Chapter 450 Chapter 453
He said it politely, but he was actually interrogating Shen Mu and the two of them.

Shen Mu first laughed to buy time to deal with the questioning, and said in surprise: "Our visit to Chang'an was deliberately kept secret, but why does it look like everyone in Chang'an knows?"

Er Wenhuan said with a smile: "Everything related to Boss Situ has now become a matter that no one cares about. Song Que is so arrogant and domineering, and no one in the Jianghu can see clearly that he persecutes Boss openly. Fortunately, Boss chose If you come to Chang'an correctly, I, Er Wenhuan, dare to slap my chest and guarantee that Chang'an is the only place where Song Que dare not come to play wild."

Xu Ziling answered Yao Luo's question before, and said in a low voice, "To be honest, Lord Furong doesn't want us to see the light, so we sneaked into the city in a firewood cart. I hope the two adults will forgive me."

Er Wenhuan said frankly: "This is no problem, Master Yao will also go through the formalities for the two of you to enter the city. Come! After drinking a cup, we will be brothers."

The four of them drank together.

Shen Mu pretended to be curious and looked at the other guests upstairs, some of them he knew even more, Li Mi, Wang Bodang and Chao Gong sat at two of the tables by mistake, these three people should be regular customers of Fujulou.

Xu Ziling said knowingly: "Isn't that the secret prince of the Wagang Army?"

Er Wenhuan revealed a look of disdain, and said lightly: "Although Wagang is here, the Wagang Army has long since disappeared." Then he laughed and said: "I heard that Boss Situ is very suspicious of people and rarely trusts people. Is it true? ?”

Knowing that he has come to the bottom, Shen Mu aims to find out how much the Taihang Shuangjie can be used for. He nodded and said: "The big boss is really very cautious, and the only person he trusts is our Lord Any. We are escorting you. To tell the truth, we have been born and died for Lord Fu Rong many times, so when Master Fu Rong is in trouble this time, the first thing that comes to mind is our two brothers."

Erwen's eyes glowed with joy, it seemed that what he was thinking in his heart was that he was glad that he didn't make a mistake and helped the wrong person.

Yao Luo said: "I heard that the big boss wants to hire martial arts masters from the local area. The two martial arts are very strong. Why do you need to hire another man? Aren't you afraid that people with ulterior motives will get in?"

Shen Mu said: "We just arrived today. We just met Lord Furong. He said that he was afraid that we might not be able to come here because of something. Of course, there is no such problem now."

Xu Ziling was afraid that he would talk too much, so he said, "However, if we can hire a few reliable people to take charge of patrolling the courtyard, it can lighten our burden. When we come to Chang'an, it would be nice to have some free time to go sightseeing."

Yao Luo said with a smile: "Your Excellency is Chang'an Tong, and he is also a frequent visitor to brothels and gambling halls. With him leading the way, I guarantee that the two of you will have a worthwhile trip."

Er Wenhuan patted his chest and said, "Let's just leave it to my younger brother, don't let the adults be in front of the adults! In the future, we will be like brothers, so let's play more happily."

Shen Mu's heart moved, and he said with a sinister smile: "We two don't have any hobbies, at most we just gamble in our free time, but unfortunately we have heavy responsibilities now, so we have no choice but to quit this hobby."

Er Wenhuan's eyes lit up immediately, and he lowered his voice and pretended to be mysterious and said: "Who would know if you have to bet on two hands, as long as I, Er Wenhuan arranges, Baobao will never let the slightest rumor reach Boss Situ's ears. Leaving such trivial matters on my shoulders will ensure that the two of you will get over your gambling addiction."

Xu Ziling secretly praised Shen Mu, and in one sentence, Er Wenhuan was most likely to have a "relationship" with Chi Shengchun.Now it is clear that Er Wenhuan will use all means to control them, including enticing, luring, intimidating and even setting up a trap.Only through their pair of "Taihang Twin Heroes" can the Xiang family get accurate information about Situ Furong.

Yao Luo said solemnly: "I don't know how we hit it off with the two of you. This may be a kind of fate. Brother Cai and Brother Kuang don't blame me for being so shallow and deep."

Xu Ziling nodded and said: "We are very attached to the two adults, and we are a little flattered, please give me some advice from Master Yao."

This time it was Shen Mu's turn to praise secretly, Xu Ziling's move was called "to be flattered first", implying that he was an old Jianghu, and he was not unsuspecting of Yao Luoshu's condescension to curry favor with the two.

Er Wenhuan was about to speak, when a city guard climbed upstairs and walked straight towards their table, immediately attracting the attention of all the guests on the third floor, and moved to the table where Shen Mu and others were sitting.

