[Lu Xiaofeng] Hidden Forest of Flowers and Leaves

Xiao Hei turned a few turns and rushed into an alley.This alley is much wider than other alleys, and there is a sweet and greasy fragrance in the alley.

The sky is getting darker and darker, but this alley seems to be getting brighter and brighter.

Lanterns were raised on the tall buildings on both sides.The lanterns here are very dense and much brighter than other places.

It's not completely dark yet, but the doors of many houses on the street are closed, and there are vaguely graceful figures walking upstairs, all of them looking lazy.

Xiao Hei rushed straight to a building and yelled at the porter.

Xiao Hei's cry was extremely ferocious, and the windows upstairs opened one after another. Even in the snowy weather, the Yingying Yanyans in red and green leaned on the windows, laughing and scolding: "Which family is this son, it's almost New Year's Eve!" You came so early, can you give me a break?"

Han Yexin had already seen the words "Dingchun Pavilion" written on the plaque on that building, so what is the natural way?But at this moment, all his attention was on that door, anxiously thinking that if he didn't open the door again, would Sixth Brother and Huakai hack the door?

Just when the door was in danger and was about to collapse, a tall and thin man bent over came out.He had two long mustaches and a smile on his face, as if the smile was stuck on his face and couldn't be removed no matter what.

As soon as he walked out, Xiao Hei took a step forward, baring his teeth and roaring.The man gave a big jump and ran back to the door, using the door to block his body, looking at Xiao Hei with an ashen face.

Han Yexin touched Xiao Hei, signaling him to calm down.Xiao Hei finally stopped barking, but still stared fiercely at the man.

The man saw a child riding on the black dog, and a horse outside the door. There was no smile on his face.These few people are obviously not here to have fun, but more like to find fault!

This middle-aged man is a tortoise slave of Tingchun Pavilion, at this moment he boldly said: "The young masters are here early! The girls haven't washed yet!"

Hua Kai yelled angrily: "Who is looking for your girl!" He urged his horse forward and rushed straight to the door.Xiao Hei jumped up even more, and threw his claws at the turtle slave.

Turtle slave was so frightened that he trembled all over and almost fainted.Liutong looked around and whistled.Xiao Hei understood his master's words, immediately abandoned the turtle slave, and ran back.

A few people came out in a hurry upstairs, and the bustard saw a big black dog running in, she was so frightened that she quickly hid back, tremblingly watching the black dog run into the back door, shaking off several layers of makeup on her face.

The women in the building screamed endlessly, but they didn't care about it.That door couldn't allow a horse to come in, Hua Kai and Liu Tong got off their horses, and with a stride, Hua Kai grabbed the shivering old bustard who was hiding on the stairs.The old bustard kept yelling for mercy, but Hua Kai dragged her into the backyard as if she didn't hear her.

The guards rushed forward to save the proprietress, but before the flowers bloomed, there was a rush of wind breaking, and at some point in Liu Tong's hand, a long black whip was thrown in front of the guards, almost like a thunderbolt from the clear sky. Amazing soul.

The guards were so frightened that they saw Liutong calmly put the black whip into his arms.His whip was usually hidden under his clothes so no one could see it, but now it was casually inserted around his waist, making it impossible for anyone to ignore it.

Although Tingchun Pavilion is not ranked first or second in Huajie, it has been ranked third for many years.Even in such a magnificent and brightly lit pavilion, it is also hidden in a dark, damp and smelly place where no one can see it.

Han Yezhi hugged Xiao Hei's neck and rushed into the backyard with Xiao Hei.I saw that the further we went in, the heavier the smell became.Finally entered a small yard and saw a row of low houses.It was already dark, but only a few lights were lit here and there in this house, which was completely different from the daytime in front of us.

A thin girl was sitting on the porch scrubbing and washing clothes.She heard a strange noise, and when she raised her head, it was still too late, Xiao Hei had already jumped onto the corridor, yelling at her endlessly.

The girl was petrified, and the clothes in her hands fell off.The clothes on her body were very thin, her hands were red from the cold, she looked at Xiao Hei in horror, and her whole body was shivering.

Han Yexin rolled over from Xiao Hei, took out the sachet, and said to the girl, "Have you seen this sachet?"

The girl instinctively wanted to shake her head, but nodded immediately.

Han Yexin's eyes lit up, and he grabbed her and said, "Where is it?!"

With stiff fingers, the girl took out an identical sachet from her bosom.Han Yexin took a look and said to Liutong, "It's the one with flowers all over the building."

At this time, the old bustard ran over and ignored Xiao Hei. He rushed over and slapped the girl twice, knocked the girl to the ground, kicked her twice and said, "Damn girl, you actually stole something from me! See if I don't hit you!" Kill you!" Just as he was about to kick again, he felt a chill behind his back.

Liu Tong's complexion was very bad.He said coldly: "Get out of the way."

The long sword had already been released at some point, and the bright point of the sword was pointing at the old bustard's vest.

The bustard was frightened by the cold.After decades of ups and downs, she certainly knew that this half-grown child was serious!She had no choice but to walk away from the girl, and when she finished, she gave the girl a hard look.

Tears rolled down the girl's eyes, she lowered her head and grabbed the hem of her clothes and said, "I didn't intend to steal it on purpose, it's a girl. After taking a shower this afternoon, she took a bunch of things for me to burn, and there was this sachet inside. It seems to me It looks good, it’s new, and it’s very fragrant, it’s a pity to burn it, so I kept it.”

