Taking the umbrella from the little guy, Xu Hexiu stepped on the footstool and fell to the ground. The collapse of his feet made him frown, and when he looked up, he saw two officials holding brooms and struggling to clear the snow there early in the morning.

It has been snowing in Chang'an these days, and such continuous snow days mean that in the past, the rich and noble ladies who went out at both ends for three days rarely went out.

Seeing him coming, the official who was sweeping the snow saluted him and shouted "Lord Xu", Xu Hexiu nodded, entered the door, put the umbrella upside down by the door, and then walked down the corridor to the lobby.

He didn't come early or late, there were already some people in the hall at this time, there were a few charcoal fires in the room, and the hall was very warm, and he went to his seat and sat down.

The table was empty except for two miscellaneous books borrowed from the storeroom.

Is...... There's nothing to do! He chuckled and shook his head.

There is obviously more than one like him, and there are those who have nothing to do and even transfer those old cases that have not been investigated for many years and start to study.

Chang'an is a rare peace these days.

Xu Hexiu absentmindedly flipped through the miscellaneous books on the table, and when he heard the sound of footsteps coming from the door, he glanced back, and it was Zhen Shiyuan who came in, he walked in from outside the door, and then hurriedly glanced at the officials in the hall who bowed their heads and walked towards the room where they worked.

It seems that even Zhen Shiyuan is a little idle. It's a little boring.

Xu Hexiu propped his chin: At this time, I miss Master Qiao a little, with her, even if there is no case, it's good to talk! Tilted his head and glanced at the empty seat on the side, Cheng Ze hadn't come yet.

These days, Chengze is a bit late and leaves early!

When I'm idle, I like to take care of trivial things.

The morning passed like this, and when the dining hall opened at noon, the officials in the hall were soon gone, and there was nothing to do, and eating was also a thing.

He lazily closed the miscellaneous books on the table, got up and moved his muscles, and was about to walk out, when he suddenly heard someone shouting "Third Brother" outside the door.

Xu Hexiu was stunned for a moment, then rejoiced, and turned his head to look out of the door.

Outside the door, a girl in a fox fur cloak walked in with a maidservant, carrying a red lacquered wood food box. Seeing him coming, the girl immediately smiled, and two shallow pear vortices were reflected on her cheeks, which looked very pleasing.

Miss Xu Shi, Xu Heyuan.

Xu Hexiu immediately glanced meaningfully at the empty seat beside him, and then said in a lengthened tone: "Is it for me or for someone else?" ”

The girl smiled and put the food box on his table and said, "Yes." ”

"But Cheng Ze didn't come today," Xu Hexiu's eyes didn't leave the food box, looked at the dishes taken out of the food box, and said, "It's cheap for me." ”

The girl shook her head with a smile, sat down on the chair next to him, and then watched Xu Hexiu eat and talk.

"I've been to Xie Mansion a few times in the past few days and haven't found his person," Xu Heyuan sighed as he played with a jade fishtail hairpin in his hand, "I originally wanted to come here to see if he was not there under the pretext of visiting you, but I didn't think about it and pounced again." She said this in a disappointed tone.

Xu Hexiu, who was eating with his head down, glanced up at her and snorted, "You can't even lie to my brother." Speaking bluntly that he was an "excuse", I really didn't know if I should continue to eat this meal.

Xu Heyuan smiled and didn't care, knowing that his third brother was a very talkative character, and he would not go to his heart, and because of such a straightforward nature, he called this third brother the favorite among her brothers.

"These days, he often takes leave, you used to go to Dali Temple to look for people or you may be able to find them, but today you will ......"

"Cheng Ze!" The girl interrupted him with a little excited words, and Xu Hexiu looked at Xie Chengze, who suddenly appeared at the entrance of the hall, and suddenly felt a little choked in his throat.

God is pitiful, what he said is the truth, who knew that Xie Chengze actually came here at this time.

Seeing Xu Heyuan, Xie Chengze seemed to be a little surprised, but he still nodded, said "come" to her and walked over.

Xu Heyuan pushed the food box that was originally placed in front of Xu Hexiu in front of Xie Chengze, and said, "I remember that you loved to eat that pine nut fish before......

Xie Chengze frowned, didn't look at the pine nut in the food box, and said, "I've eaten it." ”

Xu Heyuan was stunned, although he frowned for only a moment, but he still made her notice. Women are always extra careful compared to men sometimes, and this frowning made her original joy fade by three points unconsciously, she smiled, and pushed the food box back in front of Xu Hexiu.

Xu Hexiu, who had had chopsticks in the air before, glanced at them silently, and then grabbed another chopstick.

One is his tenth sister, the other is his best friend, well, one of them, Zhang Xie can't forget, it's better to eat at this time.

What's more, the most important thing about the marriage of these two people around them is the love between their children and daughters, and it is naturally good to be affectionate, and to be respectful of each other if there is no affection.

A mouthful of pine nut fish, I don't know if there is too much vinegar, it is very sour. Zhang Xie and Miss Qiao's relationship is getting better and better, and he wants to watch from the sidelines, and Cheng Ze and his tenth sister have conflicts and they want him to watch from the sidelines. I don't know what kind of sin he has created! Xu He cultivated his mind, and at this time, he could only pretend to be deaf and dumb.

