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Yuan Zanbi changed his clothes and went out.

The sun was just right outside, and it was bright but not too hot. He turned around but didn't see Qiao Yu, so he stopped a maidservant and said, "Where is Xiang Xiang?"

Qiao Yu came in from the outside and said casually, "Have you thought about the truth?"

Yuan Zanbi nodded.

Qiao Yu looked at Yuan Zanbi as if he had seen a ghost, thought for a long time, and said to Han Tan: "Go and find a pot of black dog blood for Zhenxiang."

Exorcism.

Yuan Zanbi smiled helplessly at Han Tan.

Qiao Yu said: "It's three poles high in the sun, why did Lord Yuan get up?"

"In the past few days, I was overwhelmed by everything. It's rare that I had nothing to do yesterday, so I fell asleep. Qiao smiled at each other."

Qiao Yu raised her eyebrows, "Then why don't you sleep more?"

Yuan Zanbi took Qiao Yu's wheelchair, and whispered in his ear: "If you got up later, wouldn't you not be able to see Qiao Yu's wrist?"

Qiao Yu tilted his head, "Oh, what is Master Yuan talking about?" He smiled, and changed the topic, "Fang Hechi conspired with the rebels, and there were millions of people in exile in the cholera area. He deserved to die even more." He did not deny at all that he had gone to see Fang Hechi.

As for what he said to Fang Hechi, Yuan Zanbi knew, even if he asked, Qiao Yu would not say so.

Qiao Yu looked up and down Yuan Zanbi, and said, "Master Yuan's clothes look good."

Yuan Zanbi is dressed in light blue, and looks more like a harmless and innocent child of an aristocratic family.

Yuan Zanbi nodded and said, "Thank you."

The matter was serious, and Qiao Yu was unwilling to stay in Qingzhou for a moment. After the two discussed, the departure date was set for tomorrow morning. Today, he will handle various affairs and handover with local officials.

Mei Yingxian saw that the servants of the governor's mansion were busy. When he came here before, he thought the two of them were a big trouble. They lived together like years. In a blink of an eye, several months passed. There were not so many military affairs. Mei Yingxian and the two sneaked out to drink tea in the courtyard, "I don't know if the next adult will get along well," Mei Yingxian sighed, somewhat true and somewhat false, "Now the lower official only hopes that his elder brother will come back quickly. "

He didn't comment on Mei Yingqin's behavior of staying behind closed doors and fleeing later, but now he has really realized what it means to be in a state of distress. The officials sent by Zhongzhou have weird tempers. He can't offend anyone, and there are always people from the aristocratic family He was crying or coercing, but fortunately the matter was resolved satisfactorily, if the two left a mess and left, he would either follow in his brother's footsteps, or be more virtuous and simply hang himself.

Yuan Zanbi said: "Although your Majesty was dissatisfied with General Mei's ignorance of world affairs before, the general has merit after all." The emperor didn't know that Mei Yingqin had already run away, "Your Majesty probably meant that the merits should be paid for. , to see the aftereffect."

Mei Yingxian finally heard what he wanted to hear, and a huge stone fell to the ground in his heart. He couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief, and said, "Thank you, my lord." This sentence can be regarded as the truth. Although Yuan Zanbi almost broke his hand before, at least there is Qiao Yu as a comparison. Besides, Yuan Zanbi has absolutely no problem with his character. After getting along for a long time, he will feel that this person is a little His eyes are spotless, and he doesn't look like those aristocratic families he met. The most unlike thing is that he can look down and see the sufferings of the people, and he is not pretending. Mei Yingxian was about to say something else. Seeing Qiao Yu coming in, he immediately changed his words, "Especially Qiao Xiang, I don't know when and what month will I meet someone whose talent can match Qiao's shoulders, ah no, there can be Qiao Xiang picking one out of ten assassins."

His flattery didn't change Qiao Yu's expression in the slightest, "You two," Qiao Yu said coldly, "Aren't there things to do?"

