The carriage drove quickly in the heavy rain for a full hour before arriving at Pingnan Street.

Zhuiyun had received a message from Gu Changjin early and had specially packed up the house where he had lived before. At first he didn't know why his master wanted to come back to Yangzhou rashly, but he didn't realize it until he saw the girl in his arms.

This is to accommodate the girl.

Gu Changjin carried Rong Shu into the house and whispered: "Go get some hot water."

Zhuiyun glanced at his pale face, said "yes", and went out to get some hot water.

In her daze, Rong Shu only felt that someone was carefully wiping her face and hands. She was so confused that she subconsciously thought that the person was Shen and called out "A Niang" softly.

Gu Changjin twisted the handkerchief for a moment and turned his head to look. The girl's eyelids were motionless. She murmured and then fell asleep again.

The man lowered his body and gently wiped away the blood stains on her neck with a wet handkerchief.

Her skin was as white as jade, and even though he controlled his strength, the skin on the side of her neck was still red.

Gu Changjin didn't know if it would hurt her, so he wiped it lightly twice and then stopped.

His eyes swept over her shoulders that were wet by the rain, and he suddenly remembered something.

There should be a cinnabar mole on her right shoulder.

The red blood water swayed slightly, Gu Changjin looked at the dark eyes in the water, stood up and left the wing.

Chang Ji squatted in the flower hall with an old cattail leaf fan and fanned the fire of the medicine stove. The lid of the stove was pushed up by the water vapor, making a "clang" and "clang" sound.

"Master, please wait a moment. Your medicine will be cured soon."

He paused and then said, "Zhuiyun has found a set of clean clothes for you. You should go change your clothes first to prevent the wound from getting worse."

From the ferry On the way to Shen Yuan, the clothes of the three of them were all wet from the rain. He and Hengping were not afraid, but the master's injury lingered on and he was not getting better. He was soaked in the rain and he didn't know if the injury would be good. Aggravated.

Because of his master's injury, Chang Ji's motherly heart was really tired.

General Liang took the lead in suppressing the bandits this time. If nothing unexpected happens, he will definitely be the next governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

And this is definitely not the result Xu Fu wants.

In order to revive that crazy woman Xu Fu, the master had to drag on the injury all the time, and reduced the four doses of medicine to one dose a day, hoping to use this as a trick to fool Xu Fu.

Xu Fu controls everything about his master, but he also takes his master's life very seriously. As long as there are no accidents, this bitter plan will probably work.

But now an accident has come. If the master wants to stay in Yangzhou, this injury cannot be delayed any longer.

"What's going on with Luoyan and Mama Zhang?"

"Miss Rong's hairpin hit a vital point. Although Mama Zhang's life has been saved, it's still unclear whether she will wake up. As for Miss Luoyan, the poison hidden in Mama Zhang's nails is unknown. It's highly poisonous. Hengping gave his pill to Miss Luoyan and also gave him the detoxification pill. Now the toxin has been cleared and he will probably wake up in a few days,"

Chang Ji said softly, seeing Gu Changjin's expression soften a little. , thought for a while, and then said: "Master, if he comes back to Yangzhou without permission, will there be trouble?"

Gu Changjin, like Liu Yuan, received a secret order to investigate Liao Rao's case. Now that the case has been investigated, he should have gone back to Beijing to resume his duties.

Furthermore, the other side of Liumiao Hall was also waiting for his master to return. Knowing that his master had turned back to Yangzhou halfway, he might have made some guesses. Chang Ji was really worried about his master.

Gu Changjin knew what Chang Ji was worried about.

"Liu Yuan will cover for me. Yesterday, the boatman was from the Warrior Camp. I ordered him to turn the boat back to Yangzhou. He must have asked Liu Yuan and only dared to send me back after getting Liu Yuan's approval. Do you remember today? What did the boatman say when we got off the boat?"

Chang Ji thought for a moment and said, "The boatman asked the master to rest in peace in Yangzhou and wished you a speedy recovery."

After saying this, he sat up straight. He said: "Eunuch Liu is using the master's injury as an excuse to cover up for the master!"

The bitter wind and rain in Yangzhou did not spread to the canal hundreds of miles away, and dozens of majestic Dayin official ships sailed in the river.

In the captain's cabin, Qixin was also curious about why Gu Changjin wanted to go back to Yangzhou rashly.

Their dozen or so ships set out from Yangzhou together to go to Beijing.

Yesterday, at midnight, a guard from the Warrior Battalion rowed to their ship in a small boat. He knocked on the master's cabin door and said that Mr. Gu was going to sail back to Yangzhou.

How could the boatman dare to respond? He quickly sent someone to ask Liu Yuan.

