There is a change in the evening, it may be very late, and the officials will harvest tomorrow, thank you for the support! ――

The two mansions owned by Gao Yu are very simple and low-key in appearance, and they don't seem to be divided into two mansions. Although those who have been in contact with him for a long time know that one of these two houses is indeed dedicated to the office, and the other is a place for the family, but even so? Usually to find Gao Yu, if you don't let the servants report in advance, it is still a little difficult to determine where he is.

This information is passed on to the outside world, among colleagues in the officialdom. In Gao Yu's own family's heart, there is another rule, that is, the office mansion is light, and the home mansion is important.

However, because outsiders don't know this rule, many colleagues don't like to come to the house in the south of the city where Gao Yu's family lived, because the hospitality of his family members was too meticulous and cumbersome - it was not suitable for talking about official affairs, but more suitable for women to talk about trivial household matters.

Just after dawn, in the house south of Gaojia City, the hut where Steward Zhang lived was the first to be lit up.

Steward Zhang is responsible for trivial matters in the prime minister's house, is diligent and responsible, and has always been the earliest person in the house. Although the head of the family, Gao Yu, told him not to get up too early today when he returned last night, he has been getting up early for many years, and it has become a habit and a natural one.

Steward Zhang, who woke up at dawn, lit the lamp, looked at the moment on the leaky pot in the corner of the house, hesitated slightly, and then prepared to blow the lamp and continue to sleep for a while.

Even if he worked tirelessly, but yesterday the old man told him that if he got up too early at this moment, the other servants in the palace would inevitably get up and walk around the house. I'm afraid it will disturb the old man's rest!

Thinking of this, Steward Zhang was about to blow out the lamp, when he suddenly faintly heard a strange sound coming from outside the house. Originally, he thought that it might be a cat and dog that was alarmed early, and when he was about to take a breath and blow the lamp again, he heard that the voice was directly calling his name.

The human ear is like this, even if the faint voice of another person is always easier to catch if he talks about himself, let alone such a direct name.

Steward Zhang was slightly surprised. He woke up naturally, and at this moment, he was disturbed by this call, and his mind was even clearer. Steward Zhang has worked hard in Gaofu for more than ten years, and he is Gao Yu's confidant and servant, and he has experienced countless things, and he quickly thought of the difference between the two mansions in Gaofu, and the severity of it made Steward Zhang become cautious in the matter of this dawn call.

Outsiders, even if they have urgent matters to find the master. So if you come before dawn, you won't call him, but you should just knock on the door. There are only a few people in his house who can call him by his name, and they are all still asleep at this time. At this time, the person who shouted him outside the courtyard did not mean to alarm the other people in the courtyard, so it seems. I'm afraid there's something strange about this.

Thinking of this, Steward Zhang didn't hesitate much, quickly put on a piece of clothing, and then picked up the oil lamp that was supposed to be blown out by him, pushed the door and went out of the house.

When he reached the gate in the front yard, there were already two housekeepers standing at the gate. Steward Zhang recognized them as the housekeepers in charge of the door, and slept in the hut closest to the courtyard gate every night, so they were also the easiest people in the whole house to hear the sound of the courtyard door.

The two of them were not fully dressed yet, and it seemed that they had just woken up from the sound of the call outside the door. Look at the look on their faces. It was like hesitating to open the door.

The two family members were worried that the hour was too early, and the people outside had not yet reported their identities, so they were not good at opening the door, so they saw that Zhang was coming. Suddenly, if he met a savior, he hurriedly surrendered his hand to worship.

Director Zhang waved his hand in advance and said in a low voice: "At this hour, if you encounter something, try not to make a noise." This person called me directly, I'm afraid that there is something urgent, you can do your duty, don't make noise to the old man and the lady to rest. ”

Hearing this, the two family members nodded at the same time, and they did not make any more sounds. One of them took the oil lamp from Steward Zhang's hand, and the two followed Steward Zhang and approached the courtyard gate.

Steward Zhang bowed close to the courtyard door and said directly: "What are you looking for me?" ”

The person outside the door didn't answer, but just said, "I'm Tieda." ”

Steward Zhang straightened up and made a gesture to open the door to the family next to him.

Ding Yiyan opened the door, and as soon as the door was halfway open, he saw a dark figure banging on the door like a pillar that had fallen to the ground.

Tie Da, whose hair was burned to ashes, his face was charred, and his clothes were in tatters and foaming at the ashes, seemed to be lying on the door all the time, and as soon as the door opened, he fell directly in front of Steward Zhang, who was standing behind the side of the door.

Rao was just now in charge of Zhang told the two family members to act quietly, and when they saw the person who crawled out of the fire purgatory, the family member who opened the door was almost frightened and exclaimed, and the family member who held the lamp almost threw away the oil lamp in his hand.

Steward Zhang was also shocked by the scene in front of him, but he was quickly reminded by the tragic situation of the person in front of him, waved his hand and shook the palm of the man who opened the door, and said in a deep voice: "What are you doing in a daze?" Do you want the whole of Kyoto to see it? ”

The man who opened the door suddenly bowed his head again and again and whispered guilt, and then quickly closed the door.

