Chapter 44: The Master
Things didn't go as smoothly as Zhixian thought. It was not because the public opinion of the people had to release her and Lu Guang before Shi Manman was punished, but because he received an expedited 800 li from the imperial court on the same day, "After the emperor is established, amnesty will be granted to the world".
The crimes committed by Shi Manman and Lu Guang were just within the scope of pardon, so after Shi Manman broke into the court twice, he retreated painlessly and without itching. Even if the magistrate was so angry that his liver hurt, in the end he could only release Shi Manman "without guilt" and watch her leave.
Brother An seemed to have known that there would be such a thing, but the news came at an inopportune time. He looked at the envelope in the hand of the messenger who came to inform him and raised his eyebrows, it was considered that Shi Manman's luck was not ordinary.
Turning to look at Shi Manman, his eyes did not hide his interest in this woman, although the plan he had prepared in his heart had changed, it did not hinder the progress of Ange's purpose.
Xiao Yuan had already taken Xiao Lei and Yun Bi to the carriage and returned home, as if he had forgotten Shi Manman.
Lu Guang has been following Shi Manman's side, never leaving. She looked at Lu Guang, who looked like a young man, and then looked at the carriage of Xiaofu in the distance, and said to Lu Guang, who was hiding behind her: "I'll send you out of the city." ”
Lu Guang nodded his head quickly, and almost turned his hat off again. He was really frightened, and he almost didn't cry when he heard Nazhi County say that he was going to lock him up for three months.
He promised Xiaoqiu that he would go back soon.
The lonely Hong on the edge of the sky screamed loudly and flew away to the wider sky, and the remnant sun was like a piece of dye thrown into the water tank and fainted the stone city.
Shi Manman stood outside the city gate, looking at Lu Guangtou's back without looking back, running wildly into the distant woods under an orange and yellow until he was no longer visible, and then looked back in the direction of Xiao Mansion, confusion crept into his eyes.
There seems to be a saying in my heart: "Get out of here and run to freedom like Lu Guang." But there were thousands of invisible threads that seemed to bind her hands and feet, and they didn't want her to leave.
The stone pendant hidden in the collar suddenly became hot, and the temperature that rose in an instant almost burned the tender skin on the stone vine's chest. When she pulled out the hot stone pendant, the temperature of the stone returned to its original state, as if the temperature just now was all imagination.
Without the impetus of spiritual power, Shi Manman actually saw the red light floating in the stone pendant like silk in the water, and the two rays intertwined and fused and then separated.
The scenes of Kunlun seem to be reproduced in front of my eyes. Xiao Lei's restraint when they met for the first time, the gentleness after getting acquainted, and the recklessness in front of her......
Shi Manman reached out and held the stone pendant in the palm of his hand, still cold to the touch. But her heart warmed up again, put the pendant back in her clothes, and walked in the direction of Xiao Mansion without hesitation.
When Xiao Lei first returned to Xiao Mansion, Xiao Mansion was lively for a while. Now that Xiao Lei has returned home for two or three days, the entire Xiao family has become "lively" again, but this excitement has become a mess.
The anxious grandmother Xiao and Liu Yemei have been waiting in the hall for the news sent by the servants to return to the yamen after Xiao Yuan left, but the good news did not come, but what they were waiting for was the news that Xiao Lei admitted to "killing" and was also punished with a cane.
Liu Yemei's body could still withstand the bad news, but Grandmother Xiao was almost shaking in one breath.
"Mother, you go to rest, I'm waiting for news from the master here." Liu Yemei said as she stroked Grandmother Xiao's back.
"Rest and go by yourself! Lei'er is not from you, you can say such cool words! Grandmother Xiao was anxious, but Liu Yemei's kind persuasion hit the crater.
Seeing that Grandmother Xiao didn't listen to persuasion, Liu Yemei stopped talking and continued to do repetitive things. Seeing that Grandmother Xiao's tea was less, she added it, and when she was angry, she stroked her back.
"The master is back!" The servant saw Xiao Yuan's carriage from a distance outside the gate of Xiao Mansion and hurriedly entered the door to report.
