The short courtyard is mottled and lush with green radish, and a few apricot flowers with red calyx and white petals poke out from the corners. A woman is sitting in front of the courtyard holding a stretcher to tie flowers. Suddenly a figure appears on the roof, looking back and forth for a while.
Son, he blew a whistle. The woman looked around but saw nothing, so she continued to tie flowers. Then she heard another whistle. The woman said without raising her head, "Ya'er, step on the plate?"
A man in green clothes jumped down from the eaves and said with a smile: "I'm sorry, I'll give you a haircut."
The woman said calmly: "New to the springboard? Please pass the threshold."
The man in Tsing Yi rubbed the back of his head: "Don't count. In the past two years, I installed kilns and built cabinets on the Jiangxi line."
"Well water does not interfere with river water." The woman said, "We are a yellow grass house. Friends, please tread lightly."
The man in Tsing Yi smiled and said: "How can it be that this is a yellow-grass kiln when there are red goods in front of you?"
The woman finally gave up her embroidery work: "Where did you get the red goods?"
"Isn't it just a scoop?" said the man in green, "do you know how much you are worth?"
The woman sneered: "I don't know what is good or bad."
Before she finished speaking, she sat down and kicked over the pine wood table in front of her. The table turned around and hit the man in Tsing Yi. The man in Tsing Yi did not dodge, but when he saw the table coming, he flew up and kicked him back.
The woman was still sitting, and kicked the small table back. The man in Tsing Yi kicked the small table for the second time, and heard a "click" sound. The small table was broken into dozens of pieces and scattered on the ground. Then he raised his head and smiled at the woman.
The woman stood up at this moment, shook her hands and pulled out a soft sword from her waist. The man in Tsing Yi cupped his hands and pulled out his own sword. The two immediately fought together, and the two swords collided with each other.
.
Seeing that more than 50 moves had been taken and no winner was determined, the man in Tsing Yi smiled and said: "Your man must not know that you have this ability. If he knew, would he still dare to sleep in the same bed with you?"
The woman sneered and said: "There is something going on in the slave's house, so don't worry about outsiders." She stabbed the sword carefully. The man in Tsing Yi dodged to the side, and suddenly there was a dagger in the woman's left hand, and she threw it towards the man in Tsing Yi.
The man in green swung his sword and pushed away the dagger: "I have been waiting for so long just to wait for your back-up, and it turns out that it only took a few seconds." Nai jumped out of the circle with a feint, cupped his fists and said, "Aunt Wu, please be honest.
"
The woman squinted her eyes and looked at him: "How awesome is your Majesty?"
"My surname is Liu, ranked seventh, from Chang'an." The man in Qingyi said, "Someone has offered a high price for Aunt Wu's life. I also want to eat, right?"
The woman also clasped her fists and said, "If you haven't been in the world for a long time, you won't be able to tell me your name."
"That's fine." The man in Tsing Yi said, "Aunt Wu, are you going to follow me or wait for me to catch you?"
The woman said indifferently: "Don't brag about Haikou. It's a mule or a horse that comes out for a stroll."
The man in Tsing Yi smiled and said, "Then I'm welcome."
The woman's whole body was tense, just waiting for her opponent to come and kill her. However, she saw the man in Tsing Yi slowly took out a... jet-black Western musket from his arms. The woman was shocked: "You!"
The man in Tsing Yi said solemnly: "The guest officer only wants to survive, not without any injuries. Aunt Wu, I advise you to just capture him without any help. No matter how fast you carry the hidden weapon in your arms, it will not be faster than the firearm in my hand."
The woman was stunned for a moment, then suddenly smiled brightly at the man in green and said softly: "That's all. Since I want to live, why bother bothering the officials? I can just go with the officials."
The man in Tsing Yi nodded and said with a smile: "Thank you Aunt Wu for your cooperation." Then he came closer.
