188,188 Heart Knots(1/2)
Bai Yutang and Lin Yehuo kicked the door of the Lu Mansion flying. It was the door of a wealthy family. Both door panels weighed hundreds of kilograms. They flew out with the wind. After a breath, they swung them in the air a few times.
A circle was made, and it hit the courtyard wall with a bang, making two big holes.
However, everyone couldn't control it anymore. When they rushed into the courtyard gate and took a look... a rather joyous scene appeared in front of them.
They saw Zhan Zhao standing awkwardly in the yard, opposite a young woman holding a child, and a little maid holding a rolling pin.
And looking at Zhan Zhao... Mr. Zhan's blue robe was covered with flour. He was coughing and waving his hands to fan the flour in front of his eyes.
"mother?"
At this time, the woman holding the child saw Granny Liu and screamed.
Granny Liu ran over quickly, hugged her and patted her on the back, telling her not to be afraid, and that those who came were not bad people.
Everyone guessed that the woman holding the child was "Xiaomi Li'er", and they were relieved to see that she was fine.
Fifth Master walked over to see how Zhan Zhao was doing.
Zhan Zhao waved his hand, indicating—it’s okay!
It turns out that just now Zhan Zhao jumped over the wall and jumped into the yard because he was anxious.
It happened that Mrs. Lu, Granny Liu's daughter "Xiaomi Li'er", was taking her maid to make dumplings. Suddenly a man climbed over the wall and came in, scaring the lady's maid into screaming.
The little maid was holding a bag of flour and making noodles in her hand. She was so frightened that the flour suddenly flew up. The wind happened to be favorable, and it blew all over Zhan Zhao.
Xiao Mi Li'er picked up the child and wanted to run away, but then heard a loud bang, the door flew off and the wall collapsed. The two of them were stunned. The generals who came over with sticks were also stunned. Even Xiao Mi Li's arms were stunned.
The baby I was holding was dumbfounded.
"Ahem." Zhan Zhao was embarrassed and quickly apologized for being rude.
Grandma Liu dismissed all the generals and asked them to go outside to repair the door. She took her daughter and invited everyone to the room.
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Xiao Mi Li's real name is Wang Mi'er. Because of her petite stature, she got the nickname Xiao Mi Li'er when she was a child.
The commotion here quickly attracted a lot of people. After a while, a young man hurriedly ran outside the door. When he entered the door, he shouted, "Madam!"
Everyone looked back and were stunned - it was an acquaintance who came, Lu Zhentang's young shopkeeper, Lu Yaotian.
Only then did Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang realize that the Lu Mansion was Lu Yaotian's house... After thinking about it, they realized that the Lu Mansion was right behind Lu Zhen Tang, with the front and back yards. There was business in the front and family members living in the back. They were kicked out.
The front door is actually a back door, and the shop floor of Lu Zhen Tang is the front door.
Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were both speechless - should I say it was too coincidental, or was the Jinhua Mansion too small?
Wang Mier felt that she was really not very courageous. She was so frightened that her face turned pale and it took her a long time to recover.
Zhan Zhao stood watching from a distance, feeling very guilty.
Grandma Liu smiled and comforted her daughter, saying it was okay, one misunderstanding after another, and besides, where can there be such a handsome villain, hahaha...
Zhan Zhao stretched out his hand and scratched his head.
Yin Hou also shook his head - look! He was indeed regarded as a robber.
Tianzun thinks it’s good to catch up, but it’s better than being a step late. Zhan Mao Mao has made progress.
Lu Yaotian was greeting business in front just now. When he heard the waiter hurriedly ran to say that someone broke into the back door, the young mistress was frightened. But when he saw that it was Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang who came, Lu Yaotian asked the waiter to go back and continue doing business.
After closing the door, he asked everyone why they were there.
Grandma Liu explained what happened.
Looking at Wang Mier again, her face looked worse than before.
After listening to his mother-in-law's words, Lu Yaotian stood up and motioned to Zhan Zhao and others to lend a step to speak.
Everyone followed him outside. Lu Yaotian asked his mother-in-law to accompany his wife, then closed the door to the room, closed the courtyard door, and finally pointed to the stone table in the courtyard.
Everyone went over and sat down.
Lu Yaotian said calmly, "Mi'er did see it back then."
Everyone looked at Lu Yaotian in surprise—do you know?
Lu Yaotian nodded, "She didn't tell anyone about this, she only told me. I told her not to tell anyone, not even my own mother."
Everyone looked at him, waiting for him to elaborate.
Lu Yaotian said, "Mi'er and I are childhood sweethearts. My mother-in-law used to not only work for the Jiang family, but also come to my house to do work. When I was a child, I studied in the house, and Mi'er came with her mother every two days. We always came here.
We played together, and my parents also liked her very much. Originally, I lived in an old house on Kuaiji Mountain, where it was quieter to study... Later, we got married and moved to the south of the city. This is my uncle's house.
House, because I wanted to see the sale at Luzhentang, so I took the two of them over."
Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang both nodded. Although the forest in Kuaiji Mountain near the official road is quite wild, there are still many houses in the area of Dayu Temple, and many ancestral halls will be built there.
"I have never met the Jiang family, but Mi'er told me that the family where her mother worked had a very nice Mr. Jiang." Lu Yaotian continued, "But for a while, Mi'er suddenly stopped coming.
I asked my mother-in-law, and she said that Mi'er was sick. I was worried, so I took the family doctor down the mountain to see her."
Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang both looked at Lu Yaotian. This man should be about the same age as Wang Mier, which means he was also a child back then... They sounded a bit like Zhao Zhen and Concubine Pang.
