This yamen guard was very eloquent, so he was sent to deliver the message.
While they were talking, Xia Zhaoyi was lying on her side under the window in the house and slowly opened her eyes.
For two days in a row, she woke up on the soft couch fully clothed.
Shen Lie didn't dare to take off her clothes without authorization, and he didn't ask the maid to undress her, so he put her on a soft couch that was no different from a big bed. He only took off her shoes and covered her with a soft blanket.
When Xia Zhaoyi woke up and saw where she was, she guessed that Shen Lie had brought her back again.
Outside the window, the yamen guard continued to talk, Xia Zhaoyi turned over slightly, looked at the light through the window, and roughly counted the time.
Zhu Chang's posthumous affairs should have been settled.
Since Shen Lie was about to bring her back, he must have stayed up all night and must be catching up on his sleep now.
The people talking outside were government guards, not soldiers, and no one came to disturb her, which showed that the deployment outside the city was going smoothly.
With heavy eyelids, Xia Zhaoyi wanted to go back to sleep, but the Yamen Guard mentioned Meng Gong several times, which made her sleepiness gradually subside.
Meng Gong.
Meng.
A few days ago, while walking and chatting with Zhang Ji in Sanbai Mountain, she mentioned that "those people" most likely wanted to use the secret passage of the Chen family ancestral hall and the perilla dyeing workshop to ask them to find someone with the surname Tang, Meng, or Zhang's man.
Could this current Meng Gong be Tang Xiangsi?
Judging from the poems and writings he left behind, it is clear that he was a gentle, sentimental and easily sad person.
Those words from that year: "It's cold when the wind blows, and the shadows of rocks slant in the middle of the moon. I'm not afraid of mountains of corpses, I'm just afraid of the world."
"The jade skin and skinny bones are all alone on the pillow. It should be said that the illness is about to become serious, and the deceased is awaiting death."
"Ten years of crazy dreams have brought us to this day, and today it is autumn clouds again. Please don't act like you are old. The white gulls have gone back, and there is no old love anymore. Who is like an old friend with a heart as iron as iron, so there is no need to travel thousands of miles together. I will still go on the road in my lifetime. Outside, the journey home from the end of the world is still young and frivolous."
These words are full of grace and sadness.
Would such a person hire a killer organization to kill and set fire to innocent villagers, and order his men to behead them in order to silence them?
There are usually two reasons for beheading during silence. First, you don't want others to know the identity of the person who was silenced. Second, the body cannot be brought back, but the head is lighter. Taking it back can confirm that the person who was silenced is dead.
I don’t know whether this second point was Meng Gong’s intention or Lu Wuwei’s own opinion.
If it was Meng Gong's intention, this was an act of complete distrust of his subordinates, even Lu Wuwei who had silenced him.
Or maybe, this Meng Gong is not Tang Xiangsi, but she is overthinking it.
Because the yamen had a lot of affairs today, the yamen guards left after speaking, and the footsteps gradually faded away.
Xia Zhaoyi wanted to get up, but her whole body was weak. She was not a bed sleeper, but she was really sleepy now.
"It's clear now," a fragmented voice came from the window, "I understand what's going on. I'm going to tell Brother Shen about this."
"But Mr. Shen is still sleeping now." Su Yumei said.
"Yes, but you think, if you catch one now, there will be another one, the one who gave the small wooden box to my little senior sister. This Wang Er is from Meng Gong, and the one who gave the box is Feng Qingang These people are really hateful!"
"Well," Su Yumei said, "it seems that they have started planning a long time ago. Everyone's identity has been faked to appear innocent, so it's really hard to guard against them."
"Ha," Zhili sneered, "what a shame, you are always a bully. Look at those other bastards who say my little senior sister's surname is Qiao every day, but my little senior sister comes to their door on her own initiative, but they don't dare to kill her anymore. Instead, they have been avoiding her, these useless bastards! When I get better, I will transform into a bounty hunter in Hengxiang Mansion, but I don’t want a bounty, I am only a hunter! I will definitely beat them up. Falling flowers and flowing water!"
Xia Zhaoyi listened, her eyebrows slightly raised.
How did Zhili know about the small wooden box?
At this time, a man came to Dai Yu and said that he had business to deal with, so Dai Yu left. Only Zhili and Su Yumei were left in the yard, and Guo Yunzhe was sleeping soundly on the ground.
Xia Zhaoyi stood up slightly, not wanting to stay in bed any longer, but there were still low voices outside the window.
"Sister Su, I have always wanted to say nothing about your elder brother, but as Brother Dai mentioned just now, I remembered the harsh words he said about you last time at the inn. Those words were really too much."
"It's okay," Su Yumei smiled, "I don't take it to heart."
"Hey, Sister Su, I can't hide my words. If I have anything to say, just say it. I think your eldest brother just doesn't want you to be nice and he doesn't want you to be liked by others!"
"Zili!" Su Yumei scolded in a low voice, interrupting him.
"You can't be close if you're not close! I understand, but sister Su, if you keep being bullied by your brother, I'm afraid that he will really cause you trouble."
"No way, he can't bully me."
"Do you think bullying means hitting someone with your hand?" Zhili shook his head, "No, if he is mean to you from time to time, he is also bullying you."
Xia Zhaoyi raised his eyebrows, Su Heng?
I have seen their brother and sister quarreling before.
"By the way," Zhili said now, "Sister Su, does your brother like my little senior sister?"
Su Yumei said "Huh?"
"If you think about it carefully, is it like this?" Zhili said.
Su Yumei recalled with a frown, thought for a long time, and said: "I am a bit clumsy when it comes to love between men and women, I don't know if I can tell, but my brother always seems to be avoiding Miss A Li. I think he likes me if I hide.
?"
"Then, are you hiding in front of your face and peeking behind your back?"
"I never paid attention to this. I am indeed clumsy in this regard."
Zhili hummed: "The reason why I feel this way is because when we were on the road, whenever he mentioned my little senior sister, he would always look up. Sometimes others would have gone far away, and they would pretend to come back casually to listen.
"
"...there is such a thing."
"Hmph, if you dare to do like Liu Xianbao, then don't blame me..." Zhili clenched his fist loudly.
Su Yumei smiled: "That's not possible, he is timid."
"When he yells at you and scolds you, he doesn't necessarily look cowardly. However, since he is hiding now, it is considered a good thing. Speaking of which, it is not his fault that he likes my little senior sister, because my little senior sister is indeed excellent."
Xia Zhaoyi shook her head speechlessly, got out of bed, put on her shoes, and prepared to walk to the bathroom behind the screen. Yesterday, there was a bucket of clean water there for her to wash up.
Just when I got up, I suddenly heard Zhili say again: "Ah! Brother Shen!"
Xia Zhaoyi paused, this man, doesn't he sleep?
"Fragmentation." A deep and clear voice sounded outside, slightly hoarse, and it sounded like someone who had just woken up.
"...I've met General Shen." Su Yumei said, her voice a little embarrassed. After all, what she was discussing was her brother's matter.
Zhili also felt bad, coughed lightly and said: "Brother Shen, did you hear something..."
Shen Lie curved his lower lip and said, "Liu Xianbao, who is it?"
