"Help - kill, kill..."
On the morning of the second day of the Lunar New Year, there was a scream of horror in the famous brothel in Jizhou City - Yihonglou!
A little girl ran out of an elegant room with a pale and terrified face, shouting as she ran, "Come here—it's not good—it's murder—"
The sharp and piercing shouts quickly woke up the other guests staying in the brothel, and everyone ran out of the room one after another, some of them didn't bother to put on their clothes, the bustard was also disturbed, and she walked out with disheveled hair. He ran out of his room and saw the little girl screaming out of control, couldn't help being furious, rushed to grab her, and raised her hand to give her a big slap.
"Crack—you little whore, what are you yelling so early in the morning? What killed someone? Where did someone get killed?"
The little girl staggered from the beating and almost fell to the ground. She stood on her feet, covered her face and cried, "Mom, I don't dare to tell a lie. I really lost my life. Just now, I went to Sister Jiaorui's room to deliver water. , saw Sister Jiaorui lying on the ground with the guest she picked up last night, bleeding all over the floor, and the guest had a pair of scissors stuck in his body, it scared me to death... "
When the bustard heard this, she was frightened out of three souls and seven souls, she pushed the girl away and ran towards Jiaorui's room.
The guests from each house heard that there was such a thing, and they couldn't care less about kissing the girls, and they all followed up to watch the fun...
When I arrived at Jiaorui's room, I saw a mess in the room. A young man was lying naked on the ground with a pair of scissors stuck in his chest. As the little girl said, the blood flowed all over the floor, and he was soaked in this pool of blood. In the middle, it is already dead!
Not far away, Jiaorui was lying there disheveled, her eyes closed, her head was bleeding, she didn't know if she was dead or alive!
"Oh my mother, how did this happen? This is fatal—" the bustard collapsed on the ground, crying loudly.
Jiaorui is the number one girl in Yihong Courtyard, she has been pampered until now, she only started receiving customers for the first time yesterday, the guest who groomed her didn't reveal her real name, but she was very wealthy, in order to buy Jiaorui's first night, Without batting an eyelid, he threw a thousand taels of silver, compared to other guests who wanted to groom.
A person who can spend a thousand taels of silver to buy a prostitute in the first night must be either rich or noble. Now that he died here tragically, can he still have a good son like them in Yihong Courtyard
The bustard burst into tears as if the sky had collapsed. At this moment, a guest suddenly said, "Oh, isn't this the new General Chen of the Northern Army?"
After being called out by him, the rest of the people also carefully identified it.
"Oh, don't tell me, it's really him!" Someone confirmed.
Of course, some people also raised questions, "No way, how could the general come to the kiln?"
"Then why are you here? They are all men, so they are naturally here to find a woman they want to feel comfortable and comfortable with, and to share a warm mandarin duck tent and go to the gentle town together..."
"Tsk tsk, I thought that only ordinary people like me would come here to have fun, but I didn't expect that someone like the general would come here, and he lost his life because of this. Hehe, it's a pity, joy begets sorrow."
Everyone was discussing and talking about everything. During the conversation, Yihong Courtyard was crowded with spectators.
It is said that good things do not go out, and bad things spread thousands of miles. This early in the morning, there was a murder case in Yihong Courtyard. The culprits were the newly appointed general of the Northern Army and Miss Jiarui, the oiran lady of Jizhou City. Such a hot and sexy news, let’s go Those who pass by, those who live in the neighborhood, of course they will not miss it!
This Miss Jiaorui is quite a celebrity in Jizhou City. It is said that she was originally the daughter of a wealthy family, but her family was in decline and she was sold to such a dark place. Because of her extraordinary beauty, She also has a good command of poetry and poetry, and is praised as the oiran lady of Jizhou by men who love love and moon in Jizhou City. They all dream of sleeping with her.
However, although Jiaorui was born weak, she has a strong temper. If she is asked to play the piano and sing a song, if she is asked to take off her clothes to pick up the guests, she will refuse to agree to it. It has been stalemate until now, and then somehow , I agreed, but it turned out that it was only the first day to pick up the guests, and this happened.
