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Outside the Sanshan Gate, there is a sweet-scented osmanthus forest with a few houses scattered nearby. For these families, it is no longer a new thing to see a young man and a beautiful girl jogging every morning.
In addition to running, the young man could also do some strange acrobatics, such as squatting and jumping, and also perform some farming tricks. They looked far inferior to the stone-breaking chest tricks performed on the street, at least that's what these families thought.
In this regard, several families came to a unanimous conclusion: this young man ate too much.
Ordinary people are exhausted from working every day, so who would bother with these things? Even if they are not working, they should rest as much as possible, so as to save energy and reduce their food intake.
Only these young masters, who eat too much every day, would do these things to help digest their food.
Qin Mu worked very hard in training, and never thought that he had become a fat and bloated dandy in the eyes of others. This was really unfair, he was begging on the street a few days ago... ... ... .
He was sweating profusely during the training, and his chest and abdomen rose and fell like drums. After more than ten days of training, his body finally had some strength, and he could at least kill chickens.
"How is it?" He clenched his fists and bent his arms, showing off his biceps to Yun Qiaoer.
"Oh, it's such a big piece. Hey, why do you put your left hand inside your clothes? Pull your left hand out and let me have a look."
"Uh, I can't pull my left hand out. I'm afraid my biceps will burst if I pull it out."
"Hehe... Then don't practice anymore, sir. What if your triceps really explode?"
"How dare you tease me? I'm going to beat you up." Young Master Qin was so embarrassed that he instantly turned into a werewolf and pounced on Little Red Riding Hood.
The two men chased each other through the woods. Qiao'er ran and looked back in the morning mist and almost bumped into the two people coming towards her.
"Where did you come from, wild girl? You're asking for a beating!" One of them swung his palm and hit her. Fortunately, Qiao'er was light and nimble and dodged quickly, but her hair was still messed up by the beating.
Qin Mu saw the two people coming towards him, Qian Wan, and the girl named Xiaolian. There was also a carriage parked not far away. Beside the carriage, a man of medium build in Confucian clothing was picking wild flowers to make a bouquet.
Qin Mu's face suddenly turned cold, and he waved to Yun Qiao'er, "Qiao'er, come here."
Yun Qiao'er was quick-witted and could tell from Qin Mu's expression that there was something unusual about the relationship between him and Qian Wan. She walked back with her head lowered, not daring to say a word.
Qin Mu carefully helped her put her hair up again, not bothering to look at Qian Wan's arrogant face any more.
The man in Confucian clothing who was busy collecting wild flowers over there heard the noise and hurried over. He looked Qin Mu and Qian Wan up and down, bowed to them and asked, "Miss Qian, what happened?"
Qian Wan's expression softened immediately, and she bowed and said, "It's okay, I was just bumped by a blind wild girl."
"You hit someone, why don't you apologize?" The man in Confucian clothing immediately straightened his face and spoke sternly to Qin Mu.
Qin Mu looked at him, then at Qian Wan. It was understandable that they went out for an outing in the spring, but this early in the morning, a man and a woman alone... ... ... ... ... .Shit! I just wrote the divorce letter a few days ago, and they're already hooking up
The man in front of him was in his twenties, with ordinary looks and a medium to short build. There was nothing special about him in other aspects. He spoke to Qin Mu in a condescending manner, but it was obvious that he regarded himself as a "flower protector".
Qin Mu glanced at him indifferently and was about to leave with Xiao Qiao. He felt that getting entangled with these two people would only ruin his mood. However, Qian Wan didn't want to let him go and blocked his way: "You bumped into someone, and you want to leave like this?"
Xiaoqiao didn't bump into her at all, but she did mess up Xiaoqiao's hair. Qin Mu was naturally unhappy because he saw that she was unreasonable.
"Step aside!"
"You hit someone and want to leave without apologizing? No way! Mr. Qin, don't think you are great just because you sold a few poems and got a few taels of meat from prostitutes. A loser is a loser. Apart from being supported by prostitutes, what else can you do?"
Shit! Qian Han's perspective on the issue was really unusual. We went to a famous prostitute in a brothel to sell a few poems, but it turned out to be a way to exploit the prostitutes for selling their bodies. Qin Mu was really amused and angry. To be honest, he just disliked Qian Wan, a woman, and couldn't say he hated her, but he definitely didn't want to argue with her here.
He stretched out his hand to push Qian Wan away, and Qian Wan involuntarily took a step back, "You dare to push me!" She immediately kicked towards Qin Mu like a cat whose tail was stepped on.
Qin Mu had practiced for several days after all, and he dodged it with a quick move. At the same time, he suddenly came to his mind and pointed out with one finger. Qian Wan's kick missed and her body was already shaky. She was hit on the forehead by the One Yang Finger move and immediately fell to the ground.
To Qin Mu's surprise, Qian Wan didn't cry or make a fuss after she fell. Instead, she grabbed a handful of grass stems and threw them at him fiercely: "Qin, you wait, you'll see!"
