Chapter 23 He Yunxiao, reward of fifty taels
The morning in Yin Jingcheng was as peaceful as ever.
Jiang Wuyou got up early, walked lightly past the man sleeping outside the bed, and then got down lightly to put on clothes and make-up.
It's not an ordinary dress, but a gorgeous costume for dancing at the eldest princess' coming-of-age ceremony.
After everything was tidied up, Jiang Wuyou ordered people to cook and boil water, preparing to wait for He Yunxiao to get up, dress, wash and eat.
Like many maids in the Hou Mansion, Jiang Wuyou actually has no status in the Wu Qing Hou Mansion.
But the servants of the Hou Mansion are not fools.
This Miss Jiang is now extremely favored in the Hou Mansion. Not only does the young master stay by her side every day, but even the master and wife of the Hou Mansion also like her very much.
Despite this, the servants in the Hou Mansion were not jealous of Jiang Wuyou.
I really can't get jealous.
That face, breasts, hips, slender waist, no wonder the young master likes her. Even the maids, who are also women, are rarely unmoved.
He Yunxiao was startled as soon as he got up.
"Are you? My sister Jiang?"
Jiang Wuyou covered his mouth and chuckled, "What? Can't you recognize him?"
He Yunxiao looked at the makeup on Jiang Wuyou's face, the slender eyebrows, eye shadow and sexy red lips. He really couldn't recognize Jiang Wuyou.
Jiang Wuyou took the initiative to explain: "The dancers are far away from the audience, so they have to wear some heavy makeup. Don't you like it?"
He Yunxiao stood up and hugged his worry-free lady and said, "I like any good lady."
Jiang Wuyou was not a defenseless Mengbao. She was not shy about He Yunxiao's affectionate words, she was only happy.
"Go, don't wrinkle the clothes I just changed..."
He Yunxiao whispered: "Sister, I still owe today's 'interest'."
Jiang Wuyou widened his eyes and said, "It took a lot of effort for me to..."
On the yellowish leaves in the November morning, a huge drop of dew bent the slender branches. Moistened by the early morning frost, these branches and leaves were much more tender than last night. However, the trouble of the branches does not lie in the cold winter, but in the moist water vapor beside the pond. With so much frost every night, there is really too much water.
He Yunxiao was sitting in the carriage of the Marquis Mansion, holding the mirror for Jiang Wuyou.
Jiang Wuyou is touching up her lip makeup.
He Yunxiao doesn't need to touch up his makeup, he has his own way of touching up his makeup. For example, kissing the remaining moisture on the beautiful branches and leaves like a bird, bending the branches, the more you replenish water, the drier your mouth becomes.
There are two carriages in the Marquis Mansion, one is occupied by the Marquis and his wife, and the other is occupied by He Yunxiao and Jiang Wuyou. He Yunxiao wanted to sneak into Meng Qingqian's coming-of-age ceremony, so he couldn't act with everyone in Wu Qinghou Mansion. When he was approaching the palace, He Yunxiao found an excuse and ran away from the carriage.
Wu Qinghou's Mansion was still considered the power of the Prime Minister. In this case, He Yuanhao was inconvenient to attend the eldest princess' coming-of-age ceremony. He just went to the Ministry of Etiquette out of boredom and personally greeted Li Gongqin on Jiang Wuyou's behalf.
"Li Shangshu, I will leave my girl to you."
Li Gongqin looked at the Hou Mansion, which was mobilizing troops, and Jiang Wuyou, who looked innocent, and said mechanically: "General, don't worry, Li Gongqin understands."
As one of the few people who knew the inside story, Li Gongqin naturally understood He Yuanhao's pun. The so-called "my girl" refers to both "Jiang Wuyou" and "Meng Qingqian" who has not yet married.
As for the matter of running against the prime minister, they have not yet communicated with Wu Qinghou. They will have to wait until after today's lunch banquet and Xiaoyue's "fake death" is successful. At that time, the matter was settled and there was no resistance in talking about it. What's more, if we don't talk about feelings and just talk about military affairs, the prime minister will be unable to stop the Yan army. It will be much easier to talk about it in a day or two when things become clear.
Li Gongqin sent He Yuanhao away and said, "Li Jin, take Miss Jiang to the first-class guest room to rest."
Li Jin would naturally not be absent from such an important event as his cousin's coming-of-age ceremony.
As soon as his father greeted him, he ran over and said, "Sister-in-law, come with me."
This sudden "sister-in-law" attracted the attention of officials from the Ministry of Rites and many other actors who came to perform.
Jiang Wuyou blushed in rare shyness.
"Master Li, I am not. We are not married yet."
