38. Collusion

It is said that Feng Qiwu hunted a little fox from Cuiwei Mountain, the county lord liked it very much, and specially asked Feng Qiwu to raise and play, but the little beast was wild and untamable, not lying in the cage to die or not, no matter how people poked and taunted, they refused to move, or put on an attacking appearance, with their young fangs hanging outside, shining, as if they were going to eat people. Forget it once or twice, the county lord is not happy every day, and others follow her when she beats the child, and now she wants her to follow a brute, what is this? The maids saw that the master didn't like it, and they didn't bother to serve it, so they secretly let it out.

Suo Huan was in Silai's study, and saw Feng Qiwu stroking a fox, and stepped forward to poke its head with a smile, Feng Qiwu opened him: "Go, it bites." Suo Huan didn't poke it, he was a little unwilling, stretched out his nose and sniffed, and said, "It smells, shame." ”

"I've washed it in water, and it still smells?" Feng Qiwu lowered his head and sniffed, but he didn't smell it, and when he raised his eyes, he saw someone with a sly smile on his face, and understood, he threw the fox at him coldly, Suo Huan was so frightened that he hurriedly caught it, and the little thing in his arms was shy, and the howl was lifeless.

Feng Qiwu said: "Look at you are still ashamed. ”

Suo Huan wrinkled his nose dissatisfied, and pointed out the window to make a fuss: "The big insect raised by the adult has run out again, chasing people to eat, and the adult will catch it back." ”

Feng Qiwu couldn't help but smile and reprimanded: "Nonsense, Ah Hu is the most docile, he won't eat when you stand in front of him, I don't believe you try it." ”

Suo Huan softened and waved his hand again and again: "No, no, no, it's just docile in front of adults!" ”

This is not a sycophant, Feng Qiwu likes fierce beasts, especially his big tiger with bright fur, so that no one dares to touch it when the tiger runs out of the cage, and the guards are afraid that it will hurt people, so they have no choice but to set up a fence on the spot, and feed it from time to time, but they kept watch all night in the wind and snow, and only made plans when Feng Qiwu returned home. But I don't want Feng Qiwu to come back, walking it back to the cage like a bend, it looks obedient, which is still the majestic king of beasts, it is clearly a docile big cat, so this person is a tiger, needless to say, is praised to the sky.

Although Suo Huan is just hearsay, looking at this situation, he also knows that the prime minister really likes his Ah Hu, and he is really afraid that he will put himself in a tiger cage proudly and show off his pet's meekness. Suo Huan hurriedly changed the topic, his eyes fell back into his arms, and he nodded at the fox's head and asked, "Why don't you have energy?" ”

Feng Qiwu was happy in his heart, so he answered him truthfully: "I have been hungry for two days, and after a few beatings, my temper is gone, and my spirit is naturally gone." ”

Suo Huan rubbed a thin piece of pointed ears in his hand, and said seriously: "The iron fist makes it fearful, and the dates make it slave, adults like this?" ”

Feng Qiwu leaned back in the chair and asked, "I killed the female fox, and it hates me to the bone, so why don't you let it bite me?" He stared at Suo Huan for a moment, and suddenly had a thought, and said, "It's better to do this, you can raise it for me for a few days." ”

"I've never raised a fox, don't blame me if you don't raise it well."

"Why should I look for you if you want to raise it well, you just remember to eat it and don't lose it, just don't pay too much attention to it."

Animals also have spirituality, and they can tell who is really good to him and who is perfunctory, and the young fox is undecided, but it is easy*, Suo Huan understood what he meant, and said, "This is to make me a bad person." Because of the joke: "Wait, I'll use it as a collar......" Before the words fell, his expression froze, and a foul smell came out.

Feng Qiwu frowned, covered his nose and laughed, and said to him: "Do you still use it as a collar?" Suo Huan froze, his face even more embarrassed.

"Don't change your clothes yet."

Feng Qiwu put the fox on the chair and took Suo Huan to the ear room.

The first time Suo Huan came inside, he was afraid of losing his share, so he didn't look around even if he was curious, this was the prime minister's private territory. He pulled the piece of wet clothing a little uncomfortably, and stood in the room, exuding a fox aura on his body, as if he had responded to the rumors of Golan Washe, a real fox spirit.

