In the study, Lord Cao was reporting on state affairs, and the fourth master was flipping through the folds.

"The northeast mountain bandits are everywhere, and the power is getting bigger and bigger, and the day before yesterday, a batch of military rations from the imperial court passed through Bailong Mountain and was robbed, killing and wounding several people."

"Why did you report today? What about the place? What about the state and county capitals? Sending troops to suppress ah, robbing officials and plundering wealth is really against the sky. The fourth master was a little annoyed.

"The area around Bailong Mountain has always been a dead end, and the bandits there are kings of the mountain, and the local people have encircled and suppressed and negotiated peace many times, but they have not succeeded. Because they specialized in robbing passing officials and wealthy merchants, the people in the vicinity did not think so, and gradually the government ignored them. ”

"What are you talking about, you are here to rob officials and rich businessmen? After raising so many large and small officials, they can't even settle a mountain, a group of incompetent people, you go and tell them, if they can't be eliminated, they will be wiped out themselves, saving the waste of the Qing Dynasty's rations. The fourth master was furious.

"The minister knows what to do, please rest assured that the emperor will calm his anger." Lord Cao saw that he was a little abnormal, and he looked sullen. I want to exterminate the thieves can be big or small, and I can't act rashly, if it weren't for the cases of Jin Wuzhen and Cen Jiu in the Taihang Mountain in the past, it would not be so easy to subdue. Now that there is another place in Bailong Mountain, it is indeed not to be underestimated, and he needs to plan it carefully.

"Master Cao, let's play a game of chess with me." The fourth master got up and walked to the chess table to the side and sat down.

"Yes." Master Cao followed, wondering why he was not in a hurry to go to the other courtyard. Halfway through the chess game, he raised his eyes to look at the fourth master, and saw that his eyebrows were furrowed, his eyes wandered, and his playing speed was too fast, so he thought that he must have something difficult in his heart.

"Your Majesty, I have conceded it." He said after having a son.

"Again." The fourth master sorted out the chessboard and rearranged the chess pieces.

"Your Majesty, I have conceded again." It didn't take long for Lord Cao to win.

"Again." The fourth master still re-laid out the chess pieces.

"Your Majesty, I will concede it again." Lord Cao won again, and the fourth master threw the chess pieces into the chessboard, his face full of frustration.

"Your Majesty, today doesn't seem to be the day to play chess, it's better to go to the garden to watch the scenery and recuperate."

"Do you have to share your time if you want to play chess?"

"Back to the emperor, it's not chess, it's heart." Lord Cao deliberately accentuated the word "heart", and the fourth master was silent when he heard it.

"You brought the pillar for me."

"Yes, I obey." After Lord Cao finished speaking, he retreated.

After dinner, Haochen and Shen Fang led Meng'er to the hall and saw that everyone was there. She and the emperor looked at each other, they hadn't seen each other since the morning, and though she thought it strange in her heart, she thought it was the same way.

"I wanted to tell you that we have to go back tomorrow, and I've been bothering you for so long." Shen Fang said with a smile.

"Haochen is also here to thank the fourth master, Cao Shibo and everyone for their hospitality, I am not very grateful." Haochen saluted.

"Everyone is a friend, Zhou Gongzi doesn't have to be polite." The fourth master said that he glanced at Shen Fang and was very unhappy.

"Is this about to go? Stay a little longer, I'm really reluctant to let you go. Chunxi said as she touched Meng'er's little face.

"I still have some things to do, so I can't stay here longer. Mon'er wants to thank you too, doesn't she? Shen Fang pushed her.

"Yes. Meng'er thank you Uncle Siye, Grandpa Cao, Uncle Bao, Uncle Jia Liu, Aunt Chunxi, I will dance for everyone. She wore the local national costume, with bells on her hands and feet, and danced with a crisp sound, with the beat of everyone's hands, her little hands and feet danced with a posture, and her little face was full of innocent smiles. Shen Fang accompanied her and hummed a tune, with a strong maternal love in her eyes, which fascinated the fourth master, this was the first time he heard Shen Fang sing, and the first time he saw her Shu Xin's smile, just because of the child, not himself. What's going on? In front of her, he was so depressed that he wanted to be jealous of a child? At this time, their eyes met unexpectedly, and they hurriedly avoided it, but they were seen by Haochen on the side. So, he moved his eyes to Meng'er and watched her immature dance, which was very cute. Although they only got along for two days, he liked this child from the bottom of his heart, her smile seemed to have a strong attraction, tying him to the old man, he already had many children, but he never liked it like now, he was really reluctant to say that he wanted to separate, he clapped his hands and slapped his hands, and couldn't help but smile.