"Hey, Miss Jiaorui is really pitiful. She is forced to pick up customers by this heartless bustard. No wonder she can't think about it, and she will die!" Someone in the know saw that the murder weapon on General Chen was a pair of scissors used by women. , and saw that Jiaorui's head injury seemed to be hit by herself, so I boldly speculated!
The other said, "That's right, my shop is next to Yihong Courtyard, these days I can always hear bustards beating her for forcing Jiaorui to pick up customers, the beatings are terrible!"
"It's the same with General Chen, knowing that Jiaorui is unwilling, why don't you find someone who is willing, Lehe, if you insist on forcing him, no wonder they kill him!"
"What's so strange about this? Anyone who is willing to receive guests must be someone who has been through many battles and battles, and their bodies are all dirty. Can they compare with a big girl like Jiaorui? If it were you, you would be willing to sleep for a while." A reluctant girl with yellow flowers, or sleeping with an old whore who is willing to have fun with you?"
"Hehehe, of course it's the big girl sleeping in Huanghua, whether she likes it or not, it's enough to be clean and comfortable!"
"That's right. What's more, Miss Jiaorui is not only a big girl with yellow flowers, but she is also a famous beauty in Jizhou city. She was named the oiran lady of Jizhou before she even received guests. How many people are waiting for her to receive guests?" Day, holding the silver and waiting to kiss Fangze."
"It's also thanks to the fact that they are not as rich and powerful as General Chen, otherwise they would be the ones who died here today."
"That's true, but if General Chen can sleep with Jiaorui once, it will be worth it if he dies!"
"Sleep ass, look at Jiaorui's pants, how can he sleep? And he didn't get that thing on his body, it looks like he hasn't slept yet and let someone throw it away, it's really not worth it!"
"Who says it's not worth it? You see, from ancient times to the present, how can a general die in a brothel? Our general Chen broke this rule, and died with bare buttocks. Just wait and see, the general will definitely Therefore, it is famous all over the world and passed down through the ages!"
"Hahaha… "
The crowd of onlookers burst out laughing, very unrestrained, and they didn't know whether it was because they hated General Chen for forcing Jiaorui to death, or because they were jealous of his power, anyway, now that everyone is dead, everyone can watch his naked body as much as they want , to ridicule him for the scandalous things he did, to vent his grievances in his heart!
"Get out of the way, get out of the way!" The two attendants pulled out the crowd and rushed over. One of them picked up the quilt from the kang and covered Chen Bingrong's body. The other faced everyone and said sharply: "Everyone, what happened today I advise everyone to be rotten to the stomach, there is a saying called "disaster comes from the mouth", I hope everyone can learn from it, and don't bring yourself an innocent disaster just to show off your quick tongue!"
After everyone heard this, they all shut up, but the shutting up was only superficial, and few people were actually frightened by him.
General Chen is dead, and there are a few of them running errands left, what's so scary? How else can he eat everyone? Besides, everyone is not lying, there are so many eyes watching, General Chen let people die with his bare buttocks, such a big scandal, you can't hide it even if you want to!
"It's all gone..."
The attendant didn't know what everyone was thinking, seeing everyone shut up obediently, thinking that they would all be obedient, he dismissed everyone with a cold face.
As a result, less than an hour after everyone left, General Chen was forced. The news of being killed by a prostitute instead of being successful in adultery spread all over the streets and alleys of Jizhou City.
When Lu Yuan heard the news and rushed to the scene, Mr. Zhao, the governor of Jizhou City, had arrived. When he saw Lu Yuan, Mr. Zhao almost threw himself into Lu Yuan's arms like a wronged child meeting his parents. cry bitterly.
General Chen is the emperor's brother-in-law, the empress's younger brother, and has always been valued by the emperor. Now that he died under his rule, the emperor will definitely take his anger out on him. What should we do
"General Lu—"
Lord Zhao yelled sadly, which made everyone get goosebumps.
Lu Yuan frowned, looked down at Chen Bingrong on the ground, and said in a deep voice, "What's going on?"
"General Lu, the cause of General Chen's death is under investigation. Please give me some time, Master Lu. I will definitely investigate this matter..."
