Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

Wu Song saw that Pan Jinlian came down late, and the spring on his face had not yet faded, he was suspicious, he stepped up two steps of the stairs and asked Pan Jinlian: "Sister-in-law, are there any guests upstairs?"

Ximen Qing was startled when he heard that, he hurriedly looked left and right, looking for a weapon in his hand, ready to fight Wu Song desperately.

Pan Jinlian was also very frightened, she was quick to think, she winked at Wu Song, and said in a weeping voice: "Uncle, since your brother died, I have always been alone here, but I have no relatives to take care of me. The uncle is back, and the slave has a backbone. Uncle, do you want to go upstairs with the slave's house to rest for a while?"

When she said this, Pan Jinlian made a gesture to go upstairs, but deliberately let the filial piety clothes slip off her shoulders, revealing a snow-white side.

Why is my sister-in-law still so shameless? I, Wu Er, am not like that!Wu Song remembered Pan Jinlian's ambiguity with him last winter, how could he go upstairs and be alone with his sister-in-law?

Wu Song had mixed feelings in his heart, so he had to avoid the suspicion of Li Xia in the melon field, and asked Pan Jinlian to go down the stairs to talk better.

Chapter 49 Late Night Dreams

Pan Jinlian came downstairs crying, Wu Song said: "Sister-in-law, stay here, don't cry! When did my brother die? What symptoms did he have? Whose medicine did he take?"

Pan Jinlian cried at one end and said at the other: "Since you turned your back for [-] or [-] days, your elder brother became very anxious and distressed; he was sick for [-] or [-] days, and asked God for divination, what medicine did not take, it could not be cured, and he died! I suffer so much!"

The lady next door heard that Wu Er had come back, she was afraid that the matter of Wu University would be revealed, so she even came over to talk to Wu Song and help Pan Jinlian hesitate.

Wu Song asked again: "My brother has never had such a disease, how can he die because of his heartache?"

Wang Po said: "Dutou, why do you say that? 'There are unpredictable things in the sky, and there are temporary misfortunes and blessings for people.' Who can keep them safe?"

Pan Jinlian said: "It's a pity that I killed this godmother. I'm a crab without feet. If it's not this godmother, whoever is willing to help me in the neighbors!"

Wu Song asked, "Where is my brother buried now?"

Pan Jinlian replied: "I was alone again. I had no choice but to find a graveyard. I stayed for three days and burned it."

Wu Song frowned and asked, "How long has brother been dead?"

Pan Jinlian said: "Two days later, it will be broken seven."

Wu Song pondered for a while, then went out, straight out of Zishi Street and alley.When he came to the entrance of the alley, he didn't leave, but hid at the corner of the street, staring at the gate of Wu Dalang's house.

Seeing that Wu Song had left, Pan Jinlian asked Po Wang to watch out at the door, and went upstairs to see Ximen Qing by herself.

Ximenqing had already packed up at this time, and when he heard that Wu Song had left, he hurried downstairs.

Seeing Ximen Qing coming down, Wang Po looked at the entrance of the alley and complained to Ximen Qing: "Young officials, I'm so scared today. When Wu Er is gone, the high officials should go quickly."

Ximen Qing said: "Don't be afraid, my mother, I will try to deal with Wu Song. I heard that Wu Song has become suspicious today. I think he is a delicate person, so I dare not leave rashly at this time."

Ximenqing let Wang Po go out through the front door and go back to her teahouse.Ximen Qing slipped out from the back door of Master Wu, then entered through the back door of Wang Po's tea house, and hid in Wang Po's place first.

Then, Ximenqing asked Po Wang to find the wife of Zhang Gong next door, and ordered her to go to North Street to find Lu Xiaoyi.Zhang Gong's wife is the most greedy and bold, so she is very happy to work for Ximen officials.

Not long after Mrs. Zhang's wife left, Wu Song at the corner of the street failed to see who Pan Jinlian was sending out, so he also turned and left the alley.

As soon as Wu Song left, a person emerged from the hotel at the entrance of the alley and hurried to Wang Po's house.This person is exactly the Lu Xiaoyi Ximenqing was looking for.

Lu Xiaoyi went straight into Wang Po's teahouse, and asked Wang Po anxiously: "Wang Ganniang, where are the officials?"

Wang Po wondered: "Brother Yi, how did you come so fast? The official is upstairs."

Wang Po led Lu Xiaoyi upstairs, and when Lu Xiaoyi saw Ximen Qing, he fell to the ground and apologized: "Brother Tianxing is here! Xiaoyi's subordinates are not doing well, and they failed to report the news of Wu Er's return in time, which almost killed him." My brother! Brother, it’s a good thing you hid here and didn’t show up. Just now that Wu Er was hiding outside the alley and looking around, if my brother came out from Master Wu, I’m afraid it would be a bad thing.”

