Lu Hua Zhi You Feng Lin Lou

"At that time, the case caused a sensation in the entire palace. Because the stolen goods could not be found, it was rumored that it was haunted. However, whether it is haunted or not, we would come here every once in a while in the palace. Naturally, we didn't believe it. But what is really puzzling is that we investigated all the palace gates and most of the rooms, but we couldn't find the stolen property."

"What exactly was lost?" Lu Xiaofeng couldn't bear to listen to the old man tell a story for a long time without getting to the point.

"Could it be glass?" Hua Manlou asked suddenly.

Hong Jie glanced at him: "How do you know, I heard from your elder brother?"

Hua Manlou shook his head: "I haven't heard from elder brother, but it was Shi Bo who just said that he thought of this case from the glass, so I guessed it was glass. And... if you can't find the stolen goods in the palace, then there is no If it is shipped out, it can only show one thing, that is, the stolen goods have been sold."

"How to dispose of the stolen goods?" Lu Xiaofeng was puzzled this time, a large pile of glass utensils could not be burned or smashed, how could it be possible to disappear in front of everyone?

Hua Manlou closed her fan, and she was a bit uncertain when she said it: "Did you eat it?"

Lu Xiaofeng and Piao Wu opened their mouths, but they couldn't refute.Eat it?Sure enough, it's a good way to sell stolen goods, but it's glass that can hurt people, how do you eat it?

But Hong Jie's eyes lit up, and he shook his head in praise: "Lou'er, Lou'er, no wonder your eldest brother often said in front of us that his precious brother is well-read, knows everything, and is a rare person in the world who is extremely intelligent. Looking at it now This statement is indeed true. If you were in the palace two years ago, we would not have spent a lot of effort in vain to solve the case."

"Did you really eat it?" Lu Xiaofeng and Bandit Wu looked at each other in blank dismay.It's not like they haven't seen those who play tricks in the rivers and lakes. They say swallowing swords and chewing stones, but most of them are blindfolded. Even if there are some strange people who can really insert swords into their mouths, they just chew glass and swallow it. Yes, but never seen it.

"Brother is too exaggerated. I just read it by accident in a book before, saying that there are hungry people in the north who eat earth and chew tiles for a living." Hua Manlou smiled humbly and explained, "I thought it was strange at the time, but later I read it. I read some old medical books, and there are indeed mentions of similar diseases."

Hong Jie nodded: "That's right, if it wasn't for the coincidence that the court lady smashed the glass with a brick and ate it into the stomach with a brick, we would never have thought that someone would be able to swallow that kind of thing. Later, I asked a senior old doctor in the Imperial Hospital, and he said that it was a kind of disease and called it a strange food."

"It may be strange food, or heterosexuality, each has its own name, but this kind of disease is very rare, and there is no treatment method recorded in the book. Shibo, what happened to that court lady afterwards?" Hua Manlou always asked this question. I am very interested in this kind of anecdote.

"Stealing property from the palace is a serious crime, but let's say it was not out of intention, so I was kicked out of the palace." Hong Jie recalled, "By the way, now that I think about it, that maid seems to be the concubine's womb. of."

"Which one? Is it Concubine Li?" Lu Xiaofeng asked.

Hong Jie stroked and stroked, almost brushed off his beard, and shook his head——at that time, he was still handling the case as a follower, and the details of the case were not clear.

"Some old eunuchs in the palace should still remember what happened two years ago. I'll ask someone to ask." Lu Xiaofeng was full of energy, got up and was about to go out, but was stopped by Hua Manlou.

"It's better not to inquire about things in the palace, especially after such a long time, and it involves a concubine whose cause of death is unknown." Hua Qishao was very thoughtful and said carefully, "And Hua Haisheng used books to remind us of clues. , maybe because the secret behind it is of great importance, he dare not or cannot tell it, and if he goes to the palace to inquire about it, I am afraid that other people will be the same as him."

Lu Xiaofeng suddenly realized, and said shamelessly: "I was impulsive."

