Reborn girl from poor family

Chapter 74 I’d rather be the first

A night of hustle and bustle brought more talk in Huai'an Mansion.

When the breakfast shop starts selling steaming steamed buns, the fate of some people has changed involuntarily.

Gu... Gugu...

In the yamen of the Water Transportation and Punishment Department, the officer who had been standing at the entrance to the hall for nearly two hours heard a strange sound. He shrank pitifully and secretly cursed the person who was supposed to come for exchange to hide on purpose.

The commander-in-chief was so mad that he even smashed the head of Liu Yun, the head of the criminal department, let alone the minor officials? But the same duty should at least ask someone to stuff two steamed buns over, right?

Gugu... Gugugu...

The strange noise got louder again. The guard stopped touching his stomach and looked down to see that something was wrong with his waist and abdomen. He was hungry, but he didn't feel any vibration!

He slowly tilted his head in the direction of the sound - a few feet away, there was a big belly wrapped in brocade.

Ah! The commander-in-chief is hungry.

For the past two hours, they only focused on refilling tea for the Commander-in-Chief. Seeing that Liu Yun's forehead was almost hit, the officer had no intention of showing any courtesy to the front. Liu Yun went up to the peak and bandaged his forehead as an excuse.

, gone forever, who still remembers that the overlord in the hall wants to eat?

The sun had already climbed up to the ridge of the roof, but there was no sign of anyone new in the yamen. There was no news at all about Shen Huai and Qian Yushi, who were said to be coming for a joint trial.

Cao Kaihe had never been so neglected before. Anger burned in his chest. In this moment, he had already smashed three sets of tea sets.

Seeing that the quality of the tea sets that were made up later was not as good as the other, Cao Kaihe was as angry as a cockfighting cock, and the servants were as silent as cicadas, suffering unspeakably.

And this sudden, uncontrollable abdominal rumblings particularly highlighted Cao Kaihe's circumstances and embarrassment, overwhelming the violent and gloomy mood he endured.

"Crack!"

Finally, with the last series of cracking sounds, Cao Kaihe kicked over the coffee table.

"Search! Search for me!"

Cao Kaihe gritted his teeth and spat out words from between his teeth: "My people must go back with me whether they live or die, no one can be missing!"

"yes!"

There was an astonishing movement, and the personal guards who had followed him, plus the twenty or thirty cavalry soldiers who had just been transferred, dispersed into the Lixing Yamen.

The little servant opened his mouth wide, and the next second he was grabbed by his thin neck——

"Lead the way to the prison!"

When Liu Yun received the news, the chopsticks in his hands were not held firmly, and the fragrant dumplings fell into the millet porridge.

"Go, gather people quickly, and be sure to guard the prison door!"

The snow-white gauze was wrapped in several layers on the head in an exaggerated manner, skillfully revealing a little redness and swelling on the forehead, which looked miserable enough.

But this new news was a vague foreshadowing of the coming tragedy. Liu Yun stood up suddenly, knocked over the porridge bowl, and kept spinning the chopsticks in his hand.

After a while, another confidant was sent out: "Go, quickly inform Master Shen and Yushi Qian, and be sure to invite them to suppress the battle."

Dogs will jump over the wall when they are anxious, let alone Cao Kaihe?

Xu Ming died violently and lost his staff. This man may have gone crazy.

Liu Yun knew that his weight was limited, so even though he was ready to fall out, if no one stood up, Cao Kaihe might really be able to take advantage of the chaos and kill him.

His immediate superior, Cao Governor Qiu Naicheng, is still far away in Jinling. In Huai'an city, who can suppress the title of commander-in-chief of water transportation?

Having witnessed Xu Ming's cruelty and Shen Huai's methods at night, Liu Yun knew very well: The one who could control the situation at this time was definitely not him.

"Yeah, I got it."

As soon as Shen Huai returned home from Zhang Shenmu's place, he was greeted at the door of Zhou's house by Liu Yun's personal entourage.

The entourage had been milling around at the door of Zhou's residence for a long time, but to his surprise, he only received a light response from Shen Huai.

"Sir Shen, General Cao wants to rob someone, and I'm afraid he's already in prison at this time!" He followed suit and tried to persuade Shen Huai.

Shen Huai was exhausted, his cloak was covering his newly bandaged shoulders. He was about to enter the house with Gao Jun's support, but when he had already stepped into the threshold, he turned around and waved to Liu Yun who was still calling for loyalty. .

