Brocade tears

Meng Kuang was standing by the Bei'an Gate, looking at the An Le Hall not far away, silent.Beside him, Guo Dayou was talking with a general guarding the gate of Bei'anmen.Just like at Xuanwu Gate, the generals of the imperial guards who guarded Bei'an Gate on February [-] were also dismissed. Since the emperor was not sure which gate Sui Er went out from, all the generals who were guarding the palace gate that day were all dismissed. He's in prison, ready for investigation.The general who was on duty at Bei'anmen today was not aware of the situation that day, but he also found a soldier who was on duty at Bei'anmen that day with a brighter mind. Guo Dayou asked him as usual if he saw anything special.

"There was indeed a very strange thing that day. A group of oil trucks transporting kerosene came to our place, and were stopped by a group of imperial guards for inspection. At that stall, an old woman came from the Anle Hall Li rushed out, hugged the patrol general and bit him, making a fuss."

Guo Dayou's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "What about the tanker?"

"out."

"You didn't check?"

"We checked, we checked every car." The soldier said.

"Really?"

"of course it's true."

"You didn't find anything?"

"No."

Guo Dayou stared at the soldier for a while. Although the soldier insisted that he had checked but found nothing, his expression still showed some panic.Meng Kuang watched coldly, thinking in his mind.The guards at Bei'anmen should have something to do with Fang Ming. At least the guards at Bei'anmen on February [-]th were Fang Ming's people. It was released directly.The soldier in front of him knew that someone would come to investigate the matter, so he firmly insisted that nothing was found out, but he didn't know that this tough attitude was the most suspicious.If you really accidentally let someone out that day, how can you be so sure? At least you have to feel guilty or uncertain, which is a normal person's reaction.

Meng Kuang quietly glanced at Guo Dayou again, and saw fine lines showing pride in the corners of his eyes, he must have confirmed that there is something wrong with Bei'anmen.

"Tell me, what time was it?"

Soldiers dare not lie about this kind of thing, because they can find out if they ask others, and problems will arise if the time is not right.So he could only answer honestly:

"It didn't take long in the afternoon. We ran into this incident not long after we changed shifts after lunch."

"Do you know the general of the Guards who was bitten on patrol?"

"I know, it's the Han general Tong Gufeng." The soldier continued to tell the truth, there is no need to lie about this matter.

"Oh, so it's him..."

The imperial guards of the Daming Palace are dominated by Jinyiwei, and there are about 80 generals of the Han Dynasty, who are mainly responsible for guards of honor and staying in the palace.The gates guarded by Jin Yiwei are the most precious gates in the palace, such as Meridian Gate, Qianqing Gate, etc.The rest of the gates were guarded by the relatives of the twelve guards of the Beijing Army.In addition, the avant-garde guards of the government army guard the mansion of the prince and grandson with sword officers, the red-helmet generals of the three thousand battalions, the Mingjia generals, and the fork knife guards of the five army battalions are all on the outskirts.In addition, the children of high-ranking officials and nobles can be honored as guards and scattered riders. There is no quota, and there are also [-] or [-] guards with swords such as standard bearers, a total of more than [-] people.

And the ones who can patrol the imperial city are usually the Han generals of Jinyiwei, and Tong Gufeng is the most famous one among them.This is a relative of the emperor. His younger sister married Lu Wang as his concubine, and was deeply favored.He is very arrogant and domineering in Jinyiwei, often using his background and power to suppress dissidents.This guy is tall and big, and he is a good-looking talent, but it's a pity that his appearance is not as good as his insides, and his heart is very dark.

Meng Kuang's heart sank to the bottom. In order to save Sui'er, the old aunt unexpectedly provoked such a person.Being bitten by a crazy and vulgar old palace man, this man must find ways to retaliate.No wonder even the queen mother failed to keep the old aunt. Meng Kuang even suspected that the queen mother didn't know the old aunt's current situation. The old aunt might not have time to ask the queen mother for help, so Tong Gufeng beat her to death.The old aunt was taken to the Jingletang by him for some reason, and Lu Jingshi said that she was "dying", which meant that the old aunt should still have a chance to survive, but she had to hurry up to rescue her.

