marriage order

Chapter 24
Shang Yuan's movements were very swift, and in a split second he broke the gap between the two of them and knocked Pei Qu to the ground.Pei Qu's shoulder and back injuries are still not fully healed, and the strength in his hands is not even as strong as hers.Shangyuan pressed his right hand, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his lips: "I didn't expect you to have such a stupid plan..."

There was a bit of sarcasm in her words, but she silently exerted force on her hands, clenched Pei Qu's fist through her sleeve, gritted her teeth and turned the angle.Pei Qu was at a disadvantage, the pain on his back made him gasp, but he still looked calm.

The silent wrestling is full of suspicion, calculation and incomprehension.No matter what, Shangyuan never thought that Pei Qu would see her with a dagger. When she first found out that it was a dagger, she thought that Pei Qu was going to kill herself by surprise, but during this struggle, she faintly realized that things were not that simple, so she suddenly felt a burst of pain. disturbed.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became tense, and Shangyuan called for help, but there was no response from outside.Be it the guards or servants who were on duty outside, they all disappeared for a while.She didn't get a response, and she already had a lot of speculations in her heart, and she felt more and more that this was a trap.

Arranging to come to a remote place like the palace is a trap, and it is also a trap for Pei Qu to come to the palace in the middle of the night to pretend to be a saint. It is even more planned when she receives the eyeliner news on time at midnight... Pei Qu's spearhead is clearly directed at herself , this dagger was also prepared for her, and the eerie silence outside was even more suspicious.

Thinking of this, she seemed to hear a faint movement from outside. In the unlit Lishan Palace, there seemed to be an undercurrent surging, and at her feet was the lampstand that fell to the ground when the case was revealed just now, and the flames were burning. Looking at the oily carpet, it jumped up quickly.

The fire was almost out of control, and Shangyuan's wide long skirt dragged on the ground was burned by the flames, and his ankle was even burned, but even in this unfavorable situation, Shangyuan only frowned slightly and went all out. The dagger held by Pei Qu's sleeve turned around, she almost gritted her teeth, and tried her best to stab the tip of the dagger towards Pei Qu's right shoulder collarbone.

The dagger is small and narrow, extremely sharp.The summer clothes were thin, and the tip of the dagger pierced into the flesh and poked the bone, as if he could hear the sound.Shangyuan suddenly became excited, and there was a hint of madness in his eyes.Pei Qu felt numb to the pain, although he was at a disadvantage, he still held the dagger tightly, not giving Shang Yuan a chance to snatch it.

He closed his eyes, felt the heat gradually coming, and knew that the flame was getting closer and closer to him.He pursed his lips tightly and said nothing, looking like he was dying.

Shangyuan's floor-length skirt was already on fire, and it was getting hotter and hotter. She had to let go and turn her head to put out the flames at the corner of the skirt, but Pei Qu sat up abruptly, and the dagger in her hand pierced into the upper corner with perfect precision. far back shoulder.Shangyuan cried out in pain, the pain was overwhelming, and his mind was completely occupied by the pain for a while, and he couldn't think at all.

Pei Qu no longer knew what pain was, he held the dagger tightly, and met Shang Yuan's eyes full of hatred when he came back to his senses.Shangyuan turned his head sideways and saw the dagger stuck in his back shoulder and Pei Qu's blood-stained hands, and raised his head to meet them.

"Why did you choose this position to stab me if you want to kill me?" Although she was injured and her complexion changed suddenly, the sarcasm at the corner of her lips did not diminish at all.

"I'm not going to kill you."

The expression in Pei Qu's eyes was the same from beginning to end, and his voice did not fluctuate: "Although this dagger has been soaked in poison, it is not enough to kill. As for why this method of poisoning is used, firstly, it is because the poison is only effective when it enters the flesh, and secondly I came here to let the princess remember this day—please remember to ask me for the antidote every other year, and the prerequisite for successfully obtaining the antidote is to stop this kind of killing."

Shangyuan was obviously taken aback for a moment, but then she laughed again, her face full of disbelief: "Are you planning to threaten me with poison?"

"That's right." Pei Qu gave an affirmative answer.He kept an eye on the fire, and continued, "This poison formula is from Mr. Pei Lian, the princess can choose not to believe it."

The pain in the back of the shoulder hit him all over the head, and Shangyuan held back the pain and frowned and said: "The dagger just pierced into your body, and you were also poisoned. The stupid way of hurting the enemy is like... "

"Like lying to you?" Seeing that the fire in the room was getting out of control, Pei Qu interrupted her quickly, "Mr. Pei Lian was not afraid to test the poison with himself in the past, so naturally I don't care. The princess doesn't have to worry about other people's detoxification." There are too many expectations, even Mr. Pei Lian has not been able to give a once-and-for-all solution to this kind of poison."

