Jinyi Night Walk

Xia Xun didn't notice Qiu Xia, a bad old man. A lot of civil and military officials rushed up to see that Buzi, there were white pheasants, egrets, and birds, orioles, bears, rhinoceros, etc., which made him a little dizzy. Everyone chattered and introduced themselves, Xia Xun didn't remember the names of a few people at all, anyway, it's not wrong to call everyone with their hands when they catch them.

Accompanied by all the officials, the guard of honor of the inspecting imperial envoy arrived at the gate of Jinan Prefecture in a lively manner, and the officials of the procuratorate who were waiting at the gate of the city greeted them.

The Metropolitan Procuratorate, Dali Temple, and the Ministry of Punishment are the three judicial departments of the imperial court.The procuratorate of the thirteen provinces belongs to the Ministry of Punishment. Therefore, their judicial officials have the closest relationship with the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Although Huang Zhenpin's rank is small, he is sent by the imperial court. In order to save face, Mr. Cao actually led the Deputy Envoy and Qian Shi of our division, and the inspectors came to greet him.

This Mr. Cao is Cao Yuguang Cao Qigen, the father of Cao Yuguang who succeeded Xia Xun as the new favorite of King Qi.

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On such an occasion, Xia Xun couldn't do it for him. Although Huang Yushi was a dull old man, he could still speak the basics of the scene. He came forward to thank them, greeted each other, and then took them into the city.

Huang Yushi and others were first sent to the post house to settle down. Master Cao did not accompany him, but only asked them to settle down and rest for a while, and then invited them to a banquet in the evening to clean up the dust for the two adults, and then went back to the Yamen. , accompanied by other officials, all the way to the post house.

Jinan is now the most important big city on the Shandong Road, so the scale of post houses here is also very large, unlike the crude post houses in small towns and counties, which can only be used as resting places.The layout of post houses in Jinan is similar to the layout of a big official’s house. Official mansions are generally divided into outer houses and inner houses. The main building of the outer house is the hall, and the main building of the inner house is the bedroom. The hall and bedroom are formed by corridors Enter the large courtyard in front and back.

And this post house is similar to it, divided into front and back courtyards, the main building in the front yard is the hall, the front of the hall is the entrance of the front yard, and the left and right are hatchbacks.The front yard is a place for reception, communication, transportation and other affairs; the back yard is where guests stay, and its main building is the upper hall, surrounded by other halls.The courtyard is also a gallery-style layout, with bamboo and luxuriant trees, ponds for water, and rockery gardens for guests to relax.

Most of the people who have been inspected by the superiors know that even if the people who come here are small and weak in his department, they will put on airs when they are in the lower levels.And the people below must also be treated with utmost courtesy and preferential treatment, welcoming and sending, eating and lodging, all aspects must be perfect and considerate.Even when he sent them away, he cursed secretly: "These grandsons are gone!" But the superficial son looked like a filial son and a virtuous grandson.

This is how it is now, Huang Zhen is a seventh-rank official, Xia Xun is an eighth-rank official, there are three government offices in Jinan, and there are many high-ranking officials and dignitaries. The ranks of Huang Zhen and Xia Xun are not on the table, but they came from Beijing to inspect However, the treatment is different. Mr. Huang, the patrol envoy, and Mr. Yang, the interview envoy, have arranged separate courtyards. Each of them has seven or eight postmen waiting for their orders, and they use the specifications for receiving first-rank officials. .

Of course, the reception specifications of the two adults are still slightly different. Huang Zhen's residence is more spacious than Xia Xun's residence, with a more reasonable layout, and the view of the garden from the window is better.It's not that there are no houses of the same standard, but because they have a chief envoy and a deputy envoy, and they must show some respect in the reception.Officer, isn't that what matters?

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Xia Xun wished he could go to Qingzhou right away. He thought of many ideas along the way, but he felt that there was actually only one most reliable one: go directly to the door and treat each other with sincerity.He and Ziqi are already husband and wife, and besides, his status and status are also worthy of companionship with Ziqi. Even if the Peng family is very upset because their daughter ran away from home, can they still have to break up?The examples of Cui Yuanlie and Ms. Zhu are there. Parents who only want their children to be good, how can they make it difficult for him?

Of course, he also estimated that there would be a certain degree of difficulty. First of all, the group of brothers-in-law and brother-in-law would not be able to pass the test.I don't say that the matchmaker doesn't go to court, but kidnapping the eldest girl is very embarrassing to the Peng family. These uncles must not like him, and maybe they will be beaten up, so I have to admit it!

