> ten days spent in apprehension, Mrs. Guo always felt that the day and night were uneasy, Li Weiyang saw it in his eyes, so he suggested that she go to Tzu Chi Temple to offer incense, Mrs. Guo readily agreed, and took her two daughters-in-law with her. The Guo family's carriage set off before dawn and came all the way to Tzu Chi Temple, which is located on the outskirts of the city. When he arrived in the main hall, Li Weiyang still only saw Mrs. Guo's frowning face, and couldn't help but say comfort: "Mother, the second brother will be fine, don't worry too much." ”

Mrs. Guo nodded, but her expression did not relax in the slightest, and Chen Bingbing next to her was also panicked at this time. She held the incense tightly in her hand, knelt down reverently, and kowtowed to the Bodhisattva three times, then straightened up, muttered to herself, and prayed for Guo Yan very seriously.

These days, everyone in the Guo family has been restless day and night, and they are afraid all day long, so that they have no intention of eating. When Mrs. Guo went to draw lots to ask for good fortune, Li Weiyang frowned, if it was really a stick of incense and a hug of Buddha's feet, the problem could be solved, then why did she Li Weiyang bother to take revenge? Wouldn't it be a big joke to let a person who doesn't believe in Buddhism worship Buddha here? After thinking about it, she asked the monk, "Is there any good scenery in this Tzu Chi Temple for me to visit?" ”

The monk's eyes rolled, and he immediately said: "Our Tzu Chi Temple has always been very fragrant, and there is a big garden behind it, which is planted with a lot of strange flowers and plants given by dignitaries, every time a female family comes to sit in the garden, if the sister does not dislike it, you can go to enjoy the scenery, and when Mrs. Guo and the young lady finish the incense, I will naturally go to report to the sister." ”

Li Weiyang smiled faintly: "Then thank you." ”

Along the way, I really saw a lot of young sisters in groups of three or five, some of them were still familiar faces, and the strange thing was that these people were all in a hurry, heading in the same direction. Li Weiyang looked at Zhao Yue and said with a smile: "It seems that there is something grand happening in this temple today." ”

Zhao Yue couldn't help but wonder: "What grand event can a monk's temple have?" My sister is too weird. ”

Li Weiyang pointed to the female pilgrims who were hurrying straight to the southeast, and smiled: "You didn't see that they all looked hurried, as if they couldn't wait to do something." Is there a character in this monk's temple that can attract a girl? Li Weiyang rarely laughed at others, Zhao Yue glanced at Li Weiyang and said curiously: "Sister doesn't seem to worry much about the second young master." ”

Li Weiyang smiled and said, "Can worrying solve the problem?" What's the use of worrying if not? ”

Zhao Yue looked at Li Weiyang and became more and more puzzled: "Sister, what does it mean that the master asked you to come here, but he didn't show up?" ”

Li Weiyang didn't answer, just pointed to the front and said, "Let's go over there and have a look, and see what kind of people have attracted so many daughters who come to worship the Buddha." ”

Zhao Yue nodded, followed Li Weiyang away, just turned the corridor, but saw an open stream in front of him, and before he got closer, he could feel the coolness of the splash. On the edge of the stream, there is a huge bluestone, on which there is a young man, dressed in a flowing white clothes, sitting on the ground, his clothes have no other ornaments, only embroidered ink poems, from a distance it seems to be a phoenix. His face is handsome, and he has fascinated many women with a smile and a smile, and in the reflection of the green water, his long silky hair is just hanging down lightly like this, and his plain white clothes are poured into a bright color between the green water and red flowers.

Li Weiyang smiled lightly, this person she had just met not long ago, it was Pei Bi, the eldest son of the Pei family. It's just that white was originally a symbol of simplicity, and it looks very abrupt when it appears in such a colorful garden. In the past, Pei Bi gave people the feeling of being elegant and introverted, but today he has a wild and uninhibited feeling, which is like two people in the past.

But - how could Pei Bi be here? Li Weiyang's eyes swept slightly, and he saw that not far from Pei Bi, there were eighteen people, each of them in a group of three people, sitting in front of six chess games, these six chess games formed a circle from all sides, just surrounded Pei Bi in the middle.

