On the Importance of Finishing Work

The guards of the Qu family who went to inquire about the news in the city soon returned, holding a piece of paper in their hands, with a serious look on their faces.

Li Jingxin thought about Mr. Xiao's explanation of "go to the place where the government posted the notice" just now, and then looked at the paper in the guard's hand, his face also sank.

He took the paper and unfolded it, and a portrait that occupied two-thirds of the entire paper came into view. This face was very familiar.

Huo Kuan's face turned pale, and he said hoarsely, "Master...I..."

This is a wanted warrant, and the wanted man is Huo Kuan, charged with murdering the prince.

——The one who was murdered was naturally the sixth prince who was standing here.

Shi Yue raised his eyebrows, and guessed in his heart: Did the other party find out that Li Huo and Li Huo were not dead, or was it just an insurance policy just in case?

Shi Yue felt that it was the latter, after all, he hadn't encountered any raids along the way.

It's just that I don't know who Li Xiaoliu took advantage of, or who got in the way, and it's worth the other party's doing so.

Li Jingxin also thought about going out with Shi Yue, he patted Huo Kuan on the shoulder, and said: "They should just be in case... Let's not go into the city, just take the trail, you can stay in the car, don't come out."

Huo Kuan: "Master, it's really dangerous to bring your subordinates..."

Li Jingxin frowned: "Huo Kuan!"

Huo Kuan gritted his teeth and said: "This subordinate knows you are sympathetic, but now it is a time of crisis... You and your husband will return to Beijing first, and this subordinate will hide there. When everything is over, this subordinate will return to Beijing to report."

Li Jingxin agrees intellectually that this is correct, but he and Huo Kuan have gone through life and death along the way, and have long since had more brotherhood than ordinary monarchs and ministers who share weal and woe.

And "everything is over"... This time he returned to Beijing, he didn't know if this matter could be done.

Lu Guogong, the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of War, the Northwest Guard...

If it is what he expected, after returning to Beijing, there will be a tough battle to fight.

However, Li Jingxin heaved a sigh of relief when he thought of what the husband said that day and the deep meaning behind his father's various praises for Lu Guogong.

When Li Jingxin and Huo Kuan were in a stalemate, Shi Yue took advantage of the situation to observe Huo Kuan's appearance. Although this general Huo Kuan's appearance was not delicate, he did not have the difficult thick eyebrows, big eyes, and Chinese characters.

And although he is tall, he is not as muscular as Qu Shoujiang, and he can barely be called slender.

Shi Yue raised his hand and stroked his chin.

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Li Jingxin also noticed that Shi Yue was thinking deeply, the expression on his face immediately relaxed, and he asked, "Sir, do you have a solution?"

Shi Yue glanced at Huo Kuan again, and said: "Yes, yes, but... Xiao Huo is going to be wronged."

Huo Kuan quickly said: "Sir, whatever you want, I'm not wronged!"

Time to raise eyebrows.

——This is what you said...

Shi Yue turned around and whispered a few words to the guard who had just entered the city.

The guard opened his eyes wider when he heard it, and looked at Shi Yue with an expression of "I got it wrong".

But Shi Yue nodded at him and urged: "Go quickly."

The man answered "Yes", and couldn't help but glance at Huo Kuan before leaving.Huo Kuan was so pissed at this look that he almost wanted to regret it, but thinking of the current situation, he still suppressed that bad premonition.

——Sir will never hurt him.

The guard went this time longer than he had gone to the city to inquire about the news before. After all, the things Shi Yue asked him to buy belonged to a completely unfamiliar territory for a rough man who hadn't married a wife yet.

When he came back, his face was flushed and his neck was thick, he hurriedly stuffed things into Shi Yue's hands, and then found an open place to shut himself up, Shi Yue didn't even have time to say thank you.

Shi Yue smiled, turned to look at Huo Kuan, "Let's go, get into the carriage."

Huo Kuan: ...It feels even worse.

Over there, Hou Ba thought about the situation when he bought the rouge, gouache, and skirt and silk, and felt that he was about to burn.He just wants to find a quiet place to be quiet and forget about what happened just now.

However, his group of brothers obviously didn't mean to be so considerate. After a while, except for a few people left around the carriage to guard, everyone else surrounded them.

"Monkey, sir, what did you tell you to buy? You're still hiding it..." A man with a good relationship with him leaned over and put his arm around his shoulders and asked.

