The Royal Palace –

Somewhere off the beaten track, under the tall soap tree is a thriving figure. He tilted his head slightly to face the trunk of the tree and turned his hands behind his back.

After the end of the early dynasty, Leng Qingtang did not immediately return to Dongchang, but stayed here, deliberately waiting for someone's arrival.

Not long after, a young man wearing a red gossip robe and a purple sun top hat walked slowly from the corner of the palace wall, with a fairy posture and an extraordinary temperament.

Walking to the soap tree and stopping, he waved his hand and saluted the cold green hall under the tree:

"Poor Dao Jade Xuanji See the Overseer." When the clear sound is spoken, it is elegant and subdued, like jade bursting into each other.

Leng Qingtang looked back in response, pursed his thin lips, and smiled leisurely:

"The national teacher is exempt from courtesy."

Yu Xuanji, the imperial court Taoist temple Peng Xianguan was born, the appearance is outstanding, the demeanor is elegant and appropriate, by the love of cultivation and alchemy Emperor Jingxiao as an indispensable favorite minister, at a young age by the emperor appointed to serve as the national teacher of Dayi State.

Whenever Emperor Jingxiao retreats and cultivates, the person who is with him in the Taoist house and follows him is naturally the national teacher Yu Xuanji!

On the surface, Yu Xuanji is a popular person around the emperor, but secretly his relationship with the emperor is extraordinary, and the people who know the essence of the two of them's cultivation are only Leng Qingtang and the great eunuch Hu Gonggong who served in front of the emperor.

"The emperor is in retreat today, and there is a teacher of the country, and the Taoist is ...... Be sure to be good at 'serving'. ”

When the syllables of the word "waiting" were deliberately raised, Leng Qingtang lightly lowered his long eyelashes, casting two gloomy shadows on his lower eyelids. In vain, the heavy lines of his hand face showed indescribable treachery and cunning.

Yu Xuanji hurriedly bowed his head, put his hands into the big red wide sleeves with gold thread trim, and his eyebrows and eyes were respectful:

"Rest assured, the Overseer, that everything has been arranged according to the Governor's wishes." Shejin Pill has been successfully refined, and then the poor Dao only needs to wait for the Governor to show him, and then he can do it. ”

After finishing speaking, Yu Xuanji quietly raised a pair of beautiful fox eyes, and looked at Leng Qingtang with some invitation.

He always understood that he was a chess piece planted in the government and the opposition by the former overseer of Dongchang, and like Imperial Doctor Jiang, Cheng Wanli and others, he was one of the "human resources" who served Leng Qingtang and helped him succeed!

"Good!" Leng Qingtang nodded approvingly, straightened his head with a light smile, and instructed in a quiet voice:

"Everything is in a gradual cycle, and it is prudent to come first, and do not rush into everything, and carefully teach people to handle it."

"The Overseer is relieved, and the poor road will take the Overseer's commands to heart."

——

"...... this?"

Leng Qingtang came back from the palace, and as soon as he entered the south courtyard of the East Factory, he saw the delicate dim sum of pink and white on the table in the room, and his eyes lit up.

Gu Yunxi stood in front of the table with a teacup in his hand, his beautiful little face was full of smiles, and his eyes were full of brilliance and clarity.

"Today is the Double Ninth Festival, these glutinous rice sugar cakes and flower cakes are made by me, and I made a special trip to honor the Lord, and I also gave one to each stall head!"

As he spoke, he put the teacup in the Overseer's hand and explained:

"The newly soaked Liangdu silver needle, the water temperature is just right. The pastry is on the sweet side and goes best with your tea. ”

Chung Yeung Festival –

Leng Qingtang stared at the plate of pastries in a daze, and his expression gradually became empty.

I vaguely remember that I was a carefree child the last time I had Chongyang, with a loving father and a gentle mother by my side.

At the age of four, he applauded and laughed with joy when he saw the clear and bright moon in the sky, not knowing that when it shines alone in the vastness and emptiness of a foreign land, it represents almost hopeless loneliness!

"Father, you see, the crescent moon in the sky is so beautiful, just like the eyebrows of the mother's concubine!"

His father nodded with a smile, his large, soft hand caressing the top of his head.

His mother embraced him, kissed him on the cheek, and reminded him in a low voice:

"Why did Hull forget again? This is not our country, we must no longer call us 'father' and 'mother', but father, mother......"

