This Northern Song Dynasty is a bit weird

Chapter 257 Xingqing mansion is back, but people are gone
In fact, Yaoyao and Kunkun didn't have a deep impression of their mother. When they were young, they grew up with their grandmothers, and they spent less than half a year with their parents.

But even so, parents still occupy a very important position in the hearts of the two of them.

After all, they are relatives, and they will always be missed. The two of them are not heartless, heartless scum.

Seeing the woman with tears in her eyes and full of anticipation, the twins felt the softness in their hearts was touched. They nodded at the same time, and entered the yard with a little joy and apprehension.

The woman wiped her eyes, began to smile, stretched out her hand, and one person on the left and right led them into the room.

The house as soon as you enter the door is not too big, it is more suitable to call it a courtyard.

Once inside, the two were led to sit down in the hall, and the old lady busily poured water and made tea.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yaoyao and Kunkun kept looking around.

This is a very simple and ordinary house, with rammed earth, old tables, chairs and benches. There are even some chickens in the inner yard, clucking, and the smell is not very pleasant.

But this is the life of ordinary people, the world of ordinary people.

Both Yaoyao and Kunkun are not used to it, but they can bear it.

At this time, a young man who was about younger than the two of them came out of the room yawning. When he saw the two sisters in the hall, he was in a daze. After a while, he grabbed the mother passing by and asked: " Mother, those two little ladies are the daughter-in-laws you told me about before?"

The woman couldn't help but slapped him on the head, and said with a smile, "Those are your two older sisters."

"Ah... oh!" The boy's tone changed from surprise to weakness. .

Regarding the matter of the two twin sisters, he had also heard his parents mention it, so he couldn't help asking at this moment: "What are the two of them doing when they come back? Didn't they hear that they were sent to rich people's homes to be concubines?"

The woman's expression was a little embarrassed. He and her husband said in front of their son that they were sent to a rich man's house, but they were actually sold to a brothel.

Then changed the house.

"Should have come back to see us." The woman smiled reluctantly, and then said: "Go and call your father out, and say that both the elder sister and the younger sister are back."

The boy obediently walked to the side room next to him, while the woman brought the tea set and hot pot to the twins.

She originally wanted to pour tea for her two daughters, but Yaoyao and Kunkun dared not let their elders do this. The two of them took over the work, one carrying the pot and the other holding the cup.

Then he brought a cup of hot tea to the woman, Yaoyao hesitated for a while, and then slowly said: "Mother, please have some tea."

When the woman heard the word 'Aunt', she had mixed feelings. After taking the teacup, she couldn't help wiping away her tears again.

At this time, a middle-aged man walked over from the side with sleepy eyes, but after seeing the twins, he couldn't help but raise his spirits.

He settled down, walked over with big strides, sat down and looked at the twin sisters, and said in a calm tone, "Are you two here to visit relatives, or just to see us."

Different from his mother's joy, this middle-aged man seemed very raw.

The twin sisters seemed a little afraid of him, but also a little lost. They thought their father should be happy about their arrival.

The woman stretched out her hand to shake the man, and whispered: "Don't be so cold, it's not easy for them to come back."

Yaoyao lowered her head in frustration, Kunkun smiled with difficulty, but no matter how you looked at it, it was a wry smile: "Father, mother, we..."

She was about to leave after looking at the two of them, but at this time the woman suddenly reached out and grabbed the palms of each of them, and said, "I know what you guys want to say, anyway, can you stay for a few days before leaving? Even if you don't come back later Now, grandma can live with you for a few more days, and there will be no regrets in dying."

The man frowned, and finally sighed lightly, but then he straightened his face and said, "It's fine to stay for a few days, just don't cause trouble for us."

After all, he got up and left.

The two sisters watched the man leave the house with blank expressions, not knowing how to react.

The emotions of the two of them were both anticipation and timidity, but their father's attitude of seeming to welcome and not seem to welcome them made their moods fluctuate and were extremely shaken.

The woman continued to hold the palms of the two of them, and comforted: "Don't blame your father, he is a man, and he doesn't know how to be considerate."

Seeing the woman's kind and gentle smile, the two sisters couldn't help but nodded.

In this way, the two lived here for the time being.

Afterwards, the neighbors in the neighborhood also knew that the Yu family's 'lost' daughter seemed to have come back by herself.

And they occasionally saw the twin sisters helping feed the chickens, doing laundry, cooking and doing housework.

