In order to celebrate the successful conclusion of Shen's mother's case, everyone made an appointment to go to the Yinhu Teahouse to drink tea.

The Drinking Lake Teahouse is located in the downtown area in the south of the city, but there is a lake lying behind the teahouse, looking down from the window on the second floor, the end is a blue sky, which can not help but make people feel refreshed and happy, and the name of the drinking lake originates here.

Ye Jing sat by the window on the second floor of the teahouse, the weather had turned cool, and the wind blowing from the lake carried a trace of moisture. Listening to the laughter of everyone behind him, Ye Jing closed his eyes and felt extremely comfortable.

"Ah Jing, what are you looking at?" Wei Zhifei leaned his head over like a rabbit, blinking with big eyes, and didn't forget to grab two pieces of tea and stuff them into his mouth.

Ye Jing poked his cheeks and pointed outward, "Look, there's a little rabbit there." ”

Wei Zhifei immediately poked his head out of the window, "Where is it?" How can there be rabbits on the water. ”

Ye Jing laughed, ignored him, and turned around to eat refreshments.

"In the past few days, thanks to everyone's busy work for my mother, you have missed a lot of homework." Shen Yingshou looked guilty.

Xie Jin poured him a cup of tea and said, "Lovesickness doesn't have to mind, since they are classmates, they naturally have difficulties together." ”

Ye Jingjing nodded, and suddenly remembered Jing Zhao Yin Li Kaichen.

"Having said that, Yuan Shan and the others were sentenced, and Li Kaichen was definitely dereliction of duty, so why didn't he be condemned."

Xie Jin touched his chin and said slowly: "Ah Jingke knows who this person is close to?" ”

Ye Jing carefully recalled the booklet that Li Xiucai showed her, and muttered, "Isn't it King Liang?" ”

"Yes or no, it's Yan Decheng, the chief eunuch in the palace, and Jing Zhaoyin's seat is not something anyone can sit on." Xie Jin sneered and took a sip of tea.

Ye Jing nodded clearly, only feeling that he still didn't know enough about the forces in Beijing, and his complacent heart that was still complacent about solving the case just now gradually calmed down.

Chen Changkong slapped the table, so frightened that Wei Zhifei slapped his chest.

"Da Yin is because of these dog officials who eat and don't do anything, they are what they are now, the west has not been peaceful, and they know that they are happy!"

Ye Jing was also startled, she took a deep breath and hammered Chen Changkong with a fist, "You be quiet, be careful of the trouble coming out of your mouth." That's why you have to study hard, otherwise you won't be able to do anything. ”

Chen Changkong drank a big sip of tea sullenly, his face was gloomy, as if he was angry.

Xie Jin smiled helplessly at Ye Jing, saying that there was nothing he could do.

At this moment, Zhu Huo came over from the side and pushed her, and whispered, "Young Master, it seems that something is wrong outside." ”

Ye Jing looked to the side suspiciously, and saw that Pi Feng was looking at the side window, dancing and shouting, "Young master, young master, there is an army down there." ”

Everyone looked at each other, and when they walked to the window, they saw a group of heavily armed soldiers walking by, and the people on both sides whispered to them. Sitting on the horse as if he was a general, Ye Jing could only see a rather athletic back.

"It's General Ning Yuan's army, where is he going?" Chen Changkong frowned suspiciously, "Ah Jin, do you know?" ”

Xie Jin only shook his head, "I haven't heard the wind." ”

Because of this episode, everyone also lost their tea temperament, and only drank a few cups in a hurry and said goodbye to each other.

Ye Jing only watched the big Yin version of the military parade, and did not take it to heart, and returned to the Dong Mansion humming a song in a good mood.

She hadn't seen Dong Jingshan for several days, and she only ate dinner with Mrs. Dong.

