Better to live forever [Rebirth]

On August [-]th, the sky was clear and the scenery was perfect.

The six people from Zhu Dingbei took their bodyguards to the western suburbs to go fishing. Just as they were having fun, they saw two people dressed as scholars on the board of a small boat not far away plop into the water, causing the boat to capsize.

"...I went out today and read the almanac on purpose to travel. Why did this kind of stupid thing happen to us again?"

Lou Anning didn't care about competing with Qin Xi, she threw the fishing rod into the boat, stretched her neck to watch the whole process, and couldn't help but tsk-tsk.

Ning Heng frowned, and gave his guard a wink, and the latter immediately said loudly: "The boat is approaching this way, all four young masters, please get on this boat and return to the shore, and the subordinates will lead people to rescue him." return."

Since they met each other, they couldn't just leave them alone. If someone died, it wouldn't be easy for their children to be present.

The guards punted away, and the guards on the shore also picked up six Jingui's masters, and three people went to support them.

After tossing for less than half an hour, all the people on the boat were sent back to the shore. Except for the boatman, there were three scholars, all of whom were poor in water.It is also their lives that should not die, otherwise Zhu Dingbei and the others would not get up and play, and these three scholars would have to go to Yan Luodian to drink tea today.

One of the scholars has passed out, and the other two are still awake, although they are in a mess.

Ning Heng's head guard asked: "Who are you waiting for, why are you disregarding your life for arguing?"

A scholar got up from the ground, bowed respectfully to several people, and said: "Thank you for saving your life. Xia Su Yi, a person from Danyang County, Yangzhou, is here for the next autumn exam. Today, I will come with two friends When I saw the Han River, I followed the advice of the boatman to go boating in this treasure land because of the depth of the Han River. Because the views of the two friends were not in harmony, they argued a little more intensely and capsized the boat by mistake, which almost caused a big disaster. Misfortune. Thanks to a few benefactors who came to rescue me, otherwise, not to mention whether I could go to high school in the imperial examination, or whether I would return to my hometown with my life... hey."

The scholar named Su Yi was full of remorse and fear.

The other one who was still awake hurriedly stood up and thanked him for saving his life. This one was a native of the capital named Kong Denghui.

The two are cousins, and the other unconscious is also from Yangzhou, named Cheng Wen, who is also a candidate for the next Qiu Wei.

The two of them were shivering while talking, the sun was scorching hot, and the wind made their bodies feel hot and cold.

Jia Jiaming suddenly said: "Brother Kong Xue, could it be that he came from the imperial merchant Kong's family?"

Originally, Zhu Dingbei and Ning Heng stood idly aside and did not intend to intervene. Hearing what Jia Jiaming said, he raised his eyebrows.

Royal merchant Kong.

If he remembered correctly, it should be the son-in-law of Li Laogui from the household department. Last year, he used some tricks to force Li Laogui to submit by borrowing some shady money from the Kong family.After all, he is an old acquaintance.

Kong Dengke's complexion changed slightly, and he said with a half-respect: "Exactly. My grandfather is the current Secretary of the Household Department. Dengke is very grateful for the kindness of saving lives. I will be grateful when I return to the city."

Qin Xi laughed outright, "How much are your three lives worth?"

Lou Anning wanted to say something too, but was held back by her elder brother, who shook her head to signal not to talk too much.

Jia Jiaming didn't mind Kong Dengke's words, and said: "Brother Kong Xue, you don't have to be polite. I was born in Jia's Mansion in the east of the city, ranking eleven."

Kong Dengke's eyes lit up, and he said repeatedly: "It turned out to be my cousin Eleven. My cousin's eyesight is dull. If I was rude just now, please invite my cousin Haihan."

Jia Jiaming smiled reservedly.

Lou Anning and Qin Xi looked back and forth between the two of them strangely, and asked Jia Jiaming who this was and how they called him brothers.

Jia Jiaming then mentioned that the biological mother of his ninth and tenth brother, Kong Shi, was Kong Dengke's aunt.Hearing Jia Laoshi's name, those who knew that the other party was always looking for Jia Jiaming's bad luck knew what attitude they should have towards this brother Kong Xue.

