As soon as it was night, Qi Han waited for news in the Du family's old house. Finally, two hours later, a group of people came in carrying a suitcase.

Qi Han's face was distorted from overexcitement, and the scars on his face were particularly hideous. After stepping forward quickly, he couldn't wait to open the box, and the smell of blood and the scene forced Qi Han to vomit on the spot.

Enough vomit, Qi Han straightened his face again. He went into the house and took out the kitchen knife that he had prepared a long time ago, looked at Qi Ming in the box, and laughed in a low voice, "Qi Ming, you also have today's ......"

Qi Ming was numb in pain at the moment, he vaguely heard a familiar voice and opened his eyes, thinking that someone had finally come to save him, but after opening his eyes, he was dead closed because of excessive fear.

"Qi Ming, you beast who killed your brother and sister-in-law. You have harmed me like this for the sake of your glory and riches. If it weren't for my life, I would have been burned to death by the fire you set back then. Now that you see that I'm still alive and well, do you have anything to say? My good brother. ”

Qi Ming opened his mouth wide, but he couldn't say anything, he could only look at the person in front of him with begging, hatred, and annoyance.

"We're brothers. Why are you hurting me? Why are you hurting me! Qi Han couldn't tell what kind of mood he was in now, looking at his miserable situation now, he actually felt a trace of pity, he put down the kitchen knife, "You have done too many sins in your life, I'm afraid you won't be able to see your father and mother, I will mention you to them below in the future." After speaking, he took out a pill and forced Qi Ming to eat it.

Qi Ming refused to obey and wanted to bite his hand with his teeth, but he was held down by those guards and forcibly broke his mouth, and Qi Han sent the pill in.

Qi Ming's struggle was even worse, and his eyes were full of resentment. Slowly, his struggles stopped.

Qi Han closed his eyes.

Go, go.

He still didn't make him too painful. It was his only brother, his only relative.

"Brother, I will definitely protect you when I grow up in the future. You practice medicine, I am an official. We will definitely live a good life according to my father's last wish and support each other. ”

"Okay."

"Brother, don't blame me, I just want a little more, you'll give it to me, right?"

"Why, you ask me? Obviously, I am more talented than you, why do scholars fancy you instead of me, why did you appear, why did you cut off my career? Why should I live in your shadow! ”

The past is vivid, but it is like a horse's eye.

"That's it. Aya, I've avenged you. ”

——

Qi Ming's body was only found on the third day. It is said that there was a trader who had to go to Du's house in order to avoid the rain, and as soon as he entered, he found a box, and Qi Ming ......

After Mrs. Qi saw Qi Ming's appearance, the Buddha beads in her hand were almost frightened, and she recited "Amitabha Buddha" vigorously.

After Qi Ming's death, no one in the Qi family came out to control the overall situation. Previously, Qi Ming's personal servant was helped to the position by Murong Xiu, and he also successfully took Qi Ming's wife into the bag.

The emperor also sent someone to investigate the matter, and Dali Temple interrogated all the people who supported the Cui Pavilion, and also interrogated those prostitutes, but no one knew what was going on.

The family members who accompanied Qi Ming out also said that they didn't remember anything, there was no way, in order to close the case, Dali Temple pushed the crime to the family Ding. But some people say that Qi Ming did too much evil and was punished by God. In this way, it involved the old incident of the infighting between the two brothers of the Qi family back then.

As soon as Qi Ming died, Murong Xiu lost his temper, not because of how important Qi Ming was, but because Qi Ming was his most powerful dog, and killing Qi Ming was equivalent to launching a blatant provocation against him.

"It must be Chu Luan's dead girl. It's so daring, I didn't go to her, she did it first...... Soon it will be a tribute, and it will be time to see how I clean you up. ”

——

The spring season passed quickly. Chu Luan has been going to talk to Murong Jin about things and drinking tea recently, and in his spare time, he will also teach Qin Yuan to embroider pillows, sachets or something.

