The speed of military vehicles is already slow, and coupled with the large number of vehicles, it is inevitable that there will be congestion when passing through the city. When Lin Wanjing arrived at Ye Jiangxiong's Mansion on Panjiang Road, the card game had been open for a long time, and in the chic semi-terrace-style hall of the small building in the courtyard, there were not many people, and there were just eight tables. Seeing the personal maid Cao's mother leading Lin Wanjing in, Miss Ye hurriedly got up to greet her:

"Why did you come so late today, I thought you wouldn't come, young lady!"

"Sister Qiuxi personally invited, why didn't I come," Lin Wanjing said, "It's just that there are many cars on this road, and it's been blocked for a long time, and I can't catch up, but I'm in a hurry." ”

There is such a story in Luzhou: the young and beautiful lady fell in love because of a photo in the newspaper, and married the general's wife in the southwest, but unfortunately the sky was jealous of the talent, the young general died on the battlefield and buried his bones in a foreign country, and the girl returned to his hometown and vowed not to marry again, which can be called a model of Luzhou's chaste martyr, this girl is Ye Qiuxi, the eldest daughter of Ye Jiangxiong, the commander of the Luzhou Guards Division.

"Look at you, casually said it that day, you were really called 'sister' and 'sister'!"

"Isn't it, Sister Qiuxi is older than Wan Jing, it's reasonable to call Sister Sheng, isn't it because my sister dislikes my sister?"

"Look at what you're saying! I don't know what kind of blessings I cultivated in my previous life, and in this life, I got a well-behaved girl like you, it's too late to hurt, where is the disgust of the door! Ye Qiuxi laughed.

"Miss, the young lady is here, why do you two stand and talk, why don't you sit down and talk while playing?" Cao's mother is very good at looking at her face, and at this time she has moved a chair to invite Lin Wanjing to sit down, but the card table is full of her, and she doesn't know where to put it for a while, and hesitates with the chair.

"Young lady, come and sit with me, my son is extremely prosperous today!" A lady at the same table gave way.

"Young lady, come and sit with me, I'm ventilated here, the scenery is good, it's comfortable!" The wife sitting opposite saw that she had been robbed, and pulled her as she spoke.

"Don't be busy, everyone, Wan Jing just came to my sister's place today to beg for tea, I'm stupid, and I can't learn to play cards or anything, don't disturb the interest of the wives." Lin Wanjing refused, "If you really can't see me hanging out here, I'll just buy a horse or something to join in the fun." ”

"Wanjing, I'm afraid you can't learn, but you don't want to learn, right? My aunt can say that at home earlier, if you were watching the game, you would be pulled away by the young marshal, he didn't want you to learn, you just didn't learn, otherwise you are so smart and clever where can you not learn. Ye Qiuxi motioned to Cao's mother to put the chair beside her, "It's okay, since the young lady said that she won't fight, then let's not embarrass her." and went to make tea for the young lady and brought snacks. ”

Mother Cao knew that Ye Qiuxi's last sentence was with her, and she looked at Lin Wanjing and asked, "I don't know what kind of tea the young lady likes?" ”

"Na, I know that the young lady often drinks Junshan silver needles, but I really don't have such good goods here. How about my favorite roses lately? Take fresh roses and air dry them to make tea, if you pair some milk, the flavor is even better.

"Okay, it's all up to my sister."

Hearing her answer like this, Ye Qiuxi laughed loudly again: "Mother Cao, did you hear it?" Go ahead and prepare. By the way, add less honey, this sound makes my heart crispy, if you give her honey again, I don't know how sweet it is! ”

Cao's mother went out in response, and happened to pass by Li Chengtai, and when she saw Li Chengtai enter the house, Lin Wanjing's eyebrows climbed a little displeasure: "What are you doing here?" ”

"It's all out there, so let's come in and see if there's any suspicious person."

"What suspicious characters could there be? Do you want me to ask the ladies and ladies to come out with their identity documents, and if they bring a male waiter, they will all be handed over to you to search, so that you can rest assured? Lin Wanjing was angry in her words, but Li Chengtai obviously didn't hear it, and replied directly:

"It's best to be able to do that."

Lin Wanjing was extremely angry, although she knew more about Li Chengtai, and Liu Jin often made him prudent and cautious, but she didn't expect it to be such a lump of elm: "What's the best?!" If you really want to investigate, I won't stay here, you take me to the Navy Administration, I have to ask Liu Jin what he means! ”

Li Chengtai knew that Lin Wanjing was angry, and his mouth moved for a long time, and he held back a sentence: "Young marshal...... Out of office ......"

