Luo Xiaoyao felt very bitter in her heart. Xiao Muyun did not want to ask questions, but asked Ma Xingkong to inquire about Liu Gongwen's life and death. She thought it was because she had a deep grudge against Zhe De Shou this time.
Thinking of what Zhe Deshou said, I am afraid that I will never hear Miss Xiao call me Brother Zhe in this life... I did not kill Boren, but Boren died because of me, and I felt sad for a moment.
He also thought that now that Liu Gongwen was dead, Xiao Muyun might be able to untie his knot, so he wanted to stay and go out to talk to Xiao Muyun. His energy had not yet recovered, and he still had no strength to stand up. He couldn't help but sigh, and closed his eyes, thinking.
How could Xiao Muyun let go of his worries, but he fell asleep without realizing it.
Wanting to know when Luo Xiaoyao would regain his vitality, at Chen hour, a maid put the toiletries and a set of silk clothes into the felt tent, closed the tent door and left.
Luo Xiaoyao got off the couch, washed and changed his clothes. As soon as he walked out of the felt tent, he saw Xiao Siwen and Zhuo Wu coming in from the east garden gate.
As soon as they saw Luo Xiaoyao, the two of them rushed to meet him. Xiao Siwen bowed and said, "Master Luo took action to avenge Siwen for killing his father. Siwen will remember it in his heart, and he will definitely try to repay his great kindness one day."
Wu Yi bowed as a courtesy.
Luo Xiaoyao saw Xiao Siwen and Zhuo Wu bowing and saluted, and hurriedly avoided them: "The Liu thief once harmed the elders of my sect, and my master also wanted to kill him, so Xiaoyao should kill this thief. You must not be so disrespectful."
"
Zhuo Wu regretted that he and Ma Xingkong should not have dissuaded Mu Daocheng from killing Liu Gongwen and went to the Guards Mansion as Mu Daocheng. Even like Yan Zhongchang, he might not have dared to stop him from killing Liu Gongwen.
Showing regret, "It was Zhuo who harmed senior brother..."
Xiao Siwen thought he knew that he had tried to dissuade Mu Daocheng, so he shook his head and said, "This matter has nothing to do with my uncle, so there is no need to blame yourself."
Zhuo Wu remained silent, his face looking more and more guilty.
"My late father is unfortunate... Mu Yun is sad in his heart, or he may show it to others. Mr. Luo, please don't worry. Siwen will comfort her when it comes to putting his late father to rest." He also knew that Xiao Muyun, because of his broken virtues,
There was some quarrel with Luo Xiaoyao.
Luo Xiaoyao thought that he might be able to relieve Xiao Muyun's anger. He felt happy and said hurriedly: "Xiaoyao has no intention of annoying junior sister. Brother Xiao, please don't worry."
Xiao Siwen nodded, "Thank you so much. Many officials came to express their condolences today. Mr. Luo has something to ask Fan for help. Siwen has resigned."
Luo Xiaoyao originally wanted to go to the hall to look for Xiao Muyun, but after hearing Xiao Siwen's words, he felt that it was inconvenient to go and disturb him at this time, so he nodded and said: "Brother Xiao, go and get busy..."
After Xiao and Zhuo resigned, Luo Xiaoyao had no choice but to return to the felt tent, sit quietly and adjust his breath. During the day, the maids brought meals, but Xiao Muyun was nowhere to be seen. Shortly after dinner, he saw Ma Xingkong entering the felt tent.
Luo Xiaoyao, who was meditating and regulating his breath, hurriedly came to the bed to greet him, and sat on the floor with him on the carpet.
"Junior Brother Yanbei's young age is unexpected, Prime Minister Xiao attaches great importance to Han customs, and the mausoleum site has many specialties. Therefore, the coffin will be temporarily placed in the temple tomorrow, and it may take half a year to bury it." Ma Xingkong said, stroking his long beard.
