old grace

Fu Chuan returned to Ziyang Palace with Xie Qinghe full of confusion, and before the screen retreated, he couldn't help asking: "Eldest brother knows that going to the capital is extremely dangerous, why did you indulge your wife in the danger?" Among them, the elder brother can control everything.

Xie Qinghe just sat down and took a sip of the tea brought by his servants.

He had already found wild tea trees in Xiangzhou, and made some fried tea with the craftsmanship of later generations. This time Fu Chuan brought him a few catties when he came to Qingzhou.Just because the maids in the family followed Su Gu to take care of Saburo, and the servants in Qingzhou didn't have any tea making skills, so the tea they brought was a little bit bitter.

Xie Qinghe felt bad, but he wasn't picky, took a sip and put down the teacup, his expression normal.

"Go down." Xie Qinghe ordered.

The servants in the hall quietly retreated, and Xie Qinghe said: "She has lived for decades, she has her own ideas, I can't force them."

"She still wants to take my mother with me." This is what Fu Chuan is most dissatisfied with. He doesn't have much affection for Mrs. Jiang, but he has some suspicions. Even if Mrs. Jiang dies in the capital, Fu Chuan will not see her She will be sad, "She can ride horses and shoot arrows, and she can run fast. My mother's shoes can fall off all the way if she runs fast... and uncle is also involved. Uncle's three-legged cat's kung fu falls in the circle of enemies." The king's capital that I'm serving may not be able to escape, so how can I save the two of them?"

Chang Chao's kung fu is not considered a "three-legged cat" in today's world, it can be called first-class.It's just that Fu Chuan doesn't like it.

Xie Qinghe couldn't help smiling, and said, "Who said it wasn't?"

Fu Chuan leaned closer to look at his face: "Brother, do you have other plans?"

Xie Qinghe removed all the fruit and snack plates on the tea table, dipped some tea on his fingertips, and drew a simple map: "They will first go to Dongzhou to meet the spies at home in the capital, and when the servants at home return, I just happened to climb over the mountain this way, and I should be able to arrive before they arrive at the capital, and they just entered the city together."

Fu Chuan was taken aback, seeing Xie Qinghe lost his voice, he didn't know what to say for a while.

The Chen family wanted to go to the capital of the Qin court to buy the treacherous ministers to get rid of the king of Yancheng, so there was no need for Mrs. Jiang to do it herself.

There are spies in the Chen family ambushing in the capital, and there are many counselors from the same township and sect in the east building who are planning to work in the capital. Just like Xie Qinghe said, the people under the leadership will do everything in a hurry, and finally send someone who is quite important. The character of the man - this person does not need to be a wife at all, some counselor will do - just take the last step.

Why Chen Qi wanted Mrs. Jiang to do this matter, no one can guess, but Mrs. Jiang herself is willing to go, just willing to suffer.

However, as far as this matter is concerned, it is never the turn of the Chen family's Shaojun to do it himself.

For Chen Qiqi, even if this plan fails, he is not afraid of King Yancheng on the frontal battlefield.

The Chen family's vitality was seriously injured, and the king's capital couldn't please him well. He just waited for him to recuperate and train the new recruits. The king of Yancheng could fight slowly, and the timing of the king's arrival in the world could also be postponed for a few years.This only son is gone, it is completely gone!How could he be willing to let Chen Cong go to the capital for intercourse?

Therefore, Xie Qinghe planned to kill first and play later, and sneak out at the right time.Once he followed Mrs. Jiang into the capital, Chen Qi would not be able to control the situation, not even the spies given to Mrs. Jiang by the Chen family.

"Eldest brother, you have never cultivated yourself in this life. I naturally know that you are a genius in martial arts, but your talent is limited and your seniority is young, so you can only protect yourself in a chaotic battle." Fu Chuan dared not say It was too explicit, and only said that Xie Qinghe had no ability to save people.

What he really thought in his heart was that two fists were no match for four hands.Without the method of practicing against the sky, no matter how good the martial arts is, it is easy to be beaten to death.

