Xiao Qiao enters the farm gate

In a blink of an eye, the appointed day arrived.

In the morning, Qi Yun sent someone to invite him, and Qiao Mo took Hsinchu and drove to Kangjun Palace together.

Originally, when he came to a county prince's mansion for the first time, he should be more or less novelty and cautious in his words and deeds, but Qiao Mo pretended to be troubled, and most of his attention was devoted to paying attention to Situ Xuan's words and expressions, but he lost that restraint.Situ Xuangui is the supreme king of the county, but he greeted him personally at the door, which is completely for Qi Yun's sake.

The county prince's mansion is still very particular. As a young brother, it is inconvenient to step into the front hall to serve tea, so Qiao Mo greeted Situ Xuan, and was taken to a side hall by his servants to sit down.The windows on both sides of the side hall are wide open. Outside, flowers are blooming, trees are shaded, and there are cranes pacing among them. It is really enjoyable to taste the high-quality tribute tea in the teacup.

It must have been explained earlier that the waiter in charge of guiding the way was very respectful to Qiao Mo.

Qiao Mo drank tea for a while, and suddenly remembered something: "I was a little apprehensive when I came to the door for the first time, but I forgot to meet the elders first, and then I should meet the prince's wife and say hello."

But the waiter smiled and said: "Young Master Qiao, you don't have to be like this. The old king's husband in the house likes to be quiet and doesn't like to see guests. The county king's husband has not slept well recently, and now he lives in the temple to recite scriptures and fast."

"Oh, that's all." Qiao Mo had guessed when he realized that the waiter hadn't reminded him to see him. He was not too surprised to hear the call now, but he didn't know how much of it was true or false. What a coincidence?

But this kind of trivial matter does not hinder anything, so there is no need to delve into it.

After sitting for a while, he got up and asked the waiter to lead the way to the kitchen. After all, the main purpose of coming here today was to make cakes.

While he was busy in the kitchen, the two sitting in the hall had already moved to the garden, talking to each other about the recent situation, chatting about flowers, plants, poems and other elegant things.Whether intentionally or not, when Qi Nan's poem was mentioned, and Qi Nan was mentioned, the atmosphere changed somewhat.

Although Qi Yun hated Situxuan's innocent and affectionate appearance, she could only show sadness on her face, and followed the other party's words, tempting without a trace.It didn't touch any sensitive topic at first, and Situ Xuan was not prepared, but under these ordinary words, Qi Yun, who was prepared, heard many things that he hadn't noticed before.

Qi Yun knew that Situ Xuan liked Qi Nan, and once failed to propose a marriage, he broke off contact with the Qi family, but he didn't expect that Situ Xuan would not let go of it for a long time, and finally resorted to such cruel means of revenge.Under the seemingly ordinary voice, when you look carefully, all of them reveal the extremely terrifying possessiveness of the other party. Up to now, Qi Nan has never forgotten some details, and now he is close to Qiao Mo, how can it be good intentions?

This time Qi Yun came to the door, naturally he couldn't just accompany Qiao Mo alone, otherwise it would be too deliberate.

To be precise, Qi Yun came to the door with official business.As the Secretary of the Household Department, all project funds from the Ministry of Industry come from here, and although Situ Xuan does not hold official positions, as the royal county king, occasionally the emperor will entrust him with some affairs.Some time ago, it was necessary to build dams to prevent floods and plant trees in the south. These were not small projects. The Ministry of Households allocated a sum of money, and Situ Xuan supervised this matter.Although the project has been completed, there are still some follow-up matters to be discussed.

After all, the two families are family friends, so Situxuan naturally kindly invited Qi Yun to stay for dinner. Qi Yun smiled and said he was busy with business and declined, and Qiao Mo also took advantage of the opportunity to leave.

Situ Xuan had no choice but to send the two of them away.

When we returned to the flower hall, the table was filled with cakes of various flavors, big and small, all freshly baked, exuding a tempting sweet smell.Situ Xuan sat down at the table, looked at them one by one, and tasted all the flavors with his hands. He sighed slightly, his eyes were first full of regret, and then full of joy.

"I haven't eaten anything made by Ah Nan yet."

Undoubtedly, since the first time Situ Xuan saw Qiao Mo, he regarded him as Qi Nan's substitute, a perfect substitute.The regret that he couldn't ask for in the past, but this time he has to realize it no matter what, this has long been his obsession. After more than ten years of fermentation, it has penetrated deep into the bone marrow and cannot be removed.

"Why do you think Qi Yun came?" Situ Xuan chuckled, as if asking the bodyguard standing behind him, or muttering to himself.

The guard watched his nose, nose and heart, and remained silent.

"Probably because I was worried that I would do something to Ah Mo, heh, how could I be so reckless. The one surnamed Lin is not dead yet." After a slight pause, his tone became sharp: "Did you find out?"

The guard immediately replied: "It has been reported that Lin Zheng indeed followed Zhao Chang's caravan to Jincheng. They entered the Northland in September last year and returned in mid-December. Only Zhao Lang returned to Beijing. Doing business in Jincheng, as for Lin Zheng, I have never seen him."

Situ Xuan had long guessed about the emperor's sending of people to investigate the Northland, and now he could figure out who it was, but these were not enough, and they were not the news he wanted the most.

"Search carefully, even if he is still in the Northland, I will find him. I want him to be no more in this world! In addition, send a letter to King Youxian, and come back immediately after receiving the reply. There must be no mistakes."

