Broken Iron Clothes

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Today, He Xiao didn't wait for Yuan Mucheng in the city, so he started looking for people. After hearing from the guards guarding the city gate that Yuan Mucheng had left the city, he chased him out, but after looking around, he only saw Yuan Mucheng's horse, so he followed the horse. All the way to the bamboo forest, but met Xu Guo who was also looking for someone.

Unexpectedly, Xu Guo still remembered the grudge, and he never stopped talking. He Xiao had no choice but to ride his horse for a while, but after a while, the young man also rode his horse and chased after him.

The whip that Xu Guo was carrying was still dangling by his side, He Xiao turned his head away from looking at him, and while looking for someone in the forest, he said: "Do you like to follow or not, I don't want to be seen and say I'm bullying Child."

Xu Guo was not reconciled, and brought up the old story again: "So you know you are ashamed, I thought someone with a thicker skin than this bark would snatch a child's purse."

"You..." He Xiao retorted, "You don't know what I was doing that day?"

Xu Guo pretended to be stupid and said: "I only know that you are very skillful in stealing money."

He Xiao snorted and laughed, "You're also good at pestering people."

"Who is pestering you, you idiot!" Xu Guo said angrily.

He Xiao originally thought that he shouldn't argue with a young man, but he couldn't see Yuan Mucheng after searching for half a day. He felt anxious and couldn't hold back any longer. His tone was a bit aggressive: "If you have the ability, don't follow me!"

After scolding him all the way, Xu Guo didn't see him like this, so he held back his anger and said, "The road is so wide, is your name written?"

"It didn't write my name, could it be yours?" He Xiao replied.

Hearing the quarrel between the two in the distance, Yuan Mucheng stood up and shouted to the side: "He Xiao!"

He Xiao followed the sound and saw two figures in the forest, and rushed over, waving the reins.

"Master!" He Xiao immediately dismounted after recognizing the person.

Xu Guo behind him also caught up, jumped off the horse, walked to Jiang Shiqing's side scratching his head, and said, "Master, I'm sorry, but you told me not to run far away, but this horse is very wild. After running a few steps in the mountains, I don’t know where to go.”

Hearing that Jiang Shiqing was going out of the city, Xu Guo had to follow, Jiang Shiqing also drove him outside the city, but outside the bamboo forest, he dismounted alone and asked Xu Guo to find a place to hide, but who knew he was looking for this person A horse can't turn back in the mountains and forests.

Jiang Shiqing smiled and said: "You are smart, you know that you can find me by following Vice General He."

After receiving a compliment, Xu Guo stood up straight and said: "I thought the master must be with General Yuan, and seeing this stupid man looking for someone, I knew he was looking for General Yuan, anyway, we have to meet sooner or later. I followed him."

Jiang Shiqing turned his head to look at He Xiao, and said to Xu Guo, "But next time when you follow others, you have to keep your mouth shut."

Xu Guo glanced aside at He Xiao, whose anger had subsided, and covered her mouth.

Seeing that the clouds were thick and the brilliance was receding, Jiang Shiqing stopped teasing Xu Guo, went straight to the horse and pulled the reins, turned to Yuan Mucheng and said, "Today's bet, the general must remember."

Yuan Mucheng watched with his hands behind his back: "Just prepare a good wine and wait."

"Wait." Jiang Shiqing stepped on the horse, turned the horse's head after Xu Guo sat firmly, "Let's go."

The fast horse goes away, like a gust of rain and soft wind, which just broke into a fight under the sky, but after setting off a silent noise, it turns into a touch of whiteness and melts into the receding long night.

Yuan Mucheng watched for a long time, and stood silently at the wind.

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The sound of rustling footsteps resounded in the air in the cold corridor, and the iron lock that came off later knocked on the cell door, which made Cen Yu startled. He raised his head suddenly, but what he saw was Song Bing, the servant of the Ministry of War. .Song Bing waved his hand to make people step back, but stood still on the spot without making a sound.

"Song Shilang, why is it you?" Cen Yu stood up with his hands on his hands, still looking out of the door a few times without giving up.

