The time to read the books is boring but hurried. Five days later is the day of the inventory, and the stewards of the businesses in various places have set off one after another in these days, and Xu Shaolin's side is also busy with the people in the valley for the inventory.

Zong Yue looked at the account books of the medicine hall in Baicao Hall on the one hand, and on the other hand, he was thinking about the plan for the new year, and he had to teach Yiyi basic pharmacology knowledge, and from time to time he muttered that Gu Qingyan had taken Nan Ke away, so that he would have one less helper.

But fortunately, Yiyi is well-behaved and clever, and while reading books by herself, she can also help with other things, and she has gradually adapted to the life of learning medical skills.

Baili Mo can receive news from Yuhualou from time to time, Situ Haoyang seems to have taken Zhao Qiyue back to his underground palace, as for Ye Jinliang, before he arrived in Nangong, Fu Chong, who was sent by Bailimo, had already arrived in Nangong-

Fu Chong handed over the post at the door of Nangong, the doorman said a little wait and went in, and after a while, the doorman came out first, opened the door and made a gesture of invitation to Fu Chong, and let Fu Chong enter the door.

There was a white-clothed young man waiting at the shadow wall, and when he saw Fu Chong coming in, he stepped forward and said, "Fu Zhangshi, our son-in-law is waiting in the front hall, please come with me." ”

Fu Chong nodded, followed the young man through the screen door, and entered the outer courtyard, although it is the outer courtyard, the flowers and trees are decorated, but there are everything, especially the orchids are the most eye-catching, it is winter now, I heard that there was a snow in Pingyang City a few days ago, and now the orchids in the courtyard are not damaged.

As the boy entered the second gate, there was an orchid platform in the inner courtyard, and the orchids were in full bloom, and there was a spring pool not far away, which was an indispensable part of the orchid platform, and the vegetation on both sides was also taken care of very well, trimmed out a neat image, and a gardener was carefully doing maintenance at the moment.

As soon as I came to the corridor in front of the front hall, a burst of fragrance seemed to waft over faintly, which seemed to inject a trace of warmth in winter, which soothed Fu Chong's fatigue all the way. The young man entered the house, Fu Chong followed, and saw a long table in front of him, with an incense burner lit on the desk, and a faint wisp of green smoke floated up, yes, this is the smell. But Fu Chong wanted to smell it, but the feeling was not as strong as in the corridor.

There was a man sitting behind the desk, dressed in pale clothes, his hair was neatly tied, his eyebrows were delicate, and the corners of his mouth seemed to be smiling. The hands were playing with the orchids on the desk, like caring for a treasure, with gentle movements, Fu Chong couldn't help but bow his head, thinking in his heart, Rao is his own masters, and his appearance is a little worse in front of him.

"Yuhualou Fu Chong has seen the young master of Nangong." Fu Chong quickly retracted his thoughts and said hello.

Nangong Yi put the vase away, sat up straight, straightened his clothes and said, "Who should I send my henchmen to run me this winter, it was Yuhualou." ”

The rivers and lakes have always said that the Nangong family is arrogant, never friendly with people, nor evil with others, and its own Nangong faction entertains itself in this Pingyang City, and the typical well water with other sects does not violate the river water. When it came to Nangong Yi, outsiders knew that Nangong Yi was more arrogant than his parents and grandparents, and he always spoke with an unbeatable tone, and his style of acting was also mysterious and mysterious, if it weren't for the news that Yuhualou secretly got the news more than two years ago, Nangong Yi and Situ Haoyang met privately many times, Situ Haoyang often came to Nangong to live, and Yuhualou would not pay attention to Nangong, so this time he found the opportunity to let Fu Chong come.

Nangong Yi was not surprised that Yuhualou would send someone to come, but he had some expectations, so he had already made preparations and waited, he wanted to see if at the beginning of this secret fight, whether it would be the peach blossom stream behind Yuhualou that took the lead or the floating tutu still remained in front.

