King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 68 Jinling Talent
In the Houhu Lake to the north of Yingtian City, many other courtyards were built along the shore of the lake, most of which were properties of local prominent families.

This place is far away from the hustle and bustle with beautiful mountains and clear waters, and it is a good place to live when entertaining guests and meeting friends.

However, early in the morning, the tranquility here was broken, and more than 500 sergeants appeared here, scattered outside a different courtyard and set up guard.

The other courtyard is called Feiyunzhai, and it is the other courtyard of the Liu family, a prominent local family, and it is also the venue for He Jiayan's so-called banquet.

The [-] soldiers who arrived ahead of time belonged to Yingtian Shouyu Qianhu Office, and they were only the first batch of people to arrive.

After them, another two hundred soldiers from the Beijing camp came, scattered around the courtyard, patrolling back and forth to keep watch.

Feiyunzhai occupies an area of ​​only two acres, and now it is guarded by so many soldiers, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is an iron wall.

"My lord, with so many people guarding the place, the assassin has to shake his head when he comes, and then go back and forth from wherever!"

"I don't know what the higher-ups think, so many people still send us here, we don't even need to investigate the case..."

Hearing the complaints from his subordinates, Chen Yuntai ate the last bite of steamed buns, and then scolded: "Shut up, we are sent here, if something happens to this master, we will lose our heads!"

This is what is called peace as it comes. Since the situation cannot be changed, try to make the situation better, or at least not worse.

At this time, someone reminded in a low voice: "My lord, Lu Qianhu and Zhang Baihu are here!"

Chen Yuntai and his party were dressed in plain clothes. There were four groups of ten people like them around Feiyunzhai, monitoring "suspicious people" in different directions.

As Jinyiwei's Jinling Thousand Households Office directly under the Hundred Households Office, Chen Yuntai's team is definitely an elite, and they are all good at spying on intelligence and investigating cases.

After the two supervisors left, the school captains returned to normal, and one of them said again: "My lord, look at the third floor and the third floor here, there is not even a ghost in the circle, let's not bother!"

The person who spoke was surnamed Zhang, and among the school lieutenants, he was already a Buddhist, and among his subordinates, Chen Yuntai was the one who had the most headaches.

There is no way, Jin Yiwei has status and high benefits, and he still lives well without seeking advancement. If he is older and cannot be promoted, he will naturally become Buddhist.

Chen Yuntai's expression was serious, and he reminded everyone: "There are some actors and prostitutes invited in the garden. It's hard for these people to come from wrong ways, so we should keep an eye on them!"

"Today's incident is extraordinary. If the case cannot be investigated, we will be scolded. If Thirteenth Master has an accident, we will be stabbed!"

"It's about the livelihood of the whole family, so it's better for you to be careful!"

After this second emphasis, all the captains were awe-inspiring, and they became more serious in their work.

They carefully checked and interrogated the actors and singing girls who arrived in advance, even the "young talents" who came to the banquet were unavoidable.

When encountering those who don't listen to greetings, as long as they show the signboard of Jinyiwei, even the children of officials and eunuchs will choose to calm down.

Time passed slowly, all the talented people attending the banquet arrived, and the outside of the other courtyard became quiet again, only the sound of horseshoes could be heard intermittently.

After a lot of busy work, there was really nothing to do right now, so Chen Yuntai ordered his subordinates to rest first.

"It's time for the nobleman to come!" A captain yawned.

It has been nearly two hours since the army cleared the field, and the sun has risen to noon.

The next moment, a captain shouted: "Here we come, look over there..."

Following the direction of this person's finger, I saw soldiers appearing one after another at the corner of the road, and their attire should be the Beijing camp.

There were more and more soldiers in the Beijing camp, and then a sedan chair appeared, and there were more soldiers behind the sedan chair.

Inside the sedan chair, Zhu Jinghong was dressed in a dark blue auspicious cloud pattern round neck robe, a leather waist belt with soap boots on his feet, a net scarf on his head and a hairpin fixed with a hosta.