On the contrary, Hua Manlou smiled and excused him: "You are not impulsive, you have already confirmed that the maid is from Lifei Palace, and the matter of the Lifei Pavilion is already related to this Lifei Empress, so I want to verify it .”

Lu Xiaofeng squinted his eyes, the small dimples on his handsome cheeks were filled with the afterglow of the setting sun shining in from outside, it was so warm and comfortable.

"Then what should we do now?" The Chief Catcher, who had been shown face after face, was very depressed, and he missed the little monkey jumping up and down even more, with a touch of confusion between his cold brows—perhaps, life is not full of hundred, pity It is better to be serious with the person in front of you than to be nostalgic for the past.

"Or you can go back and ask your elder brother?" Hong Jie said with Hua Manlou, "He once stayed in the library in the palace for a while, or he may have seen some records."

Lu Xiaofeng's dimples flattened, he scratched the back of his head, and tugged at Hua Manlou's sleeve in embarrassment—oh, it feels a little scary to see your elder brother again.Hua Qishao shook his fan helplessly.He avoided seeing Lu Xiaofeng a few days ago, and Hua Manshe had already caught him and slapped him several times, even talking about things like going home and getting married, and he didn't know that he was still a widow in his thirties. , the other five elder brothers are also widowless, how could it be his turn to be the youngest to get married first?

But the case still has to go ahead, and Pi Wu still has to go to the Mo family in the prison, and Lu Hua and the two return to Huafu.Before going out, Hong Jie suddenly stopped them again.

"Hey, Lu Xiaofeng, why haven't I seen you for a while, I feel that you are not as sensitive in solving the case as before, this time the clue was discovered by Lou Er first, what happened to you?" Hong Jie just said casually, walked to The two people at the door were all nervous.

Although I already know almost everything I need to know now, the feeling of being asked again and again in a while is quite thrilling, especially the elders of the two of them.

"Hey, it's a big event." Lu Xiaofeng felt Hua Manlou's tension, calmed down quickly, smoothed her hair, turned her head and leaned against the door, and said seriously to Hong Jie, "This matter is nothing to do with it." The rest of my life as a prodigal son will be happy, old Hongtou, I still need your help."

"The rest of your life? Are you going to start a family?" Hong Jie was taken aback by him, and immediately responded, "This is a good thing! Although you are usually a little unrestrained, you can't go wrong with your vision, as long as you are a girl. Agreed, Master Hong will definitely help you with the matter of officiant marriage!"

"I didn't know if my vision was good before, but this time it's really good." Lu Xiaofeng smiled at the corner of his mouth, and looked at Huamanlou meaningfully, "And it's extremely lucky, that 'girl' agrees. Old Hongtou, Do you remember what you promised me today, if you dare to refuse the wedding in the future, I will definitely make your Shuntian Mansion restless."

"It's easy to say." Who is Hong Jie? He has been in the position of Governor of Shuntian Mansion for so many years. He has great wisdom and solves cases like a god. At this moment, he feels that there is something in Lu Xiaofeng's words, but he can't think of any key points at the moment. However, this promised matter is hard to follow once a word is made.

Out of Shuntian Mansion, on the way back to Hua Mansion, Hua Manlou pretended to be calm and asked the people around him: "Brother Lu has already promised to kiss her. I don't know which family she is a good girl. What is the date? Where are you going?" Banquet? At that time, I would like to give you a small gift, and I wish the Xian and his wife a happy marriage for a hundred years and grow old together."

Lu Xiaofeng put his left hand under his right elbow, and his index finger brushed back and forth on his upper lip. He didn't know whether he was nervous or relaxed. Hearing this, he smiled softly: "My good girl is the 'Peach Blossom Lady' from Gusu Peach Blossom Fort. The day is up to him. Arrange the banquet as you like, anyway, in this life, I can accompany you at any time."

