outside the imperial city

"Oh?" Jing Lingshuo raised his eyebrows.

Jing Yanshuo was born with a kind of unruly in his bones.Although he is not used to lingering in smoke and willows, this Ruifeng gave off a bit of coquettishness for no reason.Yao Fanglan watched in amazement.

"Do you have to add some chaos?" Jing Yanshuo gave him a sideways glance.

"If you're not mistaken," Jing Yanshuo said slowly, "Miss Hongyun is the number one here, right? The number one performer does not sell herself, Ben... Lu can't bear this blessing."

Before he could pull Hongyun's hand away, Yao Fanglan immediately moved up to him, almost jumping on the girl. "You can't bear it, but I can bear it. Miss Liu, would you like to be with me..."

Both Jing Lishuo and Liu Hongyun had disgusted expressions.Liu Hongyun took a step back and withdrew his hand, while Jing Shuo grabbed Yao Fanglan's back and pulled him away.

"Then we shall take our leave."

When the two of them left the Red Cloud Brothel, Jing Lingshuo let go of his hands and let Yao Zanglan tidy up by himself.His face was covered with dark clouds, and he was about to throw a tantrum, but Yao Fanglan opened the folding fan solemnly, and said leisurely: "My lord, let's find a restaurant and sit down to sort out the information we just got."

Jing Yushuo was very surprised: "Did you just pretend... or did you really want to spend a night in the brothel?"

Yao Fanglan was also very surprised: "I'm just pretending, but the prince can't see it?"

Jing Lingshuo was speechless, but Yao Fanglan thought it was funny: "I didn't show any interest in that Liu girl before, but I showed my courtesy at the end. Don't you think it's awkward?"

That is not why you are constantly changing and unpredictable!Jing Yanshuo sighed, admitting defeat.

"That's great, I was worried that I would show my feet, but I didn't expect that I would even fool the very smart prince." Yao Fanglan waved his folding fan while walking towards the Hanlin Restaurant, "Oh, my lord, How could a clean-minded person like me stay away at night?"

Jing Lingshuo's forehead was twitching, he took a deep breath and said, "Then why did you come here?"

"Ah, this, let's talk about it later." Yao Fanglan opened the folding fan seriously, and wrote "Be careful".

The two found a place facing the street and sat down, and Jing Shuo called the waiter.

"What do you want to order?" Jing Shuo didn't even lift his head, his slender fingers tapped on the table rhythmically.

Yao Fanglan showed an embarrassed smile for the first time: "This... I'll leave it to Wang... you, I don't eat out often, and I've never been to Anliang, how about some dishes you recommend?"

Jing Lishuo had already expected that the task of ordering food would fall on him, so he opened his mouth and said, "Xiao Er, serve me a pot of Xinfeng wine, a plate of crystal meat, a bowl of Longjing bamboo fungus, and a plate of almond tofu. A plate of sweet and sour lotus root. Finally, a lotus roll."

The wine arrived quickly, but the food took some time.Yao Zanglan took a sip and said, "'Your heart is broken with Xinfeng wine, and you can spend thousands of sorrows'. My lord, why do you need to worry so much?"

"It's nothing." Jing Shuo also took a sip, and it was really good, "Okay, tell me about it."

When it comes to business, Yao Fanglan always seems to be a different person.He put down his folding fan and said solemnly: "I said earlier that brothels are a good place to inquire about news. But I didn't choose one at random. the taste of."

"The smell of mountains and fields?" Jing Lingshuo paused while holding the wine glass, "Why didn't I smell anything?"

"Ordinary people can't smell it naturally." Yao Fanglan said this, but without the slightest intention of showing off, she was just stating a fact, "I am familiar with herbal medicine and have a sensitive nose, so the smell of mountains and fields is special to me. It’s familiar, so I can feel it. In a brothel, there is a mountain atmosphere, so there are only two possibilities left.”

"First, there are a lot of people who have traveled in the mountains for a long time to this brothel, and stayed for a long time;" Jing Lingshuo continued, "Second, there are a lot of things from the mountains in the brothel."

"That's right." Yao Fanglan put down his wine glass, "As for going to Miss Liu, it was purely accidental. To inquire about information, just find any girl in a brothel, and you don't need a top card. But, in the process of getting to her room, I But I found something."

"In Miss Liu's house, the smell of grass and trees is stronger. That's why I pretended to pounce on her to make sure that she also has the same aura that is not inferior to the land of smoked willows."

"You are really..." Jing Lishuo hooked the corners of his lips very quickly, "Good job Yao Julan. If you tell me this, aren't you afraid of revealing your truth?"

Yao Fanglan wondered: "My lord, what are you talking about? We are allies now, relying on each other for life, sharing information, knowing the root and the bottom is a matter of course."

After a while, the food ordered was delivered.The first thing to come up is the crystal meat.As the name suggests, the reason why this meat is "crystal" is because of this dish, the meat is red and white, and the upper layer of fat looks almost crystal clear.

Looking at the smooth and crystal clear flesh, Yao Zanglan frowned.

Jing Lishuo just thought it was funny, how old he is, he is still picky eater.He picked up a piece of meat familiarly, shook it in front of Yao Fanglan, and put it in his mouth: "I said, Mr. Yao, this is a good thing. They say don't judge people by their appearance, but the same is true for dishes. Why don't you give it a try? Although I ordered more than this one dish, it’s okay not to eat it, but after passing this village, there is no such shop.”

Yao Fanglan nodded, thinking it made sense.It's a rare time for me to come out. If I don't try everything I can, I'm sorry for my legs.So he stretched out his chopsticks to pick up a small piece of meat, and slowly sent it forward.When the meat reached his mouth, he took a deep breath and let it out again. The martyr sent the meat to his mouth like a martyr, and swallowed it without chewing.

