The news of the chaos at the city gate reached the Laigui Inn as soon as possible.

At that moment, Ruan Qingzhi had just woken up, and was lying in the bed and refused to get up, when he heard many footsteps coming and going next door, mixed with Chu Weiyang's screams and scolding.

Banyue volunteered to inquire, Ruan Qingzhi had already jumped out of bed, put on a piece of clothing and rushed out directly into the next room.

When Ye Han saw her, his face was slightly less angry, and he beckoned to her a little tiredly: "Come." ”

"What's wrong?" Ruan Qingzhi looked at him, "King Rui's 'back move' is really here?" Is it that fast? ”

Ye Han pulled her to sit down, fiddled with her messy hair, and sighed softly: "It's not sure if he did it." However, something big is going to happen in Yangcheng. ”

At this time, the guards had already received the task and retreated, and Ruan Qingzhi looked back at Chu Weiyang: "How serious is it?" ”

Chu Weiyang grinned at her: "Your man is talking to you, you just ask him directly, see what I do?" ”

Ruan Qingzhi glared at him and said, "I mean, if you have anything to say, please do it as soon as possible; If that's all it takes, you're good to go! ”

Chu Weiyang was stunned for a moment, and then jumped up laughing: "Akan, your little tigress is amazing!" She's going to tie you up at home, have you noticed? ”

Ye Han glanced up at him, waved his hand and said, "Everything we can do is almost arranged, you go to the government office to keep an eye on it, don't let the other party take advantage of the loophole." ”

"Hey," Chu Weiyang looked sad, "Are you really going to abandon me?" My friendship with you for so many years of life and death wearing a pair of pants is really not as good as a smile? ”

Ye Han turned his face to show that he couldn't bear to look at it directly, and Ruan Qingzhi cooperated and made a jealous woman and said fiercely: "If you mention 'pants' again, I will beat you!" ”

"I can't help but mention my pants!" Chu Weiyang jumped to his feet and shouted, "Isn't that a hooligan if you don't mention your pants?" Then it's not just you who beat me, the big girls, little daughters-in-law, and grandmothers all over the street are going to beat me! ”

Ruan Qingzhi was stunned for a moment, then turned around and asked Ye Han: "What did he say?" ”

Ye Han said "It's nothing" with a dark face, and then turned to Chu Weiyang, "If you talk nonsense again, I will strip you naked and hang you up in the theater!" ”

Chu Weiyang looked frightened, clasped his hands on his shoulders and made a chastity motion: "I knew you didn't have a good heart!" You said! Have you been trying to rip off my clothes for a long time? I won't let you get away with it! ”

Ye Han casually spilled half a bowl of overnight tea: "Get out!" ”

Chu Weiyang really hugged his head and laughed as he ran: "Ling Laosan, you fool!" I'm helping you, do you understand? Your little daughter-in-law is not enlightened, you have to think of ways to teach her, you can't always wait like this......"

Ye Han was so angry when he heard the words that he almost chased out to beat someone again, but when he saw Ruan Qingzhi's smiling expression, he calmed down, and said: "That surnamed Chu has always been upside down in his words and actions, don't take it to heart." ”

Ruan Qingzhi's eyes looked at him brightly and blinked.

Ye Han's face turned red: "Don't think nonsense, I'...... I'm not that! ”

"I'm not cranky," Ruan Qingzhi looked innocent, "what do you think I should 'crank'?" ”

Ye Han's face suddenly turned even redder, and he turned his back in annoyance, and replied coldly: "It's nothing!" ”

Ruan Qingzhi laughed: "I didn't think about it anymore, but now, I feel like I can't think about it anymore!" ”

Ye Han looked out the window, his expression stiffened, and the whole person stood still, like a sculpture.

Ruan Qingzhi stopped when he was tired of laughing, leaned forward with one hand on the table and pinched his face curiously: "Hey, the bald branches outside the window are so beautiful?" ”

Ye Han suddenly turned back, grabbed her hand, and couldn't help but drag her into his arms, gritting his teeth: "It's not as good-looking as you!" ”

"Isn't that nonsense? I'm the best looking in the world! Ruan Qingzhi didn't hesitate at all.

Ye Han smiled, and the previous embarrassment suddenly disappeared.

