The wheels of the four-wheeled carriage ran over the grass that had just grown on the official road, and when they touched the cracks in the stone on the road, they made a gurgling sound, and the reeds between the carriages were harmonious, as if they were singing.

The road out of the inner library is full of a happy scene, the small birds are flying quickly in the forest on the edge of the distant paddy fields, the green grass seedlings show their slender and shy posture, the weeds on the edge of the paddy fields look at them with disdain, the convoys on the road are endless, the cargo ships on the river come and go, and the products of the inner library are transported out through various ways and sold to the people of the world, so a lively scene.

Originally, the wagons on the official road did not dare to compete with the convoy, so they subconsciously stopped, but some people in the carriage looked twice, and seemed to find that the shipment volume of the inner warehouse was too large today, and the traffic was a little busy, so they ordered their convoy to stop on a grass on the side of the road, and it was very surprising to let the wagons go first.

In the penultimate carriage of the convoy, there was a poor official of the Inner Treasury Transfer Department who had just been removed from Wusha yesterday, in addition to the official uniform, these officials were all the henchmen of the eldest princess in the Inner Library, although he had thought that Fan Tisi would have a hard time after his arrival, but he really didn't expect that Fan Xian would be so faceless to the officials and the mother-in-law, and simply arrested them to the extreme, and in the name of ...... It's a matter of labor tides...... Of course, these officials knew at this time that they had fallen into Fan Xian's trap, and they were panicked in their hearts.

However, Fan Xian did not immediately open a court trial, these officials have their own relatives and friends, and they knew about it in prison last night. Fan Xian was ready to bring his people to Suzhou and hand them over to the governor of Jiangnan, Lord Xue Qingxue, for personal interrogation, and as soon as he heard the news, these officials were in a slightly better mood, as long as they did not face the tiger chair and chili water of the Supervision Yuan, how could this case be easily settled in this way? Even if the Supervision Yuan had the treasurer's confession. But as long as he refuses to admit himself after arriving in Suzhou, Lord Xue Qingxue will always give the eldest princess some face, as long as it takes some time, as long as the pressure from Kyoto arrives, Fan Xian will take care of himself, and he will probably not pay attention to himself anymore.

"Why do you want Xue Qing to be interrogated?" Haitang half leaned against the side of the car window, frowning slightly.

Fan Xian lowered his head and said, "I'm not suitable for this." ”

Begonia hummed softly and didn't continue to say anything, since the day of the labor tide. The atmosphere between the two people became a little weird, and the trust between them in the past seemed to have weakened a little, and they were polite to each other, but they were a little more rusty. Haitang thought about it afterwards and understood why, knowing that she proposed to travel that day, it was indeed a little embarrassing for Fan Xian, but in the next few days, Fan Xian was always so deliberately light, and she didn't take the initiative to explain, after all, no matter what, Haitang was a saint of Northern Qi. How transcendent her status is, Fan Xian's pride also touched her pride.

So the two of them are currently maintaining this awkward answer.

"I want to confirm again, has the money arrived?" Fan Xian asked with a frown.

Haitang had a faint smile on his face, as if he was mocking Fan Xiandi's gains and losses. said softly: "I said it last time in Suzhou, why worry so much, could it be that you can't trust me now?"

Fan Xian suddenly felt that the atmosphere in the carriage was a little depressing, and whispered a few words to Sisi beside him, and then lifted the curtain and got out of the car. Sisi tilted her head slightly, looking at Begonia curiously, I don't know how this world-famous girl offended the young master - she can see it clearly these days. Although the young master and this begonia girl have no personal interests between men and women, they initially behaved like close friends who have been friends for many years, but these days it is a little strange.

Begonia was a little inexplicable by Sisi, and suddenly smiled: "What are you looking at?"

Sisi said angrily: "Just look at me, don't you look at you?"

Begonia smiled and shook her head. Habitually put your hands at your waist...... But she found that she had been wearing the clothes of a handmaid all these days. Instead of the flower cloth garb that he was used to, he didn't have those two big pockets in front of him.

She looked at Sisi and teased: "I look at you, I want to see what Fan Xian's favorite woman looks like." ”

This is true, Haitang has always been a little incomprehensible, obviously her friend Si Lili is the most beautiful woman in the world, why Fan Xian can keep calm in front of Lili, deliberately maintain a distance, even after that night of madness, there is no concern for Lili, this has been in Jiangnan for dozens of days, Fan Xian has not asked himself, such as Lili's recent good life.

Even if he is a ruthless person, he will not be so indifferent to the peerless beauty who has had a one-night relationship and the blessing of the same car, so Haitang even began to wonder if Fan Xian has some hidden diseases, such as like His Majesty......

