I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 305
Unlike the news of Fu Langhuan's death, which was spread across the streets and lanes, no one dared to spread the news of Zhou Shuyao's death the next day.

The magistrate Zhu issued a sealing order to the arresters of the yamen, not daring to offend the Zhang and Zhou families in Linzhou Prefecture, so the people in the yamen kept their mouths shut.

When the people of Xiangwu County saw the attitude of the government, they were all terrified. They walked hurriedly through the alley outside the Zhang Family Courtyard, fearing that they would offend the officials and be sent to prison.

"Big brother, are you leaving?" Zhan Feiyu's face suddenly collapsed, his eyes were full of loss and reluctance.

Even though he knew that Jinlongwei was busy with official duties, he still felt uncomfortable knowing that he knew it. Zhan Feiyu looked up at the window, and it was dark outside, and it was still dark.

Yin Wuyan did not expect that Zhan Feiyu would wake up at this time. The little girl studies hard, but Xiangwu County is too cold. She gets up at [-] o'clock every day. Eat breakfast.

It was only the end of Yin time, Yin Wuyan only planned to see Zhan Feiyu before leaving, but he didn't expect her to wake up from a deep sleep.

"Lie down well, don't catch a cold." Yin Wuyan bent down and pushed Zhan Feiyu back who was about to get out of the bed, and tucked her quilt again.

Looking at the little girl with a steamed bun face and big eyes, Yin Wuyan couldn't help but patted her head, "I'll spend the New Year with you in Xiangwu County after I've been busy for a while."

The originally dark eyes lit up, and Zhan Feiyu immediately grinned, with a light and joyful voice, "Really?"

Yin Wuyan nodded, under the dim candlelight in the bedroom, a smile appeared on his handsome face, "It's still early, let's go to sleep again."

After a while, Zhan Feiyu, who was lying on the bed, watched Yin Wuyan blow out the candle, and a slender figure walked towards the door, and then there was a slight sound of closing the door.

At the darkest moment before dawn, the courtyard was silent. After hearing the sound of footsteps disappear, Zhan Feiyu lay on the bed for a while, but he didn't feel sleepy at all.

"Miss?" Outside the door, He Nuan spoke in a low voice, martial arts practitioners have excellent hearing, and Zhan Feiyu's tossing and turning sound let He Nuan know that she would still be awake.

It was extremely cold in the morning, even though he could not bear to part with the hot kang and warm quilt, scholars who want to take the imperial examination are not qualified to stay in bed.

Zhan Feiyu straightened up and sat up from the bed, "Ah Nuan, come in, I'm getting up too."

The candles in the bedroom were lit again. He Nuan first brought over the clothes that had been drying on the top of the kang, and after waiting for Zhan Feiyu to put them on, he brought over the charcoal basin, "Miss, I'll go to the stove to warm up the clothes." water."

"Ah Nuan, go get busy, don't worry about me." Zhan Feiyu nodded, sat upright at the table, turned to the page of yesterday's recitation, and read aloud.

In the darkness, Yang Shoucheng glanced at the two figures who had climbed over the wall and left, and couldn't help but look towards Zhan Feiyu's yard. Yang Shoucheng had a rough guess in Feiyu's mind about the token that banned the Dragon Guard.

"General." The young man standing beside Yang Shoucheng had a respectful attitude, hesitated for a moment and asked, "Do you want to send someone to investigate?"

Longyou Dao is the domain of the Yang family, even though the Yang family has been dormant for eight years, the old members of the Yang family are still there, but they have been hidden from the bright side in the past.

I didn't dare to act rashly before, because I was worried that it would bring trouble to the Yang family, but now that the Yang family is about to recover, so on the three-acre land of Longyou Road, even a dragon will coil up, and a tiger will curl up, and the Yang family wants to inquire. There is no news to be found.

"No, the other party is from Forbidden Dragon Guard." When Yang Shoucheng spoke, the young man's eyes suddenly tightened for a moment.

Even though they are far away in the Longyou Road, the forbidden dragon guards know the names of the killers. It is rumored that they are a group of murderous, cold-blooded and ruthless executioners, and each of them is highly skilled in martial arts. , or a young child, as long as the crime is in the hands of the forbidden dragon guard, there is only one word: kill!

Thinking of Fu Langhuan and Zhou Shuyao who died successively, the young man's complexion changed again, and his tone became solemn in an instant, "General, could it be that the Forbidden Dragon Guard secretly framed the young master, so that the Holy Majesty will have the handle of the young master?" .”

Now the Holy Majesty needs to use the Yang family, so he rehabilitated the Yang family and cleared the Yang family of collaborating with the enemy and treason, but it is hard to guarantee that one day, the Holy Majesty will start to fear the Yang family again, and the old things must not repeat itself, and frame the Yang family for "collaborating with the enemy and treason".

