Huzhou Prefecture is located in the center of the land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River, on the shore of Taihu Lake. It is one of the richest prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River. Shen Wansan, the richest man in the world in the early Ming Dynasty, was born here. It can be seen that this place is rich in products and has developed commerce. Huzhou and The layout of other Jiangnan cities is similar, all with white walls and blue tiles. The difference is that there is a lot of water here, similar to Venice in Italy. The city is dotted with waterways and there are many bridges. The poet Ju Jian of the Song Dynasty said in a poem: "A boat passes through the city. People get together in the water; close the door to guard against startling herons, and open the window to fish.

In front of the screen wall at the gate of Huzhou Prefecture, there were crowds of people, all of whom were scholars wearing moon-white Confucian shirts. There was a red list posted on the screen wall, and the scholars read and muttered: "The first place is Huzhou Prefecture Yang Muyun, the second place is Huang Weixin from Changxing County, third place Zheng Younian from Wukang County..."As the names were read one by one, a boy of fifteen or sixteen years old beamed with joy, holding a folding fan in his hand,"

He hit the palm of his hand with a "pop" sound. A scholar in his twenties raised his hand to him and said: "Congratulations to Yang Xiandi, who is ranked first in the high school case. In the autumn of this year in Hangzhou, he will definitely be able to pass the high school exam!" This young man is from Huzhou this year. Yang Muyun, the top scholar in the government examination, has just turned fifteen this year. The scholar talking to him next to him is Luo Zhiyu, his classmate from the government school. Yang Muyun returned the favor: "Brother Luo, I'm overly complimentary. I just got the right question by luck. What's going on?" , you have to take the Hangzhou Provincial Examination this year to see the real results." The two of them walked out of the crowd as they spoke.

"I don't know when my dear brother will leave for Hangzhou Qiuwei this year, but my foolish brother wants to go with my dear brother."

"This matter needs to be reported to Ming's father before he can decide what to do..."

"Brother Yang Xian, you are not only the head of this case, but also the youngest scholar in the entire Huzhou Prefecture. I'm afraid there is no one as young as you in the entire Jiangnan."

"That's right, look at Brother Lu Cai, he's already thirty-two years old, and he's still not a scholar yet?"

"Dear brother, I have made a reservation for my brother and booked a private room in Qingyun Pavilion. We will get drunk before we retire. You have to come!"

"..."

Unknowingly, Yang Muyun was surrounded by a large group of people. There is no shortage of supporters around successful people.

While everyone was talking, suddenly a young man in green came to the crowd, bowed and said, "I wonder who is Yang Muyun, Mr. Yang?"

Yang Muyun stood out from the crowd: "I am, you are...?"

The young man in green clothes said hurriedly: "Mr. Yang, your father is a guest at my master's house. Because he drank a few too many drinks, he feels unwell. Please come over as soon as possible."

Yang Muyun was shocked, and hurriedly raised his hands to the classmates and said, "If there is something going on at home, I will go ahead." After saying that, he hurried away with the boy.

The boat was traveling in the narrow alleys of the streets. After traveling for an unknown amount of time, it finally stopped at the entrance of an alley, abandoned the boat and landed on the shore. The boy led the way. Yang Muyun looked at the sign at the entrance of the alley "Cumulus Lane" and his heart moved. The young man asked, "Can you please please give me your name?" The young man didn't even look back and said, "Our master's surname is Lu. Young Master, please go this way."

Not far away, suddenly the vision suddenly opened up. At the end of the alley was a carriage and horse racing field. On the right side of the carriage and horse racing field stood two large stone lions. Behind the large stone lions were two red lacquered doors, with a plaque hanging on them with the two characters Lu Fu written in handwriting.

Mr. Lu was probably in his forties and was very fat. The large brocade robe covering his body was so tight. He stared at Yang Muyun carefully for a while. The more he looked, the happier he became. The wrinkles on his face were like chrysanthemums. Like the petals of a flower, it bloomed. He circled around Yang Muyun, nodding frequently, his fat body moving around like a walrus in heat, except for the sparse beard on his lower jaw, only two long tusks were missing.

