[Comprehensive] leaning on flowers and bamboo

With the familiar voice and tone, Hua Manlou let Gongsun Ce rely on him.

"Brother Lu, please stay safe."

Lu Xiaofeng came out from the shadow of the tree, shook his head, and glanced at the handsome young master in Huamanlou's arms, "Huamanlou, last time I went to Baihualou to look for you, you disappeared, and then I thought you might have gone to I just stayed in your Baihualou for a month, drank all your Baihua wine, and you still haven’t come back. Unexpectedly, you drank too much, slept too deeply, and woke up on the flower boat in Qinhuai. I was so scared that I almost jumped into the Qinhuai River and became a drowned phoenix."

"Really? Then I'm very happy to see Lu Xiaofeng alive."

"Don't worry about him. I just gave him a small amount of medicine to ensure that nothing will happen. Before we wake up, we have a chance to settle this matter. We can't just come here so vaguely." Right? I can't bear to part with your Baihua Niang and the wine from Ximen." After Lu Xiaofeng finished speaking, he said seriously, "How about going back?"

"kindness."

Back at the residence, Hua Manlou put Gongsun Ce on the bed, pulled him up, straightened up and said, "Lu Xiaofeng, can you stop staring at me with that strange look?"

"I didn't expect Playboy to take care of himself in normal times, and he can take care of others when he gets here."

Hua ManLou sat down, poured a cup of tea for Lu XiaoFeng and said, "When I first came here, I was at his place."

"Not much to say?"

"What do you want me to say?"

Lu Xiaofeng curled his lips, he felt that Huamanlou had changed, he was less and less easy to bully, "Huamanlou, do you know where this is?"

"How long have you been here?"

"One month."

"Then you still ask me?"

Now Lu Xiaofeng stroked his beard and said, "You can't say that. I'm afraid I had a dream. When I woke up, I was still in Baihualou. But Huamanlou, you provoked such a person here, you Don't worry about what will happen to him when you leave one day?"

Hearing this, Huaman said, "Where is he, where am I?"

"Your troubles are not small." Lu Xiaofeng crossed his legs and touched the cup on the table, "His name is Gongsun Ce? At least he can be sure that he will be safe all his life."

Hua Manlou smiled and said: "I don't know what happened before, but these few months of being together, I have seen his ability to provoke a murderous disaster, you are not inferior to him, but you can solve it yourself, but he has to rely on his left and right sides." Help."

"Hua Man Lou, Hua Man Lou, I didn't know you were hiding such thoughts." Lu Xiaofeng said with emotion, "What are you going to do now?"

"Go back to Beijing after seeing Mrs. Sima tomorrow morning."

Lu Xiaofeng rolled his eyes when he heard this, and said as if thinking of something: "There is also a Hua family here?"

"Have."

"Then I will go to Beijing with you."

"Don't you want to go to the rivers and lakes here?"

"There are people who have rivers and lakes." After Lu Xiaofeng finished speaking with a heroic style, he continued: "Huamanlou, you have the Hua family as your backing. I don't rely on you. It's very inconvenient to be here. I can also make money, but if I have a reliable friend and introduce a group of reliable friends by the way, then I will definitely make money."

Already accustomed to Lu Xiaofeng's words, Hua Manlou said, "If you want to follow, just follow."

"Hua Man Lou, you are not as nice to me as before."

"Because I want to be better to others. Lu Xiaofeng, be careful that the owner of Ximen Villa comes to you from Qinhuai." After Hua Manlou said this, he walked to the bedside, the meaning was very clear, Lu Xiaofeng can go out.

Lu Xiaofeng was taken aback, and looked at Hua Manlou with a sneer: "How do you know he's there?"

"The fragrance of plum blossoms on Master Ximen's body lasts for a long time."

Hearing this, Lu Xiaofeng lowered his head and sniffed the clothes, there was indeed a faint fragrance of plum, and shook his head: "I just borrowed his clothes, he chased me for half a month, finally found some clues, I think it was you who came here Shuijingzhuang, I didn't expect you to push me into the fire."

"Lord Ximen treats you very well."

"Draw your sword and face each other and shave my beard, is that okay?"

Hua Manlou shook his head, and couldn't explain clearly to Lu Xiaofeng, "If you don't leave, Lu Xiaofeng, the owner of Ximen Villa will really come."

"Your nose is sharper than mine, and flowers are everywhere. See you in the capital. Don't be slower than me. I'm still thinking about your Hundred Flowers Brew!" When the words fell, Lu Xiaofeng had already disappeared.

But another one came.

Dressed in white, his expression was stern, and the sword in his hand was chilling even before it was sheathed.Hua Manlou turned his head and said: "The master Ximen came late, he left, if you want to catch up with him, you should go as soon as possible."

"Thank you."

Coming and going like the wind, the two left one after another, but Hua Manlou's heart settled down, and she completely returned to her original position.

Gongsun Ce on the bed opened his eyes and saw Hua Manlou sitting next to him, unscathed, leaning on the pillow with a sigh of relief, "That person left just now?"

"Well, a friend who likes to joke and another friend who is serious." After Hua Manlou finished speaking, he was about to get up and leave, but unexpectedly, Gongsun Ce grabbed his hand.

Startled for a moment, sitting back on the edge of the bed, Hua Manlou asked in a low voice, "Is there anything wrong?"

"Hua Man Lou, are you really from the Hua family?" Gongsun Ce is not Bai Yutang, he sees it more clearly and understands it better.Even though he knew that Huamanlou was open-minded and had no intention of harming others, let alone someone sent to kill him, he still couldn't get rid of the messy things in his mind, he just wanted to figure it out. .

