marriage order

Chapter 16
The day when Lu Zhan entered Beijing, Chang'an was extremely hot, and the car team that followed Shengshang to the Lishan Palace was mighty, dusty and dusty, and there were very few passers-by on the official road.Looking at it this way, Xijing City feels a bit barren and depressed.

Of course, this is just because the weather is too hot and everyone is too lazy to go out.

Nanshan sat in the carriage with the ladies of the association.The ladies chattered about the recent trivial matters, but no one mentioned the eldest grandson lady who had been confiscated into the court.

There are too many things in the world, and not many can be remembered all the time.In the past, they were sisters who drank and had fun together, but now they are prisoners. After a few regrets, they will be forgotten and will not be mentioned again.

The convoy traveled unhurriedly for a long time before arriving at the Lishan Palace. It was already dusk, and the sound of bells and drums could be faintly heard.The ladies went to put their luggage together, Nanshan stood there for a while, and Cui Sanniang came trotting over with the luggage.She lifted the hood and said with a smile, "What are you doing here? Hurry up and put away your things for dinner."

Nanshan nodded, Cui Sanniang dragged her past and walked towards the residence.

Before Nanshan came, she got the list from Shen Fengge, so she knew exactly who would come this time.She was dragged by Cui Sanniang and walked dozens of steps before she saw Shen Fengge walking towards her.Although Shen Fengge's face was expressionless, his eyes seemed to remind Nanshan to be extra careful.

Nanshan didn't make any response, just followed Cui Sanniang to continue walking.

As the night grew darker, dinner was ready.Shangyuan didn't dine with the ladies of the association, she just came over to take a look and then left, after all, the entertainment on the other side was more important.

Under the arrangement of Mrs. Wang, the ladies of the association started their night activities. The servants prepared good wine and food, and sent them all to Tangquanchi.

The soup spring pool prepared for ladies is clean and hidden, and you can go directly to the soup after changing your clothes.Nanshan said that he wanted to help the ladies look at things, so he purposely squatted in the room silently until Cui Sanniang ran up and said, "Let the servants do these things, Mrs. Wang told you to go there, why don't you go?"

Cui Sanniang used to be a naive and kind girl, Nanshan felt that she looked a little strange at this moment.There are many things that are not easy to evaluate, and it may be completely different if you change your position. Nanshan thought about it from his own position, and finally put away all his thoughts, and responded lightly: "Then I will change my clothes and go right away."

Cui Sanniang nodded: "Then I'll go there first."

Seeing her leave, Nanshan turned around and changed clothes in a leisurely manner.You can wear clean skirts when bathing in hot springs, but you must take off your top shirt, so wearing a white skirt that reaches the chest is the best choice.The breast-length skirt was fixed with white storage, and she put on a thin shirt, and Nanshan bowed his head and went to Tangquanchi.

The ladies who formed the association seemed not worried about being watched by others at all, and the Tangquan Pool was surrounded by lanterns, which illuminated the hall very brightly.When Nanshan passed by, Mrs. Wang said: "Little Nineteen, you soak next to Sanniang, let Sanniang watch you, don't get drunk again."

After Madam Wang finished speaking, she turned her head to chat and drink with other ladies, very unhappy.Nanshan is closer to the Tangquan Pond, and it is already uncomfortably hit by the heat.She got into the water, and Cui Sanniang next to her helped her, looked at the thin sweat on her forehead, glanced at the thin shirt she was still wearing, and said, "Do you want to soak like this?"

The ladies around were all soaking in the hot spring with their arms bare, and Nanshan was really out of place.She smiled awkwardly, and slowly took off her thin shirt.Cui Sanniang's eyes seemed to grow on her body, and she had been staring intently since she started to take off her blouse, obviously trying to find something.

The servant came over at this time and helped to take Nanshan's clothes aside. Cui Sanniang suddenly stretched out her hand and pressed Nanshan's upper arm, and said with a smile: "It's a beautiful arm, it really doesn't have any scars. Yes. Still stiff, you seem to have been very strong."

Nanshan soaked in the Tangquan pool a little cautiously, Cui Sanniang comforted her: "Don't worry about getting dizzy, just tell me if you feel unwell."

