Above the square, there was a deathly silence, and after a brief panic, the young leader of the guards unexpectedly humiliated Old Madam Zhang to regain the confidence and face that had just been lost.

However, he really forgot why the Zhang family could stand for thousands of years, and he also forgot that the old woman in front of him was definitely not a boudoir woman, nor was she an idle person. Before marrying into the Zhang Mansion, this concubine of a famous family was the leader of the largest mercenary corps in the late Tang Dynasty, and even the hereditary mercenary Shatuo who could fight well would be afraid of her. After marrying General Zhang, she followed her husband to fight in all directions, and after her husband passed away, she returned to the old house in Shuzhong, took care of the huge Zhang family, and continued to guard Liuhe Town.

The mountain bandits attacked, and Mrs. Zhang led people to defeat the mountain bandits; In the chaos of the Song soldiers, when they arrived at the gate of Liuhe Town, Mrs. Zhang personally led the troops to kill the Song army at the entrance of the town, and directly sent the head to Wang Quanbin, the general of the expedition to Shu.

Or maybe it's really the old lady who has done too many good deeds, and people forget that it's a tiger. And the young head of the guard of the Zhu Mansion took advantage of the arrogance of his master and the strength of his own martial arts, so he spoke disrespectfully to such a legendary old lady.

Old Madam Zhang glanced at him and said coldly, "Commander Jiang." What is the blood of generations of men in my general's mansion for? ”

"Keep the right and ward off the evil, protect the peace of the people in Kyushu, and let the world be peaceful forever." Jiang Hang replied loudly.

"Yan Ran's meritorious service is commonplace for the General's Mansion, and these feats are not uncommon in my General's Mansion. I am arrogant and domineering, not relying on merit, but on the ancestral motto of the general's mansion for generations: to guard the right and ward off evil, to protect the peace of the people in Kyushu, and to make the world peaceful forever. Today, the demons are in trouble, Hang'er, punish them. Old Madam Zhang's sonorous voice echoed in the square.

"You dare." The leader of the guard pointed his knife at Mrs. Zhang.

Mrs. Zhang didn't look at the person, only looked at the official, and asked, "Don't you leave all the people on the stage?" ”

The official trembled and looked at the head of the guard of the Zhu Mansion, and the head of the guard personally took the apricot yellow flag to command. An arrow whizzed straight at him, breaking the flag in his hand.

Chen Qiuniang was also surprised, because no one could see where this arrow came from, and even so many guards in the Zhu Mansion didn't know where the archer was. This is really a master, this is a top-notch sniper in modern times, maybe there is more than one such sniper.

The guards of the Zhu Mansion looked at each other, and even the people who had been secretly lurking around earlier did not know where this sharp arrow came from.

"Sneaky, what kind of hero is it? Have the ability to compete with me. The leader of the guard shouted.

Old Madam Zhang sneered and said, "You can toss as much as you want, but the safety of the people in Liuhe Town is in danger, and you are here to be powerful, so don't blame my wife for being polite." Hang'er, I'll leave it to you here, and you must make sure that the villagers are safe. If someone dares to cause chaos and destroy the peaceful and prosperous world that His Majesty must maintain, he will correct the Dharma on the spot. ”

"Yes. Subordinates receive orders. Jiang Hang led the order.

Mrs. Zhang waved her hand, and let the maid help her into the carriage and lower the curtain. The carriage stopped silently, and the curtain fell.

At this time, Jiang Hang waved the flag and commanded the guards of the Zhang Mansion. Suddenly, several sharp arrows "swished" and came directly, aiming directly at the leader of the guards of Nazhu Mansion. The leader of the guards dodged quickly, but eventually one shot into his calf. At this moment, a guard flashed by Jiang Hang's side and directly took down the leader of the guard. When the man's knife was on the neck of the leader of the guards, Chen Qiuniang saw clearly that the person was Lu Chen.

Lu Chen sneered on his face and said, "Brother has been too lazy to pay attention, so you are lawless?" This is the social drama stage that reaches the heavens, and it is the stage where the people reward the upper realm, and you want to use it to kill and see blood? The people protested, and they dared to use force against the people? Even if it's your master, I don't care about it. ”

Chen Qiuniang felt very happy, but she still felt that it was inappropriate. If Lu Chen kills him on the spot, he will definitely cause disaster. Because even in such a world, there is still a so-called punishment and preservation.

