Chapter 4 Drawing Silk and Peeling the cocoon

This woman's face is full of wrinkles and her temples are white, describing her decay and dryness, afraid that she will not be in her fifties. However, the facial features and Chongguang are too familiar to be familiar. When he was a child, he looked at this face every day, took him to play in Xiaoyuan, played hide-and-seek with him, and helped him swing. It can be said that in addition to his parents and sister, the owner of this face is the closest person in his childhood and his mother's dowry maid - Aunt Hua.

He remembered that when he killed Xiao Boyong, the other party once said that his sister did not die, but was taken away by Aunt Hua. Later, in the capital, he found that Princess Yanqiu, the daughter of the king of Zhennan, was his sister Yunxi, which confirmed that Xiao Boyong did not lie, but he did not find the footprints of Aunt Hua in the capital.

Aunt Hua is her mother's dowry. When the Xiao family had an accident, she was only in her early 20s. Even after these years, she should be only about 40. How could she be old like this? If this woman is not a flower aunt, but her eyebrows and facial features are clearly familiar to her. Looking carefully at the horn comb, although the shape and style are very ordinary, Xiao Chongguang remembers that his mother also had the same one back then.

This comb is not specially made. It is also a coincidence that it is made by hand. But the woman's facial features are so similar to those of Aunt Hua. It's not a coincidence that she reacts so fiercely when she sees this identical comb. This just proves that this woman is Aunt Hua, who didn't know where to go after she escaped.

Huagu took her sister away and disappeared after that. Many years later, her sister became the princess of Zhennan Palace, but Aunt Hua's whereabouts are unknown. Chongguang has always been puzzled about what happened in the process. At the beginning, he had no clue and didn't want to destroy his sister's life, so he gave up. Now when he sees the key figures appear, he naturally wants to pursue it to the end.

But he did not act rashly. Liu Xiaosheng's behavior was suspicious and mysterious. Since Hua Gu is in his hands and is so valued by him, he must know something. Looking at his current performance, he is just looking for medical treatment and should not harm Hua Gu. Therefore, it is the best choice to stay still for the time being to avoid frightening the snake.

Liu Xiaosheng held the comb and watched it repeatedly. He was puzzled. He simply put it aside and said to Mr. Min, "This comb is nothing special, it's just a very ordinary thing. This woman has a special origin and has a knot in her chest. This comb just coincides with the meeting, which just evokes her memories of the past."

Mr. Min nodded: "That should be it. Liu joined the army, did you ever see Li Lin when you went to the Taishou Mansion? Liu Xiaosheng said, "I'm just going to order Mao. Naturally, there is a duty escort reception. I heard from the servants in the house that Li Taishou was entertaining his deceased and could not come to meet the officials of the government office. However, I think that what Li Shanheng has done since he took office has been very meaningful. He is a person with hills hidden in his chest, and he is by no means a mediocre person. Now he follows Cao and does not move. In fact, he will respond to all changes invariably. Once he takes action, it is bound to be thunderous. The situation in Shuzhong will change greatly.

Xiaolei interrupted and said, "How can the situation in Shuzhong change? It's not those few." Mr. Min stood upright: "Shu is the kingdom of heaven!" After that year, Han Gongsun Shu achieved imperial career here. At the time of the Three Kingdoms, there was Wolong Zhuge Kongming, who divided the world. This place is fertile for thousands of miles, and the mountains and rivers are victorious. If you can stand on Si, you can seek the world, and retreat can also divide one side.

Liu Xiaosheng nodded and said, "Middle soil has been alive for a long time, and the undercurrent is surging. In the past few years, the king of Chu plotted a rebellion. Although it was pacified on that day, it had a far-reaching impact. The king of Chu was also the eldest son of the former emperor, and his former officials were all over the world. Once he was killed, many people were panicked and everyone was in danger. Since Prince Zhaode died of illness, he has not had any heirs. Several princes have been unable to hold each other. They have recruited talents, fought openly and secretly, and separated the world. I have Dali and Jiaozhi in the south of the Zhou Dynasty, Khitan and Jurchen in the north, and Tubo and the Western Regions in the west. Although all countries are paying tribute, their hearts will be different if they are not from our people. I don't know how many people secretly coveted the Central Plains and peep at artifacts. Our colleagues have to be more defensive.

