He didn't ask any more questions, but asked Chun Sun what unusual people and things he could see on Zhuangzi.

However, Chun Bamboo only said that he came and went in a hurry and did not see anything unusual.

Without being able to ask anything, Tan Ting waved the spring bamboo shoots away.

After the people below left, he said to Xiang Yi, "That Shenggu is an unusual person. It's a blessing that he didn't hurt anyone in the Tan family. The Tan family didn't know that he was a bandit and had no suspicion of harboring him. All we have to do is cooperate with Chen Fu to arrest him."

He rarely said a long sentence.

Xiang Yi knew that he did not doubt her and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. But after hearing the last sentence, she looked at him again.

He wants to cooperate with Chen Fu, the fifth master of the Fengling Chen family, to arrest his adopted brother. So does he know who his adopted brother is?

Xiang Yi was silent for a moment and then asked.

"How come bandits on the sea are so valued by Jinyiwei?"

Tan Ting also felt something was wrong when he saw her. He couldn't help but feel that she was still much more sensitive than others, so he whispered to her in a vague way.

"This person has other identities, involving the East Palace."

He looked at his wife, but Xiang Yi pursed his lips.

Obviously, the Tan family uncle knew that the sworn brother was the person close to the prince.

What kind of king the prince is, what is his attitude towards his sworn brother, and what case did his sworn brother go to Jiangxi to investigate before he was hunted down? As a Jinshi of the imperial court and the eldest son of the Tan family, it is not unknown to him.

The last time Chen Fu came to visit, maybe it was because of the matter at Liuyang Village that the Tan family uncle didn't want to see him.

But this time Chen Fuyou should have made it clear about the relationship between his sworn brother and Dong Palace, but he was willing to help the whole family and send his sworn brother into the hands of the family behind Chen Wu.

After all, this is how their family should have "watched and helped each other."

Xiang Yi fell silent.

Taking one last look at the Tan family man, Qingfu bowed and turned around to leave.

Since aristocratic families such as the Chen family and the Tan family have joined forces to capture their sworn brother, only a commoner like her can help him escape from the clutches and wait for help.

Tan Ting did not notice anything unusual about his wife, but he told Zhao and others about the incident and warned everyone to be very careful if they meet this person again.

Mrs. Zhao was really frightened.

Compared with Zhao's surprise and fear, Tan Rong couldn't believe it at all.

"How is it possible? Mr. Sheng is so elegant, how could he be a sea bandit?! Did Mr. Chen Wu make a mistake?!"

But this does not explain why Sheng Gu happened to leave.

After Tan Rong was shocked and couldn't believe it for a whole day, she finally believed it after everyone's persuasion.

It's just that she doesn't believe that Mr. Sheng is just a pirate. He must be such a talented and handsome gentleman, but he must have some other identity. Unfortunately, she has no way of knowing.

The music score Sheng Gu gave her was still there.

She didn't listen to Zhao's words, threw away the piano score, and secretly put it in the cage. However, when she looked at the children from aristocratic families that Zhao had chosen for her, she became even less interested.

Chen Fuyou and the government were increasingly searching for the person. Because he was indeed missing in Qingkan, this time he set his sights on Qingkan County. He had people search the entire county, every village and every village.

But Gu Yansheng did not hide in the village. Xiang Yi quietly placed him in the county town, not far from Gu'anfang where the Tan family lived.

Years ago, she quietly purchased a yard in the name of someone else, and then asked shopkeeper Jiang from Jixiang Seal Shop about the residence of the craftsmen. Some craftsmen had poor families and did not delay working in the county during the New Year. Xiang Yi simply selected a pair of uncles and nephews from among the craftsmen and asked them to live in her yard temporarily.

The uncle and nephew left for something a few days ago. Just when Xiang Yi was thinking about finding someone to live in for cover, something happened.

She directly let her adopted brother and her young servant Qiu Ying move in.

The neighbors didn't know and thought it was the uncle and nephew from the previous day living there.

They also searched the county town in the past two days and found that there was a partition in the house. The neighbor gave the wrong excuse, so the sworn brother easily hid in it.

