last time

Chapter 77
It was cloudy and rainy for several days, and passed away quietly in the afternoon of a certain day. The so-called cloud disappears and the rain fades away, and the color is bright[1]. He narrowed his eyes.

He twirled the ring on his little finger, unaware that someone was coming beside him.Gu Zhao came over with the medicine bowl in his hand, looked at Li Yunchuan in a daze, and called out a few times but there was no response.

"Master." Gu Zhao raised his voice and said, "Master Si Ye's medicine is ready..."

Li Xunchuan came back to his senses, took the decoction, and said: "In the past few days, the Lianhua Lane has been repaired and the imperial army has also worked hard. Someone will draw up the list, and there will be rewards and punishments."

"Yes." Gu Zhao nodded.

"You and Xiong Zhenghao have been busy for a few days, go and rest." Li Yuchuan thought for a while, and said, "Leave other things to Luo Rui. If he doesn't make up for it, the worst thing will be him."

Gu Zhao knew that Zhuo Ran was still resting in Li Yanchuan's house, and after hearing from Xiyu that although Li Yanchuan was with them every day, his heart was not on the side of Lianhua Lane. He looked into the house and left without saying anything.

Li Xunchuan stepped into the room, Zhuo Ran hadn't woken up yet, he put down the medicine bowl, and gently dragged Zhuo Ran up by the strap: "Xiaqiu, drink the medicine before going to sleep."

Zhuo Ran was awakened by the touch. She had a high fever for several days, but luckily her head was not burned. She leaned into Li Yuchuan's arms and said softly, "Is it sunny outside?"

"Yeah." Li Yuchuan put the medicine to her mouth and said, "It's very nice outside now, I'll take you out to have a look after drinking."

It seemed that after this layer of skin was peeled off by Li Yanchuan, Zhuo Ran didn't have any hypocrisy. She would take medicine obediently and listen to Li Yanchuan's words, but this made Li Yanchuan feel uncomfortable, so she seemed to be pretending.

Really, where did such a hypocritical idea come from.

Li Xunchuan wrapped the man in a cloak and carried him out.In addition to the dazzling gold, there are layers of purple and pink in the sky, which are painted on the golden brocade like splashed ink. It doesn't look like a sense of peace, but like a meaningful picture.

"Is it cold?" Li Yanchuan lowered his voice, licked the corners of his lips, took Zhuo Ran into his arms, and said, "If you want to go back, tell me."

Zhuo Ran looked towards the sky, tried hard to remember the scene at this time, raised her head slightly, and said, "You look tired, go back to sleep."

Li Xunchuan's originally tense strings loosened, he blinked, and carried Zhuo Ran back to the house.Without lighting the lamp, Li Yuchuan found the couch in the dark, and lay beside Zhuo Ran with his clothes on.

"Zhang Yue..." Zhuo Ran raised his hand to smooth his brows, and then Li Yanchuan's warm palms covered his eyes, Zhuo Ran said softly, "...Brother."

Li Xunchuan grabbed her hand and pressed it on his chest, without opening his eyes to look at her, he just said, "Shh..."

Zhuo Ran raised her lips and smiled, and stopped talking.

She was awake all the time, and Li Yanchuan held her hand tightly, so she could only look at the faint outline of Li Yanchuan through the light from outside.She looked very carefully, as if the person would disappear as soon as she closed her eyes, and she couldn't hold back in the end, she huddled in Li Yuchuan's arms and closed her eyes.

"Xiaqiu..." Li Yanchuan called Zhuo Ran, waking him up.

Zhuo Ran was moved to another position, she took Li Yanchuan's hand and said, "What's wrong?"

Li Xunchuan moved her to his body, and Zhuo Ran's chin hit Li Xunchuan's chest. She didn't understand what Li Xunchuan meant, so she raised her head and said softly, "What are you doing?"

"It's nothing, I just hug you." Li Yanchuan tightened his arms, and with a restrained look, he said, "Xiaqiu, I checked for a long time who assassinated you last time, and found that they seem to be an organization."

