Chapter 27 Chapter 27 Pushing the window open in the middle of the night to send charcoal in the snow

After tossing around in the Lu Mansion for half the night, not only did he fail to catch Luo Xiaohu, but he snatched the knife and stabbed several people. Pity those family courtyards, attendants, bearers, and horse servants. He is arrogant and uncommon, but he has never seen Luo Xiaohu's aura, let alone his bravery.Everyone saw him knocking down several people in a row, who dared to take a step closer to him, but watched him run to the outside of the house.When he just ran to the gate of the mansion, he happened to be in the gate of the mansion with a centurion led by a centurion headed by Chief Qian of the Nine Gates.Meeting on a narrow road, the brave wins, Luo Xiaohu roared, swung the machete he had snatched, and rushed towards the group of soldiers bravely.Seeing his ferocious approach, those soldiers were caught off guard and dispersed immediately.Luo Xiaohu rushed out of the gate, and suddenly encountered more than 20 soldiers who were still outside the gate, and they began to chop and kill each other.The brave soldiers inside the door, terrified, gathered again, and rushed out of the door again, surrounding Luo Xiaohu.All of a sudden, there are thousands of flashing blades and thousands of red tassels on the tip of the gun, killing people until the gods howl and ghosts cry, and the heart is shocked.

On the street in front of the Lufu Gate, because the sedan chair was blocked at the entrance of Hulu Street during the day, there were already a lot of idlers who were looking for anecdotes. Inquiring about the news in the mansion, he refused to disperse for a long time. The news that Luo Xiaohu slammed into the study and shocked Lu Hanlin to death was already known to this group of people when he came out to report the crime in the family courtyard, and it spread quickly on the street.Therefore, more and more people with good deeds gathered, and when Bingyong arrived, there were about hundreds of people gathered by the street.Everyone stood far away, watching the fight with bated breath.Occasionally, cheers erupted from the crowd, but they were not directed at the soldiers, but at the man surrounded by the core.

Besides, Luo Xiaohu was surrounded by dozens of soldiers. Although he was alone, he had no fear. He danced a knife like a whirlwind. Unstoppable.In a short while, he had chopped down a few of them, and the soldiers were so frightened that they just circled around him, stabbing and stabbing with long spears, and no one dared to confront him.During the stalemate, a Mongolian shout suddenly came from the crowd in the west: "Brother, hurry up, stand out, don't be fooled." This voice sounded so familiar to Luo Xiaohu, and he suddenly remembered that the caller It was the horse dealer Mongolian man he had rescued in Xinzhen.Then there were a few roars from the crowd in the west, and he recognized that they were the voices of Liu Taibao and Cai Yaomei.Luo Xiaohu understood in his heart, he broke out to the west, and they were there to support him.

So, he retreated to the core, retracted his knife and inhaled, paused for a moment, then pointed his knife bravely at a row of soldiers to the west, roared, and swooped over, scaring the row of soldiers back again and again. He grabbed a long gun and pulled it violently into his arms, and even pulled the man with the gun towards him. Before the man could stand still, he suddenly and violently sent it away, and the soldier was thrown back bravely.Taking advantage of the situation, he jumped forward, jumped into the middle of the row of soldiers, knocked down the two of them one after another, and in the blink of an eye, he opened a gap.

Luo Xiaohu entered with the knife, rushed out of the gap, and flew towards the crowd to the west.The dense crowd uttered an exclamation, and suddenly became a commotion, running, running, stumbling, hustling, pushing and pushing, I saw figures floating, rushing to various alleys, Luo Xiaohu, who had already mixed into the crowd, disappeared in a flash Without a trace. This turmoil spread to all the government offices in the capital in an instant, and the first to be reported was of course the Nine Gates Admiral's Office.Master Yu was full of worries and anger, and was extremely angry. He immediately sent people to send horses to order the troops and horses of the nine battalions to close the gates and strengthen the guards.In an instant, the streets, alleys, and temple alleys of the city were filled with iron hooves running everywhere, and patrolmen shuttled everywhere.The bustling Kyoto, where the horses and horses usually travel calmly and the sleeves are elegant, suddenly showed a chilling aura.

Besides, in Lu Mansion, a happy event turned into a mourning event overnight.Yesterday was still colorful red hanging high and drums playing leisurely, but today it has become plain curtains hanging down and laying smoke curling up; yesterday it was still full of traffic and crowded with crowns, but today it has become desolate in front of the door and desolate in the courtyard.Mrs. Lu cried until she died, and she was extremely sad. She knew that this disaster happened strangely, and she also suspected that Yu Jiaolong had something to do with it. debt, but to whom to tell.She also invited several close relatives of the Lu family and former friends of Lu Hanlin, told them about her doubts, and asked them to give advice and avenge the dead.Helplessly, such relatives and friends may have been in the officialdom for a long time, are old in the world, or indulge in chapters and sentences, and are always nerdy.Those who are sophisticated in the world, although they also know something different, but firstly, they are intimidated by Yushuai's authority, and secondly, because they have no basis, who dares to speak lightly, so that they will provoke quarrels; .Therefore, planning for a long time will lead to nothing.

