Brocade tears

The three-month prison life of Meng Kuang and Guo Dayou has officially begun. Generally speaking, apart from enduring the dampness and stench of the prison every day, and being unable to see the sun outside, it is not too painful. .The daily meals are good, and lovers, relatives and friends outside will also send them food every now and then.They can be released from the cell to take a shower every other day, and there are also clean clothes for washing.This kind of life didn't feel like being in jail, so Meng Kuang felt that he shouldn't be taken care of like this.Every night, Meng Kuang felt strange sounds of wind and water droplets echoing in her ears. She felt that the tens of thousands of souls who died in Zhao Prison were berating her and Guo Dayou for their sheltered life in prison.

They sit in a "hard" prison, and Sui Er also goes to a soft prison outside.However, although Sui'er's actions could not escape Jin Yiwei's surveillance, Jin Yiwei would not completely restrict her actions, and she could still freely enter and leave the inn near Beisi.Sui'er would go to the major markets in the capital to buy from time to time, or go to Lingjitang to get medicine.With Meng Kuang in prison, Sui'er has no sense of escaping. Jin Yiwei's house arrest for her can be said to be protection to a certain extent.Sui'er gradually got used to Jinyiwei's presence, and she would often make small handicrafts for the Jinyiwei around her, embroider a small sachet, small purse, make cloth socks, or use the inn's kitchen to make some delicate and delicious pastries Wait a minute, Jin Yiwei beside her has a good impression of her, and loves this ingenious, exotic and beautiful woman very much.

On July 21st, Meng Yan, Meng Zixiu, and the princess entered Beijing. They rushed back to Lingji Hall immediately, and learned of Sui'er's whereabouts from the third brother Qingxu.Then he found the inn where Sui'er is currently under house arrest, and was stopped by Jin Yiwei.

After negotiation, Jin Yiwei reasonablely let them meet with Sui'er.After that, Sui'er told the whole group what happened to Meng Kuang and Guo Dayou after entering Beijing, and what she heard from Meng Kuang about the situation in North Korea and China.The hanging hearts of the group finally let go.

In this trip, besides the Meng family's second elder brother, fourth younger sister, Bai Yuyin, and Daoist Luo, princess Zhu Qingpei, maid Zhao Suzhi, guards Qiu Bai and Ban Ruhua also entered Beijing together.The princess handed over all the business in Hangzhou to Gu Zhongwen. She had no intention of bringing Ban Ruhua to Beijing, but Ban Ruhua heard that Shen Zhe was arrested and sent to prison, so he insisted on going to Beijing. He saw Shen Zhe was executed with his own eyes. To revenge.The princess couldn't hold back her, so he obeyed her.

After the meeting at the inn, Sui'er asked Jin Yiwei if he could take other people into prison to visit Meng Kuang. The officer of Jin Yiwei made it clear that only relatives were allowed, and the rest were not allowed.So the Meng family brothers and sisters, Bai Yuyin and Luo Daochang stayed in the inn temporarily, and the princess took Qiu Bai, Zhao Suzhi and Ban Ruhua to her mansion in Beijing.

Later that day, the brothers and sisters of the Meng family and Sui Er went to the prison to visit Meng Kuang under the leadership of Jin Yiwei. Bai Yuyin had no choice but to stay in the inn because he had not yet become a member of the Meng family.When the family reunited, they were all filled with emotion and shed tears.Seeing how Meng Kuang had to lie down on the haystack after being tortured, Meng Yan cried tears like threads, feeling very sorry for her sister.Meng Zixiu's arms were still wrapped, and he lost a lot of weight. Watching his sister being tortured and imprisoned, he felt his own powerlessness.

"Brother... how are your shoulders and arms?" Meng Kuang was still very concerned about Meng Zixiu's injury.

"It's much better, thanks to Xiaoyan and Yuyin's careful care. Don't worry, I'm not in the way." Meng Zixiu comforted Meng Kuang.

Meng Kuang asked about the recent situation of the princess, and everyone told her that when the princess came to Beijing this time, she would also consider mediating with Jin Yiwei and the upper echelons of the cabinet, hoping to facilitate Shen Zhe's decision.Ban Ruhua has also entered the capital, and now her injuries are basically healed, and her complexion has improved a lot, probably because she has cheered up after hearing the news of Shen Zhe's imprisonment.However, Ban Ruhua's entry into Beijing has another purpose, that is, the princess hopes to facilitate the marriage between herself and Ban Ruhua. Although this marriage can only be held in private, she still hopes to get Ban Ruhua's marriage. Ruhua's adoptive father Luo Xun agreed.

