The country of Zhao is only ten years old, and the prosperity of the construction of Kyoto is comparable to that of the original Zhao country, at least from the outside, the country is peaceful and prosperous. The scale of the bazaar can be seen by the rubbing shoulders and elbows between people coming and going.

However, no matter how lively the market is, it is not as lively as today's Prime Minister's Mansion. Because it is the birthday of the prime minister's wife, the prime minister's mansion is full of people today, and the whole house is busy all morning, and the endless stream of guests is about to break through the threshold.

The birthday feast was scheduled to start in the afternoon, but early in the morning people came to the door to give gifts, and everyone was eager to put their gifts in the front.

At this moment, in the courtyard in front of the study, a white-haired old man held a porcelain bowl in his hand, and slowly sprinkled fish food into the pond water.

"Xiangye, Gongzi Qi has replied to you." The servant lowered his head and presented the letter, his eyes fixed only on his feet.

The prime minister had an unclear smile on his face, poured all the fish food into the pond water, and watched the fish scramble for the fish food before he took the letter: "He is obedient, he knows that he doesn't like to wait for people, and he always replies to the letter as soon as possible." ”

The subordinate smiled and did not answer. Sometimes the master speaks for himself, and as a subordinate, listening quietly is the most stupid thing to answer. The prime minister opened the envelope, and instead of reading the letter, he moved his gaze to the next person.

The subordinate felt the prime minister's eyes, and without the prime minister speaking in person, he consciously withdrew from the water pavilion and waited.

"I heard that the fifth prince has been looking for the whereabouts of the treasure recently, I wonder if there has been any movement recently." The prime minister was promoted by a university scholar, and he used to read a lot of books, and he practiced the ability to read ten lines at a glance, but he read the content of the letter in a few glances.

"Yes, the little one is just about to report this matter to the Prime Minister, the fifth prince asked His Majesty for leave yesterday, saying that he wanted to go out for a walk, and he didn't bring many people to the city gate this morning, all of them were henchmen around him, and he didn't explain to anyone where he went."

The servant took out a fire fold and lit the lantern by the cobblestone path, and the prime minister took the letter back in the envelope and lit it on the candlelight, and the letter was swallowed up by the flames and turned into ashes and blown into the lake by the wind.

Although the prime minister is old, his eyes are still very clear, and no one can understand the emotions hidden behind these eyes.

"Even if you go to find treasure, how can you let people know. You go and order the killers to catch up with the whereabouts of the five princes, and be sure to clean up the people before the five princes find the treasure, otherwise, it will be you who will be cleaned up. ”

The old man's tone was extremely brisk, as if discussing when some flowers would bloom, and it had nothing to do with the bloody topic.

"Your Majesty attaches great importance to the Five Princes, and Your Majesty will investigate thoroughly if something happens, will we be too reckless in doing so."

The carp in the pond snatched the fish food and hid back in the water, and disappeared. The prime minister looked into the distance incomprehensibly: "There are so many people staring at this pile of treasures, and the people who want to clean up the five princes are not just me, a bad old man, let's go, Madame's birthday banquet is about to begin." ”

The capital seems to be prosperous, but in fact, there is a storm and clouds underneath, and everyone is harmonious on the surface, but in fact, they are intriguing in private. Even the people who came to the Prime Minister's Mansion to celebrate his birthday, how many did not come with a heart?

After the winter of this year, there has been a snowfall so far, Qi Lichen somehow said that Xi Duyu had also reached the age when he should go to school, but Xi Duyu was afraid of life, so he invited Mr. Teacher to teach in the house.

Xi Duyun can't disturb Xi Duyu's study, she is very bored in the mansion, she guesses that she hasn't been to the Sugar Heart Pavilion for a while, it's time to take a look, she didn't open this store to be a shopkeeper before.

The snow on the road was swept to both sides of the road, and the ground was frosty because of the moisture, making it very slippery to walk on. Xi Duyun was a southerner in his previous life, and he had never experienced such a "test", and he didn't know anything about wearing non-slip uppers on snowy days.

