Chapter 28 Chapter Twenty-eight

Luanying and Xianggu were very surprised to see Yu Jiaolong's expression was abnormal, and she said that she didn't want to go back to Yufu. They looked at each other, not knowing what to do. Xianggu said angrily: "What if you don't go back?! Who are you from the Lu family? You can't just stay here forever!" Yu Jiaolong said sadly: "I am a miserable person, I don't want to involve my father, brother and sister-in-law anymore." Luanying: "Where did my sister go! This time it caused misfortune, and I can't blame you." Yu Jiaolong: "Sister-in-law is in love with her sister-in-law. If you can find me a nunnery near the capital and let me spend my whole life there, Jiaolong will be very grateful."

Xianggu stomped her feet and said, "This will settle the matter, everyone will become nuns." Luanying said with embarrassment and sadness: "Sister, to tell the truth, my father was imprisoned, and he is still at home. The matter is indeed unfinished. Right now, the old man is bedridden, you should go back and have a look." When Yu Jiaolong heard that her father was seriously ill in bed, she couldn't help being startled and felt sad for a while. She hesitated for a moment, then asked: "My sister-in-law is here to pick me up, does my father know?" Luanying hesitated for a while, then said: "I haven't told my father yet, it's just your brother and I's idea."

Yu Jiaolong fell silent. Luanying walked to her side, stroked her shoulder, and said affectionately: "You are not ignorant of your father's temper. Although he speaks fiercely, he still misses you in his heart! In my opinion, he is an old man. I hurt you more than me and your brother." Yu Jiaolong raised her eyes and stared at Luanying, her eyes were full of inquiry and sadness, and she asked in a bitter voice: "Where did sister-in-law say that?" Luanying: "After my father was ill, he was bedridden all day long. He didn't eat or drink, and he refused to take medicine. Your brother and I sent it in person. Despite repeated pleadings, the old man just tasted it. The day before yesterday, my father suddenly asked me about it. Qiuju and Dongmei came and asked her if they still lived downstairs in the back garden? And also asked if they had new winter clothes? I think the two of them were maidservants next to my younger sister, maybe my father has touched Ji Wuzhi's love. I also had an idea, so I ordered them to send a cup of ginseng soup and a plate of rice cakes. I don't think my father would be so embarrassing. Just take it. Sister, look, if it wasn’t for the fact that father is thinking about you, what else can he say?”

Two lines of teardrops rolled down from Yujiaolong's eyes, she had nothing left to be stubborn and hesitant. Yu Jiaolong finally brought Xianggu back to Yufu. Although the Yu Mansion is still exactly the same as it was more than two months ago, the stone lion steps in front of the mansion gate, the garden pavilions inside the mansion gate, and even the servants and servants, everything is still the same, but in the eyes of Yu Jiaolong, the solemn and majestic appearance of the past is still the same. The weather has faded away, but now it only gives people a feeling of desolation and desolation.The sky is full of long clouds and low pressure, the garden is full of dead branches and slanting, snow-covered desolate paths, moss-soaked empty steps, looking up, it is really desolate, Yu Jiaolong feels terrified in his heart, and tears sadly.

Yu Jiaolong returned to the room where she used to live, and saw that all the furnishings in the room were still the same as they were more than two months ago.Standing in the room, she couldn't help but feel a tremor in her heart. Looking at those familiar desks and utensils, she felt as if she had passed away. After Yu Jiaolong took a rest in the room, she changed into her clothes. Accompanied by her elder brother Yuji and sister-in-law Luanying, she came to the inner courtyard to visit her father.She came to her father's bed and saw her father lying on his side facing the wall. His white hair was messy and fluffy because he hadn't combed it for a long time, and his shoulders and back became more emaciated due to long-term illness.Yu Jiaolong couldn't help feeling sad, and cried out sadly: "Father!" Then she knelt down in front of the couch and sobbed sadly.

Father Yu still lay motionless on the ground, turning his head back and forth. Yuji approached the bed and said in a low voice: "Father, my sister has come back to visit your old man." Father Yu just seemed to be asleep, neither answering nor turning around. Yu Jiaolong knelt on the ground, biting her lip tightly, crying silently.Luanying was crying beside her.Although the room was still silent, it was suffocating. After a long time like this, Luanying couldn't bear to let Jiaolong torture her any longer, so she said: "Sister, if you have something to say, just tell your father, don't hurt yourself by crying."

Only then did Yu Jiaolong choke up and said, "From now on, my daughter only wants to serve her father for the rest of her life. I wish my father a speedy recovery from illness." Father Yu still didn't turn his head around, he just waved his backhand slightly.Although this is a sign to order her siblings to leave the house, it also expresses her acquiescence to Jiaolong's return home. Under Yuji's signal, Luanying hurriedly stepped forward to help Jiaolong up, and the three of them left the room together. Yu Jiaolong had to settle down again, and returned to the peaceful life of the past.Every morning when she got up, she would go to her father's room to ask for his illness and say hello.Whenever Father Yu saw her coming, he always turned to the wall, never looking at her, and unwilling to talk to her.After she had greeted her, she waved her back and told her to go out.Although Yu Jiaolong was saddened by his father's stubbornness and indifference, she had no choice but to swallow her tears and leave silently.Apart from going to her father's room to pay her respects every day, she either chanted scriptures in front of her mother's spiritual tablet, or sat in meditation, and rarely even went out of the room door.