But if Yang Xu has a handle in the hands of the Holy Master, when the day when Liang Gong is hidden and the lackey cooks, the Holy Master can easily deal with Yang Xu as long as he takes out this handle.

After all, it was two lives. As for how these two people died and what the truth was, who would care.

Yang Shoucheng also had brief contact with Yin Wuyan a few times, and he didn't think Yin Wuyan was responsible for the murder this time, but he was afraid of anything if not ten thousand.

Listening to the sound of reading from the backyard in the silence, Yang Shoucheng said in a deep voice, "Go on to Zhang's other courtyard and watch."

Looking at the young man Yang Shoucheng striding towards the backyard after stepping into the night, he was dumbfounded for a moment. Does the general plan to ask Miss Zhan himself?
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After tossing and turning all night, Yang Xu didn't even close his eyes. As long as his mind was empty, Fu Langhuan's death and Zhou Shuyao's death would appear in Yang Xu's mind like a shadow play.

For a while he thought that he had killed the two of them, but then he remembered Yang Shoucheng's point, and Yang Xu thought that Zhou Shuyao committed suicide on purpose in order to make himself owe the Zhang family and Zhou family a life, and do his best in the future. Help the two.

After not sleeping all night, Yang Xu's eyes were not only dry and uncomfortable, but his brain was also throbbing with pain, chaotic, as if his head was full of paste.

A quarter of an hour later, Yang Xu, who had washed up, went straight to the backyard. Since his father said that he couldn't figure it out, he came to ask Xiaoyu. At this time, she must be awake, and coming by himself is not considered a disturbance.

"Master Xu?" He Nuan looked at Yang Xu who was trotting over in surprise, put down the food box and walked towards the door.

"I'm here to find Xiaoyu." Yang Xu strode into the room, glanced casually, and looked at the steaming dishes on the table. Yang Xu was stunned for a moment, mainly because there were two sets of chopsticks.

Even though Zhan Feiyu treats He Nuan very well, He Nuan sticks to his duty. A slave is a slave, so naturally he cannot eat at the same table as his master. If he is away from home for convenience, He Nuan will strictly abide by the rules.

He Nuan looked at Yang Xu, whose eyes were bloodshot, and knew in his heart that he must have not slept all night. Thinking about it, it was right. An eight-year-old child, who had not had any troubles before, took two lives at once. How could he fall asleep? It is the big heart.

"Miss is punching inside." He Nuan replied, and brought out the freshly fried spring rolls from the food box. It was almost time, and when the lady came out, it was time to eat.

In addition to the three rooms in the backyard, there are five rooms in the main room, and there is no special practice room, so Qiu Zongxi asked his servants to clear out a room for Zhan Feiyu to practice boxing and martial arts.

"Little?" Before the word Yu could say out, Yang Xu who was standing at the door looked at the two people in the room in astonishment. His father was actually teaching Xiao Yu boxing and kicking kung fu?
Yang Xu turned his head and glanced outside the door, the sky was just getting bright, so early, his father didn't go to bed, and he didn't get up early to supervise his martial arts, so he was here with Xiaoyu.

Thinking of the two sets of bowls and chopsticks on the table, Yang Xu felt the sour feeling of his best friend being snatched away, and at the same time, the suffocating feeling of his father being snatched away.

After correcting the direction of Zhan Feiyu's punch, Yang Shoucheng looked at Yang Xu who was stunned by the door like a wooden stake, "I got up early today."

Although people who practice martial arts usually practice in summer and in winter, Yang Xu wakes up half an hour later than in autumn in this winter when drops of water turn into ice.

"Father, why are you here with Xiaoyu?" Yang Xu said sullenly. He hadn't slept all night, and his head hurt badly, but his father taught Xiaoyu how to practice martial arts so early. For a moment, Yang Xu felt that he It's a wild child that was picked up.

Zhan Feiyu withdrew his punches, calmed his breathing according to the method of exhaling, and then smiled and said: "Uncle Yang has something to do with me, and by the way, give me some advice on how to punch. I will ask Ah Nuan to add another pair of bowls and chopsticks."

"Go wash up first, don't catch a cold." Yang Shoucheng looked indifferent to Yang Xu's son, but looking at Zhan Feiyu with pink makeup and jade, his naturally cold and solemn face softened, revealing perceivable concern.

Zhan Feiyu went to wash up, and Yang Shoucheng took Yang Xu back to the small hall.

He Nuan didn't need Zhan Feiyu's explanation. After seeing Yang Xu coming, he brought a new set of bowls and chopsticks.

Although there are more Yang family father and son, He Nuan has always prepared a lot of breakfast, Zhan Feiyu can't finish it, He Nuan and the others just have enough to eat, they are both martial arts practitioners, and they eat a lot.

