In mid-June, there was a torrential rain in the capital, which lasted for five days, many fertile fields and houses were flooded, the Ministry of Engineering was busy dredging the sewers in the capital, and even the residence of the Empress Dowager Zhuang was temporarily suspended.

The household department was busy helping the people to resume farming.

Some of the Hanlin officials who knew agriculture were also transferred to the countryside, and Xiao Liulang was impressively in the ranks of the recruitment.

The day before departure, he went to Renshou Palace to say goodbye to Empress Dowager Zhuang.

The Empress Dowager Zhuang in the study snorted while looking at the excerpts: "It's not about going far, it's just a one-day drive, and you can quit your job!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Gonggong Qin walked in with his baggage: "Xiao Xiuzuo, the things for you have been collected, they are all personally selected by the Queen Mother, and the slave is planning to send them to Bishui Hutong, but it just so happens that you came by yourself!" ”

Xiao Liulang looked at the two big bags full of things, and then looked at his aunt.

Oh, and what about saying yes?

Empress Dowager Zhuang glared at Gonggong Qin deadly!

Father-in-law Qin touched his nose stupidly: "Oh, the slave remembered that there are still a few books to read!" The minions went first! ”

With that, he fled!

"When to go?" Empress Dowager Zhuang asked.

"Tomorrow morning." Xiao Liulang said.

Empress Dowager Zhuang asked, "Who else is there besides you?" ”

Xiao Liulang said: "Wang Xiu, Li Xiu, Yang read." ”

Empress Dowager Zhuang said lightly: "Someone is coming." ”

Gonggong Qin stepped inside: "Queen Mother, what do you command?" ”

Empress Dowager Zhuang said: "There are a few scriptures to be copied here in the mourning family, you go to the Hanlin Academy, and let Yang read these scriptures and copy them." ”

"No need, auntie." Xiao Liulang said, "Can you use a knife to kill chickens? I can handle it. ”

Empress Dowager Zhuang thought about it, it is true that she can't overprotect, this kind of small fish and shrimp is used to practice this kid, which can be regarded as the other party's creation.

"Is dinner ready?" Empress Dowager Zhuang asked Father-in-law Qin.

Father-in-law Qin hurriedly smiled and said, "I'm just waiting for the Queen Mother to pass the meal!" ”

Xiao Liulang accompanied the Empress Dowager Zhuang to have dinner in Renshou Palace, and then planned to leave.

Empress Dowager Zhuang said nonchalantly: "The mourning family has been sitting all day, and it is just time to go out for a walk. ”

Gonggong Qin said in his heart, you just said that you want to send Lord Xiao!

The corners of Xiao Liulang's lips hooked slightly: "Okay." ”

The grandfather and grandson left Renshou Palace.

A torrential rain not only flooded half of the capital, but also flooded many boundaries of the palace, fortunately, Renshou Palace is the most powerful palace, all the stagnant water has been dredged, the road has also been filled in, and the road has been smoothed all the way to the gate of the palace.

Also unobstructed is the Huaqing Palace.

Today, the sunset is unique, the weather is cool, Concubine Jing is sitting on a sedan chair supporting a canopy, wearing a nun's clothes and a nun's hat, which is incompatible with this gorgeous sedan chair.

Since the concubine was injured, she has been recuperating in the Huaqing Palace, and it has been raining for several days, and the imperial doctor said that she can't always stay in the dormitory, and she should go out to breathe.

So the emperor had her carried out in a sedan chair.

In order to accompany Xiao Liulang, Empress Dowager Zhuang did not sit on her own phoenix.

The two sides met unexpectedly, but it was Concubine Jing who was on top.

"Big—"

Qin Gonggong wanted to scold him, why didn't he get off the sedan chair when he saw the concubine?

Xiao Liulang opened his mouth one step ahead of him, and he made a salute to meet the monks: "Master Jing'an." ”

The faces of the palace people beside Concubine Jing changed.

What is Jing'an Shitai? This is Concubine Jing!

Even His Majesty calls her a concubine!

Concubine Jing's expression remained unchanged.

Xiao Liulang introduced: "Concubine Jing has been away from the palace for too long, and she has become a monk, so she must have forgotten the past of Hongchen, this is the Queen Mother." ”

Speaking of which, no one can fail to salute the Empress Dowager Zhuang.

"Get off the sedan chair." Concubine Jing raised her hand and looked at Empress Dowager Zhuang.

Empress Dowager Zhuang also looked at her.

The eyes of both of them were extremely calm, and no one could guess what was going on in their hearts.

Mama Cai stretched out her hand and helped Concubine Jing.

Concubine Jing held Mama Cai's hand, slowly came to the Empress Dowager Zhuang, and performed a Buddhist ceremony: "Poor nun ......"

Without waiting for her to finish, Empress Dowager Zhuang left without looking back.

Concubine Jing's body froze there, and all the palace people saw her embarrassment and embarrassment at this moment.

