The man in gray didn't seem to agree with Shi Miyuan's statement, and explained: "Prime Minister, these people came out in less than two meals, and General Xiang and Xiang Jiagongzi didn't go out to see off guests in person, so it seems that they don't have a deep relationship. Shi Miyuan smiled coldly and shook his head: "Hou Xin, you are still too young, these people grabbed the coral with their front feet, and entered the Xiang Mansion with their back feet, except for the ventilation report, there will be no second explanation." Hou Xinzuo said: "The prime minister taught a lesson. ”

Shi Miyuan then asked, "Your younger brother Hou Zhen, how is it now?" Hou Xin shook his head and said: "After I asked him to rescue the coral, find a place to hide, don't make any moves for the time being, and come back in two months, so there is no news yet." Shi Miyuan nodded slowly, and said to himself: "So long has passed since the events of the year, why did someone suddenly want to capture the coral, and why did these two children with unknown backgrounds suddenly appear in Lin'an?" There must be someone who wants to use the events of the past to make trouble right now! We have to guard against it. ”

Hou Xin's eyelashes moved slightly, pondered for a while, bowed down and said, "Prime Minister, why don't I take a few people to explore Jiangnan Villa at night and bring you the mastermind for interrogation." Shi Miyuan exhaled a breath of turbid air and said to Hou Xin: "No need, as soon as Hou Zhen's matter comes out, they will definitely be on guard, and it's better not to act in the near future." Fortunately, this is a matter on the rivers and lakes, no matter how many people on the rivers and lakes turn the sky, they can't hit the big inside, and they can't move us a single hair. What we have to guard against now is Xiang Yuanchao, a two-faced and three-edged person, as well as his accomplice in the court. ”

Speaking of accomplices, Shi Miyuan's slightly old face tightened together, frowned and said, "I actually forgot that he once taught at Luyang Academy, and that Zhao Qingzhou, who taught the saint three times and twice, was his student. He suddenly laughed, his voice dry and hoarse: "That's right, King Ji was also a student of Xiang Yuanchao, and their master and apprentice are going to unite against me and avenge King Ji." I was not afraid of this matter in the past, but now that the foundation of the Holy Lord is gradually stable, there have been a few times when he has avoided me and discussed political affairs with a few third-grade and fourth-grade court officials, which seems to be deliberately alienated, and I can't help but be afraid. ”

Hou Xin's face was solemn and said, "Prime Minister, then what should we do?" A sly smile appeared on Shi Miyuan's face, and he said to Hou Xin: "Isn't Zhao Qingzhou in love with books, okay!" Let's give him a good time! Hou Xin was puzzled, and just wanted to ask again, Shi Miyuan suddenly waved his hand and said: I'm sleepy, you can go back and rest. Hou Zhen nodded, and was about to leave, and suddenly remembered something and said to Shi Miyuan: "Those two children are now taken to Qingpingzhai in Xinghua Lane, and they are protected by a master, you see?" ”

Shi Miyuan originally rubbed the bridge of his nose and closed his eyes, but when he heard Hou Xin's words, he suddenly opened his eyes and said, "Qingping Zhai? Could it be that Zhang Guifei was also involved? Hou Xin was a little puzzled and said, "I didn't see Zhang Guifei's guard of honor outside." Shi Miyuan raised his eyebrows and said: "What do you know, this Qingping Zhai was originally the old residence of Si Tianjian Shen Cunzhong during the Zhiping period, when the concubine entered the palace, the saint ordered me to send someone to repair it, and reward it to Zhang's mansion as a place to send off relatives and relatives, and now it is the Zhang's outer mansion, this place is rarely known." They brought the two children to Qingpingzhai, indicating that the matter was either approved by the concubine or the Zhang family was involved. ”

He rubbed his temples and felt that this matter was too difficult to think about, so he waved his hand again and said: "This matter involves too much, I have to plan and move, you should step back first, let the autumn cicadas and winter sparrows come in and serve, and talk about it tomorrow morning." Hou Xin retreated, leaving a water stain where he had just stood. Shi Miyuan supported his head with his hands, looked at the water stains, and smiled thoughtfully.

Before dawn the next day, Qiuqiu was woken up by the snoring of Aunt Feng, who was keeping vigil outside the door, she put on her clothes and sat up, remembering that she had been frightened by the uninvited guest last night, and had a nightmare that someone was going to kill her and Simon and force them into a narrow dead end; I also dreamed that Master Yunhua was seriously injured and covered in blood. She rubbed her head, cautiously crossed Ou Jinshu, who was sleeping with a sword, put on her shoes and walked down.

Opening the door, the cold morning breeze blew the autumn and autumn spirits, and Aunt Feng was wrapped in a felt quilt, leaning on the pillar of the porch, sleeping soundly. Qiuqiu walked down the porch and saw that the autumn rain had stopped, but there was still some standing water on the ground. She stretched her muscles for a moment, and suddenly heard the sound of "brush-brush-" coming from the front yard, and curiously crossed the small bridge to find the front. When I got off the bridge, I saw Yunhua, who was wearing a cyan ribbed robe, and was using a large broom in the front yard to slowly and seriously sweep the fallen leaves that had been knocked down by the rain last night.

"Good morning, sir." Qiuqiu greeted Yunhua with a smile. Yun Hua smiled at her and said, "Why did Xiaoqiu get up so early and not sleep for a while?" Qiuqiu rubbed her eyes, shook her head and said, "I've slept well, sir." Yunhua nodded, pointed to a stone basin under the camphor tree and said, "There is newly received rainwater, you can clean your face." Qiuqiu walked over, just put his hand into the stone basin, and shuffled his hand back, pouting and saying, "Sir, the water is so cold." ”

Yun Hua also put down the broom and walked over, and said with a smile: "At the moment, Aunt Feng hasn't gotten up to boil hot water, so she can only take a moment to lift her spirits." Qiuqiu saw that Yunhua was different from the past today, and every word was said to her with a very loving smile, and she was a little flattered in her heart, and she didn't know what happened to her master, who was not good at smiling and smiling, today. After Yunhua finished speaking, she squatted down, took up Qiuqiu's little hand, scooped the rainwater from the stone basin with her own hand, poured it on her palm, and said with a smile: "Adapt to it like this, and it will be fine." "What happened last night in Qiuqiu has made him secretly determined to love this eight-year-old child more in the future.

Qiuqiu looked at the rain in the palm of his hand, then at Yunhua, and said, "Sir, let's do it myself." Yunhua let go of Qiuqiu's little hand, held a handful of water with both hands, raised it a little higher and said, "Okay, come, go on." Qiuqiu hurriedly held the two little hands together, went to catch the water that was slowly flowing from Yunhua's palm, caught a little, and splashed a little on his face. Yunhua held four or five handfuls, Qiuqiu finally washed his face, Yunhua was about to take out a handkerchief to wipe Qiuqiu's face, but saw the child in front of him roll up his sleeves in disregard, wiped the water on his face clean in a few clicks, and couldn't help laughing.

Qiuqiu asked Yunhua, "Sir, where are we going today?" Yunhua picked up the broom again and said, "Xiaoqiu and March are at home, and I will go to Yijintang, which we passed by when we came, to buy some materials for making winter clothes." Let's go back tomorrow and give it to your Aunt Mengtang. "Clothing? Qiuqiu remembered that the cloth shop she saw in the TV series in the past, there were always exquisite silk satins piled up on the counter, and she felt interesting in her heart, and couldn't help asking, "Can I go with my husband?" ”