In a word, Lin Wanjing didn't know how to answer at all, Ye Qiuxi burst out laughing, and when she saw Lin Wanjing's puffing little face flushed, she knew that she was really angry, and hurriedly opened her mouth to play a round: "Okay girl, your adjutant looks delicate but straightforward and cute, I think it's the first time I'm too nervous to go out with you, don't be angry with him, ah?" ”

Lin Wanjing was still angry, and glanced at Li Chengtai and said angrily: "Go out." ”

"This little brother, you have also seen that this hall is full of female dependents, and I am a widow, and it is inconvenient to entertain male guests. Why don't you take your brothers to the back of the house to drink water and rest? What I say here is also the division commander's mansion, and I will never let anyone come to me. Ye Qiuxi beckoned to the housekeeper and explained, "And take the little brother to the back hall to rest, and the people he brought are also well entertained." ”

Although Li Chengtai was a little upright, he still knew how to build such a big step for him Ye Qiuxi, saluted Lin Wanjing, and hurriedly followed the housekeeper and slipped out.

"People have sent you out, you can't see it, so don't sulk here." Ye Qiuxi pulled Lin Wanjing to sit down, "This extraordinary period is inevitably not nervous, the young marshal is also worried about you, for fear that you will make a mistake." Such a favor, do the people next to you want to come? ”

"This kind of favor is not uncommon for me! Whoever wants it will take it! ”

"Even if you want it, you have to be willing to give it. I'm afraid that if he is willing to give it, you will be reluctant. ”

"I wish I had. I don't know what he's doing today, so I'll find an adjutant to follow, like a canary in a cage, and I'll definitely be suffocated by him in a few days! ”

"Amitabha, don't talk about this kind of thing, girl! If it is for the young marshal, I can't tell who should tremble! The game was put back on, Ye Qiuxi was overjoyed, and she touched a good hand, "Sister, didn't you say you wanted to buy a horse just now?" Have you figured out whose horse to buy? ”

"I sat next to my sister, and I bought my sister's horse." Lin Wanjing took a closer look.

"Eh, then there's no beginning with this card this afternoon." Mrs. Shang sighed, "Which side this young lady is, which side will definitely win, this is the custom." ”

"If you want me to say that there are so many conventions, you just let me make me happy." Lin Wanjing finally smiled, "No one is allowed to play tricks on anyone this afternoon, so when I'm not here, have fun." ”

Lin Wanjing couldn't understand the game, and she didn't have the heart to look at it carefully, so she felt tired after three rounds of cards, so she casually found an excuse to go to the sofa by the window to watch the scenery. It was the season of the return of the swallows, and the dark shadow harnessed the pair of light wings to squander the excess energy among the flowers and trees, and it was difficult for the agile and light eyes to keep up with their speed. The wind was blowing, and the wind was mixed with rain, and the swift posture of the swallow swept through the rain, as if there was a moment when the rain curtain was cut. "Falling flowers are independent, and micro swifts are flying", these two words that Lin Wanjing has loved for a long time now respond to this scene, but there is a kind of indescribable taste. It is said that this swallow is a loyal bird, but I don't know if a nest of swifts in front of this building can also refuse to leave with the people in the building.

This guy was distracted, and the fierce battle at the card table a few steps away was in full swing, and at the end of another circle, a wife at the same table with Ye Qiuxi touched the cards and sighed: "This stinky hand today, I really can't play!" ”

She smiled at the woman at the table: "Mrs. Yang, if you want me to say that you don't have bad luck, it's that your mind is not on the cards!" I just look at your eyes, always follow the young lady, it's a woman, if you change to a man, let the young marshal see it, but you will suffer! ”

"Didn't I look at the young lady's jade-colored cheongsam today, and I wanted to get one for my girl." Mrs. Yang smiled a little embarrassedly, "But this shirt will be picky, and the young lady's Peugeot looks good in anything." The figure of the child has not changed much after giving birth, but he envies the dead. ”

"Sister Wanjing grew up in Peugeot, which is recognized inside and outside the city of Luzhou. The people sitting here today are all acquaintances, so I will say something that is not in line with the rules, the loss is that the young marshal is quick to start, if it is ten days and half a month late, the young masters and sons in Luzhou City may not know what to do! Ye Qiuxi also interjected.

