Taiqing Sword

Chapter 25, leaving

Shangguan Jinghong, Lin Zhan and the others sent Zhao Bin and Zhao Fei to Jinwang Mansion. Zhao Tianqi was already waiting in front of the mansion. When he saw him, he heaved a sigh of relief and went forward with a smile: "Boss Lin, Shangguan Brother, I have been exhausted all the way, please invite the mansion to drink tea." Turning to the servants in the mansion, he said: "Come here, make arrangements quickly, let the bodyguards rest for a while." Seeing that Zhao Tianqi was very excited, Zhao Fei ran quickly In the past, he plunged into Zhao Tianqi's arms: "Father, Fei'er misses you so much." Zhao Bin also looked excited, but he still walked steadily in front of Zhao Tianqi: "I have seen the father, and the child feels relieved when he sees the father. After all, he was young, and when he spoke, there were tears in his eyes. Zhao Tianqi touched Zhao Bin's head: "Bin'er, you have grown up." Shangguan Jinghong and Lin Zhan looked at each other, thinking whether they should avoid it for a while. , Zhao Tianqi finally realized that there were guests present: "Brother Shangguan, Boss Lin, I'm so sorry, I'm relieved to see that Bin'er and Fei'er are safe and sound. Thank you both, please talk to the inner hall."

Lin Zhan was still a bit cautious. Although he had been used to crush darts by officials before, this time he was a prince. Shangguan Jinghong took it for granted, looked around and entered the inner hall of the palace. Zhao Tianqi stretched out his hand and said: " Please, please, please, sit down casually, come and make tea."

Shangguan Jinghong led Ning Ningxin for a stroll, looking here and there, and suddenly saw a golden tiger on a cabinet, and exclaimed: "Ah! Is this gold? How much does it cost?" Zhao Tianqi laughed : "This was given to me by the emperor before leaving when he sent me to guard the border."

Compared with Shangguan Jinghong, Lin Zhan was sitting upright at this time, his buttocks were only touching the chair, and his hands were neatly placed on his knees. Seeing Lin Zhan's embarrassment, Shangguan Jinghong chuckled: "Brother Lin, you I just helped the prince to bring his children back safely, and now you are a distinguished guest of the palace, so why are you so restrained?"

Lin Zhan bared his teeth and smiled: "Hey, no."

Shangguan Jinghong looked at the stupid Lin Zhan with a disappointed look on his face: "My lord, I'm sorry, Brother Lin, I'm not welcome, we will send the little prince and the little princess back safely, this, this, not too little Right?" He said while fingering.

Zhao Tianqi was obviously taken aback, and then he understood: "Come here, bring me the thank you gift I prepared for Lin Biaotou and Shangguan brothers!"

After a while, a servant brought a large box over, Zhao Tianqi opened the box, and there was a dense layer of white silver, Zhao Tianqi smiled and said: "The 2000 taels of silver is a token of my heart, please accept it."

Lin Zhan's eyes were straightened, and it only cost a dozen taels of silver to go back by himself. Zhao Tianqi took out 2000 taels of silver at once. Lin Zhan wanted it but didn't dare to take it. He muttered: "That's just a little." As a modern person, he watched TV for a mouthful of a million taels, 10,000+ taels, but how could he know that 100 taels of silver can provide an ordinary family of three with good food and drink After one month, the 2000 taels of silver are enough to eat for two years.

Zhao Tianqi is also a martial arts practitioner, Shangguan Jinghong said in a low voice, but he could hear clearly: "Brother Shangguan is not satisfied, just tell me the number, as long as I can get it, just open your mouth."

Shangguan Jinghong was a little embarrassed when he heard that: "Where is it, I was joking, and I was talking about business. I have always been curious. Don't blame me for being inquisitive, my lord. Who was the one who assassinated you before?"

Zhao Tianqi's face darkened when he heard this: "From the last banquet, I can see that Brother Shangguan should know the island country."

Shangguan Jinghong nodded: "I know."

"In the past few years, my fishing village by the sea has been repeatedly robbed, and fishermen who go out to sea are often killed for no reason. The methods are extremely cruel. The emperor has repeatedly sent people to chase them back. Looking at the sea and sighing, until last year, the people in the fishing villages by the sea were almost burned to death. The king selected a group of people with excellent water skills and strong martial arts skills to form a bandit suppression team. They stationed at the seaside for a long time, pretending to be fishermen. Once again, I was wiped out by the king. These beasts did not want to repent and still wanted revenge, so I applied to the emperor to order all the nearby fleets under my command, and I will kill as many as they come. During the court meeting this year, the island country sent envoys. Condemning the king for killing the fishermen of the island country for no reason, what I didn't expect was that the eleventh younger brother of the king was in cahoots with this thief. In a rage, the king beat the two of them hard. I didn't want these thieves to be so rampant. He actually wanted to kill this king, but when he thought that the envoy was still in the capital, he hurried back in fear of any mistakes, not thinking that the thief had fled the capital the day before yesterday." When talking about these things, Zhao Tianqi gritted his teeth, his hatred hard to subside.

Shangguan Jinghong could feel Zhao Tianqi's anger. Once upon a time, he hated this group of beasts who were inferior to pigs and dogs. He said in a calm tone: "My lord, please calm down. I didn't intend to ask about this at first, but I didn't come to the capital. I met a person on the road, I felt a little strange, so I asked this question, and now I understand what Wang Ye said."

Zhao Tianqi frowned: "Who did Brother Shangguan meet?"

"Before, when Brother Lin and I passed a mountain road, we were ambushed and repelled by us, and then we met another person, but this person was not from an island country, but a Han Chinese. I thought it was two groups of people who wanted to fight To rob and kill the prince's family, it seems that it must be the prince's eleventh younger brother who colluded with the thieves and wanted to kill the prince."

Zhao Tianqi couldn't believe it: "Brother Shangguan said something absurd. Although my eleventh brother and I have different political views, we must be brothers of the same family. How could he send someone to kill me? It's impossible."

Shangguan Jinghong also laughed at himself, thinking what he was doing, but he had already said, so he reminded: "Anyway, the prince should be careful, I can take the money." He looks like a money fan, and touches money when he goes up.

Zhao Tianqi couldn't hold back in the end, and asked, "How did Brother Shangguan look like when he met that man?"

Shangguan Jinghong didn't raise his head, but kept putting money into his pocket: "Middle-aged man, square face, there seems to be a scar at the corner of the eye, which makes him a Buddhist martial artist, oh yes, he also has a beard all over his face, Anyway, he’s not as good-looking as me.”

Zhao Tianqi's sadness was beyond words when he heard this, and when he heard that the man had a scar on the corner of his eye, he was sure that he was a follower of the eleventh brother, but he couldn't figure out why his own brother would send someone to harm him, and even robbed and killed him One of the sons and daughters couldn't stand still and sat on the chair, muttering to himself: "The royal family is ruthless, it really is the royal family is ruthless, brother eleven, why?"

Shangguan Jinghong, who was grabbing the silver, sighed when he saw Zhao Tianqi's appearance: "Hey, it's the most ruthless emperor's house, my lord, look away, besides, the children are all safe and sound."

Zhao Tianqi had a bitter expression on his face: "I'm a little tired, I want to rest for a while, come here, arrange for Mr. Lin to stay with Mr. Shangguan." Shangguan Jinghong looked at Zhao Tianqi's desolate back. Emphasis on love and righteousness, this time it was a big blow to him.

Shangguan Jinghong shook his head vigorously, seeing that he couldn't hold any more money in his arms, he hurriedly greeted Lin Zhan: "Brother Lin, quickly take the money to the room, I will go to rest first." Pulling Ning Ningxin and left.

The rest of Lin Zhan was in a dilemma, he hadn't decided whether he should take the silver, hey, he gritted his teeth for the last time, took it, and immediately called two bodyguards to carry the silver away.

Returning to the room, Shangguan Jinghong took out the money, and said to Ning Xin: "Ning Xin, we have so much money, you say that one day I quit the world, how about opening a tavern, call it 'a restaurant', haha .”

Ning Ningxin just looked at Shangguan Jinghong quietly, looking forward to that moment: "Jinghong, don't you have to go back to Ziwu Palace?"

"Yeah, I went back to see my apprentices, and said goodbye to Senior He by the way, and then we went back to the heart tomb, no matter where it was, it was full of intrigue, I am really tired, and now I miss the heart tomb. "

Ning Ningxin smiled slightly: "Okay, we..."

"But there is one thing, I want to make an opinion." Shangguan Jinghong interrupted Ning Xin directly, seeing Ning Ning Xin looked at himself blankly, and said: "Is the name of this burial tomb going to be changed?"

Ning Ningxin smiled again, very happy, this smile stunned Shangguan Jinghong, and it took him a long time to realize: "How about calling it 'Taoyuan'? Xanadu, when spring comes, it will be full of peach trees."

"Okay, the Peach Blossom Temple in Taohuawu... I want you to be a real Peach Blossom Fairy." It is rare for Ning Xin to crack a joke. It seems that she will agree to every decision Shangguan Jinghong makes without thinking.

Shangguan Jinghong clapped his hands: "Okay, it's settled, stay here for one night today, go to Ziwu Palace tomorrow, and then return to Taoyuan."

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"Lin, brother Lin, how much money did the prince give you?" Mu Feng asked Lin Zhan in a daze.

"2000 taels."

"My God, I've never seen so much silver in my life."

"That's right, brother Mu, isn't it a little bad for us to take so much money from the lord?"

"My lord, let's take it. By the way, do you share it with Brother Shangguan?"

Lin Zhan said, "Brother Shangguan, I took very little."

Mu Feng scratched his head: "I think we can be safe and sound this time, thanks to Brother Shangguan, should we give him at least half of it?"

"Let's talk about it, Brother Shangguan pretended to love money just now, but he was actually afraid that we would not be able to let go of this kindness in our hearts, and I am afraid that we will part with Brother Shangguan again."

After listening to Lin Zhan's words, Mu Feng also fell silent, and no one said anything, just silently remembering Shangguan Jinghong's kindness.

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Early the next morning, Shangguan Jinghong and Ning Xin found Zhao Tianqi early: "My lord, Ning Xin and I won't bother you any more."

Zhao Tianqi didn't hold back either, and took out a gold medal and handed it to Shangguan Jinghong: "Take care, brother Shangguan, thank you brother Shangguan this time, if you need me in the future, just ask Hongyan to ask for a letter, as long as you are within your ability, you must I won’t refuse, this gold medal is my commanding arrow, I know brothers Shangguan are good at martial arts, but there are some troubles, this is better than martial arts.”

Shangguan Jinghong didn't refuse, took the gold medal, turned around and waved his hands, without looking back, he pulled Ning Ningxin out of the palace, just a few steps away, Lin Zhan and Mu Feng chased them out: "Shangguan Brother, you're leaving now? Why didn't you tell us?"

Shangguan Jinghong looked at the two apologetically: "Brother Lin, Brother Mu, I, Shangguan Jinghong, don't have many friends in this world, you two are two, to be honest, this time Ning Xin and I went back to the teacher's gate and invited I have lived in seclusion in the mountains, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to see each other in the future. I hate the feeling of parting with my friends the most, so I have no intention of saying goodbye to you."

Lin Zhan held Shangguan Jinghong's hand tightly: "Brother Shangguan, take care, if you have the opportunity to go to Beiping in the future, you must go to the escort."

Mu Feng also had a look of reluctance: "Brother Shangguan, I, Lao Mu, am a rough person. It's still the same sentence. If there is a errand in the future, I will die. If, if I have time, I will definitely come to Peiping. I will let your sister-in-law do it for a few days. A side dish, let’s have a few drinks then.”

Shangguan Jinghong had a sore nose: "Take care." Then he took Ning Ningxin and walked away quickly, fearing that if he stayed any longer, he might cry.

Along the way, Ning Xin held Shangguan Jinghong's hand tightly, hoping that this would make Shangguan Jinghong feel better. It wasn't until he walked out of the capital that Shangguan Jinghong felt a little better, and suddenly slapped his forehead: "It's over, it's over, Ning Heart, I forgot to take the silver."

Ning Ning looked at him heartily: "Jinghong, I know that you deliberately left the silver to Chief Lin and the others. I saw you secretly stuff the silver into the carriage."

Shangguan Jinghong smiled embarrassedly: "I didn't expect to be discovered by you, but I still left 100 taels." He smiled and took out a cloth bag from his arms and shook it, as if showing off his beloved toy .

"Hey, I opened this mountain, and I planted this tree. If you want to get rid of it, you can save it and buy it." A dark man jumped up in front of Shangguan Jinghong with a machete in his hand. Even if he doesn't know martial arts, he can scare ordinary people. Shangguan Jinghong suddenly became playful, and he opened his mouth and said, "Haha, it's time to wait for you. I received a report that someone was robbing here. If you don’t believe me, why did this happen at the Son of Heaven’s feet? I came here today to investigate, but I didn’t expect it to be true. I blame you for your bad luck. I don’t need to do it. Come with us.”

Hearing this, the man broke into a cold sweat and stammered, "Guy, there's nothing you can do about villains. There are old people and young people. I beg you to bypass the little ones this time. The little ones won't dare again."

Shangguan Jinghong yelled: "Stop talking nonsense, you can save these words for arraignment, and come back with me now."

The man saw that he couldn't escape, and begging for mercy was useless, his eyes rolled around, he dropped the machete, and ran two miles away, turning his head from time to time to see if Shangguan Jinghong was chasing him, and ran away after a while All of them disappeared, leaving only Shangguan Jinghong and Ning Ning looking at each other and smiling.

(End of this chapter)