The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 57 Discussing Countermeasures
After the two sat down, Mu Xu introduced them to Tu Rui.From Mu Xu's point of view, Tu Rui was naturally amiable, and his attitude was quite different from the previous time, causing the two of them to feel extremely panicked.

Xue Pan took this opportunity to apologize to Tu Rui for what happened before, and Tu Rui waved his hand, "Okay, for my cousin's sake, I forgot what happened before." I can't help but be more grateful to Mu Xu.

When the servant set up the banquet, Mu Xu was not in a hurry to ask Zhen Shihong about it, so he chatted with a few people right away.

Not wanting to talk, the three of them were very speculative. Thinking about it, it was true. Before Jia Lian entered the Embroidery Guard, although he was in charge of the Rongguo Mansion's internal and external affairs, our son had a lot of problems, and he often walked around the capital.As for Tu Rui and Xue Pan, one is unscrupulous in the capital, and the other is also a well-known overlord in Jinling. Apart from the fact that Tu Rui is not good at women, of course he may have no chance. Princess Zhongjing controls him on this point very strict.There are, however, many similarities between the two.

This conversation changed Tu Rui's view of the two of them a lot. The more the three talked, the more lively they became.

Three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.Seeing that the time was almost up, Mu Xu asked Xue Pan, "Do you recognize Zhen Shihong?"

Xue Pan was honest, "Of course I recognize him, why did your lord ask him?"

Hearing that he recognized him, Tu Rui couldn't wait to tell the ins and outs of the matter, and finally said directly, "I invite you here today, just to ask about his situation."

Xue Pan rubbed his head, thought for a long time before saying, "I don't know what to say." Seeing him like this, Mu Xu couldn't help but wondered, "Why, you have a close relationship with him, and you don't want to betray your friend?"

Hearing what Mu Xu said, Xue Pan saw that Tu Rui was also staring at him, and quickly waved his hands to deny, "My lord, don't get me wrong, I know him, but how can he take me seriously. And this guy used to be Jinling cheated me a lot of money."

Jia Lian helped him out, "Then you just said that?"

Xue Pan smiled wryly, "I also know that everyone calls me the overlord behind my back, but what am I compared to Zhen Shihong?"

Several people felt a little embarrassed when they heard Xue Pan say that, after all they often teased him behind his back as the overlord.Mu Xu picked up the wine glass, "Okay, let's toast you. Everyone has said this to you in the past, and I will apologize to you today."

Seeing Mu Xu admit so openly, Jia Lian also said awkwardly, "Yes, brother, I will also apologize to you."

Even Tu Rui also raised his glass with a smile, "Although you are a bit muddy, you are straight-hearted, much better than those insidious villains, and I would like to offer you a toast."

The audience said so, especially Mu Xu and Tu Rui, who toasted themselves as the sons of the royal family, Xue Pan was flattered, and he blushed and explained, "Hey, I know how much I have done in the past, everyone told me to stay Overlord is right." After speaking, he toasted with everyone and drank it all.

After talking, Xue Pan felt more at ease, and continued, "This Zhen Shihong has no scruples in Jinling City because he is a child of the Zhen family. If he likes a good girl, he will snatch it back. , so when I was asked to talk about him, I really don’t know what to say, because he has done all the bad things everyone can think of.”

When everyone heard Xue Pan say this, they couldn't help but be speechless. To make Xue Pan, a lawless person, say this all the time, it can be seen how well-rounded this Zhen Shihong is.

Tu Rui couldn't help being curious, "Then no one in his family cares about him, and the local officials in Jinling City don't care?"

Mu Xu knew that Tu Rui grew up in the royal family and had never been out of Beijing, so he was unavoidably ignorant of the world, so he explained to him, "You forgot what happened in the palace yesterday, and Mrs. Fengsheng is in Jinling. Those magistrates who dare to manage Zhen's family, as for his family, it's even simpler, either they don't know about it, or they just turn a blind eye."

After hearing this, Xue Pan also said, "Your Excellency is right. Zhen Shihong has several outhouses in Jinling, and the women he robbed are all placed there." After speaking, he said embarrassedly, "He also invited me to have a drink there. Wine, I still learned from him when I snatched Xiangling back then."

