Since I met you, people are dying every day

He didn't wait long, and the policeman who went with him came back with Ah Huang.He reported that Ahuang smelled the smell of the carriage and clothes, and at first he did lead the way. Later, when he turned to a small stream, he hesitated, and then he simply ran back to the county government along the main road.Ma Lu had no choice but to ask him to send the dog back first.

Ye Sirui had no choice but to send the dog back, and thanked He Ying.

Later, Ma Lu reported back in person. He led people across the stream and searched for a long time in the woods.Later, he suspected that the stream was suspicious, so he took people to search upstream and downstream separately, but found nothing except a tripping rope found in the grass near the carriage.

There are traces of being stepped on in the grass, which can probably determine the escape route of Ma Yi and Ye Kuang from the carriage.But the soil in the grass is hard and there are no footprints.Neither are horseshoe prints and ruts.Without leaving any marks or traces, Ma Lu was helpless.

Ye Sirui had no choice but to wait, wait for that "nosy" to come, Ye Kuang was released, wait for Xia Shu to come back, or... wait for Ye Kuang's body.

Day by day passed, and Ye Sirui was haggard day by day.The yamen servants almost turned the jungle upside down, but there was still no clue.If it weren't for the large population of Helin County and the lack of manpower in the county government, Ye Sirui had already ordered them to search from house to house.

However, good news came from He Ying: the heavy rain in Hangzhou finally stopped, and the fleet was on its way.It's just that I don't know when it will be back to Helin.Ye Sirui asked him to send a letter, explaining Ye Kuang's disappearance to Xia Shu in detail, and asked Xia Shu to return quickly.

Days passed, and in a blink of an eye it was Anshunhou's birthday.

On Marquis Anshun's birthday, Ye Sirui and Ye Fu visited together.Ye Sirui was wearing a blue uniform, and Ye Fu was green.They went in sedan chairs, except for the bearers, they only brought Guanyan to wait for their errands.Anshunhou's mansion has been decorated in a joyful way, and you can hear various sounds of playing, playing and singing as soon as you turn to this street.Because it was a big day, red curtains were set up on both sides of the road to stop the common people, so as not to conflict with the female relatives who came in sedan chairs.Menzi led their carriage to the yard. They drove early, but there were already two or three carriages parked in the yard.

The housekeeper stepped forward to greet him personally.He was wearing a bright red straight body and looked beaming. "My lords, please enter the main hall to pay homage to Lord Hou's birthday first, and then go to the garden to listen to music and watch a play."

Ye Sirui said: "Master Hou is busy receiving distinguished guests, can I interrupt you?"

The butler smiled and said, "The two adults are distinguished guests. The main hall is full of Lord Hou's family, so it's okay."

Ye Sirui and Ye Fu had no choice but to hand over the birthday gift wrapped in red silk to him for registration, and followed the boy in.He Quan, Marquis of Anshun, was wearing a first-class uniform today, with a black gauze cap, a scarlet collar shirt, a unicorn patch, and a jade belt, and he looked younger and more promising than usual.Both Ye Sirui and Ye Fu went forward to pay their respects.Because it was a birthday celebration, He Quan also received the whole ceremony.After the ceremony, He Quan smiled: "Ying'er, go and help the two adults up." He Ying walked over to help them and said, "Father, don't call me that."

He Ying also wore a jade-colored blouse.Ye Sirui got up and looked around.With a sweep, he saw a man in green clothes, his face was also a heron, and his eyebrows and eyes were somewhat similar to He Ying, but compared to He Ying's romantic and handsome, he looked more handsome.Ye Sirui guessed it.Marquis An Shun noticed his gaze and said, "Zi Qi, this is my eldest son, He An." He An was compiled from the Sixth Rank Imperial Academy, the same rank as Ye Sirui.But he was a Beijing official, Ye Sirui didn't dare to be arrogant, and bowed his hands to salute each other, Ye Fu still saluted.He An brought his wife and children to celebrate his father's birthday, and his wife entertained other female relatives in the gazebo in the back garden.His son He Yun is snuggling up beside Anshunhou.Ye Sirui witnessed the family happiness, and when he thought of Ye Kuang, his heart ached.