But Fan Xian accepted Sisi into the room, and Begonia came all the way, of course, he knew that Sisi's big girl was Fan Xian's room, so it was a little strange, but after watching these days, I didn't see what was strange about Sisi, and his appearance was just dignified and delicate, far less than the soft and rich Si Li.

When the begonia girl said "the woman Fan Xian likes", Sisi's face turned red all of a sudden, and she responded in a voice the size of a mosquito: "Young master...... How can you like me. ”

Haitang smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I don't like you, how can I accept you into the room?" Although Fan Xian is a cold-blooded and ruthless person, I don't believe that he will act like this. ”

Sisi suddenly raised her face, revealing a look of pride and confidence: "The girl is mistaken, the young master is the most affectionate person in the world. ”

"Love?" Haitang smacked these two words, remembering that Sisi seemed to be a person who grew up waiting for Fan Xian, he frowned for a while, and hesitated in his heart, like Fan Xian, a cold-blooded and ruthless young minister who takes pleasure in calculating others, is really ...... Someone who loves it?

She sighed, and since there were no big pockets on her clothes, she had to fold her hands with some regret, and asked, "Miss Sisi, why did you stare at me before?"

In fact, Sisi was a little resistant to the begonia girl who was always inseparable from the young master a few days ago, after all, the other party was not a young grandmother. And again, it was a hostile Northern Qi people. But then he came into contact with more people, like many people who had contact with Begonia, Sisi also easily fell in love with this girl who was gentle in speech, bright in action, and straightforward but not reckless. Begonia is a noble person, although his face seems to be sparse, he doesn't talk much. But he treats people very sincerely, no matter what kind of identity he is, he will treat them equally, and he respects and equalizes them from the bones - such as Sisi who is still a big girl - this alone is beyond the world.

At this time, listening to Miss Begonia's question, Sisi couldn't help but hide her lips and smile, and said, "As the girl thought, I also want to see what the young master likes to look like." ”

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The carriage was quiet, and Begonia opened her big bright eyes and looked at Sisi like a cute little animal. After a while, he put his hands in his sleeves, shrugged his shoulders, and said, "Will the Hu people not kill people?"

Xihu and Beiman, for hundreds of years, I don't know how many Chinese atomic people can be killed, and the name of ferocity spreads all over the four fields, Sisi replied very resolutely: "Impossible!"

Haitang blinked slowly, smiled and said, "The same reason." ”

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The breeze brushed Fan Xian's face, telling him that it was spring. He closed his eyes and faced the light breeze blowing in his face. Smelling the breath of life in the wind, it was very pleasant, and the green leaves of the trees at the other end of the paddy field in front of him were rustled by the wind, and suddenly his eyes moved slightly. A rustling sound was heard from behind.

It's not the wind blowing in the treetops, it's not sweeping the streets, it's not rolling dice, it's not pencil heads writing, it's not spring silkworms eating mulberry leaves.

It's her walking, and the village girl is walking.

Fan Xian didn't open his eyes, and said slowly, "Why is it impossible?"

"Huh?" Begonia calmly walked up to him and expressed her doubts with one word. The lightness is very similar to the blind man who questioned Chen Pingping many years ago.

The corners of Fan Xian's lips curled slightly, and he said, "Why do you think I can't like you?" According to the news in the courtyard, the Empress Dowager of Northern Qi has already begun to worry about your marriage. ”

Haitang put his hands in his sleeves, stood beside him and looked at the ploughing cattle in the paddy field in front of him, and smiled lightly. Knowing that he had heard the conversation with Sisi in the carriage, he said, "It seems that your true qi has recovered well. ”

Fan Xian opened his eyes. Staring at a bird that landed on the back of a ploughing ox, he smiled and asked, "What is the land I asked...... Why can't I like you. ”

Haitang turned his head to look at him, and found that he was asking this question very seriously, and couldn't help but respond helplessly: "I always like this kind of flowery, but I can't really take advantage of anything." ”

Fan Xian was silent, thinking of the conversation with Qiye yesterday, there are many things that he can only do and can't say after he is reborn, but with Haitang...... He couldn't help but laugh and said, "I'm just curious why you're so sure." ”

Haitang smiled and said: "In Shangjing, you once said that all men, or male animals, think with their lower bodies...... And I thought to myself, I didn't have that kind of face to arouse your thoughts, after all, my identity is different, you are jealous, and it is impossible to get any benefits, how can you like me?"

Haitang is the saintess of Northern Qi, Fan Xian is the minister of Nanqing, the two can get along as friends, but if they really want to make a couple, the Empress Dowager of Northern Qi and Emperor Nanqing will definitely not allow this kind of thing to happen, on the contrary, it will bring some damage to the plan of the two people. But Fan Xian didn't think about this, and said mockingly: "I like this kind of thing, it has nothing to do with interests." I found that this is only half a year, and your heart is already much worse than before. ”

When he was in Hangzhou, Fan Xian seemed to have said it to Haitang.

