Chapter 69: The Visitation
Mrs. Wei's words surprised Mo Yunxiao. She was stunned for a long time, unable to speak. And Mrs. Wei's face was melancholy, and her brows were tightly twisted together, which didn't seem like a joke.
"Yuru, I'm ......" Mo Yunxiao stood up, and before she could say anything, Mrs. Wei gently pressed her hand on her shoulder to make her sit down, and then said: "You don't have to say more, I understand what you want to say, I understand everything." ”
"No, you don't understand." Mo Yunxiao's tone was extremely resolute, but her tone was extremely gentle. She was engaged in a difficult debate with Madame Wei, like two swordsmen, when the sword was unsheathed, spitting cold light, but the person who wielded the sword showed mercy everywhere.
"Yuru, Zhao doesn't seem to be like what you said. I'm sure he won't hurt me. Mo Yunxiao said: "The world has a lot of misunderstandings about him, which stems from the mutual struggle of the royal family for power, not Zhao Yi's original intention. He had to defile himself to save his life, and it was already very painful, and I should not doubt him anymore. ”
While she was talking, Mrs. Wei got up and poured a cup of hot water and put it in Mo Yunxiao's hand. She listened quietly, with no expression on her face. It wasn't until Mo Yunxiao finished speaking that she sighed lightly and asked, "You believe him so much?" ”
"Yes, I believe in him." Mo Yunxiao said: "I told him that believing in him is like believing in myself. ”
"In that case, why are you still coming to me?" Mrs. Wei asked again.
This question really made Mo Yunxiao speechless. That's right, what is the purpose of her tossing and turning all night, and she took the liberty of visiting as soon as it was dawn?
"You want an answer, an answer that I approve of, that reassures you, right?" Mrs. Wei said.
Mo Yunxiao smiled reservedly and said, "Those who know me, Yu Ruye." ”
Mrs. Wei shook her head and said worriedly, "I believe your words, and I also believe that he is defiling himself to save his life." At this moment, are you at ease? ”
"You don't really believe it." Mo Yunxiao also frowned.
"Even if I really believe it, even if everyone up and down King Jian's mansion believes it, your heart still can't be settled." Mrs. Wei said, "Because you don't believe in him enough." The words of the official made you shake. ”
"No, I didn't waver." Mo Yunxiao argued.
Mrs. Wei smiled and said, "I know that I don't believe you, you are both civil and military, and you have the courage and courage to compare yourself to me, and you will always have new tricks to refute me." I will not fight with you with tongues. Let's just go and visit and see if it's you or me. ”
"Visiting? What to visit? Mo Yunxiao asked a little puzzled.
"Do you remember those thirty singers?" Mrs. Wei smiled heartily and said, "I have placed them in the homes of tenants outside the city. Let's hear what they have to say. ”
Mo Yunxiao thought about it carefully, and then agreed.
Outside the city, there were groups of cottages, small streams flowing, three or five boys were running around a big tree, and two white-haired old men were sitting on stone piers on crutches and chatting vigorously. Two maroon horses stopped on the side of the road, and a woman wearing a hat sat on each horse.
Several old women greeted them, saluted with a smile, and said, "I've seen Mrs. Wei." This is not a year, what call do you have to ask the housekeeper to come and inform it, why bother to work and run around. ”
Mrs. Wei smiled, got off the horse and said, "I didn't have a call, just to come and see the girls last time." Are they okay? ”
"It's very good, and thanks to the lady's money, the girls eat well, sleep well, and their emaciated bodies are blessed. Let's go, the old woman will take you to see how old you are. As she spoke, the old woman led Mrs. Wei and Mo Yunxiao deeper into the village.
"Are they used to living there?" Mrs. Wei asked.
"Yes, I wasn't used to it at first, but it got better as the days went on." The old woman said, "They are also grateful for the kindness of their wife, alas, it is a great fortune to escape from the tiger's wolf's den, what more could they ask for?" ”
Mrs. Wei and Mo Yunxiao glanced at each other, and said, "That's very good." They've all had their fair share of hardships, and I'm worried about how to place them. If there is an idler in the village who can't marry a daughter-in-law, you can also find someone to make peace. ”
"That's a good idea." The old woman said, "They are all in the old courtyard at the west entrance of the village, let's take a look." ”
When they came to the entrance of the courtyard, they couldn't hear the slightest human voice, and the three of them looked at each other and felt a little strange. The old woman was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly clapped her hands and shouted, "Little ladies, Mrs. Wei has come to see you, come out to greet you!" "I still can't hear the slightest movement.
