Today, inadvertently saving the young lady of Liufu made Zhong Ziyuan's mood quite good, and he felt a lot lighter when he walked. It's just that Qingdai's face was full of unhappiness, and she pouted while rubbing her stomach and complained dissatisfiedly: "Childe, that brute is too rude today, he carries me on his shoulders like a sack, and I am going to vomit." ”

Cardamom smiled and said nothing, Zhong Ziyuan thought for a while and said: "I see that those men all have traces of wind and frost erosion on their faces, and their hands are also covered with calluses, they must have experienced life and death at the border with Liu Shangshu." These people are magnanimous and act naturally without scruples, and you don't have to worry about him, you will never see each other again anyway. Qing Dai playfully stuck out her tongue when she heard this, and finally stopped complaining.

It was late in the day, and the dusk full moon hanging in the distant dark sky did not hesitate to spread its soft sparkle on the surface of the river. The stars in the sky are shining brighter and brighter, like a curtain made of diamonds, and there is no end to despair. From time to time, the glowing fireflies with green light swept across the grass and the river like elves.

Such a beautiful night made Zhong Ziyuan and the three of them stupid. However, after walking for a long time, Zhong Ziyuan's originally sweaty underwear was blown by the cold river breeze, and he suddenly felt that his vest was sticky and cold. The corners of her robe were also stained with a lot of dew that had gathered on the grass.

Zhong Ziyuan couldn't help but sneeze, then rubbed her nose and said, "It's autumn in the end, it really feels like a cold night like water, just go faster!" Hearing this, Qingdai and Cardamom immediately quickened their pace.

When I returned to the dock, I saw the Zhong family's carriage parked alone under a thick and green plane tree. A wind lantern hangs high above the loint. Fauber stood beside the carriage with his neck hunched, his hands in his sleeves and kept moving back and forth, and every now and then he stomped his feet vigorously. It seems to be cold too.

Qing Dai was naughty, and when she saw that he was dizzy and didn't see herself, she quietly hid behind him and wanted to scare him. "Fauber, we're back." Zhong Ziyuan hurriedly shouted. She has always pitied him for being old and frail, and he has no relatives, so she treats him with Qingdai and Cardamom as close as ever.

Fu Bo saw Zhong Ziyuan and the three of them. immediately greeted him, and said with a smile: "Childe is back, can the matter be done?" ”

Zhong Ziyuan smiled: "It's done." It's just that the night is cool and windy, why don't you go to the carriage to hide, if it's frozen, how can you get it? ”

When Fauber heard this, a strange look appeared on his face. He said, "There are guests in the carriage. ”

"Guests? What guests? Zhong Ziyuan glanced at Cardamom strangely. She'd come back earlier to get the medicine box. I didn't mention it at all. Qingdai looked at her and shook her head blankly, indicating that she didn't know.

Zhong Ziyuan knew who was in the carriage after a little thought, her heart couldn't help jumping, and her face suddenly felt hot. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "You wait here, I'll go up and have a look." ”

She got into the carriage alone, lifted the curtain, and sure enough, she saw a familiar figure of a healthy person, now lazily leaning on the collapse where she usually sits. Half-lowered eyes, looking intently at a copy of "A Thousand Golden Prescriptions". It was the first medical book she had when she was a child, and it was usually placed in a carriage to pass the time. Because it's been a long time. Not only were the pages yellowed, but the edges were somewhat torn and rolled up. The point is that there are still a lot of annotations and translations she made when she was a child, and now it seems very immature.

Zhong Ziyuan coughed lightly, pulled out the "Qianjin Fang" in his hand, and said: "Master Guo is knowledgeable, but have you heard the four sentences of indecent don't see, don't listen, don't speak, and don't move?" ”

Guo Chengsi chuckled and didn't care. He sat up straight, a pair of dark eyes were firmly fixed on her body, and said meaningfully, "Zhong Ziyuan? Jia Ming? He was asking in what capacity she was talking to him now.

Zhong Ziyuan's face turned red, and he was suddenly a little at a loss. Although she knew that Guo Chengsi had known her identity for a long time, she still wanted to continue to appear in front of the world as Jia Ming.

It's just that Zhong Ziyuan's identity has too many scruples for her at present, especially when she was entangled with him some time ago, and now she feels more and more uncomfortable when she thinks about it. After a little hesitation, she clasped her hands into fists and saluted him, and said, "Jia Ming has thanked Lord Guo for his help in the past month or so. ”

"Jia Ming?" Guo Chengsi deliberately raised his tone, he raised his eyebrows, and looked at the person in front of him who liked to pretend with a smile. He knew that Jia Ming's identity was like a turtle shell to her, and she deceived herself into believing that only by shrinking into this shell would she feel safe. Fortunately, Guo Chengsi is not fully prepared at the moment, so he has no plans to pull her out of the turtle shell for the time being. But it's nothing to tease, it's still funny to see her shy, anxious, panicked and confused.

