Tang Ji and the other three returned to the Wu Mansion half way through the morning. As soon as they entered the courtyard, they found a group of servants milling around outside his room, and several maids in the distance wiping the doors and windows. They suddenly looked puzzled.
A servant in front of the crowd immediately stood up and replied: "To inform Mr. Tang, the master of the house has vacated the main courtyard and ordered us to help you carry your luggage."
Hearing this, Tang Ji sneered. He was still thinking about Wu Chengyun's character and why he didn't come to visit after learning his true identity. It turned out that he didn't realize it until now and shook his head: "No need, I'm a sleepy person."
I’m not used to changing beds, but it’s fine here.”
"Um..." The servant didn't know how to reply for a while, but after thinking about it carefully, the head of the family told him to do his best to meet Mr. Tang's needs. Since the other party said so, he naturally couldn't say anything else, and nodded slightly:
"Okay, then if Mr. Tang wants to change the courtyard in the future, just give him the order directly."
After saying that, he raised his hand and waved twice to signal the servants behind him to leave.
"Hey, if I had known I should have worked as an official first, I'm so envious~" Hua Yuan'er touched her chest and let out a sigh.
Tang Ji glanced at him and said with a smile: "Actually, it's too late now. If you are willing, I can make you the governor of Liu County. The official position is not high, but it will definitely make your father-in-law bow his head and salute when he sees you. How about it?
?”
Hua Yuan'er thought about it seriously and finally shook his head: "No, being too promising is not a good thing."
Tang Ji was too lazy to argue with him anymore and walked straight to his room. But as soon as he opened the door, he smelled the fragrance coming from it. He showed doubts again. He walked in and found that the source of the fragrance was on the table.
He took a big bowl of chicken soup and turned to look at the maid standing next to him: "What kind of fun is this?"
The maid bowed solemnly and said softly: "Your Majesty, this is the chicken soup that the master of the house ordered the cook to stew for you."
Tang Ji pursed his lips, lowered his head, looked at the thick layer of grease floating on the soup, and couldn't help but swallow.
This must be a fine old hen!
However, he really didn't like it. He raised his eyes to look at the little maid, picked up the chicken soup and handed it over: "Here you drink it."
Unexpectedly, the little maid suddenly took a few steps back, shook her head and said: "No, no, sir, the master specially ordered it to be stewed for you, how can I drink it?"
"But I..."
Tang Jigang wanted to refute, but was interrupted by the former's words.
"Besides, this bowl of chicken soup is not easy to come by. Aunt Liu raised a few good chickens next to the kitchen. She originally planned to keep them until the Chinese New Year and slaughter them to replenish the body of the master and the others. Unexpectedly, every day these two days
Someone stole the chicken at night. The most annoying thing was that the person actually used the stove in the house to cook it. But the patrol brother said that no one saw it. This was chicken soup made from the last chicken. Mr. Tang, you
Just drink it!”
Seeing the pious look on the other party's face, Tang Ji couldn't bear to refuse anymore, frowned and looked at the chicken soup again, and then drank it in one gulp.
"How is it? Does it taste good?" the little maid asked, blinking her eyes.
"It tastes good." Tang Ji responded casually and put the big porcelain bowl on the table. Then he remembered what she had just said and asked, "You said someone stole the chicken in the past two days?"
"Not only did he steal chickens, he also stole wine and vegetables. He ruined all the usable dishes in the kitchen. The key point is that the guy didn't wash the dishes. The guard brother said that he would send someone to guard him in turn today. If he catches the little thief, he will immediately
Send it to the government!" The little maid said and raised her hand to make two gestures.
Seeing her cute look, Tang Ji also smiled. Without further chatting, he said, "Don't bother me. You can ask Aunt Liu to use the leftover chicken to cook some dishes for me in the evening, and then bring the kitchen to the kitchen."
Empty it, just don't put anything in it, let me catch that little thief, oh no, old thief."
Although the little maid didn't understand what he meant, she still nodded: "I know!"
After saying that, he put the empty bowl on the tray, bowed and left the room.
...
At night, a cold wave swept through the entire Liuxian County, but in the small pavilion in the side courtyard of Wu Mansion, there was a man in thick clothes sitting by the brazier. There were four dishes and a jar of good wine on the table.
While warming himself by the fire, he muttered something to himself.
Not long after, a figure fell down from the eaves, rubbed his shoulders, and directly put the food and wine on the table into the food box next to him: "Hey, it's so fucking cold today, but fortunately this dish hasn't been eaten yet.
It’s cold, let’s go for a walk and eat inside.”
Seeing his extremely shameless look, Tang Ji felt helpless, flicked his sleeves, and followed him slowly.
Soon, the two of them entered the room. Tang Ji lit a few more candles, making the whole room brighter. Then he looked at him and asked, "You have been missing for so long, should you give me an explanation?"
But Sun Yufu didn't take it seriously. He brought out all the delicious dishes, picked up a teacup, poured some wine, put it in front of his nose and took a sniff: "Well, this wine is good, you better understand me."
After saying that, he drank it all in one gulp and picked up his chopsticks to take a bite of food: "What do you want to explain? That day, I followed your instructions and caught that boy Chen Jinshun. I was thinking of finding a place to lock him up, but who knew that he hadn't been able to find a place to lock him up?"
As soon as we set off, the three people surrounded the old man. The fight was exhausting. The boy named Shura said he wanted to buy me a drink, so I couldn't refuse. So I stayed in Hengzhou for a while. Later, I
They sent that boy Chen Jinshun back to Heilongzhai, but having said that, the boy surnamed Fang was really not very good. In the end, he just ruined Chen Jinshun's martial arts. After that, he felt that staying in Hengzhou was boring, so he came directly to Liu County.
, you see, the old man still believes in you, and he has expected that you will solve the difficult problems in Yingzhou. "
"I really want to thank you." Tang Ji glared at him, sat down on the stool next to him, poured a cup of tea, and then asked: "How did the investigation go with the matter you were asked to investigate before?"
"What's the matter?" Sun Yufu took another sip of wine, blinked his eyes and asked, but saw Tang Ji's expression change, waved his hands twice, and replied: "Okay, okay, of course the old man will not forget what he promised you.
I asked my old friend to check. It is true that the Holy Alliance has been moving frequently in Ningguo recently and has been secretly protecting you. That guy is called Shura. He wields double swords. He is the leader of the four right-guard hall masters of the Holy Alliance. His strength is in the late Grandmaster realm. As for why
To protect you, this is unknown. No one else did much to investigate. Except for the Holy Alliance, I also helped you investigate that the person behind the Jianghu Conference is related to the Northern Chu forces, but it seems to be backed by the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce, which is more complicated.
"
After listening to his words, Tang Ji squinted his eyes. It was as he expected. Since the person behind this had such ambitions, he naturally had an extraordinary status. However, since the other party was unwilling to show up, it was not easy to investigate with his current ability.
He shook his head, raised his hand and said, "Thank you, Mr. Sun."
Then, he asked: "Since you knew I was at Wu's house, why didn't you come directly to see me? What's going on with stealing chickens and wine?"
"The old man wants to experience what it's like to hide in the dark to protect you. It doesn't look good now." Sun Yufu muttered a few words, drank two more glasses of wine, and then asked: "By the way, if you reveal your identity directly now, is it right?"
Are you waiting for someone to kill you? Let me tell you, there are many masters in this city, don't expect the old man to fight for you."
Tang Ji smiled lightly and shook his head: "I've already been here, so what's the point of escaping? Although it's dangerous, it's worth fighting for. After all, there's a saying that goes, risk your life and survive!"