Zhan Zhao, don't worry! [Comprehensive]

The street markets in ancient times were not as lively as the modern Spring Festival.Of course, even in modern times, people have to take a few days off during the Spring Festival.

When the New Year's Day comes, Master Meng's small business will be idle.When I get busy again, I'm afraid it will be after the tenth day of the first lunar month.

Coming back from the outside in a hurry wearing a strong outfit, Master Meng's complexion looked very bad.Seeing him like this, the little girl waiting in the yard knew that today's Cuju must be lost again.

Rolling her eyes, the little girl said with a smile while pouring hot tea for Master Meng, "Master Bao and Mr. Gongsun have moved to the next door, and Madam also said that they will have meals in the octagonal house from now on. Sister Lvyi is here, and let the chef in our yard cook two dishes of your favorite dishes for delivery every day."

Master Meng stopped wiping his face, looked up at the little girl, the expression on his face became cloudy immediately after these words.

"That's a good relationship. I'm worried that no one will talk to me." Master Meng stopped drinking tea, and walked out of the house directly.

Seeing that, the little girl only called out, "Master, cape."

Master Meng is an old Jianghu who has practiced martial arts for decades. He is not afraid of cold and heat, but he just needs a cloak to go to the next door, so he waved it out of his yard.

All the way to Mr. Bao’s yard, a few snow-sweeping boys outside the yard were young and playful, so they had a snowball fight while sweeping and sweeping. There was no trace of haze in the laughter. Master Meng stopped to watch After a few breaths, he walked in with a smile on his face.

In the past, regardless of winter or summer, the door facing the courtyard was seldom closed during the day.Now that there are glazed windows, in order to better preserve the warmth in the house, the door is closed.

But when Master Meng came closer, Yan Dong found Master Meng. He opened his eyes, walked to the door with a knife in his hand and opened the door.

Because of his actions, Lord Bao who was talking to Gongsun Ce also looked up towards the door.Seeing that it was Master Meng, Lord Bao and Gongsun Ce hurriedly stood up to greet him.

The three of them met and greeted each other a few words, and the servants serving in the courtyard served tea and snacks again.While drinking tea, Master Meng praised Mo Chou as a routine.

Master Meng is living a very comfortable life now, and he looks younger and younger. "I'm also blessed to grow old. I have taken in Zhan Zhao as a disciple, and got such a good wife as Mochou. I don't have to worry about it when I get old, and I will be content in this life."

Lord Bao and Gongsun Ce looked at each other with a smile, and nodded in agreement with Master Meng's words.

Apart from other things, Mo Chou did a good job on this point.

He took Master Meng to take care of the elderly, but it didn't make Master Meng feel that he was leaving.In addition to talking about stories, Master Meng plays cuju or invites some friends he met after he came to Kaifeng to climb a mountain and race a horse. His life is very comfortable and leisurely.

Sometimes, if Master Meng played some important games, Mo Chou would organize a cheerleading team to cheer for him at the humble house, which made Master Meng very happy and proud.

Seeing Master Meng like this, Master Bao and Gongsun Ce were also envious from the bottom of their hearts.Although they have also received meticulous care from Mo Chou, compared with a person like Master Meng who has nothing to worry about, they feel much less happiness.

Alas, when will they be able to let go of their burdens?

"...It's just the opposite in my life. I only accepted two disciples. Zhao'er is short-sighted and straightforward. It is his good fortune to marry such a good wife. Back then, Zhao'er and his senior brother , Alas, it doesn’t matter if I don’t mention it. I hope he won’t use the martial arts I taught him to do evil, or if I find out, I will clean up the house.”

Gongsun Ce was a little surprised when Master Meng said this, "Zhan Huwei also has a senior brother, why has he never heard of it?"

Master Meng glanced at Gongsun Ce, and sighed, "I was expelled from the school because of my bad intentions in my early years. Zhao'er was afraid that I would be sad, so he never mentioned it to anyone. I'm afraid even his wife doesn't know about it."

