dream of red mansion

Chapter 367 Little embarrassment

After laughing, Daiyu really forgot the previous depression, and turned to ask Jia Qing: "Second brother, I heard that you also went to Yangzhou when you were young, and it seems that you have lived in Yangzhou for a few years. Where do you live?"

Jia Qing was taken aback, that's right, I have stayed in Jia's mansion for eight or nine years now, and I haven't gone back to the small courtyard I saw for the first time. Today, I just went to take a look at the place where I first came. , So he said: "Why don't I take my sister to have a look?"

"Okay, cough~~"

As soon as Daiyu responded, she suddenly coughed, and Zijuan hurried forward to hand over the embroidered handkerchief.
After two or three breaths, he recovered.Jia Qing saw that Daiyu's face turned redder due to coughing, adding a touch of love and compassion.

He took off his outermost robe and put it on Daiyu.Daiyu said with some reluctance: "No, I'm not cold, if I wear it again, I'll turn into a rice dumpling!"

Jia Qing smiled, in order to protect Daiyu from the wind, Zijuan put on a thick velvet cotton skirt for her before going out, it did look a little "chubby".So he smiled and said: "It's okay, it's just the zongzi, and that's a cute little zongzi, hahaha."

As he spoke, he couldn't help laughing.Zijuan and Qingwen also pursed their lips and smiled.

"You are the zongzi!" Daiyu cursed seemingly angrily, but still accepted Jia Qing's robe.Then he lifted the hem of the skirt and walked back.

Jia Qing cheerfully followed, suddenly, she remembered something, her expression froze, and her steps slowed down.

Qingwen came up from behind and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Well, it's okay, it's okay..."

When they arrived at the place where the carriage stopped, seeing that Daiyu was about to be supported by Zijuan into the carriage, Jia Qing walked over.

Daiyu thought that Jia Qing was coming to hug her again, so she hurriedly said, "Go, I don't need you." As she said that, she was about to step on the stool and get into the car.

"Sister Lin wait a minute."

"Ok?"

Daiyu turned her head, looked at Jia Qing puzzled and said, "What's wrong?"

"Well, sister Lin, look at the sky and it will be noon soon, and it's almost time for lunch. We, or we don't take the carriage at all, just walk over there.

Firstly, I happened to find a better restaurant for a meal on the way, and secondly, walking around more is good for the body, isn't it?You can also let Zijuan and the other country bumpkins take a good look at Yangzhou, don't you think? "

Daiyu didn't doubt that there was him, and her heart was moved as soon as she heard it.Ladies and gentlemen, how can you usually have the opportunity to go shopping directly?Even going out to play is not an easy task, and you have to take a car, and you can't let idlers see your appearance...

"This, I'm afraid it's not very good..."

Daiyu only vaguely knew that this might not be in compliance with the rules, and she couldn't help but want to really take a stroll in the street. Anyway, Jia Qing brought so many people, so she was not afraid of being bumped into by others.But Zijuan had many rules since she was in elementary school, and in Jia's mansion, the ladies in her family would never be allowed to go shopping.At most, she just sat in the carriage and took a look, so she objected hesitantly after hearing Jia Qing's words.

Jia Qing criticized: "Sister Zijuan, you seem to be very smart on weekdays, why don't you get the hang of it? What's wrong with that?

If you want to take the carriage, you can take it. Sister Lin and I will not accompany you! "

Saying that, he stepped forward and pulled Daiyu over, and was going to take her shopping.

Seeing her, Zijuan thought, anyway, there are no elders here today, and even Grandma Wang didn't come out with her... So she threw away that trace of worry, and quickly followed the pace of Jia Qing and others.

In front, Daiyu said to Jia Qing: "Just hang out, why are you so fierce to Zijuan?!"

Jia Qing said speechlessly: "Sister Lin, do you want to protect her like this? Are you going to kiss her or me?"

Daiyu laughed and said, "Of course I kissed Zijuan."

Jia Qing said with a sullen face, "Aren't you afraid that I'll be angry?"

"Don't be afraid... giggling..."

Daiyu only had the experience of going out on the streets when she was very young, and now she realizes it again, so she is naturally very interested.It's just that under the influence of the upbringing of the lady in the boudoir, she is still gentle and quiet, not as open as Qingwen.Qingwen, a girl, ran up and down the street, looking at one thing and touching another, as if Jia Qing and the three were shopping with her.

Because whenever Jia Qing and the others went, someone would come forward to disperse the others.In fact, there is no need to disperse. Although the soldiers of the Jinyi Army are all in casual clothes, they all have a lot of aura, and there are so many people, it is obvious that they are escorting a certain important person. went aside.