Liu Yuan was sleeping soundly at that time. After listening to the guard's words, he only pondered for a moment and said: "Master Gu has suffered a recurrence of his old injury and cannot return to Beijing with us to resume his life. Let the boatman send him back to Yangzhou to recover."

Qixin Ren After half a night, I finally asked the doubts in my heart.

"Master, do you know why Lord Gu wants to go back to Yangzhou?"

"I don't know either." Liu Yuan slowly ate the sea fish he caught today and said, "But I know that it is definitely not a trivial matter that makes him want to go back at all costs. If I don't let him go back, if something happens to Yangzhou, wouldn't I be enmity with him?"

He raised his head and stared at Qixin, and said: "This trip to Yangzhou finally made it possible for me to hurt Miss Renrong. The matter has been revealed, why bother to block his way? After all, if he doesn't go back to Beijing, it won't hinder our affairs."

Qixin said: "I just feel that with Master Gu here, I can be more sure about the matter between Liao Rao and the second prince. ."

In the hearts of the people and the scholars, Gu Changjin seemed to be an upright and upright official. One sentence from him is more effective than a hundred words from these eunuchs.

Not to mention that the powerful officials in Shangjing were accustomed to taking care of him, and even the emperor favored him.

Liu Yuan put down the bamboo chopsticks, glanced lazily at Qixin, and said, "As Jiao Feng, Pan Xueliang and Mrs. Liao are here, it doesn't matter if Lord Gu is not here."

Mentioning Mrs. Liao, Qixin subconsciously thought of the old minister.

Lao Shangshu gave up everything and entered the game with his own body, and now he finally has a bright future.

It's a pity that the old minister is seriously ill and may not live long.

"I wonder if the old minister has received news from Yangzhou."

Qixin hopes that the boat will dock tomorrow so that he can go to Dali Temple Prison in person to deliver the news to the old minister.

Liu Yuan's narrow eyes were half-closed, and he said meaningfully: "Sir, you will know about this matter in the past two days. General Liang's defeat of Sifang Island, a few days ago, someone hastened to deliver a message to Shangjing. At this time, those in Shangjing The people who are ready to move may have also received the news, and many people may not be able to sit still. "

Go to Beijing and the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

A middle-aged man with a round figure in a scarlet robe hurriedly knocked on Meng Zong's door.

This person is none other than Hu He, the left deputy imperial envoy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Hu He was usually a smiling Buddha-like presence in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but now for some reason, he looked anxious and anxious, and he didn't even bother to put on his kind smile.

Hu He entered the duty room and lowered his voice: "Sir, there is an urgent report from Yangzhou and it was sent to the Yangxin Hall. The official only found out that Governor Liao died in the battle, and that General Liang won a great victory and destroyed the sea of ​​Sifang Island. Kou was blown away. As for the rest, we don’t know yet. It’s really unlucky! Since the chief eunuch was replaced, all the eunuchs in the palace are very secretive.”

Hu He spoke urgently and quickly, but Meng Zong's expression was indifferent. The wolf hair in his hand did not even stay for a moment. After finishing writing a memorial, he put down his pen, picked up the tea cup, and said calmly: "This is a good thing. ! The pirates from Sifang Island have been poisoning Dayin Haifang for a long time, and Liang Xiao has made a great contribution this time."

Hu He opened his mouth.

Liao Rao died in the battle and General Liang won the battle. The situation in the DPRK may have changed.

Could it be that Mr. Zong Xian couldn’t understand what he said?

Meng Zong raised his eyes and looked at him and said, "Master Gu was seriously injured in Yangzhou. How is the injury now?"

Hu He was stunned for a moment. He really didn't ask more about Master Gu.

He hissed: "I will send someone to the palace to inquire about Mr. Gu's injury soon."

Meng Zong said "um", "You don't need to inquire anymore about Yangzhou. Just wait and see Eunuch Liu and Gu."

Just come back. As for the rest, I would like to ask you, do you know why the emperor brought Prince An into the palace? And do you know why the emperor asked the old minister to teach Prince An in person?

Prince An is the posthumous son of the Ninth Prince. The Emperor and the Ninth Prince have a deep brotherhood. He brings Prince An into the palace and enlightens the old minister. Isn't this to strengthen the brotherhood? It couldn't be more unusual.

Even though Hu He boasted that he had a delicate heart, he couldn't guess what the deep meaning was.

Meng Zong stopped talking and said nothing more. He waved his hand and asked Hu He to leave and think about it by himself.

As soon as Hu He left, he sat in the check-in room for a while, flipped through a few memorials to be submitted, and then got up and left the room.

