Chapter 41: The Girl Dressed as a Man
After Shen Molin stayed at the Yunlai Inn, he rarely met Ah Jin. Watermark Ad Test Watermark Ad TestGenerally, if she doesn't take the initiative to go to him, he won't contact her. Although the two are not biological brothers and sisters, they maintain a rare tacit understanding.
Seeing that things were about to be done, Shen Molin still didn't get any sporadic news about Shen Mojin from Ah Jin. He was a little distressed, only worried that he would completely cut off contact with his sister if he returned in vain this time.
"Young master, you better eat something. You didn't eat tonight. The little guy who followed Shen Molin grew up with him since he was a child, and it was really distressing to see Shen Molin running around and haggard for the affairs of the Shen family's girl.
"I can't eat it." Shen Molin shook his head, not even glancing at the delicious food on the table. "Is there any news from the Song Mansion?"
"Nope." The little girl pursed his lips and stood aside with the tray in his arms, full of dissatisfaction between his words. "I don't know if the Ah Jin girl has the heart to find it."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Shen Molin glance at him lightly, and the little guy subconsciously covered his mouth with his hand, and there was no sound anymore.
"What Tongtenkaku promised, it will definitely be done. What she promised was equivalent to a promise from Tongtian Pavilion. “
The little guy was speechless and asked curiously, "But isn't there a young master in Tongtian Pavilion?" “
"She is the pearl of the pavilion master's palm, and her status in the Tongtian Pavilion is like that of Mo Jin in our Shen family, so the young master is still her younger brother, what do you say?" After Shen Molin said this, he glanced at the little guy again, and there was reproach in his eyes. "Talking about other people's things in other people's territory, is that what I taught you on weekdays? Don't lose my face. “
"Yes?? Yes, the little one is wrong. The little guy nodded again and again, and at this moment, the door was suddenly pushed open.
When Shen Molin looked up, he found that it was Ah Jin. He subconsciously stood up and looked at Ah Jin who walked into the room with some surprise. "Why is the girl here at this time?"
"I just got some news here. I didn't dare to delay, so I hurried over to report to you. As he spoke, Ah Jin turned his head and glanced at the little guy, although he only glanced at it for a short time, but he could also see that the man's cold hair stood on end. If I come back tomorrow, I'm afraid that some people's dissatisfaction with our Tongtian Pavilion will be piled up in the sky. “
As soon as Ah Jin said this, Shen Molin immediately understood. The conversation between myself and Xiaowu just now was probably heard word by word by Ah Jin. He first waved his hand to let the little girl retreat, and then bowed to Ah Jin and said, "Don't blame the big girl, it's all Shen's lax discipline." “
Ah Jin pouted. There is also a bit of pride of the children of the rivers and lakes. "I didn't plan to hold on to it, it's boring. It's just that our Tongtian Pavilion has never done a bad errand, and as a person in the pavilion, I naturally don't like others to speculate about the affairs of Tongtian Pavilion. “
"I understand below."
"Ling Mei's traces seem to have been searched by us." Ah Jin whispered, seeing Shen Molin looking at him intently, he didn't go around in circles anymore. "The reason why your Shen family's manpower and material resources have not found Ling Mei's whereabouts is because the Shen family's girl is disguised as a man."
"I see, where is she now, I will immediately send someone to fetch her back." Shen Molin suddenly realized that his sister, who had not heard from him for so many days, finally had a whereabouts, which made his voice tremble a little with excitement.
Ah Jin stared at Shen Molin thoughtfully for a long time, and Shen Molin couldn't help but chuckle in his heart when he saw that his expression was different.
"Ling Mei's traces have been gone all the way to Hangzhou."
"Hangzhou?" Shen Molin repeated the name in surprise, and stood up and paced around the room. "How can it be in Hangzhou? Does she want to live there in seclusion, or does she want to go somewhere else. “
"Every port on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, she has the possibility to go." Ah Jin stared at Shen Molin walking around the small room, his shadow elongated by the candlelight and cast on the walls of the room, and the figure swayed. It adds a bit of ghostly atmosphere to the surrounding atmosphere. "But I think she's most likely to come to the royal capital."
