Zen Meditation Temple.

Yansheng bumped into Su Yan and came angrily, knowing that this was Xingshi's questioning, so he didn't stop it, and withdrew from the courtyard to guard.

Zuo Qing stood under the window with a small stove, there was no trace of abnormality on his face, he just stared at Su Yan, until Su Yan asked him about Changsun Xi, then he hooked the corners of his mouth, and smiled with mockery: "You are a jealous and hateful person, when will you learn from those Confucianisms and repay your grievances with virtue?" ”

Su Yan was full of anger at this time, and just wanted to ask clearly: "Eldest Sun Xi raised white-faced students, did you spread the news of visiting the Qinglou?" Her white-faced students went to the eldest grandson's house to cry, and they were also bought by you, right? Your purpose is to want the showdown in Changsun Xi's hand, and you want to investigate the dark market! ”

"How so?"

"You've been to the Dark Market, I saw it! You shouldn't be looking for someone, let alone doing business, but secretly investigating, but you haven't moved for so long, it seems that you can't get evidence in the dark market in the name of Murphy Yoshiko. But you found out that Changsun Xi had sold maids in the dark market, so you kept an eye on her until you caught the handle. The reason why you spread the news and made everyone know is that firstly, it is to turn Murphy and the eldest grandson family against each other, and secondly, to take this opportunity to force Changsun Xi to hand over the showdown, so that you can find someone to replace her and sneak into the dark market and investigate deeply! ”

Zuo Qing smiled and said, "I'm just passing by, you can think of such a complicated thing." ”

"If I didn't know what you and Xilou were doing, I wouldn't have thought of it so much, but I know that it was you who naturally came to mind first. But is it too vicious to bury a woman's reputation for the sake of investigation? ”

"Vicious?" Zuo Qing looked at her in surprise. After being silent for a moment, he forcibly held back the anger in his chest and said, "If you don't do this, if you want to picket corrupt officials and corrupt officials, it is difficult to climb to the sky, do you know how cautious those people are, do you think they are all as stupid as Yin Zhuo and Ji Yu?" ”

"You're a strong word! Changsun Xi is hateful, but you shouldn't use such a method to deal with her, don't you become the same person as her by doing this! ”

Zuo Qing slowly approached her, perhaps because of the strong suppression of anger, her whole body trembled slightly, and her face was bloodless. He pushed her away and passed her, "If you come back tomorrow morning, I'll give you an explanation." ”

Su Yan looked at his back in disappointment, remembering that in the inn in Kuaifeng Town, they used to be like best friends, and now, every step is calculating.

Yan Sheng hurried in from outside the Zen Meditation Monastery to report: "They have set off, as expected by the adults, the eldest grandson Xun personally escorted them. ”

"Guards?"

"There are four, all of them are Changsun Xun's personal guards, and the eldest grandson's family has not sent anyone."

Zuo Qing got up and walked outside the door, looked at the gradually darkening sky, and sighed heavily: "This year has not been good at all, it has been snowing heavily for days, and Jiangnan should be very cold." ”

Yansheng asked him, "Do you want to leave immediately or ......?"

"Bring more people to follow secretly, and then go and prepare some silver taels, so as not to be discovered."

"Yes."

If the cold night of the water is still prosperous, the street scene is lively, the crowds are crowded, and the restaurants and tea shops are like a market, not to mention the Goolan Tile House, the warbler and the swallow.

On the towering castle tower, the guards are condescending, and they can see the whole of Kyoto, but all this has nothing to do with them, those prosperity and extravagance belong only to the powerful, and the only thing they have to do with it is probably the snow.

