Chapter 22 Man Died by the Sword

Go back two weeks.

In the Qilian Mountains, which are regarded as an insurmountable danger by the entire patriotic country, in the paradise where Han Ruying's grandfather and grandson, who once saved Gu Xuan's life, lived, today ushered in an uninvited guest.

The arrival of this person can be regarded as completely shattering the peaceful life of the grandfather and grandson.

In that thatched hut that is not spacious in the interior, and the decoration is ordinary, around a small table for eating and pounding medicine on weekdays, there are only two people sitting, one is dressed in a cyan Confucian shirt, the temperament is extraordinary, ordinary people are unforgettable, a pair of eyes are exposed, pointing directly to the hearts of the people, in front of him, it seems that even his own thoughts can not be hidden, his left hand is clenched in front of his abdomen, and the feather fan in his right hand is gently shaken, who else can it be if it is not Lu Yi's fifth senior brother Wu Heng, as for the one sitting opposite him, he is wearing a plain cloth coat that is very different from the material, the clothes have been worn for many years, and the washed ones have turned white, and many places are patched with different colors, a poor and sour look, the lid can't be covered, the body that is not very strong is shrunk into a ball at the moment, like a child waiting for Mr. to reprimand, a pair of calluses and wrinkled hands held together, rubbing non-stop, with a nervous and shrunken look, this is Han Ruying's own grandfather, Han Wei, who has been a foot doctor all his life.

Even if the old man is sitting on his own stool now, he gives people a feeling of how to sit and how uncomfortable he is, obviously because the pressure on him from the person opposite is too great.

Of course he recognized the other party, at that time the man named Ah Bao suddenly came to tell him a bunch of what he had and didn't, and then left in a hurry, just when he had just left, and he was about to take his granddaughter with him, and when he left, the middle-aged gentleman who claimed to be the housekeeper in the house in front of him came, and after catching them and interrogating them, he couldn't help but say that he directly asked his subordinates to detain their grandfather and grandson in the courtyard of the city lord's mansion, and then the kind-hearted Miss Duanmu personally brought people over, and finally let them go.

After that, the grandfather and grandson knew that something was wrong, and something would happen sooner or later if they stayed here, so they wanted to leave immediately and go to Weizhou to join distant relatives and escape from this whirlpool, but they were told by the soldiers at the Qilian Mountain outpost that the two of them could not leave Qilian Mountain easily.

The old man knew that something was wrong, after thinking about it, he had no choice, holding the mood of a dead horse as a live horse doctor, and instructed his granddaughter to go to the city lord's mansion alone, wanting to find the eldest lady Duanmu Nanli, asking for the help of the other party, but was directly stopped, and then the old man disguised himself again, secretly entered the city and squatted on the street, wanting to find Duanmu Nanli, but he never met again, after two weeks, the old man was completely dead, and his granddaughter has been staying in the mountains and not coming out again。

How did he know that the eldest lady Duanmu Nanli had been depressed since Gu Xuan left in a hurry, and then stayed in the mansion and never left the mansion again.

The birth, old age, sickness and death of the little people in the market, where is it worth informing the eldest lady.

"You。。。。。。 The old man hung his head, just raised his eyelids carefully, looked at the other party with a wince, hesitated for a moment, and finally asked, "Master Butler, do you have anything to ask Xiao Lao'er when you come this time?" ”

As he spoke, he immediately begged the other party for mercy with a bitter face: "My lord, you know everything, the little old man really doesn't know that person, please let the little grandfather and grandson go." ”

Wu Heng listened, the feather fan shaking in his hand stopped, and he sneered in his heart, if it weren't for your bad things, that kid would have died in Yannan Mountain, where did he come back so many things, the cycle of cause and effect, retribution is unpleasant, and your family deserves to be unlucky.

Thinking so in his heart, on the surface, Wu Heng still had a pleasant smile on his face, and said comfortingly to the old man: "Hey, old man, don't mention the past again." ”

As soon as the old man Han Wei heard this, he looked at the other party's expression and seemed to be unable to do anything, and he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, yes, the people in the government still have to follow the rules when they do things, but then, he was frightened by the other party's words again.

Wu Heng shook the feather fan in his hand again, and said with a smile at the other party: "Old man, I came this time to propose marriage." ”

Propose?