Mrs. Wei and Mo Yunxiao's eyes lit up at the same time, and they shouted in unison: "It's not good! Mo Yunxiao flew up and kicked the door open. The old woman was startled, her face turned pale, and her features were distorted with fear.
Mo Yunxiao and Mrs. Wei walked in quickly, and the old woman also followed behind. But as soon as they entered, they were taken aback, and the women, who had changed into ordinary cloth clothes, fell to the ground in all directions, bleeding from their mouths, and did not move.
Mo Yunxiao hurriedly went up to probe her nose and found that they were all dead, and their bodies were stiff and cold, they should have been dead for a long time.
The old woman was also frightened when she saw so many corpses, and exclaimed, "This ...... How could it be...... How could it be ......"
Mrs. Wei was furious, grabbed the old woman, and asked, "What the hell is going on?" ”
"I don't know if it's a little one...... The little one doesn't know ......" The old woman looked flustered, and the six gods had no owner.
Mrs. Wei was even more annoyed, pushed her hard, and scolded: "You did a good thing! The old woman fell to the ground, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Damn the little one...... Little damn ......"
"Die, die! What's the use of you dead! Mrs. Wei's face was red, and she really wanted to kill this careless woman with a single sword.
Mo Yunxiao hurriedly stopped and persuaded: "If you don't be impatient, if you don't get impatient, it won't help you even if you kill her." Then she asked the woman, "When did you last come?" ”
"Yesterday...... Yesterday night. The old woman replied, "The younger ones have to bring two meals a day, so I have to see them twice a day." ”
"When you came last night, was there anything wrong?" Mo Yunxiao asked.
"I didn't ...... No. The old woman hurriedly defended: "If there is any abnormality, the little one must report to the lady." ”
Mo Yunxiao thought for a while, and then asked, "How did you deliver the food for thirty people?" ”
"The small family has a donkey cart that can be pulled at once." The old woman replied.
Mo Yunxiao bit her lip and thought about it, trying to find a new flaw: "But there are too many meals for thirty people, how can you do it alone?" ”
The old woman glanced at Mrs. Wei and replied, "The little one is afraid that he will snub the ladies, and the lady has given him money, so the little one went to the city to buy food and came back." ”
"It's always you, and no one else is involved?" Mo Yunxiao continued to ask.
"That's not either." The old woman said: "Zhang Agou in the village works as an idler in the city, and he goes around delivering food, and he sends the little lady's food." ”
Mo Yunxiao knows that "idler" does not mean that modern people say that they are idle, but specifically refers to "takeaway brother". When she was about to ask again, Mrs. Wei suddenly shouted, "Who is it?" ”
Mo Yunxiao looked up, and sure enough, there was a person crawling on the edge of the fence and looking in, and was quickly lowered by Mrs. Wei.
Mo Yunxiao raised her eyebrows and rushed out of the door after taking three steps and two steps, and the person was also falling off the wall. When he saw Mo Yunxiao, he was even more panicked, and he ran away. At this time, there happened to be a group of children juju, and the felt ball was kicked high into the air.
"Hugh away!" Mo Yunxiao flew up and hit the falling felt ball. Her kick was so powerful that the felt ball flew like an arrow, striking the man in the back. He let out a low groan and fell to the ground.
When the boys saw that the man was making a fool of himself, they all clapped their hands and laughed, and sang in unison: "Little lady, good footwork, Rakshasa ghosts crawl all over the ground; Little lady, good footwork, the ball rolls to the end of the earth......"
The man was screaming "oops, oops, oops" for a long time and couldn't get up. Mo Yunxiao and Mrs. Wei went straight over and arrested him. "Who are you?" Mrs. Wei asked.
The old woman ran out and cried out, "Ah! Isn't this Zhang Agou! ”
Mrs. Wei's eyes let out two fierce glints, and she asked more and more sternly, "You are sneaky, what are you doing here?" ”
Zhang Agou looked up at Mo Yunxiao and Mrs. Wei, sneered, and said, "I've been poisoning these women's meals for several days, and I'm going to come today to see the results." Hehe, sure enough, they are all dead. Good to die! Good to die! ”
"Who told you to do it?" Mo Yunxiao asked.
"Humph! Today, I was caught by you, and I know that there is no chance of survival. How could I betray my master! Zhang Agou said very contemptuously.
