Shadow guard, he carried my cub

White silk was hung inside and outside the Governor's Mansion, Governor Zhou's face was gloomy, and the servants did not dare to speak, wishing to walk quietly so that the Governor would not notice them.

It seemed that there was an invisible and dull atmosphere covering the governor's mansion, which made people uncomfortable.The only one who is not affected is probably Zhou Zhonglin. The death of his biological mother can't stop his daily desire to eat, drink and have fun.

This day, Yiying just came back from the outside, and suddenly felt someone behind him, who didn't seem to want to hide himself on purpose, anyone who was not deaf could hear the loud voice.

Yiying turned around and looked, and found that it was a boy sitting in a wooden wheelchair. The boy was about eleven or twelve years old, with good features, and although he was not wearing expensive fabrics, he was very neat and clean. The fact that the boy was in a wheelchair meant that his legs and feet were inconvenient, let alone a servant.

Yiying thought of the wheel marks he saw last time, and then looked at the wheelchair the boy was sitting in, and immediately had the answer in his mind.

Before Yiying could ask, the boy asked cautiously: "You, are you a high official from the capital?"

"who are you?"

The boy was a little eager: "I am..."

"Xiao Wu."

Before the boy finished speaking, he heard Mu Yuansheng's cry, and the boy immediately shut up.

Mu Yuansheng approached from afar, stopped beside the boy and bowed to Yiying: "This is Xiaosheng's younger brother, and I am causing trouble to the guards."

Then Mu Yuansheng turned to the boy and said, "It's not that I told you not to let you run around, but now that the governor's house has a lot of troubles and you've bumped into the nobleman, what should I do?"

The boy silently lowered his head and apologized softly: "I'm sorry, brother, don't be angry."

Mu Yuansheng gently rubbed the boy's head again: "I don't blame you, elder brother." Turning to Yiying, he said: "Guard Yi, Xiaosheng will leave first."

Yiying watched Mu Yuansheng push the boy's wheelchair away, and the boy looked back at Yiying reluctantly halfway, as if he wanted to tell Yiying something.

In the room, Chi Ming was waiting for Yiying, and after closing the door, Yiying respectfully replied to the master: "Return to the master, I have inquired about all the pharmacies in Liangzhou City, and no one has seen Qiaoer go to it." I bought arsenic at the pharmacy."

Chi Ming raised his eyebrows: "That's strange, since Qiao'er has never bought arsenic/cream from a pharmacy, where did the arsenic/cream come from?"

After pondering for a moment, Yiying told his master about the encounter he met on the road: "Master, I just met a child in the governor's office. It seems to be Mu Yuansheng's younger brother. Mu Yuansheng called him Xiaowu."

"You think that child is suspicious?"

Yiying nodded: "Yes, maybe that kid named Xiaowu will be a breakthrough."

"Since that's the case, Yi, you will be responsible for finding Xiao Wu."

Yiying cupped his hands and saluted: "Yes, this subordinate takes orders."

However, what Yiying did not expect was that since then, the boy named Xiaowu seemed to have evaporated from the world. A boy named Xiao Wu.

Yiying could see that some of the servants of the Governor's Mansion really didn't know about Xiaowu's existence, while others left in a hurry when Yiying said Xiaowu's name, as if Xiaowu was some kind of scourge. .

Xiao Wu's line was broken before it even started.

Mrs. Li's body was still in the lingering stage and had not been buried, and the Governor's Mansion was still shrouded in a strange atmosphere, which seemed to be an ominous omen of the approaching storm.

At this juncture, Zhou Zhonglin somehow annoyed his own father, and the governor Zhou threw his son out with a crackling thud, and the loud quarrel between the father and son could be heard from far away.

According to the old man in the governor's mansion, the relationship between the governor and his son was not that bad in the past. Although Zhou Zhonglin was ignorant, he never disobeyed his father. If you want to say when the relationship between the father and son became incompatible, it probably started half a year ago. For some reason, Lord Inspector and the young master often quarreled, and even the wife had a strange attitude towards Lord Inspector.