Ye Jing has always wondered why Mrs. Dong and Dong Jingshan have not had children for so many years after marriage, but these two people are not in a hurry at all, even if they adopt themselves, they have no intention of changing their surnames. Ye Jing silently sandwiched the dishes, thinking that this was probably true love.

"Ah Jing eat more, I'm tired from school these days, this is a tripe vegetable just picked in the mountains, it's delicious." As she spoke, Mrs. Dong sandwiched a large piece of tripe vegetables for Ye Jing.

Ye Jing hurriedly took it, and also smiled and handed over a piece of chicken, "Mother, you eat more meat, it's good for your body." ”

On the second day, Yunshen Academy.

Ye Jing came to the academy early, and first went to Li Xiucai's place to visit, he came to the academy for three or four days, and specially reviewed his homework last night, just to deal with Li Xiucai's surprise inspection today.

Li Xiucai was writing something at the desk, Ye Jing knocked on the door, walked in gently, and said Mr. respectfully.

Li Xiucai wrote down the last few words when he heard the voice, raised his head, and said, "The lovesick matter is solved?" ”

"It's settled."

"Well, what did you get after this?" Li Xiucai put down the pen, blew the paper, put it in the envelope, pointed to the stool next to her, and motioned for her to sit down.

Ye Jing sat down and said, "One person's strength is limited, and everyone gathers firewood and the flame is high. ”

Li Xiucai touched the envelope and suddenly said, "I will go to Yuncheng to appease the people, do you want to go home and see." ”

"Home? I don't have a home. Ye Jing's voice was low, "How long will the mountain chief go?" ”

"The return date is uncertain, if you follow me, maybe you can learn something." Li Xiucai rubbed the corners of his forehead, looking tired.

Ye Jing thought for a while, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go with you." Maybe bring bamboo noise? ”

"What? As the young master of Shangshufu, he can't do without his entourage? Li Xiucai smiled at the corner of his eyes, "This time the matter is urgent, we have to travel lightly, just the two of us plus a coachman." ”

Ye Jing had no choice but to nod and promise to leave Zhu Huo in the capital, and when he came out of Li Xiucai's place, he saw Zhu Huo standing far away next to the crape myrtle tree. A shadow was cast between the purple-red flowers, and the figure of the bamboo noise became more and more hazy.

"Zhu Huo, I want to go to Yuncheng with the mountain chief, and you will come to the academy to attend classes by yourself in the next few days." Ye Jing sighed, "It's a pity that I can't take you with me." ”

Zhu Huo looked up at Ye Jing and said softly, "Young Master, do you know what happened in Yuncheng these days?" ”

"All I know is that since the self-determination of the embankment, it has not been peaceful there." Ye Jing frowned.

"Young Master, do you remember yesterday's soldiers? That is to go to Yuncheng to quell the rebellion, a few days ago in Yuncheng there was a riot, and the county order died. Now that an insurrectionary army has been organized in the local area, I am afraid that it will not be peaceful. ”

Ye Jing was a little surprised, she frowned: "No wonder the mountain chief said that the matter is urgent, and he will leave this afternoon." Zhu Huo, where did you learn about this? ”

Zhu Huo lowered his eyebrows and didn't speak, and Ye Jing didn't speak, so he stopped and stared at him directly.

In the end, Zhu Huo was defeated, and he said softly: "The little one will not harm the young master, can the young master not ask." ”

"Okay, okay, just don't ask, remember to tell me if you have any news next time." Ye Jing smiled and snorted.

Ye Jing returned to Dong's mansion, packed up a few clothes and brought some silver, and finally did not forget to leave a letter for Dong Jingshan and returned to the academy with a small baggage.

Sitting in the carriage, Ye Jing quietly made a 'goodbye' gesture to Zhu Huo, then lowered the curtain and stared at Li Xiucai who was leaning against the wall of the car.

Zhu Huo watched the carriage disappear into dust, gradually turning into a small black dot. He stood for a long time, and only turned around and returned to the academy until urged by the porter. It's okay now, I haven't seen Xiaozhou for a long time, Ye Jing is not here, and it is a lot more convenient to act. But why do you feel a little lost, Zhu Huo touched his chest and shook his head.

