Chapter 40 Lingding I
Fu Lu Street is a rich street, and Washington is also here, and it is one of them.
Not far from Washington is the Chengwei Mansion of the Ning family, which sits in the middle of the mountain. Some of the lords of the city did not have the surname of Yan, just as the ministers under the emperor did not have the same surname.
The carriage drove all the way into Fu Lu Street and into a fortress-like building.
The gray-white stone wall surrounds Washington, so Washington, which is a combination of military and civilian architecture, is also called Huajiabao.
The carriage stopped at the gate of Washington, and Bai Thirteen got out of the carriage by taking advantage of the faint light of the sky.
The Black Gate is towering, with red lanterns hanging on both sides, and snow covering the two stone lions in front of the gate of Washington, making the mansion appear more and more quiet and quiet.
Originally, no matter how late it was in Washington, there would be a night watch in front of the door, but now there is no one to see.
Although Fulu Street is a wealthy area, it does not mean that other people are not allowed to walk outside the street, Bai Shisan looked at the empty street corner, and his heart was faintly uneasy.
Knock knock
"Is there anyone?Miss Hua?Xiaohui?" Bai Shisan stepped forward stubbornly, pulled the door buckle painted with gold wire, and knocked on the door of Washington.
The door is heavy, and the sound is especially striking in the middle of the night, and every knock can shake the heart.
It's like having a pair of invisible terrifying hands, pressing on various organs in your body.
Squeak~~~
When Bai Shisan saw that no one had opened the door and wanted to visit another day, the door of Washington was opened.
The person who opened the door, Bai Shisan, knew that he was the second son of the chef Lao Qian, and he was a sweeper in Washington.
"Erbao, what's wrong with you?"
At this time, Erbao was in a trance, wearing a set of rag mourning clothes, and couldn't help crying after seeing Bai Shisan: "Bai Gongzi, you are here, just one day, just one day, Washington will collapse in one day......"
Bai Shisan's eyes froze, and he crossed the two treasures and directly pushed open all the doors of Washington, and what caught his eyes was the white silk of the mansion, and the main hall and side rooms of Washington were hung with white lanterns.
But it happened suddenly, and Bai Aya was just hanging in a place that could be seen by pushing the door.
"What's going on?" Bai Thirteen worked hard to restrain his emotions, and without Hua Yingying, he would not have survived.
If someone died, how could he put up such a big battle, he panicked.
"Old... Sir, he was found in the eastern suburbs this morning... Pharynx... Swallowed his breath......" Erbao trembled, and Bai Shisan asked again and again, but he refused to say anything.
Seeing him like this, Bai Thirteen didn't want to embarrass him, so he jumped directly across the courtyard and went to the lobby.
There is an offering table in the innermost part of the lobby, on which is a portrait of the old man of Washington, and two white candles are the only light in front of the hall.
The black coffin was placed in the center of the lobby, and around it were several ladies from Washington, and some maids were kneeling in front of the courtyard of the lobby.
Bai Shisan saw Lian'er from the subordinates, and Hua Yingying couldn't cry inside.
"Lian'er?" Bai Shisan walked up to Lian'er and asked in a low voice.
Lian'er looked back and saw that it was Bai Thirteen, glared at him, and didn't make a sound. Bai Thirteen quickly realized that he really should be silent on this occasion.
In this way, half an hour later, the people under the maid were already exhausted, and some of them had already fallen to the ground.
Hua Yingying cried until she was hoarse, unable to make a sound, kneeling on the ground and coughing dryly, spitting out a lot of blood in a heartbroken state.
Yang Bo was wearing a white vest and a slender plain cloth belt around his head, and beckoned to Bai Thirteen in the dark.
"Uncle Yang, what happened?" Bai Shisan walked in a hurry, obviously Hua was fine at the banquet a few days ago, but now it has only been a few days, how could he suddenly die.
Yang Bo's face was gloomy, his whole person was sluggish, and his hair was much grayer in just one day.
"Ever since my lord suddenly announced a retreat, I felt that something was wrong. A few days ago, when my lord disappeared, I led people to search for him, but I never thought about it......
When he found the master, he was covered with black hair, and his clothes could not cover it, and when he conducted an autopsy, he found that there was no knife on his body, and the silver needles in his stomach were not blackened. ”
Bai Shisan's heart sank after hearing this, and the undercurrent in the city surged, and it could not be ruled out that Hua Wuxing was killed. But this black hair is covered and there is no knife edge, so it is worth pondering.
"How are Miss Hua and Mrs. Sun?" Bai Shisan asked, he only saw Hua Yingying crying in front of the lobby, and never saw Sun Yu's figure.
Uncle Yang opened his mouth and sighed: "Madame has fallen and has not woken up yet." We've tried our best to block the news, but we've let the city government know about it, and someone came this morning to put pressure on Washington. With the death of the old man, half of the assets of the Sun Mansion were swallowed up by the Chengwei Mansion.
I'm afraid that in a few days, this Fulu Street will have to be returned to the wolf cubs of the Ning family. ”
Bai Thirteen looked at Uncle Yang and hesitated: "Uncle Yang said so much to me, where it is useful to me, Thirteen should do his best." ”
"I know it's too embarrassing for you to make you an enemy of the City Guard Mansion, you are an outsider and shouldn't be involved. But we really have no choice, the magistrate has no upper side to dispatch, anyway, it is impossible for all the cities along the mountain to be controlled by the Ning family.
