This shadow guard, you are enlightened

Jia Tianlei was stunned for a while, and finally touched his nose and said nothing, he was really relieved, since the two of them have such a relationship, naturally they will not stand idly by.

"You go back first, don't act rashly in the next few days so as not to startle the snake." Zhuo Ying told him very calmly.

Jia Tianlei said: "Okay, if you guys need any help from me, please come to me anytime."

After he closed the door and left, Xing Chenmu said to Ying Ba Ying Jiu: "You also go back to rest first, and Ying Ba will return to Shangyuan City tomorrow morning to bring the rest of the people here first, and wait for my instructions in ambush near the villa."

Ying Ba didn't know what he was thinking, and after a while, he nodded his head and asked again: "Why don't you leave tonight? This subordinate can bring someone back earlier."

"Don't make people too suspicious while you don't say goodbye at night. You can leave after I speak to the manager tomorrow." Xing Chenmu simply explained.

Ying Ba hesitated to speak, but finally said nothing, and soon went back to the house with Ying Jiu.

Ying Jiu had a simple mind. After returning to the house, he lay back on the bed and fell asleep in a while. Hearing his even breathing, Ying Ba couldn't help guessing in his mind what Xing Chenmu was going to do. Not long after, he sat down from the bed. stand up.

"What's wrong?" Ying Jiu woke up from sleep and asked.

"It's okay, you can continue to sleep." Ying Ba glanced at him and got out of bed, "I'll get up at night."

Ying Jiu felt relieved, turned over and continued to rest.

Yingba went out and did not go towards the toilet, but quietly walked to the door of Xing Chenmu and Zhuo Ying's room. While still hesitating, Zhuo Ying had already opened the door and said calmly, "Come in."

The two of them saw that Ying Ba had something to say just now, and they didn't find it strange to see him now.

Ying Ba entered the room and closed the door very carefully.

"Come on, what is it that even Ying Jiu wants to hide?" Zhuo Ying asked directly.

Ying Ba knelt down on one knee in front of the two of them: "My lord, I would like to ask you, can you send Ying Jiu to inform other people that I will stay in the village to protect you."

No matter how smart Xing Chenmu and Zhuo Ying were, they never thought that Ying Ba would come here for this matter, Zhuo Ying immediately turned dark: "Ying Ba, you should have known from the first day you joined the Shadow Guards that as a Shadow Guard you only Responsible for execution and has no right to choose or refuse any order."

Hearing this, Yingba knelt down with the other leg and kowtowed to the two of them: "This subordinate knows that this action violated the military order, and is willing to suffer any punishment after returning to the palace. .”

"Give me a reason." Xing Chenmu patted Zhuo Ying's back, motioning him not to get angry, and said by himself.

This time Yingba was silent for a long time, and finally lowered his eyes to Xing Chenmu and said: "Why did the Holy One send Lord Zhuo to the Zhenbei military camp to transfer troops?"

"Presumptuous!" Zhuo Ying stood up from the chair.

Ying Ba also knew that he was the next criminal, so he knocked his head on the ground and didn't lift it up.

Xing Chenmu just raised his eyebrows, hugged Zhuo Ying to comfort him, then lowered his head and asked: "Do you think it will be dangerous for us to stay in the villa?"

"This subordinate swears to protect the safety of the Holy One." This time Yingba replied quickly and firmly, and added when he thought of something, "I will also protect Lord Zhuo."

Zhuo Ying laughed angrily at him: "I need your protection?"

"You are also the master." The implication is that no matter whether Zhuo Ying needs it or not, I will do my best to protect him.

Indeed, if there is any danger, Xing Chenmu will never let Zhuo Ying rush ahead, so it is very important to leave the person who protects them.

Zhuo Ying calmed down, and asked again: "Are you sure that Ying Jiu wants to be protected by you like this? He is also a shadow guard, and sooner or later he will have to perform dangerous tasks. Can you protect him for a while, or protect him for a lifetime?"

"He doesn't know anything." Ying Ba said softly, "It's my wishful thinking. I also know that we have our own responsibilities as shadow guards. Only this time, Master Zhuo, please."

