Chapter 247: The Old Lady Is Missing

When the swallow came, the pear blossom lagged behind Qingming. Three or four points of green moss on the pond, one or two yellow orioles at the bottom of the leaves, and the day is long and light.

Qiaoxiao is a female companion in the east, and she is greeted in the mulberry picking path. It is suspected that last night's spring dream was good, and it turned out to be a win in the grass today, and the smile was born from both faces.

On the outskirts of the capital

Li Longwei supported Zeng Xue'e and walked side by side on the muddy field road.

Zeng Xue'e pointed to the green rice fields with a smile on her face and said: "Spring rain is as expensive as oil, look how well this green seedling grows!"

Li Longwei sighed with emotion: "Decades have passed, and I can finally hold your hand and walk on the muddy field road again." In the past, I occasionally dreamed that you and I were picking Qingming vegetables in the ridge with a basket, and your face in the dream was clearly visible, and the laughter was gentle and beautiful, and everything seemed to be yesterday. ”

Zeng Xue'e shouted with a smile: "Old man, old man, my lord's life is really fast, you and I are old in the blink of an eye, hey!"

Li Longwei was still childlike, and he started to play on the ridge and said, "Am I old? After watching the tiger boxing I played, who would dare to say that I am old? ”

As soon as the words fell, Li Longwei's feet slipped and almost fell into the ditch, but fortunately, Aunt Zeng quickly grabbed him.

"Be careful, sir!" Zeng Xue'e said angrily: "Master, how dangerous it was just now, do you still want to fall on all fours and gnaw mud on your mouth like back then?"

Li Longwei smiled embarrassedly: "Hey! It's not okay to be old! ”

Over there, Cailian and Wu'er shouted excitedly with baskets: "Madam, come and see, there are a lot of Qingming dishes here, the water is tender and fresh!"

Li Longwei took Zeng Xue'e's hand and said with a smile: "Let's go, let's go to the field and pick it."

In the Qingming season, when the green seedlings in the fields are growing strongly, the Qingming vegetables in the watery fields and ditches are exposed.

Qingming cuisine is a traditional Chinese medicine, and people in Dongsang Village usually eat the tender stems before and after the Qingming Festival, and make them into local specialties such as Qingming dumplings and Qingming cakes in glutinous rice flour.

Qingming dumplings are usually the size of a palm, and the traps inside are mainly vegetarian dishes, diced lettuce, diced bamboo shoots, peanuts, diced potatoes, diced meat, and the miscellaneous vegetables are diced and mixed and fried, and then made into a trap and wrapped inside.

Because of the addition of Qingming dishes, Qingming dumplings look like big green dumplings on the outside. A bite is glutinous and fragrant, salty and moderate, which makes people have an endless aftertaste, especially the skin has a faint grass fragrance, which is very delicious.

Li Longwei, who has not tasted Qingming dumplings for more than ten years, looked at the basket full of Qingming dishes and smiled happily like a child: "I can finally eat Qingming dumplings made by Xue'e again, do you know?" The smell has always been in my head and I've never forgotten it. ”

Zeng Xue'e complained and said: "Since it is so unforgettable, why don't you come back after so many years?"

Li Longwei sighed: "It's hard to say, it's me who is sorry for you Xue'e, the reason why I don't have the face to appear in front of you is because I'm afraid to hear the news of your remarriage." After all, we were together for such a short time, and you were so young and beautiful, I think

Of course, I thought you would definitely not run back to your parents' house in Dongsang Village. ”

"That's it, don't mention the past, I'm still angry when I mention it." Zeng Xue'e said.

Li Longwei opened his mouth and said: "Xue'e, now that Qingfeng has recognized his ancestors and returned to his ancestors, you can move here together next month, so that our husband and wife can also accompany each other day and night."

Zeng Xue'e refused: "Master, your kindness Xue'e understands, but after all, you still have a wife, and I'm used to living alone." Besides, the Li Mansion and the Zeng Mansion are not too far away, so it is enough for you to come and see my mother and son once in a while. ”

"Xue'e, you are my eldest lady, not to mention that the emperor has decreed that you will be crowned as the second lady of the command, what are you still worried about?" Li Longwei asked.

Zeng Xue'e smiled and said kindly: "That's not what I said, I really don't care if the big lady is not a big lady." Home and everything is prosperous, so it's already good. ”

Li Longwei sighed and said: "You, you, have always had such a temperament, let's talk about this matter later." Now that the Qingming dishes have been picked, let's go back, I can't wait to eat the Qingming dumplings you made. ”

"Well, let's go back."

The group got into a carriage and rushed home.

The next day, at the gate of the Li Mansion, Li Longwei had just returned from the Prince's Mansion and was blocked by the little plum of the Zeng Mansion.

Xiao Lizi said anxiously: "Master, the big thing is not good, the old lady is gone."

Li Longwei's head shook, his pupils widened and asked, "What did you say?" The old lady is gone? ”

Xiao Lizi explained as she walked: "Early in the morning, the old lady and the lotus pickers went to the temple to burn incense, and just now they hurriedly ran back to the house to say that the old lady was gone, and it happened that the young master and the young grandmother were not at home, so I had to run to inform the master."

Li Longwei shouted with a serious expression: "Take me quickly!"

Zengfu Cailian and Wu'er and a few other girls were crying and wiping their tears.

