C17 Unwittingly Inserting a Willow into a Tree

Dongfang Zhongyu had been practicing martial arts for the past few years. He would occasionally write poems when he had free time, but he would never finish them again. Now that Wang Zhenqing wanted him to do one, he felt a little uneasy.

Han Yancui noticed the troubled expression on his face and said with a smile, "Young Master Dongfang, no need to rush. Let's drink a few cups of sake first. Perhaps, our thoughts will surge like spring water." Li Zhuangxian blocked him, "You can't do that. You'll only see your true abilities at the exit."

Dongfang Jingyue glanced at Han Yancui and suddenly exclaimed: "There it is!" Wang Zhenqing said happily, "Speak, speak." Don't be anxious, "Dongfang Zhong said," When Brother Chenqing mentioned Changqian, I thought of the poem "Chang Gan Xing" by Li Taibai from the previous dynasty.

Green Plum Bamboo Horse lives in the east, two little guesses determine the mandarin duck.

A beauty in her early twenties, and a rider when she was young? "

Although the poem was a little shallow and the first two lines were from the ancients, it had its origins; it was a play by Qi Chuyan, who had been engaged to him when he was a teenager in the East, and he now said it to test Han Yancui.

"No, no," Li Zhuangxian was just average. He didn't want to overshadow Wang Zhenqing in the East, so he said: "Plum blossom and horses, two little guesses are all stolen from others. Why not my second brother learn on his own?"

"This is borrowed, ancient people often do this too," Wang Zhenqing refuted his cousin, "Brother Dongfang clearly has good knowledge, moreover..." Brother Dongfang, you have a profound meaning to this poem? " As he spoke, he looked over at them with an inquiring look.

"Yes, yes, yes." Han Yancui smiled as she raised her glass. "I didn't expect that Young Master Dongfang's literary talent would be so outstanding. I really admire him. I would like to offer a glass of wine to Young Master."

Dongfang Zhongyu saw that she didn't have much of a reaction, and felt very disappointed. He grinned and said: "How could I have any talent? It was all because of Brother Chenqing that I was able to take advantage of him. You two are too kind." He admitted that he was very happy that he couldn't learn Li Zhuangxian's talent, but Wang Zhenqing knew that he had good writing skills and was very close to Li Zhuangxian from the bottom of his heart.

After drinking for a while, the four of them became even more excited. Li Zhuangxian suddenly asked, "Brother Dongfang, today you personally saw Zhang Yujing's martial arts. How much of a difference will you have against her?"

Of course, Dongfang Zhongyu couldn't say that they had fought before. Zhang Yujing couldn't beat him, so he said humbly: "Her martial arts are in another school, I'm afraid it will be hard to tell who will win if I fight against her …" Before he could finish his sentence, there was a sudden ruckus from outside. It seemed to be coming towards the Emerald Bamboo Garden.

Today, Li Zhuangxian had a cold expression as he loudly said: "How can there still be someone who dares to cause trouble at Phoenix-Returning? "Isn't this disturbing my interest?" "Master Li, please calm down. I'll go take a look." Han Yancui immediately stood up and left.

The three of them drank for a while longer, and when they heard the noise coming from outside, they vaguely heard a middle-aged man shout, "What identity do you have? Even the emperor's relatives had to tell him first come first served... It's not like I don't give you money and play with you like you're a three year old child, is it? "

Li Zhuangxian could not sit still any longer, so he lifted his leg and walked out. Wang Zhenqing advised, "The relationship between the guest and the courtyard is yours." Let me see who it is. and you don't even put the royal family in your eyes. " Li Zhuangxian said and then left.

Dongfang Zhongyu thought to himself: Li Zhuangxian could be considered to be a literate person, and the other royal relatives don't know how to be domineering. When he saw Wang Zhenqing anxiously follow him out, he also followed closely behind.

Outside, several people were crowded on the stairs leading to this side of the second floor. The source of the racket was a military officer of about forty years old. He was tall, sturdy, and had two tortoises. The public couldn't hold him.