Not long ago, the doorman came to report that the manager of Yuhualou had arrived, Nangong Yi smiled lightly, it seemed that this game was going to be passive. But what kind of decision he will make in the end, he still has to see if they can see each other. Their Nangong faction has been able to protect themselves in various doubts, challenges, and exclusions for a long time, and they rely on exchange.

Fu Chong took out a brocade bag from his arms, presented it forward, and said: "Young Master Nangong, my second master got an orchid seed a few days ago, and the third master knew that the young master of Nangong loved orchids, so he ordered the villain to bring some to the young master of Nangong." ”

Nangong Yi loves orchids, and it can be seen from the scenery in his courtyard that Zong Yue returned to Beijing to visit relatives and found not many copies of Mo Lan seeds, the imperial capital is not suitable for planting, Zong Yue brought them all back, and originally wanted to bring them back to Peach Blossom Stream, but before leaving, Baili Mo asked him to leave a copy in Yuhualou, saying that it would be useful in the future, so Fu Chong brought it over.

The white-clothed young man beside Nangong Yi took the brocade bag and presented it. Nangong Yi poured out that kind of seed, the seeds were distinct, larger than the regular ones, and there were no traces of insect bites, so from this point of view, they were good seeds.

"Thank you for me, the second master of the sect and the third master of Baili." Nangong Yi unceremoniously accepted the seeds and said to Fu Chong.

Fu Chong replied: "The villain will definitely convey it." After speaking, Fu Chong looked up at Nangong Yi, and then said, "The third master still has something for me to convey to the young master of Nangong."

"Oh? You said. Nangong Yi didn't seem surprised, or maybe he had been waiting for this sentence.

Fu Chong said: "This flower seed is a black orchid seed, and there are few people in the world who can take care of orchids in the young master of Nangong, so the third master doesn't know if the peach blossom stream can be lucky enough to see two plants when the flowers are blooming."

Nangong Yi listened to it and smiled faintly, Fu Chong couldn't see that he had other emotions, only to see Nangong Yi get up and walk towards him.

"When Master Fu came in, did you see the orchids in my courtyard?" Nangong Yi said, and went to the courtyard.

Fu Chong followed behind him and said, "The orchids in the courtyard of the young master of Nangong are very well taken care of."

Nangong Yi walked towards the orchid terrace, and said as he walked, "Yes." You see, the orchids in my orchid table, there are precious ones, and there are ordinary ones, I just spend the same amount of time on them, as for what they can grow, in addition to maintenance, don't you also have to look at the flower itself? ”

Fu Chong nodded slightly and said, "Compared with the orchid platform in the inner courtyard of the young master, the villain still prefers the orchids in the outer courtyard."

Nangong Yi listened to Fu Chong's tone of neither humility nor arrogance, and suddenly felt that Fu Chong was not so simple as being in charge.

Turning his head to look at Fu Chong, Fu Chong did not look directly at Nangong Yi's eyes, but looked at the orchid platform, watching the orchids swinging their leaves in the majesty of winter, the orchids in the orchid platform grew well, but the varieties were mixed, although they were simply divided into regions, they were not one after all.

Fu Chong and his words aroused Nangong Yi's curiosity, and he asked, "Where did Fu Chong start with this?"

"Forgive the villain for talking too much, the villain is not a person who particularly understands flowers, but every cluster of orchids in the outer courtyard is formed and placed, and it is the same kind of flower, so the faint orchid fragrance is also unified and orderly." Fu Chong said.

After hearing this, Nangong Yi laughed: "Peach Blossom Stream also has a powerful florist, so I can't spend anything."

"It's just that several masters and girls in my family are not proficient in the way of planting flowers and maintaining them, even if they are maintained by florists, they can't have fun, Nangong Young Master, don't you say?" Fu Chong still said unhurriedly, but there was something in his words.

How could Nangong Yi not understand the meaning of this, but Fu Chong didn't intend to say it explicitly, he also followed the words and said: "That flower is planted in me, and when it blooms, even if you see the flower, don't you only see the flower blooming, don't you know the fun?"

