Chapter 26 Black Fire, Big Gift
The New Year is approaching, and I came to Su's house this morning. I saw a plate of fresh tangerines on the table in Mei Changsu's room. I couldn't help but raise my eyebrows and said with a smile: "Oh, at this time of year, there are such fresh tangerines.
It’s so rare! Who sent it to the sect master?”
"I'm having a great time today," he said with a smile as he stepped forward and sat down. Without any ceremony, he reached out and picked up a Zhou You. He suddenly said unexpectedly: "By the way, Fei Liu likes to eat fruits the most. Sect Master, here you are.
There is still a plate of fresh oranges left for me, how strange!"
As he was peeling the orange and was about to eat it, Zhou You suddenly smelled something and frowned slightly: "Huh? This smell..."
"What? What did you smell?" Mei Changsu asked, looking at Zhou You.
"It seems to be the smell of gunpowder. It's strange. How can there be the smell of gunpowder on oranges? Could it be..." Ningmei said as she wandered around, and then continued: "Sect Master, Tong Lu told me that there have been six ships of black fire recently.
When they arrived in the capital, four of the ships were sent to the private artillery room previously run by the Minister of Revenue, Lou Zhijing, but the whereabouts of the other two ships of Black Fire are unknown. Could it be... Sect Master, who sent these oranges?"
Mei Changsu smiled: "Zhou You, you really have a sharp mind! These oranges were sent from Yujin. It is said that Marquis Yan made a special trip to order them from Lingnan."
"Mr. Yan?" Zhou You pretended to be surprised when he heard this, and then asked in surprise: "Could it be Yan Hou? Why does he have so many black fires? He can't open a private artillery room with the respect of Xuelou, right? I've heard that Yan
Hou Yixin said, he rarely interferes in the affairs of the court. Suddenly so many black fires came to Beijing, could he want..."
Mei Changsu, who was noncommittal, continued: "I received news earlier that Queen Yan in the palace suddenly fell ill, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to attend the year-end ceremony in the palace."
"Year-end festival? Yanhou's goal is the emperor?" Zhou You was surprised when he heard this, and Mei Changsu also nodded slightly: "All things are connected together, and only this answer can explain it."
"But Marquis Yan has not cared about world affairs for many years, why did he suddenly deal with the emperor?" Zhou You asked pretending to be confused.
Mei Changsu said: "Okay, Zhou You, don't worry about this matter. I will personally go to Yanhou Ye's house to persuade him to stop."
"Well, if something happens to the Emperor at this time, the situation is indeed very bad, and I'm afraid it will also affect your arrangements, Sect Master." Zhou You nodded slightly and then said: "Sect Master, are you sure that you can persuade Yan Hou to stop?"
"Since we have seen through his plan, he has no choice but to give up even if he doesn't want to," Mei Changsu said noncommittally.
"Sect master goes to Yanhou's house in person, so be careful, just in case Yanhou wants to die..." Zhou You said with concern.
Mei Changsu, who nodded slightly, smiled and said: "Don't worry, I know what's going on, and Marquis Yan is not a reckless person."
"But Master, you were sick before, have you recovered? Can you go out and run around?" Zhou You said and couldn't help but sigh: "Since arriving in the capital, things have happened one after another, almost without stopping. Yan
The doctor also said that if you continue to endure this, sect master, even if you practice the Tai Chi I taught you, your body will be..."
Mei Changsu smiled and said: "I know in my heart that with Doctor Yan here, I will be fine. I will not fall down before I finish what I need to do."
"Although I don't know what the specific matter is, it must be very important to you to be able to do it even if you don't care about your life. However, the capital is a place of disputes, so the sect leader needs to be extremely careful!" Zhou You
Then he said.
Mei Changsu, who nodded softly, also said: "I know! You and Sanniang should also be careful. After all, the thoughtful people in Jinling City should already know that you are my people. Next, our opponents will become more and more serious.
