Binh Duong Order

Luo Xiaoxiao and Mu Fanchen left Ling'an on the same day. On the seventh day of the lunar new year, there was still snow on both sides of the road. Luo Xiaoxiao and Mu Fanchen did not go to the same place, but they happened to bump into each other on a certain road. If he is in such a hurry, he can wait until after the Lantern Festival, but according to Mu Fanchen: "I am unaccompanied now, so what's the point of staying for a few more days? It's better to send Xiaoxiao for a ride, and take care of each other on the way no."

Mu Fanchen made his own decision, and the others had nothing to say. Yuan Man, Ye Shulin and Li Boyan all came to see them off, and prepared some clothes, food and money for them. After all, Mu Fanchen lost his status as a young master. Those things that were acquired due to his status were all gone, and Mu Fanchen was not pretentious, and he accepted it after thanking him.

A few people just stood there, a little speechless.

Although the few of them are also friends in life and death, they always feel that there is something invisible but incomprehensible between each other, especially for Mu Fanchen. Lord Hou, Ye Shulin felt that he couldn't see through him. Although Mu Fanchen told them about his life experience, it didn't seem to bring their relationship closer, and asked them more alienated.

A more subtly restrained alienation than a stranger.

Especially Mu Fanchen's smile now, I feel that there is always something different, I can't tell, if I really want to get to the bottom of it, it's just a little less happy that I could still see in Yuanming's eyes, everyone can maintain it now live in harmony with each other.

Speaking of this harmony, I would like to thank Luo Xiaoxiao, what happened in the courtroom of Dali Temple, the emperor ordered everyone present to be silent, Luo Xiaoxiao did not tell Yuanman and the others, if Ye Shulin knew about Mu Fanchen's defection on the spot Now I am afraid that there are only precautions and temptations.

It's not that Luo Xiaoxiao doesn't want to say it, it's just that she thinks it's unnecessary. Judging from the results, Luo Xiaoxiao probably also understands that Mu Fanchen's ambition is in the high hall. Once, I feel like I am ten years older, even if it is unnecessary, why bother others.

Although everyone is not worth it for Luo Xiaoxiao, but fortunately Luo Xiaoxiao can take it easy and think that going to the military camp is just useful, and even a little happy, so everyone is relieved. Xiaoxiao stuffed a scroll and a letter, and told her, "Look quietly on the road."

Luo Xiaoxiao nodded and hid herself, and after they bid farewell solemnly, Ye Shulin and the others watched Mu Fanchen and the others leave, Ye Shulin looked at them, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Mu Fanchen is a blessing in disguise. "If you lose something that doesn't belong to you, you can get what you can catch with your own ability, so be practical.

"That's not it." Li Boyan said to Ye Shulin, Yuan Man didn't answer the words of the two of them, but said another thing: "Taking advantage of the good weather today, let's go, you two will accompany me to buy two trees."

"What tree?" Ye Shulin asked, "Master, why do you suddenly want to plant a tree?"

"Buy a peach tree and a plum tree." Yuan Man replied, "Didn't you take the name of Xiaobushi to say that Huang Jinbushi planted peaches and plums? We will plant these peaches and plums for her. Buy two good ones. It would be great if it could bear fruit this year, pick it up and make wine, and bring it out when Xiao Buxie gets married with Ji and get married."

"This is good!" Li Boyan regained his energy: "I think we can make wine every year when the fruit bears fruit, and bury it under two trees, so that we can drink good wine every year."

"Okay." Ye Shulin also became excited when he said that: "Then we have to choose carefully."

The three of them went to the farmer's village outside the city together for a day, and it was not until dinner time that they selected two trees and sent them to the Four Seas Escort Bureau. Because the wine would be buried under the tree roots later, Ye Shulin even deliberately cleared them in the garden. Because of the cold weather, the grass on the ground has not yet sprouted, and there are only two bare trees in a large open space, which looks desolate and desolate.

Ye Mang took a look at it, and was very disgusted. On the bare wasteland, two trees stood there like two door gods. It was really ugly. Ye Shulin told Ye Mang what they thought. After that, Ye Mang frowned in disgust, turned his head and thought about it, and said, "There is an obscure workshop in the western suburbs. If it is brewed, you can take a few jars back and put it on display."

Ye Shulin and Li Boyan looked at each other, Ye Shulin gave Li Boyan a few winks, and at Li Boyan's reluctance, he pushed Li Boyan away, Li Boyan smiled uglier than crying and said: "Dad! , why don't you take my little one to ask?" Li Boyan's father really became more and more fluent in his calls, and Ye Mang, who was disgusted at the beginning, gradually became pleasing to his ears.