At this time, Li Weiyang saw a familiar person, and she couldn't help but look sideways and said, "Why is Sister Wang here?" ”

Sister Wang was taken aback, and when she turned around and saw that it was Li Weiyang, her face suddenly showed a little embarrassed, that time she was instigated by Pei Baoer to see if Li Weiyang was really in the account, but she lost face, and when she saw the other party at this moment, she couldn't help but smile a little sneering: "Oh, it turned out to be Sister Guo, don't you know that a blind chess competition is going to be held here?" ”

A trace of surprise flashed across Li Weiyang's face: "What, blind chess competition?" It's a real anecdote that I've never heard of before. ”

Sister Wang finally regained a trace of composure, smiled calmly, and pointed to the eighteen people opposite Pei Bi: "Look at those people, they are all nobles with fame and status in most of the capital, and they have only one thing in common, that is, they are proficient in chess. As we all know, the best chess skill in the capital is the eldest son of the Pei family, but he never shows his chess skills lightly, and today it is eighteen people who finally invited Pei Gongzi to test his chess skills in public. ”

Li Weiyang smiled: "Are you Pei Bi going to use the power of one person to fight against eighteen chess players?" ”

Sister Wang's head, with admiration on her face: "Yes, it's not just a confrontation, eighteen challengers, a group of three, six chess games, according to the order of the chess game, make moves in turn, Pei Gongzi has to make moves in each chess game, so that not only can he remember his own move position, but also remember other people's chess paths, the difficulty of memory is greatly increased No, Pei Gongzi himself has no chess game in front of him, and he will not look at the opponent's chess game. Then he made moves one by one, aren't you very powerful? ”

Li Weiyang: "It's really powerful. In fact, Li Weiyang has seen people play blind chess, in her impression of memory, the best chess players are only two or three games of blind chess at the same time, once you start to play blind chess, chess skills will be reduced, but Pei Bi in front of him has to play six games at the same time, for him, he not only has to remember his own exit in each game of chess, but also remember the general direction of all chessboards, in order to continue.

Sure enough, he was a master, Li Weiyang smiled and was noncommittal. At this moment, Pei Bi actually saw her, and said with a gentle smile: "It turned out to be Sister Guo." ”

Everyone's eyes fell on Li Weiyang's body, Li Weiyang was dressed in a navy blue Luo skirt, her eyes were bright, her face was delicate, and the whole person looked like an extremely elegant beauty, she smiled slightly, looked at Pei Bi, and was quite kind: "Pei Gongzi is really good Yaxing." ”

Pei Bi's smile was calm, and there was no resentment towards Li Weiyang from his expression, although everyone knew that Pei Hui died a miserable death, but in the eyes of everyone, Pei Hui was just to blame, and this qiē had nothing to do with Sister Guo, so they didn't notice it, Pei Bi's eyes slipped a hint of sharpness, he laughed softly, and his voice was gentle: "I heard that Sister Guo is also a master of the game, I wonder if you are willing to play this game of chess with me?" ”

Li Weiyang looked at a chessboard not far away, and there seemed to be a smile on his face: "Did Pei Gongzi invite me to play against these eighteen chess masters?" ”

Pei Bi shook his head, his face calm: "What?" Does Sister Guo feel embarrassed? ”

Everyone's eyes fell on Li Weiyang's body, and there was a complicated exploration in his eyes, and a young man in Tsing Yi in the crowd said: "Hey, Pei Gongzi, why did you pull Sister Guo to be your helper for no reason?" I've never seen her play chess in public! ”

Li Weiyang smiled, and his voice was indifferent: "Maybe it's because Pei Gongzi doesn't have the confidence to win,"

Pei Bi nodded and said honestly: "With my own strength, it is naturally difficult to fight against eighteen chess players, if I can get the help of Sister Guo, winning chess is just around the corner." ”

Li Weiyang thought about it for a while, and guessed that Pei Bi wanted to use the chessboard to further interpret her personality and temperament, she looked over, and the eyes of the two met each other, but they only tacitly agreed. Pei Bi was respectful and polite: "I don't know what Sister Guo thinks?" ”

If he refused, it would seem unkind and childish, Li Weiyang smiled slightly: "Since Pei Gongzi is warmly invited, why should I refuse." ”

When the others saw Li Weiyang agree, they were extremely surprised. Sister Wang hurriedly grabbed Li Weiyang and said, "Sister Guo, if you don't have confidence in your chess skills, don't agree." "Playing chess together is actually more difficult than traditional blind chess, because two people play chess one after another, not only to remember their own chess game, but also to remember each other's chess moves. But Pei Bi is a first-class chess master, and if he loses in the end, everyone will think that it is Li Weiyang's fault.

Pei Bi seemed to have expected that Li Weiyang would agree, and said happily: "In this case, please make moves according to each chess game, I will make the moves first, you will make another move, and then Sister Guo will make the moves, so take turns, what do you think?" ”

Those people were originally eighteen against one, and they couldn't help but win, and when they heard this, they couldn't help but look up. But the onlookers quietly bit their ears and said: "Is this Guo Jia crazy, in front of so many experts, those are most first-class chess players, is she so confident in her chess skills?"

