The moon sets and the sun rises. In the morning, there is a somewhat dull atmosphere in the courtyard of Huilou.
"...These things are not to be done now, but it is good to be prepared at least... The new shopkeeper, you should choose according to your opinion. In fact, you have a good sense of people. You want it temporarily. It doesn't matter whether you are talented or beautiful. The most important thing is
The key is to be able to do the things assigned one by one. Regarding this, the Prime Minister's Office will help, so you don't have to worry too much... During my absence, as long as everything goes according to plan, when I come back, there should be a prototype.
…”
"...You... take care of each other, visit the Prime Minister's office more often, and keep in touch with Mrs. Qin and Yun Niang. Not to mention Mrs. Qin, Yun Niang actually has many things in the Secret Investigation Department through her hands.
, I will do the filing for Prime Minister Qin first. Of course, you can interact with her as usual..."
The sun shines into the room. Ning Yi, Yunzhu and Jin'er are sitting at the table, explaining various things. Jin'er said: "You said you would leave tomorrow, but suddenly you changed it to today, right?
What happened last night...will there be trouble?"
Ning Yi smiled and shook his head: "Of course there is trouble, but it's not what you think. The Taiwei Mansion ignored what happened last night and didn't dare to really do anything to me. But once the superiors suppress it, they will start investigating. 10
I may have to stay here in a day and a half. Time waits for no one, so I will leave the city first. In addition, the Right Prime Minister's Mansion will suppress it."
Last night, Cheng Zhouhai made a sudden move, so Ning Yi did not make any advance preparations. But as the most central people in the Secret Investigation Department, Ning Yi was not worried that the other party would be a pure pig if he did something like this.
teammate.
Things went according to plan at night. When the people from Prince Chong's Mansion arrived, Ning Yi came out protecting Zhou Pei, who was half covered with blood and his clothes were torn. Prince Chong Zhou Ji was furious. He drew his sword and chased the miserable and embarrassed Gao Mu'en for half a street.
During this period, Lu Qian could only protect Gao Mu'en and escape. Two guards of the Taiwei Mansion were hacked to death under the prince's wrath. Lu Qian did not dare to hide too much. He also received several blows and was beaten to a bloody head.
, when Gao Qiu hurriedly arrived with people and cried out that he deserved death, the matter had already been settled.
Cheng Zhouhai has been preparing for the next thing for so long. He thinks it won't go too wrong. But as one of the people involved, Ning Yi doesn't want to be left behind, so he has to make arrangements to leave as soon as possible. When he came back last night, he was going to
I talked to Xiaochan about the arrangements for a long time. This morning I started to give instructions to Yunzhu and Jin'er. The matter suddenly moved a day ahead of schedule. Although there was a lot to say in each other's hearts, for a while, there were some things that could not be said.
At this moment, in the imperial study room of the palace, Emperor Dang, who was in his thirties, was also throwing things that he could see in front of him. He was furious at Taiwei Gao Qiu who was kneeling on the ground in front of him.
"Bastard! Gao Qiu! I really misjudged you. You have no way of teaching your son, and you have done this kind of thing to me!"
He threw a glass lamp to the ground and cursed loudly.
"My niece! Come here to congratulate the Queen Mother on her birthday! In the capital city, something like this happened to me, the emperor! Huahua is so old! The Queen Mother was furious this morning. How can I be considered a son or an uncle? Gao Qiu! You
Thinking that I appreciate you means you can be lawless!"
Gao Qiu, who was kneeling on the ground, was submissive and pleaded guilty again and again. Only at the end did he slightly reveal that the traitor might have been framed, but before he could finish his words, a plate was smashed in front of him.
"Framing! Captain Gao! What kind of virtue does your son have? Do you think anyone in Bianliang City doesn't know it? Do you think I really don't know the world of the people when I sit in this palace all day? That son of yours is evil.
There are so many stains on his face, I won’t kill him because you, as the captain, still have some merits and hard work. But now you still dare to complain in front of me?”
"The guilty minister dare not..." Gao Qiu did not dare to argue anymore, "The traitor's misbehavior is due to the guilty minister's incompetent teaching. When he returns this time, he will be punished severely and will not be tolerated..."
Here he was obedient, and the superior scolded him angrily for a while, before telling him to get out. However, after Gao Qiu left, the palace servants came in and cleaned up the rubbish on the floor. The emperor Zhou Zhe sat behind the desk, but his expression was not clear at all.
