Guanqingzhai

Hu Yue stepped on the moonlight, wobbled back with the wine jug in his hand, came to the door, and found a person standing at the door, he was a little surprised and said: "Brother Chu hasn't come for a long time, why did you only come in the middle of the night?" Come?"

Chu Jue smiled disapprovingly and said, "You're not here during the day, so I came here once in vain. I thought you should be here at night. What's the matter? Why are you so drunk?" After speaking, he reached out and touched Hu Yue's cheek , Hu Yue turned his head to avoid Chu Jue's touch, he quickly pushed the door open, and said a little apologetically, "Then brother Chu, is there anything important?"

Chu Jue looked at Hu Yue who was about to make tea and water, and said, "I brought you some red fruits from Jinglongmen, by the way, how is the matter going?"

Holding the tea pot in his hand, Hu Yue looked back at Chu Jue and said, "It seems that Brother Chu can't wait any longer? Then, can I pick up the plane and raise the salary a little bit?"

Chu Jue was still immersed in his own plans. Hearing Hu Yue's words, his originally stern face became a little funny. He said, "It's not up to me to be in a hurry, but..." He stretched out his hand A piece of red fruit was presented with a red mark of a plum blossom on the red fruit.

After serious thinking, Hu Yue replied: "For the time being, I can only do this, and whether the thrown bricks can lead to real jade depends on luck. However, during my visits in the past few days, I found that this matter Our family is not the only one with children."

Chu Jue laughed in a low voice, he took the tea pot in Hu Yue's hand, and made tea for himself in a familiar way.

He pushed another cup to Hu Yue and said, "Don't worry, it's better for you to intervene than me to intervene at this time. And don't you also want to know the truth?"

While speaking, Chu Jue took out a jade pendant from his bosom. The color of that jade was warm and lustrous, and it was a piece of high-quality white jade.Chu Jue said, "This piece of jade is another weight for you."

Hu Yue said: "Is it related to that 'Concubine Mei'?"

Chu Jue laughed and said, "It seems that you are still interested in beauties. But this is just the beginning, and I don't know the end of the story. The key is to find him before others find him." .”

Hu Yue curled her lips and said: "There are too few clues. What I know is that you told me that this incident was a mistake made by a person who knew the fate, but now, you said that the time is coming, you said If you don't find him, things will be troublesome. But you didn't tell me what this matter has to do with you. "

Pointing at Hu Yue's nose, Chu Jue said in a low voice: "The more you know, the more trouble you will have. If you just ask you to find someone, you will not be implicated. It is a dead end, and the only place to die Can be reborn."

Hu Yue waved her hands indifferently and said: "I don't ask about your affairs, just like you don't ask about my affairs. Although you entrusted me with this matter, I have to say, what is your plan? Makes me a little bit wary."

Chu Jue thought for a while, and finally said: "This matter is not only related to the royal family. If it was just like this, I would not bother you, but at this time, I can't let go of the disaster caused by one of my mistakes. If No matter now, if I intervene at that time, then things will be more complicated. The person you are looking for will not appear."

Hu Yue said: "Then you have to explain in detail, so that I can know. Or brother Chu still has some scruples?"

Chu Jue said: "Yes, if people who shouldn't know I am here know my whereabouts, then I will not only be in trouble, but you will also be in trouble, but you can rest assured that I will not implicate you , so another clue I can give you now is that the owner of this piece of jade is the Man Who Knows the Destiny, but he made too many mistakes, and his mistakes made him become a ghost trapped in a game of chess. Ghosts are not gods, they are easier to deal with."

Hu Yue took a sip of tea and said, "Is there anyone in the world that you, Chu Jue, can't find?"

Chu Jue leisurely cut Zhulei and said, "Of course not, but we must not let people know that I am looking for it."

Hu Yue tutted and said: "Hey, people with status just speak differently, so you thought of me as a drinking buddy?"

Chu Jue's eyes became sharper, and he said, "I don't regard you as a drinking buddy, nor do I regard you as someone who can be used. You should be clear about this, if it's just an ordinary friend, why should I have skin-to-skin contact with you? "

Hu Yue avoided his gaze, nodded briskly and said, "If you want me to do things for you, of course there is no problem, but this matter must be done in my own way, because I have also heard some uncomfortable things. Rumor."

Chu Jue looked at Hu Yue and said, "What's the matter?"

Hu Yue said: "A strange chess circle that will cause people to die inexplicably."

Chu Jue frowned slightly, his eyes became more serious, and finally he said: "Oh, it seems that this matter is getting more and more interesting."

Hu Yue said: "You also linked such rumors to the person you are looking for?"

Chu Jue shook his hand slightly, he handed the jade pendant to Hu Yue, and then said: "Remember, if the matter is beyond your scope, then stop. I will deal with it at that time, and any matter you cannot handle, I can solve it for you."

Hu Yue was stunned for a few seconds, his eyes showed bewilderment, then he waved his hands impatiently, and then began to dig out an abacus from the box next to him, he looked up at Chu Jue and said: "Then let's Shall we talk about commissions?"

Chu Jue looked at his expression with a hint of distress in his eyes, and he said, "I have done a lot for you, right?"