After hearing these words, Yiying had an answer in his heart, and he was even more sure that Mu Yuansheng was definitely not a kind person.

Mu Yuansheng came to visit suddenly, and brought an article he had written, saying that he wanted to discuss it with Chi Ming.

Chi Ming carefully read Mu Yuansheng's article, and was pleasantly surprised to find that Mu Yuansheng is simply a genius, and his literary talents will never lose to the annual scientific candidates. If such a person writes such an article, if he takes the scientific examination, he will not be the champion. It is absolutely possible.

Chi Ming yelled in his heart that it was a pity, but his face remained silent: "Mr. Mu is outstanding in writing, why don't you take part in the scientific examination and serve for the court?"

Mu Yuansheng laughed and said, "Do you think Xiaosheng's article is good?"

"Naturally, Mr. Mu's essays are full of literary talents, gorgeous rhetoric, and the finishing touch is even more wonderful. The profound meaning is not only thought-provoking, but this kind of essay should be the best."

Hearing that Mu Yuansheng's left hand was on the top and his right hand was on the bottom, he bowed solemnly and bowed to Chi Ming: "I'm sure, Yuansheng has no regrets!"

Chi Ming suddenly felt doubts in his heart, vaguely felt that Mu Yuansheng seemed to know something, and the appearance of the other party made Chi Ming feel strange.

"Does Mr. Mu have any unspeakable secrets? You might as well say it and let me explain it to you."

Mu Yuansheng smiled indifferently: "Thank you for your concern. Xiaosheng is fine. If you like Xiaosheng's articles, you can give them to you. If Xiaosheng has disturbed you for a long time, you should leave. Don't send them away."

It seems that Mu Yuansheng came here to show Chi Min the articles he wrote, and then get Chi Min's praise and affirmation, and he will no longer be nostalgic when his goal is achieved.Chi Ming watched the other party leave, and Chi Ming felt desolate and lonely from Mu Yuansheng's back.As for why there is such a feeling, Chi Ming is not clear, it is just an intuition.

On the day of Li's burial, it suddenly rained halfway. People who were hit by the heavy rain couldn't open their eyes, but they were all on the way and couldn't carry the coffin back. buried.

But this rain made the breath of the governor's mansion even more strange.

Chi Ming stood under the eaves and watched the pouring rain with a solemn expression. He stretched out his slender palm to catch a few drops of rainwater that fell.

"Is there any news from the shadow guard?"

Yiying stood behind the master, looking at the master's hand catching the rain: "Go back to the master, not yet."

If the shadow guard finds any clues, he will report it. If there is no news, it means that no useful clues have been found yet.

"It always feels like something big is going to happen."

Chi Ming seemed to be sighing, like whispering, the rainwater fell into the palm of his hand, splashing tiny splashes.

After many days, the weather was fine and the sky was clear.

Zhou Zhonglin ordered someone to prepare a carriage and said that he was going to play with Mu Yuansheng.

The two rode in the same carriage, and the coachman yelled, and the carriage drove slowly.

In the car, Zhou Zhonglin looked like a drug addict, hugging Mu Yuansheng's arm and kissing frantically, it seemed that the longing in his heart had finally been vented and comforted at this time.

"Yuan Sheng, Yuan Sheng..."

Mu Yuansheng leaned his back against the wall of the car leisurely, and looked at Zhou Zhonglin with no emotion in his eyes, as if Zhou Zhonglin was just a gangrene, which made him extremely loathe.

At the same time, the shadow guard finally brought information about Mu Yuansheng.

The two shadow guards knelt on one knee and took turns reporting the news they found to their master.

A couple surnamed Mu in Jinyang County picked up Mu Yuansheng who was abandoned by his biological parents 20 years ago.

