Duanmuxian shook his head a little amusedly, even if he didn't understand the way of Soma, he could see that this little foal was congenitally bad and mediocre.

"Grandfather!" Han Xing also saw Duanmu Xian and waved his hand excitedly.

Duanmuxian quickened his pace and walked to the side of the two little girls.

Han Xing's face was full of energy, he pulled Duanmu Xian's arm, and showed off with his eyebrows: "Grandfather, Cousin Scarlet just named the foal 'Qingguang'. Doesn't it sound good? ”

"Not bad." Duanmuxian stroked his beard, shook his head and read a poem, "Break through the clear light and thousands of miles of sky." ”

It's just that it's a pity that such a good name deserves this horse.

Han Xing only felt that his grandfather was praising his pony, and smiled more beautifully and sweetly, and continued: "Grandfather, isn't Qingguang cute? You see, with such long legs, it will definitely be a good horse like Feipian in the future! ”

"It's well-behaved, and it can understand what Bengong says."

Han Xing said, took out a small piece of pine nut candy from a purse, and called to the foal: "Qingguang." ”

The foal screamed, and immediately leaned over to eat the piece of pine nut candy in Hanxing's palm.

"Grandfather, look! Isn't it smart that it understands its name? Hanxing smiled more cheerfully and gently touched the foal's neck.

Duanmuxian could see clearly, where did this little foal know his name, and it was clear that he was going for the sugar, but in the expectant eyes of his granddaughter, he could only boast with a clear conscience: "It's really smart." ”

Duanmu Fei looked at Duanmu Xian for a while, and Han Xing for a while, silently smiling on the side, and his eyes were smiling like crescent moons.

Han Xing was satisfied when he heard Duanmu Xian's praise, and was about to let him touch the pony too, when the words came to his lips, he remembered another thing and asked, "Grandfather, how is the case in the horse market?" ”

"Something has progressed." Speaking of this case, Duanmu Xian's expression was a little complicated. It's really pulling out the radish and bringing out the mud!

Duanmu Xian sorted out his thoughts and spoke eloquently.

A few days ago, the criminal department had summoned the local magistrates, including the county order, the county officer, the chief officer, the county lieutenant and others to the capital, at first they also said that they did not know anything about the behavior of the squad leader and the yacha "black eating black", and only admitted that the royal majesty was not strict, and then the criminal department opened a trial, each broke down, and let them eat dogs, so that they had to admit that every time those yacha made a single order, at least forty percent of the officials should be distributed.

It was found that the county magistrate had only been in office for three years, and the money copied out was 50,000 taels of silver, as well as other antique calligraphy and paintings, etc., plus other related people were also confiscated, involving a total of more than 100,000 taels.

"More than 100,000 taels?!"

Duanmu Fei and Han Xing both opened their mouths in surprise.

The foal didn't know what they were talking about, and tilted his head curiously, his dark eyes wide.

Han Xing raised his eyebrows, tilted his little face and asked, "Isn't the county order a mere seven-rank sesame official?" ”

"yes." Duanmu Xian nodded, with a little embarrassment.

There is a way, three years of Qing Governor's Mansion, 100,000 snowflakes of silver.

The prefect is the fourth grade, and the county order is just a small seven-grade sesame official.

But such a small county order actually saved 50,000 taels in just three years, as well as those yacha, county officials, lords, etc., all of them were very rich.

This case even pulled out the radish and brought out the mud, which involved many officials in Jizhou.

If all these officials involved in the case in Jizhou are rectified together, then Jizhou will have to change blood from top to bottom, just afraid that it will lead to turmoil in Jizhou officialdom, so several cabinet ministers did not dare to act for the time being after careful deliberation, and presented the fold to Cen Yin for Cen Yin to decide.

But......

Duanmuxian thought of something, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and there was a slight smile in his eyes.

"Grandfather," Duanmu Fei curiously leaned her little face in Duanmu Xian's direction, "I think you seem to be in a good mood......" She winked at him playfully, as if to say, could it be that something good can't be done?

"All the confiscated family wealth has gone to the treasury." Duanmuxian stroked his beard contentedly.

Now that Jinju needs disaster relief, and there are so many displaced people who need to be resettled, Duanmuxian has been worried about running out of money recently, and this silver just solves his urgent need.

At this time, the emperor was sick and could not spend money indiscriminately, so they had better copy more to fill the treasury.

