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Chapter 107 Purple Clay
Ou Li knocked on Zhuo Ran's door with the medicine in his hand, and Wu Song put down the silver bag in his hand and ran to open the door.

"Xiao Song." Ou Li walked in and said, "The medicine is ready, ask your sister to get up and drink it while it's hot."

Wu Song said "Oh" and hurried to call Zhuo Ran.

"Sister." Wu Song gently shook Zhuo Ran's arm, and called softly, "Sister is up."

This is the first time for Zhuo Ran to see the proprietress, she was taken aback when Ou Li called her "Miss Li", and then she answered.

"You have been suffering from low fever for the past few days, and you need to take more medicine for the injury on your back." Ou Li smiled softly and said, "Don't be nervous, I'm not the kind of person who asks the truth. shop, that is fate, you don't have to be cautious."

Zhuo Ran took the medicine bowl with both hands and said, "Thank you..."

Ou Li smiled and said: "Seeing that Miss Li is only sixteen or seventeen, she is as old as my daughter. You can just call me Aunt Ou."

"Hmm..." Zhuo Ran licked the corners of her lips, hung her head and finished drinking the medicine.

"Little one, go out first." Ou Li turned around and took out the medicine powder, and said, "I'll change your sister's medicine, and you help me keep an eye on the downstairs."

Wu Song nodded vigorously and closed the door.

"Open your mouth." Ou Li peeled off the candy wrapper, stuffed the candy into Zhuo Ran's mouth, and said, "Little girl can be coaxed well with some candy, and it won't hurt when you change the dressing later."

With sugar in his mouth, Zhuo Ran said in a low voice, "Thank you, Aunt Ou..."

Ou Li helped her up. Zhuo Ran's skin was fair, but there were many scars on her body. Ou Li was shocked when he saw these scars for the first time. I think this child must have suffered a lot, and he doted on her. Child, Zhuo Ran is a girl like a flower, so she has a little love for her.

Ou Li kept his movements as light as possible, and said, "Why do you have so many scars on your child? It would be so distressing for your parents to find out."

Zhuo Ran closed her eyes and said softly, "I don't have any parents anymore, and they can't see..."

"Then...you still have someone who cares about you." Ou Li gently blew on Zhuo Ran's wound, and said, "My daughter has a master, and her master loves her..."

Zhuo Ran slowly opened her eyes, the half of her face hidden in the pillow naturally couldn't see any emotions, but the exposed eye couldn't hold tears, and dripped into the pillow.

"I... I have a master..." Zhuo Ran couldn't help sobbing.

Ou Li patted Zhuo Ran's shoulder lightly, and said, "That's it. You will be a teacher for a day and a father for the rest of your life. If he knows that you have suffered so much, he will definitely feel distressed."

She has been reluctant to ask Wu Song and Han Congzhong's whereabouts. She thought that as long as she didn't ask, she would not get bad news. Leaving, the only master is no longer there...

"Look, I can't talk," Ou Li saw that Zhuo Ran couldn't stop trembling and tears, and knew that he shouldn't mention her wounds. Maybe something happened, so he gently stroked Zhuo Ran and said: "Good boy, don't be sad, you can only do what you want to do after your injury is healed, right?"

Zhuo Ran frowned tightly, trying to swallow his emotions, Ou Li didn't dare to speak anymore, coaxed him to sleep, and then walked out of the room.

***
After Li Yuchuan was fully awake, it was already a quarter of noon the next day.

"Master..." Xi Yu packed his luggage at the side, glanced at Li Xunchuan staring at the small bamboo tube in a daze, and couldn't help but said, "Master Si Ye, what's the matter, the master is so worried."

Only then did Li Xunchuan pull out the letter, and it took a long time to unfold it.

Gu Zhao handed the silver tael to Xiyu, and said in a low voice, "Didn't you say you gave it to the master last night? Why are you only looking at it now?"

Xiyu didn't reply, but said, "Has Jingshan packed up yet? I'm going to Commander Jinpeng's place today."

"I've already been eating, and I'm just waiting for the master." Gu Zhao glanced at the wooden frame in the yard, and said, "Look at Ruofei, I always feel that it is very quiet, not as noisy as before."

Li Xunchuan frowned more and more, then slapped the letter on the table, and said in a deep voice, "This is Wu Song's imitation, something happened in Gaodu."