Pei Lianjun is a leader in the world of poisons. Even she thinks poisons are difficult, and it is almost impossible for others to find a solution in a short time.

"Didn't kill me directly, but wanted to use me as a pawn to balance the game. It was really a good move."

"The princess sits safely in her original position, and doesn't take the initiative to kill or think about anything else. I will guarantee that the princess will not die of pain from the poison."

"Aren't you worried that one day I don't want to be this pawn and die with you?"

"It doesn't matter if the princess doesn't want to be this chess piece. His Highness Wu Wang is behind Jiayin. Although His Highness Wu and the old ministers are very close at the moment, they will always be against each other if their positions require it. Shuai, the three-party restriction is still there." He was warning Shangyuan that she didn't need to take herself too seriously, without her the balance of the game would not be broken, and at this time she was spared and continued to let her be a pawn , is the best step for her.

Shangyuan was about to be dazzled by the pain and all kinds of complicated emotions. She seemed unable to stand up again, and she didn't realize that the corner of her skirt was burning again.

Pei Qu got up and pulled her up with difficulty, pulled the blanket to extinguish the flames on her skirt, his hands were shaking with pain, and the blood from the wound almost soaked the clothes.

He still said in a steady voice: "Everyone is a chess piece, there is no player at all. We are just pushing each other on the chessboard, doesn't my sister understand?" He even used this extremely strange name, Shangyuan was in a daze When he met his gaze, he was stunned.

Pei Qu didn't have much strength to support her, but the fire in the house was getting hotter and hotter. He shouted out, and right Qianniuwei in red armor broke into the door in an instant.

The leader was Xu Jiulang, and Xu Jiulang hurried forward to support Pei Qu, exclaiming in shock, "Brother Pei is injured!" Then he said strangely, "I've been waiting outside for a long time, why are you yelling now! "

As he spoke, he stared at Shangyuan fiercely, wishing that the woman's head would fall to the ground with a wave of the long sword in his hand.

"Take the princess away."

"Brother Pei?!" Xu Jiulang didn't understand why Pei Qu let the woman go. He didn't want to help Shang Yuan, but he didn't want to go against Pei Qu's wishes, so he asked his subordinates to take Shang Yuan away.Pei Qu let go of his hand, the wound seeped more and more blood, and a large piece of his chest was dizzy.

The blood on the green robe turned black, and Pei Qu's hand hung down.Xu Jiulang coughed because of the fire in the house, and dragged Pei Qu out of the house without any explanation.The soldiers came and went to put out the fire, while Pei Qu sat in the corridor and struggled to hold on.After all, Xu Jiulang had been in the rivers and lakes before, so he skillfully tore off the cloth and wrapped it up quickly, saying, "Brother Pei, I'll take you to the medical officer."

After he finished speaking, he bowed his waist and carried Pei Qu on his back, and quickly ran to the Lishan Medical Center.Lishan Medical Center is not in the palace, and it takes a long time to get there. Xu Jiulang is young and strong, but he is not afraid of running long distances with heavy loads, but it is a pity that his brain is not very good, and he lost his way after walking around in the palace!
The more anxious you are, the more you can't find your way, but Pei Qu behind him said, "Keep going."

"Oh, why did I forget that Brother Pei knows the way, Brother Pei, hold on, otherwise I really can't find the place." He continued to walk forward, and said, "When I came here earlier Seeing Pei Yushi, he seemed to have got some rumors and was about to escape! But the way out was blocked by General Zhonglang, unless he was a fly, he couldn’t fly out at all. General Zhonglang also told the brothers Search all over the mountains and fields, and kill him as soon as you catch him. Although it is too cruel, Pei Yushi really deserves to die, how bad he is, and how many people he killed!"

"Should I kill directly?"

"That's needless to say!" Xu Jiulang replied bluntly, "Our Zhonglang will have a grudge against him for killing his brother, and we have long wanted to get rid of him, since His Royal Highness King Wu has acquiesced, of course we can solve it straightforwardly and save trouble! "

"You put me down."

"Brother Pei is going to intercede? No! Healing the wound is more important!" Xu Jiulang categorically refused, and even exerted more force on his arms, as if he was afraid that Pei Qu would break away from him.

"I can still hold on, let me down." Pei Qu's voice was hoarse but firm.

"No way!" Xu Jiulang wailed, and said, "Maybe he was killed long ago, why is Brother Pei still doing such useless work?"

