Pei Hongfeng stood behind Huo 19 boredly, kicking Huo 19's chair legs with both feet in turn, and didn't speak, like a naughty child venting the unhappiness in his heart.

Huo Shijiu didn't seem to feel anything unusual, Ruyu Junyan was calm and peaceful, and he was playing with the lid of the white porcelain tea bowl intently, as if the tea bowl was a treasure of the world.

"You're so calm." Pei Hongfeng finally couldn't stand it, and said sarcastically: "There are two cracks on the broken tea bowl, there is still dirt in the cracks, and there are three cracks on the bowl lid, if you look at it again, it will be broken, I don't know if your father-in-law will claim compensation from you!" Unexpectedly, the dignified Jiang family doesn't even have a tea bowl for hospitality! ”

Pei Hongfeng was already convinced in her heart that Huo Shijiu was not the rumored traitor who everyone was condemned for, no matter how ugly the rumors were, but the living "traitor" was dangling in front of her these days, where could she not see it?

Will traitors smear the emperor's liver and brains? Can traitors make the emperor feel at ease to entrust the tiger talisman? Can a traitor be relied on by the emperor like a father and a brother? Can a traitor convince a man like Jiao Zhongyi? Can traitors make chivalrous people like Cao Yu follow willingly?

However, even if she knew that he might not be so unreliable, in the end, her previous impression was preconceived, and she couldn't get used to seeing him look like he was bullied by her father-in-law. I really want to ask him now, where have all the majesty that was shaking outside before! Could it be that what makes people "frightened", and it is rumored that they can stop children from crying are "wasted fame"? ”

She wants to curse!

Huo Shijiu smiled very calmly and said, "Don't be impatient. ”

One sentence finally ignited Pei Hongfeng's anger, and he was calm for a while. She's been sitting here with him for days! Don't be impatient. Don't be irritable about her!

Pei Hongfeng flicked his sleeves and wanted to leave.

Huo Shijiu said: "Since my father-in-law needs time to sort out his mood. In order to explain to me why he murdered his own daughter and grandson, I naturally had to give the old man time to consider how to defend himself. You also know that my father-in-law is a famous minister in the Qing Dynasty, and his good name has long been outside, if the world knows that he has such a habit of murdering relatives, I don't know what the world thinks. ”

Pei Hongfeng turned around in surprise and looked at the sullen gourd who had been silent, wondering why he suddenly opened up. The blue cloth and bamboo cotton curtain at the back was lifted, Jiang Xuewen sat in a wooden wheelchair, and slowly came to the front hall under the service of a young servant.

After not seeing him for many days, Jiang Xuewen seems to have gotten rid of the haggard when he first broke his leg, and he has also walked out of the sorrow of his wife and divorce, and the eldest daughter insisting on marrying a traitorous brother, and his eyes are as shrewd and wise as before.

Looking at Huo Shijiu, who was dressed in brocade clothes, Jiang Xuewen, who was wearing a cotton robe, felt that he was wearing a gorgeous dress inlaid with gold and silver, and snorted coldly: "You don't have to talk nonsense again and try to provoke the generals. Since you are not afraid that the old man will scold you for being a bloody dog, the old man will come out to meet you, a traitor who is angry with God! ”

"People and gods are indignant and dare not be. The father-in-law really raised the son-in-law. Huo Shijiu stood up and served Jiang Xuewen, who was sitting in a wheelchair, with a mocking smile on his face: "Compared with my father-in-law, I wear the coat of a human being, but I do things that are not even as good as animals, and I can still wear the hat of a loyal man in front of people, such a brazenness, the little son-in-law is willing to bow down, and he has to learn more." ”

"You! Huo Nineteen, don't think that the old man is afraid of you! Do you think you're in the prime of life and can do whatever you want? Do you still want to imprison the old man again!? Hmph, the old man will be afraid of you?! ”

"I'm not the commander of the Jinyi Guard now, if so, I'll really lock you up this time, not only to lock you up, but also to dig out your heart and liver to see how dark it is!"

Although Huo Shijiu was scolding, he still had a smile on his face, and he spoke slowly: "Father-in-law, are you loyal or traitorous?" Are you doing it for the sake of your reputation as a famous minister, or is it really for the emperor's sake? You led your team to provoke trouble again and again, angered the British duke, and let the British duke point the finger at the emperor, and the emperor also considered that you were a loyal man and tried every means to save your life, didn't you realize it at all? ”

Jiang Xuewen was stunned at first when he heard this, and his heart shook violently. However, he refused to admit defeat on his face: "Nonsense! ”

"Gibberish, huh? And then there's even more messy. For the sake of your reputation as a famous minister, regardless of your daughter's life or death, you first sent one to go undercover, and when the undercover failed and saw that the other chose someone you thought should not be chosen, you ordered someone to secretly pour arsenic. Now that the two daughters are out of the cabinet, and one of them has also become a mother, you don't even care about family affection, and you are also in the same league with the British princess you originally wanted to resist, and ordered someone to intercept and kill the Huo family, even your own daughter and grandson. ”