The woman stepped forward to greet her and performed a Hail Mary. Before she could stand up straight, the man in Tsing Yi reached out to grab her hand with a smile on his face. The woman lowered her head and remained still. The man in Tsing Yi put his hands in front of the woman's hands and suddenly performed a magic trick.
A pair of handcuffs appeared and cuffed the woman's hands like lightning. There was a "click" sound, and the woman was stunned. The man in green pointed behind him and said, "Let's go, there's a carriage waiting."
The woman raised her hands, looked at it, and said with a smile, "What kind of love object is this? It's quite interesting."
"Is this..." the man in Tsing Yi thought for a while, "You don't need to know, it's just fun to wear." The woman didn't ask any more questions and walked towards the backyard first.
There was a green-covered carriage parked at the back door of the house. In front of the carriage sat a coachman wearing a bamboo hat, who was dozing off. The man in green clothes led the woman into the carriage. The coachman stretched his muscles and yawned before raising his whip.
.The wheels squeaked and rolled away quietly.
Suddenly the carriage stopped, and the man in Tsing Yi led the woman out of the car. This was the outer wall of a wealthy family. Looking up, you could see a big locust tree growing in the yard. The man in Tsing Yi smiled and said, "We have to climb over the wall.
enter."
The woman also smiled and said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to get in."
"It's okay, I'll help you." After saying that, the man in Tsing Yi grabbed the clothes on her back and held her whole body in his hands.
The woman yelled: "Oh, my brother, please be gentle."
The man in Tsing Yi smiled and said: "Auntie, I can't be your brother, you are older than me." He said with one hand, and climbed up the wall like a gecko with the other hand. The woman's face was slightly dark, and her teeth were clenched.
bite.
After a while, they turned into the courtyard. The man in Tsing Yi put the woman down and led her through a deserted small courtyard. From the moon cave door, she walked through an alley and finally entered another courtyard. All she saw was standing on the porch.
Several men who looked like guards looked at the man in Tsing Yi and said with a smile: "Master Qi is so slow."
The man in Tsing Yi hummed, "It's a long way to go. If you have the skills, do you want to try?" He strode straight into the main hall.
The woman followed behind and went in to take a look. Sitting in front of her was a Confucian scholar in his thirties, lazily holding his cheek and waving to the man in green: "Xiao Qi, is this Aunt Wu?"
"Yes." The man in green, Liu Xiaoqi, casually opened Aunt Wu's handcuffs.
The Confucian scholar was naturally Jia Cong, and he waved to Aunt Wu: "Hello, Aunt Wu, please sit down. Xiaoqi didn't scare you, right?" While looking at Aunt Wu, he thought that even if this woman was not stunningly beautiful, she must have good looks.
Not bad. At first glance, it can only be regarded as above average. If she were in a wealthy family, I'm afraid she wouldn't be able to have a concubine.
Aunt Wu stepped forward and said, "The official is so kind."
"You're welcome." Jia Cong said with a smile, "Hello, Aunt Wu. Do you recognize me?"
Aunt Wu shook her head slightly: "I don't recognize it."
"Eh? You don't recognize me?" Jia Cong was surprised, "How could you not recognize me?"
Aunt Wu looked at Jia Cong again: "The slave family has a very good memory. Anyone who has met him will never forget it. He really doesn't recognize high-ranking officials."
"It's so strange." The corner of Jia Cong's mouth moved, "Since you don't recognize me, why did you tell Brother Jiang Jing that if Fan stayed by my side for a while, even if I knew he was the prisoner I wanted to arrest, I would not be willing to kill him.
?”
Aunt Wu was shocked: "Mr. Zhou!"
Jia Cong nodded: "Not bad."
Aunt Wu's face was as golden as paper for a moment. After a long while, she said with a wry smile: "The Yan Kingdom is indeed rich in talents. Who is Xianggong Zhou? I have never encountered him before."
Shen Zhimo said from the side: "I knew you were overthinking." Nai pouted at Aunt Wu, "A person like this thinks that all men in the world will fall into Wenwen Township. Men in the world..." She couldn't help but laugh.
