Among all the Jiaofangs, although Taixian Tower is not the largest entertainment venue in Shangyuan City, it is the highest grade.
Here, both the service staff and the singing prostitutes and dancers are all dressed up in various Taoist costumes, looking as if they are immortals.
Tonight, in order to thank Xu Zun, Li Yan and other officials, the Marquis specially ordered the butler to book the most luxurious private room in Taixian Tower.
Not only was the most expensive and sumptuous banquet set, but a singing and dancing performance with local style was also specially arranged.
The private room is located on a huge and luxurious viewing platform, where they can enjoy fine wines and delicious food while enjoying the magnificent performances.
However, because the Marquis loved his daughter very much, he did not attend the dinner himself, but sent a butler to serve her.
The Marquis was generous. To express his gratitude, he also ordered the butler to give everyone a small gift.
Since Xu Zun contributed a lot, the small gifts he received were naturally better than others.
In the exquisite jewelry box is an extremely exquisite red hairpin. The head of the hairpin is inlaid with a dark red gemstone, and the tail of the hairpin is pendant with seven teardrop-shaped pearls.
Although these seven pearls are not big, they are extremely rare because of their special shape.
It can be seen that this Zhu Chai is definitely worth a lot of money.
"Hahaha... come..." Among the people, the happiest person was none other than the governor Li Yan. He took the lead in raising his glass and said, "This time, thanks to our Tangzhou Xu Tixing, come on Ji Ying, let's toast together
One drink for you!
"First of all, I congratulate you on your promotion to the post, and then I congratulate you on solving an important case just after you took office. It's really a double blessing. What a joy to congratulate!"
"Yes, yes, congratulations..." All the officials agreed, and everyone raised their glasses to toast.
"Oh, this is a shame," Xu Zun stood up in a hurry and said a classic official language, "This is because you have taught me well!"
After saying this, he went first to show respect, and everyone drank the wine together.
This local craft liquor is dry, mellow and has an excellent taste. Xu Zun became addicted after just one sip.
"Xu...Xu Tixing..." Before he put down the wine glass, the Taimin County Sheriff suddenly came to Xu Zun, bowed and said, "I would like to give you a drink. If Xu Tixing hadn't turned the tide this time and found the daughter of the Hou family,
I, Taimin, will definitely be in trouble!
"Master Xu has really saved my life. Please accept my bow!"
After saying that, Taimin actually wanted to kneel down to Xu Zun.
You know, in terms of rank, Tai Min, who is a county guard, has a higher punishment than Xu Zun.
"I can't do it, I can't do it..." Xu Zun hurriedly helped him, "Chief Tai, if you really want to thank me, we'd better have a drink!"
Taimin then stood up and immediately poured wine for Xu Zun himself, and they drank it together.
"After this lesson, I, Taimin, really regret it," Taimin said with shame, holding up his wine glass. "In the future, I will definitely reflect on myself, take precautions, and never dare to conceal a case again!"
"Okay, okay," said the governor Li Yan, "Tai County Sheriff should really reflect on it. Although this matter has passed, you are indeed responsible for your oversight. You should take care of yourself in the future!"
"Yes, this is what you have learned!" Taimin bowed his head, still looking nervous.
Xu Zun found that although Tai Min seemed to be sincerely thanking him, his eyes still shone with an unexplainable light.
It seems to be jealous, it seems to be fearful, and it seems to have a deeper meaning.
I don’t know, is this guy’s nature like this, or does he have some little unknown secret?
In fact, through his previous conversation with Miss Lu Mingyue, Xu Zun had already turned his suspicious eyes back to the Shangyuan County Government Office.
He always felt that there seemed to be something fishy in the county government, as if the 17 serial disappearances of beautiful girls were not just something they ignored...
At this time, the singing and dancing in the audience began!
Everyone stopped talking and started eating, drinking and enjoying the performance.
The performance at Taixian Tower was indeed beyond Xu Zun's expectations. The magnificent scenery, exquisite skills, beautiful music, and graceful dance postures all made this grand performance beautiful and intoxicating.
What's even more surprising is that these performances actually have themes, including some epic stories that happened in Shangyuan City in the early days of the Daxuan Dynasty, as well as myths and legends about Xuan Dao, etc...
The dancers all have graceful figures and graceful dancing postures, which makes the male audience on and off the stage very enjoyable and restless.
Xu Zun was also fascinated by what he saw, wondering in his mind, apart from singing and dancing performances, what other special projects are there in Taixian Tower?
Seeing that his mouth was dry, he drank a few more glasses and became slightly tipsy.
Official circles are mostly polite. Although Xu Zun, Li Yan and Tai Min knew each other, they were limited to official occasions and did not have much in common.
At the wine table, the things everyone talked about were limited to the last iron coffin case and the missing lady case this time. There were no other topics.
Today, in addition to Xu Zun, Li Yan and Tai Min, Yuan Xingtai, the military flag captain, is also there.
However, this Yuan Xingtai was different from ordinary soldiers. He did not drink alcohol and only drank tea instead of wine.
Coming from the barracks, he couldn't even talk to anyone. Not long after eating, he left on the pretext of having a mission.