As the night deepened, in the white expanse, Zuo Qing was wrapped in a cloak, revealing only a pair of satin boots, standing beside the stone monument not far from the city gate, looking thoughtfully at the end of the road under his feet. Yansheng glanced at him from time to time, and said in his heart: The master in charge has been watching this road for half an hour, and I really don't know what he is thinking. I was bored, so I asked him, "Mr. Su should be very angry, have you figured out how to coax him?" ”

Zuo Qing glanced at him: "You are positive, or you can buy some delicious food to coax her." ”

Yansheng seemed to have eaten a hot potato, and jumped to his feet: "How can I be rich!" My salary is not enough for her to eat, you please. ”

Zuo Qing smiled narrowly: "I see that you usually cheat her, but now you are reluctant?" ”

Yansheng puffed out his cheeks, looking like a bullied little daughter-in-law.

A carriage staggered from inside the city gate, Yansheng stood in front, first Zuo Qing saw it, immediately accepted it and said with a smile: "My lord, they are here." ”

Zuo Qing didn't react, just waited quietly.

The carriage slowly stopped in front of the stone monument, Changsun Xun poked his head out, saw that it was Zuo Qing, and immediately got out of the car. ”

Zuo Qing took a step forward and arched his hand: "Lord Eldest Sun is polite, the lower official is only the manager of the academy, although he has an official position, he can't enter the temple, he can't discuss state affairs with the ministers, what he can do is to manage the academy." ”

"The left head is too modest, the position of head of the academy is a position that many people can't ask for, you can sit for so many years, how many people envy it!"

"Xiaguan is just lucky, don't make fun of it. To get back to the point, Xia Guan had an important matter when he came this time. ”

"What?"

"Eldest grandson."

"If the left is in charge, how can the official not understand."

Changsun Xun instantly became vigilant, holding the carriage with one hand, and was about to jump on it and escape from this place at any time. Zuo Qing had already expected him to be like this, so he hurriedly reassured: "Lord Eldest Sun doesn't need to panic, the lower officials really want to help, do you think, when have I ever hurt someone?" Over the years in the college, everyone's opinion of me has always been good. ”

Not bad? Changsun Xun smiled coldly in his heart, you are a person cultivated by Mo Fei, a strategist chosen by thousands of people! Your city is like a deep pool under the unfathomable peaks, and the devil knows how many people you have secretly harmed for Murphy!

Changsun Xun suppressed his fear and said to him, "What do you want to bring to me, Lord Mo?" ”

"My lord misunderstood, this time I came purely out of personal reasons, and it has nothing to do with my father-in-law. I'm just trying to help you, that's all. ”

"But now that it's come to this, how can we help? Now I can only go to Chu State to avoid the limelight for a while, and ...... in the future In the future, I can only stay there and find a family business. "Changsun Xun was both melancholy and resentful in his heart, it didn't matter what fate he ended up, he just took pity on his niece and daughter, and ruined his future at a young age!

The eldest grandson Xi in the carriage suddenly sobbed in a low voice, and the eldest grandson Xun suddenly became confused, and Zuo Qing comforted: "If the water is changing and there is danger everywhere, it is not as comfortable as the Chu State, and it may not be a good destination." It's just that why don't you send more people to escort you? ”

Changsun Xun sighed: "I'm not afraid to make you laugh when I say it, her grandfather loved her the most, but now because of this matter, he hates her very much, and he has issued an order that no one is allowed to interfere, so I can only send a few cronies from the military department to escort me." ”

"If the adults don't dislike it, there are a few capable people here in Xiaguan, who have good martial arts skills, and they are also strict-mouthed, so it is better to give it to the eldest grandson girl, and it can be regarded as a guarantee in Chu State."

Zuo Qing didn't have pity for what happened to them, he just pretended to care. But Changsun Xun was grateful when he heard it, and hurriedly thanked him.

Zuo Qing changed his words and said to him: "The adults have no children, and they regard the eldest grandson girl as their own, but because of the son of the Mo family, her reputation in Ruoshui has been ruined, don't you want to be angry for her?" ”

Changsun Xun looked at Zuo Qing in shock, and it took a while to react, "Zuo Zhang's matter is........."

