The morning light is hazy and the fog is thick.

The back eaves of elms and willows are sprouting, and two or three sparrows live on the blue tiles, occasionally twittering twice.

Chu Yan was used to getting up early, and when the cock crowed, he had already danced back and forth in the yard a few times with his sword in hand.

Uncle Chen prepared hot water and towels, and came over with the fish to wash, "My lord, wash your face."

Chu Yan didn't speak, and stabbed straight at Chen Bo with his sword. The sharp sword brought a gust of wind, and Chen Bo didn't panic at all. His wrinkled face was a little relieved, and his steps quickly backed away. Supporting the bottom of the fish washing basin with his hand, he quickly dodged the blow, and in the blink of an eye, he approached Chu Yan like a ghost again, clasping his five fingers into claws towards his shoulder.

"..."

Chu Yan's eyes sank, he withdrew his sword behind him, and slapped Uncle Chen's shoulder with his right hand. Uncle Chen's eyes were startled, his vigorous face suddenly became serious, and the majestic true energy poured into his left hand, and he also slapped back. Chu Yan didn't dodge or dodge, but went up to him impartially.

The palms of the two met brazenly, and the gust of wind suddenly picked up, rolling up a chaotic cloud of flying sand and rocks, and there was a loud clanging sound in his ears. Uncle Chen lowered his head and found that the copper basin he was holding fell to the ground, and the steaming hot water was sprayed on the ground. all over the place.

It turned out that when receiving Chu Yan's palm, he subconsciously used both hands.

"Old and useless."

Chen Bo withdrew his palms abruptly, although he sighed inwardly, he laughed loudly on his face.

"Students should treat each other with admiration for three days. It seems that the old slave is no match for the prince now."

Chu Yan wiped his sword back into its sheath, and said flatly, "Uncle Chen is too modest."

"You haven't tried your best yet."

"..."

Uncle Chen laughed, shook his head, picked up the fish on the ground to wash, "Old servant, go prepare some hot water."

"Ah."

After seeing Uncle Chen leave, Chu Yan was about to go back to the house and change clothes, when he caught a glimpse of Fu Shiyu opening the door from the next room.

When he saw the people outside the door, he was taken aback for a moment, and then he greeted with a smile, "Morning, son."

"..."

With a cold face, Chu Yan pushed the door open and walked in, closing the door behind him with a bang.

Fu Shiyu shrugged his shoulders and didn't mind much. Seeing that Chao Luo had put on his black robe and followed him out, he smiled gently and said, "Woke you up?"

"No...no..." Chao Luo shook his head.

Fu Shiyu said again: "Did you sleep well?"

"...Okay..." Chaoluo uttered three words with difficulty, "The couch is very...soft..."

She hadn't slept on a bed for a long time, there were only cold stone slabs in the tomb, and the only bedding Shi Sheng stole from his own house.

It was too late last night, Fu Shiyu didn't want to bother Uncle Chen to get up and tidy up the house, so he let her rest on the couch, while he lay down on the desk all night.

As if hearing the conversation between the two, the closed door next to him swung open, and Chu Yan stood inside the door with a gloomy expression, his dark eyes lingering on the two of them.

Fu Shiyu's heart skipped a beat, and he thought to himself, what is this man going crazy so early in the morning?

Zhao Luo sensed the cold murderous aura emanating from him, and flinched to hide behind Fu Shiyu.

"Second brother!"

Before the people arrived, the voice came first.

Aunt Qiu led Chu Dongge into the courtyard, seeing the tense atmosphere of the people in front of her, her eyes froze for a moment, and she was just about to pull Chu Dongge back, but the little girl couldn't wait to break free and stood at the door Chu Yan ran away.

She opened her arms and staggered forward with her short legs. The tight-fitting silk dress outlined a round belly, which swayed slightly as she ran violently.

Chu Yan's eyes were irritated, he took a step back and closed the door again, directly shutting out the hopeful Chu Dongge.

"..." Chu Dongge's small face was lost, and he lowered his head in despondency, and the pearl hairpin on the bun made a jingling sound.

Seeing her unhappy face, Fu Shiyu couldn't help laughing, and smiled softly.

Hearing the laughter, Chu Dongge raised his head, saw those eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and a few red clouds instantly flew up on his cheeks, he shyly turned around and hid behind Aunt Qiu, and couldn't help sneaking out to peek at him.

Fu Shiyu looked at Aunt Qiu, with a little alienation in his smiling eyes, and bowed his hands, "Morning, Auntie."