Huo Shijiu's beautiful eyes contained sharp blades, looking down on Jiang Xuewen so highly, as if he was going to slash him with a knife, and the words he said poked his conscience every sentence: "Father-in-law, may I ask, are you also considered a clear stream and a famous minister?" Tiger poison is not yet a child, you are really more poisonous than a tiger, more poisonous than you, ten Huo Ying tied up is not your opponent. ”

"Nonsense! Nonsense! The old man just used the rape dog and ordered someone to exterminate your lair, and specially instructed Sister Yan and Sister Yu to wait, you ......" Speaking of this, Jiang Xuewen's voice was suffocated, and he suddenly realized, and muttered: "The rape dog deceived me!" ”

"You're so easy to deceive, who are you not fooling if you don't lie? He's going to use your knife to kill the people closest to me and you. Huo Jiu smiled and said more harsh words: "It's no wonder that Brother Chen can't stand your temperament, and he is so disappointed in you that he wants to run away from home." If I had such a father, I am afraid that I would hate to sever the relationship between father and son. ”

"What kind of thing are you, you deserve to come to my house to point fingers!"

"I really don't deserve it. But I'm still a human being. Huo Shijiu slowly walked in front of Jiang Xuewen, leaned over with his hands, slowly looked at Jiang Xuewen, and asked gently, "What about you?" Dressed in the skin of a loyal minister, doing dirty things, his own daughter and grandson will not let go, and he will abandon the righteousness of Qingliu and be with traitorous ministers, I think you are not only not worthy of being a Qingliu minister, but also unworthy of being a man! ”

"Presumptuous!"

"There are even more presumptuous!" Huo Jiu straightened up suddenly, brushed his sleeves and walked out of the door: "If you dare to move a single hair of your hair, I will definitely have a hundred ways to make you regret not being in the first place!" I, Huo Ying, do what I say! ”

Jiang Xuewen grabbed the armrest of the wooden wheelchair with both hands. The whole body trembled and stared dryly. But he trembled and couldn't say a word.

He didn't want to kill his daughter. Indeed, the man he sent was to bring back his daughter. It must have been the British, who gave orders behind their backs and arranged people...... He just wants to eradicate traitors and cut the grass and roots, why is he wrong?

It's the fault of the British public! It was he who took advantage of him!

"Sir!"

When Jiang Xuewen was stunned, Sister Yin suddenly walked into the room quickly, her nervous tongue knotted. He stammered: "Master, my uncle has sent more than a dozen subordinates to serve you, from small servants to rough long-term workers, but everything we can use has been arranged!" ”

"You said it was arranged by Huo Nineteen!?"

"It's Master Hou!"

"Tell them to get out!" Jiang Xuewen slapped the wheelchair hard and scolded fiercely: "When did my Jiang family use him to interfere!" Get the hell out of here! ”

"Master Jiang is angry." A burly black-faced man entered the front hall uninvited, saluted respectfully, and then said: "Master Hou said, you can't get into the tiger for a look, and I'm afraid that you will be eaten by the tiger, so I arranged for us to come and protect you." There were 20 of us. Ten people change shifts every day, and they will definitely protect Lord Jiang's thoughtfulness. It will also prevent Master Jiang from continuing to do things that hurt his wife. ”

"Fart! What are you, lackeys! It's all lackeys! ”

"We are only loyal to the Hou Ye. Master Hou ordered, I will wait for copying. If Master Jiang has nothing else to do, please go back and rest. With that, he stepped forward and took over the wheelchair and pushed it into the inner room.

Sister Yin was dumbfounded, their family was "led" above board?

In front of the courtyard gate, Huo Shijiu turned over and got on his horse, his light gray cloak reflected his handsome face, and his temperament was clear and noble, like a fairy. Pei Hongfeng, who was dressed in red, rode a horse to follow him, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect you to be quite iron-fisted." Just now I thought you were a soft egg who was afraid of your father-in-law, and I underestimated you. ”

Huo Jiujiu just nodded lightly.

Pei Hongfeng said: "It seems that my girl's vision for choosing people is really accurate." Ever since she fell in love with Cao Moran, I was worried that Cao Moran had followed a traitor, and I was afraid that it was not a good thing, and now I have been protecting you these days, and I have seen some clues, and I can rest assured that I can talk to the girl when I turn around. ”

Huo Shijiu nodded again, Pei Hongfeng could think like this, and his goal would be achieved.

Back at Huo's Mansion in Shichahai, Huo Shijiu went straight to the study in the outer courtyard. Seeing that the wing room in the courtyard where the study was located was extinguished, he asked his entourage worriedly: "Where is Gongzi Cao?" ”

Sixi pointed to the roof behind him.

