The general is always teased

The reason why Shen Yijin's stomach suddenly hurt was because he was too anxious before, running all the way into the city, and the cold wind poured into his mouth. It's not a serious problem, as long as he takes a rest, he will be fine.

Coming out of the medical hall, Shen Yijin has recovered a lot, and her complexion has also recovered a lot, but Shi Nanyue hugged him all the way because of anxiety, the wound on his hand was opened, and he was bandaged again.

The two walked in silence, and when they were about to leave the city gate, Shen Yijin suddenly asked, "Will this matter have something to do with the third master?" This is the reason.

Shi Nanyue said: "Maybe it is related, but the specific cause of death will not be known until He Zhang's autopsy." After a pause, he asked: "Do they have other enemies?"

Shen Yijin shook her head, "I don't know, but Shen Heng, Miao Lan, and Shen Hongzhi are all timid and fearful people who bully the good and fear the evil. Maybe it's not enough to make enemies, but there should be many people who hate them. Especially Miao Lan, you can piss people off with just one mouth."

Shi Nanyue pondered and said: "It's not impossible to become murderous because of disgust, but the method is so vicious, it must not be just ordinary people." Turning his head, he looked at Shen Yijin with a smile, and said softly: "Don't worry, this matter , I will definitely check out the rough ones."

Shen Yijin nodded slightly, and replied, "Well, I believe you."

Even so, Shen Yijin's mood is still not high, very depressed.

Seeing that Shen Yijin's mood was still depressed and sullen, Shi Nanyue felt pity in his heart, he thought for a moment, and said: "It's still early, Xiaojin will follow me to a place."

Hearing this, Shen Yijin looked up at him, wondering, "Where are you going?"

Grabbing his hand, Shi Nanyue smiled at him, and said softly, "Just follow me and you'll find out." After speaking, he pulled Shen Yijin back and went to the horse market.

Along the way, he kept holding Shen Yijin's hand and did not let go.

When he came to the horse market, Shen Yijin was even more puzzled. He turned to look at Shi Nanyue, and asked, "Why did you drag me here?"

Shi Nanyue smiled at him, and said, "Go and choose a horse, you will find out in a while."

Shen Yijin frowned, and said, "...I don't know how to ride a horse."

Shi Nanyue was stunned, but he didn't expect this. After a while, he laughed again, and said softly: "In that case, Xiao Jin will ride with me." At the end he made a joke: "We two Not fat, a horse can still stand up."

After saying that, Shi Nanyue took Shen Yijin into the horse market, picked and selected, and finally chose a maroon horse. This horse was a mare, which looked very docile, but the price was also very high.

Shi Nanyue didn't counter the price, and paid the money readily. Shen Yijin looked at the money that had been paid, felt very distressed, and decided that if they were together, he must take care of the money, otherwise he would be ruined sooner or later.

Shi Nanyue didn't know Shen Yijin's thoughts, if he knew, he would be very happy, and would immediately hand over all the money to him.

Pulling Shen Yijin off the horse, Shi Nanyue let him step on the saddle, supported his buttocks, and pushed him onto the horse's back with force, then jumped up himself and sat firmly on his back behind.

As if conjuring, Shi Nanyue took out another fluffy cape with a hood, wrapped Shen Yijin's whole body, and put the hat on him to ensure that he would not be invaded by the cold air.

"Where are you going?" Shen Yijin turned to look at Shi Nanyue, her cheeks were still slightly red.

Just now, Shi Nanyue touched his... buttocks!

"You're depressed, I'll take you to relax." Shi Nanyue said, then passed his hands under Shen Yijin's armpit and pulled the rein. His posture seemed to hold Shen Yijin in his arms generally.

After hearing the words, Shen Yijin felt sweet in his heart, and the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously. He leaned back slightly, and relaxed himself against Shi Nanyue's chest. Hearing the strong heartbeat of the other party, his face turned red again in disbelief.

Seeing Shen Yijin leaning obediently and quietly in his arms, the smile in Shi Nanyue's eyes deepened, he bent down, put his mouth close to Shen Yijin's ear, and said with a smile: "Sit still, Xiaojin." His voice fell, He urged the horse under his crotch to gallop.

Shi Nanyue took Shen Yijin to the suburbs.

Now is really not a good time for outings, but there is a wide grassland in the suburbs. Looking around, it is already green and lush, and there is a whole plum forest in the distance. The red and white plum blossoms complement each other, beautiful and gorgeous. Also beautiful and moving.