Nanshan nodded.She simply closed her eyes and quietly soaked in the sweating hot water, feeling the crazy chirping of insects in the summer night and all the movements around her.

The women's conversations came in like a flood. Although they seemed to be trivial, they contained a lot of information.When she listened attentively, she felt the restlessness of Cui Sanniang beside her.

Cui Sanniang seemed eager to find something out of her.Because as long as it is a plum blossom inner guard, there must be tattoos on its body, and no one is an exception.And these tattoos are all on the shoulders and arms, but Nanshan's arms, including the shoulders, are clean, not even a mole.

Cui Sanniang searched and searched, and was a little anxious because she found nothing.With her eyes closed, Nanshan could even feel the anxiety in her breath. She was silent for a long time, until she was sweating so much that her whole body was about to collapse, then she suddenly opened her eyes and let out a breath, and said to Cui Sanniang in a hoarse voice: " I feel like I'm going to be out of breath..." Her brows were full of pain, sweat dripped down her chin, and her breathing was a little short and weak.

Cui Sanniang saw that her face really looked like she was going to be unable to hold on, so she hurriedly called the servant: "Quickly, help the South Media Officer to go up."

Lady Wang glanced this way, Cui Sanniang frowned helplessly, gave her hand, and together with the servant helped Nanshan up.

Nanshan lowered her head and breathed in, she turned to Miss Wang and Sanniang Cui and said, "I'm really sorry, I'm going back first."

"Xiao Nineteen, be careful on the road." Mrs. Wang even specially told her.

Nan Shan nodded, pressed his chest tightly, and went to look for the outer shirt. The servant helped to find it at first, but when he found it, he said with a bitter face: "The outer shirt of the official Nanshan is missing... Maybe it was just now. It was taken by some lady by mistake."

When Nanshan heard this sentence, he knew that someone might have been tricked.She tied Bai Chu to death to ensure that the skirt would not fall off, then lowered her head, and hurried to the house not far away.This journey is very short, even if he encounters some villains on the way, Nanshan is not without tricks.

But she didn't want to use force in such a place, so she walked desperately at her fastest speed.

There were footsteps behind him.

Nanshan continued to move forward quickly, but he had already found a dark needle from the thick white storage belt.The opponent's pace was faster than hers, and when Nanshan predicted that the opponent was about to catch up, he couldn't help but turn around and use his hidden weapon.But just as she was about to turn her head, a person suddenly ran out from the side path.

Before she had time to react, a large blouse suddenly wrapped around her, and then a hand stretched out, almost embracing her whole body.She was taken aback for a moment, but the other party spoke ambiguously, as if telling others: "You can't run around in clothes like this when you're in a bath, it's all seen by others."

Nanshan suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, she recognized who the other party was from the voice and the breath on the clothes.

At this moment, Pei Qu looked coldly at the guy who had just followed behind Nanshan: "Isn't Qianniuwei's behavior too bad for following the lady of Chashan Association? General Zhonglang is over there, and I won't bother to report it."

The guy had already reacted, turned around and ran away, Pei Qu didn't bother to chase him because he guessed who he was.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Nanshan was far away, and his slackened heart suddenly lifted up again.Although Pei Qu didn't hold him tightly, she could hear his breathing and heartbeat terribly, and in the end she could only hear her own.

Pei Qu let go of his hand suddenly, glanced at her briefly, then tilted his head and gave a low cough.Nanshan frantically tied her clothes, but her hands, which were usually calm, trembled a little.

Seeing this, Pei Qu stretched out his hand, handed over collars to Shun Ping for her in a proper manner, and put on her big shirt for her.

His fingertips accidentally touched her skin, and Nanshan felt that his fingers were extremely hot.She should have not seen this teacher for a long time, he is still the same, he does everything as if he just came out of the vegetable field, he is very calm, and the smell on his body is still very fresh.

After dressing her up, Pei Qu was left with only a mid laner.Although it is not very decent, but after all, it is not a big deal if it is covered tightly.

Pei Qu didn't ask anything, just said: "Go back and change your clothes."

