Zhu Lan is dead

"Young master has been here for so long, aren't you afraid of contracting the plague?"

Suddenly there was a sound of a clean green pheasant behind him, Yu Changqi turned around, and in front of him was a thin young man standing at the foot of the steps a few feet away from him. A deep and long cut was made, exposing a thin arm. His hair was messed up, resembling a bird's nest, and his small face was so dirty that he couldn't see the original appearance clearly.

However, judging from his accent and diction, he should have been educated, at least there are not many people who can speak accurately and politely in this situation.

"Who are you?"

"Should I ask you this kind of situation? No matter how you look at it, this place doesn't look like a place where nobles like you should come!" Talk to others in a relaxed manner.

Yu Changqi frowned, but he didn't bother to delve into the boy's words. He looked at the boy for a while and then said, "Are you guys from Puxiang Temple?"

The boy answered irrelevantly: "This is a question!"

"what?"

"I mean, if you ask a question, why do I have to answer it? I have to pay for it, okay?"

"What's the reward?"

The dark eyes rolled around, revealing a bit of fox-like cunning, the boy rubbed his stomach with a playful smile, "I've been hungry for several days, how about treating me to a bowl of rice?"

Eyebrows raised, Yu Changqi looked at the young man in front of him in surprise. These years, wars are raging, and there are more and more people wandering in small cities and counties like this. In order to win a bowl of rice, those who come down can even give up their dignity and upbringing, but this young man has been hungry for so long, but he still holds his body and asks him for a reward? !

But Yu Changqi didn't have the heart to give a bowl of food to a beggar, not to mention that he never brought his belongings with him when he went out, so he was only surprised by the behavior of the young man. Go outside.

"Hey! Young master, nobleman, uncle, don't leave! It's just a bowl of rice, is it so difficult?" Seeing that Yu Changqi was about to leave, the young man was anxious and ran over to stop him.

"You're quite courageous. You're not afraid of the consequences if you block my way?" Yu Changqi looked at the young man standing in front of him, and for some reason managed to hold back a conversation with him.

But the young man showed a face full of indifference, and spread his hands and said: "I am skinny and skinny from hunger now, if you give up my meal, I can survive anyway, if not, I'm afraid I will go to bliss sooner or later!"

"Why should I give up your food?"

"Saving a life is better than building a seven-level pagoda!"

Hearing this, Yu Changqi put away his playful attitude, didn't say anything more, and opened the boy's body blocking the way with a wave of the umbrella handle.

"Hey, lord, don't go away, don't you have a question to ask me? I'll just say what you ask, including the theft of Puxiang Temple..."

The young man ran up following Yu Changqi's footsteps, and before he could finish his sentence, the bamboo tip on the top of the umbrella handle suddenly aimed at his eyes, so close that it almost pierced his eye sockets.

Looking at Yu Changqi's cold expression that was almost frosted, the young man was startled, and stammered with a smile: "Don't, don't be impulsive, I know, I said, I said..."

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Joyful Court——

"Oh, as expected of a rich man, this casual meal is so precious!" The young man held the bowl and hiccupped contentedly. Looking at the delicate and rich food on the table in front of him, he couldn't help but feel a little regretful. He touched his already stuffed belly.

These days, although the shops and restaurants in Lincheng County have closed down one after another, this Huanchang Pavilion is specially prepared for the officials who come here for routine business. However, ordinary civilians are not eligible to enter.

Therefore, even in this special period, the business of Huanchang Pavilion can continue as usual. Anyway, luxury is for the rich, and they are willing to pay for it themselves, so why not do it?

However, Yu Changqi has no interest in this kind of restaurant business. He has always disliked outside food, so the bowls and chopsticks on this table have not been touched much. It is just that the entire Lincheng County can provide food now. Only this one left.

"Hey, son, why don't you eat? I can't eat it all by myself, wouldn't it be a waste?" The young man looked at Yu Changqi who was sitting beside him as immobile as a mountain, feeling bored and bored, and wanted to find something to say.

But Yu Changqi just glanced at him lightly, as if he didn't seem to have the intention of answering his words. Seeing that he was too lazy to talk to him, the young man couldn't help curling his lips, and honestly held his job for a while. Take it with vegetables.

"Lord"

"Uncle!"

While the young man was cooking in silence, two voices suddenly came from the air. One of them was steady and deep, which sounded like the voice of a young man, while the other seemed a little immature, because he was still young, so the tone sounded like A bit soft and vague.