Mrs. Lu had no choice but to go back to the coffin, shed every word, counted, insinuated, cursed and cursed, in order to vent the accumulated anger in her chest. Of course, Yu Jiaolong's life in Lu Mansion was even more difficult.Mrs. Lu hated her deeply and regarded her as a thorn in her side. Not to mention, even the people in the mansion also regarded her as a disaster, and they all looked sideways at her. No one wants to enter her room when serving tea and food, they avoid her like snakes and scorpions.Yu Jiaolong sits in the room all day long, sometimes feels like being on an oven, and sometimes feels like living in an ice cave.Mrs. Lu's stern face and poisonous words, the servants' sneering words and taunts, like a bone-piercing cold wind, hit her from time to time.Yu Jiaolong, who was used to being pampered and pampered by her mother and father, suddenly fell into this situation, which is extremely embarrassing.

But Yujiaolong just sat in meditation all day long, neither sad nor angry, never complained, never showed resentment, turned a deaf ear to all kinds of rumors coming from outside the room, and showed indifference to the people on the ground Strange color, as if he didn't see it, it seemed that he had suddenly realized everything, and felt that all four things were empty. Her uncharacteristic demeanor made Xianggu feel puzzled and suspicious. Uncle Shen Bo, she would sink down from now on and end up in ruins.Xianggu also took advantage of many times in the dead of night to snuggle up to her as she did on the way out in the past, to say something considerate to her, and to comfort her with many soft-hearted words, but Yu Jiaolong never seemed to listen. In general, still not answering a word.Xianggu had no choice but to sigh softly for a while, and fell asleep quietly by herself.

Lu Hanlin's funeral was done in a deserted manner, and only a few close relatives and friends came to pay homage to him.Yuji also went to the mansion to hang her filial piety, but she still received the same cold reception and embarrassment.Because Mrs. Lu said she was still ill, she was led by an elderly family to the mourning hall, where she paid homage according to the etiquette, but she didn't ask Jiaolong a word, let alone sit in her room, so they went back to their homes. up.After Xianggu learned of this situation, she was very sad, so she came to tell the lady, crying and said: "The elder is also a student and an official. He usually talks about benevolence, righteousness, filial piety, and his own flesh and blood. Not even looking forward to it at all, it's too heartless."

Unexpectedly, Yu Jiaolong acted as if nothing happened after hearing this, and only said lightly: "This can't blame him. He has his own difficulties." On the second day after Lu Hanlin's funeral, Mrs. Lu led a group of servants to Yu Jiaolong's room.The two maidservants following Mrs. Lu, one was holding a mourning dress, and the other was holding Lu Hanlin's spirit tablet.Mrs. Lu's eyes were sunken, her grief implied a provocative look, and she said coldly: "Jiaolong, although your father is a military officer, your Yufu is also from a scholarly family; But you can always be regarded as a member of my Lu family; although you have no affection for Ning Xuan, you should have some kind of love for husband and wife, not to mention that Ning Xuan died because of you. I didn't force you to wear the spirit guard. Being a mother-in-law is honest enough. Now I only ask you for one thing: to observe the festival for Ning Xuan for three years, and to recite a volume of scriptures in front of his spiritual throne every day.

