Return to the Qing Dynasty(62)

The house that Hong Zhou bought in the name of Mr. Zhou Hongwu is really inconspicuous. But the location is not necessarily really remote. Passing through a narrow alley on the street is a slightly wider alley. The alley is not

It is long, forty or fifty meters away, with a wall at the top. This is a dead end. This means that it is easy to get in and difficult to get out. The house in Hongzhou is at the end of the alley. The door is a black door with a

Mottled by the years. The door curtain is not big, and it is wide enough for two people to go in side by side. Standing at the door, Lin Yutong glanced over and saw the environment here clearly. There seemed to be an old couple living opposite, and the door was ajar.

The woman was sitting in the yard picking up the soles of her shoes. When she saw her group of people, she looked at them curiously. Lin Yutong withdrew his gaze and looked up at the sky. At this time, the sky was still very hot, but the woman was sitting and doing it under the sun.

Needlework. A little further back, she should be under the shade of the trees in the yard, and a little further back, there is the shadow cast by the eaves. Why not in a shady place? Because sitting in those two places, the door is ajar.

It blocks the view.

I'm afraid that someone is watching here. I'm afraid it's too deliberate if the door is fully open. If the door is ajar, I have to choose the angle of observation.

Lin Yutong knew it well, and when he looked away, he took another look at the pile of blue bricks piled at the door opposite. The green bricks were not new, they were newly removed. The traces were obvious. It rained a lot in front of him. Press

Logically, there must be traces on the bricks and stones in the shade. But these are of no use. Instead, traces of moisture on the ground below can be seen through the gaps between the piles of bricks. The ground is wet, and the bricks are dry.

This thing was probably only taken down yesterday. When he thought about it again and saw the yard, Lin Yutong suddenly realized that this thing was probably the screen wall that had just entered the door. It was removed directly because it blocked the view.

She calmly tapped Fourth Master's hand a few times, and both of them became alert at the same time.

With Hong Zhou's cleverness, it was impossible not to see that this place was being watched. If he knew that he was being watched, he would not ask anyone to send a message to his emperor. Although this child is unreliable, he still has this sense of propriety.

some.

There must have been some unknown incident in between.

Because carriages were not allowed in the alley, the two walked in all the way. Wearing the most ordinary clothes, they did not show any other expressions when walking in the alley full of sewage. Lin Yutong was used to being cautious and did not ask Su Peisheng and the guards to follow.

It was tight. She was holding a fan in her hand. It was a round fan used by her daughter’s family. It was not awkward at all to hold it like this. The fan was hanging with a small round mirror, which not only served as a fan pendant, but also could be used to organize things.

Appearance. This is now popular in the capital. When Lin Yutong didn't ask Su Peisheng and others to follow him, he bought it for twenty yuan at a small stall on the street. Some even had small combs and other small items hanging on them.

She remained calm and turned the mirror in her hand seemingly casually.

Su Peisheng was sitting under the wall, looking like he was resting. His eyes were dazzled by the dazzling light, and he opened his eyes instantly. Then he saw a bright light flashing on his chest, flashing three times in a row.

He stood up as if unintentionally, took two steps and exited the alley. Several children were playing in the alley. He took a whistle and called a five or six-year-old boy over, showing a kind smile, "Will you?

Do you know how to blow? If you can, just blow twice and I’ll give you some candies.” He took out a handful of candies with his other hand.

The child was greedy, so he blew it twice obediently. Su Peisheng stuffed the candy into the child and then left quickly. He had to report the news quickly.

Lin Yutong heard the whistle and smiled at the fourth master, not forgetting to raise his eyebrows.

The Fourth Master just laughed, and what he meant in his eyes was that you are the only one who is smart.

What can be done? I'm used to being cautious. When I go out with my fourth master, I can't let myself go rashly. There must be several groups of people exploring the road to ensure safety. But can we do this?

When Hong Zhou returned to the capital, he did not enter the palace, but sent a secret message. What does this mean? It means that there are indeed difficulties. It is not convenient to meet. At this time, batches of stalls clearly wear military labels.

The spies were going back and forth, really thinking that he was a fool. It was a trivial matter that Hong Zhou's efforts for such a long time were wasted, and his life was risked in it.

