The atmosphere in the room instantly solidified into ice.
It was supposed to be a blushing and heart-pounding picture, but when the person in front of him said it, there was no trace of ambiguity, only the embarrassment and danger of being seen through.
He Yan quickly regained his senses and looked at him. The "fright and nervousness" that belonged to the young Cheng Lisu disappeared, and he smiled as usual, and said, "You can call it whatever you want, as long as the governor is happy."
"The daughter of He Sui, the commander of the city gate, will come to join the army." He stared into He Yan's eyes with a half-smile, "Miss He is very courageous."
This person... He Yan's thoughts moved, since he even knew He Sui's name, he was obviously investigating himself secretly, not because he had exposed the stuff in Sun Mansion. From Shuojing to here, even if it takes more than a month to pass on the book, Xiao Jue began to doubt her a long time ago? Why is this
The young man smiled and said, "I didn't expect the Governor to pay so much attention to me, I'm really ashamed."
There was no panic on He Yan's face, even if it was an accident, it just flashed by. Even now, when someone picks up her clothes, exposes her identity, and replaces it with an ordinary woman, she is probably embarrassed and angry. This person is a good person, with a nonchalant look, he has a bigger heart than a man, maybe that's why, from the capital to Liangzhou, and after staying in Liangzhou Wei for so long, no one found her daughter's body.
When Xiao Jue got the secret letter from Shuojing, he couldn't believe it. Chengmen Colonel did have a child named He Yan, but he was a daughter, not a son. He also has a young son named He Yunsheng. Half a year ago, his daughter named He Yan was killed by thieves in a boat on the Chunlai River and sank into the river. No body has been found. In terms of time, it was the day when He Yan joined the army.
But if a woman comes out to join the army, she can insist on being undetected for a day or two, and she is safe and sound for more than half a year. Either the people around are blind, or the person is too good at disguise. Xiao Jue is not blind. Thinking about the moment he spent with He Yan, he felt that this person was really good at covering up.
She was beautiful and weak, and her body was small, but people would not associate her with a woman. Because how can an ordinary woman be so informal, not to mention her skills are among the best in Liangzhou Wei.
"What are you doing here at Liangzhouwei?"
He Yan's mind turned quickly and replied, "If you commit a crime in Shuojing, if you are caught, you will die, and you will join the army when you have nowhere to go."
"What's the matter?"
This person still doesn't believe her, obviously everything has been checked. He Yan sighed: "There was a son of a big family who coveted my beauty and took me to the ship to take me as his wife. Unfortunately, an assassin came at this time and took his life. If I stay on the ship alone, I have a mouth. I can't tell, maybe other people think I'm with the assassins. In desperation, I can only go to join the army."
These words are half true and half false, He Yan is very sincere. Xiao Jue looked at her playfully: "Coveting your beauty?"
He Yan: "..."
What does this mean, look down on her? He Yan looked in the mirror herself, Miss He's face was absolutely beautiful.
"After all, not everyone has the same vision as the Governor." She said with a smile.
Xiao Jue nodded: "So it is."
He Yan's words were half true and half false, knowing that Xiao Jue was difficult to fool, he never thought he would believe it so easily, but he didn't expect him to stop talking about it.
"Why did you go out late at night?" His eyes swept over He Yan, the bloody aura was hard to hide. The mattress on the bed was also dyed a light red.
This person originally knew that he was injured, but even so, he didn't have any pity, and he didn't even move the hand that was holding her neck when he asked the question. In Xiao Jue's eyes, there was probably no difference between men and women.
"I killed Yuan Baozhen's bodyguard," she said.
After a while, Xiao Jue raised his eyebrows: "Why?"
"In the past few days when the governor was not in the mansion, Yuan Baozhen kept coming to see me, and I always felt that he suspected me. Later, I overheard their conversation." After a pause, He Yan continued: "They seem to be Take your life under the command of a man named Xu Xiang. The night banquet was also prepared by them."
