The county guard of Anhua County is located in the east of the city, and the long street where it is located is a bluestone road, which runs through the north and south, and is called Fu Street by the locals.

Opposite the county guard house is a large square, there are bulletin boards on it, and various notices are pasted on top of each other, but few people will take the initiative to come here to see the notices, so the section in front of the county guard house on the main street has become the quietest and solemn place in Anhua County.

Qi Junshou is fifty and six this year, not tall or short, well-proportioned, with a very beautiful white beard, privately favorite to wear no ornamented muslin straight jacket, daily will set up a seat in the courtyard, sit cross-legged, make tea and play chess, read the scriptures and participate in Zen, because of such elegance, so he is not in a hurry, not in a hurry.

The Qi county guard family has a wife and three concubines, four sons and two daughters, except for the fourth son Qi Yun and the youngest daughter Qi Xiaoniang, all of whom are married and have also held positions in the court.

In short, Qi Junshou has a noble character, a harmonious family, even if he is an official, he still has the hermit style of a plum wife and crane, even if the youngest daughter goes home crying, the youngest son is even more gloomy and wants to kill, he still looks at the chessboard calmly, and does not raise his eyes much.

It wasn't until Qi Yun knelt down opposite him that he asked:

"Suffered?"

Qi Yun told Fang Cai about it, and said angrily: "...... Thousand Days Red and Black Wind were requisitioned by Xue Zhen. ”

Qi Junshou was not angry at all, he only held the white son in his hand and looked at the chessboard, and after a while, he handed the white son in his hand to his son and asked:

"Where is this son?"

Qi Yun didn't have his father's cultivation skills, but he couldn't be disobedient, so he had to take the white child, staring at the chessboard in a daze, and didn't fall for a long time.

The anger in his heart is so great that the house can be lit, where can he still have the leisure to ponder chess? After thinking patiently for a long time, he had to hand the chess pieces back to Qi Junshou and said respectfully:

"I don't know, I still ask my father for advice."

Qi Junshou took back the chess pieces with a smile, brushed his gray beard, and landed the chess pieces on the right side of the chessboard.

is a very ordinary move, so usually that Qi Yun thought about six moves back, but he didn't see any subtlety in this move.

can't even be called idle chess, it's clearly a waste.

This search made him forget his anger, and instead pondered the intention of his father's move.

Qi Junshou pushed the black chess box to Qi Yun.

Qi Yun immediately began to fall.

As the father and son played against each other, Qi Yun's anger gradually dissipated, and he began to focus on this game of chess.

But in the end, he lost three and a half sons, and he still didn't understand what that son was for.

He raised his eyes suspiciously, looked at Qi Junshou, and said sincerely: "Please also ask my father for advice." ”

Qi Junshou smiled and nodded at the white seed: "Shuang'an, you care too much about this move." It's useless, but it's because you're playing against you, so this one is useful. The more you pay attention to it, the faster you will lose. ”

He said, let Qi Yun return the chess pieces to before the two of them played, and then he got to the point:

"Mo said that Xue Zhen brought his wife to Anhua County, even if he brought his own mother, Xiaohui County Lord, will it be different for everything and for us? Could he still let the female dependents come to our door and cry, make trouble and hang themselves? As for the two horses, heh, hundreds of thousands of acres of land have been lost, why do you care about two horses? You, who are biased and double-an, have drilled the tip of the horns, and have really been emotionally affected by a woman and two horses. ”

Qi Yun suddenly realized, and said ashamedly: "Dad is right, it's his son who is blind." ”

"Young people, you should be more impulsive," Qi Junshou gently educated his son, "The matter of cultivating qi, when you pass the year of establishment, it is not too late." ”

"My son just feels that today is a loss of his father's face." Qi Yun said frankly.

