Rimasa's house.

A man in his thirties with sharp-beaked monkey cheeks stood in front of Meng Tianchu, this person was the legendary Lizheng Lord Xi Yuan.

Meng Tianchu didn't say a word of greetings, and said straight to the point: "I'm here for the case that Xi picked up, so I have something to ask you." ”

Xi Yuan smiled and welcomed Meng Tianchu to the front of the hall and sat down, and only then said after instructing his subordinates to serve tea: "What else do you have to ask about Xi's case, the adults just want to ask about the relationship between Xi and the Xi family, why did Xi Zhu kill people, these former adults have asked." ”

Meng Tianchu: "I don't ask about that. ”

Xi Yuan was stunned for a moment and said, "What do you want to ask?" ”

Meng Tianchu: "Which family did you tell the daughter of the Xi family?" ”

Xi Yuan: "Everyone is dead, and they haven't married yet, what are you doing when you ask this?" ”

Meng Tianchu: "I'm just curious." ”

Xi Yuan looked a little awkward and said, "After so many years, I can't remember which one it is." ”

Meng Tianchu: "Lord Li Zheng can't remember, or didn't he say anything to Xi at all?" ”

Xi Yuan hurriedly replied righteously: "The prefect must not say this about lowly duties, after Xi picked up his mother came to me back then, I did go to the neighboring village to tell Xi a family, but it has been three years, where do you remember which one you are talking about, but... But you wait, I'll find someone to come and ask, maybe someone is in a hurry for me, my lord wait, my lord wait, I will go and ask someone. After saying that, he left in a hurry.

Xiaonuo: "Tianchu, what are you asking for?" ”

Meng Tianchu: "The family affairs of ordinary people are told by the matchmaker who entrusts them. Then I found the eight characters of the two to meet, since the Xi family was going to marry and marry on the second day of the crime, it stands to reason that it is double happiness, and the people of the Xi family should have at least seen each other's parents and even their daughters. Except for Xi picking up himself, I wonder if there is something wrong with the other party's family, since we don't have a place to start now, we have to cast a net in many places. ”

Jian Ning: "There is no mention of the marriage in the file, if you can really find the family in the place at that time and ask." There may be unexpected discoveries. ”

At this time, Li Zheng came back with a smile and said, "Look at my memory." I asked, it was the Wu family in the neighboring village, I had seen that girl at that time, Xiao Xi looked like she was three years old, and she was fourteen years old at the time. ”

Meng Tianchu got up, and Li Zheng cautiously followed behind Meng Tianchu, and said, "Lord Prefect, you are..."

Meng Tianchu: "Let's go, take us to see." ”

Xi Yuan seemed to have guessed Meng Tianchu's move to come back, and hurriedly said, "Okay." The lowly duty is ready, and the carriage and horses are waiting outside the door. ”

Meng Tianchu turned around and glanced at Li Zheng. "How far is the surrounding village in the neighboring village, and how long will it take?" ”

Xi Yuan thought for a while and said, "It's probably only half an hour away." ”

Meng Tianchu: "Then we don't need a carriage, just ride a horse." ”

Xi Yuan hurriedly smiled and said: "My lord, you look at the sky outside is already overcast, the sky is cold, and you are worried that your body and bones will not be able to stand such a cold wind." If you're riding a horse. The wind blew to the bones, tsk...", Li Zheng made a very cold gesture.

Meng Tianchu: "If you're afraid of the cold." You tell me the name of the family, and I'll go myself. ”

Xi Yuan: "Adults are not afraid, where is there a saying that they are afraid of the cold, then these two ladies..."

Meng Tianchu looked at Xiao Nuo and Jian Ning, and before he could speak, the two of them said in unison: "Let's go too." ”

Xi Yuan praised again and again: "The two ladies of the adults are really women who don't let their eyebrows go." ”

Jian Ning hurriedly explained: "Lord Lizheng, I'm not..."Who thinks that Jian Ning hasn't finished speaking, Xi Yuan has already walked out of the door, hurriedly preparing the horses, Jian Ning's face is red, Xiao Nuo snickered and walked to Jian Ning's side and poked her arm with her hand, Jian Ning was even more embarrassed.

