The capital, the Hall of the Beginning of the Year.

Ri Ying led the two children around the roof, picked a secluded corner through the small courtyard and fell, and came to a study-like house.

Tai Zheng saw that there was no one left and right, and quietly asked, "Master, Your Majesty may be inside, how can we get in?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Ri Ying push open the door and walk in openly, while Luo Li also pulled Ri Ying's sleeve and followed while looking around.

Taejeong was stunned for a moment before he reacted, and entered the house with a pale face.

The night was not too late, and Zhao Qinian was sitting in front of the bookcase reading a book. Father-in-law Hong had already reported to him the movements of the three of them just now, so he used a book to cover his face as much as possible to hide the smile he was holding.

He also wanted to tease these bold people more.

The door of the study was open, and Ri Ying walked in without hesitation and came to Zhao Qinian's case.

"Are you Zhao Qinian?" Ri Ying tilted her head to look at the book that covered her face, the title of the book was Jianghu Zhiqu.

Luo Li also looked at Riying's eyes with sparkling eyes.

Tai Zheng's legs were a little weak when he saw the figure behind the bookcase, and his face turned pale when he heard his master's words, and he knelt down with a puff.

"Your Majesty...... His Majesty...... Under. ”

Zhao Qinian's hand trembled, he almost laughed, and quickly straightened his face, put down the book, and looked at the three of them with interest.

It's just that when he saw Ri Ying and Luo Li in red shirts, his eyes shrank, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously hooked up a smile.

"You're here to kill me?"

Your Majesty, why do you think so?

Taizheng's face turned even paler, he only glanced at Zhao Qinian and hurriedly lowered his head, trembling and speechless, not like the two people next to him looking at each other openly.

However, that hurried glance did not make him feel the majesty of the emperor, but like an old friend who had known each other for a long time.

Riying glanced at her mouth, "No, the master asked me to come and see you before he died, why did he kill you?"

"You're Jia Er's apprentice?"

"Yes, my name is Riying. ”

"My name is Luo Li!" Luo Li shouted.

Taejeong hesitated for a moment and wanted to follow, but found that he couldn't open his mouth.

Zhao Qinian clenched his fist under his nose to block his mouth, deliberately lowered his voice and asked, "Do you know what the crime of trespassing into the palace should be?"

"I don't know. Ri Ying and Luo Li said at the same time.

They don't know, Tai Zheng does, but it's better not to speak at this time, right?

So he trembled even more.

"First be arrested in the heavenly prison for interrogation, and then sentenced to death, as for how to die, it is up to you. Zhao Qinian watched the reactions of several people with interest.

Luo Li pulled Riying's sleeve and did not lower his voice, "Master, Your Majesty wants to kill us, let's run away quickly?"

Ri Ying thought about it and felt that Zhao Qinian had already seen it, fulfilled his master's last wish, and could also go, so he nodded.

Tai Zhengze looked at the two of them conspiring loudly in a daze, and after a while, he kowtowed to Zhao Qinian, "Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, we ...... We ......"

He stumbled and didn't say anything about the back for a long time, but he heard Zhao Qinian suddenly laugh.

"Hahaha, you guys are really interesting, since you are the disciples of the old people, let's stay in the palace. Zhao Qinian finally couldn't help it, and laughed for a long time before saying.

Taizheng was stunned, and before he could rejoice, he heard Riying ask, "Why?"

"I will hire you to protect me. ”

Luo Li nodded, "Indeed, Your Majesty, your guards are not very good, we sneaked in at once, if it were someone else, you would have died a long time ago." ”

Taejeong listened and just wanted to cover the mouths of the two of them.

Zhao Qinian saw that Riying was still a little hesitant, and said with a smile: "The sugar water pipe is enough." ”

"Okay!" Ri Ying shook the wine gourd that was about to be empty, and immediately replied.

......

Chudi.

The convoy set off early the next morning and spent half a day traveling to a small village in the mountains.

The village was not hit by floods because of the mountains and forests, but due to heavy winds and rain for many days, mud and rocks rolled down the mountains and crushed the crops.

Fortunately, it was close to Muzhen, and after the flood waters receded, food was delivered in time, so that no one in the village starved to death.

Now that the village has rebuilt its farmland, it is ready to be planted during the farming season, but it looks thriving.

The old man learned from an old pawn that there were wounded in the village, so he knocked on the door of the house with the girl.

This family of four, a couple and two young sons.

The injured man was a middle-aged man who was grazed in the leg by a boulder rolling down from the mountain, and a large hole was broken.

"The wound heals fairly well, and it can be healed with some medicine. The old man put down the man's trouser leg and took out the pen and paper from the small box he carried with him.

He was about to write down the prescription, but the girl had already taken out a vial from her baggage, "I have the medicine for wounds." ”

The old man was stunned for a moment, pushed away Xiaohua's head into the box, and asked the girl, "What did this ordinary medicine take him for?"

The girl smiled sheepishly, "I'll only make wound medicine." ”

The old man shook his head disapprovingly, took the bottle in the girl's hand and sniffed it, and nodded, "There is more than half a tael of rosin, but it is already of the highest grade." ”

The two of them left after explaining the dressing, and the family originally wanted to keep someone for a meal, but the two politely refused.

