As the night darkens, a full moon like a jade disc hangs high in the air, casting a layer of silver light on the surface of the river, and the water surface is sparkling. Under the brilliant lights, the shadows of the ships shuttle in and out, and the warblers sing and dance, and there is prosperity.

Qin Ziyang quietly looked at Xia Jinyan opposite, her light-colored tea eyes added a little different color under the light of the candle flame, "Madame has something to say, and I will listen to you." ”

Xia Jinyan chuckled, and the pearl jade above her head swayed with it, releasing a jingling bell, drowning in the noise of the painting boat, "Actually, the concubine has always had respect for the qin family's divination, I wonder if the concubine is fortunate enough to ask the qin master to do a divination?" ”

Qin Ziyang only silently stared at Xia Jinyan for a long time, and after a while, he slowly spoke, as if he said with regret: "What Madame thinks, I am afraid it will be difficult to get her wish."

"Why?"

"I only occupy the affairs of the world, and I can only occupy the affairs of the world, and I hope that my wife will forgive me." Kotoko explained faintly, but only he knew how much truth there was in these words.

"I see." Xia Jinyan lowered her head and whispered softly, she looked at the man with a calm expression on the other side, a touch of deep thought flashed in her eyes, and she said again: "I remember that in the past, the ancients bartered, but now I don't know if the concubine is lucky enough to barter with the national teacher?"

"What does Madame want to know?" Kotoko Yang asked casually as if he didn't care.

"The National Teacher should have done a divination for Da Yue." Xia Jinyan said very definitely, if Qin Ziyang did not show his strength, it would be impossible for Yue Jun to make him the national teacher of Da Yue, "The concubine wants to know the divination results of the national teacher." ”

Hearing Xia Jinyan's words, Qin Ziyang glanced sideways slightly, and sure enough, no one in Qin City was simple, "The secret of heaven must not be revealed, and Mrs. should know it." ”

Xia Jinyan didn't care, she asked Huanyu to add tea to Qinziyang again, and said with a smile: "Yue Jun can know, and the concubine can also know, is it right for adults to say this?"

Xia Jinyan slowly closed the sandalwood box, and her slender jade hand slowly moved the box away from Qin Ziyang, retracted it in front of her, gently stroked the patterns on the surface of the box, and made a "click" sound, and completely buckled the box.

Qin Ziyang watched Xia Jinyan's series of movements, his eyes darkened, his feminine complexion became deeper, and the afterimage of the candlelight made his face uncertain. No one spoke in the room, out of place with the commotion outside.

After a long time, Qin Ziyang straightened his clothes, leaned forward, and his voice was low, and he was soon covered by the noise outside the boat, and only Xia Jinyan could vaguely hear, "The world has been stable enough for a long time." ”

After speaking, Qin Ziyang sat back in his place, as if he hadn't done anything, and looked at Xia Jinyan lightly, waiting for her reaction.

Xia Jinyan frowned, as if she was thinking about what Qin Ziyang had just said. She buried her head, her eyes were in a trance, will the world be chaotic? What about Qin Cheng?

She raised her head and wanted to ask some more questions, but when she saw the way Kotoko Yang was sitting with her clothes closed, she knew that Kotoko Yang would not say anything more. But she tried to ask, "Can you be specific?" ”

Kotoko raised her head and said nothing. Xia Jinyan could only bow her head regretfully, and handed the wooden box in her hand to Huan Yu, "That girl entered Qincheng in the carriage of the concubine, and the national teacher can find some news in the Luochen Building." ”

Xia Jinyan was also not hypocritical, and said what she knew.

"Thank you, Madame, for telling me, I'll take my leave first." Getting the news he wanted, Kotoko raised his hand and immediately got up.

Seeing Qin Ziyang's movements, Xia Jinyan hurriedly said: "It's on the Qin River now, the national teacher should stay on the shore before leaving."

But seeing that Qin Ziyang still did not hesitate, he had already walked to the door, looked back and said with a smile: "Someone outside has come to pick it up."

As soon as the words fell, the door was opened from the outside, and a small servant lowered his eyebrows and hurriedly said: "Madam, the people from Dayue said that they wanted to take the Dayue National Teacher back."

As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his head and saw a thin figure in front of him, covered in a green shirt, with high black hair, and his face was as white as the first snow. He hurriedly leaned over and saluted, "Master National Teacher." ”

Xia Jinyan looked at Qin Ziyang in surprise, shocked by what he had just said. She waved her hand, asked the little girl to retreat first, got up and said, "In this way, the concubine will send the national teacher."

"Thank you, Madame, for your kindness." Qin Ziyang refused Xia Jinyan's send-off, and walked out of the room step by step, "I won't bother you in the future." ”

Xia Jinyan looked at the back of Qin Ziyang leaving, the shock in her heart still did not dissipate, did he already count the time when Da Yue came to look for him before he talked to her so much? She didn't dare to think about it, the more she thought about it, the more frightened she became, such a person was really terrifying, as if everything was between his calculations.

Xia Jinyan immediately let Huan Yu pour a cup of tea, and drank it directly, but was immediately scalded again and spit in the bowl on the side. She gently fanned her hot and reddened lips with her hand and said, "It's so hot!"

Huan Yu immediately found a square towel, wiped off the tea stains on the corner of Xia Jinyan's mouth, replaced it with a warm cup of tea, poured it, and handed it to Xia Jinyan's hand, "This is the tea cup that has just been replaced, the slave forgot to remind Mrs., please forgive Mrs. ”

"It's okay, I'm in too much of a hurry." Xia Jinyan took the teacup, and the shadow in her heart that arose from Qinziyang also dispersed. She walked to the window and looked at the boat leaning against the side of the boat, and Kotoko was stepping on the pedal and bending into the boat.