After the horses were ready, Meng Tianchu and the others walked out of the compound of Li Zheng's house, just got on the horse, and suddenly saw a carriage coming from afar, Xi Yuan hurriedly walked to Meng Tianchu's side, and whispered: "Please let me be humble for some time, and I will come immediately." After speaking, he hurriedly walked towards the carriage, and before he got closer, a woman wearing a big red jacket jumped on the carriage, Meng Tianchu and they were about five meters away from the carriage, Meng Tianchu saw that this woman was the girl who fell down while playing in the snow outside his window that day, and was called a "fairy" by Xiaonuo.

The girl seemed to be very smiling, and she giggled as soon as she got out of the car, and Xi Yuan also hugged the girl out of the car affectionately, and said, "Ghost elf, it's so cold outside, if you let your grandfather know that you came out, you should be scolded again." ”

The girl took Lizheng's arm and said delicately: "That person misses his uncle, can't he come to see you?" ”

Xi Yuan pointed at Meng Tianchu and whispered: "This is a friend from Hangzhou Mansion, my uncle can't play with you today, I want to accompany them on a trip, and when my uncle comes back, I will come to you non-stop, okay?" ”

The girl looked at Meng Tianchu and them, as if she couldn't remember that day, her face was flushed, she looked at Meng Tianchu and the people around him very silently, pulled Xi Yuan's sleeve and said, "Who are they, where is the uncle going to accompany them?" ”

Xi Yuan: "Just go to the neighboring village, they have relatives in the neighboring village." ”

Xiaonuo heard Li Zheng's words, and whispered to Meng Tianchu: "Why did Li Zheng lie to that girl, Tianchu, you see that girl is about the same age as Feiyan, and even older, and she is still so childish when she talks like this?" ”

Meng Tianchu shook his head and did not speak.

The girl pursed her mouth and said, "Is it okay to go with your uncle that month?" ”

Li Zheng's face changed suddenly when he heard this, and he said again and again: "No, Yue'er is obedient, you go back first, and my uncle will come back to play with Yue'er after finishing his errands, okay?" ”

The girl snorted and shook off Rizheng's hand. walked straight towards Meng Tianchu, Xi Yuan hurriedly followed, the girl walked in front of Meng Tianchu, stretched out her hand and pointed at Meng Tianchu's nose and said, "Is it your relative in the neighboring village?" ”

Meng Tianchu saw that he was making gestures to himself behind the girl's back, and he was squeezing his eyebrows. So he smiled and nodded.

Girl: "Who are you, do you know what my uncle does, why do you dictate to my uncle and let him do this and that for you?" ”

Xi Yuan stepped forward and hurriedly bowed down to compensate Meng Tianchu. Then he pulled the girl and said in a good voice: "Yue'er must not talk to the prefect like this." ”

When the girl heard this, she laughed. Revealing a mouthful of white and neat teeth, he pointed at Meng Tianchu and said, "Uncle, you said he was the prefect?" Giggles..., isn't the prefect my grandfather? ”

Xi Yuan was so anxious that he was sweating, and he didn't know how to say it, Meng Tianchu said: "Old lady Xi was indeed the prefect in the past, but she has been out of office for many years, has the girl forgotten?" ”

After hearing this, the girl looked dazed, and Xi Yuan hurriedly pulled her hand and was about to leave. said: "If Yue'er doesn't listen to her uncle again. I'll let your grandfather come. ”

Yue'er turned to look at Meng Tianchu as she walked, and suddenly said as she walked, "I remember, I've seen you." ”

Meng Tianchu smiled, but Xi Yuan said, "You're talking nonsense again!" It's only been two days since the prefect came, where have you seen it? ”

After hearing this, Yue'er simply stopped and laughed, and said loudly: "In a dream, it must be in a dream." Seen in dreams. ”

Xi Yuan asked the two maids in Yue'er to forcibly pull Yue'er into the car. Meng Tianchu looked at Yue'er's happy appearance and listened to her words. suddenly remembered Teresa Teng's song "Sweet Honey": Where and where have I seen you, your smile is so familiar, I can't remember it for a while... In dreams, in dreams, I have seen you in dreams...

