I picked up a ghost and took it home

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Xu Zifang left the palace early in the morning to take care of the shop.Xiaobi sat in the Hall of Fantasy Moon for a while, and came to the Hall of Xingyue alone, but didn't go in, and wandered outside the hall for a long time.

Jing Zhe saw Xiaobi's restless look from a distance, and felt a little flustered. He hesitated for a moment, put down his pen, got up and walked out.Seeing Jing Zhe, Xiaobi's eyes instantly turned red, and she called out aggrievedly: "Brother."

Jing Zhe frowned, and gestured, "Where's Xu Zifang?"

"He said that the shop was busy and left the palace early in the morning." Xiao Bi's throat choked up, and she couldn't hold it anymore, crying and threw herself into Jing Zhe's arms, "Brother, when Xu Lang was asleep, he called someone else's name."

"..." Jing Zhe didn't know whether he breathed a sigh of relief, or raised his breath. He patted Xiaobi's shoulder comfortingly, and gestured: "No, big brother asked someone to check. Xu Zifang was not married or engaged in Chang'an. There is no one you like, did you hear wrong?"

Xiaobi cried a little louder, "At first I thought I heard it wrong, but I heard it again last night, he was calling someone 'Ziyun', but I don't know who that person is...Brother, what should I do ,what do I do……"

Jing Zhe's hand on Xiaobi's shoulder suddenly stops.

After Xu Zifang checked the business in the shop, he left the shop without staying long, walked along the busy street for a while, and turned into a spice shop.The spice shop is not big, but the owner is a strange person who understands fragrance. Because he likes the porcelain and tea brought by Xu Zifang from the Central Plains, he has a close relationship with Xu Zifang.

Seeing Xu Zifang coming into the store, he laughed and joked, "Oh, the groom, now that he's the son-in-law of the city lord, why do you still have time to come to our small shop?"

Mentioning "Master City Lord", Xu Zifang's face changed slightly, but he didn't say much. He took a paper bag from his body, handed it to the shop owner, and said seriously, "Look, what kind of incense is this?"

Seeing Xu Zifang's serious expression, the shop owner stopped joking. He opened the paper bag, took a look at the color, raised his hand and brushed the light yellow spice, lowered his head and smelled it, and quickly wrapped it up. Return it to Xu Zifang, and said seriously: "This is the precious butterfly fragrance."

"Butterfly fragrance?"

"Butterfly incense is a wonderful fragrance from the Western Regions. Firstly, the fragrance is light and distant, which is good for resting the mind; secondly, it is expensive, and ordinary people can't afford it." The shop owner asked curiously, "Where did Boss Xu come from? "

"Oh, I smelled it from a friend." Xu Zifang said, and asked thoughtfully, "This fragrance, if I smell it too much, is there any harm? Is it... poisonous?"

The store owner looked surprised, "How do you know?"

"Is... really?" Xu Zifang asked.

"This incense is priceless, very rare, and not many people can use it for a long time. It is said that after long-term use, it will produce hallucinations, and always see some beautiful illusions. Most of these beautiful things are dangerous. This incense is the same, if you use it for a long time, you will be poisoned. But in Haoyue City, no one has ever been poisoned by smelling the incense."

"So that's how it is." Xu Zifang frowned and said goodbye to the shop owner without staying too long, and went back to his shop.

Ever since the doctor said that the city lord of Jingzhe was poisoned, he had been observing secretly, but he didn't find anyone or anything poisoned.It wasn't until last night, seeing the dazed expression on Jing Zhe's face, and smelling the scent in the censer, that he gradually recalled that such a scent was always lingering on the body of the city lord.So when he got up last night, he grabbed some incense ash and hid it in his hand.

Unexpectedly, the butterfly incense was actually mixed in the incense burner.

What kind of person would do such a thing?If you want to kill Jingzhe and seize the position of city lord, this incense will come too late; if you don't want to kill people, is it just to torture people?No, this incense has the effect of resting and calming the mind, and if used for a long time, it will cause hallucinations.

... So, last night, through the fragrance, what did the city lord see?Who did you see?

At sunset, Xu Zifang returned to the Hall of the Illusory Moon in a state of mind.Dinner was ready early, Xiaobi was also in a state of restlessness.Two people who were in a state of confusion sat at the same table and ate a few mouthfuls of food in a state of anxiety. Xiao Bi decided to follow what Jing Zhe taught her and asked Xu Zifang directly.

"Xu Lang, who is 'Zi Yun'?"

Only then did Xu Zifang come back to his senses, seeing Xiaobi's red eyes, he was stunned, "What 'Ziyun'?"

"When you fell asleep, you clearly called this person's name." In front of Jingzhe, although Xiaobi had a straight-forward temper, but in front of Xu Zi, even if she was very angry, her voice was always the same. A little uneasy and weak, as he spoke, he shed tears of grievance.

Xu Zifang was stunned, "Me?" He looked at Xiaobi's serious expression, it didn't look like a joke, so he tried to remember, but he said seriously: "I never knew anyone named 'Ziyun'."

"But, then why do you always call his name when you are asleep?"

"...I don't remember, I don't know this person, why did I call him by his name?" Xu Zifang asked back.

"You really don't know him?" Xiaobi asked persistently, staring at Xu Zifang closely.

Xu Zifang thought over and over again, and finally nodded seriously.Looking at Xu Zifang's calm gaze, Xiaobi breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled through tears, "Is it really like what the elder brother said, it's 'Zi Yue', not 'Zi Yun'?"

"Zi Yue?" Xu Zifang recalled, but still couldn't think of anything.

"My son said, it's such a pleasure to have friends come from afar. Master said, review the past and learn the new, and you can be a teacher." Xiao Bi said, "I have many days. The elder brother said, could Xu Lang have dreamed?" Son' in 'say'?"

