At midnight, on the outskirts of Kyoto, deserted, a group of men and horses quietly crossed the willow lake to the temple opposite, their hooves trampling countless devout beliefs and sweeping the abyss of sin.

In less than half a pillar of incense, a pillar of fire reached the sky, illuminating half of the sky, and the dark night seemed to be dyed red with blood, infecting the hearts of those believers.

Suddenly, a thunderbolt fell, splitting the entire sky and illuminating the red, and the thunder was furious, and the rain poured down. The rain washed over the fire that reached into the sky, extinguished the arrogance, and washed away the unspeakable secrets of the night.

……

In the Qingwen Pavilion, a woman dressed in red appeared in the corridor on the second floor, she pushed open the window, and looked in the direction of the suburbs from afar, her eyes revealing this slight anger and faint joy.

She reached out to catch the cold rain outside the window, and the rain jumped in her palm, and then overflowed from her hand, and she looked at the rain and lamented in her heart: water is flowing, and it cannot be retained.

"County Lord, it's raining outside, let's go into the house, the slave family is waiting for you to rest."

A beneficial, seuptuous man came from behind her, holding a red coat in his hand, and gently draped it over the county lord's shoulders.

"Hong Zhao, a question for you?"

The county lord is serious and authentic, and he looks very serious.

Hong Zhao felt that the county lord was very calm at this moment, and the calm made him feel uneasy.

"The county lord...... Are you ...... today? What's on your mind? ”

Hong Zhao looked at the county lord's expression very flat, but there was a faint sadness flashing in his plain eyes.

"County Lord, excuse me."

All Hong Zhao can do at this moment is to share the worries of the county lord.

"You say, if you have a bird that you like very much, do you choose to keep it in a cage, or do you choose to let it go and set it free?"

The county lord looked at the rain outside the window and said calmly.

"County lord, my subordinates think that this depends on the bird's own choice."

Hong Zhao looked at the silhouette of the county lord affectionately, but gave a different answer in his heart:

If I had the ability, I would have kept it in a cage and would not let go until I died.

The county lord silently repeated Hong Zhao's words in his heart: "Look at the birds' own choices?"

"County Lord, will you go back to the house?"

The wind was blowing outside the window, and a cool shade brushed the county lord's hair, and Hong Zhao repeated what the county lord had just said.

This time, the county lord replied very obediently, "Okay." ”

Hong Zhao closed the window and helped the county lord to walk towards the house.

……

The next day, due to the overnight rainstorm, the Seibunkan was not as lively as usual, and when the sun shone through the clouds on the Seibunkan, the county lord had already woken up.

Hong Zhao couldn't sleep last night, thinking about the question the county lord asked him, and then it was dawn.

The first guest came to the Qingwen Pavilion this morning, claiming to be Xiao Si in the county king's mansion, and as soon as Hong Zhao heard that it was from the county king's mansion, he immediately brought him to meet the county lord.

"County Lord, are you awake?"

Hong Zhao asked softly outside the door.

"Come in."

Hong Zhao walked into the room and said, "County Lord, there are people outside who claim to be from the County King's Mansion, saying that they are the concubines who invite you back to the palace."

After hearing this, the county lord was very puzzled, Chen Ziwei couldn't hide when he saw her on weekdays, how could he ask her to go back?

Doubts turned into doubts, and the county lord finally said: "What about that person, bring it over to me to see." ”

Then a small Si came over and saluted the county lord:

"County Lord, please go back to your house."

The county lord looked at that Xiao Si, yes, it was the person in her house.

"What do you say about finding the lord of this county?"

Na Xiao Si looked at the county lord, and saw that the county lord looked good today, so he replied:

"The colt said he was going to tell the county lord in person."

The county lord thought about it and told me in person? Chen Ziwei, the county lord has only been in the mansion for a few days, are you so impatient? I'm here to see what kind of machinations you're up to?

Seeing that the county lord was silent, Xiao Si thought that the county lord was angry on the spot, and he kept worrying in his heart, and his head was pressed very low, as if he wanted to bury his head in the ground.

"Let's go, go home."

After Hong Zhao heard the county lord say the word "return to the house", his heart trembled, if he remembered correctly, this was the second time that the county lord had left him because of Chen Ziwei.

If he had the opportunity, he would like to see what kind of person this Chen Zi is.

……

Star Garden.

Chen Ziwei dressed himself up extremely beautifully, because from now on, he is the male owner of the county king's mansion, he will not let anyone trample on his feet again, he wants to take back his rights.

But at this moment, his mother is being confined in the mansion, and he has to ask the county lord for help.

Xingchen Garden was renovated by Chen Ziwei, and the plants of the four seasons opened one after another, although it was a cold autumn, but Xingchen Garden was still full of vitality.

When the county lord walked to the Xingchen Garden, he was stunned by the new layout, is this still the Xingchen Garden?

There is no sad atmosphere of the past, no depression of the past, just bursts of fragrance and full of vitality in the courtyard.

Soon, the county lord reacted, what the hell is Chen Ziwei doing?

"County master, the slave family greets the county master."

Chen Ziwei hurriedly greeted the figure of the county lord.

For some reason, she felt that today's Chen Ziwei was not the same as usual, but she still said plainly:

"Let's be flat."

"Lord Xie."

Chen Ziwei followed the county lord to the main hall.

"Say, ask the county lord to come back and so-called things?"

The county lord gets straight to the point.

Chen Ziwei looked at the county lord and said: "The slave family is here to admit your mistakes, you shouldn't go to see Li Ruofei behind the county lord's back, you shouldn't listen to the county lord's words, the slave family swears, from now on, only the county lord will obey."

Chen Ziwei picked up the tea on the table and handed it to the county lord very respectfully.

The county lord took the tea, took a sip and said: "Chen Ziwei, this is not like your previous style, this county lord doesn't eat your set, don't play any conspiracy in front of the county lord, let's say, what is the so-called matter of finding the county lord?"

Chen Zi saw that his trick had failed in front of the county lord, so he had to hand over the letter written by General Chen to the county lord.

Chen Ziwei stood obediently beside him and did not say another word.

The county lord opened the letter and read it from beginning to end for a while, and suddenly said: "The county lord can promise you, but the condition is that the county lord will give him a child."

Hearing this, Chen Ziwei was like five thunderbolts, this can't, no, if he does this, then how should he face Li Ruofei in the future.

The county lord looked at Chen Ziwei's extremely reluctant appearance and said, "What, unwillingly?" Who said just now that the lord of this county is obedient? ”

The county lord threw the letter in his hand aside, "Hmph, give you three days to think about it, and you won't wait if it's overdue." ”

After saying that, the county lord left the Star Garden.

Chen Ziwei watched the county lord throw his sleeves out, and sat down on the ground all of a sudden.