Since the last visit to the Governor's Palace, Gu Yuancheng and I have been in a state of not stepping out of the door, each handling our own affairs in our respective rooms, and after three or four days, Gu Yuancheng and I packed up and visited the Governor's Mansion again.

But this time we didn't come to Jia Chun.

"The young master is studying in the study, and my master said that when he comes back, he will check the young master's homework." The housekeeper informed us.

"Okay, then please go and tell your young master, just say that Gu Yuancheng's little brother has come to go out with him."

Gu Yuancheng glanced at me beside him, but he didn't deny what I said.

The housekeeper looked at me with a smile on his face, and then at Gu Yuancheng with a gloomy face, and went down as he said, and soon, Jia Chun ran in excitedly from outside the hall.

"Little brother, are you coming to play with me?" Jia Xin happily rushed forward and hugged Gu Yuancheng's legs.

I watched Jia Xin rub his ink-stained hand against Gu Yuancheng, my heart was happy, and when I looked up again, I saw Gu Yuancheng pursing his lips tightly, and the green tendons on his forehead jumped.

"Then we're going." I nodded to the housekeeper, and then led Jia Xin and Gu Yuancheng out of the house and into the carriage.

In the carriage, Jia Xin asked me curiously, "Little brother, where are we going to play?" ”

I smiled but didn't answer, but asked, "I heard that you were doing your homework in the study just now, will it be delayed when you come out like this?" ”

Jia Xin was not worried at all, and looked at me with two innocent eyes, "Didn't you want me to come out with you, little brother?" ”

"Hmm." I replied to him, "Then I'd better send you back, I didn't go far anyway." ”

Jia Xin was stunned, but he didn't expect that I, who had always been obedient to him, would suddenly change his tone.

"Stop." I opened my mouth and said to the groom outside.

"Wait, wait!" When Jia Xin saw the carriage stop, he panicked, and hurriedly said, "Father just wants to test the content of my "The Mean", and I have already been ripe." ”

I raised my eyebrows, disbelieving "Really?" ”

Jia Xin nodded vigorously, "Mmmmmm, really." After that, he shook Gu Yuancheng's shirt and looked at him hopefully, "Brother Gu, you believe me, right?" I can recite it to you right now. ”

Gu Yuancheng looked at Jia Xin's hand grabbing his shirt expressionlessly, without saying a word.

Jia Xin's white little face was already red with anxiety, and he was about to recite "The Mean" when he opened his mouth to interrupt him as soon as I raised my hand.

"Let's go." I commanded.

The carriage moved, but Jia Xin seemed to understand something, looked at me cautiously, and stopped talking.

"Well, it's a wise root, Lord Jia is really blessed." I looked at Jia Xin with a smile.

Gu Yuancheng spoke at this time, and he asked me, "Are you sure Xu Yi will talk to us?" ”

I shook my head, looking very weak, "I don't know either." ”

Gu Yuancheng now not only felt that Jia Xin was an eyesore, but even I was very eyesore, so he simply leaned against the wall of the car and closed his eyes to recuperate.

Jia Xin didn't speak, I didn't speak, Gu Yuancheng didn't speak, and there was a sudden silence in the carriage, and in this silence, we arrived at our destination.

"It's Scarlet Sakura!" As soon as Jia Xin got off the carriage, he saw that the hillside not far away was red and pink, which was particularly eye-catching.

"It's the scarlet cherry blossom season, so I'll take you to see it." I patted Jia Xin's little head, "Being stuffed in the study all day and night is too miserable." ”

Jia Xin's soul had already been taken away by this large sea of crimson cherry blossoms, and he said loudly, "Thank you, little brother!", then let go of the hand that was holding the corner of Gu Yuancheng's clothes, and ran forward excitedly.

It's a kid after all.

I shook my head and smiled.

"Let's go." Gu Yuancheng suddenly pushed me, looked at me defiantly, flew to the ground, and went straight into the flower forest.

"Gu Yuancheng, you will take revenge!" I steadied myself and shouted angrily at Gu Yuancheng's back.

Just now in the carriage, I also taught Jia Xin a lesson for him, now that I think about it, my conscience has really been eaten by dogs!

"Daddy, I seem to hear someone talking outside the forest." In the depths of the crimson cherry blossom forest, a little red forged glass skirt corner flashed in an instant, and a sweet and soft voice came out.

The person who was making tea frowned slightly, and a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.

"Why is she here?" Just as he was muttering alone, there was movement at the end of the path.

Slightly concentrating, I saw the layers of scarlet cherry trees, two young people with clear eyebrows and smiled at each other approaching from a distance, one of them looked like the wind, arrogant and Zhuo Zhuo, the other was as light as a cloud, humble as jade, walking together, even the red cherry blossoms have become a dim foil.

Xu Yi's mind was in a trance, he was somehow there, how would such two amazing teenagers write a myth that would be envied by future generations in their lives?

"Ah, my kite." The daughter beside her suddenly exclaimed, lifted her skirt and ran towards them, and Xu Yi saw the red-clothed boy following behind them.

"Give me back my kite." Xu Se'er crossed her waist and looked at Jia Xin angrily.

As soon as Jia Xin saw Xu Se'er, his eyes immediately lit up, but he didn't come to Xu Se'er's side, but pretended to sigh regretfully.

"Even though you didn't answer my question, I still hate to give it to you, it's just ......"

"Just what?"

