please respect yourself

As soon as the little eunuch dispatched by the palace announced the intention of Cheng Zangzhi and Yan Sui to go to Jinzhou, Shannan Road to investigate the case of Lu Hongtong, a veteran of the three dynasties, Zhao Jue became irritable.

Zhao Jue stared at the imperial decree in Cheng Zangzhi's hand with vicious eyes, and said angrily, "Young master, you can't go. If the old people in Jinzhou find out your identity, it will be a disaster!"

Cheng Zangzhi smiled twice, "Look at me now, not to mention the old man, even if your father is still alive, you may not recognize me."

Ten years ago, he was a handsome young man wearing pearl jade and purple embroidered forehead with flying hair on his forehead. He was nondescript and wore two earrings just like the Rong people. The corner of his mouth always had the indecency that his mother would beat him up when he saw it. laugh.Ten years later, his forehead band turned into a hair crown, his half-finger-long forehead hair was already as long as a palm, his ears had been pierced for several years, and the smile on his mouth was even more self-evident.

When it comes to appearance, Cheng Zangzhi is even less afraid, even Yan Suiyuan can't recognize him, but he has changed a lot.Ten years of wandering, deep gratitude, sorrow, war, and gunpowder smoke, the youth grows not only in age, but also in heart.

Zhao Jue pursed his lips, looking very depressed, still worried: "There is no guarantee that someone will not notice, you better be more cautious, you can't shirk, and the imperial court dare not force you to go because of the Hexi garrison."

Cheng Zangzhi didn't change his smile, and threw the imperial decree to Zhao Jue with his backhand, turning around and said, "Even you know that the imperial court is afraid of the Hexi garrison, it's just that I took this trip, and then took a step back to talk, so what if I found out, I can move." me."

Zhao Jue held the imperial decree and watched Cheng Zangzhi walk away gracefully, speechless.

Shannam-do is not far from Gyeonggi-do, and if the journey goes smoothly, it will not take a few days to travel from Qingjing to Jinzhou.It's just that Jinzhou is not a good place to go. The Cheng family of Qingjing's famous family was exterminated here ten years ago.

A few Beijing guests from afar stayed in a Wupengmao shop outside Jinzhou City, and it was freezing cold in the depths of winter.There is a stove and many braziers in the not-so-big four-cornered hall. The guests who settle down gather around the brazier to warm their hands, and the hot water for making tea is burned on the stove.

Yan Suiyuan, who was traveling in light clothes, and his party only took the hot white water, and the person sent out to investigate the situation in Jinzhou City had not returned, so they waited for Cheng Zangzhi to come.

Cheng Zangzhi came very openly, as if he had never had a showdown with Yan Suiyuan on the Mid-Autumn Festival.He sat safely and securely opposite Yan Suiyuan.

"The person you go to inquire about in Jinzhou may not be able to find out what you want to know, and Yan Ting may not give you a favor." Cheng Zangzhi's eyes were open, and his words were extremely bright.

Yan Suiyuan was a little surprised. He used to be the most guarded against not telling the truth, but now he said everything was true, but it still made him uneasy. It's just that this uneasiness is no longer guarding against Cheng Zangzhi, but about Cheng Zangzhi. The hidden worries of the cases he investigated.

Seeing that Yan Sui would not speak, Cheng Zangzhi took out a golden ingot from his bosom, put the gold ingot on the edge of the brazier, and said: "The only thing I can tell you is that Lu Hong swallowed the gold and died. There is no gold in Jinzhou, who is the one who swallowed this gold, you can check it carefully."

"There is no gold in Jinzhou?" Yan Suiyuan frowned blankly.

Cheng Zangzhi smiled coldly, "Jinzhou was cleaned up by Yan Ting ten years ago, and the current parents and officials in Jinzhou were all arranged by Wang Ding, Minister of the Ministry of Officials. How much money do you think Jinzhou has? Besides, even if there is, it won't be Lu Hong's turn, the old man's money swallowing is very—extravagant."

His mouthful of Yan Ting made Yan Suiyuan's heart feel extremely heavy. Yan Suiyuan knew that what he said was right, but what he didn't know was what role his uncle played in this matter.

Yan Suiyuan said: "My lord ordered me to investigate this case alone, but according to the previous rules, it is impossible for me to handle this case alone. I secretly let you participate in the investigation of this case but did not appoint the Metropolitan Procuratorate. In my opinion, Your trip is not safe."

In front of him, Cheng Zangzhi's brows were always stretched like clouds, and he couldn't see any gloomy and gloomy, and his answer was light like a spring, "Where do you think it's safe, Qingjing? Hexi station? No, no, no peace of mind. It’s not safe to go anywhere.”

You are here, my heart is at ease, and my body is naturally safe.

Yan Suiyuan held the teacup in his hand, the warmth swept over his palm, and his whole body was warm.

"Maybe our new year will be in Jinzhou." Cheng Zangzhi said again.

Yan Suiyuan looked at him: "It seems that there is a lot hidden about the swallowing of gold."

Cheng Zangzhi said: "If you believe me, I can tell you something else, so that you can go a different way."

Yan Suiyuan laughed in a low voice, "The price is to promise with your body?"

Cheng Zangzhi really hadn't thought about this, so his tongue was like a tangled silk thread, and he couldn't move it. After a while, he said: "I want to tell you, from the beginning I didn't think so much about what you said on the Mid-Autumn Festival. want to get close to you, will you believe it?"

Yan Suiyuan said decisively: "I don't believe it."

