Author: Sigui Beihong

It's past three o'clock at night, and the night markets in Tokyo have quietly retreated, leaving behind confetti on the ground.

But Mo Chenglin didn't return for a long time, and no one in the Mo family could sleep peacefully. Du Juan sat on the stone steps in front of the gate of Minglou, pouting her little mouth, holding her chin in her hands, looking around eagerly, but she saw the fog was thick.

The leaves have fallen, and the street is empty and silent.

She sat for a long time and couldn't help but shiver. Suddenly, her shoulders sank, and it turned out that a fox fur coat was draped over her body.

Du Juan was startled, stood up hurriedly, and said to Mo Yunxiao who came to her side: "Miss, why are you here? It's cold outside, you'd better go inside."

Mo Yunxiao smiled lightly and said, "I'm afraid it's colder in the room than here."

Du Juan didn't understand what it meant, so she said, "You can ask Cai Yi to light the stove."

Mo Yunxiao shook her head and said with a smile: "No need, that girl couldn't stay up all night and fell asleep on the table, so it's better not to disturb her."

Dujuan was a little moved and sighed: "Girl, you are really more kind. Then..." She hurriedly took off the fox fur coat and said, "Girl, you should wear it. You are precious, just in case you get injured."

The cold is a small crime."

Mo Yunxiao pushed her hand and said: "You can wear it, you have to take care of the house and the shop. The Mo family can live without me, Mo Yunxiao, but it cannot live without you Dujuan."

Dujuan's eyes widened and she said quickly: "Young lady, you are serious. Dujuan is so virtuous and capable. When the elder is not here, you are the backbone of the family. Although some things have happened these days, the younger one knows that one day,

The elder man will still leave Minglou in the hands of the eldest daughter."

Mo Yunxiao smiled and shook her head, did not answer, and just sat gently on the stone steps. Du Juan also sat down with her and listened to her patiently.

"I never thought about doing business." Mo Yunxiao looked at the moon in the sky and said, "Maybe you don't know yet, but I have only had one wish since I was a child, which is to hold a painting exhibition of my own."

"Art exhibition?" Du Juan was a little confused and couldn't help but frowned.

"Yes, the painting exhibition." Mo Yunxiao showed a happy smile: "We have a long history of literati painting in China. Since Wang Wei in the Tang Dynasty, poetry, calligraphy, painting and seals have been integrated into one. This is a phenomenon unique to China. A

An excellent painter should also write a good calligraphy and fill in a line of good words. In the Song Dynasty, Su Dongpo, Mi Fu, and the romantic emperor Song Huizong all greatly promoted the development of literati painting. By the Yuan Dynasty,

, and the four Yuan families headed by Huang Gongwang and Zhao Mengfu pushed literati painting to a new height. In the Ming Dynasty, literati painting was even more prosperous, with Dong Qichang, Tang Yin, Shi Tao..."

Speaking of this, Mo Yunxiao suddenly woke up from his intoxicated fantasy, glanced at Du Juan who was beside him with a blank expression, and couldn't help but laugh and said: "Have you never heard of what I said?"

Du Juan nodded as if he understood, and said: "Xueshi Su knows about this as a child. He has also read "Complete Poems of the Tang Dynasty" and knows about Wang Wei. But like Huang Gongwang and Dong Qichang, I don't know who he is."

Mo Yunxiao smiled and said: "In short, these people are all seniors whom I highly respect. If one day, my paintings can be as famous as theirs, it will be a life in vain."

Du Juan was stunned for a moment and asked: "But why have I never heard you mention this matter, girl?"

"It's not because of Minglou." Mo Yunxiao clapped her knees and stood up. She paced back and forth and said, "Every time dad goes on a business trip, he asks me to manage Minglou. It's really exhausting. Now daddy has taken me back.

I was a little sad to lose my financial rights, but then I thought about it, it is also good. I can finally pick up the paintbrush and study the painting with my heart."

