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"Second Uncle, please go to the commander-in-chief's place to intercede for the mute." Li Tao, with his walnut eyes swollen, was tearing up the old butler's sleeve and crying into a dirty cat face.

The old butler dropped his hand and sighed helplessly.

"Little ancestor, don't make trouble. I owe your mother's love. I pity you. You lost your father and brought you by his side to learn how to do things. It's good for you. When you come, you cause trouble for me, and you even offend the commander-in-chief. Over there is Mr. Wu with the handle of a gun, not the magistrate who listens to your grievance, you stay here for me and you are not allowed to go anywhere."

Li Taosheng refused to give up, and thought to himself with a sad face, here is the dumb brother who is sincere to me with his life, if I let him down in this life, I will be a person in this life, I am afraid that the old man who is lying on the ground will think it is strange to raise my son shameless.

He was very cautious, and all he thought about was saving the mute, so he couldn't help but become ten times more courageous.Since the second uncle of the housekeeper will not help him, he will find a way by himself.

During this period, Marshal Lu took someone to personally interrogate the mute, but the situation really had little effect.Apart from howling at the top of his lungs when he was beaten, the dumb man was simply an unreasonable half-fool, and after being so frightened, he couldn't even turn his head and shake his head, so he had to lock him in the darkroom and continue to be locked up.

"What the hell is this?" Marshal Lu spat on the ground resentfully, turned around and told the orderly next to him, "Go ahead and leave Mr. Zhou for dinner, and check if the young master is back by the way. Let Zhang Ma go to the kitchen to pass the dishes when you get home."

At dusk, Lu Liuyun arrived at the door of his house in a rickshaw.The coachman was a talkative, hearty old man, and the muscles in his calves were as strong as iron.Lu Liuyun chatted with him all the way and got a lot of novelty and anecdotes, so when he got off the bus, he gave him an extra tip.

Lu Liuyun has a good set of skills that he can learn and sell now. Whenever he has fresh food in his stomach, he will definitely go home impatiently to amuse people.

He walked forward refreshed, and didn't notice any difference at home today.Suddenly, a stone rolled to his feet, and he took two steps forward, another stone.

Mrs. Lu lived in the east courtyard of the mansion before his death. Because he loved to grow flowers and plants, Marshal Lu specially opened up the wall between the courtyard and the flower garden, built a gazebo and a rockery, and specially brought a small section of clear spring over to raise goldfish.

The east courtyard used to be the most beautiful place in Lu's mansion, until Mrs. Lu passed away when Lu Liuyun was two years old, and the courtyard was deserted without the care of the mistress.On weekdays, weeds are luxuriant and knee-high, and generally no one wants to go there.

The sixth aunt just took advantage of this loophole and stole to the former residence of Mrs. Lu's main house behind the back of the commander.

Aunt Six was Marshal Lu's favorite female confidante when he was stationed in Yunnan. Because of her proficiency, Qiu Bo Yisong climbed up to the position of Lu's aunt and grandma, and incidentally had an affair with Marshal Lu's subordinate, Mr. Sun.

As for the sixth aunt and Mr. Sun, because the two of them have limited time to secretly meet each other, they often do things regardless of the weather, boldly hiding in the abandoned courtyard as a pair of dewy wild mandarin ducks.

On this day, the two stole into the small gazebo behind the rockery. Aunt Six leaned on the railing and sweated profusely to Mr. Sun, "Mr. Sun, when the old man dies, I will follow you. It doesn't matter what your name is. I just hope that you don't let me down as a heartbreaker."

Mr. Sun is a veteran who is used to acting in the romantic scene, and he never speaks clearly about his attitude towards women.He pinched Aunt Six's soft and thin waist and pushed forward hard, and said in a frivolous tone, "I said this, as if the person who is doing things with you here is not me."

Liu Yiniang is not a character who is willing to let go. She heard that Mr. Sun's words were not accurate, and she felt a little bit of resentment in her heart immediately.