He knows what kind of fonts Zhuo Ran is used to. Even if Wu Song learns Zhuo Ran's hook strokes well, he can still tell at a glance.The letter only stated that the two of them were in Suicheng at the moment and asked him what to do next, nothing else was mentioned.

"Has no one informed of the situation in Gaodu in the past few days?" Li Yanchuan suppressed the bad thoughts in his heart and said, "It's only been half a month since we left Gaodu, why..."

"Governor." Wen Rongxi stood outside the door, saw Li Yuchuan reading the letter, did not go in to disturb him, and said, "It's getting late, it's time to leave."

Li Xunchuan raised his eyes and said, "Yan Shu, you come in first."

Wen Rongxi nodded slightly, walked to Li Yuchuan's side, and said, "What's wrong?"

"What happened in Gaoduli?" Li Yuchuan handed the letter to Wen Rongxi and said, "Why didn't we receive any news?"

After reading the letter, Wen Rongxi returned it to him, and said, "Don't worry, governor. If it's not a big deal, we won't receive any news here. We'll go to the Jin commander's mansion later. The governor might as well ask again."

Li Xunchuan was a little absent-minded along the way, and Wen Rongxi saw him keep turning the ring on his little finger, knowing that he was worried, and also kept guessing what happened in Gaodu, but there was no news in Gaodu, that is, someone didn't want them to know.

"Does the governor still remember the man we went to see yesterday?" Wen Rongxi said.

Li Xunchuan said "hmm" and said, "I never imagined that the Yan family would meet such a smart person."

Wen Rongxi lowered her eyes and smiled, and said: "The governor will not believe it, this person was originally kidnapped to Yidong, but she is very clever, designed to escape, and used other methods to make those people find her She. Originally, I recommended her to my husband out of sympathy, but I didn't expect her to be proficient in business, and she was only 13 years old at that time."

"Didn't she look for her family?" Li Yuchuan said, "Abducted children always want to go home."

"That's why I admire her." Wen Rongxi looked forward and said, "She didn't make any noise, she just said that she wanted to live a dignified life, but she always showed people with a veil, and she loved wisteria flowers, so she named herself Zisha .”

Li Xunchuan nodded upon hearing this.

"Does Miss Zisha have any clues?" Li Yanchuan looked sideways at Wen Rongxi and said, "I always have a bad feeling."

Wen Rongxi shook his head and said: "I thought it was just a matter of trade routes before, but now it involves the bandits from the mountains. If their stronghold is here and the team is huge, we might really never return."

Li Xunchuan sighed deeply and said, "Thinking too much is useless."

Jinpeng had sent someone to wait outside the door a long time ago. Both of them collected their expressions, hid their previous guesses, and entered Jinpeng's house together.

Jinpeng's wife is called Qi Yuan, she always has a smile on her face, she looks gentle and docile, and she is also knowledgeable and reasonable, after a few greetings, she went down with her attendants.

Li Xunchuan lowered his eyes and smiled, and said: "I heard what General Tong Rong said at the banquet yesterday, and I thought Madam would not be so respectful and simple."

Jin Peng nodded and said, "This is what my wife is like."

Wen Rongxi looked at Jinpeng and said, "Commander Jin, the governor and I came here quietly. We bothered you a lot. Please forgive me, Commander Jin."

Jin Peng snorted lightly, and said, "The battle is not small. Yidong is such a barren place, why bother you two to come here in person."

Jin Peng didn't want to communicate with Gao Du about many things about Yi Dong.Zhuo Ting's incident is a lesson for the past. The great general who protects the country is well-known, but the emperor's trust is not deep-rooted. Otherwise, he gave the world one-sided words and said those scenes in a high-sounding manner. Without further investigation, his daughter was taken to Gaodu, and her reputation and merit were no longer held in the clouds.

He, Yi Dong, was not much better.Not to mention how the new emperor treated them, even during the few months of Chulian's reign, Jinpeng's heart was already completely chilled.Feng Cheng was Zhongliang after all, but Chu Lian only sealed him as a navy officer. The regime at the time was also exploited layer by layer. He secretly pulled out the pawn that Chu Lian had planted beside Feng Cheng, and quietly waited for the day of real power. After finally waiting for Emperor Taiping to ascend the throne, and encountering Zhuo Ting's Battle of Luxi, this gave him many thoughts of wanting to fight.

Fortunately, Emperor Taiping cast his eyes on Li Yuchuan, and Yi Dong slowly escaped from the shackles.

