Chapter 31
This kind of summer rain will be pouring in as soon as it comes. Within half an hour, everything around it will almost become a country. At this time, it will be completely late. Fires have arisen in the three broken halls. Everyone will start preparing dinner. Of course, the fragrance on Ye Chang is the strongest.
The strong fragrance spread to the main hall, and the person who looked like a stingy official smiled flatteringly at the official: "County magistrate, it seems that there is a chef outside. Why would you call him to cook midnight snacks for the county magistrate?"
"Nothing." The official glared at him.
Although the official's clothing was not high, when he glanced at him, the official shook and stopped making a sound.
He heard that the rain was getting lighter and the face of the official, known as the "county magistrate", finally relaxed: it seemed that the rain would stop the next day, so that it would not delay his itinerary. He was responsible and was eager to rush back to Chang'an. The more delays he made on the road, the more likely he would make mistakes.
In the West Palace, Ye Chang's variant version of Eight Treasure Porridge was finally cooked.
Shi Shanzhi was traveling around, and he still brought a bowl with him. Ye Chang divided half of the cooked porridge, and the two of them ate it very sweetly.
"I didn't expect that even the porridge could be cooked like this. Shiyilang, you must be the reincarnation of the chef star."
After licking the last grain of rice, Shi Shanzhi was still unsatisfied. He laughed and said to Ye Chang, his expression clearly had a bit of pleasing meaning.
"Since you think it's delicious, you should do something and go wash the dishes." Ye Chang certainly wouldn't miss this opportunity. He likes cooking in person, but in fact he is still a lazy person.
The monk ran to wash dishes happily. When he saw his actions, Ye Chang felt a little regretful. He was clumsy and wouldn't have broken his bowl. But he was unhappy to let Ye Chang wash dishes by himself. He didn't want to wash dishes at home because he didn't want the girl's hands to become rougher and rougher. As for whether monk Shanzhi's hands would have calluses, they had nothing to do with him as a Kaiyuan Tongbao.
Just then, he heard a soft voice coming from outside.
"Ye Langjun, can I come in?"
Ye Chang was originally sitting without a shape, and he heard the sound, and he was a little straightened: "Of course, why, Aunt Gongsun wants to cook delicious food?"
"How dare you work for the husband again? Although I am willful, the aunt will not be so ignorant." The beautiful woman came in slowly, her eyes looked extremely bright under the fire. During the day, Ye Chang had no deeper impression of her except for being a little bold and stingy. But at this moment, her skin was slightly darker, and her eyes were filled with autumn water, reflecting the fire, making her more charming.
In addition, just like a beautiful woman in the Tang Dynasty at this time, her figure was slightly plump, and the lowered neckline made people want to send their eyes down.
The rain outside was already light, so she was not completely wet, but there were a few places wet. The clothes she was wearing were wet and she was slightly wet. She vaguely saw the color of her skin inside, which was even more touching.
Ye Chang had seen all kinds of beauties, so he still looked very calm and did not get up. He bowed in place: "My wife came to visit in the rain at night, is it something?"
"No, I just think that the poems of my husband are extraordinary and make people feel sad. Therefore, chatting with me is a rainy night to relieve my boredom." The young woman smiled and said, "Nu Nu's husband's family's surname is Chen, so I can call her Madam Nu Nu Chen."
Her voice was soft, and there was no wind and fire in the daytime. Her bright eyes were flowing when she smiled, which made people intoxicated. However, before Ye Chang could speak, Shi Shanzhi, who went out to wash the bowl, had already walked in: "Du, you red pink skeleton, don't you walk away quickly!"
With a word of drinking, the ambiguous atmosphere that had just arisen in the broken house was destroyed. Ye Chang looked at Monk Mang helplessly. Even though he thought so in his heart, he shouldn't have made such a statement. As a result, he would inevitably have to quarrel. Mrs. Chen was afraid that he would turn around and leave in shame and anger.
It must be admitted that Ye Chang is looking forward to talking to a beautiful woman who is good-looking and generous in conversation.
In this era, there is too little entertainment. People like Li Bai who are unruly by nature can only bring a group of gay friends to drink.
"The monk said rudely and said, "Myster is just a stern mouth!" Mrs. Chen gave Shi Shanzhi a blank look, but was not angry: "If there were no red pink skeletons, where did the monk come from?"