Xu Ziling and Shen Mu applauded in their hearts, such an appearance can relieve people's doubts, and they will not associate their "Two Heroes of the Taihang" with Shen Mu and Xu Ziling; it is because they are accompanied by Er Wenhuan, Li Jiancheng's confidant of Lin Jun , and everyone in Chang'an thought that they, Shen Mu, were still in Cijian.

The city guard went straight to the table, first saluted Er Wenhuan and Yao Luo, and then bowed his head to Yao Luo's ear and whispered, Xu Ziling and Shen Mu were afraid that they would be eavesdropped by sharp eyes like Li Mi and Chao Gongcuo, so they had no choice but to Miss this secret word delivered to your door.

The city guard saluted and left, and the atmosphere upstairs returned to its original state.

Er Wenhuan said: "If it's inconvenient to say something, don't say it."

Yao Luo smiled wryly and said, "It's not convenient to talk about it. It's not the trouble of the short-lived ghost. We detained the so-called 'Cao San' at the gate of the city who wanted to make a fortune, and now there are thirteen of them. I spent the whole afternoon trying to tell if it was real or not, and this short-lived ghost really did a lot of harm."

Er Wenhuan laughed dumbly: "If Cao San is so easy to be caught by those mediocre hands, he must not be Cao San. You don't need to look to know it's a fake."

Shen Mu pretended to be ignorant, and asked.

After explaining, Er Wenhuan said: "Brother Yao is the head of the city guards. There was a very sensational theft case in Chang'an City, so he must be busy!"

Yao Luo sighed: "I only hate that I'm not the real leader. The real leader is Lord Chengcheng. My younger brother is at most an errand runner. Of course I'll be responsible for running around. If the **** Cao Sanzhen falls into my hands, I will Teach him that he can't live, and he can't die."

Shen Mu put on a "greedy" grin, and said: "I heard that 'Short-lived' Cao San has stolen countless treasures over the years, if he is really caught, brother Yao can take a lot of money from him!"

Seeing his "greedy appearance", Er Wenhuan understood him, smiled and said, "Brother Cai and Brother Kuang are working for Boss Situ this time, so they should be well paid, right?"

Xu Ziling nodded and said: "It's pretty good, it's quite generous for our Lord Fu Rong."

Shen Mu sighed, "I hope it's enough to pay off the gambling debts I owe!"

Er Wenhuan lowered his voice and said, "I heard that Master Furong likes to gamble in his spare time. Is it true?"

Shen Muxin called out, and replied indifferently: "Master Furong doesn't gamble, you are free. He gambles big and hard, but he never enters the casino, and only gambles with people he knows."

Xu Ziling didn't want to get involved with these two people any longer, and he wanted to leave under the pretext of working for Situ Furong, but Er Wenhuan insisted on being their tour guide in Chang'an, and made an appointment for a time and place to meet at night, and he was willing to let the two go.

Er Wenhuan thought it was the "Two Heroes of Taihang" who took the bait, but only Shen Mu and Xu Ziling knew who was really caught.

When they arrived at Beiyuan, Du Fuwei had already left, leaving only a secret note, and asked Xu Ziling to meet at the same place at dusk.

The two had no choice but to go back "home" to see if Song Shidao had any good news.But in order to clear people's doubts, they deliberately went to Rongda's prison for a while.

Shen Mu walked slowly on the street with Xu Ziling's shoulders on his shoulders. With the status of "Twin Heroes of Taihang", he was of course more airy than before.

Xu Ziling said, "Do you feel like you're being followed and watched?"

Shen Mu smiled and said, "I should be the one asking you this question."

Xu Ziling said: "I just want to confirm my feeling. Since we left Fuju Building, someone has been following us from afar, and the way of following us is quite clever, not ordinary mediocrity."

Shen Mu nodded and said: "I have a feeling too. It's a pity that we are Lao Cai and Lao Kuang now, otherwise there will be a bloody anti-stalking, and the other party will be picked out and beaten, and forced to ask clearly, ha!"

Xu Ziling said with a smile: "Old Cai Lao Kuang has Lao Cai Lao Kuang's method, for example, if we place an order, will the other party take other actions?"

Shen Mu frowned and said, "The stalker might be Er Wenhuan, let's see where we go, why bother with them!"

Xu Ziling said: "Okay, let's talk when we go back."

The two entered Situ Furong's temporary apartment from the main entrance for the first time. Lei Jiu pointed to open the door and led them aside, saying, "The boss is still seeing guests."

Shen Mu and Xu Ziling had seen the carriage and servants waiting in the square in the front yard earlier, and Xiao Yu's subordinates were looking at them with burning eyes.

Lei Jiu pointed: "Follow me!"