The current situation is not a group fight with bandits and hooligans in a peaceful world.Once the king of Qin Ting exposed his identity and fell into a tight siege, 100 people could beat him, but what about 500 people? What about 1000 people? What about 5000 people?The wheel battle came up, exhausted and exhausted.

Also, age limits the growth of the skin sac.Xie Qinghe is only nine years old, and it is impossible for him to reach the peak in bone size, and his combat power is not enough.

"Or, you stay in Qingzhou, and I will go to the capital with Madam Jiang." Fu Chuan suggested.

Fearing that Xie Qinghe would not agree, Fu Chuan emphasized again: "In normal times, if you really die, you will die. It's not that you haven't died before. Now that Master hasn't come, I know you are dead, so I will go back with you. Now, who knows if Master will follow him back? Where can I find him if I lose sight of the old man?"

Xie Qinghe shook his head and said: "There are quite a lot of strangers in the royal capital. If you go alone, your cultivation level is enough. I'm afraid you don't have enough knowledge and you will be tricked by others."

Fu Chuan was a little stunned by these words.This so-called insight has nothing to do with erudition. With the passage of time, many "insights" in ancient times have been lost. No matter how much he reads thousands of books and travels thousands of miles, he cannot compare with the elder brother who has been enchanted countless times.

"I don't understand what Eldest Brother thinks." Fu Chuan leaned sideways on the tea table, and buried his feet under Xie Qinghe's legs skillfully to keep warm, "Going to the capital is too risky, and I don't have to go .Why didn’t senior brother persuade Mrs. Jiang, but quietly accompany her to be self-willed——she is not too young, but she behaves so childishly."

"If I want to convince someone, I must have a reason I firmly believe in. How can I convince others if I can't even convince myself?" Xie Qinghe said.

Fu Chuan looked at him in surprise: "Brother, what you mean is that you also think she should go to the capital to take risks?"

"If you were her, wouldn't you go?" Xie Qinghe asked back.

Fu Chuan just felt that it was very dangerous for Mrs. Jiang to go to the king, and it was very easy not to come back. It would be even more fatal to take Mrs. Chang with her to the capital. I must follow to protect my sister, buy one get two free.

He didn't think about Madam Jiang's thoughts, he just thought that Madam Jiang was very annoying, causing trouble for him and the senior brother.

In fact, Fu Chuan has a particularly sympathetic character, and when the big villain confides his experiences to him, he can accompany him to shed two tears.He was asked back by Xie Qinghe before he thought about what Mrs. Jiang had experienced.

"She said that she jumped into a well before she was asked to marry her." Fu Chuan asked Xie Qinghe for confirmation, this was the first time he had heard of it.

Except for Mrs. Jiang's dowry, no one in the Chen family knew about her suicide, and it was not appropriate for the Chen family to know about it.Madam Jiang said something to Xie Qinghe when she had a showdown just now, and Xie Qinghe thought she had no reason to lie.He nodded: "She is a noble girl, she looks down on Chen Qi who comes from a reckless background, she would rather commit suicide than get married - her parents advised her, after getting married, just live a good life."

"If her parents hadn't lied to her, and told her that Aunt Qian and all the dowry were spies from the very beginning, she wouldn't hate them." Fu Chuan recalled the blood-soaked backyard of the Chen Mansion in Xiangzhou, and the servants once complained The blood seeped into the soil, and it couldn't be washed clean at all." She knew that she was a 'spies', so she wouldn't have feelings for everything about Xiangzhou, and she wouldn't feel that the final exposure was 'betrayed' by her relatives, but A willing 'sacrifice'. Knowing and not knowing are indeed two completely different states of mind."

"There is no 'if'." Xie Qinghe said.

Fu Chuan was silent for a moment, and then said: "If I encounter this matter, I will probably go to the capital for revenge. However, I have the ability to protect myself and carry out this matter, but she does not. Not only is she not sure of success in the capital, It’s very easy to bury yourself.”

"So you think she is capricious?" Xie Qinghe patted the little junior brother's head, thinking that the little junior brother's anxious appearance was very cute.

Fu Chuan was happy to be touched, and rubbed against him again.