After three years, you can leave or stay, it's up to you. "After Mrs. Lu finished speaking, without waiting for Yu Jiaolong's answer, she ordered the servants to put the spirit tablet on the table and leave the filial piety, and led the servants to leave the room. Yu Jiaolong stood in front of the bed, keeping silent all the time, staring at the spirit tablet with both eyes, but there was a slight look of desolation in his wooden expression. Xianggu looked at Yu Jiaolong at a loss in the room, felt that her expression was a little strange, and couldn't help muttering in her heart: "Could it be that Miss will really promise to chant scriptures for Lu Hanlin for three years?" But she was inconvenient to ask, He only glanced at the spirit tablet for a moment, then walked away. In the early morning of the next day, Xianggu was asleep and was awakened by a low sound of chanting sutras. She opened her eyes and saw the young lady sitting at the table, reciting sutras devoutly.There is a green lamp on the table, incense burners are lit in the table, and a spiritual tablet is offered behind the curling cigarettes.Xianggu just felt uncomfortable in her heart, she was suddenly sad, and for a moment, the first thought that came to her mind was: "Miss has changed!" She simply couldn't understand why the lady succumbed to Mrs. Lu's intentions. The torment of venting anger? How could she actually be able to chant sutras while guarding the spiritual card of a person she hated, and recited so devoutly? !What makes Xianggu particularly sad is that what will Miss Luo do if she does this?Does she still have Luo Xiaohu in her heart?The more Xianggu thought about it, the more angry she got out of bed, hurriedly put on her clothes and got out of bed, angrily came to Yu Jiaolong's side, gave Yu Jiaolong a dissatisfied look, and then raised her eyes to the spiritual tablet.As soon as her eyes touched the spirit card, she felt something strange, the writing on the spirit card seemed to have changed. What she saw on the spirit tablet yesterday was a line of black characters with only a few cinnabar characters in the middle, but what she saw today were all crimson characters, which seemed to be written in blood.Xianggu has been following Yujiaolong for several years, and under the guidance of the young lady, she has been able to know a little about numbers. She looked carefully and saw that in the middle of the spirit card was written "the spirit of my concubine Yumu Huang Laoruren", and the line next to it read "Nv Yujiao" Long worship." Xianggu understood immediately in her heart, relief, guilt, admiration, and sympathy all came to her heart, and she couldn't help but fell on Yu Jiaolong's lap and sobbed. From then on, Yu Jiaolong sat next to her mother's coffin, burning incense and chanting scriptures every morning and evening. Long was indeed chanting sutras devoutly, but she never showed a look of relief on her face, and she still left resentfully every time. One day, at the time of Lu Hanlin's birthday, Mrs. Lu ordered several plates of melons, fruits and three animals to be enshrined in front of Lu Hanlin's spiritual tablet.Just as the accompanying maid was holding the offering tray and placing it in front of the tablet, Yu Jiaolong hurriedly stepped forward to stop her and said, "This is the spiritual tablet of my mother, Mrs. Yulao. You want to offer sacrifices to Lord Lu, go to the inner hall to offer sacrifices. " After hearing the news, Mrs. Lu came into the room angrily, leaned over to look at the spirit tablet, her face turned blue with anger, and said, "Okay, you are too deceitful, and you treat my Lu family as your jade. The family's ancestral hall!" After finishing speaking, she hurriedly reached out to grab the spirit card, not wanting Yujiao Longyan to be quick, and quickly hugged the spirit card in her arms.Mrs. Lu was about to seize it, but Yu Jiaolong withdrew and retreated to the table, raised her willow eyebrows, her eyes sparkled, and said coldly: "Jiaolong's mother died only half a year ago, so you still won't allow me to show my filial piety!" Seeing the situation, the servants pursued closely, fearing that something might happen, they hurried forward to stop Mrs. Lu, pleading, persuading and pulling, and managed to dissuade Mrs. Lu from coming down.When Mrs. Lu left the room, she pointed at Yu Jiaolong and gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, since you want to be a filial daughter, I will help you!" From then on, the three meals of vegetables and rice delivered to Yu Jiaolong every day were full of rough vegetables and rough food, and there was no oil or meat in sight, and even the oil for lighting the lamp at night was no longer provided.Yu Jiaolong lived a life worse than that of a servant. After half a month like this, although Yu Jiaolong is still calm and quiet, but she is getting thinner day by day.Xianggu had already accumulated a cavity of indignation, but she had no choice but to worry secretly in her heart.One evening, when Yu Jiaolong had just covered the scriptures, Xianggu ran into the room angrily, with tears in her eyes, and threw her head on the table, sobbing.Yu Jiaolong stepped forward to ask her, but Xianggu told her while weeping, and finally told the story: It turned out that Xianggu was very anxious when she saw that the young lady