Xi's house is located in the inner lane to the south of Qedu. The area is much smaller than that of Pan and Fei's house. His family had a license, but the first few leaders were far-sighted and did not dare to build the house beyond the regulations. The interior architectural style was biased towards Juexi, and the pavilions and pavilions were not slippery, which was very common.
Xi Hongxuan was apprehensive all the way, and when he heard the sound of hooves stop, he knew he was home. He didn't dare to be careless, put on his wrinkled robe, got out of the car in a hurry, and saw that Shen Zechuan was already standing in front of him looking at Xi's house.
"It's an old house," Xi Hongxuan said in a relaxed tone, trying his best to maintain his normal state, "I haven't had time to renovate it over the years. When it gets warmer in a few days, you can also take a look at the drawings."
However, Shen Zechuan looked at the next door, the blue glazed tiles on the other end were obviously the prince's regulation, but the thick trees covered the red wall, which looked ghostly.
Xi Hongxuan followed his gaze and said, "That's the palace of Qin | Wang's mansion. The king of Qin suffered from tuberculosis and died a year before the emperor ascended the throne. This mansion is deserted, and it may be rewarded in the future."
"It looks more imposing than the Chu palace." Shen Zechuan didn't look away.
"That's natural," Xi Hongxuan raised his thumb, "Today, the sage is not favored in front of Lord Guangcheng. At that time, the prince, the king of Qin, and the first emperor were the most outstanding among the emperor's heirs. Unfortunately, the prince committed suicide at Zhaosin Temple, and the king of Qin died of illness. In the house, the late emperor was lingering in the bed..." He suddenly smiled, "Otherwise, who would get the present? King Qin is also very pitiful. In the last few years, Master Guangcheng had a deep relationship with his original father and son, and he often came here. Taking advantage of his power, he killed several villagers in the countryside. He was charged with a court order, and asked Lord Guangcheng to punish him and imprison him in the house. The King of Qin was suffering from tuberculosis at that time, and Lord Guangcheng made a special trip to visit here. I don’t know what the father and son talked about. In the end, it broke up unhappily, and since then the King of Qin has fallen out of favor, and the punishment that has been thought about behind closed doors has been delayed again and again, and he has been locked up to death."
Shen Zechuan kept his mind, but did not want to talk to Xi Hongxuan. Seeing that he was not in the mood to answer, Xi Hongxuan raised his hand and waved away the surrounding servants, saying, "Although my house is not bigger than those of the princes and nobles, there is still a long way to go. Lanzhou, I am too weak, and I am too weak. It smells very sour, let's take a sedan to get in faster."
The servants of Xi's house hurriedly prepared a small sedan chair. Xi Dan was the housekeeper, and now he didn't dare to show up, but Xi Hongxuan's sister-in-law came out to greet him.
Xi Hongxuan loves this woman very much, at least that's what he said. He had repeated to Shen Zechuan countless times, the reason why he wanted to kill Xi Gu'an was because of his hatred for taking his wife. However, he looked at the woman going down the stairs at the moment, but his expression was light, and he didn't ask her to help, he dismissed her perfunctorily, and got into the sedan chair.
Shen Zechuan picked up the curtain with one finger and could see clearly. Qiao Tianya, who was following outside the sedan chair, wanted to say something, but he shook his head slightly to stop it.
The sedan car entered Xi's house and turned several times before arriving at the compound where Xi Hongxuan usually lived. His yard is different from others, not overly decorated. The long corridor is followed by offices with bright lights and wide open doors and windows. The sound of abacus is mixed with local accents and it is especially noisy. The front hall is open with a pergola tea table, sitting under it. , Standing are shopkeepers and accountants from all over Dazhou.
When the messy people saw Xi Hongxuan, they all stood up and surrounded him. Billing, stocking, asking for money, greetings huddled together, making a fuss.
Xi Hongxuan first bowed to everyone, and said, "I'm back, I can't do anything because I'm sore and sour. Everyone, don't worry, just wait here, go to the office on the other side one by one. As for me, These few days, I just went out to play, there is nothing important, and I have to do business naturally. Hey, all the shopkeepers who want to pay do not worry. When did the Xi family overdue the money? !"