"You don't have to worry about the affairs of the lower officials. Adults should be worried about the future of the eldest grandchild. ”

Changsun Xun asked: "......What do you mean?"

"At the beginning, the two families got married and had a harmonious relationship, and you did things for Lord Mo, you and the eldest grandson girl must have known some secrets of Lord Mo, but now that the relationship between the two families is completely broken, and at this time, you and the eldest grandson girl went to Chu State together, will Lord Mo rest assured of you? Won't he think you're absconding? According to his methods, it is better to kill by mistake than to spare a person who may be in danger of falling into his situation. ”

Changsun Xun clenched his fists, but he kept hesitating, Changsun Xi got out of the carriage, grabbed Changsun Xun's hand tightly, and shook his head at him. Changsun Xun patted her shoulder comfortingly, turned his head and asked Zuo Qing: "What you said, but is it true?" ”

"I only want my things, and after the deed is completed, I will leave all the dead soldiers to protect the eldest grandson girl and you all the way south, and stay in the Chu country until Ruoshui is peaceful."

Changsun Xun looked at his niece beside him, and finally relented: "What do you want?" ”

In the night, only the lanterns on the carriage illuminated the surroundings, and the shaking light flashed on the faces of the two people, flickering and dimming, which looked a little terrifying. Changsun Xun was hurt by Guang Huang's eyes, and in addition to the sound of the wind, only Zuo Qing's almost emotionless voice was heard.

Tell me all about the gold mine......

Gold mine?!

Changsun Xun didn't expect Zuo Qing to ask him about the gold mine, he always thought that Zuo Qing knew...... It seems that Murphy is treacherous and cunning, and does not regard Zuo Qing as his own son!

However, he couldn't figure out why Zuo Qing betrayed, Murphy knew his good capital, and even if he hid something, he was already many times happier than that song Yiyan. What puzzled him even more was how Murphy knew about the gold mines, since he had never told him about the gold mines.

Changsun Xun was so frightened in his heart that he didn't dare to tell the truth, but asked him tentatively, "What gold mine?" ”

Zuo Qing was very patient: "Presumably the lord knows Wu Shang, his account book remembers clearly, you are mining gold in Liangshan, but he only deals in weapons, and he knows nothing about gold mines, but you should be clear." ”

"This ......"

"At this point, still have illusions?" Zuo Qing curled his lips indifferently, "If you don't say it, you won't have a chance in the future." ”

Changsun Xun's legs were paralyzed, and he looked at the person standing in the flickering light and darkness in horror, and his heart was entangled for a long time, and finally he was defeated by reality. He said decadently: "Murphy found the gold mine in Liangshan, it was seven years ago, at first I helped him deal with the gold mine, mainly to escort him out of the country, but he didn't let me see the specific location, only asked me to prepare the convoy and wait in Liangshan." Liangshan is so big, I don't know where it's hiding! I don't know more than Wu Shang, Murphy is so suspicious that even you can't get close to his secrets, let alone me? There is no end to the labyrinthine mountains around Liangshan, and if you don't have a clear direction, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack. ”

"Any instructions?"

Changsun Xun smiled bitterly: "What instructions can there be, Murphy is hiding too deeply, even if someone knows, it is a dead soldier who has followed him for many years and sold his life, do you think they can tell you?" When you do get close to the gold mine, you must not be far from hell. ”

Zuo Qing said: "Although Liangshan is big, it also has an end, if there is really no exact location, I have enough time to dig it out." ”

Eldest Sun Xun sneered: "Your every move can't escape Murphy's eyes, how do you move?" Even if you send someone there, as long as that person enters Liangshan, he will enter his sphere of influence, not to mention finding gold mines, it will be difficult to draw a sword! ”

Zuo Qing suddenly remembered that when he first arrived in Liangshan and met with the West Building that day, there were always a few pedestrians with abnormal expressions outside the inn, those should be the dead soldiers planted by Murphy there, at that time he thought it was just the person sent by Murphy to capture Wei Zhen, but now it seems that it is to guard the gold mine!

