last time

Chapter 125
"What they said is true?" Zhuo Ran frowned.

Li Xunchuan shook his head, if something happened to Beili, what kind of identity should he go back now.These people will never fabricate facts out of nothing. What is the reason why Marquis Daxi didn't spread the news, and it just happened to catch up with Wang Cheng's matter. It's hard not to think of it.

He is very suspicious now that it was Da Xiye who kidnapped Wang Cheng.Wang Cheng took care of this matter, if he wanted to report to Gaodu, Da Xiye was unwilling, so it was reasonable.

"Why is there no news at all from Beili?" Li Yanchuan frowned and said, "There was a letter before, explaining the war with Gu Qiang, why is it like this now?"

Zhuo Ran took his arm and said with relief: "Don't worry, these people are not officials and know very little. Maybe they only know a little bit and spread it out. Don't be influenced by them."

Li Xunchuan pressed her hand and said, "No. If Beili had given us timely and accurate information, I wouldn't be so worried, but..."

"I understand what you are worried about." Zhuo Ran looked up at him and said, "If you care about it, you will be confused. We are now in Luzhou, next to Da Xiye. You can go and ask. If there is something really wrong, you can go there again." It's not too late for Beili, anyway, don't worry now."

In this situation, how could he go back to Beili alone?Not to mention whether he could make it back within the time given by Chu Shiyu, he went back to Beili and saw Xiao Qijing and monk Luoqiu.

His flaws would always comfort him with such improbable words, but he would always be coaxed.Not for himself, but for Zhuo Ran.

"I'm not in a hurry." Li Yanchuan closed his eyes and said, "I'm not in a hurry..."

Zhuo Ran held his hand, and Li Yanchuan breathed out a few breaths before taking Zhuo Ran out.

Ruofei turned around outside for a few times before coming back. Now he followed Zhuo Ran and Li Yanchuan, struggling impatiently for a long time, and only swooped down when they reached no one's place. in his arms.

"What are you doing?" Li Yanchuan shook his arms slightly, and Ruofei spread his wings before standing still.

Zhuo Ran stepped forward to touch its feathers, seeing Ruofei's paws stained with red mud in his lowered eyes, he stretched out his hand to touch it, and smelled it lightly.

"This is... blood?" Zhuo Ran frowned slightly, she wanted to look at Ruofei's legs, but Chang Ying seemed not very happy, and flung Zhuo Ran back with wings spread.

"Tsk." Li Xunchuan glared at Ruofei, and then looked down when he saw that it had calmed down. Sure enough, Ruofei had a small wound on his leg, which was mixed with wet mud. No wonder his temper became so bad.

Zhuo Ran pointed at its head, Ruofei rubbed against her palm, and Li Xunchuan saw a small river under the bridge next to it, so he led people there.

Ruofei jumped off Li Xunchuan's arm, and was caught by Li Xunchuan, almost upside down. Zhuo Ran took out a handkerchief from his arms and wet it with water, wiped the red mud with his lowered eyes, and Ruofei was obediently hung on the ground There.

"What's wrong?" Zhuo Ran pinched its paw and said, "Did you fight with someone?"

"It doesn't look like it." Li Yanchuan looked at Ruofei's round eyes and said, "Where did you go just now, fooling around everywhere."

The wound was not too big, Zhuo Ran tore a cloth strip and wrapped it up, Ruofei was straightened up, looking at Zhuo Ran for comfort.Li Xunchuan threw Ruofei out, this little injury is nothing at all, before it fought with the raptor in Beili for a long time and was covered with bruises, it had the strength to fly back and run with Li Xunchuan, but unexpectedly, it directly stuck on Zhuo Ran's arm .

Li Xunchuan didn't see it: "It will be like this..."

"Don't be angry." Zhuo Ran stroked its feathers, wiped them clean, and said, "Maybe Ruofei found something."

Speaking of this, Ruofei seemed to understand something, it spread one wing, signaling that it was going to fly out, Zhuo Ran let go of it, Ruofei flew westward, hovered for a long time before flying back again.

Li Xunchuan frowned, whistled, and Ruofei headed west completely.

"Where did you let it go?" Zhuo Ran looked at Ruofei.

Li Xunchuan said: "You're right, if you fly to Luocheng to have a look, it's also good. I'm afraid that Luzhou and Luocheng are not safe."