Lou Anning came over with a smile and said, "It turned out to be Senior Brother Kong. I was lucky enough to meet Senior Brother several times in the martial arts arena at the University Mansion. I didn't expect this time to be such a coincidence."

This Kong Dengke was born in a family of imperial merchants, and the monthly riding and shooting competitions at the university and the semi-annual poetry competitions are his masterpieces.

"Junior are...the two sons of Lou Shangshu's mansion?"

Kong Dengke looked at Brother Yanlou Anning, unsure of his authenticity.

"No, that's right." Lou Anning raised her hand to pat Kong Dengke's shoulder. Seeing that the other party was soaked and still clinging to the dirty sand and water plants in the river, she immediately withdrew her hand and said with a smile: "Since it's Kong Dengke Senior brother and his cousin, you don’t need to stick to formalities to save your life.”

"That's right, I haven't introduced yet. This one is the eldest grandson of Commander Qin, this one is the grandson of the Zhenbei Houfu, and this one is the first-rank Lord Changxin."

The two of them were already terrified when they heard Lou Anning's introduction about Qin Xi and Zhu Dingbei. When they heard the last one, they had to kneel down and salute: "Student Kong Dengke (Su Yi), pay homage to Lord Marquis."

Ning Heng looked at the back of their heads, paused for a moment, and then said calmly, "Get up."

Su Yi didn't know whether it was water or sweat on his face. He wiped it off with his sleeve, and said anxiously: "Thank you, Lord Hou and the young masters for your tolerance. The grass-roots and clan brothers were disturbed earlier today, and thanks to the grace of the nobleman for saving their lives, I will wait until I get back." The elders in the family will come to the door to express their gratitude."

"Exactly that."

Kong Dengke was not as good at speaking as his cousin, so he quickly agreed.

Lou Anning smiled and said: "Well, when the road is uneven, you should draw your sword to help, it should be done."

He turned his head and looked at a few people, his eyes were full of complacency: This kid is quite good, otherwise why would he introduce the family status of a few people?This is the oil and water from the richest man in Yangzhou and the imperial merchants. If you don't make money from him, you will be sorry for the arrangement of the gods.

Cheng Wen was still unconscious, so Jia Jiaming arranged for a team to send the three of them and the boatman back to Beijing.It was only after they walked away that Lou Anning burst out laughing.

Zhu Dingbei asked: "The one named Su is also Li Shangshu's grandson?"

Ning Heng: "Well, his eldest daughter is married to the richest man in Yangzhou, Su's Mansion."

Tsk, this old ghost Li is really bold in picking a son-in-law.Maybe, in the last life, Emperor Zhenyuan cleaned up their Zhu family, and the next one is going to attack the surnamed Li.

This one belonged to the richest imperial merchant, and Li Shangshu's private treasury might be thicker than that of the emperor's old son.

Qin Xi ran back to the river early, and he could imagine that today's harvest might be much less than expected, so he couldn't help complaining: "Three sour scholars, there are too many romantic places in Luojing, so I have to go here to find It’s not fun, is it because reading has damaged your brain.”

Luojing is rainy in summer, causing the water level of the Han River to rise sharply and the water is turbulent.In August, the Han River is still very dangerous, except for a few skilled fishermen, no one comes to play in this area.

These three students gathered here to be arty, in Qin Xi's view, it was really boring.

Lou Ankang said: "In the second half of the year, many wealthy students who will participate in next year's autumn will come to the capital to prepare for the exam. Just now, Cheng Wen doesn't seem to be as inferior as Su Yi. How could he be pushed into the water by Kong Denghui?"

He was facing the direction of the ship, so he could clearly see that Kong Denghui and Cheng Wen were wrestling.

Lou Anning: "Brother, why do you care what they do? I just need to know and wait for the three of them to give gifts to the house."

"You still say longevity, you yourself have fallen into the eyes of money."

"Hey, Lou Da, take your lesson as your lesson, don't drag me in."

Zhu Dingbei hurriedly rectified his name.

Lou Anning chimed in for her brother: "Over a year has passed, Changsheng, you still don't like to listen to the truth." Seeing Zhu Dingbei glaring at him, Lou Anning put on a grimace without fear.

After dealing with the affairs of Kong Denghui and the others, the sun was about to rise, so they put away their fishing nets without waiting any longer.

