"Toast the east wind, and calmly. Weeping poplar purple Moluo east of the city. Always hand in hand at that time, swimming all over the bushes.

Gathering and scattering are in a hurry, and this hatred is endless. This year's flowers are better than last year's red. It's a pity that next year's flowers will be better, who do you know with?"

"Poof-" In the boudoir, Rui Zhu watched Shen Lingshan practice calligraphy on rice paper while grinding ink. When she saw Shen Lingshan inadvertently write the Song Dynasty literati Ouyang Xiu's "Waves of Sand, Toasting the East Wind", she couldn't help but smile.

Shen Lingshan was shocked by Rui Zhu's smile, and when she saw the words and sentences on the paper, she couldn't help but feel a little ashamed. In order to hide her embarrassment, she turned the pen upside down and tapped it lightly on Ruizhu's head, and said angrily: "What are you laughing at? Miss Ben's handwriting is not good, is it?"

"Miss's words are upright and upright, just like Miss's dignified and beautiful. It's just this ......" Rui Zhu pointed to the words on the rice paper, holding the cherry and smiling non-stop.

"What's wrong with this? What's wrong with this? Is the words written by the great writer Ouyang Xiu so funny?" Shen Lingshan knew why Rui Zhu was laughing, so she pretended to be puzzled and grabbed Bai Dao.

Rui Zhu couldn't help laughing and said, "'Gathering and scattering is in a hurry, this hatred is endless'." I laughed at Ouyang Wenzhong's father, how could he know the thoughts of my young lady four hundred years later. ”

"You dead girl, you're getting more and more presumptuous. Shen Lingshan's face was flushed, and she chased after her to hit the beads.

Rui Zhu said while dodging: "Miss spare your life, your family's 'acupoint palm' is even more powerful, don't ask for the slave's life." After saying that, he ran out of the boudoir. She deliberately said that the "acupoint palm" that Chen Wenqi taught to Shen Lingshan was "your family".

"Run, tell you to run. If you have the ability, don't come back. Shen Lingshan deliberately shouted hatefully, but her heart was sweet.

Shen Lingshan and Rui Zhu are the master and servant, but in fact they are like sisters, how can she hide her heart from Rui Zhu? Since parting with Chen Wenqi, Shen Lingshan seems to have changed as a person. In the past, she had to run out at every turn, but now she stays at home all day long, either as a needlework woman or reading and learning words. Of course, the most is to practice the "Acupoint Palm" taught by Chen Wenqi, which is essential twice a day in the morning and dusk, so he can improve his speed in the moves, but he lacks strength. In the past, in front of her mother Han Mei, seventeen-year-old Shen Lingshan was like a little girl who would never grow up, and she would get into her mother's arms at every turn to be coquettish, but now she sees that her mother always follows the rules, and she seems to have matured a lot overnight, which makes Han Mei a little uncomfortable, and I don't know why her daughter suddenly "separated" from herself. Secretly found Rui Zhu to ask the reason, how dare Rui Zhu confide in the truth?

"Miss, miss. Ruizhu ran into the room in a hurry.

"Do you dare to come back, see that I don't kill you?" Shen Lingshan raised her hand in a feigned anger, making a gesture to hit Rui Zhu.

"Miss, don't play, don't play. I'll tell you good news, Chen Gongzi is here. Rui Zhu blocked Shen Lingshan's hand and hurriedly said.

When Shen Lingshan heard this, her apricot eyes lit up, and then she raised her hand and said, "Do you still dare to deceive people, looking for a fight?"

Rui Zhu looked serious, pointed to the outside and said, "Really, Miss, Chen Gongzi is really here, just outside." ”

"I don't believe it. Shen Lingshan let go of Ruizhu, sat back at the table, took the brush and licked the ink, and continued to practice calligraphy.

Rui Zhu snatched the brush and pulled Shen Lingshan up: "Oh, Miss——, Chen Gongzi is really here, I don't believe you went out to see." ”

Shen Lingshan was dragged by Ruizhu to the backyard, and saw Chen Wenqi walking back and forth in the courtyard, and his expression seemed to be a little anxious.

"Big brother. Shen Lingshan was overjoyed and hurriedly greeted Chen Wenqi.

"Miss Shen. Chen Wenqi stepped forward.

"Big brother, why are you here?"