Xi Yuan easily sent Yue'er to the car, Yue'er poked her head out and beckoned to Meng Tianchu, Xiaonuo: "Is this girl having a problem with her brain?" ”

Xi Yuan almost pleaded and said, "My little ancestor, you better go back quickly." ”

The girl said to Meng Tianchu: "Come here, I have something to say to you." ”

Xi Yuan looked at Meng Tianchu with some embarrassment, but Meng Tianchu walked over with a smile, walked to the front of the car, Yue'er leaned in front of Meng Tianchu, and whispered, "I have really seen you." ”

Meng Tianchu smiled and said, "What you said is not wrong, I have seen you too." ”

When the girl heard this, she was immediately happy, clapped her hands and said, "Look! I said we've met, but I don't remember where, and you tell me, where have we met? ”

Xi Yuan said to Meng Tianchu: "My lord, let's hurry up." ”

Meng Tianchu said to the girl: "You go back first, I'll go to the neighboring village first, and I'll come back and tell you." The girl stretched out her finger, Meng Tianchu was puzzled, and the girl said, "Words count, let's pull the hook." ”

Meng Tianchu smiled, and Xi Yuan slapped the girl's hand on the ground and said, "Yue'er, don't be so rude to the prefect. ”

The girl stretched out her hand again, ignoring Xi Yuan, only looking at Meng Tianchu, Meng Tianchu stretched out her hand happily, the little fingers of the two people hooked, Yue'er returned to the car with satisfaction, Xi Yuan hurriedly signaled the coachman to drive, and watched the carriage go away, then sighed, thought for a while, and then came back to his senses, and thanked Meng Tianchu a few times, Meng Tianchu saw Xi Yuan's heart-wrenched appearance, and had a sense of curiosity about this girl named Yue'er.

Xi Yuan led Meng Tianchu and his party to the neighboring village on horseback, and it was already snowing again at this time.

Xi Yuan said to Meng Tianchu: "Do you think you should go to Lizheng's house in this village to rest for a while, or go directly to Wu's house?" ”

Meng Tianchu thought for a while, Jian Ning stepped forward and said, "My lord, I think it's better to rest at home in this village, everyone is a little tired." ”

Xi Yuan hurriedly said: "Madam said yes." ”

Jian Ning was about to argue, Xiao Nuo took Jian Ning's hand and snickered: "Let's go, I also want to drink some hot tea." ”

Meng Tianchu saw that everyone had this idea, so he had no choice but to agree.

Soon came to the village to be in the field, and suddenly the prefect came, the two of them were a little out of proportion, making tea and ordering people to cook, they were very busy, Meng Tianchu said to Jian Ning: "Actually, you can go directly to Wu's house." ”

Jian Ning whispered: "Some things are not necessarily that this Li Zheng will be able to ask some words better than the Li Zheng in the walled village, and I mainly have this consideration." Because Li Zheng and Xi Rui in the walled village are a family, he should have asked Xi Rui for instructions on everything he did, just thinking that he didn't remember what he said before, and even the horses were ready after coming back from outside. It shows that he is not clever in his heart, but that someone made him do it. But the village didn't plan with him, so..."

Xiaonuo smiled and said, "Sister Ning'er is cunning! ”

Meng Tianchu approvingly: "Xiaonuo is right, I actually ignored it, or you are more careful than me." ”

Jian Ning was a little embarrassed to be praised by Meng Tianchu and Xiaonuo. He smiled and picked up the teacup and pretended to drink tea.

Meng Tianchu called the village's Li Zheng, who was probably in his early fifties. With a dignified and honest appearance, standing in front of Meng Tianchu, he felt that his hands and feet didn't know how to place it like this.

Meng Tianchu said casually: "There is no need to be so formal, we just come over casually to take a look, who wants to disturb you." ”

Li Zheng hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Know... The prefect is tired of traveling and traveling, and if he can come to our village to have a look, it must make the whole village flourish and be lowly... It's too late to rejoice. ”

Meng Tianchu: "You sit down and talk, I have something to ask you." ”

Li Zheng looked at Xi Yuan cautiously, Xi Yuan sat aside and said to Li Zheng with a smile: "The prefect asked you to sit, and you sat down." ”

Meng Tianchu thought to himself that this was already out of the walled village. It feels like it's still the sphere of influence of the walled village. Isn't this Xi Yuan too rampant?

Meng Tianchu said to Xi Yuan: "You and my subordinates will take people to bring all the people of the Wu family to Lizheng without taking any land, and I will wait here." ”

Xi Yuan hurriedly got up and called a few subordinates and was about to give orders, when Meng Tianchu said, "I'll let you take people personally." ”

After hearing this, Xi Yuan saw that Meng Tianchu didn't dare to say anything with a serious face, Meng Tianchu looked at the dragon slaughter, Xi Yuan had no choice but to go out of the door, and the dragon slaughter would take people away with Xi Yuan.