Hundreds of thousands of taels of silver are not used at all......

Duanmuxian couldn't help but wonder how to make good use of the money.

At this moment, a young man in Tsing Yi hurriedly ran over, panting slightly, and said to Duanmu Xianyu: "Old lady, second aunt asks to see." ”

The second aunt in the little girl's mouth refers to Duanmuqi's husband Yang Xuyao.

Duanmu Xian frowned, his face was slightly gloomy, and he waved his hand directly: "No." ”

The little girl in Tsing Yi swallowed his saliva and said, "The second aunt said that he had something important to talk to the old lady...... It is said that it is about the Duanmu family and His Royal Highness the Great Prince......"

When he heard the words "Great Prince", Duanmu Xian's eyes flashed, and he seemed to hesitate for a moment, and finally said, "Invite someone to Zhaohui Hall." ”

"Yes, old lady." The little guy in Tsing Yi immediately ran in the direction of the gate.

Duanmu Xian stroked his sleeves and said to the two little girls: "Hanxing, four girls, you guys are playing here, I'll go first." ”

Han Xing looked at Duanmu Xian's back as he walked away, reached out and pulled Duanmu Fei's sleeve, and asked curiously: "Cousin Scarlet, you say, what can Yang Xuyao have to do with the Duanmu family and the eldest brother?" ”

Duanmu Fei speculated: "I heard my grandfather mention that the Chengen Mansion strongly recommended Yang Zhe to go to the south this time. Maybe it's for this. ”

"Yang Zhe?" Hanxing blinked suspiciously.

"Yang Zhe is the cousin of the second brother-in-law. The second brother-in-law thought that he came here today to show goodwill to his grandfather. Duanmu Fei said as he fed the foal pears.

Han Xing didn't know anything about the affairs of the court, and asked confusedly: "Isn't the Yang family the in-laws of the Duanmu family, why did they go to the Chengen Mansion instead?" She stared at Duanmu Fei curiously, without blinking.

Duanmu Fei roughly talked to Han Xing about the dispute between the Yang family's room and the second room, and then said: "Besides, aren't Liang Shizong and Wang Gongquan also in-laws as mentioned in the history books?" Duanmu asked with a smile, looking "You are really rare and weird".

Five hundred years ago, Emperor Sejong of the Liang Dynasty married the daughter of the Wang family, but the Wang family finally colluded with Emperor Sejong's uncle King Rui to kill Liang Shizong and support King Rui to ascend the throne as emperor.

In the battle for the throne, the interests are always higher than the so-called in-laws and affection, not to mention, the Yang family's room and the second room are suspected of having a knighthood first, and the two rooms are already not in harmony, I am afraid that both sides wish that the other party was trampled into the mud.

"That's too." Han Xing nodded in realization.

She didn't have much interest in these things, and she didn't ask any more questions, and teased her foal again, "Qingguang! ”

The foal was still young and began to play when he was full, and he flicked his tail happily and ran around as if he had never heard of it.

"......

The autumn wind blows the camphor trees above, and the sunlight casts dappled light and shadows on the ground through the gaps in the leaves.

The foal chased the light and shadow on the ground, running east for a while, running west for a while, and spinning in place again a while......

The scattered light and shadow are strangely shaped, some like cats and dogs playing, some like a continuous landscape map, and some like a bird with wings spread......

Hey?! This is......

Duanmu stared at somewhere on the ground, raised his eyebrows, and quietly raised his eyes to look at the camphor tree above.

Sure enough, a small black figure was found among the lush leaves.

It's a little starling.

The corners of Duanmu Fei's lips curled slightly, since Da Hanxing lived in Duanmu Mansion, the little starling hadn't come to her much, if it weren't for the occasional sight of this stupid bird from such a distance, she would almost suspect that it had run away from home again.

Little Starling, this guy is like a gang with Hanxing, and he hides happily every day.

Except for Feng Yan, she had never seen the little starling so afraid of a person.

Sealing inflammation.

Thinking of Feng Yan, Duanmu Fei's thoughts drifted away, and his eyes were also a little trance-like.

Before, Feng Yan quietly came to her and told her about the swamp and miasma in the south. She didn't have a clue for two days......

Seeing that Feng Yan was about to leave for the southern border, she had to think carefully and speed up the progress.

Another gust of wind blew, and the branches above swayed again, and the little starling hidden in the canopy was very alert, and suddenly disappeared again.

