Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 557: Nowhere to be found after wearing iron shoes

Early in the morning, as soon as the rooster crowed for the first time, Luxi opened his eyes.

Her eyes were clear, without the blurriness of just waking up.

If you have something to look forward to, even a sleepy child will wake up on time or even early without an alarm clock.

From today on, I am a little woman.

Thinking of this, Lu Xi felt sweet in her heart. She kissed Yang Yuan lightly on the chest and then quietly got up from the bed.

She put on her underdress first, then shyly folded the white silk dyed with plum blossoms, carefully hid it in the box, and then went to put on her makeup.

Because she was afraid of disturbing Yang Yuan's rest, she didn't even turn on the light. In the faint morning light, she fixed her hair in front of the mirror.

A bride had just put up her hair when Yang Yuan appeared behind her.

Yang Yuan moved his face closer to Lu Xi's face.

She looked at him in the mirror, her eyes full of smiles.

He looked at her in the mirror with affection.

The golden hairpin in Luxi's hand was passed to Yang Yuan's hand, and then to Luxi's head.

Yang Yuan turned his head and gently kissed her tender cheek.

Lu Xi's eyes flickered slightly, her tender face blushed quietly, and she turned her eyes away, saying coquettishly: "Second brother has no shame, how can you be naked."

Yang Yuan chuckled in her ear and said, "It's okay once you get used to it."

Lu Xi spat lightly, and Yang Yuan's fingers hooked her chin, turned her little face around, and kissed her cherry lips...

Because of the harassment from this lazy guy, Lu Xi took much longer than usual to get dressed, but Yang Yuan had already made her cheeks flushed and her eyes watery.

She helped her husband get dressed personally. When they finished and walked out of the room, Alihu and Ata had been waiting outside for a long time.

The housekeeper gathered all the male and female servants in the mansion and had them go to the main hall in batches to pay their respects to the mistress.

Yang Yuan and Lu Xi sat side by side. Servants came and went in waves. The red envelopes in Alihu and Ata's trays disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.

When all the servants in the Yang Mansion had seen the mistress, received the red envelopes and left, when Alihu and Ata were about to leave with the trays, Luxi suddenly said, "Wait a minute."

Two extremely generous red envelopes were handed out from Lu Xi's sleeves.

Alihu and Ata were surprised and delighted, and hurriedly thanked him.

Lu Xi smiled and said, "You two came from the Northern Country, you have no relatives or friends, so you should stay with me from now on."

When Alihu heard this, he was overjoyed. He thought the mistress of the house wanted to take him in as a maid.

Alihu knelt down on the ground with a "thump". Seeing little Ata still standing there in a daze, he quickly tugged at the corner of her clothes.

Ata finally reacted and quickly knelt down to thank the mistress.

Lu Xi said amiably: "Our customs in the Central Plains are different from those in the North, you don't have to kneel down at every turn.

From now on, when you are by my side, just do your best and don’t be too cautious.”

Yang Yuan glanced at Lu Xi with a smile. Lu Xi's training was not in vain. She already had the qualities of a mature lady.

……

After breakfast, several female soldiers living in Nianhua Cottage came to Yingge's residence.

Yingge is tall, with long legs and a thin waist. She doesn't look pregnant at all. Although her belly is slightly bulging, it is not very obvious when she puts on clothes.

These days, Bingxin, Yuchan and Danniang like to come to her whenever they have time, probably because they want to get some of her "pregnancy aura".

When a group of women get together, they are unrestrained and dare to talk about any topic and any extent.

Xue Bingxin stretched lazily and said teasingly, "I'm afraid Luxi didn't get up as early as us today.

"Little Lian's delicate body was lying on the ground at night. It was reported that Master Yang had entered Luxi. I'm afraid she is now naked and leading a sheep, begging for mercy from the general."

Leng Yuchan patted her round breasts crisply and said angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about? Miss Bei'er is here."

Emmanuelle Belle blushed and said, "We are all women, it's okay."

Dan Niang smiled at Belle meaningfully, and Belle lowered her blue eyes in embarrassment.

As Bingxin, Yuchan and Danniang are about to enter the Yang family, and Yang Yuan brings back Yingge from the North, Bei'er, whose mentality is quietly changing, begins to feel a sense of crisis.

Since she sensed the crisis, she had to create an opportunity to launch an attack!
The spirit of chivalry is to be pioneering and enterprising.

Offense is the best defense.

Anyway, she can have as many indulgences as she wants, indulgences with all attributes!

