Chapter 12 The twelfth chapter of "The End of the World Shed Tears"

Yu Xiulian, originally from Julu, Hebei, is the daughter of old security guard Yu.Twelve years ago, when Li Mubai went to Beijing to seek work, he passed by Julu, and one of his young schoolmates told him that Yu Xiulian was in a martial arts competition to recruit relatives.Li Mubai went to the competition out of youthful arrogance and curiosity.As a result of the contest, he used his unique and superb swordsmanship to pick off Yu Xiulian's earring, thus winning.Old Escort Yu appreciated his swordsmanship very much and treated him like a nephew.During the conversation, when he found out that Yu Xiulian had already promised someone, he realized that he had been tricked, so he had no choice but to leave feeling ashamed.On the way to Beijing, unexpectedly met the father and daughter of the old guard Yu.However, at this time, Old Escort Yu was seriously injured due to being plotted against by his enemies, and was already on the verge of death.Indignant, Li Mubai stepped forward to help Yu Xiulian who was in distress to take care of everything. When the old escort Yu was dying, he entrusted Li Muzi with Yu Xiulian, begging him to treat her like a younger sister and send her to her husband's house in Baoding to get married.Li Mubai buried Yu Lao's inlaid head and escorted Yu Xiulian to Baoding, only to find out that Yu Xiulian's fiancé had been evicted because of his aloof and arrogant temperament, and his whereabouts were unknown.Li Mubai had no choice but to take Yu Xiulian to Beijing and entrust her to De Xiufeng's house.Inquire about the whereabouts of her fiancé everywhere for her.

After Li Mubai arrived in the capital, because of the uneven road, he beat up a few local snakes, arousing the resentment of the leaders and bodyguards of various gangs and factions, and they all challenged him to seek revenge.Seeing that Li Mubai was in a critical situation, Yu Xiulian also stood up and fought against all the heroes with him, and finally defeated all the overlords and bodyguards who dominated the capital, making them shrink back and dare not show off their power.Li Mubai and Yu Xiulian were also famous in the capital.Because of Li Mubai's reputation, Prince Tiebeile invited him into the palace to discuss swords with him.On a whim, the prince asked Li to compare swords.Li dealt with ten rounds. When he used the Jiuhua Secret Sword Way, the prince didn't know it. When he saw that he was about to hit the sword and was defeated, the prince Ma Kuai and Yu Er called out "prevent him from returning the sword", Li Mubai secretly Surprised, he hurriedly put away his sword and asked to stop.The prince knew that he was far from Li Mubai's opponent, and the sword competition was just for a moment of pleasure, so he didn't care about it.Li Mubai went to look for Yu Er, pitied him for being down and out, and treated him extremely well.Later, because of Li Mubai's feud in Beijing, the tyrants in the capital colluded with the Jianghu to set up a trap, and they wanted to put Li to death.Yu Er found out the inside story, and in order to repay Li Mubai's love for him, he fell into the enemy alone and was seriously injured and died.

When he was about to die, he told the truth. It turned out that he was Yu Xiulian's fiancé.There was only one sentence in his last words: "Brother Li should marry Xiulian." Although Li Mubai had long admired Yu Xiulian and had a deep love for him, he was moved by Yu Er's righteousness and heroism, and he felt deeply responsible for Yu Er's death. There is the guilt of "Although I don't kill Boren, Boren will die by me".Starting from love, ending with righteousness, and returning to propriety, there can't be another step between him and Yu Xiulian.Therefore, he had no choice but to entrust Yu Xiulian to De Xiufeng's house, and disappeared by himself.In the next ten years, although he came to Beijing to visit Yu Xiulian a few times, every time he sat upright, asked her about her daily life, and then left in a hurry.

During the banquet, when all the female relatives were talking about Li and Yu, some felt sorry for them, some sympathized with their misfortune, some praised their propriety, and some criticized Meng Lang. In short, there were different opinions and no consensus. Although Yu Jiaolong interjected and didn't ask a question from the beginning to the end, she was full of emotions in her heart, causing thousands of waves. She admired Yu Xiulian's bravery and sympathized with her experience and situation. At the same time, she also blamed her for seeming to lack something, and she couldn't figure out what it was.To Li Mubai's behavior, she thought that what he did was both right and wrong.Right, according to etiquette and righteousness, he should be like this, only in this way can he not attract objections, but wrong, from the point of view of emotion, he should not leave the lonely Yu Xiulian alone, but drift away by himself.He only cares about trying to gain a good reputation for himself, but he doesn't care about breaking others' hearts for the rest of his life.

