I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 629 Assassination
Chapter 629

Shopkeeper Yu knew from yesterday that Mrs. Zhejia was coming, so he told the cook to prepare the noon banquet, including those flying in the sky and those swimming in the water.

Early in the morning Orion sent a muntjac, and the shopkeeper hurriedly asked the kitchen to deal with it, "Miss He, don't worry, the private room has already been cleaned, and the lady must be satisfied."

Shopkeeper Yu's smile was flattering, he thought that this young lady offended Miss Zhe, and she would suffer a lot.But whoever wanted to break the family sent someone to inquire about the news, and then the eldest lady sent a steward to send a greeting card.

I don't know what the background of this young lady is, she can make Zhejia bow their heads, tsk tsk, the fruit of this land in the capital is really deep.

"Trouble shopkeeper." He Nuan thanked, glanced calmly outside the yard, the Zhejia people left, but there were still seven or eight people watching outside, I don't know if they were here to watch the fun, or they were here for the young lady of.

When He Nuan returned to the yard, Zhan Feiyu was practicing calligraphy. Unlike the pavilion style when she was enlightened, what she had written this year were all "Seventeen Posts", which did not have the usual cursive script, which was written horizontally and vertically. There is a kind of neutral and peaceful atmosphere in it.

"Miss." He Nuan closed the door and walked in. Seeing that Zhan Feiyu had finished writing today's amount, he immediately poured the hot water from the copper pot into the basin, waited for Zhan Feiyu to wash his hands, and continued: " Three of those people outside are from the Zheng family, the Huang family, and the Zhu family, and they are just ordinary nursing homes, and the girls from these three families had conflicts with Zhe Jing."

So Zhejing kicked the iron plate this time, the three families sent people to the inn to watch Zhejing's jokes, after all, on the afternoon of the day of the conflict, Miss Zheng Jiawu posted a post to invite her friends to come to the house for a small gathering, It is definitely not a big deal to watch the excitement.

Zhan Feiyu took the ointment from He Nuan and spread it on his hands. Even though he took good care of it, the fingertips holding the pen all the year round also had thick calluses, "I heard from A Sheng that there are seven or eight people watching Now, have the rest of the people found out?"

"The remaining few are all masters. I guess they have doubts about the identity of the young lady, but they didn't dare to act rashly." He Nuan used the pretext of shopping for vegetables to go out and walk around. They are all masters who are good at lurking. Since he was born in the Forbidden Dragon Guard, he might not be able to find out that they are spies.

"The teacher didn't intend to let me participate in this spring." Zhan Feiyu had a bitter face, and refused to admit that this was one of the reasons why she lived in the inn and did not dare to go to the scholar's mansion. It is not terrible to be scolded. After composing three poems, Zhan Feiyu felt that he didn't need to be bald in middle age.

She didn't come to the capital a few years ago, because she wanted to travel and study. Every time she went to a state capital, she would bring letterheads to visit Gu Xueshi's old friends, or officials whom Gu Xueshi had promoted over the years.

And this stay is as short as ten days and a half months, and as long as three to five months. Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. The poetic talent, who is still not enlightened, has grown rapidly in other aspects, and his writing has become more sophisticated, and his original sharpness has subsided a lot.

Zhan Feiyu put aside the paper with dried ink, "It's a pity that the teacher sent me the original "Seventeen Posts" all the way."

He Nuan, who heard this, was packing up the desk, glanced at the elegant and round handwriting on the paper, and couldn't understand why Zhan Feiyu sighed.

In the past two years, He Nuan has also found that he can't see through his young lady more and more. Maybe this is the difference between scholars and ordinary people.

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Mrs. Zhe deliberately hid Zhejing from going out, and the second lady sent her to the door, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, I will definitely take good care of my little sister."

"Mother knows this and has no objection. If the younger sister really knows that there is a quarrel, you can go to the mother." The eldest lady reminded a few words. After all, once Zhejing quarreled, they, the sister-in-laws, would not be able to stop it.

Speaking of it, Zhe's family is partial, Zhejing has two guards, Ada and Aer, who are both masters who have retired from the battlefield, and they only obey Zhejing's orders, and Zhejing herself is also accustomed to Wu, so when she made a fuss, the women and maids in the back house couldn't stop her, and they didn't dare to stop her. If she was whipped a few times, it would really be a waste of time.

