That little fly

Shui Qingqian has a firm attitude and strong beliefs, but this does not prevent him from rushing home in a hurry, galloping all the way, not even caring about a hot meal, rushing all the way into the imperial capital, to the gate of the Hou's mansion, and to the second door. Opening the door, holding the hanging flower arch in the back garden, I saw Ning Renhou walking under the flower corridor with square steps from a distance,

"Father!" Shui Qingqian roared heart-piercingly.

Ning Renhou raised his head when he heard the sound, and saw his son leaning on the wall, panting like a dog. He didn't look surprised at all, and simply nodded in greeting, "I'm back."

Shui Qingqian: "I, I..."

Ph... Phoo... Phoo... Wait, wait for me, wait for me to catch my breath.

Lord Hou greeted them here at a leisurely pace, with a book in his hand, he seemed to be going to the study in the front yard, walking right in front of them.Hou Ye's expression was dull, his footsteps were calm, he looked like any ordinary day, except...

Brother Song and the others looked at each other, and they agreed in an instant: Master Hou seems a little haggard.

It's not their inner thoughts, as they get closer, Brother Song can discern more, for example, there is a blue shadow in Hou Ye's eyes, it looks like he hasn't rested well, and Hou Ye is thinner, not like The kind of thinness that is usually bitter summer, the kind of thinness that is a bit exhausted physically and mentally.Also, Master Hou didn't seem to be walking as steadily as usual, feeling a little wobbly.So, did something happen?

Brother Song can observe this, and Shui Qingqian can also observe it, looking at his own father who is close at hand, "Dad, you..."

Ning Renhou, "How is the journey?"

Shui Qingqian: "Uh, everything went well." He guessed that his father was asking about inheritance.

"Well. That's good. Come to the study with me." After Ning Renhou finished speaking, he looked for his three Jinwu guards, "Song, you three have worked hard all the way, and you should take a good rest when you get home. Before you go to rest, I have something to give you."

"Yes, Lord Hou."

Ning Renhou walked in the head, followed by his son, and then Jin Wuwei.Shui Qingqian looked at his father's back, yes, he could see that his father looked very haggard, he looked very tired, he looked like he hadn't rested well for several days, but, contrary to such a desolate and lonely appearance, Shui Qingqian Qingqian uses Fei Tian'er's sixth sense to tell him that his father is happy.It is in a good mood, with the briskness of walking with the wind.

Ning Renhou dealt with Gao Song and the others first.

As soon as Lord Hou entered the study, he took out three letters from the drawer, and handed one to Gao Song and the others, "This is a recommendation."

Brother Song & Brother Zi & Brother Yun: (°Д°)

"You have been with me for a long time, if you continue to follow, it will drag down your future."

Brother Song: "Master Hou!"

Brother Yun was anxious: "Master Hou, you don't want us anymore!"

"Stupid words." Ning Renhou glared at them, "Do you still want to be a small guard for the rest of your life, and you will be promising!"

Ning Renhou looked at them kindly, looking at them as if he was looking at his disciples and children, "You guys are the earliest with me, you have the best qualifications, and you will have a great future in the future. Don't waste your talents in this small world. Daddy, you have many choices for your future. You have to take this step sooner or later, of course it’s best to hurry up. I handed in the booklet, and there should be good news in a few days. I’m calling you today to give you an overview .When I got promoted later, I have to think about how to go in the future..."

This is how the Jinwu Guard is promoted. Whether it is serving as a bodyguard for the emperor, or being sent to the minister's mansion, there are evaluations and professional titles. After accumulating enough qualifications, he will be promoted and dispatched to become a superior in the local army. That is to say, you are a master.Generally speaking, a term is held every three years, and the same position is held in six or seven years. It is time to change places. Ning Renhou writes excellent reviews and letters of recommendation for them, which will make their resumes look better and make it easier for them to be promoted in the future. Faster. In this regard, the Jinwu Guards who were fortunate enough to be sent out to serve as bodyguards for nobles were indeed more likely to stand out than ordinary Jinwu Guards.

When they are promoted and gone, if the sage has the heart, he will naturally send a new Jinwu Guard to take over the position. To put it in a disguise, their departure is also to make room for the younger generation.Another point is that if you stay, you have to be a babysitter for the second-year-old dog outside. Thinking about it makes you feel tired, so it's better to get promoted.Brother Song and the others left the study room with the recommendation book from Master Hou. Shui Qingqian couldn't wait to rush in. Brother Song and the others hadn't gone far when they heard Shui Qingqian's confident questioning, "Where's my mother?"

Ning Renhou: ...

How did Lord Hou comfort his son? Did Master Hou really catch fire in the backyard? Brother Song and the others didn’t listen to the wall. People outside could talk nonsense, but they couldn’t casually gossip about Lord Hou’s house. He confirmed from his mouth that Master Hou did indeed pick up a young woman back that day, and he also took that woman to meet his wife (the rhythm of taking a concubine into the house), and then, as rumored outside, Mrs. Hou has indeed passed away. He left the Hou Mansion half a month ago.Of course, Master Hou, who came to his senses, also sent the woman away. At present, Lord Hou is scratching his head as to how to bring his wife back—this is the gossip circulating among the servants in the mansion.Based on the news, Brother Song and the others understand that the fire in the backyard is likely to be true in nine out of ten cases.

