The autumn rain dripped down along the dripping eaves, and there was a slight rain in the wind. There is a dense plane tree in the courtyard of the study, because the leaves have not yet fallen in early autumn, and they have been washed clean and green by the rain.

It was just after noon, and the sky was overcast like night. The glass lamp was held on the black bookcase in the room, and Chu Huaixian was holding the lamp under the lamp, writing a letter. Writing a few sentences and thinking about it, the slight frown showed that the letter he had written was unusual.

Halfway through the writing, Duofu replied: "Lord Xi from the Criminal Department came to worship Gongzi." "Lord Xi? Chu Huaixian's eyes appeared in front of him, and the adult who was the most capable of the mud in the criminal department, known as the mud adult. Chu Huaixian's young personality doesn't like such people, but the sons of the family are polite when they see people, and they also greet Lord Xi when they meet.

Subconsciously glanced out of the window, and the drizzle was falling happily. This day is not a guest day, Lord Xi always has something to do when he comes, right? Chu Huaixian smiled slightly, I don't have anything to do with him recently, he came to ...... Thinking of this, Chu Huaixian realized something, and looked at the letter under his hand, it should be for this letter.

"Ask him to come in." Chu Huaixian put down his pen and put away the half-written letter. Get up and go to the place where you will meet outside to see Lord Xi. The mud adult is more than forty years old, and he is white and chubby like a smiling Buddha. Such a person can be broad-hearted and fat, he is not angry when others are angry, and he will relieve his boredom when others are angry, so although his ability to judge cases is average, this hand and muddy kung fu are rare, and in a place like the Criminal Department that takes people to interrogate people, he is rare compared to others.

As soon as he came in, he smiled and bowed: "I haven't seen my son for a long time, I remember seeing it once when I was in the womb of the princess." The saint heard that the young master's son was hit, and immediately announced that the prince entered the palace to give a banquet, hehe, the young master was generous, and the son was also very loved by the saint. ”

Chu Huaixian just smiled on his face, he grew up in such a place where there was a lot of sycophancy, and how to laugh at anyone, Chu Gongzi was never ambiguous. "Duofu, it's raining outside, make the good tea sent by the governor of Fujian last time, Lord Ma." Then please sit down with Lord Xi: "Please." ”

Lord Xi sat down and talked a lot, haha and kept talking: "Haha, it's a coincidence today, Master Ma is an arrogant person, if his tea is in his house, I can't drink it." Today, I have to taste the good tea of Fujian. It's all good tea from Wuyi, it shouldn't be false. ”

"The taste is not bad, after he gave it to me, he invited him to drink it once when the governor of Shanxi came to Beijing. I heard that adults also love tea, this autumn rain is lingering, and cooking tea in the room can go to autumn. Chu Huaixian accompanied him and chatted.

Duofu sent tea and went out again, after three cups of tea, Xi Dadao: "I heard that not long ago, Gongzi took a dossier ten years ago to read, ten years ago I often walked in the palace, and I knew the things best at that time." ”

Chu Huaixian remained silent: "Oh, who did the adults listen to?" Lord Xi laughed and said, "Don't hide it from the son, these files are still being sorted out by me." When I went there a few days ago, the person on duty told me that Childe had seen it, and I looked through it again, but I didn't know which one Childe was going to see, and maybe there was something I could repay. ”

"Ah, I took a casual look, ten years is a lot. What eunuchs fight, palace maids fight for vegetables, the two princesses from the northwest tribe who entered the palace did not obey the extended medicine, and what flowers and trees did not shy away from entering...... Chu Huaixian said lightly: "I went to find a case in the field ten years ago, and I don't want to take it by mistake." ”

Lord Xi seemed to breathe a sigh of relief on his face, and he seemed to be a little disappointed. After drinking another cup of tea, he said to Chu Huaixian: "I don't think Gongzi will care about these things." Ten years ago, the eunuchs in the palace fought, and it was a small eunuch next to the concubine who had the upper hand, and he beat him as just a miscellaneous eunuch. Ten years later, feng shui takes turns, and this miscellaneous eunuch is now the person in front of the queen's mother,"

Hearing this, Chu Huaixian's eyes flashed, and he said casually: "So what? Is it revenge? Lord Xi smiled: "It's not revenge, it's not too late to take revenge in ten years." I thought that when Childe read that file, someone asked for it. I came to talk a lot, and the enemy is not good at solving the knot, and there is a place where I can run errands to untie it, and the son just looks for me. ”

Chu Huaixian followed up: "Who is it that you want to unravel?" Lord Xi was slightly stunned, as if he wondered why Chu Huaixian didn't know. This stunned piled up a smile on his face: "It's not ordinary people who can settle grievances." ”

After a confused and brainless conversation, Chu Huaixian understood a lot. Send off Lord Xi and write a letter back to the bookcase. This letter was written to his father, and the eldest prince of Chu was reminded by Lord Du that Gong Miao'er was strange about this matter. I quietly asked a few people who handled it back then, and everyone was hesitant. Out of caution, Chu Huaixian wrote a letter to his father and asked his father for guidance.

With this little episode of Lord Xi, Chu Huaixian's letter had to be written quickly. After writing before dinner, I had dinner in the study, read the book again, and ordered Xi'er to go to the room with an umbrella.

Under the porch, I heard a "bang" in the room, and I didn't know what I tripped over, and then a few girls laughed like silver bells together. Xia Lu scolded with a smile: "Xiao Chu, you run again." Chu Huaixian also walked up the steps with a smile, and when the door curtain opened, Xiao Chu bumped out and almost ran into Chu Huaixian's arms.

