The night was getting thicker and thicker, and in mid-air, the moon was dim, the starlight was sparse, and the whole earth seemed to fall asleep.
Except for two figures standing quietly in the narrow alley, whispering.
The color in Cheng Muyou's eyes became more and more intense, and he looked at Yan Niang intently, as if he wanted to see some more clues from her bright eyes.
After a long time, he said softly, "Xu Danian?
A fisherman?
What does the girl mean, he is the one who released the ghost bird?
” Yan Niang smiled faintly, "If the adults knew about that Xu Danian's life experience, maybe they wouldn't be so surprised." ” Cheng Muyou frowned, "Could it be that this Xu Danian is also related to the case of burning the ship?"
” Yan Niang turned sideways slightly, looking at the furry moon in the sky, her face covered with a faint layer of sadness, "It's not just about it, his whole life was completely ruined because of this incident." ” Cheng Muyou was silent for a while, and said softly, "Please make it clear to the girl." ” "The Xu family has three brothers, Xu Danian is the youngest son of the Xu family, because his father and uncle's ships were all recruited by the government, so that year, more than 20 members of Xu Danian's family and uncle's family were on the ship, including his pregnant wife."
Speaking of this, Yan Niang lowered her head lightly and stared at the upper of her shoes, "When the fire was burning, Xu Danian happened to go to the shore to go to the toilet and escaped by luck.
After the fire was extinguished, the boat in which his family was traveling was fished out of the water, and all the relatives were trapped in the cabin by the flames, burned to slag and charcoal. ” She said these words concisely and plainly, but every word squeezed into Cheng Muyou's heart, squeezing his heart impenetrable, heavy, and difficult to breathe.
After a long time, he woke up like a dream and asked in a hissing voice, "This is the reason why Xu Danian released the unjust soul?"
However, the ghost bird only harmed innocent people, and did not find out the real murderer. ” Yan Niang smiled coldly, "How do you know that Xu Danian didn't look for the murderer?"
Not only did he look for it, but he searched for it for more than ten years.
According to his neighbor You, that Xu Danian ran all over the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, north to Western Xia Daliao, west to Tubo Dali, these ten years, only on the day of the memorial to return to Xin'an, other times, are looking for that Yan Qingyang, never stop. ” All his family members were buried in the fire, and he had no other reason to support himself to live except revenge, so he was so stubborn.
His behavior is not difficult to understand. ” "That's right, but what puzzles me is that he settled in Xin'an at the beginning of this year and no longer runs around looking for people."
Yan Niang said slowly.
Cheng Muyou was taken aback, "With his character, there are no more reasons for settling down than for two reasons."
The first is that the revenge can be avenged, and there is no need to go to great lengths to find someone, and the second is that this grievance can no longer be avenged, and this revenge can no longer be avenged, so he has to stop.
Now it seems that it is definitely not the first reason, so Xu Danian simply ignored it and released the unjust soul that has been trapped underwater for so many years. ” Yan Niang nodded, "My lord, as I thought, although I don't know why Xu Danian thinks that he can no longer take revenge, but one thing is certain," she looked at Cheng Muyou fixedly, and said word by word, "Xu Danian is almost crazy, and after his only hope was extinguished, he had the idea of hating the world, and if he can't get happiness, he doesn't want to see anyone happy."
He is in great danger now, my lord, we must bring him to justice as soon as possible, and find the ghost bird through him. ” After hearing what she said, Cheng Muyou's heart was cold, and he immediately said, "It's not easy to find someone in the vast sea of people, not to mention that the salt ship will dock tomorrow, and all the manpower in Xin'an Mansion will be transferred to the dock, how can we find this big year." ” Yan Niang raised her eyebrows, and a look of surprise appeared on her face, "Is the salt ship going to dock tomorrow?"
” Cheng Muyou nodded, "This batch of salt has been transported by water from Xixia, and it has been on the canal for half a month, and it will dock at the wharf tomorrow evening, counting the time for unloading and loading, it will stop in Xin'an for three days in total, and then be transported to Bianliang by land." ” After speaking, seeing that Yan Niang lowered her head and was silent, as if she was melancholy, she couldn't help but ask, "Girl, what's wrong?"
You seem to have something on your mind. ” Yan Niang raised her head, her eyes flashed with worry that he had never seen before, "I'm a little worried, I always feel that everything is coming together at this time, it's not just a coincidence, my lord, I'm really afraid that the salt boat will have another accident."
"Why did the girl say that?"
Yan Niang shook her head slowly, "I don't know, it's just a premonition, but if something really happens to the boat, how should I explain it to him."
At this point, she seemed to realize that she had lost her words, her eyes flickered a few times, and then she drooped again, staring at the upper of her shoes without moving.
Cheng Muyou was stunned for a moment: this was the second time she had mentioned that person, so it seemed that that person must have something more or less related to the incident sixteen years ago, otherwise, she would not have worried that she would not be able to fill his regrets.
However, although he had already figured it out in his heart, he didn't break it in his mouth, and only smiled gently, "Don't worry, girl, this time the salt ship docked, the imperial court attaches great importance to it, and Xin'an Mansion has also prepared for this matter for three whole months, and all the precautions are carefully considered, I believe that the tragedy sixteen years ago will never be repeated." ” Yan Niang's heart eased slightly, so she looked up at him and asked softly, "Can the adult guarantee it?"
” Cheng Muyou let out a warm smile, "I promise." ” Not far away, Cheng Dexuan and Zhong Zhiqing finished discussing the docking of the salt boat, and walked out of the gate of Xin'an Mansion at the same time while talking and laughing.
As soon as he went out, he saw the two people standing side by side in the alley, Cheng Dexuan's steps froze, stopped moving, and his eyes stayed on the two for a long time, and in the end, it finally turned into an imperceptible sigh.
Zhong Zhiqing smiled "hehe" behind him, and patted his hand on Cheng Dexuan's shoulder, "It seems that the virtuous nephew already has someone he likes, otherwise how could he still meet this girl at such a time?"
” Cheng Dexuan shook his head helplessly, "He's so old, even if I want to, I can't manage it, Qiu Chi has always thought that I controlled him too strictly, so that now his family business is not harmonious, so this time I simply went with the herd, as long as I don't marry a dominatrix again." ” Zhong Zhiqing glanced into the alley with a smile, "That's a pity, I originally valued this kid a lot, and I thought that I might be able to marry my brother Tai in the future, but now it seems that it is my wishful thinking." ” After speaking, he walked towards the carriage waiting under the steps, leaving Cheng Dexuan alone to stand under the plaque of Xin'an Mansion and did not leave for a long time.