Han Changmu was stunned by this question, and in a flash he understood what Zhang Youli meant by asking this question. He was trying to give him what he wanted. He looked at Yao Yao in shock.
Someone was blatantly bribing people from the Department of Internal Security in front of him. Should he take them down?
Yao Yao bent his almond-shaped eyes, looked at Zhang Youli with a kind and gentle gaze, and showed a happy smile as if his little boy had suddenly become successful.
In fact, Zhang Youli has always been very promising, diligent and studious, and not afraid of hardship. It's just that he was not lucky enough to have a good master.
Han Changmu suddenly felt that Yao Yao's smile hurt his eyes, and his expression became solemn. He didn't even bother to say a word to Zhang Youli, and turned around to give the rest of the instructions.
Zhang Youli was startled by Han Changmu's frosty expression. He followed Yao Yao step by step and asked in a low voice: "Yao Canjun, I said something right. Why did the Commander-in-Chief suddenly become angry?"
"He likes corpses." Yao Yao walked a few steps outside, looked at the fish-belly-white sky in the distance, and suddenly spoke. Although his face was calm, what he said was shocking and terrifying.
Zhang Youli staggered in fright, his face turned pale: "What, Sir Shi Shi wants my life!"
Yao Yao turned his head and looked at the innocent Zhang Youli with a look like a fool. He was speechless for a long time and patted his shoulder twice, making him dwarf before sighing regretfully.
Zhang Youli was so frightened that his legs weakened and he suddenly leaned against the wall, unable to stand.
Han Changmu led the horse, walked past Yao Yao and Zhang Youli, and gave Zhang Youli an increasingly unkind look.
Zhang Youli wailed in his heart.
It's over, it's over, the Commander-in-Chief really wants his life.
Is it too late for him to run now?
Leng Linjiang also walked out. Seeing that Zhang Youli's expression was no better than that of a dead man, he was obviously frightened. Knowing that the poor child had been teased by Yao Yao again, he walked to her side, shook his head and sighed. : "Children are timid, please take it easy and don't scare them every three days. We can scare them every once in a while."
"..." Yao Yao raised his eyebrows and was about to say something when Han Changmu stopped at the entrance of the narrow alley and called Yao Yao in a bad tone.
"Still not leaving?!" Han Changmu's voice was cold, without any fluctuations, but it penetrated the night like a sharp blade, and anyone could tell that he was not in a good mood.
This voice was so cold that even Leng Linjiang, who had always had a strong heart and the thickest skin, shuddered and frowned slightly: "A Yao, why did you provoke him again?"
Yao Yao said "Hey" and glanced at Leng Linjiang: "How dare I provoke him? Master Shaoyin, do you have any misunderstanding about bear's heart and leopard's courage?"
"..." Leng Linjiang choked.
In the thin night, Han Changmu's already gloomy figure became more and more cold. Just looking at it from a distance, he felt that all the blood in his body was frozen.
Yao Yao shrank his neck, silently recited a blessing in his heart, and hurriedly chased the human-shaped ice cube into the narrow alley.
The two walls were mottled and narrow, and the vaguely white sky shrouded the long and narrow alley in a dark and low pressure. Dark shadows splashed on the walls, like ink clouds flying before a rainstorm.
Yao Yao couldn't help but be a little more cautious, and peeked at Han Changmu from time to time. Seeing that he always looked indifferent and showed no signs of getting angry, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Although he has a weird temper, he is not moody.
Han Changmu noticed Yao Yao's gaze and chuckled secretly in his heart, without revealing anything on his face, he said calmly: "Gu Chen is awake."
"Lao Gu is awake!" Yao Yao said in surprise, his cautious look immediately disappeared: "Great, we finally know what happened in Qingyun Village."
Since returning to Beijing from Qingyun Village, Gu Chen, who has been unconscious, has also moved to the Han Mansion to recuperate. Han Zengshou, the medical officer of the Imperial Medical Office, also went to see him and fed him the liquid-like medicinal materials, but he just didn't have it. No sign of waking up.