To whom to propose?

Need you say the answer?

The old man stammered in fright.

"Hey, big, adult, this, this, this, the little old man is such a granddaughter, she, hey, she, she, my granddaughter, this, not to rest on women's morality, not to know the number of etiquette, she, she is not worthy of you!"

Wu Heng's face stiffened when he heard this, he reluctantly suppressed the anger in his heart, and continued to explain with a pleasant face: "Old man, you misunderstood, I came to propose marriage for my apprentice this time. ”

If it weren't for the fear of disgusting the eldest lady in the house, where would he be so troublesome and such a thing, he would still need him Wu Heng to come out in person.

can be regarded as the first strategist of Duanmu Shuofeng's subordinates, known as the "close minister of the Son of Heaven", and Wu Heng, who was evaluated by Lu Yi as "the best at figuring out people's hearts", of course, understands his weakness most Duanmu Shuofeng, that is this sister.

Duanmu Shuofeng's mother died early, and the half-grown child was in that impersonal palace, silently enduring the jealousy and oppression from the outside world, carefully avoiding the vicious calculations of his siblings and aunts, and at the same time trying his best to win his father's favor and get more resources and help, he didn't even have time to grieve for his mother's death, so he had to be strong quickly, under years of internal and external pressure, it was this only sister who supported him Duanmu Shuofeng not to fall, or that responsibility as a brother!

She is his only spiritual support in this life, and she is also his backscale, and her only weakness in this life.

's mother died early, it was his brother who single-handedly pulled Duanmu Nanli up, and the two children depended on each other in that cold palace, this feeling, both brother and father, Duanmu Shuofeng's love for this sister has never been disguised, and it can even be said to be arrogant and domineering.

He himself doesn't remember how many royal brothers and sisters with unclean mouths he has beaten because of his sister, let alone how many people he has killed who have no eyesight, in order to set an example, and then deliberately brought it from the capital to Qilian City, in fact, he was just afraid that she would be left alone in the capital and plotted by those who hated him.

Duanmu Shuofeng's tyrant's heart, only this sister can be appeased, no matter how much he Wu Heng is relied on, after all, he is just an outsider, a subordinate, even if he is an indispensable leader on the road of Duanmu Shuofeng's royal road, but once the other party's impression is ruined because of this matter, it will also be detrimental to the overall situation in the future, and it can be resolved peacefully, of course, it is the best, he even does not hesitate to spend time here to solve it in person.

After hearing this, the old man Han Wei was stunned for a moment, and then asked a little tentatively, "Apprentice?"

Wu Heng put the white feather fan on the table, clapped his hands gently, and shouted loudly: "Apprentice, why don't you come in and meet your grandfather?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the door of the house that was originally hidden was directly pushed open, and Li Shengxi, who had been waiting for a long time, with a flattering smile, bent over, carried a bandaged gift box in each hand, and ran in with a flattering smile.

"Master!"

Carrying the gift box, he didn't dare to slack off, after coming in, he first saluted respectfully to Wu Heng, who was sitting on the main seat, and then bowed down to the old man and said: "Uncle, this is a meeting gift for you, I hope you will accept it!"

The old man was so frightened that he stood up, bent his waist, stretched out and retracted his hands, and did not dare to help the other party, stammering, not knowing what to say to refuse, and not taking the gift handed over by the other party, standing in place, extremely embarrassed, and finally could only turn around, with a bitter face, and said in a pleading tone: "My lord, this, this, this, no。。。。。。 ”

In this life, the old man has traveled north and south, seen a lot of deception, where is he willing to let his granddaughter get involved in this kind of thing, he is not stupid, where is there such a thing in the world, a person who has never seen it before, but he just wants to run to propose, and he also brings two gifts, one is called "grandfather", in a folk saying, this is "weasel to the chicken New Year's greetings", so can you have a good mind?

Li Shengxie was still lying on the ground and did not get up, but his mouth suddenly howled: "Uncle, my grandson met Miss Ruying by chance in the market before, and he was immediately shocked, and his grandson fell in love with Miss Ruying at first sight, and he was haunted by dreams, and even didn't think about tea and dinner, and couldn't sleep at night, if he couldn't marry Miss Ruying, his grandson would rather die than live!"

