The whole city knows we are locked

Du Ming is different from ordinary house slaves.

The first generation of the Duke of the Kingdom was fought on the battlefield, holding the power of soldiers and horses in his hands.For the long-term development of the family, this military power was gradually returned to the royal family.But the military power is returned, what about the soldiers who followed the Duke to fight the world?The personal soldiers are different from the court conscription. The personal soldiers are supported by the master, while the conscripted soldiers are supported by the court.

With the military power gone, the term "personal soldiers" must be discarded, or else it would be thought that the Duke of the State is raising private soldiers.But if the guards are disbanded hastily, these heroes who have followed their master through life and death will have no livelihood from now on.Therefore, the first generation of the Duke of the Kingdom arranged two ways. If you want to continue to stay in the army and make meritorious service, then the Duke of Pingguo will send you a piece of Cheng Yi; The government has encircled a piece of wasteland in the suburbs of Beijing and transformed it into a village. The soldiers can take all the family members over to live together.

At that time, people attached great importance to the word "loyalty", and almost all the soldiers voluntarily became domestic slaves.But this "domestic slave" is just a name, obviously they cannot be treated as ordinary slaves.Year after year passed, and the group of soldiers who had followed the master to the battlefield died one after another, but they thrived in the village, and there are descendants left behind.They cultivated while cultivating, needless to say their loyalty and ability.

Du Ming is the descendant of those soldiers.

Since it is suspected that Zhou Wenshi is Miss Mou, and Miss Mou replaced the real Miss Wen and was almost infiltrated into the court, then Du Ming naturally wanted to investigate as much as possible without making any noise.

He suspected that Miss Wen was replaced on the way to her aunt alone.

"Why did the Wen family feel relieved to let the girl go out alone to her aunt's house in another county? Even if Wen's father had to take care of the family property, why didn't Wen's mother go with him?" Yan Chuyin asked.

Du Ming said: "Back then, when Wen's mother was about to leave the house, her child fell ill, and she couldn't leave. But the selection in the palace did not wait for anyone, so Wen's mother had to entrust her daughter to a loyal nanny, and arranged A member of the Wen family, who is said to be Miss Wen's distant cousin, went to Miss Wen's aunt's house together in a caravan. , and never had direct contact with him, but only greeted my cousin through the curtain of the carriage once or twice a day. Even if someone changed midway, my cousin would not be able to find out."

My cousin accompanied me on the road to deter passers-by, to let people know that there are males among the passers-by, and they are not easy to bully.Halfway through, he was replaced by a girl with similar body shape, similar voice, and similar living habits. He would definitely not be able to find out.

"Isn't there another nanny?" Yan Chuyin asked.

"The problem lies with this nanny. She came to Wen's house when Miss Wen was eight years old. It is said that the girl is very good and has some medical skills. Mother Wen helped her once by chance and learned that she had nowhere to go. So she was left to work in Wen's house. Because of her loyalty and talent, she soon became Miss Wen's personal nanny, surpassing all nanny."

"Is there something wrong with this nanny?"

"She claimed that her husband was addicted to gambling, and while she was not at home, she sold her daughter to make money for gambling. The daughter threw herself into the river and died in grief. She was heartbroken and had to reconcile with her husband. After the reconciliation, she had nowhere to go. Because of the news The madam is kind-hearted, and when she was about to starve to death, she gave her a bite of food, and she sold herself to the Wen family, and from then on she devoted herself to serving Miss Wen."

Du Ming went to the local yamen to look through the contract of sale signed by this nanny and Wen's family, and followed the information on the contract to find it. There was indeed a husband who was addicted to gambling and prostitution, and his wife wanted to divorce.But it's hard to say whether this nanny is that Heli's wife.Some locals said that their wives ran away with merchants after they divorced, some said they went to a wealthy family to work as nuns, and some said that they were forced to remarry by their natal family and went to the mountains, but the natal family refused to admit this for the sake of face.

During the selection process in the palace, if someone's background is like this nanny's, it seems that there is such a person, but after careful investigation, it is not sure that this person is that person, then this person will definitely not be able to enter the palace.Only like Wen Zhou, when she arrives at her aunt's house, there are many people who can prove her identity, can she pass the selection.

However, this nun has enough with these girls who want to stay in an ordinary landlord's house and serve the family.Even if Wen's family had checked her life out of caution, as long as they found out that there was such a man who was addicted to gambling, his wife really reconciled and left his hometown, they would believe what Mammy said.

Yan Chuyin was dumbfounded when she heard this, it was even more bizarre than the script: "It's too scary, could it be that this nanny was specially arranged to go to Wen's house, just to help Miss Mou successfully replace Miss Wen?"

"It's more than that. Aunt Wen's family had a daughter-in-law of a spice seller for a while. She asked Aunt Wen's family to play cards every day, and she lost a lot of filial piety to her. When playing cards, say a word or two today and a word or two tomorrow. , Aunt Wen's family gradually took her heart, and then the idea of ​​sending my niece to participate in the selection of palace maids came up." Du Ming said.

The reason why this key information can be found is all due to a little coincidence.

