Beauty is sick

The tea was shaking in the jade cup, last time I used a white porcelain tea cup, this time Jinling Jiu replaced it with a white jade cup.

This white jade lamp is probably Jin Lingjiu's favorite thing, it is well maintained, and it has not been used a few times at first sight, Pei Zhe watched Jinling Jiu find it out of a pile of brocade boxes with his own eyes, taking out one by one with great care Teacup.

Pei Zhe inevitably thought of "seeing people order dishes". If tea cups of different qualities represent Jinling Jiu's attitude, shouldn't he be honored to upgrade from white porcelain tea cups to white jade tea cups?However, this thought only lasted for a few seconds before it was overthrown by Pei Zhe himself. He looked at the brocade boxes piled up like a hill, slowly retracted his gaze, and gritted his teeth secretly: Gan, he hates the rich.

The movements of Jinling Jiu making tea are very pleasing to the eye. Pei Zhe knew this the last time he saw him making tea. Jin Ling Jiu has a kind of tranquil temperament that makes people can't help but follow his pace.

Pei Zhe lowered his head slightly, pinched the paper bag, and saw the "horrible" plum blossom cake wreckage inside, his eyes gradually calmed down, and when he raised his head again, he could no longer see the restraint and tension, only the usual As calm and indifferent.

A drop of tea splashed out, leaving a trace on the small tea table.

A trace of annoyance flashed across Jin Lingjiu's eyes, it seemed that he was not a little excited, but very excited, so excited that he didn't have a completely calm heart to grasp everything in his hands.

When Pei Zhe was observing Jinling Jiu, Jin Lingjiu was also watching him secretly. When he saw that Pei Zhe quickly regained his composure, Jin Lingjiu couldn't bear it for a moment, so that he couldn't control the teapot in his hand steadily.

This was a huge mistake for Jin Lingjiu, and he just didn't like mistakes the least.

Fill the teacups with tea one by one. There are six white jade teacups in this set. Although there are only two of them, Jin Lingjiu still fills all the teacups with tea.

After preparing everything, he sat down and raised his hand to signal Pei Zhe: "Please."

Pei Zhe looked at the six teacups lined up one by one, they were very neatly arranged, in a straight line, exactly, even the tea in the teacups stayed at the same height.From these subtle living habits, one can see a person's character. Pei Zhe crossed over to the cup of tea closest to him, picked a cup from the middle, took a sip, and observed Jinling Jiu calmly.

Jin Lingjiu didn't respond, and took a cup of tea casually: "I just think that this arrangement will be a bit difficult, and difficult things are worth doing, not what you guessed."

Pei Zhe knew that he had seen his thoughts, so he simply stopped covering up: "You don't have the tendency to force yourself, but you are willing to challenge, and you like to do things that others can't do, to build the No. Unresolved unjust cases, fighting against the imperial court, wandering among various forces...these are all things you are happy to do."

He paused, and said with a half-smile, "Jin Lingjiu, you have great ambitions."

The scorching heat in Jin Lingjiu's eyes became more intense: "Pei Zhe, you really surprised me."

If the cold and calm Jinling Jiu looks like the bright moon and the moon, giving people a feeling that they cannot be played with, then Jinling Jiu whose eyes are full of excitement is like a dangerous flame. He is an abyss that cannot turn back, attracting everyone One after another.

Pei Zhe curled up his fingers, and the hot tea dyed his fingertips a bright red. He lowered his eyes, and at that moment, he showed a trace of confusion and helplessness.

Jin Lingjiu squeezed the teacup tightly, and when he took a closer look, Pei Zhe had returned to normal, as if everything he saw at that moment was his illusion.

Pei Zhe said softly: "In recent years, the power of the first floor in the world has become stronger and stronger, and even towns supporting you have appeared in the Southland area. Starting from solving a series of old injustice cases, your existence has challenged the court and the government. However, the Holy Majesty ignored it, and even personally promised to recognize the No. [-] Building. It came here because of its reputation, and after a long period of operation, the No. [-] Building has integrated the forces of the world and gradually developed to the current state. Power, money, these two Everything is firmly in your hands, Jinling Jiu, isn't your ambition satisfied?"