"What is she doing in the royal capital?" This was the last thing Shen Molin wanted to happen, so when Ah Jin announced it, Shen Molin almost jumped in fright.
"I heard that you two are twins." Compared with Shen Molin's panic, Ah Jin was much calmer. She lowered her eyes and didn't look at Shen Molin again.
"Yes, we're twins." Shen Molin nodded, waiting for Ah Jin to say the second half.
"Then you two must look alike, right? I think the reason why Miss Shen is dressed as a man. One is the ease of movement, and the other is the convenience of asking where you are going. Since she has a home and can't go back, her father kicked her out, so she can only look for you, a relative. “
When Shen Molin heard this, he was stunned for a while, and suddenly his face was full of remorse and chagrin. "If I had known this, I should have gone north to mine jade as originally planned, and she would not have come to this stall to troubled the waters."
"This is just speculation, Shen Da Langjun doesn't need to be in such a hurry." When Ah Jin thought about it, he also felt tricky. But in order not to mess up, she could only calm Shen Molin down first.
"So what should I do now?" Shen Molin sat down on the table, raised his head and asked Ah Jin's opinion.
"In two days, you're still going to have to do what you planned. Do what you have to do. There are a lot of eyes staring at the Shen family in this royal capital, don't make a mistake at this juncture. “
"But??" Shen Molin lowered his head, looking a little hesitant.
Ah Jin knew the struggle in his heart, and did not urge him to make a decision quickly. Just stood up, put on the hood and said, "If you set a time to leave, you will send someone to the Song Mansion to report it, and I will come to see you off." “
With that, she took Ah Jiu and turned her head and walked towards the door of the room.
"Big girl." Shen Molin got up and suddenly stopped her. "If yes?? If you find your sister, what is the eldest girl going to do? “
"What can I do with her?" Ah Jin turned his head to look at Shen Molin with a smile. "Shen Dalangjun, don't worry, I will not be embarrassed for Miss Shen. It's just that if someone else finds out what's going on??"
"Please rest assured, the Shen family will go all out to put an end to this matter."
When Ah Jin heard this, he just smiled and didn't say anything else. After she left, the little guy entered the room again, and saw that Shen Molin, the dishes on the table, hadn't moved at all, and couldn't help frowning.
"Young Master, what did Miss Ah Jin say to you?"
Shen Molin turned his head and glanced at the little guy with a complicated expression, and just instructed him: "We will stay in the royal capital for two more days, you can take care of it, and after two days, we will continue to go north to Yanzhou." “
The little guy was stunned, a little unclear. "But?? The whereabouts of our girl??"
"When I go back, I will order some capable people to stay in the royal capital, and the rest will be left to fate." Shen Molin raised his head and sighed, and said helplessly.
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On the way back. Ah Jin has been keeping his eyes closed. Because I had told the porter before that I was going to visit my brother at the inn, when I came back, I also let the carriage stop at the gate.
The master and servant entered the east wing without saying a word, and found that Song Wenyu had not come back, and they were unconsciously relieved.
"Girl, what are we going to do now? Or?? Let's leave before the Shen family girl comes to the door. “
Ah Jin sat at the table, staring at the bean-like candle flame and shook his head slightly. "It's the situation. It's easy to get out, but it's hard to get things done. If we just leave, it will be tantamount to pushing the Shen family into the fire pit. This matter has spread out, and how will Tongtian Pavilion gain a foothold in the rivers and lakes in the future. “
Ah Jiu frowned and did not persuade again. At this point, she understands the seriousness of the matter as well as Ah Jin.
Suddenly, Ah Jin sighed softly. "But fortunately, Ah Yin has also returned to Unruly Mountain. Let's observe in the royal capital for two more days, if there is a disturbance, you and Hatsumi will evacuate the royal capital with the big guy first. “
"Girl, what are you going to do?" Ah Jiu was stunned, a little anxious.
"I'm alone, but I have a way." Ah Jin paused for a moment, and when he saw Ah Jiu looking at him worriedly, he took her hand. "Besides, I'm not alone, and my senior sister is here."
