Chapter 10 Chapter 10: The Conspiracy Master's Wife Constrained to Climb the Tower to Say Goodbye to the Jade Girl

Like a dream but not a dream, Yujiaolong rode his horse into Dihua in the twilight, as if intoxicated. She asked passers-by on the street to understand, and she knew that the imperial envoy's office was temporarily set up inside the post house in the east of the city, so the official residence was set up there.Following the guidance of pedestrians, she came to the gate of the post house, and saw a pair of red lanterns hanging high above the gate, with a huge candle burning inside, revealing the two lines of "Imperial Order to Patrol" and "Imperial Grant to the Prince Dabao"; There are also four rectangular gauze lanterns on both sides, with the words "Quiet" and "Avoidance" written on them, and two rows of school guards with knives lined up from the stone steps below to the door, which is really majestic.

Yu Jiaolong was originally from a noble family and was used to soldiers and horses since she was a child, so she naturally didn't care about this kind of pomp and circumstance, she rode straight to the front of the stone steps.All the school guards saw her in a big way and couldn't figure out her background, so they stepped forward and shouted: "Who are you? Don't dare to dismount at this point! "Yu Jiaolong raised his eyebrows, and said with a hint of arrogance, "Hurry up and report to Mr. Huang, and tell Miss Yu from Wusu Yushuai's mansion to arrive. "

The school guards had already heard about Mrs. Yu's encounter with thieves in the desert and Miss Yu's loss. Hearing what she said, they were all shocked, so they rushed to report it.After a while, a group of maids and servants greeted them.It was Xianggu who ran in front.When she saw at a glance that the person standing at the bottom of the steps was indeed Miss Yu, she was ecstatically surprised, called "Miss", ran down the stone steps, hugged her tightly, and couldn't help crying.The rest of the maids and servants also gathered around, those who greeted them greeted them, those who greeted them greeted them, and the majestic imperial envoy gate suddenly became lively.Yu Jiaolong handed over the horse to the doorman, surrounded by maids and servants, she went into Yirong.

Yu Jiaolong came to the front hall, Madam Yu and Master Huang were already waiting there.When Mrs. Yu saw her daughter, she put her palms together and said "Amitabha", then took her hand, looked her up and down, and said with tears, "You're back safely!" Yu Jiaolong yelled: "Mother!" She couldn't help feeling a little sour in her heart, and with tears in her eyes, she said apologetically, "The child is not filial, and mother has been frightened." Master Huang comforted him from the side: "Jiaolong returned safely, I am overjoyed, there is no need to be sad anymore."

Only then did Madam Yu stop her grief, wiped away her tears, and told Yu Jiaolong to come forward to see her uncle.Yu Jiaolong straightened her clothes and bowed twice to Master Huang.Master Huang supported Yu Jiaolong full of satisfaction and said: "I haven't seen you in ten years, and my niece has grown up. Although she is in the desert, she still has her demeanor. What's more, she looks so slim, beautiful and intelligent. She is really a good sister." blessing." Yumu couldn't help being humble, and then took Jiaolong's hand and asked: "Daughter, how did you escape that day?

How did you get here these days? " Yu Jiaolong hadn't answered yet, at this moment, Teacher Gao also came into the hall upon hearing the news.Yu Jiaolong hurried forward to pay her respects, she saw a slightly annoyed and inquiring look in Teacher Gao's eyes, her face blushed unconsciously, and she slowly lowered her eyelids. Under the urging of Mother Yu again, Yu Jiaolong responded to what she had already thought about in her chest, saying how she had seen the officers and soldiers gradually run out in the car, and saw Teacher Gao being rushed off the horse, She saw two horse thieves walking towards her car.She was in a hurry, and there happened to be an unowned war horse beside her cart, so she stepped out of the cart, jumped on the horse and ran towards the southeast.Then she talked about how she lost her way at night, how she snuggled up to her horse and spent the night in the woods in fear, how the second eldest lost her horse when she was sleepy by the woods, and how she got to Damei's house... and she was very emotional He talked about how Damei sympathized with her, gave her a little pony, and guided her, and with her help, he was able to reach Dihua smoothly...  

When listening to Yu Jiaolong's narration of this experience, Mother Yu was trembling and heartbroken, she kept chanting "Amitabha" and groaned in pain from time to time, Mr. Huang was terrified and suspected it was a dream .Even though he was used to being mature and adaptable in the ups and downs of the officialdom for more than 20 years, it was hard for him to imagine that such a niece who was as exquisite as jade and as beautiful as a flower in front of him could still be able to do so after going through such a crisis. The general demeanor is calm.He just stared at Yu Jiaolong in amazement, and he could not help but hear the sage's words in the "Four Books" "Heaven will descend to the people..." .He changed his mind again: "Unfortunately she is a woman!"

