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Chapter 40 The Gentleman

The next morning.

There are more wolf guards in the streets and alleys of Chang'an City. It is obvious that the troublemakers in the palace city have reached Zhang Xiang's ears.

As the yamen that supervises the stingy world, it is obviously impossible to escape the blame when they are broken into the imperial city. For a time, the wolf guards have severely investigated the tourists from the gangs, and the occasions where people gather in the gangs were taken care of, so naturally nothing was found.

The farce in Yingchun Tower last night was much louder, and the people like to hear this kind of interesting thing the most. As soon as the dawn was dawn, the streets and alleys were talking about the scene of last night, such as "The Prince Su took the beauties to visit the brothel, and spent a lot of money to make the beauties smile", "The Prince Su beat the prince of the Taiwei in anger" and so on, and so on, as if sitting by the Yingchun Tower and watching.

Xu Buling beat the son of Liu Pingyang, one of the three dukes. The matter was also in the court the next day. Some officials from Liu Pingyang symbolically impeached a few words, "Xu Buling is arrogant." However, everyone knows that it is useless. Two young men who are not as good as the champion fight, and Liu Pingyang doesn't care, let alone the current emperor. Song Ji just instructed Xiao and Liu's family to discipline their younger generations well, and this matter will be over.

The strategy of "striking the east and attacking the west is perfect, but it is not to avoid all the troubles. Xu Buling did not tell Mrs. Lu whether she went to the brothel or entered the palace. She naturally would not have any good results when she was told by Mrs. Lu.

Dongfang had just lit up and was resting in the bed for a while. Xu Buling got up early and prepared to take refuge in the Imperial College.

It’s a pity that Mrs. Lu’s eyes and ears were extraordinary, so she sent Yue Nu to block outside the palace just as dawn.

Xu Buling knew that he was doomed. After dressing neatly, he followed Yue Nu to the other courtyard of Jinghuayuan.

The rising sun rises, and the warm sunshine shines on the sparkling lake.

The smoke was rippling in the other yard by the lake, and the maids were busy preparing breakfast.

Spring is approaching, Jinghuayuan is a yard for viewing. It is very beautiful when the garden is full of flowers. Mrs. Lu is widowed and has nothing to do all day. Apart from taking care of Xu Buling, the rest of her time is to take care of flowers, plants, embroidery, sew clothes.

At this time, Mrs. Lu got up early, wearing a blue long skirt, holding a pair of scissors in her hand, and trimming it in the garden outside the courtyard. Her temperament was gentle and graceful, and it fell into the garden like spring in advance.

Xu Buling sorted out his white robe and walked slowly behind Mrs. Lu, with a bright smile:

"Aunt Lu, what delicious food did you cook in the morning?"

Mrs. Lu knew that Xu Buling was coming, but she didn't look back. She used scissors to repair the bare branches, and her tone was filled with a little resentment:

"I got up so early? I played in Yingchun Tower until midnight last night. Not only did I take Miss Song, but I also spent a lot of money to buy dozens of singers. Are you tired?"

Xu Buling was prepared for this: "Aunt Lu asked me to hide my weaknesses? Look how good I am hiding it. I bought a lot of beautiful girls but didn't want it. I was like a fool, and I beat Liu Changrun by the way, but I was so arrogant."

Mrs. Lu heard the news last night that she was going to go out to make a fuss in the brothel, but later she felt relieved when she heard that Xu Buling drove away all the charming monks in the brothel. If Xu Buling really dared to buy dozens of singers to go back to the house, the scissors on her hand would not be cut into the branches.

"Hmph~ You're a little bit sensible. Those brothel women are not clean and can't touch them... It's better if you go to brothels to play, why should you take Miss Song with me? Is it not a habit to accompany every woman around you? Do you want me..."

Xu Buling quickly raised his hand: "Ling'er is definitely not the case. He just went to the brothel and took care of the girl himself. I am following your instructions, hiding my own weaknesses..."

He pushed his words and said nothing to Mrs. Lu. She really couldn't say anything. She thought for a moment: "Well, this is just once, so I won't be the case. If I let me know that you were going to a brothel, I won't care about you anymore. You can ask the Queen Mother to ask the aunt to go..."

"I know, I know, um... leave the garden to me, just go back and rest."

Xu Buling raised his hand to get the scissors on Mrs. Lu's hand.

Mrs. Lu raised her hand and refused to give it to the house, her eyes signaled to the other courtyard: "How can you, the prince of a different surname, do such a job? Go to the house to wait for dinner..."

Xu Buling breathed a sigh of relief and turned around and walked. Unfortunately, before he could take two steps, a voice came from behind:

"By the way, hang the Queen Mother's paintings and look better, so that the Queen Mother will not ask you and say you don't care."

“…”

Xu Buling nodded and came to Mrs. Lu's house to dig a hole for herself with a far-fetched smile.

The maids were all busy in the kitchen, and there was no one in Mrs. Lu's boudoir, the windows were open, and the morning light was scattered on the soft couch.

Xu Buling came here just like going home, clearly showing the decoration of the room, and walked straight to the cabinet beside the embroidered bed.

The room is not big, and the tea sea, soft couches, tables and chairs are already full of space. Mrs. Lu is usually placed in a vertical cabinet that is not used for the time being.

Xu Buling opened the cabinet door, and the three-story grid was filled with hairpin boxes, bracelets, books and other items. Several scrolls stood at the bottom, and the Queen Mother's painting box was also included. He was about to take out the painting box, but suddenly he paused again and turned his head to look at the empty boudoir.

Peony bellyband...

The lingering scenes of these days surged into my mind again, and Xu Buling couldn't help but itch. After all, he still hasn't decided whether he was dreaming that night.

The room was quiet, as if it was a god-given opportunity.

Xu Buling was never an indecisive person. After a little consideration, he stood up and opened the cabinet door on the other side.

The cabinet is also covered with three-layer grids, and the things placed are completely different - the imperial uniforms, shawls, skirts, etc. are placed on top, and the bottom floor is the private objects of a woman's house, covered with red cloth.

Xu Buling squatted down and opened the red envelope. There were more than a dozen bellybands and underwear of different colors neatly placed inside. In addition, there were thin pants with open crotch, porcelain, white handkerchiefs and other items.

These things are used in wedding chambers. The crotch-opening pants are private items to avoid the newlyweds being shy about dowrying, while porcelain is a villain in various positions, so there is no need to mention the white handkerchief.

Xu Buling hesitated, picked up the white handkerchief and looked at it. It was clean and obviously hadn't been used before. He quickly folded it and put it back. For some reason, his heart beat fast, which was even more stressful than the pressure of rushing into the palace alone last night.

In order to relieve the doubts in my heart, Xu Buling opened Aunt Lu's folded bellybands one by one to check.

There are many types of tattoos on the bellyband, including mandarin ducks, lotus flowers, peonies, and daisies, and peonies account for the majority. It may be related to him that Aunt Lu is like peonies, but it does not have the white-backed goose yellow peony bellyband he vaguely remembers.

Xu Buling patiently rummaged through the cabinet for a long time, and finally found a white one, as thin as a cicada wing, almost transparent. He used a good fabric and opened it and looked at it carefully for a few seconds. It was fragrant, a bit familiar but not very similar...

"Ling'er!"

Suddenly, a mature voice sounded and his steps approached.

Ruoshi Xu Buling was so brave that he was so scared that he shivered...
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