The Khitan people's burial custom originally respected natural weathering, and then cremated the bones and returned them to the earth. However, after they moved to Youyun Sixteen Prefectures, they were greatly influenced by Han customs. As Xiao Yanbei was of noble status, his brother Xiao Dilu specially inquired about it in Shangjingzhong
The Feng Shui master decided to choose an auspicious day for burial after half a year.
"Then, this junior...will come back to see Uncle Xiao off for the last time in half a year."
"At that time, my mentor will also be able to see Yanbei for the last time... Sigh." Ma Xingkong shook his head and sighed.
But when it came to Mu Daocheng, Luo Xiaoyao said: "It has been more than a month since I arrived at Liuling Mountain. Why hasn't Master Mu... come back yet?"
Ma Xingkong was worried, but he thought that Chu Nanfeng, who had promised a huge sum of money, would go to Mu Daocheng to investigate Long Congyun together. Mu Daocheng and Chu Nanfeng had no rivals in the world when they joined forces.
Thinking of this, he felt at ease. He then said: "My mentor is very casual. He went to Taibai Mountain more than 20 years ago and lived there in recent years. He has harmed several of my fellow apprentices and brothers. He is also worried. Haha... Or maybe he will come back in three to five days."
Unknown."
On that day, Chu Nanfeng and Ma Xingkong talked lightly about Mu Daocheng's whereabouts. Luo Xiaoyao didn't pay attention to it, but he felt that Mu Daocheng might be like Ma Xingkong said, he met the destined person and stopped on the trip.
He nodded and said, "Then I will go to the villa tomorrow to wait for Master Mu to return."
"That's good, Mu Yun will definitely go to Mingyue Villa afterwards..." Ma Xingkong also saw that Xiao Muyun and Luo Xiaoyao were in love, and hoped that the two could get married. Unfortunately, Xiao Yanbei died.
It was not appropriate to talk about it, so he paused and said: "About the unexpected incident in Yanbei...there are many connections in it. My dear nephew, have you ever thought about why Liu Gongwen wanted to frame Junior Brother Yanbei?"
Luo Xiaoyao was stunned. This question also aroused doubts in his mind. He still couldn't figure out why Liu Gongwen cut off his retreat and poisoned Xiao Yanbei to death. Hearing this, he shook his head.
"I can't figure it out either, but based on Siwen's understanding of the ins and outs of the officialdom, this matter may be related to... Yelu Zongwu, but Liu Gongwen is dead. Even if he has suspicions, he cannot prove..."
If Xiao Siwen hadn't married the princess of Yan State, Yelv Zongwu would have gotten the position of staying in Nanjing. Xiao Siwen and others suspected that Yelu Zongwu was jealous and ordered Liu Gongwen to frame Xiao Yanbei. If not, even if they borrowed ten
Despite his courage, Liu Gongwen did not dare to harm anyone.
Who knows that Liu Gongwen made this move just to protect himself, fearing that Luo Xiaoyao and Xiao Muyun would get too close, and that Xiao Yanbei and his son would betray him for Xiao Muyun.
However, because of Liu Gongwen's personal vendetta, Chu Nanfeng and Wu Wangbo broke into the Imperial Guard Mansion twice and lost many masters. If not for Yelv Zongwu's protection, it would be difficult for Liu Gongwen to gain a foothold in Khitan. If he repays his kindness to Yelv Zongwu,
It was very possible to find Xiao Yanbei. Luo Xiaoyao couldn't help but nodded. He didn't know that this speculation would cause a big disturbance in the future.
Early the next morning, Luo Xiaoyao came to the makeshift mourning hall in the Xiyuan of the Xiao Mansion. As the dignitaries came one after another, they knelt down in front of Xiao Yanbei's coffin to express their condolences. Xiao Siwen, Xiao Muyun and other relatives naturally thanked them one by one.
Looking at Xiao Muyun who was kneeling on the ground, Luo Xiaoyao knew that he could not disturb her at this time, so he informed Fan Zongfeng and said goodbye to Mingyue Villa.
