Opposite the entrance hall

The lights in Wenxiang Pavilion were dimmed, and the laughter and cursing of the girls was very lively, and some sweet and ambiguous sounds of water and sex could be faintly heard from these voices, one after another, and it was even more dreamy through the door.

Yang Qin smelled of alcohol, said a few inexplicable words, and then fell into a deep sleep. If it wasn't for the overwhelming smell of alcohol on his body, he wouldn't look like a drunk person at all.

He was so drunk, Ji Si and Du Heng couldn't leave him in this pavilion no matter what, so they asked Jiuniang to call a carriage, and the two of them worked together to carry him into the carriage, which cost a lot of money I'm exhausted enough.

Panting, Ji Si opened the curtain and said to Jiu Niang who was standing on the side of the carriage: "It's not convenient today, I'll come to find you tomorrow, or if it's convenient for you to send a post directly to my house, I can do it." It must be done for you."

Jiu Niang leaned against the carriage, her plump body was exquisite and exquisite, and the thin blouse covered her body made her skin fairer. Although she was not young, she looked very charming, which caused the guests who came in and out to look at her more, but she He didn't care, he just looked at Ji Si and thought for a while and said, "It's okay, when your lord is free, come and find me."

"Success," Ji Si responded, waved his hands at others and lowered the curtain, turned around and saw Du Heng's scrutinizing gaze, raised his eyebrows and asked, "What are you looking at?"

Du Heng evoked a slight smile, "Which girl did you fight with Qi Ziheng back then when you were jealous?"

"You've never heard the news." Ji Si smiled a little embarrassedly, "I thought you didn't hear anything outside the window, and only read sage books."

"I can't help it. I've heard about the big mess. What's the deal with her?"

The cause and effect in it are not enough to make outsiders happy, so Ji Si started with the word misunderstanding and ended with the word owed favor. Only the sound of wheels turning.

The night is not as lively as the daytime, and it is very quiet. Every slight sound will be amplified. I don’t know what kind of bird pecked at the branch of the window, and the branch fell down. The drowsy Ban Xia was startled, opened his eyes and looked around in panic, only then did he see the branch that Gulu Gulu had rolled to his feet.

She bent down to pick up the branch pole and set up the window again, yawned and turned around, and saw Qi Xi was still sitting at the table, even his movements hadn't changed much from the beginning, the candle on the table was covered with the lampshade, and the soft light shone. On her expressionless face, it seemed that her whole body was coated with a halo of the Holy Spirit. From a distance, she looked like a fairy with a holy light.

The immortal didn't show compassion in his eyes, but just stared at the cold bowl of longevity noodles on the table.

"Miss," Ban Xia walked over distressedly and called softly: "It's getting late, you've been waiting all night, go and rest for a while and I'll wait for you to return home."

"Take it," Qi Xi said lightly, "There's no need to wait."

After finishing speaking, he propped up the table and got up and walked slowly to the dressing table.

Ban Xia turned her head to look at the person, then looked at the lumpy bowl of noodles in front of her, and sighed leisurely, but just as she put the noodles on the tray, the voice of the servant girl from the mansion came from outside the house, "Young Madam, the Young Master is back! "

When Qi Xi rushed over in a hurry, he saw Yang Qin lying on the bed reeking of alcohol and makeup, and Badou was wiping his face, anyone with a discerning eye could tell where he came back from.

Sure enough, Ban Xia glanced cautiously, then saw her young lady frowning, her face changed suddenly, it was not difficult to see that she was angry, but the next moment she endured it and lifted her foot and collapsed into the room.

Hearing the movement, Badou turned around and saw the person coming, his expression suddenly became flustered. As a servant of the Yang family, he naturally knew that his young wife hated the young master going to these romantic places the most. Stay, unless the young lady's nose is broken.

Badou was secretly worried in his heart, lowered his head and glanced twice, walked over after hesitation, and said in a soft voice: "Young madam, the other adults have made an appointment to drink, and the young master drank a few more glasses, just It just smells of alcohol."

Qi Xi's eyes fell on Yang Qin who was on the bed. This man was so drunk that even his neck turned red. The smell was so unpleasant that she frowned and asked: "Who brought the young master back?"

