Chapter 62: The Struggle in the Heart
"Ah Yang, don't forget to feed the brocade tail in the pool of Nanhe Garden."
"Ah Yang, come and take a handle and move this cabinet out......"
"Ah Yang ......"
Because of the care of his sister Yiyi, the withered sheep easily integrated into the family in the Shangshu Xie Mansion of the Criminal Department, which easily made him a little unbelievable.
You must know that this is the Shangshu Mansion of the Criminal Department, a first-class important minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty, only when he really integrates here, does the withered sheep realize what kind of powerful person Jijing his sister is marrying.
The wounds on his body had healed after three days of recuperation, thanks to the prescription prescribed by a terrible woman named Jin Ling'er, and the tonic medicine and medicinal food that his own sister had secretly given him.
But having said that, although his strength has recovered by seventy or eighty percent, the tension in the withered sheep's heart has not diminished much, and the reason is that there are too many people who enter and leave this mansion that he cannot handle.
Liang Qiu Wu didn't mention it, this woman named [Yan Hu Ji], even if it was unconsciously exuding momentum, it was also a strong shock to the withered sheep, trembling and not daring to show the slightest flaw, the kind of heavy pressure like a mountain, he had only experienced it in their third-generation Taiping Army commander Chen Bei, compared to this woman, the former Tianshu God General Geng Nan that he killed a few days ago was simply a joke.
Although he didn't have any good feelings for the Liangqiu family, and even had an unforgettable hatred, the withered sheep didn't dare to show anything in front of this woman.
This woman is too strong, so strong that people are desperate.
The second is the woman who prescribed him medicine, it seems that her name is Jin Ling'er, the third lady of his [brother-in-law], who usually looks dignified and virtuous. It seems to be a noble lady from a large family, but the withered sheep feels no less heavy pressure from this woman than Liangqiu Dance.
It wasn't until a withered sheep asked his own sister Yiyi that he learned that this harmless-looking noble lady turned out to be the former head of the Jinling Weilou Assassin Inn, a woman whose reputation was resounding in the underworld around Jinling ten years ago, and it is said that the person who died in her hands had to use 10,000 as a unit, which was simply a murder without blinking.
After learning about this, sometimes the woman smiled politely at herself. The withered sheep only felt a chill on his back, and unconsciously oozed a cold sweat.
Then there is a strong man of Di Bu and his companion Wei Hu to kill the target, the first generation [Tianji Divine General] Fei Guo.
Regardless of Di Bu for the time being, Withered Sheep confirmed according to the information he got from his sister Yi Yi that there is still a lot of gap between their second-generation god general and the first generation of Genshin Impact. At least that Fei Guo can go through twenty moves in front of Liangqiu Wu, who is fifty percent of his strength, if he is replaced by a withered sheep, it is a question whether he can survive three moves.
Whenever he thought of this, the withered sheep would feel extremely lucky that he had designed to kill Geng Nan, the former Tianshu God General a few days ago, and he was very glad that he had used some tricks, instead of crashing headfirst like Wei Hu in a daze......
Oh yes. Speaking of this, the withered sheep couldn't help but shout for Wei Hu, after all, according to what he had seen and heard in the past few days, his companion Wei Hu had attacked Fei Guo during the martial arts exercise. It was indeed a clever move, and it turned out that Fei Guogen did not react at that time, and was almost attacked by Wei Hu and the others. But it's a pity that Wei Hu, who has a tendon, underestimates Liangqiu dance too much. He thought that the three of them would be able to escape from Liang Qiu Wu's hands after killing Fei Guo in a sneak attack, but as a result, the woman named [Yan Hu Ji] killed his two companions in an instant, and saved Fei Guo at the last moment.
Ah, poor planning aside, Wei Hu's luck is too bad.
Luck......
"Ah Yang, come here." In the distance, Yi beckoned to the dead sheep who were doing their regular cleaning in the garden.
"What's the matter, sister?" Seeing that there was no one left and right, the withered sheep did not call his sister by the fourth lady, anyway, there were some things, and the two sisters and brothers knew very well in their hearts, but they did not break it very tacitly.
Looking at the beads of sweat oozing from his brother's forehead because of work, Yi Yi smiled slightly after a long absence, took out a handkerchief from his arms and handed it to the dry sheep, asked him to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and then said softly, "There are not many materials in the kitchen, you and I will go to the market later......"
