In the mansion of Lu Guogong, Cheng Song is learning sword skills with his brother Cheng Rong.

Cheng Song's body is like a dragon leaping, and the fine iron cold knife slashes down obliquely under the backlight! Cheng Rong raises the knife to carry it, his hand against the back of the knife, and the lunge resists!

There was a crisp sound, and the two knives collided and sparks burst out!

Cheng Song fell to the ground with his right hand and left hand, and swept the knife with his backhand while shaking his right hand!

Cheng Rong was also shocked to the point that his hands ached, and as soon as the pressure on the knife decreased, he pulled onions on dry land to avoid the blade that Cheng Song was chasing!

The two brothers passed nearly ten moves in the blink of an eye, and ended the competition with Cheng Rongli's Cheng Song's knife back slightly better.

"Haha! The second brother's knife skills have improved a lot!" Cheng Rong put away the knife and reached out to pat Cheng Song's shoulder in appreciation.

Cheng Song raised his hand and threw the knife, the knife was firmly stuck on the weapon shelf, he clapped his hands and smiled at the eldest brother: "Compared with the eldest brother, it is still far behind." ”

"You've only been learning knives for three or four months, and it's rare to be able to practice knives to such an extent. Cheng Rong said with a straight face, "Don't be impatient." ”

The little guy who was watching under the corridor saw that the two masters had finished the competition, so they hurriedly stepped forward to hand over the towel to the handing of the towel, the handing of the tea, and the handing of the tea to the boy, and the boy handed a letter to Cheng Song.

The Cheng brothers who were wiping their sweat were stunned.

"Whose letter is this?" Cheng Song asked.

"Back to the second master, it was a letter sent to you by Uncle Xie from the Xie Horse Mansion. The boy replied.

Cheng Song raised his eyebrows, threw the towel to wipe his sweat to the little guy, took the letter and took it out and unfolded it.

"Heh!" quickly scanned the contents of the letter, and Cheng Song smiled.

"What's wrong?" Xie Rong leaned over, "But then Xie Zhuo came to trouble you?"

Cheng Song did not shy away from it, and handed the letter to the eldest brother, "He asked me to gamble this evening." ”

Cheng Rong took the letter and read it, his brows furrowed.

"Bet, bet on what?" Cheng Rong looked at his younger brother, "When did you get involved with these gentlemen in Beijing?

"Big brother misunderstood. Cheng Song explained with a smile, "I have only met with that Xie Zhuo a few times, and it happened that every time I made an appointment to gamble, and he lost, so I ......."

Cheng Song roughly talked about his grievances with Xie Zhuo, but he didn't reveal King Liang's suspicion that Xie Zhuo was a "Five Ghost Star". Except for his father, Lu Guogong, no one else knew that their Lu Guogong Mansion was a line of King Liang! Even the eldest brother Cheng Rong couldn't tell him.

Cheng Rong is the righteous son of Lu Guogong, and his biological father is a subordinate of Lu Guogong Cheng Yuan, who is also surnamed Cheng. His father died to protect Cheng Yuan, and his mother died of illness not long after giving birth to him. His grandparents raised Cheng Rong to the age of three, and he also passed away one after another. When Lu Guogong learned of this, he took Cheng Rong to the public mansion, when Cheng Yuan was still a son, and he had a three-year-old "son" before he got married, which caused rumors in Beijing, and no family was willing to marry him.

Cheng Rong was five years older than Cheng Song, and Lu Guogong devoted himself to national affairs, so he took care of and cared for his younger brother Cheng Song like a brother.

After listening to Cheng Song's narration, Cheng Rong's brows relaxed.

"Don't overdo it. Cheng Rong said, "Xie Zhuo is the son of a princess after all, and getting into unnecessary trouble will make his mother worried." ”

After the princess Lan of Nanshuo Kingdom married Lu Guogong, she didn't care about the rumors outside that Cheng Rong was the outer room of Cheng Yuan, the prince of Lu Guo, and loved the young Cheng Rong very much, even after giving birth to her son Cheng Song, she did not treat each other differently, and Cheng Rong regarded her as her biological mother.

"I see!" Cheng Song strode out, waving his hand behind his back.

Cheng Rong smiled helplessly and shook his head.

Cheng Song went back to his yard to bathe and change clothes, and read Xie Zhuo's letter again.

