Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 176
Yichun Courtyard,
Chunlou,

At the entrance, the bustard was crooked, Zhang Jinyu had no choice but to push it away, saying,

"Okay, go greet others, Ben Hou is going up."

Zhang Jinyu walked up the stairs without waiting for the bustard to reply after finishing speaking. Don't mention it, that hand is really strong, it's big.

"Oh, Lord Hou, slow down, you hurt my family just now."

The old bustard was still pleading unrelentingly below. As soon as the words came out, Zhang Jinyu staggered and almost slipped down the stairs, but was supported by the second daughter Yueshu.

The second daughter also secretly squeezed Zhang Jinyu's arm, looking at the displeased second daughter, Zhang Jinyu smiled helplessly.

"Okay, it's just a play on the occasion, look at you two, don't forget that you are a servant."

Only then did the second daughter change her face. When the two went upstairs, the old bustard was also a little bit reluctant. She didn't expect that Master Hou might still be a child.

The old bustard felt a little itchy when he thought of this place, and his heart was a little turbulent for many years, so he couldn't help pinching his legs, and unconsciously looked up again.

Ok?
The bustard settled down and took a closer look at the servant next to Luo Yunhou. This figure, this skin, this small waist, this is clearly a woman.

The old bustard's eyes widened in disbelief, Luo Yunhou was so good at going to the brothel with her own daughter.

Sure enough, he is honorable, and there are many hobbies, which is a pity.

Thinking of the old bustard, he shook his head and continued to greet others.

And Zhang Jinyu went up to the second floor to take a general look. The place where the venue was smashed last time has been completely renewed, and the distance between the tables has been increased. The rest has also been renovated. Looking downstairs, it looks like a performance hall. It's a big high platform, almost reaching the height of the second floor. Good guy, there are some tall people in Chunlou.

After looking at it, there was no difference, so I went directly to the third floor. The view on the third floor is better, but the distance between the buildings is obviously a little short, and I don't know what the purpose is.

Of course, there are quite a few people, and half of them actually made it. If you look closely, they are basically the children of officials from small aristocratic families in the capital, three groups of five groups, and they ate first. Sneaked in, sister Yao couldn't bear it anymore.

Only then did Zhang Jinyu understand why the third floor was short. It was because the space was reduced to block the light. No wonder the third floor was so much bolder than the downstairs.

The three women blushed when they saw it, they were so filthy, and snorted coldly, Zhang Jinyu quickly recovered and pulled the three of them up to the fourth floor.

At the stairs on the fourth floor, the steward and guards had already checked the invitation card, took out the invitation card and handed it over, the steward took it respectfully and looked at it, and there was a maid behind him leading the way.

The steward handed back the invitation and said;
"Master Hou, just follow this girl, there is a box to wait on you."

"to make."

A group of people followed the maid and walked inside, and came to a small box, stood still,
"Master Hou, this is your box. You can rest here tonight. If you need something, you can find a servant."

"Ok."

Zhang Jinyu didn't hesitate to push the door straight in. Although it wasn't very spacious, the interior was so deep. When you walked in to the end and opened the window, you could see the high platform on the first floor. There was an expansion room beside the window. sound horn.

Such a genius design.

After everyone was seated, there was a knock on the door. Duan Hong opened the door and saw maids coming in with fruits, teas, pastries, melon seeds, etc., and walked out after placing them one by one.

Zhang Jinyu was sitting by the window looking down boredly. When he looked up, he saw the opposite window. Isn't it Zhou Shizi?

Pick up the melon seeds and knock them up,
"Just stay here and don't go anywhere, call Duan Hong and the others if you have something to do."

Yang Shihu questioned;

"Where does Lord Hou want to go? Isn't he looking for some top card? I looked around, and there is no one prettier than me, right?"

The second daughter nodded in agreement.

"What are you thinking about? I'm not going anywhere. I'll take a break and play by ear when everyone is here."

The three girls also nodded vaguely, and then they also started eating around the table.

Zhang Jinyu went to the window again and looked down. Many officials from the capital had come, and there were even generals from the frontier army.

Zhang Jinyu took a closer look and saw Niu Jizong. Although he only met once on the outer city tower, the banner that the cavalry led the cavalry to charge the Jurchen with the words "Niu" written on it must be Niu Jizong, the frontier soldier of Shuoyang.

Since this person has also come, it means that the other generals of the frontier army have come, and the Beijing camp should also be here, but I don't know if the imperial army will come or not.

Thinking of Kang Guichen, the commander of the Forbidden Army at the city gate, that honest and simple man, I feel strange in my heart. I don't know if there is a place for him to be a rare commander. Although the Forbidden Army is good, it is also a cage.

And outside Luoyunhou's mansion.

When Mrs. Wang saw that Zhang Jinyu had left, she stopped hiding and said to Wei Yong;

"Call someone in the backyard and get them ready to go,"

"It's the master."

Wei Yong clasped his fists at his side and replied, and then a servant in make-up by his side quickly ran towards the backyard, where the carriage and guards of the Hou's Mansion were already prepared, and they left the Hou's Mansion from the back street to Yichun Courtyard Drive to the intersection due east.

