Rebellious officials bow their heads

Jing Yuan pursed the corners of his lips, his eyes were as dark as glass, he glanced at Xu Yan, and said to Ye Liuzhou: "I want to talk to you alone."

Xu Yan smiled coldly, put the gold bottle that he drank in his hand on the table, and made a rattling sound.

He didn't speak, but the intimidation in his demeanor couldn't be more obvious.

Ye Liuzhou froze slightly as he poured the wine, he probably understood what Jing Yuan was going to say, but because Xu Yan was here, he could only say: "It's getting late today, let's talk about it next time."

He stood up, walked forward, and handed the wine glass to Jing Fuling. The atmosphere in the room was deadlocked, and the two parties confronted each other.

He paused, and said to Jing Yuan: "No matter what, everyone is temporarily living under the same roof, so don't hurt your friendship."

Jing Yuan's subordinate Chuan Luan put the tip of his sword scabbard on the ground, and said calmly: "You mean, he also wants to live in this courtyard?"

"You don't agree? That's right. There are only three rooms in this courtyard, so I'll let him go back..." Ye Liuzhou turned around and was about to let Xu Yan go back to the original courtyard, but when he saw the other party looking When he looked into his eyes, his voice froze immediately.

"Ah..." Ye Liuzhou changed his words, "Just let him live here, just share a room with me."

"Let him go." Jing Yuan said coldly, while pulling out the Chuan Luan sword.

On the opposite side, Xu Yan turned his head, casually pulled out a sharp knife from the fruit plate, and twirled it quickly between his fingers.

Jing Fuling didn't care about drinking and watching a good show, so she quickly held him down, "Senior brother, if you have something to say, please speak, don't hurt your temper!"

Ye Liuzhou grabbed Xu Yan's arm, pulled him up from the seat, and pushed him into the room.

Xu Yan let him push him forward, turned his gaze to look at Jing Yuan, and raised his eyebrows coldly at him.

After receiving such provocations, Jing Yuan's face turned frosty. He looked at Ye Liuzhou and suddenly said, "Don't you want to know? The woman in the portrait."

Ye Liuzhou paused, turned around, stopped caring about Xu Yan, and walked towards him, "You said..."

Just as he took a step, he suddenly froze. Xu Yan grabbed his back collar and lifted him up.

"What are you doing? I still have something to ask him..." Ye Liuzhou struggled to break his hand away.

"Before that, don't you think you need to explain it to me?" Xu Yan's eyes were extremely cold, he stopped looking at the two people in the room, and directly lifted Ye Liuzhou back to the room, kicking Ye Liuzhou with his heel. door to door.

Jing Fuling looked at the closed wooden door, and said cautiously: "Brother, are you..."

Seeing the boy's face, she shrank back embarrassingly, "Well, I know you must be very angry now."

In the room.

Ye Liuzhou was thrown on the couch, before he got up, Xu Yan immediately leaned over and pressed his arms.

He struggled a few times, but of course it was impossible to match the opponent's strength, so he simply gave up, the cloth strips that bound his hair were loosened, and his thick and soft long hair spread out on the red brocade forging.

After a long silence, Ye Liuzhou looked at the man above and said, "Why do I think you..."

Xu Yandao: "I also feel that you are becoming more and more different."

The man's breath came from top to bottom, hitting Ye Liuzhou's face, making his eyelashes tremble like fragile butterfly wings.

"You and Jing Yuan are hiding something from me." Xu Yan looked at him and said, "What is it?"

The window pavilion occupies an entire wall, and the gaps between the bamboo curtains cut out grids of sunlight, which are thrown into the room without candles, and the hazy and dim light falls on the two of them.

"It's nothing, I'm just interested in the Dingjian Villa." Ye Liuzhou said.

Xu Yan didn't let him go so easily, and said word by word: "——you're lying."

Ye Liuzhou's pupils constricted slightly.

Xu Yan frowned and closed his eyes, as if he was suppressing some emotion, but he still couldn't hide his puzzled look, "Why didn't you tell me?"

Xu Yandao: "I saw you again in Lingbei, and I think you don't need to stay under my protection at all, you are a little bit..."

He thought for a while, and continued: "Show your true side little by little."

