The big ship had already parked at its usual spot. The two of them followed several other guests who also boarded the ship, and soon got on the deck.
"Mr. Song, I haven't seen you for a few days, but your complexion has turned a lot more rosy." The boat girl came up to her with a smile and said, "Jun'er is still dressing up. Why don't you sit down and listen to some songs to relieve your boredom? We are here.
There are several new singers here, and they all have very good skills."
Song Zhenguo looked solemn and did not give her a smile.
"I would like to ask, a friend I brought with me the night before yesterday, the young man named Wang Ziquan, I heard that he came to Huafang again later. Could you please call the girl who accompanied him the night before yesterday? I have something to ask."
He casually gave a few taels of silver to the boat girl.
If you give this casually, it is equivalent to throwing away thousands of dollars. If you are not a wealthy family, you really don't dare to spend it like this.
"You are talking about Die'er. Well, I will call Die'er right away. The young master can rest in the side room for a while." Seeing Song Zhenguo and Lu Sheng's serious face, the boat lady did not dare to delay. Among these young masters, the boat lady did not dare to delay.
, there are not many guests who can be as generous as Song Zhenguo. Although those officials and officials have strong backgrounds, they are not as generous as Song Zhenguo.
Lu Sheng and the two were led to a side room to rest and wait. Soon Die'er was called in.
Die'er looked weak, well-behaved, and pitiful. She was wearing a light green dress with a slim waist, and she was holding a flute in her hand. She seemed to be preparing to play the flute for the guests. When she was called over at this time, she also looked confused.
"Mr. Song, could you please call Die'er to come here? Do you have any questions?" she asked softly.
"Let me ask you, do you know where Mr. Wang Ziquan, the man you accompanied the night before yesterday, is now?" Song Zhenguo asked in a deep voice.
Die'er looked confused.
"Young Master Wang Ziquan? Oh...I remembered. Didn't I go back with you, Mr. Song? Die'er was very tired at that time. As soon as you left, Mr. Song, he got off the boat and went home to rest."
"Go home and rest?" Song Zhenguo was stunned.
"Yes, at that time Die'er picked up three guests in a row and was very tired. As soon as it was over, he told the boat lady and was one of the first people to get off the boat." Die'er replied in a low voice. "What's wrong? Is it Zi?
Mr. Quan...what happened??" She was a little frightened.
Lu Sheng stared at her closely, his eyes sharp, but there was no sign that Die'er was lying.
"Let me ask you, will your boat close after we leave?"
Die'er nodded quickly, feeling a little uneasy as Lu Sheng stared at her.
"Yes, yes, as soon as the three gentlemen left, the boat lady will close up."
"Then let me ask you again! After closing time, does this ship usually hang red lanterns?" Lu Sheng asked again.
"Red lantern?" Die'er was confused, "What red lantern? After closing every day, our ship sails directly to the nearby dock for maintenance. During the maintenance, the ship is not allowed to light the lights. Only the ship repairmen can light the lights.
It was the same yesterday."
"Drive into the dock? Isn't it parked here?" Lu Sheng was shocked.
"No, we only come here temporarily when doing business. The wind and waves here are occasionally very strong, wouldn't it be easy to be blown away by the wind if we parked here?" Die'er gave Lu Sheng a strange look.
Lu Sheng felt a little worried. Wang Ziquan was probably like him, getting on the boat full of red lanterns.
"Brother Lu..." Song Zhenguo listened more and more strangely. He didn't know the meaning of Lu Sheng's asking these questions. In his opinion, Lu Sheng should have boarded the red lantern boat by mistake. But he was still patient at this time.
Listen with temperament.
"Don't you have a large painted boat here that is hung with red lanterns at night and has no one on board? The style is exactly the same as your boat." Lu Sheng was unwilling to accept it and asked again.
Die'er blinked.
"Sir, where did you hear about the big ship hung with red lanterns? Do you know the only circumstances where we hang red lanterns here?
Only if the girl on the ship dies, three red lanterns will be hung at the door and inside of her room.
One at the door represents the way, and two in the room represent worship and rest."
When Lu Sheng heard this, he was suddenly shocked.
He recalled that weird painted boat, which was full of red lanterns, and all the rooms and every wing had red lanterns hung in front of it!
The hanging method is exactly what Die'er said, hang one at the door and two in the room!!
"Oh, it's so scary. Sir, you heard a ghost story somewhere and came here to scare Die'er, right?" Die'er also became a little scared, with goosebumps all over her body.
"Yue Sheng...Are you really dreaming?" Song Zhenguo also looked at Lu Sheng with some worry. Lu Sheng's character was split into the word "win", so he called him Yuesheng.
When he was in Jiulian City, Lu Sheng rarely used this word. Everyone there called him Mr. Sheng and Brother Sheng. But here since he came to study, the name represents closeness and is more formal.
"It's okay... I just..." Lu Sheng hesitated for a moment, but still didn't tell him about the locked door in the red ship. Even if he told it, Song Zhenguo might not believe it. Even if he did, in fact
It's no use either.
