Minister Gu Ming can't take care of himself

Go back to Yanbei.

This might be the best way, but—

"I didn't think about it."

Zhong Yao looked serious: "Then think about it now."

The main reason he didn't think about it was—

Afraid of dragging the Zhong family down.

He still has to stay in Funing Hall to recuperate.

He wanted to figure out what the hell was going on.

There are many reasons, each of which is enough to block Zhong Yao back, but Xu Guanchen said: "Your Majesty is a lunatic."

This reason seems to be very sufficient.

The whole world knows that our Majesty has been a lunatic since he was the Fifth Highness.

Clicking here is enough.

Xu Guanchen picked up the tea bowl, took a sip, and pretended to ask casually: "Now, what do people say about what happened three years ago?"

He just talked like this, Zhong Yao thought straight, and didn't doubt it too much.

"What else can I say?" Zhong Yao paused, "Everyone in the world knows that His Majesty's seat was obtained by soldiers pointing at the palace on New Year's Eve, and the late emperor was so mad at him."

Zhong Yao said again: "However, His Majesty doesn't care what other people say, as if he doesn't care at all."

"Then I..."

"You have been recuperating in hiding for three years, and they don't talk about you anymore."

Xu Guanchen asked tentatively: "They... said that I am incompetent and mediocre, that I betrayed the Lord and ungrateful, didn't they?"

Zhong Yao waved his hand: "His Royal Highness Seventh was robbed at the gate of the city on his way to the fiefdom. You were lying on the couch injured at that time, how could you go with him? This matter has nothing to do with you in the first place."

Xu Guanchen's mind sank, which family's robbers and robbers could rob people at the gate of the city, and the one who robbed was His Royal Highness the Seventh.

"Speaking of..." Zhong Yao asked, "How is your illness?"

Xu Guanchen rested his fingertips on the wall of the teacup, lowered his eyes and said, "It's much better."

Zhong Yao didn't think too much, and said: "In the past, my mother asked you, and we wrote to you to ask you, but you didn't say anything. Now I'll ask you again in person, the pill was given to you by the late emperor, and you carried the pill on your back." A knife, who cut it?"

In the past, Xu Guanchen was unwilling to say it, but now he doesn't remember it.

He was silent for a while, then Zhong Yao sighed, "If it wasn't for this knife, why did your illness come to this? Whose name is it, you can't even say it?"

Xu Guanchen still didn't answer, Zhong Yao finally gave up, and said again: "Show me the scars on your back. This time, I brought you Yanbei's Yunlu Ointment to remove scars. Show me the head office, please?" ?”

Xu Guanchen turned his back, lowered his head and loosened his belt, half unbuttoned his clothes, and showed him a scar on his back.

The scar was deep and long, cut from his right shoulder to his left waist. When he was injured, the tender flesh turned out, and after healed, it coiled around his back like a long snake.

Zhong Yao didn't expect him to be hurt so badly at that time, and murmured: "How did it happen?"

After Xu Guanchen put on his clothes, Zhong Yao said bluntly, "I suspected it was His Majesty, but now it doesn't look like it."

"The man holding the knife is obviously not good at swords and swords. He can't hold the knife steadily, and he loses his strength when he cuts to the back..." Zhong Yao suddenly thought of someone, and Xu Guanchen was in the way, so he stopped, "I'll take the ointment another day." Send someone to send it to you, the injury is too severe, it can’t be completely healed, but it’s okay if you want it to fade.”

"If you still don't want to say it, then forget it." Zhong Yao looked up at him, "There is one thing that I wanted to tell you a long time ago."

Seeing his serious expression, Xu Guanchen also sat down solemnly, nodded: "Brother, please tell me."

"On the day His Royal Highness was robbed three years ago, it was snowing heavily in Jinling City. In addition, he couldn't see clearly at night, so the body of His Royal Highness was never found. In the past three years, many people from all over the world have rioted under the banner of the Seventh Prince. , were all suppressed one by one. A few months ago, Yanbei suppressed the bandits, and in the stronghold where they stayed, they found the jade pen used by His Royal Highness when he was crowned, and His Royal Highness's name was engraved on it."

Xu Guanchen nodded: "I know, His Majesty showed me the excerpt from Yanbei."

"That's not what I want to talk about." Zhong Yao looked into his eyes and whispered, "What I mean is, if His Highness the Seventh Prince is really not dead, you should be careful."

"I know you used to be friends with His Highness the Seventh Prince, but you think—" Zhong Yao said seriously, "If His Highness the Seventh Prince has been in Yanbei these years, why didn't he look for you or the Zhong family? You are recuperating in Funing Hall Few people know about the matter. Even if he is worried about whether you are really... betrayed the Lord, you came from Yanbei at that time, and you gave him all the people brought by Yanbei when you came, and all the arrangements I also told him that he is still holding your rosary as a token, but he doesn’t use those people, he insists on mixing with bandits.”

Xu Guanchen clenched his hands hidden in his sleeves.

"Don't be unhappy." Zhong Yao said, "In my opinion, he doesn't dare to look for you, he has ghosts in his heart, and he is not frank with you."

"I see."

"That's why I said, if he is still alive, you should be more careful. Don't be like three years ago, how dare you give everyone to him and leave only Feiyang by your side?"

"I know, at that time..." Xu Guanchen wanted to say something, but he finally sighed, "I was careless."

"People from the emperor's family, don't believe everything."

After talking for a few more words, Xu Guanchen took Feiyang to He Mansion for a walk.

Another day will be New Year's Eve, but the He Mansion still looks so bleak.

I also want to know that Zhong Yao just said that the palace changed on New Year's Eve three years ago, so the calculations, the death dates of His Royal Highness Xiao Qi and He Zhen, the son of He Fu, will probably be in these few days.

