On the morning of early winter, a faint mist floats on the pond, and as soon as the sun comes out, it melts away the frost accumulated on the leaves of the holly wood last night, and the color is as thick as a wash. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThere are few maple leaves, and there are a few fat finches with plumping feathers perched among the branches, and they flutter and fly away when they hear the human voice. When Qi Mutian walked into the back garden, he saw Heng Zining holding a book in his hand and looking at it from a distance, pacing back and forth under the porch, with words in his mouth from time to time.

When Qi Mutian got very close, Heng Zining raised his head. "Uncle Qi, why don't you say hello, scare me." Closing the page, Heng Zining said angrily.

Qi Mutian had already seen that she was holding "Treatise on Typhoid Fever" in her hand, and said with a smile: "I heard that Zining has been addicted to medical books recently, and he only laughs at others, it turns out to be true." "Of course." Heng Zining looked serious, "When my father comes back, I will tell him that I will officially worship Mrs. Li as a teacher." Qi Mutian nodded approvingly and said, "This ambition is really good." Seeing that she was dressed in a short body, which was very different from normal days, and there was still some sweat in her forehead, she asked, "Why, I got up early in the morning to practice martial arts?" When did you become so diligent. Heng Zining said: "My sister taught me a set of methods of using Emei thorns, and I heard her say that it can be used when it is cooked." After that, he took out a pair of shiny Emei thorns from behind his waist and said, "Uncle, you see, I specially fought for me, and I only got it yesterday, how beautiful." Qi Mutian took it, played with it, and said, "This skill is really good." "It was Mrs. Li who told my sister that there is an old shop in Luoyang City that makes weapons, and the craftsmanship is excellent, and the knives of the Xue family are all made by his family." Heng Zining still put away the pair of Emei thorns, and lowered his head slightly: "My sister is really good to me, but this set of kung fu was created for me after thinking about it for a long time, how can I not practice it well." Alas, you say, is there anything else to do with her now? ”

Looking at her inquiring gaze, Qi Mutian didn't know how to answer. At the beginning of September, after Heng Jingzhao entrusted Hengyu back to Mrs. Li, he took Shi Jinzhong, Yang Zheng and most of the people back to Jingzhou, wanting to ask Chunlin Villa for the crime and find out the drug maker. One day before, the leader of the alliance came out of Mrs. Li, his face was cloudy, his eyes were full of sadness, and everyone could see it, and the anger rising between his eyebrows made everyone unconsciously retreat.

Heng Zining said: "I've never seen my father like that. At that time, I was really worried about my sister's injury, but I didn't want to make any big mistakes. Thankfully, she recovered quickly. However, I see that she is still taking medicine these days. I asked her and she said it was fine. I also asked Mrs. Li, and Mrs. Li said that she was only taking some tonic to regulate her body. But I secretly went over the dregs, and it didn't seem to be, but I couldn't tell what the drugs were for. ”

Qi Mutian knew that there was something else hidden in it, and he was also full of doubts in his heart. If Hengyu still has a big illness, it is not like it, after the arrow wound is healed, except that people are thinner, it seems that there is no difference from before, and there is no slack in daily practice. But if it is said to be unharmed, but it is also uneasy, originally she didn't say much, but now she is even more silent, although she is still gentle and elegant in front of people, but more than once I saw her wandering alone, gloomy. Qi Mutian knew that her sisterhood was deep, and she didn't want to say much to make Zi Ning worry, so she only smiled slightly: "Mrs. Li doesn't lie, since she said so, she must not have to worry." ”

"Where is Uncle going?"

"I'll go to Qiu Yinming and say something. If you have been reading for a long time, you should put on your clothes and beware of catching a cold. ”

"Say hello to Brother Qiu on my behalf."

Passing through the back garden, it is a corner of a secluded house, and after arriving in Luoyang, Qiu Yinming lived here to recuperate. Fortunately, thanks to the timely application of medicine, the internal injuries did not worsen, and these days after Mrs. Li's conditioning, she has recovered well, and she has been able to move and practice some fists and feet. Although Mrs. Li said that he hurt his internal organs this time, and he was afraid that he would suffer again when he was old in the future, Qiu Yinming didn't seem to care about it at all, and he didn't know if he was really broad-hearted, or if there were other difficulties in front of him that made him have no intention of caring about it for a long time.

