The Child Emperor

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In the study, Du Chuanyun looked up and down Juanhou, "Why are you dressed like this?"

Han Ruzi was wearing the usual training clothes inside, wrapped in a long black cloak, and a hat covering his head. "Shouldn't we hide it?"

Du Chuanyun had already changed his servant's clothes, wearing shorts and trousers, he looked like an ordinary teenager who had just finished his day labor, "You are not hiding, you are warning outsiders not to interfere with your bad deeds, Do you think they will listen? Especially the officers and soldiers who patrol the streets?"

Du Chuanyun always speaks aggressively, Han Ruzi took off his hat and asked, "Tell me, how should I dress?"

Du Chuanyun took the bamboo hat and threw it aside, "Don't need the cloak... Forget it, you look like a son, keep the cloak, don't have the hat, you are the rich kid I took to gamble, bring more money, spare."

Han Ruzi had no money and turned to Zhang Youcai, "Give me all the money you have."

Han Ruzi and Du Chuanyun were going to go out at night, so they could hide from others, but not from Zhang Youcai, and they also needed his cover.

Zhang Youcai unwrapped his purse reluctantly, "Why don't you take me there, I have also practiced martial arts for several months..."

"No, you have to stay. In case someone looks for me, you have to cover it up for me." Han Ruzi took the purse, not knowing how much money was in it, and stuffed it into his arms.

"Then you all come back early, Du Chuanyun, and protect the master. If something happens to him, I have to... Well, if something happens to him, I have to die, and I can't do anything about you."

"With me here, what could happen?" Du Chuanyun was free and easy by nature, unable to bear all the urgings, he turned around and left.

Han Ruzi and Du Chuanyun left the house through the back door, Zhang Youcai closed the door inside, and made an appointment to open the door around four tomorrow.

There is an alley behind the Hou Mansion, and a street is not far from it. It was just dark and there were still many pedestrians on the street. Du Chuanyun hired a mule cart at the intersection of the street and went straight to Nancheng.

It was the first time for Han Ruzi to ride this kind of car, and he felt very bumpy. He clung to the board of the car with both hands. He was a little nervous about the adventure that was about to begin, and asked, "What did you tell Grandpa?"

Du Chuanyun sat cross-legged opposite, "What to say? There's nothing to say, I often go out at night."

"Also in the Hou Mansion?" Han Ruzi lowered his voice, not wanting the driver to hear.

"Of course, the house is so boring, I have to come out to breathe, and I have to keep in touch with friends on the rivers and lakes."

"Do you have many friends in town?"

"There are not one hundred, but there are eighty. There are many heroes in the capital. I have heard of the reputation of our father and mother, and they are willing to make friends with us..." Du Chuanyun continued to talk, occasionally mentioning that Han Ruzi had heard of it. His name is the hero of Luxiang who went to the Marquis Mansion to help him on the first day of his abdication.

When they arrived at the location, the driver clasped his fists and said to Du Chuanyun, "This little brother really knows a lot of people, so I don't have much to say. I'll invite him this time. I don't want the money for the ride."

Du Chuanyun clenched his fists and returned the salute, "You won't get paid for no merit, but you have to pay for the car."

"There are brothers in the four seas, so we should make friends." The driver jumped into the car and drove the mule away with a whip.

Han Ruzi was very surprised, "This driver..."

Du Chuanyun was triumphant, "He must also be a person in the world. Hearing what I said, he is willing to make friends with me."

"But you didn't even say your name."

"Haha, you don't understand this. How can friends be so snobbish? I said a lot of things, and he can always find out who I am. In the future, I have to find him and have a drink together. Don't underestimate the driver, the car There are also heroes in the line."

Han Ruzi didn't underestimate the coachman. He just thought that this way of communicating was a bit roundabout and easy to leak, but he didn't say anything and looked around. It was already dark before the second hour, and he could see the surroundings through the moonlight. They are all low-rise houses with vacant lots in the middle.

"Are those... vegetable gardens?"

"Yeah, so it's called fresh vegetables."

"I thought it was an immortal's immortal... Now where can I find Tietou Hu San'er?"

"follow me."

Du Chuanyun was not from the capital, but he knew the path very well. He led the way, turned into a winding alley, stopped in front of a house, raised his hand and knocked on the door.

Someone inside asked in a low voice, "Which one?"

"Xiao Du, come to see Brother Hu Sange."

There was no sound inside. After a while, the courtyard door opened, and a big man came out. He looked at Du Chuanyun first, then turned to look at Han Ruzi. After recognizing it, he couldn't help but be startled and said, "It's you!"

"Brother Hu recognizes me?" Han Ruzi had never seen the appearance of Tie-tou Hu San'er before, so he secretly praised him, only looking at his appearance, he was a good man.

Hu San'er was tall and big, closed the courtyard door, pulled the two of them out for a distance, hid in the shadows, and whispered to Du Chuanyun: "You are crazy, why did you bring him?"

"He wants to come by himself." Du Chuanyun said unconvinced.

"It's true that I'm here to see Brother Hu," Han Ruzi explained.

Hu San'er was very embarrassed and didn't know what to call Juan Hou, so he scratched his head, "This is a game of gambling, you... why are you here?"

Du Chuanyun said first, "Ask the third brother about someone."

Hu San'er immediately became vigilant, "I'm not a native of the capital, what are you asking me about?"