Huo Shijiu turned around and saw Cao Yu wearing a thin gown, stretching one leg and bending one leg, sitting on the roof holding a wine jar and a cow drink. His hair was disheveled, and the wine he had not had time to pour ran down his chin and into his neckline, wetting the entire placket.

Now that it is approaching October, the autumn nights in Kyoto are very cold, and Cao Yu's injuries have not yet healed, so he can't drink alcohol, but now he wears a thin roof to eat......

Huo Shijiu frowned and looked at Cao Yu for a moment, and said, "Mo Dye, come down." If we want to eat, let's go back to the house and eat. I'll be with you. ”

"Master." Cao Yu shook his head and said, "Master, go and rest, I'll sit down for a while and rest." ”

The voice is clear, and he doesn't look like a person who has eaten wine at all.

Sixi said in a low voice: "Master Hou, do you want to order someone to bring Cao Gongzi down?" ”

Huo Shijiu shook his head when he heard this, and said, "Go get the ladder." ”

"Master, you ......"

"Go."

"Yes."

Sixi didn't dare to disobey Huo Nineteen's will, and hurriedly took the ladder to worship under the corridor, seeing Huo Nineteen waving his hand, he had to take the order, quietly retreated, and stayed outside from a distance not to let anyone get close to listen to the conversation between Huo Nineteen and Cao Yu, and secretly begged God, but don't let Hou Ye bump into it, otherwise the emperor will not pick the skin of these people.

Huo Shijiu stepped on the ladder and jumped onto the roof, walked to Cao Yu's side, first picked the light gray big drumpet on his body and draped it on Cao Yu's shoulder, then sat down side by side with him, took the wine jar in his arms and poured a big sip.

The wine is not a mellow wine, but a hot and spicy burning knife, a stream of heat rushes into the abdomen, and even the blood in the whole body seems to be boiling, only to feel that the whole body is refreshing.

Huo Shijiu raised his head and poured another sip, wiped the wine from his chin at will, and handed the wine jar back to Cao Yu.

The two looked at each other and smiled, Cao Yu took another big sip, and said heartily: "Good wine!" ”

"Good wine indeed." Huo Shijiu looked up at the bright moon and stars gradually unfolding in the clear autumn evening, looked at the sunset gradually dissipating in the sky, and sighed: "Although it is not as mellow as the famous wine, it can bring people a refreshing daring." Over the years, whether you or I, what we have lacked is this kind of refreshment. ”

"That's why it's said that it's hard to buy a drunk." Cao Yu handed the wine jar to Huo Shijiu again.

So they shared a jar of burning knives, and after a while the jar was empty, and they didn't care much, but lay down on the tiles of the roof and looked at the sky.

Huo Jiu said at this time: "Mo Dye, do you have something on your mind?" ”

"yes." Cao Yu would not reveal his heart so bluntly on weekdays, but today may be the effect of wine, and the things he hid in his heart were said like that: "I like a woman, she is the most special woman I have ever seen." When she is quiet, she can be like a delicate flower shining in the water, and when she needs to, she can also be like a devil to terrify her enemies. When we first met, I thought she was a teenager, and when we met again, we were on opposite sides, and later, I don't know why this heart was biased towards her, she was obviously married, and she only had someone else in her heart, but I couldn't control myself. A friend's wife cannot be deceived, her husband is my master, and he is also my friend of life and death, I ...... I was full of frustration and didn't know how to vent it, and I didn't know how to solve this sadness. I want to put it down, I can't put it down, I want to forget it, I can't forget it......"

Cao Yu closed his eyes as he spoke, and said painfully: "Master, you teach me what to do." You are resourceful, and you have been able to deal with traitors all these years, and you must have a way. ”

Huo Shijiu calmly looked at the brightest star in the sky, and said for a long time: "Life is like a dream, why bother to be too persistent." In any case, you are my brother. ”

"'Life is like a dream, why bother to be too persistent'......" Cao Yu muttered, and then smiled bitterly: "If you want to let go of her and tell you that you have a dream in life, in the end it will be empty, will you let go?" ”

"The end of all relationships is letting go. Sooner or later, it's just that. Huo Nineteen said: "I just want to do what I can in my lifetime, for her, and for a worthy person." There really won't be a day when I won't be allowed to do so, at least I don't have any regrets. I'm different from everyone else, I never thought I'd die. What you call 'letting go', this kind of distinction I used to be very afraid of. But now I've seen it too. I just want to do my best to fulfill my mission and be with her. As for the rest, one qiē is determined by heaven. ”

"So should I have no regrets?" Cao Yu shook his head as he spoke, and said, "Some regrets are doomed. But with me, you don't necessarily have to die. (To be continued......)

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