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No one can peek from outside the door to find out what secrets are hidden in that music.
The noisy sound of pipa has not stopped since the door was ajar, like wisps of floating catkins, it will fall on other people's hearts inadvertently. Some people will allow the seeds of music to take root and germinate, while others just think it is a weed and wish it would disappear as soon as possible.
As a result, no one bothered them midway. Does this mean that the fluttering catkins that go with the wind can comfort the hearts of the patrol guards who are tired from days of work, can enrich the spirit of Mrs. Xiang that is empty due to excessive longing, and can disintegrate the young swordsman's cautiousness? The barrier in the heart.
No matter what the truth was, after the song ended, Mrs. Xiang dragged her barren body out of the crack in the door. She didn't need to push the door open enough to let herself walk through.
Zichai, the maid who had been waiting outside the door for a long time, saw that her young lady had just gone in to have fun for a while and then changed her appearance, with a slight snicker on her face. She immediately became happy and said, "Miss, have you found a good friend? "
Mrs. Xiang said: "Miss Yao and Brother Niu are both talented, but unfortunately they are criticized by others because of their appearance. We must treat each other well in the future, and we will always meet noble people to support us."
The two masters and servants just greeted and made peace, and Mrs. Xiang was supported by Zi Chai back to the wing.
Since the walls have ears and there is no strong support around her, Mrs. Xiang can only bury her joy in her heart and express it in her tenacious vitality.
Before she knew that the couple from Beizhen were Bai Feng and Murong Yan, she had been worried about Su Qing's future and destiny every day. For this reason, Mrs. Xiang did not hesitate to aggravate her condition and stopped eating oil and salt. In the most severe cases, I could only drink some light soup to survive. As long as I smelled meat, I would vomit continuously.
This desolate situation only improved after that meeting. She secretly conveyed the situation that she and Su Qing were behind bars through that meeting - through a secret handwritten letter. In order to prevent herself and Su Qing from becoming the object of suspicion by all forces again, Mrs. Xiang had no choice but to keep a low profile and even complain in secret.
By forming a seemingly ordinary mutual appreciation relationship with Yao Gu and Niu Li, Mrs. Xiang could use the pretext of helping them to send tea, snacks and silver coins on time every day. At the same time, she could also secretly convey information about herself and Su through secret letters. Qing's news, so that Bai Feng and Murong Yan can understand the ins and outs of the whole thing.
In short, Mei Lin learned that his general, Desert Golden Blade Yin Qianchou, had been missing for many days, so he personally went to the last few places where he appeared. Among them is Cangzhou City, where many rumors and rumors are concentrated. Cangzhou City happened to be the territory of his old subordinate Su Qing, so he paid a visit and used threats and inducements at every turn. He ordered Su Qing to go out and find the person who caused Yin Qianchou's disappearance.
It happened that Mrs. Xiang was suffering from a strange disease. Su Qing did not think much before abandoning Yumantang. Pretending to set out to find the perpetrator, in fact she wanted to find her adoptive father Tao Wuyong and use his superb medical skills to heal her. wife.
Mrs. Xiang knew very well the consequences of deceiving those powerful officials and nobles, so she missed Su Qing every night and was worried about her every day, and her health deteriorated.
Bai Feng and Murong Yan also made their purpose of venturing to Cangzhou clear in their replies. Their intention was to invite the "big thief" Su Qing to do a good deed: the marriage of the younger sister of the Zhao family in Yuyi Town and the eldest brother of the Tong family in Woye Town. Tong's family was obstructed and forced to break off the engagement.
The two parties had such close contact, and a bridge of trust between them was quickly established. Therefore, Mrs. Xiang soon decided to send over the secret request that Su Qing left before leaving. Su Qing once mentioned that if he hasn't sent back a message after many days, it means that he may be targeted by gangsters.
In fact, he has lost contact with Mrs. Xiang since Su Qing left. Fortunately, Mrs. Xiang has found someone she can rely on. Although she only had a few casual acquaintances with him, Mrs. Xiang inexplicably felt a kind of cordiality originating from her heart. Perhaps it is because of their similar pursuit of music and emotional matters that they can become soul companions.
During this period, Bai Feng and Murong Yan still maintained their usual habits, going out together in the morning when they had nothing to do, and coming back very late at night. They will search for news about Su Qing within a hundred miles of Cangzhou City. After returning to Yumantang, they will inform Mrs. Xiang through the hands of their maid Zi Chai.
Unfortunately, after half a month of hard work, they were still in vain, and Mrs. Xiang's condition became more and more serious day by day. Many doctors said that there was no cure.
Mrs. Xiang's mind became increasingly unstable. She often fainted suddenly while sitting, and kept talking nonsense after waking up. Although she would still play the piano with great enthusiasm when she was still awake, anyone could tell that her piano skills were not as good as before.
Seeing that Mrs. Xiang was so seriously ill, Murong Yan gradually felt unbearable. She remembered the divination technique that she had used in Jiangzhou - "asking for the spirit by dropping blood". This technique had helped Bai Feng successfully find someone hundreds of miles away. Maybe outsiders can also use it at this moment?
One night, Bai Feng and Murong Yan just returned to Yumantang. The scent of wild flowers and grasses is still lingering in the nostrils, the barks of domestic animals and wild dogs are still echoing in the ears, and monks, Taoist priests, brokers and other ordinary people are still wandering in their minds, and most of their thoughts are still on today's exploration.
However, the two of them still have a small part of their thoughts in different positions.
What Bai Feng was thinking about was how to find a person who had no idea where he was going with the only clues; while Murong Yan was thinking about how to find Su Qing before Mrs. Xiang's body couldn't hold it anymore, even if she used very risky methods. means.
As a result, the two had a small dispute over whether to use the legendary Xianbei divination technique.
Bai Feng advised: "If you use witchcraft under the nose of that Mr. Mei, wouldn't you be falling into a trap? His eyes are all over every corner of Cangzhou City. If you accidentally reveal it, the consequences will be disastrous!"
"We will naturally find a secret place, how can we just stay here and use witchcraft?" Murong Yan counterattacked: "At that time, as long as Brother Feng acts as a cover outside and gets a good opportunity for us, we will soon We will find Mr. Su’s location soon!”
In order not to be overheard by others, they hid in the quilt and bickered with each other three or four times. In fact, they all had the same purpose, so they quickly took a step back and compromised with each other.
While the oil lamp on the low table was still dry, Murong Yan seized the opportunity to write a new secret letter, intending to invite Mrs. Xiang to a gathering at the Jialan Ancient Temple outside Cangzhou City. They claimed to the outside world that they went to the temple to pray for their future and destiny, but privately they were in secret with Mrs. Xiang in an attempt to hide the truth.