Four days later, the two sisters became acquainted with their family members.

The younger brother of the two of them is one year younger than them, and the young man is not very scheming. After getting to know each other for a few days, he is very affectionate to the two elder sisters, and the eldest sister and the second sister call each other every day.

Mother was more and more gentle with them.

But my father still had that awkward look, saying he hated them, it didn't quite look like him.It can be said that I like them or not, but they usually have a straight face, don't talk much, and don't communicate much.

After living here for a few days, the two sisters became more cheerful.In fact, they were also very cheerful in Lu Sen's house, but after being 'driven' out by Lu Sen to practice, there may be some pressure.

On this day, Yaoyao took out three peaches in the system backpack in the room, and said: "Father, mother, and younger brother are not in good health, let them eat some fruits at home to cleanse the impurities in their bodies."

In fact, both of their parents are in good health, and their younger brother is even more vigorous when he is young.

The so-called "toughness" is compared with the two of them and everyone in the cave.

"But you can't tell them the function and source of these things." Kunkun said in a low voice: "If mother and father, or younger brother go out to show off, it is easy to cause trouble for themselves."

Yaoyao nodded repeatedly.

After being taught by Lu Sen and Mu Guiying, although the two of them are still young, they are considered to be relatively mature and thoughtful in thinking about things.

While the two were talking, they saw voices outside the room, which belonged to their mother and other guests.

Knowing that there was an outsider coming, Yaoyao first put Taozi back into the system backpack, and then the two went out, only to see her mother come in with a middle-aged woman who was dressed quite luxuriously and had a rich body.

"Sister and sister, come here!" After beckoning the two of them to come over, the woman introduced: "This is the wife of Master Yue in the south of the city, Mrs. Yue."

"Hello, Mrs. Yue!"

The two sisters saluted gracefully.

Mrs. Yue couldn't help but sighed: "Sister, you are so proud, your two daughters are born with water and water, and at first glance, they are ladies who are well-educated, how did you teach them?"

"Thank you Mrs. Yue for your compliment." The woman smiled happily, and then said to the two sisters: "Mrs. Yue is going to have dinner at home today, the two of you prepare it and show your skills."

The twins nodded in agreement, and went to the fire room to do things, one scooped rice and washed vegetables, and the other lit a fire and folded firewood.

Madam Yue looked at the backs of the two of them, nodded with satisfaction and said, "Sister, you are an honest person, you really didn't lie to me."

The woman smiled happily.

In the fire room, the twin sisters felt more and more that something was wrong. When dinner was ready and at the dinner table, Mrs. Yue kept looking at the two of them with more and more satisfied expressions.

This made the two sisters even more uneasy.

After the meal, the mother sent the Mrs. Yue away.

My younger brother seemed to be a fool, he didn't feel anything, he threw away the bowl when he was full, and ran out to play with his friends.

The two sisters were still sitting at the dinner table, feeling uneasy.

The sky was getting darker, and although it was almost early spring, it was still starting to snow a little.

At this time, the man in the family came out of the house with an oil lamp, walked up to them, and said, "Get up, it's time to go, if you don't go, it will be too late."

After finishing speaking, he handed the oil lamp to Yaoyao: "It's dark and snowing, it's not easy to walk. It's easier to walk with the lamp."

Yaoyao took the oil lamp, tears streaming down her face, while Kunkun, who was beside her, had already burst into tears.

The two of them were already smart, but they were taught by Lu Sen and Mu Guiying, and their wisdom was far superior to that of ordinary people.

From the conversation and actions of the mother and the guests, they already understood what happened.

Yaoyao looked straight at her father, bit her lip and asked, "Father, who suggested selling us two into a brothel back then."

The middle-aged man subconsciously looked away and replied, "It's me!"

Yaoyao laughed with tears: "Thank you, Dad."

Then she took out three peaches from the system backpack, handed them to the man, and said, "Daddy, our sisters have met noble people these few years, and we no longer have to worry about food and drink. From now on, my sister and I will not come back again, you Take care, and I hope my younger brother will grow up soon, get married and have children."

The middle-aged man was a little surprised how the three peaches were taken out, but the parting atmosphere in front of him prevented him from thinking about other things.

Holding three peaches in his hand, he stood silently.

And Yaoyao, holding the oil lamp, dragged her crying sister, bypassing her father and walking out the door.

The night in Yangzhou is very cold and dark, and there is still light snow. The bluestone slabs in the alleys reflect the night sky, which is dark and cold to the heart, lungs and bone marrow.

