Chapter 652: Evil Star Kefu [Please vote for me at the end of the month!]
"Where are Rong Nu Shi and Aunt Song? Did Chen Canjun see them? Don't worry, you can speak slowly and clarify."
Ouyang Rong rushed out of the Jiangzhou lobby, boarded the carriage, and turned to ask Yan Liulang who was following closely behind.
"I don't know. The people Chen Canjun sent urgently only said that a commander named Yi led a group of White Tiger Guards into the city to ask the Ming government whether there was something wrong with these warriors, who suddenly broke into Xunyang City like this.
But there is no official document issued by Jiangzhou Hall. Should there be restrictions later..."
Yan Liulang asked with visible anxiety on his face:
"But now that people have entered, there is nothing we can do this time. Chen Canjun and the city guards did not stop him. That girl named Yi Qianqiu was too arrogant. The people Chen Canjun sent to follow came back to report that she was leading people directly.
Went to Xingzifang Xingzi Lake!
"Before I came to report the news just now, I had already sent someone to notify Pei Shisanniang in advance and asked her to move the embroidery girl away."
He lowered his voice for the last few words.
"Very good, Rokuro responded well."
Ouyang Rong took a deep breath and said calmly:
"In this case, you now go and summon all the available police officers in Jiangzhou Hall and take them to Xingzifang. Just say... that you want to arrest the rebels and search for the rebels. Yunmeng Ling will act according to the situation when he arrives at Xingzi Lake and find someone.
Delaying Yi Qianqiu and the others...
"In addition, you send someone to send a message to Chen Canjun with my warrant, asking him to immediately seal the city gate and temporarily prevent any large troops from entering the city..."
Ouyang Rong spoke clearly and gave orders one by one.
"Yes, Mingfu."
As if he had found his backbone, Yan Liulang wiped his face vigorously, immediately jumped out of the carriage, hurried back to the lobby, and walked away.
Ouyang Rong suddenly turned his head and ordered the still confused Ali:
"Let's go to Xingzi Lake Embroidery Lady's Courtyard, immediately, quickly."
"Oh, yes, sir."
Ali was feeding the horses, but he didn't expect the young master and Yan Liulang to suddenly arrive. Although his young master looked calm, the anxious and urgent tone of Yan Captou just now made Ali realize
, something important happened that caught me off guard, and it should have been outside the plan of Young Master and Yan Captou.
Then combined with the words "Xingzi Lake", "Xiu Niang's Courtyard" and other words... Ali quickly removed the forage, got ready, rode his horse and whipped his whip, and drove towards Xingzifang.
Inside the carriage.
Ouyang Rong was sitting upright with his eyes closed.
Entering the merit tower, he immediately looked at the blessing clock.
Motionless, calm and calm.
There is no blessing trigger.
Before his consciousness left the merit tower, Ouyang Rong glanced at the blue-gold font above the small wooden fish.
[Merit: five thousand five hundred and ninety-nine]
Ouyang Rong opened his eyes.
The carriage under me was rushing non-stop to the quiet courtyard.
He couldn't rest and immediately bent over to touch the space under the seat.
A Mohist sword box disguised as a piano box.
Mirage Mask.
An authentic copy of "Peach Blossom Spring" for spare use.
A small, square seal with the word "Red Lotus" engraved on it.
Touching here, Ouyang Rong stuffed the small seal back.
Only the first three were taken.
The bronze mask and the original "Peach Blossom Spring" are stuffed into the left and right sleeves respectively.
He picked up the piano case, lowered his head and closed his eyes, as if silently sensing something.
"Fifteen breaths is the safest."
He muttered something to himself, something incomprehensible.
After a while, Ouyang Rong took out a bronze dagger wrapped in white cloth from his arms.
The curtains of the carriage are tightly closed, and the bronze has a faint green luster in the dim environment.
The dim light fell on the young man's calm face.
He pursed his lips.
This Yunmeng Token was dropped by Yi Qianqiu along with two enemy heads on the official road outside Xunyang Grottoes not long ago.
According to her, it was the two beheaded water thieves who left behind.
Yi Qianqiu later left Ouyang Rong aside and took Rong Nu Shi and Aunt Song to have a private chat.
