Chapter 28 Chapter two
After the maid left, Duke Di sat alone on the balcony and sipped slowly.The night breeze was like silk, and it was slightly cool. He stretched his stiff legs, which was very comfortable.I thought that after drinking the fragrant tea, I would go to the inn to take a bath in the soup pool, eat a delicious pork dish, and then go to bed and go to bed early.
Suddenly he felt a dark shadow watching him, gradually approaching him.He jumped up suddenly and looked around, but there was no abnormality on the terrace.There was no one in the hall or outside the door.He leaned over the window on the wall to spy on the bedroom, but he didn't see any strange traces.Suspicious in his heart, fearing that it was a hallucination, he pushed aside the wisteria, jumped out of the jade railing on the terrace, and searched deep in the bushes for a while.At this time, there was no wind around, and the sound of singing, playing and singing outside the bushes could be clearly heard.
Di Gong jumped into the terrace again, and suddenly saw a corner of a white skirt flashing behind the strings of flowers on the wisteria trellis, and a stunning woman stood beside the round tea table on the terrace.A narrow golden lotus is intentionally exposed under the skirt.
At the beginning, Di Gong thought it was the maid who brought the dinner, but when he took a closer look, he was surprised.Not only did the woman not have a wooden tray, but she was shaking a sandalwood fan with thin ivory bones. ——The flesh is condensed with ice and snow, the face is lined with the morning glow, and the head is full of pearls and emeralds, shining brightly everywhere.
The woman moved her lotus steps lightly, and Ping Ping took a few steps forward, looking up and down at Di Gong with a pair of charming eyes.
Duke Di asked loudly, "Who are you? Why are you asking here for no reason?"
"Break in here? Haha, when did this become your private residence?" The woman laughed jokingly.Two lines of broken jade were exposed from the red lips, which was alluring and moving.
Di Gong was angry. "I've rented this red pavilion tonight. The young lady has never met her before, how can she approach this terrace without authorization?"
The woman giggled and laughed again, a supercilious light flashed in her eyes.
"I see. Your Excellency is new here, I'm afraid you haven't heard my name yet."
"Dare to ask Fang."'
"Jinshan Leyuan Huakui's lady is called Qiuyue. ——My house is at the end of this path, and I pass by the Red Pavilion every day. There has been no one living here for several days, so I took this shortcut to go back. By the way, I set foot on the terrace It's fun to watch these wild flowers. Unexpectedly, your Excellency has chartered them for tonight. It's very offensive, and I beg for forgiveness." When he spoke, he showed a coquettish attitude.
When Di Gong heard that she was the oiran lady of Leyuan, he also respected her in his heart. ——The head of the romantic team, the famous flower in the scenic spot, every frown and smile is very important.Then he smiled and said, "Miss Qiuyue has been peeping here for half a day."
Qiuyue said angrily. "Your Excellency is such a big talker. I, Qiuyue, have never peeked at others, and I am afraid that you are not a first-class person like Zijian or Pan An. ——There are quite a few men who walk around in this Leyuan and peep at me."
Di Gong smiled with a bearded beard: "Miss Qiuyue, a fairy-like figure, the Queen Mother of the West came down to the mortal world. She is radiant and attracts people's eyes. It is common sense to eat men to peek at her. I just said that when I was drinking tea on the terrace just now, I felt that someone was secretly peeping." , I have something strange in my heart, so I just ask casually, Miss don't have to think too far."
Qiuyue hesitated a little: "That said, it's not too bad. When I was walking along the path in the bushes, I felt someone peeping in the dark. However, I was walking all the way, and there were already many people watching. Haha." He laughed loudly.
Di Gong also found it interesting that there was a pretentious woman in front of him.
Qiuyue's laughter stopped suddenly.A slight, hoarse laughter came from the bushes outside the terrace, and the laughter soon echoed under the casement of the bedroom in the Red Pavilion.
Qiuyue hurriedly asked, "Who else is in the Red Pavilion?"
"Nobody—I'm the only one renting tonight."
