Xie Guogong's Mansion.

Inside the study. Xie Guogong walked to the Bogu shelf, picked up one of the azure glazed beauty ornaments that were "as few as the morning star", and only heard a small sound of "squeak-", the wall behind the Taishi chair slowly cracked a crack, and a hidden box appeared in front of Xie Guogong's eyes.

Xie Guogong took out the dark box. put it on the top of the bookcase, and then put the beauty in its place, and then sat down on the Taishi chair.

The bright candle flame reflected Xie Guogong's face flickering, and he sat in front of the bookcase for a long time, until his eyes were stained with a hint of melancholy, and then the dark box was opened.

I saw a thick pile of stationery in the dark box, and the lower right corner of each page was stamped with several bright cinnabar stamps.

Xie Guogong's fingers rubbed a few times on the seal, he gritted his teeth, picked up the letterhead, and approached the candlestick on the bookcase......

The letter in his hand was quickly swallowed up by the flames, and seeing that the burning tongue of fire was about to lick Xie Guogong's fingers, he quickly let go of his hand and threw the last corner of the letter paper into the brazier. Until all the contents on the paper turned to ashes, Xie Guogong finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Just when Xie Guogong's mind was relaxed, a sound of breaking wind came from his ears, Xie Guogong seemed to notice it, and hurriedly turned sideways.

An arrow grazed Xie Guogong's cheek and nailed to the wall behind him, showing how hard the shooter used.

Xie Guogong hissed, wiped the wound on his cheek that was cut by the tip of the arrow, and hurried to the half-open window.

There is a waning moon hanging in the sky, bamboo shadows in the courtyard, insects chirping, where is there still half a figure!

Xie Guogong shouted: "Who is it?" Come out! ”

The patrolling guards heard the shouts of the master's house, and trotted all the way to the window: "Grandpa Guo, what do you command?" ”

The blood beads on Xie Guogong's face had been wiped clean by him, leaving only a faint scar, and it was not clear under the night.

"Did you encounter anything unusual while you were on patrol?" Xie Guogong said in a deep voice.

The guard was stunned for a moment, and replied with a respectful expression: "Returning to the country's grandfather, my subordinates have not found anything abnormal. ”

Xie Guogong twisted his eyebrows. This person comes and goes like the wind, and his skills are neat. Fang Cai's arrow is even more menacing! If he hadn't hid in time and was unfortunately shot, I was afraid that he would have been in a different place long ago.

Thinking of this, a deep crease formed between Xie Guogong's eyebrows.

The guards in the Guogong Mansion can deal with the general Xiaoxiao, but if they really encounter a martial arts master, they have no power to fight back at all. It seems that it is time to invite some nurses from the rivers and lakes to watch the home.

Xie Guogong was upset, and he was not in the mood to anger the guards, so he waved his hand casually and closed the window.

Xie Guogong walked to the wall with feather arrows, and when he saw the note nailed to the snowy arrow, he was stunned and quickly took down the note.

Xie Guogong put the note in front of the candle, only to see that the handwriting on it was extremely sloppy, and there were only a few words: "You have been exposed, if you don't want to involve the whole family, go on the road immediately." ”

After Xie Guogong saw it clearly, his bones were soft, and he suddenly sat down on the Taishi's chair, and he looked at the burning candle on the bookcase with a dull gaze.

From the moment King Yong invaded the capital, Xie Guogong had been waiting for this day. Every day, I am afraid that things will be revealed. Even at night, he carried the spirit of twelve points, and he didn't even dare to say a word in his dreams. Now, is he finally waiting for His Majesty's reckoning?

Xie Guogong opened the drawer under the bookcase and took out a jade bottle from the drawer. He uncorked the bottle, and a strange fragrance filled the inner room.

Xie Guogong's arm holding the bottle was as heavy as ten thousand pounds, and he trembled and handed the bottle to his lips, ruthlessly......

However, the moment his lips touched the mouth of the bottle, Xie Guogong suddenly lost the courage to die. The origin of the person who put the cold arrow on him is unknown, and it is clear that he is looking forward to his death. Perhaps, the man was just alarmist.

But what if what the man said was true? A secret is a secret only if it is brought to the grave. He is alive, and His Majesty will definitely pursue it. If he goes like this, maybe His Majesty will let go of the others in Xie Guogong's Mansion for the sake of the second brother's face.

Just when Xie Guogong was hesitating, there was a knock on the door outside the erection.

"Who!" Xie Guogong suppressed the panic in his heart and shouted!

Outside the study, Mrs. Cui was stunned by her husband's attitude.

She hurriedly said softly: "Grandpa Guo, it's me." ”

The husband has been infected with the wind and cold for the past few days, and his body is just a little better, but the dinner sent by the maid has not touched a grain of rice, and he is locked in the study alone.

Xie Guogong is already a person who knows the destiny of heaven, and his body is not as good as when he was young. It was all over the time, and the man had not yet come out of the study. The maid on duty saw that the light in the study was always on, so she didn't dare to disturb, so she had to wake up Mrs. Cui, who was already asleep.

Mrs. Cui was worried about her husband, and hurriedly instructed the small kitchen to prepare the chicken soup simmering on the stove, and asked the kitchen to prepare three or two light side dishes and a bowl of silver noodles, and then came to the small study in the front yard with the food box.

