Huai'an said bitterly: "How long do you want to stay with me, if your father is angry and sends the entire patrol camp over to suppress the Meng family, I will fight with you!"

"Don't worry, he didn't send a patrol camp, and the people who looked for me just now were all from the family. Cheng Yiheng waved his hand and said: "My father is very timid, he will not use the patrol camp to do private affairs." ”

"That's not cowardice, it's prudence. Huai'an said secretly, no wonder your father can be a big official.

But at the same time, something flashed through my mind, and I thought about it for a moment, but I didn't remember it.

He also carried the paint he brought to Siqing in his hand, Siqing painted for him in addition to them, only Xiu'e was a subordinate who knew, but Xiu'e was busy in the backyard every day, and he basically did these errands himself, and now he was delayed by Cheng Yiheng for a while, and the matter at hand was not completed, so he first explained to his subordinates not to block Cheng Yiheng's way, and then he lost him, let him wander around the house, and went to the backyard to deliver paint.

Cheng Yiheng didn't see Meng Huai'an, and he relied on his own identity, and regarded this as his own home at will, but although no one stopped him, there were some rules, except for Meng Hongxian, the others in the main courtyard were all female dependents, and they couldn't go in and out at will, and of course the same was true in the backyard, so he had to walk in front.

But there was nothing to go about, and after a circle, I went to wait for him near Huai'an's residence.

Huai'an lived in the east wing of the middle courtyard, he didn't come back, Cheng Yiheng was bored, stepped across the moon gate, followed the verandah, and unconsciously walked to the west wing of the middle courtyard.

The west chamber is empty, but very clean, there is a white plum tree when you enter the door, the plum blossoms are blooming, shaking like a cloud of snow falling, bringing a natural vitality.

In addition to the white plum, there are some unnamed flowers and plants, which seem to be newly arranged, and I don't know where the Meng family found the flowers that are still blooming in this winter, packed in pots, arranged in a staggered and orderly manner in the flower garden, there is a small pond next to the flower garden, and a stone table and four round benches are placed next to the pool, and a bamboo umbrella is tied on it.

After he looked around, he looked back at the other side, where the flowers in the flower garden in Meng Huai'an's yard had long been encroached upon by grass, and now the winter is cold, and the weeds have not been pruned for a long time, and they are all withered and yellow.

He couldn't help but laugh mockingly: "A courtyard where no one lives is so exquisitely repaired, Meng Huai'an, Meng Huai'an, look at you, the young master!"

As he spoke, he came closer, and saw that several rooms were locked, and he could only peek through the windows, and the more he could not enter, the more curious he became, so he glanced in through the windows one by one.

It was vague and he couldn't see it clearly, but he could only distinguish the outline of the furnishings, which were ordinary home furnishings, nothing special, and he sighed that he had wasted his curiosity while looking at it.

At the end, the room was the most well-lit, and the windows were brighter than before, and he stood outside, squinting and looking in.

Suddenly, he seemed to freeze.

There was a sound of footsteps approaching, and he didn't notice it.

"Cheng Gongzi, Cheng Gongzi?" the next person called him twice.

He finally came to his senses: "What's the matter?"

"This is the residence of the third young master, we are still cleaning, why don't you go shopping elsewhere?" said the next person euphemistically.

Hearing that he was driving people, Cheng Yiheng was dissatisfied: "You third young master is big, what's the matter, you can't see his residence?"

"If Cheng Gongzi is willing, when the young master comes back, he will respectfully invite you to come over for tea, but now the yard is being renovated, and it is still messy, I am afraid that your shoes will be dirty." ”

This is still called chaos, Meng Huaian is going to be sad when he listens. He pursed his lips and stepped out of the courtyard of the West Wing, muttering as he walked: "You third young master is really expensive." ”

After walking a few steps, someone hurriedly came over, gasping and said, "Cheng Gongzi, someone came to the front hall, saying that he was looking for you." ”

At the same time, Meng Huai'an also got the news in the backyard.

He secretly said "damn", turned around and walked out, Siqing thought about it and stomped on his heels.

Huai'an walked in a hurry, but when he saw Siqing coming, he wondered, "What are you doing here?"