"I'm going to check it out." Grandmother Xiao, who had been sitting for almost half a day, stood up tremblingly with a sandalwood dove cane.
Liu Yemei knew that it was useless to persuade Grandmother Xiao at this moment, all she could do was to help her go out to meet Xiao Yuan.
When Xiao Lei was carried out of the carriage by the domestic servants in a blood-mottled shirt, such a picture was like the last straw that crushed Xiao's grandmother. The great joy and sorrow of the past few days completely shattered Grandmother Xiao's body, and without a single warning, Grandmother Xiao fell directly to the steps.
Although Liu Yemei was also shocked by Xiao Lei's injury, she still paid attention to Grandmother Xiao. So Grandmother Xiao didn't roll down the stairs, and Liu Yemei stabilized Grandmother Xiao's body at the cost of one foot.
In the chaotic Xiao family, no one paid attention to when Shi Manman came back, it seemed that she had been by Xiao Lei's side all along, but no one cared.
Except for Xiao Yuan, there is no master in the Xiao Mansion who can move freely. So those busy and anxious subordinates don't know what happened in the court.
"Such a big thing! You're only talking to me now! Xiao Jin looked sharply at Yunxi and Huanxi who were kneeling in front of him. The inky black potion in her hand was scattered all over the floor, and some of it was scattered on the mattress.
"I'm fine, serve me to find my father. Yunxi is kneeling here! Don't get up without my orders! Take a long memory, Lei'er sent you to my hospital, you are my maid, even if my father and grandmother hide this from me, you don't allow it! Xiao Jin said the previous sentence to Huanyan, seeing that Yunxi wanted to stand up and reprimanded with a cold face.
Xiao Jin saw that Yunxi was Lei'er's maid, and she had never disciplined the other party harshly, but she didn't want her to be pampered and arrogant, and she didn't even talk to her about such a big thing now.
Yunxi also wanted to open her mouth to explain, but when she looked up and saw Xiao Jin, who was usually gentle, putting on a cold face, she felt afraid. But she still didn't feel that she was wrong in her heart, but it was impossible to compete with her master, so she could only watch Xiao Jin leave with Huanyan's support. Thinking that he could be lazy when no one was around, Xiao Jin seemed to see through Yunxi's thoughts and sent an obedient maid to keep an eye on him.
Xiao Yuan has never felt that managing the inner house is a complicated matter, until today, his mother has fallen, Liu Yemei has injured her foot and can only stay in bed, Lei'er is still in a coma, and Xiao Jin's residual poison has not been cleared. The Xiao family has ever encountered such a thing, it seems that the root of everything is that on the day Xiao Lei came back, after bringing a woman home, the Xiao family was no longer the Xiao family in the past.
He was in court for only half a day, but he was more tired than dealing with business all night. Not only physically, but mental fatigue made him in a trance.
"Daddy." A soft voice sounded in his ears, Xiao Jin should still be cultivating in the courtyard, and he didn't know about the Xiao family. Was he really so tired that he was hallucinating?
"Daddy." The voice is clearer and seems to be right in front of you. Xiao Yuan looked up and saw that the familiar face in front of him was Xiao Jin.
"You're not resting in the courtyard, what are you doing here?" Xiao Yuan secretly pinched himself, and under the stimulation of pain, he could make himself look more energetic.
"My daughter is already well, and now that there is such a big incident in the Xiao family, how can I comfort and recuperate. The affairs of this inner house are supported by the daughter, the aunt is just broken, and the daughter can let the aunt point out if she doesn't understand. Now that his father is lacking in skills, the Xiao family is still counting on his father to support him, and there can be no chaos in the house, and there is a group of jackals outside the house. Xiao Jin's words poked Xiao Yuan's sore spot, and after Xiao Jin repeatedly promised that he would not neglect his body because of the affairs of the inner house, Xiao Yuan was relieved to deal with the accumulated affairs.
As Xiao Jin said, he can't collapse because of Xiao Lei's affairs. Even if Xiao Lei was scarred, he saved his life, didn't he?