Xi Yuan saw that Xi Rui had already said this, and he was not pretending to be respectful, and said bluntly: "Uncle, you still know your nephew's mind, but you must know that you have always been true to your word in Hangzhou Mansion, so..."

Xi Rui raised his eyes to see Xi Yuan's hypocritical face, remained silent, and said: "Xi Yuan, you have grown up watching the old man since you were a child, what are you thinking, the old man doesn't know, but I have already given you this position, and you also know that this position should have been given to your eldest brother, but I gave it to you, what do you want now?" ”

Xi Yuan sneered and said: "Now that Meng Tianchu is the prefect, it is not a matter of making a fool of yourself to give your nephew a vacant position in the prefect's yamen." ”

Xi Rui smiled indifferently, looked at Xi Yuan, and said, "Then what can you do for the old decay?" ”

Xi Yuan listened to Xi Rui's words, and hurriedly bowed down and said with a smile on his face: "As long as my uncle says a word, it is okay to let my nephew go to the soup." ”

Xi Rui: "You don't need to go to the soup and go to the fire, you only need to do one thing, and that is to rescue Du Qin for me." ”

Xi Yuan was stunned and said, "Uncle, what about the eldest brother and Yue'er?" ”

Xi Rui: "You don't have to think about this, hurry up and find out what happened to Du Qin and Wu Min for me, whether Du Qin killed Wu Min or not, you have to rescue Du Qin from that cell for me." ”

Xi Yuan: "Uncle, you can put this."

Xi Rui glanced at Xi Yuan meaningfully, and said, "I naturally let Xi Yuan go very much at this point, Xi Rui sat on the chair and thought for a long time, and then asked someone to call the housekeeper in."

When the east was slightly white, a carriage drove out of the back door of Xi's mansion and sped towards the outside of the village.

Meng Tianchu didn't sleep all night, Xi Pick, Du Qin, Xi Yuan, Xi Rui, Li Defu, Yue'er, Wu Min, Xi Lianhua, these people who don't seem to have much to do with each other seem to have some inseparable relationship, Tu Long followed the person in the night clothes and left, and now he hasn't come back, so Meng Tianchu can't sleep peacefully. They don't trust each other. You spy on me, I spy on you, who's hiding what, or who's trying to discover something?

Zuo Jiayin sat opposite Meng Tianchu with a copy of "Shooting Surprise" and watched, the brazier burst out three or two sparks from time to time, Zuo Jiayin did not look up, and seemed to be very attentive.

Meng Tianchu stretched. I got up and looked out the window, and suddenly I saw a dark shadow flashing, and immediately rushed to the window, but I didn't see anything.

Zuo Jiayin: "What did you find again?" ”

Meng Tianchu: "A dark shadow." ”

Zuo Jiayin smiled and said, "Regardless of them." They just want to see what we're thinking and talking about all night without sleeping, regardless of them. ”

Meng Tianchu: "It's about to dawn, so you won't come back after slaying the dragon?" ”

Zuo Jiayin put down the book in his hand, walked to Meng Tianchudi's side, and said, "Why don't I go and take a look?" ”

Meng Tianchu: "No, nothing will happen to him, but he is a little worried." ”

As he was talking, he saw the door next door open, and Slayer Long walked out in civilian clothes with a smile.

The three of them sat around the brazier, and Dragon Slayer told Meng Tianchu about the conversation between Xi Rui and Xi Yuan. Meng Tianchu was not as surprised as Zuo Jiayin, but smiled. Zuo Jiayin: "Tianchu, that Du Qin turned out to be Xi Rui's daughter-in-law and Yue'er's mother!" ”

Meng Tianchu: "I already had such a guess before, although I don't know the relationship between Xi Rui and Du Qindi, but one thing I am sure of is that Du Qin is related to Xi's mansion, it seems that this Xi Yuan wants Xi Rui to open up to me and take the opportunity to find an errand for himself." But he forgot. How could Xi Rui be a threat to him as a small lizheng? ”

Zuo Jiayin: "I always feel that Xi's case of picking up land has a lot to do with Yue'er's sudden illness. ”

Tu Long: "I also think what the third lady said is yes, what is Xi Yuan hiding for Xi Rui." let him grab Xi Rui's handle. ”

Meng Tianchu smiled and said, "It seems that we are still right to transfer Du Qin and Xi Xuan, but to be more precise, it is not that Xi Yuan is hiding something for Xi Rui, but what is hiding for Yue'er and Xi Xuan." ”

Slaying the dragon was puzzled, Meng Tianchu: "I think the mystery should be about to be revealed." ”

Tu Long: "Xi Rui asked his housekeeper to send a letter to Song Yuanqiao, I don't know the content, I see that early in the morning, the housekeeper drove away from the walled village. ”

