An elder of the Tan clan passed away that night, and Tan Ting did not return to the main courtyard. The next two days were busy with funeral arrangements.

During one day's break, Xiang Yi went to a remote courtyard again.

She made Tan Ting's attitude clear. She thought Yang Muhong would be very disappointed, but the old colleague just smiled bitterly.

"Uncle Tan's concerns are not exaggerated. After all, it is such an unfortunate timing, and everyone should have doubts when it comes to it."

He could understand Tan Ting very well.

Gu Yansheng didn't think that the eldest son of the Tan family would believe it immediately, so he glanced at Xiang Yi.

"Yizhen doesn't need to be embarrassed. It's a blessing for us to hide here and have the Tan family in the middle."

He said, smiling and taking out the map that Xiang Yi added in detail.

"Yizhen's picture is very good. This time the East Palace will send a ship to pick us up. I have chosen many pick-up places. Is it okay for Yizhen to help me see?"

Xiang Yi's mind was suddenly drawn to the map.

The pier that Tan Ting took her to on horseback last time was the largest pier in Qingkan, but Chen Fu would definitely deploy manpower in such a place.

She carefully looked at the several riverbanks where Gu Yansheng had chosen to park the boat, and nodded, "Brother, the place chosen is remote and safe."

After hearing this, Gu Yansheng felt relieved and clicked on one of the places, "If you can get on the boat here, No matter how good it is, everything else is just preparation, and it's best not to use it."

Having said that, their journey from Jiangxi to this place was quite difficult.

Someone from the East Palace was about to come to take care of them, and they would no longer worry about Chen's pursuit. How could Chen Fuyou and others not know the importance of this opportunity? I'm afraid I won't just let them leave smoothly.

Xiang Yi reminded Gu Yansheng to be careful again, "Brother, have you discussed the time with Dong Gong?"

She asked, and Gu Yansheng's eyes fell on her face, only for a moment, and then quickly looked away.

"Let's go in three to five days."

Xiang Yi didn't notice his expression, just nodded, said a few words, and was ready to leave.

Yang Muhong told her not to worry about him anymore, "Madam, there is no need to have a rift with Uncle Tan because of old age."

Xiang Yi didn't say anything about this. There was not

just a gap between her and the Tan family uncle, but an insurmountable gap...

Gu Yansheng didn't say much about it and told her to go back and have a good rest. "It's my eldest brother who has been worrying you these days." Xiang

. Yi didn't understand why the eldest brother was so polite. Originally, he was working for all the people from poor families, so wasn't she one of them?

But before she could say more, the eldest brother called Xiao Guan to show up and asked Xiao Guan to escort her back.

Tan family.

The spring branches in the main courtyard were blown messily in the wind.

Tan Ting returned from the study in the outer courtyard to the study in the inner courtyard, then from the study in the inner courtyard to the main room, and finally sat in front of Xiang Yi's usual desk.

Although she used this desk to engrave seals, she usually kept it clean and put all the scattered items in the box, leaving only a flower pot on the desk.

There is a white plum in the flower pot, and some faint fragrance floats lightly on the desk.

Tan Ting had been busy for two consecutive days and had not spoken to her properly. It seemed that the two of them were alienated.

Tan Ting felt depressed and sad.

But Yang Muhong's letter was really hard to convince him.

The wind outside the window blew in a wisp of plum fragrance, scattering the plum fragrance.

Just at this time, there was movement in the courtyard, and the voice of the little maid came in.

"Madam is back."

He stood up immediately and walked to the door. She happened to raise the curtain and came in.

As the two sides approached, Xiang Yi's forehead almost touched Tan Ting's chest.

The man was afraid that she would fall, so he quickly reached out his hand.

But at the same time, Xiang Yi took a step back after sensing that the distance between the two was too close.

"It turns out that the uncle is in the room...it was me who bumped into me."

She lowered her head and saluted.

Tan Ting's hand paused in the air, and in the cold air between the two of them, he was stunned for a moment before retracting his hand.

"Yizhen is back..." he whispered.

"Yes, uncle is fine." She responded.

After the two of them exchanged a few neat words, which seemed like a confrontation, everything fell silent inside and outside the room.

Tan Ting knew that, if he didn't say much, she would never say much either.

He had no choice but to ask again.

"Then Yang Muhong...did you say anything else this time?"

