mottled

I think I like cold-blooded the most, and no one else can match his liking. "

The girl nodded: "He thinks so too."

Tie Shou suddenly laughed, and the girl was puzzled. He said, "Sometimes, I think your mind-reading skills are very attractive."

The girl smiled coldly, but said softly: "I don't need to be liked."

10 ~ 12

(ten)

Mr. Bao was taken aback when the servants from the Grand Master's Mansion came to look for Bao Zheng. The old man in the family wished he could kill Bao Zheng quickly. If it was not an urgent matter, how could Pang Tong look for him.

Bao Zheng got up to leave, but the servants of Pang's mansion said: "Master Bao, please change into decent clothes."

Bao Zheng suddenly felt angry and funny, what kind of tricks this guy was playing, he wondered in his heart, he changed into a robe made of better material as he said, and his servants led the adults into the carriage, and when they left Kaifeng Mansion, Fei Yu actually followed the carriage around.

Judging from this posture, it seems to be kidnapping the imperial court official.

"Lord Bao, please get in the car." Fei Yu clasped his fists in salute, Bao Zheng asked him, "What can Pang Tong do with me?"

"I'll know when my lord is gone." Fei Yu's tone was very strict, and Bao Zheng knew that nothing good happened when he heard him say this.

Pang Tong was waiting for him at the gate of the Grand Master's Mansion, wearing a dark maroon robe and standing with his hands behind his back, without a sword.

Seeing that Bao Zheng was coming, Pang Tong stepped forward and wanted to make some intimacy, how could Bao Zheng not know what he was thinking, and waved his outstretched hand away without a trace, saying: "General Pang, respect yourself."

"Why are you so different all of a sudden?" Pang Tong is also a person who can put on airs, he likes to talk bitterly with Bao Zheng, and use his accent.

"If Grand Master Pang sees it, it will give him another reason to hate me." Bao Zheng looked at him with a smile, but suddenly found that one side of Pang Tong's face was a little red, probably because he was beaten.

"You...your mother is back?" Bao Zheng asked, and couldn't help touching Pang Tong's cheek with his finger, but the general dodged back uncharacteristically, and said awkwardly: "It's nothing serious."

"Let me see." Bao Zheng's hand was held by Pang Tong, the general said with a smile: "If you really love me, you can accompany me to see my mother."

"Seeing your mother? What are you doing seeing her?" Some bad thoughts flashed in Bao Zheng's mind. He wanted to withdraw his hand and turn around and run away, but Pang Tong probably would not give him this chance.

"Do you still remember the jade pendant I gave you in Double Happiness Town?"

Hearing what he said, Bao Zheng blushed instantly, and complained, "Why are you mentioning that thing?"

Shuangxi Town is the place where Pang Tong and Bao Zheng met for the first time. Pang Tong was one of the officials negotiating with the Liao Army, and Bao Zheng was a servant who lost his memory.I can't blame Bao Zheng for not wanting to bring it up. At that time, he was too arrogant at that time. Pang Tong's various humiliations made people blush even now.And the jade pendant is the token of the two people after the rain and dew.

"That jade pendant is my mother's dowry, do you understand when I say that?"

Bao Zheng stared at him fiercely: "If it's such an important thing, and you didn't really like me at that time, why give it to me?"

"You ask me like this, and this general can't answer." Pang Tong chuckled, "My mother came back to Beijing a few days ago and remembered this jade pendant for some reason. I can't explain it."

"So?" Bao Zheng's palms were covered with sweat.

"So I want you to meet her." Pang Tong didn't look like there was room for negotiation, otherwise he would not have brought Bao Zheng to the Grand Master's Mansion without telling anything. The general asked many times: "You Willing."

"The general should tell me in advance, so that I can bring some self-defense weapons." Bao Zheng joked with a wry smile, it's nothing more than talking, he really didn't know how to face Pang Tong's mother.

"If you are afraid of her, I will bear it for you." Pang Tong's tone seemed to be tricking a child. Bao Zheng knew that he was stubborn, and sighed, "General, take care of yourself first. It is not certain who will be beaten first."

Pang Tong laughed heartlessly.

(eleven)

Mrs. Pang lives in a small temple in the corner of the backyard of Taishi Mansion. Pang Tong was injured by an arrow earlier, but Bao Zheng came to the backyard a few times but didn't pay attention to it.

Looking at it now, it looks like a deserted land, with green smoke hovering over the eaves, and the air is filled with the smell of tribute incense.

Bao Zheng has never been so nervous, not during the imperial examination, not during the face-to-face, and not when he went to court. If there is a need to compare, I am afraid that only watching Pang Tong receive an arrow for him on the birthday banquet can compare his heartbeat. .But the man next to him is willing to tease him regardless of the occasion, cuddling and cuddling, without any serious meaning.Bao Zheng was very angry, and asked him: "General, did you break the jar?"

"Oh? How did you say that?"

"The red marks on his face haven't disappeared yet, so he dares to make a mistake." Bao Zheng pointed to the marks on his face that were slapped by his mother. Pang Tong, who was originally embarrassed by this, developed resistance under Bao Zheng's repeated stimulation, and put The scholar hugged his shoulders and said, "That's right, this general is just a broken jar."