However, what Chen Qiuniang was worried about did not appear at all, Lu Chen just kidnapped this person, and then ordered the guards of the Zhu Mansion to retreat. When the official saw this, his legs trembled with fright, and he walked to the carriage tremblingly, and said respectfully: "Old lady, lower official, lower official-"

"Since that person is dead, it is time to find Li Daochang of Qingpingguan to choose a date to be buried and spend his soul. We must not let the people panic and proceed from the interests of the people, so that we can be parents in vain. The old lady spoke in the carriage.

The official said in a row, and the guards of the Zhu Mansion retreated, and even the archers lurking in the house also retreated. Mrs. Zhang then spoke, saying: "Until now, I have searched from house to house, in order to show my innocence, my Zhang Mansion has asked the Zhu family to search, what is the trouble?" The assassins couldn't find it, so they must have left the city long ago. You have closed the gates of the city like this, and this people will not be able to live, and they will not be able to live? ”

"Yes, yes, the lower official will order someone to open the city gate." The official was hunched over like a cooked shrimp.

"You let Zhu Wenkang go to a wealthy family for a banquet, just say that the old woman will set up a banquet there and wait for him." Mrs. Zhang spoke, and then the carriage slowly drove away from the center of the town.

The crowd in the square dispersed, and Aunt Yun's body already smelled of rancid in the heat of the dog days, so the catchers wrapped their face towels and carried her body away, following the instructions of the officials to choose a day to bury her.

People dispersed in twos and threes, and what they were talking about was naturally Mrs. Zhang's remarks. Chen Qiuniang also left with the crowd, and when she walked to the door of Chen's house, she felt that the thrill just now was like a dream, and she held on to the door and exhaled.

The porter heard the movement, hurriedly opened the door, and asked with concern, "Childe, childe, what's wrong with you?" It's not heat stroke, this face is so bad. ”

Chen Qiuniang shook her head and said, "It's okay, I'll just go back to my room and rest." After that, she walked into the courtyard, took a basin and washed her face with water on the well platform, sobered up for a while, and then went back to the room to take a bath, and changed into clean clothes.

After doing this qiē, the whole person felt like he had collapsed, and he lay on the bed in a daze, only feeling that his limbs had no strength at all. I don't know how long it took, but she only felt sweaty and her mouth was dry, so she got up and went to the outhouse to pour water to drink. When she turned the screen and came out with the curtain, she saw a person sitting at the table in the outhouse, holding a glass of water in a daze.

The man was dressed in a white robe, with a gold thread placket, and the cuffs were embroidered with wishful vines. On a hot day, the hair was tied haphazardly with ribbons at the back of the head, and a few strands of long hair fell down to the sideburns. Although he could only see his side and the light in the room was unknown, Chen Qiuniang recognized the person as Jing Liang at a glance. She thought that Jing Liang would look for her, but she didn't expect to come so quickly.

"Did you sleep well?" Jing Liang put down the teacup unhurriedly.

"I really didn't expect that Jing Gongzi would not understand etiquette so much, and enter his house without being informed." Chen Qiuniang said sarcastically, while combing her loose hair.

Jing Liang turned around and glanced at her, and asked very seriously, "Do you know I'll come?" ”

"But I didn't know that Jing Gongzi would be so unruly." Chen Qiuniang laughed, then sat down opposite him, poured himself a cup of tea, and said, "Jing Gongzi should also be refreshed." ”

"You're not afraid that I'll poison the tea? Aren't you afraid I'm here to kill you? Jing Liang smiled.

Chen Qiuniang took a sip and said, "Childe's purpose has not been achieved yet, he won't do it so quickly, it's just that you want to control me, and it's understandable to take a little other poison, but does Jing Gongzi understand me?" ”

She held a glass of water, flashed a pair of big eyes, and looked at Jing Liang with a smile.

