Kaifeng Monster

Chapter 108 Blue and White Notes (4)
"This is my sworn brother, Bai Yutang, who ranks fifth among the five rats in our empty island." Xu Qing quickly explained to Duanmucui.

"Weird Dao, keep talking about Fifth Master and Fifth Master." Duanmucui's smile became brighter, and he deliberately squeezed words to Bai Yutang, "Since we are acquaintances, if you are unfamiliar with Fifth Master, why don't you call him Fifth Brother instead."

Five...brother?

Perhaps six of Bai Yutang's seven orifices were smoking: "Girl, how old are you, how dare you call Fifth Master Fifth Brother?"

"Old five, why are you talking!" Before Duanmu Cui could speak, Xu Qing's face darkened, "It's not big or small, it's so rude to Miss Duanmu."

"Is it big or not?" Bai Yutang laughed angrily, "Third brother, why are you confused? You can see for yourself, how many years younger than me is this girl, who is not big or young?"

"Who is not old or young?" Duanmucui put the broom to the corner, and dusted off his clothes in a leisurely manner, "Bai Yutang, let's talk about age, hmph..."

Xu Qing instinctively felt that if Bai Yutang and Duanmu Cui were more serious, their quarrel would be as complicated as chicken and egg, so he quickly pulled Bai Yutang aside, and said in a low voice, "Hurry up, Zhan Zhao is looking for you." .”

"Cat?" Bai Yutang wondered, "In cloth village?"

Zhan Zhao was so anxious to find him, presumably because he had something important to do, Bai Yutang stepped down the donkey, and didn't want to argue with Duanmu Cui any more.Duanmucui, on the other hand, was relentless, watching Bai Yutang and Xu Qing walk away, and suddenly said: "Fifth brother, go slowly."

Bai Yutang staggered and almost fell.

Thinking about it, he was really angry, so he simply vented his anger on Xu Qing: "Third brother, where did you know such a tricky, weird, sharp-mouthed girl!"

"How tricky and weird." Xu Qing sees beauty in the eyes of lovers, no matter how you look at her, she is pleasing to the eye, "This girl is very kind to others, and she has a good heart. She even invited me to drink a bowl of tea yesterday..."

Bai Yutang glanced at Xu Qing: "You came to look for me from the cloth village? I think you know that the cloth was returned?"

"Yes." Xu Qing was very optimistic, "This girl is not greedy for people's money or taking small profits from others. It is rare."

Bai Yutang choked speechlessly, seeing Xu Qing's dazed posture, he imagined that even if Duanmucui lacked arms and legs, he would praise him for saving fabric by making clothes.

But I still had to pour cold water on him: "Third brother, you didn't know that girl knows martial arts?"

"I don't know." Xu Qing honestly shook his head.

"In my opinion, give her less attention." Bai Yutang's tone became serious, "This girl is good at martial arts. She lives alone in such a small courtyard, and she doesn't see her family to accompany her except servants. She doesn't have the temperament She came out of the boudoir. Third brother, you don't know anything about her, and you really married her back..."

"Who said I want to marry back?" Xu Qing's face flushed red, "I just...just think this girl is nice..."

"Come on third brother." Bai Yutang patted Xu Qing on the shoulder, "brother all these years, don't I know what you are thinking? Frankly speaking, I really don't think there is anything good about this girl, but third brother Since you like it, you must be my brother's helper..."

"Brother Bai!"

Bai Yutang stopped talking, and when he looked up, not far ahead, under the locust tree facing Buzhuang, Zhan Zhao was dressed in a crimson official robe, standing against the wind, and when he saw the two of them, the corners of his lips slightly raised, and he strode towards them. come up.

"Brother Bai, Zhan has something to discuss."

"Who dares to frame my fifth younger brother!" Xu Qing became angry when he heard this, and stood up with a slap on the table.

Bai Yutang didn't appreciate it, and rolled his eyes: Your fifth younger brother?Good guy, now I finally remember that it is your fifth younger brother, who just dismantled me like that in front of that girl, but I don't see you taking brotherhood into account.

Zhan Zhao picked up the teacup in front of him, and took a sip in a leisurely way: It was really expected that the other party would have such a reaction.

"Hey, Zhan Zhao." After Xu Qing heard the whole story, he became rude when talking to Zhan Zhao, "It's strange that you are so eager to find my fifth brother, so maybe you want to arrest the fifth brother to see the government?"

"Third brother Xu is worrying too much." Zhan Zhao smiled lightly, "Didn't I just say that, this time I came to discuss this matter with Brother Bai."

But Bai Yutang didn't care much: "Is it finished?"

"The matter is over, but..." Before Zhan Zhao had time to state the important turning point, Bai Yutang jumped up from the chair with a groan, and when he looked again, he had disappeared without a trace.

After a while, the treasurer of the cloth shop slowly came in and said: "The fifth master has gone to take a bath. He said that if the two masters have something to say, they can move to the bathroom."

The bathroom was filled with steam, and Zhan Zhao strolled by the pool for a while, looking back at the two leisurely strolling in the pool, his heart really felt like a mountain of sighs.

Xu Qing plunged headfirst into the bottom of the pool, and couldn't hold back until he came out of the water, wiped the water on his face, and stared wide-eyed: "Hey, Zhan Zhao, do you want to come down together?"

Zhan Zhao's face darkened: "No need."

"Third brother, why bother him." Bai Yutang leaned against the wall of the pool and closed his eyes, not even bothering to lift his eyelids. "He is an official, we are civilians, and we are still criminals with a case. Tell me, will he Come down together?"

"That's true." Xu Qing poured a few handfuls of water on his body, and followed Bai Yutang's example, leaning against the wall of the pool, with his arms on the edge of the pool, trying to feel at ease.

Zhan Zhao was a little annoyed: "Bai Yutang!"

"Understood Master Zhan." Bai Yutang lifted his eyelids and looked at the blurry figure on the opposite side through the mist on the water surface of the pool. To prove it. If Mr. Zhan doesn’t believe it, you can send a letter to them and call them to ask them clearly. Are so many people’s confessions sent to the officials, are you still afraid that the officials will embarrass me? Zhan Zhao, you can do it anyway. After so many years of dealing with the case, Zensheng has no guesses at all, he is flustered and flustered, and he is not as safe as Fifth Master."

Zhan Zhao was not annoyed: "It's good, of course. It's just... the person who planted and framed behind the scenes, Brother Bai, wouldn't you want to meet him for a while?"

Bai Yutang's heart skipped a beat, and he slowly opened his eyes.

"There was a fire in the palace, and I was the one who set it on fire. If you want to ask who I am, come to me on the empty island... To be able to write such crooked poems, I think I'm a crooked talent. I really have the heart to pay homage..." Bai Yutang suddenly curled his lips into a smile, and nodded quickly, "Okay, Zhan Zhao, what can you do? Tell me."

Zhan Zhao's method is very simple. He released false news, claiming that Bai Yutang has been bound, and he is being held in the prison of Kaifeng Mansion.

"Wait, wait," Bai Yutang narrowed his eyes, and rested his arms comfortably behind his head, "Zhan Zhao, as the guard of Kaifeng Mansion, law-abiding people like us have been slandered, shouldn't you try your best to catch him?" The murderer? Why, there is nothing wrong? The case is not effective, and the idea is on the head of the fifth master. Your prison in Kaifeng Mansion is a good place to be inlaid with gold and jade. Why should the fifth master live?"

Zhan Zhao smiled lightly: "It's just claiming that Brother Bai has been imprisoned, and he doesn't really want to wrong Brother Bai to be imprisoned. Of course, if Brother Bai is used to living in such a comfortable house and wants to change his taste, Kaifeng Mansion's The prison will also open the door to Brother Bai."

"Forget it!" Bai Yutang expressed 12 ungrateful words, "Speaking of which, Zhan Zhao, are you so sure that that person will fall into the trap of himself? If he doesn't fall for the trap, wouldn't Fifth Lord be working in vain?"

"If you have a solution, you have to try it. If you don't try it, isn't there no way out?"

"Zhan Zhao, is there really no other way?" Xu Qing wondered, "Then where the water is leaking, there is no clue at all? There are so many guards in the palace, and no one has noticed the whereabouts of that villain?"

"Hey, third brother, why are you saying such useless things?" Bai Yutang sighed lazily, "If there is a way, can this cat come here to find us? Speaking of the guards in the palace, I don't know why they didn't." Someone noticed the whereabouts of that scoundrel... Hey, Zhan Zhao, do you know why?"

"Why?" Seeing Bai Yutang's secretive expression, Zhan Zhao felt vigilant.

"Because all these people in the imperial court are..." Bai Yutang stared at Zhan Zhao, the smile on his lips became more and more arrogant: "Eat-do-food!"

Zhan Zhao wasn't annoyed, he straightened his clothes, and said slowly, "Zhan doesn't care about you."