Therefore, no one dared to disturb Jia Qing and the others.Even those stall owners on the street only dared to glance at it before moving away. Only a few people asked questions before they dared to stutter and introduce their products...

Although novel, Daiyu is weak after all.After walking like this for less than half an hour, she started not to move much.

"Second brother, where are you?"

What Daiyu asked was where Jia Qing lived before, but she couldn't hold on any longer.

"It's almost there, it's almost here..." Jia Qing swore, without mentioning the place name...

Just before walking to a restaurant, Jia Qing hurriedly said: "Come on, let's go in and have something to eat, just in time to take a rest..."

The three girls naturally did not object, and followed Jia Qing into this relatively grand restaurant.

With so many of them walking in together, the commotion was too great, and the noisy restaurant quickly quieted down.

The waiters in the shop didn't dare to come over to say hello.

The shopkeeper hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile on his face: "Guest officers, please go upstairs, there is still space upstairs..."

Although there were a lot of people coming in, he could tell that all the others were guards, and only the young man in the middle, who was dressed in brocade clothes and magnificent manner, was the real master, so he only said to Jia Qing.

"What upstairs please? If you invite all the other people upstairs first, you can't bear it if you offend my young master and young lady!"

Wang Shun was thinking, Jia Qing was fine, he was very casual, but now Lin Daiyu also came out, he naturally did not dare to take the risk of Lin Daiyu being offended by his diners, after all, in his opinion, Lin Daiyu is even It is disrespectful to be looked at twice by others, but he knows how much Jia Qing cares about Lin Daiyu.

In order to avoid trouble, he felt that the only way to do this was not just to show off his power, but also for the sake of both parties.

It's just that, to others, it sounded a little domineering.

"This is too domineering, and the restaurant is not owned by his family, so why push people away..."

Many people showed dissatisfaction on their faces, and even whispered.

"Wang Shun, don't be reckless."

Stopping Wang Shun's bullying attitude, Jia Qing said with a smile: "Shopkeeper, is there any room above? Look at how many of us there are."

The shopkeeper was originally in trouble, but now he heard that the master, Jia Qing, was so easy-going, he felt relieved.Looking at Jia Qing and his group, after catching a glimpse of Daiyu's daughters, he immediately looked away, and he understood, and quickly said: "Yes, yes, there are still many vacant seats on the second floor. There is also a private room upstairs, I wonder where this master is planning to eat?"

Jia Qing smiled: "Exactly, then please ask the shopkeeper to take us up."

Although Jia Qing didn't care much about these etiquettes, he really didn't want to be disturbed by unrelated people when he was eating with Daiyu.Since there are private rooms, that would be great.

"Good good."

The shopkeeper agreed, stepped forward quickly, and led the way up the stairs.

Jia Qing also immediately went up to protect Daiyu.

After Jia Qing and others went upstairs, the diners in the hall saw that the guards were not only guarding the stairs, they obviously forbade anyone to go up.Moreover, the entrances of other passages were also guarded, and even the gates were guarded, so the food tasted bad all of a sudden.

If it weren't for the politeness of Jia Qing who met just now, they couldn't help but want to run away.

What they didn't know was that when Jia Qing and others first entered the restaurant, Zhao Baihu ordered the soldiers of the Jinyi Army to guard all the places with doors and windows in front of and behind the restaurant...

"Zizi, who are these people, it looks like the emperor is traveling..." This was a sour sarcasm, but I only dared to say it to my companions.

"Shh, keep your voice down, can't you see that they are members of the Jinyi Army! If you don't believe me, look at the knives they wear around their waists..." One person suddenly said.

His companion hastily glanced secretly at those who stood still.Sure enough, although they were all wearing casual clothes and didn't wear their knives outside, they could still see the occasional hilts of the knives through the corners of their clothes.

Those who have seen enough can naturally recognize the special weapon for that person.

"This faction, I'm afraid that Zhan Min from the Jinyi Army Nanzhen Fusi doesn't even have it..."

"Of course, besides, Mr. Zhan Min has extraordinary martial arts skills, so how can he need someone to protect him...

Others are not worthy of Jin Yijun as guards.In my opinion, the young man just now is most likely the imperial envoy who came to our Hangzhou before and dispatched troops to suppress the White Lotus Sect! "

"This?……"

Others generally believe in this inference.

The one who spoke mockingly before was startled, and then said: "A person as noble as him, will he come here to eat like us?"