Xiang Yi was surprised that he could even take the initiative to ask about this person.

Xiang Yi thought for a while and said, "Yang Tongzhi didn't say much. He just said that it is reasonable for the uncle to not believe it."

After hearing this, Tan Ting couldn't help but want to snort.

If this person can't produce strong evidence, then he can just say this back and forth and play some mental tricks.

But his eyes fell on his wife's half-lidded eyes, and he looked back with a cold snort.

He didn't want to talk about that man's behavior in front of his wife anymore, for fear of causing her to misunderstand again, so he could only purse his lips for a while and remind her in a low voice.

"Yizhen, don't trust him easily."

These words also made Xiang Yi unable to express his position.

If she hadn't met Yang Muhong, she might have nodded in agreement, but when she saw the old colleague, she didn't really see any calculation in him, but instead felt a strong sense of guilt...

But she also understood Tan Ting , and didn’t respond again.

It was quiet again between the two of them, and not even the wind could penetrate the silent atmosphere.

After a while, Tan Ting had to leave temporarily.

The days suddenly seemed to return to the past.

They didn't know each other at all at that time, but now they know a little bit about each other, but they are still back to where they started.

Xiang Yi used the rare time in the evening to continue making the seal for Tan Ting.

There are handwritings left by Tan Ting in the room. Xiang Yi never turned over them before. This time he took out a few pieces and drew the word "Yuan Zhi" on the paper according to Tan Ting's own notes, and then transcribed them. Painted on the white jade used for sealing.

She didn't know that it was actually the white jade he gave her, but his name was carefully engraved on the white jade.

She might have to finish this small seal for him soon, she always had a premonition.

Everything around her was changing rapidly, and she might not know which day she would leave the Tan family, and when she left here, she would part ways with him.

Maybe a year or two, maybe a month or two, or maybe just these two days.

Tan Ting stayed in the main courtyard that night, but asked Zhengji to come over and tell Xiang Yi to rest early because the night was cold.

He didn't come back, so Xiang Yi had more time to carve the seal for him with a lamp.

Qiao Yun came here several times and was extremely surprised to see that Madam hadn't stopped yet.

"Madam, it's getting very late. Let's go to bed early."

Xiang Yi glanced at the candle, which was burning to the bottom. She cut off the long wick, turned up the flame, and let Qiao Yun go to sleep.

"Go to bed and don't worry about me."

...

After Chen Fuyou let Yang Muhong run away that day, he immediately stopped arresting people.

The whole Qinghan fell silent.

He temporarily stopped arresting people, but Tan Ting also received other news.

At noon the next day, Xiao Guan came over to report.

"Uncle, Chen Fuyou has transferred all the manpower from other places to Qingkan. All in all, there are more than a hundred people."

These words made Tan Ting raise his eyebrows.

Chen Fu has not arrested anyone these days, but has gathered strength to prepare for action. It seems that he has a clearer goal.

It seems that it has something to do with Gu Yang and Dong Gong's support in the end.

Chen Fu's actions could not be hidden from either Tan or Tan Ting, but at the moment Tan Ting had a neutral attitude and no one wanted to help either party.

He just told Xiao Guan to continue to pay attention to Chen's actions and asked his clan members not to get involved.

The water was very turbid, and Mrs. Qinghan Tan did not want to take a trip into the murky water.

...

Xiang Yi almost completed the small white jade seal he gave to Tan Ting last night. He carved it again this morning and it took shape.

Qiao Yun was simply surprised, "Why are you so anxious, madam?"

she asked, and Xiang Yi smiled lightly.

She couldn't explain clearly, maybe she just felt that she wouldn't stay in the Tan family for a long time...

But as soon as this thought flashed across her mind, her eyelids twitched, and an ominous feeling rushed into her heart.

She stood up silently.

"Go and ask Guard Xiao to come over."

...

Xiao Guangang followed his uncle's instructions and explained the affairs of his men, and also asked people to spread the word to all the tribesmen to pay attention to their own safety, so that no innocent people would suffer when the two parties conflicted. .

As soon as he finished giving these instructions, his wife came to look for him.

Xiao Guan thought Madam knew something and came to ask him for confirmation.

Just looking closely at Madam's expression, it doesn't look like that, but Madam really wants to go to the yard again temporarily.

Xiao Guan could only make another trip to the uncle's study for her.

