In the capital, on the flowery streets, horse-drawn carriages are galloping.

It was autumn, and the cold wind blew through the streets, making people shiver and tighten their clothes.

Although it is autumn, there are no fewer people on the streets of the capital, and the hawkers pushing the carriages are shouting, and the bustling crowd is very lively.

"Beijing, after a few days of walking, I finally came back. ”

Outside the city gate, a black-faced young man in the crowd raised his head, looked at the familiar sign on the city wall, grinned, and showed a mouthful of big white teeth.

This person was Gu Xi, who had been on the road for five days overnight, and with the surge of people, Gu Xi slowly moved to the front of the officers and soldiers guarding the city gate.

Unlike the first time he entered Beijing, seeing that the officers and soldiers still wanted to get some oil and water from him, Gu Xi didn't say a word, and took out the token of the young military camp with one hand.

The officers and soldiers guarding the city were shocked when they saw the token, he was also a person who had seen the world, how could he not know Gu Xi's identity when he saw the token?

"Forgive the little stupidity, snub the adult, the adult should enter Beijing quickly. The officers and soldiers hurriedly nodded their heads and bowed, with a flattering expression.

Those who can enter the Shaojun camp are all talented, and the emperor attaches great importance to the Shaojun barracks, even if he is at the bottom of the Shaojun barracks, he can also get a deputy general, which is not many grades higher than his current position.

"Thanks, brother. Gu Xi smiled and took back the token.

Stepping into the capital, Gu Xi first found a tavern, planning to eat something, and then go back to the Shaojun camp after resting.

"Xiao Er, a plate of beef and a pot of good wine. Gu Xi walked into the tavern, found a corner to sit at random, and shouted.

"Okay, wait, officer. Xiao Er immediately responded.

Half an hour later, after waiting for the beef and wine to be served together, Gu Xi rolled up his sleeves and began to eat a large piece of Duoji, these days he has eaten all the game he hunted on the road, and now he still has wine to drink, it is not too refreshing.

"I'm tired of uncle, Xiao Er will have a few pots of wine and some snacks. There was a clatter at the threshold, and a bearded man walked in the door, shouting, followed by a tall, lanky horse-faced man.

"Oh, it's really unlucky, tell me, your nephew ate the bear-hearted leopard gall, how did he provoke that person!" the bearded man sat on the wooden stool, broke the garlic cloves on the table, and said to the horse-faced man.

"Don't mention it, how do I know," the horse-faced man also didn't have a good face, and said with a drooping face, "I heard that it was a big head, and for a dusty woman, I got on the bar with the person from the Yue family who had just returned to Beijing." ”

"Alas, a few days ago, a gentleman in the capital was just taught a lesson by this master," the bearded man sighed, "Yue Hai has been away from the capital for ten years, and now he is returning to Beijing on the order of the emperor. ”

"Huh?"

Listening to the conversation between the two, Gu Xi didn't care at first, but just now the two actually mentioned Yue Hai during the conversation, listening to this meaning, it seems that not long ago, the emperor issued a holy decree to summon Yue Hai back to Beijing.

Then, the horse-faced man continued: "Ten years ago, Yue Hai was the number one gentleman in our capital, proficient in eating, drinking, and having fun, and there were emperors and the Yue family behind him, such a big force, who would dare to touch him?"

"Don't say ten years ago, even now, as soon as Yue Hai returns to Beijing, the title of the first gentleman in the capital is still his. "The bearded man said.

The bearded man was puzzled and asked, "By the way, Yue Hai hasn't come back for ten years, and the emperor summoned him back to Beijing, isn't it because the capital is not chaotic enough?"

"Of course not, you may not understand when you first arrived in the capital," the horse-faced man shook his head, seeing that no one noticed him, he leaned closer and said: "More than a month ago, the Shangshu Mansion of the Criminal Department was destroyed overnight, and I heard that something that should not be investigated was found, and Yue Hai was recalled by the emperor to solve the case." ”

"Hiss......" Hearing this, the bearded man gasped.

"Don't lie to me, the location of the Shangshu Mansion of the Criminal Department is also close to the mansions of other adults in the court, how can it be destroyed!"

The horse-faced man raised his eyebrows, snorted coldly, and said: "Why am I lying to you about this, you go to the street to inquire, except for those outsiders who have just arrived in the capital, who has lived in the capital for a long time, who doesn't know about this?"

"It is said that when the Shangshu Mansion of the Criminal Department was destroyed, there was no sound at all, silently, as if it had been killed by a ghost. The horse-faced man was stunned for a moment, then thought of something and said.

