When Detehei and Nalan Fusen came out of the house on this side of Shichahai, it was already the second quarter of Shen Zheng (half past four in the afternoon).

The wind was already blowing outside, the sky was full of miserable dark clouds, and the sun was already heavily obscured. Detehei and Nalan Fusen's expressions were very heavy, and after facing the people of the Li family, they became more and more unoptimistic about Li Ding's whereabouts.

Even Detehei, who has never liked Li Ding, can't complain at the moment, sighed, and said to Nalan Fusen: "Since it's almost the same question, let's go back to the palace first and play with the adults!" ”

Naranfusen nodded, and the two rode their horses to the palace together.

Cao Hao is a close relative of the Li family, so it is really not good to follow Nalan Fusen and Detehei and them together, so he stays here to talk to Li Nai.

Seeing that Li Nai was full of fatigue, Cao Hao thought about it for a while and said: "The eldest cousin only arrived in Beijing in the morning, and he is tired on the road, why don't you rest for one night first, and Ming said that he is thinking about the charter...... If...... If there is anything to do with the younger brother, the eldest cousin should not be outsider. ”

Li Nai rubbed his forehead and nodded at Cao Hao gratefully: "Well, even if my cousin doesn't say this, there must be a lot to worry about." Speaking of this, he groaned for a while and said, "I'm in the south, and I don't know the situation in Beijing, do we have any enemies?" ”

Cao Hao saw that his expression didn't seem to be fake, but he didn't mean to treat himself as an outsider, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. If it was Li Nai, who entered Beijing, and Li Xuqi relied heavily on this eldest son surnamed Ge Dunhou, then things would have been different.

Although he sighed in his heart, his face was not obvious, he pondered for a moment, and said: "This is unheard of, the second cousin's surname is easy-going, and he is very close to his colleagues and relatives, and I haven't heard of any disagreement with him." ”

Li Nai thinks about it, his younger brother is like a villain, and he has always been slippery in handling things.

Because he drove for seven or eight days, and only slept for two or three hours every day, he was anxious and panicked when he arrived in the capital, and he couldn't stand it.

Cao Hao saw that his panting voice was getting thicker and thicker, and his face was flushed, and he hurriedly said, "Big cousin, is this sick?" Let's ask the doctor to come and take a look. ”

Li Nai was worried about his younger brother's whereabouts, where did he have the heart to see the doctor, he hurriedly waved his hand, and the big housekeeper Qian Zhongxuan was beside him, and he also saw that something was wrong, and persuaded with an anxious look: "Uncle, it's getting cold these days, don't dare to delay when you're sick, let's listen to the young master's intentions and ask someone to ask for a doctor." ”

When Li Nai heard this, he shook his head, only to feel that it was dark in front of him, and the person had fainted.

Cao Hao and Qian Zhongxuan saw each other, got up, stepped forward, and hurriedly helped Li Nai to the inner courtyard.

Qian Zhongxuan hurriedly asked people to ask for a doctor, Cao Hao looked at Li Nai, who was sallow and had trismus on the kang, and remembered that he heard the news that his father was critically ill the year before last, and he also rode a horse all the way back to Jiangning in winter.

The anxiety in Li Nai's heart at this time was similar to that of himself at that time. Cao Hao thought wildly, and couldn't help but scold himself in his heart, such a fake is too hypocritical.

However, the conscience of heaven and earth, he has no malice towards Li Nai, but he just feels a little weird. No matter how innocent he is, after all, he is a "thief", and he is still a little more empty-hearted.

The main room of this inner hall is where Yang Ruixue usually lives, and the incense burner is burning on the table on the ground, and the room is filled with the fragrance of nothing.

Even when he first saw Yang Ruixue, Cao Hao didn't think much about it; But these words have also been thought about and understood. I am afraid that Li Ding has never given up on the matter of Zhuchang, so he has a relationship with the Yang family.

Yang Ruixue is a widow, and the second young master of the Bai family is dying. It's just that whether he went back for the New Year the year before last or went back to the funeral last year, Cao Hao never heard the news. It's just that at the end of last year, because of Zheng Hu, he knew that Yang Mingchang, the owner of Bihelou, was dead.

Looking at Yang Ruixue's current outfit, although she is not wearing red and green, she does not look like she is filial piety. Cao Hao thought of her relationship with Li Ding, and there was a sense of familiarity in her heart, could it be that the unlucky Bai Ruixi was the Qing Dynasty version of "Wu Dalang".

