The Second Volume of Case after Case, Chapter 12: Telling Jokes to Those Who Have Been Kicked Out

  The music stopped abruptly, and people poured out of the four intersections. The four corners of Fugui Square were occupied by the two most luxurious restaurants and two tea houses in Beijing, where all the patrons were dignitaries with status and prestige.

  "Yo yo yo, this is a funeral procession, a white and flower-filled scene." Finally, someone opened the battle curtain.

  I said this white dress is like mourning attire.

  "Also true, I've heard that the flower didn't wither but died." Another one.

  "Oh no, I'm so unlucky."

  "So I just dragged one out casually to make up the number."

  I am a lone wolf.

  I coldly watched them, I hate quarrels, although Lian Po-po hopes the more intense the better, but I'm not prepared to be a courtesan, and listening to women quarrel is a headache.

  "At first, that flower was good at everything, including music, chess, books and painting. It took a year to cultivate before it could be put on the market. This time, I heard it's only been trained for over a month, what can it do?"

  "Whatever."

  "What's up, hahaha..."

  "Maybe even men won't be served..."

  This old lady started sneering, patted her face and gave Lin a look, ready to go up.

  Just as they were about to set off, I stood up and stretched: "Let me, two masters."

  Ben niang and Lin niang were both stunned.

  "Girl, you can't quarrel, it will lower your value." My aunt stopped me.

  "Yes, men dislike women who scold on the streets the most, it's so common." Lin's aunt also reminded.

  I let out a yawn: "Don't worry, I'm just going to tell them a joke." Then, with a cold smile, immediately, both Auntie Ben and Auntie Lin had black lines all over their faces. They had naturally been taught by my jokes before.

  One step at a time, getting off the bus slowly, but unexpectedly, the hem of my skirt was too long, and I tripped, thud, and fell off the bus. Immediately, it attracted loud laughter.

  "Haha... Oh, this is a New Year's greeting for us."

  Hahaha...

  Lin and Ben lifted me up from the ground, their faces even darker. They patted the dust off my skirt, while I turned around to hug out the guzheng, wasn't that eye-catching enough?

  She tripped along in her skirt and stumbled up to the group of women, who were laughing so hard they were doubled over.

  I'm not in a hurry either. Let them go ahead and laugh, I'll just stand the guqin beside me, then lower my eyelids and stare at them with my dull and lifeless eyes. Gradually, their laughter starts to cease. Whoosh, a gust of cold wind blows from under my skirt, lifting up my flowing white dress and that sky-blue cloak.

  "Cough!" I cleared my throat. "You all just want to see what I can do, right? Well, let me tell you a joke."

  "A joke?" Several madams raised their eyebrows, with a hint of malice in their eyes. "Alright! If your joke isn't funny, you can forget about passing through here today, and also forget about getting recognized by the four major brothels of the capital!"

  "Okay." I still spoke in a lazy tone, with a lazy attitude, everything was lazy, and they gradually got tired of talking nonsense with me.

  "What. Okay?" One of them was puzzled. The other pushed her, and they all hugged each other, whispering softly, unaware that I had extremely good hearing, not missing a single sentence.

  "Look at her, so arrogant and self-important. She doesn't seem capable at all. Don't waste your breath on her, let her speak quickly, and then she'll humiliate herself."

  "En en. That's right. Let them 'Bai Hua Gong' smash their own signboard, and then our four major brothels will be flooded with customers."

  "Hahaha! Finally avenged myself!"

  "Is it is it."

  Then they stood back in their original positions and looked at me.

  "Hurry up and say it."

  "Good... Anyway, there was a group of mountain chickens who heard that the heavenly bird, the White Peacock, would be passing by their place. They were all curious and went out to watch. When the White Peacock appeared, they were all scared stiff and said: "Oh my goodness! Where did this strange bird come from? It's so ugly! How can it be a divine bird? Heaven must have gone blind..." After saying that, looking at them, a group of women were left speechless, the scene was quite spectacular."

  "Wow! At that time, the group of mountain chickens saw the expression of the white peacock was just like this, you guys are learning from them, it's really impressive!"

  "Haha!" A burst of laughter came from behind, it was Ben's mother, immediately after, everyone laughed, the surrounding villagers and the people watching the excitement at the four street intersections all laughed.

  Haha's laughter was endless and didn't stop for a long time. The dozens of women in front of her were laughing so hard that...

  Black and white intertwined on his face, five colors six colors.

  "You stinky girl, you're really something! You actually dare to scold us behind our backs!" The few people in front of her, who were once stunning beauties and the beautiful people standing behind them, were all furious.

