Syndicate Growth Manual

The northern grassland has gradually entered into a long winter, the grass grows slowly, and the tips of the grass turn yellow.At night, the wind is bitter, and there is a long cry of beasts in the distance.

Zhao Yuan squatted beside the fire, carefully stroking the soft head of a kingfisher with his index finger, and watched it touch the water in the saucer. The little thing, time and time again, passes messages between the Northwest Daying and the North Grassland.

"Father, what did the letter say?"

Zhao Chen frowned thickly, looked at the silk cloth in his hand and remained silent for a while.Zhao Yuan glanced back, then simply got up and went to his side, reaching out to take the silk cloth, Zhao Chen didn't stop him, but the gloominess between his brows became more serious.

The handwriting on the silk cloth was rigid and without any special features. Zhao Yuan guessed in his heart whether it was Jia Xun or Yi Tuo. He lowered his head and looked carefully, and saw that it said: Li Qiu wears palace clothes.

"What do you mean...how come there are only five words?" He turned the thin silk cloth upside down in confusion, and there were still only five words.

Zhao Chen said calmly from the side: "The palace clothes can only be worn by the concubines of the monarch."

There seemed to be a flash of lightning in Zhao Yuan's mind, and he suddenly realized.So that's the case... No wonder my father has been in a depressed mood for the past few days. He only thought it was the result of several searches by Yuan Chu's army, and it turned out that it was because of Aunt Liqiu's affairs!No, he shouldn't call her aunt anymore. Lichun, Lixia, Lidong are worthy of this title, but Liqiu is not.

He was born in a powerful family, but he was taught by his father since he was a child to call Li Qiu his aunt and respect her as an elder.He has no mother, and his father loves him dearly, but after all, he is in court and cannot accompany him day and night. It is Li Qiu who takes care of him tenderly and carefully arranges his daily necessities.If he is so sad, what about Father?

Zhao Chen seemed to be aware of his pitiful eyes, and smiled wryly: "I thought she had something to worry about, and even though I knew she was betraying me in my heart, I would hide my ears... But now it seems that she is not the real Liqiu from the beginning to the end, since the source is all fake. Yes, it doesn't matter if you have any difficulties."

is it?

Zhao Yuan thought about it, and said, "Father, you told me earlier that there was a spy in the house, and I wished I could behead him. But now, I know that the spy is Li Qiu. Although I am angry, it is not like before. Angry." Seeing his father tilting his head to listen quietly, he continued, "Even if Li Qiu is the king's man, after so many years, the king doesn't seem to know how many secrets there are in the mansion. It can be seen that Li Qiu's attitude towards the Zhongjun mansion is Not emotionless."

What he said was the truth, what Li Qiu did was unforgivable, if not for his father's plan, if not for the dark and windy night, they might have died long ago.But they didn't die after all.

Whether or not a person is sincerely giving can be seen. At the beginning, his father and Fan's family were inseparable, and the inner courtyard was supported by Li Qiu. She obviously had many opportunities and even killed him without a trace. , can also be disguised as an accident.After so many years, the role of Li Qiu as a pawn has become very small.

Zhao Chen was silent, as if he had listened, but he was still unhappy.

For him, Liqiu represents the most fragile and hardest period in his past, but it was also during that period that he learned to take up the responsibility of supporting the family.At the earliest, it was the figure of Li Qiu standing at the door for a long time every time he went out to fight.He has Mr. Lu by his side, and there are women and children at home, so he can struggle to survive on the battlefield again and again, and even make great achievements in battle.

Only now did he discover that almost half of the things worth remembering at that time were fake.

"Forget it, everyone has their own way to go," he withdrew the gloomy look, his eyes gradually turned cold, "I hope she won't regret it in the future."

Seeing his father's expression, Zhao Yuan couldn't help sighing silently for Li Qiu.Looking at his father like this, it is obvious that the old love is gone, only disgust.His father is not the kind of person who can't forget old love, just look at Fan's.If Fan's family didn't leave, his father could tolerate him infinitely. Once he reconciled himself, his father would immediately forget about it.For example: In the past seven years, his father never mentioned a single word about Fan's family.

At this time, in the city of Huai County, a carriage and 50 guards were exchanging documents at the south gate of the city. The gate guards only glanced at the carriage, but there was only one woman and two maids. The edge of the billows spread out gorgeously, he only glanced at it, then looked back in fear.Then the gate of the city opened respectfully and respectfully towards the carriages and horses.

The carriage moved forward slowly amidst the babbling of the wheels, and the spacious carriage was very quiet.

Liqiu, now called Yingqiu, leans on the pillow and closes his eyes slightly, but all his thoughts seem to be on the towering city gate behind him.This is far away, from now on she will be in the harem, and will never have the chance to see Zhao Chen again.

She suddenly moved uncomfortably, and the female officer asked softly next to her ear: "Beauty, but your waist is sore? Can I rub it for you?" Immediately afterwards, a hand lifted her up firmly and gently, and another One silently pushed and rubbed her waist.

From the beginning to the end, she never opened her mouth and just accepted it.

She didn't mean to humiliate herself, it's just...a little bit of a lack of interest.

Yingqiu closed her eyes and felt the softness of the fabric on her body. It was a comfort that even expensive satin and silk could not match, not to mention the intricate and gorgeous embroidery on it. The pajamas were soft and delicate, which made the skin rougher.During these days, her hair was washed with a special formula every day, smeared with fragrant pomade, and dredged over and over again. It had already become like running water, and the thin calluses between her fingers were repeatedly soaked in hot milk by the female officials. Layers are torn off, carefully maintained, white and slender.