Although he had a place to stay and was temporarily secure, the bad thing was that he had wounds on his body due to his sudden departure.

It was inconvenient for the two of them to go out to buy medicine, so Qiu Ying followed Xiang Yi's instructions and sent a message to Xiang Yi.

In the afternoon of the next day, Xiang Yi quietly took Qiao Yun to Gu Yansheng's hiding place on the pretext of going to Jixiang Seal Shop.

There was no one in the remote place. When Qiuying saw her coming, he hurriedly saluted her. She asked Qiao Yun to guard the door and quickly entered the room.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw his adopted brother with pale lips.

When Gu Yansheng saw her coming, he smiled in a low voice and asked Qiu Ying to pour her tea and warm her hands, "It's still so cold after the New Year. You're always afraid of the cold, so warm yourself up."

Although he had a consistent smile on his face However, Xiang Yi found that there was a layer of sweat on his forehead.

There are only scattered charcoal fires in this room, which cannot be called warm at all. Where did these sweat beads come from?

Xiang Yi couldn't help but ask him, "Is the eldest brother injured again?"

She asked anxiously. Gu Yansheng smiled and waved to her, looked at her comfortingly, and motioned for her to sit down and talk.

"That's right. I didn't expect Qiu Ying to be stupid. When I picked him up, I valued his ventriloquism skills. I didn't expect that his fingers were clumsy and he almost killed me."

After hearing this, Qiu Ying looked melancholy and lowered his head. .

Gu Yansheng didn't mind much and just said with a smile, "I'm used to it, so I can't blame him. There really isn't any ointment. It's a bit difficult to apply ointment to the entire wound."

Upon hearing this, Xiang Yi hurriedly He took out all the bottles of medicine he had brought over.

Chen Fu went to various pharmacies and medical clinics to check carefully, and Xiang Yi did not dare to go out to get medicine. She thought that Uncle Tan's injury had healed and no one would touch the medicine in the room, so she took several medicines in the room. I took two-thirds of each ointment for treating wounds and brought it over.

Although the amount of each item is not much, there are several bottles of medicine that can be used. Qiu Ying looked at Lian and said, "The medicine was unevenly applied just now. Please give me some more."

Before he finished speaking, Gu Yansheng glanced at him with a smile. He glanced.

"Why are you still harming me?"

Qiu Ying was helpless and worried, "What's important is that I recover as soon as possible!"

But Gu Yansheng just waved to him.

Xiang Yi looked at it and frowned.

The eldest brother has always been a handsome young man, elegant and spotless. When has he ever been so embarrassed?

But if the wound is not allowed to heal early, he will encounter many things on the bumpy road back to Beijing, and it will be even more difficult to recover from the injury.

Thinking of this, Xiang Yi couldn't help but ask.

"I wonder where the elder brother is injured? Do you need me to give him medicine?"

After she spoke, the room became slightly quiet.

The cool medicinal fragrance hovered in the room.

Gu Yansheng raised his eyes slightly, looked at her for a moment, and then looked away.

He said softly, "The injury is on the shoulder."

The injury on the shoulder was not too hidden.

Xiang Yi had already opened the medicine bottle neatly.

"Brother, please take off your sleeves. I'll apply the medicine for you."

She said, but Gu Yansheng didn't act immediately and looked at her again.

Only then did Xiang Yi notice his eyes. She was slightly startled, vaguely understanding his concern.

She is already married, and her adopted brother is a man who is not her biological brother.

He had nothing to be afraid of, he was hesitating for her.

In this way, Xiang Yi felt more and more that he shouldn't care.

She said softly, "Now that my brother and sister are in this situation, it doesn't matter what the rules and etiquette are."

After she said this, Gu Yansheng's eyes reflected her figure, and he chuckled for a while.

"Okay."

...

Xiang Yi changed the dressing so skillfully that he didn't need Qiu Ying's help at all. Qiu Ying retreated, and she and Gu Yansheng were quietly left in the room.

Gu Yansheng's injuries were much more serious than those of Tan Ting, Tan Jian, and the former Xiang Yu.

Xiang Yi somewhat understood why Qiu Ying was nervous and missed. She looked at the deep and severe wound, and Xiang Yi didn't dare to do anything.

