Stay until sunset, in the willow forest outside the city.

"According to Childe's orders, the matter is done." Fu Zhe said respectfully.

"Hmm." Ke bowed slightly, "Does Zhuo Jun know about this?" ”

"Someone has been sent to notify you in advance."

"Okay." Ke nodded with satisfaction, "Song Gongzi is in charge of the Song family for the first time, and it is inevitable that he will be a little anxious to do things. We need to help him. Don't let him push himself too hard and spoil the balance. If you continue to explain, the Yao family's fleet will not have to be soft in the future, but you must keep it alive. ”

"Yes." Fu Zhe took the order, "There is still one more thing to return to the son." ”

"Say."

"The list of the black market added another three hundred taels of gold yesterday."

The expression on Ke's face froze. Since the beginning of the year, the bounty on the black market has been increasing, and it is getting faster and faster. After being hunted down by his younger brother for so many years, he has long been used to it. Although he is bent on his head, he has never been so eager in the past few decades. Does this mean that the royal court is about to change? Ke couldn't help but feel a little distracted, there is probably only one reason why Prince Mo Lan is so impatient to get rid of himself, didn't Gu Jingyan also say it, the king is about to die.

He felt that there was a heavy air flow in his heart, and he was very uncomfortable, and he closed his eyes to stabilize this breath, but the appearance of the king suddenly appeared in front of him, the crown was bright, and the eyebrows and eyes were the same, but how could people who had been away for more than ten years know what the king looked like now.

The king sat on a high throne and smiled at him, and everything was no different from when he was young. However, Ke's heart was cold and hard, and there was no fluctuation for a minute. The two of them looked at each other quietly in the huge palace, Ke suddenly felt some sympathy for this king, he was high, he was admired by all people, but he was also a real loner, his youngest son, oh no, it was his successor who had purged all the people around him. He is already old.

Ke opened his eyes and let out a long sigh of relief. "Anyone who unveils the list, according to the old rules, will be booby-trapped."

The sunset had already fainted the sky, and the sun had long lost its dazzling brilliance, and a golden mass attached to the mountain. His light is fading little by little, his heat is receding little by little, and tomorrow, a new round will rise.

When it was completely dark, Ke happened to return to the library. Before I could enter the backyard, I heard the sound of talking. Ke's footsteps have always been very light, and the people in the courtyard did not notice him. He stood behind the shadow wall and listened quietly.

"Really? Didn't you even notice it at the time? It was Hege's voice, and his mouth seemed to be still eating, bulging.

"It's so beautiful, no one thought it would be a man! In the middle of the night, a few strong sweaters suddenly came and wanted to rob us, but fortunately, the people we brought with us were nearby, otherwise Zhong Hao and I would not have been able to come back. "It's Xu Qingxia. Hu Er didn't say that he was seriously injured and had been raising in the Song Mansion, how could he be here?

"Cut, who told you to covet other people's beauty." Hege laughed twice.

Xu Qingxia also laughed, and her tone was soft and soft, "I thought it was beautiful then, but now I don't feel like that." ”

There was a sudden silence in the courtyard. The next moment, Ke had already stepped into the courtyard.

He Ge and Xu Qingxia were sitting opposite each other in the small pavilion in the courtyard, Xu Qingxia looked at He Ge with affection, but He Ge only lowered his head and fiddled with a hosta in his hand.

Hearing someone coming in, the two of them looked up together, and a layer of brilliance instantly surged in He Ge's eyes, and he put down the hosta in his hand, "Ke, you're back!" Zhong Hao came just now, not only was he not angry, but he also said that a caravan came from the north in a few days and wanted to take me to see and understand. ”

"I said a long time ago that Zhong Hao won't be really angry." As he spoke, Ke had already walked over, his eyes fell on the white hosta on the table, and then turned to Xu Qingxia on the side.

Xu Qingxia's face was a little pale, not as capable as before, although he was smiling, he was a little depressed.

"Then I finally feel at ease. Sit down, I made sour plum soup in the afternoon, and I've been chilling the well water, and I'll serve you a bowl. With that, He Ge pressed Ke in the position he had originally made. Turned around and went to the stove room.

Xu Qingxia smiled slightly, "Hege is very delicious, Gongzi Ke has worked hard all day, and drinking a bowl is just to dispel the heat." ”

Ke smiled lightly. Picked up the hosta on the table and looked at it, "Mutton fat jade is already rare, and this piece is even more of the highest quality, Xu Darttou has a heart." ”

Xu Qingxia smiled, "Jade is a good jade, it is rare to be carved so simple, I think about it, it can be matched with lotus songs." Unfortunately, she refused to accept it. Xu Qingxia shrugged a little lonely and lowered her eyelids slightly. That's fine. What belongs to Qingxia has always been given by others, if it weren't for this, Qingxia might not be able to grasp it and hold it firmly. ”

Why did Xu Darttou say such sad words. Nowadays, among the peers of the rivers and lakes, who else can overpower you? ”

Xu Qingxia shook his head helplessly, "Qingxia's fame only depends on the Song Mansion, in the final analysis, I am just a slave of the Song Mansion." Gongzi Ke don't exalt Qingxia like this. ”

A shallow breeze blew, carrying the lotus leaves in the pond to sway from side to side.