When Du Ming was squatting against someone's wall, Aunt Wen's family had just received a letter from Zhou Wenshi, along with some gifts.Aunt Wen's family said to her husband with emotion: "I was really fooled by lard back then, and I wanted to send Yan'er (Zhou Wen's nickname) into the palace. I blamed that spice seller who whispered in my ear every day. Fortunately, this matter didn't work out, so Yan'er could get such a good marriage. Hey, it's a pity that my sister is not lucky, and I didn't see her..."

If Du Ming hadn't heard Aunt Wen's rambling, he would have missed this message.Later, he deliberately went to check on the spice seller, and it turned out that he was no longer in the town, saying that he had gone to other places to do business.They spent a full year and a half in the town.If it was a normal businessman, it is said that they have already stuffed a lot of money into the wife of the chief bookkeeper, and they must want to live in the town, or the money is not for nothing?

"Later, Zhou Wen didn't pass the selection process. When something happened to Wen's family, didn't she go back to attend the funeral? At that time, she didn't even notice that there was a replacement?" Yan Chuyin asked.Even if the close relatives are all dead, there are still members of the tribe, sisters-in-law and aunts in the tribe, haven't you seen Miss Wen before?Didn't they see something wrong?

Speaking of which, if "Miss Wen" passed the selection smoothly, then the Wen family would not have to die.It would be awkward to be dead, but better to be alive.As soon as they entered the palace gate, it was as deep as the sea, and they would never see Miss Wen again in their lifetime, how would they know if there was a change?In the next few years, if "Miss Wen" is lucky enough to become an honored person, she will ask Wen's mother to have an accident, but Wen's father and Wen's younger brother can still be kept.Anyway, they can't look directly at the nobleman when they enter the palace, and they can't see any problems.

But because "Miss Wen" did not enter the palace, they had to die.

Du Ming replied: "At first, she was accompanied by a personal nurse, she only said that she was heartbroken and fell ill, and everything was handled by that personal nurse, so naturally fewer people could see her face. Secondly, she agreed to the family's adoption on the hospital bed, and her stepson was the one who came forward to entertain the guests, so her existence was weakened."

Du Ming hesitated for a moment: "Third...the subordinates suspect that the current Zhou Wenshi and the real Miss Wen have some similar characteristics. For example, they both have big eyes and double eyelids, and both have full earlobes and so on. "

It's not that Zhou Wenshi and Miss Wen look alike.

There are so many girls with big eyes, double eyelids, and full earlobes in the world, but not all of them have the same face.But the basic characteristics of Zhou Wenshi and Miss Wen must be the same.For example, if a certain scholar's identity certificate says "tall, flat nose, and triangular eyes" during the examination for talent, then it is wrong for him to be short and fat, with a high nose, and big round eyes.Wen's mother and sister must have mentioned about their children when they exchanged letters, saying that my son has big eyes and so on. If someone behind the scenes finds someone with small eyes to replace Miss Wen, then Aunt Wen's family will definitely feel suspicious.

Because of their similar characteristics, as long as they put on some make-up carefully and the room is arranged darkly, even if the female family members of the clan visit their patients in front of the bed, they will basically not be able to see anything wrong.There is also an excuse of being sick. How can you be as usual when you are sick?

Yan Chuyin sighed helplessly.

Contacting the clues provided by Mou Kuai, Mou Xiaomei was sent to the orphanage when she was about two years old, and "died of illness" shortly thereafter.This means that she was sent to a secret place to be raised when she was less than three years old.When she was raised until she was eight or nine years old, she could see her qualifications. The people behind the scenes felt that she could be sent to the palace, so they carefully selected Miss Wen as the false identity of Mou Xiaomei.They went to Wen's house to place people in advance, and replaced them quietly whenever necessary.

And the people behind the scenes have put in so much effort, in their initial plan, they must not be reconciled to let Mou Xiaomei marry a poor family Jinshi as his wife.Although Zhou Anwei has outstanding abilities and is regarded as a leader among scholars, the gain outweighs the loss!Mou Xiaomei's fake identity is too perfect, which cost them a lot of money. Unless they can ensure that Mou Xiaomei will definitely enter the palace, and after entering the palace, she will be assigned to the master's side, otherwise the loss outweighs the gain!

What does this mean?

It means that there are already their people in the palace!Only in this way can they ensure that Mou Xiaomei can definitely enter the palace, and ensure that she can follow their arrangement and become a living chess after entering the palace, instead of going silent after entering the palace.

It's just that they didn't expect the queen mother to make a temporary order at all.

This is the only uncontrollable.

The palace maid will not be selected again within a few years after the selection. Because of her age, Mou Xiaomei was dismissed once, and she will definitely not be able to keep up with the second time. She will become a useless chess. An Wei will do something in the court in the future, so this waste chess may not turn into a useful living chess again.

Thinking about it better, this move will take time and effort, so there must not be many dark moves that are almost perfect like Mou Xiaomei.Even Miss Mou, didn't Mou Yang recognize her at a glance because of her resemblance to her mother?

It can be seen that the ancients said it well, God helps those who attain the Tao.

Those who are unjust and unrighteous will lose the right time, the right place, and the harmony of people.