As soon as Fang Qianlong and Du Ling'er entered the capital, Zhao Yizhi, who was far away in the royal study room of the palace, opened his eyes and said with a smile on his lips: "Here he comes."
Zhao Yizhi has not been looking for Fang Qianlong's whereabouts in the past few days. He has excellent light skills and fantastic movement skills. Even the four Chen guards could not capture him alive in the capital. Once outside the capital, without his own spiritual sense to spy, Chen Cong Wei was like looking for a needle in a haystack, and there was nothing he could do. So Zhao Yizhi has been waiting quietly, waiting for Fang Qianlong to come back by himself.
"They are... heading to the Zhou Mansion?" The Zhou Mansion is located in a remote place, with a single courtyard and very few residents around it. Fang Qianlong also noticed this and went to the Zhou Mansion as soon as he returned to the capital.
"Zhou Ziru has left Beijing for Wancheng Chuxiang. Don't they know about such a big thing?" Zhao Yizhi frowned, full of suspicion: "Qingtian, Jiahei. You two go to Zhou Mansion and find him , tell him not to hurt Fang Long, just capture him alive."
Qingtian and Jiahai looked at each other and immediately understood who Zhao Yizhi was talking about, and they took the order and left.
Fang Qianlong and Du Ling'er were halfway there when they suddenly asked: "Ling'er, do you have any money with you?"
"Why do you want money? Didn't this person always say that he was the son of a wealthy businessman in Wucheng, and he had plenty of money?" Du Ling'er and Fang Qianlong didn't have much interaction, so they could only talk about some past events to evoke Fang Qianlong's memories. But she had been dancing with knives and guns since she was a child, so naturally she didn't know how to be submissive and coquettish like other girls, she could only tease and bully others.
"Forget it, it's okay." Fang Qianlong didn't want to mention the past, so he turned around and left.
"Hey, hey, you are so ignorant, here you go!" Du Ling'er caught up with Fang Qianlong and stuffed two silver ingots into Fang Qianlong's hand, about ten taels.
Du Ling'er pouted and said: "I only have so much money on me, so save some money. If you run out of money, you have to beg me to feed me!"
Just as Fang Qianlong was about to speak, two breaths shot out from the capital, heading straight in his direction. Fang Qianlong quickly pulled Du Linger into his arms and hid in the alley.
"Hey! You..." Du Ling'er was startled and almost took action. But as soon as he shrank into Fang Qianlong's arms, Du Ling'er immediately calmed down and remained motionless, leaving only a heart beating in his chest.
Fang Qianlong narrowed his eyes and recognized the two auras. One of them was one of the Chen Congwei who participated in the roundup of him a few days ago. The direction they were going was exactly Fang Qianlong's goal, the Zhou Mansion.
"What a fast move." Fang Qianlong sighed as he looked at the two people flying in the air.
Du Ling'er nestled in Fang Qianlong's arms: "You also know that you are fast..."
"Leave here first and go to your benefactor's house." Fang Qianlong came out of the alley. Du Ling'er reluctantly left Fang Qianlong's arms and quickly calmed down.
"Benefactor, what kind of benefactor?" Du Ling'er asked.
Fang Qianlong pulled Du Ling'er towards the couple's house: "If it hadn't been for that couple a few days ago, I'm afraid I would have been imprisoned."
Du Ling'er followed Fang Qianlong and turned left and right, turning to the door of the house. The man was sawing wood with a wood saw in the yard. There is a window that has been opened next to it, and the door leaf is empty. It seems that the man is preparing to open the door leaf.
"Brother, where are you doing the door?" Fang Qianlong hesitated for a while and shouted.
The man raised his head, was stunned for a moment, and then stood up hesitantly: "You...brother, are you okay?"
"I'm fine. If it weren't for my elder brother and sister-in-law that day, I would..."
"As long as it's okay, it's okay. Come and sit in the room. Hehe, these soldiers are arresting people all day long. Look at you that night, if my wife hadn't had sharp ears, you would have froze to death outside. , how can he be a bad person?" The man dropped the wood saw and stood up to greet him enthusiastically.
"My dear, boil some water. Big brother is back without incident. Oh, who is this?" The man noticed Du Ling'er following behind Fang Qianlong, and rubbed his hands not knowing what to call him.
"I am his wife." Du Ling'er said openly without the coyness of an ordinary girl.
"Oh, okay, come and sit in the house." The man was about to welcome the two of them into the house. The man's wife took two bowls and poured two bowls of hot water. She walked out of the house and handed the water to the two of them.
"Brother, this wife is so handsome!" the woman praised with a smile.
Du Ling'er's pretty face turned slightly red. She didn't know what to say this time, so she took the water and hid behind Fang Qianlong.
"Brother, we won't go in." Fang Qianlong didn't care about Du Ling'er claiming to be his wife. This kind of relationship can really avoid a lot of trouble along the way. "I've caused you a lot of trouble before. This money brother, you Take it."
Fang Qianlong took out Du Ling'er's two ingots of silver from his arms, thought for a moment, quietly replaced one ingot, and put the other ingot of silver in the man's hand: "There is no way to repay the kindness of saving life. If Fang Qianlong becomes prosperous in the future, , I will definitely come back and repay generously!”
"Hey! This...such a lot of money! Brother, we didn't do anything, so we don't dare to accept it." The man's eyes widened when he saw the money, and he waved his hands to refuse.
"Does the eldest brother think that my life, Fang Qianlong, is not worth this ingot of silver? If it is not enough, I can give it to you someday. If you think it is not worth it, I will leave now." Fang Qianlong knew the character of the couple and said directly Heavy words.
