Out of guilt, Fang Linyuan stayed in the Huaiyu Pavilion that day and did not leave, planning to stay on the edge of the bed all night to make up for the mistakes he had made carelessly.

Unexpectedly, he was too tired all day, and stayed up until the second half of the night, and Zhao Pu was too quiet......

Fang Linyuan sat on the edge of the bed, and gradually lost consciousness.

It wasn't until there was a rustling sound that he opened his eyes and found that he had fallen asleep on the edge of Zhao Pu's bed at some point.

And Zhao Pu, who was originally sitting on the bed, was sitting up at this time, holding his robe with both hands, not knowing what he was doing.

Fang Linyuan rubbed his eyes and sat up: "Are you cold?" ”

And Zhao Xuan's subordinates in front of him paused slightly, and the movement that was about to drape Lin Yuan's shoulders stopped, and then withdrew his hand.

"If you're tired, go to sleep in the side door." I saw Zhao Pu put his clothes back on the bedside and said lightly.

"Oh." Fang Linyuan stood up and stretched.

As soon as he was halfway through his waist, he came back to his senses and asked, "What about you?" ”

As he spoke, he looked at Zhao Pu.

But after Zhao Pu took the medicine, he seemed to be better, although his face was still not very good-looking, but he seemed to have recovered his spirits, and the peach blossom eyes had a cold and sharp light like a fox.

The look seemed to ask him if I needed to take care of something.

Fang Linyuan also relieved his heart: "Then I'll go to sleep, if you feel uncomfortable, just call me directly." ”

Zhao Pu still looked silent in Su Rili, and Fang Linyuan was also used to it, so he nodded to himself, and walked to the side door to sleep with his shoulders stretched.

But he didn't see it, Zhao Pu's gaze on his back behind him was faint, and there was an inexplicable connivance and helplessness.

After a moment, when his back disappeared beyond the curtain, Zhao Pu's hand resting on the brocade quilt moved slightly, slowly pressing on his abdomen.

It is indeed not a serious illness, and it can be cured with a few doses of medicine. But the pain in the process of healing has always been known only to him.

He pressed there, slowly lying down on the bed, facing outward, curled up slightly.

This kind of pain doesn't have to be shared by others, he has always been used to it, like the mountain fire that always burns in the mountains in summer.

But......

Zhao Pu's eyelashes moved slightly, and her gaze fell somewhere on the edge of the bed.

It was the place where Fang Linyuan had fallen asleep on his stomach just now, and there were still slight traces on the futon, like the paw prints left by a passing small animal in the grass.

The fire was raging, but there was a deer guarding it, and he thought it was lit by it.

Zhao Pu's free hand moved slightly, as if he was just moving his body and lying down in a more comfortable posture, but after moving, that hand happened to be on the trace of Lin Yuan's sleep above the edge of the bed.

Zhao Pu closed his eyes.

——

Fang Linyuan still got up very early on the second day.

There were too many things that happened yesterday, and today Sixteen Wei is going to Beishi to inspect again, he can't rest assured, and he can't sleep very early.

He got up and went to Zhao Pu to take a look first.

Juan Su was frying the decoction that Zhao Pu had eaten in the morning, and Song Yanfang brought breakfast over and was setting it out on the table under the window.

"How are you today?" Fang Linyuan asked.

I saw that Zhao Pu had already gotten up, and although his movements were slower than usual when he got up from the bed, he looked very steady.

"It's better." Zhao Pu said. "You're going out so early?"

Fang Linyuan nodded, and was about to speak, when he saw Zhao Pu raise his hand and point to the window, and said, "Let's eat first." ”

Fang Linyuan didn't say anything polite to him, went to the window, picked up his robe and sat down. Song Yan had already handed him a bowl of porridge, Fang Linyuan thanked him with a smile, and took it with both hands: "I told you that day, their stronghold may be in Beishi, right?" I sent someone to inspect the North City, but I was not very relieved, and I still had to watch it in person. ”

Zhao Pu sat down in front of him: "Beishi is mixed, you have to be careful." ”

Speaking of this, he paused, and then said, "I'll ask Shi Shen to send a team of people to follow you." ”

Fang Linyuan picked up the spoon and almost laughed out loud when he heard his words: "Let people follow?" No, if you really send someone, I don't know if I'm protecting them or if they're protecting me......"

