Chapter 45 House arrest
There are only six people in Yan Aofeng's study now, Qianxun, Youhe, Lan Wuyuan, as well as Murong Longde and the maid Cuiping.
Youhe has sent out countless people to investigate in the past two days, and it has been confirmed that Murong Youluo has been killed by a mysterious man in green shirts, but who that man is, further investigation is needed, but Murong Youxi has no news at all.
Yan Aofeng glanced at Qianxun, then at Lan Wuyuan, and said slowly: "Wuyuan, you already knew about this matter, why didn't you inform me in advance? Do you know how important this matter is to our two families?"
Lan Wuyuan said: "I just heard about it, but I didn't see it with my own eyes, where do I know the truth or falsehood, and I don't dare to say anything." ”
Yan Aofeng sighed and stared at Qianxun's eyes: "Let me ask you again, where was Murong Youxi held hostage by Wen Cheng? Wen Xun is a big devil who kills people without blinking, and his son, presumably no better, You Xi fell into his hands, and now he is in a very dangerous situation." ”
Chihiro said: "I have only met Wen Cheng once, he said that he was going to rob the kiss, but I don't know whose girl he is going to rob." Chihiro panicked, erasing all the things that she had made for the tattoo, and it would be a big responsibility to say it.
Murong Longde asked: "I didn't know before, didn't you know when I robbed it, why didn't you stop it?"
Qianxun said: "Why should I stop it, the two of them were originally a loving couple, but because some things were separated for a while, I didn't expect that during the time he left, you would take the initiative to marry Murong Youxi to Yanlang, can you not be anxious when you see that you are going to lose your beloved, can Murong Youxi not be sad?"
Murong Long's face turned red with anger, "Boy, you are talking nonsense! My family You Xi is everyone's best girl, and he has never had a relationship with a man outside, you dare to slander my daughter's innocence, see if I don't kill you with one slap!"
Chihiro shouted, "Yes or no, then I have to ask your daughter, what happened at that time, she also saw it." As he spoke, he retracted the green screen next to him.
Everyone's eyes fell on Cui Ping, Cui Ping's already pale face was even more bloodless, and he said: "No, Miss has never known other men, Miss was snatched away by Wen Cheng, he is talking nonsense." ”
Chihiro looked at the trembling Cui Ping in disbelief, and shouted: "Are you scared and confused, your young lady and Wen Cheng have obviously known each other for many years, when the two of them met, Murong Youxi cried so heartbroken, didn't you see it with your own eyes when you stood next to you?"
"You fart!" Murong Longde turned his head angrily and slapped his palm.
Lan Wuyuan hurriedly stepped forward and took Murong Longde's palm, the two of them intersected with each other's palms but did not use all their strength, each took two steps back, "Master Murong, there must be some misunderstanding among them, what is the situation, wait until you find the person concerned and ask, don't hurt the innocent, please calm your anger." ”
Murong Longde shouted: "To put it lightly, then you go and get my daughter back." ”
Lan Wuyuan was puzzled: "I don't even know what Ling Qianjin looks like, how can I find it?"
Yan Aofeng waved his hand, raised his voice and said: "Stop, Murong Youxi and Wen Cheng don't know each other, don't pay attention to it for the time being, our top priority now is to get people back first, the day after tomorrow is my son's wedding day, there is no bride, how can this marriage be concluded, and how can I explain to heroes from all walks of life!"
There was silence in the field, and Yuzuru suddenly opened his mouth and asked Chihiro, "Do you know where Wencheng usually lives?"
Chihiro shook her head, "I don't know much about him, but he once said that he had practiced in Qilang Mountain for two years. ”
"Qilang Mountain!" Youhe's eyes lit up, "It's a strange peak hidden in the deep mountains of the northeast, the location is remote and rarely inhabited, maybe he will hide there, no wonder our people are all over the continent, and we haven't found a trace of information." However, if people are really in Qilang Mountain, they will be in trouble. ”
Yan Aofeng frowned and said, "Even if you find someone and rush back desperately, it will take at least half a month on the road!"
Lan Wuyuan looked at everyone's gloomy expressions and quietly pulled Chihiro behind him to prevent others from suddenly making trouble.
