Before entering the Liao Jiayuan of Longmen Village, Lin Wanjing thought that if she gave Luzhou's mansion and mansion a priority, the Shenjia Dancing Crane Tower in the east of the city was called the second, and the first was none other than the Li Family Garden. But now wandering in the courtyard of the Liao family, she really feels that she has never seen the market - there are as many as nine halls in the central axis alone, no matter which dynasty or generation it is placed in, I am afraid that it is a big crime to transgress the regulations and connect the nine clans.

She turned around the courtyard on the side of the guest room, and counted in her heart, there were as many as 60 halls, and then counting the side of the wing room that she couldn't go to, the number of halls in this Liao home was afraid to exceed 120, and then looked at the wood used to repair the beams of the house was all old solid wood, Lin Wanjing couldn't help but sigh in her heart: It seems that this Liao family has never bought the accounts of the ruling class, otherwise how would they dare to blatantly repair so many houses?

Seeing that she had been standing by the railing for a long time, her face was very worried, and there were words in her mouth, Li Chengtai, who had been following her, asked with concern: "The young lady is worried about persuasion?" ”

Lin Wanjing woke up like a dream, was stunned for a long time, and responded "um" randomly.

Yes, at present, 30,000 soldiers in Luzhou are waiting outside Longmen Village, if she does not persuade Liao Kai, let alone save Lin Wanying, she will also lose her fragrance and jade in this village, but she has been in the village for more than 18 hours, Liao Kai has only met her once, and the door is closed and keeps a distance from her, where is there a little bit of peace with her. She still had the heart to walk around the garden here when her eyebrows were so hot, and she was embarrassed to say it. Lin Wanjing blamed herself in her heart, but on the surface, she still made a worried look and sighed leisurely.

"Young lady, don't be too anxious, I think they are also on guard against us, and they will not let us come forward easily, now we still have time to slowly think of a way, if you really can't catch up, Chengtai will escort you out."

Hearing Li Chengtai say this, Lin Wanjing sighed again: Liu Jin never thought that she could settle this matter at all, and let her come purely to find psychological comfort for her......

Wait, I haven't even tried it yet, how does he know I can't do it?!

Coming together without admitting defeat, Lin Wanjing completely lost the interest in visiting the garden, and thought about it while walking: Li Chengtai is right, since I haven't thought of how to talk to Liao Kai, let's think about the way back first, find out how many doors and roads there are in this courtyard, and when you really want to escape, you can pull Wanying to save your life. Thinking like this, her eyes turned, but she saw that there was a plank road connected to the arch on the left, and just about to go up, Li Chengtai blocked her with an arrow step:

"What does the young lady want to do?"

"What can I do? I just want to see where this road leads. Liao Kai doesn't see me, I'll go see him! ”

Seeing that Lin Wanjing was about to step on the trestle, Li Chengtai had to stop him more strictly: "He won't be there." ”

"How do you know?" Lin Wanjing tilted her head to look at him.

Li Chengtai bit his lip and seemed to have made a lot of determination: "This trestle used to be a martial arts hall, and then there are two layers of courtyards, all of which are where the old men live, so it is not appropriate for you to go, young lady." ”

Oh, that's the reason! Lin Wanjing suddenly realized, even if there is no person to find, there is no way to find, and there is no point in the past, but this Li Chengtai is very familiar with this place, remembering that Liu Jin said before that he had planted eyeliner in this village, could it be that Li Chengtai is one of them?

It's right to think about it, if it weren't for Li Chengtai's knowledge of this place, Liu Jin would not have designated him to come along. Thinking so, she chose a place near the water to sit down on the verandah, and although it was almost noon, the wind blowing on the lake was still cool.

Thinking of the meeting the night before, Lin Wanjing still feels a chill on her back - in addition to that face, Liao Kai in front of her is like the shy young man in her memory, and she is even more unfamiliar with her, as if she has never seen her before.

"Adjutant Li, I think Akai has become very strange, and it doesn't feel like the person I know...... And ......," Lin Wanjing pondered for a while before continuing, "Yun Rou told me before that Akai was injured by Wei Chi's subordinates, but think about the people you saw yesterday, where did they look a little injured?" Even if he is really realistic and can pretend that he has no injuries at all, how did he get back here yesterday after he was injured the day before yesterday? ”

Li Chengtai looked around and replied, "Actually, the person you saw yesterday is not the same person who was injured by Sergeant Wei at all. The young master of the Liao family in Longmen Village is a twin. ”

"Twins?" Lin Wanjing exclaimed, "So it's twins?" ”

