Chang Huanxi

When the humming of the cicadas gradually died down, Shen Yanhuan was finally able to speak. He could generally understand the feelings of the man in black. Although he is not usually a talkative person, it is really uncomfortable to be speechless for a long time , I especially want to find someone to talk to him hard for a few hours.

However, he couldn't drag the old housekeeper to talk non-stop, turned his eyes to Qi Yuan, and couldn't speak when the words came to his lips... just wanted to beat him.

"What are you looking at?" Qi Yuan sat at the table, writing something with a pen.Shen Yanhuan squinted her eyes before she could see clearly that the letters and family letters were written in various handwritings.

Half a month ago, Qi Yuan moved his belongings into his own room on the grounds of being unsafe. He didn't have anything at first, except for a sword that Qi Mo brought to him later.

At that time, his mind was not clear, and he missed the best time to resist, so that he was fooled by him in a daze until now.

Shen Yanhuan propped himself up and got out of bed. He felt that he was fine after raising him for so long, but Qi Yuan still pinned him on the bed every day. Shen Yanhuan felt that he might soon realize his life ideal and become a real of waste.He knew that Qi Yuan was blaming himself, so he didn't think of disobeying him.

"Why did you write this?" Qi Yuan smiled, "Because I have to support my family, and I can't make much money just by telling people fortunes. Now there are fewer and fewer superstitious people, and fools are not easy to cheat if they don't have much money." "

Did he have an auditory hallucination just now... He said he was lying, right?Definitely say it!

"I don't think you can stay any longer. How about it? Does your shoulder still hurt?" Qi Yuan put down his pen. Today is a good day.

"It doesn't hurt a long time ago, and now it doesn't feel like a problem to ask the brother to fight." Shen Yanhuan said.

Qi Yuan was helpless: "You can pull me down, my little ancestor, if you abolish your right arm holding a sword, you won't be able to kill yourself..."

After a pause, he said again: "Then accompany me to the street to have a look."

This was exactly what he wanted, Shen Yanhuan readily agreed, the two tidied up a bit, and went to the street without notifying the housekeeper.

The consequence of doing this is that when Qi Mo came, he only saw an empty room.

With tears in his eyes, he took the hand of the old housekeeper and cried, "My brother is rebellious when he grows up. Does he hate me as a brother? Why is he not here every time I come to look for him?"

The old butler smiled kindly, patted him on the shoulder and said, "He went out with the young master."

Qi Mo sniffled and said in his heart that he had a wife and forgot about his elder brother. Fortunately, he has been thinking of helping him find out how Shen Yanhuan was poisoned.

The two actually went to some special place. Qi Yuan took him to the place where there was a fortune-telling stall on weekdays. He stuck the bamboo pole with the words "Skillful Fortune Telling" in front of the door, and walked leisurely into the back room. .

This hut originally belonged to a scholar who sold calligraphy and painting, and later the scholar moved into Yuci's mansion after his high school imperial examination, and this hut became vacant, and it happened that Qi Yuan returned to Beijing at that time.

So he bought it, and he sat here to do fortune telling, copy letters, and take the opportunity to observe the movement in the imperial city.

It didn't take long for a guest to come to the door. The old woman was hunched over, her eyes were almost blind, and she slammed the door with a broken wooden crutch.

Shen Yanhuan threw down the small cloth bag in his hand and hurried up to help her. The old housekeeper asked his wife to sew this small cloth bag for him when he was lying in bed recovering from his injuries.

Because he likes sweets, Qi Yuan is afraid that he will have a toothache and won't allow him to eat more, so the old butler puts some desserts and candies in the bag according to Qi Yuan's prescribed amount, and he is only allowed to eat so much in a day.

The old woman thanked him repeatedly as if flattered, and took out two pieces of hard candy from her bosom and stuffed them into his hands, "Good boy, good boy, old lady, my status is low, and Daochang Qi's friend must also be a noble person, so I can't afford it." , I can't afford it."

Shen Yanhuan hid the candy very quickly, without arguing with the old man, she just helped her to the table in front of Qi Yuan and sat down.Qi Yuan chuckled lowly, pretending he didn't see his little movements.

"Qi Daochang, did Hu Zi send you a letter?" Although the old woman couldn't see clearly, she couldn't help but search the stack of letter papers in front of Qi Yuan.

Qi Yuan smiled and said, "Grandma, don't worry, I'm here as soon as I get the letter." As he spoke, he picked and picked from the stack of letter papers and took out one of them, "Your eyesight is not good, I read it to you."

The old woman wept with joy, responded repeatedly, and couldn't help getting closer to him, as if she could hear some good news this way.

Then Qi Yuan began to read the letter word by word in a gentle voice, Shen Yanhuan sat on the side and held his chin, those letters were actually written by himself, could it be that the man named Huzi...

