Chapter 834 Gathering in Zhou Mansion, a gust of wind
Early the next morning, Mu Qing came to the door at noon, but what Zhou Chen didn't expect was.
Mu Qing did not come alone, he also brought two people with him, one was Mu Nihuang, and the other was Xia Dong, who had met him once before.
The appearance of Mu Nihuang and Xia Dong made Zhou Chen embarrassed and he glared at Mu Qing dissatisfied.
He was already avoiding Mu Nihuang, but Mu Qing was so lucky that he brought Mu Nihuang over.
As for the other Xia Dong whom I had met once, he was not an easy person to get along with. No, he stared at him as soon as he came in, with dissatisfaction in his eyes.
Mu Qing felt guilty and turned her head away in embarrassment, not daring to look at Zhou Chen.
Of course he didn't want to bring his sister here, but he had no choice but to nod whatever his sister said. Rather than suffer the consequences himself, it would be better to let Brother Yu have a headache.
Zhou Chen had no choice but to welcome the guests.
"Princess, Lord Xia, your arrival really makes this humble house look brighter."
Mu Nihuang responded generously: "Brother Chen, I heard from Qing'er that you made something interesting. I was very curious, so I came here with Qing'er. Why, aren't you welcome?"
"It is an honor for me to come, Princess. How could I not welcome you?"
Xia Dong cupped his fists and saluted Zhou Chen: "Mr. Chen, please don't be offended by your presumptuous visit."
"Mr. Xia, you're welcome. Please come inside."
Zhou Chen introduced the three of them into the main hall, and Mu Qing was very carefree and sat down on a chair on the side without any ceremony.
Mu Nihuang frowned and scolded: "Qing'er."
Zhou Chen came to the rescue and said: "Princess, don't worry. When you get here, there is no need to worry about the red tape. My place may be different from the outside. We made these tables and chairs ourselves. Visitors don't have to kneel and sit on the chairs."
Just sit down."
When Mu Qing saw Zhou Chen helping him out, he also said with a smile: "Sister, these tables and chairs invented by Brother Yu are very comfortable to sit on, much more comfortable than sitting on your knees. Brother Yu is right, we are all so familiar, no
You have to be so polite, just be casual."
This sounds like this is his home and he is the owner here.
Mu Nihuang was helpless towards this younger brother, and then he and Xia Dong also sat down on the left side.
Not long after they sat down, Gong Yu led two maids to bring tea and cakes to several people, and asked the two maids to place them on the table next to the three of them.
The moment Gong Yu appeared, Mu Nihuang and Xia Dong's eyes turned away. Fortunately for Mu Nihuang, she had seen Gong Yu and only glanced at him before looking away.
But Xia Dong, who was Mu Nihuang's best friend, stared at Gong Yu with unkind eyes. She already knew these things from Mu Nihuang's mouth, so she was full of hostility towards Gong Yu.
Zhou Chen took the initiative to introduce: "This is my unmarried wife, Gong Yu. Gong Yu, you have met Mu Qing. This is Mu Qing's sister, Princess Nihuang. This is the head of the Xuanjing Division."
Mirror Master Xia Dong."
"See the princess, Lord Xia."
Gong Yu saluted the three of them generously, her heart filled with joy. She was really satisfied that Zhou Chen could introduce her as his unmarried wife in front of others.
Although she felt that she was not worthy of Zhou Chen, in front of Princess Nihuang, her love rival, Zhou Chen's introduction to her in this way was the greatest recognition of her.
Mu Qing has come to Zhou Chen's place more than once or twice. He has also met Gong Yu twice. Zhou Chen introduced her like this before. Although he was very angry, he slowly accepted it.
Since Zhou Chen is so ignorant and his sister is not wanted by anyone, why should he force her? Is it possible that his sister is really jealous of a prostitute?
Besides, her sister is so good, where can she find a good man?
So after that, he came to see Zhou Chen just for fun, and never mentioned his sister again.
Gong Yu also felt Xia Dong's hostility, but she did not react. She saluted Mu Nihuang and Xia Dong, and then exited the main hall.