Shi Nanyue led Shen Yijin to ride on the grass for a few laps. Although facing the cold wind, Shen Yijin's mood gradually became more comfortable, and the previous gloom disappeared completely.

Seeing that Shen Yijin's brows were finally loosened, Shi Nanyue also felt happy. He stopped at Mei Lin, hugged Shen Yijin off the horse, and said with a smile, "Let's go in and take a walk."

Shen Yijin nodded, and smiled back at him: "Okay."

The plum blossoms in winter bloom beautifully, and only plum blossoms choose to bloom in the twelfth lunar month of winter. They are not afraid of severe cold, and they are proud of frost and snow.

Shen Yijin looked at this extremely beautiful plum blossom forest, and without knowing it, she stopped and stopped walking.

Staring at the plum blossom in front of him, Shen Yijin suddenly felt enlightened - he knew what he was going to do.

He also finally understood where the future he wanted was.

Seeing Shen Yijin standing still, Shi Nanyue also stopped. He patted Shen Yijin on the shoulder and asked him, "What's wrong?"

Hearing the sound, Shen Yijin turned her head to look at him, her eyes were filled with smiles, and she suddenly said: "Shi Nanyue, I'm going to the capital." He wanted to stand at the same height as Shi Nanyue, stand shoulder to shoulder with him, and enjoy the same rewards landscape.

Shi Nanyue was stunned for a moment, and after realizing it, he said pleasantly, "Is what you said true?" He understood what Shen Yijin meant.

Shen Yijin nodded, and said: "Really." After a pause, he continued: "You once told me that His Majesty is not fatuous and incompetent, deliberately letting the people live in dire straits, just keeping a low profile, one day , will take back the rights, and restore the peace of the world, the country is peaceful and the people are safe, and the people live and work in peace and contentment."

Having said that, Shen Yijin raised her head, looked straight into Shi Nanyue's eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Then, I believe in you, and I want to witness the arrival of this day with you."

Shi Nanyue's heart was shaken, his eyes were tightly locked on the person in front of him, he endured and endured, in the end he couldn't hold back, so he simply followed his own mind and let himself go, he pulled hard, and pulled the person She entered her arms, locked her hands around the waist of the person in her arms, hugged him tightly, and said with joy in her voice, "Xiao Jin, I'm very happy, I'm so happy..."

Shen Yijin was hugged violently, and the tip of her nose could smell Shi Nanyue's breath, her whole face flushed instantly.

But he was reluctant to leave this embrace, so he had no choice but to pretend to be an ostrich, without pushing Shi Nanyue away, or reminding him, just leaning on him like this, wanting time to last longer, longer.

Shen Yijin found that she really liked Shi Nanyue so much, as long as she got closer to him, she would be overjoyed.

I don't know when I started to like it so much.

Although Shi Nanyue wanted to hug Shen Yijin for a while longer, he suppressed this thought after all, he was afraid that he would overdo it and scare Shen Yijin.

——If he scares people away, where will he find such a cute, smart, kind-hearted little scholar who is also very money-obsessed and captivates his heartstrings.

Reluctantly letting go, Shi Nanyue put his hand on Shen Yijin's shoulder, stared into his eyes, and said, "Xiaojin, after I have dealt with the Jiangnan matter, you can come to Beijing with me. You recommend."

He glanced greedily at Shi Nanyue's chest, Shen Yijin shook his head when he heard the words, "No, I can't go back to Beijing with you."

"Why?" There was a look of disappointment in Shi Nanyue's eyes, he thought he could see the little scholar all the time.

Looking up at him, Shen Yijin said very seriously: "I will take part in this year's rural examination, I will get Jie Yuan, and I will go to the capital for the examination in a dignified way." He has to stand by Shi Nanyue's side on his own.

Hearing this, Shi Nanyue watched Shen Yijin quietly, met his firm eyes, understood his pride and persistence, couldn't help but smiled softly, stretched out his hand and rubbed Shen Yijin's head, and said in an extremely gentle tone: "Okay, I'll be waiting for you in the capital."

Shen Yijin raised her lips and smiled at him, confidently said: "I will definitely go."

Withdrawing his gaze, Shen Yijin glanced at the blooming winter plums all around again. He was in a different mood and felt more beautiful, but there was no need to continue walking, so he smiled and said, "It's getting late, let's go back."

Shi Nanyue looked at him dotingly, and said with a smile: "Okay, let's go back."

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It was already noon when they returned to Taoyuan Village.

