Chapter Fifty-fifth Night Exploration of the Prefect's Mansion
In the dead of night, people are still, the wind is blowing the pine leaves, and amidst the roaring of the pine waves, the mournful cries of night birds can be heard from time to time.
Cao Zhi and other four people followed the marks left by Zhou Cang and headed westward. Those marks were all left recently. Some of them were painted on trees after peeling off the bark, and some were painted on the roots of walls. The marks were in the direction of
, it is the residence of Zhou Xin, the governor of Danyang.
The four of them walked around to a secluded place, quickly opened the package, took out what they needed, tied the rest tightly, carried it on their backs, and pulled on a square scarf tied around their necks, covering most of their faces. The biggest figure was
Xu Chu leaned his back against the wall, opened his horse stance, folded his hands on his crotch, and nodded slightly to the person in front. The man touched the ground with his feet, stepped on Xu Chu's hands with his right foot, and rose up, the two-meter-five-meter wall
, he put his hands on it, then pulled hard, and sat on the top of the wall. After a brief observation of the terrain, he found that no one was disturbed in the park. He turned around and threw down the rope. One end of the rope was a three-grasp grapple, and he grabbed the top of the wall.
He jumped down gently first.
Looking at this person's body shape, there is no doubt that he is Cao Zhi in terms of skill and skill. Now that Le Jin is away, he is the best at reconnaissance, so it is natural for him to take the lead.
The other two people came down one after another. Xu Chu was bulky and it would be difficult to climb up. Cao Zhi asked him to stay outside and look out.
The three of them hid behind a tree and surveyed the surrounding terrain. Zhou Xin's prefect's mansion was quite large, with about thirty rooms in rows and a huge courtyard.
Cao Zhi only looked at it for a while, then moved the corner of his mouth slightly and exchanged a few words with the two people next to him. When the three of them were about to separate, suddenly, there were several barks from the front.
Cao Zhi gestured to the other two people, and they each took out a piece of meat-like object from their bags, took a few steps in different directions, and threw the things in their hands.
After a while, two wolf dogs appeared in the snow, breathing white breath and running towards the woods. When they arrived, they smelled the scent of meat and ran towards the meat immediately.
At this time, the wooden door of a wooden house in the distance opened with a creaking sound. He stuck his head out and shouted at the wolf dog: "Wangcai, what are you so crazy about? Why are you screaming in the middle of the night?"
The two wolf dogs listened to their owner's call, quickly devoured the meat, and ran back happily. The man who opened the door and came out saw the dog running back, cursed a few times, and kicked the dog behind. This
At that moment, a shout came from the house, probably calling the man to go back to the house for a drink or something. The man who came out of the house responded and glanced towards the woods. A gust of cold wind slipped past and poured into the man's collar.
The cold made him shiver, and he immediately turned around and went back to the house.
It is estimated that this room is a resting place for the servants who watch the night watch. Because it is cold, these guys hide together to laze around and drink some wine to pass the time.
Cao Zhi watched the people in the dark. The dogs came into the room and sneered. It was estimated that the two dogs would be drowsy after a while. Those pieces of meat were mixed with Hua Tuo's hemp powder, and the people
Anyone who takes that dose will sleep all day long, let alone a dog.
After waiting for a while, the three of them unfolded their bodies according to their set goals and disappeared.
Cao Zhi swayed left and right, and soon arrived at the northeast side of Zhou's mansion. He lay there for a while. The snow had not stopped yet, and a layer of white snow had already piled up on Cao Zhi's body.
Cao Zhi glanced around and saw that this was the east chamber, connected by handrails and verandas, and with sparse trees. If it was spring, it would be very elegant and quiet. But in the winter evening, it only looked depressed and desolate, and even a bit gloomy. The east chamber window
There was a faint yellow light in the room, and there was no sound. Cao Zhi jumped lightly and arrived under the window of the east wing.
It was cold and freezing, and wooden boards were put up outside the windows of the Zhou Mansion. Cao Zhi waited for a moment and heard a gust of wind roaring from the north. When the gust of wind was about to hit the window, he pushed it out with a gentle palm, and the force of his palm matched that
The gust of wind hit the wooden board outside the window at the same time. There was a cracking sound, the wooden board cracked, and even the window paper inside was torn. Although the people in the house were close, because of the strong force of the palm and the north wind, the people in the room were perfectly connected.