When the man mentioned this, Hou Ba fell into the embarrassment of being teased by the elder girl and the younger daughter-in-law, his whole body trembled, he hesitated for a long time, and finally blushed and said: "You, You ask sir!"

The crowd had never seen this kid's virtue, and their interest suddenly became greater, laughing and teasing——

"How can I bother you with such a small matter?"

"They're all brothers, what's there to be ashamed of?"

"What's there to hide here? Could it be that you bought a big girl back?"

……

He played both soft and hard ways, but Hou Ba's mouth was really strict this time. A group of people dug for a long time but found nothing, so they could only say, "When Huo Shen will come out, you will know."

Let alone the monkey biting him to death, he was his own brother after all, and it was not easy to torture him. In the end, everyone regretfully gave up the idea of ​​getting news from him.

However, the sudden commotion aroused all people's curiosity, and even those who were not very interested could not help but stare at the quiet carriage, waiting for Huo Shen to come out.

But half an hour passed, and there was no movement inside.

——If it weren't for the presence of His Royal Highness, someone would have been unable to bear the temptation to lift the curtain of the car long ago.

Hong Lie, the deputy of the guard, grabbed a piece of grass and put it in his mouth, and said to Qu Ping with emotion: "It's just waiting for the bride to get out of the sedan chair."

Qu leading a team of old bachelors Ping: ...

I really don't know.

Just as he was thinking about how to reply, he saw Hong Lie open his mouth, and the fresh green blade of grass in his mouth was half stuck to his mouth, but he didn't bother to wipe it off, but stared blankly. Staring blankly at the direction of the carriage, he murmured: "Mother... really..."

There was a moment of silence around, and everyone froze.

I don't know who was choking on his own spit, and the heart-piercing cough broke the silence.

A tall girl came out of the carriage, her black hair was tied up in a loose bun on the top of her head, a few scattered strands of hair fell on the side of her face to soften the outline, the plum blossoms on her forehead were exquisite, and the tulle covering covered the lower half face.

But in the carriage, there are only General Huo and Mr. Huo? !

- Now this is...

……

…………

General Huo? !

!!!

—— Huo Shenjiang turned out to be a girl? !

Ah, no, we all peed together a few days ago, and everything we should have is all about!

The guards of the Qu family were in shock.

Over there, Li Jingxin silently retracted his empty arm just now, and corrected his blank expression just now, but the words that came out were still a little erratic, "... Huo Kuan?"

"Yes, Master!"

Huo Kuan saluted subconsciously, but he was not very familiar with the long skirt. He staggered suddenly and was firmly supported by a slender white hand behind him.

"Xiao Huo, didn't I tell you just now? This skirt is long, so be careful."

When Shi Yue told Hou Ba to buy clothes, he said that the bigger the better, the wider and bigger... After all, the figure of a woman is always inferior to that of a man.

Even though he explained it this way, Shi Yue actually had the idea of ​​doing it himself, and even bought the needlework and fabric together.

But... I didn't expect...

He really underestimated the girl's family.

Huo Kuan accepted the baptism of sight from all directions stiffly, and it took him a long time to reply: "Yes."

The more time I feel that I am a little bit wrong.

After all, Huo Kuan has no experience in women's clothing. Although he reminds him from time to time, the basic movements can be fooled, but it is easy to show flaws when he is in a hurry.

But there is a remedy!

As soon as Shi Yue entered the city, he first found a shop and ordered a wheelchair directly.The money is in place, and the requirements are not too high. The other party directly patted his chest and said that he can come and get it tomorrow.

Simply perfect! !

……

More than ten days later, three brothers and sisters who defected to relatives came to the capital.

After all, this place is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, and the wealth and stability are much better than other places. It is really normal to have poor relatives who come here to seek refuge.

However, the three brothers and sisters are really pitiful.

The eldest sister is bad at walking and can only sit in a wheelchair. Although the younger sister can walk normally, her face is pale and she coughs twice from time to time, obviously her health is not very good.

Along the way, he had to take care of two sick or disabled younger sisters, and that elder brother must have had a hard time.

After a routine check by the guards, he let them go.

It was just because she felt pity for the other party's suffering, and she said a few more words of concern, but it was a pity that the eldest sister was really shy and didn't answer.

