I am aging gracefully in the world of famous books

After meeting Yuan Suiyun, Pei Xiang stayed in Ji Bingyan's villa.

Xinglong Mountain is a rare land with verdant vegetation in the northwest area, and it has the sweet and clear Sanyuan spring water suitable for brewing tea and wine, which is very suitable for seclusion and recuperation.

Therefore, not only Ji Bingyan built a manor near the mountains and rivers in this area, but other rich and wealthy families also built houses near the foot of Xinglong Mountain for family and friends to spend their holidays.

Among them, a garden called "Happy Forest" occupies the best scenic area at the foot of Xinglong Mountain.The garden here is not like Ji Bingyan's manor, which is only for private residence, but a business place for entertaining guests.

In the "Happy Forest", pavilions, terraces and pavilions are scattered along the banks of the streams in the forest, and the verandas are dotted with green mountains and clear waters.Delicate and young girls from the Jiangnan water town have bright eyes. They shuttle back and forth among the lakes and mountains, offering good tea and wine to the guests living in the "Happy Forest", accompanied by clear songs and wonderful dances. They are absolutely worthy of the word "happy".

On the second day after Pei Xiang arrived at Xinglong Mountain, he entered the "Happy Forest" for a visit.She drank tea made with Sanyuan spring water, tasted the famous wine here, and met Boss Happy Lin, a down-and-out descendant of a family in the south of the Yangtze River.

It's not that Pei Xiang is particularly curious about the beautiful scenery and food here, but because ever since Ji Bingyan mentioned the word "Xinglong Mountain", Pei Xiang has wanted to visit this "Happy Forest".

As far as she knows, the real owner of "Happy Forest" is not a down-and-out son of a Jiangnan family, but Wang Yunmeng's mother and son who have been hiding in secret to expand their power everywhere.They built the "Happy Forest" here to attract Chai Yuguan, who is addicted to tea and wine.

"When I was in Luoyang before, I heard that Wang Lianhua had so much information about Yuan Suiyun. I was still wondering if there was any fraud in it? After all, with Yuan Suiyun's means, the city would not be leaked so easily. My own whereabouts, I didn't expect it to be because I became a 'neighbor' relationship."

Pei Xiang looked back at the dimly lit mountains and rivers and pavilions in the night, thinking to himself:

"Wang Yunmeng's mother and son have been operating here for several years in order not to arouse Chai Yuguan's suspicion. Naturally, any disturbances in the vicinity cannot be hidden from their eyes."

Two days later, Ji Bingyan had to return to Lanzhou City in a hurry because he had to deal with business matters, so Pei Xiang spent a lot of time alone with Yuan Suiyun.

Not to mention what this young owner has done in secret, on the bright side, he is definitely a gentle and gentle gentleman, a good friend who many people like to get acquainted with.

Therefore, Pei Xiang and Yuan Suiyun get along more easily and happily in daily life.

One day, Pei Xiang was walking in the garden, and when he looked up, he saw Yuan Suiyun drinking tea in a pavilion not far away, so he turned around and picked up the steps, and walked into the pavilion on the rockery.

When he got closer, he realized that Yuan Suiyun was "reading" the letter.The handsome and gentle young man touched the ink on the rice paper with a slight smile on his face.

"Miss Pei, you came just in time. I have good news here."

"What is it?" Pei Xiang walked lightly around the stone table and sat down opposite Yuan Suiyun.

"The people who were sent to Jinan to visit Gang Leader Ren wrote back, and they explained the physical condition of Gang Leader Ren in the letter."

Pei Xiang's eyes lit up immediately, and he said expectantly: "You can make Mr. Yuan so happy, it seems that Gang Leader Ren's body is fine."

"exactly."

Yuan Suiyun refolded the letter and put it in his sleeve, poured another cup of tea for Pei Xiang, and then said slowly:

"The letter said that after several twists and turns, they finally saw the leader Ren who was recuperating from illness, and asked the doctor from Wuzheng Villa to give the leader Ren a pulse. Unexpectedly, the leader Ren was not really sick, but was sent down. It is an uncommon chronic poison that causes the body to be weak and linger on the bed."

"Poisoned?" Pei Xiang exclaimed in surprise, "This... the majestic leader of the Beggar Clan... how could this happen? Then, that, can the poison in Ren's leader be cured?"