Sister Zhou from the Wailang Mansion, a member of the Criminal Department, replied, "What do you know? She's in the limelight! can play chess with Pei Gongzi, even if her chess skills are not very good, she can become famous. ”

Sister Gao of the Changping Marquis Mansion smiled: "Yes, this Sister Guo is really shameless, does she really think that her chess skills can compete with so many masters?" As the saying goes, the connoisseur will know if there is a shot as soon as he makes a move, if he has a faint move, isn't it to laugh off other people's big teeth? At that time, even if Pei Gongzi loses, it can be inferred that Guo Jia's chess skills are not good, and she has a bad calculation. ”

"That's it, I've never heard that she has any ability to do it, this time it's dizzy!"

No matter what outsiders do, Li Weiyang always has a warm smile on his face.

In this way, the two-on-eighteen battle began, Li Weiyang and Pei Bi did not look at the chessboard, but only listened to the chess reporter next to the chess game to report other people's chess moves, and then they took the moves step by step. Everyone was waiting for Li Weiyang to make a fool of himself, but after two rounds, everyone's expressions changed, this Pei Bi is certainly a chess master, but they didn't expect that Li Weiyang was not bad at all, pressing step by step.

The third group of chess reporters said loudly: "Rook two into four." ”

Li Weiyang's long eyelashes lifted, revealing black and white eyes, and he raised his voice: "This is not right!" ”

Everyone looked at her, and for a moment they all showed strange looks, and the chess reporter asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Li Weiyang recalled: "I remember that the situation on the chessboard was not like this just now, and it seemed that someone made an extra move. ”

As soon as she said this, the opponent's chess player immediately exploded. Wang Guang, the second son of General Zhendong, glanced at Li Weiyang, and couldn't help sneering: "If you can't catch the chess, we will forgive you, just quit and retreat, don't make an axe here, laugh and be generous!" "Wang Guang has always been easy-going, but every time he plays chess, he doesn't recognize his feelings, he doesn't care what the Guo family in front of him is, how delicate Li Weiyang is, he can't play chess and get out!

Li Weiyang smiled, not angry, just closed his eyes and thought for a moment, and then dismembered the chess moves of Pei Bi, himself and the other party in a blind chess situation for more than a dozen moves, this time, everyone's faces changed. Wang Guang was even more surprised, he looked at Li Weiyang, so shocked that he couldn't speak.

Li Weiyang looked humble: "I saw that the three of them just made a move after repeated discussions, and they may have paid too much attention to it, so that they didn't notice that their companions had already fallen, so someone in the three of you must have inadvertently taken an extra step, please take this move back." ”

A person plays six games of chess at the same time, and he can't even see the trend on the chessboard, but he can accurately figure out the trend of the first dozen moves, and he can analyze the flaws of the opponent, which is simply amazing, Wang Guang's mouth can already be stuffed with eggs......

Pei Bi smiled lightly, there was a hint of admiration on his face, although the other party was his opponent, he had to admit that he felt very proud to have such an opponent.

When the chess reporter reported the fourth game to Pei Bi, Pei Bi frowned and said, "Did you just now, the red square cannon was four and seven?" ”

Report the head of the chess person: "Yes, that's the case, please ask Pei Gongzi to make a move." ”

Pei Bi glanced at him and shook his head: "You didn't report it right, it's not the cannon four flat seven, but the cannon three flat seven." ”

The chess reporter was stunned for a moment, and then looked at the chessboard next to him, and the Hou Ye of the Changping Marquis Mansion was also sitting next to this game of chess, and he immediately said loudly: "Yes! Pei Gongzi's is! It is the cannon three and the seven. Brother Zhao, you made a mistake! ”

Zhao Sheng, as a lover of chess, although his chess skills are not proficient, he is very fascinated by chess, he didn't expect that he was too nervous just now, and reported the wrong chessboard, Pei Bi reacted as soon as possible, and corrected his mistake in reporting chess in time. Zhao Sheng couldn't help but sweat all over his head, he would make a mistake when he stood on the edge of the chessboard and looked at it, and the other party couldn't even look at it and be able to remember every move on the chessboard, this memory was really amazing.

In the next round, it was Li Weiyang again. At this time, the chess game of the sixth game of chess was not very good, and the three of them thought that there was no hope for their side to win after repeated research, but they did not see any strange moves from Li Weiyang and Pei Bi, and after discussion, they proposed a draw. Hearing this, Li Weiyang just smiled faintly and said: "You can't make three more moves in the end, why should I agree to a draw?" ”

The other party was furious: "Then what tricks do you have to defeat us?" If not, don't talk about it! Let's be honest and draw! ”

Li Weiyang smiled very gently, but said indifferently: "The cannon is one into three, I'm sorry everyone, I won." ”

The three of them glanced at the chess game, and instantly stood on the spot as if they had been struck by lightning. Li Weiyang has not seen their chess games, she relies not only on memory, but also on mental computing power, when playing blind chess, all she conceives in her mind are virtual boards, and it is six games at a time, but her calculations for each game are so profound, and she makes moves only after careful study. Even if they take three steps at most, it is very clear, such memory and mental arithmetic ability are really terrifying.