After the man left, the colleague bumped into him with a smile, "Why, did you fall in love with him? I saw that the big one just now was paralyzed, but he was not bad looking. You go talk about it, maybe you don't want to be polite." What about the money. Although the smaller one hasn’t bloomed yet, it looks better than the older one... Do you want to marry them all back home and enjoy the blessings of everyone?”

"Don't talk nonsense." The guard sighed and shook his head, "I just think she's a bit kind..."

……

Don't you have a good face?

The guard had been trained under Huo Kuan for a period of time, and when he was asked just now, Huo Kuan was almost stiff. If he hadn't held him down from time to time, he would have shot.

Of course, these three people are the three people from Shiyue who entered Beijing.

The guards of the Qu family sent them to the outskirts of the capital and then returned. After all, if they enter the city, they will definitely attract attention, which is inconsistent with Li Jingxin's idea of ​​hiding their identities first.

These dozen or so men left with great regret. There are two reasons for this regret: one is that the military adviser whom the general favored was determined to go to the capital, but they failed to bring them back; The chance to get along with this "girl" is gone.

ah?What?

You say it's a fake girl?

——What happened to the fake girl? !Look really bad!

If it was a real girl, they would be ashamed to shake their little hands and be courteous... What if they feel offended.

Shi Yue felt that it was fortunate to have arrived in the capital. If the Qu family guards were to escort him for a while, Huo Kuan might not be able to resist.

Why rushing to push wheelchairs for people, rushing to buy snacks when you meet people on the road, rushing to send three meals to people when you stay in a hotel...

If it's really a girl, she might be embarrassed by this kind of attention, but Huo Kuan... If he didn't press the button more and more, they would have fought [-] times!

After entering the city gate for a while, Shi Yue realized that Huo Kuan was still stiff. He patted Huo Kuan on the shoulder and advised, "Don't worry, they won't be able to tell."

Huo Kuan nodded stiffly.After a while, he lowered his voice and stammered, "Thank you... sir."

Shi Yue smiled, and what came out was a girly voice, "What did sister say? Why are you still being polite to Yi'er?"

Huo Kuan paused and became even more stiff.

Even Li Jingxin on one side couldn't help but glance at Shi Yue, and couldn't help but a little bit of doubt in his heart——

Mr. Xiao... Is he a man or a woman...

Huo Kuan, who lives in the same room as Shi Yue these days, can guarantee that Mr. Xiao is definitely a man.

It's just that at this moment, being so coquettish against the ear, he also felt a little confused for a while.But after thinking about it, maybe Qu Jiajun was looking at him like that, Huo Kuan's face immediately turned dark.

——The knuckles made a series of muffled noises, Huo Kuan regretted it very much, why didn't he beat up those people before leaving? !

……

Along the way, I also heard a lot of rumors.

——The sixth prince went to the Northwest to supervise the army, but was unfortunately attacked by Beicang, the army was defeated and captured, and the sixth prince was brutally betrayed by his subordinates.However, the sixth prince was loyal and courageous, and he didn't want to be threatened by the thieves, so he committed suicide to death.

Obviously at the same time, the more I thought about it, Li Jingxin was in the status of confirmed death in the capital, but Huo Kuan, in order to get an insurance, became a sinner who betrayed the prince.

Now that the enemy is in the clear and we are in the dark, it is the best time to investigate. Shi Yue has no objection to Li Jingxin's hiding his identity and returning to Beijing.

It's just that since they are hiding their identities, of course they can't go to the Prince's Mansion, and there is another "imperial prisoner" in their group, so ordinary renting of the yard is not acceptable.However, after all, Li Jingxin is a local snake in the capital, so this small matter can still be resolved.

Several people settled down in a large courtyard with pavilions, rockery and flowing water.The scenery here is good, but Li Jingxin felt a little apologetic, "This place is remote, Mr. Wrong will be here for a few days."

Shi Yue didn't care too much about waving his hands, he had the advantage of being biased. If he lived in a good location, he should be worried about meeting old acquaintances. After all these years, those people may have become old foxes, not like Li Jingxin Such a fool.

Huo Kuan almost disappeared as soon as he came in, and when he reappeared, he was already dressed up, and his makeup after half an hour of busy work was washed clean by him.

Shi Yue took a look and felt a little pity.

Li Jingxin also looked over, feeling a little strange for a moment.

Seeing both the master and the little gentleman turned their heads to look at him, Huo Kuan felt that his face was turning pale and pale, and it was as if he swore to "never step out of the door".