Fu Chong smiled and said: "The other masters and villains don't dare to say anything, but the third master of my family doesn't care if the flowers bloom or not, what the third master wants to know is to put the things he can control into the hands of others, and he can't take it back."

When the words fell, Fu Chong glanced at Nangong Yi, Nangong Yi smiled at the corner of his mouth from beginning to end, but after listening to Fu Chong's words, there was a slight change in his eyes for a moment, but it quickly recovered. However, Fu Chong already knew that these words entered Nangong Yi's heart.

As mentioned earlier, the Nangong faction relied mostly on exchange to protect their lives, and this exchange implicated the fate of the Nangong faction. They exchange secrets, families, weapons...... All those who can become transactions, they will exchange with each other, so only they know what kind of shady means they use behind them to ensure the superficial scenery.

Nangong Yi's father, Nangong Xiao'an, once wanted to change this situation and caused a murder.

The young Nangong Yi inherited his father's position and became the young master of the Nangong family, he also had hatred in his heart, hating the cowardice of the family's predecessor so that generations had to live under this exchange, they thought that they were affecting the lifeblood of others, but they were also exposing their own death to others little by little.

Nangong Yi's sister Nangong Rui was the one who was exchanged back then, the former owner of the Shuangying Building took a fancy to Nangong Rui's potential and wanted to bring Nangong Rui under the door, but Nangong Xiao'an strongly objected, a girl, entered the Shuangying Building, and she had to use her posture and even her body to get the news.

Shuangyinglou proposed to use the secret technique in the building to help Nangong faction improve their skills, but Nangong Xiao'an refused, he had long wanted to maintain the so-called image of Nangong faction through trading means, and the two sides were soft, and they angered Shuangyinglou back and forth, which caused the disaster of killing.

In the end, Nangong Rui appeared, exchanged herself for the peace of the Nangong faction, and made Shuangyinglou promise that Nangong Rui would be in Shuangyinglou for one day, and Nangong Rui would not be able to move for a day.

Since then, the young Nangong Yi has been branded in his heart again, and he has handed over his things to others in exchange for vanity, what is the feeling in his heart. Fu Chong seized this point and tested Nangong Yi little by little.

"The flowers are already in my hands, whether the flowers will bloom or not, when they will bloom, and what will happen after they bloom is not something that Baili Sanye or Yuhualou or Peach Blossom Stream can control." Nangong Yi slowed down his tone and said.

Fang Cai's words did remind him of something that he shouldn't have remembered, but he Nangong Yi was not at the mercy of a few words.

Fu Chong said: "Yes, but for the third master, this Mo Lan is the seed brought back by the second master, for Yuhualou, this is a gift for the young master of Nangong, and for the peach blossom stream, it is just a few flowers." Fu Chong paused, looked at the various varieties in the orchid table, Baili Mo was right, people like Nangong Yi had their own thoughts in their hearts but kept holding back, but they didn't want someone to kick open a door for him first.

And he Fu Chong is now in front of this door, just waiting for the time to come, he raised his foot, and he was done. Even if Nangong Yi is just standing at the door, it is a matter of time before he can't get out.

So now, Fu Chong began to wait for an opportunity.

Nangong Yi has always understood this truth, I don't know when it started, the transactions of the Nangong faction became more and more unfavorable to themselves, and what the other party gave was not painful for themselves, but in exchange for the Nangong family, they began to slowly approach their core.

Just like two years ago, he suddenly received a letter from Situ Haoyang, which claimed that as long as he helped Futu complete a thing, Futu would help him get out of the current situation, as for what it was, it was Situ Haoyang who did not say it clearly, and then they met several times, Nangong Yi asked Situ Haoyang from the side, and Situ Haoyang's answer was that the time was up, and someone would say to him.

So other than that, they stopped talking about it at this time, and the correspondence between Nangong Yi and Situ Haoyang gradually became a bit of a friend.

If it weren't for the posts he received from Biluo Palace one after another, he might have felt that Situ Haoyang's matter would not be established. It was precisely because of this post and the rumors on the rivers and lakes later that he Nangong Yi gradually returned to his thoughts.

