"Master Zhenzhu, when will the third lady come out? I have passed the word with the people of Ding Rong's family, and now I have been waiting for half an hour, this sedan chair is an hour and a penny, look at her ......" Gao Dashan family rushed to the Nunu mouth of Ding Rong's family not far away, and whispered to Zhenzhu, "She is the eyes and ears of the second wife, and everything is reported to the second wife......"

Following the direction of her mouth, Zhenzhu looked at the woman, who was very decently dressed, thin and thin, with a white complexion, and was about fifty years old.

Ding Rong's eyes and nose looked at the heart, and when she saw someone coming out of the Taoist temple, she raised her eyelids and asked, "Is that one ready, when will he be able to leave?" The old man is busy, and he can't afford to delay it. ”

Zhenzhu smiled slightly, turned her head and said to Gao Dashan's family: "Sister-in-law Gao, that day was just because you were in too much of a hurry, and I didn't understand Miss He's original words, I really deserved to fight." Miss He had already said that she planned to stay in the Taoist temple until the seventeenth of this month and then return to the Luo family, and today is only thirteen, so she can't leave now, so she has to let you run for nothing. ”

The Gao Dashan family was stunned, and turned his head to look at Ding Rong's family.

Ding Rongjia sneered: "Can't go?!" It's weird, which door is she on this end? The old lady thought of her all day at home, saying that she was sensible and filial, and waited for her to go back with the stars and the moon. But this one, the sedan chair has already arrived at the door, but he said that he would stay for a few more days, so he is also sensible and filial? In my opinion, I can't even touch half of our second miss. ”

Zhenzhu smiled, but still ignored her, only pulled the tall mountain family into the mountain gate, whispered a speech, and finally stuffed two pieces of money into her.

After hearing this, the Gao Dashan family nodded again and again, smiled, and received the money in his arms. Zhenzhu said goodbye and left.

Gao Dashan's family walked out of the Taoist temple and said to the three porters who were carrying cigarette sticks and swallowing clouds and spitting fog: "You don't need to carry a sedan chair here, you can go down the mountain by yourself, and the money you gave before will be considered to invite you to drink." Then he glanced at the suspicious Ding Rongjia and said with a sneer, "It's useless for you to stare at me, the third lady doesn't leave, can't we still tie her up?" Moreover, listening to the scriptures in the Taoist temple for a few more days is also a good thing for self-cultivation. While it's still dawn, let's hurry down the mountain and hurry! ”

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In the Kuqiao courtyard, He Angelica and Taixi walked out one after the other.

He Angelica stopped at the gate of the courtyard and said with a smile: "The viewer doesn't have to send it anymore, the little woman really doesn't dare to be it." ”

"Fusheng Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable," Tai Xi waved the dust behind his elbow and bowed deeply, "Miss He is kind-hearted and blessed, so please leave this matter to you!" Thank you so much! ”

He Angelica smiled coincidentally: "The Lord has helped me a lot, how can he thank me in turn?" The viewer is relieved, I will do my best in this matter, please stay. As he spoke, he walked out of Kuqiao Courtyard, watching her back until she turned the corner and disappeared from view.

He Angelica was in a very happy mood, and his steps were much lighter.

She herself didn't expect things to go so smoothly, she did two things at once, and now she only needs to go down the mountain to find a few reliable porters, because she can't use the sister-in-law in the Taoist temple. In this way, tomorrow she can fulfill what she said before, please Zhenjing to eat braised lion's head and roast duck, and buy some clothes and accessories......

Turning another courtyard, and as he walked through the bamboo forest, a crimson figure broke into view. He Angelica stopped suddenly, and suddenly something was involved in his heart.

Not far away, next to a green bamboo, a person leaned against the bamboo, sideways facing her path, but faintly blocked her way. As always, the warm jade crown, as always handsome, but there is no bright smile as always, and there is a touch of prohibitive gloom.

At a moment when He Angelica hesitated slightly, Duan Xiaolou suddenly turned his head to look over here, his eyes locked on her.

