Opposite the entrance hall

At the beginning of the first month of the year, haze is smoky.

When one foot stepped into the first month, people became idle. Except that the emperor was a little tired from the banquet in the palace on the first day of the lunar new year, there were no trivial matters in the yamen, and the happy Ji Si subsided for a while.

It is said that the Baiguan Banquet on the first day really nearly killed him. He spent a ridiculous night with Qi Ran, and he was able to rest only when the sky was dark. The second son of Qi looks like a gentleman on the outside, but he is indeed a beast when he goes to bed. What is inferior is not something that can be said clearly in a few words.

Ji thought about how he had been having fun for many years when he was a dandy, even though he was acting on every occasion, he could more or less understand the tricks here, it must be better than Qi Ran who even taught self-blasphemy by himself I wanted to make fun of him by instructing Qi Ran on the bed, so as to justify my own reputation. As a man, face matters, but he doesn't pay so much attention to what is above and below. As long as Qi Ran is willing, he will be happy, no matter what. Not doing it yet.

But this horse stumbled, and someone stumbled. He lost his way, lifted a rock and smashed his own foot. His reputation was not so upright, so he made people laugh at him. When he thought about it, he cried and begged for mercy, and was killed by others. Forcing my elder brother and younger brother to yell indiscriminately, and almost passed out several times, without the slightest masculinity, I suddenly wanted to die, not to mention the loss of face, and the next day I wanted to hit him head-on. on the bed rail.

Don't blame him for thinking too much, Qi Ziheng, an ascetic monk, has lived for more than ten or twenty years, where did he learn such kung fu without prostitution or calling prostitutes, Ji Si asked his confusion out a little bit weirdly.

So I saw Qi Shaoqing from Dali Temple frowned, and said quite unnecessarily: "Isn't your body too sensitive? You're a little weak, you should practice in the future, don't faint like last night."

The angry Ji Si almost vomited a mouthful of old blood.

Mr. Qi is gifted and the one who suffers is Ji Si, although he was very happy, but this first taste of sex was a bit transitional, after he got out of bed, his legs trembled uncontrollably, his waist and abdomen seemed to be dismantled and reassembled, Did not feel the slightest presence.

In the back, he was still served by Qi Ran. When he was dressing and tying his hair, he suddenly pushed the door open and came in, scaring the guilty two people in the room. Naturally, blinking and blinking, with a tacit appearance, he wished a happy New Year and then slowly closed the door, rattling away.

After Qi Ran climbed over the wall and left, he reappeared, holding a bowl in his hand and handing it to Ji Si with a smile, "My lord, make up."

Ji Si picked it up and smelled it, angelica, paojiang, chuanxiong, peach kernels, roasted licorice... This damn is a prescription for a woman's confinement to replenish qi and blood, so she gave Chu Yi an angry look, and said displeasedly: "You You little white-eyed wolf, I'm still angry and you're trying to get mad at me, right? Why didn't you just give Qi Ziheng a drink."

"Master Qi is more energetic than you," Chu Yi muttered in a low voice, "Your face looks like someone has sucked your yang energy. After entering the palace, everyone will have to tell you that you were killed by a female ghost last night." Supplemented."

Ji Si, who was stunned by these words, was speechless. He could only raise his head and drank the bowl of black concoction in one gulp. His face was a little bloody, but the discomfort in his body did not ease. At the gate of the palace, he met Yang When he was there, the man looked at him holding his waist from time to time, and asked with concern: "What's wrong with your waist?"

Ji Si smiled and gritted her teeth: "I was hit by my dog ​​in the waist."

When he said this, Qi Ran was behind the two of them. The smile on the latter's lips made Ji Si a little embarrassed, and he touched his nose and left quickly, leaving Yang Qin in a daze, muttering to himself: "There is something wrong with Ji's mansion." Do you have a dog?"

The group banquet for hundreds of officials in the first day of junior high school is a tradition of the Jin Dynasty over the years. In order to show the love of the monarchs and ministers, all the processes are just a formality. No one really comes to eat. After a few hours, the weaker will have a backache Back pain, not to mention Ji Si's unspeakable injury, after the whole banquet, he was a little sick, like an eggplant beaten by frost, unable to get up much energy. He wanted to go back to rest earlier, but he never thought Trouble came to the door.