Zhuo Ying didn't say anything, she didn't know what came to her mind, Xing Chenmu said: "Okay, I will arrange this matter tomorrow, let's not make an example."

"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty, thank you Lord Zhuo." Ying Ba kowtowed a few times and exited the room.

When she returned to the bed again, Ying Jiu asked sleepily, "Why have you been here for so long?"

"It bothered you?"

Ying Jiu yawned, shook his head, stretched out his hands to adjust the thin quilts on the two of them: "Go to sleep."

On the other side, Zhuo Ying didn't know what to think of, and he didn't speak for a while, Xing Chenmu hugged him up in this posture, he came back to his senses, let out a low cry, and heard Xing Chenmu earnestly promise: "I won't take you again in the future. It’s gone, nothing will happen.”

"I know." Xing Chenmu has said this many times, and Zhuo Ying wrapped his arms around his neck, "I was thinking about Yingba Yingjiu. stay in the army."

"It's always inevitable that people have an affair. He also said that it's only this time. Let's see how we decide in the future."

"Well, speaking of it, I'm also responsible for the matter of Yingba." After all, as the commander of the Shadow Guard Army, he was the first to fall in love with Xing Chenmu.

Zhuo Ying lowered her eyes and thought for a while, then said: "However, I agree with Ying Ba on one point. It is really dangerous to stay in the village. Why don't we leave first and then send someone to investigate?"

Xing Chenmu put him on the bed, and kissed him on the forehead: "You heard it during the meal, Qiulu Villa is only open for half a month, and now it's over half, if you don't take advantage of this period of time to find out the secrets hidden in the villa , I’m afraid it will be very difficult to send people to investigate in the future. And the detainees don’t know what’s going on now, and they will be more dangerous if it’s delayed.”

If it is true as Jia Tianlei said, there should be a lot of people who were arrested and imprisoned. Thinking of this, Zhuo Ying's heart sank: "But how should we investigate?"

"I have an idea, but maybe it's really dangerous..."

"No." Zhuo Ying refused without even listening to what he said.

Xing Chenmu also knew that this would be the result, so he could only respond with a wry smile: "Okay, okay, let me think about it again, it's getting late, go to sleep."

# # #

The next day, the housekeeper personally brought breakfast to the people living in the Qiugui Courtyard. Xing Chenmu took the opportunity to ask: "Mr. Xu, my brother and I like this place very much. I wonder if we can bother you for a few more days."

"It's great that the two Mr. Zhuo like it. The owner of the villa has always been hospitable. You can live here with peace of mind. If you need anything, just ask." Xu Yunshan said with a smile.

"Then thank you very much for the hospitality." Xing Chenmu said and waved to Ying Jiu, "Xiao Jiu, please go back to the house today and tell me that we will go back a few days later, so don't worry the elders."

Surprise flashed across Ying Jiu's eyes, and he quickly bowed his head in response.

Yan Qing and Xiaoying also didn't understand what was causing the trouble for a moment. After Xu Yunshan left, Xing Chenmu told the whole story, but he didn't explain why the person sent out suddenly changed from Yingba to Yingjiu.

After breakfast, Ying Jiu left. According to the original plan, Xing Chenmu took the rest of the people to appreciate the osmanthus in the villa. On the way, he met Liang Yuxin and Zhou Qiyou who were also enjoying the osmanthus. go hand in hand.

Zhou Qiyou is very calm and doesn't talk much. If Xing Chenmu didn't know him before, I'm afraid he wouldn't believe that he is not yet twenty. On the other hand, Liang Yuxin seemed to be an open chatterbox along the way. The identities of Ying and Xing Chenmu were unexpectedly bypassed by Xing Chenmu with a few words.

During the conversation, Xing Chenmu and the others also learned that their trip to appreciate osmanthus was proposed by Liang Yuxin, in order to appreciate the famous and precious osmanthus variety in the village—Zhuangyuanhong.

Osmanthus fragrans is a symbol of honor in the hearts of literati. In addition, osmanthus has the same pronunciation as "gui", which means glory and wealth. Liang Yuxin wanted to bring Zhou Qiyou to win the prize.

