Chapter 23 The 23rd Chapter Burning Books and Burning Books to Vent Their Anger

Yu Jiaolong stood on the bridge blankly, looking at the backs of Li Mubai and Shi Jin drifting away, as if in a dream.What happened on the bridge just now came so unexpectedly and suddenly, before she could wake up, it had already become a vanished phantom.Li Mubai, in the past few years, she had occasionally heard such a mysterious person from Mr. Gao, Mrs. Gao, the concubine and her parents, suddenly appeared in front of her eyes.His attire that looks like Confucianism is not Confucianism, Taoism is not Taoism, his demeanor with wisdom in it, and elegance in it, coupled with his elegant and elegant style, all show a kind of extraordinary spirit that transcends the mundane and unconventional , Yu Jiaolong couldn't help but secretly surprised.What she couldn't understand was that as soon as she fought him, the sword in her hand was taken away by him in an instant, and the martial arts that she had honed secretly for several years was like a child's play in front of him.Thinking of this, a sense of humiliation and shame suddenly hit her heart, she couldn't help biting her lips tightly, wishing to catch up with him and fight him to the death again.But at this time, Li Mubai's figure had already disappeared into the shade of trees on the riverside road.

Yu Jiaolong turned around helplessly, leaned on the railing and looked down the bridge, only to see that the clear river was still flowing eastward silently, and Xuehu and Tao Tuo were gone.It and him, one with his pet and the other with Luo Xiaohu's hatred, sank to the bottom of the river. It was quiet on the bridge, and it was also quiet on the river bank. The carriage was still parked alone. On the shore, the driving horse was lazily chewing the green grass on the ground, as if nothing had happened here at all.Yu Jiaolong's heart was full of sadness.For a moment, the pity and anger caused by Xuehu's death, the humiliation and surprise caused by Li Mubai's seizure of the sword, all rushed to her heart, disturbing Yu Jiaolong so much that she couldn't tell the difference. What kind of taste is it.

Yu Jiaolong slumped down the bridge and came to the side of the car, Xianggu had already returned to the car, her hair still loose, looking at her in panic.When Xianggu saw her coming to her side, she couldn't help crying again.But Yu Jiaolong didn't say a word, got on the driver's seat, waved his whip, and drove the horse straight to the road leading to Anguo. After two days of galloping, the carriage finally arrived at Anguoliu Village.Xianggu's uncle, He Zhaolai, lives in a small village near Liucun.After Yu Jiaolong asked the passers-by for directions, she drove the carriage until He Zhaolai's house and stopped.She raised her eyes and saw that inside a fence woven with wicker was a family of mud-walled huts with three rooms horizontally.There are vegetable gardens on both sides of the hut. There are several weeping willows planted in the front and back of the hut. The thousands of willow silks blowing in the wind reflect the hut in a piece of green, making this dilapidated hut feel extraordinarily quiet. .After more than two months of running around, especially after the battle at the bridgehead, Yu Jiaolong felt exhausted and wanted to find a quiet place to stop the car and take a good rest.Seeing Uncle Xianggu here today, although the hut is simple and simple, it is quiet but very pleasant, and I am very happy.

Xianggu got out of the car, flicked her clothes and called for the door.He Zhaolai hunched slightly, opened the door and came out.When he recognized Xianggu and saw a handsome young man standing beside Xianggu, his face showed surprise, he only turned a pair of suspicious eyes to look at Xianggu, and was speechless for a moment.Xianggu remained calm, called "Uncle" affectionately, and said, "You don't have to be surprised. Mrs. Duo Mengyu thought about it, and married her niece to this Chunlong official. I am coming back with the official. He originally lived in Henan, so he made a special detour to see your old man." After speaking, he hurriedly turned around and introduced Yu Jiaolong to He Zhaolai.Yu Jiaolong had no choice but to call "Uncle" respectfully, and He Zhaolai finally understood, and hurriedly let the two of them into the house, and was busy setting up the carriages and horses.

He Zhaolai's wife passed away a few years ago, and he has no children. He is the only one in the family. During the day, he carries goods to nearby villages and towns to sell drums, and at night he has to cook by himself when he returns home. Dayton, life is very lonely.Fortunately, the grocery business is not bad, and I have a little savings in my hand, so I don't have to worry about food and clothing.He originally wanted to have another wife to help him with the housework, but the people in the village thought he was narrow-minded and ungrateful for others, and no one wanted to do it for him.Therefore, it is still an old bachelor for several years.