Zhong Ziyuan didn't know the bad taste in Guo Chengsi's heart at this moment, and his expression looked a little nervous. He smiled, pinched her earlobe, and said with a smile: "What are you panicking, even your ears are hot." If you love to be Jia Ming, you can be Jia Mingbei! I didn't say anything either. Zhong Ziyuan heard that he didn't pierce what he meant, and his heart couldn't help but relax, and a smile appeared on his face.

He suddenly frowned and said, "What's wrong with the bun?" ”

Zhong Ziyuan subconsciously touched it and found that a few strands of broken hair were fluttering on the side of his neck. Only then did she remember that in order to show her identity as a woman in front of Liu Yunbao, she ripped off the copper ring that bound her hair. Later, in order not to delay the rescue of people, he casually tied a bunch on the top of his head, which naturally became a little messy and unorthodox.

However, Guo Chengsi didn't mean to ask her to explain, but took out a jade comb from his sleeve pocket, and said with great interest: "Sit down, I'll help you comb it." ”

Guo Chengsi's understatement succeeded in making Zhong Ziyuan blush, and she hesitated. However, Guo Chengsi raised his eyebrows and said dissatisfiedly: "Doctor Jia, why are you hesitating? Don't you want to be Dr. Jia anymore, you want to be a young lady back to Zhongfu? He deliberately accentuated the three words of Dr. Jia.

This guy even used the means of coercion. Zhong Ziyuan gritted her teeth secretly, and her eyes caught sight of the jade comb in his hand. Suddenly, I noticed something familiar.

This crystalline milky white jade comb is also carved with the pattern of entwined branch lotus, which looks very delicate, but the third tooth of the jade comb is broken a small section.

Zhong Ziyuan remembered it clearly. Once, when Qing Dai tied her hair, she knocked it off on the dressing table. I didn't expect his hair comb to be carried with him like a baby. Zhong Ziyuan's heart was hot, and she lost her ability to resist, so she obediently sat down beside him with a shy face.

A satisfied smile appeared on Guo Chengsi's face, and then he reached out and took off the copper ring on top of her head. Her long hair immediately fell down her shoulders, and the narrow space of the carriage was suddenly filled with a faint fragrance.

His calloused fingers scurried between her hair. The long, jet-black hair slid between his fingers. He carefully combed it with a jade comb, and whenever he touched a knot, he put the comb down. Patiently dismantled it little by little with his fingers, and helped her rub her scalp with his fingertips from time to time, as if he was afraid of hurting her.

There was no bronze mirror in front of him, and Zhong Ziyuan couldn't see the appearance of the person behind him at this time. Only his wide, purple cuffs embroidered with ruyi patterns swept before her eyes from time to time. She felt her heart beat faster and faster. My brain was as dizzy as if I was deprived of oxygen.

His slender fingers deftly shuttled between her hair, and his movements were so skillful that it seemed like he had done it a thousand times. One pull, one twist, one plate, a simple and smooth bun has been coiled. He put down the jade comb, took out a hairpin and inserted it into the bun, and then smiled: "Okay." ”

Zhong Ziyuan had long been ashamed to sit still. She immediately saluted Guo Chengsi with a fist and said, "Thank you." ”

Although she has been deliberately distancing. But Guo Chengsi was not angry at all. A smile tugged at the corner of his mouth, and whispered in her ear, "I really miss that well-behaved and obedient Miss Shion." But now you just have to retreat, you take one step back, and I will take two steps forward. One day, you will have no way back and let Miss Shion come back to me from scratch. ”

Zhong Ziyuan was ashamed and annoyed, she twisted her neck, and finally said boldly: "Can't you talk well?" It has to be so ambiguous. Guo Chengsi laughed, and finally sat up straight and stopped teasing her.

In the narrow carriage, there was a sudden silence, and a beautiful silk flowed between the two. Zhong Ziyuan coughed lightly, and said without words: "How do you know that my illness is cured and I still come here?" ”

Guo Chengsi's smile became thicker and deeper, and he said: "There are the most elite secret guards in my hands around the Zhong Mansion, and I will naturally be the first to know about such a big thing as Doctor Jia's reappearance." ”

Zhong Ziyuan suddenly laughed, and he really asked a stupid question. She knew that Guo Chengsi had already taken herself under his wing, so she sent many secret guards to protect her safety. She knew of the existence of this group of people, and had seen one or two of them, but she didn't know how many there were.

