Night rises and clouds fall. Facing the flickering candle shadow, Xi Yan sat at the desk, his mind in turmoil.

No matter how he got rid of distracting thoughts, An Ruofei's figure would always appear in his mind, and he chuckled twice without self-deprecation, "I have no intention of reading the scrolls in my eyes, I just want to pity the people in front of me..."

"Wrong." Xi Yun walked in at some point, and was standing beside Xi Yan at the moment, looking at him playfully. "It's clearly ... The mountains and rivers are empty, and it is better to take pity on the people in front of you. ”

"I know..."My own thoughts were accidentally listened to by Xi Yun, Xi Yan was somewhat ashamed, "I didn't report when I came in, I was out of nowhere... It's so unruly. ”

Xi Yun smiled and said, "Then I'll go." ”

"Come back." Xi Yan looked at him helplessly, "What's the matter?" ”

Xi Yun hurriedly handed the letter in his hand to Xi Yan, "Yao Ke beside Gongzi Qi has just come." ”

"Qi An?" Xi Yan nodded thoughtfully, and held the letterhead in front of him, "It's time to meet him..."

……

Shifang Street is still filled with a smell of fat powder, although there was an accident a few days ago, but in the atmosphere of the New Year's Festival, when the night falls, it is still bustling here, singing and dancing everywhere, a peaceful scene.

"Oops... Master Xi, I haven't seen you for some days, I can't think of it..."

"What the hell are you trying to say?" Xi Yan squeezed Qi An aside and sat down on the main seat unceremoniously, "You put on your clothes first, and your clothes are half open all day, and those who don't know think you're just a prostitute with all kinds of poisons." ”

Qi An didn't care at all, and said with his lips: "When you go to the Qinglou, you have to look like you are visiting the Qinglou, it's hard to look like you... False seriousness? ”

Saying that, Qi An took a sip of wine, "Anyway, I have chartered this Yulan Courtyard today, and I claim to be specially entertaining you..."

"You!" Only then did Xi Yan notice that there were indeed no outsiders here, and the door was closed after he entered, and he couldn't help but laugh and said, "In order to ruin my reputation, you are generous." Tell me, what's the matter with me. ”

Qi An was not in a hurry to answer, but poured a full glass of wine in front of Xi Yan, and then said leisurely: "Don't be in a hurry, the singing and dancing of Yulan Courtyard is a must, and the two top brands of Chaoyun and Duyu are even more amazing." It's hard for you to come to the Qinglou once, and you should listen to music and enjoy dancing. ”

"Then it's up to you."

Qi An's eyes were raised, and the maid who had been standing beside him immediately understood. The maid bowed her head slightly, and the beauty who was already sitting in front of the zither on the stage immediately got up, and only after saluting Xi Yan and Qi An did she start to play music.

The sound of silk and bamboo slowly rose, and the servants in red dance clothes walked up from both sides of the stage. The water sleeves are flying, and the pearls and jade falling from the belt around the waist are also dancing with them...

Looking at the beautiful scenery in front of him, Qi An sipped wine while beating the beat with great interest. is Xi Yan, who is used to seeing An Ruofei's dance, is somewhat boring at the moment. I remembered what happened in front of Si Le's House this evening, and I lost my mind.

Qi An seemed to notice his distraction, so he asked, "What do you think of the girl who led the dance?" ”

Xi Yan looked up, and a rather pretty face came into his eyes, "It looks like a fairy." ”

"What about the one who played the bullet?"

"Looks like a fairy."

"Why do they all look like immortals?" Qi An smiled and pointed to the door casually, "What about that one?" ”

Xi Yan didn't bother to look at it, so he said casually: "It looks like a fairy." ”

"Hahahahaha..." Qi An couldn't help it, and laughed extremely exaggeratedly. And there was also a light laugh behind Xi Yan that was obviously restrained.

Xi Yan raised his eyes at this time, and what Qi An was referring to was a rather unsightly looking guy, and he knew that he was in charge of Qi An, so he said: "You must know that Marshal Tianpeng and King Tota... It's also a fairy. ”

"Poof!" Qi An didn't expect him to say this, he couldn't help but squirt out a mouthful of wine, but he used too much force, and coughed and gasped with a red face and a thick neck, "When I say this kind of thing while I'm drinking, do you want to choke me to death?" ”

"You were the one who supported me first, and I deserve to blame."

"That's it, I won't quarrel with you." Qi An waved his hand and got up upstairs at the same time, "Let's go, Master Xi, the main event can be later." ”

Seeing this, Xi Yan also got up and went upstairs. In the private room, two women with beautiful faces were kneeling in front of the soft couch, and when they saw Xi Yan and Qi An coming, they hurriedly knelt down to greet them.

"Get out."

Qi An's tone was quite cold, and it was not Fang Cai's merry appearance at all.

After there were no outsiders in the room, Qi An Shi Shiran sat down. At this time, footsteps were heard outside the house. Xi Yan followed the sound and looked at the door, but heard Qi An say, "It's okay, it's Yao Ke guarding outside." ”

Xi Yan nodded, "That's fine, there is Yao Ke outside the door, and there is Xi Yun outside, so it's more reassuring to talk about anything." Then he looked at Qi An, "You can tell me now, what is the matter with coming to me?" ”

"Of course." Qi An Xuanxuan looked at him very proudly, "What you asked me to do last time, I can do it today." ”

"Oh?" Xi Yan thought about it carefully, and then said: "No wonder this morning, several big carriages drove out of his courtyard, can you tell me how you did it?" ”

"Simple, because I got his handle."