Du Juan also stood up and clapped her hands and applauded: "In that case, our Song Dynasty will have another talented woman. Ah! Didn't you say that Chinese painting is a combination of poetry, calligraphy, painting and sealing? By then you will be able to paint.

Please ask Mrs. Wei to write the lyrics. She is the leading female lyricist in the Song Dynasty. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if her words and your paintings are integrated into one!"

"Yeah, that's great." Mo Yunxiao also exclaimed happily. But then she changed her mind and remembered that she and her best friend had a disagreement the day before, and she couldn't help but feel sad.

"It's not good! Miss Du Juan! It's not good!" A servant ran over in a hurry. Du Juan and Mo Yunxiao were both worried, and they thought that Mo Chenglin's delay in returning might be the worst.

The servant ran over, bowed to Mo Yunxiao first, and then said to Dujuan: "Miss Dujuan, I was waiting for Da Lang to come back at the entrance of the alley. But who knows, a group of officers and soldiers will come to Da Lang in the future."

"Officers and soldiers? Where did Ben come from?" Du Juan asked hurriedly.

The servant said: "It seems that he came to our teahouse."

"Ah?" Du Juan was shocked and quickly turned to look at Mo Yunxiao.

Mo Yunxiao listened attentively, and she heard the faint sound of horse hooves in the distance, which was very similar to the day Baocheng was killed. She had no time to think about it, and hurriedly ordered Du Juan and the servant: "Go home quickly and call everyone

Everyone should go back to their rooms and don't come out no matter what. The same goes for you two."

"Girl!" Du Juan grabbed Mo Yunxiao's sleeve, burst into tears and cried, "But girl, what should you do?"

Mo Yunxiao gently held her hand, smiled and said, "Listen to me and settle down the family. I will have my own way to deal with them." After hearing this, Du Juan felt a little at ease, and then

Went into the building together with the servant.

They had just walked for a while, and the sound of horse hooves became more and more clear from far to near. Mo Yunxiao turned around and looked at the visitor quietly with his hands behind his back. He saw two teams of cavalry advancing at the same time from the left and right sides.

They met and stopped in front of the gate of Minglou. Mo Yunxiao looked up and saw that there were about five or six hundred people coming. They were wearing bright armor and looked like they were the Imperial Guards of Tokyo. The torches they held high reflected half of the sky.

Just like daytime.

Mo Yunxiao stood on the stone steps, feeling quite flustered. But she steeled herself and just watched quietly without showing any expression.

The leader urged the horse forward with a smile. This man had a beard and could not help stroking his chin. He was none other than Qiu Feng and Qiu Yuhou.

Mo Yunxiao raised his head and said in a stern tone: "Honor Qiu Yu, I've only been away from the Star Observation Tower for a few days. I didn't expect you to come to see me so soon."

Qiu Feng sneered and said, "Yes, after we say goodbye to the Star Observation Tower, I miss you so much, Miss Mo, so I came here to see you today."

What he said was serious. Ever since he met Mo Yunxiao on the Star Observation Tower outside Chu Yuan that day, Qiu Feng had been restless in sleep and food. He thought about how to get this girl into his house every day, but

He also thought that this woman had the nickname "Female Yama", and he was afraid that it would be difficult to deal with him. But he didn't expect that if he was lucky today, he could take advantage of Mo Chenglin's case. At this moment, he decided that Mo Yunxiao was already in his cage.

Bird, I feel proud in my heart.

But Mo Yunxiao chuckled and said: "It's rare for Yu Hou to miss me. If you miss me, you can come to the Minglou to have a cup of tea at any time, and my little sister will naturally come out to meet you. But you are so open-minded that you scare my younger brothers and sisters. How can you

Doesn’t it look bad to the scenery?”

Qiu Feng smiled coldly and said: "Miss Mo, don't pretend to be confused. Your father has been taken to prison. As a soldier of the Western Army, he actually escaped. According to our laws in the Song Dynasty, he should be sentenced to confiscation and exile.

