Eight Hills in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

When Zhou talked about her sadness, she couldn't help bursting into tears, while Ling'er covered her mouth in surprise, and kept shaking her head: "How could this happen, why, why did Mrs. Liu kill the master, they, they didn't A partner to work with?"

Meng Huaiyu took a step forward, grabbed Ling'er's wrist, and said sharply: "What's going on, how could my uncle have any relationship with Liu Tingyun?"

Ling'er was so painful that she was about to shed tears. How could a little maidservant stand up to being pinched by a general like Meng Huaiyu? Her voice was trembling: "Second young master, you, let go of your hand, I, My hand is going to break off, I..."

Meng Huaiyu let go of his hand, but Liu Yu's voice came from his ear: "Huaiyu, when I first heard the news, I was as shocked as you are now. I came here today, in addition to paying homage to my old friend, In addition to your uncle, you also want to ask your siblings about the situation, maybe there is another mastermind behind Yanda's death."

Zhou's body shook slightly, and she looked at Liu Yu in surprise: "What, isn't Yanda killed by that **** Liu Tingyun?"

Liu Yu said calmly: "Who told you the real cause of Yanda's death?"

Mrs. Zhou wiped away the tears from her face, and said: "Xie Hui told me, and he was the one who sent back Yanda's body. The reason why Ling'er knew that Yanda died was because she helped me deal with Yanda's body." The dead body, smeared ointment on his whole body, because the dead body must be buried for seven days, and the dead body cannot be allowed to rot during these seven days. Only then did she discover the wound on Yanda's chest."

Ling'er cried: "The Patriarch died too badly, Marshal Liu, I thought you killed the Patriarch, but now I know I was wrong, I misunderstood you, you punish me, beat me, kill me, I I have no complaints, but I only ask you to avenge the Patriarch."

Liu Yu said solemnly: "Yanda and I have been brothers who have lived through life and death for decades, and we will definitely avenge him, but all the words I have heard now are from another person who was present at the time. This person Whether I have told the truth or not, I am still not sure, so I need to get more detailed information from you, brother and sister, especially how Yanda and Liu Tingyun met and joined hands in the past few years."

Meng Huaiyu murmured: "How could such a thing happen? Uncle actually associates with a temptress like Liu Tingyun. Brother Xi Le's defeat this time was all because of this woman's betrayal. I don't know how to persuade Xi Le all these years How many times have I asked him to stay away from this woman, so as not to hurt the feelings between our brothers, but he not only refused to listen, but also alienated me. We lost so badly this time, and we lost so much that we retreated to Jiankang, most of it is because of this The woman did it!"

Liu Yu sighed softly: "Huaiyu, I'm also very shocked. If Xile has always wanted to compete with me and borrow the power of the family, I need Liu Tingyun, which I can understand. But Yanda is an official from Zaifu, an extremely personable minister. He is not a general, so he doesn't need to do this at all. Even if he wants to make friends with aristocratic families, he should form an alliance with top families like the Wang family and Xie family. Why would he argue with Liu Tingyun? What about the relationship? Brother and sister, I want to get an answer from you. "

The Zhou family sighed faintly: "Because I was able to marry Yanda back then, it was actually Liu Tingyun who acted as a matchmaker. Our Zhou family is a powerful family among the local tyrants in Wu, but when the Jin Dynasty went south, The ancestors of my family once stood on the wrong team, leading to ruin, and the Zhou family also fell because of this. Even families like the Lu family and the Zhang family, who lived under our family in Wudi, could bully us. Take good care of our family, I'm afraid our Zhou family is about to become a poor family."

Liu Yu frowned: "I heard that after my brother and sister belonged to the Yixing Zhou family, the ancestor of your family, Zhou Chu, was once brilliant. Unfortunately, after the Jin family crossed to the south, the ancestor Zhou Gong tabooed him, and he stood in the wrong line, which led to the family's poor fortune. Luo, but I didn't expect that it was the Liu family who supported your family."

The Zhou family nodded: "The Liu family is also a noble family from the north to the south. Although it can't be called a top-notch family, it can be regarded as a famous family. Their family has never had much power, and they have never had a general. Wu Di needs the cooperation and support of the local wealthy family to keep the manor and house that match the title, and our Zhou family just happens to play such a role. The two families have been married for many years, and Liu Tingyun and I are cousins Relationship."

Meng Huaiyu lost her voice: "What, Auntie, you actually have such a relationship with Liu Tingyun, I, why didn't I know?"

Mrs. Zhou shook her head: "Because your uncle has been hiding it, Liu Tingyun fell in love with your uncle when they were crossing the south, because he was so different among a group of valiant warriors, he was born a gentleman, She wants to marry such a northern scholar. When your uncle first came to Jingkou, he had no official and had to take care of your family. Life was hard. .com but it can’t solve the long-term livelihood problem, so Liu Tingyun arranged for me to marry your uncle that year, and bought me a few shops in Jingkou, thinking that the Meng family’s livelihood.”

Liu Yu murmured: "No wonder, no wonder after we joined the army for a few years, Yanda suddenly went home to get married, and he married his younger brother and sister, you rich lady, to be honest, back then we thought your family was a merchant's family, and you were just Said that you moved here from Wudi, and asked about your family background, but refused to mention a word."

Meng Huaiyu murmured: "In the land of Jingkou, many are refugees who went south, and many were exiled gentry, so there has always been the rule of Mo Wen's background, but I really didn't expect that Liu Tingyun's aunt's marriage was actually facilitated. .”

Mrs. Zhou said quietly: "Back then, the Liu family had already started to fall. Liu Tingyun herself was sent to Xie's family to receive spy training with Wang Miaoyin, while I was not qualified to receive such training. My second sister I was selected, but died during the training. Counting it, I was lucky. Probably out of guilt for the death of my second sister, Liu Tingyun gave our family a large sum of money, not only for me to marry Meng Chang, but also for me to marry Meng Chang. My Zhou family has a large property in Jingkou. Speaking of which, the military resources you needed when you established the righteousness, and the fabrics for the military uniforms you made were all contributed by our Zhou family."

Liu Yu sighed: "It seems that Liu Tingyun is more cunning than I imagined. Arranging you to marry Yanda so many years ago is like driving a nail into the Beifu Army."

Mrs. Zhou said seriously: "It's just a long-term marriage and a long-term bet. Liu Tingyun may not have thought so far back then. He probably just valued Meng Chang, a poor scholar. In the past ten years or so, we have almost no contact. I didn't see her again until after Huan Xuan took over the world."