Traveling through the Republic of China, I married a dead person

Su Bai stopped, turned around slowly, and thought quickly for a solution.

Yesterday, he and Wang Yutian stood outside the gate of the Kong Mansion bargaining for nearly ten minutes. Not only Zhou Beiwang saw this scene, but also the servants who were entering and leaving the Kong Mansion at that time, the guards at the gate, and passers-by.

It was not difficult for the Fourth Concubine to know this situation. This scene was easy to fool, and it was not difficult to make up a reason to explain it.

But it is hard to say whether the Fourth Concubine knew about the further situation.

Perhaps the best approach is not to answer her question and wait and see what she says next before responding.

Su Bai only turned half of his body and replied coldly: "That man is my lover. Is that what you want to hear? If you ladies are really bored, why not burn a few more incense sticks for the master!"

Su Bai left after saying this. She thought of an idiom to describe her current state: fierce on the outside but weak on the inside.

Fortunately, until she walked out of the East Third Courtyard, none of the concubines behind her said anything.

He breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the only information they had was that someone had seen his conversation with Wang Yutian, and that was all.

However, if any of them really took this matter seriously, it would be troublesome to find out any further information.

Every step in the Confucius Mansion is dangerous and one's own situation is full of hidden dangers.

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In a blink of an eye, it was the third day after the master's burial, and the Confucius family had to go to the cemetery to hold the third-day ceremony.

Su Bai, who grew up in the 21st century, knew nothing about this and left it to Kong Dai to handle.

The owners of the 48 tombs in the East Garden have been compared with the tablets in the ancestral hall. Although the names have not been checked one by one, there are 48 tablets, no more and no less.

Mr. Kong did not build a fake tomb to hide the treasure, so we can only go to the actual site to take a closer look.

The solemnity of the Fu San ceremony was no less than that of the burial. Except for a small number of servants left behind to look after the house, almost all the people in the Confucius Mansion went out, and they also invited eminent monks to chant sutras for the master to be reborn.

The guard battalion still sent a platoon of soldiers to escort the entire process, just like they did during the funeral. The difference was that Zhou Beiwang did not come. Instead, a company commander named Bai Ying was sent to lead the team. He was the captain who was guarding the gate of the Confucius Mansion after Zi Yan shot Wang Yutian.

There is no doubt that Company Commander Bai Ying is Zhou Beiwang's most trusted subordinate.

"Captain Zhou is going to Tianlong County to report military intelligence to Commander Kong. Your subordinates will be responsible for protecting the safety of the Kong Mansion and the young lady." Bai Ying gave Su Bai a very standard military salute.

Different from Zhou Beiwang's gentleness, Bai Ying is more like the standard soldier in Su Bai's impression, strong and sturdy, full of toughness.

After the Kong family army was incorporated into the National Government, it was given a number, the Temporary Seventh Army, abbreviated as the Temporary Seventh Army. After Master Kong fell ill, the second master Kong Chen became the commander of the army, and the third master Kong Xin became the chief of staff.

However, Kong Chen never mentioned the word "temporary" and simply called it the Seventh Army. Several other small warlords nearby did the same. They all removed the word "temporary" from the number when referring to themselves or each other.

Su Bai's heart skipped a beat. What military intelligence did Zhou Beiwang report to Tianlong County?

He must have gone to report Wang Yutian's matter to Kong Chen.

She took the pocket pistol with her before going out, and had already told Kong Dai that she would practice shooting at the foot of the mountain after the Fu San ceremony was completed.

It's a good thing that Zhou Beiwang is not here today. She can check the 48 graves one by one to see if she can find some clues.

When the large group of people arrived at Mr. Kong's tomb, they found that someone had already burned paper and placed some offerings on the grave.

Judging from the freshness of the offerings and the ashes, they must have been burned this morning, or not long ago.

Kong Dai thought it was normal. The master had been in the military for decades and although he had many enemies, he had also done a lot of good deeds. There were many people who regarded the master as a benefactor, so it was not surprising that someone came to burn paper.