After a while, the doctor had already invited him over, diagnosed Li Nai's pulse, rolled his eyelids, and gave two prescriptions for words like "foreign evil invasion, rushing to attack the heart", so that the first sweat and the diet should be lighter.

After sending the doctor away and grabbing the medicine, Li Nai's side also woke up leisurely.

Seeing Cao Hao guarding by the bedside, he was very grateful, half sat up, and said to Cao Hao: "Cousin, this is really annoying you!" ”

Seeing him like this, Cao Hao felt very uncomfortable, and said, "Don't talk about this, eldest cousin, it's better to recuperate for two days...... Second cousin...... The second cousin may have his own heavenly appearance, and he can't keep it......"

Li Nai coughed and said, "Don't comfort me, cousin, my father has already said that Beijing is dangerous, and he has told his second brother again and again. Speaking of this, his expression was very depressed: "In the final analysis, it was my useless brother who made the second brother come to Beijing to endure hardships, and now he ......."

At this time, persuading everything to be false, Cao Hao lowered his head and sighed.

Li Nai continued: "I still remember when my cousin went to Beijing, my aunt went north to visit the sick. I still thought it was strange, why was there such a chaos in the capital, and the villains were so rampant. Now it's the turn of the second brother, and Fang Province is actually a place like a tiger's den in Longtan. I complained that my father didn't let me come, thinking that it would be more difficult for me, the eldest son, who had no prospects, to gain a foothold in the capital. ”

Cao Hao didn't agree with his words, as the saying goes, "if you don't want to, you are strong", an honest person like Li Nai in the capital can't add icing on the cake to the Li family, and he won't be as swaggering as Li Ding.

This time, the afternoon passed, and it was getting dark outside the window.

Xiangtong took the maid to hold the lamp, and Li Nai looked at the curtains around him. Even the most reckless person can tell that this is a women's boudoir. He was a little uncomfortable, and asked Xiangtong with doubts: "Here is ......"

Xiangtong's expression froze, and she didn't know how to mention the identity of the woman to the uncle, so she heard someone at the door: "This is the concubine's house, if the uncle is not vulgar, he will stay here for the time being to recuperate, and the concubine will go to the guest room!" ”

It was Yang's Ruixue who entered the house. Behind her, followed by a maid carrying a tray of steaming potions.

Knowing that Cao Hao was in the house, Yang Ruixue was still hesitant, but when she saw Li Nai's question, she was afraid that Xiangtong would say something that she didn't like, so she came in with less scruples.

However, there is a bit of a way of not squinting at the rules of the woman, Yang Ruixue bowed down lightly to Cao Hao, which is considered a courtesy; Then he instructed the maid to deliver the medicine to Li Nai's bed.

Although Yang Ruixue is Li Ding's outer room, she is not a slave of the Li family after all, Li Nai is not too casual, so she bowed and said: "Trouble Mrs. Yang!" ”

Yang Ruixue shook her head dignified and said, "Uncle doesn't need to be polite, please take care of your body!" After saying that, he stayed for a short time and withdrew with the maid.

This style is quite like being a housewife and a chaste woman. Cao Hao had seen her a few times, and he was very surprised when he saw her as if she had changed someone.

Xiangtong stood on the ground, but she almost crushed her silver teeth. Although Li Ding is affectionate, in the end it is her dependence. She had already condemned Yang Ruixue in her heart, and she hated her to death.

Li Nai saw Yang Ruixue go out, a little dazed, remembered another thing, and asked Xiangtong: "By the way, I heard the chief housekeeper mention to you at noon that the second brother has a person in the house, and he is waiting in the old mansion for this time, but is there such a thing?" ”

Xiangtong nodded and responded: "If you go back to Uncle, there is such a thing, it is the son of our family in the capital, and his name is Miaoyun." ......She has to count the time in her heart, thinks for a while and says: "She is waiting in the uncle's house on the seventh day of the first month!" ”

Li Dingchu disappeared on the eighth night, and although Miaoyun took it, it was only for a while.

Li Nai also has no way, thinking that if there is no turnaround, it is good for the second brother to leave a room of blood.

