Opposite the entrance hall

"My lord, my lord."

His thoughts drifted far away, as if he had fallen into the memories of the past, but it was Guanshi Zhao who shook him awake.

Ji Si woke up and looked back at Guanshi Zhao in a daze and asked, "What's the matter?"

"My lord is distracted." Manager Zhao replied respectfully.

Hearing this, Ji Sicai put down the teacup in his hand and looked at Qi Ran who was sitting down. This person has become much calmer. Instead of being young and frenzied, he is more mature and steady. As calm as now.

Thoughts surged in Ji Si's heart, thousands of words were about to come out, but he opened his mouth and asked, "How is old Prime Minister Qi?"

"It's fine."

"How is Young Master Qi?"

"good."

"How is Miss Qi?"

"……good."

"Then, how is the housekeeper?"

"..."

"In the house..."

"Master Ji," Qi Ran finally couldn't help interrupting before he finished asking, he was very worried that this would go on like this, this person probably could ask how many cubs the big yellow dog raised by the prime minister's mansion gave birth to at the beginning of the year , "Everything is fine in the mansion, please take care of me, sir."

"Oh, very good." Ji Si said regretfully. He actually wanted to ask Qi Ran how he had been in the past few years. Worrying to speak abruptly seemed abrupt, so he wanted to ask Prime Minister Qi first, but was interrupted before he could get to the point, and then he could only quietly sip tea with his teacup in his hand.

Qi Ran raised his head and glanced at him. He couldn't figure out what he was planning. He didn't look down on traitors like Ji Buyan. It's just that he has learned to behave more and more over the years, knowing that some people can't be offended even if they don't look up to them. , You have to do enough superficial skills, otherwise when you go out, others will still treat you as their prime minister's house. There are no rules. This is how the direct descendants treat others. If you tell a joke and don't tell them, it will bring a bad reputation to their Qi family.

The two belong to different yamen, so they don't have many chances to deal with each other on weekdays. I only know that Mr. Ji is "famous". Today's incident is really unexpected. He was on a business trip with colleagues from Dali Temple and was planning to have lunch. One of his colleagues led them here mysteriously. Seeing that the others had no objections, he didn't want to be disappointed. He just ignored it for a while, but when he passed by a wing room on the second floor, he heard it. A woman's cry for help came from inside, followed by a wretched man's teasing laughter.

Without even thinking about it, he broke into the door directly, kicked the person to the ground, and only then did he see his face clearly, and he knew in his heart that the beam was knotted, but if it happened again, he would kick the same kick again, not for others Yes, just for the joy of my heart.

Ji Buyan is a narrow-minded guy who will repay every cent and every penny. He doesn't have the virtue of a gentleman at all. The appearance of a villain who succeeds is unappetizing. If others owe him ten cents, he will pay back ten times, not to mention his own kick. He kicked and fainted, this matter will not be resolved for a while.

Qi Ran thought of countless ways in his mind, weighed the pros and cons, and waited for Ji Si to speak, but this person was quite patient, not rushing or panicking, the more he was like this, the more people felt that he had malicious intentions, maybe he was thinking How to join the army, Nanf might want to drag Qi Mansion into trouble if possible.

He understood the reason why the tree is big and attracts the wind. After thinking for a long time, Qi Ran decided to take the initiative and spoke first: "Master Ji still feels unwell?"

"...Ah..." I was thinking about how to get close to someone, but when he asked this, Ji Si was stunned, then shook his head, "It's good, it's okay."

Qi Ran nodded, and continued to speak in a calm tone: "Just now I was eager to save people. I never thought that I accidentally injured Mr. Ji. It was a helpless move. I hope Mr. Ji will forgive you, but according to the laws of this dynasty, it is illegal for an official to molest a prostitute." It is inappropriate to be punished for a crime, not to mention Master Ji is still on vacation and should have been recuperating in bed."

