Chapter 23: Breaking the Game
Yao Yun was tutoring Yao Mao's homework on the side, and raised her hand to signal her to be quieter.
Green Peony walked to her side and whispered mysteriously in her ear: "Yao Niangzi, that manu has been found." ”
She looked up at her and motioned for her to continue: "Where are you now?" ”
Lu Shao took a deep breath and said worriedly: "He, he died, yes, he was fished out of the Qinglian Lake in the backyard." ”
Yao Yun's heart tightened, if he died, there was no proof of death.
"Did Steward Chen say that he would investigate this matter carefully?"
Lu Shao nodded hurriedly and said, "I said it, but I saw Steward Chen's face was embarrassed, and it may be very difficult to check." ”
The old lady also personally issued a death order that day, and if there was a trace of bad rumors in the house, they would all be punished with 30 boards, and the men rushed to the village to do hard work, and the women were sent to Pingkangfang to be cheap prostitutes. Naturally, everyone did not dare to be disobedient and was silent.
After four or five days, Yao Yun had not received a reply from her husband, and she felt bad. She ordered Green Peony to quickly bring the messenger to inquire.
The doorkeeper who delivered the letter staggered to his knees and kept kowtowing and begging for mercy: "Yao, Yao Niangzi, it's the villain's fault, it's the villain who lied, the lady's letter was intercepted by Xiao Langjun of Chu Yuyuan early in the morning, and Xiao Langjun also asked the villain not to send you a letter in the future, otherwise you will bear the consequences." Please also ask Mrs. Yao to spare her life, spare her life! ”
Yao Yun's eyes were gloomy, and she actually underestimated Xiao Chengyu.
She personally went to the door of the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of War to inquire about the news, but learned that Li Duan had left Beijing on official business seven or eight days ago, and the return date was undecided.
Bad luck, it's not a good time!
This Chu Yuyuan, she had to go to it herself.
The door of Chu Yuyuan was open, and she walked in with a calm face, but she was a little surprised by the scene in front of her.
The two little Langjun in the courtyard were seriously striding their horses and waving their fists, one left and one right, their faces were red and sweating, and they seemed to be enjoying themselves. These two people are Yao Mao and Xiao An.
Xiao Chengyu stood in front of the two of them. At this time, he was wearing a navy blue narrow-sleeved tunic to practice martial arts, with a broad waist and back, and a straight posture, majestically and carefully teaching the movements of the two.
Xiao Chengyu had already caught a glimpse of the beautiful figure of the little lady, but he ignored it and still concentrated on practicing the two of them first. After more than half an hour, he let the two of them rest temporarily.
Yao Mao turned around and saw his sister at a glance, his eyebrows fluttered towards her, and he said with great interest: "Sister, you finally came to see Ah Mao, Ah Mao has made great progress in the past few days." ”
She looked at him with satisfaction, took a sweat towel to wipe his sweat: "Have you been tired these days?" Did you sleep well? Eat well? Have you ever read and written? ”
"Yes, yes, everything is fine. Sister, and I also found this martial arts practice quite interesting. He laughed.
Her heart sank, she didn't expect this Xiao Chengyu to treat him well. It's a pity that he has a human face and a beast's heart, and he has a set of faces and a set of things behind his back, but he humiliates and spoils her in every way.
She turned around and said with a gentle smile: "Sixth Uncle is fine, thank you Sixth Uncle for taking care of him for many days." Today, the little girl is here to take Brother Mao back. And the little girl still has important things to discuss with the sixth uncle. ”
Xiao Chengyu looked at her indifferently a few more times, and gestured for her to enter the house: "Yao Niangzi, please, this general is willing to hear the details." ”
The tea soup on the stove on the couch was gurgling and bubbling, and the fragrance of tea was overflowing, but it was burning her heart.
Yao Yun stared at him with a straight eye, a pair of beautiful eyes were infiltrating, and the familiar innocence and timidity disappeared, as if the innocent smiles in the past were all illusory.
"I don't understand, why does the sixth uncle insist on marrying me?"
"Oh, what does Mrs. Yao mean by this? General Ben did not understand. He shook his head stupidly, and took the tea cake and crushed it into tea powder.
She snorted coldly, although the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, but the smile was not as good as her eyes: "Sixth uncle, Ming people don't say dark words." That night, Sixth Uncle, you obviously had a lot of time and opportunity to send me back to the Hidden Moon Pavilion, but you didn't do so. When I did that reluctantly thing for you, Sixth Uncle, I couldn't see any love and affection in your eyes. In this way, it can only be said that you deliberately planned to marry me, and I still have some use for you. ”
He couldn't help but applaud: "It is indeed a good apprentice of Mr. Zheng, not stupid, not stupid, smart and clever." ”
"Okay, you Xiao Chengyu, you actually followed me, and you also peeked at my letters, despicable and shameless!" She glared at him fiercely and cursed angrily.
He calmly drank a bowl of hot tea and continued to add water to the teapot.
"Yao Niangzi, your painting and writing skills are excellent, and you must have worked hard in the future. You have a good relationship with Li Duan, and the letters are even more strange. The most important thing is that you seem to be timid and afraid of General Ben, but your eyes are calm and unafraid. Tell me, if General Ben doesn't doubt you, who else can he suspect? ”
She slammed down the tea bowl and said coldly, "What the hell do you want?" ”
"It's not for anything, I just ask the lady to solve a thorny problem for General Ben." He looked up at her, a few smiles already forming out of the corners of his eyes.
"What's the problem?"
"Break the game."
She narrowed her eyes and said loudly, "Is it because of Princess Yong'an?" ”
He laughed it off, raised his eyes and looked into the distance, and his eyes were instantly covered with gloomy helplessness and sighs.
"I don't know if Uncle Six has ever had a love in his heart? The little girl's heart has always had a Lang Jun who has been thinking about her, and when she first met Yushu Gaotai, she mistook Li Lang for life. From then on, the little girl's eyes could no longer tolerate other people. ”
She spoke eloquently, tenderly like water, and her wet crystal brown eyes seemed to pinch out sour honey.
Li Lang, Li Lang, Xiao Chengyu certainly understood who she was talking about. He never had anyone in his heart who loved and cherished him, but unfortunately there was no fate, and he never found the little lady who had saved his life.
She saw that his expression was relaxed, and there was even a little more remembrance and grief in her eyes. It turned out that he also had a crush on someone.
"Sixth uncle, I don't know if you have ever heard that a hundred years ago, General Xue Rengui once left a wonderful military book called "Zhou Yixin's Note on the Original Meaning", which is rumored to record in detail his various deeds of observing the sky, strategizing and using troops, and being invincible in a hundred battles. Anyone who read this book back then was invincible, but unfortunately the book is no longer available. ”
Xiao Chengyu raised his eyes to look at her, this little lady is really powerful, and she even plans for the future.
Those who practice martial arts and lead soldiers know this book, and even envy it. Although Beidi is currently temporarily defeated, it is still eyeing the northwest frontier, and this "Zhou Yixin Note Original Meaning" is naturally very useful.