Qin Yuan hadn't chatted with Chu Luan for a long time, and she couldn't wait to say everything she had said in her life.

"Will you really marry Ye Cheng?" Chu Luan stopped the embroidery in his hand and asked about Qin Yuan seriously.

Qin Yuan blushed in shame, but still admitted generously, "Of course, I have agreed with him, and he is willing to marry me." We are destined to grow old. ”

Chu Luan remembered the conversation between Qi Ming and Gu Yu that he overheard when he was dormant outside the door that night, but he couldn't decide whether to tell Qin Yuan or not. She didn't hear it very exactly, she didn't know if she guessed right, and she didn't dare to say anything, but as a friend, she still had to remind a few words, "Ye Cheng is a person with a very high heart, if you marry him, you will inevitably quarrel in the future, besides, he may ......"

"Oh, this couple doesn't quarrel. My father and aunt have been arguing for most of their lives. Besides, he has a high heart, so I will let him and rely on him more. Qin Yuan felt that Chu Luan was worried about the sky, and he couldn't listen to a word.

"Kite, listen to me, you may not be suitable."

"Why? Daddy agreed, the order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker, the two are happy, I have two of them, how appropriate. ”

"I mean, Ye Chenghe...... Maybe it's not true to you. ”

"I know, you always lingered in Flower Street and Willow Lane before you thought of him, right, he told me that he was writing poetry, didn't I also like him because of his poems? He won't go back when he marries me in the future, he only has me in his heart, Ah Luan, do you have a little confidence in me? "Qin Yuan is really obsessed, and he said that Ye Cheng is good, he seems to be born perfect, and there is nothing bad at all.

"But I heard him and Yongcui Pavilion ...... before"

"Ah Luan, I know you think it's bad for me to rush like this, but weren't you like this before? You can't be optimistic about us just because you and Wei Wei aren't together. ”

When it comes to Wei Wei, Chu Luan is like a cat that has been stepped on by its tail.

Qin Yuan saw that the embroidery in Chu Luan's hand was about to be torn by her, and knew that she had said the wrong thing, so she quickly changed the topic, "Ah Luan, I ......"

"Didn't you say you wanted to learn embroidery? Then don't waste time. Chu Luan rarely gave in.

Qin Yuan went down the steps very familiarly. "I want to learn how to embroider irises!"

When Chu Luan returned home, he realized that he had spoken early. Her situation doesn't have to be much better than Qin Kite.

"Girl, I heard that Mrs. Lin and Mr. Lin went to the National Teacher's Mansion with a dowry." Daisy said.

Chu Luan just got out of the carriage, and when he heard the news, he immediately rushed to the National Teacher's Mansion.

Mrs. Lin asked her to put the dowry in the courtyard. The dowry they prepared was not very good, but it was also in line with the rules, which was already good for the "poor" Lin family.

Mrs. Lin got straight to the point and said, "Master Guoshi, I came today to propose marriage to my child. ”

Xuan Jun took a sip of tea, did not answer, and waited for the other party's next words.

Mrs. Lin asked the matchmaker to bring Lin Bozhou's birthday, "This is the child's eight characters, please take a look at it." ”

The lid of the tea is not light or heavy, and it makes a clicking sound.

"Mrs. Lin." Xuan Jun stood up and saluted, "Thank you Mrs. Lin for your love, Ah Luan's marriage still has to be decided by herself." ”

"Ah, that's right, after all, it's the children's own business." Mrs. Lin also chimed in.

"Yunu, I asked you to inform Ah Luan before, what's wrong?"

"Teacher, junior sister will be here soon."

Hearing that Chu Luan was going to come in person in a while, Mrs. Lin's buttocks that she had just lifted sat back again.

Lin Bozhou sat respectfully in his seat, recalling the previous exam questions.