After the dance, everyone applauded, Meng'er shyly hid in Shen Fang's arms, Chunxi asked her to dance again, so she jumped up again, Chunxi learned her movements on the side, and Jia Liu also followed, causing everyone to laugh. At this time, an official came in and said a few words to Baozhu, and Baozhu passed it to the emperor again, and he nodded. Just as a room full of people were giggling, a black-clad masked man entered the villa and hid around the rockery, approaching them.

"Meng'er, today you have a blessing in everyone's eyes, go to the garden with Uncle Bao, there are good things for you to see."

"Okay, okay, look good." Meng'er shouted, and took the pillar by the hand and walked in the direction of the garden.

"It's fireworks from local officials, let's all go and see them." The fourth master led everyone to follow. Everyone came to the garden, there were large and small fireworks in the open space in front of them, and an official stepped forward to light them, and one after another fireworks flew into the air, blooming colorful flowers, illuminating the night sky brilliantly.

"Wow, that's pretty, it's pretty." The first time Meng'er saw such beautiful fireworks, she was so excited that she screamed, jumped and clapped her hands. Then there was a sound, and the fireworks flew into the sky, Shen Fang hurriedly covered her ears, and she still clapped her hands happily.

"Mother, look, red, green, and yellow." She shouted.

"yes, isn't it pretty?" Shen Fang asked her.

"It's good-looking, it's good-looking." Meng'er removed Shen Fang's hand and looked at the sky without paying attention. The fourth master couldn't help laughing when she looked at her excited appearance, and suddenly a sound startled her instinctively to pull the fourth master beside her, the fourth master picked her up, and she covered her ears with her little hands to see. Shen Fang and the fourth master glanced at each other, she finally smiled at him, and then turned her eyes to look at the fireworks, one by one flew into the sky, and instantly dispersed, the light illuminated her face, and he saw the joy blooming from her eyes, which was no longer appropriate to describe as beautiful.

Jia Liuxing rushed forward to light the fireworks, and ran away in fright before they were lit, everyone waited and waited, he stepped forward to light them again, and the fireworks rushed into the sky, so scared that he sat on the ground, and everyone laughed.

"Shame on you." Haruki patted him on the shoulder.

"Uncle Jia Liu is awesome!" Mon'er clapped her hands.

"It's better to be Meng'er." Jia Liu glared at Chunxi.

"Fourth master, I want to go too." Chunxi said.

"Go ahead, be careful."

"Look at me." Chunxi boldly stepped forward, took the incense and lit the fireworks, then ran back, the fireworks flew into the sky, and Chunxi looked at Jia Liu proudly.

"I'm going too, I'm going too." Meng'er shouted when she saw it.

"No, you can't go, it's dangerous." Shen Fang said.

"No, no, I'm going." Meng'er does not follow.

"Okay, I'll take you." The fourth master said.

"Hooray, be careful." Chunxi said, handing the incense to him, and everyone looked at them nervously. The fourth master walked to the fireworks and put down Meng'er.

"Take it, order there." He held the incense in Meng'er's hand, grabbed her little hand and went to point the introduction together, Meng'er looked at it tremblingly, and after it was burned, he immediately picked her up and left, and the fireworks flew into the sky, emitting a little light, and Meng'er was very excited.

"Mother, look, I set off fireworks."

"Mon'er is awesome!" Shen Fang smiled, glanced at the fourth master, and saw that he loved Meng'er so much, and felt a little grateful in his heart. Haochen also looked at her, feeling that there was still reluctance between them, how could he help her?

The man in black heard the sound of fireworks, so he looked in that direction, saw the fireworks in the air, and couldn't help but look twice. Then he went the other way. When he saw that the light was on in the room ahead, he went up and hid under the window.

"Brothers, let's have a drink." Guan Cha A said.

"Don't drink, something will happen again in a while." Guan Cha B said.

"What are you afraid of, they are all watching fireworks in the courtyard at this time, who has the leisure time to come and see us." The official cha A poured wine again.

"If the world is peaceful today, our emperor will also have spare time to sneak out, find a lady, and tease children." Guan Cha C said.

"Shhh Guan Cha B said.

"Hey! What are you afraid of, we are not stupid. Guan Cha C said.

"Hehe, even so, there is still a headache to be put aside." Guan Cha B said.

"You mean that nest of thieves in Bailong Mountain?" Guan Cha C said and ate a mouthful of food.

"But isn't it, I heard that the imperial court is going to send troops to encircle and suppress it immediately, those bandits are arrogant, they don't rob anything else, they rob officials and businessmen, don't you understand that this is against the imperial court? When will you not be able to do so at this time? Guan Cha B said.