Xia Dong wanted to speak for his friend, but when he saw Mu Nihuang didn't respond at all, he didn't speak.
"Brother Yu, why don't you show us the mahjong you mentioned? I really want to see what it is that makes it so interesting, Brother Yu."
Mu Qing, who was the funniest, had no scheming and immediately asked what was on his mind.
Zhou Chen said with a smile: "Don't worry, we can watch it together when Jingrui and Yujin arrive. It will save me the trouble of saying it again."
Xiao Jingrui and Yan Yujin did not keep Mu Qing waiting for long. In less than half an hour, they all arrived, and they also brought Mei Changsu with them.
After everyone met, they exchanged a few polite words. Everyone had met before, and only Xia Dong and Mei Changsu were a little more "strange". Everyone else had met many times.
Zhou Chen didn't let them wait long, and asked Butler Lu to take out the mahjong. After he finished it yesterday, he polished the mahjong again. Now it doesn't hurt when you hold it in your hand, although it's not as smooth as those mahjongs in later generations.
But it feels pretty good in the hand.
"This is Mahjong. There are a total of one hundred and forty-four tiles. There are many ways to play it. Let's start with the simple one..."
Zhou Chen spent half an hour explaining the basic gameplay of mahjong. The people present were all smart people. Except for Mu Qing, who was a little dull, everyone else already had their own ideas.
"Okay, no matter how much you talk, it's better to get started. Mahjong requires four people. Come to the side hall with me and sit down to play."
The square table in the side hall has been set up. As the host and the only one who knows how to play, Zhou Chen was naturally the first to sit down.
"We have a lot of people here, four of us, one for me, and three more seats. Which of you will come?"
Mu Qing was the first to shout: "I'll come, I'll come."
But before he could sit down, Mu Nihuang lifted him to the side: "Come on, did you understand just now?"
Mu Qing said depressedly: "I don't understand, but you can get it after playing around."
Having said that, the fear of being dominated by his sister for a long time still made him give up his seat, and Princess Nihuang sat down opposite Zhou Chen.
"I'm quite interested in this mahjong game, count me in."
Naturally, no one would have any objections, so there were only two positions left.
Xiao Jingrui and Yan Yujin looked at each other, and finally Yan Yujin said: "Brother Su, you are the smartest among us. You learn faster than us. Please sit down."
Mei Changsu said humbly: "I didn't understand it very well, so I won't be ashamed. Jingrui and Yujin, you'd better sit down."
Yan Yu said: "It would be embarrassing for me to sit down. I think Jingrui is no better than me. Brother Su, sit down first and show us a demonstration. We can save some face later. If
If you ask me to do it now, it will definitely be embarrassing, I am thin-skinned, so just forget it."
Xiao Jingrui agreed: "Yu Jin is right. Brother Su, stop being modest and sit down."
Mei Changsu had no choice but to sit down with a smile. As a result, only the last seat was left.
This time, before anyone could say anything, Xia Dong sat down unceremoniously: "Looking at how much you guys are pushing and shoving, and you're not even sitting down, let me do it. I happen to be very interested in the two of you."
It’s also suitable for both men and women.”
Okay, the mahjong group of four has already sat down, so Zhou Chen said: "Then let's start counting tiles now."
Among the four of them, except for Mei Changsu, whose hand speed is relatively slow, the rest of them are quick to code the cards. There is no need to do such a simple thing, just watch what Zhou Chen does.
The first three games were very slow, and there was no win or loss. The main thing was that Zhou Chen explained while playing. He is definitely an expert in teaching. He has taught many of his children.
So there is plenty of patience.
Mei Changsu and the other two are all smart people. After Zhou Chen almost taught him step by step for three games, the three of them understood a lot, and then they officially started.
In the first game, there was no doubt that Zhou Chen won. In the second game, he started to take the initiative, and in the end, it was Xia Dong who played the wrong hand, but it was just the smallest card.
In the third game it was Mei Changsu, in the fourth game it was still Mei Changsu, and in the fifth game it was still Mei Changsu.
"Hey, great talent, you can do it." Xia Dong has a straightforward personality. When he saw Mei Chang Su Lian Hu Sanbao, he praised him.
