Xue Panzhi's gossip red mansion

"Brother Wu, Brother Xue, you go to a bar with me today. This year's festival has just passed, and everyone can come out to be lively. After seeing you come to Shaozhou, that is, to visit mountains and rivers, we have not yet Let's have a good meal together." Wei Ruolan said to Xie and Xue Pan who just came back from nowhere.It has been two months since they came to Shaozhou. On that day, Song Quan introduced Xue Pan and Xie to Wei Ruolan, but he did not conceal Xue Pan's identity. I knew he had come to Fujian, but I still covered up Xun Shi's identity a bit, and called him Wu Xun to outsiders.

Although Xun Shi's personality is cold, Wei Ruolan is an informal person, and Xue Pan is very proficient in those novelties.This way I came to Canton just to see the lively Wei Ruolan. She was very happy and immediately introduced her as a friend.After getting along for a while, I found that this Xun just had a cold face and a little less talk, but he was still nice to the people around him.He has seen many times that Xun looks after Xue Pan, even ordering meals and tea, such a person is not bad.

Wei Ruolan directly classified Xun into the category of poor expression.This made Yin Xi on the side very embarrassed, this Mr. Wei's eyes are not very good, didn't you see that the master has no good face except for Uncle Xue.Especially when Mr. Wei came to see Uncle Xue to discuss something new, his eyes almost pierced him, but Mr. Wei said stupidly, I didn't expect that the winter in Canton is quite cold , I haven't noticed it before, it seems to be a good conclusion to add more clothes.

Xie heard Wei Ruolan's invitation and wanted to reject it immediately. They just came back from Qinan County, and they were too tired to have a drink with this man.To say that the children of this group of aristocratic families are really few doing serious business. They have nothing else to do except fighting dogs and cats all day long. From the dinner at noon to the wine stall at night, the discussion is not about which tunes are good, It's just that someone has done a good thing to cause trouble again.When he returns to the capital, he must make a good plan. How can he let these dandy kids not just idle around all the time, so as to save him from coming to talk to Pan'er whenever he has time.

Xue Pan tugged at Xie Ye's sleeves, he took a glance and knew that the person next to him was distracted, presumably thinking of some way to punish him.In the past two months in Shaozhou, because of Wei Ruolan's introduction, they have not been embarrassed by anyone. Although Wei Ruolan's friends are all idlers at home who seem to have nothing to do, they are also on the border of Shaozhou. With the face of these second generation ancestors.To a certain extent, their old father may be a little more cautious, but they are very courageous, so people will back down when they see it. Young people are prone to trouble, so it is better to avoid it. It takes a lot to come out with an identity.

"I don't know who Brother Wei went out to drink with today. We just came back from Beishan in Qinan. If it weren't for some fun people, we really don't want to go." Xue Pan showed a tired expression, but he There is no excuse, he has already figured out Wei Ruolan's character, this person would rather tell the truth than excuse, he won't mind.

Sure enough, Wei Ruolan belatedly noticed their travel and dust, he patted his right hand with his left hand, "Look at my eyes, it's not good, Beishan is far enough, you must be tired, forget about today Don't go. There is no new person here, but the precious son of the magistrate of Lechang finally escaped from home. His father has been arresting him for a while, and finally let him catch him at the beginning of February. Kong ran to Shaozhou Fucheng. He has a good relationship with my friend, so he wants to get together."

Xue Pan and Xie paused when they heard the words "son of the magistrate of Lechang".It was Xi who spoke first, "Speaking of which, we have never had wine with your friends, and you also know that Qiuping doesn't like people asking about Xue's family. So..."

This time, Wei Ruolan understood what Xi meant. It was annoying enough that Xue Pan had the eldest son of the Xue family on him, and now he was Song Quan's disciple. People would inevitably ask him when they saw him. It’s fine if you hit it off, some people always talk a lot but can’t get along.He understood this feeling instantly. He hated others to call him the third son of the Wuchang Wei family. It's not like he didn't have his own name. Why should he have anything to do with his family. "Brother Wu, when I introduced you, I said that you are from the south of the Yangtze River to see the scenery, so you won't show your feet."