Seeing that the Chinese New Year is only two days away, there is no sign of Chinese New Year in Yufu. Because Master Yu is at home and Yuji is guarding the system, no festoons and lanterns are allowed in front of the mansion. Compared with the houses on the left and right of the mansion, the Yu Mansion looks colder and desolate, presenting a desolate scene. . On the eve of New Year's Eve, Luanying came to Yujiaolong's room.Although Luanying only talked about the New Year's arrangements and Yu's father's illness, Yu Jiaolong could already see from her unease and wandering eyes that there must be an accident when Luanying came at night.Seeing that Luanying was always going back and forth on some gossip, she simply stopped her topic and asked straight to the point: "Sister-in-law, I think you have something on your mind, so just say it straight!"

Luanying was startled for a moment, then hesitated for a moment, and then said embarrassingly: "Your brother asked me to ask you about something, because it's a very important matter, please forgive my abruptness, sister, please don't mind!" Yu Jiaolong immediately became vigilant, and only asked indifferently, "What's the matter?" Luanying hesitated again before saying in a low voice, "Do you know the man who came to hold up the sedan chair on the street that day?" Yu Jiaolong showed neither surprise nor shame, she looked directly at Luanying and shook her head slightly.

Luanying asked again: "Where have you seen that guy before?" Yu Jiaolong still shook her head silently. Luanying looked closely at Yu Jiaolong, and asked again: "It is said that he once opened the car curtain to speak to you, sister, can you hear what he said?" Yu Jiaolong was already a little sullen, and said: "At that time, so many bearers and guards were frightened into a mess, how could I hear what he said! I just wanted to ask my sister-in-law what happened to that man , have you caught him yet?" Luanying sighed, and said: "The soldiers and horses of the nine sects have all been dispatched, and they have scoured the entire capital, but they haven't seen a single one of them. Where are we going to arrest him?"

An imperceptible sneer crossed Yu Jiaolong's lips.She asked back: "Who is that guy? Has the government office checked him out?" Luanying: "There are many rumors outside, and almost everything written in the book has been incorporated into this matter. Don't listen to those nonsense words, what shocked my father the most was that some people actually said that the man was just running around. Luo Xiaohu, the chief thief in Xinjiang. Some people also say that he is Luo Hu who once broke into the court in Dezhou and killed the grandson of the state palace." Yu Jiaolong: "I heard that Luo Hu was already killed by officers and soldiers in Mancheng!" Luanying: "That's right, the imperial court has heard about this matter, and Huantang reported it to all the prefectures." Yu Jiaolong: "It can be seen that the legends are all nonsense." Luanying worried: "It would be good if it was nonsense. But this matter is so intricate and confusing. Some people say that Luo Hu who killed officials is Luo Xiaohu, the chief thief in Xijiang." Yu Jiaolong asked calmly, "Who said that?" Luanying leaned over, lowered her voice and said, "Boss Shen in the mansion. He told my father." Yu Jiaolong couldn't help being surprised, but pretended to ask curiously: "If that's the case, then who was killed in Mancheng?" Luanying: "Boss Shen said it was his younger brother Luo Bao, but the government actually mistook it for Luo Hu." Yu Jiaolong felt a little terrified in his heart.She hurriedly suppressed the nameless resentment that had risen from her heart, and asked: "Since Boss Shen has detected it so clearly, why don't you arrest him?" Luanying hesitated for a moment, her eyes filled with confusion, and said: "I don't know anything about the officialdom, they have their own concerns. On the day of the accident, my father was furious when he heard the news, and immediately sent him to the government office. All the arrests were made to arrest the man who caused the accident. My father sent him to assist in the arrest because he had been handling cases for many years, and he was capable and experienced. As a result, there was no trace of him for half a month. His father was angry and reprimanded him for not doing enough, so he returned home at night and secretly reported to his father that he had already identified the man who caused the accident as Luo Hu, who killed officials in Dezhou, and had found out about him. It was Luo Xiaohu, the leader of horse thieves in Xijiang. Team leader Shen also said that it was rumored that he had repeatedly attacked officers and soldiers in Xijiang and robbed them of their salaries. Therefore, Shen Bantou said, it is better to let him go and force him back to the western border." Yu Jiaolong: "What did father say?" Luanying: "I heard from your brother that after hearing what Bantou Shen said, my father was suspicious and believed. He didn't say a word, but just paced up and down in the study until late at night. Soon, General Tian Xiangfeng of Yili was called