Ximen March felt the solemnity of the atmosphere at the dinner table, and secretly asked Qiuqiu: "Xiao Qiu'er, what happened?" Qiuqiu didn't want Ximen to come into contact with too many sinister people, so she only said to him: "Uncle Zhao has encountered some trouble in Jiangning, but Master and they have already thought of countermeasures. Ximen nodded hurriedly and whispered: "It would be nice if my master was here, my master has great powers and will definitely be able to help Uncle Qingzhou." ”

Ou Jinshu heard the conversation between the two children and asked Xiang Kang: "By the way, Brother Xiang, does Sister Mengtang know about this?" Xiang Kang shook his head and said: "I don't know yet, I came here after the next court, and no one sent a letter to Mengtang, and besides, with such a heavy rain, the pigeons can't pass on the book." He looked up and said in amazement, "Hey, the rain has stopped." ”

When everyone heard this, they all looked out together: sure enough, the sky, which was still gloomy just now, had dispersed thick clouds, and the sky had become much brighter; The rain had stopped, and only the eaves and leaves were still ticking down. Ximen March screamed in surprise, put down the dishes and chopsticks and said, "You can go out to tread water and play, Xiao Qiu'er, are you going?" ”

Before Qiuqiu could answer, she heard Yunhua say, "Xiaoqiu will go after eating all the food, be careful not to slip." She glanced at Yun Hua, saw that Yun Hua's face was a little gloomy, and thought that she was afraid that these adults would have something to discuss later, so she quickly ate all the rice in the bowl and walked out with Ximen March. Standing in the small courtyard paved with bluestone, Qiuqiu raised her face and felt the warmth of the sun shining on her face, and the damp wind seemed to be moved by this warmth, and it also faded slightly from the endless chill of these days.

Ximen March saw that Qiuqiu was just standing, and did not experience the endless fun of playing in the water like herself, so she said to her: "Xiao Qiu'er, don't you like to tread water and play?" Qiuqiu nodded and said: "You are running around like this, your clothes will be wet later, and the clothes that Aunt Bihu has washed have not been dried these days, so be careful that they have not been replaced." Simon smiled: "It's okay, the rain stops, we can go back to Jiangnan Villa, and it's okay to change it when we go back." ”

Qiuqiu asked in surprise, "Who said they were going back?" Simon was stunned by this question, and said, "Didn't we go back immediately because it was raining?" The two children looked at each other, and suddenly saw Li Zhuoran and Ou Jinshu walking out of the front hall one after the other, Li Zhuoran touched the heads of Ximen March and Qiuqiu, and said, "Little March, Qiuqiu, I'm leaving." ”

Simon asked, "Where is Uncle Zhuo Ran?" Li Zhuoran showed a smile and said, "Your uncle Qingzhou was knocked down by a big stone, and I will help him lift the stone." Simon smiled and said, "I don't believe it, Uncle Qingzhou will be waiting for you to move away with a stone on the ground?" Zhuo Ran also laughed and said, "That's true, without further ado, I'm going to hurry up." ”

Ou Jinshu squatted down and hugged the two children, and said, "You two wait here obediently, and Aunt Jinshu will come back to play with you in the evening." Simon said, "Are you going to carry stones too?" Jin Shu said: "No, I'll go and invite an old immortal out of the mountain." Ximen March looked at Li Zhuoran's back, then looked at Ou Jinshu, and said: "I don't believe it, where are these strange things, you must have gone out to play." Ou Jinshu touched Simon's head and said, "Good, you guys can play." ”

Before Ou Jinshu's words fell, Xiang Kang and A Feng also walked out of the main hall. Qiuqiu looked back and saw Yunhua standing under the porch, explaining something to Xiang Kang, Xiang Kang said a few words "rest assured", turned around and walked out of the porch. Ximen March said: "Uncle Xiang Kang is also leaving? Everyone is leaving. ”

Xiang Kang walked a few steps quickly, picked up Ximen March, and said with a smile: "Uncle has something to do today, I will take you to ride a horse another day and teach you to draw a bow and shoot arrows." Simon March smiled happily and said, "Then it's a word." Xiang Kang laughed and said, "Okay, it's a word." As he spoke, he put down the West Gate and walked towards the small bridge where he came with Zhuo Ran Jinshu.

