The weather is cold, and the capital is white after the snow, and it is impossible to distinguish which is the sky and which is the earth. Just after the Spring Festival, the people who have been making noise for a few days are a little tired, in the afternoon, there is no popularity on the street, all of them are naughty children playing snowball fights, building snowmen, and the mouth of the little lion alley, which is a little deserted on weekdays, is not even a figure can be seen at this time.

Xiaoshikou Hutong is located in the northeast corner of the capital, the land is not big, there are only two or three households, but the people who live are all official eunuchs, but the official position is not too high, in the capital is just ordinary officials, the Beijing division firewood and rice are expensive, these families can not afford too many people, and the popularity can not be prosperous.

A gust of wind blew, rolling up some scattered snowflakes on the roof, and it was a little cold and tight on the face, a scholar in a white jacket and carrying a small package on his back stretched out his hand to wipe the snow from his face, looked at the little lion's mouth alley and sighed, and his heart was hot - finally arrived, although it was a little late, but after so many years, he didn't care about being so late, didn't he? This young scholar in white is Wu Sidao, whom Yinzuo is looking for.

Wu Sidao, the word Wang Lu, ancestral home in Shaoxing, born in Jinling, his parents died early, his father served as a county magistrate, and he had set a family affair for him before his death - Wu Sidao's cousin Jin Xiugu. Jin Chengfeng, Wu Sidao's uncle, the current director of the Ministry of Rites, and a Wupin Xiaojing official, lives in this little lion's mouth alley.

Although Wu Sidao is talented, his family is poor, so many years have passed, and he has never dared to come to the door to pick up his relatives, but this time he can't help but come - it is rumored that his uncle plans to marry his daughter to someone else. Regardless of whether this matter is true or not, Wu Sidao has been given a trip to Jingshi, so although the examination date is approaching, he has to come to Jingshi for a trip.

The gate of the Jin family is mottled with black paint, and the courtyard wall is also pitted, so it can be seen that it has not been repaired for many years. Come to think of it, a five-grade small Beijing official originally had no oil and water to fish, and in a place like Jingshi, where powerful people gather, life was really not easy. Wu Sidao stood at the gate for a while, mustered up his courage, and knocked on the door of the Jin family.

Half an hour later, there was a noise in the door, and a gray-haired old doorman swayed open a crack in the door, popped up, and asked, "Young man, who are you looking for?" ”

"May I ask if this is Jin Chengfeng, Lord Jin's mansion? Late birth Wu Sidao is ......" Wu Sidao pondered for a while, and said with some embarrassment: "Late life is Lord Jin's cousin and nephew. ”

"Oh." The old man nodded and said, "Wait, I'll inform you." ”

Wu Sidao paced a few steps in place with some restlessness, thinking about how to speak when he saw his aunt and uncle. Not long after the old head of the door went, a middle-aged woman rushed out, with tears in her eyes, and asked in a choked voice: "You are Xiaoshan, are you really Xiaoshan?" ”

Xiaoshan is Wu Sidao's nickname, and the only one who can know this nickname in the world is his aunt, Wu Sidao has no doubt that the middle-aged woman in front of him is his aunt, bowed deeply, took out a small red cloth bag from his arms, untied it, revealing a crested hairpin, and said excitedly: "My nephew has seen my aunt." ”

The crested hairpin is the token of the two families, it was originally the ancestral heirloom of the Jin family, the middle-aged woman recognized the authenticity of the crested hairpin at a glance, and immediately hugged Wu Sidao and cried: "Xiaoshan, Xiaoshan, you are finally here, pity your parents who left early, and you have suffered all these years......

Rao is Wu Sidao has always been calm and calm, but at this time he also cried a little breathless, after the two hugged and cried for a while, the aunt led Wu Sidao into the room, and said as she walked: "Your uncle is on duty today, and he can't go back at night, Xiaoshan has worked hard all the way, so let's take a rest first, and when your uncle comes back, let's talk about it again." ”

Wu Sidao has been on the road for more than a month, and he is really tired and panicked, although he wants to ask his cousin about it, but it is not easy to speak at this time, so he has to follow the white-haired old servant to the room to rest by himself, but he can't help but feel a little strange in his heart - he didn't see his cousin come to say hello, it stands to reason that his cousin is here, and when his cousin always comes out to see him, it is not such a way to avoid suspicion.