Zhuo Ran put both hands on Li Yanchuan's shoulders, and her whole body weight was on him, but Li Yanchuan spoke effortlessly. She looked at Li Yanchuan's jaw and said, "It's just that we don't know who these organizations belong to. We haven't figured out what's going on in Gaodu right now, if those people are added, I'm afraid more people will be involved."

Li Xunchuan said: "I know that too. But these things should be settled, and they should not be taken lightly. Since they dare to come once, they will definitely come a second time."

"The people who killed you in the imperial prison that day should not be the same group as these people." Zhuo Ran gently tidied his hair, and played with a few braids in his hand, saying: "Chi Yue, Last time in the imperial prison, those people were sent by Li Chengru."

"Well." Li Yuchuan said: "He has been in Gaodu for a long time, and he has nothing to do with that group of people. We don't know that group of people at all. How strong their organization is, we have to explore it carefully. I'm afraid that they will know each other and reach a certain agreement, and then they will cooperate internally and externally, and we will not be able to guess at that time."

Zhuo Ran heard Li Yanchuan talk about Zisha, and felt that these things were very strange. She thought about it and said, "Isn't it a bit...unless the leader is a woman..."

Li Xunchuan smiled and said, "If it's really a woman, I don't think she's smarter than you."

"Huh?" Zhuo Ran said, "Why?"

"Intuition." Li Yanchuan stroked the top of her hair and said softly, "After all, who is as smart as us Xiaqiu? If it were you, you must find something that is more difficult to distinguish the direction as a code, so that others can't guess it." What exactly are you going to do, don't you?"

Zhuo Ran gave a "tsk" and said angrily, "Second Master, don't be so sudden..."

Li Xunchuan lowered his head, Zhuo Ran lay on top of him, and said, "It will take a long time to investigate these people. The collapse of Lianhua Lane and the riots by the students of the Imperial College are all related to these people. But this time, Luo Rui will be blamed again." It's..."

"That's not necessarily true." Li Yuchuan said: "Misfortunes never come singly. There is also the matter of Yong Niang and Zuo Xiang. As long as there is a mess, why should the higher authorities have to go to war if they want to investigate? Besides, in troubled times, everyone wants to do less things, and doesn't care about it." Much more."

Zhuo Ran brushed Li Yanchuan's chin with her braided hair, and said, "You have already told His Majesty, so these things must have happened to you. Chi Yue, do you want to investigate?"

"Yeah." Li Yanchuan nodded, and said, "Of course I'll investigate what I brought up. It's just Xiaqiu, you have to help me."

"I don't want it." Zhuo Ran put down his braids, but was pushed back by Li Yanchuan when she wanted to get up. She grabbed Li Yanchuan's front and said, "Second Lord is so powerful, why would he want my help?"

Li Xunchuan raised his eyebrows and said, "You really don't want to help?...Okay, then hurry up and leave."

As he spoke, he pushed Zhuo Ran off his body, turned his back to her and pretended to be asleep.Knowing that he was not angry, Zhuo Ran simply lay there straight and said, "Chi Yue, do you know what the relationship between Wu Xiuting and He Xiyao is?"

Li Xunchuan didn't speak.

"Zhang Yue..." Zhuo Ran turned to look at Li Yuchuan, she shook his arm and said, "...Tell me quickly, Chi Yue..."

Li Xunchuan smacked his lips, turned around suddenly and pressed Zhuo Ran under him, staring into her eyes, and said softly: "Zhuo Xiaqiu, how did you ask me questions so straightforwardly, huh? Do you know how to be softer?" , is this effective?"

Zhuo Ran let out a long breath, and said, seemingly incomprehensible, "Why should you be softer? Your Excellency Governor is too old to chew on hard bones?"

"Yes." Li Yanchuan's hand slid onto Zhuo Ran's waist, kneading and pinching, he said, "Listen to me, that's right."