At that time, Guo Dayou, who was Uncle Yi, was in the opposite cell. Hearing that the princess had such a wish, he said with a chuckle:

"I don't have any opinion. Ruhua has suffered too much these years. As long as she can be happy in the future, I will support all her decisions. It is still difficult for my elder brother. He is mainly worried that the princess and Ruhua are both daughters. It will attract criticism, the key is whether King Zhou will come to trouble Ruhua. These problems are very real, and the princess has to come up with a solution to convince my elder brother."

"Brother Guo is right. Two women want to get married...it's really difficult. Sister, you have encountered multiple obstacles in marrying Sister Sui'er. Now that your identity has been exposed, and Sister Sui'er And by that..." Meng Yan raised his index finger and pointed upwards, and continued, "I coveted it, and now I can get a short respite because the person above doesn't know Zhang Wu's whereabouts, nor does he know the picture of thousands of beasts and flowers. But this picture will be found sooner or later. When the balance is broken, I don’t know what he will do to Sister Sui’er. Sister, even if you marry Sister Sui’er, this marriage probably won’t happen. Recognized, even he robbed is not out of the question."

Meng Kuang was silent, Sui Er sighed, but Mencius Xiu said:

"So if we want to solve this problem, the best way is to get Ah Qing and Sui Er completely out of the emperor's control. Just hiding in Tibet will not work. Is there any king in the world. But we have a trick that can do it." Use, Li Laosan taught us a long time ago."

suspended animation?Everyone reacted immediately and almost blurted out, but they all held back and didn't speak out.

"To take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity...the war against Japanese aggressors and aid to the Korean Empire is about to begin, Ah Qing, you must strive to go to the front line." Mencius only spoke half of what he said, and the rest of his intentions were already understood by everyone.As long as Meng Kuang can fight to go to the front line, then Sui Er and the whole family can also go. When they disappear on the battlefield and cannot be found, they can only be sentenced to death. This is the best way to fake death.However, this matter must be done in a planned, seamless, and not suspicious, otherwise it will not work.

Meng Kuang nodded, she knew in her heart that since ancient times, there have been a large number of hermits who lived in seclusion in the deep mountains and old forests.As Jinyiwei herself, she was the most difficult type of person to avoid the imperial court. If she wanted to escape unscathed, the difficulty would be doubled.At this time, Guo Dayou laughed and said:

"I said, why don't you think about the southwestern border? My eldest brother and I are planning to retire and go there to retire there. Chieftain Shizhu's family is very kind, and there are ravines and valleys there. If you hide in, it means you have shelter. .”

His one joke left a mark on the hearts of the Meng family.

After visiting Meng Kuang, when he returned to the inn, Sui'er seriously talked with Meng Yan, Meng Zixiu, Bai Yuyin and Luo Daochang about the traitor in the Zhao family.Hearing that it was Zhao Zhong's son, Zhao Cheng, who leaked the identity of Meng Kuang's daughter, Meng Ai was very heartbroken, and then extremely angry.

"How could he be so heartless and ungrateful! My uncle's family has always treated him kindly!" Meng Yan's eyes turned red with anger.

Mencius looked calm. He comforted his sister and said, "There are tens of thousands of people in this world, and not all of them are gentlemen. People are separated from each other. Old acquaintances who have been together for more than 20 or [-] years may also be stabbed in the back." You knife. We met the villain, it can only be said to be a kind of vigilance and sharpening. I am more concerned, who induced him to tell this matter, is it really Chen Ju and Zheng? Or, Could it be the dark thread left by Wang Daoming in Beijing? Before Wang Daoming fled in Hangjiao, he fired two shots in an attempt to kill Ah Qing. Knowing about the identity of Ah Qing's daughter, but never disclosing it, this matter deserves further investigation."

"I think so too. Abandon all speculation and judge based on reasonable assumptions. This matter should be done by someone who knew the third sister's daughter's identity in advance. And this person knows the family situation of the Meng family very well, so it can be accurate Find the Zhao family in a timely manner, and lure the most likely person in the Zhao family to report to the Zheng family." Bai Yuyin said, "This matter is worth investigating. If it is really what Meng Lang guessed, then it is obvious that this Wang Daoming The secret line is that after Wang Daoming fled in the suburbs of Hangzhou, he received Wang Daoming's instructions to induce Zhao Cheng to report the third sister to the Zheng family. He still keeps in touch with Wang Daoming, so he must know Wang Daoming's current whereabouts."

"It's also possible that Wang Daoming cut off contact with this person after he issued the order. He is always cunning and knows that we will follow the clues. He will even use our minds to follow the clues and set traps for us." Sui'er proposed Another possibility.

"Will there be someone who knows our family so well?" Meng Yan, who followed Bai Yuyin's train of thought, couldn't help shivering.