back. Jing is here. He played some of his father's songs in front of the emperor, and they all involved Luo Xiaohu." Yu Jiaolong suddenly changed the subject and asked: "Since my father is still suspicious, why does my brother ask my sister-in-law to ask me?" Luanying seemed a little flustered.She paused for a moment, then hesitated and said: "I heard that my younger sister was attacked by Luo Xiaohu's bandits on the way from Wusu to Dihua with her mother. My younger sister escaped on horseback alone in the rebellious army, and it took three days before she returned to Dihua. change. When your brother talked about this to me, he said, when the horse thieves were fighting fiercely with the officers and soldiers, did my sister ever see Luo Xiaohu in the car? If you have seen it before, you will be able to recognize him this time. "Yu Jiaolong said without hesitation:" When I met thieves in the desert, I did see the leader of the horse thieves in the car, riding a big red horse, invincible and extremely brave.It's just that his appearance is like Zhong Kui's, extremely ferocious, he doesn't look like the man who came to hold up the sedan chair that day. " Wan Ying listened intently, and after a while added intentionally or unintentionally: "Some people say that Luo Xiaohu is extremely handsome." Luanying chatted a few more gossips before she left and went back to the inner courtyard. Besides, Xianggu has always been thinking about Cai Yaomei's affection for secretly delivering food to the Lu Mansion the night before, and she is concerned about the safety of Brother Luo, so she slips out of the mansion while the Yu Mansion is idle during the Chinese New Year, and goes straight to "Si Hai Chun". "Go to the inn.Although there were only a few passengers detained in Beijing in distant places, the teahouses and halls were filled with red lights and couplets everywhere, and the courtyard and dam were cleaned up, making it a prosperous and lively scene.Xianggu came to the backyard, and Cai Yaomei was putting up window grilles.As soon as she saw Xianggu, she immediately came forward with a happy face, took Xianggu's hand and said, "Come, let me see." She stared at Xianggu while talking, looked at it for a while, and then said, "Yes. She's a little thinner. But it's okay, but she looks a little bigger." After speaking, he dragged Xianggu into her room. The room is full of red lacquered furniture; the pillows and quilts are all new; the big red happy characters on the wall have not faded; the kang is warmly baked;It was clear at a glance that this room lived in a newly married couple, and the young couple lived a very harmonious life. After Cai Yaomei asked Xianggu to sit on the kang, she threw a basket of red dates and said, "Try it, it's from my hometown." After the two of them chatted a few words, Cai Yaomei asked her about Luo Xiaohu's trip to Lu's mansion that night.Xianggu told her what she heard and saw at the time, but about the scene when Luo Xiaohu went to Miss Yu's room, she inferred that she had gone to the inner hall to check what was going on, and the talk was brief and vague.Then, Xianggu couldn't wait to ask Cai Yaomei: "Sister Cai, didn't you tell me before that Brother Luo was killed by the army in the whole city? Why did he suddenly come to Beijing to cause this disaster? ? I could see it clearly from the bridge that day. Thanks to you and brother Liu who mixed in with the crowd to protect him, he was able to take off safely. What's going on?" Cai Yaomei: "Don't worry, it's a long story, let me tell you slowly." "It is said that Brother Luo has been killed by officers and soldiers in Mancheng. You and I heard about it on the way back to Beijing from Shaanxi and Beijing. From now on, all the tourists who come from Mancheng, Cangzhou and Baoding will also talk about it. This matter, your Brother Liu and I believed it to be true. Unexpectedly, in the middle of the night on the fourth day of October, Brother Luo came to the inn suddenly. At that time, your Brother Liu was stunned. He hurriedly took him into the inner courtyard and asked him carefully. Then he realized that it was his younger brother Luo Bao who was killed by the officers and soldiers in Mancheng. That Luo Bao really deserved to be a righteous man. The two brothers went to Mancheng together because they were both forced People who went to the underworld did not live together in order to meet each other. When Brother Luo was besieged by officers and soldiers and came to the temple, Luo Bao saw that the situation was critical, so he pretended to be Brother Luo, rushed up from behind, and led the officers and soldiers away. Brother Luo was rescued, but Luo Bao died on the edge of the city." "Brother Luo escaped from the city and went to wait for him in the agreed forest. He didn't come until dark. Brother Luo knew something was wrong, so he went back to the city to look for him, only to find out that he had been killed. Brother Luo went there at night. In front of his corpse, tears fell for a while, and he carried his corpse to bury it. Brother Luo heard that Luo Bao's head had been sent to Baoding Mansion for public