Hu Yue said: "It is good for the rich to do things for the poor, and it is called work for the poor to do things for the landlord. It's like you are a foreman and I am a buddy. Of course you have to ask for payment."

Chu Jue rubbed his forehead and said, "Didn't I already give you the title deed of Guanqingzhai? Now you are the owner of this house, and I am just a guest."

Hu Yue pretended not to hear, and was still fiddling with the abacus, and finally pointed to the number on it and said: "Look, sir, let's do the math, although you are exempting the rent of Guanqingzhai, but I am not in vain, right... "

Chu Jue interrupted his quotation, and said directly: "No problem, I can give you the water soul jue you want, and help you refine the stone spirit son, is that all right?"

Hu Yue put down his abacus, picked up the tea bowl and handed it to Chu Jue, saying, "Master, drink tea."

Chu Jue looked at him speechlessly, and finally said: "Since that's the case, then it's up to you. If you are in danger, you can take out that piece of jade. He probably won't put you to death immediately. When the time comes, I will I have my own way to save you." Hu Yue was a little hesitant, he asked: "What if torture is used to extract a confession?"

Chu Jue showed a very ugly expression, and he said, "I don't think it's very likely..."

Hu Yue squinted her eyes, watching Chu Jue drink the cup of tea he handed over.

Chu Jue glanced at him secretly, raised his eyebrows and took a sip of tea.

The next day, Hu Yue got up early and started running errands for the landlord Chu Jue. His first stop was Hongqiao's boat.Hongqiao hadn't finished dressing at this time, and Hu Yue was a regular customer, so her mother didn't stop her. Looking in the mirror, Hongqiao found Hu Yue standing behind her, and said with a smile, "Can you insert this hairpin for my slave?"

Hu Yue took the hairpin, looked at Hongqiao's makeup and hairstyle and said, "Miss Hongqiao is suitable for the hairpin today, but it's a pity that the current solar terms are not right, otherwise it would be nice to wear the impatiens."

Hongqiao sighed and said, "That's right, I'm also waiting for the flowering period to bloom, but look at the weather, not to mention the blooming, even the leaves are damaged. I could start making incense, but now I can only continue to use it." The sandalwood from the previous days."

Hu Yue turned her eyes and said, "Speaking of this matter, I wonder if Miss Hongqiao still remembers what she entrusted yesterday?"

Hongqiao licked the rouge on her lips, and said with a smile: "Hehe, young master is still so impatient. But at this moment, I already have some news."

Hu Yue snorted, looking forward to her next words.Hongqiao said: "Your family is not the only one asking about this matter? But the reason you mentioned is not the same thing."

Hu Yue went on to say: "Are there other people who are also concerned?"

Hongqiao turned around and said, "My lord, maybe the rumors you heard were wrong. This is not about a woman, but a man, but he is blind. He is old, and his way of admonishing is As long as anyone can see through the chess game, then he can know the purpose and content of the game."

Hu Yue tilted his head and repeated: "Play chess?"

Hong Qiao said: "That's right, so the allusion of Concubine Mei's remonstrance comes from a blind man's Zhenlong chess game against the world's elite. Not only for the royal family, but for everyone!"

Hu Yue took a sip of tea with interest, her eyes lit up.Hong Qiao also said that she was getting stronger, and she continued: "What's more, this chess game is a dead game."

Hu Yue said, "Why?"

Hongqiao beckoned to Hu Yue, and she took out a booklet from the jewelry box, she said: "This matter is really strange, after you left last night, Master Li unexpectedly came, he said there is a song The song wants me to sing, but this song is very strange, it is about a dead person. I looked carefully and found that it was actually a story about chess. But what is even weirder is that it said a story that would make There is no feat to save the country. The reason why this chess game is dead is that the people who can't solve it all die inexplicably in the end, so no one in the world dares to solve the chess game. A few of them dare The person who solves the game is also on the premise that there is a reminder. If there is no reminder and enters the game rashly, the final result will be a dead word. Secondly, it is said that the chess game itself is a dead game. It is a game that can no longer be played. Chess game, so no one can solve it."

After she finished speaking, she handed the booklet to Hu Yue, who opened it and smiled slightly: "Miss Hongqiao, can you arrange for me to meet Master Li?"

Hongqiao blinked and said, "Ah, you are finally willing to see him? Master Li will be so happy."

Hu Yue said with a look of reluctance to recall the past: "Then... there is trouble, girl."

Just when Hu Yue was about to get up and leave, she heard hearty laughter from outside the cabin: "Why do you need to have Lao Qiaoer, if you want to see me, you just need to let me know."

The person who came here was tall and straight, with a dignified appearance, and there was an indescribable arrogance in his brows.But compared with Hu Yue, it is different.Hu Yue's arrogance is mostly arrogance, but this person's arrogance is more or less like a philistine.Compared with Hu Yue, he lacks all the madness of a madman.

He was dressed in casual clothes, straightened his clothes and said to Hu Yue: "Why is Hu Xiandi interested in this matter?"

Hu Yue looked at him, her expression didn't change much, she pushed her hand and bowed to him and said, "Hu Yue, a grass-roots man, I've met Mr. Li."

