Yue Yao stood under the courtyard and looked up at the sky. On summer nights, the stars twinkle brightly, one o'clock, two o'clock...... Flickering.

Xiang Wei woke up from Yueyao's wake-up, she didn't disturb Yueyao, let Yueyao get up and go to the yard, and then accompanied Yueyao to watch the stars together.

After half a ring, Xiang Wei walked up to Yueyao and asked, "Girl, what's wrong?" ”

After a while, Yue Yao said lightly: "Xiang Wei, I have a nightmare again. I dreamed that I was caught by Zhou Shu, who hid me in a gorgeous mansion in Haikou. In her previous life, she didn't understand why Zhou Shu would place her in the house outside and not bring her back, but now she understands. Zhou Shu didn't take her back, not to let her live a quiet life, but not to let people know her identity. The so-called tree is a big move, and there are countless people who covet Zhou Shu's wealth, so she has to be locked up. Once her identity is revealed, Zhou Shu is also in trouble.

Xiang Wei showed a fierce gaze, but it was fleeting. He put the coat he was holding on to Yueyao and said softly, "Girl, it's just a dream." ”

Yue Yao's voice was very faint, so faint that Xiang Wei couldn't hear it: "I was locked up in that gorgeous house, and I was like a canary in a cage every day. After a pause, Yueyao said: "I have committed suicide several times, but unfortunately I was found in time and rescued." After that, he was watched by people for twelve hours, and he couldn't die if he wanted to. "It's not a nightmare, it's something she experienced. It's just that I replied again in my dream at night.

Xiang Wei clenched her fists, and her whole body exuded a strong killing intent: "Girl, this time it was an accident, I promise that there will never be such a thing again." ”

Yue Yao turned her head, looked at Xiang Wei and said, "Xiang Wei, it's not that I don't believe you. But there is only a thousand days to be a thief, and there is no reason to prevent thieves for a thousand days. Xiang Wei, Zhou Shu is not dead, I can't sleep and eat. Awakened by a nightmare again, Yueyao suddenly came over, Zhou Shu is the source of her nightmare, if the source is not cut off, she will have to live in fear for the rest of her life. She has been ruined by Zhou Shu for a lifetime, and she must not let Zhou Shu destroy her again in this life.

Xiang Wei was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Girl, this matter can't be done overnight. "Zhou Shu is deeply rooted in Haikou, and it is not so easy to want him to die.

A sarcastic smile appeared at the corner of Yue Yao's mouth: "I know that Zhou Shu has a backer behind him. Xiang Wei, who is the backer behind Zhou Shu? Back then, she knew that Zhou Shu had a backer behind him, and this backer had a big background, but she was not in the mood to know who Zhou Shu's backer was, but Yueyao believed that Xiang Wei should know.

Xiang Wei looked at Yueyao, and her voice lowered a lot: "Girl, Zhou Shu's backer is the queen's mother, the Zhou family. "The Zhou family is the queen's mother, and Zhou Shu provides a huge amount of remuneration for the Zhou family, and similarly, the Zhou family escorts Zhou Shu for mutual benefit.

A sneer crossed the corner of Yueyao's mouth, the last time she saw Zhou Shu in the Zhou family, she had actually guessed in her heart: "Zhou family? Even if there is a Zhou family as a backer, I want him to die. If he doesn't die, my nightmares won't stop. ”

Xiang Wei didn't stop Yue Yao, if she still had doubts last time, then this time she heard the nightmare that Yue Yao did, she was also afraid, and Xiang Wei also wanted Zhou Shu to die: "Girl, we have to plan slowly." ”

Yue Yao snorted: "Three days later, we will return to the capital." ”

Xiang Wei originally thought that Yue Yao would plot with her how to deal with Zhou Shu, or she was uneasy, but she didn't expect Yue Yao to start studying the poetry collection again the next day. Xiang Wei couldn't understand what Yue Yao was thinking. But it's always good that this thing doesn't fall into the shadow.

Yue Yao saw Xiang Wei's face full of questions and smiled: "Didn't you say that this incident is a kind of grinding for me?" Why are you worried again? ”

Xiang Wei was dumbfounded.

Yueyao said softly: "I'm afraid must be afraid, but I can't live because I'm afraid." If I am in fear all day because of this incident, I am not too cowardly, and I have failed you for so long. "The fact that she lived so miserably in her last life came down to her own weakness. If she was caught by Zhou Shu again in this life, she would never commit suicide again.

After hearing this, Xiang Wei said, "Girl, when you return to Beijing, I will teach you how to use poison." Girl, poison is not terrible, learn it to defend yourself. ”

Yue Yao hesitated for a moment and then nodded and said, "Okay." Xiang Wei, in addition to teaching me how to use poison, teach me how to use a sword! "Yueyao meant to let Xiang Wei teach her how to kill people with weapons, and it was completely luck that she was able to kill Xiaoqing last time. There will be no such luck next time.

Xiang Wei smiled and nodded: "Okay." She used to be afraid that the girl would not learn, but now that the girl is willing to learn, she must be helping.

