Urban Night Returner

In the early morning, Changzhou Garrison Mansion gradually became lively.

In the small kitchen, several maids gathered together to wash rice and vegetables for breakfast, all of them yawning.

"Hey, do you know? Mr. Shen stayed in the courtyard again last night."

This topic did not arouse too much reaction, a maid lazily said: "Are you itchy again? Didn't you hear the young master crying in the middle of the night? Mr. Shen is going to coax the young master. If you talk nonsense, Watch out for the board!"

The people next to him were convinced: "Yes. The young master was also in the side courtyard last night. Last time, the old Zhu who was guarding the door was talking nonsense about the young mistress and Mr. Shen. Didn't the young master break her leg and kick her out? How dare you talk nonsense!"

The person who started the conversation curled his lips and lowered his voice: "Who said Young Madam? Let me tell you, Mr. Shen stayed in the young master's room last night! Sister Qiulan went to clean the room this morning and saw Mr. Shen come out of the young master's room with her own eyes. came out!"

The person next to him opened his eyes wide: "What's the matter?"

"What's the matter?" The voice rose up, but then fell down again, "Do you know that some people are very masculine nowadays, and I heard that the young master's friend, Young Master Sun, raised an actor outside. Besides, Mr. That's not bad, that elegant energy, like a big girl..."

"Tweety, your skin is itchy!" A crisp reprimand at the door made everyone shrink back.Lu Bi, the maid of the side courtyard, coldly gouged out the tongue-chewing person with a knife, and threw the snack box on the table, "Young Madam's health porridge, and Young Master's milk soup, quickly put them on, Delayed business, be careful that the young master cuts your tongues!"

No one in the small kitchen dared to speak anymore, so they quickly packed up the things Lu Bi wanted, and watched Lu Bi turn around and go to the courtyard, only then did someone dare to curl their lips behind their backs and said: "Look, speaking of Mr. Shen, he is so sour, I'm afraid I have already seen him."

Lu Bi also knew that although they kept silent, they were dissatisfied in their hearts.However, as long as no one dares to say it in front of her, that's all.Carrying the food box and walking to the gate of the side courtyard, I met a person coming out of it. A green shirt was wrinkled and wrapped around his body like dried pickles.When Lu Bi saw him, her face blushed for no reason, and she lowered her head and pursed her lips into a smile: "Mr. Shen, are you tired again this night?"

Shen Mobai smiled slightly: "It's nothing. The young master just woke up and is waiting for milk soup."

Lu Bi handed the food box to the little girl who greeted her, and said with a light smile, "Mr. Shen has really been busy in the past six months. This is also strange. The young master has been crying at night since he was born. We can't coax him well. He happened to fall in love with Mr. Shen. If it wasn't for Mr. Shen, I don't know what would have happened."

Shen Mobai smiled: "It's nothing, it's just that the yin energy in this house is a little heavier, and the young master's yang energy is weak, so he will have night terrors." He spoke softly, softly, and although he didn't sleep all night, he didn't feel tired color.

Lu Bi looked at him with nostalgia, and her voice softened a little involuntarily: "I heard that the young master is going to get a few mastiffs to suppress the evil in the house, Mr. Shen, do you think it will be useful?"

Shen Mobai shook his head slightly: "This, I'm afraid it's not suitable, in fact, the house is not evil... However, it's not bad to use it to guard against thieves."

Lu Bi was thinking about saying a few more words, when she suddenly heard a loud noise at the gate, as they approached, she could distinguish the exclamation of some male and female servants, mixed with the low whining sounds of beasts.Lu Bi's thoughts turned quickly, and she blurted out: "Could it be that the young master has already bought the mastiff? Mister, don't you want to go and have a look?" As he spoke, he couldn't help but walk towards the gate.

Sure enough, a lot of people had already gathered in the yard.The young master Luo Zheng stood in the middle with two mastiff slaves in Hufu. Each of the two mastiff slaves led a huge mastiff with an iron chain. It is even more majestic.One of them seemed to be impatient with the pointing and talking from all around, a deep growl suddenly came out from its throat, and its long white teeth bared out, and the pointing hands were so frightened that they retracted all of a sudden.Lu Bi came to see it from a distance, and couldn't help but let out an ah, and couldn't help but took a step back, and didn't dare to go forward again.

