Yu Ruoxu was a little incredulous and muttered, "What did you say? ”

Qiao Huanyan said in a low voice, "At that time, we couldn't enter the city, we had to gather in the western suburbs of the city, we were really hungry, we had to beg along the streets together during the day, and rest in the broken temple at night." ”

"A few days later, we found a man sneaking around in front of the ruined temple, as if he was spying on us. I thought he was trying to steal the money we had been asking for so much, so I found a few people to tie him up. ”

"Tied up?" Yu Ruoxu was a little surprised, "And then?" ”

"That man is as thin as a chicken, and he can't stand our questioning." Qiao Huanyan said, "It didn't take long for him to confess, saying that he was sent by the Marquis of Dingyuan to count the number of people. We also searched for the tokens of the Hou Mansion on him. ”

"Counting the number of people?" The more Yu Ruoxu listened, the more confused he became.

Qiao Huanyan nodded, "That's right." He said that the Marquis of Dingyuan asked him to come and see the number of victims, and that the Hou Mansion was ready to deal with us. ”

Yu Ruoxu gasped, "dispose of it well" means......

"At that time, everyone didn't know why, and they didn't know what the Hou Ye and the imperial court meant. I was a little strange and asked him why he had to sneak up on the door instead of coming in and revealing his identity. The man hesitated for a long time, but could not say anything. ”

"This person's identity is suspicious." Yu Ruoxu said.

"That's right." Qiao Huanyan smiled, "Seeing that he refuses to explain honestly, we can only continue to greet him with our fists." Later, he was finally willing to tell the truth - the Marquis of Dingyuan was ready to burn us to death in the western suburbs. “

Everyone suddenly exploded, didn't even want their luggage, and rushed directly to the West City Gate, asking the guards to let them go. The victims of the plague who had gathered in other places also flocked to the gate of the city, and when they heard that the court was going to kill us, they said that they would push the gate open together. “

Yu Ruoxu was silent, for the people, the order of the Marquis of Dingyuan was the order of the imperial court.

She knew that Wei Yuanli's action of shooting the victims was acquiesced by the Marquis of Dingyuan and the imperial court, but she wanted to burn the victims to death in the western suburbs...... She'd never heard of it.

Yu Ruoxu raised her head and said word by word, "But you don't believe it, do you?" ”

Qiao Huanyan's eyes were deep, "I feel that something is wrong, this qiē is too coincidental...... But at that time, everyone was in a mess, and no one would listen to me. “

"How did you find out?"

"The man with the wrong intentions suddenly disappeared." Qiao Huanyan said hatefully, "There is a river of blood on the side of the West City Gate, and I have no choice but to be taken to Huangzhuang in the western suburbs by those guards. At that time, in order to prevent the man from escaping, I specially called a few sturdy brothers to watch him, but later, all the brothers were stabbed to death, and the man disappeared. ”

"The man did it on purpose." Yu Ruoxu said softly, "Deliberately spread rumors to cause a mutiny among the victims. ”

Qiao Huanyan snorted coldly, "I tried every possible way to find out about him, and found that he was not from the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion at all. After that, the clue was broken, and I couldn't find any trace of him until half a month ago, when I saw his back in Bingzhou City. “

"What?!" Yu Ruoxu frowned, "Did you see him?" “

"Actually, it's too far apart...... I didn't see it too clearly, but it felt like it. Qiao Huanyan recalled, "He passed by in a flash, and I hurriedly followed, but I didn't find anything." ”

"I searched for a long time in Bingzhou City, but I really didn't have a clue, so I thought about going to the battlefield to have a look, maybe he was a Xianbei man and slipped back to the grassland."

Yu Ruoxu suddenly realized, no wonder he was so eager to go to the front.

