Records of the Lost Cases of Helaitang in the Ming Dynasty

After listening to Ye Fangxue's journey, everyone in the audience had mixed feelings, especially Miss Wang, the beloved guest in the boudoir, who felt the most deeply. She thought how lucky she was to have her mother and brother to care for her. Ye Fangxue was not an ordinary girl. Like her, she was a young lady from an official family, but because of her poor family, she was forced to have no choice but to join Taoism.

Miss Wang couldn't help but ask: "Fangxue, how did you convince Taoist Huayang to help you escape?"

Ye Fangxue said slowly: "The gate of Bixiao Palace has fallen into decline. What Master Huayang wants is to make friends with celebrities and dignitaries, and to bring glory to the gate. She is old and weak. I allow her master and disciple to work together."

Miss Wang was thoughtful after hearing this.

Wang Heng looked cold and said: "Everyone has to be responsible for their own choices. Third Miss, I would like to trouble you to come with us and go to Yunjian Mohua Manor to admit your mistake to Brother Yueting face to face. You must be conceited about your beauty." , you are talented and don’t take others seriously. You have a dark heart and only think that the Jiang family in Mohua Village is a quagmire. But you are wrong. Brother Yueting is kind and generous and his family is rich. We will also invite your father Ye Tianli Come on, if you don’t want to live in fear for the rest of your life, this is also an opportunity for you.”

Ye Fangxue covered her face and sobbed, but did not object.

After that, Wang Heng bowed to Fei Yue'er: "Yue'er, I was going to send you home yesterday, but I didn't want these things to happen again. Miss Ye San doesn't have a maid, so it would be inconvenient to follow us on the road. Please take the trouble to go to Mohua Village again, and I will definitely send you back in two or three days at most."

Fei Yue'er waved her hands repeatedly and said, "Seventh Young Master is a heretic. I'm going to Mohua Manor together, why bother talking about it."

Wang Heng asked Xiaocai to take out two pieces of broken silver and said to Cheng Xiucai: "I would also like to ask Brother Cheng to help call a double-canopied boat. We will set off from the waterway to Yunjian County now. Calculating the time, it is still early. We should arrive before night. We can get to Mohua Village."

"It's easy. I'll come back as soon as I go, but..." Cheng Xiucai Hao Ran said: "I want to escort you to Mohua Village. Sometimes the waterway is not smooth, and you have women with you."

Wang Heng knew that Cheng Xiucai had a deep friendship with his sister Yun Niang. Although he knew that Ye Fangxue was pretending to be Yun Niang, he could not help but love Wu Jiwu and still had some love in his heart. He did not know Yueting and did not understand that he was gentle and kind-hearted. It was reasonable to want to protect her, so he thanked Cheng Xiucai: "Thank you, Brother Cheng, for your help."

Cheng Xiucai breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and called the boatman.

Taiping Town is a small water town in Suzhou. There are many people living on boats. But in the light of tea, Cheng Xiucai had already boarded a double-tented boat from the river port behind the Cheng family's house.

Wang Heng sent Miss Wang to the gate of Cheng's house. Wang Banchan was waiting in the carriage. Wang Heng thanked Wang Banchan's brother and sister: "Because I have to go to Mohua Village now, I will come to say thank you another day."

Wang Banchan smiled and blinked his eyes, and said: "When the time comes, I must drag Brother Xiru here and stay with me for a few days in my hometown."

After saying goodbye at the door, Wang Banchan and his sister boarded the carriage and returned to the city.

The three horses of the Fei family were led by Old Zhang of the Cheng family back to the Fei family, and he was asked to bring a message to Fei's mother. Fei Yuer went to Yunjian Mohua Village and would return home soon.

Cheng Xiucai also told the old maid Yingniang to wait until her mother Cheng Niang came out of the study and tell her that he and Lingwei had gone to visit friends with the Wang brothers and would be back in two or three days at most.

Everyone immediately got on the boat from the river pier. Wang Heng ordered the boatman to row the boat to the river pier behind Chengzhai in Songling, Wujiang.

It is closer to Songling from Taiping Town waterway than from Panmen to Songling. The boat sails across the Xingchun Bridge on Shihu Lake and enters East Taihu Lake. The clouds disperse and the sun shines brightly. The oars are rippling lightly. For more than ten miles to the south, the sailboat has already arrived at Songling. Behind the house.

It was noon at this time. Wang Heng had already agreed with Xiaocai that Xiaocai would get off the boat and walk to Shenzhai to ask for Ye Tianli. The others were waiting. If Ye Tianli had returned to Fenhu, they would go down the river again. Go to Fenhu Yejiadai.

Fortunately, things went smoothly. In less than an hour, Xiaocai came back briskly and said that it was done.

