C30 Mutual Utilization
Being in the Imperial City was not something that could be left behind just because he wanted to go out. Dongfang Zhongyue could only follow the guard to the mat shed. Wang Zhenqing was a little worried, so he followed closely behind.
Inside the awning, Zhu Gaoxi had already left. Zhu Gaochi sat in the middle while Zhu Gaosui sat in the west. Princess Baoqing sat on the seat that Zhu Gaoxi left and said, "This is my master, Dongfang Zhongyu …" This is the First Prince, he's the Third Prince. "
"This lowly one from the east greets the two princes." Hehe … Young Master Dongfang was really powerful, "Zhu Gaosui's face did not have a smile on it." For a top student like you, you should have been promoted to be the head instructor of the top twenty-two Guards! "
The more Dongfang Zhong knew that he had said the opposite, he pretended not to hear him. He only said that Princess Baoqing was a good person and was smart. Zhu Gaoxi couldn't help but open his eyes wide when he saw Ye Zichen, while he thought to himself, "Why did this brat come here?" He and Old Third seem to know each other … If he were to spread the news of me going to Phoenix Restaurant, it would be extremely terrible!
Dongfang Zhongyue saw his worry, so he knew what he was worried about, so he clasped his fists and said: "This is the first time I have seen such a big official like you. Please forgive me for my rudeness. I wonder what business does the crown prince have with me? "
"Oh …" Zhu Gaochi heard this and felt a lot more at ease. He cleared his throat and said, "Father asked me to be the host of the selection, and never thought that my aunt Princess Baoqing would be the champion. I was worried that the other generals would deliberately let her win, so I called you to ask."
"Your highness' martial arts are not bad. Being able to get first place is not something other people would do. I can confirm this point." "The Eastern Elder answered." Did you hear that? " Princess Baoqing was so happy that she jumped up from her seat, "My master is the seventh Smoke Rankings, which is the seventh martial art in the world. Can he be wrong?"
"Little aunt, don't worry," Zhu Gaochi rubbed his chin and said: "This is a very important matter, I can't make the decision in private, I have to return it to royal father for making him make the Holy Judgement … "Dongfang Zhongyu, I'll remember you for what you are …!"
Zhu Gaochi took Princess Baoqing to see Zhu Di, who was in a bad mood. The Wang brothers and Li Zhuangxian treated Zhong Yue as a godly person. All kinds of flattery came unstoppable.
Dongfang Zhongyu was truly a bit light-headed, but he didn't forget to tell Wang Zhenliang: "That guy called Qian Guanghou, Lord Wang should pay attention to him. It might be useful in the future." Qian Guanghou wore a helmet on the stage, so his appearance couldn't be seen clearly. In the east, Zhong Guo always felt that he was the spy from the Cao family, so it would be much easier for Wang Zhenliang to investigate than it was for him.
Wang Zhenliang heard his words and nodded. He said, "I already said that we are friends, so don't call me a villain. From now on, I will call you Zhong Yu and you can call me Zhenliang. "Zhongyu, you've helped me a lot today. I'll treat you and you can pick a place!"
Dongfang Zhongyue's heart skipped a beat and he said: "Since Brother Zhen Liang said so, then I won't hold back. I will return home." How is it, Brother Brother Chenqing, Brother Zhuang Xian? " He hadn't seen Han Yancui for two times, and the bitterness in his heart had never left his heart. He thought to himself: 'You, Feng GuiLou, have a background that I can't afford to offend. Wang Zhenliang is the Prefecture Guard's forward commander, and the Emperor's personal guard captain.
Wang Zhenqing and Li Zhuangxian had also not gone to the Phoenix Restaurant for a while, so they naturally strongly approved. Since Wang Zhenliang also wanted to rope Dongfang Zhong in, how could he not agree?
Half an hour later, the four of them had returned to Phoenix Restaurant. Dongfang Zhongyu knew that Wang Zhenqing would definitely come to the Green Bamboo Garden, so he kept his guard up. He found an excuse to leave for a while and let the three of them go in first.
