Xianggong is a big man in men's clothing
Chapter 40
Qi Changle sighed, and said: "Just now your second brother mentioned that a little-known assassination case happened in Kang Wang's mansion a few days ago. Sword, and was stabbed in the lifeline by an assassin, even though King Kang invited the most skilled imperial physician in the mansion to treat him, he failed to save his life after all, and King Kang was furious because of this."
Qi Zhongyu was at a loss, but felt happy in her heart, because she had a personal enmity with King Kang, and wished that King Kang would die without a whole body, but what does this have to do with the remnants of the Demon Sect?
Could it be that someone pretended to be a remnant of the Devil's Cult to assassinate King Kang, causing King Kang to be furious, so there was such a big battle in Huainan Road?
But this is unreasonable. Kang Wang said that he was assassinated by gangsters. If the news that the prince was assassinated and the prince’s son was also assassinated, it would attract the government and the people to pay more attention to this matter, but...
Qi Zhongyu frowned, always felt that the more he thought about it, the weirder it became, as if there were always conflicts.
Qi Changle said: "Zhong Yu, you have also discovered the contradiction, because there is another hidden story in this matter. This matter is of great importance. In order to facilitate your understanding, and to let us all understand what happened, An Ye , you’d better explain it in detail from beginning to end.”
Qi Anye responded, and said to everyone: "A few days ago, I left for Yangzhou Mansion to do business. As soon as I arrived outside the city of Yangzhou, I found that the atmosphere in Yangzhou Mansion was no longer the same as before. It’s even worse than that, not only the city gate guards are strictly investigating, but the city is even more turbulent, and the grass and trees are full of soldiers.”
"I realized that something must have happened in Yangzhou City, so I cooperated with the government's search and sent people to find out what happened, but you should also know the news. It is the current rumors in Huainan Taoist that the remnants of the Demon Sect are about to assassinate About court officials."
"I believed it was true at the time, until he was drunk when I was talking to my father's students, and he told the truth."
"It turns out that a few days ago, there was an extremely bad assassination case in Kang Wang's mansion. Even the prince's eldest son was stabbed to death. Kang Wang was so angry that he dragged out all the corpses of the assassins who were beheaded by the guards in the mansion. , but on them...the imprint representing the identity of the hidden guard of Qianlong was found."
Qi Anhao had already heard the simplified version just now, but he didn't know that the assassin had the mark of Qianlong on his body, which is not something ordinary people can have, so he subconsciously shouted: "Impossible!"
Qi Anye glanced at him lightly, and said: "It's true, King Kang checked it himself."
The amount of information was a bit large, and for a while, everyone present was shocked and silent.
Qi Zhongyu's brows tightened. The so-called hidden guards of Qianlong are a secret known to very few people in the Great Qi Kingdom. There are not many hidden guards, only thousands of them, but all of them are martial arts masters, directly belonging to the emperor, and only obey orders. Yu the emperor.
In addition, if you want to move them, you must take the token given by the emperor, which is not much different from the emperor's order.
Since these people are secret guards, they seldom show up on weekdays, but there are shadows of potential dragon secret guards behind many major events in the court.
As the emperor's son, King Kang was naturally one of the people who knew the secret. It is impossible for him to mistake the mark, and ordinary people cannot forge the Qianlong mark, that is to say...
Qi Zhongyu sneered in his heart, and said: It was really a good show, but it's a pity, why didn't Kang Wang be killed?
In connection with the cause and effect, Qi Zhongyu also vaguely understood the reason why the rumors about the remnants of the Demon Cult spread. King Kang must have already confirmed that he was the emperor, or the closest forces around the emperor, who were going to attack him.
He couldn't make it public, so he could only find an excuse to strengthen his defenses.
And the remnants of the Demon Cult are just a cover for King Kang to cover up the assassination case and recruit troops, so don't worry.
Qi Zhongyu couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, in this case, Tan Haoran could escape from Huainan Road smoothly.
This is her most direct thought, she is not interested in major affairs in the court, even if the emperor and Kang Wang have a world-shaking quarrel, it has nothing to do with her.
The Qi family's sons were not as calm as she was, they were speechless in astonishment, they could only look at each other with very disturbed expressions on their faces, and finally set their eyes on Qi Changle.
Qi Changle frowned, not knowing what he was thinking.
After a long time, he waved his hand and said: "I see, this matter is indeed much more serious than I imagined, but it is not up to ordinary people like us to intervene in the matter of the Tian family, so there is no need to worry about it. Just do what you need to do, An Ye, don't go out to do business for the time being, just stay in Siyuan County with peace of mind and take care of the county's business."
The others have nothing to say, they are all in the village, and even if something happens, they can hug each other to keep warm and support each other.
Qi Changle smiled and said: "Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, let's spend this festival happily, don't let your mother, wife and children worry with you. Isn't that just worrying?"
The sons of the Qi family and Qi Zhongyu nodded obediently when they heard the words, and heard Qi Changle say that he would read a book in the room for a while, and call him after dinner.
This is to let them go out, so that he can be alone quietly. Everyone responded and went out and closed the door one after another.
Qi Anning, the eldest of the Qi family, dragged his second younger brother Qi Anye aside, far away from the academy, and said: "Today is a beautiful day, what are you talking about?"
Qi Anye felt wronged, didn't his father rush to ask him?
However, it is true that he did not do well in this matter, he can completely fool it first, and then tell his father after the Mid-Autumn Festival, so that his father will not show such a look, as if something bad is about to happen.
He lowered his head wearily, seeing Qi Zhongyu walking by him, hurriedly stepped forward and said, "I heard that the courtyard on the mountain has been repaired?"
Qi Zhongyu nodded, and said: "Thanks to my second brother for helping me find a suitable part-time job, they worked very quickly, and the job was completed so quickly."
As she spoke, she glanced at Qi Anhao, who was pretending not to care, but listened, and said with a smile: "After the Mid-Autumn Festival, I will move to the mountains, and I will invite my second brother to drink at my new home. "
Qi Anye was overjoyed, nodded his head quickly, and said, "Okay, I'll definitely go."
Qi Anhao also showed joy on his face, thinking: Although Qi Zhongyu lived in the courtyard next door, although he disliked it, it was newly built after all, and the construction inside was very in line with his aesthetics. After Qi Zhongyu moved out, he would follow Mother said, leave the yard for him to marry a wife.
Qi Zhongyu saw that he was smiling, showing his canine teeth, and couldn't help laughing: What a child.
The atmosphere on their side was harmonious, and the side of the women's family and children was even more lively. Only Qi Changle sat on the stool with a sense of complicity, feeling very complicated.
He was thinking about the assassination of Kang Wang mentioned by his second son just now. Although he only served as a small village head in the village, he was very concerned about state affairs. After studying these news, we can get a glimpse of the leopard, and come to a generally good conclusion.
With his acquired political sense, he knew that something was wrong.
If this continues, the consequences will be disastrous.
The current situation in the court is relatively stable. Although the emperor has ignored political affairs for many years, there are many officials in the court, and many of them are loyal ministers and good generals who were single-handedly picked up by him before he became fatuous. They are very capable in themselves.
Even without him personally sitting in town, the officials will divide labor and cooperate, and the state machinery can continue to operate on its own. As long as there are no large-scale natural and man-made disasters, there will be no major troubles.
However, the emperor had selfish intentions and prepared to kill his own son to clear the way for the king who was born to his beloved concubine, and that was the beginning of chaos in the country.
The emperor has been in power for decades, and there are currently eight sons who are in the prime of life. They are the princes of Xiaoyao in various roads, such as King Jing of Henan Road, King Kang of Huainan Road...