display, so he rushed to Baoding again, and took the head off at night. He rushed back to Mancheng overnight and buried him with his body." Cai Yaomei wiped tears while talking.Xianggu couldn't help sobbing when she heard it. After a while of silence, Xianggu asked again: "Brother Luo came to Beijing all this time, why did you come here?" Cai Yaomei continued: "The night Brother Luo arrived, your brother Liu and I also asked about him. He said that he came to Beijing to do two things, but he only told me and your brother Liu. Something is coming." "Brother Luo said that the government mistakenly identified Luo Bao as Luo Hu, and made a public performance to the court, and was also invited to be rewarded by the emperor. But soon the government also received a report, knowing that he had committed a serious crime of lying and deceiving the emperor by pretending to be fake. They are here. This has frightened the government of Mancheng and Baoding. While guarding against the news, they secretly sent people out to capture Luo Hu. The Baoding government found out that Cangzhou, where Luo Bao was rescued and raised in his early years, was hidden. Liang Chaofu, the governor of the state yamen, fled to the capital, and he didn't know whether the government was looking for clues or to silence the story, so he also sent people to Beijing to investigate." "Brother Luo said that when he entered the city in the evening, he first went to Gaomiao to find Mr. Liang, so he had something to go out. Unexpectedly, Brother Luo made another incident the next day, and it was only the third day that I went to inform him of Mr. Liang's place." Yes. When Master Liang heard the news of Luo Bao's death, he was so sad that he burst into tears, so he packed his luggage and left the city that night." "Brother Luo said that he came to Beijing to do two things, but he only said this one, and he didn't say anything about the other." Xianggu: "Did Sister Cai and Brother Liu know about Brother Luo going to block the bridal sedan that day?" Cai Yaomei: "I really didn't know beforehand. But on the fifth day of the lunar new year, before the accident, you and Brother Liu and I also guessed a little bit. We have to start from the beginning: on the night of the fourth day, we and brother Luo When it was late at night, let him live in the room where I used to live in the opposite room. Your big brother Liu repeatedly advised him not to show up on the street, and let me handle anything. The next day, just happened to When Miss Yu was out of the pavilion, there were many people going to the gate of the mansion to cheer, and the street suddenly became lively. Just after breakfast, the sound of drums and music kept coming from my ears. Brother Luo listened to it for a while, feeling strange, and asked What's going on. Your brother Liu told him about Miss Yu's departure from the cabinet. Unexpectedly, when Brother Luo heard this, he immediately widened his tiger eyes and was stunned for a long time. He suddenly grabbed your brother Liu by the neck and asked Said: "Is this really the case? 'Your brother Liu was startled and nodded.He asked again: "Who are you marrying?" Your Brother Liu was so twisted by him that he couldn't answer. I hurriedly answered "Lu Hanlin". Brother Luo was full of anger, shook his hand, turned around and rushed outside. Although your Brother Liu and I couldn't figure out which river water was blowing, we were afraid that something might happen to him when he looked like this, so we hurried forward and tried our best to stop him.Although your brother Liu and I both have a few hundred catties of strength, they are useless in front of Brother Luo.Your Brother Liu was in a hurry, and begged him, "If you cause trouble here, you will ruin me and Yaomei!" As soon as he said this, Brother Luo suddenly stopped. His expression also slowly Calm down. But I could see that there was a strange look in his eyes, which was really frightening. After a while, Brother Luo said again that he would never make trouble here, he just wanted to find a place to Go to see the excitement. Brother Liu had no choice but to accompany him to the North Street. I was worried, and followed behind the two of them. Seeing the two of them pass by the gate of Yufu and walk to the entrance of North Street, The envoy went up to a restaurant. I had to wait for them downstairs.After a while, your Brother Liu came downstairs.He pulled me aside, and said to me nervously, brother Luo drank several catties of alcohol in a row, and he seemed afraid that something might happen; he wanted me to stay there to guard the place; he was going to invite some brothers to watch out, just in case If something goes wrong, it's good to have someone to take care of you.Not long after Brother Liu made an appointment, Miss Yu's bridal sedan chair came over.What we were worried about really happened: Brother Luo suddenly jumped down from the restaurant and rushed towards the sedan chair.You have seen what happened in the future, so I won't say more. "Xianggu:" What happened next?Didn't Brother Liu lead Brother Luo into the alley of Dongjie?What's next? " Cai Yaomei