Ah Feng slowly emerged from behind the rockery, looked at the two people's retreating figures, and frowned slightly: "Martial law?"
Somewhat puzzled, Ah Feng simply stopped thinking, took a breath, felt the wind blowing under his feet, and followed the two people through the shadows.
Besides, those two people left quickly after being frightened.
Not far away, the two of them walked in different directions. The man among them went in circles, but he went straight to the mourning hall. Along the way, he didn't realize that he was being followed.
Zhang Hu, the guard outside the mourning hall, saw the man arriving. He immediately stepped forward and whispered: "Little Manager Ouyang, why are you here?"
"I'm here to see what my father has planned." The man known as Ouyang's little manager replied.
"Then I have to congratulate the young general manager in advance. Once the old head of the family Ouyang leaves and the new head of the family takes over, the old general manager will definitely step aside to make way for someone new. Wouldn't the young general manager be able to take charge?"
"Don't talk nonsense. If one day, you and I brothers can share wealth and honor, I, Ouyang Ping, will keep my word." Ouyang Ping said, his face filled with uncontrollable pride.
That Zhang Hu couldn't help but flatter him. The two of them were usually fair-weather friends, and they didn't have any scruples about what they said.
After exchanging a few words, Ouyang Ping entered the mourning hall.
In the mourning hall, there is an uncovered golden nanmu coffin, wrapped with a circle of white silk, and a large word "Dian" written directly into the eyelids.
Various offerings were placed on the table, and green smoke floated from three incense sticks that lingered for a long time.
There were three people kneeling in the mourning hall, two men and one woman, and an old man was standing there.
The old man saw Ouyang Ping coming in and asked, "Has the matter that the old lady told me been completed?"
Ouyang Ping stood still and said: "We have ordered the front yard, middle yard and back yard to be under martial law. We have also arranged for patrols in the courtyard. We are not allowed to go out at will."
The old man said: "Okay, just wait."
Then he turned to the two men and one woman and said, "Mr. Feng, Mr. Yun, and Miss Yu, you have been kneeling all day. Why don't you go back and take a rest and let me guard you."
Ouyang Feng looked up at the old man and said, "Uncle Fu, take your second brother and little sister to rest. They haven't eaten today, so they may be hungry too."
Ouyang Fu looked at Ouyang Yun and Ouyang Yu. Their young faces were full of sadness. His tears had dried up and he had no energy left to cry. He could only blindly burn some paper money into the brazier.
He turned to Ouyang and said, "Ping'er, call Miss Yu's maid over, and then send Mr. Yu over to rest."
Ouyang Ping said: "Okay, father." He turned and left.
Not long after, Ouyang Ping led two maids into the mourning hall.
Ouyang Fu looked up and said to the maid: "Take Miss Yu back and have a good rest."
The two maids agreed and helped Ouyang Yu up.
Ouyang Yu struggled for a while, but tears flowed down his somewhat dull face.
Ouyang Fu sighed: "Well, Miss Yu is sorry. People cannot be resurrected after death. Now we still need the young lady and the young master to take care of the master's funeral. Don't get yourself sick. The old master doesn't want to see it."
After hearing Ouyang Fu's words, Ouyang Yu no longer persisted. The master in his mouth was his father, but now he has encountered a big change, and the yin and yang are separated.
The two maids helped Ouyang Yu go back to rest, and Ouyang Ping also led people to take Mr. Yun back to rest.
At this time, only Ouyang Feng and Ouyang Fu were left in the room, as well as the burning paper money, which kept emitting green smoke.
Ouyang Feng said quietly: "Uncle Fu, my Ouyang family is one of the largest families in Qingyang City. My father was killed when he was in his prime. How should we deal with ourselves now?"
Ouyang Fu was silent for a moment and said: "Master Feng, don't worry. The top priority now is to find out the murderer for the master and bring him to justice. Master Feng is the legitimate son and it is natural for him to inherit the position of head of the family."
Ouyang Feng said: "Uncle Fu, you also know my situation. My mother was a maid, and she was fortunate enough to be taken into the house by my father. Unexpectedly, she died of exhaustion after giving birth to me. The eldest lady had nothing to do, My father gave me to the eldest lady to raise me. Unexpectedly, when I was four years old, the eldest lady also passed away. Now that my father has passed away, it is said that I am an unlucky person."
Ouyang Fu said: "Master Feng, don't listen to the rumors spread by others. Now there is an old lady supporting you."
"well."
Ouyang Feng sighed, looking at the big word "Dian" and the golden nanmu coffin, his heart felt desolate.
The old lady took the initiative to renew her father's marriage, and the second lady gave birth to two twins, Ouyang Yun and Ouyang Yu, who suddenly became the most powerful person in the house after the old lady.
After a while, Ouyang Feng said: "Uncle Fu, you should go back and rest. Let me spend the night alone with my father tonight."
After Ouyang Fu heard this, he opened his mouth, but he didn't know how to speak. After a long time, he said: "Okay, sir, beware of the cold night."
Ouyang Fu turned around and exited the mourning hall. He saw Zhang Hu and several people standing guard there, and said: "Zhang Hu, it's been a bit hard these days. Mr. Feng is keeping watch at night. Please take care of him carefully."
Zhang Hu said: "Whatever the manager says, I will definitely do my best to cheer up my brothers."
Ouyang Fu said: "Well, do it well and go to the accounting office in a few days to receive an extra month's money. It will be regarded as a reward for these days of hard work."
Zhang Hu said happily: "Thank you so much, manager!"
After Ouyang Fu left, Zhang Hu explained the situation, and his subordinates were also delighted.