Lin Wanjing vaguely heard what she was talking about, stood up and returned to the table: "How long have I been away now, I'm making fun of me here." I'll see, who's winning? ”

"Don't you dare to make fun of you! We say here that you are a good match with the young marshal, and you envy others! Ye Qiuxi didn't block the card, and showed her all the lights, "The habit of drinking tea?" Ask someone to refill some water for you. She raised her head to beckon Cao's mother to come, looked around, and wondered, "Wanjing, what about the little girl who followed you?" It seems like I haven't seen her in a long time......"

"Yes...... Just now she told me that it was convenient to go, so I allowed her to go, and she hasn't come back yet...... It's not that the house is too big and lost! ”

"Don't stumble on me, compared to your Imperial Kuntai, my house and yard are not worth half of it!" Ye Qiuxi waved his hand to Cao's mother as he spoke, "Go and call Adjutant Li, his young lady has something to ask him." ”

Li Chengtai came in response to the call, stood at the door for a long time before he lowered his head and walked in front of Lin Wanjing, and shouted in a low voice to the young lady. Seeing that Lin Wanjing was still unwilling to take care of him, Ye Qiuxi opened her mouth for her:

"Your young lady asked you, have you ever seen her girl Ah Ling go out of the yard?"

Li Chengtai thought for a while and shook his head: "No brother has ever reported this matter, so he must not have left this courtyard." ”

Lin Wanjing breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, but she still had to whisper softly on her face: "Then leave her alone." That girl said early this morning that she didn't sleep well, so she was lazy in some corner. There's nothing to look for her anyway, so let her go. ”

Hearing her say this, Ye Qiuxi motioned for Li Chengtai to go out first, turned his head and entered the card game again: "Sister, you are really good to your subordinates, don't be too harsh on Adjutant Li, no matter what, you also listen to the young marshal's orders, why do you bother him?" ”

"What my sister said is, it's just that I'm not happy at this time, and I'll be fine later." Lin Wanjing responded.

"That's good, I think the girl is not a careful person. I asked Cao's mother to prepare some flower cakes, and my aunt said that you said that you were okay with the last time, so I made some fresh ones and will come in a while. Don't talk about it, I'm idle anyway. ”

Lin Wanjing's mouth should be good, but her mind has long ceased to be on the refreshments, she did ask Ah Ling to find a way to go home to find out the news in the morning, but now Li Chengtai said that he had never seen her leave Yefu, could it be that this girl had wings and flew out of the hospital? After three rounds of the game, seeing that the wives seemed to be about to disperse, Lin Wanjing finally couldn't sit still.

"Sister, don't worry, I'll find someone to help you find her, and you can wait here." Ye Qiuluo comforted her, raised her hand and was about to summon Cao's mother into the door, but saw that Cao's mother had already led A-Ling back.

Ah Ling raised her eyes and glanced at Lin Wanjing timidly, hung her head and hurriedly returned to Lin Wanjing's side, and stopped after calling the eldest lady.

"Where did you go, girl, let the young lady wait for a good life!" Ye Qiuxi reproached her.

"Didn't you say it's convenient? It's been a long time, and if you don't come back, I'll find someone to catch you! Lin Wanjing also hated her.

"I'm sorry Miss, I walked to the backyard porch, smelled the flowers and wanted to sit down and rest for a while, but the wind blew comfortably, and somehow I fell asleep." Ah Ling replied in a low voice.

"But no, young lady, when I found this girl, this girl was sleeping leaning on the pillars of the porch, and she didn't even know that it was raining for a while, and the clothes on her body were wet." Cao's mother added, and at the end, she also taught Ah Ling a lesson: "Don't sleep like this next time, don't say that you're sick, you have to let your master worry about it!" ”

When Lin Wanjing heard this, she stepped forward and pulled Ah Ling to her side, and shook her hand into her palm, which was indeed as cold as she was worried: "What Mother Cao said is very true, you girl has slept like this all afternoon, and she doesn't feel uncomfortable, right?" ”

Ah Ling shook her head violently, and stuffed a newspaper into Lin Wanjing's hand, Lin Wanjing was stunned, and finally understood what she meant: "It's okay, please ask Mother Cao to take this girl to wipe her body." ”

Cao's mother led Ah Ling away, Lin Wanjing returned to the tea table to drink tea and rest with the wives who had just left the card table, the newspaper in her hand was the day, she only glanced at the front page headlines, and her thoughts were tied to those eye-catching big characters and could not be turned away: the position of the headlines was written in bold and enlarged font "Longmen Zhai Liao family rebellion, Luzhou Army secondary alert".