The two were speechless for a moment.

The autumn wind blew, and the leaves fell like rain, one after another, brushing the cheeks, shoulders, clothes, and long hair of the two people, and stopped in this world in an almost eternal attitude.

Suddenly, Duan Xiaolou suddenly disappeared in place, and suddenly appeared in front of He Angelica, He Angelica was slightly startled, and unconsciously took half a step back, but he restrained his left shoulder. He took another half step, slowly bent down, and lowered his head again.

She was so low that she was only up to his chest;

She is so delicate that she can't resist the autumn wind;

She is so smart and icy, which makes people pity and pity;

She is so strong and stubborn, people love and hate;

She was so young, she was born thirteen years later than him.

Duan Xiaolou lowered his head to help her pick a few bamboo leaves, gently smoothed the broken hair from her ears behind her ears, looked at this girl with a guarded color, her eyes were gentle, and she said bitterly: "Leaves, they are hung by the bun." ”

At this moment, she did not turn her head sideways, because she found her own eyes in those pupils, her own eyes as dark as night.

Duan Xiaolou took half a step back without a trace, the corners of his lips curled, and the smile did not reach the bottom of his eyes. He Angelica hung his head and thanked him in a low voice. Duan Xiaolou didn't speak again, and the two fell into a long silence.

"You-" "I-"

The two of them spoke at the same time, and closed their mouths at the same time. Their eyes met, Duan Xiaolou motioned to her with her eyes to say first, her lips opened and closed twice, and finally found her voice: "The fire last night, can you solve the case with you, just treat it as if it didn't happen...... Master Taixi asked me to ask you. ”

Duan Xiaolou looked at her thoughtfully, and slowly replied, "I can't say no to your request." ”

He Danggui breathed a sigh of relief, and noticed that Duan Xiaolou was playing with a turquoise jade fracture fan in his hand, and his fingers were commensurate with the green jade between his fingers, flowing with an elegant luster. Don't look at the eyes, He Angelica stared at a bamboo shoot on the ground, and said goodbye: "It's not early, I'm going back to my residence." ”

Duan Xiaolou nodded: "I'll send you." Without waiting for her to say more, he took the lead and walked out, and the fallen leaves under his feet were trampled on with a "whooshing" sound, and He Angelica hesitated for a moment to chase after him.

"By the way, Lord Lingtang has replied." Duan Xiaolou took out an envelope from his bosom and said while handing it to He Angelica, "Scud only arrived this morning, and he said that Lord Lingtang has been sitting in Sanqingguan, and no matter what he says, the Dao Gu there will not bring the news from the outside in. So he had to stay in Sanqingguan for a few days, and waited for Lord Lingtang to leave the customs before handing over the letter to her. ”

He Angelica's face was overjoyed, he held the envelope with both hands, and thanked him repeatedly, but he didn't notice that Duan Xiaolou above his head was looking at his face in a daze. She had been thinking about this reply letter for the past few days, and now that she finally got it, she couldn't wait to go back and read it again, so she stopped and tore the snow-white envelope on the spot.

an embroidered purse with a thin strand of hair; An ink painting depicts a high-walled mansion with a mulberry tree in the courtyard, and the autumn wind sweeps away the yellow fallen leaves.

The inscription poem in the painting: "The mulberry has not fallen, its Ye Woruo, in the dove, there is no mulberry!" ”

After reading it several times, He Angelica felt a little aggrieved in his heart, Mother, mother, why are you always sad for the person who is not worth your effort? Even if others are hypocritical to you, you still have a daughter! Mother, your daughter has come back from another world to see you, why haven't you even written a word of concern to her? Did you know that your daughter misses you so much that the first thing that comes to her mind when she comes back from the swamp of hell after eighteen years is how to redeem your life!

Seeing He Angelica's expression was different, as if he was about to cry, Duan Xiaolou also looked down at the painting together, and felt that he couldn't understand it, so he turned to look at her face and asked with concern, "Are you okay?" There's only one painting in it, and there's no handwritten letter from Lord Lingtang? Don't worry, if you still want to write to her, I'll send someone to deliver it at once. ”

He Angelica shook his head: "Thank you, no need." Duan Xiaolou sighed silently.

