Gu Ruixing subconsciously shook off the dumb aunt, but also noticed that something was wrong.

The dumb aunt who fell to the ground didn't care about the pain, and immediately got up. She didn't dare to pull Gu Ruixing's arm anymore, but she was crying and excitedly gesturing to Gu Ruixing.

Gu Ruixing couldn't read her gestures, but tried to guess, "Are you mute?" ”

The dumb aunt subconsciously shook her head, but reacted again and nodded again.

Gu Ruixing frowned and looked at her, "Are you dumb or not?" ”

The dumb aunt realized that no one could understand her gestures, so she hurriedly turned around.

Cai Jian had already led someone in to search the secret road, so Gu Ruixing was not in a hurry to go in. He thought that since he had only caught such a living mouth, he might be able to interrogate something, so he asked, "Can you write?" ”

The dumb girl was stunned for a moment, then nodded violently. She excitedly plucked the wooden hairpin on her head and let her hair spread out. She squatted on the ground and shook her hand to scratch the ground with a wooden hairpin.

Gu Ruixing stretched out his hand to take the torch from the hand of an officer and soldier, stepped forward a few steps, and looked down at the dumb aunt writing.

The dumb aunt's handwriting is crooked: Uncle Cousin, it's me, save me.

Gu Ruixing looked inexplicable. He thought he had been tricked, and was about to scold him, but he saw the next words. His expression changed immediately.

What the dumb aunt wrote was: Shen Yuehua was poisoned and dumb.

He lost the words written by the dumb aunt with a few kicks, and bent down to grab the dumb girl's arm, and dragged the dumb girl up from the ground. He stared intently at the face of the dumb girl.

The dumb aunt cried while shaking her hands and pulling back her messy hair, just to let Gu Ruixing see her appearance clearly.

Although his face is full of tears, although he is a wolf, the peerless face in his impression cannot be misrecognized. It's just that there is an extra scar on the right cheek that is more than an inch long, making it difficult to perfect the peerless appearance of the past. The surprise was only for a moment, and then something in his gaze flickered. Soon, he calmed down, let go of the dumb girl's arm, and threw the torch in his hand to the officers and soldiers on the side.

The dumb aunt looked at him stunned, and her heart was terrified.

With a stiff face, he untied the cloak he had put on to make it easier to blend in with the night, and threw it on the dumb girl, "Put it on." ”

The dumb aunt nodded violently, wrapped herself tightly in her cloak, and covered her head.

He looked into the courtyard, "Is there a secret passage here?" ”

The dumb aunt glanced up at him and walked straight into the courtyard.

He immediately followed.

entered the room where the "second master" once lived, and the dumb aunt pointed to the messy bed. At that time, she didn't see the second master and the third master enter the secret passage, but she saw the scene of the person behind her groping for the mechanism in bed.

Soon, the officers and soldiers found the hidden mechanism on the inside of the bed. It's just that, no matter how you try to get it, the mechanism will never be opened.

Gu Ruixing ordered, "Smash it open." "If there is a mechanism, the bottom must be empty, and if you force it open, you can see the entrance to the secret passage.

Someone immediately went out and called Cai Jian. Cai Jian held his double hammer in his hand, asked everyone to get out of the way, and then picked up the hammer and smashed the bed. The bed slats were smashed, revealing the stone slabs underneath. After a few moments, the slab finally smashed open, revealing the entrance to the secret passage below.

Gu Ruixing instructed to be careful. A group of officers and soldiers held torches in one hand and weapons in the other hand and chased people along the entrance of the secret passage.

The secret passage is not long. The officers and men walked out of the exit and quickly identified the direction. This is an abandoned courtyard in the latter house. The exit was hidden in a dusty, cobweb-strewn firewood house. Two people went back to ask Gu Ruixing for instructions on whether to search from house to house. The rest stayed behind and searched the surroundings.

Gu Ruixing pondered for a moment and then ordered, "Assemble, withdraw." Zhou Boyan's instructions did not contain this item, and he did not want to disturb the people on his own.

In the middle of the night, Gu Ruixing walked with the reins of his horse, and on his horse sat a man covered in black who could not tell whether it was a man or a woman. Later, Cai Jian and the other four led the horse to follow. Behind them were nearly 100 officers and men on foot, and four or five men supporting the wounded.