The sudden arrival of Xianggu and Yujiaolong made He Zhaolai both surprised and delighted: the surprise was that the two came so suddenly, which was unexpected to him; the joy was that he had been alone for many years, and Xianggu was his blood relative after all, so he could help take care of him one time.At the same time, He Zhaolai still felt some doubts in his heart, thinking that this handsome and handsome Chunguan must be a son of a wealthy family, how could he marry a girl like Xianggu?What will the arrival of the two of them bring to him?Is it a benefit or a burden?While he was rambling, he was thinking about it, and on the surface he still pretended not to mind.The room on his left was empty, so he settled Xianggu and Yujiaolong in that room.Xianggu is a clever person, she helped her uncle lay the furniture, and in a short while the house was tidy and neatly arranged.After everything had been arranged, the three of them sat down and chatted about the household chores.After talking nonsense about what she and Xianggu had discussed, Yu Jiaolong took out fifty taels of silver from her side and put it in front of He Zhaolai, saying: "Xianggu's parents died in Xijiang, she only has a family member like your uncle. She returned to Henan with me this time, and I don’t know when she will be able to come to Hebei again. Xianggu repeatedly begged me to accompany her to Liucun, and planned to stay in your hometown for three or two months. She is doing her best. Please take care of my niece. Please keep the fifty taels of silver for daily expenses." He Zhaolai looked at Bai Liangliang's fifty taels of silver, his heart was already full of joy, and after saying a few polite words, he took the money down.

After more than two months of aimless running around, Yu Jiaolong was exhausted and exhausted, and now she has temporarily settled down.Although this is a remote and lonely village, the quiet countryside and the huts make her feel like she is in a peach blossom garden, and she feels a kind of tranquility that she has never had before.At night, she lights up the lamp and talks with Xianggu in detail, recounting some encounters on the road. When she was in the middle of talking, unexpectedly, Xianggu hugged her but fell into a deep sleep.Seeing her sleepy appearance, Yu Jiaolong knew that she was exhausted and exhausted, and also thought of all the tortures she had suffered for herself, so she couldn't help but feel a kind of love for her.Therefore, Yu Jiaolong couldn't bear to wake her up, so he gently moved her from his arms to the bed and carefully undressed her.Unexpectedly, just as Yu Jiaolong's right hand touched the button on her chest, Xianggu was startled suddenly, stretched out her hand from her sleep and tightly grasped her right hand, cursed twice like dreaming, and fell into a deep sleep again. go.The moment Xianggu's hand touched her right wrist, Yu Jiaolong suddenly felt a piercing pain.Afraid of waking Xianggu up, she suppressed her screams.

When she finished taking care of Xianggu and rolled up her sleeves in front of the lamp, she realized that there were several purple finger marks on her right wrist, which were deeply sunken into the wrist muscles, looking very scary.Yu Jiaolong immediately understood: this is exactly what Li Mubai left for her when she grabbed the sword on the bridge two days ago.For the past two days, because of her bad mood, she was so focused on her journey that she forgot about the pain. Now that she has calmed down, when Jing Xianggu accidentally touched it, her heart ached again.She stared blankly at the terrible finger marks on her wrist, and the scene that happened on the bridge that day flashed before her eyes again, and the sense of humiliation that had been discussed temporarily also slowly came to her heart .Yu Jiaolong couldn't figure it out. In the past two years, except for Yu Xiulian, everyone who had fought against her was defeated by her sword. Even an old Jianghu like Cai Jiu could be divided between high and low with only a few swords. Even Yu Xiulian, who has been famous in the Beijing capital for more than ten years, is only able to gain the upper hand with her extraordinary arm strength. Why is her secret swordsmanship that she has practiced so hard in front of Li Mubai like a child's play!As soon as they fought, the sword in his hand fell into his hand!Judging from the deep finger marks left on her wrist, she felt Li Mubai's amazing and unpredictable skills even more.

This was not my negligence, nor my mistake, I was indeed defeated by Li Mubai.He failed miserably without even handing in his hands!What a shame!Originally, having a Yu Xiulian had already made her feel like "he gave birth to Yu when Yu was born", but now that she has met Li Mubai again, she feels like she is facing the sea.Besides, after getting acquainted and fighting with Yu Xiulian, she felt Yu Xiulian's kindness. At the same time, she also felt that as long as she continued to practice hard according to the "Secret Biography", she would eventually surpass her one day.Therefore, Yu Jiaolong finally tolerated herself being slightly inferior to Yu Xiulian.