Qiao Huanyan lowered his head and smiled, "But the possibility is not too great, that person is too weak and can't help but be windy, he looks like he has never eaten enough, Xianbei people have always been rough, and they don't look like each other." “

Yu Ruoxu was silent for a moment and said, "Have you told the prince about this?" ”

"Nope." Qiao Huanyan said lightly, "Although the prince is different from the Marquis of Dingyuan, he is the Liang family after all, so I don't worry." ”

"Then you're not afraid I'll tell him?" Yu Ruoxu smiled.

"I sued Miss Sù because I hoped that Miss would tell Master Yu about this matter." Qiao Huanyan's eyes were blazing, "Even if Master Hou didn't plan to burn us to death in the western suburbs at that time, but later at the city gate, he also acquiesced in the fact that the commander shot the victims, and there was no difference in essence...... But Lord Yu is different, I look forward to the day when Lord Yu can suppress the Marquis of Dingyuan, and it is best to uproot the entire Liang family. ”

Yu Ruoxu looked into his eyes, and her heart jumped suddenly, "What did you say?" ”

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend." Qiao Huanyan said in a low voice, "There must be a force behind that man, and it seems that he originally planned to lead the people's grievances to the Marquis of Dingyuan...... Therefore, that force must regard Dingyuan Hou as an enemy. And if Lord Yu wants to deal with the power of the Liang family, he can borrow a lot of power from it to design a dog-eat-dog game. ”

Yu Ruoxu was amazed by Qiao Huanyan's analysis, "You have seen the situation very thoroughly. ”

Qiao Huanyan...... The future is not something in the pool.

"Miss has won the prize." Qiao Huanyan said, and reinstated his honorific title, "The little one is a reckless man, with no power or power, and his knowledge is really limited. But Lord Yu is different, and only asks Lord Yu to give an explanation to the victims who died in vain at the end. “

Yu Ruoxu thought thoughtfully, "I'll go back and tell my father." “

After that, as if she remembered something, she blurted out, "That Pei Changchang ......"

She still remembered that Pei Changyuan was also one of the executioners who shot the victims at that time, maybe Qiao Huanyan's family died under his arrows, and now, he and Qiao Huanyan have a little friendship...... So does he know?

"Brother Pei?" Qiao Huanyan was a little confused, "What's wrong with him?" ”

Yu Ruoxu was stunned, it seemed that they didn't know each other's identities, so she hurriedly waved her hand and said, "No...... It's nothing. ”

She remembered Pei Changyuan's approving look when he talked about Qiao Huanyan...... It's better not to poke it first.

It's just that she didn't expect that there was still a force behind the tragedy half a year ago.

That person's purpose is also half achieved, after the mutiny of the victims, there are many complaints about the Liang family in various places, led by Guangling, from time to time there will be crowds to make trouble, and those who make trouble are shouting the slogan of the Qing monarch side, except for the Liang family.

She couldn't help but fall into deep thought, the thin man ...... Who is it?

The afternoon seemed to be very short, and while she was thinking about her thoughts, she was taking care of Hanlan a little absent-mindedly, and it seemed that it didn't take long for Liang Jin to come back.

"Why is it so early today?" Yu Ruoxu saw him come back and hurriedly greeted him.

"Today is Chinese New Year's Eve, and General Yang and I discussed taking turns on duty, so I still have to go to the barracks in the second half of the night." Liang Jin pulled her into the house, and saw that the Hanlan had been put into a flower pot by her and placed on the windowsill, with a smile in her eyes, "Do you like it?" ”

Yu Ruoxu felt sorry for his hard military work, but he couldn't say anything, only helped him pour a cup of hot tea, "Of course I like it." I've heard the name of Hanlan for a long time, but I've never seen it, and I want to thank you this time. “

"You're welcome, this is also an accident when I was on patrol. Thinking that it would be a tyrannical thing to put in the barracks, it would be better to keep it for you. Liang Jin took a sip of tea and said with a smile.