Xiang Yi sighed as he thought about the way his sworn brother used to be without dust on his clothes.

She was becoming more careful with her hands, concentrating on making sure not to hurt him again.

The aroma of medicinal herbs overflowed in the room. The autumn eagle added charcoal to the fire and then retreated. The warm air surrounded the aroma of medicinal herbs and filled every corner of the room.

Gu Yansheng's eyes remained silently on the woman in front of him.

Her long hair was smooth and shiny, but it was tied into a woman's bun. It was not scattered on her shoulders and back like before. When the wind blew, the tips of her hair would flutter lightly in the wind.

Gu Yansheng couldn't help but think of what he heard in the farm.

The eldest son of the Tan family, Tan Ting, had not returned home for three years after her marriage. Based on the family's attitude towards his adoptive father Xiang Zhiyuan, it was obvious that Tan Ting would not take her to heart.

He also heard about what happened in the Tan clan after Tan Ting came back. The servants of the farm could not say much, but he also guessed a thing or two.

But after listening to Tan Ting's attitude later, and hearing that she returned to her parents' home years and years ago, she saw that the attitude of the Tan family uncle had changed.

This is not surprising. Who would be willing to give a cold treatment to a woman like Yizhen who is comfortable in her home and possesses all kinds of treasures?

Just like this, Gu Yansheng couldn't tell whether it was good or bad, but he cared more about her attitude.

He could sense that her feelings for the Tan family uncle were unintentional before.

But what happens next? What happens after Tan Ting's attitude changes?

The medicinal fragrance rushes to the tip of the nose.

The woman was leaning on his shoulder, less than a foot away. Her fair and dexterous hands carefully applied the medicine to him. Her quiet temperament meant that she rarely spoke, but she was never careless in doing things, and she was thoughtful and considerate. Everyone's feelings will be considered.

He remembered that when his uncle Gu Xianying had just passed away, he suddenly lost everything to rely on. He was taken into the Xiang family by his adoptive father, and he had to start his life again in an unfamiliar environment.

At that time, she would come to his courtyard every night with a lamp on. She didn't say much, just sat quietly with him for a while and then left.

But she came every day, no matter the wind or rain, until he became familiar with the Xiang family, servants and neighbors...

He looked at her quietly, and the broken hair on her temples suddenly fell. Come down.

A long and thin strand lightly disturbed her face.

Gu Yansheng couldn't help but raise his hand.

Xiang Yi applied a pinch of ointment to the last wound for him. He retracted his hand and raised his head, only to see a hand with clear joints right next to her ear.

The distance is suddenly so close that you can touch it if you take a slight step forward.

Xiang Yi glanced at him in surprise.

Gu Yansheng's hand on his ear paused. In those clear eyes, he lowered his head and smiled and said casually.

"There was a flying insect just now, and it has already flown away."

After he finished speaking, he withdrew his hand.

Xiang Yi nodded suddenly after hearing this, and then called Qiu Ying in to help her bandage Gu Yansheng. It was already getting late.

Gu Yansheng also said, "You should go back quickly, so as not to make the Tan family suspicious."

Xiang Yidao was fine, but thinking of his long-term injury, he couldn't help but say again.

"I'll come back in two days."

She said this, and Gu Yansheng couldn't help but look at her softly again.

"Actually, Qiu Ying's hands are not that stupid."

Qiu Ying nodded quickly.

Xiang Yi pursed her lips and smiled, "But this is for the younger sister. She should do things for the elder brother."

After she finished speaking, she called Qiao Yun and left quickly.

Gu Yansheng stood in the courtyard, looking in the direction she left, his usual smile gradually fading away.

The ancestral room of the Tan family in Gu'anfang.

The young couple who came with their children to thank Mrs. Zong came again, and by chance Tan Ting saw them first.

Tan Ting was very relieved to see that they had made a special trip to express their gratitude after asking about his wife's return from her parents' home.

But when he returned to the main courtyard with the family of three, he heard that Xiang Yi was not there.

He was surprised, "Where has Madam gone? When did you go and you haven't come back yet?"

The people below watched Madam go out, and Chun Bamboo even saw Madam wearing a seal.