They entered the post house next to the yamen. Cai Jian was arranging for the officers and soldiers to look at the wounded and rest, but Gu Ruixing stood there holding the reins, as if he was thinking about something.

After a while, Gu Ruixing spoke, "You guys rest, remember to send someone to guard the town gate before it opens." With that, he turned his horse's head and left the inn.

Qingshu was sleeping soundly, and someone lightly buttoned the window frame. The sound of light buckle is very regular, buckle three times, pause three times, and so on. Qing Shu woke up, lay quietly and listened carefully, and immediately got up. She pulled on her slipper-like embroidered shoes, watched her step, and came to the window and whispered, "Who's out there?" ”

Du Escort lowered his voice and reported, "Gu Gongzi asked to see him, saying that he had something important to ask Miss in person." ”

Qing Shu said wait a minute, returned to the bed, changed out of the cool pajamas on his body, and quickly put them on.

The little fish sleeping in the ear room fell to the ground sleepily, "Miss, are you thirsty?" The slave and maid poured water. ”

Qingshu, who was about to go out alone, stopped, "Now that you're awake, get dressed quickly and go out with me." ”

After a while, Xiao Yu carried a lantern to lead the way, and Qing Shu followed and walked out of the small courtyard where he lived.

Escort Du, who was waiting outside the courtyard, saw him and said, "People are in the east hall of the front yard." ”

In the east hall, Qingshu left a small fish outside, and stepped into it alone. I saw Gu Ruixing standing on the ground, and on the guest seat on the left hand sat a person wrapped in a black cloak.

She withdrew her inquiring gaze and looked at Gu Ruixing, "What time is this, won't you talk about it tomorrow morning?" ”

Gu Ruixing's expression was very stern, "Sister Shu, if it weren't for the last resort, the sixth brother would not disturb his sister's dream." This is the cousin and niece of the sixth brother, and for various reasons, the sixth brother met her tonight. The sixth brother couldn't find a place to place her for a while, so he thought of his sister. I hope that my sister can take care of her for a few days, and the sixth brother will do his best to arrange to take her home. ”

When you encounter it in the middle of the night, there must be a reason that cannot be said. Qing Shu responded, "Don't worry, since I am a relative, I will take care of it wholeheartedly." ”

"Sister, this matter must not be publicized, the less people know about it, the better." He solemnly instructed.

Hearing this, the suspicion in Qing Shu's heart became even heavier. However, she knew that it was not wise to intrude into someone's privacy, "Okay. I'm going to put her in the courtyard where I used to live tonight. She turned her face to look at the woman who couldn't see her face, "Wouldn't you be afraid to live alone at night?" "She moved out of the inner courtyard, and now the whole inner courtyard is empty, and her own courtyard is naturally empty.

The dumb aunt couldn't speak, so she nodded violently.

"Alright, come with me." Qing Shu said and took the lead to go out.

Gu Ruixing took the dumb aunt and followed. Qing Shu let the little fish with the lantern lead the way, and after a while, everyone opened the lock of the inner courtyard door and entered. Entering the courtyard where he lived, Qing Shu asked Xiaoyu to open an idle wing room. Although it is idle, Xiaoyu and Xiaojuan will clean it regularly on weekdays, so the house is clean and there is no dust.

Qingshu asked the guests to wait, and walked in and out with Xiaoyu a few times, and prepared daily necessities such as oil lamps, toiletries, and bedding. Qing Shu quickly made the bed, and did not forget to distract himself from commanding people, "Xiaoyu, you lead the way, let Gu Gongzi fetch a bucket of well water." ”

Xiao Yu agreed, and went with Gu Ruixing to get the bucket.

The dumb girl clutched the black cloak wrapped around her body, intending to do things by herself, but she knew that she couldn't communicate with people normally, so she could only stand beside her.

After the bed was made, Qing Shu turned her face and looked at the dumb aunt with her head hanging down with a smile, "It's late, there's no way to boil water for you to take a bath." You endure it all night, and make arrangements tomorrow at dawn. ”

The dumb aunt removed the corner of the cloak that covered her head, revealing her stray hair and crying face, and the scar on her right cheek was visible.

A look of surprise flashed, and Qing Shu concealed it well. She glanced down at her clothes, "Can you wear my clothes?" ”

The dumb girl nodded.

"Miss, the washing water is here." The little fish reported and came in with water.

The dumb aunt subconsciously turned her back.