Even though he couldn't see Gongsun Ce's expectant eyes, Hua Manlou could hear the anxiety and uneasiness in Gongsun Ce's words, "You care?"

"Well, I'm very concerned. If you... just a stranger, I won't ask you."

Hearing that Hua Manlou raised the corners of his lips, he held Gongsun Ce's hand instead, intertwined his fingertips, and the warmth came from his fingertips, "I am from the Hua family, the seventh child of the Hua family."

"kindness."

Gongsun Ce responded, but felt that there was some emotion lingering in the air. He looked at the hands they were holding, with a smile on his face, "Go to rest early, and we will return to Beijing after seeing Mrs. Sima tomorrow morning."

"it is good."

Hua Manlou was just about to withdraw his hand, but he didn't expect Gongsun Ce to get up and blow on the lamp, and when he lay down again, he had already given up his seat.Hua Manlou heard Gongsun Ce move to the side of the wall, and lay down with his clothes on: "Go to sleep."

When visiting Mrs. Sima the next day, the old man took Gongsun Ce and Hua Manlou into the front hall. After the old man left, they waited in the hall for half a stick of incense before Mrs. Sima paid their bills from the back hall. Come, go straight to the hall and sit down, nodding to the two of them.

Gongsun Ce and Hua Manlou got up and saluted Mrs. Sima before sitting down.

"Mrs. Sima, I think you already know why we came here. Please forgive me for disturbing you."

"Mr. Gongsun, you are welcome, but if you come to me, I can't help you. Now I am the only one in the family, and the youngest son has been sent to Lin'an to study art."

"The head of the Zhang family is dead, and the only son of the Gong family is also dead. For the sake of Young Master Sima, Mrs. Sima shouldn't keep the matter a secret. Tell me, maybe there is still a chance."

Mrs. Sima didn't know that Gongsun Ce was so direct and bold, but she was right. After being annoyed, she summoned the servant girl to give some instructions, but the servant girl left in a hurry, and she said, "Mr. People can't speak, can't refute."

"Just offended."

The maid brought something, it was a box with a lock.

Mrs. Sima held the box and looked at Gongsun Ce, "Gongsun Ce, I just want to ask you, you are greedy for life and afraid of death, if this matter threatens your life and your father's life, will you defect? "

After hearing this, Gongsun Ce stood up and cupped his hands, with an upright expression, "As long as Gongsun Ce is still alive, the mastermind will be caught and brought to justice."

"I'll give you something, and I'll open it when I get to the capital."

"Thank you Madam for your help. Gongsun Ce keeps what he says and will never break his word."

"Let's go."

"...take care ma'am."

Hua Manlou also got up to say goodbye, and left with Gongsun Ce.

Leading the horse to the foot of the mountain, Gongsun Ce turned on the horse, pulled the rein and looked at Shuijingzhuang hidden on the mountainside, "Huamanlou, if there is a chance, we will come here again, it would be a good place."

Hua Manlou smiled and agreed, "You can go wherever you want."

"It's your advantage. Others will say that I bully you, and you let me go."

After the two finished speaking, Ce immediately went on the official road and rushed all the way to the capital.

From here to the capital, the two traveled day and night, and it took five days to see the city wall of the capital. When they got closer, they saw heavy guards guarding the city gate, strict inspections, and a long queue.

"Mr. Gongsun, Young Master Hua, you are finally here! Follow me into the city!"

Gongsun Ce followed the sound and saw that Wang Chao was standing not far away. Overjoyed, he pulled Hua Manlou towards the other side, and threw the reins to the two servants who followed Wang Chao: "Bao Zheng asked you to come?"

"It was Mr. Bao who asked me to come. It's not suitable to talk here. We'll talk about it when we go back, and we'll talk about it when we go back!"

"kindness."

With the dynasty leading the way, it was much easier to enter the city, and he entered the city directly after handing in the writing.Gongsun Ce looked at the soldiers patrolling back and forth in the city, frowned, and his anxiety grew. There were so many soldiers patrolling in the city, which made him suddenly think about the incident of the Eight Sage Kings half a year ago.

Is there something else happening in the DPRK?

When he came to the post house, Gongsun Ce said, "Is it arranged by the emperor?"

"kindness."

Wang Chao led the two of them through the courtyard, and when they came to the flower hall, Gongsun Ce saw Bao Zheng and Zhan Zhao at a glance, and before he could speak, Zhan Zhao hugged him.

"Brother Gongsun, you are back! Are your eyes okay?"

Bao Zheng stepped forward slowly, looked at Gongsun Ce, stared into his eyes, just like before, as soon as he raised his hand, Gongsun Ce held his hand and said, "Bao Zheng, I'm back."

Standing there, Hua Manlou heard Gongsun Ce's words and knew that Gongsun Ce let go of his knot with Bao Zheng.

Bao Zheng looked at Hua ManLou, cupped his hands and said, "Gongsun Ce, thank you for taking care of Mr. Hua during this time, Bao Zheng is grateful—"

"Master Bao, you don't have to be polite, protecting Ah Ce is what I should do."

"...Eh? Ah Ce? Are you so close to Gongsun Ce?"

"Well...it's very close." Hua Manlou answered the conversation, smiled and stopped talking.

Zhan Zhao was stunned, looking at Gongsun Ce, and Bao Zheng also looked at Gongsun Ce, but saw Gongsun Ce picking up the teacup next to him: "I'm walking fast on the road, and I'm a little thirsty."