Qi Junshou waved his hand: "Stupid words, we were going to throw the mistake to Xue Zhen." Young man, there are more things in his hands, so that he can flutter, just like his father and brother, the limelight is very strong, and when there is a sound, it will not turn into ashes? ”

"Yes, my son understands," Qi Yun's anger faded, and there was a smile on his face again, "It's just that my little sister is going to go out with me today, and my son's rough skin and thick flesh can still spit on his face, but this is the first time she has suffered such a loss." ”

"Daughter's family, it's a good thing to suffer, if our daughter can be as rough and thick as her son, she will have no worries as a father." Qi Jun Shou said earnestly.

"Wait for my son, I'll go and persuade my little sister." Qi Yun said, "In the future, my son will continue to do a good job according to his father and adults." ”

"Go ahead." Qi Junshou waved his hand, picked up a white piece again, and began to ponder the chess game.

It's just that when Qi Yun walked to Qi Xiaoniang's room, what came to mind was Li Yuejiao's face.

He is not very old, but he has seen too many beauties, such as Li Yuejiao's first-class beauty, and he has also seen one or two people.

It's just that compared to Li Yuejiao, they are a little worse.

He couldn't figure out where they were, and because of Qi Junshou's words, he began to think about what Li Yuejiao would be like when she cried, made trouble, and hanged herself.

Still can't think of it.

Oh, interesting.

When he arrived at the door of Qi Xiaoniang's courtyard, Qi Yunfang gathered his thoughts about Li Yuejiao's emotions, pushed the door and walked in......

*

At the other end of Fu Street, it is connected to the most prosperous north city of Anhua County, where there are many high-rise buildings, row of merchants, dignitaries, celebrities, and celebrities, which can often be seen.

Even the general's mansion in Xue Zhen was built in Beicheng, and half of the sergeants of the Zhenbei Army were stationed outside Beicheng.

However, seventy percent of these shops were opened by merchants of the Chen Kingdom.

It's a strange thing.

Outside the northern city is the border between the Jokhang and Chen countries, there are often frictions between the two sides, and the war is continuous, but Anhua County, the prosperous place in the largest city in northern Xinjiang, is still the closest place to the war.

And even in the North City, Tiangongqiao is still a special existence.

There are four floors of hollow-shaped buildings, each floor is carved beams and painted buildings, painted with gold and color, showing the wealth of the owner of this building.

For example, today's ingenious owner's surname Feng is Enmao, a side branch of the Feng family in the north, less than thirty years old, but the stomach is already the size of three people, the cake face is the cylinder body pillar legs, the favorite finger on weekdays, six or seven are worn on the fingers every day, and all kinds of gemstones are made.

"Inquiring about ingenuity?" At this moment, Feng Enmao sat on a sandalwood chair specially made for him, playing with a bloodstone wrench, and listened with great interest to his subordinates to report what happened on the street today.

It's just that he is a merchant after all, and he is a side branch of the family, so he can't know too secret things, so although he is happy to see the conflict between the county guard and Xue Zhen, what he cares about the most is still Li Yuejiao's actions.

"Can you see she's coming this way?"

"No, after General Xue took his wife to Anmin Hall to see the poor woman, the general returned to the Shuai's mansion, and the lady went home on her own." The inquiring subordinate said.

Proper motion? Listening to such affection, how can it be on its own?

"Can you send it away?"

"No, it was said that an angel had arrived in the capital, and the general was in a hurry when he returned home." Answering all questions you have.

That's it, Feng Enmao nodded, the Zhenbei General's Mansion sent a military report to Beijing every two days, and today's military report was the first review given to him by Yujing after Xue Zhen was stationed in Anhua County again, and Xue Zhen really valued it.