He laughed as he stirred the porridge in the bowl with a spoon. As he was taking out a spoonful and preparing to put it in his mouth, he suddenly reacted.

"Who are you talking about, Shi Shen?" He stared at Zhao Pu with round eyes. "That Shi Shen from the East Factory?"

Zhao Pu glanced at him and was noncommittal.

Fang Linyuan felt as if his tongue had been bitten by himself.

"He, he, he...... He turned out to be ...... "Listening to the meaning of Zhao Pu's words, Shi Shen is his person?"

"Eat." But I heard Zhao Pu say.

Fang Linyuan was stunned and sent a spoonful of porridge to his mouth.

After a moment, he put down the spoon and looked at Zhao Pu.

"I don't have to be sent to protect me." He said.

"Even if it is the Hu people, they are just a group of businessmen, not to mention that there are many people in Beishi, if there is really any situation, they are hidden in the shadows, and it is not easy to make a move for a while." Fang Linyuan said.

"And...... If you even tell me this, you don't think of me as an outsider. ”

Zhao Pu looked at him, his lips moved slightly, but he didn't speak.

Over there, Fang Linyuan said, looked up at the sky outside, picked up the bowl and poured the porridge into his mouth, picked up the handkerchief on the table, wiped his mouth casually, and stood up.

"It's not early, I'll go first, if you have an upset stomach, eat slowly." As he spoke, when he passed by Zhao Pu, he raised his hand and pressed his shoulder seriously.

"Those who have achieved great things should be cautious when they speak." He said. "I don't think I heard this today, I don't know who Shi Shen is."

As he spoke, he smiled at Zhao Pu, only to feel that he was extremely righteous.

But he didn't see Zhao Xuan's eyelashes flickering slightly, and his eyes looking at him were a little complicated.

——

The Great Xuan Dynasty has been established for more than 200 years, and the situation that all countries are still sent to the dynasty is inseparable from the achievements of several kings in those years.

Decades ago, when the Great Xuan Quartet was at the beginning of peace, there were gradually small surrounding countries willing to be vassals, paying tribute every year to seek protection. In order to show the prestige of the □□, Emperor Xuanping of that year allowed merchants from various vassal countries to enter the country to do business, and also made a special trip to build this famous Sijing Street in the north of the city for foreign businessmen.

For decades, with Sijing Street as the center, foreign merchants in the north of the city have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and the entire Sijing Street, which can accommodate six cars in parallel, has become more and more lively and prosperous, and people of different races can be seen everywhere.

Until more than ten years ago, the Turks invaded Daxuan and successively took away 18 cities in Daxuan, and the number of Turkic merchants entering the country gradually decreased. However, there are many Hu people who have lived in Daxuan for generations on Sijing Street, so there are still some Turkic residences and shops here over the years.

When Fang Linyuan arrived at Sijing Street, the road was already full of traffic.

There were sixteen guards patrolling the market, and when they saw Fang Linyuan, they all saluted him. Fang Linyuan stepped forward and asked casually, and asked Li Chengan's whereabouts.

Sure enough, after he returned to his house last night, the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of War was lit up almost all night. Early this morning, Li Chengan arrived at the 16th Garrison Division, led a lot of people, and came to Sijing Street in a majestic manner.

"Just now, my subordinates passed by, and I saw that Deputy Commander Li was near the Luqi Tower."

Speaking of Lu Qi Lou, the guard smiled embarrassedly and added, "General rest assured, the deputy commander is never a person who messes around when he is on duty. ”

Fang Linyuan's gaze swept over him and glanced not far across the street.

In the alley next to Sijing Street, you can see a four-storey embroidery building standing there from a distance, the door plaque and window lattice are wrapped with soft colored silk, the flowers in front of the door are clustered, and the beautiful song and dance sound is as soft as water across the street, and it is about to flow in front of them.

It is the largest green building on Sijing Street, and there are many Hu people singing and dancing in it, which is famous in Shangjing.

"He dared."

Fang Linyuan laughed, nodded at them, and turned towards the Green Qi Tower.

He is not afraid of Li Chengan's messing around. But if Li Chengan dares to let him find a little slack, then he will be arrested and whipped by the sixteenth guard tonight, and there will be no less whipping.

