Nanzhu

When he returned to the hall with the porcelain pot again, he saw this scene.

With reddish cheeks, Nan Zhu turned his back and wanted to leave, but was stopped by someone.

"Nan Zhu, bring the tea in."

Nan Zhu's back stiffened, but he turned around slowly, lowered his head and sent the pot of hot tea in.

When seeing the broken wooden table, Nan Zhu was surprised at first, and then quietly looked at Qi Lan's hands hanging by his side.

The raised face showed a little bewilderment, his eyes flicked back and forth between the wooden table and the porcelain pot in his hand, Nan Zhu looked uneasy.

"Put it aside." Qi Lan ordered as calmly as possible. He was too emotional before, and he was afraid that he would scare Nan Zhu.

"Zi Yi, it's getting late, I should say goodbye."

Ambiguous gazes flicked across Nan Zhu and Qi Lan, and then he patted Qi Lan on the shoulder with a serious face.

"Brother, Donglin has always been an open-minded people. There are not a few people who marry male concubines in the family. Besides, I know that you have always done whatever you want, and you even regard secular ethics as dung. Those who are well-matched are like bullshit to you. If you really like it, just tell me. You don't have to be polite." , I will definitely call the shots for you.”

Qi Lan was puzzled for a while, until the man walked away and out of sight in three or two steps, then he belatedly let out an angry roar.

"Li San—!"

In the early morning of the next day, Nan Zhu waited silently at Linxuan.Only today is different from yesterday, Nanzhu couldn't ignore those eyes that looked at him.

He sighed in his heart, the episode that happened between the general and the two Highnesses outside Linxuan yesterday, probably spread among the people early in the morning.

Now, as a servant of the general's mansion, compared to the servant of Qi Siming yesterday, his worth has doubled again.

"Look at his appearance, how could he be able to enter the general's residence?"

"I heard that he is still mute."

"General Qi's temper is notoriously bad. I'm afraid no one dares to be his servant, so he will find such a guy."

Nan Zhu didn't want to answer, but the words of the last person floated into his ears, which made his brows lightly furrowed.

General, it is not as they say.

However, before I could react, there was a "bang".

While stunned, he followed the sound with his eyes and was surprised.It was that Zhong Li from yesterday again.

I saw that his face was slightly cold at this time, and he looked coldly at the little servants who gathered together and gossiped.

He suddenly smiled, but sneered every word in his mouth: "Speaking irresponsibly, it really is difficult to raise a villain."

The faces of those who spoke just now changed, but they did not dare to contradict.

As the saying goes, if you beat a dog, you will see the owner.This Zhong's family is in full swing in the court, and Zhong Xiang is notoriously introverted.Let me ask, who would dare to provoke him with his life.

So at this time, even though they hated extremely in their hearts, the few people just shut their mouths and swallowed their breath.

After Zhong Li finished speaking, he felt a gaze silently watching him.Looking back, he suddenly eased his expression and smiled.

Seeing the man smiling, Nan Zhu felt a little grateful, smiled back and nodded.

He has always known that everything can be clicked, and he must not delve into it.

If you don't go deep into it, you won't intersect too much.

It's just a coincidence that Nan Zhuquan why Zhong Li wanted to speak up for him to turn against each other.

"You." Zhong Li got up and walked to Nan Zhu, suddenly took something out of his arms and put it on the table. "Try."

Nan Zhu looked at it carefully, it was a row of small bamboo tubes, but he didn't know what it was for.

Picking up the front and back and looking at it, the bamboo tubes of different lengths are arranged neatly from long to short, and they are tied together by thin ropes, so they are solid.

Looking at Zhongli in confusion, Nan Zhu's eyes showed doubts.

"This is the pan flute." Zhong Li sat down beside Nan Zhu, ignoring the gazes of others, and took the pan flute from Nan Zhu's hand.

Close to his lips, after a while, a melodious voice rose in Linxuan.

It's only a short paragraph, just a small demonstration by Zhong Li in front of Nan Zhu.

"This is a musical instrument, a unique musical instrument in my hometown." Zhong Li smiled, his eyes were curved, like the warm wind in February, making the already handsome him more innocent.

Handing the pan flute to Nan Zhu, seeing him hesitate, Zhong Li stuffed it directly into Nan Zhu's hand.

"From now on, I will teach you how to play when you come here every day, so that you can enjoy it when you have nothing to do." Zhong Li thought for a while, and then said: "You said you can't speak. This bamboo flute is waiting for you After learning how to play, I think about the play you want to say, and I will understand you."

Staring blankly at the bamboo flute in his hand, he turned to Zhong Li after a long time.However, at this moment, the expression in those eyes was different from the previous moment.

After all, he couldn't resist the touch from the bottom of his heart, and the corners of his lips hooked slightly.

Nan Zhu raised his hand, stroked on the table, and slowly wrote two words: Nan Zhu.

"Nanzhu." Zhong Li followed the hand with the sharp knuckles to look at each stroke, and muttered in his mouth.Suddenly raised his head excitedly, and confirmed with excitement: "Your name is Nanzhu?"

Nan Zhu nodded and looked at Zhong Li with some amusement.

But just tell him a simple name, judging by his expression, it seems that he has dug a treasure.

"Nanzhu, that's a nice name." Zhong Li happily stood up, walked to Nanzhu's side and bent down. "Come on, let me teach you how to play the pan flute."

Nan Zhu didn't pretend, and accepted Zhong Li's instructions calmly.

