Shinfu.

The study of the head of the Xin family.

Xin Liuping sat next to the bookcase, flipping through the files over the years.

The Shin family had a branch of the family that specialized in organizing these files, which other families called the Shadow Tree.

The main task of the Shadow is to collect the opinions of both the rich and the noble, the common people. The external words and deeds of the descendants of famous families go down to the bedside whispers of poor people's homes.

As long as Shin Liuping wanted to know about someone, the next day, the file on his desk would record who that person had been in contact with, what they had discussed, where they had been, and even what they had eaten.

Someone once said loudly in the wine shop, "I heard that the Ji family has a secluded pearl, and the letter family also has a shadow." Do you believe it?"

The guests in the liquor store burst into laughter, and no one took his drunken nonsense to heart.

The next day, his body was found floating in the Surabaya River. His face was pale, and he heard that he was drunk and drowned. But how could the man drown in the Surabaya River, where he lived several miles away?

Since then, no one has dared to speak out loud about these two words.

Phantom Beads. Shadows.

Xin Liuping carefully looked through the file submitted to the shadow door, and there were all kinds of traces on it since Ji Ge left the Sigui Building yesterday.

"Do you know what he wanted to find this old man?" Xin Liuping's eyes narrowed slightly, staring straight at the line, "Ji Ge took Ji Chongru to see an old man in a green shirt in a wine shop" more than a dozen words.

"Back to the head of the family, the subordinates didn't dare to get too close when they saw Ji Chongru present, and then I heard the shopkeeper Xiaoer say that Ji Chongru seemed to respect the old man in green shirts very much, not only gave him two pots of jade shallots, but also vaguely mentioned ten years ago. ”

A black man standing in front of the bookcase replied respectfully.

"More than ten years ago?, the old man in green shirt?" Xin Liuping's mind kept thinking about these two words, and then his brows furrowed.

He had guessed a possibility, but it was something he desperately didn't want to see.

"Do you know what Ji Ge and the kid from the Gu family Gu Shutong talked about in Fuqing Building?" Xin Liuping flipped through a page of the file and asked lightly.

At that time, the people upstairs were attracted by the fight between Gu Hanzhi and Ji Chongru, and the subordinates couldn't get close to hear it, so they asked the head of the family to punish them. ”

The man in black knelt on one knee and did not dare to look up.

"Well, get up. Xin Liuping closed the file and said, "It's nothing more than some children's tricks. ”

When the man in black heard this, he hurriedly got up. But he still didn't dare to look directly at the middle-aged man in front of him.

"Go down. Xin Liuping handed him the file in hand, "Take it down and give it to Tingzhi." ”

The man in black respectfully took the file with both hands that was difficult for outsiders to reach, and slowly retreated.

Xin Liuping stood up and walked to the window with white jade as the window lattice, easily pushed open the window, looked at the tree in the courtyard that had been planted for many years, rubbed his fingers, and muttered to himself with an expressionless face: "Master." ”

About a stick of incense, Xin Tingzhi, who is known as Xinjia Yushu, pushed open the door of Xinliuping's study.

"Father, did Ji Ge make an agreement with that guy Hu Shutong?" Xin Tingzhi asked as he entered the door with the stack of files.

"See?" said Shinliu, who was still standing by the window, flatly.

"Hmm. Xin Tingzhi gently put the file in his hand back on the table.

"But he really has the courage to bet on the second son of the Gu family. ”

"What about you?" Shin Liuping turned around and stared at the Xin family Yushu, who was rumored to be "a celestial man" by the outside world.

"Since a Ji Ge who has just come out of the building dares to bet on Gu Shutong, do you dare to bet on Gu Qiyue?"

Xin Tingzhi was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Father, don't worry, since Ji Ge has put the gambling game on the table, the child can catch it." ”

Xin Liuping looked at him with satisfaction, turned his eyes to the Kai tree in the courtyard, and asked, "Do you know why you were named Tingzhi?"

Xin Tingzhi shook his head.

"There is Kai in the court, Zhilan Yushu. ”

With his back to Xin Tingzhi, he gently spat out a sentence from his mouth.

Then he said to himself: "It's a pity. ”

"Father?" Shin Tingzhi asked.

"You don't, I heard that the little girl of the Wen family doesn't have it, and neither does Liu Qingtian of the Liu family, not to mention other qualifications to choose the children of your family. ”

"But why is it him?" Xin Liuping slapped his palm on the white jade window lattice.

It was as hard as white jade under his palm, and it was gently crushed like an ordinary knife cutting tofu.

"The person my father said is Ji Ge?" Xin Tingzhi's handsome face also looked a little gloomy at this time.

"Do you know who has been teaching him for the past ten years? Who is explaining your doubts? ”

"It was the immortal who pointed to the mountain road, and the master knocked on the master who lived forever. ”

After Xin Liuping put his hands on the back, he tried his best to suppress the unwillingness in his heart.

Why is the Master optimistic about Ji Ge, and why does the Master, who is obviously detached from the world, get involved in such mundane things?

Xin Tingzhi, who was shocked by his father's words, clenched his hands, and his nails pierced into the flesh and still didn't know it.

Do I believe that Tingzhi really wants to be stabilized by his Ji Ge?

