, the progress bar rushed forward by more than half, and even climbed to the top tower. At that time, some damaged doors and windows were blown by the wind, and the copper bells were ringing.
, sitting on the terrace facing north and south, you have a panoramic view of the entire Kyoto city, not to mention how comfortable it is.
What's even worse is that I picked up a lot of small, exquisite and priceless things, tied them around my waist, or some gold hairpins and jade rings worn by the lady's concubines, randomly inserted them into my head, and then picked up a handful of bronze mirrors to look pretty for a long time.
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The group is enjoying themselves, but the nearby residents will suffer.
In order to cool down, they opened all the doors and windows. It was the windy season at that time, and there was a strong wind at night. Not only did the bells ring, but there were also many sharp and weird sounds.
People nearby thought the house was haunted and couldn't sleep at night. However, the door was closed and no one dared to approach. Some people who were so close couldn't bear it and packed up their belongings and moved out overnight.
Soon, this matter spread throughout Kyoto. Some people rumored that there was an extremely beautiful water demon suppressing the pagoda. The long hair curled up and dragged the child's skull to the ground, covering the folded legs and the corners of the mouth.
Cracked, a pair of eyes that hung from the tip to the brow, the pupils were dark, without any impurities, if you look at her, your soul will be sucked dry.
The banshee often sings to the moon and expresses her worries when the moon rises in the east.
What's more, they even made up a poignant story about a heartless man and an infatuated girl for this water monster.
So every family restrained their children from wandering in the streets at night, saying that after hearing the song of the water monster, they would throw themselves into the lake to replace the dead children of the water monster.
What's even more outrageous is that the water demon also managed to have a beautiful name...
Originally, Chu Shou and the others wanted to tell the truth, but the situation has gradually developed to the point where they cannot be undone even if they tell the truth!
Everyone was frightened.
The rumors became more and more intense, and people in the city were panicked. Finally, the officials took action and sent the Dali Temple Qingwei to find out about the Water Tower Banshee.
Later, Wei Chi led his men to remove the rusty locks, and the house that had been abandoned for decades was finally revealed again. The group squatted forcibly all night, and soon found out that the strange noise was not from the water monster in the lake, but from the night.
The wind moved away, and a big hole was opened in the east wall of the fifth floor. The two wind masses collided and produced strange sounds, like whispers and whispers, like the cry of a banshee...
They also flooded the entire round lake. I heard that most of the wealthy businessman's net worth was at the bottom of the lake, and a lot of treasures were fished out.
"I also heard that it was all added to the national treasury..."
"?Little common people, please don't whisper!"
Anyway, it was announced that apart from two giant turtles and a few lotus leaves, there was nothing else at the bottom of the lake, no banshee, and no treasures.
Say important things three times: No treasure! No treasure! No treasure!
They thought that the matter would end here. Just when they breathed a sigh of relief, they soon discovered that the doors and windows had obviously been opened, and there were many footprints on the dusty floor. Over there
There were still a few butt marks on the terrace. For a while, rumors spread...
The expedition team became increasingly afraid to speak, and promised each other that even if they were arrested and imprisoned, they would never reveal a word, and even if they were tortured and tortured, they would never let go!
Weichou was an astute person. He looked at these marks and the dog hole at the base of the west wall. There were obvious signs of being trampled on the grass nearby. Most adults couldn't crawl through it, so he knew that it was some children who were causing trouble.
He didn't want to investigate further, but he didn't know that the rumors were confusing and the people turned to the Ministry of Justice. Xu Chunru from the Ministry of Justice knew the truth and wanted everything to be clear, so he directly transferred the case to the Ministry of Justice and vowed to find out which family the child belonged to.
What an immoral thing you did...
Xu Chunru was known as the Iron-faced King of Hell and the most expert in solving cases. No one in the world, let alone Kyoto, could rival him.
Soon, relying on his ability and skills to turn decay into magic, he started with a small piece of dried buns found in the grass next to the dog hole at the base of the west wall, and immediately identified the chef of Chu Shou's family kitchen.
After interrogation, everyone insisted that only Chu Shou had touched the steamed buns that day...
Sad, sad! Since this incident, she has not touched the buns made by her kitchen chef for several years...
After being discovered, Chu Shou actively cooperated and hoped to be treated leniently...
In fact, after the Dali Temple Criminal Department found out, they didn't think about how to deal with it, nor did they go to the top. Unexpectedly, in order to protect Mingzhe, Chu Shou proposed to use the base map of the house in exchange for his freedom.
The two old scammers happily agreed and handed the map to the Ministry of Industry. The Ministry of Industry quickly sent people to start the repair and protection work on the abandoned homestead, and received unanimous praise from the residents of the surrounding communities. So far, the abandoned old house that had been dusty for many years has been restored.
The truth about the water monster incident in Zhai's Pagoda was finally revealed.
