Son of the Dragon (5)
Liu Yu sat in the Yingfu Inn and drank cup after cup of tea, looking depressed. She didn't wait for Mr. Liang, and she didn't take her accompanying maid with her when she went out. Just when she was about to leave alone, suddenly, a man in Chinese clothes appeared. The young master walked up to her, and she saw this young master with a long forehead and thick eyebrows. He was very heroic. He passed by Liu Yu. Just when Liu Yu was about to walk out of the inn, the young master actually chased her out and stopped her. .
Liu Yu was frightened, thinking that the young master was coming from somewhere. She looked at the young master warily and wanted to go around him. Unexpectedly, every time she moved, she was blocked by the young master. This made Liu Yu very unhappy. At this time, the young master suddenly laughed: "Miss Liu has been waiting at Yingfu Inn for so long, why did she leave when she saw me?"
"You are..." Liu Yu couldn't understand what this young master said.
The young master waved his fan and laughed: "You are the one you are waiting for."
"Master Liang?" Liu Yu blurted out.
The young master just smiled. When Liu Yu saw this situation, he shook his head: "You are definitely not a good man."
"Why can't I be Lord Liang?" The young master looked at Liu Yu with a smile.
Liu Yu saw that the young man in front of her looked like he was only in his early twenties, and he didn't look like the person Mr. Fang said at all. He thought he was a boring person who came to tease her, so he turned around and left without saying a word. Not long after he arrived at Fu Inn, people from the Yamen chased him from behind and stopped Liu Yu. The formation was a bit scary to Liu Yu, but the person who came seemed to be very polite.
"Miss Liu, please stay."
"What are you doing?" Liu Yu held the money in her arms, thinking that she was planning to bribe Lord Liang and someone told him that he was going to be brought before the official, so she was very scared.
The officer cupped his hands and replied with a smile: "Miss Liu, don't panic, Sir Liang wants to see you."
"Master Liang?" Liu Yu was very surprised. He was looking for Master Liang but couldn't find him. Master Liang actually came to pick him up. Although he didn't know the reason, Liu Yu went anyway. After all, this matter concerned Liu Yu. The life and death of the city.
After arriving at the Yamen, before going to the court, the Yamen took Liu Yu to the back hall. Liu Yu was a little uneasy sitting on the chair. She hadn't seen anyone for a long time, and she was also panicked. She was about to ask when Master Liang would come, when Liu Yu came to the back hall. The beaded curtain was lifted, and the young man whom he had met at Yingfu Inn came out. Different from his appearance just now, the young man actually had some dignity after putting on his official uniform. Only then did Liu Yu believe that the young man had just if.
"Lord Liang..."
"Miss Liu is finally willing to believe Liang?" Liangyuan burst out laughing. The look of doubt on Liu Yu's face just now really made him want to laugh.
Liu Yu knew that she had offended Mr. Liang, so she saluted uneasily and said, "Please forgive me for being blind, little girl."
"Miss Liu is serious. Please sit down." Liangyuan sat on the chair and glanced at Liu Yu. After Liu Yu sat down, he said slowly: "Originally, I didn't want to see Miss Liu because Miss Liu He is a relative of the suspect, and I should avoid it, but... When I heard that Miss Liu had been waiting at the inn all afternoon, I changed my mind, but unexpectedly Miss Liu saw me..."
"Master Liang, the little girl did not mean to offend Master Liang." Liu Yu heard that Master Liang meant to blame, and was so frightened that she quickly stood up and knelt down.
When Liangyuan saw her, he hurriedly stepped forward and helped her up: "Miss Liu, please get up quickly."
"Sir..." Liu Yu looked up at Liang Yuan with tears in her eyes. "Sir Qiuliang makes the decision for my father."
"You get up first and then talk." Liangyuan helped Liu Yu to the chair.
Liu Yu lowered her head and cried, whimpering. Liang Yuan saw her and sighed: "Miss Liu is so filial, which makes Liang very emotional, but Liu Yucheng is a suspect in the pirate case, so I can't let her go lightly. "
"Lord Liang is aware that my father has no friendship or contact with pirates. His innocence can be seen in the sun and the moon." Liu Yu looked at Liangyuan with tears in his eyes.
Liangyuan nodded, sat on the chair, and said: "What Miss Liu said, I have verified it. Although what Miss Liu said is true, Master Liu told others in Liu Yucheng that he wanted to recruit the thief merchant Ao She as his son-in-law." ….this…."
"Although my father had this intention, he found out that Mr. Nao..." Liu Yu was stunned for a moment. Did she want to admit that Nao She was a thief? If you continue to talk, although you can help Liu Yucheng, wouldn't it be an even more serious crime to stay alive? Or...so Liu Yu hesitated.
Liangyuan looked at Liu Yu and asked softly: "Miss Liu is sleeping with the suspect..."
"Sir, the little girl has a relationship with Master Nao." Liu Yu gritted her teeth and told Liangyuan how she met Nao She and how Nao She went to Liu's house to offer beads. After finishing speaking, she asked in a low voice : "Master Liang is suspicious of the little girl?"
"No, no, no, Miss Liu, don't get me wrong. I just want to understand the matter more clearly. As you said, you and Ao She met in the temple. He didn't know your identity at the time. Why did he find Liu Going to the mansion? This makes me very puzzled." Liang Yuan frowned.
