(3)
Bai Feng's mansion is very remote.
Compared with the residences of the nobles in the court and the small officials in the palace, the distance between this mansion and the palace gate can be described as the ends of the earth. One is located on the high ground in the northeast of Jinyang, and the other is in the newly opened depression in the southwest of Jinyang.
If there were really important matters summoned from the palace, Bai Feng would have no reason to approach the palace gate again - that is to say, he would be like being exiled, living here "alone".
The so-called depression not only has high humidity, but also has a ditch in front of the door and a moat on the back. You can get out of the city by walking a few miles to the west. All the most disgusting and filthy garbage and sewage in Jinyang are gathered here. They flow down from the highlands, pass through the depressions, and are then drained away through drainage channels.
——Just like this mansion.
In the evening, the area around the mansion is particularly quiet, perhaps because of its remote location, hidden deep in a newly built urban area? actually not.
The closer you get, the stronger the feeling becomes.
Strangely, the stench of the garbage accumulated in the canals gradually faded away.
The two brothers and sisters were wearing clothes that didn't quite fit them, which were new clothes they had made in a hurry in just three days. There was a "little housekeeper" who was equally well-dressed in front of them to lead the way.
She is small but tough, with calluses on her hands, and has her own sword.
"It's right in front, you can go on your own." Her tone was calmer than the pond, without any fluctuation, as if she was not interested in everything happening in the mansion: "Remember, let the people in front of the door take a look at your Invitation, and then announce your home address. Otherwise, I can’t guarantee what will happen.”
She gave a meaningful "hum" and then walked back to the intersection of the main road in the city, where the brother and sister had just stayed for a while, where they had just gotten lost.
Obviously, it is the "little butler's" main task to smoothly guide all the invited guests into the mansion. However, the keen brother quickly noticed a difference: as a housekeeper, she didn't like herself as a guest at all, let alone respect her. She treated the mansion or the guests who were about to come to the mansion as if she hated garbage. Feel displeased.
Another thing that can also be felt is that she is willing to do things like receiving guests, which naturally includes taking the opportunity to leave the mansion.
"Brother, why do you have to introduce yourself?" My sister kept holding up the skirt with both hands. She seemed to really like this peony pink skirt with a peacock blue skirt, shoulders, sleeves, and hem. The only shortcoming of the embroidery is that it is a little long, so it is not used to walking.
"Who knows, let's go in and take a look first." The man wearing a black gauze hat, a dark blue slim round-neck robe, and a gold lacquer belt wrapped around his waist said calmly, and the two of them stepped forward to deliver the invitation.
"Brothers and sisters Yu Chizhen and Yu Chiying, here you go." The man secretly glanced into the mansion, but there was nothing there. It was still so quiet that it was worrying.
The gatekeeper nodded, raised his hands and said, "You two, please go to the road on my right."
"On the right?" Yuchizhen led his sister Yuchiying through the door, and a soothing and calming aroma spread across the door.
Someone was burning incense in the front hall, no, people were burning incense everywhere.
"They all have the same scent, like some kind of flower."
"It's yarrow!"
Yuchiying showed off her knowledge with some pride, because this was an area that her brother Yuchizhen did not know.
"The ancients often used yarrow as a divination material, but now we generally use yarrow as a spice."
With the front hall as the dividing line, the entire mansion seems to be divided into two halves.
"Right, let's go."
Yuchi Zhen ignored her sister. Yuchiying said "oh" slightly disappointed, and then followed her.
They followed the only road and passed through several doors to the courtyard, and the sound gradually became noisy.
Not paying attention, the two brothers and sisters bumped into a couple who were about to have a tryst next to a small pond. They quickly left like frightened birds.
"It's really a feast." Yuchizhen joked.
The two of them walked into the hall, and the table was filled with all kinds of wine and food. When the time came, the waiter would bring new snacks, and the old food would be taken away even if it was not finished.