Ji Si sighed in his heart, and thought to himself: He is familiar with the memorization of the laws and decrees of the Jin Dynasty. If he doesn't know, he doesn't have to work hard to think about such a play by himself. The matter is not resolved, and he suffered for nothing. Madam broke up again, fetching water from a bamboo basket, all in vain, alas!Miscalculated Miscalculated.

Thinking like this in my heart, but Ji Si said: "If I say, I'm singing a little song with that girl, can you believe it?"

Qi Ran's expression didn't change, he still had that three-point polite and seven-point alien smile, "Could it be that Mrs. Ji sang that Meijiao Niang is guarding the empty boudoir all by herself, and her disciples pry open the door to misbehave."

"..."

Why don't you go down when I give you the steps!

Ji Si pursed her lips, expressing her disdain for Qi Ziheng's ignorance and flattery, thinking that this person used to only have martial arts scripts in his head, and he talked about chivalry and righteousness every day, and because the prime minister's house had many rules, he didn't even know about self-blasphemy , He was taught by himself, why now he is very clear about these obscene words and songs, and he still looks like a son of a family. If those ladies in the boudoir know, they will probably faint from crying, it is really outrageous.

Qi Ran on the other end naturally didn't know what was going on in his heart, and he didn't bother to stay any longer, so he stood up and leaned over slightly, and said, "If Mr. Ji is fine, then I will retire first, so I don't want to bother you. I will wait for my lord to rest some other day." Be in good health, I will prepare a small gift and come to visit, and please rest assured, today's matter will not be known to the second person."

Before he could say a few words, this person hurriedly drew a line with himself, Ji Si hurriedly put down his teacup and walked over, anxiously said: "Don't be in a hurry, it's better to have dinner together before leaving sooner rather than later." .”

"Don't bother Mr. Ji, I have to go back to Dali Temple in a while." Qi Ran didn't want to refuse directly, but stopped suddenly when he arrived at the door, "By the way, Mr. Ji has been on leave for several days because of his injury. I didn’t go to court, so I don’t know, but there was a report in Diandu yesterday, and Zhou Ming hanged himself not long ago and died.”

Ji Si didn't remember who Zhou Ming was at first, so he froze for a while before frowning.

"It's because I'm used to having fun, and I can't stand the harsh conditions in the capital of Yunnan, so it's unpredictable!"

"What Master Qi said is true."

Qi Ran narrowed his eyes, turned his head slightly and said softly, "Farewell."

Until the man crossed the threshold and left the inner courtyard, Ji Si still leaned against the door frame, stretched his neck and stared eagerly at the last corner of the man's clothes.

He finally figured it out, although he said that there is no repayment and no vengeance, but it is feasible to continue the relationship, perhaps he really responded to his joke, God pitied him until he died, and would miss Qi Ran, and he Sincerely moved, this made him live again.

That's it!

Before, I had too many scruples in my heart and looked ahead and backward in doing things, but this time I want to live more casually.

"What are you looking at?" Manager Zhao came over and asked.

"It's nothing." Ji Si glanced at him, turned around and sat back, thought for a while and asked, "Why didn't you tell me that Zhou Ming died, did you have something to hide from me?"

Manager Zhao's complexion changed, and he knelt down suddenly, "Your Excellency, you have wronged this servant. Your Excellency was injured this time, and people in the house are in panic and need to be taken care of everywhere. This servant is really at a loss, and there is no news from His Highness." Come on, I just found out about Zhou Ming's death with my lord."

Ji Si's eyes scanned his face and stayed for a while, savoring every expression carefully, and after confirming again and again that the man was not lying, he pursed his lips and raised his chin, "Get up."

"Thank you sir, thank you sir," Zhao Guanshi hurriedly stood up with his waist, and stood beside Ji Si in an orderly manner. After thinking for a while, he hesitated to speak, "Master, you said that this Qi Zi..."

