Gongsun Ce and Bao Zheng

"Are you ready?" Gongsun Ce squatted beside Bao Zheng and asked, seeing Bao Zheng washing the dishes neatly, but there were still a few dishes that hadn't been washed, so he rolled up his sleeves and said, "I Come and help too."

When Bao Zheng saw it, he quickly shook his head and said, "No, it will be fine soon."

When Gongsun Ce saw that Bao Zheng finished speaking, he lowered his head and speeded up the washing of the dishes, so he had no choice but to pull back his sleeves, talking to Bao Zheng in a low voice while watching Bao Zheng washing the dishes.

"Brother Qin is getting married, are you ready to present?"

"not yet."

"Speaking of which, it's really fast, it's been three years."

Thinking back to the time when the arsenic case was tried in court, it seemed like it was still yesterday. The little daughter-in-law was seduced by Qin Wenchang, who was unbearably lonely, and then she was threatened and forced to poison her parents-in-law... It is also the conscience of the little daughter-in-law Weimin bowed his head and pleaded guilty in the courtroom, and testified against Qin Wenchang. The little daughter-in-law cried miserably when she knelt down and begged Qin Hai for forgiveness...

"Have you prepared the gift?" Bao Zheng finally finished cleaning the last bowl, and got up to tidy up.

"Well, a pair of characters costs some silver taels." Gongsun Ce said with a smile, "Why don't you write a pair of characters too. Courtesy is light and affection is heavy." Moreover, with the reputation of the most intelligent person in Luzhou - the talented Bao Zheng, This letter is also quite valuable.

Bao Zheng thought about it and nodded, "Alright."

Gongsun Ce smiled slightly, thinking that since he entered Kaifeng Mansion in his previous life, he had arranged all the welcome and congratulatory gifts. He would give whatever he said, Mr. Bao, and he would go there if he said he would be a guest... His past habits made him involuntarily make the decision, but he never expected that Master Bao in the future would do the same.

The two carried the tofu bag back to Bao Zheng's house, chatting and laughing in whispers all the way, then walked towards Uncle Liu who set up the stall.

When he came to Uncle Liu, he saw a girl in common clothes making dumplings. Uncle Liu was cooking dumplings in a pot, pretending to be a man and cleaning up the bowls and chopsticks used by the guests. Gongsun Ce took a closer look, and it was Shen Liang ?And that girl in common clothes...Gongsun Ce looked at the girl who was wiping sweat and wrapping dumplings earnestly, and sighed softly in his heart, that was Xiao Ai...

Three years ago, when he wandered deliberately in the bamboo forest, he met Xiao Ai who was being bullied and took the opportunity to save her. Because Uncle Liu was generous and childless, he introduced Xiao Ai to Liu The uncle works, so Uncle Liu sympathizes with Xiao Ai, and even recognizes Xiao Ai as his goddaughter... Xiao Ai's life has improved, but he still didn't expect that he helped Xiao Ai leave the bamboo forest. Met that Shen Liang...

"Mr. Bao, Mr. Gongsun, are you here?" Uncle Liu was putting a pot of dumplings on the table, when he turned around and saw Gongsun Ce and Bao Zheng, he greeted him with a smile.

Shen Liang, who was squatting on the ground washing the dishes and chopsticks, also raised his head and smiled at Bao Zheng and Gongsun Ce when he heard Uncle Liu greet him, "Are you here? Xiao Ai, hurry up and order two bowls of dumplings."

"Okay! Here we come." Xiao Ai smiled shyly, and hurriedly put the dumplings she had just wrapped into the pot.

When Gongsun Ce and Bao Zheng sat at the table, Shen Liang had already wiped his hands and walked over with a smile, "Why are you free to come over tonight? How is it?" He looked at Gongsun Ce teasingly and asked, " Who sells the most tofu tonight? It must be your handsome and elegant Gongsun Gongzi who won again, right?"

Gongsun Ce felt a little embarrassed when he heard the words, his face was a little red, and he coughed lightly, "Brother Shen, why are you joking?"

Shen Liang laughed loudly, and jokingly said, "Why is this a joke? Everyone in Luzhou City knows that Luzhou has dual talents, erudite and handsome Gongsun Ce, and Bao Zheng is smart and wise!"

Bao Zheng looked at Shen Liang in surprise when he heard the words, "Brother Shen, did you make this up yourself? How can I be so good? How smart and wise? However, Gongsun Ce is really suitable." , then looked up and down at Gongsun Ce solemnly.