But in front of this Li Mubai, what he lacked was not that he was one-up or two-up, but that he appeared to be far apart.Thinking of this, Li Mubai's last few words rang in her ears again, saying that her swordsmanship "can only be promoted, but it will be difficult to enter the house", and warned her not to rely on it.Could it be that no matter how hard I study and practice according to the "Complete Book of Secret Fist and Sword", can I only learn the superficial part and not get the secret? !Then why do I need this book?The more Yu Jiaolong thought about it, the more disgusting she became, and she couldn't help but think of herself, in order to monopolize this book, she disregarded her promise, and did things like stealing paintings, setting fire, etc., which were ashamed of defeating Teacher Gao.I also thought of how I ventured into the thief's nest and met Luo Xiaohu, the leader of the thief, so I fell in love and couldn't extricate myself, so that I was forced to disregard my family name and reputation, betrayed my father and left home, and was willing to bear the charge of unfilial piety; and Teacher Gao's departure , Cai Jiuzhi died by his own sword by mistake, and Gao Shiniang's death... All these things that disturbed my tranquility and tortured my conscience were all drawn out of this book.It seems that this book has really become the source of my own pain and has become the abyss of crime.If once I learn all the secrets in the book, and I can really rely on it to run amok in the world, I can not only do whatever I want freely, but also rely on it to make up for some of my mistakes.But the finger marks left on her wrist in front of her eyes awakened her sweet dreams and broke her heart.All of a sudden, shame, indignation, humiliation, remorse, and suspicion surged into my heart.She stood up suddenly, took out the "Complete Book of Secret Fist and Sword" hidden in the bundle, bit her lips hard, and tore it up under the lamp, and then burned it with hatred.One after another, with the flashes of fire, they were reduced to ashes in a puff of green smoke.The book in Yu Jiaolong's hand became thinner and thinner, and her tearing movements became slower and slower.In the end, less than a third of the book in her hand was left, but Yu Jiaolong's hand slowly stopped, staring blankly at the ashes of paper falling on the ground, she fell into deep thought.After a long time, she let out a slight groan, rolled up the remaining dozen or so articles, put them into an earthen jar on the table, sealed the mouth of the jar, and then took the earthen jar and went outside , I found a hoe, dug a hole under a willow tree next to the house, and quietly buried the crock.

Day by day, Yu Jiaolong and Xianggu are completely used to the life here.Yu Jiaolong seldom leaves the house, and often sits alone in the room meditating silently, a little lonely in the tranquility.Xianggu, on the other hand, kept running in and out with a burst of laughter, adding a sense of newness to the dilapidated hut. Since the two of them came, He Zhaolai lived a very satisfactory life. Not only did it not increase his burden, but it relieved him a lot of fatigue.He can safely and boldly go to villages to sell goods every day, and he doesn't have to worry about being stolen or cooking at home.In a blink of an eye, the Dragon Boat Festival is over, and the weather is getting hotter.He Zhaolai saw that his grocery business was also very successful, so he wanted to take advantage of Xianggu's "couple" being here and someone to watch the house for him, and go to the capital to do some goods and come back.Having made up his mind, he came to discuss with Xianggu, saying that he would go to Beijing this time for at most 20 days, and at least half a month before he could come back, and he would entrust Xianggu to take care of all the family matters.Of course Xianggu agreed.He Zhaolai packed up all the arrangements and set out on the road the next day.Before leaving, Xianggu happened to remember that when Miss Yu was at home, she loved to eat a bite of crisps from Wufangzhai outside the front gate of the capital. Seeing that Miss Yu was often depressed recently, she wanted to give her a surprise and cheer her up, so she took out a few ounces. Yin Zi, carrying Yu Jiaolong on her back, came to find her uncle, and entrusted him, "Your nephew and son-in-law love to eat a bite of pastry in the capital, so if you dare to bother Uncle Yong, he will drop by the Wufangzhai outside the front door to pick up two boxes when he comes back. " After Xianggu handed over the silver taels to her uncle, she was still worried, and said: "Uncle, remember, you must go to Wufangzhai outside the front door for a bite of crisp." He Zhaolai left Liucun and stayed overnight all the way. After five or six days of hard work, he arrived in the capital. He found an inn outside Yongding Gate, rested overnight, and went to the streets to buy things the next day. His groceries went.This capital city is a bustling place, there are all kinds of daily necessities, He Zhaolai only needs one day to purchase everything.After he shipped the groceries back to the inn, seeing that it was still early and he had nothing to do, he went to