Brocade tears

As night fell, Sui'er waited anxiously in the hallway on the east side of the main hall.There are fewer outside guests, and the passage from the front yard to the back yard has been reopened.

The last customer in the front hall had already left, Lingji Hall was busy all day, and finally closed.Just as Meng Yan was about to close the door, Meng Kuang's figure appeared not far from the door in the twilight.She came quickly and stepped into the door in a hurry.As soon as she entered, she immediately locked the door, and then said to Meng Ai beside her:

"Are the three brothers Qingxu here?"

"They're all here, I'm going to keep them for dinner."

"Okay, let's gather everyone in the side hall to eat, I have something to say." Meng Kuang was about to go back to the house to change clothes, but he saw Sui'er walking out of the hallway, standing in the night and looking at her .As she walked towards her quickly, she took off the Asura mask on her face.

"Qing...Brother Thirteen..." She was about to speak when Meng Kuang interrupted her.

"Come with me first, I have something to tell you." After that, he took her arm and led her to the backyard.This time she moved very gently, Sui Er followed her, but a bad premonition arose in her heart.

The two entered the bedroom in the West Wing. Meng Kuang took off all his armor and began to change his clothes. He said to Sui Er:

"The situation is not very good now. I entered the palace today and saw Lu Jingshi. He is fine for the time being, but he told me quietly that my old aunt was sent to the Jingle Hall and her life was dying. There is no delay now. If I want to save the old aunt, I will act tonight."

"I'll go with you!" Sui Er anxiously said with her whole heart suspended.

"Don't follow. You are in the most dangerous situation now. All forces are staring at you. As long as you walk out of this courtyard, you will be in danger of being exposed. It is difficult for me to guarantee that I can protect you well." Meng Kuang said this While talking, he dug out a set of all black military uniforms from his closet and began to put them on.

"You let me go with you, I'm afraid... I won't have a chance to see her again." Sui'er's voice was trembling, and she stared at Meng Kuang with burning eyes, with tears in her amber eyes.

Meng Kuang stopped dressing, looked at her, and didn't answer for a while.Sui Er stepped forward to help her tie her clothes, saying:

"Just... let me go and see her off. She is old and can't stand the trouble. I know where the Jingle Hall is. As long as she sets foot there, there is no possibility of her coming out. I know Lu Jingshi's character. , Saying the word 'dying' from his mouth is probably the best situation. If we go tonight, even if we can find her alive, it is very likely that we will not be able to save her, so I can only die with her."

Her hands on the belt were trembling, Meng Kuang looked down at her, then slowly raised his hands to hold her cold hands, saying:

"Okay, I'll take you there."

Sui'er raised her head and showed a poignant smile to Meng Kuang.

It's not early, and in less than an hour, it will be curfew time, and the city gate will be closed.Meng Kuang, who had changed into night clothes, led the crowd to gather in the side hall. While eating dinner quickly, he quickly and concisely explained what she saw and heard in the palace today.In the meantime, Meng Yan also showed Meng Kuang the letter in a bamboo tube that was thrown at home today, and asked Meng Kuang what to do about it.

Meng Kuang thought for a while and said: "This matter needs to be done with caution. Although it is inevitable that there will be fraud, it is still necessary to try it. I will not rush to take Sui'er tomorrow. I will go to find out the situation alone. There is nothing in this letter. I didn't say that Sui'er must go to the meeting. I'm afraid the other party also knows that it is inconvenient for Sui'er to go out. Put this matter aside for now, and tonight is the top priority. Right now, Sui'er is changing her night clothes, and I will take her there, but how should I go? It’s a problem. The goal of riding alone is too big, and walking is too time-consuming. The only way to go is to drive. I’ve thought about it. Let’s go to Wanji Tea Shop in a while and borrow their carriage. If possible, use a carriage Rescuing the old aunt is also necessary. But tonight we are out of Xizhimen, I'm afraid it's too late to return, we must spend the night outside. Not many people go, I have to bring someone with medical skills with us, I'm afraid of the old aunt In need of medical attention."

"Sister, I'll go with you." Meng Yan said.

"Xiao Yan, you stay at home, Qingxu, please come with me." Meng Kuang said.

"Okay Brother Kuang." Qingxu wanted to recommend himself, but Meng Yan preempted him, and he also felt that it was inappropriate for Meng Yan to go.This matter is dangerous, Meng Kuang has to take care of Sui Er by himself, but if he has to take care of Meng Yan, it will be a bit difficult.Both Sui'er and Meng Ai are frail women, if something really happened, he would be more effective as a man who knows kung fu.

"Sister..." Meng Yan wanted to say something else, when Sui'er, who had gone to the backyard to change into night clothes, came out at this time. The night clothes she was wearing belonged to Meng Kuang, and Meng Kuang had two sets of night clothes, both of which were used for running errands at night. Sui'er's clothes are a bit loose.She put all her long hair up and wrapped it in a headscarf, looking neat and tidy.

