Become a cat [Zhan Zhao]

After Zhan Zhao told his immediate superior what he had experienced in the past six months as truthfully as possible, the other party did not immediately express his opinion.Although Bao Gong immediately accused Zhan Zhao of his irresponsible behavior of leaving office for a long time when Zhan Zhao came to see him, but deep down in his heart he was more worried about his beloved subordinate.

Bao Gong understood Zhan Zhao's character, if there were no urgent matters, he would not have just sent a letter and left.And with the passage of time without hearing from the other party, this worry has become difficult to eliminate.Therefore, when he heard Zhan Zhao's statement of those bizarre things, Baogong didn't even feel too surprised, but was slightly surprised that Zhan Zhao had encountered such a thing.

After a long time, he opened his mouth and said: "So, the so-called 'Peach Blossom Curse' has not been resolved yet?"

"Yes." Zhan Zhao nodded slightly, "This matter is a bit troublesome after all, so this subordinate wants to go south next year."

Bao Gong nodded slightly: "That's fine. If there are any difficulties in the future, it's okay for the guards to talk about it."

"Thank you, sir." Zhan Zhao arched his hands, and then said, "It's just that I have something to ask."

Bao Gong said: "But it doesn't matter."

"This subordinate once met and fought with one of the King of Xiangyang's subordinates in the East China Sea and the Northern Territory. According to him, the King of Xiangyang is searching for a certain treasure, and..." Zhan Zhao paused, "It seems that the King of Xiangyang has already reacted. meaning."

Gongsun Ce on the side was startled when he heard the words: "Guard Zhan is serious? What proof do you have?"

"There is no evidence." Zhan Zhao shook his head slightly, "This is just one-sided statement of that subordinate, whether it is true or not, the subordinate dare not jump to a conclusion."

Gongsun Ce couldn't help showing a little worry: "No wind, no waves. If the King of Xiangyang really abides by his duty, how can someone slander him for nothing?"

But Bao Gong was noncommittal, and asked after a long while: "Who is the name of your subordinates, and do you have official rank?"

"The man's surname is Xing, and his name is Zhongyu." Zhan Zhao replied, "He has at least a thousand officers and soldiers under him, so he should be quite a military officer."

Gongsun Ce couldn't help raising his eyebrows when he heard the words: "Xing Zhongyu?" He seemed a little unbelievable, "Fu Bao General Xing Zhongyu?" He couldn't help looking at Bao Gong who was seated, and said: "This person is the eldest grandson of the old Xingge in the court. He has been in the army since he was a child, and he has made a lot of achievements at a young age. It's just that he got seriously ill later, so he resigned from the official position and has been recuperating at home."

"I don't know if it's the same person." Baogong murmured, and then asked Zhan Zhao, "Could Guard Zhan describe that person's appearance?"

Zhan Zhao pondered for a while: "That man does have a sick face, but his martial arts skills are very strong. He is tall and thin, with a shallow scar on his left eyebrow."

"Could it really be him?" Gongsun Ce couldn't help being moved, "Then even Xing Ge was involved in this matter?"

Bao Gong waved his hand: "Don't make a conclusion yet. Even if the person Zhan Huwei met was indeed the eldest grandson of Elder Xing Ge, and what he said about King Xiangyang's rebellion is true, Elder Xing Ge may not be related to this matter."

"My lord." Gongsun Ce couldn't help persuading, "It's better to believe what you have or not to believe what you don't have. The matter of rebellion is too big, and there is no room for mistakes."

"It is precisely because of this that we have to be cautious." Bao Gong said in a deep voice, "If you panic in a moment of urgency, it is easy to scare the snake. The power in the court is intricate, and if you are not careful, you may be used as a saber by others .”

Gongsun Ce came to his senses immediately, bowed quickly and said, "Your Excellency's words are absolutely true, the students are impulsive."

"It doesn't matter." After Baogong finished speaking, he said to Zhan Zhao, "Guard Zhan also worked hard all the way, so go back and rest earlier. There is nothing important about the year and year, so you can rest for a few more days."

Zhan Zhao thanked Bao Gong, then turned and left.It was getting late at this time, and he remembered that Ah Lan didn't know if he had settled down, so he turned around and went to the back kitchen.

Aunt Qi was still very busy there, when she saw Zhan Zhao approaching, she knew she was asking about Ah Lan, and said quickly: "The girl has already settled in the guest room, if you want her, just go."

"Aunt Lao Qi is here." Zhan Zhao nodded slightly, and went to the guest room in the backyard.Along the way, I met a few small handymen who greeted him with smiles, and I could still hear them whispering after walking a few steps.Zhan Zhao couldn't help but shook his head and smiled.

After arriving at the guest room, as soon as Zhan Zhao entered the yard, he saw A Lan standing under a plum tree, looking up at something.She had already changed her clothes, and now she was wearing a plum red padded jacket with piping, surrounded by white snow, making her look like an elf in the snow.

Zhan Zhao couldn't help but pause in his steps, as if he was afraid that he would destroy the scene if he rushed in rashly.

However, Ah Lan had already heard Zhan Zhao's footsteps and turned around. She couldn't help being overjoyed when she saw Zhan Zhao, and ran all the way over, raised her head and smiled, "Master, are you done?"