Gradually, she treated Li Mubai more contemptuously than appreciatively. Yu Jiaolong was just thinking about it, when Mother Yu interjected: "Miss Yu Xiulian has a hard life, but I actually brought it on myself. 'A woman without talent is virtue', this is an old saying. A girl, go learn what kind of sword, what kind of sword dance, How can there be innocence in the rivers and lakes! I think Li Mubai can be called a righteous man. Jiaolong's father also said so." The concubine raised her cup of wine and said, "Stop worrying about these issues. If I see Miss Yu, I will persuade her to go to Mongolia."

Although all the female relatives did not understand the meaning of Wang Hao's words, they already noticed that she was tired of hearing about Yu Li's affairs. After the banquet, the princess took Yu Jiaolong's hand to the stone steps outside the hall, and let her enjoy the scenery of the palace garden.Yu Jiaolong raised her eyes and saw that although there was nothing special about the decoration and arrangement of the whole garden, it was astonishingly large.There is a circular pool in the center of the garden, in which stands a row of Taihu Lake stones about Zhang high, looking from a distance, they are also graceful.The corridors around the pool meander like belts.The pavilions are symmetrical from east to west.The garden is full of ancient cypresses, with uneven ranks and dense density.

Because it is sunny after the snow, the garden is covered with snow, bright and dazzling, which adds a special kind of interest.There is a wide road around the garden, extending straight from the west end of the garden, rounding the east corner of the garden, and stretching straight to the west end.Yu Jiaolong thought to herself: This is probably what the sister-in-law said about the horse racing track.Yu Jiaolong pointed to the horse path and said to the concubine, "This path is straight and long, enough for a horse race." The princess said: "This is what the prince specially repaired to race horses."

Yu Jiaolong took the opportunity to beg and said: "I heard that the princess is the best at galloping, and I heard that the prince has a BMW, why don't the princess give it a try, it will open everyone's eyes and strengthen our courage." The concubine looked at Yu Jiaolong strangely and said, "You are also interested in this?! You are the first one in the female family who wants to see me ride a horse." So she readily agreed. The concubine led all the female relatives to the garden, and after a while, the horseman was ready to bring the horse.The horse is red all over, more than one zhang or two chi from head to tail, about five chi tall, wide chest, curvy legs, parted mane, hooves and necks like mantis waists, head held high and staring intently, looking extremely steed.Yu Jiaolong recognized at a glance that it was a famous Xiwan horse, and she couldn't help praising it secretly.

Xianggu, who was accompanying her, came over and whispered in Yu Jiaolong's ear, "I don't think this horse is anything, there is a horse like this in Harimu, and it is even more majestic than this one." Yu Jiaolong didn't answer her, but a smile appeared on her lips. The princess restrained all the female relatives to leave the runway and asked everyone to stand on a side road. Then, she walked to the side of the horse, took the rein from the groom, stepped on the silver stirrups, turned on the horse, and without lashing the whip, just clamped her legs, and once the rein was drawn, the horse neighed. Raise all four hooves, and gallop straight to the east end.The horseshoes splashed the snow on the road, like a white smoke.When we reached the end of the east end, we circled a semicircle and flew towards the west end on the opposite runway.The princess was wearing a crimson dress and a green silk handkerchief on her head. She sat on the horse without bending over, and her body was tightly glued to the horse's back.The red horse and Jiangshang, in the white snow all over the garden, shot away like a meteor.Among the female relatives, there were bursts of exclamation, and they all stood there dumbfounded.