Mr. Bao changed his mind when he thought that some of his disciples entered the court and became officials, and he understood Master Meng's sadness in his heart.Lowering his eyes, he sighed softly, "The precious tree of the Xie family has yellow leaves occasionally. The green horse is a handsome horse, and small flaws are inevitable. Master Meng, don't blame yourself too much."

Master Meng shook his head, "Forget it, let's not talk about those under the year. It's getting late, let's go, let's go, let's go to the octagonal house and wait for dinner. We need to drink two more glasses today." .”

Master Bao glanced at the time, got up from his seat, took Gongsun Ce and Yan Dong, and followed Master Meng to the octagonal house.

A few people walked all the way from the glazed plank road, and they didn't feel the coldness when they entered the octagonal house.Since the others hadn't arrived yet, they continued talking and chatting in the rest area of ​​the octagonal house.

Because there was no shortage of money or people, Mo Chou also arranged for two maids to serve tea and snacks at the octagonal house.Seeing a few people coming, the two maids were about to make tea and serve some snacks, Master Bao hurriedly stopped them.Just say they just used it.

However, seeing this, the two little girls brought a plate of fruits, melon seeds and peanuts.

Yan Dong was sitting on a chair by the window, eating melon seeds and listening to the three old men talking about the past.

Back then, Mr. Bao was still as dark as the bottom of a pot.

Back then, Mr. Gongsun was still as thin as a bamboo, but Master Meng?

Yan Dong couldn't figure out whether Master Meng's current general had belly when he was young.

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When I was young, it was almost time for meal, and other people in the humble house also came over with their meals.

When Zhan Zhao walked in holding a jar of ten-year-old wine, several old men looked at the wine jar and smiled indescribably happily.

For a while, everyone sat around the dining table, served food, drank wine, and talked about everything.

The table was divided into two groups between Zhan Zhao and Mo Chou.

The man talked about important national affairs in waves, worrying about the country and the people.

The wave of women is talking about rouge gouache, flower hairpins, and honey cultivation.

But at the door of the humble house a few doors away, the guards of the humble house looked at a weak woman and beat the grievance drum hesitantly.

Boom, boom, boom~

Again and again, the sound is not loud, but with a depressing dullness.

The people at the door of the humble house looked at each other, one continued to guard the door, and the other turned around and entered the house.

The octagonal house is deep in the garden, and with the doors and windows closed, the people inside may not necessarily hear the movement in front of the Kaifeng mansion.

Compared with the people in the humble house, the yamen servants who were on duty in front of the Kaifeng mansion ran out straight away after hearing the sound of the drums of grievances.

"Who are you and what is your grievance?"

Bai Rumeng turned his head and glanced at the humble house, then shook his head and wept softly, "Little girl Bai Rumeng has a big grievance, and I ask Lord Qingtianbao to make the decision."

The yamen servant took a look at the sky, then welcomed the woman into the yamen.

When Bai Rumeng entered the yamen, the yamen servants in the government office walked out one after another.

One was to call the four major school guards who were on duty to go home, and the other was to go to Kaifeng mansion to ask Mr. Bao to come back and settle the case.

But the yamen servant who went to call Mr. Bao didn't enter the humble house, he just said something and went back to the yamen.

On the other side, Bai Rumeng followed the yamen servant into the Kaifeng mansion, walking timidly.But thinking of his daughter Lan Lan who was taken away by Taishi Pang, Bai Rumeng could only grit his teeth and walk on.

Fortunately, the dinner in the humble house is coming to an end, and the men are eating the staple food after drinking.When Zhan Zhao finished his bowl of Yangzhou fried rice, Lvyi also came in to discuss about the Kaifeng mansion.

After hearing this, Master Bao stood up quickly, nodded to the people on the table, and then led them away in a hurry.

Mo Chou took a look at the dining table where the four left, and shrugged her shoulders. This was an unexpected situation that families of policemen often encountered in ancient times.

