Ning Gu

Chapter 113

In the depths of the night, at the end of the alley, the axles slowly stopped.

Zhao Zuo stepped off the frame first, turned around and handed his hand out, Xie Ling put his hand in his palm, and let him help him off the frame.

But Zhao Zuo sent Xie Ling a few steps, and Xie Ling stopped slowly when he saw Xian's solitary figure.

"what happened?"

"Di Zuo is too free today..." Xie Ling looked sideways at Zhao Zuo.

Zhao Zuo also looked at Xie Ling. After a while, he let go of Xie Ling's hand, then raised his hand to pat him on the shoulder, and sighed helplessly.

"Yes, yes, the widow returns to Chongque to handle government affairs. But you..." Zhao Zuo moved closer, and the hand on Xie Ling's shoulder moved to the lower part of Xie Ling's skirt, and nodded, "You should I know that my heart is tied to you."

Xie Ling raised his hand to grab his hand, and also grabbed the moonlight sprinkled on his head, Xie Ling raised his other hand to close it, kissed it, and whispered.

"me too."

Zhao Zuo looked into Xie Ling's eyes, but they were not illuminated by the moonlight, but darkened a little. Seeing this, Xie Ling curled his lips, pushed Zhao Zuo, and said angrily, "Next time we have a fate, we will be in Lanchi." See? The late emperor liked that place, there is always a reason."

"Okay, let's go in."

Xie Ling nodded, and walked in, in order to catch up with Xianzhi, he took fairly small steps, and his clothes fluttered with his steps.At the turning point of the corridor, he turned his head, because he didn't hold the hood with his hand, so he didn't know when it fell off.

Zhao Zuo stood there with his hands behind his back. He probably didn't expect Xie Ling to turn his head. In the night, the porch lamp hit Xie Ling's face, but the light of the lantern was on and off, so Zhao Zuo didn't see all of Xie Ling's expressions. Clear, but he remembered Xie Ling's behavior and movements.

Zhao Zuozhan responded with a smile. At that moment, he seemed to see Xie Ling's peach blossom eyes, which were as bright as the first time he saw him. He was full of anticipation, looking forward to the next meeting in Lanchi at the beginning of the turmoil.

Xie Ling didn't stay for long, and looked back at Zhao Zuo, seeing that Zhao Zuo seemed to be smiling, so he smiled back, closed his eyes, and went into the garden.

He walked around the corridor and saw Xianyi sitting in the pavilion waiting for him.It was still the young man in brocade clothes, but there was a sad look on his brows.

Xie Ling took a step forward and stood outside the resting pavilion, Xianzhi raised his eyes to look at him, and suddenly came back to his senses, he got up and walked outside the pavilion, saying seriously: "Master, I have thought about it."

"What do you think?"

"Earlier, you told Father that the jade antlers were taken away by Sister Peeping Fish. I think it's time for people to see it. I always think that Lu Weiming is not a good thing. Back then..."

Xianzhi was silent, and after thinking about it, he decided to forget it. He has no habit of turning over old scores, and even if he doesn't like it anymore, he can't change Ye Qiaoyu's choice against all opinions.He and Ye Yuyu, or most people in Fufeng are very different from Ye Yuyu. They can't be as free and easy as she is, willing to abandon Hongying and wear red makeup.

Instead, Xie Ling continued: "Back then when he was notorious in Fufeng, Ye Qianyu held him in the palm of his hand?"

Xianzhi nodded. It is one thing to be envious of Ye Kuoyu's courage, but it is also another thing to be resigned to Ye Kuoyu: "Yes."

"Since she is called 'Sister' by you, it is also part of her duty to ask people from Zhaoxing to take a look for you." Xie Ling raised his eyebrows and pointed.

Xianzhi heard the sound, although the gloom between his eyebrows has not dissipated, but his face is always clear.

"it is good."

"Xianzhi," Xianzhi responded and turned around to give instructions, but was stopped by Xie Ling, Xie Ling said, "I'll finish my orders in a while, come to the woods."

At the end of the alley in the east of the city, a carriage also stopped slowly, outside the small courtyard where Ye Qianyu left just now.

Liang Ce bowed out of the carriage behind the curtain held by the maid, and got off the carriage. The servant waiting beside the carriage also took a step or two earlier and knocked on the door.

After Liang Ce stood still, waiting for the owner of the courtyard to open the door to greet him, he turned his eyes to the entrance of the alley. He thought for a moment that he raised his hand and lifted the curtain to look at the person he had inadvertently looked at. There was a cunning like the mountain fox calculating the mountain gray rabbit.