"Did you sleep well?" Looking at the listless Yang Xu, Yang Shoucheng asked a rare question.

But without waiting for Yang Xu to be moved for a moment, Yang Shoucheng said in a deep voice: "Xiaoyu is only one year older than you. Before that, he accompanied County Magistrate Zhu to Fu's house to open the coffin for an autopsy. Before dawn, Xiaoyu started to read, and then punched , even though there are two murder cases in succession, Xiaoyu still reads and practice calligraphy step by step, how about you?"

After tossing and turning without sleep all night, Yang Xu, who was feeling uncomfortable, looked at Yang Shoucheng blankly. Is this really his real father?

"People who practice martial arts look down on scholars, thinking that they are sour scholars who can only talk a little bit, but looking at the court, they are all dominated by civil servants. From this point, we can see that although scholars do not have strong bodies, they His heart is stronger and firmer than that of a warrior." Yang Shoucheng expressed his feelings, looking at Zhan Feiyu and Yang Xu who hadn't slept all night, it was clear at a glance which one was stronger and which was weaker.

Therefore, it is often said that those who can really achieve great things are scholars. Most people who practice martial arts are more than brave but lack strategy.

It was the first time I heard my father say so many words, Yang Xu nodded in a daze, "I know I'm not as smart as Xiaoyu."

At least he will not look down on scholars. Grandpa and Grandpa Qiu have both said that since ancient times, great generals have been strategizing, winning thousands of miles away, and only charge forward to fight the enemy bravely. The general in charge of the world's soldiers and horses.

When Zhan Feiyu came back after taking a battle bath, he saw the Yang family father and son sitting silently. There was only a tall table between them, but the atmosphere of the father and son seemed to be two irrelevant people. stranger.

"Uncle Yang, Xiao Xu, let's eat." Zhan Feiyu smiled and called the father and son over for breakfast.

Originally, Zhan Feiyu planned to talk while eating, but He Nuan was so good at cooking, it was rare for Yang Shoucheng and Yang Xu to uphold the rule of not talking when eating, and they didn't say a word until they put down their chopsticks.

After He Nuan removed the bowls and chopsticks, the sky was already fully lit. In half an hour, Zhan Feiyu was going to study in the study. Qiu Zongxi also came to guide Zhan Feiyu's homework at about this time.

Yang Shoucheng looked at Yang Xu who was sitting at the bottom, "You speak first."

"Xiaoyu, what do you think of Cousin Zhou's death?" Yang Xu said bluntly, the moment Yang Xu thought of Zhou Shuyao's death, the sense of satisfaction and pleasure he had just had breakfast disappeared without a trace.

If it wasn't for Zhan Feiyu, if it wasn't for He Nuan's porridge, mutton buns, and spring rolls, they would all be so good, Yang Xu guessed that he must have no taste for food, just like yesterday, he couldn't even recall what happened yesterday What kind of food did you eat.

Zhan Feiyu glanced at Yang Shoucheng who was sitting silently by the side, and then said: "A discarded chess piece can bring a bright future to the family, and she deserves to die."

Yang Xu's expression was slightly startled, but he understood the meaning of Zhan Feiyu's words. Cousin Zhou was charged with killing Fu Langhuan, so she was of no value to the Zhou family, and would hurt the Zhou family instead. reputation.

"So she quarreled with me on purpose before, and deliberately said harsh words about suicide, just to make me feel guilty and blame myself." Yang Xu lowered his head, and the unspeakable pain and depression shrouded him. It's all collapsed, isn't a human life important?

The Zhou family and the Zhang family are already the families of officials, and they are the heads of all the families in Linzhou Prefecture. But even so, in order to make the two families develop better, they would rather sacrifice an innocent life.

If possible, Zhan Feiyu didn't want Yang Xu to accept too many negative things all at once, but the situation in Longyou Dao was here, and Yang Xu couldn't be allowed to back down, and the General's Mansion didn't need a weak young man.

"Xiao Xu." Zhan Feiyu opened his mouth, watched Yang Xu raise his head, and then continued word by word: "In fact, besides suicide, it may be homicide!"

"What?" Yang Xu was completely stunned at this moment, his eyes widened suddenly, and his eyes were full of unbelievable shock.

Yang Shoucheng didn't intend to interfere with the conversation between the two. Yang Xu was young, so he could listen to his peers better, but when he heard Zhan Feiyu's words, Yang Shoucheng's expression changed suddenly.

If Zhou Shuyao committed suicide, Yang Shoucheng could understand, but if it was homicide?

Thinking about it this way, even though Yang Shoucheng was an indomitable general who killed countless enemies on the battlefield in the past, at this moment, he still felt a trace of unspeakable chill and fear.

(End of this chapter)