[Seven Five] Sword Que Merry

On the third day of the twelfth lunar month, not long after Xiaohan, the city of Kaifeng is extremely cold this year. However, there was only a snowfall a while ago, and it has already melted by now.

The sky was dark, without sunlight, and the street was windy and dry.

Zhan Zhao put on a thick gray fox cloak, held a sword and walked along the street from Zhuquemenwai Street to Baokangmen. There are many teahouses on both sides of this place, and there are teaching workshops in the east and west. It is the most lively street in Kaifeng.Pork, steamed stuffed buns, and jerky are selling very well on the street, and there is still a long line at noon. There are also old men who sell hot tea in copper pots. When they pour a bowl of fragrant tea, the heat is like a tide. Spread out, just looking at it already feels warm all over.

The peddler who was busy at the stall raised his eyes and saw him, and got up quickly.

"Hello Mr. Zhan!"

Someone poked his head out from the other side: "Master Zhan is ready for lunch? It just so happens that the meal at home has just been prepared..."

"It's winter, it's freezing, why don't you come in and have a cup of hot wine to warm your body?"

Although this street was often patrolled by Ma Han, there were quite a few people who came to say hello along the way, and Zhan Zhao responded to them one by one with a smile.

Passing by the door of a private house, the door suddenly opened.

"Yes, there are ghosts!"

An old woman over half a century old ran out in a panic from the inside, seeing Zhan Zhao beside him as if she was a savior, holding him back.

"Master Zhan, you came just in time, save me!"

Zhan Zhao frowned immediately, and asked in a deep voice, "What happened?"

Terrified, the old woman grabbed his sleeve, looked back dully, and said in a low voice, "It's a ghost, there is a ghost in my house!"

ghost?

Somewhere in his heart was inexplicably tight, and he still asked: "What kind of ghost? Have you seen it yourself?"

The old woman shrank her head: "Yes, but I haven't seen it, but there is no one else in the house except me, but the chair can move by itself, and even the candle is extinguished! It's not a ghost, what else?"

"Really?" Zhan Zhao turned around, "Take me to have a look."

The old woman hurriedly led him into the house, the house was very small, there were three rooms inside and outside, no one could hide in any of them.She dragged Zhan Zhao to the "crime scene", pointed at the tables and chairs and said tremblingly:

"It's here. Last night I heard movement outside. At first I thought it was a mistake, so I didn't pay attention to it. But just now I saw the chair moving by itself!"

Zhan Zhao glanced at the decorations in the room, then lowered his gaze to the plate of leftover fish rolls on the table, and only after a long while did he faintly smile.

"I don't think it's a ghost."

"It's not a ghost? How could it not be..." The old woman wanted to explain, but suddenly she heard a soft sound from somewhere, and she immediately yelled, "Here it is, listen, it must be true !"

Zhan Zhao shook his head and smiled, reached out and pinched a handful of gray hairs on the corner of the table, "Follow me."

The old woman followed him to the kitchen strangely, Zhan Zhao looked around, and finally found a fat gray cat by the stove under the gauze cabinet.

"Ah..." The old woman was stunned on the spot.

"It's winter now, the weather is cold, and there are always many animals running into the human house." Zhan Zhao handed the cat to her with a smile, "It probably came out at night to look for food, and accidentally got under the chair. The sound of footsteps was urgent, and he took the chair and started to move in a panic."

"So that's how it is." The old woman took the fat cat, and her pale complexion improved a lot.

She sent Zhan Zhao out, and saluted embarrassedly: "It's really troublesome Mr. Zhan."

"fine."

The young man who lived next door leaned against the door and said with a smile: "The old woman is scaring herself again? I have already said, how can there be ghosts in this world, you just don't believe it."

"Yes, yes, yes." The old woman put down the cat, her face ashamed, "Hey, you're right, I've never seen one in my life, the ghost story may be false."

At this moment, Zhan Zhao, who was walking in front, suddenly faltered slightly, hesitated for a moment, turned his head to her and said with a faint smile:

"uncertain."

"In this world, there may really be ghosts."

After patrolling the streets and returning to Kaifeng Mansion, the chef had already prepared lunch, and the three classes of yamen servants gathered together in the dining hall to talk and talk.

"Master Zhan." A yamen servant saw him with sharp eyes, hurriedly threw away his job, and ran over with small steps, "Have you finished patrolling the streets?"

"Hmm..." Zhan Zhao looked at him with lowered eyes, and continued to walk forward, "Your king has something to do tonight, I will change shifts at night."

