The next morning, Wen Liunian scratched his face and stretched vigorously.
The seaside is windy and the weather is also cold, so the quilt seems to be warm and soft, so comfortable that I don't even want to move.
"If you don't think about it, lie down for a while." Zhao Yue pressed the quilt for him, "I just heard that Lord Shen and the others have woken up, so I'll go out and ask if there is any news from Chu Heng."
"Alright." Wen Liunian shrank back under the quilt, lazily watching him go out.
The dark guard stood up from the yard.
"Thank you all last night." Zhao Yue said, "Thank you for your hard work."
"You don't have to be polite, the boss, this is our duty." The dark guard's expression was calm, but his heart was quite complicated—besides, we were more or less dereliction of duty, and let the hooligans steal the lord's trousers.
Things like this make me cry just thinking about them.
"Where are Leader Shen and Guzhu Ye?" Zhao Yue asked again.
"I just went out, it should be in the dining room." The dark guard pointed the way.
After Zhao Yue thanked them, he went out to find the two of them, intending to ask how the battle was going.
The dark guard watched Zhao Yue's back disappear all the way, turned around and rushed into the bedroom.
"Ah!" Wen Liunian was taken aback.
"My lord, don't be afraid." The dark guard hurriedly said, "It's us."
"What's the matter, heroes?" Wen Liunian was still in shock, he had just sat up and his pants were still on.
"Your Excellency, you slept well last night... was it okay?" The dark guard thought about his words.
"Very good." Wen Liunian said honestly, "Thank you for your hard work."
"Well, the thing is like this." The dark guard was a little confused, and finally chose a representative, "Quickly tell the adults what happened last night."
"I can't condense my words clearly." The mascot who was forcibly pushed out collapsed.
"Your Excellency is the star of Wenqu, and you can understand even Nanbanwen, besides, you just don't bend your tongue." The rest of the people urged, "Hurry up!"
Wen Liunian sat on the bed wrapped in a quilt, and looked at him innocently: "What happened last night?"
"A thief came in the middle of the night last night." The dark guard tried to slow down his speech, "Stole something and left."
"What did you steal?" Wen Liunian looked around.
"Trousers." The dark guard had a tragic expression on his face.
The rest of the collective support.
Do it again.
Can't think about it.
"What?" Wen Liunian showed a look of being struck by lightning, "Is there a thief stealing the trousers of the boss?"
"No four no four." The dark guard shook his head, "Not the top four."
Wen Liunian: "..."
Wen Liunian: "..."
Wen Liunian: "..."
"Our people followed, and saw that the thief put on the adult's clothes after returning to the house, and seemed extremely excited." Another dark guard said, "It's a man in his twenties, judging from the location of the house, he should be in the mansion. some status."
"Why did this happen?" Wen Liunian was immersed in the continuous collapse and couldn't extricate himself.
"I haven't informed Master Zhao about this matter, and I want to ask my lord to make a decision first." The dark guard said, "How should we deal with it?"
"Don't tell me yet." Wen Liunian said, "Keep it a secret for a while, wait until we find out the identity of the person who stole it."
Although he spoke calmly, Mrs. Wen felt a little dizzy when he thought of someone stealing his trousers. He didn't recover a little until he went out and blew a cool breeze.
The dark guard looked sympathetic.
"Why did you get up?" Zhao Yue came in from outside the courtyard, "I don't look very energetic."
"A little dizzy from sleep." Wen Liunian changed the subject, "How is the battle going?"
"Chu Heng hasn't come back yet." Zhao Yue said, "However, Guzhu Ye went out in the morning and happened to meet Wuying, saying that the sea battle was not too fierce, and the opponent was almost repelled."
"What is the attitude of the rest of the mansion to this?" Wen Liunian asked.
"It seems that there is not much reaction, it seems to be regarded as a common thing, and the people on the street have not been affected." Zhao Yue said, "Perhaps it is true as the housekeeper said yesterday, the big guys have long been used to it."