Qiuyue stepped forward, looked into the bedroom from the window, and let out a sigh.He stretched out a slender hand to cut the jade ball ice, and turned back to drag a small flower rattan chair against the round coffee table to sit down.While pulling open the sandalwood fan, he looked at the pointed fingers like jade shoots carefully, and then fanned slowly.
The big restaurant at the other end of the garden was full of laughter and chatter.Downstairs seemed to be playing a play and performing music, cheering and cheering one after another.
Di Gong said grimly: "Miss Qiuyue, I'm sorry, I have to go early tomorrow morning, turning Jinhua City back to Chuyang. I will not accompany you." After saying that, he withdrew and wanted to go back into the hall.
Qiuyue snorted in her nostrils: "Your Excellency, please wait for the guests. To be honest, there is an infatuated Lang Baihelou who is hosting a banquet for me tonight, and he will go to my private residence to greet me in person, so I want to spend a while here. I have spent half a day here. I don't know your name, but judging from your tone of voice, it's likely that you are an official."
"Young lady's words are wrong. I'm just a petty servant. I'm just a servant in Puyang, the neighboring county. I'm not worthy of the favor of the oiran lady. In my opinion, the young lady should hurry back to the fairy house to get dressed and prepare for the banquet."
Qiuyue couldn't help but swell up and feel ashamed after receiving this cold remark.Turning his eyebrows upside down, he said: "A mere official, it's very annoying to be so negligent and insulting to me. You must know that three days ago, a master of the capital even committed suicide for me."
Di Gong was startled: "Is there really such a thing? You are using this to show off yourself, and you don't see the slightest bit of sentimentality."
"Do you want me to wear mourning for this idiot?" Qiuyue snorted contemptuously.
"Miss Qiuyue, don't take mourning lightly. The ghost sacrifice is not over yet, and the gates of the Underworld will be open for three more days. Lonely ghosts are wandering around, looking for a substitute." Di Gong bluffed.
Suddenly, I heard the laughter of "chee chi" again, which was very slight.It seemed that someone was snickering among the trees outside the terrace.
Qiuyue's face twitched, and her eyes were blank.Suddenly he shouted loudly: "I'm tired of this damn place. Today there is a master who wants to redeem me to be an official's wife. The wealth of Wanguan's family is enough for me to use for the rest of my life, and he is ruling you, a small official. Look at you Zhu With teeth and claws, the momentum is domineering."
Di Gong laughed again: "I'm afraid that the officials already have wives, and you can't control the family affairs. When you are annoyed by your wife, I will give you narrow shoes to wear, and you dare not tell if your toes hurt."
"Are you afraid that I won't know how to use tricks? Not only private concubines, but which of the hundreds of thousands of people in Jinhua County will dare not accept it?"
Before Duke Di could understand what Qiuyue said, he saw that she had stepped out of the jade railing on the terrace and left angrily.Looking closely, there turned out to be a narrow stone path under the terrace, which was almost covered by flowers and trees.There is also a small road sandwiched by green willows and green wudu where Qiuyue goes.
At this time, Duke Dee smelled a pungent rancid smell again, and a ferocious and terrifying figure rose from the balcony.I saw him wearing a dirty rag, with mold sores all over his head and body, abscesses and ulcers, and stinky cement.The left eye socket is sunken, and the right eye is staring at Digong viciously, and there is still a "squeak" sound in his mouth.A disfigured disabled hand, with three fingers remaining, stretched forward tremblingly, trembling constantly.
Di Gong frowned, quickly grabbed a handful of copper coins from his sleeve, wrapped them in a handkerchief and threw them to him.The monster sneered with crooked lips, didn't accept the money, turned around and quickly disappeared into the depths of the bushes.
Di Gong stood there blankly for a while, and at almost the same moment, a beautiful fairy and an ugly sick ghost appeared and disappeared one after another. ——Di Gong couldn't be quiet for a long time.
"Master, Master." A familiar voice called from behind.
Di Gong searched fiercely, turned around quickly, and was overjoyed to see that it was Ma Rong.