No wonder they were happy. The Ouyang Mansion was an errand, and the monthly salary was generally higher than outside. The manor had its own way of making money, and he was not stingy with rewards for his servants.
Take Zhang Hu, for example. As a teacher in the nursing home in the government, he earns thirty taels per month, which is higher than most people.
Zhang Hu and others thought about the extra month of Yue Feng, so they were naturally very motivated. They all looked around with their eyes wide open.
Not to mention that Zhang Hu and others were full of enthusiasm, but that Ah Feng followed Ouyang Ping, disappeared, sneaked into the mourning hall through a window on the side, and lurked on the beams.
So, from when Ouyang Ping stood still to when Ouyang Feng was alone in the mourning hall, Ah Feng heard all the stories.
Ah Feng couldn't see any clues, but he felt that the relationship between this family was still quite complicated. The task he took was to assassinate the head of the Ouyang family. Now, someone is taking action. Could it be that this is not a single task, but multiple people?
Ah Feng narrowed his eyes slightly: "It seems that I was deceived."
Then I thought about it, if there are many people taking on the task at the same time, then only one will succeed, and the others will become scapegoats. Now, I have become one of the scapegoats.
Ah Feng carefully recalled the mission he had received, and remembered what the text said: "Ouyang Xun, the head of the Ouyang family in Qingyang City, took his life alone, and received a reward of three thousand taels based on the white jade ring in his hand."
Thinking about it carefully, after accepting this mission from the Killer Hall, he spent a month sneaking here. Could it be that this mission was not only issued in the Killer Hall?
However, it’s wrong. It’s not a single mission, but it doesn’t comply with the rules of the Killer Hall’s bounty. Being able to be publicly offered a bounty has been confirmed repeatedly. Once the Killer Hall finds out about the deception, he will be hunted to death.
Suddenly, a figure moved below, which disrupted A Feng's thoughts.
Ouyang Feng stood up and relighted three incense sticks. After three bows, he inserted them into the incense burner. The original three incense sticks were almost burned out.
Ouyang Feng didn't know what he thought of, so he suddenly walked out of the mourning hall and went to find someone outside the hall. He didn't know what to say.
Ah Feng rolled his eyes and made a prompt decision. He dropped down from the beam, turned around in mid-air, and landed lightly, making a very small sound.
Ah Feng stepped lightly and went straight to the coffin. When he looked inside, he saw a person lying inside. He had a pale face and a beard under his chin. He was dressed in silk and satin. The hands on his chest were united and on his left hand. On the thumb, there is a jade ring.
Ah Feng suppressed the surprise in his heart, stepped forward and turned the jade ring finger, and found that there was a word on it. Then by the candlelight and hand feel, Ah Feng confirmed that it was the word "Xun".
No wonder I used the jade finger as a proof. It turned out that there was a mark.
Then the question arises, how could anyone know such a delicate matter if they were not close to him?
At this time, footsteps sounded outside the hall. Ah Feng turned around and used the pillar next to him to use his strength. He looked like an ape and reached the beam in the blink of an eye.
The person who came was none other than Ouyang Feng. He was sitting there kneeling alone with paper money in his hand, continuing to deliver paper money into the brazier.
Ah Feng looked at the figure below and felt that nothing else must have happened tonight, so he quietly turned around and left, as quietly as a black cat.
Ah Feng came towards the front yard without any danger. He met many patrolling guards along the way. Maybe it was night, and neither of them was very interested. Although they were patrolling, it was serious for a veteran like Ah Feng. Loopholes everywhere.
Ah Feng quietly came to the front yard, looked back at the bright lights of Ouyang Mansion, then turned and left.
Returning to the room where he stayed in the shop, Ah Feng took off his night clothes, wrapped them up, put on his clothes in the shop, looked at the sky, and heard the sound of the clock outside. It was already the third watch, and he had to get up early at Yin Shi. To prepare for the morning meal, you still need to go to bed early.
But Ah Feng didn't know that less than a quarter of an hour after he left, another black figure came to the mourning hall, and a knife fell on Ouyang Feng's neck, causing Ouyang Feng to faint.
The man in black came to the coffin, raised the knife and stabbed the chest of the corpse in the coffin. The knife went in and came out. No blood spurted out, only some dark red blood soaked the clothes.
The man in black looked at the person in front of him, turned his eyes to his hand, took off the jade ring, then turned and left the mourning hall.
The lights in the mourning hall were still on, and the three incense sticks were still burning. However, the fire in the brazier gradually extinguished, leaving only some ashes flickering.
...
Zhang Hu guarded the place all night. Mr. Feng came out in the middle of the night, but he didn't come out again.
Now that the sky was getting brighter, Zhang Hu decided to take a look. Although Mr. Feng's position in the palace was a bit embarrassing, for the sake of money, he had to take care of Mr. Feng.
After confessing his crime, he entered the mourning hall and saw Mr. Feng lying on the ground. The incense and the brazier had long been extinguished. Zhang Hu was startled and hurried to Mr. Feng and said: "Young Master, Young Master."
Mr. Feng woke up leisurely and glanced at Zhang Hu blankly. Suddenly he felt pain in his neck. He was startled and said: "There is an assassin."
Zhang Hu said in surprise: "Did the young master be attacked?"
Mr. Feng couldn't care about Zhang Hu at the moment. He struggled to get up and looked at his father's body in the coffin. However, he found that someone had stabbed him in the chest and the crimson blood had solidified.
"Ouch", Mr. Feng actually fainted again.
Zhang Hu took a closer look and saw that there were also souls of the dead. Who was it? Even the corpse was not spared.
"Go and ask Manager Ouyang to come over, quickly!"
To be continued.