Ye Liuzhou froze for a few breaths, then smiled as if covering up, and said, "What is that like? Could it be that I have two faces..."

"You'd better think about it before you answer." Xu Yan interrupted him, stretched out his palm and pressed on his chest, under the skin was Ye Liuzhou's beating heart, "You told me many lies, in the past I didn't have to Care about it, do you want to continue in the future?"

Ye Liuzhou lay on the couch facing Xu Yan like this, feeling that the other party seemed to see through everything he wanted to hide, he was speechless for a long time, he became hard to breathe, and his head was in a mess.

The scattered and mottled bamboo shadows outside the window fell into the room. Xu Yan looked down at Ye Liuzhou, waiting for his answer.

Ye Liuzhou opened his lips, and a voice sounded in the room: "There will be no more in the future."

"Remember what you said." Xu Yan got up from him, walked to the table, picked up a glass cup, poured wine, and placed it in front of him.

Ye Liuzhou looked at the light blue colored glass, still a little dazed.

Xu Yan took his hand and put the wine glass in his hand. Only then did he come to his senses, took a sip, the strong wine entered his intestines, and his consciousness, which had been in a daze, finally became clear.

He sat up, with his arms resting on his bent legs, his long hair draped over his body, his temples and brows were black, and the wide-sleeved robe spread out on the couch was also black, and his whole person seemed to exude a somewhat deep aura. .

Only his lips were red, as if he had painted a woman's lip balm or drank a mouthful of blood.

Ye Liuzhou raised his eyes to meet Xu Yan's, and said in a low voice, "If you want to know, why don't you come with me now and listen to what Jing Yuanfang just said."

Xu Yan looked at him deeply, and let out a breath slowly: "Forget it, I'm not interested in listening to what that kid said. This matter is over, don't hide it from me in the future."

Ye Liuzhou laughed: "Okay."

"Otherwise, your fate will be..." Xu Yan paused, "You don't want to know this kind of fate, just know that the consequences are serious and don't commit the crime."

Ye Liuzhou frowned: "You have the final say."

The two of them stayed in the room all the time and didn't feel bored. Xu Yan planned a plan to deal with Yuan Xuanfeng on the paper and thought about it carefully. Ye Liuzhou took a miscellaneous book to read.

Later, I went to Xu Yan to bring food, and then called the servant to put away the gold and silver treasures in the hall.

After they had eaten, the sky became dark, Xu Yan spread out the bedding, and called Ye Liuzhou, who was flipping through the book, to sleep.

Ye Liuzhou jumped from the chair to the bed, fell backwards, sank into the soft bedding, turned over and rested his chin on his back, and continued to read the rest of the book.

Until the candles at the table were burning to the end, and the light in the room was about to go out, he turned his head and glanced at Xu Yan beside him, and found that the other party was already asleep, with sweat on his forehead, damp hair on his temples, and his brows were slightly frowned, as if I fell into an inescapable dream.

"Xu Yan?" He called out.

The man didn't wake up, his consciousness was completely immersed in a heavy rain when he was a child.

At that time, his name was still Ji Yan, and following an imperial decree from Emperor Zhaode, the young princes who accompanied the prince to study were all picked up by the elders one after another.

Not long after returning home from the palace, Ji Liu heard the news that His Highness the Crown Prince was seriously ill. He sat under the stone steps in the garden, thought hard for a while, and decided to go to the palace to visit the Crown Prince. After all, the two met once.

He found the medicinal materials used to treat his mother from the pharmacy, wrapped them up and stuffed them into his arms, and climbed under Mrs. Ji's carriage before dawn. His stature was short and he could hide in the partition without being noticed. .

Enduring the cold sky in the early morning, until the carriage headed for the palace, there was heavy rain on the road. After entering the palace, Ji Liu slipped out of the carriage while no one was paying attention, and ran towards the East Palace, but was stopped by the imperial guards in front of the palace.

"Who?!" The sharp spear pointed at Ji Liu, he swallowed his saliva and announced his identity.

The forbidden army walked into the hall to inform, and then Xie Linze's figure appeared in front of the hall, and walked down the high stone steps step by step.