Lu Yuan nodded, and said in a cold voice, "This matter happened under your rule. It should be found out as soon as possible, so that the emperor and queen can give an explanation..."
"Yes, yes, I will do my best to find out this matter as soon as possible, so as not to disappoint the trust of the emperor and the general." Master Zhao nodded his head like a pest.
Lu Yuan stayed in the room for a quarter of an hour and was about to leave. In fact, he hated Chen Bingrong very much, and he didn't care whether he was dead or alive. It's just that he was also a general in Jizhou City. He had an accident, so he had to come and have a look. , just a formality.
When Master Zhao saw that Lu Yuan was about to leave, he hurriedly said, "General Lu stay here..."
Lu Yuan paused and looked back at him, "What else is there for Mr. Zhao to call General Ben?"
Mr. Zhao let out an 'uh', and looked around Lu Yuan falteringly.
Lu Yuan understood, and moved away from the left and right, Master Zhao also let the people next to him go down, and for a while, there were only two living people left in the room, Lu Yuan and Master Zhao.
"General Lu..."
Lord Zhao tentatively asked, "It is said that King Zhan has already returned to Jizhou. I wonder if General Lu has heard about it?"
Zhao Bingchen is smart. When Chunyuzhen was taken back from the military and left Prince Zhan's mansion, he knew that Chunyuzhen must have violated the emperor's taboo and would be taken care of by the emperor. , helped Chen Bingrong do a lot of detrimental things to Chunyu Xun, now that Chen Bingrong is dead, Chunyu Xun sneaked back again, he was guilty, trembling all day long, afraid that Chunyu Xun would come to settle accounts with him, and wanted him Little fate.
It just so happened that this happened today, and he had an idea, and thought of pushing Chen Bingrong's death to Chun Yuzhen. His little mansion has nothing to do with a single penny. The emperor will definitely be furious because of Longyan, and order to kill Chunyu. If Chunyu is killed by the emperor, he doesn't have to be afraid that he will come to settle accounts with him. ? Wouldn't this kill two birds with one stone and kill two birds with one stone
However, although the idea is good, if this matter is to be implemented smoothly, it needs Lu Yuan's permission.
Everyone knows that General Lu has a very close relationship with King Zhan, if he acts on his own, and he and King Zhan fight against him, wouldn't it be his life
Of course, maybe General Lu will acquiesce. Now that the emperor reused him and eliminated the military power of King Zhan, it was clearly to instigate discord between the two. The emperor expressed his loyalty and drew a clear line with King Zhan.
At this time, it is an excellent opportunity.
Therefore, Zhao Bingchen tried to test it out, wanting to see if his strategy was feasible.
As a result, as soon as he finished asking, Lu Yuan said coldly, "I don't know about this general. Master Zhao mentioned this matter at this moment, so what do you want to do?"
Zhao Bingchen's shrewd little eyes swept Lu Yuan's face, and after seeing his expression clearly, he said decisively: "I don't have any other intentions, but I haven't seen King Zhan for a long time, and I miss him very much. I heard that he is back, and I want to ask him General, please confirm. If the news is true, I will go to the palace to see you later. Since the general doesn’t know yet, let’s forget about it. I’ll go to the palace to inquire in person after I finish my work. Hehehehehehe... "
Lu Yuan also laughed hehehe, cursed 'old fox' inwardly, then turned and left.
Looking at the general who disappeared from sight, Zhao Bingchen felt cold in his heart, knowing that his wishful thinking was in vain, and that stealing chickens would cost him nothing. Now, King Zhan must hate him even more!
**
In the restaurant opposite Yihong Courtyard
Chun Yuzhen, who was dressed in black, sat at the table. On the table was delicacies from mountains and seas, and the fragrance of tribute wine. He drank lightly and slowly by himself, waiting for the news leisurely.
After a cup of tea, Luo Tong came back and reported in a low voice: "Master, everything has been settled. Chen Bingrong is dead. Zhao Bingchen wanted to blame you for his death, but he was overwhelmed by Lu Yuan." Already!"
"Very good!" Chunyu Yu was playing with the wine glass in his hand, and a sinister smile appeared on the corner of his lips, "Next, dig three feet into the ground to find out his cronies and henchmen, and get rid of them all. Just a little trouble, let him know the fate of being an enemy of this king!" He ordered in a cold voice.