Qiao Mo was packing Lin Zheng's bags at this time, and he did nothing else, mainly continuing to search for medicines in space.If he hadn't been asked to bring those medicines last time, it would be hard to say whether Yang Fei would survive. After all, high fever caused by wound infection can easily kill people.The other is to prepare a pack of pastries that are easy to carry, so that you can cushion your stomach when it is inconvenient to stop on the road.

That night, Lin Zheng left the capital alone.

This time, in order to hide the truth from the public, instead of letting Zhao Lang and others follow in the open, after Lin Zheng arrived in Jincheng, Zhao Chang would pick a few people for Lin Zheng to use.Last time, the few people who were in charge of responding stayed in Jincheng and did not evacuate, but this time they came in handy. Not to mention anything else, even splitting up the troops to act as a cover-up could provide some protection for Lin Zheng's success.

Qiao Mo didn't want to think too much about Lin Zheng's current situation, but thought about what would happen after Lin Zheng came back.

Going to the Northland twice should be regarded as accumulating a lot of credit, the emperor will definitely reward him, and an official position must be indispensable.If there is no foundation, the official position must be very low, and most of them will be assigned to the military department or barracks, but with the relationship of the Qi family, the emperor will definitely take care of them as appropriate.

Although Lin Zheng was determined to earn a career, if he really entered the imperial court and became an official, he would definitely not be used to it, not to mention restraint, and he would have to learn everything from scratch, there was really no need for that.Qiao Mo thought about talking to Qi Yun, and when the time came, he would give him a freelance job and a salary, as long as he looked good.

Leisure work is nothing in the capital, but it is different in Fengcheng, no matter what the job is, you still have an official hat.

I just don't know if such a good thing can fall on Lin Zheng, it's not that Lin Zheng can't reach it, but because he is afraid that the emperor will take advantage of it, turn around and stuff him elsewhere.When he came back from Kangjun Palace, he chatted with Qi Yun. Qi Yun mentioned that the small countries in the west were in a mess, and the emperor was worried that the north would unite with the west to make trouble.From this, Qiao Mo was worried that when Lin Zheng finished his work in the north and the emperor pushed people to the west again, when would it be the end?

Time passed day by day, and the son of the eldest cousin's family had finished his hundred days, and it was very close to the time for Lin Zheng to return.

Qi Yun got busier and busier, and sometimes didn't come back for a few days. Qiao Mo guessed that there must be some clues about the tragedy that year.Originally, he didn't expect to be able to disclose the truth of the year to seek justice, but now Situ Xuan is very dirty. If it is found out, it is likely to be a glass of poisoned wine, so Qi Yun has to collect all the evidence and keep it to settle the score.

Qiao Mo thought about it, and then wondered if he wanted to buy a small house in the capital?Housing prices in the capital are not cheap, and with his savings, he really can't buy anything he likes.

He still wanted to go back to Shanglin Village.

In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed, and Lin Zheng hadn't come back. Qiao Mo knew that everything was changing, but any slight change would delay his return, so he still waited patiently.One day, two days, three days... The more he waited, the more impatient he became. Finally, on the sixth day, Qi Yun told him that Lin Zheng was back.

"I know you're impatient, so I'll tell you first, he's just entered the palace, and he won't be back until a few days later."

"...The emperor is going to make a move?" Qiao Mo guessed uncertainly.

Qi Yun nodded: "In less than a month, the matter will definitely be settled."

Qiao Mo couldn't help but feel his heart beat faster when he heard this: "It rained recently, and I also caught a little cold. I should take care of myself at home and not go out."

He was worried that there would be troubles when he went out, and he didn't want to cause trouble for them.

Seeing him like this, Qi Yun smiled and said, "It's good that you know, soon you will be able to reunite as a family, and you can also hold a lively [-]-day banquet for An An."

Afterwards, Qiao Mo stayed behind closed doors, claiming to be recovering from illness.

The capital was still as lively as ever, and even most of the ministers in the court did not notice anything unusual. However, at the court meeting one day, the emperor ordered to take down Situ Xuan, the king of Kang County, and several of his court officials without warning. partisan.At the same time, the forbidden army had already surrounded the entire Kangjun Palace, and no one was allowed to enter or leave. At the same time, several official residences were surrounded, but without such polite treatment, the forbidden army directly broke into the mansion, searched everyone from top to bottom, etc. In the courtyard, all property in the mansion was seized.

Seeing the imperial army dispatched, the common people were so aggressive that they hid in their houses in fright and did not dare to raise their heads.

In the court, except for a few ministers, the rest of the people were terrified and dared not speak.

The emperor sat on the dragon chair, making people press King Kang and others under it, and someone held a tray with a wave of his hand.There were books and letters in the tray. The emperor glanced at them and ordered them to be passed on to the ministers for reading.

The ministers looked at everything, and the more they looked, the more sweat on their foreheads, until their hands trembled, and they looked at King Kang with suspicion.Who would have thought that the county king, who had been unwilling to be bound by the officialdom since he was young, would secretly raise bandits, have an affair with the Right Wise King of the North, and intend to plot rebellion?There is also a pile of evidence proving that the death of Mo Zhuangyuan and the eldest son of the Qi family, Qi Nan, more than ten years ago was not revenge by the bandits, but the king of Kang County became angry and murdered to vent his anger when he failed to propose a marriage. It was simply too...

"Situ Xuan, are you convicted?" The emperor's calm face was full of anger.

Apart from being a little flustered at the beginning, Situ Xuan was calm, and when he saw the emperor's questioning, he even laughed softly.Everyone stared at him, wondering why he was laughing, but Situ Xuan looked up at the emperor, and said only one sentence: "The winner is the king, the loser is the king."