The master said not to judge people by their appearance

Today is Xiu Mu, and there is no need to go to court, but Xie Yunlan got up early.

He was taken by his father to practice martial arts when he was five years old, and he had to get up before dawn every day to take a stroll in the courtyard. In the past 19 years, it can be said that he has hardly slept in. Now it has become a habit that is deeply rooted in his bones.

He didn't need anyone to serve him, he just sent someone to fetch some water, and then he washed himself.He passed by the courtyard after breakfast, and saw Wang Tai competing with the guards in the mansion.

Wang Tai was the personal guard chosen by General Xie Yunlan for Xie Yunlan. He was raised in the mansion since he was a child, and he practiced martial arts with Xie Yunlan. As soon as he exerted force, he threw a guard out, winning applause from the surroundings.

"Who will come next!" Wang Tai yelled, the guard's martial arts skills were too average, and he couldn't even move his body.

The surrounding guards all said "No, no, no." Wang Tai was too strong, receiving a punch from him was like being pushed by a bull, and he couldn't beat him at all.Only a young guard who had just entered the mansion eagerly said: "I'll do it!"

Wang Tai waved at the opponent, the young guard took off his saber and went into battle with his bare hands, while Wang Tai stretched his arms, and when they were ready, the two started fighting without talking much.

The young guard threw a punch first. Although he was not as strong as Wang Tai, he was taller than ordinary people, and he had some kung fu skills. The punch was fast and fierce, and ordinary people couldn't handle it.

But Wang Tai caught it firmly, and when he really met the opponent's fist, the young guard realized that he still underestimated Wang Tai's strength and should not touch him head-on.

He wanted to retreat with his strength, but he didn't want Wang Tai to turn his fists into palms and pull him back.The young guard who was pulled directly lost his balance. Wang Tai took the opportunity to squat down, seeing the young guard was about to be thrown out like the last one, when everyone suddenly heard a voice from behind: "Kick his waist."

The young guard vacated his body, already a little flustered in his heart, when he heard this sound suddenly, he subconsciously followed suit.

Wang Tai's waist and abdomen were defenseless right now, and he was hit by the young guard. Not only that, the restraints on his hands were loosened. The young guard took advantage of the force of the kick to regain his balance, turned over and landed, and Wang Tai was kicked back. took two steps.

There was another applause from all around, and Wang Tai said with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, don't bring such things."

It was only then that everyone realized that Xie Yunlan had arrived at some unknown time, and quickly turned around to salute.

Xie Yunlan raised his hand to signal that there was no need, then smiled at Wang Tai and said, "Go ahead."

"Master Hou, then don't make any more moves!" Wang Tai shouted.

"I didn't make a move." Xie Yunlan raised his eyebrows.

Wang Tai: "You can't speak out, how do you say that sentence, just watch the chess without saying a word!"

Everyone "hush", Wang Tai let out another sound, and then burst out laughing again.

Xie Yunlan was also amused by him: "Okay, watch the chess without saying a word."

With the guarantee, Wang Tai regained his confidence and competed with the young guards again.Although the young guard was almost defeated before, he has now realized Wang Tai's strength. This time, he changed his style of play and used flexible movements to avoid taking away the opponent's strength. Wang Tai couldn't catch him for a while, and the two stalemate No more.

When Xie Yunlan was watching the battle with everyone, someone from the courtyard came again.

Both the master and the servants in Hou's mansion woke up early, only Shen Fan had just woken up at this point.Xie Yunlan was so angry that Shen Fan crushed his glass yesterday, but after a night passed, his mood calmed down a bit, so he can barely maintain a smile at this moment.

Seeing Shen Fan yawning with drowsy eyes, he asked, "Did Master not sleep well?"

Shen Fan let out a "hmm", he glanced at the crowd in the courtyard who were competing, and said, "It's too noisy."

Xie Yunlan changed his mind and realized that the guest room was only separated from the courtyard by a wall. Shen Fan was woken up, and suddenly felt that yesterday's gloom had a place to vent. When Shen Fan was unhappy, he became refreshed, and his smile instantly became more sincere.

He pretended to be apologetic and said: "Master doesn't know something. Getting up in the morning to practice martial arts is a rule left by my father. Skills come from hard work. The way of practicing martial arts cannot be abandoned in a day. Please take care of me, Master."

"Okay." Although Shen Fan had many problems, he was surprisingly easy to speak.