"Sun, you have no ambitions, and people want to be a long-term husband and wife with you from the bottom of your heart, and you just recognize it as a thief. No wonder you are not as good as that brat named Zhou after so long, even if you retire. I can still crush you."

Mr. Sun is comfortable on his body, so he doesn't mind her awkward words.He chuckled twice, and kissed the sixth aunt's pink face resoundingly, "That's right, it's a steal."

Liu Yiniang didn't care to listen to his nonsense, she shook her arms aggrievedly as if she was about to leave, but was carried back by Master Sun and pressed down on the stone table.

"You just wait and see." Master Sun gave her a secretive smile, and pressed against the charming sixth concubine, promising, "I will promote you as a handsome wife later."

"Let's go, third young master."

Li Tao squatted down on the grass and silently made a gesture of mouth, beckoning Lu Liuyun to follow him out of the east courtyard quietly along the secret path built in the rockery.The two of them hid in the hollow rockery just now, and they could already hear the gossip in the gazebo opposite.

Li Taosheng discovered this secret way purely by accident, the Lu manor garden is large, and there are many people, coming and going, usually some careless servants drop money on the ground or something.Li Tao paid attention to the sound, and practiced a pair of good eyesight for searching and scanning, and often searched for cheap things.Unexpectedly, one day he would be lucky enough to discover the scandal of stealing people between this unknown secret passage and his sixth aunt.

Last month, he took a secret path to the east courtyard to hunt for treasure, and accidentally found a worm furnace near the gazebo.He saw that the small furnace had fine patterns and exquisite materials, and thought he had picked up a good treasure. He thought about it, and when he was free someday, he would go out and sell things to antique shops outside the city.

But when he thought about it, there were a lot of people around, and if he was found out, he would be punished, so he negotiated with the mute to hide the things under his bed, and took out a small bean-shaped gadget from it as a prize Give it to the dumb.

Li Taosheng's calculations are good, he is dumb and has a solid mind, and he is not smart enough to ask him for a share of the spoils. No matter how he thinks that he has made a solid profit, he did not expect to cause a catastrophe.

In order to save the mute, he had no other way out, so he could only explain the matter in detail to beg the third young master.

Regarding this matter, Lu Liuyun was shocked and quickly calmed himself down. He narrowed his eyes and put his hands in his trouser pockets and thought about it carefully, then turned and told Li Tao, "Don't tell Dad about this, I will I have an idea."

Li Taosheng nodded, "Third young master, that's where I picked up the things. The two wild mandarin ducks just picked the east courtyard to do shameless things, and if they didn't keep all the things, they dropped them."

"Go and deliver some food to the mute, see how he is doing, and tell him not to worry, the commander will release him at night."

Lu Liuyun poked Li Taosheng's melon skin cap with his hand, gave him a dose of reassurance, and patiently stabilized the child with kind words.After all, there are some things to deal with, so don't be too anxious.

In the evening, the chef of the Lu family prepared a large table of "auspicious dishes" comparable to the New Year's Eve dinner for the Marshal.However, Marshal Lu's stomach is still weak, so he stopped moving his chopsticks after drinking a bowl of glutinous rice porridge, and only let Aunt Liu, who was in the limelight, come over with a small pot of sake for company.

Aunt Six wore a phoenix cheongsam embroidered with red and gold inlaid for the occasion. Her two curved willow-leaf eyebrows were drawn delicately, and her nails were painted with red Koudan, which made her slender jade hands even more charming.

"Master, ah—" Sixth Aunt raised her white fingers and dangled a pair of silver bracelets on her wrist, picked a red date from the small dish in front of her, and brought it to Marshal Lu's mouth.

"Hey, did the jujube break from the sugar bowl when it was made?" Marshal Lu spit out the jujube as soon as he put it into his mouth.

"My lord, jujubes make people better." Sixth Aunt poked Xia Lu Marshal lightly on the heart in a coquettish voice, annoyed him for being puzzled.

