One hundred and five, six-petal lotus between the eyebrows
Xie Yunxi returned to the study, walked to the innermost shelf, and opened the drawer under the shelf. He took out a stack of title deeds from it and rummaged through it on the table for a while, before finally fixing his eyes on one of the title deeds. He squeezed it in his hand, his face expressionless. This is a land deed of the location of the school field in the Liang Wangfu and the surrounding area, and today Pu Cheng has been looking at the school from afar Xie Yunxi saw it in his eyes, and he seemed to have noticed something. The Liang Wangfu has been expanding, and the area of the school is purchased by Xie Yu, and on this land deed, it is written "Puyuan", which is the name of the original owner of the house. Xie Yunxi looked at the name with disdain in his eyes. He snorted coldly, put away the title deed and said to the bronze on the side: "Bronze, go to the household department to check the person immediately." Look up the name on the title deed. ”
"Little Prince, are you suspicious ......" Bronze was a little curious.
"Not a doubt, I'm sure. As the adopted son of the 'No. 1 Dart in North China', how could he come to Beijing to be a low-status catcher. And now that there is such a big thing in the dart game, he appears here without going home, and he is talking lightly. The three chief catchers of Kaifeng Mansion were selected from all over the country, and it can be said that the kung fu is all at the top. They fought with Ya Zhi for no more than three rounds before he was subdued, and I had suspected it before, but it turned out that they were all from the Changfeng Dart Bureau, and I was afraid that they had hidden their strength in front of him. Only by looking up this person can some things be explained clearly. Xie Yunxi's tone was resolute, he frowned and said: "This is my private matter, and don't find out from others, remember." ”
Bronze glanced at Nalan Zhishui behind the bookshelf not far away, and said, "The slave and maid don't understand a little, what did you mean when you said Pu Cheng was familiar before?"
"It's been a long time ago, and you weren't in the palace at that time, so you don't know. You went and checked what I was telling you, and don't call yourself a slave in front of me, just call me 'I'. Go quickly, I'll wait for you to come back. Xie Yunxi explained to him.
Bronze understood what he meant and immediately left. Xie Yunxi sat at the table, lost in thought. Nalan Zhishui came to his table with a tea table and made water and sencha for him.
"What's the matter, you seem to have something on your mind. Seeing that Xie Yun didn't speak, Nalan Zhishui said with concern in her heart: "What did Grandpa Gao say to you? And why do you know that the jade pendant is not Pu Gongzi's object." ”
"Father-in-law Gao told me something about my father, just a few nonsense. As for that jade pendant," Xie Yunxi said here, he thought for a while before saying, "It's a long story. ”
"When I was a child, I didn't understand why my father was so busy, and he always left me alone at home. I didn't understand until I completely took over everything about him. Although I have 100 acres in this house, there is very little place to play. I know you love to read, so I asked you to come to my study for fear of boredom. Xie Yunxi said to her gently.
"I know, a lot of books are quiet here, and I love it. Nalan Zhishui glanced up, the top floor hanging in the air.
Xie Yunxi's study is said to be a study, but it is actually a separate house, and the plaque on the door reads "Wenshan Shuhai", which was named by the emperor himself. The building is three storeys high. Its income covers all aspects of books, and there are millions of books. The large area of the room is used for the collection of books, and there is also a copy room, a tea room, and Xie Yunxi's private study and bedroom. In this building, there are many officials personally selected by Xie Yunxi to sort out books here, and there are also craftsmen who restore some ancient books. Booksellers often come here to copy ancient books, and in exchange, every time a new book is selected by the officials, it will be included in this study, which is also one of the major industries of the Liang Palace.
"When I was a child, my father wouldn't let me go out, so I could only learn about the outside world in this 'sea of books'. Until I met Yazhi, he often took me out to play secretly. When I was a child, I was often ridiculed for not speaking, and once in time I met a neighborhood kid who laughed at me, and he got into a fight with those kids to protect me, and then he lost a piece of jade pendant, and I saw that the jade pendant on Pu Cheng's waist was exactly the same as the one he lost, so I asked Bronze to check it. Xie Yunxi picked up the tea she had brewed. "I've always been thinking about it, I've been trying to get it back for him, but I've always had news. But he told me that I couldn't find it, and he didn't pay attention. He didn't seem to be afraid of anything, and he didn't have any troubles. ”
"I see, Brother Yazhi will always keep his thoughts in his heart, unlike any revealing of his emotions. Even if he feels bad, he can still smile at you. After a long time, you don't know what is going on in his heart, and you suddenly feel a strangeness. Nalan Zhishui looked at him and said.