In addition, Yi Qianqiu suddenly led people into the city without warning without informing the Jiangzhou lobby, heading straight for Xingzi Lake...
Ouyang Rong suspected that the two water thieves left some confession information before their death, related to Yun Meng Ling or Yun Meng Yue Nu.
In addition, this den of Hukou County water thieves, who have been identified by the White Tiger Guards as rebel thieves from Tiannan Jianghu, appeared at a very strange time...
Are they here to rescue the Yue girls hiding in Xunyang City?
The bronze dagger was stained with the blood of water thieves and gave off a nauseating smell of blood. Ouyang Rong wrapped it in white cloth and put it away. He rubbed his face and hugged the piano case in his arms tighter.
I don't know if it was his misunderstanding, but after Rong Zhen introduced him before, the female general of the White Tiger Guard named Yi Qianqiu seemed to be vaguely repulsive and indifferent to him.
Later, Nv Shi and Nanny Song talked to each other and ignored him as an outsider. She even openly mocked him as a "civilian scholar" in public.
This is not the brain circuit of a normal person. Even a well-developed martial artist can hardly have such a low emotional intelligence to offend someone when they first meet.
It is true that Ouyang Rong was a civil servant scholar, but he was also one of the few scholars in the Xiuwen Academy in this dynasty. He also served as the governor of Jiangzhou. He was relied upon by the saints in Luoyang and was in charge of the Donglin Giant Buddha!
As the deputy superintendent of Si Tianjian, Aunt Song had to soften her voice and ask him to accept the order.
Yi Qianqiu took the order this time and rushed to Jiangzhou with the White Tiger Guards. It is impossible that he did not know his name. Then there are only two possibilities. First, she is a real-hearted person with a clear love and hate. Ouyang Rong is in some matters.
, offended her, and left a bad impression. Secondly, she did it on purpose, deliberately showing it to some people.
The second type is the most intriguing; the first type may be related to that group of water thieves, but there is one thing that Ouyang Rong cannot figure out:
If the water thief who was given the Yunmeng Order told Yi Qianqiu that there was a Yue girl hiding near Xingzi Lake in Xingzifang.
Then where did Yi Qianqiu know that he, Ouyang Lianghan, had protected Yue Nu?
Is it possible that the information is so well-informed?
Or is it that someone from the Wei family reported to her? Does she have an intersection with the Wei family?
While Ouyang Rong was silent and thinking anxiously, Ali's voice came from outside:
"Sir, we're here."
"Um."
Ouyang Rong came to his senses and got out of the car with Qin in his arms.
Look around.
Everything around the quiet courtyard was as before, as usual, the lake breeze blew slowly, and the pear trees growing in the courtyard made a rustling sound.
But Pei Shisanniang and the others were nowhere to be seen.
Ouyang Rong remained calm and continued to hold the piano and walked into the quiet courtyard.
"Brother Ouyang, why are you here so early today? It's not lunch time yet."
In the yard, Fang Shengnan, who was practicing sword dancing, sheathed his sword and asked curiously.
Ouyang Rong looked around the empty yard and asked with an indifferent expression:
"Where's the embroiderer?"
"No, I'm out." Fang Shengnan panted slightly. He walked over, picked up the water ladle, took a sip of water, and said carelessly: "Mrs. Pei took her shopping in the morning, came back at noon, and followed her after dinner.
Mrs. Pei went out and said there was a Dharma gathering at Chengtian Temple. She went to worship the Buddha, but she hasn't come back yet...Brother Ouyang doesn't want to drink water, eh, why are you going?"
Fang Shengnan saw that Ouyang Rong had already carried Qin out of the house, but before leaving, he stopped and asked again without looking back:
"Did any stranger come to our yard just now?"
"Well, that's not true." Fang Shengnan shook his head.
"Where is your sister?" Ouyang Rong asked suddenly.
"I don't know. She disappeared when I woke up in the afternoon. She must have gone out." Fang Shengnan asked and said sadly: "My sister went out to explore and explore, and she didn't take me with her..."
Ouyang Rong didn't finish listening and had already gone out and left the quiet courtyard. He didn't board Ali's carriage, but rushed to Chengtian Temple with all his strength.
