Relief

The main courtyard of White Horse Castle.

Pear snow pressed branches.

Mrs. Man walked into the study room, under the window light, the person behind the desk was looking at a Jinxian crown in his hand.

"It's just an old thing, it looks shabby, what's so good about it?" Madam walked over, put her slender fingers on Lang Jun's arm, and lightly and softly stroked his shoulder, "Is it more beautiful than me?"

Lang Jun raised his eyes calmly, neither happy nor angry, there seemed to be an unfathomable abyss in his eyes: "Why are you here?" While speaking, he avoided his wife's hand extending towards Jin Xianguan.

"A broken crown is worthy of your love?" Madam was a little angry, the beauty was angry, I felt pity, "Do you like this crown, or the person who gave you the crown!"

Lang Jun's reply was calm and indifferent, as indifferent and annoying as he always does not pay attention to people, but he punched cotton with nowhere to go.

"What do you know, this is an ancient artifact, named Fenghou Crown. It suits my heart very well."

Lang Jun held his wife's hand and led her to sit beside him, his movements were gentle and considerate, as if he was full of affection and seductive.He is like this, he seems to treat you well in every way, he is an impeccable husband, occasionally his eyes show real heart, but he is cold and hurtful.

Madam thought without hesitation and unwillingly, I spent my years on a man who didn't have me in his heart.

"Feng Houguan? What is that?" Madam showed a ignorant and naive expression.

In fact, she is the daughter of the Yin family who is a dignified mansion. She has read poetry and books since she was a child, so she doesn't know the allusions of Fenghou, but she is shrewd to find that her husband will show strange patience when she is ignorant in studying, and occasionally look forward to it. , waiting for her to ask a question.

Although that expectation was neither written on his face nor exposed in his eyes, Madam just had an intuition that he seemed to be always waiting for someone to ask him a question.

Lang Jun touched the top of her hair, like a teacher in a school teaching enlightenment to children, and answered patiently and caringly: "Feng Hou was a counselor under the command of Emperor Gaozu of the former dynasty. After the establishment of the dynasty and the meritorious deeds and rewards, the meritorious deeds surpassed the lord, but still could not escape the emperor's suspicion. In order to gain the lord's trust, Marquis Feng sent all the children of his clan into the army, spent all his family wealth as military pay, and even deliberately Corruption ruined his reputation. After doing all this, although he was very happy, he ruined his entire business."

"I put this hair crown on the table to remind myself all the time that when doing things for you, you only need to ask for dedication and not for reward. Being with you is like accompanying a tiger. If you make a wrong step, your life will be ruined."

The lady was confused, and retorted softly: "How can there be an errand in the world that doesn't ask for anything in return? If there is no benefit, who would do things for others?"

Lang Jun smiled, but there was no trace of joy in that smile, it was as plain as the wind ripples on the lake, and it disappeared in the blink of an eye: "The right is probably to repay the kindness of the golden palace's nod of recognition."

The face in front of her is so elegant and handsome, but there is only a slight curvature around her lips, which makes Madam's heart flutter, she can't help holding his hand, and said softly: "You have done so many things for today, obviously you can do more. Many rewards, why bother to be a mere appeasement envoy, and be bullied by the people of the Control Department, it is really aggrieved."

Once you forget your form, you are overstepping the rules.The temperature on Lang Jun's face suddenly receded, turning into a cold and hard stone again, he pulled his hand out, as if treating a stranger politely.

"What are you doing here?"

The madam immediately felt her blood boil, fearing that her embarrassment would be exposed in front of her husband, she subconsciously raised her sleeve to cover her face.

"Castle Master, my subordinates have something to report."

A voice sounded outside the study room, and the sound repeated three times. It was strange and annoying.It was Wang Suiqu.

"Why is he here?" Madam was very upset, "I've been looking for you all day, I think he comes to the study more frequently than me."

Mr. Lang put down the crown of Feng Hou in his hand properly, and didn't care about his wife's overtones.

Madam had no choice but to continue to say: "This man really has no eyesight." She secretly glanced at Lang Jun's face.

"I know you don't like cherries, but you still want to bring back so many cherries from the east of Zhejiang. I have no choice but to give the cherries to the servants, or pile them up in the back kitchen to wait for them to rot and make fertilizer."

Lang Jun's expression did not change at all, but Madam noticed that his fingers, which were arranging the paperwork on the table, paused for a very small moment.

"Since when did I not like cherries?" Lang Jun said. After finishing speaking, he seemed to realize that this question was not in line with his style, and he added, "Isn't it because you don't like cherries?"

Madam fell into silence until Wang Suiqu opened the door and said in a very cold and aggrieved voice: "Yes, I don't like eating. Not only do you like cherries, but you also like people who grow cherries!"

Lang Jun frowned: "Why are you crazy?"

Wang Suiqu came in with a playful smile, and before he had time to say hello, his wife raised her voice and responded: "You think I really don't know about your past affairs? Everyone in the castle is watching my jokes, why can't I Crazy? You know that every time I go out and see that suit of armor showing off at my door, I want to tear him to pieces!"

Wang Suiqu turned around on the spot, covered his ears, and prepared to retreat.

"Stand." Lang Jun shouted, neither reprimanded nor angry, so calm that Wang Suiqu suddenly felt vigilant.

Wang Suiqu was not afraid of the original owner Xie Wen, but was very afraid of the new castle owner.Xie Wen's joy and anger were written all over his face, but the castle of the new castle owner was deeper than the sea.Xie Wen didn't understand after watching it for more than ten years.

