The alley mentioned by Xue Zhun is where fireworks gather in the city.
Xu Minzhi spat at him: "Bah, Lao Xue, do you think I am like you and only care about those two alleys all day long? Say something else!"
Xue Zhun came from a scholarly background, but he only loved fighting and iron horses. Regardless of the objections of the old man in his family, he took the path of martial arts. It was over, "Bah, bah, bah! I'm a man! What's wrong with pretending to be a few women in my heart? Could it be that my eyes are fixed on you, a pretty boy?"
Xu Minzhi's face darkened at what he said.
Xue Zhun raised his eyebrows and said, "If you are really good at this, I really know where to go!"
Xu Minzhi stretched out his fist: "If you don't stop talking nonsense, let's go out and compete!"
He had often fought with Xue Zhun when he was a boy, and now that he was on duty in Jin Yiwei, his kung fu was even more refined.
"Oh! No, no, no! Don't be violent at the wine table!" Xue Zhun waved his hands repeatedly and stuffed a piece of beef into his mouth. Seeing that Xu Minzhi was really angry, he quickly put away his playful smile and said, "There is one new thing, but ...This is hard to say..."
"What's going on? Why can't you tell me?" Xu Minzhi was in Jinyiwei. He didn't know what was going on in the capital, so he just asked Li Yong to join in the fun.
Xue Zhun winked at him, indicating that it was about Dong Qian. Xu Min was stunned, suspicious in his heart, and quickly asked: "Don't worry, I promise not to tell anyone!"
When Xue Zhun heard what he said, he walked closer to him and said, "I heard that Dong Qian brought back a woman, who was still the fiancée that he had agreed to before, but I don't know why the two of them broke off the engagement and got married separately. "
Xue Zhun was always more excited when talking about other people's gossip than serious matters, and kept winking. Xu Minzhi was already used to it: "Dong Qian also has a family now, how can he bring his ex-fiancée back? He is still just a man. Married woman?"
"I heard that something bad happened in this woman's family. She became a widow. Somehow, she was...captured by the eldest lady of the Mu family and used as spice!"
It was widely known that Mu Ying used living people to do what she wanted to talk about in order to preserve her beauty forever. Li Yong paid special attention to this matter because it involved his niece.
But who would have thought that there would be an acquaintance’s fiancée here?
He and Xu Minzhi looked at each other in shock.
Xu Minzhi said: "I only know that among the women who were rescued from the Mu family, one of them regained consciousness. Could it be her?"
"That's her!" Hearing Xu Minzhi's question, Xue Zhun nodded excitedly and slapped his thigh, "I happened to bump into that woman getting off the carriage in the city that day. Although she was wearing a hood and couldn't see clearly, she must have been a very outstanding person. Dong Qian looked like a woman who was looking after me. When he saw me, he was a little uncomfortable at first, but then he explained the reason in one sentence or two. It turned out that the woman was homeless, so he asked someone to find Dong Qian. "
Xu Minzhi said "Oh", thinking that Dong Qian was still infatuated?
The three of them were muttering away from the crowd here, and finally others noticed them and dragged them over to drink.
The three of them dropped the topic and joined the crowd.
While everyone was in full swing, a woman's voice suddenly came from the bow of the boat.
Li Yong looked out and saw several women standing outside the cabin. Their faces could not be seen clearly, but they were holding either a pipa or a guqin in their arms. They must be singing and dancing girls.
Dong Qian was the host today, so he asked aloud, "What's the matter?"
The owner of the boat immediately stepped forward and said, "Gentlemen, these are the singers from Yunchaoyuan. I'm here to ask if you would like some music to cheer you up."
Li Yong didn't know much about this, so he looked at Xu Minzhi, who explained to him: "Yunchaoyuan is a singing and dancing studio in Beijing. Some singers and dancers will perform on various boats without invitation. It’s not a big deal to take some private jobs between buildings and boats.”
At this time, Dong Qian also said: "Then let them come in. It is such a good time that music is indispensable to entertain. I was negligent."
Those present today, except for Li Yong and Xu Minzhi, are all rough men who work in the Beicheng Military and Horse Division.
Outside, meat and vegetables are not tabooed. What they like is nothing more than military exploits, wine, meat and women, and it is common for them to sing little songs to entertain them.
Although no one would do anything ridiculous, it is a pleasure in life to have a few beautiful singers to join in the fun when they are having a good time with wine and food, and naturally no one will object.
Li Yong saw that these women did not look as sexy and frivolous as the usual actors and actresses, so he didn't take it to heart.
A woman holding a pipa stepped into the cabin, knelt down and sat in the middle of the cabin, her fingertips flowing, and the sound of music poured out.
Everyone listened quietly for a while, and then exchanged glasses with each other.
The woman was not disturbed by the sound of words. The sound of the pipa was surging like waves, and was not covered by the noise at all. Instead, people could clearly hear the sound of her plucking the strings while she was talking. Jumping lightly in the cabin, the echo is faint.
Li Yong was a scholar and knew music better than others. He told Xu Minzhi, "The skills are indeed superb."
Xu Minzhi laughed softly and said, "The musicians in Yunchaoyuan are famous for their excellent skills."
