"Why do you plan to confess your true identity to your daughter-in-law?" Zhang Zongzhou was not surprised by his son's choice at all, "You should be aware of the delicate relationship between us and King Pingnan. Once she tells the county lord, she will tell King Pingnan again, and it will be difficult in the future. ”

Zhang Qichao replied truthfully: "Between husband and wife, honesty is the most valuable. What's more, there are many things that cannot be hidden between husband and wife, and it is better to say them now than to bother explaining them later. ”

Zhang Zongzhou admonished: "You can make your own decisions about this matter, you have already started a family, and you should have your own opinions." Being a father just tells you some of the possible consequences. ”

Zhang Qichao replied: "Well, the child understands. ”

After the dinner, Wei Yan returned to the room and complained: "Xianggong, mother-in-law is really enthusiastic. I'm all overwhelmed!"

Zhang Qichao smiled: "I'm not worse than you, it's miserable!"

Wei Yan sat at the round table, put her hands on her cheeks, and asked casually, "Xianggong, what did you say to your father-in-law?" ”

Zhang Qichao moved a stool and sat next to his wife, and replied: "My father-in-law sent an invitation and invited our family to attend his old man's birthday on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month." ”

"So that's the case, my father doesn't know how many people he will invite to his birthday this time. Wei Yan glanced at Zhang Qichao, "When the time comes, you give your father less gifts, don't waste it too much, he won't be able to use it up anyway." ”

Zhang Qichao smiled slightly, remembered what to say, and said to Wei Yan with a serious expression: "There is something I want to tell you." ”

"What's the matter?" Wei Yan didn't care at first, but inadvertently saw Zhang Qichao's serious expression and felt that it was a big deal, so she sat down upright and asked, "You say, I'm listening carefully." ”

"Well...... Zhang Qichao considered his words and said: "The Zhang family you know is a family of businessmen, and it has no intention of interfering in the rivers and lakes. Helplessly, the red dust is disturbed, and the turmoil continues. My father asked me to join the school guard for the long term. Become its spy in the South. ”

"Why are you telling me at this time?"

Wei Yan didn't seem surprised, this was already what she expected, and what was unexpected was why Zhang Qichao was willing to confess his identity so quickly.

Zhang Qichao replied: "There are many people on the road, and it is inconvenient for me to say it." Besides, you are already a member of the Zhang family, and I should tell you about the Zhang family. ”

Wei Yan stared at her husband, her eyes flashed with tears, and she pouted, "Do you know, you hate it." ”

"I know!" Zhang Qichao replied very mysteriously.

Wei Yan threw herself into Zhang Qichao's arms and said coquettishly: "But you are so annoying, but I like it very much." ”

"By the way, Wancheng's Beichang Fanzi, are you here to see you?" Wei Yan remembered what happened in Wancheng.

Zhang Qichao clarified: "No, if it were, I would definitely save those geldings." ”

The next morning, Wei Yan sat motionless in front of the dresser, Zhang Qichao holding an eyebrow pencil in his hand, and was painting thrushes for Wei Yan.

Waiting for Zhang Qichao to finish painting, Wei Yan looked at the mirror carefully and praised: "Xianggong, I didn't expect you to do this." Say, how many girls have you painted?"

Zhang Qichao laughed and said, "Just one, that's you." Actually, I learned it from an old friend, and he is a painter a lot. ”

"Who is your friend?" Wei Yan was a little curious.

"Ye Feng City!"

In the nameless chamber, Wecher was discussing something with someone. That person was none other than Sun Anshu.

Sun Anshu commented: "Zhang Zongzhou, an old fox, is very good at educating his own children. Zhang Chuyu is soft on the outside and rigid on the inside, and his heart is as clear as a mirror. Zhang Qichao is all-round in civil and military affairs, and has excellent wisdom. ”

"I asked you to come, not to let you say this. Wei Che didn't show dissatisfaction, "How high is Zhang Qichao's martial arts, why haven't you told me all this time?"

Sun Anshu said helplessly: "When I mention this matter, I'm also very depressed." Zhang Qichao has always been hidden, and I don't know the depths. At the banquet where he and your daughter were received, I found that Zhang Qichao had been secretly staring at Xia Yi and Shangguan Qingyu, and I suspected that Zhang Qichao had noticed Shangguan Qingyu. ”

"Shangguan Qingyu, a poisonous snake, has not yet played its true role. Being targeted so early is very detrimental to you and my follow-up plans!" Wei Che's face did not change, and he said coldly, "We must find ways to divert Zhang Qichao's attention. ”

Sun Anshu suggested: "It's better to target Yuanyuetang, make a move to transfer the tiger away from the mountain, and let Zhang Qichao help Yuanyuetang." ”

"Good strategy, but this time we're going to send more people to help Piri. Wei Che agreed with Sun Anshu's suggestion, "Yuanyue Tang is powerful, and there are not enough people to deal with it. What's more, there is Zhang Qichao who came later, and even Ye Fengcheng himself. ”

Sun Anshu thought for a while and said, "Then let Tiecha Village, Jinfan Gang and Tajiang Village go together, I think we should be able to contain the enemy in a short time." ”

"Well, that's it. Wei Che mentioned another thing, "Ao Xuanying, this little fox, what are you going to do with it?"

Sun Anshu replied coldly: "After all, she is the king of Southern Xinjiang, and it is inconvenient for me to do it." And she had an affair with Shangguan Qingyu, I will let this dog man and woman bite each other at the right time. ”

"The last thing, and the most troublesome thing," Wetcher said. Guo Jingge, the leader of the beggar gang, was terminally ill and ran out of breath. The battle between the gang leaders has made the clean clothes faction and the dirty clothes faction incompatible. I can't get enough whipping, and I have no reason to interfere. Can you figure it out?"

