last time

Chapter 26
Early the next morning, Li Yunchuan changed into clean clothes and sent Shang Luoqiu and Xiao Qijing into the palace.

Shang Luoqiu has been dormant in Beili for many years and rarely shows up. The once popular Wujue gradually disappeared. Except for the death of Feng Qianshi in battle more than ten years ago, the capture of Han Congzhong, and the retreat of Wu Yihan, there is no news about the other three.

Dayu opened up a vast territory and included Quxi, Qi and Yidong in the middle of Beili. The southern border is vast and separated from Dayu through mountains. , Wu Yihan is the most famous physician in Southern Xinjiang, who was ranked among the top five in the past, but for some unknown reason, he went into seclusion and has not been born yet.

Back then, Shang Luoqiu followed Li Xunchuan back to Beili, and made suggestions to train Li Xunchuan into a person who could handle himself at a young age.In these years, he claimed to be sick, but he still took care of everything in Beili carefully for Li Yanchuan. This is the place where he watched Li Yanchuan recover, and it is also the place where Li Yanchuan's father died.

Li Xunchuan and Xiao Qijing became famous, but Shang Luoqiu gradually became unknown. He hid in the grasslands and high mountains of Beili, never seeing, yet always present.

Only Li Yuchuan remembered what Shang Luoqiu looked like when he carried him out of the sea of ​​corpses and blood, and what kind of mood he was speaking to him.

Li Xunchuan looked at Shang Luoqiu's back, his eyes were red.

Han Congzhong wet his face with a handful of water, wiped it clean, and said, "Shang Luoqiu has entered the capital."

Zhou Yu chose Cai's hands, wiped the water from his hands on his clothes, poured a cup of tea for Han Congzhong, and said, "He's the best among us."

"What's the matter?" Han Congzhong took the cup and said, "Chu Shiyu feels uncomfortable if he doesn't act as a demon all day long. Shang Luoqiu has a good stay in Beili. Why are you here? It's not for Li Yuchuan."

"Li Xunchuan's meritorious service is great, so Chu Shiyu should be afraid." Zhou Yu continued to rub the mud on the cabbage, washed it and put it in the vegetable basket, looked up and said, "But it must not be so easy when they come. just leave."

Han Congzhong was silent for a while, and said: "Chu Shiyu is sending Li Yuchuan to Gaodu step by step. If he doesn't return to Beili for a day, he may be killed. Chu Shiyu always has a way to find a new owner for Beili. Isn't the promotion of Xiao Qijing four years ago a living example?"

After all, Xiao Qijing's surname is not Li. No matter how powerful he is in Beili, he is still a member of Chu Shiyu. He can only do what Chu Shiyu wants him to do.

Li Xunchuan and Chu Shiyu had a fateful friendship, but if he was treated a little bit unfairly, Chu Shiyu's reputation would be lost, but Xiao Qijing was different, he had both sons and daughters, and his husband and wife were harmonious, so he was also under Chu Shiyu's subordinates Be merciful, he is determined not to be like Li Xunchuan.

He has concerns.

Zhou Yu sighed and said, "The emperor's power is very annoying."

Han Congzhong shook his head and said, "Then what can you do?"

He nodded slightly, thought for a moment, and said, "Brother Yu, Xiaqiu..."

"What happened to Ran'er?"

Han Congzhong looked up at him and said, "It's becoming more and more like a person..."

***
Yan Chengxuan has settled down a lot, and he has also heard about the school grounds.Yan Qingyao never went out in the mansion, and Chu Shiyu pampered her. She spent a day with Yan Chengxuan in the embroidery workshop and had a lot of fun.

Yan Chengxuan flipped through the ledger, and found that the Yan family treasury's accounts were all written by Wen Rongxi, and the entries were clear.

Wen Rongxi handed the newly calculated account book to Yan Chengxuan, and said, "This time, 970 taels of money went out, and there are a few places left, and 500 taels went out. Fortunately, it's not a lot."

Yan Chengxuan blinked and said, "Father asked you to take out these money?"

Wen Rongxi nodded, and said: "There is a mistake in the household department, the money will not be able to make up for a while, and the husband can only allocate some money from the embroidery workshop."

"My sister and I went to the embroidery workshop that day, and found that we not only have an embroidery workshop, but also a dyeing workshop." Yan Chengxuan said, "I see that those people have good craftsmanship."

Wen Rongxi smiled and said, "That's natural."

"I also heard that on the day my sister and I went out, the guy from Lianhua Lane also came?" Yan Chengxuan asked.

Wen Rongxi received the account book, but did not speak, Yan Chengxuan blocked the door, he said: "Second Young Master, please take care of your official affairs, you are too idle on weekdays."

Yan Chengxuan said: "Most of the work in the embroidery workshop was learned from her. My father missed it, why didn't she let her return to the embroidery workshop?"

"Don't ask about a lot of things if you see them." Wen Rongxi bypassed him and left.

Yan Chengxuan was annoyed, so he went to find Yan Qingyao, and was told that Yan Qingyao had returned to the palace, so he couldn't help being even more annoyed.

"By the way, there is also Zhuo Xiaqiu."

Here Zhuo Ran sneezed twice, Liu Yulin looked at her and smiled, and said, "Who is scolding you behind your back?"

Zhuo Ran sniffed, wrapped her outer shirt tightly, and said, "It's just the wind and cold."

Liu Yulin frowned at her and said, "It's already April, why are you still wearing such thick clothes?"

Zhuo Ran buried her head in sorting out the roster and said, "I'm cold."

Liu Yulin smiled helplessly, and said, "Kang Sheng'an still hasn't come today, let's go and see, his mother can't go to work recently."

"Are you seriously ill?" Zhuo Ran raised her head and asked.