When it was dark, Jin Chengfeng, who was on duty, finally returned home. Wu Sidao followed the white-haired old servant to the lobby, and saw Jin Chengfeng, who had not been removed from an official uniform, sitting happily in the lobby, hurriedly walking a few steps, and stepped forward to greet him: "Nephew Xiaoshan, I have a salute for my uncle." ”

"Good, good, good, it's not easy to come to Xiaoshan, just stay here for a few more days, and our two will be so affectionate and affectionate." Jin Chengfeng stretched out his hand to help Wu Sidao up, and said happily: "Come, come, come, have a meal first, and then talk about it later." ”

There are not many dishes, that is, four meat and two vegetables, and the wine is average, so people are Jin Chengfeng and Wu Sidao, slowly eating and chatting about the weather and other nonsense. Wu Sidao's doubts in his heart became deeper and deeper: It's been so long, and I haven't seen my cousin yet, and my uncle doesn't mention anything about the marriage contract, is it ......

Wu Sidao's heart was heavy, and the meal was even more unnecessary. After it was easy to stay up until dinner, Wu Sidao found a gap in the topic and asked tentatively: "Uncle, why haven't you seen your cousin?" ”

"Ah, your cousin, well, your cousin has been going to a relative's house for two days and will be back in a few days." Jin Chengfeng's words were a little flustered, Wu Sidao was a person who was fine at home, and when he heard it, he knew that there must be something strange in it, and his heart sank suddenly, and he said silently for a long time: "Uncle, my nephew is here to pick up my relatives, my nephew and cousin are not young, and my nephew wants to ......."

Jin Chengfeng interrupted Wu Sidao's words, and said with a smile: "Good, good, good, getting married is a major event in life, good, good, good"

Jin Chengfeng is full of good, but he doesn't say where it is, and he doesn't mention what Wu Sidao will kiss. At this time, Yi Sidao was shrewd, how could he not see that Jin Chengfeng had already changed the hexagram, and then remembered that there was no cousin in this house, and he couldn't even see where the boudoir was, and how could he not know that this marriage was already yellow, and he couldn't help but feel a little lost and a little angry in his heart, and said quietly: "My nephew plans to return to his hometown in the near future, I don't know ......."

Jin Chengfeng interrupted Wu Sidao's words again: "Xiaoshan is tired from afar, so let's go and rest first, and discuss something tomorrow?" ”

Wu Sidao was sad and angry in his heart, he originally planned to leave the Jin Mansion immediately, but it was getting late at the moment, and it was not easy to find a place to sharpen, and secondly, he still had a trace of luck in his heart, and he did not refuse Jin Chengfeng's arrangement, and followed the white-haired old servant back to the room, but he couldn't sleep anyway, and lay quietly on the bed thinking about his thoughts.

It was very late at night, and Wu Sidao, who couldn't sleep, simply got up and strolled to the courtyard to relax. The courtyard of the Jin family is not big, there are only four or five rooms in the courtyard of the third entry, and the room where Wu Sidao lives is a guest room, just opposite the main room, as soon as he walked out of the yard, he heard a low sobbing sound from the main room, which sounded like the cry of his aunt, and he couldn't help but be a little curious, and there was no one left and right, so he slowly paced over.

As soon as I walked to the window, I heard my aunt crying in a low voice, "...... My brother's family is left with only one hill, and if he is in prison, how can he be worthy of my hard-working brother......"

"So far, it can only be like this, Aunt Xiu is married, and the old man can't help it." Jin Chengfeng said in a low voice.

Wu Sidao's mind exploded with a buzz, and he suddenly felt that the world was spinning, and his heart was full of grief, shaking his body, walking to the corner, and crying silently. He couldn't understand what was going on, why did his only relative treat him like this, even if he regretted marrying and marrying again, he still thought about sending him to prison, was there any reason for this?

I don't know how long it was, Wu Sidao was awakened by the sound of tables and chairs in the main room, and his heart sank, knowing that the Jin family could not stay for a long time, in case he was really framed by Jin Chengfeng and imprisoned, it would be a great wrong. Wu Sidao went back to his own room, picked up the package, quietly went out of the door, carefully walked through the courtyard gate, and came to the gate, only to see two thick beams tied to the door, Wu Sidao was worried that the sound of pulling the beams would alarm the Jin family, so he didn't open the door, moved a ladder at the foot of the wall and climbed the wall, and jumped down with his eyes closed.

Although the Jin family is not rich, but after all, it is an official eunuch's family, the wall and courtyard are dilapidated, but the courtyard wall is still very high, Wu Sidao is also a scholar, although he is not powerless, but at the end he is not those martial arts masters, it is really strange that he can't jump out of the problem - Wu Sidao's feet were broken raw, and a sharp pain suddenly made Wu Sidao faint, and it didn't take long for him to wake up again from pain, and the sweat of peas was like a waterfall, and was blown by the cold wind and turned into ice slag.

Wu Sidao didn't dare to scream, endured the pain, and slowly crawled forward, leaving a trail of blood and ice. At this moment, he has only one thought, leave! The farther you go, the better. Crawling, crawling, the pain and the cold finally made him unable to resist, and fell into a coma, but before he fell into a coma, he vaguely saw a team of people coming in front of him, surrounded by a large sedan chair......

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