Volume 5: The Gathering of Storms Chapter 280 The Storm is Coming (Part 1)
At 10 p.m. in the evening, the dark clouds that had been gathering all day finally formed and rain and snow fell.
The whole courtyard was wet, and water drops kept falling from under the eaves, making a dripping sound.
The servants lit the stove and lit all the candles and lanterns inside and outside to celebrate the new house.
Because the original owner Li Jinlou was almost kicked out, there are still a lot of Li Jinlou's belongings left in the house.
Only then did Xu Zun realize that he had forgotten something. He should call Li Jinlou himself or the housekeeper to help him sort out the things.
However, I have just moved in, so I just need to clean up a simple place to stay today. As for those details, it won’t be too late to deal with them later.
At this moment, Xu Zun is looking for memories in his father's study.
The study has hardly changed much, even the location of the bookshelf has not changed at all, only the arrangement of objects and the books on the shelves have all changed.
Xu Zun vaguely remembered that when he was a child, his father Xu Changlin was either busy with official business and away from home all day, or he stayed in this study room studying something and rarely accompanied him.
Chang Linqing is a very smart man, but he is also very ignorant of the ways of the world. He never bends the law for personal gain, but he is very observant.
It was because of this that the emperor at that time, against all odds, appointed him as the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple.
As expected, after Xu Changlin took office, he investigated several major cases in succession, offending all the civil and military officials.
Except for a very small number of upright ministers who still had dealings with Xu Changlin, everyone else in the court kept their distance from him.
Therefore, when Xu Changlin died suddenly, the Xu family naturally became the target of further harm, and soon fell into decline.
If Shen Tiande hadn't taken me in despite the pressure, there would probably be no Daxuan Chief Inspector today!
Mr. Shen...
Thinking of this kind and gentle old man, Xu Zun felt a deep longing in his heart. In a sense, his feelings for Mr. Shen were deeper than those for his father.
When he thought of Mr. Shen, he couldn't avoid two nouns, one was the iron coffin and the other was Shen Qian.
At this point, he still didn't understand why Mr. Shen wanted to rob the iron coffin? Did they manage to rob Qiu Dingtian's body?
In addition, why did Shen Qian kill her biological father?
Is it true that they originally belonged to the same organization, but Mr. Shen wanted to betray them and was therefore silenced?
But if that's the case... wouldn't Shen Qian know about Ku Niang's affairs?
Shen Qian...where is she now?
Thinking of this, he subconsciously touched his pocket, wanting to take out the "Linjiangxian" to take another look at it.
But at this moment, there was a tinkling sound coming from the corridor outside, as well as the laughter of Huo Anu, Ani and others.
What's wrong?
Xu Zun had no choice but to walk out of the study and go to the corridor to look.
As soon as he saw it, he couldn't help laughing and was amused by the scene before him!
But Zhao Yu was seen wearing a yellow Bagua robe, a purple gold crown on his head, holding a rattle in one hand and a peach wood sword in the other, and was performing a ritual in the corridor !
He jumped and muttered to himself. The next second, he took a sip of liquor and spat it out.
In an instant, the liquor turned into a ball of fire.
Zhao Yu took out a piece of yellow paper and tapped it with the peach wood sword, and the yellow paper was burned to ashes in an instant!
Wow……
At this, everyone was stunned, and some maids even applauded him. Only Huo Anu and Ani sneered.
"receive!"
Zhao Yu shouted loudly, then he stopped and stood firm.
"Good!" Xu Zun couldn't help but applaud him, but his mind was filled with lines from a cartoon:
[Devils and ghosts, please leave now! Devils and ghosts, please leave now...]
"Alright!" Zhao Yu took off his Bagua robe and said proudly, "After all, we are moving into a new house, so we have to feel at ease!
"Master Xu, don't worry! With my ability, ordinary charlatans, oh no... ordinary witches can't come!"
Xu Zun knew that the reason why Zhao Yu was performing the ritual was because a bloody incident had occurred here not long ago. Liu Jin, the Minister of Dali Temple, was assassinated and died in this corridor.
Therefore, Zhao Yu performed the dance to ward off evil spirits.
As a materialist in his previous life, Xu Zun naturally wouldn't care about these things. As Zhao Yu himself said, it was just for psychological comfort.