After a moment of silence, Youhe said: "Of course, this is just speculation, people may not be so far away, I will send someone to find it urgently, and it should be found." ”
If people want to escape, they naturally flee as far as possible, where will they stay where they are stupid and wait for others to catch them?
Youhe continued to ask, "How much else do you know about Wencheng, and what did he tell you?"
Chihiro shook her head and said, "In the two days I have known him, the most he told me was his relationship with Murong Youxi, and other things were rarely mentioned. ”
Murong Longde was about to have a seizure, but was blocked by Yan Aofeng raising his hand, and then said to Qianxun: "Since this matter is related to you, then I will wronged you to stay in the Yan family for a few more days, and when someone finds it, I will let you come out." ”
Chihiro frowned, "What do you mean?"
Youhe said: "For the time being, limit your freedom of entry and exit. ”
Chihiro said, "You mean to put me under house arrest?"
Yan Aofeng said: "The stakes are very high, I have to do this, Youhe, arrange a separate upper room for him, and his diet and daily life will remain the same, but until he finds Miss Murong, he is not allowed to step out of the courtyard for half a step." ”
Lan Wuyuan said: "City Lord, this arrangement is inappropriate, although Chihiro knows about this, she is not involved in it......"
Yan Aofeng waved his hand to interrupt Lan Wuyuan's words, "Wuyuan, I see that he is from your Xuanshui Clan, so he didn't order punishment, but restricting the freedom of entry and exit is already a great tolerance, if it were someone else, he would have died by now, you know my temper." ”
Chihiro said, "Why are you restricting my freedom?"
Yan Aofeng said: "There is no reason, because here I have the final say." ”
Chihiro was still arguing, but was stopped by Lan Wuyuan, secretly made a look, and said: "Chihiro, you go to live for a few days, since the city lord promised to keep you safe, he will definitely not break his word, don't worry." The Flame Clan's ability to find people and explore the secret does not need to be poor in our Xuanshui Clan's news group, and Miss Murong will definitely find it soon. ”
Chihiro held back her anger and agreed.
Yan Aofeng waved his hand and sighed: "Take him out"
Yuhe said to Lan Wuyuan, "Please, we won't do anything out of the ordinary to Chihiro." ”
Under the leadership of Youhe, Lan Wuyuan Qianxun came out of the study, went around and around, and came to a slightly remote courtyard in the northwest corner of Yanfu.
Such a quiet courtyard, suitable for Confucian scholars and show girls to live, is too lonely for young people.
Lan Wuyuan saw that the courtyard environment was good, so he was relieved, and said a few words to Chihiro, and went back.
In Yan Aofeng's study, Murong Longde also let the maid Cuiping go out, the girl was scared enough this time, and when she heard the master's order, she was also eager to leave here, nodded and hurriedly went out, only he and Yan Aofeng were left in the house.
Murong Longde said: "Brother Yan, if the little girl You Xi can't be found for a while, the wedding will still be held as scheduled, otherwise how will you and I explain to the heroes from all walks of life." ”
Yan Aofeng smiled bitterly: "No one, how can you get married." ”
Murong Longde said: "I thought of a suggestion in the past two days, maybe I can give it a try." ”
Yan Aofeng looked at Murong Longde, not understanding what he was talking about, "What advice?"
Murong Longde cleared his throat and said in a low voice: "My daughter You Xi has a cousin who is over eighteen, and this time she happened to come to Quling City to join in the fun, and she looks similar to You Xi's long, just at the age of marriage, but my niece's vision is too high, and she can't look down on those men who come to propose marriage, so let her temporarily marry Young Master Yan on Your Xi's behalf, is it feasible?"
Yan Aofeng rolled his eyes as he listened, "This is also a solution, but can she agree?"
Murong Longde said: "I have already asked her, there is no problem." ”
Yan Aofeng said: "Oh, then where is she now?"
Murong Longde said: "I am living in the house." ”
Yan Aofeng said: "This is also a way to do it, invite her to let me meet, what is her name?"
