Gudefang.
Xie Liangzhan has always been very picky when it comes to food. He must not have fishy smells when eating river and seafood dishes, and his teeth must not be stuffed when eating beef and mutton. Vegetarian dishes must also be flavorful. The best thing is to be able to taste meat.
He was so picky that he tortured the cooks in the house to death, but he didn't have the courage to give up his job. After all, their wealth and life were all in Xie Liangzhan's hands, so he had to rack his brains every day to think of something fresh. When eating, try not to give Xie Liang a chance to be picky.
Xie Liang held a pair of bamboo chopsticks and picked through the dishes on the food table. He frowned and didn't take a bite for a long time. He was obviously not satisfied.
The cook next to him was holding his breath, his thick black eyebrows were frowning, and his hands were hanging by his sides, clenched and loosened, loosened and clenched again.
He was uneasy. He still remembered the way the cook got hit yesterday. He lay on the bed groaning in pain for half the night. The noise made him almost unable to fall asleep.
The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. He lowered his head harder and harder. He didn't dare to look at Xie Liangzhan's face, but even if he didn't look at it, he knew that the immortal face looked disheveled at the moment.
Xie Liang looked at the vegetable hanging on the bamboo chopsticks. It was yellow with green in it. He frowned and slapped the bamboo chopsticks on the food table with a "snap" sound. Anger flashed in his shining almond eyes.
The cook shrank his neck and fell to his knees with a thud, not even daring to breathe.
Suddenly there was the sound of thumping footsteps outside the door, which spread messily and quickly into the room. Ayong ran in panting, suddenly fell to his knees, and said in fear: "Master, the sacrifice did not appear."
"What!" Xie Liang's expression changed, he stood up suddenly, walked quickly to A Yong, and asked sternly: "Why didn't you show up? Why didn't you show up!"
The cook next to him saw that something was wrong, and took advantage of Xie Liangzhan's fury to not notice him. He immediately used his hands and feet to climb out of the room along the wall.
Ayong kowtowed: "I took people to the Earth Temple in the afternoon. The bag on the shrine disappeared, but the sacrifices were not delivered. I am afraid that some refugees took away the sacrifices. I searched carefully around the Earth Temple and found no trace of the sacrifices."
"How could it be missing? How could it be missing?" Xie Liang whirled angrily, his face livid: "Did someone take away the sacrifice before you?"
Ayong said: "Sir, the Earth Temple is extremely remote and rarely visited by people." He hesitated for a moment and then said doubtfully: "When my subordinates returned to the city, they heard rumors circulating in the city that Han Changmu, the envoy of the Internal Security Department, was here to pick him up today. I brought back an illegitimate child, and I didn’t deliberately hide it when I took him back to the house. All the neighbors in the house saw it, and not long after, Jin Yu, the housekeeper of Han Mansion, went out and found three wet nurses into the house, leaving two."
"Han Changmu, an illegitimate child?" Xie Liangzhan obviously did not expect that such a straight-looking man would give birth to an illegitimate child. He narrowed his eyes and said with a cold expression: "Isn't it a coincidence to bring back an illegitimate child at this time? Some.
Ayong lowered his head: "Yes, my subordinates also think that the matter is too coincidental, but the Han Mansion is always heavily guarded, and my subordinates cannot go in to investigate."
"You can't go in, but someone can." Xie Liang raised his eyes and said, "Find the wet nurse."
A Yong Ying claimed that he was and backed out.
"Department of Internal Health, why is it the Department of Internal Health again!" Only then did Xie Liang show his furious expression, his eyes red with anger: "Go and check, check whether the sacrifice fell into the hands of the Department of Internal Health. ."
The young man kneeling on the ground and keeping silent kept kowtowing: "Master, Master, even if the sacrifice falls into the hands of the Internal Security Department, we, we can't break into the Internal Security Department and snatch the sacrifice out." Ah, Young Master." His forehead was red from the knock, and he said sincerely: "Young Master, think twice, Young Master."
Xie Liang's mind, which was overwhelmed by anger, gradually became clearer, and he slowly calmed down. He took a few steps back and sat down at the table. He tilted his head and thought for a moment and said, "Go and ask Li Sheng to come over."
The boy got up with a start and staggered out to call someone.
Not long after, Li Sheng also walked into the room with a solemn expression, obviously already aware of this matter.
Xie Liangzhan relied heavily on Li Sheng. Even when he was furious, he tried to be as gentle as possible and asked calmly: "Does the captain of the guard already know?"
Since Xie Liangzhan led these people away from the Four Saints Sect, he is no longer a young master, and these people are naturally no longer holy envoys, and their old names have been abandoned.
Xie Liangzhan's rebellion was a fatal blow to the Four Saints Sect. The sect has almost disappeared in Dajing since then, and only has some remaining power in the countries of the Western Regions west of Mohe Yanqi.
Xie Liangzhan now has no worries and can act without any scruples.
Li Sheng nodded calmly: "Yes, my subordinates already know."
