The legend of Dukang

Right now, Yunheng is being taken care of by Dr. Hu, and Jie Tianchou is busy with the affairs of the Marquis of Dingguo, and Bingshexin has asked someone to look for it.There was nothing wrong with staying in the other courtyard, so Wen Ruyu wanted to go out for a tooth-beating festival, so she took Du Shaokang out on the pretext of going to the market to check on the situation.

Wen Ruyu took Du Shaokang to find a random teahouse on the streets of the capital, drinking tea and listening to books.

Du Shaokang couldn't help being curious, and asked, "Didn't Mr. Wen say he was going out to inquire about the news? Why don't we inquire, but sit here instead?"

Wen Ruyu put down the Sky Cloud Fan in his hand, took a sip of tea calmly, and couldn't help but frowned at the taste of the tea.He had no choice but to put down his teacup, and whispered to Du Shaokang: "Brother Du usually escapes the world, so of course he doesn't know the way to do it. Where is the most gossip in the world and the news spreads the fastest? It's nothing more than teahouses and brothels! It's not convenient for us to go to brothels, but You can still come to the teahouse. If you look at the people around you, they are all out to chat with nothing to do. From high-ranking officials and dignitaries, down to traffickers and pawns, as long as something happens in the capital, they will bring it to the teahouse in all likelihood. .You can relax here and sit here, it must be a worthwhile trip."

It was mid-afternoon at this time, and the business of the teahouse became more and more lively.

Mr. Storyteller was waving a paper fan in his hand, and was saliva flying all over the place as he said: "Let's say that Xiao Daxia of the Flame Moon League heard that the leader of the Yellow River Clan was killed, and the life of the deputy leader Zhao Zishan was in danger, so he immediately sent one of his three guardians Fu Dazhu, the bamboo protector among the "Three Friends of Suihan", went to the rescue. Fu Dazhu sneaked into Zhao Zishan's prison, went through a lot of hard work, and finally rescued him successfully. According to Zhao Zishan, it turned out that it was the intention of Hall Master Qi of the Yellow River Gang Dangerous, having an affair with the gang leader's wife, and colluding with the notorious "Black Mountain Shuangsha" to murder the gang leader and seek the position of the gang leader. Hearing this, Xiao Daxia was furious: "How can such scum be tolerated in the Jianghu!" Xiao Daxia immediately dispatched Fu Dazhu The brothers who led the Shouyi Hall helped Zhao Zishan to clean up the house, and finally punished the 'Black Mountain Shuangsha' General Qi Hall Master to rectify the law, and cleared the unhealthy winds in the rivers and lakes. The process was extremely thrilling,..."

The storyteller was dancing and talking, and the tea drinkers around him applauded from time to time.

Wen Ruyu couldn't help but smile when she heard this: "Now Xiao Ziyi's reputation is getting bigger and bigger, and he has the tendency to catch up with Du Yuesheng in the past. I heard that Xiao Ziyi will hold a hero meeting in Jiangnan in two months, so it's fun to relieve my worries." At this point Wen Ruyu stopped on purpose, and looked up at Du Shaokang.

Du Shaokang obviously had no interest in alleviating his worries, so he still drank tea lightly.

Seeing his lack of interest, Wen Ruyu suddenly felt that she was bored, so she could only touch her nose and continued: "Jieyou admires two people the most in his life, one is his old-fashioned big brother Jie Tianchou, and the other is the famous Yan Yan. Xiao Ziyi, the leader of the Moon Alliance. Jieyou treats Xiao Ziyi to the point of worshiping him as a god. Jieyou usually doesn't wear any clothes, but likes purple clothes, all because of Xiao Ziyi."

Du Shaokang finally gave him some face, and responded lightly: "Oh! Could it be that Mr. Xie knew this Xiao Ziyi?"