"Yes!" Luo Cheng bowed his hands and retreated!
Chun Yuzhen drank the wine in the glass, raised his eyes to look at the fluttering guise of Yihong Building opposite, and sneered lightly.
He didn't want to be an enemy of a self-respecting idiot, but that idiot insisted on courting death, not to mention being an enemy of him everywhere, and even dared to set up a bridge in front of the emperor and stir up trouble, since he was so eager to seek death , then let him fulfill him too, not only perfect him, but also make him a famous romantic ghost, so that he can be famous all over the world and leave a bad reputation forever! By the way, he also slapped the emperor in the face to let him know what kind of confidant he was looking for!
Someone came in again, it was the British War.
Ying Zhan was sent out by him to buy black medicine, and he came here to report to him as soon as he came back.
After entering, after saluting, Yingzhan reported, "Master, almost all the black medicine in the fief has been bought by his subordinates. There are only more than two hundred catties in total. The subordinates are afraid that they will not be enough, so they have already sent people to other state capitals to secretly I bought it, and in addition, I found a Taoist priest who can refine black medicine to help refine it, I believe I can get a large number back soon!"
Chun Yuxuan nodded in satisfaction, and asked again, "Where's the gun? What kind of gun is it made of?"
Ying Zhan replied, "The gun was made by Luo Cheng's supervisor, and his subordinates did not participate in it. I really don't know the details. It's just that our craftsmen are the best. I think we must have made a lot of them!"
Chunyuxuan stroked his chin and pondered for a few seconds, then said, "Go and tell Luo Cheng that no matter what method he uses, he must make a hundred of them before Qingming."
He didn't want to brazenly raise his troops to rebel, and he didn't want the people of the world to be involved in the life-and-death struggle between their brothers, so the best way was to assassinate him. Go to Beijing with a gun, have a good talk about life with his imperial brother, and send him to meet the ancestors of Chunyu's family by the way!
But, is it better to use guns or explosives
He was a little bit embarrassed, he couldn't decide for a while!
Finally decided, I still don't want to think about it, I will ask Lan'er when she comes, let her decide!
"Ah Choo, Ah Choo—"
Shen Ruolan sneezed twice in a row!
Mrs. Mu was sitting beside her to settle the accounts. Hearing her cry, he said worriedly, "What's the matter, why are you still sneezing? Did you freeze in the shower last night?"
Shen Ruolan drinks spiritual spring water every day, and she is in good health like a calf. Not to mention taking a hot bath in a warm room, she won't get sick even if she goes out naked for a couple of laps. So, my mother is worried It's really superfluous.
She clenched her fists and raised her arms, "No, I'm in good health, but I sneezed twice because my nose was a little itchy, mother, don't make a fuss!"
"That's good. For Chinese New Year, you all take good care of your body, but don't catch a cold or fever!" Niang You said in a wordy sentence.
Shen Ruolan smiled and said, "Mom, how long has it been since no one in our family has been sick? Since you recovered from your illness, it seems that no one in our family has been sick?"
Mrs. Mu thought for a while, and then laughed, "That's true, I didn't even notice if you didn't tell me. When we were in Jinchuan, your sister and I got sick every now and then. We didn't have money at that time. The long-term illness made me worry so much, I wondered when we would not get sick, and now no one is sick, so it can be seen that eating more good things is still very useful!"
Mother attributed the fact that no one in the family was sick to the good food every day, Shen Ruolan didn't say anything, just laughed it off, as long as the family was well, she didn't care about the rest.
At this time, Dong'er suddenly ran in and said that someone outside was looking for Shen Ruolan.
Shen Ruolan went out to take a look, and it turned out that Zhou Zheng had come, and he brought a suitcase with him. He seemed to be in a hurry and was busy with the world!
When Shen Ruolan saw it, she was overjoyed. After greeting each other briefly, she hurriedly invited him into the room.
This time, Zhou Zheng brought back thirty-six catties of black medicine for her, and also made the parts of the guns she asked for.