When the man hurriedly bent down to listen, Shen Huai stretched out his hand to help him. When he straightened up, he finally curved his mouth slightly and said in a hoarse voice: "Go back and tell Mr. Liu: Stop him if he robs you." , if you can’t stop it, let him snatch it away. If you are alone in the punishment, what are you going to do to fight to the death on this matter?”

After saying that, he went into the house without waiting for the reaction of his entourage.

Gao Jun stayed behind and was about to close the door. He looked at the man with a confused look on his face and shook his head. However, he just closed the door as usual and put a sentence in the crack of the door: "Things that you can't figure out, just do it." Leave it to someone who can figure it out, why don't you report it to Master Liu quickly?"

"Sir..." He opened the crack in the door and watched the master and servant walking away and finally disappearing into the deep courtyard. He had no choice but to silently recite what Shen Huai said before turning around and running away.

Zhou Dazhu's broken finger needed someone to take care of him, so Shen Huai simply left him and Lao Zhou at Zhang Shenmu's place. However, as a result, the number of people in Zhou's house became even sparser.

As the night passed, there were a few more fallen leaves on the unswept courtyard paths. Shen Huai slowly stepped over the dead leaves that made way for the new shoots. As he walked, he couldn't help but listen slightly.

Separated by two walls, the breeze there brought the fragrance of herbs, and Shen Huai's brows relaxed slightly.

Su Ya had come back a long time ago. The injury on her calf had just been treated and she had suffered a lot. At this time, she was raising her left calf and lying on the bed, preparing to fall asleep.

But this night was thrilling, and the hustle and bustle was still there after the return, so how could anyone sleep?

Su Ya closed her eyes and listened to her mother's movements.

Mrs. Yan stayed by the bed, not leaving, eyes red, carefully adjusting the quilt for her, fearing that it would not be able to cover her legs, and fearing that the quilt would be too heavy and cause her pain.

"Ouch, there are two injured legs in a small yard now," Su Ya couldn't hold it in anymore, she opened her eyes and coaxed with a smile: "Mom, you are still suffering, you have to endure it."

However, Mrs. Yan didn't pay attention to her as before. She just sat at the end of the bed with her eyelids lowered, stroking the quilt unconsciously with her hands.

"mother?"

"..."

"Mom!" Su Ya raised her body and wanted to hold Yan's hand.

However, Mrs. Yan said something irrelevant at this time: "Xiao Ya, do you still remember what your father looks like?"

Su Ya was startled, "Of course I remember, how could I forget my dad."

"Then have you ever complained about your father?" asked Yan. "He wants to be a hero and protect others. He would rather leave us behind."

Su Ya seemed to know what Yan was going to say. She slightly pursed her pale lips and was speechless.

"I complained." Yan's vision, blocked by her eyelids, seemed to be able to only look at the ground three feet in front of her. Her voice was still gentle and gentle, but she couldn't suppress the coldness.

"I know he did nothing wrong. Those people are right in front of me. If we don't save them, they will die. At such a critical moment, with your father's character, he probably didn't even think about what choice to make. When he saw it, he Go save him, it's that simple. No matter how important he is to us in his heart, it won't be as important as the morality and justice that he has engraved in his bones over the past thirty years."

"It's just that I still can't help but complain. You were twelve years old at that time, and you were taught by your father to be smart and smart. You were smarter than anyone else's children. So many people came around to kowtow and thank your father for saving your life. You

But he still pulled my sleeves and asked me why my father could save so many people, but so many people could not save your father alone, or even bring back your father's body..."

"Later I heard that everyone was speechless by you, but I didn't pay attention at all. I was too busy hugging you."

Yan seemed to be reminiscing calmly, her voice even a little dull, "At that time, every word you said hurt my heart - you cried and shouted, saying that your father was cold in the water, saying that he

Maybe he was still hugging a tree, maybe he was still hugging a rock somewhere, saying that he was still waiting for someone to save him, saying that he didn’t want to be a hero, and shouting that even if he had to exchange one life for another, he would take your father home.”

"Xiaoya, there was chaos at that time, and it is still in chaos in my heart to this day. My mother's sky is falling, my mother's sky is falling, my mother's you seem to be scared crazy, my mother's heart is still hurting after so long, and I still can't taste it... If

If this happens again in my life, I would rather die right now. As long as I die before you all, there will be no more pain."

(End of chapter)