find a teahouse to drink tea and listen to books.In this book, the storyteller is talking about "Three Heroes in the Wind and Dust", which tells the story of Hong Fuhui, a singing girl in Yang Su's mansion at the end of the Sui Dynasty who knew a hero with her eyes, fell in love with Li Jing, fell in love with him in the middle of the night, and ran away with him.After He Zhaolai heard this, he couldn't help but feel touched, and it aroused his doubts about the origin of Xianggu's "couple". He felt that the Li Jing in "The Three Heroes" mentioned by the storyteller was just like Chunlong, and he was also a teenager. Handsome, majestic, but also personable, a good-looking talent.He Zhaolai also recalled the day when he and Xianggu first arrived, in order to pay for their daily expenses, they spent fifty taels of silver on their hands. If they weren't sons of rich and noble families, how could they have such good looks, how could they be so generous. Besides, although Xianggu is also very beautiful, she is a girl after all, so there is no reason for a son of a rich family to marry a girl! Even if the two of them were consensual, the parents in Chunlongtang would definitely not tolerate it.The more He Zhaolai thought about it, the more suspicious he became. He guessed that the two of them probably eloped like Hong Fu and Li Jing.After thinking about it, he couldn't help thinking of greed and luck, so he secretly made up his mind to wait until he went to Yufu tomorrow to find out. The next day, He Zhaolai got up early in the morning, had breakfast, bought some local products in the nearby streets, and walked towards Yufu with them.He walked all the way and thought: If Madam Yu really decides on Xianggu's marriage, as long as he arrives at Yufu, he can find out from the subordinates if he asks Xianggu; Anyway, if you find an opportunity to tap him, maybe you can get him a hundred taels of silver, which is better than working hard for a year in the grocery business.He Zhaolai thought about it, but he had arrived at the gate of Yufu.He reported his name and purpose to the two guards with knives who were guarding the door, and the guards took him in and handed him over to the gatekeeper, Uncle Chang, for questioning.Yinhe Zhaolai also came to Yufu a few months ago, Uncle Chang recognized him immediately.He hurriedly took him to the waiting room by the door to sit down, and after listening to his explanation of his purpose, he only said: "Just wait, I will report to you." Then he went into the mansion. When He Zhaolai saw that Uncle Chang did not mention the fact that Xianggu had married and left the mansion, he became more suspicious and thought to himself: Although Xianggu is a girl, how can the doorman not know the reason for such a big event as marrying and leaving the mansion? ?But Uncle Chang didn't seem to know it. It can be seen that just as he suspected, Xianggu probably eloped.But he changed his mind again: If Xianggu eloped, Uncle Chang would know about it, but Uncle Chang didn't look surprised at all, as if Xianggu was still in the mansion, which made He Zhaolai feel puzzled and felt aroused in his heart. There was confusion. At this moment, Bantou Shen limped into the waiting room.He took a look at He Zhaolai and asked, "Where did you come from? What's your business?" He Zhaolai: "Come from Anguoliu Village. I'm here to see my niece Xianggu." Team leader Shen looked at the few local products he had put on the table, and asked casually, "Did you come here on a special trip, or did you just drop by?" He Zhaolai hesitated for a while before saying, "I came here to see Xianggu." Shen Bantou: "Have you found a place to stay?" He Zhaolai: "Stay at the Anping Inn outside Yongding Gate." During the question-and-answer period between the two, Uncle Chang came out of the inner courtyard with ten taels of silver in his hand, and said to He Zhao, "I have informed the young lady of your intention to come. The young lady sent word that Xianggu was ill in bed. , it’s inconvenient to meet you. I miss you so far, so I’ll send you ten taels of silver as a fare to go home. Next time you come to Beijing, you can come and meet Xianggu again.” Uncle Chang handed over the silver after finishing speaking .But He Zhaolai refused to reach out to pick it up, and hurriedly said: "I walked hundreds of miles, so I came here for money. Since Xianggu is ill, how can I, as an uncle, have the heart not to look at her and just turn around like this. I also hope that my elder brother will ask the young lady to let my uncle and nephew meet." Uncle Chang: "Xianggu lives upstairs in the inner courtyard, and is next to Miss Yu's boudoir. The family rules of the Yufu are strict, so how can outsiders be allowed to enter the inner courtyard! The young lady will definitely not agree. I heard that the young lady said that Xianggu is sick. It's not serious, and it will recover in a few days, Young Madam and Miss Yu have always been kind to others, and they will take care of Xianggu, so you can rest assured and go back." He Zhaolai: "Since Xianggu is not seriously ill, why not come out and let me meet. I think He Zhaolai is a miserable person, I have no children, and my sister died in Xijiang, so