"Have you been punished by Master again?"
In the corner, a ghost appeared with a mysterious face and walked quietly with his hands behind his back.
"Um."
He knelt in the courtyard, holding a thick medical book in his hands.
The sun was shining brightly, causing the flowers and plants to wilt, and beads of sweat fell from the forehead to the ground along the cheeks.
"Here, here you go."
Spread your little hands, a crystal candied fruit is in your palm.
He opened his mouth, and the candied fruit fell into his mouth, sweet and delicious.
"I hate drinking medicine, but this medicine is a life-saving thing." The ghost squatted down, held his chin in his hands, and looked at him: "It would be great if you could research a delicious medicine."
Perhaps the sun was too poisonous and his cheeks were red.
Good medicine tastes bitter, how can there be medicine that tastes good?
He knew in his heart that he couldn't do it, but he still smiled and agreed.
"Xiaoqi."
"Owner!"
The high-spirited young man stepped forward.
The ghost spirits around him also stood up and rushed towards him.
He turned his head slightly and saw the young man holding her hand, getting further and further away from him...
"Don't go..."
The scene turned and Gu Qizheng was holding his hand and running as hard as he could.
He turned around and saw several big men holding wooden sticks, chasing after him!
Soon, they were surrounded.
"I didn't expect you to be so vicious at such a young age!"
Gu Qi protected him behind her and argued: "The old man just didn't get treatment in time. Who can blame him!"
"Don't give me nonsense! You were fine when you came!"
His hands began to tremble, and he even began to wonder if he had really tied it wrong...
"I believe him! He is my disciple..."
"Don't tell me these useless things!" The big man waved his hand, and several people rushed towards him.
Gu Qi pushed hard and shouted: "Go away! Don't interfere with my fight here!"
His legs went weak and he ran wildly with the small medicine box on his back.
The sound of scolding behind him became smaller and smaller. He wiped away his tears, went to a house in front of him, picked up the ax for chopping wood, and ran back!
He gasped, his legs spinning.
The ax he carried fell to the ground.
He looked straight at the two people in front of him.
"Master, I have... made some progress, right? Defeat three of them!"
Gu Qi was lying on his back, his face was bruised and bruised, and the corners of his mouth were still bloodshot.
Han Zizheng, carrying Gu Qi on his back, couldn't help but laugh: "Well, try to hit six next time."
He looked at their backs and wanted to catch up, but his feet seemed to be filled with lead and he couldn't move forward no matter what.
"Don't go..."
"Don't go...don't go..."
"Don't go!"
He opened his eyes suddenly!
The room was dark.
He stood up and lit the candlestick on the table, sat down and stared at the flames in a daze.
"Boom, boom"
A soft knock on the door pulled him out of his thoughts.
Opening the door, he saw Gu Qi standing at the door.
"I saw you lit up the lamp, so I knew you were awake." Gu Qi held a bowl of plain noodles and said with a smile, "It's already Haishi, and there's nothing to eat. I asked the waiter to cook you a bowl of noodles. How about eating it?" Just some."
He looked there with mixed feelings in his heart.
After a long while, I uttered two words: "Thank you."
Gu Qi brought the noodles in.
When he turned around, he saw Yan Churong still standing at the door.
"I came here because I have something to say to you."
Yan Churong sighed, knowing that he was distracted again.
He closed the door and walked to Gu Qi.
"You and I have known each other since childhood," Gu Qi pursed her lips, lowered her head and gathered up her courage, then raised her head and looked at Yan Churong: "I treat you like a relative and have never considered your feelings. I'm sorry."
Yan Churong's eyes dodge, never wanting to see the determination in her eyes, and he smiled bitterly: "Where is Han Zizheng? He is also a relative to you?"
Gu Qi was speechless and blushed.
Her lowered hands held the hem of her clothes tightly, biting her lower lip shyly.
In the past, I would never have dared to admit this emotion.
But after understanding Han Zizheng's feelings for him, he no longer wants to hide this passionate sincerity!
The room was eerily quiet, and the "cracking" sound of the candlelight was extremely loud.
