By the time the recital was finished, the eastern sky was already slightly bright.

I stretched, moving my stiff, sore fingers.

"Done?" Du Rong, who had been squinting and sleeping lightly on the longboard, suddenly spoke softly.

Startled by him, I stepped forward and fell beside him, closing my eyes a little tiredly.

"I'm so tired." I complained.

Du Rong pulled the thin blanket he was wearing on top of me, and he suddenly realized, "No wonder you want to live in this cloth shed that is ventilated on all sides, you can't sleep for a few hours." At this, he lamented, "Alas, have pity on me." ”

I pushed the blanket towards him and said, "Since you had to mess with me in the first place, let's not sigh here now." I rolled over and leaned in the direction of Du Rong in order to absorb the heat, "Shhh ”

Du Rong fell asleep in a daze, he opened his eyes, and in the afterglow, the pale and thin face was not like a real person under the wind and snow.

His heart beat for a moment as the warm breath contrasted with the cold wind, and then slowly began to beat.

Sighing slightly, Du Rong covered all the thin blankets on his side on the body of the young man beside him.

The snow flew lonely in the dark night, with pieces of flowers and crumbs, like a dream.

Following.

"According to what you described, Song Liang and Zhao Cheng, who are more suspicious, will be left in the end, ...... will remain."

I nodded, "Shang Xiaoqiu." ”

Du Rong shook the folding fan in his hand, he frowned slightly, and said, "I always feel that something is wrong with this matter." After thinking about it, Du Rong felt that this matter didn't make sense, "You see, if Shang Xiaoqiu is the leader of the rebels, then what is her purpose in hiding in the Zhao Mansion?" A small handyman, she has no possibility of stealing secrets. Moreover, Shang Xiaoqiu is Xiaoyu's distant cousin, Xiaoyu has frequent contacts with this bandit leader, Song Xiao is Xiaoyu's master, Song Liang is not a suspect, but he is Song Xiao's brother, don't you think the relationship between these people is a little strange? ”

That's what I've been figuring out all along.

I muttered, "I have also thought about what you said, but to this day, Shang Xiaoqiu is definitely the person to whom all the evidence points to, she involves Song Xiao, Zhao Cheng, and Wu Yue, and judging from the words she said when she saw Wu Yue at night and conspired, it all shows that she has a lot to do with the rebels. ”

"Why don't you think there's something wrong with this woman Song Xiao? She sneaked out to see Wu Yue at night, didn't she? Du Rong retorted to me.

I waved my hand, and I didn't think there was anything wrong with Song Xiao.

I said, "She stole to see Wu Yue, but she just gave him a Supa, but there was nothing on the pass. ”

"What does this mean?"

I saw that he still didn't understand, so I chanted, "Don't write love words or poems, one side of Supa sends lovesickness, Lang Jun deliberately turns it over, and thinks horizontally and vertically." After groaning, I glanced at him, "Now you understand, right?" ”

Du Rong was speechless: "Where did you see this?" I have never seen the master teach it. ”

I was a little proud, "It's you who are lonely and unheard, and you still claim to be the first genius of the White Crane Academy!"

"What you see with your eyes may not be the truth, this Song Xiao didn't come to Tuzhou early or late, but when you arrived, she appeared. I bet you, if she's okay, the money you owe me will be written off. Du Rong didn't bother to bother with me, he said to me with a straight look.

I also straightened my face and said, "Okay, I'll bet with you." ”

"If you lose......" Du Rong curled the corners of his mouth to look at me.

I raised my eyebrows, "What do you want?" ”

Du Rong smiled and said, "You know, money, I definitely don't lack it, and I'm not rare for beautiful wine." ”

"Don't talk nonsense."

Seeing the way he was talking nonsense, I suddenly regretted my decision.

"Okay." Du Rong nodded, "I want you to recuperate well for a period of time after the incident in Tuzhou, and I will personally supervise you during this time." ”

I froze, and a gleam flashed in my eyes.

"You should be, anyway, it's okay with me." I shrugged.

Du Rong smiled, "That's good, from now on, we will divide into two ways." I'll keep an eye on Song Xiao, and you go look at Shang Xiaoqiu to see who wins and loses in the end. ”

I glanced at him defiantly, and then ordered someone to prepare a carriage to go to the inn where Song Xiao was in Tuzhou.

Originally, I was going to go to Tuzhou Prison to greet Song Liang, but now that Du Rong is willing to take over this matter, I am happy to stand by and watch.

Arriving at the inn, Song Xiao took Xiaoyu to stand at the door of the inn to greet me, I looked left and right, and asked, "What about Xiaoyu's distant cousin?" ”

Song Xiao saluted me and replied, "The innkeeper and the chef are not there, so Xiaoqiu went to the back kitchen to prepare meals for us, and she is busy in the kitchen now." ”

"Hmm." I answered, and then went into the inn and sat down.

Song Xiao followed into the inn, and she asked me with some hesitation, "My lord, is there anything wrong with her?" ”

I said, "It's nothing, but there are still some questions I want to ask Miss Xiaoqiu to understand." ”

Song Xiao smiled at me, and after telling Xiaoyu to summon Xiaoqiu, he stood awkwardly next to me.