The female knights of the Holy Rose who were on the Eastern Expedition began to prepare their troops and planned to capture Yang Yuan's mountain by any means necessary.

Qingtang stood aside, covering his mouth and laughing.

She felt that this poem was quite appropriate. She had been waiting for a long time, and had been thinking about preparing food and drink to welcome the king's teacher. She didn't know whether the king's teacher would come on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month..."

……

General Wang rode back to the palace at full speed.

He and Jin Yuzhen have returned to the Wang family's ancestral home in Naju.

Ever since he reached a gentleman's agreement with Jin Yuzhen that they would not interfere with each other except for the status of husband and wife to deal with the needs of both families, Wang Shuai's "husband's authority was greatly strengthened."

He brought all nineteen concubines back home.

This surprised the Wang family members who had always laughed at him behind his back for being henpecked.

In the past, Wang Shuai never dared to set foot in the entertainment venues, but now he is often the one who organizes the parties.

Wang Shuai was already handsome and unrestrained, and he also had a lot of money from maritime trade, so he became famous in Luozhou for a while.

The rumor that Wang Shuai had been bullied by his wife, Mrs. Jin, was immediately refuted.

Wang Shuai, who has been completely free, has not stayed at home for eight days out of ten. How can domestic flowers be as fragrant as wild flowers?

Today, Jin Yuzhen suddenly asked her maid to come to him. Wang Shuai thought that the fear that had been suppressed by Jin Yuzhen had returned.

He hurriedly left the beauty in his arms and rode home at full speed.

"Madam, madam, you...you...are you feeling unwell?"

As Wang Shuai hurried into the room, he saw Jin Yuzhen sitting at the table.

There was a folded silk handkerchief on the table, and Jin Yuzhen's wrist was resting on it.

Opposite the desk was an old doctor with flowing white beard, who was placing two fingers on Jin Yuzhen's wrist and taking her pulse with his eyes closed.

Seeing this situation, Wang Shuai quickly stood up, held his breath and waited.

After a while, the old doctor opened his eyes and said to Jin Yuzhen, "Madam, the diagnosis you asked someone to do before was not wrong. I also got the same result when I diagnosed you."

Jin Yuzhen smiled as brightly as a flower and said softly, "Thank you for your help, old sir. Lingzhi, send the sir out and give him a generous reward!"

The old doctor stood up, put on his medicine box, bowed to Wang Shuai, and said with a mysterious smile: "Master Wang, congratulations, congratulations, hehe..."

The old doctor stroked his beard and followed the maid Lingzhi out.

Wang Shuai glanced at his back in confusion, then looked at Jin Yuzhen in confusion.

Jin Yuzhen smiled and said, "I'm pregnant."

Wang Shuai was startled and waved his hands hastily, "It has nothing to do with me."

"Nonsense! What does this have to do with you?"

Jin Yuzhen rolled his eyes at him, and Wang Shuai immediately shrank like a quail.

Jin Yuzhen stood up excitedly, and suddenly realized that she was pregnant. She slowed down her movements and touched her belly with a happy look on her face.

She glanced at Wang Shuai and said, "Well, I'm pregnant. Should you report this to Master Wang?"

Wang Shuai suddenly realized and responded, "Ah, yes, yes, the elders at home must be informed."

Jin Yuzhen added: "After the New Year, I will go back to my parents' home to take care of my baby.

You should also tell the adults at home about this."

"Ok, no problem!"

Wang Shuai readily agreed, and then asked cautiously, "Do you want me to accompany you back to the Jin family?"

Jin Yuzhen asked, "What are you going to do? Are you not going to do business? Are you planning to hand over the Wang family's Yalu River trade line to someone else?"

"Ah, yes, yes!"

Wang Shuai happily agreed and said considerately:

“If Madam wants to go to Lin’an to relax, it’s best to go in the spring.

Although there are favorable winds in winter, the waves are strong, so it is bumpy. "

……

In the afternoon, Uncle Gou came to the Yang family.

Yang Yuan was a newlywed, so of course he wouldn't be so tactless as to come here so early in the morning.

"Uncle Gou, are you saying that Li Qiaoer Bookstore has that kind of ink?"

Yang Yuan brought a cup of hot tea to Uncle Gou and sat down on the other side of the coffee table.

Uncle Gou nodded and said, "Yes, I searched the house, including the backyard where we lived, but I didn't find any secret passages or cellars.

The front house of the bookstore is the workshop used for printing books. In addition, there are three storefronts where books are sold.