Jin Lingjiu was silent for a long time, the excitement in his eyes gradually subsided, replaced by cold sarcasm: "Pei Zhe, do you still remember asking me why I wanted to build the No. [-] building in the world?"

"Remember." Pei Zhe's fingertips trembled slightly. He always knew what he wanted and what he didn't want. At this moment, he found that he didn't like Jin Lingjiu looking at him with that kind of eyes. for'."

The coldness in Jinling Jiu's eyes eased a bit, but it was still piercing: "Then do you still remember what you said, you said 'I have two hectares of land in Luoyang, An Nengpei, the Prime Minister of the Six Kingdoms', you only saw Now that I have "Erqingtian" in my hand, I should make the choice of wearing the Prime Minister, and have I ever thought about whether there are other reasons why I don't want the Prime Minister of the Six Kingdoms? To be honest, in your eyes, the best in the world Lou is just a traitor against the court, and I am an ambitious thief, right?"

At the end, Jin Lingjiu laughed instead. The ice and snow in his eyes once melted, but now it has condensed into a waveless lake again.

Pei Zhe drank the tea and put the paper bag on the table just now. He had a gentle smile on his face and a sly light in his eyes: "I know who you are in my heart, and I won't let you down because of any remarks. Change, you are ambitious, but you also have difficulties, Jinling Jiu, what have you experienced before, did the court cause you to lose important things? Actually, I can guess without you answering, those unresolved unjust cases are not all means , you really want to avenge the dead, now that you have come to Huaizhou City, no matter whether the murder here has anything to do with you, you will not stay out of it."

Jin Lingjiu had a strange expression on his face, as if a little strange: "Are you so sure that I won't stay out of it? It seems that until now, I have never intervened in the case of Huaizhou City."

"You didn't intervene, but it doesn't mean you didn't participate." Pei Zhe relaxed his shoulders and bent his elbows against his temples, "I'll boldly guess again, the death of the magistrate is related to you, you won't do it yourself, but You must know the inside story, and it is possible that you were the one who planned it. The prefect deserves death, but Sun Liu is not guilty. Based on what I know about you, you will never shoot someone for no reason, which leads to two things The case cannot be contacted, so I think the matter of Sun Liu has nothing to do with you, someone is deliberately sabotaging your plan, and you will appear in Tianxiang Building today, you must have got the news and went to investigate."

Pei Zhe tilted his head, not like drinking a cup of tea, but like drinking a glass of wine, whether he was sitting or not, the whole person was extremely lazy, only his eyes were extremely clear, as if he could see through everything: "Jin Lingjiu, you are plotting against me Right? I'm not unlucky, and neither are you, because while you're plotting against me, someone is plotting against you secretly, am I right?"

Jin Lingjiu restrained his smile, and murderous intent appeared in his eyes: "Pei Zhe, it's really a good life for you to live to this day."

Pei Zhe was startled, turned sideways, and leaned on the table with his whole body, his nasal voice was very soft, like a sigh, but also like a grievance: "This is not the first time I have heard this sentence."

Jin Lingjiu felt that he had heard it wrong. The person who had guessed everything with confidence just now, the person who dared to strike the drum three times to argue with the Holy Majesty, the person who was safe and sound in the whirlpool of the court, the dignified number one explorer, unexpectedly Will be wronged.

If he read correctly just now, Pei Zhe has lost his composure more than once tonight.

Pei Zhe breathed a sigh of relief, and returned to his carefree appearance: "My fate is great, so I accept your compliment. It's really not easy to get a compliment from Master Jiu."

Jin Lingjiu smiled lightly: "You are very smart, but you guessed wrong. I don't know anything about Huaizhou City, and the death of the prefect has nothing to do with me. It was indeed he who invited me. I didn't want to come. But something happened, and I had to come to Huaizhou City, as for the invitation to the Shangyuan Banquet, it was just a favor for the magistrate."

Pei Zhe didn't believe it, and responded nonchalantly: "Then I'm curious, what can be bothered for you."