Ruan Qingzhi nestled in his arms and was quiet for a while, casually tugging at his sleeve and asking, "Yangcheng, what's wrong?" ”

Ye Han suddenly became serious, and after a little groaning, he said: "There is news from the east city gate, saying that a pair of ancestors and grandchildren who are suffering from sores have mixed in. ”

"Bad sores?" Ruan Qingzhi frowned, a little puzzled: "What about the sores?" Isn't it easy for the poor to get sores? Even those rich and noble families in the city can hardly guarantee that there are no sores on their bodies, and they can be cured if they are sick! ”

Ye Han slowly let go of her and shook his head: "It's not an ordinary sore. You don't know when you're young, but there was a disturbance in the north more than ten years ago, first one or two people had sores on their bodies, and then a village, a town, and a city...... On that occasion, the imperial court ordered the construction of a city wall north of Jizhou to prevent the sick people from going south, but in the end it was still impossible to prevent it...... Three cities had to be burned, and half of the quicklime from the mountains was poured into the river, killing tens of thousands of refugees to stop the spread of the disease. ”

Before he could finish speaking, Ruan Qingzhi was already white with fright.

Ye Han's voice was low: "That incident lasted for more than a year, tens of thousands of people died before and after, plus thieves swarmed from all over the country, and the world in Nanqi was once stormy. Since then, the people have heard the 'sores' and changed color, and if anyone in the family has a bad sore, they will often burn them to death and refuse to heal them. ”

Ruan Qingzhi was frightened for a long time, finally came to his senses, and said hurriedly: "I'm afraid it's not a sore, it's a plague, right?" ”

"It can also be said," said Ye Han gloomily, "in short, it is an unpreventable and easily contagious disease." The sick were festering and miserable, and their deaths were horrific and even more horrific than the usual plague. ”

Ruan Qingzhi stood still against the corner of the table, pondered for a long time, shook his head, and said, "The disease you said is indeed terrible. However, there are many kinds of sores in the world, and you can't just say that you are plague when you see sores in life, right? Isn't that a bit of a cup? ”

"The people of Nanqi are really frightened." Ye Han sighed, "Moreover, our spies said that the sores on the ancestors and grandchildren ...... It's a lot like. ”

Ruan Qingzhi gradually felt a little chill on the soles of his feet, and only after a while did he ask in a trembling voice: "So you are worried that this whole thing is a conspiracy against us?" If that......"

No, it can't be like that!

Ruan Qingzhi shook his head vigorously.

Since that plague is so terrible, how dare King Rui? Yangcheng is not very far from Shangjing, isn't he afraid that it will affect Shangjing and harm his own life?

Ye Han grabbed Ruan Qingzhi's hand, and his tone relaxed a little: "I also think that the fourth child should not be so bold as to be so bold." So this matter, let's think it's okay for us to worry about nothing. ”

Ruan Qingzhi replied in a low voice, and smiled reluctantly: "But what should be guarded against is still to be guarded against." Why don't you find a way to take those grandchildren, and I'll show you......"

"No way!" Ye Han immediately objected, "You still don't understand, now that pair of ancestors and grandchildren have caused panic in the whole city!" If they appear here, the people of Yangcheng will immediately be able to burn down and return to the inn! ”

Ruan Qingzhi was speechless for a while, and could only look at him fixedly.

Ye Han sighed and squeezed her hand tighter again: "I believe you can cure it, and I also know that you feel sorry for people's lives." But Qingzhi, compared to the panic and chaos that this incident may cause, burning, killing, looting, and all kinds of evil things, it is more cost-effective to get rid of those two people. ”

Ruan Qingzhi tried to withdraw his hand, but failed to do so, so he continued to stare at him with wide eyes: "Have you already sent someone to kill them?" ”

Ye Han shook his head: "Those things are handled by the Yangcheng Mansion Monarch and the Soldiers and Horses Division." I'm just keeping an eye on them in case someone takes advantage of it. ”

Ruan Qingzhi was stunned for a long time, and sighed: "Only by burning them in public can the people of Yangcheng feel at ease, right?" ”

"Yes," Ye Han admitted, "the human heart is like this, and no one wants to expose themselves to danger. ”

Ruan Qingzhi pursed the corners of his lips and thought for a long time, finally retracted his hand, sighed and sat down: "I never knew that the matter of human life can also be estimated by whether it is cost-effective or not." I don't know how the pair of grandparents should feel at this moment. ”

"They also want to live," Ye Han sneered slightly, "even though they know that their suffering from a vicious disease may kill the whole city and even the whole world, they still insist on sneaking into the city, just to seek a chance of life for themselves." ”

Ruan Qingzhi thought about it along his train of thought, and his face changed slightly.

