On the seventh day of the fifth lunar month in the Qian'an calendar, the sky was covered with dark clouds in the afternoon, and the darkness fell heavily, like a huge black satin cover.
A strong wind roared in the yard, the grass swayed violently, and the willow branches that had just sprouted were bent. The leaves of the trees squeezed each other, making a "swishing" sound, as if they were swaying in the turbulent waves, or like a torrent. The fish swim upstream.
Suddenly there was a bright light flashing in the sky, and streaks of lightning cut through the dark and dull sky like snow-white swords. There was a loud bang of thunder, which made the doors and windows crackle, and a ray of light was torn out of the sky, like a giant beast opening its bloody mouth, trying to devour everything.
Xie Fengyue opened the window and looked at the crooked flowers and trees in the courtyard. She turned around and asked Zhezhi: "How long has the master been out?"
Zhezhi arranged the clothes in his hands without looking up: "When I saw signs of rain before, I sent people out to look for it. Now I'm almost back to the hospital."
The strong wind got stronger and stronger, but it did not disperse the dark clouds that were pressing down on the sky. Xie Fengyue's heart was beating wildly. She closed the window and said with a serious look: "You send two more soldiers to the city to look for him. You must rush before the heavy rain comes." When he came back, he was not feeling well and he didn’t know what to do when he went out.”
Zhezhi pursed his lips: "I went to Liuheju. I heard that Mr. Meishan's talent was produced there. Anyway, the doctor mentioned it when he came to see a doctor, so I hurried there."
Zhezhi glanced at the restless girl and knew that she must be worried, so he put down his work, took the token and went out. At the end, he said comfortingly: "Girl, don't worry, Xiaobao is following the master, let's talk about it." This is Lingnan Fucheng, what could happen?”
Xie Fengyue pressed the center of her twitching eyebrows. She just felt uneasy.
As soon as the time for the incense stick passed, big raindrops began to fall down, falling on the eaves with a crisp knocking sound.
Xie Fengyue was even more anxious. Lingnan Fucheng was only so big. When she chose the courtyard, she didn't expect that General Lian would send soldiers to her. She even spent double the rent to choose a courtyard in the city next to the main street. Liuheju was This is just a cup of tea. Logically speaking, it has been so long. There have been two trips back and forth, but my father has not returned home yet.
Xie Fengyue became anxious and her mind became clearer. Her breathing slowed down and she seriously considered the possibilities.
Either her father was arty and chatting freely with others in Liuheju, but even if the conversation was speculative, if she sent someone to invite him home, his father would get up and come back immediately.
She had to think about the worst, maybe her father had been detained.
Only in this case did he fail to come back in time.
When she thought of this, Xie Fengyue immediately took off her complicated gauze outer robe, took off the silk belt around her waist and tied up her wide sleeves, then let Zhi Zhi take the raincoat, and then left the room.
When the soldiers sent by the general even returned to Lingnan Mansion, she sent back more than half of them. Now there are only seven or eight people in the courtyard.
Xie Fengyue called out all the people hiding from the rain under the eaves: "Now take your weapons, let's go to Liuheju."
Several people wore raincoats and rushed to Liuheju in the heavy rain. As soon as they left the alley, Xie Fengyue noticed something was wrong.
It rains a lot in Lingnan, and people who have lived here for a long time don't care about such sudden heavy rains. In the past, when it rained, you could still see people from several hospitals sending people to clean up the water in the ditch in front of the house to prevent it from blocking the drainage outlet and causing rainwater. Pour back.
But today she passed by two or three courtyard gates, but she didn't see anyone.
Xie Fengyue swallowed. With Li Xiaobao and two soldiers by his father's side, and living in Liuhe not far from the government office, nothing serious should happen.
She turned around and rushed towards West Street.
If there is any big event in Lingnan Mansion, Lian Jun, who is the only son of General Dinghai, must know about it.
The road to West Street was deserted, and none of the servants who came out to collect water and wash clothes while it was raining could be seen. Xie Fengyue even quickened his pace. The golden Lianfu plaque is hung high, but the door is tightly closed.
After knocking on the door ten times, a voice came from the chaotic rain: "Who?"
Xie Fengyue recognized the voice of Housekeeper Lian and quickly responded: "I am a girl from the Xie family. Is Mr. Lian at home?"
The door creaked open, revealing a gap. Even the housekeeper looked frightened and hurriedly waved them in.
While waiting for Xie Fengyue to drink the hot tea served by the girl, Lian Jun hurried over.
The wounds on his face had been stitched out and scabbed, and the penetrating wounds had dissipated all the femininity on his face. When his face was heavy and frowning, he looked a bit like General Dinghai.
"How dare you go out at this time? Do you want your life?" He scolded her before he even sat down.
Xie Fengyue was confused: "Did something happen in the city?"
"Recently, several large-scale bandits have appeared around Lingnan Prefecture. My father has led troops to exterminate them, but one of them still escaped. Yesterday, the government office issued a notice to temporarily close the big houses in the city. Hu, you didn’t receive the message?”
Xie Fengyue smiled helplessly: "Can the yard I entered be considered a big family?"
Lian Jun glanced at her and took a sip of tea and continued: "Early this morning, Ye Yuanwen ordered the guards to close the city gate. People from the government office also searched from house to house. The news I found out is that all the bandits disguised as refugees came in. "In the city."
Xie Fengyue unconsciously tightened her palms and asked, "My uncle went to Liuheju today. Will anything happen there?"
Lian Jun glanced at her and saw that she was wearing a raincoat with her sleeves rolled up, "You didn't want to look for someone before, did you?"
Xie Fengyue nodded.
"Fortunately, you didn't go. Everything over there was sealed off. Ye Wenyuan and a group of people started searching from there. You can rest assured. Liuheju is full of local gentry and wealthy families, and they all bring their servants to protect them. Traveling.”
Xie Fengyue was puzzled: "Why would those bandits go to the government office? Isn't that the most dangerous place?"
In fact, Xie Fengyue didn't even understand what he was talking about. How could the gangsters be so brave and defeated and dare to enter the city and let Ye Yuanwen lead troops to search.
"Why do you, a girl, care about so much? You are just cynical and foolhardy fools. They think it is Da Sima's private affairs that has caused the people's livelihood in Vietnam to be difficult. They think they can't kill him, so they will kill his son. Everyone thinks that they are Jing Ke, and that one person will die for the benefit of the people.”
Lian Jun leaned lazily on his chair and summed up: "Stupid."
Xie Fengyue nodded noncommittally. It was indeed stupid. What was the use of killing Ye Yuanwen? Da Sima had more than one son, and during the days she was in Lingnan Mansion, she had also heard about how wise and powerful he was. After taking over the previous governor, how to reform his previous perverse government decrees.
This is obviously a good official, but he still wants to engage in defeat and assassination.
It's more than just a stupid word.
Xie Fengyue thought about it silently and then came to her senses and said firmly: "They are not bandits!"