"My lord." Ji Si raised his head and glanced at him, displeased with his tone of addressing Qi Ran by name and surname, without the slightest respect, as if Qi Ziheng was some kind of insignificant person, so he corrected unhappy.

"what?"

"Master Qi."

Zhao Guanshi didn't understand where he made this living ancestor unhappy, and he didn't ask them why they had to be respectful and courteous when they were clearly opposite to Qi Ran. I didn't hear that the family called their opponents "Mr. , Not to mention the dog thief also gave enough face.

But helplessly, he only dared to think about it in his heart, but he quickly changed his words, "Yes, yes, the servant has overstepped, Mr. Qi, Mr. Qi, why do you think Mr. Qi wants to talk about Zhou Ming with you? Could it be that he doubted the matter of Zhou Ming?" my lord."

"What you said sounds like I killed Zhou Ming," Ji Si said while holding a teacup, "I was just ordered to escort his family to the capital of Yunnan, and on the way back, I was unlucky enough to meet Shan Thieves, let alone almost dying, maybe I have to get into a show, then I am greatly wronged, besides, I have no grudges with Zhou Mingyuan in the past, and I have no grudges in the present, he can’t bear to hang himself. What does it have to do with me, and suspects what I did.”

"Then my lord is not worried about Qi Zi... Lord Qi suspects His Highness the Crown Prince, and you are inextricably linked to this matter, so I lied to you and let's see how you react. After all, Zhou Ming's death, Those things followed him to rest in peace. Didn't His Highness always think that Zhou Ming's keeping was always a disaster, and if he was designed to get rid of him, wouldn't it be..."

"Oh!"

Before he finished speaking, Ji Si put the teacup heavily on the table. Because of the excessive force, the tea in the cup swayed along the edge of the cup, jumped out, and wet the table. The figures of the two were reflected on the table. In the water drops, it looks blurry, as if it can be destroyed with a single finger.

"As a slave, it is most taboo to speculate on the thoughts of the master. It is not for you and me to know how His Highness handled Zhou Ming. You have worked under the prince for many years, and you must have some truths that are clearer than me. Talk less and do more. Can live long, Zhao Guanshi, are you right?" Ji Si patted Zhao Guanshi's tense arm with a smile.

Only then did the latter realize what he was talking about just now. There are many people from the prince's side in the Jifu. If it is accidentally spread there, it would be a crime of disrespect to talk about his master privately. Where is King Rui or King Liang... Thinking of this, his complexion changed, and he quickly knelt down on the ground again, pretending to slap himself twice, "Your Excellency said yes, what you said is true, this servant is talkative, this servant is talkative!"

"All right, all right," Ji Si waved his hands irritably, "If you're too free, just do something and leave me alone, okay?"

Manager Zhao got up from the ground again, and smiled obsequiously, "Then rest, my lord, and my slave will go and see how the dinner is prepared."

When the people walked away, after a while, Ji Si also got up and went to the courtyard. It was a coincidence that it was early spring when he died, and it will be early spring after he came back to life. The climate in Lin'an is cooler than other places, and after the early spring, it will be later in the evening when it warms up again. At that time, fortunately, there was a heavy rain last night, which was quite like "the rain hitting the pond startled the frogs, and the wind pressed the branches to welcome the spring". It is as expensive as oil, and there will be a good harvest this year.

Hammering his sore shoulders, Ji Si felt that everything in this world seemed to have made a good start. He was not interested in finding out whether Zhou Ming's accident was caused by others, nor did he want to get involved in Li Hongyang's conspiracy. There are two thoughts, one is to go back to Shuzhou to burn two sticks of incense in front of his parents' graves; the other is how to hook up with Qi Ziheng as soon as possible, the request is not big, just start with a confidant and friend.