It's just that the master of these secret guards is still Guo Chengsi, and when they find that they have suddenly recovered and walked out of the gate of the Zhong Mansion, they will naturally report to Guo Chengsi as soon as possible, so it is not surprising that he will appear here.

"Forget it, when I didn't ask." Zhong Ziyuan couldn't help but say.

In front of her, she smiled and smiled, and her every move was so beautiful and moving, which deeply touched his heart. At this moment, Guo Chengsi was extremely happy, and at the same time, he was full of emotion. He had been prepared for a long time, but he didn't expect God to treat him so much. So after he got the news, he was ecstatic and rushed over as soon as possible.

Until he sat in the carriage and waited, his emotions could not be calmed down for a long time. At that time, he was thinking that maybe he owed her countless debts in his previous life, so he was so concerned about her in this life.

Zhong Ziyuan was slightly embarrassed and said with a smile: "Also, you suddenly made such a big yard for me, but there are only four people living in it, and it is also a little empty." I'm afraid that when I walk in the garden at night, I will be frightened by my own shadow. ”

When Guo Chengsi heard this, his eyebrows couldn't help frowning. He didn't think of this question, he originally thought that this yard was too shabby to be taken care of, but the time was too short, and he could only make it look like this temporarily. Of course, his standard is the Zhenguo Mansion, and the scale of the Zhong Mansion is naturally not enough to see now. At this moment, he still felt ashamed in his heart, but he didn't expect Zhong Ziyuan to complain too much.

After a little hesitation, he said: "I know that your family originally had a few family members who were used to it, and after the accident in the Zhong Mansion, they were also used as official slaves. Then I will have them look for them, and if I can buy them back, I will have a few more men to serve you. That way, you shouldn't be scared by your own shadow. ”

Zhong Ziyuan just complained casually, but he didn't expect to get such an unexpected surprise. In addition to being happy, she still has a certain amount of self-knowledge, knowing that Zhong Jinchuan is still a criminal official, and people may not dare to return to Zhongfu to do things. So she admonished, "Tell your men not to scare them with fierce spirits, but to ask with kind words." If they have a better way out and don't want to come back, don't force it. ”

He nodded and said, "This is natural, once they have two hearts, I don't dare to put them by your side." I just hope you know that you don't feel sad. ”

Zhong Ziyuan smiled and said: "People's minds are tortuous and tactful, not to mention that people don't destroy heaven and earth for themselves, if they have different hearts, it is really normal, and it is not worth mentioning." ”

He chuckled and said proudly: "You have such a soft temperament to say that." In my opinion, slaves and maids should keep their duties and share the honor and disgrace with the master's family. If you don't get the wealth of the main family, you can enjoy it together, and the main family will be left when it is in trouble. Guo Chengsi's words represent the thoughts of the vast majority of people, and although Zhong Ziyuan does not dare to agree, he has no way to refute it. I had to laugh it off.

"Do you still remember the case of Lan'er, the maid of Zhang's family, who was tortured and killed?" Guo Chengsi asked suddenly.

Lan'er's body was still examined by her own hands, how could Zhong Ziyuan not remember. Seeing Guo Chengsi mention it, she asked with interest: "Could it be that the son of that Zhang Mansion was arrested?" ”

Guo Chengsi shook his head with a smile and said, "You, I misestimated." The real murderer is not that Zhang Gongzi, but Zhang Shilang himself" He once again told the case in front of Zhong Ziyuan.

Although Guo Chengsi said it for the second time, Zhong Ziyuan heard it for the first time, and it was as he expected. After hearing this, she immediately said indignantly: "So many people have pointed out that he is the murderous demon with a human face and a beast heart, can't they all be convicted?" ”

Guo Chengsi shook his head and said: "There is no way, those witnesses are either his biological daughters or his housekeepers, and according to the law, they cannot pass through the court as witnesses." ”

"Such a law is a joke." Zhong Ziyuan slammed unceremoniously: "Could it be that even if he kills people recklessly in front of everyone in the whole house, he can't be convicted." Because they are either servants or relatives in his house, none of them can be witnesses. ”

After Guo Chengsi was silent for a moment, he actually nodded and said, "That's true." These four words almost turned Zhong Ziyuan's anger upside down.

"But!" Guo Chengsi showed a sly smile: "He has a good plan, and I have a wall ladder." If I don't completely bring down this tumor, my name as a ghost in Chang'an will be in vain" (to be continued......)