Jing Liang's lips hooked up a smile, his eyebrows and eyes were slightly curved, his expression was calm and charming, and he said softly: "I really don't understand, so the girl is unscrupulous?" ”

"Jing Gongzi laughed, I was unscrupulous about me, but I didn't provoke you." Chen Qiuniang poured another glass of water, wiped the water droplets on her lips after drinking, and then said to Jing Liang with a smile.

"But you provoked him." Jing Liang's face turned cold.

"I don't know, it turns out that Dr. Jing Shen is also a master of reversing right and wrong. Obviously, I went up to the mountain to pick wild vegetables, but by chance, he forced me to secretly replace my jade ring with his dominoes, forcing me to go to Liuhe Town to deliver a letter. Now it's the other way around. Chen Qiuniang looked at Jing Liang with a smile, her expression was full of sympathy and compassion, and asked, "I said Jing Gongzi, is it interesting that you are so upside down right and wrong, twists and turns?" ”

Jing Liang's expression did not change, he looked at her very calmly, and said, "No matter what, you are deliberately provoking him." Don't think I can't see it. ”

Chen Qiuniang lowered her eyes and thought about it, at that time, in Liu Cheng's house, she tried to cooperate with Zhang's mansion to do hotel business, and she did have a plan against Zhang Ci, so she didn't make an excuse. After a brief flow of thoughts, when he looked up at Jing Liang again, he said calmly: "Master Jing, let's order it, let's talk about it." ”

"Guess." Jing Liang said unhurriedly.

Chen Qiuniang suddenly became angry and wanted to greet his wife, but she still smiled hypocritically and said, "I'm busy." Then, she stood up and opened the window, and when Jing Liang was still unclear, she tore open her throat and shouted crisply: "Xiao Qi, send off guests." ”

Xiao Qi was temporarily transferred from the sprinkler to the gatehouse, and the original porter Wang Pozi accompanied his wife to Qingquan Temple, and Wang Po's husband helped Chen Qiuniang's family repair the house in Liucun.

"Huh? Guest? Xiao Qi was very surprised and ran all the way from the gatehouse and jumped under the eaves of the verandah outside Chen Qiuniang's house.

"Yes, the guest has something to leave, you open the concierge to see the guest. Be smart. Chen Qiuniang leaned against the window and said.

"Ah, thank you for your cousin's teachings." Xiao Qi immediately replied very formally, and then said very suspiciously, "But, when did the guests come?" ”

"Talky, I personally opened the door for the guests." Chen Qiuniang's face sank.

Xiao Qi wanted to say that he had never left his job, but the leaders said that he had opened the door, and he couldn't say anything, so he immediately stood outside the door and said to Jing Liang: "Childe, please." ”

Jing Liang's face finally darkened, and he looked at Chen Qiuniang very unhappily, sitting on the stool without moving at all. Xiao Qi shouted embarrassedly: "Cousin." ”

"Oh, since the guests still want to stay for a while, then you can go and get busy." Chen Qiuniang waved her hand to Xiao Qi.

"Good Ratcha." Xiao Qi had to order to leave, and the little girl who was sweeping in the courtyard probably caught a glimpse of Jing Liang's beauty, and was shocked, and then began to sprinkle and sweep in the courtyard slowly, and she didn't think that the dog days were too hot.

Chen Qiuniang saw the actions of those little girls, and then looked at Jing Liang's gloomy face, and her heart was dark: Let you pretend to be forced, let you pretend to be forced.

"Miss Chen is very willful." Jing Liang said such a sentence after a while.

"Life is short, so naturally you have to live recklessly." She was smiling, and her expression was full of the innocence of a little girl.

Jing Liang frowned, glanced at her with some disgust, and said, "Aren't you afraid of unnecessary consequences?" I came to see you in secret. ”

"If there are any unnecessary consequences, it's also yours, and it has nothing to do with me. Besides, I gave you a chance. Chen Qiuniang said lazily, and then said, "You have something to say quickly, I have to go out in a while." ”

She has always been reckless and rampant.

Although Dai Yuanqing had said dotingly before, "You, you are too strong in doing things", and her grandmother also said to her earnestly, "Strong and easy to break", but she just can't live very aggrieved. At that time, she also said half-coquettishly: "I tried to overcome it." However, people always have shortcomings, and I want to have no shortcomings at all, isn't it too perfect? ”

Dai Yuanqing was speechless, and his grandmother just shook her head.