"Ji Shilang from Hubu..." Badou didn't dare to hide anything, but Du Heng didn't show up in the car, and he didn't see him, so he always thought that Ji Si was the only one.

Qi Xi had heard of Ji Si a bit, so it wasn't really a good impression. After all, Ji Si didn't have a good reputation, and when he heard the name, he sat by the bed with a cold face, rolled up his sleeves and wanted to leave. Twist the handkerchief in the copper basin.

Seeing this, Ban Xia hurriedly came forward, Qi Xi waved his hand, "I'll come, you go and rest."

Badou and Banxia both panicked, there is no reason for a master to serve others, and a servant to rest, even saying that it is inappropriate, so they were reprimanded by Qi Xi and had to leave the room, but they didn't Go rest, just wait outside the house.

As soon as the door was closed, all those voices were blocked from the outside of the room. Qi Xi wrung out the handkerchief and gently wiped it for others. When she wiped her hands, she felt that she had been looking at her. Qin didn't know when he opened his eyes and was staring at himself.

The eyes of the two were intertwined, unable to move away from the dim candlelight, Yang Qin raised his hand, as if touching the scene in front of him, but finally withdrew his hand and asked in a hoarse voice: "Am I Are you hallucinating in a drunken stupor?"

Qi Xi sighed, continued to wipe Yang Qin's hands clean, got up and put the handkerchief back into the basin, following her with a gaze, until she poured a cup of herbal tea and returned to the bed, "Drink some."

Yang Qin sat up and took a sip of the drink, his parched throat really improved, he casually wiped the corner of his mouth and handed the cup back, this time Qi Xi didn't get up to put the cup, but put it beside the bed , sat upright, and said calmly, "It's always not good to hear that officials of the Jin Dynasty are prostitutes. It may not matter to you, but it is Yang's face that is lost. Besides, drinking is easy to cause trouble. It is not appropriate after all. This Hualou It's better for you to go less in the future, so as not to damage your reputation if others say it..."

"Did you come here to tell me these things? Don't ask me why I went to Hualou? What did I do?" Yang Qin interrupted these words in a deep voice, "You really think of my Yang family everywhere."

The cynicism in the words is self-evident, Qi Xi raised his eyes and took a cold look, but he didn't get angry, and still said calmly: "You are not young, you have your own considerations in your mind, don't ask me, but there is one more thing you It must be kept in mind that the Yang family is different from other aristocratic families, Shang Shusheng works for the emperor, and the Yang family upholds neutrality and has never participated in party disputes, nor has it gotten closer to any prince, although it is not behind others Distinguishing right from wrong, I don't care if Ji Si's rumors are true or not, but he was promoted by the crown prince and he is the crown prince who obeys the orders of the East Palace, so you need to be careful."

"Just say what you have to say."

Qi Xi sighed and finished speaking in a deep voice, "He's not a good friend, it's better to draw a clear line with him in the future, it won't do any harm to you or to the Yang family."

In fact, she shouldn't have said this matter out of her mouth, let's not say that women should not be involved in court affairs, if it is spread out, it will cause people to gossip, even meddling in Yang Qin's friendship is easy to cause displeasure, if outsiders know about it, they may say it She is a little more lenient, but as Yang Qin's wife, she has the safety of the Yang family in mind. If she doesn't mention one or two points, she will let Yang Qin and Ji Si get closer and closer. In his eyes, he was getting closer to the East Palace.

Sure enough, Yang Qin's face turned ugly, and there were more things in his eyes that Qi Xi couldn't understand.

"What if I say no?" Yang Qin asked.

As the words fell, Qi Xi frowned even tighter, "Although you have made no achievements in being an official for many years, you can't even see the advantages and disadvantages of it. Interacting with Ji Si is a hundred harms and no benefit. I don't ask you for anything. Capability, just please don't make any trouble on this important matter, Yang Qin, you are no longer a child, can you think a little more before dealing with others, and stop being self-willed and reckless!"