Feeling helpless, Gongsun Ce glanced at Bao Zheng, looked at Shen Liang, and smiled wryly, "Brother Shen, don't play tricks on me anymore."

Shen Liang laughed, and patted Gongsun Ce's shoulder, "Okay! Don't embarrass you, but these two sentences are really not my words, they are rumors in Luzhou. When I left the government office today, I still heard My lord said, when the prince of Gaoli and the princess come tomorrow, you will be the representatives of our talented scholars in Luzhou, and you are going to accompany the guests."

Gongsun Ce was taken aback for a moment, and then felt relieved. It seems that what is supposed to come will always come.

Bao Zheng frowned, "Are we accompanying the guests?"

"Yes." After Shen Liang finished speaking, he stood up, took two bowls of dumplings from Xiao Ai behind him, smiled gently at Xiao Ai, and Xiao Ai blushed slightly, turned around and went to Uncle Liu to help.Shen Liang then put two bowls of dumplings in front of Gongsun Ce and Bao Zheng, and continued to laugh, "However, I heard that the Korean people are very dissatisfied with our Song Dynasty. I'm afraid that tomorrow's banquet will make things difficult for us. I asked the two of you to accompany the guests, you two will give us Luzhou a lot of credit tomorrow."

"It's natural." Gongsun Ce said calmly, picked up a dumpling with his chopsticks and ate it slowly.

Bao Zheng took a look at Gongsun Ce, and buried his head in eating the dumplings. For some reason, he intuitively felt that Gongsun Ce was in a very bad mood at this time.

After eating the dumplings, Bao Zheng and Gongsun Ce bid farewell and left. When they left, Bao Zheng put down the copper coins. Shen Liang and Uncle Liu wanted to force them back. Gongsun Ce smiled and said, "Brother Shen, Uncle Liu, you just accept it." , This is what he said, he wants to treat me, if you don’t accept it, he has to treat me to a few more good meals.”

Shen Liang and Uncle Liu were taken aback when they heard the words, then they laughed and took Bao Zheng's copper coins. Shen Liang patted Bao Zheng's shoulder and said with a hearty smile, "I knew it, you must have lost again in selling tofu." Right! Haha, why didn’t you endorse the book box this time, and invited you to dinner instead?” He smiled at Gongsun Ce, “Next time you have such a good thing, you must call me!”

"That's natural!" Gongsun Ce said with a smile.

On the other hand, Bao Zheng just touched the copper coins in his pocket silently, there seemed to be dozens of copper coins?

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Bao Zheng and Gongsun Ce left the dumpling stall and walked slowly through the night. Looking at the fork in front of them, Gongsun Ce turned to Bao Zheng and said, "I'll go back by myself."

"It's okay, I'll see you off." Bao Zheng slowly shook his head and said.

Gongsun Ce frowned slightly, "If you send me back to your house, it will take an hour."

Bao Zheng looked at the night sky, put his hands behind his back and said with a smile, "The night is not bad, so let's just enjoy the night."

Gongsun Ce was speechless, looking at Bao Zheng with a calm face, but he knew that Bao Zheng had made up his mind to send him home.Gongsun Ce also understood in his heart that Bao Zheng was grateful because he helped him sell tofu, so he had to send him home to show his gratitude.

"Then, let's go." There was really nothing he could do about Bao Zheng's stubbornness at times.

"Do you have something on your mind?" Bao Zheng asked after the two walked silently for a while.

Gongsun Ce was slightly taken aback, then nodded lightly, paused, then turned his head and asked, "If there is a person who is not a bad person, but because of some unavoidable reasons, he has to do some bad things, and this person is still yours." What will you do, my friend?"

He has been thinking about this question for a long time. He wants to stop Shen Liang, but he doesn't know what to do. Expose Shen Liang's identity?That can't be done, if Shen Liang's identity is revealed, Shen Liang will definitely die, and if Shen Liang's identity is revealed, there is no guarantee that there will not be a second Shen Liang in Daliao!Stop Shen Liang from killing people?But how should he stop it?Stop Shen Liang when he kills, I'm afraid he can stop it once but not the second time!And this is not the root of the problem!

Bao Zheng paused, looked at Gongsun Ce with a serious expression, "I don't know."

Gongsun Ce was taken aback for a moment, then smiled wryly. This answer was exactly the same as in his previous life when Shen Liang's identity was revealed. He asked Bao Zheng later. That is, he asked, if he had known Shen Liang's identity earlier, if he had known Shen Liang killed Xiao Ai, Bao Zheng, will you still be Shen Liang's good friend?

