(Chapter 93) Jiangnan Smoke and Rain (43)
"Where are you going?" Under the cold night, his voice was colder than the bright moon hanging high in the heavenly palace.
I clenched my fists to make myself look less embarrassed, "People have three urgency, I'll go to the toilet." ”
There was no sound behind him, and just as I was about to breathe a sigh of relief and continue to rush forward, Cen Xi came to my side at some point. He had a booklet in his hand, and when he looked at the cover of the booklet, it was obviously the one I had just thrown on the ground.
"I won't stop you from doing anything, right and wrong, good or bad, merit or demerit, it's up to you to decide." After saying it with a blank face, Cen Xi put the booklet in my arms, and then left quietly.
I clung to the edge of the booklet, and finally walked out.
Cen Xi, this is what I owe Gu Yuancheng, I must pay it back to him, even if you will be suspicious of me in the future, and even resent me because of this, I am willing.
My speed was very fast, I was afraid that Gu Yuancheng had already set off and was about to leave Jiangnan, but when I rushed out of the alley, I still paused.
Qingqing Gongzi, Mo Shang Ruchen.
In such a night, he was as usual, humble as jade, moist and warm, as if there were thousands of dust, no one could infect him, his heart was like an empty dream shadow sunk at the bottom of Qiyuan Lake, he couldn't catch it, and he couldn't get it.
"Are you really looking for him?" He spoke, a smile in his eyes.
I pursed my lips and lowered my head to bypass him, and the countless officers and soldiers behind him.
"I'm telling you, there's only one branch left, do you want to leave?" The unhurried voice sounded, like the warmth of a spring breeze.
I froze and looked up at him, "What do you mean?" There are two branches in the pawnshop of life and death, you can't fool me. ”
Du Rong didn't speak, he waved his hand lightly, and immediately two officers and soldiers brought the ancient remnants of the five-flower tie in front of me.
Gu Yan had been struggling violently, and since he was stuffed with sackcloth in his mouth, he could only make a "hmm" sound. When he saw me, he struggled even harder, and the sound of "hmm" became more harsh, and both officers and soldiers could barely hold him down.
"Let him talk." Du Rong ordered.
The officers and soldiers obeyed the order and pulled out the sackcloth from the mouth of the ancient remnant. As soon as Gu Remnant was freed, he immediately scolded me, and a strange smile suddenly appeared on his face, and he said to me proudly, "Shen Qingzhi, what if you calculated me?" After all, the world will be the world of the blood alliance, and you ...... Hahaha, I have already set fire to the attic where the Gu poison antidote is located, you should have seen it, right? The raging fire! Hahaha...... Don't think about getting the antidote, I want the officials of your Qin country to bury me! Hahaha......"
I shook my head in disbelief, and suddenly staggered back.
Seeing me like this, Gu Yan laughed even more wildly, and his laughter drowned out the sound of the fire burning in the depths of the alley.
"There is also one in the palace, the emperor will definitely give ......"
Du Rong mercilessly interrupted my self-deception, "They have been poisoned for a long time, and they can't wait for the return between Jiangnan and the capital." ”
"The condensation branch is just a medicine guide, not ......" I looked at Du Rong hopefully, "I don't need a whole one, right?" ”
Du Rong didn't speak, just put his gaze lightly on the roster I was holding.
I lowered my eyes and suddenly burst out laughing.
"You're all so good, after all, I killed him......"
Du Rong frowned, he approached me, and gently put a hand on my shoulder, "Qingzhi, this is the best result, and it is also what you expected, isn't it?" ”
yes, that's for the best, after all, his blood didn't get on my sword.
I quickly calmed down, reached out and took out the clotted branch that Peony had given me from my sleeve, and I handed it to Du Rong along with the roster.
"I'm tired, I need to find a place to rest, and the rest of the matter will be handled by you and His Royal Highness the Prince. Don't worry, I'll go back to Beijing with you. After saying that, I turned around and left, not daring to stop a single step.
Du Rong stood in place and watched my figure gradually disappear into the darkness, his eyes darkened for a moment, but he only sighed softly after all, and did not stop me.
"Is that good?" Jia Chun asked.
Du Rong gave Jia Chun the roster and condensation branch in his hand, "There is nothing wrong with this, she always has to find a place to sort out her thoughts and calm herself." ”
"But His Royal Highness means to stop Shen Xiang......"
"I've stopped her." Cen Xi looked at the vast night in front of him lightly, and his voice was cold.
After that night, I didn't go back to the Du Clan's Courtyard, and I didn't go to Gu Yuancheng, I found a place that was willing to take in a person like me.
"Have you all heard? The alley was drained the night before, and the alley was so deep that it was all burned out. ”
"Of course I've heard that the government has posted notices."
"What notice? What are you talking about, why haven't I heard any wind? ”
"What, you don't even know about this?"
