[Lu Xiaofeng] Temples are not as good as rivers and lakes

Not long after Lu Xiaofeng and Jin Jiuling left, Ye Gucheng also got up and left. He didn't drink, and of course he wasn't a drinking companion.

For a moment, only Hua Manlou and Fang Yu were left in the courtyard.

Fang Yu rested his fingers on the table, tapping the table rhythmically back and forth, making a rattling sound.

Hua Manlou asked, "Brother Yu, why did you think of ordering supper that night?"

"Because I found a way to go out." Fang Yu replied.

Hua Manlou thought for a while, and said, "Is the person who comes to deliver food every day recently yours?"

Fang Yu nodded, "To be precise, he belongs to the Emperor."

Hua Manlou didn't expect that, unconsciously, the emperor's power had gradually infiltrated into the palace, but the people in the palace hadn't noticed it at all.There are many servants in the palace, and I don't know how many of them are from various forces.

"So the Palace really..."

Before Huamanlou could finish speaking, Fang Yu raised a finger and put it on Huamanlou's lips, "Don't worry about these things, I don't want you to wade into this muddy water."

Hua Manlou had no choice but to let go of what he just said, "Are you going to take action again?"

"Not yet." Fang Yu shook his head, "The top priority is to catch the embroidery thief, but I'm more worried about another thing."

"Are you worried about Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuuxue?" Hua Manlou asked.

"Those who know me are the seven children of the Hua family." Fang Yu smiled and sighed again, "After seeing Ye Gucheng's sword today and hearing what he just said, I am even more worried about Ximen Chuuxue. Ximen Although Chuuxue's swordsmanship is superb, she is still younger than Ye Gucheng. If Ye Gucheng insists on fighting Ximen Chuuxue, I'm afraid..." Fang Yu didn't dare to continue talking.

For a moment, Hua Manlou didn't know how to comfort Fang Yu. He knew that Fang Yu and Ximen Chuuxue were friends, and Ximen Chuuxue was also Lu Xiaofeng's friend. From Lu Xiaofeng's constant interruption of Ye Gucheng's topic just now, he could tell that they They didn't want these two people to meet each other, but there was no way to stop the duel between the two top swordsmen.He could only sigh deeply.

That night, Lu Xiaofeng suddenly remembered Xue Binghou who was waiting for him outside Pingnan Palace, and left in a hurry. In the next two days, Jin Jiuling gradually became rare in the palace, and Zhu Xianjun came to Huamanlou and Huaman from time to time. Fang Yu ate together.

One day after lunch, Fang Yu looked at Zhu Xianjun and asked, "Is it rare to see Manager Jin these two days?"

"He is still busy investigating the embroidered thief. Fortunately, there is nothing serious in the palace for the time being, so my father asked Jin Jiuling to concentrate on investigating the case." Zhu Xianjun said.

Fang Yu nodded, "After all, investigating cases is Manager Jin's old profession."

After that, Zhu Xianjun took Hua Manlou and Fang Yu to wander around the palace, and then played chess for a long time.Huamanlou couldn't see him, so Fang Yu read chess to him from the side.

Zhu Xianjun watched Huamanlou and Fang Yu's intimate and very natural communication, and thought of what Jin Jiuling said to him that night. He raised his eyebrows, dropped another hand, and said, "Master Fang and Mr. Hua are very close."

Fang Yu didn't expect Zhu Xianjun to say this suddenly. He looked up at him and said with a smile, "We just became brothers not long ago."

Zhu Xianjun couldn't help being taken aback when he heard Fang Yu speak out about the relationship between the two so frankly.Although Daming can't help being masculine, and there are many people who support male favorites among the rich and powerful, most of them are hiding and covering up, and they definitely won't say it openly like Fang Yu.

Zhu Xianjun thought for a moment, then smiled and said: "Before, I also occasionally heard that Mr. Fang doesn't like women and blues in Beijing. I didn't expect it to be true. I also heard that a few years ago, someone wanted to give someone to Mr. Fang's house. In the end, they were all sent away by the emperor."

"Of course the rumors are false." Fang Yu didn't let Hua Manlou go on, he reached into the chess jar, picked up a chess piece and dropped it, "It just so happens that the person I like is Qitong, that's all."

"Oh? So that's the case." Zhu Xianjun said with a smile, "Master Fang is also a dedicated person."

Fang Yu ignored him, and then played a few chess pieces with Zhu Xianjun.Then he glanced at the chessboard and said calmly: "Your Highness, you have lost this game of chess."

