Yan Cigui.

Halfway through the third update.

Liu Xun stood outside the small courtyard, patting the door panel.

There was no response.

"Tsk!" He intensified his movements impatiently.

In the past, he rarely came here at this hour, so he never expected that Yue Niang and Nanny were sleeping so deeply.

Forget it, Yue Niang, the bedroom in the main house is far from the door.

The nanny usually rests in the side room, so she shouldn't be unable to hear her.

Liu Xun took several more shots in succession.

In the dead of night, his behavior was quite disturbing.

The yard in front of me was quiet, but someone in the neighbors had already been woken up.

There were candles lit in someone's house, and several yellow dogs were whining, which woke up a young child, crying loudly.

The child was crying at night and it was hard to calm down. The family seemed to be angry and cursed loudly, "Where did a wild ghost knock on the door in the middle of the night!"

Liu Xun couldn't help but shrink his hands.

He had been holding back his anger all night, and it should have been over at one o'clock now.

But today was really unlucky. Liu Xun thought to himself that he didn't look at the almanac when he went out, and his momentum was too low. If he had conflicts with others, he would not get any benefits, so he could only suppress his anger secretly.

He looked up at the courtyard wall.

He has never learned Kung Fu.

Speaking of which, it was strange that my grandfather refused to teach him.

There were obviously martial arts masters ready to teach Xu Jian in the Duke's mansion, and he also taught Xu Jian's followers, but he was not allowed to practice even a little bit.

As long as he has learned some skills and can climb over the wall, why does he need to knock on the door?
Thinking of Xu Jian, Liu Xun felt very uncomfortable.

Then I thought again, yes, Xu Jian injured his leg, and those efforts were useless.

He can't climb over the wall, Xu Jian can't, it's half a dozen.

Hey!
The night wind blew, making Liu Xun feel much more comfortable.

He turned around and left, not blaming the two people in the yard who were so sleepy that they couldn't wake up.

Returning to Liu Mansion, the concierge opened the door to him.

Liu Xun asked briefly, and knowing that the others had returned early, he swaggered into the house.

Zheng Liu had already fallen asleep.

She was not a light sleeper, but she couldn't help but Liu Xun had no intention of restraining himself. He even made a big noise while wiping his face and taking off his clothes, which immediately woke her up.

A burst of anger came out of her heart. She sat up and said coldly: "What about the war?"

Liu Xun turned his head and glanced at her.

Zheng Liu became even more angry: "What scripture did you get from your father?

I can tell you that my mother and I arrived in front of each other. When I went up to talk to her, the other side was cold and indifferent.

I see, I'm afraid Xu Jian said a lot of bad things about you.

Your mother has raised you for more than ten years and has not taken care of him. You should be careful that he takes the initiative and coaxes your mother into doing things. She will not listen to you but listen to him! "

Liu Xun snorted: "Xu Jian is just a cripple."

"But you are no better than a cripple." Zheng Liu dropped these words, turned around and lay down, closing his eyes to continue sleeping.

Unexpectedly, the harsh words really irritated Liu Xun.

Liu Xun kicked off his shoes and got on the bed. He rushed over to Zheng Liu and went straight into battle without giving Zheng Liu any time to react.

The anger that had been simmering all night found an outlet.

Liu Xun was so angry that he refused to hold back, and the bed frame made a groaning sound.

"I can't beat him?" Liu Xun scolded him while doing it, "He's a loser. He can't even walk with a limp. How can he seduce women? He's useless! That means the princess doesn't know what it's like. Just take a look and wait. After seven or eight years, she will have to dislike Xu Jian!"

Zheng Liu was stunned for a while. When he realized what he was doing, he raised his hand and hit Liu Xun: "Why are you so crazy with me?"

Liu Xun suppressed her wrist.

Zheng Liu tried hard but couldn't.

Even though Liu Xun was a scholar, there were differences between men and women, and Zheng Liu really didn't have the ability to resist at all.

At first I could still scold, but later I lost the energy to even scold.

Liu Xun felt happy now.

No matter how much trouble Xu Jian caused, even His Highness the Crown Prince would not look down upon him, but a disability was a disability. On this point, Liu Xun was extremely confident.

But this confidence was suddenly shattered when I saw people going to the empty Shuixian Hutong courtyard after dawn.

It was broad daylight, and Liu Xun knocked on the door without paying attention, but there was no response after banging on the door, so she had to ask the neighbor to borrow a ladder.

When the boy climbed in and opened the door, Liu Xun walked inside...

There are many things in the bedroom.

At first glance, there is not much difference from before.

However, the jewelry on the dressing table was missing, and when I opened the cabinet, I saw that there were also missing clothes inside.

Liu Xun was stunned for a while, until he saw the letter left by Yue Niang on the table, and turned into a burning rage.

A long letter, two pages long.