The Mu family couple treated Mu Yuansheng as their own and loved them very much. Many years later, the Mu family couple had another son. The Mu family was not well-off, so they only provided for one person to go to school. The couple decided to let the parent and child stay in the Help at home, for Mu Yuansheng to continue to go to school.

Mu Yuansheng was very competitive, and winning the provincial examination was considered a win for the Mu family.

Just when he was about to prepare for the palace examination, Mu Yuansheng's biological parents, Mrs. Liu, came to ask him suddenly, saying that they wanted Mu Yuansheng to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors.How can the Mu family couple be reconciled to the son who has been raised so hard and has a promising future? But what if he is not reconciled? After all, Mu Yuansheng is not their own. Do you want to give it?

Even though the Mu family and his wife are reluctant to part with him, they will follow Mu Yuansheng's choice. Mu Yuansheng knows how to repay him, and he is grateful to the Mu family and his wife who raised him and refuses to admit his biological parents.

The Lius took a fancy to Mu Yuansheng's status as a juror, and they were not willing to give up easily if they failed to achieve their goals, so the Lius sued Mu Yuansheng to the Yamen, saying that his disavowal of his biological parents was considered disloyal and unfilial.

The filial son of the ancients took the lead, after which Mrs. Liu sued Mu Yuansheng and went to jail.I thought that Mu Yuansheng would succumb after suffering some hardships, but Liu's bribed the jailer to make things difficult and humiliating for Mu Yuansheng, but Mu Yuansheng failed to succumb.

The Mu family's father looked for people to trust him everywhere, and exhausted all the family's money to rescue Mu Yuansheng from prison. Unfortunately, the county magistrate had already accepted Liu's benefits, so how could he let him go so easily? The Mu family's father had no choice. Angrily, he traveled all the way to the governor's office to sue, but what people didn't expect was that the magistrate, the magistrate and the governor's officials protected each other, and ignored the Mu family's father's complaint.

The father of the Mu family refused to give up guarding the gate of the governor's mansion day and night, and one day he accidentally bumped into Zhou Zhonglin, and Zhou Zhonglin ordered the guards to beat him to death.

Governor Zhou knew that his son was killed, so he decided to make the big deal smaller and let the magistrate let Mu Yuansheng go home.

Mu Yuansheng learned of the bad news as soon as he was released from prison. The Mu family's mother was heartbroken and had to arrange for her husband's funeral, while her own son, Xiao Wu, met Liu's son on the way to buy paper money and candles. They are similar, but Xiao Wu, who has suffered from malnutrition all year round, looks much thinner than Liu's son.

The son of the Liu family sneered at Xiao Wu for a while, Xiao Wu didn't want to have a conflict with him and kept swallowing his anger. Seeing this, the other party became even more arrogant and even made a move. It is conceivable that Xiao Wu is not the opponent of the son of the Liu family, but in the fight, the son of the Liu family He also suffered a lot, Liu Shizi was so angry that he beat Xiao Wu so immobilized that it wasn't enough, he even felt puzzled and hated to pick up a roadside stone and smashed it down on Xiao Wu's legs.

Xiao Wu's screams sounded in the deserted alley, and Liu Shizi ran home in fright. When Mu Yuansheng came out to find his younger brother, Xiao Wu had already passed out, and there was blood flowing from his legs. It was Xiao Wu who saved his life, but his legs were paralyzed and he could no longer walk on the ground.

This incident undoubtedly made the Mu family's mother worse. After the Mu family's father was buried, the mother gradually became ill. After that, the disease became more and more serious, and she passed away not long after.

The sudden calamity of the Mu family was caused by Mu Yuansheng, but his mother never blamed him or said a word against him from the beginning to the end. Even his younger brother Xiao Wu was sensible and made people feel distressed. In turn, he comforted Mu Yuansheng.

It's just that the more this happened, the more guilty Mu Yuansheng felt, and the more resentful he felt. When the hatred took over his heart, Mu Yuansheng turned into a ghost and made a decision to take revenge.