Lin Yan had already prepared lunch and was sitting in the yard waiting for them to come back. Old man Lin was also there, closing his eyes and resting his mind.

Seeing them coming back, Lin Yan went up to meet them and asked, "How's it going?"

Shen Yijin replied: "Someone set the fire on purpose, and the purpose should be to kill them to silence them, but now we can't be sure, who actually set this murderous hand."

Old man Lin opened his eyes, snorted softly and said: "This is the retribution they received. Their hearts are too dark, not only for nephews, but even half-grown babies, even if the poison-drug doesn't It will cause death, but it will still damage the foundation of those dolls, and it is a good thing to die now, so why feel sorry for them."

Old man Lin is a vengeful man. If someone offends him, he can remember it forever, and he will retaliate thousands of times. And Shen Heng's family has touched his back again and again, because he is now I'm old, and I'm used to living a life of indifference to the world, otherwise, if it was the same as when I was young, that family would have died hundreds of times.

"Father!" Glancing at old man Lin, Lin Yan disagreed and said, "Everyone is dead, and the past grievances and grievances are over, don't talk about it anymore."

"Hmph." Old man Lin and Lin Yan stared at each other, but glanced at Shen Yijin from the corner of his eye, and didn't say anything more.

Well, for boy Shen's sake, I won't talk about you anymore, old man Lin secretly said.

Looking at Shen Yijin with some embarrassment, Lin Yan raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder, apologetically saying: "Xiao Jin, don't worry about what dad said, he's just..."

"It doesn't matter, what old man Lin said is indeed the truth." Interrupting Lin Yan, Shen Yijin shook his head indifferently, smiled at him again, and then asked: "By the way, those children who were poisoned Are you okay?"

Old man Lin said triumphantly: "I don't even look at who did it, of course they are all cured."

"Father..." Lin Yan stroked his forehead, smiled helplessly, and then said to Shen Yijin: "You must be hungry, I made lunch, let's eat while it's hot."

Shen Yijin nodded: "Thank you Brother Lin."

During the meal, Shen Yijin mentioned to old man Lin and Lin Yan that she was going to suppress bandits with Shi Nanyue.

Old man Lin listened, put down the bowl, looked up at him, and after a while, he asked, "Is there anything I can do for you, old man?"

Lin Yan didn't agree with it. After all, Shen Yijin was just a scholar. If he followed, there would be too many dangers. He was very worried, but he could somewhat guess what Shen Yijin was thinking, and he knew that Shen Yijin had always been in her heart since she was a child. The target, so he hesitated for a while, and didn't say anything to stop him, but only told: "Protect yourself, and don't be brave, no one will blame you."

Shen Yijin was a little moved, he looked at Lin Yan, and said softly: "I will, don't worry, Brother Lin." After speaking, he looked at Old Man Lin again, and said: "I need some medicines, can you provide them to me? ?"

Old man Lin waved his hand proudly, and said loudly: "What do you want, there is no medicine in the world that the old man can't make up for me."

Shen Yijin smiled, and reported the names of several poison-drugs and ecstasy-soul medicines.

Old man Lin looked at Shen Yijin, and couldn't help being surprised: "Boy Shen, how do you know so many messy medicines?" One of the medicines in it was a medicine he had prepared 20 years ago, because the sun was damaged, and later he simply burned even the prescriptions. Lost.

Shen Yijin said honestly: "I read it from the book last night." Old man Lin gave him a few books on medical techniques before, but he never read them. It was already late last night when he returned to his room, and he couldn't sleep, so he simply took them out and flipped through them. .

Old man Lin laughed twice, stroked his long beard on his chin and said: "Okay, I can match what you said, but it is not very useful in an open place, and it will disperse when the wind blows. I will prepare some for you. Useful, when do you want it?"

"Tomorrow night at the latest." Shen Yijin flattered Old Man Lin with a chopstick.

Old man Lin took a sip with a smile and felt that the taste was better. After thinking about it, he agreed, "Okay, old man, I will prepare it for you tonight."

After the meal, old man Lin and Lin Yan were going back. Old man Lin had a habit of taking a nap, and Lin Yan also had to go back to tidy up the medicine garden.

Shen Yijin sent them to the door, Lin Yan told old man Lin to go first, stopped, looked back at him, hesitated for a while, and asked, "Xiaojin, have you regained your previous ideals?"

Shen Yijin nodded, looked at the person she was most familiar with in front of her again, with a dazzling light in her eyes, and said frankly: "Well, Shi Nanyue said that the current Holy Majesty is not disregarding the people of the world, but that his rights are limited, and he has more than enough heart but not enough power. , I believe him, so, Brother Lin, I will take the rural examination this year, and I am going to the capital."