Ji Si looked at the person in front of him and pursed his lips.

Fang Qing, the chief eunuch of the Eastern Palace.

The visitor spoke first, "Master Ji, Your Highness welcomes you."

"Eunuch Lao is leading the way." Ji Si smiled.

Then they got into the carriage with others, when Qi Ran and Pei Zhan came out, they happened to see Donggong's carriage disappearing around the corner, stopped in their footsteps, looked a little dignified, and couldn't help being worried.

"What's the matter?" Pei Zhan asked puzzled when the person stopped, "You don't look very good-looking."

Qi Ran didn't say anything but thought for a while and said, "It's nothing, let's go."

Ji Si's limbs and bones seemed to be shattered by the carriage. After holding back for a while, the carriage gradually stopped, the curtain was lifted, and Wen Qing poked his head in, "Master Ji is here."

Ji Si rubbed his waist and got out of the car, raised his eyes and looked around, it looked like the back door of Hualou, he was puzzled, but his face did not show, but he followed Wen Qing around to the side hall, when he arrived There were already quite a few people seated, and their looks were a little strange. A few of them looked familiar, as if they were officials who had just entered this batch of imperial examinations. Then the others should also be students of the same batch. He is the minister of the humerus in the court.

On the contrary, Yan Huaizheng, who was inseparable from Li Hongyang on weekdays, was nowhere to be seen. He was not familiar with these people, and the group of "people with lofty ideals" around Li Hongyang did not necessarily think highly of him.

"Why are you standing at the door?" A voice came from behind, "Could it be that someone has to invite you in."

Everyone in the hall hurriedly let go of the girl in their arms and bent down to salute. Ji Si naturally knew who was standing behind him, and turned around to salute with his head down, "I have seen Your Highness, I wish Your Highness... .”

"Okay," Li Hongyang interrupted him with a wave of his hand, walked around the person and walked in, and after a few steps, he stopped and turned his head when he saw that the person hadn't followed, and said, "Aren't you still following?"

Ji Si was stunned for a moment and hurriedly followed and took a seat under the guidance of the maid.

Li Hongyang nodded after sitting down, and the music and dancing resumed. He took a sip from his wine glass, scanned the crowd and said in a calm voice, "It's nothing to call everyone here today, but it's just the beginning of the new year. You are free to be polite."

After hearing his words, everyone fell down in suspense, especially after a few glasses of strong wine, they gradually let go. The wine was strong and cowardly, and there were a few girls who smelled of alcohol and hugged the girl in their arms. Fei Yu's demeanor was unrestrained, he didn't look like a scholar at all, he was a frivolous and lewd slut, all kinds of teasing and sex were heard in the hall, and the picture was completely unsightly.

Ji Si understood that Li Hongyang was trying to buy people's hearts, but he didn't understand why he called him here. He was sipping a glass of wine, his whole body was as cold as frost and snow, which formed a natural harmony with the appearance of other people's hungry ghosts. The girl sitting next to him wanted to get closer to please him, but she was stared at coldly, and she didn't dare to do anything out of the ordinary, so she obediently poured wine from the sidelines.

"Is this girl not in your favor?" Li Hongyang suddenly said, attracting everyone's attention. Everyone looked in his direction and naturally saw Ji Si, with different expressions, but no one spoke, but stared at him. The person in the main seat listened to Li Hongyang and said again: "If you don't like another one, you can choose the girl in this building."

"Thank you for your love, Your Highness. I'm very frightened," Ji Si quickly replied, "It's just that I ate a lot of meat and fish today, and I feel a little unwell, so I might as well eat and drink."

Li Hongyang narrowed his eyes, as if thinking deeply about the credibility of what Ji Si said.

At this time, the middle-aged man, who was already drunk and couldn't tell who Xi Xi was He Xi, opened his mouth with a drink, "Hi...let me tell you...Hi...Master Ji looks down on these vulgar fans... ...Hi...the girls in this room are actually hiccups...there is no one who is as good-looking as Master Ji...the red plums are not as good as the beauty makeup, and the water singing wind comes from Hanxiang. Such an appearance should be looked down upon Other people's..."