But the glory of this incident only belongs to Xu and Wei. The successful detection of the haunting incident has left an indelible trace in their colorful lives. For Chu Shou, it has also become a stain on her life.
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To this day, this matter is still firmly recorded in the case book of the Imperial Court and the Dali Temple, the records of strange events in Kyoto, the long speeches of the Tianqiao teahouse storytellers, and the actual testimonials of many common people...
Because of "consideration" that Chu Shou's other five accomplices were all princes, young masters and ladies whose identities were difficult to explain, they were all replaced by the "associates" of the main criminal in the record book. Considering that Chu Shou was a girl from a high family, the following are
"Chu Laoliu" was used instead, and the official was very considerate in confusing her on whether she was a boy or a girl...
She said optimistically: After this incident, she, Chu Shou, can be regarded as leaving her name in history... her name will last forever... At least in the long years, there will still be traces of her Chu Laoliu's existence in this world...
Then again, Chu Shou and Luo Ming climbed up the tower with ease. Today's tower is no longer what it used to be. Not only are there guards standing around in circles, but also many public officials from the Metropolitan Procuratorate are busy. With their popularity,
Moreover, the building restored by the Ministry of Industry is simple and solemn, and the interior is elegant and elegant.
Everyone was busy with their work and walked by in a hurry. Now two-thirds of the people in the Metropolitan Procuratorate were recruited after settling in Kyoto, half were transferred from the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple, and the other half were young people with postgraduate studies.
generation.
"Things are really different now." Chu Shou couldn't help but sigh. He held the railing and fiddled with the copper bell on the golden rope. The bell made a thin sound.
When he was listening to the old music again and recalling the past that moved him, Chu Shou turned around and realized that the eyes up and down, left, right and left were focused on him...
Luo Ming stretched out his hand to ask her to continue going upstairs, and quickly explained with a smile: "My family doesn't like making noise, and everyone is used to it. I'd like to trouble the princess to go up to the next floor."
After hearing this, Chu Shou frowned, raised his chin, and returned cold stares one by one, staring back at them all in a circle.
Luo Ming continued to laugh, bowed and said politely: "Don't delay your business."
When we got to the top floor, there was no one around, so it was very clean.
The room in the middle should be the study room, with a man and a woman standing in front of the door, like two ferocious door gods holding pipa and dancing swords.
The two men have similar facial features and body shapes. They are both dressed in smart clothes, with a strong air of heroism, round collars and sleeves, and tiger and bird patterns.
The hair is tied high and hangs down on the back of the neck. The man has short hair and the woman has long hair. They are tall and straight. They stand like a pine tree and sit like a bell. Each of them holds an iron spear about one foot long. The whole body is red copper. The spear
The dragon's head is carved with a hook on the end, and the head of the spear is a dragon's tongue, shaped like a flame, and full of evil aura, like a fierce fire swallowing clouds.
"Master Luo, the Pavilion Master and the others are discussing important matters in the study..." As she said that, the woman moved her eyes to Chu Shou, looked up and down, then turned her eyes disdainfully and continued: "No one is allowed to enter."
"Little sister Dongrong, please go and report..." Luo Ming approached and whispered in a low voice: "This is Princess Liuchuan. She has led troops to surround our procuratorate! Anyone who is not allowed to enter must be informed.
Not a word?"
He spoke so vividly that Dongrong slowly frowned, took a slight step back to show that he didn't want to hear any more nonsense from him, and continued to act like a doorkeeper.
Luo Ming hurriedly turned around and explained: "Princess, these two brothers and sisters originally came from the 48th floor with the Imperial Censor. Most of the people in the world have weird tempers... Please forgive me, I will communicate with you now..."
With that said, Luo Ming interceded with the little brother beside him called Xia Xiao...
Chu Shou gently turned his eyes in disbelief, raised his brows, and said loudly: "Master Luo, you all are in such a mess as the Procuratorate..."
Before Chu Shou finished speaking, there was a rush of footsteps behind everyone, and the man's figure flashed past Chu Shou. Chu Shou also took advantage of the situation and pulled Ah Shui gently to his side, as if he was looking up at the sky.
"My three lords, Commander Wei has arrived at the main hall with his troops. The attack is menacing, and brothers do not dare to act rashly."
Dong Rong frowned and exclaimed: "What?"
The spear turned around and the end scraped against the ground, making a rustling sound. Then, following Luo Ming's gaze as if he was looking at death, the three of them looked at a certain princess in the corner.
Chu Shou brushed the broken hair beside his ears, folded his arms and turned around and muttered: "I should have brought the troops in directly, but I thought it was our first time to meet, so we didn't want to make a big fight. I didn't expect that you, the Inspector General, would be like this--
The guest's way."
"I also gave you a chance. It seems that the time for a cup of tea has passed. The princess has not even seen a hair of your family. It seems that they said that the Metropolitan Procuratorate is dominated by one family. It is true.
Already."
