Daybreak. The weather blanch is blue, did not have greatly to be completely bright. 黎明时分。天色发白偏蓝,还没完全大亮。 Lin Xin rides on the horseback, slowly walks toward the front giant inner and outer city walls following the brown training ground. 林新骑在马背上,慢慢顺着土黄色马道朝着前方巨大城郭走去。 The inner and outer city walls seem like one big piece to place the building block block on hill plain densely and numerously, the apex house of red yellow tile everywhere is, in the houses can also see that the big piece the fence of block shape gathers round many flat topping houses. 城郭像是一大片密密麻麻摆放在山丘平原上的积木块,红色黄色瓦片的尖顶房屋到处都是,房屋之间还能看到大片的方块状的围墙围着很多平顶房屋。 Some small is short on an apex room to hang the white satin faintly. 一些小一点矮一点尖顶房上边隐隐挂着白绫。 In three people of riding a horse training grounds, the front surface is catching up with one team of blowing a trumpet attending a funeral teams, white flags are lifting up high high, above is drawing various symbols of resting dead. 三人骑着马的马道上,迎面正赶来一队吹着喇叭的送丧队伍,一杆杆白旗高高举着,上边画着安息亡者的各种符号。 The consecutively two black coffins were towed to lead the way by the ox cart slowly, in nearby one group of family members cry to be thin crash-bang, the eye is inflamed. 连续两具黑色棺材被牛车拖着缓缓前行,边上一群家属哭得稀里哗啦,眼睛红肿。 „This was the third team, how so many deceased people?” odd/surplus knits the brows smoothly said in a low voice. He that said that but the vision is actually spins on several attractive females in attending a funeral team unceasingly, “这是第三队了,怎么这么多死人的？”余畅皱眉低声道。他话是这么说,但眼光却是不断在送丧队伍中的几个漂亮女子身上打转, „It is not a little right.” stretch/leisurely Luoyi nods. This actually truly in the coffin that the careful observation participates in funeral ceremony. “有点不对劲。”舒络衣点头。这位倒是确实在仔细观察送葬的棺材。 Lin Xin is riding a horse behind two people, did not say a word. 林新骑着马在两人后面,一言不发。 Front is the be continuous dozens li (0.5 km) giant city, but more approaches at this time, then more is saw that is hanging everywhere white satin that represents the funeral, the seen most people look is wooden. 前面是绵延数十里的巨大城池,但此时越是靠近,便越是看到到处都挂着代表丧事的白绫,看到的人们大多都神色木然。 Looks from afar to the front giant peacock city region, there gives people faintly a depressing depressed feeling. 远远望向前面巨大的孔雀城地域,那里隐隐给人一种压抑沉闷的感觉。 Three people pick up the speed, on the road the both sides house are getting more and more, from starting the crude log house, gradually transits more and more white wall yards. 三人加快速度,路上两侧的房屋越来越多起来,从开始的简陋木房,逐渐过渡成越来越多的白墙大院。 Some carriage horses also often from three person leaning processes, occasionally officers motorcade. 一些马车马匹也不时从三人身侧经过,偶尔还有官兵车队。 odd/surplus smooth this time pushes to the front, leading two people to hurry to toward the place that his family/home is. 余畅此时一马当先,带着两人朝他家所在的地方赶去。 Before the quick three people then arrived at a red lacquer front door, before the gate, has the stone column stone lion, two government troops guards, a stern scene. 很快三人便到了一座红漆大门前,门前有石柱石狮,还有两个官军守卫,一派森严景象。 „Eldest son came back!” Saw dismounts smoothly, the officers slippery customer of guarding a gate then collects on own initiative, another turn head opens the door to shout that notified. “大少爷回来了！”一看到余畅下马,守门的官兵老油子便主动凑过来,另一个则回头开门大喊通报去了。 „Told my father, said that this time I came back to stay well for several days, the two friends of my gate of the same clan together, must receive cordially well.” The tone of odd/surplus smooth son of the influential is saying with a smile. “去告诉我爹爹,就说这次我回来得好好住几天,还有我同宗门的两位朋友一起,务必要好好款待。”余畅一副公子哥的语气笑着道。 „Good. I called six slightly!” The officers seem familiar with odd/surplus Chang, turning around passing through the gate of smiling, quick is several young male servants runs, leading a horse of leading a horse, meets the thing the meeting thing. Very attentive. “好嘞。我去叫小六子！”官兵似乎和余畅很是熟悉,笑眯眯的转身进门,很快又是数名小厮跑出来,牵马的牵马,接东西的接东西。都是十分殷勤。 The Lin Xin heart is not willing to disturb here, after all he and odd/surplus Chang are not ripe. 林新心头不愿在这里打扰,毕竟他和余畅也不熟。 „odd/surplus brother, I have a friend to see, was inferior that we distinguish here, two days have come thank your for your hospitality again, act together.” “余兄,我还有个朋友要去看望,不如我们就在这里分别,过两天再来叨扰,一起行动。” In any case this duty also not difficult looks for person and the delivering a letter duty, their three people had this assignment are also when comes out to handle other matters, has a look at the family member friend. 反正这次任务也只是不难的找人和送信任务,他们三人本来接这种任务也是当出来办点其他事,看看家人朋友。 „That does not know that Brother Lin does have the fixed dwelling? Has anything we also to contact well.” odd/surplus smiles to say smoothly. “那不知道林兄有没有固定的住处？有什么事我们也好联络。”余畅微笑道。 „Can look for me to the guest stack.” Lin Xin reported the address that set in advance. “可以去往来客栈找我。”林新报了个自己预先定下的地址。 „Said goodbye.” He cups one hand in the other across the chest. “告辞。”他拱手。 „Said goodbye.” odd/surplus harmonious stretch/leisurely Luoyi returns said. “告辞。”余畅和舒络衣回道。 Three people separate. 三人就此分开。 The contact inn is Lin Xin has inquired from Kong Yuhui there the place, is one of the peacock city biggest two inn. 往来客栈是林新从孔昱辉那里打听过的地方,也算是孔雀城最大的两家客栈之一。 Asked a passer-by to inquire at will, Lin Xin is then riding a horse quickly the inn entrance. 随意找了个路人询问一下,林新很快便骑着马到了客栈大门口。 The luxurious dwelling of left side vermilion bird eaves is renovating, inside knocks dingdong, outside piled one pile of sand and crushed stone brick bats, has the worker to pass in and out. 左侧一栋朱雀屋檐的豪华宅院正在整修,里面敲得叮叮当当,外面堆了一堆的砂石砖块,有工人进进出出。 After dismounting, the young male servant lead approach of inn, signed the horse, gave him together Ma, above has the marking. 下马后,客栈的小厮率先迎上来,签了马,给了他一块马牌,上边有着标号。 „When the time comes depends on this to get your horses.” The young male servants said. “到时候就凭这个领您的马匹。”小厮解释说。 Followed this person to enter the inn, inside was a very big space. 跟着这人进了客栈,里面是一个很大的空间。 It looks like stands is the same in the hollow conference site, about the both sides can see one to three pattern rooms. 就像是站在中空的会场里一样,两侧左右都能看到一到三层的格局房间。 From bottom to top, each hung all over the red lantern. 从下到上,每一层都挂满了红灯笼。 Lin Xin raises head, sees most above the ceiling is the black bottom flagstone, above carved several fine gold gold/metal large characters: The contact is indefinite. 林新仰头,看到最上方天花板是黑底的石板,上面刻了几个鎏金大字:往来无定。 In inn crowded, the business is actually good, the young male servant led Lin Xin to go to the counter to make a payment, pressed the advance payment, the room was very ample. Lin Xin then wanted a superior suite. Space that enough three people live. 客栈里人来人往,倒是生意不错,小厮领着林新去柜台交了钱,压了定金,房间还很宽裕。林新便要了一间上等套房。足够三个人住的空间。 