After Wuwei and Dongfang Lin stayed in Huaiyue Villa for a few days, they resigned and went to Nanjing. Dongfang Lin has done something that is intolerable in etiquette, and he can no longer go home openly, but he is still worried in his heart, especially his grandfather, who must go back secretly to see.

Let's say that Qi Mutian walked all the way into the courtyard, the morning light was warm, the door was open, and Qiu Yinming was already waiting. Entering the house and sitting down, Qi Mutian saw that his complexion was much better than a few days ago, and said: "Chengxian, your injury is just right, and the weather is cold again, so you still have to rest more and act less these days." Qiu Yinming nodded and said, "Thank you Mr. for your concern, I'm fine." As for that, the gentleman can't postpone him any more today. Qi Mutian shook his head and smiled, and sighed: "If you ask like this, where can I hide it from you." Originally, I thought that you would stay away from the grievances of the rivers and lakes, and it would be okay not to mention these old things, but now, it is not mine to hide it from you. ”

"Sir, let's get it straight. What exactly do you have to do with me? ”

Seeing his knowing appearance, Qi Mutian couldn't help but be a little moved in his heart, his eyes flashed slightly, and he said in a harmonious voice: "Chengxian, in fact, your father is my junior brother." We grew up together, like brothers. ”

No wonder. When Qiu Yinming heard this, his previous doubts were suddenly solved. Looking at the kind-looking old man in front of him, he didn't know what to say for a while. The two looked at each other for a moment, Qiu Yinming suddenly got up, bowed to Qi Mutian and said, "Sir, I should call you uncle." Qi Mutian hurriedly helped him up, and said, "What are you doing here?" Qiu Yinming raised his head and said: "Before and after, if it weren't for my uncle who has been taking care of me and running for me, where would I have come back alive." Qi Mutian sighed: "I have been crisscrossing the rivers and lakes for most of my life, and now I only have half of your relatives, how can I not take care of you." ”

"When I first saw you, I hesitated, after all, you have nothing to do with the past, the rivers and lakes are sinister, it is better to stay away, so I didn't tell you the facts. Later, after thinking about it all night, I wanted to explain to you, but you were already gone. Qi Mutian was talking about the night of the first meeting between the two in the suburbs of Jinhua, it turned out that they had missed the opportunity to say goodbye that day, and after that, Qi Mutian still chose to hide it. At this time, Qi Mutian said again: "Chengxian, I have been sending people to secretly pay attention to your deeds in the past two years, don't blame me." ”

Qiu Yinming didn't notice this at all, and when he heard it, he was very surprised, but he thought that Qi Mutian was just concerned about doing this, and he was kind and touching, where was there any blame, and hurriedly said: "Uncle, don't worry too much." I can't thank you enough for your care over the years. It's my duty to repay you. ”

Qi Mutian said: "The world is so big, it is really fate that I can meet you." Do you know that after your father fell off a cliff and your mother disappeared, I searched everywhere for more than a year, but there was no trace of her, and then many years later, I went to the Central Plains again, only to hear that she appeared on the rivers and lakes, and was finally chased and killed, leaving a child. At that time, I wanted to look for it again, but there was no way to find it, which was a big regret. When your father was young, he was arrogant, and when he went out of the mountain, Master was very uneasy, so I should pay more attention to him, and don't let him act recklessly and be hated. But I was too focused on my career to take care of him. Alas. Qi Mutian sighed, and then said, "I have been entrusted by my ancestors, and I regret a lot. Thankfully, God gave me this opportunity to remedy. After that, he stared at Qiu Yinming for a long time, and said: "You look very similar to your father, but your heart is really different." It's good, it's good. ”

"Originally, I was very happy to see you in the imperial examination and have a good career, I really hope that you can get ahead, stay away from the grievances of the rivers and lakes, and live a life that we older generations have never thought about and have never had the opportunity to live. Who knows, who knows......" Qi Mutian originally wanted to say that Providence made people, but the reason for it was that a sentence of "Providence" could cover it up.

