In Xie Wule's room, there was a table of wine and food, two people sitting across from each other, a man and a woman alone in the room, the atmosphere was a bit awkward.
"Miss Weiwei."
"Ah!" Song Weiwei was frightened by Xie Wule's sudden shout, and immediately calmed down: "Master Xie is laughing, what's the matter?"
Xie Wule was amused by Song Weiwei's reaction. He no longer felt as embarrassed as he remembered at the beginning. He smiled and said, "I see Miss Weiwei's complexion is rosy. Is she feeling better now?"
What? Is my face very red? Song Weiwei hurriedly put her hands on her face. Xie Wule didn't know what she was doing and looked at her quietly. Song Weiwei looked at Xie Wule as soon as she raised her head, and felt her cheeks feel hot. This time she knew that her face should have been extremely red. She no longer put her hands on her face, lowered her head and whispered softly: "Well, It's getting better, but I don't know why it seems to be recurring recently."
Xie Wule thought for a moment: "Miss Weiwei, let's eat first, so as not to let the food get cold later. After eating, I will take a look at it for you."
Song Weiwei nodded and picked up the chopsticks.
Xie Wule took his hand off Song Weiwei's wrist, nodded, and looked at Song Weiwei: "Miss Weiwei, it's nothing serious. It must have been affected by the wind and cold a few days ago. Although it is early spring, the weather is still relatively cold, so it is necessary to Put on more clothes and keep warm, your hands will be quite cold."
"Well, thank you sir." Song Weiwei put her hands on her chest and nodded.
Xie Wule looked at Song Weiwei for a while and was a little confused: "Why did Miss Weiwei come out alone?"
"Well, I also want to come out and have a look around to gain experience. It's really boring to stay in the house every day." Song Weiwei made up an excuse as soon as she rolled her eyes and looked at Xie Wule with a smile. After all, she still didn't say why she left home or her thoughts. She seemed to have forgotten her determination when she left home, but that was fine. When I saw Xie Wule, it seemed that all the difficulties and obstacles encountered along the way no longer existed.
"There are so many dangers in the world, aren't you afraid of your own body?" Xie Wule looked at the smiling Song Weiwei and thought that this girl has a big heart.
"I'm scared, but I met a lot of good people along the way, so I'm not so scared anymore." Good people? Where are there so many good people? Is he a robber who blocks the road, or is he an old ghost who defrauds people of their money? If it weren't for my martial arts skills, I might have died in a foreign country halfway.
Xie Wule breathed a sigh of relief. He was well cared for by her siblings. Now that they have met, he wanted to see if there was anyone he could help with: "Where do you want to go, Miss Weiwei? I can give you a ride."
“Mr.
"Me? I'm going to the Imperial City."
Song Weiwei stood up immediately, pretending to be excited and said: "Great, I'm going to the Imperial City too. We just happen to be on the way, so we can go together."
All the way to the Imperial City? Xie Wule has some tangles. He is the target of public criticism. If Song Weiwei stays with me, she will definitely be implicated. Can I let her go to the imperial city alone? There were many women of Song Weiwei's age in Chiyang County missing. Xie Wule, who was well aware of the dangers these people had in the world, knew that this was an absolute must and couldn't make a decision for a while.
Seeing Xie Wule's look, Song Weiwei naturally knew that he was in trouble, but she didn't want to give up either. She said loudly: "Master Xie, do you have any important matters? If you are in a hurry, I won't delay you. I will walk slowly alone." The Imperial City is fine too.”
Xie Wule frowned upon hearing this and took out the map to look at it for a moment. Fortunately, it was not far from the imperial city. He forced a smile on his face and said, "Miss Weiwei is joking, so what's the delay? Then let's go together."
"Okay." Song Weiwei smiled happily. As for what to do after arriving in the imperial city, that will have to wait until later.
"How is Brother Song?" Xie Wule asked after struggling for a long time. It was Song Mingxing who yelled at him. Although Xie Wule believed that he was impulsive and the fault was his own, it was still very difficult to overcome the "face" hurdle and required enough courage.
"I have been away from home for some time, and I don't know the details. A few days ago, I wrote a letter home. The letter I came back was not from my brother, but from Butler Liu. The letter said that my brother was annihilating Xue Xue. After flying that group of bandits, she resigned from her post as magistrate and left the Song Mansion." Although Song Weiwei had a quarrel with Song Mingxing before coming out, she still cared about her brother very much, and her tone showed worry when she talked about it. .
Xie Wule nodded silently, his expression not very good. In his opinion, Brother Song's resignation from the post of prefect was his own fault. After a moment, he came back to his senses, looked at Song Weiwei in front of him, and said comfortingly: "Don't worry, Brother Song is very skilled in martial arts, he will be fine."
Song Weiwei nodded.
The two went downstairs and came to the counter.
The waiter put down what he was doing and asked diligently, "What else does your guest need?"
"Excuse me, are there more rooms? I want another one."
The waiter glanced at Song Weiwei next to Xie Wule, then glanced at Xie Wule, raised his eyebrows, and showed a meaningful smile, as if to say, brother, I understand you: "I'm sorry, you two, there are no vacancies today, only please." You two are done with it, and as an apology, I will send you an additional fruit plate."
