surrogate wife

Xue Yi took the initiative to hug Wen Yumu's waist, Wen Yumu was hugged by him, and said helplessly: "How do you want me to move like this?"

Xue Yi let go of his hand in embarrassment, and looked at him with an innocent face. Wen Yu Mu Renjun couldn't help supporting his shoulders, and led him into the fence.

"Mu Mu, why does this place smell a little bit?" He lowered his voice and whispered in his ear.

The warm breath sprayed on the ears, Wen Yumu felt his ears itchy, and said, "Don't talk into my ears."

"Most of the people living here are homeless people, so it won't be too clean, and a little smell is inevitable."

Xue Yi glanced at him aggrieved, but found that he wasn't paying attention to him at all, and was immediately discouraged.

Changed, he changed!

Wen Yumu took his hand and touched the east wing against the wall. This is a very long room, almost as long as the east wall.

The window is made of paper, and a hole was opened with a light poke. Through the hole, you can see that the environment inside is very simple. There are only a few broken tables and chairs, and there is a Datong shop, about dozens of them. Young children, both boys and girls, sleep together, crowded together.

They didn't wear any good clothes, some of them were old linen with rotten sleeves, and the bedding and covering were straw mats.

There are pairs of old cloth shoes and straw sandals on the ground, small, messy, and disordered, revealing a heart-wrenching pitifulness.

Xue Yi watched, squeezed Wen Yumu's hand, and said in a low voice: "They are all about the same age as Yaoyao Qing'er..."

Wen Yu Mu Hui held his hand, "There are too many poor people in this world, and we can't control them even if we want to. I don't know who opened this Ji Ci Temple. Since the elderly and children are allowed to do such things, It’s not a serious attempt to help them.”

"After the matter here, we can report to the court, or let the sister-in-law take the lead to reorganize this place, at least provide a better life for these orphans and widows, and teach them some skills to make a living."

Xue Yi nodded, "I understand. Now it's time to get down to business."

"According to senior brother, that little girl is about the same size as Yaoyao, maybe she is among this group of children."

Just how to find her among these children became a problem.

Wen Yumu originally wanted to say that it would be great if there were portraits or something, but then he remembered the fascinating portraits of the ancients and couldn't help sighing.

Xue Yi looked at it for a while, but he still had no clue, so he said, "Mu Mu, why don't we look for that woman again, children are not sensible, so they probably don't know as much as the woman."

So they touched the west wing again and found that it was still a large bunk, with dozens of children about the same age as the east wing sleeping in it.

"There are so many children, but only this age group. It's really hard to think about it." Wen Yumu turned his eyes away, feeling disappointed.

In the last days, countless people will sacrifice everything for the innocent eyes of their children, throwing their heads, shedding blood, and doing their best to protect them.But there are also people who will extend their claws to these weak and weak children.

Here, in this dark corner, there is still a haze covering these children.

Xue Yiben didn't think about it so much, he just felt that these children were pitiful. Hearing his sigh, he couldn't help but feel hairy. The more he thought about it, the more possibilities there were, and those tragedies were lingering in front of his eyes.

He couldn't help smiling wryly, "Sure enough, I don't dare to think carefully, and I'm afraid if I think carefully."

Wen Yumu kissed his eyelids, and he closed them.

"Don't think about it, let's go to the main house to have a look."

In the main house, it is a different scene. The house is large and tidy. There are teapots and tea bowls on the table in the center of the room, and there are corner cabinets and wardrobes in the corner.

There were only a few women living in the house, and they were sleeping comfortably under cotton quilts.

Although it is already spring, the chill is still expected, especially at night, sometimes even with cold dew.

Those children were pitifully cold, but these women were nourished.Obviously, they are not homeless orphan refugees like those children, but they are managers.

Xue Yi sneered, "It seems that I found the right one this time."

Wen Yumu's eyes also turned cold, "There are only a few women here, and it must be among them. The younger one should not be. According to the brother's description, the woman should be very old, with mottled white hair and old and dry skin .”

He fixed his eyes on the oldest one in the room, "I'll go in and restrain the three younger ones first, and we'll torture the oldest one first. Even if it's not her, she should know which one it is."

Xue Yi said: "Okay."

Wen Yumu raised his hand, and was about to break the lock of the window, but suddenly stopped, "I heard footsteps coming here not far away."

He pulled Xue Yi to hide to the side of the main house.

Not long after, someone ran up and knocked on the door.

"The old women inside, open the door for me!"

A woman woke up from her dream, and hurriedly woke up the others. They hurriedly put on clothes, and ran out holding candlesticks.