Two days later at noon, I saw Fan Chongfeng coming in a hurry. Before Luo Xiaoyao asked, he held his hands in greeting and said, "Fan came to the villa from Yunzhou with the lady. Unexpectedly, the lady changed her mind halfway and said she was going to Jiangnan."
Fan couldn't stop him from looking for Mr. Chu and the others, and the young lady wouldn't let them follow him, so he came to tell the young master..."
Luo Xiaoyao was startled. He originally thought that Liu Gongwen had already killed him, and Xiao Muyun would understand his painstaking efforts. But after listening to Fan Chongfeng's words, he knew that she still had a hard time letting go of her love for him, and he couldn't help but sigh.
, with a wry smile on his face.
"The young lady and Mr. Dutong have a deep love as father and daughter. Although the Liu thief has been killed, Mr. Dutong is out of Zhe Deshou's hands after all. Even men with clear grudges will have grudges... If Mr. Chu and the others
With your comfort, as time goes by, the lady’s sadness and hatred should disappear.”
Luo Xiaoyao thought that what Fan Chongfeng said was not unreasonable, so he nodded helplessly and asked: "Then when will she and her husband separate?"
"About a stick of incense." Fan Chong glanced at Luo Xiaoyao's left shoulder and said, "The young master's shoulder injury has not healed yet. If he wants to chase the young lady, Fan's horse has very good legs, so the young master can just gallop away."
Xiao Siwen knew that Xiao Muyun was in a bad mood, so he sent Fan Chongfeng to follow and take care of her. Xiao Muyun sent her away, and Fan Chongfeng was worried that she would make a mistake, so he hoped that Luo Xiaoyao could catch up with Xiao Muyun quickly.
Luo Xiaoyao's shoulder injury was not serious at first, but when he was chasing Liu Gongwen, he ran so fast that the wound was affected and the recovery time was delayed. If he wanted to catch up with Xiao Muyun, he would need a fast horse. He was not polite after hearing this.
Then he said goodbye to Fan Chongfeng and ran away after Xiao Muyun.
One by one
In the atrium hall of a mansion in Shaozhou City, Qi Zhousheng was sitting on the right side of the imperial chair in the middle, talking to a woman on the left with an embarrassed look on his face.
This woman has her hair tied up in a high bun and is wearing a blue floral cardigan. She is neither fat nor thin, her skin is very fair, her appearance is average to upper middle, and her oval-shaped face has a pair of charming eyes.
Farewell to Zhuo Qinglian from Shaozhou.
She is six years older than Qi Zhousheng, so she must have been well-maintained and looked younger than Qi Zhousheng. Zhuo Qinglian smiled charmingly as she listened to Qi Zhousheng's account of how Xu Wenxiang's mother and daughter escaped.
I like children. As a woman, I love children even more than my husband. Unfortunately, the Holy Father does not like court officials to be bound by children. It’s not that I don’t want to have children with you, my husband..."
"At first I persuaded my husband to adopt one or two children in Shaozhou, but my husband insisted on... Well, I am physically and mentally ashamed of my husband, so I agreed to take in the child born to my husband and the fisherwoman." The fisherwoman in my mouth is of course the fisherwoman.
There is no doubt that Zixu smells the fragrance.
"Hey, I didn't expect it to end up like this..." After a pause, he glanced at Qi Zhousheng who looked embarrassed, and then said: "I have been ordered to go to Chu to supervise the army. I am afraid that my husband will betray my love.
On the way, I met the scholar and the gentleman, but something like this happened. I guess I am not as good as the fisherwoman in my husband's heart... Sigh."
"Why did the madam say this? It was not because my husband did it intentionally, but since Cui Er was born..." Qi Zhousheng hurriedly explained: "I have never met my husband since I was born, so my husband wanted to stay with Wen Xiang... her
My mother will accompany me until Cui'er and her husband get to know each other well, and then we will act according to my wife's letter."
Zhuo Qinglian giggled and said, "It must be because my husband is reluctant to leave me, right? My husband has also led troops to kill his concubines, so he should know that the consequences of future troubles are not that I cannot accommodate the fisherwoman, but for my husband's sake."
