said that after Zhou Xiaowu left the Meng Mansion, he bent down and got into a simple-looking carriage, sat on one side of the carriage, and sat opposite Old Man Hu.

When the carriage slowly drove out of Nanhu Lane, Zhou Xiaowu asked in a deep voice, "Do you feel the breath of spring snow?"

Old man Hu shook his head and said, "I haven't felt it." ”

Zhou Xiaowu's face sank like water, two cold lights shot out of his good-looking eyes, and he said in a cold tone: "Send someone to continue to keep an eye on the Meng Mansion, and if there is any abnormal movement, tell me in time." As for the matter of Chunxue, continue to inquire and don't make a noise for the time being. ”

Old man Hu replied, "Okay." ”

Zhou Xiaowu lifted the curtain of the car and looked outside a few times, and asked in a slow low voice, "Have you found a good hand recently?"

Old man Hu shook his head.

Zhou Xiaowu sighed and explained: "Hurry up, don't miss my big event." ”

The old man's face, which was already very yellow, looked even more ugly, and he looked like he wanted to speak and stopped.

"What? Do you want money or cheats?"

"Not really. It's just that Jiaxing is originally a small place, and the Jianghu guests who can come here don't have any big skills, and that Zhu Gongzi has recently recruited a few people. ”

Zhou Xiaowu asked indifferently, "Then you mean you don't need to solicit?"

Hearing such a peaceful word, the old man Hu, who was originally sitting quietly, suddenly felt a little chill around his body, he knew in his heart that this master's heart and methods, the more angry he was, the calmer he became, he spoke like this, he must have been extremely angry in his heart.

"I have an immature idea......"

Say. ”

Old man Hu pondered the words for a moment and said, "Isn't there a big thief who picks flowers recently, why don't you win him over and take him for your own use." ”

Zhou Xiaowu glanced at Old Man Hu and asked, "What are your plans?"

Old man Hu coughed lightly and said slowly: "If you want to use this flower thief, you naturally need a beauty, we can make an appointment with him to meet him, ask him about his requirements, and provide a reward after the matter is completed." ”

"Then what if I want to subdue him?" Zhou Xiaowu asked with a frown.

Old man Hu looked at his master with a tangled expression, looking very hesitant.

"If you have something to say, just say it. Zhou Xiaowu urged.

"Then I'll say, don't blame Childe. Old man Hu first reminded him, and said slowly: "You can give Miss Song to this flower thief......"

Zhou Xiaowu's face suddenly became gloomy, he looked at the old man Hu in front of him, he was very annoyed in his heart, he clenched his fists, took a deep breath, and said calmly: "Tell me about your plan." ”

Old man Hu looked at the master with a calm face, sat down and said: "That flower thief should be new to Jiaxing City, so he doesn't know where there is good color in the city, so he lingered in the rich area in the east of the city for several nights, and kidnapped three young ladies one after another, and we can wait for him there at night." ”

Zhou Xiaowu praised his head: "It makes sense, continue." ”

"After we met the man, we first found out his details and features, and then we made a deal with him, tempting him with gold and silver, women, secret books, etc., and if this was not possible, sacrificing this secret weapon of the Song girl. Old man Hu said eloquently.

Zhou Xiaowu thought for a moment and asked rhetorically, "What if these can't subdue him?"

"Then sacrifice your identity. If he cooperates, the previous case will be written off, and if he does not cooperate, he will be killed directly. Old man Hu said murderously.

Zhou Xiaowu's fingers tapped on his knees a few times, and he said slowly: "Okay, you talk to him tonight, if it doesn't work, think of other ways." Don't reveal my identity yet, or we'll all die, you know?"

Old man Hu's face turned grim, and he said in a deep voice: "Got it, son." ”

After Zhou Xiaowu heard the answer, he slowly closed his eyes and ordered: "Zhu Tianmao's side should also keep an eye on it, don't let that idiot have a chance to break the situation." Also, has the identity of the marksman been found out?"

"Not yet. ”

"Hold on. ”

"Yes. ”

"Isn't Tsing Yi still alive? Tell him that if you do your best, I can help him get revenge. Zhou Xiaowu said indifferently.

Old man Hu nodded solemnly, he is now a little afraid of the young master in front of him, Zhou Xiaowu's strategy and forbearance are among the best among his peers, coupled with the identity of the secret guard of the Imperial City Division, he has no scruples about doing things, and he does everything he can, he can not only buy with foreign objects, but also borrow means to suppress, both rigid and soft, quite skillful.

......

As the most powerful family in Lin'an, Zhangfu has a lot of idlers visiting on weekdays, and the number of visitors today has increased several times, just because Zhang Jingzong and Mr. Zhang are a little sick.

The people of Zhang's house, who were running non-stop, almost did not stop receiving relatives and friends who came to visit their master, and they were busy until noon, and the faces of the maids who were gentle on weekdays showed a little tiredness and sadness.

Just when everyone was busy, the porter informed Mrs. Zhang that Mrs. Meng had brought her maid to visit.

Mrs. Zhang snorted lightly and ordered: "Go and invite someone, don't make people think that our family is rude." ”

When Zhang's subordinates led Mrs. Meng into the backyard hall, Mrs. Zhang slowly got up from the chair and said in a warm tone, "Why are my younger brothers and sisters free?"