The carriage slowly left Zhejia and walked towards the inn. The waitress, Lu Liu, handed over the stove, "Madam, this set of hairpins is not meant to be reserved for the third lady as a birthday gift."

This set of plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum hairpins inlaid with silver and jade is not only exquisite in workmanship, the most rare thing is that the jade is of excellent quality, moist and transparent, and it is all carved from jade.

Plum blossom hairpins are made of topaz, and the stamens are bright red; orchid hairpins and bamboo knot hairpins are carved from jasper and sapphire; pink and purple hibiscus jade are carved into chrysanthemum hairpins.

This set of flower hairpins is most suitable for girls to wear at home. The third lady wanted it before, but the eldest lady refused because the third lady was young. Lu Liu did not expect that today the eldest lady took out this set of flower hairpins as an apology.

Holding the hand stove and listening to the din of people coming and going in the carriage, the eldest lady smiled warmly; "Where is that girl Manman missing, she is only three days old."

The eldest lady has a lot of dowry, and the ancestors of the Zhe family collected a lot of good things during the wars in the South and North. They were all piled up in the warehouse for ashes. Don't worry about breaking it either.

What the eldest lady didn't say was that my sister-in-law had taken a fancy to this set of flower hairpins before, but she forgot about it later. If she wore it, she might be snatched away by her sister-in-law that day.

Instead of making things cheaper for the domineering and unreasonable sister-in-law, the eldest lady would rather take things out as favors.

And today, I also apologized for my sister-in-law, and even put on the hairpin that Manman likes. Mother must show something when she knows it, and she can't let her granddaughter make up for the elder sister-in-law.

Before seeing Zhan Feiyu, the eldest lady thought that those who dared to confront Zhejing must have the same domineering and strong temperament,

It can be seen that the queen's wife was really stunned for a moment, she turned out to be such a charming little girl, with obsidian-like eyes, fluffy fair skin, and a smile with crooked eyebrows, she was so attractive no matter how she looked.

"Your Madam, this way please." Zhan Feiyu saluted, and beckoned the lady who got off the carriage to go inside.

"Miss, please wait at the door." The lady turned sideways to avoid Zhan Feiyu's salute.

Although I am an elder in terms of age, but this girl's family background is extraordinary, and moreover, the family has suffered a loss first, how can the eldest lady accept this gift with peace of mind.

Incense was burning in the private room, and the eldest lady paused slightly. She had smelled the fragrance of plum blossoms a lot, and she liked the fragrance too, but the fragrance in the private room was different. There was a touch of sweetness in the clearness. .

After He Nuan brought the tea, the lady became more sure of her inference. The girl in front of her, who looked a few years older than Manman, really had a rich family background. This Yunwu tea was a tribute. tea to entertain guests.

After drinking tea and exchanging pleasantries, the eldest lady got to the point, "Little sister is innocent and impulsive, she has offended you a lot before, please forgive me."

Zhan Feiyu smiled generously, "It's okay, I didn't suffer."

The frank words made the apologetic lady stunned for a moment, and even Lu Liu who was standing in the corner was dumbfounded, even though it was the truth.

After regaining her senses, the eldest lady was no longer surprised. If she could only have a slick temper, she probably wouldn't let her attendants slap Ah Da in the face. "Although the girl didn't suffer, it was the younger sister who did something wrong after all. I don't know where the girl's home is? The Zhe family will always send an apology." The eldest lady spoke again, otherwise if it spread, the outside world would think that they were bullying a family. For the little girl who is alone, sending this apology to the other party's home is also to show the attitude of the elders in the little girl's family.

"Ma'am, you don't have to..." Before Zhan Feiyu finished speaking, there was a sudden noise outside the door, accompanied by the sound of footsteps.

He Nuan instantly became alert, his right hand had already landed on the soft sword at his waist.

With a creaking sound, the private room was suddenly knocked open, only to see a five or six-year-old child rushing in, as fast as a wild monkey.

The child didn't even look at the people in the room, and got under the table directly.

The fast lady didn't even react.

"Where is the person? Where did he go? Dig three feet into the ground for me to find that bastard!" The furious scolding sound came in clearly through the opened door, and it was obvious that these people were looking for this child without looking.

"Masters, this private room is full of honored guests, please raise your hands high..." The man kicked him out before he finished speaking.

"Go away, you dare to hide whoever the second master wants, you don't want to open Yufeng Building!" The black and thin man shouted loudly, calling out to the little guy behind him, "Search for me, who dares to stop you!" Let's talk about it!"