"Should I change it?" Qing Xu asked.

"No, you don't want to change it for the time being. You are responsible for driving the carriage through the city gate first. We are too suspicious to wear this night uniform, so we cannot be seen outside." Meng Kuang said, and then she ordered without any explanation, "Senior brothers Qing Heng and Qing Miao , please stay at home tonight to protect my sister, regardless of whether the matter is successful tonight, we will return after opening the city gate in the morning. Please."

"Brother Kuang, don't worry, leave it to us." The two brothers and sisters responded in unison.

Seeing that her sister had already made up her mind, Meng Yan didn't raise any objections.Only exhorted:

"Sister, Sister Xiaosui, Brother Qingxu, you must pay attention to safety and come back safely."

Meng Kuang turned to her and said:

"Don't worry, Xiao Ai. You go find a black shirt of the second brother and bring it to Qingxu. Sui'er and I will set off for Wanji tea shop first, we can't afford the time delay, we will meet at the back door of the tea shop and get on the bus."

Meng Kuang led Sui'er out from the back door of the house, and walked along the back alley towards the tea shop.Meng Kuang didn't carry her Teng Dao tonight, because this weapon is too recognizable, and it is easy to be recognized when walking at night in the capital.She carried a wide and short waist knife, which was tied at the back of her waist, and the weapon pouch full of hidden weapons was also tied at the waist belt, so she was light and simple.When they went out, the two of them had already covered their faces with black cloth, and the whole body was tightly wrapped, with only one pair of eyes exposed.Meng Kuang took Sui Er's hand and led her away.She was not as careful walking as Sui Er imagined, as if she was taking a walk, seemingly leisurely, but actually her pace was very fast.She walked quickly in the alley, and when she entered the street, she paused, observed the passers-by on both sides of the street, took advantage of not many people paying attention, led Sui'er across the street, and entered Wanji The alley next to the tea shop, and then turned around to the backyard of the tea shop.

She raised her hand and knocked on the door, rhythmically.Not long after, a man with the appearance of a handyman came and opened the door.Her Jinyiwei token appeared in Meng Kuang's hand at some point, and he waved it in front of the handyman.The handyman had sharp eyes, and after seeing it at a glance, he carefully asked:

"Master Thirteen, what's the matter?"

Meng Kuang pointed to the carriage parked in the yard, and gestured to indicate: borrow the carriage for one night, and return tomorrow morning.

"You are admitted to the hospital and wait a moment, I will ask the shopkeeper."

The handyman ran into the teahouse, while Meng Kuang took Sui'er into the courtyard and closed the courtyard door.Sui'er leaned against her, feeling her heart beating fast, but feeling inexplicably relieved.Every sophisticated move of this person beside her made her extremely curious about her past.How did Meng Kuang get here in the past nine years?How did the sunny, cheerful and innocent sister Qing transform into such a thoughtful and capable Jin Yiwei?

Not long after, the handyman came back and said: "The shopkeeper said that you can borrow it, but the price has to be doubled."

Meng Kuang gestured that there was no problem, and first threw a small piece of silver to the handyman as a deposit, and then began to lead the horse to the cart.Soon Qingxu came with the black clothes that Meng An had found for him, and the two of them pulled the carriage out of the yard together. Quickly rushed to Xizhimen.

Thanks to Meng Kuang's decisive and quick actions, they finally left the city before the curfew.The capital city has always only checked in but not out. Only when there is a special ban or the whole city is blocked, will people going out of the city be checked.What's more, the curfew was approaching, and the city guards guarding the gates were tired all day, and it was the time when they were preparing to change shifts, and their spirits were most distracted. They went out of the city without being questioned by anyone at all.

Exit Xizhimen, walk northwestward for a quarter of an hour, pass through a shantytown of refugees living against the city gate, and you can see a dark building complex in the night, and an unpleasant smell of leather emanates from the building complex. The smell of burnt bones.There is the Jingle Hall outside Xizhimen.

The carriage stopped in a dense forest outside the Jingle Hall, Qingxu also changed into night clothes and covered his face.They tied the carriage to a tree, and the three of them quietly approached the Jingle Hall.

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As night fell, Cao Guang rode his horse to a three-entry yard next to the Xiaochangkou Damachang, and tied the horse to the horse pier.Since he walked to the door, there was already a strong man waiting for him here.This person is Liu Shichang's younger brother. He raised his hand and led Cao Guang into the room, and went to the front hall where the guests were received.

Walking around the screen wall and entering the front yard, you can see the front door is open at a glance. A man of medium build is wearing a fur coat and is sitting at the table eating a copper pot. The dishes on the table are extremely rich, and most of them are He gorged himself on beef and mutton, as if no one else was around, even when Liu Shichang's younger brother led people to greet him, he didn't even raise his head.

