When Bai Fuling heard that Lu Ying was coming, she cheered and ran out to meet people. Bai Suye went to arrange Bai Fuling's trip tomorrow.
I haven't seen you for a few days, and Lu Ying looks a little tired. I also know that it is not easy to arrest the remnants of the Mao family in the past few days. The Mao family still has remnants in many states and counties in Qi State, and some local military and political figures are directly descendants of the Mao family. Before the Mao family was in trouble, the emperor had already sent his cronies to secretly enter various states and counties according to the list provided by Tsing Yiwei. As soon as the news spread, he immediately took down all the remaining members of the Mao family and everyone related to them.
Because they were afraid of disturbing the people in the Mao family, Lu Ying was not prepared for the vicinity of the capital, so Lu Ying just escorted several Mao's party officials back to the capital from a state capital next to the capital this morning. Those people knew that Mao's rebellion failed and were captured, and most of them did not have the heart to resist. Lu Ying's arrest operation went very smoothly, but he was almost on the road for a few days, and his face was inevitably tired.
The reason why Lu Ying came here this time is because she received news that the 1,000 soldiers who escaped from the Mao family have been divided into several groups and have fled to hide in the mountains more than 200 miles away from the capital. It seems that they want to rescue Mao's current prisoner Several important figures, including the eldest prince.
There are not many of these thousand soldiers, and there are not many. If the imperial court sends regular troops to exterminate them. They immediately divided into small groups and hid in the mountains. It was impossible to send 10,000 officers and soldiers there.
These soldiers are all loyal elites of the Mao family. It is not an exaggeration to say that one counts as ten. If you keep such a group of people wandering around the capital, they will sooner or later become bandits. Although they will not be able to do anything to the capital, they are definitely a ticking time bomb. The nearby Minmin state capital is a serious security risk.
Of course the emperor wanted to wipe them out completely, and Lu Ying thought even more—these people wandered outside the capital for a day, and Bai Fuling couldn't leave Beijing and return to Beiguan City for a day. She was the most suitable person for these Mao family remnants hostage.
So after confirming the approximate hiding place of these people, Lu Ying wanted to eradicate them as soon as possible, and the method he thought of was the same as Yang Heng's choice that day, which was to take the initiative to attack and lure the enemy into the bait.
Of course he would not let Bai Fuling do such a dangerous thing in person, he came today just to pick up Bai Fuling's ebony carriage and a few maids who know martial arts and pretend to be her to lure the enemy.
Bai Fuling was in favor of this plan, but it was fine to borrow a car, but the borrower refused to agree.
"I can't take risks, neither can Ginkgo and Baishao. What if something happens to me, what should I do?" Leaving aside her relationship with these two, both of them are her "task load". If there is any injury, she will be heartbroken!
"But if there is no woman in the car, it may be difficult for the Mao family's soldiers to win their trust." Lu Ying was very embarrassed.
Bai Fuling rolled her eyes and said, "I'm looking for help from the people in Jiyuntang. Aren't they Miss Zicao? It is said that they are the disciples of the Sixth Elder, and their martial arts are very good. Let her find some familiar chivalrous women." !"
Dead friends don't die poor!
Lu Ying also didn't want the members of the Bai family to be injured. It would be better to have someone else replace her. She nodded immediately and said, "Okay, but you must contact her as soon as possible, and at the same time release the news that you will leave Beijing and return to Beiguan City after the Lantern Festival." , leave the city early on the eighteenth day of the first lunar month."
Bai Fuling immediately asked Bai Awu to contact the people in the local relief hall, and asked Miss Zicao to meet at "Linglong Pavilion" in the future. A few days ago, Linglong Pavilion was bought by Bai Changshan and donated to Bai Fuling. The shopkeeper, clerks, and craftsmen in the store are all old people. She has never visited it. She originally planned to take a look at it in the future and consider taking over the management, etc. I just happened to drop by to see comfrey there. That place is often patronized by the female relatives of rich official families, and it is better for her to deceive people when she goes there to see the purple grass.
Everything was properly arranged, Bai Suye sent a steward to lead the way the next morning, Bai Fuling got into her own ebony carriage, invited Gu Shanlong, the steward of the massage parlor, and left the capital directly. , Bai Shao, Yang Mei and a group of Bai family guards were already waiting outside the city gate, and the group headed for Changchun Mountain where the three hot spring villas were located.
Changchun Mountain is about twenty miles away from the capital, and it will arrive soon. There are three hot spring villas, two of which are slightly larger, and one of which is smaller. It is said that the smaller one is better in terms of exquisiteness and richness. , and the two larger ones are at the foothills in the south and one in the foothills in the southeast.
The three villas are not named, but they are called Xiaobeizhuang, Nanzhuang and Dongzhuang roughly according to their directions.
The first to arrive is Nanzhuang. It was during the New Year, and there was another big event in the capital, so there was no one around here, so Bai Fuling stopped the carriage at the intersection leading to the villa, got out of the carriage with the others and walked several tens of feet into the village, taking a look around along the way environment of.