The second half of the sentence "Then change my clothes and return them to me" was left unsaid.

Nanshan hasn't said a word until now. In fact, she has a lot to ask, such as why he is here today, is it because he is afraid that something will happen to her?Did he guess that he would be counted against today?Now that I guessed this...

So, about my own identity...

Nanshan just seemed to have really fainted in the hot soup pool, thinking of this, she couldn't help frowning and studied it carefully, then raised her head and looked at Pei Qu seriously.

Pei Qu also looked back at her generously, seeing that she hadn't spoken for a long time, he said, "If you have nothing to do, go change your clothes quickly and watch me do? Is it nice to be a teacher?"

At this time, Nanshan was quite sober, and he pressed his loose shirt with his hand and said, "Doesn't the teacher doubt my identity? They all suspect that I have plum blossom tattoos on my body."

She said that she was about to let go of her hand, but Pei Qu held her hand down.

Pei Qu's actions have shown his attitude, he does not doubt, nor does he want to test her.He may be very eager to know what happened to her these years, but he knows that it is not an appropriate way to inquire like this.

If one day she is willing to speak out frankly, that would be the best.But it doesn't matter if she wants to bury the past in its entirety.

Nanshan is also a smart person. Although she really wanted to know the true thoughts of this big beast under the "not curious" appearance, she just took a step back: "Thank you teacher for the matter just now, students go to change clothes."

Seeing her walking away, Pei Qu turned his head and saw Shen Fengge flashing past not far away.

The night was getting deeper, the wind reduced the dryness and heat, and it was a bit cool.Nan Shan quickly changed his clothes, and when he came back to return Pei Qu's shirt, the game of chess on the other side was coming to an end.

The Holy One invites Xuanwu Lu Jieshuai to play chess, but Lu Zhan is a rough man with poor chess skills, but in the end he has a tie with the Holy One.The majesty's weakness and concessions were obvious, and Lu Zhan was very satisfied with the result, so he got up and resigned wisely.

As soon as Lu Zhan went out, the Holy One suddenly held a corner of the chessboard tightly, as if he wanted to borrow strength, but his physical condition was already in critical condition. Before he could stand up completely, his heart hurt so much that he almost fell down.

The complicated and unexplainable pain was tiresome and powerless. The Holy One tried his best to support the chessboard, bent over and inhaled rapidly and violently, the veins on the back of his hands were bulging, and the chessboard trembled slightly as if it would collapse at any time.

A person's willpower has always been limited. After holding on for a long time, he felt that he couldn't continue, and he fell on the chessboard in embarrassment like a loser.

Inside the King Wu's mansion outside the palace, Xiao Jiayin is trying to endorse the book.He has no time to rest. Children of ordinary families may have more time to play at this age, but for him, playing is a luxury reward.He was summoned into the palace by the Holy Majesty twice in three days, and there were always strict teachers who would test his homework, and if he did not finish well, he would be punished severely.

It's hard work, it's because you have to lower your responsibilities.The naive little Jiayin seems to have gradually understood these truths these days, but he wants to go back to the past even more.The upcoming big task didn't appeal to him, he just wanted to live with his father in peace.

But the sick and weak father who always looked at the reclusiveness only encouraged him at this time: "Jiayin, you have to hold on."

Without the backing of her father, Jiayin has only the way forward.He vaguely knew that there were many hands behind him, and there were also many hands in front of him.The hands behind kept pushing him forward, while the hands in front pulled him hard, trying to drag him into a big pit.

It was late, and King Wu finally said to Jiayin through the door: "Jiayin, go to sleep and see you tomorrow."

Xiao Jiayin regained her senses, closed the book and hurriedly replied, "My child understands."

King Wu looked at the small figure reflected by the light inside through the door, and coughed weakly, but there was a faint sense of resignation in his eyes, which had always been indifferent to the world.

When the drum beat, the two teachers and students far away in Lishan walked together for a long time.Nanshan and Pei Qu, who had changed their clothes, walked together at an appropriate distance, and they only talked about trivial things, even how to grow vegetables.