  I leaned my body against the guqin and said lazily, "You guys asked me to tell jokes yourselves."

  "Hey! Hey! Girls! Flatten her!"

  "Who dares!" Immediately, Ben Nanny and Lin Nanny rolled up their sleeves and came forward. In an instant, four big men appeared beside them, with dark bronze skin and shiny chests. Were they the legendary "Four Golden Guardians" of the "Hundred Flowers Palace"?

  For a moment, everyone stood still in confrontation.

  I looked left, looked right, looked front and back, only to find myself standing right in the middle of two parties. This was not good. I started to move backwards, this time being very careful so as not to step on a skirt again and end up with all fours pointing towards the sky.

  When I retreated back among the Four Great Heavenly Kings, I immediately became arrogant and domineering, using the tiger's might to intimidate others. Looking back on it now, this was actually something I often did.

  Looking around at the people, they all had sparkling eyes, full of expectation, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

  Suddenly, the people on both sides erupted, they gradually dispersed from behind, two teams of soldiers rushed in between the scattered crowd, standing between us, one team facing each other, and one team facing us. A tall horse came immediately after, and the person sitting on it was actually Chun Yu Zi Chen.

  He scowled and glanced at all of us: "This is getting more and more absurd! It's a complete farce! Take them all back!"

  Ben niang and Lin niang were shocked, gave the four mahjong tiles a glance, and the four mahjong tiles immediately disappeared, presumably to go back and send a message to let Lian niang come and bail us out.

  Wow! Interesting, this tour is indeed full of unexpected surprises, exciting enough, I like it.

  "Girl, why are you still happy?" Yuet Yuet followed closely behind me, I smiled and said: "It's fun."

  "Huh?" Yueyue looked at me with a completely puzzled gaze, anyway, since she followed me, she always had this expression.

  Finally, I found the skirt too long and troublesome to walk in, so I simply tore it off, removing the long tail, and indeed felt much lighter. However, both Mother Wang and Lin Daiyu sighed with heartache.

  A group of people were pushed into the prison, is it Tian Prison? I've been here before, so exciting. It seems that since Chun Yu Zi Chen returned to the capital, there are more and more people in Tian Prison. We came all the way, but it was a "warm welcome" along the way. Whistling sounds, sighs, cheers, all ringing in my ears.

  Everyone's charge is disturbing the peace and affecting public order, the punishment is a community service order, but there is a time for bail, so everyone waits in the cell for bail.

  Doing social service is great, just imagine a large group of prostitutes sweeping the streets, what a magnificent sight. Maybe everyone will think I'm crazy, saying you're already in prison and still want to sweep the streets, how embarrassing.

  But everyone has forgotten that I am the flower head of "Baihua Palace", so naturally Lian will come to bail me out, so I'm gloating over my misfortune.

  Before long, a prison guard came forward, walked towards my cell without surprise, and opened it with a clang. With a smile on his face, he said: "Miss Piao has been frightened, please come this way."

  "Thank you." With a sweet smile at Little Jailer, "Little one, I saw you last time I came here."

  The prison guard was stunned by my words and stood there in a daze. I kindly reminded him, "Don't forget to close the door."

  The little jailer came back to his senses and immediately locked the door, just like the tortoise of "Ba Hua Gong" sending off guests, he sent me out of the prison cell.

  There are two roads in the heavenly prison, one is called the road of life and death by the heavenly soldiers and generals, which means you can either be released directly or taken to the execution ground. The other is called the road of fate, which leads to the government office. Since I was bailed out, I still need to go to the government office to handle some procedures.

  As soon as the door opened, I was stunned to see not Chun Yu Zi Chen but Chu Yue. Lian Mama welcomed me and pulled me into the house, closing the door behind me, and sat down opposite Chu Yue with a table between us. Lian Mama stood beside Chu Yue.

  "Ah, this is Chu Da Guan Ren of the Protector's Manor." Lian Yuxiang was unusually solemn, her face etched with worry rather than a smile.

  "Chu Da Guan Ren is good." Although I was full of doubts in my heart, I didn't show it on my face.

  Chu Yi smiled and nodded, glancing at Lian Mama. Lian Mama immediately said: "Piao Piao, you're in luck! The Duchess of Protection is planning to buy you out and send you into the palace to serve the Emperor."

  Boom! Five thunders rumble overhead.

  This is also too illogical, who would buy a courtesan and give her to the emperor? Oh, right, there are such situations, but they are all in the form of objects sent into the palace, and then they will be nameless and without status for their whole lives. Those who gain favor can at most become concubines, and the children born are still without status. What is Feng Qingya thinking?