Chapter 18: Seeing Ice Heart in the Night
The drizzle fell overnight, the dawn stopped, and the next day the weather was still refreshing and warm. After noon, Li Fengying took the sword and wandered in front of the county yamen, he thought about it, and he didn't know whether he should walk into this yamen.
"I'm afraid that if I step into this step, don't think about coming out again." Li Fengying scratched her hair, stomped her feet, gritted her teeth, and said, "Death will die." So saying, he stiffened his head, approached the drumstick, picked up the drumstick, and struck it vigorously. The soldiers on the side were leaning against the wall and were sleepy, and they were suddenly startled by Li Fengying, and the whole person almost fell, seeing that Li Fengying was still beating the drum, he hurriedly stopped and scolded: "What are you crazy about in broad daylight?" Want to die, don't you? ”
"I'm going to sue the official!" When Feng Ying was stopped by him, he threw away his drumstick and said to the officer, "Take me to see your master." ”
"You don't have a small tone, is our lord what you say you can see?" The soldier glanced at him and scolded, "What do you want to say about the officer?" ”
"I killed someone!" Li Fengying raised his sword and said to the messenger.
Walking into this cell again, Bong Young felt quite nostalgic. Thinking of the shocked expression of the little brother who had just been sent to the officer, Bong Ying couldn't help laughing, and sat down against the wall, the smell of firewood and grass made him a little dazed.
"I don't know where Qianmo is in trouble now." Li Fengying thought so, but suddenly remembered the woman named Dou Niang who Yu Jike asked him to kill.
"Why would you want me to kill a woman I don't even know?" Lee Bong-young thought so.
At the same time in the east of the city, Doufu.
"Hey, be careful." A beautiful woman was directing the crowd back and forth in the courtyard, where people came and went, and chairs and vases were piled up on the ground, as if to prepare for a large celebration. Under the command of the woman, the servants either took a ladder to hang banners, or ganged up to hug tables and chairs. "Be careful, be careful. Those vases are very valuable, so don't break them. The woman saw that the two big men were dragging a high-necked vase of one person and were shaky, and hurriedly stepped forward to help with it.
"I said Dou Niang." A servant complained as he lifted it, "Why is this vase so heavy, you can't hide the gold in it?" ”
"You don't have the strength to say that the vase is heavy, let me tell you, these twenty or so large vases are really more valuable than gold, you must take it for me, in case one accidentally breaks one for me, I am afraid that you will have to be a person here with me for the rest of your life." When the time comes, I will be moved every day. The person who spoke was Dou Niang, who was nearly thirty years old now, and it was the time for him to be beautiful. I saw that she was wearing a breast-length pink dress, draped in an indigo blue silk, combed a cloud bun, and turned around in the crowd, like a fairy, which made people forget to return.
"Haha, I can't ask for a lifetime of being a servant under Dou Niang." The big man laughed. "It's just that what are we going to do with so many things today?"
"Isn't that taking over business from the outside?" Dou Niang said while holding the vase: "People want to bring their subordinates to our place to have a look." Don't embarrass me, take care of it, and I'll treat everyone to a drink when I'm done. ”
When everyone heard Dou Niang's promise, they cheered and worked hard one by one. No one paid attention to Dou Niang's slightly wrinkled eyes.
Everyone worked all afternoon, until they moved to the high-rise building on the moon, and then they rested. Dou Niang saw that the night was dark, so she instructed her subordinates to arrange a banquet, and after everyone ate, they dispersed one after another, not mentioning it for the time being.
People go to the courtyard empty, and the house of Nuoda is particularly quiet at this time. On the bamboo floor, Dou Niang sat alone by the window, stroking a quiet piano, and playing alone like water and moonlight. The sound of the piano is soft and soft, such as wine refreshing the heart, the bamboo shadow is slightly moved by the wind, swaying several times in front of the window, not only thinking about it, but also the sound of the piano into the spirit, that Dou Niang played for a while, and couldn't help but shed tears, a few tears slid down the white jade-like cheeks, fell on the strings and shattered into pieces, messing up the sound of the piano and disturbing the mood.
"You're crying again." Someone behind him suddenly said. When Dou Niang heard this, she didn't answer, but continued to play the qin. It seems that he has long been familiar with this unexpected visit, and it seems that he is evading the question.
"So many years." The voice in the shadows saw that she didn't answer, and didn't care, as if she had long been used to it. "Still can't you forget?"
"Not everyone can forget anything like you." Dou Niang smiled slightly, and looked up at the bright moon outside the window: "I'm different from you, I'm not a soulless puppet, I can't forget it." ”
"I have never seen you go to his grave to worship." The voice paused for a moment and said. It seemed to be dissatisfied with her words just now.
"I don't mean to offend." Dou Niang shook her head, but her fingertips never stopped. "An empty coffin is just self-deception, it's ridiculous, such a great person in life, but after death, he can't even save his body." At this point, her fingertips trembled slightly, and the sound of the piano changed.
"You know, if it were me now, I would do the same." The voice in the shadows said calmly, "I will not be merciful to my enemies. ”
"It's not you who will kill him!" The sound of the piano changed suddenly, as if it were a resentful person who was holding back his anger. Dou Niang shouted suddenly, and then there was a long silence, and after a long time, the stopped piano sound was played intermittently again. "It doesn't make sense anymore, and I don't want to think about it anymore. Now I have more important things to do, and I just want to finish it this morning, and then I can go and be with him. ”
There was a long silence.