Xiaocai claimed to be from Mr. Jiang's family in Yunjian County. He met Ye Tianli at Shen's house, and Ye Tianli also remembered who he was.

Xiaocai only said two words. First, he asked Ye Tianli to go to the Jiang family mansion in Mohua Village in person today and tomorrow. Second, Miss Ye San was in their hands. If Ye Tianli didn't go to Mohua Village, there would be no guarantee. If any rumors spread, the good reputation of Fenhu Ye family's scholarly family may be tarnished.

Ye Tianli's face was livid, and he replied to Xiaocai with two words: "I will definitely come."

Seeing his expression like this, Xiaocai couldn't help but want to laugh. He endured it again and again. He could tell the difference between the temporary happiness and the danger of his life. Knowing that Ye Tianliao had deep inner strength and extraordinary martial arts skills, he did not dare to be alone with him, so Xiaocai immediately turned around and left after receiving the letter.

"So, Ye Tianli is like a defeated rooster." Xiaocai burst out laughing.

The boat entered the Wusong River and continued eastward.

The Wusong River is calm and calm, with old trees and sparse forests on both sides. The artistic conception is empty and desolate. From time to time, it changes to the bamboo shadows on the whitewashed walls of the houses near the water. The image is full of vitality and is quite interesting to see.

Everyone in the boat had their own concerns and could not talk to each other, so they enjoyed the scenery individually.

Two hours later, looking west from the bow of the boat, the sun was setting over the mountains, and the boat had arrived at Yunjian County.

Wang Cai then directed the boatman to row from Yunjian County to the riverside of Mohua Village, and stop at the water bridge behind Jiang's house. Before the afterglow of sunset dissipated, everyone got ashore.

Cheng Xiucai asked the boatman to park here and wait for them for a day before returning to Taiping Town on his boat.

When a group of people arrived in front of the Jiang family's mansion, the nanny Lao Song was surprised to see three young people and two girls wearing curtain hats.

Wang Cai rushed to the front row and shouted: "How shameless, Old Song, hurry up and ask the cook to make some food. Because of Brother Yueting, I am so hungry that my chest touches my back."

Seeing that he was a young man, Old Song smiled and said, "Talk about Cao Cao. When Cao Cao arrives, my uncle was still talking about you in the morning, but it happened that he came in the evening."

He also said that Yueting Jin'erzhuang's superior called to discuss the matter of repairing the bridge. He didn't come home yet, so he sent a boy to call his home immediately.

Lao Song invited everyone to serve tea in the flower hall. Wang Heng saw that he was looking at the two female guests from time to time. He knew that Lao Song was an old-fashioned person and didn't know where he wanted the female guests to rest. In order to clear his suspicion, he told him these two guests. The female guest is a girl from the Fei family in Changzhou County. She and Yueting are very close friends. It would be inconvenient to find another room. A screen can be used as a slight partition.

Old Song repeatedly said yes and turned to go to the backyard. Soon Aunt Song and a few old women moved out a Suzhou embroidery screen with water-hibiscus flowers.

Soon Yueting hurried back and saw Wang Heng, Xiaocai and Fei Yuer. They were all very happy.

Although Yueting saw Cheng Xiucai's unfamiliar face and knew that it was the Wang brothers who brought him, he cupped his fists as a salute. Cheng Xiucai also bowed and returned the salute. However, he was shocked when he saw a girl with a curtain next to Fei Yuer. When Miss Ye San went on a blind date, the grace of this beautiful girl was deeply imprinted in her mind.

Seeing Yueting staring at her blankly, Ye Fangxue reluctantly bowed her head and blessed her.

Everyone could see that Yueting was extremely suspicious. Wang Heng said: "Brother Yueting, people talk a lot. I won't introduce you now. We have already called Ye Tianliao. He will definitely come tonight or tomorrow. When he arrives, I'll break it down for you again."

Ye Tianli arrived very quickly.

The banquet of the Jiang family had just been taken away. Xiaocai loved to eat pickled vegetables the most. He just got a limerick saying, "Snowed pickled vegetables are delicious." Lao Song came to report that Ye Tianliao had arrived. Xiaocai was interrupted by him, and Shixing ran away completely. , so I can only say one sentence.

Everyone was still invited to the flower hall to have tea. Fei Yue'er and Ye Fangxue were separated behind a screen. Ye Tianliao had a sickly look on his body and his face was dim and uncertain.

Wang Heng asked all the Jiang family servants to leave. Yueting and Cheng Xiucai were both very good at martial arts and should be able to control the situation.

Wang Heng sipped his tea and saw that everyone was waiting for him to speak, so he considered his words and said, "Miss Ye San, you have never understood your father."