Li Chengtai nodded: "But the Liao family has a convention: male and female twins, dragons and phoenixes are auspicious; Daughters and twins, rich and noble; Male twins, woe to Xiao Wall. Most of the twin boys were raised by the elders, and the other was destined to die at the beginning of his birth and buried in the ancestral grave. I don't know why the two brothers of the Liao family escaped this catastrophe, but what I can be sure of is that the person who is now called 'Young Master' is the baby boy who should have died. ”

was told by Li Chengtai like this, Lin Wanjing felt that this house was extremely uncomfortable, but she also understood that in terms of Li Chengtai's straightforwardness, he would never make up such a story to scare her. Just as they were about to speak again, a little maid appeared around the corner, and after glancing at them from a distance, she hurried towards them:

"Uh...... Miss Lin, the young master has prepared lunch in the dining room, and I want to ask if you are going. ”

"Go." Lin Wanjing stood up "rubbing", joking, whether it is war or peace, it depends on this meal, where is there any reason not to go, but after standing up, she felt that she seemed to be too excited, and then added, "Your young master finally has time to see me." ”

The little maid didn't know how to answer, and in a blink of an eye, she saw that Li Chengtai was also going to follow, so she said: "Adjutant Li, please stay, and the young master explained that only Miss Lin was invited." Your lunch has been delivered to your room, so please forgive me. ”

"If Adjutant Li wants to go with me, will your young master even disappear from me?" Lin Wanjing asked.

The little maid hesitated for a moment, then nodded at the end.

"I see. Adjutant Li, go back to the guest room and wait for me first, and I'll meet him alone. Lin Wanjing said to Li Chengtai, seeing that he seemed to be about to speak, she guessed that she must persuade her not to go, and took the lead in taking the lead, "Don't worry, it's just a meal, if I don't come back, it's not too late for you to kill me again." ”

Li Chengtai knew that he couldn't persuade Lin Wanjing, his lips moved, and finally said, "Young lady, be careful." ”

It's just a meal, so what's the danger? Lin Wanjing thought like this and went to the dining room with the little maid. It's just that this road seems to have gone a long way, and the same scenery beside her has passed three times, and the little maid does not lead the way in front of her, but accompanies her, occasionally very close to her, but as soon as someone passes by, the distance immediately widens again. When the two passed by the same cluster of camellia for the fourth time, Lin Wanjing stopped and never moved forward. The little maid took a few more steps forward before she reacted, and turned back to her:

"Miss Lin, let's go quickly......"

"I'm tired." Lin Wanjing pursed her mouth, "If I continue like this, I may not be able to arrive when dinner is served." ”

"You see that?"

Lin Wanjing rolled her eyes, please, although she doesn't have a sense of direction, she still recognizes the road she has walked, and takes her around so many roads, if it is not to harm her, then she naturally has something to say to her, not to mention that this girl looks like she is only fifteen or sixteen years old, her head is less than her shoulders, and her body is thin, so she can't hurt her if she thinks about it:

"Do you have something to say to me?"

"Miss Lin, everyone said that Yun Shuai insisted on going to war with our village, is it true?"

"This is not what Yun Shuai meant, it is the decision of the entire Luzhou Army."

"But anyway...... It's true, right? The little girl's expression darkened.

"So you hurry up and take me to see your young master, whether you can stop this war depends on his decision."

"If this is the case, it seems that this battle is inevitable...... "if the young lord is willing to negotiate peace, it will not be delayed until today." ”

"How?" Lin Wanjing frowned slightly, seeing that the little girl had a difficult face, she paused and promised, "Tell me everything you know, and I will keep it secret for you." Moreover, your words may or may not be able to save everyone. ”

Hearing that she could save the people in the village, the little girl gritted her teeth and opened the conversation: "Actually, I heard that the old man had a desire to negotiate peace before he died, and he discussed this matter with the elders several times. After the old man died, the young master seemed to be a different person, no longer laughing with us, not listening to anyone's words, and changing all the attendants around him. At first, we thought that the young master was apprehensive about the old man's death, but then his behavior became more and more incomprehensible...... He said nothing about the peace, and drove all the elders who persuaded him out of the stockade. ”

"Before this, did your young master have any unusual behavior?"

The little maid nodded solemnly: "Yes." Just a few days before the old man died, the young master brought back a gray pigeon, and there was a bright green on its neck, and here it was, very beautiful. The little girl gestured at her neck, "The young master didn't raise birds before, and said that he thought it was pitiful to keep birds in cages." But we also heard that the young master had a good-looking girl outside the village, guessing that it was a flying pigeon to send a message. But after Miss Lin came to the village, the pigeon still came in and out often. The elders said that the pigeon was afraid that it was a goblin, and it deceived the young master, so that he would obey his words. ”

Lin Wanjing sneered in her heart, but she was afraid that the pigeon was not a goblin, and the person who released the pigeon was a real ghost.

"Ahh That's it! The little maid exclaimed, and raised her hand to a shadow passing overhead, "That's it!" I'm back with a letter again! Look, the young master will definitely have a new trick in a while! ”

"Do you know who is communicating with your young master?"