It didn't take long for Chu Luan to hurry over. Her hair was a little messy, and a few strands of hair stuck to her face, so she tidied up her appearance outside the door before entering the door to salute, "Teacher, Mrs. Lin, Mr. Lin." ”

"Ah Luan, you came just in time, Mrs. Lin just talked about you and Lin Gongzi, you can also come and listen. After all, it's all about you young people. "Xuan Jun is very empathetic and gives Chu Luan the choice.

But both of them knew very well that this was impossible. Xuan Jun had already arranged Chu Luan's marriage, and what he said was just to make a show in front of outsiders, and by the way, he heard Chu Luan make a choice in person.

Chu Luan smiled and saluted Mrs. Lin with full apologies.

Mrs. Lin looked at her expression, with a hint of bitterness in her helplessness, and almost understood what she meant.

"The flowers and leaves in the world are not compatible, and the flowers are dusty in the golden pots. Childe loves, please forgive Chu Luan for not being blessed. With that, he saluted again.

Lin Bozhou replied, "The county lord doesn't have to be like this, it's Bozhou who is presumptuous and bothering the county lord." ”

When Lin Bozhou walked out of the National Teacher's Mansion, he didn't even know what he was thinking. At the beginning, he didn't have much hope, but now that he has been clearly rejected, he is indeed a little depressed. Or I'm too self-righteous, but I don't know what kind of person will be so blessed in the future to marry the county lord.

Mrs. Lin saw the melancholy in his eyes and comforted, "Wu'er, don't be too sad about this matter. I'll find you a better woman for my mother. ”

"Hmm."

Chu Luan's refusal of the Lin family's proposal soon reached Murong Jin's ears.

He sat at the desk to sort out his recent official business, and Nanshan came in and told him the news.

The pen in Murong Jin's hand didn't stop, he just laughed lightly, and couldn't hear the emotion clearly, "It's trustworthy, Nanshan, you will go to the treasury in a while to pick up two pieces of valuable jewelry and send them to the county lord's mansion." ”

Nanshan didn't move, but asked puzzledly, "Your Highness, there is something that my subordinates don't know." ”

"Nanshan, when did you become so verbose, what is the direct word." Seeing Nanshan so cautious, Murong Jin was a little displeased.

Nanshan no longer covered it up, "Since His Highness doesn't like Lord Zhaoyue, why ...... Why did you pretend to be ambiguous with her and give her such a valuable thing? ”

Murong Jin put down the pen in his hand, snorted coldly, got up and pushed open the window in the house, feeling the last cool breeze on his face, "Xuan Jun is this person, the door is very deep, and the mother concubine told me many times before her death that the matter of Loulan was planned by him, and even calculated Chu Luan, the purpose is to control me and control the entire Yongguo, how can I let him get his wish." Isn't that little apprentice what he cherishes the most? Then I will hold Chu Luan in my hands and let her become my pawn, and he will dare not listen to me at that time? ”

They treat me like a dog, but they don't know that I am the most ruthless wolf in the world.

After the spring came, the day of the list came out, Ye Cheng deservedly called the champion Lang, but the list was a poor man, called Pei Di, Lin Bozhou finally succeeded this year, and the emperor lived up to his heart and became Tanhualang.

This year's champion parade has also become a highlight, Ye Chenggao sat on a horse, wore a red robe, and wore an official hat, so he was not angry, which provoked the daughter of the capital to think about him for him. When he was catching his son-in-law under the flowers, Lin Bozhou was "plotted" by Ye Cheng, and several adults fought for him, and even ignored his usual majesty and appearance.

Pei Di was captured by Chang Yi Bo and met with the girl of the Ruan family. finally decided on his marriage to Ruan Yingying.

Murong Jin also talked about this matter when he asked Chu Luan to drink tea, "If you want to gain a foothold in the court, you have to win over the courtiers, but now few of those old ministers are willing to take refuge in me, so I want to choose a few of these newcomers, what does Wen Jun think?" ”

"Very good, is there a candidate for His Highness?"