Pei Bi smiled, such scheming, such resourcefulness, all hidden behind such a pair of eyes, gentle, but cunning...... Li Weiyang's biggest advantage is not smart, but the observation of people and things, so that no one can play any tricks around her, and at the same time she also has a strong ability to control the overall situation, every time she is forced to a crisis by the chess game, she can deal with chaos without panic, and defeat the opponent lightly.

Li Weiyang turned his head and glanced at Pei Bi at the same time, under the gentle surface of the other party, there is a heart that is very cruel to the enemy, even if he suffers a blow, he can quickly ease his senses, no matter what the situation, he can stay sober, step by step, his heart can be punished.

The two looked at each other and smiled, and there was still some tacit understanding.

Within two hours, all six games of chess had been played, and all of them were victorious, and everyone looked at them in their eyes, sighed, and applauded.

Sister Wang stepped forward and said with a smile: "I didn't expect Sister Guo to have such a high chess skill, which is really admirable." ”

Li Weiyang smiled lightly, his eyes clear: "This is all thanks to Pei Gongzi, if it weren't for him, it would be difficult for me to support the overall situation alone." ”

Pei Bi said in his heart, I deliberately walked out of the faint trick temptation just now, but you can save the chess path one by one at the critical juncture, this kind of mental strength is really admirable and terrifying, if you can, I don't want to be your enemy, but you killed my brother, this is a blood feud, and we are destined to die endlessly. He stood up, slammed Li Weiyang to the ground, and said solemnly: "From now on, I will give up the title of the first chess player to Sister Guo." ”

Li Weiyang looked at him and his expression did not move: "Pei Gongzi has won the award, I don't have the ability to accept the title of the first chess player." ”

Pei Bi smiled, noncommittal.

At this moment, the monk quickly ran over, sweating profusely and said to Li Weiyang: "Sister Guo, Mrs. Guo is about to leave for home, and I am ordered to come to find you." ”

Li Weiyang bowed his head to Pei Bi, gave a salute indifferently, and said, "Master Pei, farewell." ”

Pei Bi smiled on his face, gentle and amiable: "Since that's the case, I'll send Sister Guo out." He accompanied Li Weiyang until he walked to the gate of the garden. Li Weiyang suddenly stopped, glanced back at Pei Bi, and seemed to smile: "I thought that Pei Gongzi would want to kill me as soon as he saw me, but I didn't expect you to have such a mind to play against me." ”

Pei Bi smiled as usual: "People have to experience a lot of unsatisfactory in this life, from the Son of Heaven to the commoners, without exception, Pei Hui's death was caused by many reasons, and many times it was created by others." For example, Sister Guo, you don't want to be an enemy of the Pei family, but your position is destined that only one of the Guo family and the Pei family can survive. So you are, and so do I. I understand your situation, and you should understand my mind. ”

Li Weiyang smiled, at the beginning of today's chess game, she became more and more unable to see through the Pei eldest prince in front of her, and her heart was more vigilant, and her face was silent: "This is the door, Pei Gongzi, please stay." ”

Pei Bi smiled slightly, and saluted Li Weiyang respectfully: "Sister go slowly." ”

Li Weiyang walked out quickly, and Zhao Yue looked back at Pei Bi from time to time, and her heart palpitated: "Sister, the slave really doesn't understand why you want to play this chess game with Pei Gongzi, and you still help him deal with those eighteen masters." ”

Li Weiyang's eyebrows were calm, and he replied to the question: "This eldest son of the Pei family is a very interesting person, don't you think?" ”

Zhao Yue tilted her head and thought for a long time, but she didn't understand anyway, Li Weiyang actually stretched out his finger and knocked on her head, and said with a smile: "Okay, the time is almost there, we should go back early." ”

"But sister, isn't the master going to meet you? Let's go now?! Zhao Yue was so surprised that her mouth couldn't close together, but Li Weiyang smiled mysteriously, but she flew away.

Mrs. Guo and the two young ladies were already waiting for Li Weiyang in the carriage, and when they saw her coming, Mrs. Guo glanced at her and told the coachman to go back as usual. The carriage traveled for another two hours before returning to Guo's house. At this time, it was already dark, and Mrs. Guo led them all the way into the hall, and as soon as she entered the door, she took off her cloak outside, and immediately ordered all the maidservants in the hall to retreat.