"But since Ziquan didn't come to this painting boat, where would he go??" Song Zhenguo worried. "The annual exam is coming soon. If you break the rules of the college and fail to register, you will really ruin your future.
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"If the two young masters have nothing to do, Die'er will go and play flute music for the guests." Die'er whispered.
"It's okay. Thank you Die'er. This is a reward for you." Song Zhenguo gave her a few pieces of broken silver.
Die'er suddenly became happy, this was her own income apart from Hua Chuan. She carefully put the broken silver into her waist bag and purse, turned around and walked gently towards the door. Halfway through, she suddenly remembered something, turned around and said
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"By the way, this young man, Die'er has heard of a ghost story that was spread among the girls on the ship.
It is said that there used to be a red boat on the Songbai River, and its name was the Red House. Later, a fire broke out, and all the girls on the boat were not left alive. None of the girls escaped. Then the legend of the red boat spread on the Songbai River...
It is said that the boat was hung with red lanterns, and no one who got on the red boat ever got off."
Lu Sheng perked up and quickly called Die'er.
"Girl, stay here, can you tell us the story of the Red Mansions and Painted Boats?"
"Um... Die'er has just started this business, so she doesn't know much about it, but isn't Mr. Song in love with Miss Jun'er? Sister Jun'er misses Mr. Song every day. She did something crazy on the boat.
If you ask her for a long time, she should know." Die'er whispered.
"I understand." Lu Sheng nodded, "You go ahead."
Die'er left the room, and neither Lu Sheng nor Song Zhenguo spoke. They were just silent, each thinking about their own things.
After a while, Jun'er, who was wearing a plain white low-cut short skirt, walked in. As soon as she saw Song Zhenguo, her beautiful eyes lit up.
"Mr. Song!" Her eyes showed a hint of affection unconsciously.
"Jun'er!" Song Zhenguo stepped forward and gently hugged Jun'er. "I haven't seen you for a few days. Are you okay? The money I gave to the ship's head is enough. No one can touch you except me."
Jun'er nodded slightly, with a trace of happiness on his face. "Jun'er knows that Young Master is good to Jun'er..."
"I've been waiting for when Jun'er will promise me to redeem your life." Song Zhenguo said softly. "Okay, we came here this time to ask about Mr. Wang Ziquan who came with us the night before.
Jun'er, do you know whether the prince came back to the boat that night after we left?"
"Master Wang Ziquan?" Jun'er recalled, "It was already very late that night. Didn't that Prince get off the boat with you? Why did he come back?"
"Are you sure he hasn't come back?" Lu Sheng asked.
Jun'er nodded: "I'm sure, because that night, I temporarily procrastinated for a while and left the ship at the last time. Counting, it was just a stick of incense after you left, young master."
"Really... This is strange..." Lu Sheng pondered.
Song Zhenguo asked a few more questions one after another, and Jun'er answered them one by one, which was no different from what Die'er said before. The two of them couldn't find any clues, so they got off the boat in desperation.
"The current plan is to report him to the official." Song Zhenguo sighed.
Lu Sheng shook his head: "Just be afraid, there's no point in reporting it to the official..."
Song Zhenguo glanced at Lu Sheng, not knowing why.
"Brother Song, please go back first. We are here today and it is getting late." Lu Sheng reminded, "I have to take part in the small test tomorrow."
"Okay, I'll go back first. If you have any clues, Yuesheng, please remember to inform me." Song Zhenguo sighed again and separated from Lu Sheng.
Watching Song Zhenguo get on the carriage and gradually move away, Lu Sheng recalled one by one when he interviewed Die'er and Jun'er before, and there was no flaw in their reactions.
"It seems they didn't lie, but if that red boat wasn't the one we were on before, how could my purse be on it?" Lu Sheng was confused.
He had a vague premonition that he might be involved in a new trouble.
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Song Zhenguo sat in the carriage and sighed.
He is a man who values love and justice. Wang Ziquan's incident occurred after he was with him, and there is still no news. No matter what, he must give an explanation to the Wang family.
Besides, Ziquan was also his good friend and brother. He disappeared immediately after saying he didn't see him. Such a big person was here by the Songbai River.
"Could it be..." He suddenly thought of a possibility, "Could it be that he lost his footing and fell into the river!?" When he thought of this, he shuddered all over.
"No! You want to see people alive, you want to see the corpse when you die! I brought Ziquan out. If something happens, it will be my responsibility, Song Zhenguo!" Song Zhenguo felt worried and calmed down. "If Ziquan really comes out, When it’s over, I’ll report it to the official!”
He had already made up his mind.
"But if this happens, what will Jun'er do?" He then thought about it, and then thought of Jun'er, whom he was in love with. He would spend thousands of taels of silver coins a month on this alone, just to make Jun'er complete. Keep it safe and prevent other customers from ordering her order. Because of this matter, the father of the family has quarreled with him no less than ten times.
When he thought about this, Song Zhenguo got a headache again.
Arriving home in a hurry, he got out of the car and paid, entered the courtyard, and rushed to his room, not wanting to see anyone at home for a moment.
Several maids and servants saw him and were about to say hello, but in the blink of an eye he disappeared.