[Lu Hua] Son, you lost a chicken

Hua Manlou nodded, he was still so calm: "Well, I'm here to find you."

Lu Xiaofeng laughed.

Inexplicably, he felt that the three words "come to find you" sounded very sweet.

Lu Xiaofeng said: "I think it's very boring here, why don't we go for a walk in the garden?"

Hua Manlou smiled and said, "Alright."

Sikong Zhaxing took a few glances at the two of them, decided to have some fun by himself, and then sneaked away, Lu Xiaofeng naturally did not stop him.

Huamanlou led Lu Xiaofeng to the garden.It was the season of sweet-scented osmanthus at this time, with a light and long-lasting fragrance. Huamanlou could smell the fragrance as soon as he got close to the few sweet-scented osmanthus trees. He smiled and said, "At this time, the sweet-scented osmanthus must be blooming very well."

Lu Xiaofeng also smiled: "That's right, 'Grow osmanthus flowers in the middle of the moon', if you can smell the fragrance of the flowers at night and enjoy a few jars of slightly sweet osmanthus wine... Tsk tsk, it's really worth being a fairy."

Hua Manlou said: "What's the problem? Ask someone to prepare a few jars of sweet-scented osmanthus wine, and come back at night."

Lu Xiaofeng raised his eyebrows: "Brother Hua, aren't you in a hurry to investigate Ling's father's death? You still have the time to drink with Lu Xiaofeng?"

Hua Manlou closed his fan and said, "No matter how dire the situation is, one should not give up those beautiful things. The osmanthus must be blooming very well at this time. Wouldn't it be a disappointment if no one comes to appreciate it? Besides, we are at this moment The situation is not too bad.”

Lu Xiaofeng laughed loudly: "Okay! As expected of the building full of flowers! Then we will come to enjoy the flowers at night."

Hua Manlou replied, "Okay!"

The hall was full of people who came to express their condolences. Huamanlou had been running around for several days, feeling a little tired, and didn't want to bother to deal with it.But at this time, his elder brother was taking care of his father's funeral, so it would be unreasonable for him not to say hello to his elder brother.So Huamanlou and Lu Xiaofeng asked the servants where his elder brother was, and then went to see his elder brother.

Huamanlou's elder brother is named Hua Diaoyu, who has been helping Hua's father Hua Ruling's business since a long time ago.He is nearly twenty years older than Huamanlou, and he has passed, and he is almost not confused.Different from Huamanlou's elegant appearance, although Huadiaoyu is also handsome, but there is a faint gloomy aura on his body, and some evidence that they are brothers can be vaguely found from the facial features.Hua Diaoyu's mother was said to have passed away very early, anyway, Hua Manlou had never met her elder brother's mother.In Hua Manlou's impression, he was not close to this elder brother.But due to etiquette, the greetings that should be greeted still have to be greeted.

Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou found Hua Diaoyu in the hall, Hua Diaoyu was talking to someone.Seeing Huamanlou and the others coming, he dealt with them casually, got rid of that person, and walked towards Huamanlou and Lu Xiaofeng.

Hua Diaoyu spoke first, with a formal smile on his face: "Lou'er, I haven't seen you for a long time. This must be Lu Xiaofeng with four eyebrows?"

Lu Xiaofeng stroked his eyebrow-like moustache, but didn't speak.

Hua Manlou answered Hua Diaoyu's words for him: "Brother, long time no see. This is indeed Lu Xiaofeng, my friend."

Hua Diaoyu smiled, but this smile made people feel chills involuntarily.

Hua Diaoyu said: "I've heard about Lu Daxia's reputation for a long time, but seeing him today, the reputation is well-deserved."

Before Lu Xiaofeng had time to follow Hua Diaoyu's words, Hua Manlou took his elder brother's words for him: "Brother, we just came to say hello to you. After driving for several days, I am very tired. Go down and rest."

Hua Diaoyu didn't stay much, and said: "Since that's the case, you can go down."

Hua Manlou slightly cupped his hands at Hua Diaoyu, and then led Lu Xiaofeng out of here.

After walking a long distance, Lu Xiaofeng asked Hua Manlou with some doubts: "It seems that you have a normal relationship with your elder brother?"

Hua Manlou smiled unpredictablely: "It's just like that."

Lu Xiaofeng heard that Hua Manlou didn't want to talk about it, so he tactfully stopped talking about it.

Hua Manlou asked for Lu Xiaofeng's opinion: "It's getting dark soon. There are too many people here these days, I guess my room will be cleaner, how about eating in my room?"

Lu Xiaofeng said: "If you don't mind, it's fine."

Hua Manlou ordered his servants to serve a table of delicious dishes in his room, and asked them to bring some jars of sweet-scented osmanthus wine.

Hua Manlou turned sideways to Lu Xiaofeng and said with a smile: "This wine is for viewing flowers at night. When you eat later, concentrate on eating, don't use this wine."

Lu Xiaofeng smiled: "Naturally, it's up to the owner."

Huamanlou's room was not very far away, and the servants of Hua's family were also very agile in doing things. Soon, Lu Xiaofeng was able to share a table of good food with him in Huamanlou's room.

Hua Manlou said to a table of delicacies: "Brother Lu, I promised you a table of delicious dishes earlier, please."

Lu Xiaofeng was carrying it, but he stopped suddenly just as he was about to pick up a chopstick, as if he remembered something very important.

Lu Xiaofeng suddenly asked: "Then what about the fine wine that Brother Hua promised me earlier?"

Hua Manlou was puzzled and said: "There are several jars of high-quality sweet-scented osmanthus wine next to it, and they are all hard to buy. Isn't it considered fine wine?"

