Brocade tears

When Meng Kuang arrived at the lakeside of Cibei Nunnery, it was just before noon.It was early spring, and there was a dense snowfall a few days ago, and there was still a thin piece of residual snow on the lakeside.Meng Kuang led his horse and stood by the lake, not knowing where to look for Guo Dayou.She had never seen Guo Dayou before, only heard someone describe his appearance, saying that he was tall and tall with a bearded face.Guo Dayou only said that they met at the lakeside before noon, and did not set a specific time. She looked around for a while, but did not see anyone similar to the description, so she waited alone.

Looking at the rippling lake surface in the cold wind in early spring, and the red plums blooming delicately by the lake, she suddenly realized that it seemed that she hadn't been out for a long, long time outing.The scenery in front of her was so pleasant, she thought to herself, what kind of beautiful scenery would it be if one or two months later, when the spring flowers bloomed and came to visit again?Maybe at that time she can bring Wan'er to play.Thinking of this, he couldn't help feeling a lot more relaxed, and there was a smile between his condensed brows, showing a gentle and handsome appearance.

In these years in the prison management center, most of the missions are at night, and most of the weekdays are indoors, and the degree of training has been greatly reduced, most of the time it is her self-training.The only benefit of this is that her skin has turned white again.The Meng family all inherited white skin, which is not typical of the Hani ancestors.Because the family advocates independent spouse selection and marriage, it is said that since three generations of ancestors, four or five successive generations have preferred beautiful women with extremely fair skin, which has changed the genetic appearance of the family.I don't know what kind of peculiar aesthetic this is, but it is still iteratively inherited.The mother is also a fair-skinned beauty. It seems that even in the father's generation, she has not escaped the family's inherited aesthetics.Meng Kuang reflected on herself, she wondered if she would like fair-skinned people too.

Thinking of this, a person involuntarily appeared in my mind, that girl with brown hair and amber eyes, with such fair skin and such a stunning appearance.So much so that after seven years, the impression of her in my mind has not faded at all, instead, it has been deeply penetrated into the bone marrow because of always thinking about it and thinking about it.She couldn't help frowning, secretly startled.Strange how could I think of her at this moment?She is a woman, and she is also a woman, which is really inexplicable.

So, what should she do in the future?After avenging the great revenge, restore the body of a daughter and find a man to marry?In her opinion, this kind of thing is really too far away, and deep down in her heart, she doesn't look forward to such a future at all.Her future is too vague, there is no way to plan and estimate.The more she imagined, the more those amber eyes lingered in her mind for some reason.Qiao Xiaoqianxi, beautiful eyes looking forward to Xi, as if standing at the far end of time and staring at her.Unknowingly, Meng Kuang had a deep feeling that she was standing in her own future, as long as she walked steadily forward along the established path, the future would inevitably be closely intertwined with her .She didn't know where this feeling came from, but at this moment, an indescribable thought secretly floated in her chest, extending like a silk thread, wrapping around her heart in groups.Warm and soft and slightly itchy like catkins, bitterness and sweetness like nectar, you can't get it, feel lost.

But it shouldn't be, she couldn't even bring this feeling to her mouth, not even her closest sister.She is afraid of this feeling. Isn't that woman the culprit who indirectly harmed her family?Shouldn't he blame and even hate her?Why do I still feel like this, it shouldn't, it shouldn't be.Of course she didn't dare to let her sister know, she didn't even dare to relive this emotion, which made her feel guilty, she blamed herself, and felt that she was sorry for her deceased parents and elder brother.

Did she stay in Jinyiwei for too long, mixed with a group of murderous, rude and lustful men all day long, so that her mentality was a little abnormal?

Sui Er, where are you?Seven years...are you still alive?If you are still alive, are you alive?If you are still alive, why don't you return? The sea of ​​people is vast, and there is no news, which makes people panic and depressed.Is it true that you killed your father and brother and dared not come back with a guilty conscience, or you don't care about their lives at all, and you don't care that you stayed in such a family for three months. After parting, you no longer miss it?Are you married, maybe even have children...

She didn't dare to think about it any more. It had been seven years, and whenever she was alone, she would always have the same thoughts as now, wishful thinking about the short three months they spent together.

Unexpectedly, someone patted her left shoulder, she was startled, and immediately pressed her right hand on the scabbard behind her waist.With a look of vigilance on her face, her eyes turned sharply on the person who patted her.The man was frightened by her immediately, and he withdrew his hand in horror, his face pale.Meng Kuang took a closer look, only to find that it was a young girl, about the same age as his own sister, about sixteen or seventeen years old.She has gentle eyebrows and eyes, fair skin, and beautiful features. She is holding a basket in her hand with some wild flowers and weeds in it.