"Why are you turning here again at this moment?"
"I tell you, Lord Luo, the county magistrate of Jinhua, is enjoying himself in Leyuan here. I saw his sedan chair and horse guard of honor on the street, and I found out that it is Lord Luo, the magistrate of Luo County. I heard that he is going back to Jinhua tonight. So I rushed to tell him. Master, why don't you meet him for a while, so as not to make a detour to visit him tomorrow."
"If it's County Magistrate Luo, that's great. You lead the way, and we'll go see him right away."
The two left the Red Pavilion, turned to Yongle Inn and left the main street. ——Small buildings and gardens on the street are lined up with flowers and lights, and the night scene is in full swing.Where the strings of red lights hang high are brothel courtyards, with low eaves and heavy curtains, and brocade tents in curved pavilions. "Mixiang Building", "Cangchun Pavilion", "Xiaoyao Palace", "Begonia Courtyard", "Concert Hall", etc., have different names and are colorful.From time to time, beautiful women in twos and threes can be seen in the streets and alleys touting their lives.
Ma Rong had something on his mind, so it was inconvenient to look around and enjoy watching.Holding Di Gong with one hand, he hurried to the intersection where the Magistrate Luo's sedan horse was seen.
Turning around the "Hengfengzhuang" gambling game, I saw a team of government sedans and horses parked at the door of a quiet courtyard.The small courtyard has not been listed, and it looks like the Luo County Magistrate's comfort zone with exquisite pavilions and deep doors.
Ma Rong called a yamen and handed over a red name card stamped with the official seal.He went into the courtyard to deliver a message. "Di Renjie, the magistrate of Puyang County, is here to pay a special visit."
Ya Ding admired Di Gong and Ma Rong's tolerance, and seeing the famous post, he dared not neglect, so he went into the small courtyard to report. "
Seeing Luo Yingyuan's robes coming out in a hurry, Xu went all the way to pay his respects to Duke Di, and said loudly, "Brother Dinian, it's a pleasure to meet you, it's a pleasure to meet you. What kind of wind brought Brother Nian here, and you're still looking for me in this little courtyard where I'm hiding. "
Di Gong bowed his hand to return the salute, and said with a smile: "I came back from the capital and passed by here. I planned to go to Jinhua City to visit my virtuous brother tomorrow. I just heard that my virtuous brother is in Jinshan port. So I took the liberty to look for it, and I happened to bump into it."
"Brother Nian bumped into each other earlier, and brother Nian is one step later. I will set off to return to Jinhua. I don't know if brother Nian has something to ask my younger brother this time."
Di Gongdao: "I haven't seen my virtuous brother for a long time. It's just to talk about Qi Kuo. There is no urgent matter. I will go back to Puyang tomorrow."
Luo Yingyuan leaned close to Di Gong's ear and smiled, "What do you think I want? The golden house hides the beauty? Haha. To tell you the truth, Brother Di Nian, my younger brother came to Jinshan Leyuan to investigate the case of Li Lian's suicide. Stay for three days, and it's over." Broken knot. Nothing more than frustration in love, commonplace, and no entanglement. Li Lian has a reputation for raising people, and he was the son of Mr. Li Jingwei, the left minister of the Central and Eastern Taiwan. Mr. Li is suave and suave, fell in love with a firework girl here, felt slighted, and committed suicide in shame and anger. Alas, I am too confused, I have read a lot of books in vain."
Di Gongweiwei.
Luo Yingyuan changed his mind and said: "Brother Dinian, my younger brother is going back to Jinhua soon, so I can't delay. Therefore, I want to hand over Li Lian's suicide to you, and make a decision according to the law. Fill out the official document, Shen Yang's boss. Brother Nian is very skilled. For criminal law documents, just draw a gourd, don't worry about it."
Di Gong was astonished: "My dear brother, where did you start talking about this? How can you ask me to handle this Jinhua yamen lawsuit?"