Mei Changsu smiled and said: "It's just that I'm lucky, not to mention that this is Brother Yu's deliberate concession."
Two more fights were fought, and Mu Nihuang and Xia Dong took over respectively. Even though Mu Nihuang was calm, he showed a happy smile when fighting.
Zhou Chen stood up at the right time, and Yan Yujin, who had been watching for a long time and couldn't wait to sit down, sat down, and the four fledgling 'bird gods' began to play chess.
The more they played, the more addicted they became. They played until midnight, then had lunch at Zhou Chen's place. Under the urging of Mu Qing and Yan Yujin, they didn't eat for long, and then they started playing mahjong again.
Except for Zhou Chen, the six people who came came on the court, and each player played two rounds, taking turns.
Pretending to get acquainted, Mu Qing was the first to call for money, and then Zhou Chen helped them count cards and explained to them in detail how much they won and how much they lost.
Because it was money, the final positions were fixed. The Mu siblings took turns to fight, Xia and Dong took one side, Yan Yujin and Xiao Jingrui took one side, and when Mei Changsu got tired, Xiao Jingrui and Yan
Yujin.
Even with Mei Changsu's indifferent character, he quickly became obsessed with mahjong. The smile on his face never broke. The side hall was also very lively, with Mu Qing and Yan Yujin shouting the loudest among them.
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The fight lasted until Xu Shi, and in the end it was the Mu family siblings who lost the most, followed by Xiao Jingrui and Yujin, and Mei Changsu and Xia Dong won the most.
The Mu siblings lost more because Mu Qing was too good. If Mu Nihuang hadn't won a few more games, one of them might have lost.
The reason why Mei Changsu was able to win was because he was really strong. Zhou Chen could see clearly. Good guy, he started memorizing the cards when he was shuffling them. With his memory and intelligence, how could he not win?
Xia Dong won money not by memory, but by observation. When playing cards, her eyes kept turning on the faces of the three poker players. Except for Mei Changsu, whose expressions she could not judge, she had more eyes on the other four.
You can see some clues.
How could she not win money if she used her ability to solve cases in playing cards? She even won more than Mei Changsu because she never finished the game.
"It's fun, it's really fun. Will you come again tomorrow?"
After dinner, when they were about to leave, Yan Yujin and Mu Qing were still reluctant to leave. Yan Yujin was really addicted, while Mu Qing became more and more playful with each other.
Mei Changsu shook his head and said, "I've been sitting for a whole day and my body is a little stiff. I'm going to decorate my new house tomorrow, so I won't be here."
Yan Yujin asked in surprise: "Brother Su, have you bought a new house? Where is it?"
"In Changjue Fang, the house was introduced by Commander Meng. I bought it as it seemed suitable. However, it is still relatively deserted. I plan to tidy it up before moving there."
Mei Changsu smiled like a breeze and said calmly.
Xiao Jingrui's expression changed slightly. He knew best why Mei Changsu wanted to move away, but he could not dissuade her.
Yan Yujin said with a smile: "Brother Su, when you move, I will definitely give you a big gift."
Mei Changsu smiled and said: "A big gift is not necessary. As long as it is from Yujin you, even if it is just a flower, I will be very happy."
Mu Nihuang said: "Please let me know when Mr. Su will move."
"Okay, Princess."
"Great talent, although we haven't met a few times, you played cards well today. When you move in, remember to ask me to play cards." Xia Dong suddenly said.
Mei Changsu was flattered: "I will definitely send someone to inform Mr. Xia."
After speaking, Zhou Chen sent them to the door. Both Mu Qing and Yan Yujin were very sorry that no one would accompany them to play mahjong tomorrow.
"Everyone, I'm going to buy more jade tomorrow and make some mahjong pieces. If you don't mind, I'll ask the butler to send it to you in a few days."
"Really? That's great."
Mu Qing and Yan Yujin were both very happy.