He raised his hand and waved to the guards behind him, signaling the guards to come forward, then raised his chin and said:

"The two just now, can you see it?"

"I see, I remember that those two are Mrs. Lu and her maid." The guard promised behind Liang Ce.

Liang Ce narrowed his eyes, straightened his back, and had a plan in his heart: "Take care of her master and servant for me. The lady of the Ye family is said to be very skilled in martial arts. If you can't stop her, then... Liang Ce paused, and said, "Send the two of them to hell."

After he gave the order, the guard behind him seemed to have heard such instructions many times, rubbed the handle of the knife in his hand, nodded without changing expression, turned and followed the alley, and disappeared into the night.

Only then did Liang Ce look towards the courtyard, and asked the people beside him to knock on the door again, thinking in his heart, "Lu Qi, this old man won't let you go. You can envy him and win Lu Qi Family military power is not killing two birds with one stone."

Just as the knock on the door fell, the small courtyard door opened, and the fox look on Liang Ce's face disappeared in an instant. He grinned, saw Lu Weiming coming up, walked two steps over, passed Lu Weiming and looked behind him. Lu Qi, who was calm but troubled, cupped his hands and said, "Young Master, Lu Langjun."

"Master Xiang." Lu Weiming showed that he had just turned around from the previous gaffe, his face was flushed with anger just now, and now there were still some traces of anger that had not dissipated on his cheeks, he lowered his head and smiled reluctantly, "Please."

The yard was cleaned up hastily by Lu Weiming when Liang Ce's servant knocked on the door.But the person who tidied up should have only cleaned up the teacups on the table that were overturned by violent actions, forgetting the messy footsteps on the sandy ground.

As soon as Liang Ce entered the courtyard, he noticed that the young man holding the lamp was walking beside him. Liang Ce glanced at the sandy ground intentionally or unintentionally, as if a certain guess in his heart had been confirmed, and he felt even more proud. .

"What is the purpose of Xiangye's visit today?" Lu Weiming asked.

"It's just that I heard that the young master is staying here with Lu Langjun, so I came to pay attention." Liang Ce turned his gaze to Lu Qi, and said kindly, "I don't know if the scene we met today will suit you, young master? The old man heard that the young master wanted to see the Lord Xinling, so he took the trouble to arrange it."

Lu Qi pursed his lips when he heard the sound, but snorted coldly in his heart. He was naturally not used to Envy's ability to read people's words, so he rolled his eyes.

"Is there anything else Prime Minister Liang wants to say?"

"The old man thought that thanks to Xie Ning's upbringing to you, you should say thank you to the old man."

"Hey, then Prime Minister Liang, just think about it, isn't it said that my father is Lu Shencheng?" Lu Qi glanced at Lu Weiming, and replied, "It's a pity that he didn't teach me how to treat people."

It has to be said that what Xianzhi heard in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice today has indeed been lingering in his ears.Every word Xianzhi and Guanzhi said undoubtedly showed that the father he had always been proud of was the sycophant who was full of evil and murdered his friends and relatives as recorded in the history books.

"Young Lord, you are joking." After Lu Qi finished speaking, Lu Weiming's expression became less friendly in an instant, and Liang Ce burst out laughing in an instant.

The servant brought new tea, which made Lu Weiming change his expression, and changed the topic: "I don't know about this little highness, do you have any ideas?"

"Lu Langjun is in a hurry?" Liang Ce put the teacup aside, "I won't live long, it depends on the attitude of the observer."

Lu Qi seemed to have heard some of Liang Ce's subtext. He raised his cup pretending to be unrestrained and tasted it. While tasting the tea, he said, "Guanzhi knows a lot about you?"

As soon as Lu Qi asked, the two people sitting opposite were silent for a moment, each hesitated for a while, and then saw Lu Weiming said: "I know what I should know."

"But it doesn't matter, as long as the young master is willing to come, what we promise to His Royal Highness Guanzhi can also be promised to the young prince." Liang Ce moved closer and said, "After all, you are also the heir of the royal family."

Lu Qi swallowed the thought of spitting on the person in front of him, and said coldly, "What does Prime Minister Liang want to promise me?"

"Then it depends on what the young master wants." Liang Ce's face was full of smiles.

Lu Qi snorted coldly, and put the teacup back to its original position, without saying yes or no.

Liang Ce looked at his posture, and calmly said, "Young master can think about it slowly. After all, although the young master has grown up in Fufeng for many years, he has only seen the real Fufeng now. There are still many surprises in the future." That said, Young Master Hou can wait until he has made up his mind and come to the Liang Manor to find the old man."