"It's not good to get used to it, but to be used to being robbed by pirates." Wen Liunian shook his head, "This Sea Dragon King doesn't look very good either."
"Stay here with you for a day, and tomorrow I will board the ship and go to sea." Zhao Yue was a little bit reluctant, "It will take more than a hundred days to retreat, and I will see you next time, it will be after the spring of next year."
"You just go." Wen Liunian patted his chest, "I am already very content to be with you in the East China Sea."
Zhao Yue helped him straighten his hair, lowered his head and wanted to kiss, but there was a sound of footsteps outside, and then someone poked his head cautiously: "Master Wen."
Shadow Chaser Palace Dark Guard: "..."
It's not enough for Heitian to steal one in the middle of the night, how dare you do it during the day
"Your Excellency?" Wen Liunian hesitated.
"Master Wen, this is the second son of my family." The housekeeper who was beside him explained.
"So it's the second son." Wen Liunian said, "I'm being rude."
There are two sons under Chu Heng's knees. The eldest son, Chu Cheng, joined the Donghai Navy as the deputy instructor; the second son, Chu Mian, was said to be uncommon in martial arts and lazy, so he didn't make much achievements. mention.
"The eldest son of my family has always admired the literary talents of adults. He was so happy that he didn't fall asleep last night. He got up early this morning and wanted to chat with adults." The housekeeper said, "tea and snacks have been prepared in the hall. , and the frozen top oolong tea that adults love most.”
Zhao Yue: "..."
"The little one will go first." The housekeeper bowed and retreated.
Chu Mian was full of excitement, looking at his posture, he seemed eager to rush forward.
"My lord." Although he didn't know that the person in front of him stole his trousers, but being stared at by such fiery eyes was really unbearable. Wen Liunian took a step back silently, "Now that the old prince is fighting in the East China Sea, I don't know what the prince wants to talk to this official about?"
"Why don't we start with "Tongyou Pai An Lu" first?" Chu Mian couldn't wait.
"Now that the war is raging, the prince wants to talk about the legend?" Wen Liunian was stunned.
"You don't have to worry about your elder brother and father during the war." Chu Mian took another step forward, and continued to look forward to it, "If you don't want to talk about it, why don't you drink tea, recite poems and play the piano together? It's also very good."
Wen Liunian: "..."
Zhao Yue pushed Wen Liunian aside, "We still have a lot of things to do this morning, I'm afraid your son will drink tea and play the piano alone."
"What are you going to do?" Chu Mian asked.
Zhao Yue replied: "Kill a few people."
Chu Mian: "..."
"Your Majesty, do you want to go together?" Zhao Yue asked coldly.
Chu Mian shook his head frantically.
"I will not accompany you." Zhao Yue pulled Wen Liunian and strode out of the house together.
Chu Mian picked up his trousers and sat at the stone table with a mournful face, obviously extremely depressed.
An Weixin said why not leave, don't steal another one. You must know that although the adults say that the salary is not low and the family is rich, most of the money is used to help the poor. They don't have many clothes, and they don't wear a lot of trousers when they go out.
After a while, Chu Mian stood up and wanted to go out, but before going out, she changed her mind and sneaked into Wen Liunian's bedroom cautiously.
My mother is really here again, is this a plan to steal a year to change clothes or something... The dark guard is exhausted physically and mentally, and he really wants to hug each other and cry.
Chu Mian rolled up a piece of underwear, stuffed it into his arms and sneaked out.
The secret guard was in a mixed mood, next time, should the adults put a lock on the cabinet, otherwise calling a tailor once a month would probably not be enough to steal.
Zhao Yue took Wen Liunian out of the prince's mansion, and went all the way to the house for sale that he saw yesterday.
"Why are you walking so fast?" Wen Liunian staggered as he pulled him away.
"I'll move out at night." Zhao Yue supported his shoulders with both hands, "Don't let him approach you in the future, he will look malicious."