Zhuo Ran grabbed his hand and said seriously: "Chi Yue, let's not wait any longer and go directly to Daxihou's mansion. If he treats us sincerely, he will help us with all his strength, but if he really wants to hide it, let's find another way." .”

Li Xunchuan frowned slightly.

"I know you're worried about me," Zhuo Ran said with a smile, "If it's true that he wants to kill us, it's more than enough for you to escape alone, but not necessarily with me. But Chi Yue, you Don't forget, I also have a master, my kung fu is not inferior to yours, and I may not hold you back if I really do it."

Li Xunchuan still shook his head: "But..."

"Besides," Zhuo Ran raised her head and said, "This body is actually not bad. Last night you worried that I had a fever, so I'm not so fragile. I can hold on, as long as you dare."

Li Xunchuan stretched out his arms to hug her, was silent for a moment, and said, "Okay."

***
Han Chengfu.

Han Cheng listed all the people he could think of on the list and showed it to Da Xiye, but he didn't find anything, it was just that the recorded salary was suddenly changed to silver taels, and he didn't know what went wrong.

Wang Cheng is in charge of this matter, but now that Wang Cheng doesn't know where he is, how can he confront him.

Da Xiye threw the roster on the case table: "This is what he did? What was given to him at that time was obviously grain and grass, how could it be exchanged for silver and converted into cash? Now even the person is gone, where can I go to check?"

Han Cheng wanted to tidy up the desk but didn't dare, so he could only kneel on the ground and dare not vent his anger.

"..." Da Xi Ye patted his forehead, he knew it would be like this, so what can he do now, what can he do.This matter was reported to Gaodu, and it was not Wang Cheng who was held accountable, but him.In fact, he is fine, he doesn't care.

"Have you prepared the note for Gaodu?" Da Xiye said.

Han Cheng lowered his head and said, "It's been drawn up a long time ago, but do you really want to report it now?"

"Otherwise?" Da Xiye turned his head to look at him, and said, "Don't tell me that the carriages and horses can't go now, and you can't even pass on a note?"

"That...that's not..." Han Cheng said.

Da Xiye squeezed the teacup in his hand, and didn't drink anything for a long time, his heart was filled with panic.There has been no such situation in so many years, he has never wanted to have any contact with Gao about him, especially this kind of thing, if Xu Zheng finds out, it is inevitable that father and son will meet each other like enemies.

Ever since he became Marquis of Daxi, Xu Zheng had nothing to do with him, or in other words, he didn't want to have anything to do with Xu Zheng at all, no matter where it was.

This matter is not a trivial matter, and the left and right ministers must decide together with His Majesty, if the right minister wants to show mercy to his subordinates, he will lose face, so it is better not to report.Don't report it, but these innocent soldiers were injured. It's not like he doesn't know how difficult Beili and the border are. After thinking about it, reporting is in line with his temperament.

Perhaps in this way, he can look at himself with admiration.

"Send it as soon as possible." Da Xi Ye stepped out of the door.

There was a carriage waiting outside the mansion, as soon as Da Xiye stepped out, he saw the person in the carriage lifted the curtain to look at him, and he felt much better immediately.

"Cousin." Ji Yuyan smiled peacefully.

Da Xiye stepped into the carriage, and when he got in, he felt cold, causing Ji Yuyan to cough lightly. He ordered in a low voice to take the carriage back to his residence, and then he was grabbed by the hand, and then he sat firmly and held him in his arms.

"How was the conversation with Han Cheng?" Ji Yuyan leaned on Da Xiye's shoulder and asked in a low voice.

Da Xiye sighed, and said: "It won't take long for this man. I saw him procrastinating, and it seems that he really doesn't want to do it anymore. The issue of food, payment and money is difficult to deal with. If he doesn't care about it, it's useless to force him." .”

"I really feel that Han Cheng is not a good person." Ji Yuyan pinched his fingers and said, "You trusted him too much before. Is he trying to take revenge?"

"You can't say that." Da Xiye said: "Han Cheng's achievements are not small, and he is the only one I can use right now. In fact, looking at the whole of Luzhou, I really trust very few people. I don't want any One is abandoned."

Ji Yuyan let out an "oh".

Da Xiye touched her shoulder and said, "Okay, let's not talk about it for now. I have something to tell you in detail when I get back home later."

The carriage stopped after a while, the driver grabbed the reins, and hurriedly called in: "Master Hou, miss, it seems that outside the gate of the mansion..."