Yuan Suiyun nodded, and explained happily:

"After finding out the real reason, the elders of the beggar gang immediately invited another famous doctor from other places, and asked the old doctor to treat with the doctor from Wuzheng Villa together, and jointly detoxified the gang leader. After using the detoxification decoction, the body gradually recovered. When my subordinate wrote the letter and came back, Chief Ren was able to get out of bed and walk around."

Hearing this, Pei Xiang couldn't help clapping his hands and laughing:

"It's really great! Amitabha, Gang Leader Ren has finally turned from danger to prosperity. This is really good news."

"Yes, it's good news," Yuan Suiyun echoed with a smile, the joy in his brows was particularly sincere, "The elders of the Beggar Clan thanked me in their letters, but I don't want to claim the credit. Without Miss Pei's reminder, I would never have thought of sending a doctor to give a diagnosis and treatment to Gang Leader Ren. When I reply to the letter later, I must tell everyone in the Beggar Clan of Miss Pei's kindness and concern."

Hearing this, Pei Xiang quickly waved his hands, and sincerely declined:

"Master Yuan Shaozhuang, please don't mention me in the letter. I just said a few words casually. How can I call it credit? If you praise me like this again, I will feel ashamed."

Yuan Suiyun could hear that Pei Xiang's voice was full of embarrassment and eagerness at this time. She really didn't want to take advantage of this incident to get closer to the beggar gang. .

"Miss Pei, next time..."

"Oh, Mr. Yuan, don't try to persuade me anymore. If you have to thank someone for this matter, I think the biggest contributor is Young Master Nangong.

"If he hadn't been running around looking for medicine for Gang Leader Ren, I wouldn't have heard of these things, and I wouldn't have mentioned them to you. After that, Wuzheng Villa wouldn't have sent someone to visit Gang Leader Ren... Well, Speaking of which, Gang Leader Ren's condition can be cleared up, thanks to Young Master Nangong and Mr. Yuan."

"Well, Yuan has to talk to the girl about something," Yuan Suiyun suddenly smiled wryly, and his face gradually became serious, "It's about Nangong Ling."

"Hey, what does Mr. Yuan want to say?"

Seeing that Yuan Suiyun restrained the relaxed smile on his face, Pei Xiang subconsciously sat upright.

Yuan Suiyun was silent for a moment, he rubbed his forehead in annoyance, seemed a little hard to speak, after a while, he sighed softly:

"Miss Pei, the reason why gang leader Ren was chronically poisoned was because someone tampered with his daily diet, which made gang leader Ren weaker and weaker. After that, the person who poisoned him bought the doctor who saw the doctor for gang leader Ren. It was only through the sea that other people could not notice the strangeness. Tell me, who is this person who has been in contact with the food and drink of the leader for a long time?"

Pei Xiang was slightly startled, and looked at Yuan Suiyun's empty and desolate eyes with some confusion. Suddenly, her expression changed and she stood up abruptly.

"This, this, Mr. Yuan, what do you mean...was someone close to Gang Leader Ren poisoned him? That, that is Mrs. Ren? No, they have a deep love as husband and wife, so why...could it be Nangong Young leader? But it’s not right, the leader raised him, taught him martial arts, and made him the heir of the beggar gang... He has no reason to frame his foster father, who is so kind to him!"

"Miss Pei, I know the truth is difficult for people to accept. However, after we rescued the gang leader Ren who was under house arrest and poisoned, he personally spoke out and expelled Nangong Ling from the beggar gang. Although the gang leader did not clearly announce or pursue Nangong Ling Guilty, but his attitude says a lot."

"It was really Nangong Ling who poisoned him!" Pei Xiang's tone was still full of disbelief, "He...why is that?"

Yuan Suiyun had no intention of answering Pei Xiang's doubts.

He tapped on the table again and again, slightly lost in thought.He thought of the previous investigation of Shi Guanyin, the Dongying warrior who crossed the sea from Fusang many years ago, the timing of the wonderful monk Wuhua's appearance in Cheng Wang's mansion, and the few words Ren Ci revealed after he was rescued, and many thoughts gradually emerged in his heart. guess.

After a quiet cup of tea, Yuan Suiyun did not continue talking about Nangong Ling, but asked another question:

"Miss Pei, when the imperial court entrusted the task of investigating Dongying people to Wuzheng Villa, His Royal Highness Cheng Wang once told Yuan in private that you had doubts about Miaoseng Wuhua. But when you and I met for the first time, you mentioned Wuzheng Hua Shi's attitude is very close, is there any accident or misunderstanding?"

