Startled Meng

Liang Yazi is a pair of brothers, known as Wang Da and Wang Er, walking around the village as a sorcerer at random, waiting for the opportunity to lure the children to sell.

Often after stealing two children, they would sell them in the next city, and then go all the way north, and repeat the same trick when they arrived in Jiangling, but this time there was an accident.

"It's Mrs. Fly! It's Mrs. Fly who told us that the children in the village can't be sold for a good price, so we have to catch the children of good people!"

When Wang Er heard what Wang Da said, he nodded and said yes, and cried bitterly with regret. If it weren't for that damned woman, they wouldn't have taken the risk to go into the city to steal the child!

"You fart!" The Fly Lady spat, "Trafficking children is a serious crime of beheading, you are going to die yourself, and you still want to drag the old lady to be buried with you? It's a good idea!"

Wang Da was covered with shackles on his hands and feet, and he rushed over to overwhelm the fly woman, and pinched her to force her to change her words.

"I said, I said! Ah—" The Fly Lady was pinched, her eyes popped out, and she repeatedly begged for mercy.

Seeing this chaos, Yan Cijing smashed the gavel, and Wang Da reluctantly let go, and was dragged away and glared fiercely at the Flying Woman.

Fly Po was lying on the ground with her neck stuck, and was lifted up by the yamen servant and knelt down. She was afraid that Wang Da would beat him when she just opened her mouth, so she shrank at the yamen servant's feet and said to Yan Cijing:

"Master Guan! What he said is wrong! I didn't let them go into the city to arrest children."

Wang Da roared, and the Flying Woman hugged her head and shouted: "I just told him what I saw and heard in the early years, and he took it seriously! He really went to the city to arrest people. Do you blame me for your bad luck?!"

Now Wang Dawang and Wang Er were restless, the hall was in chaos, and there was no way to interrogate Yan Cijing's ears were buzzing from the noise, so he asked people to take all three of them down and imprison him.

Seeing that Yan Cijing was exhausted, Luo Sheng handed him a cup of tea at the right time, and said, "There are all the witnesses and material evidence, Wang and Dawang are inevitable, and death is inevitable. It's this woman..."

Yan Cijing took the teacup and said, "Lord Luo has something to say."

"It's hard to tell the truth from what the Fly Lady said, but she really didn't interfere in this matter, and she can be punished or beaten, but she can't keep betting."

Yan Cijing put down the teacup.

Luo Sheng hurriedly explained: "The mother-in-law has a smooth tongue, and a retrial will take time and effort."

Yan Cijing glanced at Luo Sheng, and said, "But according to what Master Duan said, Granny Fly's crimes in her early years are too numerous to record. Wouldn't letting her go be like letting the tiger go back to the mountain?"

Luo Sheng: "What Lord Yan said is true."

Yan Cijing raised the teacup to his lips, remembered something, and said to Luo Sheng: "Master Duan mentioned that back then...Master Meng once arrested a gang that trafficked children. Do you still have records from that time in the mansion?"

Luo Sheng thought for a while, and said: "The year is a bit long... If Mr. Yan wants to study it carefully, the next official will lead someone to find it out."

Too deliberate will attract suspicion, Yan Cijing said casually: "It's just curiosity, if it's easy to find, just look for it, if you can't find it, forget it."

Luo Shengying went down, and Yan Cijing's mouth was dry during the trial. He just wanted to drink tea, but the tea was already too cold, so he had to put down the teacup, get up and leave.

Usually, Juniper would follow up to serve after leaving the hall, but it was not until Yan Cijing returned to the house that he saw Juniper sitting on the ground by the side of the house.

"A Song?"

Jun Jun looked in panic, and said, "My lord", while Yan Cijing looked at Du Yan beside him worriedly: "Why are you crying?"

Jun Song supported Du Yan to stand up: "The child has been found, Ah Yan is so happy, I couldn't hold it back for a while."