Meng Tianchu walked away. It was expected that he would return soon. Then he said to Li Zheng: "Your village is quite close to the walled village on weekdays? ”

Li Zheng: "Because it's a neighbor, it's natural to get closer." ”

Meng Tianchu: "Then do you have a lot of marriages in your village and the walled village?" ”

Li Zheng: "It should be a lot. Most of the people in the walled village are relatively wealthy, and the people in our village are willing to marry them, but it is not possible to get their wish if they want to marry them. ”

Meng Tianchu: "So? ”

Li Zheng: "People with good conditions will naturally be more picky, generally they look at which family in our village, and we have no possibility of choosing others." Meng Tianchu: "Is it up to you to decide the marriage between men and women in your village?" ”

Li Zheng smiled and said, "That's it, where can I care about so many things, unless there are some things that they think are against the norm or against the ancestral system, they will come to me." ”

Meng Tianchu: "Then do you know about the relationship between the Xi Ping family in the walled village and the Wu family in your village three years ago?" ”

Li Zheng thought for a while and said: "I don't know much about this matter, but later the Xi family had an accident, and the matter of the family collapsed, so I knew a little, I heard that the young man named Xi picked up was an orphan adopted by the family, alas, is it considered to be a tiger for trouble." ”

Meng Tianchu: "What did you hear?" ”

Li Zheng: "Let's just say that Xi picked up and killed the whole family, and then destroyed the corpses, and even the corpses of the whole family were not left behind, and they were all burned cleanly, really..."

Meng Tianchu: "Then the people of the Wu family in your village didn't say anything when they found out?" ”

Li Zheng: "What can I say, I thought that the girl in my family would be happy after marrying into the walled village, who would have thought that it would be such a scene, so I had to find another family, the girl of Wujiadi married a small trader in Qiantang County three months after the accident in the Xi's family in the walled village, and I heard that the children were born a few days ago. ”

Meng Tianchu: "Have you seen Xi pick up?" ”

Li Zheng shook his head and said, "No, I heard that there is a talent." ”

Meng Tianchu: "Did any of your local family marry into the walled village?" ”

Li Zheng smiled and said, "Yes, yes, my two granddaughters are married to the walled village." ”

Meng Tianchu saw that Li Zheng was smiling happily and was very satisfied, so he said, "That's a good thing." ”

Rizheng nodded. Said: "There is also a steward who is married to the Xi family, although he has no power, he can live in the Xi Mansion, I have been to see it." It was a much better day than my day, and I had a quiet day, but I was just helping in the kitchen, and I could bring some delicious food back to the family from time to time, hehe..."

At this time, Slaying Dragon and Xi Yuan returned. He walked in with a couple of people behind him.

Xi Yuan: "Why don't you hurry up and meet the prefect?" ”

The people behind him listened, and they didn't look at who it was. He knelt on the ground with a plop, and his voice trembled a little.

Meng Tianchu: "You don't have to be formal, I came to ask you about the marriage with Xi Ping's family in the walled village three years ago, which of you is the head of the household?" ”

A man in his thirties replied in a low voice: "My father died of illness last year, and I am the son of the Wu family." ”

Meng Tianchu saw that he was still speaking in an orderly manner, so he said, "What's your name?" ”

"Back to adults, my name is Wu Min."

Meng Tianchu: "Wu Min, do you know about this matter?" ”

Wu Min: "I know, I've seen the man who married my sister." ”

When Meng Tianchu heard this, he couldn't help but come up. "Tell me what you know." ”

Wu Min hadn't spoken yet. Xi Yuan on the side coughed dryly, Wu Min quickly shut up, Meng Tianchu looked at Xi Yuan, and said with a smile: "Lord Lizheng, you seem to be a little thirsty, it is better to sit down and drink tea quietly." ”

Xi Yuan hurriedly sat down with a smile, picked up the teacup, and stopped making a sound.