He ran faster with Pei Qu on his back, and Pei Qu suddenly fell silent, but showed him the way at the right time.The innocent Xu Jiulang thought that Pei Qu was pointing the way to the hospital, and just followed the instructions, but the road became more and more deserted, so he felt something was wrong.He stopped abruptly: "Where is Brother Pei going? Are you cheating me?"

"It's cheating you. It's far away from the hospital now, so let me down."

"Where is this place?!" Xu Jiulang looked around with his back on his back, only to find a very secret cave not far away, he said, "This place is really hidden." You can't even notice it.He suddenly understood: "Could it be that Pei Liangchun is hiding here?!"

"You put me down."

Xu Jiulang was so confused that he really let Pei Qu go.Pei Qu held the wound tightly with his left hand, and his steps were sloppy.He has not been to this place for a long time. When he was very young, he and Pei Liangchun accidentally broke into this place when they were playing in Lishan Mountain. At that time, the two of them came to the same conclusion that this place was a good refuge, because It's too inconspicuous, but there are enough fruits to satisfy your hunger and not starve to death.

With bloodstained hands, he pushed aside the plants at the entrance, and Pei Qu turned his head and dragged the stunned Xu Jiulang in together.

It was dawn at this time, but the cave was still dark.Pei Qu gritted his teeth and pressed the wound tightly, walking in carefully, his intuition became stronger and stronger - Pei Liangchun was hiding here.

Suddenly there was a sharp "squeak" sound from bats flying in the cave, Pei Qu suddenly stopped, and the sharp-eyed Xu Jiulang shouted: "There!"

Pei Liangchun was curled up behind a rock, when he heard Xu Jiulang's voice, he didn't move.

"Qianniuwei is searching the mountain, it's not safe here, brother, come with me." Anyway, he can temporarily save his life.Pei Qu almost exhausted his strength while speaking, and he even leaned against the cave wall for support.

After he finished speaking, he lowered his head and struggled to breathe, but Pei Liangchun suddenly jumped out and scolded: "What do you mean by bringing Qianniuwei here? Don't you know they are going to kill me?"

Pei Qu gritted his teeth again, but Xu Jiulang quit. He rushed over angrily and grabbed Pei Liangchun, grabbed his collar vigorously and shouted: "Brother Pei came to look for you regardless of his own injuries. Don't be ignorant of good people! If it weren't for the love between the Pei and Xu families, I would kill you right now!"

Pei Qu didn't let Xu Jiulang let go, but said to Pei Liangchun with a sigh of relief: "Before going out, my father told me to save your life no matter what."

"It was he who tied me up and threw me into prison, wishing I would die, but now he is really hypocritical for saying such things!"

"Hypocritical?" Pei Qu's hands supporting the cave wall were already trembling so badly that even his teeth were trembling slightly. He tried to steady himself, but it was difficult to make a sound when he opened his mouth.Xu Jiulang quickly let go of Pei Liangchun, stepped forward to help Pei Qu, and said anxiously: "Brother Pei, let's not waste time with him, let's go!"

Pei Qu only frowned, and said in a hoarse voice: "Brother has been too busy to come home for a long time, right? Brother-in-law is pregnant, does brother know?"

"Nonsense! Would I not know she was pregnant?" Pei Liangchun replied sharply.

Pei Qu didn't have much energy to refute him, he just said: "If you don't want the child to be born without a father, brother, go with me, I won't hand you over to Qianniuwei."

Pei Liangchun wavered at first, then sneered, as if he didn't believe his nonsense at all.

At this time, Xu Jiulang, who had excellent hearing ability, suddenly shouted, "No, someone is here!"

The sound of chaotic footsteps really became more and more clear, and before the three of them had time to avoid it, a ray of light shone in.The dense leaves at the entrance had been pushed aside, and then the sound of military boots approached.

The "squeak" sound of bats flying became more and more sharp, and the cave was lit up instantly.Qianniuwei outside was quickly removing the grass at the entrance of the cave, and Qianniuwei who came in shouted to the outside: "It's really here!"

As soon as he finished speaking, an officer strode in.Xu Jiulang immediately recognized that the person was the Youqianniuwei Zhonglang General who hated Pei Liangchun to death, and he quickly explained to the Shangguan: "I didn't come here by myself, I just took Pei Shaofu to treat injuries, but I lost my way and entered the place by mistake. here!"

Zhong Lang waved him aside impatiently, Pei Qu slowly turned around and stood facing him.

Zhong Lang was full of hostility: "It's better for Shaofu Pei to get out of the way, I'm going to decide the head of the person behind you today!"