Jin Lingjiu took a sip of tea slowly: "You will know, but not now."

Saying it is the same as not saying it, nonsense!

Pei Zhe only thought that he was making up nonsense, and still firmly believed that his guess was correct.

Jin Lingjiu got up, took a letter from the table behind the screen, and handed it to Pei Zhe: "This is what Zuo Ping found in the room, and it's also the reason why I appeared in Tianxiang Building."

Pei Zhe took it over and was not in a hurry to take it apart: "Why do you give this to me? Do you think I will believe it?"

"Believe it or not is up to you, I just don't want to take the blame for others." Jin Lingjiu said calmly.

Pei Zhe twisted his fingertips and shook the hand holding the envelope lightly. After a while, he realized that there was a strange look in his eyes. He forgot that his nose was injured, and he couldn't smell other smells except herbs.

Opening the envelope, the familiar handwriting came into view. Pei Zhe frowned unrecognizably. The handwriting on this letter was the same as the letter they found in the room of His Highness after His Highness was taken away. It's from the same hand.

There was only one line in the letter: The person you are looking for is in Tianxianglou.

Pei Zhe raised his eyelids: "Who are you looking for?"

Jin Lingjiu nodded slightly, but did not explain too much.

Pei shook the letter paper with a strange expression, as if he was looking at an idiot: "You are not afraid that I will think you are directing and acting yourself. You left me a letter, pretended to be someone else, and left a letter for yourself to cleanse yourself." Get rid of your suspicions."

"I've said it before, believe it or not." Jin Lingjiu looked calmly and looked at Pei Zhe calmly, "The contents of the letter are related to the first floor of the world, I will not tell you, I will send this letter I hand it over just to remind you, don't fall into other people's traps, there is nothing wrong with you being on guard against me, but if you let the real culprit go because of this, it will be your dereliction of duty."

Pei Zhe said "Oh" indifferently: "So what about the dereliction of duty, now His Royal Highness has been taken away, can things get worse?"

Jin Lingjiu was speechless: "..."

Pei Zhe thought for a moment and asked, "Then after you went to Tianxianglou, did you find the person you were looking for?"

Jin Lingjiu clenched his fists, concealing a hint of anger, and said, "I found it, but she ran away again."

"Run away? The entire Tianxiang Building is under Lin Jingkong's control, no matter whether it is a guest or a girl in Tianxiang Building, none of them will be left behind, so how can they run away—" Pei Zhe lost his voice as he spoke, His eyes widened, "There is one."

At that time, on the stairs, a girl who was frightened by him ran away from the madam and two officers and soldiers.They didn't pay attention to this person at the time. The reason why Pei Zhe thought of her was purely because the girl was easily frightened, and she would be frightened when she had a nosebleed, but she was not a person who could not see blood. Staying longer, kept his head down, pretended to be crazy, and escaped.

Pei Zhe couldn't be sure, he had to go to the bustard in Tianxianglou to confirm this matter, the bustard was very familiar with the girl in Tianxianglou, even if he only stayed for a short time, the bustard would definitely be able to recognize her.

He has always believed in his own judgment, and now there is a mistake, although it has not been proven, but with such a sign, Pei Zhe's complexion suddenly turned sour.

Jin Lingjiu smiled at him, harmless to humans and animals, with a bit of joking: "I and the first floor under heaven are indeed wronged, please Master Pei to see clearly and return our innocence."

Pei Zhe's face was sullen, but he didn't tense up, and helplessly supported his forehead: "If you are innocent, there will be no innocent people in this world."

The speculation is over, one is that there is no definite evidence, and the other is that more things are involved. No matter how shrewd Pei Zhe is, he is a little confused at this time.

The tea was cold, and the last two people only drank one cup each, and the remaining four cups were quietly placed on the table.

Pei Zhe tutted out: "It's not good to waste."

Jinling Jiuhun didn't care, his face was full of contemptuous arrogance: "Waste it, waste it. So far, you are the only one in this world who deserves to drink the tea I made myself."

"If you're not in charge, you don't know how expensive Chai Mi is. If you continue like this, I won't be able to bear it." Pei Zhe murmured.