So Lin Yutong didn't ask these people to explore the road rashly, so he came with the fourth master himself. But before leaving, he was afraid of an accident, so he stipulated the method of transmitting signals. Just follow the signals and act, and nothing would go wrong.

When I came in, all the doors in front of me were closed, and I didn't see half a person. It was dinner time, and there was no smoke coming from the chimney. It was like this in every house, and it was so quiet that no sound could be heard. There were no chickens.

A barking dog, no children's noise, no sound at all? Isn't this strange? The door is not locked from the outside, which proves that there is someone in the house. Who lives a quiet life?

The two of them must have been on guard. The door to the opposite door was open, but the surveillance was too obvious.

I can't think too much about anything at this moment, I just want to make sure nothing happens to Hong Zhou.

The fourth master stepped forward and knocked on the door, and the dark mottled door immediately opened from the inside. It was a dark and strong young man in his twenties. When he saw the fourth master and Lin Yutong, he was obviously stunned, "Who are you looking for?"

Just as the Fourth Master was about to speak, Hong Zhou's voice came, "Who's here?" The man poked his head out from behind the screen wall, and then a trace of astonishment flashed in his eyes, "Ah...ah...Dad..." He

He ducked out from behind the screen wall and saw Lin Yutong, "Mom? Why are you here?"

Sure enough! It was not Hong Zhou who sent the message to Fourth Master.

Someone knew what Hong Zhou was doing, and this person even sent a message to Fourth Master under the guise of Hong Zhou.

Lin Yutong's mind was spinning rapidly, but her face was filled with frost. She strode over, "You bastard!" She cursed Hong Zhou, and then rudely stretched out her hand to twist Hong Zhou's ears, "How dare you ask us why we are here?

?Why do you think we are here? You left your wife and ran away just after we got married. You are capable, right? What's wrong with you? You bastard." As he said that, another hand was on Hong Zhou's back.

He slapped and beat me again and again, "Where have you been to me these past six months?" There was a cry in his voice as he cursed, followed by howling loudly, "Do you know how much your father and I spent to find you?"

What's on your mind? I send people here every three days to see if you're back? I just heard there was some movement on your side yesterday. Your father and I got up and went out in the middle of the night... You heartless guy, forget about it.

If your parents leave your wife and children behind, you will just wander around outside." After saying that, he glanced at the black young man who opened the door and was very angry, "Say! What are you doing? Who are these people? Look.

He doesn’t look like a good person. Did he go out to rob someone’s house or did he cheat?”

Hong Zhou was stunned, who is this person? If he hadn't known that this was his wife, he would have thought he was a shrew from some farmer's family. After the soft flesh on his waist was pinched again, he finally came to his senses.

, "It hurts, it hurts! Mom!"

Lin Yutong withdrew his hand as if it were being pricked with needles, "Does it hurt? Where does it hurt? Does it hurt? Nonsense! It's useless." As he said this, he lifted up Hong Zhou's clothes to take a look, wishing he could take off his pants on the spot.

appearance.

Hong Zhou hurriedly hid, "Mom, she's outside! Save some face for your son."

"You still want shame?" Fourth Master scolded him, and he glanced outside and saw that all the people on the other side had come out to watch the fun. He apologized with fists in his hands, as if he was showing off his family's shame, and then went over and closed the door behind him.

.turned around and walked towards the yard.

Under the big tree in the yard, there are a few small benches, some rattans on the sides, and a half-woven bamboo basket.

The Fourth Master went over and sat down on the bench, took the half-woven bamboo basket and started weaving it. Hong Zhou looked at him and Ama had a dark face, but her hands were extremely flexible in weaving the bamboo basket, almost using all her strength.

That's why he didn't show any strange color.

Not only is the emperor's mother good at acting, but the emperor's mother can also do such rough work.

Learned a lot.

But then I became nervous. How did they come by such a coincidence?

They were all worried, but they couldn't speak, and couldn't even make eye contact. Hong Zhou seemed anxious about something, and wanted to speak, but seeing Ama sitting there motionless, he didn't dare to speak.

He believed that Huang Ama knew what was going on here. He could only silently pass the arranged rattan to the side. The father and son cooperated tacitly, and it seemed like it was the same thing.

