Chapter Twenty-Five: The Lamp of Illumination
Su Mengtang hurriedly said: If there is any way, you can tell me quickly. Ziwen looked up at the lanterns hanging in the cave and said, "All the lights in the villa are on at this time, as long as we blow the lights out and let everyone turn off the lights, we will naturally know if the person who escaped is from the village." Su Mengtang nodded and said, "I was so confused that I forgot that everyone has a lamp." Hu Dadao: "Girl, then I'll send someone to the corner gate to order me now." After saying that, he hurriedly ran out, and Su Mengtang said to Ziruo and Ziwen: "You two also go together, call Bihu, and inform them one by one, by the way, don't forget to extinguish Deng Er's lamp." ”
Ziruo was careful, knowing that Su Mengtang was tired, and said, "I'll send the girl back to Lan Zexuan to rest first, I and Ziwen are gone, who will pick up the girl." Su Mengtang shook his head and said, "No, I'll go back with Brother Yunhua." Zi Ruo smiled playfully when she heard this, and said to Yun Hua: "Then I will hand over the girl to Zhang Gongzi." With that, he and Ziwen walked out of the Art of War Hall with a smile.
Su Mengtang waited for Ziruo and Ziwen to leave, and then chewed out the meaning of Ziruo's words just now, and scolded with a smile: "Dead girl, you are getting more and more bold." After saying that, she quickly looked at Yunhua, who knew that Yunhua was also looking at her, the two of them looked at each other for a while, and then looked away, Su Mengtang's cheeks suddenly swelled with two splashes of red. Yunhua coughed and said softly, "There should be news soon, let's go back too." Su Mengtang pretended to be calm and said, "It's okay." Then he picked up the lantern and flew out, hiding a piece of the girl's mind in the night.
Su Mengtang walked forward with his head buried in the lantern, and saw that he had arrived at Rosin Xiang Zhai in front, and suddenly heard Zhang Yunhua shouting from behind: "Miss Su." She stopped and waited for Yunhua, only to hear him catch up and say, "Just now I saw that the two girls with purple and purple lines are very skilled, and I want to know who taught them martial arts?" Su Mengtang didn't expect Yun Hua to say this, she raised her head, was slightly stunned, and then returned to her usual dignified demeanor, and walked side by side with Yun Hua and said, "I don't know if Brother Yunhua has heard of Mr. Shao Shoutie." Yunhua said: "I have heard a little, I heard that he is a businessman, often dealing with Jin people, and has been summoned by Jin Zhangzong, I don't know if it is the same person as Miss Su said." Su Mengtang nodded and said: "This is the person, he was originally friendly with my father, and my father once asked him to come to the villa to practice the family." The martial arts of several maids around me were all taught by him personally. ”
Yun Hua asked puzzledly: "Since he is a businessman, why is he familiar with a green forest hero like Mr. Su, and he also has a martial art." Su Mengtang said: "Brother Yunhua doesn't know him, this Mr. Shao has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and has made a lot of friends, not only close contacts with the green forest, but also many people in the court, it can be said that he wanders between temples and rivers and lakes. In addition, he is kind to others, and he likes to solve problems with others, so he is very popular in the rivers and lakes. ”
Yun Hua smiled when he heard this, and said tentatively: "It's also a strange person, I don't know if I can meet it in the villa now, I also want to see what kind of person can be praised by Miss Su like this?" Su Mengtang didn't notice the faint vinegar in the air, and only said truthfully: "Probably not as Brother Yunhua wants, after my father left, he hasn't come, maybe he thinks I'm a woman, it's inconvenient." Yunhua felt a little more steady, so he echoed softly: "I see." Unexpectedly, Su Mengtang heard these four words, and hurriedly explained: "Brother Yunhua, don't be careful, I mean that he is inconvenienced, not you." Whenever you and Qiuqiu come here, I welcome you. Yunhua said: "I won't be careful, I didn't know Miss Su's character for the first time, she has always been straight and never beat around the bush." When Su Mengtang heard this, he asked Yunhua with some anxiety: "Then is my character good?" Yunhua laughed silently in the evening breeze, and then nodded emphatically and said, "If you are like this forever, it will be better." ”
As soon as Yunhua's words fell, he heard a rapid sound of horns on the corner gates of the four gables, and then the lanterns on the gables around the villa were extinguished one after another. Almost at the same time, starting from Chunfeng Pavilion, Chengjiang Building, Yiqingtang, Leng Yunxuan, Rosin Xiangzhai, Liudan Pavilion, Lan Zexuan, Qixing Tower, the original dazzling lights under the corridors of these courtyards were also extinguished. Su Mengtang immediately blew out the small lantern in his hand, and the entire villa fell into extreme darkness, Su Mengtang and Yunhua looked around, trying to find out if there were still lights in the line of sight.
