After a feast, both the guests and the hosts went home one after another. The mansions went from busy to silent, and finally most of them were shrouded in darkness, with only one or two lanterns hanging to illuminate the room.
The same is true for a large house. The front door and the corner door have long been closed, and there is no movement at the back door. It seems that everyone is asleep. The clouds in the night sky gradually thicken, and as time goes by, all the stars and moonlight are gone, and the sky
It was so cloudy that it looked like it was going to rain.
I don’t know how long it took, but there was a slight movement from the back door. Not long after, the door slowly opened. A man stuck his head out to spy on the movement, and then called softly from behind. After a while,
The three people came out one after another, and a person inside the door stuck his head out and said hello softly, and immediately closed the door. After a while, the sound of the door latch was heard again.
It wasn't until he walked out of the dark back alley that a boy took out a fire stick and lit it, and then lit a glass lantern in his hand that was not afraid of the wind. Under the dim light, Xu Jin's face was uncertain, and he was just...
After standing at the intersection in a daze for a while, the boy next to him saw that this was not the case. Then he boldly stepped forward and asked, "Master, it looks like it's going to rain. Shouldn't we go too far?"
"Hmph, when will it be your turn to make the decision for me?"
Hearing this snort, the boy holding the lantern immediately smiled and said: "Master, don't listen to his nonsense. We haven't seen rain for so long, so it would be a good thing if it rains... By the way, we are going to Qingping Tower to listen to music.
Or should we go to Wangjiang Tower to watch the dance, or try our luck in Silver Moon Tower, and I will make arrangements immediately?"
"Master, I want to watch Madam Xiao dance a song, can you do it too?"
Xu Jin sneered. Seeing that the two boys were chattering, he impatiently walked away with his hands behind his back. But after taking two steps, he remembered that the stables were locked tonight due to his father and brother's orders.
There was no car at night, and he didn't want to just walk to the Qinhuai River to have fun, so he stopped angrily. When he was annoyed, he only heard a faint sound of horse hooves and rumblings behind him, and soon a carriage came.
Walking out of the dark night.
When they got close, the carriage suddenly stopped, and the coachman got out of the car without saying a word, opened the door, and neatly rolled up most of the curtains. Then someone inside smiled and said, "Is this Master Xu?"
"Who are you, hiding your head and showing your tail?" Xu Jin was holding his breath. He snorted and walked up. He looked into the carriage and looked at the agenda. He recognized the person through the small lamp inside and was stunned for a moment. Although he
He had a bad temper, but he had met this man twice with his father and brother, so he hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "It turns out to be Mr. Luo, I'm sorry, I'm blind, I didn't expect it to be you..."
"My dear nephew, why are you so polite? Come up and talk!"
The person in the carriage chuckled and said something. The coachman immediately took out the pedals and placed them in front of the carriage. Xu Jin only hesitated and immediately bent down and got into the carriage. Seeing the coachman put away the pedals, he drove the carriage forward.
Seeing this, his two young boys hurriedly followed him. They were panting all the way, and they only wished that their parents had given them less legs.
In the carriage, after exchanging pleasantries and other routines, Mr. Luo looked at Xu Jin and said, "I've heard everything about tonight."
Xu Jin originally came out to relax. When he heard someone mention what happened tonight again, his face suddenly darkened. He didn't want to show off too much in front of Mr. Luo, so he could only snort softly: "
I don’t know where that prodigal son found a poor person to come up with a few nonsense words and get so many people to praise him. Is there no good words in the world?"
"My nephew, if it's just a few crooked words, no one will take it seriously, but you can tell a person by his words. From these words, you can see a person's character, ambition and even situation." At this point,
The goose feather fan in Mr. Luo's hand stopped for a moment, and then he said word by word, "Only those who have suffered great setbacks, those who have great opportunities to take power after great setbacks, or those who hold great power cannot do such a thing.
word!"
boom
Although he was in the carriage, Xu Jin still felt the dazzling white light, and the loud rumbling sound that followed suddenly made him jump. The white light reflected Mr. Luo's half-smiling face, which actually attracted him again
After shuddering for a while, he said unwillingly: "According to what you said, Mr. Luo, could this matter just be settled like this?"
