The moonlight flowed on the ground like running water, reflecting the man's face.

This is a face that Gu Ning has never seen before. His figure is like a ghost in the night, as if he has floated into the bedroom.

Soon, the door was closed, and the room was plunged into darkness again.

Gu Ning tightly pinched Xie Yan's skirt, and the two were close to each other. The distance had never been so close, so close that she could hear Xie Yan's heartbeat.

She didn't dare to make a sound, this person dared to go to the other courtyard after layers of guards, and then went straight to Xie Yan's courtyard, there must be something tricky in it.

There was no sound under the man's feet, he walked to the bed step by step, staring at the sleeping Xie Yan.

Suddenly, a silver light flashed in the dark room.

Xie Yan opened his eyes suddenly, and blocked the blow with a long sword in his hand.

The sword energy was like a rainbow, and the fierce sword light forced this person to back away again and again.

At the same time, those soldiers who followed him also rushed outside the courtyard.

The outside of the courtyard is like daylight, so that the people in the house have nowhere to hide.

"As expected of someone who is valued by General Pei, his kung fu is really amazing!"

Seeing that he was in a weak position, the man sneered a few times, jumped a few times to avoid Xie Yan's attack, jumped out the window and escaped.

Xie Yan held the long sword in his hand, and his eyes were cold, just like his eyes at the moment.

The movement inside the house can be heard very clearly by those outside the door.

Some people had already chased the black shadow away, only the two brothers Yue Ming and Yue Rong stood guard outside the door.

"Master, are you okay?"

"nothing."

Xie Yan's voice was as cold as ever.

However, after hearing these words, the two brothers noticed something strange.

They looked at each other and pushed the door open in unison.

The torches outside the courtyard reflected this small wing room, and everything inside could be seen, including the ball on the bed.

There were other people in the room!Could it be that the assassin hasn't left yet?

Yue Rong's expression changed drastically, and he said sharply, "Master, be careful!"

"Do not impulse……"

Before Yue Ming finished speaking, he saw Yue Rong go straight to the person on the bed.

Just when Yue Rong's sword was about to reach that person, someone knocked hard on his wrist.

Xie Yan looked displeased and stood in front of that person.

Yue Rong stared dumbfounded at the scene in front of him, pointed to the bed and said, "Master, this is..."

"Master, I'll take him away immediately." Yue Ming quickly covered his mouth.

He was dragged out by Yue Ming, and whenever he wanted to speak, he would always be stared back by Yue Ming's vicious eyes.

Yue Ming didn't let go of his hand until he left the yard.

"Brother, why don't you let me speak? That man has been hiding in the house, if he is not good for the master..."

"The things you can find out, the master can't find out?" Yue Ming angrily gave him two violent shudders on the head.

In the blink of an eye, Yue Rong took a deep breath: "Then...the person on the bed must be the county lord, right?"

Hearing this, Yue Ming's expression froze: "What did you say?"

"Brother, are you stupid?" Yue Rong corrected his confusion just now, and analyzed, "Except for the county master, who else has the master been so patient with? Besides, even we have been with the master for many years, but we can't Get close to the master for a while, only the county master..."

Yue Ming didn't like to hear these words, his face changed for a while, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Yue Rong's words made sense.

Having been by Xie Yan's side for many years, he has never seen Xie Yan care as much as Gu Ning for anyone.

"Since the master didn't mention it, let's pretend we don't know about it." Yue Ming warned, "You must remember not to mention this matter in front of others!"

"Although the county master is unruly and domineering, if the master can marry her, he will be able to tie the Pei family firmly by his side in the future." Yue Rong whispered.

This is an idea he had long ago, but Gu Ning's temperament is changeable, so he still dare not bring it up.

Hearing this, Yue Ming glared at him fiercely: "Who do you think the master is? Is he a servant?"

"I dare not." Yue Rong scratched his head, not daring to refute, "I just said it casually."

"The master didn't say anything, if you act without authorization, it will cause misunderstanding..."

"Brother, don't worry!" Yue Rong said with a serious face, "My guess may not be accurate, what if it's not the county lord?"

"You just understand."

Inside the house, several candles were lit.

Gu Ning put his hands on his knees obediently, very quiet.

"When is the county head going to leave?"

Xie Yan stood at the door with his sword in his arms, from the expression on his face to the tone of his speech, everything was cold.

But Gu Ning was able to ignore his indifference, and sat obediently on the bed as before, whispering: "There was an assassin who appeared just now, it is hard to guarantee that he is lurking in the dark, if I leave at this time, in case he... ..."

She made a gesture of wiping her neck, and on her exquisite and beautiful face, there was a proper expression of fear.

Xie Yan sneered in his heart, Gu Ning is the best at disguising.

Since she dared to touch her own courtyard alone, how could she be a coward?

Now that she looks so cute and pitiful, she is just pretending to show herself.

But those sharp words were still unable to be uttered under the gaze of these water-clear eyes.