Mr. Ji, who had thought of countless ways, suddenly remembered his identity. He is an out-and-out treacherous official, but unfortunately, the Qi family has been a clean and upright official for generations. Let me ask you, what do I do to bully others and do all kinds of evil? Qi Ziheng colluded with each other?I still want to have fun every day and sleep together, and I don't think I have a long life.

Can't you cry, make trouble and hang yourself three times, coercing and luring for a show?

Believe it or not, the first step has not yet started, Qi Ziheng can give himself another kick, if he goes too far, maybe he can get a punch, so that he can really accompany the ancient Qingdeng Buddha.

Self-proclaimed that he is not Qi Ran's opponent, Ji Si is not stupid enough to rush to die, thinking about the future, there is no need to worry, the most important thing in front of him is to take good care of his body first, and he can't faint every now and then. It is detrimental to a man's dignity, and it makes people laugh when he speaks out.

Moreover, I am also a servant of the household department, I can hide from the first day of the junior high school but not the fifteenth day, and I don’t do anything with my salary, unless I enter the palace and become a concubine.

Thinking of this, he also accepted the thought of running out every day. According to what the doctor said, An Anxin stayed in the mansion to recover from his illness. Discuss Master Ji's comments, or chat with Guanshi Zhao on the sidelines.

I didn’t know this before I asked, but after I asked, I found out that Mr. Ji is also a legendary figure. He has never read many books in his life, let alone passed the imperial examination. What makes him an official is a clever mouth and a slick face. Heart.

He was originally the concubine son of Ji Kang, the county magistrate of Zhangzhou. His mother was originally a brothel girl. Ji Kang was greedy for her beauty and pretended to be affectionate. Smiling sweetly, beautiful woman, hard to leave", shut up and say, "The river and the sea are a hundred acres, but there is only one clear spring", the woman was so fascinated, she took out the money she had accumulated over the years to redeem herself, and used the concubine Married into Ji's Mansion as a concubine, she thought that she had escaped from the sea of ​​suffering to find a good husband, but she didn't realize that she was just a canary in the hands of someone, and she went from one cage to another to be slaughtered.

The Dajin system, scholars, farmers, business drama, he has been lower than others since he was born, and his mother passed away early, so he must have had a hard time when he was young.

According to what Guanshi Zhao said, he was able to become an official because he saved Li Hongyang's life with all his might, and was recommended by him. After so many years of struggling, he climbed to his current position amidst a lot of abuse.

Although it is said that those who can endure are the masters, but this kind of bullying is full of utilitarianism, treating others like ants, and doing things by unscrupulous means to achieve their goals, which is really hard to agree with.

All living beings in the world are practicing penance, and each has his own sufferings and sorrows, but not all of them return evil.

Ji Si wanted to change, he didn't want to keep playing the role of treacherous ministers gaining power, flattering the lord, and oppressing the people, but also worried that rash changes would arouse suspicion from others, so he thought about starting from some details, subtle influence would always play a role, so From time to time, he would wander around the house, showing that he was in a good mood, caring for his servants, not angry or angry, and striving to be a gentle and good master.

After going on and on like this, within a few days, his injury was almost healed, and the time limit for leave to the Ministry of Household Affairs was up. The next day, just after the cock crowed, Yin Shi arrived, and Ting Xue led several maidservants to wait at the door early, Counting the time, he pushed the door open and entered the room, gently shook Ji Si out of bed, and began to dress him in a light purple official uniform with long sleeves and dark patterns, a fur head, a belt around the waist, and leather shoes on his feet, layered on top of each other. It took a long time to pile up.

He's been lazy recently, and it's routine for him to sleep till the sun rises. It's the first time he woke up so early. When he was pushed out of the room, he squinted his eyes and glanced at the dark sky. Feeling that the duty is not done by humans, and was thinking about how to go back to rest through physical discomfort, was pushed into the sedan chair by Manager Zhao.

The sedan chair was not big, and the servants who carried the sedan chair probably ate a few more steamed buns today. They were so strong that they walked like flying. When he came out, he was so frightened that he hurriedly grasped the sides to stabilize his body.

