Crimson Pearl Tears in a Dream of Red Mansions

"Why are you here?" Seeing that it was Li Wei, Yin Xiang asked a little strangely, so he asked.Li Wei grinned, stepped forward and said: "Just now I was about to return home, but I suddenly saw Fourth Master, Thirteenth Master and three girls coming here, so I also came over to have a look. Why, Fourth Master and Tenth Master Could it be that the third master has taken a fancy to Lei Jiao, the daughter of Chief Lei? You know, although Chief Lei looks like a big bastard, his daughter is actually a beautiful woman."

As soon as Li Wei finished speaking, the faces of Daiyu and Miaoyu suddenly sank. Seeing this situation, Yinxiang was anxious, fearing that Miaoyu would be angry. He couldn't compare to Yinzhen's calmness, so he immediately said to Li Wei angrily: "You kid, you are getting more and more amazing, how dare you make fun of me?" Quite a bit of a bad look.

But Li Wei didn't seem to be afraid of Yinzhen and Yinxiang, he just looked at Daiyu and Miaoyu with a grinning face.Daiyu suddenly smiled, but said nothing.Seeing Daiyu like this, Li Wei felt chills in his heart, he hurriedly forced himself to smile and changed the conversation: "When I came over just now, I saw a restaurant called Dexin Building in front of me, but it was not bad. I just happened to have something to think about. Tell Si Ye, why don't we go there together, since it's almost noon anyway, let's have lunch there together. What do you think of Si Ye?" After speaking, he looked at Yinzhen again.

Yinzhen knew that Li Weiding had something to report to him, so he nodded and said, "Let's go." After saying that, the group squeezed out of the crowd, but never thought that the Thunder Tiger on the ring was watching Looking at them, a cold light flashed in his eyes...

"Hey, Mr. Li, you are here. Our master is in the private room above, but we are in a hurry." Li Weigang led Daiyu Yinzhen and others to the door of the Dexin Building, and saw the shopkeeper busy. He came out and greeted with a smile.After saying that, he looked at Daiyu Yinzhen and the others again, and asked with some doubts: "Master Li, who are these..."

Li Wei said with a smile: "These are my friends, I brought them here today because I have something to see your master." After Li Wei said that, he said to Yinzhen and others: "Fourth Master, the boss of Dexin Building is My friend, it can be said that we are friends of life and death." Yinzhen nodded after hearing this, he knew that Li Wei always made him feel at ease in doing things, since Li Wei used the words "friends of life and death" to describe him and The relationship between the boss of Dexinlou is obviously extraordinary, and the boss of Dexinlou must also be a rare figure.

When Yinzhen was thinking this way, the shopkeeper had already led them to the private room where their master was.

"Humble Xuan?" Looking at the two big characters written on the door like flying dragons and phoenixes, Daiyu couldn't help but read softly.When Miaoyu saw it, she also smiled and said, "No wonder it's called Dexin Building. It must be taken from the allusion of 'this is a humble room, but my virtue is the only one'." Because Daiyu and Miaoyu are They were dressed in men's clothing, so the shopkeeper didn't know that the two were women, so he smiled and said: "The two gentlemen are really knowledgeable, that's exactly what they mean."

While he was talking, he suddenly heard a man's voice in the shabby pavilion, saying: "But brother Jie is here again? Please come in quickly." Hearing the man's call, the shopkeeper stopped talking and went He invited Li Wei, Yinzhen and his party into the humble pavilion, then closed the doors and windows and left.

Daiyu looked at the furnishings around the humble pavilion, and said with a smile, "Although it's called 'The Humble Pavilion', I don't see any roughness. On the contrary, it is simple and elegant everywhere, which is really a rare."

The man listened to Daiyu's words, but smiled lightly and said: "This young master is absurd, but it's just a shabby room, it really doesn't deserve the word 'elegant'."

At this time, Li Wei smiled at Daiyu and the others and pointed at the man and introduced: "Princess, this is a friend of the servant. His surname is Xue and his name is Bian, and his character is Wenqing." "Princess?" I'm a little surprised.Li Wei nodded, pointed at Daiyu and said: "This is Princess Chenyu of the current dynasty." Then he pointed at Yinzhen Yinxiang: "Sibei Le and Thirteenth Elder Brother." Pointing to Miaoyu, he said: " This is Princess Shuning." Then he pointed at Xiao Yueyan with a slightly serious face and said, "Brother Wenqing, who is this, I don't think I need to introduce you?" Xue Biao nodded and said: "I want to come It's Miss Xiaoyue Yanxiao."