After walking around the village, there were no other injuries, and there was still some time before departure, and the two of them and a cat wandered around the village.

There were children playing in the fields, and the two of them sat and watched.

The children knew that the two of them were here to help the village, and they came over to "shh the cold and ask for warmth", but their eyes were different when they saw Xiaohua.

"Wow, little flower cat!" a little girl cried out in amazement, reaching out to touch the little flower.

Xiaohua squinted her eyes and felt a little reluctant to let her touch it twice, and asked Li Congwen in her heart, "What did she say?"

She didn't say anything. Li Congwen thought for a while before saying.

Xiaohua glanced at her mouth, and pushed away the little girl's hand with some disgust, "Hey, silly child." ”

The child is playful after all, and ran back two steps and beckoned to the little flower.

Xiaohua still understood the gesture, but he didn't move.

"Why don't you play with them?" Li Congwen saw the shadow of his tail on the ground swaying slightly.

"I don't play with silly kids. Xiaohua seemed disdainful, but Li Congwen knew that his eyes had never left the child running in the field.

"You've always been alone, oh, isn't a cat lonely? I didn't even have a person to talk to before I came. ”

Xiaohua didn't respond.

......

Ezhou, the mansion of the State of Chu.

In the small courtyard of Xie Yan, the prince of Chu State, Chen Kang, the head of the household, sat on the stone bench in the courtyard and said to the house in front of him: "Yesterday, Yun Xian and Sizhe wrote that the Xiangjiang River waterway has been opened, and they have gone up to the south to buy grain, so there should be no need to worry about the grain in Chu." ”

"This flood has not been seen in a hundred years, and even the Ezhou Jiancheng built along the river has been affected, not to mention others. Xie Yan's voice came from the brass pipe, still a little soft, "Thanks to Lord Shangshu's timely adjustment of food, otherwise Ezhou would have no money but could only watch the people starve to death." ”

"Where is it, the previous establishment of the academy has already made the treasury empty, if there is no support from the national government, Chu will inevitably be in chaos. Chen Kang is no longer the sharp-edged child when he was young, and he spoke quite gently at this time, "But what surprised me was that those water thieves who built a city for Yuezhou would obediently fight the flood, otherwise if those water thieves entered Daze again, it would become a disaster." ”

"There are some insights into this matter. ”

Chen Kang looked at the slightly trembling brass pipe and smiled, regardless of whether Xie Yan could see it or not, he arched his hand, "I don't know about the affairs of Yuezhou, and I ask His Royal Highness the Prince to solve my doubts." ”

"It's just speculation below, and there are two reasons for this. Xie Yan paused, "First, Yuezhou is garrisoned by many famous families and officials and soldiers, and the main roads leading to Daze are controlled, and Yuezhou is invaded by the floods of the Yangtze River and Xiangjiang River, and the boats of the water thieves are destroyed, and they have nowhere to go.

The second is that Yuezhou promised that the water thieves would settle down and divide the land after building the city, and they would live a stable life. If you can be a good person, who wants to be a bad person. ”

Chen Kang thought for a while and smiled, "I've been taught." However, half of the construction of Yuezhou New Town was washed away by the flood, which is a pity, and I don't know how much food it will cost. ”

"There's no way, but after this flood, the imperial court's determination to develop Jiangnan should be stronger, right?"

Chen Kang sighed, "General Yang's situation has not been good in the past few months, he has not been out of the palace for a long time, and the development of Jiangnan has to wait for General Yang's decision, Your Majesty ...... him."

Chen Kang still didn't finish the sentence after all, but the unwillingness on his face was still slightly revealed.

Xie Yan didn't answer, and was silent for a while before asking, "I heard that Congwen was unconscious when he returned to Li Xiang's mansion?"

Chen Kang thought of his little brother who he hadn't seen for a long time, and smiled gently, "Zhang Tianshi said that it is okay to follow the text, and His Royal Highness the Prince can rest assured." ”

There was no sound coming from inside the brass pipe, but Chen Kang could imagine the smile on Xie Yan's face.

......

Xiaohua is naturally lonely, because he can only occasionally perceive people's emotions, but he doesn't know why people do it.

It's like he doesn't know why he only gives him a small bowl when he eats when he has a lot of food in the car.

"Congwen, I can't stay in this place!" Xiaohua finished eating a small bowl of rice, and her stomach was only half full, "There are no dishes! I think I was so happy to eat and drink spicy food with a pair of brothers and sisters back then!

Li Congwen felt that the brother and sister must be stupid to give a cat such a good food.

They had already gone to another village, where they had finished delivering food and repaired overnight. The convoy rested early after dinner, while Xiaohua went out under the girl's gaze and wandered around.

"They want to give food to others and help others, and they definitely don't eat too much. Li Congwen still defended.

"Why don't we go find something to eat, and don't bring it back, or we'll be robbed again." ”

"Eat raw?"

"Hmm. ”

"No, I can't. Li Congwen refused without hesitation.

Xiaohua was anxious, her eyes grunted a few times and then lit up, "I'll play with your body for a while." ”

Li Congwen thought about it, felt the hair on Xiaohua's body fluttering in the wind, and couldn't resist the temptation.

"Only eat fish belly. ”

"Good!"