Whether the county lord of Huanyan was angry or not, the people in the valley had no way of knowing, but the officers and soldiers had not left, they were heavily guarded, no one was allowed to enter or leave, and the water was also taken over by the officers and soldiers, including the county lord of Fangde, everyone could only move within the courtyard.

Zhang Shiqing didn't get angry, let alone provoke, he only rode a horse in the yard every day, played ball, drank wine, and chased chickens and ducks everywhere when he drank too much, no one dared to care, and they all felt that there was no need to care, only the old servant often chased behind, tactfully persuading, but it had no effect.

Xu Jiqing was idle, sitting under the window reading, occasionally attracted by the sound outside, looking up, seeing Zhang Shiqing and Colorful running around, his heart was both happy and sad.

He is the only one who understands Zhang Shiqing's thoughts, this is a precursor to a little girl who is about to grow up, and she knows that the happy time is coming to an end, so she must try to seize it and have fun.

Zhang Shiqing's "happy time" must be interesting, so there is no place for Xu Ji, she drinks and laughs with Chang Yanzhi and others, and discusses ball skills, but she doesn't come to Xu Ji here, she doesn't come once, sometimes she meets outside, she looks at it at most, and rarely speaks.

The people of the valley are used to crises that come from time to time, as long as the son is not in a hurry, they are not in a hurry, what should they do, except for one person.

Meng Yingbo did not have a moment of peace in his heart, every time he heard the sound of horses' hooves outside, he would be shocked, thinking that he was going to be arrested, but he changed his opinion on one thing.

"There is no need for the Golden Holy Maiden to worry about the little county lord, how can an adult be like a child?" This is his drunken mantra.

Zhang Shiqing was not present, Chang Yanzhi reminded him: "Be cautious, children are not the same as children, the little county lord-" Chang Yanzhi turned his head and glanced at it, "If you really have a temper, you are also a tiger." ”

"What do you mean by 'too'?" Meng Yingbo asked rhetorically, everyone knew it, laughed, and Meng Yingbo never mentioned the word "child" again.

Three days later, in the morning, a group of people came to the Jibei Palace, saying that the princess was sick and asked the lord of Fangde to go home to visit him quickly.

Zhang Shiqing asked a few words about his condition, and said to the woman in the house: "Wait for me for a while, pack up your things and leave." ”

Colorful packed up things, Zhang Shiqing said goodbye to everyone, and finally came to the study, and said in a relaxed tone: "Mother sent someone to pick me up and take me home, I should indeed go back, thank you for your hospitality these days." ”

"I didn't do anything, I was ashamed to be a landlord."

"I fled here because I wanted you to 'don't do anything,' and you said a lot of useful things to me, and if it weren't for your enlightenment, I might have had a few more troubles, which made everyone feel uneasy, and in the end nothing could have changed. Now that I'm okay, I can accept it calmly, and my family and Huanyan can marry me wherever they want, Saiwai, Huaizhou, Jingzhou...... What's the difference? No matter where I go, I will try to win support for Yecheng, if my efforts fail, I really have no choice, I have to go with the flow, after all, ...... I am not the princess of Wu, and the Zhang family has not reached the point of ruin. ”

Xu Ji had already expected this moment, but he still didn't think about what to say, so he had to remain silent.

Zhang Shiqing smiled, "There is still a little benefit to you, after seeing such a boring person as you, I think I can tolerate any kind of person." ”

Xu Ji also smiled.

Zhang Shiqing turned around to leave, but Xu Ji stood up, "Wait." ”

"Huh?" Zhang Shiqing turned back to look at him again, waited for a while, and saw that he was reluctant to speak, and frowned slightly: "Do you know how much I hate 'waiting'? ”

"Take care." Xu Ji finally squeezed out two words.

"Hmm." Zhang Shiqing nodded, waited for a while, and walked away.

Xu Ji sat down and continued to read, and after a while, he realized that he didn't read a word, but listened to the sound outside.