Yan Cijing sighed: "Ayan needs you, so you can go, there are other people in my room, just let them take care of you."

Jun Jun nodded his thanks and went back with Du Yan.

Seeing Du Yan's red-eyed look, Yan Cijing couldn't bear it.

Juniper and Du Yan were abducted to the capital. They were only about ten years old at the time. On the way to the capital, Juniper and Du Yan found an opportunity to escape and climbed up a tree trunk to avoid being chased. Later, Du Yan fell from the tree due to exhaustion. He smashed his head and lost the ability to speak after waking up.

The two children were brought to Ye City from thousands of miles away. In order to survive, they have done all sorts of hardships. Juniper endures hardships and stands hard work. It is best to find a job as a handyman in the house to settle down, but he also brought Du Inkstone.

Some people are willing to take Juniper away, but no one is willing to let Du Yan, who can't speak, follow him until they meet Yan Cijing.

Juniper told Yan Cijing these things slowly later, and what he kept repeating was: Ah Yan is my younger brother, and I will never abandon him.

The Brothers in Distress reminded Yan Cijing of the old days, plus Juniper was capable and Du Yan was well-behaved, Yan Cijing's affection for them had already surpassed that of ordinary servants, and he had to take them with him wherever he went.

But Yan Cijing knew that no matter how well he treated Jun Song and Du Yan, it could not eliminate the shadow of their early abduction experience. This incident reminded them of the bad past.

Yan Cijing also understood the pain of being separated from his loved ones. Later, he brought some shortbread and nectar to Du Yan.

Juniper refused: "My lord! This is specially sent by Mr. Yu, it's not good."

Yan Cijing insisted on giving it, saying: "He won't blame me, I can't finish it, if it's rotten, I have to throw it away."

Juniper had no choice but to accept it, opened it on the spot, and let Yan Cijing eat it together.

In fact, this was given to him by Yu Fangzhi before he left. The shortbread was sweet, and the nectar was even sweeter. At that time, Yan Cijing was unwilling to accept it, thinking that Yu Fangzhi probably coaxed him into treating him like a child, but now he really brought it Coax the children.

On the other side, Duan Chengkong pinched Yu Fangzhi's collar and asked forcefully, "What do you mean? You gave something to the magistrate? What do you want to bribe him with?"

Yu Fangzhi turned around to escape from his iron claws, then slapped away the chaotic goshawks above his head, and said with a smile, "What kind of bribe, I'll make him happy!"

Duan Chengkong asked: "What are you coaxing? Are you familiar with him?"

Yu Fangzhi smiled and said nothing, and Yu Wanqian, who was sitting on a chair and eating melon seeds, said for him: "I know him very well. When Mr. Yan got sick, this brat rushed to take care of him, and when the city was closed, he It’s almost emptying out my Yu family’s wealth, and I’m going to support Jiangling for Master Yan!”

"Master Yan?" Duan Chengkong snatched the freshly peeled melon seeds from Yu Wanqian, ignored his scolding, climbed onto the beam, and thought about it carefully while eating.

"Master Yan looks weak, but he can be said to be decisive and intelligent in his actions. When he entered the city, he heard a few words from the neighbors, preventing floods and epidemics, and going out of the city to suppress bandits. Everything was done beautifully, quite like Brother Meng. style."

"It doesn't look like a rat." Duan Chengkong jumped down again, lay on the chair, pointed at Yu Fangzhi, and said, "No wonder you got close to him because you admire his character?"

Yu Fangzhi smiled and didn't talk, Yu Wanqian stopped eating melon seeds, drank tea instead, glanced at Duan Chengkong, and said: "I don't know about his character, but I have heard a lot from the girls in the house. He looks better than Pan An."

"There's no such thing as a weak civil servant!" Duan Chengkong scratched his disheveled head in disdain, and said, "But this appearance... looks familiar, as if I've seen it somewhere before."