Ye Shulin hurriedly added: "Yes, father, it is more meaningful that your grandpa will not hesitate to take the little one with you. Besides, we are not familiar with others, and they may not be willing to sell our face. You are different, you If I go, I’m sure they’ll agree, right? I don’t hesitate to wait for my concubine. When I’m sensible in the future, I know you treat her so well, why don’t I cling to you every day?”

Ye Mang was very helpful, raised his head slightly but restrained himself, and said with the majesty of an elder: "That's right, that's all, lest you make such a futile trip, I'd better go there myself."

Li Boyan curled his lips, Ye Shulin pinched his eyes back before rolling his eyes out.

The next day, Yuan Man didn't go. Ye Shulin and Li Boyan accompanied Ye Mang and took Xiao Wuxi to find the winery. The winery was really small and there were few people. It was a family of seven with three generations of grandparents. The amount of money out is not large, just to earn some living money at home, and it is called Laojiu Winery to the outside world, because the old man who does business is the number one in the family.

Ye Shulin tasted the wine from his house, it was really mellow, and it also had the unique spicy taste of Xiangjian, which was very distinctive. They were very satisfied and paid a deposit to the hotel, saying that they wanted the top ten jars of daughter red. Naturally, I dare not be negligent in business. It is clear that I want a lot, and it is specially brewed for the little girl. It will take a long time, and it will probably wait until this year's autumn before it can be brewed.

Ye Shulin and the others are not in a hurry, saying that if this batch of wine is good this year, they will get ten jars of wine from here every year in the future. The old restaurant is also a generous person, and laughed: "If you keep your word Promise, this old Nine Winery, I will brew for you as long as I live!"

Both sides laughed, this trip can be described as very pleasant.

After the brewing is over, the Four Seas Escort Bureau will also start to get busy. Day by day, after the Lantern Festival, on the 23rd of the first lunar month, Young Master Gu will be taken to Yongzhou. Yuanman and the others are preparing things and guarding at the gate of the city , Young Master Gu is going to Yongzhou, this gate is the closest, he will definitely go through this gate, they are waiting here, ready to see him off, but they did not expect to meet an acquaintance at the gate of the city.

Ye Shulin and Li Boyan didn't recognize it, but Yuan Man did: "Su Luoyuan?"

When Su Luoyuan heard someone calling her name, she was taken aback for a moment, then she turned her head and saw Yuan Man, and then breathed a sigh of relief, and walked over to salute and say hello to them, Ye Shulin and the others returned the salute, and Yuan Man looked at the cup in her hand. Dongxi asked, "Are you here to send off Young Master Gu?" They were all too familiar with the knife named Kaijiang.

Su Luoyuan nodded, and asked back: "Are you too?"

"Yes." After Ye Shulin answered, there was nothing more to say between the two parties, and they could only stand awkwardly. Instead, Yuan Man asked her, "How are you doing?"

Su Luoyuan thought of Yuan Man's kindness, and replied: "Thank you for your concern, everything is fine. The villain is working in the tent now, and has learned a lot. From now on, I will be able to eat with my skills, and I am very content."

Yuan Man nodded his head to show that she understood, but she had chosen the right one, as long as she had a good life, Li Boyan, who had been looking around, suddenly said, "Hey! Here we come."

Because he is in exile, Young Master Gu's appearance is not as decent as Mu Fanchen and Luo Xiaoxiao's. He is wearing shackles, anklets and prison uniforms, and is dragged away by officials. Young Master Gu is sure of the things Ye Shulin and the others prepared. There is no way to take it with me, so I can only take care of the official errand, hoping that it will be convenient for him, the official errand is not ignorant, so naturally I agreed.

After Ye Shulin and the others finished speaking, Su Luoyuan came forward and asked, "Young master, can I have a few words with you alone?"

Here, Yuanman and the others helped the officials to release him, so Young Master Gu followed Su Luoyuan to the other side. Just as he walked over, Su Luoyuan put the things away, knelt down and gave Gu Cheng a big gift, Cheng Yi was startled: "What are you doing? Get up quickly!" He knelt down and wanted to help Su Luoyuan up, but Su Luoyuan said: "Young master, what the servant said next, you should be careful." It sounds good, remember it carefully, if there is something offensive, please don't take it to heart."