Wang Xiao stood at the bow of the boat, his eyes were fixed on Qinziyang's thin figure, his lips opened and closed to ask something, but when he touched Qinziyang's cold eyes, the words retracted from the bottom of his heart.

Qin Ziyang walked into the cabin and saw Lin Chen playing chess alone. He approached and looked at the chessboard played by Lin Chen, the black and white twins competed against each other, not giving an inch.

He didn't speak, he just found a chair to sit down on the side, but Lin Chen, who was playing chess, raised his head, and his voice as warm as jade sounded in the quiet boat, "The national teacher is here." ”

In a simple sentence, Wang Xiao, who had just entered the cabin, faintly saw the sword light and sword shadow inside, he shrank slightly, is it better for him to withdraw now?

It's just that, thinking of Yue Jun's instructions, he walked into the cabin again, standing on the side, his eyes swept over Qin Ziyang from time to time, and always paid attention to Qin Ziyang.

Qin Ziyang didn't respond to Lin Chen, his cold tea eyes stared at him lightly, not knowing what to think.

Lin Chen didn't care about Qin Ziyang's attitude, raised the sunspot in his hand, and continued: "Today's national teacher really opened Lin Chen's eyes, I don't know if the national teacher is interested in playing a game with Lin Chen."

"I don't play other people's chessboards." Qinziyang's voice is as soft and cold as before.

"Then it's going to be a big game, can the National Teacher be interested?" Lin Chen was still speaking elegantly and casually, Wang Xiao looked at Lin Chen's appearance, and couldn't help but admire him, and had more respect for Lin Chen.

Qinzi got up, walked silently to Lin Chen's chessboard, and stared at Lin Chen who was kneeling down with deep eyes.

After a while, Qinzi Yang spoke: "Clean up the chessboard, I'll hold the sunspot."

Hearing this, Wang Xiao immediately stepped forward and put the intricate chess pieces on the chessboard into the chess jar. In an instant, the chessboard was so clear that only staggered ink lines remained. After cleaning up, Wang Xiao immediately stepped aside.

Qin Ziyang knelt opposite Lin Chen, the two of them bowed lightly, and after bowing slightly, Lin Chen made a gesture of invitation and motioned for Qin Ziyang to play chess.

The river god sacrifice in Qincheng caused a wave of people to pour into the Qin River, but there were still people who were not here. The night was deep, passers-by were in a hurry, and they didn't know where to go, and the cold silver glow illuminated the ground, but the darkness remained.

The wooden door that has been sealed for a long time has long since lost its decaying appearance, and the simple and generous pear blossom wood is painted with light-colored wood paint, and the fragrance of pear blossoms can be smelled from afar. Lian Jue stood in front of the door, his shadow stretched slender, he exhaled a breath of turbidity, and knocked on the heavy door.

After a while, the door was opened, and it was a young man who opened the door, but he was eleven or twelve years old, and in the hazy moonlight, his face was a little unrecognizable, but it should be a handsome young man. Before Lian Jue could speak, the man said, "I've been waiting for a long time, please come inside the son."

Lian Jue glanced at him suspiciously, looked back at the place where he didn't see anyone, and then looked at Uncle Chen beside him, and finally stepped into the door. The door is also clean and tidy, with shadows and flowers and branches, which is carefully arranged.

Lian Jue followed Xiao Liu'er for a long time, bypassed several courtyards, and stopped in front of a courtyard. This mansion was much bigger than Lian Jue had imagined, but he didn't understand why he didn't talk about it in the main courtyard, but in this small courtyard.

Uncle Chen's eyes were full of shock, the layout of this courtyard seemed familiar, he should have seen a more complex and exquisite mansion when he was in Lianguo, but now it has turned into dust.

Lian Jue stepped into the courtyard with questions, stepped on the stone path, and saw the flashing lights ahead. Xiao Liu'er gently pushed open the door, "The master is waiting for the two masters inside, and the villain retreats first." ”

Lian Jue and Uncle Chen glanced at each other, and walked into the room under Uncle Chen's urging eyes. He only saw a person dressed in black, covered by black lotus, sitting quietly in the hall, it was the hero who rescued him.

He clenched his fists and leaned over, "I don't know what the hero means by looking for him in the middle of the night?"

Uncle Chen looked at Mo Li's figure, and had a faint premonition in his heart that the person in front of him would be the key person in their recovery. The more I thought about him, the more excited I became, and I could barely hide my expression.

Mo Li motioned for the two to sit down, but Uncle Chen still stood upright, not daring to sit down, Mo Li did not force it, but turned to Lian Jue, and the words spit out in a cold voice made Lian Jue's pupils dilated, "The fifth prince of Lian Guo, Lian Jue." ”

Lian Jue immediately got up, stretched out his hand to his waist, quickly pulled out the sword, and before he could put it on Mo Li's neck, he was stopped by Uncle Chen first, "Your Highness, please calm down, and listen to this hero." ”

Lian Jue stared at Uncle Chen with burning eyes for a long time, and was finally persuaded by Uncle Chen, put down the sword in his hand, looked at Mo Li with a vigilant expression, and said, "It's presumptuous, the hero continues."

Mo Li bowed his head slightly, his indifferent eyes glanced at Uncle Chen meaningfully, and then turned his head and continued to say to Lian Jue: "I can help His Highness."

Lian Jue put the sword on the table again, the vigilance in his eyes never fell, the flickering candle flame flickered on and off, and his nervousness could be seen at a glance. After a long time, he spoke, "Your Excellency's conditions."

Since he was a child, he has known that no one can help someone unconditionally. From the moment the person in front of him rescued him, he was already in this man's calculation.