Taohuaxi

Chapter 84
One-eyed dragon.

It's him.

He had his face covered and was dressed in night clothes, but I was deeply impressed by his injured left eye.The look he looked at me with his right eye was deep, shrewd, elegant, and ruthless.Apart from him, there is no other man in the world who can combine these many different temperaments into one body.

Who was he hurt by?
He would not personally take part in the robbery.

There must be something big going on.

With a bang, the door was knocked open.

I pulled the quilt and covered him.

The few men standing outside the door were all dressed like bandits, and when they spoke, they had a stiff barbarian air.

"Did you see an injured man?" the leading man asked.

I tried my best to calm down and scolded: "How dare you! Do you know that I am the Lord of Yide Township granted by the imperial court, and you dare to break into my house without permission!"

The man was shocked by my momentum. Perhaps he didn't want to cause trouble, so he said: "We are just looking for someone here. Please forgive me."

"I was resting in the room, but did I see any man? The head of the house is busy outside and has not returned. Don't talk nonsense and hurt the honor of women."

They searched everywhere in the room, not wanting to stay any longer. They looked at each other, said "Chasing eastward", and then left.

The servants of the mansion rushed over and asked: "Are you scared, Madam? This group of robbers is really tough. Tomorrow, we will report to the official!"

I said, "Stay back. We'll talk about these things tomorrow."

"Yes."

After a while, I stood up and closed the door.

The one-eyed dragon stood up from the quilt, with a faint flush on his face.

I tore off the veil and bandaged his wound.

I knew what he was thinking, and said: "In ten years of success or failure, one confidant, and within seven feet of life and death, two women. Even Han Xin, a great man, was rescued by a woman when he was in trouble. I am not a coward, so why should I be ashamed as a master?"

He felt relieved, cupped his hands and said, "I wish you great luck, boss!"

I didn't light the lamp.

In the half-dark moonlight, I poured a bowl of tea and handed it to him.

"Master, can you tell me what happened tonight?"

He didn't make a sound.

I said: "Those people just now are not bandits from Shenju Mountain."

He looked at me: "I hope the boss noticed it?"

"Yes."

He said: "They pretended to be bandits, but they just wanted to frame them. Looking at the situation tonight, I am afraid that they will lead the court to order the suppression of the bandits. But secondly, there is a bigger conspiracy, which I can't see clearly at the moment."

He opened the window, put his hand to his mouth, and made three bird calls.

After a moment, the sound of thin footsteps approached.

Some real bandits are coming.

The one-eyed dragon asked: "Have you found out who the fake bandit is?"

"Master, they are not Han people, they seem to be...Tatars."

The one-eyed dragon shook his head and said: "It's impossible. Even if the Zheng family is trying to make a plan, they would never dare to collude with the Tatars."

"Master, the water seems to be getting muddier. In Xipo Ridge, more than a dozen corpses were found, naked and undressed. It seems that the Zheng family appointed another group of people to pretend to be us. But, the Tatars He took the opportunity to cause trouble, killed the group of people, stripped off their clothes, and robbed the warehouse. The Zheng family didn't know about it and turned a blind eye, just waiting for things to get serious."

During their conversation, I gradually sorted out the outline.

The third day of August is the day for the Zheng family to offer incense.The Zheng family had announced early that they would go to Sanqing Temple for a ritual ceremony on this day.

One-Eyed Dragon's brothers in the city found out about this news and originally thought that this would be a good opportunity to rob the warehouse. If half of the 50 taels of silver were stolen, they would be distributed to the poor.Then, the people around Yangzhou will not be hungry for five years.

But he stayed there for a few days in advance and felt something was wrong.

The defense of the warehouse was obviously lax.It's like casting a net and waiting.

He ordered his brothers not to act rashly, but to lie in wait and observe.

Xu Zheng three moments.

Someone came to rob the warehouse.

One-Eyed Dragon discovered that the group of people actually pretended to be bandits from Shenju Mountain under the banner of Shenju Mountain.

But the Zheng family didn't even ask or check. They hurried to the government office and shouted: "The bandits are coming, the bandits are coming!"

The one-eyed dragon took action.

He wanted to catch the leader of the group and find out what was going on.

You can't be caught in a shit basin in a daze.

There were many people on the other side, and all of them were ruthless in their attacks, as if they were in an army.He was becoming increasingly unstoppable and the priority was to escape.

So, there was the first scene.

The one-eyed dragon said: "We, the Han people, and the Tatars are at odds with each other! No matter what the reason is, tell your brothers, catch the Tatars, and every one of them counts!"

"Yes!"

Those people went.

The one-eyed dragon bid me farewell.

I said: "Master, take care."

He turned around, hesitated for a moment, and said to me: "How much does the boss know about your husband?"

I don't know why he suddenly asked this.

I put my hand on my lower abdomen and said softly: "My husband and I are very kind to each other, and we don't hide anything. I know everything about him."

He thought for a moment and said, "Then do you know why he went to the warehouse tonight?"

"what?"

I shook my head and said, "You must have read it wrong. My husband is negotiating business with merchants from Fuliang tonight."

He raised his head and said, "I hope so. I can't see as clearly with one eye as someone with two eyes."

I said: "Since you saw it wrong, you might as well tell me, who else did you see?"