Murong Longde stood up and said, "Her name is Manning, I'll call him over." ”
Murong Longde went out, and after a while, he led a beautiful young girl back, although Manning grew up in the boudoir, he was also literate and knew some etiquette, so he was not shy when he saw the living. This woman's face is like a peach blossom, her skin is as tender as white jade, and she is also a fairy-like beauty.
Yan Aofeng looked at Manning and nodded, "Yes, the person is really beautiful, and his appearance is a little similar to You Xi." ”
Murong Longde said: "That's right, I have already told her about the matter, and she agreed to marry instead of You Xi." ”
Yan Aofeng breathed a long sigh of relief and said: "Fortunately, you have solved a major matter in our hearts, my family Lang'er was originally going to marry your cousin You Xi as his wife, but this kind of thing happened unexpectedly." Manning, I will not let you suffer the sacrifice you have made for my Yan family, if you don't dislike it, even if you marry Lang'er with You Xi, it is good to be my daughter-in-law. Of course, if you don't want to, I won't force it, if you have any requirements in the future, just tell me, I will definitely promise to do it for you!"
Manning bowed deeply to Yan Aofeng and said, "It is a blessing for a little woman to be able to marry into the Yan family, how dare you have any other ideas." ”
Seeing that this matter can be solved in a way, a stone in Yan Aofeng's heart is finally relieved, since Manning and You Xi are cousins, they must be extremely familiar with each other, it is only appropriate for her to replace her, and in a few days Murong Youluo will be retrieved, and the identities of the two will be reversed, this trick will be concealed from the world, who will know?
Yan Aofeng said: "Without further ado, hurry up and dress up, try on the bride's clothes to see if they fit, if not, I'll send someone to make a new set." ”
Murong Longde said: "Then I'll take her to prepare first, and if there is any news of my children here, let me know." ”
Yan Aofeng said: "Okay, don't worry, I will tell you as soon as there is news." Youhe had already told Yan Aofeng about Murong Youluo's death, but Yan Aofeng couldn't bear to reveal to Murong Longde that great joy turned into great sorrow, and he didn't dare to imagine what Murong Longde would be like when he knew that his beloved son had died, so he talked about it and told him the truth after the marriage was over.
Murong Longde took Manning to open the door, and Yan Aofeng suddenly shouted: "Let me take you there, my wife is still in the dark, and she is single-handedly involved in the big and small matters of marriage, if she sees such a change, she will definitely come to me again to ask clearly, and we will go together to explain the matter, and save the time when there will be chaos." ”
Murong Longde said: "Look at my confused brain, or you are thoughtful, I almost forgot about Madame's side." ”
Yan Aofeng took Manning to arrange the marriage for the time being, Qianxun was restricted in that side courtyard, except for a little quiet, there was nothing bad, during this period, Frost Fei Jue and Zu Yi had come to see him, Frost Fei Jue scolded Yan Aofeng fiercely, if it wasn't for Lan Wuyuan telling him not to make trouble again, Frost Fei Jue would definitely have to go to Yan Aofeng to theorize.
Zu Yi was also dissatisfied with Yan Aofeng's arrangement, but it was not as obvious as Frost Feijue, "If the people of the Flame Clan dare to touch you, I will definitely not spare them." ”
Chihiro is also a member of the Xuanshui Clan now, Yan Aofeng privately put people under house arrest, and Zu Yi thinks that this is simply contempt for the Xuanshui Clan. Zu Yi sometimes felt that Lan Wuyuan was too cautious in doing things, and if Huang Quan was present, he would definitely not just be calm, but since Lan Wuyuan had already agreed to Yan Aofeng to do this, it was not good for him to force himself out again.
The two of them gossiped with Chihiro for a while, and then went back, Zu Yi's attitude towards Chihiro was no longer as indifferent as before, which made Chihiro very happy.
Not long after Frost Feijue and Zu Yi left, there was another person in the courtyard that surprised him, Yan Yuling.
Yan Yuling was going to visit Makino, who lived not far from the next door, but when he passed through this side courtyard, he saw that there were two guards of the Long Yan Army guarding the gate of the courtyard, and Chihiro was standing in the courtyard looking at a pomegranate tree in a daze, and couldn't help but walk in and ask, "Hey, Chihiro, why are you here?"