"She has cultivation in this life, and she has blessed me twice and cared for me a lot. She wants to do dangerous things, and I will help her." Xie Qinghe always remembers Mrs. Jiang protecting him behind him, holding back tears and fear to plead with Chen Qi "This is the fate between me and her, and it has nothing to do with you. I don't plan to take you with me when I go to the capital."

"Eldest brother, calm down." Fu Chuan was taken aback, he hurriedly looked up at Xie Qinghe's face, and explained for himself, "I dare not question the disobedience of the elder brother's order, I am going to the capital, I want to go, I just I feel a little risky, I think..."

He is used to discussing things with Xie Qinghe as an equal, and when he thinks something is wrong, he will "tell" senior brother to think twice.

Now Xie Qinghe suddenly said that he would not take him to the capital, which meant "I will do this, I don't care if you do it or not, and you don't care if I do it or not", Fu Chuan immediately panicked.Is this to draw a line?Can't it? !

When Fu Chuan was a Taoist companion, he felt that the senior brother's decision was risky, and he wanted to stop the senior senior brother, so he said everything with confidence.

However, his identity is not just the Taoist companion of the elder brother.

Xie Qinghe is his senior brother, and his decision cannot be questioned. As a disciple of the Hanjiang Sword Sect, Fu Chuan must follow orders without any hesitation.Even if there is a risk, even if you know you are going to die, you have to grit your teeth and die.

For a long time, Fu Chuan hadn't heard the elder brother say a single harsh word, and he didn't know why the elder brother lost his temper suddenly.

At this time, all risks and crises were forgotten, and Fu Chuan just compromised with the senior brother: "I was wrong, I should not talk back to the senior brother, and I should not keep pestering and asking after the senior brother made a decision. No presumptuous and disrespectful heart, no matter what time and place you are in, this disciple dare not disobey the order of the senior brother... Today I keep asking and doubting that the disciple is wrong, I beg the senior brother to reprimand."

As he spoke, he stepped forward to hug Xie Qinghe, put his head in Xie Qinghe's arms, and called pitifully: "Eldest brother."

Xie Qinghe didn't expect him to react so violently.

Fortunately, the younger brother spoke respectfully, but he didn't kneel on the ground to make amends, but came closer to beg for mercy and act like a spoiled child.

"I didn't understand."

Xie Qinghe took advantage of the situation to hug Fu Chuan, touched his vest comfortingly, and felt that Fu Chuan's mood had calmed down a little before he began to explain.

"I didn't take you because this matter is quite out of the ordinary. No matter whether it is successful or not, whether there is an accident in the king or not, even if it comes back from the king's capital, Chen Qi will definitely be furious. Chen Cong is his only son. I can't do anything if I get angry again. If I take you there, you are a ready target. I don't know when the master will come. The risk of the king's capital is only temporary, and the risk of Chen Qi is a fatal wound. Why bother to take risks for this .”

After getting this explanation, Fu Chuan realized that the elder brother was not throwing his temper and punishing himself, but was still nestling in Xie Qinghe's arms.

Xie Qinghe stroked his head lightly, feeling a little emotional in his heart: "Little brother, when you were young, you caught up with the drastic changes in your school, and your brother couldn't take care of you by your side, which made you feel wronged. Thinking temperament. I didn't say a word well, and it made you sad again. "

Fu Chuan raised his head in surprise, staring at Xie Qinghe with round eyes: "I... am not sad."

"I was actually thinking, if this matter were put in the present world, would I be so entangled and chattered to the senior brother? No. No matter what the senior brother decides, I don't think there will be a problem. Even if there is only a trace of it Hope, as long as it is the order of the elder brother, I will nod and obey without hesitation, just do it."

"However, when I get here, I keep asking why I did this, there are 'better' options, why not give up."

Fu Chuan didn't hide anything in front of Xie Qinghe, and said whatever came to his mind.

"Why did I become like this? Because the senior brother is not a body of cultivation, I have been practicing since the womb. I think I am more capable than the senior brother, and the decision of the senior brother is not as wise as mine. If the senior brother cannot persuade me , I just want Senior Brother to listen to me."