"Don't worry about me, I have my own way." Zuo Qing turned around, walked into the light source, and said to Changsun Xi, "Please also ask Miss Changsun to do me a small favor." ”

Changsun Xi took a step back vigilantly, hid behind his uncle, and asked in a low voice, "What do you want me to do?" ”

"The showdown in the dark market, presumably the girl has it with her, it's useless for you, it's better to give it to me, it can still play some role."

"Showdown? You, how do you know?! After Changsun Xi glanced at Zuo Qing in a panic, he immediately hid back.

"The eldest grandson girl went to the Chu State, and a showdown will only cause trouble, I will help you deal with it, it is good for you and the eldest grandson's family."

Changsun Xun didn't seem to know that his niece still had this thing, so his face turned pale with fright, and he scolded her: "As a woman, you don't keep your duty, don't hand it over quickly!" ”

The eldest grandson Xi no longer had the edge he had at this time, and his uncle gave an order, so he could only serve it with both hands. Changsun Xun immediately changed his face, and asked Zuo Qing with a smile to dispose of this thing.

Before leaving, Zuo Qing said to Changsun Xun again: "General Yu Chengfeng, a friend of Lord Changsun, serves in the border city, you haven't seen you for a long time, you must miss it very much. It's rare to leave Ruoshui this time, so it's better to take a detour to the border city, and ask General Yu to go to Chu with you for a while. ”

Changsun Xun immediately understood what he meant, and nodded again and again: "Don't worry, Chengfeng and I have known each other since childhood, and the most important thing is to listen to me, I will definitely support him, but ...... What should he do if his subordinates asked? ”

"Let's just say, if you leave for a while, you don't need to explain more."

"Okay."

As the night wore on, two carriages headed in opposite directions, one heading south and the other back to Kyoto.

Zuo Qing lifted the corner of the curtain and poked his head out, quietly looking at the snowy scene flying by outside Beijing.

The cold will eventually pass, and everything will be clear.

The next day, the snow stopped, and Su Yan arrived as promised, wrapped in a cloak of fox fur, and Ah Yan behind him was still yawning.

She stopped outside the courtyard gate and did not enter.

Yansheng came out of it and looked back at the figure inside from time to time. Ah Yu stood on tiptoe to look behind him, and couldn't help asking, "Your adults didn't see us go in, so they really didn't come out?" ”

Yansheng seems to be angry, and he doesn't give face when he speaks, "Your husband has such a big temper, he doesn't ask the reason for it, he just splits his head and covers his face, is my adult crazy, and he wants to be scolded again?" ”

Ah Yan naturally defended his master, of course, he had to argue with him about right and wrong, and immediately rolled up his sleeves with his throat. Yansheng didn't want to waste time with her, so he could only beg for mercy, so he had the opportunity to report to Su Yan: "My family has sent someone to escort the eldest grandson back to her hometown, and the matter about the eldest grandson will try my best to calm down." In the future, the eldest grandson girl will live peacefully in her hometown, and she will never encounter danger again in this life. In fact, Mr. Su also knew that the eldest grandson girl had made too many enemies in Kyoto, and it was also the best ending to go to Chu State. Although the eldest grandson Xi was exposed for the showdown, there was really no other way at that time. Dark market investigations are harder than ever to start, and with the showdown, adults have a chance to dive into the secrets inside! ”

Su Yan naturally knew these truths, and what she was angry about was just Zuo Qing's means. The Zuo Qing who once rescued her in Kuaifeng Town, the young man who once found a way to sell herbs in the Qinglou for her, was so kind and peaceful, but now he seems to be a different person, and people don't know him at all!

Or, he just hid his yin side, but he had to disguise himself under the fence.

However, only in this way can he survive in this Shura-like Kyoto, in the final analysis, he lives too smoothly and does not understand the sinister hearts of people.