Han Yancui stood in front of him and advised, "Lord Zhao, there really is an important guest here. It just so happened that you didn't come at the appointed time, so I hope you can forgive me for not coming."

"What's a matter of convenience?" I didn't pay a deposit? " Officer Zhao was still angry, but when he saw Li Zhuangxian and the other young masters, he became even angrier and shouted, "You people can't just watch people cook, can you? I am a 1000 man official of the capital city camp, and am not even close to the children of the royal family … "

"Hey! What nonsense are you talking about? " Li Zhuangxian had been holding back his anger for a while now, so he shouted, "Open your dog eyes and look, who is the little kid? "Grandfather is the son of the famous princess, Li Zhuangxian. My cousin is Princess Huaiqing's son, Wang Zhenqing. How dare a mere fifth rank official like you look down on the royal family? Are you tired of living?"

Zhao Qianhu might have been the first to drink, but he was still fearless when he heard the other party announce his name, "So what if you're the princess' son? Just because you're from a royal family, you can scold people casually …? " The more he spoke, the angrier he got. With a flick of his arms, he shook off two turtles. "Young man, charge forward!"

Dongfang Zhongyue was afraid that he would hurt Han Yancui due to his anger, so he tried to stop him. At this moment, he heard Auntie Xue's voice shouting, "Brother Qian, quickly come and help!" Dongfang Zhongyue's heart skipped a beat. He looked down and saw Auntie Xue standing at the top of the stairs, waving behind her.

A grey figure suddenly appeared and climbed up to the second floor with a tap of its toes. Then, it landed right behind Zhao Qianhu and placed its arm on his shoulder. Zhao Qianhu was tall and sturdy, but he could not move at all. He straightened his neck and shouted, "What are you doing? Do you still want to hit me? "

The grey-clothed man was about thirty-six or thirty-seven years old, his build not short and lean. He grabbed Zhao Qi's shoulder and said with a smile, "Lord Zhao, please calm your anger. Why do you need to make a move when there's nothing to discuss?" At this time, Auntie Xue had also caught up to Zhao Qianhu, persuading him otherwise.

He then apologized to Li Zhuangxian, "I am truly sorry, Uncle Li. I just got busy and caught up to Zhao Qianhu after walking away for a while. Zhao Qianhu had also lost his sense of virtue after drinking too much, so I apologise on his behalf and ask for the three sirs' forgiveness … "How about this, today I'll treat you to apologize to the three of you!" Li Zhuangxian couldn't blame him too much.

Han Yancui was very good at doing things. She immediately invited Wang Zhenqing and the others into the room, poured some wine and laid out some food. She then took out her zither and began to play in an apologetic manner. Her zither skills were the best in the capital, so Li Zhuangxian's anger turned into joy.

Dongfang Zhongyu was thinking about that man surnamed Qian, but he didn't have the mood to listen to the zither. Whether it was his physique or his Qing Gong, this person was the man from that night. Although Baili Qingcang told him to stop investigating the Iron Vouchers case, but Dongfang Zhong wanted to understand it from the bottom of his heart.

Therefore, Dongfang Zhongyu sat at the table, but his heart was outside the building. His seat was near the window, and he had been secretly watching the door. After about half an hour, the man surnamed Qian finally appeared at the building's door.

At that time, Li Zhuangxian was telling Han Yancui interesting stories about the wuxiaozhuan Great Games. Dongfang Zhongyue signaled for him to go and relieve himself, then he left the Green Bamboo Garden and immediately went back to the Phoenix Restaurant.

Feng Huiju was on Dongshun City Street, which was 600 feet long and did not have any forks in the middle, so Dongfang Zhongyu was not worried; after walking more than 100 steps south, he saw the man named Qian from afar, and Dongfang Zhongyu followed him at a leisurely pace.

The man surnamed Qian turned westward after leaving the street of Dongshun City, he was in the direction of the Duke of Cao's residence. Zhong Zhong Yue was puzzled, guessing his position in the Duke of Cao's residence, how could he leave so casually without arousing suspicion? The man named Qian looked back as he left the street, but after walking for a quarter of an hour, he looked back again.