Yu Jiaolong supported Mother Yu to stand in front of all the female relatives.Xianggu stood sideways beside Yu Jiaolong.Yu Jiaolong stared intently at Wang Hao's posture on the horse; Xiang Gu turned her head to check the spirits of the officials and family members from time to time; Yu Jiaolong secretly admired Wang Hao's riding skills. The horse circled the garden, turned around the west end and galloped towards this side swiftly.I saw its mane fluttering, its four hooves raised, and it was about to fly into the sky.When the horse ran about three or four zhang away from the fork in the path, several balls of snow suddenly fell from the ancient cypress beside the road, just in front of the horse's head. The horse was frightened and turned its head violently, Leaving the runway and dashing straight down the path.Seeing that she had already rushed in front of Yumu, and it was too late to dodge, the princess panicked and pulled the rein into her arms with all her strength, the horse immediately flew into the air, and the whole horse stood upright.Yumu had already fallen to the ground due to fright, just under the horse's belly. As long as the horse's hoof hits the ground, even if it does not die, it will be seriously injured.At this critical moment, Yu Jiaolong stepped forward to meet the horse, and when the horse's front body fell from the air, he dodged to the side and slapped the horse's chest and legs. The horse's head lost its center of gravity, and the whole body The predecessor was shot across from the air.Then she quickly turned around to help Yumu.It took only a few blinks for this rescue action, the female relatives were astonished as if they had collapsed, and no one saw it clearly.

When Yu Jiaolong and Xianggu lifted Mother of Yu up, the concubine had already dismounted and came to Madam Yu, she turned pale and felt deeply sorry for him and said: "It's my fault that I frightened Madam." Madam Yu was too frightened to answer for a while.Yu Jiaolong only smoothed her temples with her hands, and said with a calm expression: "Princess, don't mind, my mother will be fine after resting." The concubine stared at Yu Jiaolong with wide eyes, she was really amazed.Just now she was in extreme panic immediately, but she could clearly see everything that happened at this moment.Yu Jiaolong is not timid to step forward in danger, this is out of filial piety, although it is also rare, it is human after all; taking the opportunity to hit a horse and save a relative is purely witty, quick and agile, and fierce and skillful. It is definitely not something ordinary women can do.These things already amazed the princess, and she didn't expect that after being shocked, Yu Jiaolong was still so calm and composed, and the princess felt a wave of pain in her heart. Yun, she was really puzzled. At this time, all the female relatives also gathered around and kept asking questions. The princess and Yu Jiaolong helped the mother of jade back to the back hall, and ordered the servant to bring a bowl of ginseng soup. Mrs. Yu praised Yu Jiaolong and said: "Jiaolong has turned around just now, it can be called great wisdom and courage." Yu Jiaolong smiled humbly and said: "In a moment of urgency, there is no place for him to take care of him. If he is saved from difficulties, it is due to the blessing of the princess. How can he be called wise and brave." The princess stroked Yu Jiaolong's shoulder and thought for a moment, then took a jade bracelet from her wrist, put it on Yu Jiaolong herself, and said: "This jade bracelet is originally a pair, and it is my father's beloved one. One was given to my sister, and this one was given to me, and I have been wearing it on my hand for fifteen years, as a souvenir for you!" Yu Jiaolong thanked the concubine, then turned around and asked Yu's mother, "Is mother still having heart palpitations?" Mother Yu was full of love and said to him: "My heart is much calmer. It was really hard for you just now, which also shows your filial piety. If it hurts you, what will happen! "Yu Jiaolong said:" 'In the face of adversity, there is no escape' is not exactly what my mother taught me.The bad luck has turned into good luck, so my mother doesn't have to worry about it anymore. " Yumu nodded and smiled gratifiedly. Taking advantage of Wang Hao's happiness, Yu Jiaolong changed her mind and said to Wang Hao casually: "I heard that there are two treasures in Wang Ye's house, the horse Wang Hao rode just now is probably one of them! What is the other treasure? " The princess said: "In addition to the red dragon horse, there is also a sword, which was passed down by the old prince." Yu Jiaolong said: "The prince must always wear it by his side." The princess said: "No, the sword has always been in the study. The prince doesn't like wearing swords." Yu Jiaolong stopped talking about the sword, and was about to change