Li Longwei stepped in and asked, "What's going on?" How could the old lady go to burn incense? ”

A group of girls knelt down and cried in unison: "Master......"

Li Longwei pointed at Cailian and said, "Cailian, where are you going to tell the old lady?"

Cai Lian cried and said: "Early in the morning, Wu'er and I accompanied the old lady to the Guanyin Temple to burn incense. But half a pillar of incense passed, and the old lady did not come out, so we went in to look for it, but we could not find it. ”

Wu'er cried: "We have searched all over the temple, but we have not seen the old lady...... Woowoo...... Old lady ......"

Li Longwei instructed his subordinates: "You hurry back to the house and let Adjutant Wen take someone to the Guanyin Temple to search, even if you turn the bottom up, you have to find the old lady."

"Yes, my subordinates obey!"

Li Longwei looked at Cai Lian impatiently and said, "You two hurry up and take me to Guanyin Temple to find it, little Lizi, you are waiting at home, and as soon as there is news from the old lady, come over and inform me."

"Yes!"

After the division of labor was clear, everyone acted in unison and searched for it

, waiting, looking, everyone panicked like ants on a hot pot.

The search was in full swing until dark, and the anxious Li Longwei ordered his men to search the whole city for the whereabouts of the old lady.

In a secret mountain villa far away from the capital, Zeng Qingfeng, who received the news from the flying pigeon, also learned about it, and Zeng Qingfeng immediately decided to set off for Beijing in the starry night.

Jing Lei asked with concern: "Helper, do you want your subordinates to return to Beijing with you to help find the whereabouts of the old lady?"

"Not necessarily." Zeng Qingfeng opened his mouth and said: "Brother Thunder, you still carefully search Fan Dingtian's whereabouts according to the plan, we have enough people in the capital, don't worry."

"Well, the helper doesn't have to worry too much, the old lady Jiren should be fine if she has her own natural appearance." Perak stood aside and persuaded.

Pei Xiuxiu, who got the news one step later, ran over from the back room anxiously: "Xianggong, where did she go?" I want to rush back to the capital with you to find my mother. ”

"No." Zeng Qingfeng said: "If the matter is urgent, I must hurry back quickly, I am afraid it will be inconvenient to take you."

Pei Xiuxiu said anxiously: "But my mother suddenly disappeared, and I am also in a hurry!" How can I be at ease if you leave me here alone? ”

Zeng Qingfeng pondered for a while and said, "Otherwise, I'll hurry up and set off on the starry night to rush back, and then let Brother Thunder send someone to escort you back to Beijing tomorrow?"

"Well, it seems that this is the only way." Pei Xiuxiu nodded helplessly: "Xianggong, you have to be careful on the road!"

"Well, don't worry!" Zeng Qingfeng stepped on the horse and turned his head to say to everyone: "Everyone, farewell!"

"Take care of the master, have a nice trip!"

"Driving ......" Zeng Qingfeng shook the horsewhip and disappeared at the end of the road.

An old Great Wall beacon tower in disrepair on the outskirts of Beijing

Aunt Zeng was brought here by two black-clad kidnappers.

Aunt Zeng asked again in a panic, "Who are you?" What did I do here? I have no grievances with you......"

"Shut up!" The rude kidnapper scolded: "We just take people's money to do things for people, and we don't care about anything else."

Aunt Zeng said righteously: "My son is an official of the imperial court, aren't you afraid that the officers and soldiers will arrest you?"

The kidnappers pushed Zeng Xue'e to the ground and scolded: "What are you afraid of, Lao Tzu only recognizes money!"

An old man wearing a hat suddenly appeared here, and the two kidnappers beckoned, "Are you here?" We have brought it to you, and what about the remaining thousand taels that we have said? Take it. ”

Fan Dingtian sneered, took out a silver ticket in his left hand and asked, "I asked you if you were tracked along the way?"

The kidnapper's eyes lit up when he saw the silver ticket and said with a smile: "Absolutely no one has found out, with our experience, it is absolutely clean and neat, and you are satisfied."

Fan Dingtian smiled and said, "That's good!"

In the next second, the lightning-fast Xuantie Sword pierced the two kidnappers standing in front and behind like a string of sugar gourds, and blood flowed out of the wounds.

The two kidnappers, who didn't have time to react, opened their eyes wide, and they didn't have time to shout

Lives are whimpering.

Aunt Zeng looked at the bloody scene in front of her in a panic, and shouted: "Murder...... Kill someone...... Oh my God, who are you? Why are you tying me up? ”

A strange sneer appeared on Fan Dingtian's cold face and said, "If you want to blame, blame your good son Zeng Qingfeng."

"Who are you? What is the enmity with my son? ”

Fan Dingtian turned his head and ignored it, looking thoughtfully at the green mountains in the distance.

Aunt Zeng plucked up the courage again and asked, "What is your purpose in arresting me?"

Fan Dingtian turned around and stared at Aunt Zeng and said, "Naturally, I want to send your mother and son to hell together."

Aunt Zeng was shocked and begged for mercy: "If you want to kill, kill me, don't kill my son, I, a mother, am willing to die for him."

"Humph! You're all going to die! No one can escape, I advise you not to waste your tongue again, and if you make any more noise, I will kill you now! Fan Dingtian threatened expressionlessly.

Aunt Zeng sat on the ground in frustration, her face as frightened as a blank sheet of paper.

(End of chapter)