A cool summer song of neon clothes and feather clothes

The sun rises.

Xu Mo called Zhao Gan early in the morning, Zhang Wang said Ma Chao, and ordered one of them to watch Mr. Song and the other to watch Kisaragi, and the remaining two were responsible for organizing the patrol work of the lantern festival.

At the end of summer and the beginning of autumn, people who were on vacation also came back, the yamen became more lively, and the official business also became busy.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the summer is officially over and will enter a normal rhythm.

After explaining the matter and handling the daily business, Xu Mo took Shen Yi and went out together.

There is only one day left until the Mid-Autumn Festival. The streets and alleys are decorated with lanterns and festoons, and the scent of sweet-scented osmanthus is floating in the air. Street stalls are also selling homemade sweet-scented osmanthus wine and mooncakes one after another.

Every time Xu Mo passed a stall in a small shop, he was dragged by the owner to gossip, and he was stuffed with a hand of cakes and cakes. There were also two bottles of sweet-scented osmanthus wine with red paper on his arms, which looked very festive.

Shen Yi suppressed a smile, watching from the side.

The neighbors were so enthusiastic that Xu Mo couldn't refuse, so he could only nod his head and thank each other. In the end, he couldn't hold on any longer, so he pretended to be in a hurry and ran away.

"Master Xu is really welcome." Shen Yi deliberately teased with a sour tone.

"Because I don't harm the people." It was still the usual cold voice and tone.

Shen Yi put one hand on his waist, leaned against his body, and said softly: "Small officials make profits for the common people; big officials, who are they running around for?"

"Nature is the world."

"Under the world, is it the king? Is it the people?"

"Even the king, and the people."

Shen Yi was silent for a while, then suddenly said: "Shuqiu, you said you wanted to answer me."

Xu Mo turned his head, but found that the other party was not looking at him, and his eyes did not know where to focus in front of him.

Without waiting for Xu Mo's response, Shen Yi continued: "Promise me, don't go to the capital."

"Why?" Xu Mo thought of the Ouchi guards who came to assassinate before, and faintly felt that there might be an undercurrent in the capital.

The current emperor has passed the year of his destiny. When he was young, he had great ambitions. He once personally led an army of millions to drive back the barbarians in the north to the north of Yanran Mountain.Although the lost territory was retaken by the barbarians, the vitality of the northern barbarians was severely damaged after that battle, and there was no large-scale war between the two countries in the following ten years.

Perhaps it was because he was too busy with war and state affairs when he was young, and the emperor's health has become worse and worse over the years.Nearly half of the year is spent in the Changchun Palace in Lishan.It was a famous hot spring resort for the royal family.For the remaining half of the time, even though they were in the palace, the big court meeting was changed from once every three days to once every five days, and it was replaced by frequent small court meetings, each time not too long.

Now a very embarrassing issue is the crown prince dispute.

The current crown prince is the second prince Zhao Min, who was established just after this year and has been in the reserve position for 20 years.But if this reserve is left for too long, something will always happen.A new force centered on the fourth prince Jin Wang Zhao Xu is about to move, and it has become even bigger in recent years.

Zhao Xu's biological mother passed away very early, and he was adopted to the current queen, who was also Zhao Min's biological mother.I heard that this person is famous for his benevolence and righteousness, he treats his subordinates with kindness and generosity, and even bows down to visit the county, and the voices of the people are also very high.He has few enemies in the court, and even those in the prince's camp praised his character.It is what the people of today want.

The collision and friction between the two forces, the prince and the king of Jin, aggravated the emperor's worries.

I don't know why, the hero who is invincible at once often returns home without that heroic spirit. The balance is tilted to the prince for a while, and for the king of Jin for a while, vacillating, and still unable to make up his mind.

The world of Nanqi is being carefully drawn by an invisible thread, a small accident may completely collapse and fall into uncontrollable turmoil.

That is the current state of affairs in Kyoto.

Of course, Qu County is located in the southeast of the empire, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, so naturally it can't control that far.Although the tax increases every year and the miscellaneous money collected in different names is enough.

Of course Xu Mo didn't think so far. If he wanted to stay in the capital, he wouldn't have invited himself back to the small place of Qu County.

Therefore, Shen Yi's request was a no-brainer to Xu Mo.He, Xu Mo, has no great ideals. He studied and became an official to make a living for himself, and second, to make a profit for the people. The world is too big. A false job, unable to do practical things at all, it is not as useful as this little magistrate.

