dhibooks Chapter 8 Chapter 8
Chapter 8 Chapter 8
Yuefu is a typical garden style, with carved lattice windows, flowers and trees, nine-curved corridors, lakes and stone colors are all designed by famous teachers.
There is a small lake in the center of the mansion, named Youli Lake. Many koi are raised in the Youli Lake. There are also lotus flowers on one side of the shallower place. Every summer, there are blue waves and the lotus flowers bloom.
In addition to the corridor by the lake, there is also a pavilion built on the side of the lotus, called Tingyulou.This building is a small two-story building. In summer, it is very cool and refreshing.
The Qianfeng residence for Yueyin and the Treading Pavilion for the palace are built next to the lake. They are two independent small courtyards and connected by a winding path through a small round arched gate.
That night, when Yue's father, Yue Zhengming, came back from his work, he heard that Gong Que had come to stay at home temporarily, so he ordered someone to set up a banquet in the Tingyu Building, and invited everyone to have dinner together, which was also a welcome for Gong Que's arrival. .
Listen to the rain in the building.
A round table is full of delicacies and good wine from Zuixianfang.
Yue's father and Yue's mother sat at the top table, Yue Ge sat next to Yue's mother, Gong Que was dragged by Yue's father to sit next to her, Yue Yin had to sit between Gong Que and Yue Ge.
"Come on, let's all pick up chopsticks." Father Yue said with a smile, "I heard from Yin'er that you took good care of him in Chenzhou. Now that you have come to Yizhou, we should treat you well as landlords." That's it."
"Uncle, you're being polite." Gong Que said to Yue Zhengming respectfully, "Thanks to my uncle and aunt for allowing me to stay in your residence temporarily, I should thank my uncle and aunt."
"You child, why are you being so polite? I told you that you just need to be your own family." Yue Mu said to Gong Que with a smile.
"That's right, Gong Que, you don't need to be cautious, just treat yourself as your own home, you can stay as long as you want." Yue Yin said.
"Come and try this crucian carp dish, this is the specialty of our Yuefu chef." Mother Yue picked up a chopstick of fresh and tender fish with her male chopsticks and put it into the bowl of the palace.
"Thank you, Auntie." Gong Que took a sip as he said, "Mmm, it's really delicious."
"Eat more if you like, you're welcome." Yue Mu said.
Yue Yin at the side watched his mother add vegetables to Gong Que and asked him to eat more, and said dissatisfied: "It used to be Fu Sheng, but now it is Gong Que, mother, I am your own son!"
Everyone laughed when they heard Yueyin's words.
"When did Mom and Dad treat you well enough, and you're still jealous?" Yue Zhengming said with a smile.
"Hey~" Yue Yin smiled cheerfully at his father and mother when he heard what his father said.
"Come on, I'll serve you vegetables, are you satisfied?" Gong Que smiled and also used the serving chopsticks to pick up a large piece of fish for Yue Yin.
"I can't bear this, Lord Minister." Yue Yin pretended to be terrified and said to Gong Que.
"Master servant?!" Yue's father and mother were really shocked.
"Gong Que is the servant of the Ministry of Punishment who is worshiped as the third rank. This time there is a case that needs to be investigated secretly. I let him stay at home temporarily because he has no place to live." Seeing his parents' reaction, Yue Yin quickly explained.
"I don't know that the young master has such a noble status as the servant. I am disrespectful and disrespectful." Yue Zhengming said and got up to salute.
"Uncle is serious, I didn't reveal my identity first, and now I am in the care of my uncle and aunt, so I must not accept this gift from my uncle." Gong Que immediately stopped Yue Zhengming.
When he heard the identity of Gong Que just now, Yue Zheng Ming Jing was indeed startled, but it can be seen that he didn't take it too seriously; although he was about to stand up and salute immediately, his posture was neither humble nor overbearing, full of righteousness, and there was no flattery state.
Seeing this, Gong Que admired Yue Zhengming more and more in his heart.
"Father, mother, Gong Que is not the kind of person who thinks highly of himself and sticks to common etiquette, so there is no need to be so polite." Yue Yin saw it and said something.
"Yin'er, don't be too rude." Yue Zheng said.
"Uncle and aunt, what Yue Yin said is right, don't be too rigid about etiquette, just treat me as an ordinary friend of Yue Yin." Gong Que said.
