Broken Iron Clothes

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Gongs and drums sounded, the lights dimmed, and red confetti from firecrackers covered the ground.Remnant red remains warm, paved on the long street and then floated under the bridge road, followed by the flowing water.

After dinner, Gu Nanxing went out to drink, seeing the scene of Xixia Street, he called Ji Dong back to call for someone, while he leaned against an old tree by the river, picked up stones and fetched water to play.

Not long after, Yaoyao saw Ji Dong leading two people over, Gu Nan walked up and said, "Why did you only bring Huaichuan and Xu Guo, where are the two gentlemen?"

Ji Dong shrugged, and said: "Mr. Yu Chuan said to wear a hat when going out. Please, Mr. Lin Meng is staying with him at home."

"Let's just be a few of us," Gu Nanxing took a big step, "Let's go and watch the lights."

Xu Guo pointed out: "I want to go to the bridge to see!"

On the back bridge, pedestrians walk with lanterns, and four people stand beside the stone railing and look out.

Seeing Ji Dong and Xu Guo running to the other side, Gu Nanxing turned his head and glanced at Jiang Shiqing's wound hidden under his sleeve, and said, "What did you do with Yuan Mucheng last night, why are you still talking?"

Jiang Shiqing subconsciously withdrew his hand, and when Fang was about to speak, Gu Nanxing hurriedly pointed at the person and said, "Ji Dong told me, don't deny it."

As he said that, he turned around holding the wine bottle, leaned against the stone railing with his back facing him, and said, "Mr. Lin Meng is just following you, how could he not be able to tell whether it was bitten by a man or a dog? He didn't ask." It doesn't mean I won't ask."

Jiang Shiqing didn't hide it any more, and said bluntly: "He was drunk and hated me so much, he took a bite to vent his anger, that's all."

"Really?" Gu Nanxing turned his head and looked at him with disbelief.

Jiang Shiqing also turned to look at him and said, "Otherwise?"

Gu Nanxing smiled meaningfully: "How would I know?"

Jiang Shiqing turned his head away: "Didn't you tell Ji Dong about going to Qinzhou?"

"I'm afraid that the little girl will cry and cry. It's not like she won't come back. What can I say?"

Ji Dong by the bridge looked at the bright street, jumping up and down like a magpie, and now he was happily counting the lights with his hand, very happy.Gu Nanxing looked at that appearance and smiled.

"She's not a little girl now, she follows me all day long, what if she can't get married by then?"

"In the future, if she chooses a husband and son-in-law, it will be through your eyes." Jiang Shiqing said.

"That's the reason, but who knows if the person is still around at that time."

After saying that, Gu Nanxing took a sip of wine, and Jiang Shiqing, who was beside him, listened to the words, and felt some inexplicable feeling in his heart.Most of the people who entered this Yemen Village put their lives on here, because they still had obsessions that could not be resolved, so after turning into evil spirits, they still had to walk around the world, so they could only find their way here. a foothold.

But Gu Nanxing didn't want Ji Dong to become an evil ghost begging for life, and for Jiang Shiqing, he also hoped that Xu Guo could live freely.

"What's there?" Ji Dong ran back holding Xu Guo.

Gu Nanxing almost choked: "Look at your lights, and listen to what we say."

"Master, if you dare to say it, you're afraid..." After speaking, Ji Dong's eyes turned to the long street under the bridge, "The person on that street seems to be the parachutist."

Gu Nanxing looked along and saw the person, so he said, "Hey, this fate has come, and I can't stop it."

At this time, Yuan Mucheng was walking on the street, and he locked his eyes on the figure standing on the bridge, but only one day later, when he looked again, the figure seemed very alienated.

After stopping to watch for a while, his eyes began to sweep aside, and Gu Nanxing, who was also on the bridge, broke into his eyes at an untimely time.Yuan Mucheng always felt that he saw a bit of provocation from him, so he walked back to the bridge like a ghost.

Jiang Shiqing stood without saying a word, and when he saw someone walking towards this side, he turned to the other side and got off the bridge.

The three followed them off the bridge, but Gu Nanxing put his hands on the shoulders of the other two and walked in the opposite direction.

"Brother Gu will take you to buy sugar."

"No, I have to follow the master." Xu Guo stubbornly wanted to follow Jiang Shiqing.

Gu Nanxing took him by the shoulder: "What are you following, let's go."

Xu Guo said sadly: "The big fool is also there, they are two against each other, the master will be bullied."

"Deputy General He is obviously quite good, not as bad as you said." Ji Dong said.

Xu Guo stared blankly at Ji Dong, and said, "Since when did Sister Ji help him speak?"

Ji Dong couldn't answer for a while, Gu Nanxing put his hands on his hips, and lowered his head to find Ji Dong's dodging eyes.

"Ji Dong?" Gu Nanxing said in a deep voice.

Asked by the two, Ji Dong had no choice but to raise his face and reply: "When I was guarding Master Jiang last night, I just chatted with Vice General He for a while."

Gu Nanxing made a distressed expression, and said, "As expected, the girl will run away with others when she grows up."