Meng Kuang's expression eased, he removed his hand from the scabbard, took half a step back, bowed his hands and bowed in apology.When the girl saw her apologizing, her horror dissipated, a smile appeared on her face, and she was blessed to return the gift.

"Are you Meng Kuang?" the girl asked aloud, speaking a nice Mandarin in Beijing, which sounded warm and gentle, as if she had an innate affinity.

Meng Kuang didn't understand, so, does this girl know him?

"I came to look for you on behalf of Uncle Guo. He said he wanted to find a tall, thin soldier with a mask and a knife. You are the only one around here." The girl explained with a smile, He looked at her curiously.

Without waiting for Meng Kuang to answer, the girl continued: "Second Uncle Guo is also true. He invited you here from a long distance. In fact, today we are here to visit the grave. Today is the death anniversary of my uncles. My father went away to catch up with you." I’m not coming back, so it’s me and Uncle Guo who came.”

Meng Kuang didn't have time to gesture, because he was afraid that she might not understand.She had to interrupt her, and took out the shorthand notebook and pencil case from her pocket, and quickly wrote with ink on it: Uncle Guo refers to Dayou Guo?

"Yes, my Second Uncle Guo is called Guo Dayou." Fortunately, the girl was literate and replied immediately after reading Meng Kuang's book.Then she blamed herself, "Oh, look at me, I said it to myself. Come with me, and I will take you to see him."

As she spoke, she took brisk steps and led Meng Kuang to the east side of the Lake of Mercy Nunnery.Not long after, they could already see the outer courtyard wall of Cibei Nunnery. Just to the south of the outer courtyard wall, there was a cemetery where more than 30 tombs were neatly buried.At this time, there was no one else in the cemetery, only on the grassy slope in the southwest corner, stood a tall man in a green shirt and military uniform, with a net scarf and hair tied up, a bearded face, and a pair of leopard eyes that were bright and dark.He was really tall. When Meng Kuang approached him, he realized that he might be half a head taller than himself, estimated to be over six feet tall, and his figure was also burly and majestic, with the spirit of a warrior.

However, his description does not have the domineering arrogance or fortitude and solemnity of a warrior. On the contrary, it is a warm spring breeze and full of smiles.He watched Meng Kuang approaching, and greeted those who were far away:

"Meng Baihu, I have long admired you."

Meng Kuang was a little at a loss when he saw him being so polite.She was used to the headstrong and domineering boss, but she didn't know how to respond to Guo Dayou's greeting.I had no choice but to bow and return the salute, showing double respect.

Guo Dayou took the initiative to take a few steps forward, walked up to Meng Kuang, looked at her with a smile, and said, "I heard that you know how to make hand gestures in the army, and I also understand. Even if you make hand gestures, I should be able to understand."

Meng Kuang nodded, and looked at the girl beside him.Seeing this, Guo Dayou hurriedly said: "This is my niece, Ban Ruhua. Ruhua, have you greeted Meng Baihu?"

"Of course." The girl smiled coquettishly, and when she turned her head, she secretly stuck out her tongue at Meng Kuang. She actually forgot to introduce herself just now, and it couldn't be regarded as a complete greeting.

Meng Kuang hasn't been with a girl other than his own sister for a long time, and it's rare for a girl to be cute and cute at this age, which makes her smile knowingly.

It's just...why is the niece's surname Ban and not the same surname as Guo Dayou?Meng Kuang suddenly realized.She pointed to Ban Ruhua, then pointed to Guo Dayou, and made a questioning gesture.Guo Dayou immediately understood what she meant, and explained simply with a smile:

"She is the orphan of an old comrade-in-arms of mine who has passed away. Now she is adopted by my sworn brother. Her name has not been changed, but she is also considered my adopted daughter. She is a giri uncle and nephew to me." Then he pointed Pointing to a tombstone beside him, he said, "This is her biological father, Ban Qiaosheng."

Meng Kuang looked at the tombstone, which was engraved with "the tomb of Ban Gong Qiaosheng and concubine Ban Liu", and the inscription was "Yidi brother Luo Xun Guo Dayou's filial daughter Ban Ruhua was established on the third day of June in the ninth year of Wanli".Meng Kuang looked at several nearby tombs one after another. The tombstones were signed by Luo Xun and Guo Dayou, and the monuments were erected on the third or fourth day of June in the ninth year of Wanli.Meng Kuang knew who Luo Xun was, if it wasn't the same name, this person should be Luo Wu, the "God's Eye" of thousands of households in the patrol station.In this way, Luo Xun and Guo Dayou are sworn brothers, and Ban Ruhua is now Luo Xun's adopted daughter, so they call Guo Dayou "Second Uncle Guo".