Meng Tianchu: "Okay, Wu Min, you can say it." ”

Wu Min: "At that time, the young man named Xi Pickup brought some New Year's goods to my family. Because it's the New Year. It was just some bacon and firewood or something, and I didn't think the young man could talk much. Pretty diligent, that's all. ”

Meng Tianchu: "Has your sister seen it?" ”

Wu Min: "I haven't seen it, I haven't married yet, so it's impossible to meet like this." ”

Meng Tianchu looked at the person kneeling on the ground and said, "You all get up and talk, Wu Min, your sister is not among them." ”

Wu Min: "I have married into the Zhang family in Qiantang." ”

Xi Yuan: "My lord, let's eat first, I can't ask anything anyway." ”

Meng Tianchu looked at Xi Yuan, and suddenly said, "I heard that there is a very good wine near you, what is it called?" ”

Xi Yuan immediately said: "Drunk among the flowers"

Meng Tianchu smiled and said, "This name is good, good, I don't know if this official will be lucky enough to drink this kind of wine today?" ”

Xi Yuan walked to Li Zheng's side, and Li Zheng quickly got up and replied, "Yes, yes, I'll go and prepare." ”

Meng Tianchu looked at Xi Yuan and said, "You can go too, since you can't ask anything, I'll just chat with them, you don't have to watch here." ”

Xi Yuan had no choice but to follow Li Zheng and look back as he walked.

Meng Tianchu smiled and said to Wu Min: "I listen to you, you should have read some books." ”

Wu Min said a little shyly: "It's just a few words, where can it be counted, where do we farmers have this spare money, but I heard that Xi picks up some literary talents." ”

Meng Tianchu didn't expect Wu Min to take the initiative to mention Xi Pickup, so he followed Wu Min's words and said, "I've seen Xi Pickup, and I think so." ”

Wu Min saw that Meng Tianchu didn't have a frame at all, so he relaxed a lot, and said, "Didn't you say that Xi Shu had already beheaded him?" When have you ever seen him? ”

Meng Tianchu smiled and said, "Who did you hear that Xi Shu had already beheaded people?" ”

Wu Min cautiously looked outside the door, Meng Tianchu motioned for Wu Min to come closer and speak, Wu Min walked to Meng Tianchu's side and whispered, "It's what the people in the surrounding village said." ”

Meng Tianchu: "Then do you know why Xi Shu was beheaded?" ”

Wu Min: "I heard that it was his mother and two sisters who killed him, I don't believe it." ”

Meng Tianchu's heart moved, and said, "Why? ”

Before Wu Min could speak, an old woman behind him whispered: "Boss, don't talk nonsense!" ”

Wu Min turned around and said, "Mother, I'll talk to adults." ”

Meng Tianchu smiled and said, "Exactly, the old man doesn't have to worry about it. Wu Min also smiled, and suddenly saw Xi Yuan and Li Zheng coming over, and hurriedly took a few steps back. whispered to Meng Tianchu: "My lord, I know the craft of a carpenter." ”

Meng Tianchu didn't understand it at first, but then pondered it again, and couldn't help but look at Wu Min and smile. This man is quite smart, and it seems that he has something to say to himself.

After taking the table, Meng Tianchu said, "Let the Wu family eat with us." ”

Li Zheng waved his hand again and again, and said, "My lord, this is not in accordance with the rules." ”

Meng Tianchu thought for a while and said, "Then let's do it." Let everyone in the Wu family go back. ”

When Xi Yuan heard this, he quickly got up and said, "You all heard it." The prefect said you could go back. ”

Meng Tianchu: "Let Wu Min stay." ”

Li Zheng and Xi Yuan looked at each other, Meng Tianchu said with a smile: "Look at you, when I chatted with Wu Min just now, I learned that he knows how to carpenter the craft, I was worried that the last time I bought a new carved marble bed for the cheap house, I found that it was worn out a lot, she chattered in front of me all day long, saying that her bed was not as expensive as my sisters, and that her bed cost less than sixty taels of silver and I would have to change it for her, you said..."

Xiao Nuo followed the acting, pretending to be indignant, and said, "You must say that the bed is good." I've seen the three ladies' inlaid snail selenium painted gold bed. It's so much better than the one on my ground, huh! ”

Xi Yuan hurriedly said: "Then since Madame is not happy, just change the bed, this carpenter is just doing some rough work for ordinary people's homes, and the adults let him pick up your precious things like this, I can't help it." ”

Wu Min said unconvinced: "I still learned from the furniture master in Huizhou." ”

Everyone knows that the best carpenter masters in the Ming Dynasty were in Huizhou, and later the carpenters in Huizhou gradually moved to these rich places in Suzhou and Hangzhou to open shops. Naturally, the business is getting bigger and bigger.