While the two were talking, a girl of about ten or so came out from the back room with her head down, bowed to the two of them and said, "Madam, invite Mr. Bao to come in."

Bao Zheng felt a "thump" in his heart, although Pang Tong was not up to the task, he was at ease with him, now, he might never return.

"Can I accompany you?" Pang Tong whispered in his ear, Bao Zheng shook his head, followed the maid and walked in.

The furnishing of the back room did not give any surprises, it was as simple and crude as the appearance of a temple.A woman in plain clothes stood with her back to the door.

Bao Zheng bowed his hands to her: "Xiaosheng Bao Zheng, I have seen my wife."

The woman turned her head slowly, Bao Zheng saw her eyes, and was flustered for a moment.

Those eyes, especially those of Pang Tong, were not full of emotion, they were extremely piercing.

Mrs. Pang sneered at him, sized him up, and her gestures were full of grace, she said: "Master Bao is really a good-looking talent."

The tone was very sour, Bao Zheng naturally knew that he was not a good-looking talent, he was just a poor scholar, this was something that couldn't be changed at all, the Pang family looked down on him like this, and it was the same when Pang Tong first met him.

The woman was dressed in simple clothes, not even wearing pearl hairpins, but her grace was beyond words, she walked with her hands behind her back, her eyes kept falling on Bao Zheng's body, her eyes were complicated, but definitely not very friendly.

At that moment, Bao Zheng felt that he should have owed the Pang family three lives and three generations of evil debts in his previous life.

"I know my son's character, he made you suffer a lot, right?" Mrs. Pang's tone suddenly changed, and there seemed to be a smile in her voice. Bao Zheng thought about what she meant and didn't want to speak rashly, but Mrs. Speaking freely, "I was very angry that I lost the jade pendant on my son that day. He is naturally unrestrained and affectionate. I am afraid that he will give the family jade pendant to some good woman."

"Bao Zheng didn't really snatch the jade pendant. I hope Madam will forgive me." As he said that, Bao Zheng took out the jade pendant from his sleeve, and Madam pushed her hand to confiscate it, and then said: "You don't have to rush to return it to me. If you have the ability, just keep it." .”

Madam's words were weird, Bao Zheng could hear that she didn't intend to embarrass her, so he put the jade pendant into his arms again.

"I saw the bead chain on my son's hand. It's such a cheap thing. I think it was given by you, but he is willing to wear it every day. It's rare." Madam's words surprised Bao Zheng, and the bracelet was indeed given to Pang Tong by him. In a night of cloud and rain in Shuangxi Town, Pang Tong's jade pendant was foolishly begged by him, but he didn't want to take advantage of others, so Bao Zheng gave Pang Tong the bracelet he valued, promising to redeem the jade pendant if he had money. Unexpectedly, Pang Tong would take it seriously. It is possible that Pang Tong wears long robes with cloud sleeves every day, and he has never seen the bracelet under the silk and satin.

Bao Zheng used to think that Pang Tong was half-truth and half-fake. Even though he wore his own things every day, people couldn't believe that he was sincere. Wearing the jade pendant close to the body, but not showing it, is nothing more than having that person in his heart but unwilling to admit it. Now that he thinks about it, Pang Tong probably has the same thoughts.

"Madam doesn't hate me?" Bao Zheng asked cautiously, for the sake of Pang Tong and the Grand Master.

Mrs. Pang chuckled, and asked back, "Did you witness my son murder?"

"I have seen."

"Who was killed?"

Bao Zheng was a little at a loss for words, he saw that the person Pang Tong killed was the general's former lover, the two were deeply affectionate, but the general's sword cut without hesitation made people feel chilling.

This is the case with Pang Tongben.

The madam chuckled: "You asked me if I hate you, but you are asking me if I oppose you. I said, if you have the ability, you can always hold this jade pendant. I don't care about the rest."

Bao Zheng smiled slightly and saluted: "Mrs. Xie is perfect."

The tribute incense from the small temple seeped out from the surrounding area of ​​the courtyard, and the wooden fish rattled.

Bao Zheng walked slowly, and Pang Tong followed behind him unhurriedly. He admired Bao Zheng, and liked that his back showed integrity and determination, and did not allow the slightest infringement. At this moment, the general had a different appreciation experience. He smiled and asked, "Hey, what did you say to my mother?"

Bao Zheng turned his head and smiled: "Guess."

(twelve)

Today is the second and fourth day of making decisions. Shen Zhishu got out of the carriage early in the morning and followed the young master to Kaifeng mansion. The sixth young master was in good spirits, and still held the scroll that he had taken from the study in his hand.

The sky was clear, the young master lingered for a while after getting off the carriage, the air outside the palace was a bit different.

"Zhishu, do you think I'm doing some useless work?" Zhao Zhen chatted with the accompanying people in a casual tone. Shen Zhishu grew up with him since he was a child and understood his thoughts. Master Shen said: "Young master has this No worries, it means that what you have done is not useless."

Zhao Zhen understood: "You are right."

The two stood in place for a while, Zhao Zhen sighed suddenly.

"What else is there to worry about, son?"

Zhao Zhen looked a little disappointed: "