Chapter 141: Go One Step Late

A carriage stopped next to the Zhuangzi of the Donglu River.

Liu Wenzhao and Agui got out of the car and observed the several earthen houses in front.

Ah Gui stepped forward and whispered in Liu Wenzhao's ear: "It's been investigated, Wen Po lives here." He stretched out his hand and pointed to a small mud house in front of him, where candlelight shone and a figure flickered faintly in the window.

Liu Wenzhao gently pushed open the door and walked in.

Liu Wenpo looked at them a little blankly and asked, "...... are you?"

Liu Wenzhao smiled slightly and handed over the pastry in his hand, "We were sent by the young grandmother of the Jin Mansion." ”

"Huh? Yes? Liu Wenpo didn't seem to hear clearly.

Seeing this, Liu Wenzhao said loudly: "We were sent by the young grandmother of the Jin Mansion, the young grandmother of the Jin Mansion!" ”

"Oh......" Liu Wenpo understood, and a smile appeared on her wrinkled face.

"Young grandma is waiting for you." Liu Wenzhao approached Liu Wenpo's ear and said loudly.

"Young grandma is waiting for me...... Young grandma is waiting for me......" Liu Wenpo didn't seem to be very clear, but she was still very happy to hear this.

"Yes, young grandma asked me to pick you up."

"Young grandma...... Pick me up ......"

Liu Wenzhao looked around and noticed an empty bowl on the table, with medicinal juice still in it, he walked over and picked it up and sniffed it.

Liu Wenzhao put down the bowl, walked to the stove, and saw the medicine jar next to it, and there was still medicine residue in it.

He turned his head, looked at Liu Wenpo gently, and asked, "Granny Liu, where is your medicine?" ”

Liu Wenpo pointed to the cabinet.

Liu Wenzhao glanced at Ah Gui.

Ah Gui went over and took out a packet of medicinal herbs from the cabinet. Give it to Liu Wenzhao.

Liu Wenzhao took the medicinal herbs, smelled them and looked at them again, and nodded with satisfaction: "Granny Liu." Young grandma is waiting for you, let's go. With that, with a slight wave of his hand, Agui stepped forward and helped Wen Po up with Liu Wenzhao.

The two of them carefully helped Liu Wenpo into the carriage, and the coachman looked back at the surrounding movements, and then stepped into the position of catching the car.

And at this time. Not far away, two teenage children were playing in the grass.

"Look at the four dogs!" One of them pointed to Liu Wenpo, who was being put on the car.

"Isn't that a crazy woman?" The other was a little puzzled.

At this moment, the whip sounded, and the carriage started slowly. Then galloped away.

"Crazy woman, where are you going!"

"Take us along!"

The two children chased after the carriage, but gradually, the carriage went faster and faster. They can't catch up anymore.

The carriage drove straight into the capital. After turning several corners in the alley, I finally stopped in front of a nondescript bungalow.

The coachman jumped out of the car and opened the door, Liu Wenzhao and Agui helped Wen Po from the car and helped her into the bungalow.

After Liu Wenzhao settled Liu Wenpo, he helped him sit in the yard to bask in the sun and helped her peel persimmons.

Eating the soft and sweet persimmons, Liu Wenpo grinned and said, "You are a good person." ”

"Of course I'm a good person." Liu Wenzhao used a towel to carefully wipe the stains off her mouth. "I'm a good friend of my young grandmother, my best friend."

"Good friend......" Liu Wenpo was in a trance.

"Yes. If you have anything to say to Grandma, just tell me. ”

"Oh......" Liu Wenpo nodded inexplicably.

"Didn't you say that you remembered that incident more than twenty years ago? What's that? ”

Hearing his reminder, a mysterious smile appeared on Liu Wenpo's face: "That's a big secret......

"Oh?" Liu Wenzhao's eyes narrowed, and he leaned closer and asked, "What secret?" Let's hear it. ”

"This secret, only I know......" Liu Wenpo licked her lips, but did not say any more.

