Opposite the entrance hall

The breeze is pleasant, and the birds pass without a trace.

In the middle of the pond in the courtyard of the Qi Mansion stands a pavilion in the middle of the lake. The koi in the lake jump out of the lake and spit bubbles, making the sound of gurgling. In the pavilion, the two sons of the Qi family confront each other. One is black and the other is white. Yes, only the rustling sound of the breeze blowing the bamboo leaves.

The next moment, he suddenly heard the collision sound of Baizi falling on the table, which disturbed the tranquility.

"What's wrong?" Qi Xu raised his eyes and asked the person in front of him.

"It's nothing." Qi Ran frowned, twisted the chess piece that disrupted the game, rubbed it back and forth with his thumb, and said in a calm tone, "It's just that my heart suddenly became hot and unbearable for some reason."

Hearing what he said, Qi Xu became a little anxious, "But I'm not feeling well, let the servants go and invite a doctor to come and have a look. You are busy with official duties all day, and you can't take care of your body. Maybe it's because the weather is hot and cold. Got cold."

"Brother, don't worry. I guess it's because I've been worrying a bit these days. It doesn't matter. Just take it easy."

"It's better to call a doctor to take a look, it's more at ease." Qi Xu still said uneasy.

Qi Ran looked left and right, put the white piece on the chessboard, and said: "A little problem, it's not a problem. I have practiced martial arts for many years, and I still don't know if there is anything wrong with my body, but you, brother, I look at you. You don't look good. , the breathing is unstable, did he wake up from the pain again at night?"

Since Qi Xu entered the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice and was tortured in it, even though he finally got out, his body was ruined. At night, his whole body hurts like a carriage rolling down and rolling back and forth. It's hot and cold. It won't work, it won't work if the wind is strong, and it won't work if it rains. In short, you have to hurt people and take half of your life every now and then.

They saw it in their eyes and were anxious in their hearts, but they could only be anxious, and Qi Xiang searched for famous doctors everywhere, but there was nothing he could do.

"It's an old problem," Qi Xu smiled, "The newly formulated medicine is much better than the previous one, and I can sleep more peacefully at night, even if it hurts, it hurts for a while, just bear it and it's over, don't Speaking of which, I saw that Kang Bo was helping you pack your luggage, and I just learned that my father sent someone a message, saying that you have to go to Xiangzhou in a few days?"

"En." Qi Ran replied lightly.

"Is there a return date?"

"It has not been decided, whether it is long or short, it is impossible to say."

"Why did you send you to Xiangzhou so well? You are a young minister of Dali Temple, and you have nothing to do with flood control. No matter how you calculate this matter, it shouldn't be on your head." Qi Xu was a little confused.

"Who knows?" Qi Ran ate a few black pieces from him, squinted his eyes and thought for a while, then put down his white pieces, scanned the chessboard once, saw that the winning ticket was in his hands, then smiled and raised his eyes and said: " The person my father sent back to deliver the message did not tell you, is Ji Si still going to Xiangzhou with me?"

"Ji Si?" Qi Xu repeated the name in his mouth, and after thinking about it quickly, he immediately understood what was going on here, and said softly: "If you really want people to go to Xiangzhou to make trouble, Ji Bu Yan is indeed the best candidate, but he is insidious and cunning, and he will not behave like a gentleman, so you need to be careful in everything when you are walking with him."

Qi Ran didn't make a sound, but just nodded. I don't know if it was his hallucination. He felt that after getting along with Ji Si during this time, he felt that this person didn't seem to have changed, but in fact, his temperament was very different from before. , let him feel a strange sense of familiarity, a feeling that cannot be explained and cannot be explained.

He lowered his eyes and listened to Qi Xu babbling about the things that need to be paid attention to when he went to Xiangzhou. Do you understand?"