"Let me ask you, do you know that crazy old palace man?" Guo Dayou's inquiry continued.

The soldier hesitated for a moment, but under Guo Dayou's sharp eyes, he still answered honestly:

"I know her, but I don't know her name. She is also rare in this Anle Hall. The Outer Anle Hall is a place for internal servants to recuperate. The Nei'an Hall is where people recuperate and retire. She is the only old man here, and she still has large burn scars on her face, which is very scary to look at."

"Has she ever been this crazy before?"

"No, in the past, she was a very quiet old lady. Maybe some master in the palace cared for her and set up a quiet small yard for her. She even set up a small vegetable garden to grow some vegetables. I don't know what happened that day. Crazy, but in this palace... alas, there are too many such things, it's no surprise." The soldier sighed.

Guo Dayou paused, as if he was thinking about something, and asked after a while: "Do you know who is delivering the lamp oil?"

"They are all rough envoys under the management of the salary-loving secretary. They have to go in and out of Bei'anmen many times a day. The palace is afraid of fire, and the tung oil depot is stored outside the imperial city. They rely on these tank trucks every day. back and forth."

Guo Dayou turned around and left Bei'anmen, going to Anletang first.He found the servant in charge of the Anle Hall, opened the locked courtyard of the old aunt's residence, and asked:

"Have you ever moved this yard?"

"It hasn't been moved yet, but there is no one living here. If there are other internal officials who are sick, they will be moved here." The servant in charge replied.

Meng Kuang stepped into the small courtyard, a little surprised at the cleanliness of the small courtyard.There are a lot of vegetables planted in the small vegetable garden, all carefully cultivated.Many of them are growing well, but unfortunately their owners may never have the chance to eat them again.Open the door and enter the house, the interior furnishings are simple, the sheets and quilts are all patches, the starch is white, but it is very clean.The tables, chairs and benches are already covered with a thin layer of dust, but it can be seen that the users cherish them.

Guo Dayou found nothing here, the small yard was too clean, leaving no clues.

"Perhaps she was already prepared to leave forever..." Guo Dayou muttered.

Guo Dayou was right. Meng Kuang even thought that the old aunt knew all of Sui'er's plans and knew that Sui'er would leave from Bei'anmen, so he had been observing the situation in Bei'anmen.Otherwise, how could she appear so just in time to rescue Sui'er when Sui'er was in a crisis situation?Perhaps Sui'er's plan, or the conspiracy between Concubine Gong and Sui'er, has already been known to the queen mother, and the old aunt, as a member of the queen mother, should have been informed of this.The queen mother may have intended to send Sui'er out of the palace. Although she never participated in the planning, she still completed the final protection of Sui'er.This may be a more reasonable explanation for why the Queen Mother never helped the old aunt after Tong Gufeng sent her to the Jingle Hall.Because this may be the last appeal of the old aunt. She has completed the last thing she thinks she needs to do in this life, and she feels that she can rest in peace.

Why the queen mother and the old aunt are so willing to protect Sui'er must have something to do with her background.Meng Kuang now has a lot of guesses, although there is no evidence, but she knows in her heart that Sui'er must have an extraordinary background.

Standing in the yard, Meng Kuang looked at this simple courtyard, and for some reason, his nose felt a little sour.It probably reminds Sui Er of the time she spent here. At that time, she was almost desperate and almost lost her life. This is the place where she was reborn again.She always mentioned that the old aunt was like a mother, but now this mother put herself in an extremely dangerous situation in order to save her.Meng Kuang really empathized with Sui Er's anxiety and helplessness.She couldn't help thinking of her mother, her poor mother...

"Thirteen, let's go to the Salary Department. Thirteen?" Guo Dayou called Meng Kuang, but seeing Meng Kuang in a daze, he couldn't help but look at her suspiciously.