"Oh, okay... Well, Mr. Bao has something to ask you, and asked you to go to the study after dinner."

"Understood, what's the matter?"

"No." The yamen servant scratched his head, "It looks like there is a case."

"Oh?" Zhan Zhao stopped on his feet, then turned to go elsewhere, "Then I'll go there first."

"Eh, good."

Inside the study, Bao Zheng's face was sinking like water, and he was flipping through the file in his hand.

"grown ups."

Hearing Zhan Zhao's voice, he raised his head slightly in surprise.

"Guard Zhan came so early, but have you had lunch yet?"

"No." Zhan Zhao saluted first, and then explained, "Zhan Zhao thinks there may be some urgent matter, and he will ask the adults before going to dinner."

"Thank you for your hard work." Bao Zheng closed the case file, "Actually, the reason I called you here this time is because Mu Shilang's family received a strange letter yesterday...you can take it and have a look."

As he spoke, he handed the sealed envelope to Zhan Zhao.

Unfolding the letter paper, there are only a few strokes on it, neither the name nor the location is mentioned, only that one person will be killed within ten days after Shangyuan.

"This letter is not signed, and both the paper and the ink are produced in the capital." Bao Zheng stood up thoughtfully, "Mu Shilang just went to Beijing to work not long ago, and he has been living in the south of the Yangtze River before. It stands to reason that he didn't make enemies so quickly. yes."

"Master, do you suspect that this letter was created by members of the Mu family?"

"This government is only suspicious." Bao Zheng waved his hand, "Mu Shilang is an old friend of my classmate. He is timid by nature. After receiving the letter, he was so frightened that he almost stayed up all night. Come and find me."

Zhan Zhao thought for a while: "If it's true, Shangyuan is still a month away from now. You can send some people to Mu's residence for the time being, so that Master Mu can rest assured."

"That's exactly what I meant, and I asked Mr. Gongsun to arrange it just now." Bao Zheng stroked his beard and nodded, "But the person who wrote the letter has to continue to investigate. Now you don't want to startle the snake, just plan secretly. "

"Yes." He bowed his head, "Zhan Zhao understands."

Just as he was talking, Gongsun Ce came in from the door with two volumes in his hands, but he saw that there seemed to be someone following behind him.

"My lord, arrangements have been made for Mu Shilang."

"Okay, Mr. Lao." Bao Zheng was just about to sit down when a person popped out from behind Gongsun Ce.

"Daddy!"

Bao Zheng really made her jump, and he said after a while, "Why did you come here?"

Bao Qingcheng picked up the food box in his hand, smiling all over his eyes: "Of course I'll bring you lunch." When he turned his head and saw Zhan Zhao was there, he couldn't help clapping his hands and said happily:

"Brother Zhan is here too? What a coincidence, I prepared a copy for you too!"

Zhan Zhao was stunned for a moment: "For me?"

"Yes, I heard that you are always busy with business for several times and you are too busy to eat." She hastily put down Bao Zheng's food box, picked up another one with great care, and said quickly like pouring beans, "Eat It is a very important thing, three meals a day, especially lunch is the most important thing, if you don't have enough to eat, how can you have the strength to do other things?

Think about it, if you are suddenly hungry when you are catching a thief, and your hands are not strong enough to let the thief run away, wouldn't it be a huge loss!So I specially made it for you - braised pork! "

Bao Qingcheng opened the food box and showed it to him like a treasure, "Smell it, how is it, isn't it delicious?"

Knowing that she had good intentions, Zhan Zhao nodded hesitantly although he felt embarrassed.

"Really? Then try it." Then he stuffed the chopsticks into his hands.

"This……"

Seeing Zhan Zhao's predicament, Bao Zheng felt quite guilty, and hurriedly coughed heavily.

"Cheng'er, don't embarrass the guards."

"Oh, that's true." Bao Qingcheng put down the food box, seeming to realize something, "Don't disturb my father's meal, let's go, let's go to the dining hall."

"..."

Watching Zhan Zhao being dragged away, Gongsun Ce was helpless. A sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl is just at the age of first love, so it's not surprising that she loves him...

"It's really strange." Bao Zheng opened his food box, looked at the dishes without braised pork, and felt lost, "Cheng'er seems to always like to run to Kaifeng mansion these days, could it be..."

Just as Gongsun Ce was about to speak, he suddenly asked, "Could it be that she has some grievances?"

He was silent for a while, "My lord... you should eat."

It was past the time for lunch, and there were very few people in the dining hall of Kaifeng Mansion, Bao Qingcheng filled a bowl of soup for Zhan Zhao and put it aside, he watched him eat with his chin on his lips, with a strong smile on his lips.