Thunder and lightning kept churning in the thick clouds, the heavy rain rendered everything around into a gray color, the water on the ground flowed into a river, and the bean-sized raindrops were endless, falling into the water and splashing one after another.

Ji Liu was drenched all over. Seeing him take out the medicine from his arms and hand it to him, his voice was childish, with a little joy of reunion: "Your Highness, take the medicine and you will get better..."

Before the medicinal material was handed out from his hand, it was knocked down to the ground by the other party and soaked in water.

Ji Liu was stunned for a moment, and couldn't care less about looking at the other party's face, so he quickly picked up the herbs, "It won't work if it's wet..."

He raised his eyes in some embarrassment and looked at Xie Linze.

At some point, the forbidden army surrounded here retreated far away, as if they were afraid of something.

Xie Linze stood opposite him, without an umbrella, but after a while his clothes were soaked with rain, it was hard to say who was more embarrassed than the other.

His hair was wet against his face, his eyes were fixed on his movements, his expression was complicated and obscure, and after a long time, he finally spoke, his voice was extremely hoarse: "Who allowed you to enter the palace?"

"I came here by myself..." Ji Liu was a little at a loss, pinching the corner of his clothes with his fingers, looking at the other party, inexplicably feeling a dark, almost desperate breath from him.

"I heard you're sick..." he muttered.

Xie Linze laughed mockingly, his gaze was extremely cold, he reached out and grabbed his front, and said sharply: "Who do you think you are? Do you think you can cure my illness? There are countless imperial physicians in the palace, and I need you to help me Cure?!"

Ji Liu had never seen Xie Linze like this before, he was at a loss, his tightly clenched fingers unintentionally loosened, and the herbs scattered all over the floor.

Xie Linze glanced at it, hooked the corners of his mouth maliciously, and said, "Young master Liu, do you know how to read? How did you get the medicine? Mr. Ji's family has read poetry and books and is quick in writing, but you, Ji Liu, are the most incompetent. Lost the face of the family - what? Looking at me with this expression? Are you sad?"

"No..." Ji Liu pouted, lowered his head and shook his head, "I'm not sad..."

Xie Linze continued to sneer and said, "Sixth Young Master, you have neither a summons nor a token. Who gave you the courage to enter the palace privately? Do you feel that you have been with me for a few days as a little pet, and you think that you have nothing to do with me?" I have deep feelings, and I can do whatever I want when I climb up to the prince? Why don't you weigh how much you are?!"

Ji Liu stared at him blankly, his eyes were red, and when he spoke again, his voice was a little choked up: "But, on the day when Da Yan Bei Rao came to envoy, I was the one who rescued you from the water! The maid said, it was you who guarded me!" One night, I thought, I thought you at least regarded me as a friend..."

Xie Linze's movements froze immediately, and the two couldn't see each other's eyes clearly in the heavy rain. After a long time, he said: "I have no friends. You are even less worthy of being my friend."

He let go of his hand, threw Ji Liu on the ground, and said condescendingly: "Remember, you and I have different identities, and we have nothing to do with each other. If you dare to enter the palace again, you will be executed according to the law."

Ji Liu fell into the water, watched him turn and leave, only felt that the cold rain seeped into his bones, freezing his whole body.

The majestic palace, the vast palace, and the huge world were shrouded in darkness, as if he was the only one left.

The rain all over the sky washed that memory to the point of fading, but after the rain, the sun shone through unscrupulously and fell on a row of orchid grass under the window.

Xu Yan and Ye Liuzhou lived in Yuan's mansion for a few days. After the three-door competition, the mansion seemed to be busier, and the servants were more cautious. There were often merchants and armored soldiers coming and going, and even at night, there were often sounds of Mercedes-Benz. The sound of horseshoes gave off a feeling that the mountains and rain were about to come and the wind filled the building.

After Ye Liuzhou woke up, he opened the bamboo curtain and looked out the window. He saw pigeons and wild geese with letters tied to their legs and feet, flying around in the sky.

He put on his robe, walked out of the house, and leaned against the door frame to bask in the sun. In a blink of an eye, he saw Xu Yan sitting under the pavilion, and asked, "Why didn't you go to Wanhong's today as an errand?"

