Records of the Lost Cases of Helaitang in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 42

Hearing the sound of horse hooves, Wang Heng screamed in his heart, and the group of unknown knights also followed.

Seven or eight cavalrymen surrounded a young man with a majestic appearance. This group of people entered the mountain gate with great violence. They did not approach the Wang family. They stayed silent in a corner of the side hall, but kept glancing at Wang from the corner of their eyes. People of the clan.

The atmosphere suddenly became awkward, and suddenly a sharp voice was heard: "Miss Cui is here, retreat, retreat."

The raindrops became heavier and heavier, and the rain curtain blocked the view.

At some point in the Jade Emperor Pavilion, another group of enchanting women came to the Jade Emperor Pavilion. They were dressed in red and green, with heavy makeup, and were wearing gongs and drums. A slightly older woman pointed at a red-billed green-feathered parrot and said with a smile: "Little Cui, shut your mouth quickly, if you offend the noble man, sew your mouth shut."

The parrot seemed to be frightened. It swirled in the air several times and shouted: "Xiao Cui doesn't dare, Xiao Cui doesn't dare."

The woman and everyone in the Wang family were blessed, and she said it in Mandarin: "The little women and sisters are from the Yangzhou lottery group. They were invited by the Huanggu Temple in Taicang Prefecture to participate in the July Festival temple fair. When they first arrived at the precious land, they never thought that there would be no market. It’s raining in the town, please allow me to wait under the eaves to take shelter from the rain.”

The parrot Xiao Cui fluttered into the hall, nuzzled the maids of the Wang family, rubbed their shoulders, and shouted in a tone of voice: "The tricks of the Yangzhou Colorful Troupe are the best in the world. The officials and ladies will reward a few, and the performance will start immediately." "

The maids of the Wang family are all little girls in their teens. They are at the age where they like to have fun. The little girls seem to be very excited and dare not say anything. They all look longingly at Taoist Tanyang's personal maid Lianxiang.
Lianxiang was noncommittal, but the parrot Xiaocui shouted: "The noble man rewards, the girls come on the stage. The noble man rewards, the girls come on the stage."

In an instant, the girls in the colorful troupe were wearing bright red makeup and dancing around the audience. A girl with high hair on her temples was holding a palace lantern. Her posture was graceful, like a fairy flying out of the palace lantern. Thousands of rose petals were scattered to the audience as the girl rotated.The fragrance of orchid and musk deer made everyone intoxicated.

There was thunder and lightning outside, and the room was filled with light. Wang Hengxin said, this grassroots team should not be underestimated.

Suddenly, a girl in green shirt led a famous girl in green clothes up to her and gathered her lapels as a gift. The girl in green shirt said, "Xiao Qing, your nobles are thirsty. Go and pick some pears quickly."

The girl Xiaoqing said: "Sister, I'm afraid I'm confused. If you don't have access to a village or shop, where can you find pears?"

The girl in green shirt smiled and said: "There are so many in the Jade Emperor's imperial garden, it doesn't matter if you take some."

The girl Xiaoqing stuck out her tongue and said, "Sister, you are so breathless. Why don't you pick it yourself?"

The girl in green shirt was melancholy for a long time and said: "Nunu is too heavy and clumsy. After the age of 12, he will no longer be able to ascend to heaven."

After saying that, he held up a long rope and threw it into the air, one foot, three feet, and up. A long rope rose into the sky, as if someone was holding it in the air.The girl in green shirt handed the rope to Xiaoqing and called out: "Go quickly, come back so that you can ask the official and his wife for rewards."

Xiaoqing had no choice but to climb up the rope, climbing higher and higher, and finally disappeared into the sky.

After a while, a fruit basket fell from the sky, which was actually a basket full of pears. The girl in green presented it to the Wang family and the young people in the side hall. Everyone got a piece, and it tasted extremely sweet and delicious.

Suddenly, a cry came from the air: "Sister, come and save me. The soldiers guarding the garden have caught me and want to kill me. It's hard."

The girl in green shirt panicked after hearing this. She bowed to the people around her and said, "It's so hard, Xiao Qing's life is not guaranteed."

After standing still for a moment, she knelt down and cried to the young people: "In order to pick pears for the officials, Xiao Qing was captured by the gardener. The strong man showed great mercy and took Xiao Qing back to heaven with me. The villain sisters should be tied to grass." Picture report." The young man was very surprised and said: "How can we go to heaven?"

The girl in green shirt said: "This is irrelevant. I will cast a spell to help you."

After saying this, the young man grasped the rope in a daze, and suddenly the long rope swung out. The young man flew up into the sky like a roc spreading its wings, and disappeared into the night sky.

The girl in green shirt said to the young man's entourage: "Go quickly, the warriors in the garden will not be the match of the strong men."

The seven or eight companions flew into the blue sky one by one in suspicion and disappeared without a trace.

After a moment, the girl Xiaoqing fell from the sky and said with a smile: "The gardener was so old that he was knocked to the ground by his benefactors. The slaves escaped, but the benefactors lingered in the Jade Emperor Garden and refused to come down, saying that they wanted to visit him." If they are half-day, ask Nunu to pick them up tomorrow, and I will come down first to send a message to my sister."

The girl in green took Xiaoqing to ask for the reward from everyone, saying: "The storm has stopped, Nunu sisters are going to the city. You, noble man, can give you some scattered silver as a reward. We are very grateful."

Lianxiang ordered someone to give her a drop of money, and the girls in the lottery group said some auspicious words and left with a lot of thanks.

After the girls left, the fragrance dispersed, but Wang Heng still felt dizzy.

The Jade Emperor Pavilion was bustling just now, but suddenly only the Wang family was left, and they suddenly felt deserted.

Taoist Tanyang asked Lianxiang to indicate that they would rest for a long time, but it was still important to rush on, so the Wang family's motorcade slowly set out.When I walked out of the mountain gate of Yuhuang Pavilion, I saw that the official road was dry, and there were two ox carts parked under the mountain gate. At this time, a farmer led them away.A shower of rain is a shower of rain. It comes and goes quickly. The road surface is not even wet before the rain stops and the clouds disperse.

Wang Cai rode his horse next to Wang Heng and said nonchalantly: "Master, what is the Jade Emperor's Garden like?"

Wang Heng said: "They are doing tricks to fool us. Most of what we see is illusion."

Wang Cai said: "I also wanted to go up and have a look, but the girl didn't come to call me, otherwise I might see through the illusion."

Wang Heng was shocked and asked quietly: "No, why not choose the Wang family?"

Usually buskers will select a few audience members to participate in the performance. Why did the juggler girl single out that group of knights? If they were in the same group as those people, what was their plot?
Is it possible that these many people are dispatched just to serve as a support for the lottery group and earn a few pieces of silver?

That group of knights looked very impressive, and they didn't look like entertainers in any way.The two of them thought about it and couldn't figure out a way out, so they had no choice but to give up.

It only took half an hour from Yuhuang Pavilion to Zhitang. At about noon, Taoist Tanyang and his accompanying maids were sent to Tandan Temple.The journey was uneventful, and Wang Heng breathed a sigh of relief.

Tandanguan is the private property of the Wang family. The servants who stayed behind had prepared vegetarian food for them to enjoy. After a short rest, Wang Heng took several male servants and left.

The return trip was obviously much easier. Wang Heng and Xiaocai rode fast, while the remaining servants only asked them to drive the ox cart slowly. It was expected that they would be able to enter the city before dusk.

(End of this chapter)