Ximen March walked up to Yunhua and asked with a smile: "Uncle Yunhua, everyone is gone, when will we go back?" Yunhua said: "Did you miss Master in March?" March nodded and said, "I dreamed of Master coming yesterday. Yunhua patted Ximen on the back and said, "Otherwise, let Sister Bihu and Fifth Uncle Chai take you back to Jiangnan Villa first, Uncle Qingzhou has encountered some things, and I need to guard here." ”

Ximen looked at Yunhua with wide eyes, then looked back at Qiuqiu and said, "That... Will Xiao Qiu'er go back with me too? Hearing this, Qiuqiu came over and said, "I want to stay here." Ximen couldn't make up his mind for a while, Qiuqiu smiled and said, "It's okay, you go back to see Aunt Mengtang first, and you can come to me again." Ximen March lowered his head, thought for a while and said, "Okay, Xiao Qiu'er, I'll go back to see the master, and I'll come back to you." ”

In the afternoon, Bihu and Chai Wu packed up all the belongings of Ximen March, and planned to take Ximen March back to Jiangnan Villa tomorrow morning. Qiuqiu saw that Yunhua had been sitting in the main hall all afternoon, without saying a word, and occasionally Aunt Feng went in to add some tea, and when she saw Yunhua's solemn expression, she also retreated in a hurry. Qiuqiu knew that Zhao Qingzhou's matter was not trivial, and once there was nothing to gain within three days, everyone in Liuting would fall into passivity.

In the evening, Ou Jinshu sent a letter, saying that Mr. Tong was not in the mansion today, and Ning'er stayed in the Tongfu for one night. Later, Ah Feng personally came to deliver a message, saying that Xiang Kang had agreed with Master Cheng of the Criminal Department that Qingzhou would be escorted to Beijing two days later, and Bacheng would be temporarily detained in Dali Temple, and Yunhua would be arranged to meet him at that time.

Yunhua felt a little at ease, shared dinner with the two children, and went back to the room to rest. At present, there are not many people in Qingpingzhai, so tonight Bihu is responsible for taking care of Qiuqiu, Chai Wu is responsible for taking care of Ximen March, and Uncle Feng and Aunt Feng are guarding the front door and the back door respectively.

Yunhua drank two or three pots of wine in the room, and suddenly saw Zhao Qingzhou walking in from outside the door, wearing a gray-green robe, standing by the door. Yunhua was taken aback and asked him, "Everything is settled?" Zhao Qingzhou shook his head and said: "If you want to add to the crime, there is no excuse, I am afraid that I will not be able to escape this catastrophe in the world." Yunhua hurriedly said: "Don't worry, we will avenge you." ”

Zhao Qingzhou laughed twice, shook his head and said, "Don't care." Lovesick to see each other know what day, at this time this night is embarrassing, you and I have known each other for many years, deep affection, I came to see you leave. Yunhua hurriedly said: "Where are you going, you have already come to Lin'an, why do you want to leave?" Zhao Qingzhou said: "I was originally the reincarnation of Emperor Lei Ying, the six-star lord of Wenchang Palace in the sky, and now the back garden of Wenchang Palace is occupied by the Heavenly Power Lord of the Big Dipper Kui Star Palace, I have to go back and take a look at the palace and ask for the palace house back." ”

Yunhua was stunned, and didn't know how to answer for a while, but an ominous premonition rose in his heart, and he only said: "Don't go to Qingzhou, Zhuo Ran has already ridden a fast horse, and he is on the way to Jiangning, you hold on, see him." Zhao Qingzhou was slightly surprised, stroked his palm and said: "Zhuo Ran is the star monarch of Kang, the most jealous and hateful, if he comes at this moment, my affairs should take a turn." I'll go back and look for him. When these words fell, the door was empty.

Yun Hua suddenly woke up from his drunken dream, and hurriedly looked at the door, if there was really someone standing there, it was Uncle Feng. Uncle Feng stepped forward with some concern and said, "Young Master, you fell asleep just now, I heard you talking to people in your dreams, and I don't know whether to disturb or not." Yunhua said: "Is something wrong?" Uncle Feng said: "There was a carriage outside, and there was a girl Su with a maid outside, saying that she wanted to see you." ”