"I just can't figure it out. How can Ah Qing threaten Wang Daoming? Could it be that Wang Daoming is afraid of her ability to spy on intelligence? After all, she is the most elite espionage officer of the Jinyiwei. Or did she accidentally know what made Wang Daoming A secret that Daoming is afraid of? But Wang Daoming is now a fugitive, and everyone knows that he is a descendant of Wang Zhi. What shocking secrets can Ah Qing know about him? If Ah Qing knew, she probably would have said it long ago .” Daoist Luo twisted his beard, feeling very headache.

Mencius laughed, and said: "Maybe it's really not that complicated. Wang Daoming wanted to kill Ah Qing because she was the most elite spy of Jinyiwei. He denounced Ah Qing to make Ah Qing lose the Jinyiwei." He even wants to drag Guo Dayou into the water. He is afraid that they will go to the battlefield, which will make the Japanese pirate invasion that he planned alone encounter a huge threat. Before that, he actually wanted to cooperate with Ah Qing and Guo Dayou, but he didn’t If you can instigate a successful rebellion, you will have a murderous intention, and you must get rid of it to avoid future troubles."

"It seems that this explanation is the most reasonable." Daoist Luo nodded, and everyone was also convinced.

Mencius thought for a while and said, "Xiao Ai, Sui'er, you will come with me tomorrow, and Yuyin will go back to Uncle's house. Let's settle everything we need to talk about with Uncle and the others. When I come back this time, It is to pave the way for Ah Qing and Sui Er. At least as far as the family is concerned, we have to be monolithic and be Ah Qing's strongest backing. I think this time a traitor in the uncle's family caused Ah Qing to be imprisoned. Uncles and aunts were hit hard, and it is not difficult to change their minds."

The facts are just as Mencius guessed.The next day, Meng Zixiu, Meng Ai, Sui Er, and Bai Yuyin visited the Zhao family.It just so happened that Zhao Ziyang was implicated in the Meng Kuang incident and was temporarily suspended at home.Zhao Ziyang's face was tired, and the old couple seemed to have aged ten years overnight, which made Meng Zixiu and Meng Yan feel pain in their hearts.

Mencius, who had not returned for many years, returned home, knelt down in front of his uncle and aunt, and kowtowed to them.His hanging arm hurt the hearts of the old couple. The uncle with red eyes stepped forward to help him up, and the aunt cried like a tearful person. The children of the Meng family made them feel so distressed.Perhaps because they knew they were sorry for Meng Kuang, the old couple didn't even dare to speak loudly. Seeing Sui'er and Bai Yuyin salute to them, they became more amiable.

After everyone was seated, Meng Zixiu began to narrate his experiences abroad one by one, and explained in detail the experience of Meng Kuang and others going south this time, and finally talked about the recent traitor at home.The old couple and Zhao Ziyang listened carefully, moved several times on the way, and sighed with emotion for the thrills and turmoil experienced this time.

"...Therefore, my nephew wants to investigate who Zhao Cheng has been in contact with. Do you have any impressions, such as whether there were any suspicious people near the house some time ago?" Meng Zixiu asked.

Uncles and aunts shook their heads and said they didn’t know. The old couple didn’t go out much on weekdays, and they also had bad eyesight when they were old. They didn’t have the awareness or vision to pay attention to whether there were suspicious people around the house.So everyone's eyes fell on Zhao Ziyang, Zhao Ziyang recalled it carefully, and said:

"I really don't care too much. Why don't you ask Uncle Zhong, Zhang Cheng is working with Uncle Zhong in front of the food store." As he spoke, he called Uncle Zhong who was waiting outside to come in.After Uncle Zhong came in, he knelt down to Mencius Xiu and Meng Ai, and exclaimed bitterly:

"The evil son is innocent, betrayed the master's house, and the old servant apologized to Master Biao and Miss Biao!"

"Uncle Zhong, please get up quickly! Don't do this." Meng Zixiu and Meng Ai rushed to help him, and the others also went to help.

There was chaos in the lobby, Uncle Zhong finally calmed down, and Meng Zixiu asked him if he had noticed the suspicious person around Zhao Cheng.Uncle Zhong thought for a while and said:

"That villain, in the past, there was a group of companions who didn't study well all day long, were lazy, and even gambled. The old servant disciplined him many times, but he didn't listen to persuasion. Among them was a man named Wei who seemed to come to him some time ago. He just looked weird and lost his mind. After a few days, he disappeared without a trace."

"Surnamed Wei?"

"Yes, that man is a naughty bastard, about the same age as Zhao Cheng, only in his twenties. This bastard is a gambler, has contacts with the servants in the palace, helps the servants with private work, and he is ruthless. He eunuched himself. I also told the military master of Jin Yiwei about this matter, and the military master said that he would search for this person, but there was no further information."

The rogue surnamed Wei eunuched himself?This was beyond Meng Zixiu's expectation. He guessed that this person might have hid in the palace, and now things are a bit troublesome.