Han Yexin asked: "Are there children's clothes among the things that were burned?"

The girl thought for a while, looked at Han Yexin, summoned up her courage and said, "I saw a pair of shoes worn by a child your age!"

Han Yexin's heart turned cold, he really didn't know what happened to Huamanlou.Huakai immediately said: "Take us to your girl's room!"

At this time, the old bustard said: "Are you looking for Shuiyun? It's a pity that she came a step late, she has already left!"

"gone?"

"I just redeemed myself this afternoon!" She looked at a few people, and suddenly realized: "I'm surprised, based on my decades of experience in spring and earth, I can't be wrong! That man of hers doesn't look like a rich man. ? This afternoon, he took 800 taels of silver, not one cent more and one cent not less, and sent the ransom money! That man must have done something to offend the young masters, right?"

Hua Kai frowned and said, "What does the man you mentioned look like?"

The old bustard said: "This man is really weird, but his appearance is very ordinary. At first he came with others, and he didn't seem to have any interest in girls. Then he met Shuiyun, and he became our Dingchun Pavilion Regular customer! He was with Shuiyun, and he seemed to be doing nothing else, just drinking, listening to music, and chatting with Shuiyun. I secretly asked Shuiyun, and Shuiyun said that the man was from her hometown."

Hua Kai said: "What's his name?"

The old bustard said: "It's called Jiang Chun. I don't know if it's her real name! Yun Shui told me a few days ago that she wanted to redeem her body, but I didn't take it seriously, because that man really doesn't look like a rich man." When he came here before, the robe on his body was washed white. Unexpectedly, today, he actually brought money, 800 taels of snowflake silver! I also saw him carrying a small box, which seemed to be filled with Gold! Ouch! I regret it! If I knew he was rich, I should have treated him well in the first place!"

Hua Kai smiled coldly: "If you treat him well, my young master will treat you well today."

After hearing this, the old bustard immediately stopped talking.She didn't even believe it herself, she was really afraid of that young man who looked indifferent.

The girl whispered: "Do you still want to see the girl's room?"

Han Yexin nodded, and several people were led by the girl to Shuiyun's room.

Huakai and Han Yexin searched the room, but couldn't find anything Huamanlou had.

There was a circle of water stains on the ground, and the girl said: "The girl gave me those things after taking a bath."

This is not surprising.It is human nature for a person who wants to get away from the dust to take a bath and burn some things before leaving.

Hua Kai said: "If the seventh son was really tied up here, it is very likely that the water is for the seventh son to wash."

Liutong frowned and said, "This group of people has prepared very carefully."

It's really hard for a few people to find anything in the house, and they are not ready to spend it.Fortunately, not for nothing.Han Yexin asked the girl, "Where Shuiyun will go, do you know?"

The girl said: "When I went in to serve, I heard them talking about going back to my hometown together!"

The old bustard said: "That girl Shuiyun was sold here at the age of seven, how can she still remember where her hometown is?"

Liu Tong said: "She doesn't remember, you must remember."

The procuress forced a smile and said: "If I remember correctly, she is from Pingyao. When the Yellow River flooded that year, her family sold her to a prostitute, and the prostitute sold her to me. I am a soft-hearted person, and I can't see people's pity." ..."

Han Yexin asked the girl, "Does your girl leave any clothes, shoes and socks?" The girl gave him a strange look, went in and searched for it, and she found a pair of socks.

Han Yexin took the sock and brought it to Xiao Hei, who let Xiao Hei sniff it.He touched Xiao Hei's back, but Xiao Hei shook his hair in disgust.

Xiao Hei lay on the ground, and Han Yexin immediately realized what he was doing and rode up.A few people walked out of the Dingchun Pavilion quickly, but found that the horse was gone, and since entering the door, they haven't seen the turtle slave again.

Liutong stomped his feet irritably, and was about to turn around, but Huakai was afraid that he would be short of breath, so he hurriedly said, "I'll go."

Turning back to Tingchun Pavilion, after a while, a black horse ran out from the alley beside the pavilion.Riding on the horse, Huakai waved to Liutong.Liutong flew onto the horse with his fingertips, Xiao Hei whimpered, and rushed into the wind and snow again.

Liang Nanshan, with Huamanlou and Lu Xiaofeng in between, flew down from the pavilion, striding out of the small courtyard.Outside the yard is still the yard.Huamanlou already knew that this courtyard is a maze, if you can't see through this formation, you may never know how big this courtyard is.But Liang Nanshan seems to be very familiar with this place, he stepped on the direction, turned left and right, and he was out of the yard after a while.

A carriage was parked outside the yard.The curtains of the carriage were closed tightly, allowing the wind and snow to beat.Liang Nanshan had just approached with the two children in his arms, but the curtain of the car, which had been silent for a long time, was opened, and a plain hand stretched out from inside.

That hand beckoned to Liang Nanshan.

Liang Nanshan sent Huamanlou there.That hand took Hua Manlou, and at the same time stretched out the other hand to cover Hua Manlou's mouth.

Hua Manlou didn't even struggle, and was immediately caught in the curtain.

Lu Xiaofeng suddenly felt cold all over.

He watched the hand lift up the thick car curtain, and felt that he had never been so afraid.