"My husband has been promoted to the post of captain. I spent a lot of effort to get it. My husband's family status and military exploits have been well reported to the court. Now, suddenly, another wife appears. This deceitful wife appears.
I'm afraid both you and I will be guilty..."
Qi Zhousheng's face suddenly turned red and he smiled coquettishly, "Madam is thoughtful, but my husband is stupid. I hope Madam will forgive me... Let's end this matter. Just follow Madam's original words and adopt one or two girls if we have the chance in the future."
"Hehe, I'm scared..." Zhuo Qinglian sneered, "From what my husband said, the person who bowed his head for the fisherman is Bao Danjing?"
"I was injured by that man that day. The two priests Lu and Lin in the camp were unable to unravel the man's tricks. Later, they went to Fairy Lake together... to meet the man. Both priests thought he had entered.
The realm of holding pills."
Zhuo Qinglian frowned and said, "What is the relationship between that man and the fisherwoman? Didn't my husband say that the fisherwoman only has three-legged cat kung fu? How can she beat my husband...?"
Qi Zhousheng wiped the sweat from his forehead, took a sip from the tea bowl on the desk, shook his head and said: "For more than six years, my husband has never corresponded with Xu Wenxiang... As for that person's identity, and her history
Where did I learn swordsmanship again... I really don’t know, my husband."
"The husband said that he met the man at an inn on the way and did not take action when he took Qi Cui away. Only later did he take action to restrain the husband when he wanted to kill the fisherwoman. He must not be familiar with the fisherwoman..." Zhuo Qing
Lian paused for a moment and then said thoughtfully: "The fisherwoman defeated her husband only after he called out the names of his moves. She must have seen the experience from the fisherwoman's moves and offered help. She must be a member of the fisherwoman's master's sect."
After Zhuo Qinglian finished speaking, she pondered for a moment, opened her charming eyes, looked at Qi Zhousheng, and said with a smile: "Then Qi Cui...has your husband really let go?"
Qi Zhousheng was stunned for a moment. He didn't know what Zhuo Qinglian meant by what he said. His face showed surprise and he didn't dare to answer.
"Haha, there is someone behind that fisherman woman. Could it be that I, the dignified Shaozhou Farewell Master, don't have someone from Baodan Realm to help me? Husband, when you took Qi Cui to the appointment, where did you meet that person?"
Qi Dansheng was startled for a moment, "I'm doing it for my husband...oh, no, it's by the lake not far from the house where Xu Wenxiang lives."
"Then let's go find out tomorrow and see if that person is still living in the fisherwoman's house... If that person leaves, we can take Qi Cui back." Zhuo Qinglian has a strong jealousy and is extremely jealous.
She doesn't want to lose face to the fisherman Xu Wenxiang whom she despises.
Qi Zhousheng knew that Chu Nanfeng was very skilled, but when he thought of his words warning him to abolish his martial arts, he was still afraid. At that moment, Zhuo Qinglian supported him to snatch Qi Cui back, but he was more surprised than happy. As he knew,
, Zhuo Qinglian didn’t know anyone in the Dan Bao realm, so she couldn’t help but wonder: “Even if we take Cui’er back, what should we do if that person comes to find us?”
"Do the servants in my husband's new home the other day know your true identity?"
"Except for Lu Gongfeng and Butler Chen, the other servants were all newly recruited. At first, my husband only made up the identity of a tooth general. No one knew his true identity, but he used his real name. She didn't know that she was already a husband.
I changed my name...what do you mean, madam?"
It turns out that when Qi Zhousheng brought Xu Wenxiang and his daughter to Shaozhou, he bought a house and hired some servants in order to hide it from Xu Wenxiang. But after hooking up with Zhuo Qinglian five years ago, he changed his name.
The last name is given.
"Well," Zhuo Qinglian nodded and said with a smile: "If that person comes and wants to find out the true origins of you and me, it will take a lot of effort, not to mention that in more than half a month, you and I will return to Prince Xing's Mansion.