Out of anger, he even stretched out his hand to straighten the laces of the crown.
A woman in the queen's palace attire came from behind carrying soup and said with a smile: "Your Majesty has lost such a temper."
"His son is in such a mess that he would not dare to attack the princess. I don't know who is behind the attack, but he has to bear this loss for me." The man in royal robes looked calm and calm, "
It is good for ministers, military ministers, loyal ministers and jesters to make trouble. After all, the way of the emperor is to check and balance. I don't care who is behind the conspiracy this time, but if the royal family is involved, if I still speak for Gao Qiu, then he will die.
It’s settled. I scold him just to save him, and he will understand... What do you think, Queen?"
"Your Majesty is wise. However, it is really not necessary to find out who involved the little princess this time?"
"So what if it's clear?" The emperor smiled, took the spoon from the queen's hand, and took a sip of sugar water, "Although the people in the clan are my relatives, most of them are stupid, but inside and outside the court, there are all smart people.
Playing. Even they themselves may not know when they were involved and when they were expelled. If each of them was used, I would have to intervene. Wouldn’t it be exhausting to death? I am concerned about the world’s major events. As for the court,
I have no idea what the truth is about the fight, as long as they are balanced."
What happened last night was a matter of life and fortune for many people, but for the emperor, it was like a small sound of wind chimes passing through the eaves of the palace, which was drowned in the wind in the blink of an eye.
Around noon, Ning Yi walked into Prince Chong's Mansion and entered the courtyard where Zhou Pei now lived. The girl with a bandage on her head was waiting for him under the eaves. In yesterday's fight, Zhou Pei wanted to put Gao Mu'en to death.
After having two fingers cut off, Mu En ran away and called for help. She also tried to fight back, causing Zhou Pei to suffer some minor injuries, but this kind of bandage was definitely used to earn people's sympathy. It was just a bandage and some
The smell of medicine also made the girl in front of him look particularly delicate.
"Why would you do such a thing?"
"Zhou Pei is going back soon and wants to do something to help the teacher. Zhou Pei has thought about this matter before and after. I hope it won't cause too much trouble to the teacher."
"It doesn't matter. It's just that you are only fifteen years old. You shouldn't take such risks, nor should you be involved in these things... and you shouldn't trust people casually."
The sun was shining brightly, and the two of them sat down in the shade in the courtyard. Zhou Pei smiled with a blush on his face.
"Actually... we are going to get married when we get back. Being able to do something for the teacher beforehand. The most important thing is that being able to do this kind of thing is... very meaningful to Xiaopei herself."
She called herself "Zhou Pei" before, but now she changed to "Xiao Pei". Ning Yi listened to her words and looked at her expression, and vaguely felt that after what happened yesterday, the girl in front of him seemed to be slightly different. It seemed like she had done something.
These decisions led to some understanding.
"Have you decided to get married?"
"Well." Zhou Pei's expression dimmed slightly, and then he laughed again, "After all... I can't drag it on any longer. I haven't found a man who I think... is suitable, but I always have to face what I have to face. I can't drag it on.
It’s not a solution, what do you think, teacher?”
"It's not good to do things for the sake of doing things, but you can figure it out, so do whatever you want."
Zhou Pei smiled and said, "By the way, what were Teacher and Sister Tan'er like before?"
"Didn't you always know?"
"You know a little bit, teacher, can you tell me about it?"
The little princess had a look of longing on her face. Ning Yi thought for a while: "Oh, we didn't even know each other when we first got married. I was hit on the head, and she escaped from the marriage..."
He recalled those things and briefly told Zhou Pei about the entanglement with his wife: "Actually... as long as everyone is willing to sincerely understand each other, we can still find good things between each other. I think
This will give you a basis for getting along. After you go back, you don’t have to be too exclusive about living with others. At least half of the reason for how your relationship is with others is your own."
"Yes." Zhou Pei nodded. When Ning Yi was about to leave, she walked Ning Yi to the door of the hospital and smiled hard: "Teacher."
"Huh?" Ning Yi turned around.
"Will we... never see each other again?"
"Maybe we won't see each other much." Looking at the smiling girl standing two steps away, Ning Yi said with a smile, "In the future, maybe you will be in Jiangning and I will be in Bianliang, but I will always go back, and you may come up too.
.The fate between teachers and students will never be completely severed as long as there is intention."
