【Kuan Xin】Snake and Venom

In the end, Wang Kuan easily won the most beautiful lantern in the lantern riddle stall with a simple word "you". At this time, Yuan Zhongxin was leisurely holding this lantern in his hand.

Wang Kuan worriedly looked sideways with great interest, unable to see the happy and angry Yuan Zhongxin, feeling restless, frowning worried that Yuan Zhongxin would alienate him again because of his answer.

However, after walking for a while, Wang Kuan found that his worries seemed a little unnecessary.

Yuan Zhongxin not only did not alienate him, but also took the initiative to drag Wang Kuan from one stall to another. Along the way, what he asked the most was if he had any fancy gadgets, and if there were any Especially wanting to eat and drink, Yuan Zhongxin, who is most stingy with his small purse on weekdays, unexpectedly rushed to pay for it one day.

Although Wang Kuan felt puzzled and secretly happy in his heart, he remained calm on the surface. He couldn't bear to spoil Yuan Zhongxin's interest, so he carefully picked out a pair of jade pendants, a writing brush, and Two small lanterns made of brocade thread.

Yuan Zhongxin stared at the small gadgets in Wang Kuan's hands without saying a word, and then asked sullenly: "We walked around the whole Xiaojing Street, and that's all you want?"

Wang Kuan stared slightly, but smiled silently.

What you want most is right in front of you, how do you let him say it?

Yuan Zhongxin looked at the lantern in his hand, scratched his hair in distress, an idea suddenly came to his mind, he pulled Wang Kuan's arm and thought about turning to the alley on the right, and said: " I'll take you to eat delicious food."

The place Yuan Zhongxin took Wang Kuan to was in the small street facing the back door of Zhanyi Garden. Most of the people living there were ordinary people, people came and went, it was noisy and lively, and the small restaurants nearby did not close until midnight. Before entering the Secret Pavilion, Yuan Zhongxin almost had three meals a day here. The dishes were good and the atmosphere was full of fireworks, which made him feel like an ordinary person cooking.

Yuan Zhongxin brought Wang Kuan to a small stall. He waved to the boss and ordered two bowls of Lantern Festival, a bowl of sesame seeds, a bowl of red beans, and a bowl of vegetarian dumplings. At the end, he felt that it was not enough, so he ordered more He ordered two naan breads, one with sesame and one without sesame.

Wang Kuan looked at him in surprise and asked, "Yuan Zhongxin, haven't you had enough for dinner?"

Yuan Zhongxin shook his head: "No, I don't know how you taste in these places, so I'll order an extra portion of my favorite food for you." Looking at the busy figure of the boss, he raised his voice and shouted: "Boss, put less seasoning!"

The boss waved his hand to indicate that he had received it.

Wang Kuan blinked, and looked at Yuan Zhongxin vaguely in a daze. Why did he feel that something was wrong with Yuan Zhongxin?What was wrong, he couldn't tell.

Wang Kuan pursed his lips and asked hesitantly, "Zhong Xin, what's wrong with you?"

Yuan Zhongxin looked at him puzzled, confused by Wang Kuan's question: "What's wrong?"

Wang Kuan: "Why are you so kind to me all of a sudden?"

Yuan Zhongxin stared at him in disbelief, and said in surprise, "You mean that I treated you badly before?"

Wang Kuan's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly shook his head and waved his hands to explain: "No, absolutely not! That's not what I mean—I just find it a little strange. Didn't you hear what I said when I guessed the lantern riddles?"

Yuan Zhongxin raised his eyebrows and crossed his arms: "I heard that."

Wang Kuan looked at him suspiciously: "Then you don't mind?"

Yuan Zhongxin was confused: "What do I care? Why should I care?"

Wang Kuan was also stunned for a moment, he said in a daze, "I thought you would be embarrassed and wanted to avoid me..."

Yuan Zhongxin blinked. At the beginning, he did feel a little embarrassed, his heart was beating violently, and he couldn't suppress it no matter what, but he didn't have the slightest idea of ​​avoiding Wang Kuan.

But speaking of it now, what was I thinking at that time?

By the way, he wanted to give Wang Kuan things, food, drink, and clothing. He would buy whatever Wang Kuan liked, and he would give Wang Kuan whatever he wanted.

As for why he had this idea, Yuan Zhongxin hasn't explored it clearly yet, but he has always followed his heart, thinking like this in his heart, he will definitely not go against his own mind.

Yuan Zhongxin's silence made Wang Kuan a little uneasy, and he asked tentatively, "Yuan Zhongxin, do you really not mind?"

Yuan Zhongxin tilted his head and asked, "Don't you like me?"

Wang Kuan paused, but instinctively answered Yuan Zhongxin's question: "Yes."

Yuan Zhongxin shrugged: "That's right, you like me, it's human nature to say this, why should I mind—not to mention, didn't I promise you not to hide?"

Facing such a magnanimous Yuan Zhongxin, Wang Kuan was both surprised and happy. Is this the performance of Yuan Zhongxin slowly accepting himself?