Looking at Gongsun Ce's wry smile, Bao Zheng said in a low voice, "He is not a bad person, but he has to do some bad things. The reason why he has to do it is something very important in his heart, probably more important than his own life. , So, be willing to let go of your own principles and do things you don't like. If this is the case, I'm afraid even good friends can't stop it."

Gongsun Ce was stunned, and suddenly felt a sudden feeling in his heart.yes.Because the Liao Kingdom is more important than his own life in Shen Liang's heart, so even Xiao Ai, who he likes so much, can only give up...

"Gongsun Ce, do you still remember the daughter-in-law of the Qin family?"

Gongsun Ce recovered, nodded, "I remember."

"The daughter-in-law of the Qin family was willing to kneel down and beg a doctor for the treatment of the two elders of the Qin family, and she would never leave the two elders of the Qin family during the most difficult time of the Qin family, but in the end she was forced to kill the two elders of the Qin family under the threat of Qin Wenchang. Old... I believe that the daughter-in-law of the Qin family was the most painful when she killed the two elders of the Qin family, but at that time, the most important thing in her heart was her own reputation. In the ancestral hall of the Qin family, brother Qin Hai The memorial tablet is the cleanest, it must be because the daughter-in-law of the Qin family often worships and wipes it, I believe that in the heart of the daughter-in-law of the Qin family, she really regards brother Qin Hai as her husband, even though they have never been married." Bao Zheng said Here, he paused and said solemnly, "The human heart is really complicated, but I believe that every knot must have a solution. The so-called knot is just that people haven't found the right solution. So, Gongsun Ce, you ask me a question I don't know the answer, but as long as it doesn't come to an end, there must be a way to solve it."

Gongsun Ce nodded thoughtfully, looked at Bao Zheng and smiled slightly, "I understand."

He had never heard Bao Zheng say this before, but maybe it was because Bao Zheng had always had this kind of thought, so when Shen Liang died, he would be so sad, not just because of the death of his friend , but also because, at that time, when Bao Zheng had no way to untie the knot, the end had already come.

At this time, Gongsun Ce had an impulse to tell Bao Zheng, tell Bao Zheng everything, so that the ending can be changed! !

But just when Gongsun Ce was about to speak, Gongsun Ce shut his mouth abruptly, no, he couldn't say that, what should he say?Will Bao Zheng believe the secret of reincarnation?

And Bao Zheng, who has been paying close attention to Gongsun Ce, sees Gongsun Ce hesitating to speak, Bao Zheng feels a little lost, can't Gongsun Ce trust himself?

But seeing Gongsun Ce's expression seemed to be very difficult, Bao Zheng felt a little bit reluctant, so he said, "Okay, it's getting late, you should go back and rest earlier."

Gongsun Ce lowered his eyes and nodded slowly. After Bao Zheng turned around, Gongsun Ce suddenly reached out and grabbed Bao Zheng's sleeve, and said hastily, "Tomorrow, I will look for you."

Bao Zheng turned around, looked at Gongsun Ce's eager but seemingly sure expression, nodded slowly, and smiled, "Okay. I'll wait for you." After a pause, he added, "No matter how late, I will wait for you. "

Only then did Gongsun Ce heave a sigh of relief, looking at Bao Zheng, he also laughed, his brows and eyes curved, under the moonlight, this already delicate and elegant face was even more dazzling because of this light smile.

Although he didn't know how to speak, Gongsun Ce secretly decided to tell Bao Zheng everything!

And on the night when Gongsun Ce made up his mind, he had a dream...

The old man who sent him back with a smile yelled to himself angrily, "Gongsun Ce, remember, you can change history, but you can't reveal the secret of rebirth, you are not that ink ghost, he is the blood of the dragon!" He is not afraid of disappearing! You are not! Your soul has been covered with a curse mark because of rebirth. If you tell the secret of rebirth, you will disappear in this time and space! At that time, I am afraid that no one can save you!! Don't forget it!"

"Then what if I tell others about something that will happen in the future?"

"That's not OK!!!"

"...How about a little reminder? For example, I just remind someone to pay attention to?"

"Uh...well, that's a side-ball! Oh! What do you care about so much! I tell you that history can be changed, but some people are destined by fate, so there is no way you can change it!"

...For example, Bao Zheng still became friends with Shen Liang, for example, Xiao Ai still had a relationship with Shen Liang?

"Okay, okay, for the sake of your pure heart, let me tell you, if you feel a splitting headache, it's the imprint reminding you. At this time, don't say it, understand?"

"...I understand, thank you, old man!"