"How can it be considered malicious." Wen Liunian smiled, "At most it's just a bit of idleness, it's a common problem among noblemen from aristocratic families."
"It doesn't matter what it is, it's better to stay away from it." Zhao Yue said, "Do you know?"
Wen Liunian nodded perfunctorily: "Understood."
Zhao Yue pulled him and knocked on the courtyard door, only asked the price, and bought the house without hesitation.
The master was overjoyed, and said in his heart that he was worthy of being an adult from Wangcheng, and his actions were generous, but he really made a fortune.
Now that he got the money, his attitude became much more attentive. That afternoon, a lot of people were brought over to remove all the discarded items in the house, and then cleaned it thoroughly, and bought some new belongings. Naturally, it is not considered grand and luxurious, nor can it compare to the chic and tranquility of the Wangcheng Wenfu, but it is more than enough for people to live in.
"It's really nice here." Ye Jin said, "It's close to the palace, and the view is wide, so you can be the master of the house."
"It should be the two of you." Zhao Yue said, "When I'm not here, I have to trouble the lord a lot."
"Naturally." Shen Qianfeng nodded, "Don't worry about going to sea, Master, I will take care of you."
Later, Shang Yunze and Mu Qingshan also moved here, and bought a lot of fish cakes to eat.
Wen Liunian seriously stood at the table and ate one by one, finally picked up a piece of pink pastry: "What is this?"
"It's flower cakes. I didn't have them before. Since the King of the Southwest came to Muyang City, there have been a lot of Southwest snacks here." Mu Qingshan said, "There are also glutinous rice cooked with flower juice. Seven or eight colors are packed in Together, the name is Huanyan, and the business is going well."
"So popular?" Wen Liunian took a bite of his snack and said thoughtfully, "It seems that the people have no hostility towards the King of Southwest."
"There may have been before, but the Southwest King said he was returning home to worship his ancestors, so he stayed in Muyang City untouched, and often distributed money to the people, so the hostility will naturally disappear." Mu Qingshan said, "When is your lord planning? to see him?"
"Don't worry about it." Wen Liunian shook his head. What's more, the emperor said when he came that even if he didn't go to the Southwest King, the Southwest King would come to him on his own initiative.
Just wait.
The food along the coast is lighter than that in the inland, but the fish balls in clear soup with boiled vegetables look quite appetizing. The only downside is that the bowl is a bit small, and I haven't been full after adding it four times.
Mu Qingshan: "..."
"Master, do you want another bowl?" Wen Liunian asked.
Mu Qingshan quickly shook his head, then who can eat it.
Ye Jin picked out the vegetables and ate them, and gave the rest to Shen Qianfeng.
Wen Liunian added a fifth bowl of rice, there wasn't enough food on the table, and he could eat it all with pickles.
Shen Qianfeng and Shang Yunze looked at each other, and looked at Zhao Yue with envy.
Why is it so easy to raise...
After eating, Wen Liunian volunteered to go to the kitchen to make tea, but was dragged to the corner by the hidden guard on the way: "My lord, you have another piece of clothing stolen."
Wen Liunian: "..."
Who is so brain-dead? !
"Back then, Master Zhao was always there, and he didn't find a chance to say it." The dark guard continued, "The person who stole it was the second son of today, Chu Mian."
"It's him?" Wen Liunian was really surprised this time.
The dark guard nodded: "It's definitely not wrong."
"It's ridiculous!" Mr. Wen didn't know how to evaluate this time. After living for more than 20 years, he saw many thieves stealing money, but it was the first time he met someone stealing pants.
After all, it's the top of the pants.
Who would have nothing to do and steal other people's pants!
"What orders does your lord have?" the dark guard asked.
"Forget it, now that he has moved out, he probably won't steal it again." Wen Liunian said, "We'll talk about everything after the boss goes out to sea." Otherwise, if we let him know now, there will probably be trouble again.