But Shen Yi must have his reasons for saying that, and Xu Mo thinks that this reason may have a lot to do with his staying here.

However, Shen Yi didn't answer, just said: "You answer me first."

"I answer you." Xu Mo responded very readily.

Shen Yi nodded in satisfaction.

"But you have to tell me why." Xu Mo didn't give up.

Before Shen Yi could reply, the destination - Ji Shi Tang, was already in front of their eyes.It happened to give Shen Yi a chance to escape.

He hurriedly pushed Xu Mo into the hall, it was almost noon, and the morning consultation was almost over.

He didn't come to Jishitang for any other reason, but just to let Dr. Meng see what was in the medicine bottle he picked up from Ruyue the day before yesterday.

Doctor Meng went to the inner room with the medicine bottle, and came out after half a stick of incense.

He returned the medicine bottle to Xu Mo, and said slowly: "This medicine is very strange. It is made of more than a dozen kinds of medicines. The biggest effect is aphrodisiac."

Aphrodisiac?Xu Mo said inwardly, isn't it?

"Does it have other functions?" Xu Mo asked.

Dr. Meng: "I don't quite understand the combination of several medicines. I need to do more research."

"Then, will this medicine be compatible with Young Master Xue's disease?"

Doctor Meng thought for a moment, and replied: "If it's just aphrodisiac, it won't be able to restrain each other. It's just that it's hard to say anything when the other medicines are not clear yet."

Doctor Meng took some medicinal powder for further research, so far, he can only wait for the results.

However, the medicine has been replaced. Compared with this, how Mr. Song wants to take revenge is more important.

The net has been cast, and only the goods are to be received.

Xu Mo slowly walked back to the county magistrate's mansion. In front of the mansion, there was already a man and a woman waiting there.

"Brother Xu!" With a crisp female voice, the girl turned her head and smiled brightly at Xu Mo.

Xu Mo's eyes widened, obviously a little surprised: "I've seen the princess."

This young girl is the adopted daughter of Liang Wang Zhao Jing, named Mu Jing, who was brought back from the battlefield by Liang Wang.

Zhao Jing is the only younger brother of the current emperor. He is 34 years old this year, but he is still alone.Perhaps because he was used to this little brother, the emperor never asked about his marriage and let him do whatever he liked.

"Brother Xu, how about staying at your residence tonight? Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, you have to go shopping with me." Mu Jing said bluntly, her big eyes flickering, full of excitement and curiosity.

Next to the girl was Liu Zhen, who was looking helplessly at the princess and then at Xu Mo.

Xu Mo's next time was occupied by the princess.

It was the first day for the little girl to come to this kind of small town, and everything she saw was new.Xu Mo and Liu Zhen had no choice but to follow behind her, making shopping bags for walking.

"My lord agreed." Liu Zhen said to Xu Mo.

He was talking about the matter of Young Master Xue.

As Xu Mo expected, King Liang didn't care much about the Xue family.The master of the Xue family was imprisoned for interrogation in the case of robbing the darts back then, and the grounding of his whole family was actually just hostages.Whether it's life or death, the prince doesn't care so much about you.If something really happened, it will be over by then, who will be serious with the prince?

"However, my lord told me not to make any trouble." Liu Zhen added in a low voice.

Xu Mo nodded in response.

Accompanied by that girl from afternoon to night.

After getting up early the next morning and drinking osmanthus wine as usual, I went out for a walk again.

The two had to feel ashamed. When it comes to shopping, a girl's physical strength is always boundless.

When the two returned to the mansion exhausted, the sun was already westward.

Not long after sitting down, Dr. Meng came to Baoji Hall outside the house to pay a visit.

After inviting people to visit, Dr. Meng explained the results of the research straight to the point.Now I only know what effect those unknown medicines play.According to Dr. Meng, each is a chronic poison. If they are taken separately for a long time, they will eventually lead to exhaustion and death.He read all kinds of medical books and medicine books, and finally found out that when these medicines are put together, they will become a kind of hidden poison.

"That's true?" After hearing Doctor Meng's explanation, Xu Mo couldn't believe that Mr. Song's hatred had accumulated so much.

Doctor Meng hesitated: "It's probably not wrong. But I haven't tried it, and I'm not [-]% sure."

A deadly silence enveloped the hall.

Who would have thought that it would take so much effort and so many tricks to make a poison?

However, it is not incomprehensible that a debt of love must be repaid with love, but how deep is Mr. Song's obsession?