"Nowadays, the Prison Division is a furnace. Anyone who comes here will inevitably be covered in ashes. Even today, I only entered this door with the excuse of 'cleaning up the pro-guards and interrogating important matters'," Song Bing Said, "What do you want to say, I will truthfully tell Duke You."

Cen Yu asked tentatively: "Duke Yu intends to abandon me like a shoestring?"

Song Bing said bluntly: "You should also know what crime you are guilty of. Duke Yu is also the uncle of the country after all. It is the utmost benevolence not to pursue your crimes in front of His Majesty. How can you help me?"

"We will make friends with each other, and we will disperse when the benefits are exhausted," Cen Yu smiled with his head down, and sighed, "It's so stupid——"

Song Bing looked sideways, he didn't know Cen Yu deeply, and he didn't feel pity in his heart, so at the moment he was not moved, and only glanced at the man's body receding towards the wall from the corner of his eye.

Cen Yu smiled and stepped back, the iron chains on his feet were dragged and rattled.

It turned out that after spending half his life trying to please him, he was just a wild dog picked up by the side of the road, and he was just a matter of moving his fingers after being beaten up and thrown out of the house.Who cares?

Cen Yu supported the wall to stand firm, his five fingers slightly bent, his fingertips turned white from the force, and the nails he dug on the wall scraped off the dirt, and he wanted to embed them into the wall again.

"Yeah, who cares," he said to himself.

After being quiet for a while, he suddenly laughed, and he gritted his teeth when he spoke: "However, I will not always be imprisoned in this prison and live in the world, don't you think so, Song Shilang?"

Song Bing stared at him and said, "That's what I said, but even if the case is closed, your crime of dereliction of duty is inevitable. You can't climb the big tree of the Yan family."

Cen Yu's clothes were thin, his legs were shivering from the cold, the crown that originally tied his hair had been removed, and his long hair was scattered and disheveled.But the down and out man took off his gorgeous clothes, and now he has an upright posture.

"I can't climb it, but I can burn it." Cen Yu said.

Song Bing stood with his hands behind his back, looked at the man in front of him in disbelief, and asked solemnly, "Do you know what you're talking about?"

Cen Yu turned around, took a few steps towards Song Bing, and said with a smile: "Last month, Mr. Yan invited guests to a banquet and asked me to arrange a string and bamboo band performance from Shengzhou in the string song workshop. The birthday gift I prepared for His Majesty should have been It was this one, but there were uninvited guests in the Rifang that day, so I had to send this band back to Shengzhou, and find another musician to rearrange the repertoire, which took advantage of the person who assassinated His Majesty. If this matter is further exaggerated, will Mr. Yan come in to accompany me?"

Song Bing snorted coldly: "As expected, a dying person can do anything."

"Whether I'm dead or not has not yet been determined, but Lord You regards me as a domestic dog that can be discarded easily, so he should know that dogs will bite people when they are in a hurry." Cen Yu raised his hand and wiped away the cold spots with his sleeve. Tears, completely lost the decent appearance in the past.

Song Bing glanced at him, and said, "On weekdays, I can't see it. It turns out that Cen Shilang is a ruthless man."

Cen Yu didn't take it seriously, and said: "There are no old or young in my family, and now my life is hanging by a thread, and there is nothing to worry about. There is still a little girl in Song Shilang's family, so naturally I don't understand. Thinking about the friendship in the past, Cen wants to fulfill it now." Duke Yu's heart to protect his son, I also ask Shi Lang Song to convey my exact words verbatim."

"The most indispensable thing in the world is people who are heartless and ungrateful. You took this step," Song Bing stepped back a few steps, looked at Cen Yu's stained face before turning to leave, and said softly, "Too stupid."

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"Presumptuous——" Yan Youqian dropped the cup in his hand, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt unwilling, "I proposed him to be the servant of the Ministry of Rites, but he was fine, so he turned around and took a bite back."