"But the third brother knows a lot of friends, who are you not looking for? Besides, Yang Feng..."

"Xingxing, don't mention him, who do you want to inquire about?" Hu San'er was quite jealous of the eunuch Yang Feng, but he owed him favors and could not attack.

"There is a liar who calls himself Lin Kunshan, about forty years old, taller than me and shorter than you, wearing a Taoist crown, wearing a long gown, white face, and three beards. "Du Chuanyun remembers going to jail.

Han Ruzi added: "There is also a mad monk in Baoen Temple, whose name is Guangding, must be related to Lin Kunshan."

"Didn't you say inquiring about one person? How did it become two, is there any more?"

The two teenagers shook their heads.

Hu San'er pondered for a while, "What are these two people doing? Marquis Juan is a noble person, it is best to stay away from right and wrong, Du Chuanyun, don't mess around, be careful of causing trouble."

Du Chuanyun spread his hands, "If you don't help with a trivial matter, let's find someone else. I made a few friends in the city anyway, but I haven't known each other for a long time, and I don't know as much as the third brother..."

"It's useless to talk less, you are a quick talker and do your best to cause trouble for your grandfather. Wait here, I'll ask." Hu San'er turned around and walked back to the small courtyard.

"It's done." Du Chuanyun said with a smile.

Han Ruzi felt that he had figured out a little way, and whispered, "You are polite when you are not familiar with people in Jianghu, but when you are familiar with each other, you are casual."

"Really? I didn't pay attention. The third brother is very capable. The iron head skills are all over the world. What's more powerful is the kung fu."

"Fist? Palm?"

"dice."

"what?"

"Don't underestimate this kung fu, just relying on a few dice, the third brother can travel all over the world and eat everywhere..."

Du Chuanyun began to brag again, Han Ruzi understood, and dare not look down on anything in the arena.

When Hu San'er came back, without saying a word, he slapped Du Chuanyun hard on the head.

"Hey, you're not my grandpa, why are you hitting me?"

"You talk too much, what is this place? You shouldn't have come here with Hou Juan, and you have to yell for fear that others won't know?"

Du Chuanyun snorted a few times and said nothing.

"Wanhou, I have to ask, what are you asking about these two people?"

"I'm ashamed to say it. I fell in the chain plan of these two people and lost a few hundred taels of silver. It's not much, but... I can't swallow this breath." Han Ruzi had already thought about the lie, and felt a little ashamed in his heart, but the truth was He didn't want to reveal the secret casually - he was not familiar with Tietou Hu San'er.

Du Chuanyun, who was standing beside him, widened his eyes in surprise, and his affection for Hou Juan increased a bit.

Hu San'er nodded, "So that's the case, since Hou Juan found me, Hu San'er, I can't ignore it. Well, I'll give you the money to come back..."

Han Ruzi shook his head, "I don't want money. First, I want to exhale, and second, I want to find out how these two can deceive me, and I will have a good memory in the future."

Tietou Hu San'er thought for a while, then said: "Guangding is not an ordinary person, I can't afford to offend him, I advise Hou Juan not to offend him, Guangding definitely didn't mean to target you, he was probably entrusted by someone to help him. busy."

Han Ruzi was taken aback. He didn't expect the crazy monk Guangding to be a big man who "can't afford to offend". He nodded and said, "Okay, it's Lin Kunshan who deceived the money, so I'll find him."

"I don't know who Lin Kunshan is..."

As soon as Hu San'er said it, Du Chuanyun said angrily, "One can't be messed with, the other doesn't know, and you haven't heard anything about it. It's a shame that I flattered you in front of Juan Hou..."

"Come on, I'll take you to see Mr. Du and ask him if he knows what grandson is doing."

Du Chuanyun shut up.

Hu San'er said to Juan Hou: "I didn't find out Lin Kunshan's origin, but I know where he is. Do you want me to fetch him?"

"Of course, that's even better." Han Ruzi didn't expect things to be so easy. "Where? Let's go together. Du Chuanyun and I can help."

"Uh... This place can't go to the tired Hou."

"Why? I'm already here."

Hu San'er didn't know what to say, but Du Chuanyun said, "Marquis Juan is very good at talking, so you don't need to hide it from him, isn't it a brothel? I can go, so can he."

"Don't talk nonsense!" Tietou Hu San'er shouted, "I'll find a place, Hou Juan will be there, wait a while, the Lin Kunshan you mentioned has been seen, he lives in a prostitute's house every night these days, I'll go get He brought it to you."

"Then there is third brother Laohu." Han Ruzi really didn't want to go to that kind of place.

Tietou Hu San'er sent Juanhou and Du Chuanyun into a room next to the casino and left by himself.

The sound of throwing dice next door was very loud. Han Ruzi was sitting on the kang, a little uneasy. "Brother Hu will be fine if you go alone. I shouldn't hide the truth from him."

"Don't worry, he's measured and will definitely ask someone to help." Du Chuanyun wasn't worried, but his hands were itchy, "I don't know when the third brother will come back, why don't I go bet twice? He knows he has to report to Grandpa again..."

Du Chuanyun resisted gambling, covered his ears with his hands, paced back and forth, and muttered, "You can't gamble..."

A full hour passed, and Du Chuanyun said suspiciously, "Brother Hu is usually a very stable person, why hasn't he come back at this time?"

Before Han Ruzi could speak, the group of people who were gambling next door suddenly fell silent.

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