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Volume 1: Investigating Corruption, Living and Dying

At that time, the wind was passing by, carrying a hot and sweet fragrance, making people intoxicated. Turning my eyes to look not far away, I saw a scarlet flag curtain fluttering in the wind, under which were placed two old elm square tables, placed around the square table.

Four old elm benches.

At the root of the wall, the evergreen mulberry trees stretch out against the wall. The old branches are vigorous and the new branches are elegant. The white floral flowers are dotted among the green leaves, which is particularly cute and cute. The flower branches are swaying on the top of the wall, and the vigorous Qiu branches stretch and circle in mid-air, casting a shadow.

The fluffy ink-like shadow casts a shadow on the tables and chairs placed against the wall, making the heat a little less intense.

The flag curtain woke up Du Heng. He leaned forward and got closer to the man. The smile on his face was not concealed at all: "Didn't the master say that he wanted to eat Jiulixiang's steamed buns the day before yesterday? It's already noon, so why don't you go first?

It would be nice to use some rice."

The man followed the scent and saw the three words "Jiuli Xiang" in warm yellow floating in the wind.

The man stretched out his white fingers, pointed at Du Heng's forehead and chuckled: "You, you knew that I was greedy, and you deliberately led me to see that stall, and you just tried your best to prevent me from doing it myself.

Go back soon." He raised his hand and pinched his cheek: "If you eat too much and gain weight, see how I deal with you when I go back."

Du Heng did not smile at all, his eyebrows were solemn and his voice was low: "The world is complicated, but my master is very generous and has the intention to joke around. However, my subordinates are not as lucky as you, so they still have to keep their minds open."

Although the man's eyebrows were cold, his smile was as clear as a spring: "This is the impermanence of life, and there are different fates. Su Zi's fate is to talk nonsense, your fate is to worry, and my fate is to gain weight."

Du Heng curled his lips: "I feel sorry for my master, but my master is so merciless. It's really heartbreaking."

A burst of white mist suddenly rose from the corner of the street, lingering hot in the air. The brown-yellow cages were opened layer by layer, and the mouth-watering aroma of meat mixed with the sweet aroma of gulixiang, which was particularly alluring. The man listened.

Du Heng was still chattering in his ears, but he was thinking about the fragrant aroma not far away. He was a little absent-minded. He just raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, you are good-looking, and your skills are also high. I can't compete with you in beauty."

, I can’t beat you in a fight. Of course, everything you say is right, so I’ll go and ask if you want to eat. If I’m full, I can leave a bite for you.”

Du Heng then smiled: "It's just a mouthful of steamed buns, I don't care about it." He looked up at the sun and said with a smile: "It's almost time for His Highness the Crown Prince to have lunch, so I'm going in a hurry."

, maybe you can still eat something warm in your mouth."

As soon as he finished speaking, the man glanced at him with gleaming eyes, and shook his head with a sigh: "You are really a bad person. Apart from the price of the wild cucumbers and sea food from the official family, there is really nothing worth worrying about."

After saying that, the man walked quickly to the corner of the street without looking back, wiped the square stool table with a handkerchief, sat down under the flag curtain, ordered half a drawer of spring bamboo shoots and diced pork, and half a drawer of shepherd's purse diced steamed buns, and poured a plate of them.

The store's homemade balsamic vinegar and homemade chili oil are so fragrant that people can't help but move their fingers.

Seeing the man enjoying his meal regardless of his appearance, Du Heng smiled knowingly, and then he squeezed through the bustling crowd to the front of the staff department, knocked on the door and handed over a name card. Within a moment, someone greeted him respectfully.

He comes in.

Not long after Du Heng entered, the red door of the official department suddenly opened again, and everyone swarmed up. The man straightened his sleeves, looked around the crowd, and then said loudly: "Is Huang Xuan of Jingzhou here? It is announced that Huang Xuan of Jingzhou has an audience with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar. Today's work report was extremely unusual. It was the prince who came in person. He took a deep breath, settled his mind, faced the envious or jealous eyes of everyone, and stepped into the unknown future step by step. .

The man under the flag curtain was eating delicious food, but out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of a dark shadow, moving in front of him. The man raised his eyes, glanced at the corner of the slightly fluttering two-gold dark pattern cloud brocade robe, lowered his eyes and sighed secretly. It's bad luck. We meet you everywhere in life. It seems that you will have to look through the almanac when you go out from now on. He said in a loud voice: "Shopkeeper, please bring another drawer of tofu skin buns."