As soon as the words came out, the whole room was silent, except for a few drunk and confused people, who not only didn't think there was anything wrong, but also nodded in agreement. They all woke up, looking at Ji Si's direction overtly and secretly, a little curious whether the rumored moody Ji Buyan would become angry after a while, and not quite sure what the master's intention was, so everyone kept silent Say nothing.

Even Li Hongyang watched from the corner of his eye, and saw that the man lowered his eyes, raised the corners of his lips a little bit, and there was no sign of joy or anger on his face. He narrowed his eyes and held the rim of the cup with his lips, and said in a flat tone: "Compared with you guys, Ji Si does have a good appearance."

It didn't look like being angry or agreeing, but rather like saying something casually, and didn't think there was anything wrong, and everyone lowered their heads in wonder.

A few students didn't like Ji Si, the servant of the household department who relied on his power to gain power, and thought he was no worse than Ji Si. Seeing that Li Hongyang didn't make a sound to stop him, they thought it was a tacit understanding that he was making progress, coldly She looked at Ji Si with her eyes, licked her lips as if joking, and said: "I heard that Ji Shilang's biological mother is a famous prostitute in Zhangzhou, and the Xiqiang dance she dances is even more enchanting and colorful. Just looking at it will make people soften , so there are many guests entering the curtain, although you can't see the demeanor of this generation of famous prostitutes, but Ji Shilang Xiao's mother can also get a glimpse of it, which is a pity. I have to give in, hahaha."

His tone seemed to be joking, and the people around him also laughed.

The smile on Ji Si's face remained undiminished, as if the protagonist in the words was not him, but he lowered his eyes and took a sip of the wine, secretly remembering the appearance of the people who spoke, and tearing up the words when he found the opportunity. A few people's mouths, teach them how to speak.

No matter how dissatisfied he was, he didn't dare to reveal a thing or two in front of Li Hongyang. First, because Li Hongyang made it clear that he planned to win over these students, he naturally didn't dare to ruin his business. Second, he guessed It is not clear what Li Hongyang is going to do, maybe this person is too full to panic, he has to see his embarrassment to be happy, this is not the time to care.

But Ji Si guessed wrong this time. Before he swallowed the wine, he heard Li Hongyang slap the table heavily, and the flesh fell on the solid wood table. The crown prince in charge had a gloomy face, and said with a half-smile: "You are not small, and you are not afraid that our Minister Ji will tear your mouth. You can humiliate this official third-rank official? How do you say punishment. "

The last sentence is about Ji Si.

The students who spoke were so frightened by these words that they suddenly woke up. They would think of what they had just said, and they would also think of the thunderous tactics of the servant of the household department that was rumored to deal with the students who had just entered the official position. The kung fu of fingers is as easy as pinching an ant to death. A chill rose from the back, and he slid directly from the chair, begging for mercy in a trembling voice: "Xiaguan...Xiaguan...Xiaguan is drunk and confused, and his words and deeds are wrong... ...you are talking drunken things...Your Highness, please forgive me..."

Li Hongyang frowned and looked embarrassed: "You are all pillars in the court, it is really difficult to be alone, so it depends on Ji Shilang's decision."

The few students turned around quickly after hearing this, and begged Ji Si bitterly, "Master Ji, the lower official got drunk in a moment of foolishness, I hope Lord Ji will ignore the villain's mistakes, and don't bother with the lower official."

Ji Si put down his wine glass and looked up at Li Hongyang. The latter raised his eyebrows at him. He somewhat understood why Li Hongyang called him here today. He straightened his sleeves and stood up, circling around those people. He sneered and said slowly: "Have you ever heard of Tiejiaguan? Oh, but I forgot that you are all Confucian scholars who follow the principles of Confucius and Mencius. How could you know such a vicious method? You must not be clear."

