lonely moon dream

The Xiaohua Hall in the House of the Yamen in Mianzhou.

Dong Jianfa was waiting in the hall scratching his head, seeing his housekeeper Dong Ji hurrying back from the outside, he immediately went up and asked, "Why is it so long! Where is the person? Where is the person?"

"My lord... don't look at it..." Dong Ji wiped his sweat, took a few breaths, and then said, "Dead..."

"Dead?" Dong Jianfa's eyes widened, "You have gone to so many people, why did you let her die as a woman?"

"Hi! No..." Dong Ji finally got out of breath, "It's not Miss Lin who died, it's the people we sent who died. They all died, and there was no one left."

"How is it possible?" Dong Jianfa was stunned, "Isn't there still Long Jiu?"

"That's right, even Long Jiu is dead!" Dong Ji continued to wipe off his sweat, "My lord, the prince..."

At this time, I only heard the voice of Hu Qiannuo, the magistrate of Mianzhou in the courtyard: "Three lords, Mr. Dong has ordered 'no one should disturb', please allow the official to inform..."

"No need." A cold voice broke in, followed by hurried footsteps.

"Who is so bold..." Dong Jianfa was annoyed.

When he saw the three men dressed as guards in the courtyard, he immediately shut up and put on a smiling face.

"Master Dong..." General Feilian Zhonglang of Shenhu Camp, these three, although they are on the same level as me, are officials in the capital, and they are also King Mu's personal guards, so I really can't stop them.Hu Qian wrinkled his old face.

I was afraid that the new servant of the Ministry of War, Mr. Dong, would be unhappy, but seeing Dong Jianfa's smiling face, Hu Qian felt relieved.The third-rank officials did not dare to offend King Mu, it seemed that even though King Mu was not favored by the emperor, King Mu's faction should not be underestimated.

Dong Ji winked at Hu Qian and went down first, and Hu Qian quickly followed suit.

There was no one else in the hall, and Mu Wang Li Hua sat on the main seat unceremoniously, his face frosty.Chang Qing and Chang Xi each sided.

Dong Jianfa served the tea himself, but Li Hua did not move: "Master Dong, do you know where Long Jiu has gone?"

"...Excuse me, I don't know..." Dong Jianfa's eyes flickered.

With a sound of "pa--", Li Hua smashed the corner of the table with his palm: "Then what about your wild dog Zongqiang?"

Zong Qiang, nicknamed Xichuan Wolf, is a gangster recruited by Dong Jianfa.

Dong Jianfa knelt on the ground with a "plop": "I'm guilty! I'm guilty! I just heard that Miss Lin is back and is going to Cangwu again... I have investigated it, and the Lin family has announced her a long time ago." He died in a robbery, so the next official..."

Li Hua lifted his foot and kicked Dong Jianfa over.

Dong Jianfa crawled back and kowtowed like a broken rice: "My lord, spare my life, my lord, spare my life!"

"Long Jiu's personal relationship with you, I don't care about it; I don't need to pursue him if he made his own decisions and caused death..." Li Hua spoke slowly, and Dong Jianfa just breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the voice of the person above continue. He sank a little, "but his badge is gone, do you know what that means?"

Dong Jianfa was dumbfounded now.Of course he knew that Long Huawei's belt card was of great importance, and the person who got this belt card could make a big fuss about it.Planting and blaming others has always been a common method in the struggle for royal power, and it has never been out of date.

"You are limited to find your badge within seven days, otherwise..." Li Hua's face sank like water, and he didn't seem to be joking at all, "You, the Minister of the Ministry of War, don't do it."

"Ah?" Dong Jianfa almost didn't cry, "Your lord... I'm an official... I'm really limited in my ability, I'm afraid I'll miss your big deal!"

"My lord, the sword wounds on Long Jiu's body are extremely narrow and deep, and the angle is tricky, unlike the usual moves of the masters. If Mr. Dong is asked to investigate those factions, I'm afraid it will not be easy to get results." Chang Xi said .

"Yeah." Li Hua hummed, "If you can't find out who did it, then you don't have to come back."

After speaking, Li Hua got up and left his seat, and left the flower hall with his sleeves shaken.Chang Qing and Chang Xi followed closely behind.

Seeing that the person was leaving, Dong Ji hurried over and helped Dong Jianfa up: "My lord, are you alright?"