In her words, she regarded herself as the monk's mother, but she didn't understand the twists and turns of the monk. The monk just grinned and said, "With a Buddha, there will be monks, but you, a lady, speaks with great pleasure. She is not that slutty and stupid. I like it."
If someone else said this, it would be a sign of teasing the young woman, but Shi Shanzhi was extremely calm when he said it. It was Madam Chen, whose pink cheeks were slightly red and then rolled his eyes fiercely, but he didn't hold him back.
"Ye Langjun is less than twenty years old this year?" she asked Ye Chang again.
"Well, what's going on in this question? Could it be that seeing Donor Ye is young and tall, thinking about marrying him? Unfortunately, you are old, Donor Ye..."
"Okay, monk, no one will be a mute if you don't speak. This is Mrs. Chen." Ye Chang said.
"Oh, it turns out that you have already married, so it's not easy to be a matchmaker for her sister. Donor Ye is reincarnated, good at cooking, and can write poetry - how can ordinary people marry? The difference is that they are ugly. If they are as majestic as a poor monk, they will be really a lover in their dreams."
Ye Chang really had no choice but to talk too much. He kept talking nonsense, and Miss Chen was not angry, and he smiled and told him a little. They talked a lot when they talked a lot, but Ye Chang interrupted less. After a while, Miss Chen stood up and said goodbye. When she left, she glanced at Ye Chang, as if she was a little regretful.
"This woman can't touch her." After she left, Shi Shanzhi suddenly said.
“Huh?”
"Don't look at her as a girl, but three or five Ye Langjun are no match for her." Shi Shanzhi stroked his bald head: "The aunt beside her is even more powerful. Even a monk may not be able to make good use of her."
Ye Chang certainly knew that Aunt Gongsun was very frustrated. Although her "sword weapon" was just a dance, she could dance this thrilling skill. She did not have the real skill to hurt and kill people. That was amazing.
But the monk just said that he might not be able to get benefits from her hands, which proves that the monk is quite confident in his combat power.
"Don't worry, I won't provoke them. My purpose in this trip is to welcome back the remains of my brother. How can I have time to provoke such a powerful woman?" Ye Chang said.
The night was quiet, but when the next morning, a scream broke through the tranquility. Ye Chang was sleeping in this environment, and she didn't sleep very heavily, and Shanzhi was even more agile in her reaction. She rushed to the yard with a knife.
The screams came from the main hall, and then the screams continued. When Ye Chang and the others arrived at the door, they heard that the door was kicked open. Then several soldiers rushed out with the official protecting him.
Then the group of merchants and strangers also came out in panic.
Only the official who drove Ye Chang and the others to the West Palace did not come out. Ye Chang frowned and seemed to be in trouble.
Sure enough, the official shouted sternly: "No one is allowed to move around, nor can he leave. If anyone moves around, he is the murderer!"
The people who were already frightened and panicked were stunned.
The official reacted quickly. Ye Chang glanced at him, and he happened to sweep over with a cold and suspicious look. The two of them looked at each other, and the corners of the official's mouth bent downwards.
It turned into two circles, making the person look quite mean and sharp. Moreover, his eyes were extremely bad, with suspicion, anger, and threats. Ye Chang rarely saw anyone who could tolerate negative emotions to such a complex level.
With just this kind of gaze, Ye Chang judged that this official was definitely not a good person!
The official stared deeply, and said another sentence between his thin lips: "You are not allowed to leave!"
This was said to Ye Chang and Shi Shanzhi. Ye Chang knew that trouble was coming. He looked at the seven or eight soldiers around the official and sighed involuntarily.
"Don't walk around!" The official shouted again, then walked around the abandoned temple yard with his hands behind his back, and then turned his face again and stared at Ye Chang and Shi Shanzhi coldly.
Shanzhi touched his bare head, and it was a little confused.
"Catch this bald donkey, he is the murderer!" the official shouted.
Shanzhi was furious and was about to protrude when he held the horizontal knife in his hand, but Ye Chang held it down. Ye Chang believed that Shanzhi was not the murderer, but if he really resisted, unless he killed everyone present, he would really become a wanted criminal in the court!
Ye Chang didn't want him to become a member of the imperial court for no clue. He held the monk down and bowed: "I don't know why this official said that the monk was the murderer?"
"Last night there was a heavy rain, which washed away all the footprints we entered the temple. Later, it was just a slight rain, so there were still footprints after the heavy rain. After the heavy rain, there were only two rows of footprints, you can see it yourself." The official pointed to the ground: "Did you see it?"