Speaking of this, Ji Si smiled, his lips smudged red with the smell of alcohol, but what he said was shocking: "This is the method of interrogation by the Ministry of Criminal Justice, cover the prepared mulberry paper on the face, and then Spray water, layer by layer, and each time you paste a layer, you will say in a gloomy voice, "One post will add you to the ninth-rank official, and you will be promoted and rich." Afterwards, people will suffocate to death when they can't breathe. That taste, tsk Tsk tsk, it's far more exciting than any stick."

He didn't say a word, the faces of those students turned pale, and after speaking, they even fell to the ground, sweating profusely and begging Li Hongyang for mercy with trembling lips. The other students didn't dare to start rashly, and their expressions were extremely complicated.

It took a while to hear Li Hongyang say, "Okay, we are officials in the same dynasty and we have the friendship of colleagues, not to mention that the man who smelled of alcohol will inevitably say a few nonsense, there are too many things to do, Ji Si."

"The subordinate is here."

"It's a matter of saving face today, let's forget it."

"Your Highness..." Ji Si wanted to say more, but Li Hongyang's face darkened, so he had no choice but to keep silent.

"Why, Gu's face is not enough, could it be that only the emperor can talk to your household servant!"

The speaker intends the listener, and the listener naturally has the intention. It is a false sentiment but it has a bit of real meaning.

Ji Si lowered his eyes and returned to his seat again and again, looking at those students who kowtowed to Li Hongyang with tears of gratitude, he sneered a few times in his heart.

No wonder Yan Huaizheng was not there but called him. It turns out that no one is more suitable for this drama to win people's hearts. Most of the students were here, and as soon as the news got out, Ji Siyin's vicious reputation became more and more loud, and the prince's reputation as a virtuous prince also spread among the students.

This method was used well, I had to recite the infamy, and all the good reputation was given to Li Hongyang. After all, before entering the official position, no matter which student, they all had ambitions and hoped to make a career out of the world and assist a virtuous monarch. Letting his name be honored by Shi Guangzong and his ancestors, not to mention that he took the opportunity to beat himself up, can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

Ji Si lowered his eyes to drink and sneered twice in his heart. He thought that Li Hongyang's face was normal, but he was still a little flustered. That's why he wanted to salute the virtuous corporal. It's not hard to guess why he was flustered. Everyone knows that although the King of Qin has neither the power of his mother nor the support of his party members, this is a sign from the emperor, so the meaning is different.

Li Hongyu, Li Kyungming.

He repeated it in his heart, his eyes darkened a bit.

The usefulness of Xi Jisi has been achieved, and later he found an excuse and planned to leave, Li Hongyang didn't stop him, but chatted with him in a rare and pleasant mood, asking him to pay more attention to the Pei family.

What he said was paying attention to Pei's family, not Pei Zhan.

The words were endless, and Ji Si couldn't decide what his intentions were for a while, so he had to prevaricate, but fortunately, Li Hongyang didn't say much, and waved him to go out. Ji Si was a little restless all the way, Li Hongyang said People have their own plans in everything they say and do, and they don't mention Pei's mansion for no reason. This sudden mention naturally has deep meaning.

Ji Si didn't want to understand the twists and turns inside, so he simply didn't want to. He came out from the back door of the flower building, and went out through the alley on the other side, and found that outside was Lin'ancheng's East Street, and there were all kinds of hawking and selling nearby. The sound came over.

The street is full of all kinds of food and entertainment vendors, and there are several juggling troupes performing shows. There are bursts of applause, and the crowd is so crowded. Ji Si didn't join in the fun. He walked very fast, and he was about to wear When crossing the long street, he suddenly turned his footsteps and walked towards a stall.

"Why are you here, sir?"

Fang Qingrong was startled by the sudden sound, and the hairpin in his hand almost fell off. He quickly grabbed hold of it and looked back. He saw Ji Si standing behind him with a smile on his face. He also smiled and said briskly. : "Wandering around with nothing to do, why is Ah Yan here?"

Hearing this address, Ji Si was stunned at first, and then the smile on his face deepened, and his expression was a little excited, "I was passing by and saw Mr. coming to say hello."

"Coincidentally," Fang Qingrong heaved a sigh of relief as if he had solved a major matter, and handed the two hairpins in his hand to Ji Si, hesitatingly said, "Ah Yan, is this green jade hairpin exquisite, or is this mahogany hairpin elegant?"