.I remember that I had a relationship with you once, and I don’t want to force you to do so, but you also don’t think too highly of yourself and don’t take us in your eyes.”

Mo Yunxiao frowned and secretly screamed. Her father was a deserter from the Western Army. She had already guessed it. But why was it such a coincidence that her father went out of the city today and fell into the hands of Qiu Feng? Could it be... that Yuan Lu

?!

Mo Yunxiao's eyes suddenly lit up and she suddenly woke up: "Oh, how could I forget? This Yuan Lu is Liu Dadao's subordinate and a member of the Beggar Clan. I clearly saw her at Baocheng's house that day, why didn't I think about it?

Get up? But why did he frame my family?"

Mo Yunxiao's thoughts were confused and he couldn't figure it out for a while. Seeing that she hadn't spoken for a long time, Qiu Feng thought she was scared, so he laughed and said, "Don't panic, Miss Mo. Since I'm on an errand, I won't let you go."

The girl is at a disadvantage. As long as the girl assesses the situation, your father's case can be reduced to a minor issue, and all he needs is a hundred lashes."

Mo Yunxiao asked anxiously: "What did you do to my father?"

"Don't worry, Mr. Sheng will go to court tomorrow to hear the case. Today, your father is just being detained and it won't be difficult for him." Qiu Feng changed the topic and said: "But girls should also be aware of current affairs and not go against the government. Otherwise, what can happen?

It won’t be as fruitful for you.”

"Ah! Has Daddy been arrested? I want Daddy!" Mo Yunxiang's voice suddenly came from inside the gate.

With a "squeak", the door was pushed open, and Mo Yunxiang, Lu Yu and Du Juan rushed out together. Lu Yu and Du Juan naturally tried hard to pull Mo Yunxiang, but she came up with brute strength, and the two

How can such a weak woman be pulled?

Mo Yunxiang cried and shouted: "Where is my father? Where is my father?"

When all the soldiers saw it, they couldn't help but feel happy. It turned out that although Mo Yunxiang was not as beautiful as her female brother, she could still be said to be beautiful. Especially when she cried, tears flowed down her white jade cheeks.

It's even more moving.

Qiu Feng was originally a prodigal, but he was overjoyed when he saw Mo Yunxiang. He clapped his hands and said, "Wonderful, wonderful! This old man Mo has given birth to a good daughter. Let's take her back first."

Mo Yunxiao was so anxious that he slapped Mo Yunxiang hard on the face and shouted: "You have nothing to do with me here, get out of here!"

Mo Yunxiang covered her burning cheeks, calmed down and took a look. The soldiers in front of her looked like wolves and tigers, and then she felt scared. She was about to walk back, but the soldiers had already rushed up.

Mo Yunxiao's eyes widened and she shouted: "Who dares to come up here!" After saying this, she waved her fists and kicks, and several soldiers who were rushing in front were knocked down the stone steps by her, shouting "Ouch, ouch".

Qiu Feng took a look and said angrily: "Mo Yunxiao! Do you know that resisting arrest is the crime of exterminating the family!"

"It's your men who are acting recklessly, I'm just controlling them for you," Mo Yunxiao said.

"Hmph!" Qiu Feng glanced coldly. Although he was angry in his heart, he was afraid that if he was too frivolous, he would be in trouble in the future, so he said to the soldiers behind him: "We are soldiers, not thieves, so we can't let loose!"

"Yes!" the soldiers responded.

So everyone dismounted and walked into the gate of Minglou under the leadership of Qiu Feng. Mo Yunxiao took Mo Yunxiang and Du Juan Luyu to the side. Mo Yunxiang and Du Juan were nervous, and they held Mo Yunxiang tightly with all four hands.

With two arms, Yun Xiao watched the officers and soldiers file into the teahouse.
Chapter completed!