I'm afraid you'll be widowed

The moonlight shone in the dark room, making it look ambiguous.

Pei Gong hugged Fang Cenxi from behind, and gently buried his face in Fang Cenxi's shoulder.

The warm breath flowed down the back of Fang Cenxi's neck and slowly flowed down his back, burning through inch after inch of fair skin with a strong nostalgia.

Pei Gong slowly lifted his lips, as if he was complaining, but also as if he felt distressed: "How did you get through the nightmares of the past night after night?"

"Cen Xi, why didn't you come to know me earlier?"

Fang Cenxi laughed to himself when he heard the words: "Who wants to be beaten by you?"

"You didn't hit hard or lightly. Do you know how painful it was to pull the scabbard back then?"

Pei Gong subconsciously tightened his arms.

He wished he could rub Fang Cenxi into his flesh and blood, wished that every day in the future, he would treat his Cen Xi even better.

Pei Gong sucked Fang Cenxi's earlobe, and said slowly: "It doesn't hurt anymore, my Cen Xi will never be hurt again."

"If you are not happy, you will take the scabbard and beat me twice every day?"

"Hiss..." Fang Cenxi slapped Pei Gong's forearm heavily, "Does it still hurt?"

"Pei Jian asked you to open your eyes and talk about the good things you did. Which part of me doesn't hurt now?"

Pei Gong snorted softly in Fang Cenxi's ear, and let go of his hand spasmodically.

"In the future, you will take medicine well and take good care of your body."

"Next time I... lighten up..."

Fang Cenxi couldn't help laughing at Pei Gong's careful look.

He leaned on Pei Gong's arm, turned around slowly, and closed his eyes against Pei Gong's chest.

Pei Gong was silent for a moment, then asked slowly again: "Zeng Zhe said earlier that you privately brought the military case of the inner guard, but now it's all settled?"

Fang Cenxi nodded slightly: "I have memorized the military case and sent it back to the case bank, so don't worry."

"Is it the military case of Jianzhou?"

"Ah."

"At the time of the Japanese Invasion in Jianzhou, the chief soldier of the Jianzhou Defense Coast Defense was Zhao Junai, who is now an official to the Minister of the Ministry of War. The military salary allocated by the imperial court to the Jianzhou Guard was also lost due to the Japanese Invasion."

Pei Gong sneered: "I'm afraid it went into Qian Xingtong's pocket again?"

"The people in Xianghai, the people in Xianghai, the money from five villages who cheated and sold people's daughters, and the shortfall from the tens of millions of taels of fake bank notes, where else can they go?"

"I saw tens of thousands of taels again in the Linghua Pavilion. I don't know where they came from. According to Qian Xing's income like this, I'm afraid that Qian's mansion has long been incomparably rich."

Fang Cenxi didn't open his eyes: "Qian Xing has Fan Tian and that God of Wealth together, so he can get all the money clean before taking it."

"Even if it is military pay, he has nothing to dare."

Pei Gong asked again: "Do you know the way of Fan Tianhe?"

Fang Cenxi briefly recalled: "It's not too detailed, but the Thirteenth Division has more or less checked people like Fan Tianhe."

Fan Tianhe and Qian Xingtong belonged to the same subject, but just before the palace examination, Fan Tianhe, who had been in succession all the way, lost his name to Sun Shan, and Qian Xingtong's hands and feet were indispensable to this.

After studying hard for decades, Fan Tianhe decidedly couldn't accept such a result. He beat the drums and complained for grievances, but in the end it was nothing.

Probably because of meeting Qian Xingtong, Fan Tianhe resolutely gave up his official career and returned to Baodi to do business.

And this way of doing business is extremely smooth, obviously Qian Xingtong is planning strategies behind him.

Enemies who were jealous when they met in the past ended up on the same boat.

Fan Tianhe, who was robbed of his fame back then, finally surrendered at the feet of power with peace of mind.

"The business of Baoxing Bank can be said to be supported by Qian Xingtong, so Fan Tianhe is now Qian Xingtong's cash cow."