Ye Han clenched his fists and slammed it on the table, gritting his teeth: "So, Qingzhi, sometimes it's not that we have to be ruthless, but that the world is like this." If we want to take into account the overall situation, we can only weigh the pros and cons. ”

"Then," Ruan Qingzhi was a little nervous, "do we also treat the people as cattle and sheep and don't consider their joys and sorrows?" Isn't that the same as King Rui? ”

"Of course it's different!" Ye Han said in a deep voice, "Ling Xiao is indiscriminately killing the people of the Northland, but we chose to give up a few as a last resort in order to save more people, how can this be the same!" ”

Ruan Qingzhi looked at him with a somewhat distressed expression.

Ye Han sighed and pulled her over and hugged her: "You don't need to worry about these things, you can go back and rest for a while!" ”

Ruan Qingzhi thought for a while, and said sullenly: "I won't stop." Night cold, I used to read a lot of books, but no one has ever taught me the truth of governing the world and governing people, and I don't seem to need to understand it all the time. If I say something stupid, don't take it to heart. ”

"You're already very smart," Ye Han's voice was soft, with a little smile: "How many old things that have lived for decades are not as good as you." ”

"That's because I've lived for hundreds of years!" Ruan Qingzhi said seriously.

Ye Han laughed and let go of her: "Okay then." This little girl who has lived for hundreds of years, shouldn't you go back to your room to make up? I'll take you to something delicious in a moment? ”

Ruan Qingzhi then remembered that he had just gotten up, his head was not combed, his face was not washed, and he was not dressed properly, so he came over sloppily.

At this moment, as soon as she was reminded, she immediately blushed, shook off Ye Han's hand and ran out.

Ye Han laughed and sent her away. When he heard the sound of the door opening and closing next door, his face immediately sank.

A guard jumped in from the window and whispered: "That old woman repeatedly said that she was here to join her family, and the prince of Yangcheng Mansion has ordered her to be burned in public in the west school field." The civilians and defenders who had previously come into contact with her had been isolated in a single courtyard, heavily guarded. Now the people are most worried about the boy, who has disappeared since he entered the city, and the soldiers and horses are looking for him in the ruined temples and haystacks. ”

After hearing this, Ye Han immediately ordered: "Let our people go too, and if you find that little beast, don't ask anything and burn it to death." Keep an eye on the old woman, and don't give her a chance to talk on the school grounds! ”

The guards took the order, and Chu Weiyang immediately jumped in again, sat on the windowsill and looked at Ye Han and smiled.

Ye Han looked at him with a gloomy face: "I don't think there's anything funny about not appearing." ”

"Of course there is!" Chu Weiyang said with a smile, "I laugh at you, His Royal Highness King Li is insidious and vicious, pretending to be gentle and kind in front of the little girl and loving the people like a son, and as soon as he turns around, he will kill innocent people, he is really sanctimonious and human-faced and beast-hearted......"

Ye Han gave him a blank look, ignoring his taunts.

Chu Weiyang felt bored, so he sat down cross-legged on the chair opposite him and smiled: "You guessed right, that pair of ancestors and grandchildren is really not a good thing!" ”

While making tea for himself, he told in detail what had happened at the city gate before, and said in a deep voice: "The old woman has always said that the child will not live without her, but then she was arrested herself, and the child came into the city alone, but she did not look worried at all. I don't think it's right. ”

"Of course not," Ye Leng smiled, "how can there be such a coincidence in the world!" ”

"So," Chu Weiyang said, "I'll tell you the good news: our people have found traces of that kid just now, and I told them to arrest him, feed him some poison and throw it into the mansion." ”

"What are you doing in the palace?" Ye Han frowned.