Zhuo Ran put her arms around the back of his neck, found his lips and kissed him for a long time before she let go, and said: "I paid the reward, my lord governor, please don't break your promise."

Li Xunchuan lay back down again, and said: "Zuo Xiang always valued He Xiyao very much. He Xiyao is a child from a poor family. It is much more difficult to enter an official and enter a higher school than others. Yan Yingzhen can be regarded as kind. , I mentioned him many times. He Xiyao won the Jinshi examination in the first year, first did the household affairs department, and then was transferred to the official department to do the work. Later, he was demoted twice in a row, and then he relied on himself It's just that since He Xiyao became an official, Yan Yingzhen rarely interacted with him. As for Wu Xiuting, it was Yan Yingzhen's kindness who sent him to the Ministry of War."

"That day at Lianyue's school grounds, I saw that Wu Xiuting was following Xu Zheng." Zhuo Ran frowned, and said, "It's impossible for one person to be loyal to two people at the same time. Xu Zheng's."

"Yes." Li Yuchuan put his arm behind his head and said, "But on the surface, he has to play a full role in order not to arouse suspicion. He impeached the Ministry of Household Affairs that day, and he should have had a rift with the Yan family since then, but Don't you see that he and Yan Chengxuan are still good brothers?"

Zhuo Ran said: "I don't like Wu Xiuting. He's too ruthless, and the right side treats him well, but it can't change his loyalty."

"Actually, Wuxiuting is not easy to come all the way." Li Yuchuan said: "Their Wu family was originally the patriarch of one of the six cities in Gaodu, but their family refused to communicate with the outside world, and they didn't even want to participate in any alliance organization. They just wanted to be safe. One corner, just want to live well. But this is always out of gregariousness, and the other five cities ganged up to target the Wu family and squeezed them out."

"So the Wu family has fallen?" Zhuo Ran looked at Li Yuchuan.

Li Xunchuan smiled and said: "It's not that it's too low, it's just that it's easy to be targeted by other families. Wu Xiuting climbed up to this position with all kinds of pressure. He did it mostly to save his life, but this person is very extreme and easy. Don't mess with him, or he will take revenge regardless of the consequences."

Zhuo Ran gave a soft "hmm" and said, "He Xiyao and Wu Xiuting don't look the same, but the past is exactly the same. In this way, I think Yan Yingzhen isn't that bad anymore."

"It was a big mistake for him to abandon his wife and son." Li Yanchuan sighed, and said, "He shouldn't have done this. If he couldn't give Yong Niang anything, he shouldn't have promised it in the first place, and he shouldn't just use Yong Niang's hand to do it." grow your business."

Zhuo Ran closed her eyes, Li Yanchuan knew that Zhuo Ran didn't dare to mention Yong Niang anymore, so he put his arms around her and said softly: "Xiaqiu..."

"Huh?" Zhuo Ran saw the man pressed down, she shrank back, and was caught by Li Xunchuan.

"I've said so much," Li Yuchuan said in a hoarse voice, rasping his throat, "It's so good..."

Li Xunchuan lowered his head and kissed Zhuo Ran, and loosened the lace on her clothes. With a light tug, a large piece of snowy skin was exposed. Li Xunchuan turned her over, stretched out his hand to cover Zhuo Ran's arm, and pressed her from behind. past.

He said that he felt sorry for Zhuo Ran as a child, but he was merciless in his actions. He didn't care what Zhuo Ran had done. Anyway, with him watching in the future, he didn't believe that Zhuo Ran could go too far.

"Zhang Yue..." Zhuo Ran was in pain, she looked back at Li Yuchuan, and found that this person was a real beast in clothes, and what he said behind his mouth was completely different.

Li Xunchuan covered Zhuo Ran's back, making it hard to breathe. He whispered in her ear, "... Be good."

The warm wind blows in at night.Li Xunchuan didn't want to get up, and slept in this position until the next morning.

　[1] Wang Bo from "Preface to the Pavilion of King Teng"

　　
　
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