As expected, there were not many big fish in the fishing net, and the five largest fish were selected, kept in buckets, and sent to each government to send one back.There were still some little fishes left after they were released, and half of them had a big appetite. Fortunately, Uncle Ning also brought some dishes in case the elder and younger masters got nothing, so he also let the teenagers have a full meal on the river bank.

"It's great to have Uncle Ning here."

Lying in the shade of a tree, Lou Anning touched her stomach and said emotionally.

After noon, the sunlight passed through the leaves, shattered into mottled halos and fell on their faces. Lying side by side, it was very interesting to just close their eyes and not speak.

After resting for a while, Zhu Dingbei got up to move around.

Jia Jiaming was afraid of the heat and didn't follow, Lou Anning was drowsy and Lou Ankang looked at him from the sidelines, Qin Xi was crossing his legs and humming a little tune he heard somewhere, biting a dog's tail grass and unwilling to move, only Ning Heng was not afraid Work hard with him.

After walking away, Zhu Dingbei suddenly asked him: "How much do you know about the conflict between Sima Yuqi's daughter and the fifth princess yesterday?"

Ning Heng had already guessed that he would be unhappy if he didn't ask, so he didn't hide it now: "There are two reasons, men and business."

"Oh?"

Zhu Dingbei listened attentively.

"The son-in-law had an affair with Miss Sima when he was studying in the student's mansion, and the fifth princess knew about it. However, now that he has become a son-in-law, it is said that the fifth princess is still begging the concubine."

"The blue face is a disaster, interesting."

Presumably, the relationship between the cousins ​​is not as harmonious as the outside world has said, but the concubine's unscrupulous style is really unflattering.

Ning Heng walked to the other side of him, and the two of them walked out of the shade and walked to the next shaded area.He continued: "That girl seems to know something that the fifth princess and the son-in-law do not want outsiders to know. After Sima Yuqi was imprisoned, she made a deal with the unmarried fifth princess. What did she use? I can't find out about the exchange for the time being, but when the female relatives were taken into custody, Miss Sima was not among them."

"Then since she escaped, what did she come back for?"

"When my personnel incident happened, I happened to be passing by and heard something." Ning Heng said.

Hearing this, Zhu Dingbei couldn't help laughing, it was just right!

The corners of Ning Heng's mouth also twitched, and he said, "Miss Sima accused the fifth princess of breaking her promise. Not only was her younger brother not sent to her according to their agreement, but he died on the road to exile. She wants to tear up the deal." The fifth princess naturally refused, and during the verbal conflict between the two, Miss Sima was mentioning the son-in-law, and she didn't know what to say, so she was pushed by the son-in-law, and unfortunately hit the knife."

The so-called self-killing by wiping one's neck seems to be far from the truth.

Zhu Dingbei's hand unconsciously touched his waist, and he didn't touch the saber he always wore around his waist before he realized that he had done something that he would only do in his previous life.He simply let his half-stretched hand grab Ning Heng's arm, turned his head and asked him, "Young brother?"

Ning Heng's voice paused for a moment, and then said:

"Well, he was only one and a half years old when he died."

"It seems that Miss Sima wants to preserve a bloodline for the Sima family. Unfortunately, she is still not smart enough."

Zhu Dingbei sighed.

I don't know if the woman is too confident that she can make the fifth princess and the son-in-law submit, or if she thinks that the two old acquaintances will let her live because of nostalgia, or if she is blinded by hatred and impulsive.But undoubtedly, she made a stupid decision.

For some reason, Zhu Dingbei thought of himself, the self who single-handedly wanted revenge and ended up dying in Huang Quan, had the same stupid behavior as Miss Sima.

Zhu Dingbei shook his head and stopped thinking about it, and instead asked: "Is that son-in-law the grandson of Uncle Guangning?"

Ning Heng shook his head: "It's a grandnephew. Uncle Guang Ning's son died 20 years ago, leaving no heirs. His name is Cheng Tianci, Tan Hualang from the first department."

"I know that."

Even if he didn't pay attention deliberately, but the reputation of this son-in-law is very famous in Guozi Academy, it's hard for him not to know.

"Are you interested in him?"

Ning Heng asked.

Zhu Dingbei lifted his lips and laughed:

"I just thought that I would have a chance to see what a beast in human skin looks like."