Luo Zheng was also afraid in his heart.These two mastiffs have just been bought, and their temperament is not yet clear. When they get angry, the iron chains around their necks clank. If they stand up on their hind legs, will they be as tall as a person?Therefore, he didn't dare to approach him himself, so he specially bought two more mastiff slaves to domesticate them.These two people and two dogs cost him a lot of money.He is a person who loves money. If it were different from normal times, he would never spend a lot of money to buy these things. It's just that this matter is unusual, and it concerns his only son, Young Master Sun of the Luo family.

Luo Zheng got married just after passing the weak crown. His wife is the daughter of a great family in Changzhou. She has a beautiful appearance, gentle temperament, and polite manners.It's just that the two of them haven't had anything out of their marriage for four years, and they finally conceived after seeking medical advice. A boy was born, and the Luo Mansion was overjoyed. Half the city can hear it.But this child has been crying at night since he was born, no matter how he feeds him, he just gets weaker and weaker, so anxious that Luo Shoubing searched all over the famous doctors in Changzhou, but no one can tell the truth.About a month later, the Luo family checked the accounts at several Zhuangzi outside the city at the end of the year, and a young accountant came.It was already dark at that time, and the child was crying again and again, the maid was carrying him around in the side courtyard, but he cried helplessly, so she went all the way to the courtyard, and met the accountant.Unexpectedly, when this person came close, the child stopped crying.The maid didn't notice it at first, and when the child stopped crying, she returned to the side courtyard. Who would have thought that the child would start crying again when she entered the side yard, so she had to be carried out again.This time the compound didn't work, and the child was still crying out of breath.It was also a coincidence that the housekeeper was busy with the Chinese New Year that day, and asked the accountant to come back tomorrow, so when the accountant withdrew, the child was still crying, the accountant took a look, and even took the initiative to take the child I took it.Originally, the maid refused to give it to him—this is the young master, but as soon as the accountant stood beside her, the child stopped crying immediately.Once is a coincidence, twice is strange.The maid who was crying helplessly by the young master naturally reported it to Luo Zheng immediately, so Luo Zheng went to the doctor in a hurry, and immediately kept the accountant Mr. Shen.Strange to say, no matter what time the child started crying at night, as long as Mr. Shen hugged him, he would stop immediately, sleep well, eat well, and he would gain weight obviously in a few days.Luo Zheng also asked Mr. Shen, but this person only said that maybe it was a coincidence.Naturally, Luo Zheng didn't believe this, but he thought it was reasonable that his drunken friends had mentioned some evil things.The house of Luo's family is the ancestral house, it has been a few years, so it is inevitable that the yin will be heavier, adults are not afraid of it, but babies are not.So Luo Zheng thought about it, and bought two mastiffs for housekeeping according to his friend's suggestion.

There was too much commotion, and Luo Shoubing also came out.These days the border war was victorious, and the triumphant army passed by Changzhou. He was busy welcoming the triumphant army and could not take care of his son. At this time, he heard the sound of dogs barking outside, so he came out.At the first sight of such a huge mastiff, I couldn't help being surprised.The two mastiff slaves saw that the family was full of fear, and said: "Master, you might as well feed this dog a few times with your own hands. In fact, these mastiffs are very human. If you feed them a few times, they will know that you are the master. Tamed."

Luo Zheng bought a few live rabbits and chickens in the market earlier, and when he heard this, he brought a rabbit out to feed it.Just before the mastiff, the two giant mastiffs became excited when they saw the food, and they all moved forward to probe.Luo Zheng was still afraid in his heart, but when the mastiff moved so suddenly, he was startled, loosened his hand, the rabbit fell to the ground, and immediately fled to the side.Seeing that the food that was about to reach their mouths ran away, the two mastiffs howled together, broke away from the mastiff slave's hand, dragged the iron chain and chased after the rabbit.

All of a sudden, there was a frying pan in the yard.The rabbit was chased in a hurry, and it scrambled between the legs of the man, and the two mastiffs naturally followed and bit. The male and female servants in the yard were so frightened that they shouted and yelled, trying to dodge.The rabbit was finally caught up, and the two mastiffs opened their mouths to bite the rabbit at the same time. The two huge heads were thrown to the two sides, and the rabbit's body was torn in half, and the blood flowed down the mouth of the mastiff. The little girl fainted directly.