"Didn't the butcher of the bazaar bring it himself?" The withered sheep was a little puzzled when he heard this, after all, he had lived in Xie Mansion for three days, and he knew very well that the daily dishes in the house were needed, and the merchants and butchers of his own Xicheng Bazaar personally sent them, where could he use his own sister, the fourth lady of Xie Shangshu, to go in person.
Yi Yi smiled slightly when she heard this, and explained, "Although Miss is not picky about meat, according to Sister Ling'er, eating fatty meat is not good for your health, so I still need to check it, otherwise I don't ...... worry."
"Miss......" Withered Sheep pursed his lips, his face showed a little displeasure, he naturally knew that the Miss in Yiyi's mouth was referring to Liangqiu Dance.
It was no wonder that he was unhappy in his heart, after all, he was the son of the Ram family, and Yi Yi was his own sister, in other words, the daughter of the Ram family, and when he learned that his own sister was serving the enemies of their Ram family like a subordinate, how could he not be annoyed in his heart?
What made the withered sheep feel even more unhappy was that his own sister seemed to be willing, which made him a little unacceptable.
I remember that at the beginning, the withered sheep was very dissatisfied with his [brother-in-law], after all, the [brother-in-law] only gave his sister the identity of a concubine, which was unbearable in his opinion, but after living in Xie Mansion for three days, he unexpectedly found that his own sister was very favored, which made the withered sheep's heart a little more balanced, at least in his opinion, his own sister was not wronged in her husband's family, on the contrary, she was very status.
However, in this way, the original dissatisfaction with his brother-in-law Xie An in the heart of the withered sheep gradually shifted to Liang Qiu Wu, after all, according to his observation, his own sister was like a maid in front of Liang Qiu Wu.
Just kidding, why should the daughter of my ram family go to serve the daughter of the enemy Liang Qiu family?
If it weren't for seeing that his sister was married to his [brother-in-law] and had a lot of love for him, Withered Sheep really wanted to take away his sister who had finally met.
"What are you doing with this stinky face? Get ready to go out with your concubine! As if noticing the displeasure on the withered sheep's face, Yi Yi frowned.
"Oh......" Withered Sheep muttered, secretly saying in his heart that his sister was far less gentle in front of him than she was with her husband. Even a little harsh.
A moment later, the withered sheep drove the carriage of Xie Mansion and drove his sister to the market in the western city of Jijing.
What the? A family member who acts as a guard?
Just kidding, not to mention that Jijing is under the surveillance of the Dongling people and the Jinling people at the moment, and no one dares to make trouble in the city, just the carriage with the name of [Criminal Department Shangshu Xie Fu] is enough to make some guys with bad intentions retreat, unless there is a guy who is not long-sighted and wants to go to the prison of the Great Prison Temple.
Take a step back, even if you meet an arrogant person who doesn't have long eyes. Isn't there still his withered sheep? After all, he is also the second-generation Tianshu God General.
Coming to the market in Xicheng with his sister, the withered sheep watched boredly as his sister carefully selected high-quality livestock in the place where the pigs and sheep were slaughtered, and asked the butcher in the place to send someone to Xiefu.
"Sister, there are so many people in the house, you don't need to do this kind of thing yourself, right? You are also the fourth lady of that guy......" looked at her sister carefully. The withered sheep couldn't help but say, as for the [that guy] in his mouth, if you think about it, you know that it refers to Xie An.
"Don't be rude......," Yi Yimei glanced at the withered sheep with white eyes, and then said melancholy, "The concubine is not as smart as Sister Xiangyu, she can't help her husband in national affairs, and she doesn't know martial arts. It's not as good as Miss and Sister Ling'er, that's all the concubine can do......" Speaking of this, her expression was slightly gloomy.
"Sister. You love that guy so much...... Hmm, brother-in-law? Halfway through speaking, he was swept away by his sister's displeased gaze, and the withered sheep hurriedly changed his words.
Yi Yi blushed when she heard this, and snorted softly. He said as if he was embarrassed, "What are you talking about?" - Don't talk about that at such a young age! ”
At a young age?
I'm about the same age as the guy you married, okay?
Hey? Then again......
"Sister. He's two years younger than you, right? - I heard him call you [Sister Yiyi]......" Although at first it was to tease his own sister, but in the end, the withered sheep could not help but taste a little, after all, in his opinion, only he could call it that.