"Master—" Ji Dong was a little ashamed by his words.

Gu Nanxing stopped joking with her, and said, "Okay, if you really like it, go everywhere."

"not like this!"

Ji Dong's face turned red with anxiety, but Xu Guo on the side pouted and stopped talking.

Looking at the appearance of the two, Gu Nanxing said with a smile: "Okay, okay, one or two pouting, I can't coax you, Brother Gu, should people who eat sugar drink sugar water?"

As soon as they heard what they were eating, the cloud on their faces instantly dissipated.

"I want them all!"

"go!"

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Turning around, Yuan Mucheng was nowhere to be seen, Wen Kaisen and He Xiao split up and searched for people on the street.But not long after Wen Kaisen said goodbye to He Xiao, he bumped into a girl wearing a mask.

Wen Kaisen rubbed his sore chin, looked at the woman picking up the mask, and called out, "Miss Song?"

Song Yun hurriedly reached out and covered his mouth: "Shhh—don't call me."

Wen Kaisen was suffocated by her cover, so he pushed her hand and said: "...What are you hiding, the collision just now would be dangerous if the horse or cart were replaced."

"Miss—" came several calls from a distance.

When Song Yun heard this, her expression quickly changed, but Wen Kaisen knew who she was hiding from.

"I'm sorry, I just wanted to hide from people and forgot to look at the road," Song Yun said, putting the mask in Wen Kaisen's hand, "This is for you, I'll go first."

"Wait!" Wen Kaisen grabbed him, but felt that he was being rude, and retracted his arms as if his hands had been burned, and carried them behind his back.

"They can't find the girl. If Minister Song finds out, I'm afraid they will suffer."

Song Yun hurriedly reminded him in a low voice: "Don't call me Daddy!"

Seeing that she didn't listen, Wen Kaisen persuaded: "Girl, don't hide."

Seeing people getting closer, Song Yun lowered her body and whispered, "It's too late to explain to you, so don't tell them where I'm going."

After saying that, she got into the crowd, leaving only Wen Kaisen standing there with a mask in a daze.

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Jiang Shiqing walked alone along the deserted river bank, the water surface reflected the light, and the water carried the river lamp to slowly cross towards the dark place. Jiang Shiqing watched silently and followed the water flow.

With a soft sound, Yuan Mucheng jumped down from the tree trunk beside the bank and stopped the person.

"Leave as soon as you see someone, are you still angry?"

Jiang Shiqing said: "I'm afraid it will spoil the general's interest."

Yuan Mucheng stepped forward to pull the man's arm.

Jiang Shiqing stepped back: "What are you doing?"

Seeing him dodging again, Yuan Mucheng tightened his grasping palm, feeling annoyed.

"I bit it, I am responsible."

Yuan Mucheng grabbed the man's arm and pulled it straight in front of him, too strong to resist.Not long after, Jiang Shiqing's cuffs were lifted up, revealing a section of white gauze wrapped in it.

"The medicine has been applied, do you want to remove it?" Jiang Shiqing looked at him and said.

Yuan Mucheng let go, and said, "If you're too angry, you can bite it back, you don't need to hide."

Jiang Shiqing straightened his sleeves and said, "If I bite, won't the general hate me even more?"

Yuan Mucheng leaned down slowly, smiled slightly, and said, "You also know that you are hated."

Jiang Shiqing raised his eyes slowly, and said with a smile: "Yes, I was born to be hated, otherwise I have no grievances with the general, why would the general hate me so much?"

Those charming eyes are even more attractive when you smile, and Yuan Mucheng felt a storm in his heart, full of displeasure: "Just because you lie to me, you insist on provoking me."

Jiang Shiqing said calmly, "I told you, I never lied to you."

Yuan Mucheng was really annoyed, he straightened up and took another step closer, his unruly aura pressed straight towards him.

"Jiang Huaichuan, have you tested enough?"

Jiang Shiqing did not retreat, and said, "What did I test?"

Yuan Mucheng looked down at the people, and said: "Knowing that I have a special status, but I don't shy away from it in the city. I know that someone in the government and the opposition wants to attack Yemen Village, and I release a message to attract the dead before going to Xiangefang. How did you know that?" I will be there that day, so how can you be sure that I will save people?"

"Gambling." Jiang Shiqing said.

"Okay," Yuan Mucheng nodded, and continued, "You only told me the day before His Majesty's birthday that someone was going to be assassinated on the day of the birthday banquet, and you negotiated terms with Lai Chang in advance to help me find Sand Snake. How can you be sure that I will stay?" The victim must be Lai Chang, so how can we guarantee that Lai Chang will not let go of the torture and confess?"

Jiang Shiqing smiled and said, "It's also a gamble."

A river lantern bumped into the bank and was placed not far from the two of them. The flame flickered and flickered.

Yuan Mucheng narrowed his eyes slightly, and said, "What about the time outside the city, saving me was an excuse, but it was actually to remind me to be careful of the people in the Ministry of Punishment, right?"

