The Mahang Street Night Market in the east of Bianliang Inner City is the most prosperous place in Bianliang City, even in winter months, even if it is a heavy snowstorm. There are many restaurants on Mahang Street, because the characters here are noisy, the lights are shining, the cars and horses are congested, and you can't stop, and the night market also starts from night until the end of the third and fourth watches.

The bustling and lively Mahang Street is also noisy with the surrounding streets and alleys, but Zaojiazi Lane, which is five or six streets away, is different, but it seems to be quiet in the middle of the noise.

I don't know why, Zaojiazi Lane is not very lively during the day, this day's spring night, the moonlight is good, at night, there are more than a dozen men wandering inside and outside the alley, not paying attention to it will think that it is some idle scoundrels; Looking closely, you can find that these people look lazy and ordinary, but in fact, they all have fine eyes. Inadvertently, these people blocked the entrance and exit of the alley, intentionally or unintentionally.

This is going to be a big event, and the people in the alley will cover the door tightly one by one, and if there is nothing to do, they will immediately turn off the lights; If the family has a large population, he immediately ordered his subordinates not to move around, so as not to cause trouble and harm his own family.

A house at the end of the alley was lit up at this time, and under the lamp sat a middle-aged woman who was sewing clothes, and the woman leaned her head under the lamp, and was concentrating on sewing a white man's undershirt, and her focused appearance made people can't bear to disturb it.

After a long time, she finally raised her head, exhaled a long breath, took the sewn underwear in her hand and looked at it repeatedly, seeing that the stitches were fine, and there were no exposed knots, she nodded with satisfaction, carefully folded the clothes there, turned around and gently put them on the couch, and took out a few other clothes from the corner cabinet, and stacked them with this underwear in a cloth bag.

The door of the room creaked open, and a young woman dressed as a maidservant came in with a bowl of things, put it on the table, and went up to the woman, and said softly, "Madam, it is getting late, go to bed early." ”

The woman handed the maidservant a cloth bag full of clothes in her hand, and said, "Give this to Xian'er early tomorrow morning, and she will know what to do." Then he said to the maidservant, "It is not early, but go back to the house and rest." The maid took the cloth bag, answered in a low voice, and withdrew from the door.

When the woman saw that the maid had gone out, she walked back and forth in the house for a few steps, and when she sat down, she felt a sore backache, so she beat her waist with her fist and backhand, and said to herself, "After all, I am old and useless." After speaking, he picked up the bowl of things on the table, lowered his head and drank slowly.

The door of the house was gently pushed open again, and the woman did not lift her head, and asked, "Leave me alone, I will sleep in peace." ”

The man who entered the room did not answer, and the woman looked up strangely, only to see the figure of the man in black stretched very long by the candlelight, but the woman was not surprised to see the appearance of this person, and said lightly, "You still found it." ”

The man in black smiled politely, "Madame is polite, as soon as Tianqing Temple parted a few days ago, Madame disappeared, and she searched for a long time." Now that you have found your wife, how about you ask your wife to go down with you to visit your aunt? ”

The woman said coldly, "The old man has already said that he doesn't know your aunt, so how can he go with you to see him?" Lord Liu entered the house at night, and it was unreasonable to do so, so it was better to go back earlier. ”

"Madame is embarrassed, and now that she has bothered to find Madame, how can she return in vain? This matter only needs to be taken by Mrs. once, and there is no loss, so why should Mrs. repeatedly refuse? I don't want to offend Madame, so please forgive me if I offend. After all, Liu Congguang, the man in black, did not dare to act recklessly because this lady was the biological mother of today's official family, but his polite words revealed a non-negotiable resoluteness.

Thinking that Liu Congguang chased Mrs. Li all the way from Hangzhou to Bianliang, he worked hard and even passed by her several times. Who would have thought that he would inadvertently meet him in Tianqing Temple, he thought that this must be God's arrangement, but because of the woman surnamed Cao, Mrs. Li got out again.

When he found out that Mrs. Li was indeed the Li Yu he had been looking for for a long time, he immediately led people to surround this place secretly, vowing to bring Li Yu to the Queen Mother. Especially with the Queen Mother's birthday approaching, he can't leave any hidden dangers that will grow outside the festival.

For Li Yu, the Queen Mother was the person she feared and hated, and after hiding from that person for most of her life, Li Yu is now not afraid to see the Queen Mother again, and she is also prepared for the worst. She didn't want to drag her Zhen'er down, let alone implicate the Bawang family, but tonight this situation did not allow her to resist, she looked at the young man in front of her who was about the same age as his Zhen'er, then lowered her eyes, smoothed the folds on her clothes, stood up silently, brushed her sideburns and broken hair, straightened up and walked outside the house.

Liu Congguang took two quick steps and opened the door, and when Li Yu walked to the courtyard, Fang covered the door again.

The night in the courtyard is bright, the cool air exudes the smell of spring leaves, and under the moonlight, two black shadows leap down from the trees and stand in the courtyard.

Liu Congguang took a few steps forward without a trace, Qiaoqiao blocked Li Yu behind him, he looked at the black-clothed masked man in front of him, and asked coldly, "How do you want to stay?" ”

The man in black standing by the tree in the back whispered, "Lord Liu, are you really not afraid that the emperor will know about what you do today?" ”

This person's voice was obviously deliberately lowered, and Liu Congguang heard this voice, only to feel familiar, and couldn't help but look up at the face of the man in black, only to see the covered face, that pair of eyes were clear and bright under the moon, and he couldn't help but be puzzled, and felt that it seemed to be someone he knew.

Seeing that Liu Congguang didn't answer, the man in black sneered, "Lord Liu is attached to the current Queen Mother, and he is no longer afraid of the emperor." It's just that this is a matter of acting for the tiger, and Lord Liu doesn't feel that he owes his conscience when he does it? As a citizen of the Great Song Dynasty, Lord Liu wants to see the Great Song Dynasty doing so nothing? ”

Liu Congguang's cold face moved slightly, and after a few turns of thought, he regained his cold color, and said, "Your Excellency is too extreme, this is an official family matter, and it has nothing to do with the country's major affairs, we are just acting on orders." Your Excellency is blocking at this time, but is it forcing you to make a move? ”

The man in black saw that Liu Congguang didn't say much to himself, and knew that Liu Congguang was extremely smart, and the fate of his family was closely related to the Queen Mother, but it was impossible to convince him. He coughed, shook his head, sighed and said, "It's a pity, it's a pity! Lord Liu behaved like this, and he really didn't plan for the future of your Liu family. ”

Liu Congguang was stunned when he heard this, and at this time, the black-clothed man standing in front of him moved quickly, only to see a sword shadow stabbing at him, shining white light under the moonlight, approaching Liu Congguang's eyes.

Liu Congguang had long been wary of the two of them having tricks, and when he saw the man in black in front of him pull out the soft sword on his waist and stab him, he did not dodge, only squinted slightly, and heard the sound with his ears, and when the soft sword stabbed in front of him, he quickly raised the sword next to him with the scabbard and blocked the soft sword.

But there was no expected sound of "bell" from the two swords, Liu Congguang opened his eyes and saw that the soft sword had retreated, and the man in black had withdrawn the sword momentum that had just been stabbed, his legs were standing without hesitation, the tip of the sword pointed obliquely at the night sky, and the sword shook slightly, and it actually made a thin chirp.

Liu Congguang heard the sound of the sword, his face couldn't help but become solemn, he held the scabbard with both hands, and slowly pulled out his sword, and as soon as the sword came out, Mingyue suddenly lost color.