"This is a good place, backed by the mountains and facing the water, a yin house with excellent geomantic omen. My eldest brother and I searched for a long time before we found such a good place for the old brothers to bless the future generations. It is also close to the clean place of monks, nearby The bhikkhunis in the Mercy Nunnery also come here regularly to sweep our graves. I thought it would be great if I was buried here a hundred years later." Guo Dayou said, then he looked at Meng Kuang who was beside him, and said :

"Oh, I'm sorry, it's really rude to invite you here for the first time and tell you so many heavy things. But there is a reason why I want to meet you here today, and we will be here later There is a mission from the Mercy Nunnery, and this is also your first mission when you come to the patrol station."

The task is very simple, that is, eavesdropping.Today, a special visitor came to burn incense and pray in the Temple of Mercy, and Meng Kuang followed her with Guo Dayou and Ban Ruhua.This is an elderly woman, Meng Kuang is a little confused, why he followed her to eavesdrop.She brought a servant and a maid by her side, and she looked like an ordinary lady from a noble family with some status.The conversations with the servants around her and the bhikkhunis in the nunnery were also ordinary. She came to burn incense for her husband, praying for sickness and misfortune.

In the waterside pavilion facing the lake to the north of the Temple of Mercy, the old lady sat down to rest and have lunch.Not long after, a carriage came from a distance and stopped not far from the waterside pavilion.A middle-aged man wearing a scribe hat and a simple Confucian uniform got out of the car.He entered the water pavilion and sat down with the old lady.Meng Kuang eavesdropped for a while, and finally learned the ins and outs.

This old woman is the wife of Wu Shilai, the censor of Zuodu, and the middle-aged man is Xianchun, the official official Zuoge Shizhong.Wu Shilai, the censor of Zuodu, is now seriously ill and bedridden at home.To avoid suspicion, Hou Xianchun did not go to his home in person, but met his wife outside, who conveyed Wu Shilai's intentions on his behalf.Wu hoped that the date of his official appointment could be set as soon as possible, and conveyed a final impeachment letter, intending to impeach the first assistant Shen Shi for his lazy and lazy administration, which caused delays in state affairs.Hou Xianchun accepted the impeachment papers, but did not give a definitive statement on when the impeachment papers will be filed.

The wiretapping ended, and the old lady and Hou Xianchun left separately. Meng Kuang wiretapped their conversation and passed it on to Guo Dayou.Guo Dayou did not go to eavesdrop in person because of his huge physique and prominent appearance, which was too eye-catching.It was Meng Kuang and Ban Ruhua who pretended to be a young couple, and stopped outside the waterside pavilion, pretending to be intimate friends, to cover up the fact of eavesdropping.

In order to cover up the girl's hairstyle, Ban Ruhua put on a fence, and Meng Kuang also took off the white cloth covering his face in order not to attract attention, revealing his full face.She was actually a little apprehensive about this, but since there was only Ban Ruhua by her side, she was still a young girl who hadn't left the cabinet, and she rarely had contact with young people of the opposite sex. place, so be bold.Meng Kuang was a little absent-minded at first, because Ban Ruhua kept holding her arm, which made her a little uncomfortable.But then her mind turned to the wiretapping content, so she didn't worry about it anymore, so she also ignored Ban Ruhua's eyes that secretly looked at her.

Guo Dayou didn't say much after learning the content, but said that Meng Kuang did a great job on this mission, allowing her to report to Xunkan normally from the next day.Meng Kuang returned home with a stomach full of doubts. The task of the patrol station did not seem to be as bloody and brutal as that of the prison. in a sad environment.However, the mission of the patrol office seems to be more closely related to the government, and it will pay more attention to the exchanges between officials.

And Guo Dayou, the new boss, was really unpredictable to her, as she had inquired about, he was an unfathomable person.This first meeting, Meng Kuang pondered for a long time, and always felt that Guo Dayou had other meanings, but until now she has not been able to figure it out.However, the matter between Hou Xianchun and Wu Shilai came to fruition shortly after. Wu Shilai retired from office on the 18th day of May [-], failed to leave Beijing, and died of illness on the [-]th day of June.In December of that year, the emperor sent his courtiers to inspect the nine borders, and Hou Xianchun was sent to Liaodong to inspect the borders.The impeachment of Shen Shixing left by Wu Shilai has never seen the light of day in the end.

At first, Meng Kuang couldn't understand what role Jinyiwei played, and what considerations the emperor and the cabinet made.She suddenly realized that she had a lot of new things to learn, and it seemed that if she wanted to do well in the patrol station, she had to start studying court bureaus.