Since he decided to practice martial arts in seclusion, it's better not to let other things disturb him, especially this kind of... inexplicable things.
After drinking tea, everyone rested. Chu Heng still didn't come back that night, and it wasn't until the next morning that someone came to report that the Sea Dragon King had returned in a big victory, so please go to the palace to discuss it in detail.
"Have you captured the pirates?" Wen Liunian asked.
"Yes, but they are all corpses." The soldier said, "No one survived."
Sure enough, this is the case again. Wen Liunian sighed inwardly, and went to the Prince's Mansion together with the others.
Although Chu Heng fought continuously for a day and two nights, he still didn't feel sleepy. Shen Qianfeng said: "As expected of the Sea Dragon King."
"Leader Shen is too famous, an old bone, and only relying on the protection of the former emperor to barely hold on." Chu Heng waved his hand, "It's just a pity that the leader of the thief was not captured."
"Who is the other party?" Wen Liunian asked, "Japanese pirates?"
"I can't say for sure, it doesn't look like the clothes." Chu Heng shook his head, "However, there are so many people and well-equipped equipment, and the big ships often disappear in a flash, as if there are ghosts and gods helping them."
"Is there such a thing?" Wen Liunian wondered, "It's so weird, no wonder it hasn't been completely expelled after several battles."
"If there is another time, my lord can go and have a look together." Chu Heng said, "Maybe we can discover the mystery and help our army win a complete victory."
"My lord was joking, I'm just a civil servant who came to negotiate peace with the King of Southwest." Wen Liunian shook his head resolutely: "It's better not to go to the battlefield, if you can."
Chu Heng: "..."
Although most officials in the DPRK and China are greedy for life and afraid of death, it is rare to see such obvious manifestations.
"Duan Baiyue sent an envoy?" Ye Jin asked.
Chu Heng shook his head: "The King of Southwest has been stationed in Muyang City and has never had any contact with Da Kun City. However, although there is nothing out of the ordinary, such a large army marching into the East China Sea to stare at it is really in the Emperor's heart I don’t know when your lord plans to go to the peace talks?”
"Wait for the official to prepare some words first, and then set a specific date." Wen Liunian said, "In short, this trip will last for a long time, so we are not in a hurry."
"Lord Wen is not in a hurry, I'm afraid the people will." Chu Heng reminded.
"My lord was joking, I just ate glutinous rice with flower juice this morning." Wen Liunian said, "The common people also said that they would go to the Southwest King for advice on how to cook fish in sour soup."
Chu Heng: "..."
"So don't worry at all." Wen Liunian said with a smile.
The people sent by the imperial court are really good at making peace. Chu Heng was dissatisfied, but he didn't tangle with him anymore.
Live as long as you like, and if you don't believe it, you can find out something.
Since they won a big victory, they still have to eat together at the celebration banquet. Sitting beside Chu Heng was his eldest son Chu Cheng and several lieutenants, but Chu Mian was nowhere to be seen. But it's reasonable to think about it carefully - in a family of military generals, but obsessed with poetry and tea ceremony all day long, it's only natural that he should not be seen.
Not to mention that he likes to steal other people's pants.
Thinking of this, Master Wen rubbed his temples silently.
In the backyard of the palace, Chu Mian seemed unaffected, and didn't really care if he was invited to the banquet. Just shaking his head with a book, reading in circles in the room, holding the undershirt he stole during the day in his arms, looking like he was reluctant to throw it away.
The dark guard felt that this person probably had serious brain problems.
"Hurry up!" There was a sudden shout from not far away.
The hidden guards jumped up lightly and landed on the courtyard wall without a sound. They saw a few people holding torches and walking past. With bright knives and chains and shackles, they detained about seven or eight men in total, all with their hands tied behind their backs. Mouth is also tightly gagged.
"Somewhat familiar." The dark guard frowned slightly.