Teacher Gao just sat aside silently, with her hands on her knees, her head slightly lowered, and she was full of doubts: Where did the horses she harnessed to the cart go?Who cut the rope?If she really fled to the southeast, where is the woods?And why did you come to Dihua today? ... Teacher Gao thought again: Except for the northwest where Luo Hu retreated, the other three parties had sent troops to search for it. Why were there no traces or hoof marks? ... Teacher Gao fell into deep thought. After listening to Yu Jiaolong's narration, Lord Huang walked up and down the hall for a few steps, with an angry look gradually appearing on his face, he said sternly: "Since the virtuous niece has returned safely, there is nothing to be afraid of throwing rats. Horse thieves are so rampant, how can you Dare to rob officials and family members, it is a heinous crime, if not cut off, there will be serious troubles. I will order all the cities to be unified, and they will be suppressed quickly, within a time limit, and the evil will be wiped out." He turned back and said to Gao Yunhe: "Mr. , Offered a heavy reward: "Whoever can capture the head of the thief, Luo Xiaohu, will be rewarded with two thousand taels of silver, ten good horses, and five hundred sheep; those who beheaded and offered will be rewarded with half." '" Gao Yunhe quickly left his seat and bowed and replied: "I would like to obey the order of the stage. "Master Huang said again:" Luo thief's appearance should be written in detail and clearly in the list.It's just that most of the intelligence reports on the preparation camp are at odds with this point. Sir, he personally took part in the battle this time. I don't know if he saw it clearly? "

Gao Yunhe replied: "I was running very fast in the battle, and the distance was so far away that I didn't see him clearly. I only vaguely saw his ugly appearance, and he seemed to be of short stature." Yu Jiaolong heard him describe it like this, and felt like laughing secretly, thinking: "So you can lie too!" Mr. Huang said: "It is said that he has a magnificent figure, but why is he so short?" Yu Jiaolong answered nonchalantly, "Uncle, I can see clearly from inside the car that he looks short indeed. Bug eyes, lion nose, broom eyebrows, beard like curly hair, uglier than Zhong Kui."

Teacher Gao glanced at her in surprise.At the same time, Yu Jiaolong also sent a half-smile.Teacher Gao couldn't help asking herself: "Where did she start talking about it? And why did she come here?" He was already full of doubts, but now the clouds of doubts are thicker. Mrs. Yu asked carefully about Damei's stay and sending off the horse, and she praised him again and again. Master Huang said: "It's really rare for a village girl to have such courtesy and righteousness! Tomorrow, I will send someone to bring the horse back to her, and send a hundred taels of silver as a thank you."

Yu Jiaolong hurriedly said: "Damei is not a woman who loves money, and I have not revealed my true identity to her. According to my niece, it is better not to give money. I will give her a few pieces of Beijing satin and exchange them for the little flower horse." She must be very happy with a good saddle." Master Huang pondered for a while, and said, "Okay. I will do as you wish." Then they chatted a few more words, and then scattered into the back hall. Yu Jiaolong's bedroom is on the right side of the main hall in the backyard, opposite to Yumu's hall.The backyard is small, but elegant.There is a pool in front of the courtyard, and potted flowers are placed on the railings, blowing the sleeves and blowing the wind, and the fragrance is fragrant.Yu Jiaolong followed Xianggu to the bedroom, and she looked around the room, and saw that on the gum bed made of carved red sandalwood, there was a light pink fine ribbed mosquito net hanging on it, and on the bed were stacked scarlet and Pinlan Shu brocade thin quilts. Two beds, pink and yellow Hunan embroidered satin pillows, paired with snow-white Hangzhou cross-stitched bed sheets, under the illumination of a pair of silver lamps, showing a style of grace revealing elegance, and elegance revealing grace.Yu Jiaolong stood in the room, as if she had come to a world she was familiar with but strange from a dream.She recalled Damei's empty and simple hut, and felt so warm and quiet at that time, but now when she thinks about it again, it is mostly a shabby feeling. The tent of Budawang's father on the grassland felt so warm and peaceful at that time. Mysterious and real, but now it feels ethereal and distant. From this small room, she seems to see the prosperity of Kyoto that her mother often boasted about, and this is what she is destined to enjoy. Yu Jiaolong was deep in thought, Xianggu saw that there was no one else in the room, so she approached her and said to her softly: "Miss, these days are so frustrating! If something happens to you, I don't want to live anymore." .” Yu Jiaolong stared intently at Xianggu: "Do you think I will fall into the hands of horse thieves?" Xianggu hurriedly said, "No, no, I didn't think so, it will never happen." Seeing that she spoke so seriously, Yu Jiaolong aroused his curiosity even more, and asked slightly jokingly: "How can you be sure?" Xianggu said frankly and childishly: "They didn't come for you, and they won't do you any harm." Yu Jiaolong pretended to be serious and asked: "How do you know so clearly?" Xianggu was a little flustered, and muttered to him: "A horse thief who didn't understand the rules mistook me for a young lady and pulled me out of the carriage. Another horse thief came and scolded him, saying: "Don't offend your relatives, this is our rule!" 