Because of Wang Bingchen's death, the visit to Zhang Ji was delayed, and it was not until three days later that Li Mao took Qingmo and the judge Chen Ru to the grass house where Zhang Ji lived in seclusion at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain. This grass house is built on the edge of a clear pond, with earthen walls, fences, green vegetables, yellow chrysanthemums, surrounded by longitudinal and horizontal, mulberry willows, standing in the courtyard and looking up to see Zhongnan Mountain, quite picking chrysanthemums under the east fence, leisurely seeing the artistic conception of Nanshan.

Although the artistic conception is beautiful, the host is not hospitable, and Li Mao has a closed door.

The old servant led Li Mao to sit down at the stone table in front of the cottage, turned around and took a letter, and said, "My master applied for a job in Fengxiang yesterday and left a letter for the guest. "There was no money on the envelope, and it contained a piece of poetry. Titled "The Song of the Lady":

Jun knows that the concubine has a husband, and gives the concubine a double pearl.

Thanksgiving, tied to the red shirt.

The concubine's high-rise building is even rising, and the lover is holding the halberd in the bright light.

Zhijun's intentions are like the sun and the moon, and the husband vows to live and die together.

Returning Jun Mingzhu's tears, he hated to meet when he was not married.

After Li Mao finished reading this poem, he suddenly laughed, he had read and copied this poem many years later, and he cried bitterly about it, and his memory was very profound. Little did he know that he would become the first reader of the poem under such circumstances.

The old servant of Zhang's family said that his master applied for a job to Fengxiang, the authenticity is difficult to distinguish, Li Mao has no intention to find out, from Zhang's poems he has read the meaning of refusal, the twisted melon is not sweet, the daughter-in-law who is forcibly married is not intimate, let him go.

Back at the Jingong Academy, Li Mao discussed with Qingmo and Mo Qi Shentong to prepare to pack up and return to Yunzhou, but this trip worked hard for several months, but it was fruitless, which made Li Mao feel a little frustrated and depressed for a long time.

Qingmo saw that his face was not good, so he didn't dare to ask more, while coaxing Mo Qi Shentong to pack his luggage, and on the other hand, he instructed the housekeeper to arrange the program in the evening, and prepare to go on the road after a full meal.

After dinner, Li Mao and Mo Qi Shentong went to Wang Bingchen's house together, put incense sticks in front of Wang Bingchen's spiritual seat, and said goodbye to his son-in-law Chen Hongrui, a judicial member of the Huazhou Judicial Army, and his daughter Wang Tong and his wife, who came to settle down in the future.

Wang Tong's eyes were red and swollen from crying, his expression was tired, and he seemed to have something to say when he saw Li Mao, but he finally didn't open his mouth after shimping.

Li Mao squinted his eyes at Qin Zaomian, who was standing aside, did not ask, and comforted him and went back to the concert hall.

Originally, he planned to leave Beijing early on the morning of the second day and return to Yunzhou, but he did not want to rain heavily in Chang'an that night, but it was still raining heavily in the early morning of the second day, and Li Mao had to change the travel date. The heavy rain fell for three days before it cleared, and Li Mao said goodbye to Zhang Henian, a fellow acquaintance who temporarily presided over the affairs of the hospital, and embarked on the return journey. Give the power of the literature network

After a day, staying at the post station overnight, the wine was just warm, and a fast horse chased after Ziqing stationed in the Shangdu Jinyuan Academy, and it was the judge Zhong Jian who came, bowed down and said: "There is an urgent item in Yunzhou to be presented to the master." ”

From his title, Li Mao knew the content of this official letter. He held the appointment letter, was silent for a long time, and said: "Judge Zhong is tired from the journey, so I will rest here for one night, and we will return to the hospital tomorrow morning." ”

Regarding Li Mao's appointment as the head of the Academy, there were not many opinions from the people in the Academy. Tongzhi Zhang Henian is qualified and capable enough to be the dean, but he is a person promoted by Wang Bingchen, and he has never been an official in Ziqing, and he knows that Yunzhou will not appoint himself as the head of the academy. After Li Mao came to Chang'an, he had already spied some eyebrows from Wang Bingchen's words and deeds, and this appointment was already expected for him.