At the mention of Liuli, Ah Jiu's brows only stretched slightly. The two were sitting in relative silence, and there was a knock at the door of the courtyard. The two glanced in the direction of the courtyard gate, and both looked puzzled.
"The slave didn't bolt the door either. If the eldest young master comes back, he should be able to come in. Ah Jiu said as he walked to the courtyard and opened the gate. Second young master? “
Song Wenyuan didn't expect that it was Ah Jin's personal maid who opened the door, and he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. "That?? I'm here to find my brother. “
"He's not here." Ah Jiu stood at the door, and didn't mean to let him in. "Second Young Master, is there something going on? Later, if the eldest young master comes back, the slave can convey it on his behalf. “
"Oh, that's fine. Ming'er said, it's the same, it's the same. Song Wenyuan sneered, turned his head and was about to leave, but Huaiyin, who was following him, was very dissatisfied with Ah Jiu's attitude.
"Why is the maid next to the young lady like this? It felt like she was more like the master in that garden. “
"It's a little spicy, but it's also for my sister-in-law." Song Wenyuan said, a complicated expression on his face. "Just now she said that her eldest brother is not at home, if she lets us in at this time, how can she let my sister-in-law deal with herself."
Huaiyin listened to Song Wenyuan's words, and immediately lost his temper. "It's still young master, you think it through."
Song Wenyuan pulled the corners of his lips, and Huaiyin's flattering words sounded in his ears, but it was like a loud slap in the face. If he really thought it through, how could he disturb the East Wing at night.
Thinking of this, Song Wenyuan glanced back again, and saw that there was a darkness behind him, and there was no one coming, so he continued to walk forward quite disappointed.
"Second brother?" Song Wenyu came back in a hurry, just in time to see Song Wenyuan walking towards him in despair, he and Song Wenyuan faced each other, and when he saw that Song Wenyuan's expression was different, he added another sentence. "It's so late, where are you going?"
"No, just?? I just can't sleep at night. Want to get around. Song Wenyuan was only stunned by Song Wenyu's eyes, and he stammered and lied. His thief's reaction made Huaiyin on the side frown.
"It's cool at night, you're going to take the spring exam in two days, don't be greedy for cold at this time." Song Wenyu's words were all the tenderness of his brother's care for his younger brother, which made Song Wenyuan feel even more embarrassed.
I saw him nod again and again, arched his hand and saluted Song Wenyu and said, "Brother is right, I'll go back to the room, I'll go back." “
"Well, let's get some rest early." Song Wenyu nodded, and after watching him leave sideways, he continued to the east wing.
Seeing that Song Wenyuan had already walked away, Huairen, who had been silent, suddenly spoke. "Big young master, do you feel that the second young master is weird."
"Hmm." Song Wenyu only responded briefly, and did not comment much, until he was about to walk to the gate of the east wing, he added another sentence. "It looks like it's coming from the direction of the East Wing."
Huairen was a little confused, and it wasn't until Song Wenyu had pushed open the courtyard door and entered that he suddenly realized. It's just that the amount of information implied in this sentence is too great. He was a little frightened. "Young Master, what do you mean??"
He trotted behind Song Wenyu, and before he could ask the question, Ah Jin walked out of the room. The two looked at each other, and in the end, it was Ah Jin who opened his mouth first. "You're back?"
"Hmm." Song Wenyu kept pushing the door, but he was still standing in the courtyard.
Although Song Wenyu didn't say anything, Ah Jin always felt that he seemed to be a little unhappy in his heart. "Ready for dinner? If you don't have any food, you can tell me to go down and make some porridge. “
"I've eaten it." Song Wenyu replied: "Did the second brother come just now?" “
"I've been here, I was supposed to look for you, and I heard that you weren't there. Didn't even enter the door and left. Ah Jin thought for a while and said, "The two of you are the front and back feet, you should have encountered each other." “
After Ah Jin finished speaking, Song Wenyu kept staring at her, so that Ah Jin couldn't help but reach out and touch his face. "Is there anything on my face?"
"Nope." Song Wenyu turned his face away and pushed the door straight into his room. Ah Jin looked at him inexplicably, suddenly a little angry, and was about to have a seizure, but Huairen stopped him with a smile.
