into the bosom

Chapter 343 What a disappointment
Suddenly there was another sharp whistle, and He Lianshu and Su Le suddenly turned their heads and looked at a courtyard near the left with sharp eyes.

"Knock!" He Lianshu ordered in a deep voice.

"Yes!" Su Le put away his waist knife, jumped off his horse, and knocked on the door of that house.

After a while, the door opened, and a man in the shape of a young servant came over. The waist knife in Su Le's hand had slipped an inch, and the sharp blade reached the young servant's throat. The young servant turned pale with surprise, and stared at Outside the door was a man dressed in black, and a pair of cold eyes swept over him, making the man tremble all over as if he was in the harsh winter.

"Lead the way!" The thin lips parted slightly, and the words that spit out seemed to be chilling, the boy shivered for a while, and the two trembled, but he didn't dare to say "no", and waved his hands behind his back , trembling slightly - "Please!"

The boy was led by Su Le with a sword against him tremblingly, and He Lianshu followed him all the way into the yard. His eyes looked around randomly, and those flowers, trees, pavilions, and corridors... were all gone. In his eyes, nature also includes those figures hidden in the dark.

Passing through a moon gate, there is a small lake in front of it. There is a pavilion built on it, and gauze curtains are hung around it. The breeze blows, and the gauze flutters. There are people in the pavilion, and the figures inside are faintly visible. It is a man and a woman. .Men sit with their backs facing each other, while women stand sideways.

The servant stopped and said tremblingly, "The guests have already been brought."

"The two of you don't seem to be conscious of being a guest!" A male voice came out from the booth, clear and melodious.

He Lianshu frowned slightly inconspicuously, and turned his eyes to Su Le's side, who immediately retracted the waist knife on the boy's neck knowingly.

Feeling relieved, the boy hurriedly bowed, and then slicked the soles of his feet.

At this time, no one cared about him. Both He Lianshu and Su Le were looking at the people in the pavilion with eyes like torches. The woman's eyes were half downcast, but she had a beautiful profile. Although she was still separated by a light veil, she was very close. He could see clearly that he was an acquaintance.

As for the sitting man, he was dressed in a straight gown with ink and cloud patterns, his black hair hung down his shoulders, and his sleeves were elegant.

Su Le glanced at the thing, his expression changed, and he glanced at Helian Shu very quickly.

The latter still had a cold face that didn't show any changes, but the eyes that were only looking at the other party were unfathomable, as if covered with frost and snow, but the snow was cold, wrapped in ice blades, very sharp.

The man with his back to them stood up slowly, Su Le frowned suspiciously, why did this figure look familiar?When the man turned around, Su Le almost blurted out a scream from his throat, barely held back, and hurriedly looked at He Lianshu, but the latter still had a calm and stern look.

"Captain Helian's face is really..." The man frowned slightly, as if he didn't know what to say, paused for a moment, and then said, "It's disappointing."

The reason for the disappointment was not clearly explained, but everyone present could understand.

"It's me, from last night to now, because of Governor Helian, I have changed my face several times. After all, I can't cultivate well, and I can't do it like Captain Helian. I've thought a lot, maybe, I should call you now, Hetqin?" The last three words were pronounced in the Jie language, and the man's pair of gloomy peach blossom eyes seemed to contain ancient and mysterious power .

Su Le's face changed slightly, but He Lianshu's face was still expressionless, only his eyes were two points colder than before, neither responded nor defended, his eyes were as cold as frost, he looked closely at the person in front of him, and said coldly, " Where is the owner of the whistle?"

After He Lianshu left, Xu Jiao was locked in the room to paint like yesterday, but in the afternoon, when he heard the news from Lingxue, he was a little uneasy, and the painting could not continue , I ate my dinner without knowing the taste, just waiting for He Lianshu.

Unexpectedly, he waited until he knocked three more times, but He Lianshu never came back, but instead sent someone back to inform him—"Madam, I'm afraid Mr. Lang won't be able to come back tonight, please hurry up." Rest."

Xu Jiao had no choice but to rest, but lying on the bed, she could vaguely hear the movement outside. Feng'an City tonight was very peaceful.

Her fingers were on the brocade quilt, wrinkling the satin quilt, but she didn't notice it.It wasn't until the sky turned pale and the movement outside gradually subsided, that Xu Jiao couldn't help but fell asleep in a daze.

She didn't know how long she slept, but she felt something was wrong in her sleep, so she slowly opened her eyes.

When she came into sight, she saw a figure sitting on the edge of the bed, looking at her quietly, which almost startled her. When she took a closer look, she quickly sat up, "When did you come back? Why didn't you wake up?" I?"