"As for the Jianzhou Guards, they are all under the control of Zhao Junai now, and they have been slack in training. I don't know how many corrupt officials have been fed by the military salaries for so many years."

"There is also the Xuan Mansion. The reason why Zongbing Pei was wronged is probably because the guards of the Xuan Mansion were also paid."

"The important towns on the nine borders are connected with each other, and they are all under the command of the Ministry of War. If we find out, it may cause quite a disturbance."

The two chatted for a long time, so much so that even Bai Langhua, who was lying on the head of the bed, had already changed her sleeping position all the way to the foot of the bed.

Only then did Pei Gong think for a while, and thought to himself: "Now that Fan Tianhe has been imprisoned, if we follow the clues, we will be able to find clues about Qian Xingtong accepting bribes."

"Their gangsters must have broken their bones and tendons, and there will never be a trace of them."

When Fang Cenxi heard this, he slowly opened his eyes: "They must be looking forward to Fan Tianhe's death the most now."

"Jian Rang, if you really plan to start here, you must be careful."

Pei Gong smiled lightly, and suddenly saw the twilight morning light outside the window.

He kissed Fang Cenxi's shoulder to comfort him, then lightly groped and got off the bed.

"It's almost dawn." Pei Gong said as he lifted the clothes from the hanger and put them on his body, "Today I have to go to Beizhen to order Huimao, and I'll look for any other clues by the way."

"Go to the prison and take another look at Fan Tianhe." Pei Gong buckled his belt, leaned down and kissed Cen Xi's forehead, "There should be nothing serious in the yamen, I'll be back soon."

"Dali Temple allows you to rest for a long time this time. The Thirteenth Division went there yesterday. Since you are not feeling well, don't go out and run around. Pack up your things. I will hire a car tomorrow, and we will move to Qipan Street .”

"By the way, what do you want to eat today? I'll bring it back in the afternoon."

Fang Cenxi propped his chin and thought for a while, then said with a smile, "Yangchun Noodles, we have been to the one next to the Yamen of Dali Temple."

Immediately, the white noodles with clear soup and little water came to Pei Gong's mind, so he couldn't help but twitched the corner of his mouth: "Master Xiao Fang, please do some kindness."

"Let's have some meat, okay?"

Fang Cenxi refused mercilessly: "But you already drove it last night."

Pei Gong: "..."

"Then do it again tonight."

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The sun was shining brightly in the afternoon, and Bailanghua squatted in the corner of the wall, drowsy.

Now that spring is approaching, it is time for the long hair of Bailanghua to start changing.

Fang Cenxi sat in the room with the cat in his arms, grooming carefully while still thinking about yesterday's past in the Nuan Pavilion.

From the very beginning, the Thirteenth Division inspected Xuanfu's matter, which was the place where they should have wanted to find out the whole story, but their current behavior seems to be that they are afraid that Qian Xingtong will have an accident, good or bad.

Could it be that the dignified internal guards have been completely reduced to Qian Xingtong's lackeys?

Fang Cenxi paused slightly with Shun Mao's hand, and couldn't help frowning for a while.

Unexpectedly, after a few moments, footsteps came from the courtyard.

Fang Cenxi held the cat in his arms, heard the movement in the courtyard, and walked out the door facing the sound.

"Jianrang, you just returned to Beijing from Baodi, you should go back to the mansion more these few days..."

But before he could finish speaking, he saw Liang Guogong Pei Fangzai and Liang Guogong's son Pei Xuan standing in front of the door.

Standing in this narrow place, the nobles of high families and wealthy families seemed to be extremely cramped in this small courtyard for a moment.

Fang Cenxi was startled, and the chuckle on his face instantly disappeared.

He casually pushed the cat out of his arms, and then bowed to Liang Guogong and his son in a regular manner: "Cen Xi has met the Duke, my son."

"When a humble house is expensive, it is really full of splendor."