As for Zhong Jian and Chen Ru, one is not qualified enough, and the other is not Li Shigu's cronies, so they don't have much covetousness for the position of the head of the courtyard.

The three of them have been in contact with Li Mao for a period of time, and their impression of Li Mao is not bad, and with Wang Bingchen's foreshadowing, Li Mao will take over the prefectural court, and the three of them can accept it.

Wang Bingchen once said to Li Mao before his death that the daily affairs of the concert house were handled by Zhang Henian, Zhong Jian, and Chen Ru, and basically he didn't have to worry about anything. In fact, as he said, Zhang Henian, Zhong Jian, and Chen Ru are all old and capable people, and he presides over daily affairs, so Li Mao doesn't need to bother.

Li Mao guessed that Li Shigu appointed him as the head of the academy at this time, most of the intention was to excessively, the concert academy was located in a sensitive position, how many pairs of eyes were staring, how could there be no cronies staring at him for a moment, he was undoubtedly the best candidate at the moment.

Staying in Beijing as the head of the hospital, Li Mao's mentality is also rapidly adjusting, from the perspective of the head of the Academy, the most important thing at the moment is to do a good job of the funeral of the former master Wang Bingchen, not only to reassure Yunzhou, but also to satisfy the whole court.

Wang Bingchen has a lofty status in the hospital, and he has single-handedly promoted and cultivated several backbones today, and he can undoubtedly win the hearts of the people by handling Wang Bingchen's future affairs. Without people's hearts, it is bound to be difficult for them to move an inch.

In addition to the etiquette that must be followed, Li Mao also imitated the common practice of later generations, and formed a funeral committee with Zhang Henian, Zhong Jian, and Chen Ruru, and the four of them took turns to go to the royal residence to assist the children of the Wang family in handling the funeral, so that the descendants of the Wang family could feel the care and support of the Jinjuyuan at all times.

This approach is very novel, and the effect is also very obvious, which not only solves the inner worries of Zhang Henian and others, but also satisfies their desire to repay their gratitude. Up and down are very satisfied.

In addition, Li Mao went to Ziqing in the name of the Shangqu Yuan, and asked Li Shigu to play the imperial court to posthumously present Wang Bingchen with an official position, and the Yunzhou side quickly responded, and the above table was Wang Bingchen's request for a table.

Wang Bingchen's old days in the court were also icing on the cake, and he asked Wang Bingchen for a doctor of imperial history, which fulfilled his wishes during his lifetime.

The high-profile handling of Wang Bingchen's aftermath won Li Mao a huge reputation, Zhang Henian, Zhong Jian, and Chen Ru were transformed into Li Mao's cronies after this incident, and with the support of the three people, Li Mao's head of the courtyard did smoothly from the beginning.

Knowing that Li Mao stayed in Chang'an, Su Qing sent Xiaoru and two old family members to serve in Chang'an, and Guo Ren also set off together, Zhu Xiang had no choice but to give up because she was pregnant.

Li Shigu has always had a very tight control over the generals who went out to guard and the people who worked abroad, Wang Bingchen's parents and wife have also stayed in Yunzhou, and after his parents and wife passed away, he took his aunt who raised him to live in Yunzhou, and Wang Bingchen's aunt passed away three years ago, and Wang Bingchen had no close relatives in Yunzhou, so he had the idea of jumping out of the feudal town and returning to the imperial court.

Mo Qi's supernatural official position is humble, and he is not as good as Li Shigu's magic eye, Guo Ren went to stay, and the military government did not ask.

Xiaoru is just a concubine of Li Mao, who is in a lowly status, because of Su Qing, Li Mao has always maintained a lukewarm attitude towards her in front of the people, and the military government is difficult to fathom, and Xiaoru is not included in their monitoring list.