Mr. Li, surnamed Li, named Jie, and styled Yanhe, was originally a literati, but he was obsessed with politics.Possesses a set of good skills of observing words and expressions.

Hu Yue said: "It's just curiosity, my lord knows that Caomin has always been 'nosy'."

Li Jie said: "But this matter is not something you can investigate. Brother Hu, I advise you to ignore this matter, otherwise it may be dangerous. This matter is because a student of the current prime minister met a student while studying at night. The old beggar who set up the stall originally wanted to give alms, but he didn't expect that the prime minister's disciple died suddenly after that... and this also involved the prime minister's son, who was also there that night. At this time, His Majesty was alarmed gone."

Hu Yue said: "The disciple is dead, but what about the prime minister's son?"

Li Jie said: "He didn't die, but his best friend died inexplicably. Young Master, he was in a state of anxiety all day long, thinking that he would be next."

Hu Yue said: "Then what's the difference between that disciple and the young master?"

Li Jie said: "I don't know, I only know that one met the old man, but the prime minister stood by and didn't go forward."

Hu Yue tilted his head and said, "One was okay because he stood far away, and the other had an accident because he ran into an old man, so what they encountered should be the chess game of that night in the recent folklore..."

Li Jie nodded and said: "I also heard about it a little bit, so I came up with a way to attract that person. Hongqiao is the number one oiran in the capital and a famous geisha in the world, so if she can help me This song has been sung all over the country, so it will naturally lead to that reminder, but after thinking about it again and again, I found that it is not very appropriate at this time, so I want to get back the script."

Hu Yue asked: "So do you know anything about that chess game?"

Li Jie said: "The chess game... All I know is that this chess game was not set up by people today, but by a very mysterious person. It is said that the chess game already existed at the beginning, but it was not used until the time of the first emperor. , and then at the beginning of the Holy Majesty's enthronement, a blind man solved it once. Both times had very unique celestial phenomena, so this game was secretly called "The Game of Time" by the royal family. It has always been enshrined by the palace people in prayer Inside the Qian Palace, there are Jinwu guards guarding day and night, and the celestial situation has changed again, so of course it means that the time is approaching. The chess game may be solved again, but now the chess game has not been solved yet, and this capital has always been The dead people all died directly to the prime minister's people, if that high-ranking official, the royal family and relatives passed by at night and encountered it... then it would be a serious matter."

Hu Yue's color became darker, and Li Jie was fascinated by it. Hu Yue squinted his eyes and said, "So you also want to break this chess game?"

Li Jie looked at Hu Yue, and Hu Yue said: "It's not necessarily true, but if you find it, you will naturally report the matter to Prime Minister Cai. If you are willing to help me, brother Yu can also introduce Prime Minister Cai for you. "

Hu Yue shrugged his shoulders and said, "I'm not in politics. Why don't Mr. Li want to go with me at night to try your luck? Maybe you can really get the appreciation of Prime Minister Cai."

Li Jie flinched a little, he supported the desk and said, "This...isn't it too hasty?"

Hu Yue smiled and said: "Well then, I'll go and have a look first, and report back to your lord if there is anything else?"

The corners of Li Jie's eyes twitched, he looked at Hu Yue, then at Hong Qiao who was secretly laughing, he slapped the table and said, "Since that's the case, my virtuous brother has said so, then we will leave tonight!"

Hu Yue nodded with a smile, Li Jie thought for a while, and then said: "Do you need to bring more people?"

Hu Yue shook her head with a smile and said, "Just a pot of wine and a lamp."

Hongqiao blushed with excitement, and said, "Can I go with you?"

Hu Yue unfolded her fan and smiled, but her smiling eyes were always twinkling.He whispered: "Then Miss Lao will light up the lamp."

After Li Jie returned, Hu Yue spent the whole day in the boat listening to music and drinking, but when he met some people, he would inquire about the death chess circle, and then write it down with pen and ink. Soon, it was getting dark soon, but Li Jie never came.

Hongqiao prepared casual clothes for the trip, and brought a glazed lantern to let the wind out.But she waited and waited but still did not see Li Jie, until late at night, there was still no sign of Li Jie, Hong Qiao couldn't sit still, she said: "Young Master Hu, what should we do now?"

Hu Yue frowned and said, "Forget it, let's go first." Hong Qiao put on the hood of Hong Duanzi, held the lantern and said, "Let's go."

Hu Yue took out the jade pendant given by Chu Jue from his pocket and said: "Take it out if you are in danger, and don't touch things casually, let alone walk around casually. Maybe you will be a beauty."

Hongqiao took the jade pendant carefully, and nodded nervously and excitedly.

Hu Yue brought Hongqiao to the street, but neither of them knew whether or where the chess player would show up, but Hu Yue didn't care at all. It's the Jiaofang woman, so she doesn't shy away from it.Walking on the road, because of the weather, I still felt a bit of chill, and when my legs were trembling while walking in Hongqiao, Hu Yue said, "Well... it's possible here..."

As he said that, he took Hongqiao, who was already unable to walk, and continued to walk towards Suzakumen.