Duanmu stared at the empty branch in a daze, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration, remembering a book he had read before, which was very similar to what Feng Yan described, yes, although miasma is called miasma, it is actually just a general term, and the one who is in trouble is not necessarily "qi".

Duanmu's eyes lit up like jewels.

"Cousin Hanxing, you play slowly first, I have something to do."

Before the words fell, Duanmu Fei turned around and left in a hurry, leaving Hanxing and running away.

"......" Hanxing looked at Duanmu's back and shrugged.

Linglong asked casually on the side: "What's wrong with the fourth girl Duanmu?" ”

"Cousin Scarlet is so busy!" Hanxing said with a little emotion, and soon, her attention was drawn to the flying of the pony running to tease the foal.

"Feipin, come here!" Han Xing raised his hand and waved at Fei Pian heartlessly, his eyebrows fluttering.

Laughter, horses' hooves, and the neighing of horses mingle together.

The sun is setting in the west.

Duanmu Fei happily ran all the way back to the small study of Zhanqing Courtyard, locked herself in the study without sleep, and when she came out of it again, it was completely dark.

Far from being tired, she was refreshed.

"Zhenzhen, come, come over and have something to eat." Duanmujun saw that his sister, who had been locked up for a day and a night, finally came out and came to "catch" people in person, "I'll let the small kitchen make you a bowl of shredded chicken noodles, okay?" ”

"One more poached egg." Duanmu Fei took Duanmu's arm and boasted complacently, "Sister, I'm really capable!" ”

Duanmujun looked at his sister's proud little appearance, his heart was soft, his eyes were soft, and he echoed: "Well, we are the most capable and smart!" ”

Suddenly, a bowl of hot shredded chicken noodles was served, and the taste of chicken soup with a little green onion made Duanmu's index finger move, and he felt hungry at this moment.

Duanmu Fei ate the chicken noodle soup with satisfaction, and ate most of the bowl in a blink of an eye.

Duanmujun also ate a piece of dim sum with him, and said casually: "Zhenzhen, next month is your birthday, Hanxing and I want to hold a small birthday banquet for you in the house......

Birthday?! Duanmu Fei was scooping up a spoonful of chicken broth, and the spoon paused in mid-air.

By the way, today is September 29th, and it's almost October.

Feng Yan will leave for the south on September 30.

Feng Yan, he's leaving tomorrow......

Duanmu Fei silently put the soup spoon back into the soup bowl, and suddenly felt that the chicken noodle soup was not fragrant, and the whole person suddenly wilted like a delicate flower lacking water.

"Vera?" Duanmujun saw that something was wrong with Duanmufei, and leaned over worriedly, she thought that her sister was unwell, and raised her hand to see if she had a fever.

"Sister," Duanmu Fei took the handkerchief handed by the pothos and wiped her mouth, "I'm going to the princess's mansion to find Ah Yan." ”

Duanmu Jun was stunned, and immediately understood. She also knew that Feng Yan was going to leave tomorrow, and the southern border was thousands of miles away, and Feng Yan didn't know when he would be able to come back......

"Girl, it's curfew now." The green pothos hesitantly reminded Duanmu Fei.

As if to prove what she said, outside the courtyard, there was a loud gong and drum sound from the second watch, "Bell!" Clang! ”

"Go and prepare the carriage."

Duanmu Fei commanded, her voice and Duanmu Jun's voice happened to coincide.

Duanmujun didn't stop Duanmufei from going out, but said, "Zhenzhen, I'll go with you." ”

Duanmufei nodded obediently, she went back to the small study to sort out the results of her busy day today, and then put on a cloak and went out with Duanmujun.

On the second watch, everything is silent.

The door of Duanmu Mansion opened in the dark of night, and a carriage drove out in a hurry......

It wasn't until near midnight that the same carriage returned.

After the gate of the mansion was closed, Duanmu Mansion and even Quanyu Street returned to calm, time passed slowly, and at dawn, the loud rooster crow broke the silence of dawn as usual.

Halfway through, Feng Yan led three thousand forbidden troops to set off from the South City Gate.

Duanmu Fei also went to see him off, and she and Han Xing booked a seat in a teahouse near the South City Gate in advance, and the location was just right.

"Scarlet cousin, look, it's Cousin Yan!"

Han Xing raised his hand energetically and pointed to the young man riding a black horse and wearing a dark armor at the front of the convoy below.