The youngest son of the imperial concubine, and also the last son of the emperor, was only a young man with outstanding talents. When he was 16 years old, he left the palace to open his own mansion according to the custom.
The meaning is self-evident.
Moreover, after becoming king, it is reasonable to say that he should go to various places to practice, but the emperor is old and reluctant to bear his youngest son, so he arranged for him a very powerful position in the court, and let him stay in the capital to serve. Among the children, it is the only one. I don't know how many princes and princesses are jealous because of this.
More than ten years ago, after the abolition of the prince, the position of the prince is still vacant today. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the emperor wants to leave this country to his favorite young son.
However, those sons who have lived for three to forty years will not be happy to hand over the throne to a young man.
So, the court officials of various forces stood behind them, obstructing the emperor's decision-making, and at the same time began to fight openly and secretly, not only against Prince Yu, but also the other princes who were not easy to save fuel. They were still on guard against each other.
Even so, they have always kept a sense of proportion and never made things a big deal, so on the surface they seem to be in peace.
But... the emperor's stupid move to assassinate his parents and children completely put the contradiction on the table.
King Kang and the other princes will not sit idly by when their lives are in crisis. They have grown stronger and cultivated their own forces.
Thinking of this, Qi Changle couldn't help sighing, and tugged at his beard very sadly.
He is just an ordinary citizen. Now he has a lot of children and grandchildren. His elder brother's long-lost son has also returned to the village. He is married and married. He might have children in the near future. Would love to see big shots fighting each other.
However, the position of the emperor is too attractive, which symbolizes the supreme right. As long as the prince is qualified to compete for this position, his eyes will become red and he will fight for it desperately.
This is human nature, and only a very small number of people are indifferent to that seat.
It’s just pity for the people in the world. If the weather is as good as this year and the crops are plentiful, that’s all. If there is a large-scale natural disaster and starvation everywhere like ten years ago, then...
The world is in chaos!
He himself was taken aback by this thought, and hurriedly shook his head to get rid of the absurd thoughts in his mind.
As the backbone of the Qi family and the head of Yuehe Village, he must not panic, but calm down.
It's still too early to judge everything in the future. He shouldn't scare himself and make his family feel uneasy.
What's more, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, it is really not suitable to think about such terrible things.
He took a few deep breaths, and quickly regained his usual composure, pulled his lips into a smile, and went to the yard to find his wife.
The outside of the study and the inside of the study are like two worlds. As soon as Qi Changle opened the door of the study, he saw the grandchildren playing not far away. The boys are full of energy. Although they live with their parents, But every month there is always a time to get together.
So they are no strangers to getting along, and after saying hello, they can play together very quickly.
In contrast, the girls are much more reserved, sitting on the stools in the corridor, laughing and chatting.
Today not only Qi Anye returned home with his wife and children, but also his daughter Qi Jiawan and son-in-law Tan Hongbo.
In fact, according to the rules, they should spend the festival with Tan's mother at Tan's house, but Tan Hongbo's father died young, and it was his widowed mother who brought him up.
When he was young, he studied under Qi Changle's school, and his relationship was very close. He was a teacher for one day and a father for the rest of his life. He also had a son-in-law and half a son. Tan Hongbo's mother was a person who understood righteousness, so he asked him to take his wife and daughter with him at noon. Come to Qi's house for the festival, and then go back to the county to spend with her in the evening.
In addition, the villagers who have a good relationship with Qi Changle and the students from the county town also entrusted people to send gifts.
There was an endless stream of people coming and going from the Qi family, and it was very lively. Everyone's face was filled with cheerful smiles. Qi Changle couldn't help being startled when he saw this feeling, and even the forced smile on the corner of his mouth changed. become a real smile.
he laughs
Walking to the side of the lady, Yao Shi glanced at him and said, "Is there something that makes you difficult?"
Qi Changle insisted: "How is it possible, it's hard to get me!"
Yao Shi just looked at him with a smile like this, scratched Qi Changle's back, scratched his head and said: "It's nothing, it's a small matter, it's important for the holidays."
Yao Shi responded, stretched out his hand to grab his hand, and said, "Okay, tell me, and I will help you share."
Qi Changle's nose turned sour, and he looked at the old lady's face seriously. Although he had known her for decades, he still thought she was the most beautiful woman in the world. He was very grateful to his brother, if it wasn't for his help at that time He's busy, and he won't spend the rest of his life hand in hand with such a virtuous wife.
He whispered softly, "Thank you."
Yao couldn't help laughing, and said: "Okay, it's all about old couples, why bother to say thank you, the food should be ready soon, you go tell those brats to wash up and eat later gone."
Qi Changle puffed up her chest and said, "Don't worry, lady, wrap it on me."
He walked towards the children, turned around and saw Qi Zhongyu who was standing under the tree and witnessed the whole process. She smiled gently and said, "Zhong Yu, why are you standing here?"
Qi Zhongyu said: "It's cool here."
Yao shi smiled and said, "Where's Dongfu? There were too many people just now, so I didn't notice where she went."
"She is helping sister-in-law cook in the kitchen."
Yao shi paused, knowing Qi Zhongyu's unspoken temperament, so he nodded and went to the main room to prepare.
Qi Zhongyu groaned, and said to himself: The relationship between the second uncle and the second aunt is really good, I envy, if she and Lu Dongfu can also grow old hand in hand... that would be great.
She lowered her eyes, and went to the main room to have dinner with the Qi family. Everyone gathered together, and the room was full of laughter.
Until the afternoon, Qi Changle said: "Today's Mid-Autumn Festival is the happiest Mid-Autumn Festival I have experienced in more than 20 years. As an elder, I wish you all peace and beauty, and good health."
Others also responded one after another, congratulating Qi Changle and Yao Shi.
Qi Changle was overjoyed, and said: "It's not for nothing to teach you to read, to talk one after another."
Yao Shi was also very happy, and said: "Okay, it's getting late, I know you want to go to the county town to watch the excitement, but if you go late, you will miss a lot of good things, go there early, remember to come back early, don't stay outside too much It's late. If you really forget the time, you can stay at An Ye's house for one night, his house is big enough to accommodate all of you."
Qi Anye nodded hurriedly, Qi Changle waved his hands, and said, "Go, go to the Mid-Autumn Poetry Fair and the Lantern Festival, it's the most lively place."
Everyone agreed, not only Qi Zhongyu and Lu Dongfu were going to the county seat, but everyone present except Qi Changle and Yao Shi were going to play in the county seat, so they went out together and walked towards the county seat.
Going to the county seat at this time, it is still early and the sky is still bright, so you can stroll around the county seat to pass the time.
Qi Zhongyu and Lu Dongfu walked at the end, watching the children bouncing and walking in the front, and there were many villagers going to the county town on the road. Fortunately, the county town is very spacious, and the Lantern Festival also occupies several streets, otherwise I would be really worried Not even a place to stay.
Lu Dongfu's eyebrows and eyes were full of smiles, she boldly hooked Qi Zhongyu's hand, and Qi Zhongyu grabbed it and held it in his palm.
Although there were times when they held hands before, but now it was broad daylight and there were so many people on the road, Lu Dongfu felt very embarrassed, but was reluctant to pull away from her hand, just bowed his head and blushed, as if he didn't care about other people's eyes.
Qi Zhongyu deliberately slowed down his pace, and said in a low voice, "Don't be afraid, we are husband and wife, and we can be intimate in a legitimate way."
Lu Dongfu looked at the other party with a smile, nodded and said, "Okay."
When we got to the gate of the city, maybe there was an order from above to let everyone have a happy Mid-Autumn Festival, so the guards did not check as closely as before.
As long as people who enter the city look straight or drag their mouths, the guards will let them enter the city after a glance. Unless they are more apologetic, they will hold them back for interrogation.