Mrs. Meng said softly: "I heard that Brother Zhang is a little sick, so I will come over to take a look." ”

After Mrs. Zhang gave up her seat, she said with a relieved face: "After a hard time, my brother and sister have a hard time, my lord is still the ** disease with cough, and he will be fine after a while." ”

Mrs. Meng smiled slightly, and turned sideways to signal the maid Xiaohuan behind her to hand over the gift.

Xiaohuan blessed Mrs. Zhang and gently handed over a brocade box.

Mrs. Zhang put down the teacup in her hand, motioned to the maid to take the gift, and thanked her: "Let my brother and sister bother." ”

Although Mrs. Zhang said kind words, she didn't mean to accept gifts at all, and she still looked at ease with a big grin.

Mrs. Meng didn't care about this, but said softly: "Since that's the case, I'll go and see Xue'er, and you will be busy first." ”

Mrs. Zhang got up, called the maid who was standing outside the door, and ordered, "Take Mrs. Meng to Miss." ”

After the maid nodded in agreement, she took Mrs. Meng and the maid Xiaohuan to Zhang Miaoxue's residence.

In Zhang Miaoxue's boudoir, Mrs. Meng held her future daughter-in-law's thin and cold little hand, and said with a distressed face: "Xue'er, you have to take care of yourself, don't burn your body." ”

"Got it. Zhang Miaoxue replied vividly.

Mrs. Meng pinched the face of her future daughter-in-law and teased, "Have you received the letter that the bastard boy wrote to you?"

Zhang Miaoxue's cheeks turned red all of a sudden, and she lowered her head slightly, refusing to speak.

Mrs. Meng touched her future daughter-in-law's hair, and said in a gentle voice: "Silly girl, I haven't seen anything?" That stinky boy explained in the letter, let me say hello to you on his behalf, I'm afraid you will be alone." ”

Zhang Miaoxue slowly raised her head and whispered with a flushed face: "Brother Meng also asked me to accompany you more and let me take care of you." ”

Mrs. Meng smiled and said: "Even if this stinky boy has a conscience, he didn't forget his wife because he had a daughter-in-law." ”

Zhang Miaoxue was about to lower her cute little head again, but was gently pulled by Mrs. Meng, squinted her eyes and smiled: "Good girl, don't be so shy, sooner or later we will be a family." ”

Zhang Miaoxue hummed softly.

Mrs. Meng looked relieved and said with a smile: "The letter that the bastard boy wrote to me was very brief, just said a few words of greetings that were not light or serious, and did not explain the specific things that happened along the way, did he tell you in the letter?"

Zhang Miaoxue nodded.

Mrs. Meng coughed lightly and said with a strange expression, "Can you show me the letter that that bastard wrote to you?"

Zhang Miaoxue's cheeks, which had faded from the red tide, instantly turned red, and she wanted to refuse her future mother-in-law's request, but she didn't know how to refuse, so she had to whisper: "You wait for me." ”

Mrs. Meng looked at her future daughter-in-law, whose ears were already red, and said with a smile: "Okay, I won't tease you, if you tease you any longer, you will cry." ”

Zhang Miaoxue looked at her unscrupulous future mother-in-law with tears in her eyes, looking like she couldn't cry or laugh.

"Alright, good girl, just tell me what to do, let me know what that bastard boy has done. Mrs. Meng looked expectant.

Zhang Miaoxue adjusted her mood and slowly spoke about what Meng Ran told herself, from the picturesque Jiaxing City to Gu Kaizhi's paintings, from the boundless starry sky to the fierce soldiers, from the Chinese to the rolling mountains......

Mrs. Meng was fascinated by what she heard, as if she was witnessing the growth of her son Meng Ran.

......

In Jiaxing City, on the shore of Nanhu Lake, the maid Qiuyue gently stepped into the backyard and asked gently: "It's time to eat, are you two eating and drinking in the pavilion or going back to the main courtyard?"

Li Haoran turned his head and asked, "Has Meng Xiaozi woken up?"

Qiu Yue replied: "The young master hasn't woken up yet. ”

"Then eat here, and send two jugs of wine by the way. Li Haoran commanded, and then continued to stare at the bare lake.

Qiu Yue agreed, turned around and went to the kitchen, and brought the wine and food to the pavilion.

After Li Haoran finished eating with Geng Huyuan, Qiu Yue cleaned up the cups, plates, dishes and chopsticks on the table, and was about to go back to the front yard to be busy, when she just stepped out of the pavilion, Geng Huyuan asked an inconsequential question, "Qiu Yue, where are you from? How old are you this year?"

Qiu Yue turned around and replied, "The slave maid is from Meihua Village in the south of the city, and she has just turned seventeen years old. ”

Geng Huyuan waved his hand, "Go down." ”

Qiu Yue gave a salute and walked away with a wooden plate.

Li Haoran asked with a smile: "What's the matter?" Brother Geng moved his mind?"

Geng Huyuan glared at Li Haoran, who was old and disrespectful, and said softly: "How can you be as dirty as you think." ”

"What's the matter, why do you ask the girl's age?"

"Didn't you notice her anomaly?"

Li Haoran thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I haven't paid attention to this, what did you find?"

Geng Huyuan pretended to smile mysteriously: "Leave it to yourself to find out slowly." ”

Li Haoran pursed his lips, but he didn't ask.