There are three rooms in the Li family workshop. They were still printing last night, with about a dozen workers.

I looked carefully and found that it was where the Lin'an tabloid was printed. It was unlikely to be used for such secret things.

Later, I found the ink that could be used to print Huizi and Jiaozi in a remote room of the workshop. "

Uncle Gou took out a small porcelain bottle from his bosom and handed it to Yang Yuan, saying, "There are two barrels in total, each barrel is about 20 kilograms. I only took a little sample back."

Yang Yuan took the porcelain bottle and asked, "Did you find any copper plates or banknotes?"

Uncle Lao Gou shook his head and said, "Neither."

After hearing this, Yang Yuan couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

There are no copper plates and banknotes. Is it because they haven’t been discovered, or have they not been delivered to Li Qiaoer’s bookstore yet?
Or maybe Li Qiaoer Bookstore was not the place where the fake notes were ultimately printed?
Yang Yuan thought for a moment, then asked, "Is there any unusual movement from Kou Heiyi's side?"

Uncle Gou shook his head and said, "No, he was on duty at the yamen, and when he was off duty, he went out to have fun. He was a playboy.

So far, no strange behavior has been observed on his part.

This man is handsome and elegant, and is very popular among the brothels.

But although he has many lovers, the only one he often visits is Miss Shui Fu from Cui Yu Tower in Datong Lane."

Yang Yuan asked: "What is the origin of this Shui Fu?"

Uncle Gou smiled intriguingly and said, "It is said that she is from Gongzhou (Chongqing).

However, the madam who bought her into Cuiyulou died of illness in the spring of the year before last.

No one knows the specific origin of Shui Fu.

Unless... we arrest her and torture her severely."

Yang Yuan shook his head and said, "No, we can't alert the enemy."

Old Uncle Gou said, "That's what I meant. This Shui Fu is the most popular prostitute in Cuiyulou.

At the beginning of the year, the twelve most beautiful women in Lin'an were publicly selected, and she was one of them.

There are many celebrities, wealthy people, and dignitaries in Lin'an, all of whom are her lovers. "Yang Yuan smiled lightly and said, "List her and Kou Heiyi as the most important people to be monitored."

Old Uncle Gou smiled and said, "That's fine, but in this case, I will have to ask your old father-in-law to take action.

I'm afraid she will notice me if I'm just an ordinary person."

Yang Yuan said happily: "If my father-in-law takes action, I will naturally feel at ease."

Uncle Gou smiled and said, "Okay, I'll go and let him know in a minute, so that the old man won't have anything to do. Once his daughter gets married, he'll be too idle to do anything."

In fact, Old Man Song’s mood is much better now. What he is worried about now has nothing to do with his daughter, but with Fei Yuye.

My daughter is already married, but Miss Yuye hasn't come to claim her godfather yet. Doesn't she want to marry into the Yang family?

However, if he did nothing, Old Man Song would feel that he was letting down his old boss's entrustment of his child.

After Song Luxi was canonized as the Princess of the Song Dynasty, Old Man Song no longer worried that anyone would challenge his daughter's status.

In this situation, he no longer had any fear towards Fei Yuye.

However, Fei Yuye refused to come to his house, and he could do nothing about it. He couldn't take the initiative to go to her house and claim her as his goddaughter, right?
While Old Man Song was full of worries, his "heartless" beloved daughter was smiling happily in the Yang family's underground palace.

She, Alihu and Ata, were sorting out the gifts they had received in the Yang family's underground palace.

Even though she has seen the world now, she still smiles when she looks at the gold, pearls, jade, corals, agates, and famous paintings and calligraphy.

Good things should be brought into your own home, because then they belong to you.

……

Yang Leifeng woke up from his gentle embrace early in the morning.

He has developed the habit of getting up early every morning to be on duty at the "huiziwu" office. When he sleeps outside, he wakes up especially early.

I opened my eyes and saw that it was just daybreak. I could hear roosters crowing in the distance. It seemed... still early.

Because Yang Leifeng has a fierce wife at home, it is not easy for him to see his charming mistress.

Now that there was still time, Yang Leifeng couldn't help but press on the sleeping Li Qiaoer again.

The two fought fiercely again, and only killed Li Qiaoer so badly that she was completely stripped of her armor and limp as a pulp, with even her little finger unable to move. Only then did Yang Leifeng stand up triumphantly.

Seeing all this trouble and it was getting late, he didn't even have breakfast and hurried to the "Xingzai Huiziwu".

The fire in Huiziwu had just happened not long ago, and he didn't dare to be late at this time, for fear of being caught.