The familiar handwriting was clear and clean, talking about her deep love for Liu Xun these days, as well as the reluctance and pain of leaving, but she could no longer follow Liu Xun like this.

She wanted to go back to Hengshui and live a peaceful life from now on.

Liu Xun almost tore up the letter.

He didn’t believe a word of the content above!
Back to Hengshui?
After seeing the prosperity of the capital city, how could I return to a small place like that?
Live a clean life?

I'm afraid I'm going to live a tyrannical life with that rich young man!
The paper was stained with water and the ink was smeared, as if a few tears had fallen.

hypocritically!
Liu Xun was so angry that he was shaking all over.

Yue Niang actually dared to leave him!
He is going to report to the police, he is going to kidnap this senseless woman back!

Liu Xun walked out aggressively, but before he left the yard, he was stopped by the sudden rain.

The sound of rain was loud, accompanied by thunder in the distance, which made Liu Xun less angry.

Father said yesterday, let him be more careful...

Reporting to the official is not a safe move.

But he would definitely not be able to swallow this breath!
Suppressing his temper, Liu Xun sat in the yard until the rain stopped, then returned to the Liu Mansion with a dark face, and went to the backyard where he met Xu Miao.

When Xu Miao saw him, she didn't know what to say.

When she raised her eyes and saw that his clothes were wet, her concern naturally arose, and she said, "Why don't you change your clothes? Be careful of catching a cold."

Liu Xun responded vaguely twice.

"Did you go out early in the morning? What were you doing?" Xu Miao asked.

Fearing that there was something wrong in his heart, Liu Xun felt that there was something in his mother's question, so he couldn't help but avoid it. He held it in for a long time and said: "It's nothing. I just went outside for a walk."

Seeing this, Xu Miao's concern turned into heartache.

She could no longer tell what was true and what was false in Xun'er's words.

But she couldn't help but ask a few more questions.

"I didn't bother to ask you yesterday, why did the prince come to Deyuelou too?"

Liu Xun was afraid of her, so he said bravely: "What a coincidence, why is Xu Jian here too?"

"I called him here. I just thought that we would all go to the theater. We are all family members. I asked him to give it a try and maybe he would come," Xu Miao said bluntly, "But I was still very happy to see him come. , very pleasantly surprised.”

Liu Xun was speechless.

Does this count as alerting the enemy?

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Xu Miao continue to ask him: "I saw yesterday that the relationship between A Jian and the prince seemed to be a little tense? How come they seem to have a grudge against each other even though they are accompanying the prince to watch the government?"

"I'm not sure." Xu Miao asked, "I think you have a good relationship with the prince. What did you do together when you were with the prince?"

Liu Xun was a little annoyed by the question, but he didn't dare to talk nonsense to Xu Miao: "It's nothing, it's just a cockfight in the general's square."

Xu Miao stopped asking.

She engraved all Liu Xun's reactions in her heart.

I didn't know that Xun'er was messing around before, so I just believed whatever he said.

Nowadays, as long as he talks a lot of nonsense and Xu Miao listens with a questioning mind, many conjectures will arise.

A Jian said that Xun'er was following the prince and causing trouble in the future, which would probably be a big trouble.

Watching cockfights was a pastime for the dandy, but for the crown prince, it obviously did not satisfy the emperor.

And what is on the lips must be the lightest.

What could be more serious than cockfighting?
I even robbed people, I'm afraid...

Xu Miao's heart was beating hard.

One didn't dare to ask deeply, and the other didn't dare to answer deeply. The mother and son exchanged a few words with each other and hurriedly dispersed.

Aunt Xia looked at Xu Miao worriedly, feeling uneasy.

When Liu Xun left the main room, he happened to meet Liu Ping coming towards him.

The brother and sister looked at each other, both of them looking unhappy.

"What did Xu Jian tell you and your mother yesterday?" Liu Xun asked.

"I didn't say anything." Liu Ping pursed her lower lip. She originally wanted to pass Liu Xun and ignore him. When the two of them crossed shoulders, she finally stopped and looked directly into Liu Xun's eyes. " His Highness the Crown Prince looked at me strangely, did you tell him something?"

Liu Xun was stunned and said subconsciously: "What can I say?"

"Can I be Liang Di? Concubine?" Liu Ping asked again.

Liu Xun's head buzzed: "Do you want to be one?"

Liu Ping said deliberately: "I can't do it?"

"You told me earlier!" Liu Xun cursed in a low voice.

Liu Ping is his biological sister.

Isn’t it normal for the Liu family to be a little ambitious?

Why hadn't he thought of this before?
So how could the siblings end up in the embarrassing situation like yesterday if they were open and honest and made good arrangements?
"You could have said no earlier!" Liu Xun said.

Liu Ping squeezed the handkerchief tightly and gritted her teeth.

After a long time, she raised her eyes again, her voice trembling slightly: "So, you really want to sell me."