Pei Xiang didn't know what Yuan Suiyun and Lord Cheng had exchanged before, but fortunately, she had already imagined this situation in advance, so she said calmly:

"In any case, Master Wuhua did help me block poisonous killings several times, and also helped me expose the conspiracy of that Bat boy. This is what I witnessed with my own eyes, and it happened in real life. Therefore, I am sincerely grateful he.

"As for the others... When I first met Mr. Yuan that day, I said that I always believed that the person who wanted to kill me was not only Mr. Bat, but also another hidden force.

"But I, um, so to speak, it's just a suspicion, and there is no evidence. Therefore, no matter what I suspect, before there is no clear witness and evidence, I will not treat the real person coldly because of an unfounded guess. Someone who helped me."

Yuan Suiyun raised his thick eyebrows, and there was a hint of aggressiveness in his tone:

"If according to what Miss Pei said, as long as there is no evidence, you will regard Master Wuhua as a benefactor, then why did Miss Pei express her doubts to His Highness King Cheng? Is this... is it to thank the benefactor?"

Sensing the vague doubts in Yuan Suiyun's attitude, Pei Xiang immediately straightened his back and sat upright.She looked straight into the dark eyes of the man opposite who could not see anything, and replied in a solemn voice:

"His Royal Highness Cheng took good care of me, and my doubts about Master Wuhua also involved the safety of the royal family and the safety of the country. I had to remind him because of the special circumstances. However, after I expressed my doubts to the lord, After the punishment, I also made it clear that I have no evidence, and I may have wronged a good person.

"Actually, I hope that His Royal Highness King Cheng can investigate those things clearly. If I can prove Master Wuhua's innocence, I will personally go to Master Wuhua to plead guilty and confess. At that time, no matter what kind of blame and punishment he gets, Pei Xiang will accept it willingly. And I am willing to do ten great deeds to make up for my debt to Master Wuhua."

Yuan Suiyun nodded thoughtfully, believing Pei Xiang's explanation five percent in his heart.

After getting along these days, he could feel that the girl sitting across from her was intelligent and sensitive, but she was also pure and simple, and she still had a naive and chivalrous spirit in her bones.Therefore, this attitude of dealing with things with clear grievances and grievances is quite reasonable.

Suppressing all kinds of suspicions, Yuan Suiyun showed a moved expression.

"That's right. Miss Pei, please don't take offense. It's not that I deliberately doubted the girl. It's just that Wuzheng Villa is acting according to the order. It can't live up to the trust of the court, and it doesn't want to leave a hidden danger to the safety of the Central Plains martial arts because of some omissions." Therefore, I have to be careful all the time and be cautious in everything."

After explaining these words, Yuan Suiyun stood up and bowed to Pei Xiang.His attitude is sincere and frank, without losing the reserved and unrestrained style of a nobleman, it is really impossible for people to have any grudges against him.

Pei Xiang smiled slightly, and also got up to return the salute.With bright eyes and gentle voice, she regards Yuan Suiyun as a truly open-minded and responsible gentleman.

The two saluted each other, said a lot of sincere and elegant words, and after a lot of back and forth, they sat down again and talked "heart-to-heart" again.

Time passed quietly, and when Yuan Suiyun was asked to leave by his subordinates to deal with matters, the sun was almost setting.

Pei Xiang watched Yuan Suiyun leave with the evening breeze blowing, seeing him still calm and graceful walking on the rugged and winding stone steps of the rockery, he couldn't help admiring him.

After admiring it, my thoughts drifted a little.

Pei Xiang never needed Yuan Suiyun's 100% trust, not necessary and impossible.She just needs to make good use of this man's suspicion and caution, and guide him to discover some secrets.

Just like this time, did Yuan Suiyun really believe her story?not necessarily.

However, when she made it clear that Wu Hua and Nangong Ling had a close relationship and that he was investigating the identity of Mr. Bat, he immediately followed her words to investigate Nangong Ling, and then logically exposed Nangong Ling's plot to poison Ren Ci.

Exposing Nangong Ling's conspiracy is tantamount to abolishing an important arrangement of Shi Guanyin and Wuhua.After Wuhua lost the position of head of Shaolin, Nangongling was no longer qualified to inherit the Beggar Gang. As a result, Shi Guanyin's plan to influence the Central Plains martial arts through his two sons failed.

As for whether Yuan Suiyun will realize that she is using him later, that is not important.At least, he has benefited, and she, with the sword in her hand, doesn't need to be too careful and thoughtful.

——It’s a big deal, I’ll see Zhenzhang under my hand.