When Chunyu Xun thought about something, she needed this, and she couldn't do without it if she wanted to protect the safety of her family.
"Zhou Zheng, I didn't expect you to be quite capable, and you managed to get so much at once!"
Zhou Zhengdao: "There are very few black medicines here. I got them from Wusun. I was afraid that the girl would use them in a hurry, so I hurried back, otherwise I could get more!"
Shen Ruolan was overjoyed when she heard it, and hurriedly took out a few banknotes from her bosom, totaling three thousand taels of silver, handed them to Zhou Zheng, and said, "This time, you don't need to come back in a hurry, buy more for me, buy as many as you want, If you don’t have enough money, you can pay a deposit and come back to me to get it, no matter how much it is, I’ll take it!”
Zhou Zheng took the three thousand taels of silver note and said with a smile, "Miss Lan is really generous. She never asked me how much this black medicine cost per catty. Aren't you afraid that I will be greedy for your money? Or, Are you not afraid that I will steal your three thousand taels of silver and run away?"
Shen Ruolan smiled and said, "Employees are not suspicious, suspects are not necessary, if you really take money and run away, it will only prove that I don't know people, so I have to admit that I am unlucky, but I am confident that I still have good eyesight, and I don't know how to read." Wrong person!"
Zhou Zheng was moved in his heart, got up and said, "Miss Nalan, please rest first, I'll go and do some work for you right now, if I get there earlier, I can finish the work sooner!"
It's almost noon now, Shen Ruolan said, "It's already this time, don't leave, it's not too late to leave after lunch!"
Zhou Zheng was in a hurry and didn't even eat anything in the morning. Seeing that Shen Ruolan sincerely wanted to stay, he stayed and had lunch at Shen Ruolan's house before leaving!
In the evening, Shen Ruolan sent a shadow guard to Nong'an County, asking him to bring back the grenades and bullets he had customized, and sent another to Harahai, asking him to bring back the batch of parts he had customized in Huanlahuan , In this way, she can assemble five guns, dozens of grenades, and dozens of explosive packs!
After the two shadow guards took the order, they rode their horses.
The next morning, Shen Ruolan got the shells and bullet casings of the grenade as she wished, and she immediately hid in the wing room to operate. At noon, the person who went to Harahai also came back, and took the parts of her five sets of guns. She also brought her son back. This time, Shen Ruolan was even busier. She hid in the east wing room every day, and no one was allowed to come in. She worked hard for ten days in a row before she loaded the shoe grenades, bullets and guns. , In addition, I also made a few explosive kits, and kept them in the space for emergencies!
During this period, the group of shadow guards who wanted to kill them never showed up, which made people feel very uneasy, as if they knew someone was going to harm you, but they hid in the dark and refused to do it all the time, which made people feel very suspenseful .
However, despite the worries, there was finally some good news.
On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, Luo Tong came, bringing dozens of shadow guards with extraordinary skills, to pick up Shen Ruolan and his family to go to Jizhou. He also brought a letter written by Chunyu himself to her, telling her Well, Jizhou has been cleaned up by him, and it is completely his world. She can take her parents and younger siblings to join her in Jizhou.
Shen Ruolan was very happy after reading the letter. Knowing that he was safe and that everything was going well with him, she could finally let go of her day and night worries.
It's just that there are three days when Shouya will leave the cabinet, if they leave now, they won't be able to be with Shouya when she gets married, and she will be sad.
After much consideration, she decided to wait until Shouya got married before leaving, otherwise she would feel uneasy.
Although the emperor's people are still hidden in the dark, they will bring danger to them at any time, but she has so many weapons now, and with the dozens of people brought by Luocheng, she thinks that nothing will happen.
Seeing that she wouldn't leave, Luo Tong had no choice but to send another person back to deliver the letter, and he took those few reasons to stay, and was arranged by Shen Ruolan to stay at Wang Wanfu and You Shi's house temporarily!
During the period, the meals for these dozens of people were provided by Shen Ruolan. Her family had New Year gifts from everyone during the Chinese New Year, and there was a lot of food in the space. She also produced vermicelli, spicy cabbage, dried tofu, etc. More than enough to support these people!