The tone of these words was not right, Liu Xun heard it: "You..."

"I can," Liu Ping paused and then said, "But I don't want to! You even want to sell your own sister, how cruel you are!"

After saying these words, Liu Ping strode into Xu Miao's yard.

Liu Xun was left where he was, looking at his sister in shock.

Was he tricked by Liu Ping?
Liu Pingyuan was still not sure, but just now he tried it out?
If Liu Ping knows, it means her mother knows.

This time, he didn't scare the snake, he pulled out all the grass.

He saw the snake, and the snake saw him.

Big eyes and small eyes, the snake can bite him to death!

Subconsciously, Liu Xun raised his hand and wiped the back of his neck. He could even feel the cold shuddering smell of Snake Xinzi passing over his skin.

I really can't stay in this house any longer!
He didn't dare to face his mother and sister, and he was too lazy to go crazy with Zheng Liu.

That's right, Zheng Liu was going crazy. When she woke up early in the morning, anything she could get her hands on, let alone pillows and quilts, would go to Liu Xun.

Otherwise, Liu Xun would not have gone to Narcissus Alley so early.

There are three women in the backyard, and now he can't handle any of them.

He couldn't make up his mind about reading in Qiantou Academy.

He could go to Yue Niang before, but now, thinking of Yue Niang, he felt angry.

Going around in circles, Liu Xun thought about it, but he had nowhere to go!
No, there is still somewhere else he can go!

That house!

There was a lot of excitement there at night, and no one was allowed in during the day.

Of course, it was impossible for His Highness the Crown Prince to accompany him during the day. Liu Xun had just annoyed the Crown Prince yesterday and did not want to get involved.

Fortunately, no one in the house could tell their identities. The prince had spent a lot of money, so he didn't want to offend Liu Xun, who had "come to the same place".

Liu Xun swaggered in.

Outside the house, Xuan Su watched the door close expressionlessly.

The prince was at the Yamen during the day, right under their father's nose, and there was no need for him to follow him, so he came to follow Liu Xun today.

In their words, Liu Xun will be the most restless these days.

Xuan Su thought about it too.

They suffered a loss from their master and were tricked by the princess.

He saw with his own eyes Liu Xun's boy climbing a ladder in Shuixian Alley.

The house looks a little different during the day than it does at night.

Xuan Su checked the land deeds but found no clues. In the past few days, he continued to sort out the conditions of several mansions to see if he could find anything out of them.

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard footsteps coming from inside the door.

Xuansu hurriedly hid his figure.

Soon, the door opened, and two people came out, one walking to the left and the other to the right, and disappeared at both ends.

The one to the left was exactly facing the place where Xuan Su was hiding, allowing him to see clearly.

In his mind, he had seen such a face not long ago.

Xuan Su thought about it for a while and finally remembered it.

It was a merchant from Gu Yue who arrived in Beijing with the visiting envoys.

The one on the right was facing away. Xuan Su could not see his appearance, but judging from the way he walked, there was no doubt that he was a chamberlain.

After taking a deep look at the closed door, his expression became solemn.

Where did Liu Xun bring the prince?
Why are there Gu Yue people and chamberlains?
This time, Liu Xun played in the house for three days.

Spring rain is coming, summer is approaching.

Under the long corridor, a middle-aged man in luxurious clothes sat on the floor, throwing his books aside. He quietly looked at the water threads hanging from the eaves.

Not long after, a man walked up to him and bowed respectfully.

"The investigation at Fu Guogong's place is very tight," the visitor lowered his head and said, "He has not alerted Shuntian Mansion yet. I am thinking that if I ask him to grab some clues, he will ask Shuntian Mansion to check some old files. The origin of that place may require him to uncover it.”

Jin Guiren remained silent.

"This morning, he seemed to be reading the documents for Gu Yue's visit."

"The reception of the envoys is hosted by Honglu Temple and organized by the Ministry of Rites. It is reasonable for him to observe the government in the Ministry of Rites and look through the documents. He just doesn't read them sooner or later..."

"Xu Jian has a really good nose," Jin Guiren clicked his tongue, "He is such a capable person. Whenever he does something, he can always get some results. That place is no longer needed. It should be dealt with and fed to Xu Jian. Let him take advantage of it."

You have to find something for Xu Jian to do.

Otherwise, if he is allowed to dig as he pleases, he may cause trouble.

But after all, they have been investigating for a while, and Xu Jian is afraid that he will not stop without giving him any sweetness.

"Has the prince been there frequently these days?" Jin Guiren asked.

"diligent."

Jin Guiren glanced at the sky again and said, "Go and ask Dao Heng to come over."

Ask for a monthly ticket~~~
Thanks to book friends 20230803021229171, Xiaoyuan, and Xu Bicheng’s official girlfriend for the tips, and thanks to Bookstore book friend Linda163 for the tips.