"Tell your lord, I'll come back another day." Su Yan was not in the mood to see Zuo Qing again, and turned around to leave, but Yansheng blocked the way, with a serious face, and judged Fang Cai as if they were two people.

"Mr. Su, let me tell you the truth, my lord... It's not a deliberate attempt to alienate your ...... He has a hard time. Yansheng really can't stand it, and the relationship between these two people is getting more and more separated.

Su Yan felt funny, not on purpose, could it still be a last resort?

I didn't want to talk nonsense with it, but I still couldn't help my curiosity, "What's the pain?" ”

"Mr. Su, do you remember when you were in Chu State, how did my family treat you?"

Su Yan remembered the days in Kuaifeng Town, but now he felt ironic.

"An adult is not a ruthless person, he is just in the whirlpool, and he can't do what he wants." Yan Sheng tried his best to explain.

"What do you mean?"

"I can only say that what the adults are doing is full of difficulties and dangers, and they don't really want to push you to the West Building, it's just that they have a long relationship, and he has no chance."

"No chance? What did Zuo Qing say? ”

Su Yan thought that Zuo Qing was really in love, she thought that he had affection for her, but Yan Sheng's evasive eyes made her understand that these words were just Yan Sheng's self-righteousness. After all, Zuo Qing is the cold person who can abandon everything by unscrupulous means for the sake of the end!

Ah Yu listened to his sophistry, he was angry and hateful, and choked: "What's the use of saying this, my husband has made a lifelong agreement with the master, what does it mean that your lord came out at this time, do you want to intervene sideways and give birth to some right and wrong?!" ”

"Ahh Su Yan drank her loudly, watching Ah Yu come out for her, and finally felt a little comforted in his heart, but thinking that Zuo Qing was not as good as Ah Yan, he felt desolate, and his emotions had nowhere to vent, so he simply sprinkled it all on Yan Sheng: "Do you think I don't know his concerns, I gave him a chance, but he doesn't want it, since he doesn't care, why should I hang myself here!" ”

Yansheng always thought that Su Yan didn't know this, so he had a grudge against adults, but ...... She knows it all!

It turns out that what adults think is good for her is cowardly and uncherished in her eyes. He even blamed himself a little, if he could persuade the adults more at the beginning, maybe he wouldn't have given Xilou a chance to take advantage of it now. He lowered his head, not knowing what to say, as if one more word he said would become a handful of salt sprinkled on the wound.

Su Yanfang was a little resentful when he said just now, but at this time, his anger subsided, and his tone softened a lot: "Yansheng, I am very grateful for what you said to me today, you are a loyal person, but many times, you can't change the mind of your family." It's come to this point, it's impossible to start over, and I don't have the strength to do it," Su Yan sighed weakly, "In this Ruoshui City, it's not just that he has something unspeakable, it's just that he's too cowardly!" ”

With that, he turned around and left the meditation temple.

Watching Su Yan leave, Yan Sheng felt an indescribable bitterness in his heart, and finally turned into a sigh.

Yansheng returned to report to Zuo Qing, and the person in front of him slightly picked up the corners of his mouth, and then instantly drooped. Yan Sheng couldn't bear it, but he still reminded carefully: "Since it is irretrievable, adults should take care of themselves." ”

Zuo Qing was silent for a moment before he said slowly: It's okay.

Yan Sheng didn't know how many times he had sighed in his heart, and suddenly found that he had been really sentimental recently! After returning to the ceremony, he was about to leave, Zuo Qing suddenly stopped him, "Is there anyone trustworthy over there in Liangshan?" ”

Yansheng thought for a while and said to him: "There is one who has become a family and has always been in contact with the master, but this person has no strength, I'm afraid it will ......."

"The person approved by the West Building naturally has his usefulness, you send someone to tell him, find a way to sneak into the Liangshan Mansion, and wait for me to tell you what to do."

Yansheng didn't ask much, only said: Yes.