As the sun sets, the night is getting thicker, and Cao Hao and Chu Yu, who went out to mourn, have not yet returned home.

Mr. Zhuang had dinner, and when he was idle, he walked around outside the gate.

If it gets cold today, he is really impatient to go out, and he will coax Niu Niu in the Rong Courtyard all day, or guide Cao Shuo and Cao Xiang brothers in their homework. Once in a while, I can't delay much time outside.

I could hear the sound of horses' hooves "kicking", and a fast horse galloped at the mouth of the alley.

Mr. Zhuang stood outside the gate, holding his hands behind his back and looking at it with a smile.

It's no one else, but it's Wei Hei, who goes out early and returns late alone.

Wei Hei took the reins of the horse, turned over and dismounted, saw Mr. Zhuang looking at him, and asked with a smile: "Mr. is so leisurely, is this a walk?" ”

Mr. Zhuang smiled and waved his hand, and said, "You guessed wrong, I just came out to arrest you!" ”

Wei Hei's expression did not change, and he smiled shyly: "Sir, this is thinking about Lao Hei, then we have to have a good drink!" ”

Mr. Zhuang said: "Don't mess around, talk to the old man in the study!" "In the end, it was already a little solemn.

Wei Hei had no way to avoid it, so he handed the reins to the porter and followed Mr. Zhuang in.

After entering the study, Mr. Zhuang looked at Wei Hei and said, "Come, tell the old man, what errand did Fu Ruo explain to you?" ”

Wei Hei scratched his head and said with a smile: "No errands?" What are you talking about, sir? ”

Mr. Zhuang frowned and said, "You are still pretending to be confused with the old decay!" Since Fu Ruo broke his leg last year, you have rarely been away from him. Now that there is no wind and rain, how can you leave him? There must be a more urgent errand to cook! ”

In the end, Wei Hei was impressed in his heart.

Thinking of solving Li Ding's matter, Cao Hao did not plan to tell Mr. Zhuang. It's not that I'm afraid that he will tell the truth and make himself convicted, after all, there is a big crime like cutting off the children and grandchildren of the tenth elder brother, even if he kills people and sets fires again, it is a trivial matter in front of Kangxi. Although Cao Hao did not hide everything from Mr. Zhuang, he was reluctant to say more about the Li family.

For Cao Hao, Mr. Zhuang is like a master and a father. Therefore, Cao Hao didn't want his most vicious side to be exposed in front of him.

Wei Hei saw that Mr. Zhuang was asking tightly, and suddenly realized: "Oh, that's the case! Isn't this Hengsheng Young Master going to be a hundred times, Gongzi thought about the matter of the Hang Seng Young Master's registration, so he asked Lao Hei to go out to investigate! ”

Mr. Zhuang frowned and said, "Okay, you are trying to hide the old decay, is this Fu Ruo letting you lie like this?" ”

Wei Hei ran outside all day, and he was tired, so he sat on the chair opposite Mr. Zhuang and said helplessly: "Sir, don't ask Lao Hei, isn't this embarrassing for Lao Hei?" Mr. went to Changchun Garden, Lao Hei didn't talk much! ”

Mr. Zhuang was so choked that he couldn't speak, but he waited for Cao Hao to find him, and the dead boy pretended to be generous and didn't mention it.

Wei Hei saw that Mr. Zhuang didn't speak, afraid that he would be annoyed, so the little guy just came in to hold the lamp and deliver tea, so he poured the tea himself, offered it with both hands, and said: "Lao Hei is a rough man, don't blame Mr., but I always respect Mr. in my heart!" ”

Mr. Zhuang calmed down, with a smile on his face, and when the little guy went down, he said with a little smugness: "That's it, the old man still wants to show off, since the two of you twist into a thread to hide the old man, then who arranged the matter at the foot of Yimeng Mountain in Shandong, the old man himself knows it!" ”

"Sir, did you really find out?" Wei Hei got up from his chair excitedly.

It has been nearly a year since Cao Hao was injured when he fell from his horse, but the murderer still doesn't know who it is, and Wei Hei's heart has long been on fire.

Mr. Zhuang took a sip of tea and said, "Master Wei, don't be embarrassed by the old decay, isn't this embarrassing for the old decay?" Wei Ye has been talking about going out early and returning late these days, but the old man doesn't talk much! ”

Wei Hei saw that Mr. Zhuang returned his original words, and the child was angry, crying and laughing, and begged: "Sir......"

Mr. Zhuang put down the teacup, but did not look at him.

Although Wei Hei wanted to know who was behind the conspiracy and plot against Cao Hao, he was not easy to tell about the recent incident. After all, Childe is trying to hide from Mr., and he is not easy to be self-conscious.