Gu Qi took a deep breath, and just as he was about to speak, Yan Churong hugged him!
"Why can't it be me?"
Gu Qi raised her head, feeling suddenly distressed.
But how can things like feelings be forced?
She raised her arm, hesitated for a moment and then quietly put it down: "I... don't know either."
Yan Churong used both arms to tighten his grip on Gu Qi.
As if she let go a little, she was taken away by Han Zizheng.
Getting further and further away from myself...
"Don't leave."
The voice was filled with helpless pleading.
Gu Qi sighed and patted Yan Churong's back: "My face is getting lumpy."
He let go and Gu Qiqing said: "After eating, rest early, we have to go on the road tomorrow."
After that, he quickly left the room.
The room became quiet again, except for the crackling sound of candlelight...
next day
Zhao Dexun pulled Gu Qi and asked quietly: "Have you seen Doctor Yan and Miss Xie?"
Gu Qi asked doubtfully: "No, didn't they get in the car?"
"No, they came out earlier than you and were already sitting in the car." Zhao Dexun looked at the direction of the carriage and gossiped: "When we came out this morning, the eyes of the two people were red. Did they quarrel again?"
"Stop talking nonsense." Gu Qi waved her hand.
Zhao Dexun curled his lips and helped Gu Qi get into the carriage.
Near noon, we reached a fork in the road.
"Your Highness, I can only send you here."
"Yes." Yuan Zhe lifted the curtain and warned Zhao Dexun, "Don't forget what I told you."
"I remember!" Zhao Dexun smiled confidently and waved his hand to Gu Qi: "Brother Pei, take care along the way!"
Gu Qi leaned over and said with a smile: "Brother Zhao, take care of yourself!"
Zhao Dexun waved his whip and his horses galloped.
This split into two paths.
The journey was uneventful. After traveling for half a month, it was already sunset when we arrived in Qingzhou.
"Your Highness!"
That rough voice is extremely familiar!
Gu Qi opened the curtain and saw the people outside, and smiled: "General Rong!"
Rong Di raised his head and laughed loudly: "Why are you here, sir!"
"I had something to do, so I followed."
Turning around, he saw that Yuan Zhe had stood up and got out of the car.
He also hurriedly walked down.
The two stone lions at the door look more solemn and solemn in the dim environment.
Two armed soldiers guarded the two gates.
The maid held a dim lamp and stood respectfully in front of everyone with her waist bent.
Someone got out of the carriage behind. Rong Di squinted to identify the person and laughed again: "Doctor Yan is here too!"
Yan Churong still looked cold, and smiled faintly as he approached: "General Rong."
"Who is this?"
"General Rong, little Xie Ling is from Laozhou. I came to Qingzhou this time to seek refuge with you."
Xie Ruoling cupped his fists and saluted Rong Di.
"go in."
After Yuan Zhe finished speaking, he stepped into the general's mansion.
In the frontier land, food is the most precious.
Kuang Rongdi doesn't like extravagance, so the dinner preparations are simple.
Several people gathered around a table, drinking wine, chatting and laughing.
"Your Highness, has this journey been peaceful?"
Yuan Zhe nodded, put down his wine cup and said, "I want to come here and have a peaceful time."
"That's right." Rong Di picked up the wine pot and filled it for Yuan Zhe: "I think it's because of the spring plowing? Although there was harassment, it was nothing serious and nothing major happened."
“When the weather is calm, we should be more vigilant.”
Rong Di nodded: "That's what His Highness said."
Gu Qi listened intently, exchanging glances with Yan Churong from time to time.
Xie Ruoling staggered up and burped: "General Rong!"
Her body was swaying, and her fair face was dotted with blush on her cheekbones.
Rong Di smiled and said: "Young Master Xie, with his fair and clean appearance, looks like a baby. Your Highness, why did you bring him here?"
Yuan Zhe looked at Xie Ruoling and frowned slightly: "Xie Ling, sit down!"
"Yes... burp! Yes!"