"Arbitrariness," Yang Qin savored these four words carefully in his mouth, and suddenly laughed out loud, "Does it mean that whatever I do, in your opinion, is willful and reckless? Marrying you is, do The official is, even making friends, but I have always been like this, making friends is a truth, you say that Ji Si is not a good friend, but he helps me everywhere, never harms me, treats me as if he is true. Because he is the prince's man, I keep away from him to avoid suspicion, how is that different from those who pretend to be different?"

"That's not what I meant."

Yang Qin propped himself up and moved close to Qi Xi's eyes, only a finger away, their eyes met and their breaths were intertwined. It should have been an ambiguous and beautiful atmosphere, but it was a bit chillier.

The candle wick on the table sizzled, Qi Xi lowered his eyes first to avoid looking at each other, and then heard Yang Qin's voice in his ear, "Is it true that no matter how sincere I am, it is useless to you, If you like men with literary talents, I will do it. If you appreciate officials who can make great achievements, I am also working hard. Even if the looks you like are far from mine, I am willing to try to change, but Qi Xi, you are for me. What did you do? Can you be fair?"

The voice came into her ears little by little, Qi Xi suddenly raised her eyes, pushed the person away and stood up, her calm and self-sufficient face was a little more flustered, she blinked to cover up her panic, and said in a panic: "You are not sober yet, I let Badou come in so that I can take care of you."

After finishing speaking, he was about to leave the house in a hurry, and after walking a few steps, Yang Qin said in a hoarse voice, "If you had a chance to re-elect, would you still marry me?"

He watched Qi Xi's footsteps stop, but in the end he stepped out without saying a word, and the door gradually closed, as if he had left those feelings behind.

Looking at the dancing candle, Yang Qin laughed at himself.

The night wind blew in from the window, and the flame of the candlestick was shaken by the blowing, and the light and shadows from time to time shone in the room. Looking at those shadows from a distance, they looked like ghost minions dancing wildly among demons. They did not have the slightest sense of beauty, but were There was a ghostly air, the wind blew hard, and with a bang, the candles in the room went out.

Ji Si pushed the door and entered. Since the room was not lit, his vision was a bit unclear. He closed the door and was about to take out a fire pocket from his pocket when his ears trembled when he suddenly noticed a slight voice behind him, and then turned to avoid it The man suddenly attacked with a claw, turned his defense into an attack, grabbed the man's wrist and threw his back, but the man seemed to predict that he would have this plan, and with the help of the door panel, he used his elbow to attack At Ji Si's waist, he was forced to stagger a few steps before turning over to avoid it.

The two of you came and I fought a few tricks, Ji Si's body lacked internal strength and relied on his fists and kicks, so he was naturally not an opponent, so he lost the wind after a while, and the man stuck up to him, restraining him with both hands. The body behind him was lifted high and pressed against the table.

This movement was not very comfortable, Ji Si tried to struggle, but after a while, he felt a hard, dagger-like sharp object against his waist, and a few deep gasps fell beside his ears , He hooked his lips and moved again, as expected, the panting sound was even more obvious, a hoarse and dull voice gritted his teeth: "Don't move."

Ji Si couldn't help laughing out loud, "Master Qi Er, you are not afraid of being seen by running around my room in the middle of the night? Could it be that you are not going to be an official and want to be that flower picker?"

Qi Ran was rubbed off with some evil fire, calmed down the impatience in his heart, and his voice with passion/desire was a little hoarse and lower than usual, "What are you doing in Hualou?"

"Oh, so it's not picking flowers, but coming here to settle accounts after autumn." Ji Si's smile deepened, and he started to think funny, "What can I do in the flower house, drink flower wine..."

Before the words fell, the hand holding the wrist gradually tightened, and Ji Si, who was in pain, immediately changed his words, "No, no, no, Yang Qin invited us to eat and drink together on Yang Qin's birthday. I'm going to do it for you! Let go!"

Unexpectedly, Qi Ran didn't intend to let him go. Although he loosened the restraint on his hands, he still pressed him against the table and asked in a low voice: "That girl is the one I accidentally injured you last time."