was getting thinner day by day, and wanted to find a chance to sneak out of the mansion behind her back, and went to the nearby street. Give Shi some pastries, so that she can benefit from it, so that she can support it. Unexpectedly, as soon as she stepped out of the mansion gate, she was stopped by the gatekeeper, claiming that she was ordered by Mrs. Lu not to allow her master and servant to leave the mansion, and forced her back to the mansion gate.Several families also heard the sound and stepped forward, scolding her, even swearing and hurting Yumen.After Yu Jiaolong heard this, she bit her lips tightly, and a cold and menacing light suddenly flashed from her eyes.Xianggu immediately saw that the anger pent up in Miss's heart had been ignited, and all she had to do was wait for her to act.Immediately, Xianggu dissipated all the grievances and sadness she had just suffered, and only felt a burst of inexplicable surprise and excitement.She stared closely at Yu Jiaolong's demeanor and expression, and saw her standing motionless in the room, concentrating, but in an instant, the light in her eyes quickly dimmed, and her face returned to indifference calm.Xianggu was extremely depressed, she felt hopeless, and said sadly: "The Lu family clearly intends to trap the two of us to death, so you are willing to be at their mercy?" Yu Jiaolong remained silent. Xianggu suddenly became annoyed again: "This is simply killing people without blood, and eating people without spitting out bones. The Lu family's methods are too poisonous, no wonder she wants to kill off all children and grandchildren!" Yu Jiaolong: "Xianggu, you have to speak properly, how can you curse like that!" Xianggu: "They can do everything, but I can't even say it! You have to keep the etiquette, you go, I don't care." Yu Jiaolong: "Etiquette must be observed. This matter has nothing to do with you, and I will take the blame. If you suffer together, I feel uneasy from time to time. If you want to blame, you can blame me." Hearing what Yu Jiaolong said, Xianggu's heart softened.It's just that she still doesn't understand why the lady can endure such bullying?How could he be willing to be tortured like this?She was even more puzzled by the fact that the Yulu family was brought into such a situation, it was clearly the fault of Mrs. Yu, Lu Hanlin and Mrs. Lu, and the young lady wanted to blame herself. I really don't know where her fault lies. where?Could it be that the sons and daughters are like slaves, who have to kowtow to thank them for being beaten?Xianggu thought about it silently, and said: "Miss, don't worry about me, I'm here with you, and I'm here to accompany you to suffer. But I didn't expect to come to accompany you to suffer so much shame! I follow with all my heart. You, just to not be angry. Thinking back to those days when I followed Chunyou across the county a few months ago, who were you afraid of coming? Who were you angry with? In just a few months, you have become another person. It really makes me sad. Now that I am in this life-or-death situation, it’s obviously not your fault, but you always blame yourself, I just don’t understand, and I blame you!” Xianggu’s words were impassioned , close to reason. Every word was like a stone thrown into a well, causing waves in Yu Jiaolong's heart. Yu Jiaolong sighed slightly, moved over, took Xianggu's hand and said sadly: "Xianggu, you don't know, this is a punishment from heaven, I have to accept it. All the troubles come from me, Mr. Gao The death of Cai Jiu, the...disappearance of Mrs. Gao, the death of the old lady...even the death of Lu Hanlin...I cannot escape the responsibility. I am not afraid of anyone, but resigned to my fate. I hope Bodhisattva bless me, let the disaster fall on my body, and no longer affect my father and brother, wishing is enough." Xianggu really didn't expect the young lady to say such words, she was very surprised.Although the room was too dark to see clearly because of the night, she still looked at her with wide eyes.She thought to herself: "How did the young lady become such a mind?" She still half understood what she said to the young lady, especially the departure of Teacher Gao and the death of Master Cai, what did she have to do with it? ? Why did she look so sad talking about them?Xianggu seemed to be in a fog.She said disapprovingly: "If other women fall into such a situation, they will have to live by their fate. But you are not an ordinary person. You have such good skills that you can travel north and south like a man. No one can help you." You don't. People often say that "one step back will make you better", you have no way to retreat, you are "one step forward and you will be better", you just need to make up your mind and take a step, everything will be fine, why bother Such a crime!" Yu Jiaolong: "Suffering will always have an end, let's talk about it after suffering." Xianggu: "How can you survive these days when you are not full and hungry! Even I can hardly hold on, and you can still survive? If you lose your body, everything will be over. That's why I want to slip away." Went out to buy some food and came back, only to be humiliated like this!" Yu Jiaolong hesitated for a moment: "I want to leave the house, it's like walking in the house. Tonight I will go to the street, buy some delicious food