The old servant walked in and sighed lightly, "The little county lord is gone." ”

"It's time to go, too." Xu Ji said lightly and continued to stare at the book.

"Childe...... Actually, I think that if Childe speaks, the little county lord will stay. ”

"And then? I'm living here, and I don't know how to be grateful, but I want to spoil the good things of Yecheng? Besides, this place is deserted, she will get tired of living sooner or later, what will happen then? I don't do anything that harms others or myself. ”

The old servant sighed again, in fact, he knew better than anyone else in his heart that Siguo Gu couldn't leave the little county lord, and the son refused to mess around, which made him very pleased, but he felt that the son was so old at a young age, which was a little pitiful.

"Really...... Nothing to do? Childe is so smart......"

Xu Ji put down the book, turned his head and smiled: "The so-called intelligence is not omnipotent, the most important thing is that the Lord of Fangde himself is undecided, if I intervene rashly, it is likely to ruin her." ”

"Childe is right." The old servant turned around and went out, walked a few steps slowly, and suddenly went to chase after the people of the Jibei Wangfu who had left.

The officers and soldiers guarded the exit of the hospital, and the old servant was out of breath after not running a few steps, and said eagerly: "Little county lord...... If something is dropped, I will send it to him and I will be back immediately. I'm an old fellow, all dependent on my son's support, I can't get rid of it, and I will never run away. ”

The old servant can be a man, and he usually takes out wine and meat to entertain the officers and soldiers, and the junior colonel in charge does not say anything, but walks away, and the soldier understands his meaning, gives way to the passage, and reminds in a low voice: "Go and come back quickly, don't make us embarrassed." ”

"Yes, yes." The old servant spread his legs and ran as hard as he could, but he didn't do much speed, watching the convoy drift away.

Finally the convoy stopped, and a servant came running, "What's the matter with the old man chasing him?" ”

"That...... One thing...... The Lesser Lord. ”

"Thanks, I can pass it on."

The old servant shook his head desperately, feeling that his chest was about to burst, and his legs were as soft as noodles, "It must be ...... ...... with your own hands"

The servant glanced back and hugged the old servant, "I'll send you over." ”

"Thank you......" The old servant was so tired that he couldn't speak.

The curtain of the car was lifted, and Zhang Shiqing said in surprise: "I saw you from afar...... What's up? ”

"I ...... I ...... "The old servant looked left and right."

Zhang Shiqing ordered the servant to retreat and said with a smile: "Just a few dozen steps, can you be tired like this?" ”

"It's old, it's useless." The old servant finally relieved himself a little, "I just want to say a word, if I don't say it, I'm afraid that the son will regret it, and the little county lord will also regret it." ”

"You want to speak, but the two of us regret it?" Zhang Shiqing said with a smile.

"Childe actually wants you to stay."

Zhang Shiqing shook his head, "Uncle, you are an honest person, but you can't lie." Xu Gongzi Mo said that he had no such intention, even if he did, he would not let people tell him, didn't he have a mouth? ”

"No, Childe, the little county lord knows, thinks too much, always worries about affecting the future of others, he doesn't know the little county lord's thoughts, he thinks that the little county lord will regret staying sooner or later, so he ......"

Zhang Shiqing interrupted the old servant, "Xu Gongzi is right, he has always been like a god, and he sees people very accurately, he said that I will regret it, I will definitely regret it." Please come back, no need to say more. ”

"Childe doesn't always look like a god......

Zhang Shiqing had already lowered the curtain, the carriage moved forward, and the servant woman followed, and the old servant could no longer catch up, so he stood in place, and muttered: "The son is still young, and he will make mistakes in this kind of thing, the little county lord ......"

The convoy didn't stop, and the old servant had to turn around, and found that he had indeed not chased far, less than a hundred steps in total, "I'm just so capable, alas, in troubled times, it's good to have food and shelter, why do you want to do so much?" Childe is right, there is no benefit in offending Yecheng, there is no benefit. ”

The old servant comforted himself, and went back to the valley, resting for a while before relieving.