The door opened, and a round-faced man walked in, with anger shooting out of his narrowed eyes, "What are you doing so dawdly?!"

"Mrs. Wang, bring me the little girl who sold the rope that day!" He pointed to a woman, but it was not the oldest one that Wen Yumu and Xue Yi thought, but the second oldest one.

Xue Yi lowered his voice and said, "Mumu, they reacted very quickly. It seems that they lost us and became suspicious. Fortunately, we came tonight."

Wen Yumu put his index finger on his lips, signaling him to keep silent.

Fortunately, his voice was so low that no one could hear him.

The round-faced man was majestic, and the women all fawned over him, and smiled apologetically, "Guard Zhou, what brought you here, it's midnight, please sit down and have a cup of tea."

Manager Zhou waved his hand impatiently, "Go away, find that little girl for me!"

Mrs. Wang was a little hunchbacked, and hurriedly walked to the west wing when she heard the words.

The children were already woken up, but they didn't dare to make a sound. As soon as Mrs. Wang opened the door, she saw pairs of eyes staring at her.

Startled, she cursed 'little bastard', then went straight to the middle of the bunk and grabbed a little girl.

She pulled the little girl by her braids and dragged her out with tears in her eyes.

"Boss Wang, this is the little girl, but what other orders do you have?" Mrs. Wang pulled the little girl in front of Guanshi Zhou, and said with a flattering smile.

Zhou Guanshi snorted coldly, "Didn't the higher-ups tell you to deal with this little girl quickly, why are you still here?"

A group of children gathered at the door of the room, but they didn't dare to take a step beyond the threshold, and stared at it obsessively.

Mrs. Wang said: "This girl looks good. According to the usual practice, she is sold to Zuiyuefang to become a little girl. No, someone will come from there tomorrow. I plan to sell this girl."

Steward Zhou's face turned to the elder, "Ming'er? Who has the time to wait for you tomorrow? Is your poor life enough to pay for delaying the affairs of the higher-ups?"

Mrs. Wang slapped herself with a smile, "Look at me, I'm old-fashioned, old-fashioned."

Manager Zhou pulled the little girl over, and said viciously, "Leave this girl to me. Remember, if anyone comes here, don't say a single word!"

He stretched out his hand to wave again, motioning for Mrs. Wang to come over.

As soon as Mrs. Wang got closer, he grabbed her neck all at once, and his fingers like iron pincers tightly clasped her neck. No matter how much she struggled and scratched, it was useless.

Not long after, Mrs. Wang died and was thrown limply on the ground.

"Anyone who dares to say a word, this is what will happen to you, understand?" His small eyes swept across the audience, and his sinister eyes scared everyone into trembling.

Xue Yi squeezed Wen Yumu's palm anxiously, the steward will definitely silence her this week!

Wen Yumu pinched him back, and said softly: "Ayi, don't worry, the outside is already surrounded by their people, we will snatch the child and leave later, you are ready."

Xue Yi nodded resolutely.

"Three, two, one."

After counting lightly three times, Wen Yumu and Xue Yi flew out like a sharp arrow, and it was almost difficult to catch his afterimage in the darkness.

Zhou Guanshi only felt that his hand was empty, and the little girl had been snatched away. When he fixed his eyes, he only caught a light black shadow flashing past and disappearing by the wall.

So fast!Zhou Guanshi was shocked beyond words. He also practiced martial arts, so he naturally knew what such a speed meant.

He shook his head for a moment, then panicked and roared, "What are you still doing in a daze, chase after me!"

Wen Yumu led the two people, and the speed slowed down after all. Although the guards couldn't catch up with him, they could still do it by hanging from a distance and chasing after them.

Wen Yumu had no choice but to rush into the woods with his people.

The mountains and forests around the outskirts of Beijing, originally an annoying place to hide filth, unexpectedly became their hiding place at this time.

After entering the forest, it was difficult for those guards to find Wen Yumu and the others, and they chased after them in a few moments, and they were no longer a threat.

Manager Zhou didn't follow after him, but hurriedly took out a carrier pigeon from his sleeve, wrote a secret letter and passed it on.

It was a big deal for a child to be robbed, especially if it was robbed from him. He didn't dare to delay, so he had to report it quickly in order to make up for it.

Wen Yumu and Xue Yi took the little girl and sat down in the forest. Looking at the frightened little girl, he softened his voice, "Don't be afraid, we won't hurt you."

Although he was wearing a mask, his elegant and gentle eyes were particularly beautiful, and his voice was quiet and sweet, which made the little girl let go of her guard, nodded, and said timidly, "I know, you guys saved me."

