The three black shadows on the top of the wall crouched there and observed for about ten seconds, one of them was about to jump into the courtyard, and the other hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop it.

The three black shadows continued to squat on the wall of the courtyard, listening carefully to the movements in the courtyard, unwilling to let go of the slightest disturbance.

Wearing a black suit, the Luo guard hid on a cornice in the mansion, looking at the black shadow on the wall of the mansion, thinking that he was finally here, but he did not move.

Such a "confrontation" did not last long, only about a minute.

The three dark shadows finally moved. The first person jumped into the courtyard walls, safe. The second person saw that his companion had jumped off without incident, and jumped in with him, safe. The third man turned around, gestured out of the wall, and jumped in as well.

The three dark shadows who met at the base of the inner wall of the mansion nodded to each other, and the cat bent over to explore the path separately. But I didn't want to, the three of them didn't take a few steps, and an accident happened. One of them slipped under his feet, and the whole person couldn't stand, and he didn't rush to do any self-rescue action, and came into close contact with the earth in a very unique splitting posture. The sound of dislocations and screams was particularly loud and terrifying at night.

The screams of their companions came abruptly and harshly, startling the other two. One person was frightened and stepped out of the foot a little unsteadily, and when he felt that his feet were very slippery, it was too late to do anything. This person couldn't control himself, his feet slipped out about two feet, and the whole person fell to the ground with a bang. The other person didn't know if he was lucky, but he stopped his steps in a hurry and didn't step on the trap. He shouted "There is an ambush", and the man quickly turned and rushed back to the base of the wall, preparing to climb the wall and escape.

The guards in the house had already rushed up. Someone immediately put on a performance, and the horse was so painful that he couldn't move, and a man in black took it down. Someone else subdued and tied up another man in black who got up after falling and was about to escape.

At the same time, Luo San will let people escape. He was about to release an arrow aimed at a person, but he heard someone shouting "keep people under the arrow", and the voice of the caller sounded familiar. His hand with the bow did not loosen, and the arrow did not go out.

There was chaos outside the courtyard wall, and someone climbed up the wall with a strip of white cloth in his hand. The man waved the strip of white cloth in his hand and shouted, "Your own people, your own people, don't let go of arrows!" This son is timid and can't stand the fear. ”

Although because of the distance and the night, I can't see the people on the wall clearly. But this style, this sound, there is no need to guess at all. Luo San twitched the corners of his mouth and asked loudly, "Gongzi An, you don't sleep in the middle of the night, what are you doing here?" ”

That's right, the person with the white cloth strips waving around on the wall is none other than An Rongzhou himself. He recognized Luo San's voice, and the white cloth strip in his hand waved more happily, and said loudly, "Yo! It turned out to be the Lowe guard. I haven't seen you for a long time, how are you doing? ”

Luo San shouted back, "I said, what are you here for?" Now is not the time to catch up. What's going on out there? You took over? ”

An Rongzhou felt that his hands were cold, and he sighed a few times when he brought it to his mouth, and shouted, "You don't know, I have always had a hard life, and I am always supported by my unconscionable brothers all year round. Alas! Life is too bitter. He paused, and his tone immediately changed, "The shape on the outside is very good, you don't have to worry about it." Sue my sister-in-law, let her rest assured, there is a big brother here, it's okay. ”

Someone came to help uninvited, and Luo San was naturally happy. When he saw Du Zhongxia coming, he handed over his position to Du Zhongxia and shifted his position to the base of the wall.

Under the illumination of the torches, An Rongzhou and Luo San finally took a picture and could see each other clearly.

The strip of white cloth in An Rongzhou's hand was put away, and he was rubbing his hands and smiling at Luo San who was standing under the wall. "Why do I think you're prepared?"

Luo San pretended to be confused, "Is there one?" ”

An Rongzhou saw that Luo San was not rubbing his hands to keep warm like him, Luo San was wearing gloves on his hands, and his eyes immediately turned red, "Why do you have such gloves too?" Throw it on and let me see. His brother-in-law wore such gloves, which not only kept out the cold, but also did not hinder his movements such as grasping the reins, holding the sword, and holding the bow and arrow. He wanted to come over, but his brother wouldn't give it. He wanted to rob it, but he let his brother beat him. Brother Yan has no conscience, and he doesn't want to give his brother good things.

Luo San is not an An Rongzhou. said that it was a look, but when the things arrived in An Rongzhou's hands, there was no return. Therefore, he did not take the topic at all, but asked, "I wonder where these people come from?" What is the purpose of breaking into the Hou Mansion at night? ”

An Rongzhou deliberately put forward the condition, "Give me what you wear on your hand, and I will sue you." "He must get the gloves on Luo San's hands tonight, otherwise he will be sorry for his frozen hands.

Luo San shook his head, knowing that An Rongzhou was naïve and difficult to deal with, so he took off the glove on his left hand and threw it to the person on the wall, "Say it!" When I'm done, the right hand is also for you. ”

An Rongzhou immediately put on the gloves on his left hand and nodded with satisfaction, "On the surface, these people are bandits and bandits who rob homes and houses, but in fact, they are bandits trained by a certain official to get rid of their opponents. As for who one of the officials behind it is, don't ask me. Because I asked, I won't tell you. Sister Shu wants to know, and when the time comes, she will ask Brother Yan directly. Okay, after the question is answered, the other one is quickly thrown up. ”

Luo San didn't talk nonsense, took off the glove in his right hand and threw it to An Rongzhou. "If you have time, you'd better explain it to Miss in person tomorrow."

