Pick up an abandoned child and overwhelm the world

"How could he die?" Cheng Ning even dropped the beans that were being peeled, including the pods, into the bowl in front of him. He opened his eyes and looked at the aunt who was cleaning all kinds of vegetables in surprise, and said in shock: "Although Patriarch Liu was ill, why did he die suddenly? When did this happen? From his appearance, he doesn't look like someone who would die so early. How could it be?"

In the eyes of these miscellaneous servants in Mu's house, this young master is a gentle and noble son like jade. Seeing his surprise, two aunts who have met half a hundred times smiled, and one of them said to Cheng Ning : "Things are impermanent, no one knows which will come first, tomorrow or the accident?" The aunt paused before continuing: "However, when we just went shopping for vegetables, we heard that the death of Patriarch Liu was very sudden, obviously yesterday I heard it was fine, but this morning, it was said that the family members found him dead in the room. It is said that the death was very strange, he died curled up in a ball in the corner of the room, bleeding from the seven orifices... Hey, let’s not talk, it’s a hot day Why do you always feel that your back is chilly? Don’t listen, young master, we’re just talking casually!”

"Isn't it?" Another aunt who was choosing vegetables also said to Cheng Ning: "You helped their family last time, so don't go again this time, their house..." The aunt said to Cheng Ning seriously He said: "It's very unlucky, young master, you have helped enough, don't get involved with them this time!"

"That's it!"

"However, what if they see that our young master is easy to talk to, and come to our door later?"

"Let Xiao Wu and Xiao Song stop them, those family members are white-eyed wolves, and they will make trouble for no reason after helping them!"

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A group of servants opened up chatterboxes under the shady eaves of the kitchen yard and joined in this topic one after another, but Cheng Ning couldn't listen to a word. After sitting blankly for a while, Cheng Ning suddenly stood up, The stool behind him also fell down with a "bang", and all the servants present turned to look at him in shock, while Cheng Ning didn't say anything. After being dazed for a while, he seemed to have made a great determination Generally, he turned around and ran out suddenly, causing all the servants behind him to change their faces in fright, thinking that he was going out, and the two clever servants also ran out. They did not forget that the yamen came to the door yesterday Afterwards, all their servants were secretly told to keep an eye on Cheng Ning and not let such a thing happen again.

However, they were worried this time. After Cheng Ning rushed out of the kitchen yard, he didn't run towards the gate, but towards Mu Jingan's courtyard. Only then did he feel relieved, and turned back to tell the other companions, but when they squatted together and thought that the young master had learned about this from them, they became nervous again, thinking that the young master would blame them, right?

But it's too late to regret it now, Cheng Ning already knows.They can only anxiously hope that the young master will not care about it...

Not knowing how anxious the servants were, Cheng Ning rushed into Mu Jingan's courtyard and went straight to Mu Jingan's study. As soon as he stepped into the room, Cheng Ning couldn't wait to shout loudly: "Master!"

Mu Jingan, who has been at home for the past few days, was writing something. Hearing this sound, his hands trembled, the tip of the pen broke, and a piece of paper was scrapped immediately. Mu Jingan, who was sitting behind the desk, stared angrily and went straight to himself. The person who came said: "What is your name that you are fussing about? Pay attention to your identity, your identity! You are the young master, the young master, does this look like the young master? Does it look like it?"

"Do you already know about Patriarch Liu?" Cheng Ning ignored Mu Jin's meaningless teasing, and said directly: "Patriarch Liu died suddenly at home last night, did you Already know?"

Mu Jingan, who originally wanted to save the paper in front of him, heard Cheng Ning's words, reached out and grabbed it decisively two or three times, then looked up at Cheng Ning who was standing on the other side of the desk and said, "I know What is it like? So what if you don’t know?”

Such an answer would be tantamount to admitting that he knew.

"What's going on?" Cheng Ning put his hands on the desk eagerly, and said affirmatively to Mu Jinqian, "Patriarch Liu is not a short-lived person. He died suddenly. There must be something strange about it, so..." Speaking of which, Cheng Ning's gaze was firmly on Mu Jingan's body, not missing a trace of his expression: "Patriarch Liu didn't die naturally, but, but..."

It was an untimely death.