Seeing him speak, Wen Ruyu seemed to be inspired, and immediately regained her spirits, and said happily: "It is said that Jieyou accompanied Mrs. Dingguo Hou to return to Ning once again, and encountered bandits on the way. Fist is hard to beat with four hands. All the servants were killed, and when their lives were in danger, they were rescued by Xiao Ziyi who happened to pass by. Xiao Ziyi also gave Jieyou a dagger for self-defense, which has been treasured by Jieyou like a treasure. The reason why Jieyou gave up Xiao Ziyi has something to do with his official career. It is a pity that since Du Yuesheng died, there has not been a hero meeting for many years, and he has no chance to meet Xiao Ziyi. Now that he heard that there will be a hero meeting again, how can he not let Jie worry be excited? Woolen cloth!"

Du Shaokang smiled when he heard the words: "I didn't expect that Mr. Jieyou is also a man of love. He gave up his official position and devoted himself to the rivers and lakes. He worked hard to gain fame, not for prosperity, not for fame and fortune, but just to meet his former lifesaver!"

"Who said it wasn't! I also became good friends with him when I learned about it back then! Otherwise, I wouldn't bother to talk to him because of his deserted personality!" Wen Ruyu also laughed.

Mr. Storyteller has come to an end and is taking a tea break.

A person on the table next to him said while eating melon seeds: "Hey, Brother Li, have you heard about the matter of He Yushi's family?"

He Yushi!Isn't that the one who died suddenly?Wen Ruyu hurriedly silenced, pricking up her ears to listen.

Known as Lao Li, said: "Is that the iron-mouthed He Yushi who was found by the thief? How could he not know! I heard that when the family servants found the bat mark on the gate the night before, He Yushi still didn't believe it. Xie, scolding someone for messing up right and wrong at home, died of illness early the next morning."

"I heard that he didn't die of illness!" The other person laughed twice, and looked at Lao Li while eating melon seeds, with a tantalizing look.

Lao Li was in a hurry, and quickly asked: "Oh! How did you die?"

The other person didn't hold back: "I heard he choked to death!"

"Ah, it's true!" Old Li was shocked.

"It can't be fake." The melon seed eater looked smug: "I have a relative who works in the He Mansion. At that time, I could see clearly that He Yushi was drinking tea well, but suddenly he felt as if he was choking. His face was purple and red, and he coughed hard, but he couldn't cough up anything. Because the incident happened suddenly, all the people present were frightened and dumbfounded. When they realized it, they were already dying. I heard that He Yushi didn't close his eyes until he died. , eyes widened, as if seeing something frightening! It's just that the He family kept it a secret."

"Why did you hide it?" Lao Li asked with wide-eyed surprise.

The melon seed cracker leaned forward, deliberately lowered his voice, and said in a voice that could only be heard by two people: "I heard it too. It is said that a few years ago, Jiang Dian, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, was falsely accused and asked He Yushi There, ask him to help you speak. He Yushi swore to the sky that he must speak uprightly, otherwise he would choke to death when eating and drinking! Jiang Dian saw that he was swearing, so he gave him all the evidence. Who would want him to go before the emperor? Bite back and hurt Jiang Dian to the point of being thrown into exile. The He family knows about this, and after the accident, they naturally feel that they have been punished, and they must not dare to speak up!"

"Hey! Hearing what you said, I just remembered that the Zhang family whose house was on fire a while ago, and the one selling silk, seemed to be in the same situation." Lao Li seemed to suddenly remember something.

"What's going on? Tell me quickly and listen?" the melon seed eater asked gossipingly.

Lao Li looked around, and Wen Ruyu quickly lowered his head to drink tea.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Lao Li covered his mouth with his hand, leaned close to the ear of the sunflower seed eater, and whispered: "I heard that the old man of the Zhang family used to have a partner who did business together. Unexpectedly, the man was ill, so he entrusted his wife and children to Mr. Zhang to take care of before he died. Unexpectedly, after the man died, Mr. Zhang deceived the orphans and widows, and took over his family's property."

The melon seed eater didn't believe it, and asked while stuffing melon seeds into his mouth: "No way, Mr. Zhang usually gives away porridge and preaches. He is a well-known benevolent person. How could he do such immoral things?"