Hearing this, Ji Si looked down, only to find that the stall in front of them was selling women's rouge, gouache, hairpins and handkerchiefs, the two men standing in front of the stall looked weird, but the two of them didn't think so, their expressions were very indifferent .

Mrs. Fang's wife is not a well-known family, but a young lady from a wealthy local family. Her surname is Zhonggui and her name is Qu Yun. She is a very gentle and virtuous woman. She is as gentle as a breeze. As mature and stable as he is now, he can only be mischievous all day long and suffers a lot. His father is the teacher of the Zhong family, and he grew up with Mrs. Taifu.

Every time when talking about the past, Mrs. Taifu is full of smiles. The two of them have no children and regard Li Si as their own family. The pain is boundless. Following Fang Jinxing's way like this, but relying on the three-legged cat kung fu learned from the guard, he can almost grab the branch to pick the blooming peach blossom every day, and hand it to the front of his face in disgrace, with a silly appearance It really caught her heart, now that she thinks about it, she might not be blind.

At this time, the old lady was lying on the recliner, and the cattail fan she used to cover her face was flapping the wind one after another, and she began to sing an opera, which was about Liu Yanchi waiting for her husband to cover her face in "Playing Mandarin Duck". While weeping, Wu Sheng's high school champion returned to his hometown in fine clothes, and with the support of his father and fellow villagers, he returned home in fine clothes. The scene of ten miles of red makeup marrying Liu Yan, the singing was full of emotion, and he was stared at for a few times before he stopped, waiting for the old lady to leave After a while, she told Li Si that the luckiest thing in her life was to marry Fang Jinxing, and that really hurt her.

Everyone knows that Mrs. Xu's family is full of infatuated people. The world-renowned Taifu Fang and the famous Qi Xiang both cherish their wives. Apart from that, they never look at other women, even if they can't replace them. The Fang family never thought of divorcing their wives and remarrying. Mrs. Taifu told Li Si that although she was unwilling, she couldn't bear to persuade her by pretending to be generous. Unexpectedly, the old lady became angry and cold Coldly said: I have only picked flowers for one person, and she has to keep it if she picks it up if she likes it. She will definitely not pick flowers for the second person, not to mention peach blossoms and pear blossoms. I am not afraid of falling down when I stretch out my hand.

Li Si couldn't help laughing after listening to it at the time, and was inevitably punished by the old matriarch to memorize a whole book. When he was young, most of his love affairs came from the old matriarch and his parents, respect and trust, love and attention, support and love. Devotion is indispensable.

Gathering back the previous memories, Ji Si looked at the gray-haired person in front of him with sour nose, so he had to lower his head to carefully select, pointing to the simple and elegant mahogany hairpin, "It should be more suitable for this plain and quiet one."

He remembered that his mother didn't like Yuchai, and felt that Yuchai was fragile, so he had to be careful.

Fang Qingrong smiled, "I also think this is better."

Then he paid the money to put away the hairpin and walked side by side with Ji Si, surrounded by a steady stream of people, the two of them walked slowly without appearing in a hurry, and there was a bit of elegance for a leisurely stroll.

"You came from the Prince's place earlier." Fang Qingrong suddenly brought the conversation here.

Ji Si pursed his lips, and Fang Qingrong explained: "One of the new scientists invited by the crown prince has some friendship with me, and he told me that it should be near here."

"It's not intentional to hide it, I hope the Taifu will forgive me."

Fang Qingrong smiled and cast his eyes on the flame spit out from the mouth of the juggling troupe in front, and said in a deep voice: "The fire is provocative, and if you are not careful, you will catch yourself on fire. I wanted to use this fire to burn those restless weeds. But I never thought that I am already in the fire, if I don't get out of it early, I am afraid that I will be burned in the fire, and my hard work will be destroyed in one day."

Following his gaze, Ji Si's eyes also reflected the raging fire, his pupils were very bright, and his fair face was warmed by the light of the fire.

"Then who can be the person who puts out the fire according to what the Taifu said?" Ji Si asked.

