When facing the first downside

Gu Cenyuan looked at Lu Shi sipping water, hesitated to speak, "A Shi..."

Lu Shihuan seemed unaware of the other party's unnaturalness, "Huh?"

At that moment, looking at Lu Shi, Gu Cenyuan almost wanted to tell the whole story, but when he touched his eyes that were as clear as when he first met, he restrained himself.

Lu Shichao smiled at Gu Cenyuan, without further questioning, he drank water slowly with his eyes closed.

"How about going to Qinglong Street tomorrow?" Gu Cenyuan suddenly said, "I was disturbed by Mr. Shi last time, let's find it and make it up."

Lu Shi was taken aback, "But tomorrow isn't the holiday yet..."

"It's a vacation," Gu Cenyuan said confidently, "You have to rest well before your health is fully recovered."

Lu Shi laughed, "Then you also ask for leave?"

Officials in Dahui take a rest every ten days, and the last day of each ten-day vacation, but the prince does not have this kind of treatment, and has to follow the administration every day.

"I told my father about your illness, and I wanted to go and relax with you," Gu Cenyuan paused, then smiled, "He agreed."

Lu Shi could no longer pick out the question, so he nodded, "OK"

Emperor Chongde had an ambiguous attitude towards the relationship between him and Gu Cenyuan, but on the surface he let it go.

Lu Shi resolutely rejected Gu Cenyuan's request to let him stay in the East Palace today, endured the pain all over his body, and followed the little inner prisoner out of the palace.

It was night, Lu Shi was lying on the bed, staring at the dark sky of Kyoto outside the window, and stayed up all night.

When the sky turned fish maw, Lu Shi didn't sleep at all. He opened the closet, remembering that Gu Cenyuan said last time that he looked good in bright colors, put down the indigo robe he was holding, and went to get the crescent white robe instead. .

Lu Shi looked down at himself, feeling that something was wrong.

Turning his head, he saw the long straight knife worn by Dali Temple that was casually placed on the table the day before yesterday.

He walked to the end of the bed, dragged out a box, opened it, and there was a sword in the box.

It looks like a bluff, but Lu Shi knows that it is just a flashy sword that he bought casually to match the young hero's white clothes.

Didn't even pull it out.

Speaking of which, it was with this sword that he met Gu Cenyuan in Changhuai Mountain. At that time, he was still called Ying Yu, and his own name was Lu Yi.

Lu Shi thought about the past of Gu Cenyuan playing tricks, and the corners of his mouth couldn't hold back.

He hung the sword on his waist and walked out of the room.

"Master Hou." The steward bowed to say hello, holding a washbasin and a cloth towel in his hand, the water in the basin was still steaming.

Lu Shi glanced at the sky, which was not yet bright, and smiled.

He didn't tell anyone that he was going to get up early today, why would the steward know...

Lu Shi turned sideways to make room for the steward to bring in the water basin.

"How does the steward know that I will get up early?" Lu Shi asked calmly after washing up, throwing the cloth towel in the basin.

The steward explained with a smile, "When the old slave got up at night, he saw that Lord Hou's window was open. He thought that Master Hou had forgotten it, so he wanted to close it. Who knew that he just met his eyes. Master Hou should be thinking about something. Notice the old slave."

Speaking of this, the steward smiled flatteringly, "The old slave was so bold that he stood at the door of Lord Hou to watch the night, so that Lord Hou could not find anyone if he had something to do. When Yinshi heard the movement in the house, he guessed that Master Hou was about to get up, so he prepared it." Things, the hot water was changed three times."

The words were impeccable, Lu Shi said lightly, "Please take care of me."

"Don't dare to do it, don't dare to do it," said the steward, holding up the water basin and bowing his head, "Breakfast is also prepared in the front hall, Lord Hou can use some."

Lu Shi agreed noncommittally.

He stroked the hilt of the sword at his waist, and let out a long breath.

What should I do, Gu Cenyuan...

I can't believe you...

After punching for a while in the mansion, Lu Shi felt a little more relaxed before going to the front hall to eat some porridge.

There were no stars last night, and it was really cloudy today, Lu Shi thought it was almost time, so he took a horse and went out.

When we arrived at Qinglong Street, due to the bad weather and few street vendors, Lu Shi stood on the side of the street where Gu Cenyuan was waiting for him last time, and stopped to look from a distance.

At noon, the raindrops accumulated all night, and finally fell with a crackling.