Now Ping'an is serving inside and out, and the beautiful maid An Ran and a few other girls before were all dismissed and sent away by Cheng Song!

Listening to the little maid auspicious, An Ran has been pointed out by the old lady and returned to his own house to get married.

"Second master, are you going to answer Uncle Xie's appointment?" The little maid auspiciously wiped the master's hair awkwardly with a handkerchief, and curiously stretched his neck to look at the letter in Cheng Song's hand. "Uncle Xie lost his strategy slightly, but he still dared to make a bet with you. ”

Cheng Song hooked his lips and snorted, "If you dare to make a bet, it proves that he is prepared, and Xie Zhuo must be sure of winning." ”

"Are you sure of winning?" should you still gamble on the second master?" asked Ji Xiang.

Cheng Song stretched his waist, straightened his long legs, and lay his upper body relaxed on the leisure chair and swayed gently, "Naturally, I want to go, otherwise Xie Zhuo should think that he is afraid of losing and dare not gamble!"

The bet is just a trick to get close to Xie Zhuo and tease him, mainly to test whether Xie Zhuo is a genius or a mediocre talent!

King Liang has always been worried about Xie Zhuo, and even once wanted to get rid of this nephew directly to prevent future troubles! Xie Zuo is the son of the princess, the descendant of the Xie family, and the nephew of the crown prince, if he dies unexpectedly, he will definitely attract attention! In case Xie Zuo is not the Five Ghost Stars, because of the wrong killing, the other Xie Clan people will be alerted and startled! Either the True Five Ghost Stars are more cautious in hiding, or they will contribute to the emergence of a Five Ghost Stars among the Xie clan!

It was Lu Guogong's words that saved Xie Zhuo's life, but it also made Cheng Song have to try with this gentleman many times.

I don't know what Xie Zhuo will gamble on today, Cheng Song raised his eyebrows and pulled out a playful smile, his handsome face added a bit of evil spirit, if he was seen by a woman, he would definitely be fascinated!

**

"Sister, why are you here?" Xie Zuo came out of the Ministry of Works, and saw Xie Fuya dressed in a neat red suit, with the same amazing look on her face as the Luo brothers.

Xie Fuya greeted him with a smile, "Didn't my brother forget the bet with the prince of Lu Guo tonight? I came to help my brother!"

Xie Zhuo was busy in the Ministry of Industry for a day, but he really forgot about the gambling with Cheng Song.

"Sister, what are we betting with Cheng Song?" Xie Zhuo's face fell.

He forgot about the bet, and he didn't even think about what to bet on!

Xie Fuya beckoned Luo Changshou and said to Xie Zhuo: "When the prince of Lu Guo arrives, my brother told him that this time he will run faster than anyone's little girl!"

"Huh?" Xie Zhuo looked at Luo Changshou in front of him and asked suspiciously, "Is it faster than running?" Changshou, your injuries are healed, can you run fast?"

Luo Changshou nodded vigorously, "Don't worry, the little ones run fast! When you are in the countryside, the dogs in the village can't outrun the small ones!"

"......" Xie Zhuo's cheeks twitched, dog?

"Brother, just rest assured, you will win this time!" Xie Fuya smoothed the smooth black hair that hung down from the back of her head, and smiled brightly.

Xie Zhuo went back to the Ministry of Industry to say hello, anyway, he was not an official in office, so there were not so many constraints.

The brother and sister went to a teahouse on Heng Street to sit and wait for Cheng Song's arrival.

When the yamen were about to leave the yamen, Cheng Song appeared downstairs in the teahouse and was courteously introduced to the teahouse by Dr. Tea.

Xiao Yang had been waiting downstairs in the teahouse, and when he saw Cheng Song coming in, he hurriedly gave a salute and led the way.

Cheng Song was wearing a dark red moire round-necked robe today, tied with a jewel-encrusted forehead band of the same color, and his hair was tied up in a random bunch at the back of his head, and the rest was scattered down. This outfit has a bit of a gentleman's appearance in Beijing.

Entering the private room, the first thing Cheng Song saw was Xie Fuya, holding a teacup and looking up at him. A slight surprise flashed in his eyes, and then a smile came to him.

"What does Brother Xie want to bet on today? What is Caitouer?" Cheng Song sat down opposite Xie Fuya.

Cheng Song said this to Xie Zhuo, but his eyes were looking at Xie Fuya.