Xie Wule looked at the fruit plate on the table with a black eye, and then looked at Song Weiwei: "Tonight, only Miss Weiwei and I will be in the same room. You can sleep on the bed, and I will just deal with it on the table."
Song Weiwei was lying on the bed, looking at Xie Wule's figure on the screen that divided the room. The next moment, the fire went out and the figure disappeared.
A group of children gathered around a man holding a slingshot, aiming at a bird on a branch not far away. The next moment a stone flew out.
Ta, the stone hit the branch, and the bird was frightened and flapped its wings and flew away.
"Tch." After a sigh, the children dispersed, and the man shook his head with a smile. If it were a bow and arrow, the little bird wouldn't be able to escape. This man was none other than Song Mingxing. He was wearing a linen short coat and he was an easy-going person. It was not obvious that he had served as a prefect. After he left the Song Mansion, he traveled around on foot, trying to find what he wanted to do as Song Mingxing.
Song Mingxing is packing his things. He has been in this village for several days and now he plans to leave and go to the next place.
An old woman stood behind him: "Mr. Song, haven't you found what you want to do here?" He has been staying at this old woman's house these days.
Song Mingxing put down what he was doing, turned around and stroked the old woman's arm, helped her to the bed and sat down: "Grandma Wang, thank you very much these days. I am leaving here today. Please take care of yourself." ."
Grandma Wang nodded: "You are quite strong. You can go to big cities to do some moving work. Maybe there will be something suitable for you." She knew that she would stay in the village her whole life and could not provide useful advice, but I still want to help Song Mingxing.
"Well, I know, I will try it." Song Mingxing said goodbye to Grandma Wang.
A large forest of orange trees appeared in front of Song Mingxing. These orange trees had been picked in autumn and winter, and there were still many oranges hanging on the branches. Song Mingxing went up the mountain road. At the top of the mountain was a large open space, and a large mansion suddenly appeared in the forest.
On the plaque are two large Chinese characters "Huang Mansion". Song Mingxing knocked on the door. Not long after, the door creaked open.
In the main hall, the doors and windows were closed and covered with curtains, and the candlelight was dim.
Guo Xingjian, a man in a gorgeous robe, sat opposite another person in front of the hall.
Guo Xingjian was silent for a while: "This time we let the former prince escape."
The man leaned back in his chair. Although Guo Xingjian was not far away from him, he could not see his face clearly. "It's okay. He did a good job this time. Don't worry about him anymore." The man's tone was obviously pleased.
"Don't worry about him anymore?" Guo Xingjian was puzzled. You told me that the former prince would have an impact on the court and asked me to kill him. Now you say you don't need to worry about him anymore? Guo Xingjian suddenly thought of something and stood up angrily: "Are you taking advantage of me?" Although he didn't know where they had gained benefits, the idea was very strong in his mind now.
The man calmly picked up the tea, took a sip, and smiled: "What if you, a useless person, notice it?"
"Yeah, what can I do as a useless person?" Guo Xingjian didn't expect that he was just guessing, but the other party admitted it generously, paced back and forth in front of the tea table, stopped suddenly, looked coldly and said loudly: "Come here! Take this man down!”
The noise outside the house became louder and louder, but the man still sat and drank tea calmly, seemingly not hearing the slightest movement. Seeing his leisurely and contented look, Guo Xingjian suddenly felt angry and filled his heart with a breath.
The man finally put down his tea cup, looked at Guo Xingjian in the hall, smiled, and took out a bell from his arms. Guo Xingjian's expression changed drastically: "When was it?" Of course he knew what this bell was. In the art of poisoning, there must be a device to bury the poison in the human body to induce the poison to attack.
"When? You really are such a noble person and forget things." After saying that, the bell swayed, and the clear ringing sound continued in the hall. Guo Xingjian held his head in his hands and felt like he had a splitting headache. His steps were unsteady and he was pacing back and forth like a dancer.
"Sir." The guard's voice came from outside the door.
Guo Xingjian opened the door, put his hands behind his waist, looked at the people in front of the room, and nodded: "Let's break up, nothing happened. Your reaction speed is very good, keep up the good work."
Everyone was confused. Guo Li stepped forward and looked at Guo Xingjian's empty eyes. He looked into the room with some worry, but there was no one else: "Sir, are you really okay?"
"Li'er is determined, please step back." Guo Xingjian said happily.
Guo Li was still a little worried, but he turned around and said to everyone: "Thank you for your hard work. Everyone, please step back."
After everyone left, a man walked out from behind the door and looked at Guo Xingjian, his lips raised.
What's going on, why am I here? Guo Xingjian stood in front of the door and looked at the scenery in the courtyard, unable to remember why he came out. My head hurt so much that I walked into the house and closed the door.
Looking back, I saw a person sitting in front of the hall drinking tea, and Guo Xingjian strode away. Sitting back in front of the hall: "This time we let the former prince escape."
The man nodded: "I know, leave it to us."
Guo Xingjian nodded, picked up the tea cup, and stared at the tea that had been half drunk, then put it back on the table. The man looked directly at Guo Xingjian and smiled, filling him with tea.
"Thank you." Guo Xingjian felt a little awkward, but he still accepted the other party's kindness.