"My lord!" Ye Sirui suddenly heard Ye Fu's exclamation, and saw that he had already bowed down.The person he saluted was an old man with white beard and hair, and an amiable smile.The old man was wearing an ordinary dark blue team collar shirt, and his identity could not be discerned.He was hesitating when Marquis Anshun said, "Ziqi, meet Lord Cen soon, this is your senior." Cen Guangji said repeatedly: "I can't bear it, I can't bear it, I'm serving as an official. Yu~feng, get up quickly." It was only then that Ye Sirui knew that this lord was the former magistrate of Lin County, and later promoted to the Secretary of the Imperial Academy.Followed the salute.

Ye Fu said: "When will my lord come back from his official position, why don't you send someone to tell Yu~feng so that he can teach Yu~feng to visit?"

Cen Guangji smiled and said: "I'm getting old, I just want to find a place to spend my old age. If it wasn't for Lord Hou's birthday invitation again and again, I wouldn't want to be an annoyance in front of you again." He moved to Ye Sirui again, and said softly: "You did it well. Very good." Ye Sirui was overwhelmed by flattery, and hurriedly said that he didn't dare.

"The old man knows Yu~feng's temperament. He was courageous in his early years and possessed a murderous spirit. In the past two years, he has been a lot gentler. He has more time to deal with political affairs, but much worse criminal and prison proceedings. The two of you just complement each other."

Ye Fu was very convinced by the evaluation of his old boss, and he only joked: "Will you dismantle my stage in front of Ziqi as soon as you meet?" Ye Sirui saw his appearance, but he couldn't connect with killing decisively.Cen Guangji then said: "You know in your heart whether to dismantle it or not." Then he asked Ye Sirui in a slow voice: "I heard in a trance that your name is Ziqi? What are the two characters for your name?" Ye Sirui hurriedly reported it to him.

"The first is appearance, the second is speech, the third is seeing, the fourth is listening, and the fifth is thinking. Appearance is respectful, speech is obedience, seeing is bright, listening is clever, and thinking is sharp. Good name." Cen Guangji wrote "Shangshu· After reading that sentence, Hong Yuan, I praised him again.Ye Sirui also liked the amiability of this old man, and his grief for Ye Kuang's disappearance eased a bit.Talk to him carefully.He Yingbai, who was on the side, was bored, and chatted with Ye Fu about the scenery at the border of Taiyuan Prefecture.Marquis Anshun was teasing his grandson, asking and answering with him.Only He An stood alone, with a calm face, as if he didn't want to have a close friendship with them.

Ye Sirui murmured in his heart, this lord has an out-of-the-ordinary temperament, but he is too unreal, so he is not very easy to get along with.

There are more than ten people in the hall, young and old, all wearing common clothes, Marquis Anshun didn't intend to introduce them, I don't know their identities.Ye Sirui glanced and wondered, but Cen Guangji noticed it and explained to him: "That's a nephew from a collateral line of the He family." Ye Sirui knew it in his heart.Old Hegong had no real brothers, and he had only one son and one daughter. The daughter entered the palace and gave birth to a son who was made a concubine.But the first emperor was weak, and the empress was arbitrary. Soon there was news that Concubine Ning had hanged herself, and the little prince was also adopted by the empress.Old He Gong was so angry that he vomited blood, but there was nothing he could do.The offshoots of the He family and even the cousins ​​of the old Mr. He fell into trouble one after another to curry favor with his descendants.Old Hegong was depressed and died of illness soon.Unexpectedly, after the death of the first emperor, the King of Xiang came to power, the crown prince was put under house arrest for treason, and the little prince who lost his mother and mother clan succeeded to the throne, and he is now His Majesty.When His Majesty was in charge, he was granted the title of Marquis, He Anzhong became the first, and the He family re-glorified the lintel, and those collateral relatives came over one after another.It is easy to add icing on the cake, but difficult to deliver charcoal in the snow.He Quan witnessed the tragic situation at home after his sister hanged herself, so it is no wonder that he has a cold attitude towards these people.

