The people in the hall were confused, and someone boldly asked: "Master, isn't he the county magistrate of Qiushui County, why is he a woman?" ”

Chu Zifeng scolded everyone again: "What kind of county order, this is my lady who has not passed the door!" ”

"Master, what about Princess Tonghua?"

Chu Zifeng turned around and reprimanded: "Cui Yu, shut up!" ”

Cui Yu said timidly: "Master, I seem to have seen her last time, she was the Beijing official who rowed away by boat, I went to chase after it at that time, but I met the soldiers of the imperial court, if I didn't lie on the boat and pretend to be dead, I almost couldn't come back......"

"Get out! Whether she is a man or a woman, she can't tell the difference? Chu Zifeng scolded with a stiff face, and yelled at the hall again, "Whoever catches it blindly, drag it out and chop it up!" ”

The red-clothed man who grabbed Mei Xiaoren was stunned and hurriedly explained: "Master, she herself admits that she is the county magistrate surnamed Mei. ”

Mei Xiaoren glanced at the two red-clothed men, "I admit that you believe it?" Her cold gaze suddenly swept towards Chu Zifeng again, "Also, what are you doing with the county order, and now you are gathering a group of Jianghu Xiaoxiao to entrench here, what do you want to do?" ”

Chu Zifeng smiled and persuaded: "Xiao Mei'er, let's go to the back and talk slowly, it's inconvenient to have a lot of people here, go to the back, I'll tell you one by one." ”

Mei Xiaoren glanced at the rabble in the hall, barely suppressed the fire in his heart, and followed Chu Zifeng out of the back door to leave the lobby.

Chu Zifeng found a quiet courtyard, drove away all the servants, and sat down with Mei Xiaoren to talk.

Mei Xiaoren looked ahead, his expression undiminished.

Chu Zifeng stared at the flower-like side face opposite, and sighed melancholy: "Xiao Mei'er, it's been two years, and I've been thinking about you day and night, and I'm haunted by ...... dreams."

Mei Xiaoren looked sideways and asked, "Where did the Flowing Fire Gang come from?" ”

Chu Zifeng had to swallow back the words behind, as if he was choked, and he didn't say anything for a long time.

Her face became more and more gloomy, and she continued to ask: "All the hurtful things they did were ordered by you?" ”

Chu Zifeng was stunned, the only thing he was afraid of now was her angry appearance, and his face was still burning and hurting.

"Xiao Mei'er, did you lose the baby dice you wore since you were a child? In fact, it came into my hands by accident, but it was stolen by someone later. Chu Zifeng said regretfully, patted his chest again, and said, "Don't worry, now I have someone under my hand, and I will definitely help you find your treasure." ”

She looked directly into his eyes, her gaze was as sharp as a knife with a blade, which stabbed Chu Zifeng more and more weakly, and had to answer her words: "Before you asked me to flee to the Xia Kingdom, then I will escape, but I met a noble man in the Xia Kingdom, everything I have now is given by the nobles, do you think I can not help them do things?" ”

"Who is the nobleman?"

"Yes......" Chu Zifeng changed his words and said with a smile, "Xiao Mei'er, do you think I am majestic now, I have thousands of helpers under me." ”

"Your nobleman helped you set up the Drift Fire Gang, borrowed your men and horses, and helped you build momentum, hoping that when the two countries are at war, you can repay him, right?" Mei Xiaoren sneered, smiled again and said solemnly, "Chu Zifeng, are you stupid, you should also be a chess piece?" ”

"Xiao Mei'er, I don't care what chess pieces are or not, I know you like people who are rich and capable, don't I have money and ability now?" Chu Zifeng said sadly, "Besides, if I wasn't the leader of the Flowing Fire Gang, how could I dare to come back to Daning, I'm afraid that as soon as I step into Yun County, I will be driven out by the dog officials." ”

"Which dog officer?"

"It's either Chu Yu, or it's the one in Qiushui County!" After Chu Zifeng finished speaking, he covered his mouth and realized that something was wrong. Two years ago, he was tricked by Xiao Mei, and he didn't dare to say Chu Yu when he was killed, how did he know that he had revealed his mouth now......