the subject, but the princess said with great interest: "Come on, I'll take you to the study to see the sword. The study is not far from here, it's in the west wing." .” Yu Jiaolong hesitated for a moment, then said timidly: "Thank you for your favor, Princess, but I don't know how to use swords, and I'm also afraid of touching weapons." The princess smiled and said, "Then don't watch it." Everyone chatted for a while, and it was not too long before Madam Yu got up and said goodbye. The concubine took Yu Jiaolong's hand and sent it out in person.On the corridor, the princess asked the Lord Jiaolong softly: "Where do you have such strength to push my red dragon horse away at once?" Yu Jiaolong said: "I don't know what happened. It's also muddled." After leaving the mansion, when Yu Jiaolong finally saluted and said goodbye to the princess, she also said softly to the princess: "The Chilongju is easy to startle, the princess should pay more attention to it from now on." After speaking, she smiled at the princess, Then he helped Yumu get into the car and left. The days passed day by day, the remaining snow in the capital had already melted away, and the ancient cypresses turned green and willows sprouted new branches in the garden of Yufu. One day, Mrs. Yu's elder brother Huang Tianci, the servant of the Ministry of War, came to Yufu and told Mrs. Yu, Yushuai, please call back. The matter of Beijing has been approved by the emperor. The imperial edict was dispatched to the western border a month ago, and in about three to five months, Yu Shuai will be able to return to Beijing.Hearing this good news, the Yufu family was of course very happy, but Xianggu was depressed instead.In the evening, Yu Jiaolong took advantage of Xianggu to bring tea upstairs and asked her: "The whole family is celebrating your coming back to Beijing, why are you so depressed instead?" Xianggu said: "This way, it will be difficult for my uncle to go back to Xijiang again." Yu Jiaolong said: "You have no relatives in Xijiang, so what if you still love it?!" Xianggu said: "I grew up in Western Xinjiang. Although there are bad people there, there are more good people. It is more comfortable than in the capital." Yu Jiaolong felt that Xianggu's words were sincere, and it also touched her feelings for Xijiang, the refreshing grassland, the thrilling desert, the mysterious forest, the warm hut, and the tent for ecstasy... , she fell into deep thought. After a long time, she raised her head to comfort Xianggu and said, "I miss Xijiang too, and I will try to send you back to Xijiang in the future." Xianggu knew that Miss Yu was joking, but she still smiled.Yu Jiaolong added at the same time: "I am sincere." This time, Xianggu stopped smiling, but Yu Jiaolong smiled. Spring went to summer, and just after the Dragon Boat Festival, it was the time when the trees and green leaves in the garden were full of shade. Master Yu came back to Beijing.The Yufu suddenly became lively.Master Yu's relatives, colleagues, Shiyi, and window friends in Beijing came to visit and comfort him one after another.I have been busy for half a month, and it seems that I have just calmed down. Unexpectedly, Master Yu was appointed as the admiral of the Nine Gates by the court, and admiral of Hebei military affairs to guard Gyeonggi.The news quickly spread throughout the capital, and indeed caused a sensation, and brought a lot of excitement to the Yufu.In addition to the group of relatives, friends and colleagues who came to the palace to congratulate, there were also the commanders of the various battalions, the generals of the various sects, the officials of all sizes, and the civil and military patrols. Relax a little.One morning, Master Yu adjusted his crown in front of the mirror, and occasionally saw a lot of white hair on his sideburns. He said to Mrs. Yu with emotion: "People in the world often say that 'five blessings are not expensive', and today I believe that what he said is not false. .” Mrs. Yu said: "I think you are more troubled by entertainment than official work. This is also an annoying part of the capital." At this time, Yu Jiaolong happened to come into the room to greet the elders, and she also interjected, "Father has aged a lot in January, and it seems that he is so tired, he might as well go back to Xijiang." Master Yu walked around with his beard and said: "Ban Dingyuan has made great contributions to the Western Regions, and when he is old, he has written many times to ask to return to the Han. Ye Luo returns to his roots, and human nature is the same. I want to run for the emperor for a few more years, and then I will retire after I am old. Thank you guests at the door, cultivate yourselves and cultivate your own character, regardless of the heat and cold." After Master Yu finished speaking, he took a bowl of eight-treasure porridge and a few pieces of