When we arrived at Chengtian Temple, it turned out that we had the solution. There was a bustle of people coming and going, but there was a group of White Tiger Guards waiting outside the door, waiting like statues. Many pilgrims and monks took a detour.
Ouyang Rong hid in the dark, his eyes quickly swept across the door, but Yi Qianqiu was nowhere to be seen.
Ouyang Rong bypassed the group of soldiers, climbed over the wall and entered Chengtian Temple, searching for the traces of Xiu Niang.
First we went to the familiar hall for seeking signatures.
No one was seen.
Thinking of something, Ouyang Rong didn't care about getting angry and rushed to the Zen Master's Academy.
Sure enough, I saw Pei Shisanniang at the door of a Buddhist temple.
"Where's the embroiderer?"
"Master?" Pei Sanniang was surprised: "The embroiderer is inside. She wanted to worship Buddha in the afternoon, so I came with her."
Ouyang Rong didn't finish listening and rushed directly into the door. At this time, Zhao Qingxiu had already walked out of the meditation room. She seemed to have heard his call and came to greet him.
"Ah," Zhao Qingxiu said weakly.
"Are you okay?"
Ouyang Rong grabbed her hand and looked around, but there was no figure of Yi Qianqiu.
In the Zen courtyard, there was a middle-aged Zen master sitting upright, tilting his head and looking at him.
Ouyang Rong ignored this person and did not find Fang Juxiu, so he withdrew his gaze.
"Yeah."
Zhao Qingxiu covered her eyes with the ribbon, shook her head slightly, and groped Ouyang Rong's body with her hands as usual. Her face was a little happy, and she was about to write on his chest, but she encountered a hard object. She was curious and touched the strange piano in his arms.
box.
Ouyang Rong moved away in time, holding the piano case with one hand, and holding the embroiderer with the other hand as he walked out of the yard, leaving behind the middle-aged Zen master.
He asked Pei Sanniang seriously:
"Thirteenth Niang, have you received the message from Rokuro?"
The latter was stunned: "What news?"
It seems that it has not been received yet and is still on the way. The person who sent the letter is not as fast as him and did not find Pei Shisanniang.
Ouyang Rong breathed a sigh of relief, but immediately, his eyebrows furrowed and he looked around.
Didn't he come here for the embroiderer? Then why did Yi Qianqiu come here?
"Go back first, Thirteenth Mother, and take the embroiderer to your home first."
He pondered for a moment and made a decision.
"Yes, young master." Pei Shisanniang nodded hurriedly.
He sent the embroiderer back to Pei Shisanniang's low luxury carriage.
"Take the back door of the temple." Ouyang Rong got into the car together and prepared to leave quickly. Halfway through, he suddenly remembered something and turned around to tell the groom: "Stop at the square in front."
After a while, far away from the courtyard where Yuan Huaimin lived, the carriage stopped and Ouyang Rong got out of the car.
The carriage is parked and waiting.
Ouyang Rong frowned and hurried to Yuan Huaimin's yard.
As soon as he got closer, he saw that the door of Yuan Huaimin's courtyard was open, and Li Yu was hiding at the door with a panicked look on his face, looking inside the door in fear.
"What's going on inside? Why are you standing outside?"
Ouyang Rong asked.
His footsteps approached quietly. When Li Yu heard the voice, Ouyang Rong was already standing behind him. Li Yu was startled on the spot:
"Master Ouyang, you..."
Before Li Yu could finish speaking, Ouyang Rong heard the sound of ghosts crying and wolf howling coming from the yard.
"Ah——! I was wrong, Qiuniang, please spare your life, don't smoke, don't smoke... Don't touch these branches and sticks, don't step on them, they are not mine, they really are not mine! They belong to Brother Li Yu, those calligraphy and paintings are
It's mine, please don't step on it, please! It's over, it's over, I really can't afford to pay..."
Yuan Huaimin was wailing and begging for mercy.
Ouyang Rong looked slightly startled.
Go to the door and take a look inside and outside.
The courtyard was in a mess. Yi Qianqiu was holding a riding crop, grabbing Yuan Huaimin's back collar, dragging him to the open space in the center of the courtyard, and throwing it away. She made a fierce face, raised the whip, and whipped hard while beating.