Soon after, Miaoyinfang on Luoshi Street took the lead in launching mahjong. Within a few days, Mahjong became known to many people. The business of Miaoyinfang also outperformed all the elegant houses on Luoshi Street. Many people who had not gone to Miaoyin before
In order to see what mahjong is, people from the square went to Miaoyin Square.
The production of mahjong is very simple. Miaoyinfang sold countless pairs of mahjong in a short period of time, and then set off a mahjong trend in the capital.
Eventually, it spread to the palace and became the favorite pastime of many ladies.
During the period when Mahjong appeared and was introduced to the palace, even palace fights became less common. If someone wandered around the harem, they would hear the sound of Mahjong playing one after another.
There are even rumors that even Emperor Liang was obsessed with mahjong. He often invited people in the palace to play mahjong together, which provoked a group of officials to join forces to persuade Emperor Liang to stop playing with things and get frustrated. Emperor Liang was so angry that he threw several incense burners.
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The sale of mahjong brought a large amount of income to Miaoyinfang, but as the mahjong was sold, various pirated versions appeared, and the sales volume thereafter was very average.
Mei Changsu was not idle during this period. He first used means to help Prince Jing obtain the chief trial of the Qingguo case, and thus entered the attention of the courtiers.
Immediately afterwards came the corpse hiding case in Lanyuan, which implicated Zhijing, the prince and Prince Yu of the Ministry of Revenue.
Under the persuasion of Mei Changsu's sharp tongue, King Yu, who had always been shrewd, was said to be confused and unknowingly acted according to Mei Changsu's rhythm.
Playing with people's hearts is what a good counselor should have, and Mei Changsu is also very good at this aspect, not to mention that he has studied the prince and King Yu for a long time, and always prescribes the right medicine to understand King Yu's thoughts, so he can be like this
Calculate Yu Wang easily.
Mei Changsu also moved out of Xie Mansion's Snow Cottage during this period and moved into a three-in courtyard in Changzhifang.
However, his move was not made with much fanfare, but moved there quietly. At that time, only Zhou Chen, Xiao Jingrui and Yan Yujin went to help.
After Mei Changsu moved into the Su Mansion, Xie Yu sent out two more waves of killers, but unfortunately, the killers were eliminated by Jiangzuo Alliance masters hidden in the Su Mansion without even seeing Mei Changsu in person.
So Xie Yuqi was very anxious during this period, but there was nothing he could do. Many of his men died, but Mei Changsu didn't lose even a hair on his head.
At this time, he also began to understand Zhuo Dingfeng's dilemma at that time. Even Zhuo Dingfeng and Zhuo Qingyao took action. In addition, Tianquan Villa had found so many martial arts masters who had never succeeded once. This Jiangzuo
The alliance's power is simply too strong.
Sometimes he was so angry that he wanted to lead hundreds of his soldiers into the Su Mansion and capture Mei Changsu.
But in the end, I could only press this crazy idea.
Su Mansion!
Zhou Chen Yungong helped Mei Changsu relieve his cold illness. After finishing the exercise, he said: "It's already winter, you should be more careful in the future, go out less and wear more clothes. If it weren't for your body not being able to store the internal energy, I would have thought
I’ll give you more internal energy so you don’t have to feel so uncomfortable.”
Mei Changsu's body was too weak. He had to be careful when using his kung fu to help Mei Changsu heal his injuries. How could he dare to transfer his internal energy into Mei Changsu's body? Without his control, Mei Changsu's body would not be able to withstand the overbearing pure force.
Yang internal force.
Mei Changsu wiped the sweat from his forehead. Every time Zhou Chen treated him, he felt warm all over his body. This meant that he had a physical problem and couldn't stay like this, otherwise he wouldn't suffer so much.
"This is already very good. After you help me, I don't need to warm myself by the fire at night."
Doctor Yan walked in and began to take Mei Changsu's pulse.
"Doctor Yan, do you not believe in my ability?" Zhou Chen said rather dissatisfied.
Doctor Yan looked serious: "Neither of you is a person who makes people worry. I really don't know what's going on with you two. You two were poisoned by the same poison, so why are your situations so different?"
He is a doctor, so he doesn't understand why Zhou Chen is so different from Mei Changsu.