, "They are all bisexual. She taught Brother Jiang Jing, and he has the appearance of a boy and a girl. As long as he tries his best, you will be fascinated and you will be reluctant to kill him."
Jia Cong thought for a while and said with a smile: "What I'm saying is that I take my own shortcomings too seriously."
Liu Xiaoqi patted him on the shoulder: "That's not a shortcoming. In my opinion, it's an advantage."
Shen Zhimo said leisurely: "As the saying goes, kindness cannot control soldiers, and righteousness cannot control wealth."
Jia Cong smiled and said: "I am not in charge of soldiers and I am not in charge of wealth. I am just a skilled worker, just showing everyone the way." Then he stretched his waist and said, "Okay, interrogating this kind of old world is not mine.
Expertise. Mr. Liu Qi, come here." Then he stood up and walked to the side to pull up a chair and sit down.
Liu Xiaoqi was not polite and took the seat where he had just sat: "Aunt Wu, please have a seat." Aunt Wu no longer had any fear, and she sat down happily. Liu Xiaoqi took a sip of tea and said, "Let's just sit down."
Let’s stop beating around the bush. Aunt Wu knows which case we are here to handle.”
Aunt Wu sighed softly: "The Nu family and Brother Jing are both following orders."
"I just want to ask you, who gave Monk Jianru the advice to kill and cause trouble in the Tianjin Shipyard."
Aunt Wu said: "Brother Jing did that, but it was the master's order." She said sincerely, "The slave family knows that the master is no match for Mr. Zhou, and no one is here to protect the slave family, so there is no need to lie."
Liu Xiaoqi said calmly: "Whether you are lying or not, I can tell at a glance. That's all. You must have known about the excitement in the theater this morning. Your master will not be alive in a few days. If you want to survive, just
Confess."
"yes."
Just when Aunt Wu was about to speak, Shen Zhimo said: "Wait a minute, you wash your face first, otherwise I will look at you awkwardly." Several people were stunned. Shen Zhimo said, "Your makeup is a bit weird, and the two moles on your face are both
It doesn’t seem real.”
Aunt Wu was surprised and said, "Young lady, you have good eyesight." Then she begged, "Can you not wipe off all the makeup of the slave family?"
Shen Zhimo pouted: "Why?"
Aunt Wu lowered her head slightly: "The slave family... is really not very good-looking. I'm afraid it will make you even more displeased."
Jia Cong hurriedly said: "No, no, we all respect nature and don't like falsehood. Truth is the most pleasing to the eye."
As they were talking in the room, a guard had already gone to fetch water outside. Suddenly the basin was brought over, and Aunt Wu had been washing her face for a long time. Shen Zhimo looked on and wondered: "Did you paint with oil paint? You can't wash it off.
?”
Aunt Wu said apologetically: "It's really hard to wash."
Jia Cong said: "Grease does not dissolve in pure water, so get some quick soap."
Then someone fetched soap and two more basins of water. After a long day of tossing, Aunt Wu's makeup was finally removed. When everyone looked at it again, they saw that the two moles were missing, and she looked much fresher! Her face was dark just now, and now she is also
She was much whiter. However, there was a long light mark on her cheek, which showed that her appearance was disfigured. Jia Cong glanced at Shen Zhimo, who nodded. Others packed the basin and went down. Liu Xiaoqi said with a smile: "Okay.
You can continue." Aunt Wu sighed quietly.
It turns out that although the third son is not very prominent among the princes of Qi, he rarely has the intention to seize the throne, and has been secretly planning for many years. However, he is not obvious, and only waits for others to deal with the prince first, and then he takes action against that person.
.Unexpectedly, Lao Wu got involved with Ma family and suddenly came out of the house. All the princes were caught off guard. Seeing that their power was getting stronger, Lao San pretended to surrender to Ma family. Because he had always only loved money and had no interest in power, Lao Wu did not
Guard against him.
