Chapter 67 A Good Show
Yehai is the largest lake in the inner city. It is located at the northern end of the inner river where Feng Qingsui walks his dog. There are nearly a hundred pleasure boats of all sizes parked in the lake.
The flower boat the woman was talking about was one of the largest pleasure boats on the night sea - Hua Manlou.
The entire Huamanlou is divided into three sections. The bow is an open shed where you can enjoy the view; the middle cabin is the banquet hall; the stern cabin is a two-story building, with the first floor as a private room and the second floor as a rest room.
The curved roofs of the front and rear cabins are not much different from those of ordinary houses. From a distance, it looks like a building floating on the water.
After all the guests arrived in the evening, the ship would row from the Night Sea to the Inland River. After arriving at the Ri Lake at the southern end of the Inland River, it would sail around the lake and then return.
You can enjoy the night view of Beijing.
The Daxi law prohibited officials from visiting brothels, but did not prohibit them from riding on pleasure boats.
Therefore, the painted boat became the most frequented leisure place for dignitaries.
Some people come here to drink tea, drink wine, write poetry, and talk about the world, while others come here to listen to music, watch dance, and visit prostitutes.
Ji Changqing holds a high position and seldom attends banquets outside, let alone comes to the pleasure boat for sightseeing. Tonight he makes an exception and appears in Hua Manlou because it is Shangguan Mu's birthday and he has invited a group of friends to celebrate here.
He didn't like to join in the fun, and when Shangguan Mu told him about it, he wanted to refuse outright.
But this guy said, "The new chef at Hua Man Lou is very good at cooking fish. His spicy fish fillet is absolutely amazing. I can eat two bowls in a row."
He inexplicably recalled the time before last when he made sweet and sour carp and saw someone's satisfied look on his face as he ate all the soup without leaving any. He agreed to do it for some unknown reason.
"You might as well try this spicy fish nuggets."
He thought to himself.
"I haven't done it yet."
The dish tasted really good. He tasted a few pieces carefully, then called the chef over and asked him to teach him how to cook it.
The chef praised: "You have such a powerful tongue. You can tell how it's cooked just by tasting it."
Shangguan Mu laughed at him: "You are studying cooking so hard, are you planning to return home and open a restaurant in the future?"
He glanced at the man sideways.
Too lazy to talk.
Shangguan Mu brought the wine jar to the table: "It's rare for you to come on a boat trip, we won't leave until we are drunk."
Ji Changqing: "If I were like you, would I be able to hide behind others and doze off with my eyes open during the morning court?"
Shangguan Mu: “…”
Just drink, why make personal attacks!
It’s great to stand in the front row.
He also...
Well, it's kind of remarkable.
"Then let's have a drink."
The two of them drank a few glasses, and the waiter brought a new dish. When he removed the empty plate from the table, his hand shook and spilled a few drops of oil on the back of Ji Changqing's hand.
Shangguan Mu frowned: "Why are you so clumsy?"
The waiter knelt down and begged for mercy: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it. I'll take you to the locker room to clean up."
Ji Changqing said: "Okay, lead the way."
Shangguan Mu felt something was wrong and gave him a look.
Ji Changqing glanced back to show that he understood.
He could have avoided those drops of oil, but he noticed that the waiter's posture was wrong - he was standing too tense, so he didn't pull his hand away.
Just to see what this person is up to.
Shangguan Mu saw that he knew what was going on, so he felt relieved: "Hurry up and come back soon. Don't think you can get away with just a couple of drinks."
Ji Changqing followed the waiter to the stern cabin.
The waiter knocked on the door of the dressing room in a pretentious manner, and after waiting for a few moments, he said, "There's someone inside. I'll take you upstairs, where you can wash your hands."
Ji Changqing nodded slightly.
There were only two rooms on the second floor, one on the left and one on the right. The waiter pushed open the door on the right and said to him, "The dressing room is inside."
He stood at the door for a moment and then stepped in.
The waiter immediately closed the door and locked him inside.
There was only a bed and a table in the room. There was a small lamp on the table, and a person was lying on the bed facing inward.
A slim woman.
He gave a sarcastic smile.
It's the same drama again. It's been played so many times, but those people are not tired of it. They obviously haven't succeeded once, but they still have to waste time.
He walked towards the window, ready to kick it out.
The woman on the bed suddenly turned around.
The two looked at each other.
“…”
“…”
"Why is it you?"
"Why are you here?"
Feng Qingsui sat up from the bed, held his forehead and said, "It's a long story."
After she asked the woman about the flower boat, she decided to take advantage of the situation and see who was behind it.
So they asked them to send her to the houseboat as the customer requested.
After that, she pretended to be unconscious and stayed in the room until someone pushed the door open.
Who knew...
The person who came was Ji Changqing!
After just a moment's thought, she knew what the other party was planning.
There is no doubt that locking Ji Changqing and her widowed sister-in-law together was intended to create an incest scandal and ruin their reputation.
I just don't know whether this person is coming for her or Ji Changqing.
Ji Changqing also thought of this.
"Shangguan Mu chartered this boat to celebrate his birthday. If he wants to make a big deal out of this, he needs other witnesses..."
Before he could finish his words, the ship tilted violently.
Feng Qingsui was not careful for a moment and fell down, bumping into Ji Changqing.
Ji Changqing barely managed to hold her up.
Feng Qingsui quickly stretched out his hand to support the door panel to stand up straight. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly saw two lines of blood oozing out from under Ji Changqing's nostrils.
"Did I hit your nose?"
She said in surprise.
Ji Changqing was puzzled: "There shouldn't be..."
"Then why are you..."
Feng Qingsui suddenly reacted.
"This room might have been filled with incense before I came. This incense probably has no scent, and it wouldn't have any effect even if I smelled it. It's for you."
Ji Changqing felt it without her saying anything.
His voice was much hoarser: "Let's get out of here first. There's a ship coming. Someone will be here soon."
The door was locked, so I had to break out through the window.
The window in this room is very small, so it will probably take some time to open it.
Feng Qingsui smiled slightly.
Snapped his fingers.
A large piece of the roof suddenly opened up, and a fleshy hand hung down from the edge.
"Let's go."
Ji Changqing: “…”
After being pulled onto the roof by Wuhua, Feng Qingsui looked at the several pleasure boats that suddenly appeared around him, and remembered what his master said, "The murderer will always return to the scene of the crime."
The other party must be very proud of having carefully designed such a good show, and will definitely witness their downfall with their own eyes.
He said to Wuhua, "Go to the surrounding pleasure boats and see who has the most annoying expression. Then bring him here."
Ji Changqing interjected, "Don't go on the ship that's heading towards the Flowery Tower. It's the Third Prince's ship."
The third prince?
Feng Qingsui immediately understood.
It turns out that tonight is not killing two birds with one stone, but three birds with one stone.
Wuhua nodded in agreement.
Taking advantage of the chaos caused by the collision of the two ships, it quietly disappeared into the night.
Ji Changqing and Feng Qingsui lay on the roof, quietly listening to the noise below. The third prince's ship crashed into the bottom cabin, and the people on the ship were urgently transferred to their ship.
The third prince always liked to put on airs. When he saw a group of people in the banquet hall of Huamanlou, he immediately took his people to the stern cabin.
Wuhua brought a young man back at the right time.
Feng Qingsui said, "Put him in the room below, and bring the six men from the opposite room over here."
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