"It's just that I've thrown it away."

"You're going too far!" Xu Se'er was directly angry with his words and cried.

Seeing that Xu Yi was about to come over to kill someone, I pushed Jia Xin to Xu Se'er's side and warned him in a low voice, "Stinky boy, hurry up and coax the little girl, otherwise I will leave you alone." ”

Jia Xinchao pursed his mouth, and he took the initiative to take a few steps closer to Xu Se'er.

"Don't cry." Jia Xin wiped Xu Se'er's face with his sleeve, "Shall I make one for you again?" ”

Xu Se'er didn't buy it, and continued to cry, choking up while crying, "No, you have to tell me what is written on it." ”

This question should be easy to answer, but Jia Xin blushed and just didn't say it.

This kid, can't it be a spring heart, right?

I looked at him suspiciously.

"Say it quickly." Xu Se'er saw that Jia Xin didn't say anything, but was anxious.

Jia Xin looked back at me for help, I motioned to him with my eyes, just answer a poem casually, anyway, he is very familiar with "The Mean".

After Jia Xin understood what I meant, he gritted his teeth and shook out what he was thinking at that time.

"It is advisable to drink alcohol and grow old with your son. Qin Se is in the palace, and it is good to be quiet. ”

"Little Ancestor, stop talking." I hurriedly stepped forward to cover Jia Xin's mouth, but it was too late.

Xu Yi came over angrily, pointed at Jia Xin, who was covered by me with one hand, pulled Xu Se'er with the other, glared at me fiercely, and said, "Shen Qingzhi, you and this disciple you brought, now, immediately, immediately, all get out of here!"

"Eliminate gas, eliminate gas." I threw Jia Xin into Gu Yuancheng's arms, and hurriedly stepped forward to apologize to Xu Yi, "They are all children, how can you understand this?" Just say it casually, Brother Xu, don't take it to heart. ”

Xu Yi clenched his hands into fists and endured it for a long time before he endured this breath.

"If it weren't for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince coming to me last night and asking me to let go of the matter of Tuzhou, I would have to ask someone to beat you out now!" After saying this angrily, Xu Yi picked up Xu Se'er and walked to Fang Cai's pavilion.

Cen Xi?

I froze where I was.

It turns out that the reason why I saw him yesterday was because ...... He wants to see Xu Yi for me.

"He actually guessed that I didn't dare to come to see Xu Yi." I looked at the red cherry blossom petals in front of me with a little distraction.

Gu Yuancheng's eyes were almost invisibly cold, and he reached out to brush the cherry blossoms on my shoulder.

"It's time to go." He didn't look at my stunned eyes, took Jia Xin's hand and went to the small pavilion.

I closed my eyes, and opened them again. Shaking my sleeves, I stepped on the petals all over the ground and followed Gu Yuancheng.

Warm utensils, set tea, brew, pour tea, and finally Xu Yi, who was already angry, put the brewed tea in front of me and Gu Yuancheng's right hand.

"I didn't seem to see you last time in Tuzhou." Xu Yi looked at Gu Yuancheng.

Gu Yuancheng pondered in his heart, and said with a smile, "It's abrupt, under the surname Gu, my father named Yuancheng." ”

I squinted at Gu Yuancheng, and I only felt awkward in my heart.

Well, when you encounter hard stubble, you don't even have the usual arrogance, it's so simple.

Gu Yuancheng knew that I was talking about him in my belly, and he didn't care, so he only said to Xu Yi, "I heard that the Xu family is full of gold and jade, rich and glorious, it must be not much worse than the princes and rich people in the capital, right?" ”

Gu Yuancheng and Xu Yi are just meeting for the first time, and it is actually inappropriate to ask such a question, but it is not surprising that Xu Yi has already guessed our intention today, so it saves polite words by asking such a question.

"They did come to me." Xu Yi said.

"Forcing you not to ask for a private tax increase?" I asked, staring at him.

Xu Yi shook his head: "No." ”

"Do you want you to work with them?" Gu Yuancheng also asked, "With your Xu family's money, which is rivaling the country?" ”

"Neither." Xu Yi said: "They just asked me to inform all the big traders in Jiangnan that the government will not increase their income by a penny." ”

"Including you?"

"Including me."

These people are smart, and the most powerful people in a place are nothing more than officials and businessmen, who use the government to collect taxes privately, and appease the big traders, trying not to touch their interests.

It's no wonder that Gu Yuancheng and I traveled to a few counties, and on the surface it seemed to be calm.

"It seems that their purpose is not to assassinate powerful people." I muttered, "But why do they want to kill you and me, and Cen Xi?" ”

Thinking of that night, those masked people stabbed their hands to death, and they were by no means alive.

Gu Yuancheng picked up the tea and took a sip.

"Perhaps," he said, "we are in their way, and they have nothing to do but kill us." ”

Hearing Gu Yuancheng say this, I was even more puzzled, "How are we different from those rich businessmen and officials?" Let them have the only way to get rid of us? ”

Gu Yuancheng looked at me and shook his head.

"Actually, I can give you one more clue." Xu Yi said.

"What?" I'm curious.

"Since I was a child, I traveled with my father to seek medical treatment, and I know the accents of various places. Those masked people are not only from one place, there are people from our Qin country, some from the Qi country, and some people from the Buda country, but what surprises me the most is that there is actually a person from an ancient ethnic group inside. ”