"You said Xu Xiang?" Xiao Jue raised his eyes to look at her, and a strange emotion appeared in his eyes like autumn water.
He Yan shrugged: "Yeah, you can think about whether you have offended someone called Xu Xiang. I woke up in the cold tonight. After I woke up, you were all gone. The window was open. When I closed the window, I found someone plundering However, that person deliberately led me to the abandoned courtyard of the Sun Mansion, which is Yuan Baozhen's bodyguard."
"He wants to use me to tie you down, probably as a hostage." He Yan shook his head: "But I'm not the real Cheng Lisu, and the governor wouldn't be ready to capture me if he wanted to come here. What should I do if I die? I can't fall into his hands after thinking about it. I fought hard with him and finally killed him." He Yan motioned him to look at himself, "It's what he looks like now."
Although she said it lightly, in the end she was injured, her face was not very good-looking, and her strength began to lose.
"You are very capable of killing Yuan Baozhen's guards and still alive."
"I think so too," He Yan forced a smile and said, "Then Governor, am I qualified to enter the Nine Banners Camp now?"
She really made no secret of her desire to join the Nine Banners Camp.
"Do you think you can enter the Nine Banners Camp?" Xiao Jue asked rhetorically.
"Of course, and I'll take care of you, Governor, you should always reward me."
Xiao Jue laughed instead of being angry, let go of He Yan's hand, looked down at her, and mocked: "I will reward you with sending you back to Shuojing tomorrow."
"No!" He Yan sat up straight, and when he moved like this, the wound was involved, and he let out a "hiss" in pain. She said, "I can't go back to Shuojing! When I go back to Shuojing, the Fan family won't let me go. Governor, do you have the heart to let a good man go to jail?"
"Be patient."
He Yan: "...you can't do this!"
"You are not qualified to talk to me about conditions."
After He Yan said so much, he already felt dizzy, afraid that he would not be able to hold it any longer. The wounds on her body were not treated, she said, "You will regret it."
"Why do I regret it?"
"Since I'm going to be sent back to Shuojing by you, I don't have to hide my identity. Everyone else knows that there is a woman in the Liangzhou guardhouse, and they will guess what happened." He Yan smiled slightly, "I can only tell them. , I have an unusual relationship with the Governor."
Xiao Jue heard the words and said casually, "Why is it unusual?"
"Not normal, not normal... I know that the Governor has a red mole on his waist."
As soon as these words came out, the room suddenly fell silent, only the fine thunder outside the window and the continuous autumn rain that hit the stone ground.
Xiao Jue slowly turned his head to look at her, his eyes became more sullen.
The young man looked like a rogue, with a smile at the corner of his mouth, and a pale face said: "When you were taking a bath... I, my eyesight is not bad, I can see it at a glance. If you want to blame it, we are really charming, even waist. The red mole on the top is just right, and it is unforgettable."
Is there such a woman in the world? Xiao Jue was incredulous, but when He Yan finished saying these words, he seemed to be unable to hold on, his head tilted, and he fainted.
Xiao Jue: "..."
Fei Nu's voice sounded outside the door: "Master."
Xiao Jue said, "Come in." He pulled the collapsed mattress and threw it on He Yan, covering her.
When Fei Nu came in, he didn't look at He Yan, but said, "The body of the guard beside Yuan Baozhen was found in the side courtyard of Sun Mansion. He died of his own plum blossom dart."
Xiao Jue said, "Got it." In this way, He Yan didn't lie about this matter.
The blood in the room was too strong to ignore, Fei Nu hesitated for a while before asking, "Master, is He Yan injured?"
Fei Nu was also surprised when he learned that He Yan was a woman. Apart from her figure and appearance, He Yan really didn't look like a woman from head to toe. However, it was such a woman who killed Yuan Baozhen's personal bodyguard. That bodyguard was extremely skilled, and the most powerful thing was that he was good at using poison.
"Not badly hurt."
"What is the young master going to do with her now?" Fei Nu asked.
Xiao Jue paused and said, "Go out now and find a doctor girl."
