Volume I, Chapter XXIII

A cold moon hung high in the sky, and on the lonely peak cliff, the hazy and dim moonlight shone a few human figures in the endless dark night.

"Don't come here, I'll jump if you come again."

A woman, dressed in azalea blue-blue brocade, stood on the edge of a cliff and sobbed at the men who approached her.

The man was dressed in a purple brocade suit, and his face was originally as pure and tender as a white-faced scholar, but at this time he was hideous, and said viciously to the woman: You jump, jump...

The woman glanced back at the bottomless abyss, twisted her eyebrows, and said hatefully: Fan Zhuo, this beast, you are against love and righteousness, you kill old love, harm parents and children, I persuade you with good words, but you want to put me to death, are you still human?

Fan Zhuo's disdainful gaze fell on the woman, and said coldly: "Bah, I killed that slut so that you and I can be accompanied by the white prime minister." But you didn't know how to lift up, and let the slut go, if I hadn't been prepared, the slut would have gone to the government to sue me.

The woman shook her head, and said gloomily: I have adhered to the family motto since I was a child, and I am a good person, how can I be in the same stream with you, I also advise you to turn back as soon as possible, and don't make mistakes again and again.

"Since you can't go with me, then you should die... , As he spoke, he kicked the woman in the chest, and with a scream of "ah", the woman fell off the cliff.

"Young lady... , A man about the same age as Fan Zhuo ran to the edge of the cliff from a distance crying and screaming, lowered his head and poked down, but all he could see was a boundless darkness.

Fan Zhuo glanced at him in disgust and scolded: Dog minion. A Xiao Si rubbed beside him and whispered: Childe, this person can't stay.

"Why can't you stay?" , Fan Zhuo asked lightly.

Xiao Si stared at the man hatefully, and said: Childe, you think, he knows everything that happened today, in case the news leaks, then young master, you won't...

Fan Zhuo's eyes gradually sank, he thought for a moment, and said in a deep voice: But how can he also be the housekeeper of our Fan family, can he betray me?

Xiao Si shook his head, squinted his eyes and said: Young master, you forgot, who went to tell the young lady today, and who helped the young lady let the slut master and servant go.

After hearing this, Fan Zhuo said: Then... As he spoke, he made a killing motion.

"Kill... , Xiao Si echoed...

The two looked at each other in tacit understanding, and at the same time each raised one foot and kicked the man in the back.

For a time, under the cliff, four unjust souls...

A month later. Fuzhou.

Just at dinner time, Xuan Yi and the other three were eating at the post house, and Jiu Zui put a piece of stewed meat into his mouth and asked: Apprentice, what method did you use to live in this post house for nothing.

Xuan Yi smiled, put down the bamboo chopsticks, took out an official seal from his arms, and said proudly: Just this...

Jiu Zui took the official seal, glanced at it, and said disdainfully: I thought you had a lot of ability, but it turned out that you still borrowed my fake official seal, hum!

Xuan Yi and Qi Shan glanced at each other and pursed their lips and smiled.

Jiu Zui seemed to think of something again, squinted his eyes and asked: By the way, apprentice, since I have lived in the post house in the name of Qincha, will there be many officials who need to come to visit me next, then I can take the opportunity... Hee-hee

Xuan Yi glanced at him, and said in a refreshing voice: No, no, no, I specially explained to the people in the post house that I can't tell the news that Qin sent to Fuzhou City, so don't do those daydreams of yours.

Jiu drunk snorted for a moment, and said unhappily: I said that you are really hypocritical, you have come here to eat and live for nothing, and you still keep some secrets. But I'm strange.,You've always been not very realistic.,Don't you like to take advantage of others.,Why don't you live in an inn this time.,Want to live in a post house?

"That's because this Fuzhou City is too big and there are many inns, Brother Xuanyi is afraid that Brother Xiao Yu will not be able to find it?" Ji Shan smiled and answered for Xuan Yi.

Jiu Zui's face changed after hearing this, and he exclaimed: What, Xiao Mutou is coming back?

Qi Shan raised her eyebrows and asked: Yes But I see your reaction, it seems that you are not very happy for Brother Xiao Yu to come back?

There was a trace of embarrassment on Jiu Zui's face, and he smiled and said: How can it be, I can think about him, just, hehe, compared with the ten taels of silver a day for the white flowers, I still hope that he will take a few more days off, no, it doesn't matter if it is a few years.

Hearing this, Xuan Yi couldn't help pursing his lips and said: Jiu Drunk, listen to what you mean, during Xiao Yu's absence, do you plan to pay him a salary?

"That's natural, have you ever heard of the principle of not working and getting paid?" , Jiu drunk felt that he was not at a loss.

Xuan Yi smiled faintly, raised his voice and said: "Is this reasonable, you should go and tell Xiao Yu yourself."

"Yes, let's see if it's your strength or Brother Xiao Yu's sword." Ji Shan raised her eyebrows and agreed.

Jiu drunk looked at this, then at that, and said slightly angrily: According to the meaning of the two of you, during the period of his absence, I still have to pay ten taels a day? I tell you, there is no such reason in the world, and even if his big knife is on my neck, I will not give him a penny.

