The Wonderful Sound Pavilion.
Cui Xixin raised his head to look upstairs. He didn't know when, but one of the doors upstairs had opened a crack.
He drank the tea that had already turned cold in one gulp and raised his head to look upstairs. He paced around the room a few times before impatiently walking to the door. Then, he walked back inside.
In front of a tea stall on the street.
"Boss …"
"I see it. Let's go!"
After a short exchange, a few bailiffs quickly stood up and pushed through the crowd. They loudly said, "We are here to arrest a criminal of the imperial court. Unauthorized personnel, get out of the way!"
The crowd moved aside, and the few of them arrived at the entrance of the Wonderful Sound Pavilion. The leading bailiff waved his hand and said, "Go in and search!"
They were enjoying the music when suddenly, a bailiff barged in. The guests in the pavilion were startled, and the musician stopped playing.
When the beautiful woman saw the bailiff barge in, she hurriedly ran over and said in a panic, "Sir bailiff, what's going on? We've always been doing proper business here …"
As she spoke, she stuffed an ingot of silver into the bailiff's hand.
However, this tactic, which had always been successful, was useless at this moment. The constable raised his hand and pushed her away, coldly saying, "We are under orders to capture the imperial court's criminal. Someone told us that the criminal is being sheltered here. As for whether you are doing proper business here, we will know after a quick search …"
The beautiful woman was about to speak, but she was interrupted.
"Stop talking nonsense!" The leading bailiff glanced at her and said to the people behind him, "Search!"
The guests in the main hall were terrified and wanted to leave, but the main door was already blocked by the bailiffs. Naturally, they didn't dare to rush out and could only stand where they were, anxiously watching as the bailiffs went upstairs, kicked down the door, and searched.
They just didn't know how many of the people inside would be so frightened that they would be permanently ill for the rest of their lives.
Cui Xixin poured himself a cup of hot tea, raised his head to look upstairs, and continued to drink his tea.
For the past few decades, the Chu family had been like a holy land in the hearts of the scholars of the Jing Kingdom.
Grand Tutor Chu had students all over the world and had taught two Emperors. In the current Imperial Court, including the Left and Right Ministers, countless ministers had to respectfully address him as Old Man Chu.
Grand tutor Chu, who had always kept himself clean and was particularly strict with his descendants of the Chu family, probably did not want everyone in Jingdou to know that the eldest legitimate son of the Chu family was in a brothel and had some kind of perverted hobby when it came to making love with women.
Fortunately, the bailiffs who were searching for the imperial court's criminal were from the capital governor's manor, so the Cui family was able to exert some influence. Otherwise, this scandal, which was enough to affect the reputation of the Chu family, would have spread far and wide.
Cui Xixin raised his head to take another look, then slowly stood up and walked upstairs.
…
On the main street, passersby saw the officials blocking the entrance of the Wonderful Sound Pavilion. They stopped in their tracks and watched from afar.
In the restaurant on the opposite side, a large man poured warm wine into a cup and handed it to a middle-aged man opposite him. "Fifth Master, the wine is warmed."
The middle-aged man raised his wine cup. The burly man was about to sit down opposite him when he saw that the burly man's hand was trembling non-stop. The wine in the cup spilled all over his sleeves, but he didn't seem to care at all. He raised his hand and brought the wine cup to his lips. At this moment, there was not a single drop of wine left in the cup.
"Fifth Master, what's wrong? Are you very cold?" The large man hurried over and saw that the window behind the middle-aged man was open. He immediately said, "I'll go close the window …"
He stood in front of the window and glanced down. "Strange, what are those people looking at down there?"
"Don't close it!"
At this moment, the middle-aged man's gloomy voice seemed to come from his throat.
"But, if you don't close it, the wind outside will blow in …"
"I said, don't close it!"
"Okay, okay, if you don't close it, then don't close it …" The large man helplessly shook his head. He waved at the waiter beside him and said, "Bring a heater over, hurry, hurry …"
The middle-aged man raised the empty cup and drank a mouthful. When he put down the cup, his arm couldn't help but tremble. The cup knocked against the table and made a clear sound. This attracted the attention of the people at the neighboring table.