Jing Yanshuo couldn't help but laughed.He seldom smiles, even if he laughs on weekdays, it's just for the occasion.Now that she is smiling so sincerely, Ruifeng's eyes seem to be shining brightly.His lips are thin, and when he doesn't smile, he always makes people feel cold, but when he smiles, he looks cute.Yao Fanglan looked at it, and sighed that this is also a poor person. In the officialdom, he had to hide himself. After a long time, he was afraid that he would lose himself. Thinking of this, his eyes softened involuntarily.

"Have you tasted anything?" Jing Yanshuo stopped laughing and asked.

Yao Fanglan bit her chopsticks, eating too hastily earlier, she really didn't know what it tasted like.But it didn't feel as disgusting as I thought, so I took another piece, and now I ate it slowly.Unexpectedly, this meat is fat but not greasy, the meat is fresh and soft, and the skin is crispy, which can be regarded as an excellent delicacy.After digesting all the meat in his mouth, he smiled with satisfaction: "My lord is indeed the number one King Jinyuan in the world, he is so good at picking food."

With this experience, when the next food was served, Yao Fanglan tried all of them no matter how unpleasant the appearance was, and none of them really disappointed him.

As the saying goes, "Food is the most important thing for the people", even Yao Zanglan, who is very rich in the city, has a sincere and happy light in his eyes when his appetite is greatly satisfied.The two ate happily, commenting on the food from time to time, and talking about the delicious food they ate on a certain day in a certain year, but they also forgot the tricks between you and me, and they got along in a rare harmony.

Just as he was talking, all the candle lights on the street were suddenly lit up.The sparks reflect each other, reflecting the prosperity of Anliang City.

"What's that?" Yao Fanglan asked, pointing to the approaching cavalry.

Jing Lishuo drank the last sip of wine in the flagon, and replied casually: "That is a sideshow that must be held every night on Baihua Street. Every night, a singing girl sits on a horseback to come here. The guests on Baihua Street sang to her, and the guests on Baihua Street presented her flowers or poems."

"It's really unexpected that the Land of Smoky Willows is so elegant." Yao Fanglan shook her head and looked forward.

"Ask the world, what is love, and teach life and death? Flying guests from all over the world, the old wings have a few cold and heat. Joy is fun, parting is bitter, and there are even more idiotic children. You should have words, ten thousand miles of clouds, thousands of mountains Mu Xue, who is the shadow going to? (Note: Quoted from Yuan Haowen's "Moyuer Yanqiu Ci")"

The cavalry of □□ was getting closer and closer, and Yao Fanglan was able to see the face of the singing girl clearly.It was Liu Hongyun who had been molested by him.Dressed in a gorgeous dress, she sat on the leading horse and sang a love song to the gifted scholar who didn't know where she was.Her body was sprinkled with flower petals by the guests watching on both sides, and the horses following her were also stained with the fragrance of the flowers presented.

The smell of the mountains, the fragrance of flowers, and the richness of the powder made Yao Zanglan cough twice.He turned his head to take two breaths of fresh air, and happened to see Jing Lishuo leaning against the railing, his eyes were dark, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

After thinking for a while, he tapped the bowl with his chopsticks and sang in harmony.

"If you don't see it, the water of the Yellow River comes up from the sky, rushes to the sea and will never return. If you don't see it, the mirror in the high hall is sad and white-haired, and the morning is like blue silk and the evening is snow. Life is full of joy, don't let the golden cup empty to the moon. (Note: Quoted from Li Bai's "Will Enter the Wine")"

...It really sang bold and unrestrained poems with the sad tone of a love song.Jing Lingshuo looked back at him, feeling complicated and didn't know what to say, and finally he could only say: "Didn't your mother tell you that you can't knock bowls with chopsticks?"

Yao Zanglan put down her chopsticks, and evened out some of the wine in her glass to Jing Yushuo: "My mother, but she passed away when I was eight years old."

"..."

Jing Lishuo raised his cup and drank it down with Yao Zanglan.

For the first time, Jing Shuo felt that if he and Yao Zanglan were not on opposite sides, they might be able to become good confidants.

"Thank you for your hospitality today!" Yao Fanglan closed the door for Jing Shuo.

It was late at night, and he went back to his room and lay down for a long time. He heard the sound of breathing in the next room gradually calm down, and then he tiptoed to the window and checked the powder that had been sprinkled earlier.

The medicine powder was no longer there, but the sound of small birds could be heard in the distance.Yao Fanglan smiled and flew out of the window.

"Here we come." Yao Fanglan used simple declarative sentences, "How is the situation of the Zhang family?"

The visitor said softly: "The Zhang family was destroyed, but the young master of the Zhang family and his housekeeper escaped."

"Miemen?" Yao Fanglan pressed the folding fan to his chin, "A few servants of the Zhang family who were arrested?"

"Yes." The spy answered concisely.

"Then, how is Jing Qing's situation?"

The person who came asked what to answer, as if he had no consciousness of his own: "The wound of the broken arm has healed, and now I have left the imperial city."

Yao Fanglan asked, "Where are you going?"

The visitor shook his head.I don't know, or Bei Qianling didn't let him say it.

"That's how it is." Yao Fanglan waved his hand, "I see."

However, the visitor had no intention of retreating immediately. He took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Yao Zanglan: "This is a letter from His Royal Highness Li Wang, saying that the evidence you want has been found."

Yao Zanglan hesitated for a while, looked in the direction of Jing Lingshuo's room, saw that there was no movement there, then took the letter, nodded and said: "Okay, you can go back."

"Hmph, what information sharing, we depend on each other for life." Jing Lingshuo lay on the bed, motionless, even his eyes were closed, "Fortunately, this king didn't believe in you, a villain."