Pei Qu was motionless.

General Zhong Lang didn't have such a good temper, his sworn enemy was right in front of him, and his superiors had acquiesced, how could he not do anything?
"Pei Shaofu! I respect you so I said it in advance, if you don't get out of the way, don't blame me for being rude!"

Pei Qu's complexion was as white as paper, and his body was almost unable to hold on.Zhong Lang Jiang took a step forward, but Pei Qu held out his bloody hand to stop him, "Don't come here again!"

After Pei Qu said this, Zhong Lang became more and more angry: "Young Master Pei! He is your brother, but he killed my own brother! You can't protect anyone but him!"

After he finished speaking, he took another step forward, Pei Qu stopped and said: "General, please calm down!"

Pei Qu suddenly turned his head to look at Xu Jiulang, Xu Jiulang looked at him and asked confusedly, "What are you going to do?"

Pei Qu glanced at Pei Liangchun, Xu Jiulang reacted quickly with all his intelligence, and immediately stared at Pei Liangchun.Pei Liangchun was also stunned for a moment, Xu Jiulang took advantage of him not reacting, rushed over and slashed with his palm, knocking Pei Liangchun unconscious with precision.He quickly tore off the cloth strips and tied Pei Liangchun's hands behind his back, then turned to Pei Qu and asked, "Brother Pei, is that right?"

"Take people away."

Zhong Lang said angrily: "I can't go anywhere!" He had drawn his sword as he spoke, and was about to rush over.

Pei Qu blocked him and said: "Even though there is a deep hatred between Pei Liangchun and the general, today this is not the place for the general to resolve his personal enmity. Even if Pei Liangchun committed a crime and committed a heinous crime, he deserves to die, but he should be dealt with by the law!"

"His Royal Highness King Wu acquiesces in killing him today!"

"If there is an explicit order to kill him by name, Pei will naturally not stop him, but now there is no explicit order, only acquiescence, which is another matter! What's more, acquiescence has always been verbal, and you can deny it if you turn around and deny it! Pei Liangchun has involved many secrets, if you kill him now, how can the general be sure that His Highness King Wu will not charge you with 'making unauthorized decisions' in the future?"

Because the tone was too urgent and he said too much, Pei Qu even shook his body.

Xu Jiulang on the side saw it, and hurriedly reminded General Zhonglang: "Young Master Pei is about to die, the general should stop entangled in this matter, and it is serious to send Young Master Pei out quickly. How can I explain to His Royal Highness the King Wu!" He turned his head and glanced at Pei Liangchun who was on the ground, "As for this thing, I must take a good look at it! What's more, what Pei Shaofu said just now is not unreasonable, the law of heaven is all there , is the general still afraid that he can get away with it?"

Zhong Lang tried his best to suppress his anger, and after weighing several times, he stretched out his hand to support Pei Qu: "I'll listen to you!" As he spoke, he carried Pei Qu on his back, and ordered his subordinates to say, "Except for Xu Jiulang, the rest are Come with me!"

Xu Jiulang never expected that the general would leave so quickly, taking Pei Qu away personally proved that he did not intend to kill Pei Liangchun here.The whole group disappeared immediately with a "crash", leaving only Xu Jiulang and the unconscious Pei Liangchun in this damp cave.

When he dragged Pei Liangchun out of the cave with great effort, Pei Qu was already lying on the sickbed in the hospital.

The doctor was burying his head in treating Pei Qu's wound, and Zhong Lang stood aside with his sword in his arms: "It's unimaginable that Pei Shao's mansion could be injured like this by a woman."

There was inevitably some coolness in these words, the gray-haired old doctor tidied up the wound, and replied slowly: "Pei Shaofu's shoulders and back have not healed from the old wound, and his strength may be weaker."

"Since the old wounds are not healed and the princess can't fight, is the Qianniu guard guarding outside just a display? The literati are really naive and unreasonable." He spoke bluntly, obviously passing on the fact that he failed to solve Pei Liangchun in the cave. of resentment.Although Pei Qu also analyzed the stakes with him, he couldn't swallow his breath.Just wait, sooner or later he will cut the meat off that beast!
The doctor cleaned the wound for Pei Qu, and before pressing the medicine powder, he said to Pei Qucan, "It will hurt a lot, Shaofu Pei bear it." Only then did Pei Qu's numb pain come back again, he looked at the roof, He gritted his teeth.

The doctor pressed the medicinal cloth in one go, wrapped Pei Qu's shoulders thickly, and then withdrew his hands and said, "The decoction will be delivered right away." As he spoke, he turned to look at General Qianniuwei Zhong, "Pei Qu The Shaofu needs to recuperate right now."