was surprised: "The two of them ran into the alley, did you see that too?" Xianggu didn't answer, just nodded slightly. Cai Yaomei: "Brother Liu saw that Brother Luo made a big fuss, and knew that Lord Yu would never let it go and would probably close the city gates for arrest, so he had to take Brother Luo to hide in a servant who was also in the admiral's yamen. After dark, the friend came back and reported that all the gates had increased guards and set up checkpoints, and the rumors were very tight. If you want Brother Luo to hide in his house for a few days, don’t go out. Unexpectedly, Luo Eldest brother didn't listen at all, and let his temper go, he broke into Lu's mansion and caused such a big disaster. Now, Mr. Yu is so tired that he loses his official position and doesn't say anything. Miss Yu has been harmed." Xianggu: "What is the whereabouts of Brother Luo? Have you escaped from the capital?" Jin Yaomei said cautiously: "Brother Luo's whereabouts and you and I also know a little bit. As for whether he has fled the capital, it is hard to say. For nearly two months, all the investigations have been like iron nets. Brother Luo I don’t have wings, so I’m afraid I can’t go out.” Xianggu was anxious: "Sister Cai, what is the whereabouts of Brother Luo? Tell me quickly!" Cai Yaomei said solemnly: "I tell you, you can't tell anyone to go." "That night, we saw Brother Luo ran out again. We were worried that something would happen again, so we invited some brothers to observe the movement outside the gate of Lu Mansion. At the second watch, news came out from Lu Mansion: Someone broke into the inner hall, and Lu Hanlin was arrested. Surprised to death, we guessed that Brother Luo did it. Sure enough, after a while, the officers and soldiers surrounded the Lu Mansion, and we saw Brother Luo came out of the mansion and fought with the officers and soldiers in front of the gate of the mansion. There were so many people who came to the street to see the excitement. They all stood far away, and there were some brave ones shouting to help Brother Luo. We stood on the West Street, because it was quiet and there were many alleys, so it was easy to escape. At this time, A man wearing a fox fur cap and Mongolian attire squeezed up from the crowd. He opened his voice, babbling, yelling, not knowing what he was from, whether he was the government's eyes and ears, or Love to chase the rolling dragon in muddy water? Brother Liu and I also took advantage of this to yell a few times and let Brother Luo know that we are here to meet you so that we can break through here. Sure enough, Brother Luo rose up like a tiger descending the mountain and killed A gap was opened and they rushed straight to this side. The brothers who came to help respond shouted and exclaimed in unison. Your Brother Liu was about to take advantage of this to go forward to meet Brother Luo, but unexpectedly the Mongolian man moved even faster, he had already grabbed Brother Luo, mixed into the Santang group, and rushed into a nearby alley.You brother Liu and I could see clearly, so we couldn't be at ease, and then we chased after them, secretly following behind the two of them.The two of them crossed the alley and turned back to the West Street. At this moment, the street had become completely silent, not even a shadow of an officer or soldier.A very exquisite and luxurious carriage was parked next to a cypress tree at the intersection of the street.The man hid Brother Luo in the carriage, and he drove the carriage to the west toward the riverside at a leisurely pace.Your Brother Liu and I followed closely, and saw that the carriage passed the West River and went straight into Prince Tibeile's mansion. "Xiang Gu blinked her surprised eyes, then hurriedly asked: "What happened next? " Cai Yaomei: "Houmen is as deep as the sea, not to mention the palace! We don't know what will happen in the future. We only know that Brother Luo is indeed hiding in the palace. No wonder the government sent nine soldiers and horses to search the city, but they couldn't catch him. Suspecting the palace, who dares to startle the prince! Although we don't know about Brother Luo's current situation, we can rest assured." Xianggu clasped her hands together, bowed her head and prayed silently for a while, then changed the subject and talked about all the tortures she and Miss Yu had suffered in the Lu Mansion.When talking about how Mrs. Lu was mean to the food and wanted to put Miss Yu and her to death, Xianggu suddenly said gratefully: "I am so grateful that Sister Cai took the risk of crossing the room and brought a package of food to me and Miss late at night. I will never forget it in my life." Cai Yaomei was very surprised, she looked at Xianggu and asked, "How do you know that the package is from me?" Xianggu hesitated for a moment, then poked □ and replied: "Didn't you write the words 'respect for couples in distress' on the note? I don't have half a relative in the capital, who else can it be except you and Brother Liu!" Cai Yaomei still stared at her suspiciously, and asked again: "Did Miss Yu say anything?" Xianggu: "Miss Yu was moved to tears