Empress Dowager Zhuang's aura is undoubtedly powerful and shocking, she doesn't have to despise anyone, she was born with an aura that is the best in the world.

"Concubine Niangniang......" The little palace maid stepped forward to support her.

Concubine Jing's eyelashes trembled: "I'm fine." ”

Empress Dowager Zhuang has been accompanying Xiao Liulang to the Imperial Garden, Xiao Liulang stopped and said to her: "Auntie, please go back, it's not early." ”

"Hmm." Empress Dowager Zhuang replied lightly, looked into his eyes and admonished, "Be careful in everything." ”

"I understand." Xiao Liulang nodded, glanced in the direction of Huaqing Palace, and said, "Jiaojiao, please take care of your aunt." ”

Empress Dowager Zhuang rolled her eyes: "The mourning family is delicate, the mourning family will take care of it, you can use it?" ”

Xiao Liulang chuckled: "Then I'll go first." ”

"Hmm." Empress Dowager Zhuang watched Xiao Liulang disappear at the end of the trail before turning around and planning to go back to Renshou Palace, she found that Gonggong Qin was distracted, glared at him and said, "What are you stunned!" Let's go! ”

Gonggong Qin sighed with emotion: "Xiao Xiushu laughed...... It's beautiful......"

Empress Dowager Zhuang said in her heart, of course she is good-looking, can the little marquis who won Zhaodu at the age of thirteen not have a little appearance?

It's just that this kid doesn't like to laugh.

It doesn't seem right to say that, he used to laugh, and when he was a child, he giggled so much that the whole garden was his voice.

It was the fire that burned his laughter.

Was that fire really an accident?

If Xiao Heng survived, then who were the charred corpses of the people who died in the fire?

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When Xiao Liulang got up the next day, Gu Jiao had already packed his luggage, this was not the first time he had gone far away, he used to be rushing for the exam, and now he was out of tolerance.

"Mosquito coils are in this baggage, mosquito medicine, diarrhea medicine and motion sickness medicine are in this sachet, as well as a little melon, fruit and dry food eaten on the road."

Gu Jiao knew that he didn't have much money on him, and what he earned was either paying rent or making a household for her.

Gu Jiao put a hundred taels of silver tickets in the innermost, and a bag of broken silver and copper plates.

Xiao Liulang took the burden: "I can go back in half a month at the earliest, and it won't be more than next month at the latest." ”

"Take care." Gu Jiao sent him to the carriage.

Liu Quan sent him to the Hanlin Academy first, and all the Hanlin officials went to the countryside in a carriage.

Xiao Qingkong went to school and didn't catch this farewell.

After Xiao Liulang left, Gu Jiao went to the hospital and stayed for a morning, and then changed into men's clothes and put on a mask and went to the Tai'an Martial Arts Hall.

It's been a busy time, and I haven't been here for a long time.

She had to regain her strength as soon as possible, she didn't want to run away the next time she saw that dead soldier!

She's going to put him in a sack!

I didn't meet a too difficult opponent today, Gu Jiao came out with a lack of interest after a few fights.

She rubbed her wrist and walked back.

Because some of the streets in the city were still flooded, she walked not the same way before, but made a big circle, and on the way back, she met the beggar who had set up the chessboard last time on the side of the road.

The beggar still covered his face with a book, as if he was asleep.

He had a different chess game in front of him than the last time.

Gu Jiao glanced at it curiously, this chess game was obviously a little difficult, and she didn't solve it as quickly as last time.

She began to deduce in her mind, this game of chess has more than a dozen moves, each move will produce dozens of chess faces, ordinary people simply can't make such a huge deduction in their minds.

About half an hour later, Gu Jiao opened her eyes, picked up a chess piece and landed on the chessboard.

Just as she was about to leave, a wizened old hand suddenly grabbed her wrist.

It's the old beggar.

Just now, she concentrated on the chess game, not realizing that the other party had woken up.

The old beggar grabbed her wrist and said, "Huh? Do you want to play my chess? Don't you see what it says? ”

It was a broken wooden sign that Gu Jiao had seen, and it was written with ten taels per game.

"Oh." Gu Jiao stretched out her hand.

The old beggar looked at his empty hand and was stunned: "What are you doing?"

"Aren't you going to give me money?" Gu Jiao pointed to the wooden card, "Ten taels." ”

The old beggar gasped: "You gave me ten taels!" ”

No, listen to the sound...... Is this little doll a woman?

Oh, so I didn't ask someone to solve the chess game.

Gu Jiao misunderstood, she thought about it, and said strangely: "But is this kind of broken chess game worth ten taels?" ”

The old beggar almost choked to death, and he pointed to the chess game on the ground: "You, you, you...... What did you say? Breaking the chess game? You put this ...... Called a broken chess game? ”

Gu Jiao said innocently: "Ten taels of silver is the living expenses of a family of ten in the countryside for two years, you charge such an expensive amount, at least you have to come to something difficult, right?" ”