"Since you said that, we won't be too restrained anymore, lest everyone be too restrained, and treat you as an ordinary child like before." Mother Yue said with a smile.
"It's so good." Gong Que said with a slight smile.
Gong Que poured himself a glass of wine, held it up to Yue's father and Yue's mother, and said, "I ruined this good atmosphere because of me, and I will punish myself with a glass." After speaking, he drank it down.
Yue Zhengming saw that Gong Que was so humble and sensible, and he liked it very much.
"Okay, okay, let's eat vegetables, it won't taste good when it's cold." Yue Mu said.
Afterwards, everyone ate vegetables and drank wine, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
Yue Zhengming chatted speculatively with Gong Que, while Yue Mu and Yue Ge pulled Yue Yin to ask him about his stay in Chenzhou.
The lights inside the Tingyu Tower are brightly lit, talking and laughing; outside the Tingyu Tower, it is a little groggy, the moon is covered by dark clouds, and the stars have disappeared. It is dull and windless. It seems that the sun is finally coming after so many days. It's raining.
After Xi finished, Yue Zhengming went to the study, and Yue Ge sent Yue's mother back to the room.
Yue Yin and Gong Que got excited about chatting, so they made an appointment to go to Yue Yin's courtyard to play chess and chat.
Just as Yue Yin and Gong Yu walked to the gate of Qianfeng Residence, they suddenly heard someone shouting:
"Come on! There are thieves!"
"Quick! He ran over there!"
As soon as Yue Yin heard the voice, he flew towards the voice, followed by Gong Que.
Yue Yin rushed there and asked, "What happened? Where is the person?"
"Back to young master, someone was walking through the courtyard just now, and fled away after being discovered." The servant gasped.
"Who is it? Have you caught it?" Yue Yin asked.
"I haven't caught anyone. Although I immediately called for someone to hunt him down, but that person's movements were too fast, and he disappeared when he reached the wall of this courtyard. Now he is searching nearby." The servant replied.
"Send more people, expand the scope, and continue the search." Yue Yin ordered.
"Yes, master!" The servant led the people to continue the search.
"Gong Que, why did you follow?" Yue Yin only found Gong Que following him at this moment.
"I'm afraid that there will be more accidents, so I come here to see if I can help." Gong Que said.
"Thank you, follow me to see my mother and sister, I wonder if there will be anything wrong there." Yue Yin said.
"Let's go." Gong Que said.
When Yue Yin and Gong Que arrived at Yue's mother, they found that Yue Zhengming and Yue Ge had already arrived, and the three of them were in the hall.
Yue Yin walked over and saw his father making arrangements:
"Block the mansion and search again carefully, there must be no omissions."
"Yes!" Butler Li Bo took the order and left.
"Take some maids and go to each courtyard to see if anything is missing."
"Yes, master." Mammy and Aunt Hua took the order and went out.
Seeing Yue Yin, Yue Zhengming asked again: "How is it? Yin'er."
Yue Yin shook his head: "I went late, and I didn't see anyone. I heard from the servant that the person's posture is very good."
"Even you haven't seen him, you must have pretty good skills." Yue Zhengming frowned.
"Are mother and sister okay?" Yue Yin asked.
"It's okay, your sister just came here to send your mother and heard the shout, so she kept guarding and didn't leave, and I came over immediately." Yue Zhengming said.
"That's good." Yue Yin said.
"As soon as I entered the study, I found that someone had moved it. My family would not have touched the furnishings in my study like this. Then I heard a thief." Yue Zhengming walked behind with his hands behind his back.
"Father, does that mean that the thief entered Father's study?" Yue Yin asked.
"That's right, but he didn't take anything away. That's where I'm confused." Yue Zhengming sat down.
"It's strange that I looked through the study but didn't take anything." Yue Yin also frowned.
"Let's see how Li Rong and Nanny Hua came to report." Yue Zheng said.
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Rong came in.
"Uncle Li, how is it?" Yue Yin asked Li Rong.
"I have searched the entire mansion, but I can't find that person, and there is nothing suspicious about it." Li Rong replied.
"It seems that he really ran away." Yue Zhengming said: "Thank you for your hard work, let's go down."
"Yes, master." Li Rong walked to the door just in time to run into Madam Hua who came in.
Nanny Hua walked in and said to Yue Zhengming and Yue Yin: "I have shown people around the courtyards, and nothing is missing."