Liu Wenzhao understood what she meant, and shouted: "Agui, sugar water." ”

Agui poured a bowl of sugar water and brought it to Wen Po.

Wen Po took several sips, wiped her mouth, and smiled contentedly: "More than 20 years ago, General Jin and Aunt Wang gave birth to a big fat boy, and I delivered the baby. ”

"Aunt Wang?" Liu Wenzhao was taken aback.

"Aunt Wang and General Jin are childhood sweethearts, the two are good, but the Queen Mother gave marriage, so I had to obey, General Jin had to marry the daughter of the Liu family, and at that time, Aunt Wang was already pregnant."

Holding back the shock in his heart, Liu Wenzhao hurriedly said, "Go on." ”

"On that day more than 20 years ago, when Aunt Wang was in labor, they specially called me to the Jinfu to deliver her...... Alas, alas, as soon as the child was born, the news came that General Kim had died at the front...... Poor child, born without a father......"

Liu Wenzhao quickly thought about sorting out this series of clues in his mind: "What about later? ”

However, Wen Po's eyes suddenly became dull and stopped talking.

"Granny Liu, you speak, how happened to that child later? What happened to Aunt Wang? ”

Liu Wenpo's eyes were blank, and she murmured a children's rhyme: "Little sparrow, flower clothes, no mother, so sad......"

"Granny Liu, if I ask you, you say it first, and I'll sing with you when you're done."

"Little Sparrow, Flower Clothes ......"

Seeing this, Ah Gui said in a low voice: "Childe, it seems that her madness has been committed again." ”

Liu Wenzhao pondered for a moment and called, "Cui Hao." ”

The man who was driving the car stepped forward and responded: "Childe, please command." ”

"Find out the recipes for those herbs, go to the pharmacy and grab the medicine for her."

"Yes."

"Agui, look at her, there must be no mistake."

"Don't worry, Childe." Agui replied respectfully.

Late at night, Liu Wenzhao still couldn't sleep, pacing in the room with his stomach alone, thinking, his brows furrowed.

Agui pushed the door in and reported: "Childe, everything is arranged." Cui Hao guarded the woman and fed her medicine on time every day. ”

"Good ......" Liu Wenzhao thought about it and said: "This thing is strange, it's too strange!" ”

"How?"

"Since I came to the Jin Mansion, I have never heard of this Aunt Wang."

"Is this crazy woman talking nonsense?"

"No, what she said must be true. It was Mrs. Kim who deliberately cleared up this past. Liu Wenzhao walked to the table and sat down slowly: "The subordinates of the Jin Mansion more than 20 years ago only left her most trusted Aunt Gu. Why? There must be a lot of articles in this. ”

"Childe is right."

"In the winter of more than 20 years ago, Aunt Wang gave birth to a child, counting, the gold ingots were also born at that time, if the child is still alive, it will be the same age as the gold ingots. But where has this child gone now? ”

"yes......"

"The most strange thing is. Yu Qilin went all the way to Dongluhezhuang to find this stable woman, just to inquire about this incident more than 20 years ago, why? The jade unicorn is just a country girl. What does this Aunt Wang have to do with her? What does Aunt Wang's child have to do with her? Why did she go to the trouble of asking about this? ”

"More than twenty years ago, the jade unicorn was not born yet, unless this Aunt Wang asked her to inquire." Agui reminded tentatively.

"Then what is the relationship between the jade unicorn and this Aunt Wang?" Liu Wenzhao became more and more puzzled.

Ah Gui was also speechless, unable to explain.

After pondering for a moment. The candle flame on the table snapped. Liu Wenzhao's eyes widened suddenly, and he muttered: "This jade character is only a little different from the king character...... "He said with some excitement: "Ah Gui, you go to Emei Mountain immediately and get that jade lady over." ”

"Childe is the nurse who said the jade unicorn?"