The two of them followed him around the lobby and walked towards the inner courtyard from the side passage. Shen Mu asked in surprise, "Is Xiao Yu late? Why hasn't he left yet?"

Lei Jiuzhi said hesitantly: "He is not late, of course it will take more time to verify the ancient paintings."

The two lost their voices: "What?"

Lei Jiuzhi stopped at the middle garden, and said with a smile, "Aren't we puzzled by the visit of an upstart like Xiao Yu by a senior minister of the Tang Dynasty? Now that the riddle has finally been revealed, it is not us that Xiao Yu wants to see. Mr. Fu Rong, but our antiquities connoisseur Shen Wenjiang, Mr. Shen. Lao Xiao brought four or five volumes of ancient paintings, and made it clear that he was testing Mr. Shen's kung fu. Some of them were real, some were fake, and some It's a fake painting copied, fortunately, the one who pretends to be Mr. Shen may be Mr. Song who is more practical than Mr. Shen, otherwise we will fall home this time."

Shen Mu and Xu Ziling looked at each other in dismay when they heard this, with a strange feeling in their hearts.

Shen Mu scratched his head and said: "It's a coincidence again, Chang'an has just been full of storms due to "The Picture of Cold Forest and Qingyuan", but Xiao Yu came to test Master Shen's eyesight for distinguishing ancient paintings. Did Lao Xiao say that his paintings are from Where did it come from?"

Lei Jiu pointed: "He didn't say anything, but we didn't dare to ask. You go to the inner hall first, and I have to do errands to pour tea and water."

The two sat down in the inner hall, Shen Mu patted the table and said: "I dare to take all my belongings out and gamble on the shop, that batch of paintings must have been brought by Li Yuan and Xiao Yu, when it is confirmed that Shen Wenjiang is indeed a master-level connoisseur , Li Yuan will invite Master Shen into the palace to appreciate another batch of famous paintings."

Xu Ziling's eyes sparkled, and he said slowly word by word: "It's another priceless ancient painting."

Shen Mu said in shock: "Isn't it like this?"

Xu Ziling looked at him, and said with a dumb smile: "This is called Yilitong, Wanliming. Damn, he almost went astray, but fortunately, it's not too late to make up for it. It's not that we couldn't figure out why Yin Zuwen wanted to steal Chi Shengchun. Is it "The Picture of Cold Forest and Qingyuan"? Of course I can't figure it out, because the person who stole it is not Yin Zuwen at all, but Li Yuan, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty and the leader of the Li Clan. He is willing to be a thief in order to please his beloved concubine."

The wrinkles on Shen Mu's brows eased one by one, and he said with a belly laugh: "It's really unexpected, that is to say, there must be a secret passage leading to the imperial city on the opposite street under Yin Zuwen's strange small building, for Li Yuan to secretly enter and exit. .Whether we enter the palace and steal the painting back, it will be very thrilling and interesting."

Xu Ziling said, "Interesting? Tell me, would you rather Baohua stay with Li Yuan, or let Hou Boy hide the stolen goods in a sentimental den?"

Shen Mu said in embarrassment: "Boy Ling's Ci is comparable to Lao Li, the younger brother's destined nemesis Li Shimin." Changing the subject, he said, "I don't know how long I have to wait, because I really want to know when Master Song met the beauty. result."

At this time Song Shidao came alone, sat down calmly, and still did not speak, Shen Mu smiled and said: "Among the paintings brought by Lao Xiao, is there at least one fake Zhan Ziqian's work?"

Song Shidao was stunned and said: "It's not one picture, but two pictures, how can you guess, and both paintings are counterfeit works of masters in this Taoism." Then he was startled and said: "The picture of the cold forest and Qingyuan?"

The two nodded with a smile.

Song Shidao gasped and said, "The one who stole the painting would be Li Yuan."

Xu Ziling said: "This is the only and most reasonable explanation. Every imperial palace must have a secret way of escape. It can be used for secret entry and exit when there is no need to escape. The exit is in a secluded place in Yin Zuwen's mansion trusted by Li Yuan, so the small building is elegantly arranged. , the bedroom is on the lower floor instead of the upper floor, but there is no sign of people living there. Because the bed is the entrance to the secret passage, as long as the bed is moved away, the exit can be found. Little Hou Yin and I never thought about this possibility, carelessness I just ignored it."

Song Shidao nodded and said, "Only Li Yuan's skill can snatch the precious painting from Chi Shengchun's hands."

Shen Mu's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly: "Let's go through the secret passage tonight to see where it leads? If the other entrance is in Li Yuan's bedroom, maybe we can assassinate Li Yuan, and the siege of Luoyang will be solved by itself. The Tang Dynasty will fall into a situation of civil war."