Marshal Lu didn't take it seriously, and patted her buttocks with his calloused hands, "What's the matter, Xiaoliu, are you starting to worry that I'm getting old?"

Sixth Yiniang didn't answer his words, she pinched the silk in her hands and pursed her lips, "Master, why are there so many people?"

Lu Liuyun, who was sitting across the table, had long been familiar with the strangeness. He didn't even bother to roll his eyes, and decided to look at Zhou Hengxi's sullen head while eating to lower his sense of existence.The baton of the lively scene naturally fell to Mr. Sun.

"Marshal, Grandma Sixth is playing tricks on you. This woman, if she wants to win a man's heart, she likes to coax him into old age. I didn't intend to kill your prestige, so I don't have to worry about having Grandma Xiaoqi again in the future." kill her."

Master Sun flattered and slapped him silently, which made Marshal Lu very happy to hear it.The Sixth Aunt met his eyes, glanced at him with a sly look, and made Mr. Sun feel like a cluster of small flames rose in his heart.

Aunt Six hung Mr. Sun on the table, and she did not forget to make trouble under the table. She leaned on Marshal Lu to feed the wine, and hid one foot under the tablecloth to rub Mr. Sun who was diagonally opposite.

"Aunt Liu, what are you kicking me for? Could it be that your shoes don't fit?"

Lu Liuyun kept his eyes on the spot, seeing the pair of wild mandarin ducks on the table were about to become masters, he jumped out and grabbed seven inches for sure before hitting them.

Aunt Six's face froze, she didn't know that the scandal was broken by someone, she just thought that she rubbed the wrong leg, she sat on the table and smiled awkwardly, "Oh, isn't it, the high-heeled shoes I saw last time I went shopping I didn’t have the size I wanted, so I just bought a small one, who knows how it won’t fit me.”

After finishing speaking, he slapped his face in a sly manner, "You should be hit, you should be hit, it's hard for my brother to suffer from my kick."

Lu Liuyun lowered his eyes and didn't talk to her, turned around and called Zhang Mama, asking her to come over and refill himself a bowl of soup.

Zhou Hengxi put down the chopsticks in his hand, smiled slightly and told Mama Zhang, "Give him some more meatballs, or he will be hungry when he goes out."

Marshal Lu burped, and asked his son with a half-blush, "What's the matter with you, why don't you stay at home at night, why go out for a run?"

"Father is drunk." Lu Liuyun tremblingly picked up a slippery fish ball with his chopsticks, and muttered dissatisfiedly, "I clearly reported to him when I came back in the afternoon, but now he is taking advantage of his drunkenness." Forget to clean up."

Zhou Hengxi reached out and used a spoon to secure the fish balls for him, raised his eyebrows and joked, "Anyway, I'm the one walking with you, and there will never be an orderly running over to handcuff your legs before you go out."

"Which small venue are Mr. Zhou and the third young master planning to go to for fun?" Mr. Sun was overjoyed when he heard that the two were going to leave, and quickly asked tentatively.

"Little Sanye got two movie tickets at school today, and he couldn't find anyone to go with him temporarily, so I'll make up for it." Zhou Hengxi rubbed his brows helplessly, and said to him, "Mr. Sun has to work hard today. Now, when we are all gone, you will have to stay here alone with the commander-in-chief."

"Oh, what are you talking about?" Mr. Sun wished that everyone would leave as soon as possible. He stole a glance at the sixth aunt, and his heart was full of joy.

Marshal Lu dozed off after two sips of wine, and Aunt Six put him to bed, and went to the east courtyard in the dark with ease.

Mr. Sun was itching to wait for her, and when he met her, his bones were lightened, and the sixth aunt gave him a thump on the head, "Are you so greedy?"

Mr. Sun anxiously picked up the buttons of her clothes, breathed heavily, and said, "Baby, you are poking my heart like a soft thorn, and I can't get rid of itching if I scratch it lightly during the day."

