When the wind chimes rang, the people around them unconsciously looked in the direction of the sound, and then lowered their heads and began to busy their own things.

It was a wind chime peculiar to the carriage of the nobles on the West Street of Kyoto Prefecture, and the people of Kyoto Prefecture were already familiar with that sound, and some elderly people could even tell who the nobles who came out today by the sound of the wind chimes.

The wind chimes rang loudly, and soon after, a horse-drawn carriage slowly drove from somewhere on West Street, and the sound of the "creaking" axle rolling of the carriage, accompanied by the crisp sound of the wind chimes, seemed particularly pleasant in this somewhat quiet street.

In the carriage, Kong Xu sat thoughtfully in the carriage, his fingers constantly rubbing on his legs, which was his habitual action, indicating that he was thinking about a very important matter.

"My lord, it's coming." The sound coming from outside the carriage interrupted Kong Xu's contemplation.

Kong Xu sorted out his thoughts and prepared for the next thing.

It didn't take long for the carriage to come to a slow stop, and the jingling wind chimes gradually became quiet.

"My lord, it's here."

The curtain opened, and a man in a brown robe appeared outside the carriage: "My lord, Lord Zhou is waiting for you outside." ”

Kong Xu was slightly surprised, he didn't expect to meet Zhou Kui here, as the head of the guards in the palace, he always felt a little bad waiting for him here.

Kong Xu replied softly: "Got it." ”

got up and got out of the car, and when he saw Zhou Kui, who was burly and taller than himself, Kong Xu arched his hand and said, "Lord Zhou is so Yaxing, I actually met you here." ”

Zhou Kui smiled and said to Kong Xu: "Master Kong, don't be sarcastic about me, what is indecent or not, I am just a rough person, and I came here because His Majesty asked me to come." ”

Kong Xu had guessed that Zhou Kui's coming here must have been instructed by Chu Boxiong, but he didn't break it, and asked knowingly, "Oh? I don't know what His Majesty asked Lord Zhou to do here? ”

Zhou Kui frowned, looked at the well-known "old fritter" in front of him, and thought: "This old guy can really pretend to be confused, who can enter the palace around this palace, and besides, you are me here," At this time, Zhou Kui glanced at Yang Tong, who was standing behind Kong Xu, and added in his heart, "There is also a coachman, of course I came here because of you, and it can be Your Majesty who asked me to pick up this coachman." ”

Although Zhou Kui had a lot of thoughts in his heart, he always had a smile on his face, which was one of the few skills he had learned in the palace for so many years.

"Your Majesty asked me to pick up Master Kong."

Kong Xu smiled bitterly in his heart: "Sure enough, it seems that there should be nothing good." ”

Kong Xu was slightly surprised on his face, and then said, "Could it be that Your Majesty already knew that I was coming." ”

"Master Kong, don't be sluggish, I don't know if Your Majesty knew that you were coming, anyway, I know, if you want to ink for a while, Your Majesty, it will be difficult for both of us to explain."

Zhou Kui was originally from the military department, and he served in the army in the northern border army in the early years, and he raised a rough and arrogant temperament, so now that Zhou Kui talks to Kong Xu like this, Kong Xu naturally will not take it to heart.

Kong Xu looked embarrassed, and smiled at Zhou Kui: "I'm sorry, I owe it to me, then ask Lord Zhou to lead the way." ”

After speaking, Kong Xu made a gesture of please to Zhou Kui.

"That's right, Yang Tong," Kong Xu seemed to think of something, turned to Yang Tong behind him and said, "You go back first, tell Madame, you don't have to wait for me for lunch, I want to catch up with Lord Zhou." ”

Yang Tong agreed, and then drove away alone.

After Kong Xu saw Yang Tong leave, he turned to Zhou Kui and said humbly, "Let Lord Zhou wait for a long time." ”

Zhou Kui waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay." ”

Zhou Kui naturally heard what Kong Xu said to Yang Tong just now, but what he didn't understand was that he and Kong Xu usually had nothing to do with each other, why did he want to talk to himself, Zhou Kui originally wanted to ask Kong Xu, but seeing that Kong Xu didn't mention this matter again, he didn't say anything, just thought it was Kong Xu's casual words, after all, in the court, the unreliability of Kong Xu's words is obvious to all.

Thinking of this, Zhou Kui no longer paid attention to Kong Xu, and walked towards the palace wall by himself.

Kong Xu naturally guessed Zhou Kui's thoughts, and he didn't say much, but quickened his pace, barely keeping up with Zhou Kui's speed.

"Lord Zhou, do you know what Your Majesty is looking for me for?"

"I have to ask Lord Kong himself, if I guess correctly, if Your Majesty doesn't summon Master Kong, Lord Kong should also come over to see Your Majesty."

Kong Xu laughed, covering up this embarrassment.

Of course Kong Xu will come to see Chu Boxiong, but Chu Boxiong can actually guess that he is coming, so if he looks at it this way, his actions will definitely fall in Chu Boxiong's eyes, and this time Chu Boxiong asked Zhou Kui to come and pick him up, firstly, he should have hinted to himself, not to have too many actions, because his actions will be seen by the emperor himself, and secondly, it should be Chu Boxiong who knew what happened last night, and now should be the time to get angry.

Thinking of this, Kong Xu couldn't help but shudder, and secretly warned himself in his heart that when he saw Chu Boxiong for a while, he must be more careful, if he didn't say the wrong thing, he wouldn't be able to see the sun tomorrow.

Originally, Kong Xu didn't expect to find out anything from Zhou Kui, after all, this martial artist was rough, and in addition to protecting the emperor, he didn't seem to care too much about other movements in the palace, which was also recognized by the court.

Kong Xu once heard that in private, there were adults who brought things to the head of the guard, and wanted to inquire about some things in the palace from him, who would have thought that this Lord Zhou had received something, but he didn't know about it, and they thought he was pretending to be stupid, and then after several verifications, he found that this adult really didn't ask about the world, and then those who wanted to hear the news through this adult also gave up their ideas, and turned to Hou Gonggong.

But just when Kong Xu was hopeless about this, Zhou Kui's voice sounded again: "Just now, Your Majesty summoned the crown prince, and it seems that he was very angry. ”

Kong Xu's heart sank, and he felt that his meeting with this Lord Zhou today was worth it, and while he was happy, Kong Xu controlled his footsteps, and even controlled his breathing to a minimal, for fear that his voice would be heavier, and then miss some important information.

It's just that Kong Xu waited for a long time, but he didn't see Zhou Kui continue to speak, Kong Xu seemed to understand something, and said secretly, old fox. Then he took out a few silver tickets from his sleeve and handed them to Zhou Kui.

"Lord Zhou, I don't know why Your Majesty is angry?"

Zhou Kui looked at Kong Xu, who was smiling, and then stuffed the other party into the silver ticket in his hand, stuffed it into his sleeve very casually, and said to Kong Xu: "Master Kong will know what is going on when he gets there." ”

After speaking, he ignored Kong Xu, whose face was as gloomy as iron, and continued to walk forward.

Kong Xu secretly cursed in his heart, then resumed his smile and said to Zhou Kui: "Lord Zhou, I booked a table of wine in Tianxiang Building at noon, and asked Lord Zhou to appreciate his face." ”

Zhou Kui's voice came from afar, "Let's wait until the adults see Your Majesty, I'll wait for your news in the mansion." ”