Fu Chuan was embarrassed, and buried his head again: "I am so rebellious and disrespectful, senior brother should ask the sect rules to teach me."

Xie Qinghe knew that if he didn't coax the junior brother well, the unhappy junior brother would have to kneel again.Fu Chuan never simply regarded him as a Taoist companion and lover, the younger brother respected and relied on him very much, and many things that he thought were indifferent, in the eyes of the younger brother healed.

"Then tell me frankly, say what you think, and stick to your own ideas, is it comfortable?" Xie Qinghe asked.

Fu Chuan didn't dare to answer, he lowered his head and said, "Eldest senior brother, I already know I was wrong."

Xie Qinghe felt that the posture of talking like this was too formal, so he fell on the couch with his arms around Fu Chuan, and in two or three strokes, he put his junior brother into a side-lying position facing him, and let Fu Chuan rest on his arm, gently stroking Kai Fuchuan lightly covered the hair on his face: "Senior brother wants to hear the truth."

Fu Chuan lowered his eyelids, and after a moment of humming, he whispered: "Isn't senior brother always silent in front of the master? In this world, how can one say whatever he wants without knowing etiquette at all? There is respect and love, no matter whether it is respect or love, you should not talk hotly in front of the senior brother..."

Xie Qinghe has been scratching his hair, listening to his confession of sincerity, saying that he is not happy and complacent must be false, but there is a trace of soreness in the sweetness of his heart, which is his love for his junior brother.Fu Chuan's feelings for him were too humble and generous, and fell into the dust.

"I don't agree with Master, and I keep silent in front of him, which is my respect and filial piety to him. The relationship between me and Master is only that of master and apprentice, up and down, high and low. Junior brother, the relationship between you and me," Xie Qinghe pinched She pinched Fu Chuan's cheeks, and pursed his pink lips with a little baby fat, "...the relationship between the two of us makes me care about you, love you, and let you talk freely without restraint."

Fu Chuan lay sideways on the couch, looked at him sideways, and said after a long while, "But I think that senior brother's cultivation is not as good as mine, so I keep questioning senior senior brother's decision."

"It's easy to understand. Senior brother's cultivation base is higher than yours, so senior senior brother supports you if something happens. Now senior senior senior brother's cultivation level is not as good as yours, and you feel that everything needs to be supported by you. I will feel that the elder brother’s proposal is not good.”

"Are you so guilty and sad because you think you only respect the senior brother's cultivation, and don't respect the senior senior brother himself?"

Xie Qinghe hugged Fu Chuan into his arms and rubbed: "It's not like that. You just want to protect Senior Brother."

Ever since Xie Qinghe said that he would not take Fu Chuan to the capital, the frightened Fu Chuan has been in unspeakable contradictions and pains.

He couldn't figure out what was wrong, but it was wrong anyway.It wasn't until Xie Qinghe hugged him into his arms and said the word "protection" that he suddenly realized that the unspeakable distress in his heart was called grievance.

He questioned the elder brother's decision, repeatedly asked the elder brother why he didn't stop Mrs. Jiang, and babbled endlessly with the elder brother...

As a junior, as a disciple, he knew he shouldn't do this, these are all wrong things that should be dealt with by the sect's rules.While bowing his head to make amends, he sincerely agreed that he should be reprimanded and scolded, but he still felt an indescribable pain in his heart.

That is grievance.

If he wasn't worried about the safety of his elder brother, how could he be so ignorant of etiquette?How could you talk back to senior brother?

He pondered and reflected for a long time, but he didn't know that he was being wronged, and the senior brother knew it all.So the elder brother was not angry with him from the beginning to the end, so the elder brother has been comforting him and reassuring him.In front of his senior brother, he never had to worry about being misunderstood, and he could never really be wronged in any way—the senior senior brother would never wrong him.

Fu Chuan held Xie Qinghe's face with two chubby paws, and asked in a low voice, "Kiss."

Xie Qinghe kissed his forehead.

Fu Chuan also knew that the elder brother couldn't kiss children, so he was very satisfied with kissing his forehead, and squeezed into Xie Qinghe's arms to nestle.