Qing Shu saw it and seemed to have an understanding. She asked Xiaoyu to put the washing water on the ground and took her out.

Gu Ruixing stood at the door, "Uncle Cousin will place you here for the time being, and tomorrow I will repair a book and send it to the capital to report the safety of your father and mother." At present, my cousin still has an errand to do, and he can't leave without permission. When you have an errand, your cousin will personally send you back to Beijing, and you can live here with peace of mind. If you need anything, just mention it to Miss Gu. She is not only a good sister of her cousin's fiancée, but also the fiancée of her cousin's good brother, she is a very good person, don't be afraid. ”

With tears in her eyes, the dumb aunt kept nodding.

Gu Ruixing is poor in words, and he doesn't know what to say for a while.

Qing Shu went back and forth, putting a change of clothes on the bed, "This is clean clothes." He put an oiled paper bag on the table, "This is a snack." I'll leave the little fish to you, just tell her if you have something. ”

The dumb girl shook her head violently.

Gu Ruixing saw it and said, "She is not afraid of being alone, and she doesn't need to leave someone to serve her." He explained to the dumb aunt again, "It's not early, wash up and rest, it's not too late to say something tomorrow." ”

Back at the residence, Qingshu couldn't sleep for a long time after lying down, annoyed that he asked too little. Even if she didn't intrude into other people's privacy, she should have asked the woman's name. Gu Ruixing lightly introduced the woman as his cousin and niece. However, the woman's age looks similar to Gu Ruixing, and she is also the woman that Gu Ruixing brought back in the middle of the night, I hope their relationship is indeed that of cousin and cousin. Otherwise, if there is another hidden secret, if Gu Ruixing dares to start Yu Yan, she will be mad.

At the same time, a tall man in black carried a cloth bag on his shoulder and stopped outside an inconspicuous house. Without him having to reach out and knock on the door, someone opened the wooden door from the inside.

The man in black carried the bag and entered, following the instructions of the people in the courtyard, into the hall with the open door.

There was an oil lamp in the room, and a young man sat under the lamp reading a book.

The man in black put down the cloth bag, tore off the masked scarf, and knelt on one knee, "Knock down to see the son." "He is none other than the third master.

Zhou Boyan raised his head and put down the book in his hand.

The third master said, "I have done my humble duty, I wonder if the son can do what he promised?" ”

Zhou Boyan said indifferently, "After an hour, people will be at your disposal." ”

"Thank you, Childe." The third master thanked him, got up and retreated outside the house.

Zhou Boyan took the book and read it, and said to someone, "You only have one hour." ”

Out of the inner room came a man with a strange aura.

This person's face is as white as jade, there is a blooming peach blossom between his eyebrows, and the narrow phoenix eyes are sparkling. The bridge of the nose is straight, the thin lips are slightly hooked with a smile, and the crown of hair inlaid with rubies is loosely and skewed to tie some of the black hair, and the part of the hair that is not tied in is smoothly draped over the shoulders. He was of medium height, wearing a crescent-white robe of Chu brocade material, a belt of the same color embroidered with peach blossom patterns at his waist, and brocade shoes of the same color embroidered with blooming peach blossoms.

He leaned lazily against the door frame, pinched the orchid finger in his right hand and gently shook the crescent-colored brocade in his hand, and tapped the peach blossom between his eyebrows with his left index finger, lightly opened his thin lips, his voice was difficult to distinguish between men and women, and his tone was like a woman muttering to her lover, "Yan, you owe this son a great favor, you must remember to pay it back." ”

Zhou Boyan couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth, "You can't talk well?" ”

"Hmph, boring tight." After he said that, he accepted the Jinpa, walked to the cloth bag that was thrown on the ground, looked at it a few times, and glared at Zhou Boyan unhappily, "Hey, why is it a woman?" ”

Zhou Boyan ignored it.

He stamped his foot, "Stone, come in." ”

Gu Shishi, who was guarding outside, poked his head in and asked cautiously, "Peach Blossom Boy, your name is Xiao?" ”

He glanced at the cloth bag with a look of disgust, "Throw it in for me." Turning his face, he asked Gu Shi in a not very friendly tone, "Who is the Peach Blossom Boy?" ”

Hearing this, Gu Shi's hairs stood on end, and he didn't dare to talk. He peeked at his son-in-law and found that his son-in-law had no intention of interfering. He had to rub his head in, and then grabbed the mouth of the cloth bag and dragged it away. When he reached the door of the inner room, he couldn't lower his head any lower, and threw the cloth bag in both hands, and then turned and ran out of the hall, faster than a rabbit.