"There was a fight a few days ago." Another person said, "The big sister who bullied the fish ball noodles in the street, and the few people who were robbed of the flag by us."
"No wonder, I just said I saw it somewhere." The previous dark guard said, "Let's go, follow me to have a look."
The group of men were escorted all the way to the front hall, Wen Liunian was still thinking about going back in the evening and serving a bowl of fried wontons to the master, when he heard the sound of swords clashing outside.
"Deputy Commander!" A soldier came in and said, "Everyone has been arrested, there are eight in total, not a few."
"Bring it in." Chu Cheng said coldly.
"Yes!" The soldier turned around and pushed the men in.
"What do you mean?" Wen Liunian was puzzled.
"Your Excellency, I don't know." Chu Chengdao, "This group of people were originally soldiers from the Weizi Camp in the East China Sea. They went out to perform missions a few days ago, but they violated military regulations and bullied the people in the street. In the end, they were taught by a group of knights. I'm afraid of the news. When it was heard in my ears, I simply pretended to be a defector and sent someone to arrest me just now."
The few men knelt on the ground and struggled, murmuring, not knowing what to say.
"Take it down." Chu Chengdao, "Don't disturb the little prince and Lord Wen."
Soldiers filed in and brought those people down again.
Wen Liunian put down his teacup: "Since you've been caught, why don't you hand him over to me for interrogation."
"The evidence is convincing, and these people have all pleaded guilty, so there is nothing left to try." Chu Chengdao, "I won't waste your time."
"It's okay for me to be idle anyway, maybe there is something hidden in it." Wen Liunian said, "I just ask the prince to agree."
Chu Cheng still shook his head: "Since he violated military regulations, he should be dealt with by military law."
"What if I want to interrogate?" Seeing that he insisted on refusing to nod, Ye Jin asked.
"I'm afraid it's too late now." Chu Cheng said.
Wen Liunian was shocked.
"Those who violate the military regulations will not be kept overnight." Chu Chengdao, "This is especially true for defectors."
"So?" Wen Liunian felt ominous.
"Deputy Commander." The soldier from before came in again, "All executions have been completed."
Wen Liunian suddenly clenched his right hand tightly.
Zhao Yue frowned slightly and glanced at Chu Cheng.
"Surprised everyone." Chu Chengdao, "But the crime of bullying the people is unforgivable, and this life cannot be kept."
"Your Majesty's words are reasonable." Wen Liunian said, "It's just that when I was in Wangcheng, capital crimes had to go through layers of approval, and it's never been like this..." Feel free, "Naturally, a rough place is no better than Wangcheng." Chu Cheng smiled , "In troubled times, we should use heavy codes. The East China Sea is not peaceful. If you speak the truth slowly like an adult, I am afraid that the Japanese pirates will have already driven straight in."
Wen Liunian's face was slightly stiff.
Chu Heng Zhiqu changed the subject and brought this matter to the past. But everyone's interest has been swept away, and they are not in the mood to drink tea anymore, so they dispersed after a while.
"Those people were really killed?" Wen Liunian asked the secret guard as soon as he returned to the residence.
"Not a single one was left alive." The dark guard said, "I saw that group of people being escorted out earlier, and thought they were taken back to the dungeon. Who would have thought that they would be killed suddenly just as they walked into an open space, without any warning. .”
"How did this gang bully the common people?" Wen Liunian asked, "Please tell me the details."
"We were shopping at the market at that time, and we heard some people talking in front of us, saying that the elder sister of the Lin family might be in trouble today, so I asked the way to see what happened." An Wei said, "When we went, these people had just finished their meal, Not only did she not give the money, but she also dropped the bowl and said it was not clean, the lady who owns the stall is also an honest person, she has been obedient and dare not speak out, and the people around are also dare not speak out, so we beat him up."