"Nothing missing?" Yue Yin asked.
"No, valuable ones and worthless ones, there are a lot of them." Madam Hua paused for a while and then said: "And according to the old slave's inspection, it seems that the thief only ransacked the master's study and the madam's bedroom. There is also the Young Master’s Qianfeng Residence.”
"Are you sure?" Yue Zhengming asked.
"It's for sure." Huamao said.
"Thank you for your hard work, let's send Madam and Miss down to rest." Yue Zhengming said.
"Yes." Madam Hua said
Yue Zhengming turned to Yue Yin and Gong Que and said, "Yin'er, you and Gong Que should also go back to rest, it's getting late."
"Don't check?" Yue Yin asked.
"People also ran away, nothing was lost, and no one was hurt, Zha is not in a hurry, let's go back first." Yue Zhengming waved his hands.
"Yes, Dad, you should also go to bed earlier." After Yue Yin finished speaking, he came out with Gong Que.
On the way back, Yue Yin still couldn't help but wonder who that person was and what purpose he had.
It is really puzzling to sneak in without harming others or stealing property.
And I only turned through those few places, could it be that I came here to find something?
correct!The last place the man was found was on the way to the locker!
Gong Que was walking beside Yue Yin, watching Yue Yin frown for a while, then suddenly enlightened, and even clenched his fist and hammered his palm at the end, thinking he wanted to understand something, he asked: "Does Yue Yin think about it?" What's up?"
The more Yin was thinking about it, he was engrossed, when he suddenly heard the sound of the palace gate, he remembered that they had the same way back.
"I was thinking, the thief neither hurt anyone nor stole anything, and only searched a certain place, maybe he was looking for something." Yue Yin said.
"That's true, but what does he have to come to Yue Mansion to look for?" Gong Que asked.
"Yeah, is there anything in my house that he wants?" Yue Yin frowned again.
"It seems that he was not found today, and he may come again." Gong Que said.
"You're right, he definitely wanted to go to the storage cabinet in the end, but he was discovered, and he ran away in a hurry." Yue Yin said.
"Then can we set up defenses in the storage cabinet and wait for him to appear." Gong Que suggested.
"That's right, tomorrow I'll find someone to ambush in the Storage Pavilion, and I'll definitely catch him." Yue Yin made a vow.
"Fang was discovered today, so he probably won't show up in the near future." Gong Que said.
"It's okay, be prepared, as long as he comes, you have to catch him." Yue Yin said.
"It's too late now, let's rest first, it won't be too late tomorrow." Gong Que said.
"Well, I'm really sorry, Gong Que, I let you encounter this kind of thing on the first night." Yue Yin said slightly apologetically.
Gong Que smiled: "It's not your fault, well, I'll go back first."
They were now at the fork.
"I'm leaving too, see you tomorrow." Yue Yin waved towards the palace.
Gong Que smiled back, and went to the Treading Pavilion next to him.
Yue Yin also walked into Qianfengju.
Gong Que returned to Taxue Pavilion and attracted Mo Ran.
Mo Ran bowed and bowed: "My lord, what are your orders?"
"Mo Ran, these few days, you arrange a few people to keep an eye on the movement around the Yue Mansion. If you find any suspicious person, don't alarm him, follow closely, and notify me immediately." Gong Que ordered.
"Yes, young master." Mo Ran led the order to retreat, and disappeared in Yue Mansion after a few strokes.
Gong Que walked to the window and looked out at the dark and oppressive night outside. Before the heavy rain came, he always liked to create enough momentum.
The palace closed the window.
In the middle of the night, everyone in Yuefu had already fallen asleep.
A large drop of rain suddenly fell on the water surface of Youli Lake. The raindrops hit the lake surface and created a large circle of ripples. The koi in the water were startled and scattered.
After a while, one drop, two drops, and three drops of rain began to fall in a hurry, bending the lotus leaves on the lake surface and making a dull sound.
There was an uproar, heavy rain poured down, and the calm lake was completely broken.The lotus leaf also began to shake from side to side, and the koi in the water had nowhere to hide, swimming around in panic under the water.
The noise of the rain hitting the roof of Qianfengju awakened Yue Yin from his sleep. Yue Yin looked up at the heavy rain drifting outside the window, and murmured to himself: "It's raining, it should be cool tomorrow."
After speaking, he turned over and fell asleep again.