Lu Xiaofeng smiled and said: "I said it, but those few jars you treasured are used to marry a wife. Didn't you allow me a jar in the secret way before?"

Although Huamanlou couldn't see Lu Xiaofeng's slightly unruly smile and the two dimples when he laughed, he could also feel that Lu Xiaofeng was very happy at this time.Lu Xiaofeng's voice was light and brisk, full of lively breath of life, making people feel very comfortable staying next to him.

Huamanlou suddenly wanted to touch Lu Xiaofeng's face, touch Lu Xiaofeng's smile.

Hua Manlou smiled and said to Lu Xiaofeng: "That's easy to talk about, but since we have already ordered the osmanthus wine today, I will invite you to the vase another day."

Lu Xiaofeng smiled and said, "It's a deal."

For this meal, there were no assassins lurking around waiting for an opportunity to kill the two of them, and there were not many idlers waiting to disturb them, neither did they eat dry food and water, nor did they need to continue on their way in a hurry after eating.So both Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou felt satisfied and happy after eating.

At the end of the meal, Lu Xiaofeng was slightly tipsy before even drinking.

Hua ManLou sat quietly, and Lu XiaoFeng didn't speak, the two of them were the only ones in the room.No one knew what Huamanlou was listening to right now—was it the sound of flowers blooming?Or the last wave of cicadas chirping in autumn?Or... Lu Xiaofeng's breathing?

No way to know.

Hua Manlou suddenly said, "It's probably already dark."

Lu Xiaofeng was surprised: "How did you know?"

Hua Manlou smiled and said, "Blind man, of course there is a way for the blind man."

Lu Xiaofeng also laughed, he brought up the jars of wine, followed Huamanlou to enjoy the sweet-scented osmanthus in late autumn.

The evening wind is blowing, cool, and a bit bitter.The wind is mixed with the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus, which makes the wind appear soft all of a sudden.The moon was already hanging slantingly in the sky, its soft and clear light reflected the gentleness of the people under the moon.

Lu Xiaofeng just turned his head slightly to look at Hua Manlou, and felt that he couldn't take his eyes away anymore.

As the saying goes, "Looking at people under the light adds a bit of color".Looking at people under the moon is even more colorful than under the lamp.

Huamanlou was originally elegant and dusty, but walking under the moonlight, she looked even more graceful like a fairy.

Lu Xiaofeng thought, even Chang'e, who is known as the most beautiful woman in the Heavenly Palace in the Moon Palace, might not be as good-looking as Huamanlou at this time.

Lu Xiaofeng really wanted to kiss Huamanlou's eyes lightly, to kiss those eyes that could not see but seemed to have moonlight in them.

Naturally, Hua Manlou didn't know what Lu Xiaofeng was thinking, and he couldn't see Lu Xiaofeng's expression and movements, he could only hear Lu Xiaofeng's footsteps paused.

Hua Manlou called softly: "Brother Lu?"

Only now did Lu Xiaofeng come back to his senses, he secretly condemned himself in his heart: Lu Xiaofeng, Lu Xiaofeng, you are really going too far, what are you thinking?Huamanlou treats you sincerely as a friend, but you are so wildly imaginative, you really are not a thing!

Lu Xiaofeng said in a panic: "It's nothing, it's nothing. It's just that I was confused by the beautiful scenery in front of me for a while, and couldn't help it."

Hua Manlou sighed softly: "Sometimes, I wish I could see things. For example, now, I really want to enjoy the sweet-scented osmanthus under the moon with Brother Lu."

Lu Xiaofeng comforted: "You just used another way to 'see'."

Hua Manlou smiled and said, "Then please, brother Lu, describe the scene to me, a blind man."

Lu Xiaofeng patted open the mud seal of a jar of sweet-scented osmanthus wine, took a sip by himself, sighed "good wine", then handed the jar to Hua Manlou: "The moonlight and the beauty of sweet-scented osmanthus are all hidden in the sweet-scented osmanthus wine. Why do I have to add anything else to say?"

Huamanlou is not fond of alcohol, and usually only likes to drink a few sips of tea.He sniffed the aroma of sweet-scented osmanthus wine, and then slowly took a sip from the jar.

He smiled: "Sure enough, good wine."

Lu Xiaofeng secretly regretted in his heart that he forgot to take the cup. Although he drank from jar to jar to his heart's content, it would be unreasonable for a gentleman like Hua Manlou to drink from a jar, he should have brought a cup. .

But there is no one here, but the flowers are blooming wonderfully, whether it is watching the moon or enjoying the flowers, it is very good.Lu Xiaofeng was reluctant to go back to get the cup at this time, or ask someone to deliver the cup to spoil the atmosphere.

Hua Manlou didn't seem to notice it, she still took the jar and drank slowly.

Lu Xiaofeng no longer struggled, opened another jar of wine by himself, and drank it to the moon and the osmanthus tree.

Such a night should have been very pleasant and leisurely.Lu Xiaofeng felt the same way, and Hua Manlou felt the same way.Too bad someone didn't want them to feel that way.And that person seems to have the ability to change such a beautiful night.

Hua Manlou and Lu Xiaofeng were both good at smelling poison, but no one knew why they missed this time.Maybe the poison in the wine is too subtle?Maybe this poison is too rare?Perhaps their noses suddenly failed?

All in all, when they woke up again, the scent of sweet-scented osmanthus was gone, the sweet wine was gone, and the gentle breeze was gone.

When they woke up again, there were more shackles on their bodies.For Lu Xiaofeng, there was an extra darkness.

The author has something to say:

"Plant sweet-scented osmanthus in the middle of the moon", quoted from Dai Gou's poem.