Its purpose seems to be to pick up people, but it's not quite like it.

Then at the side door was a large group of guards dressed in common people's attire, who quickly left the mansion with sharp knives and disappeared.

And Mrs. Wang and her party also followed quickly and detoured by another path, all in silence.

Arriving at an alley, Mrs. Wang did not go to the Chunlou, but circled around the place a few times, Wei Yong was also watching carefully by her side.

"Master, there are no records left by the White Lotus Sect around."

Wang Shihan narrowed her eyes and smiled,

"This senior sister is also very powerful, and now she has learned to be careful?"

Wei Yong looked around and whispered;

"Master, will the Central Plains Church change the memory?"

Wang Shihan shook her head,
"Impossible, this is a code word that is relatively difficult to decipher. If it weren't for these people who memorized the high-level people back then, they wouldn't be able to climb out."

"Master, what should we do?"

"Don't rush to find a teahouse and sit down first, I found something interesting."

"Yes, master."

A few people were walking in the street, and when a few guards saw a tea shop at the intersection, they gathered around and sat on the three tables outside, leaving a table inside, and Wang Shihan and Wei Yong walked over, and then threw paid a dozen big bucks, and shouted;
"The shopkeeper's tea."

"Okay, let's be objective."

I saw an old man with a half-year-old grandson come here again, boiled a pot of hot water, and poured tea foam from the porcelain pot behind him, which was the cheapest kind.

He took a teapot and poured the tea foam into it, and then poured it in with boiled water, and then the old man carefully closed the lid of the teapot, and then carefully brought it over, wiped the tea bowl with a clean cloth and set it up, one person served it A bowl of tea.

Madam Wang looked at the strange yet familiar scene in front of her, and said with a complex expression;
"It's been a long time since I came to this kind of roadside tea shop. When I was in Shuoyang, the bowl of tea on the roadside really quenched my thirst. It's a pity that I didn't see that tea shop when I came to Beijing this time."

Wei Yong naturally knew the tea shop that the saint mentioned, but after more than ten years, things have long since changed, so he said carefully;

"Master, it's possible that the old man in the tea shop has long since passed away. Now the north is facing severe drought every year, and the wind of robbers is rising, and the world is getting worse and worse."

"Yes, people's life is becoming more and more difficult, and refugees outside the city have a convenient place. If Jinyu hadn't promised to send all these people outside the customs, how many more people would die?"

Mrs. Wang is also a little emotional, not only worried about the situation of these refugees, but also worried about the hidden dangers of these people.

Wei Yong also tried to ask;

"Master, with so many refugees pouring into the customs, the hidden danger is a bit serious. I have come to Beijing these days to investigate. There are many people from the Taiping Sect outside the city. Of course, people from the leader of the White Lotus Sect are also mixed in. Once outside the pass, then."

Mrs. Wang naturally knows about this, but there is a shortage of people outside the pass, the best way is now, so don't worry;

"Don't worry, these people are all from the Hou's Mansion. The power of life and death rests with the Hou's Mansion. Let Junshi Xiao find a way to manage it. Anyone who dares to take the lead is welcome."

"Master, don't worry, the subordinates will convey it as soon as they get back."

Wei Yong is also determined, Mr. Xiao is a genius.

Mrs. Wang and her group were drinking tea in the teahouse as if they were waiting for something. Less than a quarter of an hour later, a salesman came out from the alley of the opposite street. The person who was sitting there patted the dirt on his body when he saw it was the master.

Picking up the sugar man came over.

When I came to the tea shop, I couldn't help turning to the inner table, sat down,

"The boss also brought me a bowl of tea, I'm dying of thirst."

"Alright, sir, wait a moment."

Immediately afterwards, the old shopkeeper brought over a bowl of tea, and the sugar seller immediately took a big sip, and said in a low voice;

"Master, this subordinate has already checked the surroundings of Zuixian Tower, and indeed found something."

As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Wang and Wei Yong were shocked, and Wei Yong asked;
"Tell me in detail."

The disguised guard looked around and whispered;
"Master, there is no sign of what is around Zuixian Tower. The little one changed into clothes and went in to sell sugar, and then was chased by the waiter in the shop. The waiter in the shop couldn't see anything, but the subordinate was pushed to the shopkeeper while pushing Pakaina, my little one saw the logo of the White Lotus Sect at the shopkeeper."

Mrs. Wang has confirmed that Zuixianlou is a stronghold of the White Lotus Sect, but it is not known whether it is the residence of the senior sister.

"What does that sign mean?"

"Well, it should mean that you are not here."

The guard in disguise thought for a while and confirmed, Wang Shihan was also wondering what it meant.

"Understood, senior sister may have gone to Yichun Courtyard, and it may be lively tonight."

The guard went on to say;

"Master, there is one more thing that my subordinates don't know whether to say or not?"

Mrs. Wang, who was about to get up and leave, sat back and said;
"What's the matter?"

(End of this chapter)