Xie Yan looked away, and said coldly: "Your subordinates can escort the county master to leave."

"No." Gu Ning shook his head quickly, "Now that the guards have stepped up their vigilance, if you and I appear together late at night, people will definitely be misunderstood."

Xie Yan pursed her thin lips, and looked straight at Gu Ning with cold eyes.

"Since the county master is afraid of being misunderstood, why did he come to his subordinate's residence alone?"

Gu Ning yawned a lot, tears welling up in his eyes.

She was lying on the bed, her thick black hair was like satin, scattered everywhere, as lazy as its owner.

"It's getting late, I'm going to rest."

After finishing speaking, she closed her eyes, leaving only her slim back for Xie Yan.

Xie Yan's eyes were lowered, and the dim light perfectly concealed the darkness in his eyes. Only he could clearly feel how violent his heart was beating at this moment.

At this moment, all speculations about Gu Ning's purpose for coming tonight were suppressed by the sudden desire in his heart.

Even if he doesn't look at her, he can still describe the woman's slim figure.

In the quiet and dark bedroom, Xie Yan was sitting on a chair, holding on to the armrest tightly, and blue veins appeared hideously on the back of his knuckles.

He closed his eyes tightly and murmured silently in his heart.

"The avenue is invisible, but the birth world..."

Summer mornings always come sooner, Gu Ning struggled to open his eyes under the urging of the system.

The simple gauze curtain above his head made Gu Ning realize that he was in Xie Yan's bedroom.

She quickly closed her eyes and opened them to look at the figure behind.

Xie Yan was still there, but he seemed to be asleep.

Gu Ning tiptoed to Xie Yan's side, looking at this fair and handsome face, she cursed the assassin who came yesterday over and over again.

Without that assassin, she might have succeeded!

Thinking of this, Gu Ning gritted his teeth bitterly.

Forget it, a little bit is a little bit.

She leaned down, pressed a kiss on Xie Yan's thin lips like a dragonfly on water, and then left cautiously.

The footsteps gradually faded away, Xie Yan opened his eyes, his eyes were clear.

He caressed the corner of his upper lip, and the warm touch seemed to be still there.

……

The number of refugees in Jiangning City has decreased visibly with the naked eye.

This was a good sign, but the news that came after it weighed on everyone's hearts like a mountain.

"The flood is coming! It has reached Yangzhou!"

"There have been floods in previous years, but there are dams, so I don't think there will be too much damage."

Hearing this, a man in Tsing Yi flicked his folding fan, shook his head and said, "No way!"

His words made many people who were leisurely drinking tea cast their eyes.

Under the gazes of many eyes, the man in Tsing Yi waved his folding fan and said quietly: "Do you know why the floods pour down?"

"Who doesn't know this? The continuous heavy rain for one month has brought Mingzhou and Runzhou upstream..."

"That's a big mistake." The man in Tsing Yi sneered, "Everyone has been in the south of the Yangtze River for generations. Hasn't there been a month of heavy rain before? Why is there a flood this time?"

"This is exactly..."

The hearts of others were suspended, watching him nervously.

I saw him showing a melancholy expression, and said word by word: "These floods are all because the dams in Mingzhou and Runzhou were cut corners. What should have been iron ingots are made of wood instead." , how can this dike withstand the heavy rain in January?"

"Presumably everyone still remembers the huge project five years ago?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes changed.

Some people who paid a lot of attention to these things on weekdays changed their expressions at this moment.

"This... seems to make sense!"

"Isn't Jiang Zhizhou the one who built the dam back then?"

While everyone was discussing, the man in Tsing Yi who was speaking had already waved his folding fan and left the crowd with a smile on his face.

These remarks spread rapidly from this teahouse.

After Chu Yunyi got the news, he could no longer control the development of the situation.

He was stopped by Qianhua on the road, with an angry look on his face: "What? When will it be your turn to take care of me?"

"Your Highness!" Qianhua whispered, "I'm afraid these few days..."

"I'm afraid of what?" Chu Yunyi said displeased, "If the king has collected these things with great difficulty, if he doesn't send them to Ning'er himself, then..."

"But now the door is surrounded by the common people. Once you go out, Your Highness, I'm afraid there will be troublesome people coming to you to argue." Qianhua said with difficulty, "The whole Jiangning city has been spread. The flood is caused by Jiang Zhizhou. It was because of cutting corners when building the embankment, he is your uncle, so some unreasonable people hate you because of this."

Hearing these words, Chu Yunyi laughed out of anger.

The veins on his forehead showed his mood at the moment.

Qianhua was terrified, but dared not give way.

"Your Highness, you should avoid the limelight in the mansion now." He whispered, "If you go out now, it will only make things further out of control."

Chu Yunyi's chest kept rising and falling, and he took a few deep breaths before suppressing his killing intent.

"Immediately send someone to find out the person who spread these rumors! This king will make him pay the price!"

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