Liu Yulin took the clothes and said, "The doctor said yesterday that it might not be long."

Zhuo Ran shook her head and said, "It shouldn't be, I don't think she has any major problems except her body is weak."

Liu Yulin pulled her out and said, "The doctor said that it has accumulated like this over time, and her symptoms are very consistent with chronic poisoning. I suspect that someone wants to kill her."

"Yong Niang is just an embroidery worker, so she might not offend anyone." Zhuo Ran said, "Besides, killing her won't do any good."

Liu Yulin walked and said, "Others don't think so. When I see her later, I don't know. I didn't ask the doctor to tell her the truth."

Zhuo Ran fixed her face and nodded.

"Yongniang's wish is to have Kang Sheng'an named on the Gold List, and to be a good official in the future. The Imperial College has Qiu Wei, and the doctor said that people can last until then at most." Liu Yulin seemed unable to bear it, and said, "Don't talk to Kang Sheng'an about this. , after all, it’s a child, so it’s better to know about it one day later.”

Zhuo Ran looked down at the sachet Yong Niang gave her at her waist, the scent of orchids was overflowing, Zhuo Ran suddenly didn't know what to do.

***
It got warmer very quickly, and it looked like it was going to freeze to death a few days ago, but it was so warm in the past few days, which made people feel abnormal.

Chang Yinyu shook his robe and swaggered into Lian Yue's school grounds. He was fearless, and Li Yanchuan didn't dare to do anything to him. He guessed rightly that Chu Shiyu was Li Yanchuan's shackles.

The rest of the imperial army didn't know what happened on the school grounds that day. Xiong Zhengwu returned without seeing anyone, and returned his badge and saber to him.

"You hid it skillfully, the brothers almost lost their heads!" Xiong Zhenghao knocked on the edge of the table, his hands hurt a little, and he said, "We still have assassins in the school grounds."

Chang Yinyu looked surprised, and said: "No way. The Lianyue school field was as strict as anything back then, where there would be assassins."

Xiong Zhenghao rubbed his hands and said, "You're free and unrestrained, forget it if you don't believe me."

"Where's the governor?" Chang Yinyu looked outside the tent and said, "Is he not coming today?"

Xiong Zhenghao said: "The governor's master and brother-in-law came, and he went home."

Chang Yinyu pulled his lips and smiled, and said, "Go home?"

Xiong Zhengmo looked at him with a nasty smile, glared at him and said, "What crooked idea are you trying to come up with?"

Chang Yinyu threw the badge to Xiong Zhenghao, put down the knife again, and said, "It's fine if he doesn't come, I'll take another day off."

Xiong Zhenghao pinched his waist card and said, "If you don't want to come, then don't come anymore!"

"That's what I mean! If you are the governor, I will take this seriously!" Chang Yinyu tossed his robe and said, "Let's go!"

Xiong Zhenghao threw his badge on the ground, cursed at his back, thought for a while, picked up the badge and put it in place.

Chang Yinyu turned around and plunged into the gambling house with his waist card removed and his whole body relaxed and relaxed.

Here Zhuo Ran and Liu Yulin have already walked to Lianhua Lane. This place is the same as when Zhuo Ran came here a few days ago. Liu Yulin rubbed his nose and said, "No one from the Ministry of Industry came to repair it. This is too ruined."

Zhuo Ran said: "This place is originally out of the way, and the Ministry of Industry's money and household department can't transfer it, so I can only pretend that I don't know anything."

Liu Yulin shook his head and said, "It's full of irresponsible people. It's not difficult to repair this place. How much money will it cost?"

"The matter of the military pay has just been paid, and this matter must be delayed." Zhuo Ran walked forward, and when he saw the stove burning medicine outside the small shed, he knew that Kang Sheng'an was inside to take care of Yong Niang.

The medicine juice rolled and overflowed with white foam, and the lid was lifted to snort, but Kang Shengan did not come out. Zhuo Ran helped to fill out the medicine, and Kang Shengan ran out of the shed in a hurry without even wearing shoes.

Seeing Zhuo Ran and Liu Yulin, he was stunned for a long time, Liu Yulin stepped forward, pushed Kang Shengan into the shed, and said, "Put on your shoes and go quickly."

Zhuo Ran put on a cloth towel and was about to go in with it.

The shed was dark, and a candle was lit, but it didn't help, Yong Niang's face was very haggard under the candlelight, Zhuo Ran put the medicine beside her, and said, "Drink it after it cools down, what does Madam think?"

With a hoarse voice, Yong Niang said: "It's fine, just rest for a few days."

Zhuo Ran nodded.

Kang Sheng'an put on his shoes and said, "Jijiu, master, why are you here?"

Liu Yulin smiled, patted his head, and said, "It's nothing, come and see you. I hope you will go to the Imperial College tomorrow to study hard, and leave your mother to me to take care of, okay?"

Kang Shengan shook his head and said, "No way."

Liu Yulin said: "There were some accidents in the Fajie test this time, and Qiu Wei, you can't let your studies fall, take the exam as soon as possible, get the title on the gold list as soon as possible, and your mother can feel at ease."

Yong Niang moved her lips, but did not speak.

Zhuo Ran said: "Ma'am, Sheng An is not young anymore, he should be allowed to take the exam so that he can repay you well. You go to the Imperial College with us, there will be someone who will take care of you, and Sheng An goes to school there, so he can see you from time to time. Is not it good?"

Kang Sheng'an was moved, he looked at Yong Niang expectantly, and said, "Ah Niang, are you okay?"

Yong Niang stared at the steaming medicine bowl, and it took her a long time to come to her senses. She seemed to have made a big determination, looked at Zhuo Ran and Liu Yulin, and nodded solemnly.

(End of this chapter)