At this moment, the boss brought up the food that Yuan Zhongxin ordered just now, Yuan Zhongxin was not in a hurry to eat, he pushed all the things in front of Wang Kuan, and said with a smile: "You first pick."

The smile on Wang Kuan's eyebrows was like the melted spring water, flowing back to the bottom of his heart. He randomly picked a bowl of Yuanxiao that was closest to him, and tasted it carefully.

Yuan Zhongxin watched him silently, and asked after a while: "Is it delicious?"

Wang Kuan nodded: "It's delicious." What he said was not a lie. The Lantern Festival in this shop has a thin skin and a lot of stuffing. .

Yuan Zhongxin ordered a table to eat, but there were still two unfinished naan cakes left. The two of them couldn't eat any more. In desperation, Yuan Zhongxin had to wrap the naan cakes in oil paper and take them home to share among them.

In the backyard of the secret pavilion, Wei Ya'nei was looking depressedly at the man who was chewing naan bread very happily. Xiao Jing asked him what's the matter, and Wei Ya'nei said dumbly: "Normal people have leftovers to eat, and the first reaction is not good." Should they all be brought to friends? Why did Yuan Zhongxin and Wang Kuan respond by giving them to two silly dogs?"

Zhao Jian and the others: "..."

The next day, before the sun had fully risen, the bell at the main entrance of Qizhai rang loudly, waking up the sleeping six people.

The six hurriedly put on their clothes and went out to have a look, only to find that it was the new butler, who was waiting anxiously at the door.

Wei Yanei wrinkled his face, and complained sullenly: "Boss, the sun hasn't woken up yet, you woke us up so early..."

The wooden steward also had no choice, he said in a hurry: "Young master Wei, I'm really sorry, everyone is really sorry, it's the head of the courtyard who needs to find you urgently, so I ask you to hurry up and see him."

Hearing this, Yuan Zhongxin and the others realized the urgency of the situation, and their faces became solemn. He said soothingly, "Mr. Wood, don't worry, we'll go get some more thick clothes."

In the study room, Lu Guannian was solemnly looking at several letters on the table. There was a very conspicuous red stamp in the upper left corner of the letter paper, which indicated that the urgency of the letters had reached the point of urgency.

The six people came in a hurry and saw this scene.

Yuan Zhongxin glanced at the letter, and asked in a deep voice: "Old....Head of the courtyard, what happened?"

Lu Guannian took a deep breath, cut straight to the point, frowned and said, "Do you know Wushi San?"

Xiaojing nodded: "Yes, it is a medicine specially used to treat typhoid headaches."

Lu Guannian: "Then do you know what will become of Wushi San once it is added to Hongjuan?"

Xiaojing frowned slightly, lowered her eyes and muttered: "Red Cuckoo..." Suddenly, she looked up at Lu Guannian in astonishment: "If Wushisan joins Red Cuckoo, it will become a kind of A highly addictive drug."

Lu Guannian's face was heavy: "Yes, and its medicinal properties are extremely difficult to understand."

Wang Kuan and Yuan Zhongxin looked at each other, and the former asked, "Headmaster, what happened?"

Lu Guannian looked quite tired, he rubbed the center of his brows, sighed and said: "Recently, the army sent a secret report saying that there were a lot of red azaleas in the five stones shipped from Kaifeng. However, in the past few days, we have received secret reports from various parties one after another, not only in Nanling, but also in the army on the northern frontier. "

Hearing this, the six of them secretly gasped. If the army defending the country accidentally took highly addictive drugs, it would be a devastating disaster for Da Song.

Lu Guannian: "These six letters are secret reports sent by Nanling and Beijiang. You all take them back later and check them carefully to see if you can find any clues - the authorities have completely suppressed this matter. After that, in Kaifeng City, only the Forbidden Army, the Privy Council and us in the Secret Pavilion know about this matter, and in the armies of all parties, except for a few high-ranking sergeants and generals, everyone else knows nothing, so you must not openly investigate this matter."

Otherwise, once this matter leaks out, the consequences will be disastrous.

Yuan Zhongxin crossed his arms, twisted the chain around his neck with his fingertips, and said thoughtfully: "But we only have these six secret reports, how many things can we find?"

Lu Guannian: "Ten days ago, the Forbidden Army arrested a person who specialized in reselling Wushi powder with red cuckoo added. You can ask for details in person."

Zhao Jian said hesitantly: "He was arrested by the imperial guards, how could we ordinary students be allowed to interrogate him?"

Lu Guannian: "You don't have to worry, I've already negotiated with the Imperial Army. At that time, Liang Zhu will personally take you to the Imperial Army."

Yuan Zhongxin asked: "Does the director have any information about that person?"

Lu Guannian said in a deep voice: "The man's name is An Lijiu, male, 30 years old, his hometown is in Yidu, Qingzhou, his family has been in business for generations - that's all the information I have."

Wei Yanei's eyes widened suddenly, and he was incoherent in astonishment: "An, An Lijiu?! You say that An Lijiu sells drugs?"