Tan Ting understood after hearing this. He was just about to ask the family of three to wait for a while, when he heard a message from outside that his wife had come back from outside.

As soon as Xiang Yifu came back, she heard about the visitor. When she returned to the courtyard, she saw not only the family of three, but also the old man waiting for her in the room.

Seeing that she had just come back from outside, her body was filled with air-conditioning, so she asked the maid to drink soup.

Seeing that he didn't ask where he had gone, Xiang Yi was about to breathe a sigh of relief when he heard him say.

"Went to the drug store?"

Xiang Yi smelled of medicine.

She had a change of heart and said that she had gone to ask for medicine for her sister Xiang Ning. Then without saying anything else, she directly asked about the family of three sitting at the bottom.

"...Is the child feeling better?"

The young couple immediately asked the child to kowtow to Xiang Yi.

"It's because Madam is willing to take care of him. Not only is he better, but now he is in complete condition. He was able to fight with the kids next to him in the village head two days ago."

As he said this, the little boy kowtowed to Xiang Yi.

Xiang Yi quickly said that the ground was cold and asked Qiao Yun to take the child over. Xiang Yi took it and he weighed it in his hands.

"It's really a shame."

The child's mother said repeatedly, "When I first met, my wife said that he was too thin and paid us money from the clan to buy meat and vegetables for him to eat. Now it's so embarrassing So strong."

Xiang Yi looked at the child sitting beside her, smiled and touched the child's head.

Tan Ting looked at her quietly for a long time. When he saw her, he put the child on his own chair. While touching the child's head, he softly asked him what he had been playing recently, who he had met, and why he was with him. The dolls got into a fight.

She asked extremely patiently, and the little baby answered with a babyish voice, and she smiled with her eyes bent.

Tan Ting couldn't help but think of Zhao's instructions.

These days they are no longer what they used to be. Is the child getting closer?

The beauty of that day appeared in front of his eyes, and Tan Ting couldn't help but look at his wife a few more times.

Xiang Yi didn't pay much attention, but the child's mother saw it and laughed.

"Madam likes children so much. I think the uncle and madam of the Zong family will have a child soon." As

Tan Ting said these words, the corners of his eyes curled up, and his eyes looked at her softer and softer.

Only then did Xiang Yi see his expression.

The couple lived far away, so they drove a slow oxcart with their children in their arms. They had to leave if they couldn't stay for a long time.

Xiang Yi asked Qiao Yun to give them several plates of snacks that children loved.

Tan Ting wanted to give some money to the child again, but the couple refused to accept it at all, and left with the child thanking him.

But after they left, Xiang Yi was still vaguely aware of the clan master's eyes falling on her.

The most important thing for the continuation of a family is bloodline.

Especially in the clans of various aristocratic families, blood is the foundation of Zongzhi. There are only two clans in Tan Ting's generation, he and Tan Jian. It is completely normal for him to want a child.

But Xiang Yi didn't respond to his gaze at all, and she half-bowed her head.

This matter probably won't go his way easily.

Tan Ting didn't know what she was thinking, but just when he returned to the study, he heard the good news from his family that they had given birth to a pair of daughters.

Because they are twin daughters, which is very rare, the clan family was asked to name them.

The joy was sent to the Zong family along with the invitation, and Tan Ting couldn't help softening his eyebrows.

He asked Zhengji to bring over the red and gold post, directly inscribed the two names "Xizhi" and "Hezhi", and had someone send it over.

Joy really makes people feel better.

He couldn't help but think about what would happen if his wife was pregnant, so he took out the red and gold paper again and tried to pick some names.

He thought silently, it only happened on the fifth day of every month, so was the interval too long?

Two days later, after the Chinese New Year, the weather became cold again. First, there was goose-feather snow that fell all day long. After the snowy day, the weather became extremely cold. Many poor people in the Tan clan couldn't bear it anymore, so they came to the clan to borrow money from the clan. carbon.

It was cold the year before, so Tan Ting felt that these nine cold days would not pass easily, so he ordered the clan to prepare more charcoal. Since the coal in Qinghan was limited, the clan also went to other places to buy a lot of charcoal at a high price.