The pale face looks like a young daughter-in-law who has been robbed.

Shi Yue couldn't help laughing, Li Jingxin stared at Huo Kuan for a while, and finally sighed: "Forget it, it's up to you... Patrol in this courtyard, you take good care of it."

Huo Songsong took the order with a sigh of relief, with a face full of survivors.

Over there, the more he looked at Li Jingxin's outfit about to go out, he couldn't help asking.

Li Jing said: "The Duke of Baoguo, the Gao family, belongs to my mother's family, and he built this courtyard. Now that I have settled it properly, I should come to pay my respects."

...By the way, let's inquire about Beijing and China's news.

Seeing Shiyue showed a slight disapproval expression on his face, Li Jingxin stopped walking outside.

"Sir, do you think it's wrong?" Li Jingxin paused for a moment, and then smiled wryly, "But... Duke Baoguo and I are all together. If Gao is not to be trusted, I... really don't know what is going on in Beijing. Who are you going to find?"

"Your Highness's mother's family is naturally credible, but..." Shi Yue smiled, "When a wanderer comes back from a long journey, shouldn't he first visit his parents and show mercy to the elders?"

Li Jingxin was stunned for a while, and after a while he managed to say "But..." and didn't know how to proceed.

Shi Yue's words are very reasonable. Generally, when a child comes back, the first thing he sees is his parents, but...his father is the emperor.

Shi Yue: "No matter when, parents always miss their children."

Li Jingxin wanted to explain that "the Tian family is ruthless", and that his almost death in Beicang this time was probably caused by some brother. He kept talking, but vaguely remembered the time when his father held him on his lap when he was young. situation.

——It turns out...has Father ever hugged him...

Royal father... Will you worry about him?

When Li Jingxin came back this time, he originally planned to hide his identity and collect evidence secretly. After the investigation was clear, he would submit it to the imperial court. He knew that his father would definitely handle it impartially.

But he never thought of telling his father that he was back.

——Will the father agree to his secret investigation?What if the father decides to announce his return to Beijing immediately, what if the father transfers the case to Dali Temple?

No, the latter is normal.

Li Jingxin's mind was in a mess, but he walked towards the palace sincerely.

He was wearing the uniform of a guard, and he was a member of the Gao clan. Until he stepped into the palace gate, he hadn't decided whether to see his father or not.

While hesitating and hesitating, a stooped little servant came over, lowered his head and whispered, "Please, Your Highness."

Li Jing jumped in confidence: Father knows? !Know he's back!

Hall of Kindness.

Li Yun put down the vermilion pen in his hand, and Eunuch Fu at the side immediately put away the pile of memorials, and the little eunuch behind him stepped forward and rubbed gently near the temple.

This king is no longer young. When he was a teenager, he was drunk in the singing and dancing of the former dynasty; when he was young, he suddenly woke up and tried to save the righteousness of his family and country by himself, but soon he realized that the country... There is no way to save...

So he fought for half his life, and built Dasheng again on the ruins...

——[May the prosperous age last, and the people of the world will be free from the suffering of chaos]

He didn't know if he had fulfilled his promise now.

Tired of reading splendid articles praising virtues and hearing enough of prosperity and peace, he wants to know...how the person who made this promise with him thinks about today.

... Xu is old, and always loves to think about things when he was young.

Li Yun raised his hand and waved it, and the little eunuch who was laying his head on his head quickly stepped back.

Generally speaking, the founder of a country always has a different aura than others, let alone this man who conquered most of the world on horseback and conquered Beicang himself after the founding of the dynasty.Even these servants who often walk in front of the imperial court are always trembling in front of Li Yun, and dare not take a breath.

Seeing Li Yun looking over, Eunuch Fu bowed even lower, trying to figure out the basic quality of these slaves, and there is no need for Li Yun to ask, Fu Lu quickly lowered his voice and said: "I have already sent someone to invite you. According to the schedule, we should arrive at the Xuanhe Hall by now."

Li Yun gave a "hmm" and laughed again, "Lao Liu has learned to be smart."

Fu Lu quickly laughed, "The sixth prince is pure filial piety."

Li Yun was noncommittal...

My son knows it himself.

——I don't know who gave him the idea.

On the other side, Shi Yue took a leisurely walk in the new yard.

——About this moment, Li Xiaoliu should also enter the palace, right?

Heh, I can't even support my son.

If it weren't for looking at you poorly...