Peach Blossom Stream, Fudi, two inextricably linked sects, it is the best choice for him to use the power of one of them to get rid of his existing fate, but if he takes a wrong step between the two, it will inevitably be an abyss.

He suddenly understood the intentions of his predecessors, but it was bound to change, so he had to think carefully and weigh the best way.

"Mo Lan is precious, for the sake of the flower seeds, I should also treat Yuhualou's gift well." Nangong Yi said, and walked back to the front hall after speaking.

It was a little cold outside in the deep winter, and after staying for a long time, he could only rub his hands secretly, Fu Chong followed Nangong Yi into the house, and neither of them noticed that there was a light snow behind them.

Nangong Yi asked Fu Chong to sit down, the young man in white brought tea, Fu Chong listened to Nangong Yi say: "I've been here for a long time, and I've been standing outside for a while, drinking a cup of tea, warm."

Fu Chong picked up the teacup, just took a sip, and heard Nangong Yi say: "I heard that the four girls of Peach Blossom Stream like to taste tea."

Fu Chong said: "Yes, the four girls have a unique skill in cooking tea, and they also love to taste all kinds of tea."

Speaking of Gu Qingyan, Fu Chong unconsciously smiled a little. Nangong Yi saw it, and smiled lightly unconsciously, he knew that this fourth girl was an unusual character, now he was just a sentence, not a person who directly belonged to Gu Qingyan's smoke could have such an expression, Nangong Yi couldn't help but wonder what kind of power could be like this.

"There are only a handful of strange women in the rivers and lakes, and maybe one day you can meet the four girls." Nangong Yi said.

Fu Chong smiled and nodded, Fu Chong also admired Gu Qingyan's charm very much, although his main business this time was not to talk about Gu Qingyan, but it was not appropriate to press Nangong Yi step by step, so it was not impossible to fight for a while.

"The fourth girl also likes a leisurely and elegant life, if she also sees this fragrant scene today, I am afraid that she will be a little happy." Fu Chong said.

Nangong Yi listened, smiled, and the two were talking when they saw the young man in white step forward and saluted: "Someone outside the young master's door asks to see him."

After speaking, he handed over the worship sticker, Nangong Yi opened it, closed the worship sticker and put it in his hand, and said, "Let him come in, wait in the wing room first."

Calculating the time, Fu Chong thought, it's almost time for the people over there to come, so he got up on his own and said to Nangong Yi: "The young master of Nangong has guests, so the villain won't bother much, and he will retire first."

Nangong Yi looked at Fu Chong, nodded, and let Fu Chong go down first, he believed that Fu Chong had the ability not to meet the person who was going to come in.

Waiting for Fu to rush out, Nangong Yi called the young man in white, pointed to the teacup that Fu Chong had just drunk, and asked the young man in white to take the teacup down first.

The young man in white went out with a teacup and turned left, just in time to open up with Ye Jinliang, who had entered the inner courtyard at this time.

When Ye Jinliang entered the house, Nangong Yi was adding incense, seeing Ye Jinliang coming in, Nangong Yi got up, after all, the two of them were almost equal to each other, so they just saluted each other.

"The visit of the little prince is far away." Although Nangong Yi said this, his body still did not move.

Ye Jinliang didn't care about him, and sat down by himself. Nangong Yi didn't say much and motioned to the young man in white to pour tea, and he also went back to the back of the case.

"Young Master Nangong is so idle." Ye Jinliang watched Nangong Yi sit down and only cared about Tian Xiang, ignored him, and said out loud, it was not difficult to hear some disdain in his words.

Nangong Yi snorted lightly, although this person is the identity of the prince of Yong'an, but he is just a chess piece in front of Situ Haoyang, so unaware, Nangong Yi is too lazy to deal with this kind of person.

It's just that he, Ye Jinliang, brought the worship sticker and the Situ Haoyang handwriting hidden in the worship sticker, and he had to make two moves with this person.