Li Xiucai was really uncomfortable being stared at by Ye Jing, he coughed lightly and stood up, "Just ask whatever you want, why keep staring at me." ”

"I don't have nowhere to look, do I? The mountain is long and the jade tree is in the wind, and it is really good-looking. Ye Jing first slapped a sycophant, and then changed his words, "Why do you want to send the mountain chief to Yuncheng to appease the people?" ”

"You might as well guess."

"Isn't it because the mountain chief has been in Yuncheng that the imperial court thinks it is easier for the mountain chief to carry out his work?" Ye Jingdao.

Li Xiucai took out a plate of preserved fruits from the small cabinet next to him and handed it to Ye Jing, "This is one of them, you might as well guess again, you have also learned from me for a long time." ”

Ye Jing bit a dried fruit and thought about it carefully, "The mountain chief once had experience in dealing with this matter?" Or, is the mountain chief quite prestigious in Yuncheng? ”

Li Xiucai raised his hand to give Ye Jing a burst of chestnuts, and said with a smile: "We are old acquaintances, but you don't know that I have been in politics, so I really should fight." ”

Ye Jing touched his head and muttered dissatisfiedly: "Then I guessed correctly, mountain chief, do you want to tell me what glorious achievements you have in the past?" ”

Li Xiucai just glanced at her, and then took out a plate of Poria cakes from the small cabinet and handed it to Ye Jing.

Ye Jing's eyes immediately glowed with gold, and he didn't care about Li Xiucai's political achievements, so he couldn't wait to stuff the cake into his mouth, and his cheeks were bulging, like a little squirrel.

Li Xiucai funnily poured a glass of water for her, "Once you see the Poria cake, you will be like Wei Zhifei's upper body, drink saliva quickly, don't choke." ”

While chewing the Poria cake, Ye Jing pushed the plate to Li Xiucai, and muttered, "Shanzang, the second cake." It's a good time. ”

It took three days to see the vague shadow of Yuncheng. Ye Jing stuck his head out of the carriage window and craned his neck to look out.

The official road is empty, there are no people in front and behind, and gradually getting closer to Yuncheng, you can see the outline of Yuncheng. The gaps in the walls have been filled, and there is nothing peculiar about them except that the gates are closed in broad daylight.

When the carriage reached the city gate, the coachman pushed the gate but there was no movement inside, and was about to shout loudly, when several soldiers with bows and arrows suddenly appeared on the city wall.

"Who is under the city? What's the matter with coming to Yuncheng? A man who looked like a leader shouted at the top of the city.

The coachman's voice was loud, and he seemed to be a practitioner, "My master's friend Yu Chen once wrote to ask for help, and the master came to see it in person if he couldn't rest assured." ”

The leader whispered to the left and right for a while, then took a rope from the wall and handed down a basket, "You put the token in the basket, I will have to go to this person to confirm." ”

The coachman took out a letter from his bosom, which was the one written by Li Xiucai this morning. When the leader got the letter, he ordered his men to go to the city to look for them, and the rest of the soldiers were still looking down with fierce eyes.

The three of them waited for about a quarter of an hour below the city when they heard the sound of the deadbolt grinding, and the gate opened a gap just enough for the carriage to enter.

The coachman whipped his horsewhip and drove the car into the city.

"Now that the rebels in the city are afraid that they have occupied Yuncheng, where are we going?" Ye Jing leaned into Li Xiucai's ear and whispered.

Li Xiucai leaned on the wall of the car and said in a light tone: "Naturally, my friend Yu Chen's house sent him some money and food." ”

"Is there really such a person? That letter is not ......" Ye Jing suddenly reacted in the middle of her words, and she came to Li Xiucai's side with a smile, "There is still a way for the mountain chief." ”