Shen Zechuan wrote a letter inside the house, and Qiao Tianya and Fei Sheng withdrew.
Fei Sheng was addicted to smoking, but he did not dare to smoke while standing under the eaves, for fear that he would smell odor when Shen Zechuan ordered him. He pressed the pestle for a moment, and when he saw that Qiao Tianya didn't move, he knew what it meant.
"This is something," Fei Sheng leaned out a few steps, leaning on the railing under the porch, and said, "First, what's your relationship with that 'Puyu Yuanzhuo'?"
"I've seen it, I'm not familiar with it, I have a little impression." Qiao Tianya said lightly.
The more Qiao Tianya said this, the more Fei Sheng felt that something was wrong. He said, "Yao Wenyu has not joined the official office, and is dressed in white. He stays outside all year round. It is difficult for Helian Hou to meet him. Where did you meet him?"
"Fate," Qiao Tianya replied seriously, "I didn't expect it either, isn't that just asking you to inquire?"
Fei Sheng couldn't figure out what was going on, so he calmed down his inquiries and said truthfully: "Before Haige's accident, he asked Yao Wenyu to leave Qidu and return to Jincheng. Jincheng is the home of the Yao family, and there are also students of Yao Taishi, who can act for the elders. Take care of him, but Yao Wenyu didn't leave."
Qiao Tianya let out an "oh" and stood under the eaves to watch the rain fall continuously.
Fei Sheng continued: "I'm afraid Yao Wenyu also noticed it at the time. The old man let him go because he wanted to die, so he got on the carriage, went around in a circle, and went back, waiting in the mansion for the old man to go to court. Who knows this Just wait, what you are waiting for is the news of the old man's advice."
Raindrops wet the toe of Qiao Tianya's boots. He looked at the mist rising in the courtyard, his eyes fell on the puddle, and he saw himself.
Fei Sheng paused for a moment, seeing Qiao Tianya's expression as usual, and then said: "When the elder Ge was buried, thousands of people saw him off. Yao Wenyu was his only student, and he took the elder Ge as his father. A few days later, there was a riot in Taixue, and his book They were all torn up. If Kong Qiu didn't hide it in time, I'm afraid he would also be torn up by the students. But after the matter of the princess happened, he seemed to disappear out of thin air. I also looked for my eyeliner in Qidu. There is no trace of him."
Qiao Tianya turned his eyes and repeated: "disappeared?"
"Yes, it's gone." Fei Sheng's hand on the railing made a virtual circle in the air and said, "When you and I were escaping for your life from Qidu, I lost contact with the eyeliner for a while, and it wasn't until recently that it was restored. At that time, Yao Wenyu had disappeared. All of them are the realm that Jin Yiwei is most familiar with. My people said that if they disappeared, most of them were dead."
Qiao Tianya said without hesitation: "Impossible, Kong Qiu still wants to revitalize the moderate faction, Yao Wenyu is a necessary candidate, for public and private, Kong Qiu will not let him die."
Fei Sheng looked at Qiao Tianya, and after he finished speaking, he continued: "I said he died, and there is evidence, you listen to me. At first, the man just disappeared, Kong Qiu Cen Yu was looking for him, but to no avail. The last place he appeared was the Bodhi Mountain where Hai Liangyi was buried. My people went to investigate and found the abandoned carriage. He was kidnapped. But if it was pure kidnapping, he would definitely negotiate with Kong Qiu, at least talk about it. Only under the corresponding conditions can Yao Wenyu play the role of a hostage, but Kong Qiu has not received any news at all. Not only Kong Qiu, but also Jincheng Yao Clan has not received any news."
Qiao Tianya frowned slightly and said, "If there was no riot in Taixue, he would be a rookie of the moderate school, but after the Taixue riot, Yao's family has plummeted, and he can no longer take on the heavy responsibility of ordering the students all over the world. Damn. There's always a reason to kill him, and in my opinion, it's totally unnecessary."
"That's right," Fei Sheng turned his head and said strangely, "He has no official position, but he is Yao's grandson. Killing him will only cause trouble and no benefit. I don't understand."
In the room, Shen Zechuan was calling for someone, so Qiao Tianya stopped the conversation, lifted the curtain and went in, never mentioning it again.
