Xiaoqi

Until the morning of the third day, Zhao Wei's rebel army was finally defeated, because most of Liu Zhang's army they faced were young and strong from Shu County and Yizhou to the west of Shu County (Xichuan).In order to defend their wives, children and homeland, these soldiers fought bravely one by one, and finally killed the Zhao Wei rebels from northern and eastern Sichuan (collectively known as Dongchuan), and won the final victory of the decisive battle.

At noon, the city of Chengdu gradually returned to calm, the war smoke cleared, tens of thousands of corpses were also transported away, and the devastated wilderness was re-levelled.It wasn't until night fell that the outside of the East Gate City was completely cleaned up. However, the blood-colored mist that condensed over the city pool could not be dispelled, and it still enveloped the huge state city.

Under the night, the rustling summer insects kept chirping, and the crying and choking of the loss of a son or husband could be heard everywhere in the city.

Although the fighting outside the city has completely subsided, many people will not be able to sleep tonight, and it is destined to be an extremely restless night.

At Xu time (around [-]:[-] p.m.), a group of seven carriages entered the city from the west gate and drove slowly to the Wu Mansion located in the middle of Chengbei Avenue in Chengdu.

More than a hundred servants in gray clothes followed the chariot, approaching the gate of the Wu Mansion, and a maid in a green dress stepped out of the first chariot.But as soon as she appeared, the soldier guarding the gate of the mansion ran up to meet her with a flattering smile on his face, bowed to her with a smile on his face, and then the two whispered to each other, during which the maid pointed at the girl behind her from time to time. The carriage and the followers didn't know what to say.

Not long after, the maid turned back to the carriage, but she didn't get on the carriage again, while the gate guard ran into the ear gate (the small gates on both sides of the main entrance) briskly, quickly opened the gate of the mansion, and drove a group of chariots with him. Retinue welcomes into the mansion.

As more than a hundred people drove into the mansion, the originally silent front yard of the Wu Mansion was suddenly brightly lit. Dozens of maidservants and followers rushed over after hearing the news. Huge burly man.

Obviously, he is the master of the Wu Mansion, Zhonglang General Wu Yi and Wu Ziyuan.

When Wu Yi led the maid and his retinue to the carriage where the maid in green was sitting, the maid casually lifted the curtain of the carriage, and a beautiful woman with a graceful figure, sweet appearance and graceful appearance stepped out of it.Stepping out of the car, seeing her bowing to Wu Yi, she walked to Wu Yi's side, leaned into Wu Yi's ear as if no one else was there, and whispered

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Chapter 150

The beautiful woman stepped out of the car, and when she saw her bowing to Wu Yi, she got up and walked to him without waiting for Wu Yi's answer, and leaned into his ear as if no one else was there, whispering in a low voice.

"Uh!" Wu Yi's expression changed when he heard this, and he lost his voice and said, "Sister, it's an eventful time, how can you bring outsiders to the mansion, and if the lord asks you, how should you deal with it?"

Perhaps because he felt that his words were too serious and his tone was too harsh, he was afraid of embarrassing his sister, so Wu Yi paused and explained softly: "Sister, don't be angry, brother does not object to your receiving friends, it's just that there are so many people. Living in the mansion is a lot of inconvenience, it's too ostentatious. It should be noted that today is different from the past, the war has just ended, the situation in the city is tense, and the investigation is very strict.

Just now, at the state government meeting, the lord ordered that from tomorrow onwards, the gates of the city will be closed, and no one is allowed to leave the city except those who have the exit certificate issued by the state shepherd's mansion.In addition, starting from tomorrow morning, the soldiers under the lord's account will search the people of the whole city from house to house, including major families and officials' mansions; if anyone with suspicious identities or unknown origins is found, they will be arrested immediately, and those who sheltered these people will be arrested If you want to be implicated by it, once it is verified, all the families will be copied and executed.So it's not because my brother is ignorant of the world, but because of the situation, I have to remind my sister. "

After explaining in detail, Wu Yi nervously looked at his younger sister who was becoming more and more beautiful and charming, and asked weakly: "Brother, I would like to ask, I don't know who are the people in these carriages, women or men?" Is there any problem with your identity?" While speaking, Wu Yi seemed to lack confidence, his eight-foot-tall body arched and bent.Keeping in line with his younger sister who is half a head shorter than him, he stared at her expression eagerly, fearing that she would get angry.I was also afraid that she would not tell the truth and deliberately conceal it.And what he was most worried about was that there was a man in the carriage returning with his sister this time.

It goes without saying that the beautiful woman standing next to Wu Yi at this moment, making him fearful, is none other than his sister Wu Cheng, the widow of Liu Mao.Liu Zhang's third sister-in-law.