leaving this Xianggu is also considered me. The only relative in this world, I still want to rely on her for the elderly in the future, when I heard that I was sick, I was even more worried, and I begged my elder brother to report to the young lady on my behalf, and begged for mercy so that my uncle and nephew could not see each other." Seeing that he spoke sincerely and pitifully, Uncle Chang turned around and went into the inner courtyard to report to the Young Madam. Team leader Shen just sat silently at the side and smoked his cigarettes each. After Uncle Chang turned around and went into the inner courtyard, he said to He Zhao in a comforting tone: "Don't worry, brother. The young lady is kind-hearted. She will take care of you." I promise to let your uncle and nephew meet." He Zhaolai remained silent, a sly smile flitted across the corner of his mouth.This has been seen by Shen Bantou. for a while.Uncle Chang came out and said to He Zhao: "Young Madam sent a message to tell you to come in, she wants to see you." He Zhaolai carried the local products and followed Uncle Chang towards the inner courtyard.When I came to the steps in front of the courtyard, there was already a servant waiting there.He Zhaolai was led into the main hall by the servant woman again, and the young lady was already sitting in the hall.He Zhaolai rushed forward to pay his respects and presented the local products. The young lady nodded and said, "You have worked hard from afar. I heard that you must see Xianggu. Don't tell me you don't care about the rules of our Hou family." He Zhaolai: "Don't dare, dare not! The young one is a shopkeeper who travels around the country, and he really doesn't understand the rules of the Marquis Mansion. The young one doesn't dare to ask to enter the inner courtyard. I just ask Xianggu to come out and let the young one come out." Just see you." Young Madam: "What if Xianggu refuses to come out?" He Zhaolai: "The young one is Xianggu's only relative in this world, unless she is no longer alive. Otherwise, she will not disappear." The young lady was silent for a while, and then said seriously: "To tell you the truth, Xianggu has fled privately several months ago, and our residence is secretly investigating her whereabouts. Although she is a girl, after all, she is detrimental to the demeanor of the Yufu residence, so there is no Zhang Yang, even the servants in the mansion don't know about it. Although you are her uncle, you are not suspected of being involved because you seldom interact with her. Since you are here, let me let you know that you have to be kind." Madam then asked someone to take out a hundred taels of silver and hand it over to He Zhaolai, and said: "Since you are lonely and helpless, I will send you a hundred taels of silver. You can use it as capital and make arrangements for the future. This matter will never be over again." mentioned." After the young lady finished speaking, without waiting for him to reply, she turned around and said, "Come here! Send He Zhaolai out of the mansion." As soon as the words finished, two stewards came in from outside the hall and stood beside He Zhaolai Beside him, staring at him impatiently.He Zhaolai wanted to find some more words to make things up for, but after hearing the young lady's words, there were some soft and some hard, some hard and some soft, and he already felt three points unreasonable. Majesty, how can I dare to say more.Fortunately, he already got one hundred taels of silver in his hand, so he was satisfied and withdrew with the steward. At this time, Shen Bantou was wandering in front of the Yufu gate, and when he saw He Zhaolai coming out of the mansion, he stepped forward to talk to him.Boss Shen didn't ask him if he had seen Xianggu at all, but only chatted with him about where the capital was hot and where it was fun. While chatting, He Zhaolai suddenly asked: "Brother, do you know if there is a Jingguo shop named 'Wufangzhai' outside the front door?" Shen Bantou: "Yes. It is a well-known old shop, which is located on the left hand side of the main street." He Zhaolai: "Thank you for my brother's advice." After speaking, he wanted to get away and leave. Team leader Shen quickly stopped him and asked, "Although there are many fruit shops in that shop, there are only a few really famous ones. I wonder what I want to buy?" He Zhaolai: "Someone asked me to bring two boxes of 'One Bite Crisp' home." Head Shen was startled secretly, and said again: "In the middle. 