Huamanlou's face was as white as Liangyu's, and her face was as red as the morning glow. Apart from being elegant and handsome, she added a touch of coquettishness.It's no wonder that before the age of seven, when Peach Blossom Festival was held in Peach Blossom Castle, everyone knew that the seventh young master of the Hua family was cute and cute, with red lips and white teeth, like a little boy giving blessings under the fairy seat in the sky, so every time he sat in the most beautiful peach blossom tree The little Peach Blossom Girl in the palace is all dressed up by him as a man, even the daughter of the most beautiful woman in the south of the Yangtze River is not as exquisite as him.

"How about it, little Taohuaniang, would you like to marry me for a hundred years and grow old together?" Although the sun is setting and the time is not good enough; the long street is bustling and the location is not good enough; The mood of being together in the morning and evening of this life is always enough for the best.

Hua Manlou lowered his head to let a lock of long hair cover his eyes in surprise and panic, and avoided answering: "Why are you talking about such things now, don't you have to go back and ask Concubine Li about it?"

Lu Xiaofeng was slightly disappointed in his heart, but he was not discouraged. In fact, he was very uneasy when he asked this question, but he was relieved at this moment: "It's okay, I just followed the old Hongtou's words to think of it, but... "He raised his hand to tie the long hair behind Hua Manlou's ear, "There will be such a day, you have to set the date early, my betrothal gift will be prepared from now on."

"What dowry gift?!" Hua Qishao was gradually thickened by his frequent irregular words and deeds. Hearing the words, he looked straight at him, the blush on his face had not completely faded, but his words were very firm, "Why is it a dowry gift?" , shouldn’t it be a dowry?”

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Lu Xiaofeng blocked his throat in one breath, his face flushed from holding back, he didn't know whether to be happy or sad, the happy thing was that Hua Manlou had considered getting married, the sad thing was that he had even considered going up and down!Isn't this the default thing?The shy one felt awkward even having a sexual dream for a while, and it was even more awkward to vent once on his own hand for several days. Could it be that he still wanted to overwhelm himself?It really is the fearless Young Master Hua!

The dowry matter, just like all the couples who are arguing endlessly on the issue of superiors and inferiors, is put on hold for the time being, and we will see when the time comes.

Back at Hua Mansion, a serious atmosphere immediately woke up the husband and wife who were going to continue shyly and excitedly talking about the issue of ups and downs. When Hua Man Lou heard the familiar wailing, his expression turned serious, and he rushed into the flower hall quickly.

"Brother, what are you doing?"

In the flower hall, Hua Manshe sat calmly on the upper seat, while Xiao Huaping knelt tremblingly in the center of the room. A hidden guard of Hua Manshe was holding a wooden board and hitting Huaping's thin back one after another. The attack was very light, but Hua Ping's back was already covered with tattered clothes and blood was soaked.

The boss of the Hua family, the second and the third, have all come out of Peach Blossom Castle, and each has its own mansion, but the Hua family's family law is all in the same line. It is used by the servants of the government.But Mr. Hua is a kind-hearted man, especially in his later years, he has a bodhisattva-hearted heart. It has been a long time since he has seen corporal punishment. There was a bit of grievance and anger in the eyes.

It seems that ever since Lu Xiaofeng found out about his feelings, emotions such as joy, anger, sorrow, joy, etc., he can no longer keep in an undeveloped state like before, and instead experience the differences again and again.However, it is not completely out of the scope of neutralization and harmony.But the word love is the most difficult to control, and there are many variables. Maybe sooner or later, you will have the opportunity to experience the taste of breaking away.

Hua Manshe couldn't bear the look in his eyes, and almost softened her heart, but when she saw Lu Xiaofeng enter the door, her face sank again, and she ordered the hidden guard in a cold voice: "Keep fighting."

When Lu Xiaofeng saw this situation, he knew that this was to make an example of others. What Uncle Hua really wanted to beat was himself, the scum who abducted his precious brother, and it was not only Uncle Hua, but also Hua Er, who was far away in Suzhou Mansion and had not returned. Lord, as well as the other brothers of the Hua family who haven't shown up yet, they will find a chance to beat themselves up hard.