The visitor lifted up the hem of his clothes and sat down. The Yun brocade sleeves were rolled with a plume pattern, and his movements seemed like plum blossoms wrapping around his arms. He was particularly light and handsome. Seeing that the man glanced at himself and said nothing, he had no choice but to He smiled naively: "I haven't seen you for a few days, but you have become more and more mature, and you still remember what I like to eat."

The man smiled harmlessly, curled his lips, and seemed to be saying something ordinary: "No, no, it's just that I remember that you have to drink a cup of milkvetch honey water every day, and then mix it with This tofu skin bun is a great tool for diarrhea."

The visitor had just taken a bite of the steaming buns, and was gasping for breath but still reluctant to spit it out. When he heard these words, he puffed out all the way, making him choke and cough again and again. It took him a long time to catch his breath. He grabbed the man's hair tightly, and instead of being angry, he smiled and said: "Shui Luokui, you have no conscience. I saw you eating buns here from afar, and I rushed to help you pay, but you poisoned me instead." I, have your conscience been eaten by rhubarb?"

Luokui shook off Yun Liangjiang's hand, rubbed her slightly loose hair bun that was pulled by him, straightened the emerald beaded hibiscus hairpin that was tilted to her temples, and smiled without saltiness: "Yun Liangjiang, you are My conscience was eaten by the Roaring Sky Dog. I was afraid that if the Marquis saw you and I having a private relationship, he would punish you by kneeling in the ancestral hall. Besides, I have no intention of taking advantage of you. I'll pay for this bun. Oh, I didn’t look at the almanac when I went out, so I wasted a lot of money."

Yun Liangjiang looked at the person carefully up and down, and saw that the light cyan Kesero dress she was wearing had been washed and turned white. The collar and cuffs had rough edges. She had sewn them carefully with silk thread of the same color. Thinking about it, Life was not easy, so he gritted his molar teeth and slapped the table hard. He wanted to shout loudly, but he was afraid of attracting crowds to watch, so he had to restrain himself very hard: "You are rich, that's it, but..." He glanced at the Qiuxiang-colored pouch on the man's waist and smiled slyly: "But do you have any money with you?"

Luokui was slightly startled, and subconsciously touched the pouch at her waist, only to realize that it was already empty. She had just bought so many people on a whim, and spent all her money. Now the pouch is cleaner than her face, where is it? She still had money to eat buns. Thinking of this, she wanted to pick up the sharp knife on the bun shop and chop off the claws that were leaking money. This would be a momentary pleasure in spending money, but she would regret it later. She lowered her eyes slightly, I saw that the steamed stuffed buns in the cage were already eaten, and I couldn't refuse the bill even if I wanted to. I couldn't help but look at Yun Liangjiang opposite, with an embarrassed and flattering smile on his face. Let's put aside all the old and new grudges for the time being. This person in front of me is... The God of Wealth cannot afford to offend.

Yun Liangjiang glanced at her one after another. The more he looked at her, the happier he became. He only smiled and did not care about eating: "Look at your little body. Have you beaten a reckless man or scolded a shrew? How dare you come here?" Eat a king’s meal.”

Luokui glanced at him sideways, snorted coldly with the tip of her nose twisted, and turned her head away.

Yun Liangjiang reluctantly held his hand, and his smile became narrower: "I admire you. I admire you from the bottom of my heart. I will write to Su Zi and tell him that you have a new habit of eating Overlord meals." .”

"Liangjiang, you're twenty-five years old, so it's time to get married." Luo Kui slowly took a bite of the eight-treasure vegetable and said slowly with something in mind.

Luokui glanced at him and added insult to injury: "I remember that Princess Jinhe has been attracted to you for a long time. I have to tell the princes and ask him to choose an auspicious day to propose marriage to the imperial concubine. Yun Liangjiang, from now on you But he is the Prince Consort."

The sunny sky suddenly passed by a dark cloud, and there seemed to be a glimmer of light in the cloud.

The three words "Husband-in-law" have always had boundless magic power, attracting men all over the world to flock to them. Yun Liangjiang was an exception. He had always been the most reluctant to hear these three words. When he heard them, he felt as if he was struck by thunder.