Xu Ziling said displeased: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Shen Mu smiled apologetically: "I just said it for fun, you don't know how miserably I was bullied by Li Xiaozi."

Song Shidao said: "If anything happens to Li Yuan, Chang'an will be in chaos, and our plan to deal with Chi Shengchun will not be carried out."

Shen Mu said embarrassingly: "I'm really talking nonsense, ha! How is Second Brother Song seeing Shangmei?"

Song Shidao said: "I didn't dare to mention you at all, I just chatted with her for the whole hour, because she knew why I went to her, and I knew that if I mentioned you, I would throw her out of the door. "

The two looked at each other, speechless.

Song Shidao's eyes sparkled differently, and he said softly: "Shang Xiuxun is a very tasteful and unique woman, but she is very lonely, full of thoughts and nowhere to talk, and has developed a character of solitary and self-admiring. People with this kind of temperament One day I believe that something is correct, and it is definitely not something that can be changed by a few words or your so-called explanations. I have failed once in the matter of Junqiang. Interesting experiences and experiences, first strive for her friendship and goodwill, and only after she has a certain amount of trust and understanding in me can I mention you to her."

The two thought of his ability to write a book on a piece of tea, of course they would not doubt that he could make people who value the quality of life listen with gusto, like a spring breeze.

Song Shidao smiled and said: "Don't worry, this matter is on me. I made an appointment with her to meet again tomorrow, and I will go to the two cities of Chang'an to see if there are any suitable gifts for tomorrow's meeting letter. "

Xu Ziling and Shen Mu looked at me with unexpected joy in their hearts. All along, they couldn't help worrying that the infatuated Song Shidao would return to the small valley where Fu Junmai slept peacefully. His admiration and interest in another woman besides Fu Junmao.Song Shidao may think that he is only doing things for the two of them, but in the process of winning Shang Xiuxun's favor, he will discover many touching things about Shang Xiuxun.Moreover, the two are both from a well-known aristocratic family that pays attention to everything, so they will be closer and resonate with each other than Song Shidao and Fu Junmao.

As if he couldn't see their expressions, Song Shidao stared at the sun-dyed glow in the west, and said, "Just buy a first-class fragrant cloth from Persia dyed with tulip patterns! Wearing it on her will definitely Very beautiful."

Lei Jiuzhi and Ren Jun came, the latter was excited and confident because of his success in pretending to be Situ Furong for the first time.

Shen Mu revealed that Li Yuan was the one who stole the painting, and explained in detail how Er Wenhuan had enlisted them, saying: "Everything is going well now, so we have to be more careful."

Lei Jiu pointed out: "We all rely on Brother Song playing the role of Shen Wenjiang, who can tell at a glance which one is a fake Zhan Ziqian's work, and can also infer who copied it. According to my opinion, the real Shen Wenjiang doesn't have this ability. "

Song Shidao said modestly: "I just happened to be right. Firstly, because Han's family has Zhan Ziqian's original "Outing in Spring", and secondly, Dong is Dong Boren, and Zhan is Zhan Ziqian. He and I are all friends." People from the south are naturally more familiar with and close to him. Although Zhan Ziqian is famous for his figure paintings, his greatest achievement is landscape paintings. Before him, landscapes were only the background of figure paintings. It becomes an embellishment. It is said that "Cold Forest and Qingyuan" is a work of pure landscape, so it is of great significance in the history of painting. If it is indeed an authentic work, it is well-deserved to be called a rare treasure."

Shen Mu nodded and said, "No wonder Li Yuan took this painting and dedicated it to Beauty Zhang."

Lei Jiu said with a strange smile: "Maybe Shen Ye will enter the palace tomorrow, it's a pity that you didn't see the situation just now, every time Shen Ye said a word, Lao Xiao would nod his head, and when he returned, he would promise Enduring the pain in my neck, I reported to Li Yuan about Master Shen's great vision."

Song Shidao laughed and said, "Brother Lei is really exaggerating."

Ren Jun couldn't help but said, "What should I do next?"

Xu Ziling said: "We have to wait patiently. The two of us will hang out with Erwen Huan as Taihang Shuangjie. After we have a clear grasp of the whole situation, we will decide on the next move."

Shen Mu said: "Things should be carried out in a two-pronged manner. First, we ask Mr. Yi to go out in person to warn the 'big fairy' Hoover, pointing out that Chi Shengchun is very likely to have something to do with the Baling Gang and Xianggui, and ask him to try to find an excuse to delay Chi Shengchun's death." Forced marriage."

Xu Ziling said: "Aren't you doing too much? It's because Hoover told Chi Shengchun early on that he would not agree to the marriage unless there is "The Picture of Cold Forest and Qingyuan" in the betrothal gift."

(End of this chapter)

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