Xue Pan thanked Wei Ruolan with a smile, and the three went to the banquet together.To say that the place chosen for the county magistrate's son to pick up the wind is also quite hidden. It's not in a busy restaurant on the street, but in a Zhuangzi, and the boss only accepts reservations.However, the carved beams and painted buildings and the winding corridors here have a kind of Suzhou flavor. Looking at Xue Pan and Xie, the two people who Wei Ruolan said are from Jiangnan are also nodding frequently, which makes the person in charge Cheng Lin very upset. Satisfied, he said that he had good taste, and this time even people from Jiangnan felt at home.

"Brother Wu, Brother Xue, you also think this garden is not bad, but I invited a famous artist to design it."

"It's a good thing we didn't miss Brother Cheng's banquet this time, otherwise, we would be able to experience the Jiangnan flavor in Canton." Xue Pan certainly won't give Cheng Lin face. Who wouldn't say that, "If you can have a drink here, it's thanks to Brother Cheng."

"Brother Xue, you're being polite, let's drink more later." Before Cheng Lin's words fell, Xie glared at Xue Pan. He was only 13 years old, what did he drink all that wine for? My brother is still young, so you can eat more vegetables, and I will come for the wine."

Cheng Lin was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect that Xun would speak like this, or his expression was taken for granted, he glanced at Wei Ruolan, and got a look like this, wondering if it was because of Xun's tone of "I care about my brother" Infected, or because of something else, I nodded in approval at the moment, "I ignored Brother Xue's age, but he is the youngest of us. He needs to eat more and grow up well. It's better to leave the drinking to the brothers."

Cheng Lin made a joke along the way, and at this moment, the county magistrate's son finally arrived, Cheng Lin pretended to complain, "You are here, and I will wait for you alone." After an introduction, there was no more politeness, and we started eating and drinking.After drinking for three rounds, a few people started chatting nonsense.

Xue Pan certainly didn't forget the main purpose of coming today, they were just to get some clues from the county magistrate's son.

To say that Xue Pan and Xie bid farewell to Song Quan, and entered Canton with Wei Ruolan for more than two months.They followed the clues left by Su Peng and investigated it themselves, but they didn't gain much.I don't know why those county magistrates always seem to be very cautious, but the transaction with the drug dealer has stopped because of the New Year's Eve.Xue Pan has mobilized the staff of Shanhai Pavilion in Canton to keep an eye on those pharmacies, but there is no useful news yet.

After all, it takes time to send news back and forth in the capital.According to Song Quan's schedule, he originally left late because he had to check the funeral of the tea reform case, so it would be considered good if he could arrive in the capital after the Spring Festival.And the secret edict that Zuo Liang got from the emperor gave Xun Shi full authority to handle this matter, but be careful.

"Mr. Zhou, we two brothers have been in Shaozhou for a while. The local customs and customs here are really good. These mountains and rivers are not seen in the south of the Yangtze River. It's just that it is inevitable that you are always traveling in the mountains and rivers. .You have seen a lot here, so I wonder if there are any interesting places to recommend.”

Cheng Lin also became interested when Xue Pan asked Zhou County Magistrate's son. He thought of what the kid had bragged about last time, "Zhou Ming, please give me an accurate answer. Didn't you make a very funny statement last time?" He also said that there is no such thing outside, you took it from your father, why don't you show it to the brothers. Don't be stingy!"

"Heh———" Zhou Ming had a belch this week. He drank a little too much today. For some reason, he and Xie had a drink just now. He didn't expect that he would get drunk if he didn't pay attention. It's been too long since I couldn't come out to play. "Don't hurt me. Last time I touched my father's things, he almost beat me half to death. After that, I will never dare again. Brother Xue, if you say it's fun, it's not as fun as a brothel, but you I can't go even if I am small, let's take a rest. Let's continue to drink, drink—"

Suddenly Mr. Zhou shivered, his confused eyes swished open, why did he just feel that someone wanted to strangle him to death?It must be because I didn't drink enough and I was hallucinating.

Xue Pan firmly pressed Xie Shi's hand under the table, and he pinched Xie Shi's leg. Didn't that mean that he couldn't go to the brothel? He wouldn't have gone in the first place. "Hehe, Mr. Zhou seems to be joking like this because he doesn't regard me as an outsider anymore. Let's continue eating." Xue Pan smiled and took away the embarrassment of this moment, but asked Cheng Lin later. What the hell is Mr. Zhou hiding.