Xi Hongxuan was in a hurry to stabilize Shen Zechuan, pushed aside the crowd, and asked people to come over to watch the tea and serve, and then bowed his hands all the way, and then led Shen Zechuan into the relatively clean main room behind.
"Lanzhou sit first, I'll take a shower, change clothes and come back!" Xi Hongxuan shook his dirty robes, and then ordered people to prepare wine and food.
Shen Zechuan sat down for tea, and when the wine and dishes came, Xi Hongxuan also came back. Wearing a fresh sauce-colored silk robe, he took a seat and poured wine for Shen Zechuan in person.
"Wait, wait a long time!" Xi Hongxuan touched the flesh between his neck and smiled, "Stay comfortable at home, the cell is so wet, you can feel refreshed after cleaning. Come, Lanzhou, have a drink! This time You are really merciless, I'll be dead for a few more days!"
"That's not enough," Shen Zechuan said with a smile. "It's just to scare you. Just for the sake of our friendship, I won't kill you."
"You're hurting me!" Xi Hongxuan complained with a wry smile, "I look scary on my back, and I'll have to call a doctor to take a look at it later. You say you are short of the four hundred taels, just tell me if you don't. Oh? Oh, you have to go around in such a circle!"
The two chatted happily over the wine, and they couldn't see the tension between them half an hour ago.
The wine is good wine, and the food is good too. Xi Hongxuan had almost finished eating, so he wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, stretched his arms and slumped on the chair, saying, "If you want the key, it's not that I refuse to give it. But Lan Zhou, You can’t have both the bear’s paw and the meat, and Qi Huilian will return it to you, and I’ve lost my support, so I can’t give you all the keys.”
Shen Zechuan didn't eat much, so he put down his chopsticks and said, "I'm sorry for you, but Er Shao, some things are not compiled by me, you can find out that Wei Huaigu is really not at ease. I don't want to take you out."
"I know that these people have their own ghosts," Xi Hongxuan wiped his sweat, "but since you can get me from the prison to other places, it means that the court has not done much to punish my crimes, this is what the emperor means, right? ?"
"Your Majesty will protect you, and you can't go beyond your duties to investigate and deal with it in prison. If you temporarily suspend your work and return home, then you can't do it for the examination department." Shen Zechuan changed his words, "I have sent you home, the key is a big matter. Let's talk, but I'm going to see Qi Huilian now."
Xi Hongxuan threw the handkerchief, stroked his stomach, smiled, and said: "The key thing, we have to talk about it now. Lan Zhou, you have never done business, and you don't know the doorway inside. It's not easier than being an official. What about the key? , if you hold it, you can transfer money, but it's all dead money, and it will be spent sooner or later. It's better to leave it in there and let me continue to manage the business. It's good to make money with money. Just give me the number."
He sat firmly in the chair, and the noise in front of him had disappeared before he knew it. The doors and windows of this main room were wide open, and the ink-colored weeping willows outside looked like a row of hanged ghosts peeking out from the window. The long night was silent, the candles burst slightly, and all the servants who served disappeared, as if only the two of them were left.
Shen Zechuan leaned against the back of the chair slowly and said, "At this moment, at that moment, when I got out of that prison door, Er Shao was really hard-hearted."
"I'm full and satisfied, I'm comfortable, and I don't feel any pain anymore." Xi Hongxuan looked at Shen Zechuan and pointed to his head, "I'm still awake. Let me tell you, Qi Huilian and the key don't have a choice, you can only I want Qi Huilian. As long as you nod your head, I'll give it to you right away."
Shen Zechuan was not busy either, the small bamboo fan in his sleeve slipped out, he held it up and down for a while, and said, "That's not what we talked about just now."
Xi Hongxuan replied angrily: "The business world is changing rapidly, just now you held my chips, and now I hold your chips, and the things to be discussed will naturally change accordingly."
"What if I insist on having both?" Shen Zechuan laughed.