"En." Zhan Zhao replied vaguely, and even forgot to correct Ah Lan and called him Master.

Ah Lan hadn't seen Zhan Zhao for half a day, and she was already thinking about it.For some reason, she had a fever on her face, so she turned her head and pointed at the plum tree behind her and said, "Aunt Qi said that she will ask me to help out tomorrow. I was bored and started counting the plum blossoms on the tree."

"Really?" Zhan Zhao raised his eyebrows, "Can you count how many there are?"

A Lan slapped her head: "Oh, I forgot to count when you came here just now." She turned to look at the plum blossoms on the tree, and kept muttering, "There are at least 23 or four, or more. "

"32 flowers," Zhan Zhao said solemnly, "one flower is not too many, and one flower is not less."

Alan's eyes widened: "Really? You can tell how many flowers there are at a glance?"

"That's natural." Zhan Zhao said seriously, "A martial arts practitioner still needs to have the eyesight, you still need to practice a lot."

A Lan was dubious, probably because the unconcealable smile in Zhan Zhao's eyes exposed the truth, she couldn't help laughing and said, "Master, just talk nonsense, and return 32 flowers."

"Don't believe me? If you don't believe me, you can count." Zhan Zhao raised his chin at Meishu as he spoke, "You will know how good I am after counting."

A Lan raised one eyebrow, as if he was a little unsure if Zhan Zhao was making fun of himself again.After a while, she said capriciously: "I didn't count. It was 32 flowers after counting. That's because you have good eyesight. If you didn't count 32 flowers after counting, it's because you are a good deceitful person. It's all because of you, so I won't let you." succeed."

Zhan Zhao laughed loudly, nodded and said, "Not bad, not bad, you've learned well."

"Master just likes to make fun of me." Ah Lan also smiled and narrowed her eyes.From the time she met Zhan Zhao to now, she has always respected him, but I don't know if it's because the elder brother called Shunzui these days, and he has become a little presumptuous.

This was exactly what Zhan Zhao wanted, he wished that the little girl would stop treating himself as an elder, so he was also happy to have fun with her.

The two talked for a while, Zhan Zhao saw that it was getting late, and the two of them were lonely and out of place, so he said to Alan, "Go and rest in the house, I'll be back too."

"Where is Master?" Alan asked immediately, although he could no longer live with Zhan Zhao, knowing where he was was always a peace of mind.

Zhan Zhao simply replied: "There is my room in the yamen, not too far from here. If you are a girl, don't run there, it is inconvenient for all men. If Aunt Qi asks you for help tomorrow, you will Stay in the back kitchen and don't run around, do you hear me?"

"Yeah." Allan nodded in agreement.

Zhan Zhao was still a little worried, and said in a long-winded manner: "Then the hands and feet should be more diligent." He paused again, "Don't really exhaust yourself, leave the rough and tiring work to those boys, you are a girl after all .”

While talking, Zhan Zhao couldn't help sighing in his heart: It's really retribution for me to have such a mother-in-law one day.

"Well, I see, Master." Alan nodded obediently, and she responded to what Zhan Zhao said.

Zhan Zhao couldn't help but pointed at her forehead: "Can't you remember? I still call him Master, Big Brother."

"Oh, big brother." Alan covered his forehead innocently and looked up at Zhan Zhao.As the sun set, a warm and soft light shone in her clear pupils, and the fluff on her face was clearly visible.

Zhan Zhao couldn't help but secretly took a deep breath, feeling that he couldn't stay any longer, so he turned and walked out of the courtyard.Alan followed behind him until the gate of the courtyard, and said from a distance, "Master... oh no, big brother, go to bed earlier."

"En." Zhan Zhao replied without turning his head, and quickened his pace.

Alan watched Zhan Zhao leave, feeling vaguely that the other party was going in a bit of a panic.But she didn't delve into it, but returned to the room obediently.It was really hard these days, so she simply cleaned up, blew out the candles early and went to sleep.

Since it was Bao Zheng's turn to be the Governor of Kaifeng, the Kaifeng Mansion has been clean and upright.Although the mansion system was built in the Kai Dynasty, it is magnificent and simple, but it is not as magnificent as the mansions of other princes and generals, and everything is simple and elegant.And there is only a brazier in the guest room where Alan lives, which is not really warm.Fortunately, the quilt was still exposed to the sun during the day, and it could barely hold some body temperature.

However, in the middle of the night, Ah Lan still woke up from the cold.She clutched the quilt tightly in a daze, still feeling shivering from the cold, tossing and turning for a while, A Lan finally couldn't help wrapping the quilt tightly and got up.She was a little surprised to find that although it was late at night, the room was unexpectedly not completely invisible.

A Lan couldn't help looking around suspiciously, and found a dim light coming into the room from outside the window.Wrapped in the quilt, she moved down from the bed, walked to the window tremblingly, stared at it with wide eyes, and suddenly couldn't help but take a light breath.

No wonder it was so cold and it was snowing.

The charcoal basin in the house has been extinguished, and although there is still some residual heat, it is also tightly wrapped in the cold.Alan went back to the bed and fumbled to put on her clothes, then quietly opened the door and went outside.

Once outside, she shivered from the cold.

However, the white world also came into view.