"What do you think?" Fang Qingrong didn't answer but asked instead, "Let's burn it. I'm old anyway and I can't control so much. The current Dajin is your young people's Dajin. Today is up to you." Go dig it, it's up to you to collapse the land, and it's up to you to decide how and where the fire burns, but the person you've chosen now isn't the one who can put out the fire..."

Speaking of this, Fang Qingrong paused, looked sideways at Ji Si's side face illuminated by the fire, and his voice seemed to come from afar, "Speaking of which, you are like an old friend of mine, but don't be like that little bastard and die before me ,Hahaha."

Looking at the figure walking ahead, Ji Si smiled and followed quickly. The two drifted away and were overwhelmed by the crowd within a short while.

Crackling firecrackers sounded from the side of the road, and a burst of smoke rose. The bustle lasted for more than half a month. After all, as long as the first lunar month was not out for the people of Dajin, the taste of the year could not be dissipated. The red lanterns and couplets in the city were still posted. Steady, against the white snow and red plums, very beautiful.

Although the new year is not over yet, the government offices of all ministries have begun to get busy. After the first lunar month, spring will begin, and various financial, tax, food and grass supplies must be arranged. What's more, Emperor Chengde's birthday is approaching, and Bei Yan Provocative from time to time, things are crowded together, and busy people keep spinning.

Not only are the six departments busy, the five temples and the five prisons are too busy, and they only took ten days off to be on duty for Chen Zong's old case, waiting for someone to deal with it, and Wei Zhongting, the Minister of Dali Temple, has the intention of retiring from his old age and returning to his hometown. Ran's mind clearly wanted him to take the position of Minister of Dali Temple, and there were more and more affairs entrusted to him. Qi Ran knew that he worked hard and became more serious, and did not dare to neglect at all, so The two have not seen each other for several days.

Fortunately, neither of them are masters of indulging in pleasure. Although they are very fond of love, they also clearly understand that a man should cherish the world and aspire to the world, and blindly indulging in love will inevitably be biased, but this is the taste of love/desire. When he was eating marrow to taste, he had to quit abruptly, and Ji Si got angry with the yamen's affairs, and developed aphthous sores in his mouth. The pain caused him to lose his appetite and he seemed to have lost a lot of weight.

This evil fire was a little hot, and when he woke up the next day, his pants were even more muddy. He covered his head with a look of desperation, and thought to himself: If this continues, he will probably get sick, Qi Ziheng, Qi Ziheng , If you don't come to look for me, I can only look for you.

Fortunately, he asked for a prescription for clearing away heat and eliminating fire from the first day of the junior high school. He drank a few times in a row and he felt much better. .

There was a major incident in the household department recently, and it was getting late. Ji Si stepped into the gate of the Ji Mansion a little tiredly, and saw Chu Yi approaching mysteriously, and said in a low voice, "Are you tired, sir?"

Ji Si was so tired that he couldn't gather his strength, so he glared at him angrily, "Does your lord look very relaxed and relaxed?"

The first day of junior high school was not annoyed, he smiled and pulled people in and walked in, "Coincidentally, I have a medicine that can just cure your tiredness and exhaustion, and I guarantee that the medicine will cure the disease."

After being dragged to Ji Si's courtyard, he stepped in and saw someone drinking tea in the courtyard, he was so exhausted that he really went away.

"Master Qi," Chu Yi said with a smile, "I brought you here, so I won't disturb the treatment, just call me if you need something."

After saying that, he left in a panic, for fear of being talked about by his own adults.

Leaving behind the two people who were looking at each other in the courtyard, Ji Si walked over slowly and touched his nose to find something to say, "Why are you here?"

"Here to treat your illness." Qi Ran joked.

Hearing this, Ji Si was a little embarrassed, and didn't know how much he had told this man in the first day of junior high school. Seeing his face full of jokes, he looked away and cleared his throat and muttered: "It must be that there is less homework. I will let him do more tomorrow." Study for an hour."

Qi Ran laughed out loud, took the man's hand and sat down beside him, poured a cup of hot tea and handed it over, looking at the black and blue under the man's eyes, he felt distressed and said, "Recently, the household department has a lot of work? Why are you so tired? , I heard on the first day of the junior high school that you didn't sleep well at night and you took a few doses of medicine, could it be that you are really sick."