Even searched.
Qi Zhongyu and the others were a large group, and Qi Anye was a well-known figure in Siyuan County, so there was no need to check, and the guards smiled and let them enter the city.
At the intersection, Qi Anning, as the oldest brother in the family, looked at the crowd and asked, "Do you want to go shopping separately, or go together?"
Qi Anhao said: "Brother, I have an appointment with someone, so I won't be with you, and I won't go home at night, I'll go to my second brother's house for a night."
Qi Anye nodded and said: "Okay, your bedroom is reserved in the mansion, remember to come back earlier."
Qi Anhao laughed, waved at everyone and walked towards West Street.
Qi Anye said to Qi Aning: "I'm going back to my house to rest for a while, and then go to the night market in the evening, brother, how about you?"
Qi Anning said: "I want to take my wife and children for a walk in North Street. I'm busy in the village on weekdays. I rarely have the opportunity to come to the county seat. Today I have time to take them for a walk."
Tan Hongbo said: "I want to go home and spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with my mother, so let's say goodbye."
The two of them were close, and they wanted to go home again, so they walked away together.
As a result, only Qi Zhongyu and Qi Anning's family were left.
Qi Anning smiled and asked, "How does Zhong Yu plan to arrange it?"
Qi Zhongyu glanced at Lu Dongfu, and said: "We plan to go to the other side of the county for a stroll, and we will go home after the Lantern Festival at night, so we won't go all the way with our elder brothers and sisters-in-law. I wish you all a good time."
Qi Anning responded, and waved goodbye to the two of them. In the end, only Lu Dongfu and Qi Zhongyu were left in the big group.
There were many pedestrians on the street, Qi Zhongyu held Lu Dongfu's hand firmly, bowed his head and whispered in her ear: "At a time like this, there are the most petty thieves on the street, remember to follow me closely and don't scatter with me gone."
Lu Dongfu nodded obediently, and moved a little closer, almost touching Qi Zhongyu's body.
The two strolled around the street and bought some gadgets. When Lu Dongfu felt tired, he sat down in a teahouse and ordered a plate of melon seeds and tea. I heard that the scholar talked about the world affairs.
In this different world, ordinary people have a high degree of acceptance of martial arts masters, because they really exist, and they are probably hidden among the crowd.
However, there is also a clear gap between ordinary people and people in the Jianghu, because Jianghu sects have existed in the world for thousands of years, as long as the history of civilization, and have long formed their own set of rules. One of them is that they cannot Too presumptuous.
Most people in the Jianghu have their own sects and will act according to the rules of the sect. Those who do not follow the rules will become public enemies of the martial arts.
The New Sun Sect is one of them, so it was widely rumored to be the Devil's Sect, and it was also crusaded by people in the world.
What the storyteller said was Xinrijiao, and the other party stood in the position of the imperial court and belittled Xinrijiao in various ways, even to the point of exaggeration.
For example: "The leader of the New Sun Sect is the reincarnation of the magic star. When he was born, a red light fell from the sky, representing a bloody disaster. As expected, shortly after he was born, he killed his parents and brothers, and he was cruel. Slaughtered more than ten people in the village, and ate their flesh and blood to completely degenerate into demons, he is eight feet tall, with a ferocious face..."
Qi Zhongyu: ...
She has black lines all over her head, what is this all about?This has gone beyond the scope of martial arts and has become a fantasy theme.
Moreover, Tan Xiutong is not the reincarnation of a demon star, he is a serious young master with a thousand hectares of fertile land, a large number of servants, and tens of thousands of family assets... He is a well-to-do rich man.
Not only that, he is also handsome and handsome, he is the most beautiful man in the state capital where he is, and the people who kiss him can break through the threshold.
The point is that he is quite talented and learned, so he has made friends with many people with lofty ideals, and asked them to help him and promote his great cause.
The combination of these advantages can create a large-scale Xinrijiao, and he can become the leader and command hundreds of thousands of soldiers.
If it hadn't been too rampant and proud before, which caused the emperor to be furious and was suppressed by the imperial soldiers and horses
Overwhelming, the opponent has now become a force, and if he is given a few more years to continue to grow, he will definitely become an existence that makes the imperial court palpitate.
Unfortunately……
Qi Zhongyu curled his lips, thinking of Tan Xiutong's character, he said to himself: It's not a pity at all, such a hypocrite should be questioned and executed in public.
However, the storyteller's narration frightened the ordinary people present, even Lu Dongfu put his arms around Qi Zhongyu's arm anxiously, and asked in a low voice: "Is there really someone who grows up like this? "
Qi Zhongyu nodded and said: "It is true that some people are eight feet tall and have hideous faces."
Lu Dongfu believed what she said, and his face turned pale immediately. Seeing her pitiful appearance, Qi Zhongyu felt distressed again, and hurriedly said: "However, such people are very few, and Tan Xiutong is obviously not among them."
"Tan Xiutong?" Lu Dongfu asked in bewilderment, who is this person?
Qi Zhongyu paused for a moment before realizing that the storyteller only mentioned the leader of the Xinri Sect, but never mentioned the real name of the other party.
She changed the subject and said, "It's an old friend of mine. I misremembered the person. Since you're afraid to hear this, how about we go to some other teahouses?"
Lu Dongfu shook her head and said, "I've had a good rest, let's continue shopping."
Qi Zhongyu: ...
She was worried that Lu Dongfu's feet would hurt from walking too much. As a result, for some girls, shopping and walking are two different things. Obviously, Lu Dongfu is one of them.
She didn't want to stay here any longer, so she responded. They had already paid the money when drinking tea before, and when they wanted to leave, they just got up and left.
They walked out of the teahouse, but Qi Zhongyu didn't see them. After she walked away, several men wearing veiled hats sitting in the corner of the teahouse exchanged a few gestures under the black veil. One of them put down the veiled cap, showing an inconspicuous He nodded and chased after him.
Qi Zhongyu didn't notice anything unusual at first, because the man followed them very skillfully, standing far away by the side of the road, and only occasionally glanced at them.
In particular, there was no malice in his eyes, so Qi Zhongyu never noticed the existence of the other party.
It wasn't until late in the evening, when they were having dinner in a restaurant, that Qi Zhongyu's intuition realized that something was wrong.
If she remembered correctly, this was already the fourth time, if she saw the same person once or twice, it might be a coincidence, but three or four times, it couldn't be justified.
She narrowed her eyes dangerously, but Lu Dongfu on the opposite side didn't notice it. Although she had been shopping for more than an hour, she was still full of energy, and she propped her chin and looked out the window leisurely.
Qi Zhongyu stood up, patted her on the shoulder, and said, "I'm going out to change, you wait here for me to come back."
Lu Dongfu froze for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay."
Qi Zhongyu couldn't help pinching her cheek, and walked out the door, the man glanced at Lu Dongfu, hesitated for a moment, followed Qi Zhongyu's back and walked out.
Qi Zhongyu didn't go too far, just leaned against the wall at the corner, and said to the man who followed: "You followed me all the way, after all, what's your purpose?"
The man looked to be in his early thirties, dressed like an ordinary farmer, and dressed in the same way, but the texture was much better.
The man paused, as if he wanted to run away, Qi Zhongyu sneered, "Tell me, is it you who run faster, or my qinggong?"
The man didn't move at all, he felt the threat from Qi Zhongyu, that feeling was too terrifying, like being stared at by a ferocious beast, sweat dripped from his forehead.
He pursed his lips and said, "You know...Tan Xiutong, are you a remnant of the Demon Cult?"
Qi Zhongyu raised his eyebrows and said, "Why do you say that?"