"What's wrong?" Da Xiye was about to lift the curtain when he heard the sound of fighting outside.

Ji Yuyan stepped out of the carriage first, and Da Xiye jumped down after her, only to find that there were two people fighting with the guards in the mansion, and rushed forward to stop them.

"Who is acting presumptuously here?" Da Xiye strode up to meet a man and a woman—the man was wearing coarse cloth and looked like a scumbag, while the woman was fair and good-looking, but a little weak. It looks a little weak.

Zhuo Ran gently pulled the corner of Li Yanchuan's sleeve, and Li Yanchuan raised his eyes to look at the person behind Da Xiye, and then his eyes fell on Da Xiye.

"Are you Marquis Daxi?" Li Xunchuan asked with a slightly provocative expression as he spread his legs apart.

Da Xi Ye only nodded: "Exactly."

Li Xunchuan looked back at Zhuo Ran, and pushed the person over: "This person said that she is the daughter of Wang Cheng's younger sister, and she came to Luzhou to find relatives, and she would not leave until the door of my shop, you have to find a way!"

Da Xiye frowned slightly: "Wang Cheng?"

"It's the one who is an official, but the rich one!" Li Xunchuan spoke in a rough voice, which made Da Xiye's ears hurt.

Zhuo Ran didn't expect Li Yanchuan to make such a move. Originally, according to her idea, the two of them pretended to be brothers and sisters to investigate quietly together, so how could they get involved with Wang Cheng.If she were Da Xiye, she would never believe what she said.

Da Xiye looked at Li Yuchuan: "Who are you?"

Zhuo Ran leaned slightly: "The one who betrayed me."

Li Xunchuan: "..."

Ji Yuyan looked at Zhuo Ran and said, "This girl is so beautiful, why don't you treat her well, instead send her to find relatives?"

It's getting more and more chaotic.Li Xunchuan sighed, he should have listened to Zhuo Ran if he knew it earlier, what on earth was he thinking to tease Zhuo Ran, he actually got himself into it, and now it took him a long time to explain, and he didn't have a chance to ask what he should ask .

Zhuo Ran squinted at Li Yuchuan, and said that he couldn't get used to it, obviously he couldn't get used to it.

"His family was poor, and his family was completely destitute. I followed him only because he treated me well," Zhuo Ran said softly, "Later we opened a store, and he lost all his money. Now we can only rely on my family to make ends meet. ..."

Li Xunchuan admired secretly, as expected of someone who came out of the Imperial College, and his speech was well-founded.

"You should go to the government to say that..." Da Xiye turned to look at Ji Yuyan, and said, "We don't have the ability to find Wang Cheng, and we can't find him either..."

Li Xunchuan frowned slightly.

Zhuo Ran was also taken aback when he heard the words.In the first impression, Da Xiye's complexion was gentle, and he followed Xu Zheng, and he didn't seem to hurt Wang Cheng as Li Yanchuan thought, and he was also kind to Ji Yuyan.For a woman, there are not many people who have a good impression upon seeing her. Although Da Xiye's impression of Zhuo Ran is not that good, it is enough for Zhuo Ran to understand what kind of person he is.

If he hadn't tied Wang Cheng up to block the news, then in Luzhou, there must be someone more powerful than Da Xiye, who could do this under his eyes, or cover up out of selfishness.

"Cousin." Ji Yuyan said softly, "Why don't you invite the two of you to sit down, and we'll talk about it in detail."

Da Xiye nodded slightly, and led him into the mansion.

This guy is really reasonable.Li Xunchuan became more and more suspicious of his previous thoughts. He was able to bring people with unknown backgrounds into the mansion without asking too many questions, just because of the word Wang Cheng.He couldn't confirm the rest. The only thing was that this person had a close relationship with Wang Cheng.

Zhuo Ran took a look at Li Xunchuan, and Li Xunchuan put his hand on her back when she went up the steps, Ji Yuyan turned her head to glance, but she didn't know if she saw it or not.

In Daxihou's mansion, Ji Yuyan's residence is across the corridor from the backyard. It seems that the two mansions are spliced ​​together, there is nothing wrong with it, but they complement each other.Li Xunchuan couldn't help wondering why they didn't live together since they were in love with each other, maybe it was for the sake of their reputation and innocence.

