Dream Broken You Pavilion

When twilight fell silently on the streets of Yannan City in Chuanyang State, various shops began to light up lanterns in front of their doors.Banners are fluttering in front of the shops on both sides of the long street, and lanterns of various colors are lit one by one to illuminate the road of people walking at night.

It wasn't until Haishi that Ru Xiao came out of the wine shop on North Street. The two blushes on his pale cheeks seemed to be covered with a layer of bright red rouge, which actually made this swinger look more human. .

Wearing a blue gown and holding a black iron folding fan, he swaggered through the streets and alleys.

Ru Xiao went straight to the gate of a large courtyard with red lanterns hanging in front of the door. A plaque "Xinxiangyuan" was hung on the door. The red lanterns lit in the courtyard were like rubies emitting a warm luster. People come and go, men and women come in and out, colorful, and the faint sound of gongs, drums and operas is melodious.

Ru Xiao was about to go in, when suddenly a figure wearing a bamboo hat and bowing his head passed by him, raised his hand and grabbed his arm, Ru Xiao turned his wrist, and the black iron fan swept over...

"Brother, it's me!"

Listening to the sound and identifying the person, the black iron fan suddenly withdrew, and Ru Xiao whispered: "It's you?"

Ru Xiao glanced around quickly from the corner of her eye, and said, "Come with me."

After saying that, he led the man into the gate of Xinxiang Garden.

He was familiar with the way, swaggeringly walked straight inside, and the man in the bamboo hat silently followed behind him, just like his entourage.

Xinxiangyuan is a Goulan courtyard that has just opened. The new garden has just opened. There are jugglers, shadow puppets, and opera singers in it, and they are all new artists.

Ru Xiao walked to a small courtyard in the southwest corner, named "Cuiyue Building", the laughter of women in the small courtyard, and the sound of men's banter continued one after another. Ru Xiao raised his leg and walked in, but was pinched by the person behind him. Holding his arm, Ru Xiao paused slightly, raised his hand and patted the hand that was pinching him, then walked straight in, and the people behind him had to follow closely.

"Yo, it's the master who is here." A sweet voice rang in my ear.

Ru Xiao looked back, and saw a 30-year-old woman dressed up in fancy clothes came over with a smile, and the woman smiled and said:

"This one is playing chess, listening to music, or chatting, do you want Lulu to accompany you?"

Ru Xiao smiled slightly: "Oh, mom, what's the matter, I miss you after a day of not seeing you? Find a quiet room for me, I still have something to do, I'll see you later."

"Okay, sir, please go upstairs."

Ru Xiao followed the woman upstairs, walked to a room at the top of the corridor, pushed the door open, and said with a smile:

"Please come in, sir. I'll serve you tea later. You can talk about things first. Call me later if you need anything."

"Okay, mom, wait for me."

He raised his hand and threw a piece of silver to the woman. The woman narrowed her eyes with a happy smile, thanked her repeatedly, and then backed out.

As soon as she left, Ru Xiao closed the door tightly, the smile on her face disappeared for a moment, and said anxiously: "Man Luo, are you dying? Do you dare to come back?"

The man raised his hand and took off the hat on his head, revealing a delicate face.It was Man Luo who rushed here.

Man Luo whispered: "If it wasn't for something serious, how could I take the risk and come here to look for you?"

Ru Xiao frowned and asked, "What happened?"

Man Luo said: "Let me make a long story short. Something happened to Shang Wuyang. Iron ore was dug out in Fulong Mountain, and someone hijacked his iron ore. It was rumored that he sold the iron ore privately. Now he has been arrested by Yangcheng Mansion. Ya custody."

"What?" Ru Xiao was stunned: "It is a serious crime to lose iron ore, and it is a capital crime to sell iron ore privately."

Man Luo nodded and said, "To save Shang Wuyang, Miss Jing'er found a witness at the scene. The witness said that the robber spoke with a Chuanyang accent. Now Miss Jing'er has rushed to Yangcheng to thoroughly investigate the matter."

Ru Xiao said: "Look at what you mean, do you suspect that the blood slave did it?"

Man Luo remained silent, a pair of eyes staring straight at him confirmed Ru Xiao's conjecture.

Ru Xiao asserted: "Impossible, it was definitely not done by blood slaves."

"How can you be so sure?" Manro asked.

Ru Xiao grabbed Man Luo's arm, the two sat down at the table, and said in a low voice, "Ai Luo acts differently from Miao Heke. She is good at playing dirty tricks. The purpose of the trade channel is to infiltrate Hunan more deeply. It is not only material, but also ideological. Therefore, even if she wants to kill Shang Wuyang, she will never use this method at this critical moment. The movement is so big, can she Aren't you afraid of alarming Xiao Han? Don't you want to startle the snake?"

Man Luo asked suspiciously: "Besides her, I really can't think of anyone in Chuanyang who wants to kill Shang Wuyang?"

"Papa papa" the door was knocked lightly, and the sweet voice of mother came from outside the door.

"Master, I'll bring you some tea, I'm coming in."

Man Luo immediately put on the bamboo hat.

With a smile on her face, her mother took the tea, arranged it neatly on the table, put down a fruit plate, glanced at Man Luo wearing a bamboo hat, and said, "This fruit is a gift from the shop, please use it slowly."

Ru Xiao raised her hand and patted her mother's butt with a "slap", and said with a smile: "Mom still loves people, thank you."

"Oh, master, you're too heavy-handed, and you don't know how to be sympathetic, and I don't dare to delay the men to talk about things, you talk, you talk." After saying that, he backed out.

When she went out, Man Luo said contemptuously: "You actually brought me to this kind of place!"

