Twilight quadrangle. Song Ran sat under the eaves of the porch, looked at the mute man's action of chopping wood, and persuaded him: "Your injury is not healed, you don't have to be so diligent." The firewood you chopped in the past two days is enough for me and Uncle Zhong for three days. ”

He wiped his sweat with his sleeve, and he had no intention of stopping, although every swing of the machete touched the wound on his chest, but he didn't care. There is no time to see each other in the future, and he can only do what he can to have peace of mind.

However, when I thought so, I only had three words left to express it: "It's okay." ”

Song Ran had already figured out his character, and he didn't expect him to react more, so he said to himself: "Actually, I can see the jewelry you gave to Miss Jiang that day, and it is much more affordable than you chopping wood." ”

He paused in the action of chopping wood: "Do you like it?" ”

I saw her nodding like pounding garlic: "Beautiful and valuable baby, who doesn't like it?" ”

He retracted his gaze and said in his heart, there are as many things as you want, but the objects of the person wanted by the Imperial Guards will only bring her endless trouble.

Jiang Lili has a way to sell stolen goods, so he naturally doesn't need to worry about her.

After thinking about it, he promised her: "There is a better one, I will send you later." ”

Her eyes lit up as soon as she heard this, and she took another step towards him: "Really? ”

He stiffened and quietly avoided the side: "Hmm." ”

She didn't speak again, and looked up at the starry sky, and there was a rumbling drum in the distance, which was the twilight drum on the Chengtian Gate. After the dusk drum is beaten, the inner nine gates and the seven outer gates of Ling'an Castle are closed one after another, and after the gates are closed, the people can only move around their own residential areas.

It seems that Jiang Lili will not come today.

I waited for three days.

At dusk on the third day, Zhong Bo went out to hang the lantern and was about to close the door of the house, but he saw a carriage coming from the night, and finally slowly stopped at the gate. Zhong Bo erected the long pole that carried the lantern to the door and walked to the front of the car to greet him. I saw a woman covering her face with a thin veil jumping out of the carriage with the support of the girl.

Uncle Zhong didn't ask who she was, so he stepped forward and said, "I've been waiting for the girl for a long time." ”

In the front hall of the reception, Jiang Lili, who had taken off the veil, looked at the scene in front of him, the small room, full of simplicity, but it can be seen that the host loves to be clean, although the tables and chairs are old, but there is no sense of uncleanness, and the seats are also cushioned with soft mattresses, but also warm.

The little girl, as if she had fallen asleep before, was sitting opposite her yawning, looking sleepy, and the young man sat beside him in an old-fashioned coat, probably from a serious injury, and looked a little weak.

She resisted the urge to laugh at him, sorted out her thoughts, and opened her mouth to introduce her plan: "I have a benefactor who is the general manager of the city, and he can help get a guide out of the city." These days happen to be the season of cherry blossom viewing and worshipping Buddha, Gongzi and Song girl can pretend to go to the Huafu Temple outside the city to pray for blessings, and take advantage of the noon gate guard handover to go out of the city in a muddle. I will hire a carriage in advance and pick it up outside Huafukuji Temple. After that, Miss Song can return to Ling'an like an ordinary pilgrim. ”

After hearing this, the dumb man didn't nod for a long time, until she waited a little impatiently, and saw him shake his head: "No, I don't want to involve other people." ”

The others in his mouth naturally referred to Song Ran.

Jiang Lili's forehead jumped: "It's inconvenient for me to come forward in this matter, Miss Song is a little girl, and it is not easy to attract suspicion." If Childe is afraid of affecting her, she shouldn't hide here for the past two days, and it is not impossible for those Jinyi Lang to come to the door again, and at that time, Childe will really hurt Miss Song. The more she spoke, the more anxious she became, and it was difficult to hide the earnest gaze in her eyes, "Xiao Lang, this matter is related to life, and it should be decided." ”

But he refused to let go: "If it's not appropriate, it's not right." ”

Jiang Lili had seen his stubbornness, and knew that it was useless to say more, so he rubbed the corners of his forehead, got up and sighed: "I have tried my best, it is best for the son to agree, just disagree." The city gate is about to be closed, I'll go back first, and then Childe will think about it. ”

He didn't keep it: "Give me back the hosta." ”

Jiang Lili tugged at the corners of his mouth: "You ......" There was an embarrassed smile on his face, "What did Childe say this?" ”

He said seriously: "You are incompetent, I will entrust you with another person." ”

Jiang Lili couldn't hold his face, and he couldn't turn his face with him, so he smiled and said, "You...... Who is said to be incompetent? ”

Song Ran opened his mouth to relieve the siege: "Two days after tomorrow, Miss Jiang will lead the way here, the peak season of cherry blossom viewing is only a few days left, I and Uncle Zhong have just arrived, we should go to the local temple to put a pillar of incense, and take you a ride along the way." With that, he got up with a yawn, "You guys catch up, I'll go to sleep." ”

Seeing the girl's figure disappear outside the door, the dumb man withdrew his hand from Jiang Lili's eyes.

Jiang Lili narrowed his eyes: "Collect people's money and eliminate disasters for others, don't worry, you have done business with the Relief Pavilion for so many years, when has the Relief Pavilion disappointed you?" Raising his slender hand to cover the veil back on his face, only revealing a pair of narrow eyes, with a meaningful smile in his eyes, "Being able to see the appearance of Gongzi in distress, has Lili earned it?" ”

He made a wooden face and said, "Don't send it." ”

Early in the morning, Zhong Bo set up the carriage and prepared to go out, while the dumb man went to feed the horses while Song Ran was grooming. Today, the two of them are going to pretend to be brothers and sisters who are going to go to the spring and rush to the Tongqu Gate around noon.

The weather was excellent and a good sign.