Fei Nu was slightly surprised, Xiao Jue meant to save He Yan.
"Young master has determined that she is not from Xu Xiang?"
"It doesn't look like it." Xiao Jue said, "Xu Jingfu despises women, but for important matters, women will not be allowed to participate. In the secret letter sent by Shuojing, the He family has no contact with Xu Jingfu. However," he pondered for a while. , "Still be careful."
Fei Nu nodded, "This subordinate is going to find the doctor girl."
After Fei Nu left, Xiao Jue turned to look at He Yan on the bed.
It doesn't look like someone like Xu Jingfu, it doesn't mean that there is no doubt about this person. A sixteen-year-old girl was born in the family of a schoolmaster at the city gate. Even if she had practiced martial arts from a young age, she would not be so outstanding. Liangzhou Wei was unmatched. How can ordinary people have such a will to wander in the military camp. You must know that there is still someone in the man's family who can't bear the hardship, but she has not complained. It would be a bit far-fetched to join the army only because of Fan Cheng.
What's more, she still wanted to enter the Nine Banners Camp.
The rain continued, and the girl's face was pale. When she came back, she saw a lot of scars, especially the stab wound on her back, which was very deep and long. , The corners of his lips are also upturned, and he looks like a rogue boy.
There are such women in the world. Terrible and terrifying. Cunning and shameless.
Xiao Jue closed the window, turned and left.
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When He Yan woke up, it was already dawn.
She slept on the slum where she slept on weekdays, but her clothes were changed. He Yan sat up and subconsciously lifted his blouse, but saw that the white cloth was wrapped around his waist, and the wound from last night's fight with Ding Yi had already been bandaged.
Looking back, I remembered what happened last night. She remembered that she and Xiao Jue were tit-for-tat at that time, and threatened each other with the red mole on Xiao Jue's waist. Xiao Jue was very angry, and then she didn't know what happened, she should have fainted. But right now... She touched her head, her hair was still in a bun, and her clothes were also men's clothes. The fact that she was a woman has not been known to others.
Xiao Jue is keeping it a secret for the time being
He Yan breathed a sigh of relief and looked beside him, there was no sign of Fei Nu and Xiao Jue.
Could it be that these two people knew that she was a woman, so they simply left her in the Sun Mansion
He Yan wanted to get out of bed, and when he moved, he rolled out a long-necked vial from his arms, opened the cork, and contained some black pills. There was also a note by the bed that read: Wake up and take medicine.
The handwriting was sharp, strong, and very beautiful, and He Yan recognized at a glance that it was Xiao Jue's handwriting. When he was in the Xianchang Hall, Xiao Jue was very good at everything, and even the articles he had written had to be hung at the entrance of the academy for others to watch. He Yan's handwriting was so impressive that she secretly expanded a few copies and wanted to imitate it. , but gave up because he couldn't really write about Xiao Jue's feelings.
Second Young Master Xiao left a note asking her to take medicine, which should be relatively peaceful, and nothing should happen for the time being.
He Yan thought to himself, suddenly remembered something, and looked at himself up and down. If she wanted to protect her female identity from being exposed, the servants of the Sun Mansion would not be able to use it, so who changed those clothes for her? Who is dressing her up again? Xiao Jue is definitely impossible, that is Fei slave
Although she has been in the army for many years and doesn't care about her skin as much as a normal daughter's family, she still feels a little uncomfortable when she thinks about it.
As if someone was taking advantage of it.
It's just that it's useless to think about it now, and people are also kind. She got out of bed, put on her shoes, and opened the door to take a look.
As soon as he went out, He Yan felt that something was wrong.
Because of the assassination at the Sun family's night banquet, the servants of the Sun residence could not get close to He Yan's house on weekdays, but there were still maidservants in the distance, but there were none today. Looking at it from a distance, it seems that the entire Sun Mansion is empty.