When a person is suddenly in darkness from a place that was originally bright, his eyes will be a little uncomfortable. Yun Hua adapted to the darkness before Su Mengtang, and he saw a lantern lit in front of Yinxue Zhai in the Qingtang below, which was also the only light source in the entire mountain villa. Su Mengtang also saw it, she grabbed Yunhua and said, "Brother Yunhua, it's Yin Xuezhai." A few months ago, the villa bought a few newcomers, and one of them was given to Yinxuezhai of Yiqingtang, it must be him. Yunhua asked, "Then now, should we go back to Lan Zexuan or go to Yinxuezhai?" Su Mengtang said: "With such a toss, Sister Ning'er must be awake, let's go to Chongxiao Zhai to discuss countermeasures." With that, the two of them continued to walk towards the mountain in the faint moonlight.
When she arrived at Chongxiao Zhai, Tong Ning'er was not there, and a little girl in yellow told Su Mengtang: When searching for Zhuangzi, Tong Ning'er was woken up, she took Zifeng to Lan Zexuan, and saw that only Ziyu was protecting Qiuqiu and Ximen in the warm pavilion, so she stayed there to sit down. Su Mengtang and Yun Hua listened, walked up again, and returned to Lan Zexuan.
At this time, the four purple-clothed maids and Bihu were waiting for Su Mengtang in Lan Zexuan, and when they saw Yunhua and Su Mengtang walking up together, several people hurriedly surrounded them, and Ziruo said: "Girl, we confirmed with Bihu that the light that was on was Hou Zhen of Yinxuezhai." Before Su Mengtang could speak, Bihu knelt down and said: "Girl, today I am on duty in the Art of War Hall, and I have left the guard twice, once to put the little master in danger, and once to make the prisoner escape, causing a big disaster, please punish Bihu heavily." Su Mengtang heard the words and helped Bihu Island: "It's all my own people here, so I'll tell you directly, it's inevitable to punish you tomorrow, and you must make a show for others." But you have to understand that punishing you is really a last resort, and I know in my heart that these two things are not your fault alone, and I hope that you will be punished tomorrow, and don't go to your heart. Bihu was grateful and said: "With the girl's affection, Bihu's death is worth it." Su Mengtang patted Bihu on the shoulder and said, "Let's not talk about this tonight." Then she pushed aside the crowd and walked to the chair in the hall and sat down, and said, "Who really bought this Hou, and what is the origin, have you found out clearly?" Bihu hurriedly reported: "I just checked the book of Lan Zexuanli that records the people in the villa, this Hou is really Wang Jiu, who is responsible for recruiting family members in early February this year, bought it from the street, and he was originally sold from a corrupt official's mansion named Qi Enming. After hearing this, Yunhua asked, "Is it Wang Jiu who he took the initiative to find from the street, or is it Wang Jiu who is looking for him?" Bihu said: "I have to ask Wang Jiu to know this." ”
Tong Ning'er, who was in the warm pavilion, heard the conversation between Su Mengtang and Bihu, so she walked out, and she came to the crowd and said: "Qi Enming, I heard my father mention that he is an official of the Ministry of Rites, and Xia Zhen is a fellow villager, both of whom are from Zhongzhou. One sentence made Su Mengtang and Yunhua extremely surprised, Su Mengtang said: "No wonder she wants to help Coral, she must be entrusted by Xia Zhen." Yun Hua said on the side: "No, how can Xia Zhen know that we will close the coral?" He let Coral go, probably because of me. ”
As soon as the words came out, the four were shocked.