The man tapped the peach blossom between his eyebrows, said cowardly, stepped inside, and closed the door with a bang. Suddenly, he kicked the door out vigorously and complained to Zhou Boyan, "Can't you put a dress on her?" What's the matter with a casual piece of cloth? How do you compensate for polluting my son's eyes? "After complaining, bang, close the door again.

Zhou Boyan put down the book, rubbed his eyebrows, and thought that he would not be able to ask him for help in the future, he was more wordy than a woman.

For some reason, as soon as the door was closed, there was no movement from inside.

After more than half an hour, the inner door opened. The man walked out with a happy face, threw the two booklets in front of Zhou Boyan, and clapped his hands, "It's all here." ”

Zhou Boyan didn't raise his head, and while flipping through it, he said, "Thank you!" ”

"What's the matter with your eyes? Hurry up and show Ben Gongzi to see if the clothes are stained somewhere? ”

Zhou Boyan raised his eyes lazily.

He immediately turned around and turned back again, "How?" ”

Zhou Boyan resisted the urge to scold and said, "The dust is not clean." ”

Hearing this, the man laughed with all kinds of charms. His long and narrow phoenix eyes were overflowing with joy, and on the contrary, he directly ordered the expulsion, "The night is dark, then please!" Without waiting for Zhou Boyan to speak, he rushed outside to call someone, "Stone, come in and take your goods away." ”

Gu Shishi shrank his neck and pushed the third master standing beside him, "Go in, it's your turn." ”

The third master naturally didn't understand what Gu Shi was afraid of, so he stepped inside and waited for Zhou Boyan to speak.

Zhou Boyan bowed, "Keep your promise." People, you can take away. ”

The third master thanked him and went into the inner room to pick up people. I saw the second master lying on the ground unconscious, covered with the half of the sheet he tore off when he chased into the secret passage. The second master's shoulders and feet exposed outside the sheets showed that she was still naked, just like when he carried it. He looked at it twice, and the furnishings in the room were very normal, and there was not a single torture instrument used to extract confessions. He was surprised, but he didn't bother to pay too much attention to it. He squatted down, first probed the second master's snort, and found that the second master was still angry. He immediately wrapped the man in half a sheet and stuffed him into a cloth bag again. He carried someone out, "Thank you Gongzi for being successful." ”

Zhou Boyan waved his hand and signaled that he could go.

The third master took out a free hand, covered his face, and left quickly.

Zhou Boyan said goodbye and left with his own people. Their figures soon melted into the night and disappeared without a trace.

The man leaned lazily against the doorframe of the courtyard door, fiddling with the orchid fingers for a moment, then turned to close the door and went back to the house. As he passed by the oil lamp that was lighting on the table, he tried to blow it out, but saw paper on the table. He pinched it up with two fingers, saw that it was two silver tickets of one thousand taels, and sighed, "This guy is always so polite." ”

He took the bill, blew out the oil lamp, and went inside. Suddenly, in the darkness, someone climbed out of the backyard wall and disappeared into the night in a blink of an eye.

This hospital was rented for a penny. When it expires, if the owner comes to check it, he will definitely find that the contents of the house are intact, but the oil from the oil lamp is less.

Zhou Boyan took people to the post house next to the yamen. After everyone was settled, he sent someone to call Gu Ruixing to come and speak.

Cai Jian hurriedly reported, "Childe, Master Gu didn't know where to go with the dumb girl he caught, and he didn't bring anyone with him. ”

"What's going on?"

Cai Jian didn't dare to hide it, and told how he caught a dumb girl, and how Gu Ruixing took the dumb girl away abnormally.

At this moment, someone came to report that Master Gu had returned.

Zhou Boyan asked everyone else to step back and let Gu Ruixing stay alone.

There were no outsiders there, Gu Ruixing unceremoniously sat opposite Zhou Boyan, grabbed Zhou Boyan's tea and drank it. Then he said with an apologetic face, "Dereliction of duty tonight, let the female leader nicknamed the second master run away." I pleaded guilty. ”

Zhou Boyan, who looked sleepy, got out of his chair and paced on the ground, "Tell me about the dumb girl you caught." Where did you take people? ”

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