Qi Guogong and Princess Chen Liu were originally sitting in the hall drinking tea, and Guo Cheng and Guo Dun were accompanying them. Seeing that Mrs. Guo dismissed her maidservant, Princess Chen Liu couldn't help but look sideways. Qi Guogong's eyes subconsciously looked behind Mrs. Guo, and he was stunned for a while, and when he woke up, he couldn't help but fall into cold sweat, stood up quickly, and said sharply: "Evil obstacles!" Don't kneel yet! ”

When the Tsing Yi entourage who had been behind Mrs. Guo heard this, he fell to his knees with a thud and said with a heavy face: "Guo Yan has seen his grandmother and father!" ”

Li Weiyang smiled slightly, he gained a lot from this trip today, not only to pray for incense, but more importantly, to take Guo Yan back to Guo's mansion. In fact, when Guo Yan first arrived in Dadu, Yuan Lie got the news, and he secretly sent the letter to Li Weiyang, and Li Weiyang decided to tell Mrs. Guo about the matter, and then they made a plan to go to Tzu Chi Temple in the name of incense and bring Guo Yan back. However, Li Weiyang didn't expect Pei Bi to be in that garden. She didn't want the other party to find out about Guo Yan's savings, so she deliberately used that chess game to attract everyone's attention.

Qi Guogong didn't have a trace of the joy of reunion after a long absence, his face was full of anger, and he reprimanded: "Do you still have the face to come back?" ”

Guo Yan raised his head, his appearance was most similar to that of Qi Guogong when he was young, his eyes were like pitch-black ink, his eyes were long, like a pool of deep water, his sword eyebrows were very heroic, and there was a shallow beauty groove in the middle of his chin, which made him even more handsome, coupled with the heroic spirit of a Confucian general. Among the five sons of the Guo family, even the suave Director Guo can't compare with his demeanor.

Li Weiyang looked at him and couldn't help sighing, with such a look and such a bearing, no wonder Chen Bingbing has always admired him, and he did not hesitate to marry him. It's no wonder that Nalan Xue misses him to this day. There is a kind of power in Guo Yan's body that stabilizes people's hearts, and the power that makes people feel moved inexplicably, and this kind of thing is exactly what the merry boy does not have.

Guo Yan said in a deep voice: "My son is wrong, and my son is willing to be punished, but please listen to my explanation." Before his words were finished, Qi Guogong had already slammed a cup of hot tea, and the teacup smashed into the corner of his forehead at once, and at the same time as the teacup fell to the ground, his forehead was also smashed out of a bloody hole, Guo Yan snorted and lowered his head.

Chen Bingbing was already very heartbroken, she stepped forward quickly, knelt down in front of Qi Guogong, and said in a trembling voice: "Father, no matter what your husband has done wrong, please listen to his explanation, he must have a hard time!" ”

Qi Guogong said angrily: "What is his trouble! Guo Yan, even if you lose four battles, you can't kill the main general! You know what a great sin it is! Not to mention that he even wants to leave the camp with his own men and horses! This is enough to show that you have the intention of rebellion, are you still the son of my Guo family? Dare to come back in a grand manner, do you have any brains?! ”

Guo Yan listened to his father's reprimand without saying a word, but his body was trembling violently, and he could hardly say a word. Qi Guogong's words seemed to be whipping at his heart again and again, so he couldn't refute it with a single word. Everyone in the whole hall didn't dare to speak, empty and quiet, which made people frightened, Guo Yan knelt upright, feeling aggrieved and angry in his heart, with mixed tastes, crying and unable to overcome himself, he suddenly kowtowed on the ground and said loudly: "Father! If you think I'm damned after listening to your son's words, I'm willing to kill myself here!" His voice was extremely sad, as if he was desperate for grief and despair, and Li Weiyang couldn't help but feel palpitations when he heard it.

Qi Guogong has been sitting indifferently, the corners of his forehead are constantly beating, almost holding back his anger, he doesn't want to listen to Guo Yan at all, he just hates this son for letting the whole family fall into such a desperate situation! Princess Chen Liu hurriedly persuaded: "What's the matter, you listen to him, it's not too late to get angry!" ”

Guo Cheng was anxious on the side: "Father, after you listen to the second brother, it's not too late to make a decision!" Guo Dun also had tears in his eyes, and he wanted to persuade but didn't dare.

Qi Guogong forcibly suppressed his impulse and said word for word: "If I really don't want to listen to his explanation, why should I accept him into this door, I would have knocked out as early as when he stepped into the hall!" No, it should be to tie him up to the Golden Palace to atone for the sins of my Guo family! lest the whole family should be burdened by him! ”

Guo Yan gritted his teeth and finally held back the pain in his heart, and said again and again: "That Zhao Zong is a person who obstructs the public and harms the virtuous, and is jealous of talents. In order to save him, I led my army to attack the enemy's camp overnight, but after rescuing him, instead of being grateful, he reprimanded me for not obeying his orders to cause the defeat of the four battles. Instead, he put all the blame on me! If it was just that, he didn't stop because of this, in order to cover up the truth, he actually sent people into the military tent overnight to kill me, if I hadn't woken up in time, I would have no life now! ”

