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alley.

A young man in plain clothes set up a small stool and sat on it peacefully.

A simple wooden crutch was leaning against the corner of the wall, and a birdcage was hung on the crutch, and a sickly crow was lying in the birdcage.The crow's feathers were dark red, as if soaked in blood and dried again.

The sickly crow opened his eyes from time to time and looked at the surrounding people without expression, without saying a word.

The young man's face was covered with ugly scorched scars, like flattened sarcoids.His eyes were white, and he seemed blind.

Most of the people around young people are young and middle-aged.

Young people ask about the future, middle-aged people ask about wealth.

Occasionally, a young and beautiful girl is bold, not afraid of the difference between men and women, and sits shyly at the booth and asks about marriage.The blind young man smiled and took out a clean veil, wrapped it around the girl's catkin, and touched the bones through the veil.

A penny is really too cheap, whether people believe it or not, it is not a bad thing to have a good time, or spend money to hear a few good words.

Zheng Xiu and Feng Bei looked side by side for a while, exchanged eyes, and left quietly.

Feng Bei showed doubts: "Wei Chen?"

Apparently she wasn't entirely sure either.

The only time Feng Bei and Wei Chen met was when they were both in Baili Village 20 years ago, they fell into ghosts and were finally rescued by Zheng Shan at the same time.

And Wei Chen was supposed to be taken away by Chang An, but in the end it was Wang Cangyun who desperately sacrificed himself to rescue him.

Thinking of Wang Cangyun, Zheng Xiu couldn't help but sigh.

"That blood crow should be him. Unexpectedly, he has always been under the eyes of the emperor."

"What do you say……"

Feng Bei glanced at Zheng Xiu.

"Zhu probably knew about it. But Old Wei, he might not know. From Old Wei's point of view, Wei Chen had died 20 years ago, and no one would have guessed that a 'dead person' would appear. it's here."

"You...will tell the emperor about this?"

Feng Bei asked.

Zheng Xiu couldn't help laughing: "Tell the emperor what to do?"

Feng Bei tilted his head, then understood, smiled slightly, and understood his thoughts.

Zheng Xiu leisurely explained: "At the beginning, there was a grievance with the Incomplete Building, but it was obvious that the Incomplete Building was at odds with Ye Weiyang. Ye Weiyang has now become a mess, and the whereabouts of the candles are even unknown. As the saying goes, an enemy's enemy is a friend. Wei Chen's reason Honestly setting up a stall here may have something to do with the disappearance of the candle."

"Before Wei Chen reveals his real purpose of coming here, let's keep an eye on it, don't worry."

The imperial city can be said to be the stronghold of the Zheng family.In the imperial city, the Zheng family can be said to be a colossus comparable to Ye Weiyang.Whether it is financial resources or the number of thaumaturgists, Zheng Xiu has full confidence.

It's fine if it's in other places, but in the imperial city, if Wei Chen really harbors evil intentions, how can he still make him jump up?
"It's because of Senior Wang Cangyun."

Feng Bei smiled and pointed out Zheng Xiu's true thoughts: "There are many reasons to move a person. But there is only one reason why you don't want to move him, and that is because Senior Wang Cangyun wants him to live?"

As expected of you.

Emphasis on love and righteousness.

In the past, Fengbei didn't like Zheng Xiu.After getting away from the cannibal painting, everything he saw was good for him.

The more Fengbei gets to know Zheng Xiu, the more he can understand why so many high-ranking members of the Zheng family like to gather around Zheng Xiu and call out "Master Zheng" affectionately.

The reason why the Zheng family became the current Zheng family was not because of this loyal bloodline, nor because Zheng Xiu was a "Marquis of Zhonglie" who had a title but no real power, but because of Zheng Xiu himself.

It is he who made the Zheng family what it is today.

"I want you to talk more."

Zheng Xiu pretended to be evil, licked his tongue, picked up Feng Bei's little hand and pinched it without any respect for martial arts.

Feng Bei is not used to being intimate with Zheng Xiu in such an environment in broad daylight, but the struggle at this moment is undoubtedly more noticeable. She can only get closer and hide the hands they are holding in her long sleeves.