"Miss Shen, I want to talk to my stepmother and Uncle Yang about something. ”

When Shen Lingshan heard that Chen Wenqi was talking to her mother and uncle, she felt slightly disappointed and didn't know what to say.

"Of course, I also want to see how Miss Shen's boxing is doing. When Chen Wenqi saw Shen Lingshan's expression, he hurriedly said again. In fact, he himself had the same mind as Shen Lingshan, but he didn't say it.

"Oh, since the master left, the apprentice hasn't been practicing for a day, why don't you take a trip to the master to see?" Shen Lingshan quickly returned to normal and said to Chen Wenqi playfully.

"Not busy, not busy. I met my stepmother and Uncle Yang first, and talked about the matter. Chen Wenqi shook his hand and urged Shen Lingshan to go and report to his mother quickly.

Shen Lingshan guessed that Chen Wenqi must have something important to discuss with his mother and uncle, so he hurriedly put away his joking expression, and told Zhu'er to invite his uncle back quickly, and he led Chen Wenqi to the front to meet his mother Han Mei.

During the township test, Han Mei had several relationships with Chen Wenqi and was quite fond of Chen Wenqi. Seeing Chen Wenqi again today, he was very happy, pulled Chen Wenqi up, and instructed Yahuan Chunhong to move a chair for Chen Wenqi and sit down to talk.

Chen Wenqi took a seat, sat down and said, "The little nephew takes the liberty of disturbing and asks my stepmother for forgiveness." ”

Han Mei said lovingly: "Child, since you and Shan'er have already married, there is no need to talk about those red tapes, let's be casual." ”

While gossiping, Han Ming walked in. Chen Wenqi hurriedly got up and saluted him, and after Han Ming sat down, he said to the two:

"The little nephew is here, and I have something to tell my stepmother and Uncle Yang. Have you ever heard of the name Shan Xue by your stepmother and Uncle Yang?" That day, Han Ming only said in general terms that Jin Lei in the "Eight Murders of Lingnan" was killed by the "Sword Double Kill" move, and did not say in detail which "masters" they were, so Chen Wenqi asked this question.

"Shan Xue?" When Han Ming heard this, his blood immediately fluttered, this was the enemy who killed his father and killed him every day for more than ten years, how could he forget it?

"The little nephew had seen this person a few days ago. Chen Wenqi told in detail about the fight with Shan Xue that day and the analysis and arrangement of Master Liu Mufeng.

"Big brother, you didn't suffer any internal injuries, right?" Shen Lingshan heard that Chen Wenqi and Shan Xue were on a par, but they almost suffered a loss in the competition for internal strength, and they were both admiring and worried, and asked with concern.

"No, fortunately, the master and his old man arrived in time, so the danger was saved. ”

After pondering for a long time, Han Mei said: "Senior Liu is right, Shan Xue's appearance in Huangzhou Mansion must be Liang Fang's peace of mind about the public case eighteen years ago, and he suspects that Hao Huai and Gou An are not doing their best with their eyeliners, so they sent the 'Eight Murderers' to find out our whereabouts in person." But I don't know if there are other people who came together besides Shan Xue. With just one single snow, it will be difficult for us to deal with, and if there are other people from the 'Eight Murders', it will be even more difficult. ”

Han Ming said: "Sister, I don't have to worry about this, they are in the light, we are in the dark, even if the 'Seven Murders' (Jin Lei is dead in the 'Eight Murders') all come, they may not be able to find us." What I'm worried about is that Shan Xue will definitely contact the eyeliner they planted earlier. When he appeared in Huangzhou Mansion, he must have contacted the eyeliner over there first, and there was no need to worry about this, anyway, they didn't know our whereabouts. But if you come to Wuchang City to contact Hao Huai and Gou An, things will be a little bad. Hao Huai is locked up in prison, and he will definitely not let them meet, but if he is not allowed to meet, Shan Xue will be suspicious, if he makes a secret visit, it is difficult to guarantee that no one will leak the news among those arresters and jailers. ”

"Isn't your uncle the prefect? Hao Huai is your subordinate, just say where to send him on business?" Shen Lingshan spoke quickly and gave his uncle an "idea".