"There were two people, wearing Dongchang clothes, who seemed to be Dongchang factory guards. Boss Zhu's husband took them to the warehouse. As soon as they arrived, they were captured by the Zheng family."

"No way, no way." I muttered.

One-eyed Dragon said: "I made a mistake and made Boss Zhu worried. Thank you very much for saving Boss Zhu tonight. I, One-eyed Dragon, will repay my kindness. In the future, Boss Zhu will be of use to me and my brothers, so just speak up!" When he was done, he jumped over the wall.

I returned to the room, but could no longer sleep restlessly.

Taro, deserted.

At the fourth watch, Qin Mingxu came back.

He thought I was still sleeping, so he tiptoed to the couch and lay down next to me.

"Mingxu, where were you last night?"

I opened my mouth.

He was startled, turned sideways, and faced me: "The merchants from Fuliang are good at drinking. I had no choice but to drink a few more glasses with them."

The smell of alcohol on his body corroborated what he said.

I asked: "Has the business been settled?"

"Okay." He replied.

"That's good." I smiled.

"Sang Yu, it's still early. You should sleep a little longer. I heard from the doctor that pregnant women are drowsy." He patted me gently to coax me to sleep.

I said: "Mingxu, you know, I had a dream last night."

"What dream?"

"I dreamed about Feng Gao and I in an acrobatic class when I was little. He was very thin and couldn't hold up the lion's head, so the class leader always beat him. I told the class leader that I would hold up the lion's head and he would be responsible for throwing the embroidered balls. I was sick, and he used broken tiles to scoop water from the river little by little for me to drink. Mingxu, Feng Gao and I are as close as brothers. I don’t want to see him in trouble at any time. Do you understand? "

"I understand." He said.

"Do you really understand?"

"I really understand. Otherwise, last time Mr. Feng was imprisoned, I would not have gone to Beijing to deliver the letter. Sang Yu, I know the friendship between you and Mr. Feng, and I will not make you sad."

The light in his eyes was extremely sincere.

The days are short and the nights are long.Looking at his face, I couldn't tell for a moment how much truth there was in his words.

He and I went through many hardships and finally became husband and wife.

I had his child in my belly.

I should have believed him.

I should believe it.

Its daybreak.

After I washed up, I went to the wine shop.

Zhu Xifeng said: "Sister, something happened in the Zheng family's warehouse last night. This morning, the news spread throughout Yangzhou City."

"what's up?"

I tried to look relaxed.

I hope the Cyclops is indeed mistaken.

This is just a dispute between the Zheng family and the bandits, and has nothing to do with Feng Gao or Qin Mingxu.

Zhu Xifeng said: "Last night, the bandits on Shenju Mountain went to rob the Zheng family of money to build their temple. People from the yamen captured two Dongchang factory guards alive at the scene. The Zheng family has reported to the court that Dongchang colluded with the bandits to steal. Concubine Zheng's father said that the bandits were definitely not so courageous, and they were actually backed by Dongchang. The reason why these bandits have not been completely wiped out over the years was probably because of the obstruction by people from Dongchang. Mr. Feng this time, I’m afraid it’s going to be more serious than bad.”

It was like a sap hit him on the head.

"The Zheng family is talking nonsense. What's the point of people from Dongchang stealing money?"

"Sister, people from the Zheng family say that Dongchang has colluded with King Lu and wants to take advantage of the chaos when the Tatars arrive in the north and commit treason. He stole the silver to use it as food and grass needs."

I slumped in my chair.

treason.

With these two words, everything is over.

Murder is heartbreaking, but that's it.

"Long live the Lord will not believe the Zheng family's words." I calmed down.

"However, no one can explain why the guards of the Eastern Factory appeared outside the warehouse door! The two guards couldn't explain it clearly. The Zheng family has ordered people from the Yamen to torture them..."

Those two factory guards were left in Yangzhou by Feng Gao because of me.

Feng Gao once told me that no matter what happens, I can go to the Hedao Si Yamen to find them.

I thought, someone must have deceived them into going to the warehouse door in my name and captured them alive.

The factory guards in Dongchang are extremely vigilant, and ordinary people cannot deceive them at all.

unless……

Unless the person who lied to them is someone very close to me.

my husband.

I mistrusted him.

My hands trembled.

The Zheng family's memorial was sent to the capital. If it was urgent, it would take about three days to arrive.

How could Feng Gao avoid this unexpected disaster this time?
I hurriedly walked to Qin Mansion.

The trees, houses, and passers-by along the way all turned into terrifying phantoms.

This desolate world has opened its bloody mouth to swallow me and my bean sprouts.

In the past, the willow trees were moved to Hannan.Today, I see the river falling down and melancholy.Trees are like this, how can people be embarrassed?

Bean sprouts, can I still protect you like I did when I was a kid?
I stepped into the room and Qin Mingxu had already stood up.

He was wiping his face with a wet handkerchief. When he saw me, he smiled and said, "Sang Yu, is there nothing on the counter today?"

Blood flowed.

I raised my palm and slapped it hard with all my strength.

"Shameless!"

The wet handkerchief fell to the ground, covered with dirt.

Time seems to have stopped.

After a long time, he slowly knelt down, picked up the handkerchief, looked at me and said, "Sang Yu, you really wronged me."

(End of this chapter)