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After the rain, the sky is as clear as a wash, and the breeze is light, bringing a freshness and coolness that is rare in summer. However, because of the time, the sky did not light up, it was still drowsy, and in the sky, there were a few fiery clouds floating there, transforming into various strange shapes, and drifting towards the east.

Most of the people in Ninghai City came out of the house, and it was time to have dinner just now, so whether it was the people of the outer city or the children of the nobles in the inner city, they were all walking in the streets and alleys in twos and threes, enjoying the coolness and comfort that had not been seen for a long time.

The ancient trees made a swishing sound in the breeze, the sun was setting, and a very faint and almost unclear bright moon also quietly showed a beautiful figure in the sky, and a new message was posted on the notice board outside the yamen of Ninghai City.

"Today afternoon, wind and rain, outside the inner city of Shandefang, there was an arrogant woman who collided with the nobles of Lei Mansion, and did it without authorization, causing a total of one death and one injury, the patrol guard arrived in time, and after dissuading it uselessly, the woman was killed on the spot. It is hereby announced that the law of the emperor will be used to set an example!"

A very ordinary message, usually so often that it will appear every day, sometimes it will be a beggar who strayed into the inner city, sometimes it will be some thieves and thieves, anyway, countless people are stopped and killed by the patrol guards every day, and this is probably the only meaning of the existence of the patrol guards. Therefore, as soon as this notice was issued, countless wealthy families of the scholar clan applauded loudly, and some of them had close contacts with the Lei Mansion, and even came to visit, but they were politely refused by the housekeeper of the Lei Mansion on the grounds of recuperation.

No one will care who the woman who was killed is, let alone what kind of woman can cause one death and one injury in the Lei family, which has many domestic slaves, and they will not care about these small details. However, when a few sons who were looking for flowers and willows passed by Shandefang, they found that the old store Shandefang was closed, which caused a wave in the inner city.

Who doesn't know how much Master Ding Sanzong cares about this Shande Fang?

As a result, many families sent people to the Ding Mansion to give gifts or condolences, and for them, it would be a rare opportunity to get closer. However, like Lei Mansion, he was also blocked out by the housekeeper, on the grounds that Master Ding occasionally felt a cold and was inconvenient to see guests.

This is the life of the vast majority of people in the inner city, indulging in these complex relationships every day, perhaps tired, but also enjoyable. A master here and a family head over there are intertwined with the criss-crossing relationship of Ninghai's upper class society like a spider's web, and at the peak of such a pyramid, it is the Li family in Ninghai.

At dusk today, the largest families in the inner city did not make any movement, as if they had known for a long time, they did not show any surprise at the notice of the yamen, for the closure of the Shandefang, the gate was closed, and the descendants were all locked up in the mansion, and the major families kept all their silence, and all this was because of the edict posted this morning.

Ninghai City, something big is going to happen......

The setting sun completely sank into the mountains, burning the clouds, the scales tumbling and splendid, until night fell, and the dark clouds once again became the main tone of the world.

High in the sky, there is only a bright moon as clear as ever.

Quiet night, quiet city.

As long as a few people noticed the edge of the outer city, on the other side of the alley in Donglin, the small building that would be lit up on time every night was extremely dark tonight, as if no one had come back in the newly built courtyard.

Someone was talking softly: "What's wrong today, didn't you come back?"

"This girl lives alone, and the man is not around, so she won't be in danger, right......?"

However, these words were quickly denied, and one woman said a little bitterly: "What danger will she encounter? Don't forget her current identity, she is an upper-class woman, maybe she is happy to live at a banquet in the inner city now, do you think she is still the yellow-haired girl she used to be, and needs to be taken care of?"

"Alas, don't say it so ugly, Su Yatou also brought something over at the beginning. ”

"So what, I just don't want it, I look at her white lotus look disgusting, since I want to repay, then take a box of gold, isn't her man amazing, dozens of taels of silver want to come and buy us!"

"Alas......"

"Alright, stop talking!

The lights of the small building were never turned on, and outside the small building, in those low rooms, the flickering light was finally extinguished after a while, and the area gradually fell into a deep sleep.

The city was quiet. On the streets, in the alleys, the pale moonlight poured on the ground, like a puddle of shallow water, which was extremely beautiful. But this kind of beauty can probably only appear in poetry and articles, people are all falling asleep at the moment, or sweet dreams, or nightmares, some grinning and laughing unconsciously, and some frowning, as if something terrible has happened.

It's the norm of the day, and until then, no one can predict what the future holds, and people never guess that maybe tomorrow, everything will change.

It's dawn!

The Huai River in the early morning has always been the most desirable place for the literati and writers of the empire, and countless poems and words cannot be written about the romance in it. I saw that in the long sky and clear water, the white fog in the early morning has not completely dispersed, and the hazy piece enveloped the mountains and trees, water and flowers, like a rare fairyland, as if there is a wonderful fairy music playing.