"Master Xu, all the guards," Liu Dong said to everyone at this time, "Dinner is ready. Because we are in a hurry today, it is a little simple. I hope you can forgive me."
Because of the canonization, now not only Xu Zun and Ku Niang, but also Zhao Yu, Huo Anu and Ani have been conferred as third-rank guards and enjoy state salaries.
Therefore, in addition to calling Xu Zun "Sir", Liu Dong also had to call them "Sir".
As for Ashuzai, Hou Zhen and others, they were already treated as internal guards, and now they have all been promoted to the next level, with their salaries doubled, so naturally their treatment is not low.
In this battle, in addition to Li Xing, the eight guards who first followed Xu Zun were also injured and killed.
Now, there are only five people still following Xu Zun, namely: A Xiuzi, Hou Zhen, Li Xing, Jiang Hua and a man named Shangguan Min.
Cai Kun has promised Xu Zun that he will recruit the eight guards in a few days and return Dai Long to Xu Zun.
Dai Long is currently recovering from being bitten by an evil spirit in Yonghui.
Through long-term contact, Xu Zun has become quite familiar with these guards.
Among them, Ah Xiu has the best Qinggong, so he is suitable to be a scout;
Hou Zhen is an upright person who can be entrusted with important tasks;
Li Xing has a flexible mind and strong adaptability;
Jiang Hua and Shangguan Min are both loyal guards who are willing to endure hardships. They are most suitable for guarding the door and keeping watch at night, and they never slack off.
And according to Xu Zun's observation, among the eight guards, the one with the highest martial arts skills and the bravest is Dai Long!
Whenever there is a crisis, Dai Long will be the one rushing to the front!
Therefore, Xu Zun also hoped that Dai Long could return to the team as soon as possible and follow him to the East China Sea...
During the dinner, the guards were loyal to their duties and kept watch inside and outside the courtyard, so only Zhao Yu and others were eating around the table.
Since they don't know yet that Xu Zun is about to go to the East China Sea to find the prince, everyone is looking forward to a beautiful new life.
One was discussing whether to build a secret vault, while another was suggesting that the royal rewards should be stored in a bank.
Ani also suggested that for such a large yard, they should hire some guards to prevent thieves.
Later, everyone began to discuss how to deal with the national treasure sword that the Queen Mother awarded to Ku Niang.
Although this thing looks good, it is undoubtedly a landmine. It cannot be used or sold, and I am afraid of losing it.
In addition, what should be done with the private residence that the Queen Mother awarded to Ku Niang?
Is it possible to take some time tomorrow to go and have a look?
If that place is more suitable, can we move there?
At the same time when everyone was looking forward to a better life in the future, in Xinglongfang, less than a hundred meters north of Xu Mansion, an extremely magnificent mansion was built.
You should know that Xinglongfang is the closest to the imperial palace, and those who live in Xinglongfang are all famous princes, ministers, and dignitaries, and each of their houses is built in an extremely grand manner.
But the house in front of us is superior to all the other houses. It has the highest building area and construction level, proving that the people living here have a more noble status.
Sure enough, there were three big characters written on the plaque at the main entrance of the mansion: "Princess—Mansion"!
In the entire Daxuan, there is only one princess who owns her own mansion, and that is the daughter of Queen Mother Lin - Princess Ronghua!
At this moment, Princess Ronghua, wearing a gorgeous green brocade robe inlaid with gold, had just returned from outside the palace.
When the servants saw this, they hurriedly saluted the princess, but the princess ignored them and walked angrily into the inner hall and sat heavily on the armchair!
Seeing that the princess looked unhappy, several people who had been waiting in the inner hall for a long time quickly got up, closed the door, and came to the princess to wait for instructions.
"How stubborn!" the princess said angrily, "After all we've been through, mother still wants my brother to return to the throne!
"She even sent that Xu Zun to the East China Sea to look for the prince! I really don't know where her vision and courage have gone!?"
In front of the princess, there were three people kneeling on one knee, one man, one woman, and one whose identity could not be determined.
The man was wearing a brocade dragon robe and seemed to be an official in the court;
The person who was not sure whether he was a man or a woman was wearing a nightgown, with a seductive pink plum blossom carved on his cheek;
Looking at the woman again, although she was pretty, she was dressed like a nun. She was Shen Tiande’s daughter - Shen Qian!!!
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