"If something happens to you, I'll see if I can help. ”

Huai'an's footsteps paused: "You don't even know anything, how can you help?"

Only then did Siqing realize that what she had just said was out of her mind.

However, the other party didn't give her a chance to explain, he smiled and knocked on her head: "Since you are here, go with me, but don't worry, it's not a big deal, it's just that Cheng Yiheng was troubled by his father, he ran to Meng's house, I wanted that kid to leave quickly, so he left in such a hurry." ”

Siqing breathed a sigh of relief, the two of them walked while listening to the little guy's report, this little guy was young, he heard that someone from the big official mansion was coming, he was scared, and when he reported, he couldn't help but add some atmosphere because of his emotions, what did he say It was the big housekeeper who came to the adult's mansion, and brought forty or fifty people, all of them were tall and big, and they were good at fighting, they surrounded the gate of the Meng family, shouting, and waiting to do it.

Meng Hongxian also heard the news on the kiln and hurried back.

It's just that......

It was the big butler in Lord Cheng's mansion who came, yes, there were dozens of people guarding outside, but there were only three people who entered the front hall of the Meng family, including the housekeeper, although they were not thin and small, but they were not as tall as the horses.

There was no clamoring to hit anyone.

After Meng Hongxian arrived, a little brother on the other side said that he had seen someone enter the house before, and as a subordinate, it was inconvenient for him to break into Meng's house, so he went back to report to the housekeeper, so he came over together.

The housekeeper Cheng Quan also said: "Late life first to ask Master Meng for peace, originally my master pointed out some people to come out to look for the son, but now I heard that the son is in the noble house, so he came here, it is really for fear of futility, not to intend to use the crowd to fight, they dare not break in unreasonably." He explained that the people gathered outside, although they claimed to be late, they didn't look much smaller than Meng Hongxian.

Meng Hongxian understood that it would indeed not be possible to break in unreasonably, and it was no good to leave a handle for officials, but it was not a battle with many people, so it was difficult to say.

He also learned the identity of Meng Huai'an's father not long ago, the commander of the fifth battalion of the infantry patrol, that is, the admiral, and the above is Prince Gong, thinking that the queen mother of the two palaces united Prince Gong to punish the eight ministers, and then, the two palaces hung the curtain Prince Gong to discuss politics, and the queen mother and Prince Gong were originally on the same line, and it was a good thing that Meng Huaian and Cheng Yiheng were good friends at that time.

However, at that time, the two boys had not yet been reincarnated.

Now, the time when they got acquainted is wrong, since the death of the Empress Dowager of the East, the Empress Dowager Lafayette and Prince Gong are not so united, and they are still not on the same line, maybe.

For the sake of insurance, Meng Hongxian did not approve of dealing with the Cheng family, but he didn't have much heart to care about Huai'an, so he never interfered.

At present, if people come to the house to ask for people, then they have to take care of it, although the matter is not big, but if it is not handled properly, it is also a trouble.

Meng Hongxian's first decision was, of course, to hand over the person to leave the relationship, anyway, to hand the person back to his own home, and not to send him out and go to the guillotine.

However, Cheng Yiheng, who was hiding behind the inner shadow wall and witnessing these scenes at the moment, said that he didn't agree with anything, and he whispered to the two people around him: "I won't go back if I am killed." ”

"You are willing to be killed, why don't you want to go back?" Siqing wondered.

"The problem is that my dad won't beat me to death, he will starve me for three days and then put a table of good food and wine in front of me...... I was not allowed to touch it, let the subordinates eat, and ordered which slave dared to give me a bite to eat, and immediately served with sticks......"

"Look at your little bit of interest, don't you just skip eating for three days, what's the matter?" Meng Huai'an disagreed.

"You said it lightly, let you taste the meat when you are hungry, you can try it!" Cheng Yiheng said angrily: "Not only that, he will also burn the paintings I bought in front of me, which one is the best to burn, and I don't know how many paintings I bought at a great price......"

As he spoke, he whimpered, as if he remembered something extremely sad.

Siqing looked at him in surprise: "You really like painting?"