A dozen or so young people have never seen such a magnificent inn. This time they will be able to show off their might with Lord Tiger. They all straighten their waists and put on a fierce look. They have no idea that they can open a Yufeng in the capital. Lou, the relationship behind this is not something they can offend.

"Get out!" A cold reprimand sounded, but the entourage from Yajian on the left came out, with a tall and burly body, a face as black as Yama, and a saber on his waist. This is obviously a ruthless character that cannot be provoked.

The black and thin Lord Tiger's expression froze. Don't look at the dozen or so people on their side, but they are all rascals.

Seeing that Lord Tiger and the others retreated, the attendants didn't speak again, just guarding the door of the private room like a mountain.

"Why? Don't dare to provoke the Zhang family and think our Bai family is easy to bully?" The young servant who spoke was only fourteen or fifteen years old, and looked at the tiger master and the others who came towards him with a smile, "I don't want to go outside to inquire. Are you going to take a walk around the prison in Shuntian Mansion?"

This little follower came to the capital for the first time, so of course he didn't know the Zhang family's Bai family, but Master Hu had been in the capital for half a month. , he didn't dare to offend the Bai family, he would definitely go to jail.

There are six private rooms on the first floor. Except for Zhan Feiyu, the attendants from the rest of the private rooms also came out. Although they are all servants, they often come out with the master. They all know each other when they meet each other, and they all stand guard at the door. , Don't let these mindless idiots disturb the master's meal.

Hitting the wall one after another, the arrogance of a group of young people has long been extinguished, but Mr. Hu, who blushes in anger and has a thick neck, shows off his power with such a big fanfare, in the end, let alone looking for someone, he dare not even take half a step to the door of the private room.

Although it was Zhan Feiyu who invited the eldest lady to a banquet today, in the eyes of the eldest lady, Zhan Feiyu is a little girl after all, and here in the capital, the eldest lady will naturally not let her come out, "Lu Liu, go outside and see what's going on ?”

"Yes." Luliu is not afraid, in the territory of the capital, even the relatives of the emperor have to give the Zhe family some face.

As soon as Luliu went out, Master Hu's eyes couldn't help but brighten up, well, the lost face can be recovered, and the second master can also have an explanation, "The bastard must be here, and they all come with me!"

A group of people rushed towards Luliu with a whimper, but luckily they didn't bring any knives or swords, otherwise those who didn't know would think that there were bandits at the feet of the emperor.

The entourage of the Bai family couldn't help scoffing when they saw this scene. They have never seen such a stupid person before. People who can eat in Yufeng Building, regardless of whether they are male or female, old or young, are definitely not like this. A mob can be offended.

"Stop, this private room was booked by our Zhejia, there is no one you are looking for!" Luliu chased people away with a cold face, and a group of hooligans who did not know where they came from dared to act wild in Yufeng Building.

In fact, today's incident was just a coincidence. Shopkeeper Yu received the news at noon that the family's cousin and brother-in-law's family had a quarrel, and not all the elders of the Yu family had to go to support their sister.

The Yu family is not prosperous, and there are less than 20 elders in total, but the other party is a big family. Eighty percent of a village is Ding's family, so the shopkeeper Yu also took away the two nursing homes of Yufeng Building Otherwise, with these two nursing homes, Master Hu and his group would not be able to break in.

As long as it is shopkeeper Yu, I never thought that there would be people who would dare to make trouble in Yufeng Building. There is no one behind any of these shops on the East Street of the capital. Because of relatives.

"Where did you come from, get out of here!" Master Hu yelled in a rough voice, if he was restrained by a little girl, how could he order the group of subordinates behind him.

"I didn't hear Master Hu's words, little lady, get out of the way, are you so scared that your legs are weak, it's okay, brother come over to help you." Seeing the beauty of Luliu, the words were those of a gangster who was talking dirty, The salty pig's hand stretched out towards Luliu.

You can still see the waist in the jacket, tsk tsk, and the skin is white and tender.

Zhejia is the home of military generals, and Luliu has also seen the rude and heroic side of generals, but this is the first time Luliu has encountered this scoundrel who dares to do things with a dirty mouth.

After all, it was still a girl's family, and Lu Liu's angry face changed, and she scolded sharply: "If you don't want to die, go away, I am a servant of the Zhe family!"