Cheng Zangzhi's chest paused, and he exhaled slowly: "I don't believe it either. Well, I admit that I have a purpose, either for your nameplate, or to make you less of a stumbling block to others, or to gain from you. Inquire about Yan Ting's news... But in the end, I failed to do anything, so can't you spare me? Don't you want to be angry with me once?"

Yan Suiyuan seemed like an old monk in meditation, his body calmly settled in place, but his thoughts turned upside down, a little red luan star shone brighter than the moon in the sky of his heart.

Even though he has all kinds of plans and thoughts, they are only in his mind or heart, and what he resorts to action is completely different from what he thinks.

Thinking of this, Yan Suiyuan got up without looking at anyone, but quietly stepped on the wooden steps to the second floor compartment.

Cheng Zangzhi sighed, turned and went out the door.You'an, who was traveling with Yan Suiyuan, didn't know why, so he just greeted the officials who were traveling with him - saying that his family was sleepy, so he could just let him have a good rest.

Back in the room, Yan Sui Xu Xu was really sleepy, took off his cloak and leaned on the side of the bed.It wasn't until the tightly closed bright window was opened with a clang that he moved slightly and changed into a more comfortable posture.

The person who broke through the window was Cheng Zangzhi.

Cheng Zangzhi looked at the quiet Yan Suiyuan with a smile on his lips, maybe he really forgave himself this time.

"Langlang Bairi, are you really so sleepy?" Cheng Zangzhi tiptoedly closed the window.

Yan Suiyuan let out a sigh of relief, stretched out a long arm after a while, and then waved at Cheng Zangzhi.

The recruited Cheng Zangzhi walked over to him lightly, clasped his hand, and sat down beside him.

There was a moment of silence, and a human voice sounded close to my ears: "You are wrong. It's not that you haven't accomplished anything. You still took my nameplate after all."

"But, what I want is not your nameplate, what I want is you."

"You've crossed the line."

Yan Sui was willing to stop him from crossing the line, and frowned.Now that the nameplate has been handed over to him, what plans does he have?

But Cheng Zangzhi said: "You don't have to think about that, you and I don't need to be in any camp, there is only love between me and you, and nothing else is allowed, how about it?"

Yan Sui would like to laugh at him: "Cheng Zangzhi, you have been in the ups and downs of the officialdom for many years, how can you still say such innocent words."

"I really don't want to, but if you can really come into my world completely, I don't want to say so thinly the thousands of demands in my heart. If I can, I will desire more."

Cheng Zangzhi knew better than anyone else what kind of choices Yan Sui would make when he was willing to walk with him.In terms of selfishness and blood, he had to choose between himself and his uncle; in terms of fearlessness and loyalty to the emperor, he had to choose between himself and Emperor An...

He has too many choices to make, and too few choices that he can accommodate and let go.In ancient times, there may have been some people who were able to leave behind the grand plans of thousands of miles and roam the mountains and rivers with their hands, but not many, and some people did not include Cheng Zangzhi.

What's more, he and him are not in the right way.

"...I'll go first." Cheng Zangzhi felt that not only Yan Suiyuan needed to think about it, but he might as well.

When he was about to leave, Yan Suiyuan said suddenly: "In the future, don't... be so misbehaving again."

Cheng Zangzhi stopped, turned around and looked at Yan Suiyuan who was dressed in frost, his face was as cold as ice but with the refreshing luster of warm jade.

"If I don't leave, can you stay with me?" Cheng Zangzhi half-raised the corner of his mouth, then turned his eyes and said a rascal: "Forget it, you definitely don't want to stay, or I'll just keep myself cheeky." .”

In a blink of an eye, he came to Yan Suiyuan's side again, pressed Yan Suiyuan close to him involuntarily, and secretly said: "I understand your words, you don't have to worry, I didn't do it on a whim."

Yan Suiyuan looked up at him, his long eyebrows slanted into his temples, his eyes were crystal clear, "It's too early to say... isn't it?"

Cheng Zangzhi's heart beat fast, he had a premonition that Yan Suiyuan's raised eyebrows were not aimed at the immediate matter.After three years, he still had some understanding of Yan Suiyuan.She seems to follow the rules and has a straightforward personality, but in fact, she works at every step.Unfortunately, he is also such a character.

Thinking of Jinzhou's arrangement, Cheng Zangzhi smiled calmly, "It's getting late, it's time for the spring night to warm up the tent."

With a little more strength, Cheng Zangzhi felt his knuckles were crushed like a stone, and he consciously let go of Yan Suiyuan's fingers.

Gathering his eyes together, Yan Suiyuan kept a cold face, "If Mr. Cheng's frivolous behavior changes, why worry about not having a beautiful woman by his side."

Cheng Zangzhi frowned, and said hesitantly, "Yan Shangshu, do you think I'm too enthusiastic? Or is it a trick to get me?"

"..." Yan Suiyuan's eyes were as sharp as a sharp knife, "Master Cheng, I'm overthinking. I'm just giving Mr. Cheng a suggestion."

Cheng Zangzhi's face was full of sorrow, "Yan Shangshu, I have a question, what if the beauty is after my gold instead of me?"

"..."

Yan Sui wished to hear the words, but remained silent.The gold of Jinzhou is bound to be won.He pushed open the window through which Cheng Zangzhi came in, and the night wind howled, and snow powder rushed into the conservatory.

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Warning, Xiaocheng is serious in this chapter, but Xiaoyan is temporarily fooling people, and it will be revealed later...