The immature face was full of confusion, and after hesitating, he couldn't help but look at his father and asked:

"But the Father...... Daddy, our country...... Where the hell is it? ”

The father sighed at the moon, and the corners of his eyes moistened......

——

"Overseer? Overseer! ”

The voice called and pulled Leng Qingtang, who was caught in reminiscence, back to reality.

Raised his head in a panic, and his eyes met Gu Yunxi's exploratory eyes.

The clear eyes were cast on his face, and he couldn't stop flowing back and forth, full of speculation.

Seeing that his expression became more and more solemn after waking up like a dream, she asked with concern:

"Overseer, what's wrong with you?"

Gu Yunxi felt a faint uneasiness in his heart at this time.

I heard Xiao Xiaoshen run back and say that after he distributed the Chongyang cake to the blockers, everyone was very happy to eat, and felt Yun Guan'er's thoughtfulness.

Gu Yunxi's thoughts are very simple and simple.

She thought that the Overseer would be in the same mood as the others when he saw the platter.

After all, except for the Chinese New Year's Eve, Dongchang never celebrates all year round, and occasionally a small surprise will always make people feel busy and unexpected, and no one can refuse this caring heart.

Gu Yunxi has been in Dongchang for two months, and she can realize that the Overseer has always been good to her.

She decided to take the opportunity of today's festival to please him, and then asked him for grace and let her eldest sister Gu Yunyao and Zhao An go. A while ago, she sneaked into Dongchang Zhao Prison, but not only did she not find her eldest sister's good friend Zhao An, but she committed the disease first. Now that a long time has passed, she has never forgotten the entrustment of her eldest sister Gu Yunyao, and she has been looking for an opportunity to help her get out.

Looking at the current situation, the Overseer looked at the plate of pastries in a daze, and there was no surprise on his face! Could it be that he did something wrong, and it made him angry?

"Overseer, you, you're not...... Do you have a sweet tooth? ”

During the time she spent together, she basically figured out the overseer's dietary preferences.

The more Gu Yunxi looked at Leng Qingtang's face at this time, the more bottomless his heart became. The silence for a long time made her feel uncomfortable, and she couldn't help but ask again.

"How did you come up with the idea of making your own dim sum? Those hands are very skillful......"

Looking at her levelly, he asked rhetorically, intentionally or unintentionally, looking tired and in a trance, as if his body had returned, and his soul continued to stay in the world of memories full of grief and suffering.

"Huh? That one...... Isn't it Chung Yeung Festival today? Yunxi has no relatives since I was a child, and in addition to the sisters of the Gongyuan, there are only Gu's mother and the overseer who raised me......"

Gu Yunxi talked eloquently, and his eyes kept following the changes in Leng Qingtang's expression.

The tone of his question just now was too flat to tell if it was a happy laugh or a quiet sulk.

After a pause, Gu Yunxi hurriedly took a breath and continued:

"Yunxi's life was given by the overseer, and he came to Dongchang and received the care of the overseer. Yunxi wants to repay you, but he can't get a decent baby, he will only have this ability at hand, so he made this snack to express his gratitude to you. Doesn't the saying say: One day is a teacher, and a lifetime is a father. In addition to staying with relatives, Chung Yeung Festival is also a festival that knows how to be grateful and reciprocate. Therefore, no matter how much time you spend honoring you, it is also deserved! ”

After pouring out in one breath, Gu Yunxi felt much more relaxed physically and mentally.

With such flattery, he shouldn't be able to find fault with it-

Leng Qingtang was still silent, and his eyes were always on Gu Yunxi, who was talking eloquently. The atrium gradually warmed up because of the plate of snacks, but his face refused to show the slightest emotion.

"A day as a teacher...... Fatherly ...... for life"

Suddenly, he repeated her words lightly, and suddenly asked:

"You regard me as your father?"

"Yes...... yes......"

She looked at him with an ignorant expression, but the confidence to speak was obviously insufficient because his eyes were too sharp and sharp:

"You...... Didn't you recognize me as your apprentice? I...... Although I don't study much, I ...... I also know the meaning of 'a teacher for one day, a father for life'...... I ......"

