There was silence in the humble tea room.

Xie Wenxing's face was like earth.

cut the tribute Xiangrui, and hid it privately, and even got it in front of the person, and this person is still a close confidant of the emperor.

"It's not bloodstone." He said categorically, at present, he can only insist that this is not the case.

"It is." Shao Mingqing also immediately said, "I dug up this phoenix blood stone with my own hands. ”

As he spoke, he pointed to the bloodstone in the box.

"Look, Daoist, there's still soil here, because this is the bottom of the phoenix bloodstone."

Xuan Zhenzi stepped forward and looked at it carefully.

"I've been to see the bloodstones you offered." He said, his wrinkled face could not hide a little excitement, and he stretched out his hand to caress it, "This is the phoenix bloodstone." ”

He raised his head and looked at Shao Mingqing again.

"How do you think of giving it to me?"

"Don't tell the chief." Shao Mingqing said with a smile, "When I was digging the phoenix blood stone, I accidentally cut off a piece, and I didn't dare to tell my family about this kind of thing." ”

He said and looked at Xie Wenxing with a little apology.

When this kind of thing is said, no one dares to stop him when he is beaten to death on the spot.

Looking at Xie Wenxing's face, Xuan Zhenzi knew very well in his heart.

"I hid it secretly, and I didn't know what to do with it, and after I came to the capital, I heard that the chief loved cinnabar the most, so I wanted to give it to the chief." Shao Mingqing said.

At this point, he grinned and stopped.

Gen Zhenzi shook her head.

"It's really the world that the people are not ancient, and they are so slippery at a young age, how good is it when they grow up." He said, "You have caused trouble, you have been hiding it for so long, and you finally met me, the wronged man, and gave me this thing, and your parents dare not blame you, and I owe you a favor." ”

He muttered, shaking his head.

"You can't owe favors, you can't owe them."

Shao Mingqing shook his head with a smile.

"The Taoist chief is wrong, how can it be that you owe me a favor, except for the Taoist chief, there is no place in the world to receive this thing, it should be me who owes the Taoist a great favor." He said.

Listening to their conversation, Xie Wenxing calmed down from his shock and anger.

He won't believe a word of Shao Mingqing's nonsense, the only thing that is credible is that this kid is befriending Xuan Zhenzi, and he is still using a large specification like the emperor.

The Phoenix Blood Stone Emperor has it, and now Xuan Zhenzi also has it.

This kind of friendship is simply a big rebellion! But blessings and misfortunes depend on each other, if it can attract great disasters, it is very likely to be great blessings, it depends on whether this Xuan Zhenzi dares to accept it, if he accepts it, then everyone is a grasshopper on a rope, and blessings and misfortunes depend on each other.

At this point, there is no other way.

Xie Wenxing took a deep breath and bowed head-on.

"Dao Chief, please save my Xie family." He said, "We can't keep it." ”

"Drink tea and drink tea."

The tearoom resounded with Gen Mako's enthusiastic voice.

This time, I pushed over two teas, and no palms shook in front of my eyes.

Xie Wenxing also regained his enthusiastic smile, and thanked him while taking the tea.

"When will Lord Xie go back?" Xuan Zhenzi said.

"The day after tomorrow, the twenty-eighth departure." Xie Wenxing said.

Xuan Zhenzi looked regretful.

"Lord Xie's schedule is in a hurry, I can't spend more time, and I can't have fun talking, it's a pity." He said.

said a long sigh and a reluctance.

If it weren't for the money bag he had just handed over in front of this old man, Xie Wenxing would have thought that they were old friends for many years and parted.

"In the future, the Taoist will use the cinnabar of our Xie family, and we will have to meet often." He smiled, with a look of reluctance, "I will have fun next time." ”

Xuan Zhenzi nodded, thinking of something and looking at Shao Mingqing.

"However, you can remember, the cinnabar sent to me here must be good, you won't look at the cinnabar, go back and study hard, if it is not good to send it to me and offend Tianzun, I am not merciful." He said.