Ximen Qing asked Lu Xiaoyi carefully, only to find out that the people Lu Xiaoyi sent out of the city did not find Wu Song back for some reason.When Wu Song came out of the county government office and looked towards Zishi Street, he was spotted by a hooligan in the city.

The rogue hurriedly ran to tell Lu Xiaoyi, while Lu Xiaoyi dispatched someone to find Luan Tingyu and the others, he rushed to Zishi Street by himself.

As soon as he arrived at the alley, Lu Xiaoyi saw Wu Song coming out of the alley. He hurriedly hid in the small hotel at the alley to see what Wu Song was doing.

Seeing Wu Song ambushing at the entrance of the alley, Lu Xiaoyi was very anxious, but he couldn't go into the alley to report the news, so he had to find a sharp knife in the hotel, and prepared to fight Wu Song desperately.

Fortunately, Ximenqing did not rush out from the main gate of Master Wu, escaped Wu Song's peeping, and escaped unharmed.

After Wu Song left, Lu Xiaoyi immediately went into the street to look for Ximenqing to report.

After hearing Lu Xiaoyi's words, Ximen Qing was also sweating down his back, secretly thinking it was dangerous.Fortunately, I know that Wu Song is a fine person, so I didn't act recklessly today.

After Wang Po listened to it, she praised Lu Xiaoyi that the senior official Ximen was a god.

Ximenqing knew that this place was not a place to talk, and after giving Wang Po a few words, he took Lu Xiaoyi and left in a hurry.

On the way back to the mansion, they encountered Luan Tingyu and Jiao Ting coming over after hearing the news, and they all went back to the mansion together, discussing secretly in the study.

After a while, Ximen Qing asked Lu Xiaoyi to call Uncle He and Brother Qiao Yun to the house...

After Wu Song left Zishi Street, he threw himself into the county government office, unlocked it, went into the room and changed into plain white clothes, and asked the soldiers to tie a hemp sash around his waist.Wu Song hid a wrist-removing knife with a long point, a long handle, a short handle, and a thick back and a thin blade by his side, and took some silver taels with him.

After getting ready, Wu Song asked a soldier to lock the door, and went to the county to buy some rice, flour, pepper, etc., and some incense sticks.

Wu Song came home late with the soldiers and knocked on the door.Pan Jinlian opened the door, and Wu Song asked the soldiers to arrange a meal.

Wu Song himself lit candles and spread wine and food in front of the coffin.In two more times, the arrangement was correct. Wu Song turned over and bowed, shouting in his mouth: "My brother's ghost is not far away! You were weak when you were alive, but you will not be clear after you die today! If you are wronged and killed by someone, To Meng and me, brothers will take revenge for you!"

Wu Song poured the wine and burned the paper money for Huaming, and then wept loudly, crying so much that the neighbors on both sides were terrified.

Seeing this, Pan Jinlian also pretended to cry inside.

After Wu Song cried, he ate the rice, wine and delicacies with the soldiers, and begged for two mats for the soldiers to sleep by the middle door.Wu Song put a mat on the coffin and went to sleep.

Pan Jinlian went upstairs and went downstairs to sleep by the door...

In the dead of night, Wu Song suddenly heard Pan Jinlian calling him. When he looked up, he saw Pan Jinlian showing her breasts slightly, and the girl was half-faced, with a smile on her face, and said: "I heard an idler say: Uncle is in the county. There is a singer on Qiandong Street. Do you dare to say that?"

Wu Song said: "Sister-in-law, don't listen to outsiders' nonsense. Wu Er has never been such a person."

Pan Jinlian said: "I don't believe it"

Wu Songdao: "When sister-in-law doesn't believe me, just ask brother."

Pan Jinlian said: "What does he know. When he knows such things, he won't sell cooking cakes. Uncle, please have a drink." He sifted three or four glasses of wine and drank them.

Pan Jinlian got up to warm the wine.Wu Song picked up the fire chopsticks and set fire in his room.

Pan Jinlian warmed up a shot of wine, came into the room, held the shot with one hand, pinched Wu Song's shoulder blade with the other, and said, "Uncle, you only wear these clothes, aren't you cold?"

Wu Song is already six or seven points unhappy, and he should not respond.

Seeing that Wu Song didn't respond, Pan Jinlian snatched the fire chopsticks and said, "Uncle doesn't know how to start a fire. Uncle and I will set the fire; as long as it is as hot as a brazier, it will be fine."

Wu Song was eight or nine points anxious, so he just kept silent.

Pan Jinlian's desire was like fire, and she didn't look at Wu Song's anxiety, so she put down the fire chopsticks, sifted out a cup of wine, took a sip, and left most of the cup, looked at Wu Song and said: "If you have the heart, eat half of my cup and it will be ruined." liquor."

Wu Song snatched it with his hands, threw it on the ground, and said, "Sister-in-law! Don't be so shameless!" He just pushed his hand, trying to push Pan Jinlian down.Under the tearing, a piece of snow-white was exposed on the chest.