'So I know you won't fall into their hands. "Yu Jiaolong looked at Xianggu and listened quietly. She fully understood in her heart that Xianggu concealed that there was Harimu whom she knew among the horse thieves, and she also concealed that she had begged Harimu not to hurt herself. But Xianggu's concealment should be forgiven. Yu Jiaolong saw Xianggu standing in front of her, she felt aggrieved and shy, and her heart was moved, which aroused infinite love and sympathy for Xianggu She took Xianggu's hand and said softly: "You are so kind-hearted!I know you're always there for me.If you could have known any of them, you would have pleaded for me. "Xianggu's hands trembled slightly, and under Yu Jiaolong's half-smile gaze, she lowered her head, her face blushing. Yu Jiaolong was deeply moved by Xianggu's simplicity. She hugged Xianggu in her arms, leaned against her, and said to her affectionately: "My good sister, you are so kind, I will never forget you in my life. " Under Miss Yu's loving caress, Xianggu was at a loss and cried softly. That night, Yu Jiaolong slept soundly. The next morning, when Xianggu was combing Miss Yu's hair, she accidentally found that a lock of Miss Yu's hair had been cut off neatly. ?” If Yu Jiaolong didn't care about him, he said: "Damei praised my hair beauty, so I cut a lock and gave it to her." Xianggu smiled and said: "I only heard that women cut black silk and gave it to men in the play, but I never heard of cutting black silk and giving it to women." Yu Jiaolong hurriedly moved the mirror away, she knew that her face had turned red. She turned her back and grabbed Xianggu's body, and said angrily: "You are so young, how can you hear such shameful words!" Xianggu also felt that she had said something wrong, so she stopped talking.After Yu Jiaolong tidied up her clothes, she turned around and half begged and half earnestly said to Xiang Gu, "You are not allowed to tell anyone about your hair." Xiang Gu nodded and walked away. The room was quiet, filled with a scent like orchid and musk.Last night, Yu Jiaolong hated this fragrance, but today she was already tired of it.She tried her best to recall a scent that was familiar to her and made her feel refreshed, and another scent that was unfamiliar to her but made her heart tremble, but they were all overwhelmed by the strong scent in the room in front of her eyes. Already diluted. Yu Jiaolong was sitting alone in the room, resting her chin in a daze, when suddenly from the hall outside the room came the sound of her uncle talking with Teacher Gao.She went to the door and listened through the curtain. From her uncle's conversation, she knew that her father had a letter. She was very angry at the fact that Ban Tianyun dared to attack the officials and family members, and she was very worried about her disappearance, saying that he was calling The soldiers and horses of each battalion are going to personally oversee the encirclement and suppression of the army. Madam Yu is asked to keep Dihua in peace and not return to Wusu for now, and make a decision when he comes to Dihua when he patrols the camp in Changji; Mr. Gao is asked to return to Wusu to assist in military affairs . Teacher Gao said after listening to her uncle's words: "The horse thieves are indeed rampant. It's no wonder that Yushuai is shocked. But after all, this small group of horse thieves is only a disease of mange. It is really inconvenient to take the opportunity to stir up trouble and cause trouble." After a while of silence in the hall, she heard her uncle say again: "Mr.'s worries are very serious. I thought about it again and again last night. It's better to lure the thieves to surrender with a generous salary. If you capture and kill them, you can sit back and relax." Hearing this, Yu Jiaolong was secretly surprised, and just in a hurry, she heard Teacher Gao say: "Yu Shuai is in charge of the army, and Xiang Zhongyan believes in it. Although my lord's plan is good, I'm afraid Yu Shuai will hinder it and make it difficult to follow." Her uncle said: "I don't know if it's serious. There's no need for him to come forward in this matter. It only needs to be handled by one general." There was another silence in the hall. Yu Jiaolong was worried, remembering that she once asked Luo Xiaohu to