Chu Weiyang slapped his face: "What else should I do?" Let's burn him ourselves? Since we suspect that this matter is a conspiracy of King Rui, we should not interfere openly, lest that leper dog blame us for the matter! ”

Ye Han stood up with his sleeves and sighed: "If you don't interfere, will you definitely be able to stay out of the matter?" ”

"So what do you say?" Chu Weiyang stood up unconvinced, and reluctantly glanced at the freshly brewed tea: "Hey, where are you going?!" ”

Ye Han ignored him, walked straight out, and went to the next door.

Chu Weiyang stood at the door and stomped his feet: "When is it!" The fire burned his eyebrows, and he only cared about getting tired of his little daughter-in-law! ”

In the next room, Ruan Qingzhi had already finished dressing up, and when he saw him enter the door, he pounced: "What are you going to eat?" ”

Ye Han took her hand and smiled: "There is a wonton seller on the street in front, and it is said that it tastes very good." ”

Ruan Qingzhi cheered, and immediately turned around to greet Yun Companion Yue: "Let's go, keep up!" Don't be left behind! ”

So the three of them quickly went out and met Chu Weiyang in the corridor, Ruan Qingzhi greeted him with a smile again, and the four of them pedaled downstairs together.

There were already a lot of diners downstairs, and the guy greeted him warmly: "What are you going to eat today?" Breakfast with tofu stuffed buns and porridge with rice ......"

"No, no, no!" Ruan Qingzhi waved his hand and shook off the night cold and rushed out first, "Let's go eat outside!" ”

Ye Han looked at her back and frowned.

Chu Weiyang quietly came over: "Hey, your little daughter-in-law is wrong today!" How does it look like you're getting high? ”

Ye Han's face suddenly became even more ugly.

Not when she's happy.

Talking and laughing too deliberately must be to cover up what is on your mind. This girl's mind is not dull, she must have noticed something, right?

Yangcheng, the mountain rain is coming.

The business of the Li family's wonton stall was as good as ever, and more than a dozen tables under the straw shed were full, and the people of Yehan waited for a while to occupy a place.

Before the wontons were served, I heard the diners at the next table slap the table and say, "Don't talk nonsense children!" Pestilence? Where did the plague come from! The last time there was a disturbance in the north, it was because King Ji was in turmoil, and the world was intolerable, what was it this time for? ”

Ruan Qingzhi and Ye Han glanced at each other, Ye Han's expression darkened, and the naughty smile on Ruan Qingzhi's face could no longer be maintained.

Chu Weiyang bared his teeth at Ruan Qingzhi: "Hey, don't laugh if you can't laugh!" It's hard to see, do you know? ”

Ruan Qingzhi really smiled and glared at him: "You are ugly!" Your whole family is ugly! ”

Chu Wei raised his eyebrows and raised his sleeves as if he was going to fight, and Ye Han immediately patted the back of his hand: "Don't bully my daughter-in-law." ”

"Hey! You want to be shameless! Chu Weiyang shouted loudly.

Ruan Qingzhi looked at the two of them and said calmly: "Don't hold on if you're not in the mood to play, this is really boring." ”

Chu Weiyang's face immediately fell: "You really don't want to eat even if you lose anything!" ”

Ruan Qingzhi ignored him anymore and turned his head to look at Ye Han: "I don't think things are necessarily that bad. As long as it's a disease, I don't believe there's anything I can't cure. Now I'm worried about ...... God won't let me. In that case, you will prove in public that I am false, and maybe things will turn around. ”

Without waiting for Ye Han to answer, Chu Weiyang had already narrowed his eyes: "Why doesn't God allow you?" What did you do to hurt God? ”

At this time, the shop guy had already sent the wontons of the four people, and Ruan Qingzhi just looked down at the rice bowl and stopped answering.

Ye Han didn't hold the chopsticks, and reached out to grab Ruan Qingzhi's wrist: "What are you thinking about again?" If Heaven does not allow you, it should punish you personally, not 'warn' you with the lives of millions of innocent people. ”

Ruan Qingzhi raised his head and blinked.

