A hint of worry flashed faintly in Chu Nian's eyes, could it be because of the coercion and temptation of the Qinghe Hall Master? Otherwise, how could her younger brother, who had been trained by herself, be willing to go along with an ambitious organization like Qinghe?

Ming Xiu on the side patted her head lightly, signaling her to be calm, and saw the two walking side by side to the big tree where they were hiding, and the middle-aged man seemed to have a sense to stop, through the phantom of the branch, a pair of sharp eyes could be faintly seen looking towards this direction.

The two behind the tree suddenly held their breath, and after a while, there was a burst of laughter from the other side again, as if the middle-aged man was not paying attention here, but he had no intention of leaving.

In the midst of the ice and snow, the old and the young stood in the same place and laughed, I don't know how long it took, as if they couldn't even feel thirst and hunger.

Chu Nian frowned slightly, this is wrong, this is too wrong, who is the middle-aged man?

With doubts in his heart, Chu Nian looked through the branches and leaves again, and saw a middle-aged man dressed in a black robe, gray temples, and a beard that reached his chest, standing in place.

Compared with other ordinary middle-aged men, this man seems to have experienced a lot of vicissitudes, but he does not look sluggish, on the contrary, although he is thin in the ice and snow, he also has a straight waist, a pair of gray eyebrows and beards, and slightly vicissitudes of life in his eyes.

Chu Nian had a faint feeling of familiarity with this middle-aged man, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it.

A deep voice from the top came from Ming Xiu's suppressed mouth, "I seem to have seen him somewhere." ”

Chu Nian's face was stunned, the two glanced at each other, and they both saw a trace of doubt in each other's eyes, she looked behind the branch again, but saw that the two seemed to be one step closer, but Chu Yuanlang didn't seem to notice anything, chattering in the appreciative gaze of the middle-aged man.

"If I were the emperor, I would definitely wash away the scourge in the Qing Dynasty first, and then personally recruit a group of capable people and strangers, so that Daliang would be prosperous!"

Looking at the starlight in the young man's eyes, although the other party said something rebellious, the middle-aged man clapped his hands and applauded as if he was not afraid of anything: "With such eloquence and ambition, if you are the current prince, wouldn't there be hope for the future?" ”

"Hey, uncle, you can't say that, the younger generation only dares to say such rebellious things because they feel that they are in love with the uncle, in the final analysis, it's just bragging, if I am the current His Royal Highness the Prince, I'm afraid it will not be better than the current His Royal Highness the Prince."

The two people behind the tree both frowned and looked at Chu Yuanlang, who was defenseless for the middle-aged man, and even Chu Nian, who had always been calm, couldn't calm down at the moment.

Because the middle-aged man's afterglow seemed to fall on the tree where they were hiding.

At this point, the middle-aged man laughed and said, "No one can say for sure about this kind of thing, why don't you call His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to come over and confront him in person to see if he agrees with your statement?" ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince......"

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the unequaled county lord, since you are here to be a guest, why have you been hiding in the ice and snow, if you let others think that this seat is a person who will snub guests, how can it be good?"

Chu Nian and Ming Xiu's hearts jumped, seeing that they were indeed discovered, they had to come out from behind the tree, the two of them took away the vigilance in their eyes, Ming Xiu took a step forward, and saw the middle-aged man bending down and bowing slightly towards Ming Xiu: "The grass people are all connected, and I have seen His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Ming Xiu smiled slightly, "I have admired the name of the hall master for a long time, and the hall master does not need to be polite." ”

At this time, Chu Yuanlang on the side looked at Chu Nian with surprise in hindsight: "Sister, why are you here?" Uncle Hu is good, he took me to eat a lot of delicious food, saying that you would come to pick me up tomorrow, but I didn't expect you to come today. ”

Chu Nian's eyes flashed slightly at Chu Yuanlang who leaned towards him, and he almost reached out and dragged him behind him, but he still suppressed this desire, and said with a light smile: "I just saw you leave for too long, and I was afraid that the old lady would be worried, but now that I see that you are fine, I am also relieved." ”

Hearing this, Chu Yuanlang was puzzled: "Didn't you ask Uncle Hu to pick me up?" ”

Chu Nian's eyes froze, and he turned his eyes to look at the middle-aged man: "Master Hu, this is ......"

That Hu Tongzhi was not in a hurry, his beard moved, and he looked at Chu Nian with a smile and said: "I have admired the name of the Wushuang County Lord for a long time, if it weren't for the young marquis invited over by this seat, would the Wushuang County Lord be willing to talk to this seat?" ”

Chu Nian frowned, but he didn't speak, and he saw Hu Tongzhi turn his eyes to look at Ming Xiu and said, "Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also here, how about drinking a cup of tea in the cold house together?" ”

Now that he found Chu Yuanlang, Chu Nian didn't want to stay here for a moment, and for some reason, the middle-aged man always gave people a very uncomfortable feeling.

But the other party has already spoken, if they refuse, it is too ruthless.

The two glanced at each other, and Ming Xiu looked at the master of the hall and said, "It's okay, then admit it, thank you for the invitation." ”

Hu Tongzhi smiled, and his gaze shifted from Ming Xiu's face to Chu Nian's face: "Two please." ”

Chu Nian glanced at Chu Yuanlang sideways, the kid still seemed to be puzzled by Chu Nian and Ming Xiu's vigilance against Hu Tongzhi at this moment, seeing that the two of them were willing to stay for tea, a trace of pride flew between their eyebrows, but they were not walking on Hu Tongzhi's side, but obediently followed Chu Nian's side, refusing to leave for a moment.

