Chapter 4: The Dice
A delicate carriage staggered between the mountains, with a dragon and phoenix carved on the jujube wood body, and a lot of luggage on the back of the car. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć The coachman, wearing a hat on his head, scolded the horses from time to time, and drove slowly and leisurely. The wheels tumbled over the muddy mountain road, leaving two crooked ruts. It had just rained, and the air was still fresh and earthy. The evening cicada is hidden deep in the tall trees, making a long call, mixed with the sound of birds chirping, which makes people smell it leisurely and give birth to a sense of tranquility.
A rainy day, the mountains and forests are cold and green.
There were two people sitting in the car. Zige lay lazily on his side, supporting himself with one hand and playing with a dice made of white jade with the other. Exquisitely petite, crystal clear, and the hollow numbers on six sides are all installed with half a red bean. The red and white are intertwined, and it looks extraordinarily chic.
"Ge'er, what are you thinking again?"
Hongsheng sat beside her and spoke. She has been staying outside the city since she came back from Zhao's Mansion that day, and Zige has not had time to see her since this month. But seeing that her complexion has changed greatly, her eyebrows and eyes are more radiant, not as indifferent as in the past. On the contrary, it is Zige, and there are not as many words as before.
"I'm thinking...... How many people are hidden in the Qingluan newspaper? ā
Zige held the dice and snorted in the direction of the coachman. That person was the driver who drove her and the two of them from Lefang to Zhao's Mansion on the day of the night banquet, and his name was Ji Cheng. After Aunt Zhao knew that Zige was about to leave for Beijing, she specially transferred him from Zhao's mansion to accompany her. He still has a round of pale cyan stubble on his face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his body is acquainted, and he always bows his head when he answers to Zige.
"Ji Cheng is a Qingpin informant and has been in the Zhao Mansion for many years. He turned out to be the ruling Jinwu during the reign of the Xiao family, in charge of the security of the capital, when His Majesty led the troops into Beijing, he wanted to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, but was secretly stopped by Yang Hou. Before leaving, Aunt Zhao explained earnestly, "The Yang family has a deep kindness to him, and he has never dared to forget it." Returning to Beijing this time can be regarded as a long-cherished wish of his. If you are walking in Beijing, he can guide you in the right direction. ā
"Sister, but you knew him before?" Zige looked at Ji Cheng's thick back and said softly. Except for the people in the music workshop and Xie Yun, she has not seen many informants, and all the heavenly books are conveyed by Xie Yun's hands.
"I have only been a member of Qingluan Daily for three years, and I have not met Brother Ji, but I have received a wire report from the Zhao Mansion, and I know that there are several reliable people in the house." Hongshang sat up straight and said with a slight smile, "I was fortunate to be rescued by my aunt and master, so I didn't become a slave, and after coming to the music shop, I tried my best to practice dancing, and my aunt saw that I was a plastic talent, and I was cautious in doing things, so I began to gradually give me some tasks." But I'm still of a low grade, and I can't see the whole picture of many things. ā
"The informant in this Qingluan newspaper can also have the old department of the Yang family?"
Zige asked curiously. She only knew that Uncle Xie was a retainer of the Yang Mansion in the past, and she didn't even know the identity of Aunt Zhao. She always had the luxury of meeting one or two old people and listening to them talk about the past.
"The people of the Yang clan, the trees are falling and scattered, except for some old folks in Changzhou, there are still some fathers and villagers, and the rest are probably not much." Hongshang looked at her, with pity in her eyes, "In July of the twelfth year of Yangming, there were more than 80 people from the Yang clan of the Qing Loyal Martyr Marquis, and they were originally married to the Lin family...... Beheaded on the street. You must know all this. ā
"Zige doesn't dare to forget." Hearing this, she looked solemn for a while, closed her five fingers, and slowly tightened the dice, "It's just that now I'm alone, and my memory hasn't been completely restored......"
"I know that Master Lin and Aunt Lin have a lot of plans for revenge in the past, so you don't have to worry too much, just follow this path." Hongshang gently rubbed the silk handkerchief in her hand, and said as if unintentionally, seeing Zige's solemn face, she added, "With your ingenuity, you will definitely be able to turn evil into good fortune, not to mention, I will accompany you." ā
Zige pursed her lips and showed her a reassuring smile, and the hands of the two silently held together, sympathizing with each other.
"My aunt gave you this dice before leaving, saying that someone would come to answer on the road, but now that you are about to leave the border of Luzhou Prefecture, you don't know who the person who answered is?"
Red Dress Road. Zige followed her line of sight and looked at the delicate plaything in her palm. Although the dice are small, the face with a red bean embedded in it has a small "Yang" character engraved in the middle with Yin script, which looks the same as on the scroll of Qingluanbao.
"Empress Yang had the opportunity to be a god and ghost back then, and she could continue this Qingluan report for the Yang family, so she must also have a back hand in case of emergency."
Zige said softly, as if he was affirming the guess in his heart, and as if he was talking to himself.
At this moment, the carriage stopped, and someone lifted the curtain, revealing a grinning baby face behind the car. It's Mu Lijun.
"Sister Ge'er, there is a sneaky person who has been following us."
He was dressed in an inky beard, holding a mountain flower in one hand and a white man glaring at him in the other.
"Stinky Boy...... You're the sneaky one, let me go! If you have the ability, don't sneak attack, let's fight again. ā
His face was full of anger, but it was as if he had been pointed, and he couldn't move for a while.
"You can't beat me with one hand." Mu Lijun said arrogantly, poking his nose with a flower branch, "Your kung fu is too bad." ā
"Jun Jun, your habit of catching people with your hands has to be changed. How rude, let people down. Zige reproached, but he couldn't help but smile a little in his tone. During this time, Mu Lijun has been guarding his side inch by his side, and treating suspicious people is to pull the collar in front of her to 'receive the reward' after clicking on the acupoint, she doesn't know how many times she has apologized for Mu Lijun.
Mu Lijun threw him in front of the car with a thud, and he leaned on the rut, tearing the flower with a petal in anger.
"Solved the acupoints of other people......"
Zige dragged out his voice and commanded. Mu Lijun reluctantly took the flower branch and nodded a few points on him, and the man got up neatly and patted the dust on his clothes. Zige couldn't help but apologize when he saw that he was disgraced and his clothes were torn by branches and leaves.
"I'm really sorry, the younger brother is not sensible, and he collided with Childe, please forgive Childe." Zige got out of the car and gave the man a slight salute, "I don't know where the son came from, and why did he follow our car?" ā
"Brother Ling's good skills, I really admire! In Xia Luo Shaokang, he was the servant of Li Jing, the Marquis of Ruyin, and the prince ordered me to wait for the deceased on this mountain road. He also returned the salute to Zige, "Dare to ask the girl, but from Aya Luo City?" ā
Li Jing, Marquis of Ruyin! One of the Seven Great Meritorious Heroes of Great Qi!
Zige's eyes were bright, but his face was still impassive, and he said in a deep voice: "Exactly! ā