If Han Zengshou hadn't checked his pulse and concluded that Gu Chen was unconscious because of his severe injuries, Yao Yao would have really thought that he was lying down because he was deliberately lazy.
Hearing the news that Gu Chen had woken up this time, Yao Yao breathed a sigh of relief, with a more sincere smile on his face: "Thank you sir for sparing no effort in treating Lao Gu, otherwise he wouldn't have woken up so easily."
Han Changmu's heart froze, and he choked with bitterness at the intimate "Lao Gu". He turned his head away and said an unclear "hmm".
After working for most of the night, Yao Yao rested on his pillow after returning to Han Mansion. When he woke up from sleep, the sky was already bright, the birds were landing on the window edge, and the little jumping figures were outlined on the thick clear paper. It keeps chirping high and low.
The servants got up early, knowing that the people in the guest rooms had not yet gotten up, so they moved very lightly when cleaning the yard.
Yao Yao opened the curtain and took a look outside. The dirty clothes on the hangers were gone.
The rustling sound made by lifting the curtain was not loud, and it was lost in the rustling sound through the window, making it difficult to detect at all.
Just when Yao Yao was thinking about what clothes he had brought with him to wear, there was a soft "squeak" and the door was half opened.
Mrs. Liu led a maid in and saw Yao Yao poking his head out from the curtain. She quickly took the copper plate in the maid's hand and said respectfully: "Miss A Yao is awake. The girl changed it at night." The clothes, my maid ordered them to be washed. These are newly made clothes in the house. Let me try to see if they fit me."
Yao Yao looked at the neatly folded skirt and shirt in Liu's hands. The material seemed to be ordinary linen, but the workmanship was extremely fine. The corners of the lotus-colored skirt were embroidered with clusters of rose flowers with slightly darker silk thread of the same color. It looks chic without being eye-catching.
There is no girl who doesn’t love beautiful clothes. Even if Yao Yao is used to being slovenly, she will still be unable to move when she sees a nice dress.
Seeing Yao Yao get off the kang, Mrs. Liu put the shiny copper plate on the small table, hurried over to meet him, lifted up the curtain and hung it on the carved copper hook.
Yao Yao reached out and touched the clothes, feeling surprised. It looked like ordinary linen, but when she touched it, it felt much softer and more delicate than linen. She looked at Mrs. Liu in confusion.
Mrs. Liu smiled. She originally felt that it was a waste for the prince to put all his efforts into making clothes for such a girl from a humble background. She was afraid that the girl couldn't tell the difference between materials.
But I didn't expect that as Jin Yu said, this girl looks rough, but she is knowledgeable.
The smile on her face gradually deepened: "The prince said that the girl didn't like silk and satin, saying that it was not strong and durable, but the linen that the girl liked was too rough and hard, so he thought of this method. The girl touched it and saw if it was the same. The ordinary linen is different.”
Yao Yao's fingertips slowly rubbed the corners of her skirt, and she was filled with emotion. The wisdom of the ancients was indeed infinite. Wasn't this the prototype of the blend she often wore in her previous life?
It's just that the blends in the previous life were all woven by machines, but now this blend is all made by humans.
Every stitch is full of sincerity!
Yao Yao raised his eyebrows slightly, no little girl could withstand such gentle and gentle warmth. If this was a little girl who was inexperienced in the world, she would have given up on him a long time ago.
It's a pity that she is no longer a little girl, nor is she inexperienced in the world. This small favor really cannot impress her.
She pretended to be reluctant to leave, and slowly let go of her hand. There was a faint smile on her face, which did not reach her eyes: "Thank you, Sir." She raised her hand to rub the corner of her clothes again, as if she was a little unhappy. She smiled shyly and said, "Aunt Liu, go ahead and change it myself."
Liu Zhuangruo glanced at Yao Yao's hand unintentionally, then looked away and said respectfully: "Miss A Yao, should the food be placed in the guest room, or should I go to the front hall to share it with the prince?"
Yao Yao thought deeply for a while. To be honest, she didn't really want to eat in front of Han Changmu's cold face, as if she owed him eight hundred coins. Facing that face, instead of eating one more bowl, she had to eat one less bite. .