join the army, but she wanted to get a guerrilla post, and the marriage was hopeful.She thought that if Luo Xiaohu fell into their trap, she would regret it forever.When she was upset, she heard Teacher Gao say again: "I think these horse thieves are just desperadoes who are forced by hunger and cold. , even if it is in vain, there is no way to lure and fear." After a while of silence, Yu Jiaolong heard his uncle change the subject and asked suddenly: "I heard from the military academy that during the battle that day, the master missed and fell off the horse. I don’t know if this is true?” When Yu Jiaolong heard this question, her heart tightened immediately, and she hurriedly pushed aside the door curtain with her hands to look around, and saw that Teacher Gao's face was slightly pale, but her expression was still calm and unhurried. He replied: "The student has never fought a battle in his life. He rushed to fight that day when he was in danger. After falling off the horse, his eyes were fascinated by the flying sand. He only said that he was inevitable. Unexpectedly, someone once shouted to the student in the confusion: "Leave your life alone." , Master Yu, we are only forced by Bayi and Burke. It has nothing to do with officers and soldiers. Don't force each other, otherwise, both sides will be disadvantaged! "Master Huang nodded and said:" That's how it is! "It was only then that Yu Jiaolong felt relieved, and she couldn't help admiring Teacher Gao secretly. Although she knew he was lying, she thought this kind of lying was reasonable, perhaps it was the "tact" her father often praised. At this moment, the doorman came to report: "Officials of the local yamen are asking to see." Mr. Huang said to Mr. Gao: "I will come as soon as I go." Then he got up and went to the front hall. Yu Jiaolong took advantage of the fact that there was no one in the hall, and pushed the curtain out of the hall, just like in the past, went up to meet the ceremony, and called out in a low voice: "Master".Stand aside respectfully.Teacher Gao glanced at her, and asked coldly with anger: "When you met a thief that day, did you ever do anything?" Yu Jiaolong remained silent. Teacher Gao added: "I saw the two corpses of thieves next to your car, so I knew you must have done it." Yu Jiaolong remained silent. Teacher Gao sighed slightly, and said, "How can you kill so easily! By God, this is definitely not my original intention to pass on your martial arts!" Seeing Teacher Gao's anxious state, Yu Jiaolong felt amused in her heart, and she seemed to be justifying and rhetorical: "Didn't Master always teach me to 'apply what you have learned'? If it doesn't work, I will learn martial arts again." What are you going to do?" Teacher Gao stomped his feet and said, "Killing people is no joke, how can it be compared to a fuss? If you are so willful and reckless, you will inevitably lay down the root of disaster. Once you make a big mistake, it is too late to regret it!" Seeing Mr. Gao's stern reprimand and complaints again and again, Yu Jiaolong couldn't help feeling annoyed in his heart, and said angrily, "I won't offend if I'm not offended. I killed the two thieves when they came to spy on the car." Teacher Gao was surprised when she heard her say this.I thought to myself: She said the reason for the murder was just to "peep the car".According to her disposition, nothing can be used as an excuse to kill.He originally wanted to reprimand her a few more words, but seeing her slightly raised eyebrows, capricious lips, and a smug look in her eyes, he knew that exhortations were useless, so he sighed and swallowed his words back. Jiaolong suddenly changed the subject and said: "I just heard from inside the door that Uncle seems to have appointed Master to lure Ban Tianyun, will Master go or not?" Teacher Gao said in amazement: "I didn't realize that Mr. Huang had such intentions. How can I take on such a heavy responsibility as I live in two places in Xijiang!" Yu Jiaolong stared at Teacher Gao, and asked stubbornly: "If uncle entrusts Master, will Master go or not?" Teacher Gao couldn't figure out why she kept asking her questions like this, so she only replied vaguely: "In order to repay Yushuai's understanding, I will go through all kinds of hardships. It's just that the western border is so big, where can I find him?" Yu Jiaolong suddenly felt a burst of resentment, and said coldly and stingingly: "Why use Master to look for him, maybe one day he will come to the door!" Teacher Gao was startled suddenly, turned around, and looked at Yu Jiaolong with big eyes.For a while, he was completely caught in a situation of being unpredictable and at a loss.From Yu Jiaolong's bright eyes, he faintly saw a shimmering and compelling hostility. Teacher Gao felt a chill in his heart, as if a secret deeply hidden in his heart had been peeped through.How did she spy on it?He just couldn't understand it.Suddenly and unexpectedly, Mr. Gao, who has always been self-proclaimed, fell