Yang Muyun was so cold-blooded that he looked at him and thought to himself: This member of the Communist Party of China has a tight-knit nature, and among his old friends with his father, he has never mentioned anyone named Lu.

My father is in your house, I don’t know..." Mr. Lu hummed and said: "Okay, okay, come on, quickly serve Young Master Yang to change clothes." Yang Muyun was confused: "I came to see my father, he is so good.

Why do you want me to change clothes?" Just as he was about to say a few words, four or five people came up and dragged him out.

"Let me go, what are you doing? I'm going to sue you for kidnapping..." Yang Muyun was pushing and shoving with those people when he suddenly heard a woman's soft voice saying: "Be gentle, what are you doing?"

There are no rules at all for servants." As soon as the words fell, those people immediately bowed their heads and stood in awe: "Miss." Yang Muyun followed the voice and couldn't help shaking his body. What came into view was a fat man wearing a light green skirt.

The woman was about the same size as Lu Haixiang, with a face like an open pancake, blood-red lips, and a huge head... Yang Muyun broke into a cold sweat when he looked at her, and felt in his heart

Suddenly I had an ominous premonition.

"After all, she is a scholar, with a lot of fame, so be polite." After saying that, she smiled at Yang Muyun, turned around and walked away, dragging her huge body step by step. Yang Muyun felt a chill as he looked at her gait like a bear dancing.

Coming from the bottom of my heart.

"Aren't you afraid that I will sue the government if you do this? You are kidnapping and violating Ming law..."

In a flower hall in the backyard of the Lu Mansion, Yang Muyun screamed at a man dressed as a housekeeper. The housekeeper had two mustaches and waited quietly for him to finish venting. He said with a smile: "Young Master and my young lady are talented and beautiful.

, fell in love at first sight, and the wedding is officially held in my house today, how can it violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty!" Yang Muyun's heart trembled, staring at the groom's red robe held in the hands of the servants behind Butler Lu, and protesting: "The gift of human relations must be

How can one be so forced to get married with the orders of parents and the words of a matchmaker?" Butler Lu snorted: "You can make up for what the young master said after you enter the bridal chamber tonight. You guys, hurry up.

Change clothes with the young master, if you are careless, be careful of your dog legs." After saying that, he turned around and walked away, leaving Yang Muyun alone and breathing heavily.

"It's unreasonable. How can you force someone to get married without even meeting each other?" As soon as he finished speaking, one of the boys said with a smile: "Our young lady and the young master have already met each other. When they came out of the master's room just now,

"The one who is talking to you is our lady." "Oh my God, it is indeed that female walrus." Yang Muyun felt his eyes go dark and almost fainted.

The sky was getting dark gradually, and Yang Muyun was scurrying around in the room like an ant on a hot pot. The servants of Lu Mansion next to him were constantly trying to persuade him.

"Sir, please put on these clothes."

"Master said, if you don't change into these clothes, you can't even think of walking out of this door."

"My master has told me that you must change these clothes, or you must change them if you don't want to."

"Sir, you are getting married, and you are not going to behead your head. Is this the case?"

"Son..."

Yang Muyun snorted and thought to himself: "If I want to get married to this female walrus, I would rather be beheaded." But seeing the sky getting dark, he couldn't help but feel anxious. How to escape? No one in his family or friends.

Knowing that he is here, it seems that he has to rely on himself. Can he get out? No, the master will not let him expose his martial arts in front of others. Moreover, a wealthy family like Lu Mansion has many servants, and he is not sure how many people he can deal with. Yang Muyun couldn't help but feel worried

He clenched his fists and said to the boy waiting for him to change: "I want to drink..."

"Young master, you'd better change into your wedding robe as soon as possible. If you wait any longer, I'm afraid it will delay the auspicious time."

"No, I'm very nervous right now. Let's drink a glass of wine to calm down."

The two Xiaos looked at each other and thought to themselves: "To get married to a heavyweight bride like a young lady, you really need to drink some wine to strengthen your courage!"