Seeing that he couldn't make up for his words, Mr. Zhuang thought about it for a while and asked, "But what does it have to do with Li Ding?" ”

When Wei Hei heard this, his face stiffened a little, and he squeezed and smiled: "What did Mr. say about this, what can you have with him?" ”

When Mr. Zhuang saw his expression, he had a bottom in his heart, and said unhurriedly: "A few days ago, you went to the Li family to help, and the fourth watch came back, but the second time I looked at you, there was something wrong!" Not related to him, but to whom? ”

Wei Heizhi couldn't speak, so he heard someone outside the door: "Sir, don't embarrass Brother Wei, I tell you that it is!" ”

It was Cao Hao who came back, and when he saw that there was a light in the study, he came over to take a look. According to the etiquette, I had to stay until dark at the mourning house, and although I also had a banquet, I sat stupidly for a while and didn't move my chopsticks much.

After seeing the study, Cao Hao saw Mr. Zhuang and Wei Hei, so he found a chair to sit on.

"Childe, take a breath first!" Wei Hei got up and poured tea for Cao Hao.

Seeing that he was still wearing clothes to go out, Cao Hao asked, "Brother Wei has just arrived home?" Then the replacement sent two side dishes, I was also a little hungry! Speaking of this, he said to Mr. Zhuang: "Let's have a few drinks today!" ”

Mr. Zhuang saw that Cao Hao was colorless and his expression was a little gloomy, so he nodded and said, "Well, the old man is also hungry for wine!" ”

Cao Hao called the little servant to the second door to pass the word, only saying that it should be fast, and choose a few snacks and dishes to send to the study in the front yard.

One less time, a food box was delivered. Four side dishes, smoked sausage, shredded belly, white water lamb's trotters, sugar mixed radish skin, and a hot pot with sauerkraut and white meat.

Cao Hao invited Mr. Zhuang to sit on the kang in the study, and he and Wei Hei also crossed their legs on the kang. The three of them gathered around the hot pot and fished the meat first.

Inside is a broth boiled with chicken and duck, shredded sauerkraut and thinly sliced cooked white meat, hot, not greasy, and very appetizing to eat.

Needless to say, Wei Hei and Cao Hao tossed for a long time, didn't care about drinking, waved their chopsticks first, and ate half full. It was Mr. Zhuang, who had already eaten dinner, and also tasted two slices of white meat and drank a few spoons of hot soup.

When the wine was warm, Cao Hao came out with a wine jug, poured it for Mr. Zhuang and Wei Hei, and finally poured it for himself. He raised his glass and said to Mr. Zhuang: "Forty-eight years ago, Mr. Cao Hao is grateful for his care and teaching!" ”

Mr. Zhuang saw that his expression was wrong, and wanted to ask questions, but when he saw that he was very persistent with the wine cup, he took the wine cup and brought it to his mouth to drink it all.

Cao Hao picked up his wine glass again and said to Wei Hei: "Brother Wei, since Cao Hao was seven years old, Brother Wei and Second Brother Wei have been protecting Cao Hao, this blink of an eye, it has been more than ten years, Cao Hao is very grateful!" ”

Wei Hei hurriedly said: "Childe, don't be angry with the old hacker, this is really what the old black should do!" ”

Cao Hao didn't put down the wine cup, and said with a firm expression: "Whether it's repaying the favor or respecting the teacher's life, these are all old sayings." Over the years, Brother Wei has treated me sincerely, and I am also like a brother and sister in my heart! ”

Wei Hei was speechless, raised the wine cup, and drank it all with his neck up.

Cao Hao put down the wine cup, looked at Mr. Zhuang and said, "Sir, what is the identity of the mother, and why is the emperor so kind to the Cao family?" ”

Mr. Zhuang, although he was hesitant to tell Cao Hao the truth, but seeing him ask so bluntly, he didn't know where to start for a while.

Cao Hao took out a dagger from his arms, put it on the table, and asked Mr. Zhuang: "Look at Mr.'s appearance, there is no surprise, I think I should know some reasons, and I hope to tell him." ”

This dagger Mr. Zhuang was the first time he saw it, and he was surprised: "What is this?" ”

Cao Hao replied: "This is the deathbed bequest of the Duke of Eguo...... It is also the little Dinger left by the Li family in Suzhou more than 20 years ago! ”

This is the first time Mr. Zhuang has heard of this. However, thinking of Li's identity, he also knew the reason why the marriage did not take place.

If you don't marry with the same surname, the Li family is the bloodline of the Aixinjue Luo clan, how can you marry the clan?

"But, the same surname is not married?" Cao Hao's mouth was full of questions.