After smashing the treasured music, chess, calligraphy and paintings in Yuan Huaimin's house, and at the same time, there were many broken straight branches lying at his feet, Yi Qianqiu's chest heaved violently.
"Yuan Huaimin, I haven't seen you for several years, but you're still such a loser! Are you worthy of the name of Jingzhao Yuanshi?"
Her face was filled with anger, and her voice was as cold as ice.
This scene made Ouyang Rong unstoppable.
He looked closely and saw that Yi Qianqiu had already taken off the silver evil tiger mask, and saw that this woman had a relatively ordinary appearance, with a face of national peace and prosperity, but her eyebrows were very thick, very heroic, and quite unforgettable.
She has a female body and a male appearance. Judging from her brows and wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, she is about thirty years old, similar to Yuan Huaimin.
However, the face of this woman, Li Baoer, who loves to read the Book of Changes and is slightly proficient in the art of fortune-telling, said that this woman has a tiger face and will definitely suffer from evil stars.
Ouyang Rong raised his feet and entered the hospital. Yi Qianqiu looked back and cast her gaze. Before she could see the person clearly, she already spoke impatiently:
"Tell you bastards to go away, are you deaf? How about I bring a stick to smooth the flow for you?"
However, after seeing the appearance of the visitor, she slowly stopped talking and tilted her head to look at the young man holding the piano.
After a while, her eyes gradually moved down and fell on the long piano case in his arms.
"Lianghan! Lianghan, please leave quickly and don't come in. She is still angry. I...I will deal with it..."
"Cope with it? Ha."
"ah--!"
Yi Qianqiu sneered and whipped out his whip. Yuan Huaimin raised his head, covered his buttocks, and sucked out the cool air in the courtyard.
She held the two ends of the whip with both hands and straightened it step by step. When Yuan Huaimin calmed down, she turned her head and asked lightly:
"Prince Ouyang? Why did you come to see this piece of trash? Oh, you also came to him to drink and brag. If you are near red, you will be red, and if you are near ink, you will be black. Wherever he goes, he has many friends."
"Commander Yi, have you finished smoking? I still have something to ask Brother Huaimin."
Ouyang Rong asked softly. Before Yi Qianqiu could speak, he walked into the courtyard with a calm expression and happened to stand in front of Yuan Huaimin who fell to the ground.
The latter subconsciously got up and huddled behind Ouyang Rong, as if grasping the last straw, but still persuaded:
"Brother Lianghan, please don't come in here. You're so loyal..."
With outsiders present, Yi Qianqiu temporarily stopped whipping him and squinted his eyes to look at the young governor who dared to come in to protect his people.
Ouyang Rong took out a copy of "Peach Blossom Spring" from his sleeve and handed it to Yuan Huaimin, who was still in shock.
The latter looked down and was stunned.
"I'm here to return Tao Qian's original work. Brother Huaimin lent it to me to look at, but I almost forgot to return it. By the way, I asked Brother Huaimin for advice on piano skills."
Yi Qianqiu's eyes moved away from the piano case and fell on the "Peach Blossom Spring" scroll. His brows gradually furrowed, not knowing what he was thinking.
Ouyang Rong turned his head and glanced at Yuan Huaimin who accepted the original copy of "The Story of Peach Blossom Spring" angrily.
He suddenly understood why Yuan Huaimin asked for leave today.
If I don't take this leave, I might be caught out by this woman when I pick him up in the afternoon and beaten in public, which would be very embarrassing. Now I'm fine, I just made a fool of myself in the yard at home.
However, Ouyang Rong remembered that Yuan Huaimin seemed to be alone, unmarried, and not even a concubine.
"Don't you want to introduce me?"
Ouyang Rong turned around and asked Yuan Huaimin with a smile on his lips.
"She...she is..."
"Oh."
Yuan Huaimin was about to speak, but Yi Qianqiu suddenly sneered, made a crisp "pop" sound, and whipped the side to the side, as if to try his hand.
Yuan Huaimin immediately shut up, lowered his head to consider, and did not dare to look at her.
Facing Ouyang Rong's gaze, he was dejected, as if he was too embarrassed to see anyone.
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