The little maid shook her head: "The young master of the pigeon doesn't let people touch it, how can he know who it is...... However, Miss Lin may know. ”

"I see. Thank you. Lin Wanjing nodded, "Take me to the dining room, I'll talk to them about this." ”

"Oh, yes!" The little girl patted her head, and Daqing had completely forgotten about it, and hurriedly quickened her pace.

"What's your name? Are there any relatives in this village? Lin Wanjing followed behind her and asked again.

"Miss calls me Ying'er, I have an older brother in the garrison team, and there is an elderly grandmother and a younger brother who has just become sensible."

"You...... Don't have mom and dad? ”

"They're in town." Ying'er paused at her feet, "Before, the young master asked the villagers in the village to call their relatives in the city back, I lied that my parents were gone, I was afraid that this village would not be able to hold it, and I didn't want to affect them." So, miss, don't tell the young master about this, okay? ”

"Why did you call everyone back?" Lin Wanjing became more and more incomprehensible.

"I don't know. The young master only said that he would not fire, saying that there was a high-ranking man in the army who promised him that he would not fire. Ying'er said, with a bit of firmness in her tone.

Passing through the flower hall, you can already see the dining hall that Ying'er said in the distance, and the attendants are rushing in with dishes and fish, and it seems that they arrived at just the right time. Ying'er was just about to walk forward, but Lin Wanjing grabbed her shoulder, she turned around, but saw Lin Wanjing half-squatting down and looking at her, and said: "Ying'er, you listen to me, I don't know what I can do for you, but I will do my best." I agreed with Yun Shuai that if I could persuade Liao Kai to surrender, I would put down the gate by tomorrow night. If the gate is not lowered, you take your grandmother and brother to hide in the mountains, understand, no matter what happens, don't come back. ”

Seeing Lin Wanjing's serious expression, the little girl pursed her lips and nodded, and continued to take her to the dining room.

The food on the mahogany round table with a marble table top has been served, Lin Wanying is wearing a traditional cotton and linen cheongsam, and her shoulder-length hair is dignified, if she hadn't gotten up and shouted "sister", Lin Wanjing almost didn't dare to recognize such a decent dress. After knowing that Liao Kai in front of her was not the person she knew, Lin Wanjing no longer chatted with him, but just sat down in the designated position, facing Liao Kai and Lin Wanying. Looking down again, the lunch is still a silver plate and silver chopsticks, and I don't know if the owner of Longmen Village is used to such regulations, or is it really as Ying'er said - he has lingering palpitations about the old villager's death, so he is fortified step by step.

Lunch was very usual, and when the meal was about to end, Lin Wanjing saw that Liao Kai didn't look like she wanted to negotiate with her at all, so she had to speak by herself:

"I said yesterday that I am here to negotiate peace, I wonder if the young master has carefully considered this matter?"

Liao Kai's expression darkened, and he asked rhetorically for a long time: "How to negotiate peace?" ”

"It depends on how sincere you are."

"Sincerity?" Liao Kai pondered these two words and sneered, "Could it be that I want to tie myself up and follow you to him Liu Jin, so that I can be considered sincere?" Without waiting for Lin Wanjing to answer, he already laughed to himself:

"Impossible! Since ancient times, there have been no cowards who surrendered without a fight! Even if I die, I will not surrender! ”

"The young master has such courage, Wan Jing admires it. But is this your own intention, young master, or the meaning of the whole village? If it is just your own will, how can you decide the life and death of more than 1,000 people in this village? ”

"Yes, I can't decide whether they live or die, but you can." Liao Kai looked at Lin Wanjing, and there was a little more playfulness in his eyes, "If the young lady can write a letter of retirement, maybe this village can escape the catastrophe." We will continue our little life, and you will go back to your mansion to enjoy your happiness, and we will all be happy. ”

"You overestimate my abilities. Rehabilitation is the decision of the entire Luzhou Army, what right do I have to say that I will withdraw from the army? ”

"Young lady, don't play stupid in front of me. At the conference the day before yesterday, all the generals pleaded for my Longmen Village, but Liu Jin was the only one who insisted on resorting to force to solve the problem, do you think I don't know? ”

"Who told you?" Lin Wanjing frowned, "What else do you know?" ”

"What else do you know? I also know that not to mention my village, even the lives of people in the whole world are inferior to you! Liao Kai stood up and looked at Lin Wanjing condescendingly, "I don't know why he asked you to persuade you to surrender, but I know that you are the life-saving talisman of my village." With you, he, Liu Jin, would never dare to use troops blindly. ”

"You're wrong." Lin Wanjing sneered, "I don't know where you heard these words, but the Yun Shuai I know is a person who will never be soft on his children's private affairs." If you don't surrender, after tomorrow night, the Luzhou army will definitely blow up this stockade! ”