"Yes, that's her! If you go, you will say that the young lady sent you, and the goose mei mountain is not safe, and the young lady will take her to the capital to live. You rescued her last time in Goose Mei Mountain. She will believe in you. ”

"Yes!"

"Remember, this is no small matter. Don't let the slightest rumor leak! ”

"Understood!"

Liu Wenzhao took a deep breath, unable to suppress the excitement in his heart: "I have a hunch, I have caught a big secret, a secret that is even more shocking than the jade unicorn marrying!" ”

***

At the same time, the gold ingots are also beginning to arrange how to help the jade unicorn keep secrets. Among them, the most critical point is naturally the jade lady of Goose Mei Mountain. If the other party wants to pinch them, they must find evidence, and Aunt Yu is the mother of the Jade Qilin, so it is inevitable that the other party will come to the door.

Then, the most important point now is to find someone to protect Aunt Yu.

On the same day, Jin Yuan Bao arranged for his cronies Wang Qiang and Ma Zhong to go to Emei Mountain in person to take Yu Damiang into the capital. First, you can protect the jade lady, and second, if you are close, you can also let the unicorn meet her mother and relieve her mother's feelings.

In order to make the jade lady believe, the gold ingots also deliberately took the hairpin used by the jade unicorn when he went to Emei Mountain last time to Wang Qiang as a token.

After making the relevant arrangements, the gold ingots returned to the Jin Mansion, but they were uneasy.

Now there are not many people in the house who know the identity of the jade unicorn, in addition to the most trustworthy mother, there are also Gu Changfeng, Jiang Xiaoxuan, and Gu Da Niang...... And, the most untrustworthy Liu Wenzhao!

Since the last time he saw Liu Wenzhao's sword, Jin Yuan Bao could basically confirm that Liu Wenzhao was the person of the second prince, but it was just ...... I don't know why, and he didn't directly ask the second prince Gaomi.

However, no matter what the reason is, as long as Liu Wenzhao still exists and knows this secret, he is a bomb placed next to him, which may explode at any time!

The gold ingots paced slowly, and when he walked to the lotus pond in the garden, the sparkling waves reflected on his face, making him can't help but recall that scene......

He ruthlessly ripped the necklace off the jade unicorn's neck and threw it into the pool...... Also, despite the cold weather and cold water, she groped for the necklace in the pool.

Looking at the lake, the gold ingots slowly took off their coats, folded them neatly, and then took off their shoes and socks, rolled up their trousers, and walked to the pool.

The water in the pond in late autumn is even colder than in previous days! The water in the pool was up to the knees, and although it was not cold and biting, it had an even more uncomfortable chill. The kind that wraps all the muscles, but can't be cold, seems to be the blood vessels under the skin, are breaking the ice, slowly, making people stiff.

The gold ingots leaned over and searched carefully, and gradually, the water soaked his lower abdomen, and then spread to his chest, through the short undergarment, into his underwear, until it was slowly soaked. The back, but still dry, greeted by the midday sun.

The feeling of being scorched on the back and cold in front of him was like ice and fire on his body, making him shiver.

However, the gold ingots endured this uncomfortable feeling. Continue slowly, using your fingers to tap every stone under the water, reaching out and digging in the mud piece by piece.

Finally. After some effort, he found the necklace in the crack of the stone, and he buckled the stone so hard that his fingernails cracked, and then he took the necklace out.

"Whew......" The gold ingots exhaled deeply, soaked the necklace in the water, and wiped it on his body. In the sun, the necklace shines.

The gold ingots wiped his watery face and smiled with relief. He carefully put the necklace in his bosom and walked ashore.

After the gold ingots returned to Songzhu Garden, they did not go directly to the bedroom, but went to the bath next to it. Take a shower. Then put on neat new clothes and clean yourself up.

When he entered the house, the jade qilin was holding his chin with his hands, his eyes empty in a daze.

"What do you think?" The gold ingot reached out and shook it in front of her eyes.

"I didn't ...... It's nothing! The jade qilin avoided it in a bit of a panic.

