People were coming and going in front of Yu Mansion's gate, and those who entered and came out were all silent.
Yu He was tortured and killed, and his death was miserable. The neighbors heard about it, and it came from the servants in the backyard of the Yu Mansion. However, no one in the neighborhood dared to speak out. Even because the heavenly sacrifice had just passed, and dark clouds were over the city, Yu Mansion himself couldn't stop hearing the news.
I still dare not hang up the white account.
In the restaurant nearest to Yu Mansion, the business has finally slowed down a bit. The waiter is trotting to deliver things. After delivering a few stacks of side dishes, he is carrying a large hot wine pot and filling several tables with rice wine.
A customer called him from the window seat. The waiter hung the cleaning cloth on his shoulder and called him over. He paused suddenly and looked back to the seat behind him.
"Hey, it's you again!" the waiter opened his mouth and said.
The child was sitting over there. That day she was dressed as a boy, but today she is dressed as a girl. The reason why the waiter could recognize her at a glance was because this child was so impressive. She was as white as jade, with delicate features and beautiful eyes.
Her eyes were dark and bright, and the look in her eyes was something you would never forget once you saw her. What's more, her fierce look that day was really inconsistent with her age.
Xia Zhaoyi was looking at the gate of Yu Mansion outside. Hearing this, he turned around and saw the waiter and smiled: "Good afternoon, little brother."
It's rare for someone to smile at the waiter like this. The little girl's smile made most of the grunt in the waiter's heart disappear.
"Brother, please bring me some stacks of side dishes," the girl said, "Just bring me any, the most expensive one will be enough."
The waiter took a look at her. She was wearing a thick simple cotton shirt, the most common kind. It was probably from a poor family who could barely afford to eat.
The waiter said "chee" and said, "You can afford the most expensive one."
"If you can afford it, I can treat you to a meal by the way." The girl still smiled.
The waiter also laughed, shook his head and said, "That's no need. You wait here for a while, I'll be here later."
After saying that, he took the wine bottle and went to other tables.
Xia Zhaoyi withdrew her gaze and looked at the gate of Yu Mansion again. When she was talking just now, she saw two people entering from the corner of her eye. She vaguely remembered their clothes, but did not see their appearance, which was a pity.
Sure enough, the waiter brought the food quickly. It seemed that he was really worried that the girl would not be able to pay the bill, so he only ordered the cheapest vegetarian dishes.
Xia Zhaoyi thanked her, picked up her chopsticks, wiped them with a handkerchief, and lowered her head to eat, but her eyes and attention were all outside. If someone appeared at the door, she would look at him casually.
She ate very slowly, and after half an hour there was still more than half of the table's food left, but she didn't continue, paid the bill, and left.
After not walking far after coming out, Xia Zhaoyi changed into a boy's clothes nearby and went to the restaurant on the other side, which was also by the window. After calling for some food, she started eating slowly like before.
She wandered around like this until the last restaurant closed, and she simply found an inn to stay here.
In the next few days, she stayed in the streets near Yu Mansion. According to the funeral customs, Yu He's coffin should have been sent out of the city long ago, but it has not been there until now. The door of Yu Mansion was gradually closed, and she declined visits from friends.
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Five days later, at night, the cold wind blew strong and shook the windows along the street. The moonlight was hidden in the dark clouds, and there were only scattered lights on the street.
At about 3:00 pm, a carriage arrived in front of Yu Mansion's gate after a long period of silence.
The carriage drove through the long street, and the howling of the wind in the street obscured the sound of the carriage.
The servant jumped out of the car, respectfully opened the curtain, and a middle-aged man in a cloak stepped out of the car.
The servant went to knock on the door, and a man stood behind him. He was tall and burly, with a height of seven feet.
The side door opened, and the people inside came out to talk to them. Then they seemed to be frightened and hurriedly welcomed the middle-aged man in.
Xia Zhaoyi pinched her fingers gently, closed the window that was only open a crack, took off the sandbag on her legs, took the small slant bag on the table, and turned around to leave the inn.
The carriage was led in by people from the Yu Mansion, and Xia Zhaoyi climbed over the high wall at the entrance of the alley. The interior of the Yu Mansion was also quiet, except for two faint white lights in the main hall in the distance.
The wind blew through the branches of the trees, and Xia Zhaoyi sobbed like a sob as she quietly walked towards the main hall, but as she was getting closer, she happened to find another uninvited guest.
Xia Zhaoyi hurriedly hid in the darkness, her petite figure was really convenient for hiding.
The man was dressed in night clothes. If a branch in the distance hadn't bounced back too hard, Xia Zhaoyi wouldn't have noticed him at all.
He also headed towards the main hall. He looked like a man, of medium height, he moved very quickly, and his ability to climb over walls was no less than hers.
He climbed onto the roof of the main hall and lay there motionless, completely blending into the night.
Xia Zhaoyi frowned lightly and leaned against the corner here, unable to pass.
The wind was getting stronger and stronger, and it was bitingly cold. The man just listened like that, without actually moving at all. His endurance was really amazing.
After a long time, the middle-aged man finally came out of the main hall. After he strode away, the people on the eaves finally reacted, got up, hunched over, and ran towards the other corner of the eaves.
Xia Zhaoyi moved her frozen ankles and chased after him.
Compared to her who had been blowing in the cold wind for so long, the other party was even worse because the wind he blew was stronger and he maintained the same posture for a long time, so it was not difficult for Xia Zhaoyi to keep up with him.
The man left Yu's house and headed north.
When Xia Zhaoyi heard the sound of the carriage, which seemed to be going in the southeast direction, she turned back and glanced in that direction, frowned slightly, and after thinking about it, she finally followed the man.
During this period of time, she has been staying here, not only to wait for the carriage, but also to associate the faces of future visitors with the medicinal merchants she had inquired about earlier.
The list Lin Qingfeng provided her really helped her a lot. So far, she has been able to identify many people, and she will investigate them one by one.
Of course, she came here definitely not just to check for Lin Qingfeng's medicinal materials. Those things were not her turn to care about. She came here because she found one of the "evidences" that the Xia family was originally convicted of, which was given to the military camp.
Related to medicinal materials.
There are only a dozen or so big herbal medicine dealers in the capital who have connections with the military camp. Among them, Yu He is the fastest-growing and most high-profile. He is also involved with Quanjiuwei and has always sent people to monitor him.
Full nine dimensions.
Moreover, the matter of Yu He's development is strange and inexplicable.
Yu He and Tang Chengye had a bad relationship. Tang Chengye was a big medicine dealer, and his medicine mountain was a mountain of gold and silver. There was no way he would be so poor that he sold his house and sold it back to Yu He. The biggest and most straightforward reason could only be that Yu He
Yu He used Tang Chengye's wealth, life and entire family to threaten him, or Yu He had a big backer.