A dim light flashed fiercely in the depths of the clouds, followed by a thunderous thunder. Yun Liangjiang shivered so hard that he almost fell from the bench to the ground.

Having known each other for more than ten years, Luokui naturally knew what Yun Liangjiang was most afraid of and what his weaknesses were. Naturally, she hit him with one blow. She leaned eight feet away from him and said with a malicious smile: "Look, the thunder is all over the sky." I can't bear to see you, this would-be prince-in-law, so I have to stay away from you to prevent you from accidentally hurting me when you are struck by lightning."

Yun Liangjiang gave her a fierce look. Although he knew that Luo Kui was just trying to scare him, he was still frightened without warning. Even his speech was no longer as sharp as before. His face turned pale and he stammered: "No, no." No, please don't, she is so unruly and unreasonable that only those savages in the north can live with her. I don't have the ability. She is willing to marry, but I don't dare to marry her. Please don't harm me."

Luokui smiled, the smile in her eyes was bright: "Are you so afraid of her? But why do I see that she is completely unreasonable to others, but she is as obedient as a cat to you?"

Yun Liangjiang touched his cheek and said with a smug smile: "Of course I am the most handsome man in Yun Chu Kingdom. I am so charming that even a wild cat can be tamed into a domestic cat."

Luokui choked immediately, feeling that all the buns she had just eaten were stuck in her throat, and she would have vomited if she took another bite. She said with a sarcastic smile: "You are so shameless, you deserve to be called the Three Bitch in Qingzhou." The first guest."

Yun Liangjiang had something important in his mind and didn't have time to think deeply about whether the words he just said were nice or unpleasant. He just leaned forward slightly with a serious look on his face: "I wanted to go to my house to find you a few days ago, but I saw you from a distance. There are so many new faces, what's wrong, who have you provoked again?"

Retribution came so quickly. Luokui breathed a sigh of relief. The dark clouds that were still hovering over Yun Liangjiang's head just now turned to fall on him. Now those enemies are becoming more and more arrogant. They see that he is down and out and easy to bully. All the dirty things were brought to the surface. I walked in and out of that street every day, just like a fly found in a half-eaten meal. It made me feel sick whether I could continue to eat it, but I still seemed to be unaware of it. With a smile on his face, he praised the bowl of rice for being really well done.

Luokui felt more and more that she had eaten a little too much. She couldn't bear the food and squinted her eyes like a sleepy cat, but there was a light in her eyes and she sneered: "I have provoked so many people, how can I remember them all?" Come on, there are just some people who care about my money and opened a few more jewelry shops, clothing shops, cloth shops, and snack shops on that street."

When Yun Liangjiang saw that Luokui had almost eaten, he opened his cheeks and ate happily. His lips were covered with oily smell, which was very indecent: "No wonder, no wonder you are so poor that you don't even have the money to eat steamed buns. You are really like this now." It’s so hot.”

Luo Kui raised her eyebrows and said, "I am a hot potato now. Anyone who touches it will be scalded to a layer of blisters. During this great time, instead of inviting Qu Yuanshen to drink, you are going to my place to touch the hot potato." , It’s really strange. If you show your courtesy for nothing, it’s either adultery or theft. You must not have any good intentions.”

Yun Liangjiang really wanted to ask for something, so he came to show his courtesy. When Luo Kui said it so straightforwardly, he couldn't help but be slightly startled and speechless for a moment.

For a long time, Yun Liangjiang finally had a gloomy and ugly face. He calmed down before showing a forced smile: "Of course I have something to ask for. Two things. One thing. Is it true or not that Marquis Xu wants to send Isatis to the palace?" , one thing, Concubine Xu plans to marry Yunhou Mansion, is there such a thing?"

All of these things are true, but there is a layer of window paper between them. You can't hide them. Sooner or later, they will be revealed. In this case, it is better to expose the truth earlier and give the sad people some time to be sad. .

Thinking of this, Luo Kui lowered her eyes slightly to cover up the ripples in her eyes. When she raised her eyes again, it was clear: "There are many people at the moment, so you can come over in the evening and talk about it in detail."

Yun Liangjiang was overjoyed and said: "I will ask someone to send half a sheep over this afternoon. It would be nice to eat mutton in a pot."

Luokui glanced at him angrily: "What's going on, I still want to eat. If you eat mutton on a hot day, you won't be afraid of getting angry."
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