He kept frowning at Da Xiye and Ji Yuyan, Zhuo Ran thought he was still worried about Wang Cheng's affairs, so he stretched out his fingers to hook his belt, Li Yuchuan was slightly taken aback, and wanted to grab Zhuo Ran's hand, but she had already taken it back .

"Huh?" Li Yanchuan chased Zhuo Ran's hand, warmed it in his palm, and said, "What's wrong?"

"Don't frown." Zhuo Ran raised his hand to touch his brow bone, stroked it gently, and said, "I'm not as fragile as you think, I will always be with you."

Li Xunchuan smiled and said, "What? You thought about leaving me before?"

Zhuo Ran nodded his nose and said: "No. But when it comes to leaving, you seem to be the first one to leave me. You haven't thought about telling me early, or leaving when I miss you... What is it? Who is cruel?"

"..." Li Yuchuan smiled helplessly, and said, "I know, my Xiaqiu will hold grudges, and there will be no next time."

Zhuo Ran nodded, and took the initiative to open her arms to hug him. Li Xunchuan stroked the top of her hair and let out a long sigh of relief.

It took Da Xiye and Ji Yuyan a while to come to the main hall, when Li Xunchuan heard the footsteps, he let go of Zhuo Ran.

Da Xiye served the tea, and Li Yanchuan frowned at the fragrant tea, but Zhuo Ran took a look at him, and he relaxed his browbones.It's just that the tea didn't come at the right time.

"Lord Hou," Zhuo Ran didn't touch the tea after thanking him, but said firstly, "We came here out of necessity. Wang Cheng is my uncle. He used to contact me often, but now I don't." Any news about him, I can’t help finding it in a hurry.”

Ji Yuyan said softly, "What's your name?"

Zhuo Ran lowered her head: "My surname is Li."

"Yeah." Seeing that she only mentioned her first name, Ji Yuyan knew that she didn't want to reveal her real name. This girl seemed weak in writing and well-spoken. Presumably in the poetry world, it's very common for her to say her name without her name. She doesn't pursue much.

"Miss Li, sit down and talk." Ji Yuyan smiled and said, "Don't be reserved, there are not so many etiquettes here."

Zhuo Ran nodded.

Seeing this, Li Xunchuan put on a savage posture, and said, "So I came to ask, and quickly asked her uncle for money, otherwise how can I live this life!"

Ji Yuyan's face didn't change, but her tone was a bit more contemptuous: "The male leader, I'm afraid this is really... Miss Li, this marriage was not what you wanted and what I wanted."

"Eh?" Li Yanchuan smiled and said, "You're wrong! This is what you want and what I want."

Da Xiye sighed and said, "Can't you go to other relatives? Why do you only have to go to Wang Cheng?"

Li Xunchuan almost jumped up on his knees, and said: "I have borrowed all my relatives, and her uncle owes us a sum of money. If you don't ask him, who can you look for?"

Ji Yuyan and Da Xiye looked at each other.

"No." Zhuo Ran explained in a warm voice: "I just heard my mother mention a few words before, saying that when my uncle left home, he took my mother's dowry. That thing seems to be worth some money, so I want to come..."

"Really borrowed all?" Ji Yuyan asked.

Zhuo Ran nodded embarrassingly.

Da Xi Ye sighed and said, "How much does he owe you? I'll pay you for him first."

"Absolutely not..." Zhuo Ran shook his head and said, "This...is unreasonable."

"Okay!" Li Yanchuan pulled Zhuo Ran behind him, and said, "Master Hou is generous, I like people like Master Hou! Then it's settled!"

Zhuo Ran pulled Li Yanchuan's arm, pretending to try to stop it.

Li Xunchuan was afraid of hurting Zhuo Ran, so he took two steps back, Zhuo Ran slightly leaned over, and said, "No, Lord Hou, let's figure out a way to do this, you can't do this."

Ji Yuyan stepped forward to help Zhuo Ran up, and said: "Miss Li, you should get up first, it's not unreasonable, Master Wang Cheng has a good relationship with us, but we don't have any news about him right now, so we can only help you on his behalf. "

"Did something happen to my uncle?" Zhuo Ran's expression was so realistic that Ji Yuyan could only comfort her in a slow voice.

Seeing that Zhuo Ran was about to cry, Li Xunchuan was shocked and felt a little distressed. He wanted to go up and pretend to coax her, but he stopped when he saw the silent Daxi Ye.

(End of this chapter)