The two raised their heads at the same time, and saw a child wearing a primrose-colored cardigan with a Ruyi silver lock around his neck running towards Yu Changqi, and his soft body flung himself into his arms lightly. The latter slightly bent his eyebrows, his water-colored and empty eyes faded a little bit of coldness, Yu Changqi stretched out his hand to hug the child, and stroked the top of the child's hair with the other hand lovingly.

"Young master, it's still raining outside, what if you get the prince's clothes dirty!" A Yan still smiled and walked over with Jin Yuanyi.

But the child buried his face in Yu Changqi's arms, his little face was flushed by the ocher red cloth, and he retorted in a muffled voice: "I'm not dirty, besides, my little uncle won't dislike me." , Are you right!"

As he spoke, he raised his head and stuck out his tongue at Yu Changqi, who also nodded in response to what he said.

Jin Yuanyi has always been dull and puzzled, and he stood aside to interrupt the atmosphere and said: "My lord, the gate of the city was closed due to the plague a few months ago, except for the group of thieves who were traveling in disguise before, there is only one at the end of the south street. The group of beggars here have contacts with Puxiang Temple, so..."

"Are you suspicious of me?"

There was a sound next to his ear, Jin Yuanyi was taken aback for a moment, then turned his head, and saw the young man sitting on the seat holding a bowl and looking at him, his small face was washed away by the rain with several dirty marks , showing a somewhat soft and thin outline, but the nose and eyes are still a mess, so that Jin Yuanyi hesitated when identifying his gender, and then reacted angrily and said: "Who are you, who allowed you to sit here?" place!"

The boy rolled his eyes helplessly, is his sense of existence really that low?Then he raised his chin to Yu Changqi who was on the side, and said with a cheeky smile: "I was brought back by your prince!"

"What?" Jin Yuanyi's face was a little frightened and angry. Yu Changqi Ping usually doesn't like to get close to people, and even treats them with a serious look, but this time he actually picked up a beggar and came back?

For this, Jin Yuanyi was quite upset, and turned his head to look at Yu Changqi, but the latter still looked neither salty nor light, as if he just maintained an indifferent attitude towards this kind of matter.

The boy continued: "Don't believe it, it's true, but am I also going to help your prince? By the way, are you looking for the thief who stole some scriptures from Puxiang Temple?"

Jin Yuanyi frowned: "How do you know?"

The young man spread his hands: "Hey, hey, this incident has caused a lot of ups and downs in the city. It's hard not to know. Besides, you all came here from the capital, and you are not familiar with this place. I have received the favor of the host before. Compared with knowing the situation , I should be more familiar than you, right?"

"You also know?"

The boy nodded, "Otherwise your prince will give me food for no reason?"

Jin Yuanyi frowned, stared at the still heartless young man and stopped talking, but Ayan, who was at the side, came forward, put his slender fingers on the young man's shoulders, and looked at him softly He said: "Looking at your appearance, you don't look like a person who has lived in no fixed place for a long time. Otherwise, with your body, how can you still live until now?"

"You don't really doubt me, do you?" The young man was full of surprise. "My original hometown is gone. I came here to join my relatives. Who knew that there happened to be a plague here, and my relatives refused to take me in. I The money on my body has been spent again, and this is why I am in such a situation, otherwise why would I bother to eat with you?"

What he said is not very reliable, it sounds like a version that everyone can make up casually, but A Yan doesn't believe that it is impossible for Yu Changqi to not see something weird, but he doesn't know what his prince said. Generally speaking, what is the intention?

Thinking about it, the white and slender catkin also unknowingly climbed onto the young man's neck. The latter's back stiffened and he was rinsing in cold sweat. In a trance, he heard the girl next to him whispering in his ear: "I hope what you said is true, if you dare to deceive even a few words..."

"I understand, I understand!" The young man quickly responded, "I've always been honest and trustworthy, and I would never dare to lie to you, not to mention that I have no power to restrain a chicken, even if you want to kill me, I will be powerless to resist! "

Seeing the young man's anxious expression and his sincere words, A Yan didn't want to say anything more, but straightened up and said: "You are quite self-aware, but we are not some people who kill innocent people indiscriminately, if you can obediently cooperate with us, That couldn't be better!"

"So, you stay!" Yu Changqi, who was silent for a long time, suddenly said, and everyone turned to look at him, expressing their puzzlement, but his expression was still cold and indifferent, he just glanced at the young man's surprised face and said: " Just leave you to do your work."