"Do you have evidence?" Mu Jinqian asked Cheng Ning indifferently. He folded his hands to support his chin, looked at Cheng Ning and said solemnly, "What evidence do you have to prove that Patriarch Liu didn't die by himself? Why do you have that?" Do you think so? Based on you, he doesn’t look like a short-lived person? Hehe..." Mu Jinqian sneered, "Ziqian, do you think this is Luanyang City, under the foot of the Son of Heaven?"

"..." Cheng Ning pursed his lips and remained silent, clasping his hands on the edge of the table tightly, unable to utter a word.

"Besides, even if he died unexpectedly, what does it have to do with you as an outsider?" Mu Jingan immediately asked Cheng Ning's speechless question. After a moment of silence, Mu Jingan also realized that what he said was too much After a while, he sighed and said to Cheng Ning: "Go back, your knowledge is still too little, there are many things you don't understand, you..."

"Master, do you think that life is worthless?" Cheng Ning asked suddenly.

Mu Jinqian, who was about to unfold the blank paper and pick up the pen to write, paused for a long time. After looking into Cheng Ning's gaze for a long time, he sighed helplessly and put down the brush. Instead of returning to Cheng Ning's words, he frowned slightly and said, "Zi Qian, I understand what you are thinking in your heart? I also know what you want to do, but... don't meddle in this matter. I'm interfering!"

What Mu Jing said was tantamount to admitting what Cheng Ning was thinking. Cheng Ning trembled his eyes and said in a hoarse voice: "So...you know that the Liu family's feng shui treasure land has been taken by someone? You also know that their family What’s the matter with the constant bad luck? You know what’s going on with Patriarch Liu’s death last night, right?”

When the matter came to this point, Mu Jingan was helpless. Looking at this exquisite apprentice, he stretched out his hand and rubbed his forehead, put down the brush he picked up again and had to say: "You are right, all of this...I know it all!"

"Then why did you..."

"It's useless, I can't fight!" Mu Jinqian shook his head feebly, looked at Cheng Ning with a bitter smile and said, "It's not someone else who occupies their family's feng shui treasure, but the city lord who chased Suicheng!"

The noon summer wind blows in from the open window, bringing in the aroma of flowers and plants in the courtyard, which is fresh and pleasant, making this hot summer a little bit cooler.

It's bone-chillingly cold!

Cheng Ning lost his language, and stood at the desk with his eyes wide open, unable to utter a word...

"Where there are people, there will be rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there will be intrigues, intrigues, and grievances!" Mu Jinqian looked at Cheng Ning and said lightly: "You think only places like the imperial city have people who are in love with each other!" Are there all kinds of dirty things? No, as long as there are people, you can never escape all kinds of calculations and all kinds of darkness in people's hearts. Haven't you heard a sentence? The scariest thing is not ghosts and gods, but People's hearts..." As Mu Jingan was talking, he picked up his pen and began to draw on the paper in front of him: "In fact, everyone in the world is like trees in the world. If they want to grow taller and bigger, the roots will grow bigger and bigger. It is to plunge into the deep darkness, since ancient times, one will eventually become eternal, Ziqian, you should know this truth better than me!"

"..." Biting his lower lip lightly, Cheng Ning clenched his fists and could not say a word, yes, he understood better than anyone else, otherwise, he would not be here now, but still in that place. Guanli, living a carefree life with Master and the others...

"Ziqian, listen to me, don't worry about this matter!" Mu Jingan said, he had already finished the last stroke, put aside the pen, and a lifelike big tree appeared on the desk in front of the two of them. The place below the roots of the big tree was completely dark... Mu Jinqian blew on the wet ink on it, picked up the paper and handed it to Cheng Ning, saying: "You have not been here for a short time, you should Do you know something about the city lord of Zhui Sui City?"

Cheng Ning slowly reached out to take the painting, looking at the tree on the paper with roots bigger than the crown, Cheng Ning nodded silently.

Liang Hongwei, that is, the city lord of the northern border defense, is the lord of Zhusui City, one of the few cities on the northern border. It is rumored that someone from his ancestors was an official in the court, so he was the lord of this city in his time, but peaceful It's been too long, and their family has gradually been forgotten. It is said that the last two generations were a nameless city lord at all, and they were not valued by the court at all. In this generation, their family finally produced a talented person Finally, at a young age, they were admitted to fame and fortune, and successfully became a not-so-small official in the court. Only then did their family prosper again!