"Impossible! He said that he would never use troops against Longmen Village, and he said that as long as you are here, Liu Jin will never dare to attack Longmen Village! ”

"Who made such unreliable promises with you?" Lin Wanjing's face smiled even more, "Let me tell you, Yun Shuai didn't know I was here at all, I told you when I came yesterday, I was just worried about my sister." What's more, my sister has now made the entire Lin family guilty of treason and defection to the enemy, do you think that when Longmen Village is leveled, what good life can our Lin family have? I just want to try, if you surrender, our sisters will also be considered meritorious, even if the living crime is inevitable, we can escape death; If you don't come down...... Anyway, it's all death, so what do I have to be afraid of? ”

The confident look on Liao Kai's face was a little more gloomy, recalling the scene when Lin Wanjing came the night before, he was really scared in his heart - Lin Wanjing came in a carriage by herself, there was only a box of anti-inflammatory drugs on the car, and it was hidden under the thick straw, Li Chengtai was sitting in the car, with a reluctant face.

"But you said yesterday that Liu Jin asked you to negotiate peace......

"Lie to you." Lin Wanjing said, leisurely picked up the tea bowl on the table and took a sip, "I don't know if you will kill me with the medicine, so I casually told such a lie." ”

When she said this, Lin Wanjing had no bottom in her heart. When she came the night before, she did report to her family to negotiate peace, at that time she didn't expect that the Liao Kai she was familiar with would be replaced by a civet cat for a prince, and now she said such a lie again, and I don't know if this person will believe it.

"Don't talk nonsense, I just need you a word, do you write this retirement letter, or don't you write it?"

Hearing Liao Kai ask like this, Lin Wanjing was really relieved, if he dug down again, she really didn't know what to take to justify herself.

"Don't write."

"Good. Since the young lady is so resolute, then the young lady is wronged to stay in the cold house for a few more days, Liu Jin will not retire from the army for a day, you will stay here for one more day. Liao Kai said this, shook his hand and left the dining room, and didn't even look at Lin Wanying when he left.

Seeing that Liao Kai was indeed leaving, Lin Wanying sat down beside her sister, took her hand and asked eagerly:

"Sister, what you just said is true?"

Lin Wanjing was angry with this unconscious sister, and snorted coldly as an answer.

"You said that because of my mother and me, it is true that the whole family is in danger?"

"Why am I lying to you?! Now the entire stockade is guarded by officers and soldiers. Do you know how much of a crime it is to commit treason and fornication with the enemy?! ”

Lin Wanying lowered her eyes, her eyelashes fanned, and she said in a low voice for a long time: "I'm sorry ......"

"Tell me honestly, did you come by yourself or were you kidnapped?"

"Yes...... I came by myself......"

"You also signed the certificate of passage with the seal of the firm?"

Lin Wanying nodded, and hurriedly added: "I signed a few copies at first, but then Akai didn't let me do ......"

"Why?"

Lin Wanying shook her head: "I don't know." It was requested by the person who corresponded with Akai, and I didn't ask why. ”

Faith again!

Lin Wanjing analyzed in her heart, it seems that the person who told Akai about the rehabilitation mobilization meeting must also be the person who released the carrier pigeon, who is this person? How much power does it have to make Akai obey him?

"Sister, now that you are here, then rest assured to live here, although the conditions in this village are not as good as your Yukuntai, but it is not bad, our sisters can also talk......

"Silly girl, wake up." Lin Wanjing looked at Tang Wanying with tears and laughter, "Longmenzhai's crime is rebellion!" Do you really think that leaving me here is the same as holding a gold medal for avoiding death?! Don't be naïve! Seeing that her sister was silent, Lin Wanjing continued, "You persuade him, it's useless to leave me here." Yun Rou's fleet is already at the mouth of the Xijiang River, if the Longmen debt is not lowered tomorrow night, the fleet's artillery will raze the entire village to the ground, and at that time, it will be the time for our entire Lin family to bury Longmen Village! ”

Surprise, fear, and worry flashed on Lin Wanying's beautiful face, but after that, the pretty face regained its calmness, and even a little indifference:

"Sister, you can live here with peace of mind, and tell me if you need anything. I'll go first. ”

didn't expect to get such an answer from Lin Wanying, Lin Wanjing was stunned for a moment before she reacted, and reached out to grab her placket: "How did you become like this?!" Don't you care about your father and aunts at all?! ”

When Lin Wanying heard this, she stood in place, and only after a long time did she say in a deep voice:

"Did they care about me? They only have your sister in their eyes, and only you, the powerful young marshal lady. ”

The door of the dining room shut, and the windswept wind brought in a few bougainvillea trees that had fallen to the ground outside the door, one of which was facing her, one of which was bright in color, and the other was red, leaving only a pale amount of paper......