Zuo Jiayin: "Xi Rui, the old fox, shouldn't he believe in Xi Yuan and send someone to save Leng Xiaozhen?" ”

Meng Tianchu thought for a while and said, "In this way, you hurry up and fly the pigeon to pass the book, and let Miss Yin do us another favor." ”

Dragon Slayer: "Okay, then my subordinates will do it." ”

Slaying the dragon retreated, Meng Tianchu got up and said to Zuo Jiayin: "Let's go, let's go have breakfast first, and then go to see someone." ”

Zuo Jiayin said with a smile: "You go to see her now, will you be in a hurry?" ”

Meng Tianchu: "No, it's time to talk to her about something." ”

Yue'er walked around the room barefoot, Sui'er followed closely behind her with a pair of embroidered shoes, and begged vigorously: "Miss, please, put on your shoes, the ground is so cold, if you are sick, the slave maid is not enough for the old man to cut off 30,000 heads." ”

Yue'er: "I thought you felt sorry for me so I let me wear shoes, but I was worried about the head on my neck." ”

Sui'er hurriedly said: "Sui'er is naturally the most distressed and careful. ”

Yue'er snorted and said, "Dead minion, your mouth is quite sweet." ”

Sui'er smiled, Yue'er said: "But if you don't tell me what Meng Tianchu came to the village twice for today, not only will I not wear shoes today, but I will only give you a tea time, and after a tea time, I will even take off the padded jacket on my body, I see that you will explain to my grandfather like this when the time comes." Sui'er's facial features were about to wrinkle, and she begged: "Miss, what do you care about what the prefect is doing, this is not what our subordinates should ask and manage." ”

Yue'er said as she walked: "Okay, you can ignore Meng Tianchu's affairs, but I asked you to check, have you found it?" ”

Sui'er followed Yue'er in embarrassment, and said, "Just say that I came to visit the old man." ”

Yue'er suddenly stopped, turned around and spat at Sui'er's face. Leng Yan said: "You think I am as ignorant as you? ”

Although frightened. I don't know what to say, at this time, the maid from outside the door came in and spread the word that it was the prefect and his wife who came, Yue'er dragged Sui'er's shoes from Sui'er's hand, bent down to put them on herself, Sui'er wanted to help, Yue'er pushed Sui'er away with a palm, and said, "Go back to your old man's basement to serve him." You weren't the girl in my room, and from today onwards, you don't have to dangle in front of me, be careful that it wasn't my grandfather who cut your head that day. Rather, I cut. ”

Sui'er was so frightened that she knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, Yue'er motioned to a maid beside her, and said, "Let Meng Tianchu and Zuo Jiayin come in for me, and send this girl to her master, what to say, but to spy on me." ”

Sui'er let the maid take her away, just passing by Meng Tianchu and Zuo Jiayin, Sui'er looked at Meng Tianchu with pleading eyes, but didn't dare to speak.

Meng Tianchu looked at Zuo Jiayin puzzled, Zuo Jiayin smiled and did not speak.

The two of them came to the door of Yue'er's room. A maid came out and said respectfully, "Lord and Mrs. Prefect, please wait a moment. My lady is changing clothes, please wait outside the door. With that, he turned around and went in.

Zuo Jiayin whispered: "This month is really interesting, how dare you turn away the prefect so rudely and let him wait outside the door." ”

Meng Tianchu motioned to Zuo Jiayin not to speak, and the two of them stood for a while, and the maid just now came out again. Said: "The prefect and his wife are embarrassed. My lady said that she was a little sleepy after eating it. If you want to sleep for a while, please go back first with the prefect and his wife. ”

Meng Tianchu took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it to the maid, saying, "Give it to your young lady." After speaking, he turned around and left with Zuo Jiayin.

Before I could go downstairs, I heard the maid upstairs shouting loudly, "Your Excellency, please stay." ”

Meng Tianchu smiled, and went upstairs with Zuo Jiayin again.

After Meng Tianchu and Zuo Jiayin sat down, the maid brought tea, and then went out one by one and closed the door, but Yue'er still didn't see it, Zuo Jiayin smelled the smell in the house, and said, "There is a smell of spices in the house." ”

While talking, Yue'er finally came out, still in a peach-colored dress, and walked out of the room with a smile, still holding the note that Meng Tianchu gave her.

