Chapter 61: Concerns
Sure enough, what is the old man who used to be like his own grandfather hiding from him......
With this thought, Yi Yi silently returned to her room in the Donggong Mansion, she knew that in a sense, she was reprimanded by Liang Qiu Gong this time, something she had never suffered in more than ten years.
In turn, this is enough to prove that he knows the name of his biological father, and Liang Qiugong is very angry.
Could it be that his father had really committed a felonious rebellion?
Biting her lip, Yiyi's joy at learning her biological father's name faded away, and she sighed faintly.
That's it, if the old lady really doesn't want to know the inside story, don't ask too much, it can be regarded as filial piety, after all, the old man has treated himself like a granddaughter for more than ten years......
Sighing, Yiyi's eyes inadvertently caught a glimpse of the sword standing in the corner of the room, and her heart was suddenly filled with another incomprehensible thing.
The boy named Withered Sheep...... Why do you have such an inexplicable liking for him?
Standing up and holding the sword in his hand, Yi Yi slowly drew out the blade, and there were a few red spots on the blade, which made Yi Yi frown.
How could she, who had been by Liang Qiuwu's side for a long time, not recognize that it was a trace left by human blood?
Hurt someone? Shouldn't I have shielded him?
As Yi Yi struggled in her heart, she suddenly caught a glimpse of the two neat little words at the end of the sword.
[Ram]......
Hey? Huh? Isn't the boy called a withered sheep? Why......
By the way, when the child saw his biological father [Ram Pei], his expression was also a little wrong, and then his attitude towards himself was a little, well, indescribably awkward......
Wait a minute. If this sword is his, he is also surnamed Ram?
Hey, this ......
Don't......
At that moment, Yi Yi had an inexplicable feeling, as if she had touched something that shocked her......
Frowning, Yi Yi stood up and hid the sword and the jade pendant in the dark compartment of the closet, and Yi Yi planned to interfere too much in the affairs of the withered sheep's child. What's more, after going to the small ancestral hall behind the Donggong Mansion, the withered sheep became very rude, not only trespassing into her boudoir without permission, but also turning over her things without authorization. But if it was what she had guessed, then he ......
I'm afraid I'm aware of it!
Getting up and going, and cooking a few more dishes, Yi carried it to the room where the withered sheep had temporarily settled, and she wanted to get a sniff from the child, but to her surprise, the room was empty.
He's gone?
Looking at the empty room. With a vague feeling of loss, Iyi sat down on a stool at the table in the room, reflecting on the whole thing until a slight cough woke her up......
[Sister]......
At the time of eating. That's what the kid called the withered sheep called her, and Yi was keenly aware of the tone and meaning of his words.
Sister...... is different from his sister, the child in front of him who is about the same age as his husband, is he testing himself?
Really. He was aware of it too, and. He sensed that she was aware of something, and otherwise, he wouldn't have used that title to test himself......
"Well-rested ......"
Losing this sentence, Yi Yi, who seemed to be calm, fled back to her room, she had never felt so panicked, even a year ago, her current husband was teasing her, not as much as it made her feel uneasy now.
"Tuk Tuk ......"
I don't know how long it took, but a slight knock on the door woke Yiyi, who was in deep thought.
"Madam, just now there is news from the people in our mansion that the master has returned to the city......" The maid who walked into the house said softly, and the master in her mouth was undoubtedly Xie An.
"Huh?" Yi Yi was stunned, after all, as far as she knew, her husband Xie An left the city to organize the three armies to conduct martial arts exercises this time, and it would take at least ten days to come back, why did he return to the city after only four days?
"The master has returned home?" Yi Yi asked in surprise.
The maid shook her head and said respectfully, "Only the eldest lady and the second lady returned to the mansion, and the third lady accompanied the master to the palace......"
Ann and Sister Ling'er went to the palace? Could it be that something is wrong?
Yi Yi couldn't help but be a little worried when she heard this, and the kind of uneasiness and confusion in her heart prompted her to desperately want to return to her husband's side and find spiritual comfort.
But after thinking about it, Yi Yi suddenly thought of the withered sheep, how to settle him? Leave him in the Donggong Mansion?
No, looking at the old lady's attitude, it is clear that he is obsessed with the surname of the ram, and the child of the withered sheep seems to have a strong hostility towards the Liangqiu family in the Donggong Mansion, leaving him in the Donggong Mansion, and if it is not good, it will be an accident.