"Brother, if you are angry, you might as well hit me. I let him stay at home, Hua Ping. He obeys the master's work, and then gets beaten for the master. How can there be such a reason in the world?" Lu Xiaofeng heard Huamanlou say this for the first time. Talking aggressively, my heart twitched in pain.Sigh, why am I not a girl, so that I can justifiably marry into the Huafu without him being embarrassed or sad--it's just a thought, it will not decide the dowry and bride price issue discussed above, the rights that should be fought for must still be fought for. !

Hua Ping cried until his face was blurred, he was choked up and called a young master but couldn't speak, it was more embarrassing than the pain, he didn't do well what the young master told him, and even caused the young master to quarrel with the elder young master.

Huamanlou called Anfeng outside (Dark Guard No. [-], [-], [-], and [-] are too troublesome to write, and will be officially renamed as Dark Guard Fenghua Xueyue in the future—you can tell from the name that it is not a serious person like their quasi-uncle) to let him Fu Huaping went down and rubbed the medicine.Hua Manshe silently watched his series of actions, and instead of saying anything to stop him, she waved her hand to let her hidden guard go down.

Lu Xiaofeng noticed that Hua Manshe's eyes were on him, a just right smile appeared on his face, he saluted respectfully, putting away his usual playful and casual attitude, Hua Manshe didn't let him sit, so he stood up straight Standing there, it seems that there is nothing wrong with it.

"Qitong, your second brother will return to Beijing tomorrow. After meeting him, you can go back to Suzhou. I've already told dad about it. It's just in time to spend the fifteenth day at home." As expected, my younger brother is very doting, and even now he is reluctant to say a serious word.

"Brother, do you know how old I am?" Hua Manlou also stood with Lu Xiaofeng, and suddenly asked his brother.

"The Peach Blossom Festival will be 21 in two more months." After Hua Manshe finished answering, she understood what Hua Manlou asked. She clenched the corner of her hand on the table, with a hint of anger on her expression.Such a well-behaved and docile younger brother in the past, but now he has repeatedly opposed him because of a stinky man, which is really intolerable.

Huamanlou wanted to continue arguing, Lu Xiaofeng secretly pulled his clothes from behind, motioned him to stand still, and said to himself: "Huamanlou, your birthday is still far away, it's okay to ask your elder brother for a gift now." I'm too impatient, why don't we talk about the business first."

Hua Manshe didn't appreciate it at all, and looked at him very coldly, with a distant tone: "This is a matter between us brothers, Daxia Lu is an outsider, can he be too lenient." He is not as strict as Second Master Hua, But this indifference hurts even more.That is to say, Lu Xiaofeng has a thick skin and a thick skin, he smiled and didn't say anything, even Hua Manlou tried to defend him but was stopped by him.Then he briefly told about Concubine Li's affairs, Hua Manshe listened patiently, he was always proud of distinguishing between public and private.

Lu Xiaofeng didn't stay at Hua Mansion for dinner, so Hua Qitong didn't say a word to his elder brother that night, and when eating, he picked a few bites like a kitten and went back to his room without even saying good night explain.

Hua Manshe knew that he was unhappy because she said Lu Xiaofeng's words, but in order to prevent him from being hurt more in the future, the slight awkwardness now is within the scope of self-healing.So he ordered the housekeeper to bring some supper over later, and he hurried into the palace with his own people. He still had to go to the palace to check the records before he could figure it out. At least he could ask Mr. Huang who was guarding the library. .

The housekeeper calculated the time, brought a plate of hot snacks to the young master, but knocked on the door for a long time, but couldn't wait for an answer, and the hidden guards outside the courtyard were all gone.

Alas, when did the young master grow up to an unbearable age, time really passed faster than he could look through the almanac, but the young master couldn't stand it anymore, why was the young master still alone all the time?

The worried butler took the snacks back to the kitchen, and then sat on the threshold and watched the moon while worrying about life-long affairs for his masters.