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- Chapter 336 The lady holding the baby
Yongzhou
The left avant-garde general's mansion
No one else is allowed to approach that three-story wooden building even when General Luo Yao is away. This rule is so strict that even his only son Rowan is not allowed to walk in easily. There are thirty-six silver-armored warriors guarding the outside of the wooden building. They will not obey anyone except Luo Yao's orders.
These thirty-six people, even if Luo Yao is not around, still perform their duties faithfully.
When Rowan was walking along the small lake, he glanced at the stilt building from a distance and shook his head.
¡°I don¡¯t know why, but he always feels like he is an outsider in this house.
His father never showed even the slightest concern for him, let alone said any heartwarming words. Ever since he was young, Luo Yao had always been cold and cold in his impression. When he was a child, he would act like a spoiled child like other children, but Luo Yao would push him away every time and tell him that men should not be like this and should be independent and self-reliant.
He once asked about his mother, and her mother just said that his father was too busy with military affairs.
All this time, Luo Yao has never had any tenderness for the word father.
His mother told him that it was because his father doted on his son too much that his eldest brother Luo Wu made a big mistake. Because of that incident, the Luo family almost collapsed.
But, what does Luo Wu¡¯s mistake have to do with me?
Luo Wen has always wanted to ask Luo Yao, but unfortunately he didn't have the courage.
"Uncle Zhong"
Luo Wen sat down on the stone bench by the small lake, looked at the stilt building on the other side and smiled mockingly: "You said that in this compound, even the entire Yongzhou City and even the entire Pingshang Road, who else except my father himself? Can I still go in and out of that building freely? I remember one time when I was a child, I ran in to show off to my father the picture of the beasts of autumn hunting that I copied. I just wanted to get a compliment from him but my father tore up my painting and then violently Slap me hard."
Standing behind him was an old man with a thin body but a straight back. He looked to be at least sixty or seventy years old. His hair was gray, and his face was covered with wrinkles like knives and axes. It's very deep, just like the salt-alkali land on the southwest border that has been blown by the wind for decades.
"It's better for the young master not to go to that building. It's better for the young master not to disobey the general's words."
The old man replied expressionlessly, his tone as cold as the pure steel sword box tied behind his back.
"Uncle Zhong, can't you say a heartwarming word?"
"Those words that are heart-warming are mostly lies."
??Zhongbo said: "This old slave doesn't know how to say nice things, he can only tell the truth."
"Then tell me for a fifth-grade cavalry general, it is worth the labor for my father to personally welcome him five hundred miles away? Isn't it that my father doesn't know that I had some troubles with that man named Fang Jie in Chang'an City? Why should I use the title of Duke of the country?" Your Majesty rushes to stick to a junior's cold ass? "
"When the general does something, no one can guess his intention. But for so many years, the general has done nothing wrong."
"yes¡¡"
Rowan sneered: "Even if he killed his own son, no one would say he did something wrong In a family like this, I don't know when I will be killed because I violated something he stipulated. "
"The young master has made many mistakes since he was a child."
Uncle Zhong replied in a cold tone.
"I did it on purpose."
Rowan looked back at Uncle Zhong, was silent for a while and said: "Ever since I knew that my eldest brother was beaten to death by his own hands, I have been very scared With such a father, who is not afraid? My eldest brother did something wrong. , Even if he deserves to die, does he have to do it himself? If he wants to show his loyalty to the Yang family, why not send his eldest brother to the Ministry of Punishment? "
"The general saved the lives of hundreds of people in the Luo family."
Uncle Zhong glanced at him, and his tone remained calm and calm: "If this were not the case, there would be no young master."
"snort¡¡"
Luo Wen snorted, picked up a piece of gravel and threw it into the lake: "Uncle Zhong, you have always taken care of me since I was a child. He knows that you are the closest to me. But why did he not allow me to go to Chang'an for three years? Are you following me? I knelt down and begged, but he turned around and left without even looking at me."
"You are the son of the general. No one in Chang'an City dares to do anything to you."
"Don't think I don't know!"
Luo Wen roared in a low voice: "He actually didn't care about me from the beginning to the end! Sending me to the Martial Arts Academy was the time when the Yushitai people jointly impeached him most violently. He didn't give in to the plea, but sent me to Chang'an. Is it really to train me? I'm not stupidsend me to Chang'an to practice martial arts.??In fact, it is the same as killing the eldest brother. He just wants to keep his official position and title. The biggest misfortune of being born into the Luo family is that the closest blood relatives are not as good as the Duke's unicorn robe. "
Uncle Zhong said nothing.
Luo Wen sneered: "Why don't you defend him?"
Uncle Zhong touched the cold sword box on his back and said, "I have always been by the young master's side."
Rowan¡¯s expression changed slightly, and then he smiled: ¡°So you can also say heart-warming words.¡±
"The young master feels bitter, but the general feels even more bitter."
Uncle Zhong looked at the three-story stilt building on the other side. After a moment of silence, he said in a sad tone: "Young master, when you really grow up, you will understand the general's difficulties."
"unnecessary."
Luo Wen waved his hand: "I am Luo Wen, not just Luo Yao's son."
"The young master is angry."
"It needs to be eliminated," said Zhongbo.
"How to eliminate it?"
Luo Wen asked.
"That's all the young master's orders are," said Uncle Zhong.
"I want to kill someone."
Luo Wen said.
Zhong Bo paused and replied: "As long as it is not Fang Jie. He is an imperial envoy now and cannot be killed."
Rowan stood up and sneered: "Forget it Although you have been with me for nearly twenty years, after all, you are my father's person."