There is a very capable staff member named Ding Chu under Lao Wu. He was originally recommended by Ma family, but Lao Wu is inexplicably displeased with this person, and he often shows his face in weird ways. Lao San is very puzzled as to why Ding Chu doesn’t just leave.
He got Lao Wu and sent an oiran to get him drunk and talk nonsense. He never thought that Ding Chu was really loyal. Even when he was drunk, he only thought about one thing: Qi State is not the opponent of Yan State. No matter which master he surrenders to, even if he assists
After he came to power, Qi State would be destroyed sooner or later. When the third child heard the report, he thought carefully about what Yan State had done in the past two years. It was really difficult for the Qi State Committee to resist. So he became a little anxious. By chance, Aunt Wu went to reply that day and heard it.
When she got back, she casually told Brother Jiang Jing about the matter. Brother Jiang Jing was only thirteen years old at the time. He hugged his knees and thought for a long time, and said, "It's not that there is no way. I just don't know if the prince is willing."
Aunt Wu quickly said: "Do you have an idea?"
Brother Jiang Jing said: "Isn't it just people running to the Yan Kingdom? The Yan Kingdom has a lot of wealth, and everyone loves money, so it can't be stopped. However, people are also afraid of disasters. If there are some natural disasters in the Yan Kingdom - compared to money
, naturally life is more important."
Aunt Wu said: "It's so good, where did the natural disaster come from?"
Brother Jiang Jing said: "My aunt once said that in the past, all the heroes from the green forest ran to Jiangxi, but now they have all come to the Qi State. In the past, Jiangxi was full of bandits, just like the country of the green forest. However, no matter how strong the heroes are, they can't defeat the officers and soldiers." He said softly.
He said, "Even the bandits are no match for the officers and soldiers. The Qi State only sent the officers and soldiers to pick up the people who fled to the Yan State. Kill one by one, kill the nest by the nest. Let's see who dares to run away!"
Just when Aunt Wu said this, she heard Sister You crying from behind the screen: "My son... my son..."
A guard came out and said, "Brother Jiang Jing has fainted."
Aunt Wu's expression changed. After a long while, she looked at Jia Cong and others with a wry smile: "Mr. Zhou has such a ruthless mind."
Jia Cong bared his teeth: "Am I cruel? You brought up a fourteen-year-old... No, you just said it yourself, thirteen years old. Aren't you more cruel than me when you bring up a thirteen-year-old?"
The corners of Aunt Wu's mouth were slightly raised, half-smiling: "His father hooked up with my man, and I hooked up with his son, it's fair and square." She touched the disfigured spot on her face and gritted her teeth and said, "When you married me, you said you didn't mind me.
This is so embarrassing that after three years of marriage, he refused to consummate our marriage with me. Others said I was a hen who couldn’t get rid of her, but he still only wanted to be an actor!”
The corner of Jia Cong's mouth twitched: "Only on behalf of myself, I express my deepest sympathy for my wife, Mrs. Wu. But this matter is not because of the injury on your face. If I am not wrong, Mr. Wu is purely a crook.
If you like a man or not a woman, you can't get married if you lose your appearance; he must marry a wife to show to the world." He shook his head and said, "It can't be said that this matter is all his fault. Since you know that he likes men,
You two have never consummated your marriage, you just left. You are so skilled in martial arts, why are you afraid of starving to death?"
Aunt Wu was silent for a long time. Just as Jia Cong was about to let her continue, Shen Zhimo said, "I'm afraid I just want to walk but can't." She turned her head and looked at Aunt Wu Huizi, "I have a good memory. Are you the Wu Jin'e?
, Qi State's own wanted criminal, robbed a big escort. It was not your intention to marry Mr. Wu, it was arranged by your boss."
"No." Jia Cong frowned, "I don't think it's worth placing a master next to an ordinary Confucian scholar."
Liu Zhuang also said: "Mr. Wu has no martial arts skills at all."
Shen Zhimo glanced at them and said proudly: "I have guessed most of the reasons. I have a good memory."