Xue Zhun came over again, "It sounds good, but it can only add to the fun here and now. It can't be called a beauty, and it can't be called a good friend. It has lost a bit of interest."
Xu Minzhi raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "It's rare for you to be delicate and want to ask a beautiful woman to be your confidant. Why don't you study hard and become a beautiful woman's confidant in the future?"
The corner of Xue Zhun's mouth twitched, "I said, if your mouth hurts someone, they really don't know how to retaliate!"
Everyone on the side turned red from suppressing their emotions and shrugged their shoulders in laughter.
Xue Zhun punched Xu Min and said, "Your understanding is higher than mine. If you learn it, you will definitely be better than her."
Xu Minzhi quickly waved his hand and said, "Ha! I still like others to talk to me!"
Xue Zhun's face turned darker.
At this moment, a "plop" sound of falling into the water suddenly came from outside, followed by a woman's scream, "Oh no! Someone fell into the water!"
Xue Zhun reacted the fastest. He immediately stood up and said to everyone, "I'll go out and take a look."
He had the best relationship with Xu Minzhi, so he pulled him away and walked out.
"Hey you!"
Xu Minzhi couldn't break free and looked back helplessly at Li Yong. Li Yong also got up and walked out to see what was going on.
Several people quickly stepped out of the cabin. Outside the cabin, a woman was standing on the edge of the boat. She must be Lucky's maid inside. She pointed to the water urgently: "She's over there, hurry up and save her!"
On the dark water surface, only the lights of the surrounding boats were vaguely reflected, and a ball of colorful clothes with flying sleeves could be vaguely seen sinking silently into the water for a moment, then struggling violently, accompanied by a faint cry for help.
Li Yong frowned, "I know the nature of water..."
Before he could finish speaking, Xu Minzhi interrupted him and said, "Don't move. You can't save people even if you want to."
He used to be an aristocratic son in his family, and he knew the meaning of "rescuing someone from drowning", so he wanted to push Xue Zhun to rescue him. Anyway, Xue Zhun usually went to the alley to find a confidante, so he didn't have to rescue Yun Chaoyuan. Lucky.
Xue Zhun waved his hands quickly, "I'm not good at water, I might drown two of them if I go down!"
Xu Min was so angry that she wished she could lift him up to the sky.
When Li Yong saw this, he wanted to go back to the cabin to call someone, but when he turned around, he saw Dong Qian standing at the door of the cabin, looking at the woman splashing in the water, his expression flickering slightly.
His mind moved, and he somehow thought of the "fiancée" Xue Zhun mentioned just now.
He quickly turned his head to look at the woman who had fallen into the water. Her arms were fluttering wildly, occasionally revealing a snow-white and pretty face.
A woman with such an appearance is just the maid of a singer in Yunchaoyuan?
The more he thought about it, the more wrong he became. Xue Zhun glared and said: "If you don't save people, you will really die! Even if you are a woman with fireworks, you still have a life. She is not just a maid, nor is she a young lady. Lao Xu, I am not as good as you." Go rescue her!? If she depends on you, you will accept her as your maid!"
It seems that Xue Zhun also understands this matter.
Xu Minzhi rolled his eyes at her. People need to be saved, but he can't save them either.
Li Yong just winked at him, and he also saw Dong Qian's eyes.
Although it is just a guess, I am not afraid of ten thousand, just in case.
If someone is innocently involved with Dong Qian's fiancée, even if there is a reason for it, it will be very detrimental to his reputation if word spreads about it. Rumors about this kind of thing will change as it spreads.
Besides, what if there is something "bad" hidden in this scene of falling into the water?
At this time, everyone in the cabin came out to take a look and shouted, "Old Xue, if we don't save her, this beauty's life will be lost!"
Xue Zhun refused to kill, "Which of you knows how to swim? Go and save people quickly!"
"Hey, no, no, we can't steal your life-saving fate from the "beauty". "
At this time, a general who was not very smart looked at Dong Qian and said, "Commander Dong, this woman seems to be pretty. Why don't you save her life? Maybe you can make a good story!"
Nowadays, there is a strong atmosphere in the church, and love affairs between singers and powerful young men are emerging one after another, and they are regarded as good stories.
Normally, Dong Qian wouldn't take such a joke to heart, but at this time, his expression was a little tense.
Li Yong and Xu Minzhi were both smart people. They just pretended not to see it and stood in the crowd without making a sound. ..
At this moment, Li Yong was suddenly hit hard!
As the person tipped over the boat, countless thoughts flashed through his mind!
Could it be that Dong Qian deliberately set a trap for him?
Fortunately, Xu Minzhi kept alert after realizing that something was fishy, and grabbed Li Yong. Xue Zhun was standing nearby and immediately came to help!
The two of them worked together to pull Li Yong up, and they were so frightened that they broke out in sweat.
"Are you okay?"
Li Yong shook his head at Xu Minzhi: "My foot slipped."
Xu Minzhi knew it well, he was standing well, how could his feet slip? He looked behind Li Yong calmly, but everyone's positions had changed because of the scene just now, and it was impossible to see who had moved the hand.