"How is that impossible!" Lao Li said seriously: "My second uncle's friend's cousin and that family used to be neighbors. The widow in that family was weak in health, and seeing her property being usurped, she was furious to death. .There is only one child left, but thanks to the kindness of the teacher at home, he adopted the child. Otherwise, such a small child, without father or mother, would definitely starve to death. Hey, the rich are greedy! A report! Now, all the men in my family are dead, leaving a whole house of girls waiting to be bullied!"

"This is not a thief of fortune! This is obviously the reward of the present world!" The melon seed eater couldn't help but sigh.

"You're right!" Lao Li agreed, "This fortune thief is here to collect debts! Just wait, whoever has clean hands in the capital! At this time, they won't be able to sleep!"

Although the two deliberately lowered their voices, Wen Ruyu still got the general idea.For the rest of the time, the two of them abducted the sister in the Goulan, uttering a few words from time to time.

Wen Ruyu felt that there was nothing to inquire about. Seeing the sun setting, she threw an ingot of silver on the table and invited Du Shaokang to leave.

On the way back, Wen Ruyu asked Du Shaokang: "Mr. Du, did you hear the two people talking at the next table just now?"

Du Shaokang replied: "At the beginning, I could still hear them, but their voices were too low later on, and the teahouse was crowded with people, so they couldn't hear clearly."

Wen Ruyu repeated what she had heard.

After hearing this, Du Shaokang couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "If this matter is true, it should correspond to the saying 'Heaven is good for reincarnation'! But this lucky thief has nothing to do with Mr. Fang's poisoning! Could it be that Mr. Wen suspects that Mr. Fang's poisoning is also related to that Is it related to the thief?"

Wen Ruyu thought about it, and it really had nothing to do with Fang Yunheng, so she had to give up.

The two of them returned to Natural Residence and had dinner before returning to Dingguohou's Mansion.

It was getting dark, and on the way back to Dingguohou's Mansion, Du Shaokang asked softly: "Aren't we going back to Fang's house today?"

Wen Ruyu said lazily: "It's already getting late, the other courtyard of the Fang family is too far away, it's better to go back to Dingguohou's mansion to rest. Besides, I haven't seen any worries for a long time."

Du Shaokang nodded in agreement.

The two walked slowly along the corner of the street, the desertedness along the way was terrifying.

Wen Ruyu suddenly had a bad premonition, as if something was about to happen, she shivered suddenly.He secretly clenched the Sky Cloud Fan in his hand, ready to be on guard at any time.

Fortunately, nothing happened all the way to the gate of the Hou Mansion, Wen Ruyu was secretly relieved.

The Hou Mansion hadn't lighted the lights yet, the guards outside the gate saw Wen Ruyu and the two of them, and saluted them respectfully.

Wen Ruyu cupped her hands twice, and was about to enter the door when the door opened from the inside, and it was Jie Tianchou who came out.

Seeing Wen Ruyu and Wen Ruyu, Jie Tianchou was a little surprised, and hurriedly asked, "Why are you still hanging around outside at this hour, go in quickly."

Wen Ruyu smiled and said, "Brother, don't worry, Mr. Du and I are not children, so it's fine."

Jie Tianchou disapproved and said: "It's the troubled season, it's always better to be careful." After speaking, he pulled Wen Ruyu into the door, and told the servants beside him: "Hurry up and hold the lamp."

"Yes." The boy replied.

Wen Ruyu asked: "Brother, where are you going?"

Jie Tianchou replied: "I was about to go out to look for you. When I went back to the other courtyard this afternoon, Uncle Fu said that you went out early in the morning and never came back. I thought you went back to the house, but..."

"Wait a minute." Du Shaokang suddenly interrupted Jie Tianchou's words.

Both Jie Tianchou and Wen Ruyu turned their heads and looked at Du Shaokang with doubts.

Du Shaokang ignored their questioning gazes and pointed his finger upwards.

Wen Ruyu walked up to him, looked in the direction of his finger, and was surprised to find that a silver bat suddenly appeared on the high hanging plaque of Dingguohou Mansion, shining strangely in the night.