"Commander Jin speaks seriously." Wen Rongxi pursed his lips and said, "The Governor and I came this time just to find out the Yan family's business line and solve the Luoshan bandit matter, and did not carry His Majesty's will."

Jinpeng narrowed his eyes and said, "Isn't there a lot of sending people to Yidong in these years? I don't care what you are here for. Just leave when you're done. I don't need to tell the navy."

"No," Li Yanchuan put down the teacup, and the bottom of the cup knocked on the table lightly. He suppressed his smile and said, "Please tell the navy commander Feng Cheng that the two of us are here, and that we are Came here on His Majesty's Inspector's order."

Jin Peng sneered and said, "I know what the governor means. The words of the navy are naturally more useful than mine. It's just that he's busy these days and can't meet the two of you in person."

Wen Rongxi said: "Yesterday, the navy didn't show up at the banquet, so I knew it was difficult to see him, but as long as Commander Jin is willing, this matter will naturally be very simple."

"I also know that Commander Jin will still have the same attitude after talking about it," Li Yuchuan slowly relaxed his expression, and said, "The news commander at Gaodu will not be unaware."

"Presumably the Jin commander has also heard about Zhuo Siye's expulsion from Gaodu." Wen Rongxi rubbed the white jade porcelain cup, feeling the heat from his fingertips, and said: "It is said that Zhuo Siye has some connection with the Luoshan bandits, maybe His Majesty found out."

Jin Peng frowned and said, "Your Majesty told you that?"

Li Xunchuan squeezed his fingers tightly, tried to remain as calm as possible, and said, "Why, it's different from what Commander Jin knew?"

"On that day, Zhuo Siye entered the palace with a knife and had no choice but to kill the former imperial prince Han Congzhong. It is said that the jailer and Li Chengru and Li Yushi jointly killed Zhuo Siye, and the capital was buried with Han Taifu. In one place, how could there be talk of expulsion from Gaodu?" Jin Peng laughed and said, "Back then there was a lot of rumors about the orphans of the previous dynasty, but His Majesty still didn't spare anyone who did him no favors. If I had known this would be the result, I might as well have given Zhuo Ran a good time..."

Li Xunchuan jumped up against the case and almost spilled the tea. He stared straight at Jinpeng, gritted his teeth and said, "Who told you, who said that!"

Wen Rongxi raised his hand to grab Li Yuchuan's sleeve, but he didn't reach out for a long time.

Jin Peng didn't understand, so he said: "The notice issued by Gaodu is naturally from His Majesty, what is the governor doing?"

Wen Rongxi got up and pressed Li Xunchuan's shoulders, pressed him on the chair, and said, "Forgive me, Commander Jin, but because Zhuo Siye has something very important to the governor, I can't help being a little excited to hear the news."

"Let me tell you." Jinpeng took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and said, "The governor is like this. I think the governor is really important to the governor. If there is a chance, the governor should go back to Gaodu to find out."

***
"Godfather." Yuan Lu leaned down, added a coat to Li Chengru, and said, "Your Majesty has no intention of chasing and killing Zhuo Ran, and there is no objection from the left and right ministers. What should we do next?"

Li Chengru caressed the white chess in his hands, never leaving his eyes from the intricate chessboard, and after a moment of silence, he made a move and said, "Whether Zhuo Ran is the former princess or not, she can't live."

Yuan Lu smiled lightly and said, "Godfather means..."

Li Chengru looked back at Yuanlu and said, "You've always been smart, just know what to do."

The black pieces were scattered in disorder, and the white pieces were wrapped around the black pieces in another way. Li Chengru smiled and said, "Why don't you accompany Your Majesty these days?"

Yuan Lu curled his lips, and said: "Since the day when His Majesty was found poisoned, the imperial concubine and Concubine Lan have not let anyone else get close to His Majesty. Godfather, will we..."

Li Chengru glared at him and said, "I praised you just now, why don't you suddenly understand now?"

"Even if your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, you still need to speak with evidence. If you have no basis and no basis, you will be suspected. Don't listen to the wind and the rain. Be careful to show your feet. Don't rely on me to save you when the time comes." Li Chengru sighed He took a deep breath, pondered for a moment, and said: "However, what you said... is not completely unreasonable. It is a way to go out of the mulberry soil before the sky is cloudy and rainy."