When Chongguang heard this, he had already made some guesses about Liu Xiaosheng's identity. This person has excellent martial arts and is good at Taoism. He should be a disciple of the great school of practice. He watches his words and deeds and has the ambition of the world. It seems that he is indeed a person in the public family. He is just a real official position, which is by no means as simple as a division to join the army.

Seeing that Liu Xiaosheng fell silent with Dr. Min, he knew that if he listened to it again, he would not get much useful information. Now that the whereabouts of Aunt Hua have been found, Liu Xiaosheng and others are treating her again, but they are not in a hurry to take people away. Thinking of the Taishou Mansion, Li Shanheng and Wei Chaozong are afraid that they have almost talked, so they should go back and have a look.

He moved his mind and left. In an instant, he had returned to Li Taishou's official residence. As soon as he appeared in the back garden, he saw an attendants looking at him with a surprised face and shouting, "Mr. Xiao, Lord Taishou has set up an afternoon banquet to invite Mr. Xiao to dinner." He thanked him in a low voice and followed the attendants through the corridor to the flower hall in the front yard.

Li Taishou and Wei Chaozong have been seated at the table, accompanied by several subordinate officials in the house. Su Dingbo, a middle-aged scribe with a big beard, is currently a long history of the house. It is said that he is a famous bachelor in Shu. He is witty, funny and humorous. The other face is heavy and the bridge of the nose is high, but it is Sima Shen Ao of Chengdu Prefecture. Several other people are also virtuous for a while, which can be said to be a group of virtuous people.

Although Chongguang is a martial artist, he is tall and thin, with beautiful facial features. Over the years, he has experienced ups and downs for many years, which makes him look like a gloomy temperament. He sat at the table like this. Li Taishou and Wei officials were very polite and considerate to him, so that everyone dared not neglect him.

The banquet was staggered, and the cups were exchanged. Everyone talked about the world and drank happily. The atmosphere can be said to be a peaceful relationship between the guests and the guests. Only Chongguang is silent, occasionally socializing a few words, and most of the time he drinks and eats alone. He only distracted himself from dealing with the banquet in front of him, and the other nine points were secretly calculated in his heart.

Liu Xiaosheng's identity is by no means simple. At the beginning, he lurked in the northwest and worked as a guest in the Xue family. Obviously, he was skillful, but he pretended to lose to himself. He must have another plan. The Xue family, the Tang family and the Zhou family were in the northwest. The copper drum fairy took Xue Muyun as an apprentice and had a grudge against the Tang family. After that, the Kuntong faction assisted the king of Chu to plot a rebellion. It seems that the Xue family is also a member of the king of Chu. Liu Xiaosheng's behavior at that time is likely to be investigating this matter.

What identity did the Tang family play in it? Why did they use themselves to deal with the Xue family, and later ambushed the bronze drum fairy outside the capital city? Chongguang only felt that behind all this fog, there was an invisible big hand, which was driving all this to happen.

And is it a chess piece on the chessboard, a prisoner in the cobweb, or an unexpected variable? Liu Xiaosheng should stand on the side of the court, so it makes sense for him to investigate the Xue family and the lurking Shuzhong, but what does this have to do with his family? Hua Gu is just an ordinary maid. Why does Liu Xiaosheng pay so much attention to her?

He suddenly remembered that when he killed Xiao Boyong with his own hands, the relieved expression on the other party's face seemed to have put down a burden and was finally relieved. Since Aunt Hua is just an ordinary maidservant, how can she escape with her sister when Xiao Boyong besieged her family? Even if I hadn't been born with dark eyes and been alert that night, I wouldn't have left the door early and luckily escaped the big disaster.

It's a pity that my parents only regarded themselves as ignorant* and refused to listen to advice, otherwise they would not have died innocently. Every time he thought about this, his heart was cut like a knife, and his fingers went deep into the palm of his flesh, allowing blood to flow, but he didn't feel anything.

That night, I hid in the pond in the backyard, and the cold pool water flooded my head. If I hadn't been talented, I would have practiced the ancestral turtle breathing skills of the Xiao family at the age of five. I'm afraid that even if I hadn't frozen to death at that time, I would have drowned.

That night, it snowed heavily and the weather was very cold. Soon after breaking the hard ice, a thick layer formed on the water. Snowflakes fell on the ice, a vast expanse of white. The whole ice was like a glass covered with white cloth. Through the gap between the white cloth, he saw his relatives being killed in the courtyard. Red blood, white snow, Xiao Boyong's ferocious smile through the veil, and those villagers from onlookers to action, that pair of hot The eyes.