fresh crisps from the maid, and then rode to the government office to inspect the affairs. It's been a month.On the evening of the same day, Yu Jiaolong was chatting with Xianggu in the main hall downstairs, when Gao Shiniang came in from the outside and said to Yu Jiaolong: "Miss, I just saw a lame old man in the garden looking around. I saw that he was unfamiliar, so I went up to him and asked him, he claimed to be surnamed Shen, and said he was new to the mansion." Yu Jiaolong said: "Why don't you tell him: No one from the outer house is allowed in this inner garden!" Gao Shiniang: "I told him, but this man is a bit unruly. He said that he came into the mansion under the order of Master Yu to guard against theft at night." Yu Jiaolong showed a slightly sullen face, and said contemptuously: "Nine Gate Admiral Marquis Mansion, do you want a lame old man to guard against theft?!" Gao Shiniang said in a low voice: "I think this person has some origins, his eyes are piercing, his face is thin and thin, but his neck is as thick as a cow's neck; in his hand is a thick and long cigarette rod; the cigarette holder is made of refined iron. , the tip is sharp and sharp, it can be used as a sword and spear.” Yu Jiaolong stood up and said, "Go, let me have a look." Yu Jiaolong, Gao Shiniang, and Xianggu came to the side of the pavilion, just in time to see old man Shen coming out from behind the stone mountain.When he saw Yu Jiaolong at the first sight, he immediately recognized her as the daughter of the Yu Mansion from her luxurious dress and her graceful attitude, and immediately stopped and waited to stand aside.Yu Jiaolong sized him up and asked, "When did you enter the mansion?" Old man Shen replied: "Yesterday." Yu Jiaolong: "Who recommended you?" Old man Shen: "Master Yu's grace." Yu Jiaolong: "You can come to the government to explain it carefully." Old Man Shen: "I used to be the head of the police squad in the Jiumen Admiral's Office. Five years ago, when I was slashing my left leg while arresting robbers, I became disabled. I was homeless, so I had to beg to stay in the Yamen. I was named a handyman. Because I made several contributions in the past, I was envied by my peers; and because of my bad temper, I was even more tolerated by my peers, and my disabled life was very bitter. After Mr. Yu took office, I checked the past files. Knowing that I am an old horse who knows the way, he took pity on me and had no one to rely on, so he kindly took me into the mansion and asked me to do some errands to guard against theft at night." Gao Shiniang said: "Since you are ordered to watch the night against theft, why don't you bring weapons?" Old man Shen smiled sadly and said: "'The sword is three points stronger because of people, and seven points is stronger because of people's swords.' You see, I have become like this. If I wear a sword again, it will not strengthen me by half, but will humiliate the sword." When Yu Jiaolong heard what he said, she was startled, and secretly respected him.But she didn't show it at all, she just stared at him inexplicably. Gao Shiniang continued: "Old man Shen, don't talk so loudly, I think the tobacco rod in your hand is a weapon." Old man Shen raised his head abruptly, and looked directly at Mrs. Gao with a look of surprise on his face. Yu Jiaolong hurriedly took over and said, "Boss Shen, outsiders are never allowed in this back garden, and your legs are not good, so you don't need to come here from now on." Old man Shen bowed and said, "Let me tell Lord Yu about this before I can do it." Yu Jiaolong lowered his face, and said: "This place is no different from the government office, what is enforced is not the law of the country. Yufu has the family rules of Yufu, so I have to be the master of this inner garden." Xianggu said: "Uncle Shen, who has the guts to come to the Jiumen Admiral's Mansion to rob! You can go to your leisure, and don't make Miss angry." Team leader Shen didn't say a word, bowed and walked out with a limp. On the way back to the building, Yu Jiaolong looked back at Mrs. Gao with a reproachful look, and said, "If you talk too much, you will lose it. Don't forget that he was once the team leader." Mrs. Gao lowered her head and did not answer in a gloomy manner. After some time, one day, Mother Yu came to Yu Jiaolong's room. While Xianggu was not in the room, she suddenly asked Yu Jiaolong, "Do you know what is Gao Shi's maiden name?" Yu Jiaolong thought for a while and said, "My daughter has never asked, nor have I heard her talk about it with Teacher Gao." Mother Yu said thoughtfully to herself, "I don't think her surname is Geng?" Yu Jiaolong had already realized that her mother's question must have a reason, and when she heard her mother say this, she already guessed a little bit in her heart.But she still asked indifferently: "Where did the mother say this?" Mother