"The kid from the Xu family brought the bait and the latest news." Wang Suiqu reported the situation and found that his wife did not evade.

He knew that his wife was the daughter of the Fu Yin, and the new castle master surrendered to the Fu Yin as soon as he took office, in exchange for an official position as a pacifier and a beautiful lady.The news exchange between the castle owner and the governor often depends on his wife, as if this is not a marriage, but an alliance between the two parties.

The castle owner waited for him to continue, so Wang Suiqu said, "Xu Hui wants the bait to show up at the Fairy Meeting."

The castle owner pondered for a moment.

Wang Sui's channel: "There are many old friends of Xie Wen among the guests you invited. If the bait is exposed, it will definitely cause trouble."

"Deal with the person." The castle owner said.

Wang Suiqu exited the study, and the young man waited respectfully in the courtyard.

"Dispose of the bait." Wang Suiqu instructed the young man in the same way.

It's getting dark.

A figure flies lightly out of the stele pavilion on the mountain road, the green seedling fields are blown by the beneficial wind, the night is cool, and the feeling of flying against the wind makes people feel comfortable physically and mentally.

That figure was Xu Tao. In two years, he not only mastered the Xu family's epee martial arts skills, but even learned the light kung fu of leaping over mountains and forests.

As long as there is no one around, he can't help but want to fly.Flying on the top of the forest, possessing the arrogance to look down on the world, as if he is invincible and invincible.

Father always said that Qin Zemu was a shallow-sighted guy who would work for others for a little benefit.In fact, Xu Tao can understand uncle very well.Everyone has a wish that they want to achieve day and night.His wish is to be an invincible street fighter, the father can't help it, but the castle owner can.

Xu Tao walked into the house, and the gatekeeper boy told him that the young master was back.

Xu Tao gave him a pat on the forehead: "Young master doesn't know if he's back or not? Do you need to tell me?"

The doorman said, it was the young master surnamed Xie.

The young master surnamed Xie is the young master of everyone, and the young master surnamed Xu is a young master who stretches out his clothes even in his own house, and he can only be that person's follower when he goes out of the house.

It is Xu Tao's longing wish not to be someone else's follower anymore.

"When did you come back?" Xu Tao became vigilant.

The doorman didn't even think about it: "Just now, as soon as the back foot entered the door, you came back, young master."

Didn't he run to live in a hotel?Why did you come back suddenly?Xu Tao walked into the yard suspiciously. It was dusk and the suburban fields were sparsely lit. In the dim light, Xie Zhixu sat on the steps in front of the yard and lowered his head to wipe Qing Jingtian's sword.

Did he find himself coming down from a mountain?Xu Tao was suddenly a little nervous.

"came back?"

Xie Zhixu raised his head when he heard the sound, he seemed a little depressed, and hummed in his nasal cavity.

"What's the matter?" Xu Tao sat next to him, "Going back here so late to spend the night, leaving your brother in the inn?"

Xie Zhixu didn't say a word, and put his sword back into its sheath.

Xu Tao smiled knowingly.He knows Xie Zhixu too well, after all, he grew up wearing a pair of underpants.In the past, this man and Zhuang Liqi would also spend the night at his house.

"I'm right, no one can understand you except me, who else can you rely on when you return to Jiangling." Xu Tao said with ease, and the two brothers patted Xie Zhixu's arms nicely.

Xie Zhixu glanced at him sideways, his eyes were a little strange.But Xu Tao didn't notice that he was figuring out what suitable places to go in the city.

"Would you like to visit the night view of Fodian Street? There will be a lantern festival at Baoqing Temple at night. Let's relax, haven't you been there for a long time?"

Xie Zhixu thought for a moment, readily agreed, and asked Xu Tao to wait a while, he wanted to write a letter to the inn.

Xu Tao said cautiously: "What letter?"

"Let me know, I won't go back to live, lest they wait for me." Xie Zhixu replied.

This is possible, Xu Tao heaved a sigh of relief, watching the servant put the letter into his arms, and galloped towards the city.

Xie Zhixu walked in front of him, showing his defenseless back.Xu Tao encouraged him to restrain his pity in his eyes, so as not to let Xie Zhixu realize that the letter he sent really pushed him into a situation of isolation and helplessness.

The night market in Jiangling is not as bustling as Suzhou, but it is a scene that Xie Zhixu has been accustomed to since he was a child.He and Xu Tao drifted side by side in the crowd, like sneaking out with their parents behind their backs for fun when they were young.

"What did you call my dad when you were young, do you remember?" Xie Zhixu asked casually.

"Uncle, I can't forget this. Later, I changed my name to the owner, and your father often corrected me."

"Why did you change your mouth?"

"The old man refuses to let me, because I feel disrespectful."

"The villa is a family, so there is no distinction between high and low."

"Hey, it's because your young master doesn't know the people's sentiments. If you play with us, everyone will say that we have led you into trouble. Although the owner of the villa allowed me to call him uncle, he didn't say that he would take Xie's foundation sword. pass it to me."

Xu Tao made a joke and laughed to himself.

After laughing, I realized that Xie Zhixu didn't respond at all.

"Isn't it funny?" Xu Tao seemed in a good mood.

Xie Zhixu shook his head.

They had already arrived outside Baoqing Temple. Gold paper lanterns were hung on the four corners of the iconic cornices of the former building, which were bright red.

"Go in." Xu Tao said.