The topic was relaxed and the conversation was very pleasant.Accompanied by the stars, the moon, and the cool breeze all the way, they bumped into the patrolling General Qianniuwei Zhonglang, and after being warned a few words, the teacher and the student turned around and planned to go back.

When they were about to part ways, Pei Qu called to Nanshan and said, "Are you still taking the prescription prescribed earlier?"

Nan Shan shook her head, to be honest, she had given up hope of curing her sense of taste.Coupled with the fact that she was too busy and had no one to take care of her, making medicine was very troublesome. She finished the medicine she grabbed earlier and never took it again.

Pei Qu took a step forward, and when he was very close to her, a small medicine bottle suddenly appeared out of nowhere.He was not in a hurry to give it to her, but instead asked, "Did you suffer from illness, or did you take poison?"

Nanshan's eyes were slightly dodged, but she quickly replied: "It should be because I accidentally ate something by mistake, and this happened."

"I see." Pei Qu put the medicine bottle in her hand, "Take a look."

There was a hint of hesitation in Nanshan's eyes.

Pei Qu then added: "Trust me."

Nanshan finally accepted the medicine bottle, raised his head and asked, "Where did the teacher get the medicine?"

Pei Qu didn't reply, but said: "There's nothing wrong with this medicine." He was afraid that Nanshan would be worried, so he took the medicine bottle again, poured a pill from it and took it, "You can see if I'm still alive tomorrow, if I If you are still alive, you can rest assured to eat."

"I didn't mean that..." Nanshan whispered.

"I know." Pei Qu couldn't hold back for a long time, reached out and patted her head lightly, and said, "Go back quickly, be careful at night."

Nan Shan nodded, she clenched the vial tightly in her hand and said "I'll go back first", then turned around and left under Pei Qu's gaze.

Pei Qu stood there for a long time, until Nanshan disappeared, and then went to the residence.

The night didn't end, the Holy One was lying on the bed and staring at the embroidery pattern on the ceiling.The body that had just recovered from the illness seemed to be sluggish, and the lingering bitter taste of the medicine made it impossible to fall asleep for a long time.In the early years, I thought that there were no hurdles in the world that I couldn’t overcome, even if the people closest to me were gone and never heard from again, even if the kings revolted, even if everyone in the world slandered him and hated him... Now that I think about it, it seems that it is not the case. What a big deal, but life and death are different.

Some hurdles are indeed impossible to overcome.No matter how vigorous and invincible he was back then, now he is just a lonely sick man lying on the couch.

He slowly closed his eyes, as if he could see his way clearly in the darkness.

But at this juncture, he is not the only one who closes his eyes and looks at the road.

In Grand Master Yuan's mansion, the old grand master drank the medicine and was meditating with his eyes closed. He started to plan the layout many years ago, and now the way forward is very clear. His arrangements are all in place. Even if he dies at this time, it doesn't matter of.But it seems a pity that I can't see the appearance of the bit thief mourning and regretting at the end.

That guy has been the emperor for so many years, he must not be allowed to sit until his death as he wished, he must be driven out!Yuan Taishi laughed "hahaha" at this point, coupled with his natural ugly appearance, his expression looked very weird.

The door was knocked.

Grand Master Yuan opened his eyes suddenly, but heard a childish voice from outside: "Grandfather, grandfather!"

"Oh, little sixteen." Grand Master Yuan got up, but his head was shaking.After standing still, he immediately supported the high cabinet next to him, stabilized his body, and then went to open the door.

Little Liuniang looked up at her grandfather, and said innocently, "Why does grandfather look so bad?"

Grand Master Yuan held the door and said with a smile, "Xiao Shiliu isn't going to bed yet?"

Wearing a baggy robe and disheveled hair, the little Liuniang shook her head.The servant behind her quickly explained: "Liu Niang has fallen asleep and just woke up. She said she had a nightmare and couldn't fall asleep, so she insisted on coming..."

Grand Master Yuan asked kindly: "Xiao Shiliu had a nightmare? What did he dream about?"

"Dreaming, dreaming..." Little Liu Niang's expression became more and more ugly. She turned her head to look at the servant who followed along, and then looked down at her grandfather's shoes. She wanted to say that she dreamed that her grandfather had passed away, but the words came But the mouth changed to, "I dreamed that my grandfather didn't want us anymore..."