'One mouthful crisp' is a famous product in that shop. It's just that the price is so expensive that ordinary people in the capital can't afford it. The assumption that I asked my brother to bring this product is A good friend." He Zhaolai smiled uncomfortably: "Where, where, it's just a guy in the same industry, maybe he took it to give someone away." After finishing speaking, he hurriedly said goodbye to Team Leader Shen, and walked north in a hurry. Standing in front of the gate of Yufu, Shen Bantou looked at the back of He Zhaolai who was walking away in a hurry, and said in his heart: "'If you break through the iron shoes, there is nowhere to find it, and it's easy to get here'! So Miss Yu and Xianggu are at his house! " It was originally from after Yu Jiaolong and Xianggu escaped from the Yu Mansion three months ago, Lord Yu was so angry when he heard the news that he once drew his sword and hit the table, vowing to break the relationship between father and daughter with Yu Jiaolong forever, and also borrowed Zheng Zhuanggong's "not as good as Huangquan" No meeting also' a word to make an oath. He was so angry that he hadn't touched the water for two days, and he hadn't been to the government office for three days. In less than half a month, his beard and hair were all white, as if he had aged ten years suddenly.Mrs. Yu was already sick in bed. After hearing the news of Yu Jiaolong's departure, she just wept day and night.All affairs in the mansion are entirely under the leadership of the young lady Luanying.Fortunately, Luanying is usually generous and peaceful, and she is kind to her servants. Everyone in the house, young and old, men and women, adore her and arrange housework in the house in an orderly manner.In addition to being busy with housework, Luanying also has to take care of Yumu who is seriously ill in bed, and sometimes she has to take the opportunity to comfort Yufu who is angry and hateful. Therefore, in the past three months, Luanying has also lost a lot of weight. The news of Yu Jiaolong's departure was known to all the servants and servants in the inner courtyard, but they all knew the seriousness of the situation and no one dared to spread it to the outside world. Although there are rumors about the servants outside, they are all afraid of causing disaster, and no one keeps silent about it, just doing nothing.The entire Yufu is shrouded in a mysterious and unpredictable atmosphere. Lord Yu also sent one or two confidantes to go out to inquire about Yu Jiaolong's news. First, there are few people who can be trusted to send, and second, the people they send only pay attention to choosing between Tongdu Avenue and have no time to care about remote places. Searching for March, but there is no trace. Shen Bantou is also one of the confidantes that Master Fengyu asked to visit.Based on his years of experience in catching thieves and thieves and his long experience in the world, it should not be difficult for him to find the trace of Yu Jiaolong.But he really deserves to be a capable and foresighted police officer, and his consideration is far more meticulous than others.From the willow stick that Xiao Chong was beaten by Yu Jiaolong, he already knew in his heart that Yu Jiaolong is definitely not an idle person, and to provoke her by himself is like hitting a stone with an egg and killing himself in vain.Besides, even if she was found and designed to send her back to the palace, if Master Yu ruined her life in a fit of anger and regretted it in the future, the guilt would inevitably fall on him again.After much deliberation, Team Leader Shen thought that this errand was just an errand for him, one that he had never seen before, and that brought misfortune but not good fortune.Therefore, he only played around the capital, and then reported to visit Wuzang and dealt with the matter. Today, Team Leader Shen unintentionally detected Yu Jiaolong's whereabouts from He Zhaolai's intentions, expressions and words.Is it better to report this matter to Lord Wang, or not to report it?Knowing but not repaying, having Master Yu's kindness to oneself, is simply disloyalty and unrighteousness; if repaying, what will be the future consequences?Even if I don't die from Master Yu's remorse, I will die from Miss Yu's resentment.He weighed the pros and cons repeatedly, always finding it hard to make up his mind.Team leader Shen was wandering and hesitating, pacing and meditating, when Master Yu came back home.Shen Ban first waited for him as soon as he got off the horse, and hurried forward to see him.Master Yu gave him a friendly look, seeing that he was still wearing a worn-out cotton padded coat, he stopped, and said to him with a bit of pity and concern: "The weather is getting hotter, why don't you Still wearing such a ragged cotton coat? You will come to my study later, and I will ask them to clear some of my old casual clothes for you." As if a gust of spring breeze was blowing in Shen's heart, he said: "Thank you, sir!" and stepped aside respectfully.After Master Yu stepped up the stone steps, he followed behind and set off for the mansion.Shen Bantou saw that Mr. Wang's steps were a little staggering, and his original tiger arms had become thinner from the back view. Shen Bantou knew that these changes were caused by his worry and indignation about Miss Yu's departure, and he felt indignant. Can't help but feel sad for a while.When he was about to approach the inner courtyard, Master Yu stopped and looked up at the back garden for a long time, then he let out a slight sigh, and then walked slowly towards the inner courtyard. From Mr. Yu's stop and look and a slight sigh just now, Bantou Shen has observed Mr. Yu's unwillingness to express his intentions to others: he still has a feeling for Miss Yu, and he is always in love with Miss Yu. Concerned about her whereabouts.This time, Team Leader Shen dispelled the first worry in his heart: after Miss