The two walked silently for a while, and He Angelica put the painting and purse back into the envelope, and the soreness in his throat gradually stopped. When passing by the mountain gate, the crowd was very lively. He Danggui returned to his senses, stared at it, and saw that most of the people in the crowd were gray-clothed Daogu, occasionally mixed with a few blue-clothed officials, and the scene was noisy.

He Angelica was surprised and asked, "What are they doing here?" ”

Duan Xiaolou was just about to answer her, but Taishan, who was embarrassed, suddenly pounced over and knelt down, but instead of kneeling Duan Xiaolou, he knelt He Angelica. Taishan hugged He Angelica's calf and cried loudly: "Miss He, you save us!" Don't burn my receipts! Help me! ”

He Angelica was about to ask again, and turned his head to see Gao Jue standing in the middle of everyone. I saw him holding a torch in his hand, and there were piles of books and papers five or six feet high in front of him, and there were several people dressed as officials standing around him, separating the pile of books from the crowd at a certain distance. Suddenly, Gao Jue glanced at their place, and He Angelica felt that he was looking at himself, and he was puzzled. At this moment, the torch in Gao Jue's hand slowly fell......

Taishan's cry was very harsh, and his subordinates were ruthless, scratching He Angelica's legs. He Angelica frowned slightly, raised his head and asked Duan Xiaolou: "What is Lord Gao going to burn?" ”

The corners of Duan Xiaolou's mouth twitched slightly, and he said cryptically: "It's all things that shouldn't appear in the Taoist temple, and they were found last night." ”

He Angelica raised his eyebrows, and when he was about to say something more, Taishan began to shake He Angelica's body vigorously again, almost knocking her to the ground, but fortunately, Duan Xiaolou supported her in time behind her. Tae-sun screamed uncontrollably, "Hurry up and help me say something!" Miss He, help me plead for mercy, don't burn it! ”

He Angelica glanced at Taishan's hideous face, then looked at Duan Xiaolou with no expression on his face, and said in a flat and straight tone: "Lord Duan, I want to intercede for Shitai, can you look at my face and not burn those things?" Taishan stared at Duan Xiaolou's mouth with a nervous face, as if he could stare at a word like "good", "okay" or "stop".

Duan Xiaolou lifted his thin lips and said with a smile: "I'm sorry, Miss He, you don't have such a big face this time, besides, I am at the same level as Gao Jue, and I don't have the right to give orders to Gao Jue." ”

Gao Jue, who was not far away, also heard their conversation, and let out a cold snort from his nose.

He Danggui sighed heavily, and said to Taishan apologetically: "Lord Duan and Master Gao are unwilling to sell my favor, and the little girl can't help it." ”

As soon as the words fell, there was a shout in the crowd, and Gao Jue put the fierce torch on the pile of paper filled with fire oil, and the fire immediately rose into the sky, and the crowd began to spread outward, afraid that it would accidentally get stained with sparks.

As soon as Taishan turned around, she was almost crazy when she saw this scene, she jumped up from the ground suddenly, grabbed He Angelica's arm and rushed into the fire together. Duan Xiaolou, who was standing next to him, didn't expect such a change to happen, so he could only watch the little man like a paper flower being pulled away like a kite.

He Angelica was caught off guard and was dragged forward several steps, feeling that Taishan's hand was like an iron tong clasping her forearm. He Angelica instantly understood, Taishan was planning to put himself on the fire, causing Duan Xiaolou to put out the fire, and he couldn't help sneering in his heart, Taishan, you are really looking for death, how do you know that his palm power is going to the fire, not to you?

He Angelica was already a few steps away from the fire point, but it was even closer when he was pulled and pushed by Taishan, and what was even more dangerous was that the north wind blowing at the mountain gate was blowing the flames in her direction. For a moment, she felt the burning heat of the flames in her ears, but she strangely didn't feel any fear.