Yuan Lu didn't speak, Li Chengru smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, His Majesty doesn't have the energy to think about these things now, you just need to do your job well and leave the rest to me."

Yuan Lu replied in a low voice: "Yes."

Li Chengru waved his hand and messed up the chess pieces, Yuan Lu knelt down to help him tidy them up, Li Chengru held the flawed chess pieces and said, "Second Young Master Yan has been very quiet recently?"

Yuan Lu nodded, and said: "Since Wen Rongxi left, he has been helping with the business of the embroidery workshop. He heard that Zhuo Siye had escaped from Gaodu and he didn't say anything. He has been very peaceful."

"It seems that Prime Minister Zuo found a good teacher for Yan Chengxuan..." Li Chengru pulled the corners of his lips into a smile, and said, "You can't just look at the surface of many things. Since there is nothing to do these few days, you should just keep an eye on him."

Yuan Lu nodded when he heard the words, and said: "But godfather, Fu Sisi and Zhuo Ran turned against each other on the spot that day, so can Fu Sisi also become someone who is beneficial to us?"

Li Chengru paused, and said, "I'd forget if you didn't mention it. Fu Sisi hasn't moved in the past few days. What's going on?"

"That day, Fu Sisi's arrow killed Zhuo Siye's half life," Yuan Lu also witnessed the scene with his own eyes. Fu Sisi's arrow was sharp and hit Zhuo Ran's back heart. Even if he didn't die, it would leave hidden dangers. Life will not be easy. Thinking of this, he can't help feeling a little bit unworthy of Zhuo Ran, and said: "I saw that the two of them have such a good relationship at the beginning, I didn't expect that they would really be able to do it."

Li Chengru smiled and said, "You are still too young..."

Yuan Lu frowned and said, "Could it be that the godfather knows that there is a secret in it?"

"It's not a secret?" Li Chengru looked at Yuan Lu with his arms up, and said, "You can tell that they have a good relationship, but you think His Majesty won't be able to see it..."

It's just a play through the sisterhood.

As long as Fu Sisi makes a move, others will think that she is just a helpless act of love, and because of her deep feelings, she will never kill Zhuo Ran with one arrow.

This is Zhuo Ran's lifeline.

Good luck.

Li Chengru laughed out loud. Could Chu Shiyu's move be digging his own grave?

***
Luanying brought up the cooked porridge, saw Yan Chengxuan writing something at his desk, and knocked lightly on the door.

Yan Chengxuan hurriedly put down the pen, quickly crumpled the paper and hid it in his sleeve, and put on a smiling face to face Luanying.

"Writing to the young master again?" Luanying put the porridge on the table and said, "It's been a few days, haven't you even finished writing a letter to the young master?"

Yan Chengxuan raised his hand and scratched the slightly itchy corner of his mouth, and said, "You are getting more and more wanton now."

Luanying slightly frowned and said, "I used to be like this too."

Yan Chengxuan stirred the porridge and took a few sips, raised his eyes and said, "By the way, how are you doing with the things I entrusted to you?"

"It's done." Luanying took out a small note from her sleeve, handed it to Yan Chengxuan, and said in a low voice: "Miss Yanzhi said that she can see Er Shao, but Er Shao needs to do something for her."

Yan Chengxuan raised his lips and sneered, "There are still conditions."

Luanying sighed, and said, "Didn't the governor put in a lot of effort when he met Rouge?"

"Does she want to leave Marquis Wu's Mansion?" Yan Chengxuan lowered his head and spat out the date pit, and said, "I still don't want her baby?"

Luanying shook her head and said, "She said she wanted to see Wu Xiuting, Wu Shilang."

Yan Chengxuan frowned puzzled, and said, "It's not like Wu Xiuting can't enter the Marquis Wu's mansion, do we still have to meet in private?"

Luanying lifted her shoulders and shook, Yan Chengxuan sighed, and said, "Women are troublesome...did she say when?"

"Of course as soon as possible." Luanying tilted her head and said, "Second Young Master, do you now know how difficult it was for you to contact the six major cities?"

Yan Chengxuan buried his head in eating the porridge and didn't speak any more.

Not long after, someone outside spread the word that Liu Yulin had come.

"Luanying, bring Liu Jijiu to my study and wait for me." Yan Chengxuan put down his spoon and said, "I'm afraid that he has something to do with Zhuo Siye when he comes to look for me."

(End of this chapter)