"Can't go?"

"No, it's hard to stop the bleeding, and any movement will make the situation worse." The doctor turned to Pei Channel and said, "Pei Shaofu is here to heal his injuries with peace of mind. The Lishan Medical Center has always been clean and safe, so sleep at ease."

While speaking, the doctor led all the people away, leaving only Pei Qu in the room.The rain outside stopped briefly for a while, but now it began to "crack" again. The chestnut sparrows in the courtyard were chirping non-stop, but they didn't find a place to take shelter from the rain, they just jumped around on the hibiscus tree.

The drug boy walked through the damp corridor with a scalding medicine bowl on his waist, pushed the door into the room and put down the medicine bowl, pinched his ears and yelled, "I'm so scalded, I'm so scalded, I'm so scalded, I'm so scalded, I'm so scorched, I'm so scalded, I'm so scalded!" Then I sat sideways and muttered like an old man: "Mr. Mansion, let’s drink the medicine, I’ll feed you if you can’t sit up.” He picked up the spoon and fed him the medicine, more patiently than nurse Peiqu.

After the beginning of autumn, Lishan Mountain in rainy days is extremely cool.Before Yaotong left, he pulled out a thick blanket and covered Pei Qu: "Young Master Pei, sleep well, maybe you're going to have a fever, and I'll come back to see you later."

After the drug boy went out, there was no sound in the corridor.

Pei Qu was lying quietly on the sickbed, but his mind was very clear.Many things flashed through my mind one by one, and finally I couldn't tell the truth from the falsehood, only the orange seedling garden in the mansion remained.That's right, he promised Nanshan that he would grow oranges for her.

The autumn rain bursts, and the city of Chang'an is getting colder day by day.At the same time, Huainan is full of crisp autumn air, and the air is full of the smell of ripe fruit.

Nanshan walked through the bustling market, and took many detours through the alleys. When she returned home, Sixteen Niang was buried in a book.The little girl looked smart, but she was a complete idiot when it came to studying. She couldn't memorize what she had been taught for a long time, and it was useless to frown.When it comes to spot checks, he is laughing and joking, always trying to fool around.

Because of this, Shen Fengge's brain was completely troubled, he was determined not to accept such a reality.Although he himself does not have a photographic memory, but his memory is better than ordinary people, especially Songhua is a person with an excellent memory, and Sixteen Niang...

He taught patiently for a long time, but he was about to give up because he really had no choice.This day he left the little girl alone to read silently, and went back to sleep by himself.

The little girl was silent for a few words and couldn't continue. She was in a panic, when she saw Nanshan came back, she jumped up and grabbed Nanshan like seeing a savior, "Sister Nanshan, teach me quickly, you must remember. Just write a few sentences and I can eat more for dinner today, I'm really hungry."

She sold out poorly, but Nanshan just sat down on the low table without love: "You let me take a breath."

Sixteen Niang obsequiously ran behind her to beat her back and shoulders.The little guy didn't know what to do, and Nanshan let her go because he was too tired.

"Where did your father go?"

"Go to sleep!"

"sleep?"

"Where is it! You're really lazy." Sixteen Niangs imitated the Huainan ladies and spoke softly, looking like a little adult.But as soon as she finished speaking, someone entered the main room, it was Shen Fengge.

She turned her head and saw Shen Fengge, her legs moved faster than a rabbit, she immediately sat back in her original position and bowed her head to pretend to read silently.

Shen Fengge knew that she was the best at acting, so he didn't bother to talk to her now.After he arrived in Huainan, he fell ill. It may be because of the acclimatization of the environment, or it may be because this is the hometown of Songhua. Once the embarrassment in his heart broke down for many years, he collapsed for a while.At present, he is finally well-raised and settled down, so he has to think about his livelihood.

Nanshan is a good helper, she is doing all the checking of news and market by herself, and she is tired from running around these days.She was lying on the low table, but when she heard footsteps behind her, she stood up abruptly.

Years of habit prevented her from being too casual in front of Shen Fengge, and she always had a businesslike attitude.She bowed slightly, took out the brochure from her sleeve pocket, and handed it to Shen Fengge: "This is the market price I found right now, and it has been sorted out."

Shen Fengge didn't rush to pick it up, and said: "Come with me."

Little Liu Niang raised her head and glanced at the sound, but then lowered her head in a flash.She knew that her father and sister Nanshan had important matters to discuss, but why did she always avoid her!

Nanshan followed Shen Fengge out of the main room, the corridor was breezy and very pleasant.