Xie Qinghe hugged the warm and soft junior brother in his arms and breathed for a long time. Feeling that the junior brother had almost calmed down, he brushed away the messy hair on Fu Chuan's face one by one, and looked into Fu Chuan's eyes. , with [-] points of caution when speaking: "Since An'an came to live in the Observatory last time, I have been reflecting on the importance of getting along with you. I am afraid that if you say a word badly, you will feel uncomfortable."

Fu Chuan nodded and said, "I also feel that senior brother has been too careful when talking to me recently."

Xie Qinghe looked at him, just stretched out his hand to smooth the hair on his head, and was speechless for a while.

But within a short time, Fu Chuan became restless.Xie Qinghe kissed him on the forehead, calmed down Fu Chuan, and then asked: "Just now, I just said that I won't take you to the capital, so you are impatient. If you think about it, senior brother is just so unreasonable, you It's just that I asked a few more questions because I felt it was dangerous, is the elder brother going to turn his back on you?"

Fu Chuan opened his mouth and explained weakly: "That's... I didn't listen to the elder brother's orders, so I was afraid because of my guilty conscience."

"I only speak literally when I talk to you." Xie Qinghe once again emphasized what he pointed out many years ago, "I know who I am. If I think you are doing something wrong and need to be taught, I will Tell you very directly, tell you to kneel down and listen to the training. For the rest of the time, you don't have to think too much."

Fu Chuan nodded repeatedly, then smiled a little shyly, and said, "I thought the big brother wouldn't say harsh words to me anymore."

Xie Qinghe pinched his face, and said: "You are getting better and better every day, and it is too late to praise you, why do you have to speak harshly?"

"Then elder brother, will you take me to the capital?" Fu Chuan took advantage of the situation and asked, "Eldest brother also said that there are many strange people in the capital. It's not easy for the elder brother to deal with it without me."

"It's just a little more troublesome. If you write me a few talismans, it's enough for me to keep by my side." Xie Qinghe said.

Fu Chuan didn't dare to say "I won't write for you", he understood very well the temperament of senior brother who doesn't ask others for everything, if he really didn't draw amulets for self-defense, it would just be "more troublesome" for senior brother That's all, he wouldn't force his talisman at all.

"I also know that I will be troubled by my father. It's just that I am more worried about senior brother than socializing with my father." Fu Chuan said softly.

He grabbed Xie Qinghe's lapel and said pitifully: "Eldest brother, take me there. Even if my father is angry and wants to blame me, elder brother can protect me, right? Elder brother went to the capital alone to take risks, my days in Qingzhou How do you live? Thinking day and night, unable to sleep at night, and having to worry every day... Or, Eldest Senior Brother still blames me for talking too much about the trip to the capital, just because he is angry and refuses to take me?"

"It's not easy to learn well, but it's an instant to learn badly. Will this kill the senior brother?" Xie Qinghe pinched the tip of his nose.

Fu Chuan clasped his hands together and bowed in a vain manner: "Senior brother, take me there. I have only been in Qingzhou not long ago, and I don't want to be separated from my senior brother."

Xie Qinghe is a person who is not willing to change his mind easily, and if ordinary people talk to him a few words, he will turn his face and ignore him.Only Fu Chuan is an exception.Fu Chuan always asked him to change his mind not to go to the capital, but he patiently explained without any impatience.At this moment, Fu Chuan pestered him again and insisted on going to the capital with him, but he didn't tell Fu Chuan to shut up or change the subject, but after thinking twice, he nodded.

"Then let's go together. With you by my side, I can do things more easily." Xie Qinghe did not admit that he missed Fu Chuan very much.

Fu Chuan was not surprised by this.

He knew a long time ago that as long as he has a correct attitude and keeps asking, the elder brother will always respond to his requests.

"Then what luggage should we bring? Eldest brother, make a list. I'll write the talisman in the past two days. I also brought some medicinal materials. Do I need to get some regular ointments and pills..." Fu Chuan turned over He jumped up from the couch and got up to open the box.

Xie Qinghe looked at the suddenly empty arms, and sat up helplessly: "I'll write to you right away. Don't worry."