When Feiyun saw Tang Jia retreating with his men, he asked Tianxiang to mount his horse. He thought that after this battle, the Jiedushi would not dare to pursue him again. Soon, the sun has set. When Feiyun saw that he had arrived in Jing'an County, he found an inn and stayed there.
After dinner, Lu Ying came to Feiyun and asked him to go out with her. Feiyun smiled slightly and said: "Brother Lu, you don't want Miss Zheng Yu to accompany you, why do you want me to accompany you?"
Lu Ying said awkwardly: "My girl is too strong. After she lost the last time, she has been practicing martial arts diligently and refused to accompany me." Feiyun smiled slightly and had no choice but to agree to him.
But just as the two were about to go out, Liangchen and Meiwei wanted to go shopping with them. Feiyun had no choice but to tell Tianxiang to take good care of everyone, and then left the inn with the three of them.
Jingan City is also a prosperous town in the south of the Yangtze River. There are many shops on both sides of the street and it is extremely lively. The four Feiyun people were dazzled as they walked along. Lu Ying had been here before, so she introduced Feiyun and the others as they walked.
At this moment, the sound of singing suddenly came. Liangchen asked where that place was, and Lu Ying told her that it was the Qingfeng Song and Dance House in Jing'an, and she had been there too. Liangchen suddenly felt curious and wanted to take a look.
Feiyun thought he had nothing to do, so he might as well go there, so he nodded in agreement and asked Lu Ying to lead the way. After turning around a few streets, the four of them soon came to a lively and bustling road.
Lu Ying came to a tall and majestic building, stopped, pointed, and said, "This is it!" Feiyun and the others looked up and saw a two-story building, magnificently decorated. On both sides of the gate stood four sturdy men and four young girls in gorgeous clothes.
Seeing Feiyun and others standing at the door, a beautiful girl came forward, gave a curtsey, and said softly: "Four guests, thank you for coming. There happens to be singing and dancing inside, please come in and watch!"
Lu Ying smiled slightly and said, "Girl, we are here to see your young lady!" When the girl heard this, she said oh and hurriedly asked: "I don't know what you call them? My maid will go and report to the lady right now."
Lu Ying immediately replied: "Just say that my old friend Lu Ying is visiting!"
The girl immediately said: "Since I am an old friend of the lady, please follow me in first." The girl turned around and led the way, and Feiyun and others followed closely and entered the gate.
When I got inside, I saw a stage not far away, with several girls dancing on it. Feiyun looked around and found that the interior layout was the same as that of the Jin family class in the capital, except that there were some extremely exquisite embroidery paintings around it.
The girl was leading the four of them towards an empty table. A girl came towards her, bowed to Lu Ying and said, "Young Master Lu, you are finally here. The young lady has seen through the mist!"
Lu Ying replied: "Miss Wu'er, I haven't seen you for many days, you are getting more and more beautiful!" Wu'er's pretty face turned red, and she said shyly: "Young hero is so flattering, I don't dare to be a maid!" After saying that, he looked at me again. Liangchen and Meimei said: "These two sisters are stunningly beautiful. My little sister is so envious!"
Liangchen smiled and said, "Girl, you've received the award!" Then she said, "Girl, go and tell your lady, my eldest brother is already very hungry." Wu'er smiled slightly and hurriedly led the four of them through the lobby. Came to the garden behind.
After walking through the garden and arriving at the door of the hall of the house at the back, Ru Wu shouted loudly: "Miss, Shaoxia Lu is here to visit!" As soon as he finished speaking, a voice like a silver bell came from inside: "Please come quickly, please come quickly!" Wu'er said He stretched out his hand to invite Lu Ying and others in. Lu Ying walked in and saw a beautiful girl walking towards her.
The girl came to Lu Ying and said a thousand blessings. She opened her red lips and said softly: "Brother Lu, long time no see!"
Lu Ying hurriedly replied: "I haven't seen you for many days, and the girl is even more beautiful than before!" The girl smiled and said, "Brother Lu, you are exaggerating! Please sit down!"
The girl looked at Feiyun, Liangchen, and the beautiful scenery, and asked, "Brother Lu, what do you call these three?"
Lu Ying quickly introduced them to each other, and Feiyun learned that the girl's name was Ding Haitang, and she was the owner of this song and dance house.
After Feiyun and Lu Ying sat down, Haitang said to Liangchen and Meijing who were standing behind Feiyun: "You two girls, we are not outsiders. How about you please sit down too?"
Liangchen smiled slightly and replied: "Miss Ding, this is our habit, you don't have to worry about us." Haitang knew that people in the world have their own personalities, so she no longer forced herself.
Haitang continued: "Brother Lu, I just heard that a girl beheaded the Hongdu prefect a few days ago. I wonder if you have heard of it!"
Lu Ying smiled slightly and said, "Of course I know that this girl is right behind you!"
Haitang was startled and looked at Liangchen and the beautiful scenery with some disbelief.
Liangchen smiled slightly and said, "I would also like to thank you for giving me this opportunity. If you hadn't invited my young master to the banquet at this time, how would I have known about it." Liangchen was already worried about Shuishui's invitation. I was suspicious, so I said it tactfully, wanting to test the water. Shuishui was startled for a moment, then smiled and said, "I knew I couldn't hide this from a clever girl like you. To be honest with you, I did this on purpose."
Shuishui directly admitted that she had arranged it intentionally, which was unexpected. Liu Shui asked in confusion: "Why did the girl do this?" Shuishui replied: "I heard about what happened to the Wu family a few days ago, but I wanted to help, but I knew I was powerless to save the day. Such a poem Although they are also good at martial arts, I'm worried that they are no match for the Tian brothers. I just heard yesterday that Brother Liu was in Chengjia Village on the outskirts of the city, so I called Ru Shi Ru Ge to invite you. I want you to pass by the execution ground and take advantage of Brother Liu's chivalry. I will definitely intervene. But I didn’t expect that Miss Liangchen would solve the problem without Brother Liu taking action!”
Liangchen asked: "Miss Shuishui must have heard Li Zhen talk about my young master, but Li Zhen and Miss Ruoxue are also very strong in martial arts. Why don't you go to them?" Shuishui shook his head and said, "Gang Leader Li He Ruoxue's martial arts are good, but they won't take action. I also sent people to find them, but Li Zhen said that he did not dare to offend the Jiedushi. After all, the boat gang was also under the jurisdiction of the Jinling Jiedushi, so he I politely declined." Liangchen added: "It seems that Miss Shui doesn't have a good impression of this Mr. Pan!"
Rushi replied from the side: "Sister Liangchen, you don't know something. This Young Master Pan is a lecherous person and has come here many times to harass my young lady. If an expert hadn't stepped forward to stop him, my young lady might not have been able to escape his vicious hands. ." Liangchen asked curiously: "Who is this expert? Can you introduce me to him?" Shuishui said: "This person happens to be away from Jinling City these days, otherwise I wouldn't bother to invite you over. Wait until this person comes back. , I will definitely introduce you to him!"
Liangchen then said: "Miss Shuishui, although you have made this servant famous, you have also brought us a lot of trouble." Shuishui smiled and said: "You don't know something, even if you haven't offended this girl Lord Jiedushi, if he knows that you have come to Jinling, he will also cause trouble for you!" Liu Shui asked in surprise: "Why is this?" Shuishui smiled and said: "Do you still remember Pan Bao? This festival The envoy's name is Pan Hu, and he is Pan Bao's brother!" Liu Shui was stunned and then understood what Shuishui meant.
Liu Shui, Liangchen, and Meimei had encountered Pan Bao doing evil things in the capital, so they killed Pan Bao and had already formed a grudge with the Pan family. If Pan Hu knew that Liu Shui was coming, he would definitely seek revenge on him. After Liu Shui figured it out, he said: "So that's it. They are really not a family. They don't go into the same house. This Pan Hu has managed Jinling City in such a mess. If he doesn't look for me, I will look for him!"
When Zhao Yuankan was still the prince, Liu Shui dared to kill Pan Bao in the street. Now that Zhao Yuankan has become the emperor and is an imperial envoy himself, he is naturally not afraid of Pan Hu. Liu Shui disliked the Pan family very much, not only because Liu E was bullied by Concubine Pan, but also because the Pan family framed the Zhongliang Yang family. Today, the Pan family members still do not repent, oppress the people, and kill innocent people, which is really outrageous. When Liu Shui thought of this, he stood up immediately and was about to leave.
Shuishui asked in surprise: "Brother Liu, why are you in such a hurry to leave just after you've been here? Are you blaming the younger sister for taking the decision without permission, or the younger sister's poor hospitality?" Liu Shui shook his head and said, "The girl is too worried. , I am not a stingy person. I thought about the magistrate being arrested by Pan Hu and was worried about his safety, so I rushed over to see what the outcome is now." Shuishui made a sound and said, "I've heard about this too. However, the prefect is an official of the imperial court, so there is probably no danger, and the most he will do is suffer a little."
Liu Shui turned to ask: "Miss Shuishui, you have been here for a long time, what do you think of the prefect?" Shuishui replied: "Brother Liu, I haven't been here long, so I don't know very well. It's just that I have never heard of him doing any bad things. He is just timid and afraid of getting into trouble. He only obeys Pan Hu's orders." Wan Lilang also said: "This prefect does not have any bad deeds. What he says about Jinling City does not count." Liu Shui said: "In this case, I will save him once."
Wan Lilang said, "How do you plan to save Brother Liu?" Liu Shui thought for a while and said, "There is no special way now. The only way is to go to the Jiedushi Yamen and directly ask Pan Hu to release him!" Shuishui was shocked. Said: "You are his enemy. When he sees you, he will definitely kill you!" Liu Shui said: "He wants to kill me, but it's not that easy!" After saying that, he stood up and looked towards Shuishui and Wanli Langgong. He cupped his hands, turned around and walked out.
Shuishui was shocked, but she didn't try to persuade him any more and just stood up to see him off. The beautiful scenery and the waves followed Liu Shui to the door. Liu Shui said to Wan Lilang: "Mr. Wan, there is no need for you to come with us. You go to Chengjia Village to reunite with your family first. Come back in a few days when the weather calms down!" Wan Lilang said displeasedly. : "I said that I will advance and retreat with you!"
Liu Shui smiled slightly and said: "Don't worry, that Pan Hu doesn't dare to do anything to me. Besides, if he plays tricks, we can get out of trouble." Wan Lilang was stunned for a moment, and thought that this was true. With the martial arts of the three of them, Jieduzhi Yamen cannot trap them. If he goes there by himself, he may become a burden to them. It's better to go to the Beggar Clan branch helmsman yourself and see if they are willing to help. It would be even more foolproof if the Beggar Clan gathered all its disciples in front of the Yamen and mobilized the people to support him.
Wan Lilang made up his mind and said: "In that case, I won't go with you. You should be careful!" Liu Shui nodded, Wan Lilang bowed his hand and turned to leave. Liu Shui waited for him to go away, and then said to Liangchen and Meimei: "It may be dangerous to meet Pan Bao here. You sisters will be waiting outside to meet you later, and I will go in first!" Liangchen and Meimei said in unison. "Young master, no! We can't leave you even half a step!" Liu Shui saw their resolute attitude and smiled: "Are you worried that I can't handle it alone?" Liangchen replied: "Young master can certainly handle it, but with us here, no. Is it safer?" No matter how Liu Shui tried to persuade him, Liangchenmeijing refused to agree.
The three of them walked as they talked, and soon arrived at the gate of Jiedushi Yamen. When the guards at the door saw Liu Shui and the others approaching, they shouted: "Who are you? What business do you have coming to the Yamen?" Liu Shui gestured to Liangchen, who understood and stepped forward and asked: "We heard that the prefect is here, so we came here specially. See him!" The man shouted: "The prefect is discussing official business with Jiedushi inside and has no time to see guests. You can go back!" Liangchen asked this question, just to confirm whether the prefect was still detained by Jiedushi. After listening to that man's words, I knew that Jiedushi didn't take Liu Shui's previous message seriously!
Liangchen glanced at Liu Shui, saw Liu Shui nodded slightly, and said to the guard: "Then you go in and report, and tell the Imperial Envoy to arrive, and let the Jiedushi come out to greet you!" Naturally, the guard didn't believe it, and asked Liangchen to provide proof. As evidence of the identity of the imperial envoy, Liangchen immediately showed the gold medal. After the guard inspected it, he hurriedly asked Liangchen to wait and asked someone to go in and report!
After a while, a servant ran out from inside and said to Liu Shui and the others: "You three, the Jiedushi Master is dealing with things and has no time to greet you in person. Please follow me to the court to meet you!" Liu Shui nodded. Said: "Then please lead the way!" The officer turned around and left. Liu Shui and the other three followed them through the gate, passed through an open space, and came to the court.
The three of them went in and saw a middle-aged man sitting in the courtroom. He was quite tall but had an angry look on his face. He was Pan Hu. When Pan Hu saw the three people coming in, he was startled and shouted: "Who are you? You dare to pretend to be imperial envoys?" As soon as he finished speaking, the court door was closed. Liu Shui had long thought that Pan Hu might be like this, so he didn't panic, but the three of them were on heightened alert.
Liangchen smiled slightly and said: "Master Jiedushi, your guard has just seen the imperial gold medal. Why do you say we are fake?" Pan Hu snorted coldly and said: "Gold medals can also be forged, what's so strange about it?" Yes! Tell me honestly, who are you?" Liu Shui took a step forward and replied: "Liu Shui, I have been ordered to patrol the south of the Yangtze River. Lord Jiedushi should have received the imperial edict!" Pan Hu said, "That's nonsense. This town has never heard of a man named Liu Shui sent by the imperial court as an imperial envoy! Come on, get it for me!"
