Embroidered color and fragrance

Chapter 147 The World
"You...what are you doing?" Su Wanru was startled, she was afraid of people with force values, this disparity in strength has nothing to do with being smart or stupid.

Even simple and rough crushing would be useless even if her lungs exploded with anger.

"You exchanged marriage with the Holy One?" Shen Zhan stared at her, his eyes burning, "Going to marry and get married. I thought you were so capable that you could fool the Holy One into giving you a title, but I didn't expect to use this method."

Su Wanru took a step back and said, "This is my business...you have no right to control me."

"I don't care, you have to find out who your wife is." Shen Zhan stretched out his index finger and poked her forehead, "I'm not in the capital, and I forgot you. Although it's my problem, I'm not happy. You are free , no one cares about me, you can't wait to turn the world upside down."

"Still married, who do you want to marry. Let me tell you, Annan's royal family is full of crooked melons and jujubes. The ten princes combined are not as handsome as me. Treat you well."

Su Wanru pursed her lips, staring at his downcast face with stubble in disgust.

He's still handsome, he hasn't looked in the mirror for a few days, he's so ugly that he's almost like an old man.

"Did you listen to what I said?" Shen Zhan continued to poke her forehead, "Lawless thing, believe it or not, I will tie you up right now and marry you immediately."

Su Wanru was a little guilty by what he said, she retreated and retreated, coughed, and muttered: "You don't even remember me, how would I know what you would do. I can't count on you to help me, so I plan on my own, There's nothing wrong with paving the way in the future."

"You pave the way as long as you pave the way. Isn't the business doing well? Your crisis at that time has been resolved, and you will be fine if you don't mention the marriage." Shen Zhan evaded her and leaned against the fence, grinding his teeth: "I see You don't have me in your heart at all, I don't remember you, when you were not in the capital, you were very happy. It's Zhao Zhongyuan again, and it's marriage again. If I come back later, I will go to Annan to find you. "

Su Wanru pushed him, "Stay away, speak as you speak, don't touch your hands."

"I wish I could kill you now!" Shen Zhan gritted his teeth and said, "I see you are still jumping up and down."

This girl should hang a sign of a married woman on her chest, so that everyone in the world will know that she is in charge.

"That's enough." Su Wanru gave him a blank look, "Don't push yourself too hard, I'll let you, you're still proud."

Shen Zhan was almost dizzy with anger, and he didn't care if she gave in. He glanced at her up and down, and went into the room with her in his arms, "Come in!" As he said, he kicked the door open, and the two of them went in , he kicked the door shut again.

"Shen Zhan, don't act recklessly, I will turn against you, if you dare to make an inch, I will never talk to you." When will this person get rid of his habit of spanking people when he gets angry.

She is no longer a child.

Shen Zhan sat down on the chair, sure enough, pressed her on his lap, hit her twice, and said angrily: "I am proud, I am proud that my wife is going to get married, proud that my wife is thinking about marrying someone else every day? "

Su Wanru was furious, pushed him away with all her might, blushed and pointed at Shen Zhan, "Try again."

"What's wrong with your hands!" Shen Zhan slapped the table, "Fu Gang is weak, you are going to go to heaven."

Su Wanru sneered, grabbed his ear, and asked: "Who is the husband? Do I admit that you are the husband? You have such a big face. If you don't face it, you are going to be a city wall." Then she said: "You are getting more and more amazing now Now, you can still do it after a few words, who are you messing with!"

The elder whose ears were pulled, Shen Zhan stared and said: "Okay, I'm angry now, don't push your nose on your face."

"I don't care if you're angry or not." Su Wanru slapped him on the back, "I don't care if you're angry or not." She pointed at the table angrily, "Lie down on your stomach and let me Hit it twice, or I will die of anger!"

It is impossible to let him lie on his stomach, Shen Zhan said, "You have beaten him many times."

"Lie down!" Su Wanru pointed at the table.

Shen Zhan turned her head and walked over. This girl was just changing the focus. It was obvious that she did something wrong, but she got angry and started fighting.

Forget it, he endured it first.

"You won't let me hit you, will you?" Su Wanru stared, her eyes turned red, and looked like she was about to cry, "If you let me hit you twice, I won't care about today's account, otherwise, the two of us will never end. "

Shen Zhan sat still, coughed, and lost all confidence, "Okay, you can vent your anger elsewhere."

"No." Su Wanru glared at him, "Will you listen to me?"

Seeing that she was about to cry, Shen Zhan waved his hands, "Okay, okay, I can give you a call." He stood up, trying his best to maintain the last bit of "dignity", "Let's call."