Xi Yan's eyes lit up, "You also know about that?" ”

"His people are not clean, and I knew two months ago what he was going to do. I said that you Xi family people are really bold..."

"Okay..."Xi Yan interrupted Qi An's words, "How much do you want from him." ”

Qi An's eyebrows danced and said, "One hundred thousand!" ”

"Less." Xi Yan said in a cold tone, "Do you know how much Wen Lie wanted?" ”

Qi An shook his head and cast an inquiring look at him.

Xi Yan didn't speak, but stretched out two fingers forward.

"Two hundred thousand!" Qi An seemed to be a little incredulous, "This Wen Lie is too dark!" However, with more than a dozen truckloads of smuggled salt, he dared to extort 200,000 taels of silver. He's not afraid..."

As he spoke, Qi An stretched out his palm and gestured horizontally at his neck.

"Why wouldn't he dare?" Xi Yan leaned back in the chair, clasped his hands and said: "This Jing Zhaoyin is fearless now, if anyone faints for a while and kills him, then what everyone has committed over the years will be presented by his wife to the emperor and sue the emperor!" After weighing it in many ways, no one dared to kill him, and even sent people to protect him. ”

"It's... There is no king's law. The shopkeeper of Tongquan Firm can be regarded as carrying a cauldron for Xi Qing. ”

Xi Yan sighed sympathetically, "Who said it wasn't, but it's a scoundrel like Wen Lie, and we are still helpless against him for the time being." ”

"That's right." Xi Yan suddenly looked at Qi An, "You went to great lengths to wrap this place, is it just to talk about this matter?" It's too much of a fuss. ”

"Of course not." Qi An lay down with his arms on his pillow leisurely, and said in a low voice: "Just today, when you were a hero saving the United States, I received a message. ”

"Huh. Your eldest son Qi's news is really well-informed, I am a hero to save the United States? You know all about it. ”

"Who doesn't know such a big movement?" Qi An turned his head, "Okay, let's get down to business, Jing Yuan is back, Chongdu, who just arrived early this morning." ”

"Jing Yuan?" Xi Yan sneered, "If he comes back, then Chongdu will be even more lively." ”

Qi An agreed: "Not only that, but in the past two years, Jing Yuan has been in charge of military affairs in the northwest. This time I came back, firstly, for the New Year, but also to report to His Majesty. But he's not a little bold..."

"What's wrong?"

Qi An pretended to be mysterious and said: "Do you know the book "Zuofutang Collection"? ”

"Yes, this is a forbidden book."

"It's not just a banned book, which one of the people who has been stained with this book over the years has a good end?"

"What do you mean?" Xi Yan was puzzled, "Could it be that Jingyuan dared to privately collect the "Zuofutang Collection"? ”

"It's not him."

As he spoke, Qi An dipped some wine in the cup with his index finger and wrote it on the table one by one.

Looking at the words written by Qi An, Xi Yan slapped his thigh, "That's really good!" With this one, add some planning, why worry about him not falling! It's just that... You don't have to take risks. ”

Qi An nodded solemnly, "It's inevitable to make mistakes, but as long as it can be done in the end, it's cost-effective." It's not difficult for you and me to pick a few dead soldiers..."

……

The singing and dancing downstairs continued, and the music masked all the conspiracy here. When the two left, the bright moon had already set slightly to the west. On Shifang Street, there are sparse people.

At this time, in another green building not far from Xi Yan and Qi An, opposite Situ Yizheng was also sitting a man in a green robe and jade crown, with a dignified appearance.

"Governor Jing, you're finally back. Little brother, I... I miss you so much. ”

Jing Yuan was noncommittal to Situ Yizheng's fake compliment, "You don't have to be in a hurry, I have already done what I should do." It's just what you promised me..."

"Don't worry." Situ Yizheng said unhurriedly: "I already have the handle of the Xi family, but your younger brother really doesn't know how to cooperate." This month alone, he has done it behind our backs twice. If this continues, how can Xi Yan relax his vigilance? ”

"Humph!" Jing Yuan was very angry, and clenched the porcelain cup in his hand tightly, "When will this fool who has not done enough things grow up?" ”

"Growth? I'm afraid that he will grow up, and you will start to be afraid again..."Situ Yizheng's eyes were gloomy, "Since you are back, then I will only consult with you in the future." Otherwise, if you arrange a private banquet another day, you will meet these old acquaintances? ”

After a little thought, Jing Yuan vetoed Situ Yizheng's proposal. "No, I'm a few years older than all of you. Rash banquets are easy to attract suspicion, and it is best to do things quietly. To get started... You have to kill yourself! ”

"Okay."

Facing Jing Yuan, Situ Yizheng suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. He is ruthless by nature and perverse. But when facing Jing Yuan tonight, he actually had a slight sense of urgency.

After a while, Situ Yizheng found a reason and hurriedly got up and left this place of right and wrong.

It was late at night, and thick clouds obscured the moon. Chongdu City also escaped into darkness again.