as she stroked the package, but she didn't eat any." Cai Yaomei was surprised: "Why is she doing this?" Xianggu: "Miss Yu is kind-hearted, but she has a weird temper. She said she was 'following orders' and refused to eat no matter what." Cai Yaomei shook her head in bewilderment and said nothing more. Xianggu asked curiously again: "How did you and Brother Liu know about the hard times that Miss Yu and I lived in the Lu Mansion?" Cai Yaomei smiled faintly: "There are also our friends on that street, They inquired about everything through the servants in the Lu Mansion." Cai Yaomei paused and then continued, "Hearing that you and Miss Yu are living like that, I am so anxious day and night. I I also went to Grandma De Wu’s house to find sister Yu Xiulian, and wanted to ask her for help to rescue you and Miss Yu. After hearing this, sister Yu Xiulian not only refused to go, but laughed at my childishness. She said, Miss Yu is no better than us, you can Rooting everywhere, rescue her and put her there? Sister Yu Xiulian also said that if Miss Yu really wanted to come out, she would come out by herself, so why use her to save her? I think what Sister Yu Xiulian said earlier makes sense, but the latter sentence is not. I understand what she means. I have nothing to do, so I had to send the package to you two, and it was a little bit of my heart." Xianggu chatted with Cai Yaomei for a long time, and it was almost noon, Xianggu was eager to go back home, but felt that she still had a lot to say, so she hurriedly forced him to say: "Miss Yu is still in a bad mood after returning home. , getting depressed day by day, never even been to the garden, how can it go on like this. I think she likes you very much, if only you could come and persuade her." Cai Yaomei said emotionally: "To be honest, I really want to see her, but I can't get in through the gate, and jumping over the wall at night makes me feel timid." Xianggu: "Why are you timid?" Cai Yaomei: "I always feel that the Yu Mansion is gloomy, especially the back garden where you and Miss Yu live, which makes people feel a kind of inexplicable fear. Besides, there is an old man who is crippled in your mansion, who comes to be afraid at night." Can't hide it from him." Xianggu couldn't help being secretly surprised, thinking that Cai Yaomei really deserves to make her way through the rivers and lakes, she is careful, has experience and vision. She couldn't say anything more, so she got up and said goodbye. Cai Yaomei sent her out, and before parting, she whispered to her: "On the tenth day of the first lunar month, I will go to Miaofeng Mountain to offer incense. The scenery on the mountain is very beautiful. You might as well persuade Miss Yu to go to relax, I will wait on the mountain. she." Xianggu nodded and hurried back to the mansion. In the evening, Xianggu told Yu Jiaolong about her visit to Cai Yaomei and what she had heard from Cai Yaomei.Yu Jiaolong rested her chin on her hand and just listened silently.When Xianggu talked about how Luo Xiaohu was rescued by a Mongolian man and believed that Luo Xiaohu was still hiding in Prince Tiebeile's mansion, Yu Jiaolong showed an imperceptible smile on his lips. She stared at the window grilles, contemplating deeply, and heard the words that the princess said before and after when she went to Lu Mansion to see her: "The Mongolian horse dealer brought a horse trainer to the palace more than a month ago..." "Today The prince took the horse trainer out of the city and went to Wangzhuang to choose horses..." Yu Jiaolong already understood in her heart that what Cai Yaomei said was true, and the horse trainer that the princess mentioned must be Luo Xiaohu.However, when the princess said these words to her, was she just chatting casually, or was she intentionally hinting?Yu Jiaolong had no choice but to think about it, exhausting her suspicions. Xianggu saw Yu Jiaolong's expression that seemed to have not heard, and she was unhappy, so she stopped talking. Yu Jiaolong turned her face, looked at Xianggu and smiled, and suddenly asked: "Cai Yaomei can talk about it?" Ever heard of Wangzhuang?" Xianggu was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly came to her senses, and smiled with a smile that was so charming and knowing.She couldn't help but rushed to Yu Jiaolong's side, took her hand and said: "It's your carefulness, or your hard work. It turns out that you have already guessed the whereabouts of Brother Luo from what the princess said that day. But I was too careless until Only then did I understand. When you ask Wang Zhuang, you are actually asking the horse trainer. Don’t you think so?” Yu Jiaolong's face was flushed, she felt a burst of heartbeat and shyness, and was extremely annoyed by her gaffe.She gave Xianggu a half-responsible look, and said, "You're so old, you're still crazy! I just want to ask you, Cai Yaomei, did you mention Wangzhuang?" Xianggu pouted: "She didn't say anything, and I didn't ask. If you want to ask, you can ask her yourself." Yu Jiaolong fell silent. Then, Xianggu told Yujiaolong about Cai Yaomei's trip to Miaofeng Mountain to offer incense on the