Ye Han smiled and raised his voice: "Even if it's a plague, it's just a disease!" If it is said that because the rulers are immoral, or there is something evil that should not exist, God should directly slash the immoral person with a thunderbolt, and the demon with a thunderbolt, there is no reason to toss the innocent people! ”

The guests at the next table were silent for a while, and arched their hands to this side: "Brother Tai's words are reasonable, but he is thinking about it wrong." ”

Ye Han smiled: "It's not that Brother Ren wants to deviate. Whenever there is a catastrophe, people always have to find a place to vent their grievances. scolded the sky and didn't dare to scold, of course, he had to scold the emperor and scold the court to get angry. We can understand this mentality, but if we really think that there will be no plague in the peaceful and prosperous world, then we are confused! ”

The guests at the next table once again bowed their hands and said "teachable", but a few rude men at the other table next to them had already jumped up: "You mean, there will really be a plague outbreak in our Yangcheng?" ”

Ye Han shook his head: "It's not a plague, of course, it's best." Now that Lord Fujun and the Soldiers and Horses Division are taking care of this matter, everyone can rest assured. ”

Seeing that he was vague and knew that there was nothing new, the guests at the nearby tables gradually looked away and returned to their own topic.

Ruan Qingzhi quietly looked around and gave Ye Han a thumbs up: "You really dare to say it!" Be careful that they recognize you, and you'll have to stay out of it when the time comes! ”

Ye Han also followed her example and lowered his voice: "If I am recognized, I will have to say, 'This king is with you'." ”

Ruan Qingzhi laughed, feeling a little relieved.

Seeing this, Yehan hurriedly persuaded her to eat, and Ruan Qingzhi said again: "You still think right." I used to read a few sentences like 'Heaven is constant', but when I used it in reality, I always inevitably thought about it. ”

"That's because you have something hidden in your heart," Ye Han looked at her, "You always feel that God wants to punish you, so once something happens, before others say anything, you think about yourself first." ”

Ruan Qingzhi savored this sentence, sighed and lowered his head to eat.

Chu Weiyang knocked on the edge of the bowl and said, "I'm afraid, this disaster is not that God wants to target you, but that someone in Beijing wants to target you." ”

"Chu Weiyang!" Ye Han's face was slightly gloomy, "You can let everyone finish a good meal first!" ”

"I didn't provoke this talk first! Besides, I didn't say anything......" Chu Weiyang was greatly aggrieved.

Ye Han still looked at him, his face was not good.

Ruan Qingzhi didn't think there was anything, but smiled and comforted the two of them: "We have already thought of the worst consequences, what are we worried about?" The soldiers will block the water and cover the earth! ”

Chu Weiyang breathed a sigh of relief and said with a busy smile: "Yes, yes, there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, eat and eat!" ”

Ye Han looked at Ruan Qingzhi and stopped talking, but the latter really let go of his worries, picked up the rice bowl and ate seriously.

This time it's not forced to be calm, but it's really less nervous.

She was afraid that the heavens would not allow her. As for the people –

No matter how ruthless a mortal is, how can she be so easily frightened?

This breakfast, everyone in Yangcheng was very worried.

Everyone's heart, ears and minds stayed on the side of the government, vigilantly watching every hint of wind and grass, like a frightened rabbit in the mountains, keeping its ears pricked up at any time and maintaining a posture of preparing to flee into the wilderness.

The follow-up news didn't make everyone wait long.

Before the hour arrived, Ruan Qingzhi and his group were still sitting by the wonton stall when they heard someone shouting on the street: "Oh no, no, no!" Several people in that yard are already starting to itch! ”

Ruan Qingzhi stood up with a sigh.

Ye Han also got up and grabbed her: "Don't be nervous first. Those people are hanging in their hearts, and they are inevitably suspicious, and things have not yet reached that point. ”

Chu Weiyang lowered his voice, gritted his teeth and said, "Tell me to say that you should also light a fire in that courtyard!" ”

Ruan Qingzhi turned to look at him: "You can't hide from what you should have, and it's useless to light a fire." Do you know how many places and people that kid has been to since he entered the city? ”

Chu Weiyang was immediately deflated.

It is the people's desire to kill the pair of grandchildren, but it is not okay to kill innocents indiscriminately. It is said that the people of Yangcheng may not be willing to agree, even if they themselves are afraid that they only dare to think about it in their hearts, it is absolutely unbearable to really start.

After all, it's still not as ruthless as the other party.