Xiao Gu hesitated for a moment and finally nodded, "It's the second son of Guangping Bofu." ”

"You're close?"

Qin Yao, who never gossiped, suddenly asked about this.

"Just a few words."

Xiao Gu took it lightly, but somehow, she was unwilling to make Yuan Jin's several helpers public, and she didn't want to say anything about the strange jade pendant.

****

At last they arrived at the place where the women were hiding, the south of the city was originally a place for civilians, and the further the carriage went, the more dilapidated and shabby the houses on both sides of the street became.

Originally, the streets were wide, but over the centuries various buildings have gradually encroached on the streets, even the nullahs that lead to the city have been blocked, garbage and sewage appear on the streets, and even the corner lights under the eaves appear dim and dim.

Turning three corners from the main street, you will see a shop with a dark door.

The door of the shop was pitch black, with white lanterns swaying in the wind, and instead of colorful goods, a small and delicate vermilion coffin hung on the front.

This is a long-term coffin shop, and the wood used is the lowest thin wood skin, which is barely enough to fit in one person, but the advantage is that the price is cheap, a hundred copper plates are required, and if the hand is not smooth, he is allowed to cut down the wood and only charge the manual fee of fifty copper plates.

Few people know the road, the owner of this coffin shop is the same as the suburban Yizhuang, even if he knows the road, he will only praise the kindness.

Xiao Gu and the others came down from the street, quietly walked to the door, knocked lightly, and someone on the other side of the door stood up, and opened a gap for people to enter sideways.

Just a simple courtyard, behind which is a miscellaneous courtyard full of wood, and four unpainted coffins leaning against the wall, and the man who led the way moved one open, revealing the secret door.

Although it had been expected that their hiding place would not be very spacious. But when he entered the inside, Xiao Gu was still startled by the crowded scene-

In the three secret rooms, temporary beds are made of wooden shelves and coffin covers, overlapping three layers, and the women are either sitting or half-lying and talking, and the air seems a little muddy.

The search is intensifying outside, and they are all weak women, and there is only one way to go back to their hometown, so Xiao Gu has no choice but to hide in the secret room of this coffin shop temporarily. But it's not a long-term solution.

"Oh, it's a person, I thought we were going to keep our sisters in this rat hole for ten or eight years?"

can always maintain this vitriol tone, no need to ask, it must be that Qiongniang.

She propped up half of her snow-white elbows, poked her head out of the top bunk, looked around with her eyes, and complained with some disappointment when she saw the four people entering: "There is no supper." I vaguely heard wontons being sold on the street. ”

"You think this is a leisurely vacation in the courtyard!"

The young man snorted, ignoring her swear and turned the wick on.

"When will I be released, there is no good food and clothing here, it is better to stay in the barracks than to hide and hide-"

"I see that you are itching in your heart and thinking about men every day!"

"Yo pretend to be in front of me, Joe. You are usually the most coquettish person who dresses up, and you think everyone is blind when you hook up with men in private in exchange for food? ”

In the midst of the noise, someone suddenly screamed, heartbreaking-

"Xiao An!"

A mother's excited scream. In an instant, everyone was silent, the pushing and persuading stopped, and the noisy couldn't help but stop talking.

The mother and daughter who reunited after a long absence. hugged each other tightly, crying like tears, and the muttering in his mouth was already confused, and he didn't know what to say.

In this kind of scene, even the iron man has to cry sadly, Xiao Gu turned his face sideways, and held back the sourness in his eyes a little unnaturally, Qin Yao also lowered his head and touched the flowing spike on the sword.

The child is the blood of the mother's bones, more precious than her own life...... The second sister hugged Xiao An and cried breathlessly, touching her thin ribs that were bulging, and only felt that her heart was like a knife.

Suddenly, there was a rapid knock outside the secret door, and another guy quickly opened the door, and said with a little panic: "The people of the Jinyi Guard are here to inspect the shop!" ”

This sentence was like a basin of ice poured on the heat, which immediately shocked everyone, and even the second sister and Xiao An stopped crying, and their bodies trembled.

Qin Yao's eyes flashed, and he pulled out the long sword on his body, Xiao Gu also sighed in his heart, but she didn't show it on her face at all, and commanded in a low voice: "Restore the coffin to its original state, close the secret door tightly, and don't show flaws." ”

At this time, there was a rough knock and shouting outside the door, which was particularly terrifying to hear in the dark night.

The two men hurriedly put things back together, and the knock on the door became more and more urgent, almost breaking in, and in a short time the door seemed to open, and a group of men's voices walked in in a row.

"You don't want to mix slowly, do you?"

"Boy, you're in a daze, thinking about your mother-in-law in the bed, right?"

Then there was a rush of chickens and dogs.

Listening to that tone, the people who came to search outside Xiao Gu Zhilu were all idle men from the Jinyi Guard, and the leader was just a captain, who came to search on the orders of Shangfeng.

There was a lot of commotion outside, but the women in the secret room were so frightened that they trembled into chaff, and some even hugged each other, but they were afraid of crying and desperately blocked their mouths.

Qin Yao's sword light was behind the secret door, like the only light in the darkness, giving this group of women and children great courage, but Xiao Gu clearly knew that once it was discovered, it would be a dead end—the other party was so powerful that there was no possibility of escaping.