Bai Yutang was suddenly amused: "Hey, Zhan Zhao, you're getting less and less excited, Mr. Bao has taught you to be such a cat..."

After thinking about it: "No, you and Mr. Bao have been together for some years, and I have never seen you so patient at that time. Who is so capable and made you more sensible?"

Zhan Zhao pretended he didn't hear it: "A mouse is indeed a mouse, no matter how much you wash it, the smell of sour soup on your body won't be washed off."

Bai Yutang couldn't find the words to respond for a moment, but watched Zhan Zhao go out.

Xu Qing was so nervous that it took him a long time to react.After reacting, he couldn't help laughing out loud.

So Bai Yutang became angry from embarrassment, and he expressed a solemn protest against Zhan Zhao's irresponsible behavior.

"Obviously...washed off!"

That night, Bai Yutang swaggered into the guest room of Kaifeng Mansion, euphemistically saying that since he was going to play, he had to look good.

At the same time, the news that Chinchilla was imprisoned in the prison of Kaifeng Mansion was widely spread through various channels.

Gongsun Ce expressed great pressure on Bai Yutang's move-in.Before Bai Yutang came, he wondered why his scalp was numb all the time, but after Bai Yutang appeared, he suddenly came to his senses.

Although the relationship between Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao is not as tense as it was during the cat-and-mouse battle, but once bitten by a snake for ten years and afraid of well ropes, seeing two people with such energy, fighting power, and explosive power in the surrounding area Such a small place could not be seen up and down, Gongsun Ce had the urge to put them one by one to the end of the world and kick them back to the end of the world.This impulse reached its peak after Bai Yutang pressed his hand on the shadow of the painting and Zhan Zhao asked, "Would you like to compare pictures?"

Gongsun Ce quickly pulled Zhan Zhao aside.

"It's time to see Miss Duanmu."

He felt that the only way to support Zhan Zhao now was to send him to Duanmucui's place. If Miss Duanmu was a little more supportive, Zhan's guards would be able to come back later, and Bai Yutang might be asleep by then, so there would be no troubles. ...

If Duanmu girl can be more powerful, Zhanwei will not come back tonight...

Zhan Zhao's expression suddenly turned a little strange, and he spoke with a little reluctance: "The mansion is busy today...it's not too late to go another day."

"Where are you busy?" Gongsun Ce was puzzled.

Bai Yutang, who was left aside, snorted coldly, rolled his eyes in this direction, and expressed his disdain for the petty behavior of the two of them avoiding the side and whispering.

Zhan Zhao didn't want to say clearly: "Sir, Mr. Zhan still has something to do, so go get busy first."

Gongsun Ce looked at Zhan Zhao's back, so he couldn't understand, finally shook his head, and muttered to himself like a sigh: "I can see it now, but I don't want to see more. One day, I won't be able to see it anymore..."

Zhan Zhao didn't seem to hear it, his steps didn't change, but the hand that was hanging down suddenly clenched.

Gongsun Ce finished sighing, and when he turned around, Bai Yutang was looking at him inexplicably: "What do you mean 'I can see it now, but I don't want to see more, and I won't be able to see it someday'? Mr. Gongsun, what are you looking at?" A novelty?"

Gongsun Ce glanced at him, and said slowly, "Immortal!"

Then, he looked at Bai Yutang's speechless back with satisfaction, and smiled complacently: "I knew you wouldn't believe it."

Since I told Mr. Gongsun that I have something to do, it is not easy to stay in the mansion, and besides, I don't really want to stay in the mansion.After dinner, Zhan Zhao left the residence.Bai Yutang wanted to follow him first: "Zhan Zhao, are you going for a drink?"

Zhan Zhao replied with two words: "Street patrol."

"Aren't you a fourth-rank official, and you still want to patrol the streets?" Bai Yutang despised him, didn't go into it, and wandered back to his room.

The Tokyo city at night is still bustling, and Zhan Zhao has something to worry about, so he just walks along with the crowd, and walks near Ma Xing Street before he knows it.Ma Xing Street is a bustling place with first-class restaurants in the city, and the voices of people are noisy and shouting everywhere.A person from the Song Dynasty described in "Tiewei Mountain Cong Tan": "The world suffers from gnats, and there are no mosquitoes in Maxing Street in Dudu City. Those who live in Maxing Street are also very prosperous places in Jingshi Night Market restaurants. Gnats are evil, and Maxing Street There are noisy people in the street, and the lights are shining in the sky, and every fourth watch there will be drums, so there will never be mosquitoes."