Liang Yuxin's flattery towards Zhou Qiyou was too obvious in his words, but he said that he hoped that Zhou Qiyou would be the number one scholar in high school, but his eyes flashed with jealousy. Xing Chenmu frowned slightly, and looked at Zhuo Ying, not much Word.

Xu Shi found that Xing Chenmu was not very warm to him, and Liang Yuxin didn't talk too much when they had dinner together at noon. When the meal was almost finished, he saw Xing Chenmu put a piece of Yan Qing's thorny fish into Zhuo Ying's bowl, so he couldn't bear it. He couldn't help but said: "Are you two brothers? The relationship is really good."

Xing Chenmu didn't reply, seeing that Zhuo Ying was almost done eating, he made another bowl of soup for him himself.

Zhuo Ying didn't even move her eyes when she heard Liang Yuxin's words, she just focused on looking at Xing Chenmu, took the soup bowl from his hand and said, "Don't patronize me, the food is going to be cold."

Liang Yuxin knew that the two were from Luan City. Yesterday he heard that Zhuo Ying was highly skilled in martial arts, and he also saw that Xing Chenmu had some literary talents in his conversation. Due to the presence of Zhou Qiyou, he had no choice but to maintain the illusion of modesty. After a hasty meal, he used the excuse of being unwell and went back to the room first.

"Mr. Zhou and Mr. Liang are friends?" Xing Chenmu thought after he left.

Zhou Qiyou thought for a while, put down the bowl and chopsticks: "Some classmates have friendship."

Xing Chenmu knew that Zhou Qiyou was taught by his father himself when he was young. After his father passed away, he began to be busy investigating the affairs of the Ning family. He had never entered a school seriously. Liang Yuxin must be someone he met when he came to Luancheng to prepare for the exam. too deep.

Qiulu Villa is not a small place, and there are osmanthus gardens on the east and west sides. In the morning, a few people only went to the one closer to the West Osmanthus Garden. Soon after dinner, they planned to continue to appreciate the osmanthus flowers in the garden on the other side. I thought Liang Yu would believe it. Will follow again, Xing Chenmu still wanted to take the opportunity to mention Zhou Qiyou a few words, but before departure, Liang Yuxin followed out as if nothing had happened, and the same few people were still walking together.

The most precious "Zhuangyuanhong" in the village is planted in the East Garden. This variety of osmanthus is named for its bright red color, like the bright red Zhuangyuan robe bestowed by the emperor. Not only that, its flowers/stems are larger than ordinary osmanthus Some of them have a lot of flowers, and they look fiery red from a distance, which is quite ornamental.

There were a lot of literati and poets here, and Zhuang Zhong specially sent someone to set up a few tables in the garden, and set up the brushes and paintings. At this time, many people who came to admire the osmanthus picked up their brushes and painted. Xing Chenmu also came to find Zhang Kong. The table is facing the "No. [-] Scholar Red".

Xing Chenmu is a superb painter, and the "Zhuangyuan Red" slowly blooms on the tip of his pen, as if it has its own life, and many people around the table soon stopped to watch.

Xing Chenmu didn't put down his pen until the sun was setting, and when the painting was almost finished, he took out his private seal from his pocket and printed it on it. , and handed it to Zhou Qiyou who was on the side: "Mr. Zhou, this painting is for you. I wish you the first prize in the palace examination next year."

Zhou Qiyou was still sighing in his heart that such a painting skill was beyond the reach of ordinary people. In a blink of an eye, the scroll was in front of him. He was stunned before taking it with both hands, and said sincerely: "Thank you, Mr. Zhuo, for your kind words. This brush is exquisite and beautiful. Its beauty is inside, and I will treasure it carefully."

Seeing that Xing Chenmu gave Zhou Qiyou the pair of "No. [-] Scholar Red", Liang Yuxin couldn't even hold a smirk on his face at this time, and he didn't speak again on the way back to his residence.

The few people walked halfway, there seemed to be a quarrel in the distance, Zhuo Ying paused, his good hearing made him almost understand what happened, and he was about to persuade Xing Chenmu to take a detour, when he saw Xing Chenmu look up Go: "Come on, let's go and have a look."

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