"I just came back for a while, and seeing that you were sleeping soundly, I couldn't bear to wake you up. Who knows, I still quarreled with you." He Lianshu said in a deep voice.

Xu Jiao looked at the dusty clothes on his body and the green stubble protruding from his chin, and frowned slightly, "Didn't he sleep all night again?"

"Yeah." He Lianshu nodded, "I'm afraid you also heard the movement last night, this Feng'an City was full of noise all night."

"I heard that, I didn't fall asleep until it was almost dawn." Xu Jiao moved to the inner side of the bed, raised his hand and patted the empty space beside him, "Come up and sleep with me for a while."

He Lianshu hesitated for a moment, "My whole body is dirty, wait until I go to wash it up."

Before Xu Jiao could say "I don't despise you", He Lianshu had already got up, and with a turn of his heels, he strode towards the clean room.Xu Jiao wrinkled his nose slightly, smelled a faint smell of blood, and frowned.

Helian Shu came back with slightly wet hair after a while.

Xu Jiao was already wearing a coat, leaning on the bed and sitting up, beckoning to him, "Come here."

When He Lianshu saw the dry towel in her hand, he paused for a breath, then walked over, obediently sat down on the edge of the bed, Xu Jiao simply knelt up behind him, and covered her with the towel. Put it on his head and help him twist his hair.

For a while, neither of them spoke, and only the rustling of shawls rubbing against their hair could be heard in the room. After a while, Xu Jiao asked softly, "I heard that the military department was stolen the night before and lost important things? Last night you were Are you busy with this?"

With his back to her, a gloomy light flashed across Helian Shu's eyes very quickly, he paused for a moment, nodded, and said, "That matter has been resolved. The stolen things from the Ministry of War have been recovered, and the thief has been punished." .”

Xu Jiao's hands froze slightly.

He Lianshu turned to look at her, raised his hand, and put her frozen hand in his palm, looking at her quietly and deeply with his dark eyes, "The thief is an acquaintance, guess who it is ?”

"Who is it?" Xu Jiao stared at him, his throat seemed to be pinched, and it was difficult to speak, and the two words that were finally squeezed out of his throat were extremely dry and hoarse.

"Lianfang." He Lianshu said calmly.

Xu Jiao didn't expect to hear this name at all, her mind went blank for a moment, she almost thought she heard it wrong, when she looked at He Lianshu with a silent inquiry, she got a positive nod from him, she Only then did I realize that I heard correctly.

"I didn't expect that she was really a secret agent of Bei Jie. She hid it too well earlier. She was not found out after entering the Ziyiwei Prison, and she was released without charge. But she hooked up with a member of the Ministry of War, Wailang, in When the war between the two countries was about to start, they stole the defense map of the northern border."

Actually stole the defense map?Xu Jiao was startled, his palms were sweating suddenly, just now when He Lianshu talked about the thief, he used the word "Fufa", and the beautiful woman who once amazed Yanzhihe was no longer there.Xu Jiao still remembers the appearance of the lotus chamber clearly in her memory, and what she remembers more is that when she gently fiddled with the pipa in the open pavilion of the Lanzhou, she had a graceful and enchanting figure, flicking her bare hands lightly, making circles carefully, still holding the pipa half-hidden.

As for the member of the Ministry of War, Wailang, who was in contact with her, he will naturally not be alive. There is no proof of the matter at the moment, but the stolen but recovered northern defense map is the evidence.

Lian Fang is naturally related to Bei Jie, Xu Jiao knows this, and He Lianshu in front of him also knows, but which side of Lian Fang is from Bei Jie, Xu Jiao has a guess in his heart, but it has never been confirmed.But now that she suddenly appeared, is she really pleading guilty?

Xu Jiao's mind was very chaotic, but in the chaos, he had vaguely touched the thread of the truth.She didn't have a good impression of Lian Fang, and she even knew that Lian Fang held malice towards her, but as a woman, at this moment, she had to sigh, let alone stop thinking in her heart, Lian Fang took this step , Is it for the country, or for love?At the last moment, what was she thinking, was it regrettable, or was it worth it?Can she be willing?

Although she didn't say a word, her complexion was not very good-looking. Seeing this, He Lianshu's eyes darkened, but he frowned and said inwardly, "I'm really sleepy."

Xu Jiao came to his senses, "I'll wring your hair dry before you go to sleep!" Then he wrung his hair again, after that the two of them didn't talk anymore, they just twisted their hair silently.

Until the hair was wrung dry, the two lay down side by side. He Lianshu stretched out a hand and interlocked her fingers, "Sleep! I'll take you out when I wake up!"