When the two were talking, the winner had already been decided on the field. Although the young bodyguard was agile, his overall strength was not as good as Wang Tai's, so he was caught by a flaw and fell out of the field.

Wang Tai won another game, and he was full of spirits: "Is there anyone else coming?"

This time, no one came, almost all the people present were thrown by Wang Tai, but there was only one exception.

Everyone booed: "Master Hou, come!"

Xie Yunlan raised his eyebrows, and before expressing his opinion, Wang Tai was shocked and said: "That's not allowed!"

"Master Hou..." He faltered to find a reason, and suddenly he had a flash of inspiration, "Master Hou's injury has not healed yet! How can you use force! What are you talking about!"

Only then did everyone remember, and the booing stopped.

Shen Fan was also reminded by this sentence, thinking of what Qing Yu told him yesterday, he looked at Xie Yunlan's ruddy complexion and asked, "Are you hurt?"

"Well, the wounds you received on the battlefield are not complete yet... What are you doing?" Xie Yunlan looked at Shen Fan's hand on her chest, and forgot what she said in shock.

"Your injury is healed." Shen Fan said lightly, and he took his hand back.

Xie Yunlan narrowed his eyes: "Master knows medicine?"

After he asked, he felt wrong, how can a doctor touch his chest when he diagnoses a disease?

Shen Fan also glanced at him inexplicably, and said, "I don't understand."

Xie Yunlan: "..."

Xie Yunlan: "Then why did the master say that I recovered from my injury and...?"

Shen Fan's movements were like those of a disciple, thanks to the fact that he is not a woman, but even though he is also a man, it was the first time in Xie Yunlan's life that someone touched his chest.

"What else?" Shen Fan didn't understand.

Xie Yunlan gestured with his eyes, Shen Fan understood a little bit, he put his hand on Xie Yunlan's chest again, and asked, "You mean that?"

Xie Yunlan: "...Yes."

He took a step back, avoiding Shen Fan's hand indiscriminately.

"It's clearer to see this way." Shen Fan looked innocent, and didn't notice anything wrong with his actions at all.

"What can you see more clearly?" Xie Yunlan asked.

"Your soul fire." Shen Fan said.

Xie Yunlan: "What is Soul Fire?"

"It is a kind of soul flame. All living creatures have soul fire. This kind of flame is gifted by heaven and is innate. It protects mortals from evil spirits. The strength of soul fire is related to vitality. Young and strong souls The fire is fierce, while the elderly and infirm are like candles in the wind. The moment the soul fire is completely extinguished is the moment when life ends." Shen Fan explained, "Your soul fire is very strong, and you understand it better than ordinary people. Lie, so you are not hurt."

"So it is." Xie Yunlan suddenly realized.

He didn't really believe what Shen Fan said, but he realized that the other party was talking nonsense, so he echoed it. After all, he now respects and believes in Shen Fan very much in name.

But Xie Yunlan still didn't intend to admit the recovery from the injury, he acted and did the whole thing, he made people cook a bowl of undrinkable medicinal materials every day in his marquis' mansion, so cautious, he would never let up on his mouth.

He smiled at Shen Fan: "It's true that my old wounds haven't healed, I haven't even ridden a horse for a long time because it's too bumpy, and I've been traveling in chariots all day, Master may have misread it for a while."

He had already given Shen Fan the steps, and a normal person should go along with the flow at this time, saying "Maybe I misunderstood it", and the matter passed.

However, Shen Fan looked at Xie Yunlan seriously, and insisted: "I'm not mistaken."

The smile on Xie Yunlan's face was a little stiff, and when he didn't know how to end, a servant came to report: "Master, General Mu is asking to see you."

"Qingyun is here?" Xie Yunlan was surprised, and hurriedly said, "Please!"

He took the opportunity to bid farewell to Shen Fan: "I'll go to the front yard to entertain the guests first, the kitchen has already prepared breakfast, Master, please help yourself."

He turned around to leave, but Shen Fan suddenly stopped him: "You said to help me find my demon, is there any news?"

"Not yet." Xie Yunlan lied without changing his face, and even showed a proper apology, "Master, please rest assured, if there is any strange thing in Beijing, I will inform the master immediately."

"This matter needs to be done as soon as possible." Shen Fan said.

"Okay, I must pay more attention." Xie Yunlan said so, but he didn't take Shen Fan's words to heart at all. What really deserves his attention right now is Mu Qingyun's visit.