"Ghosts, how can there be ghosts in the world," the bearded man said, "but the emperor is also confused, let Yue Hai, a gentleman disciple, investigate the case, I'm afraid he won't be able to find out the reason in his life." ”

"That's right, Yue Hai has been back in Beijing for more than a month, and every day in addition to spending all kinds of wine and drinking is to pull all kinds of dramas to go shopping, not to mention investigating cases, it's good not to die in bed!" the horse-faced man nodded.

"Now, Yue Hai is probably in the Yuefeng Building, eating, drinking and having fun with a group of actors. The horse-faced man sneered and snorted softly.

Hearing this, Gu Xi roughly understood the reason why Yue Hai returned to Beijing, and hurriedly dropped the broken silver and got up, and walked towards the place of Yuefeng Tower.

He knew that Yue Hai's purpose of returning to Beijing this time was definitely not simple!

......

On the pavilion of the Yanque Tower, Chen Bufan, who was dressed in plain clothes, stretched out his slender fingers, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and plucked the strings in front of him leisurely, the strings trembled slightly, and the pleasant sound of the piano resounded in the pavilion.

Gradually, Chen Bufan's fingers danced quickly, and the sound of the piano became more and more intense, and then the sound of the piano sounded in the attic.

"My lord, Qinglang asks to see you!"

When Chen Bufan's song was finished, the sound of a maid came from outside the door.

"Let him come in......" Chen Bufan's cold voice came out, stroking the guqin in front of him, and the smile on his face before disappeared.

"Qinglang, see your lord!" a man in green clothes walked in, knelt in front of Chen Bufan's curtain, and said respectfully.

Chen Bufan asked, "How are you checking?"

"My lord, the little one has been ambushed at the door of Yue's house for many days, and as usual, no one except the Yue family has appeared. Qinglang said.

"Is it, it's been two months, and I asked you to check an unknown little person, but you can't find it?" Chen Bufan scolded, and suddenly a shuddering aura erupted from his body.

"Big ...... Adults, the little ones are also trying to investigate, in the past two months, there is indeed no one around the Yue family," Qinglang saw this, and hurriedly buried his head underneath, and said in fear, "However, the little one sent someone to check Yue Hai's side, and an unknown person has appeared in recent days." ”

"Yue Hai......" When Chen Bufan heard this, his anger seemed to subside, and he said, "Say, what did the people who kept an eye on Yue Hai find?"

"Yue Hai went in and out of Yuefeng Tower and Huatian Liquor Land, and he was surrounded by a masked man, and his subordinates couldn't see his face clearly. Qinglang said.

"I can't see my face clearly, could it be that I guessed wrong before," Chen Bufan behind the curtain lowered his eyes, and secretly thought in his heart, "That's right, Gu Xi is Gu Liang's younger brother, Yue Hai is not stupid, he categorically can't throw Gu Xi to the capital to die, maybe I think too much, Yue Hai should keep Gu Xi by his side for these two months to practice, and then come to the capital when he cultivates to Dacheng." ”

"That's it, you don't have to go to the Yue family, just keep an eye on Yue Hai, do you know what that person's strength is?" Chen Bufan spoke.

"The subordinates don't know, but according to the judgment of the subordinates, that person shouldn't be past the late stage of body refining!" Qinglang shook his head and replied immediately.

"In that case, the masked man should be Gu Xi, you can find a way to kill him yourself!" Chen Bufan wrote lightly.

"Yes!"

"Yue Hai, you haven't found anything these days, have you?"

"No, Yue Hai is still as ruthless as before," Qinglang replied, his mind moved, and he couldn't help asking, "My lord, Yue Hai is a gentleman at best, can he afford to pay nearly half of our Chen family to keep an eye on?"

"Hmph," Chen Bufan snorted coldly, and the temperature in the attic suddenly dropped several degrees, "All of you don't know Yue Hai, and you all underestimate Yue Hai, he is a smiling tiger, and now the identity of the flower and wine and the son of the gentleman every day and night is his deafening fog, in fact, he has secretly found out the life of our Chen family!"

"What!"

Qinglang snorted softly, his eyes full of disbelief.

It is simply a fantasy that such a gentleman in the capital can find out the almost secret life of the Chen family!

"Go down, remember not to be deceived by Yue Hai's appearance!" Chen Bufan said lightly behind the curtain, as if reminding Qinglang.

"Wow!" Qinglang answered, pushing the door and leaving.

"Yue Hai......" After Qinglang left, Chen Bufan walked out from behind the curtain and muttered to himself, "Now that Jing Dingwu is dead, since there is no Shangshu Mansion in the Criminal Department, where is the secret letter that you and Jing Dingwu found hidden?"