But the oil lamp in Yaoyao's hands at least radiated a little heat, which made the two of them feel a little bit of warmth.

After walking for a long time, Kunkun cried and said, "Sister, I want to go home, to be with Master and Madam."

"It can't be done." Yaoyao was also crying, but she was a little bit stronger than Kunkun: "We have to work hard and do a good job in the world, otherwise if we let the master down again, we will really have no home."

At this time, Lu Sen was cooking wine with his three wives under the hibiscus tree.

It is also snowing in Hangzhou. Through the protection of the system home, looking at the vast snow scene outside, watching the snow layer reflect the cold light of the crescent moon, there is a refreshing feeling that everything in the world is cold and only I am warm.

After drinking for a while, Alizee stepped on the snow.

For the sake of speed, she didn't go through the secret path, but ran directly up the mountain.

After she entered the system home, she shook off the snowflakes on her body, sat down to take the hot wine from Bilian, drank it in one gulp, and asked with bright eyes: "Second mistress, have another glass."

"You chew peonies, you don't know what to buy." Zhao Bilian said angrily: "This wine is cooked with honey, longan, dried peach slices and other home-grown tonics. , you have to taste it slowly, but you get bored after one bite."

Alizee smiled triumphantly: "But my husband is also bored."

"Officials are immortal, nothing more than things." Zhao Bilian nakedly demonstrated what is called double standards: "Can you compare with my officials?"

This is Bilian joking.

The relationship between her and Alizee is already very good, after all, they have similar personalities.

Both of them can be regarded as rectal sons, and they can get along well.

Alizee couldn't help but rolled her eyes, and now she is less and less treating herself as an outsider: "Mr. Wang, I have some news to tell you when I come here this time."

"Let's talk." Lu Sen put down his glass.

"According to the information we have collected, General Di and Marshal Zhe have captured Xingqing Mansion." After a pause, Alizee said, "Sima Xianggong was also found in Xingqing Mansion, but then Sima Xianggong only said After saying, 'I have no shame for the imperial court, no shame for my ancestors, and no shame for the common people of Li', I swallowed my breath and died."

Lu Sen was stunned, and looked up at the sky, looking a little lonely.

Then his expression changed back to what it was before, and he said, "I'm sorry to trouble you this time, it seems that the intelligence organization has been functioning very well."

Alizee smiled.

In the past, when there was anything going on in the north, Lu Sen could only know about it through the news from the King of Runan County.

But now, before the news from the Runan County King's channel comes, Alizee has already sent the information, which shows that she is indeed running the organization very well.

"You have made great contributions to our cave, what kind of reward do you want?" Lu Sen asked, "Weapons, body protection accessories, or exercises?"

"Mr., do I have a choice?" Alizee asked in surprise.

"of course."

"Then I want exercises." Alizee blinked vigorously, almost crying with excitement.

Assassin's martial arts is indeed very powerful, but it is not comparable to Xiuxian.

Especially after seeing the second mistress' sword control and Xuenv's witchcraft, she is full of yearning for cultivating immortals.

"From then on, you will have to come and stay in the cave often." Lu Sen said with a smile, "Without spiritual energy, it is very difficult to practice the exercises."

"Please rest assured, my lord, whether it is business or practice, I will not neglect."

Alizee drank another cup of hot wine excitedly, and left happily.

After Alizee left, Lu Sen sighed and said, "Oh, another familiar person left."

Sima Guang can be regarded as a famous historical figure that Lu Sen is relatively 'familiar' with.

Sima Guang smashed the vat in elementary school, but he could recite the whole text. In terms of impression alone, he is even more familiar than Su Shi, a celebrity.

Besides, what can Sima Guang say? Although his ability is not great, and he even did bad things with good intentions, he is indeed a good person.

"I don't know what kind of abuse Sima Xianggong received in Xingqing Mansion." Pang Meier sighed beside him.

She had met Sima Guang when she was a child, and she was quite familiar with this elder.

Now that I hear the news of his death, I will naturally feel a little emotional.

Compared with Lu Sen's here, the important officials in the court got more detailed information.

Sima Guang was tortured so badly in prison that the Xixia people wanted to force him to surrender in order to blow the morale of the Northern Song Dynasty and humiliate the whole country.

But no matter what kind of torture Sima Guang received, he just said: don't want me to commit myself to the barbarians, bah!

(End of this chapter)