It took a while to get used to the swaying frequency. Ji Si raised the car curtain and looked outside. The sky outside was dimly lit. The city gate had just opened, and the shops on both sides of the main road had been cleared up. Vibrant scene.

When he was a little prince before, he didn't need to go to court or be on duty, he just used his duties as a mascot, eating, drinking, and having fun, but he rarely saw this kind of bustling market at dawn, and felt that there was something wrong with it. It's kind of interesting, so I can't help but take a second look.

The Household Yamen is in the north of Lin'an, and you need to pass Dongyuan Street from Jifu, and the Yong'an Wangfu Mansion is located in the center of Dongyuan Street. When Ji Si saw the closed gate and the familiar plaque, his eyes turned red suddenly He hurriedly shouted: "Stop!"

The four bearers looked at each other not knowing what was going on, but they didn't dare to disobey their master's order, and hurriedly stood where they were, not daring to move an inch.

Ji Si stared blankly, and the memories in his mind rushed towards him like a huge wave, and it took him a while to swallow him up.

Yong'an Prince's Mansion was originally the prince's mansion when his father was in Beijing, and he didn't choose a new location to build the mansion after the title was sealed. Instead, he used the previous one. Although he was born and raised in Shuzhou, his parents did not go to Shuzhou. Living here, coupled with the fact that he also spent the last few years of his life here, the nostalgia for this place suddenly appeared along with the memories, which made his nasal cavity sore, and he was afraid that tears would fall in the next second.

Thinking that he stayed for too long, one of the bearers hesitated for a moment, then walked over cautiously and asked, "What are you looking at, sir?"

Ji Si suppressed the soreness in his heart, retracted his gaze, put down the curtain of the sedan chair and sat in it, and said in a deep voice, "It's all right, let's get up the sedan chair."

Yesterday has passed, today is right, and tomorrow has not arrived, he is no longer Li Si but Ji Si, sticking to the past will eventually be tiring and exhausting, just wishing for friends and uncles to live well for the rest of their lives is enough.

The servants didn't dare to guess what the master was thinking, so they could only complain in their hearts and then quickly lifted the sedan chair and walked away.

Waiting for the sedan chair of Ji's mansion to go away, two peddlers carrying burdens walked up behind them, one of them looked sideways at the magnificent gate of Yong'an Palace, and his heart was full of envy.

The slightly taller one walking aside reminded: "Don't look at it, don't look at it, this place is very evil."

"What's wrong with it?"

"Didn't Little Prince Li die of illness six years ago? The three members of the old butler's family were on the way back to Shuzhou. The carriage overturned down the cliff, and there were no bones left. It didn't take long for all the maids and servants in the mansion to disappear. You say it's not evil." .”

Hearing this, at first the peddler felt a strong coolness behind him, and said in a trembling voice: "Stop talking, the blue sky and white sun are scary, go away."

The breeze passed by, and the empty Yong'an Palace looked ghostly.

The author has something to say:

small theater:

Handsome author: The first high-ranking infatuation declaration officially begins, the first contestant of Youqing,

Gu Yao: I am willing to come out for him, I am willing to be beaten for him, I am willing to go from being to the south for him, just because he wants to eat cakes from Shangbei, Gu Yao takes out food, and I only deliver food for you alone.

At this moment, Lin Yu and Jiang Fan were still fighting.

Handsome author: The second contestant is still in the competition. Next, let us invite the third contestant.

Qi Ran: Can I refuse?

Handsome author: [Gentle Face] Here you go, try it.

Qi Ran: [Sighs] Hitting is kissing and scolding is love, if you really can't use your feet, Ji Si, do you feel my love?

Ji Si: ...

Audience: ...

ps: If there are ancient poems and poems quoted in it, I will mark them in my words. If they are not marked, it will prove that I made them up randomly.