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Chapter 237 The mantis stalks the cicada(1/2)

 Hooves, hoofs, hoofs~

The black police officer cleared the way ahead, and the luxurious carriage set off again, heading towards the majestic imperial city.

Dongfang Liren had been busy with business all day and wanted to relax in his free time. He did not enter the carriage and followed the carriage on foot on the brightly lit streets. He said slightly unhappy:

"You are going to investigate the case today, why don't you wait until I come back from the court to go with you?"

Ye Jingtang followed with a saber hanging on his waist, shaking his head and smiling:

"I just stopped by to take a look. Calling His Highness for such a trivial matter feels like a big deal."

"Hmph~ Now everyone in the yamen is saying that you have sharp eyesight. There are all kinds of theories, including the outrageous theory that 'Master Ye slipped his hand to the center of his eyebrows, and golden light immediately overflowed, revealing a heavenly eye.' I have not seen it with my own eyes.

What a pity.”

Dongfang Liren turned his head and said solemnly:

"Next time there is a case, remember to call me, otherwise I won't reward you even if the case is solved."

"Haha~"

Ye Jingtang felt as if his girlfriend didn't take her complaints to heart, so he smiled helplessly and said he remembered.

Dongfang Liren was then satisfied and walked forward with his hands behind his back and started talking about business:

"The rebellion of King Wu has been concluded. At the court meeting today, the court officials are discussing rewards and punishments. Thanks to your blessing, I have made the first contribution, so I also asked you for a reward. Guess what the court rewarded you?"

Ye Jing Tang had already communicated with Yu Hu, but seeing the mystery in Ben Ben’s eyes, he still looked curious and asked:

"What?"

Dongfang Liren's fat-headed dragon stood tall and responded:

"At first, I wanted the Holy One to make you a hereditary and irreplaceable Marquis of Qianhu, but the courtiers felt that the reward was too heavy and refused to agree. Finally, after the Holy One considered it at his discretion, he made you the Marquis of Wu'an.

"Although it is only a virtual title, and it cannot be hereditary without a seat, it is one of the most prestigious titles in the history of the dynasties, second only to the Champion Marquis. The previous dynasty Yan only had three in one dynasty, and the last one was

Or Fengguan City.

"After hearing this, the court officials had another opinion, saying that you were too young and it would be more appropriate to be granted the title of Uncle Mighty Warriors. The king became angry and asked them to randomly pick someone to fight with you. If you win, you will not be rewarded.

The courtier's mouth is on the line..."

Ye Jingtang looked at Benben and Yourong Yan and chuckled:

"There's nothing wrong with what the courtier said. I'm indeed young. If I have this famous name now, I won't be rewarded if I win Fengguan City in the future."

Dongfang Liren didn't expect Ye Jingtang to be so worried, so he said:

"If you can really defeat Fengguancheng, then I will give you an official title. Ministers must have great ambitions. Although the court is afraid of kings with different surnames, ministers who do not even dare to pursue the title of king will definitely not be big.

The court looks down upon your ability."

Ye Jingtang nodded: "That's true."

"The reward has been finalized, and court uniforms and other items are being produced. Aren't you going to move? When the time comes, I will write you a plaque and hang it on the door... By the way, where is your new house? I will go and see how the place is like first.

Don’t forget that the prince, who is personally named by the emperor, lives in a small alley again..."

Ye Jingtang hadn’t visited the new house since the last time he went to take a look at it, so he naturally agreed...

——

At the same time, in the center of Wutong Street, Longyin Tower.

Longyin Tower is the most famous romantic venue in the capital, and 90% of the people who play there are wealthy and noble sons of the capital.

As Prince Jing's chariot arrived on the street, Longyin Tower became quite quiet for a while. After all, Prince Jing is the younger sister of today's emperor, and has a cold and stern personality. If these idle playboys accidentally bump into each other, they will inevitably be killed.

Got a few words of training.

On the second floor of Longyin Building, in an elegant room facing the street, five or six noble men in bright clothes gathered around a table and whispered to each other. There were many banknotes and dice cups on the table.

In the lounge next door, the Crown Prince of Yan, Dongfang Shuoyue, dressed as an ordinary rich man, holding a folding fan with his hands behind his back, looking at the distant carriages and horses.

The old butler with the goatee stood silently in the darkness. After the carriage and horses had gone away, he whispered:

"I asked the Green Bandits last night that Shi Yanfeng and Zheng Kun from the Hongshan Gang in Liangzhou seemed to have come to Yunzhou after Liu Qiansheng was arrested.

"According to the report of the hidden stakes in the six doors, Ye Jingtang went to the Yuquan Hall this morning to investigate the murder case a few days ago. Then Yuwen Chengde of the Criminal Department asked the case library to find a master of martial arts who 'uses a chain hammer and is good at fists and kicks.'

As expected, the crime was committed by Zheng Kun of Hongshan.

"Shi Yanfeng and Zheng Kun are both heroes in the Liangzhou world. It is a bit difficult to kill Ye Jingtang, but when the target attracts Ye Jingtang's attention enough, His Royal Highness wants to deal with Ye Jingtang first, so he can use the strategy of driving away tigers and devouring wolves, and wait until the two sides fight.

Look for opportunities every now and then…”

Dongfang Shuoyue rubbed the folding fan and asked:

"Do you know the whereabouts of Zheng Kun and others?"