The gold ingots were in a good mood, and they didn't notice her abnormality, but smiled mysteriously: "Close your eyes." ”

"What?" The jade unicorn was stunned.

"Shut it up and shut it up." The gold ingots said domineeringly.

"Good, good!" The jade qilin closed his eyes helplessly, and immediately, he felt the fingers of the gold ingots brushing his long hair. Hanging something around his neck, a cold metallic sensation came from his collarbone.

"That's it!"

The jade unicorn listened. When I opened my eyes, I looked curiously at the bronze mirror on the side, but found that it was the familiar little ingot! For a while, I was surprised and delighted: "You got it back?" ”

"Of course!" Jin Yuan raised his chin and looked proud, "It's easy to find, who made you so stupid?" I searched for most of the day but couldn't find it, and I got myself cold. ”

How can it be so easy to find...... She's looked for it, and she knows what it's like. This person is really a twisted person, and he obviously worked hard to do it, but he didn't want to admit it!

However, she knew him, so she was so moved that her eyes were a little wet.

Seeing the mist in her eyes, Jin Yuan couldn't help but restrain her arrogance, slowly took her hand, and said seriously: "Do you remember what I said?" This chain is tied to you at one end and to me at the other. No matter what happens in the future, we have to trust each other. ”

Facing his burning gaze, the jade qilin nodded involuntarily.

The sunlight filtered in through the window lattice, and her face was extremely delicate, as well as the cherry red mouth, which made him kiss it.

The two hands were slowly entangled, and then his arms were crossed, and his body became tighter and tighter, and when the gold ingots woke up, he found that he didn't know when he had hugged her on the bed, and the jade unicorn was also half-dressed, and the spring was leaking!

"Knock knock", his heart beat rapidly, like a drum, almost ringing in his ears.

The jade qilin looked up at him, his eyes full of spring, as if he wanted him to continue.

But......

Jin Ingot hurriedly closed his eyes, forced himself to leave her soft embrace, slowly sat up straight, turned his back to her, took a deep breath, suppressed the burning desire in his heart, "I owe you a wedding." ”

"Wedding?" The jade unicorn's cheeks flushed, and he muttered puzzled.

"Hmm!" Jin Yuan Bao clenched his fist and turned his head, facing her, and said seriously: "A hall with gold ingots and jade unicorn names hanging everywhere is crowded with our friends, Gu Changfeng, Jiang Xiaoxuan, Wang Qiang, Ma Zhong, ......."

"And the fat tiger! And the folks of Emei Mountain! The jade unicorn then imagined.

"Hmm......" Jin Yuan nodded, "everyone's faces were beaming, and they were all blessing us." ”

"I want every table to be filled with braised pork and big white steamed buns! And a jar of good wine......"

"The ceremonial official shouted, gold ingots - jade unicorn - worship heaven and earth......"

"Second Goodbye Daddy ......"

"Husband and wife worship ......"

When the jade unicorn heard this, he knelt on the bed with a smile and bowed to the gold ingot.

The gold ingots took her into his arms and continued to think: "Licheng - the newcomer enters the cave room!" Then, he paused, and then said slowly: "I want to tell the whole world that my gold ingots have married the woman I love the most, and the jade unicorn is my lady......"

"The gold ingots are my father-in-law's ......" Yu Qilin said, suddenly feeling a little embarrassed, and buried his face in the arms of the gold ingots, showing the charm of the little daughter.

The gold ingot stroked her hair and slowly cast her gaze into the distance. "In two days, I'll surprise you."

"What surprise?"

"You'll know when the time comes."

Although the Jade Qilin was full of curiosity, she could also see that the gold ingots didn't want to say anything. So, I didn't ask any further.

Autumn is getting deeper, the dead leaves are dyed with frost, and the golden dead leaves are swaying and falling from the branches, like fluttering butterflies, spinning and falling on the desk of the gold ingot, like a palm. Gently interrupted his thoughts.