Is getting the suite by other maidservant, the furniture is near the red wood silver, the carving flower hollows out, on the wall is often also hanging exorcising evil spirits Eight Trigrams (gossip) bronze mirrors. 由另外的侍女领着去了套房,家具是红木银边,雕花镂空,墙上不时还挂着一面面辟邪的八卦铜镜。 The corner can also see very big ornaments vase, the rockery, the woodcarving. 拐角处也能看到很大的摆设花瓶,假山,木雕等。 „Gives me to go to peacock gate Confucian Residence to deliver a letter/believes, to Kong Yuhui, this is the faith token.” Lin Xin lets the delivering a letter personnel who the maidservant asked to come to the inn, gave his contact Kong Yuhui with the faith token, the alexandrite fell to press together on the envelope. “给我去孔雀门孔府送一份信,给孔昱辉,这个是信物。”林新让侍女叫来客栈的送信人员,将孔昱辉给他的联络用信物,一块红翠玉坠压在信封上。 The bearers are in front of his, on the seal with the red wax drop, brings the letter/believes and jade falls to leave. 送信人当着他的面,用红蜡滴上封口,带着信和玉坠离开了。 Closes the door, Lin Xin breathes a sigh of relief slowly. 关上房门,林新缓缓舒了口气。 Looks is hanging the luxurious ancient bedroom of lantern at present, he has to plant not the real feeling. 看着眼前挂着灯笼的豪华古代卧房,他就有种不真实的感觉。 In the room passes one share to fumigate with incense faintly, does not know that is what smell, was hearing is very elegantly simple. 房间里隐隐透着一股子熏香,也不知道是什么气味,闻着很淡雅。 Before Lin Xin arrives at the desk, the above silver nature candlestick three candles have the wrist/skill is so thick fully. On below desktop also put a pineapple wooden sign, above wrote some characters. Is some wishes the guest to rest well, the attention security, needs to serve to ring a bell and other words. 林新走到书桌前,上边的银质烛台三根蜡烛足有手腕那么粗。下方桌面上还放了一块黄梨木牌,上边写了一些字。都是些预祝客人睡得好,注意安全,需要服务可以摇铃等话语。 Above the wooden sign has a row of red thread, above each string hangs marks the small sign, above writes respectively. 木牌上方有着一排红绳,每一根绳子上方挂着标识小牌子,上边分别写着字。 ‚Breakfast’ and ‚lunch’ and ‚late meals’ and ‚bathing’ and ‚clothing’ and ‚changes medicine’ and ‚miscellaneous’. ‘早膳’、‘午膳’、‘晚膳’、‘沐浴’、‘制衣’、‘换药’、‘杂项’。 A total of seven signs. 总共七个牌子。 Except for trading medicine Lin Xin does not know that is beyond what meaning, other can understand. 除了换药林新不知道是什么意思外,其余的都能懂。 „Worthily is the top luxurious bedroom .... Eight tael of silver one day... are really luxurious.” He cannot help but somewhat sighed. “不愧是顶级豪华卧房....八两银子一天啊...真是奢侈。”他不由得有些感叹。 Before arriving at the short tea table, sits down in the nearby wooden cot, this wooden cot was like the sofa of wooden, gathers round the short tea table to suspend, the middle is also putting an incense burner, the nearby had the necessary flint, placed well-mannered. 走到矮茶几前,在边上的木榻坐下,这木榻就和木质的沙发一样,围着矮茶几摆了一圈,中间还放着一个香炉,边上有配套的火石,摆放得规规矩矩。 11 takes down together with the ordinary long sword of waist four swords, Lin Xin removes the coat, draws red thread that under bathed. 将四把剑连同腰间的普通长剑一一取下来,林新褪去外套,拉了下沐浴的红绳。 Ding . 叮叮.. The slight bronze bell sound transmits. 细微铜铃响声传来。 Is less than quickly for five minutes, two robust men then lifted a big wooden barrel to sound the door. 很快不到五分钟,两个壮汉便抬着一个大木桶敲响了房门。 Opens the door, looks that two people in the suite place the special bathing of wooden barrel , some people of buckets of end hot water come to go but in actually. The quick wooden barrel fills to the brim. The giving somebody a rubdown turban, prepares the good pajamas, the towel, rose leaf of incense wait/etc. Two people prepare all rapidly, unexpectedly walked. 