of Yu said: "Your father went back to the mansion last night and told me: The admiral's office received an official document from Pucheng, Shaanxi, informing the soldiers of Guanjin to arrest a female prisoner named Geng Liuniang. Said that this female prisoner has another nickname. It's called Biyanhu. The strange thing is that the official documents describe the female criminal's appearance as Gao Shiniang's, with slightly sunken eyes, slightly raised cheekbones, and a red mole between her eyebrows. Therefore, I was always worried, so I asked ask you." At this moment, Yu Jiaolong fully understood that Gao Shiniang's original surname was Geng, and she had such a disgusting nickname. Since she fled to the western border until now, even though it has been more than a year, the government is still looking for her everywhere. For her, it is conceivable that the crime must be heinous and the circumstances of the case are extraordinary.Yu Jiaolong remembered that Mr. Gao was forced by her to recognize her as husband and wife, and brought her into the commander's mansion, and then ran away alone to avoid disaster, wandering around the world, leaving her in Yu's mansion in order to overwhelm her...Yu Jiaolong thought of all the benefits of Teacher Gao and her deep guilt towards Teacher Gao, a kind of black and white meaning spontaneously arose in her heart.Yu Jiaolong also thought of Gao Shiniang's current situation is in danger, coupled with the various obedience she has shown in front of her recently, she also felt pity for her.Therefore, Yu Jiaolong said to her mother: "There are so many similar people in the world, how can we doubt Mrs. Gao because of this? Mrs. Gao came from a scholarly family, and she is very polite and polite. How can she be with bandits! Mrs. Gao It doesn't matter if I don't ask her surname, my daughter thinks her surname is Geng." Yumu said: "Your father said the same thing. He also said: Mr. Gao left a letter to send to his wife before he left, because he trusted him, and he should not lose to Mr. Gao." Yu Jiaolong pondered for a moment, then asked again: "Mother, did father ask you to ask her real name?" Yumu said: "I mentioned it, your father said: "There are many people with the same appearance in the world, and there are also people with the same appearance and the same surname.In case of coincidence, it will only increase the annoyance and lead to rumors, which is even more inconvenient. 'I'm only talking to you about this, don't spread the word. "Yu Jiaolong nodded to his father's foresight and insight. After sending his mother away, when Yu Jiaolong returned to his room and passed the garden, he saw Xianggu's back looming beside the stone mountain separated by flowers. Yu Jiaolong walked gently Going over, came behind Xianggu, saw Xianggu burning incense and knelt down, crying very sadly there. Yu Jiaolong knelt down, next to Xianggu, gently stroking her hair. Xianggu stopped crying, raised a pair of tearful eyes, looked at Yu Jiaolong with a grateful expression, and buried her head to cry sadly. Yu Jiaolong asked softly: "Xianggu, what are you doing for Where? " Xianggu sobbed and said, "Today is my mother's death day, I will burn incense for her, and pay homage to her old man." Yu Jiaolong was deeply moved, and said: "It's rare that you have such filial piety! I'm so sad. Let me ask you: I remember that your hometown is from Baoding, right?" Xianggu stopped crying, wiped her tears and nodded. Yu Jiaolong asked again: "Do you have any relatives in your hometown?" Xianggu said: "I heard that my mother said before she was alive that there is an uncle in Liucun, Anguo County." Yu Jiaolong: "Do you remember his name? Is it farming or business?" Xianggu: "My mother's name is Zhaodi, and my uncle is my mother's younger brother. His name is Zhaolai, and he is a shopkeeper." Yu Jiaolong: "Alright, I'll send someone to investigate for you." Xianggu stopped her tears, turned her grief into joy, and followed Miss Yu back upstairs. It is already midsummer in the capital, and the lotus flowers are in full bloom in the pond in the inner garden of Yufu. A gust of wind blows every morning and night, and the garden is filled with the fragrance of lotus flowers.The inner garden was particularly quiet, and the servants and servants in the outer room and the inner room, except for Miss Yu calling for something, no one dared to rush in rashly. Apart from going to the secluded place in the inner garden early in the morning and evening to practice sword and boxing alone, Yu Jiaolong seldom went downstairs, and often sat with frowning eyebrows, living a quiet life in the boudoir. When the Mid-Autumn Festival arrives, Yu Jiaolong's elder brother Yuji passes by the capital to take up his new post as an official in the Chengde Mansion, and takes this opportunity to go home and wait for his parents to come.Father and