Xu Rong saw Xu Qingyang's unknown appearance, and said with a smile,

"Stupid, naturally you can get out of the house. Calculate carefully, the little aunt will give birth next summer, and Qingqing can follow your third brother to visit. Calculate the distance, after the princess's wedding, you will have the most suitable journey. ”

"Really!"

Xu Qingyang's face was surprised and impatient, and when he saw Xu Rong nodding, his heart was full of joy.

"Third brother, you are so good, then I have to prepare gifts and things in advance."

"Don't worry, just prepare in the winter. In addition, the father meant that the world sacrifice might also follow. ”

After speaking, Xu Rong silently looked at Xu Qingyang's expression. As expected, the little girl's face immediately showed a slight redness.

Holding back the excitement in his heart, Xu Qingyang pretended to be calm,

"Our two families have a friendship, and it is not unreasonable for the world to dedicate it."

Xu Rong laughed, "The little girl can't hide her thoughts." However, Shixian's child is not bad, and our two families are also considered to be a good match, and it would be a good choice if he could be a brother-in-law. ”

Without waiting for Xu Qingyang to refute anything, the carriage slowly stopped, and Shuncai's voice came,

"Childe, it's here."

Xu Rong lifted the curtain and looked at it, and said, "Go ahead, I'll pick you up later." ”

Xu Qingyang got out of the car, Mo'er and Mingqi followed behind him, and walked into the drunken fragrance house.

After watching Xu Qingyang enter safely, Xu Rong changed horses and went to Qi Mansion with Shuncai.

Qi Bin, the secretary of the Duzhi Shangshu, was a civil official who followed the previous Duzhi Shangshu when the emperor was there. After Xiao Ding joined Jiankang that year, Qi Bin directly exposed the corruption of his predecessor Du Zhishangshu, and presented the physical evidence accumulated over the years one by one.

This is also the first embezzlement case handled by Xiao Ding after registration, totaling 1,300 taels of silver, two boxes of jewelry, and 800 taels of gold.

This kind of behavior of guarding and stealing has caused countless times in the world, and by the way, other corrupt officials have also been found out.

For Xiao Ding, this money is like pie in the sky, filling the treasury to the brim.

In the end, Xiao Ding beheaded his predecessor Duzhi Shangshu and appointed Qi Bin as Duzhi Shangshu. During Qi Bin's reign, the treasury was fuller than before, the system was orderly, and his reputation was always very good.

Therefore, Xu Rong believed that Qi Bin was not involved in the whole thing, otherwise Cai Min would not have done it secretly, and it took so much effort to embezzle more than 90 taels a year.

After the little guy at the door reported to Qi Bin, he took Xu Rong in.

Qi Bin was not from a wealthy family, and when he was young, he was recommended to Jiankang by local pedants in Wuling.

Therefore, he has been an official for more than ten years, and he is honest and honest, and the decoration of his mansion is very ordinary.

As far as the eye can see, there are no precious flowers and plants, and even the decoration of the house is very ordinary. Qi Bin is a few years older than Xu Ling, and his two sons are training in other provinces, and he has never used his authority to let his sons stay in Jiankang to enjoy happiness.

Hearing that Xu Rong was coming, Qi Bin specially put down his official duties and went out to greet him in person.

"Master Qi, please come out in person."

Seeing Qi Bin personally come out to greet him, Xu Rong stepped forward quickly.

Qi Bin said with a smile, "You, Yu Linlang, actually have time to come to the cold house, so naturally you have to go out to greet you." Last time, the errand was done well, and His Majesty praised you in the court. ”

"It was also taught well by Master Li, and I learned a lot by following him."

"Yes, I know Entu Bao, Li Zhang has a student like you, and his face will go to heaven."

The two walked into the house, Xu Rong originally thought about the rhetoric all the way, but when he saw Qi Bin, he didn't know where to start. Suddenly regretted a little, at that time, he shouldn't have felt that these little things couldn't trouble Xu Ling.

As if seeing that Xu Rong had some scruples, Qi Bin slowly spoke,

"Have you brought all the stuff?"