The weather became much warmer in the next few days after the new year. Many people thought that the charcoal bought at such a high price would not be used. Unexpectedly, when it snowed, the charcoal ordered by the eldest son in advance became a life-saving charcoal.

It's not easy for an aristocratic family, but it's even harder for a commoner family.

Tan Ting asked his tribe to give some charcoal to the neighbors who couldn't survive. Xiang Yi set up a porridge shed and called Yang Zhen and Tan Rong together to provide porridge for two days.

On the third day, the weather finally became warmer.

There has been no news from Chen Fuyou, so it can be seen that the person has not been caught,

but Chen Fuyou quickly blocked the roads leading to everywhere in Qingkan. It is impossible for the person to escape, and in such cold weather, He still didn't show any clues, which shows that someone is protecting him here.

As for who it was, Tan Ting naturally had no way of guessing, but it was not an ordinary person who made the entire Tan clan unaware.

He secretly asked people to pay attention, and first went to the tribe to check on the situation of grain harvesting. On the way back, he met the tribe's children playing with firecrackers.

The children were not afraid and pressed the firecrackers under the bamboo strips.

Tan Ting saw them like this when he was passing by. Just when he was about to stop him, the bamboo strips exploded. He was protecting the child and his hand was scratched.

Fortunately, the injury was not serious. He lectured these naughty children and returned home.

Zhengji wanted to apply some ointment on him, but Tan Ting remembered that Xiang Yi had used it before in the main room, so he asked him to get it.

When I took out the ointment, I found that the medicine bottles were much emptier than before.

Did he remember it wrong and there was only half a bottle of medicine?

Tan Ting didn't think too much here, but found that his wife was not at home. He called someone over and asked where his wife had been, only to find out that she had gone to Jixiang Seal Shop and had been there for some time.

Tan Ting's eyelids twitched.

Qingkan County is such a big city. She usually doesn't go to Jixiang Seal Shop for such a long time on weekdays. Why hasn't she come back today?

As soon as his thoughts passed by, Tan Ting suddenly thought of the missing person -

that person had met Xiang Yi. What if this person was hiding in the city, unable to escape, and kidnapped the Tan family's wife and wife as a hostage? possible.

When he thought about it, he couldn't sit still. He called the guards to follow him and went to the auspicious seal shop.

Jixiang Print Shop was closed due to the cold weather and there were no customers. There was no trace of Xiang Yi.

When Tan Ting saw him, his heart sank for a moment, but he didn't say anything. He quietly arranged for guards to carefully search for him in the city.

As soon as the guards dispersed, the cold wind on the cold street penetrated into the cracks of people's bones.

Tan Ting did not return home, but waited in a nearby teahouse.

The cup of tea had gone cold, and the guards came back one after another to report, but there was no news. Tan Ting's face became darker and darker, and only the last two people had not returned yet.

Zhengji was so anxious that he ran to the door to wait, and finally saw the last two guards running back.

As soon as the two came back, Tan Ting spoke.

"Is there any news about Madam?"

The two men nodded and shook their heads, and reported back, "I don't know if it is Madam, but someone saw two women who looked like Madam and Qiao Yun going to a remote alley."

These words made people happy. Tan Ting, the eldest son of the Tan family, raised his eyebrows in surprise.

If she is in the city, does she still have a residence outside?

Uncle Tan's heart was filled with excitement, but he didn't show any emotion on his face. He immediately ordered everyone to keep silent, and then had someone lead the way. It didn't take long before they arrived at the remote alley.

There were not many houses in the alley, and there was nothing unusual about each house, except for the last one, which had an inconspicuous courtyard.

Tan Ting's eyelids jumped as he approached quietly.

The guards of the Tan family were all people with some skills. They approached Tan Ting quietly and then came back, reporting directly to Tan Ting.

"Uncle, Qiao Yun beside Madam is guarding the door!"

She was not tied up in the courtyard, nor was she waiting in the courtyard, but guarding the door.

As soon as he finished speaking, this remote alley was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Tan Ting was stunned on the spot.

For a moment, he looked at the remote courtyard and countless thoughts flashed through his mind.