Tan Tingzhi sighed and could only accept it.

Who would have thought that when Xiang Yi and Xiao Guan arrived at the courtyard, they noticed something was wrong inside.

Xiao Guan immediately stopped Xiang Yi.

"Madam, don't move, let me explore first."

A cool breeze blew from the remote alley, Xiao Guan looked around and came out, and was stunned for a breath.

"What's wrong?" Xiang Yi asked him anxiously.

Xiao Guan smiled bitterly, "Madam, everyone in this courtyard has left. There are no signs of fighting in the room in the courtyard. It can be seen that they left after thinking carefully."

He said and opened the door for Xiang Yi.

As soon as the door opened, the draft suddenly rushed out. Xiang Yi walked in and saw that there was nothing in the courtyard. When he entered the room again, it was as if no one had been there before, it was empty.

Xiang Yi was surprised, thought for a moment, walked to the bed, reached under the pillow, and took out a piece of paper.

There were only eight words written neatly on the note.

"My brother is gone, my sister is at ease."

Xiang Yi was stunned for a moment.

Did the sworn brother and the others just leave like this?

She couldn't help but think of the last time she asked her eldest brother about the date of his departure. He said it would take three to five days. Now it seemed that he was deliberately telling her not to worry about them?

She looked down at this reassuring note. Her heart did not settle down, but her eyelids twitched a few more times.

She turned around and asked Xiao Guan.

"Has it been a few days since some of Chen Fu's people searched everywhere?"

Xiao Guan nodded, "It has been a few days."

Of course he couldn't lie to his wife.

Unexpectedly, the lady asked again.

"Ms. Chen, have you sent anyone else to Qingkan in the past few days?"

As soon as these words came out, Xiao Guan paused.

He looked at Xiang Yi in surprise, completely unexpected that his wife would be so keen to ask the important point.

He paused for a moment and wanted to answer, but then he thought of the uncle's attitude of not wanting to get involved, and his instructions to the clan members not to get caught up in the conflict between the two parties, so as to avoid unnecessary disaster.

This is true for the clan members, let alone Madam.

Xiao Guan didn't speak for a while.

But Xiang Yi guessed it from his attitude.

"It seems that there is..."

It is absolutely impossible for Chen to leave Big Brother and the others casually. So in the past few days, he has held back his troops and secretly increased his manpower. Has he got the exact news?

Xiang Yi is not sure because the eldest brother has not left as long as he said before.

There seemed to be some residual warmth in the room that had been occupied by people. It seemed that they had just left today.

And the eldest brother and the others have nowhere else to go in Qingkan. Does this mean that tonight they can pick up someone from the East Palace and leave?

So Chen Fu has secretly increased his manpower, and when will he take action?

Xiang Yi tried to ask Xiao Guan again, but unfortunately Chen Fu had specific arrangements in private, and Xiao Guan really didn't know about it.

Naturally, Xiang Yi would not make things difficult for him. He could only return home temporarily with full of uneasiness and doubts.

Who would have thought that just as she arrived at the door of the Tan family's ancestral house in Gu'anfang, she would see Chen Fuyou walking out of the Tan family.

Xiang Yi called Xiao Guan to stop temporarily.

Chen Fuyou didn't see her. He just came out of Tan's house with a confident look on his face and a smile on his lips. He lifted his robe and got on his horse. Then he called the people around him and left quickly.

With his expression like this, Xiang Yi's heart suddenly sank.

It seems that Chen Fuyou has already learned in advance where his eldest brother will meet the ship from the East Palace.

That's why he was so confident.

So what will Big Brother and the others do?

You can't just surrender like this...

The study room in the outer courtyard of Tan's family.

Tan Ting asked Zhengji to open all the windows to let out all the suffocating air in the room.

Just now, Chen Fuyou paid a sudden visit.

It's not so much a visit as a reminder, saying that Chen Fuyou is going to take action tonight, so Tan please don't interfere.

After all, the person they wanted to capture was Yang Muhong.

Tan Ting frowned when he saw his appearance.

But after he left, Tan Ting couldn't help but remember the two times he came to Tan's house to remind him that the person he wanted to arrest was Yang Muhong.

The grudge between Tan and Yang Muhong is not a secret, but Chen Fuyou's performance is too focused on it.

If it comes to remind him once, that's it. What does it mean if it comes again?

Are you sure of this?