Xu Rong was stunned for a moment, looking at Qi Bin's breezy appearance, it seemed that he already knew everything,

"Yes, I brought the account book that Wei Lin found, and the confession is not ready yet."

As he spoke, Xu Rong personally put the account book in front of Qi Bin.

"Cai Min, it's my subordinate, he has this kind of thing, I can't escape the blame. There is no need to prepare a confession, and I will report it to Your Majesty tomorrow morning. ”

Seeing that Qi Bin had thought about the rest of the matter, Xu Rong suddenly felt that there was no point in his coming. Just about to find a reason to leave, I heard Qi Bin continue,

"I have some friendship with your father, and if I talk about it, I can be regarded as your elder. Let me say more, you, Yu Linlang, have just taken office, and you are responsible for the security of the city, and this matter really has nothing to do with you. I won't mention your name in the court tomorrow, do you understand the key? ”

Xu Rong stood up and saluted, "Thank you, Lord Li." ”

"Sit down, sit down. In fact, I have already seen the signs of this matter, so I transferred Cai Min away so that I could start investigating. First, he is not bad in nature, I can rest assured that I am by your eldest brother's side. Second, the job of a tax collector should also be replaced. ”

"So you chose Wei Lin?"

Qi Bin nodded, "I don't know this person well, it's Lord Xiao, ah, it should be called General Xiao." He told me that he could choose a military attache for this position, which was also the fulfillment of His Majesty's original intention of wanting to be friendly with civil and military affairs, so he chose Wei Lin. ”

The truth was revealed, Xu Rong remembered Wei Lin's temperament, thinking that he originally thought he was doing a good job.

"The eyes of adults are like torches, and the younger generations have learned it."

The two chatted casually about something else, and Xu Rong found an excuse to leave.

Drunken Xiang was inside, and Xu Qingyang followed the flower slave to take care of the flowers and plants. Seeing the discarded flowers on the side, Xu Qingyang asked Ming Qi to go and get a bottle.

Xu Qingyang picked among the discarded flowers, selected several different kinds of flowers, and inserted them in the bottle in turn.

Ming Qi looked at Xu Qingyang, and complex emotions rose in his heart. He is like these abandoned flowers, it is Xu Qingyang who put himself in Xu's white and flawless bottle, so that he has now walking in the sun.

"The girl is really a bodhisattva."

Xu Qingyang raised his head, and Ming Qi turned his back to the sun, making it impossible to see his face clearly. Then he turned his gaze and noticed the clothes he was wearing.

"Sister Lan Xin is really ingenious, and this dress made for you fits so well."

Speaking of Xiao Lanxin, somehow, Ming Qi's heart suddenly fluttered. Thinking of Xiao Lanxin's face, Ming Qi's Adam's apple rolled uncontrollably.

"Miss Xiao, she is very ingenious."

Xu Qingyang smiled slightly, "Yes, I will go to the chrysanthemum banquet in the Prime Minister's Mansion in a few days, you can join me." Last time, I sent someone to ask Sister Lan Xin if she wanted to go, but she asked you. ”

Worried that Xu Qingyang would think too much, Ming Qi immediately expressed his determination, "Miss Xiao's subordinates are just because last time, no matter how good Miss Xiao is to her subordinates, her subordinates will not turn their backs on the girl." ”

Looking at Ming Qi's panicked appearance, Xu Qingyang couldn't help laughing,

"What are you doing, Sister Lanxin and I are good friends, this is our own friendship. You and Sister Lan Xin also have a friendship, so you can't turn your back on it. ”

Suddenly, Ming Qi remembered Xiao Lan's sometimes lonely appearance,

"Perhaps, Miss Xiao thinks that we have a very similar place."

"Huh?"

Xu Qingyang looked at the bouquet in his hand, but didn't understand what Ming Qi meant,

"The subordinates are saying that Miss Xiao and I are both people who live in the dark. It's just that I have a girl, Miss Xiao, and my subordinates want him to come out too. ”

Xu Qingyang heard Ming Qi's words clearly this time, so he raised his hand and raised the bottle in his hand,

"Is it pretty?"