The two mastiffs didn't care, each took half a rabbit and gnawed it bloody.Luo Zheng was also frightened, and waved to the two mastiff slaves again and again: "Quick, fasten up, fasten up!" The two mastiff slaves hurried over to try to pull up the iron chain, but they didn't want the two mastiffs to go to a strange place, and their wildness suddenly broke out. , Seeing the mastiff slave coming, he grinned his teeth at the same time, and let out a low growl in his throat, preventing the mastiff slave from approaching.

Luo Zheng was so frightened that his legs went limp, and he scolded repeatedly: "Why aren't you tied up?"

The two mastiff slaves did not dare to act lightly at this time, one of them said: "Master, this mastiff will not be approached when it is eating, and the little ones have nothing to do now, and it will not be too late to tie them up after they are finished eating."

What can Luo Zheng do?It's just that these two mastiffs are squatting at the door of the middle gate, making people inside the door unable to get out and people outside the door unable to get in. Some servants and maids are crying and screaming, making a mess, which makes him even more disturbed There was no end to the chaos, so I had to scold the mastiff slave to vent my anger.During the chaos, there was a sudden noise outside the gate, which was gradually heard clearly, and a few servants seemed to be blocking someone, but since the voice gradually moved closer, it was obvious that it was not stopped.The two mastiffs had also heard the sound, put down the food in their mouths, raised their huge heads and barked at the door.

In the midst of this chaos, two servants fell in unsteadily, almost falling on top of the mastiff.Luo Zheng was furious: "What's going on? Someone trespassed on the garrison mansion!"

Only one person outside the door said coldly: "Me."

Luo Zheng was not familiar with this voice, and just thinking about it, the two mastiffs had already been agitated by the noise, they stood up together and growled towards the door in a low voice, as if they were ready to attack at any time.The two servants who had just stumbled through the door were so frightened that they quickly hid far away, and they didn't even have time to answer Luo Zheng's question.The people outside the door didn't seem to care at all, and sneered: "You are a dog!" They stepped into the middle door with one step.

All eyes were on this man in unison.The courtyard fell silent for a moment, Luo Zheng only felt that this person was somewhat familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a while, and suddenly heard Luo Shoubei blurt out: "You——Jing'er? Why did you come back?" The voice was surprised There was a bit of disgust in the middle, and suddenly some people in the servant group began to discuss in a low voice.

Lu Bi didn't know this person, so she couldn't help but quietly asked someone beside her, "Who is this?"

That person happened to be an old servant who had stayed in Luo Mansion for more than twenty years, and said in a low voice, "It's the young master."

Lu Bi was stunned for a moment, remembering that he had indeed heard before that Luo Shoubei had two sons, but the first son was born by his wife, and the eldest son Luo Jing was a concubine.It's just that the eldest son was judged by the physiognomist since he was a child to restrain his father and mother, so he didn't cherish him very much.Later, his biological mother died early, and the family affairs were not going well, and even his wife often fell ill, so he became more and more disgusted, and sent him to the border army. don't know.I only heard that since he left home, Luo Shoubei has really been smooth sailing. He was just a general, but he has gradually achieved the position of defense. Therefore, the story of the eldest son Ke's family is even more believed.

Standing at the door, Luo Jing glanced coldly across the courtyard, and finally fell on Luo Zheng, with a slight hook on his lips, revealing a contemptuous smile.He is only more than ten days older than Luo Zheng, but he doesn't look alike at all.Luo Zheng looks exactly like his mother, and after being pampered and treated well, his skin is fair and tender; Luo Jing is used to the sun and wind, his complexion is dark, and his eyebrows are sharp. If he doesn't know the inside story, he will never be able to tell that the two are brothers.

Luo Zheng looked down on this concubine elder brother since he was a child, and as he got older, he became even more disgusted when he learned about the Ke family.At this time, when he saw that the disaster star actually returned home, his face darkened, and he said angrily: "Who let him in?"

The two servants who fell in were the ones who stopped Luo Jing outside the door just now, but Luo Jing threw them out as soon as he made a move, how could they stop them?Knowing that it was the Eldest Young Master who came back, he was even more afraid to make a move. Although Luo Zheng scolded him, no one could rush forward without Luo Shoubing's order.Luo Zheng was even angrier in his heart, but in the blink of an eye he saw two mastiffs squatting on the ground, their hairs all standing on end, purring in their throats, and their eyes were staring at Luo Jing. Only by killing this person will he be clean.