I don't know what is the relationship between him and the son, and Aunt Qiu didn't dare to call him rashly, she could only say softly, "Young master, don't be too polite."

After breakfast, Chongyang, who had prepared the carriage, came back and went straight to Zhuangzili's study.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw Chu Yan standing behind the desk, watching the Avalokitesvara statue brought back from the tomb. He didn't look up when he heard him coming in, and slowly brushed the woman's face with his fingertips.

Chongyang threw the letter on the desk in front of him, "Your father has sent a letter."

"..."

Chu Yan paused, picked up the letter and opened it.

Chongyang, who just wanted to go out, caught a glimpse of the scroll on the table, his eyes were shocked, and he asked in surprise, "Where did you get this portrait?"

"In Yan Chu's tomb."

Chu Yan roughly read the contents of the letter, and casually put it aside.

"In the tomb?"

Chongyang took two steps back in disappointment, slumped on the official hat chair with grief, and murmured: "So the general is really gone..."

Thinking of something, he asked excitedly again, "Where is the general's tomb now?"

Chu Yan was silent for a moment, and then said indifferently, "The former residence."

"Madam is also buried there?" Chongyang asked.

"Ah."

"..." Chongyang didn't speak anymore, his eyes were a little lost, as if he was caught in a memory, for a long time, regardless of whether Chu Yan listened or not, he began to narrate on his own.

"Not long after the general ascended the throne, he received a letter from Mrs. Xi's maidservant, saying that Mrs. Xi found out she was pregnant when she entered the palace, but she was worried that the dog emperor would persecute her, so she had to hide it for the time being."

"Emperor Dog has long harbored ill intentions towards Mrs. Xi, and he visits every day. The general has been fighting for a long time and has not returned. Seeing that his belly is getting bigger and bigger, Mrs. Xi, seeing that this is not the way to go, bribed the imperial physician and claimed that he was sick and couldn't afford it. "

"Originally ten months after An'an's birth, Mrs. Xi successfully gave birth to a baby girl, but the dog emperor suddenly became suspicious. He not only stayed in Mrs. Xi's palace, but also sent someone to monitor Mrs. Xi's movements."

"Madam Xi knows that if the baby girl is not sent out of the palace as soon as possible, the Emperor Dog will probably find out sooner or later."

"In order to protect the general's heir, Mrs. Xi set up a trap to make the dog emperor drunk. When he wanted to do something wrong, she committed suicide in the bedroom under the pretense of being unbearable. The maid hid in her coffin to protect the baby girl from the palace."

"However, it was reported on the way, and the dog emperor sent someone to hunt him down. The servant girl secretly hid the baby girl in a farmhouse. She intended to lure away the pursuers by herself, but she didn't expect the general to lead his troops back to the capital, and the dog emperor had no time to take care of this side. , the servant girl was able to save her life, and when she returned to the farmer's house where the baby girl was hidden, she found that the whole family had disappeared."

"After the general heard the news, even if he planned to find the trace of the baby girl, our whereabouts became troublesome. The court cannot tolerate ghost riders, and the general can't take ghost riders away. A palace was secretly built under the general's mansion, and all the ghost cavalry soldiers lived in it, and two ghost cavalry orders were made, so that we must obey the orders. Before leaving, the general promised us that we would come back when we found the baby girl , so we waited day after day, but the general never came back."

"Not long ago, I felt something was wrong. I sneaked out without telling them. After I came out, I found that the general's mansion was gone. I was afraid that I would attract suspicion, so I had to pretend to be a beggar and hang out in the ruined temple. I stayed for a few days. You found it."

Chongyang heaved a sigh of relief, and said happily, "At first I thought the general didn't want us anymore, but now it seems that I was the only one who was thinking wildly."

"..." Chu Yan's eyes were deep, and he frowned slightly as he wanted to say something, but finally he asked with a condensed expression, "How many ghost cavalry are there?"

"5000 people."

Chongyang said: "However, if there is only one ghost riding order, the number of soldiers will only be half."

"The one in your hand is the half I lead."

Chu Yan said coldly: "Who is the other half?"

"The other half..." Chongyang's expression was not very good, his eyes were complicated, and he said, "It's okay if I don't know."

"That man was violent and bloodthirsty. When the general was alive, he caused many disasters."

Chu Yan hummed, took out the ghost riding order from his arms, turned it over, and found that the back of the character 'Swallow' was engraved with complicated patterns, half of which was missing, and it was impossible to see clearly what was engraved on it.

He rolled up the painting scroll, held a fine brush, and calmly sketched a few strokes on the rice paper according to the pattern.