Even if Xiao Jue wants to leave her alone, what if the entire Sun Mansion is empty? Did something happen? He Yan was confused, thought about it, and decided to go out. When she walked through the house where she lived, turned around the garden, and came to the main courtyard, she saw many soldiers in red armor surrounded the main hall, the maids and servants squatted in several rows, and Sun Xiangfu and his son were surrounded by them. Yuan Baozhen stood on one side and was confronting Xiao Jue.
She just slept and woke up, why did she hit it? He Yan pondered, and met Xiao Jue's gaze. His eyes were cold, inexplicably reminding He Yan of what happened last night, and he was embarrassed for a while. After thinking about it, he bit his head and called out in a happy tone that only belonged to Cheng Lisu: "Uncle!"
The tense atmosphere was suddenly interrupted by his "uncle". All eyes were on her.
Yuan Baozhen's eyes flashed: "Master Cheng, can you see it?"
Only then did He Yan remember that she didn't tie the cloth strips, but now it doesn't matter anymore, Ding Yi was dead, and she was exposed by Xiao Jue as a woman again. It seems that Xiao Jue has finally found the person who assassinated him. Now is the time to settle the account. Whether she is a little person is blind or an ordinary person, it can no longer shake the overall situation.
He Yan scratched his head, and replied dumbly, "Really? It seems, I can really see it. I really have the blessings of God."
This lie was too perfunctory, but no one dared to question her right now.
Yuan Baozhen faintly realized something and asked, "Have you ever seen my bodyguard, Mr. Cheng?"
"No." He Yan said, "Could it be that Yuan Yushi's bodyguard is gone?"
She was smiling, making it difficult to find her thoughts, and Yuan Baozhen felt very uneasy. After Ding Yi went out last night, he didn't come back until this morning. Something must have happened. He had a dispute with Ding Yi before. Ding Yi wanted to hijack Cheng Lisu to blackmail Xiao Jue, but Yuan Baozhen felt that now was not a good time. They broke up unhappily, but Ding Yi, after all, was the one who really obeyed He Rufei, so he couldn't help it. If he secretly went out last night, it must be for Cheng Lisu.
Now Cheng Li is standing here so well, even his eyes are the same, but Ding Yi has disappeared, Yuan Baozhen's heart sinks, and he feels that it is not good. And Xiao Jue surrounded Sun Mansion early in the morning, which was even more disturbing.
What this man does, it is very reasonable to speculate.
He Yan didn't hear Yuan Baozhen's answer, so He Yan was not in a hurry and moved to stand beside Xiao Jue. First, he smiled at Xiao Jue, and then asked Fei Nu beside him in a low voice, "Brother Fei Nu, this is another time. Which one did you sing?"
Fei Nu looked at He Yan's usual smiling face, and looked at He Yan's composure and high. After such a big incident last night, her clear identity has been exposed, and it is admirable that she can continue to sing the play as if nothing had happened.
Before Fei Nu could answer, Sun Xiangfu on the other end had already opened his mouth. His face was terrible, but he still smiled reluctantly: "Captain, what do you mean by this move? But there is something in our Sun Mansion that is not thoughtful, Annoying the Governor?"
Sun Ling stood by Sun Xiangfu's side, staring at Xiao Jue with hatred.
"That's right," Yuan Baozhen said in a deep voice, "Commander, where did you come from? Your Majesty now strictly prohibits the private placement of troops and horses. If you are really dissatisfied with Sun Magistrate, you cannot vent your anger in this way."
He Yan raised her eyebrows, these words were heart-wrenching, and Xiao Jue was charged with two charges in one breath. A private army and horses, a public revenge, such a powerful mouth.
Hearing this, Xiao Jue curled his lips and said, "Yuan Yushi has been thinking too much, this is a soldier I borrowed from Xialing County. The crime of secretly arranging soldiers and horses is something that this commander cannot bear. The crime of slandering the court's appointed officials, I wonder if Yuan Yushi can take it?"