Mei Changsu said with a smile: "Doctor Yan, this is something that even the old Pavilion Master has not understood. You, please don't think so much."
Doctor Yan took back his hand and said: "His internal power does have a miraculous effect on you, but it's a pity for your body. Alas, you still have to drink the medicine I gave you, do you hear me?"
Mei Changsu nodded quickly: "I heard it, I heard it."
Doctor Yan looked at Zhou Chen again: "And you, don't always talk to him, he needs more rest."
After saying that, Zhou Chen didn't give Zhou Chen a chance to refute, and just left.
"Hey, this old man."
Zhou Chen was left speechless.
Mei Changsu smiled and persuaded him not to care, and then said: "Prince Yu came here today and was convinced by me. Tomorrow I plan to go to Prince Jing's Mansion. Do you want to go with me? I heard that Jingyan
I have managed the army well and made great achievements in these years. I really want to see it with my own eyes. I wonder how it compares to the Red Flame Army of our past?"
"I am coming too?"
"What, you're not interested?"
Zhou Chen thought for a while and said: "If you're interested, yes, but not big, but since you said so, I will accompany you to see it, but do you want to confess your relationship with Prince Jing?
Let me first explain that you want to recognize Prince Jing as your lord. I will not stop you, but I will not recognize him as your lord. You know, I have no interest in the affairs of the court now."
Mei Changsu also guessed this result. In fact, deep down in his heart, he hoped that Zhou Chen could be with him. If Zhou Chen could agree with him on this matter, he would have greater confidence in promoting King Jing to the throne, even if he is
Now that he's gone, with Zhou Chen's help, Prince Jing will surely be able to accomplish something great.
But unfortunately, Zhou Chen didn't have this idea. He knew that Zhou Chen had lost confidence in Daliang Xiao, and he also didn't like Prince Jing very much.
"If that's the case, then don't go there as Gong Ziyu tomorrow, hide in the dark as Rakshasa, and help me take a look at the soldiers under King Jing. If you have any questions, tell me afterwards."
Mei Changsu knew that Zhou Chen was not as good as him in terms of commanding battle strategies, but he was no worse than him in terms of looking at people. In addition, because of his high martial arts skills, Zhou Chen could keenly notice many things that he did not notice, so he
I just hope that Zhou Chen will go with him.
Assisting Prince Jing is his greatest hope for overturning the case, but assisting Prince Jing to ascend to power is not his ultimate dream. He would rather make Prince Jing a good emperor and create a more glorious future.
If you want to be a good emperor, you must have civil servants and military generals. As for civil servants, he has been planning for a long time, but he has not had much contact with the generals under King Jing.
The next day!
Mei Changsu boarded the carriage, Fei Liu followed him, and Li Gang was responsible for driving.
Not long after the carriage started, Mei Changsu and Fei Liu felt the carriage curtain move, and then saw Zhou Chen wearing a Rakshasa mask sitting in.
"Sect Master!" Li Gang shouted nervously from outside the car.
"It's okay, it's Xiaochen, you drive your car."
"oh!"
Mei Changsu asked Zhou Chen, who had already taken off his mask, "Why did you come in?"
Zhou Chen rolled his eyes: "At your speed, I don't know how long it will take to get around Prince Jing's Mansion. Do you want me to follow you slowly? I'll take a nap first and call again when I get to Prince Jing's Mansion.
I."
With that said, he leaned against the carriage and closed his eyes.
Mei Changsu smiled. This carriage was modified by Zhou Chen. The shock absorption effect is very good, far superior to the carriages of this era. Therefore, as long as you don't go on bumpy roads and take big roads, it will be relatively comfortable to sit on.
Almost an hour passed before Zhou Chen was woken up by Mei Changsu. Then he put on his mask and quickly left the carriage. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared into the surrounding buildings.
Fei Liu looked at him with envy, and Mei Changsu patted him on the shoulder: "Don't be envious, Fei Liu, you can be like him in the future, Brother Su believes in you."
Fei Liu seemed to be greatly encouraged and nodded vigorously. In terms of martial arts, Zhou Chen was his biggest target.