To put it bluntly, it depends on the owner to beat a dog. Lu Liu is the servant girl who takes care of the eldest lady. It is also because of Zhan Feiyu's young age that the eldest lady left the nanny in charge at home and brought a young woman like Lu Liu out. , Who would have thought that this would happen in Yufeng Tower.

"The little lady is also so charming and charming when she is angry. When she hits her, she loves her. If she is unhappy, she hits her elder brother. Come on, my elder brother is not afraid of pain, but I am afraid of hurting your little hand." As soon as the rascal said, The rest of the people laughed along with them, and it was obvious that they often teased the girls on weekdays.

Luliu was also a stubble, so angry, she looked at the local ruffian approaching, and suddenly raised her hand and slapped him on the face, so hard that the clear and crisp slap silenced their obscene laughter. Suppressed.

Master Hu and the others were also taken aback. It's not that they have never done things like molesting women in the street before. If it was a little girl from a farm, they would even touch and hug them, making people cry in fright.

But they really didn't expect that Lu Liu, looking so weak, would dare to make a move, and slapped Liu Wang's face swollen, leaving a clear slap mark.

The entourage of the Bai family at the gate of the private room and a few others were not surprised to see this scene. The young lady of the Zhe family dared to run after Ning Chenan all over the capital, throwing the whip at every turn, and the maid of the Zhe family beat up a rascal It's all too normal.

It was these people who wanted to die, and the women of the Zhe family dared to offend them in the private room, so they probably would have to go to the prison in Shuntian Mansion in a while.

"Give me shameless things, dare to do something, I won't teach you today, and you won't climb up on men's necks to act wild in the future!" The beaten ruffian was completely angry, and raised his hand towards Luliu with a ferocious expression .

"Stop!" The lady in the private room thought that Luliu would be able to get rid of these ruffians by coming forward. In the capital, not to mention court officials, even ruffians on the street have sharp eyes and know who can't be offended.

At first, the eldest lady was surprised why someone would come to Yufeng Building to make trouble, maybe there is a lot of power behind it, but when she heard the obscene words they said to Luliu, it was not a servant of any family, but a street rogue, otherwise she would not Will dare to continue to fight after hearing the name of Zhejia.

Zhan Feiyu also walked over behind the eldest lady, looked back at He Nuan, saw her nodding and understood that the group of people in front of him were ordinary hooligans, not practitioners.

"Hey, Mr. Hu offended you by disturbing Madam and Miss's dinner. It's really my second master who gave the order to find that little bastard. Ma'am, please give me someone to go in and search for it!" Tiger The master grinned, staring at the eldest lady with squinting eyes and never moved away. That kid Liu Wang knows a lot, and he just likes young girls. How could he know that such a woman is the most interesting.

It's a pity that this outfit looks like a noble lady, and Master Hu doesn't have this ability anymore, but after the second master becomes successful, maybe he can also ascend to heaven with chickens and dogs, and he can be regarded as a figure in this capital.

Luliu is not afraid of these hooligans, and the eldest lady is even less afraid, but her face is extremely ugly.

Several young men guarding the door of the private room saw this situation and immediately went into the private room to report to their master, no matter whether they were enemies or friends with the Zhe family, they couldn't watch the women of the Zhe family being bullied.

"A Nuan!" As soon as Zhan Feiyu opened his mouth, He Nuan struck, so fast that Master Hu was kicked out before everyone could react.

Different from the inn clerk's kick they used to kick in a majestic way, He Nuan used [-]% strength in this kick, and Lord Tiger flew upside down and hit a flower stand that was as high as a person.

Curled up on the ground in pain, the flowerpot that fell on his head directly opened Master Hu, blood mixed with mud and covered his face, if he hadn't twitched in pain, those who didn't know would have thought it was a corpse .

"Uh..." The young master of the Bai family who came out of the private room was stunned dumbfounded.

The Bai family has a clean and upright family style, and the governor of the Bai family is even more upright. To put it bluntly, he is a stubborn and stubborn person, and he will not give face to anyone, otherwise he will not be able to sit in the position of Governor of Shuntian.

If something happened to Zhejia's female family members today, Shuntian Mansion would be somewhat responsible, and Bai Zhaohui would naturally come forward.

Who would have thought that as soon as he came out, he would see Master Hu being kicked away, and the one who did the most important thing was also a girl. Are all the girls so tough these days?How can weak scholars like them live?
Da Furen and Lu Liu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, they were not afraid of returning home, but if they were humiliated at the hands of these ruffians today, even if they came back with revenge later, it would be a disgrace to their reputation.