Xiaonuo: "Actually, it's not that I don't like it. Besides, I asked the housekeeper in private, and my bed was indeed nearly twenty taels of silver for the third lady. So, as long as I find a good carpenter to fix my bed, I will naturally be happy. ”

Meng Tianchu: "Since Wu Min learned from the master of Huizhou, anyway, I will leave the day after tomorrow, take him back to have a look, maybe it can really be repaired." ”

Xi Yuan didn't want to say anything, so he had to say: "Then Wu Min stays, and the others go back." ”

Xiao Nuo got up and took out a piece of silver from his bosom and walked to the old woman, saying, "I'll pay the wages first." ”

Wu Min hurriedly said: "I haven't worked yet, where is the reason to collect wages, Mrs. can't help it." ”

The old woman also didn't accept it, Xiaonuo said with a smile: "When you fix it, you will get the silver, the family will have the New Year, anyway, you don't dare not work hard for the prefect's family, so I gave the salary first, so that the family can prepare the New Year's goods with peace of mind, and you can also repair our beds with peace of mind, killing two birds with one stone." ”

Wu Min: "But you don't need so much money. ”

Xiao Nuo saw the silver stuffed into the old woman's rough hand, and said, "If the land is repaired well, you will be allowed to repair everything that can be repaired in the house, but this is not good?" Okay, take it, I'm hungry too. ”

The old woman looked at Wu Min timidly, and Li Zheng said: "Since the prefect's wife is kind and insists on giving, and she is humble and courageous, and Lord Meng is also hungry, you should accept it." ”

Meng Tianchu: "That's it, that's it, just accept it." ”

The old woman and Wu Min kowtowed and thanked them.

When it was dark, Meng Tianchu and the others finally returned to the walled village, and Wu Min also followed, since it was said that it was to repair the bed, naturally they couldn't help but take it, so as not to let Xi Yuan and Xi Rui see the clues.

Xi Yuan sent Meng Tianchu and them to the door of Xi's mansion, and everyone found that there was a girl sitting in the hall, and the underground people and maids around them were carefully waiting, and when the girl saw Meng Tianchu and them coming back, she quickly got up and greeted her with a smile. 、

Xiao Nuo said in a low voice: "Tianchu, you committed a peach blossom today, this Xi Rui's granddaughter won't take a fancy to you, right?" ”

Meng Tianchu: "Don't talk nonsense. ”

Xi Yuan walked up to the girl and said, "Yue'er, it's time for you to go to bed and rest, who let you stay in the foyer, it's so cold!" ”

Yue'er said with a smile: "Uncle, there is a fire in the hall, and grandpa asked me to boil dog meat at night, and my body is hot." ”

Xi Yuan: "Hurry back to your room and sleep, you see what time it is." ”

Yue'er looked at Meng Tianchu, and the two of them looked at each other and smiled.

Yue'er: "Okay, okay. Okay, I'll go to sleep, uncle, go back too. ”

Xi Yuan had no choice but to say goodbye to Meng Tianchu and the others one by one, and Yue'er saw that her uncle was gone. Hurriedly stepped forward and walked to Meng Tianchu's side, as if he had known him for many years, took Meng Tianchu's hand, put it to his mouth, and said, "I've been to the door to see you several times, and you just came back like this?" ”

Meng Tianchu had never seen such a generous girl, and he was a little embarrassed. Hurriedly pulled out his hand and said, "The girl is still not going to rest?" ”

Yue'er stepped forward and sniffed the smell of Meng Tianchu's body. Suddenly said loudly: "I was waiting for you at home, and you were spending all day drinking outside, are you worthy of me?" ”

Meng Tianchu was stunned, Xiao Nuo stepped forward and said to Yue'er: "Girl, do you know what his name is?" ”

Before Yue'er could speak, a maid of the same age as Yue'er on the side hurriedly stepped forward and said, "I'm sorry Lord Meng, it's time for my young lady to go back to the room to rest, Xiaofeng Xiaoyu didn't hurry up to help Miss go back to rest." ”

Yue'er was forcibly pulled out of the hall by two maids, and Yue'er said loudly, "He hasn't told me where he has seen me." ”

Meng Tianchu hurriedly said: "Probably I remembered wrongly, the girl still rested earlier." ”

Yue'er listened. Suddenly very sad look. said: "You remember it, but you say you forget." ”

Meng Tianchu looked at Yue'er's disappointed appearance, and was also a little sad, but he didn't say anything, and watched as a few maids took Yue'er away.