"Then you can only draw water with a bamboo basket." Xi Hongxuan patted his stomach, "I advise you, Lan Zhou, don't be that greedy ghost, as the saying goes, contentment is always happy, you have already taken four million, I don't Pursuing, is this enough?"
"If the money has not been delivered to my hand, it does not mean that I have already received it." Shen Zechuan did not reveal to him that the four million taels were divided into two parts to be transported by the Northeast Grain and Horse Road, but said, "The road is not easy to walk, you better than me."
"I have the escort channel, Jiang | Qingshan can't keep staring at the bottom all the time." Xi Hongxuan already has the upper hand, "I can think of a way to get the money to you, I still say that, Lan Zhou, the four million I'm willing to give it to you. But you have to tell me a few truths. Did you do the three things this time, the collapse, the flood, and the epidemic?"
"Of course not," Shen Zechuan said, "I have told you the truth before, you have to ask Xue Xiuzhuo about these things. I think you hold the key tightly, and I don't force it. As you said, if you want to join forces, two people One is indispensable. Will this give me Qi Huilian?"
Xi Hongxuan pushed away the chair, got up and said, "I have already called someone to pick him up. You have waited for so many days, so don't worry about waiting for a while."
With a big belly, he took steps to digest his food, as if he was thinking about something, and finally walked to the door, stepped out, and shouted, "Where's the person?"
The attendant outside whispered something.
Xi Hongxuan didn't hear clearly, so he went down the stairs. He walked down the stairs and took a few more steps, the courtyard was dead silent, he turned around suddenly, and shouted: "Close the door!"
The wide-open door of the main room was suddenly closed, and the window fell with a "snap", which completely sealed the main room in the blink of an eye. The night wind was bleak, the willows swayed, and several figures gradually emerged from the night, surrounding the main room with water.
Xi Hongxuan gritted his teeth with hatred, tore his disguise, and said, "Shen Zechuan! Do you still want to go back to Qi Huilian? You are not greedy enough to swallow an elephant! Treat Lao Tzu as a fool, I will kill you tonight!"
He took a few steps back.
"Drag up Xi Dan's crawling stuff!"
Xi Dan had long been tied up and strong, and when Xi Hongxuan saw him, he slapped him in the face, kicked the person to the ground, and then stomped violently.
"I'm calling you to be a seller and ask for glory! You are a bastard and a rotten bone! I forgot that your father, mother and father are in my hands. I want your family to follow him to Huangquan tonight!"
He said with hatred in his eyes.
"Drag the eldest lady up again, she is addicted to hooking up with this scumbag behind my back, do you think I don't know? Xi Dan, you dare not betray me with your daring courage, but there is a word in the color of the word. Get someone to hold the knife, and who do you blame for doing such a mastermind business
Xi Dan was kicked and rolled on the ground, screaming again and again. The eldest lady had weak legs and was thrown in front of her, crying and begging.
Xi Hongxuan hugged his leg by her, looked at her, and said coldly: "He wants to kill me, do you know? You know, you still have to follow him, have you already figured out how to fly away with him? I Treating no one else in this life is worse than treating you, you have spent a lot of love and 80% of your life, so you treat me like this."
Xi Hongxuan dragged the eldest lady with red eyes.
"Xi Gu'an robbed you, I'll take you back, so that your honor is not diminished, there is no shortage of gold and jade, and I hold it like flesh and blood, you... You!" Xi Hongxuan hated his heart so much that blood dripped, "You go with him. Come on, I'll send you off tonight!"
Xi Hongxuan shoved her down coldly, spat, and said with a grin, "Draw the knife! Chop up these wicked things, and save the appetizers tonight! The second master has money!"
He took out a large amount of gold and silver nuggets from his arms and sleeves, and fell to the ground with a screeching sound. In the collision of the money, Xi Hongxuan staggered a few steps, laughed out loud, tears streaming down his face, and gradually choked up.
"All beings in this world are driven by profit. I have money, why don't I have a sincere person? For money, relatives can be killed, flesh and blood can be killed, and loved ones can be killed!" Li hissed, "Do it! I'm here to ask for the account!"
Everyone immediately drew their knives, and the snow light flashed.