Yueyao continued to read, looked up and saw that Xiang Wei was still by her side, waved her hand and said, "You are busy with your go, the teacher handed me a box of poetry books, and I still haven't finished half of it." "Xiang Wei's business is also in the courtyard, and there are a lot of guards inside and outside the house, Yueyao is not worried.

Two days later, Xiang Wei received a message, walked up to Yueyao with a heavy face and said, "Girl, the people who kidnapped you were all killed. "The few people Yue Yao came into contact with were all wiped out, and the few paintings that Yue Yao drew were equivalent to doing useless work.

Yue Yao was not surprised by this, not to mention that she escaped, even if she didn't escape and was delivered to Haikou, these people would have died: "What did Master Hou say?" ”

Xiang Wei sneered: "Although these people have been wiped out, Master Hou has confirmed that the mastermind behind the scenes is Zhou Shu. "It doesn't matter if there is no evidence, the important thing is that Hou Ye has confirmed it. This is also thanks to Yueyao saying before that Zhou Shu would kidnap her, so their investigation focused on Zhou Shu and his subordinates. Otherwise, the capital is so big, trying to find out who is behind the scenes is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack.

Yue Yao thought for a moment and asked, "Xiang Wei, is Master Hou interested in the sea trade business?" ”

Xiang Wei shook her head and said, "No." Girl, Jingning Houfu is in charge of the military, and the profits of the maritime trade business are too high, and the Houfu is not suitable for interference. "The Hou Mansion makes money doing business in the capital, and the emperor will not care if he earns more than 100,000 or 200,000 yuan all year round, after all, the daily expenses of the Hou Mansion also cost more than 100,000 taels of silver a year. This one in and one out is about the same. But if the Hou Mansion is engaged in shipping business, the annual profit will be millions or even millions, and the emperor will definitely be suspicious when the time comes. The foundation of the Hou Mansion is the trust of the emperor, and if the emperor is suspicious for the interests of Haikou, the gain will outweigh the losses for the Hou Mansion.

Yueyao was a little surprised: "I remember that my wife took a stake in the shipping business. ”

Xiang Wei smiled: "Madame's investment is Madame's personal behavior, and Madame's investment is very small. Ping's participation in the shares is her personal behavior, and the share of the shares is also low, even if it is smooth and profitable, it will be a dividend of 10,000 or 20,000 yuan a year. The lady of the Hou Mansion earns some pocket money, who cares!

Yue Yao said with some admiration: "Master Hou is very sensible. "That's the reason, but many people can't resist the temptation.

Xiang Wei smiled and said: "Girl, Master Hou is from a noble family, where would he put money in his eyes." ”

Yue Yao smiled and shook her head: "It's not that Master Hou doesn't put money in his eyes, it's that he has a sense of proportion and knows what to do and what not to do." However, Hou Ye does not interfere in the shipping business, and there must be many people in the capital who want to do the shipping business. "The shipping business is profitable, and Zhou Shu occupies more than half of the share, and there must be many people who want to squeeze it out......

Xiang Wei glanced at Yueyao: "Girl, there are a lot of red-eyed people, but it's not so easy to get a piece of the pie." Let's not say that the Zhou family is not easy to mess with, but Zhou Shu is not an ordinary person. "Zhou Shu is not only short and ruthless, but he is also very smart, has the means and ability, and is a person who does great things. Of course, if Zhou Shu didn't have this ability, he wouldn't be able to earn tens of millions of family assets.

Yue Yao said: "Zhou Shu is just a maritime merchant. "The status of merchants in the Great Yuan Dynasty is low, and their identity is a hard wound for Zhou Shu, so Zhou Shu will find Zhou's family as a backer. But this kind of relationship based on interests is actually not solid.

Xiang Wei said: "Yes, but it will take time." ”

Yue Yao now regrets why she didn't know more about Zhou Shu's business before, otherwise she would have been able to find a loophole. In her previous life, she was too high-minded: "It's man-made." As long as you have the heart, you can always find opportunities. ”

While the two were talking, someone from outside delivered a letter.

The letter was sent by Mingzhu, and after reading the letter, Yueyao said to the person who came to deliver the letter: "I will go back to the capital tomorrow, and when I return to the capital, I will go to see your master." ”

After waiting for the others to go down, Yueyao handed Mingzhu's letter to Xiang Wei. After reading the letter, Xiang Wei said with a smile: "This is a naked show-off!" "Mingzhu's letter, between the lines, you can feel her incomparable happiness now

Yueyao was also in a good mood: "Do you still hope that she will have a bad time!" "Don't look at Xiang Wei, who always doesn't give Mingzhu a good face, and always chokes Mingzhu, but Yueyao knows that Xiang Wei actually cares about Mingzhu very much.

Xiang Wei smiled and didn't answer: "Girl, I've already asked the drizzle to clean up their things." The girl took home all the things she had used. ”

Yue Yao looked at the study: "If I go back this time, I'm afraid I won't come back in a short time." "Before Zhou Shu is resolved, she will not leave the capital again.

The capital is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, and Zhou Shu has the courage to kidnap people in the capital, so the capital is still relatively safe.