The breeze blew slightly, swinging a circle of ripples, at this moment the water on the Huai River is blue in the blue, like the eyes of the Western Regions in the arms of the noble lady of the upper class, a piece of blue, clearer than the sky, deeper than the far sea, in the faint morning light is exuding a golden brilliance.

This is a painting by immortals, and it is rare to hear it in the world!

However, at this time, a painting boat that looked extremely luxurious appeared in the picture of the Huai River, as if it had suddenly sailed into this beautiful scenery, which was extremely shocking.

On the Ninghai wharf, many workers shouted, of course, for them, the shock was not the destruction of the beautiful scenery. They don't appreciate the so-called beauty, and they don't care about the treasures in the eyes of these poets and artists.

On the painting boat, the colorful flags flutter, and the top of the largest side is the word "Ninghai".

The sharp-eyed ones found out, shouted, and the officials on the dock were also awakened, and then quickly ordered the guards to rush to the city, and at the same time they sorted out their cyan official uniforms, solemnly put on the jade pendant that symbolized their status, and walked out with a lofty attitude.

Ninghai Academy is back!

This time is different from previous years, they will be the heroes of the entire Ninghai.

The officials have also heard some bad rumors in the city in the past few days, he is a subordinate of the City Lord's Mansion, so he naturally knows that Lord Li Feng may have some big moves. But in fact, none of this has anything to do with him, he is just a small official who manages the docks, and he can even be said to be classless, so he doesn't have to care about those dirty transactions or orders, he is standing here, just from the bottom of his heart to welcome the hero's return.

When he is old, decades later, he resigns from his official position, and under the kind fire, he can also proudly tell the story of that year surrounded by a bunch of cubs. He had seen heroes, and perhaps at that time, he could even point to a certain big man at the top of the empire, and proudly talk about how lucky he was back then, he had talked a lot to heroes, and he had taught those young heroes as elders, sighing that such a talent was worthy of his life.

The official laughed softly, thinking about these beautiful things, only to hear a "bang", and the painting boat docked.

The workers ran over, tied the ropes tightly, handed the pontoons, and then he saw five men coming down from the boat.

"Lord Xia!"

"Haha, Lord Liu, Triumph, Triumph!"

The official immediately greeted him, smiling all over his face, and at the same time his eyes kept looking behind him, he was guessing who of these four heavenly pride would become the real pillars of the empire in the future?

"I've seen Lord Xia. ”

As he watched, the four students looked at him and saluted respectfully. Before they were officially rewarded, saluting when they met an official was the most basic requirement, and the official suddenly felt refreshed, and then said with a smile: "Haha, no need to be polite, you are all heroes of my Ninghai City, I can't afford it!"

He nodded secretly, the two students who seemed to be very close should be Yan Hefeng and Lin Zeng, I heard that they performed well this time, but they were not particularly outstanding, and they would be big names in the county at most in the future, but even if it was so, it would definitely be something for him to look up to.

Next to her is a girl with a stunning appearance and a cold temperament, this should be Luo Qianqian, a young lady from Luofu in the inner city, but Luo Tian gave birth to such a daughter more than ten years ago, and she hid it from everyone, it is really unexpected...... The official pondered, shifted his gaze slightly, and then saw the young man with enthusiasm and excitement in his eyes.

"This is Chen Guyu!"

The official exclaimed in his heart, acting martial arts first, such as An first, such a character would be born in Ninghai City, it is really the favor of God.

The official suddenly thought of some rumors in the city, and his face became a little bad. But at this time, Mansion Lord Liu spoke: "Lord Xia, what about City Lord Li, didn't you come?"

"No, no, no, the city lord is already on his way, hehe, because the letter said that the painting boat would arrive at the end of the day, but it arrived early, so the adults haven't reacted yet, and I have already sent someone to report it." ”

"Hmm. Mansion Master Liu nodded lightly, not to blame, indeed, according to the time, it should only arrive at the end of the day, but because someone was too anxious, he had to speed up and arrive early...... This stinky boy, Mansion Master Liu shook his head slightly, a little helpless: "Then let's wait here for a while." ”

"Okay, don't worry, the city lord will be here soon. The official said: "Everyone, please move into the house first, I have already instructed my subordinates to prepare breakfast, by the way, Lord Li has also prepared a celebration banquet in the City Lord's Mansion, and you can open it at any time!"

Mansion Lord Liu nodded noncommittally, and at this time, a voice sounded: "Teacher, my lord, I have something I want to go first." ”

It was Chen Guyu who spoke.

"This ......" The official was slightly stunned, just about to say something.

Mansion Lord Liu had already agreed, with a rare smile on his face: "Go, see if you are anxious, since it is a celebration banquet, then bring Su Yatou with you, she is eligible to participate." ”

"Yes, teacher. ”

Chen Guyu seemed to have uncontrollable joy in his eyes, and nodded quickly.

Then, the Dao force was running, the soles of the feet were windy, and under the frightened eyes of the officials, they stepped on the wind and walked towards the city of Ninghai.