Yue'er: "I'm sorry, I wanted to sleep, but who would have thought that the prefect would use such a method to make Yue'er have to see you, say, Meng Tianchu, you give me this note, what do you mean?" ”

Meng Tianchu: "It's not interesting, I thought the girl still remembered the words on the paper." ”

Yue'er smiled, sat on the chair opposite Meng Tianchu, put the paper on the coffee table next to her, and said, "I seem familiar, but I don't know where I've seen it, is it honest to answer like this?" ”

Meng Tianchu: "Naturally, yes." ”

Yue'er looked at Zuo Jiayin and said: "The first time I saw Madame, I felt that it was very beautiful, and it was even more heroic, three points heroic, and at the same time graceful and luxurious, with a dignified and strict look, which made people awe-inspiring and did not dare to force their eyes." ”

Zuo Jiayin saw that Yue'er's words changed sharply, and when she talked about herself, she smiled, and before she could speak, Yue'er said: "Meng Tianchu, did you say that Madame's smile is beautiful." ”

Zuo Jiayin: "Miss Xi is too humble. ”

Yue'er smiled and said, "I just like to tell the truth, but you are so beautiful, I don't like you." ”

Zuo Jiayin was stunned, Yue'er: "Do you know why?" ”

Zuo Jiayin then laughed and said, "Miss Yue'er can't dislike every lady around Tianchu, right?" ”

Yue'er: "Naturally, I said, I am very honest, Meng Tianchu, I like him, but I will not let a man who already has three wives and four concubines marry me, in that case, I will feel that my love is dispensable in his eyes, because without me, and a few of you, it is not interesting at all." ”

Meng Tianchu saw that Yue'er's speech was getting more and more outrageous, so he quickly changed the topic and said, "Miss Yue'er, this official has never seen your mother once after coming twice?" ”

Yue'er thought for a while and said, "My father said that my mother died of a serious illness thirteen years ago, and I was only three years old that year, so I don't remember." That's right, Meng Tianchu. You have come to my walled village three times and twice to eat and live for nothing. Why are you? ”

Meng Tianchu has never seen someone who speaks so frankly, and sometimes he can't stand it anymore.

Meng Tianchu: "Since Miss Yue'er is so honest, this official will also tell her bluntly, this official came to the village to besiege a case." ”

Yue'er: "What case?" ”

Someone outside the door suddenly said that it was Old Man Xi who came, Meng Tianchu and Zuo Jiayin glanced at each other, and Yue'er said to the door: "Dead slave, when I told you." Did your ears go to eat? Just say I'm asleep, you dead pig. ”

Meng Tianchu was amused by Yue'er's scolding, Yue'er shushed and signaled Meng Tianchu and Zuo Jiayin not to speak. Then walked to the door and looked out of the door through the crack in the door, only to see Xi Rui waving and smiling at herself, Yue'er shook her head helplessly, so she had to open the door, Xi Rui smiled and wanted to enter the door, who wanted Yue'er to block Xi Rui out of the door, and said with a smile: "Grandpa, I'm sleeping, this time I'm really sleeping." ”

Xi Rui: "Good granddaughter, since grandpa is here." You can't stop grandpa from going in, you see the cold wind outside. If your grandfather is frozen, are you willing to do it? ”

Yue'er didn't give way, but said with a smile: "Then I just ate it, you let me not sleep, I run around at night, can you rest assured?" ”

Xi Rui helplessly reached out and scratched Yue'er's nose, and said, "You little elf ghost." All right. I'm here to tell you, if you don't use that spike as you like. I'll just let her go home. ”

Who wants Yue'er to say indifferently: "Okay, this matter is decided by grandpa, okay, I'm going to sleep." After speaking, he closed the door in front of Xi Ruidi, Xi Rui sighed, shook his head and went downstairs.

Meng Tianchu saw it in his eyes and said, "You don't want Sui'er for such a reason?" ”

Yue'er sat down again and said, "There really won't be anything in the world for no reason, what do you say, Lord Meng." ”

This is the first time Yue'er has called Meng Tianchu like this, Meng Tianchu is used to hearing her call her by her name, and suddenly calls herself an adult, but she is a little unaccustomed to it.

Meng Tianchu: "Then you let Sui'er leave Xi's Mansion now, isn't it a little pitiful?" ”

Yue'er: "That's good for you, anyway, your maids and subordinates are not enough, when I give you a New Year's gift." ”

Meng Tianchu was ridiculous and said, "How can there be such a New Year's gift." ”

Yue'er glanced at Meng Tianchu and said, "Then I'll give me to you, but you don't dare to ask for it." Such a straightforward harassment made Meng Tianchu, a man, a little embarrassed.

Meng Tianchu coughed dryly twice to hide his embarrassment, and said, "Miss Yue'er, do you know that there are not enough maids and subordinates in my house now?" ”

Yue'er giggled and said, "I guess." ”

Meng Tianchu didn't know what to say.