Ye Chang looked to the ground when he heard this. Sure enough, he saw two rows of footprints connecting the main hall and the west hall. One row of toes faced the main hall, and the other row of toes faced the west hall - it was clearly someone who traveled between the main hall and the west hall at night!
"My subordinate was cut off his head with a sharp blade. The wound was smooth, which proved that the man was extremely strong and the sharp blade was extremely sharp. This bald donkey Kong Wu was powerful, and he was a person who did not follow the rules at first sight. Besides, his sword was well-built on his waist, which was done by a famous craftsman, and he could easily cut off a person's head." When the official said these words, there was no emotional fluctuation in his expression, but only so, his accusations seemed even more powerful!
"Nothing nonsense, I'm going to do it all night..."
"Monk, if the quarrels don't solve the problem, listen to me first." Ye Chang stopped Shanzhi again.
The officials' speculation is not that it makes no sense at all, but there are still a few flaws in it.
"Master, why do monks kill noble officials? Since the monk wants to kill people in the night, why don't he deal with footprints and leave such flaws?" Ye Chang raised his suspicion. At this moment, he heard the sound from the east wing, and Aunt Gongsun and the Madam Chen walked out. Ye Chang glanced at them, and then said, "What's more, if the monk killed people last night and did not leave here for one night, wouldn't he be suspicious?"
The official's mouth bent down again, and the nasolabial folds on his mouth deepened due to this action. The contempt and disdain came to his face only with his action.
"What I said to Ji Wen is the truth." He said coldly: "As for the monk's intention... I believe he will call it soon after he goes to the yamen with me."
"Huh?" Ye Chang didn't expect that Ji Wen would be so arrogant and wanted to capture Shi Shanzhi directly. The so-called scholar meeting soldiers was unreasonable. When the common people met a arrogant official, it was even more unreasonable. He was stunned for a moment, and his mind changed rapidly: "Jigong was worried about national affairs and wanted to quickly find the real murderer. This feeling and heart also agrees with this, but if the monk was arrested like this, what if the real murderer was gone..."
"I said he is the real murderer, but he is the real murderer." Ji Wen interrupted Ye Chang roughly: "I look at you, and I also look like an accomplice. You can follow me with him!"
"Don't you really want to end up with a reputation of not distinguishing right from wrong and taking human life out of your own life, so that the real murderer could escape the slaughter?" Ye Chang was also a little anxious at this time. He knew that in this era, he had no power to rely on. If he really followed Ji Wen and came to the court, he would be punished with all three trees, and he would not be guilty, and he would be guilty.
Ye Chang was not careful about historical details and did not know that Ji Wen was one of the most cruel officials in the Xuanzong Dynasty and a first-class figure in Lai Junchen and Zhou Xing. But he could feel Ji Wen's bad habits, so his brows frowned tightly.
He must think of a way to get rid of the liberation in the shortest time, either to be able to find the real murderer, or to make Ji Wen in front of him dare not take action.
"It's ridiculous!" Ji Wen smiled coldly: "It seems that you want to resist arrest - resist arrest, kill him, don't worry, go ahead!"
At his urging, the soldiers beside him drew their swords and were about to force them forward.
Ye Chang's eyes turned on the ground again, and the main evidence supporting Ji Wen's suspicion was the footprints on the ground. Ye Chang was sure that the footprints on the ground were not his, nor could they be straightforward.
These are the footprints of two rows of men, and they are very good at making a foothold.
"Wait, these footprints are wrong!"
"There is nothing wrong. Even if there is anything wrong, you can go to the court and take down this thief and his accomplices!"
With Ji Wen's harsh shout, the soldiers rushed up, and Shanzhi also broke away from Ye Chang, and the horizontal knife in his waist was unsheathed in the harsh sound.
Just as both sides reached the point, Aunt Gongsun over there suddenly spoke.
"I'm the surname Gongsun, and everyone calls me Gongsun Auntie." She said slowly: "I have met the left prime minister, Mr. Li, and have also entered the current Holy Lord to show his skills. Mr. Ji, this monk is a monk from Shaolin Temple. I'm afraid that the military masters led by Mr. Ji are not his opponents."
As soon as she said that she was Aunt Gongsun, Ji Wen's expression changed suddenly!
Chapter completed!