Even if he is drunk, he still remembers the three chapters of the agreement that Yuan Zhe said.
She sat down obediently, but couldn't hold on any longer and fell down.
Yan Churong stood up and bowed slightly to Yuan Zhe: "Otherwise, the common people will take her to rest."
"Um."
Yan Churong took Xie Ruoling's arm and walked towards the side room under the leadership of the maid.
Yuan Zhe raised his hand, Rong Di signaled, and said loudly: "You go out first, don't come unless called."
The maids waiting next to him bowed slightly and left the main hall one after another.
There was no one else around except Yuan Zhe, Gu Qi and Rong Di.
"Xie Ling, whose real name is Xie Ruoling, is the daughter of Xie Huai, the governor of Laozhou."
"What?!"
Rong Di opened his mouth in surprise, with confusion in his eyes: "Your Highness, why did you bring her here? If you have any good intentions, how can you explain to Xie Huai?"
Yuan Zhe took a mouthful of vegetables, chewed and swallowed it carefully, and said slowly: "This woman is skilled in martial arts and wants to join the army in Qingzhou. Don't bring up the fact that she disguised herself as a man. Change her name to Xie Ling and become your soldier."
As the strong alcohol entered his throat, Rong Di felt his heart burning and he sighed: "I admire her and will take good care of her."
Gu Qi remained silent and just silently picked up vegetables.
Looking at Gu Qi's thin face, Rong Di frowned: "Sir, he seems to have lost weight again."
Yuan Zhe turned to look at Gu Qi, his face filled with sadness.
Gu Qihan laughed twice and said: "General Rong, he is stronger."
Rong Di laughed sheepishly and looked at Gu Qi carefully: "If His Highness hadn't said that Xie Ling was a woman, I would have thought she was a baby. Now it seems that Miss Xie's appearance is not as good as that of Mr. Much inferior. If you were a woman..."
"General Rong, you are drunk."
Gu Qi was afraid that Yuan Zhe would notice something, so he quickly stopped him.
Seeing Gu Qi's cold face, Rong Di realized that he had made a mistake and said, "I didn't mean to offend, sir, don't be offended."
Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Yuan Zhe coughed dryly: "Let's get down to business."
Rong Di was so drunk that he nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
"Pei Qihuan, you tell me."
Gu Qi put down the chopsticks in his hand, wiped his mouth, and said with a serious face: "I came to Qingzhou this time for a case."
"What case?"
"A case of abducting a woman."
Rong Di looked serious and listened carefully.
"Feng Rui, the governor of Tuzhou, started abducting women from Tuzhou fifteen years ago. According to what he said, in the past fifteen years, a batch of women with varying numbers of people would be transported every two or three years. They were transported to Hongxiu Tower in Qingzhou."
"Hongxiu Tower? That's not..."
Rong Di looked at Yuan Zhe and saw him closing his eyes and sighing.
"Yes, Red Sleeve Tower. It is said that the backer behind this is a noble concubine in the palace?"
Yuan Zhe opened his eyes and said slowly: "The owner of Hongxiu Tower is the brother of Concubine Hui in the palace."
"Who cares who he is? He did such a despicable thing and I will catch him tomorrow!"
Rong Di couldn't tolerate such a shameful thing. After hearing this, he felt his blood surge and he wished he could immediately get on his horse and raid the Red Sleeve Building!
Yuan Zhe glared at him, this Rong Di was always too impulsive!
"General Rong is an upright person, so he can't bear to see such dirty things. I'm afraid that if the palace is involved, the matter will be more complicated."
After listening to Gu Qi's words, Rong Di was silent for a while.
Then he shook his head: "I still don't understand."
"You don't have to understand." Yuan Zhe took a sip of wine and patted Rong Di on the shoulder: "If you want to understand, I'm afraid it will take three days and three nights to explain."
Rong Di smiled "hehe": "Your Highness is making fun of me again."
After that, he filled Yuan Zhe's glass with wine, picked up his own wine cup, and made a toast.
"By the way, where is Red Sleeve Restaurant? Is it a restaurant?"
"puff!"