Yu Ruoxu looked at him and asked, "By the way, what flavor of dumplings do you like?" I'm going to do it for you. ”

Liang Jin thought about it seriously, "I like cabbage filling, and if you can put some shiitake mushrooms in it, it would be even better." ”

Yu Ruoxu smiled and said, "It's freezing on this day, where did the mushrooms come from?" “

Liang Jin was a little distressed, "Okay, it's okay to put some shrimp." “

Yu Ruoxu didn't bother to pay attention to him, and stood up, "You sit down and rest for a while, and I'll make dumplings." “

The servant in the kitchen had already prepared all the ingredients, and the rolled dough was spread aside, Yu Ruoxu's right hand was inconvenient, so she could only ask the servant to help her reconcile the filling, and she rolled up her sleeves and began to wrap it skillfully.

She remembers that when she was a child, every year on Chinese New Year's Eve, she and Yu Ruoqing would follow behind her mother and father to watch them make dumplings. Although it is popular to eat dumplings in Langzhong, her mother prefers dumplings, and her father also has her temperament, and she has also learned the technique of making dumplings and made dumplings for her mother to eat.

Seeing that her parents were busy, she and Yu Ruoqing were naturally not willing to be lonely, and gathered around their father and mother, learning decently.

She learns quickly and it doesn't take long for her to make a decent dumpling. But Yu Ruoqing doesn't seem to be very good at this, she is always clumsy, and she can hardly see the appearance of dumplings. Yu Ruoxu wanted to help him at that time, but Yu Ruoqing stubbornly pushed her hand away, her lower lip pursed tightly, "I'm an elder brother, I can't lose to my sister." ”

Yu Ruoxu hurriedly said, "It's okay, brother, don't mind." ”

She still remembered that Yu Ruoqing, who was only four or five years old at the time, was covered in flour, and even had a white mark on her face, looking a little wolf, but every word seemed to be saying the most solemn oath, "If I can't even do this, how will I protect you in the future?" ”

She remembered that when her mother heard this, she immediately smiled like a flower, "Ruoqing is really a good boy." ”

Thinking of this, Yu Ruoxu stopped what she was doing and couldn't cry.

After so many years, she can't even remember the faces of her mother and brother. But the words they had said, the things they had done for her, seemed to be engraved in her mind, lingering.

"Ruoxu?" Liang Jin's voice came, Yu Ruoxu turned her head, and in a daze of tears, she saw Liang Jin hurriedly walking to her side and asking nervously, "What's wrong?" Is it where it hurts? Or where does it hurt? ”

Yu Ruoxu shook her head, her voice choked, but she couldn't say a word.

Liang Jin was startled by her tearful appearance, and couldn't ask what the reason was, so he patted her on the shoulder awkwardly and gently, "It's okay, don't cry." ”

Yu Ruo suddenly remembered that Liang Jin seemed to be the worst at comforting others, but crying in front of him again and again was embarrassing for him.

"I'm fine." Yu Ruoxu stabilized her mind, spread her hand and said, "I just saw the scar on my hand, and I suddenly felt that I was so ugly, so I couldn't help crying." ”

Liang Jin was speechless for a while, and was so speechless that she couldn't help but look down at her palm. Her hands were still white, her fingers and palms were stained with a lot of flour, but she could still see several striking and hideous scars, snaking like centipedes in her palms.

He sighed and reached out to cover her scar, "Then you don't look at it, and don't think about it." ”

Yu Ruoxu smiled, "Can't you change your words to comfort me?" ”

Last time on the little emperor's birthday, in the apse of the Qianning Palace, he also used this sentence to comfort her.

Liang Jin paused, thought for a long time, something flashed in his eyes, and before Yu Ruoxu could see clearly, Liang Jin suddenly hugged her into his arms and whispered, "I don't know what to say, so I can only do this." “

Yu Ruoxu was hugged by him in his arms, and was a little stunned for a while. Because she was afraid that the flour in her hand would stick to his clothes, she had to open her hands slightly, "Liang Jin! “

"Hmm. I'm here. “