After he finished speaking, he said to Mu Xu, "Speaking of which, I also felt sorry for Xiangling at the beginning, my lord will go back and say sorry to her for me, and I will come to her to make amends in the future."

Hearing what he said, Mu Xu couldn't help being a little surprised, and thought that Xue Pan wasn't really stupid.Immediately also said, "It's okay, speaking of it, you rescued her from the kidnapper." Said and waved, "Okay, let's not talk about this, and continue to talk about Zhen Shihong, what habits does he have that he can use?"

Tu Rui originally wanted to ask who Xiangling was, but when he heard this, he immediately nodded in agreement, "Yes, that's right. Think about this guy's quirks."

Xue Pan thought about it for a long time before he said uncertainly, "I really don't know what eccentricities he has, but every time he finishes gambling, he always goes to the brothel no matter whether he wins or loses."

Tu Rui couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, "That's all." Mu Xu's eyes lit up, "Tell me in detail."

Seeing that Mu Xu was interested, Xue Pan immediately explained it in detail.When Mu Xu heard this, the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously.

Seeing that Mu Xu seemed to have an idea, Tu Rui hurriedly asked, "You have an idea, tell me?" Jia Lian and Xue Pan also looked at him curiously.

But Mu Xu said, "No rush. I'll ask Xue Pan a few more questions." Seeing Mu Xu's sudden absurdity, Tu Rui stomped his feet anxiously, and had no choice but to wait for him depressed.

Mu Xu didn't bother Tu Rui, and asked Xue Pan, "If you ask Zhen Shihong to come out to gamble, will he come out?"

Although Xue Pan didn't know why Mu Xu asked him to invite Zhen Shihong out, he still said honestly, "I'm only five or six percent sure."

"Is that so..." Mu Xu thought about how to get Zhen Shihong to come out without any risk.

At this moment, Jia Lian smiled and said, "My lord, it's a simple matter, and it's up to me." Before a few people asked each other, he explained, "Our family and the Zhen family were old friends when they were in Jinling, and now they are friends." There are quite a lot of contacts. At that time, I will invite him to the banquet in the name of a family friend, and then it will be fine to gamble."

After hearing this, Mu Xu thought it was a good idea, but he still shook his head and said, "Don't invite him in person. After all, you don't often gamble. It would be too deliberate to inquire afterward."

Jia Lian's eyes lit up, and he blurted out, "Brother Zhen." Mu Xu nodded with a smile, "That's right, Jia Zhen is also famous for eating, drinking, whoring and gambling in Beijing, let him invite Zhen Shihong, plus Xue Pan, he doesn't care if it's in the way Whether it is due to affection or out of personal preference, I will definitely go.”

"This..." Jia Lian hesitated. Jia Zhen is his brother next door, and they have always had a good relationship. If he was involved, he would be too worthless.He was going to refuse immediately, and wanted to invite Zhen Shihong himself.

Seeing Jia Lian's expression, Mu Xu naturally understood his concerns. Seeing that Tu Rui had grown impatient with waiting, he no longer kept his secrets, and immediately expressed his ideas in detail.

After hearing his idea, Jia Lian and Xue Pan both clamped their legs and swallowed their saliva, thinking that Zhen Shihong's life would be worse than death in the future, they thought to themselves that they must not offend this prince of Dongping in the future.

But Tu Rui was confused, and couldn't help saying, "What a good idea. It's nothing more than embarrassing him. Why don't I find someone to beat him up!"

After he finished speaking, he found that Jia Lian and Xue Pan looked like they wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, and he also noticed the abnormality, so he immediately turned his head to look at Mu Xu.I saw Mu Xu also looked him up and down with a strange expression, and kept clicking his tongue, as if I looked down on you.

Tu Rui didn't understand that there were things he didn't know about, how could he lose face, picked up the wine glass, and pretended to say, "What do you mean, I didn't realize it just now, I finally figured it out, sure enough It's a good plan. Come and have a drink with us." But he made up his mind in his heart, and when he got back, he would ask Wang Gui, his long-term follower.

Not to mention Mu Xu and Jia Lian, even Xue Pan could tell that this son of a loyal and respectful prince is a baby.Mu Xu didn't expose his intentions, so Jia Lian and Xue Pan naturally didn't dare.Several people thought that he understood, and continued to drink with him.

(End of this chapter)