打开门,看着两人将木桶在套房里专门的沐浴间安放好,又有人一桶桶的端热水进来倒进去。很快木桶倒满。搓澡巾,准备好的睡衣,毛巾,还有熏香的玫瑰花瓣等等。两人迅速准备好一切,居然就这么走了。 „Person who volume... gives somebody a rubdown?” Lin Xin is planning to ask, saw four young pretty females only wore the white tissue to walk leisurely. “额...搓澡的人呢？”林新正打算问,就看到四个年轻貌美的女子只穿了白色薄纱款款走进来。 „Takes care of the master to bathe to change clothes.” Four people of neat sweet and delicate voice hawk languages make the Lin Xin heart somewhat feel weak slightly. “服侍爷沐浴更衣。”四人整齐的娇声莺语让林新心头微微有些发虚。 „This he is really corrupt enough.” His heart is sigh with emotion. „Too corroded the person!” “这他么真够腐败的。”他心头感慨。“太腐蚀人了！” Looks at front four appearance beauty good young girls, daily what if this crosses is this life day, Lin Xin can understand suddenly why before , watches the costume piece, inside dissolute son of the influential always so many. 看着面前四个容貌姿色都不错的少女,这要是天天都过的是这种生活日子,林新忽然可以理解为什么以前看古装剧,里面的浪荡公子哥总是那么多了。 However thinks, he waves to leave behind a clear girl, he self-examines is not affectedly virtuous is not the honorable gentleman. Should enjoy will enjoy. 不过想了想,他还是挥手留下一个清纯一些的女孩,他自问不是什么道貌岸然也不是什么正人君子。该享受还是会享受。 The young girl does not have that service, but is he first takes off the clothes to launch, comes to give him to rub the back to add the hot water, but is only also restricted to rub the back, but the somewhat ambiguous friction touches slightly. 只是少女不是有那种服务的,而是等他先脱掉衣服下了水,才进来给他搓背加热水,但也只限于搓背,只是略微有些暧昧的摩擦触碰。 Lin Xin also happen to plans to inquire about here something. 林新也正好打算询问关于这里的一些事。 „Nearby this peacock city surroundings, how can see the funeral team that makes funeral arrangements everywhere? Recently sent the plague?” “这孔雀城周围附近,怎么到处都能看到办丧事的送葬队？最近是发了瘟疫了吗？” On the girl hair inserted a white jade hairpin, Lin Xin called her the jade hairpin simply. 女孩头发上插了一根白玉簪,林新索性就叫她玉簪。 „Yes? Recently does not know is the plague or anything, many people by bewildered falling ill, less than several days of time were been then thin, ate the thing obviously, actually while still alive starved to death type, such, making one look is really cannot even sleep in the evening.” The jade hairpin raised recently this matter, appearance that but also had a lingering fear. “是呢？最近不知道是瘟疫还是什么东西,好多人被莫名其妙的生了病,然后不到几天时间就骨瘦如柴,明明吃了东西,却还是被活活饿死的样儿,那样子,让人看了真是连晚上都睡不着觉。”玉簪提起最近这事,还一副心有余悸的样子。 „But said that is the plague? Several doctors in city cannot discover the old ailment, is all right close to the person of patient, instead is the completely unrelated person gets sick towering. Heard that hold Jitang holding court also caught up from the capital city, said that was what insect hibernation of insects.” “但说是瘟疫吧？城里的几位医师也都找不出病根,靠近病人的人没事,反而是完全不相干的人突兀就得了病。听说盛济堂的坐堂也都从都城那边赶过来了,说是什么虫蛰。” „Insect hibernation of insects?” Lin Xin sits in the wooden barrel straight setting out makes her help rub the back. “虫蛰？”林新坐在木桶里直起身让她帮着搓背。 „Yes, was nipped by the insect.” The jade hairpin said in a soft voice. “是呢,就是被虫子咬了。”玉簪轻声道。 „Had you studied before? Is literate?” Lin Xin spoke thoughtlessly to ask. “你以前念过书？识字？”林新随口问道。 „Yes, the slave is the green pond Chinese tamarisk person, before family circumstances fortunately has entered the school. Also has learned child health/life, only in the prefectural examination, dropped out of school pitifully afterward the talent ....” Jade hairpin returns in a low voice said. “是,奴家是绿塘红柳人,以前家境还好时进过学堂。