When everyone heard this, their faces immediately changed. Qi Guogong said angrily: "Just because of this, you killed him? ”

Guo Yan shook his head heavily and said, "No, I didn't kill him!" In fact, I don't know how he died, so I was inexplicably framed as a rebel who killed the main general! ”

Qi Guogong stared at his son, with his understanding of Guo Yan, he believed that the other party would not lie, but the matter had to be asked clearly: "But the people of the Zhao family, you want to leave the camp with your 100,000 soldiers, what's the matter?" ”

Guo Yan clenched his fists and said in a low voice: "My son has been following his father's teachings for many years, and he has never done such a rebellious thing. It's simply impossible! But they kept saying that I killed Zhao Zong in order to steal the talisman, and the talisman had been stolen by me, and they didn't even give me a chance to defend myself, so they tied me up and sent me to Beijing. Along the way, those people poisoned my diet and secretly sent people to kill me, and if it weren't for a lieutenant who desperately protected me, I would never have escaped their surveillance and returned to Dadu! ”

Li Weiyang frowned tightly, and couldn't help but be shocked by the other party's appearance.

Guo Yan trembled and kowtowed to Qi Guogong and said, "Father, this battle is not lost in our hands, it is really in the hands of the boss!" But I was too incompetent and too columbic to find evidence of their crimes, and I was framed by them, and I was a disgrace to my father. In fact, he had already sensed that something was wrong with Zhao Zong, and had been secretly investigating Zhao Zong, and sent a secret letter back to Dadu, but it was all in vain. Zhao Zong is the commander, everyone must obey his orders, even if Guo Yan has his hands and eyes in the sky, he must not disobey military orders in public. And the countless struggles he made were all expected by Zhao Zong in advance, and Guo Yan even began to suspect that there was a spy on his side, but before he could find out Yiqiē, it was too late...... The other party's meticulous thinking and careful planning have reached the point of reaching the peak, so that he has no way to check and argue. If he hadn't left a hidden stake in advance, I'm afraid he would have died on the road.

Qi Guogong had already understood everything, he looked at his son for a long time, and finally sighed and said, "I didn't expect that this Zhao Zong would do such a thing." ”

In fact, Zhao Zong was a very prestigious veteran, and he was also trusted and respected by important ministers in the court. It's just that he has been an official for too long, and he sees that in two or three years he will be relieved and returned to his hometown to retire, maybe it is precisely because of this that he is anxious to become famous in the world in one fell swoop before leaving the imperial court, so that he is greedy for merit, does not listen to advice, and suffers a lot. This qiē sounds very reasonable, but who killed Zhao Zong? Why did the Zhao family and those generals keep testifying against Guo Yan?

Li Weiyang's mind kept turning, she always felt that the whole thing was strange, but seeing Mrs. Guo's sad and angry appearance, she swallowed back the words in her mouth for a while, and now this situation is afraid that it is not suitable for these. After thinking for a moment, she spoke: "Father, mother, the current situation, it's not yet time for us to be sad, in my opinion, the most important thing is to clear the grievances of the second brother." ”

Guo Yan glanced at Li Weiyang, he had already heard of his mother, this was his sister, at this moment he looked at Li Weiyang seriously and said, "Sister, I'm afraid this matter is not simple." I suspected Zhao Zong before, and I investigated him many times, but no matter how I investigated, the Zhao family had already wiped out all the incriminating evidence, as if they had been prepared for it at all. ”

Li Weiyang had already expected this, and sighed: "No matter how smart and cautious the second brother is, he can't confront your boss in public. "Military orders are like mountains, Guo Yan is just a deputy marshal, so he naturally has to obey orders. But this Zhao family was too ruthless, and they did everything desperately, and even thought of killing people to kill people, otherwise they would not have provoked such a big resistance from Guo Yan.

Chen Bingbing stood up slowly, glanced at everyone, and was worried: "Father, why don't I go back and report this matter to my father?" ”

Guo Yan immediately said: "It's not proper! The news of my return to Dadu is not to be known to anyone. ”

Li Weiyang agreed: "That's right, second sister-in-law, is on the cusp now, and we have no evidence to prove that Zhao Zong's death has nothing to do with my second brother." Even if you sue Chen Shangshu, there is no way for him to do it, but there will be one more person to worry about. In fact, what Li Weiyang thought was that the less people knew about this matter, the better, Yuan Lie would not go out, now it was only limited to the people in the hall, if everyone could keep the secret, Guo Yan would be safer. Chen...... There are too many factors of instability.

Chen Bingbing thought of his reckless second brother, and he couldn't help but look up. Now she can't take care of Nalan Xue, and at the moment of life and death, what she cares about most is Guo Yan's safety.