Wu Cheng was born with beauty and looks like a fairy. Before she was a hairpin, someone who met her told her that she was the face of great wealth and great nobility.Born Fengyi.Therefore, Wu Cheng has been loved and loved by everyone since she was a child, and even her brother Wu Yi is obedient to her and treats her like a treasure.She even pinned the future and destiny of the entire family on her.The father of the brothers and sisters had a good relationship with Liu Yan before his death.So he brought his whole family into Shu with Liu Yan, and Wu Yi was entrusted with important tasks by Liu Yan and became his confidant.Later, Liu Yan heard that Wu Cheng was born with a phoenix appearance, so when he was seriously ill, he married Wu Cheng as his wife for Liu Mao, intending to pass on the state shepherd's position to his third son Liu Mao.Unexpectedly, Liu Mao suddenly suffered from a serious illness on the wedding night, and has been ill ever since.He died shortly thereafter.

After Liu Mao died of illness, the position of state shepherd naturally fell on Liu Zhang's head.However, Liu Zhang kept secrets about Wu Yi and Wu Cheng's brothers and sisters. He neither relied heavily on Wu Yi nor weakened his military power.This disappointed Wu Yi, who was determined to rely on his sister to revitalize the family, and has been drifting away from Liu Zhang's cronies. Fortunately, Liu Zhang is not bad for Wu Cheng, the third sister-in-law, and takes good care of her. He never restricts her whereabouts and does not object to her moving back Wu Fu lived with his brother.

After Liu Mao's death, Wu Yan was criticized a lot, and there were many people who made irresponsible remarks behind her back, especially pointing fingers at her beautiful and alluring appearance, keeping her at a respectful distance.Many people discussed behind their backs that the reason why Liu Mao died suddenly was because Wu Cheng was too coquettish, so that the vigorous Liu Mao suddenly died of a serious illness on the wedding night.As soon as these rumors were spread, they spread rapidly and spread so loudly that no one in the official clan in Chengdu knew about them, so they respected the brothers and sisters of the Wu family and deliberately kept their distance.

But Wu Cheng's natural beauty and charming appearance, not only did not bring her happiness, but was regarded as a "monster", which made the princes and officials' children who followed her all day fear her like a tiger It's too late to avoid it, and I dare not step half a step into the gate of the Wu Mansion.

From then on, Wu Yi didn't expect to be rich and powerful as the fortune teller said, but was left in the cold.Although he still held the official position of Zhonglang General, he was not reused, and was excluded from the core decision-making level of Yizhou, and became a marginal military general who was dispensable under Liu Zhang's account.

In the blink of an eye, Liu Zhang has taken Yizhou for more than six years, and Wu Yi, who has not been reused, has gradually gotten used to this not-so-bad situation.And his younger sister, Wu Cheng, was a widow in her young age, and because of her special status, many young talents in Yizhou did not dare to have anything wrong with her even though they coveted her beauty over the years. No one would dare to come to propose marriage.

At this point, Wu Yi's subconscious idea of ​​trying to rely on his sister to cling to the powerful gradually faded away, or he no longer had any illusions and completely gave up.After all, Wu Cheng was already married as a woman. Even if she came from a famous family, she was no longer a lady from a famous family. The name of a widow discouraged countless children from aristocratic families, not to mention that she was the third sister-in-law of Liu Zhang, the state shepherd.

As long as Liu Zhang is in power, no one dares to have any unreasonable thoughts about Wu Cheng.In contrast, as long as Wu Cheng is in Yizhou and under the rule of Liu Zhang, it is impossible for him to remarry.Even if she wanted to remarry, it would be in vain; Liu Zhang would never allow her to remarry in order to save the face of the Liu family.

Because of this, Wu Yi was very nervous at the moment, worried that his sister would go out for half a year, and if she came back with a man, something bad would happen.Even if the relationship between the younger sister and the man is innocent and there is nothing wrong with them, what people say is terrible; once the news gets out, Liu Zhang, who is in a state of distress, will definitely become angry, and then all the Wu family will suffer. Disaster affects the whole family!

It is worth mentioning that after Wu Aunt became a widow, Wu Yi's idea of ​​a rare commodity to live in was also shattered, but he still treated Wu Aunt with obedience and love, and loved her as always for several years.Compared with before he got married, he tried his best to make up for his guilt towards his sister, trying to alleviate her loneliness and pain.

This sincere and strong brother-sister relationship is rare in this troubled world, and it is extremely rare. It is truly precious, admirable and enviable.