"..." Xu Zifang felt that this explanation was a bit far-fetched, but Xiaobi looked convinced. He didn't think he would call a stranger's name out of nowhere, but he really couldn't figure out who "Ziyun" was. At first, he didn't bother with this matter for a while, but asked carefully, "Brother, who is taking care of the incense burner?"

"Censer?" Xiaobi said, "When I was young, I always loved to sleep with my eldest brother, and I and the maid took care of it. Later, when I grew up, my eldest brother kicked me out. It should be my elder brother and his maid, what's wrong?" ?”

"Brother, do you have a favorite scent?"

"Brother has not been able to sleep well since he was a child. He always has nightmares at night and wakes up often, so he prefers some scents that can calm the mind and help sleep. Recently, there has been a faint scent of flowers on his body. I want to ask him for some, but he still refuses to give it. Don't let me hear too much."

"Did brother always dislike you burning incense?" Xu Zifang asked again.

Xiaobi shook her head, "I asked elder brother for the spices before, and elder brother gave it to me, but this time, he refused to give it."

Xu Zifang was silent for a moment, and then asked, "Brother, is he often in a trance?"

Xiaobi said sadly, "Brother has been silent since he was born, but he is very smart, but he often looks restless. Dad said that brother may not be reincarnated from an ordinary person, so it is strange. But recently, I have also noticed that, Eldest brother is especially in a trance, when talking to him, he is always in a daze, and when he regains consciousness, he seems to be a different person. Xu Lang, is elder brother alright?"

Xu Zifang shook Xiaobi's hand, and said softly, "No."

"After my father and mother passed away, my elder brother has been taking care of me. If my elder brother is unhappy, I will not be happy either. If something happens to my elder brother, I don't want to live anymore." Xiaobi worried.

Xu Zifang pulled Xiaobi into his arms and scolded softly: "Brother worked so hard to take care of you growing up, if you hurt yourself easily, wouldn't you be letting him down?"

"But elder brother can't talk, he can only be bored in his heart, I often don't understand what he is thinking." Xiao Bi said aggrievedly.

Xu Zifang sighed softly, and suddenly asked: "Brother, do you have someone in mind?"

Xiaobi was taken aback for a long time, before saying, "I don't know...no?"

Xu Zifang breathed a sigh of relief, "Why isn't he married yet?"

"..." Xiaobi was dumbfounded. She never thought that her elder brother would also need to get married, or that her elder brother was always alone and didn't like anyone approaching except her, so she completely ignored this question, "Xu Lang , you mean, big brother, is it time to get married?"

Xu Zifang didn't answer for a while, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Whether you get married or not depends entirely on the eldest brother. I mean, does the eldest brother have someone he likes, is it possible, like... a man?"

Xiaobi exclaimed, "Ah?! You said that the reason why the eldest brother refused to get married was because he liked men, but there were no men around him. Could it be the assistant officer?! But the assistant officer is already very old, and he and Daddy About the age—”

Seeing all the maids around looking over, Xu Zifang quickly raised his hand to cover Xiaobi's mouth, "Hush!"

But Xiaobi was shocked, jumped down from Xu Zifang's arms, walked around twice in a state of confusion, raised her mouth and rushed out of the Hall of Illusionary Moon, "I'll go ask Big Brother."

Xu Zifang couldn't stop him in time, so he hurriedly followed out.

Jing Zhe had just finished reading the letter in his hand, when he looked up, he saw Xiaobi and his wife approaching one after the other, his eyes fell on Xu Zifang, and he didn't take a second look, only looked at Xiaobi in front of him, gestured He said: "Why are you here? Is there something wrong? Did you quarrel?"

Xiao Bi strode up to Jing Zhe, and asked straightforwardly: "Brother, do you have a sweetheart?"

"..." Jing Zhe was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head.

"Why not yet? You are so much older than me, why are you still not married?" Xiaobi continued to ask.

Jing Zhe frowned slightly, not knowing how this burst of inquiry came about.

Xiaobi suddenly looked around, saw that there were only the three of them, and asked with a frown, "Brother, do you like men?"

Jing Zhe turned pale, and looked at Xu Zifang in a panic.Xu Zifang wanted to explain, it was impossible for him to tell Xiaobi what happened last night, but he didn't know how to explain it, so he just shook his head.

Jing Zhe secretly heaved a sigh of relief, and handed the letter in Xiao Bi's hand.

Xiaobi took the letter, opened it, glanced at it hastily, and looked back at Xu Zifang in surprise, "Xu Lang, the letter said that father and mother have left Chang'an, and they will be able to come to Haoyue City in a month or so."

The "mother and father" in Xiaobi's mouth refers to Xu Zifang's parents.

Xu Zifang heard the words, but his expression was not relaxed, he bowed to Jing Zhe and saluted, "Thank you, big brother."

Xiao Bi happily said: "Xu Lang, from now on, our family will all live in Haoyue City, okay?"

Xu Zifang smiled softly and said: "Okay." He glanced at Jing Zhe again, pulled Xiaobi up and said, "It's getting late, let big brother rest earlier, let's go back."

Xiaobi was dragged away by Xu Zifang, and then she remembered something and looked back at her eldest brother who was sitting alone under the moonlight.Seeing Xiaobi turning her head, Jing Zhe smiled slightly and waved to Xiaobi.

But Xiaobi felt sour inexplicably, she said softly: "Xu Lang, if elder brother likes men, I think it's okay, I don't like to see him always alone."

Xu Zifang also looked back.Seeing him turning back, Jing Zhe was slightly startled, and quickly turned away.Xu Zifang turned back calmly, put his arms around Xiaobi's shoulders, and nodded gently.