The man said: "Just now, you were in the teahouse and you mentioned Tan Xiutong's name. His name has not been officially spread yet. He walks in the world in the name of the savior on weekdays. Only a very few people know his name, but you know, so, You must know Tan Xiutong."
Qi Zhongyu couldn't laugh or cry, shrugged helplessly, and said: "You also said, there are very few
How many people know, do you think..."
In an instant, she came to the man, grabbed him and carried him to the eaves. When the man stood still, her heart was beating violently, and her pupils shrank.
Too...too fast, he didn't see the opponent's movements at all.
This person is a master!
His attitude changed immediately, and he said respectfully: "It's the junior who was disrespectful, and I hope the senior will forgive me."
Qi Zhongyu grunted and said, "It's okay, you didn't do anything out of the ordinary, but you disturbed my interest..."
She stretched out her hand, raised one of her eyebrows, and said, "Give me the money to compensate me for my mental damage."
The man was stunned. It wasn't until Qi Zhongyu frowned impatiently that he rummaged through his body, and then handed over a purse cautiously.
There was still a lot of money in the money bag, and when Qi Zhongyu was short of money, he unceremoniously took a bank note and a piece of broken silver from it, and threw back more than half of the money bag, saying: "That's enough, be careful in the future."
After all, she jumped in front of the man and jumped into the alley, and returned to the restaurant as if nothing happened.
The man scratched his head, and said to himself: Sure enough, he is a master of martial arts, with a temper that surprises him, just like martial arts.
Now that he encountered a problem, he followed the school's imprint and found his fellow disciples. They are sitting in another teahouse now, the melon seeds on the table are untouched, and they only take a sip of the tea.
When they saw the fellow disciples they had sent out to track back, although they wanted to know the result in their hearts, they still remained calm and said concisely: "Sit."
The man sits down.
Another person pushed over a cup of tea and said, "Drink."
Men drink tea.
……
Finally someone couldn't help it anymore and said: "You are talking, you are so anxious!"
The leading man frowned and reprimanded: "Calm, calm, and demeanor."
man:……
Sure enough, there is a gap between people. I feel inexplicably that my senior brother is putting on airs, but the senior is different. It is like a mountain and flowing water, which makes people admire...
With a slumped face, he briefly explained what happened just now.
After speaking, everyone looked at each other, the man sighed, and said: "It seems that the remnants of the Demon Cult are not in this county, why don't we go shopping, the food here is pretty good."
The leading man raised his eyebrows and said, "Have you eaten?"
Man: ... Silence.
The leading man raised his forehead and said, "Forget it, it's the Mid-Autumn Festival, what else to do, the remnants of the Devil's Cult will also celebrate the festival, okay? Let's go, let's go to the restaurant to have a big meal."
Everyone got up excitedly and took off their hats one after another. Like ordinary people, the group went to the restaurant for dinner.
And after Qi Zhongyu and Lu Dongfu had dinner, Lu Dongfu originally had to pay the bill, because she estimated that the money on Xianggong's body should not be much, but Qi Zhongyu suddenly took out ten taels of silver to pay the bill, and walked out after waiting for the change. When she was in the restaurant, she was handed a bank note with a face value of one hundred taels.
Lu Dongfu: ...
She took the bank note in a complicated mood, and carefully rubbed it on Qi Zhongyu's body, avoiding everyone's eyes, folded the bank note and put it in the pocket sewn inside her clothes, and said, "Sir, this money... "
Qi Zhongyu said confidently: "It fell from the sky."
Lu Dongfu burst out laughing, and said with a flowery smile, "Well, my husband is very lucky."
She just believed it, but Qi Zhongyu coughed in embarrassment, and said: "Anyway, it came here aboveboard, and I will spend it indiscriminately if I hold it by myself, so let the lady keep it, and I will earn it when I run out of money." .”
Lu Dongfu nodded with a smile, and said, "I understand, but if my husband has no money, don't hold back, just tell me."
She paused, thinking of Qi Zhongyu's temperament, she simply said: "No
For example, I give my husband five taels of silver every month, and he can spend it as he pleases. "
Monthly case, that is, pocket money.
Qi Zhongyu felt a little embarrassed. When she was in modern school, she had a few dollars in pocket money every day.
Unexpectedly, in another world, after getting married, the lady offered to give her pocket money.
She originally wanted to refuse, but seeing Lu Dongfu's firm expression, she reluctantly agreed and said, "Okay, I'll save some money."
Lu Dongfu knew that she spent money lavishly, and she had been a little embarrassed before, and wanted her husband to correct this bad habit.
Unexpectedly, after giving Xianggong a monthly case, Xianggong consciously said that he wanted to save money, which was really a blessing in disguise.
She looked at Qi Zhongyu frowning slightly, although he looked embarrassed, but still very good-looking.
In addition to the darkening sky, the silhouette of the other party is not as deep as in the daytime, and the shops on the street have gradually lit up lanterns. Under the dim lights, the other party's face is terribly beautiful.
Lu Dongfu's heart was pounding, and she suddenly wanted to stand on tiptoe and kiss her, but there are people coming and going here, so it would be bad if someone saw them pointing.
She endured it, lowered her head, and whispered, "Sir, it's getting dark."
Qi Zhongyu frowned, she had just seen the throbbing in Lu Dongfu's eyes with her own eyes, she looked around, and replied: "Yes."
Lu Dongfu said, "Then let's go to the Lantern Street."
She dragged Qi Zhongyu to another street, and when she was about to reach the brightly lit market, Qi Zhongyu suddenly pulled her into a dark alley.
She was pushed against the wall by Qi Zhongyu, and when she raised her head to ask in doubt, the other party's cold lips were pressed down.
So cool.
It's also hot.
Lu Dongfu seemed to have a fever all over, and in a daze she heard Qi Zhongyu chuckle softly, "Open your mouth."
She obediently opened her lips to welcome the other party's colder kiss.
It's like drinking cold well water in summer, and I feel unparalleled comfort.
She even took the initiative to entangle the other party, as if she wanted to last this kiss for eternity...
After the kiss was over, Lu Dongfu didn't know what Xixi was, she didn't know how long it had passed, her lips were numb and numb, and there was still a familiar cold fragrance in her mouth.
She was used to this smell before, but it was the first time she tried this smell today.
With a touch of sweetness, it is Qi Zhongyu's favorite taste when eating pastries.
Her cheeks were blushing, until she felt that Qi Zhongyu stretched out her hand, stroked her cheeks, and wiped away the tears she shed unconsciously, her fingers fell on Lu Dongfu's lips, she opened her mouth to lick away the tears from her fingertips without a teacher .
Qi Zhongyu's eyes darkened. In order to avoid doing more outrageous things, she pulled Lu Dongfu out of the dark alley, and a few steps forward, there was a bright long street.
There are tall shelves on the left and right sides of the street, and there are three layers of lanterns on the shelves, and bright patterns are drawn on each lantern.
It was the first time for Lu Dongfu to see so many lanterns, and she was dazzled by them, thinking that every lantern was very beautiful.
Seeing that she liked it, Qi Zhongyu took out money from his pocket to buy it, but the shopkeeper standing next to the lantern stand shook his head and said with a smile: "My guest, the lanterns at the Lantern Festival today are not for sale. If you want If you want to, you only need to guess the crossword puzzle above, or match the verse above, and you can get this lantern."
Qi Zhongyu: ...
You are embarrassing me, my level can barely read a storybook, guess charades, and write poems... Why don't you tell me to take the imperial examination?
Qi Zhongyu was heartbroken, and just about to refuse, Lu Dongfu looked at her expectantly.
Qi Zhongyu took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I will try."
Lu Dongfu nodded hurriedly, Qi Zhongyu wrinkled his face, and whispered: "My lady, don't have too much hope."
Lu Dongfu couldn't help laughing, and whispered to her; "Ms.