Yi Yi's face flushed even more obviously when he heard this, how can he talk about this kind of thing in the room? Even if it's his own brother.
Glaring at the withered sheep angrily, Yiyi said with a little shyness and blame, "Shut up, don't say anything more...... While it's still early, accompany my sister...... Well, accompany the concubine to go to the [Huixian Building] on Chaoyang Street again, my husband loves the wine in the restaurant very much......" she said, and walked out a little unnaturally.
I almost missed my mouth......
Sure enough, my sister also noticed it......
Looking at the back of his sister leaving, the withered sheep's mood was very complicated, how could he not notice that his sister had suddenly changed her words.
It seems that my sister is also distressed......
As I thought, I don't know how to face this kind of thing, and my loved ones who disappeared for more than ten years suddenly appeared......
Thinking of the difference in the identities of the two sisters and brothers, and the many obstacles in them, the dry sheep felt a lot heavier, and she didn't have the heart to laugh with her sister anymore, and drove her sister in a carriage to the restaurant she said.
Along Chaoyang Street to the west, after a short time, I passed the Great Prison Temple, and the withered sheep unconsciously reined in the horse's reins and looked at the infamous mansion.
That guy Wei Hu is locked up here, the most heavily defended prison in Da Zhou......
I don't know what happened to Wei Xuan, they shouldn't have been fooled, otherwise......
At the same time, at the yamen of the Great Prison Temple, Xiao Li, the [ghost wolf] of the Jinling people, stepped out of the threshold of the palace of the Great Prison Temple, and saw at a glance the carriage that was parked on the opposite side.
Not?
Although the Great Prison Temple was not the territory of the Jinling people, but the duty range of the Dongling people, Xiao Li still frowned, and secretly wondered in his heart whose carriage dared to stop in front of the yamen of the Great Prison Temple.
However, after a closer look, Xiao Li was surprised to find that it was actually the object of their allegiance, the carriage on the mansion of Xie An, the secretary of the Criminal Department.
Could it be Brother Xie? Or which of his wives?
With a thought in his heart, why did Xiao Li run towards the carriage, if it was the others, if it was their eldest sister Jin Ling'er, if he dared to turn around and leave, then the end would be ......
Xiao Li knew that after their eldest sister Jin Ling'er married Xie An, her personal freedom was greatly restricted, except for acting as a guard to accompany her husband, she was almost idle in the mansion every day, but they were the brothers of the Jinling people. But with the relationship between their eldest sister and Xie An, it is extremely important, which directly leads to their eldest sister Jin Ling'er being a little psychologically unbalanced, in her words, [Why do you guys who don't have any hair all wear court official uniforms and are majestic, but the old lady nests in the mansion every day]?
This extremely heavy resentment made Xiao Li, the brothers of the Jinling people, dare not come to visit their former eldest sister, and everyone knows that once they are bumped into by their eldest sister, it will undoubtedly be a burst of anger for no reason. But they didn't dare to fight back.
On the other side, the withered sheep obviously also noticed that Xiao Li was hurriedly running towards the carriage he was in, and his heart was shocked, after all, on the chest of Xiao Li's official uniform, it was clearly marked with the mark representing the assassins of Jinling.
"I'll go now......" The withered sheep hurriedly raised his whip.
"Little brother. Wait! Under the slightly frightened gaze of the withered sheep, Xiao Li raised his hand to stop him, and suddenly, he glanced up and down at the withered sheep, and said suspiciously, "Little brother is so familiar, have we met?" ”
The withered sheep chuckled in his heart. Xiao Li's familiar voice made him suddenly realize that this person was one of the many Dongling and Jinling assassins who had hunted him down a few days ago, and he was also a leader-level figure.
"No, haven't you seen it......" deliberately lowered his voice, and the withered sheep said with some humility.
No wonder the withered sheep are so weak-hearted. After all, if Xiao Li found out that he was the murderer who assassinated Geng Nan on the street a few days ago, then the withered sheep would be in big trouble, and even his own sister Yiyi would be implicated.
Just when the withered sheep was sweating profusely. Behind him, a gentle female voice came from the carriage.
"Ah Yang, have you arrived?"
"Ugh. It's not ...... yet."
"What did you do before you stopped the carriage?"
