In the twenty-seventh year of the Great Calendar, winter.

Chu Dynasty calendar, winter moon thirteen, sunny.

For ten-year-old Qi Lianyu, hanging the whole house with white strips of cloth doesn't know what it means.

He only knew that there was a strong wind last night, and then the whole Qijiazhuang was in a mess, and the nurse who coaxed him to sleep took him to hide in the corner of the house in a hurry. He could feel the tremors of some reason from the body of the nurse holding him tightly, and his lips made some strange sounds because of the trembling, as if he was praying.

Xiao Qi Lianyu looked at the night sky outside that seemed to be dyed with torches, looked at the crowd of people outside, listened to the constant shouting outside, and asked the nurse who held herself in her arms: "Nurse, what's going on outside?" ”

The nurse trembled and covered her hand in front of Qi Lianyu's eyes, blocking his view and the outside.

"Young Master Sun, there's nothing going on outside, let's sleep, just get some sleep."

Qi Lianyu secretly looked at what was happening outside through the fingers of the nurse, he saw a shadow that looked like the second uncle, jumped up from the window, and then saw Uncle Song's shadow standing at the door, as if he was protecting something, just like that, different familiar figures swayed back and forth in front of Xiao Qi Lianyu's eyes, just like the donkey shadow he watched with San Lang in the Linqing Mansion before, but this time it was more vivid and more nervous.

After a long time, the warm sun rose, the wind gradually subsided, and the noise returned to calm at this moment.

Xiao Qi Lianyu felt that someone picked him up from the trembling nurse's arms, slowly stroked his back, and said in his ear: "Xiaoyu, don't be afraid, don't be afraid, there is a mother here." ”

Only then did Qi Lianyu know that that person was his mother.

The next day, the entire Qijiazhuang hung up white strips of cloth, and the atmosphere was so solemn that ten-year-old Qi Lianyu felt a little depressed, he tightly grasped Meng Runan's cuffs, and watched the disciples of Qijiazhuang put their grandfather into a narrow wooden box.

Qi Lianyu asked Meng Nanru: "Mother, what's wrong with grandfather?" ”

Meng Runan squatted down, touched Qi Lianyu's head, and then draped the same white filial piety clothes on his body.

"He's gone and will never come back." Meng Runan's tone was full of sadness.

At that time, ten-year-old Xiao Qi Lianyu knew that the white cloth in the courtyard was hung for his grandfather.

That night, Qi Lianyu saw his father, whom he hadn't seen for many years.

His father touched his hair, then looked at him with some affection, and said something to him that he did not quite understand.

"Xiaoyu has grown up, and it is time for me to come back."

Meng Runan, who was on the side, listened to Qi Xuan's words, his face became a little solemn, and then asked softly, "Brother Xuan, does Xiaoyu have to go?" ”

"Well," Qi Xuan nodded, then sat down beside Meng Runan and gently stopped her waist, "Father is gone, Qijiazhuang can't be without someone in charge, so I'm going back, but there can't be no one there in Kyoto Prefecture, so Xiaoyu is going." ”

"That ······" Meng Runan turned around, looked at Qi Xuan, her eyebrows were like waves, looked at Qi Xuan, who was a head taller than her, and said slowly, "Isn't it okay to let someone come out of the other rooms?" ”

"Do you think that person will agree?" Qi Xuan rubbed Meng Runan's hair a little dotingly, and continued, "I have already instructed the Kyoto Mansion that no one will do anything to Xiaoyu, and when the time comes, let Ah Song send Xiaoyu over, and there will be nothing on the way." ”

When Meng Runan heard Qi Xuan say this, he was a little relieved.

"When are you leaving?"

"Three days from now, the man from Kyoto Prefecture won't let the dark man stay in the dark for too long."

The twenty-seventh year of the Great Calendar, the Chu Dynasty calendar, the fourteenth day of the winter month.

Kyoto Prefecture.

Kyoto Prefecture in the winter moon is not as depressed as other prefectures, but it is still a prosperous scene, and on both sides of the main street, people have set up stalls in the morning, and all kinds of cries have begun at this time.

When Yang Kang found Chu Boyu, Chu Boyu was watching little Chu Ci in the courtyard.

When Xiao Chuci saw Yang Kang coming to the Liang Palace, he actually stopped his horse, came to Yang Kang with a smile, and said to Yang Kang: "Kangbo, what delicious food did you bring me today?" ”

Yang Kang rubbed Xiao Chuci's hair a little dotingly, then took out a small bag of candied fruit from behind him and handed it to Xiao Chuci, saying, "The plum blossom candied fruit for you is very sweet." ”

Xiao Chuci grinned from Yang Kang's hand, and was about to take out the candied fruit from the small bag, but heard a stern cough behind him, Xiao Chuci seemed to remember what he was doing just now, and then it was like meeting a cat and mouse, the whole person's demeanor completely wilted, and the candied fruit was stuffed back into Yang Kang's hand with some reluctance, and then returned to Chu Boyu in front of him and re-tied up his horse.

"An extra hour today." Chu Boyu's stern voice sounded again.

"The little prince has been stuck in this horse step for five or six years, and seeing that he is very solid, he shouldn't need to practice anymore." Yang Kang put the candied fruit in his hand on the stone table in the courtyard, and then said to Chu Boyu.

"This is a basic skill, and it doesn't hurt to practice it solidly." Chu Boyu said casually, "Is there any important news?" ”

Back then, Chu Boyu set up the Yasi Capital Mansion with his imperial brother Chu Emperor Chu Boxiong, and personally served as the Grand Metropolitan Division, while Yang Kang has been following Chu Boyu and is deeply trusted by Chu Boyu, and some things will be handed over to him to deal with, such as what happened this morning.

"Lord Wang, Qi Xuan has left Kyoto Mansion."

Chu Boyu listened to Yang Kang's words, his brows tightened, and then he wondered, "What's wrong?" ”

Chu Boyu understands Qi Xuan, not only because he is Qi Xuan's boss, but also because the two are still friends, although Chu Boyu is twelve years older than Qi Xuan, but because the two have the same personalities, they have become friends, and even lead each other as confidants, so when Chu Boyu learned that Qi Xuan left Kyoto Mansion, he was a little puzzled, because this was not Qi Xuan's style.

"At that time, the imperial brother set up the Yasi Mansion, the Qi family was in charge of the Dark Division, and the royal family gave it corresponding protection, which made Qijiazhuang jump from a second-rate martial arts force to a top-level force in just a few years, and correspondingly, Qijiazhuang needs to send a direct family member to the full-time Kyoto Mansion, and not to leave, which ······ Qi Xuan can't ······ not know"

Thinking of this, Chu Boyu's brows furrowed tighter and tighter, he really couldn't figure out why this Qi Xuan would leave Kyoto Mansion.

"Unless ······" Chu Boyu thought of a possibility.

"Something happened to Qijiazhuang?" Chu Boyu blurted out.

Yang Kang nodded and said, "Yes, something happened to Qijiazhuang." ”

Chu Boyu's eyes narrowed, he didn't expect that he had guessed correctly, "What happened?" ”

Yang Kang looked around, as if he was wary of something.

Chu Boyu naturally understood what Yang Kang meant, and it seemed that this should be an extremely secret matter.

Yang Kang carefully whispered something to Chu Boyu's ear.

Chu Boyu's face changed greatly after hearing this, and he immediately turned blue, and asked rhetorically, "Is it accurate?" ”

"It's true!"