The thatched cottage is not far from this courtyard, also in the north of the city.

In about a stick of incense, Shiqi had already settled Ru Xuan on the bed in the inner room of the grass hall and gently covered her with a soft thin quilt.

In order to make Ru Xuan sleep more comfortably, Shi Qi specially extinguished the two oil lamps, leaving only the one next to the bed, which would not make the inner room pitch black, nor would the light be too bright to affect her sleep.

After that, Shi Qicai took the jade plaque engraved with the word "Yan" and went to the flower hall outside the interior.

In the flower hall, a man in navy blue clothes saw Shiqi come out, and quickly stood up straight, standing aside respectfully, waiting for Shiqi's dispatch at any time.

"Dark Soul, do you recognize this?" Shi Qi said, handing the jade plate in his hand to the man known as the dark soul.

The dark soul took the jade card, carefully observed it for a moment, weighed it again, and replied lightly: "As expected by the subordinates, this should be a token of Yan Guitang." ”

Yan Guitang?

Shi Qi had never heard the name before, and frowned.

"Yan Gui Tang is extremely mysterious, claiming that Yan Gui Tang is engaged in the business of herbs and food, but I have not heard of anyone who has done business with it, but every year when Yan Gui Tang is in the green and yellow, it frequently opens porridge shacks and medical halls to help the poor people, so it is deeply supported by some people." The dark soul said slowly, and handed the jade card back to Shiqi's hand.

; Is it popular with the people?

Shi Qi narrowed his eyes slightly, and said with a smile: "Do you know who the hall master of Yangui Hall is?" ”

Yan Guitang, who survived to solve the people's livelihood problems, actually tied up Ru Xuan for no reason. also specially left a unique token of Yan Guitang, such a contradictory and mysterious organization, he really wanted to see the people behind the scenes.

"The subordinate just said. The Yangui Hall is extremely mysterious, and few people have ever seen its master, and it is heard that the master of the Yangui Hall never shows his true face, and even if he does, he will cover his face with a silver mask. The dark soul said, and a trace of shame flashed on his unsmiling face: "My subordinates have never seen the true face of the hall master of Yangui Hall so far. ”

"Oh? Is it. Shi Qi rubbed the jade card in his hand, and a trace of gloom flashed in his eyes. Hooked lips and smiled evilly: "I want to meet this so-called Yangui Hall Master." ”

Seeing this, the dark soul clenched his fists and bowed his head: "My subordinates will do it." ”

Seventeen Niang fled from the courtyard in a hurry and stumbled to the west of the city.

It was fairly peaceful along the way. And she, a very dignified woman, would not be considered a suspicious person.

So, after two or three simple cross-examinations, most of the time has passed. Seventeen Niang finally arrived in the small courtyard in the west of the city.

Close the door. Seventeen Niang leaned against the carved wooden door and breathed a long sigh of relief.

Finally, there is no danger.

Seventeen Niang took out a handkerchief from her waist and wiped the fine beads of sweat on her forehead.

"Coming back?" An abrupt male voice sounded in the dark room, startling Seventeen Niang, and the handkerchief fell to the ground.

"Who!" Seventeen Niang subconsciously asked, touching the hairpin on the bun with one hand, trying to hold it in her hand as a weapon for self-defense.

A bright light flashed. The candles on the table lit.

With the light, you can see a man dressed in navy blue. A very young man sat at the table and drank tea leisurely.

The man has thick eyebrows and eagle eyes, a high nose bridge, an angular face, slightly white skin, and the appearance of a standard beautiful man, but half a silver hollow mask covers most of his face, and he can't see all of the man's face, which is really regrettable.

Seventeen Niang saw the identity of the man, she was startled at first, and then she knelt on the ground, lowered her head and said, "See the hall master." ”

"Get up." The man known as the hall master waved his hand lightly, motioned for Seventeen Niang to get up, took another sip of tea, and then asked faintly, "Where have you been, and you came back so late?" ”

"I'm ......," Seventeen Niang muttered, wringing her fingers uneasily.

What she did was despised, it was not what Yan Guitang should do, and if it was spread out, it would only disgrace Yan Guitang and make the hall master lose face.

Seeing that Seventeen Niang was silent, the hall master sighed silently, and after a while, he said slowly: "I just sent someone to send Zhi'er to Xijing." ”

Zhi'er is the son of Seventeen Niang.

The hall master sent Zhi'er to Xijing at this time, I don't know if it was because he found out what she had done, as a punishment......

Seventeen Niang was startled, her eyes suddenly turned red, and she replied with a whimper: "Hall Master, there are thousands of mistakes, it is all the fault of Seventeen Niang alone, and please don't let our mother and son be separated...... " As she spoke, she knelt on the ground again and begged bitterly.

"It's not what you think...... The hall master was obviously taken aback by Seventeen Niang's behavior, and hurriedly explained: "I found a famous doctor in Xijing a few days ago, and I heard that he has a lot of experience in curing heart diseases, so I specially sent Zhi'er over to see if he could be cured." ”

It turned out that it was for Zhi'er's illness......