Went out in high spirits, and walked tremblingly through the streets in less than a quarter of an hour, unable to stand on his feet.

There were no people on the street at this hour, and two people walked over, cast a strange look at Xi Duyun, and then walked away.

The soles of his feet slipped and it was hard to walk, and after walking for a while, Xi Duyun was out of breath, and he was stunned in a cold sweat. Xi Duyun stopped, a little stunned on the wide street, halfway through the road, not to go home, not to go back.

"Well, I'll have to go to the store and have a look."

Qi Lichen and Bai Ye have been very busy in recent days, and it would be good to see each other once a day.

Sugar Heart Pavilion handed over to Aunt Liu to take care of, after moving the residence, Aunt Liu sent the shop into the account book every day to the house, it stands to reason that it should be assured, in the end it is the first store opened, and I remember it very much.

Although the road is slippery, be careful not to fall. As soon as Xi Duyun thought so, a few children jumped out of the alley on the side playfully, not watching people running around the street.

Xi Duyun avoided the side, but the soles of his feet slipped and fell forward, and he was about to hit the ground with his face on his face, Xi Duyun gasped before he fell, and the snow swept up on the side of the road, and this nose drop was inevitably broken.

When she thought she was about to eat this fall, a hand reached out and held Xi Duyun steadily, allowing her to stand firm with her strength.

"The woman's body is already light, and the girl should remember to wear non-slip shoes next time she goes out, otherwise it will not be good to fall somewhere."

The warm voice made the winter wind a little colder, Xi Duyun looked at the person in shock, the man was dressed in a bamboo blue robe, and the head was crowned with a jade crown, he was a person as warm as jade.

"Thank you, Childe." Xi Duyun withdrew his hand and thanked the man in a proper manner, seeing that this person was dressed as a scholarly son, and he looked about the same age as Qi Lichen.

"The girl's current appearance is that she can't walk around the street rashly, where does the girl's family live, why don't I send the girl back, if there is anything, I should change a pair of shoes and come out." The man took a step back, keeping an appropriate distance from Xi Duyun.

For a stranger who met for the first time, it was reasonable to refuse his proposal, but in the face of such a gentle person, Xi Duyun nodded and agreed.

The man smiled and stretched out his hand steadily, and Xi Duyun hesitated for a moment and put his hand on his arm.

On the way, the man didn't have any extra words, he only paid attention to Xi Duyun's feet, saying that he was really just holding on to it, and there was no overstepping the rules, Xi Duyun secretly glanced at him a few times, and was even more curious about the identity of this person.

"I take the liberty of asking, who is the surname of the child, a local? My name is Xi Duyun. Xi Duyun didn't remember any famous scholarly family in Qi County, this person had an extraordinary temperament, and it was definitely not something that ordinary people could raise.

"My surname is Xu, but I don't know my name." The man's voice is bright, and it makes people feel very happy to listen to it. Xi Duyun's hand gripping his arm tightened, I don't know, this name is quite interesting.

Xu Buzhi thought about it for a while, and added: "It's not from Qixian County, it's just that there is something going on these days, and I'm waiting for someone." ”

The soft fur on his cloak swept over the back of Xi Duyun's hand, and the soft touch was a little itchy, Xi Duyun chuckled, and didn't want to say: "Gongzi Xia Zi Yueyun, if you want to come to Qi County, there is no family that can raise a person like Gongzi who looks like water." ”

Xu Zhizhi's eyes flashed, obviously a little uncomfortable. Xi Duyun was stunned for a moment, and then she felt that her words were like molesting a woman and a man from a good family, and anyone who heard it would feel frivolous.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean anything else, I just thought Childe was good-looking." Xi Duyun praised sincerely, but these words always felt that they were getting darker and darker, and Xi Duyun was speechless and simply shut up.

However, he didn't close his mouth for a while, and Xi Duyun couldn't help but speak: "Childe's skin is so fair, how do you maintain it?" ”