into panic. He felt as if he was facing an abyss, and felt palpitations. There was a sound of footsteps outside the hall, Yu Jiaolong had already seen her uncle's figure in the corridor, and retreated into the room lightly. Two days later, Teacher Gao set off for Wusu with the letters from Mrs. Huang and Mrs. Yu. Since Yu Jiaolong came to Dihua, she has been silent and depressed all day long. Yumu was very worried and asked her many times if she was unwell. Yu Jiaolong always smiled lightly and hesitated with other words.One day, Mrs. Yu called Xianggu to her and asked her about the situation of the young lady. Xianggu said: "Miss often sits alone and lost in thought, and sometimes she has tears on her face. I asked her a few times, but she didn't answer." Madam Yu asked, "Why do you think Miss is unhappy?" Xianggu said: "The little one is probably here to miss Wusu." Madam Yu said. "Wusu is not the hometown, your miss should not be for that." Mrs. Yu thought for a while, and then said: "Could it be the result of being frightened by thieves in the desert?" Xianggu said: "Miss talked about the battle between the officers and soldiers and the horse bandits in the desert that day, she was very interested, and she didn't have any fear of uncle. On the contrary, every time when talking about staying overnight in the mountains and forests and crossing the grasslands, she becomes dazed and her words are vague. From a young age, the young lady really loses her soul, and she is also lost in the mountains, forests and grasslands, not in the desert. "Madam Yu said: "Tomorrow, ask people to go to the temple to offer incense, make a few vows for the scriptures, and ask the Bodhisattva to bless you, and you will be fine. " There is a low powder wall next to the backyard where Yu Jiaolong and Mrs. Yu live. Through the round gate, there is a large garden. The road in the garden is paved with gravel, and the roadside is built with standing stone mountains. The winding loops are quite charming.There is a long building built in the west corner of the garden. When you climb the building and lean on the railing, you can see the Tianshan Mountains in the distance. This long building is a place for local officials to bid farewell to envoys and relocated guests. It is only lively a few times a year, but it is rarely visited by people.Therefore, the bird droppings fence upstairs and the weeds and paths downstairs make the whole garden seem extraordinarily quiet and lonely. But Yu Jiaolong loves this garden very much, every morning and night he would go to the depths of the garden alone to linger for a long time.Several times when Xianggu wanted to accompany her, she kept Xianggu in the courtyard by saying she was upset and happy. After one month, one day, Yu Shuai came to Dihua by taking advantage of Changji to inspect the camp.Yu Shuai came to visit his brother-in-law Huang Xunyan, whom he had not seen for many years;As soon as Yu Shuai arrived, there was a lot of hustle and bustle in the post house.Fortunately, Yushuai is not here on a business trip, and none of the governors, state officials, and school lieutenants of the battalions in Dihua city have been notified, and Mr. Huang only holds a family banquet in the posthouse.In the evening, the banquet was set up in the hall of the inner courtyard. Huang Wuci and Yu Dacheng sat at the top of the table, and Yumu and Yu Jiaolong sat on both sides.After some old talk, we talked about horse thieves again.Yushuai said that it has been confirmed that the horse bandits had attacked officials and family members earlier and caused internal strife. After half a day, the bandits had left their nests in fear, and the group of bandits had dispersed. There were only about twenty riders, and a young leader led them to flee to Mongolia. Huang Tianci caressed the cup and pondered, and asked: "Is the investigation true?" Yu Dacheng replied: "The guerrilla Xiao Zhun came here from Gesang, the leader of the Ministry. According to Gesang, his subordinates saw Yun Tianyun for a long time near Shihezi ten days ago, and talked to him to find out what he said. , He said that he had to enter the customs for something. Xiao Zhun had confronted Ban Tianyun twice. He was very tough and his reports were credible." Yu Jiaolong just listened silently from the side.At first, she couldn't help laughing secretly when she heard her father talk about the "true report"; then she heard her father talk about the origin of the spy report, and she couldn't help feeling anxious again. Huang Tianci said: "From the perspective of expediency, I would rather believe the truth; from the perspective of long-term stability, I would rather doubt the truth. What do you think?" After speaking, the two looked at each other and laughed, then toasted and drank. Yu Dacheng said confidently: "Western Xinjiang is vast and sparsely populated. It is not easy to find a needle in a haystack if you want to catch thieves. I have ordered the East Road