Thinking of this, Yi asked the maid to summon the withered sheep.
"Sister...... You call me? The withered sheep who came to Yiyi's boudoir again looked a little strange, after all, a few hours ago, he had been severely reprimanded by this woman who suspected of being his own sister for trespassing into Yiyi's boudoir, and then she drove him out.
I don't know if he seemed to notice a few strange looks on the withered sheep's face, Yiyi frowned and thought for a while, and said softly, "Withered sheep, you are outside the capital, but there are any other important people?" For example, a loved one ......"
The withered sheep was stunned when he heard this, and then laughed at himself, and his laughter was a little bitter.
Since Uncle Guan passed away, how can he have any important people, let alone relatives......
No, if you have relatives, there are still some of them......
The withered sheep silently glanced at the beautiful young woman in front of him, her lips squirmed a few times, pretended to be calm, and said insincerely, "Hmm, it's gone......
"Really?" Yi Yi stared deeply at the withered sheep, and her gaze seemed to have a deep meaning, making the withered sheep vaguely feel a little uncomfortable.
Fortunately, the feeling of discomfort was very short-lived, but after two breaths, Yi Yi had already turned his eyes away, and said calmly, "Looking at your words and deeds, the concubine body does not think that you are a villain, it may be forced by life and led astray, for the sake of you calling the concubine [sister], the concubine body will arrange an errand for you in Jijing, and you will settle down in Jijing in the future, how about it?" ”
She's definitely aware of it. Otherwise, how can you take such care of yourself?
The withered sheep stole a glance at Yiyi's expression, not knowing how to answer.
"If there's nothing to say, the concubine will make up your mind for you, how about it?" Seeing that the withered sheep didn't speak for a long time, Yiyi couldn't help but speak, with the temperament of a superior person, which made the withered sheep vaguely feel a little surprised.
It's no wonder, don't look at Yi Yi's birdish appearance in front of Xie An. is also well-behaved in front of Liang Qiu Gong, but you must know that before Xie An became the aunt of Donggong Mansion, it was Yi Yi who was in charge of the huge family business of Donggong Mansion and commanded hundreds of maids and family members up and down Donggong Mansion. It is undeniable that it is actually half of the power in the Donggong Mansion, where is the fledgling kid like the withered sheep can be compared.
Although the withered sheep has killed Geng Nan and become the god general of Tianshu, he has not yet experienced the right to shout ten thousand people, and when he talks, his momentum has fallen more than a little bit.
"Oh......" The withered sheep nodded slowly, and the matter was answered, firstly, Yiyi's temperament at this moment was really difficult for him to refute. Second, he really needed a place to stay, even if it was temporary, after all, the injuries on his body had not healed yet. Once it is tracked down by the Dongling people and the Jinling people in the city, there is only one way to die.
Seeing that the withered sheep did not object, Yi Yi nodded with satisfaction and stood up. A little tired, he said softly. "Let's go......"
"Right now?" The withered sheep was stunned, he didn't expect Yi Yi to say go.
A moment later, Yi Yi and Liang Qiugong briefly explained, took the carriage when they came, and took the withered sheep to the mansion where she lived.
[Criminal Department Shangshu Xie Mansion]......
After getting out of the carriage, when he saw the bright gold letters on the plaque of the mansion, the withered sheep was really taken aback, and looked back at his sister in disbelief.
married a certain official in Beijing as a concubine......
Criminal Department Shangshu Xie Fu ......
After thinking about it carefully, the withered sheep finally realized who his own sister was marrying.
It is said that the celebrities of Jijing and the magnates of the imperial court, who have not yet been weakened, have become the chief secretary of the criminal department Xie An, a first-class important minister, and the true loyalists of the Dongling Assassins and the Jinling Assassins......
No wonder, no wonder at that time, my sister told those assassins of the Dongling and Jinling people to retreat with a word, so that she escaped by luck, so it turned out to be like this......
Thinking of finding a place to hide, so as to avoid the withered sheep chased by the Dongling people and the Jinling people, he never thought that he would come here.
The best place to hide......
I'm afraid no one would have thought that Geng Nan, who assassinated Geng Nan two days ago, would hide here, right? But can she really shelter herself? Isn't she a concubine?
