[Red Mansions] The prince is polite

The two of them landed steadily in front of a vermilion gate in a sedan chair, and the middle-aged butler who had been watching from afar, his eyes lit up, and he waved back.

A group of people quickly gathered in front of the sedan chair, propped up the oil-paper umbrella, and opened the sedan chair curtain. The butler took the lead in saluting, and without raising his head, he stuffed a heater into Master Liu's hand, and then bowed and retreated.Xue Pan walked quickly, and invited Liu Ye out with bright eyes.

At this moment, the snowflakes were already very dense. Xiao Liu, who was holding the stove in his arms, looked around suspiciously. There was a faint fragrance floating in the air-conditioning. Xiao Liu took a few steps and saw black tiles and white walls. A few delicate and beautiful wintersweet sticks out, and the branches shake slightly in the flying snowflakes, the red is crystal clear.

Xiao Liu flicked away the fluttering cloak tie, smiled, and teased: "No wonder Master Xue is so determined, so he has figured out what he likes a long time ago, but he just saw wintersweet today, and he is not very moved, Xue Master, did you take the initiative to seek punishment?"

Xue Pan's eyes flickered, and he passed his arm over, "Lu Hua, Liu Ye, let's go in."

Xiao Liu responded, supported Xue Pan's arm, lowered his head slightly, and walked slowly forward. After entering the courtyard, he realized that the small house, which was not impressive in appearance, was surrounded by only three walls. A bright high-level bluestone platform.The whole yard is full of red and white wintersweet. Surrounded by snowflakes, the taste is elegant, the color is beautiful, and it is full of vigorous vitality.

Xue Pan waved to the people behind, and led Xiao Liu to step up the stone steps. Soon someone was carrying a set of utensils, laying them down quickly with their hands and feet, ready for them.

After Xiao Liu stood still, he could see clearly what the scenery on the other side without a wall was.I saw the torrential mud-yellow river, churning up and down in the wind and snow, like a gigantic beast that has temporarily put away its minions. Although it is snoring in its sleep, the threat is still there.

With the opening of the pot, a fragrant and warm smell rises, gradually diluting the coldness and solemnity in the air.Xiao Liu turned around and saw that it was a pot of boiled mutton soup, and the charcoal fire underneath was glowing red, and it was burning vigorously.

And Xue Pan is bowing his waist to slice the steaming hot mutton. The outer skin is clear and the inner texture is fine. Sprinkle with a layer of finely ground seasoning powder, the more fragrant and pleasant.

Such a simple cooking in one pot gave Xiao Liu the idea of ​​throwing away all distracting thoughts and just having a hearty meal.After sitting cross-legged, Xue Pan had already brought a bowl of thick soup, "Master, let's go to the cold first."

Amidst the crackling of the charcoal fire, Xiao Liu ordered some vacant seats and asked Xue Pan to sit down. He squinted his eyes slightly and drank the soup slowly, occasionally picking up a piece of mutton, chewing and savoring it slowly.

The delicious and delicious taste is lingering in the mouth, tainted, and the fatigue and cold dampness of the day are gradually dissipated. From sitting to half lying down, looking at the river where boats pass by from time to time, I asked lazily, "Is there any Rice wine?"

Xue Pan thought for a while, estimated the time when Fourth Master would come over, and waved his finger at the servant standing beside him.Open the box next to it, take out a piece of spotted tiger skin, and gently cover Liu Ye's body lying on his side.

When a glass of clear, rose-red rice wine was placed in front of Xiao Liu, Xiao Liu sniffed it lightly, took a sip, and the sweet and clear taste rolled down his throat.

Xue Pan looked at Sixth Master, sipping cup after cup, resting his forehead with one hand and patting his knee with the other, feeling at ease, no longer the tense complexion and stuffy eyes after being calculated to meet Li Tang and the others look like.

Just smiled contentedly, but heard Liu Ye ask, "How long have you been preparing here, and how much money have you spent?"

Xue Pan immediately stood up from his seat, hesitating and not knowing how to reply.It was originally a small courtyard of a rice grain merchant, and there is a boat dock and rice warehouse not far away.

The reason why I like this place is not only that the building has a literati flavor, but also that I can secretly observe the actual amount of rice entering and leaving.It took a lot of effort and cost a lot to get it, but these were prepared in secret for a long time.

As for the style of the building, although it was according to Liu Ye's preference, I never thought that it would come in handy one day.

At this time, the family member came to report that the fourth master had come, Xue Pan hurriedly apologized and went to bring it in himself, and at the same time he let out a long breath in his heart.Thinking that the sixth master has gradually grown up, although his temper is still gentle, he has faintly possessed fourth master's keen thinking and keeping a low profile, so it is no longer appropriate to overtly tease him.

Sighing, he helped the fourth master, who was walking a bit wobbly, onto the table carefully, and rearranged the seats.A pot of charcoal fire was added, thin partitions were pulled out from the edge of the open table, and the woolen curtains were lowered, as if it had become a room.