tenth day of the first lunar month, and how beautiful the scenery along the way was, and how charming the scenery on the mountain was. Take advantage of the opportunity to go out to relax, maybe you can see Cai Yaomei." Yu Jiaolong hesitated for a moment, then said: "Mother's coffin is still parked on the mountain, I have long been determined to pay homage to her mother's coffin. After I report to my father, I will go." After the Chinese New Year, Yu Jiaolong intends to go to Miaofeng Mountain to offer incense. First, he comes to pray for his father, and second, he comes to pay homage to his mother's coffin. He informs his elder brother Yuji, and Yuji informs his father.Father Yu agreed because of his daughter's filial piety. Yu Jiaolong ordered Xianggu to send a message to the housekeeper that there is no need to notify the temple on the mountain in advance, and only prepare two light sedan chairs for her and Xianggu, without extra stamps. In a blink of an eye, the eighth day of the eighth day has passed.On the morning of the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, Yu Jiaolong and Xianggu each took a small bridge, accompanied by a family member, followed by two servants from a distance, and set off for Miaofeng Mountain. The small sedan chair went out of Xizhimen, along the official road, and went westward. go.This official road is the main road through the government offices of the prefectures in the west of Beijing. Usually, there is an endless stream of business travelers and migrants. Moreover, it is the Spring Festival, and the road is bustling with pedestrians and horses, and it is very lively.Yu Jiaolong and Xianggu were only riding in a small sedan chair, and there were not many pokes in the back, so they were not eye-catching.Yu Jiaolong is used to being alone and tired of the hustle and bustle, she only hangs the sedan chair tightly on the way, and has no intention of watching the scenery beside the road. The sedan chair passed Heilongtan and came to Dajue Temple. It was getting late, so we stayed overnight in the temple. The next day, the sedan chairs were not far away, and they began to enter the mountain. Because of the rugged mountain road, the sedan chairs traveled slowly, and most of the pedestrians on the road were pilgrims, men and women. view.She raised her eyes and looked forward, but she saw undulating mountains in the distance, with peaks stacked like waves; the peaks were covered with snow, like monstrous white waves, stretching to the north, connecting the ground to the sky, as far as the eye can see.Yu Jiaolong suddenly felt cheerful and energetic.Although the cold wind was still blowing head-on, she seemed to smell the grassland breath from beyond the Great Wall.Although the scenery in front of her was very different from the grassland, and even more different from the desert, from that vast expanse, her eyes kept flashing green grass and endless yellow sand.Yu Jiaolong unconsciously contemplated and wandered, his soul was shaken, and he couldn't help feeling a sense of vigor in his heart. While Yu Jiaolong was daydreaming, the sedan chair had already entered a narrow path, the Berlin on both sides became denser and the mountains became more and more strange.Turning around the stream, a mountain peak suddenly appeared in front of my eyes. At this time, the stone steps up the mountain became steeper and narrower.The sedan chair bearers already feel strenuous walking this steep road, and the common people who are offering incense keep blocking the road, which makes the sedan chair travel even more strenuous.Taking advantage of the surge of interest in her heart, Yu Jiaolong ordered the bearer to stop, she stepped out of the sedan chair, said that offering incense must be pious, and sent the bearer and family courtyard to the top of the mountain to rest first, and she wanted to walk up with Xianggu.The bearers and the family courtyard couldn't resist her, so they had to obey.The two servants were only allowed to follow far behind, and were not allowed to approach. Yu Jiaolong and Xianggu walked up the mountain with great interest.Along the way, she appeared to walk lightly and move swiftly, without any sign of indifference.But Xianggu, who was physically stronger than her, was so tired that she couldn't breathe, and she couldn't stop touching her feet with her hips on her hips.Walking to the mountainside, a deep ravine suddenly appeared.The valley stretches north along the cliff.The valley is full of thorns and vines, covering the bottom of the valley tightly, and it looks gloomy and mysterious at a glance.There is a long and narrow Berlin at the mouth of the valley, and a small temple is faintly exposed in the forest, giving people a feeling of privacy and desolation.Seeing that Xianggu was exhausted, Yu Jiaolong found a place by the road to rest for a while.Just as Yu Jiaolong was about to sit down, a long neigh of a horse was faintly heard from the woods. The neighing sound of the horse was so majestic and high-pitched to Yu Jiaolong's ears, but also so gloomy and desolate.She hadn't heard the horse neighing for a long time, and at this moment