Seeing the young man in white serving tea, Nangong Yicai said: "Xiao Shizi is also very interested, and he still plays around on a cold day."

Ye Jinliang is a master who can't hold his breath, listening to Nangong Yi choking him back, he almost lost his words, but fortunately, he reacted to the matter of coming back here in time, so he suppressed the anger in his heart, and thought about leaving quickly. After all, the courtyard of Nangong inexplicably made him feel cold.

"Believe you?" Ye Jinliang asked directly.

Nangong Yi nodded, he read it before Ye Jinliang came in, and the letter was nothing more than saying that he would soon know about the favor that Fu Di asked him to help.

Ye Jinliang said: "Now Fu Tu and Peach Blossom Stream are bound to have a high level in Biluo Palace, and the Lord means that they need the support and help of Nangong when necessary."

Ye Jinliang still looked a little serious when he talked about business.

Nangong Yi was not in a hurry, and asked along the way: "How to support?" How can it help? ”

Ye Jinliang said: "Isn't the young master of Nangong planning to go to Biluo Palace?"

"Go." Nangong Yi replied to him and looked at Ye Jinliang with a playful smile.

"That's not the end, this way, wouldn't it be lonely if the young master of Nangong went alone, if he could walk with the people of Peach Blossom Stream, Fu Di would have to rely on the young master of Nangong." Ye Jinliang said.

In the plan that Fu Di gave him, he expected that Peach Blossom Stream might send people to Nangong and Shuangying Building to lobby all parties, so he wanted to tell Nangong Yi that he needed him to pretend to promise Peach Blossom Stream to remain neutral first, and then think of approaching Peach Blossom Stream to walk with him on the way, which would be much more convincing to them than letting Nangong Yi lean towards Peach Blossom Stream at the beginning.

As for the Shuangying Building, they planned to let the women in the building work under the twelve ghost guards.

After Ye Jinliang finished talking about the plan related to Nangong, he listened to Nangong Yi ask him rhetorically: "My Nangong and Peach Blossom Stream have no grievances in the near future, and there is no enmity in the distance, and I went to Biluo Palace just to see what was fresh." Why do I have to listen to you? ”

Ye Jinliang didn't know that every word he said now was the standard that Nangong Yi was silently considering, and said: "Young Master Nangong doesn't listen to me, but listens to Fu Di." Young Master Nangong should know his situation. ”

"Oh? What am I in? Nangong Yi's tone was a little more contemptuous.

"The young master of Nangong won't think that the lord of my family has just wanted to be friends with the young master in the past two years." Ye Jinliang began to be ruthless, and when he saw that Nangong Yi was still looking at him with disdain, he was even more angry.

"In order to gain a foothold in the rivers and lakes, the Nangong faction has been selling itself since the first generation. In order to gain the status of the Nangong faction in the rivers and lakes, he did not hesitate to give up his status as a gentleman to kill for others, and betrayed the news of his friends to others for selfish desires. Oh, by the way, the young master of Nangong is so comfortable now, or did he get it in exchange for his sister, I don't know what happened to Nangong Rui after so many years? Ye Jinliang stepped on Nangong Yi's bottom line every sentence, he thought that this would make him realize how passive he was now.

"What do you want to say?" Nangong Yi endured the anger in his heart and maintained the peace on his face.

Ye Jinliang didn't find out that Nangong Yi was wrong, but the more he talked, the more energetic he became: "The lord once promised the young master of Nangong to help the young master get rid of the current situation, and the lord has always done what he said."

"Huh." Nangong Yi chuckled, "Isn't this an exchange?" ”

"But it's worth it." Ye Jinliang said.

After hearing his words, Nangong Yi sighed and smiled, he already had a judgment in his heart, and said slowly: "I already know the matter, let me tell Xiao Shizi after I think about it."

Hearing Nangong Yi's relief, Ye Jinliang felt that he had succeeded by seven or eight points, and said, "Then I will leave first, and wait for the final news of the young master of Nangong tomorrow."

Nangong Yi nodded and asked the young man in white to send him out.