Meng Kuang came back to his senses, nodded, and followed Guo Dayou out of the courtyard.Today she almost retraced the escape route that Sui Er experienced in the palace. Except for Concubine Gong, they have not gone, basically went to all the places Sui Er would go.She walked on the palace road she had stepped on, walked through the covered bridge palace gate she had passed through, and the two time and space seemed to overlap together, which gave her a very strange feeling.The nine years that she didn't spend with her seemed to blend into her life just like that.The majesty and complexity of this palace city attracted her so firmly, and she clearly felt the distress that Sui'er was trapped in and wanted to struggle out of. She put in countless efforts for this and completed probably this A feat that has never been seen since the completion of the imperial city.Now the fruits of her efforts will be guarded by herself, and she will let this Miyagi and his master understand that there is no cage in this world that can imprison others forever, and there is no power that can control others forever.

Although the little people are humble, they still have the courage to shake the tree, the wisdom to drill camps cleverly, and the spirit of the foolish old man to move mountains. These together are the power of the people in the world, and the power of water that carries boats.

"Thirteen? Are you okay, why do you feel weird?" Guo Dayou in front of him turned his head to look at her and asked.Guo Dayou has a very keen mind, especially good at perceiving other people's emotional changes, especially for people he is familiar with.

Meng Kuang shook his head, gestured and said: It's really stuffy and uncomfortable to stay in this palace for a long time.

Guo Dayou's expression changed slightly, he sighed and said, "You're right, I have this feeling every time I enter the palace. I really don't know that those who are trying to climb up and enter this palace city are What are you thinking about? If possible, I really don’t want to be a big shot. If it weren’t for someone who always supported me and valued me, I wouldn’t be where I am today. Don’t think too much about it. Let’s do our own thing and get promoted. We don't force it, and when we reach the age when we should retire from the army, we will go back to our hometown to farm."

Meng Kuang nodded. In the past, she set it as her life goal to find out the death of her father and brother and avenge the family. Now, she has added another life goal, which is to rescue Sui'er from the sea of ​​suffering.Although these two things are not easy, and she has no clue yet, but if she can get away with it, when everything is over, she also wants to leave the capital and find a quiet place with her family, open up a few acres of land, and build a farm Small courtyard, live some ordinary days.

It's just that Meng Kuang doesn't know whether this world will allow her to realize her vision of retiring to the countryside. Now overlooking this land of dynasties, the people are displaced, uprisings are rising in many places, neighbors are surrounded by wolves, the government is short of money and food, and the dignitaries and dignitaries are in various positions. Losing the public and benefiting private interests, corroding the foundation of the government, this dynasty seems to be dying, how long can it last?And where is the paradise where she can live in seclusion?

Can she really be able to live alone in such a world with a small family of brocade guards?This question has surfaced in her mind more than once, and today, it has finally turned into a bone-shattering interrogation.There was an inexplicable sense of panic deep in her heart, she wanted to do something to resist the storm she predicted was coming, but she didn't know how to do it.

She couldn't help looking at the gloomy sky: Father, mother, eldest brother, can your spirits in the sky give Qing'er some advice.What should Qing'er do to keep her family safe in this troubled world?

With a heavy heart, she followed Guo Dayou to Xixinsi.Unfortunately, there was only one old servant in the Xixin Department staying behind, and it was useless to ask him anything, and the rest seemed to have gone out to do errands and never returned.Guo Dayou couldn't wait, so he simply took Meng Kuang out of the palace and returned to Beizhen Fusi.After the two of them changed their clothes, it was getting late. They had been investigating the palace for the whole afternoon, and it was almost evening at this time, and it was time to go home.The news that Zhou Jintong was brought back by Zhang Baihu came back. Hearing that he went out to follow someone but was knocked out and thrown in the pigsty, Meng Kuang felt ashamed and at the same time breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thirteen, your family is not peaceful, so go back earlier, I won't keep you. Come here tomorrow to change into a servant, and wait for me outside Xi'an Gate. It's still Chenshi. I'll ask Zhou Jintong what happened to this boy thing."

Meng Kuang nodded, turned around and left Beizhen Fusi quickly.Guo Dayou watched her disappear into the twilight with deep eyes.