Feng Qiwu found a complete set of outfits from the inside out, and couldn't help but point to a fox collar robe and said: "It's still small, you can't make a fox fur collar, I'll give you a good one, how about thanking you for taking care of it?" ”

Suo Huan couldn't stand the intensified teasing, and the look of shame and anger appeared on his face, and he said stiffly: "No need! A fox smell, uncomfortable to wear! ”

"You still think so?" Feng Qiwu threw his clothes on the couch, clapped his hands and turned to go out, and said as he walked: "It's already a fox, don't you think so?" ”

A pun, Suo Huan's face turned red, knowing that he was being used by him for fun, but he was helpless, turned his face and looked at a bunch of other people's things on the couch, and his heart was really upset.

It's strange to say, he has been wandering in the wind and moon field for many years, his body has long been ruined, and he can't stand any filth, but he just doesn't like to wear other people's underwear, not only that, but he doesn't even give his own to others. It's really clean or fake, but I don't want to, so when Xilai asked for his bedclothes, it was perfunctory, although they had been raining overnight.

Only change into outer robes and jackets, and neatly fold the dirty clothes and pants and place them at the end of the couch. When he came out, Feng Qiwu was instructing his subordinates to take away the dirty clothes, and when he turned around to see him, he looked at the corners of his mouth for a while before returning to the bookcase, half-joking and half-serious: "I never thought that Suo Huan Gongzi could suppress such clothes, but in this way, the hairpin on his head is stingy, so it is better to use this." Saying that, he raised his hand to take off the crown on his head, Suo Huan felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly said: "The adult has killed me, and the villain can't stand it." ”

"Even if you're wearing clothes, why bother with a hair crown." Although he said so, he relied on Suo Huan and did not release the crown again. As soon as Suo Huan sat down, he listened to him: "At the beginning of the snow, is the son willing to travel with me?" ”

Suo Huan raised the notebook in his hand and said in surprise: "In the past, adults were afraid that villains would delay their efforts, why is it about to end now, and adults are broadened?" ”

"It's the end of the year, don't be in a hurry, this more than a month, you have done your best, and now you should rest for a few days." He replied with a satisfied look. After checking one by one, the "Danshaqi" drafted yesterday was not perfect, but it was not bad, and more than 100 top assassins were ready to go.

——The so-called New Year's Pass is difficult, and some people can't get through it.

Suo Huan hesitated slightly, put down the pen, "My lord wants to fulfill the friendship of the landlord, of course Suo Huan is willing to go together." ”

The ice and snow glass world outside blurs the original warped cornices, and more and more shows the pillars of the vermilion corridor below, which is less solemn and majestic, and adds a lot of exquisite complexity that only rich and small families have. Several old servants were clearing the snow, and when they saw Feng Qiwu, they all saluted one by one, and they didn't say a word, and they didn't dare to look up.

Suo Huan followed behind with his robe, and said with a smile while kicking the small snowdrift on the side of the road: "Don't take me to the pile!" ”

Feng Qiwu looked back and saw that he had kicked the freshly swept snow all over the ground, and he felt that he shouldn't take him on this road, so he said: "There is a plum garden ahead, if you don't want to go here, you will have to go far away." Saying that, he immediately changed the route, it was a rather remote path, the snow had not had time to clear, and there was a deep pit at one foot, which was particularly unsuitable for walking.

Xu couldn't hear the sound of stepping on snow behind him for a long time, Feng Qiwu looked back and saw Suo Huan far behind, and he didn't know how he walked, both feet were stuck in the thick snow and couldn't move, and the pine branches above his head leaked and he was covered with snow stains. He smiled and turned back and said, "You just stay like this, and when you are discovered, you will become a vivid snowman." ”

Suo Huan smiled bitterly: "Let the adults laugh." Feng Qiwu stretched out a hand over, he hurriedly held it, and struggled to come out with great difficulty. Feng Qiwu waited for him to pat the snow off his body, then grabbed his wrist and led him away, and laughed: "You are so stupid." ”

Suo Huan blushed and was speechless. In some things, he is indeed clumsy, not even a child of ingots, because in the Nanfeng Pavilion, there are people to take care of, he doesn't need to learn to take care of chores, just think about how to please the guests, even if he was just an ordinary little guy in the early years, he has no worries about taking care of his life - the so-called four bodies are not diligent and the five grains are not divided, probably talking about him as a person.