The more difficult it is to deal with, the more likely you will be in trouble when the time comes."
"Understood! Master, I still say what I said, just call me if you need anything. Sanniang and I are guarding a restaurant, it's really boring," Zhou You said sternly.
Mei Changsu burst into laughter, pointed at Zhou You and said helplessly: "You! You are a restless master! So, in order to prevent you from being too bored, I have prepared a big gift for you."
"Big gift? Sect Master, what kind of gift have you prepared for me? What exactly is it?" Zhou You asked with a surprised and curious smile.
"You can take a guess. If you really can't guess, you can find out when you get back," Mei Changsu said with a slightly mysterious voice, and then sent Zhou You away.
When Zhou You returned to the restaurant, he saw Sanniang chatting with three young girls in the backyard of the restaurant. One of them looked familiar to Zhou You. She was the lead dancer whom she had seen at Yangliu Xinyi Pavilion before. The other two
Both of them look exactly the same. You don't need to guess to know that they are the two sisters Xinliu and Xinyang, the courtesan of Yangliuxin.
"Sanniang, this is..." Seeing them, they realized what kind of wandering around, and couldn't help but feel a little dumbfounded. Could it be that the great gift Mei Changsu mentioned was... wasn't it? The dignified leader of the Jiangzuo League gave it to his subordinates.
Who gives such a big gift?
Sanniang smiled and stepped forward to introduce Zhou You. Sure enough, the three young women were sisters Xinliu and Xinyang, and the other one was named Xinwu.
"I have met the master!" When the three women saw Zhou You, they couldn't help but stepped forward with their beautiful eyes and saluted respectfully. The third woman then said: "Husband, the sect master has asked people to redeem their bodies and sent them here.
Come, from now on they will all belong to their husbands."
"Sanniang, this..." To say that Zhou You has never thought about enjoying the blessings of others, I am afraid that even he himself does not believe it, but after Sanniang said this, Zhou You was faced with three young and beautiful girls.
It's a little embarrassing.
"What? Don't you, husband, like your three sisters?" Seeing Zhou You's embarrassment and not knowing what to say, Sanniang asked jokingly.
"No, I..." Zhou You said with a helpless smile: "Sanniang, I really didn't expect that the great gift that the sect master said he would give me would be... Indeed, there are almost no men who don't like three wives and four concubines.
Unless you don't have the ability. But you also know that I never like to force others."
Then he looked at Xinliu and Zhou Youlian and said: "They are all talented and beautiful, and they can definitely have a better destination. Are they really willing to marry me, a businessman who owns a restaurant, as my concubine?"
"So what if we are talented and beautiful? In the eyes of those powerful people, we are just playthings after all. Being able to be a concubine for a powerful person is already a good choice. What's the end of the world?" said a young man on the side.
Some Xinwu shook his head and laughed at himself.
Xinliu looked at Zhou You with a bright smile and said, "The fact that the master is so considerate of our thoughts and wishes shows that my two sisters and I have no need to trust others."
"Yes! Instead of marrying a powerful person and becoming an insignificant concubine, who may have to be bullied and persecuted by the main wife, or marrying an ordinary rough man, it is better to follow a man like me who knows both cold and hot things.
Moreover, I believe Sister Sanniang will also be very kind to us," Xin Yang next to him also said.
Xinwu also laughed and said: "Besides, we heard from Sister Sanniang that the master is a really capable person in making fine salt and brewing spirits! Even Sect Master Mei relies on the master very much. In the future,
Maybe it would be more comfortable for us to follow the master."
"Although Jinling is prosperous, how can it compare with Jianghu Xiaoyao?" Two sisters, Xinliu and Xinyang, also had a clear understanding of each other and said in unison.
Looking at the three girls who looked at each other and smiled after finishing speaking, Zhou You opened his mouth and could only nod and smile: "Okay! Then you can stay here for the time being." If you like movies and TV shows, please save them: (www.
Chapter completed!