"Talking about the second uncle," Feng Enmao looked at an elderly man sitting beside him, and asked very respectfully, "What do you think of that lady's behavior?" ”

Uncle Tan, who was holding the teacup, had been listening quietly to the reply, and when he heard him ask, he put down the teacup and said, "I heard that Mrs. Li's mother's family is an excellent craftsman?" ”

"The descendants of Tang Mogong, when he came to Taizu, he designed a lot of things for Zhao when he was in Zhao County, and now many of the siege equipment used in the army are used by him to improve. It's just that his skills are not as good as Tang Gong, and he has never been enshrined in the court, but has run a clever pavilion in Beijing, and his reputation is not very obvious. However, Tang Gong's granddaughter, that is, Mrs. Li's mother, seems to be quite skilled, but it is a pity that the female generation died early, and did not leave any strange things. "Feng Enmao does a line of love, so he is very familiar with the affairs of the Tang family.

After listening to the conversation, he nodded, and said: "Then Mrs. Li is going to open a shop in our Anhua County, Tiangong will be clever in the future, I am afraid that there will be more competitors in the same industry." ”

"Open a shop?" Feng Enmao immediately had a feeling that he had been robbed of money, "Does Xue Zhen dare to compete with the people for profit?" ”

If Li Yuejiao heard him say this here, I was afraid that she would smack him on the spot.

What kind of "people" is a person who bullies and dominates the market with his back to a wealthy family?

Uncle Tan smiled: "100,000 acres of land have been contested, where is there still a line of business?" The seventh brother still reminded Feng Gong of this matter. ”

Feng Enmao thought for a while, put away the wrench in his hand, got up and said, "Let's talk about the second uncle and sit down, after the things over there are ready, let the little ones send you back." ”

After that, he instructed his subordinates: "Prepare the car, I want to go back to my home." Let people stare at Mrs. Li again, but if there is any wind and grass, they have to tell me. ”

"Yes," the subordinate immediately responded, and after thinking for a moment, he asked in a low voice, "Master, do you want to send someone in?" ”

“…… Don't alarm them yet, wait until I ask my family. Feng Enmao said as he walked.

*

This night, Li Yuejiao, who made at least the two wealthy families in the north sleep well, took off the hairpin ring, sat on the edge of the bed, and was holding her mother's codex in a daze.

After staying for a long time, the candle was condensed and became dim, but Li Yuejiao didn't pay attention to it, but continued to be in a daze.

Yamanodo.

A native of Yamano Village.

Yun Tuan came in, picked up the lantern with a hairpin, and said softly: "Miss is also tired today, let's sleep." ”

"Oh," Li Yuejiao agreed, not moving, "You should go to bed early." ”

"I'm not sleepy, I saw that Mrs. Chen today, I'm afraid I'm going to have nightmares." The clouds grumbled.

Li Yuejiao was amused by her, so she put away the codex and asked her: "You haven't suffered a loss, what's there to be angry about." ”

Yun Tuan pouted: "Did Miss really let her cooperate?" I still don't think my wife can do something like that, but I think that Mrs. Chen, if she gets the opportunity, it will definitely be bad for Miss. ”

Li Yuejiao shook her head and said softly: "No, it may have been before, but it won't be after today." ”

"Why?"

"Because," Li Yuejiao sighed lightly, lay on the bed, pulled the quilt over, and said softly, "The prince didn't stop me from suppressing her arrogance today." ”

Yun Tuan was unimpressed: "He should." ”

Li Yuejiao smiled and didn't speak again.

Where in the world is there anything that should be done?

If you have to calculate the severity, Chen Sanniang is more important to Xue Zhen than herself; Therefore, whether Chen Sanniang is sincere or not is more important to Xue Zhen.

Thinking about it this way, Xue Zhen's silence today should be to push the boat down the river and beat Chen Sanniang by himself, right?

"I'm so tired......," she muttered tiredly, "I'm tired of thinking about what people are thinking." ”

Especially someone like Xue Zhen who is full of calculations.

I really hope to find out about my mother's affairs as soon as possible, and then whether she lives or dies, she can completely stay away from him in order to get back to leisure.

The clouds stopped talking, but tucked the corners of the quilt for her and blew out the candles.