"I'll let you do it," Su Wanru kicked, "You're so stupid that your own mother hurt you. I didn't say anything when I was wronged. You still have the guts to blame me."

"If I didn't do this, I would be pulled down to Caishikou and beheaded now. Believe me, everyone said it was a frame-up, but I have a guilty conscience because it is true. You have become a fool without you. I don't want to Think of a way first, maybe wait for you to come back and collect the corpse for me."

"I'm not a fool!" Shen Zhan muttered.

"You are a fool! If you can't handle your own family affairs well, if I didn't see her as your mother, I would have been silenced. You are still fierce to me, why are you so fierce to me. "

"What a nice person I am, you are also kind."

As Su Wanru said, she kicked him again, sat down angrily, glared at Shen Zhan and said, "You are innocent, and I am even more innocent, okay? I was hurt a few times for no reason, and I was humiliated by you a few times, don't you treat me well?" I apologize, but you still come here to show off your power, you have no face at all, let alone stand up."

Shen Zhan was speechless after being scolded, and his shoulders were discouraged. How could he have the slightest momentum? He walked over to look at Su Wanru, and coaxed: "Wanwan, it's all my fault. I know you have been wronged. If you want to No, hit me twice."

"I won't fight." Su Wanru turned her head and turned her head to avoid looking at him, "I'll chat with you in my spare time, you take your mother away from me."

Shen Zhan leaned over and rubbed Su Wanru's palms with his beard, "I was really angry just now, I knew you were just trying to delay the attack, but when I thought about the marriage contract you made with someone, I got angry."

"You can do whatever you want, but not this one!" After Shen Zhan finished speaking, Su Wanru glared at him, and he immediately changed his words, saying, "This... just forget it this time, but there can't be a next time."

Su Wanru didn't want to pay attention to him, she pushed him and said, "Hurry up, don't get in the way of me, I will get angry when I see you."

"Don't go." Shen Zhan dragged the chair over, took her little hand, warmed it in his palm, "When I think of you getting angry, I don't have the heart to do other things."

Su Wanru withdrew her hand, didn't talk nonsense with him, and pushed him out. He stood like a mountain, unable to move at all, Su Wanru stomped her feet and shouted: "Can you go!"

"Let's go!" Shen Zhan knew that she was really angry, "I'm leaving, don't be angry. You can do whatever you want in the future, and I won't be angry anymore. You did everything right."

Su Wanru didn't listen, "It's late!" As she spoke, she pushed him to the door, Shen Zhan said, "You didn't eat well at noon, what do you want to eat tonight, I'll go and buy something for you when I come back, what do you want to eat? Yanjing Roast Duck."

"I'm full of anger." Su Wanru said: "I warn you, you are not allowed to come to me for these two days, or I will beat you every time I see you."

Shen Zhan nodded perfunctorily, "Okay, don't come, don't come, don't be angry."

Without principle at all, Su Wanru closed the door with a snap.

"Then I'm leaving. If you miss me, let Er Gouzi tell me." Shen Zhan muttered, seeing that she definitely wouldn't open the door, he went to Xiangshan Pavilion, and Mr. Huo saw him come and sit. After saluting, he said, "Master Hou came from Ajin's side?"

"Yeah." Shen Zhan sat down, Mama Liu served tea, Shen Zhan took a sip, feeling a little embarrassed, of course Chief Huo couldn't wait for him to speak before greeting, no matter how easy he was with Su Wanru when he was with Su Wanru, it was also for Su Wanru Yes, Marquis Zhennan was not so gentle when dealing with others, "Master Hou, don't be discouraged, Ah Jin has always had a sharp mouth and a bean curd heart. After a while, she will be fine when her anger subsides."

"Yeah." Shen Zhan said: "She didn't eat well today, please remind her in charge."

Is it just for this?Huo Zhangshi felt warm in his heart, nodded and said: "Don't worry, when it's time to eat, even if she doesn't eat, we will drag her to eat a few bites, otherwise we will all feel distressed if we starve to death."

"Then I'll take care of you." Shen Zhan was very polite, and cupped hands with Chief Huo, "If there is something to do, she doesn't want to go to me, so you can send someone to tell me, no matter what time of day, I'm free. "

Mr. Huo was very moved. In this world, no matter who is cared about and taken care of by others, he will take care of your big and small things in his heart. It is really touching and happy. Even an outsider like her is Feeling warm, "Okay, I remember the women that Lord Hou said."

Shen Zhan nodded, thanked him and left.

Holding her face in her hands, Zhou Xian entered the door with envy on her face, and said, "Auntie, how can the Marquis of Zhennan be so kind? He is also very kind to Su Jin."

