Chapter 22: The Funeral Procession
As soon as Miao Miaomiao ran outside the courtyard, she met Chen Wanshu leading Si Yubai in.
The two talked and laughed, and talked and laughed.
"You're embarrassed to come back! I almost got dinked, you know?! ”
The black cat approached him scolding, and the man leaned over and picked her up with his big hand.
"Huh?" The cat's body is so weak! Si Yubai can restrain her with one hand!
"Oops!" Si Yubai exclaimed loudly, "Isn't this Your Majesty's royal cat?" Why did you get here? ”
Can you play a little more fake?
The black cat's eyes were full of disdain when he looked at him
"Royal Cat?" Chen Wanshu's small eyes widened suddenly, and he patted his thigh, "Xia Guan just saw that this cat was not raised by ordinary people, it turned out to be His Majesty's pet!" ”
"Yes! Your Majesty is so fortunate to find her, she can't sleep and eat all day, and the official has to send her quickly! ”
"That'...... That's got to hurry! ”
"Master Chen, your tea has to be drunk another day, and the official has taken his leave."
"Good! Good! This cannot be delayed! Chen Wanshu looked like he was eager to find a sedan chair and quickly carry him into the palace.
……
On Chang'an Avenue, the crowd is bustling.
A man in white hugs a black cat through the crowd.
"I don't go into the palace! I don't enter the palace! Put me down! Miao Miaomiao was already tied in the man's arms at this time, her back was close to his chest, and her limbs were hanging in the air.
This novel way of "walking cats" has attracted many people's attention.
"Yo Yo Yo ......" Si Yubai looked at her with a sour expression, "I was bent on going back to the palace before, why did I change my temper this time?" ”
"There's a problem with Tiger Roaring Heights! I'm going back to Tiger Roaring Heights! ”
"Of course there's something wrong with Tiger Roaring Heights, the dead there can be piled up into a hill......"
"Nope! It's not a mountain villa! It's a girl! There is a problem with the girl! ”
"Huh?" The man stopped, "What's wrong with that woman?" ”
It seems that as soon as the topic involves Jiao Niang, Si Yubai will always have a different attitude.
Miao Miaomiao raised her head, and she couldn't see his expression clearly in the backlight: "Jiao Niang may be the culprit of the disappearance of Qingquan Villa." ”
"Tiger Roaring Heights has been sealed by Jingzhao Mansion since this serial murder case, and the family members and servants inside should be expelled. Now when we go there again, all we see is an empty mountain villa. ”
After listening to the man's words, both ears of the black cat drooped: "What can I do about this?" Could it be that this lady just ran away like this? ”
"Apprentice, are you sure there is something wrong with Jiao Niang?"
She told me all the clues she found in Chen Wanshu's study.
Si Yubai hammered his palm: "As a teacher, I know that this woman is not simple!" ”
"Master...... You're not an afterthought, are you? "Before she found out about Jiao Niang's experience, he had never said a word of doubt about the woman!
The man frowned and shook his head: "This woman is always surrounded by a fog, and no matter how you look at her, you can't see her clearly." ”
"Can't see clearly?" Miao Miaomiao's eyes widened, "Why can I see it clearly?" Master, you won't be presbyopia...... Oops! ”
The black cat covered the top of his head and glanced at the man with resentment.
"The teacher's eyes are good!"
At this moment, a mourning procession came to meet him.
There were about 100 people in this procession, all dressed in plain clothes, with filial piety belts on their heads, crying and walking towards the city gate.
The whole street made way for them.
"I said, whose dead family is this funeral at noon? Let's not talk about Ji Bu Ji, the coffin stinks out of such a poisonous sun! A young woman beside her covered her nose and grumbled, her brow furrowed.
A middle-aged woman next to her tugged at her sleeve and reminded in a low voice: "The daughter-in-law of the Zhao family, you don't know, this is the daughter-in-law of Uncle Lu's family who died, the Lu family is already small, and his daughter-in-law's family is even less than one, and there are not enough people to handle a funeral." ”
"Uncle Lu could only invite a few mourners to cry a few days ago, but who knew that this group of mourners did not come this morning, and they arrived ......at noon until noon."
The young woman's eyes rolled three times and patted her head: "The daughter-in-law of the Lu family? I said, why is it so familiar, isn't it still with us two months ago? How do you say that if you don't have it, it's gone? ”
"It's said that I have some incurable disease...... Can't be cured...... Her father-in-law, Uncle Lu, found a lot of doctors to treat her illness...... Ay...... Life and death are fate...... But it is also her blessing to meet such a good in-law of the Lu family in her life. ”
Miao Miaomiao pricked up her ears and listened to the conversation between the two women, and suddenly her eyes lit up: "Master! I want somewhere to find clues about Jiao Niang! ”
"Where?"
……
Chang'an East Land Temple.
"Fat Elder mentioned this land temple to me before."
Si Yubai stood in front of the Land Temple, and Miao Miaomiao raised her head to look at the plaque.
There was a thick layer of ash on the plaque, and the wood on the plaque had cracked after being exposed to the wind and sun, and the words on it had faded.
It is said that it is a land temple, but incense is extremely scarce, and it has become a stronghold of the beggar gang.
"It's strange, why is there no one?"
The black cat jumped off the man's shoulder and hurried into the temple.
The cooking fire inside had long since been extinguished, and only the cold black iron pot remained.
Did they all run off to earn extra money?
I don't even have a housekeeper.
Just as Miao Miaomiao was looking for someone around, Si Yubai easily stuffed her into the placket with a big hand.
"What for?"
"Shhhh
The man dodged and hid behind the statue of the land.
The black cat's golden cat's eyes looked at him with dripping eyes, and he couldn't stop talking about it.
What's wrong with her master?
At this moment, the familiar sound of mourning music was heard from far and near.
Well?
This Lu family's funeral has been sent here?
The sound got closer and closer, and the mourning procession began to pass by the Land Temple.
Suddenly, five or six men dressed in linen and filial piety jumped in.
"Quick! Everyone hurriedly changed their clothes, I had already prepared a fast horse, and the three of us could go all the way to the north, and it would be safe when they left the Great Zhou Kingdom! ”
"Ah Kuan, thank you for your hard work. The little beggar entrusted him to you, and sent him to the dean of the White Horse Academy, saying that he was the seventh son of Chang Baicao, and that he would definitely accept him as a student of the academy. ”
"Elder, don't worry!" The man spoke very anxiously, "You guys hurry up and get out of here first, those little tricks we used won't be able to fool Jingzhao Mansion for long!" ”
Miao Miaomiao pricked up her ears and listened to the conversation of the group of people outside, her eyes widening.
Oh, my God!
Did she hear something terrible?!
Disaster...... Prison!
Oh my God!
She encountered a live version of the prison robbery?!
What can I do?
If she goes out on the spot to expose it, will she be stripped of her skin by these vicious people?!