If you don't eat well in the morning, you won't be energetic throughout the day.
She seems to have a lot of errands to run today!
Yao Yao decided to follow his heart and have a peaceful meal of breakfast. He smiled and said, "Just put the breakfast in the guest room. I'll go see the Commander-in-Chief after I finish it."
Mrs. Liu agreed, quickly stepped out, and closed the door behind her back.
Yao Yao watched the door shut tightly, then stretched out his hand to rub the soft corner of his clothes twice more, then let go, turned around, opened the carved camphor wood box placed on the wall, and took out half of the washed clothes. Put on the old dress.
This dress is made of serious linen, which is rough but strong and durable. Most of Yao Yao's clothes are made of this material. There is no embroidery and it is plain to the end. The skirt is not big, the sleeves are narrow, and there is no unnecessary decoration at all. , although it is a bit plainer, it is not ugly, and more importantly, it is convenient for fighting.
The food served in Han Dynasty is always simple and light, with mostly soup and water, and at most a half-fist-sized meat bun. Yao Yao ate it in one bite and was not hungry at all. Before it was time for lunch, she It feels like the front and back are tightly pressed together.
But today's morning meal was surprising. Not only was it sumptuous, but there was also a hard dish, and a plate of sesame pancakes was placed next to it, which was just right to break open and eat with the roasted meat.
Yao Yao's stomach was full, he wiped his mouth with satisfaction and went to the front hall.
After walking out of the guest room, the yard was swept spotlessly. Yao Yao had lived in the Han Mansion for many days. The road from the guest room to the front hall was already familiar to her. She walked towards it in the morning light and found that this There were a few more unfamiliar-looking maids on the road.
The sun is getting stronger, and the front hall with no obstructions in the front and back is brightly lit. There are no burning lamps in the hall. The desks are full of books. There is an even and clear sound coming from the desk in the corner, and occasionally there is a half-sound of turning the pages of the book. There was a rustling sound, and the hall became eerily quiet.
Hearing the familiar footsteps approaching, Han Changmu raised his head from the desk and saw the girl walking in against the light. The white dress on her body became lighter in the sun, and she was almost invisible. Out of its original appearance.
The corners of his lips turned down slightly, feeling vaguely irritated. He stabilized his mind, nodded on the bed below and said, "Sit down."
Yao Yao saluted, said yes, sat down calmly, and met Han Changmu's searching eyes. She pretended to be confused, with a confused look on her face.
Han Changmu felt his heart was choked, and he didn't know how to ask, so he had to hold it back and said calmly: "Gu Chen will be here soon."
Yao Yao smiled happily: "Yes, thank you sir."
Han Changmu's heart felt sour, as if he had swallowed a handful of green apricots, and he said in a bad tone: "Gu Chen is my subordinate, what are you thanking?"
Yao Yao didn't know where Han Changmu's evil fire came from, and she didn't want to know or delve into it. When she heard Han Changmu's words, she raised her eyebrows indifferently and lowered her head to sip her tea.
The tea was newly made and was warmed just right. Yao Yao took a sip. The tea was bright and clear, with a faint green color. It had a strong and refreshing fragrance in the mouth, and a sweet and refreshing aftertaste.
She is not a person who understands tea, and her taste in tea is limited to whether it is bitter or astringent, but today's tea is very appetizing.
Seeing Yao Yao nodding repeatedly while drinking tea, Han Changmu swept away his previous depression and said with a smile: "This tea is Xinyang Maojian from Mingqian. If you like it, I will have someone put it in your room later and take it with you." Yuhua Mountain.”
"I don't understand tea, and I don't know how to taste it. Drinking tea is almost like drinking sugar water. It would be a waste of money to give such a good tea to me. This tea is only suitable for elegant people like the Secretary." Upon hearing this, Yao Yao said She subconsciously refused. She knew that Xinyang Maojian tea had always been tribute tea, and Mingqian tea was even rarer. After the tribute arrived at the palace every year, Emperor Yong'an would keep half of it himself and use the rest for rewards. Man, the Mingqian Xinyang Maojian in Han Changmu's hand must have been rewarded by Emperor Yong'an, and it must be pitifully small.
