In the long street at night, Liu Quxing cried for a long time.

It wasn't until the crying drew his father out that he quickly wiped his tears and pulled his mother away.

Chen Ji stood in the darkness of a small alley not far away and watched silently until the long street was empty, then he walked out of the shadows holding the dark clouds.

He looked at the direction Liu Quxing was leaving and sighed softly: "Liu Quxing studied medicine very hard. His master once said that he would be able to practice medicine in a while. The Taiping Medical Center left it to him, as well as the medical books in the hospital.

, not considered a waste.”

Wu Yun: "Why don't you tell Liu Quxing the truth? You have done so much and yet you are still misunderstood."

Chen Ji: “I can’t say.”

Wu Yun was confused: "Why can't you say it?"

Chen Ji: "Things are accomplished through secrets, and failure is revealed through words."

Wu Yun was startled: "A fish is defeated by a crab?"

Chen Ji explained: "If we want to save the princess, we have to take risks. We must not do something illegal in the future. If others know that we want to save the princess, anything we do quietly will be associated with us, so Bailong will explain

I want to have a city. Liu Quxing is not a person who is good at keeping secrets. If he knows too much, he will be killed."

Wuyun meowed: "But it's really sad to be misunderstood by a friend."

Chen Ji walked on the long street in the dark night holding the dark clouds in his arms, and gently exhaled a mouthful of white mist: "It's okay, we don't need anyone to understand what we have to do."

"oh……"

Chen Ji said with a smile: "I'm going to the capital soon, so be happy. I heard from people that the Lantern Festival in the capital is the most prosperous. The whole city is decorated with lights and trees, and it stays up all night for six days and six nights.

Tongming. We will spend New Year's Day and Lantern Festival in the capital, and I will take you to see it then."

"Okay." Wu Yun was still a little gloomy.

By the time Chen Ji returned to Mingquan Garden, it was already midnight.

He stood outside the courtyard, looking at the open courtyard door and the lights inside the house, thinking thoughtfully: "I remember turning off the lights when I came out. Who would come here in the middle of the night?"

Wu Yun responded: "It's the smell of Chen Wenzong."

Chen Ji walked into the house with confidence, only to see that a charcoal fire had been lit inside, the windows were open for ventilation, and Chen Wenzong was lying next to the mother-of-pearl tea table in the house and fell asleep.

He walked forward and patted the other party's shoulder gently: "Brother?"

Chen Wenzong woke up with a start and sat up straight: "You are back. Where did you go just now? Why are you not in the house?"

Chen Ji avoided answering: "Brother, why did you visit late at night?"

Chen Wenzong was reminded and hurriedly said: "Remembering that the charcoal fire has not been lit in your house, I ordered someone to bring you the silver charcoal from the Xishan kiln in my house. This charcoal is smokeless and odorless, and can be eaten warm and burned for three days.

It's an hour, perfect for keeping warm overnight."

Chen Ji glanced at the brass charcoal basin: "Brother is interested."

Chen Wenzong reached for something in his arms. Unexpectedly, during the day, he first scolded Chen Wenxiao for twenty, and then scolded Wang Gui for twenty. Now his arm is sore, swollen and painful, and he can hardly lift it.

After a lot of effort, he took out a trembling hand from his arms and said warmly: "Chen Ji, today I am detailing the crimes in the confession of the filial piety. In the past few years, he has committed crimes in your name.

, I borrowed 1,700 taels of silver from various gambling houses. As a brother, I can't let you suffer such injustice for nothing. He wronged you, so I took it from Chen's official account and gave it to you as compensation.

"

Chen Ji looked at the string of Buddhist treasures with an unclear expression.

Is he short of money?

He lacks.

Now the ice flow coming from Prince Jing was lingering in his Dantian like a violent storm.

He needs silver, a lot of silver, to dissolve the ice flow one by one.

There are one hundred and ten furnaces burning brightly in Chen Ji's body. Perhaps the remaining four hundred and ninety or so can be ignited before he can step into the realm of seeking the Tao and become a true great official.

Just when he was worried, Chen Wenzong sent a timely rain.

Although this elder brother is a bit rigid and pedantic, he can be regarded as an upright gentleman. Perhaps he is the only one in the Chen family who is worthy of friendship.

Chen Ji accepted the string of Buddhist treasures and said with a smile: "Thank you, brother. It's getting late. Brother, please go back and rest early."