"Well...Teacher, please take care." She looked at Ning Yi, and after saying this, she leaned down and took a deep breath. It was an almost perfect etiquette for a lady. Under the sun, Ning Yi felt as graceful as water.
Sure enough... I can't teach such a disciple...
With this thought in mind, he left the palace.
After Ning Yi's figure left, Zhou Pei sat under the tree in the yard, waiting for the sun to set to the west. There were some things that she couldn't see, but she knew in her heart. When the sun faded a little, Ning Yi and his group of carriages and horses,
Saying goodbye to people by the mound outside the city, Yunzhu and Jin'er did not come over, and Xiaochan was left behind in the city. At this time, his heart was still filled with the image of Xiaochan crying as she packed his luggage: "Ms.
Can't you take me there too..." My heart felt like tears.
The people who went to Shandong this time, in addition to a few fairly skilled guards in the Prime Minister's Mansion, were the three brothers of the Qi family and Su Yu of the Su family. As for Su Yanping, he was left in Bianliang to take care of him until Tan'er came up.
I will go to Shandong to report to him and rendezvous with him.
Monk Jueming, Yaozu Nian, Cheng Zhouhai and others came out to see him off. Soon after, a car drove over, and out came Qin Siyuan, who came to the side to talk with Ning Yi.
"Things in Liangshan are not easy. I know you are eager for revenge, but if you can't solve it, it doesn't matter. No one here dares to say that they can solve the banditry in Liangshan. Shanyue has an extreme temperament. If possible... you should watch him."
"I know." Ning Yi nodded, "Yunzhu, Jin'er, Xiaochan, and Tan'er who are coming up. They are very important to me. Please leave it to you. Normally I'm not afraid, but after this incident, I hope Gao Muen will not
What will happen?"
"I understand that this matter is important and will deploy manpower to prevent it from happening. This matter will be handled by Ji Kun. He is the most meticulous in his work. Li Heng can rest assured. No one in Bianliang City can touch them." Qin Siyuan paused and said, "This is Zhouhai.
This plan is indeed feasible, so I secretly agreed to it, which may have caught Li Heng off guard. I will be responsible for solving the subsequent matters. Zhou Hai’s character is not bad, but it still needs to be tempered. He may be let down later.
He went to the north to supervise grain..."
"Uh...hehe..." Ning Yi laughed, "It seems that he can't kill Gao Muen..."
"If the Taiwei comes down and this Huahua is too old, I will kill him..." Qin Siyuan sighed and shook his head.
Soon after, he said goodbye to everyone.
"I am confident that I will live for two hundred years. I will be like the water hitting three thousand miles. You all have important things to do. Go back... take care of yourself."
The chariots and horses whipped up their whips, leaving Bianliang and heading east.
The sun was setting in the west, and soon, bright red clouds appeared on the horizon. After the sun set and the stars rose, Cheng Zhouhai walked into Prince Chong's Mansion. After entering the courtyard, he saw the little princess sitting under the moonlight.
"Mr. Cheng..."
"In the afternoon, Mr. Ning has left Bianliang. I think... I should come and tell the princess."
"I know."
Zhou Pei nodded and answered, and Cheng Zhouhai stood there for a moment.
"Forgive me for speaking frankly. If Your Highness the Princess likes Mr. Ning." When Zhou Pei looked over with sharp eyes, he smiled calmly, "Why don't you do something to fight for it?"
Zhou Pei looked at him for a long time before a smile appeared on his lips: "Mr. Cheng, what's the point of fighting for it?"
"If you want to delay it, there are still ways, such as becoming a monk...or maybe getting frightened this time..."
"After Zhou Pei fights for it, will the teacher fall in love with me?"
"Well……"
"The teacher will not fall in love with me, I have figured it out. The teacher... there are many women around him, and he is not a heartless person, but... that is fate. I have known the teacher for more than two years, and slowly...
I know him, understand him, and admire him, but I may not really understand him. A teacher is always a teacher. I am always just his disciple. For two years... this is all fate..."
Zhou Pei said this, lowering his eyes with clear eyes: "...I suddenly grew up, and this fate has come to an end."
Cheng Zhouhai was stunned for a moment. After all, he was a warm-hearted person. He didn't know what to say for a moment, so he had to give up in the end: "Then... after the princess returns, she will get married. Cheng will be here
I wish the princess and Princess Qinse peace and happiness from now on."