"Someone will come to your house in a few days." The dark shadow suddenly said, "I hope you can take good care of him for a while." ”
"Is that him?" Dou Niang was slightly stunned.
"Nope." The shadow shook its head.
"It's his child."
"Huh." Dou Niang shook her head and smiled: "He still has flesh and blood left in the world." ”
"The guards who desperately saved them from the chaos back then have been kept in other places." The man in black spoke calmly, as if this had nothing to do with him.
"I see." Dou Niang regained her composure and continued to play the piano. "What do you want me to do? Passing on his martial arts? I'm afraid that he won't be willing to learn my bloody sword song. ”
"Not necessarily. Just take him in for a while. The shadow paused.
"Got it." Dou Niang finished the song, took the guqin and said: "If he likes to come, come here." It just so happens that there is a shortage of manpower in the family recently, and it will not be exposed if he is mixed with the subordinates, and those in the province who can't see him alive are itching when they see it. ”
"I'm tired."
"When will the people arrive?"
"Just these days."
"I see."
"How's the supplies, money, weapons and armor prepared?" The voice asked suddenly.
"What do you think I've been up to these days?"
"In that case, then I'll go."
The bamboo building returned to silence, and even the bamboo shadow outside the window was silent.
"Thousands of mountains and bright moons are always similar, all kinds of separation, like a dream."
"Oh, my little grandfather, why are you locked up here?" In the cell, the old man in the official robe changed his usual attitude, came to the prison in fear, took the key from the jailer's hand and opened the door for Li Fengying in person.
"My little ancestor, you said earlier that you are the master of this Amazing Sword." The old man helped the sleepy Li Fengying up and said, "It's also my subordinates who are confused, they didn't punish you, right?" ”
Li Fengying was sleeping in a daze, and was suddenly called up by this official master, listening to him for a few miles, and he didn't know what to say. It's just that when I saw this official uniform, I suddenly remembered the words of Youjike, so I said to the official master: "I'm here to solve the case, is it okay?" ”
"Yes, of course." The old man hurriedly helped him out of the prison and said: "You can solve any case, anyone's case, as long as you don't continue to take it in this prison, otherwise the villain I will not be able to compensate you with ten heads." As he spoke, he suddenly turned around and shouted, "Why don't you hurry up and take this master to find the file." As he spoke, he came over three more times, hugged Fengying and walked towards the back office. After a short time, everyone came to the room where the file was kept. The night was dark, the candlesticks were weak, the files could not be seen clearly, and the men were in a hurry, but there was little progress. The old man was in a hurry, so he pushed everyone away and personally rummaged back and forth in the pile of files. I don't know how long it took to turn over, but I heard the man cheer: "Found it!" Everyone hurriedly gathered around the candle flame, and the official unfolded the dossier, and slowly read along the handwriting: "Li Fengying, killing his father and wife, seeking wealth and killing his life, the crime is unforgivable, and he should be beheaded according to the law." Feng Ying was uncomfortable when she heard it, and when she remembered the tragic scene of Mu Danyang Xin Qianche at that time, she couldn't help frowning slightly. The old man saw it in his eyes, hurriedly took the candle flame in his hand, burned the file, and said with a sneer: "Little ancestor, you don't have to think about this anymore, you are now innocent." If you don't have anything else to do, I'll send someone to send you back? ”
"There's Lord Law." Li Fengying didn't want to stay here longer, so he had to leave. As soon as he turned around, he suddenly remembered something, and turned around and asked, "There is another thing I want to ask for help." ”
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say. Little Ancestor, you just command. When the adult saw him turn around suddenly, he couldn't help but be startled, thinking that something was going to happen.
"I'd like to ask another adult to help me close the case." Lee Bong-young smiled.
"How many people did this man kill?" The adult thought to himself in his heart, but he still smiled and said, "This is natural, but I don't know, what other case do you want to sell?" ”
"It's a girl." Li Fengying smiled slightly.
"Qianmo, stealing on the street, arresting, and disturbing officials and horses. The original sentence was three years. The man took a pamphlet and said, "This is what you're looking for?" ”
"Exactly." Li Fengying thanked him and said, "Burn it." After Fang finished speaking, he suddenly said, "Wait a minute, give it to me." I don't know if it's okay? ”
"Of course, of course." When the adult heard him ask, he hurriedly handed over the booklet and said, "This is the case record, only this one." ”
"Thank you, sir. In this case, it is inconvenient for the younger generation to bother anymore. Li Fengying thanked him again, and then went out under the escort of everyone.
"Whew, finally sent away." I heard my men come back and say goodbye. The man let out a sigh of relief, and reached out and touched his neck. "I finally saved my head."
"Where do we go next?" Walking on the street, Li Fengying looked at the empty bluestone long street. "My home is a scorched earth now, and it doesn't matter if I can't go back or not." After a pause, he said to himself: "This place is not far from the Dou Mansion mentioned by Youheke, so I simply took advantage of the night to explore the reality." Thinking so, he stuffed the file into his arms and went straight to Dou's mansion.