He could see that the weird young man smiled at him from the bottom of his heart.

It wasn't until the time of his retreat that Zhong Li smiled and made an agreement with Nan Zhu to continue tomorrow.The small and exquisite pan flute was left to Nan Zhu.

Outside Linxuan, the adults who left the palace one after another after retreating came towards this side.The boys from each family welcomed them out one by one.

Seeing Zhong Li walk out of Linxuan, Nan Zhu put away the flute and stepped out of the threshold.

"grown ups."

As soon as Zhong Xiang's figure appeared, Zhong Li hurried up to meet him.

However, today Zhong Xiang's expression was not as good as yesterday, his face was cold and his eyes were full of anger.

Seeing Nan Zhu behind Zhong Li, he suddenly pushed Zhong Li casually and walked towards this side in two or three steps.

"Are you the servant who came with Qi Lan?"

Seeing the prime minister's questioning, Nan Zhu didn't dare to neglect, nodded his head quickly, and then bowed his head.

"Humph."

Zhong Xiang's sneer sounded above his head, but Nan Zhu didn't know the reason, so he heard the cold voice and said again: "Sure enough, what kind of master and what kind of dog. Seeing the real face, he still doesn't know how to salute, and looks at no one."

Nan Zhu suddenly felt annoyed in response to his words, he was always quiet, this time Zhong Xiang clearly came here to trouble him on purpose.

Suddenly, he sneered coldly: Only those defeated generals would harm Chi Yu regardless of right and wrong.

Having said that, Nanzhu's mind is still calm.There are some things, bear with yourself, and don't make troubles.If it wasn't for stepping on his own bottom line, it was just a big gift, so how could he make himself care.

Just about to bend his knees and kneel, the body that has already bent his knees suddenly felt a burst of support, and the next moment, Nan Zhu only felt a hand on his shoulder, and he was already standing upright.

"People who Zhong Xiang wants to embarrass me, Qi Lan, should also ask me if Qi Lan will allow it."

Qi Lan looked at Xiang Zhong with only a gloomy expression on his face.

Pulling Nan Zhu behind him with one hand, Qi Lan's eyes were full of anger.

"Hmph, General Qi is a warrior, so it's no wonder that the servants in the family are neglectful of etiquette, so it's not thoughtful." Zhong Xiang sneered, with seven parts ironic and three parts mocking.

The implication is that it is useless to talk with a rough warrior.

"Hahahaha, it's ridiculous!" Qi Lan laughed wildly: "If I hadn't waited for General Donglin, how could you guys who live in the middle of the capital by talking about it be so carefree. Zhong Yun, don't beat around the bush with me. , Today, I am not the only one reading your book in the court. Why don't you go and yell at the Second Highness? Barking with me for a long time, the emperor will still check the things he wants to check. I think you are asking for blessings. "

Zhong Yun's face turned blue and purple, his whole body trembled, but he had nothing to say, and finally took Zhong Li away with a flick of his sleeve.

And Nan Zhu, after watching all this from the sidelines, met Zhong Li's worried glance before he left, and only then eased the coldness in his heart.

After all, this matter has nothing to do with Zhong Li.Why bother to vent your anger on yourself.

"Zhu'er, let's go back home."

Qi Lan naturally took Nan Zhu's hand, but he didn't know how inappropriate his behavior was at this time.

Nan Zhu struggled, and found that Qi Lan was indifferent, and could only sigh inwardly.

Back to the mansion.

After the meal, Qi Lan called Qi Feng to discuss matters, and it was only during the process of serving Qi Lan that Nan Zhu learned about the disputes that occurred in the court today.

It turned out that early this morning, Qi Lan wanted to ask a famous doctor to treat Emperor Lin on the grounds that he was worried about the emperor's health.

However, this matter was refuted by the prime minister excitedly.The prime minister bluntly said that the emperor was in good health, and the health pills he sent to the palace every day had the effect of prolonging life. On the contrary, General Dao Qi had evil intentions and boldly committed crimes, implying that the emperor was in poor health.

As a result, the two sent people to come and go on the spot, arguing endlessly in the hall.

The emperor Longyan was so angry that he coughed up blood on the spot.

Qi Lan had a straight temper, and immediately his face changed drastically. He knelt down and begged the emperor to allow him to find a miracle doctor.

As a result, the emperor felt his loyalty and agreed.

Meanwhile, the Second Highness's attitude changed strangely.

At first, he watched indifferently, and then when Zhong Xiang had the upper hand, he occasionally spoke out, intentionally or unintentionally making things worse for Qi Lan.

If the emperor hadn't coughed up blood in a fit of rage and the situation had changed abruptly, then His Royal Highness would never have changed his mouth and turned to Qi Lan's side.

"From this point of view, His Highness Xiang's guess is indeed somewhat reasonable."

Qi Feng frowned, still thinking.

But Qi Lan sneered and said: "What makes sense? It's clearly the case. Li Chenqi thought that the gods didn't know who he was, and he played tricks on the pill. If he was discovered by accident, then Zhong Yun would be responsible for all the crimes." Unexpectedly, his every move has long been watched by Xiang's people."

"In this way, Zhong Xiang him..."

Qi Lan's complexion changed, and finally he sighed helplessly.

"Do you think the Zhong family can continue to exist after the change of imperial power? No matter which way they go, their Zhong family will eventually come to an end."

The Zhong family is already too arrogant to be restrained.