——

Li Chengan stopped in front of the Luqi Building and scolded his mother in his heart.

There was a dark blue under his eyes, and he was still a little awkward when he walked, which was thrown out by a tripping horse yesterday.

His father told him a lot yesterday, and even the soft persimmon-like side room counted him down twice, as if he had done something heinous.

"I said I didn't want to do it." Li Chengan said irritably. "I'll hand in my resignation tomorrow, and I'll leave it alone in the future."

As a result, his father scolded and scolded him for being a bastard.

The chickens and dogs in the house quarreled all night, and finally he was kicked out of the house by his father.

"You go to check, bring more people, but if anyone stops you, you just show the token of the sixteen guards." Li Fu said. "I've said hello to the surrounding yamen, and the search warrants have all been prepared for you, so even if there is any chaos, someone will go to calm it. An Pinghou ordered you to investigate the case, which is to give you a chance to make amends, and you must remember not to take it lightly. ”

Li Chengan doesn't care about any mess.

He annoyed his father to arrange it again and again, turned around and walked without looking back.

And Li Fu shook his head behind him, and ordered the two doormen on the side: "Follow him." ”

Li Chengan took the soldiers of the Sixteen Guards and found the Luqi Tower.

The journey was smooth, and every time he finished checking, he just took out the map and sketched it out. As for the results and records of the search, there were those who were more sophisticated than foxes on his father's side, and he didn't have to spend a lot of effort.

In front of the Luqi Building is a small courtyard surrounded by colored silk, the small bridge in the courtyard flows, the winding path is secluded, and occasionally you can see a few guests drinking and having fun in the courtyard.

A group of them surrounded the green Qi Tower, and Li Chengan took the lead in bringing a few people into the door.

As soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw the old bustard with golden jade in front of the building surrounded by several Hu people.

The Hu people were tall and strong, wearing robes sewn from animal skins, and Li Chengan could smell their smell from a distance, and his nose was very smoky.

He frowned impatiently, put his hand to his nose, and stepped forward.

The Hu people were talking loudly around the bustard, and the bustard looked in a dilemma, but it seemed that there was nothing he could do about them.

The Hu people gradually lost their patience and began to stretch out their hands to push and push in, and a few family members of the green Qi building surrounded by them hurriedly stepped forward to stop them, but the one in front was pushed into the pond next to them by the Hu people.

There was a quarrel in Turkic language, and Li Chengan's head hurt when he heard it.

"Hey! What to do! He said loudly.

The Hu men turned around and looked at him with unkind faces.

Li Chengan was already in a bad mood, so he ignored a few of them, walked forward, and showed his token to the old bustard: "Sixteen guards are investigating the case, and everyone is not in place."

Xu walk, you, come with me. ”

The old bustard hurriedly stepped forward: "Master Jun, we are operating legally, and the Yamen has all the paperwork." ”

"What nonsense." Li Chengan said impatiently.

He crossed the small bridge, and was about to take the lead in the building to sit down, drink a cup of tea and wait for the two doormen to lead the sixteen guards to search, but was blocked by those few Hu people.

Several people had fierce faces, and the one led by him said a string of words loudly, but it was Turkic, and Li Chengan didn't understand a word.

But the tone is vicious, and it is not a good word when you hear it.

"What kind of bird language is spoken?" He said irritably. "Speak human words."

saw the Turkic staring at him directly, and squeezed out a broken sentence of Chinese for a long time: "Get out!" ”

As he spoke, he pushed him.

Li Chengan's eyes widened.

How dare this Turkic barbarian scold him?! He was already so unlucky, and the Turks came forward to scold him?!

Li Chengan's face was cold, and he didn't talk nonsense with him.

"Someone." He said. "Take these down."

And regardless of whether these Turkic barbarians are really bold or don't recognize him, today I will not kill them in the prison of the Sixteen Guards for a few days and be majestic, Li Cheng'an's Li character is written upside down.

The group of guards behind him immediately responded and stepped forward to arrest them.

Unexpectedly, these Turkic barbarians were not only afraid, but actually pushed and fought with the soldiers of the Sixteen Guards. The courtyard in front of the Luqi Building is small and chic, and there are trees and water all around, and the door is in a mess for a while.

Li Chengan was hit several times in the push, and I don't know whose elbow stabbed him hard in the waist.