If a high-ranking family got the tea rewarded by Emperor Yong'an, it would be impossible to drink it, let alone drink it. They would only treat it as a face-off, so that they can show off when guests come to visit.
For someone as generous as Han Changmu, who wanted to give it away, and to a little-known soldier who joined the army, he dared to give it away, and Yao Yao didn't have the guts to accept it.
Yao Yao's rejection was too straightforward, and the smile slowly solidified on Han Changmu's face. He stared at Yao Yao with an indifferent expression for a moment, and then uttered one word: "Okay."
Yao Yao was stared at by Han Changmu inexplicably. He opened his mouth, but before he could say anything else, he heard a burst of weak and staggering footsteps.
She hurriedly turned her head and saw two maids, one on the left and one on the right, supporting Gu Chen and walking slowly into the front hall.
It wasn't until this moment that Yao Yao truly felt that Gu Chen was indeed awake when she saw the living Gu Chen walking over. She rushed over to him, supported him, and looked him up and down: "Old Gu, it looks like you are It’s okay, it’s not that serious.”
Gu Chen laughed bitterly: "Yes, yes, it's still too early to die."
Hearing this, Yao Yao and Gu Chen looked at each other and smiled.
Han Changmu's eyes hurt from this scene, he coughed slightly and said, "Is Mr. Gu Qi okay?"
Only then did Gu Chen remember where he was and who else was here, and he just hurriedly saluted: "Yes, I would like to thank you for your great kindness. I am now in good condition and can go on errands."
Han Changmu said "Hmm" and originally wanted Gu Chen to sit next to Yao Yao. Thinking of the scene just now, he backhandedly tapped the bed opposite Yao Yao: "Sit down and talk."
Gu Chen agreed and moved to the opposite side with difficulty.
Yao Yao grabbed Gu Chen's arm and said with a smile to Han Changmu: "Sir, Mr. Gu Qi is seriously injured and is very weak. Why not let him sit next to Beizhi. If he faints, Beizhi can help him." Bundle."
With that said, without waiting for Han Changmu to nod, she helped Gu Chen sit down next to her, and chuckled half-seriously: "Mr. Gu, please say this before you faint, so that I can stay away to avoid being hit." to me."
Gu Chen snorted and rolled his eyes.
Han Changmu rubbed his heart unnoticeably, and when he saw that the two of them had already sat down, he slowly took a breath: "Gu Chen, do you still remember clearly what happened in Qingyun Village that day?"
Gu Chen nodded and said: "I remember the humble post." He tilted his head and recalled for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "At that time, the humble post had already protected His Highness the King of Han and ran out, and also covered up the traces along the way, but I don't know what happened. The water bandits caught up so quickly."
Han Changmu already knew this, and he thought: "Even if the water bandits chase them very fast, with your skill, they shouldn't be injured so badly."
Gu Chen also nodded, puzzled: "That's true. These water bandits are just a group of rabble. Let alone seven or eight, even if there are a dozen, they are no match for their humble position." He thought carefully, Carefully recalling the situation at that time: "But just when Bei Zhi and the water bandits were taking action, there were always bursts of sharp sounds in his ears, which made Bei Zhi have a splitting headache and lose his mind. Only then did the water bandits take advantage of the opportunity and get injured. To a humble position.”
"The sharp sound," Han Changmu frowned and asked in confusion, "What kind of sharp sound is it? What do you think it is coming from?"
Gu Chen concentrated and said: "Yes, it sounds like the sound of blowing leaves." He paused slightly and added: "It is extremely sharp and harsh."
Hearing this, Yao Yao, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly said: "Your Excellency, I remember that twenty years ago, there was a hidden weapon master in Yunwei Academy, and all the disciples he taught were He was a master of hidden weapons in the Dajing Dynasty. He used a variety of hidden weapons, including blades. But the blades were like flying knives. They were powerful for killing people. Did they have any use in disturbing people's minds? I haven't seen this thing before, so it's not very good. Clear."