The withered sheep looked at Yi Yi with a somewhat complicated expression, and silently followed her into the mansion, came to the front yard, and changed into the clothes of the housekeepers......
"Settle down! - If you have done something before, the concubine can take care of it for you and try to hide it for you, but ...... The concubine can't help you with everything......" Looking at the withered sheep who had changed his clothes, Yi Yi whispered in a complicated tone, which sounded very tough, but in fact it was closer to admonishment.
The withered sheep nodded silently, he felt a kind of affection from his relatives for a long time, although neither of them broke it.
At this moment, a family member of Xie Mansion hurriedly ran from the corridor to the backyard, saw Yiyi, and quickly stopped to say hello.
"Fourth lady, the master is back......"
Under the gaze of the withered sheep who felt a little surprised, Yiyi's eyes flashed with a little joy, and he took the withered sheep to the front yard hall to greet his husband Xie An, and as for the family, he went to the backyard to inform the other two ladies of the house who had already returned to the house.
What kind of person is Xie An, the secretary of the Criminal Department?
For this magnate of the Great Zhou court, Withered Sheep had also heard of it during his first arrival in Jijing, but he had not understood it in depth, after all, it was not his goal, Withered Sheep only learned a little about it, those men named Xie An were very powerful in Jijing, and he was a big man who could make the entire Jijing shake by stomping his feet, but he didn't know how it was.
Following Yiyi, the withered sheep followed her to the door of the hall in the front yard.
It didn't take long for the withered sheep to see a man in armor walking on the garden path not far away, very old as him, who seemed to be an official, although he did not have the slightest deterrence of a general in armor, but looking at his posture and face when he walked, it was a little imposing.
"Lord Husband has worked hard......" Yi Yi beside him bent down and saluted the comer, the withered sheep was startled, and subconsciously lowered his head, but he secretly looked at the man who was equivalent to his brother-in-law with his spare eyes.
"Sister Yiyi looks good today......" The withered sheep was stunned. Xie An stepped forward, gently hugged Yi Yi in his arms, and said with a smile, that pampering and intimate act was definitely not a fake.
Seemingly...... My own sister seems to be very favored!
Withered Sheep was a little surprised, after all, he had always cared about his sister's identity as a concubine.
Being held in her arms by her husband, Yiyi was shy and happy, but her expression was a little unnatural, after all, her brother was on the side. With a red face, she struggled slightly, and whispered, "Outside......
"Afraid of what?" Xie An glanced absentmindedly at the withered sheep dressed as a housekeeper behind Yi Yi, in his opinion, where would the people in his mansion not know about the affairs between their husband and wife now. There was no need to hide it, he would never have thought that the [family ding] behind Yi Yi was not an ordinary family member in his house.
"Didn't my husband say that it would take at least ten days to return to Jijing? Why did you come back today? Yi asked curiously.
"Well, something happened," Xie An guessed that there was another guy with an unusual identity here, and heard Yiyi's questioning. explained casually, "During the exercise today, I don't know where three fools dared to assassinate Fei Guo in front of so many people. ...... you've seen in Fei Guo"
"Assassinating General Fei? ――General Fei is out of the way, right? Yi Yi covered her mouth with her little hand and exclaimed, she knew that Fei Guona was the most respected general under her husband.
Behind Yiyi, the withered sheep almost jumped up in shock.
How could he not have guessed. Who are the three stupid people in Xie An's mouth?
"Well, it's okay. It's not in the way, but Fei Guo also suffered a little skin trauma, here ......" Pointing to the right side of his neck, Xie An continued, "I was cut by a guy named Wei Hu here...... It's okay, if Wu'er wasn't there at the time, I'm afraid it would ......" Speaking of this, a little anger flashed in his eyes.
Although Wei Hu's backbone made Xie An quite different, Xie An still couldn't let go of his assassination of Fei Guo.
Those three fools...... How dare you assassinate Fei Guo in front of [Yan Hu Ji]?
Lowering his head, the withered sheep's mood fluctuated for a while, don't look at him and Wei Hu don't like each other, they will quarrel after chatting for less than two sentences, but what the actual friendship is, I'm afraid only they know best.
"Unexpectedly, he dared to assassinate General Fei Guo, I don't know which way it was a thief, such rampant!" The withered sheep couldn't help but speak, so as to verify something about Wei Hu from Xie An's mouth.