"Because I like it. When one person has another person in his heart, no matter what he does, he will think about it." Huo Zhangshi seemed to remember something, and smiled, "You don't have to be envious, you are still young , sooner or later, you will meet the person who puts you in your heart."

Zhou Xian thought of Mei Yu, shook her head again, and said, "Okay, then I'll wait. If I can't wait, I'll stay with you."

"Okay!" Mr. Huo touched Zhou Xian's head and was about to speak when Lu Yi came in from the outside with an oiled paper bag in his hand. After a burst of fragrance, Zhou Xian's eyes lit up and said, "Uncle Lu, you What did you buy?"

"A newly opened shop, chicken roasted with mud. They say it's delicious." Lu Yi said and handed it to Mr. Huo, "Try it!"

Mr. Huo nodded with a smile, took the greased paper and handed it to Zhou Xian, "Since it's delicious, let's take it apart and let everyone taste it. If it's really good, I'll buy some more later and give everyone another meal in the dining hall." .”

Zhou Xian felt that Lu Yi didn't buy it for her. She took it with a guilty conscience and glanced at Lu Yi from the corner of her eye. Seeing that he didn't say anything, she unwrapped the oiled paper package on the table. Mr. Huo asked, "What is the price of Tianxia Department Store?" There are a lot of things to do over there, so you don't have to run back and forth, just work hard over there, and don't disappoint Ah Jin's wishes."

Although Eunuch Qiao is the shopkeeper of Tianxia Department Store, the entire store is filled with Su Jin's people.

At the beginning, Su Jin didn't intend to ask Lv Yi to help. After all, he was Ying Jin's person, and it was Huo Zhang who asked Lv Yi to go, saying that there was nothing to do in the embroidery workshop.

"Okay." Lu Yi wiped his hands on his body, pointed to the outside, "Then...then I'll go back to work, and I'll rest there tonight."

Huo Zhangshi nodded and said with a smile, "Okay."

Lu Yi went out, Zhou Xian then looked up and looked outside, then looked at Mr. Huo and wanted to say something, but the other party had already lowered his head and continued to work.

Zhou Xian sighed.

Mrs. Lu stood in Shen Zhan's study. Shen Zhan was reading the letter without looking up. Mrs. Lu said, "What did you do to Jingqiu?"

"Didn't you just ask me to accept her?" Shen Zhan put down the pen, folded the letter in his hand, packed it and handed it to Zhou Feng, "Have someone send it to Marquis Changxing."

Zhou Fengying went out with the letter.

"Now I do as you wish." Shen Zhan looked at Lu Shi.

Lu Shi didn't believe it at all, and gritted his teeth: "You killed her?"

"She's all mine now, so you don't need to ask how to deal with it." Shen Zhan knocked on the table and said, "Mother, take care of your old age and stop playing with your thoughts. My words will not change."

"You let Jingqiu come back." Lu Shi shook her head in disbelief, "Did you hear that, let Jingqiu come back."

Shen Zhan was expressionless, and said to the outside: "Bring Lu Jingqiu in."

There were footsteps outside, and then Lu Shi saw Lu Jingqiu being dragged to the door, covered in blood, Lu Shi screamed and rushed over, "Jingqiu." He hurriedly gave her pulse, then turned to stare at Shen Zhan, " Did you hit it?"

"Thirty army sticks." Shen Zhan leaned against the table and looked at Lu Shi, the last nostalgia and warmth in his eyes disappeared, "Next time you do something, think about the people around you. This time it's her. Next time I will I don't know who it is."

"Shen Zhan, you bastard!" Lu shivered angrily, supported Lu Jingqiu, who didn't know anyone, and shouted, "Jingqiu, don't be afraid that you'll be fine, Master will take you to heal your wounds."

With that said, he carried Lu Jingqiu on his back and left.

Shen Zhan watched indifferently, and it took a while before he turned around and sat down to continue working... Zhou Feng watched and sighed, and whispered to Min Wang: "...what is the old lady thinking? It's better for the Lu family."

Min Wang hummed, supported Zhou Feng and said, "My butt hurts too much, sir, please apply some medicine for me."

"However, didn't you follow the old lady secretly when she went out today? Besides looking for Miss Su, where did she go?" Zhou Feng helped Min Wang to the courtyard where they lived.

Min Wang said: "I went to a yard on a West Street, but no one lives there. I checked and found that this yard is the house of a traveling merchant in Huguang, and it is usually empty."

"Is there nothing left?" Zhou Feng asked.

Min Wang shook his head, "She didn't go in, she just knocked on the door, no one opened the door for her, so she left."