"If a person has been accustomed to eating bitter things, he will not feel bitter, but after giving him a candy, he will remember the sweetness of the candy, and he will never eat bitter things again!" Mu Jingan continued Unfolding the paper again, he said leisurely: "The same person who has seen the scenery at a high place will be very afraid of falling, afraid of falling into a deeper place and never getting up again, so, for the sake of greater and greater ambition and purpose , you will never guess how terrible and disgusting things people will do! So, Ziqian..." Mu Jinqian frowned, looked up at Cheng Ning seriously and said, "Don't worry about it anymore, I don't want you The involvement is too deep, this is not good for you, let's stop this matter!"

"Do you want me to stand by like this?" Cheng Ning's hands trembled slightly because of anger, and even the white paper was crumpled by him: "Do you want to watch them domineering like this, Do you bully others casually because of your own power?"

"Then what do you want?" Mu Jingan's voice became calmer, he looked up at Cheng Ning and said, "How many years do you think I've been here? Do you think I've seen less than you? But you don't care." Come here? Is this something you should be in charge of? What position do you have, what qualifications do you have to take care of these things? Are you a yamen or a yamen servant? What evidence do you have to prove that this matter has something to do with the city lord's family? Do you still want to Do you want to go directly to the city lord? Do you think you are still the same as you used to be? No, you are just the young son of a rich family in a city in the north, a house that is slightly larger than ordinary people. To put it bluntly , you are nothing like me, you are an ordinary person now, what qualifications do you have to do what kind of nosy things? What's more, can you do it well? Can you manage it?"

"——" Mu Jingan's words made Cheng Ning speechless.

"Ziqian..." Looking at Cheng Ning's appearance, Mu Jinqian felt very uncomfortable, but he still said: "Listen to the master, this is not something you can manage, don't worry about it anymore, you are new here," Zhui Suicheng "The water is very deep, and it's not easy to wade through. Don't think that this city looks peaceful, and people both outside and inside get along happily. In fact, it's not what you see behind the scenes. If possible, I will I really don't want you to know these things, do you understand?"

Cheng Ning finally fell silent.

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Holding the piece of paper with dried ink, Cheng Ning stood sluggishly under the scorching sun at noon in the courtyard. Even if the glaring light fell on the paper in his hand, it was still so dazzling that Cheng Ning had to half-close his eyes. In his eyes, however, what he saw...was still the dark roots, as if they were going to break through the paper and continue to pierce deeply. Cheng Ning pursed his lips in shock, and suddenly put away the painting , went straight out!

"Alas..." Standing by the window in the house, Mu Jingan leaned on the window frame with his hands folded and looked at the person who was running out, shaking his head and sighing: "Look, I have already said that this child is too soft-hearted and kind-hearted." It is not suitable for growing up in such a place..." As he spoke, Mu Jinqian took out a piece of carefully inlaid jade with tassels in his arms, looked at the jade with some reproach and said, "Look, you have raised it like this now , I won’t be able to deal with it in the future, you are deliberately giving me problems!" After finishing speaking, Mu Jingan looked deeply at Yushi, and finally put a kiss on it lightly, with the corner of his mouth slightly hooked. After ticking the box, Mu Jingan took a last look outside and said, "But don't worry, since you have raised this child like this, then so be it. Fortunately, he also picked up a little bastard, hehe... I'm sorry for this little bastard." I won't raise Ziqian like this!"

After speaking, Mu Jingan turned back to the desk, took out a piece of letter paper, wrote something quickly, carefully folded it, put it in a bamboo tube the size of a little finger, and finally walked to the window, facing the outside The sky blew a whistle, and in less than a moment, the sound of flapping wings sounded from far to near, and then a gray shadow flashed, and the next moment, Mu Jinqian's face turned pale. A pigeon stood on the coffin and cried "coo-coo". Mu Jingan picked it up, hung the small bamboo tube on the pigeon's feet, and pampered the pigeon's head and said, "Go!" Now, tell that person to wait, and when the time is right, I will come!"

"Googoo~~~~" The pigeon also pampered its master's hand, and finally flew away with a blink of an eye.

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