At the fourth watch of the day, the lanterns in the night market on the street have been extinguished, and there are only a few people coming and going on the street.
The faint moonlight filtered through the gaps in the ancient eaves, lightly reflecting the outline of the street.
The various stalls and shops on both sides of the street have been closed, with only a few small doors emitting weak candlelight.
The watchman in the distance struck the gong in his hand from time to time, making a crisp sound, making the whole street even more silent.
The bluestone road on the street has been engraved with traces of time. The rain in the past two days has made the bluestone road even more ancient, as if silently telling the vicissitudes of history.
Although many willow leaves have been blown off by the wind, the willow trees on both sides of the street are still green and graceful. Several small nocturnal animals are still taking advantage of these times to quietly shuttle through the streets, seemingly looking for something.
At this late night moment, everything on the street seemed to be sleeping, and the prosperity was naturally asleep. Everything on the street became mysterious and ancient at this moment. It seems that time has stopped here, and at this moment, the wheels of a carriage made a gurgling sound on the bluestone...
"Cousin, are you cold? We will be home soon." Two sisters, Xie Yiyi and Xie Yihua, who were staying in the carriage, crowded around Murong Shu. They took Xie Haoan's cloak and put it on Murong Shu. He said with great pity and distress.
Xie Haoan did not hide anything from the sisters, although this matter was scandalous to some extent.
But first of all, the one who feels embarrassed about this incident should be the shameless and evil Murong family. Secondly, Murong Shu has a bad fate today. If Murong Shu's identity and origin are not made clear at the first time, then... With Murong Shu's current situation will only lead to more rumors. He Xie Hao'an wants to protect Murong Shu well, and does not want Murong Shu to suffer rumors again, especially among the Xie family and the Gu family...
Therefore, after Xie Hao'an exchanged another hundred thousand taels of silver notes for Murong Shu's ten days of freedom, he immediately told the two sisters Xie Yi and Xie Yihua the ins and outs of the matter.
The two sisters, Xie Yi and Xie Yihua, were not worried about the Xie family's shame and discrimination because of Murong Shu's status as a flower girl in a brothel. On the contrary, they felt very sorry for Murong Shu's experience and wished they could do their best to take good care of her. My ill-fated cousin.
"It's okay, I'm not cold. Where are you now? I once fetched water in the ice and snow. Besides, I'm going to Xie's house soon. I really can't even get happy!"
"Cousin, just be happy. Our Xie family has everything. Our Xie family are also good people. Besides, cousin, you are so good-looking. I think grandma will be extremely happy when she sees you!"
"Yes, yes! As soon as my grandma saw you, my cousin, she definitely wanted to keep her by her side. When the time comes, the whole family will be reunited, and we will never come back to this place again!" He said with a carefree expression of thanks, without any trace of emotion. He noticed that what he said had inadvertently touched Murong Shu's sore spot, and as soon as Xie Yihua, who was delicate and thoughtful, heard what Xie Yihua said, he immediately pinched the word of thanks quietly and signaled that he should stop saying thank you.
Xie Yiyi was also pinched by this, and immediately realized that what he said was inappropriate. He was about to explain, but saw Murong Shu smile without caring and said:
"You don't have to be so cautious. I didn't steal or rob. I have survived until now by my own ability. There's nothing I can't say. Besides, I can't see whether you think highly of me or whether you have me in your heart. Now, I can see But it’s clear.”
"Let's just say that the three of us outside, although they all have very different personalities, in my opinion, they are still the most enthusiastic good brothers as they were when I was a child! I just don't know that these three good brothers of mine will be matched with each other in the future. What kind of beautiful lady! I heard that Brother Chen is now a general, and his physical strength should be quite good! I think the future bride will have to work very hard!" Murong Shu joked loudly with a smile.
Murong Shu's words reached the ears of Chen Yu and three others who were riding a tall horse outside the carriage. The three looked at each other and were quite helpless. This little girl was getting older and more courageous. She still made such a joke with them. .