Princess Chen Liu looked at Guo Yan very thin, obviously she didn't know how much she had suffered along the way, she couldn't help but shed tears, stepped forward and grabbed his arm and said, "Child, have a good rest at home, we must think ...... something."

Before her words were finished, Qi Guogong shook his head and said, "No, no!" In any case, Guo Yan could not stay in the Guo family. ”

Mrs. Guo slammed up from her chair: "What do you mean by this?" Is it not okay for a son to be wronged and hide at home? ”

Qi Guogong looked at her, and immediately eased his expression and said: "I always feel that this matter is very strange, since Yan'er has escaped, the other party must know, and he will not let it go lightly, and he will definitely find an opportunity to search the Guo family, but it will be very unsafe at that time!" ”

Li Weiyang agreed with Qi Guogong's opinion, she approached Mrs. Guo, and persuaded softly: "Mother, my father's words are not unreasonable, this matter is a trap deliberately set by someone, if the second brother stays here, I am afraid it will not be safe." What's more, once this matter spreads, everyone will suspect that we are harboring the Qin criminal, and at that time, even if the second brother is not guilty, he will be convicted, and the Guo family will face a greater crisis. ”

Mrs. Guo didn't know this truth, but she couldn't bear her son after all. Guo Yan never thought of staying, but he had to come back and explain clearly: "I came back this time to tell my father, and at the same time, I will leave Dadu to find the truth of this matter." ”

Li Weiyang's expression changed slightly, and his brows frowned: "Second brother's words are not right, what you have to do now is to find a secret place to hide, instead of looking for the truth, after all, the other party has set up such a trap to harm you and the Guo family, and it has been prepared for a long time, as long as you die, there is no proof of death, and you have been convicted of murdering the boss and intending to lead the troops to escape." This is undoubtedly a crime of rebellion, aren't you afraid of affecting your parents? ”

Guo Yan also knew this, but in his opinion, this was his inescapable responsibility and must be borne to the end, he said solemnly: "I know what you mean, but if I don't go, who can investigate this matter?" ”

At this time, Director Guo, who had been silent next to him, walked out, and he said softly: "Second brother, I'll handle this matter." ”

Mrs. Guo immediately refused: "No! You're not in good health. ”

Director Guo smiled and looked calm: "Does my mother think that without my right hand, I am a waste?" ”

Mrs. Guo's face changed: "Of course I didn't mean that. ”

Guo Dao's face was soft, obviously he didn't care, he looked at Qi Guogong, he had never been serious: "Just because I am a waste in the eyes of everyone at this moment, leaving Dadu is just a distraction, just a tour of the mountains and rivers, no one will particularly focus on me, but if the third brother and the fourth brother are out of Dadu, others will immediately think that you are running for the second brother." ”

Having said that, Director Guo is clearly calming everyone's hearts and doesn't want them to worry. In fact, as soon as he is out of the capital, he will immediately attract the attention of all parties, and even hunt him down...... Everyone looked at him and fell silent, Li Weiyang glanced at Director Guo, a thought vaguely floated in his heart, and said in a low voice: "Is the fifth brother sure?" ”

Director Guo's eyes lit up very gently, but he shook his head: "I'm not sure, this matter has been going on for a while, and the other party is very cunning, so he won't let me grab the handle, but I'll try my best." ”

Li Weiyang looked at him for a moment, Director Guo just smiled faintly, and between his eyebrows, there was a flash of light. Li Weiyang had already understood what he meant, and her heart moved, she looked at Mrs. Guo and said, "Mother is reluctant to give up the fifth brother?" ”

Of course, Mrs. Guo is reluctant to give up her son who has lost her right hand, but Guo Yan is also her beloved son...... She let out a long sigh: "It's all my sons, what's there to be reluctant to?" Either way, I don't want anything to happen to them, but so far, your fifth brother has to be right, this is the best way to go. "Handed over to others, it may not be so dedicated, only your own brother can do his best to search for clues.

However, Guo Yan suddenly said: "No! This matter can't be done by the fifth brother! His expression was so resolute, and his tone was very tough, that everyone was startled for a while. The brothers glanced at each other, but Director Guo shook his head: "Second brother, you can't stop me." ”

Guo Yan gritted his teeth, turned around sharply, and said, "Father! Please stop the fifth brother! It's too dangerous! ”

Qi Guogong looked at Director Guo quietly, with an expression on his face that could almost be called unfathomable: "Now on the one hand, we must hide your second brother safely, and on the other hand, we must immediately investigate this matter, and only when we have enough evidence in our hands can we rehabilitate your second brother, so that our second brother's location can be exposed." This is to agree with Guo Guo's departure.