"Hey, this voice ......" Hearing the gentle female voice coming from the carriage, Xiao Li was stunned, and then suddenly realized, clenched his fists and bowed in a deep voice, "It turned out to be the fourth lady...... Jinling is Xiao Li, and I have seen the four ladies! ”
After a few slight noises, Yi Yi lifted the curtain, glanced at Xiao Li, and said with a smile, "It turned out to be Leader Xiao...... Leader Xiao doesn't have to be polite. As she spoke, Yi looked at the withered sheep suspiciously, as if wondering if the withered sheep had parked the carriage here.
Seeing that it was Yiyi, the fourth lady of Xie Mansion, and not their eldest sister Jin Ling'er, Xiao Li was really relieved, and he was relieved.
In fact, not only him, but also the group of brothers in Jinling have been a little afraid to see their eldest sister Jin Ling'er recently.
"I don't know where the fourth lady wants to go? Is there a place for lowly duties? When Yi Yi appeared, Xiao Li's attention was also focused on this gentle woman, after all, this woman was also one of their master mothers, and as for some familiar withered sheep, he had long forgotten them.
"Leader Xiao is serious, the concubine is just seeing that the kitchen in the house is not enough to cook materials, so I went to the market for a turn, by the way, for my husband to buy some wine for [Huixianju], Leader Xiao also knows that my husband prefers the wine brewed in the restaurant......"
"I see...... Xiao Li nodded suddenly and said respectfully, "I don't know if there is a place to be humble?" ”
Yi Yi smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "Leader Xiao is polite...... Speaking of which, why is Leader Xiao near the Great Prison Temple? Glancing at the Great Prison Temple in the distance, Yi Yi asked curiously, after all, she also knew that although the Jinling people and the Dongling people were both assassin organizations under the command of her husband Xie An, the two were fiercely competitive in private.
"That's the case," seeing Yiyi, the fourth master mother, asked, Xiao Li didn't hide it, and said truthfully with his fists, "Two days ago, the lord ordered Di Bu to throw a prisoner named Wei Hu into the prison of the Great Prison Temple, and secretly ordered the Dongling people and my Jinling people to take strict precautions, sure enough, last night there were five thieves who wanted to take advantage of the night to kill into the Great Prison Temple to rescue their companions, I waited for four to be arrested, and one escaped, only an hour ago, I got the news that the escaped thief was hiding in an inn, so I brought someone to capture him and put him in prison...... He was planning to go back to the six doors, and he didn't want to meet the fourth lady here, so he hurriedly came to meet him. ”
Five......
Could it be the five of them?
Those guys, they really went to attack the Great Prison Temple at night?
The withered sheep only heard it in horror, and the blood in his whole body seemed to be drained, after all, the relationship was not good on weekdays, Wei Xuan, Wei Hu, and they were his companions after all, and now I heard that these people were all thrown into the prison of the Great Prison Temple, how could the withered sheep not be in a hurry?
After some politeness, Yi Yi said goodbye to Xiao Li with the withered sheep, came to the restaurant [Huixian Ju], and asked the shopkeeper to send someone to send some good wine to Xie's house, only to make the shopkeeper smile with joy.
When he returned to Xie's house, it was already noon, and Yi Yi started to call the kitchen to prepare meals, but the dry sheep didn't have the heart to deal with the sundries in the house anymore, and his mind was full of what Fang Cai Xiao Li said.
Those idiots!
I don't know how long he sat on the wooden fence in the garden corridor, the withered sheep clenched his fists in annoyance, he knew that if he didn't do something, Wei Xuan, Wei Hu's gang would definitely not be able to get out of the Great Prison Temple alive.
Frowning, the withered sheep went straight to the kitchen, and saw that his sister Yiyi was directing the cooks and handymen in the kitchen to prepare meals, hesitated, and waited outside with his arms crossed.
After a while, Yi Yi came out of the kitchen, saw the withered sheep leaning against the wall with his arms crossed and worried, and said with a smile, "What's wrong?" ”
The withered sheep glanced up at his sister, gritted his teeth, and said in a low voice with a little pleading, "Sister, I want my sword ...... back"
"......" Yi Yi was stunned, the smile on her face suddenly dissipated without a trace, she silently looked at her brother in front of her, and suddenly said in a deep voice that was almost like a command, "Don't go!" ”
"Huh?" The withered sheep raised his head in astonishment, and what he saw was the beautiful face of his sister who had long lost the slightest smile, and the sharp eyes in those beautiful eyes seemed to see through the thoughts in his heart.
The withered sheep suddenly realized that his own sister might be smarter than she looked......