"I think Miss Shen's idea can work. Chen Wenqi said: "If Shan Xue wants to contact them, she must go to the barracks to find them." Please ask Uncle Yang to tell Gou An in advance, as long as Gou An says that the adults sent Hao Huai to do not know what to do, if Shan Xue wants to ask Uncle Yang, Uncle Yang can prevaricate on the grounds of confidentiality. I'm afraid the most important thing is Gou An, we weren't there when he met Shan Xue, in case he wants to turn back, we will all be exposed. Uncle Yang, I'll go with you to see Gou An, and I want to put a little pressure on him, and I can't let him talk nonsense. ”

"I'll go too. When Shen Lingshan heard that Chen Wenqi was going to the mansion, she pestered her uncle and said.

"Shan'er, don't mess around, what are you doing with a girl?" Han Mei stopped.

Chen Wenqi's heart moved, and he hurriedly said to Han Mei: "Mother-in-law, let Miss Shen go with you, maybe she will play a big role." ”

Han Mei heard Chen Wenqi intercede for her daughter, and felt that it was good to let Shen Lingshan see some things, so she nodded and agreed.

Just as Han Ming, Chen Wenqi, and Shen Lingshan were on their way to find Gou An, Shan Xue took the lead and was sitting in the room of the prefect's military room at this time.

When Gou An saw Shan Xue at first glance, he was shocked, scared, worried and happy, as if he had knocked over the seasoning plate - mixed tastes. Since replacing Hao Huai as the inheritor of the Wuchang Mansion Barracks, Gou An's heart has not been steady for a day. Although the head moved to the mountain of Hao Huai, he became a figure calling for wind and rain in the barracks, after all, although Liang Yuan is not a long-term love family, his wife and children are all in the capital, and he never forgets the leaves and returns to his roots in his sleep. Shan Xue's visit is a great opportunity to get rid of Han Ming's control, as long as she tells Shan Xue the truth, maybe she can catch Han Ming and follow Han Ming's clue to find more people. At that time, his mission in Wuchang City will be over, and he can return to Beijing to reunite with his family. However, he had previously sent a fake letter to Liang Fang and Liang De, although it was done under the coercion of Han Ming and them, but according to Liang De's character, he categorically couldn't spare himself. Moreover, he also took an unknown poison pill, and he had to exchange it for a unique antidote from Han Ming every month. If you tell Shan Xue the truth, even if Liang De can forgive himself, it would be in vain without Chen Wenqi's unique antidote, and if it really comes to that point, I am afraid that even this little wealth in front of me will not be blessed to enjoy. Therefore, Gou An was perfunctory at this time, while thinking quickly, hoping to come up with a way to get the best of both worlds.

Gou An was hesitant here, and Han Ming and the others over there were even more anxious. They found that Shan Xue had found Gou An one step ahead of her, and they suddenly felt bad. Not to mention whether Gou An is anti-water, even if he asks about Hao Huai's whereabouts, it will inevitably reveal flaws. The top priority is to get Gou An out first, so that he will completely die of the mind of turning against the water, and deal with Shan Xue according to the plan he has thought of in advance. Han Ming is the prefect, and it is logical for him to summon the military room, but it is not in line with the system for the dignified prefect to personally go to the military room to call people; although Chen Wenqi is an ideal candidate, he has met with Shan Xue, and it is impossible for him to be easy to look at under eagerness; find someone from the military room......

Among the three groups of people, Shan Xue was the most leisurely at this time. After he slowly drank a cup of fragrant tea with Erlang's legs, he asked Gou An: "Gou An, it's been so long, why hasn't Hao Huai seen anyone yet?"

"Lord Hao, he ......"

"Lord Gou, Lord Gou, Lord Gou has called you over. Before Gou An's words were finished, a warden of the military room ran in panting from outside the door, raised his eyes and saw Shan Xue, and muttered to himself: "Ah, there is a guest coming." ”

"What's the matter?" Gou An was a little strange, this warden was a little familiar, but he seemed familiar.

The warden walked up to Gou An and whispered in his ear: "Lord Yang said that the 'strength' in Lord Gou is about to attack, and he needs to be suppressed with medicine immediately, and it will be too late if it is too late." His finger secretly poked at Gou An's waist and asked, "Does Lord Gou feel itchy here?"