"We're searching for a group of escaped female prisoners, have you ever seen anything?"

During the routine inquiry, the two guys repeatedly told forgiveness, saying that they were selling these unfortunate things in the shop all day long, where could they see any big girls and little daughters-in-law, and those Qiu Eight Masters laughed loudly, but they didn't embarrass them.

There was no pattern to the sound of searching, but gradually it was the secret door - the courtyard was too small.

In the secret room, it was so quiet that even the sound of a needle falling to the ground could be heard, the second sister and Xiao An hugged each other, the mother and daughter looked at each other, and their eyes were full of helplessness and horror - they were afraid that this little happiness that had gone through all the hardships would be brutally trampled and destroyed in the next moment!

"Get rid of all these coffins!"

"My lord, we have customs in this industry, and the unpainted coffin can't be moved, otherwise Lord Yama will be angry and will arrest someone instead."

This excuse is usually tried and tested, but this time I met someone who didn't believe in evil, "Hades? Our brocade guards are known as ghosts! Believe it or not, Lao Tzu will let you go and meet Hades now?! Move me out! ”

At this critical moment, Xiao Gu suddenly heard the sound of footsteps outside. Then a familiar voice interjected—

"What are you doing?"

It turned out to be Yuan Jin!

His voice was cold, but with a natural dignity and majesty, "The whole street is noisy - you Jinyi Wei deliberately disturbed the people's houses and asked you hundred households to come to me to talk." ”

"Which crotch figure are you-"

Someone scolded, but the captain in the lead gave him a slap, obviously recognizing Yuan Jin's identity.

Xiao Gu also knows a little about the affairs of Guangpingbo's family, Yuan Jin's father is Guangpingbo Yuan Rong, and Zhu Di's Princess Yong'an, Zhu Di is quite fond of Princess Yong'an, and their family is hot among the nobles.

Reputedly. Zhu Di was originally going to enter the title of Earl Yong'an and make him a marquis, but a few years ago, there was a private possession of Wang Lin by his fifth son, and the matter was shelved - but then again, the private collection of Jianwen rebels can still retreat with his whole body, and few families in the entire Yongle Dynasty have such confidence.

"Lord Qianhu is angry, we are also routine, since there is nothing suspicious here, we will leave immediately."

Jin Yiwei's side retreated quickly. After a while, there was no more sound, and Xiao Gu only heard a sound of footsteps, as if someone was standing closer to him.

"Be careful yourself."

Yuan Jin seemed to be talking to himself, as if he was telling the wall of the void. He sighed softly, and the footsteps faded away.

Xiao Gu waited for him to go away before opening the door and coming out, and the hustle and bustle of the street had already receded. The night breeze blew her sideburns, but there was a slight warmth in the coldness.

The plum blossoms in the yard have withered, but the willows have begun to sprout new green shoots. She took a deep breath. I just feel that the whole person is full of the ease of the rest of my life.

"It seems that this Yuan Gongzi is really your lucky star!"

Qin Yao joked beside him, Xiao Gu remembered his previous words, and was a little embarrassed, so he laughed twice and confused the past.

****

Early the next morning, Xiao Gu was taking a walk in Guangsheng's Jiahe Courtyard to exercise her muscles, and Chu Lan also came out to bask in the sun with a handkerchief, and the injury on her forehead was much better.

The two wounded met the third wounded, Qin's mother also came out on crutches, the three of them looked at each other, and saw each other's scars, they were all angry and funny.

Mother Qin still couldn't stay idle, holding a cane in one hand and a food box in the other, exuding a strong fragrance, "I'm going to send some green onion shrimp cakes to Miss Ruyao, she liked this the most when she was a child." ”

Qin's mother used to be Mrs. Zhang's companion, and she once married the son of a big housekeeper in the outer courtyard, but unexpectedly, her husband and the child who was not full moon were infected and died, and then Mrs. Zhang had a miscarriage and died. For her, the most important person is Miss Ruyao of Dafang.

Chu Lan sighed: "I heard that last time, it was Qin's mother who injured her leg and got infected and suddenly had a high fever, and Miss Ruyao broke into the second lady's Qingqu Courtyard in order to save her, and then she saved you by mistake - Miss Ruyao looked cold, but she was still affectionate and righteous." ”

Xiao Gu replied casually, looking at Qin's mother's back, but he was thoughtful in his heart - the game that was quietly laid out last time should now be completed and can be closed.

Qin's mother's high fever is actually not a leg infection, just a pack of medicine that is harmless to the body, Ruyao broke into Wang's place to ask for a pair of cards, and happened to bump into herself covered in blood and scars, and ran out of the private torture hall to ask for help - this seems to be a coincidental encounter, but in fact, it is just a wonderful drama set by artificiality! And the person who designed the whole scene was her humble little maid.

As the saying goes, once born, twice cooked...... Miss Ruyao, we'll see you again soon.

She thought about Ruyao in her heart, but what she really cared about was Mrs. Zhang's mysterious wooden box - at present, there are few people who really know the value of this wooden box!

But before that, she had to think about saving people.

Jinyiwei's edict...... It was a terrifying place that made you tremble even thinking about it. (To be continued......)