Ru Xiao laughed lightly: "Do you think this is a brothel? The women here are entertainers, playing chess with others, painting, talking about poems and songs, singing ditties, or like you, sitting across from me and chatting. "

Man Luo hastily moved the stool a foot aside, and said, "I don't have time to chat with you, my mouth smells of alcohol."

Seeing her disgusted look, Ru Xiao smiled "puchi" and said in a low voice: "Which man doesn't smell like alcohol? Hey, you can't stay unmarried for the rest of your life, right? I said Man Luo, you really don't understand, How can you hide from others if you don’t come here? At least, Airl won’t come here, right? This is the best cover.”

Speaking of this, he said seriously: "I tell you, it is definitely not the blood slave who did it. As for who did it, we have to investigate."

"Where are you going to check?"

"do not know."

Man Luo stared, "I don't know what you said?"

Ru Xiao said: "Give me some clues anyway, just say it's a Chuanyang accent, but there are Chuanyang accents everywhere here, and I'm also an authentic Chuanyang native."

Seeing Man Luo's expression of displeasure, he said again: "Forget it, I've seen you travel so hard, I'll go and ask you about it tomorrow, but you're going to live here tonight."

Man Luo jumped up and stared, "You want me to live here?"

Ru Xiao smiled and said: "Fool, this is the safest place, don't worry, as long as you pay, you can stay for as long as you want. The mother here is my friend, don't worry."

Then he said sternly: "It's dangerous to stay here for one more day. If the blood slaves recognize you, you have only two ways, either return to the blood slaves, or 'click'." He made a knife with his hand, Made a gesture on the neck. "

Man Luo gritted his teeth and said, "For the sake of the young master, even if it is a dragon's pond or a tiger's den, I, Man Luo, will also break into it."

Ru Xiao stared at her deeply, and said in a deep voice, "I will inquire with you as soon as possible, and then you should go back to Xiang country."

"You just 'roll' back." Manro's face was as cold as frost.

Ru Xiao laughed suddenly, stretched out his fingers to tick her off, and said, "Okay, I'll 'get out', I'll 'get out', let's 'get out' together."

Man Luo glared at him: "Daydreaming."

Ru Xiao stood up, and Man Luo asked, "You want to go?"

A slight smile crossed Ru Xiao's lips: "Didn't you want me to 'get out'? Then wouldn't it be boring for me to stay here?"

He put his head close to her, with an ambiguous expression: "How about I stay and stay with you?"

"Get lost!" Man Luo really couldn't stand the evil smile on his face.

Ru Xiao suddenly smiled "hehe", and said: "You stay here, don't go anywhere, wait for my news, I'm leaving."

After saying that, without stopping, he opened the door and walked out. Outside the door, he called his mother loudly.

"Ouch, my son, are you leaving?" Mom's whining voice sounded outside.

"Well, sir, I have something to go out for a while. My friend lives here tonight. He likes to be quiet. Don't let anyone disturb him. Send some water back. You take this money, and I will serve you three meals a day. Money If it’s not enough, ask Grandpa again.”

"Oh, my lord, you are really generous. This money is enough for your friend to stay for ten days. Hee hee, don't worry, your friend is my mother and my friend. I will give him a beautiful place to serve you."

"Okay, just take care of me. I'll come back tomorrow."

"Grandpa, go slowly..."

Man Luo listened to their conversation, his head was buzzing, he rolled his eyelids helplessly, glanced at the bed with pink curtains by the wall, curled his lips in disgust...

Ru Xiao swaggered out of Xinxiang Garden, bought another small jar of wine at the wine shop, grabbed it in his hand and drank it while walking, and staggered all the way back to Xuenusi.

It was the third quarter of Haishi, and there were lit lanterns hanging under the promenade of the blood slaves. From time to time, people were seen coming in and out.

There are several courtyards behind the blood slaves' compound, and Ai Luo and several responsible persons live in their own courtyards, and then there is a whole row of houses, which are the residences of ordinary blood slaves.

Except for a few people in charge who can go home once every five days, the rest of the blood slaves must live here, Ru Xiao also lives here, and rarely goes back to visit his parents, and Ai Luo is alone without father or mother, so he is always here Here, she just lived in another yard.

Ru Xiao took a sip of wine, and the wine dripped from his lips. He wiped it with the back of his hand indiscriminately, raised his legs and stepped into the gate of Xuenusi, and walked towards his room staggeringly.

The room was pitch black, he stretched out his hand to push the door, and a cold voice came from behind:

"Where did you go to spend time and drink again?"

"Huh? Who dares to control me, Mr. Yumian?"

Ru Xiao turned her head and looked behind her. Under the dim yellow lantern, there was a woman standing, her delicate features gathered a touch of coolness.

Ru Xiao's cloudy eyes narrowed, and the corners of his mouth twitched in a half-smile, "Oh, yes, it's Senior Sister, no, Mr. Chief."

He clasped his fists to salute, but he staggered under his feet, and he just stood still when Ai Luo grabbed his arm with one hand.

"Director, I'm sorry, I just laughed, I laughed."

Ai Luo frowned slightly, and said coldly: "Why did you drink so much? Since you drank too much, go back to your room and sleep."

Ru Xiao smiled and said: "Senior sister, no, is there something for the director to find his subordinates so late?"

Ai Luo said displeased: "I've already drank like this, what are you talking about? We'll talk about it tomorrow."

After saying that, he waved his sleeves and left.

"Congratulations to Mr. Chief—" Ru Xiao shook his fists and saluted.

Watching Ai Luo leave, Ru Xiao turned around and pushed the door in. After closing the door, his eyes suddenly became very clear.

He glanced thoughtfully at the closed door, put down the wine jar, and without lighting the lamp, walked to the edge of the bed in the dark and sat down, kicked off his two boots indiscriminately, and fell asleep.