When Gou An heard this, not only was his waist numb and itchy, but he also seemed to be able to walk, and the itchy feeling was spreading to his back. At this time, Gou An was a little flustered, and hurriedly said to Shan Xue: "Please sit down for a while, and I will go back to the prefect." ”

"Hey, what's the hurry? What is a little prefect afraid of, it's not too late to wait for the old man to finish speaking. "Shan Xue is a little unhappy.

"Shan senior, don't the little ones have to continue to eat under the prefect? If you don't hurry up and offend the prefect, the little ones won't be able to eat this bowl of rice in the future. ”

Although Shan Xue was unhappy, she was also afraid that Liang Fang would blame Gou An for her accident, so she waved her hand impatiently: "Go, go, go and go back quickly, don't let the old man wait for a long time." ”

"Yes, Senpai. Gou An agreed, lifted the teapot and refilled Shan Xue with a cup of tea, and followed the warden out of the room.

The warden led Gou An through the barracks compound, then turned around and turned to a row of bungalows, and in front of the three rooms in the penultimate place, the warden stopped and shouted inside: "Lord Yang, the barracks have been brought by Lord Chenggou." ”

Han Ming's voice came from the back room: "Let him in." ”

Gou An went in to see that Han Ming and Chen Wenqi were drinking tea in the room. He didn't have time to salute Han Ming, so he walked straight to Chen Wenqi and said, "Chen Gongzi, give me the antidote." ”

Chen Wenqi slowly put down the teacup in his hand and asked, "How does Master Gou feel now?"

"It's so itchy that it's almost up to my chest. ”

"Oh. Master Gou, I am here for this purpose. Chen Wenqi took out a black pill the size of a dragon's eye from his arms and handed it to Gou An: "Come, take it quickly, and I will push the palace with you again." ”

Gou An grabbed the pill and put it in his mouth, whether it was bitter or astringent, and swallowed it three times and twice.

In fact, the warden was Shen Lingshan pretending. According to the method taught by Chen Wenqi, Shen Lingshan secretly clicked on the acupoints on Gou An's waist, causing him to feel tingling and itching, making him mistake it for a toxic attack. The pill Chen Wenqi gave him was just an ordinary bone-setting pill, and to eliminate the itching, he had to use his hands to solve the acupoints. Chen Wenqi walked to Gou An's side, first massaged Gou An's chest and back a few times, and then slowly moved to his waist and eyes, unlocking the acupoints for him.

"How is Lord Gou feeling now?"

"Well, it's much better. ”

"Master Gou, please don't get me wrong, I told you a long time ago that the pill I gave you before is a good thing to assist in practicing and enhancing internal strength, but this thing is too strong, and if you don't suppress it in time, it will eat itself. Last time, I forgot to hand over the pill to Lord Yang when I left, so I hurried over, fortunately I came in time, otherwise, Lord Gou would have been miserable. Chen Wenqi paused, and then said to Han Ming: "Lord Yang, please keep the pill that I handed over to you properly, because this pill is different from the antidote pill, if it is a detoxification, even if there is no antidote pill, the top poison master can refine the antidote." Only this cultivation pill that enhances internal strength, if you don't know the compatibility, you can't refine the medicine that suppresses the strength. If Lord Yang is accidentally lost, and he is not in front of him, it will be very dangerous when Lord Gou has a drug attack. ”

Chen Wenqi was talking to Han Ming, but he was actually speaking to Gou An. Han Ming understood in his heart, so he said: "Chen Gongzi rest assured, Gou An is a subordinate of this mansion, how can this mansion ignore his safety?"

"That's good. Master Gou, it's okay now, you can go. Chen Wenqi said casually.

"Wait. Han Ming stopped Gou An and asked, "Gou An, I heard the warden say that you have a guest?"

Asked by Han Ming, Gou An knew that he couldn't hide it, and now he couldn't do without the antidote, so he made up his mind in an instant and told Han Ming the truth:

"My lord, I almost forgot about this important event by patronizing the antidote. Liang Fang sent Shan Xue down, and he was in the place of the lowly office at this time. How should I deal with my humble duties? ”

"Oh. Han Ming pretended to know and asked, "What did you say to him?"

"Nothing was said. He asked me why Hao Huai hadn't come yet, and I didn't know how to answer, but it happened that the lord summoned me, and the humble post came over immediately. ”

"Hmm. You just said that Hao Huai was sent by the government to do something else. If he asks about anything or where, you don't know anything, but if he presses him, just let him come to the house. As for other things, you know how to answer. ”

"Yes, my lordship, I understand. Gou An replied resignedly.