After the song and dance performance ended, Li Yan and Tai Min also left the stage one after another, and Xu Zun was the only one left on the huge viewing stage.
At this time, the sound of musical instruments and singing came from the scattered seats downstairs. It turned out that it was the turn of the singing girls to appear.
Guests can pay money to have them come and sing.
Why?
Unexpectedly, Xu Zun only glanced down and saw an acquaintance.
But I saw a blind girl holding a pipa in her arms, walking cautiously in the middle of the dining table, saluting the guests frequently, and asking the guests if they wanted to hear her play and sing a song?
This blind girl was the young girl he met at the Dahuai Town Inn. Because of her, Xu Zun even taught those domineering soldier commanders a lesson.
It’s actually her!?
Xu Zun narrowed his eyes. Shangyuan City is so big. Is it fate to see this girl for the second time so soon? Or...
Thinking of this, an idea popped into Xu Zun's mind. He wanted to ask the girl to go upstairs and sing a song for him.
However, before he took action, there was already a table of guests downstairs calling the blind girl.
The blind girl was overjoyed when she heard this. She sat down in front of the guests at the table and began to play the piano and sing:
"...Life has been full of sorrow and separation since ancient times, and we have been missing each other for many times. The rain falls on the phoenix tree and pities the cold leaves.
Frost stains gold and cherishes the fragrance of flowers.
"In the dream, the yellow sand covers the Gobi desert, and the red sleeves in the boudoir touch the sky. How many wanderers in the frontier regard this foreign land as their hometown..."
The song is sung gracefully and melodiously. The tune of the song is also catchy and the rhythm is clear, which is very pleasant to the ear.
However, the lyrics are somewhat desolate and sad, making people homesick and homesick...
Xu Zun couldn't understand why the guests liked to order such sad farewell songs even though the wine table was full of laughter and laughter.
Is it inherently popular, or is it simply because the song is good?
No matter what, the song is really nice and the lyrics are resonant, which makes Xu Zun temporarily forget about the troublesome work and start to sing along with the singing...
At the same moment, at a dining table in the corner downstairs, a man and a woman were talking.
These two people were Zhao Yu and Huo Anu. Due to their insufficient status, they could only be arranged to sit downstairs.
"Hey, what a coincidence!" Zhao Yu, who looked slightly drunk, knocked on peanuts and said to Huo Anu, "Isn't the girl singing the song the same blind girl we rescued that day?"
"Well, I've seen it a long time ago!" Huo Anu's face turned red, and he obviously drank a lot. "The singing is good, but I can't understand it."
"I'm talking about Miss Huo," Zhao Yu took a serious look at Huo Anu and asked, "Why do I feel that you seem to have something on your mind?"
"This is not worried, but annoyed and angry!" Huo Anu glanced at Xu Zun upstairs and pouted, "I thought he trusted me! But now that he's back, he still hides everything from me.
, not even as good as that thief Liu Dong!"
"Sigh... don't say that, you are really too worried," Zhao Yu advised Huo Anu as he filled the wine glass, "I think it's not that Mr. Xu doesn't trust you, but that he's afraid that you won't be able to act.
"Miss Huo is straightforward by nature. If she knew the master's plan in advance, maybe, um..."
Seeing Huo Anu touching the iron umbrella, Zhao Yu quickly stopped talking.
"Hmph!" Huo Anu picked up the wine glass, drank it all in one gulp, and then said, "I understand the truth, but I'm different from you. I've been dumped once and don't want it to happen again.
"
"Don't worry, it won't happen!" Zhao Yu smiled slightly, "At least Mr. Xu will not arrange for others to kick you into the river and then strip you naked just to search for your belongings, right?"
"You...heh..."
Finally, Huo Anu was amused by Zhao Yu's self-deprecation.
This Zhao Yu is not a fool. He naturally knows the reason why he was kicked into the river in the first place?
"There is no way," Zhao Yu said calmly, "You have to understand, sir, there are so many traitors in Xinye County, there is no harm in being more careful, sir! Right?"
"Okay!" Huo Anu let go of the hand holding the iron umbrella, poured himself a glass of wine, raised it to Zhao Yu and said, "Captain Zhao, it was my fault that time and I offended him!"
"Where, where, haha..." Zhao Yu quickly raised his wine glass, and the two of them toasted together.
After drinking, the estrangement between the two gradually disappeared, so they talked about some sensitive topics, including Liu Dong's "wife" - Ku Niang.
Zhao Yu was really puzzled by this bitter mother and didn't understand why Xu Zun agreed to Liu Dong bringing his wife and children?
Liu Dong is just a servant, but he can take care of the family, which is really contrary to common sense. The key is that Ku Niang is different from normal people and cannot communicate.
Huo Anu said that she felt the same as Zhao Yu. She also felt that Liu Dong and his family were quite a burden. She wondered whether they would be properly arranged in the future.
When talking about the future, the two inevitably talked about the case again.
As soon as they talked about the case, they immediately discovered that their views were unprecedentedly consistent, that is, the disappearance of the daughter of the Hou family was just a warm-up for Xu Zun.
