Xiao Jingxi watched Ren Yaoqi slowly walk out of the courtyard, there was still a slight smile in her dark and beautiful eyes, but a hint of contemplation quietly emerged.

He turned around and slowly walked back to the stone bench and sat down, twisting the round chess pieces that had been withdrawn from the chess jar with his slender two fingers, and reviewing the previous chess games one by one, his movements were focused and leisurely.

In the quiet courtyard, only one person and one sheep remained, forming a silent landscape.

At some point, a man in a gray cloth shirt stood quietly behind Xiao Jingxi, standing without saying a word.

Xiao Jingxi didn't look back, and waited until the chess pieces on the chessboard were already set up before he spoke, and his low and soft voice was like an ancient music: "Han's affairs are other people's housework, so they don't have to interfere." ”

The man in the gray cloth shirt first unconsciously answered yes, and then said after answering: "Han Dongshan went to ask the chief manager Gu beside the prince, and the chief manager Gu sent someone to investigate." ”

Xiao Jingxi tilted his head slightly when he heard this, and frowned his good-looking eyebrows: "Why has the palace been so idle recently?" ”

The man in gray lowered his head, not daring to answer.

Xiao Jingxi looked at the chessboard, his fingers moved lightly to change the chess game on the chessboard, and said leisurely: "You go and tell Manager Gu that you can't even handle your own housework, what else can Yanbei Wangfu expect from them?" Although his tone was soft, the words he uttered were extremely heavy.

"Yes, Childe, my subordinates understand." The man in gray hurriedly bowed his head and answered.

Xiao Jingxi continued to fiddle with the chess game, sometimes retreating and re-walking, and there was no sound of falling pieces, only the sound of wind and grass.

Just when the man in gray thought that Xiao Jingxi had nothing to say anymore, he heard him speak again: "Go check Han Dongshan." ”

Although the man in gray was a little strange why his master suddenly paid attention to the Han family, he still bowed his head and responded to his order at the first time.

"How's the army doing now?" Xiao Jingxi left the affairs of the Han family behind and asked about other things.

"Back to Gongzi, Mrs. Wu took Miss Wu back to the house, accompanied by Wu Xiao and an old strategist Zhou He beside her. In the past few days, Zhou He has asked to see the prince three times, and the prince has seen him twice. ”

The Mrs. Wu in his mouth is the wife of Wu Xiaohe, the current Ningxia commander-in-chief, and Xiao Wei, the county lord of Yanbei Palace. Xiao Jingxi's aunt.

When Xiao Jingxi heard this, his eyebrows and eyes did not move: "I am asking about the affairs of the army, not the affairs of the palace." ”

The gray-clothed man paused, buried his head and said: "Since the news of the last imperial court disarmament was announced, there have been several riots in the Yanbei army under the instigation of a few people with ulterior motives. The subordinates temporarily stood still according to the orders of the son, and secretly wrote down the few troublemakers. I heard a report from someone today. In the near future, they plan to gather more people to make trouble, and they also plan to take the money and hide in the mountains to become the king after looting a few big shops in Yunyang City. ”

Xiao Jingxi didn't speak when he heard this, staring at the chessboard with a little deep thought, and he didn't know whether Lu Dao was thinking about the chess path or the matter of his subordinates.

In the middle of the ring, he picked up the chess pieces on the chessboard that were gradually divided into winners and losers one by one: "Go and let Tonghe prepare the carriage." Go back to Yunyang City today. ”

"Then the White Dragon Temple is ...... here"

Xiao Jingxi said lightly: "Tongde will stay." ”

His voice fell. I don't know where Lu Dao came from, a man with an ordinary face and medium stature came out, and bowed respectfully to Xiao Jingxi.

"Give you a month to solve the affairs of the White Dragon Temple and the major temples." Xiao Jingxi glanced at Tongde, who had just come out. Commanded softly.

"Yes, Childe." Tongde bowed his head and answered.

Xiao Jingxi got up and walked out, and the slender figure quickly disappeared at the door of the cave.

When Ren Yaoqi came out, he didn't see Xiao Jinglin, the maid apple squatted under the eaves in front of the wing, and when she saw Ren Yaoqi coming out, she hurriedly ran over and followed behind Ren Yaoqi.

There were no more encounters along the way, and the master and servant went out of the courtyard.

Yard gate. Xi'er, the eldest girl beside the Li family, was calling the two mothers-in-law aside for questioning, and when she saw Ren Yaoqi coming out, she hurriedly greeted her: "Miss, are you okay?" ”

Xi'er looked at Ren Yao worriedly.

"I'm fine. The county lord just invited me to a cup of tea. Ren Yaoqi comforted Xi'er in a warm voice, "Why are you here?" ”

"Mrs. heard that you were dragged away by the county lord of Yanbei Wangfu, and she was a little worried. So he sent his slaves and maidservants over and watched. Xi'er said and asked with some curiosity: "Fifth Miss, how do you recognize the county lord?" ”

Ren Yaochi shook his head as he walked: "Today is also the first time I have met the county lord, and I didn't know each other before. ”

"Then why did she invite you to tea for no reason?" Xi'er didn't look unconvinced, but she was very curious and puzzled.