Murong Jin shook his head in embarrassment, "Ye Cheng must be excellent, but it is precisely because of this that I can't use him." And this person has a very high heart, I am afraid that he will not be willing to become a pawn in the struggle for the throne, and I am afraid that those imperial brothers will also set their eyes on him, if he works for any of them, I am afraid that it will be unfavorable to me. ”

"Your Highness doesn't have to worry, Ye Cheng is a very good writer, but his talent for governing the country is nothing more than that." Chu Luan commented.

Murong Jin didn't believe it, "How could it be, Lin Saijiu and Shen Shangshu both said that the measures he gave during the exam to treat floods were very perfect, and he was a rare talent." ”

Chu Luan was not in a hurry, and told him carefully, "The teacher also told me his method, floods generally occur in Yangzhou, the Jiangnan area, Chu Luan grew up in Jiangnan since he was a child, and I know the situation there best." Ye Cheng's plan is just a superficial method of building river defenses and renovating rivers, but ignoring the loss of manpower and material resources. When I first arrived in Jiangnan, I witnessed the absurd and inhumane practice of living people being captured and sacrificed to the river god, and even if Uncle Qin and the teacher joined forces, this kind of sacrifice continued in places we didn't know. And Ye Cheng didn't mention it at all, isn't this just talk on paper? I don't know the scope of the flood, how deep the water is, and blindly disaster relief, but just to send money to those corrupt officials. ”

Murong Jin didn't expect Chu Luan to belittle Ye Cheng for nothing, "But apart from Ye Cheng, the remaining two ......" Murong Jin knew that Lin Bozhou and Chu Luan had an awkward relationship, and he didn't want to be too embarrassed.

"Your Highness is interested in Lin Bozhou?"

"Those who know me, Wen Jun also. But forget it. ”

"Why?" Chu Luan was puzzled, Lin Bozhou had participated in the imperial examination three times, and he also had the will to judge the situation, and his father was the son of the country and the priest wine, if he could win him over, it would be good. Chu Luan couldn't figure out what reason Murong Jin had for refusal.

"Wen Jun, I have already heard about you and the Lin family, if I really pull Lin Bozhou into the camp, you will inevitably meet more at that time, I don't want you to be embarrassed, you know?" Murong Jin's eyes were sincere, as if everything was for her.

It was rare for someone to be willing to take her opinion into account, Chu Luan was very moved, she was grateful for Murong Jin's true feelings, and solemnly saluted him, "Thank you, Your Highness." But she didn't think it was a big deal to get along with Lin Bozhou day and night, "Your Highness, everything is based on the overall situation." Public is public, private is private. ”

Seeing that Chu Luan was so knowledgeable, Murong Jin really felt that if he married her in the future, it might not be harmful to him.

"Wenjun is really ......"

Without waiting for Murong Jin to finish speaking, Chu Luan suddenly stood up and walked directly downstairs.

Murong Jin was very puzzled, he followed Chu Luan's line of sight and looked down the street below, only to see Murong Xiu and Wei Li leading the tributary envoys and convoys of various countries into Beijing. Among them, the eldest prince of Yeli Kingdom, Alchi, sat on a black horse, he was wearing a special costume of the grassland, his hair was combed into strands of small braids, and his skin was slightly dark, so he did not look feminine, adding a bit of wildness. Behind him was a woman wearing a blue dance dress from the Western Regions, unlike Alchi, her skin was better than snow, her eyes were bright, her face was puffy, the spring breeze was blowing, and her long hair was gently fluttering, which had a unique style. That's Alchi's sister, Quercus terrestris.

After two years, Chu Luan saw Alchi again, and it was difficult to hide the anger in his heart, and those painful memories began to appear in his heart. She stood in the middle of the crowd, her gaze not taking her eyes off Alchi for a moment. All the grudges are aroused at this moment, and the murderous spirit can no longer be hidden.