As soon as Yang Leifeng left, Li Qiaoer, who was lying on the couch and "dying", crawled up and was full of energy.

The front house of "Li Qiaoer Bookstore" was already very busy at this time.

Merchants who wholesale Lin'an tabloids to newsboys in every street and alley were queuing up to receive the day's newspapers.

In the backyard, Li Qiaoer was dressing in front of the mirror and lazily asked Xueer, the maidservant who was waiting beside her:

"Did last night's tabloid include the signboard of Liu's Needle Shop?"

Xue'er replied, "My lady has ordered me to do this, so how dare I not take it to heart? I have already told the front desk and changed the notice."

Li Qiaoer smiled charmingly and hummed softly through her nose.

……

In the morning, Kou Heiyi climbed out of the embroidered bed of a famous prostitute in Lin'an.

On the way to the speed room, Kou Heiyi bought a Lin'an tabloid from a newsboy.

He has always had the habit of reading tabloids.

In fact, few officials, especially those like him who have access to more confidential information, read tabloids.

Because tabloids are full of groundless, half-true and half-false rumors, they have to be interesting, and a lot of the content is particularly outrageous.

With his identity, the secrets he can obtain are much more reliable than those of the Lin'an tabloids.

When we arrived at the Chanzi Room of the Machine Room, as soon as we sat down, the waiter brought us tea.

Kou Heiyi crossed his legs and spread out the tabloid.

After casually scanning the contents of the tabloid, he found a picture of a "white rabbit pounding medicine" in an inconspicuous corner of the newspaper.

There is another line of text next to it, which reads "Lin'an Liu's, Kung Fu Needle Shop, after thousands of hammerings, the iron pestle becomes a needle."

There are often some business advertisements in inconspicuous positions on tabloids.

This advertisement is naturally an advertisement for the Liujia Needlework Shop in Lin'an.

Kou Heiyi looked at it and couldn't help but smile slightly.

This advertisement is a real advertisement, but it is also a signal of the affair that Li Qiaoer and he agreed upon.

Yang Leifeng went to the bookstore last night, and Li Qiaoer knew that he would not be able to find an excuse to come back for at least seven or eight days.

So, while Li Qiao'er was serving Mr. Yang tenderly, she signaled her maid to put up an advertisement for Liu's Needle Shop in the workshop in front so that her lover could see it.

"I haven't seen this little goblin for some time."

Kou Heiyi stroked his chin and thought for a while: "I am going to find a way to warn Yang Yuan tonight, so I might as well stop by the bookstore.

I still have to give her some sweetness, otherwise how can I make her willing to work for me?"

……

As soon as Luo Cheng'an arrived in Lin'an, he met a group of friends who were also his childhood friends in Tokyo.

Frankly speaking, if he wasn't on a secret mission, he could really let go of his burdens and enjoy the joy of meeting old friends.

But at least now, he had to be careful with his words.

He could not tell his old friends Xiao Qianyue and Han Qianchen that he had been used by Ren Dejing, the prime minister of Western Xia.

Similarly, after being separated for many years and not knowing each other's experiences over the years, Xiao Qianyue and the others would not tell him that she had joined the "Tongzhou Society" and was working for Yang Yuan.

Among these old friends, Xiao Qianyue, Wang Changsheng and Mr. Qu are the ones doing the best now.

Mr. Qu Da wasn't doing very well originally, but that was in the past.

Now, he is not only the most famous storyteller in Lin'an, but also the owner of some shops affiliated with the Yang family business. Naturally, he is also very successful.

Among the brothers, the one who is doing the worst is Han Qianchen, who works as an official in the Privy Council.

Han Qianchen is a marginal figure in the Privy Council, and even the chief official of the office does not remember that he has such a position.

Although he would occasionally take jobs to help people rob graves and find tombs, this business was not well-known and he could not take the job often, so he was inevitably in financial difficulty.

His great ability in geomancy and geography has never been put to good use.

Today, Xiao Qianyue is hosting a banquet for Luo Chengan. Among the other people, Han Qianchen is the one who is most worried.

Because when it was his turn to host a banquet, the expenses would be a heavy burden for him.

Xiao Qianyue took Luo Chengan on a tour of her mansion.

The Xiao family has three courtyards, beautiful wives and concubines, and is a wealthy and respectable family.

After returning to the flower hall and sitting down, Xiao Qianyue smiled and said, "Xiao Anzi, have you only been a traveling doctor these years? Are you still thinking about restoring the glory of the 'Jisi Hall'?"