"The common people knew that the owner of the stall was in trouble before they caused trouble, and they dared not speak up. It seems that this prestige camp has committed crimes once or twice." Ye Jin said, "But Chu Cheng said it as if it had never happened before. .”
"It's nothing more than a show for us." Wen Liunian said, "Otherwise, there is no such thing as a coincidence to catch it. If you catch it, you will catch it, and you will have to cover your mouth and bring it to the front hall to kneel. Most likely because of listening After sharing the news and knowing the true identities of the heroes of the Shadow Chasing Palace, I acted first to silence the rumors, and secondly, to appear strict in the army, so as not to give us any excuses."
"It really is the biological father and son." Ye Jin shook his head, "I don't know how Chu Mian is."
Wen Liunian: "..."
That's not cruel.
But it didn't get any better.
Better not to know.
"I don't know when the Southwest King will come." Ye Jin said again.
Wen Liunian was a little surprised: "Master Gu wants to see King Xixi?"
"I want to see what he does." Ye Jin said arrogantly, "I want to see the red armored wolf."
Wen Liunian: "..."
On the small round table, the little red armored wolf is taking a nap on its stomach, fat!
The red armored wolf was full of energy, running around while shaking its whiskers.
In the dead of night, Wen Liunian was very reluctant to let go, hugged Zhao Yue and kissed, and kissed, and kissed again.
"Don't want to sleep?" Zhao Yue patted him on the back.
"Can't sleep." Wen Liunian looked at him with a red nose.
"Bai Tian clearly said it well." Zhao Yue pinched his face.
"The mood is different." Wen Liunian hugged him tightly, besides, he said he was willing, and the fool knew it was just pretending.
How could it be willing.
"I will try to get out of customs as soon as possible." Zhao Yue said.
"Don't worry, it's better to be safe." Wen Liunian was worried again.
"I have a measure." Zhao Yue pressed him on the bed: "If you don't want to sleep, then do something else?"
"No, no." Wen Liunian hypocritically shook his head, "You can't be too tired, you have to leave early tomorrow morning."
Zhao Yue opened his belt.
Master Wen immediately shut up obediently.
In fact, I still want it.
It's okay to come back a few times.
So Master Zhao really came a few more times, very conscientious.
Wen Liunian said with tears in his voice, "You can't become fat if you eat even one bite." How can one night make enough for a hundred days
This kind of thing is obviously unreasonable!
"Good boy." Zhao Yue held his hands.
"It's almost dawn." Wen Liunian coughed and protested.
Zhao Yue covered his eyes with one hand: "It's not bright."
Master Wen was limp, and let him lie on the bed with his arms until he was still thinking in a daze that he must drink a pot of nourishing chicken soup tomorrow to make up for it.
I can't remember when I fell into a deep sleep, but when I woke up the next morning, my surroundings were empty, and there was a jade pendant on the pillow, which was a little blue fox.
Wen Liunian had a sore nose, so he left.
The dark guard lay at the door and listened hard, adults must not cry, we all feel sorry for you!
Two red-armored wolves crawled out, hugged his fingertips and rubbed them together.
From now on, we will depend on each other...
On the vast sea, a small boat is sailing forward. Zhao Yue sat on the deck, watching the black horizon gradually disappear, and finally completely hidden between the sea and the sky.
"Master." Wufeng sat beside him, "With Ah Ying secretly protecting Sir, nothing will happen."
"I'm not worried that something will happen." Zhao Yue said, "It's just that I don't want to give up."
"Two years is not a long time, and it's not like you won't miss them completely during these two years." Wu Feng said, "If the young master can leave the customs earlier, then the days of separation will be even shorter."
"I know." Zhao Yue smiled, "Thank you."
"It's going to be windy, young master, don't sit here." Wufeng said, "At least half a month will be spent on the sea, just take this opportunity to practice mental formulas quietly."
Zhao Yue nodded, got up and entered the cabin.
For the current plan, the only way to get out of the customs earlier is to let Fang Neng live up to him and everyone else.