"Childe is back," Xiao Chu shouted first, cleverly drilled behind Chu Huaixian, pushed Chu Huaixian's body back slightly, and then stretched out his head to laugh at Xia Lu: "You still can't beat me?" ”

Xia Lu held a feather duster in his hand, bent over with a smile and said first: "I don't want my son to come back this time, you come back a little later, and watch me beat her well." Chu Huaixian came in and saw a deck of dominoes on the couch and a bunch of melon seeds. Just came from the autumn rain, I only felt that the room was warm and bright, and asked with a smile, "What are you doing?" ”

"What about the dominoes, I said that I would play if I lost, but Xiao Chu was in a hurry to lose and refused to let people play." Xia Lu dropped the feather duster in his hand and took the little girl to clean up. He turned back to Chu Huaixian and said, "Xiao Chu will not be able to burn the talisman, and the son will come so quickly." Then shouted Xiao Chu outside: "The son has come in, you haven't come to wait to change your clothes, just hide and be lazy outside." ”

Xiao Chu just came in, still cautiously taking a step at a time: "You are not allowed to beat me again." Chu Huaixian looked at her and laughed, unbuttoned his coat, and said to Xia Lu and Xiao Chu: "It's okay to play for a while without anything during the day, just don't be annoyed." Xiao Chu is the most hateful, Xia Lu ignores her. ”

Lin Xiaochu took a homely stone blue shirt and put it on Chu Huaixian, and wrinkled his nose when he heard that he was hateful. Chu Huaixian glared and said, "Isn't that right? Xia Lu couldn't help but smile and looked at Xiao Chu and quickly changed to a smiling face: "Childe is right for everything." ”

After changing his clothes and shoes, Chu Huaixian sat down on the couch, and Xia Lu said back and forth: "The Guanyin Festival in September is coming, the old lady said that she was too lazy to move, let the second lady go to the incense." He also said that the girls who want to go can go with him, and Xiao Chu and I will go to pray for the son in our room, what does the son think? Glance at Xiao Chu again: "Xiao Chu has been lazy recently, and he still refuses to go." ”

Xiao Chu hurriedly defended: "I don't believe in ghosts and gods. As soon as the words came out, Xia Lu smacked her: "Nonsense, the Bodhisattva doesn't like you either." Sure enough, you're a hateful. Chu Huaixian leisurely watched the girls arguing, and said to Xiao Chu: "If you don't believe in ghosts and gods, it's okay to go shopping." Kannon's Festival is in the Kannon Temple in Beijing, and some people can't go if they want to. ”

"Hmm," Xiao Chu stopped talking, his face was still unhappy. Chu Huaixian ignored her, and only said to Xia Lu: "It's that Xiao Chu has no clothes and is awkward again, you go and tell the second lady, let her buy you a set of clothes, and jewelry, there are new ones on the street, why doesn't the second lady prepare them for you." ”

Xia Lu, who was wearing a green skirt in aqua red clothes, also followed: "No, we are all about to burn, and the second lady doesn't think about our clothes this year." Xiao Chu followed and muttered, "This is you fighting for clothes, right?" "Xia Lu's clothes are still new.

Chu Huaixian glanced at her, Xia Lu also glanced at her, and Xiao Chu obediently didn't speak. Xia Lu couldn't help but say to Chu Huaixian: "If the son doesn't protect her, Xiao Chu will be much more honest." In the afternoon, I ran to the pond with an umbrella to hunt wild ducks, and I couldn't come back after shouting all over the water. "Lin Xiaochu doesn't speak, and if he doesn't go out at home, it's just playing. There are so many people in this room, in fact, they are all raised for nothing to look good.

"I'll protect her, and then you'll beat her." Chu Huaixian scolded Xiao Chu with a smile: "This weather is autumn, the water is cold, wait for you to fall into the water, see me give you a good beating." ”

The master and servant scolded Xiao Chu out one by one. Xia Lu smiled at Gongzi again: "Xiao Chu doesn't hold grudges, but she is angry with me if she talks too much." Chu Huaixian understood: "Don't pay attention to her, her temperament has to be sharpened." Besides, she is very naughty, you watch her don't fall into the water, and she is not a child, she climbs on the edge of the pool every day. ”

"The osmanthus flowers bloom well, and she also climbs trees. It's really not like a child, the old laurel tree in the back garden is so high, I see her monkey on the tree, and I scare me so much. Xia Lu smiled and leaned back, and the son said that he could no longer let Xiao Chu talk nonsense without rules. When Xia Lu, who has this important responsibility, is often ridiculed by Xiao Chu.

Chu Huaixian remembered to see Xiao Chu in the courtyard, and the time Xiao Chu fell from the white orchid tree, he couldn't help but smile again, and said to Xia Lu: "You take care of her." It's up to her to go out, but you can't let her go out at home. ”

Xiao Chu stayed in his room, feeling a fever in his ears, and knew in his heart that he must be talking about me in front of him. After a while, he reminded her: "Sister, you are on the night today." Xiao Chu suddenly remembered and hurried forward. The girls were serving Chu Huaixian and were washing, and when they saw Xiao Chu coming, they all couldn't help but smile: "You finally remembered." ”

Lin Xiaochu, who was snubbing the errand envoy, smiled embarrassedly, and blamed Chu Huaixian for this reason without guilt, it was you who scolded me, so I hid out.