The meaning of these words is to let Shao Mingqing be in charge of business dealings with the Taoist temple, Xie Wenxing gritted his teeth, but he also knew that this was a helpless thing, and the smile on his face did not decrease even more.

"I'll teach him well when I go back." He smiled, "Don't worry, Dao Chief." ”

Gen Zhenzi smiled and invited them to tea again.

"The cinnabar in your house is so good, I don't know if you have tried alchemy?" He asked, seemingly unintentionally.

Xie Wenxing hurriedly put down the tea and shook his head.

"There are rules in the ancestors, and the Xie family only comes out of the sand and does not come out of the Dan." He said, "I don't know anything about alchemy." ”

Gen Zhenzi smiled.

"This is good, this is good, single-mindedness, is concentration." He said.

There is a small probe outside the door.

"Grandpa, someone from the palace has arrived." He said.

Hearing this, Xie Wenxing and Shao Mingqing hurriedly got up and said goodbye.

"Hurry up, send it." Xuan Zhenzi was a little apologetic, "I'm going to change my clothes." ”

Xie Wenxing hurriedly thanked him, and then he was led out by a little Taoist boy.

Watching them leave, the other Dao boys rushed in to wait for Xuan Zhenzi to change his clothes.

Xuan Zhenzi didn't care about changing clothes, so he first stuffed the box with the phoenix bloodstone under the futon, and then thought of something and took it out.

"No, Zhou Chengzhen, this little bastard, will definitely be turned over by him when he hides here." He said, hugging the box.

The Taoist children also helped to come up with ideas, and finally under the construction of a little Taoist boy, the box was stuffed into a bird's nest under the Great Highness.

Xuan Zhenzi breathed a sigh of relief, changed into a big robe, and got into the car with a dignified demeanor and headed towards the palace.

The palace near the New Year is also newly decorated, the officials have already rested, there are not many people coming and going, Xuan Zhenzi came to the palace where the emperor rests every day, and when he was waiting for the report, he heard the sound of footsteps coming from behind, and at the same time someone shouted hilariously.

"Old bull's nose!"

This voice made Xuan Zhenzi's brows jump, and he didn't move, his eyes looked at his nose, his nose and his heart, and pretended not to hear it.

A voice from behind him followed.

“…… I'm looking for you..."

The eunuch in the palace stepped out at this time.

"Heavenly Master, please come in."

These words were so pleasant that Xuan Zhenzi immediately stepped into the door.

"What are you pretending to be deaf..."

A voice shouted behind him, and footsteps were near, but just then another voice rang out.

"Zhou Chengzhen!"

The voice was deep and deep, with unquestionable majesty, drowning out the voice of the young man from earlier.

Xuan Zhenzi breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that this time she had avoided the wolf bèi who was grabbed by Zhou Chengzhen's collar and dragged by her.

The footsteps behind him stopped, and the voice of inquiry rang out.

"Uncle Nineteen, the Queen Mother also wants to see you?"

The response was just a uh-huh.

Xuan Zhenzi couldn't help but look back, the people in front of the hall gate had already walked over, and only saw the figures of a few little eunuchs.

"When did the king of Dongping come back?" He asked the little eunuch beside him in a low voice.

"Just arrived yesterday." The little eunuch replied in a low voice, with a smile on his face, obviously mentioning this king of Dongping County made them feel much better than Zhou Chengzhen in Shicai.

It can be seen that he is also deeply tortured by Zhou Chengzhen every day, and when the footsteps of Shicai catch up, the little eunuch can hide faster than Xuan Zhenzi.

Xuan Zhenzi nodded with a smile, followed the eunuch around the curtain, and stepped into the emperor's inner chamber.

At this time, Xie Wenxing and Shao Mingqing returned to their residences in the capital.

"Big uncle......" Shao Mingqing shouted.