"Of course not." Mr. Luo leaned forward and got closer to Xu Jin. His voice was very low for a moment, "No matter who that person is, I have ignored him for many years and my friendship is limited. In this case, let's get things done.
To be sure, there is no room left, and it will be difficult for others to interfere. For example, instead of spending a lot of money to buy that old man Xu Liang’s house, why not..."
Mr. Luo waved his goose feather fan and made a gesture. Seeing that Xu Jin was stunned for a moment, he ignored his dumbfounded expression and shook his feather fan lightly and said: "According to the law, even if you don't mean it, you have to be flogged forty times.
As for the more serious crime, it is fifty floggings. As for the biggest crime, it is hanging. Of course, there is a moat around the palace, so it would be too extreme to do that, but now that there is thunder outside, it will probably be done in a short time.
It's starting to rain. As long as the weather is still humid, it will naturally be controllable. Do you think so, Mr. Third?"
Although Xu Jin has been bold since he was a child. When he was thirteen, he harmed the girl next to his mother. When he was fourteen, he went to a casino outside and saw a gambler who lost his eyes and cut off two fingers in one go. When he was fifteen, he stole a casino.
The reddest lightship on the Qinhuai River, but even with his temper, facing Mr. Luo's plan of talking and laughing quietly, he couldn't help but feel cold in his heart, and it took him a while to swallow hard.
"Didn't Mr. Luo only deal with my father and my eldest brother?"
"Your father is old." Mr. Luo sighed. Seeing that Xu Jin was completely fine after hearing this, he shook his head again and said, "As for your eldest brother, he is more than safe and not aggressive enough. I am afraid that the one who got to the top of the imperial examination is the scholar who has reached the top."
"Although you don't study, you still have the motivation to get the title of supervisor and make a good fortune in your family. Isn't it better than studying hard for a lifetime? Moreover, tonight you made a joke in public, and this revenge..."
After the initial thunder, the lightning and thunder outside never stopped, but it was never as good as the initial thunder. Gradually, it began to rain lightly, and the two boys behind the carriage were out of breath chasing after them.
, just when they were about to rush into the street, the carriage finally stopped. When Xu Jin got off the carriage, the two wanted to go forward, but their instinctive reaction was to fall to the ground. However, Xu Jin
Jin didn't even look at his two useless boys, he just stared at the car.
"Don't worry, good nephew, once you say something, it's hard to chase it back."
"good!"
Although the rain was heavy, Xu Jin pushed away the oil-paper umbrella handed over by the coachman with one hand, turned around and walked into the fine rain curtain. Facing this scene, the two boys looked at each other, even though they were wailing in their hearts.
Again and again, he had to get up and stagger to catch up. The carriage stopped there for a long time, and then it slowly started moving again. In a quiet alley, the carriage stopped in front of a house.
The coachman did not knock on the door, but opened the door and rolled up the curtain.
"Such methods do not seem to be Mr.'s usual style."
He bent down and stepped on the stirrup to get out of the car, and hid his body under the oil-paper umbrella. Mr. Luo first carefully tidied the wrinkles on his clothes, but then yawned lazily.
"This matter is not for the prodigal son, but for Xu Liang. If it hadn't been for such a trivial matter in the Xu family, I wouldn't have known that that bad old man actually had some background. Someone over there in the capital won't live long, and someone here in Jinling is...
Ke Jin is planning, since Zhao Jian has taken over the matter, why don't I give him a push? Speaking of which, the war of words has become more and more serious these days. The four gentlemen of Nandu, relying on their clear status, have been chasing those eunuchs all day long.
Their disciples also followed suit, and the water became muddier and muddier. Zhao Gaijian was also a clear stream, and he joined in to stir up the trouble. If he didn't end the matter as soon as possible, he would be afraid of long nights and many dreams. Of course, I am very interested in the person who writes for the prodigal son.
Very. If we can force people out, that would be great!"
When he said the last sentence, Mr. Luo's face showed a look of deep fascination, and he murmured softly: "Such heroic and ambitious words, I don't know what kind of talent and color..."