Soldiers of Xialing County? Yuan Baozhen's body froze, how is this possible? The red-clothed soldier headed by that clasped his fists and said, "A certain person has been ordered by the governor of Shi County, Xialing County, to assist the governor and the imperial censor in investigating the case of the murder of officials and family members by the magistrate of Liangzhou."
Murder officials? When Sun Xiangfu heard this, he subconsciously shouted, "The Governor is wronged! The assassin in the mansion really has nothing to do with me! I don't know what's going on, you, you can't wrong people indiscriminately! And the young master's eyes can see it now. See, you can't just arrest people just because you are angry! The lower official is wronged, the lower official is wronged!"
His scream was tragic and heartbreaking, but Xiao Jue only snorted when he heard the words: "Who said that the official's family was referring to Cheng Lisu?"
Isn't that Cheng Lisu? Everyone, including He Yan, was stunned for a moment.
At this moment, a woman's clear voice came from outside the hospital: "I am the one who was murdered!"
But I saw two more people coming from outside the yard. One was Xiao Jue's bodyguard Chiwu, and the other was a little girl in a warm-colored skirt, with a pair of buns, bright eyes and teeth, and lovely curls. Who else is Song Taotao? .
Song Taotao walked over to Xiao Jue under the protection of Chiwu, and scolded Sun Xiangfu and Sun Ling: "I am the daughter of the deputy governor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and you dare to kidnap people in the street, unless you meet Xiao Er on the road Young Master and Young Master Cheng rescued him, but I don't know what will happen to him. The people in Wanhua Pavilion have already been taken down by Young Master Xiao's people. The evidence is there. I will see how you deny it this time. Wait for me to return. When I get to Shuojing, I will tell my father about it, and you all wait to lose your head!"
The little girl looked sweet, but spoke with great momentum. If it weren't for Sun Ling, she wouldn't be living in Wanhua Pavilion, she suffered so much that her fingers were almost cut off. In other words, if He Yan hadn't come across and rescued her by accident that night, this little girl would have been ruined by Sun Ling now.
The faces of Sun Xiangfu and his son were as pale as earth.
As for the murder of the official's family, if it was Xiao Jue and Cheng Lisu, they could still struggle a bit. After all, all the assassins were dead, and there was no evidence to prove that they were related. But who knew that Xiao Juejian took a slant and found such a little girl. Who would have thought that the girl that Sun Ling had captured was actually the daughter of a Beijing official
But over the years, how could Sun Ling have done such a bad thing? Among the girls who were taken captive to the Sun Mansion, they came from all over the world, and there were also daughters of big families or official families. Just as soon as I arrived in Liangzhou, it was like a needle into the sea, and there was no way out. Sun Xiangfu and his son have covered the sky here for so many years, and the sun has long disappeared. It makes no difference whether it is the daughter of a poor family or the daughter of rich clothes and jade food, once you get here.
He Yan stared at Xiao Jue's back and couldn't help applauding him in his heart.
The second son of Xiao has been seeing the dragon but not the tail for the past few days. At that time, she thought that Song Taotao was taken away to protect Song Taotao, but now it seems that this is not the case. After all, if Xiao Jue brought Song Taotao with him and stayed in the Sun Mansion, even if Sun Ling recognized it, he would not dare to do anything. He sent Song Taotao away in order not to make the Sun family and his son suspect. No, now, the appearance of Song Taotao has become the most important straw for convicting Sun Xiangfu.
"This... this is all a misunderstanding, Governor, listen to my explanation..." Sun Xiangfu kicked Sun Ling, Sun Ling was kicked to his knees by him, Sun Xiangfu scolded: "Unfilial son, you stabbed like this Big basket, what should I do now? I apologize to the Governor!"
"Sun Zhixian is kneeling on the wrong person," Xiao Jue said casually, "I'm not supervising the censor." He looked at Yuan Baozhen, and said slowly: "Yuan Yushi has been in Liangzhou for many days, and there is no lawsuit here. Clearly, if someone knows that you are guilty of dereliction of duty, then, I am afraid that your teacher will not be able to save you."