One is He Jijiu's grandson, and the other is his younger grandson. He's mansion is a bit deserted, but it's not unusual for New Year's Eve.

Xu Guanchen saw no one in front of the mansion gate, so after waiting for a while, he opened the door and went in.

The concierge stood guard under the eaves of He Jijiu's courtyard, and when he saw him coming, he said: "It's strange, usually I don't see a single person coming for more than half a year, but today they gathered together."

Xu Guanchen looked at the closed door, thinking that someone was inside, bowed his head and said: "If it's inconvenient, please tell the teacher, the students will go back immediately."

"What's the inconvenience?" The concierge waved his hand, "Same as you, he is a former student of the master, maybe you still recognize him, go ahead."

Xu Guanchen stood still in front of the door, bowed and said, "Student Xu Guanchen, please see the teacher."

The door was opened from the inside, and the person who opened the door glanced at him coldly, bent down lazily and bowed, and said mockingly: "Oh, the young master is here."

The man and him were indeed acquainted.

It was Yang Xun from the Marquis of Enning, his former friend.

Xu Guanchen said: "I'll come and see the teacher."

Yang Xun raised his hand and pushed him hard.

Yang Xun Congwen is still a Tanhualang from the scientific examinations in previous years, but he is also quite strong.In addition, Xu Guanchen was caught off guard for a moment, and was pushed staggered by him, and took a few steps back again and again.

Fei Yang took half a step forward, stood in front of Xu Guanchen, grabbed Yang Xun's collar with both hands, and stared angrily.

"You bastard who deceived his master and destroyed his ancestors, betrayed his master and ungrateful." Yang Xun scolded loudly, "Whose teacher are you coming to see?"

Xu Guanchen didn't want to get entangled with him, he raised his head and sighed, and ordered Feiyang: "Catch him well, brother will come out once he goes in."

Feiyang grabbed Yang Xun tightly and didn't let him approach him any more.Xu Guanchen entered the door, turned around and closed the door.

He Jijiu, with white hair and white beard, sat in front of the charcoal stove, warming himself by the fire, squinting his eyes, oblivious to what was going on outside the door.

Xu Guanchen took two steps forward, bent over and bowed: "Teacher."

He Jijiu raised his eyelids, and beckoned to him again, asking him to come closer.

Xu Guanchen knelt down in front of the teacher respectfully, He Jijiu raised his hand and stroked his temples.

"Teacher." Xu Guanchen asked softly, "Did I do something wrong?"

"It's not your fault." He Jijiu said quietly, "Since you have chosen His Majesty, don't be half-hearted and always run to me, the remnant of the old party."

Xu Guanchen didn't understand: "Teacher...also blame me?"

He Jijiu patted his face: "You go."

After saying this, He Jijiu closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

Xu Guanchen helped him cover the blanket, and went out lightly.

Outside Feiyang was still grabbing Yang Xun, Xu Guanchen let Feiyang put him down, and said to Yang Xun: "Teacher is asleep, you should go back too."

Yang Xun straightened his collar, approached him suddenly, grabbed Xu Guanchen by the neck, pushed him down on the snow, and said sharply, "He likes you so much, why don't you go with him?"

Unexpectedly, he was so strong, Feiyang grabbed his collar, but he couldn't pull him away, let alone Xu Guanchen.Feiyang kicked him a few more times, his eyes turned red, and then he tore him away.

Leaving him far away, Feiyang helped Xu Guanchen up, fearing that Yang Xun would cause him to fall ill at this time: "Brother."

Xu Guanchen bent his back, coughed for a while, and said in a hoarse voice: "The teacher said I did nothing wrong."

I don't know if he said this to himself or to Yang Xun.

Without another word, Feiyang supported him and left the He residence.

Just now, when he was in the snow, his hair and clothes were messed up. With this appearance, he couldn't go back to the palace immediately, so he went back to Duke Dingguo's mansion first.

After he changed his clothes and tied his hair again, when he came out again, he couldn't find Feiyang.

At this time, the sky was getting dark, and it was almost time for the palace ban.Xu Guanchen couldn't wait for Feiyang, and couldn't go back alone, so he sent someone into the palace to report the news, saying that it was too late and he wouldn't go back tonight.

The messenger left, and Feiyang came back.

Xu Guanchen stood in front of the door and waited for him: "Where did you go?"

"Beat."

"You still dare to hit someone?" Xu Guanchen stretched out his hand, asking him to hand over his palm.

Feiyang stretched out both hands obediently, but said: "Bully brother."

Xu Guanchen realized that he was looking for Yang Xun.

He sighed and patted Feiyang's hand lightly: "This is not allowed in the future."

The time was running short, Xu Guanchen thought about it, and decided to go back to the palace.

When he returned to Funing Hall, Mr. Cheng under the eaves lit the lamp, and when he saw him coming back, he pointed to the door of the hall and asked him to go in by himself.

Xu Guanchen thought, it should be that Xiao Zhi was not there, so Eunuch Xiao Cheng dared to let him in without notifying him.

But he was wrong, Xiao Zhi was in the hall.

A candle was lit on the table, Xiao Zhi lowered his head, holding a dagger in his left hand, and slashed at the palm of his right hand.The muslin covering the wound was scattered on the table, and the blood dripped on it, like red plum blossoms in the snow.

He stroked very seriously, along the scars of previous injuries, and didn't even notice that Xu Guanchen had returned.

No wonder, no wonder Xiao Zhi's hand is not good when the rotating imperial physician runs three times a day.

Xu Guanchen swallowed, and asked timidly, "What are you... doing?"