When it was almost noon, the butler came to invite me.Anshun Hou took the guests to the garden and took their seats.A colorful shed has been set up in the garden, and all kinds of delicacies, rich nectar and jade dew are placed on the small table.Another banquet was set up in the gazebo, and a small play was sung, Mrs. An Shunhou and Mrs. He An entertained the visiting female relatives together.After being seated, everyone first toasted to celebrate the birthday, and Marquis Anshun shared a drink with everyone.Then the butler will roll the names one by one, and the servant presents the birthday gift for Marquis Anshun and everyone to watch.

The first one to sing is the He family's own people.He An found a painting by Gu Kaizhi for his father, unfolded the scroll, and in the painting was a benevolent old birthday boy, riding a cloud with a stick, and a boy next to him held a peach birthday cake to celebrate his birthday.Tasting carefully, the old birthday star's eyebrows and eyes are three points similar to An Shunhou.The guests applauded and applauded, and Marquis Anshun was also delighted and praised.Ye Fu also stretched his neck to see the authentic Gu Kaizhi's work.Ye Sirui reminded him to pay attention to his manners, "Okay, Lord Hou is so generous, you can ask him to taste it after the banquet, maybe he can borrow you to copy it." Ye Fu laughed.

He Ying followed, and what He Ying offered was a saddle.The saddle was of ebony, covered in buckskin and sealed with silver wire.Both ends are also inlaid with various emeralds.The fleet didn't come back, so I don't know where he got it from.Ye Sirui thought of Xia Shu, and then Ye Kuang, and the interest he had just mentioned disappeared without a trace.Marquis Anshun was very interested, he was overjoyed when he saw the saddle, he laughed repeatedly, and said to the guests: "Although I am usually naughty, I understand my intentions best." He Ying had a complacent face, and the guests repeatedly praised Anshunhou and his son are brave.He An still looked calm.

Ye Sirui saw the resemblance between the father and son, but he didn't know how He An felt.In the main hall, He An and He Ying seldom interacted with each other, sitting next to each other and not whispering to each other at the moment, they don't know how the brotherhood is.

He Yun was young, and his birthday gift to his grandfather was a thousand birthday characters copied by himself.It is not easy to write the big ink characters on the paper sprinkled with gold and red.Marquis Anshun and the guests praised him again.He Yun sat down with his uncle He Ying, and Marquis Anshun asked someone to bring birthday cakes and peaches to him to eat.

Next comes the guests.What Cen Guangji presented was a simple and unsophisticated chiseled silver incense burner, and Marquis Anshun ordered someone to light it.Ye Sirui and Ye Kuang jointly presented a piece of Songyan birthday gift ink, engraving a picture of a boy wishing his birthday on the one hand, and writing the four characters "Shoubai Ruyi" in cursive script on the other hand.Marquis Anshun praised it and ordered people to take it to the study to enjoy it every day.What the He family members presented was a selection of longevity peach birthday cakes, which didn't look new.

Then there are the female relatives.Mrs. Anshunhou gave her husband a jade pillow embossed with pine and cypress mountains and rivers and a set of clothes cut by herself in order to win the prize.He An's wife presented her father-in-law with a bright jade ruyi.Ye Sirui just took a look and concluded that it was expensive.He An's daughter, He Yan, gave her grandfather a green bamboo purse embroidered by herself.Others, including Cen Guangji's daughter-in-law, the daughter-in-law of the He clan, gave nothing but needles and threads of various colors.

After reading these birthday gifts one by one, the housekeeper distributed the words "Fu" and "Shou" handwritten by Anshunhou to everyone as a thank you, and then Anshunhou announced the opening of the banquet.

The sound of gongs and drums resounded through the sky for a while.The incense mist from the incense burner blows along the wind, and the guests toast and drink together, strike up a conversation and chat.

The theater troupe first came up and sang a Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and Ye Sirui realized after listening to the song "Three things about the Tuntushanguan Convention, saving the white horse Cao Cao and breaking the siege".The red-faced Guan Yunchang sang three chapters of the contract, asking Cao Mengde to treat his wife kindly.He was in a daze, but Cen Guangji continued what he had just said, asking him who was in the family, their age, zodiac signs, and even their date of birth.

The more Ye Sirui listened, the more something was wrong, why did he look like he was about to get married?