Yu came back, Master Yu would never kill her in a fit of anger.The remaining worry is that as long as Miss Yu can't know that it's her own plan, she won't be able to blame herself.He thought and said to himself: "This matter must be done carefully." Besides, after Lord Yu returned to his room, he went to visit Mrs. Yu's room without waiting to change his official uniform.Seeing that Madam's condition did not improve, and her heart was very heavy, she just sat by the bed, said a few words of condolences, and ordered the servants in the room to wait carefully until Madam fell asleep again, and then went back to the study to change and rest. Master Yu was just about to read a book to relieve boredom when Luanying came into the room.She told Father Yu in detail about He Zhaolai's sudden visit to Xianggu's mansion, begging to meet her, and finally spending a hundred taels of silver to send him away.After hearing this, Father Yu pondered for a moment with his beard, and said, "This matter is against the norm. Then why did you recruit only a villager? Dare to be so presumptuous, there may be some evil in it!" Then she asked Luanying: "What do you think about He Zhao's expression?" Luanying said: "I didn't pay attention to his expression either. It's just that when I told him the fact that Xianggu had fled privately, he didn't seem surprised." Father Yu pondered for a while, didn't ask any more questions, just waved his hand and said: "Okay, you go back to your room." Luanying left the study. Master Yu also didn't care about reading, and paced back and forth in the room alone.Shen Bantou was already waiting outside the door of the study room. He saw Master Yu was contemplating, so he didn't dare to come in rashly. He didn't step into the room until Master Yu suddenly raised his head and found him and told him to go in.Mrs. Yu handed the old clothes cleaned up by the maid to Bantou Shen, and Bantou Shen took the clothes with both hands, and said, "Excuse me for my broken legs, please thank me for the inconvenience!" Master Yu: "A few old clothes are nothing, you have worked hard enough in my house." Team leader Shen lowered his voice and said: "My lord asked the younger one to visit Miss Yu's whereabouts secretly. So far, I have not been able to share my worries with my lord. I feel very ashamed of my lord." Master Yu waved his hand and said, "Let her go! Don't bring up this matter again." Leader Shen wanted to speak but endured, wanted to leave but stayed.His hesitant demeanor immediately caught Lord Yu's attention.Master Yu stared at him and asked: "Boss Shen, it seems that you have something to say, so you might as well say it." Team leader Shen muttered in a low voice: "My lord, the young lady has already found 80% of Miss Yu's whereabouts. It's just that I have scruples in my heart, afraid that I won't be able to bear the responsibility, so I dare not report to my lord." Master Yu didn't show any surprise when he heard this, he said with confidence, "Did you recruit someone here?" But Team Leader Shen was taken aback, nodded, and said, "Yes. In Anguoliu Village." Master Yu: "Where did you visit?" Shen Bantou: "It can be deduced from the flaws revealed by He Zhaolai's mansion." Master Yu: "Talk about it." Shen Bantou: "It's normal for He Zhao to come to see Xianggu, but when he heard that Xianggu was inconvenient to meet him due to illness, he didn't listen to the young lady's dissuasion, disregarded the family rules of the Hou's house, and insisted on seeing him. It's normal, suspicious one; when he left the house after seeing the young lady, the young one knew he had never seen Xianggu, but he didn't see a slightly disappointed expression on his face, but was happy, which was unnatural, suspicious second; The local products he brought were not from Anguo, but from the city of the capital. It can be seen that he did not make a special trip to visit Xianggu as he said. The third is suspicious; he asked the little one for the address of Wufangzhai. It is said that one of his buddies asked him to bring back a 'Yikou Crispy', which is Miss Yu's favorite food, and the fourth is suspicious. Based on these four points, the younger one is suspicious, so it is inferred that Miss Yu is probably at his house." Master Yu nodded appreciatively, and said, "There is evidence to suspect, and it makes sense. I don't think it's 80%, but it must be in his house." Team leader Shen asked in bewilderment: "I don't know why my lord is suspicious of this." Master Yu replied with a beard: "Fiction and truth: the art of war is common sense. When I went back to the mansion and heard the young lady talk about this matter, I already expected it." Shen Bantou unconsciously respected and said: "Your Excellency is as good at predicting things as God, you really deserve to be Yuan Rong's strategy." Master Yu waved his hand and said, "I'll leave this matter to you, how about it?" Team leader Shen hesitated for a moment, then said: "The young one dared not resign even though he was going through fire and water to repay the favor of the adult, but this matter is unusual, and the small one is afraid of making mistakes..." Master Yu seemed to have seen his doubts, and before he finished