Fengbei has always dressed in a low-key manner, unlike the daughter of a rich family who wished to write the words "beautiful and charming" on her clothes.For a while, not many people noticed Zheng Xiu and Feng Bei's small movements under their sleeves.

As she was walking, suddenly, Feng Beitan, who was thinking wildly, opened her mouth slightly. She turned her head to look at Zheng Xiu, ignoring the frivolous little hands, her eyes couldn't hide her surprise: "I understand!"

"What did you understand?" Zheng Xiu was taken aback, could he be enlightened in place just by holding hands?
Feng Bei pursed his lips, and his voice was a bit more cold: "No wonder the emperor has allowed you to make a fortune all these years, and even tacitly allowed you to gather a group of thaumaturgists under his command. He has long thought of letting you, the Zheng family, replace Ye Weiyang. "

Zheng Xiu was silent for a while.

It took a long time before he sighed softly: "You are worthy of being an emperor."

Back at the Zheng residence, after Zheng Xiu told Qing Shisan about Wei Chen, Qing Shisan slapped his head: "Incomplete Building! No wonder there were so many lame, blind, and deaf people in the city before March [-]rd!"

Zheng Xiu was taken aback when he heard the words: "Before March [-]rd?"

Qing Shisan: "Master, just before the grand ancestor worship ceremony of the royal family on March [-], Feng Bei and... cough cough, Zheng Shan..." Qing Shisan blinked vigorously at Zheng Xiu, as if hinting at something, but Zheng Xiu When you don't see it, pretend you don't know it.Qing Shisan coughed for a while, seeing that the master didn't express his opinion, he continued: "It happened not long after they went south."

"Qing felt something was wrong at the time, so he asked people to watch the group of disabled children secretly. He wanted to wait for the master to wake up in the prison, and then report it in detail. As everyone knows, the master later became seriously ill and couldn't wake up, so this matter was put on hold. down."

It is indeed a celebration of the fraternity.

It's no small matter.

Zheng Xiu felt relieved to hand over the matter to Qing for approval. Chao Qing Shisan gave a thumbs up and praised: "Well done! The monthly money will be doubled next month! I will ask Er Niang to record it for you later."

"Okay! The master is rich!" Qing Shisan immediately smiled and narrowed his eyes when he heard the money was added.

Zheng Xiu asked: "What happened later?"

Qing 13 pinched it with two fingers, and the cigarette pocket ignited by itself, emitting faint smoke.He took a deep breath and said with a smile: "After the ancestor worship ceremony, they all disappeared for no reason, and nothing happened. It was the same as when we came here, quietly."

When Zheng Xiu heard it, he was stunned for a moment, thinking that the crown prince that Lao Wei finally installed at the ancestor worship ceremony was the newborn fourth prince, and two drops of cold sweat came out of his brow inexplicably: "Damn, it shouldn't be... Actually, the Incomplete Building and the A prince colluding?"

Qing Shisan choked on the smoke, coughed violently, and showed an incredulous expression.

He didn't expect this.

But when Zheng Xiu mentioned this, Qing Shisan also figured it out, looked at Zheng Xiu in shock, and moved his mouth, not daring to say more.

Before March [-]rd, the three princes who had the chance to compete for the crown prince showed their skills.The second prince assassinated the first prince, but the first prince had other arrangements, but in the end he lost to the third prince.

"For the cannibal painting, all masters such as Sanfeng Bei, Jun Buxiao, and Gu Qiutang from the lower string have been transferred out."

Zheng Xiu's thoughts turned.

Suddenly, he connected all the things he experienced not long ago.

"Cannibal paintings were originally in the hands of monks."

"One of the top ten generals, Chu Susu, is looking for the monk and the painting in his hand."

"In other words, this painting was originally in the hands of Incomplete Lou."

"But in the end, by accident, the monk lost his memory and was exiled in Shuzhou."

"Wait a minute, the master handed over the cannibal painting to Zhu."

"Zhu took the opportunity to continue his century-old plan, focusing on Fengbei."

"Wei Chen knew about this earlier? Did he do it on purpose?"

"They are using each other!"