she couldn't help arousing an uncontrollable desire to gallop.Then, there was another long neighing sound from a horse, Yu Jiaolong had already recognized that it was the lamentation of a good horse, only a BMW that had been ridden for a long time could make such a lamentation, she couldn't help standing up, and walked Go to the forest.Xianggu also struggled to get up and followed her closely.Yu Jiaolong walked through the woods and came to the temple, and saw that the temple was not big, backed by the cliff, with crumbling walls, it looked dilapidated. The gate of the temple is ajar, and weeds are overgrown in front of the gate, and the temple is cold and quiet, as if no one lives there.Yu Jiaolong hesitated for a moment, then looked around again, and saw that there was no one else in the forest except this ruined temple.She bit her lip and opened the door to enter the temple. She saw that the hall was full of spider webs, and the two corridors and fences were destroyed. There was only a door locked on the left corner of the hall. There were many herbs hanging beside the door, indicating that there were still people living in the temple. .Seeing that there were no traces of horses in the temple, Yu Jiaolong was surprised when she suddenly saw a small door on the right side of the temple wall. In the middle of the hut full of dry wood, there is a big black horse with shiny hair and magnificent majesty.When Yu Jiaolong saw the horse, he suddenly felt the blood all over his body rushing to his head, and his whole heart was beating loudly.She recognized it right away, it was the big black horse that Luo Xiaohu rode from Xijiang.It was this big black horse that once carried her and Luo Xiaohu across the grassland.Yu Jiaolong jumped to the side of the big black horse, hugged its neck tightly, pressed her face against its collar, caressed and whispered, she seemed to have forgotten that there was a man behind her Xianggu. The horse has also recognized her, its ears are pricked, its eyes are slanted, its tail is constantly waving, and it keeps rubbing its cheeks and nose against her, looking infinitely affectionate. Yu Jiaolong hugged the horse's neck for a long time, and she smelled the familiar smell of rotten grass and sour sweat from the horse's body.The smell of sweat made her heart shake like that, and made her shy and obsessed like that.The big black horse rubbed against her, then suddenly raised its head, sniffed, raised its front hooves and pawed non-stop on the ground, as if trying to break through its embarrassment, and carried her away. Yujiaolong hurriedly grabbed its muzzle, patted its neck lightly and said, "Be quiet, big black horse, be quiet! This is not the time for you to hoof!" Xiang stood by and couldn't help laughing slightly.Yu Jiaolong then turned around, focused her attention, and said accostingly, "How can there be such a strong horse in this temple?" Xianggu looked sideways at her and said, "You should say, why did this horse come to this temple?" Yu Jiaolong's face was blushing, but she didn't say anything. Xiang Gu jokingly said again: "I'm afraid this horse is also destined to become a monk. I saw it in the temple before, and I saw it in the temple again today." Yu Jiaolong was surprised: "You also recognize it?" 香姑：“还是赶快去找找庙里的人，打听打听它主人的消息吧！” 玉娇龙和香姑寻出庙来，正站在门口徘徊间，忽见林外涧边崖壁上有位老道，背背柳条背篓，攀藤扶枝，艰难地向这边走来。玉娇龙惊奇地望着他，轻轻对香姑说：“那道人兴许就是这庙里的香火。” 那道人进了树林，便径向庙门口走来。香姑还不等他走近，便忙上前问道：“请问老道，你可是这庙里的香火？” 老道神情冷漠地应道：“这冷庙哪还有香火！没法，借它作个避风窝罢了。” 香姑：“老道，你养那么壮一匹马何用？” 老道白了香姑一眼：“你二位是上山进香的吧！各自赶路去，不用来管这些闲事。” 说着，头也不回地进庙去了。 玉娇龙和香姑跟着他回到庙内，等他放下背篓后，才上前说道：“道长，我和妹妹初次进山许愿，是来进沿途香的。因见这林里有座庙，也就进香来了。”说着，便从身边摸出二两纹银，双手递了过去。老道接过银两，脸色也变得和蔼了些。闲叙几句之后，玉娇龙才又问道：“看道长日子也过得清寒，不知庙里养马何用？” 老道：“我这破庙连狗都养不活一条，哪还能养马。只因两月余前，来了一位姓仇的汉子，说他进京城办事，带着马去不方便，要求在庙里寄养几天，等他办完事后，便来牵去，不想他一去两月，竟杳无音信，也不知何故，害得我为它操心受累。” 香姑灵机一动，忙接过话去：“道长说那姓仇汉子是不是操冀南口音，身材十分魁梧？老道很感诧异地望着香姑，说道：”姑娘莫非认识此人？ " 香姑：“那姓仇的乃是我的一个亲戚，十月初他进城来，也曾说起过寄养马匹的事，只是未说寄养何处，却原来在道长这里。我那位仇大哥因有急事到天津去了，可能还要过些日子才能回来。” 玉娇龙忙叫香姑取出一些银两，交给老道，说：“这些银两请道长收下，权作马料之用，等敝戚事情办完来取马时，当再厚谢。” 老道接过银两，满心高兴，话也多了起来。当他送玉娇龙和香姑出庙时，玉娇龙见他穿得单薄，面有饥色，不禁问道：“这庙如此冷落，道长何以为生？” 老道指着林外涧谷道：“全靠进入谷内采些药材来卖了过活。” 玉娇龙顺着涧谷往里望去，但见涧里荆棘丛生，野藤盘绕，纵横交错，密不透风；涧谷两旁，尽是危崖断壁，怪石峥嵘，令人心惊。她不禁问道：“这么荒幽的涧谷，还能进得人去？” 老道：“贫道是靠山吃山，为生活所迫，也能在这连猎狗着钴不进去的乱棘丛中踩出一条路来。” 香姑向谷里张望一下，不禁吐出舌来，问道：“这谷能通到哪里？” 老道指着涧谷深处说：“顺着这谷口进去，曲曲折折，可以通到一处绝壁悬崖。那悬崖高有千仞，抬头望去，亘入云天，真叫人动魄惊心！那悬崖上就是金顶。我的一些值钱药草，就是从那崖壁上采来。” 玉娇龙极目望去，果见幽谷深处，有一千仞危崖，壁如斧削，拔地而起，实是奇观。 玉娇龙又好奇地问道：“那石壁如此峭削，道长何能上去？那壁上又能生出些什么药草来？” 老道：“那悬崖顶端光秃，全无缝隙，寸草不生二半崖上却灌木层叠，藤蔓为梯，可以攀缘而上；每到初秋，可从那里寻到许多蝉退、蛇衣，初春趁积雪未化，还可从崖上采到珍贵的还魂草。” 玉娇龙听老道说出这样一串药名，心里不觉一动，她神定思凝，自语般地重复念道：“蝉退一蛇衣，还魂草……” 香姑不解地问道：“啥叫'蝉退'、'蛇衣'？” 玉娇龙瞅着香姑，似笑非笑地说道：“'蝉退'就是金蝉脱的壳；'蛇衣'乃玉蛇退的皮。”接着她又心不在焉地说了句，“我们也该走了！”于是，辞过老道，穿出树林，沿路向山顶走会。 玉娇龙携着香姑，直走到太阳已经当空才到达山顶。她刚登完最后一步石级，元君庙便已展现在眼前。她举目望去，见庙前是一片大坝，大坝两旁搭满了茶棚；棚里已聚集了许多香客；三三两两，一群一簇；有的在喝茶，有的在交谈，显得十分热闹。玉娇龙正环顾间，忽见蔡幺妹从一株大树后窜出，快步来到她面前，略带几分羞涩地给她情了个安，接着亲热而又略显不安地说道：“我已在这里等候你俩多时了。” 玉娇龙一见蔡幺妹，心里便感到一阵隐隐作痛，只呆呆望着她，一瞬间，竟找不出一句适当的话未。蔡幺妹随即凑到香姑身旁，放低声音说道：“我是昨天上山的。昨天傍晚，我在山上还看见了你们府里那位沈大爷。” 香姑大出意外，惊愕地望了望玉娇龙。玉娇龙虽然未露声色，眼里却闪起一道亮光，左眉也微微跳动了一下。香姑立即明白：玉小姐已暗暗怒恼了。 蔡幺妹机警地看了玉娇龙一眼，又回头低声对香姑说：“住在高庙那位梁大爷，原也躲在山上。” 香姑更是惊愕万分，只张大了眼望着玉娇龙。 玉娇龙瞟了香姑一眼，含笑对蔡幺妹说：“等我进过香，你带我去看看那位梁大爷。” 这下，蔡幺妹却惊愕得张大眼望着香姑。