Ming Qi looked carefully, the cyan bottle was filled with flowers of various colors. The flowers have their own next time, but they don't look repulsive.

"Beautiful."

"Yes, a flawed flower can bloom with its own beauty."

Xu Qingyang's voice was soft, but there was a force that rushed into Ming Qi's chest. Just like in the past, Xu Qingyang called him out of hiding again and again, and let him follow her openly.

"Then Miss Xiao, do you also see beauty one day?"

"Of course, who says beauty has to be colorful?"

The sun-lit bottle glows slightly, and the incomplete flowers face the sunlight with their intact side, blooming to their heart's content.

Red pennants waved in the air, and men on horseback shouted,

"The military situation in the Northern Desert is different, I want to see the prince! The military situation in the Northern Desert is different, ask to see the prince! ”

Pei Yunan, who was in the military tent, walked out and saw a person holding a banner high and coming towards him.

When he came to Pei Yunan, the messenger soldier tightened the reins, and the horse was in pain, and he looked up to the sky with a long roar.

I didn't dare to delay, but I saw the soldiers shouting while dismounting,

"The situation of the Northern Desert army is different, 10,000 enemy troops are the first to attack, and the number of reinforcements is not yet known!"

Pei Yunan frowned, "Hmph, a good soldier is not tired of cheating." Order, pull out the camp support. ”

"Yes!"

Xu Jian and Xiao Congbing went to inspect in two ways, and found traces halfway through.

Seeing Xu Jian stretching out his hand to stop, everyone immediately stopped, not daring to make a sound.

Shun Cai looked at Xu Jian and saw that he had picked up a broken leaf from the ground, with drops of blood sticking to it.

"Childe, this blood seems to be splattered."

Xu Jian nodded, "That's right, but it's not like human blood." Let's be careful, let's go and see. ”

The crowd was on guard against the movement around them, and they were moving slowly.

Suddenly, a roar broke the silence in the forest, and everyone looked around vigilantly. At this time, a Western Xia soldier said,

"Don't be afraid, this is a beast of the woods. There are some tigers and leopards in this forest, probably foraging for food. ”

Only then did everyone relax and collectively breathe a sigh of relief. But Xu Jian shook his head,

"It's not like a wild beast foraging for food, if it's a wild beast, there should be traces of a fight around. Be vigilant and walk ahead to see what's going on. ”

In the depths of the woods, birds chirp and insects squeak. Just when everyone was looking for no result and relaxed their vigilance, they suddenly heard movement ahead.

Everyone followed Xu Jian's footsteps, moved forward little by little, and saw a very disgusting scene, so they immediately covered their mouths.

In front of me, there was an open space. Hundreds of Northern Desert soldiers sat together, and in the middle of them was a beast that had been disemboweled.

From deer and wild boars to rabbits and pheasants.

Their fur had been cut off and thrown aside, and a hill had been piled up, and their heads had been cut off, and some of them had not even closed their eyes, and they were thrown aside, and a swarm of small insects and flies were flying on them.

The soldiers of the Northern Desert took the dagger, cut off a piece of the bloody flesh, and put it in their mouths without frowning. A soldier threw the white bones in his hand aside, also with a calm face.

Hundreds of people, but no one made a sound, and Xu Jian and the others couldn't help but vomit just by looking at it.

No one knows how long they have been like this, but seeing the Northern Desert Army like this, Xu Jian became more and more aware of the terrible nature of the Northern Desert. It turned out that Pei Jiancheng saw the abnormal movement in the forest, maybe they were catching wild beasts, so that the wild boars would flee in all directions.

If it weren't for Zhao Liang's thoughtfulness, I was afraid that this battle would be lost.

Shuncai forcibly resisted the feeling of nausea, "Childe, what should we do?" ”

Xu Jian motioned for everyone to retreat, and after making sure that they would not be discovered, he took out a map and marked the location of the Northern Desert Army.

"Go back to the main camp first, and then make a decision after talking to General Zhao."