Several men walked into the hall and bowed down under the leadership of the leader.
The room is warm and fragrant. Just like the concierge just now, everyone has adapted to the lack of unnecessary emotions and movements.
There was a crunching sound, and then a female voice softly said: "You eat too, please sit down."
These are two sentences. Wang Li raised his head and saw a beautiful couch in front of him, with two people sitting on it. First, he saw a petite woman, wearing a plain robe, with veils hanging down her face.
Nothing could be seen about the figure or face. There was a woman next to her, wrapped in a brocade robe, with beads on her hair. Her face was fair and clear, but her eyes were covered with a piece of cloth.
It didn't make people feel abrupt, but instead made them feel relieved. The blindfolded woman was not so dazzling that people dared not look directly at her.
There was another creak, and there was a girl in red sitting on the small stool at the foot of the beauty's couch. She cracked open a dried fruit, blew off the loose skin, and held it up in the palm of her hand.
"Madam, you eat," she said.
The blindfolded woman reached out and accurately picked up the nuts from her palm and put them into her mouth.
The masked woman turned her head to look at them and said again: "Sit down and talk."
The sound broke the painting in front of him. Wang Li came back to his senses and lowered his gaze: "Thank you, madam."
"I didn't expect you to come here too." Li Minglou said, "I sent someone to the capital, so I figured it would be time to arrive."
Wang Lidao: "Everyone will be thinking about Madam. Let us come and take a look as soon as things in the capital slow down."
Li Minglou looked at the woman: "Mother, Ya'er sent someone to see you."
Wang Li stood up and saluted her.
The woman smiled and nodded: "Okay." She didn't say much.
Wang Li didn't say anything else.
The room did not fall into silence. Li Minglou took up the topic: "Dou County has just gone through the war. There are many things going on. Both the government office and the road office want us to stay for a while to reassure the people."
"What the young lady said is true." Wang Liye immediately picked up the conversation, "The people's sentiments are to be appeased. The capital is also in chaos now. Everyone will be in the capital and they are not familiar with the place and have not yet settled down. It is more appropriate for the young lady to stay in Dou County."
Once everyone agrees, things will be easy to discuss. Li Minglou nodded with satisfaction: "General, if you need anything, just ask."
Wang Li leaned over and said, "Thank you so much, Madam, for thinking about me. Everything will be fine."
Li Minglou asked: "How many days will you stay here?"
Wang Li thanked: "The capital cannot be separated from people. We will all miss you ladies. We will come and see and find out everything is fine. We will be relieved. We still have to rush back immediately." He added, "You will send some daily love to your ladies."
Food.”
They made their choice, but Li Minglou did not persuade him to stay: "I am not familiar with this place, and there are not enough manpower in the capital. You should come early and go back early." He turned sideways and asked the woman, "Mom, do you want to write a letter to Ya'er?"
The woman slowly ate the dried fruit and looked over when she heard the words: "No, if you have anything to say, we'll talk to Ya'er later."
The word "ya'er" came out of the woman's mouth, it was familiar, soft and gentle. Wang Li couldn't help but call her "ma'am". From the corner of his eye, he saw the young lady sitting beside him, and the foot he was about to lift dropped again.
Li Minglou just pretended not to notice that the man had almost suppressed his impulse and called Yuanji: "Bring some subsidies to the capital. The capital is no better than other places."
Yuan Ji responded, and Wang Li did not refuse. They also brought gifts, and it was reasonable for them to reciprocate with courtesy.
Wang Li thanked him and left with the others. Yuanji asked them to wait in the concierge: "The things that the young lady ordered need to be loaded into the car."
Wang Lidao: "We are traveling on horseback. It is not convenient to use a car. We don't need to prepare too much. The young lady will know what she wants."
Yuan Ji nodded: "I'll prepare the horses to carry it."
Wang Li kept in mind the warning of stopping when enough was enough, and watched Yuan Ji leave without any further refusal. When he looked at the concierge again, he felt like he was dreaming.
"I didn't expect to see my aunt like this." A man whispered.
I thought I would have to go through some trouble and make some witty remarks about you and me, but as soon as I walked in and looked up, the woman was sitting in front of me, waiting.
"It doesn't look like she wants to enmity." Another man whispered.
Knowing their purpose of coming, he specially invited the woman to see him. He did not ask anything about the general, nor did he stop them from coming or going.
"It's too early to say this now." Wang Li said, "What if we are allowed to see the madam? Can we still snatch the madam away?"
This is a government office under the blue sky and white sun. The people who come and go are all weak officials. In front of them are a few servants and a few women, but this is just an illusion. As long as they make the slightest move, this government office can become
Yama Hall.
The ghost walking silently opened the door, and Jiang An walked in with a kind smile: "Things are ready." He took out another scroll, "This is what the young lady gave to the general."
Wang Li stretched out his hand to take it and put it away immediately. As followers, they should not look at things between husband and wife: "I will bring it to the general."