As if he was going to touch Ji Si's forehead, but the latter brushed it away, took a drink from the teacup and put it back on the table, then put his forehead down on Qi Ran's shoulder, and murmured: "At the end of the year, Beiyan attacked at night. You know the news about the big camp of the Pingbei Army. Although there were no casualties, more than half of the food and grass were lost. Pingbei Army is no exception to the plan to confuse the public, Beiyan's success this time is definitely not the luck of a blind cat meeting a dead mouse."

Qi Ran hugged the man and slumped his shoulders down to make the pillow more comfortable. Hearing this, he frowned, "You mean someone in the Pingbei Army leaked the news."

Ji Si changed his posture and leaned against Qi Ran, playing with Qi Shaoqing's skeletal fingers behind him, pinching or scratching with his fingertips or interlocking his fingers, like a child who has found a favorite toy, his eyes are full of smiles Yi said, "I don't really know much about the Pingbei Army, but I heard from my father before that the cavalry of the Pingbei Army is the most powerful in the Jin Dynasty. Therefore, only the Pingbei Army can fight Beiyan."

He circled his index finger and thumb, grasped Qi Ran's middle finger and stroked it up and down. From time to time, he used his fingertips to swipe the middle finger. It was full of ambiguity and frivolity, which caused Qi Ran to grasp the finger that was doing something wrong. Stop, Ji Si's brows and eyes were crooked with a smile, and then he continued: "Beiyan is a nomadic people, most of them eat meat and drink goat's milk, and the folk customs are open and the strong are respected. He is tall and tall, and when he stands up, it is as if a mountain is blocking his eyes. If it comes to close combat, let alone the Great Jin, the Western Qiang is no match, so he can only rely on cavalry. The Yan army also specially made a kind of weapon called sharp-toothed spear, the old general is a generation of generals, he has the right way to rule the army, and Guo Jingyi was picked up by him, so it is impossible to not even notice that there are spies in the camp."

"So you think something is wrong," Qi Ran frowned and said, "What does this have to do with the Ministry of Household Affairs?"

"Don't worry, I'm about to talk here, you peel an orange for me to moisten my throat first."

Qi Ran glared at the man, the latter blinked with a smile, he sighed and had to resign himself to peeling the orange, and after stuffing it into the man's hand, the man continued unhurriedly, "I checked the household The accounts of the grain, grass and military pay that the Ministry has distributed to the Pingbei Army over the years are clear and clear, and there is no clue at all, but the accountant who manages the grain is interesting, named Cao De."

"People from the Cao family." Qi Ran suddenly understood, "You suspect that the Cao family embezzled the army's salary to fill their own pockets, so Guo Jingyi used his plan, and the army's rations were attacked in Beijing. Naturally, he paid attention to it, and after a little verification of the losses, he would find that the accounts did not match. If you follow the vine, you will draw a lot of people."

Ji Si stuffed an orange into his mouth, and said vaguely: "The Cao family is backed by the crown prince, and the Pingbei general's mansion is supported by King Rui. It's not a trivial matter if there is a trouble. Now it depends on what the emperor is like." Meaning, but who can guess his thoughts, this orange is quite sweet, do you want to try it?"

As he spoke, he handed over the peeled orange in his hand, Qi Ran lowered his head and glanced, the orange juice stained his fingertips, he raised his eyes, and his eyes fell on the glistening lips of the man in front of him, His eyes darkened by three points, and he said in a deep voice, "Then let's try it."

When the words fell, Ji Si only felt that his chin was caught and before he could make a sound, a kiss fell on his lips. The sweet smell of oranges was intertwined in their tongues. Ji Si closed her eyes and put her arms around Qi Ran's neck, making the kiss more erotic.

It is still a long time before dawn, and the spring scenery is naturally boundless.

Not long after this day is the Lantern Festival. There are lanterns and festoons everywhere in Lin'an City. In order to show the prosperity of the Jin Dynasty, there is no curfew on the third day of the Lantern Festival, so the laughter and laughter from the streets can still be heard in the middle of the night, especially in the middle of the night. On the day of the Lantern Festival, when the lanterns all over the street were lit up, it seemed that people could not tell the difference between day and night.