When Dongfang Zhongyue circled into the building, he saw that the three of them were still in the hall. Wang Zhenqing said dejectedly, "Brother Zhongyue, is Lady Han not here?" "Is that so?" Dongfang Zhongyue was surprised and asked: "Auntie Xue, why hasn't Lady Han come back after she left for a few days?"
Auntie Xue, who was an experienced person, immediately understood the situation. She smiled coyly and said: "Young Master Dongfang, what we, the ladies in the court, do is to serve others. We are forced to do this a lot of the time! With Commander Wang here today, how could I dare to hide anything from him? Yan Cui really isn't home. "
Wang Zhenliang didn't know what Dongfang Zhongyue was thinking, so he said, "Brother Zhongyue, since Lady Han is not here, why don't you choose a new place?" The more Dongfang Zhong wanted to come here, the more he would try his luck. Once he had the results, they immediately went to a different restaurant …
It was already afternoon when Dongfang Zhongyue returned to the Soundwave Pavilion. Qiu Qiandai was practicing alone on the open ground. After eating for a few days, Qiu Qiandai's complexion had improved a lot. There was some flesh on his face.
Dongfang Zhongyu was a bit depressed because of Han Yancui's matter. He shook his robe and said: "Thousand Descendants, I'll teach you palm techniques today." As he spoke, he stretched out his arms and practiced the eighteen moves of the Great Celestial Force Palm Art.
Qiu Qiandai clicked his tongue, "Brother, you are acting too fast, I can't even see clearly." "Alright, I'll take my time …" Dongfang Zexuan suddenly slapped his forehead, "Look at my brain, this set of palm techniques is quite profound, you should learn the roaming palm first!" As he spoke, he demonstrated the palm technique that the Beggar Elder Wu Changchun had taught him one move at a time …
The two were practicing diligently, Wang Zhenqing said that Chou Mansion had been cleaned up, and all the furniture and servants were provided. Dongfang Zhongyu repeatedly thanked him, and Qiu Qiandai said that he wanted to go home immediately. Wang Zhenqing said that today is not late, and tomorrow is not too late to move again.
Dongfang Zhong laughed, "What do we have to move? It's just a few pieces of clothing …" Before he could finish his words, a young man walked up the stone steps.
His strong skin was slightly black, and his appearance plain. Zhong Yu didn't recognize him, so he used his eyes to look at Wang Zhenqing. Wang Zhenqing was also slightly surprised and asked, "May I ask who are you looking for?"
The black-faced youth bowed and said, "My name is Jin Shazhi, greetings to you, Sir Wang." Wang Zhenqing asked in confusion, "You are..." The more he heard, the more Dongfang Zhong frowned. Jin Shazhi? He had heard of this name before! For a moment, he couldn't remember who it was.
"I am the standard-bearer of the Imperial Secret Service," Jin Shazhi replied. "Today, I was ordered to do business with Young Master Dongfang." When Dongfang Zhongyue heard the words "Embroidered Uniform Guard", he suddenly remembered that Lei Mingsheng had said that the people who attacked them that night were none other than Jin Shazhi's team leader. What was he planning to do today?
"In the east, Zhong Yue was secretly on guard as he asked," "I wonder what business Master Jin has for me?" "That's right," Zhou replied, "Jin Yi Wei Bei Zhen Fu Si's new barracks will open in four days. Pang Ying mega-man has asked me to come and notify Young Master Dongfang. He will definitely report that day."
"Oh …" "Thank you, Master Jin, for your information." "The more Zhong Dong in the East knows that he had been attacked, the less he would be able to get excited." "I'm following Shangguan's orders, no need to be polite, Young Master Dongfang." Jin Shazhi then saluted and took his leave.
Dongfang Zhongyu was curious about this matter. Zhu Gaosui and Pang Ying had mentioned it earlier, but no one had mentioned it ever since Baili Qingcang left Nanjing. Dongfang Zhongyu privately guessed that Zhu Gaosui thought he had lost his value, but today, the old story was suddenly brought up anew … Was it because he helped Princess Baoqing win the preliminaries today?