for you and come back." Xianggu said gratefully but aggrieved: "I want to sneak out of the house, but it's not because of you, and it's not because of my greed." Yu Jiaolong: "I went only for you, I can't share with you." Xianggu was puzzled: "Why is this?" Yu Jiaolong: "I should obey my orders and keep the etiquette, and I want to have no shame in my heart." "Xiang Gu:" Since you don't need it, Miss, you don't have to go.I don't care what you are doing, I just want to share weal and woe with you. " The two stopped talking, and just hugged each other tightly, spending the long night bitterly. Day after day, the weather is getting colder.Yujiao and Longyi looked thinner, Xianggu also lost the rosiness on her face, the master and the servant have become companions who depend on each other for life.Xianggu, who always liked to run around, has become calm now, listless all day long, sitting in the room; Yu Jiaolong is still so calm and solemn, without any sign of abandonment. After getting up every morning, she went to chant scriptures in front of her mother's spiritual tablet, and she chanted so intently and piously. One evening, a servant girl of the Lu Mansion brought a plate of cold alfalfa and two bowls of rotten rice.Yu Jiaolong didn't even move the chopsticks, and went to chant sutras alone, Xianggu barely ate half of the bowl, but finally stopped the chopsticks because she couldn't swallow.After a while, the servant woman came to collect the bowls and chopsticks. Seeing this scene, she couldn't help shaking her head and sighing.She whispered to herself: "It's really a crime, how can people live this day!" Before leaving, the maid said to Yu Jiaolong in a low voice: "Master Yu will come to pick you up later, He is also annoying right now!" Yu Jiaolong has heard the implication from the words of the servant girl.She expected that her family might be attacked, and her father was in a difficult situation, and those colleagues who were jealous of talents and talents would surely take the opportunity to slander and slander;After thinking about it, she decided that although they did not hold enough grounds to commit a crime, the commotion that caused a storm in the city would damage the prestige of the Hou family and even shake the status of her father.When Yu Jiaolong thought that all of this was caused by her, she was really heartbroken and extremely sad. Xianggu endured the hunger and went to bed just after dark.Yu Jiaolong sat silently until late at night. I didn't go to bed until my hands and feet were cold.The early winter night was cold and quiet, there was no sound inside or outside the room, only Xianggu's even breathing and her rumbling bowel sounds could be heard from time to time.Yu Jiaolong embraced Xianggu, and couldn't help crying. In the midst of desolation, I suddenly heard a few slight footsteps coming from outside the room.The footsteps sounded intermittently, stopping after a few steps, appearing very cautious.Yu Jiaolong couldn't help being startled, and immediately became vigilant, quickly pulled out the dagger from the bottom of the pillow, jumped off the bed, dodged behind the door, and watched the movement outside the room with bated breath.Hearing the sound of footsteps walking all the way to the window, they stopped, followed by a few slight scraping sounds, and the window was pushed open.Then I saw a figure appearing in front of the window.Yu Jiaolong focused on discerning, and through the slight starlight, she saw the figure of a woman's head.I saw the figure looking into the room for a moment, then reached out and threw something through the window, then closed the window and door, turned and left.Yu Jiaolong quickly moved to the window, pierced the window paper, opened her eyes and saw the figure jumping over the corridor and walking towards the corner of the wall.Yu Jiaolong couldn't help being taken aback, thinking: Why is the posture of this figure so familiar, as if I've seen it somewhere before.She pondered for a while, then suddenly remembered: "Ah, it's Cai Yaomei! What is she doing here? Is it kindness or seeking revenge?" Yu Jiaolong's heart was clouded with doubts.She wanted to see what it was that was thrown into the room, but the room was pitch black with no lights on, so she couldn't see clearly.Yu Jiaolong hesitated for a moment, then carefully touched it with her hand, but it turned out to be a cloth bag.She picked up the cloth bag and put it on the table, untied the strap, and immediately let out a scent of marinade and pastry from the cloth bag. Yu Jiaolong understood that it was a special gift from Cai Yaomei. Pack food.She touched it with her hand again, and besides some carton paper packages she was familiar with, there were also several candles inside.Yu Jiaolong was extremely happy, and hurriedly knocked on the flint, lit the candle, and the dark room suddenly became bright, which made people suddenly feel a sense of vitality and a sense of spring. By candlelight, Yu Jiaolong inspected the cloth bag carefully, and saw that besides large bags and small boxes of various sweets and pastries, there was a leg of cooked lamb, a few pieces of stewed beef, and a paper roll inside.Yu Jiaolong opened the scroll and saw that the first line read: "Being rich is not benevolent, and being an official is not righteous. I have already found