Cao Guang silently looked at his left hand, and sure enough, a little finger was missing.This person is the famous Nine Finger King in the Xiaochangkou area that Liu Shichang said.He doesn't look like a vicious person, on the contrary, he has a somewhat simple and honest appearance.But there was an inexplicable intimidation in his demeanor, which made Cao Guang dare not underestimate him.

Cao Guang cupped his hands: "I have heard about the reputation of Big Brother Wang for a long time, and I am finally recommended today. It is a great honor for Cao."

The King of Nine Fingers raised his thick eyebrows and glanced at him, he chewed his food without speaking, and pointed to the seat next to him for him to sit down.

Seeing his attitude, Cao Guang felt a little uncertain. This person seemed a little difficult to deal with.He sat down as the King of Nine Fingers wanted, and the King of Nine Fingers poured him a glass of wine and invited him to drink.

Seeing this, Cao Guang picked up his wine glass, respected the King of Nine Fingers, and then drank it down.I don't know what kind of strong wine it is, I cut my throat, and my stomach felt like it was on fire.Cao Guang couldn't help letting out a sigh of wine, and praised: "Good wine!"

"Hahaha, Commander Cao knows how to drink." Nine Finger King finally spoke, his voice was low and official in Northwest dialect, "I heard that Commander Cao wants to ask me to do something?"

"Exactly."

"I'm a businessman, and I like to do everything quickly and neatly. Let me tell you in advance that I have two major hobbies in my life, one is food, and the other is money." He pointed to the boiling copper pot in front of him, and said with a smile, "As long as I have these two things, I don't care about anything else. But you, Commander Cao, are different from me. Women are like dust in my eyes, but they are jewels in your eyes. Am I right?"

"Hey, brother Wang Mingjian."

"That's fine, as long as you have enough money, I can do it for you."

"How about this number?" Cao Guang gestured with five fingers.

"500 taels." The King of Nine Fingers grinned.

The corner of Cao Guang's mouth twitched. He originally wanted to say 50 taels, but he didn't know that this guy opened his mouth like a lion. 500 taels?What a joke, although he, Cao Guang, has accumulated some wealth by collecting various kinds of exorbitant taxes in the Bingma Division over the years, but he still doesn't lose all his money for a woman.

Seeing Cao Guang's retreating appearance, the King of Nine Fingers knew how much he weighed.But he won't let people run away for door-to-door business, so he put down his chopsticks and said with a smile:

"Don't worry, you can discuss money matters slowly. Is Commander Cao ready for dinner? Let's eat together. Adi Liu, you can add extra bowls and chopsticks to Commander Cao."

Cao Guang felt uncomfortable all over, Nine Fingers Wang laughed and scalded the meat for him, put it in his bowl, and said with a smile:

"Commander Cao, it doesn't matter if you don't have enough money in your pocket now. Let's make friends, and the days will be long in the future. Wouldn't it be nice for you and me to help each other and benefit each other?"

Cao Guang didn't know what the hell this guy was planning, so he heard him say:

"I can tell you that I didn't want to mess with the Meng family of Lingjitang. Meng Kuang and Meng Shisan, the head of the family, are a ruthless character. If I messed with him, I would have no luck. He fought me after he moved in. Hello, I have always lived in peace with him. Now you want me to mess with him for no reason. The price cannot be cheap. The woman you want may be the woman Meng Shisan likes. The hatred of taking his wife That's discord, this is a big problem, you have to think it over carefully. If you think it through, don't go back on your word. "

"I'll think about it again." Nine Fingers King didn't say it was fine, but Cao Guang's sensuality was scared away when he said it, and he retreated again and again.

"Thinking about it?" Nine Finger King sneered unceremoniously, "Commander Cao, you have lust but no guts." He glanced at his crotch as he spoke, obviously humiliating him.

Cao Guang's face turned blue, he stood up and walked out.The King of Nine Fingers didn't keep him any longer, and watched him disappear outside the gate, drinking from his glass.

"Brother, you just drove him away like this? It won't cause any trouble." Liu Shichang's younger brother asked beside him.

"Don't worry, this guy has no skills, so he won't mess with us. Don't talk about 500 taels, give me 5000 taels or 5 taels, and I won't touch Meng Shisan's family. I love money, but I get it in a proper way. Mess with Beisi's secret agents, he's tired of his job, he can't even figure out this, this Cao Guang was kicked in the head by a donkey, and he still wants to drag me into the water, let's live his spring and autumn dream!"

"But didn't you say he was useful?"

"Of course it is useful. This guy is provoked by me, so he should go to my opponent. No one cares about my opponent's hot temper. He must not open his eyes and provoke Meng Shisan. It's time for him to suffer, so we can take advantage of the opportunity to reap the benefits, wouldn't it be great?"

The younger brother of the Liu family came to his senses now, and couldn't help but praise: "Brother is wise!"