"Xiaguan, Xiaguan suddenly remembered that there is still something to do in the general's mansion." Mei Yingxian got up immediately, "Xiaguan is leaving."

He hurried out.

Qiao Yu's eyes fell on him.

Yuan Zan wrote: "I don't know if Qiao Xiangke still has business to do. If you don't care, can I do it for you?"

Qiao Yu pointed in the direction of the study, "Go, don't talk nonsense."

……

The road is still the old road, but the scenery is quite different.

It's a pity that the two of them didn't care about the scenery at all, it's a pity that they missed the flowers outside.

Qiao Yu's carriage was destroyed earlier, and a new one was built later, but he insisted on staying on Yuanzan's pen carriage because he was used to Mr. Yuan's carriage.

Both of them read the letter silently, and the atmosphere in the carriage was tense for a moment.

Something was thrown through the window.

Just as Qiao Yu raised his head, the thing had already been nailed to the wall of the car by Yuan Zanbi's sword.

Falling flowers scattered like misty rain.

Yuan Zan pen covered Qiao Yu's mouth and nose.

He frowned slightly, and it took a moment for his tense body to relax.

The soft tip of her tongue stroked the palm of his hand lightly.

Yuan Zan let go of his hand.

Xiaoxue came in with a bunch of flowers, and saw Qiao Yu looking at Yuan Zanbi with a half-smile. Yuan Zanbi was looking for something. The flowers he threw in earlier were nailed to the carriage.

The young man has a handsome face, tanned after traveling around Qingzhou for many days, he doesn't stand out from the colorful flowers in his arms, but adds a bit of vitality and nature.

Yuan Zanbi finally found the handkerchief and wiped his palms.

Qiao Yu gave him a place, patted the place beside him and said, "What's the matter? Are you robbing the house?"

Xiaoxue smiled and said, "Sister, I'll give you all."

Qiao Yu took a particularly red flower from his bosom and put it in his hand.

Xiaoxue said with a smile: "I wanted to sneak away, but it's a pity that Mr. Zhang is too stupid, he just left, and made a scene. Ruyi hugged me and cried for a long time. After that, I don't know where I got these flowers. Mr. Lu still Calling her a prodigal, I didn't want to take it all, but I saw the old man blowing his beard and staring, if I didn't take it, I would take it all." He looked at the petals in the carriage, "What's the matter? ?”

"Your family thought there was an assassin." Qiao Yu also smiled, "Master Yuan, don't be so stern, the child has grown a lot during this trip, and things are going well, who are you showing stern?"

Yuan Zanbi said helplessly, "I'm not keeping a straight face."

Qiao Yu tugged at the flower in Xiaoxue's arms, and said, "Wait, I'll pick the second most beautiful flower for you."

He didn't know what to think, but he picked a flower that was more blooming than the one in his hand, and the color was pink and tender, almost dripping water.

Under Xiaoxue's expectant eyes, Yuan Zanbi took the flowers over.

Xiaoxue smiled and jumped out of the window again.

There were few female relatives in the convoy, except for the cook, there were also a few medical officers who acted swiftly and resolutely. Xiaoxue's medical skills were learned here.

He is good-looking, lively and sweet-mouthed, and can get countless smiling faces. Besides, the child is still holding flowers in his hands, and he stuffed a big handful for each of the female relatives. There is only one not-so-good-looking flower in his hand, and a few petals have fallen off. Limping in his hand, he was so light, he followed the carriage up and down without any effort, which attracted people's attention.

Someone laughed and said, "Mr. Yuan Xiaolang, give me one."

Xiaoxue also smiled, "I don't give flowers to big men, you want to ask those sisters."

He jumped up and down, Han Tan's eyelids twitched.

It has to be said that Xiaoxue's lightness is really extremely easy to make him mistakenly think that the assassin is coming.

Xiaoxue landed lightly beside Hantan, who kept her eyes fixed on it, as if there was no such person.