He gasped in pain, cursed in his heart, and stepped back to withdraw.

"These people, attacked the sixteen Wei Qincha, and they all locked him up for a month before they were arrested." As he retreated, he didn't forget to command in a loud voice.

But as soon as he finished speaking, a silver light suddenly flashed in the chaotic crowd.

The next moment, the Turkic barbarian who was the leader took out a shiny dagger out of nowhere, rushed out of the crowd, and came straight to his front door.

None of the entangled crowd around him reacted, and Li Chengan took a step back, but was tripped by the rockery by the bridge.

Li Chengan was immediately stunned in fright, watching the dagger carrying a strong wind, in the hideous face and deafening roar of the Turks, heading straight for his door.

I'm going to die.

Li Chengan only had this one thought left in his head.

But at this moment, a flower appeared in front of him, as if a miracle had come.

A fiery figure fell from the sky, stepping on the rugged Taihu Lake stone in the water, and flew over.

The next moment, the dagger stopped at the inch in front of him.

Li Chengan suddenly turned his eyes, and what he saw was Fang Linyuan's side face that was a little too handsome, so much so that it made people jealous.

His hand was only in front of him, and he grasped the blade of the dagger.

Blood flowed down the silver and white fingers of Fang Linyuan.

——

The roots of Fang Linyuan's teeth were all sour.

Sharp pain came from the palm of his hand, and the sharp dagger nearly cut his finger bones.

But he didn't dare to let go directly.

He gritted his teeth and threw a flying kick from his leg, then let go of his hand and kicked the Turk to the ground.

The dagger fell to the ground with a thud, and the blood in his palm overflowed. He grabbed the hem of his garment with one hand, tore off a piece of silk with a squeak, wrapped it around his injured hand, took two steps forward, and stepped the Turk into the water with one foot.

The Turk struggled and fell into the water.

The guards behind him squeezed into the green building one after another. Fang Linyuan turned sideways slightly, and then made a way.

The guards hurriedly rushed up and joined forces to tie up the Turkic five-flowered man.

"Take it down for trial." Fang Linyuan ordered. "I carefully reviewed the origin, the road guide, the customs clearance documents, and the purpose of bringing the knife."

Those people hurriedly responded and escorted a few Turks out of the Green Qi Tower.

Fang Linyuan turned around and saw Li Chengan still standing there stupidly, as if he had been pointed out by the Turks.

"Hey." Fang Linyuan reminded him with words.

Li Chengan finally came back to his senses.

He looked at Fang Linyuan in a daze, and after a moment, his gaze turned to the silk that Fang Linyuan was wrapped in his hand and had been stained dark red with blood.

Fang Linyuan saw his eyes turn red at an incredible speed.

“…… What do you save me for! When Fang Linyuan heard Li Chengan say this, it seemed that his throat was still trembling.

Fang Linyuan glanced at him speechlessly.

It's all nonsense to ask. If he comes late, the son of the military department Shangshu will be sent out because of his assignment, and Li Fu's father, who wants to spoil him to death, will not fight with him.

Fang Linyuan lowered his eyes lightly, intending to wrap his hands tightly with the cloth he had just torn off.

But at this moment, he heard Li Cheng'an's angry shout again: "Are they all dead!" If you see someone injured, don't you go to the doctor! ”

The guards next to him hurriedly rushed out.

Fang Linyuan turned his head to look and saw Li Chengan rubbing his sleeve fiercely against his eyes.

Fang Linyuan was gritting his teeth and wrapping the wound to stop the bleeding, but when he saw this, he still couldn't help but laugh, stepped forward, and took a good look at him.

"Yo, still crying?"

It's a big person, why do you shed tears when you see some blood.

saw Li Chengan turn his head to look at him, looking like he was going to scold him, but he pursed his mouth, but he still didn't hold back the choking in his throat.

He turned his head abruptly: "Today's life, I owe you." ”

"You really treat me as your father? You owe me my life. Fang Linyuan glanced at him playfully.

Li Chengan turned around and was about to speak, but when he saw the guard go and return, and when he stepped back, he saw several brocade guards dressed in trolling appeared in front of the door, blocking all the way of the guard.

Fang Linyuan turned around.

I saw that the leader was wearing a long knife at his waist, wearing a flying fish suit, and he looked like he had a high rank.