The more Dongfang Zhong thought about it, the more he realized it was not good. It was too obvious that he was riding a horse. Seeing that there was a house called Tongfu Inn on the side of the road, he tied up his horse in front of the door and gave two taels of silver to the waiter for him to look after. The shop assistant's monthly salary was only three to four taels of silver. At this moment, he had gained an extremely happy salary for half a month …

Dongfang Jingyue mixed in with the crowd and followed the man surnamed Qian. He was only slightly taller than normal and wasn't too eye-catching amongst the pedestrians. However, following the tall and thin man surnamed Qian was very convenient. After the man surnamed Qian walked for two blocks, he suddenly turned right towards the north. In the middle of the east, he became even more confused: Because the Duke of Cao's mansion was in the southwest while the Imperial City was in the north?

Even if he didn't understand, he still had to follow it! There were only a few people around the imperial city, so Zhong Yue could only increase the distance between them. After walking for about half a block, the man surnamed Qian suddenly turned towards the west. F * ck! Where was he going? You couldn't have discovered me, right? " The more East Central Pine was puzzled, the more so that he had to be careful and follow behind …

After bypassing the Imperial City, the surnamed Qian turned to the north. Zhong Zhong became even more confused. Further north was Fengxian Road, and the people that lived there were all of the imperial family's. What was he doing here? For obvious reasons, the few, empty glimpses of pedestrians could see more than a hundred paces.

A quarter of an hour later, the two sides of the road gradually turned into huge gatehouses, high walls, and deep courtyards. All of them were relatives of the Wealthy Classes. The man surnamed Qian stopped and turned his head around. Dongfang Zhongyu quickly hid behind a big tree. After a while, he stuck his head out but he could not find him.

Dongfang Zhongyu quickly ran over. There was a wide alley, and the man surnamed Qian was walking through a corner door. That corner door and a two-story gate tower by the side of the road belong to the same house. Dongfang Zhongyue couldn't help but mutter to himself, "There's a front door, but we don't walk through it. This bastard's vigilance is very high! Heh heh … I'll know when I see the door! "

However, the more strange it seemed to Dongfang that there were no signs hanging outside the house, as if no one was staying there. After wandering for half an hour and seeing no one coming in or out, Dongfang Zhongyue had no choice but to leave.

He thought of picking up the horses first and then going to the Ying Tian Palace yamen to look for Lei Mingsheng. Who would have thought that someone would come to his side just as he was about to leave Tongfu Inn. "Uncle Dongfang, you've made me wait for so long." Dongfang Zhongyue saw that he was wearing an octagonal leather cap and a blue short-sleeved shirt, with shifty eyes that seemed to have seen him before, "You are …?"

"I am a assistant servant of Ying Tian Palace," the man replied. "Chief Ley sent a message to find Master Dongfang." "Oh..." It just so happens that I have something to talk to him about. Where is Thunderhead now? " Dongfang Zhongyue asked. " "I'll take you there, Boss Ley, to eat at the Ascension Bridge …"

"Ying Tian Manor's lackeys' ability to spread the news is truly amazing. The eastern side of the road, Lei Mingsheng, came forth to welcome them." "Big Brother Ley, quickly come with me …!" "Dongfang Bro, there's news …" The two of them spoke at the same time. After a pause, they asked at the same time, "Where are you going …?" "What news …?"

After another pause, Dongfang Zhongyue waved his hand and said:" Big Brother Ley, why don't you follow me while we walk? What news do you have? " "Alright!" "Lei Mingsheng turned his horse and followed up, saying," The matter that you told me to investigate has come to an end. The result is definitely out of your expectations! " "Is that so?" "What kind of result?

"We were attacked by the Embroidered Uniform Guard, but only one person … the others are all fake …!" Before Lei Mingsheng could finish his words, Dongfang Zhongyu reined in his mount, "Say it again!"