Haitang was silent for a long time, and slowly spoke: "Tianyi pays attention to the induction of heaven and man, the upper body of the world, and the lower pity of all the people, I thought that these things would be done naturally, but in the past six months, I have been entangled in many plans, which is very different from the central law of my door, and I can't help but be a little uncomfortable." ”

Fan Xian bowed slightly, and said in agreement: "This kind of intrigue is indeed only suitable for people like me, you should still be a promising career as a village girl." He didn't know what was in mind, and sighed and said, "Speaking of your discord, it's still my problem after all." If I hadn't pulled you into the game when I went to Beijing, maybe you would still be raising chickens and donkeys in the garden. ”

He turned to Haitang and smiled and said, "Did I lead you into the Demon Path?"

"What is the Demon Dao?" Haitang replied calmly: "It's just a demon in the heart, if you want something, you will lose something, although what I want seems to be magnificent, but I will still lose something." This is the so-called way of nature. ”

Fan Xian asked, "Then you still insist?"

"Of course. Haitang said softly: "Anzhi, you said a sentence that is deeply in my heart. ”

"What?"

"There has never been a good war or a bad peace in this world. Haitang smiled and said, "So for this goal, I am willing to help you." ”

Fan Xian fell into silence again, looking at the scene in front of him in a daze, only to see that the bird might be ploughing cattle on the yellow mud, and did not find any parasites to feed his stomach, so he flew away with a snort.

"Actually, you shouldn't be too inferior. Fan Xian turned his head to look at Begonia, and said very seriously: "I have always felt that you are very dignified. ”

Haitang was dumbfounded, and after a while, he responded: "Dare to ask." Is this admiring Duoduo, or is it mockery?"

Fan Xian laughed, shook his head and said, "It's just the reason why I can't like you because of what you said earlier." ”

Begonia finally couldn't help but glance at him, like a little girl, extremely rare.

Fan Xian noticed that his eyebrows were a little itchy, stretched out his fingers and rubbed them, and said, "Don't compare with me, the women in this world are compared to me." There are few beauties left. He said depressedly: "It's not my problem, it's my parents' problem." ”

No matter how light and self-contained Begonia is, after all, it is just a teenage girl's family, how can a girl's family not pay attention to appearance? Unless it is blind...... She was clearly relieved by Fan Xian's words. Secretly angry and depressed by the words of teasing, he thought that this guy's mouth was really a little suspicious, and gritted his teeth and said: "As a high-ranking official, it's better not to talk nonsense." ”

Fan Xian didn't seem to notice the other party's anger, and explained seriously: "It's not nonsense, you said that I can't like you because you are not beautiful enough, and I want to explain to you, in my opinion." You're really good......"

Begonia was slightly stunned. Fan Xian's next sentence came very quickly: "After all, there is a precedent, my wife, Kyoto people say that she is just beautiful, but in my opinion, Wan'er is the most beautiful woman in the world......" He shook his head and sighed: "My aesthetics." It's probably different from most people in the world. ”

This sentence finally turned the begonia poison. She snorted, took out her hands from her sleeves, and brushed them away. With a flick of his sleeves, the grass clippings flew on the grass, the wind moved for no reason, and the momentum was compelling.

Fan Xian stretched out his hand to cover his eyes, not embarrassed in a piece of grass clippings, swaying back and forth, as if he might fall to the ground at any time. In this way, his happy laughter could be heard from the grass clippings.

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The wind stopped the grass clippings and fell, and Begonia stood quietly aside, with a hint of sneering on his face, looking at him and sneering: "Humiliate me, can you get rid of the anger of the previous two days?"

Fan Xian was slightly stunned, sighed, and said with a smile: "Duoduo, are you still angry?" This is the first time he calls each other Duoduo after the day of the labor tide.

After Haitang was stunned for a moment, he slowly turned around and walked towards the carriage. At this time, the six swordsmen in the carriage had already gotten out of the carriage to take care of them, and the tiger guards led by Gundam were even more vigilant to stare at Begonia, after all, the grass clippings wind before

These Fan Xian's subordinates didn't know what was going on, and they were afraid that Haitang would suddenly make a move.

Fan Xian followed, smiled and said, "Don't be in a hurry to get in the car, walk with me." He waved his hand to let Gundam and the others retreat, and after a few more words, he walked forward side by side along the woodland next to the official road with the begonias.

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The two walked side by side, a long distance away from the convoy, and the spring forest above their heads was full of sunlight, and the slightest bit of forks and forks turned into all kinds of beautiful light spots, shining on the clothes of the two.