Gu Yunxi didn't dare to continue, she saw that her own overseer had already stood up and strode towards her, her handsome face was long, and her face was extraordinarily gloomy~gloomy.

"Governor...... Overseer ......"

Gu Yunxi's heart was panicked for no reason, and he watched the overseer's gradually enlarged face retreat step by step, and his hands clenched into fists without control.

What is this? Angry for no reason? Where did I provoke him? Could it be that he got angry in the morning and came back to vent with me?

Until the back is pressed against the wall, there is no way back.

Leng Qingtang stared at the expressions of horror and innocence on Gu Yunxi's delicate and beautiful melon seeds, and suddenly laughed secretly in his heart:

The little girl is really simple and cute, she wants to pat herself and can't speak, have you ever seen such a young and stylish father?

It's no wonder that she thinks about it, who told him that when he made up his mind to pour out his feelings to her that day, he just caught up with her drug and fell asleep in his arms! As for what he said, she didn't even listen to a word!

Is it true that a twenty-seven-year-old man and a fifteen-year-old girl are standing together? Not old, right? It's only a little bit older than her—

Leng Qingtang was instantly curious, wanting to find out what this little girl's performance would be next. So he continued to pretend to be resentful and indignant, and asked in a deep voice:

"You regard Ben as your father, do you want to show that Ben Du is old enough to be your father, don't you?"

Gu Yunxi was immediately aggrieved and helpless, and shook his head vigorously.

Oh, my God! He really knows how to find faults, why did he pick this sentence!

Looking up at the curvy and warm jade-like face in front of him, Gu Yunxi secretly complained. Elf Hui's eyes turned and turned, she thought of a countermeasure, forced a smile and praised him:

"The overseer is handsome and handsome, and the jade tree is Linlang, how can he be old?! You're not old, you're not old! Young—"

"Huh?" Leng Qingtang didn't buy it, raised his eyebrows, and his face was full of disgust and doubt.

Want to perfunctory me? No way-

So far, Gu Yunxi has no choice but to rely on coquettish attempts to get by.

"Overseer, I was wrong...... I'm wrong, can't I......"

She looked at him pitifully, and the sparkling water in her eyes was so unattractive.

The soft and moist voice of begging for mercy made Leng Qingtang's heart tremble. Not to mention that he is not angry at all, even if he is really angry, after her pure bewitchment, he will easily disarm and surrender.

I was about to let her go, but my eyes were firmly attracted by something again.

Gu Yunxi's body leaned against the wall, his white upper teeth were biting his lower lip fiercely, and he didn't even know that he had pulled out a white mark of blood loss on the soft lip flap.

Leng Qingtang couldn't take his eyes off the two pink lips, he felt that their color was like the color of the flower cake in the lotus dish on the table, the same enchanting, which made him feel a very restless reverie, and he wanted to take them in his mouth and taste them carefully, is the taste also like that pastry, sweet and delicious?

Gu Yunxi had long been terrified to the limit, and his back was against the cold and hard wall, and he kept panting, making the upper body of the wide official uniform immediately show two exquisite outlines, and the rhythm of breathing was up and down, up and down.

Leng Qingtang was instantly enthusiastically upset by the gesture in front of him that seemed to want to refuse and welcome.

On the other side, Gu Yunxi was silent, his expression was frightened and vigilant, always keeping an eye on the next move of the Overseer. She saw the shiver in his eyes, thinking that she had really him off.

It's over!

It's too close, if the Overseer really throws an iron sand palm, I won't be slapped to death by him immediately? But there's a wall behind it, and there's nowhere to escape if you want to......

He finally reached out to her first.

It's dead—

Gu Yunxi screamed secretly in his heart, and closed his eyes in fright.

Felt a finger gently pull up his lower lip, freeing it from under the hard teeth.

Gu Yunxi hurriedly opened his eyes.

"Doesn't it hurt to bite like this?"

On the other side, the Overseer asked softly, breathing a little heavily.

“……”

The fear felt like he was halfway away, he looked at each other, and unconsciously, Gu Yunxi's cheeks burned with a touch of peach powder.

The thin lips were lightly hooked, Leng Qingtang soothed a playful smile, pinched the perfect and small chin under the lip flap, he gradually lowered his head, and his voice was soft and ambiguous:

"The big holiday made Ben Du angry...... Say to yourself, "How shall the Governor punish you......"