Chen Wenzong shook his head: "I still have something to ask you."

"What's up?"

Chen Wenzong suddenly said: "The Master said that governing with virtue is like Beichen, who lives in his place and all the stars share it... What is the meaning of this sentence?"

Chen Ji was stunned: "What?"

Chen Wenzong sighed: "It seems that you have failed in all the classics and Yi subjects in the medical school in the past two years. But it doesn't matter. My brother will start taking you to review tomorrow. Since you want to take the imperial examination, you can't slack off anymore.

."

Chen Ji's expression changed, and the candlelight in the room swayed: "Brother, this is not good, I just came back."

Chen Wenzong straightened his face and said: "The deceased is like a man who never gives up day and night. You will take the provincial examination in three years. How many days can you delay? Don't resist, otherwise don't worry about being ruthless for your brother. You can stick a stick for your brother.

If you accuse me of filial piety, I will naturally punish you with a rod."

Chen Ji: "Ah?"

Chen Wenzong walked out: "Let's rest early."

Chen Ji looked at Chen Wenzong's back and said in a daze: "Wuyun, do you think this brother of mine is addicted to scolding others?"

Wu Yun was shocked: "Violent!"

…

…

At the same time, the lights in the Chen Mansion Buddhist Hall were still on.

Light green smoke floated out from the hollow copper stove in the house, and the smell of sandalwood spread out along with the green smoke.

Mrs. Liang lost her luxurious head and face, knelt respectfully on the futon in front of the Bodhisattva, moved the beads in her hand, and opened and closed her lips to recite Buddhist scriptures silently.

Chen Liqin stared at her through the window for a moment, wanting to find an excuse to lecture her again, but seeing how pious and repentant she was, he had no choice but to shake his head and walk away.

Hearing the sound of leaving footsteps, Ms. Liang slightly raised her eyes to look at the crack in the window and continued to recite Buddhist scriptures calmly.

"Madam, please save me!"

Mrs. Liang heard someone calling outside the door behind her and stood up to open the door.

In the night, Wang Gui knelt on the cold bluestone and begged: "Madam, save me."

Liang said calmly: "You're not dead, so why should you save me? You were scolded by Wenzong Zang during the day. If you don't take a good rest and recuperate, why are you here looking for me?"

Wang Gui kowtowed on the ground: "The master just came to tell me that I should stay here in Luo City to take care of my property and not return to Beijing. Madam, please be considerate of my old mother. Help me to intercede, I have to go back to Beijing to take care of her."

Mrs. Liang looked down at Wang Gui: "Why do you come to me to plead for mercy? Like you, I am thinking about my past."

Wang Gui hurriedly said: "The villain knows that you saved the villain today because the villain and Chen Ji are already mortal enemies, so it is useful for you to keep the villain alive."

Liang's two thin willow-leaf eyebrows were slightly raised: "That's the third son of the Chen family. Why should I keep someone who has a grudge against him? I'm trying to be smart."

Wang Gui did not change his words after being reprimanded. He lowered his head and said, "Madam, it is not a coincidence that the two zodiac animals, Yun Yang and Jiao Rabbit, came to the Chen Mansion. It is also not a coincidence that Zhang Zhuo and Zhang Xia came to the Chen Mansion."

Liang was silent.

Wang Gui continued: "Don't worry about the Zhang family. When we arrive in the capital and enter the Chen family mansion, they can't come to the Chen family every day. Besides these two zodiac signs, the villain has some close relatives and friends in the capital, and the villain's mother There are also some connections in the palace who will definitely help you find out the whole story. If the traces are connected with the Eunuch Party... I hate the Eunuch Party the most in my life and will not tolerate him."

Mrs. Liang was silent for a moment: "Wang Gui, you asked the wrong person. You provoked Chen Ji. As long as he is angry, the master's anger will not go away. If you are smart enough, you will know what to do; if you are not smart enough, Just stay and look after the property."

Wang Gui thought for a moment and struggled to get up: "I understand, little man."

He dragged his disabled body to the firewood shed, took off his shirt, and exposed the wounds on his back. Then, he gritted his teeth and tied the thin firewood to his bloody back, and walked towards Mingquan Garden.

When he arrived at Mingquan Garden, Wang Gui knocked on the courtyard door and knelt directly outside the door.
Chapter completed!