Lin Yan's eyes flickered when he heard the words, and he tentatively asked with a pun: "Is it because of Shi Nanyue?"

Shen Yijin looked at him and heard the meaning behind what he said, but she didn't want to hide it, but admitted graciously: "Yes, Brother Lin."

Old man Lin and Lin Yan were the people he cared about the most, and they were his only remaining relatives. He liked Shi Nanyue's affairs and didn't want to hide them from them. He also wanted to get their blessings.

Lin Yan understood Shen Yijin's meaning in an instant, looked at him for a long time, sighed again, and said earnestly: "Xiao Jin, this road is not easy."

"I know." Shen Yijin smiled at Lin Yan, her tone was a little sweet: "But, I fell in love with him, and I can't help myself."

Looking at Shen Yijin like this, Lin Yan was in a daze for a moment. He seemed to see himself ten years ago. At that time, why didn't he ignore it, knowing that the future would be difficult, but still plunged into it... The word love is the most undesired Because, it doesn't know where it came from, and when you realize it, it's already deep.

After recovering from the past memories, when Lin Yan looked at Shen Yijin again, his eyes were stained with a smile. He pinched Shen Yijin's cheek as usual, and said with a smile: "If you like it, cherish it, don't worry , I will not stop you, I will always stand by your side."

Shen Yijin felt that his heart was burning, he smiled gratefully at Lin Yan, and thanked him: "Thank you, Brother Lin."

With Lin Yan's support, he was even more motivated.

Patting his head, Lin Yan said softly: "Fool, you are my younger brother, and it is only natural that I support you, so there is no need to thank me."

Withdrawing his hand, Lin Yan waved at him again, and said with a smile: "Okay, I'm going back, otherwise Dad will think that we keep telling him some secrets, and he should be angry."

"En." Shen Yijin also showed him a bright smile, and then watched him leave until he was completely invisible.

Returning to the main room again, Shen Yijin saw that Feng Bai had returned, and He Zhang was with him, Luo Zhengqing was not here.

Luo Zhengqing is still investigating the officials who colluded with Rong Xiucheng.

Picking up the empty kettle on the table to boil water, Shen Yijin walked a few steps, thought for a while, then stopped and asked them, "Have you had lunch yet?" It's past noon now, if you haven't eaten, Be hungry for sure.

He Zhang and Feng Bai were indeed hungry, so they were not polite, and they both felt that Shen Xiucai was greedy for money, but sometimes, he was very generous and kind, "We haven't eaten yet, but we don't need to prepare too much. The rest of the meal at noon is enough for us to eat."

Shen Yijin nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "Okay, sit down for a while, and I'll bring it to you."

After Shen Yijin finished speaking, she turned around and left the main room. After a while, she came back with food. Each person had a bowl of white rice and a steamed bun. The steamed bun was steamed by him in the morning. It's a lot, but fortunately he castrated the kimchi and radish before, so he put one in a small dish and took it out for them.

He Zhang and Feng Bai didn't choose either. After thanking Shen Yijin, they sat down and ate. They ate very quickly and finished eating in a short time. He Zhang took the initiative to clean up the dishes and took them into the kitchen to clean. , and took out the kettle that had boiled water.

Taking out the tea leaves and brewing a pot of tea, Shen Yijin poured a cup for each of them, and then sat down, her eyes fell on Feng Bai, waiting for him to speak.

Shi Nanyue looked at Feng Bai and nodded to him.

Feng Bai pondered for a while, then slowly said: "I checked around the house, and I can be sure that someone lit the fire on purpose, he must have piled firewood outside the house, poured kerosene on it, and Taking advantage of the dead of night, the fire was lit, and Shen Heng and the others lived in a remote place, and there were no other houses nearby, so the fire burned silently, and it was not discovered until morning."

Feng Bai paused for a moment, then continued: "So I thought that the three of Shen Heng and the others were already dead when the fire broke out, otherwise they would not have escaped or called for help. I asked the nearest family and they I didn’t hear the cry for help, even though it might be too far away, but if the fire is still alive, the appearance of the corpse should not be like that.”

"Feng Bai is right. When the fire broke out, the three of them were indeed dead." He Zhang glanced at Feng Bai and took the words. He originally wanted to wait until the dead of night before going to the autopsy, but he just went to the funeral. While Zhuang was waiting, he found that there were no yamen guards, only an old man guarding Yizhuang, so he touched the old man's sleeping point and tested it directly.