"Yes."

"Advising Yan Lingyong to kill Cen Yu? Did you walk to Zuoli Lane on purpose that day?"

Jiang Shiqing remained expressionless: "That's a coincidence, but if you think I'm gambling, it doesn't matter."

Yuan Mucheng sneered: "Is it interesting to gamble so many games?"

Jiang Shiqing turned his face, looked at the lamp trapped on the bank, and said with a smile: "I can't help it, I'll just gamble."

Yuan Mucheng reached out and broke Jiang Shiqing's chin back, asking the man to look at him.Jiang Shiqing turned his face away from him, and those eyes that were slightly watery and delirious just looked at him like this, making his desire hard to fill.

After holding back for a moment, Yuan Mucheng slowly moved closer to his face, gathered his fingers on the man's face, and said softly, "What do you want to bet on next?"

Jiang Shiqing was pinched in pain, so he pushed his hand and said, "I haven't figured it out yet."

"Very good." Yuan Mucheng smiled suddenly, and the hand that was pushed away gradually climbed up the snow-white neck.

"Since you are mine, please listen to your voice, master," Yuan Mucheng said while holding the jade neck, gently stroking the scar, "I am not happy if you scream, so I don't need to keep this life."

"It's your person, but it's just a person who helps you, so I can't call you."

When Jiang Shiqing was talking, his Adam's apple was rolling in Yuan Mucheng's palm, and when his cool skin was against the heat, it felt a little itchy.

"Help me and you have to clean up the background, but I still have to advise, there is a whole Yemen Village behind you, don't play it off. I am a man with a high heart and a small heart. Apart from killing people with a knife, I like to be with others." Care about, do you think these coincidences can be perfunctory with me by using the word 'gambling'?" Yuan Mucheng exerted a slight force in his hands, and pressed his fingertips closer to the neck veins, and the pulses followed Passed to his palm.

Jiang Shiqing only glanced at him briefly, but didn't speak. Yuan Mucheng looked at the man's expression, and then said: "You led me to discover Sand Snake step by step, and persuaded Lai Chang to defect. It seems that you are really helping me, but I What I can't figure out is how you still have the energy to help Yan Lingyong kill people. There are many masters in Yemen Zhuang, who want to pretend to rob the prison and make a big fuss with the prison officer. Why do you want to do it yourself? After spending so long with Yan Lingyong, I think you also You don’t need to use this opportunity to gain his trust.”

"Why don't you need it," Jiang Shiqing said, looking down at the hand on his neck, "I've helped the general so much, so it seems like I've gained a lot of trust."

"You can take risks for him alone, but we are not good enough for you to risk your life for me. How do I know if you are an enemy or a friend?" Yuan Mucheng said, still pinching his neck, "Speaking of Here, I really want to hear what else you have prepared to scare me."

Jiang Shiqing smiled: "It depends on what the general wants to hear. I can say it according to your wishes, and I promise to be accurate."

Yuan Mucheng said with a cold face, "I don't want to hear this."

But Jiang Shiqing not only did not show timidity, but also looked directly at him with false affection.Yuan Mucheng immediately showed a mischievous smile, then leaned over slightly, and said affectionately: "If you want to continue playing these twists and turns, I will accompany you to the end, but you'd better be fully prepared, after all, Mr. Yuan is the most All that’s missing is patience.”

Jiang Shiqing continued: "Unfortunately, I don't have that much patience when someone pinches my neck and asks questions."

"It's better to be like this," Yuan Mucheng smiled and said, "Tell me, why are you helping me?"

Jiang Shiqing said: "I was entrusted by others."

Yuan Mucheng asked: "Who entrusted you?"

Jiang Shiqing said: "The owner of Yemen Village."

Yuan Mucheng's expression moved slightly, and he said, "Aren't you?"

"It's really wronged, I never said I was." Jiang Shiqing's face was expressionless.

Thinking about it, it was true that Jiang Shiqing had never admitted that he was the owner of Yemen Village.In this case, there is still one person living in the Jiang residence.

Yuan Mucheng said the name with great reluctance: "Gu Nanxing?"

Hearing this, Jiang Shiqing moved his eyes with a smile.Yuan Mucheng stretched his index finger to lift the man's face, and said in a low voice, "Huh?"

Jiang Shiqing raised his eyes and said, "Want to know?"

Seeing Yuan Mucheng nod his head, Jiang Shiqing stretched out a cold finger, nodded Yuan Mucheng pinched his hand, and said, "Since the general wants to know, I will naturally tell."

Yuan Mucheng understood, and slowly loosened his neck.Jiang Shiqing also leaned over, and he happened to be able to get close to Yuan Mucheng's ear with a little tiptoe due to his size, but he was unwilling to tiptoe, so he paused and waited.

Yuan Mucheng gave in, and leaned over to get closer to him.Jiang Shiqing smiled triumphantly, tilted his head and whispered in Yuan Mucheng's ear, "The owner of Yemen Village, Liu Zhaoye."

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Song Yun: The daughter of Song Bing, Minister of War.