Mrs. Wei suppressed the anger in her heart, and said gently: "I know that you are not the first evil, as long as you confess, the three law divisions will be tried in the future, and Zeng Shumi and I can save your life." ”
"Hahaha......" Zhang Agou suddenly laughed and said, "Do you think I am a eater who crawls outside?" I can honestly tell you that these women, if not dead, are just walking corpses, screaming every day, which is really annoying. I sent them back to the West, and I fulfilled them! ”
Mo Yunxiao was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked, "What do you mean by this?" Just as she was distracted, Zhang Agou suddenly threw his arm and pushed her down, and Mrs. Wei was also taken aback, and hurriedly shouted: "Helu! ”
Zhang Agou also took advantage of the situation to shake Mrs. Wei's hand off, and then rushed out, hitting his head against the fence of the courtyard, with a muffled sound, blood splashing everywhere. Where had the old woman ever seen such a bloody scene, and she couldn't help but scream.
But Mrs. Wei and Mo Yunxiao didn't care about comforting her, but rushed up to check on Zhang Agou's injuries. The two of them looked at it, Zhang Agou was already only out of breath but not in breath, although he was not dead, but he could no longer speak.
"Forget it, I can't live." Mrs. Wei threw him away in annoyance, and said to herself: "Loyalty is used in the wrong place, but it is only wrong for yourself." ”
Mo Yunxiao also stood up in a daze, looking very depressed and lonely. Mrs. Wei looked at her and asked, "Helu, what's wrong with you?" ”
Mo Yunxiao shook her head, suddenly dizzy, and hurriedly held on to the wall. Mrs. Wei hurriedly stepped forward to hold her up and asked, "Helu, are you sick?" ”
Mo Yunxiao closed her eyes and shook her head, chanting: "This is not true, this is not true......"
"What? What isn't true? Mrs. Wei asked with concern.
Mo Yunxiao took a few breaths before explaining: "The official family once told me that Zhao seems to have poisoned his wine glass, but this poison needs to be eaten twice before it can attack. And just now Zhang Ah Gou said that he had poisoned these girls' meals for several days......"
"Do you suspect that these two are the same poison?" Mrs. Wei continued her words. But Mo Yunxiao did not answer, but continued: "The official family also said that Zhao seems to be light and lustful, forcibly recruited many women into the mansion, wantonly humiliated, and made people crazy......
She slowly looked up at Mrs. Wei and said, "In the palace, there are indeed many crazy women. ”
Mrs. Wei frowned, and said, "Zhang Agou also said that these girls are like walking corpses, shouting all day long, aren't they crazy?" ”
"But...... But ......" Mo Yunxiao said angrily, "This can't be true...... It won't be true......"
Madame Wei sighed, gently put her hand on her shoulder, and said, "I thought King Jian was just a womanizer, but I didn't expect him to be so vicious. It's unbelievable. But ......"
"Yuru!" Mo Yunxiao suddenly interrupted her words, then clenched her hand tightly, and said, "The official family said that he once placed a person to go to King Jian's Mansion as a housekeeper. However, he was later defeated and killed by King Jane. He may still have a small family. ”
Mrs. Wei sighed and said, "Okay, let's go find this person, so that you can see King Jian's face clearly." ”
That person was not a tenant of the Zeng Bu family, so it took a lot of effort to find out. But fortunately, there is inevitably some gossip and gossip between the villages, and whoever has a little news can spread it everywhere in a few days.
So they searched all the way and finally found this family in a remote village. A woman with an indifferent face is sitting in front of her house, holding a clay pot in one hand and breaking rice in the other to feed a flock of chirping chicks.
Mo Yunxiao greeted him and asked first: "This sister-in-law, is this Brother Liu's home?" He used to be a housekeeper in King Jane's Mansion? ”
The woman raised a face with anger and said, "Are you still going to kill them all?" ”
"No, sister-in-law, you misunderstood. We are not King Jane's people. Mrs. Wei hurriedly said, "King Jian killed Brother Liu, and we are here to collect evidence and avenge him." ”
"Revenge? Hehe, let's get rid of it. The woman smiled bitterly and said, "King Jian is a member of the royal family, and we can't afford to be guilty." My man died, and later a rich brother also came to see me, gave me a large sum of money, and told me to move out. ”
Mo Yunxiao hurriedly asked, "Can he leave his name?" ”
"He said his name was Zhao Pang." The woman was still feeding the chickens indifferently, and said, "He told me to leave because he was afraid that King Jian would kill them all." I'm not afraid. I'm going to stay here, to guard my man's grave. ”