Zhou Feng nodded, only feeling strange.

"Didn't Master go to find the girl?" Min Wang glanced back, Zhou Feng said in a low voice, "It should have been driven back by the girl."

Min Wang let out an oh and didn't dare to ask again.

In the early morning of the second day, Su Wanru took Duan Zhen and Liu Changwen, packed up and went out before dawn, the three of them discussed the route, and planned to leave within two days, stay at Su Ji's inn for one night, and leave the next day. so as not to be discovered.

"The gate of the city is open." Duan Zhen heard the sound of the drum, Su Wanru hung up the dry food prepared by Mr. Huo, and the three of them headed towards the gate. Although it was daylight, there were already many people waiting at the gate of the city. Several carriages were lined up and waiting to go out.

"Aunt Su!" Suddenly, someone called her, Su Wanru was startled, she followed the voice to find her, and unexpectedly saw Zhao Xu, who was sitting in a carriage with thirty or forty guards, as if he was about to go out on errands.

"Your Highness!" Su Wanru saluted immediately, "Are you going on a long trip?"

There were three carriages behind Zhao Xu. No one showed up, but it seemed that they were together.

"Tolerance." Zhao Xu nodded and asked, "Where is Aunt Su going?"

Su Wanru returned: "For business matters, I'm going to Shandong." After saying that, the team started to move, "Your Highness, please first."

Zhao Xu looked Su Wanru up and down, nodded slightly, and said, "Goodbye!"

The carriage started moving at a leisurely pace, and when it got out of the city gate, the speed gradually became faster and faster. Through the wind, sand and dust, someone said: "Your Highness wants to avenge His Highness Seventh?"

"You don't need to do it deliberately." Zhao Xu replied, "No matter how capable you are, you are only a woman. The reason why Lao Qi died at her hands was because he was too stupid." He also didn't want to avenge Zhao Dong.

The other person in the car hummed lightly, and said, "Right now, it's more important to get down to business!"

Zhao Xuying said, "Mr. is right. We should rush to the northwest as soon as possible to distribute the disaster relief money."

Su Wanru followed closely behind and left the city. Seeing the carriage gradually opening up in front of her, she rode to a stop on the side of the road, "We'll leave when they're far away." what."

"There were serious snow disasters in several prefectures in the northwest area, and there were two snowstorms in a row after the year. Zhao Zhiang ordered Zhao Xu to bring money to supervise the disaster relief." Duan Zhen said.

Su Wanru was not surprised. When she and Granny Liu came back years ago, they met many refugees on the road. They will definitely see them again when they go out this time. This year's weather is not good, even if spring comes, these people cannot be resettled.

"Do you know how much money the Ministry of Household allocated?" Not wanting to run into Zhao Xu again, Su Wanru just rode her horse slowly, Duan Zhen replied: "It seems to be only 50 taels. Let the rest of the state get the money. Xu Liren I also specially wrote a memorandum, mobilizing wealthy businessmen from all over the country to donate funds for disaster relief, and decree to reward the squires according to the amount of donations."

That is, like her, spending money to buy a name.

Zhao Zhiang said that she was allowed to enjoy the guard of honor of the princess, but it is difficult for her to report to the court when she goes out, and it is impossible to send her a dozen guards to escort her.

This is too ridiculous, so this kind of reward is nothing more than fame.

mutual benefit.

"It seems that there is really a shortage of money." Liu Changwen said.

Su Wanru sneered, "It's normal to be short of money. The Pingjiang Mansion was not rich back then, but Father Huang and Second Brother never made us feel that we were short of money. It only depends on how we deal with problems."

After so many years of war, who can really hold the money, those country gentry and wealthy households, I don’t know how many families were destroyed in the dark and stormy night.

"No matter how we deal with it, it is definitely not a wise move to go out to take back Nurhachi now." Liu Changwen said: "He is a man of words, and he is too assertive in government affairs. He will definitely suffer a lot this time."

Su Wanru flattered her horse and said, "Let's go! Go see my second brother."

After the words fell, the three of them raised dust and galloped away. They took a shortcut and walked in front of Zhao Xu. When they passed Tongzhou, Liu Changwen said, "Shall we rest in Baoding tonight?"

"Okay!" Su Wanru nodded, and looked back, officials and Taoists came and went, but most of them were refugees, she whispered: "You pay attention to the back, don't be followed by others."

Zhao Xu and Zhao Dong have a good relationship, and she was afraid that Zhao Xu would want to avenge Zhao Dong, so she would do something wrong while she came out.

There were only three of them, and it was better to be careful when going to see Su Ji again.