But even if you want to eat and pretend to be deaf and dumb, some people are not allowed.

The two of them were quiet for a moment, and after hearing Xie Chengze say to the tenth sister, "Xueda, you go back earlier", he patted him on the shoulder and said, "After eating, I have something to say to you, wait for you in the patio."

Xu Hexiu looked at the looks in front of the two people beside him and sighed.

After Xie Chengze left, he poked Xu Heyuan with his elbow and said, "Tenth sister, what's wrong with you two?" ”

What's wrong? Xu Heyuan smiled bitterly: "I don't know, it was like this in the past, but it's different." ”

What does it mean to be like this and different? Xu Hexiu was a little stunned when he listened.

Xu Heyuan smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "In the past, he didn't talk much and was so polite, but he was not as embarrassed as he is today. ”

It was difficult for her to say exactly what had changed, but Fang Cai's words were also what Xie Chengze would say in the past, but she always felt that something was missing.

Speaking of this, she couldn't help but sigh and said, "I knew that I would be so rusty if I hadn't seen it for three years, I shouldn't have gone back to Luoyang Girls' School for so long." ”

The third brother also said that he and Xie Chengze have been moving around frequently in the past few years, and he has not seen any women in contact with him, it is not a woman's problem, then maybe he has not been unfamiliar for a long time! That's the only explanation she can think of now.

Xu Hexiu grabbed his hair, he didn't understand these things yet, and it was difficult to understand, so he patted Xu Heyuan and comforted her a few words and was about to go out to find Xie Chengze.

When he was packing up the food box, Xu Heyuan stopped him, and then said, "By the way, third brother, the Miss Qiao you said earlier will remember to introduce me after she comes back." ”

Xu Hexiu immediately sighed, when the brother and sister were idle and bored before, he would talk to her about Dali Temple, and the tenth sister seemed to be very interested in the case of Dali Temple and the people and things of Dali Temple, especially after mentioning Miss Qiao's case, she had already said it several times in front of her.

But his memory, every time he said it, he forgot it, and later Miss Qiao went to Shanxi Road with Zhang Jie, and she didn't have time to mention it.

Thinking of this stubble, Xu Hexiu was a little weak-hearted, and he agreed quickly this time. When Xu Heyuan heard this, he only glanced at him, and then said: "That's it, I knew that you didn't take care of my words, and when they came back, I would come to the door to ask for a meeting." ”

Xu Hexiu, who was exposed, didn't care, laughed, and sent her out of Dali Temple, and then turned back to find Xie Chengze.

When he passed, Xie Chengze was standing under the porch at the patio and watching the snow in a daze.

I don't know if he has lost weight recently or because of the strong wind on a snowy day, his figure looks a little thin and lonely under the official robe that has been blown by the wind.

"Cheng Ze." Xu Hexiu walked over and shouted, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "What have you been busy with lately?" I don't see anyone all the time. ”

Xie Chengze glanced at him and said, "It's their business." ”

Solution? Isn't that what it has to do with Miss Joe? Xu Hexiu didn't know what was wrong with him, and when he heard the words "Miss Qiao", he instinctively blurted out: "Is there another case?" ”

Xie Chengze was silent for a moment and said, "No." ”

Xu Hexiu sighed, a little disappointed, but still asked, "What's wrong?" ”

What's wrong? The matter of Shanxi Road is clearly "unspeakable" in the city, but secretly there are many people who are paying attention to it. Therefore, less than two days after the group left the Gukou Post Station, most of the people in the entire Chang'an City had already received the news.

Ran Wen hurriedly walked into the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion.

It has been snowing heavily for many days, and His Majesty in the palace has also been lazy, and these days have frequently stopped the early dynasty. Of course, there was nothing going on in the world during this time, and the early dynasty did not cause any twists and turns.

"Xiangye." Ran Wen walked into the hall, and after hurriedly raising his hand as a salute, he spoke, "I ......"

Pei Xingting, who was drinking tea in the hall, raised his hand and made a gesture, motioning for him to sit down first.

Seeing this, Ran had no choice but to sit down temporarily, and then listened to Pei Xingting speak.

"I've heard about Taniguchi Station!"

Ran Wen nodded and said, "Except for the county order that escaped, the rest have been resolved." "In particular, two of them actually fell into the crocodile's mouth, which is simply ......

Ran Wen sighed, and couldn't help but feel a little palpitating when he thought of the scene of the crocodile devouring people, and then looked at Pei Xingting and said, "Pei Xiang, I said earlier that that girl is not simple. ”

Pei Xingting snorted and said, "This step seems to be unremarkable, but it is just an opportunity to get rid of a few assassins, but in fact, he has already found out the bottom of the other party, and by the way, he has cleared a way out for himself." It seems to have been grinding for a day or two, but it is much smarter than the previous rush to Shanxi Road. ”

Ran Wen knew that the previous group Pei Xiang said was the assassinated Gu general, and when he thought about it, he also sighed a little: "It's a pity." ”

Throwing stones to ask for directions is also an opportunity, if you can really solve the trouble, how can you let Bai Zhijun and the girl surnamed Qiao go? It's a pity that he threw stones and asked for directions, and finally gave his life.