It's just that it's a bit troublesome to make meals for dozens of people every day, but Shen Ruolan still insists on cooking for them. For safety's sake, she resolutely doesn't let them go to the town to buy food, and doesn't let them eat anything casually. Even the water she brings back every day has to be tested with a silver hairpin, and she has to pour half a bottle of Erling Spring water before she can rest assured!
These people are Chun Yuzhen's shadow guards, and they are also the most important people around him. She must protect them well and never let them get hurt in any way!
After working like this for two days, on the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, Shen Ruolan's family made preparations.
The so-called preparation means that the day before the girl's wedding, her mother's family held a wedding banquet for relatives and friends. Shen Ruolan had ordered two pigs and some dishes for her wedding before. After the wedding was cancelled, she accompanied them with some money and canceled these things too. , Later, after Shouya set the date, she asked Brother Daqing to order those things again, and kept them for the banquet at home.
On the day of preparation, hundreds of people came to the house all of a sudden, and the house couldn't fit.
Fortunately, Shen Ruolan had already made preparations and arranged the banquets in five sheds!
The greenhouse has long been warmed up, and the cooks are all familiar people in the village. Tables, chairs, benches, pots and pans are all borrowed from various houses. I am afraid that they will not be enough, so I specially use the ones in the village. A few horse carts and donkey carts were borrowed from other villages, and everything was well prepared, just to let everyone have a good meal!
This time, Shen Ruolan killed two pigs at once and bought a lot of chickens, ducks and geese. The rice was pure rice. Although the wine was not famous, it was good rice wine. There is enough to eat and drink, and there is no gift account, which means that no gift will be accepted for this time, and everyone will be invited to eat and drink for free.
During the Chinese New Year, she reluctantly accepted everyone's New Year's gift, and she has been feeling sorry for it. Later, she thought that she would give back to everyone by not accepting the gift when Shouya got married!
Everyone ate and drank vigorously in the big shed. They all said that this banquet was a first-class banquet that had never been held in these villages. Now everyone is very greedy!
Shen Ruolan just wanted this effect, to let everyone open their stomachs to eat a big meal, and eat back the New Year's gift they gave her, so that everyone would not pay for it.
In addition, eating and drinking together like this can also strengthen unity and enhance relationships, which is a very good thing!
Zhang Jingrui was very moved when he saw that Shen Ruolan's family held such a big banquet. He knew that Shouya was bought by Shen's family. He always thought that Shouya was like a maid in Shen's house. After dressing and today's banquet, I realized that Shouya is not a girl of the Shen family at all, but a member of the Shen family!
The Shen family is so kind and benevolent! He secretly made up his mind that he must study hard in the future, and if one day he can be named on the gold list, he must properly repay this good man who has helped her wife the most!
After the banquet was over, Shen Ruolan let Da Chun'er and Gou Shengzi get into the car again, and sent Shouya's dowry to Lao Zhang's house.
Four large elm boxes with fine workmanship, four horses of high-quality pure cotton cloth in different colors, and several cages of chickens, ducks and geese, filled the two carriages to the brim, and made the villagers in Xiushui Village blindfolded. See it straight, everyone said that the old Zhang's family has made a lot of money now. Although the wife took out five taels of silver to buy it, but the daughter-in-law brought back the capital with interest for their family, and now it is considered prosperous, nothing else Well, the conversion of those old chickens, ducks and geese alone is far more than their family's five taels of silver for the bride price!
After Widow Qian saw the betrothal gift from the Shen family, she was so moved that she didn't want it, and immediately decided to slaughter half of the chickens, ducks and geese sent by the Shen family, and save it for her natal family to eat tomorrow. The old Shen family is so particular about beans. Well, they can't lose face, can they
The next day, Shouya got married!
She used to be as thin as a walking skeleton, but now she is no longer a "thin girl", but a healthy girl with a strong body and a strong body. She is wearing a bright red cotton wedding dress, staring at the girl embroidered with mandarin ducks. With red hijab and red eye circles, she kowtowed to Shen Dejian and his wife, like Shen Ruolan bid farewell to her own sisters, and then, with the support of Qiuping's sister-in-law, got into the sedan chair and went to Xiushui Village!
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