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Chapter 87

When Meng Heyin went to look for Bai Miao, she was guarding the door, poking her head out from time to time to look around.

Pedestrians outside the door were like crucian carp, but there was no one she was waiting for.

Meng Heyin walked behind her: "Are you waiting for someone?"

Someone appeared from behind, startling Bai Miao, she exclaimed before realizing that it was Meng Heyin, and she looked a little embarrassed.

"No."

"Luwei told me everything." Meng Heyin said, "That boy named Asang..."

Meng Heyin paused, and seemed to be considering how to speak again.Bai Miao opened her eyes wide and waited for her next words.

"he died."

"Die to protect me."

These words were like a boulder hitting Bai Miao's heart heavily, and it seemed that it also knocked out the voice of all things.

That boy, dead?
He died to protect Miss, that is... because he had entrusted him to take care of Miss, and he paid the price with his life to fulfill this promise.

However, she doesn't like Ah Sang.Today she is waiting here behind everyone's back because he once said that he would come to the mansion to find her.She stayed up all night, still unwilling to hastily agree to Ah Sang's request.

However, he died.

Meng Heyin looked at Bai Miao's unbelievable expression, thought she was too sad to accept it, and said, "If I had appeared earlier, he would not have died."

"sorry."

Bai Miao shook her head bitterly: "Miss, you don't need to apologize, it's my fault."

As she spoke, two lines of tears flowed from the corners of her eyes.She stretched out her hand to wipe away her tears, and said: "Since he won't come, there are still many things to do in the yard, so the servants will leave first."

Meng Heyin stopped her and said, "I know you're sad, so take a rest for a few days."

Bai Miao forced a smile: "No, I don't know him."

This time it was Meng Heyin's turn to be silent, Bai Miao continued: "This was a misunderstanding, I never meant that to him."

"It's just that the young lady was going to drive out the bandits at that time, and we couldn't follow. We were so flustered that we had the evil idea of ​​using him. It's just that I didn't expect that he would be so sincere. Unfortunately, it was all my fault for his death."

After Bai Miao finished speaking, Meng Heyin knew the whole story. No wonder Bai Miao had a lot of guilt on his face, but no heartache.

After thinking about it, Meng Heyin pulled Bai Miao, "They are leaving today, let's go see them off."

When Meng Heyin brought Lu Wei and Bai Miao to the city gate, the officers and soldiers had already started to move.

Those who were killed or wounded in this battle went first, and the rest followed.Among the dozen or so corpses at the front, there was Ah Sang, who has been buried forever since then.

There were officers and soldiers from the county government guarding all around, Meng Heyin couldn't step forward, so he saluted deeply through the crowd.

Bai Miao knelt down behind her, kowtowed three times with her head on the ground.

When Lu Wei heard the news, she was also very guilty, and bowed three times like Bai Miao.

The person who carried the corpse was Ah Sang's partner, and he noticed the three masters and servants. Although they couldn't recognize Meng Heyin in women's clothes, they knew the two maids beside her.

The partners all sighed, Ah Sang died in vain, if there is no resentment, it is impossible, but they are all honest people, and they will not blame all the faults on the woman.

In this way, the long line has been extended to the outside of the city.These heroes who once saved Qiongzhou will all return to their homeland.

The crowd gradually dispersed, Meng Heyin and the other three were about to return home, but unexpectedly saw two figures.

Ji Qiao was asking passers-by something on the other side of the street, and Huainian was guarding her carefully by her side.

"Miss Ji! Huai Nian!" Meng Heyin yelled and walked over.

"Miss Meng?" Ji Qiao turned around and asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"

"I'm here to see off the officers and soldiers." Meng Heyin looked at her attire. She was wearing a white mourning dress. She didn't wear pearl hairpins or makeup. She was still holding a tattered empty basket in her hand, which must have been picked up by someone else. Old stuff.

Meng Heyin didn't ask her why she was wearing filial piety, but said, "What is Lady Ji doing here?"

Seeing Meng Heyin looking at the basket in his hand, Ji Qiao was neither ashamed nor annoyed, and said calmly, "I'm also here to see off the officers and soldiers, and come out to find a place to live."

Meng Heyin raised his eyebrows: "That guy Mingrong is not good at entertaining his wife? Why don't you come to my house..."

"No." Ji Qiao seldom interrupted others, but this time she was very firm, "Master Ming is very considerate, but I don't want to depend on others, I just want to have a place of my own and spend the rest of my life in peace."

"It just so happens that Huai Nian is willing to suffer with me, so we two siblings can take care of each other."

That's right, Ji Qiao has never lived for herself for so many years, and now that she is free again, she definitely doesn't want to live on the breath of others.

Meng Heyin expressed his understanding: "How is it going now?"

Ji Qiao smiled, "I haven't found a suitable one yet."

Huainian said: "We searched all morning and looked at several places. They were all good, but we regretted it when we met."

"Oh?" Meng Heyin asked, "What's going on?"

Miss wanted to say something, but was stopped by Ji Qiao: "We don't have cash, so we can only pay on credit. The boss sees us as orphans and widows, so naturally he doesn't want to make a move."

"Well, I'll look for it with you."

Ji Qiao wanted to refuse, but Meng Heyin insisted on helping them find a place to live.

A few people inquired in the city all day, but there are several households of suitable size and location, and the owners are willing to pay on credit when they have Meng Heyin as a guarantee, but when they actually go to the house to check, there are always some accidents.

The problem is with the neighbors.

When Ji Qiao and Huainian entered the city yesterday, they did not avoid the crowd, and many county officials and soldiers saw the relationship between Ji Qiao and Hong Shao with their own eyes.Although it was only one night, rumors had already been flying everywhere.

Some said that Ji Qiao was a female mountain bandit who robbed houses along with her; some said that Ji Qiao was captured and served hundreds of people by herself; The news about Qiao has spread, no matter what the situation is, the common people don't want to live with Ji Qiao.

The people I met at the beginning still took face into account, only saying that they disagreed but did not say those ugly words.But the forest is big and there are all kinds of birds, and there are always some who are particularly ignorant and spitting filth in front of Ji Qiao.

Although Meng Heyin immediately taught those people a lesson, Ji Qiao also pieced together these rumors, and his expression became more and more bitter later on.

It was late at night when Meng Heyin returned home.

When Meng Heyin was lying on the bed, he was still angry at what the old rascal said about Ji Qiao.

"I can't go on like this. Is there any place in the city that is cheap and has few people..."

Meng Heyin was thinking, and when he was about to fall asleep in a daze, he suddenly thought of a place.

"Kuding Alley!"

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　　Asang's story is not over yet, and later there is a very important scene about Bai Miao.

　　My implication may not have been obvious enough, the mourning clothes are for Hong Shao.There will be no emotional scenes after Ji Qiao!

　　As for nostalgia, it can be explained this way: he regards Ji Qiao as his mother.

　　


(End of this chapter)