Xie Wenxing's face has been sinking like the bottom of a pot since he left the Taoist temple, and he didn't say a word along the way, and when he heard Shao Mingqing speak, he turned his head and drank it.

"Don't call me uncle! I don't have a nephew as bold as you! He shouted, sneering again, "There is no nephew like you who almost overthrew my Xie clan!" ”

Shao Mingqing bowed his head and saluted.

"I know that I am bold and reckless, so I originally wanted to go by myself, and I will bear the trouble myself, and I will never harm the Xie family." He said.

Xie Wenxing smiled angrily.

"So I deserve to come forward?" He said, "Bad luck is also self-inflicted? ”

Shao Mingqing grinned.

"It's not without bad luck." He said.

Xie Wenxing sneered.

"This time you are lucky, but my Xie family doesn't have this kind of luck, and every time you step on it, you can be safe and sound." He said.

Shao Mingqing was silent for a moment.

"Uncle, I can have where I am today, it is all thanks to the Xie family, without the Xie family, there will be no me, everything I did was for the Xie family, but I acted too recklessly, it was my fault." He said, "It's just today, and I have to be so reckless." ”

"Uncle, you are responsible for the family, you are required to be stable in your actions, some things cannot be done and some risks cannot be taken, but I am different, I am young, and I am not surnamed Xie, if something happens, I can shirk it, I will not harm the Xie family, at least it will not hurt the Xie family."

"This time the Xie family came out with the phoenix bloodstone, it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and it is a pity not to take advantage of this opportunity to make more connections."

"There are still few officials we can contact, and the eunuchs dare not make friends, only this Taoist who is not in the official position and is not a slave but is very close to the emperor is the most suitable."

"I thought about it, I really felt that I couldn't let go of the opportunity, so I took a risk for the sake of the Xie family."

Xie Wenxing's face remained the same as he spoke, and he couldn't see his joy or anger, and he sneered when he heard this.

"For the sake of the Xie family? I think you're doing it for yourself. He said.

Shao Mingqing looked up and smiled.

"Uncle, without the Xie family, what do I have?" He said calmly, "Although I don't have the surname Xie, I am already a member of the Xie family, from the moment my father sent me over, from the moment when the eldest lady invited me to be a guest, from the moment I refused my father to take me home and stay in Yushan." ”

Xie Wenxing pondered for a moment.

"But how can you hide such a thing from me?" He raised his eyebrows again.

"But if I sue you, uncle, will you still agree with me to do so?" Shao Mingqing said with a wry smile.

Of course not!

If he had learned that a piece of the phoenix blood stone had been cut off, the current Shao Ming would have been killed and buried in Yushan early in the morning.

Not to mention taking him to the capital!

Xie Wenxing took a deep breath.

This guy is undeniably smart and capable, but too smart and bold is dangerous.

"This matter is like this for the time being, and the clan will discuss it after returning and then make a final decision." He said.

Shao Mingqing's happy response was.

"You stay here for a few days and don't go out to see anyone again." Xie Wenxing said.

Shao Mingqing immediately shook his head.

"That's not going to work." He said without hesitation.

This bastard! Sure enough, there is no time to be obedient!

Xie Wenxing's brows jumped.

"I'm going back, I want to bring some gifts to the people at home, and the gifts naturally have to be picked by myself to be the most heartfelt." Shao Mingqing said with a smile, "Uncle, let's go together, the eldest lady and the eldest lady must be looking forward to you in their hearts, glory is glory, reward is reward, as wives and daughters, they are happiest to receive gifts selected by their husbands and fathers." ”

Thinking of his wife and daughter, Xie Wenxing's face softened.

These days I am busy with various things, and I haven't calmed down to think about them, and I can't help but sigh lightly when I think about it, and there is a dense sound of firecrackers outside, and the year is coming.

"Hmm." He nodded.

Shao Mingqing waved his fist.

"It's the New Year, go home, pick up a gift."

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There is a change in the evening, it is estimated that it will be late, around eleven o'clock.

Thank you. R1152