, even if that person is found, hey, how can Shizhong Lu sit idly by and ignore it? Then there will be a good hand in the Dan Bao realm to help..."
Qi Zhousheng knew in his heart that there was an expert in the Dan Bao realm in Prince Xing's Mansion, but he didn't know why he came back to Prince Xing's Mansion, so he asked: "Madam, you and I are going back to Prince Xing's Mansion? But why?"
"This time I sent an order to supervise the army in front of the battle in Chu. I got to know some officials from Chu. There is a wealthy family named An in Guizhou. Hehe, he is very rich. He is willing to donate ten elephants to become a county magistrate. Concubine
I will report this matter to the attendant... The attendant will order that if the matter is settled successfully, I will be promoted to Prince Xing's Mansion to assume the command of the imperial army. At that time, my husband will also be able to find an important position in the army."
"Ah?" Qi Zhousheng was naturally surprised, but he thought that there was a shortage of elephants in the Southern Han Dynasty, and most of them were purchased from the land of Annan. After Wu Quan, the governor of Jinghai Festival, became king, Annan and the Southern Han Dynasty were at odds, and the elephants were already there.
It was hard to come by, so how could the wealthy family surnamed An arrive? He wondered: "This elephant was hard to come by, how could the An family buy ten of them at one time?"
"Hehe, it's a long story..." Zhuo Qinglian paused and said with a smile: "There is a young master in the An family named An Longxing, who studied under the poisonous scholar of the 'Five Poison Sect', and the poisonous scholar has a
Junior brother is very powerful in Annan, and through this relationship, it will be easy for the An family to purchase elephants."
"Poison scholar?" Qi Zhousheng said in surprise: "Disciple of the Five Poison Kings?"
"Yes, after the death of the Five Poison King more than ten years ago, the Poison Scholar took over the Five Poison Sect. And An Longxing became his disciple at that time, haha... Speaking of which, this Mr. An is quite a headache.
figure."
"Why?"
"The Poison Scholar is quite good at using poison. I heard that even if he is in the True Realm state, he can easily be controlled by his poison. There are several poison slaves around him who have extraordinary cultivation and work hard for him."
Qi Zhousheng's heart trembled. He had also heard about the poisonous scholar's methods. He also heard Zhuo Qinglian say: "But this An Longxing is extremely lustful. He specializes in the poisonous poisons such as the mind-obsessed poison and the negative love poison.
Woman, this time I will accompany you to Prince Xing’s Mansion..."
"What?" Qi Zhousheng was stunned.
"If such a lecherous person didn't have a background and a place to use, how could I be disgusted by having him by my side? But I think his father may be of great use in the future... Moreover, Poisonous Scholar is not only good at bewitching, he is also very good at bewitching.
Martial arts cultivation is also in the realm of holding pills, so if you can make friends with him, it will be beneficial."
Qi Zhousheng's face showed a look of surprise, "If the person who uses the poison has other intentions, it is hard to prevent him. If he has not reached the level of spiritual consciousness... I heard that even if he has reached the level of spiritual consciousness and is slightly negligent, he will be poisoned by poisons such as the yin and yang poison."
, became a Gu slave."
"Haha, I am not afraid of myself, so why should my husband be afraid of him?" Zhuo Qinglian smiled and said, "We are officials of the Southern Han Dynasty. Even if the poisonous scholar is arrogant, we dare not offend him."
In my heart... he wants to be powerful in the land of Lingnan, but he has to rely on us and many other places. If he offers a little inducement, he may risk his life for us."
"Besides, this Gu technique is not easy to practice. If it were easy, over the past ten years or so, the Poison Scholar would have had more than two or three Gu slaves around him. If he had other intentions, he would not be the enemy of the many skilled players in our Han Imperial Guard."
Qi Zhousheng had no independent opinion by nature, and he was attached to Zhuo Qinglian. Seeing how confident she was, he gained courage and said, "Then let me arrange this matter according to my wife."
"The new house should have been sold and the servants should have been dismissed. However, An Longxing lives in the post house and plays with women every day. This may cause criticism. He will be placed in that house tomorrow.