Jiang An personally sent them out, and the two parties said goodbye in front of the door. Anyone who looked at them would think they were old friends and acquaintances, but who knew that they didn't even believe the names given by the other party.
Things in this world are very interesting, Jiang An thought as he twisted his beard and watched the fake uncle leave.
Everyone's horses were equipped with sacks, which were filled with things without affecting the speed of the horses. The horses' hooves were brisk and the group of people quickly left the Dou County boundary. Dusk fell under the light of the wild bonfire, and the contents of the sacks were turned out.
.
"What is this? It looks like tea?"
"Is this dried meat for eating?"
"Look at what I have here... a tree covered with yellow leaves?"
"You're so ignorant, that's gold."
"Gold can be made into a tree? Gold is not money. Is it for use? What can it be made into a tree for?"
In front of the bonfire, there were constant sounds of golden lights and clicks. Wang Li was very irritated: "Don't read it, just put it away."
The men laughed and put away their robes and came closer: "Sir, do you think they are trying to please us by giving us so many good things?"
Recalling what he encountered after entering the Dou County government office, he must have tried his best to entertain him. Wang Li remained calm and composed: "Don't be fooled by appearances. There can be arsenic under the honey. Let me see what Mrs. Wu has to offer to your lord."
Something."
He took out the scroll and opened it, and others crowded over to look at it. The bonfire reflected the unrolled scroll, showing a picture of a woman sitting upright with a smile, just like what everyone saw today.
It turned out to be a portrait of Mrs. Wu.
They didn't recognize Wu Ya'er's mother, and they couldn't tell her apart when they saw her. They just waited to describe it to Wu Ya'er, and then asked Wu Ya'er to judge whether it was true or false. Unexpectedly, the other party directly gave her a portrait.
The portrait was much clearer than the description in words. Wang Li was silent for a moment. The amount of honey was really thick and substantial.
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At the end of February, the chill in the capital made the morning fog thick. Two idle men squatting in the corner stamped their feet, called out to a man selling tea soup with a burden, and each bought a bowl to drink to warm themselves.
"It's really cold today."
"It'll be warm soon."
While chatting, he looked at Wu's house and shook his head. It had been many days. Jiang Ming and others had not come out since they went in.
"But there's nothing moving inside, so there shouldn't be any danger." They whispered.
The tea soup boy carrying the burden nodded: "But Mr. Hou said that we will have to wait for three days at most, and we will find a way to go in and explore."
The sound of horse hooves broke the quiet of the early morning and also interrupted the conversation between the three of them. The tea boy continued to walk forward, and the two idle men leaned against the corner to move while watching a group of people running towards them. The people and horses entered directly.
The door of Wu's house.
The martial arts house was also very lively in the early morning. Two soldiers came in carrying a pot of meat.
Jiang Ming, who was flexing his hands and feet in the room, laughed and sniffed hard: "Stewed meat."
The military man who followed him laughed with a jar of wine in his hand: "Yes, yes, let's try our craftsmanship." He raised the wine again and said, "Although the general has not come back yet, he sent it from the palace.
I’ve got some wine for you to try.”
Jiang Ming happily reached out and took it: "Then this is the imperial wine!" He turned around and greeted his companions, "Come on, let's all have a taste."
The breakfast in the hall was lively and noisy, and when we left, everyone was blushing and probably going to sleep again for the day.
"I don't know what they mean." A man said through the wine cellar, slumped on the chair, but his eyes were clear, "If you want to kill me, just tell me."
Jiang Ming rubbed his face: "I think they are waiting."
"What are you waiting for?" everyone asked.
"Let's wait for the military commander to make a decision." Jiang Ming said.
Wu Ya'er, who was said to be in the palace, was sitting in this courtyard, also having breakfast, but he put down his bowls and chopsticks and didn't move them for a long time.
He looked at the scroll unfolded in front of him, with a trace of sadness in his eyes.
"It's not like that." He murmured softly.
Lao Hu immediately jumped up: "Is it fake?"
Wu Ya'er was shocked by his shout: "I mean it's not like now, like when I was young..."
Now? When I was a child? These words still sounded a bit confusing, Lao Hu blinked.
As if she didn't know what to say, Wu Ya'er simply stopped and nodded: "It's not fake, it's my mother."
Lao Hu rolled up his sleeves: "Then what should we do next?"
Do you want to fight or kill? Are you here to show off or are you here to hide? They are different now from before.
Wu Ya'er put away the scroll: "Young Madam... those people, please bring them to me to see them."
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(I wrote a wrong name in the first few pictures. The housekeeper who follows me in Taiyuan Mansion is called Jiang Hui, not Jiang Liang. I came up with the name conveniently and forgot that Jiang Liang used it. I will post the character list and follow Li Minglou.
The person in charge is Zhongwu, Jiang An, the person in the capital is Zhonghou, the person in Taiyuan is Jiang Hui, the person in charge of the dowry army is Zhongqi, and the person in charge of dealing with Wu Yaer is Jiang Ming)