to lose the card, take down the list, remove the patrol, let him enter the customs, and make Xijiang Horse thieves have no leader, and ants will no longer gather together; Luo thieves are like tigers that have lost their teeth and claws, and they are alone in their own strength. After hearing this, Huang Tianci couldn't help but hit the table and praised: "I haven't seen you for ten years, and my virtuous younger brother is so clever! It's really a blessing in Western Xinjiang. I will hear it before the Holy Majesty. There is no need to discuss the matter of horse thieves. " So, the two changed the topic, and talked about the ups and downs of the old and the old in Beijing, and they were relatively emotional.Yu Dacheng drank a few cups, and then talked about the military affairs of the frontier fortress and the life of soldiers and horses in the past ten years. correct me." "Every night in front of the barbarian fights against the cold, and the tents of Chaochao face Tianshan Mountain. There has been no beacon fire in the frontier fortress for ten years, and the old guard of the pen squad is guarding the border." Huang Tianci couldn't stop nodding his head in appreciation and said: "Majestic momentum, free rhyme, generous but not sad, it is indeed a swan song. The virtuous younger sister really deserves to be a Confucian general." Yu Dacheng twitched his beard and smiled, but didn't answer, as if he was thinking. Yu Jiaolong has detected from his father's poems that he has the intention of asking to be transferred back to Beijing.She looked up at her father, and saw that his temples were mottled, his face was dusty, and he seemed to be thinner than a month ago.The most sexual love made her feel sore and sad, and at the same time she felt an inexplicable disturbance. Huang Tianci wanted to drink but did not drink, and said with emotion: "The frontier is bitter and cold, and there is a lot of tyranny, which is not good for the body or sex. You may wish to express your feelings and ask to be transferred back to Beijing. I will go back After Beijing, you can also mediate and help you." Yu Dacheng raised his glass and said, "I've made up my mind, I'll leave everything to my dear brother." The banquet didn't end until the second watch.After Yu Dacheng sent Huang Tianci out of the hall, he turned around and talked a few words with Yumu.Then, he called Yu Jiaolong to him, and asked in an inquiring tone, "Did Mr. Gao have any accidents when he left Dihua? Did he ever tell you anything?" Yu Jiaolong's heart moved, and said: "My daughter doesn't know anything about baldness, and Teacher Gao hasn't said anything to her." Yu Shuai bowed his head while stroking his beard, pacing up and down in the hall. Mother Yu asked anxiously, "What happened to Mr. Gao?" Yushuai said: "Mr. Gao looked depressed after he returned to Wusu. I thought he was guilty of meeting the bandits in the desert. I only comforted him a few words and then went to the military affairs. Unexpectedly, after two days, I waited for him. After returning home from military training outside the city, I found out that he had left alone. Before leaving, he left me a book, roughly saying that he was grateful for my kindness, but he had not yet repaid it. He was tired of sailing and went to the mountains. He also said that he entrusted Mrs. Gao to me, and hoped that I would take care of her, and he would repay her with grass.I think Mr. is honest and upright, and he doesn't seem to be a person who wants to be born. He left without warning. There must be a reason, but he is just puzzled. "When Yu Jiaolong heard the news, she understood a little bit. She knew that Teacher Gao's departure was mostly caused by her own willfulness. She recalled the confrontation, the hostile interrogation and innuendo that day; at the same time, She thought of Teacher Gao's earnest teaching and hard teaching, and she felt deeply regretful and guilty. But while she was asking herself about her guilt, she seemed to feel that a faintly pressing stone in her heart suddenly disappeared. She felt a burst of relief amidst the guilt. Yushuai's visit to Dihua this time was purely a private visit, and it was inconvenient to stay for a long time, so he hurried back to Wusu the next day.Before leaving, he had already made arrangements to ask Mrs. Yu, mother and daughter to return to Beijing directly from Dihua. After he returned to Wusu, he would bring Mrs. Gao and his servants over.As soon as Gao Shiniang and others arrive, they can start. Ten days later, Mrs. Gao came with a family, servants and maids. When Mrs. Gao saw Mrs. Yu, she cried out heartbrokenly. While crying, she counted and scolded Mr. Gao, saying that he was heartless and unjust, and only wanted to be free and easy, so he left her alone; A villain who only enjoys happiness and never suffers together...Yu Jiaolong heard Gao Shiniang's words of resentment, and secretly felt strange.I thought to myself: "This is not a bit of a scholarly family, how