[Seventy-five] Cat control the rivers and lakes

"Sister, sister, look who is here!"

Xiaoyue's joyful voice came from the door, Gongsun Junruo turned around and saw Zhan Zhao, Zhang Long, and Zhao Hu standing at the door, he couldn't help being stunned.Xiaoyue smiled and recounted in detail how she rescued Baogong and the others. She said that Baogong was blocked by the children at the door. It is estimated that the children had never seen such a dark person, and his forehead had the shape of a crescent moon. , thought he was transformed from a monster, and clamored to prevent them from coming in. Some of them pointed their brooms at them, and it was only when she heard the noise that she went out that she knew what was going on.

Speaking of which, it was the first time for her to see Bao Gong so helpless, which was completely in contrast to the majestic, stern and selfless Master Qingtian in the courtroom.What's more, what she didn't expect was that such a small person like her could still help him, so why not happy?It was as if she had done something very remarkable.

Of course it's amazing!

"Miss Gongsun... We are here to pay New Year's greetings." Zhang Long and Zhao Hu lifted up the things in their hands together and said.To be honest, such an embarrassing thing was brought out, and it was still in front of the two girls' homes, it was a bit embarrassing.

The always majestic guards also had such embarrassment, Xiaohong pursed her lips and smiled, glanced at Gongsun Junruo, waiting for her reply.

"Come in, no, kill the chickens and ducks and pluck them clean before coming in."

Seeing Gongsun Junruo returning to the kitchen, brothers Zhang Long and Zhao Hu looked at each other in dismay—is this part of the welcome ceremony?

As night fell, the hall was filled with three tables, one for the elderly, one for the children, and one for the people from Kaifeng Mansion.

The resources in the village are very rich, and there are many farmlands, so people live in peace and harmony, although sometimes there will be quarrels due to some unpleasantness, but in the end they will be reconciled. A character I've never heard of.

The oolong that happened today was a farce. After Gongsun Ce revealed his identity for Duke Bao, the children were willing to get close to him.

With yellow hair hanging down, he had a good time. After the meal, Zhao Hu tied the firecrackers brought from Bianjing to wooden sticks, and took the children to set off firecrackers together.This was the first time that the elderly and children in the courtyard had such a lively New Year. Looking at the Zhao Hu brothers who were tossing firecrackers back and forth as jugglers, the smiles kept blooming on their faces and lasted for a long time.

"thank you all."

Zhan Zhao turned his head, Gongsun Junruo's face flickered while the lights were on and off, and there seemed to be fire dancing in the depths of her eyes. Although she was not smiling, he felt her eyes were smiling.

The old and the young in the courtyard are all homeless people. Before she left the village, she would go there to help them. Gradually, young people in the village rose up to support them. Even if everyone is not related by blood, everyone The sons are also like a family.But as the young people in the village began to develop in the city, she found that she was unable to take care of these people.Fortunately, the children are more sensible than each other, and they can help her share the housework, so she can go to Kaifeng Mansion to help.

But after all, this is not a long-term solution. If Zhan Zhao and the others didn't come over suddenly today, she, Xiaohong and Xiaoyue would really be too busy.

Zhan Zhao looked at her, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, "You're welcome, we are all family."

Bao Gong and others lived in the courtyard for a few days, and the four guards had become one with the children, teaching them some basic self-defense skills every day, and playing games with them, kicking shuttlecock, the children were no longer afraid of Bao Gong, Sometimes they clamored for him to teach them how to read.Looking at the group of children, big and small, playing in the yard regardless of each other, Bao Gong supported the door frame with a lonely face.

"It's really a bit embarrassing."

Gongsun Ce stood beside him and said, "Yes, here you can forget the darkness of human nature, without too much trouble, and don't have to think about what to say."

Baogong turned his head and smiled to express his approval. "By the way, after observing this, I feel that it is not an option for the people here to stay in this courtyard. Miss Gongsun has something to do for her, and this government thinks she has more than enough energy."

"Then what does your lord mean..."

"Mr. Gongsun, I think you know what to do, so I will leave this matter to you."

Gongsun Ce smiled and nodded.Indeed, he had thought about this on the first night when he arrived here. After all, his sister was at his wits' end, and he was worried that if someone who had a bad intention for Bao Gong came here, the consequences would be unimaginable.So after a few days of deliberation, he came up with a way to get the best of both worlds.

For the safety of the big and small in the courtyard, and for my sister to be by my side all the time.

On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, Baogong, the four guards, Xiaohong and Xiaoyue went back to Kaifeng Mansion together. Zhan Zhao was left behind to deal with the courtyard affairs with Gongsun Ce, and Gongsun Junruo helped.At first, when she heard the news from Gongsun Ce that the people in the courtyard would be evacuated, she refused in her heart, but after she calmed down and thought about it, she realized that this was the only way to go.

She is now a member of the Kaifeng Mansion. Baogong has offended too many powerful people. Once they know that she has some deep feelings with the people in the courtyard, then she will harm them.

Zhan Zhao thought it would take a long time just to do ideological work, but unexpectedly things went very smoothly.The old people in the courtyard saw Gongsun Junruo’s hard work and felt pain in their hearts, and they didn’t want to hurt her for a long time. The children were more sensible. Zhan Zhaoyi said that although there were some who didn’t understand and got angry, others After communicating with older children, they will be able to understand.

Gongsun Ce decided to wait for the Lantern Festival before sending everyone away. After all, there are too many warm memories for them here.And taking advantage of this time, he, Zhan Zhao and the others can also find a good family for the people here, so that they can settle down.