I have always cherished women, and I know that in this age when the world's views are biased towards men, women are mostly not treated fairly. Seeing Song Xiao standing beside me so uncomfortably, I said, "If Madame has something else to do, you don't have to worry about your own appearance, your original appearance only sits here and waits for Miss Xiaoqiu to come, and you don't have to bother Madame to accompany you." ”

Song Xiao seemed to be relieved when she heard me say this, but she didn't rush to leave, but hesitated in place.

"Want to ask about your brother?" I looked up at her.

Song Xiao bit her lip and let out a soft "um".

I comforted her, "Don't worry, he's fine, the crime hasn't been settled, and no one dares to do anything to him." ”

Song Xiao really relaxed at this time, she saluted me and thanked, "I know that my brother's suspected matter is very important, and I have been panicking and sleepless for the past few days, for fear that something will happen to my brother in prison." Today you can bring news of your brother, women...... Thank you, sir. ”

I waved my hand, "Madame, go ahead." ”

Song Xiao saluted me again, and then skirted up to the wing room on the second floor.

I sat downstairs and watched her back as she went upstairs, my eyes darkening.

"Your Excellency, ...... Looking for me? Shang Xiaoqiu hurried to me from the back kitchen, her apron didn't have time to be changed, her hair was a little messy, and only one pair of hands was specially washed.

"Miss Xiaoqiu, sit." I reached out and invited her to sit down across from me, "Let's talk." ”

Shang Xiaoqiu looked at me nervously, and when she saw that I had a friendly face and a kind smile, she sat down opposite me tremblingly.

"What do you want to talk to the people?"

"Don't be so nervous." I asked her to relax, "Where is Miss Xiaoqiu's ancestral home?" ”

Shang Xiaoqiu's two hands kept rubbing the corners of her clothes, and she replied, "People's daughters, Zhejiang people." ”

"What kind of relationship are you and Miss Xiaoyu?"

"The folk girl lost her father when she was young, and only her mother raised me with hard work. Xiaoyu's father is the cousin of my mother's brother's wife, and he takes good care of us mother and daughter. ”

"Miss Xiaoqiu's life experience is a bit bumpy...... Is your mother okay lately? ”

Hearing me ask about this, Shang Xiaoqiu's eyes turned red, she tried to hold back her tears, and choked up, "My mother...... My mother passed away 10 years ago. ”

I was silent.

When Shang Xiaoqiu's mood improved, I continued to ask her, "Zhejiang is so far away from Tuzhou, why did you and Miss Xiaoyu travel thousands of miles to come here?" ”

"My family suffered misfortune, and Xiaoyu and I were afraid that we would be hunted down by the enemy, so we had to hide in this remote Tuzhou." Shang Xiaoqiu sorted out his emotions and answered me.

"Enemies? If it's a human life, why don't you report it to the official? ”

Shang Xiaoqiu's eyes dimmed, and she replied, "The grievances of the rivers and lakes, how can you tell who is right and who is wrong?" Even if it is reported to the official, the government cannot do anything. It's better to leave a life behind...... It's good to live. ”

I sighed softly.

"If Miss Xiaoqiu encounters this kind of thing again in the future, she will come to her true appearance, and this appearance will definitely call the shots for you."

Shang Xiaoqiu didn't expect me to say this, she looked up at me with teary eyes, muttering something in her mouth, but in the end she didn't say anything.

"What errand did Miss Xiaoqiu do in the Zhao Mansion?"

"It's just sweeping the floor, watering the flowers, washing clothes, etc."

"What are your chances of meeting Lord Zhao?"

"It's not much, we only see each other once or twice a year."

"You said you saw Lord Zhao having a private meeting with a woman one night, and the woman called Lord Zhao her father-in-law?"

"Yes."

"Did you really see it with your own eyes?"

Shang Xiaoqiu looked at me suspiciously, she didn't understand why I had clearly asked her about this in the Zhao Mansion that day, and now I had to ask her again and again.

But she didn't dare not answer me, so she nodded and said, "Yes." ”

"How did you come across this?"

"That night, the folk girl had a bad stomach, and she got up in the middle of the night to go to the toilet, and happened to meet Lord Zhao. I originally wanted to go up and say hello to Lord Zhao, but who would have thought that Lord Zhao had sneaked out of the back door. At that time, the folk girl was curious, so she stepped forward to see what Lord Zhao was going to do, so the folk girl saw that scene. ”

"Who is that woman? Do you see clearly? "I asked a little urgently.

"No..." may be my tone is a little heavier, Shang Xiaoqiu cringed back, "I, I didn't see ...... clearly"

"Okay." Knowing that I couldn't ask any more questions, I stood up and said, "I'm leaving, if Miss Xiaoqiu is still busy in the kitchen, let's go and get busy." ”

Shang Xiaoqiu also stood up, she didn't dare to really leave me to go to the back kitchen by herself, so she followed me to the carriage, and when she saw me lifting my clothes and getting into the car, she relieved herself.

"Go to the city."

After coming to Tuzhou for so many days, I have never had a good understanding of Tuzhou's military deployment, so I can simply see enough of it today.

The groom asked, "Which city is Xiangye going to?" ”

"Starting with the most recent, one by one."

"Yes."

The groom whipped and the carriage moved slowly.

Jinluan Palace, in front of the emperor's throne, sandalwood curls.

"When you came back from Yuju Mountain, I didn't ask you about what happened to Yuju Mountain. Now that your injuries have healed, you must have thought about the causes and consequences of this incident, right? ”