The bright light of the rising sun sprinkled softly on the boy's body, coating the armor with a faint halo.

The young man sat on the horse straight, his thin lips pursed, like a sharp sword unsheathed, exuding an unstoppable killing aura, looking distant, unfamiliar, and vaguely familiar.

Duanmu looked at him in a daze, for some reason, she remembered the chance encounter she had with Feng Yan in Huangjue Temple four and a half years ago, and he seemed to be like this at that time......

Suddenly, Feng Yan, who was sitting on Ben Xiao's back, moved, looked back, and looked in the direction where Duanmu Fei was.

Their eyes met in mid-air.

Feng Yan hooked his lips and smiled.

The face that was originally a little condensed instantly became as soft as spring breeze and rain.

Just looking at him like this, Duanmu Fei felt as if the softest place in her heart was also touched, and she couldn't help but purse her lips and smile, revealing a pair of shallow smiles at the corners of her mouth, smiling smartly.

Feng Yan's heart was also soft, and he raised his hand and touched the sleeve pocket on the left side.

In his sleeve pocket were the pages that Duanmu Fei had sent to the princess's mansion last night, full of ways to deal with swamps and miasma.

The corners of Feng Yan's lips curled higher, and the phoenix eyes were full of light.

His little girl also has him in her heart!

Feng Yan said three words with his mouth: "I'm leaving." ”

Feng Yan's gaze lingered on Duanmu Fei's face, and then, he resolutely turned back and said to himself in his heart: Soon, he will come back soon and give her supreme honor!

"Stepping on ......"

"Stepping on ......"

The black-pressed 3,000 forbidden troops left the city gate with great momentum, and gradually moved away, and the thunderous sound of horses' hooves became farther and farther and lighter.

The army had gone away, and the people who had gathered at the gate to watch the excitement scattered away, and in a short time the vicinity of the south gate became empty.

Duanmu Fei was still sitting in the private seat on the second floor of the teahouse, looking at the empty city gate with stunned eyes.

She subconsciously grabbed the placket of her heart, and felt that her heart was as empty as the city gate in front of her, and people were wilting.

She didn't get home until nearly midnight last night, and this morning she got up when the rooster crowed, and she didn't sleep for a few hours that night.

Duanmu yawned lazily and didn't want to move.

Han Xing couldn't care about making fun of her when he saw her like this, and coaxed her with a smile: "Cousin Scarlet, shall we go to the theater later?" ”

Duanmufei's little face was still sullen, and he pouted and said, "The Jiusi class and the Lingyin class look at it, they are all those plays, and they are tired of watching them." ”

Han Xing has lived in Duanmu's house for more than half a month, and he is completely happy, and has no intention of returning to the palace, and keeps saying that he will not be able to play after returning to the palace, and he will take advantage of this time to have fun, let off steam, and almost every day he is wondering where else to play in Beijing.

"Cousin Scarlet, how about we go to Half Moon Lake to drink tea?"

"Or go to the City God Temple?"

“……”

Han Xing made several suggestions in a row, but Duanmu kept shaking his head, his expression wilted, and he couldn't lift it.

When the cousins came out of the teahouse, they hadn't agreed on where to go next.

"Or," Han Xing stopped at the gate of the teahouse and stroked his hands excitedly, "Or, how about we go to Huilan Garden for class?" ”

"......" Duanmushuang's little face collapsed immediately, and the expression seemed to say, is this still her own cousin?

Han Xing laughed out loud, thinking that his little cousin's aggrieved appearance was much cuter.

She affectionately held Duanmufei's right arm, rubbed it for a while, and finally made Duanmufei giggle.

"Scarlet cousin, why don't we go to Luhua Pavilion and sit down?" Han Xing didn't care whether Duanmu Fei agreed or not, so he pulled her into the carriage, and then instructed the coachman, "Go to Luhua Pavilion." ”

The coachman shouted, and the carriage headed north, to Luwah Court on Chung Shing Street.

Today is not a condensation meeting, but Luhua Pavilion is still very lively, and the guests are like clouds.

The Tsing Yi maid who entertained guests in Luhua Pavilion recognized Hanxing and Duanmufei, and they were also very respectful when they entertained them.

"Fourth girl Mu, fourth girl Duanmu, please come inside."