The young man stretched out his hand, Han Tan subconsciously drew his sword, and the soldiers clashed with each other, metal and stone intertwined.

Even so, he still threw that wilted flower on Han Tan's body, Jian Guang flashed in front of him, he bent down and dodged in an instant.

He sat back on his horse and said: "Mr. Han, have you heard of the allusion of throwing fruit to fill the chariot? There is no fruit here, and I replaced it with flowers. Why do you draw your sword and face each other?"

Han Tan simply ignored him.

Xiaoxue smiled and jumped back.

He poked his head through the window and said, "Sister, where did you find such a boring guard?"

Qiao Yu pinched his face and said, "I think you're very interesting, why don't you come and protect the truth?"

Xiaoxue rolled her eyes and said hastily: "Okay, okay, it's just sister, I'm here with you, what should my adults do?"

Qiao Yu laughed heartily, "Then let Hantan be your lord's guard."

Xiaoxue shook her head and said, "No."

"Why not?"

"My lord doesn't say a word on weekdays, and Hantan is extremely boring. Wouldn't it be possible for the two of us to be together for a few days without saying a word?" Xiaoxue smiled, "It's the most suitable subordinate."

"Then I thought there was a way to get the best of both worlds." Qiao Yu said, "Wouldn't it be great to let your brother protect the truth?"

Xiaoxue was taken aback for a moment, seeing no response from the Yuanzan pen, and then said: "That is indeed...the best of both worlds."

Qiao Yu couldn't help laughing, and let go of her hand.

Xiaoxue fell back to the horse again.

Qiao Yu said: "Did you hear that? Xiaoxue thinks it's a good idea to have you by Zhenxiang's side."

Yuan Zanbi shook his head and smiled, maybe because the carriage was too relaxed, he also joked: "When will he be my master?"

Qiao Yu narrowed his eyes, and leaned closer to Yuan Zanbi, "Then can I be your master?" He smiled, and Yuan Zanbi could see the corners of his slightly raised lips, and his red lips, "I How to put it, she can be regarded as Mrs. Yuan's unmarried wife."

Yuan Zanbi may not really like him, but because of the Ningyou Party case, he felt guilty towards Qiao Yu, and Qiao Yu pretended to be crazy and weak by his side. After a while, Yuan Zanbi almost became a habit of protecting Qiao Yu.

Qiao Yu doesn't mind taking advantage of this habit.

In his opinion, he likes Yuanzanbi, and it has nothing to do with whether Yuanzanbi likes him or not, and he doesn't need Yuanzanbi to give him a title, and he doesn't want to make promises. The positions and interests of the two run counter to each other, and it is absolutely impossible for him to stop , Let Yuan Zanbi give up, he thinks that although he looks good, he has no ability to seduce people, Yuan Zanbi will not compromise, there is really no possibility of happiness.

Yuan Zanbi said lightly: "Let's talk about it after Prime Minister Qiao has passed the door."

Qiao Yu laughed loudly, put his hand around Yuan Zanbi's neck, and said, "When will Master Yuan plan to marry Zhenxiang?"

Yuan Zan pen took his hand, "No rush."

……

The emperor threw Qiao Yu's letter into the fire.

He was thoughtful, his profile illuminated by the flames was a bit hazy, "What do you think of Qiao Yu?"

Duke Huai was concentrating on eating the bird's nest sent by the empress, when he heard the words, he immediately put down the bowl, and said, "Qiao Xiang is naturally capable and delicate." He observed the emperor's face, "It's just that his personality is a bit arrogant."

"Is he a bit arrogant?" The emperor snorted.

Duke Huai smiled and said: "Ms. Qiao's methods are indeed extreme, but he is still loyal to His Majesty."

The emperor said: "I think this child is very interesting." He smiled, "Does he not understand what it means to be a courtier, or is he sure that I will not take it?"

Duke Huai said: "What did Qiao believe but what did he say?"