Her voice was slow but powerful, making people dare not argue. There was no emotion on her face, and even her eyes showed a feeling of indifference.
Ah Shui took a step forward, raised his chin and said, "Where are your adults? Do you see them or not?"
"Master Luo must have explained to the princess earlier that my master will not see any guests today, no matter who comes - no one will see him."
Dong Rong grasped the spear tightly and rotated it gently, revealing the sharp point of the spear head, which emitted a cold light.
"Dongrong, don't be rude."
The door of the study room creaked open as the words were heard, a copper bell jingled in the wind behind him, and a woman walked out of the door.
Her voice is like a faint moonlight, and her words are partly polite and partly distant. She is dressed in white, just like hibiscus from clear water, with natural carvings removed. Her beauty is as clear as the full moon, her eyes are full, as if surrounded by stars, her teeth are knotted with red lips, and she is as beautiful as
Si ah...
Chu Shou thought to himself that these sour words and fake jealous words could not describe the temperament of a beauty. If she were a young man, he would definitely pick off the moon in the clouds and the stars in the sky for the beauty!
"The imperial censor of the Imperial Court, Mu Huashu, pays homage to Princess Ruchuan. My lord is in ill health. If the princess has any instructions, please tell me."
When Chu Shou heard the name, he thought again: a cold beauty should be more delicate and coquettish to be able to endure the taste. As soon as Miss Mu opened her mouth, he knew that she was as demure as a flower shining on the water... I am afraid that she only wants to be seen as dignified, and is only suitable for people in the moonlight.
Just look at yourself and feel sorry for yourself.
"It's okay. The main reason I came here today is to borrow the brilliant blooming magnolia stem in the study of the Imperial Censor." Chu Shou raised his lips and smiled, tilting his head past Mu Huashu to look at a fiery red flower on the terrace in the room.
Son.
The flowers were blooming in full bloom, surrounded by the cool breeze and the scorching sun, making them even more delicate and delicate.
Before Mu Huashu could speak, he burst into Chu Shou's sight dressed in Tsing Yi. The flying gauze curtain covered the man's upper body. He wore a hollow copper ball around his waist and strung with some tassel beads. He walked past the desk, his slender figure
He picked up the red flowers on the edge of the terrace and handed them to the Confucian scholar hiding in the darkness on the other side.
The Confucian scholar was stunned for a moment, sighed softly, walked over, shaking a feather fan, and solemnly saluted: "The little man Qin Wuhui pays homage to the princess. May the princess be safe."
Chu Shou cast a scrutinizing gaze. He was the little overlord in the literary field who hated Bai Ding the most. He claimed to be a mortal literary star and aspired to be the best counselor in the world. Now he has become an eight-foot man, a humble gentleman, with a measured advance and retreat, and as gentle as jade. He is really
... Such a big change, so big that it deserves a hundred words to describe it briefly...
"If it weren't for the mole on the bridge of your nose and the two tiger teeth, I really wouldn't have recognized you."
Chu Shou said while wearing glasses and still looking at Qing Yi in the room. The wind rolled up his robe. The man seemed to be facing them with his hands behind his back. A trace of disappointment flashed in her eyes. She would rather give someone a hand than come out to meet him. It turned out to be
It has come to this point.
Qin Wuhui lowered his eyes and smiled secretly, and continued to "advance and retreat in a controlled manner" and said: "It's hard for the princess to remember... some of the subtleties."
Chu Shou frowned, feeling sour in his heart, but secretly said: What did this short winter melon say?
Then he stretched out his hand and grabbed the pot of red flowers. His movements were a little big, which made people look a little hasty, and he muttered: "I don't have time to reminisce with you now."
Then he lowered his eyes and took the mahogany box from Ah Shuihuan and stuffed it into Qin Wuhui's hand, "This is a return gift for your family, please make up for it."
Chu Shou winked at Qin Wuhui and smiled roundly at the corners of his mouth.
Turning to leave, Qin Wuhui took the opportunity to ask, holding the mahogany box in his hand: "When will you have time to talk about old times?"
This scene is like a shy young man who is just starting to fall in love...
Chu Shou frowned again, turned around and thought about it seriously, then concealed his doubts and pretended to be bright: "Tonight! Gan Linzhou, if you want to come, you can come."
Qin Wuhui raised the corner of his mouth slightly, nodded gently, and watched Chu Shou leave before returning to someone's study with the box.
When Chu Shou left, he was followed by a long group of forbidden troops. As soon as he stepped out of the gate, he met the imperial censor Shen Yi Ke who was returning from some work. Shen Yi Ke first smiled and said in surprise: "Eh? Sir, are you willing to meet me?"
Chu Shou walked away without looking back, waving his hands and loudly echoing: "No!"
Shen Yi was puzzled for a few seconds, and soon he saw with his own eyes the secret of his master's "willingness to meet people". The Imperial Guards walked out row after row as if the Metropolitan Procuratorate was their base camp...
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