After about half an hour, Chu Yan put the pen on the pen holder, and put the ghost riding order on the rice paper.

Chongyang was curious, so he stood up and took a look.

The ghost riding order and the patterns outlined by ink on the rice paper are combined into a complete pattern.

"Do you know him?" Chu Yan asked.

Chongyang recognized a few breaths, his eyes were startled, and he murmured: "Gaotie."

"The totem of our family, but how would the general know that this totem was almost lost before we followed him."

Chu Yan's eyes were deep, and after a long time, he said something unclear, "I've seen a jade pendant with the same engravings as this totem."

"Really?" Chongyang's expression changed suddenly, "Where is that jade pendant?"

Just as Chu Yan was about to speak, there was a knock on the door. It was Chen Bo's voice.

"My lord, Ms. Chu and the others have packed up."

"Ah."

Chu Yan responded.

Seeing that Chongyang was anxiously waiting for him to speak, he put the rice paper with totems on it in the brazier and burned it to ashes, and said calmly, "We'll talk about it when we return home."

"Grandpa Chen, let's go then." Standing beside the carriage, Chu Dongge reluctantly grabbed Uncle Chen's clothes, "Yingying will come to see you later."

"Miss is a great blessing for this old slave." Uncle Chen has no heirs, and when he heard Chu Dongge's words, he immediately smiled happily.

Chu Dongge flirtatiously pulled Uncle Chen to say something coquettish, and then followed Aunt Qiu into the carriage.

After seeing them go up, Uncle Chen hesitated to speak and looked at Chu Yan who was standing beside him. After hesitating for a long time, he made up his mind to speak.

"My son, I believe that Aunt Yan is not that kind of person, and there may be other secrets behind what happened back then."

Chu Yan nodded with a cloudy expression on his face. Seeing Fu Shiyu and Chao Luo coming out of the door, he turned his eyes away, silently turned and got on the horse.

Fu Shiyu smiled and said, "Uncle Chen, thank you for your hospitality, we are leaving first."

Seeing his obedient face, he looked like a kind person, Chen Bo felt a little fond of him, but when he thought of the inexplicable relationship between him and the son, he had mixed feelings for a while.

"Mr. Fu." His words were meaningful, "The most important thing in a person's life is self-knowledge. It's better to look at the long-term."

There was a smile in Fu Shiyu's eyes, as if he didn't understand, he lowered his eyebrows and said pleasantly: "What Uncle Chen said is true."

"It's a pity that the younger generation's eyes are not very good. If you can see what's in front of you, you can't care about what's behind."

After finishing speaking, he got into the carriage behind at the same time.

Uncle Chen stared blankly at his back for a long time before shaking his head with a broken smile.

It really is a master who can't suffer.

Seeing Fu Shiyu and Chaoluo got into the carriage, the curtains covered them, so they couldn't see clearly what was going on inside.

Chu Yan's eyes turned cold, he glanced at Chongyang below, and said gloomyly: "Take care of them."

Chongyang was surprised, "Let's change horses, why not?"

"..." Chu Yan gave him a cold look, kicked the horse's belly, and left with a whip.

Chongyang stood there in a daze for a while, finally got on the pony behind, and said to the carriage, "Young Master Fu, we are setting off."

"it is good."

"Why are you here again?"

Before the carriage went far, Fu Shiyu heard Uncle Chen's voice behind him, lifted the curtain by the window, and looked out with his head.

Uncle Chen was waving his hand to drive away two ragged beggars, who looked like mother and son, and wanted to hear something later, when the carriage drove away, only in time did Uncle Chen turn around and enter the gate with a helpless expression.

Fu Shiyu didn't rest well last night, his eyes were blue and black, he lay down on the bed and took a nap for a while, when he woke up, he found that the carriage had stopped, and there seemed to be some commotion outside.

"what happened?"

As soon as the words fell, Chongyang outside replied: "Young Master Fu, don't worry."

"It's just a few thieves who have come, and they have already been driven away."

Fu Shiyu remembered that Chu Dongge had said about horse thieves near the capital, so he didn't think about it any more. Just as he was about to close his eyes and continue to rest, he heard a slight squeak in his ear, as if someone was digging at the car with his fingernails. wall.

He raised his index finger to silence Chao Luo who was sitting across from him.

Chao Luo nodded obediently, and then Fu Shiyu lifted the curtain by the window and glanced out.

"..."

The author has something to say: Fish wash: Ancient Chinese toilet utensils, made of metal, which resemble the current washbasin.

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