"In this way, their trip has been a lot more stable step by step." He paused as he spoke, took out an unsigned letter from his bosom and handed it to Pei Xingting, he said, "Someone came in early this morning, there was no signature, and there was only one word in the letter." ”

Pei Xingting took out the letter paper and glanced at it.

A scribbled word "An" fell on it.

Other than that, there is nothing else. is just such a letter with no beginning and no end, but Ran Wen's expression is a little excited.

"Pei Xiang, do you think this handwriting doesn't look like a person's?"

Pei Xingting nodded, and he recognized it without reminding him. After all, he had seen a lot of this man's strategy, but compared to this, he looked down at the stamp in the lower right corner of the envelope. The seal is the official seal of Shanxi Road, so this unsigned letter was sent from Shanxi Road.

Ann? Pei Xingting looked at Ran Wen, with a little more smile on his face, he looked at the envelope in his hand and said, "That's really good news." ”

"That's good news!" Xu Hexiu, who heard what Xie Chengze said, breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I have made meritorious service halfway through." However, you don't need to talk about crocodiles eating people in such detail, it's weird and scary. ”

Xie Chengze snorted, glanced at him, and said, "Although I haven't entered Shanxi Road yet, I am relieved to have won the first battle." ”

So isn't that a good thing? Xu Hexiu looked at him as if he didn't understand, and asked, "You don't have to deliberately avoid Ah Yuan for such a thing!" ”

is so mysterious, what else should he not do!

Xie Chengze didn't answer, but said: "I'm a little busy these days, and I have to take a few days off, you asked her not to come to me these days." ”

Busy again! Xu Hexiu said stupidly: "What's wrong with your Xie family?" Why are you so busy that you can't even see people? ”

He and Cheng Ze are in the same position in Dali Temple, Dali Temple is now idle people are about to grow hair, naturally it can't be a matter of Dali Temple, Cheng Ze is so busy at this time that he can't even see the figure, it's really incomprehensible.

"I saw your Xie family's little Xie Lord eating with Xiao Wang and Xiao Cui in Baisheng Building! Why are you so busy? With a thought in his mind, he asked a few more questions.

The little Xie, Xiao Wang, and Xiao Cui in his mouth refer to the descendants of the Cui, Wang, and Xie clans who are most valued by the old ladies in charge.

The Xie family is the cousin Xie Shu in the Chengze clan, and the two adults in the Wang family and the Cui family are Wang Xu and Cui Jing, who are in the ministry, these are not busy, it can be seen that the Xie family has nothing to do, why is Chengze so busy?

Xie Chengze lowered his eyelids and said, "The elder brother of the clan has been working very hard recently, and he has some questions to ask me." ”

Xu Hexiu couldn't help but roll his eyes when he heard this.

The lobby brother in Xie Chengze's mouth is the longest one in the Xie family, surnamed Xie, with a single name, and the serious Xie family's eldest is born, but unfortunately, some clans look at the elders, but the Cui, Wang, and Xie clans look at the juniors not to pay attention to the ranking, but to live in the capable. This elder Xie Yi's ability was a little lacking, and he didn't fall into the eyes of Taiwei Xie.

Therefore, he is not convinced, but the Xie clan rules have always been like this, and Xie Yi has no ability to subvert the Xie clan's clan rules, so he can only secretly disagree with himself in his heart. Now that he has received an idle job, he is silently holding back his dissatisfaction on the side.

"That's his business, what does it have to do with you?" Xu Hexiu snorted coldly.

Xie Chengze said: "Those who are capable live in it, until the last moment, no one knows who will kill the deer." The lobby brother still wants to take advantage of the fact that the old lady's body is still strong and strong. ”

Xu Hexiu sneered even more when he heard this: "Then he will fight by himself, what is he going to do if he asks you for advice?" "Some help Xie Yi fight, it's better for Cheng Ze to go on his own, maybe it's better than Xie Yi.

Xie Chengze said: "I have been taken care of by my uncle's family since I was a child, and my cousin asked me to help, how can I excuse myself?" ”

Thinking of Xie Chengze's parents, Xu Hexiu, who was originally indignant and dissatisfied, suddenly softened, and after a while, he waved his hand helplessly and said, "That's it, you go!" ”

There are many pickled things in the Xie clan, which has not fallen for eight hundred years, than in his Xu clan.

Xie Chengze said, "I've troubled you these days," and then turned around and left. Xu Hexiu, who watched Xie Chengze leave, turned around and walked into the lobby again.

Cheng Ze and Xie Zhi are not in the capital, but they are not a doppelganger, but he seems to be an idler who has nothing to do. So, Miss Joe, no, is it when Lord Joe is coming back?

"Ahh Qiao Ran, who was sitting in the carriage, sneezed for no reason, lifted the curtain and looked forward.

A tall banner pierced through the depths of the trees in front of it. The wind hunts, and the word "Zhou" on the banner looms.