"It's nothing...it's strange!" Dong Jianfa sat down on the nearest chair, "Check! Check! Check it out for me, who did it!"

Dong Ji hurried down to make arrangements.

"It seems that we should discuss it with the other side earlier." Dong Jianfa said to himself.

……

In Cangwu County, a quiet courtyard.

Seeing that Rou'er entered the East Wing with the few packs of medicine she just bought, Qian Zhuangfei reluctantly returned to the West Wing.

As soon as Rou'er entered the room, she saw her own lady (well, after getting along for a few days, Rou'er has already regarded Xiyue as her own lady) sitting on the main seat, with a serious face, and a cup of tea was placed on the tea table that was not yet cold. bird's nest.

The one kneeling on the ground was the uncle who had saved his master and servant on the road during the day.The uncle had already changed into a more fitting short-sleeved coarse cloth coat, and his hair was obviously washed, and it was wet and scattered behind his head.The exposed forearms and calves were wrapped in white coarse cloth strips, and only the fingertips were exposed.

"Miss..." What's going on?Rou'er has never seen Miss Lin scold a servant, let alone this uncle is not her own servant, and has just saved the two of them.

"..." Seeing Rou'er coming back, Xiyue opened her mouth, but still didn't say anything.

"Oh, you should say it." Rou'er saw that the young lady was in trouble, and turned to ask the people on the ground.

Xunyue looked up at Xiyue's expression, saw Xiyue slightly bowed her head in acquiescence, and then said: "The servant escaped from the master's house, and I am willing to ask the two girls to take me in."

"Ah! It turns out that you are..." Rou'er cried out in shock, and Xiyue grabbed her so that everyone wouldn't know, "No wonder you have such a mark on your body."

The first day when Rou'er was cleaning Xunyue's wound in the car, she saw a square mark on his chest, which seemed to be newly branded, because it was a bit red and swollen, so she couldn't see what was written on it.

The court law clearly stipulates that slaves are not allowed to go out without permission, and going out without permission for any reason is equivalent to escape.If escaped slaves were found, they would generally be severely punished by their masters, and not a few were beaten to death because of this.If outsiders pick up or catch escaped slaves, they should return them to the master's house or send them to the government, and they can receive a certain amount of compensation.The government will send the escaped slaves with the mark back to the master's house, or make a public announcement.Those who are not claimed at the expiration of the publicity period will be regarded as official slaves.Those who picked up or caught fugitive slaves and hid them privately, if found, would be considered a crime of theft.

"Is it because your master treated you badly, that's why you escaped?" Rou'er asked with concern.I have already sketched a bad image of a bad master in my heart.

Xunyue shook her head, and repeated what she said just now: "It was the slave who stole the master's property, and ran away privately because he was afraid of punishment."

"Ah? It's so serious. Miss, let's help uncle." Rou'er is also a servant, but the contract has a time limit, not slavery.It is also common for servants to steal some food and other things from the host's house in small and small ways.If you are caught, you will be hit with two boards at most.Moreover, a large family like the Jiang family doesn't care much about these things. Sometimes the housekeeper will turn a blind eye, as long as it is not something expensive.At this moment, in Rou'er's heart, the image of a bitter and mean master is already very clear.

"Rou'er..." Xiyue still couldn't open her brows.

It's not that she doesn't believe Xunyue's words at all, Xiyue thinks more.The seemingly harmless old man in front of him seemed to be hiding a lot of secrets.He can deal with highway robbery as usual, killing a robber as soon as he makes a move. Although it is a sneak attack, it is not easy for ordinary people to do. How can ordinary slaves hide sharp knives in their bodies; Being able to deal with several robbers by one person without being killed by the robbers' swords is definitely not something an old slave who does not know martial arts can do; he has two wounds on his calf, one long and the other short. Neat, parallel to each other, and not accidentally injured as he said; he can actually make bird's nest, knows how to cook, and claims to do a lot of housework... He kept his head down facing himself, not daring to look at him.But that flashing look in his eyes seemed a little familiar.Could it be that he had met him somewhere, knew him a bit, knew that he would not send him to the government, so he dared to ask him for help?

Just when Xiyue was hesitating, someone gently knocked on the door.

"Which one?" Rou'er asked loudly.