out what the Lu family has done. A small gift, a little token of my heart." The separate paragraph is "Miss Yu, Xianggu laughs and accepts", whereabouts the six words "Couples in need respect Bai". Facing the package of food and the roll of notes, Yu Jiaolong was in deep thought, feeling agitated.Since it is clearly written on the scroll that the food is for her and Xianggu, we can no longer doubt Cai Yaomei's intentions.She thought that she was Cai Yaomei's enemy who killed her father. At that time, she was only trying to protect her own reputation and the reputation of Yufu's family. Under the threat of Mrs. Gao, she missed it for a while and did such an outrageous thing, which made Cai Yaomei Became an orphan, almost exiled in the capital, I have a deep guilt towards Cai Yaomei.But today, not only did she not take the opportunity to seek revenge and add insult to injury, but instead she repaid her revenge and came to give charcoal in the face of hardship.Even though she still doesn't know that she is the enemy who killed her father, it can only increase her guilt.Facing these foods, Yu Jiaolong felt more and more heavy, how could it arouse the slightest appetite.Just at this time, Xianggu uttered bursts of ravings from her dream, like moaning, and also like hungry.Yu Jiaolong withdrew to go to the bed and gently woke her up.As soon as Xianggu opened her eyes, she suddenly saw the room full of light. She turned over and sat up, with wide open eyes in surprise, she pointed to the candles on the table and asked, "Where did you get the candles?" Yu Jiaolong pulled her to the table, told her what happened just now, and pushed the bag of food to the ground, saying: "Xianggu, eat quickly, don't disappoint your sister Cai and Brother Liu." .” Xianggu listened fascinatedly, her face was full of joy, although she was already panicking with hunger, she had no intention of eating it.She was stunned for a while, and then asked puzzledly: "How could Sister Cai and Brother Liu know the situation we are in right now?" Yu Jiaolong: "Liu Taibao has a lot of contacts and friends, so it's easy to find out." Xianggu suddenly grabbed Yu Jiaolong's arm and said, "They must know the whereabouts of Big Brother Luo, why didn't you just stop Sister Cai and ask him about him?" Yu Jiaolong's face, which had been numb for a long time, flushed again, she was deeply moved by Xianggu's kindness.From Xianggu's question, she saw her extraordinary care and tact, as well as her sincere heart.She looked at Xianggu affectionately and silently, and after a long time she replied vaguely: "How can I ask her?" Xianggu said calmly: "One day I can get out of this hell, I will ask Sister Cai." Yu Jiaolong looked at Xianggu vigilantly, and said: "This matter is no joke, you are also from Yufu, so don't get involved in this dispute." Xianggu moved her lips, but stopped when she reached the point of her mouth. Yu Jiaolong picked up a shortbread and handed it to Xianggu's mouth: "Eat it quickly, you must be very hungry." Xianggu turned her head, took the cake with her hands, and passed it back to Yu Jiaolong: "You eat first." Yu Jiaolong shook his head: "I can't eat it, and I don't want to eat it." Xianggu looked at Yu Jiaolong puzzledly: "This was sent by someone else with good intentions. Could it also violate your rules of 'shun' and 'shou'? Could it be that you feel ashamed after eating it?" Yu Jiaolong lowered her head slightly: "Xianggu, I really don't want to eat, I feel uncomfortable. You eat, let me watch you eat. That way, I might feel better. "Xianggu:" If you don't eat it, I won't either. " Yu Jiaolong: "Be obedient, Xianggu. Eat quickly and make me happy." She said, her eyes filled with tears. Although Xianggu couldn't figure out the reason why Yu Jiaolong didn't want to enjoy the food, she couldn't bear to flatter her, so she only managed to eat some cakes, pretending that she was full, putting away the cloth bag, blowing out the candles, Go to bed with Yu Jiaolong hand in hand. After a few days, it suddenly snowed.The first snow is onyx, which makes the courtyard of Lu Mansion look even more bleak. One morning, Yu Jiaolong had just finished reciting the scriptures when she suddenly saw servants and maidservants coming and going in and out of the flower hall outside the room, appearing extremely flustered. Yu Jiaolong felt that the situation was different, and was surprised when she suddenly saw a servant girl walking towards the room in a hurry, and she reported to Yu Jiaolong in a panic: "Young Madam, Princess Tiebeile is here to see you, old man People are waiting outside the door." Yu Jiaolong had a big accident, she was extremely surprised.She has always heard that the princess is lonely and lonely, and there are many royal relatives and dignitaries in the capital, no matter the birthday celebration banquet, she never easily neglects it. Although I was invited by her to visit her once in the palace, but since then I have no contact with her, I don't know why she came to Lu's mansion to visit me today.While Yu Jiaolong was thinking, she went to the table to adjust her makeup in front of the mirror, but Xianggu was still casually sitting by the bed, picking up her braids.Yu Jiaolong glanced at her and said, "The concubine is about to arrive, hurry up and tidy up the house." Xianggu said indifferently: "Wouldn't it be better to just let her see it like this!" Yu Jiaolong: "I'm not trying to hide embarrassment, but I don't want to be pitied." At this moment, Mrs. Lu accompanied the princess and a group of servants entered the room.Yu Jiaolong went up to meet her, and was about to bow down, the princess supported her, stared straight at her for a moment, then sized her up from head to toe, and then said: "I haven't seen you for more than a year, Why are you so thin? Have you been feeling unwell recently?" Yu Jiaolong lowered his eyes slightly, and replied humbly: "Thanks to the concubine, Jiaolong is lucky to be safe. Is the concubine's jade body safe?" The princess smiled: "Look, I'm pretty good." She turned around to look at Mrs. Lu and asked: "I heard that Jiaolong quit meat and reduced food and chanted scriptures behind closed doors all day long, isn't that true?" It won't become ascetic practice!" Old Mrs. Lu was extremely embarrassed, and replied awkwardly: "She also did this out of filial piety." The concubine said disapprovingly: "How can there be such filial piety, this is simply self-glorious!" Mrs. Lu: "Yes, yes, please ask the princess to enlighten me." After finishing speaking, she hurriedly went forward to invite the princess to take a seat. The concubine didn't pay attention to her, she just stood in the room and looked around, then shook her head and said to Yu Jiaolong: "You are too self-sufficient to make it so simple." Mrs. Lu stood aside, embarrassed and at a loss; the servants stood around the door, looking at each other. After an awkward silence in the room, the princess said to Mrs. Lu: "I'm here to chat with Yu Jiaolong, I don't dare to accompany Mrs. Lao for a long time, please go back to the room and take a rest!" Mrs. Lu had no choice but to leave the room and lead a group of servants into the inner hall.The princess walked to the side of the bed after she had left, pulled Yu Jiaolong to sit down side by side, and said to her: "I have heard a little about your business. A few days ago, De Xiufeng's wife came, and from her I learned something about your current situation and recent situation. This Lu Mansion is also a scholarly family, so why are you acting so unreasonably? I am upset, and I am always thinking about you. look at yours." Yu Jiaolong bowed her head and listened silently.In an instant, Yu Xiulian's sassy and calm heroic appearance, her vigilant and deep concern, and Cai Yaomei's complacent, sensitive and immature expression and figure flashed before her again and again.Yu Jiaolong already understood in her heart that Yu Xiulian and Cai Yaomei were probably able to get along with De Wusao's sister-in-law about her current situation, and they wanted to report to the princess through De Wusao, hoping to use the power of the princess to put themselves in the wrong place. Rescued from a difficult situation; Yu Jiaolong felt like a spring breeze blowing into her heart, feeling warm and harmonious. The princess continued: "Yesterday I ordered someone to invite your sister-in-law Luanying, and I have told her about your situation." Yu Jiaolong was slightly shocked, raised her head and said: "Since I came to Lu Mansion, I have lost contact with my family, and I don't know how my father and brother are doing." After saying that, she couldn't help crying. The concubine hesitated for a moment, and said: "I can't blame your father, brother and sister-in-law, they are also in a precarious situation, and they can't care about you anymore." Yu Jiaolong was taken aback, and hurriedly asked, "What happened to my father, brother and sister-in-law?" Princess: "Your father is being investigated by the court and is currently staying at home." Yu Jiaolong's whole body trembled, and she suddenly felt her heart sinking.She couldn't help groaning in pain, and raised her head and shouted: "My God! It's Jiaolong's unfilial piety, which hurts my father!" Seeing Yu Jiaolong's grief, the princess couldn't help feeling sorry for her, but when she heard her take the blame on herself, she secretly felt strange, and tried to comfort her, saying: "This is a sudden disaster, I can't blame you, and you don't have to be too sad. The culprit is still the murderer, as long as he is arrested and brought to justice, the sky will be full of clouds and fog." Yu Jiaolong: "What does this matter have to do with my father? To be so troubled?" The concubine said with emotion: "The official career is dangerous, and there is no wind to make waves, not to mention that this matter is also strange." Then, she told her about the implication of Yu Jiaolong's family because of the murder of a murderer: It turned out that since that man was on the street that day After intercepting the bridal sedan chair, rumors quickly spread and the city was full of disturbances.There is a lot of speculation about the man; about why he blocked the sedan chair, he even made up a lot of shocking anecdotes and strange things.These gossips have already damaged Yufu's reputation and put Master Yu in a disadvantageous position. I don't want that man to break into Lu's residence at night and scare Lu Hanlin to death.As a result, everyone in the capital's dignitaries was in danger and shocked the government and the public.The Imperial Academy was furious for a while, and took advantage of the opportunity to