I heard that the county lord of Yanbei Wangfu has a very strange temperament, and he will not return to the palace all year round, obviously it is a girl's family, but he has to follow a few Yanbei Wangfu generals to inspect the border passes, which is stronger than a man.

This county lord is a rumored character, in the eyes of their ordinary people, it is no different from the legendary women sung in the drama and written in the book, but such a woman suddenly pulled her own young lady to drink tea, and the two of them have not seen each other before, which is really incomprehensible.

"The county lord only said that he wanted to find someone to drink tea with, and as for why it was me, I don't know why." Ren Yaochi patiently explained.

Not only were a few maids and wives surprised that Xiao Jinglin had dragged Ren Yao to drink tea, but when they returned to the resting courtyard, the Li family, who had been waiting for a long time and was about to come out to find someone, was also very puzzled.

Ren Yaoqi said it again according to the answer just now, and Li still couldn't come up with a reason after thinking about it for a long time.

Mama Zhou comforted the Li family and said, "Since the county lord has no malicious intentions, then you don't have to worry about it, madam." And the county lord likes us five young ladies, which is a good thing. Although this county lord does not often return to the Yanbei Palace, he is very liked by the King of Yanbei. ”

Li nodded: "You're right. Although this county lord has a strange temperament, he has not heard of any evil deeds. ”

Ren Yaoqi didn't know that Xiao Jingxi returned to Yunyang City shortly after she left, and she and the Li family set off for Baihe Town in the early morning of the second day.

When the carriage was descending the mountain road, the wind blew open the curtain, and Ren Yaochi glanced out casually, just in time to see two nuns in light gray Taoist robes talking and going up the mountain road.

Ren Yaochi couldn't help but glance at the older nun, between her fair skin and delicate appearance, there was a bit of unintentional charm in her eyes when she laughed with others, and the black hairline could be seen from the edge of the hat on the side of her ear, and she didn't shave her head.

Ren Yaochi was thinking about the identity of this nun, but the nun turned her head slightly as if she had a feeling, and saw that it was a carriage used by the ladies of a large family, so she turned her head again and continued to laugh with a younger nun.

Ren Yaoqi sat in the carriage, and she could still hear her crisp laughter. However, when the little nun who was traveling with her saw that passers-by were looking at them, she whispered to remind the nun with hair to be quieter.

The nun with the hair was still laughing loudly as if she hadn't heard it.

Mama Zhou glanced out, frowned, and said, "Where does this woman look like a monk?" ”

Ren Yaoqi remembered what he heard about a female nun in the nearby Baiyun Temple when he came to Bailong Temple last time, and this nun with hair must be the one surnamed Liang.

Look, it's a wanton character.

However, the last time that kind of thing happened, she was still able to stay in this pure place of Buddhism and hide, and her face was not affected. This woman should not be a simple person.

The carriage passed by the two nuns, and Ren Yaochi slowly withdrew his gaze.

After going down the mountain, turning into the official road from the trail around the mountain, I didn't go far before I saw several carriages coming from the direction of Yunyang City, and the style of the carriage was very similar to that of Ren Yaoqi and Li.

"Madam, the carriage of the second wife is behind us, and it is coming from the direction of Yunyang City." There were reports from outside.

"The second sister-in-law said before that she went back to Yunyang City to attend her nephew's wedding banquet, and she should have come from her mother's house. Tell the front to stop first, and wait for the second sister-in-law's carriage to go first. Li commanded softly.

So the carriage of the Li family slowly stopped, and the carriage behind quickly caught up and stopped next to the Li carriage. The second wife, Su Shi, lifted the curtain, revealing an ordinary and gentle face.

Li also lifted the curtain of the car, smiled and called "second sister-in-law".

Su Shi nodded gently: "As soon as I saw the carriage of the Ren family in front of me, I thought that it was the master of the mansion who came to the White Dragon Temple to burn incense, and it turned out to be the third brother and sister." ”

Ren Yaoqi called out to the second aunt.

"Huh? The fifth sister is also there? Ren Yaoting's voice sounded in Su's carriage, and then Ren Yaoting's face also appeared by the curtain.

Su Shi frowned and scolded his daughter: "Ting'er, don't you say hello first when you see the third aunt?" Not a spark of decency. ”

Ren Yaoting hurriedly called "Third Aunt", but his eyes glanced into Li's carriage.

Li smiled and spoke for Ren Yaoting: "Their sisters haven't seen each other for a few days, so it's natural to be closer." ”

"Mother, I want to sit with my fifth sister. The last time I talked to the fifth sister about the eldest cousin, the fifth sister said that most of the women in the capital are pampered and not easy to talk. But my eldest cousin is not, and my daughter is going to talk to her about my eldest cousin. Ren Yaoting begged.

Su Shi didn't stop him when he heard this, nodded and said gently: "You ask your fifth sister what she means, if she is willing, your sister will go to the back carriage and sit." ”

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