"why not?"

Luo Chengan asked back: "I have seven or eight old friends who share the same ideals. We moved to Xixia one after another a few years ago."

Han Qianchen asked: "To find the treasure of 'Jisi Hall'?"

Luo Chengan said: "Yes, you are proficient in geomancy, why don't you join us? We just need to find the treasure of 'Jisi Hall'..."

Han Qianchen waved his hand and said, "I am an official of the imperial court. I don't have enough rest time to go to such a far place."

Luo Cheng'an was speechless. If Han Qianchen could fully display his abilities, it would not be difficult for him to become as rich as a country.

Official?

He's acting like a ghost. It's obvious that he doesn't want to join us.

Wang Changsheng sighed, "'Jisi Hall' no longer exists, why do you keep thinking about it?

Brother Cheng'an, with your skills as the pharmacist of the Luo family, as long as you stay in Lin'an, you will become the number one doctor in Lin'an within a year.

Why do you have to travel around the world at such an old age? "

Luo Chengan was silent for a moment, then smiled faintly and said, "Everyone has their own aspirations!"

Among the descendants of "Jisitang", some no longer care about the once extremely powerful "Jisitang", but some people still miss it all the time.

You know, the "Jisi Hall" is certainly a tool supported by the wealthy and powerful families, but isn't this tool itself extremely powerful?
They possess enormous wealth and all kinds of extraordinary people, and they can mobilize enormous power both in the government and in the opposition.

At their most glorious times, they could operate in secret, depose and enthrone emperors, and even change dynasties.

Of course, some people are obsessed with this supreme authority.

Mr. Qu Da said, "That's right. Everyone has their own aspirations. Today we meet again, just like old friends. Let's just reminisce about the past. There's no need to talk about these things anymore."

Xiao Qianyue said: "Not bad, not bad, let's not argue about these unpleasant things.

But, Brother Cheng'an, you moved from Jin to Xixia just to find the treasure, so why are you here in Lin'an again?"

Luo Chengan said: "Ever since the Shangguan family lost the secret key to the treasure, we can't even find where it is, let alone enter the treasure palace.

We moved to Xixia in order to search for treasure nearby, but unfortunately, it is like looking for a needle in a haystack and we have found nothing so far. "

Luo Chengan sighed and said, "Although our old buddies have their own unique skills, these skills may not be able to be used to make money.

After a long time, not to mention finding the treasure, even survival has become a problem."

"I came to Lin'an because I wanted to open a clinic here and make some money.

In addition, I also want to find a young man with good aptitude to be my apprentice."

Luo Chengan smiled bitterly and said, "I, Luo Chengan, have been running around for half my life and have achieved nothing. Now I don't even have an heir.

But the pharmacist legacy cannot be lost, and I should find a successor to inherit it."

Wang Changsheng heard this and said happily: "Open a clinic? It's good to open a clinic. With the miraculous medical skills of your pharmacist Luo family, I'm afraid you won't be able to make a lot of money in this prosperous place."

Han Qianchen said: "Yes, if you want to find a successor for your Medicine Master Sutra, it is right for you to come to Lin'an to look for disciples.

If you want to learn medicine, you must have good knowledge. In Xixia, all the educated people have become officials. Who would be willing to study medicine with you?
Lin'an Prefecture is a place of outstanding people and talents, but not all of them are willing to be officials.

Even if you want to do it, you may not be able to pass the imperial examination. It is still easy for you to find a disciple. "

Mr. Qu Da thought that although Luo Chengan was stubborn and determined to restore the "Jisitang", he might change his mind.

Since he wants to settle down in Lin'an, I have plenty of time to persuade him slowly.

Besides, the Luo family has superb medical skills. Old Song, Old Ji and Xiao Gouzi all have old illnesses and injuries, and maybe Luo Chengan can cure them.

At worst, if we help them take good care of themselves, they can live another 10 to 20 years.

Thinking of this, Mr. Qu Da immediately said with great righteousness: "Leave this matter to me.

I will help you find a place. This clinic is located there, and the people who come and go are all powerful and wealthy. It won't be long before you become famous in Lin'an!"

Luo Chengan pretended to be surprised and asked, "Really?"

Mr. Qu said, "How could I lie to you?

I will help you open a clinic next to the residence of Yang Yuan, the top scholar in the Renmeifang.

All the dignitaries of Lin'an live in that neighborhood."

Luo Chengan was really surprised this time: "You mean... Yang Yuan?"

(End of this chapter)