In the hot air of the charcoal fire, Xiao Liu helped the fourth brother from Xue Pan's hand. Feeling that the smell of alcohol was a bit heavy, he asked worriedly, "Fourth brother, how much wine have you drunk, and you still come to look for me."

Seeing that the fourth brother closed his eyes slightly, his expression was a little tired, and he didn't answer, so he looked around and felt that it was quite warm here.Let the boys lay out the sleeping couch and bring the quilt and pillow.

After the fourth brother, who seemed very quiet, settled down, he turned to Xue Pan and said, "Cook a bowl of hangover soup later, it may be a night of nagging."

Xue Pan responded, "I've already asked someone to cook it," and asked in a low voice, "Fourth Master, rinse your mouth and wipe your face. There's still some mutton soup here. Drink it to warm your body and make you feel better." After finishing speaking, he took a cup of warm tea from the servant, and wanted to help fourth master up.

Xiao Liu took the teacup and fed him a few mouthfuls. After the fourth brother vomited, he took the hot towel and wiped his face and hands.

Yinzhen didn't even open his eyes, he just felt his body sinking, and Xiao Liu who was leaning on him was about to withdraw, turned over and grabbed him, hugged his waist and dragged him into his arms, stroked his face, and muttered, "Zuo'er, I miss you..." After finishing speaking, he hugged him tightly, pulled off the quilt, and covered them tightly together, before calming down.

Although Fourth Master's words were vague, Xue Pan, who was approaching, could also hear clearly. Seeing that Sixth Master's eyes were shining with water, he buried his face in Fourth Master's chest, only the tips of his ears were blushing, and he sighed secretly, "It seems that Fourth Master It's to keep the clouds open and see the moon bright', suppressing the sour emotions, and retreating slowly.

After everyone had retreated, Xiao Liu raised his head, saw Fourth Brother sleeping peacefully, beat his chest angrily, and said angrily: "Who wants you to think, the young master is much more comfortable here, as soon as you come, It's going to be all right."

Yinzhen slightly opened his eyes, illuminated by the candlelight, the brilliance inside flowed, full of lingering sorrow.They stared at each other for a long time, covered Xiao Liu's eyes that seemed too moist, and said in a low voice, "Don't look at Yinzhen like that," turned over, and hugged the person sideways, avoiding the sensitive parts.

But he couldn't help but rubbed his lips with his fingers, and pecked lightly, "You don't want it, I want it."

It's just that after such a peck, it was out of control, under the hot drink, they always longed to get closer, rubbed against each other for a while, finally realized that Xiao Liu was still wearing a robe, and let him take it off by himself.

After calming down for a while, I felt that Xiao Liu lay down, tapped his forehead, thought for a while, closed his eyes and talked about the business,

"This matter has finally been completed. The man named Li Tang is actually Li Wuye. Just like what I investigated, Li Wuye only wants to inherit the Li family and doesn't want to get involved in any incidents. But his The father is a member of the crown prince, but the concubines are very close to the uncle's disciples."

While listening, Xiao Liu thought about it, rubbed the center of his brows, and let out a sigh of relief, "I don't want to go into the muddy water, but I have no choice but to soak in it? Then what is the condition for him to help us? It is to divide the clan and separate the relationship Individually, or should it be incorporated into the official grain merchant, and all accounts belong to the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"

Yinzhen opened his eyes suddenly, turned over, stared at Xiaoliu with burning eyes, and lay back after watching for a while, "Dividing clans means abandoning many marriage relationships, even if he is the ruler of the Li family , It is also impossible. To be an official grain merchant, everything is cleared up, but people who are used to power and eat a lot of money will not choose this path."

Xiao Liu closed his eyes and smiled slightly, "There is still a way to help you secretly, waiting for Huang Ama's holy judgment. If the matter is successful, you can claim credit for him. If it is not successful, as long as he balances it, he will be fine. Fourth brother, I'm sleepy, let's rest here tonight, um, there's rice wine brewing, it's really delicious, remember to ask Xue Pan for a jar tomorrow..."

After there was no movement around him for a long time, Yinzhen hugged him into his arms and sighed, "He really chose the third way, and he must know that once he helps me, no matter what happens or not, he can only Attached to me. If I can really control the rice grain, water transportation, and river yamen in Henan, Huang Ama won't need to worry about it day and night."

Xiao Liu put his arms around Fourth Brother's waist, hummed lightly, and fell into a deep sleep.Yinzhen kept his eyes open, looking at the flickering red candlelight, murmured complicatedly, "Even if Zuo'er can protect herself one day, don't leave Yinzhen, just rely on her for the rest of her life, and only like Yinzhen alone. , how are you?"

After speaking, he buried his face next to Xiao Liu's neck, absorbing the elegant fragrance from his body, and stayed up all night.

The author has something to say: the keeper of the manuscript is haunted~~~ can be teased, can be pushed to ~(≧▽≦)/~