"Brother is overthinking." Seeing Wu Yi staring straight at him with worry and worry in his eyes, Wu Cheng immediately shook his head in denial, explaining: "In the car are the lord of Wuchen Palace, Fairy Mengxin, and her disciples. The dozen or so disciples are all female relatives, so there are no outsiders." While speaking, Wu Cheng acted coquettishly towards Wu Yi, as if worried that Wu Yi would continue to question him.Little did he know that the more she was like this, the more suspicious Wu Yi became. His eyes were full of suspicion, and he opened his eyes wide to see her shy and coy, with a very surprised expression.

In the past, if Wu Yi asked her like this, then Wu Cheng would definitely not let her go, and would never let him go if he didn't pester him so that he would take the initiative to admit his mistake.However, Wu Cheng's behavior at the moment was extremely abnormal. Not only did he not grasp what he said, but he avoided it and said it lightly, and his eyes flickered when he spoke, and he didn't dare to look into Wu Yi's eyes, showing a guilty conscience.

This look made Wu Yi know that she was lying, because she would never hide it, never lied, at least in front of Wu Yi, she had never lied.

"Fairy Mengxin is here?" Although he was skeptical, Wu Yi was shocked when he heard that Fairy Mengxin, the lord of Wuchen Palace, had come to the Wu residence in person. See Mengxin herself.

Unfortunately, he looked at the six carriages from front to back, but saw that the people in the carriages had no intention of getting out of the carriages, and even the windows were tightly covered, so that he could not see what was sitting in the carriages at all. People, it is even more impossible to see the ethereal fairy Mengxin.

In fact, Wu Yi didn't covet Mengxin, because he had met Mengxin several times, and every time he faced Mengxin, he would feel ashamed, so he didn't care about Mengxin. Any unreasonable thoughts are purely a state of appreciation.This is because, every time she sees the otherworldly and refined Fairy Mengxin, Wu Yi is deeply moved by her pure and beautiful face, her elegant figure, and her elegant temperament. Warm, not only eye-catching, but also physically and mentally comfortable, it is really wonderful and unforgettable.

However, seeing the carriage parked motionless in the yard now, Wu Yi knew that Fairy Mengxin and her disciples were not going to show up.

Disappointed, Wu Yi couldn't help but frowned slightly, looked back at Wu Cheng with a suspicious face, and asked suspiciously, "Fairy Mengxin is really here? Apart from her and a group of disciples, there is no one else in the car?"

Wu Cheng's demeanor changed slightly, and she repeatedly shook her head in denial: "Sister Mengxin is in the second carriage, and the rest are disciples of Wuchen Palace, and there is no one else. Brother should know that there are only women in Wuchen Palace, and all of them are The girls who haven't left the court, it's getting late now, it's not appropriate to show their faces, so they didn't get out of the car. If brother wants to see sister Mengxin, he will come to Changle Garden tomorrow morning, and he will naturally see her." Maybe it's because he feels that his brother has already Suspicious, so Wu Cheng turned her head away after speaking, pretending to be angry, so that Wu Yi could not see her nervous and flustered expression.

Sure enough, seeing his sister's displeasure, Wu Yi smiled coyly, nodded and said: "My sister is right, it's getting late, and it's really not the time to meet. Anyway, the carriage went directly to the backyard. Fairy Mengxin and her disciples followed suit The younger sister lives in Changle Court, and the rest of the followers are placed in the West Courtyard, and it happens that the West Courtyard has been empty, so it should be enough for them to live in."

"Well, thank you, brother." Hearing that Wu Yi finally stopped asking, Wu Cheng immediately bowed politely and said with a sweet smile: "It's late at night, brother has worked hard all day, so let's go to bed early, sister. Everything will be arranged."

"That's good, my sister also rests earlier." Wu Yi said with a comforting smile.Immediately, he ordered his subordinates to come forward to help, drive the carriage to the backyard, and then turned around and walked towards the main courtyard.

However, just as he raised his leg and crossed the threshold of the main hall, he turned around and shouted: "Is there really no man in the car?"

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Seeing that Wu Yi finally stopped interrogating, Wu Cheng immediately saluted and said with a sweet smile: "It's late at night, brother has worked hard all day, so let's go to bed earlier, my sister will arrange everything." It sounds nice, but in fact, she just wanted Wu Yi to leave quickly and stop asking and chattering.Otherwise, going on, Wu Cheng was worried that he would say the wrong thing, and once his brother found out that something was wrong, it would be a big disaster.

After Wu Yi heard the sound, he nodded in relief, and said, "Sister, don't worry about me, brother is fine. Well, it's getting late, brother, so I ordered the kitchen to prepare dinner. After dinner, sister Rest early too. Tomorrow morning, brother, I will see you again." While speaking, Wu Yi waved his hand to signal his subordinates to come forward to help, drove the carriage to the backyard, and ordered the maid to pass the message to the back kitchen.After doing all this, Wu Yi turned around and walked towards the main courtyard.