The man's gaze swept across the entire courtyard, and finally stopped at Fang Linyuan's face.

"Jinyiwei handles the case and investigates the spies who collude with the enemy bandits." He said.

"Locked down here, everyone present, for review."

——

Without waiting for Fang Linyuan to speak, he saw Li Chengan striding forward.

"Lin Zimiao, you want to go against the Sixteen Guards today, right?" He said angrily.

Fang Linyuan's eyebrows moved slightly.

Lin Zimao, the envoy of Jinyi Weibei Town.

saw Lin Zimiao holding the unsheathed knife in one hand, and raised his hand to block it, and Li Chengan's hand was stopped in place by the handle of the knife.

"I'm on official business." He said coolly.

"Our general was wounded and now we are going to see a doctor. If you think it's us who collaborate with the enemy, arrest me and put me in prison right now!" Li Chengan said.

Fang Linyuan's eyebrows moved.

Yesterday, I gritted my teeth to dismount him, why is it like a dog at this time, running in front of her and rushing forward to bite people.

blocked a knife for him, and really regarded him as a lifesaver.

He pushed aside others and stepped forward and stopped in front of Lin Zimiao.

He swept his gaze, and saw that in addition to the brocade guards wearing dragging, there was also a middle-aged man wearing a round-necked robe, who looked unfamiliar with his face, but he had the bearing of an official.

He withdrew his gaze.

These people look menacing, as if they are looking for trouble. But Fang Linyuan understood that such a person as the envoy of the Beizhen Mansion ordered the entire Jinyi Guard, and he directly obeyed the orders of the saint, and would not deliberately put on such a big battle in order to embarrass anyone.

If so......

This green building did notice something wrong when he saw it for the first time from afar.

Ten times, they came at it.

Not wanting to delay here for too long, Fang Linyuan smiled and looked at Lin Zimiao.

"Investigate the spies, we should fully cooperate with Jinyiwei." He said.

"Thank you for your kindness." Lin Zimiao held the knife and arched his hand.

"But if it's useful just to check people, presumably for such a trivial matter, you don't need to be there in person." Fang Linyuan said again.

Lin Zimiao showed some doubts on his face.

I saw Fang Linyuan's eyes turn and look up at the open window on the top floor of Luqi Tower.

The light curtain is flying, and it is charming. In front of the window where the peony is blooming, a light and chic parrot cage hangs.

——

"He just let us go?" Li Chengan followed Fang Linyuan and followed all the way to the outside of the Luqi Building.

Fang Linyuan made his head hurt a little from the quarrel, and stopped: "What did I tell you?" ”

"I know, I'll just wait here, and when they're gone, I'll still check on our business." Li Chengan frowned, and said awkwardly for a long time. "But why don't you hurry up and see the doctor? This wound can't just be put aside, and a lot of blood has just been shed......"

Such a small injury, look at the doctor.

Fang Linyuan made him noisy, and when he was about to interrupt him, he heard a crisp sound of stroking rulers from the restaurant opposite.

“…… Let's say that the general who broke through the eighteen cities of Longxi entered the Golden Palace, so that he could kneel on the spot in front of the palace. Your Majesty asked: Aiqing is my hero of the court, why do you kneel? But he saw the general hugging his fists and said: The last general has nothing else to ask for today, the eighteen cities in northern Xinjiang are only willing to marry the five princesses today as a dowry! ”

The words of the fifth princess were bitten by him, and there was a cheer in the building, and Fang Linyuan's back stiffened.

He hurriedly turned his head and saw that the restaurant was full of people. Mr. Storyteller has a loud voice, and what he is talking about is actually about him and Zhao Pu!

Fang Linyuan was uncomfortable when he heard it.

Over there, Li Cheng'an's mouth hasn't stopped.

"I have a medical clinic I know well, or I'll take you to ...... first"

Fang Linyuan hurriedly interrupted him.

"You don't think you owe me a favor today, do you?" He said. "You have to pay it back, don't you?"

Li Chengan made him stunned for a moment, and nodded stunned.

Fang Linyuan gritted his teeth and pointed to the restaurant.

"When you find that later, tell their boss clearly!" He said.

"Let them change the book and say, now this book, hurry up and burn it!" ：，，.