"Why do you think of asking about this?" Qi Xu asked casually, but didn't think much about it. He just took a sip from his teacup, and then frowned and recalled: "When I was still on duty in Shangshu Province, I remembered that Ji Buyan had returned He did not enter the court as an official, but was just an attendant brought back from Zhangzhou by His Royal Highness. It is not accurate to say that he is an attendant. Let’s count it as a half guest. After careful calculation, he should be the household department of Chengde in 33 years. At that time, Cao Weiyuan had just taken over the household. His Royal Highness, who was still the Second Prince, gave him a errand in the Ministry of Households for the position of Minister of the Ministry. After that incident happened later, many officials in the court and central government were dismounted, and many positions were vacant. Perhaps it was at that time that he was appointed Seeing the opportunity, he climbed up to his current position step by step, from this point of view, this person can be regarded as a character."

"33 years of Chengde." Qi Ran repeated.

"A-Heng thinks there's something wrong?"

"It's just a coincidence."

"There are always many coincidences in this world that cannot be explained," Qi Xu smiled, "I have never dealt with this Ji Si, but His Royal Highness, who was still the second prince at the time, passed by Zhangzhou and encountered the enemy army of the Western Qiang lurking in Daqing. The fact that Jin Xizuo was almost captured, and Ji Si was rescued caused a stir in Lin'an, and all the yamen mentioned it after dinner."

He took the sunspot in his hand and looked around but didn't see where it landed. He glanced at Qi Ran carefully from the corner of his eye. Seeing that he was thinking about something with his downcast eyes, he simply resorted to tricks and fell contentedly. After giving birth, he continued: "Ji Si was born in a humble family, and his mother was a famous prostitute in Zhangzhou. This incident was a thorn in his heart. He was often gossiped about. Those words were harsh. I heard that life was not very good when he was young. Well, he was bullied and deprived of food and clothing, and later his mother died tragically, so he developed a treacherous and vicious temperament, and he even chose the nickname himself, thinking more and saying less, it is a good name."

"At that time, the servant of the household department was still Zheng Chennian, and he still had a little friendship with me. He looked down on Ji Si very much. Every time he asked me for a drink, he had to say a few words to me, saying that Ji Si was very sinister and swayed. Flattering the servant master, looks like my mother, it is inevitable..."

Speaking of this, Qi Xu was a little embarrassed, cleared his throat and thought about his words: "It is inevitable that he looks a little softer, not half manly, when he looks at people with a sneer on the corner of his mouth, it seems to be able to seduce people's souls , so he opened his mouth and kept his mouth closed, but Master Rabbit called him, saying that he was probably the second prince's plaything, and he lost the face of the household department."

Hearing this, Qi Ran thought about it, and felt that the man was indeed a bit more feminine, but not feminine, but his skin color was different from that of ordinary people, and on the contrary, he was a bit fairer, especially when he looked up at himself, he was so angry. Just a pair of affectionate eyes, with sparkling tenderness, as if they want to look straight into your heart.

But for some reason, every time the two of them looked at each other, Qi Ran could see in his eyes the man's ambition, full of passion and ambition, like another existence completely different from his appearance, contradictory and complicated.

"Ah Heng," Qi Xu said, "There is no lack of cursing and accusations against Ji Side in the market, saying that he is extravagant and extravagant, that he harms people and wrongs the country, that he is the same party and dissidents, but he can go from an inconspicuous boss to a household From the position of Minister of the Department, you can see that this person is not simple, you have been smart since you were young and disdain to play those dirty tricks, but such an insidious villain still needs to be on guard, so don't relax."

"Remember what elder brother said," Qi Ran said flatly, "If elder brother doesn't regret his game anymore, then maybe I will remember it more deeply."

"Cough, cough, cough," Qi Xu coughed twice and cleared his throat, "Your chess skills are getting better and better. As a younger brother, what's wrong with my brother?"

Qi Ran frowned and said with a smile, "Brother's chess skills are so poor, he always finds someone to play against, so he never loses."

"Nonsense," Qi Xu stared and pretended to be angry, "Why didn't I win? When I was with Jingcai before, it was because of him who lost to me."

Respect talent.

The deceased Zhongkang Wang Li Hongzhi, with the word respect for talent.

Qi Xu has been a friend for many years.