Zhou Pei smiled: "Actually... getting married is not a big deal. Mr. Cheng, I am very happy to be able to do such a thing for the teacher before getting married. But last night's experience suddenly told Zhou Pei, Zhou Pei
It’s so petty to always be a member of the royal family and always worry about getting married. I also hope to be happy in the future. But what this incident really tells me is that Zhou Pei still has a lot of things to do.”
The girl looked at Cheng Zhouhai and Yingying stood up: "For example, there is another Gao Mu'en who is tyrannical, and there are corrupt officials who are ruining the foundation of our Wu Dynasty... I used to always want to do something, but I always felt that I was a woman.
, couldn't do anything, so I always lost my temper with my lazy brother, hating that iron could never become steel. But this incident told me that as long as you want to do something, there is always a way to do it. This time... Zhou Pei wants to thank you for your success.
If I have the opportunity in the future, I will thank you sir for your help."
"Uh... that's easy to say." Cheng Zhouhai cupped his hands, vaguely wondering whether the thing in front of him was good or bad. He saw the fifteen-year-old girl standing there, looking at the night sky. She was not as tall as
He was tall, but there was a vague sense of pride in that figure. He knew that it was the aura brought by the power of the royal family.
Cheng Zhouhai said goodbye and left.
Zhou Pei stood there for a long time. When the air cooled down and no one was around, she felt water stains slipping down her face.
The tears are cold...the teacher has left...
From last night to today, she has thought about a lot of things in her mind. There are many things that she can do in the future, and there are also many things that she will never be able to do again. But the things that she has thought clearly can only be left for later.
And it doesn't help to take care of your current emotions.
She just didn't want to be weak in front of others.
The fate is over... we can no longer see each other... the teacher finally left...
She was thirteen when she met him, and fifteen when she realized she fell in love with him, but he was leaving and she was getting married.
Even though I think clearly, I can't suppress the sadness in my heart. After tonight, youth has passed away, like a corpse buried in the soil. New trees will sprout, and the old body will die. People can pretend to be strong, but no one can
You will know what awaits you in the future.
She stood there, holding on to the trees in the yard, lowered her head, covered her mouth and cried silently. In her mind, there was such a carriage, which left Bianliang that afternoon, carrying the night east.
On the carriage was the teacher she had fallen in love with when she was fifteen, and then the carriage kept moving, getting further and further away from her...
Shooting stars streaked across the sky.
Luliang Mountain, Qingmuzhai.
Lu Hongti raised his head and watched the shooting stars streaking across the night sky, then stroked his hair beside his ears. He walked into the small room in front. In the room, the old man was holding a writing brush and was studying something at his desk.
"Grandpa Liang, I'm coming in."
"Oh." Liang Bingfu tilted his head and arranged the things on the table. After a moment, he nodded, "Oh. Hongti, you're here..."
"Grandpa Liang, you said something happened before. Is it something important?"
"Go out for a walk." Liang Bingfu thought for a moment, then picked up his crutches and stood up to go out. Lu Hongti followed him. Looking down the hillside, people in Qingmuzhai came and went, and the lights flickered. This was what Lu Hongti felt.
One of my favorite scenes.
"Hongti, what do you think about Meng Shuizhai coming over to propose marriage?"
After leaving for a moment, Liang Bingfu suddenly asked, making the woman stunned for a moment: "Grandpa Liang, why do you suddenly ask this..." There have been more than one marriage proposals. The marriage proposals in Mengshui Village are not special. She is a little confused.
Why mention it specifically?
Liang Bingfu leaned on his cane and smiled: "Just a casual question, what do you think?"
"I feel... it seems... not... uh..." He was too old and had refused too much. Lu Hongti was a little hesitant when he said it. Liang Bingfu stood on the roadside on the mountainside, looking at the scene below and smiled.
For a while.
"Actually... Lu San, Li Li and the others went south together."
"Um?"
"Hongti, you also pack your luggage. Let's go south again."
"Grandpa Liang, what's going on?"
Speaking of this, the atmosphere finally got down to business. Lu Hongti was confused. Liang Bingfu stood there, holding his crutch with a serious look.
"Lu San, Li Li and others have been restless since they were driven out of the village. They went south to find trouble with Ning Liheng. These people have never left Luliang in their lives. The south is prosperous, and many things they do are
For those who are unclear, they asked Tian Liu to lead the way. Do they think I don’t know their movements?”