Chen Qiuniang knew that she was not good like this, but she had no choice but to be such a character, although she tried her best to restrain herself, she still couldn't help but get used to it.

"Don't you know why I'm looking for you?" Jing Liang asked again.

Chen Qiuniang closed the window with her hand, cut off the thoughts of a few little girls in the courtyard, slowly paced to the table and sat down, glanced at him, and said unhurriedly: "When I first saw Jing Gongzi, I felt like a fairy, and I didn't eat fireworks in the world." At that time, I thought that you were like my brother, focusing only on medical skills, a benevolent heart, and compassion for others. But last night disappointed me, last night's Jing Gongzi, the temperament of the fairy was completely gone, and the inner desire was about to come out, and it even made people feel terrible and sad. ”

Jing Liang was stunned for a moment, and then raised his eyes and looked at Chen Qiuniang seriously. He really didn't know why this nine-year-old girl had such a pair of vicious eyes and such a daring heart. He has seen too many terrible people and things, but they are all traceable. But the girl in front of her has no way to control it at all, and she is so good at guessing people's hearts.

"Look what I do. Outsiders like me can see it. The second son, they can definitely see it. Chen Qiuniang was still lazily lying on the table.

Jing Liang was slightly embarrassed, looked down at the simple pattern on the teacup, and said, "I have met Ye Xuan, and he said that you are not willing to marry him." ”

"Actually, you don't want to, do you?" Chen Qiuniang knelt on the table and asked angrily.

"I-" Jing Liang was told the central matter, so he didn't know how to continue.

Chen Qiuniang felt that Jing Liang at this moment did not have the condescending momentum she had before, and her expression was a little confused. Or for a person who wants to fight against the ancestral teachings and against the fate that he has to accept from birth, he will always be confused.

"I don't want to marry Ye Xuan because I don't love him. Moreover, marrying Ye Xuan seems to have successfully avoided suspicion of the Zhang family, but it dragged the Ye family into danger. The salt-making family, which is a family of love and hate in the imperial court. The imperial court must have wanted to do something with them for a long time. Chen Qiuniang is no longer sneering. Because Jing Liang is no longer so condescending, it is unpleasant, and she thinks that she is in Jing Liang's position, and she must also belong to the kind of person who wants to resist.

"You can see it very clearly." Jing Liang said lightly.

Chen Qiuniang chuckled and said, "For a person who tries his best to keep the ancestral teachings, and is unwilling to stand by and watch the upcoming tragic fate of his life-saving benefactor, letting me marry Ye Xuan is the most acceptable to him." And the reason why you agree is because you know that if I marry the Ye family, the effect will be the same. Because the imperial court has long wanted to move the Ye family. Once the Ye family is moved, the nine major families will all take action. And I'm in the Ye family, you think I'm very important in his heart. At that time, he will not sit idly by. In this way, you can use my background and relationship with the Zhu Mansion to drag the nine major families in. Once you're in the game, it's hard to get out. Then, when the time is right, you can only break the ancestral teachings. Jing Gongzi, I'm right. ”

Jing Liang's expression froze, his eyes seemed to be looking at a monster, the whole person was full of defense, and shouted, "Who are you?" ”

Ye Xuan asked about this sentence. I will answer you now: the surname is Jiang, the name is Yun, and the word is Danfeng. Chen Qiuniang said with a grin.

Jing Liang probably sensed his gaffe, so he cleared his throat and said, "You think too much, the truth is not what you think." ”

Chen Qiuniang didn't expose it, but said lazily: "Actually, Ye Gongzi may not know your abacus. But perhaps, he also wants to break the ancestral teachings and take a look. But, Jing Gongzi, do you really think that if you break the ancestral training, you won't break the ancestral training? Your ancestors tried to hide themselves, but why, have you seen it again? ”

"Hide and hide, like a gopher that lives underground, and sees no light all day long; is obviously holding a sharp weapon, but he is allowed to be bullied by thieves. Qiu Niang, do you understand that feeling? Jing Liang sat up straight and asked seriously.

Chen Qiuniang couldn't fully understand this feeling, but she had that very depressed period, at that time, she felt that the whole person would be suffocated to death.