"The doctor couldn't figure out the reason after diagnosing Mi'er's pulse. He said that she might be frightened or depressed, and that she needed to be treated for a while." Lu Yaotian sighed, "I wanted to take her to Kuaiji Mountain to live there for a few days.
God, who would have thought that when she heard that she was going to live in Kuaiji Mountain, she was so frightened that she got into the closet and held on to the door and refused to come out."
Zhan Zhao could understand why the girl was so frightened. After all, she was so young at the time, and just by listening to Jiang Wanglou's voice that night, one could imagine how terrifying the scene was.
"Later I went home and heard several generals chatting, saying that the young master Jiang Wanglou in the house next door was so pitiful that he committed suicide and left him alone. It is said that some of his neighbors suspected that he was
He killed his father, how is that possible!"
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Zhan Zhao frowned and became even more angry when he heard this.
Fortunately, Lu Yaotian was a smart man. He asked his future mother-in-law at that time if Mr. Jiang from the factory where he worked was dead.
Grandma Liu is right.
Lu Yaotian was thinking about it at home. After much deliberation, he felt that his childhood sweetheart's disorder might be related to Master Jiang's death. The neighbors of the Jiang family actually said that Jiang Wanglou was related to his father's death, and Wang Mi'er was so afraid of coming to Kuaiji Mountain.
, the small building where Jiang Wanglou lives happens to be very close to his courtyard...
The more Lu Yaotian thought about it, the more something was wrong, so he ran to Granny Liu's house again and asked Wang Mier directly if he saw Jiang Wanglou murder his father.
When he asked, Xiaomi Li'er cried and told him everything she saw.
On the night of the incident, Xiaomi Li'er picked some delicious flat peaches in Kuaiji Mountain and went to work at Jiang's house with her mother. She felt that Mr. Jiang was in a bad mood recently, so she wanted to give him flat peaches. But that night
She walked into the yard and found that there were no lights in the yard. Normally at this time, Mr. Jiang would be admiring the moon and flowers in the yard. She originally thought that the old man might have gone out, but just as she was about to leave, she heard a noise coming from the house.
There was a strange sound, as if someone was shouting "Kill you..."
Wang Mier was curious and walked to the door of the room. The door was ajar at the time. When she looked in, she saw Jiang Wanglou strangling his father's neck.
Everyone frowned.
Lu Yaotian frowned, "Mi'er said that she was completely stunned at that time. She said that just looking at Jiang Wanglou's back was scary, and he kept roaring, just like a beast that only wanted to eat people. She was stunned when she was stunned.
When she saw the struggling Mr. Jiang, he suddenly saw her. The old man must have been dying at that time, and she saw the old man gently waving his hand to her... Mi'er said that the old man used to chase away kittens in the yard.
When she was a dog, she always waved her hand like this, meaning - go away. Although she was young at the time, she understood that Mr. Jiang asked her to run away before he died."
Zhan Zhao and others were all worried when they heard this - considering how crazy Jiang Wanglou was at that time, if the millet grains were discovered, it would definitely be a disaster. Lao Jiang was not worth it. Although he was obsessed with taking the compass when he was young, he
He is indeed kind-hearted, so why did he give birth to such a son?
"Mi'er was frightened, but she didn't dare to tell her mother, so she hid and didn't dare to come out." Lu Yaotian sighed deeply when he said this, "When I heard about it, I took her to the Yamen to report it to the official.
But Mi'er said that he heard that the young master of the family next door to Jiang's family also identified Jiang Wanglou as the murderer. As a result, not only did the government not believe him, but the neighbors also gossiped that he had wronged a good man. That family was a local big man.
Family, I heard that the young master is still the apprentice of the martial arts master, no one believes what he says, and no one believes what he says, and he might even harm her mother."
Zhan Zhao folded his arms and turned his head - so angry! Angry in all aspects!
"I secretly inquired about Jiang Wanglou at that time. After inquiring, I found that the neighbors all praised him, saying that he was knowledgeable, polite and generous."
Speaking of this, Lu Yaotian shook his head, "I felt at that time that this person was definitely not simple, so I told Mi'er not to mention it for the time being, and I would check again. After some time, the Jiang family
The house was sold, and Jiang Wanglou moved away without a trace... But I found that every once in a while, some people with unknown origins would come to inquire if anyone was investigating the murder of Mr. Jiang. Later I heard that
Jiang Wanglou bought an island and built a sect called Wanglou City... I told Mi'er that we may be a little sorry for Mr. Jiang, but we can only let this matter go. Because not only are we unable to avenge the old man,
It may also affect the fortune and life of yourself and your loved ones..."
Lu Yaotian said to Zhan Zhao apologetically, "It doesn't matter if you call me selfish, but compared to defending justice for a person who has never been masked, I think it is more important to protect Mi'er and his family. So even if you come to my Luzhen Hall later,
I didn't mention this matter either... If I want to be held accountable for not reporting the knowledge, it was my decision. Mi'er has been restless these years. On the one hand, she is afraid, and on the other hand, she feels sorry for Mr. Jiang...
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Zhan Zhao heard this and waved his hand, indicating that he understood that they were not here to hold people accountable.
Bai Yutang and Lin Yehuo also felt that although Lu Yaotian was a powerless scholar, he still did a pretty good job in protecting his wife and looked like a man.
"But in fact, this is not a long-term solution." Lu Yaotian continued, "This matter is like a thorn in our hearts. It is especially a knot in our hearts for Mi'er. She has also been tortured over the years. Just now I
When I heard someone breaking in, the first thing I thought of was that Jiang Wanglou sent people to kill Mi'er and silence him..."
To be continued...