At this time, everyone's eyes were attracted by the two mastiffs. The two mastiff slaves were at a loss. They were about to step forward to stop the mastiffs, but they were stopped by Luo Zheng with a wink.Out of the corner of Luo Jing's eyes, Luo Jing saw his actions, and a disdainful smile appeared on the corner of his lips. He ignored the two calf-sized monsters in front of him and walked forward.The two mastiffs roared immediately, but the closer Luo Jing got closer, the more the two dogs lowered their bodies, and the growling sound became softer and softer, until Luo Jing walked in front of them, the two dogs unexpectedly He fell down on the ground, the humming sound in his throat was even more low and inaudible, although the hair all over his body was raised suddenly, he didn't dare to move a little bit.Luo Jing smiled contemptuously, walked in front of the two dogs, and walked towards Luo Shoubing.

Luo Shoubing was also a little at a loss for a while, only then did he come back to his senses, put on his father's airs, and was about to reprimand, Luo Jing had already lit up something in his hand, and said in a deep voice: "Changzhou Shoubei Road listens to the order!"

Luo Shoubei was startled, and looked intently. In Luo Jing's hand, there was a shining token, the upper end was cast in the shape of a tiger, with the word "Ling" in the middle, and four small characters at the bottom: "Northwest Bingdao".As soon as these four words came into view, Luo Shoubei shivered, and hurriedly bowed to salute: "The humble Changzhou garrison Dao Luo Ping listens to the order."

All the people in the garden were shocked.Luo Zheng called out: "Father! This kid—"

Luo Ping waved his hand: "Shut up!" Turning around, he said to Luo Jing, "Please order from the superior."

Luo Zheng was dumbfounded, but he didn't know that his father had received a letter from the above a few days ago, saying that Ding Lancha, the commander of the Northwest Military Department, was ordered to go to the border pass, pass through Changzhou, and wanted to collect food here.Ding Lancha is the No.1 general in this dynasty, who was once praised by the first emperor as "using soldiers like a god".A few years ago, the border gate was peaceful, and he was unemployed at home, and he was forgotten by others. Now that the border gate has been invincible, he was used again to command an army of [-], majestic, who wouldn't want to curry favor?What's more, before the soldiers and horses moved, the food and grass went first. Supervising the military rations was a big event, and who would dare to neglect it.Luo Ping had long thought of taking on this errand, but he didn't expect that his son, who was expelled from the house, turned out to be Ding Dashuai's subordinates, how could he be disrespectful?He is much deeper than Luo Zheng's city mansion - this son was exhausted when he was at home, and once he gains power, is he afraid that he will not take revenge?Feeling embarrassed in my heart, it is natural to be more respectful in etiquette.He is a man who can bend and stretch, even if he is his own son, he will bow his head when it is time to bow his head.

Luo Jing glanced at the dumbfounded people in the courtyard, a sneer flashed across his mouth, and he raised his voice a little: "The commander-in-chief is going to use troops in the northwest, and food and grass are the most important. Changzhou's grain is [-] shi, [-] pigs, and [-] carts. There are [-] pieces of coir raincoats, which must be assembled within ten days."

Luo Ping bowed and listened, thinking about it.As far as Changzhou is concerned, there are not many of these, and all the adjustments can be made within ten days. He breathed a sigh of relief: "You should do your best in a lowly position, and you will not miss the time of the army."

Only then did Luo Jing put away the badge, brushed off his clothes, and knelt down: "Son salutes father."

If Luo Jing just came in and greeted him politely, Luo Ping would have to put up his father's airs to reprimand him, or even drive him out after not allowing him to enter.But at this moment, he had already revealed his identity as the Northwest Army, so Luo Ping dared not reprimand him, coughed dryly, with a smile on his face, reached out to help him and said: "Get up. You have been away from home for ten years, and it is rare to come back once. Come in and meet your mother."

A sneer flashed across Luo Jing's face again, and he said: "Father, wait a minute. The son came back this time, and he specially asked the commander-in-chief to allow him to leave. He just finished his official business and has a private matter to discuss with his father."

Luo Ping was taken aback for a moment, forced a smile and said, "What's the matter?"

Luo Jing suppressed his smile, and said word by word: "Son, I want to move mother's tablet into the Luo family's ancestral hall."