Ninefold above

Chapter 77 New Year's Eve
Meng Kuo's affairs went smoothly unexpectedly, and when he finished asking for the decree and arrived at the men of Mengfu, Meng Kuo had already taken off his armor and sat quietly in the hall in a commoner clothes, as if he had been waiting for a long time.

The confession was also very smooth, he admitted Jiang Liang's matter, including the death of Ji Li and Jiang Nanlian. Zhen Yupei is still in Princess Anyang's bedroom.

After Lu Chengfeng finished reading the confession, he delivered it to the palace overnight. On the second day, the emperor personally convicted him in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu court.

When leaving the palace, it was dusk, the wind was blowing, and there were a few snowflakes floating in the sky. Lu Chengfeng didn't seem to notice it, and stood in front of the palace gate and stared.

"Let's stop here for this case."

The emperor's tone was heavy, revealing indescribable exhaustion.

He should already know something, but Qin Ruowei is his only sibling now, and he doesn't want his hands to be stained with the blood of his relatives.

Twilight turned into night, just as they got into the carriage, suddenly the city was filled with fireworks, lighting up the entire city of Yanjing in an instant.

Zhuo San said happily: "Master, today is New Year's Eve."

Lu Chengfeng lifted the curtain, looked at the fireworks in the sky, and said softly: "The new year is about to begin."

After the carriage drove out of the avenue and turned onto the avenue, after driving for more than half an hour, Lu Chengfeng said: "What time is it?"

Zhuo Sandao said: "It's not yet Haishi, so there's still time."

Lu Chengfeng looked tired and closed his eyes to rest his mind.

Zhuo San said outside: "I can arrive before Haishi, otherwise it is so cold, the second son has been waiting in the wind for a long time, the master should feel distressed."

Lu Chengfeng smiled dumbly: "Is this what you usually do for your subordinates?"

Zhuo San bent one leg and smiled happily: "Master's affairs should be taken care of in every way."

The road ahead is densely blocked by enthusiastic people.

Zhuo San looked around for a moment and said, "There are too many people on the street, we have to go to another alley."

Lu Chengfeng said kindly.

The carriage turned around the intersection and drove in a narrow and secluded alley.

She rested her left chin on her elbow, quietly thinking about the possibility, guessing Qin Ruowei's motives for doing all this.

If Meng Kuo pleaded guilty in order to protect Qin Ruowei, then it can be further verified that Meng Kuo did obey her orders, and the jade pendant appeared in Su Wang's mansion. Could it be that there was some ulterior transaction between Qin Ruowei and Qin Mian?

The water in Yanjing is deeper than she imagined.

Lu Chengfeng turned his head to the side, frowned unconsciously, suddenly the carriage stopped abruptly, Lu Chengfeng was unprepared for a moment, and leaned forward to support the wall of the carriage.

Zhuo San spoke solemnly: "Master."

Lu Chengfeng opened his eyes, the light in his eyes flickered, he touched the upper left side of the car wall with his hand, took off the knife, the handle of the knife lifted the curtain, and she bent down to go out.

The surrounding sky is full of fireworks, the night of New Year's Eve is bright, firecrackers are raging, and every family is full of hope to welcome the new year. Only she has been busy for almost a month, and the case is finally settled. She doesn't even have a meal and wants to see someone. Can encounter such a terrible thing!

There are five people on the left and right, masked and holding knives, with fierce eyes.

Lu Chengfeng stood in front of the front of the car with his arms folded, staring at the leader in front of him: "Shut up?"

After she finished speaking, she chuckled lightly, with a careless laziness in her eyes, and gave off an inexplicable chill: "Did you inquire clearly before coming here?"

The man in black didn't answer, he took a step back, waved his hand, and the five men swung their swords at them.

Lu Chengfeng pulled out his saber suddenly. Seeing that the leader was stopped by Zhuo San, he jumped up by the eaves of the front of the car, and blocked the three people rushing behind him with his saber. Turned it in her hand and inserted it deeply into the throat of one of them...

Lu Chengfeng drew his knife without hesitation, and pushed the man down. With warm blood on his hands, his eyes fell on the other man. Compared with the sudden fear of the two, her shadowy eyes were more like a person who was icy. The life-suspecting ghost: "Looking for death."

In the cold night, there was no shouting in the narrow alley, and the silence was so quiet that only swords and swords could be heard, which was covered by more lively fireworks.

Lu Chengfeng cut through the three of them and climbed onto the roof of the carriage. Zhuo San was neatly withdrawing his sword, when he heard the movement, he turned to look at her, and said loudly, "Master, this is serious, they dare to attack even inside the city."

Lu Chengfeng put the knife back into its sheath, and threw it at Zhuo San, Zhuo San took it steadily, raised his eyebrows and said, "Master is covered in blood, so it's not appropriate to go see the Second Young Master?"

Lu Chengfeng's right arm and palm were stained with blood that hadn't dried up. She looked down and said, "Dispose of the corpse."

Zhuo San replied, this matter is easy to solve.

Lu Chengfeng jumped off the roof of the car, took the cloak inside the car to cover the blood on his right arm, then took out the handkerchief and leaned against the wall to wipe his hands.

Zhuo San disposed of the corpse, and the carriage drove out of the alley, Zhuo San said: "Master, are you still going?"

Lu Chengfeng said, "Go."