Gu Cheng knelt on one knee and looked at Su Luoyuan. He really didn't know why she would say that suddenly. When those words came out of Su Luoyuan's mouth, Young Master Gu only felt a ringing in his ears, and the whole world was spinning. There was a thunderbolt, and it took a long time to find my own voice: "What did you say?"

"Young master." Su Luoyuan repeated again: "The old master is gone."

"After you left on New Year's Eve, the old man fell ill. The doctor came to see him, but he couldn't find out why. On the fifth day of the lunar new year, when the paperwork for you is finished, the old man will disappear after he finds out."

"Miss San asked the slaves to bring it to you." Su Luoyuan put the bundle and Kaijiang she brought into Young Master Gu's arms: "After the old master died, the young masters and ladies in the family were fighting for the family property, because I don't agree with your big brother being the head of the family, even the old man's handwritten letter is useless. Everyone in the family said that the old man was mad at you and insisted on drawing you out of the family tree and driving you out of the Gu family. Eldest young master has no choice but to do as he said."

"But the other young masters and ladies are still not convinced. Now they are hiding the news of the old man's death from the outside world, and are busy fighting for the family property. Young master, third lady, let the slave give you a message, she said—"

"Since you're gone, don't come back."

Originally, Gu Cheng could bear it, but as soon as these words came out, Young Master Gu's tears burst into tears instantly. He looked at Su Luoyuan and asked, "So, the family is—" Young Master Gu didn't want to say it out because he didn't know what to say. Understand: "Don't want me? Right?"

Whether it's fickle or indifferent, Su Luoyuan's face is worried now, but she can't empathize with her. The family affection she has received in this life is very little, even if she refuses to shed a tear for her biological father, let alone someone else's love Hate it.

It's just that at this moment, Young Master Gu was so pitiful that Su Luoyuan felt pity for her. Su Luoyuan avoided his eyes, took out a white silk she had prepared a long time ago from her bag, and coaxed Gu The young master said: "Young master, please give the old man a ride."

Gu Cheng didn't speak, Su Luoyuan straightened up, tied the white silk on the forehead for Young Master Gu, looked at Young Master Gu's red eyes, took out a handkerchief to wipe off the tears on his face, and said: "Young master, let's go with my condolences."

Yuan Man and the others stood far away, looking at Young Master Gu who was kneeling on the ground and hunched over, they felt something was wrong in their hearts, and they didn't realize until they saw Su Luoyuan tied him a white silk, that something serious happened to the Gu family. .

Young Master Gu looked devastated when he came again, and Yuan Man and the others didn't dare to disturb him, so they could only order the officer again, and the officer took him away. Looking at Su Luoyuan, he had already left a long time ago. There is no way to know anything from her mouth.

Young Master Gu walked forward as if he had lost his soul, with all kinds of thoughts in his head, what Su Luoyuan said, what Grandpa said, and what he said were all stuffed in his head, which hurt and swelled, but even if these words No matter how messy and complicated, it finally became only one sentence - Grandpa was killed by you, which is enough to crush Gu Cheng.

He didn't want to, he didn't expect it to be like this.

He didn't want to kill grandpa.

Young Master Gu was walking too quietly behind him. The official sent back to look at his dead portrait, feeling annoyed for an instant, and deliberately pulled the chain in his hand and asked, "Walk so slowly? Are you full?"

Young Master Gu was dragged by him, fell to the ground and came back to his senses, opened his mouth, before he could speak, he started to cry, startled the officer, and dragged himself , can't it?

"you--"

The official wanted to comfort him, but when he opened his mouth and just touched him, Gu Cheng cried even more fiercely, like a vent, all the emotions accumulated in Young Master Gu's heart burst out at this moment , mixed with countless things, maybe dissatisfaction, resentment, fear, contempt, etc., countless things that were deliberately buried and neglected by Young Master Gu, all things that were not dared to speak out, all things that were suppressed in front of others, It's all gushing out at this moment.

Finally, there are still people who died because of themselves, collapsed in despair, felt guilty and helpless, knelt on a piece of wild grass alone, without hysteria, screaming at the sky, only silent tears streaming down their faces, not only crying about their own grandfather, but also Crying to himself, even though he thought he had shouldered his own responsibilities, even though he thought he could really protect others, someone still left because of him.

He lost everything for his persistence.

Do you regret it?No regrets, since I chose it, I don’t regret it, who can guarantee that if I don’t do this, I will have a better ending?At least for now, I don't regret it.

Young Master Gu understood that from now on, he was really alone.