Xin Liuping, who calmed down, was the first to speak: "That's it." Have you had any recent correspondence with the Wen family?"

Xin Tingzhi, who was disturbed by Xin Liuping's words, came to his senses and said, "You haven't come to me for a while. ”

"Remember to keep in touch with the Wen family from time to time. Xin Liuping sat back next to the bookcase, "Since the master has already participated in it, the bargaining chips between us will be heavier. ”

Although Wen Qiong is optimistic about the kid of the Ji family, the eldest daughter can't help her father. If you can get Wen Zhili of the Wen family to follow you with all her heart, I think Wen Qiong will definitely not tear her face with her own daughter because of an inconsequential foreign family. ”

"The child understood. Xin Tingzhi leaned over and said.

"Master, Wen Zhili, the eldest lady of the Wen family, said outside the door that she was looking for the eldest son. These were the words of the butler that sounded outside the study door.

Xin Liuping thought to himself, could it be that Cao Cao Cao will arrive?

He glanced at Xin Tingzhi and reminded, "Do you want the daughter of the patriarch's family to wait for you outside the door?"

"Son, go now. ”

"No need, Brother Tingzhi. A cheerful voice rang out outside the study door.

Hearing the childish voice, a woman came with the wind.

Himefu.

Ji Ge, who had been sprinkling erbium in the Wanli Lake to feed, had returned to the shore, but the chill that the silver frost dragon had brought to him from before was still there.

He went back to his room and asked Red Crisp to bring the brazier, add some charcoal, and make a fire.

Ji Ge found a wooden mound to sit by the fire, and wore a fox coat to warm up by the fire.

Hong Su looked at the boy who was rubbing his palms to keep warm while wrapping his coat, and thought to himself, if it weren't for his light words, he would really be a fairy-like man.

Ji Ge raised his head suddenly, stared at the red crisp who had been staring at him, and asked, "What's the matter?"

Hongshu's cheeks, who didn't have time to lower his head, turned crimson, and he couldn't help but glare at Ji Ge.

"Look at it, a girl like you is not regarded as a maid by those old men in a high-walled rich door, how can you let those pot-bellied rich men bear not to touch your head... Little lamb, that is, the young master, I can only endure it if I am so upright and decent. ”

Ji Ge tightened the fox fur coat on his body again and spoke.

"Doesn't that slave still have to thank the son?"

"Thank you, you don't need it, you go and call Aoyagi. Ji Ge added some charcoal to the stove and fiddled with the spatula.

Hong Su looked at the boy whose face was paler than before, like the down-and-out scholar who stayed in the ancient temple at night and met the fox demon written in the boudoir novel.

I couldn't help but ask, "I don't know what the son called Qingliu?"

Ji Ge put down the shovel, looked at the red crisp with a puzzled face, pretended to drag his chest with his free hands, and said, "Understood?"

"Shameless. The red crisp who understood it scolded and ran out.

Ji Ge smiled and gently touched the small red clay stove that had burned the infrared wall.

Red crisp, red clay, you see a good match.

"If you want to tell her out, just say it directly, you hurt this girl's heart like this. Ji Chongru, who walked into the room dressed in white, said lightly.

"It seems that the second uncle understands women's hearts best. I don't know how many girls in the boudoir to be married will secretly promise to the second uncle. Ji Ge responded.

"Why are you two brothers and sisters like this? Ji Chongru poured a cup of hot water and handed it to Ji Ge.

Ji Ge took it, "This is not called a family not entering the door." ”

"Are you feeling better?" asked Ji Chongru with concern.

He just heard from the housekeeper that Ji Ge's face had turned pale since he came back from Wanli Lake, and he would feel a strong chill at close range.

Ji Chongru didn't understand that a martial artist who was pure refining should not be in full swing of qi and blood in his body, why was there such a contrast?

"Much better. Ji Ge stretched out his hand to continue to take the fire to warm up, "Earlier, the old gentleman told me that there was something strange in my body, and asked me not to embark on spiritual cultivation first. ”

"For the past ten years, I have only been refining my body every day. It's really thanks to the old gentleman's day and night care, otherwise how could I have the golden branch physique that the martial artists in the world dream of. ”

Ji Ge smiled lightly.

In the ten years of Sigui Building, Ji Ge has been working day and night on this physique, and since he can't cultivate spiritual power, he will surpass them in quenching his body.

Of course, they refer to the Nanjin Dongjian among the famous families.

"Just now, Second Uncle, didn't you see such a long silver frost dragon coming out of my eyebrows, and it circled around me like a few times before flying away. ”

Ji Ge said to Ji Chongru while gesturing.

"Do you know who did it?" Ji Chongru asked, looking at Ji Ge, who didn't seem to be taking anything to heart.

"He never mentioned it to me, but I think everything that happened today should have something to do with the old man. ”

Ji Chongru heard what Ji Ge said, sighed softly, picked up the iron tongs and added some charcoal to the red clay stove.

Although he did not study under the master back then, the master had taught his eldest brother Ji Qingyun and his nephew Ji Ge Duxi, which was enough to make the three generations of the Ji family remember it.

Ji Chongru said softly in a voice that could only be heard by himself.

"May the Master be safe and sound, and the future blessings will be boundless. ”