On the outskirts of the capital.

Shen Lian slowly opened his eyes, then got up suddenly, and looked around vigilantly.

It was a simple and elegant house, with few ornaments, only some necessary furniture, and the only thing that stood out was the bamboo shelves at the base of the wall filled with dried herbs.

The faint scent of locust flowers wafted into the house from outside the window.

Shen Lian sniffed, then frowned, as if he remembered something, and immediately got up from the bed.

As soon as I got up, a faint pain came from my limbs.

Shen Lian looked down and saw that his two arms and one right leg were wrapped in a clean white cloth, and when he shook slightly, there was a bitter smell of herbs wafting out from the gap in the white cloth.

“……”

Shen Lian frowned, reluctantly stood up by the side of the bed, and pushed open the door.

A scent of acacia flowers mixed with herbs wafted over.

Shen Lian settled down, walked out of the door, and saw that on the steps of the main house in the courtyard, two young girls were sitting there, chatting in a low voice, and from time to time there was a string of laughter like silver bells.

Soon, one of the girls in a plain white dress found Shen Lian who was going out alone.

The girl in the white dress was immediately startled, and hurriedly got up and walked over: "Master Shen, why did you get out of bed alone, you are weak now, you can't blow the wind in the courtyard, it's better to go back to the house and rest quickly!" ”

"Miss Zhang......"

Shen Lian recognized the identity of the girl in the white dress and smiled reluctantly: "I'm fine, what about Yichuan?" ”

Zhang Yan stopped and replied with a smile: "Master Jin, he is drinking tea with my father in the house!" ”

Shen Lian nodded, his gaze crossed Zhang Yan, and glanced at the other girl sitting on the steps, her pale lips squirmed twice, as if she wanted to say something.

Zhang Yan didn't seem to notice his actions, and continued to smile and said: "Master Shen, if you really don't want to go back to the house, why don't you have a cup of tea with my father and them, that tea is my newly dried medicinal tea last month, but it can be supplemented, there is no harm in drinking it!" ”

“…… Is it? Then I'm going to try it! ”

Shen Lian reluctantly smiled and agreed, then glanced at the girl who was a little timid on the steps and didn't dare to look at him, hesitated for a moment, still didn't say a word, stepped on the steps from her side, and walked into the main house.

When Shen Lian walked into the room, Zhang Yan immediately sat down by the steps, took the girl's little hand and put it in her palm, and comforted her softly.

"Sister, don't be afraid, Shen Ye is not a bad person."

“…… But he is a brocade guard. ”

"Jin Ye is also a Jinyi guard!"

"It's different, Jin Ye is fake, he is real."

"Jin Ye is also true, but he has other ambitions, so he is in the ...... What do you mean by that? ”

"Being in Cao Ying, and being in the Han ......"

"Yes, I am in Cao Ying, and my heart is in Han!"

The whispers of the two girls floated from behind them, and Shen Lian's footsteps paused, then raised his head and sighed softly.

Soon, Shen Lian walked into the hall, looked at the three people kneeling at the desk in the hall, pursed his lips, walked over without saying a word, sat opposite the third brother Jin Yichuan, picked up the teapot on the table and poured himself a cup.

Lin Zhongtian looked at him with interest, and it wasn't until he drank the cup of tea that he couldn't help but laugh.

"Hey, isn't it hot?"

“……”

Shen Lian glanced at him, put down the teacup, and said without raising his head, "Let's talk about it." ”

Jin Yichuan and Dr. Zhang glanced at each other, then showed guilt on their faces, and shouted softly: "Second brother, I didn't mean to ......"

Shen Lian raised his hand to stop Jin Yichuan and didn't let him continue, then raised his head and said lightly: "Yichuan, if you still recognize me as the second brother, don't say these polite words, and explain to the second brother what is going on now." ”

Jin Yichuan hesitated and turned his head to look at Lin Zhongtian.

Lin Zhongtian spread his hands: "Don't look at me, you can say what you want." ”

Jin Yichuan nodded, he now roughly understood the relationship between Lin Zhongtian and Zhao Lihe, since he had Lin Zhongtian's approval, presumably Zhao Lihe would not have any opinions.