Looking at Mr. Zhou who had fallen on the table, Cheng Lin had nothing to hide, "This kid must have been beaten up by his county magistrate's father. Last time I told him about his father's new treasures. It is said that Shao The county magistrates of the state got it when they were walking among each other, and he was itching and curious to steal it out for fun, and he probably was discovered."

The things the county magistrates got when they walked around were fresh, and they didn't let their children touch them. Xue Pan and Xie exchanged a look. They thought that this thing should be the reason for Su Peng's death.But Cheng Lin didn't know any more.After the wine broke up, the two returned to the other courtyard. Xue Pan didn't go back to his room as usual, but looked at Xun and made a decision, "Fifth brother, I want to go to Lechang once and visit the county magistrate's mansion at night."

Xie looked at Xue Pan with disapproval, under the moonlight, could it be that Pan'er just drank and started talking nonsense, "Pan'er, don't mess around, this is not something in the storybook of a knight-errant."

"Fifth Brother!" Xue Pan straightened his face and looked at Xun Shi seriously, "I am serious. You have seen my kung fu. We have no clues these days, but now we know that there is something in the county magistrate's study. A very crucial piece of evidence, why don't you try it?"

Just when Xie wanted to refute, Yin Xi and Danggui entered the door at the same time, each with a letter in their hands, "Fifth Master/Uncle, your letter is an urgent letter from the capital."

Xie and Xue Pan took the letters, and they both opened them at the same time. There were no redundant words in the letters, but almost the same content: On the way back to Beijing, Su Peng met the three sons of the Shi family and his room was robbed by bandits. Rescue, accidentally scratched the face, was stabbed in the body, and temporarily fell into a coma.The third son of the historian and his wife unfortunately lost blood and died.

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Ten days ago, the emperor looked at the urgent play presented by Xie Chang, which was about the murder of the Shi family, and the Su Peng and his party who arrived were fighting the enemy bravely. Although they killed the bandits, their own The people and horses were also greatly frustrated, and even Su Peng was stabbed in the face.

This incident was really a coincidence. A month ago, Xie sent a letter to report the shocking case, and he was waiting for the fake person to return to the capital to find out the truth.And at this moment, he was disfigured in order to save the third house of the historian.Can it be more clever than this?

"What the hell is going on with the third son? Such a thing will happen during the New Year's Day. Why hasn't anyone reported to those bandits before!" The emperor's voice was very calm, but cold sweat broke out on Xie Chang's back , he knew that the father was really angry.

"Reporting to my father, my son has asked the prefect of Baoding to investigate this matter immediately. According to the current evidence and news, this group of people is running around and committing crimes. They came from the grassland in the north. They have not been in Baoding for a few days. It should be because they wanted to stop the rich from making a fortune during the New Year's Eve. It was the third house of the historian who came to the capital to visit her relatives, and now only the girl is left alive."

"It's Shi Xiangyun, the third daughter of the Shi family. She is also a poor person. She lost her parents in her infancy. What do you call this! It happened during the New Year's Eve, and it's in Baoding, which is so close to the capital. But how do you want me to explain to those old people." When the emperor said these words again, the chill that had just been given to Xie Chang was gone, and instead it was a headache expression.

"Third brother, you should investigate this matter, investigate it carefully, and give the historian an explanation. As for Su Peng, he hasn't woken up yet. Let the imperial doctor go and see, because he has caught up with this matter. If he wakes up Let me know right away, and leave first."

"Father and sons and ministers must try their best to make things clear, you have to take care of your health!" Looking at the emperor's tired face, Xie Chang retreated without daring to say anything more.

Take care of yourself? !Hehe, the person who really has this kind of heart has already suffered it on my behalf, and is gone forever, but is there any sincerity for those who stay by my side?Even if there is, he, a loner, can only send him far away.But it didn't allow him to avoid the commotion. Could it be that he really complied with that order to break the army and stand out without breaking it.

It's just that he doesn't want Ping'er's last concern is to get involved in the cruelest dispute in the world.It's a pity, now it seems that Samsung will gather, God's will is hard to do.