can you swear these words." Although Mrs. Yu didn't like listening to her, she still persuaded her gently, and it took a lot of words to persuade her. After everything was settled, Mrs. Gao came to Yu Jiaolong's room and said to Yu Jiaolong: "Your teacher Gao abandoned me. I am already homeless. I hope that Miss Yu will be with Teacher Gao again." For the sake of teachers and students, hold me high and let me be." Yu Jiaolong hurriedly said: "Whatever the teacher says, you can treat my home as your home, and we will not neglect you." Mrs. Gao said: "Thank you Miss Yu for your kindness. I don't dare to have extravagant hopes, but food and clothing are enough. Although I am a woman, I often know a lot of things in the world from your teacher Gao. Miss, if it is useful in the future Wherever you have me, I will definitely work for you." Yu Jiaolong was surprised when she heard something in her words, and said indifferently: "What does Ting'er in the Jianghu have to do with me! I don't want to know about those things either." Gao Shiniang looked sideways at Yu Jiaolong and said coldly: "Miss Yu, you can't say anything. You lost in the desert for three days, stayed in the mountains and forests at night, and walked alone on the grass. There are tigers in the forest and wolves in the grass. A daughter of a thousand gold , I really don’t know how you broke through! This is Jianghu. There are ups and downs in Jianghu, and anything can happen. You have already broken through, so how can you say that it has nothing to do with Jianghu?!” Yu Jiaolong's heart shrank for a while, it was so tight that she could hardly breathe.She seemed to be entangled by a snake, and for a moment, she felt a wave of terror.She thought of the scene when Luo Xiaohu was besieged by wolves, and she also thought of Luo Xiaohu calmly shooting arrows into the wolf's throat. She quickly regained her composure, became excited, and said to Mrs. Gao: "Ah, so this is Jianghu! I did encounter a strange thing on the road: an old man who was a performer came to Xijiang to find His younger sister. The body shape and appearance of his sister he said are exactly the same as my wife - thirty-five years old, with a medium build, a Shaanxi accent, slightly sunken eyes, slightly high cheekbones, and a cinnabar red mole between her eyebrows. I don't know my wife Is there really a brother named Yi?" After Yu Jiaolong finished speaking, she looked closely at Mrs. Gao.In an instant, Gao Shiniang's eyes were straightened with a fierce light, her complexion also turned from white to blue, and her expression was very frightening.After a while, she regained her composure and said, "Damn, what kind of brother do I have!" Then, she struck up a few words and left the room. Yu Jiaolong sat alone beside the desk and fell into deep thought: Why did Teacher Gao leave suddenly?And why leave Mrs. Gao alone?What does Gao Shiniang's overtones just now imply?Why did she change her face and look so embarrassed when old man Yi was looking for his sister? ...Although Yu Jiaolong still feels confused about all this, Gao Shiniang has ulterior motives and should be especially careful to guard against it. This is completely clear. Madam Yu has packed everything, and in two days she will be leaving for Beijing. Yu Jiaolong has always been depressed and sad for the past few days.Gao Shiniang once asked Xianggu behind her back: "When the family heard that they were going back to the capital, they all smiled. Why is Ms. Yu so depressed? What is she doing?" Xianggu said: "I think she is reluctant to leave the western border." Mrs. Gao said, "What is so difficult about Xijiang?" Xianggu got annoyed and said, "Master, go ask Miss." Gao Shiniang immediately laughed and said: "I'm just asking casually, don't tell Miss, so as not to upset her." Yu Jiaolong has never been to the garden since Mrs. Gao came.Seeing that she was going back to Beijing early in the morning, in the afternoon, she accompanied Yumu to check her luggage for the last time, and then she went to the garden alone again, walked around the stone mountain on the path, and walked straight to the long building.Standing for a while in front of the lawn under the long building, this is where she practiced martial arts secretly every day for a month.She practiced step by step according to the "Secret Fist and Sword Complete Book" that she kept with her, and her sword skills have improved a lot.She also carefully pondered and understood according to the pictures and texts drawn in the chapter "Acupoints and Collaterals".Since Gao Shiniang came, she had to stop practicing because of her meticulousness, otherwise, she would improve a little bit.Although she came here every day in the past, she never went up the stairs. She has stepped up the stairs several times, but she always felt timid, fearing that it would cause melancholy, and she couldn't help feeling sad, so she stopped sadly.At this time, she no longer had the courage to restrain her nostalgia for