The man scratched his head, then hesitantly took the money and handed it to his wife. The woman did not weigh it and stuffed the money directly into her sleeve, trying her best to keep her face and not be rude.
"Brother, I don't know who you are, but you must be a good person. You see, we two brothers are destined to be together. Don't leave today. Just have a casual meal with your wife at my house! Of course, if you think my brother's family is poor, It doesn't matter if you leave now, just pretend that I didn't say this." The man was not as honest as he seemed, and he quickly learned what Fang Qianlong said.
Fang Qianlong smiled and then followed the man into the house. A boy boy about five or six years old ran out. When he saw Fang Qianlong and Du Ling'er, he didn't need to give instructions and shouted sweetly: "Hello, brother and sister."
Fang Qianlong knelt down and teased the child. Du Ling'er seemed to think of something, turned away and stopped talking.
When a man sees a woman's expression, he just assumes that there is something unspeakable about fertility and doesn't care about it. Fang Qianlong teased him for a long time before the child jumped back to the room.
"My dear, you go buy some vegetables on the street and a bottle of wine. Brother Fang and I will have a nice drink." The man said happily, pulling Fang Qianlong to sit on a long bench.
"Brother, are you here to do business or visit relatives? If you need help with anything, I still have the strength to help you move your things."
"I... we are here to visit our relatives. I have nothing to help."
"Let me tell you, brother, you are so generous. It would be great if you have relatives in the capital. Brother, I have no ability and can't get along well. But those who can live in the capital are not ordinary people. The current emperor! Okay! !” The man said with compliments.
Hearing this, Du Ling'er immediately shuddered: "How is the current emperor? I heard that the emperor is ignorant and ignorant. He cut down huge trees in the countryside to build a big bed, and he had more than twenty concubines and maids to serve him in one night!"
"Hey! Brothers and sisters, those are all rumors, don't believe them! Just tell me, wasn't there a flood in Wancheng last year? I also have a relative in Wancheng, and the flood was flooded at that time, and that family... also suffered. They are like thieves! Even if there is nothing left behind, there is nothing that can be used..."
"But later, the water receded, and guess what? They sent 300,000 taels of silver and 500,000 dans of grain and grass to Wancheng! They also exempted Wancheng from taxes for two years! That's not all. Are you considered a good emperor?"
"And Nanhuai. The king of Nanhuai died, and Nanhuai and Chu Xiang fought. I didn't see it, but I heard that the fighting was fierce. What happened next? Nanhuai taxes were also exempted for a year! Alas, it’s a pity…”
Du Ling'er stood up and said, "That's enough, Qianlong, let's go!"
Fang Qianlong glared at Du Ling'er: "Sit down!"
Du Ling'er was glared at by Fang Qianlong, but she didn't dare to talk back for a moment. She couldn't walk or sit at this time, and she didn't know what to do. The man stood up and pulled Du Ling'er to sit down: "Hey, brothers and sisters, I am an honest person and I don't know how to speak. If there is anything you don't like, don't take it to heart."
Fang Qianlong stood up and said apologetically: "Brother, my... daughter-in-law... is from the vassal territory."
"I understand, I understand. My younger siblings... are from Chu Xiang, right? Hey, if you ask me, we are all one family in this world. What did we do to Chu Xiang and Nanhuai in the first place? But no matter how many more we do, we will still be big Isn’t it Qi Ren? Okay, let’s not talk about it anymore, let’s not talk about this anymore.” The man chuckled.
The two had lunch at the man's house, said goodbye to the couple, and went out. Fang Qianlong whispered as if to himself: "Why did I come to the capital to assassinate the emperor?"
"Ah? Qianlong, what did you say?" Du Ling'er didn't hear clearly.
"Yes, I resented Yi Xiaodao and the emperor at first, but they haven't saved me until now. But then I stayed in the Beggar Clan for a long time, and I felt...do I need to be saved? Maybe, a person like me is more suitable Beggars, right? They always have their own ideas, and the carefree Beggars are more suitable for me. Why should I resent them..." Fang Qianlong said what was in his heart.
Du Ling'er was stunned, not knowing what Fang Qianlong meant when he suddenly said these things, but she didn't care much. She only knew that Fang Qianlong now felt a sense of belonging to the Beggar Clan.
"What? You want to go back? How about... I go back with you?" Du Ling'er was a little happy.
"Go back, you must go back, but not now. I have to finish what I promised Master first. As for whether they can kill the emperor, that has nothing to do with me." Fang Qianlong suddenly lost interest in assassinating the emperor. .
Du Ling'er felt a little sweet in her heart. Fortunately, she expressed her feelings to her father on the mountain. If she and Fang Qianlong go back together this time, they should be able to be together.
"Ling'er, I like you." Breeze said to Fang Qianlong. Du Ling'er opened her mouth wide in surprise and froze on the spot.
"I know how you feel, and I like you very much. When I get back, I will tell Master that we are together." Fang Qianlong continued.
Du Ling'er took out a square box from her arms and handed it to Fang Qianlong: "Huh, if you don't tell me, I won't give it to you!"
"What is it?" Fang Qianlong asked after taking the box.
"Dragon Binding Pill!" Du Linger said proudly, "I have one too!"
"Put it away first." Fang Qianlong handed it back to Du Ling'er.
Du Ling'er was about to ask when he saw three people standing at the end of the street, two holding guns and one holding a mace. The mace holder was wearing armor. Under the helmet was a middle-aged man with cold eyes.
"I am full?"