Ma Xing Street uses oil to repel gnats, which can be seen from the bustle and bustle here.

Zhan Zhao was just walking, absent-minded, when suddenly someone came to him and called out very familiarly: "Lord Zhan!"

Only then did Zhan Zhao regain his senses, when he looked at the person in front of him, it turned out to be Aunt Liu.Startled, he unconsciously looked behind Aunt Liu.

Aunt Liu guessed what he was thinking, and said with a smile: "The girl didn't come with me, I prepared dinner for the girl and left."

Ever since Duanmucui raised broken souls with flowers in the garden in the courtyard, in order to fear that Aunt Liu would be frightened, she sent Aunt Liu home after dark.This section was also mentioned to Zhan Zhao before, but now Zhan Zhao has too many worries in his mind, so he forgot it for a while.

After reacting, Zhan Zhao smiled: "Why is Aunt Liu here?"

As soon as Aunt Liu raised her hand, she was holding an oil bag in her hand: "Come and buy some pork pancakes, the kids at home like to eat them." After a pause, she seemed to think of something, "Master Zhan is not busy right now, why don't you go find them?" Miss Duanmu?"

Again this question...

Zhan Zhao smiled, and before he could think about how to answer, Aunt Liu said to herself: "Then a young girl who stays in her room all day is going to get sick from boredom? Mr. Zhan, the night market in the city It’s so lively. If I’m not busy, I’ll take Miss Duanmu out for a stroll. Last time I told her about the puppet show in the tiles, she listened with great interest. I asked her if she had seen it, but she just shook her head. I wanted to take her out. Strolling around, thinking that it’s a young girl’s house after all, it’s not appropriate for an old woman like me to show her face in public…”

Zhan Zhao was distracted for a while, he seemed to be asking Aunt Liu or talking to himself: "Duanmu... like watching puppet shows?"

"When I was telling her, she listened intently, and she didn't move her mind." Aunt Liu smiled, "The eyes are round and wide open..." As she spoke, she stretched out her hand to draw, with a wristband on her wrist. The oil pocket was shaking.

Aunt Liu was thinking about her baby waiting to eat pork pancakes, so she left soon.But Zhan Zhao stood there for a long time, his mind was so messed up that he couldn't figure it out.Until a clerk from a car dealership came over and asked in repeated voices behind him: "My lord, can you borrow a way, borrow a way..."

Zhan Zhao turned around suddenly, the guy was shocked, but Zhan Zhao ignored him, turned around and left with big strides.

At the door of Duanmucui, I wanted to reach out to knock on the door, but when I reached the door, I slowly retracted it.

In the past, he was busy during the day, and he often only had time to come at night, when Aunt Liu had already left, when he knocked on the door, Duanmucui always came to open the door happily.

At this moment, he suddenly wanted to know what she was doing at the moment before opening the door.

Zhan Zhao took two steps back, looked around, and suddenly became narrow-minded: I usually enter and exit through the door, why not be a guest on the wall this time.

Leaping up, Fang stabilized his body and climbed up the wall of the hospital. When he was looking inside the hospital, he froze suddenly.

She hadn't entered the room before, she was sitting on the step with her knees hugged, and there was a tung oil lamp beside her with a small flame.She stretched out her hand to twirl the flame of the lamp, blew once, the lamp went out, twirled once, the flame lit up, blew again, the lamp went out again, twirled again, the flame lit up again.

Zhan Zhao doubted that if he hadn't come, she would have been able to play like this all night.

It's not that I haven't seen her quiet, but it's the first time I've seen her so quiet that she's almost lonely.

Just looking at it, Zhan Zhao felt indescribably uncomfortable.

She can cry, she can make trouble, she can be angry and ignore others, she can lose her temper and quarrel, but she really shouldn't be lonely.

Before she noticed, Zhan Zhao quietly withdrew his hand.

He stood under the wall for a long time, his eyes felt sore, he paused, took a deep breath, walked to the door, and gently knocked on the door.

Zhan Zhao heard hurried footsteps in the courtyard, and almost stopped, the door opened.

"Hey, Zhan Zhao." Duanmucui was both surprised and delighted, with a sense of complacency, "I thought just now that you would come, but you knocked on the door!"

Zhan Zhao didn't speak, but just looked at her carefully, trying to find the lonely look on her face just now.Not at all, not a single trace of it.

(End of this chapter)