Although it was a question, it was spoken in an affirmative tone. Ji Si nodded in response, and in a few words, he told the story of using this girl to cover up people's eyes and ears at the beginning, and at the end, he added, "Look, I'm here to help you. It's easy for me to keep my body like a jade."

He never thought that Qi Ran would become angrier after hearing these words, and whispered coldly in Ji Si's ear, "Are you hugging her waist? Holding someone in your arms? Still sleeping in her room?"

"Playing every time, playing every time, not counting." Ji Si said awkwardly.

Qi Ran took a deep breath but didn't intend to pursue it any further. Just when Ji Si thought that the matter was over, he was bitten suddenly, and the teeth broke through the skin and pierced in. Ji Si subconsciously cried out in pain, But Qi Ran seemed to have guessed it beforehand, and stuffed two fingers into his mouth, blocking those shouts back, leaving only a few small groans and soft howls.

The moonlight from outside the window came in through the sills, illuminating the two overlapping people in front of the table. The two were close to each other. Qi Ran's face was covered by his hair, and only a normal profile could be seen, while Ji Si's hair was disheveled. With her head down, tears in her eyes, the corners of her eyes are bright red, and her white lips are now eye-catchingly red, with a glimmer of water on her lips, and the two rambling fingers in her mouth make her lips incomparable, The saliva that was too late to swallow dripped down the corners of her lips, and flowed to her neck, leaving ambiguous water marks.

I don't know how long it took before Ji Si felt that Qi Ran let go of him, and he slid down the table like a loser, and was grabbed back into his arms, half-supported and half-embraced, and put on the soft couch, raising his eyes to look at him Qi Ran whose lips were stained red with blood in the quilt in front of him, some blood fell on the corner of his lips, Qi Ran subconsciously wiped it off with his fingertips, put it in his mouth and licked it, his eyes were aggressive in the dark night, the same as usual The indifferent appearance was so different, Ji Si was fascinated by it, and said weakly: "Brother Ziheng, you should change your habit, I can't bear it if you come again."

There was a faint sweetness in the words, Qi Ran tilted his head and coughed twice, first lit the candle in the room, then took out the medicine bottle from his arms and sat down, "Come here, I'll give you the medicine. "

Ji Si stared at the medicine bottle and raised his eyebrows, and joked with a smile, "You came prepared."

After finishing speaking, he bent down and lay down on the low table of the soft couch, remembering what happened at the banquet just now, he couldn't help but say, "I said, why do you look down on Yang Qin so much, no matter how you say it, he is also your brother-in-law, you were at the banquet earlier. If you say that about him, where will he put his face?"

"It's not that I don't look down on him," Qi Ran sighed, "It's just...forget about it, I heard that the emperor who sued the imperial court has entrusted you with responsibility."

Speaking of Zhu Yingzhou, Ji Si suddenly became interested and subconsciously wanted to sit up, but was pushed back again, and then stopped, and said softly: "Hey, guess who this person is suing?"

"Cao Ping."

"How did you guess right?" Ji Si tilted his head and asked curiously.

Qi Ran was amused by this appearance, and hooked his lips to explain, "You mentioned before that Cao Ping embezzled the army's salary, and you have never treated Cao Weiyuan, and only when he had an accident can you be so happy. It’s from Wanping, so it’s not hard to guess.”

"Not only Cao Ping, he sued half of the officials in Wanping."

"So much?" Qi Ran was a little shocked, "If he succeeds in suing, I'm afraid Wan Ping will have to reshuffle the cards."

"What's more interesting," Ji Si moved his body and changed into a comfortable position, "When he woke up, he said he wanted to see the teacher, and only when he saw the teacher would he tell everything he knew."

"What do you see sir doing?"

"I don't know."

Qi Ran put the medicine bottle on the table and tidied up the clothes for the person, before he asked again: "What is the identity of this person?"

Ji Si sat up and answered, "I asked Sun Xing to check the household registration. I guess we will find out tomorrow. It's a bit tricky to check and it's really troublesome."

"So what are your plans now? This matter is not trivial, but it is deeply involved. If it is not handled properly, even you have to be blamed."