Gu Cenyuan still didn't show up.

Lu Shi remained motionless, the rain wet his shoulders.

The restaurant at the back began to close, and a young little second saw that Lu Shi was dressed in a very sassy manner, neither like a young man nor like a humble bachelor, so he boldly stepped forward to talk, "This... a knight, is it? Are you waiting for someone?"

Lu Shi's thoughts drifted away, and he paused for a while before recovering, and said softly, "Yes."

"Is it the first time for a chivalrous man to come to Kyoto?" Xiao Er frowned, "The person you are waiting for is not authentic. The terrain of Qinglong Street is low-lying, and the street will be flooded to the ankles in rainy days. No one will come. The chivalrous man is still Go back sooner."

It's been a few months since he came to Kyoto, but others can still tell at a glance that he doesn't fit in with Kyoto.

Lu Shi lowered his eyes and said in a low voice, "I'll wait...he's not that kind of person."

As far as the good words are concerned, Xiao Er didn't force him, and persuaded, "Hero, why don't you stand under the roof and wait."

Lu Shi looked back at the thick baffle at the gate of the inn, and shook his head, "If he comes and cannot see me from a distance, he will think that I am not here."

Xiao Er was speechless, sighed and shook his head and went into the inn.

Gu Cenyuan might have been stumbled by something, he never broke his promise, did he?

Lu Shizhan warned himself not to think wildly, but he still couldn't help thinking about what Jiang Yao said.

In the Eastern Palace bedroom, Jiang Yao only said one word to him, she said, "Lu Shi, no one's purpose is pure."

Lu Shi even clearly remembered that when he said this, Jiang Yao's face was calm, so calm that there was a trace of pity.

Doesn't he know?

he knows.

He knew that except for Xiao Xian, every one who approached him in the capital was not innocent.

Gu Cenyuan was the same at first, but then... and then Lu Shi couldn't tell the difference.

Suddenly, Xiao Er ran out from the inn behind him. When Lu Shi didn't react, he stuffed the umbrella in Lu Shi's hand, then howled and ran back to the inn, standing on the corridor through the rain curtain and shouting loudly. Said, "Hero! The shopkeeper didn't want me to give you an umbrella!"

Something flew out of the inn and fell on Xiao Er. He caught it and saw that it was a bun. He took a bite cheerfully and continued, "But when I look at you, I always think of the young man in white in the storybook. , I like knights, and I want to be a knight when I grow up!

There was a sound of scolding from inside the inn, and Xiaoer stuffed the bun into his mouth twice, slurring his words, "Hero, you hold an umbrella, don't catch a cold!"

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Lu Shi to thank him, he entered the lobby.

Lu Shi held the handle of the umbrella, it was still warm, and his heart felt warm.

Look, what Jiang Yao said is not entirely correct.

Xiao Er did not lie. After a while, the water on the street covered the back of his feet, and the mud spots splashed by the rain made the corners of his robe so dirty that the original color could not be seen.

Lu Shitou began to feel dizzy again. The temperature that dropped yesterday was stimulated by the rain and burned again. He moved his feet, and the water in his shoes made a creaking sound.

At this time, there was the sound of hurried footsteps in the distance, and Lu Shi looked up in surprise.

As the person came closer, the look in Lu Shi's eyes dissipated. He kicked the water and said listlessly, "It's Mr. Shi."

Shi Ruren nodded, "It's right here."

"I reported the leave today, not Qiao's duty." Lu Shi explained.

"I know." Shi Ruren replied in a deep voice.

"Then what are you doing here..."

Lu Shi's words were broken, and Shi Ruren followed behind with a small group of yamen servants.

"His Majesty has said that 10 taels of silver was found in the Lu family of the Marquis of Dingdu, and someone reported that the Marquis of Dingdu took advantage of his position as the Shaoqing of Dali Temple to turn black and white, right and wrong."

Shi Ruren showed an unbearable face, and forced himself to finish speaking, "Today, Dingdu Hou Lushi is suspected of corruption, favoritism and malpractice, and he is detained in Dali Temple pending trial."

Lu Shi touched his forehead, feeling that he must have lost his mind, otherwise how could he have known about the [-] silver at home later than others?

"Master Hou, please follow me for a while."

[The author has something to say: The foreshadowing of Lu Shi's struggle to believe or not Gu Cenyuan is covered in "Volume Two, Chapter 15". This trust has obviously been greatly tested [Thank you for your support, bow down]