* * *
Luo Mu was very cautious. He didn't tell Cai Yu directly, but coaxed his concubine into joy and asked her to follow him into and out of the study. The private letter in the study was half-covered, copied by Cai's maid, and passed to Cai Yu without knowing it.
When Cai Yu saw it, he was immediately furious, and called Luo Mu to the mansion and cursed him with blood.
"I think you are honest, so you are willing to betroth your sister to you. You have difficulties in your family, which time is it that I, Cai Yu, don't give generously? I treat you as my own sister-in-law, and you are playing tricks behind your back! Luo Mengzheng, you Look at yourself, if you don't have me by your side, you'll be fine, you'll really treat yourself as one!"
Cai Yu wandered around in the wild, cursing people vulgarly, saying that Luo Mu knelt down and regretted before the table: "Brother treats me well, how can I avenge my revenge? These private letters are all anonymous miscellaneous letters, and I don't know where they came from. I don't know, I'm scared, I can't sleep well at night, and I'm in a trance all day, so I want to find an opportunity to tell my brother."
Cai Yu became more and more angry, threw the private message on the table, pointed at Luo Mu and said, "What opportunity are you looking for? You and I are the distance between the front and back yards. Are you lame and can't run? If I hadn't found out earlier, You're just messing around with people!"
Cai Yu was so angry that he stood up and walked a few steps, stroking his chest again and again.
"You are really not a thing, Luo Mengzheng! I said, after this spring, there are so many people who scold me, it turns out that you are going to stab me in the back! A bunch of shameless pickled scumbags, when I became famous, You are still little milk dolls in open crotch pants. I usually help you in various ways, but I let you take a bite! What's wrong? Seeing that the food is making money, my eyes are red, bah! You are also worthy of this business? You take Can you get up, eh?"
Luo Mu was terrified and wanted to speak, but Cai Yu shouted: "Kneel firmly! I'll give you a face outside and try to hold you in my arms. You don't cherish it, but you want to mix with these white-eyed wolves. I tell you, if it weren't for a girl I love you dearly, and today I will let you come and go!"
Luo Mu sweated profusely, sullen his head and said nothing.
Cai Yu stood and saw that Luo Mu's back was soaked with sweat, he just sneered. He spent the first half of his life licking blood with a knife. Now that he is old, he finally settles down and goes out to do errands. Who will call out "Elder Cai" disrespectfully? Both the big and small bandits in Zhongbo had to give him face, and even Lei Changming, who he despised in every possible way, did not dare to act wild in front of him.
Luo Mu knelt for an unknown time before the anger in Cai Yu's chest stopped. In his opinion, Luo Mu is a cowardly person. Luo Mu dared to hide these private messages for so long. He must have been instigated by the other party, which showed that the other party was really plotting against him and wanted to attack him.
Cai Yu had a lingering fear in his heart, and his teeth itch with hatred after thinking about it. He thinks that he has done a great job. Although he has taken up the bulk of the grain dividends, he still distributes meat dregs to the boys under him so that they will not starve to death. Unexpectedly, these people are not grateful at all.
"Since they are not benevolent, I have no choice but to be unjust." Cai Yu sat down and said in a dark voice by the light-transmitting window, "Greedy is not enough to swallow an elephant, wait for me to catch a few as an example, and let them understand that I am Cai Yu. Yu is old, but not old enough to be bullied by others."
Here Cai Yu was beating gongs and drums to deal with the small gang, and over there Shen Zechuan's wind and cold gradually improved. Fei Sheng's hearing was done very quickly. Not only did he record the price of tea in Chazhou, but he also sent people to Fanzhou to do the hearing.
In the first few days, Shen Zechuan did not release the news that Izuku was here to do the grain business. Kong Ling was only buying foreign goods from all over Chazhou, and they seemed to have come here on a special trip. When someone came to inquire about the news, Kong Ling was also vague and did not seem to care much. After a few days, fewer people came to inquire.
Kong Ling followed Shen Zechuan to go out to Xi's shop. The Xi family's shops here are mostly parallel imports, rouge and medicinal materials.
"Outside the city there are many mourning people, but inside the city is still peaceful and rich. It doesn't matter whether it is a troubled time or not, it is always the people who suffer." Kong Ling sniffed the medicinal herbs in his hands and boasted, "Good stuff."