But Lin Yutong was scolding: "You bastard, you are crazy outside. You don't care if your wife is pregnant. I tell you, if I catch you this time, you can't even think about running away..."

Got a wife?

He was not sure if this was what Huang Eniang said casually or if it was true that the Wu Zaku clan was born?

Then he saw his mother nodding slightly, which meant that she really had one. She was so excited that she almost threw the cane in her hand. Then he heard the queen over there yelling freely, "Did you have one outside?"

Do other women have a sweetheart or marry a foreign wife?"

Lin Yutong pointed to a pair of embroidered shoes on the window sill. The pink shoes were embroidered with a pair of green mandarin ducks, which were very bright. "Xiao Wu, tell me, if you are really brave, I will beat you to death today."

Hong Zhou said no, no. But his feet did not move. He watched his empress holding a cane and going from room to room looking for his 'sweetheart'. He knew in his heart that he was looking at the courtyard.

Is there anyone else hiding in there?

He never knew that his wife Huang Ama and Huang Erniang had such a side.

In a flash, Lin Yutong came out, carrying a girl of fourteen or fifteen years old in his hand. The girl's face was full of embarrassment, with a hint of anger. She had wheat-colored skin and a pair of shining eyes.

Lin Yutong pulled him out and looked at Hong Zhou with a bit of anger.

Lin Yutong pushed the person forward, "Say! Who is this? How can you treat your wife like this?"

Hong Zhou lowered his head and said nothing, and the cane in the fourth master's hand slapped Hong Zhou's buttocks, "What is your mother asking you? Our family is an ordinary farmer's family. If you dare to do anything outside, you will be punished today."

Break your legs."

Hong Zhou covered his butt and bared his teeth, "...that wife is not the one I want to marry..."

Lin Yutong was stunned for a moment, raised his hand and slapped Hong Zhou again, "What are you talking about? I didn't want to marry someone else. You also entered the bridal chamber and got pregnant with the child." After saying that, he looked at the little girl and scolded Hong Zhou again.

, "Who is this girl? Tell me clearly. I tell you, I don't recognize anyone except your wife. If you want to enter my Zhou family, there is no way!"

"Who cares about entering your Zhou family?" This girl spoke with a bit of shrewdness, "If you enter our Wang family, you will be our Wang family's uncle from now on, and have nothing to do with your Zhou family..."

Lin Yutong pointed at Hong Zhou, with an angry look on his face, but he was thinking in his heart, this is weird. Do these people know Hong Zhou's identity? Or don't they? If they know, if they can coax themselves and Fourth Master to visit, that's great.

The opportunity for assassination was useless. Their surveillance was surveillance. Whether there was murderous intent and whether there was any danger to life, Lin Yutong felt that he would not feel wrong. Hong Zhou was being watched, that was for sure. But there was more malice,

After such a long period of contact, I really didn’t feel it.

The young man in black who opened the door just stood there with an embarrassed look on his face. It was only after Hong Zhou signaled that he went to bring tea.

But if you don’t know, what about the secret letter that Fourth Master sent to Fourth Master as Hong Zhou?

There are two possibilities: First, Hong Zhou was exposed, but he didn't know it. The higher-ups of the Cao Gang must have arranged this incident, and Hong Zhou himself was also involved. Second, that was the person who sent the message.

They are not the same thing as the Cao Gang. This person is in the capital. Not only does he know that Hong Zhou is not in the capital, but he also knows things that require death. For example, Hong Zhou's whereabouts, the methods and channels for passing on superstitions, and even deciphered part of the code. He pretended to pass it on

The purpose of such news is not yet clear, but the benefits are obvious. If oneself and the fourth master are exposed, at least it will ruin Hong Zhou's errand and give the Caobang a warning. At worst, the other party will see through it on the spot and cause trouble.

Murderous intention. No matter what the outcome is, it doesn't seem to be a bad thing for him.

Lin Yutong couldn't draw a conclusion for the time being as to what the possibility was.

Her expression was serious here, but the black young man over there had already pulled the girl to teach her a lesson. She vaguely heard him calling the girl junior sister, "...how can you talk like that...after all...you are your biological parents...he won't do it if you look back."
To be continued...