At this time, the focus of the banquet was not on eating and drinking. People gathered around the center of the hall attentively - it turned out that Bai Feng was competing with others in fencing again.
Seeing the powerful stretching and rotation of his wrist, the sword in his hand sometimes roamed freely like a soaring dragon, and sometimes was as stealthy and cunning as an earth snake.
The moves are constantly changing.
"Hahaha, you lost again." Bai Feng was very happy. He glanced at the Yuchi brothers and sisters who had just arrived, and then said to his opponent: "Look, your old friend is here."
The guy turned around and looked up, and his eyes really met with Yuchi's.
"Brother Yuchi!" He walked over and bowed his hands in greeting: "I didn't expect you to be here?"
Yu Chiying leaned out from behind her brother. The man in front of her was a tall, thin man with a male-female appearance and a somewhat scholarly temperament. She once had an admiration for her. Although she didn't know whether it was still the case now, she was not at all prepared. nothing.
"Yingmei is here too. We haven't seen each other for a long time." He tried to control his excitement.
At this time, Bai Feng came over and echoed: "Tong Yun was appointed as General Tiger Ben Zhonglang after he was transferred from Dali Temple to capture the head. After all, he was once my subordinate. Isn't it normal to be invited here? "
"Master Bai has broken the villain." Tongyun said.
"Now, I am the villain, hahaha." After Bai Feng saluted the two brothers Yuchi Zhen and Yuchi Ying, he said, "I will go in first, and you can reminisce about the past."
When Bai Feng walked deeper into the house, Tong Yun took a long breath, wiped his sweat with his sleeves, and said: "This Mr. Bai is really enthusiastic. We have played more than ten rounds just now, and every time Mr. Bai is always victorious, but he is still not tired of it. He has never used the sword so frequently in his official duties."
"Mr. Bai just said go in? Where is he going?" Yu Chizhen was still doubtful and said, "What is going on inside?"
"It's nothing. Brother Yuchi won't be interested in some topics that are only discussed among nobles." Tong Yun looked a little tired and found a seat to have a glass of wine. He half-collapsed on the ground and only used his elbows to support his body. His posture was a bit wild. Unexpected.
Yuchizhen continued to ask: "Brother, what do you think of Bai Feng?"
"What do you think? It's good." Tong Yun replied directly without thinking: "He gave me food, drink, and played with me. He never did anything sorry for me, and he enforced the law impartially. Although there are some stains, huh, but These are just 'unfounded' charges."
"Aren't you going to go in and have a look? Brother Yun?" Yu Chiying couldn't wait.
"If Yingmei is willing to go, it doesn't matter to me." Tong Yun stood up and took the brother and sister behind the curtain.
I didn’t expect that there was such a grand banquet hidden behind such a luxurious hall in front of me!
It should be said that the entire main house is arranged in a rectangular shape, with a curtain blocking the front hall and the back hall, and the back hall is the main venue for the "feast".
There were people lined up on the left and right, and the seats were packed. The sound produced by them whispering to each other made it impossible to quiet down.
After a while, Yuchi discovered something even more surprising.
"Isn't that Master Ling Lu Qi?" He looked at the seat on the right, then looked at the left: "This is... the younger brother of the owner of the 'Huang Liang Yimeng' gambling house, Hu Jie'er! This kind of adulterer is a criminal. My disciple is actually here too."
Tong Yun advised: "Brother Yuchi, don't get excited yet."
"No, Mr. Lu and Baifeng have always had a bad relationship. It was Mr. Lu who went to the court first to impeach Bai Feng." Yuchi was really puzzled: "Why is Mr. Lu here?"
Tong Yun smiled and said: "This is what makes Mr. Bai different."
On one side are the people in the market headed by Hu Jie'er, and on the other side are the official group headed by Shangshu Ling Lu Qi.
"That's why you declare your family status." The two brothers and sister agreed at the same time, and they all understood.
They were discussing something intensely, while Bai Feng sat in the master seat in the middle and watched the changes.