Gu You and Gu Lan were seriously injured, so they stayed in the villa to recuperate. Wait for the injury to heal and then take it back to the capital.

The villa is far away from the capital, and Yueyao returned to Beijing with more than 20 guards as soon as it was dawn. It was not until 10 o'clock in the evening that the group returned to Mafu.

Ma Chengteng was a little surprised when he heard that Yue Yao was back. In the past, Yueyao would not return to the capital until November and December. It's only the end of August that I'm back, and it's weird.

Yueyao explained: "Uncle, Mingzhu wrote to me that she had a child, so I came back to see her. ”

Ma Chengteng knew that Yueyao and Mingzhu were as good as sisters, and now that Mingzhu was pregnant, it was reasonable for Yueyao to come back to see it. Ma Chengteng didn't doubt Yue Yao's words, but his face was gloomy: "Yue Yao, you see that the third girl of the Luo family is about to become a mother, and you should also think about your life's events." "Everyone has children, Yueyao's marriage has not yet been seen, the most anxious thing is not here, but Yueyao is too picky, and this is not satisfied, Ma Chengteng doesn't know what kind of family to find for Yueyao.

Yue Yao smiled: "Uncle, this matter is not in a hurry. ”

Ma Chengteng really wanted to say that you are not in a hurry, I am in a hurry, but looking at the tired look on Yueyao's face, he didn't say anything more: "Forget it, you should rest early!" "My own children are so good, it's also a headache.

Yueyao only had dinner after freshening up, and after eating, she practiced calligraphy for half an hour, and then began to study her poetry collection again, and did not fall asleep until one o'clock.

Xiang Wei pinched the quilt for Yueyao, and her face was gloomy. She didn't tell Yue Yao that in fact, Zhou Shu arrived in the capital two days ago, and Xiang Wei didn't dare to tell Yue Yao about it, she was afraid that Yue Yao would not be able to maintain her current composure in the future.

Zhou Shu knew that after Yueyao returned to the capital, his face was very dark: "Even the girl returned to the capital, what is wrong?" Zhou Shu didn't expect Yueyao to return to Beijing so soon. He can let people go to Zhuangzi to kidnap people, that is because Zhuangzi is remote, and the captives can sweep away their tails. But if you are in the capital, it is not so easy.

The person who spoke back and forth replied: "No, there is nothing unusual about the people of the Ma family." ”

Zhou Shu touched the gemstone ring on his hand: "Go down!" "This is not Haikou, and everything is tied.

Ah San is Zhou Shu's most loyal subordinate, and Ah San also knows about this time: "Uncle, this Lian Yueyao is not a simple woman, and she has a lot to do with Jingning Houfu, so please think twice before acting." ”

Ah San originally thought that Yueyao was just a daughter of the boudoir, but seeing that his master really liked it very much, he persuaded him several times to see it useless, so he stopped talking. When Ah San knew that his uncle had kidnapped Yueyao, he thought that he would sweep his tail clean when the time came, and then change Lian Yueyao's name and surname to send him out of Haikou, and after three years and five years, this matter would subside, so naturally it would be fine. But Ah San didn't expect Lian Yueyao to kill the people who watched her and escape. This is still the most worrying, and what worries him the most is that Jingning Houfu actually intervened in this matter, but fortunately, they killed those few people, and did not let the people of Jingning Houfu find evidence, otherwise there would be big trouble.

Zhou Shu touched the hand of the gem ring and paused: "Don't worry, I won't act recklessly." No matter how arrogant he was, he didn't dare to do anything in the capital. It's just that Yueyao already has a sense of vigilance, and it will be difficult to find such an opportunity again.

Ah San hesitated for a moment and then said, "Uncle......"

How could Zhou Shu not know what Ah San wanted to say, yes, there were many more beautiful and talented people than Yueyao, but she was the only one who could enter his heart. He wouldn't want to take this step if he could, but he couldn't control himself, as if he was enchanted, as long as he was free, the shadow lingered in his mind. Since he can't forget it, he is obsessed, no matter how difficult it is, he will marry her home.

Ah San saw Zhou Shu's cold face, and he could only swallow back the following words. Walking out of the study, Ah San's face was bitter. If this Lian Yueyao is a girl from a civilian family, even if it is a girl from a small official's family, then a little means will naturally make her obedient, but this Lian Yueyao is not only from an official family, but also a closed disciple of a famous Confucian in the world, how high is such a person's morale.

Ah San didn't understand, the uncle has always been a very rational person, why didn't he understand that even the girl couldn't even look down on the prince of Yongding, how could he fall in love with him? It's not that he slanders his uncle, it's just that his master and Lian Yueyao are people from two worlds, and they are destined to intersect. Even if the uncle used means to get home, how could he give in to Lian Yueyao's temperament. Can't get it right......

Ah San thought that the people below said that Lian Yueyao killed Ah Qing cleanly, and his heart was a little chilly. But his uncle is already enchanted, and it is useless for him to say anything. Ah San regretted it a little, he knew that he shouldn't have let his uncle come to the capital last time, and it would be fine if he didn't meet that Lian Yueyao.