Xu Jiao looked at him, nodded slightly, and closed his eyes.

It has been raining for the past few days, but today it is sunny and the autumn sun is shining brightly. For a person who kneels under the sun for several hours, it is extremely tormenting.

Outside the imperial study room, that purple shadow had been kneeling for more than two hours. He was still wearing a mask, and he was sweating profusely.

Attendant Gan came out of the imperial study at a trot all the way, and hurriedly said, "Commander Zi, Your Majesty wants you to get up!"

Commander Zi paused for a moment, then leaned over and saluted in the direction of the imperial study room, "Thank you Your Majesty for your kindness!" He straightened up, but when he was about to get up, he almost staggered.

Gan Nei quickly reached out to support him, and it took a lot of effort to help him stand upright.

"Thank you, Nei Guan Gan!" Commander Zi cupped his hands at Nei Gan, his voice was not as energetic as usual, and his movements were weak.

Seeing this, Gan Nei waiter sighed, "Your maidservant has the courage to say something from the heart to Commander Zi. You, don't blame your majesty. You have lost such an important thing, and your majesty ordered Ziyiwei and the police officer Wei Shun Teng to find the melon, and put The nails hidden in our court have been pulled out, but who knows that you are letting people die like this, and the clues are broken, His Majesty will be annoyed."

"Don't blame His Majesty for reprimanding you, but gently let Governor Helian go. Governor Helian was wronged a few days ago, and he has the face of Princess Yingyue..."

Of course, Commander Gan understood the meaning behind Gan's servant's words, and after thanking him with his hand, he turned around and walked slowly outside the palace gate with a little stiff footsteps.

Gan Neishi looked at his back for a moment, then turned around and went back to the imperial study.

Commander Zi went straight out of the palace gate of the imperial study, and when he reached the aisle outside, only his cronies in Ziyiwei came up to support him.

Walking slowly outside the palace gate, the confidant whispered, "Mr. Lang, shall we go back home?"

Commander Zi was speechless for a while, and motioned for him to help him onto the horse's back. Then he pulled the reins and said, "Go to the house in the south of the city". Shot out.

The house in the south of the city is originally a quiet place, and it is even worse today.

Commander Zi entered the house, ordered a few things, and then entered the house.

When he came out, he had already changed out of the purple clothes and guards, and he was wearing a plain white wide-sleeved toga, and his hair was also partly tied and partly scattered, falling on his shoulders.

At this time, there was no one in the courtyard.

He stepped into the pavilion above the lake, incense was already burning in the pavilion, and there was a chessboard on the stone table.He stepped forward and sat down at one end of the stone table, but sat there for a moment, then opened the chess box, took a Mokusai stone from it, and landed it on the chessboard.

He just sat there, with one eye white and one eye black on the ground, until the sky gradually darkened, Er Shui came up cautiously and said softly, "Mr., it's getting dark, my little one will hold the lamp for you!"

"No need!" Jing Qin replied, the usual faint smile was missing in his voice, and he seemed a bit indifferent.

He was sitting in the dim sky, looking at the endgame on the chessboard, with a sunspot in his hand, he hadn't moved for a long time.

Er Shui didn't dare to speak, and waited aside holding his breath.

After a long time, Jing Qin let go of his hand, and the black eye between his two fingers fell back into the chess box. He casually messed up the mess on the chessboard, and at the same time brushed off his clothes, turned around and walked into the night outside the pavilion with his hands behind his back. among.

Er Shui was stunned, turned his head and stared blankly at the messy chessboard with black and white pieces entangled in one place, his nose felt sore for no reason.

When the lanterns first came on, He Lianshu took Xu Jiao out of the house.

Both of them were dressed in ordinary clothes, they had never ridden a horse, they rode a carriage to the bank of the Rouge River, and got off the carriage, holding hands, they walked slowly to the bank.

The chaotic scene from last night did not remain in the slightest, and the Yanzhi River was still very lively. The colorful lights on the flower houses and painting boats set off the entire Yanzhi River very brightly.

He Lianshu had already prepared, and pulled Xu Jiao onto a small boat.

The boatman paddled the oar lightly, and the boat slowly rowed across the water and walked along the river.

There are boats selling all kinds of snacks on the Rouge River. He Lianshu bought a lot along the way, and filled the small wooden table in the boat with candied haws, hemp balls, fried chestnuts, and...

"Douhua?" Seeing the last two bowls of food on the table, Xu Jiao was slightly startled, and raised his eyes to look at He Lianshu opposite.

(End of this chapter)