Ke's gaze flickered without a trace, and he reached out and poured two cups of tea. A cup was handed to Xu Qingxia, "In life, how can everything go well." In my opinion, Zhong Hao is really good to you. He was born rich and noble, and his temperament is inevitably perverse, and you have been a brother with him for many years, so you naturally know him better than me. ”

Xu Qingxia took the teacup and smiled miserably, "It's also a common saying, Gongzi Ke must have seen the caged prison bird." No matter how vast the world is, it is only a square inch. I am like a bird in a cage, and only the likes and dislikes of my master determine my life and death. It's just that my side is just a finely carved golden wire birdcage. ”

"Did Xu Darttou ever say to Zhong Hao about this distress?"

"The Song family is a wealthy family, which one of the Song family is not a person who chases fame and fortune? Zhong Hao, it's not too bad. Xu Qingxia stared blankly at the tea cup in his hand, his eyebrows lowered.

Ke Zhi smiled, "Xu Darttou said this today, aren't you afraid that I will tell Zhong Hao?" ”

Xu Qingxia was also calm, "Gongzi Ke is the most transparent person Qingxia has ever seen, and he knows everything by heart, which is what Qingxia admires the most." If Futu City hadn't had Gongzi Ke's early plan, where would it have been able to take it so briskly. Having said that, Futu City, Gongzi Ke, you are determined to win. ”

The corners of Ke's eyebrows twitched slightly. Xu Qingxia, it really has some meaning.

He looked up at Xu Qingxia and smiled lightly, his dark eyes becoming more obscure in the night.

The sound of Hege's footsteps came, and the people ran into the pavilion immediately after. "Taste it, it's delicious!" As he spoke, he handed a bowl of cold sour plum soup to Ke.

"Cool and sweet, Hege's craftsmanship is really good." Xu Qingxia smiled gently, and her eyes were clean and not mixed with any impurities.

"Qingxia, just count your good eyes," He Ge patted Xu Qingxia's shoulder with a smile and sat down next to Ke. His eyes involuntarily turned to Ke's face, and he watched him obediently drink the sour plum soup in his hand, laughed out loud, handed over his Jinpa, and said: "You are always like this, you will always eat everything on your mouth." ”

Ke took the handkerchief and wiped it, and handed the bowl back to He Ge with a smile, "Well, it's really delicious." But why is there only one bowl? What about Qingxia's? ”

"He's just drunk it."

Ke put the bowl into the lotus singer, "Then please ask the master to hold another bowl," and smiled lightly at Xu Qingxia, "Take advantage of the moonlight tonight to be drunk, and drink with friends to have fun." ”

Xu Qingxia smiled and nodded: "Gongzi Ke has a bamboo wind and lotus fragrance here, although there is no wine, it is also a great thing to be able to sit and chat with three or two friends here." ”

"Okay, I'll go get it."

The three of them chatted a lot all day and night, and it wasn't until late at night that Xu Qingxia said goodbye and left.

"Why did you confiscate Qingxia's hosta?" He Ge was looking down and tidying up the dishes on the table, when he heard Ke's question, he couldn't turn around, and he was stunned "Ah".

Ke tightened his cuffs and repeated the question. "The hosta looks simpler, but it is a very good texture of mutton fat jade, no less than a hundred taels, why don't you accept it?"

"Why should I take it?" He Ge turned his head and asked with a smile. Ke's question is interesting, he has never been as happy to evaluate women's accessories and makeup as Zhong Hao, and he rarely cares about the actions of others, how can he care about a hairpin today?

Ke clasped his hands together and tucked them in his sleeves. glanced at He Ge very quickly, "Isn't jewelry Zhu Hai always the favorite of my daughter's family?" ”

"That being said, such a valuable gift is not something that can be received casually. What's more, it's a hairpin and other personal things, although Qingxia is a friend, I can't accept his heart. ”

"Xu Dart's head is really different for you."

He Ge felt that the meaning of this sentence was a little wrong, and when he wanted to say something more, he saw that he had already turned around and went back to the room. There was silence in the empty courtyard. Looking at the candle flame gradually lit up in the room, He Ge stood in place with some amazement, "Why is it always like this, I never know what you are thinking." He sighed slightly, "If you send it, I will definitely accept it." ”

In Ke's hand, the white jade bracelet shone with a soft light in the candlelight, the jade was a good jade, but it was still worse than the mutton fat hosta sent by Xu Qingxia. Futu City, Heming Mountain, Duancheng, Library, Xu Qingxia, Xu Qingxia, this person has been really everywhere recently, since you want to get involved, I might as well use you. Ke opened the small drawer next to him and gently put the bracelet inside.