, I will also guess the crossword puzzle with you. "
The idea is very good, but the level of the two people is about the same. After watching the lanterns on the same street, they haven't guessed one yet.
Qi Zhongyu was at a loss, but felt happy in her heart, because she had a personal enmity with King Kang, and wished that King Kang would die without a whole body, but what does this have to do with the remnants of the Demon Sect?
Could it be that someone pretended to be a remnant of the Devil's Cult to assassinate King Kang, causing King Kang to be furious, so there was such a big battle in Huainan Road?
But this is unreasonable. Kang Wang said that he was assassinated by gangsters. If the news that the prince was assassinated and the prince’s son was also assassinated, it would attract the government and the people to pay more attention to this matter, but...
Qi Zhongyu frowned, always felt that the more he thought about it, the weirder it became, as if there were always conflicts.
Qi Changle said: "Zhong Yu, you have also discovered the contradiction, because there is another hidden story in this matter. This matter is of great importance. In order to facilitate your understanding, and to let us all understand what happened, An Ye , you’d better explain it in detail from beginning to end.”
Qi Anye responded, and said to everyone: "A few days ago, I left for Yangzhou Mansion to do business. As soon as I arrived outside the city of Yangzhou, I found that the atmosphere in Yangzhou Mansion was no longer the same as before. It’s even worse than that, not only the city gate guards are strictly investigating, but the city is even more turbulent, and the grass and trees are full of soldiers.”
"I realized that something must have happened in Yangzhou City, so I cooperated with the government's search and sent people to find out what happened, but you should also know the news. It is the current rumors in Huainan Taoist that the remnants of the Demon Sect are about to assassinate About court officials."
"I believed it was true at the time, until he was drunk when I was talking to my father's students, and he told the truth."
"It turns out that a few days ago, there was an extremely bad assassination case in Kang Wang's mansion. Even the prince's eldest son was stabbed to death. Kang Wang was so angry that he dragged out all the corpses of the assassins who were beheaded by the guards in the mansion. , but on them...the imprint representing the identity of the hidden guard of Qianlong was found."
Qi Anhao had already heard the simplified version just now, but he didn't know that the assassin had the mark of Qianlong on his body, which is not something ordinary people can have, so he subconsciously shouted: "Impossible!"
Qi Anye glanced at him lightly, and said: "It's true, King Kang checked it himself."
The amount of information was a bit large, and for a while, everyone present was shocked and silent.
Qi Zhongyu's brows tightened. The so-called hidden guards of Qianlong are a secret known to very few people in the Great Qi Kingdom. There are not many hidden guards, only thousands of them, but all of them are martial arts masters, directly belonging to the emperor, and only obey orders. Yu the emperor.
In addition, if you want to move them, you must take the token given by the emperor, which is not much different from the emperor's order.
Since these people are secret guards, they seldom show up on weekdays, but there are shadows of potential dragon secret guards behind many major events in the court.
As the emperor's son, King Kang was naturally one of the people who knew the secret. It is impossible for him to mistake the mark, and ordinary people cannot forge the Qianlong mark, that is to say...
Qi Zhongyu sneered in his heart, and said: It was really a good show, but it's a pity, why didn't Kang Wang be killed?
In connection with the cause and effect, Qi Zhongyu also vaguely understood the reason why the rumors about the remnants of the Demon Cult spread. King Kang must have already confirmed that he was the emperor, or the closest forces around the emperor, who were going to attack him.
He couldn't make it public, so he could only find an excuse to strengthen his defenses.
And the remnants of the Demon Cult are just a cover for King Kang to cover up the assassination case and recruit troops, so don't worry.
Qi Zhongyu couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, in this case, Tan Haoran could escape from Huainan Road smoothly.
This is her most direct thought, she is not interested in major affairs in the court, even if the emperor and Kang Wang have a world-shaking quarrel, it has nothing to do with her.
The Qi family's sons were not as calm as she was, they were speechless in astonishment, they could only look at each other with very disturbed expressions on their faces, and finally set their eyes on Qi Changle.
Qi Changle frowned, not knowing what he was thinking.
After a long time, he waved his hand and said: "I see, this matter is indeed much more serious than I imagined, but it is not up to ordinary people like us to intervene in the matter of the Tian family, so there is no need to worry about it. Just do what you need to do, An Ye, don't go out to do business for the time being, just stay in Siyuan County with peace of mind and take care of the county's business."
The others have nothing to say, they are all in the village, and even if something happens, they can hug each other to keep warm and support each other.
Qi Changle smiled and said: "Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, let's spend this festival happily, don't let your mother, wife and children worry with you. Isn't that just worrying?"
The sons of the Qi family and Qi Zhongyu nodded obediently when they heard the words, and heard Qi Changle say that he would read a book in the room for a while, and call him after dinner.
This is to let them go out, so that he can be alone quietly. Everyone responded and went out and closed the door one after another.
Qi Anning, the eldest of the Qi family, dragged his second younger brother Qi Anye aside, far away from the academy, and said: "Today is a beautiful day, what are you talking about?"
Qi Anye felt wronged, didn't his father rush to ask him?
However, it is true that he did not do well in this matter, he can completely fool it first, and then tell his father after the Mid-Autumn Festival, so that his father will not show such a look, as if something bad is about to happen.
He lowered his head wearily, seeing Qi Zhongyu walking by him, hurriedly stepped forward and said, "I heard that the courtyard on the mountain has been repaired?"
Qi Zhongyu nodded, and said: "Thanks to my second brother for helping me find a suitable part-time job, they worked very quickly, and the job was completed so quickly."
As she spoke, she glanced at Qi Anhao, who was pretending not to care, but listened, and said with a smile: "After the Mid-Autumn Festival, I will move to the mountains, and I will invite my second brother to drink at my new home. "
Qi Anye was overjoyed, nodded his head quickly, and said, "Okay, I'll definitely go."
Qi Anhao also showed joy on his face, thinking: Although Qi Zhongyu lived in the courtyard next door, although he disliked it, it was newly built after all, and the construction inside was very in line with his aesthetics. After Qi Zhongyu moved out, he would follow Mother said, leave the yard for him to marry a wife.
Qi Zhongyu saw that he was smiling, showing his canine teeth, and couldn't help laughing: What a child.
The atmosphere on their side was harmonious, and the side of the women's family and children was even more lively. Only Qi Changle sat on the stool with a sense of complicity, feeling very complicated.
He was thinking about the assassination of Kang Wang mentioned by his second son just now. Although he only served as a small village head in the village, he was very concerned about state affairs. After studying these news, we can get a glimpse of the leopard, and come to a generally good conclusion.
With his acquired political sense, he knew that something was wrong.
If this continues, the consequences will be disastrous.
The current situation in the court is relatively stable. Although the emperor has ignored political affairs for many years, there are many officials in the court, and many of them are loyal ministers and good generals who were single-handedly picked up by him before he became fatuous. They are very capable in themselves.
Even without him personally sitting in town, the officials will divide labor and cooperate, and the state machinery can continue to operate on its own. As long as there are no large-scale natural and man-made disasters, there will be no major troubles.
However, the emperor had selfish intentions and prepared to kill his own son to clear the way for the king who was born to his beloved concubine, and that was the beginning of chaos in the country.
The emperor has been in power for decades, and there are currently eight sons who are in the prime of life. They are the princes of Xiaoyao in various roads, such as King Jing of Henan Road, King Kang of Huainan Road...
The youngest son of the imperial concubine, and also the last son of the emperor, was only a young man with outstanding talents. When he was 16 years old, he left the palace to open his own mansion according to the custom.
The meaning is self-evident.