"Then it depends on how much the emperor wants me to find out." Ji Si didn't have enough lips, and then asked, "By the way, are you free tomorrow?"

"Huh?" Qi Ran asked, "There is nothing important in Dali Temple."

"Then come with me tomorrow." Ji Si blinked at him with a smile on his face.

"where?"

"Posthouse, let's go meet Zhu Yingzhou tomorrow." Ji Si narrowed his eyes, "I want to see what kind of medicine he sells in his gourd, and what kind of storm it can cause!"

Early the next morning, Ji Si took Qi Ran to the post station. The patrolling guard outside the house saw the visitor, and immediately greeted him and saluted him. After walking a little further, he saw a Dali Temple Shaoqing beside him, and bowed again. With a salute, he wondered, "Master Qi, what is the purpose of coming here?"

"Du Yushi from Yushitai was delayed by something, and asked Qi Shaoqing from Dali Temple to assist in the investigation." Ji Si didn't hide anything, and immediately raised his chin in the direction of the door, "What happened to the man inside?"

"The lowly officials have been guarding the courtyard and never leaving. The person who sent the porridge last night was useless, and the one who sent it in this morning was not moved at all."

Ji Si stroked his chin and said: "Sure, I will go in with Qi Shaoqing to ask a few words, you stay on guard outside, don't let the idlers approach you, and then go to find pens, inks, papers and inkstones, my lord, I will be useful later."

After speaking, he bowed his head slightly to Qi Ran as a gesture of invitation, with an insincere smile on his face, "Qi Shaoqing, I'm sorry."

Qi Ran gave him a cold look with sideways eyes, pursed his thin lips, and took the lead into the courtyard in a unhappy mood.

Seeing the back of the man, Ji Si withdrew his smile, straightened his clothes, snorted twice and followed him in, leaving only the guards who lamented that the relationship between the two was as incompatible as the rumors.

Pushing open the door, the bitter smell of the medicine has not dissipated, it still pervades every corner of the room, mixed with the sound of panting from time to time, Ji Si glanced at it, and wondered if it was because he didn't eat or drink, Zhu Ying Zhou's complexion was a little worse than yesterday, as if he would belch the next moment.

Leaning against the head of the bed, he also looked at the two with wide eyes, his frowning revealed his disapproval of the visitors.

Ji Si didn't care about his attitude, went into the room and took the pen, ink, paper and inkstone handed over by the guard, then closed the door, as if he was in his own mansion, poured tea for him and Qi Ran, He was not in a hurry to ask questions, and even took out two packs of snacks bought on the road in his arms, and started to eat tea with the snacks.

This dessert is sweet but not greasy, crispy and delicious, it melts in the mouth, and has a milky aroma, Qi Ran ate a piece and asked: "It's the first time I've eaten this dessert."

"This is Wanping's dim sum," Ji Si replied, smacking his fingers, "The cook is from Wanping, and these small snacks are the best."

After he said that, he pretended to turn around inadvertently and glanced at Zhu Yingzhou, who closed his eyes as if he didn't see or hear anything.

Ji Si didn't take it seriously, and continued: "I almost forgot that Mr. Zhu is a flat person, so he must be not used to Lin'an food. After being away from home for a long time, it is inevitable that he will miss the taste of his hometown. Do you want to taste Mr. Zhu?"

Zhu Yingzhou still kept his eyes closed, as if he didn't want to speak.

The two looked at each other, and Ji Si unhurriedly took out a handkerchief to wipe his hands, then took out a few thin sheets of letter paper, twisted the corners and shook them lightly, cleared his throat and began to read, "Wish A person from Yingzhou Wanping, born in the year of Guiwei, his parents died when he was young. Although he grew up as an old man, his grandfather died of illness in Chengde 21, and he was alone. He ate a hundred kinds of rice and wore a hundred kinds of clothes. , who is well-known in ten miles and eight townships, and was imprisoned by the county government no less than five times for making troubles and fighting, which is not heinous but notorious."

