The Laughing Usa of the Red Chamber

All the way out of Ning Rong Street, and another section, the carriage swayed slightly and then stopped, Jinxiu lifted the curtain and said with a smile: "My lord, we have arrived."

Shen Yulin nodded, got out of the carriage, and looked up, the Chengfeng Inn really occupies a huge area and is beautifully built, and it deserves the title of the No. [-] Inn in the capital.

Xu Shi's New Year's Eve is approaching, and there are many merchants coming and going. Entering the inn lobby, a neat and clean waiter stepped forward and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, guest officer, our place is full... ..."

Shen Yulin smiled and said, "It's okay, I'm here to find someone."

Xiao Er said with a look of embarrassment: "If it's normal, it's fine, but recently...Young Master also saw that we have thousands of rooms up and down here, and all the rosters are in the shopkeeper's place. Really... ..."

Shen Yulin said: "What I'm looking for is a young master surnamed Ji. He said that as long as you give this token to the shopkeeper, you can see him."

As he said that, he took out the white tiger token from his sleeve, the little boy squinted his eyes and saw that he really didn't seem to be lying, Fang said: "The little one took the young master to the shopkeeper?"

Shen Yulin nodded and said with a smile, "Thank you."

After finishing speaking, she glanced at Jinxiu, Jinxiu understood, smiled and stuffed a red satin pouch into the little second hand.

Most of the big families use these to reward servants, and there are usually two to six silver coins in it. The young man weighed it, and said with a happy smile: "Thank you for the reward, young master. The younger one is here to wish you an early year."

Shen Yulin smiled and said, "Forget it, you're more likeable."

The little girl also laughed a couple of times, and hurriedly nodded and bowed to lead the way ahead.

The scenery of Chengfeng Inn is not bad, beyond the noisy and busy lobby, through the garden is the inner courtyard, because many rooms and courtyards were expanded later, the original inner courtyard is not very big, Shen Yulin stands at the entrance of the courtyard, He took only a glance and then looked away.

This is the season when the plum blossoms are just right, and when the wind blows, the pink plum petals in the garden fall on him one after another, while Jinxiu brushed off the petals for him, she said with a smile: "Young master was still studying in the academy at this time last year, and he became a high-ranking official in a blink of an eye. "

Shen Yulin chuckled lightly, but did not answer.

"You are looking for Young Master Ji?" Suddenly a hearty female voice sounded behind him, Shen Yulin turned around, but it was the woman in red who met at the gate of the house the day before yesterday.

She is still wearing a bright red skirt today, and her makeup is extremely bright. If she covered her head with a hijab, she might be able to get married directly.

Shen Yulin frowned slightly, but still said gently: "Miss Zheng."

Zheng Yuner raised her eyebrows and said, "You know me?"

Shen Yulin cupped his hands and saluted, and said: "Last time in front of brother's house, I had a relationship with the girl once, but I have not thanked the girl for saving my brother's life."

Zheng Yun'er waved her hand and said: "Stop doing this kind of nonsense, I am happy to save that nerd."

Shen Yulin pursed his lips. He suddenly couldn't hate this girl anymore. Although she behaved a bit out of line, she was rarely outspoken and cute.

Zheng Yun'er touched her nose, and said a little annoyed: "Yes, he was the one who mentioned this girl to you? What did he... say?"

Shen Yulin laughed and said: "Everyone in Brother Yu's house admires the girl very much."

What he said was meaningful, Zheng Yun'er didn't understand, curled her lips, and hummed: "This is what it should be."

She blinked her beautiful eyes, and then said: "You haven't said what you want to do with Mr. Ji, but my father said that Mr. Ji is a distinguished guest, so don't disturb him easily."

Shen Yulin saw that Xiao Er had entered the inner courtyard to report and did not come out again, and said with a smile: "Is your father not here today?"

Zheng Yun'er said: "He went to collect the goods. The royal merchant Xue's family is really good. It takes so long to delay even a little silver charcoal. If it weren't for our family's extensive roads and abundant supply, we would suffer a lot."

Shen Yulin raised her phoenix eyes lightly, and said, "Then I'll choose another day..."

Zheng Yuner's Liu Yemei frowned slightly, and said: "For the sake of that nerd...you come with me, and I will take you there."

Shen Yulin glanced at the sky, seeing that the sun was getting late and the sun was fading, he couldn't help hesitating and said: "Miss Zheng... this... Is it inconvenient?"

Zheng Yun'er snorted: "I'm not a lady from the official family who covers her head and face, what's the matter? Besides, I just send you to the door and I leave, so what's the inconvenience?"

Shen Yulin sighed softly and agreed.

Ji Yingze lived alone in the Tingfeng Courtyard near the forest in the back mountain, and it was true to its name, the closer one was to the courtyard, the less noise could be heard, replaced by the faint sound of wind passing through the forest.

Zheng Yun'er pointed to the courtyard shaded by evergreen flowers and trees from a distance, and said: "That's it, don't tell others that I brought you here."

As she spoke, she hurriedly lifted her skirt and ran away, as if something was chasing after her.

Shen Yulin smiled, pressed Jinxiu's shoulder to signal him to wait here, seeing Jinxiu nodding, Fang dusted off his clothes, and walked out slowly from the corner.

The temples of the two guards at the entrance of the courtyard were slightly protruding, their breaths were long, and their eyes were shining brightly. They were obviously martial arts masters. As soon as Shen Yulin took a step, he was noticed.