speaking, he cut off his words and said, "You don't have to be scruples, I'm in charge of everything, and it will never involve you. It's just that this matter should be careful and planned You must be cautious, and you should be especially careful in your actions." Hearing Master Yu's words, Team Leader Shen was relieved, hurriedly stepped forward, and said in a low voice: "The little one has come up with a perfect plan: only with the help of the medicinal power of 'One Bite Crisp' can I invite Miss Yu to come back." government." Lord Yu bowed his head and muttered, paced up and down the room, after a while, turned around abruptly, and said decisively: "Let's do it like this! The person is chosen by you, don't take it lightly, and be careful!" Team leader Shen responded, exited the study, and hurried out of the inner courtyard.Seeing that it was still early in the sky, he went out of the mansion again and walked towards the front door.When he arrived in front of the store of 'Wufangzhai' on Qianmen Main Street, he looked around for a while, and then lingered in front of the door for a while, then stepped into the shop and asked the guy who was standing in front of the counter to receive customers: "Excuse me, brother , May I ask if there was a country man in his fifties who came to buy 'Yikoubing' just now?" The shop clerk replied without hesitation: "Yes. I have just been here not long ago." Shen Bantou: "Excuse me, how many boxes did he buy in total?" Shopkeeper: "Two boxes." Team leader Shen: "This old man is so forgetful that he actually forgot the two boxes I asked him to deliver. Brother Fan also fetched two boxes for me, so I had to ask someone else to deliver them." Bantou Shen took two boxes of "One Bite Crisp", paid the money, hurried back to Yufu, hid in his room, took out a small gourd bottle from his old wicker box, and used a sharpened Picking out a little flour from the gourd bottle, and carefully shaking the flour into the meringue of those crisp fruits.After Bantou Shen finished two boxes full of crisps and one full, it was already dark.He took two more boxes of "Yikousu" that had already been filled with medicinal noodles, and went to the admiral's office. He made an appointment with two old brothers who were good friends with him when he was in the arresting room. Walk to Anping Inn on Yongdingmen Street.When they arrived at the Anping inn, the two police officers called He Zhaolai out of the room under the pretext of checking the number, questioned him everywhere, searched for the root cause, and deliberately entangled him.But leader Shen took this opportunity to sneak into He Zhaolai's room, and unknowingly exchanged the two boxes of "One Bite Crisp" he bought. The two catchers didn't let go of He Zhaolai until they heard the signal from Bantou Shen after he succeeded, and pretended to patrol the shop again, then left the inn and went back to the yamen. Let’s talk about Yu Jiaolong, since she settled in Liucun village temporarily, although she lived a very peaceful life, she felt depressed from time to time. The humiliation left by Li Mubai deeply hurt her self-esteem Confidence and self-confidence, as long as she thinks of the experience on the bridge, she will feel sad, sometimes from sad to angry, and sometimes from angry to discouraged. The more gloomy she was, the more her nostalgia for Luo Xiaohu deepened.Day and night, under the same round of sunshine and the same moonlight, but no one knows who is where, and no one knows who's news.她只要步出屋外，耳边响起蜜蜂嗡嗡的声音，只徒增她怅怅之意；眼前摆拂着的千条柳丝，也平添她依依之情。她偶尔听到远处传来点点清脆的马蹄声，她总会立即感到一阵急剧的心眺，脸上也顿时泛起红晕。她明知罗小虎的武艺并不如她，但她只要一想起罗小虎，便会从他身上感到一种无可比拟的力量。甚至还有着这样的感觉：只要罗小虎在她身边，她就不会再把李慕白放在眼里了。她只盼望日子能快些过去，等过一年，她使去找寻罗小虎，和他一道回西疆，到了西疆，她就如龙归海，罗小虎就似虎归山，什么人也奈她不得了。 这天傍晚，玉娇龙正和香姑坐在房外柳下闲话，何招来桃着一担货从京城回来了。 香姑高兴得跳了起来，问谈几句后，便忙着去给她舅舅收拾货担。王娇龙在一旁把何招来打量一番后，问道：“舅父在京城住了几天？” 何招来边清点货物，边毫不在意地答道：“只住了一天。” 玉娇龙：“舅父为何不多住几天，顺便各处玩玩去。” 何招来仍毫不在意地说道：“京城里闹闹嚷嚷的，吃的住的都贵，有什么好玩的。” 玉娇龙还想问点什么，可话到口边却又忍住了。她在一旁闲着无事，便抽身回到房里。不一会，香姑兴冲冲地进房来了。她背着手，笑吟吟地对玉娇龙说：“你猜，我托舅舅从京城里给你捎回来了什么？” 玉娇龙：“京城里那么多东西，叫我怎猜？” 香姑：“猜你最喜欢的。” 玉娇龙猜了一阵，总猜不着，便反激她道：“我喜欢的都猜了，猜不着就不是我喜欢的。” 香姑得意地从背后伸出手来，一只手里拿着一盒“一口酥”，在她眼前一晃，说：“看，这是不是你最喜欢的？” 玉娇龙见是“一口酥”，高兴极了，忙拉着香姑的手满怀感激地说道：“你真会体贴人，我还是在家里吃过这玩意了。” 香姑见玉娇龙高兴，也更来劲了，忙把盒子摆在桌上，说：“你先别急，仍像在府里吃它时那样，我去给你沏壶茶来。” 玉娇龙顺从地等候着。一会儿，香姑提着一壶茶进来了。玉娇龙正待去揭开盒子时，忽又把手停住了。她若有所思地问道：“香姑，你舅舅这次去京城，该不会给我们惹出什么麻烦来？” 香姑眨眨眼，会意地笑了，说：“你放心，我早都想过了。舅舅不会到玉府去，也不会碰到府里人的。” 玉娇龙：“你怎见得？” 香姑：“舅舅上次去府里看望我时，就曾抱怨过，说府里门卫太严，叫他感到害怕。 还说他要不是为了看我。就是再走玉府门外过过他都不愿意啦。这次他怎会再去。 “玉娇龙思索片刻，又问道：”你又怎能断定他不会碰到府里的人呢？ " 香姑：“舅舅上次去玉府，他见到过的除夫人、少奶奶外，就只有看门的常大爷。 这些人平时很少上街，舅舅又住在城外，就是存心想碰也碰不着。好哥哥，你就别太小心眼了。“玉娇龙被香姑这最后两句逗笑了，这才把盒子揭开，先强送一枚到香姑嘴里，含逗带夸地说道：”好妹妹，我看你的心眼也不比我大呢。“然后，她才拈起”一口酥“慢慢品尝起来。一枚又一枚，一连吃了五六枚，真是又酥又甜，比在家里吃时还更觉可口。 玉娇龙吃着吃着，不禁又触起对府里生活和对双亲的怀念，神情逐渐变得黯然起来。 香姑在旁已经察觉到了，连忙用些闲话去岔。玉娇龙也很体爱香姑，只好暂抛惆怅，强作笑颜，又往香姑口里送去几枚，直到兴尽方罢。 玉娇龙和香姑谈着谈着，忽然感到一阵无法强抑的倦意向她袭来，两只眼皮沉重得直往下坠。渐渐地，眼前的灯光也一下变成双苗……四苗，墙壁、地面都在颠簸着，倾斜着。她感到有异，忙抬头去看香姑，见香姑已伏在桌上，似乎已经昏昏睡去。她想叫醒香姑，可发出的声音竟是那样微弱，又显得那样遥远。她挣扎着想站起身来，可两腿已经无力。猛然间，她心里掠过一声惊呼：“我被人暗算了！”随即眼前进闪出几道金光，接着便陷入一片昏黑中去。 也不知过了多久，等玉娇龙渐渐醒来，她睁开眼，眼前还是一片昏黑，只感到身子在不停地摇簸，她想伸手揉揉眼睛，手却动弹不得。她极力镇了镇神思，这才感觉到自己的手脚都已被缚着。传到耳里来的是前面正奔驰着的马蹄声和身旁正滚动着的车辘声。 她从耳畔传来的鼻息声里已辨出了卧在她身旁的正是香姑。玉娇龙正惊疑间，车门外传来一声低微的说话声：“天亮前可到涿县，在那儿换马，明晚就可到京城了。” 玉娇龙心里明白了：自己终于未能逃过父亲的手心！等待着她的又将是什么样的命运呢？