Moreover, after becoming king, it is reasonable to say that he should go to various places to practice, but the emperor is old and reluctant to bear his youngest son, so he arranged for him a very powerful position in the court, and let him stay in the capital to serve. Among the children, it is the only one. I don't know how many princes and princesses are jealous because of this.
More than ten years ago, after the abolition of the prince, the position of the prince is still vacant today. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the emperor wants to leave this country to his favorite young son.
However, those sons who have lived for three to forty years will not be happy to hand over the throne to a young man.
So, the court officials of various forces stood behind them, obstructing the emperor's decision-making, and at the same time began to fight openly and secretly, not only against Prince Yu, but also the other princes who were not easy to save fuel. They were still on guard against each other.
Even so, they have always kept a sense of proportion and never made things a big deal, so on the surface they seem to be in peace.
But... the emperor's stupid move to assassinate his parents and children completely put the contradiction on the table.
King Kang and the other princes will not sit idly by when their lives are in crisis. They have grown stronger and cultivated their own forces.
Thinking of this, Qi Changle couldn't help sighing, and tugged at his beard very sadly.
He is just an ordinary citizen. Now he has a lot of children and grandchildren. His elder brother's long-lost son has also returned to the village. He is married and married. He might have children in the near future. Would love to see big shots fighting each other.
However, the position of the emperor is too attractive, which symbolizes the supreme right. As long as the prince is qualified to compete for this position, his eyes will become red and he will fight for it desperately.
This is human nature, and only a very small number of people are indifferent to that seat.
It’s just pity for the people in the world. If the weather is as good as this year and the crops are plentiful, that’s all. If there is a large-scale natural disaster and starvation everywhere like ten years ago, then...
The world is in chaos!
He himself was taken aback by this thought, and hurriedly shook his head to get rid of the absurd thoughts in his mind.
As the backbone of the Qi family and the head of Yuehe Village, he must not panic, but calm down.
It's still too early to judge everything in the future. He shouldn't scare himself and make his family feel uneasy.
What's more, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, it is really not suitable to think about such terrible things.
He took a few deep breaths, and quickly regained his usual composure, pulled his lips into a smile, and went to the yard to find his wife.
The outside of the study and the inside of the study are like two worlds. As soon as Qi Changle opened the door of the study, he saw the grandchildren playing not far away. The boys are full of energy. Although they live with their parents, But every month there is always a time to get together.
So they are no strangers to getting along, and after saying hello, they can play together very quickly.
In contrast, the girls are much more reserved, sitting on the stools in the corridor, laughing and chatting.
Today not only Qi Anye returned home with his wife and children, but also his daughter Qi Jiawan and son-in-law Tan Hongbo.
In fact, according to the rules, they should spend the festival with Tan's mother at Tan's house, but Tan Hongbo's father died young, and it was his widowed mother who brought him up.
When he was young, he studied under Qi Changle's school, and his relationship was very close. He was a teacher for one day and a father for the rest of his life. He also had a son-in-law and half a son. Tan Hongbo's mother was a person who understood righteousness, so he asked him to take his wife and daughter with him at noon. Come to Qi's house for the festival, and then go back to the county to spend with her in the evening.
In addition, the villagers who have a good relationship with Qi Changle and the students from the county town also entrusted people to send gifts.
There was an endless stream of people coming and going from the Qi family, and it was very lively. Everyone's face was filled with cheerful smiles. Qi Changle couldn't help being startled when he saw this feeling, and even the forced smile on the corner of his mouth changed. become a real smile.
he laughs
Walking to the side of the lady, Yao Shi glanced at him and said, "Is there something that makes you difficult?"
Qi Changle insisted: "How is it possible, it's hard to get me!"
Yao Shi just looked at him with a smile like this, scratched Qi Changle's back, scratched his head and said: "It's nothing, it's a small matter, it's important for the holidays."
Yao Shi responded, stretched out his hand to grab his hand, and said, "Okay, tell me, and I will help you share."
Qi Changle's nose turned sour, and he looked at the old lady's face seriously. Although he had known her for decades, he still thought she was the most beautiful woman in the world. He was very grateful to his brother, if it wasn't for his help at that time He's busy, and he won't spend the rest of his life hand in hand with such a virtuous wife.
He whispered softly, "Thank you."
Yao couldn't help laughing, and said: "Okay, it's all about old couples, why bother to say thank you, the food should be ready soon, you go tell those brats to wash up and eat later gone."
Qi Changle puffed up her chest and said, "Don't worry, lady, wrap it on me."
He walked towards the children, turned around and saw Qi Zhongyu who was standing under the tree and witnessed the whole process. She smiled gently and said, "Zhong Yu, why are you standing here?"
Qi Zhongyu said: "It's cool here."
Yao shi smiled and said, "Where's Dongfu? There were too many people just now, so I didn't notice where she went."
"She is helping sister-in-law cook in the kitchen."
Yao shi paused, knowing Qi Zhongyu's unspoken temperament, so he nodded and went to the main room to prepare.
Qi Zhongyu groaned, and said to himself: The relationship between the second uncle and the second aunt is really good, I envy, if she and Lu Dongfu can also grow old hand in hand... that would be great.
She lowered her eyes, and went to the main room to have dinner with the Qi family. Everyone gathered together, and the room was full of laughter.
Until the afternoon, Qi Changle said: "Today's Mid-Autumn Festival is the happiest Mid-Autumn Festival I have experienced in more than 20 years. As an elder, I wish you all peace and beauty, and good health."
Others also responded one after another, congratulating Qi Changle and Yao Shi.
Qi Changle was overjoyed, and said: "It's not for nothing to teach you to read, to talk one after another."
Yao Shi was also very happy, and said: "Okay, it's getting late, I know you want to go to the county town to watch the excitement, but if you go late, you will miss a lot of good things, go there early, remember to come back early, don't stay outside too much It's late. If you really forget the time, you can stay at An Ye's house for one night, his house is big enough to accommodate all of you."
Qi Anye nodded hurriedly, Qi Changle waved his hands, and said, "Go, go to the Mid-Autumn Poetry Fair and the Lantern Festival, it's the most lively place."
Everyone agreed, not only Qi Zhongyu and Lu Dongfu were going to the county seat, but everyone present except Qi Changle and Yao Shi were going to play in the county seat, so they went out together and walked towards the county seat.
Going to the county seat at this time, it is still early and the sky is still bright, so you can stroll around the county seat to pass the time.
Qi Zhongyu and Lu Dongfu walked at the end, watching the children bouncing and walking in the front, and there were many villagers going to the county town on the road. Fortunately, the county town is very spacious, and the Lantern Festival also occupies several streets, otherwise I would be really worried Not even a place to stay.
Lu Dongfu's eyebrows and eyes were full of smiles, she boldly hooked Qi Zhongyu's hand, and Qi Zhongyu grabbed it and held it in his palm.
Although there were times when they held hands before, but now it was broad daylight and there were so many people on the road, Lu Dongfu felt very embarrassed, but was reluctant to pull away from her hand, just bowed his head and blushed, as if he didn't care about other people's eyes.
Qi Zhongyu deliberately slowed down his pace, and said in a low voice, "Don't be afraid, we are husband and wife, and we can be intimate in a legitimate way."
Lu Dongfu looked at the other party with a smile, nodded and said, "Okay."
When we got to the gate of the city, maybe there was an order from above to let everyone have a happy Mid-Autumn Festival, so the guards did not check as closely as before.
As long as people who enter the city look straight or drag their mouths, the guards will let them enter the city after a glance. Unless they are more apologetic, they will hold them back for interrogation.
Even searched.
Qi Zhongyu and the others were a large group, and Qi Anye was a well-known figure in Siyuan County, so there was no need to check, and the guards smiled and let them enter the city.