Seventeen Niang understood, stopped crying, stretched out her hand to wipe a tear stain on her face, and said curtly: "Hall Master, I ......"

"You don't have to say anything, this qiē you did is also for Zhi'er, understandable. It's just that you must never do such dirty things again in the future! The hall master's voice was loud, and at this moment it was even more majestic, and the words were loud, and the seventeen niang who listened hurriedly replied: "Seventeen niang don't dare to ...... anymore."

Seeing that she sincerely admitted her mistakes, and that Zhi'er had hope of healing, it was expected that she would not be cranky anymore, so the hall master did not pursue it too much, but just motioned for her to get up and speak.

Seventeen Niang got up and stood aside with her head down.

"These, you keep them for now." Seeing that she was cautious, the hall master was also a little unbearable, so he took out a small bag of silver from his bosom and put it on the table.

"Thank you, hall master!" Seeing that the weight of the silver was not light, Seventeen Niang hurriedly bowed down and thanked: "Over the years, our mother and son have been taken care of by the hall master ...... all these years."

"Don't say this kind of thank you in the future, it's all what should be done, it's really not worth saying thank you." The hall master interrupted her and changed the subject: "I explained your affairs, how did you inquire?" ”

"There is no result yet, but I heard that the eldest lady seems to have been adopted by a family in Yingchang. But Yingchang is so big, there are too many people who meet the time period, it is really difficult to find, and it was more than ten years ago, and most of the insiders are no longer alive, so ...... "There are too few clues in his hand, which makes Seventeen Niang ashamed, and her voice is getting lower and lower.

It has been three months since the hall master explained this matter to her, and she inquired about the news from all sides, and the clues she got were really pitiful.

"It's okay, you go and check slowly, you must find the whereabouts of the eldest lady......" The hall master comforted, a trace of loneliness flashed in his voice.

He has been looking for more than ten years, but he has never found any news of his sister, and he does not expect that Seventeen Niang can gain much in just three months.

"Yes." Seventeen Niang replied, bowing her head and thinking about whether to go to Yingchang in person to find out the whereabouts of the eldest lady, which can be regarded as repaying the hall master for taking care of her mother and son in the past few years.

The hall master stopped talking, and raised his hand to give a cup of tea to the entrance.

The next day, the first rays of sunlight in the morning entered the room through the boxy windows and shone on Ru Xuan's face.

The coexistence of light and heat made Ru Xuan feel a little uncomfortable, frowned slightly, and opened her sleepy eyes.

The scene in front of her was unfamiliar, it seemed to be a simple room, with only a coffee table, two round stools, and a shelf for books, and then the bed under her.

This is, where?

Ru Xuan subconsciously wanted to sit up, but before she could get up, she realized the heaviness coming from her arm.

Shi Qi was lying on the side of the bed with half of his body at this time, as if he was asleep, with a quiet and peaceful expression on his face, breathing evenly, but his hand was still holding Ru Xuan's arm tightly.

Ru Xuan's heart warmed, and she turned sideways, trying not to move her right arm, so as not to wake up Shiqi.

At that time, the warm sunlight sprinkled on the side of the bed, wrapping the whole person in the light, half of the handsome face was exposed, the slightly long eyelashes trembled slightly with even breathing, and the corners of the mouth rose slightly, completely looking like a sleeping beautiful man.

Ru Xuan, who watched this scene, trembled in her heart, and her fingers involuntarily touched Shiqi's face and rubbed it gently.

Sensing something strange, Shiqi woke up, opened his eyes, and saw Ru Xuan's warm smile.

"Are you awake?" Shi Qi smiled lightly, the corners of his mouth rose again, and two shallow dimples appeared on his cheeks.

Ru Xuan looked a little stupid, and after a while, she nodded.

"Here?" Ru Xuan asked after looking around.

"This is the thatched cottage." Shi Qi replied, took a cup from the table, poured a glass of water, and tested the temperature with the back of his hand, it was not cold or hot, and then handed it to Ru Xuan: "If you are thirsty, drink some water." ”

"Thatched cottage?" Ru Xuan asked, took the water, and drank it clean.

The water is still lukewarm and the entrance is comfortable.

It's just that at this time, the sky is already in early autumn, and the night is already a little cool, and if a pot of water is still warm, it means that Shiqi has only slept for half an hour.

Looking at the bloodshot in Shiqi's eyes, Ru Xuan felt a little guilty and a little moved.

"Well, the thatched cottage was specially built for me by my father for my study." Shiqi replied.

So it is, no wonder the furnishings of this place are so simple, without any decoration, it was originally built so that Shiqi can concentrate on reading.

With less worldly complexity, he can purify his heart and concentrate on studying, and it seems that his father is really well-intentioned.

"Oh." Ru Xuan replied lightly, remembering that Shi Qi had mentioned that his father and mother had already died, and he was afraid of making him sad, so he changed the topic: "I didn't return last night, there will be nothing in the palace, right?" ”

Before Ru Xuan left the palace, she had already asked for leave with Cui Zhangshi, saying that if she wanted to take care of Shang Meiren, if she couldn't go back late, Cui Zhangshi wouldn't care, but would only be more happy. (To be continued......) R1292