Wen Yumu smiled, his laughter echoed softly in the dark and silent woods, the smile in his eyes blurred, like a fairy in the forest.

"What's your name?"

The little girl stared blankly at him as if she had been bewitched, "My name is Cai'er."

"Okay, Cai'er. Do you know who that steward Wang is? More than half a month ago, who asked you to sell colored ropes to a handsome and tall man in military uniform and riding a horse?" The young adult's?"

Cai'er thought for a while, then nodded, "I know."

Wen Yumu and Xue Yi looked at each other, both were pleasantly surprised, so he asked with a mentality of trying it out, but unexpectedly, there was a surprise.

He hurriedly asked, "Cai'er, do you really know? Who is it?"

Cai'er said: "It was Guanshi Zhou who asked me to sell the rope to that good-looking lord. My mother taught me how to weave this rope. Mrs. Wang knew that I could weave colored rope. When Guanshi asked me about it, she called me me."

"The manager Zhou, I overheard a few mother-in-laws talking about it once when I was working, and I remembered it."

"They said that he belongs to Shen Da's family, a relative of the Queen Mother, and a very big official."

Wen Yumu hugged her excitedly, "Cai'er is really smart, thanks to you."

Cai'er blushed in his arms, and murmured: "Thank you brother."

Xue Yi clenched his fist and hammered the tree, "Master Shen, a relative of the Empress Dowager, is Shen Tao, Minister of the Honglu Temple! He also met Lord Ren before he died, so match up!"

"I didn't expect it to be him!"

Wen Yu said: "It's not too late, let's go back now and settle down."

Xue Yi hurriedly nodded in agreement.

They took Cai'er and returned to the city wall again. This time Wen Yumu led them to fly over the city wall twice.

Xue Yi is okay, he has already experienced it once, and has immunity.

Cai'er kept her mouth open in surprise, and she didn't close it until Xue's mansion.

"Brother, are you a god?" Wen Yumu put Cai'er on the ground when he arrived at Xue's mansion. Cai'er pulled his sleeve and shook it, asking in admiration.

Wen Yumu took off the mask, smiled slightly, and rubbed her head, "Brother is not a god, that's called Qinggong."

Cai'er was fascinated by his smile, children are so fooled, she immediately accepted the idea of ​​lightness kung fu, and said with sparkling eyes: "That's amazing."

As everyone knows, apart from him, no one in this world can practice such unimaginable lightness kung fu.

Xue Yi coughed twice, and called Xiaoshu, "Her name is Caier, take her with you all night and take good care of her."

"Yes." Xiaoshu agreed, and came forward to lead Cai'er to go out.

Cai'er looked at Wen Yumu reluctantly, seeing his encouraging smile, she obediently followed Xiao Shu, "Goodbye, brother."

"See you tomorrow." Wen Yumu said softly.

After she left, Xue Yi closed the door and murmured to Wen Yu: "Now that the two clues point to King Li Ke, could it be him?"

Wen Yumu frowned worriedly, and shook his head, "Didn't you agree with the secret guard? Although Shen Tao is the father of Concubine Shen in his mansion, he doesn't dote on Concubine Shen just because she is the Queen Mother." That's why people are so tolerant."

"Speaking of which, isn't Shen Tao the Empress Dowager's cousin? How could he collude with rebellious officials and thieves and secretly commit so many shameful deeds?"

Xue Yidao: "That's true. Shen Tao is the queen mother's cousin. The Shen family relies on the queen mother, and her daughter is not favored. There is no reason to help Prince Li Ke to plot against him."

"What's more, Shen Tao is just the Minister of Honglu Temple. Although he is the third rank, he has no real power. I think there is someone behind him, but it is not necessarily Prince Li Ke."

Wen Yumu said: "No matter who it is, we shouldn't investigate further. The queen mother has been involved, and it may be involved in a deeper way in the future. We only need to find out that Shen Tao is the real mastermind behind Mr. Ren's murder. It is enough to report to the emperor and rescue the brother."

"Leave the rest to the emperor himself."

Xue Yi nodded, "It makes sense."

"Early tomorrow morning, I will bring this half of the booklet and Cai'er to the palace to face the Holy Spirit and settle the case."

"Yeah. Go to bed earlier." Wen Yumu helped him remove his coat.

Xue Yi hugged him and rubbed against him, "Mumu, it's good to have you here."

Wen Yumu smiled lightly, and patted him reassuringly.

……

At the same time, Li Kejun's mansion.

Concubine Shen was awakened from her dream, and her confidant maid whispered something in her ear.

Her eyes turned from hazy to sober, and from sober to anger and fear.

"Quick, I want to see the prince!"