Chapter 54

A few rabbits sprang out from the bushes at the back of the mountain, but disappeared in Shu Yan's eyes.

Chen Yun finally looked away, but saw Yu'an and Xiao Yu'er playing in the room.

He scratched his head and raised one eyebrow: "When you were arguing with your father, I was still young, and I only remembered that you were going to kill him with a knife."

When Shu Yan heard this, she immediately turned around and clapped her hands. She staggered up the steps of the house door, and glanced behind her son who was still standing there.

"It seems to be my style, that's all, I don't bother to pursue it."

East of Sui County, midnight.

At the corner between the two houses, the bluestone slabs on the ground are quite neatly paved, and the moonlight casts a hazy cluster of light on it.

A very tall man in black was hiding in the darkness, as if he was waiting for something.

The sound of a watchman came from afar, followed by the footsteps of the watchman from far to near.

The man put his hand on the handle of the knife at his waist. As soon as the watchman came here, he was dragged into a dark place.

Hearing only one or two muffled grunts, the watchman was thrown to the ground.

The man came out from the dark, showing a handsome face, it was Cheng San.

Cheng San quickly stripped off the guard's clothes, and then said to Bai Guichen behind him, "You put them on, and in a quarter of an hour, you go downstairs to Tianxiang Tower, and I'll send the news when the time comes."

Bai Guichen nodded, and quickly changed into the clothes of the beater.

"I saw you holding a knife just now, and thought you were going to kill someone."

Cheng San brushed his hair, ignored Bai Guichen, and walked towards Tianxianglou on his own.

"Knives are not for killing."

After Cheng San finished speaking, the shadow had disappeared before Bai Guichen's eyes.

Bai Guichen bent down to pick up the prisoner's belongings that fell on the ground, as if thinking of something, he took out a piece of silver from his pocket and stuffed it into the prisoner's chest.

"Ding"

At the sound of the third watch, the three of Cheng had already arrived at Tianxiang Building. He looked up and saw that there were many red silk hanging on the small building on the second floor, swaying back and forth in the night wind.

Seeing Cheng San outside the door, the second boy put a smile on his face and bowed his waist to invite Cheng San to come in.

"Master, Master Huang is already waiting for you upstairs."

Cheng San followed Xiao Er'er all the way upstairs, only to see a middle-aged scribe in yellow brocade clothes standing outside a box.

The middle-aged scribe held a fan in his hand, and when he saw Cheng San coming, he immediately smiled and led Cheng San into the door.

In the box besides the scribe, there was also an old woman, half of her face seemed to have been burned.

Those eyes were exceptionally sharp. After seeing Cheng San, he raised his hand slightly.

The servant closed the door.

"She's on the Vulture Mountain, I don't know what the hell is going on with these old women looking for her."

Cheng San sat down, picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and looked at the two of them.

The half-faced old woman smiled slightly.

He lowered his head slightly, revealing his lowered eyes, which made Cheng San feel a little wary.

The half-faced old woman said: "Of course it's an important matter. According to the original agreement, you should take her with you when you go down the mountain this time."

Cheng San was slightly taken aback, playing with the beads in his hand.

"Su Hu is also on the mountain, so I can't do anything."

The middle-aged scribe on the side said: "Could it be that you also took his money?"

Cheng San put the beads in his hand on the table, and the candles in the box flickered slightly.

"Su Hu has no money, I'm just curious, what secrets does this old woman have?"

The half-faced old woman stood up from her seat, she walked to the window and opened it.

"If you really want to know, you have to agree to do things for me and be my godson."

Cheng San raised his legs and glanced at the half-faced old woman.

"My godmother promised me to eat delicious and spicy food when I went to the northwest, what about you?"

The half-faced old woman chuckled, and her gloomy eyes saw people feel fear.

"I promise you great wealth, but I can't help but tell you that the old woman is the old lady of the Chen family in Jiangnan. She knows the news about the orphan of the former prince."

Cheng San's hand rubbing the beads stopped suddenly, and he stood up and walked to the half-faced old woman.

If you observe carefully, you can see that Cheng San's hand seems to be rubbing the beads vigorously.

Cheng San went straight to the half-faced old woman, smiled and knelt down.

"Son Cheng San, visit mother."

The half-mountain old woman helped him up with a smile, Cheng San took advantage of the two not paying attention, and threw the bead downstairs.

The next moment, the sound of a watchman knocking a gong sounded.

The old woman in the middle of the mountain looked downstairs, and the middle-aged scribe hurriedly said: "Mother, don't worry, someone has been guarded."

Cheng San looked at the middle-aged scribe.

"My elder brother is already a family now, but I don't know his name, please let me know."

The middle-aged scribe smiled slightly, and stroked his mustache with his hand.

"Huang Rengui, it's good for my brother to call me brother."

Bai Guichen walked with the watchman for a long time, before he stopped, he picked up the shimmering bead in his hand, rubbed it carefully for a moment, and suddenly his face was startled.

Cheng San scratched five characters on it with his fingernails, the first prince's orphan.

It was just dawn on Lingjiu Mountain, when Shu Yan opened his eyes, he saw Bai Guichen with a dusty face, this boy was frowning tightly, with sweat on his face, obviously he had traveled all night.

Shu Yan's voice was still confused.

"Where's Cheng San?"

Bai Guichen looked around, and said to Shu Yan, "Walking in brothels."

Shu Yan suddenly woke up, and she followed Bai Guichen to the backyard.

Bai Guichen looked around to make sure there was no one around, and then he said to Shu Yan: "Do you know who is the orphan of the former prince?"

Shu Yan was startled, what is this.

Bai Guichen explained the matter to Shu Yan in detail, Shu Yan's heart suddenly sank to the bottom, she thought carefully for a moment.

"You can't talk nonsense about this matter. What about Cheng San, when will he come back?"

Bai Guichen smiled helplessly.

"I'm afraid he won't come back."

"Then, how old is the orphan of the prince?"

Bai Guichen's eyes were deep, with a probing look in his eyes.

"Seven years old."

At this time, Yu'an, who had just woken up, came down from upstairs. When he saw his grandma, he immediately ran over coquettishly.

"Grandma, why did you wake up so early today? I learned a lot from Grandpa Su yesterday."

Shu Yan looked at Yu'an with a worried face, she reached out and touched the child's head, and asked quietly: "Then did he ask about your father?"

Yu'an looked at Shu Yan with wide eyes, how innocent the child was.

"Grandma, why are you asking that suddenly? Didn't you say that my father is already dead?"

Shu Yan took a deep breath, and she squatted down and hugged Yu'an in her arms.

"Your father is gone, but you still have grandma."

Yu'an buried her head on Shu Yan's body.

"Grandma, Yu'an must pass the Jinshi examination in the future, so I will show my filial piety to you."

(End of this chapter)

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