Shen Fengge said: "I have received news that there have been many changes in Beijing in the past half month, including Pei Qu. Because you always have a way to know, so it is useless for me to keep some things from you. He joined hands with King Wu to abolish Shangyuan, But he was seriously injured because of it. The situation in Beijing is difficult to clarify for a while, even if he recovers from his injuries, he may not be able to get out immediately." He continued in one breath, "I know you must be worried, but I don't agree with you This time back to Beijing, your heart is not in Huai at all these days, I know what you are thinking—"

Only then did Shen Fengge take the booklet in her hand, flip through it and said: "However, things are still going well."

Nanshan smiled slightly, pursed his lips and said nothing.

"Go and rest."

Nan Shan turned around and yawned deeply, and took out a small green orange from his sleeve.She walked and peeled all the way, and the blue-yellow orange peel juice stained her hands. She broke the orange flesh and stuffed it into her mouth, but there was no taste at all.

When she was a child, she also eagerly ate unripe oranges. At that time, she was so sour that her teeth almost fell out. Just thinking about it, the sour taste seemed to come back again, and everything was like yesterday.

A white and fat cloud slowly moved over her head, drifting into the distance with the autumn wind.

Chang'an finally ushered in a sunny day, the blue sky and white clouds have a boundary, and they can see each other clearly and far away.Pei Qu changed into clean clothes and left Lishan, sitting in the carriage receiving Xu Miaowen's bombardment.

Xu Miaowen scolded the bastards Xu Jiulang and You Qianniuwei for a while, and said that the bird demon with poisonous eyes in Shangyuan was an old hag. Finally feeling a little more comfortable, he stretched out his hand to press Pei Qu's wound on his own initiative, and said yawningly: "It hurts so much that I can't lift my hand, right? You shouldn't be able to fight back when I hit you on the mouth, tsk tsk..."

Pei Qu moved his feet suddenly.

Xu Miaowen stopped talking obediently, smiled and said: "The most gratifying thing these days is that your fourth elder brother who has lost his mind was severely interrogated. The torture was all used on him! How should I put it, this is also karma. When he tried his best to incriminate others and serve him with torture, he probably didn’t expect that today would happen, otherwise it would be..."

Before Xu Miaowen finished speaking, the carriage stopped suddenly.

Xu Miaowen couldn't help leaning forward, and then he lifted the curtain of the car and asked, "What's the matter?"

Before the coachman returned to him, Xu Miaowen saw the carriage parked opposite.One after another, the formation is very large.A person jumped down from the front carriage, none other than the deacon of the Pei residence.Xu Miaowen was taken aback for a moment, then pushed Pei Qu beside him: "Hey, it seems that they are all from your family, do you want to go down?"

As Xu Miaowen said, he lifted the curtain completely so that Pei Qu could also see outside.Pei Qu made a gesture to get up, and at this time the deacon had already walked in front of their carriage.The deacon bowed his waist and asked, "Is Qilang better?"

"much better."

"Then ask Qilang to meet Alang." The old deacon said that Alang was Pei Jin'an.Seeing the battle in front of him, Pei Qu thought that Pei Jinan and his family were about to move to Hedong, so he got out of the car.

"Are you back?" Xu Miaowen asked holding the curtain.

The deacon replied: "Ah Lang just has something to say to Qilang, please wait here for a while."

Pei Qu nodded to him.Xu Miaowen glanced at him, thinking that it is not easy to interfere with other people's housework, seeing him walking that way, she put down the curtain and waited while sleeping.

Pei Jin'an was sitting in the carriage, and it was no coincidence that he met Pei Qu on the road today. Zhaoying County is a road that must be passed in and out. He learned that Xu Miaowen was going to pick up Pei Qu today, so he was waiting here.

Pei Xianggong's mansion almost moved the whole family, and the servants who should be dismissed were dismissed, and those who should be taken away were taken away.Since then, another high-ranking official has been lost in Chongyifang of Wannian County, and an empty house has been added.

However, the prosperity of a huge family will not change due to the withdrawal of one person in many cases. There are still many officials from the Pei family in the court. In the eyes of the world, the Pei family is still the same Pei family, and there is no difference .

Pei Qu got into the carriage, and Pei Jin'an got straight to the point: "There are no people in the mansion right now, if you want to live, you can stay here. I didn't take Lian Jun's things away, but I tidied them up and stored them in the small building. You can deal with them."

His tone was flat, and there were not many different emotions in it.The light came in through the gap in the curtain, and Pei Jin'an said again: "There seems to be no room for change in Shiro's matter. The son is not the fault of the father. I have no face to see him, and I don't want to see him again. If you still have a chance to see him, So we told him that Webster went to Hedong with us, and the child will be raised for him."