However, just as he raised his leg and crossed the threshold of the main hall, he turned around and shouted: "Is there really no man in the car?"

Wu Cheng's expression changed upon hearing this, her delicate body trembled slightly, her cheeks were flushed, but fortunately there was a distance between her and Wu Yi, and Wu Yi did not see her shy and flustered expression.

Then she forced herself to calm down, pretended to be angry, and said impatiently: "No! Are you annoying, don't you even believe your own sister?" Before she finished speaking, Wu Cheng got into the carriage and urged the driver Driving the car, I don't want to listen to Wu Yi's endless nagging.

Hearing his sister's unfriendly tone, Wu Yi immediately stopped and looked back, only to see seven carriages and more than a hundred followers heading straight for the backyard along the Qingshi road on the east side of the courtyard wall, and they had already gone far.

"It's so strange. This girl has a really big temper. She wasn't like this before! Could it be that she was angry outside during this period, and now she vents her anger on me? It shouldn't be. There are only women in the dust-free palace. We've known each other for a long time, who would make her angry!" Wu Yi said to himself in amazement as he watched the carriage round the main courtyard and disappeared at the corner of the west wall.While secretly sighing, he shook his head helplessly and smiled.Then he raised his leg across the threshold and walked straight into the main hall.

Changle Garden, this may be the most commonly used name of the courtyard in the family of officials and officials all over the world.Because the Imperial Palace of the Han Dynasty is called Changle Palace, the great families like to name their other courtyards Changle Garden.

In order to avoid unnecessary troubles, such courtyards named similar to the Dahan Palace usually house female relatives.In this way, it doesn't matter even if it spreads out.Because men nowadays are machismos.He doesn't care about women at all.

The courtyard where Wu Cheng lived was Changle Garden, which was named by Wu Yi, but the courtyard was given to Wu Cheng by Liu Zhang.After all, Wu Cheng is nominally a member of the Liu family, and Liu Zhang is obliged to support his brother's widow.If he ignores it, he will not only be criticized, but also damage his Yizhou Mu's reputation and lose face.

therefore.Changle Court is actually a mansion larger than the Wu Mansion, with exquisite architecture.The decoration is gorgeous, and it is extremely luxurious and luxurious.And this is not an isolated case, but a common problem in the mansions of the big families and officials in Yizhou. All the mansions of the big families are decorated extremely gorgeously without exception, and it is not an exaggeration to call them magnificent.And this kind of extravagance is not only reflected in the residence, but also in all aspects of clothing, food, housing, transportation, etc., especially weddings and funerals and other weddings and ceremonies.This kind of extravagant style spreads all over the counties and counties of Yizhou, and it is the same for all the families with some status.

Because of this, the common people today know that Yizhou is rich, rich in goods and people, and people wearing gold, silver, brocade clothes and jade food are everywhere, which is why it has the reputation of "Land of Abundance".

Changle Garden is next to Wu Yi's mansion, with only a wall in the middle, as long as this wall is opened, it will be the backyard of Wu's mansion.Therefore, Wu Cheng came in from the main gate of Wu's mansion tonight, passed through Wu Yi's mansion, and entered the arched door next to the backyard, which was Wu Cheng's residence, Changle Garden.On the contrary, if this door is closed, Changle Garden is a courtyard independent from the Wu Mansion, and it also has a front door, a side door and a back door.Because of Wu Cheng's special status, the situation is not good, so the main entrance of Changle Garden is closed all the year round, and the side entrance is also rarely opened. Only the arched gate leading to Wu's mansion and the back gate are often visited by people.

Based on Wu Cheng's entry into the mansion tonight, she can walk through the main gate of Changle Garden and return to her home quietly, there is no need to alarm Wu Yi.But she didn't do that. Instead, as usual, every time she came back from the outside, she had to walk through the main entrance of the Wu Mansion, inform her brother Wu Yi, and then return to her own mansion.

In fact, this was not her own idea. According to her idea, she didn't want to disturb her elder brother Wu Yi, and just went back to the mansion directly. There was no need for such trouble, let alone explain.However, someone suggested that she act as usual, so that Wu Yi should not be suspicious, and should not attract attention, so as not to cause complications and troubles in vain.In addition, the more than 100 followers who followed Wu Cheng must settle in Wu Yi's mansion. This is because Wu Cheng's identity determines that there should be no young and strong men in her residence, otherwise it will not only affect her reputation, but also cause Liu Zhang Attention, and then lead to endless trouble.

Therefore, tonight, only seven carriages followed Wu Cheng into the Changle Court, and the rest of the hundred or so followers stayed in the Xikua Courtyard of the Wu Mansion.