In the eyes of these two family members, Tie Da is relatively unfamiliar. However, the word 'strange' seems to be a little inappropriate at this moment, because Tieda's face is almost completely ruined. Therefore, the attitude of the two family members towards Tieda is all led by Steward Zhang.

Steward Zhang knew Tie Da and knew the special connection between Tie Da and the old man better than ordinary people. This kind of connection has nothing to do with relatives and friends, and it is something that exists especially between zài and the servant.

After the door was closed, Steward Zhang ordered two more servants to help Tie Da to his room, and then told the two to go back to sleep.

When these two family members encounter such a thing, even if they usually want to be lazy, I am afraid it will be difficult to fall asleep at this moment. It's just that Steward Zhang's order is like this, and they also know what they shouldn't know, and it is a good thing that they can avoid it and ignore it.

But at this time, they went back to the room, and even if they lay back on the bed according to Steward Zhang's instructions, they didn't even dare to close their eyes if they pretended to be asleep. This is all because Tieda's appearance is so terrifying, no matter today, I am afraid that even the nightmares that I can't avoid when I sleep in the past few days. But for such a bizarre thing, they don't dare to think about it at all.

At the behest of Steward Zhang, Tie Da was helped to the bed by two family members.

Although the futon on the bed where Steward Zhang slept was not as luxurious as that used by the head of the house, it was also pressed with new cotton in the first year, thick and soft, and there was still the residual warmth left by Steward Zhang, who had just gotten up not long ago, after sleeping.

It's just that Tie Da doesn't feel cold on his body at this moment, but because of the constant burning pain on his skin, he can't wait to find a cool mat to cushion under him at this time. He tried his best to keep his fire-damaged skin from touching the soft quilt, but just now he rolled on the ground to save himself and avoided passers-by and Kyoto patrol sergeants all the way nervously, so he lost too much energy, and at this time he could only lie on his side on the bed with his body collapsed.

Steward Zhang stared at him for a while before he slowly spoke, "Why did you make yourself look like this?" ”

Tie Da swallowed his saliva and said in an astringent voice: "I have fallen on someone else's path, but the information I have obtained is still useful to the master. I waited quietly outside the hospital for half a night, because I knew that every day at dawn, Director Zhang would wake up and get up. What I want to pass on to the master, I must not let others know first, so I have to go directly to Steward Zhang to manage you. ”

Steward Zhang pondered for a while and said: "Master is staying here today, but he should still be asleep at this time, if you forcibly wake him up, I am afraid that it will also disturb others, and your hard work will be in vain." So now I need to grieve you to wait for a while, just rest in my room for a while, your appearance is not suitable elsewhere. ”

Tie Da nodded and said, "Got it, thank you Steward Zhang." ”

It seemed that he didn't want to face Tie Da like this, so Steward Zhang said a few words to Tie Da and was about to go out. In fact, at this time, Steward Zhang didn't have anything to do when he went out, but he felt that he continued to stay in this room filled with a strange smell because of the arrival of Tie Da, and slowly began to feel depressed.

When he walked to the door and was about to open the door, he turned around and said warmly: "Ah Tie, you should know that the person who was discovered by the target can no longer do things for the master." I admire your loyalty, you are like this now, and the lord will definitely not treat you badly, but what you should do yourself, you still have to prepare in your heart. ”

Tie Da nodded and thanked him again.

In the middle of spring, although the weather begins to warm up during the day, the morning rise and twilight of the red sun are still not as good as the morning and evening of summer. Tie Da stayed in Steward Zhang's room for more than an hour, and it was not until more than half of the hour that he learned the news of the head of the family getting up from Steward Zhang, who came in from outside the house.

Gao Yu, the servant of the ministry, got up some hours later than usual today, but when he learned a little about Tieda from Steward Zhang, he hurriedly washed up and entered Steward Zhang's residence in the west corner of the front yard. Because Steward Zhang has worked hard for the Gao family for a long time, Gao Yu specially set up a small courtyard in the mansion for him, of course, there are other reasons for this, such as the secret Jiantie Da like today.

From the time he learned that the head of the family got up to the time he met the head of the house, there was only less than a pillar of incense during the period, and Tie Da thought that the master of the house still cared about him as a servant, so when he saw Gao Yu, he endured the pain in his body and struggled to get out of bed and kowtow to him.

Gao Yu saw Tie Da's miserable appearance, his face was also slightly moved, and he was not afraid of the thick oil from the fire in his hands, and helped him back to the bed, and at the same time waved his hand to Steward Zhang, who was waiting to stand aside.

Steward Zhang walked out of the house without saying a word, but did not go away, but waited by the side of the door after closing the door.

He vaguely felt that the news brought by Tie Da would be secret and important, so as the Gao family and Gao Yu's henchman, it was necessary for him to guard the door for Gao Yu at this time and seal the door.

Steward Zhang didn't mean to eavesdrop, but he hadn't waited outside the door for long before he was startled by the sound of what seemed to be some pottery breaking in the house, and the heart of the protector made him push the door without hesitation...... (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )