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Chapter 102 Timely
Li Xunchuan turned around and let go of Zhuo Ran, saying: "No. Fu Sisi and I met with the Celestial Master and discussed other matters."

"I think that scarred face has something to do with the assassin in Lian Yue's school." Zhuo Ran turned to look at Li Yuchuan's back. It was different from the majesty of the past, but it added a bit of loneliness. Before Zhuo Ran could look back, , Li Yuchuan was already facing her.

"General Peng hasn't sent back the news yet, and we don't know how to make him show up." Zhuo Ran changed his expression with a suppressed smile, and said, "Chi Yue, what do you think?"

Li Xunchuan hesitated rarely, he shook his head and said, "I don't know either."

"What happened to the governor today?" Chang Yinyu also noticed something strange about Li Yuchuan.The Governor-General in front of him changed into another appearance the moment he spoke. He was naturally exquisite and knew that something must have happened to Li Yanchuan, but Zhuo Ran didn't express it, so he asked the question on behalf of the master.

Zhuo Ran didn't want to force Li Yanchuan to say something he didn't want to say, if it was hard to say, it would be disrespectful to ask.

"Yike, we'll talk about chores later." Zhuo Ran ordered the maid to bring the medicine into the room, and shook her head slightly at Chang Yinyu. After knowing what Zhuo Ran meant, Chang Yin finished drinking the medicine with a depressed head, and sent the people away.

Breeze rippling around, the courtyard is gradually filled with a rich fragrance of flowers, I do not know where it came from, and diffused, although the fragrance of flowers is said to be pleasant and relaxing, but at this time it was wasted in vain.

"It's not too late, Xiaqiu, I want to take you to a place." Li Yanchuan looked up at the purple-orange sky, grabbed him back, and said, "Want to go?"

Zhuo Ran smiled, nodded and said, "Naturally."

Zhuo Ran hadn't seen Ruofei for quite a while, Li Xunchuan held it on his arm, the long eagle's black and white feathers spread neatly and smoothly on its back, its claws rubbed against Li Xunchuan's arm, and moved towards Zhuo Ran. , to throw herself into her arms.

"Why does it seem to have lost a lot of weight?" Seeing this, Zhuo Ran raised his hand and touched Ruofei's feathers. Ruofei looked at Zhuo Ran with black eyes, but it was full of coquettish courtship.

"Still thin?" Li Yanchuan couldn't help but sneered, and said, "Raise your arms."

Zhuo Ran raised her arm according to her words, and Ruofei jumped over. Zhuo Ran was rushed by Ruofei's gravity, and almost lost her balance. Li Xunchuan supported her to borrow strength, and Ruofei raised her wings slightly, and then she stood still. .

"How did it fly so heavy?" Zhuo Ran nodded Ruofei's head with his other hand, Li Yanchuan smiled slightly, whistled a moment later, and Ruofei soared into the sky.

Li Xunchuan tilted his head: "Little lady, come with me."

Zhuo Ran was wrapped in a black cloak embroidered with cloud patterns by Li Xunchuan, his forehead was pressed by Li Xunchuan's chin, only a pair of eyes were exposed, and the whole person shrank into a ball.

"Drive!" Li Yanchuan clamped his horse lightly, and Zhushi galloped towards Ruofei's direction.

"Do you still remember the matter of kerosene?" Li Yanchuan let go of Zhuo Ran a little and asked.

Zhuo Ran grabbed Li Yanchuan's arm under the cloak, and said, "Of course I remember, will the second master take me there?"

Li Xunchuan was facing the wind, his long hair hanging on the back of his head was blown up in the air, and the corners of his eyes turned red for some reason, forcing his eyes to hide tears.Fortunately, the speed of the horse was relatively fast, Zhuo Ran only huddled in his cloak to avoid the wind, but did not notice the tears falling on his neck, and slipped into the collar and became wet.

***
Ye Lanyi wore a rose-colored white cloud brocade skirt, and stepped into the hall with the hem of the skirt lightly lifted.Yuan Lu changed to Shenshuixiang today, and the hall was filled with smoke, almost obscuring the candlelight. Chu Shiyu was sitting on the dragon chair, writing the memorial with a pen.

"The concubine has seen Your Majesty." Before Ye Lanyi could lean over, Chu Shiyu spoke first, "No."

Ye Lanyi got up, stepped on the palace steps and walked to Chu Shiyu's side step by step. Chu Shiyu's hands didn't stop, Ye Lanyi picked up the ink stick and studied it carefully.

"Where is the imperial concubine?" Chu Shiyu flipped through the memorial that he had reviewed before, and said, "I heard that she has been watching the child today."

Ye Lanyi quietly raised her eyes to look at Chu Shiyu, and said, "Yes. The concubine just went to take a look, it's all right."

Chu Shiyu raised his head and said, "Don't let the imperial concubine see the emperor again."

Ye Lanyi was about to ask why, but saw that Chu Shiyu had arranged the memorial, and picked up the secret bamboo tube next to the table, the paper was lightly rolled, Chu Shiyu didn't mean to avoid Ye Lanyi, he was generous unfold the secret message.

The bamboo tube was unusual at first glance, Ye Lanyi lowered her head.

"Don't ask me why?" Chu Shiyu raised his long sleeves and put the tails of the sleeves on the armrest of the dragon chair, and he casually spread the secret letter on the table.

Ye Lanyi shook her head slightly: "The concubine will not ask the reason for the decision of His Majesty."

"General Peng has a letter." Chu Shiyu raised the corners of his lips slightly, but when he lowered his eyes, he saw Ye Lanyi kept her head down, so he reached out to hold her arm and said, "Get up."

Ye Lanyi stabilized her figure, and then said slowly: "General Peng, can you explain the origin of the bandits at Wuming Mountain?"

Chu Shiyu raised an eyebrow and said, "See for yourself."

Ye Lanyi picked up the secret letter with both hands. In the letter, Peng Ge didn't mention the matter of tracking down the bandits. Instead, he found ancient Qiang people in many towns under Wuming Mountain, and they were very well disguised.

"After the battle of Jixi, although the ten ancient Qiang tribes were dispersed, there were many ordinary people who were displaced due to hardships. It is not incomprehensible to pretend to be a disguise in order to survive." Ye Lanyi put the secret letter back.

"That's not what I'm talking about." Chu Shiyu shook his head and said, "Think about it carefully, how many bandits can there be in Luocheng, and how many people are brought by General Peng? According to previous records, the number of bandits in a village is not More than a thousand, if they are scattered, they must have a stronghold, if they check carefully, it will only take more than a month to travel from Luocheng to the foot of Wuming Mountain."

Ye Lanyi frowned slightly.

But Chu Shiyu sighed: "They have dragged on for nearly four months. I have to suspect that these people are not bandits at all, but Dayu's rebels. Otherwise, how could they implicate Yi Dong?"

"Your Majesty." Ye Lanyi lowered her eyes and said softly, "Actually, I have some doubts."

"Do you want to ask me why I asked Chi Yue to follow Wen Rongxi to Yidong?" Chu Shiyu narrowed his eyes, took a deep breath of the faint fragrance of agarwood, and opened his eyes wide after a while.

Ye Lanyi said: "The interior of Gaodu is indeed not very safe. His Majesty will feel more at ease when the governor is here. But Mr. Wen wants to go to Yidong with Huo Jie, and the governor will accompany him. I'm afraid it's not appropriate."

Chu Shiyu gave up half of the seat, pulled Ye Lanyi to his side, and said, "When I talked to Chi Yue just now, I can see that you don't quite agree. It's just that I need to verify one thing."

"Can't you keep a person whom His Majesty trusts?" Ye Lanyi couldn't untie her brows. She tried her best to dissuade Chu Shiyu, but seeing him hold her hand and cast a comforting look, she didn't know what to say. What.

"As for the noble concubine," Chu Shiyu tightened his lips and said, "Don't tell her yet."

Ye Lanyi still shook her head, but Chu Shiyu smiled and pulled out her hand, saying, "Go back and rest, I'm going to see the Celestial Master."

The crimson purple color changed suddenly, and the clouds of smoke and ash scattered all over the sky. Looking through the hollow window, the sky seemed to be carved into the shape of flowers and birds, but it turned into another scroll in an instant.

Tian Wuruo put his hands on the window lattice, looked into the distance through the gap, and was awakened by the sound of "Your Majesty is coming".

Chu Shiyu sat on the red sandalwood chair, Tian Wuruo put on the wine cup himself, and drank with Chu Shiyu.

"Chi Yue has concerns." Chu Shiyu tilted his head, tapped the rim of his cup with his fingertips, and said, "I've also heard that he has a close relationship with Zhuo Ran, so he probably doesn't want to go to Yidong. I'm just worried that Zhuo Ran will be unsafe in Gao."

Tian Wuruo smiled and said: "The governor is also a man of temperament, he will understand His Majesty's painstaking efforts. Now that Zhuo Siye has an official position and Liu Yulin is on the sidelines to guide him, he should be at ease."

Chu Shiyu raised his neck, drank the wine in one gulp, and filled another glass.

"Tianshi, I want to ask you the truth." Chu Shiyu gripped the white jade porcelain cup tightly and stared at Tian Wuruo.

"Zhuo Ran, is this the person I'm looking for?"

Tian Wuruo suppressed his smile, even though his face was expressionless, Chu Shiyu could guess a little bit, if he hadn't known who Zhuo Ran was, he would never have dared to ask Chu Shiyu to ask Chu Shiyu just because of Fu Sisi Leave Zhuo Ran alive.

"I just want to know," Chu Shiyu leaned forward and said, "Why do you ask Qing to spare her life?"

Chu Shiyu wanted Zhuo Ran to live at the beginning, but it was just a momentary impulse, he wanted to know what the result would be, but he didn't want his impulsiveness to be deliberately used by others.

Tian Wuruo sighed for a long time and said, "Your Majesty, there are many things that I have no reason to say, and I cannot say."

Chu Shiyu leaned on the back of the chair through the drunkenness, and said: "Because... Zhuo Ran will one day rectify his father's name, recognize his ancestors and return to his clan, and then..."

"Your Majesty." Tian Wuruo boldly cut off his words, and said softly: "Everything has a cause and effect, no matter what happens, we need to let nature take its course."

"Maybe..." Chu Shiyu smiled slightly.

Maybe he's right.

Maybe he should stick to his own opinion and execute Zhuo Ran back then.

Perhaps, some things are still too late to do now.

Tian Wuruo looked at his smile, but his body was covered in cold sweat. He always felt a little strange, but the next moment, His Majesty who was sitting opposite him returned to his benevolent appearance, which made him a little dazed.

***
"Woo!" Li Xunchuan tightened the reins, Zhushi shook his head, and came to a smooth stop.

Zhuo Ran heaved a sigh of relief, and Li Yanchuan smiled slightly, grabbed the man and jumped off the horse.

As the night fell, all the surrounding sounds returned to silence, the road on the hill was stepped on, and from time to time there were a few crisp birdsongs in the gradual dimness, Li Yuchuan took Zhuo Ran's hand and walked along the path .

"How did you find this place?" Zhuo Ran followed Li Yanchuan's footsteps, and saw that the surroundings were covered by weeds and tall trees. It was really not easy to find this place, but the path became clearer as it went up.

The bright moonlight reflected the path, as if it was guiding the way.

Li Xunchuan held Zhuo Ran's shoulders and said, "I've been in Lianyue's school for a long time, and once in a while Xiyu said that he found a place, and that's why I planned to make this place mine."

"Second master, isn't he afraid of birds of prey?" Zhuo Ran looked around and said, "There are always strange things in places that are inaccessible."

Li Xunchuan smiled and said, "How come. This place is still not as good as the mountains in Beili. I will take you to catch leopards and tigers in the future and make them pets for us in Xiaqiu."

Zhuo Ran couldn't help laughing.

"Come on, be careful under your feet." Li Yanchuan hugged Zhuo Ran around the old tree roots protruding from the ground, put her down, and said, "If you don't like these ferocious ones, I can also raise rabbits for you. "

"Anything is fine." Zhuo Ran hugged Li Yuchuan and said, "I like whatever you give me."

Li Xunchuan dragged Zhuo Ran around for a few more roads, but the mountainside was still a bit cold, so Li Xunchuan simply hugged Zhuo Ran tightly to warm up his body, and he said as he walked, "Chang Yinyu's poison, let me find a solution." , don’t risk yourself.”

"No." Zhuo Ran stepped over a pile of weeds and said in a muffled voice, "I know you are worried about me, and I will never make you sad again."

"Master and Grand Tutor will not be in danger for the time being." Li Xunchuan raised his hand to block the branches above Zhuo Ran's head, and said, "The Celestial Master will also help us in the palace. If I am too busy on weekdays, you can go Find Fu Sisi or Liu Yulin, but you must not make arbitrary claims, you know?"

"En." Zhuo Ran nodded.

"Also, don't keep staring at Chang Yinyu for taking medicine, and don't forget about your own. It's getting colder and colder, so remember to add more clothes every day." Li Yanchuan sighed a few times, and continued: "Wu Song is really troublesome. If he bothers you, don't be polite to him..."

"Chi Yue..." Zhuo Ran grabbed his hand tightly and called softly.

The moonlight lightly swept over Li Yanchuan's eyebrows, but Zhuo Ran couldn't see his expression clearly. She felt that Li Yanchuan was very strange today, but she couldn't tell.

Li Xunchuan responded to her with a smile and said, "What's wrong? Is it cold?"

Zhuo Ran shook her head lightly and said, "No."

"You also have to remember to eat more," Li Yuchuan's hand slid along her shoulders and back, pinching Zhuo Ran's waist lightly, and said, "Grow more meat, so that you can grow taller."

"Ah..."

Zhuo Ran grabbed Li Yanchuan forcefully, the latter was taken aback by her movement, stopped, then stroked Zhuo Ran's cheek, and said, "But you called my name all over, what's wrong?"

Only then did Zhuo Ran smile, bit her lip, and said, "Can you hug me to sleep when I go back? I'm a little cold."

Li Xunchuan leaned on her forehead, and said in a gentle voice, "If you don't feel well, we'll go back. We can come to this place tomorrow."

"No." Zhuo Ran squeezed Li Yanchuan's shoulders, and curled up in his arms. Li Yanchuan hugged the person in his arms tightly, and smiled slightly.

The cave has been emptied, Zhuo Ran tilted his head and smiled holding the torch, and said: "Your Excellency is lying, there is obviously nothing here."

Li Xunchuan took the torch from Zhuo Ran's hand, and said: "After I told you what happened here, my intuition was wrong, so I asked Xiyu and Xiong Zhenghao to move their positions. At present, the blueprint has been researched, but I haven't practiced it. I don't know how powerful it is."

"Did the governor really steal the armory?" Zhuo Ran looked into Li Yanchuan's eyes and said, "Or He Xiyao?"

"No." Li Yanchuan shook his head slightly, and said, "The origin of these blueprints is not in Gaodu, so I will tell you in detail when I have a chance in the future."

Zhuo Ran raised his eyebrows and said, "Then why did the governor bring me here? To see the scenery?"

Li Xunchuan raised Zhuo Ran's chin and pressed a kiss, then raised his eyes after a while and said, "I want to stay with you, forever."

Zhuo Ran licked the corner of her lips and said, "Don't be greedy, Second Master, one night is enough."

(End of this chapter)