"Your Majesty, the most brain-hot thing, the previous Taihang Mountain robbery case was unclear, and now there is a White Dragon Mountain, I think Old Man Cao has not lived a peaceful life." Guan Cha A said.

"It doesn't matter so much about him, come on, come on, have wine today and get drunk tomorrow, cheers." As he spoke, all the officials raised their glasses. After hearing this, the man in black under the window was angry, and looked in the direction of the courtyard, where the fireworks were still being set off, which also ignited the hatred in his heart.

After the fireworks in the garden were over, everyone dispersed, and Shen Fang took Meng'er back to the house to coax her to sleep. Not long after I fell asleep, Chunxi came.

"She slept?" Chunxi asked quietly.

"yes, sit down." Shen Fang got up.

"The fourth master is waiting for you outside, I have something to tell you."

“……。” Shen Fang hesitated a little when she heard this, and looked at Meng'er.

"Let me come here, you can go quickly." Chunxi urged her and pulled her to the door, Shen Fang thought about it and opened the door and went out.

The fourth master really waited outside the door, and when he saw her come out, he pulled her up and went to the garden, and stopped by a rockery, and Shen Fang broke away from his hand.

"Chunxi said, do you have something to say?" She spoke.

"yes, I ......." The fourth master wanted to speak and stopped, and Shen Fang looked at him.

"Are you really going to leave tomorrow?"

"Yes."

"Do you have to go?"

"Yes!" She answered simply, but there was panic in her eyes.

"I wonder how you've spent all these years? Is it in the village of the Nu people? Or a yurt or something else? The fourth master paused and asked again.

"In the Nu tribe, I didn't know where to go at first after leaving you, but then I ...... and arrived in the village."

"Always there?"

"Yes, it's good, there's no war, there's no chaos, I feel very comfortable."

"Where do you want to go back?"

"Hopefully."

"We finally met, come back with me, I don't want to ...... Lose you again. ”

"No, I can't." Shen Fang shook her head.

"Why? Do you still hate me? The fourth master looked at her.

"If I hated you, I wouldn't be here."

"Why is that?" The emperor asked.

"I said I had something to do." Shen Fang turned away, not daring to look at him.

"I'll help you."

"No, I can figure it out myself."

"Then I'll wait for you, and when you're done, we'll go back."

"You don't have to wait for me, I won't go back with you."

"After all, you're still hating me, aren't you?" The fourth master suddenly raised his voice.

"Your Majesty! You are the king of a country, you should be diligent in the government and busy with the people, how many disasters, battles, and unjust cases are waiting for you to solve and rescue, instead of staying here and arguing with an unknown person. Shen Fang turned around and said, another pair of eyes were staring at them from behind the rockery.

"Am I doing it for someone else? It's you, it's the child; When I go back, I will give you my place, and I will give you what I have to give. The fourth master was also excited.

"No need, I'm not rare, I won't marry you, and I won't enter the palace, I won't in this life." Shen Fang said firmly.

"Yes! You already have someone you want to marry in your heart, Zhou Haochen, right? ”

“……。” Shen Fang looked at him speechlessly, with resentment in his eyes.

"I'm right, he's your cousin, you grew up in one place, childhood sweethearts, two little guesses; He is both civil and military, and he is another talent, worthy of the principle that you do not marry officials, businessmen, or emperors, and you deserve it......" The fourth master said in a series of words, Shen Fang listened to the acceleration of breathing, and immediately raised his hand and threw it over.

"Be careful!" She pushed the emperor away and caught the flying hidden weapon, the man in black rushed over, drew his sword and swung at her, she jumped in the air to avoid it, and hit the hidden weapon at the man in black, and he dodged it. So they fought. The fourth master froze, looked at them in surprise, and also jumped forward to help. The man in black was very good at kung fu and made a ruthless move against the emperor, the fourth master held a fan to fight against him, and Shen Fang saw that he was blocking the emperor's move to him. The man in black gave Shen Fang a slap in anger, and the fourth master rushed over to support her, and was slashed by the man in black in an inadvertent arm, and immediately saw blood. Shen Fang's face was shocked, and when he saw the man in black raising his sword and stabbing at him again, he turned around to protect him. Suddenly, the man in black looked at her, his eyes showed horror, and when he was about to make a move, he suddenly retracted his sword and only pushed her, Shen Fang retreated again and again and was taken by the fourth master. At this time, Baozhu came with the officers and soldiers, and the man in black immediately flew away when he saw this, and some officers and soldiers chased after him.