Looping all the way, when Suo Huan saw a garden of red plums competing to spit out, he deeply felt that the hard work ahead was gone. Deeply spit it out, and said: "The white plum is lonely, the red plum is cold and beautiful, and the adult's house is full of plum trees, which shows that the adult is very fond of this flower." ”

Feng Qiwu "clicked" and broke off a budding plum branch, and said idly: "I can't say how much I like it, but when this flower blooms, a hundred flowers are killed, and it is good to use it in winter to insert a bottle." When the flowers bloom, it is beautiful, but in the end, it is only a season, and it is not as good as the green pine and green bamboo, and it is undefeated all year round. ”

Suo Huan smiled lowly, "Adults like long-term things, but unfortunately there are few truly long-lasting things in the world. ”

"Suo Huan's words make this official sound very meaningful." He glanced at Suo Huan, "It seems to be insinuating that I, the prime minister, won't be able to do it for long." ”

"The villain didn't mean that!"

"You don't have to be nervous." Feng Qiwu showed a reassuring smile, "You feel it, and the official is on the matter, long-term things are rare, so it is more necessary to operate." For example, the official has been worshipping the prime minister for four years and the main cabinet for four years, and now the foundation is stable, but there are still people who are trying to bring me down. He lowered his head slightly, sniffed a blooming flower, and nodded: "On the other hand, Suo Huan Gongzi, although he is a mere man, can see the situation clearly, pursue advantages and avoid disadvantages, and no one likes it." It's ridiculous to think about it, some people can't see as clearly as you, and they want to hinder the long-term existence of their officials with the power of grasshoppers, such a foolish person is really a hundred deaths! ”

Is he talking about Lin Huaiyi and Danshaqi? Suo Huan should have tried his best to agree, but he couldn't help but bow his head and euphemistically: "What the adult said is very true, those who know the times are Junjie, if someone dares to blatantly oppose the adult, of course the adult can kill the sooner, but ...... There are those who have never offended adults, but adults want to ......"

"Hmph, you know what!" Feng Qiwu let go of the plum branch and sneered: "If you don't offend now, will you never offend?" This official has been in politics for many years, and he has made a wide range of enemies, presumably Suo Huan Gongzi has also heard of it, if he is not accustomed to taking precautions and striking preemptively, does Gongzi think that I can still walk on the snow and enjoy the plum blossoms with you here? Chinese New Year's Eve, family reunion, this road day is very good, the family lives and dies together, and the official is already very worthy of them. ”

He was looking for the plum blossoms he liked in the plum garden, always asking for those budding ones, his fingers gently dusted off the snow on the branches, the fingertips were frozen a little red, under the background of the black branches, it was really whiter than the ice and snow, the nails were neat and clean, the knuckles were slender and powerful, and it was easy to break off a plum branch, with the crisp sound of the branches breaking, it was really very pleasing to the eye, but his words were not so beautiful, and it sounded especially chilling in this snow.

The vast ice and snow, the red plum blossoms, look ominous.

"You don't look good, have you been standing in the snow for a long time?" Feng Qiwu asked, but smiled coldly in his heart.

Suo Huan shook his head and said softly: "Adults want to take the lead in affairs, no wonder they are young and become extremely popular ministers, I only hope that adults can seek benevolence and benevolence, and if they really hold the power forever, they will enjoy wealth and wealth for a long time." Suo Huan doesn't have the good courage and ability of adults, and he can't guarantee it for a long time, so he only likes short-lived things, wind and snow, and the best in the world. ”

These words were sincere and well-behaved, Feng Qiwu listened to it and was very useful, and said with a smile: "It's just rich and rich, the authority is still the Li family." But—" The corners of his lips furrowed, extremely dazzling, "borrowed the son's auspicious words!" ”

Leaving the plum garden and returning the same way, Suo Huan held the plum blossoms in his arms, and it was difficult to move an inch; Feng Qiwu was empty-handed, contented. As soon as they arrived at the intersection of the trail, there was a group of glamorous maidservants hurrying by, and on the steps carried by the four of them sat a woman with a hairpin ring on her head, high and unstoppable. Suo Huan stopped, "The lord of Yuhua has gone to Silaiju, my lord will go first." ”

Feng Qiwu also stopped, "No need, she will naturally go back if she can't see anyone." ”

Suo Huan tightened the plum blossom in his arms, "Adults don't have much pity for flowers, but they shouldn't be ruthless so far, it's cold and freezing, and it's not easy for the county lord to come out." ”

Feng Qiwu turned around, and when he saw that his eyes were faint, staring at a bouquet of flowers and just smiling, he couldn't help frowning.