An Rongzhou touched his chin, "Cheng." Then he pointed to the wall, where the intruder had slipped and fallen, "It doesn't look special, how did you make people slip?" ”

Luo San didn't answer, but walked over and swept away some of the dead leaves with his feet. Immediately, in the light of the stars and torches, the ice was exposed where the dead leaves had been swept away.

An Rongzhou shrank his neck, "Fortunately, I didn't jump in, otherwise it would have been miserable." ”

Luo San smiled and nodded, "It's really going to be miserable." "It's a trap designed to deal with crumbs and intruders. In the winter, I deliberately poured water under the wall in the courtyard, and the ice surface about one meter wide froze out. And the ice was sprinkled with dead leaves or covered with straw curtains. The people of Fuchu know this, so they must be careful when walking around these places, and they will not fall at all. Unsuspecting people, such as the intruder just now, will fall in a variety of different positions if they don't pay attention.

The night goes on. An Rongzhou led people to clean up the attackers outside, and then left the scene silently with his subordinates. Luo San and Du Zhongxia led the eagle guards to guard the Hou Mansion. During this period, Luo San personally went over to explain the situation to Qing Shu and asked Qing Shu to feel at ease.

At dawn, the people who had that good thing in the people near the Hou Mansion got up in the morning and began to visit the door, whispering to each other, and starting a short day for the east family and the west family. Late last night, they heard movement, but no one dared to come out. Later, an official messenger broke into the homes of some people, saying that they were looking for robbers and bandits hiding in the town. After tossing for more than half an hour, the official escorted five or six people to withdraw, and the night was quiet again.

In the Hou Mansion, Qingshu sat and waited for An Rongzhou to come over to solve his doubts. But waited and waited, from early morning to dark, An Rongzhou never appeared. On the second day, Qingshu was about to go to the dining hall for lunch, when someone came to report that An Rongzhou was here.

People came with food, and Qing Shu knew it very well in his heart. She ordered to go down and invite people directly to the dining room. After that, she went to the dining hall first and ordered someone to add a pair of dishes and chopsticks.

An Rongzhou never knew what politeness was, so after being invited to the dining room, he happily sat down and had lunch with everyone. Because Mr. Lu was present, he put away his side and ate in a proper manner.

After dinner, Qingshu invited him to the study to talk.

"How is the eldest brother doing?" This is Qingshu's opening remarks.

Leaving Mr. Lu's sight, An Rongzhou regained his hippie smiling temperament. He took a sip of hot tea and said with a hippie smile, "The eldest brother is not as good as the younger brother." Some people made clothes, shoes, socks, gloves, and other things for their younger brothers. Brother Yan has people who know the cold and the hot to take care of him, and he is happy! On the contrary, my eldest brother is pitifully tight, and there is no one who cares, let alone clothes, even the shoes and socks are bought in the ready-to-wear store. Alas! He sighed, stretched out his hands and looked at it, and said with a sad face, "Big brother's hand, it's going to freeze." Why is the eldest brother so miserable? Why can't I meet a girl who gave me gloves? ”

Qingshu resisted the urge to roll her eyes, "Xiaojuan, go to the embroidery lady and bring the gloves." "She heard about Luo San's pair of gloves yesterday, so she asked someone to make up a new pair for Luo San. Not only that, but she also specially instructed Xu Wuniang to make two pairs of silk men's gloves to come out. With the speed at which Xu Wuniang sews things, it is estimated that it has already been done.

Xiaojuan said yes and went to get the gloves.

An Rongzhou listened, and the beauty in his heart. So, without Qing Shu specifically asking, he told Qing Shu what he could say. Since the beginning of winter, news of bandits in Dexian County has been frequently reported. An Rongzhou was bored in Beijing, so he came to Dexian to wander around, and heard this rumor at once. He thought that Qingshu was now a person from the jurisdiction of Dexian County, and he had to create a safe living environment for Qingshu, so he sent people around to find out the news of the bandits.

Half a month ago, there was a bloody case in the Zhu family in the county, and five people died at once. When he heard about it, he immediately took someone to the county seat and investigated it carefully. The effort paid off, and it took him six or seven days to finally find the clues. He immediately followed the vine, got some news, and chased the bandits to the town of Kangxi. His people have been secretly observing the movements of these bandits, but they didn't think that the target of these people was the Hou Mansion.

Therefore, when the bandits moved, he led people to start arresting, and also called on all the available people in the hands of Yu Xianfu. Although he arrested the person and tried it by him, he didn't take the credit and gave it to Yu Xianfu.

Qing Shu raised his eyebrows, "Why did you give the credit to Yu Xianfu?" ”

An Rongzhou said with a smug face, "Naturally, I want Yu Xianfu to owe my sister a big favor." If there is anything to do with my sister in the future, even if she is sent to the county assistant. He laughed twice and said, "Brother Yan should be happy this time, I have not only protected you, but also found someone available for you." ”

Qing Shu pretended not to understand, "You haven't told me for a long time, who is trying to harm me?" ”