After saying this, the atmosphere suddenly became quiet, Qi Xu's face froze, he restrained his smile, took a sip of tea, and then calmly skipped the topic, "Going to Xiangzhou to deal with the flood, what can you do?" Is there a way?"

"I do have some ideas, but we still need to look at the terrain structure of Xiangzhou, the casualties, and whether the supplies needed for disaster relief are sufficient, so that we can weigh the pros and cons and measure the possibility of implementation."

"Oh," Qi Xu was a little surprised, "You have made up your mind a long time ago. I am afraid that even if you are not sent to Xiangzhou today, you will have to find a reason to go there. I am still worried about you."

Qi Ran tilted his head to look at the calm lake. The breeze was blowing slowly, disturbing the calm, with ripples and sparkling lights. This scenery is pleasant. Who can see that behind such a beautiful scenery is the power to destroy the world , A wave of white waves can swallow the lives of tens of millions of people.

Wars can fight each other, diseases can survive, and man-made disasters can also be avoided. Only this natural disaster is inevitable, and there is no way to hide. When it comes and goes, it is unexpected. It has been formed in ten thousand years, and the power of mortals seems so small at this time. It is ridiculous to overestimate the size of a tree.

He sighed, his voice mixed with the wind, it seemed distant and indistinct, "Life is the most important thing, regardless of high or low, I just want to save people."

"You can do whatever you want, there is Qi Mansion behind it, as long as you don't break the sky, it's enough to be your backer."

Qi Ran was moved in his heart, and said in a gentle voice: "Brother has suffered a lot these years."

"How can I count it as hard work?" Qi Xu smiled and shook his head, "You and Xiaoxi worked harder, but fortunately Yang Qin was kind to her, and she survived even if she was struggling, but you, when will you be able to succeed?" A family is a father... Cough cough cough, I am happy to wake up from my dream for my brother."

"I have the nerve to marry my eldest brother before he is married," Qi Ran laughed out loud, jokingly said, "Wait for me to talk to my father."

Young Master Qi begged for mercy and waved his hand, "Cheng Chengcheng, if you don't like it, I won't pass on the message for father next time, but please don't drag me into the water."

After talking and laughing, Qi Xu casually mentioned, "It's almost Qingming."

"En." Qi Ran replied lightly.

"I'm afraid you won't be able to go this year, but let me replace you?"

"I'm planning to talk to my brother about it."

Qi Xu smiled angrily and said: "Our family has an infatuated species, that's all, don't worry, go to Xiangzhou, I will make arrangements for you, do you have something to take there?"

Qi Ran rubbed his nose, feeling a little embarrassed, "Long night without sleep, waiting for you to fall asleep."

Hearing his words, Qi Xu felt a little distressed, but he saved enough face for him, stood up slowly while supporting the table, and said with a soft smile: "It's time, I'm going back to the house to take a medicinal bath."

"Brother, go slowly."

After Qi Xu came out of the pavilion, Qi Ran sat upright in the middle and realized that this year is the sixth year.

Before I knew it, it had been six years.

The author has something to say:

small theater:

Handsome author: Come on, come on, each say a word of love to your boyfriend.

Lin Yu: [Looking at the sky and sighing] So what, Brother Fan, do some homework?

Jiang Fan: [Laughing out loud] Do it, do it, do it all night, do it over and over again.

Xu Qingzhou: [Smiling lightly] I hope that hand in hand is a lifetime.

Gu Yao: [Pass the ID card affectionately] What you hold in your hand is my past, what stands in front of you is my station, and you are my future.

Qi Ran: [Seriously] Sleepless all night, waiting for you to fall asleep.

Ji Si: [with red eyes] Even though there are thousands of things in the floating world, all things are not as good as you.

Lin Yu: [Rolls eyes] Hypocritical!

ps: Mr. Qi’s temperament is not the kind of one who opens his mouth and shuts his mouth to talk about love, but his temperament belongs to the kind of unyielding and arrogant. Remembrance, taste it, taste it carefully, it’s sugar!

In the next chapter, a new character will be unlocked, please guess who it is.