Xiao Yueyan was a little surprised and said: "How do you know me?" Xue Biao smiled lightly and said: "How many people don't know you now? Now you are a sweet potato." Then he ignored Xiao With a surprised expression on Yueyan's face, she knelt down and bowed to Yinzhen Daiyu and the others: "Caomin greets Sibeile, elder brother Thirteen, Princess Chenyu, and Princess Shuning."

Yinzhen said: "Get up." After Xue Biao got up, Yinzhen couldn't help being a little puzzled, so he asked, "You were Miss Yueyan just now, and you are a sweet pastry. What's going on?"

Xue Biao was a little surprised when he heard the words, because he asked: "Why? Don't you know that the fourth master doesn't know, and now everyone is secretly spreading the word that Miss Yueyan was originally the illegitimate daughter of Li Guangdi, Master Li, so she is not only a court official. Above the hall, even the people in the Jianghu also look down on Miss Yueyan."

Miaoyu frowned when she heard the words, and said: "The people above the court knew about Miss Yueyan's life experience, and they could have made calculations. After all, Li Guangdi's Master Li is now in a high position. Who wouldn't want to take this opportunity to coerce her?" He, but why do people in the Jianghu have schemes against Miss Yueyan?"

After hearing this, Li Wei replied: "Princess Shuning doesn't know. In fact, people in the world are secretly spreading rumors that Master Li of Li Guangdi has a treasure map in the hands of Master Li of Li Guangdi. That day, it fell into the hands of Miss Yueyan's mother, so..."

Daiyu nodded clearly, and said: "So that's the case. I think that Suo'etu secretly left Yueyan's mother in the Prime Minister's mansion. Firstly, he wanted to take the opportunity to kidnap Li Guangdi after he found Yueyan, so that he could be recruited by the prince. Power, and secondly, I want to get that treasure map. After all, the treasury is empty now. If the crown prince succeeds, he will definitely need money to support him. This Suo'etu is really an old fox!" Daiyu said the last sentence with a bit of gnashing of teeth , because she knew that Yinzhen's successive schemes in secret must not have been done by Nalan Mingzhu, but by Suo'etu. threaten.

Li Wei couldn't help laughing when he heard this, and said: "Princess Chenyu, don't be angry, just think of a way to deal with that old fox." Daiyu always knew that Li Wei was a ghost, so she asked: "Could it be What can you do already?" Li Wei and Xue Biao looked at each other with a smile, but they didn't answer, they just said: "Let's put this aside, now the servant and brother Wenqing are going to talk to the fourth master, the thirteenth master and the princess for help. It's a negotiation."

After hearing this, Yinxiang asked curiously, "You've always been a ghost, so why are there things you can't do?" Li Wei smiled wryly and said, "Don't make fun of me, Mr. Thirteen." , My little tricks are okay against ordinary people, but it’s still a little bit worse when dealing with people from the Cao Gang and the Tiandihui.”

Seeing everyone's doubtful eyes, Xue Biao gave a wry smile and explained: "Actually, Lei Hu, the leader of the Cao Gang, is recruiting a bride for his daughter Lei Jiao in a martial arts competition today, but he has something to do with the grass-roots people." "Oh? How do you say that? "After hearing Xue Biao's words, Yin Zhen couldn't help becoming interested.

Xue Biao said: "I think the fourth master must know the Jinling Emperor Xue's family?" Yinzhen nodded and said: "It's natural." Xue Biao said: "Actually, Cao Min is the descendant of the Jinling Emperor Xue's family, but we are the second wife. Since my grandfather passed away, my uncle bullied my father when he was young, and forced us to separate from our second room, leaving only two grocery stores for us, so he kicked our second room out of the Xue family. Fortunately, my father was born with the talent for business, But it is much stronger than that uncle. My father sold the two grocery stores, and then led us to Fujian to start a business. Gradually, it grew bigger and bigger, and finally established a firm foothold in Fujian. Later, after my father passed away, I took over the family business, and once I was on an errand in the capital, I encountered pirates on the way, but fortunately, Lei Jiao, the daughter of Lei Hu, the leader of the Cao Gang, passed by and saved me, so I was able to save my life."