Grand Master Yuan laughed: "Isn't grandpa here? Do you feel relieved to see grandpa here?"

Little Sixteen was still not happy, she nodded, she really wanted to say something more, but Grand Master Yuan had already urged: "Little Sixteen, go to sleep, it's already this hour."

She responded dryly, turned around reluctantly, and followed the servant to the bedroom.

The moonlight shines in like water, and it spreads all the way into the room from the corridor, which is very luxurious.Yuan Taishi felt very tired, so he lay back to sleep.

At this time, it was the dead of night, Pei Liangchun lit a lamp and sat in a dark place to listen to the report of the visitor, and frowned slightly.

Nan Shan doesn't have a plum blossom tattoo on his body, yet unexpectedly gets very close to Shen Fengge. Why?Also, using the new clue of Qu Songhua to test it out, it turned out that Nanshan reacted more to this, while Shen Fengge hardly responded.

Pei Liangchun thought for a long time, but his originally clear mind fell into chaos.

He imagined himself as a chess player, but he didn't know that he was just a pawn on the chessboard.He didn't have the awareness to be a pawn, so he couldn't escape being crushed.He took the favor of the Holy Majesty as capital, but he didn't know that it was a bait to trick him into selling his life.

No one stopped him, even his father had stood against him, waiting for the opportunity to overthrow him.

But his seventh younger brother, who has always been acquainted with astrology, just reads the book in front of him as if he doesn't hear anything outside the window.

The books are very old, and the characters are very chic, it seems a bit laborious, Pei Qu flipped through the pages, as if he could vaguely see a person through these pages of pen and ink.

People who are obsessed with drugs are crazy. He realized the madness and innocence from it, and occasionally thought about the mood and state in which that person wrote these things.It seems that this is the only person in the Pei family who has been able to avoid the pressure of the family and live freely and freely for a hundred years, but it didn't end well in the end.

She became a typical counterexample. The Pei family had never had such a person at all, and they all said that she was a lunatic and lost the family's face.The way of survival of the Pei family is to abide by the orthodoxy. Everyone has been taught who to follow as an example since birth, and they have been fixed on a certain track all their lives, working hard for it until they die.

Pei Qu looked back at his decades of life, and finally closed the book in his hand.

Someone came late at night, he got up and walked to the door, picked up a note, and there was no one around.

The note reads, "The bright and white horse is in the empty valley. A bunch of cud is like a jade. It doesn't have a golden and jade tone, but has a heart." It was the sentence he asked Nanshan to write.

In fact, many years ago, he also taught Chaoge to write this sentence.At that time, he also received such a note, and Chaoge saw it. Chaoge asked him what he meant, and he taught her to write it down, and then explained it to her word by word.

When he was slightly dazed, a small official passed by the corridor with a cold drink, saw him and said, "Master Pei is still awake but it's too hot? Would you like a drink?"

After speaking, the little official handed over a cup of cold drink, Pei Qu took it and took a sip.The little official asked: "This is a new cold drink from Guanglu Temple, what does Shaofu Pei think?"

Pei Qu replied dryly: "It's okay."

The little official said bluntly: "Young Master Pei's words are too general, let's evaluate whether it is sour or sweet."

Pei Qu held the somewhat dark cold drink, but couldn't answer.

No matter how long the night is, it will end with the arrival of a new day.The morning in Lishan is much more comfortable and pleasant than the morning in Chang'an City, which is always smoky. There is less daily impetuous street drumming and more leisurely bird singing. It is the evergreen pines and cypresses bathed in the morning light. It seems to have been like this for a hundred years and has never changed.

Rivers and mountains exist longer than human beings. Even so, rivers and mountains cannot last forever.All things are born, there must be a day of disintegration, without exception.

If you want to understand this point, the intrigues in the world seem to become meaningless.But if you think it is meaningless, you can cut off all ties and stay away from the world?How can there be such a good thing.

As soon as Pei Qu turned around, he ran into Shangyuan.Shangyuan's face has never been expressionless, she looked at Yuanshan, then at Pei Qu: "I came here to relax so early, does Shaofu Pei have any troubles in his heart?"