If such people go out, wouldn't they be greeted by hundreds of officials, and then entertained at a private table?The worst thing is to go to Zuiyuan Building, and it must be cleared in advance...

One person laughed and said: "Didn't you see, besides the imperial envoy, there were two or three women, obviously the imperial envoy brought his sisters out to play, maybe he came in when he was walking here.

Today we are worth it, we can have dinner with the imperial envoy on the first floor, and we can brag about it to our mother-in-law when we go back. "

There will never be fewer smart people. After a while, Jia Qing's identity spread, and there were even well-informed people who even guessed Lin Daiyu's identity.

No wonder, people often say that brothels and restaurants are the easiest places to inquire about news...

……

It is natural for Jia Qing and others to go out and play with ease.However, at the same time, Yangzhou City and the counties under its jurisdiction were not peaceful.The mansions or yamen of seven or eight officials were broken into by ruthless officers and soldiers this morning, and then they could not be distinguished, and the master was taken away...

The Tixue Yamen in Yangzhou City is a relatively spacious place.Here is the place where Zheng Datong temporarily borrowed money from Yangzhou Prefecture, and used it to temporarily handle official affairs.

"Master is not good, master!" A family servant ran in

Zheng Datong, who was in a bad mood, immediately threw the pen in his hand on the table, and scolded outside: "Who is wrong? If you don't understand, I'll take your skin off!"

"Outside, news came from outside that Mr. He, Mr. Cheng and Mr. Li were all captured by the Jinyi Army!"

The servant managed to catch his breath and said in a hurry.

"What? When did it happen? Why were you arrested?"

Zheng Datong's complexion immediately changed, and he asked questions one after another!
"It was this morning. As for why, I don't know..."

Although the Jinyi Army of this dynasty is different from the Jinyiwei of the previous dynasty, because there is no imperial prison.However, its function is exactly the same!That is a sharp sword that the emperor hangs on the heads of all the officials, and if they take it away, it is probably more ominous than good luck!
Zheng Datong sat back on the chair in shock.

Among the three people mentioned by the servant, two of them are his deputy.They have all been arrested, how far are they?
The servant obviously thought so too, and hurriedly said: "My lord, let's run away..."

He knew that his master had been involved in corruption and bribery a lot.Now that Jin Yijun has taken action, there is no reason to let his master go.

"Stupid thing! Run? Where are you going?"

After cursing, knowing that it was meaningless, he stopped, and quickly thought about countermeasures in his mind.

"By the way, what's the current situation at the imperial envoy Xingyuan?"

The servant said: "I heard that the imperial envoy went out this morning, but I don't know where to go..."

Zheng Datong thought for a while, stood up and handed a letter to the servant: "You should hurry up and send this letter to Mr. Jinling Zhen. If something happens to me, please save me..."

"Yes, sir."

The servants lead the way.

After walking around the room for a few more times, Zheng Datong stomped his feet, walked out of the room, and said to the people outside: "Hurry up and prepare the car and sedan chair, I will go to the imperial envoy's office immediately..."

……

"Second brother, how long has it been? I can't even walk..."

"It's coming, it's coming..." Jia Qing said with little confidence.Because, he has said this sentence no less than five times today.

Hearing this sentence again, Daiyu stopped leaving immediately, and stood where she was, letting Zijuan support her.His eyes looked suspiciously up and down Jia Qing.

Jia Qing felt guilty.

"Second brother, you can't find a place by yourself, can you?"

Daiyu said suddenly.

"Nonsense, I can't find it?... It's just been a long time, I can't remember clearly... Let's walk again, I can feel it, it's almost here..."

Jia Qing seemed very determined.

Upon hearing this, Daiyu immediately understood, no wonder her legs were sore, and she still couldn't reach the "soon" place!
Qingwen's second daughter also frowned.Zijuan said: "Second Master, if you can't find it, you can ask Wang Shun and the others to ask the way. When we go this way, when can we get there?"

"This, this... you guys, just don't believe me, if I say it's coming soon, it's going to be soon.

It's nice to ask someone, let's go quickly..."

Daiyu suddenly opened Jia Qing's eyes wide, looked at Jia Qing and said, "No way, second brother, you don't even know where you used to live, do you?"

No wonder, he suddenly refused to let us take the carriage, and said that it was to give us a chance to go shopping and exercise. It turned out that he couldn't remember the place at all!No wonder, he kept looking around all the way, so he was scouting the way!
Hmph, it made us travel so far in vain!
"Uh……"

After being told the truth, Jia Qing suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

(End of this chapter)