Just like on the day of the burial, after the Fu San ceremony, the people from the Confucius Mansion went back first, and Bai Ying and his soldiers stayed behind.

Su Bai brought all the remaining 40 bullets given by Zhou Beiwang and began to practice shooting at the foot of a hillside closest to East Garden.

Su Bai only fired six bullets from a magazine and then handed the gun to Zi Yan. This was something the two had agreed on in advance. Zi Yan pestered Bai Ying to teach her how to shoot, and Su Bai took the opportunity to carefully look at the 48 tombs in the East Garden.

To her disappointment, she didn't notice anything unusual.

"Liu Yiyan!" Zi Yan pointed at the mountain and screamed.

Su Bai looked in the direction of her finger and saw several armed bandits standing on a hill not far to the east. Although he couldn't see their faces clearly, he could vaguely see that the leader had an eyepatch on his left eye.

What Kong Dai said was right. If we hadn't brought soldiers with us, this place would have been really dangerous.

Zhou Beiwang said that even if all the more than 100 bandits in Panlong Cave came down the mountain, his platoon of soldiers could wipe them out.

Bai Ying was very cautious and suggested that Su Bai leave here and return home immediately.

Liu Yiyan and the bandits on the mountain kept watching Su Bai and the others leave, but did not chase them.

"The three gangs of bandits in Siling Mountain must be wiped out sooner or later!" Bai Ying said to Su Bai on the way.

Su Bai was surprised to find that there were three gangs of bandits.

The last time Kong Dai talked about the Panlong Mountain bandits, he did not mention the other two gangs of bandits.

Bai Ying told Su Bai that the other two gangs of bandits were deep in the West Mountain. They operated on the other side of the West Mountain and never came to the territory of Longxing County. It was normal that Su Bai didn't know about it.

The only group that harassed Longxing County was Panlong Cave.

What he said was roughly the same as what Kong Dai said. Originally, this group of bandits did not harass Longxing County. Ever since the leader of Panlong Cave fell ill and was bedridden, the second in command, Liu Yiyan, took charge and many troubles arose.

Kong Dai said that Liu Yiyan robbed the county government's official car and robbed a store in the city in the middle of the night. Bai Ying said more than just these two things. A few days ago, when Commander Kong and the chief of staff left Longxing for Tianlong County, Liu Yiyan led his men to ambush at Xishankou and killed one of Commander Kong's guards.

Bai Ying told Su Bai to go out as little as possible. This was also Zhou Beiwang's intention. If Su Bai had to go out for something, Zhou Beiwang would send soldiers to escort him.

Su Bai returned to Longxing City under the escort of Bai Ying's guards. When they arrived outside the Kong Mansion, Bai Ying reminded them again: "This Liu Yimou seems to have a grudge against the Kong family, so Madam, you'd better be careful."

Just now, when Liu Yi was looking down from the mountain, he would have rushed down the mountain if he had not seen this row of soldiers armed with live ammunition.

When Bai Ying said "stay out of the house", he meant that Su Bai should not leave the Kong Mansion. He concluded that Liu Yiyan must have spies in Longxing City.

Liu Yiyan has a grudge against the Kong family, and Su Bai, as the eldest lady of the family, is very likely to become one of his most important targets.

Kong Chen said that after the dispute between Tianlong County and Marshal Yang was resolved, he would immediately send troops to destroy Panlong Cave.

Su Bai thanked Bai Ying and returned to the Kong Mansion. As soon as he entered the front yard, Kong Dai came out from the east wing and said, "Young Madam is back. Doctor Jiang has been waiting for a long time!"

Doctor Jiang also came out from the east wing, flashing out from behind Kong Dai like a ghost. He adjusted his crystal glasses with his right hand and said to Su Bai with a smile on his face, "How is the young lady? Let me check the baby's condition for you."

Su Bai saw two words in Doctor Jiang's weird smile: insidious.