Mr. Zhuang touched his beard, his face was a little solemn, it was really Cao Hao's maternal grandmother's sensitive identity, and this layer of window paper was pierced, which may not be a blessing to him.

Cao Hao only remembered to ask this because of Efei's misgivings about Kangxi's chaotic mandarin duck score. Unexpectedly, looking at Mr. Zhuang's meaning, it seemed to be a serious matter.

"Could it be that my mother is really a clan daughter...... But my grandmother ...... Maternal grandfather ...... "Cao Hao was a little confused, he only knew that his grandmother was widowed as a young man and took his mother to live under the care of the Li family, but he didn't know anything else. If the mother is really a clan, then the grandmother ...... In my mind, I was full of scenes of the prince Baylor bullying the young widow; Also, my grandfather died young, so it won't have anything to do with it, right? Cao Hao thought about it and began to run away a little.

Mr. Zhuang sighed, but decided to go with the flow, and said, "Fu Ruo is right, but Ling Tang is a noble daughter of the clan who is raised in the people. If the same surname is not married, the emperor cannot agree to this family business. Because your father and ancestor are close and relied on by the emperor, the emperor entrusted the noble daughter of the clan to your family, and he can rest assured! ”

Cao Hao thought that Kangxi also toured the south in his early years, and he didn't know if it was because the Merry Emperor had a love affair with the young Gao family. After thinking about it, if that was the case, he couldn't hide it from the Li family, and Li Xu didn't dare to make a decision to marry his cousin in private.

Now, listening to Mr. Zhuang's mouthful of a "noble girl of the clan", his cheap grandfather thinks that he is a yellow belt. It's just that the age of Cao Hao's grandfather in the clan can be Cao Hao's grandfather, and there are dozens of people who are alive and dead.

Seeing that Cao Hao still wanted to ask, Mr. Zhuang sighed: "He is no longer in the world!" ”

Although Cao Hao was faintly disappointed, he was somewhat relieved. It's not that he's ruthless, it's just that he's having a headache about his relatives, and if he adds a few more uneasy ones, it's really more annoying.

The Li family is in his forties, and his identity is even known to Kangxi, the Son of Heaven, but he still has not returned to the sect, obviously there is an unspeakable secret in it. Cao Hao didn't have the heart to climb the dragon and the phoenix, and he didn't want any trouble to damage his mother's reputation and make the family uneasy.

He poured himself a glass of wine, raised it to the west, and threw it on the ground. Well, this glass of wine is for the cheap grandfather in the underworld, I just hope that your father is not in vain, and the sin of not raising his daughter alive will not be investigated, and he will be blessed with peace and joy after death.

*Inside the Dongzhi Gate, Li House.

Because Li Ding was on duty in the afternoon, after handing over the errand, he did not stay in the palace for the night, but returned to his home.

The one who stayed in his room tonight and waited was Miaoyun, the daughter of the Guo San family, the back kitchen mentioned by Xiangtong a few days ago. Because Bai said that he escorted the holy car to the Guogong Mansion to make a sacrifice, and saw Cao Hao, Li Ding remembered the events of the previous days, so he sent this wonderful cloud over.

It's really a phoenix flying out of the chicken nest, this wonderful cloud looks white and tender, and it doesn't look like a maid at all.

Miaoyun is fifteen years old and knows some personnel. Although she was afraid in her heart, she did not dare to disobey her master's order, so she had to let him do it with shame and pain.

When the clouds and rain dissipated, Li Ding felt that something was wrong. According to the housekeeper, when Cao Hao went out that night, he looked very sober, not like he was drunk, and there were a few more Cao Mansion chiefs who had already left the house by his side.

Could it be that he saw through his own layout?! Thinking of this, Li Ding sat up on the bed all of a sudden.

Thinking of Cao Hao nodding with a smile in Bai Yueli, Li Ding couldn't help but stand up a little hair. This Cao Hao, whether he knows it or not, doesn't know.

If you see through the layout of that night, you can still be like a spring breeze, which shows how stoic his heart is; If he didn't see through it, then he hurried back home, could it be that he encountered some trouble?

Li Dingzheng was thinking about a headache, when he heard Miaoyun sobbing softly beside him.

Li Ding has always been the most pitiful and cherished jade, how can he be willing to be sad for his new love, he hurriedly stretched out his hand in his arms, and said warmly: "Don't cry, your eyes hurt carefully, and your grandfather will hurt you in the future......"

Although Miaoyun is the daughter of a descendant, she has been lucky all these years, and she has not been seen by the Li family's father and son, so she has to protect her innocence. Now, there is nothing left, what else can the little girl do, so she can only cry and nod timidly.

Perhaps because of the late night, Li Ding suddenly felt chills on his body, and couldn't help but shiver......

(To be continued)