What they care about is Su Qing and the child in her womb. As long as Su Qing, Li Mao's biological flesh and blood, and his huge fortune remain in Ziqing, then there is nothing to worry about.

Xiaoru and Guo Ren both missed their lovers, and walked in a hurry along the way, because of greed in Hangu Road, they accidentally caused a cold, and the two of them fell ill together after leaving Tongguan, Guo Ren was still seriously ill, so he had to stay in Qingniyi Station forty miles east of Chang'an to recuperate.

Li Mao sent Qingmo and Mo Qi Shentong to greet him, and Qingmo persuaded him to go over in person, saying: "Ruthless may not be a true hero, you pay attention to her and hate you in the future." Li Mao was also worried about Xiaoru in his heart, but he was a little hesitant when he was worried that someone would gossip, and when he heard this, he was shocked into a cold sweat: What's wrong with him, when did he become so sophisticated and ruthless?

So he put off the entertainment, took Qingmo and Mo Qi Shentong out of the city to welcome, twenty miles out of the city, there is a small village near the river, Li Mao asked Qingmo to settle down for wine and dinner, and rest on the way back.

Not long after Qingmo went, a man in a green shirt on a horse came over, and when he passed by, the man suddenly said: "Wang Bingchen was murdered, and the water in the concert hall is very deep. When he had said this, the man drove his horse away. Mo Qi wanted to gallop after him, but was stopped by Li Mao. He knew nothing where this man came from, but what he said was kind.

Ziqing Concert Institute has a lot of dealings with Qingniyi, and during the New Year's holidays, the Concert Academy has gifts to give, and the relationship between the two families is very good. The post general learned that Li Mao was coming, so he went out to wait, welcomed Li Mao into the hall with tea, chatted a few gossips, and a few mothers-in-law helped Guo Ren out.

Li Mao didn't break his mistakes, and after thanking him, he took Xiaoru and Guo Ren back to the city.

After the post general "learned" that Guo Ren was Li Mao's "concubine", he didn't dare to slack off, and invited a local famous doctor for treatment.

All the way, wind, frost, snow and rain, day and night, Xiaoru's face was a little pale, after a long time, seeing that Li Mao was a little angry, she lowered her head, did not say a word, her eyes flickered.

Knowing that Li Mao wanted to stay in Chang'an for a long time, Su Qing knew that it was difficult to get out, and wanted to send Zhu Wan'er to serve in Chang'an. Aunt Meng persuaded her to let Xiaoru go, and Su Qing thought about it and understood Aunt Meng's intentions:

After all, Zhu Wan'er is an outsider, and she has a relationship with herself, this woman has gradually recovered after a few months of recuperation, she really has to look good, have a personality, and have good cooking skills. She has long been unclear about Li Mao, and if she gets **, the threat to herself will be fatal.

On the other hand, Xiaoru grew up in front of her since she was a child, and she is confident that she can envelop her.

No matter how much she can toss, she can't turn over the palm of her hand after all.

Qingmo opened a table to catch the wind and wash the dust banquet, and without waiting for the wine and food to be full, he withdrew with interest.

Guo Ren wanted to drink a glass of wine, his cheeks were red, and he couldn't stop coughing, Li Mao urged Mo Qi Shentong to accompany her back to rest early, Guo Ren couldn't bear it anymore, seeing Mo Qi's magic power grinding, he couldn't help but pinch him hard, and the painful Mo Qi Shentong grinned.

Xiao Ru smiled, and when she raised her eyes to look at Li Mao again, there was no more life in her eyes.

After a long absence, it is like dry firewood encountering a fire, as soon as the door is closed, each hugs each other firmly, one threatens to eat each other alive, and the other strikes first, peeling each other first. This ** Chang'an City is not prosperous in wind and rain, and there is only a thunder and lightning masterpiece here, and the wind and rain are obscure. The result of the night** is that by dawn, one is exhausted, the other cannot lift his arms and legs.

I slept until dawn, and when I woke up, the red sun was in the west. (Dissertation College)