The subordinates on the side were also dumbfounded. They followed Master Hu to the capital to "make meritorious deeds". How could they have messed up the first time they came out on business? The key point is that Master Hu's bloody head is about to die, right?
Although Mr. Tiger is black and thin, he is indeed a man with a long life. He grunted twice in pain, and opened his blood-smeared eyes, "Do it... I killed... I died... "

The voice was intermittent but extremely fierce, Master Hu forced himself to take out two silver ingots and held them in his hands.

Ten taels of silver ingots would not be able to stir up a splash in front of these nobles who came to Yufeng Building for dinner. After all, the monthly rent in the yard where Zhan Feiyu lived was 50 taels of silver, and ordinary people had to save three taels of silver. five years.

But these hooligans who follow Lord Tiger are all from small places, let alone ten taels of silver ingots, they are happy to drink a pot if they get a hundred yuan on weekdays. Generally speaking, with a huff, he rushed towards Zhan Feiyu and the others.

"Madam, go ahead and avoid it!" Zhan Feiyu said while taking advantage of the opportunity to push the eldest lady and Lu Liu into the private room.

As for the child who was hiding under the table before, since it is just an ordinary child, even if there is a difference, the eldest lady is still accompanied by Lu Liu, so the two adults will not be hurt by the five or six-year-old child.

"Do it!" Bai Zhaohui also hurriedly ordered, although he only brought a young man with him, as a man, he couldn't watch these gangsters attack the women.

The same is true for the few people who came out of other private rooms. There are more than a dozen people on Master Hu's side, but there are also ten people in the number of their servants and nurses plus himself. Had a fight.

Zhan Feiyu had been standing in the corner against the wall without moving, while He Nuan kicked the rushing hooligans like balls one by one, preventing anyone from getting close to Zhan Feiyu.

During the scuffle, screams of pain rang out from time to time, and the clerks of Yufeng Building rushed in to help regardless. The shopkeeper had an accident after leaving the one-day inn. How can I explain this?

"Who dares to make trouble in Yufeng Building, don't want to live!" The chef rushed over with two apprentices holding kitchen knives.

Compared with the waiters, the three cooks are obviously more powerful. Not to mention the fat body, but the sharply sharpened kitchen knives. A few local rascals hid in the corner with their heads in their arms. It's time to split the neck.

"Stop it!" The official from Shuntian Mansion came in time, and he yelled before he reached the second floor.

A group of hooligans who were beaten up almost cried in their arms. Fortunately, the official came, otherwise they would lose their lives if they were beaten again.

There are only five patrolling officers in a team, but they wear official clothes and carry big knives, and their deterrent effect is absolutely leveraged.

"Young master?" Qing Xiang, who led the team, was taken aback for a moment, unexpectedly seeing his own young master.

Bai Zhaohui nodded, and then walked towards Zhan Feiyu. The scuffle was fierce just now, and I don't know if the female family members of the Zhe family were affected.

But the accident happened in an instant, the cook with the kitchen knife suddenly struck at Bai Zhaohui who was passing by, the glistening edge of the knife was sharpened, and the knife was cut at Bai Zhaohui's neck.

"Ah!" Hearing the voice of the policeman, Lu Liu, who came out of the private room to check the situation, cried out in horror.

Qingxiang's five policemen were planning to get these troublemakers to stand together and take them back to the Yamen together when the other policemen came over. When they heard Luliu's shout, the faces of the five of them changed in shock as soon as they looked up.

It's too late, so fast!Seeing that the kitchen knife was chopped off, Bai Zhaohui was about to lose his head. Suddenly, a figure flew towards him, and the long sword in his hand fell instantly.

The shrill screams spread throughout the Yufeng Tower, and blood splashed out from the severed arm. Bai Zhaohui, who didn't realize the danger at all, only felt a burst of warmth on his face and neck, and the smell of blood made people want to vomit.

"Young master!" Captain Qing finally came to his senses, strode forward and pulled Bai Zhaohui, whose face was sprayed with blood, behind him.

When he came back to his senses, Bai Zhaohui took a closer look and saw that the kitchen knife that fell on the ground was also covered with blood, and the half of the arm that had been severed from the elbow was bubbling with blood.

(End of this chapter)