Pei Qu bowed respectfully and saluted: "Return to Your Highness, no."

"Is it true?" Shang Yuan asked lightly, "There are so many things happening recently, it is impossible for Mr. Pei to have no plans at all. Would you like to tell me about it?"

Pei Qu frowned, and said helplessly: "What Your Highness wants to know, the official seems to have said it a long time ago."

"Doesn't the lower officials have what kind of heart your Highness wants?" Shangyuan said in a cool tone, "Now the so-called overall situation seems to be settled, it would be too much for Mr. Pei to stay out of it" Naive, you might as well think about how you want to go in the future, and then answer carefully."

Up to now, Shangyuan still hopes that Pei Qu can stand by her side, probably because of the national seal.Can there be a national seal to change anything?That one stone is not even more immediate and effective than an army.Ultimately, imperial power belongs only to those who are powerful and can control the situation.

"His Highness seems to want to teach the next official which way to go next, but for the next official, it seems a bit boring to take the ready-made path. After growing vegetables for a long time, the next official thinks that digging the soil and digging the road is not difficult."

Shangyuan has completely lost his support, but still hopes to use the people around him to threaten him.But before she could speak in the future, Pei Qu had already given up on her idea: "Your Highness has inquired so much, maybe he knows some secret stories about the lower officials. Now that he knows, he should understand that the lower officials may not be good people."

He even smiled slightly. There was almost no kindness in this smile, and even Shang Yuan felt strange to him.Thinking of those half-truths and half-false secret rumors, her scalp tingled for a while, she couldn't help pursing her lips tightly, and stopped speaking easily.

Pei Qu bowed coldly to leave, Shangyuan held his breath watching him walk away, and couldn't help frowning.There was no one around at this time, and the morning in Lishan seemed to be quieter.Not long after, Pei Liangchun walked over from a distance.

He also bowed politely when he saw Shang Yuan, and Shang Yuan said: "Pei Yushi doesn't need to be polite." So he straightened up, looked around carefully, and then briefly explained the matter of probing Shen Fengge and Nanshan Tell Shangyuan to listen.

Shangyuan lowered her head and thought for a while after listening, then she raised her head abruptly and asked again: "Have you confirmed the appearance of the concubine in General Yuan's house?"

"The concubine does not go out all the year round, but the informant met her yesterday. The strange thing is that she and Qu Songhua look too different. Even after nearly ten years, it is impossible to completely change her face. So... ...Either the previous information was wrong, or Yuan Taishi Li Daitao became stiff. The real Qu Songhua may indeed have died after giving birth to Yuan Jiayan. As for who the child's father is...it's hard to say."

Shangyuan narrowed his eyes slightly.

She seemed to have figured something out, but it seemed a little too late.All along, she thought that Shen Fengge was the Holy Majesty's minion, and thought that his position was at least neutral, but now it seems that he is with Grand Master Yuan.And the internal guard forces in his hands...

Shangyuan clenched her fists as she thought about it. Originally, she still wanted to keep him, but now——she changed her mind.

Seeing her gradually tightening hands, Pei Liangchun guessed that she must have a plan in mind.No matter what method is used, as long as Shen Fengge falls, the power distribution in the internal guard organization and Yushitai will definitely be reshuffled.This is exactly what Pei Liangchun has been looking forward to. He doesn't expect himself to live for a long time, but only hopes to live one day so that he can keep climbing up and trample those who trampled him down.

On the far side, it is still calm.She walked sideways on the way back, and asked Pei Liangchun casually: "I heard that Shaofu Pei was not born in the Pei family in Xijing, but in Dongdu?"

"That year, my wife stayed in Dongdu for a whole year in order to be quiet. When I came back, my seventh brother was already several months old."

"Will the person who delivered the baby back then, the wet nurse who served in Dongdu Mansion, etc., be found again?"

"Not alive anymore." After Pei Liangchun said this briefly, he asked, "Is Your Highness suspicious of Seventh Brother?"

"I heard that there is a small building in Pei's Mansion in Xijing. Has Pei Qing been there?"