This answer was probably only known to Zhu Gaosui himself. Zhong Yue originally wanted to take out Wang Zhenliang's recommendation letter, but he thought it would be better not to offend Zhu Gaosui. Heh heh … Since you all want to rope me in and make use of me, why don't I make use of you!
With this incident, Dongfang Zhongyue insisted on moving to Chou Mansion that night. Wang Zhenqing couldn't keep him any longer, so he accompanied the two of them.
This time, the Chou mansion was completely different from before. The grass was flat, the flowers and trees were beautiful, the water in the pond was clear enough to see the bottom, and all the pavilions, pavilions, and buildings were newly painted.
When the three of them walked into the front yard for a dozen steps, a short and thin middle-aged man came over and greeted Wang Zhenqing respectfully.
Wang Zhenqing waved his hand to excuse Liu Ming's politeness and introduced him, "This is my steward's inner disciple. He is the one who brought the servants to clean this garden …" This is my friend Young Master Dongfang, and this is Prince Chou. "
That person had a pair of small eyes and immediately revealed a smile, "My surname is Bi and Bi Sihai. Greetings, Young Master Dongfang and Prince Chou."
"Thank you, Big Brother Bi, the garden is tidied up very well," Dongfang Zhongyue said. "I heard from Brother Chenqing that Big Brother Bi intends to work here, and you've also been an accountant before, so you should come and be the housekeeper!"
"Thank you old master, thank you old master..." Bi Sihai really knows how to talk. Dongfang Zhong took out five thousand taels of silver and gave it to him. He said that they would set up an accounting office immediately and that the Chou family would start to operate normally from tomorrow onwards.
Bi Sihai called the gardener, the old lady, and the chef in the garden over. Dongfang Zhongyue didn't know what to say either. He just said that everyone had to do their job diligently and that he wouldn't mistreat everyone and that Qiu Qiandai was the real owner of the garden …
In order to thank Wang Zhenqing for his help, he was asked to stay for dinner. By the time the dinner ended, it was already dark. After sending Wu away, Dongfang Zhongyu asked Qiu Qiandai where he lived. Qiu Qiandai said that he and his grandfather had been living in the main room in the backyard for a long time.
Dongfang Zexuan saw his displeasure and asked, "What's wrong, have you thought of your family?" Qiu Qiandai shook his head silently. "Then why not?" Dongfang Zhongyue asked in bewilderment: "Do you think that the garden is not tidied up well, or are you afraid that you won't be able to raise a servant? "Don't be afraid, I have money." As he spoke, he took out another 1,000 silver and left it for him to use.
Qiu Qiandai looked at the banknotes in his hands, and his expression didn't change at all. He suddenly asked, "Big Brother, why did you become a Embroidered Uniform Guard?" Dongfang Zhongyue's heart skipped a beat, "Thousand generations, do you hate the Embroidered Uniform Guard?"
"I hate them!" Two small flames ignited in Qiu Qiandai's eyes as he said hatefully, "My parents and uncles were captured by the Embroidered Uniform Guard!"
"Oh …" That's right! " Dongfang Zhongyu pulled his hand and said: "Brother Qian Dai, let me tell you a secret! I came back to Nanjing to get my revenge. My enemy's official position is very big, so ordinary people can't get close to him. That's why I wanted to join the Embroidered Uniform Guard. "
"Oh …" "I understand." Qiu Qiandai then revealed a smile, "I already said Big Brother Dongfang is a good person! "Brother, who is your enemy?" This... I can't say for now. " After all, he was still a child, and the more he was in the East, the more he couldn't take the risk …
Lying on his bed, Dongfang Zhong was tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep. In just a few days, he would be entering the Imperial Secret Service's new barracks. However, after such a long time, he couldn't be sure if Han Yancui was Qi Chuyan.
He was very anxious. Even though the two of them weren't married yet, he had always treated Qi Chuyan as his only family. If Han Yancui was really Qi Chuyan, he couldn't let her stay in that place any longer!
After thinking for a while, the more Dongfang Zhong got up and dressed, the more he wanted to explore the night and return home …