The large man walked over and looked at him. He asked in fear, "Fifth Master, Fifth Master, are you sick?"
"I'm fine." The middle-aged man didn't raise his hand. He said in a deep voice, "Pour the wine!"
"But …"
"Pour the wine!"
The large man could only obey. He watched as the cup of wine was brought to his mouth. There was not a single drop left, but he still pretended to drink heartily. He shook his head and filled the empty cup again.
…
"I've been ordered to search for the imperial court's criminal. Don't touch the people inside!"
One of the constables kicked open the door and saw two naked worms on the bed in the room. He shouted loudly.
The man and woman on the bed had long been scared silly. Two bailiffs had already rushed in and roughly swept their eyes over them. Their gazes fiercely landed on the woman's body a few times, then looked at the man. They waved their hands with some disdain and said, "It's alright, you guys can continue."
After walking out of the room, they looked at each other and walked straight to the innermost room.
"I've been ordered to search for the imperial court's criminal. Don't touch the people inside!"
The leading bailiff kicked the door open. The other two bailiffs immediately rushed in and rushed to the bed behind the curtain.
Behind the curtain, the man's heavy breathing suddenly stopped and turned into panic. "Who, who are you people?"
The leading bailiff looked at the man on the bed and was stunned for a moment. He immediately cupped his fists and said, "My apologies, my apologies. I didn't know Young Master Chu was here and disturbed you. Please forgive us. We will leave immediately, immediately …"
He looked at the bed. Chu Ping's hand was still on the woman's neck. The woman's exposed body was also covered in green whip marks and candle tears …
The constable sucked in a breath of cold air and looked at Chu Ping. He cupped his fists again and said, "This … Young Master Chu's preferences are really … unique … Young Master Chu, don't worry. We didn't hear or see anything tonight. Please continue …"
He waved at the two people in the room and said, "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and leave!"
When they reached the door, a figure came in from outside. Cui Xixin looked at them and his face darkened. He said angrily, "Who let you in!"
The bailiff smiled apologetically. Before he could say what he had rehearsed beforehand, he suddenly heard a terrified voice from the bedside. Chu Ping fell from the bed. His face was pale and bloodless. He murmured, "This can't be real. This can't be real. Shuangshuang, Shuangshuang, wake up … I didn't use any force just now. I really didn't use any force just now …"
The bailiff looked at this scene in astonishment. Before he could ask, one of the bailiffs looked at the naked woman lying on the bed. He slowly extended his hand and put it in front of her nose. He then turned his head and said in disbelief, "Dead … dead?"
"What!"
Cui Yanxin and the bailiff's expressions changed at the same time.
…
In the restaurant, the burly man looked at the middle-aged man whose clothes were mostly wet. He shook the empty wine flask and said, "Fifth Lord, there's no more wine. Let's go back."
The middle-aged man picked up the remaining wine in his cup and slowly spilled it on the floor. He supported himself on the table and stood up with some difficulty. He said in a hoarse voice, "Let's go back."
"That person is the Qin Clan's Fifth Lord?"
"Based on the way that man addressed him, it should be him."
"I heard that when this Qin Clan's Fifth Lord was young, he was a famous person in the capital. However, because the Qin Clan had Qin Yan, he usually kept a low profile. How did he become like this now?"
"You don't know. Ai, this matter is also a sin …"
…
Downstairs, the burly man walked out of the restaurant with the middle-aged man on his back. He looked at the crowd and asked, "Fifth Lord, do you want to stay and watch the show?"
A light cough came from behind him, followed by a hoarse voice, "Let's go back."
"You really don't want to watch?" The burly man asked doubtfully.
"Let's go back!"
"Alright, alright, alright, let's go back …" The burly man shook his head and sighed. He carried the middle-aged man on his back and disappeared into the crowd.
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