After a while, when the carriage stopped at the side door, Zhuo San wisely walked away. Xie Jiuxiao, who had been waiting at the door for a long time, got into the car and complained when he saw anyone, "Why did you come? How long has it been?"

Lu Chengfeng said: "The delay on the road came too late."

Xie Jiuxiao squeezed to sit beside her: "Just came out of the palace? This emperor is too callous, tonight is New Year's Eve."

Lu Chengfeng said, "Have you eaten the gnocchi?"

"I ate three of them, stuffed with red bean and sesame seeds, made by my sister-in-law."

Listening to him, Lu Chengfeng calmed down his irritability, and smiled slightly: "Is the stuffing sweet?"

"Sweet."

After he finished speaking, he took out a round thing from his cloak like offering a treasure, lifted the lid on it and said, "I know you don't like sweets, so I only left two for you to taste. I've been holding them in my arms." Covering it inside, it shouldn't be cold yet."

Lu Chengfeng didn't speak, and reached out to take it. Xie Jiuxiao had a silver spoon hidden in his body, and immediately handed it to her. Lu Chengfeng ate one, and the sticky red bean mixed with the smell of sesame seeds filled his mouth.

She chewed slowly, and finally said: "Not bad."

Xie Jiuxiao asked her to eat the other one too, then put down the small jar, and was about to speak, when he lowered his head and sniffed: "Why is there a fishy smell?"

the nose.

Lu Chengfeng withdrew his hand: "It may be from the carriage tide."

Xie Jiuxiao didn't doubt that he was there, and asked: "Tomorrow's New Year's Day, brother wants you to come for dinner."

Lu Chengfeng said: "I'm afraid not, I have already promised Uncle Hu."

Xie Jiuxiao grabbed her tunic and stared at her expectantly: "What about the day after tomorrow?"

"The day after tomorrow."

"Then it's settled."

Lu Chengfeng nodded.

Xie Jiuxiao was silent for a while, then asked slightly puzzled, "What's wrong with you today?"

Lu Chengfeng: "What?"

Xie Jiuxiao looked at her suspiciously: "You are not happy."

Lu Chengfeng: "..."

Lu Chengfeng thought everything was normal, how did he see that he was unhappy?
Lu Chengfeng said: "How to say?"

Xie Jiuxiao looked directly at her: "Your eyes clearly express displeasure."

Lu Chengfeng leaned back and said casually: "Then you coax me."

Xie Jiuxiao was silent for a while, and when she lowered her head and approached, she was resisted, with a smile in her eyes, a little helpless: "It's not this."

Xie Jiuxiao blinked, but did not move: "Then how to coax?"

Lu Chengfeng smiled and said, "Call someone."

Xie Jiuxiao moved closer, eye to eye: "...Sister."

Lu Chengfeng looked at him quietly for a while, then stretched out his hand to pinch the cheek that was leaning against him, and said, "It's late at night, it's time to go back."

Xie Jiuxiao hesitated and said, "Otherwise I—"

"No." Lu Chengfeng said: "Where will I sleep when you go? I'm used to you."

Xie Jiuxiao did not give up: "I just sleep on the floor."

"That's even worse." Lu Chengfeng sat up and said, "Don't worry about it, we'll see you later."

Xie Jiuxiao pestered her for another conversation before getting out of the car and going in.

The carriage drove back to the mansion, Zhuo San finished unloading the carriage and followed into the door, wanting to discuss tonight's matters with her.

Lu Chengfeng stood quietly under the sycamore tree, the cold wind made the corners of his coat sway, and he felt lonely for no reason.

Zhuo San's footsteps paused, and after a while, he stepped forward and said softly: "Master?"

Lu Chengfeng thought for a while and said: "If I go back to Subei as ordered, it will take more than a year to suppress the riots and clear the army. Tell me, if I let him stay in Yanjing and wait for me for a year or so, Will he be willing?"

Zhuo San was stunned, and then realized that Lu Chengfeng was chatting with him, he thought about it for a while, and said: "Master thinks Subei is too dangerous, and is afraid that Second Young Master will be in danger if he goes?"

Lu Chengfeng said: "Instead of putting him in a dangerous situation, it's better to wait for me to clear the obstacles first, and I'm afraid that Xie Yunqian will not agree to my taking his brother away, and the emperor is not happy to see him accomplish this marriage, although I don't care about other people's opinions, but it concerns the Xie family, so I have to think carefully."

Zhuo San raised his eyebrows: "Master, this is Ai Wu Ji Wu."

Lu Chengfeng sighed softly: "It's so strange. At first I thought it was no big deal to take him away, but now that I think that he will encounter the situation like tonight in the future, I feel that it is better for him to stay in Yanjing. Official Xie Yunqian recovered Job is a matter of time."

Zhuo San remained silent.

Lu Chengfeng didn't seem to need his opinion, but he was full of thoughts and just wanted to talk to someone, and when he was about to enter the room, Zhuo San suddenly said, "Master."

Lu Chengfeng stood on the steps and turned his head.

Zhuo San said sternly: "Although the second son is very delicate and has to be served at meals, since he is the person you like, he will not really be a powerless person. Yanjing has been a second son for many years. The name of the son of a dandy, but no one has ever mentioned his elm head embroidered pillow."

Lu Chengfeng's pupils shrank slightly.

"The master said so much, Xie Yunqian, the emperor and Subei, why don't you ask the second son's opinion?"

(End of this chapter)