Wu Heng saw that the old man still wanted to say something, and immediately shook the feather fan and said: " My apprentice, after running back from the market a few days ago, he didn't eat, he didn't drink, he didn't sleep, and even I didn't care much about being a master, so I knew that this kid was suffering from lovesickness, and I saw that he was a good young man who was getting thinner and thinner, and he was almost dying of hunger strike. ”

After hearing this, the old man's whole face was squeezed together, and he didn't dare to refute the other party directly, so he could only say helplessly: "This, this little old man doesn't count, my granddaughter has never even seen others, let alone talked, why did she suddenly say that she would get married?"

Wu Heng immediately waved his hand and said, " Hey, my father-in-law's words are bad, marriage events, it was originally the order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker, now her parents are gone, the husband is her elder, naturally you have the right to decide, I think the granddaughter is not young at this age, but also to the marriageable age, my apprentice, although people are not a little bit of a weapon, but there is also a serious official body, and I have carefully adjusted, this character, absolutely not to say, as for the appearance, not to mention the appearance, handsome appearance, can be matched with the granddaughter, it is also suitable, uncle, you will listen to me, accept this dowry。 ”

The old man looked at Wu Heng opposite with his eyes open, although the other party said politely, the threat in his eyes couldn't be more obvious.

Is it because of this that you have to marry your granddaughter casually?

No way!

Her parents died early, she had to take care of the housework at a young age, take care of her grandfather, her life experience was already so miserable, she was her own grandfather, how could she push her into the fire pit with her eyes open?

But now that people are killed by knives and I am fish and meat, what can I do if I don't agree?

Don't look at the other party's politeness now, what should I do when it's time to see the poor dagger?

"This, this, this。。。。。。 ”

The old man was always hesitant, his mind was at war with heaven and man, and he didn't know how to choose.

No matter how you choose, it's all wrong, so what can you do?

He didn't know how he chose, no matter how he chose, and in the end, his arm couldn't twist his thigh, but if he promised it himself, he couldn't do it.

The old man hesitated here, but where did Wu Heng have so much time to spend with him, and he was about to leave for Shu State, this time he came to lay out a hand in advance, so that he could rest assured to lobby in Shu Kingdom, and immediately threatened coldly at this moment: "What? You don't look down on my apprentice?"

When the old man was asked by him, he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, where did he dare to say such offending words, and immediately denied it: "Ah, no, no, my lord, the little old man is just 。。。。。。 ”

He is now regretful and hateful, if it wasn't for his kindness and nosyness, how could there be so many things later, if it wasn't for the wrong choice at the beginning, now he and his granddaughter must still be living peacefully in this paradise as before.

He now hates the kid who left and caused their grandparents to be involuntarily now, and even want to be manipulated, and he hates the middle-aged housekeeper in front of him, who obviously said that he didn't know him, but he wanted to live with his grandparents and grandchildren.

Wu Heng said coldly: "If you don't say it, I'll let you agree, it's good, I think it's better to choose a day than to hit the day, and the wedding will be held directly today!"

The old man was suddenly shocked, and hurriedly stepped forward and begged: "Ah, my lord, no, big 。。。。。。 ”

Before the word "human" could be spoken, Li Shengxie suddenly got up from the ground, stepped forward, grabbed the old man's head, and directly pressed it on the table, hitting the bottles and cans to the ground, he instantly took out a dagger from his waist, directly against the old man's neck, and threatened wildly: "What, do you look down on me?"

The old man was pressed on the table, so frightened that he knelt down directly, only one hand was still waving and denying: "Hey, no, no。。。。。。 ”

Before he finished speaking, a figure suddenly jumped in from outside, it turned out that Han Ruying, who heard the movement, saw that her grandfather was humiliated, and she grabbed the wooden spoon that usually scooped water and was about to fight, but Leng Buding was directly pushed to the ground by the two soldiers behind.

How could the thin girl screw two sturdy soldiers, and when she fell to the ground, she couldn't even struggle, and she couldn't scold, so she could only cry silently.

There is nothing more helpless in life than this.

Wu Heng didn't look at the old man who was pressed on the table with tears on his face, and he didn't care about the hateful look in the eyes of the girl on the ground.

"Snort, toast without eating and drinking, everyone has arrived, it's okay, then go straight to the church!"

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