Would rather not see, also can not take risks.

In the evening, the three of them found Tongfulou to rest in Baoding Mansion. While eating, Duan Zhen said in a low voice: "...Princess, there seems to be someone following around."

"Well, then let's go to the pier first, see the water transport officer and then go see the second brother." If Su Wan is not in a hurry, even if Su Ji loses his composure, she can go to another place to meet him. So close, she would go to see him no matter what.

Duan Zhenying said, "You can rest at ease at night, we will take turns guarding at midnight."

If Su Wanru didn't refuse, her physical strength was far inferior to the two of them. After eating, she went upstairs to freshen up and rested. She had nothing to say all night. In the early morning of the next day, the three of them simply had breakfast and headed towards Cangzhou. Duan Zhen said halfway: "The people who followed have left."

"Then let's have lunch in the town ahead, and take a detour to Zhending in the afternoon." Su Wanru said.

Duan Zhen and Liu Changwen should be, the three of them ate at a tavern on the side of the road at noon, and left Yanjing completely. Safety."

Outside the tavern is the official road, and there are dozens of people sitting on both sides of the official road, including old people, children, and middle-aged people, all in tattered clothes, looking at the food in the tavern eagerly.

Su Wanru sighed, she didn't have much appetite, so she asked the store to steam a hundred steamed buns, but the store didn't have enough rice noodles, so she said with a smile: "Miss, even if you have money, it's hard to buy rice noodles these days, how can you steam so many steamed buns at once."

Su Wanru nodded and said, "Do as much as you can."

The shopkeeper searched most of the rice noodles, steamed three baskets, Su Wanru placed it at the door, and gave it to the refugees on the side of the road, but she didn't dare to keep any more, so she rode away immediately.

"I really should let Zhao Zhiang take a look." Before Su Wanru finished speaking, four children suddenly jumped out from the grass by the side of the road. She was shocked and stopped the horse. The children looked like they were only seven or eight years old. , with a dark face, wearing thin clothes in the first month of the lunar year, his face was dark purple and shivering, he arched his hands and said, "Miss, please give us something to eat, we haven't eaten for several days."

Su Wanru looked at Liu Changwen, Liu Changwen nodded and said, "I can."

"There are only a few steamed buns left." Su Wanru said, "Take it and eat it." She said, throwing the bag on the horse's back on the ground, "Don't stop the horse, it's too dangerous."

The four children didn't know if they heard her or not, and they couldn't wait to jump on the steamed buns. You grabbed me, and they actually started fighting near the horse's hooves. Su Wanru pulled the horse back a few steps, glanced at the children, and said :"let's go!"

Don't stop talking, and continue on your way.

Su Wanru felt very sad. Although she knew that there were many such people in the world in the past, she rarely saw them in the south of the Yangtze River. It seemed that there was only a snowstorm in Pingjiang Mansion that year, which attracted many refugees, but it only took a few days. Just settle in.

It must not be too far, they arrived when it was dark, before the city gate was locked, entered the city, Duan Zhen said: "It's in the Yangan alley in the west city, counting from the outside to the inside, the second house is The inn."

This is what Su Ji told him in the letter.

"Let's go." The closer she got to Su Ji, the more her heart beat. From the moment she rescued him until today, she never dared to think that she could meet Su Ji before she left Yanjing completely.

Unexpectedly, this time she had an accident, Su Ji would come.

During the New Year’s Eve, everywhere is very lively. Many shops just opened after the new year, festive red lanterns are hung at the door, and the couplets are also brand new. The three of them ate a bowl of chaotic bubble cakes on the side of the road, and wandered around the city for an hour. , I went straight to Xicheng and found the inn in the alley.

The inn is not big. There is a second floor across the street. There are two yards behind it. There are less than half of the people living in the inn. Now that the meal is over, the lobby seems very quiet.

They asked for two first-class rooms, and Duan Zhen and Liu Changwen lived next door to Su Wanru. When she went upstairs, she felt that her knees were hard and she couldn't even walk.

"Second Young Master lives in Room No. [-], Class B. Counting from here, it should be the third room." Duan Zhen said.

Su Wanru stopped at the foot of the stairs, the stairs divided the second floor into two, with Class A on the right and Class B on the left, holding the handrail, she said, "Go back to the room first, we'll talk about it at night."

The three went back to their rooms to wash and change their clothes. Su Wanru sat quietly in front of the mirror and brushed her hair, thinking about the past.

Su Ji is actually Xing San. She heard from her mother that there seemed to be a princess on his head, but she died when he was born, and Su Ji was broken after a year. At that time, Yuanren was driven away. I want to disperse the court and take my mother back to Xuzhou to live and raise children.