But what about these people in Washington? The newly appointed magistrate will not take care of it, and neither will the Soul Gang take care of it, because this is a personal grudge belonging to Washington and the Chengwei Mansion. As long as there is no evidence to prove that the old man was killed by the Ning family, then there is no reason for the above to take action against the Chengwei Mansion, and the same is true for the Soul Leaving Gang.
Bai Gongzi, you have a relationship with Zhang Hatshui, the little leader of the Soul Leaving Gang, and Zheng Tianyun, the hall master, I beg you to intercede for us and the Soul Leaving Gang for the sake of Miss saving your life outside the mountain city, just send some people to protect the safety of women and children in Washington. ”
Yang Bo's hair was scattered, and he gave Bai Thirteen a big salute with a gesture, and no matter how Bai Thirteen pulled him, he couldn't get up.
"Uncle Yang, you really don't have to be like this, I remember the kindness of Washington, I will do these things. ”
"So you agreed?"
Yang Bo raised his head suddenly, and the haze in his eyes was swept away.
Bai Shisan nodded, pulled Yang Bo up from the ground, groped his palm around his waist, and threw Yang Bo a copper token engraved with big fiery red characters, Soul Leaving Gang.
"This token was given to me by Zhang Hatshui, if Washington is in trouble, you can take it to the casino in the city to ask for help, this is the property of the Soul Leaving Gang. ”
Bai Shisan truthfully told him that Washington had been operating in the mountain city for so many years, and it was clear what the Soul Gang was doing.
Yang Bo took the gold medal, walked into the lobby quickly, and sent it to Hua Yingying.
Bai Shisan stood in the corridor of the aisle, leaning on the railing beside him to look at the current depressed scene in Washington, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
This may be the fate of going to another country to be the commander of the light pole, when Hua I am here, if there is no Soul Leaving Gang and Sun Mansion to help him, it will be difficult to wrestle with the Chengwei Mansion.
The people in Washington knew very well that the Soul Leaving Gang was not helping them, but maintaining the rules set by the King of Beiliang.
The magistrate has been appointed for twenty years, from juvenile to middle-aged, although it is not a big position, but it can also be hereditary.
Of course, this hereditary is not hereditary, but because the Hua family has been in the mountain city for a long time, and the selection of new counties may not be better than them, half of the aborigines.
If the term of office of Hua Wu Bank ends, and his son has the intention to inherit his father's position, then he can repair a letter and send it to the royal capital, as a first-hand list of appointments, and if approved, he can take office.
It's a pity that the two sons of Washington, after learning that their father died, the first thing they thought about was whether their pocket money would have an impact, and even the crying and mourning were thundering and not raining.
Hua Long was hungry halfway through crying, and actually picked up the fruit in front of his father's spiritual seat and ate it secretly. In the end, the second lady Hu Mingyan was also half dead by her stupid son, with this one, then the new lord of Washington will not be his son.
Yang Bo handed over the token given by Bai Thirteen to Hua Yingying, Hua Yingying pinched the token with Bai Thirteen's residual warmth, tears couldn't stop flowing, and when she turned around, she saw Bai Thirteen walking slowly.
At this moment, she finally couldn't hold it anymore, all her strength collapsed the moment she saw Bai Thirteen, and the torrent of grievances swept through her heart.
"Okay, okay, stop crying. Bai Shisan comforted Hua Yingying, who threw herself into his arms.
After waiting for a while, Hua Yingying couldn't cry anymore, and was separated by Bai Thirteen. Bai Shisan's hands were on Hua Yingying's shoulders, her eyes were like a clear spring, and there were two moonlights reflected in her eyes, which was extremely moving.
Hua Yingying wanted to speak, but she couldn't stop sobbing, and she felt uncontrollable nausea as soon as she opened her mouth, and ran to the corner to vomit.
Erniang Hu Mingyan saw Hua Yingying and Bai Shisan hugging each other, but she found an outlet, she was wearing plain clothes, and walked forward quickly to scold in front of the mourning hall.
"Okay, you little prodigal son, I can do it, he has just left, you and this little white face are here to talk to me! How can you be worthy of your father? How can you be worthy of being the lord of this house?
Sanniang Yanchi Yu looked at his son, Hualong had already committed public anger by stealing tribute, and Hu Mingyan's move was just a death struggle.
It should be her Yanchi Yu and her son Huahu who really benefit!
"That is, who knows if your so-called suicide note was fabricated? What's the matter with vomiting just now? Don't say that you have an affair with someone else before you get married! You don't know what to do, how can you deserve to stay in Washington?!" Iwaike's words were fierce, and he didn't shy away from it at all, hitting Hua Yingying's heart.
Hua Yingying's whole body trembled, but she couldn't say a word, she turned her head to look at Bai Thirteen, her eyes seemed to be buried with a volcano about to erupt, and how many emotions were hidden in it waiting to erupt.
She burst into tears, her mouth rose lightly, and she slowly spit out two words.
Bai 13 nodded and said, "I believe you." ”
Syllable!
A resounding slap hit Iwaikeyu's face, maybe even she couldn't believe that she would be slapped by a.
Lian'er glared at Hu Mingyan and Yan Chi Yu, her lips were bitten out of control, looking at the red marks on Yan Chi Yu's face, she shouted angrily: "You deserve it! If your mouth is not clean, I will slap you again!"
"Very good! Very good, !! someone come! Pull this to the pure lake and drown me!" Iwaikeyu's hair was disheveled, and he was already like a madman.