As the saying goes, where there is sincerity, gold and stone are opened.I believe that with his status, family background and fame, and the fact that he and Peng Ziqi have achieved good things, and then showing a gesture of affection, it is possible to move the old man and uncles, not to mention the world. ?

It’s just that I just arrived in Jinan today, so it’s not good for me to run away immediately, not to mention the ugly face of my immediate boss, Mr. Huang, the officials in Jinan Prefecture will be nervous. Officials who are not clean have to be uneasy, there is no need to make Shandong government go crazy.

So he had no choice but to restrain his temper, deal with these official contacts first, find a reason to talk to Huang Yushi later, and then carry out his great cause of chasing his wife.

The place for the banquet is set in the post house, and four master chefs who are in charge of the spoons are invited from the Eight Immortals Building, and they cook a sumptuous banquet.Mr. Cao, the procurator, only came to sit for a while, drank a few glasses of wine, said that he still had something important to do, and said goodbye. As soon as he left, the atmosphere at the banquet became active. Xu Da laughed and said: "It's boring to have wine but no music. Mr. Yi, did you not arrange female music?"

Mr. Yi is called Yi Jiayi, and he is a criminal officer of the Shandong Procuratorate. Mr. Cao, the procuratorate, and the two Beijing officials are far too different in rank, and they are really not a good match. He is mainly responsible for the reception and response. of.

Master Yi laughed and said: "Old man, I knew you were playing tricks, why, just after Master Cao left, you couldn't hold back?"

As he said that, he turned to Huang Zhen and Xia Xun again, and said with a smile: "Just now, I didn't dare to make mistakes according to the fact that the inspector is here. Haha, today's group of female musicians, I specially ordered them to be transferred from Jiaofang Secretary. Ming's female music, everyone is talented, cunning and discerning, and they will clean up the dust for Master Huang and Master Yang, and help them enjoy the wine."

Yi Jiayi gave an order, and many musicians walked in first, holding musical instruments, carrying tables and chairs, and sat down in the two compartments, and then saw peaches and willows, colorful, and many beautiful and charming women walked in. Female porridge porridge, full of fragrance.

Xia Xun raised his eyes, and his eyes suddenly settled on a girl with a tall figure. The girl was wearing emerald green clothes, standing in the middle of a group of outstanding daughters, still showing a special beauty. The woman is noticeably taller.

"The girl in purple!"

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The purple vine was also looking at him, her eyes were fixed on him, her expression was light and indifferent, but her eyes seemed to convey affection. When the music sounded, her green sleeves were flipped up, and the girls began to sing and dance, her eyes came from Xia Xun moved away.

"Hehe, Mr. Yang, this girl's name is Ziyi, she is the oiran of Yixiangyuan, she is very beautiful, she is better than other girls, but can she still be recognized by Mr. Yang's eyes?"

Seeing Xia Xun's gaze lingering on the purple vine for a long time, Qiu Xia couldn't help but stroked his beard and smiled.

In fact, among all the singing and dancing girls in the hall, the wisteria wisteria stands out originally, the most beautiful. As soon as they come in, everyone's eyes linger on her, even Huang Zhen Huang Yushi is no exception.At this moment, Qiu Xia said that when Huang Zhen heard that Xia Xun had also taken a fancy to this girl, he couldn't help calling himself unlucky. Knowing that he couldn't compete with him, he immediately retreated to find the second target.

The other officials are all accompanying guests. Even if they appreciate it, they can't make any wrong ideas today. As soon as they heard Qiu Xia say that, they all started joking with Xia Xun. Xia Xun smiled lightly and said, "Mr. , I just returned to Jiangnan at the beginning of the year. This purple-clothed girl is an old acquaintance of the lower officials, so I have to pay more attention."

All the officials smiled knowingly when they heard this, and they all said "Oh", their expressions were full of ambiguity. Xia Xun knew that they had misunderstood, but it was hard to explain, so he just laughed and held his cup and said: "Come on!" Come on, now the delicacies, singing and dancing girls are all ready, my lords, please drink, please drink."

Everyone raised their cups one after another and catered to each other.Just now when everyone was seated, they announced their names to each other again. Xia Xun had vaguely remembered the Qiu Qiu he had caught in Putai County. It seemed that a cousin was an official in Jinan. Hearing that this person was named Qiu Xia, he was already secretly vigilant. Be more careful when speaking in front of him.

These women are all beautiful in figure, pretty in appearance, and versatile. They may dance solo, or dance in groups, or sing, or play bamboo and flute. They really add a lot to the banquet, but this is an official banquet after all. The secretary uses female music and singing to help the wine, but he can't let him serve the wine and sit with him in a disorderly manner, so everyone at the banquet is well-dressed and polite, and there is no such thing as poor appearance.