"Brother Nian can take this opportunity to spend a few days in this Leyuan, enjoying the beautiful scenery and wonderful human feelings. It is really so-called flowers and plants fighting beautifully everywhere. Every family is drunk with music. Brother Nian looks down for a few days, and it is also a pleasure."
Di Gong waved his hand and said: "You can't do it, you can't do it, my brother, don't force others to make things difficult. Besides, the teacher came from an unknown person, and you can eat people and laugh at you."
Luo Yingyuan smiled and said, "What's the difficulty?" He took out a seal from his waist and stuffed it into Di Gong's hand. "Brother Nian, don't shirk any more. This is the official seal of the main hall of Jinhua County. Here, the government office is in charge of the government affairs, and the punishment room is in charge of the case. You alone manage it. The servant Dingzaoli and the prison boss are all assigned by you. ——My place If you don't go back again, the wife will sullen her face, and her voice will be uttered, so you can see that the little brother is in a mess."
Di Gong knew that Luo Yingyuan was romantic, free-spirited and open-minded, but also fearful of internal affairs.Mrs. Luo is not at ease in these three days in Leyuan.I couldn't help being emotional for a while, and took the seal
Ma Rong said aside again: "Master Luo just fulfilled Master Luo once, and returning to Puyang a day or two later will not embarrass Lord Luo."
Di Gong asked: "I don't know who is in charge of the government affairs of Jinshan Leyuan?"
Luo Yingyuan said: "The village head here is Feng Dainian, and he is in charge of the government affairs of the government office. He runs all the brothels and gambling games in Leyuan alone, so I am very rich. He will help you with all the common affairs. "
Luo Yingyuan said while sitting in the official sedan chair.Order to blow out the lanterns and candles, and return to Jinhua quietly and starry night.
Di Gong looked at Luo Yingyuan's official sedan chair, feeling lost.Suddenly the official sedan chair turned around again, Luo Yingyuan stretched out his head out of the sedan window and said to Duke Di: "I almost forgot an important event. There is still a banquet tonight."
Di Gong lost his voice and asked: "What? Banquet?"
"Brother Dinian, celebrities from all walks of life in Leyuan will invite me to a banquet at the White Crane Tower tonight, and Brother Nian will do it for you. It can be seen that the leaders here, that Feng Dainian is the leader. You tell them, I have entrusted you with full authority As soon as Guanshe Leyuan responded to the government affairs, he asked them to check the seal. Then you can do whatever you like. After Li Lian's case is settled, just send the official post-horse to Jinhua." Saying that he dismissed the official sedan chair and lifted it up, Flying away into the night mist.
Ma Rong proudly said: "No matter what kind of ghosts this master Luo has, we can enjoy watching here for a few days."
Mr. Di shook his head and said, "Just stay for one day. ——Didn't Magistrate Luo say that the case of Li Lian's suicide was just to fill out an official document, and he didn't ask us to investigate the truth and tell the truth. ——Let's go back to the inn and change into the official uniform. Let's go to the banquet!"
Back at the Yongle inn, the two of them changed into official uniforms, closed the door of the bedroom, and were about to set off when Di Gong weighed the bunch of keys in his hand: "The keys are heavy and inconvenient to tie around your body. Lock it, who will steal my saddlebags and rag bags!"
Ma Rong had already ordered a big sedan chair and waited outside Yongle Inn.When Mr. Di came out here, he already had a black hat and official robes, neatly up and down, and everyone was in awe.The sedan chair curtain was lifted, and Di Gong and Ma Rong were welcomed into the sedan chair.
Di Gongdao: "When you arrive at the White Crane Tower, you must declare at the banquet that I have taken over Jinhua government affairs on behalf of you, with Luo Yingyuan's seal as proof." When the banquet is serving food and wine, you have already slipped to the streets and alleys, bumping into each other. luck."
Ma Lai said: "Master Luo hurriedly left this Leyuan, and he was not allowed to light up the lights. He tiptoed around, fearing that there would be a lot of privacy."
Di Gong said with a smile: "It's none of your business, just settle Li Lian's case and leave."
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