"Who is coming?"

Shen Yulin stepped forward, took the token and handed it to the guard on the left, smiled and cupped his hands and said, "Please inform me, my surname is Shen."

The guard on the left squinted his eyes slightly, looked at Shen Yulin indistinctly, took the token and bowed his head, and left without saying a word.

After a while, Ji Yingze's laughter came: "Brother Shen, brother Shen, you are here, Yingze is looking forward to seeing you these few days!"

The person who spoke had already arrived at the gate of the courtyard. Today he was wearing a brocade blue gown with a light yellow inlaid white jade belt, and he did not wear a crown. He only tied his hair with a light yellow silk embroidered hairband. , just a few years younger.

Shen Yulin laughed and said: "As the saying goes, if you don't see each other for a day, it's like three autumns. Yulin also feels this way."

The two pairs of smiling eyes faced each other, peeking at the guard beside Ji Yingze, only to feel that the two looked very similar.

Only his own face was reflected in the young man's clear phoenix eyes, Ji Yingze frowned, and said: "So, Yingze is honored."

Asked three times and let four times into the main hall, Shen Yulin took the first seat under Ji Yingze, Fang smiled and said: "Brother Ji really put Yulin together a few days ago, if Master hadn't reminded, Yulin would still be in the dark!"

Ji Yingze said with a smile: "Don't try to coax me, Yulin, this joke is very bad, if you can't guess it, then you are not the number one scholar I know."

Shen Yulin chuckled and said, "Brother Ji still remembers."

Ji Yingze squinted his eyes, and said with a smile: "Yingze will never forget, that day when Yu Lin crossed the street with a horse..."

What he said was meaningful, Shen Yulin frowned slightly, and said: "Brother Ji was joking."

Seeing this, Ji Yingze couldn't say anything more, so he said with a smile: "Okay, no more joking, let's get down to business, the people I sent have already connected with King Yongxuan, and there will be results in the day after tomorrow at the latest."

Shen Yulin said: "King Yongxuan?"

King Yongxuan is the sixth son of Gaozu. He is the same age as King Yongyu. He was also crowned king last year. , and obeyed King Yongyu's words, and was always regarded as the party of King Yongyu by default.

It seems easy to count such a person, but it is actually more difficult than directly counting King Yongyu.

Ji Yingze saw Shen Yulin's worry, and said with a smile: "If it's just that...my Ji's sincerity is too light."

Shen Yulin pursed his lips. It is true that King Yongyu is powerful, even if he is hooked, he may turn against the general. If King Yongxuan is rejected, the Yongyu Party will not only lose an arm, but also have a grudge against the future King Yongkuan , and with a little guidance, King Yongyu can make a note in Gaozu's heart...

Three birds with one stone.

Seeing him move, Ji Yingze smiled and said: "It's nothing, the surprise that Kongdao can give the Third Prince is yet to come, this time... it's a certificate of honor."

Shen Yulin pursed her lips and smiled, "I wonder what Brother Ji's specific plan is...?"

Ji Yingze blinked, and said innocently: "I never have a plan for doing things."

Shen Yulin was helpless, knowing that he didn't intend to be honest with Yongning now, so he could only ask: "Then I wonder if Yulin can meet with the person sent by Brother Ji?"

The corners of Ji Yingze's lips were slightly curved, and he said: "He will probably come back tomorrow, how about I send someone to pick up Brother Shen tomorrow?"

Although Shen Yulin felt that something was wrong, but remembering that there were so many guards in the Tingfengyuan, he had no choice but to obey.

Ji Yingze's smile deepened, and he felt sweet even when he sipped the bitter almond tea brewed in pine needle snow.

......

After sending Shen Yulin out and dismissing the attendants, Ji Yingze lost all seriousness in an instant, smiled and leaned on Shen Yulin's chair, and took a sip of the untouched tea.

"I came back in the morning, what are you lying to me for?" A young man in blue clothes turned around from behind the screen. He looked older than Ji Yingze, with warm eyes and a handsome face.

Ji Yingze said with a smile: "Wenxuan doesn't know, if I don't say that, I'm afraid he will ignore me after talking with you, alas, I'm so annoyed at that young man's ruthlessness..."

As he spoke, he squinted his eyes and hummed a Huangmei opera accent.

Lin Wenxuan said with a smile: "So the little prince also has today?"

Lin Wenxuan's father was the old clan that defected with Ji Tianyang back then, and Ji Tianyang treated these old clans very well, all the generals' children grew up with Ji Yingze, and they had a very close relationship.Because of Ji Yingze's identity, he was nicknamed the little prince by his good brothers since he was a child.

Ji Yingze raised his eyebrows and said, "This is a colorful phoenix, how is it the same as the magpie and Yinger next to it?"

Lin Wenxuan laughed and said, "I'm afraid it's not Phoenix, but Haiying?"

Ji Yingze was looking for beauty in the eyes of a lover, but he could only see that the young man's eyes were restrained and calm, which was more permeable than his father's expression when he was scheming.

Seeing Ji Yingze squinting his eyes only for joy, Lin Wenxuan helplessly patted him on the shoulder and left the main hall.

Waiting for people to walk away, Ji Yingze put down the teacup, the smile on his lips faded little by little, and his eyes gradually turned cold.