Aunt Six giggled, hugged his neck coquettishly and asked back, "The one who relieved the itching is lying on the bed and snoring, you are not afraid that he will suddenly wake up and kill you and shoot you."

"Little girl, which one of us is in a hurry, deliberately provoked me to attack, you are afraid that one day will never come, let me tell you..."

In the middle of speaking, Master Sun closed his mouth, and a drop of cold sweat rolled down his forehead.He turned his head with his heart thumping in his throat, and a gun barrel was pressed against the center of his forehead. Zhou Hengxi stood silently in the cold wind, like a gloomy and ghostly shadow.

"Following orders, I'm sorry to disturb Master Sun's good mood."

"I, I want to see the commander-in-chief." Master Sun's calves were trembling, and he knelt down on the ground with a plop.

"You have the face to see Dad." Lu Liuyun came out of the night, waved his hand, and the old housekeeper rushed over aggressively with a rope and gagged the frightened sixth aunt.

"The commander-in-chief said, execute on the spot." Zhou Hengxi knocked Master Sun's head with a gun expressionlessly, like a seasoned vegetable farmer testing the ripeness of the melon before cutting it.

"Mr. Zhou, we have no enmity or grudge, please spare my life. Third young master, it was that bitch who first climbed into bed to seduce people, and I was threatened by her before I became angry with the commander-in-chief." Mr. Sun knelt on his knees Kowtow left and right on the ground, wishing to chisel himself into a puddle of mud.

"Mr. Sun, people must have a conscience. You always say behind your back that your father doesn't praise you, but how did you get this title? Don't you have any idea?"

Lu Liuyun stared at him condescendingly, his bright black eyes were cold and without warmth, "Your father saved my father's life on the battlefield, and it was not you who rushed forward to be a human target."

He glanced contemptuously at the sixth aunt who was sitting on the ground with hatred and fear, leaned over and continued in his ear, "The aunt is worthless, and it's not a big deal if she runs away, but your teacher, Mr. Sun, secretly To slap daddy in the face for doing this scandal makes all the difference."

"I'm not human, I'm sorry for the commander." Master Sun knelt on the ground and pointed at himself left and right.

"Mr. Sun, the way to live is all given by yourself, it depends on whether you want it or not?" Zhou Hengxi exchanged glances with Lu Liuyun, and began to confess.

"Yes, I want, Mr. Zhou, please give me a way to survive." Teacher Sun had tears on his face, and when he heard Zhou Heng's words were full of life, he wished he could lie down and lick his shoes immediately.

Zhou Hengxi removed the gun from his forehead, and asked, "Who is the one who uses the worm furnace to feed live Gu and intends to murder the commander?"

"Bang", there was a sudden gunshot in the empty east courtyard, Zhou Hengxi was taken aback, and immediately turned around and threw Lu Liuyun to the ground.

"Come on, come on—" The old housekeeper hid behind the pillars of the gazebo, shouting for help at the top of his voice.

"Zhou Hengxi, I'm fine. Get up and see Teacher Sun." Lu Liuyun lay on the ground in disgrace, his bright black eyes staring at the panicked Zhou Hengxi without blinking.

Master Sun still maintained a half-kneeling posture, but there was a big blood hole in the middle of his forehead, and fresh blood flowed out continuously.Aunt Six, who was tied behind her back, was so frightened that she rolled and lay on the ground, and her gagged mouth let out a mournful whine intermittently.

At this time, they heard dense footsteps from a distance, as if the patrol team of the commander-in-chief was attracted by the gunshots just now.

Lu Liuyun dragged Aunt Six up from the ground and pushed her to the back of the rockery, and told the old housekeeper, "Leave this to us, you go down the tunnel and take her to Dad."

"Yes, yes, third young master." The old housekeeper wiped the cold sweat from his forehead in shock, and shoved Aunt Six into the tunnel staggeringly.

No one noticed that the moment Aunt Six turned around, there was a weird smile on her face.