Although he also knew that there was little hope of getting pregnant overnight, Li Nai still didn't dare to ignore it, and said to Xiangtong: "I'll ask someone to send you back to the house over there in a while!" For this wonderful cloud, you have to take good care of it. After a while, ask the doctor to come to diagnose the pulse, if you can really have a son and a half daughter, you will be a hero of the Li family! ”

Xiangtong breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, Uncle Dudao had a good heart, but it was like this. She was also worried in her heart, afraid that Li Ding's matter would implicate her. Now, listening to the uncle's meaning, it doesn't seem like he wants to take advantage of them.

After instructing Xiangtong, Li Nai sighed and said to Cao Hao: "Cousin, you have also seen it, but now you have no clues, so you can only make two preparations." ”

Today is twenty-six, Cao Hao thought in his heart, the wedding date of Li Ding and Fucha was originally set at the end of the month. Although the Fucha family is not as good as in the past, it is a big Manchurian family, and there is also a big media for Cao Yin and his wife to protect this family business, if they make a feud over this, there may be some incidents in the future.

Thinking of this, Cao Hao said to Li Nai: "Big cousin, although the matter of finding the second cousin is important, there is still one thing in front of my eyes that needs to be cooked!" ”

Li Nai wiped the sweat on his forehead with a handkerchief and asked, "What did my cousin say?" ”

Cao Hao said: "It's the Fucha family, and the second cousin's wedding date was originally set for these days......"

Li Nai remembered that his younger brother had an accident before the good time, and he only felt heartache, nodded and said: "Cousin thinks properly, the second brother is gone, although we are in a hurry, it is not easy to come to the in-laws' side." It's just that I rarely go to Beijing, and I haven't been to the house over there, if my cousin is free, can I accompany my cousin to go there. ”

Cao Hao didn't want to fall into trouble with the Fucha family, so he casually agreed.

Seeing that Li Nai's face was dull and it was pitch black outside the window, Cao Hao said, "Cousin rest first, and junior brother go home first." Ming said that he had finished the yamen's errand in the morning, so he came to look for his cousin! ”

Li Nai struggled to get up to see him off, but Cao Hao hurriedly persuaded him.

Li Nai thought that the two families were close relatives, and there was no need to see each other too much, so he instructed the housekeeper Qian Zhongxuan to send Cao Hao out.

Because of the cloudy sky, there were no stars in the sky, and the night was dark.

On the Shicha Sea, it is even darker, only on the shore there are residents, and there are sparse red lanterns swaying in the night breeze.

Cao Hao rode on the horse, looked at Haizi on the side of the road, and asked Wei Heidao: "Brother Wei, are you afraid?" ”

Wei Hei smiled heartily: "Childe, it's not that I'm arrogant, there are gods, Buddhas, ghosts and monsters in this world, and there is really nothing that my old Hei is afraid of." In this world, the human heart is the most terrifying. Childe doesn't need to think too much, just keep his heart and be worthy of heaven and earth. ”

The latter sentence is to comfort Cao Hao. Cao Hao nodded, very teachable in his heart.

Xiao Man rode a horse and followed alongside, listening confusedly, and asked Wei Hei with a smile: "Master Wei, are you afraid of the dark?" ”

Wei Hei smiled: "You are like everyone else, which one was bluffed to cry that time?" ”

When Xiao Man heard this, he was ashamed and muttered: "When did that happen, how can Wei Ye still remember!" ”

With the sound of talking, the sound of the horse's hooves does not seem harsh. Because there were few pedestrians on the road at night, everyone walked fast, and they returned to Caofu in less than two quarters of an hour.

They were all a little hungry, and they dispersed.

The matter of the Li family is over, Cao Hao thought in his heart. Looking at Li Nai's behavior, it is completely different from Li Ding. As long as Li Xu doesn't make a faint move, it shouldn't be too implicated.

How will things be as good as they should be?

In the alley of the Tibetan Scripture Museum in Dongcheng District, Lianbeile Mansion, the eighth elder brother of the study sat behind the bookcase with a heavy face, and the ninth elder brother turned around on the ground with his hands behind his back.

Seeing that his face was gloomy, the eighth elder brother persuaded: "Maybe we want to be left, this is just a personal grudge of the Li family, not for us!" ”

When Brother Jiu heard this, he stopped, frowned, and said, "Brother Starling, do you still want to deceive yourself now?" Li Xu is a slippery old loach, what personal grudges can he have, not to mention that the other party dares to commit murder in the capital! Speaking of this, he gritted his teeth and said: "This must be the gang of thieves, the gang of people who burned Tao Ranju in July, they ...... They're coming for my old nine......"

(To be continued)