After Dr. Meng was sent away, the two people who followed Mr. Song and Ruyue also came to report that they hadn't met in the past two days, and there was nothing suspicious about it.

It seems that the arrangements should have been made well, just wait for tonight.

The last touch of red in the sky slowly dissipated, and three or two clouds floated towards the end of the celestial sphere, revealing a round moon, hanging high in the sky, emitting a faint silver light.

A meandering river running through the east and west of Quxian County is called the Milky Way.On a clear night, you can see a little bit of stars in it, like the sky in the water, hence the name.

Two rows of lanterns have been lit on the river beaches on both sides of the Milky Way. Because the sky is not yet completely dark, those lights are hidden in the twilight, dotted with a little soft halo.

The crowd has begun to gather, and now the busy ones are basically the stall owners who set up stalls at night.

When the sky is completely dark, a long street will be formed on the shore, brightly lit, like daytime.On both sides of the street are temporary night stalls, filled with the aroma of various delicacies, dazzling.

Walk along the long street for a while, and you can see a flat land extending to the river, which is used as a wharf for water transportation on weekdays, but today it is the starting point of all krathongs.Boys and girls crowded here, gently put the water lamps with wishes into the water, and the water lamps floated along the river. It is said that the river is connected to the heaven, and the wishes in the water lamps will float to the moon palace, so Many girls will write the name of their favorite person into the lantern, praying for a good relationship.

Xu Mo squatted on the bank of the water, and the man beside him picked up a leaf on the ground, drew on it twice with his hand, then took out a crystal clear bead from his pocket, blew lightly, and saw The small bead slowly lit up, and the warm orange light spread.

The man carefully placed the bead in the middle of the leaf and lowered the whole leaf to the surface of the water.

The strange thing is that the luminous beads seem to be firmly stuck to the leaves, and the leaf boat floats steadily on the water, enjoying leisurely among the krathongs, which are more than ten times its size.

The man's gaze followed Ye Zhou away, while Xu Mo was watching him quietly from the side.

When Ye Zhou disappeared among the other water lanterns, the man turned his head and saw Xu Mo looking at him, he was taken aback for a moment, then laughed.

"I hope Empress Yuegong can fulfill my wish." Shen Yi pulled Xu Mo to stand up together.

"What wish?" Xu Mo could only whisper into the man's ear because the crowd was crowded and noisy.

Shen Yi pursed his lips, put on an ambiguous smile, and answered the wrong question: "Master Xu, don't you want to try?"

Xu Mo said seriously, "I don't believe in gods."

"Brother Xu!" A female voice came from behind.Mu Jing ran towards Xu Mo, took Xu Mo's hand involuntarily, and walked into the crowd.

After a day of shopping in the daytime, the girl revived with full blood after a little rest in the evening.

Just now, he has been scurrying here and there. After seeing the jewelry, he ran towards the mask. Before the mask was put down, he gnawed on the candied haws again, having a great time.

It's good that she is happy, but she suffers from Liu Zhen who is responsible for protecting her.Going to the battlefield is not so tiring, Liu Zhen couldn't help but complain in his heart.

Looking at Xu Mo who was pulled away by Mu Jing, Shen Yi sighed lightly, and then turned his gaze to the distance where the leaf boat drifted away.

At the end of the field of vision, the Tianhe River is connected, and the lit water lamps are connected to form a light bridge leading to the sky.The full moon hangs high at the other end, as if absorbing all the rays of light heading towards it, it is incredibly bright.

Shen Yi looked at the end of the sky, and softly chanted: "Death and life are inseparable, talk to Zicheng. Hold your hand, and grow old together with Zicheng."

And Xu Mo, who plunged headlong into the noise, was dragged by Mu Jing to a crowded stall.

The girl bravely pushed through the crowd, rushed to the front, and said loudly: "Boss, it's agreed, ten lantern riddles and one rabbit lantern!"

"Okay, have you found help?" The 30-year-old little boss smiled blindly, and greeted all the guests with flushed cheeks.

Mu Jing pushed Xu Mo forward, and at the same time winked mischievously at him.

Xu Mo just felt confused.

He saw all kinds of lanterns hanging in front of him, and there were words written on the face of each lantern, and he heard Mu Jing's voice just now, so he grasped the current situation.

But without giving him any time to react, the boss brought over a lantern and muttered: "A round of bright moon shines in front of the window—type a four-character idiom."

Xu Mo frowned, his instinctive habit of wanting to solve a problem immediately put him into a state.