At the intersection, Qi Anning, as the oldest brother in the family, looked at the crowd and asked, "Do you want to go shopping separately, or go together?"
Qi Anhao said: "Brother, I have an appointment with someone, so I won't be with you, and I won't go home at night, I'll go to my second brother's house for a night."
Qi Anye nodded and said: "Okay, your bedroom is reserved in the mansion, remember to come back earlier."
Qi Anhao laughed, waved at everyone and walked towards West Street.
Qi Anye said to Qi Aning: "I'm going back to my house to rest for a while, and then go to the night market in the evening, brother, how about you?"
Qi Anning said: "I want to take my wife and children for a walk in North Street. I'm busy in the village on weekdays. I rarely have the opportunity to come to the county seat. Today I have time to take them for a walk."
Tan Hongbo said: "I want to go home and spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with my mother, so let's say goodbye."
The two of them were close, and they wanted to go home again, so they walked away together.
As a result, only Qi Zhongyu and Qi Anning's family were left.
Qi Anning smiled and asked, "How does Zhong Yu plan to arrange it?"
Qi Zhongyu glanced at Lu Dongfu, and said: "We plan to go to the other side of the county for a stroll, and we will go home after the Lantern Festival at night, so we won't go all the way with our elder brothers and sisters-in-law. I wish you all a good time."
Qi Anning responded, and waved goodbye to the two of them. In the end, only Lu Dongfu and Qi Zhongyu were left in the big group.
There were many pedestrians on the street, Qi Zhongyu held Lu Dongfu's hand firmly, bowed his head and whispered in her ear: "At a time like this, there are the most petty thieves on the street, remember to follow me closely and don't scatter with me gone."
Lu Dongfu nodded obediently, and moved a little closer, almost touching Qi Zhongyu's body.
The two strolled around the street and bought some gadgets. When Lu Dongfu felt tired, he sat down in a teahouse and ordered a plate of melon seeds and tea. I heard that the scholar talked about the world affairs.
In this different world, ordinary people have a high degree of acceptance of martial arts masters, because they really exist, and they are probably hidden among the crowd.
However, there is also a clear gap between ordinary people and people in the Jianghu, because Jianghu sects have existed in the world for thousands of years, as long as the history of civilization, and have long formed their own set of rules. One of them is that they cannot Too presumptuous.
Most people in the Jianghu have their own sects and will act according to the rules of the sect. Those who do not follow the rules will become public enemies of the martial arts.
The New Sun Sect is one of them, so it was widely rumored to be the Devil's Sect, and it was also crusaded by people in the world.
What the storyteller said was Xinrijiao, and the other party stood in the position of the imperial court and belittled Xinrijiao in various ways, even to the point of exaggeration.
For example: "The leader of the New Sun Sect is the reincarnation of the magic star. When he was born, a red light fell from the sky, representing a bloody disaster. As expected, shortly after he was born, he killed his parents and brothers, and he was cruel. Slaughtered more than ten people in the village, and ate their flesh and blood to completely degenerate into demons, he is eight feet tall, with a ferocious face..."
Qi Zhongyu: ...
She has black lines all over her head, what is this all about?This has gone beyond the scope of martial arts and has become a fantasy theme.
Moreover, Tan Xiutong is not the reincarnation of a demon star, he is a serious young master with a thousand hectares of fertile land, a large number of servants, and tens of thousands of family assets... He is a well-to-do rich man.
Not only that, he is also handsome and handsome, he is the most beautiful man in the state capital where he is, and the people who kiss him can break through the threshold.
The point is that he is quite talented and learned, so he has made friends with many people with lofty ideals, and asked them to help him and promote his great cause.
The combination of these advantages can create a large-scale Xinrijiao, and he can become the leader and command hundreds of thousands of soldiers.
If it hadn't been too rampant and proud before, which caused the emperor to be furious and was suppressed by the imperial soldiers and horses
Overwhelming, the opponent has now become a force, and if he is given a few more years to continue to grow, he will definitely become an existence that makes the imperial court palpitate.
Unfortunately……
Qi Zhongyu curled his lips, thinking of Tan Xiutong's character, he said to himself: It's not a pity at all, such a hypocrite should be questioned and executed in public.
However, the storyteller's narration frightened the ordinary people present, even Lu Dongfu put his arms around Qi Zhongyu's arm anxiously, and asked in a low voice: "Is there really someone who grows up like this? "
Qi Zhongyu nodded and said: "It is true that some people are eight feet tall and have hideous faces."
Lu Dongfu believed what she said, and his face turned pale immediately. Seeing her pitiful appearance, Qi Zhongyu felt distressed again, and hurriedly said: "However, such people are very few, and Tan Xiutong is obviously not among them."
"Tan Xiutong?" Lu Dongfu asked in bewilderment, who is this person?
Qi Zhongyu paused for a moment before realizing that the storyteller only mentioned the leader of the Xinri Sect, but never mentioned the real name of the other party.
She changed the subject and said, "It's an old friend of mine. I misremembered the person. Since you're afraid to hear this, how about we go to some other teahouses?"
Lu Dongfu shook her head and said, "I've had a good rest, let's continue shopping."
Qi Zhongyu: ...
She was worried that Lu Dongfu's feet would hurt from walking too much. As a result, for some girls, shopping and walking are two different things. Obviously, Lu Dongfu is one of them.
She didn't want to stay here any longer, so she responded. They had already paid the money when drinking tea before, and when they wanted to leave, they just got up and left.
They walked out of the teahouse, but Qi Zhongyu didn't see them. After she walked away, several men wearing veiled hats sitting in the corner of the teahouse exchanged a few gestures under the black veil. One of them put down the veiled cap, showing an inconspicuous He nodded and chased after him.
Qi Zhongyu didn't notice anything unusual at first, because the man followed them very skillfully, standing far away by the side of the road, and only occasionally glanced at them.
In particular, there was no malice in his eyes, so Qi Zhongyu never noticed the existence of the other party.
It wasn't until late in the evening, when they were having dinner in a restaurant, that Qi Zhongyu's intuition realized that something was wrong.
If she remembered correctly, this was already the fourth time, if she saw the same person once or twice, it might be a coincidence, but three or four times, it couldn't be justified.
She narrowed her eyes dangerously, but Lu Dongfu on the opposite side didn't notice it. Although she had been shopping for more than an hour, she was still full of energy, and she propped her chin and looked out the window leisurely.
Qi Zhongyu stood up, patted her on the shoulder, and said, "I'm going out to change, you wait here for me to come back."
Lu Dongfu froze for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay."
Qi Zhongyu couldn't help pinching her cheek, and walked out the door, the man glanced at Lu Dongfu, hesitated for a moment, followed Qi Zhongyu's back and walked out.
Qi Zhongyu didn't go too far, just leaned against the wall at the corner, and said to the man who followed: "You followed me all the way, after all, what's your purpose?"
The man looked to be in his early thirties, dressed like an ordinary farmer, and dressed in the same way, but the texture was much better.
The man paused, as if he wanted to run away, Qi Zhongyu sneered, "Tell me, is it you who run faster, or my qinggong?"
The man didn't move at all, he felt the threat from Qi Zhongyu, that feeling was too terrifying, like being stared at by a ferocious beast, sweat dripped from his forehead.
He pursed his lips and said, "You know...Tan Xiutong, are you a remnant of the Demon Cult?"
Qi Zhongyu raised his eyebrows and said, "Why do you say that?"
The man said: "Just now, you were in the teahouse and you mentioned Tan Xiutong's name. His name has not been officially spread yet. He walks in the world in the name of the savior on weekdays. Only a very few people know his name, but you know, so, You must know Tan Xiutong."