During the banquet, the lords made indirect remarks, and heard that although the two lords came to Shandong for a non-special purpose, their main mission was to investigate the White Lotus Sect bandit, the yamen officials who had nothing to do with them breathed a sigh of relief.

All the officials were chatting and laughing, and the host and guest were chatting happily. Huang Zhen suddenly coughed dryly, twisted his beard and said with a dignified look: "My lords, it is said that the emperor Wa created humans with mud and water. But men and women, how could they There is a world of difference, look, that girl is stepping on a painted wooden ball, her figure is light, she is floating like a fairy, how pleasing to the eye, if a man comes to dance with this ball, it will be unsightly."

"Huh? This old guy actually has Jia Baoyu's knowledge, and he said something like that men are made of mud and women are made of water?" In fact, Huang Zhen just fell in love with this girl, and he didn't know how many beards he pulled off. Gen, only then came up with these words that seemed to be just for appreciation, and directed them to Mr. Yi who was in charge of hospitality, but Xia Xun didn't understand these unspoken rules, so he just regarded him as Cao Xueqin +1.

Xia Xun glanced at him in surprise, then turned to look at the hall, only to see that the hall was performing acrobatics at the moment. There was a young girl with pink face and peach cheeks, petite and exquisite, who seemed to be only thirteen or fourteen years old.She was wearing white socks on her feet, and she was stepping on a painted wooden ball, which was two feet high. The little girl stepped on the wooden ball, and her feet kicked nimbly. Nothing is wrong.

But her body stepped on the wooden ball, her feet moved extremely nimbly, her waist did not shake, her shoulders did not move, she pitched calmly, she came and went suddenly, and her belt was blown by the wind, so she couldn't feel her movement on the ball. It was as if she was flying off the ground without moving her feet, her skills were indeed superb, and her demeanor was indeed graceful.

Xia Xun said with a smile: "Master Huang, why bother to call us men so vulgar. If we really want to talk about it, our men's supernatural powers are no less than that of Nuwa Empress. Why is it so unsightly?"

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Xia Xun said solemnly: "The Emperor Wa created virgins, and men created women. Isn't this an ordinary supernatural power?"

Yi Jiayi spit out the wine with a "poof", pointed at Xia Xun and laughed loudly: "Master Yang, don't play tricks like this, I almost choked to death from this drink, hahaha..."

All the officials in the hall found it interesting and laughed so hard.Amidst the roar of laughter, the female singers who were hiding behind the screen and were preparing to play one after another didn't know what happened, so someone poked their heads to look at the hall, and the purple vine poked its head out quietly, and saw Xia Xun sitting in the hall, chatting and laughing happily, Thinking of the humiliation he inflicted on him, he couldn't help but secretly gritted his silver teeth...

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"It's getting late, the two adults have been exhausted all the way, and they are tired. Let's rest earlier, and I will take my leave."

After the banquet was over, all the officials left one after another. Huang Zhen and Xia Xun, full of wine and food, sent the officials outside the post house with smiles on their faces.It was already dark at this time, and the lamps were already lit in the room. When Xia Xun came back, the postmen who stayed in the courtyard gave a salute and quietly retreated.

Xia Luo was already slightly drunk, and also felt a little tired. Opening the door and walking in, she wanted to take off her clothes and rest. She didn't want to see a lamp like the moon when the door was opened, and the brocade was spread out. The beauty in green clothes was so lifelike that she seemed to be about to walk out of the painting, Xia Xun couldn't help being surprised.

He took a closer look, only to realize that there was a beautiful woman standing in front of the screen, barely blocking the ladies in the painting, no wonder the screen was a bit strange at first glance.

"The girl in purple?"

Seeing the woman's appearance clearly, Xia Xun couldn't help being a little surprised. This pretty girl was just the girl from Qingzhou who had just met at the banquet but had never had the convenience to talk to.

The wisteria has just been bathed, her long black hair reaches her waist, her body is half exposed in a thin spring shirt with a thin collar, her skin is ruddy and tender, her beautiful big eyes are shy and smiling, clear and light, Scattered and scattered, under the lights in a dark room, it is charming and natural.

Seeing him coming in, Ziyi smiled charmingly, bowed down and bowed: "Ziyi obeyed Master Yi's order, make the bed and fold the quilt for him, and serve the pillows and mats. Your lord is tired, please take off your clothes. The fragrant soup is warming up. The servant's house will serve you to take a bath..."! ~!