Pei Jin'an said that Wei Shi was Mrs. Pei Liangchun. Wei Shi lived in the other courtyard of Pingkangfang all the year round, and had little contact with Pei's family on weekdays.But now she has no support in Beijing, so she can only move to Hedong with Pei's family.

Pei Qu responded to show that he knew, Pei Jinan nodded, and said: "Hedong is not the end of the world, if you have time, you can go there often."

"understood."

Pei Jin'an originally wanted to mention Chao Ge's matter, but thinking about the sensitive period now, he stopped here and just asked Pei Qu to recover from his injury.

Pei Qu got out of the car, but a small servant came quietly and handed him a small envelope: "My wife wants to hand it over, please trouble Qilang."

Pei Qu knew very well that the sealing tube belonged to Webster, so naturally he had to hand it over to Pei Liangchun.He took it and said "Okay", and the servant ran back with peace of mind.

Pei Qu stood aside to give way to the Pei family's convoy, and then returned to Xu Miaowen's carriage after the carriage had gone far.

Xu Miaowen, who was sleeping, sat up abruptly, caught a glimpse of the seal in his hand, and vaguely guessed who it was for, so he said with a "huh": "Who is this going to be handed over to? If you want to go to the prison, you have to go with me." Say, I have a very good relationship with Cao Yushi."

"I know."

Xu Miaowen patted the creases on the clothes, and then patted Pei Qu's: "Do you want to go now?"

Pei Qu put the seal into his sleeve pocket: "No."

Xu Miaowen thought that this was not his usual style, and asked again: "Then go to Wu Wangfu?"

Pei Qu replied: "No."

Xu Miaowen frowned: "Where is Shangyuan?"

Pei Qu replied: "No."

Xu Miaowen said seriously: "Then where are you going?"

Pei Qu replied: "Go to Dongshi to get clothes."

Xu Miaowen said "oh" in her heart, but immediately asked, "Do you have money to get it?"

Xu Miaowen poured cold water on it, and then gloated, "I don't have any money with me, so don't even think about borrowing it from me. What's more, there's no reason to ask someone to borrow money for a wedding dress?"

Pei Qu took it very seriously, and said flatly: "You are right."

Xu Miaowen raised her eyebrows: "So I have to go home to get the money first?"

"Yeah." The voice was a little nasal.

Xu Miaowen took the opportunity to rub his head.

So the carriage went straight to Pei's mansion, Pei Qu hurriedly got out of the car and went inside, Xu Miaowen was waiting outside.He waited and waited, and when he saw that Pei Qu wasn't coming, he went in to look for him.He was startled when he entered the door, Pei Jin'an almost emptied the house, no wonder it took so many carriages to transport so many boxes!
Even the decorations in the hall have been cleared away, as if they had been looted; and when I went to the wing room, there was nothing left except for the empty bed and cabinet.Seeing Pei Qu come out of the room, Xu Miaowen asked: "Your father won't vacate your room too? What about the money? Could it be that he was also taken away?"

Pei Qu just went back to the house and searched for a long time. The money bag he kept in the bedroom cabinet was indeed gone, only some clothes were left.He hasn't been home for a long time, maybe some servant who left the mansion took advantage of the master's absence to take the sheep.

In other words, he is indeed penniless right now.

Xu Miaowen was startled to realize that he had hit the mark in his joke, so he hurried into the room to have a look, and there was really nothing left.He thought that this father did really well, he didn't even spare the money for his son's wedding dress.Eye-opener, eye-opener!This is really the first time that Mr. Pei is so stingy.

Xu Miaowen turned around and offered sarcastic words: "Then what should you do? The gentleman of Xianggong's family has become a pauper in a blink of an eye. I'm afraid your apprentice won't want you anymore. Tsk tsk, it's really pitiful."

"There are still some savings in the Luoyang house, I will go back to Luoyang."

"Where is the time? When you run back and forth like this, it will be four or five days later." Xu Miaowen frowned and said sarcastic remarks, but his heart was full of joy.He has had a hobby since he was a child to see Pei Qu's bad luck, and he was so happy today, so he said, "I'll do the math for you, there is still half to pay, even if you pay your salary in advance, it's not enough, besides, you've been absent from work for a long time , there is no salary to receive. What can I do? The wedding dress can only be picked up later."

Pei Qu's wound felt faint pain, he turned around and frowned and said, "Brother Miaowen, can't you lend me first?"

"I'm not going to borrow it." Xu Miaowen slumped her neck and refused arrogantly.