"Madame, don't be like the eldest young master, he is in a bad mood today."
"What can keep him upset?" Ah Jin turned the door that didn't close. "Besides, if you're not happy, you should shake your face with someone?"
Huairen was speechless for a while. The smile was even more flattering. "It shouldn't be, just?? Today, the young master seems to have been reprimanded by the saint. “
When Ah Jin heard this, he immediately stopped getting angry, but felt a little worried in his heart. "How did you get reprimanded by the saint in a good manner?"
"Because??" Before Huairen finished speaking, he was yelled into the room by Song Wenyu. The hidden door was finally closed.
Ah Jin tilted his head and looked at the closed door for a long time, then suddenly smiled lightly and turned to enter the house.
In the room, Huairen looked at Song Wenyu's blackened face and beat a drum in his heart.
"Young master, the little one is wrong. You shouldn't be quick to talk about all those bloody things to your wife. “
Song Wenyu glanced at him gloomily, but did not answer his words. He didn't know how to explain this illusion to Huairen. He closed his eyes, waved his hand to Huairen, and said, "I don't blame you, it's just that this case hasn't been solved yet, and it's not appropriate to tell anyone, do you understand?" “
"The little one understands." Huairen hurriedly replied.
Song Wenyu opened his eyes and walked straight to the bed. "You go and tell me some hot water, I want to sleep."
"Yes, the little ones will go." With that, Huairen ran out in a hurry, and Song Wenyu sat on the edge of the bed and watched the scenery of the courtyard for a while. The door of his bedroom was facing the peach blossom tree in the courtyard, and it was the time of year when the peach blossoms were in full bloom.
As soon as the night breeze blows, there are scattered petals dancing with the wind. Song Wenyu was stunned for a while, and his mood suddenly calmed down. He stood up and walked to the door, half of his body hidden in the room, observing the situation on the other side.
The lights in the room over there were still on, and looking at the silhouette projected on the window lattice, Ah Jin seemed to be still sitting by the window. Maybe it's embroidery, maybe it's reading a book. Song Wenyu stared at the blurred outline, and unconsciously thought of the appearance of her holding the pipa when she first met Ah Jin.
Song Wenyu's hand on the door frame slowly clenched into a fist, and the beauty was obviously close at hand, but he tasted a little bit of longing.
"Merkin??" Song Wenyu silently recited the name of the beautiful woman, turned around and returned to the house.
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Ah Jin was looking down at a book, when suddenly her ears were hot, making her raise her head. Ah Jiu saw her in a daze and looked at her a little strangely. "Girl, what's wrong with you?"
"Nothing." Ah Jin shook his head, but he didn't have the heart to read anymore. She set the book aside, and the thumb of her right hand began to rub the tip of her index finger back and forth. "I was just thinking about what Huairen wanted to say to me just now, but Song Wenyu stopped him."
Ah Jiu pursed his lips and didn't make a sound. She always has such a contemptuous attitude towards this pair of masters and servants. "What else can there be, it's some errands that the eldest young master can't talk about to outsiders."
"yes, that's it." Ah Jin stood up suddenly, looking a little excited and a little uneasy. "The reason why he was not reprimanded by the saint must be because the case has not been solved, and maybe there is not even a clue."
Ah Jiu looked up at her and asked inexplicably, "And then?" “
"Or maybe he found clues, but for various reasons, he didn't think he had found the real culprit, and he disagreed with the saint, so he would??"
Ah Jin muttered to himself, not caring whether Ah Jiu could understand it or not. She stopped suddenly, as if she had been pinned in the room. Ah Jiu looked at her with an unusually solemn expression, and also stood up. "Lady?"
Ah Jin slowly turned his head to look at Ah Jiu, with some surprise in his eyes. It seems that she was also frightened by her own thoughts. "You say. If the real Silent Gold falls into the hands of the gang who want to frame Tongtian Pavilion, what should we do? “
Ah Jiu listened to her words and also stared at her with a pair of big eyes. Seeing this, Ah Jin knew that he had to take the idea himself in the end. She lowered her head, feeling so helpless for the first time.