Jin Yuan put down the case file in his hand, took a deep breath, and looked out the window. found that Wang Qiang and Ma Zhong were walking briskly towards their study.

A bad premonition lingered in Jin Ingot's heart, and he frowned and waited for the two to come in.

"Boss......" Wang Qiang said regretfully: "Let's go one step late......"

"What?" The gold ingots were a little displeased.

"When we arrived, Aunt Yu had already been taken away...... Wang Qiang was very frustrated.

The gold ingots frowned and said nothing, and their fingers slowly tapped on the tabletop. This is his habitual action when he is meditating and bored.

"Boss......" Ma Zhong waited for a long time. Only then did he say tentatively: "We have inquired clearly, and the person who took her away is also a Beijing accent." ”

Beijing accent? Jin Yuan squinted his eyes, thought for a moment, and then said slowly: "They are ahead of us." Now people must be hiding in some corner of the capital. ”

Wang Qiang immediately asked anxiously: "Boss, what should I do?" ”

Jin Yuan Bao pondered for a moment and whispered, "You immediately secretly investigate the whereabouts of the Yu clan in the capital. The stakes are high, so don't let any rumors go. ”

"Understood."

"And ......," the gold ingots were about to speak. But then he found that the jade qilin pushed the door and walked in, and he immediately closed his mouth. No more speech.

The jade unicorn came in with tea, but found that the three of them looked a little weird, especially the gold ingot, looking at their eyes, a little dodgy. She immediately asked suspiciously, "What's wrong?" ”

When Wang Qiang and Ma Zhong saw the jade unicorn, they were even more nervous and didn't dare to speak.

The jade qilin was keenly aware of it, and asked again, "What's wrong?" ”

"It's nothing, it's just a Yamen case." Jin Yuan replied indifferently, and then said to Wang Qiang and Ma Zhong: "You hurry up and do it according to the plan." ”

"Yes!" The two quickly left.

The jade qilin watched the two leave with some blankness, and then turned his head to look at the gold ingot: "It seems that the capital has not been peaceful recently." ”

"If the wicked are not removed, how can there be peace?" The gold ingots frowned, a pun.

At this time, Ah Fu pushed the door in and said, "Young grandma, someone from Dongluhe is asking to see you." ”

Jade Qilin hurriedly got up, "Quickly invite someone to the front hall." Then he turned his head to Jin Yuanbao and said: "That, it is estimated that Liu Zhuangtou came to tell me about the crazy mother-in-law again, I heard that the crazy mother-in-law is much better last time, I will go and see if there is anything else that can help." ”

"Hmm!" Jin Yuan smiled and nodded, but secretly slandered herself in her heart: This girl is too kind, even a crazy woman who has nothing to do with her is so attractive.

"By the way, my mother just sent someone to see you, you can go and see her." As soon as the jade qilin walked to the door, he suddenly remembered and turned around.

"Got it." The gold ingots nodded.

The jade unicorn left with a smile, and without delay, he walked quickly to the front hall of Songzhu Garden, and after waiting for a while, Ah Fu led Liu Zhuangtou to come.

She was about to ask something, but Liu Zhuangtou looked at her anxiously, as if he wanted to say something.

Yu Qilin didn't think much about it, and after sending Ah Fu away, he smiled at Liu Zhuangtou and said: "Liu Zhuangtou, it just so happens that I also want to go to you, I want you to worry about Granny Liu's illness, if you need anything, you can come to me." Then, she paused, and then said slowly: "As for the past, please tell Granny Liu, I don't want to know." ”

"Alas......" Liu Zhuangtou sighed distressedly.

"What's wrong?"

Liu Zhuang looked at her in embarrassment, and said after a while: "The villain is here for this matter, and Granny Liu is missing!" ”

"What?" The Jade Qilin was shocked.

"That's the ......" Liu Zhuangtou slowly told what happened, "three days ago, I went to her house to feed her medicine as usual, and found that the person was gone, everyone was afraid that she would get lost, and the whole village went out to look for it, but the nearby mountains and fields were searched and no one was found, and later, the two children of Liuwa and Sigou told us that the night before, I saw a few strangers and picked up Wenpo with a carriage!" ”

"Huh? Picked up? The jade qilin was even more surprised.