Qi Zhongyu couldn't laugh or cry, shrugged helplessly, and said: "You also said, there are very few
How many people know, do you think..."
In an instant, she came to the man, grabbed him and carried him to the eaves. When the man stood still, her heart was beating violently, and her pupils shrank.
Too...too fast, he didn't see the opponent's movements at all.
This person is a master!
His attitude changed immediately, and he said respectfully: "It's the junior who was disrespectful, and I hope the senior will forgive me."
Qi Zhongyu grunted and said, "It's okay, you didn't do anything out of the ordinary, but you disturbed my interest..."
She stretched out her hand, raised one of her eyebrows, and said, "Give me the money to compensate me for my mental damage."
The man was stunned. It wasn't until Qi Zhongyu frowned impatiently that he rummaged through his body, and then handed over a purse cautiously.
There was still a lot of money in the money bag, and when Qi Zhongyu was short of money, he unceremoniously took a bank note and a piece of broken silver from it, and threw back more than half of the money bag, saying: "That's enough, be careful in the future."
After all, she jumped in front of the man and jumped into the alley, and returned to the restaurant as if nothing happened.
The man scratched his head, and said to himself: Sure enough, he is a master of martial arts, with a temper that surprises him, just like martial arts.
Now that he encountered a problem, he followed the school's imprint and found his fellow disciples. They are sitting in another teahouse now, the melon seeds on the table are untouched, and they only take a sip of the tea.
When they saw the fellow disciples they had sent out to track back, although they wanted to know the result in their hearts, they still remained calm and said concisely: "Sit."
The man sits down.
Another person pushed over a cup of tea and said, "Drink."
Men drink tea.
……
Finally someone couldn't help it anymore and said: "You are talking, you are so anxious!"
The leading man frowned and reprimanded: "Calm, calm, and demeanor."
man:……
Sure enough, there is a gap between people. I feel inexplicably that my senior brother is putting on airs, but the senior is different. It is like a mountain and flowing water, which makes people admire...
With a slumped face, he briefly explained what happened just now.
After speaking, everyone looked at each other, the man sighed, and said: "It seems that the remnants of the Demon Cult are not in this county, why don't we go shopping, the food here is pretty good."
The leading man raised his eyebrows and said, "Have you eaten?"
Man: ... Silence.
The leading man raised his forehead and said, "Forget it, it's the Mid-Autumn Festival, what else to do, the remnants of the Devil's Cult will also celebrate the festival, okay? Let's go, let's go to the restaurant to have a big meal."
Everyone got up excitedly and took off their hats one after another. Like ordinary people, the group went to the restaurant for dinner.
And after Qi Zhongyu and Lu Dongfu had dinner, Lu Dongfu originally had to pay the bill, because she estimated that the money on Xianggong's body should not be much, but Qi Zhongyu suddenly took out ten taels of silver to pay the bill, and walked out after waiting for the change. When she was in the restaurant, she was handed a bank note with a face value of one hundred taels.
Lu Dongfu: ...
She took the bank note in a complicated mood, and carefully rubbed it on Qi Zhongyu's body, avoiding everyone's eyes, folded the bank note and put it in the pocket sewn inside her clothes, and said, "Sir, this money... "
Qi Zhongyu said confidently: "It fell from the sky."
Lu Dongfu burst out laughing, and said with a flowery smile, "Well, my husband is very lucky."
She just believed it, but Qi Zhongyu coughed in embarrassment, and said: "Anyway, it came here aboveboard, and I will spend it indiscriminately if I hold it by myself, so let the lady keep it, and I will earn it when I run out of money." .”
Lu Dongfu nodded with a smile, and said, "I understand, but if my husband has no money, don't hold back, just tell me."
She paused, thinking of Qi Zhongyu's temperament, she simply said: "No
For example, I give my husband five taels of silver every month, and he can spend it as he pleases. "
Monthly case, that is, pocket money.
Qi Zhongyu felt a little embarrassed. When she was in modern school, she had a few dollars in pocket money every day.
Unexpectedly, in another world, after getting married, the lady offered to give her pocket money.
She originally wanted to refuse, but seeing Lu Dongfu's firm expression, she reluctantly agreed and said, "Okay, I'll save some money."
Lu Dongfu knew that she spent money lavishly, and she had been a little embarrassed before, and wanted her husband to correct this bad habit.
Unexpectedly, after giving Xianggong a monthly case, Xianggong consciously said that he wanted to save money, which was really a blessing in disguise.
She looked at Qi Zhongyu frowning slightly, although he looked embarrassed, but still very good-looking.
In addition to the darkening sky, the silhouette of the other party is not as deep as in the daytime, and the shops on the street have gradually lit up lanterns. Under the dim lights, the other party's face is terribly beautiful.
Lu Dongfu's heart was pounding, and she suddenly wanted to stand on tiptoe and kiss her, but there are people coming and going here, so it would be bad if someone saw them pointing.
She endured it, lowered her head, and whispered, "Sir, it's getting dark."
Qi Zhongyu frowned, she had just seen the throbbing in Lu Dongfu's eyes with her own eyes, she looked around, and replied: "Yes."
Lu Dongfu said, "Then let's go to the Lantern Street."
She dragged Qi Zhongyu to another street, and when she was about to reach the brightly lit market, Qi Zhongyu suddenly pulled her into a dark alley.
She was pushed against the wall by Qi Zhongyu, and when she raised her head to ask in doubt, the other party's cold lips were pressed down.
So cool.
It's also hot.
Lu Dongfu seemed to have a fever all over, and in a daze she heard Qi Zhongyu chuckle softly, "Open your mouth."
She obediently opened her lips to welcome the other party's colder kiss.
It's like drinking cold well water in summer, and I feel unparalleled comfort.
She even took the initiative to entangle the other party, as if she wanted to last this kiss for eternity...
After the kiss was over, Lu Dongfu didn't know what Xixi was, she didn't know how long it had passed, her lips were numb and numb, and there was still a familiar cold fragrance in her mouth.
She was used to this smell before, but it was the first time she tried this smell today.
With a touch of sweetness, it is Qi Zhongyu's favorite taste when eating pastries.
Her cheeks were blushing, until she felt that Qi Zhongyu stretched out her hand, stroked her cheeks, and wiped away the tears she shed unconsciously, her fingers fell on Lu Dongfu's lips, she opened her mouth to lick away the tears from her fingertips without a teacher .
Qi Zhongyu's eyes darkened. In order to avoid doing more outrageous things, she pulled Lu Dongfu out of the dark alley, and a few steps forward, there was a bright long street.
There are tall shelves on the left and right sides of the street, and there are three layers of lanterns on the shelves, and bright patterns are drawn on each lantern.
It was the first time for Lu Dongfu to see so many lanterns, and she was dazzled by them, thinking that every lantern was very beautiful.
Seeing that she liked it, Qi Zhongyu took out money from his pocket to buy it, but the shopkeeper standing next to the lantern stand shook his head and said with a smile: "My guest, the lanterns at the Lantern Festival today are not for sale. If you want If you want to, you only need to guess the crossword puzzle above, or match the verse above, and you can get this lantern."
Qi Zhongyu: ...
You are embarrassing me, my level can barely read a storybook, guess charades, and write poems... Why don't you tell me to take the imperial examination?
Qi Zhongyu was heartbroken, and just about to refuse, Lu Dongfu looked at her expectantly.
Qi Zhongyu took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I will try."
Lu Dongfu nodded hurriedly, Qi Zhongyu wrinkled his face, and whispered: "My lady, don't have too much hope."
Lu Dongfu couldn't help laughing, and whispered to her; "Ms.
, I will also guess the crossword puzzle with you. "
The idea is very good, but the level of the two people is about the same. After watching the lanterns on the same street, they haven't guessed one yet.
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