When Liu Yu heard what Liang Yuan said, he also felt strange. How did Ao She find his home? Liu Yu didn't know either. At that time, she only thought that Nao She had a good intention, but she didn't think about it deeply. After hearing the implication of Liang Yuan, Liu Yu guessed and asked: "Master Liang, does he mean that Master Nao has a premeditated plan?"
"I can't make a conclusion yet."
"Even Lord Liang doesn't know?"
"Yes." Liangyuan sighed: "Although Naoshe was taken into custody, he denied colluding with pirates. There is nothing I can do against him. If not, I would never invite Mr. Liu to the Yamen. Come."
"Hearing what Mr. Liang said, Mr. Liang also thinks that my father is innocent?" Liu Yu's face showed joy.
Liangyuan nodded and said: "Although
In this way, if it is not investigated for a day, Mr. Liu will not be able to escape the involvement. This matter is important and has attracted the attention of the Holy Emperor. If this case is not investigated to the bottom of the matter, I am afraid that I will not be able to keep this black gauze hat on my head. "
"Then..." Liu Yu frowned, as beautiful as a willow being blown by the wind.
Liang Yuan glanced at Liu Yu and suddenly had an idea: "I have an idea, maybe I can help Mr. Liu."
"Master Liang, please speak." Liu Yu looked at Liangyuan.
Liang Yuan replied sternly: "If Nao She Yuan committed his own crime, then the case can be closed, and Master Liu can naturally be released home."
"That's the case. We still don't know if Mr. Nao is a thief and merchant, so what..." Liu Yu still didn't believe that Ao She was that kind of person. She didn't believe that a gentle and polite young master could be such a thief and merchant.
Liangyuan didn't speak for a long time, as if thinking about something. After a while, he said: "There is something that I may not say, but out of Miss Liu's filial piety to her father, Miss Liu can consider it."
"Lord Liang, it's okay to just say it."
"Okay, Miss Liu, let me ask you, is Nao She interested in Miss Liu?"
"..." Liu Yu didn't expect Liangyuan to ask this question. Her face turned red and she whispered, "I don't know."
"Miss Liu, in my opinion, there is no doubt that Nao She is interested in you, Miss. The reason why I say this is because a person like Ao She will never offer rare treasures lightly. If he hadn't been interested in Liu, Miss, I’m afraid I won’t give you that rare pearl.”
"Master Liang, do you know?" Liu Yu was a little surprised. She didn't expect that Master Liang even knew about the pearl.
Liangyuan nodded and said with a smile: "Miss Liu, don't be afraid. I know that you don't know the origin of that pearl, so this has nothing to do with you."
"Master Na Liang means..."
"Forgive me for speaking frankly, wouldn't it be great if Miss Liu was willing to meet Nao She and persuade him to confess his crime?"
"What..." Liu Yu could no longer sit still and dropped the baggage he had brought with him to the ground. After the baggage landed, the silver scattered out. Seeing the white money, Liang Yuan was stunned for a moment, then asked: "Miss Liu This is….."
"I..." Liu Yu was speechless...
What Liu Yu didn't expect was that Master Liang did not make things difficult for her, but sent her back to Liu Mansion. After returning to Liu Mansion, Liu Yu had trouble sleeping and eating, always thinking about what Master Liang said. After a long time, she finally figured out that the most important thing at the moment was to rescue Liu Yucheng from prison first, so she went to the cell as Master Liang said, but not to see her father Liu Yucheng, but to see Ao Ao. Abandon. The cell door was locked, and a disheveled man sat in a small room with some straw. When the man looked up, Liu Yu recognized the man.
"Young Master..."
"Miss Liu..." Ao She looked at Liu Yu in surprise. She didn't expect Liu Yu to come to see him, so she looked eagerly, holding the pillars of the cell door with both hands and looking at Liu Yu. "How did you come?"
"Mr. Nao... what are you..." Liu Yu saw that the current Yao She had lost the luster of that day and looked defeated. She felt a little sad. Tears fell down her eyes as she thought about it.
Ao She saw her and comforted her: "Don't worry, Miss Liu, I'm fine."
"Master Ao, are you really..." Liu Yu wanted to ask Ao She if he was a thief merchant, but she couldn't ask.
Ao She glanced at Liu Yu and asked: "Since you are here, it proves that you already know about me. If I say that I did not collude with the pirates, would you trust me?"
"Then why do the officers and soldiers say that you are a thief and merchant, and that you are colluding with pirates? How do you explain the pearl?"
"I can't tell clearly for a while. I just want to tell you that I did not collude with the pirates. Things are not what they said."
"but….."
"Can you trust me?"
"I..." Liu Yu didn't know how to answer. She originally came to persuade Ao She, but Ao She kept saying that he didn't do those things. What should she do? I was flustered and didn't know how to face it, so I had no choice but to leave in a hurry without answering.
Looking at Liu Yu's leaving figure, Ao She sighed...
That night, Liu Yu had a dream. In the dream, Liu Yucheng was imprisoned in a cell and tortured. He called out Liu Yu's name. Liu Yu was so frightened that he woke up from his dream. When he woke up, he shouted: Looking at my father, my face was full of tears...