The carriage passed through Qipan Street at the back gate of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and headed for the Meng Mansion on Zhuque Street.

It was still bright and bright at the moment, and the old housekeeper in the mansion saw him coming back, and asked in shock: "Why are you back, sir?"

It's not surprising that he was surprised, this gentleman in his family was usually very busy and would not return to the mansion until it was dark at night.

Meng Zongdao: "Let Yan Qing come to my study. I have something to tell him."

Yan Qing is your lord's confidant, so I think your lord has something important to ask him to do.

The old housekeeper hurriedly agreed and summoned the people himself.

Not long after, a tall, elegant man with a folding fan in his hand walked into Meng Zong's study.

Meng Zong took off the jade ring in his hand and handed it to him, saying: "Send this ring to Wutong Lane and tell Princess Yunhua that I will agree to what she is planning."

Yan Qing raised his eyebrows and took the ring. The jade finger with excellent water head said: "The emperor's body has not yet reached the point where the oil is exhausted. Qing thought that the Lord would observe it for another year and a half before making a decision."

Meng Zongdao: "When Liang Xiao was the commander of the Jinwu Guards, he personally Princess Yunhua must have a grudge when she opens the city gate to welcome the Seventh Prince into the Jinluan Palace. That boy is going to Yangzhou, and Princess Yunhua will not miss this opportunity to avenge him. "

Yan Qing suddenly said: "Not only did Master Gu not kill him . Liang Xiao also gave him the greatest

credit , intending to help him take the position of governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, defend Dayin's sea defense, and protect the safety of Dayin's people. , Courage and strategy are talents that can be developed; in the case of Xu Li'er and Pan Xueliang, the master said that this son has done his best to help the people; now that he can put aside his father's hatred and fame and wealth to help Liang Xiao protect Dayin, he deserves it. A sentence of kindness for heaven and earth.

"My lord, as an emperor, you must always remember that the people are the most important, the country is second, and the king is the most important." Yan Qing closed the folding fan in his hand and laughed loudly: "Qing understands." Why do you want to form an alliance with Princess Yunhua? I will send you a jade ring for you. I want to know when Queen Qi will leave the palace."

Meng Zong narrowed his eyes and said, "This matter is not urgent. The news will be reported to Kunning Palace in less than two days. In two days, I will find an opportunity to see her again. Before that, I will go to Dali Temple Prison to meet with the old minister."

Liu Miao Hall received the jade sent by Yan Qing. At the time of the snap, Chang Ji was giving Gu Changjin the second dose of medicine, unaware of the turmoil surrounding his trip to Beijing.

At night, the heavy rain that had been falling all day in Yangzhou Mansion finally stopped.

The clear moonlight fell all over the eaves, and the puddles reflected the moonlight, making the cool night extremely quiet.

Gu Changjin leaned forward and pulled down the bed curtains, turned off the lights, and fell asleep leaning on the footrest and clothes beside the bed.

He promised the girl that he would not leave. He was afraid that she would wake up in the middle of the night without someone to accompany her, so he simply stayed and kept vigil for her.

There was a girl he liked lying in the curtain a few steps away, but he didn't have any charming thoughts in his heart. He closed his eyes for a moment and fell into a dream.

In the dream, there was still that bumpy feeling, and before the rain stopped, a drop of thick ink condensed on the tip of the pen fell, completely destroying the half-written letter he had written.

Gu Changjin tore off the letter, spread the paper again, dipped it in ink, and started writing.

"My wife Zhao Zhao seems to have met:

time is in a hurry, and there is no time to whisper. I only hope that my wife knows that I have already heard about the affairs of the Marquis Mansion. I hope that my wife will not be anxious. I will find out the truth of this case. I also hope that my wife will get out of it. Don't I have risked my life. I have a garden at the foot of Ci'en Mountain, which I have

secretly set up as a hiding place. The name of this garden comes from my wife's wish that "there will be an order at the four seasons".

, May I miss you in the spring, love you in the autumn, and admire you in the winter. My wife ’s 

drunken words from the past are still in my ears. 

, My thoughts are hidden in my heart, and I have to say them today. 

It is probably because only you can keep my heart at ease 

. The situation in Beijing is treacherous and dangerous, and I really don’t want you to be in danger when I return to Beijing. My wife followed Chang Ji and Heng Ping to this place and waited for my message. 

My husband's writing was blurry, but 

Gu Yun nodded. " 

When the ink was finished, Gu Changjin put down his pen and lowered his eyes to read the letter. 

There were obviously many things he wanted to say to her, but time was short and he only had time to say a few words. 

Forget it, he and she still have many futures to live in. Those things that he wants to say but has no time to say, he will say them to her one by one.