Liang Mansion –

The little maid knocked softly on the study door.

"Ma'am, supper is ready."

Mrs. Liang opened the door, took the tray, and ordered, "Go down and rest." ”

"Yes." The little maid departed.

There is a bowl of osmanthus soup on the tray and two plates of soft and glutinous dim sum.

Mrs. Liang put the supper on the table, glanced at the old man who was concentrating on reading, and couldn't help but shake her head.

"Master, let's eat something first."

Mrs. Liang gently blew the osmanthus soup and handed it to him.

Master Liang took it lightly, shook the spoon and drank it in small sips.

The osmanthus soup is fresh and sweet, and the entrance is fragrant.

Mrs. Liang stood beside him, sorting out the books on the bookcase, as well as the unused rice paper.

After taking a few sips, Master Liang put the bowl aside, held his wife's hand with one hand, and smiled gently at her.

Mrs. Liang didn't hide, just watched him quietly.

Master Liang said: "Today, what news can I bring back?" ”

Mrs. Liang subconsciously glanced outside the study, approached him and said, "Yes, that person went to Xingmanlou again, and handed me a piece of paper." ”

Master Liang's eyes deepened, and he sighed.

Mrs. Liang took out the note and handed it to him.

Master Liang looked at it twice, and then rolled it up under the oil lamp and burned it out.

Mrs. Liang looked at his suddenly stern face, her heart tightened, and asked, "But, there is news from Jinjia City?" ”

Master Liang shook his head and said, "I can't hide it, I can't hide it after all." ”

After pondering for a moment, he got up and checked whether the doors and windows of the study were locked, and then walked to the bookshelf, opened the mezzanine on the bookshelf, took out a thing, and handed it to Mrs. Liang.

Mrs. Liang said, "What is this?" ”

Master Liang laughed miserably and said, "This thing can cause death, and now I am afraid that it will not work if it is placed here, madam......"

Mrs. Liang looked at Master Liang's solemn gaze and said softly, "Okay, I'll keep it for you." ”

Master Liang smiled with relief.

Mrs. Liang took the things, put them close to her, and didn't ask him more, as if she knew everything.

Master Liang said: "It's okay recently, Madame should go back to the house to rest early." ”

Mrs. Liang knew that he wanted to support himself, so she said kindly: "Okay, the master also has to take care of his body." It's not too late to deal with this official business tomorrow......"

Master Liang nodded and sent his wife to the door.

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At night, the summer breeze was cool and light, the moon covered half of the face, the broken stars were sprinkled, and the entire Liang Mansion seemed silent.

On the second watch, Liang Zhen woke up, she took advantage of the moonlight to see that there was no one in the house, and quietly got out of bed.

She had heard that every Qixi Festival, the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl would meet at the Queqiao, which was invisible to mortals, but standing under the vine, she could hear the whispers of the Weaver Girl and the Cowherd. She likes the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl the most, of course she wants to go to the vine to eavesdrop, so before falling asleep, Liang Zhen deliberately drank a few more bowls of tea so that she could wake up in time.

She put on her coat and went out, and she wanted to meet the janitor, so she lied that she was a gong. But when I got out of the courtyard, I realized that something was wrong, Mo said that there was no one on duty in the corridor, and even the stone lanterns in the courtyard were extinguished.

Liang Zhen's eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, and her hand inadvertently touched the pillar, but she felt wet and sticky, she was suspicious in her heart, and wiped it off with a handkerchief, only to find that it was black, and couldn't help muttering: "This is...... Could it be, blood? ”

With a stirring all over her body, the little sleepiness that she had left suddenly disappeared, she looked around in a panic, put on her coat properly, and walked down the cloister towards her father's mother's main room.

When I got around the corner, I found that several small men had fallen by the corner, and the ground was black and flowing.

"Po, what's going on?" Liang Zhen pushed the little guy who fell to the ground, and saw his lips move slightly.

"Miss, killers, a lot of killers, sir, they ...... Dangerous, dangerous. He didn't say a few words, and then he was silent.

The girl bit her lip lightly, she didn't know what happened in the Liang Mansion tonight, could it be that she was seeking revenge by the enemy, her father had always been an upright official, and where did the enemy come from, she was worried about the safety of her father and mother, so she bumped into her courage and walked carefully towards the main house on tiptoe.

……

The huge Liang Mansion was slaughtered clean overnight.

Dozens of black-clothed men stood guard outside the study, holding steel knives and their eyes cold.

"Lord Liang, it's really perseverance, Lai has been drinking tea with you until now, and you still refuse to say a word to me." Lai Mou put his hand on his cheek, his eyes were lazy, and he was wearing a brightly colored brocade robe, which did not match the slaughter of the whole mansion tonight.

Liang Renxu didn't even look at him, and after reading the note brought back by his wife tonight, he knew that there was going to be a movement in Jinjia City, and it took him less than two years to find out a complete list.

If it weren't for hibernating in Qingliu County, avoiding the eyes and ears of Jinjia City, this matter would not have gone so smoothly.

But now this list must not be handed over to such thieves.

Lai knocked on the edge of the table and defended himself: "Let's lie down to the scorpion, it's really vulgar, and we only recognize money." Therefore, I took over the business of Master Liang a long time ago. However, they didn't want to buy Master Liang's life, heh! ”

Liang Renxu sat motionless, as if he hadn't heard anything, the man in black left all the killers outside the study, he didn't know if his wife was safe and sound now, he just wanted to delay the thief for a while.

Liang Renxu's ignorance did not anger Lai, he smiled indifferently, got up and brushed the invisible dust on his body, and said with a little regret: "Since Lord Liang is so disgusted, I will go to talk to Mrs. Liang. ”

"You dare!" Liang Renxu, who was enraged, suddenly stood up, and his eyes burst out with an unprecedented fierce light.

"Lai doesn't want to make you angry...... his eyes were slightly dark, and his tone was cold, "If you are willing to hand over the list, I can save this trouble." ”

Master Liang's lips moved, and he said, "I don't know how many silver taels Your Excellency received to buy the old man's life?" ”

Lai touched his chin, as if recalling, and said slowly: "There are only five boxes of rare jewelry, and one is worth a fortune." Lord Liang doesn't know, the one who does my job is the best at identifying this kind of thing. ”

Master Liang snorted coldly.

Lai said again: "Isn't it Lord Liang, and you want to give me a few boxes of jewelry, so that I can return in vain?" ”

Master Liang heard the sarcasm in his words and did not reply.

"I'm afraid that the entire Liang Mansion will be lifted, and I won't be able to make up half a box of jewelry."

Master Liang closed his eyes and sighed: "If Your Excellency completes this business today, there will be endless troubles in the future. ”

Lai chuckled lightly and said, "My lord, if I have this mind to look forward and backward, where do I still need to rely on murder and mixed rice?" ”

“……”

"The adults have dragged on long enough, so hurry up and tell the whereabouts of the list, and I'll be able to return with a full load."