The letter was not long, and even if Qi Yuan slowed down his tone on purpose, he finished reading it quickly. The old lady took it over happily and read it carefully for a long time before folding it properly and putting it in her arms. Thank you so much.

"Qi Daochang... You can count on my wife! Let's see if I can live until the day the tiger comes back." The old woman said with some embarrassment.

Qi Yuan responded, and asked the old woman and Huzi about their birthdays, and then observed her face carefully, and said firmly, "Grandma's face is a blessing, but Huzi is here for this trip. He went there for a big event, and he won’t be able to come back for a while, you have to take good care of yourself and wait for him, and you will be able to see him in the end.”

"That's good! Old lady, I'll go back first. The old hen at home just laid a nest of fresh eggs this morning. I'll send them to your house after noon!"

Qi Yuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he hurriedly said no, no need, he picked up a copper coin that the old woman put on the table, "One copper coin at a time, isn't it already paid, don't bother."

After the old lady left, several people came one after another. Their purposes were similar, some came to get letters, and some even asked Qi Yuan to write a reply letter. There were more and more new ones in the stack, and finally there was only the last one left in Qi Yuan's hand, and no one came to pick it up.

Qi Yuan glanced at the signature on it, and said calmly: "Aying's grandma has gone..."

"That..." Shen Yanhuan couldn't help but make a sound.

"They're all dead..."

really……

But there must be a reason for so many people dying, right?

Seeing that he was lost in his own thoughts again, Qi Yuan couldn't help laughing and said: "Forget it, let me tell you."

This matter started last spring. At that time, the faction of Prince Di Jing had not risen yet, and the virtuous king controlled the government, and his attitude towards Daliang was not as subtle as it is now. Life is miserable, but King Liang cannot send troops to suppress it. Once the army is dispatched, it will inevitably lead to war, which is exactly what King Xian thinks.

When Liang Wang hesitated, the Minister of the Ministry of War offered a plan to let the army pretend to be ordinary people and sneak into the town of Mobei to fight Di Jing's people.

But this is feasible and feasible, but it cannot be led by generals who are familiar with Mobei. These generals have fought against the Di Jing people.

It was Huzi and his group who first revealed the imperial list.They used to do business in the Mobei area, and they are very familiar with it. These are all bloody men, who went there with blood, and never came back.

"They went for Daliang, so we should take good care of their families for them."

Shen Yanhuan was silent for a long time.Ever since he went up the mountain, the old man has been instilling in him a thought: King Liang is brutal, and there is nothing good about the Daliang royal family.

But he stayed here for so long, and he didn't see where the cruelty of King Liang was. On the contrary, the members of the royal family are very easy-going, and they don't have the airs that the royal family should have in his impression.

It is impossible for a brutal ruler to win the hearts and minds of the people, but that day, King Liang only said lightly that this matter should not be spread to the outside world, and none of the ministers and dignitaries present leaked the news.The people are also willing to support him, which is different from what the old man said.

"Since we are born into the royal family, there are tens of thousands of people in Daliang behind us. Our every move is related to the wealth and lives of many people, and many things cannot be done according to our own ideas."

Qi Yuan said: "Do you think I don't want to kill those people directly?"

Seeing his blank eyes, Qi Yuan also knew that he had talked too much, he smiled and shook his head and sighed: "Forget it, what do I tell you these things."

As he spoke, he didn't notice the figure flashing past the door.

"However, there is one thing worth noting." Hearing what he said, Shen Yanhuan also moved closer to him to read the few replies he singled out.

These are all Qi Yuan's own handwriting, the writing is vigorous and crisp, and it looks very comfortable.

Shen Yanhuan glanced at it, and asked in doubt: "The daughter-in-law who hasn't passed the family is dead?"

In fact, it was just an accidental death. It was not a big deal. The old man just briefly mentioned to his son who was far away, and agreed to find a good girl for him when he came back.

But the way she died was that strong oil was splashed on her face, and her whole face fell off.

This sounded familiar, so Qi Yuan deliberately inquired about it when writing.It was also because the girl's death was so horrifying that the old people remembered it clearly and were willing to tell him.

This is a girl full of spring spirit.

Chunyiyinglou is the most famous and elegant place in Daliang. There are beauties who are good at dancing, the sound of piano is lingering, and there are countless delicacies and wines. No wonder it is hard to find a seat.

It can be said that the most beautiful women in the Daliang King City are in the Chunyi Yinglou, but the girls here are not comparable to the ordinary brothel Chuguan, and the little maids serving tea and water in the building also have excellent skills.

But for those who have a close eye, it doesn't matter whether you are a rich prince or a poor scholar, as long as the girl is willing, she can leave at any time.But if someone takes it by force, there will naturally be a thug martial artist.