"By using this incident, Ye Weiyang in the imperial city was empty, Zhu followed the trend, and the incomplete building forces sneaked into the imperial city."

"Regardless of the ancestor worship ceremony, any of the three princes who become the prince may stage a vigorous drama of seizing the heir! Blood will flow like a river!"

"However, in the end, Old Wei's flirtatious hand turned the secret fight between the three princes into a child's play, and he punched cotton!"

Zheng Xiu was terrified after thinking carefully, and quickly figured out all the causes and consequences, and broke out in a cold sweat.All this seems to have nothing to do with Zheng Xiu, but the development of the Zheng family is backed by the era of peace and the protection of the royal family. Once the world is in turmoil, or the throne changes hands, one can imagine what will happen to the Zheng family next.

What he felt at the moment was that not long ago, a storm was brewing in the imperial city that could destroy the world, and the Zheng family was in the center of the storm, almost facing the impact.In the end, when the storm dissipated into nothingness, Zheng Xiu just realized it later, which made him feel scared.

In this storm that almost turned into catastrophe, everyone has a plan.

The candlestick is Fengbei.

Zheng Xiutu is a "painter".

The picture of the three princes is the throne.

I don't know what to draw in the incomplete building.

This messy drama finally disappeared due to a decision made by Lao Wei.

And Zheng Xiu happened to kill the crow-keeper, and extinguished Zhu's eyes, so Zhu had to retreat, and Ye Weiyang existed in name only.

Peeling off cocoons, layers of connections.This made Zheng Xiu wonder whether the ending of all this is in the arrangement of candles?
"When did I become so paranoid?"

After some time, Zheng Xiu laughed at himself.

It seemed that Zhu, who had lived for thousands of years, and the secrets that Zheng Xiu learned from Gongsun Mo's memory had brought him too much pressure.

At the end, Zheng Xiu solemnly criticized Qing: "Keep an eye on Wei Chen."

Qing Shisan took the order and left.

So a few more days passed.

Zheng Xiu was not used to the monk's departure.

All these years seem to have stayed with the monk.

He entered the prison from time to time, and checked the route of the "bald station" on the prison.

When Zheng Xiu is bored, he always enters the prison of his heart, studies the [painter]'s weird thing from time to time, pokes the face of "Fengbei Post Station" from time to time, studies her scale, and pokes the bald head of the bald post station from time to time to pass the time. time.

After escaping from the cannibal painting, Feng Bei was alone and homeless—in her words, her home was destroyed by someone, and she could only temporarily live in Zheng's house, hoping that Zheng Xiu would take him in.Every time he saw Feng Bei angrily talking about who was behind her house, Zheng Xiu would put on a sullen face, for fear that he would not be able to hold back his laughter.

Fengbei vaguely sensed that this incident seemed to be related to her sweetheart, and even suspected that Zheng Xiu was careless on purpose, but she couldn't find a reason why Zheng Xiu wanted to smash her house for no reason, so she had to give up.

Yin Qingqing, that is, the woman sent by the emperor.Ever since she arrived at Zheng's house, Zheng Xiu arranged to work as a personal maid beside Fengbei.This is a kill two birds with one stone, but Fengbei is not used to getting along with other people, and has no communication with Yin Qingqing.In addition, Yin Qingqing seemed to know Fengbei's horror, and she behaved cautiously in front of Fengbei, unable to hide her panic. This body language that regarded Fengbei as a "monster" obviously stabbed Fengbei unintentionally. Therefore, most of the time, Fengbei would not bring Yin Qingqing by his side.

Yin Qingqing is equivalent to being placed under house arrest in Fengbei's room and cannot go out all day long.

After a few days of leisure, Zheng Xiu knew that he was under a lot of pressure, so he decided to listen to a little song to relieve the pressure.

Lying in the hall, Zheng Xiu clapped his hands and ordered to go on. Not long after, Zhizhi, Pingping, Lily, and Bobo, dressed in luxurious clothes, came to Zheng Xiu calmly.

A simple maid served hot tea.

After a while, Yin Qingqing came here with a calm complexion, wearing a thin shirt with a bright red bellyband looming.