Jin Lingjiu smiled secretly: "What can't help it?"

Pei Zhe first pointed at Jinling Jiu, made a gesture of wiping his neck with a knife, and then said two words coldly: "Jie the rich."

Pointing at himself again, he said viciously, "Help the poor."

Jin Lingjiu couldn't help but bend the corners of his lips: "A dignified prince with a young master, is he still poor?"

Pei Zhe was noncommittal, stretched his waist, and did not continue this topic.

The room was quiet, and the two people who were at war just now were sitting quietly around the table. They didn't communicate all the time, but observed silently.

In terms of personality, Pei Zhe and Jin Lingjiu are very similar in one aspect: neither of them will trust others easily.

One is the No. [-] Tanhua in the court, and the other is the Ninth Young Master who wanders among the forces of the rivers and lakes. They are all exquisite minds, with more eyes than honeycombs. When they see people talking about people, they are talking nonsense. It is impossible to judge whether it is true or not. So no matter what the other party says, they believe their own observations more.

After chatting for a while, Jinling was exhausted. With his eyes half closed, he clicked on the paper package on the table. He had been curious for a long time, and kept his temper: "What is this? You have always been like a baby."

Pei Zhe raised his chin and smiled: "For you."

"For me?" Jin Lingjiu looked at him suspiciously, and when he was about to reach for it, Pei Zhe held him down, "Didn't it be for me? What do you mean?"

Pei Zhe yawned, wiped his face again, and said vaguely: "It's for you, the gift of tea is for food, but I don't know if you dare to eat it, by the way, you can wait until I leave .”

Pei Zhe kept staring at him, with an attitude of "I won't leave if you don't agree", Jin Lingjiu had no choice but to nod: "I'll see after you leave, okay?"

"Well, then I'll go first." Pei Zhe hurriedly left the room, without stopping, and ran directly to his room.

Pei Zhe walked fast, almost running, the door was not closed, and after Jin Lingjiu closed the door, he returned to the table and opened the presents with great interest.

As soon as I opened the paper bag, um... is this for food?He fell into silence.

Jin Lingjiu stretched out his fingertips and twirled a little, rubbed it apart, it was undoubtedly flour, he put his fingertips in front of his nose and smelled it, there was a sweet fragrance of plum blossoms, plum blossoms are fragrant, that sweet smell should be Sugar, you can only recognize this bit of information by looking and smelling it. To determine what this bag of powder and white residue is, you need to taste it.

On the last day of the month, Jin Lingjiu stared at the powder and white residue in the paper bag. After a long while, as if he finally made up his mind, he took out a small black pill from his close-fitting kit, put it in his mouth, and then took it. The index finger pressed a little pink and white residue, brought it to his lips, and licked it with the tip of his tongue.

The pill is a elixir that can detoxify all kinds of poisons - Jiedu elixir, one pill is worth a thousand gold, after taking it, it can guarantee that it will not be affected by any poison for three days.

As it smelled, it was sweet, with the fragrance of plum blossoms. Jin Lingjiu frowned slightly, muttering: "Glutinous rice flour, plum blossoms, rock sugar..."

He was poisoned when he was young, and after he narrowly escaped death, he learned many ways to save his life, including the ability to distinguish objects with his tongue. Sometimes he could identify the source of the poison when he ate something poisoned.

After reading out a long list of ingredients one after another, Jin Lingjiu pursed his lips tightly, his face completely darkened, he clenched his fists, and the veins on his forehead twitched. After successively using his senses of sight, smell, and taste, he finally confirmed the strangeness of this bag. What is powdery white slag.

— Plum-flavored pastry crumbs.

He picked up the paper bag and was about to throw it on the ground when he suddenly saw the painting on the paper bag: a pink plum blossom.

That plum blossom is so cute, it seems to be laughing at him.

This kind of paper bag looks like a pastry bought on the street. Just because of Pei Zhe's words, I became overly suspicious and took the antidote pill.

Jin Lingjiu looked at the scum of the bag of plum blossom cakes, and smiled angrily: "Pei Zhe, you are really good!"

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Three shifts.