"You don't understand, do you? The problem is that the children of our nine major families are all feeling like this. Jing Liang said while laughing. That laugh was a sad and helpless laugh.

When Chen Qiuniang saw his smile, she remembered Zhang Ci, who was also a member of the Nine Great Families, shouldering the rise and fall of the Nine Great Families, and shouldering the family mission. That person was only fifteen or sixteen years old, and he didn't seem to be as old as this Jingliang. He is also a young man, and he will also have strong blood, and he must have such a feeling as Jing Liang. However, he wants to be the guardian of the ancestral teachings and the old one.

What kind of state of mind would he have? In the years when no one understood, he alone undertook the mission inherited by his family, using himself as a bait, and endured the fate of dying at any time, so as to paralyze those cowardly, fearful, and murderous greedy; At the same time, there is also the prevention of the family's imminent move. He can't be too close to anyone, he can't reveal any of his preferences, and he is afraid that every minute and every second he is counting the enemies around him.

Such a person is destined not to live long. When Chen Qiuniang thinks of Zhang Ci, she will have an indescribable sadness, and she will feel distressed beyond words. She has lived for so many years and has seen many tragic fates, but those people are simple individuals who cannot bear the tragedy that leads them, but Zhang Ci's tragic fate is too complicated, and this person has endured more than anyone else.

It was obviously a dog day, and when she thought of Zhang Cilai, she felt cold all over her body, which made her heart feel cold.

"So, I want to live an upright life. If you have a weapon in your hand and can change the world, why hide it from the world? I can't understand that kind of teaching. Jing Liang saw that Chen Qiuniang didn't speak, so he began to complain softly.

Chen Qiuniang couldn't answer his words, because every choice has a positive and negative effect. Conservative will make the children of the Nine Great Families feel aggrieved, because they are armed with sharp weapons, but they have to face the crushing of the emperor who is inferior to their weapons, and they cannot keep silent, which is not something that every young person can bear; The old-fashioned ones also protected them, allowing them to develop within a controllable range, so that the outside world only noticed the Zhang family, and hid the remaining eight families to give them the best protection. If it is an innovation, it may make the advanced technology controlled by the nine major families public, and they themselves will be in power, happy and proud; But what about after coming to power? Under power, can the nine major families maintain the advanced nature of science and technology, and can they still maintain the original and most benign form of the nine major families?

These are things that cannot be explained. Chen Qiuniang frowned, sighed, and said: "Jing Gongzi can become a generation of miracle doctors, and he is also an extremely intelligent person, change or not change, you know better than me." Why did you come to ask me as an outsider instead? ”

Jing Liang also lay on the table and said very relaxedly: "I can't tell others, but fortunately, you, an outsider, don't know anything, but you seem to know everything." ”

Chen Qiuniang raised her eyelids to look at him who was also very bored, and then lowered her eyes and continued to stare at the pattern on the teapot, and after thinking about it for a while, she understood what he meant. He wants change from the bottom of his bones, and he wants to raise his eyebrows. But no one of the nine major families can initiate this kind of change, except for the Zhang family. The reason is very simple, the eight major families are in the hidden place, only the Zhang family is in the bright place, the Zhang family has no change, and there is no need for other families. Moreover, only the heirs of the Zhang family are in danger of their lives at any time.

Of course, Jing Liang's strong desire for change can't be talked about with Zhang Ci, maybe he has talked about it, but Zhang Ci's status is there, he must have reprimanded Jing Liang, or said that he would not continue to talk about this kind of topic. As for the rest of the people in charge, even if they desire change in their hearts, it is unlikely that they will talk to each other, after all, no one is willing to bear the responsibility of instigating a rebellion, what if the rebellion fails and the nine major families are affected? Who is responsible? So the children of these families are just euphemistics between each other, and they don't understand pretending to be stupid, and they don't understand pretending to be stupid.

"I listened to your conversation last night, plus speculation, guess." Chen Qiuniang said lazily, and then asked, "Why is Gongzi Jing here?" ”

"Marrying Ye Xuan, saving you, is also helping me, or helping Zhang Ci." Jing Liang said what he meant. RS