"I like all the nice things. Cheng Yiheng became proud, "Why don't I have a good time with your brothers and sisters?"

Siqing frowned, although it was a compliment, but it always sounded a little awkward, who is the thing?

"In the future, you can get some inferior paintings to make the best frames, and the good paintings will be hidden. Huai'an despised him, "I won't think of a way." ”

His pride disappeared immediately, and he sighed: "Didn't you tell me earlier, I have the best framed now, but I like a painting very much, painted by foreigners, it is so beautiful, I can't go back, he will have to burn it when he goes back......"

"If you don't go back, he'll burn too. Meng Huai'an continued to hit him.

"No, he will let me see the burn with my own eyes, after so many years of father and son, he knows everything about how to hit me. Cheng Yiheng shook his head and took a deep breath, "Anyway, I will never go back, you have to help, you have to help, you have to help, I fell into this field for you." ”

"For me...... Siqing repeated suspiciously, is there her part in this, she didn't go horseback riding.

was wondering, and listened to Meng Hongxian and the visitor: "Since someone has seen Cheng Gongzi coming here, then you can wait for a while." ”

As he spoke, he whispered a few words to the people around him, and the people nodded, led a few people in the hall, and ordered to notify the other people in the courtyard to look for them.

Seeing that someone was walking towards the place where they were hiding, the three of them hurriedly left and right.

Huai'an was extremely experienced in tiptoeing, and was also very familiar with dodging left and right, and soon led them to a hidden flower bed behind the rockery.

As soon as he squatted down, he pushed Cheng Yiheng up: "Bypassing this flower bed is the courtyard wall, you turn out." ”

Cheng Yiheng straightened up and looked at the courtyard wall, frowned and squatted down again: "Meng Huai'an, you don't protect me?"

"Please, think about it, the Meng Mansion is so big, if you stay here, you will definitely be caught back, and there will be a place to hide if you turn it out, where can you hide here?"

Cheng Yiheng thought about it, and it made sense, but he looked up at the wall that was two people high, and squatted down and muttered: "How can you go up here, do you have a lower wall in your house?"

Siqing heard this question and wanted to reply, Huai An knew her thoughts, and grabbed her: "The back of my fourth sister's yard can be turned out, but you definitely can't go, in case you are arrested there, the fourth sister will not be able to tell." ”

"At this time, can you ignore your sister's reputation, I'm dying!" Cheng Yiheng gritted his teeth and roared.

"You can't ignore it, you get up first, step on my shoulder and I'll help you up. ”

"That's pretty much it. Cheng Yiheng turned his anger into joy, the cat ran to the wall, Huai'an also followed, pointed to his shoulder, stepped on his feet, and slowly got up with him.

"Second brother still has an arm injury, Cheng Gongzi, be careful. Siqing couldn't help but remind.

"I know, I know, I also broke my arm, do you want to care about me?" Cheng Yiheng said jokingly.

Meng Huai'an interjected with a cold face: "you, are you going to leave?"

"Are you kidding......" the man above muttered, stretching out his hand to climb up.

There was a sound of footsteps staggering closer, Siqing looked over, and said worriedly: "Hurry up, they are here." ”

"Yes, yes, Meng Huai'an, hurry up. Cheng Yiheng's hands hadn't touched the top of the wall yet.

"You're too heavy...... Huai'an panted, "can't be fast." ”

"You don't exercise on weekdays. ”

"You ......"

The two of them chatted, oh no, it was a quarrel.

Siqing saw that several subordinates had already walked to the verandah, and walked around the rockery through the verandah, and she could catch a glimpse of them at a glance, she turned around and urged a few times, but saw that these two people were half a catty and eight taels, and they were not very agile, and they climbed up with a sigh, and it seemed that it was not very useful to urge, after all, this was already their fastest speed.

Over there, the family had already crossed the verandah and approached the rockery.

Siqing's heart was crossed, and he took a step forward, intending to lead them away.

Before they moved, another person suddenly came, shouting and shouting at them: "A few of you, don't look for someone first, hurry, the third young master is back early, and after two people, hurry to his yard to help clean up, and the other one will come to the front with me to get the luggage." ”