Ten elephants have come to Shaozhou and will take him to Prince Xing's Mansion..."
After a pause, Zhuo Qinglian muttered: "Tomorrow, my husband will go to Fairy Lake to inquire. If the fisherman's disciple is not here, just take Qi Cui back... Haha, I heard that Qi Cui is very special.
Be well-behaved, I hope you won’t betray my desire to bring her back..."
"Madam, don't worry. Although Cui'er is young, she understands filial piety." Qi Zhousheng said hurriedly.
"What does a five- or six-year-old child know? You took him back for a few days, but he didn't cry or make a fuss when he heard about it. Hehe, he is greedy and playful... This is good, so as not to make it difficult to take care of him in the future."
Looking at the embarrassed Qi Zhousheng, Zhuo Qinglian's eyes seemed to be smiling but not smiling, "If we find out that the person is not here this time, we can go to Lu and Lin to go and take Qi Cui back. As for my husband... don't go there."
Go away to avoid the kindness of women."
When Qi Zhousheng heard that she had the intention to kill Xu Wenxiang and Granny Xu, he couldn't help but feel shocked. Suddenly he thought of something and said hurriedly: "If my husband doesn't go, Cui'er will cry and make trouble and refuse to come back or come back."
Crying on the way..."
Zhuo Qinglian looked at him with a sneer for a moment, "Could it be that she couldn't bear to leave the fisherwoman again? How long can your Cui'er cry? After getting on the carriage and running at high speed, she will fall asleep and will be back in more than ten hours."
Qi Zhousheng was stunned for a moment after hearing this, took a sip of tea, and calmed down, "Foolish man is thinking...if the two worshipers are not secretive and are seen by Cui'er, they will definitely hate you and me when they grow up."
"Hmph, after we bring her back, we will adopt one or two more children to keep her company. By then it will be too late for her to win favors. Will she still have time to plot her concubine?" Zhuo Qinglian did not mention that Qi Cui would meet Qi Zhousheng, a hater, and only mentioned it.
I think that if Qi Cui hates her when she grows up, she will not tolerate her.
Qi Zhousheng still had some conscience, and he really didn't want to kill Granny Xu, who raised him, and his wife Xu Wenxiang. He already regretted that he wanted to take Qi Cui here, but he couldn't change it now. He swallowed
He drooled and emboldened himself and said: "It's not that the foolish man did anything against my wife's wishes, he just wanted to... just wanted to leave a way out."
"Oh?" Zhuo Qinglian smiled and said, "Tell me about it..."
"If Cui'er can be brought here this time... to Prince Xing's Mansion, Xu Wenxiang's disciples may not know about it." He glanced at Zhuo Qinglian, wiped his forehead, and said, "Even if we find her in the future,
, even if Cui'er is returned by then, it won't hurt her Xu family even a hair, and it won't..."
Zhuo Qinglian knew what he meant, and sneered and said: "Hehe, it won't take our lives, right? Husband, you think my big man's imperial guard is made of paper? A person in the Dan Bao realm.
So what if he is a human being? A thousand guards will exhaust him to death..."
Qi Zhousheng smiled and did not dare to answer.
The two were silent for a long time. After a while, Zhuo Qinglian sighed and said: "For the sake of my husband's love and righteousness, just take Qi Cui back secretly."
Qi Zhousheng was overjoyed when he heard this. He just said that Zhuo Qinglian made the concession because he cared about him. He stood up and saluted Zhuo Qinglian and said, "Thank you, Madam, for your understanding."
Zhuo Qinglian also stood up, took Qi Zhousheng's hand, caressed it and said with a smile: "You and I should be considerate of each other in our love. Why should my husband kill me to thank me like this?"
Qi Zhousheng never thought that his words of leaving a way out would awaken the jealous Zhuo Qinglian. She was also scheming, but she thought that she had never witnessed the skills of Xu Wenxiang, a member of the sect, and did not know the origin of her sect.
, it is also a good policy not to kill the Xu family members and leave a way out.