Hearing what Shang Yuan said, Pei Liangchun already understood what she wanted to inquire about.He replied: "The place has been strictly sealed, and no one is allowed to set foot in it. The lower officials have not been there."

"Understood." Shangyuan responded lightly and walked forward, not continuing this topic.

And although Pei Liangchun covered up the matter lightly, he complained to Pei Jin'an long before he left the house, just like when he was a child——

"Seventh brother went to the small building."

He still remembered the furious look on his father's face that year. At that time, he stood aside and watched coldly as his father dragged his seventh brother out of the small building and beat him up. He felt extremely happy.

I don't know how my father will deal with this after nearly 20 years.

The sunny weather for half a day finally turned cloudy after the lunch break. The Holy Majesty was not in a hurry to return to the court, and Lu Zhan, commander of the Xuanwu Festival, was also happy to enjoy the convenience and comfort of the Lishan Palace. Instead, the officials, large and small, who had come with the car earlier returned one after another. out of town.

The yamen is busy with affairs, and the current government is a little stretched in terms of personnel arrangements, so the officials cannot be tolerated for too long.

Pei Qu returned to the county at noon, and his old uncle Pei Guangben murmured, "I haven't been to Lishan Mountain for a long time. If there is a chance next time, I will definitely not let you go. I will go in person." Pei Qu was careless Responding to his words, he was busy sorting out the papers in his hand.

And Nanshan had just come out of the Shen residence at this time.She returned to Wannian County very early today, and after confirming some things, she hurriedly told Shen Fengge who had just returned to Wannian County.

When she was about to leave, Shen Fengge stopped her and said solemnly: "If there are major changes in the court in the past two days, you must remember to take Fengniang out of Chang'an immediately. Don't set foot in the two capitals again. It is best to return to Huainan. If Huainan If you can’t tolerate it, go to the towns of Heshuo, the imperial court’s hand can’t reach there.”

He didn't give too much attention, except for some bluffing words.

Nan Shan nodded hastily, then turned around and walked out across the threshold.

The wind in the corridor mixed with the dry summer dust blows head-on, which is really squinting.Taking the shortcut of Nanshantu, he quickly climbed over the courtyard wall and left the mansion, and thick dark clouds rushed over from the sky.

As the sky was getting darker, candles were lit in Wannian County. Pei Qu packed up the files and left the county amidst the greetings of the officials. But he was exceptionally calm, not a single drop of rain fell at this point.

Pei Qu rode his horse and ran home, not feeling the slightest sense of depression and pressure from the approaching thunderstorm.There are still only a few people left in the mansion, walking through the back garden, passing by his newly opened vegetable field, among which there is a large piece of newly planted citrus saplings.Can't sweet oranges grow in the north of the Huaihe River?He can plant a vegetable garden to the full and have frequent harvests in barren countries.

When it comes to planting, he is obviously already a master.

Going forward, passing through the mountain pavilion and passing by the path, the small building is in front of you.Pei Qu has almost turned over all the books in the building these days, as if he has looked at a small corner of Pei Lianjun's heart, knowing that she is amazingly talented, and also understands the danger revealed by her obsession with poisons.

Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one in the mansion, Pei Qu lit a small lamp to do the last cleaning in the building.

The sound of the wind outside was somewhat bleak and terrifying.

The city of Chang'an was closed early, but the young royal doctor in purple robes, after hesitating for half a day, rode his horse to the Grand Master's Mansion.The posture of his visit almost frightened the concierge servant, so the servant did not even have time to report, so he resolutely led him to the mansion.

The rain seemed to fall at any moment, and the little servant always wanted to walk faster and faster, because he really didn't want to get wet in the rain.

Unexpectedly, Shen Fengge walked faster than him, and reached the hall with ease, turned around and headed for the courtyard on the east side.The little servant quickly ran forward and stopped him hoarsely: "You can't go to the master's side!"

Shen Fengge stopped abruptly, and saw little Liuniang walking towards this side.Little Liuniang looked up at him, and yelled in a clear and unexpected voice: "Uncle Master!"

Shen Fengge was a little taken aback.He turned around and calmly said to the servant: "Go and report to the Grand Master."