Yu Wanqian didn't care: "You haven't been to Ye City for many years, how could you have seen him?"

"By the way, speaking of Ye City!" Duan Chengkong pointed at Yu Fangzhi, "Didn't Lao Yu not let you go to Beijing? How did you get there?"

Yu Fangzhi was speechless and choked: "...How long have you been there? He sent a reminder letter to Ye City, saying that he was going to die and asked me to go back and collect the body. Master, please judge."

Duan Chengkong nodded, turned his head and said: "You too, why can't you curse yourself?"

have to!No one supported Yu Fangzhi's going to Beijing, Yu Fangzhi made fun of himself, and went back to the house, leaving the two old men sighing and sighing face to face.

Duan Chengkong looked at Yu Fangzhi's back and said, "Old Yu, you can't stop Xiaomeng..."

When Duan Chengkong rescued Meng Jingyuan back then, he saw the tragedy of the Meng family. Meng Jingyuan, who witnessed the massacre of his flesh and blood relatives, how could he smile away his grudges? He just knew it, so he devoted all his money to Meng Jingyuan. He passed on all his martial arts to Meng Jingyuan.

Yu Wanqian couldn't stop sighing, his eyelids drooped loosely, showing an old and lifeless look.

Duan Chengkong pushed all the unfinished melon seeds over, "For so many years, you and I dare not even enter the gate of Yecheng because of unforgettable memories. I know you have paid a lot for Brother Meng's child. He is the sole heir of the Yu family, and he was even banned from entering Ye City, isn't it just to let him live a normal life incognito?"

Yu Wanqian slowly shook his head: "If Brother Meng is still here, I definitely don't want him to go all out for revenge."

Duan Chengkong: "Xiao Meng has grown up, and now he looks chic and happy. Others don't understand, but you and I have seen him when he first arrived in Jiangling. How many things are hidden under his appearance!"

When Meng Jingyuan practiced martial arts with Duan Chengkong, he was already ten years old. He missed the best time to lay the foundation. Every time he learned a move, he suffered a lot. During that time, Duan Chengkong sighed when he couldn't see the results. But Meng Jingyuan didn't respond.

Once in the middle of the night to deliver wound medicine, Meng Jingyuan was hiding in the quilt crying, and heard his father and mother yelling, Duan Chengkong finally knew what was supporting the child to continue practicing martial arts.

Yu Wanqian doesn't know how to coax people, but he doesn't dare to hand over the child to Yingying Yanyan in the backyard to take care of him. Whenever he comes to Meng Jingyuan, he always brings a box of gadgets and tells some jokes in the market, which makes Meng Jingyuan nervous. stop laughing.

Later, Meng Jingyuan made great progress in martial arts, and Yu Wanqian brought fewer and fewer gadgets, because Meng Jingyuan gradually became cheerful, as lovable as the milk dolls in Meng's mansion back then.

But Duan Chengkong and Yu Wanqian felt very sad, because Meng Jingyuan was too sensible, never told others about missing his parents, and never mentioned revenge, and it was even calmer when he accepted Yu's new identity.

But they all know that there are waves hidden under the calm.

Yu Wanqian sighed: "In these years, he has been busy with business affairs very quickly and with great care. I almost thought he gave up revenge. Who knew he would run to Ye City without saying a word."

Duan Chengkong wiped his eyes, and said: "Xiao Meng likes to hide things in his heart. A person's heart is so big, how many things can he hide? Don't hide and ruin yourself."

Yu Wanqian also nodded in agreement, and said that he had already prepared the dowry, and just waited for Meng Jingyuan to nod, and he would marry a beautiful wife immediately, get married, have a wife, and talk about good and bad things. It can also be untied slowly.

"What happened next?"

"Later?" Yu Wanqian slapped the table angrily, "Later, this brat said that if he sees a girl again, he will propose marriage for me!"

The author says:

Our Xiaoyu is also a poor child...