"Come on, you guys also have a drink and talk with me, so I won't feel nervous anymore." Yang Muyun said and poured wine for the two boys.

After a few glasses of wine, the conversation started to get easier.

"Isn't it easy for your young lady to find her husband's family? I asked your husband to think of a way to catch her husband."

"Sir, although our young lady is a little fatter, she has a rich family fortune, so marrying you will not be considered a wrong, sir."

"Yes, our master has no heirs and only has one young lady. Marrying her is equivalent to marrying a wealthy family!"

"If it were you, you wouldn't hesitate to marry someone with a wealth of millions?"

"Hehe, Master is really good at joking, how can we have such courage?"

"Hmm-----!" Yang Muyun stared.

"Master, don't talk about this anymore, come and drink..."

The two boys fell down from drinking. Yang Muyun quickly took off the clothes of one boy and put them on, then put the groom's robe on him, kicked him again, and hummed: "You don't have this."

Courage, if you don’t have the guts, you’ll hurt me. You’re the one who has to deal with that female walrus!” He quietly walked out the door and just walked a few steps when he saw Butler Lu hurriedly bringing a few servants to greet him, shouting

: "What's going on? Haven't you done something neat yet? The master has been waiting impatiently and wasted his time. I will be careful to break your legs!" Yang Muyun lowered his head and lowered his voice: "Young Master Yang is a little drunk, let the villain do it.

He brought some sobering soup." Steward Lu grunted and ordered the servants behind him: "You guys guard the door. If Young Master Yang doesn't obey me, go in and help him change his clothes."

Looking at the people rushing in and out of the Lu Mansion, Yang Muyun stopped and said, "Where are we going? If we go straight to the gate, I'm afraid someone will notice us before we get there." He touched his chin and came to a tree leaning against the courtyard wall.

Under the tree, I rubbed my hands. Seeing no one around, I jumped up with my feet, grabbed a branch on the big tree, and after a few clicks, I climbed to the waist of the tree and looked outside the courtyard wall.

Seeing that it was a river, he was wandering around when he suddenly heard a loud shout: "No, Young Master Yang has run away." The house immediately became a mess, and Yang Muyun did not hesitate and jumped into the river.

It was getting dark, and Huzhou Mansion was already full of lights, and there were only a few pedestrians on the street. Two night watchmen walked on the empty street carrying lanterns.

"Brother Li, please take a rest and leave later." A cadre said.

"Well, stop at the bridge in front. The terrain there is high and you can see the surrounding situation clearly." Another Yamen official replied.

The two yamen soon came to an arch bridge, sat on the bridge railing and started chatting.

"Brother Li, you know that the scholar rankings will be released today, right?"

"Um."

"I heard that your cousin won the first prize? He is the head of the case in our house."

"He has loved reading since he was a child. Not to mention being a scholar, he won't have any problem even if he wins the imperial examination."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, you can become an official by selecting someone. If he becomes prosperous, do you still want to work as a clerk in the yamen? Don't forget about your little brother then!"

"Now we're going too far. Let's wait until he really has the destiny to become an official. By the way, do you still have the wanted portrait of the notorious thief Ling Wuque issued by Mr. Tuiguan?"

The cadre yawned: "How can I forget it? I have a beard, a broomstick eyebrow, and a scar on my neck. I remember it when it turned into ashes, and I still have to look at the wanted portrait all the time?"

The officer surnamed Li said: "Take it when you tell me to take it. Whether you remember it or not is one thing, but whether you take it or not is another matter."

As he was talking, he suddenly heard a noise under the bridge.

"Someone is there!" Li Yacha picked up the lantern, gripped his waist knife and ran quickly under the bridge, and his companions quickly followed.

Sure enough, a wet man had just crawled out of the water under the bridge. Li Yacha drew his knife in his hand and shouted: "Who is this person? Stand still and don't move!"

As expected, the man was motionless. Li Yacha quickly stepped forward, shook his face with a lantern, and couldn't help blurting out: "Why is it you?"

The man was trembling: "Cousin, stop talking, it's hard to say anything!"
Chapter completed!