"The notice said that there was a group of Jiangyang thieves hiding in the alley, but fortunately, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince brought Lord Shen Xiang to pay a private visit, so they were found and brought to justice. But what kind of cunning people are the bandits, they set fire to the officials and ask the officials to be buried with them, but fortunately, there is no danger, and Governor Jia arrived in time with his troops. ”
"So thrilling, huh? I slept soundly that night. ”137
"Yes, but I've always felt that alley is gloomy, and it's good if it burns down, and the government is preparing to allocate funds to rebuild it."
"Huh? And to build a house? For most of the past six months, I can't remember how much tax I have paid, and now I should pay a lot of money, how can I live this day! ”
"Don't you all read the government's notices? Yesterday, all those corrupt officials who indiscriminately collected exorbitant taxes were arrested by His Royal Highness the Prince, just waiting for the emperor's holy decree to come down and behead the public! All the embezzled money was paid to the state treasury and used to repair the alleys, subsidize the poor people, repair bridges and pave roads, and develop agriculture in the south of the Yangtze River. ”
"I'm not a reader, I don't know a few big characters, how can I compare to you?"
"Cut, I can't even catch a copper plate together!"
"Vulgar, just thinking about your money all day long, the notice said that Jiangnan taxes will be halved for three years."
"Haha...... Brother, why didn't you say this earlier? Come, I toast you and drink, this meal I please! ”
"Don't say it, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Prime Minister of our Qin Kingdom are young, and they are really neat and clean in doing things, it seems that our Daqin will be more prosperous in the future!"
"That's right, come, let's have another drink!"
"Drink!"
"Childe, Childe." Someone nudged my shoulder.
I looked up in a daze.
"It's you, what's the matter with me......" I fell back on my stomach, muttering "I can't do anything anyway, I'm just a waste that is hated and disliked...... I'm here for decoration, you know? I'm just a beautiful calligraphy and painting......"
"Childe, you've been drinking here for days, it's time to go home." Xiao Er has seen a lot of drunk drunkards, but he has never seen a young man who would rather sleep at the door of the tavern when it closes, and then drink the next day than leave.
Looking at what she is wearing, it shouldn't be homeless, maybe it's a sad thing.
I stood up on the table in a daze, and fell back to my original position, I raised my head and smiled helplessly at Xiao Er, "Look, I want to go, but it doesn't want to, you just let us stay with us for a while, right?" ”
"This ......" Xiao Er scratched his head, he couldn't take me.
I took advantage of my soberness and shook the wine jug next to my hand, and when I saw that the wine jug was empty, I smiled at Xiao Er embarrassedly and said, "Thank you, can you serve me two more pots?" ”
Xiao Er turned his head to look at the shopkeeper on the counter in embarrassment, and the shopkeeper waved his hand at him and said, "Let her go." ”
Xiao Er got the consent, turned around and went to the cabinet to get the wine, and when he was about to go back, the shopkeeper grabbed him and whispered, "If she doesn't leave today, stay in the store to rest, you also stay in the store to accompany her, you know?" ”
"Huh? But I still have my mother-in-law and children! ”
"Add money to you."
"Okay!"
Xiao Er was afraid of the shopkeeper's remorse, so he picked up the wine jug and ran, and the shopkeeper laughed angrily behind him, "You money-hungry little rabbit!" ”
"Childe, your wine." Xiao Er's voice was a little higher because he was happy.
I listened to his happy voice, I don't know why my heart was also happy, I picked up the flask and poured a glass of wine, and saluted to the second brother, "Congratulations to the second brother, the wealth has risen, and the family is harmonious." ”
Xiao Er knew that the son in front of him was starting to get drunk again, but he didn't get tired of her being drunk like this, but felt very kind.
"Childe said that he laughed, I am just a shopkeeper, how can I be worthy of a character like Childe?"
Hearing his flattering words, my eyes suddenly became blurred again, and my heart felt as if I had fallen from a high altitude to the abyss.
"Someone like me? Ha, what kind of person am I? I looked at the glass in front of me in a trance, smiled, and began to drink cup after glass.
Seeing this, Xiao Er stopped bothering me and beckoned others to go.
"Since ancient times, princes and generals have been stacked with hundreds of bones, and thousands of people have turned into ashes."
"I want to ride this wind and shake the nine heavens."
"God does not cross, but crosses me."
"Qin Huai Yao Ji Xiang condensed tears, and Jiangnan scholars fell into the soul ......"
I drank and sang and chanted, and I always felt like I was crazy.
It should be crazy.
In the confusion, I felt that it was dark, and I don't know when there was a person sitting in front of me, dressed in white and with a unique demeanor.
"Who are you?" I put my hand on my head, and the dizziness after drinking hit me in waves, and I felt nauseous, but in the end I forced the nausea to suppress it.
I am the prince of Wei Yinghou's mansion, I am the prime minister of Qinguo, and there are many things I can't do, I can't do.