Xu Ji didn't know anything about what was happening outside, he had stabilized his mind, and he could read the words in the book.

When the palace came to pick up people, Meng Yingbo was so frightened that he hid, and when he saw that no one took care of him, he slowly walked out, went straight to the study, and said as soon as he came in: "Son, let's escape, let's run away tonight." ”

"Why run away if you live well?"

"Although I'm not as smart as Childe, I can also understand some things, Childe lives here, all relying on the protection of the King of Jibei's family, and the key to this is the little county lord. Now that the little princess has been recalled to the city, I don't think the princess is sick at all, but I just use this as an excuse. As soon as the little county lord goes back, he will immediately promise to marry others, and he will break off with his son from then on. Wouldn't it be better for the son to lose his backer and want to live in peace, it is absolutely impossible, it is better to escape, go to Qinzhou to redo the king of Wu, and dominate one side, wouldn't it be very good? ”

"There is already an overlord in Qinzhou, it is useless for me to go, and it will be disgusting. Wait, the news of the defeat of the officers and soldiers will come soon, and then Yecheng will send General Xiao Meng back to Qinzhou. ”

Meng Yingbo smiled bitterly: "In this matter, Childe is really a little ...... Of course, I'm from Xijing, and I don't know the situation over there? It's good to be able to hold it, but how can you win a big victory? Even if I win, Yecheng will not treat me as a guest, and Childe forgot, I am ...... I came to Yecheng without permission, and if I can't take my son away, I will be executed by the Golden Saint Maiden as soon as I go back. ”

Xu Ji smiled: "This little misunderstanding is easy to resolve, when the time comes, I will write a letter, you take it to Qinzhou, and the Golden Holy Maiden will not only not kill you, but will also reward you heavily." ”

"But the Descendant Army can't defeat ......"

"Wait." Xu Ji turned his head and continued to read.

Meng Yingbo had no choice but to retreat, looked up outside, and saw that there were officers and soldiers guarding everywhere, and sighed secretly, thinking that it was difficult to fly here, and it was indeed too risky to escape.

Without the Lord of Fonde, the valley was quieter, quieter than before, without her taking the lead, no one played polo, no wine tasted, and everyone slept every day, day and night.

On the third day of Zhang Shiqing's return to the city, it began to rain in the early morning, dripping, sometimes big and sometimes small, just non-stop, everyone was bored, all lying in the house to rest, Xu Ji sat at the table, couldn't read the book, simply gave up, stared blankly at the rain outside the window, the desktop was wet with raindrops swept in, and he didn't notice it.

A woman in a long skirt suddenly appeared in the rain, holding an umbrella, walking quickly, Xu Ji stood up suddenly, found that it was not Zhang Shiqing, and sat down slowly.

Feng Juniang entered the house, put away the umbrella, and said to Xu Ji: "The lord of the county invites the prince to enter the city." ”

"What?"

"There is no news from Qinzhou yet, the officers and soldiers have fought a few battles with the Descending Army, and they have won and lost each other." Feng Juniang knew what Xu Ji was thinking.

Xu Ji said with a smile, "The officers and soldiers failed to fight quickly? ”

"Well, it's a long story. Childe will follow me into the city first. ”

"I need to know why."

"It's to save Childe's life." Feng Juniang glanced back, saw that there was no one outside, and approached the table, "It's still Yu Zhan, the matter has passed, and the king of Xiangdong and the big county lord don't believe him, and they don't pursue it, but I don't know who stabbed the news to the queen mother." What the Empress Dowager thinks of the princess, I don't need to say more, after she learned the news, she didn't blame the father and son of the king of Jibei, and insisted that it was the prince who provoked it, and she had to arrest you for interrogation. Now that Siguo Valley is no longer a safe place, please follow me into the city first, and then find a way. ”

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