Jian Ning: "My lord, let's go back too." ”

The housekeeper of the Xi Mansion came over at this time and said to Meng Tianchu, "My lord." Excuse me. Our old lady asked you to go. ”

Xiaonuo: "We've been tired all day, can we say no tomorrow?" ”

Meng Tianchu: "You guys go back first." I'll come when I go. ”

Meng Tianchu followed the housekeeper to a house, and before the housekeeper could speak, someone in the room said, "Please come in, Master Meng, you step down." ”

The housekeeper stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation, and after seeing Meng Tianchu enter the house, he closed the door and retreated.

Meng Tianchu walked into the room and saw that it was a huge study, and there were two wings on the side, the study was open, the panes were bright, and a pair of celebrity landscapes were hung in the center, for a bronze incense burner, and the incense smoke in the furnace was rich. On the left side is set up a bamboo couch of Xiangfei, on the right shelf is piled up with a number of books, along the window a few, there are four treasures of the study, there are many flowers and trees planted in the courtyard, I think that the warmth in the room can still see the lush greenery, and the whole is laid very elegantly.

Xi Rui walked out from behind a gold-drawn butterfly screen, holding a gold-inlaid hookah in his hand, looked at Meng Tianchu kindly, and said with a smile: "Lord Meng, come, come, come, the old man has prepared some side dishes and prepared a few pots of good wine, just wait for you to come back and have a few drinks with you." ”

Meng Tianchu saw that there was indeed a table behind the screen, and there were several delicate side dishes on the table, as well as fine flower carvings placed on the table.

Xi Rui smiled and said, "Come, Master Meng, let's sit down and talk." ”

Meng Tianchu didn't know what kind of gourd was sold in the gourd of Xi Rui, an old thing, since he came, even if he was going to the Hongmen banquet, he had to sit down and talk about it.

After Xi Rui personally poured wine for Meng Tianchu, he raised his glass and said: "Come, Lord Meng, the old man's family is really busy these days, every year, before the year, there are always a lot of things to do. ”

Meng Tianchu also picked up the cup and said with a smile: "I am undoubtedly causing trouble to Lord Xi when I come at this time, and I am going to leave tomorrow, thank you Lord Xi for your hospitality in the past few days." ”

Xi Rui looked surprised and said, "What, does the case have eyebrows?" ”

Meng Tianchu shook his head and said, "That's it, let's go back first, I can't always eat and drink in vain here with you." ”

Xi Rui laughed and said, "Look at what Lord Meng said, didn't I eat and drink all the land given by your prefect?" Say what to eat and drink for nothing, that is to see the old decay, since there is no improvement, then live a few more days, you need the help of the old decay, as soon as possible. ”

The two of them drank the flower carvings in the cup, and Meng Tianchu said: "No, there are a lot of trivial things at home, so let's go back first, if there is anything else, maybe I will come to disturb Lord Xi again." ”

Xi Rui: "Where is the bother, it's too late to welcome the old man, okay, let's not talk about the case, let's eat something first." ”

Meng Tianchu didn't speak, and the two of them picked up chopsticks to eat, and then the housekeeper came in from outside the door, walked to Xi Rui and whispered a few words, Xi Rui nodded, and said to Meng Tianchu: "Master Meng, the old man told you, and he will definitely find the assassin that day to give you an explanation." ”

Meng Tianchu put down his chopsticks and said, "Lord Xi means that you have found that assassin?" ”

Xi Rui got up and said: "Let's go, Master Meng, let's go see the assassin first, and then come back and continue drinking, I wanted to bring it to you, but the old man has a bad habit, he just doesn't like to let his study get bad luck, let's go." ”

Meng Tianchu got up and walked out with Xi Rui and the housekeeper.

When I walked out of the courtyard, I found that the Xi Mansion was *** bright, Xiaonuo and the five of them also came out, there were more than a dozen guards in the courtyard, all holding torches, and one person in the courtyard was kneeling on the ground, with his head hanging down, his hair was scattered, and he couldn't see men and women clearly.

Xi Rui and Meng Tianchu walked up to the man, and the housekeeper: "Lift your head up for me." ”

The man slowly raised his head, and sure enough, it was a woman, about forty years old, and her face was already covered with scars.

Xi Rui stepped forward and said, "Say, since you have already been caught, you can tell me what you want to do in front of the prefect?" ”

The woman snorted and didn't speak, the housekeeper kicked at the woman, the woman groaned, and Meng Tianchu said, "Slow!" Don't get your hands dirty. ”

Xi Rui: "Butler, step down and let Master Meng ask for himself." ”