It's just that the situation couldn't be controlled by my father, so after several discussions, he stayed.

In the next few years, she was born again, and she often wondered why she came here, because she felt that she lived too well in her previous life, so she was asked to be a savage princess?

They doted on her so much, no matter what interesting things they got, or delicious food, and even built a new palace, they let her live in it.

The eldest brother is a bit fat, in vain, and he is said to have a big heart and a fat body, so his personality is more gentle, while the second brother is more aggressive. In fact, the siblings are somewhat similar in temperament, and they are more in tune with each other.

Second brother, second brother!
Su Wanru clenched the comb tightly, got up and stood close to the door, listening to the movement outside. A few people came up the stairs, cursing and saying something, and after a while, those people went downstairs again.

It seemed to be talking about gambling, and the voice gradually drifted away.

"Second brother, do you know I'm coming today?" She walked back and forth in the room wringing her fingers, and couldn't bear to open the window to look at the backyard. Behind them were the houses of the family, and the lights were lit, showing a hint of home in this winter the warmth.

Yes, behind each of these lights is a home... No matter poor or rich, home always makes people feel warm and safe.

Is the second brother's light on? She turned back and opened the door, regretting her impulsiveness, but she had already come out, so she was embarrassed to go back suddenly.

She pretended to be visiting the corridor. There were not many people living in Class A room, but Class B was obviously more lively... Room No. [-] of Class B... Room No. [-]...

Su Wanru passed in front of Room No. [-], but unfortunately the lights inside were dim and no one was there.

She walked back and forth, muttering, "Did he go out?" The second brother said that he had something to do these two days, but he didn't say anything.

"Aunt Su." Duan Zhen opened the door and came in, "Do you want to go out for a walk?"

Su Wanru looked downstairs, and it was not yet curfew, she thought about it and said, "Forget it, just stay here."

"Subordinates go out and have a look." Duan Zhen whispered, Su Wanru nodded and watched him leave.

The boy brought up the hot water, saw Su Wanru smiled and said, "Is there any hot water in the girl's room? If I need it later, I'll bring it to you."

The little boy had just finished speaking, when suddenly there was a bang sound from nowhere, Su Wanru was startled, and the little boy hurriedly said: "Girl, don't be afraid, it's from outside the city."

Su Wanru nodded and asked, "What's the sound, so loud?"

"Mountain cannon, at this time of day, the cannon will sound. It means that the curfew time is up." The boy knocked on the door of a room and carried the hot water in. Su Wanru felt strange that the curfew did not knock on the stick, but used a cannon ?
It is much more heroic than Yanjing's method.

"Why is the curfew announced outside the city?" Su Wanru asked curiously when she saw the servant come in.

The servant smiled and said, "I don't know if the girl came from other places. We have a Liujiazhuang here. The Liujiazhuang was built against the mountain. The people living in the village are not ordinary people, but a bunch of bandits. But these bandits were recruited by the court, and now they are It has been four years since I fell into the plowland at the foot of the mountain. But since years ago, these people will fire a cannon every night at this time. It is said that this is their jargon, and it is called a mountain cannon. When they went down the mountain to rob and kill people, I will let it go!"

Su Wanru's complexion changed slightly. She was not familiar with this place. She had been staying in Yanjing since she came to the north, and it was the first time she heard that there were bandits in Zhending.

"Then are they going to come out to snatch it in the dark? The government doesn't care about it." Su Wanru asked.

The boy shook his head and replied, "They only set off cannons. They haven't heard of murders and robberies down the mountain after more than a month. It must be that the bandits have been doing it for a long time. They must be itching." The door of one of the rooms opened, and a young man with the appearance of a scholar came out, wearing a jacket and holding a scroll in his hand, and said sullenly: "These people are the scourge of harming one party, the court should catch them all, and staying here Hidden danger."

Saying that, he slammed the door shut.

"Hong Xiucai is right." The servant complimented, and then said to Su Wanru with a smile: "Girl, please rest earlier, even if these bandits want to enter the city, they will not be able to enter. The Zhending City Gate is not just a cat, cat or dog." Dogs can come in."

Su Wanru said with a oh, and said with a smile: "That's right, it's not so easy to enter the city."

She said and went back to the room, when Duan Zhen came back, Su Wanru welcomed him in, "The lights over there should still be off, will my second brother check out?"

"The lights in the corridor outside are off. The subordinate sneaked in just now. There is still luggage on the bedside of the room. There is still half a cup of tea in the teacup on the table. The pen, ink, paper and inkstone are also well arranged. There must be someone living there." " Duan Zhen said: "Did you hear the gunfire just now?"