At this moment, the steward of the General's Mansion suddenly ran over panting: "Young Master there are guests at the small door at the back"
Rowan¡¯s expression suddenly changed, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.
The small door in the backyard of the General's Mansion has only been opened a few times, and only those special guests will go there. Luo Wen didn't dare to get involved in Luo Yao's affairs, but that didn't mean he knew nothing about it.
"How many?"
"one!"
"Let him go, just say that the general is not here!"
"yes"
"Wait!"
Rowan¡¯s face kept changing. He was silent for a while and was finally overcome by the curiosity in his heart: ¡°Open the door and welcome me to my study!¡±
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Luo Yao's wife, Mrs. Chu, never asked about Luo Yao's military affairs. She didn't even ask about the daily chores of the palace. She lives alone in a small courtyard all year round and rarely moves around. Even if there are guests in the general's mansion, she usually won't go out. Except for her close servants, few people entered her courtyard. Sometimes Luo Yao could not see her even once a month.
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? together off the crotch and crotch.
It is said that Rowan did not have this problem after he was born, and he did not know why he suddenly suffered from this strange disease. Since then, she rarely went out, and that small courtyard was almost her entire world. When Luo Yao is not in the mansion, the housekeeper has the final say on everything in the mansion. Ever since Luo Wen came back from the capital, there were some things that he couldn't decide on but the housekeeper didn't want to go into Chu's house even if he asked him for permission.
To outsiders, that small courtyard looks eerie and terrifying.
There is a large locust tree in the small courtyard. This kind of tree is rare in the south. And because the word "gui" in the name is unlucky, even northerners would not grow this kind of thing in their yards. The locust tree in Chu's yard is not scary in itself, but the baby in the tree is scary.
Mrs. Chu asked people to hang all kinds of rag dolls on the branches, which were very lifelike. The eyes, nose, and mouth are complete, and the shape is the same as that of a full-month-sized baby. Whenever the weather is windy, the dolls in the tree will swing back and forth. It looks particularly scary when seen at night, as if it is crawling with monsters and ghosts.
Not only that, the paintings hanging on the walls of Chu's house are also made of dolls, the paintings are exquisite and lifelike.
The steward¡¯s grandson is fifty-five years old and was once a special general under Luo Yao. When he was pacifying the Shang Kingdom, he lost his right arm and became a useless person. When I was attacking Yongzhou, I passed through a swamp and was bitten by an unknown insect on my leg. When I came out, the flesh on one foot was almost eaten away. Although he was cured later, the pain was unbearable every cloudy day.
After Luo Yao guarded the southwest, he became the steward of the General's Mansion. Over the years, the house has been kept in good order.
He has killed countless people in his life, but he has never had a nightmare. He didn't believe in ghosts and gods and was not afraid of demons, but he was only afraid of walking into Chu's gloomy courtyard. If it weren't for the fact that it was really difficult to make the decision today, he would really not want to walk in.
"The people in this courtyard are very strange, not only the madam but also her four personal maids. These four people are her dowry maids and have been in Luo Mansion for decades. The youngest one is already fiveTen years old, the oldest is six years older than Chu. The names of the four of them are "Four Gentlemen of Plum, Orchid, Bamboo and Chrysanthemum". They are originally beautiful and refined names, but each one of them is more sinister than a ghost.
Whenever the sun is high, the four of them will move to small stools and sit in a row in the yard to bask in the sun. Each person holds a doll in his arms, just like holding a kitten or puppy.
The action of stroking the doll is very gentle, as if combing the hair of a cat or dog.
Spring orchids, autumn chrysanthemums, summer bamboos and winter plums, the four women did not talk when they sat together. The courtyard was so silent that you could hear a pin drop. They were like soulless bodies, sitting there mechanically stroking their bosoms. rag doll in. His expression was dull and his eyes were lifeless.
"I have something to ask my wife to see."
Sun Zhe leaned down outside the door and spoke in a low voice, as cautiously as if he was afraid of scaring a ghost.
"My wife is sleeping, please don't disturb her."
Chunlan, the oldest, replied with a chilly tone.
"Excuse me, if it's not something really important, I wouldn't dare to disturb Madam's rest."
"What's up?"
Qiu Ju asked.
Sun Zhe hesitated and replied: "Just tell my wife that the small door in the backyard has opened again. But the general is not at home, it is the young master who opened the door."
After saying this, the door of the house creaked and someone opened it from the inside.
Standing at the door, Mr. Chu was wearing home clothes, with her hair hanging loosely behind her head. She is a few years older than Luo Yao, but there are no wrinkles on her face. Her face was like Jing Moxuan's blank paper, her eyebrows and eyes were all drawn on, so there was no expression at all. She seems not to have been eroded by time. Anyone who sees her for the first time will definitely think that this woman is no more than thirty years old.
The figure is still there, the appearance is still there.
The baby in my arms is always there.
"Where is the young master?"
"Meet guests in his study."
"Invite the guests to my place."
Mrs. Chu said calmly: "Then tell the young master to accept the twenty-lash military law. The general has told me that no matter who breaks the rules, it will not be allowed. Alsoare there any new servants in the house?" "
"there's a few."
"Have you seen any guests?"
"two"
"Send it to the backyard"
Mrs. Chu gave the order expressionlessly, then turned and returned to the house.
"The backyard"
Sun Zhe repeated it in a murmur, and he felt a chill in his heart when he thought of the methods of those wizards in the backyard. At least more than a hundred servants have been sent to the backyard over the years, but not a single one has come out alive. - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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