All the way to the main hall behind Hutong, the main hall was deserted and empty, but there was already warm tea steaming, and the tea cup was just four, which were arranged from the main seat to the guest seat in turn.

Chu Nian's eyes flashed slightly at the simple furnishings in this house, and he even had some suspicions that this was not the residence of a Qinghe Hall Master, and such simplicity was not the standard for a careerist.

seemed to see through Chu Nian's doubts, and when the four of them sat down, Hutong Zhicai spoke: "This seat actually doesn't want to come to Da Liang, after all, Da Liang has too many bad memories for this seat." ”

Ming Xiu frowned, "The hall master has lived in Da Liang?" ”

Hu Tongzhi also seems to be a master who does not want to be hypocritical, at this moment, seeing Ming Xiu speak, he followed the conversation, and a pair of originally bright eyes also dimmed a little: "What's more, before this seat joined Qinghe, it was also a person from Da Liangzhong, here, this is the hometown of this seat......"

Because Hu Tongzhi seemed to have fallen into memories, there was silence all around, and even Chu Nian and Ming Xiu seemed to be infected by this sadness, at this time, Chu Yuanlang on the side explained: "Ahem, Your Highness, Uncle Hu was once from Da Liangzhong, and it was because of a false unjust case that he had to bear the charge and leave his hometown." ”

Ming Xiu's eyes flashed slightly: "Dare to ask when the Lord of the Shanghai Hall left Da Liang?" ”

The Hu Tongzhi withdrew from his thoughts, and turned to Ming Xiu with a pair of shining eyes: "At that time, this seat was still young, and His Royal Highness should still be in infancy." ”

Ming Xiu frowned, and even Chu Nian on the side fell into thoughts.

If it is said that when Ming Xiu was just born, at that time, it should be the queen mother in power...... Chu Nian frowned, it seems that he is a hard-working person again? However, now is not the time to express grief, although it seems that Hu Tongzhi has no intention of mending revenge against Ming, and he does not want them to leave easily.

If it is serious, there is still a hostile relationship between them, and if Chu Nian changes himself to the position of Shanghai Tong, he will definitely not let the two of them leave so easily.

Seeing that the three of them were silent and did not speak, the head of the first Hu Tongzhi chuckled: "When you are old, you always like to reminisce, and you are often, this good dragon bud was transported from Xichu." ”

Chu Nian raised his eyebrows slightly, picked up the teacup and looked at the sporadic tea leaves floating in the teacup, the fragrance of tea drilled into his nose, it is indeed a good dragon bud, the dragon buds produced in Daliang are basically in Huainan, but the climate in Huainan is actually not completely suitable for the growth of dragon buds, or further to the southwest of Xichu, where the dragon buds are the best.

Seeing that Hu Tongzhi took a sip of the teacup, and immediately narrowed his eyes slightly as if he was savoring, Chu Nian and the two glanced at each other, and also picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Waiting for the bitter taste of the dragon buds to slip down his throat, and the sweetness gradually echoed in his mouth, Chu Nian raised his head and looked at Hu Tongzhi who was above him: "Hall Master Hu, if it is really an unjust, false and wrongful case, I believe that after we remove all the tumors in Da Liang, we will definitely be able to return the innocence of the hall master." ”

Ming Xiu's eyes flashed slightly, and he saw Hu Tongzhi open his eyes, and looked at Chu Nian with blazing eyes: "The unequaled county lord is righteous, but can the county lord really rehabilitate all the unjust cases?" ”

When these words fell, Ming Xiu on the side suddenly frowned deeply, and saw Hu Tongzhi looking at Chu Nian meaningfully and said: "Let's just say that the grievances of the Su family now, can the unequaled county lord help rehabilitate them?" ”

Chu Nian frowned suddenly, she didn't expect Qinghe to feel her bottom so clearly? Could it be that her identity is really going to be taken down in broad daylight?

At this stall, Chu Yuanlang on the side coughed lightly, and looked at Hu Tongzhi with some shock: "Uncle Hu said that the Su family's case was originally because of grievances?" ”

Hu Tongzhi took his eyes off Chu Nian's face and looked at Chu Yuanlang with interest: "I fell in love with Yuanlang, you are so young, and you have heard about the Su family?" ”

Chu Yuanlang frowned: "I heard that the Su family was because of the treason of collaborating with the enemy, and they almost caused the border pass to fall, and all of them were destroyed as rebellious ministers and thieves." ”

Chu Nian on the side fell all the words of Chu Yuanlang into her ears, and the hand holding the tea cup shook suddenly, and sporadic tea splashed out and fell on the table, she gently wiped the tea away, and then turned her eyes to Chu Yuanlang without a trace.

Chu Nian's movements had all fallen into the eyes of Ming Xiu and Hutong who were observing her on the side, Ming Xiu saw this scene, his narrow eyes narrowed slightly, his thin lips were pursed, but he did not speak, and the smile in his eyes became more and more profound, and only Chu Yuanlang stayed out of the room.

Seeing that Chu Yuanlang didn't notice Chu Nian's strange appearance, he continued: "I heard that it was Shen Gou who exposed this matter at the beginning, and General Liu personally found letters communicating with the enemy army in Lord Su's study, but I also heard that Shen Gou was the fiancé of the Su family's sixth mother, and General Liu was a disciple of Lord Su. ”

After that, he shook his head in a matter-of-fact manner: "Liu Qi, I don't know, but Shen Gou has only been discovered to communicate with the enemy country now, and I have always felt that this matter is boring, but I didn't expect it to be a grievance?" The more than 100 lives of the Su family are really innocent......"

Hu Tongzhi on the side smiled and did not speak.