"Who won't you give it to?" , A cold voice sounded, Xiao Yu had already come to them, first said hello to Xuan Yi and Qi Shan, and then his cold gaze fell on Jiu Zui.

Jiu drunk didn't know where he got the courage, and went straight to Xiao Yu and shouted: I said, don't want to take a penny from me during your absence?

Xiao Yu's cold lips hooked, one hand pulled out the big knife hanging on his waist, fiddled, and said to himself: This knife has just been sharpened when you go out, but you haven't found anyone to practice it, I don't know if it's sharp?

Frightened, Jiu Drunk hid behind Xuanyi, Nuo Nuo said: Xiao Mutou, this sword is not long-eyed, it is better to put it away.

Xuan Yi looked at Jiu drunk playfully, then turned to Xiao Yu and smiled: Okay, don't scare him anymore, by the way, this journey is still smooth?

Xiao Yu nodded respectfully and replied: It's going well, it's just...

Ahem... A soft cough that seemed to choke drew the eyes of several of them.

Everyone looked towards the voice, only to see a dirty woman, holding her chest in one hand and a steamed bun that had been eaten off in the other.

Jiu drunk came to the spirit, walked to the woman's side and said in surprise: Where did the beggar come from, let's go, this is a post house, not a place for you to beg for food, said, one hand dragged the woman's arm, and pulled out.

"Wait, I brought her in." , Xiao Yu stepped forward to stop him.

The woman seemed to be frightened by Jiu's drunken actions, and hid behind Xiao Yu with a sneer, and coughed violently.

Seeing this, Qi Shan stepped forward to help her sit on a chair and handed her a cup of tea, which the woman took and poured into her mouth without saying a word.

Ji Shan patted her gently on the back and said softly: Slow down, be careful and choke again.

After a while, Qi Shan saw that the woman's panicked expression gradually regained her calm, so she opened her mouth and asked: By the way, what is your name and where do you live?

The woman glanced at Shanshan dumbfounded, then reached out and grabbed a steamed bun and took a bite, smirking at her.

"Ji Shan, it's useless, I've been asking these words all the way, and he can't say anything except smirk at me." Xiao Yu on the side said helplessly.

"What, she's not just a beggar, she's a fool?", exclaimed Jiuzui.

Xuan Yi looked at the woman and asked, "Xiao Yu, what's going on?"

Xiao Yu raised his eyes slightly and glanced at the woman, and said to Xuan Yi: Childe, it's like this, I saw a group of gangsters bullying her on the way through Pingling County, so I stepped forward to disperse the group of gangsters, and then asked her name, where is it, she will only smirk. I wanted to leave some money for her, but I was afraid that those villains would come again, and besides, such a stupid woman, alone, and if she met other wicked people, she would have no way to ask for help, so I brought her with me.

Xuan Yi nodded thoughtfully after listening, and said in a deep voice: Well, it seems that he is also a poor person, maybe because he is stupid, separated from his family or abandoned by his family.

Xiao Yu stared slightly, shook his head and said: I thought the same way, but in the past two days, I found that she often read in her dreams: Fuzhou City, sue the official...

"Fuzhou City, sue the official... , Xuan Yi and Qi Shan read at the same time, and couldn't help frowning.

"Brother Xuanyi, since that's the case, let's leave him first."

"Okay... , Xuanyi took the lead when he was drunk and wanted to refuse.

Qi Shan raised her eyebrows and glanced at Jiu Zui, and then smiled: Then I'll take her to freshen up first.

Xuanyi nodded and said softly: Go ahead.

After Ji Shan left with the woman, the suspense immediately turned to Jiu Zui and explained: You are a doctor, you can go over and see if she is in good health.

Before Jiu Zui could open his mouth to veto, he saw that Tianyou continued to turn to Xiao Yu and ordered: Xiao Yu, you come to my room, I have something to ask you.

Looking at the backs of the two of them leaving one after the other, Jiu Drunk roared angrily: If you let people stay, stay, let me go to see her and I'll go, hmph, I forgot who is in charge here.

"Xiao Yu, what's going on with the draft?", as soon as he entered the room, Xuan Yi couldn't wait to ask.

Xiao Yu looked at Xuan Yi in surprise, and said respectfully: Isn't this matter suppressed, how can you know about it?

"Hold it down? Is this true?", Xuan Yi held his hands behind him, his eyes blazing.

Xiao Yu nodded and said: Just two months ago, some ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee asked you to draft immediately to fill the harem in the name of Gongzi's past the year of Guanyu.

Xuan Yi lifted his robe, sat on the glazed wooden chair, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said lightly: These old foxes, one by one, said that they were for the good of the country and for the sake of me, but they all hid their own selfishness.

Xiao Yu smiled faintly and said: Yes, I have checked, these ministers, their daughters are basically just at the age of being out of the cabinet.

Xuan Yi habitually stroked the hair on his chest, and said with a smile: They are so thoughtful, who can not know, by the way, you just said that this matter has been suppressed, how did you do it.

Xiao Yu took out an uncovered jade seal from his arms, handed it to Xuan Yi, and said: Later, I discussed with Prime Minister Gu Cheng and Li Lao, and I had to make this decision as a last resort.

Xuan Yi took it, lowered his eyebrows, skimmed it, was quite surprised, and asked: They agreed?