"I'm a big believer in trusting those two words. Fan Xian said calmly: "Maybe it's because in my life, it's difficult to find someone to trust, so I'm a little disappointed that you have to leave the house that day." ”

Haitang lowered his head slightly, did not explain anything, but said very directly: "Duoduo is also a person who cares about this matter very much, after all, you and I belong to two countries, if there is no trust." It's really hard to get things done. ”

Once the words are spoken, it is relatively simple, but at this time, it is already very unnecessary to ask whether Haitang wants to go to the workshop to peep, or if Fan Xian misunderstood this girl. Since through Fan Xian's sour mouth, the trust between the two has been restored to a certain extent, and the old things will be mentioned again. would look extremely stupid.

The two walked forward side by side, Haitang glanced at him with his peripheral vision, frowned, his hands were still in his sleeves, it was not as comfortable as Fan Xian's big pocket, Fan Xian explained softly: "The official uniform of the Supervision Yuan, I asked Sisi to add two pockets. ”

Begonia smiled slightly and sighed with some regret.

In the woodland next to the official road, the sound of rustling reappeared, and this pair did not have the selfishness of men and women. But the men and women who are particularly demanding of each other's trust are just like in the palace in Shangjing in the Northern Qi Dynasty half a year ago, on the road by the Yuquan River, they naturally dragged their heels and walked lazily.

There is a spring color in front of and behind him, and the forest leaves above his head are tender and lovely.

"How are you going to deal with the Ming family?" asked Haitang softly.

Fan Xian's eyebrows raised slightly, and said: "Neiku opened the door for bidding, a total of sixteen items, in previous years, the Cui Ming family had to occupy fourteen items, and now the Cui family has fallen." There are almost six positions left, and I have already arranged for someone to take over, and after Si Zhe collects the Cui family's remnants in the north in the middle of the year, the north and the south will be together. The way will be reopened...... As long as your guard commander doesn't mess around, there will be no problem with the Neiku to the northern land route, as for how many private goods and landowners can be set up in it, it depends on how far I can master the Neiku, and the other is the manpower transferred to me by my father, I don't know how much effect it can play. ”

This is an agreement between him and the little emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and Haitang went south, of course, to keep an eye on this matter and that large sum of silver.

Haitang was silent for a moment and then said, "Even if you can get all the inner library in your hands in a short period of time." But if you send the number to the north...... According to the agreement, there will be more private goods than the eldest princess in previous years, how can you guarantee the amount you will hand over to the Qingguo court? I am worried that you will not be able to explain to the Qingguo Emperor, and before coming this time, Your Majesty also asked me to bring you a message. Now that we can't meet the needs of the north this year, we can put it off for two years. Wait until you stand firm, after all, this is a long-term solution. ”

Fan Xian was slightly stunned, he didn't expect the Emperor of Northern Qi to think about himself so much, he couldn't help laughing, and said: "It depends on the situation, as long as the production capacity of the inner warehouse this year has increased significantly compared with previous years, I will be able to explain it to the imperial court." ”

Haitang glanced at him and asked suspiciously, "Where did this growth come from?"

Fan Xian calmly responded: "First, of course, the production of the various workshops in the inner library should be increased, after the open source, how to make accounts to smuggle the goods out, naturally there are old shopkeepers, Su Wenmao, and the old officials of the household department sent by my father to do things on the account, you also know that it is me who supervises the inner library, and I think it is not too difficult to smooth out the traces; ”

returned to the question that Haitang asked at the beginning, how did he plan to deal with the Ming family. Haitang listened to his tone, and didn't seem to be ready to wipe out the Ming family in a short time, and was a little surprised, and asked, "Can you tolerate the Ming family?"

"I have tolerate, at least for this year. Fan Xian laughed at himself: "The foundation of the Cui family is too floating, and the battle line is too far, so the Supervision Yuan can succeed in a battle, but the hundred-year-old clan of the Ming family was a famous family in Jiangnan long before Neiku, and the foundation is extremely solid. The most important thing is ......"

His face became solemn: " The Ming family has eaten a lot of benefits from the inner library over the years, but such a big business, of course they can't monopolize it, of course there is the shadow of the royal family behind this system, the eldest princess, the crown prince, the second prince, all have shares in it, maybe you don't believe it, even my Fan family has a position in it, and they go to Kyoto every year to give heavy gifts, and the ministries and even the Privy Council have an excellent impression of the Ming family, and they have always been low-key, you have also seen the young master Ming, who is a very stable person who does things for others, and does not have a bad reputation among the people...... It's hard to move them. ”

Haitang also began to feel that this matter was a little complicated, but she found that although Fan Xian's eyebrows were slightly worried, she still did not lose her confidence, and asked, "What are your hole cards?"

"My hole card is the emperor. Fan Xian said seriously: "The Ming family stole the silver from the inner treasury, and then gave it to the princess and the princes and ministers, and everyone in the world likes the Ming family." But...... His Majesty didn't like it, because what the Ming family stole was his silver. ”