When everyone heard this, they almost understood what Xue Biao was going to say next, and they only heard Xue Biao say: "After she saved me, she didn't know why she insisted on escorting me all the way to the capital safely before leaving. I had no choice but to agree. Later, we met each other day and night, and gradually fell in love. Her mother was not from my Qing Dynasty, but a foreign Western woman. Because of this, her every move, thinking and education are the same as her mother, which is very different. As for my daughter in the Qing Dynasty, she was engaged to me in private before my parents ordered me to be married."

Daiyu has read many books and has met many blond and blue-eyed Westerners. Naturally, she knows that their customs are completely different from those of the Qing Dynasty, and there are no such rules. It was the man and the heroine who saw each other right, and even if they didn't tell their family members, they got married in private and didn't need to care at all.

So Daiyu just nodded, and asked: "Since that's the case, then what kind of martial arts contest is that Lei Jiao wants to recruit relatives now, and why did she come here?"

Xue Biao said: "This will involve some court affairs. You know, although the Cao Gang is not powerful, it only owns about forty ships of that size in Fuzhou, but the imported goods sent to the capital from overseas to Fuzhou are all This Cao Gang is needed for transportation, so Babeile has long taken a fancy to this Cao Gang, and let Jiu Age often send people to the Cao Gang to talk about cooperation, and the Cao Gang leader also intends to expand the scale of the Cao Gang, which is exactly what is needed When the officials supported it, that’s why he held this martial arts competition to recruit relatives. It’s just because he knows that although I know martial arts, it can only be used for self-defense at most, and if I really meet a master, it will be impossible.”

Xu Zhen was a little surprised when he heard this, but he couldn't imagine that Yin Si had started the idea of ​​the Cao Gang, and he also had secret connections in the Babeile Mansion, so why didn't he hear anyone report it?But Yinxiang yelled out after hearing Xue Biao's words, and said: "Since you have a private engagement with Na Lei, you don't care about the rules of three matchmakers and six engagements, how can you ruin it casually?" For relatives, could it be that their Cao Gang is not trustworthy?"

Xue Biao smiled wryly, and said: "Although that is the case, I agreed when they told me about the dissolution of the engagement, and before I met Lei Jiao, my father made an appointment for me when he was alive, but It is the niece of Mrs. Xing, the eldest wife of the Rongguo Mansion, named Xiuyan."

After hearing this, Daiyu asked, "Her father's name is Xing Zhong?" Xue Biao said, "Exactly, how did Princess Chenyu know?" It's related, so when I was in Rongguo Mansion, I heard my aunt talk about her. She is not like his parents at all. She is most indifferent to fame and wealth, and has nothing to do with the world. She is like an orchid in an empty valley, but at first glance She is not very conspicuous, she is a very rare woman who can endure poverty and keep wealth."

When Miaoyu heard this, a faint smile appeared on her face, and she said, "If my sister really said that, even I would like to see her." After hearing this, Xue Biao said, "It is precisely because of this, That's why I couldn't bear to let down such a good woman because of Lei Jiao, so I agreed to break off the engagement with that Lei Jiao." After saying that, he smiled wryly: "It's just that Lei Jiao doesn't seem to agree, I heard that she There was a big fuss with her father, and as a last resort, her father decided to compete in martial arts to recruit relatives, and at the same time, he also wanted to take the opportunity to win over court officials."

Daiyu nodded, and said: "So that's the case." Xue Biao looked at Xiao Yueyan again, and said, "Miss Yueyan, since you have come to Fuzhou, Xue Biao must remind you that this Fujian was originally the world. The place where the Hui gathers, although I don’t know how you are now, but you are also a member of the Tiandihui, so you should be more careful. Chen Jinnan, the leader of the Tiandihui, is an extremely rare person even though he was originally , but he is too obsessed with the difference between Man and Han, and therefore often let the villains around him take advantage of the loopholes. Otherwise, although the world will turn against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty, it will not end up complaining about the people, but he was deceived by others. He thought it was because the imperial court didn’t care about the people’s livelihood, so he became even more determined to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty.”

Xiao Yueyan listened, and said: "Although I have not clearly left the Tiandihui now, since I joined the princess, I am no longer a member of the Tiandihui, why should I be careful? Maybe it's just because Is it related to my life experience?" Xue Biao said: "But I can't explain more, because I don't understand many things very well, just be careful about He Shaodong." Xue Biao said the last five words very seriously. .

Daiyu Yinzhen and the others were startled when they heard the words, secretly thinking about the meaning of this sentence.