Liang Ce picked up the teacup, took a sip meaningfully, and said earnestly: "Fufeng is a place where bones are eaten, there are really few men who clean it."

When Lu Qi heard his words, he couldn't help being suspicious. It is absolutely impossible for a person like Liang Ce to say such things for no reason, and the next moment Lu Qi understood why Liang Ce said so earnestly, probably the next sentence meaningful.

"Xie Wuling can't be clean, your Lord Xinling..." Liang Ce clicked his tongue on purpose.

When Lu Qi heard the word "Lord of Xinling", the dark clouds suddenly thickened between his brows, and he pushed the teacup, ready to get up and leave.

Who knows that Liang Ce turned a deaf ear to his small gestures, and instead asked Lu Weiming: "I don't know why Mrs. Lu didn't show up today? But she's not feeling well?"

Hearing what he said, Lu Qi also wanted to hear a follow-up, so he settled down again.But Lu Weiming who was seated opposite didn't know that he was asking the question knowingly, and when he heard the words, he suddenly froze, and said perfunctorily: "Go out."

Liang Ce's eyes moved slightly, and he asked tentatively, "Madam is out this night, maybe it's not safe, and Mr. Lu isn't worried?"

"I..." Lu Weiming waved his hand and said, "Let her go. She is Guzang's general, nothing will happen to her."

"That's hard to say."

"Why did Cheng Liang say that?"

"The old man heard Xianzhi say that Zhaoxing's people are looking for her, it seems that she got into Zhaoxing's case." Liang Ce deliberately paused, and pretended to say, "You should know Zhaoxing's people , if you encounter disobedience, you will be killed, even Mr. Xie Xiao can't control it, and you can't suppress it."

Liang Ce finished his point, he looked at Lu Weiming's quietly clenched fists when he finished speaking, and asked, "Why did she mess with Zhao Xing?"

Although Lu Weiming still had anger in his heart, when Liang Ce said this, his worries naturally came out, and many emotions came out for a while, which made him a little upset.

"Who knows, maybe it's because I went to Cijuheng before."

Liang Ce secretly glanced at Lu Qi, who was still listening, and deliberately guided, "Isn't Ju Heng Xianzhi's garden? How could he have anything to do with Zhaoxing's search for someone?"

Lu Weiming was short of breath for a while, and he found an answer for himself unexpectedly: "Then who knows, maybe the thief shouted to catch the thief." He patted the table and was surprised by the thought that popped out of his mouth. Again I have to say there is no better explanation than this.He continued: "The people in Zhaoxing are good at this kind of thing, besides, the master of Xinling has been contaminated with Zhaoxing. Lu Qi knows it."

Only then did Liang Xiang's eyes move to look at Lu Qi in an open and honest manner.Lu Qi didn't expect Lu Weiming to ask such a question, he turned his gaze away hastily, pursed his lips, and then said:

"Is it over? I'll rest after I'm done talking"

Lu Qi stood up while talking, but fortunately, Prime Minister Liang didn't mean to embarrass him, that is, he took the teacup, said "the old man is waiting for the young master at the house", and let him go.

Seeing this, Lu Qi still snorted coldly, and was led by Lu Weiming's confidant who was waiting at the side to the wing where he stayed.

After returning to the house, Lu Qi took off his clothes and climbed onto the bed.He closed his eyes but didn't fall asleep for a long time, Guan Zhi's words were still ringing in his ears.

"What about Lu Qi, he's not someone you care about. Xie Wuling personally forced his mother's life to death, and let his father die in Saibei, making his family unmarried."

"You people, it's just like this. You hide dirty heads under your hands, but you want to speak upright."

Lu Qi's eyes turned red silently. In fact, he had guessed these dirty things more or less, but he never let them go to his heart, because he never thought that these things would involve himself.Xianzhi didn't refute a single word of what Guanzhi said, that is to say, Xie Wuling did what Lu Weiming said.

But he was sad and guilty for so long when he recognized the man who killed his parents as his father for more than ten years, and when he deserved it.

As for Xianzhi, the people he believed in from the beginning to the end never told him these things. Some things are not heard from the mouths of close people, but from the mouths of unfamiliar people, which always makes people feel uncomfortable taste.

Lu Qi couldn't explain the soreness in his heart, he could only use this thought as an excuse in his heart, sometimes he couldn't even explain what he thought about Xianzhi, but usually Xianzhi smiled at other maidservants, but Being tepid to myself, I have an unusual feeling in my heart, let alone this moment, which is related to this important matter of birth.