Li Weiyang narrowed his eyes, and the essence in his eyes was faintly visible: "I will hide the identity of the second brother, and my father doesn't have to worry too much." ”

Qi Guogong's eyes lit up, and when it fell on Li Weiyang's face, it precipitated into a deep inquiry. Li Weiyang just nodded in affirmation, and Qi Guogong breathed a sigh of relief.

Guo Yan watched his relatives spare no effort to help, and a mist slowly rose in his eyes, he knew that Director Guo was going to take a big risk, and he also knew that Li Weiyang had to take a lot of trouble to hide him...... But he couldn't say a word, because such help came from blood relatives.

Li Weiyang smiled slightly: "Then please say goodbye to the second sister-in-law as much as possible, and I will wait for you outside." ”

When Guo Yan and Chen Bingbing returned to the room, Chen Bingbing hugged him and cried: "Husband, I've been waiting for you to come back." ”

Guo Yan's face showed a trace of sadness, he is a person who is not easy to change, he loved Nalan Xue deeply in the past, and always thought that he could only love one person in his life. He hated the murderer who destroyed his happiness, and even subconsciously, he hoped that through Guò's coldness would make Chen Bingbing automatically understand that it was impossible between them, but no matter how hard he tried, Chen Bingbing didn't seem to understand, and still desperately wanted to marry him, and it was precisely because of his family that he had no choice but to marry her. In this process, he felt that he had changed, no longer a person with a broad chest, but a cowardly and sanctimonious person, he only felt that his behavior was very ugly, and he could only learn how to use the mask of a good husband to confuse Chen Bingbing, and also to confuse himself. But no matter what, he couldn't resist the blood that had been flowing in his body for many years, they were forcing him, forcing him, day and night, feeling guilty, and after having to admit that he had failed in his efforts, he found that there was no way to face Chen Bingbing at all, so he completely collapsed, and he couldn't even wear a mask to cover up.

He was like a play, and the moment the mask fell off, he couldn't go on stage again.

He couldn't explain to Nalan Xue, and he couldn't explain to himself, let alone face Chen Bingbing, so he chose to guard the border and never return to Dadu. However, no matter how he rejected Chen Bingbing, she still wrote a letter every month, narrating about her family, and her dedication to herself was full of a romantic longing, but this kind of love only made Guo Yan feel extremely painful.

He looked at Chen Bingbing, there was no love in his heart, he just smiled faintly and said, "Are you doing well?" ”

At this time, in the hall, everyone's faces were very solemn, especially Qi Guogong and Princess Chen Liu. The smile on Princess Chen Liu's face disappeared, she also knew the impact of this matter on the Guo family, if it was not handled well, it would be ruined, she looked at Qi Guogong, her brows tightened: "Does this matter really have to be handed over to Dao'er?" ”

Qi Guogong nodded, "I really don't feel at ease if this matter is handed over to someone else, Dao'er is the smartest of all children, and it is most appropriate to leave it to him." ”

Princess Chen Liu wanted to speak and stopped, she glanced at Mrs. Guo, then at Qi Guogong, and said, "But Dao'er's injury is ......."

Li Weiyang smiled lightly and said, "Grandmother, you should believe the fifth brother." ”

Director Guo's eyes looked at Li Weiyang, but they were very bright, among all the people, only Li Weiyang supported him, and she also knew him best, she believed in her own ability and supported his decision, how could he not like such a girl?

In fact, he is not to investigate the truth, but to be a target. As long as he can successfully draw the attention of all his enemies to himself, Wonyeol's people will have a way to find clues. But if he doesn't succeed, the matter will be in a desperate situation. In the hall, the only people who could really understand his voice were Li Weiyang and Qi Guogong, no, maybe the second brother also guessed it, so he opposed it so fiercely. Director Guo smiled: "Father, mother, I will definitely return safely, I must catch the evidence of those people framing the second brother." ”

Mrs. Guo still looked worried, and Li Weiyang comforted: "If my mother is really not at ease, I will secretly arrange some people to secretly protect the fifth brother." ”

A trace of pain flashed in Qi Guogong's expression, and he nodded and said, "That's it." ”

When everyone dispersed, Qi Guogong stopped Li Weiyang, and he spoke: "Jia'er, I think today's things are very wrong. ”

It's wrong, it's just too wrong, Li Weiyang has had this feeling since just now, but unfortunately even she can't figure out what the problem is, a problem has not been solved, and a problem comes one after another, all of them are aimed at the Guo family, the other party has been smiling quietly in the dark corner, waiting peacefully, obviously extremely patient.

This dense net has not yet reached the time to really close the net. Li Weiyang couldn't help but think of the blind chess game during the day, she could only take one step and watch three moves, but the other party took one step to see ten moves, and easily controlled the overall situation, she knew that she had met a real master, so that until now, she couldn't see where the most critical move was......

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Regarding blind chess, the inspiration was taken from a report about blind chess masters.