"Come in." Xie Guogong hurriedly corked the medicine bottle in his hand and stuffed it into the drawer.

"Grandpa Guo, why don't you sleep so late?" Mrs. Cui was wearing a pea-green twig lotus pattern, a lilac-purple hem hem with daylily pattern woven golden horse face skirt, and the green silk with no white hair was idly rolled into a round bun, and there was only a jade hairpin with a good lilac head pinned to her hair.

Cui's has a plump goose egg face, willow eyebrows, and apricot eyes, except for some fine lines at the corners of the eyes, which are as beautiful and elegant as they were back then.

Xie Guogong was in a trance for a moment, and hurriedly got up to greet him: "Madam, why are you here?" ”

"Grandpa Guo's body has just recovered, so he doesn't care for his body, how can the concubine sit idly by?" Mrs. Cui whispered. Husband and wife for many years, the friendship of raising eyebrows when they were young has now evolved into a respectful family relationship.

Mrs. Cui opened the food box, took out the chicken soup and side dishes inside, and placed it on the table of the Eight Immortals on the side.

"I know that Grandpa Guo has a bad appetite. This chicken soup was stewed by the cook on the stove with an old hen that had been raised for five years with ginseng, wolfberry, and red dates for more than three hours. After the chicken broth was stewed, it was strained three times with new yarn to make sure that there was no oil slick at all before daring to serve it. Grandpa Guo, you can eat as much as you want. Mrs. Cui spoke softly and persuaded with earnestness.

The wife's face is not good, and she does not give it.

Xie Guogong had no choice but to sit down at the table of the Eight Immortals, and he didn't use a spoon, so he drank a small half bowl of chicken soup in a porcelain bowl.

Mrs. Cui's eyes were dull for a moment. My husband has always been elegant and gentle, when has he ever behaved so rudely!

Mrs. Cui swallowed the doubts in her heart and handed the tooth chopstick to Duke Xie Guo: "Grandpa Guo, you taste this silver silk noodles." ”

Xie Guogong drank half a bowl of chicken soup, and was not in the mood to eat noodles again, he took the toothbrush handed over by his wife, put it aside silently, and said gently: "It's not early, you go back to rest first." Tomorrow you have to be the director of the house, if you don't have enough spirits, where will you be able to hold up in the daytime? ”

"Grandpa Guo doesn't have to rush to say me first, you have to go to court tomorrow, and you have to sleep for two more hours at this time."

Mrs. Cui rolled up her sleeves and put a crystal dish of meat into Xie Guogong's bowl.

"You didn't have dinner, you only drank half a bowl of chicken soup, where can you hold it tomorrow."

Xie Guogong was only kind to his wife, and although he had no appetite, he still ate the crystal meat that Mrs. Cui sandwiched into the bowl.

Mrs. Cui suddenly stretched her eyebrows, sat down opposite Xie Guogong slowly, and gossiped with him.

"Since ten years ago, I have handed over all the affairs of the house to Jiao Niang, this child is a capable person, and my life has been idle. Jiao Niang left, the affairs of the house fell back to me, but the second daughter-in-law is not angry, the housekeeper is a mess, and I can only rely on me to work alone. For several days, I didn't slow down. ”

Mrs. Cui said with emotion: "People, it's not okay to be old. We are also people with grandchildren and grandchildren, where are we more precious than young people. ”

Regarding his wife's persuasion, Xie Guogong also heard it in his heart. He couldn't help but hold Mrs. Cui's hand, and said softly: "This big family, it all depends on you to eat, wear and chew, and you have to help me honor my mother and raise my children, so many years, it's really hard for you." ”

The husband is solemn and unsmiling, and it is rare to have such a warm vein. Mrs. Cui's eyes were filled with tears, she hurriedly turned her face away, and used a smile to hide her gaffe: "Grandpa Guo, this is all the way of a woman, you are serious." ”

"Qin Niang......" Looking at the tears flickering in Mrs. Cui's eyes, Xie Guogong's heart felt a sense of guilt, and he said softly: "For so many years, I have not made any achievements. You are the pearl of the Boling Cui clan, you are rarely famous, virtuous and accessible, I mistook you......"

"What is this that Grandpa Guo said?" Mrs. Cui frowned, she felt that her husband was very wrong tonight, and she couldn't help but say softly: "You and I are married and should support each other, not to mention ...... That's not what I'm asking for. As long as our house is safe and sound, as long as the children are well, I will be satisfied. ”

Cui's is so understanding, Xie Guogong's heart is even more sour. He's already sorry for his wife, if ...... If you burden your wife again, you are simply unworthy of being a human being.

The corner of Xie Guogong's eyes glanced at the drawer that had just been closed by him, he secretly gritted his teeth, and a look of determination appeared in his eyes.

"Qin Niang, if I can marry you, what more can my husband ask for." Xie Guo couldn't help but raise his hand to take Cui's into his arms.

The old husband and wife, but the husband made such an abrupt move, Cui's face turned red, she picked up the handkerchief and wiped her tears, and changed the topic very uncomfortably: "Grandpa Guo, the noodles are going to be cold, you hurry up and finish eating." ”

Xie Guogong smiled when he heard this, picked up the porcelain bowl on the table, and slowly put a chopstick of fine noodles into his mouth.

For the first time, Xie Guogong felt that the silver silk noodles in the bowl were bitter.