"The feud between Liu Qiansheng and Jiang Zahu is inextricable. Now that Liu Qiansheng has taken refuge with the imperial court, Jiang Zahu will definitely be worried that Liu Qiansheng is still determined to be a traitor and stir up trouble for the imperial court to clear out the Hongshan Gang. Sending Zheng Kun and others here must be to eliminate the root cause."

The goateeed butler thought about it and continued:

"Liu Qiansheng has just been released from the black prison dungeon and lives in Longxi Lane. Recently, many masters and princes' disciples have come to ask for advice. It is not difficult for Zheng Kun and others to find out. They can send the news to Ye Jingtang and let them wait and see.

"

Dongfang Shuoyue thought about it for a moment, nodded and said:

"Let's arrange it. In a head-to-head fight, Wu Kui can come and go freely, and there is no chance of making mistakes. Let Zhong Sunyan go over, watch the fire from the other side and look for opportunities to strike secretly. Even if he can't kill him, he can make Ye Jingtang lie down for three months, which can solve the problem.

solved."

"yes."



——

The night is getting darker, and a silver moon hangs at the head of Tianshui Bridge.

Countless young ladies and ladies dressed in cool autumn clothes stood on the bridge with flower umbrellas in their hands admiring the scenery. There were also many talented people and beautiful ladies riding small cruise boats across the brightly lit river.

On a pedestrian street lined with green willows and paved with white stone floor tiles by the river, Ye Jingtang and Dongfang Liren walked along the street, looking at the white walls and green tiles on the street together, and whispered:

"This is it, how's the scenery?"

“You have a pretty good eye.”

"This is Ning'er's choice. She was born in Jiangzhou and likes the charm of the water town here..."

"Well, the Queen Mother is from Jiangzhou. I think she will like the style of this house..."



Dongfang Liren accompanied Ye Jingtang to see their new home. For the convenience of travel, after entering the palace, she changed her domineering silver python robe into a gauze fairy skirt that is more popular in the capital.

The upper body is lined with white, which should have been embroidered with flowers and birds, but is still embroidered with a less conspicuous dragon. The lower skirt is pure white, the body is covered with aqua tulle, and the bun is decorated with a hosta given by Ye Jingtang.

Tie up your clothes and dress simply and elegantly.

Dongfang Liren is quite tall, and her bust, hips, and long legs give people a sense of grandeur. In addition, with the temperament she has cultivated since childhood, even if she is wearing a lady's skirt, she still has the aura of a queen, and she looks like a real person than Xuanji.

The hidden peerless female master.

Ye Jingtang is much more easy-going and looks like a young man accompanying a beautiful lady to play.

The new house in Tianshuiqiao is not far from the Pei family alley. After Sanniang bought it, she had arranged for the maids to come over to clean and decorate it. Now, outside the gate of the house along the street, there are two lanterns with the word "night" written on them.

The house is in Jiangzhou style, and its layout is different from the square ones common in the capital. To the west is a residential area, and to the east is a large garden. The house covers only one third of the area, and the rest of the house is filled with small lakes, rockeries, and exotic flowers.

Strange wood.

Now that there were several maids in the house, Ye Jingtang entered through the gate and took Dongfang Liren to the garden first, wanting to introduce them to Dongfang Liren.

But this was only the second time I came to Ye Jing Tang. He had been practicing martial arts for many years and had little research on architecture. Moreover, the Jiangzhou style architecture was too exquisite and there were explanations for every plant and tree. He definitely couldn’t explain it comprehensively.

Dongfang Liren followed him around and listened to Ye Jingtang talking for a while. He shook his head secretly and turned around and told Ye Jingtang about the uniqueness of this house.

From the entrance door at the back of the garden, you can see a two-story embroidered building, which is the lady's residence. Zhe Yunli and Ping'er will probably live here in the future.

Entering the back house, the building layout becomes compact. The four courtyards are located on the west side. They are not simply arranged in a field shape, but are distributed asymmetrically according to the landscape. Each interior has its own merits. The landscape of each courtyard is created according to the "Plum, Orchid, Bamboo and Chrysanthemum" pattern.

Ye Jingtang, as the male host, lives in Meiyuan. There is a crosswalk in the middle of the yard. The main room is quite large. In the middle is the living room with a plaque with the words "Linghan Pavilion". On the west side is the bedroom and on the east side is the study room.

tea room.

The area of ​​​​the east and west wing is slightly smaller. Sanniang wants to live in the east wing. She has moved her daily belongings in today and is just waiting for her to move in. Ning'er definitely doesn't dare to live with Ye Jingtang openly and has not thought about it yet.

Where to live.

After walking around for a while, Dongfang Liren was quite satisfied with the environment. When he arrived at the main room, he had seen everything he needed to see. He wanted to turn around and walk back, but out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that the elegant bedroom on the west side

Inside, there is a calligraphy painting by the Queen Mother called "Picture of a Hawker Buying Chicken", and behind the bead curtain in the back room, there is an eight-step bed.

The size of the bed was a bit unreasonable. It was almost the same size as her bed. Four or five girls could sleep side by side without being crowded...

?

Dongfang Liren knew the knowledge about "Two beauties presenting peaches", so when he saw this scene, he naturally stopped and walked into the bedroom to take a look:

"What do you want to do with such a big bed in the bedroom?"
To be continued...
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