Lifting the curtain, Zhu Jinghong looked at the situation outside, and said to Hou Jing who was accompanying him, "I didn't mean to keep a low profile. Look at the third floor and the third floor here, it's too much fuss!"

"Master Thirteen, the ostentation has been reduced according to your order, otherwise there will be the guard of honor of the standard bearer, the accompanying musicians and..."

"Let me say one thing... You have to pay back two things, right?"

"How can it be, this is not to explain clearly to you!"

"How far is it?"

"It's just ahead..."

After Hou Jing answered, Zhang Lin said, "Master Thirteen, this place is really nice, with beautiful mountains and clear waters, it's a good place to retire!"

Zhu Jinghong put down the curtain, and said slowly: "Then you have to live to be old!"

Soon, Zhu Jinghong's sedan chair stopped outside the other courtyard, and all the "talented men" inside came out to welcome him.

The sedan chair was pushed down, and the eunuch lifted the curtain, allowing Zhu Jinghong to reveal his true face.

"Congratulations to the Thirteenth Lord!"

Under the leadership of He Jiayan, a group of young people all bowed down, fully revealing the difference in status.

Lifting his robe, Zhu Jinghong stepped out, bowing his head as far as he could see.

"Today, I was invited by a friend to come here to have a banquet and listen to music..."

He Jiayan smiled even more when he was called a friend by Zhu Jinghong, and he will be even more respectable in the future.

"So today there is only Zhu Jinghong, and there is no Thirteenth Lord, please come up!"

"Thank you Thirteen Lord!"

All the young people stood up, and no one really dared to ignore their status, especially the children of officials and eunuchs, who knew how to measure.

"Master Thirteen, everything inside is ready, but it's just waiting for you..."

He Jiayan approached quickly, showing that Zhu Jinghong was getting closer to him.

"Lead the way ahead!"

"Master Thirteen, please..."

Looking up at the "Feiyunzhai" plaque, Zhu Jinghong walked in with his hands behind his back, and He Jiayan and others immediately followed.

Inside Feiyun Zhai, there are also a large number of guards on duty, but they are not wearing armor, and their killing spirit is much less.

On the way into the other courtyard, He Jiayan's mouth was not idle, and he kept introducing today's arrangements to Zhu Jinghong.

First, listen to Qu'er, drink and chat, then watch a play and eat, and then watch a dance on a boat...

The content is very rich, which is exactly what Zhu Jinghong wanted.

After entering the second gate of the other courtyard, there is a spacious courtyard.

There is a stage on the south side of the courtyard, and more than a dozen tables are placed in the open space to the north of the stage, and snacks and tea are set on the tables.

On the north side of the courtyard, there is a viewing platform, and Zhu Jinghong is walking up the steps at this moment.

"Master Thirteen, sit down!"

He Jiayan's movements were sloppy, and he grabbed the chair before Lu Yuxin, and Zhu Jinghong swaggered and sat on it.

Seeing that everyone was still standing, Zhu Jinghong smiled and said: "Today is just a gathering of friends, you don't have to be restrained, you can sit and sit..."

"Thank you Thirteen Lord!"

Everyone was seated one after another, and the scene was still very quiet. These suave and suave young masters and brothers in normal times showed no intention of being free and easy at the moment.

Picking up the teacup, Zhu Jinghong looked at He Jiayan and said, "Don't you want to listen to the music? Let's start now!"

"okay!"

Seeing that He Jiayan clapped his hands, someone immediately understood and went to the back to make arrangements.

After a while, two pretty girls walked up to the stage holding Qin.

After the two of them sat down, the musicians on the left and right sides of the stage began to play, and then the two girls also began to sing.

The piece is very soft, and the atmosphere of the live performance is full of atmosphere. Zhu Jinghong, who didn't pay much attention, became fascinated by listening to it for a while.

In fact, to be selected to sing at this time, the singing skills must be the best in Jinling, otherwise, it would be a disgrace to Mr. He.

"Master Thirteen, there have been rumors recently, have you heard of them?"

Throwing a small snack into his mouth, Zhu Jinghong was already looking at the stage below, and asked casually, "What's the wind?"

(End of this chapter)