还学到过童生,只可惜没过府试,后来中途辍了学才....”玉簪低声回道。 Nod that Lin Xin understands, here Song was also allows the female to be admitted to the academic honor, can learn child health/life, placing modern that was ready the proper junior high pupil. 林新理解的点点头,这里宋国也是允许女子考取功名的,能够学到童生,放在现代那就是妥妥的初中生啊。 Translates, the meaning is, this girl studied the junior middle school to discontinue studies, because the family fortune declined, therefore came out oneself to work. 翻译过来,意思就是,这女孩读书到了初中就辍学了,因为家道中落,所以出来自己打工。 „Aren't you are only less than 18 years old?” Lin Xin also asked that the slave celebrated the new year fully 15... ” The girl returns low voice said. “那你不是才十八岁不到？”林新又问是啊,奴家过年才满十五...”女孩小声回道。 Lin Xin glanced the eye she not to result in plentifully like the 15-year-old chest, obviously did not believe. At least made a false report two years old. 林新瞟了眼她丰满得不像15岁的胸部,显然不信。起码虚报了两岁。 Has the jade hairpin to take care of taking a bath, Lin Xin is changing clothes, the jade hairpin has just gone out shortly, Kong Yuhui came. 有玉簪服侍着洗了澡,林新换过一身衣服,玉簪刚好出门没多久,孔昱辉就来了。 „Brother Lin you really arrived!” The Kong Yuhui complexion is still indifferent, but in the eye is actually passing some happy intent. “林兄你果然到了！”孔昱辉面色依旧冷漠,但眼里却透着一丝些许的喜意。 Two people close to lock, sit to the wooden cot on, Lin Xin gave him to pour one cup of hot water. 两人关上门锁上,坐到木榻上,林新给他倒了一杯热水。 Was sideways to watch a weather, has been close in the afternoon. 侧身看了眼天色,已经接近下午了。 „Does hole brother, what matter having need my helper to be inadequate?” “孔兄,有什么事需要我帮手不成？” „It is not the important matter.” Kong Yuhui relaxes to say with a smile lightly, „my peacock gate in a peacock city surrounding area over a hundred li (0.5 km) boundary, is the large amount second to none, in the government authorities yamen more than 50% are in my gate the disciple elder. Even if there is an important matter, does not need your me to go into action.” “也不是什么大事。”孔昱辉放松下来轻笑道,“我孔雀门在孔雀城方圆上百里地界,都是首屈一指的大宗,官府衙门里一半以上都是我门中弟子长辈。就算有大事,也不用你我出马。” „That is anything, I just stopped over, delivers a letter to you, you caught up hurriedly.” Lin Xin smiles. “那是什么事,我可是刚落脚,才给你送信过去,你就急匆匆赶过来了。”林新笑了笑。 „Was only in my just right family/home also came several friends, was the rivers and lakes good friend who I was away from home to become friends with, leading your everyone to drink to know together.” The Kong Yuhui goal so will not be obviously pure. “只是我正好家里也来了几位朋友,都是我出门在外结交的江湖好友,带你一起大家喝喝酒认识认识。”孔昱辉显然不会目的这么单纯。 Before Lin Xin comes, inquired the internal situation of peacock gate clearly. 林新来之前可是将孔雀门的内部情况打听清楚了的。 In peacock gate except Kong Yuhui outside, another two sect gate successors candidate, respectively is his sister Kong Xiushan and big brother Kong thunder. 孔雀门内除开孔昱辉外,还有另外两个宗门继承人候选,分别是他的妹妹孔秀珊和大哥孔雷。 Two people are also inner expert, makes friends broadly, hears itself to arrive, Kong Yuhui catches up in a hurry, perhaps to win over oneself gives other two to look. 两人也都是内家高手,交游广阔,听到自己一到,孔昱辉就匆匆赶来,恐怕是为了拉拢自己给其余两个看。 Welcome the general book friends to visit reading, latest, quickest and hottest serial publication performs in the mobile phone user welcome to reading. 欢迎广大书友光临阅读,最新、最快、最火的连载作品尽在手机用户请到阅读。