Yuan Baozhen was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood, he looked at Xiao Jue, the young governor had a smile on his lips, his eyes were leisurely, and the maliciousness contained in it was overwhelming.
He didn't come for himself, but for Sun Xiangfu. But this is actually worse, because his teacher Xu Jingfu, what he wants is by no means the current situation, what is stealing chickens without losing rice, this is no longer a handful of rice, it is to empty his granary.
Ding Yi is missing, how can he deal with the aggressive Xiao Jue alone
Song Taotao looked at the Sun family aggressively. He Yan was thoughtful. It was just Song Taotao's words, which might be able to cure Sun Ling's crime, but Sun Xiangfu might not.
Xiao Jue's shot will leave a line of leeway for others? He Yan doesn't think so.
"Commander, please listen to our explanation, the lower officials are really wronged!" Sun Xiangfu cried and cried together with Sun Ling.
Concerning himself, Yuan Baozhen spoke with difficulty: "Captain, perhaps there is some misunderstanding."
Xiao Jue stared at him with a half-smile, and after a while, nodded and said, "Go to the side courtyard."
Go to the side house? What are you going to do in the shack
When Sun Xiangfu and his son heard the words, their expressions changed greatly, and they almost fainted.
The red armored soldiers took Sun Xiangfu and his son, and went to the side courtyard with the rest. It rained last night, and the dust on the ground in the yard was washed clean by the rain. It was a quiet and peaceful scene, but it overflowed with desolation and misery.
He Yan glanced sideways at the house next to him, the door was closed, thinking of the Buddha statues on the table and under the table there last night, he didn't feel the cold.
But why did Xiao Jue bring them here
Yuan Baozhen didn't understand: "The Governor wants to..."
"Dig the ground three feet, show us Yuan Da Yushi to see what is underground." Although he was smiling, his expression was indifferent, his tone was very calm, and he instructed the soldiers: "Dig."
The soldiers were ordered to search for hoes and scythes from Sun Mansion and dig down the ground.
Seeing this scene, Sun Xiangfu and his son seemed to be unable to hold on any longer. The two of them slumped to the ground and their faces were ashen.
Song Taotao asked He Yan in a low voice, "What's going on here?"
The house full of Buddha statues, the spells on the door, the overly lush weeds and trees growing in the deserted courtyard, He Yan's expression became serious, and he probably guessed it. She didn't speak, she really didn't know how to start.
After a while, someone said: "The Governor, there is a discovery here!"
It was a female corpse wrapped in a mat. She was extremely small, not even as big as Song Taotao. The clothes she was wearing had rotted away, revealing the bones of Bai Sensen. I don't know how it was made of pink and jade. It was pitiful and lovely.
"Continue." Xiao Jue said.
After a while, another humane said, "There is a corpse here!"
It is also a female corpse, with long hair. When she died not long ago, she could vaguely see her facial features, and she had a charming and charming appearance during her lifetime.
The third, the fourth, the fifth...
In the end, no one spoke, only the sound of digging the earth silently. There was a dead silence in the air. It is hard to imagine that the underground of this side courtyard can hold so many corpses. The yard was full of dead people covered with white cloth, and there was nowhere to put them, so they had to be stacked together.
Underground in the desolate courtyard, there are countless rosy and dead bones buried, perhaps there are gentle and shy flower girls, and there are other wives of various styles. Here, no matter rich or poor, high or low, they all turn into mud, and they are piled up like this. A mountain of unrecognizable corpses.
These are all girls who were kidnapped and occupied by Sun Ling and then bullied and killed. They suffered great calamities during their lifetimes, and they will have no peace after death. Under the guilt of the wicked, they piled up countless Buddha statues and spells to suppress them and curse them.
The ever-bright lamp flickers forever, but for the lives of these girls, it is like the eternal night, and there is no more light.
He Yan took a deep breath.
The sins of Sun Xiangfu and his son cannot be covered by the sky or carried by the earth. God is angry with people and abandons them, and death is more than punishment.
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