The emperor rolled his eyes slightly, "He said that he tried Fang Hechi at night, and Fang Hechi said that the Qingzhou incident was related to Chen Qiutai."

Duke Huai's expression changed suddenly.

Chen Qiutai is the prince's uncle, but the emperor said it so lightly, he didn't seem to get angry at all, he couldn't guess what the emperor was thinking for a while, even the spoon stopped motionless in mid-air.

"He said that all the evidence will be presented to me in person." The emperor said indifferently, "Isn't he afraid that I will punish him in a fit of anger? Hmm?" He glanced at Duke Huai whose face was pale, "You continue to eat."

Duke Huai smiled dryly: "Yes." He put another spoonful of the bird's nest into his mouth, the bird's nest was filled with snowflake sugar, but at the moment it tasted like chewing wax in Duke Huai's mouth, he swallowed a spoonful without knowing the taste, "This ...It just shows that Qiao Xiang is sincere, does not shy away from the powerful, and is devoted to His Majesty."

The emperor moved closer, almost meeting his younger brother's eyes.

Duke Huai was startled, "Brother Huang?"

The emperor smiled and said, "You are the prince's uncle."

There was also a smile in the emperor's eyes, but Duke Huai did not dare to relax, and said carefully, "I am His Majesty's younger brother."

The emperor took his spoon, put it in the bowl, and said, "Okay, don't act surprised, I don't know you yet, who are you afraid of?"

The spoon hit the bowl with a crisp sound.

King Huai said: "My brother is not afraid of His Majesty, but respectful."

The emperor retreated and said: "Chen Qiutai, I know his temperament well, if he is said to be rebellious," Duke Huai waited patiently for the next sentence, "it is not impossible."

The meaning of the emperor is clear.

It's not that Qiao Yu is not afraid of the emperor's punishment, how thoroughly he figured out the emperor's mind!

The emperor couldn't keep a single family, but the first person he wanted to touch was definitely not the Fang family, but Chen Qiutai, the prince's party who had gradually become powerful in the court.

There are three princes who are aggressive, and it is understandable for the prince to fight back. It is a pity that his mother's background is too high, which is too good.

Chen Qiutai is the emperor's companion. He has been with the emperor since he was a child. Before the prince was born, he had no second thoughts about the emperor. The party case can even be said to be the mastermind. After that, the emperor tolerated it for many years and kept him until now. How could he let go of this good opportunity brought to him today?

Chen Qiutai must also know that as long as the prince ascends the throne, he will be safe for the rest of his life, and the Chen family will also be able to maintain their prosperity for a hundred years.

"Then what do you think of the crown prince?" said the emperor.

Duke Huai put down the spoon and knelt down, "I dare not."

The emperor said to himself: "The prince is a soft-hearted child, sometimes I can see the shadow of the emperor's brother on his body." Of course, the emperor's brother he was talking about was the old prince who died of early illness. , the youngest is aggressive, he still insists on brotherhood, and he is not too smart in employing people. He knows that I fear the family, but he is too close to his uncle. He has no thoughts, and it is too easy to be overwhelmed by the courtiers. He is now Tell Chen Qiutai everything in detail, and then become the emperor, do you want Chen Qiutai to be regent?"

Duke Huai knelt down and listened, not daring to say a word.

"The third one is ruthless, and his vision is too small. I don't like it very much. It would be great if his ruthlessness could be divided in half with the prince. The fifth one has a good temper and is a handsome talent. If you want him to be the emperor, he is just a conservative king. Qiao Yu Well," he was talking about his adult princes, but he didn't know why he brought up Qiao Yu, "this kid is both thoughtful and resourceful. He seems to have no taboos, but he is actually very good at trying to figure out my thoughts. To be a gentleman, he is still small. After a while, I also know that he has such a background, and he encountered such a thing later, with such a personality, there is no way to do it, if there are gentle and kind courtiers around him, it is not bad, and he may become a generation of Mingjun."