The broken porcelain was at Yan Lingyong's feet, and the tea splashed onto the hem of his clothes. He lowered his head and tugged at his robe, trying to shake off the water on top, but Yan Youqian stared at him and asked, "Ling Yong, you're so good, why don't you go to Xiangefang to listen?" What song!"

He lifted his feet and took a step aside, loosened the hem of his clothes, and said, "Father, didn't you say that Jiang Shiqing is available, and besides, everyone in the court wants to get close to him, openly or secretly. I don't want a grand occasion, how can I invite you?" Jiang Shiqing..."

Yan Youqian didn't say anything else, and sighed: "Forget it, it's too late to say these things now, Cen Yu, this hot potato, has to be thrown away as soon as possible."

The words from Cen Yu caught his ears, and Yan Lingyong was also anxious and annoyed, looking at the broken tiles on the ground, he wanted to run over them a few times, but he had no choice but to give up thinking that he would have to go out for a while.

"Master," the entourage entered through the door, first saluted Yan Youqian, then turned to Yan Lingyong's side, and said in a low voice, "My lord, the chariots and horses are already waiting outside."

Yan Lingyong elbowed his entourage, trying to shut him up, but Yan Youqian still listened to him.

Yan Youqian frowned, raised his hand and patted the tabletop, and said, "Where are you planning to go, people are almost pointing a knife at you, and you still have the mind to go outside to have fun?"

Yan Lingyong hurriedly said: "No, Jiang Shiqing was invited to have tea today, but Cen Yu wanted to drag me into the water even if he couldn't protect himself."

"Jiang Shiqing..." Hearing this name, Yan Youqian asked thoughtfully, "Have you gotten acquainted with him recently?"

Yan Lingyong thought for a while, and said: "He came and went more frequently than before, and he never refused, but I didn't see him have any contacts with other people."

After a long silence, Yan Youqian whispered a few words to the butler beside him, the butler turned his head and left the room, and when he entered the door again, he was holding a heavy money bag in his hand.

"Ling Yong, test him first today." Yan Youqian took the purse and walked up to Yan Lingyong, put the heavy object in his hand, and said meaningfully, "If Cheng, do it with him." A deal is not out of the question.”

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In Yue Tea House, Jiang Shiqing was sitting in the cubicle, and the tea in front of him was cold again.Only after Xu Guo asked someone to bring a new pot over, Yan Lingyong also got out of the car and went straight to the second floor.

Seeing Yan Lingyong, Jiang Shiqing poured a cup of hot tea, put it lightly in front of him, and asked, "Why did Mr. Yan come so late today?"

Yan Lingyong sat down and picked up the teacup to drink. He was caught off guard and burned his mouth. After exhaling a few breaths, he replied: "There is something delayed in the house, Huaichuan, don't worry about it."

After Jiang Shiqing poured himself a cup, he put down the teapot and said, "If something happens, it's fine if you don't come, just ask someone to tell you something."

"I invited the guest, there is no reason not to come."

Yan Lingyong smiled shamelessly, his thoughts were written all over his face in a short while, the sorrow was as thick as a dense cloud that was about to cause a rainstorm, covering his face completely, and couldn't shake it off.

Jiang Shiqing supported the rim of the cup and asked, "I think Mr. Yan seems to be troubled today."

Yan Lingyong glanced at him with a guilty conscience: "Huaichuan..."

After hearing the sound, Jiang Shiqing looked up, waiting for him to continue.

Yan Lingyong hesitated, but still opened his mouth implicitly: "I saw you outside the market earlier, but you are very skilled, but there are so many masters in the rivers and lakes, but they are all hidden in the city, do you have anyone you know who can introduce me to you? "

"Did Mr. Yan run into any trouble?" Jiang Shiqing looked calm.

Yan Lingyong was very depressed, and sighed: "It's a big trouble, but I can't find anyone around to help me."

"If Mr. Yan can trust Huai Chuan, you might as well tell me about it."

Jiang Shiqing turned his head to gesture to Xu Guo, and Xu Guo understood, and led the rest of the people out of the compartment.

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Song Bing: Minister of the Ministry of War.