"At the moment, we can't rashly get in touch with the Unruly Mountain, the enemy is dark and I am clear, if they are really planning all this in the dark, then they must be under their surveillance for the first time." Ah Jin was thinking about countermeasures in his mind, and his mood was much calmer.
"Listening to what the girl said, are we trapped?" Ah Jiu held the table with both hands and leaned down slightly to look at Ah Jin. "There's no other way?"
"Before they find Shen Mojin, we can take back some initiative." Ah Jin lowered his head and pondered, and finally looked at Ah Jiu helplessly. "Come to think of it, this is really the only thing we can do right now. I hope that Ah Yin's side has already found out some eyebrows about this enemy hiding in the shadows. “
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In an inn 500 miles away from the royal capital, the top guests drank and chatted together. Suddenly, someone said, "I heard that the curfew is about to start in the royal capital, and I don't know what happened." “
The young man sitting next to him drank for a while, but he didn't make a sound, but the middle-aged man sitting next to him couldn't help but interject. "Is there another war?"
"I just came back from business in the north, and I haven't seen a war." The person who said the news shook his head. Everyone gossiped and diverted the topic like that, and no one mentioned it again.
The boy remained silent and did not leave the table until he had had his fill. The shopkeeper came over to clean up the table with a smile, and he suddenly handed over a piece of broken silver, which made Xiao Er's eyes shine.
"This little boy, you give too much."
"The rest is for you."
Xiao Er thanked him again and again, and took the ingot of broken silver into his arms. Seeing this, the boy hooked his hand and asked him to come closer to him. "Excuse me, this little brother. Is there still a fast horse to buy in this inn? “
"Yo, little boy, you are really coincidental, there are just one or two horses left, all of which are good horses from the previous caravan."
"Can you travel 500 miles a day?" The boy thought for a moment and asked again.
"That's no, but the good horses that travel 500 miles and 800 miles a day are all run by official post stations, and we are all small businesses." Xiao Er shook his head, indicating that he couldn't help. "However, the two horses in our shop can travel two hundred miles a day."
"Two hundred??" The boy frowned, lowered his head and pondered, looking distressed.
"Where is this little boy going?" Seeing him hesitate, Xiao Er hurriedly asked.
The young man glanced at him and said vaguely, "I'm going to the county near the royal capital." “
"Oh?? If you are not in a hurry, the two hundred miles of good horses can also be used. It's just an extra day's delay. “
The young man was silent for a moment, then suddenly slapped the table and said, "Okay, I'll buy a two-hundred-mile horse." It's just that?? I heard just now that the king will have a curfew, I wonder if the surrounding counties will be the same? “
"This?? The small ones are not clear. Xiao Er frowned and thought about it. There is a temple fifty miles away from the royal capital, called the Great Compassion Temple. If you get there and run into a curfew, you can stay there for the night and leave again the next morning. “
The young man didn't expect that the problem he was worried about would be solved so easily, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and happily patted Xiao Er's shoulder several times. "Thank you for the reminder, it really helped me a lot."
"It should be, it should be." Xiao Er bowed down and said again and again, and then carried a plate of leftovers into the back kitchen. He walked all the way to the place where the kitchen waste was poured in the back kitchen alley, and saw someone dressed in black standing next to the kitchen waste bucket, and hurriedly walked over.
"Have you said everything that should be said?" The man asked in a hoarse voice when he saw him coming.
"It's been said, it's all said." Xiao Er replied respectfully, and stretched out his hand to take the gold ingot that the man in black was holding in his hand.
Who knew that the man's hand moved lightly to the side, and he didn't mean to give it to him. "I shouldn't have said it, I didn't say a word."
"Naturally. This hero, you can rest assured. “
As soon as he finished speaking, the gold fell into the palm of his hand. Xiao Er was overjoyed, holding the gold ingots and looking back and forth, the man in black frowned, and there was a little more disdain in his cold tone. "As I said before, you must not linger here any longer."
"Understand, since I'm rich, why do I need to do this kind of work to give people a smile."
"It's good to do it yourself." With that, the man turned and walked into the darkness. When Xiao Er raised his head to look, the person had completely disappeared. It's as if the black clothes have merged with this dark place that can't see the light.
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