son, brother and sister have not seen each other for ten years, once reunited, there will inevitably be some joys and sorrows. After the family banquet in the evening, the whole family of Yufu gathered in Yufu's study room to talk. After talking about their experiences after parting, Yuji suddenly talked about a shocking case: "Twelve years ago, my predecessor Sun Renzhong, a state official in Cangzhou, was killed two months ago in Dezhou Prefecture, Shandong. It is said that when Sun Renzhong was killed, he was trying a case in the courtroom. In the hall, Sun Renzhong was dragged out of his seat, and he counted all the crimes of corruption, perverting the law, lust and lust, murder and taking his wife when he was in office in Cangzhou. The thief Sun belongs to Luohu of Cangzhou, who has nothing to do with others', so he walked out of the government office with his knife in hand, mounted his horse and fled calmly." Yu Jiaolong sat behind the lamp and listened silently.When Yuji talked about the important points, Luan was very timid, and quickly moved over the chair to cuddle up with Jiaolong.She glanced at Jiaolong, saw that her lips were tightly closed, and her face was slightly pale, but she was not frightened, there seemed to be a smile on her lips. When Father Yu heard the last two sentences, he couldn't help but slammed the table, stood up, and said: "In broad daylight, how dare you kill the court officials so violently! Where are the arrests of the servants!" Yuji said: "Because of the haste, all the yamen servants were stunned. I heard that several cadres went to intercept them, but Luo Hu was surprisingly big and powerful, and several clerks were suppressed again. come down." Luan Ying timidly interjected, "It's also possible that Sun Guan has done too many evils, treated others meanly and ungrateful, and no one will serve him when he is in danger." Father Yu also nodded with his beard and said: "Luanying's words are not unreasonable." After saying this, he asked again as if he suddenly remembered something: "Have you heard what that Luohu looks like?" ?” Yuji: "Dezhou has written Cangzhou, requesting a joint arrest. It is clearly written: seven feet tall, with unusually strong chest and arms, big eyes, thick eyebrows, bearded face, and an extremely vicious appearance." Yu Jiaolong turned around, with a hint of ridicule in his eyes. Father Yu said in amazement: "Strange! This person looks very much like Luo Xiaohu, the leader of the Xijiang thief. When I left Xijiang, the scout reported that Luo Xiaohu had entered the customs. Could it be that Luo Xiaohu is Luo Hu?! " Luanying asked: "Have you found traces of this person?" Yuji hesitated for a while, and said, "I have indeed found a trace, but I haven't caught it yet." Yu Jiaolong asked coldly: "Since we have detected it, why haven't we caught it?" Yuji sighed slightly, and said: "It's hard to catch this person, not because of his bravery, but because everyone in and outside the Cangzhou yamen knows his injustice. According to the reports of the arresters, Luo Hu returned to Cangzhou four months ago, He went to pay respects to his parents' tombs, and then inquired about the whereabouts of his younger siblings. According to the old yamen servant, there used to be a master named Liang Chaofu, who raised his younger siblings secretly, and was later known by his grandson. , fled Cangzhou, and disappeared without a trace. Luo Hu left Cangzhou not long after. One month later, there was a bad news that Sun Renzhong was killed in Dezhou. One month before he was transferred, someone reported seeing him outside Cangchuan City. Luo Hu. Now that I got the report, I immediately sent the police to arrest him. Unexpectedly, after searching for half a month, there was no trace of him. I also observed carefully, and the police did not work very hard to arrest Luo Hu. Yong, I still want to be partial. I think about the virtues of heaven, and I have not pursued it. There is only one thing that is worrying. Two of the arresters have a grudge against Luo Hu. Every time they are sent out to search and arrest, they always say that they are not sick, but However, they were spying in the dark, and the two of them reported Luo Hu's traces a few times. I heard that these two men had hunted and killed Luo Hu under the orders of Sun Renzhong in the past. I thought about it again and again. Luo Hu's list was posted everywhere, so as not to be taken advantage of by Xiao Xiao, who would falsely accuse me of being ineffective in arresting him." After listening to Yuji's narration, Yu's father couldn't help nodding his head in approval, "This is open and hidden, which is in line with the law of war and the heart of Yao. If Luo Hu is Luo Xiaohu, Ji'er's move is very much in line with my wishes. "Mother Yu said: "I think Luo Hu is also a dutiful son, and he was caught unjustly, but he is a criminal