Tan Ting narrowed his eyes.

Are the Fengling Chen family too confident about the enmity between him and Yang Muhong?

Thinking of this, Tan Ting couldn't help but take out Yang Muhong's letter, and what he pulled out at the same time was the letter from Uncle Lin who was far away in the capital...

So many people were involved in the Xiaoxiaoyuan test fraud case?

Tan Ting fell silent, his gaze fell on the hall outside the study, and the scene suddenly appeared in front of his eyes, that day when the head of Liuyang Village brought people from several villages to him to express his gratitude.

"...Although the aristocratic families have their ancestral precepts and the government's official documents, how can anyone these days seriously act in accordance with the ancestral precepts and official government documents?

"We ordinary people know very well what kind of faces the neighboring aristocratic families have. . Mr. Tan is actually different from them. He sincerely gets along with us, common people from poor families, as neighbors! "

The room was quiet, but these words of thanks rang in Tan Ting's ears.

He can protect the people in Qingkan, Ningnan and even Weiping Mansion, but what about other places?

For example, Jiangxi where the fraud case occurred ? Or other places in the government and the public?

If Gu Yansheng still fails to speak out for them, can these common people speak out again? However, if he helps, then

Tan Ting suddenly has an unspeakable feeling.

He was also the villain Yang Muhong who killed his father.

How could such a person be worth his while...

The cold wind roared in from the open window.

Tan Ting stood in front of the desk with his hands folded, facing the wind. Blowing.

The sound of wind in my ears blended with the chaotic thoughts. At one time, it was the thanks of Liuyangzhuang and other villagers, and at the other time, it was the cry of my father's untimely death and the whole family. Suddenly, it changed into Chen Chen. Fu had two intentional reminders of coming here, and Yang Muhong's sudden identification of Chen in his letter...

Tan Ting's thoughts were numb, and he closed his eyes tightly.

The next breath, he heard a clear voice. "Have you ever thought... that

officials from poor families are not all villains with bad morals?" "

As soon as this sound came out, all the complicated thoughts disappeared, and the chaotic mind suddenly became quiet.

Tan Ting took a deep breath and slowly exhaled it.

Chen Fu was going to take action tonight, could he wait any longer?

He shouted Xiao Guan thought that Xiao Guan had gone out with his wife, and when he was about to change, he saw Xiao Guan coming forward.

Without

saying anything, he directly ordered him to

follow him. Mrs. Chen, if Mrs. Chen dares to kill people and silence them tonight..."

He paused slightly as he spoke. Xiao Guan raised his head and looked at his uncle.

He heard the uncle speak in a very low voice.

"No need to hesitate. , please help. "

Xiao Guan opened his eyes wide.

"Yes! "

...

It wasn't until Xiao Guan left that Tan Ting remembered that he had forgotten to ask him about Xiang Yi going outside.

He could only call Zhengji over again, and after asking, he found out that his wife had gone back to the main courtyard as usual when she returned home. Since

she went back as usual, it seemed that she didn't know what happened tonight.

Tan Ting felt relieved, thinking about the alienation between him and her in the past two days, and felt depressed

before dinner . He thought about it and went to Qiuzhaoyuan early, but when he arrived at Qiuzhaoyuan, he heard something.

"Madam was not feeling well at night, so she told the old lady to go to bed early . . "

Tan Ting was surprised, turned around, left Qiuzhaoyuan, and went straight back to the main room.

The courtyard was quiet, and he slowed down in front of the room.

The room was also dim and unlit.

He walked lightly In front of the bed, just as he opened the curtain, his mind suddenly went blank.

He turned around and asked, "Yizhen?" "

No one responded.

The room was empty, there was no one, there was only a letter on her desk, with a white jade seal on it. For

a moment, he didn't care about the seal she suddenly made for him.

He opened the letter and wrote a few words in a hurry. He read the end at a glance, but Tan Ting's eyes stung.

The matter was urgent, and Xiang Yi could not stay out of it. He had left Tan's house to report the letter to

the uncle and his wife . After three years of being under Tan's care, Xiang Yi has written a letter of divorce in imitation of his uncle's handwriting. If something happens, this letter of divorce will be used as evidence and it will not implicate Tan.

If Xiang Yi fails to return, I just hope that I will marry another beautiful woman in the future, and the flowers will bloom and the piano will be in harmony.