Luo Xiaohu, and hurriedly climbed the building, leaning on the railing to look west, the Tianshan Mountain, which lay far across, was only majestic in the past, but it feels affectionate when looking at it today; the ancient road outside the wall is long , Stretching westward along the river bank, straight through a lush forest, and then gradually disappeared.That forest was the place where she and Luo Xiaohu broke up more than a month ago.At dusk, the forest is quiet, thousands of strands of separation, all kinds of melancholy, Yu Jiaolong recalled the scene at that time, and felt infinitely sad and sad.At this time, two lines of Li Shangyin's poems suddenly immersed in her heart, and she unconsciously murmured in a low voice: "This feeling can be regarded as a memory, but it was just a coincidence at that time." There was a sound of horseshoes in the east, and she turned her head unconsciously. Suddenly, she felt dizzy, and her heart suddenly beat violently.A familiar figure rode on a familiar big black horse, running straight towards this side with whip and hooves.That figure is still the one who has often dreamed of it for more than a month, and it is still as heroic as in the desert, as strong as in the tent, and even he is wearing the same self-cloth double-breasted jacket.When he galloped past the wall on horseback, Yu Jiaolong could see more clearly, under the two thick sword-shaped eyebrows, there were still the pair of eyes that haunted her day and night.At this moment, Yu Jiaolong seemed to smell the sweaty smell of grassland and horse leather that made her heart tremble.She almost cried out.She bit her lip tightly and remained motionless. For a moment, she seemed to be turned into a stone. The horse galloped along the river bank, ran into the woods, and gradually disappeared on the path when we parted. Yu Jiaolong just felt a dull pain in her heart, she couldn't hold herself anymore, she couldn't help moaning softly.At this moment, a voice suddenly came from her ear: "Miss, that person has gone away." Yu Jiaolong was shocked suddenly, her whole heart shrank into a ball, and in a flash, she had come to her senses. Knowing that there is a wolf guarding behind her, as soon as she turns around, it will immediately bite her by the throat.She quickly calmed down, brushed her hair at the side of her temples with her hands, slowly turned her head, and if she didn't care about him, she said, "Master, what are you talking about?" Gao Shiniang flashed a pair of green eyes, and said provocatively, "I said the man on the horse has gone far." Yu Jiaolong still asked nonchalantly: "A passerby, what does my wife care about him?" Gao Shiniang pressed forward and said, "I don't care about him, because I'm afraid you will leave your soul." Yu Jiaolong's eyebrows were raised up, and a radiant glow flashed in his eyes, and he said, "Master, did you drink?" Gao Shiniang was intimidated by Yu Jiaolong's gaze, swallowed back the venomous words that had come to her lips, and only laughed a few times unnaturally.Yu Jiaolong ignored her and said: "What are you talking about, it's time to go back!" After speaking, she walked towards the entrance of the building. Gao Shiniang followed closely behind, and when they arrived at the entrance of the building, Yu Jiaolong stood meekly aside, letting Gao Shiniang go first.Gao Shiniang hesitated for a while, unwilling to give in, she stepped forward sideways. Just when she stepped down a flight of stairs, she suddenly felt a piercing pain in her waist, and a numbness went straight to her throat. She opened her mouth to scream, but she couldn't make a sound.Almost at the same moment, a kick flew from behind her buttocks, kicking her straight down the stairs.She was lying on the ground paralyzed, unable to move at all; stars were bursting out of her eyes, her mouth was wide open as if she was dead.She knew in her heart that she had fallen into the hands of a man with great skills and profound knowledge. Standing at the entrance of the building, Yu Jiaolong shouted loudly towards the courtyard: "Come on, Mrs. Gao has fallen downstairs!" Then, she rushed downstairs and stood in front of Mrs. Gao, with the look of victory, He stared at her with a half smile.She waited until Gao Shiniang's eyes that were unable to move smoothly showed a begging spirit, then stepped forward, kicked her waist hard with the tip of her toe, and there was another heart-piercing pain. Feel the whole body revived. Yu Jiaolong leaned down and whispered in her ear, but said sternly: "You don't know anything! You didn't see anything!" Mrs. Gao nodded and moaned. At this time, the servants and maidservants had heard the sound and rushed over, Yu Jiaolong hurriedly helped her up, kept asking about her wounds, complaining about the stairs, personally helped her up, and sent her back to her room, Mrs. Yu heard that, Hurry to visit.当她问高师娘因何坠楼时，高师娘一口说是“不慎失足”。 晚上，玉母和玉娇龙闲话时，又谈起高师娘坠楼的事来。玉母若有所思地说：“不慎就会失足。行路是如此，为人也是如此。你要切记。” 玉娇龙坐在灯前，把头埋得低低的。