Han Changmu tapped the desk with his finger and made two soft "duk duk" sounds. He has been on the battlefield for many years and has seen mostly weapons such as swords, bows and crossbows. He has seen less of hidden weapons, which are invisible weapons that kill people. They are the most powerful. It is the shadowless silk in Yao Yao's hand.
Thinking of this, he glanced at Yao Yao and asked meaningfully: "Did Yao Canjun's shadowless silk also come from Yunwei Academy?"
Yao Yao was slightly startled, pinched his sleeves calmly, and smiled casually: "Bizhi, a hidden weapon that cannot be put on the table, was only made in a shop in the West Market, where it can be compared to Yunwei Academy."
When he heard Han Changmu and Yao Yao fighting, Gu Chen lowered his eyes, but his eyes quickly glanced at the two of them. He knew that although Yao Yao could use swords, bows and crossbows, Wuying was the most comfortable with them. Silk, this shadowless silk has always been used by people in the Forbidden Army, and it must have come from the Forbidden Army. These cannot be hidden from the investigation of interested people, but Yao Yao thinks about him, telling him half truths and half lies. He hid it, obviously not afraid of Han Changmu's detection.
Han Changmu had never thought about exploring Yao Yao's secrets. He knew very well that Yao Yao's past had been deliberately erased by someone with a deliberate intention. That person should know Yao Yao's identity. This move was to protect her. , in this case, there is no need for him to delve into everything.
He took a sip of tea and smiled slowly: "Really? The craftsmanship in this shop is very good." After saying this, he looked up at Gu Chen and asked: "Mr. Gu, do you remember that voice?" From which direction did it come?"
Gu Chen had been in a coma for such a long time and could not remember many things clearly. However, the matters that Han Changmu asked about were related to his life and death. He remembered them very clearly. He recalled the situation at that time after just a moment of reflection, and said firmly: "Later,... When I first remembered the first sound, I heard it very clearly. It came from behind me. Later, the water bandits caught up with me, and I started fighting with them. The scene became a bit chaotic, and I couldn't distinguish the sound. The direction it came from."
Han Changmu said: "It came from behind, Mr. Gu, do you still remember who was behind you at that time?"
"At that time, Beizhi was responsible for exploring the road. There was no one in front. Behind Beizhi," Gu Chen thought: "Behind Beizhi was Leng Shaoyin, and behind him was Mr. Cheng Qi. The people behind him, Beizhi didn't pay attention to. arrive."
Han Changmu glanced at Yao Yao. When he found Leng Linjiang and the others in Qingyun Village, he learned from Bao Cheng that Han Changyun was following Cheng Chaoyan, and Bao Cheng was following Han Changyun. According to common sense, anyone who is following Gu Chen is suspected.
But he was the most suspicious person and the least suspicious person. Leng Linjiang had no need to take action against Gu Chen, and Han Changyun had no such motive. As for Bao Cheng, he probably didn't have the ability.
From this point of view, Cheng Chaoyan is the only one who has this motive and the ability.
She was close to Gu Chen and separated by Leng Linjiang, so it was easy to cover up no matter what she did.
Han Changmu was already suspicious of Cheng Chaoyan, but now that he heard what Gu Chen said, his suspicions became even deeper.
He said attentively: "Okay, I understand the situation at that time. Mr. Gu, the saint will leave for Yuhua Mountain to escape the summer heat in two days. The Internal Security Department is responsible for supervising all officials. I prefer you and Mr. He to go first. Yuhuashan is setting up defenses, I wonder how your injury is and whether you can ride fast?"
When he heard that there was an errand that could be done, and that it was an errand that could lead to meritorious deeds, Gu Chen immediately became energetic, brushing away the weakness just now, and said excitedly: "The injury caused by the humble position is not harmful, sir, don't worry, the humble position will definitely not delay the mission. "
"Okay," Han Changmu nodded and said, "I hope Mr. Gu will keep his mouth shut about what he said today."
Gu Chen knew that Han Changmu already had doubts in his heart, so he agreed without thinking. After all, in the Department of Internal Security, doubting and being suspected are commonplace. Shangfeng doubted who he could not control, as long as he told the truth Just report back and do your part.