"Recently, we have hired a storyteller in the pavilion to tell stories in the lobby on the first floor of this tea house every day. Would you like to hear it? ”

Han Xing immediately became interested: "I remember Dangui told me that this storyteller was invited by Princess Qing from Jiangnan, and he is good at ventriloquism, imitating the sounds of birds and beasts, wind, rain, thunder and lightning, etc., which can be said to be vivid, so that the listener is immersive." ”

Duanmu Fei was also a little interested when he heard this, and his eyes were shining, and the cousins followed the maid in Tsing Yi across the threshold and entered the outermost teahouse on the street in Luhua Pavilion.

In the lobby, it is very lively, with fragrant clothes and sideburns, crowded with people, and most of them are gorgeously dressed guests.

There is an eight-foot screen next to the west wall, through which you can vaguely see a person sitting behind, the storyteller behind the screen is telling a story, his ventriloquist is really extraordinary, changing the voices of all kinds of men, women and children at will, vivid, from time to time to attract a burst of warm applause.

Most of the dozen or so tables in the lobby were filled with guests, and only three or four tables were still empty.

The maid in Tsing Yi glanced in the direction of the screen, and said with a smile: "Two girls, you came just in time, and you just started talking about "Lotus Fan". ”

""Lotus Fan" is too sad." Han Xing pursed her lips, a little entangled, she didn't like this play, but she felt that this storyteller's ventriloquist was really good.

Duanmu Fei also doesn't like "Lotus Fan" very much, the name of this play sounds elegant, but the story is too unpleasant.

This play is said to be the new emperor ascended the throne and opened Enke, a young man surnamed Fang traveled thousands of miles from Jiangnan to Beijing to catch the exam, and did not want to be robbed by a group of mountain bandits in the Jianghuai area to the Weijia village on the mountain, and became the son-in-law of the daughter of the owner of the village.

Fang Juren is handsome and elegant, knowledgeable, Miss Wei admires it, seeing that Fang Juren has been sullen on the mountain, she let him go down the mountain privately, Fang Juren gave her a lotus fan painted by his own hands as a love fan.

A few months later, Fang Juren made a splash in the Jinluan Palace, won the top prize, and then led the troops to suppress Weijiazhai. Miss Wei was so grief-stricken that she saw her sweetheart kill her parents and other people in the village, and she could only commit suicide in front of the young champion Lang, splashing blood on the lotus fan.

At this time, the storyteller just said that the master of Wei Zhai led people to rob Fang Juren back to Weijiazhai.

The maid in Tsing Yi led Duanmu Fei and Hanxing to the empty table by the window on the north side, and looked out of the window from this position, it was a clear small lake, and across the small lake was a small garden, with beautiful scenery.

Han Xing nodded slightly, very satisfied with the scenery of this location.

Before the two cousins could sit down, they heard a cheerful male voice from the right rear:

"Fate!"

"What a fate! Duanmu Fourth Girl, we meet again! ”

As he spoke, a round-faced teenager walked leisurely to his cousins' side, smiling amiably.

"Young Master Xiao." Duanmu Fei looked at the boy and blinked in surprise.

Xiao Tian wore a new lake blue straight jacket today, with a black embroidered dark pattern brocade around his waist, a black hair casually combed into a high ponytail, clear eyebrows, red lips and white teeth, at first glance, he looked quite like the son of a family.

"It's you." Han Xing's eyes lit up, of course she still remembered this young man, there were not many people who could fight with her!

Xiao Tian smiled and said, "Do you mind if I sit with the two of you?" ”

He asked, and the person had already sat down unceremoniously, looking familiar.

As soon as he sat down, he revealed his true appearance, sitting half-leaning and half-sitting without sitting, revealing a sense of laziness.

Duanmu Fei and Han Xing glanced at each other, sat down too, and ordered another pot of Biluochun and two plates of dim sum.

When the maid in Tsing Yi saw that they knew each other, she moved the tea and snacks that Xiao Tian had ordered before to this table.

Xiao Tian greeted the two warmly: "Two girls, try the chestnut and walnut crisp here, I have been playing in Beijing for a few days, and I have eaten chestnut and walnut crisp from more than a dozen shops, and this one is still the best." ”

"The butter fried cakes and golden dates of Luhua Court are also delicious." Duanmu nodded with concern.

Xiao Tian's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly called the maids of Luhua Pavilion, ordered these two snacks again, and then chatted with them with a smile: "Fourth girl Duanmu, where is your family Feipian?" "Mobile phone users, please browse and read, a better reading experience comes from Aiwang.