"That way, you don't see your weaknesses. He doesn't want to show his vulnerable side in front of you. Xie Yunxi said at this time, there was a trace of uncomfortable emotion in his eyes, and he looked at the teacup on the table.
But people are not perfect, and people's hearts are not wood and stone, and there are always times when they are disappointed and uncomfortable. One person can't bear it, that's why you need friends. Nalan Zhishui walked up to him and took his hand.
Xie Yunxi's heart trembled when he heard what she said, and there was once a teenager who said the same thing to himself. Thinking of the past, he couldn't help but blur his vision when he looked at the teacup in his hand.
Seeing that he was stunned, Nalan Zhishui cupped Xie Yunxi's cheeks with both hands, faced him to himself and said softly: "Don't follow him, this is not good." I like it when you express your thoughts, including feelings for me, and you are braver than him......"
Xie Yunxi felt the temperature of her hand, and immediately came back to his senses in shock, blinked quickly, looked into her eyes and said, "Actually, Yazhi is not ......."
If Yazhi's appearance is a rising sun for Xie Yunxi, then Nalan Zhishui is the moonlight of the night for him, not as dazzling as the sun, but it can shine on people in the dark.
"I know. Nalan Zhishui looked at him, and his expression darkened: "I know everything...... He was for physical reasons. However, when you were a child, you were not also physically responsible, and you did not stand still when you could not speak, and in the end you were healed. I don't care about any of that...... Here's how he ...... Didn't like me that much at all......"
Xie Yun saw her mood swings, touched her little hand, stood up and rubbed her in his arms. Since what they said on the night of Qixi last time, Xie Yunxi understood Yazhi's heart in his heart, and he no longer wanted to see Nalan Zhishui hurt for him again. Xie Yunxi touched her head and said in her ear: "In the future, when I am by your side, Father-in-law Gao brought my father's reply, do you want to know?"
Nalan Zhishui leaned on his chest, Xie Yunxi's broad shoulders could completely wrap her body, and the faint dragon musk on his body made Nalan Zhishui feel at ease, and then she softly agreed to Xie Yunxi.
There was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and suddenly a young man entered the house, he raised his eyes to see this scene, and immediately lowered his head and kept saluting posture, and the words he said were stuck in place: "Qi Yu ......"
The fifteen-year-old boy was named Tingyu and belonged to Bronze's men. He is a spirit guard with an identical bronze mask around his waist. The Spirit Guards only wear masks when they are on duty, and the only one who wears a mask in the mansion is Bronze. When he bumped into the little prince "doing business", he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.
You go on. Xie Yun knew that it was okay, let go of Nalan Zhishui, took out the letter from his arms, opened it and put it on the table, and Nalan Zhishui looked at the paper and smiled.
"Lord Qi, the news of the king of loyalty has calmed down in the northwest. King Zhong needs to stay in the northwest for a while, and then return to Beijing to report to the emperor in person when he is completely calm. Listen to the rain and say seriously.
"Do you have a reason?"
Hearing Yu see Xie Yunxi asking, he felt a little strange, "Little Lord, don't you just ask about other fiefdoms? ”
Xie Yun saw that he had doubts, and patiently explained: "King Zhong means that I should convey it to the emperor, and if something happens to his fief, he can deal with it, and there is still his mother's family in the northwest, the Wu family, why did he send someone to inform me? I can't manage the northwest here, and I can't manage it." He told me that he must have had a purpose. ”
Listening to Yu carefully thinking about Xie Yunxi's words, he suddenly realized: "No wonder! King Zhong also said that someone auctioned a weapon called 'Nine-Faced Exquisite Dragon' in the northwest 'Spirit Dance Flying Heaven Pavilion', which provoked all forces to gather in the northwest to rob, and finally fell into the hands of Ye Ruying, the right protector of the Sixth Heaven Demon Sect. It's a shame that he helped General Wu, otherwise it would still be turbulent now. ”
Xie Yunxi was stunned when he heard the name "Ye Ruying", and even Nalan Zhishui raised his head and looked at him in surprise. Hearing that Yu saw that the two were so shocked that they forgot what they wanted to say for a while.
"You repeat, in whose hands did it fall into?" Xie Yunxi was surprised, because of this name, he had seen it on the silver bracelet on the hand of Nalan Rongque's eldest son, Nalan Xuyi.