Zheng Xiu looked at Zhizhi, he knew that this girl had the worst temper, and he didn't let Yin Qingqing dress like this.Sure enough, Zhi Zhi smiled badly, and then asked in a soft tone: "Master, what song do you want to hear!"

"It's okay, you can sing whatever you want. Qingqing dances."

"okay!"

Squeaking and squeaking, he agreed, his ten fingers glowed with white light, and he struck out a few crisp notes on the strings like lightning, ding ding dong dong.

In an instant, except for Yin Qingqing, the faces of the other three women turned red, and Pingping, who was about to play along, put her fingers on Ji Qin and remained motionless.

Zheng Xiu, who was drinking tea, spat it out in one gulp, almost spraying it on Yin Qingqing.

This is the tone of "Eighteen Touches".

"Just the reunion banquet."

Zheng Xiu knew that he would not order any more songs, Zhizhi and the others might really dare to sing "Eighteen Touches" in broad daylight to cheer up, so he hurriedly ordered.

"There is always a wind or two in the world..."

Zheng, qin, Xiao, Qu, walking around [Orchid], the four girls each show their talents, and the melodious music floats out of the hall, echoing throughout Zheng's residence.

Amidst the music, Yin Qingqing, who was supposed to be in charge of performing the dance, remained motionless with her head bowed in silence.

Zheng Xiu frowned.

Yin Qingqing bit her lower lip lightly: "Your servant will not."

"come over."

Zheng Xiu narrowed his eyes and hooked his fingers at Yin Qingqing.

Yin Qingqing came to Zheng Xiu obediently.

This was the first time in so many days that Zheng Xiu took a serious look at Yin Qingqing's appearance.Ever since Lao Wei forced Yin Qingqing to Zheng Xiu, Zheng Xiu almost forgot about her in a corner.After carefully looking at it, Zheng Xiu couldn't help being amazed. He didn't look carefully at the heavy rain's clothes that night. In fact, Yin Qingqing's appearance was even better than the four maidservants who played and sang.

Against the background of the tulle and apron, the plump and thin figure reveals a mature charm, the delicate collarbone is just right, and a string of small bone chains hangs on the white neck.What Zheng Xiu cares about the most is her eyes, her eyes are not at all youthful at her age, but instead have a kind of calmness and indifference as if she has seen through the world.

"Pinch the legs."

Yin Qingqing squatted down and kneaded Zheng Xiu's thighs tightly and loosely.

"Tell the emperor, I agree."

Yin Qingqing trembled slightly, kneading her hands for a while, but still nodded and agreed: "Understood, master."

"If you want to leave, you won't be able to stay here."

"Qingqing can't go back."

Zheng Xiu closed his eyes, listened to the song, and enjoyed Yin Qingqing's service.Hearing the reply, Zheng Xiu was not surprised.

"Are you originally from the secret department?"

Yin Qingqing calmly replied: "Master Zheng is wise, before the slaves came to the Zheng family, they were indeed from the secret department."

"The emperor is really willing."

"The Holy Majesty has always admired Lord Hou very much."

She secretly changed the title of "Master" to "Hou Ye", which has a different artistic conception.

"Since you've come to the Zheng family, stay here peacefully."

"Yes, sir."

Zheng Xiu asked indifferently.

The four girls played and sang outside.

"How old are you?"

Yin Qingqing was silent, and sighed softly: "Master, do you really want to know?"

"Say."

Zheng Xiu's tone froze.

"Slaves are thirty-five this year."

The song stopped abruptly.

"What?" Pingping was stunned: "Impossible."

Zheng Xiu opened his eyes and looked at Yin Qingqing carefully. She looked like she was in her early twenties.

Yin Qingqing stood up in front of Zheng Xiu, turned her back, and the tulle on her slippery shoulders slipped off.

In front of Zheng Xiu, her bellyband was half undone, she covered her front with a calm face, and the curve of her back was completely exposed in front of Zheng Xiu.Under the cover of the apron, two distorted characters are particularly conspicuous - "Jiyou".

"The maidservant is the 'time demon'." Yin Qingqing stated her identity in a calm tone: "In the past, I made a living by kidnapping."