Lu Qi bit the quilt and complained in a low voice: "Obviously he knows, but he didn't tell me. Obviously..."

He had too many "obvious" things to blame, but in the end he swallowed when he remembered the returned ring.He turned over and searched for the ring in his pocket, groping inside and out for a long time, but he almost couldn't cut the clothes open.

He sat on the bed a little dejectedly, and then suddenly recalled that he was out of breath and wanted to return the ring to Xianzhi, but now that he thought about it, he suddenly regretted, he put his face in his hands, and sobbed.

And the envy that Lu Qi was thinking about did not have time to indulge in the matter of Huan Pei.

Xie Ling was in the apricot forest, and when he arrived, he gave him a list, and that list contained all the places Xie Ling could recall that Hui Xuan had been to.

He raised his eyes and saw that Xie Ling's lips were bright red stained with new blood. He frowned, and when he wanted to ask, Xie Ling snatched the answer in advance: "There are so many places, where do you think Huixuan will be?" leave something behind."

Only then did Xianzhi lower his head and see that they were nothing more than large and small temples in Fufeng.There was only one difference, he pointed.

"Isn't this the outer palace ancestral hall?"

"Yeah. Zhaoxing sent people to pass through the other temples. Only this ancestral hall cannot be entered by Zhaoxing's people. The only ones who can enter are..."

"Only the father, the mother, and the people I instruct." Xianzhi continued, "I'll go and have a look."

Xie Ling raised his eyes to look at Xianzhi, hesitated to speak a few times, but the worry on his brows did not disappear.

Xianzhi probably knew why he was worried, so he added: "I want to go and see, before... Lu Qi stayed there. And I don't want to stop."

"Come back early, don't linger there for too long." Xie Ling urged.

The summer moon is always brighter in the clear night sky.

The moonlight entered Juheng, and Xianzhi walked out of the garden under the moonlight, but the moon was not bright for a long time, and Bo Yunfu came, as if covering it with a layer of shadows.

Xian one rode from Juheng to the outer palace, the novice serving in the ancestral hall was still dozing off under the door of the ancestral hall.Hearing the voice of people outside the door, he opened his eyes in a daze, thinking that this place was originally a forbidden area, and ordinary people could not enter, so he closed his eyes with peace of mind, but the eyes were not closed firmly, and he just listened Someone pushed the door open, he rubbed his eyes hastily, he probably didn't expect Xianzhi to come at this time, he hurriedly took the lantern, and ran across the bluestone path to meet him.

Xianzhi was led by him through the ancestral hall to the inner room, and the inner room still maintained the messy appearance before Lu Qi left. It was Lu Qi who specially pulled him aside and ordered him quietly.

"Young Master said, if you are in the future, don't restore this place. If you say you are here, you will naturally know what to do."

Xianzhi frowned, shook his hand, and signaled the little monk to go down first.The little monk Nuonuo agreed and left the inner room. Before leaving, he did not forget to close the curtain between the ancestral hall and the inner room for Xianzhi.

After the little novice's voice faded away, Xianzhi started to move. He took a candlestick and swept across the inner room. Everything around him was clean and tidy. The only mess was a row of bookshelves. The books on that row of bookshelves Spread out.There are the most piles under the bookshelves, as if they were dug down by someone.

Xianzhi walked to the bookshelf and looked at the scattered books, three or four of them were opened and pressed.

Xianzhi put the candlestick on the bookshelf, but suddenly there was a smile in his eyes. He raised his hand to pick up those books, and then looked in the direction that the book under the opened book was facing. ——It is the Buddhist altar on the table in the inner room directly opposite.

Xianzhi frowned, and took the candlestick to the altar. The dust on the altar was not evenly distributed. It looked like it had been opened before. Although it was carefully restored, there was still a difference. Xianzhi couldn't help but whispered: "Still clumsy."

He raised his hand to take the altar box, and opened it according to the way Xie Wuling taught him to unpack Zhaoxing Linglong box in his memory.Inside the box was a booklet, Xianzhi opened it and saw the Gyeonggi Porcelain Kiln crossed out.

His eyes suddenly turned red, and the tears in his eyes fell unstoppably on the back of his hand holding the book.He didn't feel it until his hands were scalded by tears, and he wiped away the tears indiscriminately, but he couldn't hide the relief in his eyes.

Lu Qi, the child he watched growing up, the person who has gradually become his treasure, now really makes him find no excuse to let him go.

At this moment, Xianzhi holds the book he and Lu Qi discovered together in his hands, as if holding a promising future, a future in which Lu Qi can be side by side with him.