Qiu Yinming said: "Uncle, I understand what you mean. He smiled bitterly, "If I don't have any nostalgia for fame and fortune, that's false." But what I've done lately is all my intention, if I don't plant it this time, I will still do it if I have a chance next time, maybe it will be even worse. He lowered his head for a while, and said: "In all fairness, it was a coincidence that I entered the career at the beginning, how can I be entangled in the gains and losses at this time." Left and right is to find a way out, if this road is not successful, take another way, and eventually face the matter, why not be afraid that it will come sooner or later. ”

"It's good that you can think like that." Qi Mutian had long wanted to ask him about his future plans, but some of the gossip he had heard recently was really difficult to speak, and after hearing him say this, he asked carefully: "Then, what about the future, do you have any plans?" ”

"There are some." Qiu Yinming didn't seem to mind him asking about this, "The trip to Jingzhou, I didn't grasp it well, and it fell short." After thinking about it for the past few days, I am still unwilling to let go like this. I thought, let's go and get this done first. After that, let's talk about it. ”

Qi Mutian nodded approvingly: "It's rare that you have this determination." What can I do to help, just say. ”

The two sat opposite each other in the room for a long time, talking heart-to-heart several times to relieve their doubts. After Qi Mutian confessed his old things to Qiu Yinming, he untied the knot in his heart for many years, and treated him more and more affectionately from then on. Qiu Yinming felt a little unbearable. The reason for this is inseparable from the gossip that has been rumored by the public in the Xihai League recently.

It all started when he was still bedridden with injuries a few days ago. As soon as she arrived at Huaiyue Villa, Mrs. Li quickly changed her medicine for treatment, and she was unable to move for a few days, sometimes the tea and dinner were sent by the servants of the villa, and sometimes the subordinates of the Xihai League took care of her. One afternoon, Qiu Yinming fell asleep after taking medicine, and when he woke up, he heard someone whispering under the window. Listen closely, and you are talking about him.

"He's here this time, so he probably won't leave."

"How do you know?" The other person didn't seem to agree, "I think he is also a capable person, can't he stay here and eat soft rice?" ”

"Hey, everyone who has a crush on the eldest lady must have this thought. Mr. Qi treats him so well, he already has a few more chances of winning than others, if he can get the weight of the alliance leader, it is not a step to the sky. ”

"I think the eldest lady really likes him."

"After all, people have read books and have been in Tanhua, which makes everyone compare. I'm telling you, this person who has read the book is just different. You see, last time, he actually threw the eldest lady aside for promotion and went to get engaged to someone. As a result, the eldest lady was not dragged to death by him. I don't know what kind of rhetoric can be used to fascinate the eldest lady. ”

"Eh, be quiet, be quiet. In case he hears ......"

"What do you hear? Isn't it true what I'm talking about? Alas, the eldest lady is too honest, why doesn't the alliance leader care, just let her be taken advantage of like this......"

These words all entered Qiu Yinming's ears word for word, and his heart was red and white for a while, like a thorn ball, angry and embarrassed. Suddenly, there was a knock at the door, and it turned out that these two people had come to deliver food, so they hurriedly closed their eyes and pretended to be asleep. After the two of them went out, they turned over and sat up, and the harsh gossip just now really gave people a taste of what it means to be "dumb eating coptis". It turns out that he is like this in the eyes of others! At the beginning, I was not good, and I took the wrong step, and it was just criticized by others. But now it seems that even if there is no such thing, it will still be said that it is a soft eater, and it is not a person.

After thinking about it, if these words reached Heng Yuhuan, wouldn't it make her even more embarrassed. When he was on the boat, Heng Yu was by his side almost every day for a long time, but there were countless good medicines, as long as she was there, whether it was pain or trouble, it was all scattered out of the clouds. But after arriving at Huaiyue Villa, she didn't come every day. Even if I came to see him, I just sat down and left. It must be terrifying.