"Second brother, why do you want to come to my place today?" Xie Yunlan walked into the main hall where the guests were received, the smile on his face was much more sincere than when he was with Shen Fan before.

"Brother!" Mu Qingyun, who was drinking tea, stood up quickly and wanted to salute Xie Yunlan.

Xie Yunlan waved his hand to stop it: "There are no outsiders, you and my brother, you are welcome."

He took a look at Mu Qingyun's still armor: "Second brother just came back from the school?"

"Yes, I have been busy with military exercises these days, so I have to come back to the city today." Mu Qingyun said.

Xie Yunlan nodded: "Military exercises are a major event, but Yuzhen is pregnant, which is unusual, and you should pay more attention."

Mu Qingyun: "Big brother said that I plan to go to Dongshi to buy some lychees for her later. She has no appetite for other things now. It should be better to eat some sweet fruits."

"Coincidentally." Xie Yunlan said with a smile, "Second brother and I thought about going together. I originally planned to send the lychees there today, but the second brother came just in time, saving me a trip."

"Brother is so kind to Yuzhen." The expression on Mu Qingyun's face was unnatural for a moment.

Xie Yunlan didn't pay attention, and said casually: "She is my sister, I should treat her well."

"Eldest brother treats his younger sister so well. If he marries his sister-in-law in the future, I'm afraid he will be spoiled by heaven." Mu Qingyun joked, "I don't know which family's girl is so lucky. Is my elder brother in love?"

"No, I won't think about it for now." Xie Yunlan said.

Mu Qingyun persuaded: "Brother is twenty-four this year, right? It's okay to be busy fighting on the front line for the past few years. Now that you've returned to the capital, it's time to get married and have children."

"It's impossible without a mistress in this big Marquis's mansion. The servants can't serve in some places, and Yuzhen has been talking to me about it. Brother, you better hurry up."

Xie Yunlan raised his eyebrows: "Are you here for a matchmaker today?"

"How can I say something about a matchmaker?" Mu Qingyun smiled, "It's just an invitation to send a lotus feast to elder brother as entrusted by someone."

He put the invitation on the table, and pushed it towards Xie Yunlan: "All the young ladies from the families of princes and ministers in Beijing will participate, and my eldest brother will definitely find a beautiful woman at this banquet."

Xie Yunlan looked at the invitation, but didn't accept it, even the smile on his face faded.

"Entrusted by whom?" Xie Yunlan said lightly, "The second prince asked you to send it?"

Mu Qingyun: "Yes, the second prince said that he had asked someone to send an invitation to elder brother, but elder brother didn't accept it, so he specifically entrusted me..."

Xie Yunlan interrupted coldly: "You also know that I didn't answer."

Mu Qingyun looked at Xie Yunlan's angry face: "Why should you be angry, elder brother? The second prince is also very kind, this banquet is just a simple meeting of friends, I think elder brother is lonely, so it's good to go to the banquet to find a good relationship, and The second prince is a prince after all, it seems a bit ignorant to reject the other party repeatedly..."

"It's you who don't know the importance!" Xie Yunlan said angrily, "You really don't know what Yuan Yi's purpose is?! What kind of flower-appreciating friends?! He just wanted to take this opportunity to promise me his sister, Princess Wencheng, who is a compatriot from the same mother, so as to grasp Northwest military power, help him to seize the throne!"

Mu Qingyun didn't expect that Xie Yunlan would directly reveal everything, and was shocked by Xie Yunlan's aura for a moment, but now that he had spoken, he also said bluntly: "I know! But the prince is weak and incompetent, and the courtiers can see it Li! As early as seven years ago when the prince was defeated, His Majesty already had the heart to give up, but it was because of the empress's feelings that he tolerated it until today."

"But brother, you have also seen the current situation of the crown prince in charge of the country. He is indecisive and hesitant. How can he look like an emperor! Yu Gong, the crown prince is not worthy of the throne. Yu privately, he has troubled the old general Xie to save him. And death, don’t you feel resentment in your heart?! The second prince is wise and decisive, he is humble and polite, he knows how to use people well, why don’t you change to Mingzhu!”

"Shut up!" Xie Yunlan slapped the table and stood up.

"Brother!" Mu Qingyun followed and stood up.

Xie Yunlan looked at Mu Qingyun and said, "I have already told you that the Xie family is not involved in party disputes!"