He thought for a moment, and replied, "Come to the house."

After hearing a "kuang", the boss knocked on the gong in his hand and said loudly, "Congratulations."

After he handed the lantern to Mu Jing, he picked up another lantern: "Drunkards don't want to drink—name it after a flower."

What I want is not what I portray.

Between mountains...water...between.

"Narcissus." Xu Mo clenched his fists and knocked them together.

There was another "bang". "Correct again!"

With the sound of seven or eight gongs, Mu Jing took another lantern handed by the boss, and Liu Zhen behind him almost became a bare man.

After the final sound of the gong, the girl left the crowd contentedly holding the agreed rabbit lantern.

Xu Mo also came back to his senses after answering the last question. He looked around and he was still there, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

The direction Xu Mo looked at was Young Master Xue who was heavily protected by the yamen servants.

Rather than saying that he came to visit the Lantern Festival, he was more like being paraded through the streets.

At this moment, Mu Jing is already carrying a lantern in her hand, walking leisurely through the crowd, in a very good mood.She even asked someone to bring a lamp to Young Master Xue to play with.

That little young master Xue was like nectar after a long drought, and he looked at this lively and lovely little princess with scorching eyes, and the heart of a werewolf was evident.

"Brother Xu, when does the play start tonight?" Mu Jing held the rabbit lamp in one hand and the cotton candy in the other, regardless of the "cotton wadding" on her mouth, she turned around with a big smile and a radiant look.

Xu Mo: "Xu Shi is two quarters."

Mu Jing looked up at the sky: "Then let's hurry up and grab a good seat!"

The final puppet show was staged on an improvised stage on the other side of the galaxy.As time approached, the flow of people began to flow there slowly.There are not many opportunities to watch a puppet show for free.

"Speaking of it, brother Xu, you sent too many patrols at night." Mu Jing drove everyone ahead of the crowd, and said, "I saw a lot of people in official uniforms on the road, going back and forth, comparing Patrol... well, it's more like looking for someone. Don't you have something important to do?"

Xu Mo was taken aback when he heard this. He did arrange patrols, but they were only fixed-point guards in a small area, and it was absolutely impossible to shuttle through the crowd.Besides, the focus of observation tonight is Young Master Xue, so how could he find someone else?

Or was the person who was assigned to follow Mr. Song and Ruyue lost his partner?

Impossible, if there is any abnormality, I will report it first.He didn't receive any news, which means that the task was carried out smoothly.

Just as he was talking, a man in official uniform passed through the corner of the street.

Xu Mo didn't recognize that face.

"Brother Liu."

Liu Zhen ran after him tacitly.

Xu Mo panicked, he subconsciously felt that Mr. Song should have started to move.However, who has always been a loner, where can he find three or two people to carry out the plan for him?

However, without thinking so much now, after instructing the prince's guards to watch over Mu Jing, Xu Mo also hurried away.He said a few words to the yamen servants who were looking at Young Master Xue, and then led Young Master Xue out against the crowd.

But before they got out of the crowd, they heard a scream from behind, "Killer——"

Immediately there were shouts, accompanied by thunderous footsteps, as if they were going to crush the whole town.

The flow of people who were going in one direction suddenly scattered in all directions, screaming one after another.

The shops and stalls on the street were knocked upside down, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, wine, cakes, cakes and sugar were sprinkled all over the floor, and all kinds of smells were mixed in the air. I only felt that my stomach was pounding hard, and there was indeed a faint trace of it in it. bloody.

Xu Mo couldn't figure out the situation at all. The source of the trouble was a hundred paces away from him, separated by the dark crowd, so he couldn't see what happened at all.

And in the chaos, as expected, Young Master Xue disappeared.

Xu Mo was very anxious, but he was caught in the crowd, and he was no longer able to control the east and west. It was not easy to just keep breathing and not be tripped by the crowd.

At this moment, a hand reached out to him.

Out of the instinct to ask for help, Xu Mo held that hand.

Immediately, he was forcefully dragged out of the crowd, and finally he was able to breathe a sigh of relief and take two breaths of fresh air.

But the urgent situation did not allow him to delay for too long. After taking a deep breath, he thanked Liu Zhen who rescued him.

Then he was busy organizing the people in the yamen to maintain the chaotic order at the scene.

At this time, Xu Mo didn't pay attention to the slovenly boy beside Liu Zhen, the boy who would give him everything and would eventually deprive him of everything.