No one noticed.
Cao Zhi glanced at the crack and looked in. It seemed that this should be a study room. The courtyard where he was alone seemed particularly quiet. He saw a fat middle-aged man in the room, who looked very shrewd.
He looked like a rich man sitting behind a desk and reading a book. He looked up at the door from time to time, as if he was waiting for someone.
Cao Zhi looked at it for a while, but couldn't see anything. When he was about to leave to explore elsewhere, suddenly there was the sound of soft footsteps behind him. Cao Zhi reacted immediately and pushed on the handrail of the verandah with his right foot to help lift his body up.
He grabbed the beam under the eaves with one hand, pulled his whole body up with all his strength, hooked his feet on another beam, and flattened his body between the verandah and the eaves, hiding his figure.
As soon as Cao Zhi hid his figure, the footsteps also came closer. Cao Zhi lowered his head and looked down, only to see a woman in a fox fur cloak behind a lantern, carrying a food box, hurriedly passing by the verandah. Cao Zhi followed
Looking up and down, the lantern's light range was limited, and the woman's face could not be clearly seen. She could only see that her breasts were particularly prominent as she staggered over.
Cao Zhi looked at this woman from top to bottom. He couldn't see clearly what her face looked like, but he only felt that she looked familiar.
"Squeak" the woman pushed open the study room and walked in. She said "squeak" again and closed the door.
After Cao Zhi waited until there was no sound, he quietly jumped down and started to walk away. After a short pause, he turned back to the window and looked into the house again. At first glance, he was stunned.
, I almost didn’t believe my eyes.
I saw that the middle-aged man who was studying in a dignified manner just now had now left the case, holding the small hand of the woman who had just entered with one hand, caressing it lustfully, and looking at the woman sitting sideways on the side.
The woman has taken off her fox fur cloak. Although she is wearing simple and elegant clothes and has a thin layer of makeup on her face, her brows and corners of her eyes are full of spring. Her watery eyes seem to be dripping with water. She seems to be smiling but not smiling, and seems to be angry but not angry.
The middle-aged man he is looking at sideways is none other than "Xiao Cui", the maid from Cao Zhi's house!
If Cao Zhi had not seen the scene in the room with his own eyes, no matter who told him that he knew it, he would have denounced it as absurd talk. He had not seen Xiaocui again in more than a year since he went to the capital.
After returning to Qiao County, I heard from Er Niang that Xiao Cui had eloped with Da Hei. How could he have expected that it would turn out like this? Look at the expressions in the small room, the wine was full of fragrance, the love was lingering, and the two of them looked at each other.
They cast each other, only to see light pity and deep love. It seems that the two of them have been together for a long time.
There was a large vase on the table filled with red plums. There seemed to be a charcoal fire burning brightly in the kang. The button on Xiao Cui's neck was loosened, revealing her snow-white neck and the edge of a red satin tube top. The edge of the kang
The two candles that were lit were white, and the red candlelight shone on her rosy cheeks. There was heavy wind and snow outside, but inside the small room was the warmth of spring.
Just listen to the middle-aged man say: "Xiao Tao, madam, it's time to go to bed."
Xiao Cui, who was called "Xiao Tao", said softly "Hmm".
The middle-aged man threw away the last trace of hesitation at this time, holding the wine glass, and said with a smile: "Come on, come on, have a drink with me, master. If you drink enough, we will be in pairs."
Xiao Cui snorted and said in a disgusting voice: "What do you mean in pairs? When you are not in a hurry, how can you think of me? I am alone, deserted, thinking about it day and night. Looking forward to the morning and evening, always remember
You, my enemy, you... you... have long forgotten me, why would you want to come and visit me?" At this point, the circles under his eyes turned red.
The middle-aged man said in a low voice: "My dear, when am I outside, how can I not miss my little peach with worry? I wish I could hold you in my arms every day and take pity on you."
.The day I sent you to be with that Sali dog, I didn’t have a bite of food for three days and three nights. Now that you have a home, if I come to visit you again, I will inevitably tire you. Although the Sali dog was born in the green forest, but that
He is a hero and a man of great status. If I come to do this or that with you again, I will be too sorry for him. I...haven't I become a despicable villain?"