In order to avoid arousing Yuan Xuanfeng's suspicion, Xu Yan still served as a guard under Wan Hong as before.

"He probably thought I wasn't very useful, so he re-promoted a swordsman as a bodyguard. I'm not useful for the time being, so I came back to rest." In front of Xu Yan was the bamboo bones scattered all over the table, and he adjusted the main frame , looking very focused.

It rained all night last night, and when the sun came out in the morning, there were only a few small puddles left on the ground.

Ye Liuzhou squinted his eyes because of the sunlight, watched Xu Yan's movements, and asked with a smile, "Why are you making paper umbrellas again? Are you going to sell umbrellas in Lingbei for a living?"

Xu Yan didn't speak.

There was a distance between the two, and Ye Liuzhou was about to walk over, when he suddenly heard Xu Yan's voice passing through the garden full of flowers and plants: "Give it to someone."

Ye Liuzhou was slightly taken aback, and the words Ah Zhong said at the Qiqiao Festival seemed to ring in his ears.

"In our place, paper umbrellas are given to people we like. Only my brother makes a cart of paper umbrellas and sells them."

He realized something, the smile on his face faded inch by inch, and he said, "Xu Yan..."

Do you want to send paper umbrellas to...

Before the second half of the sentence came out, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door. Jing Fuling and Jing Yuan appeared outside the door. She waved to them and said, "Hurry up, General Yuan needs me to wait."

Xu Yan put away the bamboo bones before walking forward, and said coldly: "It's really an important matter to rebuke the wolf cavalry to Yushui after Lingbei."

He noticed that Ye Liuzhou was still standing there, and turned around, "Liuzhou?"

"Ah." Ye Liuzhou came back to his senses, suppressed his thoughts, and followed them, "Here we come."

Yuan Ji's family is about to start a war, rumors and rumors are everywhere in the city, and there is a lot of turmoil everywhere. Yuan's mansion is heavily armed, and the [-] battalion guarding the capital are performing daily.

Yuan Xuanfeng was waiting for them in the side hall, and when he saw the four of them together, he asked directly: "How are you thinking about these few days?"

Ye Liuzhou and Jing Yuan looked at each other, and Jing Fuling first cupped his hands and said: "Ji Han has no purpose to deploy troops, and his track is close to rebellion. Dingjian Villa is willing to follow the lead of the general and wipe out the government and the people!"

"Okay, Yuan will never forget Dingjian Villa's help at this time, and when he returns from victory, he will definitely thank her with a great gift." Yuan Xuanfeng cupped his hands and saluted her back, then turned to Xu Yan: "What do you think, Mr. Xu?"

Xu Yandao: "My servant speaks lightly, but is reckless. The general from your mansion has always treated him warmly and treated him like a wise man. Thanks to the general's love, I will do my best to eradicate Ji's rebellious party for you."

"Thank you, Yuan." He said, "Since this is the case, there is no need to delay this matter. The chariots and horses are already waiting outside, so let's go with the army."

The four of them hid their thoughts, got on their horses and left Yuan Mansion, and followed the army that stretched like a long dragon on the grassland, heading towards the advective river between Lingbei and Yushui.

Yuan Xuanfeng rode on a horse wearing a suit of armor, holding the reins of the horse beside him, and said with a smile: "I understand Governor Ji's words, but before I investigate my capital, I would like to ask, is this imperial decree in your hand right?" Is it written by His Majesty, or by Ji Han and Ji Shoufu?"

Immediately beside him was a middle-aged man with a big waist. It was Ji Kexun, a concubine of Ji's family. "

"What made Yuan even more curious was, who ordered the wolf-repelling cavalry stationed on the other side of the Pingliu River?"

Ji Kexun couldn't answer, and was completely under Yuan Xuanfeng's control.

The two were riding horses in front, followed by Xu Yan. While paying attention to the movement ahead, he noticed that Ye Liuzhou was a little absent-minded. He took out an orange from the package and threw it to him, shouting: "Go on."

Ye Liuzhou raised his head, but didn't react. He was hit on the head by Cheng Zi and fell into his arms. He rubbed his forehead, "Did you do it on purpose?"

Xu Yan looked at him and said, "You've been hesitant to speak recently, do you have something to ask me?"