After Zhu Xianjun heard Fang Yu's words, he looked at the chessboard carefully. At this time, the white pieces had occupied most of the chessboard, and the power of the black pieces was torn apart on the chessboard. In just a few words, the chessboard turned into this, Zhu Xianjun His complexion changed again and again.

Fang Yu pulled Hua Manlou to stand up, and said, "It's getting late, so we won't be having dinner with His Highness." After finishing speaking, he left without looking back.

Hearing the sound of footsteps walking away, Zhu Xianjun looked at the chessboard in front of him again. He remembered what Fang Yu said just now. With a sneer, he swung his sleeves and knocked over the chessboard. The chess pieces fell to the ground, "Fang Yu? Who? It is unknown who wins and loses!"

In the evening, Fang Yu returned to his room. Before he entered the room, he realized that there was someone else's aura in his room. He became a little more vigilant, opened the door, walked into the back room, and found Ah Da waiting for him.

"I came just in time, I was just looking for you." Fang Yu said, "Did anyone see you when you came?"

"No, you and Playboy are not here, and the patrol here is a little looser than usual." A Da replied.

"Did you discover anything in the past two days?" Fang Yu asked.

"We found the Snake King that your lord asked to check before, and arranged a few brothers in it. However, our people found a girl in the Snake King's place, and she was locked up by the Snake King." Ada said.

"A girl?" Fang Yu frowned, "When did it happen?"

"After Lu Xiaofeng left the palace, he went to find the Snake King. He stayed there alone with the Snake King for a while and then left. Not long after that, the Snake King asked the people below to deal with the girl, and it happened to be seen by our people. We So I found a death row prisoner to change her face and replace her." Ada said.

"Where is she?" Fang Yu asked.

"It's being arranged at your lord's house now." Ah Da replied.

"You stay here for a while, I'll go back now."

Fang Yu changed into his night clothes, dodged the patrolling guards all the way, arrived in front of the Fang Mansion, opened the door and walked in.

He hasn't been back here for a long time, but because the Fang family has been sending people to take care of it, it hasn't been abandoned.

Fang Yu passed through the simple version of the Sanmao Palace rock formation arranged with rockery at the entrance, and walked through a section of water corridor before arriving at the main hall. At this time, three people had already gathered in the main hall.

The one who was slightly older was Fang's housekeeper, Fang Ming, a middle-aged man with a refined appearance. He walked up to Fang Yu and saluted, "Master Yu."

"Uncle Ming, thank you for your hard work. I have to trouble you to come here so late." Fang Yu bowed back. Fang Ming was about the same age as his father, and Fang Ming's family had been managing the Fang Mansion for a long time. All respect them very much.

"I don't care, but this girl seems to be in a hurry." Fang Ming said to the girl behind him.

Fang Yu looked behind Fang Ming. He didn't expect that Xue Bing was the rescued person.

"Miss Xue?" Fang Yu frowned and looked at Xue Bing, "You were captured by the Snake King, and the Snake King wants to kill you? Isn't the Snake King Lu Xiaofeng's friend?"

Xue Bing breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Fang Yu coming in. She stepped forward, grabbed Fang Yu's sleeve and said, "Brother Fang, Lu Xiaofeng was deceived by the Snake King! The Snake King is misleading him! The Embroidered Thief is definitely not The man with the red shoes! You trust me!"

"Why do you decide that it's not the red shoes? What kind of organization is the red shoes?" Fang Yu asked.

"I...I..." Xue Bing was anxious and worried about whether to tell about the red shoes, her pretty face flushed, and her grip on Fang Yu's sleeve was getting stronger and stronger.

Looking at her like this, Fang Yu knew that there must be a lot of information in it. He raised his eyebrows, pulled Xue Bing's hand away from his sleeve, walked to the chair in the middle of the main hall, sat down, and said calmly: "Miss Xue, if you don't say anything, I can't help you, or Lu Xiaofeng."

"How come, aren't you Lu Xiaofeng's friend?" Xue Bing's eyes widened, watching Fang Yu speak ruthlessly.

"For friends to help, it's out of affection, and not helping is out of duty. Besides, I don't really care about the Embroidery Thief," Fang Yu said.

Xue Bing bit her lips anxiously, looked back and forth between Fang Yu and the ground, finally stomped her feet, and said, "Okay, I'll tell you about the red shoes, but you have to promise me that you must help Lu Xiaofeng, Otherwise I won't say anything."

"Of course." Fang Yu smiled and nodded.