"If you keep talking too much, be careful. I will throw you off the carriage now and let you walk on this ground by yourself!" Chen Xi frowned, slowed down his pace, walked to the window of the carriage, and patted the carriage with his hand. window, indicating a warning.
Murong Shu smiled slyly and then stuck out her tongue, causing Xie Yi and Xie Yihua to chuckle.
"Cousin, you are not from Yuzhou. Why are you so familiar with General Chen and Young Master Liang Liu who grew up in the capital?"
"It seems... it seems... you have known each other for many years?" Xie Yiyi looked at the familiar and unrestrained attitudes of Murong Shu and Chen Xi, and was quite curious in his heart. He thought about it and finally asked out of curiosity.
"I mean, you are really a smart girl. Indeed, although I am from Yuzhou, I have known your uncle, General Chen Yu, Liang Liulang and several others by chance. We have known each other since childhood. ."
"Oh? Cousin, can you tell us the story of your childhood? We are really curious! Uncle, this man tells me everything except what happened when he was a child! He is stingy Very good!" When Xie Yi said the last words, he said loudly to Xie Hao'an outside the carriage.
Hearing this, Xie Hao'an just shook his head, quite helpless, but continued to let Murong Shu and Xie Yiyi talk freely in the carriage.
"Okay, okay, then let me tell you a little bit about us."
"In the past, although the Murong family's old house was in Yuzhou, my mother was still alive at that time, and she had the best relationship with your grandmother, and Yuzhou and Kyoto were not far apart, so whenever your grandmother's visit On birthdays, my mother always traveled thousands of miles to come to Kyoto to congratulate your grandmother on her birthday. I was young at the time and loved spending time with my mother the most.
So my mother had no choice but to take me with her to Kyoto every year. After going back and forth, I got to know your little uncles. I remember it was when I was six or seven years old. It was your grandmother's birthday. Therefore, my mother took me to live in Beijing for a full half a year! "
"In that short half year, did you know that a kidnapping case occurred in Kyoto?"
"I know, I know! Although I was only three or four years old at the time, I later heard my mother and father chatting and learned about it. At that time, there was a church in the previous dynasty called the Yin Yang Sect. In order to help the descendants of the deposed prince of the previous dynasty, a church was established This shocking situation has kidnapped the children of many important officials of the imperial court!"
"Among them...I remember that my uncle was also kidnapped at that time...could it be you, my cousin!" Xie Yiyi exclaimed!
"Exactly, at that time, the sons and daughters of many important officials in the imperial court were kidnapped. Among them were your uncle, brother Chen Yu, brother Liang, as well as the second brother Qi you know, the young master Yan and the Li family. I was playing in the temple with your little uncle, and I was arrested along the way..."
"Ah! Cousin, you are so unlucky!"
"Hahaha, it's okay. It's a matter of luck and misfortune. Although I suffered a kidnapping, if it weren't for this kidnapping, how could I have known these good brothers of mine~"
"So...cousin, are you all getting married for this reason?"
"That's not true. When my parents died young, everyone thought that I was a disaster star who defeated my father and my mother... The elders in the clan also occupied my family property after my parents died. "Buqu, I was not the son of an important minister at that time, just an orphan." Chen Yu heard the movement in the car and suddenly said.
"Exactly, exactly. Back then, my Liang family offended the little man. My father was demoted again and again in his official career. Many people also avoided me, the Liang family. Speaking of which, although I had a title, I was ignored. She is not considered an important minister." Liang Liulang also said aloud.
"Then why were you arrested?"
"It's all your fault, Xie Jiashu, for attracting attention. Although the two of us are not the sons of important ministers, your uncle is your grandmother's favorite. And before we were kidnapped, we had become each other's childhood playmates because of some things. At that time I heard that your little uncle was kidnapped for only two days, and we were both very anxious. Your uncle Chen Xi directly acted as the 'Dali Temple Minister', pulled me in, and started looking for your little uncle's whereabouts."