"This ......," Sun Anshu replied truthfully, "In a short period of time, I can't interfere." ”

Wei Che advised: "Then wait a little longer, in short, you and I will act separately, and we must take care of our own affairs." ”

The lights in the chamber went out, and the people had left.

The market in Suzhou is prosperous, and the cries of selling are endless. While Zhang Qichao was dressed in white, he came to a medicinal herb shop called Bao Ning Tang.

"Doctor, I'll grab the medicine!"

"What kind of medicine do you have?"

"Angelica!"

"Other pharmacies also have such an ordinary medicine. ”

"I'll also take it back by the way, please sell me to the boss!"

"Okay, you come with me to get it. ”

Zhang Qichao followed the shopkeeper of the pharmacy to the backyard. The shopkeeper looked around, saw that there was no one around, and his eyes gestured to Zhang Qichao.

Zhang Qi realized that he jumped and jumped from the well.

The bottom of the well was pitch black, and I only heard a voice from the darkness, "Lord Yue's death in the Wind Pavilion." ”

Zhang Qichao said: "The Qin traitor knelt in the Ewang Temple. ”

All of a sudden, the lights were on. A person wearing an official robe appeared in front of Zhang Qichao's eyes.

"I didn't expect it to be Gonggong Feng, you went south in person. Zhang Qichao saw the face of the person who came, and it was Feng Huaien, the commander of the school guard.

Feng Huaien said in a deep voice: "The situation is urgent, and the old slave has no choice but to come in person. Qi Chao, come in and speak. ”

Zhang Qi entered the secret room at the bottom of the well and exclaimed, "How serious?"

"More than half of the officials in the south are already the people of the king of Pingnan, and many school guards and secret agents of the north factory in Jiangnan have recently been killed or disappeared. In addition, I heard that the Chuanyun Villa among the six major factions in the Central Plains has been attached to Pi Lizhi, and the Hanshan Sword Sect is supported by a little girl. There was also a split in the beggar gang. Feng Huaien said in one breath all the recent events.

"It seems that it is indeed very serious, but ......" Zhang Qichao thought for a while and said: "What's going on with Gonggong Gu in Beichang? At this juncture, he actually blatantly sent people south, and someone intercepted the secret letter. ”

Feng Huaien said helplessly: "The emperor likes to play a balancing strategy, and intends to let Gu Jin and I contain each other. That's what you're seeing. ”

"Why did you order me to come?"

Feng Huaien said in a deep voice: "When I went south, I found that there were signs of frequent movements in Tiecha Village, Jinfan Gang and Tajiang Village, I am afraid that I want to go west and join Pi Lizhi to deal with Yuanyue Hall together." ”

"Do you want me to find Ye Fengcheng and rescue Yuanyue Hall together!" Zhang Qichao guessed Feng Huaien's thoughts.

"Yes, I know that Ye Fengcheng and you are old acquaintances. Feng Huaien proposed another matter, "I hope you can persuade him to serve the court at the same time, and now you need to curb the ambitions of King Pingnan." ”

Zhang Qichao felt embarrassed, "Ye Fengcheng's early experience made him unhappy to serve the imperial court. I'm afraid that when the time comes, I won't be able to convince him. ”

Feng Huaien said: "Try it as much as you can, as long as he is willing to help you and me deal with King Pingnan and Pi Lizhi." ”

"Okay, it's nothing, I'll take my leave. Zhang Qi thought of something before leaving, "King Pingnan deserves it, but his children." ”

"The daughter of King Pingnan must be pardoned. Feng Huaien had already understood Zhang Qichao's intentions.

Zhang Qichao got the answer he wanted, felt satisfied, and jumped away from the bottom of the well.

In the back garden of the Zhang family, Wei Yan was wandering around the garden accompanied by her maids.

"Lady, I'm back. Zhang Qichao was greeting from afar.

Wei Yan didn't pay attention to him, and it wasn't until he approached that he asked, "Where did you go?"

Zhang Qichao replied: "I'll just walk blindly!"

Wei Yan knew it and didn't pursue it.

"Lady, are you still satisfied with the few pieces of material sent by the tailor?" Zhang Qichao was afraid of causing his wife's dissatisfaction, so he hurriedly changed the topic.

"I've seen it, the material is really good, it is said to be from Siam, but I think it's more expensive. Wei Yan's royal background also felt that it was a waste, "Do you really want to make so many clothes?"

Zhang Qichao smiled: "Sure, my father-in-law's birthday is approaching." When you go back to your mother's house, you can't let you go back in old clothes, and then I will be counted down by my father-in-law. As he spoke, he put his hands on his ears.

"Okay! I'll listen to you. Wei Yan was amused by Zhang Qichao's movements.

Zhang Qichao smiled mysteriously: "Before going to my father-in-law's house, how about you go with me to meet someone?"

"Who are you seeing? it can't be Ye Fengcheng, right?"

"It's him!!"

Wei Yan became interested, "I've been listening to you chanting 'Jiangnan Yiye', I want to see if he is better than my husband." ”

Zhang Qichao looked up and laughed, "It's definitely a little worse than me!"

Wei Yan teased: "I don't know anything else, I only know that you are probably thicker than him!"

"Wrong! Big mistake and very wrong!" Zhang Qi said in surprise, "When you talk about him, you will know that his skin is thicker than mine." ”

"Oh?" Wei Yan was skeptical.

Jiangnan Yiye, Ye Fengcheng is about to appear in the martial arts, how can Zhang Qichao find him? Please see the next chapter "One Sword Frost and Fourteen States".