"Huh?" It seems that he didn't expect that the [subordinates] in the mansion would interject when he was talking to his beloved woman Yiyi, Xie An frowned slightly, and subconsciously looked at the person in front of him who was about the same age as himself.
"You...... It looks very raw, what's your name? After looking at the withered sheep suspiciously, Xie An looked at Yi Yi with an inquiring expression.
Yiyi's heart was pounding, she didn't know what the withered sheep had done in Ji Kyoto before, and why she interjected at this time, seeing her husband's puzzled expression, she was very anxious in her heart, for fear that he would see something, and hurriedly said, "This person is called Ah Yang, the sheep of the cow and sheep, the concubine saw that he was sharp in his hands and feet, and he was a little smart, so he brought him with him to ......summon him" Saying, she turned her head and glared at the withered sheep fiercely.
"Oh oh......" Xie An nodded suddenly, chuckled and patted the withered sheep on the shoulder, revealing a look of [young man does a good job], making the withered sheep pouted secretly in his heart.
I thought that this matter was over, but suddenly, Jin Ling'er beside Xie An seemed to notice something, leaned over slightly in front of the withered sheep and sniffed with her nose, frowned and said, "You...... Why do you smell of blood? Hey, you're hurt? And it's not light......"
The withered sheep chuckled in his heart, and subconsciously looked up at Jin Ling'er, the woman who had stood beside her [brother-in-law] and had never spoken.
What's the matter with this woman? Just by the faint smell of blood, can you smell the wounds on your body? And can you judge the severity of the injury?
Oh no, is your identity going to be revealed?
Withered Sheep couldn't help but be a little nervous, because his intuition told him that the woman in front of him with two scars on her face was an existence that he would never be able to match.
Just when the withered sheep was frightened, Yi Yi hurriedly explained, "That's the case, the concubine took him to the Donggong Mansion yesterday, first, to visit the old lady, and secondly, to repair the wall of the Donggong Mansion...... This guy fell off while repairing the fence and smashed it on the pile of bricks......"
"It actually fell......" Xie An laughed when she heard this, and Jin Ling'er nodded with relief, but she didn't doubt it anymore, after all, she just came to ask so casually.
"Loyalty is commendable, but you should also pay attention, the concubine will prescribe a prescription for you later, you can catch the medicine according to the prescription, and you will be cured in a few days......" Jin Ling'er smiled and said to the withered sheep, since marrying Xie An, this eldest sister who used to be on the underworld in Jinling has really changed a lot, and anyone looks at it is a gentle and virtuous lady, especially in front of her husband Xie An.
"Why don't you thank the third lady?" Yi Yi turned her head and gestured to the withered sheep with her eyes.
Under the gaze of his sister, the withered sheep, the second-generation Tianshu God of the Taiping Army, had to bow his head and said in a low voice, "Thank you, Third Lady......"
"No need, just take care of your injuries." Jin Ling'er smiled slightly, unexpectedly looking a little happy, perhaps, in front of her husband Xie An, she was very keen to show her good side.
After a small episode that made Yi Yi and the withered sheep have palpitations, Xie An, Jin Ling'er, and Yiyi walked into the front hall, and the withered sheep also followed because he was worried about Wei Hu's news.
Xie An and Jin Ling'er didn't notice it, but they didn't care, after all, this subordinate called [Ah Yang] was recommended by Yi Yi, where did they think that this kid named [Ah Yang] was the candidate for the Taiping Army God General with Wei Hu, and he was the new Six God General who successfully assassinated Geng Nan.
Because of Yiyi's relationship, Dry Sheep easily learned some important information from Xie An's conversations with his wives.
For example, the imperial court is hunting down the murderer of Geng Nan......
For another example, the three fools who went to assassinate Fei Guo, two died and one was seriously injured, and the only surviving [Wei Hu] has been thrown into the prison of the Great Prison Temple, becoming a bait for the imperial court to lure them to the rescue of these god generals......
Oops......
Putting on a respectful appearance to serve beside him, the withered sheep was anxious.
Don't be fooled, Wei Xuan......
If you rush to the prison of the Great Prison Temple to rescue that idiot Wei Hu, what awaits you is a net composed of hundreds of assassins from the Dongling Mountains and the Dangerous Towers......