Mei Xiaoren grabbed the words and asked, "Why did Chu Yu chase you in the first place?" ”

Chu Zifeng pretended to be calm and shook his head, "Then I don't know, maybe he ...... He wants to rob my dad of his property? Or trying to rob you? ”

"What nonsense!" Mei Xiaoren turned his eyes to look away, "If you don't say it, I'll ask him myself." ”

"You still have contacts?"

Mei Xiaoren slapped him in the eye, "What's the matter with you?" ”

"Of course it's my business, you are my daughter-in-law who has never been through the door, and you can't have entanglements with him!" Chu Zifeng's voice was resolute, and he said with a smile, "Xiaomei'er, I originally planned to go to your house to propose marriage when I dominated the rivers and lakes, but I didn't expect you to come by yourself, this is called fate." ”

"Your gang killed officials in Daning, burned and looted in Xuanzhou, and held people hostage in Yunxian, can I come to meet you?"

"These ...... I...... I can't ......help it," Chu Zifeng looked helpless, "I still have a person in charge here, who was sent by that nobleman, and everything is arranged by him, I just have to stay in the gang and be supported by them." ”

"Xia Guoren?"

Chu Zifeng nodded, and added with a smile: "But my words also count in the gang, you saw it just now, am I more majestic than those who are officials?" ”

"Chu Zifeng, I like capable people, but it's not your ability to sell the country for glory, as for the silver you value, my Xiao family is rich and rivals the country, and I am not rare!" Mei Xiaoren's tone was cold, and his face became even colder.

The smile on Chu Zifeng's face froze, and he stretched out his hand towards her arm on the table, "Xiao Mei'er...... But I'm really for you, of course, for my own survival, you know, my family has been down, how many eyes I have suffered for this, how much suffering I have suffered, there is such a chance to turn over, can I still do it? ”

Mei Xiaoren indifferently removed his hand and did not say a word.

"Xiao Mei'er, I know that you are kind-hearted, and what you do to help the people seems to you to be intolerable, but we are all involuntarily." Chu Zifeng said with a bitter face.

Mei Xiaoren stared at Chu Zifeng, "You said that you couldn't help yourself, so what they did was not what you wanted?" ”

"yes." Chu Zifeng nodded without hesitation.

"Can you talk here?"

"Of course." Chu Zifeng answered seriously.

"Would you be willing if I told you to do as I say from now on, and atone for your previous sins?"

"You asked me to betray the Xia Kingdom?"

"That's an enemy country!" Mei Xiaoren is colorful.

Chu Zifeng frowned, "But I follow them, there is still silver to spend, someone can call, if I look at you, what can I please?" ”

"Are you determined to discredit your ancestors?"

Chu Zifeng asked rhetorically: "I am lost, are you willing to marry me?" ”

Mei Xiaoren looked away for a moment and stopped making a sound.

"Xiao Mei'er, it's been two years, four years, you're twenty years old this year, and you've already been worried about getting married as someone else's girl, but I've always been in love with you, why don't you understand?" The more Chu Zifeng spoke, the more eager he became.

"You turned your back on the glory and wealth that Daning begged for, and I still have to understand you?" Mei Xiaoren said indifferently.

"You don't care who gave you Ronghua and Fugui, anyway, this is Ronghua and Fugui, which can ensure that we have no worries about food and clothing for a lifetime, if I don't help the master, maybe I will be hunted down and killed, and my life will not be saved, let alone allow you to be Ronghua and Fugui."

Chu Zifeng was talking, and he caught a glimpse of a gang outside the arch.

The gang stood at the door and reported to him: "Master, the elder is back, and there are ......."

Chu Zifeng hurriedly glanced at him, but he didn't say any more. Chu Zifeng turned to Mei Xiaoren and said, "Little Mei'er, I'll let you take you to rest, let's talk later, I have to meet ...... first."

"See the people of the Xia Kingdom?" Mei Xiaoren asked.

Chu Zifeng replied "yes" with little confidence.