"I thought that Suo Huan Gongzi was used to watching Fengyue, and he had already understood what I meant."

"The villain is blunt and doesn't understand what adults mean."

"Don't understand?!" Feng Qiwu didn't seem to expect it, snorted a little irritably, came back a few steps, gently pressed Suo Huan's head on his shoulder, and asked, "Understood?" ”

Suo Huan struggled slightly, but it didn't work, so he simply leaned on him, and his mournful voice was full of requests: "The villain can do the Danshaqi thing, but the villain doesn't want to do it, and he can't do it, the county lord is very jealous, and he will never let me go." ”

"As long as she is dead, she will go back to the south, and from now on, the mountains and rivers will be far away, so she can only let go if she doesn't want to let go." He pressed his shoulder, not much but strong.

"Your Excellency!" Suo Huan said coldly: "My lord has always been quick to cut through the mess, and he is extremely neat, but he has been tactful in the affairs of the county lord, and he has dragged it out again and again. The entanglement of the county lord of Yuhua is endless, and the root cause is because of the adult, you must know that the bell must be tied to the bell, and now you are the only one who can make the county lord die. ”

Yes, if you make it clear to Yu Hua early, reject her, and be indifferent to her, it will never be like this now, Feng Qiwu's eyes slowly stagnated, recalling the past. At that time, he had just been promoted to prime minister, and he was only twenty-two years old. King Annan is the brother of the first emperor's mother, who has guarded southern Xinjiang for decades, has a deep prestige, and has many supporters, representing the views of the princes of the clan. In any case, he would never have alienated the daughter of King Annam—even if he had foreseen it today.

I don't want to talk about these things with a little bit. He pushed Suo Huan away, shook his head, and his face was full of trouble, "I haven't hinted at it, and I have refused many times, but she has become more and more frustrated, which is really helpless." ”

"The helplessness of the adults, just because she has not done enough, let her still have expectations! For such a woman, adults should look at each other coldly, scold and scold, and should not take roundabout techniques! ”

You say it lightly! Lord Feng was a little angry, if he could be ruthless, why should he borrow the hands of others?

Suo Huan looked at him, raised his eyebrows, and said, "Oh-I see." Although the lord of Yuhua is willful, but he is also frank and cute, for a few years, he has a deep love for adults, my lord, you are reluctant? As he spoke, he got carried away and twisted his hip and touched Feng Qiwu.

Feng Qiwu lowered his eyes and swept over the part where he hit him, and looked at him again, his brows furrowed slightly, and he didn't speak.

Suo Huan laughed to himself a few times, slowly regained his taste, suddenly lost color, and immediately knelt down: "My lord! ”

"What's wrong?" Feng Qiwu asked casually.

Suo Huan was speechless, but he didn't know whether these three words were difficult or forgiving. Fang Cai's feminine action was commonly used to tease and laugh in the South Wind Pavilion, and this situation was made against this person, which was offensive and insulting.

Suo Huan looked up cautiously, and saw that although his expression was ordinary, he was looking ahead, his chin was slightly raised, and he was a little arrogant. Suo Huan is basically sure that these three words are a step he gave, as for whether he can go down or not, how to get down, it's all up to him.

Since you don't have the face to refuse, let's be more interesting.

"Adults are harmonious and hardworking, how can they worry about petty love anymore? Please leave this kind of trivial matter to the villain. ”

"You have thought about it, the lord of the king of Annan will not spare you."

Suo Huan's face was bitter: "Adults must rob me like this?" The adult's repeated actions have already caused rumors to spread in the house, and the lord of Yuhua County will not give up with me when he hears it, and I have any other choice? The adult said that he was used to preemptively, and Suo Huan believed it. ”

Feng Qiwu suddenly smiled, made him get up, and said, "Prince Suo Huan said that he was dull, but the official didn't believe it. It's not that Childe doesn't understand what the official means, but he understands it too much. ”

"No—that's what I just figured out. If you hadn't planned it in advance, why would you have asked me to hang out more often lately, and go to the crowded places? He pondered for a moment and suggested, "Eh, sir, why don't we go back to our homes together!" With that, the ghost blinked.