He held the fodder in his hand and thought about it, until the horse touched his hand, and he came back to his senses.

There was footsteps behind him, and he turned his head when he heard it.

The little girl has already changed her clothes, a goose yellow short top and a plain Luo skirt, and a similarly plain cloak is tied to protect against the spring cold, and a simple peach blossom bun is combed on her head, which is quite like the dress of the ladies in Ling'an City when they go out.

Her face was full of joy in her new clothes, and she ran to Uncle Zhong: "Uncle Zhong, is it good-looking?" ”

Zhong Bo looked kind: "The young master looks good in anything." Thanks to the tailor's shop a day in advance, otherwise it would not have been possible to put on new clothes. The old slave prepared a snack, which can be eaten on the way out of the city, and after the incense, you can also go to eat the vegetarian food of Huafu Temple Baiwei Zhai, and I heard that it is also a must in Ling'an. ”

The master and servant didn't seem to have thought about what would happen if they met those brocade clothes on the way, or if they couldn't avoid the interrogation when they went out of the city gate.

At this time, it was unavoidable to think of this, and it was not something they should worry about, he thought about it, and swallowed these words into his stomach.

Along the way, I had to rely on him to be vigilant and act at the opportunity.

In the swaying carriage, the little girl was concentrating on her snacks, while the mute was sitting in the carriage, listening intently to the movements outside the carriage. Fortunately, they passed through Yongfu Gate all the way, and none of them encountered the Tingwei Division's investigation. A few miles further south, there is the passage gate out of the city.

Zhong Bo's voice came from outside the car: "There is still some time before noon, let's take a break here." ”

This is already a remote suburb, there are not many cars and horses on weekdays, but these days to enjoy the flowers into the wind, there are many carriages parked on the side of the road, very lively, some are out of the city to enjoy the flowers like them, some are from outside the city, here to rest.

Zhong Bo parked the car and said, "Young master, I'll go to the front to inquire about the news." ”

He got out of the car and quickly struck up a conversation with several car owners.

The dumb man listened to Zhong Bo speaking fluent dialects outside the car, close to those merchants from Tongzhou, and couldn't help but secretly say that this old man seems to be ordinary, but he is proficient in various local dialects, and he is familiar with human affairs, and he is definitely a hidden person.

After chatting for a few words, Zhong Bo took the opportunity to ask: "I heard that the imperial court has been chasing fugitives in recent days, so it is very strict to enter and leave the city...... I don't know if the officers and soldiers at the front are harsh in their investigations, and they don't hide it from fellow villagers, the cloth loaded in my car is private goods, and I don't know if it can be transported out safely? ”

One person immediately said: "Don't worry, fellow don't worry, it's just a routine question." ”

After that, he added: "Besides, the urn city on the side of Chongren Gate is being repaired, and the vehicles transporting timber and grain are coming to the side of Tongqumen, and the officers and soldiers guarding the city are busy dredging, and the scene is chaotic. ”

After hearing this, Uncle Zhong thanked them and returned to the carriage.

After listening to his words, Song Ran straightened the folds of his clothes: "I didn't look at the yellow calendar when I went out today, but I didn't expect my luck to be good." But he said, "But in my heart, why have I been playing drums since the beginning......

In the warm pavilion of the Yanyu Building, Jiang Lili saw off the last guest of the day and went to the incense burner to add incense. The window opened at some point, and the curtain was gently stirred by the wind. She suddenly spoke: "Didn't you send all your subordinates in the past, why did you come here in person today, don't you think I'm dirty here?" ”

A voice sounded, it was a young man's voice: "Passing by, by the way, I ask you, how are things going?" ”

She glanced back, and then turned her eyes back: "What Gongzi asked me to do is not in line with the rules of the Worry Pavilion. ”

The man took a step forward, his tone smiling, a little uninhibited: "If you are so disciplined, you are no longer in the Worry Relief Pavilion." ”

She frowned slightly, and soon turned into a smile: "What did you say." Li Li is the most knowledgeable person, one is the commander of the Imperial Guard, and the other is a felony wanted by the whole city. What's more, the intelligence network of the Ting Wei Division is not inferior to the Relief Pavilion, and he should have gotten the news a long time ago, so I might as well pretend to sell my favor. Ye said that is not this reason? ”

The man behind him chuckled, but did not answer, but asked her, "What did Shen Hanxi do when he came to you two days ago?" ”

"What else can you do, come and knock on the mountain and shake the tiger. For decades, the Relief Pavilion has been able to gain a firm foothold in the capital, and it is not because it has not touched the forbidden land of the imperial court. It's all the rules set by the old pavilion master, but after the old pavilion master went, some people at the bottom were restless and colluded with the court officials......"

Before she could finish speaking, a folding fan came around her and pressed against her throat. It is a folding fan of water-milled jade bone, on the thin and narrow fan bone, inlaid with jade pieces, exquisitely clear, it is the top grade of the top grade. She tilted her head slightly, smelling the cold scent coming from between the man's sleeves.

"Didn't your old pavilion master teach you, do you want to take care of this mouth? If not, I'll teach it. A deep male voice fell on her ear, and the careless threat in her tone made her heart and body soften at the same time, and her heartbeat was a few beats faster than before.

Even threatening people is so sultry.

is worthy of the man she fancies.

She closed her eyes, and leaned towards him obviously: "You teach, Lili likes to learn from you the most." ”

The other party seemed to be unable to stand her facelessness and skinlessness, so he took back the folding fan, and his tone was a little disgusted: "Don't get an inch." Let's go. ”

"Lili understands, you go slowly."

It was quiet again, and after a flicker, Jiang Lili was the only one left in the room. The large room was silent as if no one had ever visited. Only the smoke is swirling, and the dark fragrance floats.