"Xi Hongxuan still has foresight in the business field," Shen Zechuan looked around the shop, "No one else would dare to open such a shop here, either for fear of being robbed, or for fear of not being able to do it. Zhongbo couldn't afford to eat all these years, who would have thought The powerful people in the city are far more luxurious than the merchants in Juexi, and what is lacking is such a shop."
"Having money can make ghosts run the mill." Kong Ling seemed to sigh.
When Shen Zechuan talked to him about Xi Hongxuan, he was talking about his own treasury. Kong Ling, the weight of which, knew in his heart that this was a compliment to him for his team in Cizhou. Kong Ling's heart was tight, and he felt that he was still too sloppy that day, and everyone was humble, and it was not a good thing to show his wisdom in front of a clever master.
Kong Ling didn't answer and gave a sloppy look. Shen Zechuan did not continue, looked at the account for a while, and inquired with the shopkeepers about the news from Juexi's side. The shopkeepers honored some playthings, but Shen Zechuan, who was a jadeite, did not accept them, and the only one who closed his eyes was a fan. But he was used to the one that Xiao Chiye gave him, and it was not easy to hold this new fan in his palm.
* * *
The rain in Chazhou stopped, but it started to fall in Libei. Zhongbo is still hot, and Libei has begun to cool down. It is windy in July, and it should be cold after the rain.
Xiao Chiye has not been in a better mood since he received Xiao Fangxu's letter. He was still stationed in the third battalion of Shah, but joined the patrol range with the Bianbo battalion, and brought both battalions under the spot, and all sides were on guard.
Wu Ziyu was originally going to send his horses north in three days, but now it has been delayed for a few days. He can't run by himself and has to follow Xiao Chiye. Xiao Chiye received the letter, that is, the current Libei's luggage chief, he doesn't care where he goes, he has to obey the orders of military supplies from all sides.
Xiao Chiye got down from the camp wall and went back to the tent in the rain. It was getting dark by now, and the cook was shoveling the pot and beckoning to eat. There was a clear distinction between the Libei Iron Cavalry and the Imperial Guard, and everyone squatted on one side with their butts facing each other.
The reason for leaving the North Iron Cavalry is because he has suffered defeats one after another, he can't get over it, and he is panicked. The forbidden army itself has a very unserious style, and everyone is a good gag player. They take off their armor and have few rules, but they are all fun.
Xiao Chiye took the handkerchief from Chen Yang and wiped his sweat. Before he could sit down, he saw Gu Jin come in and said, "Master, the letter from the son has arrived."
Xiao Chiye took it, raised his hand and told them to retreat, made himself rough tea, and removed the large and small burdens while drinking. There weren't many things in it. Under the bulging oil leather bag were neatly stacked clothes. He didn't look at it and opened the bag first.
There were only two things in the bag, a handful of gulira that had been crushed and yellowed, and a letter. The letter has been soaked for a long time, and it is a little damp. Xiao Chiye can still smell the fragrance of flowers when he picks it up. He drank the rough tea in one breath and opened the letter.
The letter was not long. After reading it, Xiao Chiye swallowed his tea. He turned his head to look at the opening of the tent, where Chenyang and Gujin were still standing, Xiao Chiye said as usual, "Hang the curtain, I'm cold."
Gu Jin wanted to say that he was just bored, but Chen Yang had already withdrawn the hook and put down the curtain.
Once the curtain was blocked, Xiao Chiye read the letter several times, and finally fell heavily on the bed, holding the letter and reading it word by word.
Separate for a few days, know that you are in love, and give small things to comfort you.
Touch it like you touch me.
Xiao Chiye stared at that line of words and repeated it again.
Touch it like you touch me.
Xiao Chiye's throat was dry, he laughed inexplicably, his eyes were a little ruthless.
At the bottom is light and grassy writing: I can't sleep alone, when will I return to the bed? Hug me to sleep well.
Xiao Chiye let go of his fingers, looked at the top, turned over suddenly after a while, and buried himself in the pillow. But Shen Zechuan seemed to be lying beside him, biting his ears and saying loosely, "Hold me to sleep better..."