Mo Chou said a few words with emotion, and then brought up another topic very naturally, and everyone moved to the rest area to continue chatting.It's just that he didn't think that half an hour later, the yamen servant from Kaifeng Mansion came to announce her to the court for questioning.

Mo Chou blinked her eyes a few times, feeling a little dazed.

Except for the dowry, she doesn't seem to have committed anything, right?

Mochou checked again with the yamen servant whether it was Mr. Bao who sent her to the court for questioning.

The yamen servant nodded, but did not disclose any information to Mo Chou due to professional requirements.Mo Chou turned her head and glanced at Lvyi, who also looked confused, she pursed her lips, and asked someone to get her a cloak, and she waited near the gate on the glazed plank road.

Mo Chou followed the yamen servant to Kaifeng mansion slowly, and in the lobby of Kaifeng mansion, Zhan Zhao stood beside Bai Rumeng, with a calm and handsome face, but his heart was on fire.

There was another slap of the gavel falling, Master Bao stared directly at Bai Rumeng who was kneeling below, because he knew Zhan Zhao and Mochou's characters so well, he had already decided in his heart that there was something wrong with her words. "Bai Rumeng, I am asking you, is everything you just said true?"

Bai Rumeng shuddered all over, then kowtowed on the ground, "My lord, what the girl said is true."

Zhan Zhao at the side glanced at Bai Rumeng out of the corner of his eye, then turned his gaze elsewhere.

"Do you have evidence?"

Hearing the words, Bai Rumeng first glanced at Mr. Bao delicately and weakly, then turned to look at Zhan Zhao as if frightened by the authority, and only glanced at Zhan Zhao, his face was full of joy and resentment, as if A sad and sweet look.

Seeing that Zhan Zhao didn't even look at himself, Bai Rumeng closed his eyes again, and turned to look at Lord Bao, "My lord, how can there be evidence for such a thing? It's a witness, I'm afraid it's also..." After finishing speaking, it was very appropriate for the occasion blushed.

Master Bao was choked by Bai Rumeng's words, and Zhan Zhao's handsome face was black and red by the meaning of Bai Rumeng's words.

Seeing this, Lord Bao didn't ask her any more, but just led the people and waited for the other defendant to appear in court.

After a while, Mochou arrived at Kaifeng Mansion step by step with her round belly under the escort of Lvyi and others.

As soon as I arrived at Kaifeng Mansion, I saw my man standing in front of the hall.He also saw a woman in filial piety kneeling next to him, oh, it should be a woman in white.

After entering the lobby, Mo Chou wanted to kneel down to Mr. Bao like what he saw before, but Mr. Bao stopped him directly, "Mrs. Zhan, you are pregnant and you are a fourth-rank order, so you can avoid it." Kneel. Come here, give Mrs. Zhan a chair."

Mo Chou bowed slightly to thank her, and sat down very calmly.

When Mo Chou sat down firmly, the green clothes stood sideways, and the other people who followed Mo Chou backed out.

Seeing that Mo Chou was sitting still, Master Bao didn't startle the hall, and asked Mo Chou directly, "Madam Zhan, do you know the person kneeling in the hall?"

Mo Chou turned her head and glanced at Bai Rumeng, thought about it carefully, then shook her head at Master Bao, "I don't have any impression, I probably haven't seen it before." After Mo Chou finished speaking, she turned to look at the green clothes, and the green clothes looked up and down After a moment, Bai Rumeng shook his head with certainty.

She has never seen this person.

Master Bao nodded, then looked at Zhan Zhao, "Zhan Zhao, I want to ask you, do you know the person kneeling in the hall?"

Zhan Zhao glanced at Mo Chou, cupped his hands and said, "Responding to my lord's words, the person kneeling in the hall looks like a deceased fiancée of Zhan Zhao."

Hearing this, Mo Chou turned her head sharply to look at the kneeling woman.

But the others were embarrassed by Zhan Zhao's words.