On the day of the Lantern Festival, even the naughtiest Niuwa was much quieter and made lanterns for the Lantern Festival with other children.Eating glutinous rice balls at night was obviously a lively atmosphere of reunion, but no one spoke, and everyone just ate glutinous rice balls. Gongsun Ce wanted to use jokes to ease the atmosphere, but found that instead of being useless, it made the atmosphere even more embarrassing.But even so, no one shed a single tear, and it was quiet until they went to bed, and it was this quietness that made people feel even more sad.

Six days later, all the people in the courtyard were evacuated, and the children were entrusted to kind families who had no children.

Sending off the last child, Gongsun Junruo stared blankly at the rugged mountain road, only feeling a chill across his face.The sparse trees on both sides are already bare, and the crows are perched on the branches, staring at the trail, watching for prey.There was an empty yard behind her, and she knew that even if she turned around, she would not be able to see those bright smiling faces.

In the empty countryside, her slender back looks even more lonely.

Coming out of the house, Zhan Zhao saw her standing at the gate of the yard, motionless, like a sculpture.Even if she never said anything, her sadness is so strong in this world.It was the sadness he had seen so rarely of her.

He stepped forward, stood beside her, looked at the end of the road with her, and said softly, "It's cold outside, let's go inside to warm up."

If Gongsun Jun turned his head, he was not looking at him.Looking at those eyes without any emotion, for some reason, Zhan Zhao felt that her world suddenly became much darker, and that brilliance disappeared in an uproar.He knew that dismissing the people in the courtyard would make her feel sad, but unexpectedly, her affection for them was far beyond what he could have imagined.

There was a sharp pain in my heart, and I just stretched out my hand, wrapped her slender shoulders, and hugged her lightly.A sigh overflowed from his mouth, I don't know if it was for her or for himself.

"Let's go see them when we're free."

Her stiff body softened because of his words, her forehead pressed against his shoulder, she closed her eyes to hold back her tears, and nodded slightly.

The next day, when we returned to Kaifeng Mansion, it was already the beginning of the unitary year. The sun set on the western mountain, and the whole capital of Bianjing was shrouded in an orange light. From a distance, it seemed to be covered with a golden veil, hazy.Zhao Hu went to pick them up at the gate of the government office in the name of Bao Gong, and Zhang Long also followed.Usually, if he were someone else, he wouldn't join in the fun at all, but this time it was different, if Gongsun Jun was around, Zhao Hu couldn't snatch the benefits every time.So even if Bao Gong didn't tell him to do so, he followed with a stern face.

As soon as Zhan Zhao and others got off the carriage, Zhao Hu led them into the study of Kaifeng Mansion.Although the bumps along the way were very tiring, they knew that if there was no urgent matter, Bao Gong would not be in a hurry to see them as soon as they came back, so there must be something very important to tell them.

After entering the study room, before the stools were warmed up, Bao Gong explained the recent case to Zhan Zhao and the others in detail.It turned out that a man named Wang Jin was seeking grievances, not his own, but his friend's, but his friend was a black basin.He said that his friend was murdered by the wicked, and his bones and ashes were buried in the mud to make this black basin.

At first, Bao Gong felt that this matter was strange, but later another woman brought her child to Kaifeng Mansion to appeal for justice. She said that her husband was killed, and faced with Bao Gong’s questioning, Bao Gong felt that it was absurd, thinking that she just missed her. Worry about too much.Although the two cases had been judged, Bao Gong still couldn't let go of the mother and son, so he waited for Zhan Zhao and the others to ask their opinions when they came back.

After hearing this, Gongsun Ce said, "My lord, according to the students, the first case is probably a strange nonsense. As for the second case, it must be that the woman misses the king very much, and because her husband hasn't heard about it for many days. Let’s go back and worry about nothing.”

Bao Gong looked up at him, "Mr. Gongsun also sees it that way?"

"Judging from the tone of your lord, you seem to have doubts." Zhan Zhao said.

Bao Gong nodded, "That's right, the government is really worried about the mother and child, so it secretly sent Ma Han to check." Then, she turned to Gongsun Junruo and asked, "What does Miss Gongsun think?"

Gongsun Junruo raised his head, his face was still a little confused.She didn't sleep very well last night. All she dreamed were memories of living with the people in the courtyard. When she woke up in the morning, the corners of her eyes were wet. Coupled with the bumps of the carriage along the way, she was in a trance.She looked at Baogong in a daze, then at Gongsun Ce, and after thinking for a long time, she said, "Jun Ruo is stupid, although the theory of strange powers and chaotic gods is not credible, but Jun Ruo has also heard that when Bao Gong interrogated Guo Huai, ghosts appeared to let the case go." Let's wrap it up."

After her reminder, Gongsun Ce also remembered that incident.In fact, he doesn't believe in ghosts. Even though people often say that Bao Gong can judge the sun by day and judge the yin by night, he has never seen Bao Gong judge ghosts by following him for so many years, and he was also present when Kou Zhu's ghost appeared. , To him who has never believed in ghosts and gods, it was really a big shock, but his rationality couldn't accept this fact, so when he encountered such a thing, he took it as a joke.

"What Miss Gongsun said, the government has also considered, so it is the reason for worry." Bao Gong frowned, "If what Wang Jin said is true, then the murderer is really hateful!"

Zhan Zhao said, "My lord, if what Wang Jin said is true, I believe he will come again."