"The villain panicked when he heard it, can it be good to take people away in the middle of the night?"

"What do those people look like?"

"How can a child speak clearly! Alas, Wen Po is old, crazy again, and her brain is not clear, and she was deceived by someone who coaxed her, maybe these people are human traffickers! ”

"But I haven't heard of traffickers abducting old women."

"That's right, why do human traffickers want to arrest such an old and crazy mother-in-law?"

The Jade Qilin became more and more anxious: "There must be something wrong here, do you know where they went?" ”

"The two children followed for a while and saw that they were going in the direction of the capital."

"Beijing?!" The jade unicorn was shocked again.

"Wen Po must have been brought to the capital, so the villain had to come to beg the young lady, the villain knows that the young lady is kind-hearted, can you help find someone?" Liu Zhuang knelt down as he spoke, "Please young lady!" ”

Yu Qilin hurriedly pulled him up: "Hurry up, Wen Po was arrested by the bad guys, of course I have to take care of such a big matter!" ”

"Thank you, young lady!"

The jade qilin immediately shouted outside: "Ah Fu! Ford! ”

"What does Grandma have to say?" Ah Fu ran in quickly.

"Where's the young master?" Jade Qilin asked.

"The young master seems to have gone to Madame'......"

"Go and invite him!"

"Yes!" Ah Fu turned and left.

Only then did Yu Qilin say to Liu Zhuangtou: "Don't worry, Yuan Baoma and I will go up to check!" ”

"Okay, thank you young lady, thank you young master!" Liu Zhuangtou was grateful.

When Ah Fu ran to the Furong Garden, Jin Yuan Bao was talking with Mrs. Jin, the mother was kind and filial, and she was happy.

Ah Fu ran over panting, "Ah Fu greets Mrs. and Young Master." ”

"Ah Fu, what are you doing here?" Seeing that he was running in a hurry, the gold ingots were a little panicked.

"Young master, young grandma has something urgent to find you, let you hurry over." Ah Fu replied.

When Jin Yuan heard that there was an urgent matter, he did not delay immediately, and hurriedly got up and said goodbye to Mrs. Jin: "Mother, the child will retire first." ”

"Go ahead." Mrs. Kim waved her hand.

"Thank you, Mother!" The gold ingots walked away quickly.

"Ah Fu, wait."

Ah Fu was about to follow, but was stopped by Mrs. Jin, who quickly turned around and asked respectfully, "What does Madam command?" ”

Mrs. Jin took a sip of tea slowly and said, "What is the matter in such a hurry?" ”

"Mrs. Hui, it was the head of the village from Dongluhe who came, saying that a stable woman was missing from them, and asked the young grandmother to help find someone. The young grandmother wanted the young master to help him check. ”

"What Wenpo?" Mrs. Kim's eyebrows jumped.

"I don't know about the little one, I just heard them say it, it seems to be surnamed Liu ......"

"Surname Liu?" Mrs. Kim's eyes suddenly froze.

"Yes, surnamed Liu."

Mrs. Jin swallowed another big sip of tea, suppressed the tension in her heart, and said indifferently: "Oh, it's Mrs. Liu, I heard that she has been crazy for many years, how could she be arrested?" Besides, what's the use of begging the young master? The sky and the earth are big, who knows where they can be tied? ”

"The head of the village said that there were two children in the village who saw the car that kidnapped Mrs. Liu's son and went to the capital."

Mrs. Jin was shocked, and suddenly choked on the tea in her mouth just now, and coughed violently. The two personal maids next to her hurriedly stepped forward and patted her on the back gently.

"Madame, what's wrong with you?" Ah Fu was shocked.

"It's all right...... You...... Stand down...... "Madame Kim finally relieved herself, waved her hand, and sent him away. (To be continued......)