Even if Qiao Yu is perfect, what does it have to do with the emperor!

"These children," said the emperor, "perhaps it's because I didn't teach well. At that time, my brothers were all outstanding. After the emperor's brother died of illness, even the late emperor couldn't make a choice. The empress dowager said that I was the son of the eldest son and should inherit the throne." System."

The emperor's so-called outstanding brothers all died or went mad or were exiled or stayed in the fief forever after he succeeded to the throne, and were not allowed to take half a step.

Duke Huai was born to a noble concubine. After the empress died of illness, the empress dowager raised the prince, and the emperor grew up beside the concubine. Duke Huai did not have much ambition and only drank and had fun every day. Get up Yuxi, kneel down and ask him to take the seat early, and take care of the funeral for the late emperor.

For many years, Duke Huai had never had a single heart by his side, and because of the noble concubine, the emperor treated his only brother with tolerance.

"Get up, it will be cold if you kneel down again."

King Huai stood up and sat opposite the emperor eating bird's nest without saying a word.

Seeing him bowing his head to eat, the emperor suddenly asked, "How is your sister-in-law's craftsmanship?"

By the emperor's side, Duke Huai had already practiced the ability to swallow whatever the emperor asked, no matter how hot the bowl was, without changing his face, and immediately said: "Sister-in-law Huang's craftsmanship is naturally good."

"Your sister-in-law misses your husband and wife, and the palace is boring, and I know it," the emperor said, "If the concubine is fine, let her come to the palace to accompany the empress more often. I think the empress will not be in a good mood recently."

How could Duke Huai not understand what he meant, and said: "Okay."

The bird's nest is already cold, so it is not difficult to swallow.

Eating blocked what Duke Huai wanted to say, and also blocked his sigh.

As the emperor said, the prince is soft-hearted and generous. Compared with other princes who are mean and ungrateful or have friends with him, Duke Huai prefers the prince.

What's the use of liking?

Duke Huai gave a wry smile silently.

……

It was not as dangerous as when we went back. The convoy traveled by water and returned to Zhongzhou very quickly.

What Qiao and Yuan brought back was not only the good news of the rebels' execution, but also the news of Fang's rebellion.

For a while, rumors spread in Zhongzhou.

It's just that they were resting and taking a bath when they came back, and the two of them didn't go to court immediately, which made many people fearful.

Qiao Yu has always been willing to reject anyone who receives gifts, but he never sees anyone.

Yuan Zanbi thanked guests behind closed doors, no matter who they were.

"I heard that the reason is that the environment is unacceptable." The housekeeper vividly described to Qiao Yu how the subordinates in the Yuan Mansion rejected the officials.

Qiao Yu was peeling the peaches, and the silver knife was deflected, and almost cut his hand. The housekeeper was terrified when he saw that he had cut the peach skins into pits, and was afraid that he would cut his fingers with one knife. "Nonsense," Qiao Yu put a small piece of peach in his mouth, The peach juice is overflowing, sweet and sour intertwined, "He has lived in Zhongzhou for more than [-] years, how could he not be acclimatized and unable to see guests?"

The housekeeper said: "Yes, several people's faces turned green when they heard this, and they left without saying a word because of Mr. Yuan's face."

Qiao Yu used his very unfamiliar knife skills to cut the peach into a flower that looked horrible.

He took the silk handkerchief from the maid and wiped his fingers clean.

"What's the rush, you'll know soon after tomorrow's court?" He put down the silk handkerchief, "Give this to Yuan Zanbi."

The housekeeper asked, "The knife in your hand?"

Qiao Yu pointed his chin at Taozi, "Here, tell Mr. Yuan, I have tasted the truth, it is very sweet, tell him to taste it too."

The author has something to say:

Originally, there are still [-] words in the back (at present), but I feel that it is appropriate to break it out of context.

I have to go out to look at the house and pack things when school starts tomorrow. It will be very busy, so let me say sorry first.