wanted by the court, and he is not loyal if he is not caught.Fortunately, you have been transferred from Cangzhou, and everything will be handled by the new official, let him go! " Yu Jiaolong knew in her heart: her elder brother did not do enough to capture Luo Hu, not only because he knew the truth well, but also because he was about to be transferred from Cangzhou and did not want to overwhelm the public opinion; his father did not want to capture Luo Hu, because he was worried about damaging his reputation in Western Xinjiang. .Even so, Yu Jiaolong is still full of gratitude to his father and brother.Therefore, when she said goodbye and went back to the building, she gave her father and elder brother a deep gift.As a result, her unusual piety and touching manner aroused a wave of relief in the hearts of both father and brother at the same time, and in exchange for her, they felt doubly fond of her. The next day, Luanying sent her nanny Zhao Ma to invite Miss Yu to see the Xiangxiu quilt that her new entrusted person bought back from Hunan. Yu Jiaolong didn't want to go because she was restless, but she was afraid of disappointing her sister-in-law, so she forced herself to be happy and took Xianggu with her.When I came to the backyard, I was passing the corridor outside the flower hall.I saw my elder brother Yuji coming out of the flower hall accompanied by a man dressed as a scholar. The man was wearing a pinnacle silk shirt, a bachelor's crown on his head, and a white paper fan with bone bones in his hand.It seems that although the man is younger than Yuji, his body is already fat, and the loose silk shirt still can't cover his arhat-like belly. On his slack face, the eyebrows are so sparse that they seem to have no eyebrows, and the eyes are as small as a pair of eyes. The face is very disproportionate.Seeing that it was too late to dodge, Yu Jiaolong stepped aside, lowered her head slightly, and let her brother and the guests pass by.When Yuji came to Yu Jiaolong, she stopped, pointed at the person and said to her, "Sister, come, I have met Brother Lu Ningxuan. Brother Lu is currently a lecturer in the Imperial Academy." Yu Jiaolong turned her body slightly As soon as he bowed, Lu Hanlin hurriedly stepped forward, bowed and couldn't return the courtesy.Although Yu Jiaolong didn't raise her head, she seemed to have already seen his pair of beady eyes that only see the whites of the eyes. After he and Yuji walked over, Lu Hanlin's voice repeatedly praised Yujiaolong in front of Yuji from behind Yujiaolong. Although Yu Jiaolong is not a person who doesn't like people's praise, she feels very disgusted by Lu Hanlin's praise.Seeing that Lu Hanlin had gone far away, Xianggu smiled and said to Miss Wang: "This man is so big, I don't know what's in it?" Miss Yu said sarcastically, "Hanlin's stomach is full of books, of course." Xianggu said: "What's the use of being pregnant with books? I'm sure it's oil." Miss Yu couldn't hold back her laughter with great difficulty, she rolled Xianggu's eyes, and said, "A girl's family, where did she learn to have such a mouth!" Yu Jiaolong came to Luanying's room, looked at Hunan embroidery, and chatted about Luohu.Luanying said with concern: "This Luo Hu is too bold, why go back to Cangzhou?! If I were him, I would go far away." Yu Jiaolong suddenly felt that she and her sister-in-law became more intimate, so she also said: "I heard from my brother that he is from Cangzhou. He returned to Cangzhou after killing people, probably looking for his younger siblings." Luanying said: "This is even more respectable. May God bless him." Zhao Ma interrupted and said, "Master, do you know the names and whereabouts of his younger siblings?" Luanying said: "I heard from your master that Luo Hu's younger brother is named Luo Bao, and his younger sister is named Luo Yan. As for their whereabouts, your master said that he has no way of knowing." Zhao's mother suddenly said "oh", and hurriedly said, "I just remembered: Grandma De Wu's family adopted a girl named Yan Gu ten years ago, and her surname seems to be Luo." Yu Jiaolong was stunned, and then remembered: She also heard Grandma De Wu talking about Yan Gu at the Wangfei's residence, saying that she was learning art from Yu Xiulian. Luanying thought for a while, and said: "How could such a coincidence happen. But, don't talk about it outside, if it is true, you will avoid committing crimes!" Yu Jiaolong said: "Will you tell brother?" Luanying said, "It's fine if you don't talk about random guesswork, lest he make fun of you." Yu Jiaolong immediately added: "It won't embarrass him." Luanying smiled knowingly, and joked again: "I really can't see that my sister is so sophisticated! It turns out that you are also targeting that murderer!" Yu Jiaolong lowered her head, her face flushed red with embarrassment, so bright red, so beautifully red.