In the wild land of Luliang Mountain, many things are solved with knives. The rules for survival are also different. Although these people seem to be free, they have lived in their own land all their lives. In fact, they may not be able to adapt to other places. If they want to go out
When traveling far away, there are always some people who have been to the outside world who can help lead the way and teach them customs. The Tian Liu mentioned by Liang Bingfu is one of these people. Lu Hong said for a long time: "Grandpa Liang, this..."
"They have been away for several days. You can't stop them in Luliang."
"But I...can't leave now. Grandpa Liang, everything is just on track...How can I leave Qingmuzhai like this?"
"I've thought about this too." Liang Bingfu closed his eyes, shook his head, and sighed, "But...it doesn't matter for a while. I can still help you look after it for a while..."
"No, Grandpa Liang..." The woman shook her head, and after a moment, she said, "That... that Ning Liheng, he learned my kung fu, he is very powerful, Lu San and the others can't beat him, if we talk about conspiracy,
They just went to die, I don't have to worry about him at all..."
Liang Bingfu looked at her: "You do it mentally or not, are you really so sure?"
"I..." Lu Hongti was speechless for a long time, looking at the old man in front of him, "...why?"
"You should... live a life for yourself." The old man glanced at her and smiled, "You reject these and those people. They are indeed not very good, but even if there are good ones, I won't say anything. That Ning
Li Heng, you like him... Hehe, don't say no to an old man like me. You should also like someone. There is nothing shameful about liking him. I am already old, and it will be difficult for you to support this village for a few more years.
Years, but while I can still hold on, I hope you can do something else. Maybe I won’t have this opportunity in the future..."
Lu Hongti was silent for a moment and smiled: "We are friends, and I do think... he is very powerful, but I can't bring him back to the mountains..."
"Of course it would be the best thing to bring him back." The old man said with a smile, "But even if it doesn't work now, if you go and see him more often, you might be able to find something. You have to go first before you can worry about the future.
.Hongti... take advantage of it now, even if there is no result, you will be very happy when you think about these things later. You have shouldered so much for the village, you must leave something good..."
"I think it's good now..."
"Oh, Grandpa Liang is not urging you to get married. If you really don't want this to happen in Luliang Mountain, then just wait. Go see him, talk to him, talk about... your affairs in Luliang Mountain, and then take a look at him
Grandpa Liang won’t tell you whether it will work or what will happen to you when you come back, okay?"
Hongti stood there, looking at the lights below, twisting her fingers together: "What should we do with the village? It was just like this..."
"There are no rules in Luliang Mountain. Those things written by Ning Liheng are a bit too strict. You must implement them. It's okay for the time being, but if you want it to last, you have to take your time." The old man said, "When you go out,
I am doing strict things, and suppressing things when I come back. After you come back, if you make some changes, they will accept your favor. I have thought about these things. Although I am old, I can still suppress them for half a year.
live."
After a long silence, Hongti suddenly said: "Grandpa Liang, are you and Master..."
Before she could finish her question, Liang Bingfu paused on his crutches twice and looked down, his expression changing, but in the end he just said: "It was your master who saved me back then, and I came here... There are some words that I didn't say,
If you don't do some things, you may regret it when you get older."
Lu Hongti looked at him for a long time before nodding: "...I will think about it."
"Well, think about it."
After saying this, Lu Hongti walked down the hillside. She didn't know what she should do. When she looked back, the figure on the hillside was still standing there, leaning on a cane, looking into the deep night in the distance.
.
In my impression, my master was much older than me, and Grandpa Liang was a gentle and elegant middle-aged scholar when I was young. But until my master died, Grandpa Liang aged rapidly.
I used to think that Grandpa Liang suddenly became old because he couldn't help the village. The master seemed to have had this idea in rescuing him. Grandpa Liang did many things, some of which were useful, and some of which were useless. In the end, he was just
Let this village be preserved until the people alive today expand it.
What happened to that Confucian scholar back then and that heroine back then? Now some of the people involved have died, and those who are still alive probably don’t want to talk about it anymore. Hongti stood there, looking at the figure, thinking about him
What are you looking at.
The stars are falling from the sky.
What was submerged in that darkness was probably their story.
Thinking about it this way, it feels a little sad.
Well, the two chapters have added up to over 11,000 words. I came here to write a single chapter to celebrate. I have a chapter saved, but I found out that it is the Mid-Autumn Festival, so I might as well post it today. After all, we always have to celebrate.