Mu Qingyun's chest rose and fell, and he was also angered.

Swords were on the verge of breaking out inside the room, and the two of them refused to give in. Seeing that the smell of gunpowder was getting stronger and stronger, and before the end, suddenly there were footsteps outside the door.

Qing Yu didn't notice that the atmosphere in the house was not right, so he asked for instructions: "Master Hou, the master said that his room is not sunny and noisy in the morning, so he wants to move to another room."

If this were normal, Xie Yunlan would be annoyed by Shen Fan's meddling again, but at this moment, the moment of tension in the room was eased by the arrival of outsiders, Xie Yunlan sat down again, and said annoyedly: "Let him pick it himself." , whichever room you want to live in."

Qing Yu stepped back in response.

Mu Qingyun took a deep breath, and sat back. He intentionally eased the atmosphere, and started another topic: "He said the master just now. Could it be that the rumors in the capital are true? Brother really invited an alchemist back to the mansion?"

"It's true." Xie Yunlan regained his calm look, "He's living in my residence now."

"Didn't elder brother never believe in these magic stick magicians?" Mu Qingyun was surprised, "Could it be that this master has some supernatural powers?"

"Of course there are." Xie Yunlan said.

On the point of irritating people, Shen Fan is really through people.

"What will the master know? Can you help me figure out whether Yuzhen is pregnant with a boy or a girl?" Mu Qingyun smiled.

"He doesn't know these things." Xie Yunlan counted the days, "Is Yuzhen already three months pregnant?"

"Yes, it's been three months. There has been no movement before. At the beginning of March, she went to the Temple of Longevity, tied a doll and came back, and found out that she was happy at the doctor's office every other month." Mu Qingyun's face was filled with the joy of becoming a father .

Xie Yunlan murmured: "I'm afraid that her current body cannot be exhausted."

"Of course I can't! I won't let her come out of the house to visit me in the school grounds, and the servants will not leave her every step, just because she is afraid that she will be tired." Mu Qingyun asked strangely, "Why did you say that?"

Xie Yunlan poured a cup of tea and said calmly, "Because I'm going to write a letter tomorrow and send you to Jeju as the prefect."

Mu Qingyun's face immediately changed. Now he has a good future in the capital, but Jeju is such a cold place, and it is often plagued by bandits. It is said that he will not be downgraded after being transferred, but the difference can be said to be heaven and earth.

"Brother, why is this so?!" Mu Qingyun said anxiously.

"I'm not like that. Could it be that you were allowed to board the second prince's boat and kill Xie's family?" Xie Yunlan put down the teacup, he had made up his mind.

Mu Qingyun has known him for many years, so he naturally knows that it is impossible to change what Xie Yunlan has decided.He clenched his fists tightly, didn't even say goodbye, shook his sleeves and walked away, angrily walked to the gate of the house, but was suddenly stopped by someone.

Wang Tai handed over a box of packed lychees, and said with a smile, "Master Hou ordered it, please General Mu to bring it to Miss."

Mu Qingyun was furious and didn't want to accept it at first, but he froze for a moment, thinking of something, he finally accepted it.

main hall.

Wei Chengzhi looked at Mu Qingyun's angry back, and said worriedly: "Your Majesty is like this, I'm afraid General Mu will hold a grudge."

"Sir, don't worry." Xie Yunlan said, "He and I are brothers. He is just angry now. When he calms down, he will be able to figure it out."

When Xie Yunlan was 15 years old, he was kicked out of the house by his father because of a serious injury to the god stick in the street. He hid his identity and joined the army in a fit of anger. Later, he got acquainted with Mu Qingyun.At that time, Mu Qingyun didn't know Xie Yunlan's identity, but he treated him very well. He sacrificed his life to protect each other on the battlefield. Later, he followed him to fight in the north and south. Ghosts and gods made a vow never to break.

There will inevitably be quarrels between brothers, but no matter how much they quarrel, the friendship is always there.

"I hope so." Wei Chengzhi sighed.

"Master Hou!" While the two were talking, Qing Yu came running again, and he reported, "Master's house has been selected."

"Choose it and choose it." Xie Yunlan was annoyed and didn't want to pay attention to Shen Fan.

"But..." Qing Yu stammered.

Xie Yunlan seemed to have a feeling, and suddenly asked: "Which one did he choose?"

Qing Yu: "Your room..."