"I don't know if it was a coincidence or because the official who handled the case was also a member of the rebel group, which led to the group being too careless and arresting so many children in a few days. They were all imprisoned in the same place and are still locked up. In the busy city.
When a child encounters a strange environment, he will naturally cry every night. Even if the group of people threatens and intimidates, the noise will inevitably be heard by the neighbors. Your brother Chen Xi used to hang out in the market and often dealt with beggars. Although the beggars were of low status, they were still When it comes to inquiring about information, it can be said that to a certain extent, even Dali Temple cannot compare. "
"So, you just followed the clues and found the lair of that group of people!" Xie Yihua, who had been quietly listening to the story in the carriage, couldn't help but ask after hearing this.
"Exactly. However, we are still very smart. We don't have two children to save people with bare hands. My family had some relationship with Dali Temple at that time, so I dragged the Dali Temple who was responsible for surveying and demolition to death. An officer on the case accompanied us to find out."
"As a result, I didn't expect that our official who was related to Liang Liulang happened to be a member of the rebellious officials, and because of this, the two of us were also arrested." Chen Xi said coldly.
"I remember that I told you to go with Duke Yan first."
"Hahaha, you know people but don't know their hearts. Besides, how did I know that the person who was so gentle to us at that time would be a bad person... How did I know... Duke Yan who looked like an ice cube... He is a good person... I thought that our good brother An was a bad bamboo that produced good bamboo shoots... Hehehe~" Liang Liulang said awkwardly.
"Ha!" Xie Haoan laughed silently.
"Then what happened next! Then! Uncle, weren't you all arrested? How did you escape?" Xie Yi said in the carriage.
"Later... Later, because we were locked up together, a few of us became familiar with each other. Then, we overheard that the group of people wanted to use us to threaten our families, and when it happened, After that, they had no intention of letting us leave, so we kids simply prepared to save ourselves."
"Save yourself! Uncle! I heard that those tall and powerful people are desperadoes! How did you escape from danger!"
"What about desperadoes? Conceit is their biggest weakness. They think we are just a bunch of children and don't take us to heart at all. There are only two or three little ones watching over us during the day. Others, as long as they have some status and real ability, have gone to plan some big plan with their master."
"And us kids noticed this and figured out a way to escape."
"Ah? What's the trick?" Xie Yi, Hua Xie Yi and other sisters asked in confusion.
Murong Shu laughed and said: "At that time, before our brother Chen Xi walked into the place where we were detained, he had already explored the surrounding environment clearly. He knew that as long as we could get out of the yard, we could run hundreds of miles forward. Mi, it is a street, and the street must be full of patrol officials and various private armies looking for people."
"So, that day, your little uncle was cruel and hurt himself. He made a severe cut on his arm, which caused a lot of blood. Naturally, those little uncles did not dare to let go at that time. Your little uncle had an accident, so they immediately opened the door to the room and wanted to take your little uncle away to stop the bleeding."
"It was at this time that we took out the pieces of the rice bowl that we had hidden long ago, and when they were squatting down to check on your little uncle, we were not paying attention and scratched their necks."
"Speaking of which, that should be considered the first time that we people have seen blood. I remember that it was Ashu and Ah Jing who took action." Liang Liulang said.
"Well, that's right. Ah Jing and I have been practicing martial arts since we were young, and we are the most ruthless. After those two people were injured by us, they had no time to hit us, so they were knocked unconscious by you guys with other rocks, bowls and chopsticks. , and then we worked together to subdue the remaining guard.
You just let me run to the street and move the reinforcements. "
"Speaking of it, it was also dangerous. We were really unlucky that day. As soon as Ashu ran out, those big shots came back for the first time and discovered what we had done. They punched and kicked us. After the beating, He immediately wanted to hide us in another place, but fortunately, at the moment we were taken away, reinforcements arrived!"
"Yes, that day, all of us were in trouble and almost died..."
"But fortunately... all the hard work is rewarded~" Liang Liulang said with a smile.
The few remaining people also looked at each other and smiled in the moonlight. They said nothing and continued to walk on this road under the moonlight.
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