The Lantern Festival is a tradition in the Jin Dynasty. It is aimed at the joy of the monarch and the people and the celebration of the whole country. It was as grand as in previous years, but it was also very lively. The streets were still crowded with people. Ji Si used to join in the fun, but now he is not in the same mood. He finally chose a way with few people to go back to the house. He has not returned after taking off his official uniform. The body was dragged to the Lantern Festival on the first day of the junior high school.

The streets were crowded with people, and as far as the eyes could see, there were all people, some of them were wearing various masks. Ji Si only brought two guards and told them to take good care of the first day of the junior high school, lest they get lost due to negligence. up.

However, on the first day of the junior high school, I have never been to Lin'an, and I feel novelty when I see everything. In the blink of an eye, I took advantage of people not paying attention and squeezed into a crowd surrounded by three floors inside and three floors outside. Ji Si called a few times to no avail, so I had to hurry Step up to follow.

When I got closer, I realized that this place was a poem. The reward was an exquisitely crafted white jade hairpin. Although it was beautiful, it was in the shape of a woman. If it hadn't been for the sight of someone who was anxious to scratch his head, Ji Si would have turned around and wanted to drag Chu Yi away. .

Among the riddle guessers was an acquaintance, Yang Yunchuan, the prodigal young master of the Yang family.

Ji Si looked around the crowd, and sure enough, he found the figure of his second young master Qi on the opposite side. The two looked at each other and smiled. Qi Ran's smile was fleeting, and Ji Si saw that he was still standing beside him There was a woman, Qi Xi, the well-known young lady from the Qi family in Lin'an, who immediately understood that Yang Qin was trying to please others, and that the poem was actually not difficult. He wanted to kill Cheng Yaojin halfway, but Cheng Yaojin was none other than Shen Zixiang from the Imperial Academy. In other words, he was Qi Xi's sweetheart before he left the court. The situation suddenly became complicated.

They had already passed the halfway point of the match. Yang Qin had lost two games in a row in the best-of-three game system, but he still held his breath and had to fight again. In terms of intelligence, he couldn't match Shen Zixiang, and he also lost the third game. Feeling ashamed and annoyed, Ji Si is familiar with this person's temper, and when he thought he was going to play the young master's temper, he saw him bow politely, his words and deeds were magnanimous, Shen Zixiang probably didn't expect it, and he would also I returned the gift.

Yang Qin stepped back, and when he walked up to Qi Xi, he scratched his head apologetically and said: "You didn't win the hairpin back, so don't be angry."

His tone was full of worry and nervousness.

Shen Zixiang's eyes kept falling on these people, but Qi Xi didn't glance at him, he just sighed after listening to Yang Qin's words, and said angrily, "When did I tell you that I like that hairpin?"

"I saw that you were staring at me and thought you liked it." Yang Qin looked surprised.

Qi Ran who was at the side couldn't hold back and said: "Sister has the exact same one, so I took a second look."

"How come I don't know?"

"I used to like it, but now I don't like it so I don't wear it," Qi Xu said, and at the end he gave Qi Ran a displeased look, before continuing to say: "Let's go, aren't we going to release the river lantern?"

Just as they were about to leave, they saw the smiling and cheerful household servant came over, cupped his hands and said, "Master Yang, Qi Shaoqing, what a coincidence that we met here, this is Mrs. Yang, right?" , not in the next season."

Before she finished speaking, Qi Xi raised her eyes and looked at the somewhat handsome man in front of her. Although she didn't understand official affairs, she had heard of Ji Buyan from the Ministry of Household Affairs, not to mention that Yang Qin had a close personal relationship with this man, but What made her feel weird was Qi Ran's attitude. The smile in the eyes of her indifferent younger brother has never dissipated since seeing this man. She was puzzled but returned the gift generously and decently.

On the contrary, Yang Qin saw that Ji Si's depressed mood had improved somewhat, and his tone was full of familiarity, "Why are you here?"

"Going to the Lantern Festival," Ji Si