Xie Liang tapped the table lightly, and his mind had calmed down. It was just a sacrifice. Now that this one is gone, he can still refine others. He asked slowly: "Now we still have a few suitable sacrifices on hand. ?”
Li Sheng thought for a moment: "There are eight more."
Xie Liang completely relaxed, leaned on the bed and narrowed his eyes: "Where is the one with phoenix blood?"
Li Sheng shook his head: "Phoenix blood is the blood of the royal family. Most of the royal family's descendants live in the Sixteenth Prince's House. They are heavily guarded and it is not easy to get in. Therefore," he paused: "There is no Phoenix among these eight. Bloody."
Xie Liang's face was clouded, and he said with concentration: "If the phoenix's blood is thin, then just find a few more."
Li Sheng was stunned for a moment, with a hint of unbearable expression on his face, and didn't speak for a long while.
Xie Liang glanced at Li Sheng gently, and said something in his words: "Chief Guard, the arrow is on the string now. If you don't send it out, you will hurt yourself."
Li Sheng came back to his senses, his face looked a little ugly, cold air escaped from his teeth, and he answered yes.
The next day, it was just the fourth watch, the sky was still dark, there was no light, and people were already walking back and forth in the winding alley.
Today is the first day of the provincial examination. The gate opens earlier than usual. Normally, the morning bell is rung at two o'clock at five o'clock to open the gate for passage, but today it is two o'clock at four o'clock, and the gate is wide open. , you can come and go at will.
Bao Cheng slept in a deep sleep, reluctantly climbed out of the warm bed, closed his eyes, and let the boy play with his body with his head drooped.
"Second Master, please wake up and be alert. You are going to end soon. You can't remain so confused." The boy was anxious, so he pushed Baocheng twice, and only had to give him a hand. Two slaps.
Bao Cheng rubbed his eyes, feeling that his head was still full of mud. When he saw that there was still half a basin of cold water in the copper basin from last night's facial cleansing, he simply splashed the cold water on his face, and he woke up instantly.
He wiped off the water stains on his face and waved his hand energetically: "Let's get off the field."
The boy had already laid out the steaming morning meal. After waiting for Bao Cheng to wash up, while he was using the morning meal, he carefully checked the test basket and various necessary items, even touching the edges of his clothes carefully. Check it out once, completely eliminating the suspicion of being mistaken for a cheat sheet.
Bao Cheng finished his morning meal, rinsed his mouth and hands, put on his outer clothes, put his hands behind his back, and walked out first.
The boy smiled and took out a brand-new pole with two test baskets hanging on both ends, and followed Bao Cheng step by step.
As soon as Bao Cheng walked out of the door, he stepped back and looked at the boy like a fool: "What are you doing?"
The boy shrugged his shoulders and said, "Just carry it, it will save you effort."
"..." Bao Cheng was speechless and walked into the darkness before dawn with a blank expression.
The lights in Bao's mansion were already brightly lit, and the maids and servants were busy with the wind at their feet.
Today, the two men in this mansion are going to attend the Spring Festival, but the eldest man, Bao Chi, seems to have been enshrined, and he is sent out with stars in the sky, while the second man, Bao Cheng, is left in a cold pot. People care.
Bao Chi saw the boy following Bao Cheng at a glance, and said sarcastically: "Hey, second brother, are you going to the market?"
As soon as this statement came out, there was a burst of laughter.
Bao Cheng snorted and walked out, but today almost all the maids and servants in the mansion came out to guard the road.
His voice was drowned in the roar of people. No, even if there weren't such noisy people, no one would listen to his orders.
Bao Cheng stood on tiptoe and looked around. He curled his lips, took the pole and put it on his shoulders. He deliberately swung it left and right. The test baskets at both ends of the pole were like two stones, hitting the surroundings solidly. On those who laugh.
Some people couldn't dodge and were smashed to the ground, but most people still jumped to avoid it.
"Bao Cheng, are you going to rebel?" Mr. Bao blushed and shouted loudly.
Bao Cheng raised his eyebrows, snorted, and walked away casually carrying the pole.
When he walked out, he realized that the situation outside was not much better than inside the house.
The winding alley in front of Bao Mansion was originally very secluded, especially in the middle of the night when the lights were dark, and it was even less visited. But tonight when the door of the Mansion was opened, there was a lot of traffic and bright lights outside.
"Oh shit, it's a big market." Bao Cheng was stunned for a moment, swore, and walked into the crowd carrying a pole.
The boy followed closely behind, and when he got to Bao Cheng's side, he shouted loudly: "Second Master, Second Master, wait for the younger one, the younger one will carry the pole."
As soon as he said this, he immediately attracted the attention of many people, all staring at Bao Cheng.
Originally, everyone was walking in the dark with lights on, minding their own business. Except for acquaintances, no one paid attention to the people around them. But the boy yelled like this, and everyone saw Bao Cheng carrying the bag on his shoulders. There was a burst of whispers at first, followed by unabashed laughter.
The boy suddenly felt that he was in trouble. He reached out to take the pole from Baocheng's shoulder and said uneasily: "Second Master, let me carry it. How can you do such a rough job if you are so rich and noble?"