Pei Qu bowed his head and walked out, Xu Miaowen quickly stepped forward to grab him: "That's good."

Pei Qu waited for the next article.

"Didn't your family plant a lot of fruit trees? Pomegranates and jujubes are almost ripe. Today is such a good day. Why don't you go to Dongshi to sell them? When they are sold out, go directly to the clothing store to pick up clothes. Look how good they are! He counted the time, "It's just right to pick it now, and I'll call two people to help you."

As he spoke, he dragged Pei Qu to the orchard, completely ignoring Pei Qu's injuries and protests.Pei Qu said: "Chang'an's prices are so expensive now, and it must be not enough if it is sold out." Xu Miaowen said, "If it's not enough, can I lend it to you?"

Pei Qu couldn't hold him back, and since he had long gone out to set up a stall and sell vegetables, he naturally wouldn't be afraid of embarrassment.A group of people picked several large baskets of fruit, carried them on the bullock cart and dragged them straight to Dongshi.

At this time, the market has not been open for a long time, but it is already extremely lively.A while ago, due to the continuous rain, few people went out, and the market was deserted.Today is a good day, so many people go out to hang out.There are all kinds of people, from small children in Zongjiao to seniors in their [-]s and [-]s, from unkempt brawny men to well-dressed rich ladies with veiled hats.

Xu Miaowen arranged the baskets full of fruits one by one, sat down on the rush mat casually, and yelled shamelessly: "Master Pei in Wannian County is almost too poor to eat, so he can only sell some fruits. Come and take a look."

Pei Qu sat next to him, with a basket full of fresh dates in front of him, looking up at the passers-by.

Interested people gathered over and asked, "But Qilang from Mr. Pei's family?"

"Exactly." Xu Miaowen nodded.

"Ah, really? To be so confused..."

"I can't help it..." Xu Miaowen was about to describe Pei Qu's tragic experience, but Pei Qu pointed to the basket in front of him, and said to the man: "They are all fresh, how about buying some?"

When he spoke, he had a usual smile on his face, which made the man stunned, and quickly said, "Okay, okay."

Xu Miaowen saw that he weighed people skillfully and counted money, and thought that he had really suffered from selling vegetables, but it was different.Xu Miaowen knew that it was not easy for Pei Qu to live in a foreign country these years, so he pushed him and said, "Have you ever sold vegetables there?"

"Over there, it can be sold more expensive because it is rare."

"Then you sent it."

"It's just earning some travel expenses home, not a lot."

"..."

"..."

They sold some more during the talk, because Dongshi is adjacent to Pingkangfang, Xuanyangfang, and Changlefang, and the people who come and go are much more generous, and the money they give is very generous.

When the sale was about the same, Xu Miaowen sat aside and bowed his head to count the money desperately. It was the first time in his life that he received so many copper coins. Wrong, eleven more."

Xu Miaowen didn't believe in evil, bowed his head and counted again, and he was wrong.He was deflated and sat unhappily watching people go by.

It was almost dusk, the autumn wind was blowing and the sun was warm, and the fruits in the baskets were about to be sold out. People came and went in the market, and the chatter, laughter, and shouting were still unabated.Xu Miaowen Zhiyi sat on the mat, looking a little fascinated, and Pei Qu looked thoughtful.

He suddenly said: "Yun Qi, so many things have happened these days, it seems that the sky is about to collapse, and I feel that everything is so gloomy that I can't breathe. But when I look at them now, I feel that something seems to be happening It never happened, it was like a big dream."

The corners of Pei Qu's lips curved slightly, his side face was extremely calm under the setting sun, but there was a sense of relaxation slowly emerging in this calm, he said lightly: "Brother Miaowen, thank you."

Xu Miaowen knew that he had figured it out, so he stood up abruptly: "Don't waste time, hurry up and get the wedding dress before the market closes, I don't have a fish bag today and I can't get privileges!" He carried a heavy money bag, "Although It’s far from enough, but I’ll borrow from you for now.”

Pei Qu lowered his head and packed the bamboo baskets, and loaded all the empty baskets into the ox cart, and the two went to the clothing store.

The clothing store was about to close, and the clerk almost cried when he saw the big bag of copper coins. It took a long time to count them one by one.

The lady in the clothes shop hurriedly took the ready-made wedding dress. According to the rules, the guests had to check for mistakes before taking it away.

Facing the red sunset in front of the hall, the red wedding dress was spread out little by little, so bright that it was almost intoxicating.In the golden light, fine and indistinguishable dust floated slowly, and the sound of street drums slowed down.

(End of this chapter)