Li Jin didn't care about this, he thought Jiang Wuyou was being modest. "It's okay, sister-in-law, getting married is a matter of time. Don't be embarrassed."
Although Li Jin didn't even hold the little girl's hand, he seemed to understand it better than He Yunxiao at this moment.
After arriving in a separate lounge, Jiang Wuyou said to Li Jin: "Master Li, please go to the palace guards to get me the sword I need to use for the sword dance. Just now when I entered the palace with my parents, I was detained by the guards. "
Li Jin patted his chest and said, "Put it on me," and never came back.
The person who presented Jiang Wuyou with the sword was another unfamiliar official from the Ministry of Etiquette. The sword sent was not her own iron sword, but a wooden sword.
"Miss Li, your highness is not allowed to bring swords to the stage during the adult ceremony. You can use this sandalwood sword. Sandalwood is very heavy, and it is similar to the girl's iron sword."
Jiang Wuyou stared blankly at the wooden sword in his hand.
At this moment, she had only one thought in her mind: How to stab with a wooden sword?
Sandalwood?
Jiang Wuyou sniffed the strong sandalwood scent on the sword, which was very similar to the spices she often used.
Aren't all wooden swords made of peach wood? Why is this sword made of sandalwood?
Jiang Wuyou was worried, but he remembered what He Yunxiao said last night: No matter what situation you encounter, sister, just go on stage and dance the sword, and leave the rest to your Xiao'er.
With a faint smile on his lips, Jiang Wuyou simply gave up. Since she moved into the Hou Mansion, there has been no worst outcome in her life.
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The palace where the coming-of-age ceremony was held was much stricter than usual. It was almost impossible to climb over the wall at this time.
He Yunxiao seemed to have only two options left, either to enter through the main gate or to find other ways to sneak into the palace in a low-key manner.
When making a plan yesterday, He Yunxiao racked his brains but couldn't think of how to sneak into the palace during the strict coming-of-age ceremony. But soon, He Yunxiao found that he was still narrow-minded. If you want to sneak into the palace, then the Yan assassin must be good at it!
When He Yunxiao climbed over the wall to enter the palace late at night, he could only barely avoid being discovered by the palace guards by relying on his peerless light skills. Those assassins of the seventh and eighth ranks were able to sneak into the palace like him.
There must be something strange!
Think about what the Yan assassin would do!
Changle Casino!
It is said that after He Yunxiao escaped from Jiang Wuyou's car, he immediately went home and changed into an inconspicuous outfit and went to Changle Casino. Because his face was too recognizable, he could only wear a half mask to cover his face.
After checking out the place yesterday, He Yunxiao went to Changle Casino smoothly today.
Stepping over the noisy crowds, He Yunxiao stood in front of the casino counter and said mysteriously: "The farthest reaches of the rivers and lakes."
The maid over there understood, "The highest reaches of the temple. Guest, please follow me."
The underground floor of Changle Casino is the underground floor of the entire Yinjing Jianghu, belonging to the kingdom of assassins.
Before reaching the real underground floor, you need to pass through a very narrow passage. Because the identity of the assassin is kept secret, only one person is allowed to pass through at a time. Both sides of the passage wall are covered with various bounty notices. He Yunxiao even saw himself and his father He Yuanhao here.
He Yuanhao, the bounty amount is 100,000 taels. He Yunxiao, the bounty amount is 50 taels.
Damn!
He Yunxiao walked through a long passage, and at the end was a brightly lit room. The room was simply furnished with only three wooden doors, a tea table and a girl.
The girl was sitting at the table, brewing tea for He Yunxiao and said, "You came here yesterday, are you here to kill Meng Qingqian again today?"
He Yunxiao nodded and said, "Yes."
"Have you thought about it? Only one assassin from Changle Casino can kill Meng Qingqian."
He Yunxiao thought to himself: Stop talking nonsense, let me go.
"It doesn't matter, there is a deep blood feud, so I have to kill."
The girl nodded, stopped asking, and stood up to open the wooden door behind her.
"The one who takes Meng Qingqian's head will get 200,000 taels of silver, and the one who kills him will get 500 taels of silver as compensation."
These were all said yesterday, He Yunxiao nodded to show that he understood, and then he said, "Well, can I ask who put up the reward for He Yunxiao?"
The girl smiled and said nothing.
He Yunxiao saw that she didn't mean to say anything, waved his hand, and walked into the door.
After He Yunxiao left, the girl took out a notebook and added another stroke to the "正" character counting chart behind the "九" character.
Every assassin who wanted to kill Meng Qingqian would be remembered clearly by Changlefang, and then reported to the person the assassins wanted to kill - Meng Qingqian. This is the real reason why "only one out of a hundred assassins survives".