Liang Guogong was not polite, and his unfriendly eyes wandered around Fang Cenxi without restraint: "What a Fang Sizheng, it really looks like nine springs, and it has some looks, no wonder it can make Pei Gong five Bewildered."

"Now that the Pei family is in trouble, you've got Pei Gong's idea. How dare you 'like' my son, Pei Fangzai?"

Fang Cenxi raised his gaze unhurriedly, and stood up to meet Liang Guogong's questioning gaze.

He was not in a hurry to explain, but his eyes turned cold, and a slight smile was slowly formed on the corners of his lips.

Fang Cenxi raised his eyebrows slowly, straightened his body and said calmly, "Why didn't Cen Xi dare?"

"If Cen Xiru argues with the Duke, he will be disrespectful in front of the elders."

"But whether Cen Xi has a plan or not, that is the clearer." He cupped his hands and bowed again, "Jian Rang has always said that the Duke of Guo is not an unreasonable person, and Cen Xi also firmly believes that the Duke of Guo has a clear eye." You have bright eyes, and you will never do anything that pollutes people's innocence."

"Heh." Liang Guogong sneered.

"You are a man of integrity. How capable are you? Do you also want to step into the Pei family's threshold?"

"Cen Xi dare not be arrogant, everything is worth it because of frugality."

"I'm so humble that I don't dare to expect to have a relationship with Liang Guogong's mansion, but I just want to help each other with frugality. If you can't get into the eyes of the Duke, Cen Xi will avoid your eyes and ears."

"The Duke and the son of the state must know more about frugality than I do."

"Those two should know that no one can stop what he wants to do."

Liang Guogong sneered: "I can't stop him, can't I stop you?"

"Does the Duke want Cen Xi's life? Or does he want to dismiss Cen Xi from office?"

"If you want to send Cen Xi away, I'm afraid you won't be able to satisfy the Duke."

Fang Cenxi's tone of voice was always calm, but his every word seemed to reveal an undeniable majesty: "The younger generation should be frugal and make promises first, please forgive me for not accepting the orders of the Duke."

Pei Xuan, who was planning to deal with it, absolutely did not expect Fang Cenxi's reaction to be this way.

He originally thought that Fang Cenxi, a gentle and weak man who had been displaced since childhood, should be in a dilemma when encountering today's events.

It never occurred to him that Fang Cenxi would not show any weakness in front of his father Liang Guogong.

Pei Xuan couldn't help but look at the person in front of him more carefully.

Fang Cenxi stood alone, dressed in simple plain clothes, which couldn't conceal his slender figure, let alone take away the attention-grabbing of his gentle and refined appearance.

For Pei Xuan, who had been on the battlefield for many years, Fang Cenxi was really weak.Even the half of the wrist that was exposed outside the sleeve seemed so thin that it could be snapped off.

But Fang Cenxi is different from the frail scholar next to him.

His waist was straight, and there was an aura that could not be underestimated around him.His eyes are even more unwavering, revealing an undeniable majesty.

Rao was in front of the nobles of Tianhuang, he still looked calm and did not flinch at all, even when facing the Pei family who came to Xingshi to question his crimes, he answered with a salute neither humble nor overbearing.

There was a wry smile on the corner of Pei Xuan's mouth, and he knew that Fang Sizheng in front of him was really not a simple character.

But he also immediately understood why Pei Jianrang, who had always been proud of his talents, could bow his head in front of others.

Pei Xuan's gaze subconsciously shifted to his father Liang Guogong.

Liang Guogong on the side obviously didn't expect the current result either.

He suddenly laughed angrily.

He glared at Fang Cenxi with an almost warning gaze: "What a young man with a sharp tongue, okay, since you have such a tough waist, then you tell Pei Gong and let him choose."

"If he is really determined to stay here, you can tell him not to enter the gate of Duke Liang's mansion again."

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Thanks to -Qi Luosheng's Little Susu-'s little angel's nutrient solution, Xiao Fang Fang no longer suffers from back pain after drinking it~