The man in Confucian clothing quickly came up to help Qian Wan and angrily said to Qin Mu: "How could you do this, hitting a woman..."
"Which eye of yours saw me hit her?" Qin Mu interrupted him before he could finish. "Confucius said that men and women should not touch each other. Tsk tsk, look at you two hugging each other in broad daylight. It's really immoral!"
"You... Confucius said, 'If your sister-in-law is drowning, you should help her with your hands. This is polite. Miss Qian fell down, and I helped her. How can this be considered immoral? Don't slander me."
"You can set fire, but you can't allow others to light lamps? I wonder who slandered you first?" Qin Mu turned to Qian Wan and said, "This is a good one. Take good care of it. Maybe it won't jump over the wall."
Qian Wan was stunned for a moment, until Qin Mu and the other man walked seven or eight steps away, she came to her senses and instantly became furious.
"Mr. Qin, I will kill you! I will kill you, you coward. I must kill you..."
Qin Mu returned to the inn and was suddenly stopped by two eunuchs downstairs. Behind the eunuchs were several Dongchang men wearing brown clothes and small belts.
The eunuch in front was obviously the leader. He had thin cheeks and a medium build. His deep-set eyes glowed coldly like a venomous snake. He looked Qin Mu up and down and asked in a sharp and strange voice, "Are you the failed candidate Qin Mu?"
When Qin Mu saw the Dongchang guard, he secretly thought that it was not good. Could it be that the fact that he helped Meng Ke treat his injuries had been leaked
He tried to remain calm and replied, "I am Qin Mu. I wonder if you, eunuch..."
"Stop talking nonsense and take it down for us."
The eunuch shouted sharply, and several Dongchang men immediately rushed over. The little girl behind Qin Mu was not slow at all and also rushed over to block Qin Mu, looking at the eunuch with panic but determination.
Qin Mu had not expected her to do this, so he pushed the little girl behind him and shouted, "Qiao'er, don't act rashly. Be obedient. Remember, you must be obedient."
Two eunuchs from the Eastern Depot rushed over and twisted his hands. Qin Mu did not struggle, but asked the leading eunuch, "Excuse me, sir, what crime have I committed that you want to arrest me?"
"Qin Mu, you have spoken outrageously and slandered the emperor and father. You are guilty of a heinous crime. Eunuch Han has ordered that you be taken back for questioning. Do you still dare to resist?"
When Qin Mu heard that it was not Meng Ke who was in trouble, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and replied, "If the eunuch wants to arrest someone, how dare I resist? I will just go with the eunuch. Oh! Can you two brothers loosen your grip? I am a weak scholar, how can I run away?"
"Run, try it? Let's see whether your feet are faster or our swords are faster." The leading eunuch laughed twice and turned to get on the carriage next to him. The two Dongchang guards who were holding him snorted coldly, probably because they were too lazy to waste more energy on him, and actually let him go.
Opportunities are rare and will never come back. Qin Mu rubbed his aching arm, reached behind him with one hand pretending to be unintentional, quickly wrote a few words on Qiao'er's palm, and then followed the carriage.
After walking a few steps, Qin Mu secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the little girl did not follow him. He had repeatedly emphasized the need to be obedient just now because he was afraid that this girl would insist on following him.
There were many people walking on the street. When they saw that it was the Eastern Depot who was arresting people, they all avoided them from a distance and whispered to each other on the side of the street.
When Chongzhen was Prince Xin, the power of the Censorate was extremely high. Perhaps he had lived under the shadow of the Censorate, or perhaps he was too influenced by the lovesickness of the literati. In any case, after he ascended the throne, he ignored his brother's last words to treat Wei Zhongxian well, and took ruthless action. The power of the Censorate was almost uprooted, and it had long lost its former glory.
However, the residual power accumulated over more than two hundred years is still not something that ordinary people dare to face up to. In addition, Chongzhen has gradually realized over the years that he was wrong. In fact, the eunuch party did not exist at all. After all, the eunuch party was the emperor's party, the emperor's slaves, or his right-hand men.
The fool Chongzhen did not understand the true meaning of the checks and balances between the inside and the outside of his ancestors, so he cut off one of his arms. After a few years, he realized that the eunuch party was gone, but the country was not only not well governed, but the court was even more chaotic, and corrupt and incompetent officials filled every department.
During the Chongzhen reign, from the cabinet ministers to the six ministers, there was hardly a single person worthy of praise. The Donglin Party, on which he had placed high hopes, was mostly a group of people with no substance but empty talk, and the state affairs were gradually deteriorating.
This forced Chongzhen to rely on the eunuchs and the imperial guards again. In recent years, the power of the eunuchs and imperial guards has been greatly restored, and people's fear of the imperial guards has also increased. The voices of the people on the street were barely audible, and everyone was afraid of being caught in the crossfire.
Qin Mu's mind was racing, hoping to come up with a plan to save himself, but once he was in the imperial prison, would he still be able to speak
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