Yue'er: "Okay, you said you came to the village to besiege the village for a case, what kind of case?" ”

Meng Tianchu pointed to the piece of paper on the coffee table next to Yue'er and said, "A person related to this poem." ”

Yue'er asked curiously, "What's wrong with this person?" ”

Meng Tianchu: "I said that I killed someone, and I killed my mother and two sisters." ”

Yue'er was even more surprised, and said, "Who is so cruel? didn't even let go of his own family, did we besiege the village? Did you catch it, did you cut off your head? ”

Meng Tianchu smiled and said, "Not yet, because the evidence is insufficient, so I am still locked in a cell." ”

Yue'er sighed and said, "Such a bad person should be killed." ”

Meng Tianchu: "I don't know that his family was really killed by him." ”

Yue'er stopped talking, got up and walked to the bookshelf and took out a box, handed it to Meng Tianchu, Meng Tianchu was puzzled, and said, "What is this?" ”

Yue'er: "Just open it and take a look." ”

Meng Tianchu opened it and saw that it was a silk handkerchief, Meng Tianchu was about to take it out to look at it, Yue'er grabbed Meng Tianchu's hand and said, "Listen to my father, this is the only thing my mother left me before she died." ”

Meng Tianchu hurriedly withdrew his hand, peeked at Zuo Jiayin, and saw that she had no unhappy expression, so he was relieved. Said: "Then what do you mean by showing me this?" ”

Yue'er took the box back, put it back on the shelf, and said, "It's just that I remembered it suddenly." ”

Meng Tianchu got up and said, "Okay, Miss Yue'er should go to bed early, we won't bother, you have a good rest, let's go." ”

Yue'er nodded, and after watching Meng Tianchu and Zuo Jiayin leave their room, they also turned around and entered the back room.

Meng Tianchu and Zuo Jiayin went downstairs and walked to their small courtyard.

Meng Tianchu: "What about good news, judging from your observations, Yue'er really can't remember anything, or she just hasn't forgotten it at all." ”

Zuo Jiayin; "I'm not sure if she remembers everything, but to say she can't remember anything is false."

Meng Tianchu asked eagerly, "Tell me about it." ”

Zuo Jiayin: "Yue'er, this girl is very smart, I heard that I went to see her with you, so I decided not to see her, who wanted to see that piece of paper, she suddenly decided to see us, the reason is because she remembered, or said that this piece of paper made her suddenly remember something, she was a little unsure, so after we went in, she wanted to hide her feelings, so it was late; ”

Meng Tianchu approvingly: "It makes sense, but what else?" Zuo Jiayin: "The second is that she deliberately stimulated me and said something that made you blush and heartbeat, one is to make you relax your vigilance, so that she will not be so rigorous as guarding everywhere when questioning, so that she can ask what she wants to know, and it is also deliberately diverting my attention, so that I can't pay attention to what she thinks, because she knows that she is not the only woman in this world who can read and guess her heart." ”

Meng Tianchu: "Well, Madame analyzed, are there any other discoveries?" ”

Zuo Jiayin: "She walked to the bookshelf to get the box, in fact, it had nothing to do with her mother, but she wanted to hide her feelings, she wanted to know the latest situation of Xi Pickup, but she didn't want you to see that she remembered this person, so it was difficult to ask what she wanted to know, and pretend that she didn't know anything." But one thing is certain, she must still remember Xi Pickup. ”

Meng Tianchu: "That's good, find a way to inform Chai Meng and Jian Ning in the market town, and say that the plan can be implemented." ”

The winter of Hangzhou Mansion this year is particularly strange, always heavy snow, but the old man is happy, what to say Ruixue Zhaofeng year, when he was young, Meng Tianchu read the sentence about snow for the first time is Cen Shen's "Suddenly like a night of spring breeze, thousands of trees and pear blossoms." "At that time, I had never seen thousands of pear trees in full bloom, not even a single tree.

Now that I see it, I feel that even if the jade tree Qionghua is there, it is difficult to hide the heavy desolation and long cold. In this farewell poem, the gorgeous and colorful snowflakes in the north are transformed into the smoky wind trees in the south of the Yangtze River, warm and romantic, and the parting feelings also contain infinite spring light and warmth.

There is a big river outside the village of the walled village, and there is a large forest on both sides, and when it snows, the branches of the trees are full of snowflakes, and from a distance, in the dense mist, it is blurry, soft, and poignant, and there is no winter cold. Meng Tianchu stood on the roof of Xi's Mansion and meditated, the pear blossoms probably bloomed and swayed in the spring breeze like this.

The snow suddenly warmed up. That's the snow in Gangnam.

Tu Long had already sent a letter to Yin Susu, I don't know what the situation was on Yin Susu's side, but at the time of the third watch, Jian Ning and Chai Meng had already quietly arrived outside the walled village.