Ji Si stopped here, looked at the person on the bed from the corner of the eye, saw his eyelids trembled slightly, and the smile on his lips deepened, he took a sip of tea before continuing: "I have asked someone to inquire, you have nothing The two closest relatives have no wife and children, and their reputation is not very good. How many people can believe this act of a wolf pretending to be a sheep? I'm afraid you have a knife in your pocket, don't worry, tell me, what are you playing this trick for? For fame? For money? Or for both?"

Zhu Yingzhou's eyes widened suddenly, and he glared at Ji Si angrily. He gritted his molars and "clacked" his teeth. The anger was surging in his chest, and his face turned red, as if he was about to pounce on Ji Si and bite him off. neck, shouted hoarsely: "I didn't!"

"If you don't have it, you don't have it?" Ji Si was playing with the teacup, and looked over slightly, the smile on the corners of his lips didn't disappear, but it didn't reach his eyes, his five fingers spread out, and the porcelain cup in his hand shattered in response. On the ground, Zhu Yingzhou on the bed stared at the pieces, his eyes seemed to be soaked in blood, abnormally red.

He watched as Ji Sili straightened his sleeves and got up and walked to the bed, then leaned down, moved closer and said slowly, "I just want you to recognize the facts again, so what if you know more? Others want your life just like you It’s as easy as throwing a cup, so what do you use to fight with others? You want to see if there is an opportunity, and how the case will be judged is not a certainty.”

With a faint smile on his face, Ji Si picked up the handkerchief beside the bed and gently wiped off the sweat from his forehead, and said softly, "Do you want to try?"

Zhu Yingzhou tilted his head and lowered his eyes, pursed his lips and remained silent.

Seeing his expression, Ji Si understood, put down the veil and straightened up, and sighed pretendingly, "I know that my reputation is not very good, but it is reasonable for you to believe it. You should rest and take care of yourself. , Qi Shaoqing, you have seen this too. Afterwards, Yu Shitai asked, but I can’t say that I am interrogating people behind Yu Shitai’s back. The tea in this post house is so astringent that it is hard to swallow. I have to rinse when I go back. mouth."

While talking, Ji Si walked back to the table, took the letter paper on the table, folded it, stuffed it into his arms, and was about to leave, but Zhu Yingzhou behind him suddenly said, "Your surname is Qi?"

Qi Ran and Ji Si looked at each other, and nodded in the latter's triumphant eyes, "I am Qi Ran, Shaoqing of Dali Temple."

Zhu Yingzhou struggled to stand up, and asked anxiously, "Who are you, Prime Minister Qi?"

"It's my father."

"Master Qi," Zhu Yingzhou said in a deep voice, "The villain has grievances to say!"

After the voice fell, Ji Si sat down, spread out the paper and flattened it with an inkstone, poured some tea and began to grind ink.

Zhu Yingzhou's eyes fell on his hands, although he didn't say anything, his whole body was full of hostility towards this person, Ji Si was not annoyed, and smiled at people: "The law of the Jin Dynasty stipulates that officials should at least There must be one person present, this is for the purpose of presenting to the emperor, how do I know that the two of you are not in collusion? You say yours, I remember mine, we will not interfere with each other."

Qi Ran handed over a cup of tea and comforted him in a soft voice, "Speak carefully, if what you say is true, I will handle it impartially and give you justice."

His voice seemed calm, Zhu Yingzhou looked into those eyes, and said deeply, "In the middle of last year, I came out of the casino..."

Spread it out with pen and paper, write it with ink, and reveal the hidden truths about the incident bit by bit. Those bloody stories unfold before the eyes of Qi Ji and the two of them.

Fanping is located in the north of Dajin, and the climate is cold, but the wind that blows in late autumn is already mixed with ice slag, which hits people's faces and freezes their noses off.

Although there is no curfew, the city is not lively at night, but it looks a little deserted. The curtain of the gambling house next to the street was lifted, and a group of people came out. The one who walked in the front was a young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes. Not very good-looking, but handsome and heroic, but at the moment, the eyebrows and eyes are full of gloom, with a dark face, he spit on the ground, and said angrily: "Damn, I'm not feeling good today. Lost."

The crowd behind them burst into laughter, and one of them laughed loudly and said, "Brother Zhu, let's try again after a few drinks."