Chihiro smiled and said, "It's a long story, it's not that I'm here, it's your father who locked me up here." ”
Yan Yuling still didn't know anything about the robbery of his new sister-in-law Murong Youxi, and wondered: "Why did my father lock you up? Why did you provoke my father, I went to tell my father that you are my friend and let him let you go." ”
Chihiro was quite moved by Yan Yuling's enthusiasm, "It's useless, this kind of big thing happened, and it's already very face-saving that your father didn't beat me to death." ”
Yan Yuling looked at Chihiro suspiciously, "What is so serious?"
"You don't know what happened in the past two days?" Chihiro also looked at Yan Yuling, with a blank expression, it seemed that he really didn't know what was going on, Yan Aofeng hid this matter deep enough, even his son didn't know, hesitating to tell him the truth.
Yan Yuling saw Chihiro's hesitant expression and became anxious, "What is the matter, tell me quickly, I will definitely help you if I can help." ”
Chihiro sighed and said, "Let's go, let's go into the house and talk, it's inconvenient to talk outside." ”
The two entered the house, and Chihiro closed the door, and he didn't want to publicize this matter about what happened to the Yan family, so he never mentioned it to others except for a few people from their Xuanshui clan.
Qianxun told Yan Yuling about the matter from beginning to end, Yan Yuling's face was cloudy after hearing this, and he scratched his head vigorously and said: "My new sister-in-law is gone, so how can my brother get married?" Hey, why don't you make it clear in advance, since Murong Youxi has a crush on someone, Murong Longde shouldn't marry her to my brother, now it's okay, it's already to the point of no return." ”
Qianxun said: "Probably Murong Longde didn't know that his daughter already had a beloved, so he agreed to this marriage, but what's wrong with Murong Youxi and Wen Cheng, it's just that two people who love each other want to be together." ”
Yan Yuling said: "The truth is right, but in this way, wouldn't it be my brother who is unlucky? With my father's face-loving temper, this matter will definitely not be settled like this, even if Murong Youxi escapes to the ends of the earth, he will still send someone to find her back." You have to know that Wen Cheng robbed my brother's daughter-in-law, wouldn't that slap our Flame Clan in the face? Once this matter spreads, my family and the Murong family will be laughed off by outsiders, so you must not talk nonsense to others. ”
Chihiro said: "How can I go out and publicize this kind of thing!"
Yan Yuling frowned, "In the past few days, I will first wronged you to stay here for a few days, and when the matter has a result, I will beg my father to let you go." "My father restricted Chihiro's freedom, naturally because he was worried that things would leak out, so it was useless to go to him to intercede by myself.
Chihiro said: "It's okay to live here, but it's a little too lonely to be alone." ”
Yan Yuling said: "It's okay, I'll come to play with you when I have time, what I'm worried about now is that my sister-in-law is gone, who is my brother marrying?"
Chihiro shrugged her shoulders and said casually: "How do I know, if you don't tie it, it's hard to pull someone to replace it." ”
Yan Lang is used to the chic life of looking for flowers and asking willows, and he has no intention of getting married, now that the bride has run away, isn't it to be happy to blossom in his heart, and this matter naturally can't be known to Yan Lang, the more Yan Yuling thinks about it, the more confused his mind becomes, "No, I have to go to my father and ask, what should I do." ”
Chihiro grabbed Yan Yuling and shouted, "Young Master, your father wants to know that your news was revealed from my mouth, and he has to open my head with one palm!"
Yan Yuling said: "I don't say it's what you told me, it's okay." Don't worry, I have my own way, I won't betray you, I'll go to my father's to inquire about the situation, and pretend that I don't know. ”
Chihiro teased, "If you betray me, I won't let you go." ”
Yan Yuling patted Chihiro on the shoulder, "That's natural, you have to believe me, in fact, I don't blame you for this matter, you can be wronged here for the time being, tell your subordinates what you want to eat here, let the kitchen cook for you, although I can't let you out, but I will give you as good treatment as possible." ”
Chihiro saw Yan Yuling away, and felt that this person was not only enthusiastic, but also reasonable, and was a friend worth dating.