be close to the imperial court, and immediately reported the matter to the emperor.The emperor was very furious, and immediately sent an order to the nine admirals to arrest the murderer within a time limit.The admiral's office rushed out to hunt for riders, set up checkpoints on all roads, set up sentries at nine gates, searched from house to house, and hunted down along the way.I don't want to be busy for half a month, but there is no trace, no clues.While Mrs. Yu was restless, rumors spread in the capital again. It was rumored that the murderous man was the leader of the horse thief who ran rampant in the western borders two years ago, Ban Tianyun, who sneaked into the capital to snatch Yu Jiaolong because of his beauty. .It is also said that he brought many thieves from western Xinjiang and scattered them around Gyeonggi as a response.Just at this time, Tian Xiangfeng, the general of the Yili garrison, was transferred back to Beijing.Tian Xiangyuan was Lord Yu's deputy general. When he was in Xijiang, he was reprimanded by Lord Yu for killing the border people without authorization, and he has always been worried about it.When he returned to Beijing this time, he took the opportunity of his Majesty's meeting with the Holy Spirit to weave some accusations, and participated in Yurui's "lax management of the army, abolishing the law by selling fame", so that "horse thieves are rampant and rampant"; During the campaign, "the generals lost their troops and were repeatedly humiliated", while he was playing for the court.He also said that the murderer who committed the crime in the capital this time was rumored to be Luo Xiaohu, the leader of the bandit in Xijiang. Yu Rui quickly arrests and interrogates the murderer, and then "the truth will come to light".When the emperor heard the play, he was so angry that he wanted to hand over Yurui to the Ministry of Punishment for questioning.But because Tian Xiang's verses involved military aircraft, thanks to the fact that the Minister of Military Aircraft knew that Yurui was always upright and prudent and loyal, he tried his best to protect the performance in front of the emperor; Lord Tiebeile also spoke for Xiang on his behalf, so he discussed him as " Waiting for crimes", and ordered Lord Tiebeile to investigate all the money that Tian Xiang had participated in. After the concubine told Yu Jiaolong about the misfortune that Lord Yu had suffered, she said with a worried face: "The emperor has ordered Tian Xiang to temporarily take pictures of the affairs of the nine-door admiral's office. Tian Xiang is stepping up to arrest the murderer. , this matter is not over yet. If the rumored murderer is the chief thief, Luo Xiaohu, if all of them belong to Zixu, then there is no serious problem, but if it really is him, once captured, disaster will happen!" As Yu Jiaolong listened, she felt tormented in her heart, she already felt a little unable to hold herself back. She was full of heart-wrenching worries about her father's situation and mood; for Luo Xiaohu, she lingered with a complex affection, which was tooth-gnashing hatred and trembling suspense; Brave love.Of course, she silently prayed for Luo Xiaohu to be safe and well for both her family and herself. The concubine has been watching Yu Jiaolong with concern, seeing her silent for a long time, she comforts her with intention and carelessness, saying: "A good horse is always difficult to tame, and a horse that is easy to tame is not a good horse; if it is Luo Xiaohu, they will catch her." If you don't stop, it won't be Luo Xiaohu who catches you." Yu Jiaolong was stunned unconsciously, but she didn't raise her head, she just ignored Wang Hao's two words.She thought: "With the status of the princess, how could she say such words! Could it be that she already knew about Luo Xiaohu's behavior?" She looked up and asked the princess, "When the princess sees my sister-in-law, Did she ever talk about the current situation at home?" Princess: "Luanying loves you the most, and misses you very much. After I told her about your current situation, she cried like tears. She said, when your father feels better, he will come to pick you up." 玉娇龙想起鸾英平时对她种种体贴、疼爱，也不禁流下泪来。 王妃不愿过多引起玉娇龙的伤悲，忙又把话岔开，聊了一些王府里生活起居以及她幼年时的往事。快近中午，王妃命香姑传话出去，叫备好车马，她要起驾回府了。 临行时，王妃站起身来，眼含笑意，面露得色地对玉娇龙说：“我从小爱马，近来却遇上两件称心事：一件是我于几月前从一蒙古马贩手里买来一匹通身雪白的好马，矫健极了，王爷给它取名'白龙驹'；一件是月余前又由那蒙古马贩给府里引来一名驯马手，彪悍异常，无论多野烈的马，一遇上他，立即驯服下来。今天王爷又高高兴兴带上他到王庄驯马去了。” 玉娇龙心中蓦然一动，眼里闪过一丝惊喜的光辉。她忙镇下神来，只将身子微微一欠，说了声“恭喜王妃”，便不再多问什么了。 鲁老夫人闻报王妃即将起驾的消息，早已率领着一干仆婢恭候房外，一直把她送出府门，伫候着车驾已经去远，才回到府里。 玉娇龙自从王妃来鲁府看过她以后，境况有所改变，每日三餐送来的饮食可口了些，日常用具以及灯油茶水，也按时送来了；仆婢们的放肆行径有所收敛。鲁府上下人等，对玉娇龙的态度已由恶若蛇蝎变成了敬而远之。而她还是和往日一样的萧疏、孤独。 日子一天天在寂寞和忧虑中度过，眼看已快过年了，更加深了玉娇龙对亲人的思念。 父亲的处境、心情，兄嫂的起居，动止，以及罗小虎的下落、安危，这一切都使玉娇龙魂牵梦绕，日夜萦怀。 一日，玉娇龙正在枯坐神驰，香姑气喘吁吁地跑来报说：“小姐，少夫人过府来了，现正在堂上和鲁老夫人叙话。” 玉娇龙又惊又喜，顿觉心头一热，眼里立即包满了泪水。忙问道：“你可是亲眼看见？” 香姑：“我听鲁府的人说了，也不敢信，便亲自去看看，果在堂上。” 玉娇龙一阵惊喜之后，又突然感到一种莫名的情怯。这种情怯是她从未有过的。她呆立房中，显得神情茫然。 香姑奇怪地望着她，又细声说道：“她和鲁老夫人谈过话，准要来看你的。” 香姑这话，使玉娇龙心头有如受刺一般，她淡淡地说道：“随她。” 香姑嘟着嘴，不再吭声了。 一会儿，鸾英来了。她一跨进房门，叫了声“妹妹”，便扑到玉娇龙身边，拉着她的手伤心痛哭起来。玉娇龙却木然不动，只冷冷地望着她。鸾英哭得伤心极了，从她那一声声呜咽和一阵阵抽泣中，倾注了她蕴蓄在心里的对玉娇龙最深切的同情，和最深沉的怜爱。 站在旁边的香姑，亦被感动得泣不成声。 房里除了一阵阵凄楚的哭泣声外，便没有任何声息。 鸾英一直哭了许久，才哽咽着对玉娇龙说道：“妹妹，我没料到，竟让你受了这么多的苦！” Yu Jiaolong didn't say anything. 鸾英又说道：“我今天是特来接你回去的。” 玉娇龙仍然是一声不响，木然地站在那儿。 鸾英：“妹妹，你快收拾收拾，车子在外面等着的呢。” 玉娇龙这才冷冷地说道：“我命已如此，还回去则甚！” 鸾英和香姑被玉娇龙这冷漠的神情惊呆了。