He Zhang explained to them: "If the three of them were burned alive, when the fire broke out, they must still breathe with their mouths and noses, and there must be dust inhaled, but I examined their bodies and found that their There was not a speck of smoke and dust in the nose and mouth, so I can conclude that they died when the fire broke out."

"I also checked their causes of death, and found that only Shen Heng's fatal wound was on the back, while Miao Lan and Shen Hongzhi's were on the chest, but the same thing is that they were all fatal with one knife, and they were fast and accurate. What the warriors did."

"I took a closer look at the location of Shen Heng's wound. It should have been done when he was unprepared. The only person who can do this is someone he is familiar with. But Brother Luo and I checked before, and Shen Heng knew each other. Among the people here, there is no one who knows martial arts, they are all idle bastards, with no power to restrain a chicken, I believe that the possibility of them doing it can be ruled out, so the person who killed them, I thought, was Rong Xiucheng."

As He Zhang said, he raised his hand to touch his chin, and said puzzledly: "But, I don't understand why Rong Xiucheng wanted to kill them. The three of them are just ordinary people, and killing them won't do him any good. Besides, he Didn’t you let them tie Shen Xiucai to him?”

Shi Nanyue frowned, he put down the cup, poked his fingers in the cup, and made circles slowly, silent.

Shen Yijin guessed: "Could it be that Shen Heng and the others undoubtedly knew something that forced Rong Xiucheng to silence him?"

Shi Nanyue shook his head and said: "No, Rong Xiucheng is thoughtful. Since he came to Jiangnan, he has been acting in the name of the third master. He will never be careless enough to let Shen Heng and the others find out the problem."

"Then why?" Shen Yijin frowned, very puzzled.

Shi Nanyue pursed his lips and meditated. Suddenly, he paused his hands in circles in the cup, and his face changed in vain: "No, he is leaving Jiangnan."

Because he was going to leave, he wanted to silence him. Rong Xiucheng wanted everyone who had seen him to be unable to speak again. As for the bandits, he expected them to be wiped out, so he didn't bother to kill them.

No, there might be another reason—those bandits were left behind by Rong Xiucheng on purpose, and Rong Xiucheng wanted to blame all the crimes on the third master he played, so that he could escape unscathed.

As long as the bandits pointed out that it was the third master, then even if they caught Rong Xiucheng and Rong Xiucheng returned to its original appearance, they would not be able to convict him, but would have to let him go.

Thinking of this, Shi Nanyue stood up and ordered He Zhang: "You go back immediately, and then tell Master for me, asking him to help catch Rong Xiucheng, and he must be caught before tomorrow."

As long as Rong Xiucheng is caught before he takes off his disguise, he can only be the third master and has nowhere to escape.

And until tomorrow at the latest, Rong Xiucheng will definitely leave.

Knowing the seriousness of the matter, He Zhang said solemnly: "This subordinate takes orders." After finishing speaking, he acted lightly and jumped out of Shen Yijin's house.

Seeing He Zhang leave, Shi Nanyue turned to Feng Bai again, and said to him after deliberation: "I know you want to see Master, but it's important... sorry."

Although Feng Bai wanted to see Bai Su very much, he also knew that Bai Su didn't want to see him, so he was not dissatisfied with this assignment, so after hearing Shi Nanyue's words, he just smiled bitterly, lowered his head and said in a low voice: "Senior brother , I know, you don't have to explain."

Shi Nanyue looked at him, said 'hmm' and said: "You go back to the camp today, gather all the soldiers, and make preparations with them. I will go back to the barracks with Xiao Jin tomorrow, and then we can discuss the route of attack." .”

Hearing Shen Yijin's name, Feng Bai couldn't help but looked at him in surprise, but he didn't say anything after all, he just clasped his fists in response, and then left too.

After Feng Bai left, Shen Yijin said: "There are many forks in Yunshan Mountain. There are as many as three or four roads going up the mountain. There are also different roads going down the mountain. The terrain is still very dangerous. If there is no guide, it may be difficult to attack." Yunshan then It was the mountain occupied by bandits.

Shi Nanyue said: "I know, but He Zhang has already drawn a topographic map based on the confession of the bandit captured earlier, and it should be useful."

Shen Yijin said: "The bandits are cunning, and Yunshan is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is still a bit sloppy to rely on a topographic map." He thought for a while, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and said: "By the way, I know there is someone who can help."