The servant ran away in a hurry, while Shen Fengge walked back to the hall.

And Sixteen Niang tilted her head and thought for a long time, and she followed in. She sat down honestly and asked nervously, "Why did the host come here..."

Shen Fengge ignored her, his teeth clenched and then loosened, his hands were closed and then released, and there was rare impatience in every breath.The servant came late, and reported back: "The grand master asked the master to eat first, and we can talk after dinner."

After waiting for a long time, the food arrived, including his favorite fish carp.

Shen Fengge didn't have any intention of eating, and didn't touch anything except fish carp.Little Liuniang looked at it, frowned and said in a low voice: "Grandpa said——eating fish and carp will—will eat dead people."

Shen Fengge still ignored her.

Little Liu Niang was a little scared, so she just nestled aside and didn't speak.

Time passed bit by bit, Shen Fengge got up abruptly, but he heard an ignorant maid outside shouting: "It's not good, Grand Master—— Grand Master——"

Shen Fengge almost went out the door at the fastest speed, his steps were as fast as the wind, and Xiao Liuniang was almost dumbfounded after chasing after him.Shen Fengge has no contact with Yuan's family for many years, but he knows where Grand Master Yuan's dormitory is.When all the female family members in Yuan's mansion were weeping and crying, he hurriedly opened the door and closed it immediately, blocking everyone from the door.

Grand Master Yuan was lying peacefully on the sickbed, but when Shen Fengge came, he sat up as if returning to the light.He smiled at Shen Fengge like an old child, and said, "Zhi Tui (Shen Fengge's word) also came to see this old man off for the last time?"

Shen Fengge was not polite to him at all, stepped forward and grabbed him: "Whose child is Sixteen Niang?"

"What do you think?" The old guy was still fooling around when he was about to die.

"Don't play tricks on me." Shen Fengge said viciously to his former teacher.

"yours."

Shen Fengge clenched his fists so hard that his joints rang: "Songhua didn't die at that time! Why did you lie to me?"

The old master's whole body was about to go numb, and his breathing became a little difficult.He took a deep breath but smiled dryly: "Songhua—Songhua is—really isn't dead—"

A stumbling word is like a withered hand piercing through Shen Fengge's flesh, tearing open his ribs, grasping his heart, and grabbing it ruthlessly.

Shen Fengge clenched his fists so hard that his joints were about to burst. He grabbed the old master's collar tightly to prevent him from falling down. He suppressed the fierce bloody smell in his heart and asked viciously, "Where did Songhua go after that?"

"Songhua, Songhua later..." The old master was almost out of breath, "I was...killed by this old man."

At this moment, Liu Niang climbed in from the window with all her strength, she fell to the ground, rubbed her forehead in pain, and wrinkled her little face listening to the howling outside, and suddenly heard a sentence——

"Why did you kill her?!"

"Songhua...Songhua is not dead, how can you be a good censor, how can you be a good pawn..." The old grand master stumbled and said this with a smile, and was about to die.

Liu Niang jumped up and rushed over, trying to save her dying grandfather from the hands of the hateful censor.But as soon as she pounced on it, her side face was instantly covered with fine blood froth, warm and bitter... She stretched out her hand to wipe it, and subconsciously turned her head to look, only to see Shen Fengge falling backwards in extreme pain .

She was surprised, but her soft and small body unconsciously leaned over: "Uncle Master! Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu... They say eating fish will eat dead people..."

Shen Fengge's eyes were already dizzy, Liu Niang's face could only see half of the blood stains clearly.He struggled to raise his hand and finally touched her face.

The long-lost lightning illuminated the entire dormitory, and also illuminated the small building of Pei's old house.

The sound of thunder followed, as if it was about to shatter the old building, and even the stairs seemed to shake.Pei Qu held the lampstand in his hand and held onto the handrail to stabilize himself, and walked down without haste.

Another flash of lightning came in, and the sound of rain "crashed", and it would be another quiet night with no one disturbed.

He walked to the door and opened it as usual, but saw someone holding a big umbrella, standing in the thunderstorm, waiting for him at the door.

(End of this chapter)