So, Jin Yichuan began to tell the truth he thought was from the beginning.

Shen Lian listened silently, did he pick up the teapot, pour a cup of tea, and listen while drinking.

After Jin Yichuan finished speaking, Shen Lian was silent for a while and said, "So Ling's real name is not Jin Yichuan. ”

Jin Yichuan nodded with a somewhat gloomy expression: "My real name is Ding Xian, and Jin Yichuan is the name of the Jinyi Wei I impostor." ”

Halfway through speaking, Jin Yichuan changed his words and hurriedly explained: "But second brother, no matter what my surname is, I sincerely bow to you and my eldest brother!" ”

Shen Lian shook his head with a smile and said, "No need to explain, you and I have been friends for many years, whether it is sincere or not, can't I still see it?" ”

"It's just that I didn't expect that you were actually Zhao Lihe's person, I thought he was a diehard loyalist of King Xin, I heard that he was put into the prison by King Xin, who ascended the throne, and it was a little unbelievable, now I look at it, he was not very honest back then, he actually sent you to Jinyiwei undercover, presumably the emperor also found out what he did secretly, so he ......"

Before he finished speaking, Shen Lian noticed Lin Zhongtian's foolish eyes.

So he decisively shut up, smiled bitterly, shook his head and said: "It seems that I think badly, I am just a martial artist, and I talk about the government in vain, which is indeed a bit ridiculous and generous, which makes Brother Fu laugh." ”

“…… Brother Fu? ”

Lin Zhongtian raised his eyebrows and looked at him with interest.

Shen Lian said lightly: "You tried your best to drag me into the water, don't you just want me to join you, now that I have killed the officers and soldiers, I must have been wanted by the government like you, this capital and Beizhen Fusi, I will definitely not be able to stay, in addition to joining you, is there a third way to go......

"Not bad!"

Lin Zhongtian laughed when he heard this, looked Shen Lian up and down, and said, "You are a little clever, but you don't have any great wisdom. ”

Shen Lian glanced at him, and couldn't help but sneer: "I don't have any great wisdom, but you don't necessarily have it, to be honest, you don't have to go through such a lot of trouble, I have long lost confidence in this court, as long as Yichuan speaks, I will naturally choose to join you, but now, you have made such a big fuss, not only making our brother unable to gain a foothold in Jinyiwei, but also affecting an innocent girl." ”

Shen Lian originally thought that Lin Zhongtian would sneer at each other when he heard this, but he never thought that the other party actually nodded with a face full of approval.

"You're right, it's really my willful move to make trouble in the capital, if not, you and Yichuan can still stay in Beizhen Fusi as spies now, maybe they can come in handy in the future."

"As for the little girl, you can't blame me for this, you should be blamed!"

Shen Lian couldn't help but widen his eyes: "Blame me? ”

Lin Zhongtian nodded and said: "Yes, if you hadn't protected her, I wouldn't have taken her away at all, but you just helped her with kindness, if I don't take her away, can the officials of the six doors let her go?" ”

“……”

Shen Lian was stunned when he heard this, thought about it carefully, and had to admit that Lin Zhongtian was right.

But he still vaguely felt that something was wrong, but his mind didn't turn a corner, so he didn't think about it.

Lin Zhongtian didn't give him a chance to think about it, and continued: "However, it is indeed my problem to make trouble in the capital, so let's do it, each of you three brothers can make a request to me to compensate for the great achievements you may make in the future, how about it?" ”

“……？”

Shen Lian and Jin Yichuan looked at each other when they heard this, and they couldn't help but be a little stunned.

They really couldn't understand Lin Zhongtian's brain circuit, so they didn't react for a while.

Lin Zhongtian thought that they cared about another matter, so he added with a smile: "Don't worry, Brother Zhao Xian, I will compensate in other ways, you don't have to care about this, even if you put forward your own request, as long as this request is not too outrageous and does not violate my conscience, I can meet your ......"