Zhu Yingzhou waved his hands and put his hands behind his head, and said angrily: "I'm not going to play anymore, I'm going home, and if I continue to play, my underpants will be pressed here."

He strode away, leaving behind all the voices behind him.

Zhu Yingzhou’s old house is a small yard that has been in disrepair for a long time. It was left by his ancestors. It is in a remote alleyway, surrounded by poor people. In order to save some lamp oil money, the lamps are not lit at night. He went back It was dark on the road, and when I arrived at the door, I took out a bunch of keys from my pocket, and when I was about to open the door, I was startled by two black shadows in the corner, and shouted sharply: "What the hell are you, dare to scare me, believe it or not!" Screw your head off! Don't go out to inquire, I wish Yingzhou is the master who will be detoured by Lord Yan when he sees it!"

Heiying was also quite frightened, and he came out of the darkness after a while, and called softly, "Brother Xiaozhou..."

With the help of the dim light, Zhu Yingzhou saw the black shadow's face clearly, and his eyes widened in disbelief, "Ningxiang? Why are you here?"

By the way, this Ningxiang is Zhu Yingzhou's kiln sister when he was a thug in a flower house a few years ago, and he was also his best friend. At the beginning, even the child essence was leaked to her, and later he found another way out, and the two of them disappeared. Contact, and now I can't help but be shocked to see it in front of my house.

Ningxiang's haggard face is far from the delicate and pleasant look of the past, her eyes are cloudy and her lips are white and colorless. Looking at Zhu Yingzhou, she forced a smile, "Brother Xiaozhou, I have something important to tell you this time."

After finishing speaking, she pulled out a person from behind, and Zhu Yingzhou realized that there was a shadow on the ground. It was a girl who only reached his knees. She was about five or six years old, and she poked out halfway from behind Ningxiang with a red face. body, blinking his eyes and looking at the unprovoked young man in front of him.

Zhu Yingzhou shifted his gaze from the child to Ningxiang's face, and the latter hesitated and said in a low voice, "Brother Xiaozhou, this is your daughter."

After the words fell, Zhu Yingzhou turned pale with shock, and immediately roared: "What the hell are you talking about, put your mother's shit, grandpa has a daughter coming out of there, don't you sleep with some wild man and stay here!" Let the uncle let me be the one who got taken advantage of."

This woman didn't believe a word of Zhu Yingzhou's words. He was not stupid. He didn't admit it when he got out of bed without any evidence. He would be a fool if he believed only one side of the story.

Ningxiang seemed to have guessed that Zhu Yingzhou would not believe it, and told the girl's birthday, according to the date, it was the night before Zhu Yingzhou left, and she went to her room, and then a shocking hammer fell, this time The child is dumb.

Zhu Yingzhou's face was full of disbelief. His grandfather had this disease. The doctor also said that the offspring would also be infected. His father had it. He couldn't speak and could only make some whining noises, but I don't know if it was him. I avoided it by being arrogant, and now I believe what Ningxiang said, but I still can't accept the sudden appearance of my daughter, and said fiercely: "Get out of your mother, take you with me!" I don't know whose bastard, get away from grandpa, don't let me see you again, bah!"

He spat, opened the door and walked into the courtyard. He deliberately slammed the door hard and made a loud bang. Zhu Yingzhou has been poor for generations and has been dependent on his grandfather since childhood. Grandpa asked the teacher at the entrance of the alley to pick it up, hoping that he would become a talent and shine in the family, but he didn't expect that Zhu Yingzhou would become an idle bastard.

Because of this, Zhu Yingzhou couldn't fall asleep for a long time at night. He was alone, and he thought about marrying a wife and having children in the dead of night, but he had no money and no future. Which innocent girl would dare to marry him, he sighed in his heart, Turned over again.

There was the sound of pattering rain outside the house. The cold rain in late autumn was colder than snow. It hit people like ice hooks, which was no different from being cut by a knife. After watching for a while, Zhu Yingzhou sat up suddenly and looked at He murmured outside the window: "Isn't it still outside, who cares about me? Go to sleep."

But as soon as he closed his eyes, he still couldn't help jumping up. He hurriedly put on his clothes and got out of bed, rushed into the courtyard in the drizzle, opened the door and saw that the mother and daughter were still there, Ning Xiang held the child in her arms, The clothes and hair tips on his face were wet, and he was shaking with dripping water. The child's face was pale and bloodless.

"Master," Zhu Yingzhou yelled, "Get out of here, don't die at the door of Grandpa's house, lest tomorrow morning there will be two more corpses and I won't be able to get rid of it."

Leading the two of them into the door, Zhu Yingzhou casually threw two pieces of handkerchief over there, pointed to the empty room next door where the dust was gathering, and said, "Clean it up yourself, I'll keep you overnight, and give me where you came from tomorrow. Depend on me."

After finishing speaking, he didn't care about other things, went into the house and went to bed on his own, listening to the sound of cleaning up from the next door, and then slowly fell asleep.

He slept all night and woke up the next day and completely forgot about it. He went to the building to deal with a few troublemakers. When he returned home, he was startled by the candlelight. After tidying up, it was far from my own kennel.

Just wondering, Ning Xiang came out of the house wiping her hands, and said a little embarrassedly: "You locked the door, we can't get out..."

Only then did Zhu Yingzhou come to his senses, and did not reply with a cold face.

"Then what, I thought you were tired and made something to eat all day, would you like some?" Ning Xiang asked.

The two stood in the courtyard without talking, and then Zhu Yingzhou walked into the house and found that the dusty table had been cleaned up, with a few plates of home-cooked food on it, he glanced back and asked, "You did all this." ?”

"It's made according to your taste, and I don't know if it has changed over the years."

There was another silence, and the child wobbled in from outside the house with a pot of hot tea that had just been brewed, put it on tiptoe obediently by Zhu Yingzhou's hand, raised his head and gestured.

"She said it's cold outside, you should be tired and let you drink tea." Ning Xiang translated.

In fact, Zhu Yingzhou can understand without translating. His grandfather is dumb and has learned to sign. He stared at the mother and daughter in the room for a while, and took the lead in moving his chopsticks. Seeing that the two of them did not move, he said sullenly: " Let's eat."

Ning Xiang's eyes lit up and she waved at the girl, "Xiang Bao, thank you soon, father."

Xiang Bao whimpered a little, and made a gesture to kneel down.

"No, I didn't admit it was his father." Zhu Yingzhou was a little uncomfortable, and tapped the table with the other end of his chopsticks, "Sit down and eat, I agreed in advance that I just wanted to keep you orphans for a night and a hundred days The widowed mother has been in a few days, if you find a place to stay, get out of here quickly, grandpa has no spare money to support you."

What he said was full of disgust, but Ningxiang was still not angry and just said with red eyes: "Brother Xiaozhou, you are the best person I have ever met, and I owe you, I'm sorry."

Zhu Yingzhou didn't know what Ningxiang meant at this time, but after half a month, he rushed home with a lot of things in a happy mood, but Xiangbao was the only one waiting for him. No, he was stunned for a while as if he had a sudden reaction, and threw the cloth and meat and vegetables in his hands all over the floor, and he kicked and smashed the tables and chairs in the room.

The hysterical madness frightened Xiang Bao, but he couldn't make a sound from his throat, and could only make some weird monotones, his little face was covered with tears, and he shrank in a corner and shivered.

Maybe it was the sound that made Zhu Yingzhou realize that there were other people in the room. He walked over viciously, twisted Xiangbao, and threw the person out. He crawled over and hugged Zhu Yingzhou's leg, and was kicked away by him again, roaring angrily: "Get out, I'm not your father, Ning Xiang, a stinky bitch who rides thousands of people, dares to set up a trap for me!" , the ghost knows that you are the seed of some wild man in her bed, you want me to raise a daughter for her, dream, get away from me!"

The door slammed shut to block those voices from the outside, Zhu Yingzhou sat in the messy home, a little uncomfortable, he planned to live a better life.

After sitting for an unknown amount of time, he covered his aching stomach and sat up. After hesitating for a long time, he secretly opened a gap to see the outside world.