Su Wanru nodded, Duan Zhen said: "There is a Liu Family Village outside the city, and the guns fired by the bandits were fired in the village."

"Tell me, will my second brother go to Liujiazhuang?" Su Wanru looked at Duan Zhen, she was surprised when she said this, but after being surprised, she felt that it was entirely possible.

Duan Zhen was also stunned for a moment, and murmured: "...No way?" What is Su Ji going to Liujiazhuang for?

Su Wanru knew Su Ji well, so she had such an idea.

Su Ji is a gentleman who has read a lot of poetry and books. Everyone who knows him knows this, but only she knows that to a certain extent, the reason why their brother and sister are so close is because they are very similar.

It's all for the purpose, regardless of whether the means are clever or not.

"We can't leave the city now, so let's go outside the city tomorrow?" Duan Zhen sighed, Su Wanru said: "If he doesn't come back tonight, we will go to Liujiazhuang tomorrow."

Duan Zhen should be, saluted and retreated.

Su Wanru didn't feel sleepy either, she leaned against the window with half of the window open and looked at the lights of thousands of houses outside, until the city fell into quiet darkness, she sighed and muttered: "Really, if you're not in the inn, you should leave me a message anyway." A code or something."

As she said that, she was about to light the window, when suddenly she saw a flame soaring to the sky in the west outside the city. From afar, I could only see the fire burning, but didn't know what was going on.

"Aunt." Duan Zhen knocked on the door, Su Wanru hurriedly opened the door, Duan Zhen said: "There seems to be an accident outside the city."

Su Wanru nodded, "I don't know where it is, you can ask the young man to find out."

Duan Zhen should go.

Su Wanru held her breath and listened again, when she heard the sound of horseshoes on the street, and someone shouted, "Run faster, everyone."

Is it the servants and guards of Zhending Mansion?

What about the second brother, this matter should have nothing to do with the second brother, right?

The second elder brother has been looking for the old department and looking for the spies who stayed with him in the year since he left Beijing... There is no reason to go to the gate of Yanjing to provoke trouble.

No, the second brother is not such an impulsive person.

"Auntie." Duan Zhen opened the door and came in. Su Wanru was looking at him. He paused and said, "I can't tell you clearly, but looking at the direction, it looks like two real granaries."

A total of four granaries were set up outside Zhending City. Su Wanru had inquired about this, but it is not known whether the granaries are empty or full.

"Is the granary on fire?" Su Wanru asked,

Duan Zhen nodded, "My subordinates speculate whether someone has gone to steal the food stored by the official's family."

"Let's go out of the city and have a look." Su Wanru's window is not facing the street, so she can't see the situation on the street, but she can hear people walking, "The city gate must be open now, let's go out with the officers and soldiers."

"Will this work?" Duan Zhen asked.

Su Wanru smiled, and waved the banknote in her hand, "We're not going into the city, we're going out of the city, we can leave if we have money!"

She said, let Duan Zhen go out and wait for a while, changed clothes and put on a bright red cloak, and went to the city gate with Duan Zhen and Liu Changwen, the city gate was indeed a little open, the officers and soldiers were walking out, they went He was stopped by someone and said: "Who dares to come out even after the curfew, do you want to eat in prison?"

"Officer." Duan Zhen replied: "My wife is critically ill. Our young lady wants to go back overnight, so I ask for convenience."

The officers and soldiers looked at them, and saw a delicate little girl leading a horse and saluted him from a distance. His brows were slightly relaxed, and his tone became better. "This is a rule. No one is allowed to enter or leave the city after the curfew."

Duan Zhen wanted to say more, Liu Changwen paid the bank note directly, not much, only 50 taels.

These 50 taels will not make people want to make money, but it is enough for these officers and soldiers to have a share.

Sure enough, the eyes of the few people who stopped them flashed and looked at each other, and then someone waved and said: "Anyway, you are going out of the city, hurry up, don't get in the way here." And said: "There are refugees outside making trouble, you go out of the city now It's courting death."

The three of them left the city smoothly, but instead of going to the burning granary, they went straight to Liujiazhuang.

The officers and soldiers said that there were refugees making trouble outside, and she felt that if the refugees were not incited, they would not have the courage to rob the granary.

"What are we going to do?" Duan Zhen asked.

"Go to Liujiazhuang." The three stopped on the slope opposite Liujiazhuang, tied the horses in the woods, she pulled Duan Zhen and Liu Changwen to squat down, and said: "I'm just curious that these people have been recruited honestly for three or four years. What does the bandit look like?"