This mountain may have something to do with geothermal heat. The temperature in the surrounding area is significantly warmer than that in Beijing, and there is no snow on the mountain. Green leaf buds have even grown on the trees on the ground. The bright and vibrant colors are refreshing.
Bai Fuling suddenly thought of something, and asked the steward sent by Bai Suye casually, "Are there many places with hot springs near the capital?"
The steward's surname is Gui, and his single name is a T. He is in his late forties this year. This is the second time he has seen Bai Fuling. There are also a few springs on several hills, but there are no other places. Hot springs are very rare in the capital, otherwise these hot spring villas would not be so valuable."
Bai Fuling nodded, and thought to herself: In this way, Kansui must have taken me captive to a nearby cave that night.
Thinking of the handsome naked man in the cave, Bai Fuling couldn't help but feel hot, and immediately spurned herself. It's not like he hasn't seen a naked man before, so what kind of nympho is he? ! But Kansui's lair must not be nearby.
Thinking about it this way, Bai Fuling didn't even dare to have the idea of staying at the hot spring villa tonight, and planned to read it quickly, and must rush back to Ge Lao Mansion before dark.
Nanzhuang is about half the size of a football field. It is built on the mountain, with three walls and one backing to the mountain. There are two hot spring springs in the village, one in the front yard and the other in the backyard. The two natural hot spring pools are steaming with white mist, and the water temperature looks a bit high.
Gui Ding walked in with Bai Fuling, several maids and Gu Shanlong, and introduced: "The spring water here is extremely hot. If you want to use it, you have to scoop water from the pool and send it to the room to cool for a while. It is said that This water can invigorate blood circulation and remove blood stasis, nourish the skin and keep the body healthy, but unfortunately the master is busy with official duties, so he only came here once after buying it."
These hot spring villas were bought by Bai Xianer in the early years. He heard the benefits of hot springs and only planned to buy one so that Bai Changshan could come here to escape the winter and take care of his body when he was free. He wanted to sell three of them at a time and refused to sell them individually. Bai Chuer was optimistic that the land price here would become more and more expensive, so he made a decision to buy them.
Bai Changshan has no children and his wife has passed away, so there is no mood to come here to recuperate, so Zhuangzi has been vacant here, only two old servants are responsible for daily care.
Bai Fuling looked around, and said to Gu Shanlong: "What do you think of this place? If you want to rebuild it, I'm afraid you need to spend some time thinking about it."
Gu Shanlong nodded and said: "If there are only male guests, that's fine. If there are female guests... After all, it's a private matter. It's best to have a way for every guest to enjoy the spring water here without going out."
Bai Fuling nodded and said: "If you add some different herbs and flowers that are beneficial to the body to soak in the hot spring, combined with the curative effect of the hot spring itself, the guests will definitely like it even more!" There are dozens of pools in the hot springs, each with its own unique curative effect. There are only a few people who can soak in the hot springs here, and I have never seen those tricks at all.
After hearing this, Gu Shanlong's eyes lit up and he nodded vigorously. This is a good idea!
"As for cooperating with the massage, I still need to discuss it with Fang Hai. Later, you can go to the Duke's Mansion to find him. I'm thinking about how to renovate here. Diverting the water to different small pools is also a big trouble, and changing the water out. The terrain of this spring is relatively low, so I'm afraid it will take a lot of thought, Manager Gui, do you have the blueprints of these Zhuangzi?"
Gui Ding shook his head, he was confused, what "men's customers" and "female customers", soaking in hot springs with herbs... Could it be that Ms. Sun is planning to open a shop here? This, this, this is the property of the master, and it is quite a distance from the capital, will anyone come
He recognizes this ancient mountain dragon. Occasionally, the master invites people from the massage parlor to the mansion to listen to Miss Sun's atmosphere. This ancient mountain dragon seems to be her subordinate
"Gingo, go get a pen and paper from the car." Bai Fuling turned her head and told her servant girl.
Soon Bai Guo took out a thin wooden board with white paper on it, and a pen that Gui Ding had never seen before. Bai Shao took these things, raised her hand and held the pen to draw on the white paper, and soon a bird's-eye view of Nanzhuang appeared on the paper, with standard strokes and slender lines, and simple text annotations of Zhuangzi's original The general structure, where is the spring, where are the natural rocks, etc.
Gui Ding was stunned as he watched from the sidelines, he didn't expect this beautiful little woman who rarely spoke to have such abilities, and he had also come into contact with some skilled craftsmen who specialized in building houses for others, so it might not be possible for him to be able to do this.
He didn't know that the killer training that Bai Shao received in her early years was more focused on spying. A very important part was to survey and memorize the terrain and the location of the passages in the house. After coming out, I found that the painting was very accurate, so Bai Shao later added a function, to see the shop and so on, Bai Fuling took her as much as possible.
After watching Nanzhuang, it was already lunch time. Guiding sent people here yesterday to make preparations. He bought fresh vegetables, raw chicken and eggs from the nearby villagers, and made a hearty lunch. After using it, he still walked to Dongzhuang Digest by the way.
After walking a few steps, when the mountain road turned around, she saw several strange men sitting in a small pavilion on the side of the mountain. When Bai Fuling saw the people inside, she was so frightened that she almost turned around and ran away.