"The villain 'Xunfeng', Mr. Fang's entourage." There was a clear and modest voice outside the door.

Rou'er remembered this voice, and she was very impressed with this handsome follower who could kill robbers and kneel down as a horse stool.

Xiyue looked at Xunyue on the ground, and Xunyue immediately understood, stood up and stood aside.Rou'er looked back at the young lady and nodded, then opened the door and invited her in.

Ying Yi entered the door, but didn't go too far, lowered his head slightly, without looking sideways: "Sir, I have prepared some food and wine, please invite Miss Lin to eat."

Xiyue's heart suddenly became tense.Although she was rescued by Mr. Fang again this time, and she knew that he was not a brutal murderer like the one in the legend, Xiyue was still a little afraid of the leader of the Demon Cult in her heart.

Seeing the distressed expression on the young lady's face, Rou'er said: "Ah, it's not early today, so don't worry about it, we've already prepared dinner for the young lady."

Although this Mr. Fang is good-looking, he always feels mysterious, and the way he looks at Miss is obviously plotting.It's already so late, and I must have no good intentions to invite the lady over for dinner.All men are the same, when they see a beautiful girl, they want to take it for themselves, um... only a young man is an exception.

"Miss Rou'er, please move the food over and use it together, it will be more lively if there are more people." Ying Yi's attitude was extremely respectful, but what he said was irresistible.

"Then please wait a moment, Mr. Fang, and Rong Xiyue will take care of it." Xiyue didn't let Rou'er continue to refuse.She knew that Mr. Fang's decision could not be violated by ordinary people.It should be the bottom line to let Rou'er eat together.

"Yes. The villain will go down and answer." Ying Yi bowed and bowed, exited the wing room, and closed the door behind him.

"Oh, where are we going to get some dinner? It's all because Rou'er made it up." Rou'er suddenly thought that the lies she made up would be exposed soon.

"It doesn't matter. He probably won't care." Xiyue smiled helplessly.

"Hmm...Xia Nu prepared a few small dishes under the kitchen. I wanted to give Miss a taste of Xia Nu's craftsmanship." Xun Yue secretly changed her name, carefully observing Xi Yue's reaction.In my heart, I am looking forward to serving the dishes I made on the table of adults.

Both Xiyue and Rou'er looked at this uncle who always kept his sense of existence very low in surprise.

……

The main room square hall.

On the table was a Wufang Banquet specially ordered by Yingyi from the famous local restaurant Wujiangxian.

Fang Youxun was sitting at the dining table, playing with a red gold bronze medal with dragon characters in his hand.The body of the card is made of fine copper, and the word "Dragon" is inlaid with red gold in Yangwen. The card weighs one catty, and the characters weigh three taels.

Twenty-san, who was kneeling on the ground, did not dare to get up without permission when he saw that the adults hadn't ordered him for a long time.It's just that the wound on the waist is really deep, and blood has already flowed on the ground.He moved his knees quietly, trying to cover the blood with his pants.

Standing by the side, Ying Yi secretly hated this little junior for messing around.Dare to make small moves in front of adults.

really……

"Injured?" He asked calmly.

Nian San was startled, and quickly replied truthfully: "Yes. The subordinate is incompetent."

"Go down and get some medicine."

"Yes." Twenty-Three heaved a sigh of relief, got up and backed out.

Fang Youxun frowned slightly.Just now, Ying Yi, who was relieved, followed the adult's gaze, and immediately his heart started beating again, sweating for Nian San.Although the blood stains on the ground had been wiped off by the trousers, some of them still seeped into the gaps between the Kunbai jade bricks.

"Subordinate, just keep clean." After following Fang Youxun these days, Yingyi discovered that this lord's love of cleanliness has become a problem.

Ying Yi lay down on the ground and carefully cleaned up the blood in the crevice, only to hear the people above slowly ask: "What kind of man do you think Xiyue would like? The one who is knowledgeable and talented, the one who is as rich as the world, the one who dominates the world , or...the one who owns the country?"

Yingyi clearly saw that Fang Youxun was flipping the bronze medal between his fingers while talking, and when he said the last "sitting on the country", when his thumb brushed the surface of the bronze medal, it was really just a bronze medal.Because the red gold "dragon character" was wiped clean by this wipe, and only scattered into dots of gold powder dotted the white ground.

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