There were many bandits like this, and she and Shen Zhan suppressed one of them back then, including Jiao Kui from Xuzhou... After the war stopped, the bandits in many places were recruited and settled down as ordinary people on the spot.

In fact, if the Song Dynasty had won back then, the second brother would definitely not have been recruited. These bandits are a scourge, and it is not enough to anger the people if they are not killed.

"It seems that Zhuangzi is quite big." Su Wanru pointed to the distance, she couldn't see clearly but the shadows of the houses were scattered high and low, it should be a very big village.

Liu Changwen replied: "Back then, this group of bandits was quite famous. It is said that after they robbed all the people in the vicinity, they went to Liaodong and fought with Li Mao'an several times. There should be many people who dare to confront the army. .”

"That's right," Su Wanru murmured, lying motionless on the mound. About half an hour later, when she felt that she was about to freeze, she suddenly saw a group of figures running quickly from the left with their backs bent. Come over, the footsteps are very light, like a group of leopards, they are extremely fast, they entered Zhuangzi in a while, and disappeared into the night.

"There are 34 people." Duan Zhen has good eyesight, "And, they all have kung fu."

Su Wanru looked envious, these talented people are so kind, they walk without making a sound, and their steps are steady and fast, "I didn't expect the bandits to be so powerful."

"Princess." Liu Changwen said, "We are here to see His Highness the Second Highness."

Su Wanru waved her hand and said, "Now that we've left the city, it's impossible to go back. We might as well wait until dawn when the city gate changes shifts before we enter the city."

That's right, Liu Changwen had no choice but to lie down on the mound again.

It was another half an hour, and the village was so quiet that not even a dog barked, but it felt like there were countless pairs of eyes open in the dark.

At this moment, she saw a person walking slowly on the small road in the field. He was tall, couldn't see his face clearly, and was not walking fast. Su Wanru stared blankly, "Look at that man."

Although he couldn't see clearly, it should be a man from his figure.

"I think this person is also from Zhuangzi?" Duan Zhen said in a low voice. Just as he finished speaking, a flute suddenly sounded. The tune was very pleasant and light, but in the middle of the night, it was particularly penetrating.

Su Wanru stared straight at the man, and watched the man go into the village while playing the flute.

As soon as he arrived at the gate of Zhuangzi, a piercing whistle disturbed the sound of the flute, Duan Zhen said: "No, it's an arrow!"

Su Wanru's heart skipped a beat, but the sound of the flute didn't stop, she didn't see if the man moved, but obviously the arrow didn't hit him.

"Who is it?" Someone from Zhuangzi came out and asked in a low voice, "Come here in the middle of the night, pretending to be a ghost."

The sound of the flute stopped, and the man's clear voice sounded, and he said with a smile: "Under Su San, Ye Xing passed by here and wanted to go to the village to ask for a bowl of water."

The voice was neither high nor low, but with a convincing tone, Su Wanru stood up abruptly.

"What's wrong?" Duan Zhen said.

Duan Zhen's words shocked Su Wanru, and she quickly lay down again. Without saying a word, she listened to the people in Zhuangzi: "What Su San, you are a fucking opera singer."

"My little brother said he is an opera performer, so I am an opera performer." The man said, "Can you give me a bowl of water?" He said, and took out a silver coin, which was heavy and glowed in the dark.

The people in Zhuangzi spat and said, "You must be sick in the middle of the night, go quickly."

"Wait." After saying that, another person came out from the village, looked at him, and said, "Do you know where this place is, and why you come to ask for water in the middle of the night."

The man said: "The city gate is locked, otherwise I wouldn't come here to beg for water. This is two silver, please make it easier for me."

"Please." Another person in Zhuangzi said, but the voice he had spoken before was confused, and he asked in confusion, "Fourth brother, why did you let him in, this person is sneaky."

The other person waved his hand and made a gesture of invitation, "Come in!"

After the words fell, the three of them entered Zhuangzi one by one and disappeared into the house.

The surroundings became quiet again, Su Wanru tightly grasped Duan Zhen's skirt, Liu Changwen saw that her expression was not right, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's my second brother." Su Wanru said, "The person who entered the village just now is my second brother."

Duan Zhen and Liu Changwen were shocked. They were not familiar with Su Ji, and it was night, so they couldn't recognize him. After a while, Duan Zhen murmured, "What is Second Highness doing in Liujiazhuang? Shall we go in?"

"Don't worry yet." Su Wanru said, "Second brother must have deep meaning in doing this!"

As she spoke, her voice was choked...

(End of this chapter)