"Miss..." Zhan Zhao secretly sighed, and had to put down his chopsticks, "Sooner or later, there will be food left in the kitchen of Kaifeng Mansion, even if you don't make it in time, you won't be hungry. You don't have to cook for me yourself."

"How can I do that? I can't let you eat your leftovers." She looked serious, "Don't worry, I'll just deliver the lunch meal, and I won't cause you any trouble."

"But……"

"Brother Zhan, it's almost the Chinese New Year." Bao Qingcheng interrupted him and asked curiously, "Aren't you planning to go home for the Chinese New Year?"

Zhan Zhao picked up the teacup and took a sip: "I probably won't go back."

"Why? Who else is in your family?"

He paused and didn't answer for a long time.

home...

In the past, after the jujube trees were under the setting sun, someone stood in front of Zengmen waiting for him to go home, cooked the meal as he did now, and carefully watched his expression while eating.From only being able to order a bowl of Yangchun noodles, she would also serve him a plate of fish to improve his meal.

It's a pity that the person he loves the most has already gone...

Seeing the change in his expression, Bao Qingcheng asked softly, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing." Zhan Zhao put down the tea bowl and got up, "Thank you for your hospitality, Miss."

"Eh? Are you leaving now?" She hurriedly packed up the dishes and chased out the door, "Brother Zhan, what are you going to do this afternoon? I remember you are changing shifts at Shenshi today..."

"Miss." Just when Zhan Zhao was looking for words to decline, Gongsun Ce appeared in time and stepped between the two of them with a smile on his face, "Guard Zhan is patrolling the streets at night and has to rest in the afternoon, so don't bother him. "

"Oh, is that so?" Hearing his words, Bao Qingcheng stared at Zhan Zhao's back, pursed his lips regretfully, "Okay then..."

Gongsun Ce's smile didn't fade: "It's almost Chinese New Year, Madam still has work to do, Miss, go home first, if Kaifeng mansion lacks manpower to help, Master will definitely come to you first."

"understood……"

After sending Bao Qingcheng away, both of them heaved a sigh of relief.

"Thanks to Mr. who made the rescue." Zhan Zhao said with a smile, "otherwise Zhan Zhao really doesn't know how to deal with it."

"It's just a trivial matter...By the way, this is what you asked me for last time, the dossier of Wei Wang's rebellion case in the seventh year of Taiping Xingguo."

He took out two thin booklets from under his sleeve, and Zhan Zhao reached out to take them, gratefully saying: "Mr. Trouble."

Gongsun Ce smiled and said, "Why are you being so polite with me? But what's the use of this? This is a case from more than 50 years ago."

He hung his head and flipped through it casually, and said lightly: "It's my personal matter, some things haven't been clarified yet, I want to check again."

Seeing that he didn't want to talk too much, and Gongsun Ce didn't want to ask too much, he was the clearest about Zhan Zhao's changes over the past few years, so he couldn't help feeling sad, "Don't tire yourself out too much."

"Yes."

Back at the residence, Zhan Zhaofu read a few pages in front of the desk. His eyelids were really heavy, so he had to go to bed and rest.

This time he slept soundly, and when he woke up it was already dark, knowing that it was getting late, and he had to go on patrol at night, so he hurriedly dressed and washed, took his cloak and hurried outside.

When we left the corner gate of Kaifeng Mansion, there was light snow falling from the sky, and the fine snowflakes swirled and fell.

It's winter again...

He walked slowly on the street, letting the white snow scattered on the tip of his shoulders and hair. Not far away, in a dimly lit place, someone opened an umbrella.

In an instant, as if returning to that year in Fuxue Town, he saw through the window that there was heavy snow outside the door, and in the wind and snow, there was also a slender figure walking over unhurriedly.

The author has something to say: I didn’t find Master Bao’s daughter’s name without Baidu, so I picked one up at random. .

If you have popular science, you guys. .I will also eat this name, how cute.

[I really like writing about cute lolita]

It is also very cute to find Master Zhan X Xiaobao!How about we change CP! 【Snapped

【The Missing Chapter of the Heroine Lost Again】

Please rest assured. .The hostess will be back soon.

Let Master Zhan be sad at 45 degrees in silence

Finally, I have to say that spring is here, and the flu is simply awesome.Lazy people like me who eat at home every day and wait to die. . . . .

Overwhelmed by the flu! !

Everyone must pay attention to keeping warm [QAQ Although I was dressed very warmly, I still caught a cold, it is really incomprehensible to say. .