All of this, she has seen in Fan's body before, maybe there is no luxury in the palace, but it is a life that is impossible to have as a slave.But she didn't enjoy it as much as she imagined before, and even felt bored.

"Beauty? But did the servant hurt you?"

Yingqiu opened her eyes, and cool drops of water rolled down from between the eyelashes.

No, she doesn't hurt.

She won't regret it either.

Jia Xun and Yi Tuo stood far away on the enemy tower of the city gate, their shadows were engulfed by the pitch black night, and none of the city gate guards below noticed their existence.

"Tell me, why didn't the master respond at all?" Yi Cuo asked casually as he watched the line of chariots and horses going away in the distance.

Jia Xun folded his arms, his face was very gloomy: "The Lord is a great man, how can he care about this little man?"

B cluster disagreed very much.No matter what, Lord Lang is still a man first, right?As long as it's a man, who can bear Li Qiu's behavior?I heard that in the early years, Mr. Lu once persuaded the master to accept Liqiu as a serious concubine. Although the master refused, it is hard to guarantee that he has already regarded Li Qiu as his own in his heart. Alas...

He flipped over the longbow on his back, and said softly: "Otherwise, let me shoot an arrow. At this distance, one arrow is appropriate."

Jia Xun stretched out his hand to hold him down: "No, since the Lord didn't give orders, he just meant to let her go."

Yi Cuo patted his hand away boredly, although he was not reconciled, he did not dare to go against Zhao Chen's intention.He sighed for a long time, and said, "I don't know where that guy Xiao Wu is..."

At the beginning when marching from Jiangcheng to Xiguan, the large army marched in the heavy snow for nearly half a month, but in late autumn, alone and at full speed, it only took seven or eight days to return to Jiangcheng.

Xiao Wu had just sneaked into Jiangcheng that day, and he heard everyone talking about one thing in the streets and alleys.The monarch personally revoked the marriage edict, and canceled the marriage between Min Ji and Zhao Yuan, because he did not marry the criminal minister.

He usually doesn't have much contact with Da Lang, but like other hidden guards, he watched Da Lang grow up day by day, and even personally guarded Da Lang's safety in secret.To him, Lord Lang and Da Lang are a thousand times more important than the monarch or Min Ji. When he heard the news, his first reaction was to breathe a sigh of relief.

The incident between the Lord Lang and Da Lang really couldn't be hidden from their secret guards.

In other words, the Lord Lang never thought of hiding it from them.

Although he didn't dare to speculate on the master's mind, he thought that since the master loved Da Da Lang so much, he might not be willing to watch Da Lang marry a wife and have children, and get farther and farther away from him.This is great, anyway, Da Lang doesn't love Min Ji, so they don't have to do anything to ruin their marriage.

Xiao Wu didn't go back to the Zhongjun Mansion, there was Mr. Lu sitting in the mansion, and now the landlord Dalang is not in the Xiguan camp, so he can't plead guilty.Following Jia Xun's instructions, he directly found an inn, changed his clothes and went out to collect information.

At night, he changed into night clothes and went directly to Zuo Jinwu Cui Zhi's private mansion.

Cui Zhizheng was sitting alone under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree in the yard, with three small dishes on the stone table, namely pickled water mustard skin, sweet-sauced radish, and Taorenshan chicken. Serving, leisurely and comfortable.

Xiao Wu didn't show up directly, but hid in the dark and watched coldly for a while. He just felt that the person who connected was in a good mood and was really unreliable.Seeing that Cui Zhi drank half of the wine and swept away the side dishes, he slowly moved out.

"Master Cui."

Cui Zhi was startled suddenly, the wine cup in his hand was almost thrown out.He is skilled in martial arts, and he has hearing and eyesight at first, but what Xiao Wu does is to hide his whereabouts. Today, he drank a lot of wine because of his joy, so he failed to discover Xiao Wu's existence in time, and was scared instead. jumped.

"Who are you?" He sat down firmly, put down the wine cup and asked.

When Xiao Wu looked closely at his character, he had flat eyebrows, straight nose, clear eyes, and a gentleman with a bright and beautiful style!However, most people in the world have duplicity, and there are not a few people who are pious. Who knows what kind of person this person is?

He withdrew his scrutiny, lowered his head slightly and said, "Master Cui, my master asked me to ask you, do you still remember the original agreement?"

Cui Zhi frowned, waved his hand slightly, and there seemed to be a gust of wind around him, as if it was much empty.He stood up and walked a few steps in the direction of Xiao Wu, then stopped and said, "I know, I don't dare to forget. How is your master?"

Xiao Wu cautiously replied: "Everything is fine for the master, but I am only worried about the Jiangcheng mansion. At the beginning, Mr. Cui and the master agreed that if he was in danger, Mr. Cui would definitely help him. Now the time has come."

Cui Zhi didn't say a word for a while.

If anyone stood by, they would not be able to understand what they said, but Cui Zhi couldn't pretend to be confused.In fact, he knew that the person in front of him was Zhao Chen's subordinate, and he also knew what Zhao Chen wanted him to do.He had been serving as Zhao Chen's eyes and ears in Jiangcheng before, and he didn't feel that he violated his conscience, because the person he was loyal to was not the monarch, but himself.

but……

He couldn't help but think of the person in his heart.