Han Ming has lived in officialdom for a long time, and he knows what occasions to use both grace and power, he turned pale, beckoned to Gou An, and said, "Gou An, come here." When Gou An came to his side, he lifted a painting hanging on the wall with his hand, and at the slightly lower point of the scroll, there was a hole the thickness of a little finger. Han Ming motioned for Gou An to step on the chair and take a look, the eyelets were high and low, and after following the eyelets, Gou An couldn't help but be surprised, what appeared in the eyelets was actually the chair that Shan Xue and himself was sitting on just now.

Chen Wenqi suddenly seemed to be interested, ripped off Gou An, went up to look at the hole, and then quickly jumped off the chair and said to Han Ming: "Lord Yang, if you don't want this person to live in the world, you can end this person's life from this hole with a flick of your fingers." ”

Han Ming shook his head and waved his hand, signaling no.

Chen Wenqi was a little annoyed, and said: "Lord Yang doesn't believe in the flick of his fingers......?" Chen Wenqi pointed to the willow tree more than ten zhang away from the door, ran over and drew a circle on the trunk with his fingers, returned to the house, closed the door with his backhand, leaving only a crack the width of his fingers, and shot out the small stone he had just picked up in his hand, and the sound of the stone breaking through the air suddenly became extinguished. When we got closer, we saw that the pebbles were embedded in the middle of the circle, more than an inch deep.

For Chen Wenqi's finger flicking kung fu, Gou An has already understood. No matter how ignorant he is, he knows what Chen Wenqi's hand means. Busy said to Han Ming and Chen Wenqi: "Please rest assured, my lord and Chen Gongzi, even if you have ten guts, you don't dare to come nonsense." ”

"Okay, you go, after you leave Shan Xue, come here and talk back. ”

"Yes, sir. Gou An agreed, and hurried to the barracks.

Shan Xue was already impatient to wait, and when she saw Gou An coming back, she grabbed his chest with her hand and shouted, "Why did it take so long for you kid to come back?

"Ouch, senior, please let go. The small one holds other people's bowls, and he has to obey other people's management. I know that my predecessors are impatient to wait, no, as soon as the prefect finished speaking, I ran all the way back. Look at my sweat. ”

Shan Xue let go of Gou An, and asked in a slightly calmer voice: "What about Hao Huai, why haven't you come yet?"

"The little one was about to inform his seniors that Lord Hao had been sent out by the prefect. ”

"Sent out, where is it, what are you doing?" Shan Xue asked repeatedly.

Gou An didn't speak, just shook his head vigorously.

"I don't know, when will he come back?"

Gou An still shook his head.

Shan Xue was extremely angry, grabbed Gou An again, and said sharply: "You deliberately hide it from the old man, don't you? ”

"Senior, the little one is an errand runner, how can they talk to the little one about what they want to do? It's just that when Lord Hao left that day, he said to everyone that when he was away, I would be in charge of everything in the barracks, so the little guess is that Lord Hao will be gone for a long time. Why don't I accompany my seniors to the prefect to inquire?"

"Forget it, the old man doesn't like to associate with officials the most in his life. Hao Huai is not here, and it is the same with you. ”

Gou An breathed a sigh of relief, hurriedly poured fragrant tea again, and asked, "What are the instructions of the seniors?"

"It's not a big deal, Father-in-law Liang asked the old man to go around a few places around Huangzhou Mansion, and contact you by the way. What have you found in all this time?"

"Nope. The small guess is that those people may have already gone into hiding somewhere else, otherwise they wouldn't have been without any clues for more than ten years. ”

Shan Xue nodded and said approvingly: "We also guess like this. However, since you have been allowed to stay here, you must be very careful about their whereabouts, and do not slack off. ”

"That is, the little one must do his best. ”

"The old man will stay in Wuchang City for a few days, and if he finds anything during this period, he will come to the ancient city inn to find me. ”

"Understood, senpai. ”

After sending Shan Xue away, Gou An was temporarily relaxed, thinking about how long such days would last, he couldn't help but be extremely annoyed.

Han Ming, Chen Wenqi, and Shen Lingshan heard it clearly in the room next door, and they were also relieved, the danger in front of them had finally passed.