"The Sixth Heaven Demon Sect's Right Protector Demon Son, Ye Ruying. Listen to the rain again. This was the first time he had spoken to Xie Yunxi, and it was he who told the news to Bronze on weekdays, and Bronze relayed it. If it weren't for this bronze outing, coupled with the urgency of the situation, he might not have had the opportunity to talk to Xie Yunxi face-to-face, so he was nervous and anxious, afraid that he would say something wrong or miss some important news.
Xie Yunxi glanced at Nalan Zhishui beside her, and her brows furrowed slightly. It seems that this person who has been looking for twelve years by the Nalan family has appeared.
"Listen to the rain, why are you standing so far away? Xie Yunxi called him over: "Don't be nervous, what else did King Zhong say?"
Listening to the rain was not only surprised, but he actually remembered his name. Listening to the rain, I feel that this little prince is really different from usual, the usual Xie Yunxi looks serious and makes people feel a good sense of distance, but the real him is so gentle. Listening to the rain after thinking for a while, he took out something from his arms: "King Zhong didn't say anything more, but the prince of King Zhong sent a message from Yuzhou." ”
"Little junior brother, is it so fast? It's only been a few days since there was news?" Xie Yunxi asked him rhetorically.
"Yes. The group met people from the Changfeng Dart Bureau at a post station outside Yuzhou. I heard that the guest who bought this 'nine-sided exquisite' is Fan Tianrui, the owner of Wujie Mountain Villa. He entrusted this thing to the Changfeng Dart Bureau and asked them to send it to Yuzhou. On the way, most of the people who were injured by the Demon Sect in the Changfeng Dart Bureau included Xu Changfeng's fifth brother Xu Yuan and second son Xu Yu who died for this. Because Yazhi's son looks similar to Ye Ruying, he has been restricted by the people of the dart bureau for three days. The eldest son, Xu Su, defended himself, but the people in the dart game still refused to let go, for fear that they wanted to find a substitute for the dead ghost. ”
"Looks similar, but is there evidence?" Xie Yunxi felt a little strange.
Tingyu opened the scroll in his hand and presented it in front of Xie Yunxi, and said: "This is painted by the prince of Zhongwang, I heard that the dart bureau used this portrait to find people." ”
Xie Yunxi saw the person in the portrait: "Just by this? ”
Tingyu glanced at the painting, and asked simply: "Except for the different outfits on the face, this looks no different, and Yazhi Gongzi also likes bamboo." ”
Yazhi's earrings are on his left ear, and there are no moles at the corners of his mouth. Xie Yunxi pointed to the finger painting. He glanced at the unworldly young man in front of him and couldn't help but smile slightly.
Nalan Zhishui stared at the six-petal red lotus pattern in the center of the person's eyebrows in the painting for a long time before slowly saying: "Brother Xu Yi likes lotus flowers the most, and the style of this six-petal red lotus is the pattern on his cinnabar box." It seems that this is the person my brother has been thinking about for twelve years. ”
Xie Yunxi heard Nalan Zhishui confirm this matter, it seems that King Zhong knew the background of the person in the painting, otherwise he would not have told him. Then there is a question, King Zhong and Changfeng Dart Bureau are both involved in Ye Ruying, and the words of the two sides are completely different, so who will tell the truth. Xie Yunxi sighed a little in his heart, there was such a big thing in his family, this Pu Cheng still had the heart to stay here and continue to investigate a case that he had not participated in, what was his purpose?
"Listening to the rain, King Zhong said that Ye Ruying helped people, and the dart bureau said that he killed people. Who do you think is telling the truth?" Xie Yunxi glanced at Listening to the rain.
Tingyu thought for a while before replying: "Back to the prince's words, I think what they said is right." From the perspective of King Zhong, his purpose is to calm this dispute, and Ye Ruying has indeed done it. As for the dart masters of the Changfeng Dart Bureau, their purpose is only to protect the 'Nine Faces Linglong' back to the Enlightenment Villa, and of course they will be heavy-handed against all forces, and at this time, Ye Ruying will be judged by the dart masters to be a robber for some reason. ”
Xie Yunxi was very satisfied with his answer, put away the scroll and said: "In the future, you will be responsible for the transmission of news with Wen Zixiao, the prince of the loyal king, and you don't need to report to the bronze to tell me directly." ”
Listening to the rain's order, he was still a little puzzled, and hurriedly asked: "I am a little puzzled, if this is all true, then what good is this for Ye Ruying......?