Not only that, they had just washed away the dust and changed their clothes, and before the sun set, another piece of gossip about Marquis Ning Ren was sent back to the mansion: Lord Marquis had handed over the letter of resignation and old age a few days ago.

Lord Hou's own father, Mr. Shi, is still having fun in the center, Lord Hou will 'retire'?

All the papers were screened by the center, and the cabinet ministers had to pass the draft, so the news that Ning Renhou was going to leave was spread almost immediately.Hou Ye said in the booklet that the imperial capital is too turbulent, and he is more used to the simple peasant life of his wife and children, staying away from entertainment and temptation...

They are all men, Master Hou is acting like this, the subtext everyone understands is: my wife ran away from home, if you want to pick someone back, you have to do something, show your loyalty, and show your determination.

The ministers of the center: the domineering and unfathomable Lord Ningren, it turns out that, really, he is afraid of his own conscience!

Just when everyone was still immersed in the new wave of gossip about Ning Renhou's fear, the next day Shui Qingqian not to be outdone, showed his first wave of presence when he returned to the imperial capital - he ran to the Meng Mansion to kick the hall with a sword in his hand, and beat Meng Meng Shaogang, the eldest son and grandson of the mansion, chased and cut down eight streets, as if he would not beat young master Meng until his face was full of peach blossoms, lest he would not know why the flowers were so popular.The scene is so tragic, and there are no families and houses in Dongcheng who don't know about it.

resentment?

If there was no banquet in the Meng Mansion, and there was no relationship with Meng Shaogang, would Ning Renhou have gotten into trouble with the rotten peach blossoms, and the fire in the backyard would have caused Mrs. Hou Ye to run away from home in the end?So what if Shui Qingqian vented his anger?This second son of a dog never cared about causing trouble, if he dared to be wronged by him, I am afraid that the grass on the grave would be as tall as a person!Meng Shaogang is so deeply involved in the big gossip of Ningrenhou's mansion, if Shui Qingqian did not make a move from the beginning to the end, then it would be really frightening. For me, there is also a feeling that the second boot has finally landed.

"Qingqian, hu... hu... You, you can't blame me!" Meng Shaogang panted heavily, exhausted like a dead dog, "Master... How did you tell you, Lord Hou? Really, It's really none of my business, huh..."

Shui Qingqian leaned against the stone platform and panted heavily, feeling the heat on the top of his head was blowing out of breath. He ran around Dongcheng early in the morning, chasing back and forth for several streets. If he hadn't practiced, he would have been exhausted. "I, I know."

"Know?!" Meng Shaogang almost didn't jump up, "I know, you know and you'll kill me!" That little bastard really did!Countless cuts were made on his new clothes, "If you cut it any further, I'm going to run naked naked!"

Shui Qingqian rolled his eyes, and let out a sneer, "Wait until you take the initiative to find me, can I chase you upright and beat you up?"

Meng Shaogang:? ? ?

First Young Master Meng grieved, "No, who did I provoke and whom?"

To be honest, Meng Shaogang felt that he had died unjustly, and he really didn't do anything!The banquet is organized by the Meng Mansion, and the post is normally posted in the name of the head of the Meng family. In the social circles of the upper class, there are seven or eight such banquets every month. There should be Meng Shaogang's factor in the banquet, but if you want to talk about Meng Shaogang's relationship, it's just this relationship.The two families are close because of him, and Ning Renhou accepted the banquet because of this, which is only natural.The banquet process of that day was also as usual, including the number of seats for Lord Hou, and the candidates to serve Lord Hou. Yes, everyone knows that Lord Hou is clean and self-conscious, and never likes to act on the occasion, but there must be a kabuki and maidservant who should accompany the banquet during the banquet. This is a matter of attitude, as for Master Hou willing to let them hang out, that's up to Master Hou.

But this time, why did Hou Ye's painting style suddenly change this time?

The gossip about Hero Ning Renhou’s sadness at the Beauty Pass has made the Meng Mansion feel sour recently. Many people who love this way have their eyes on the domestic prostitutes raised by the Meng Mansion. Therefore, the recent banquet posts of the Meng Mansion are quite a bit A sought-after item that is hard to find.

Afterwards, Meng Shaogang thought about explaining this matter to Master Hou Ye, especially after the news about the fire in Hou Ye's backyard came out.After all, his wife was also very kind to him, and his house was unstable, so he thought that at least it was a singer sent by his family, and he could help with the aftermath. Gang dazedly accepted a pile of books, notes and medicine-related equipment presented by Master Hou Ye and took them home in three carts for the end.Meng Shaogang, who has no years and no festivals, is so beautiful that he is holding things for nothing. He has long forgotten the big gossip of his master's house. Shui Qingqian stared at him, followed and cut down eight streets.

The two sat under the old locust tree on Xianggua Street to rest their sweat. Meng Shaogang looked at Qingqian from the side, wondering if he was sensitive. Why did he feel that Qingqian's expression was a bit lonely?Like an abandoned kitten, ouch, what a pity... Wake up, hey!Meng Shaogang immediately corrected his wrong compassion, who was it just now, chased him all the way, the sword danced wildly, you also vented your anger, you also vented your anger, why do you still have the face to show small grievances?Obviously he is the most innocent and wronged person?

"Qingqian, you! If you are still not happy, you should cut it twice..."

"Clear and shallow!"

A voice from a distance interrupted First Young Master Meng's uncontrollable cowardice.When the two looked up, it was the Jinwu Guard of Ningrenhou Mansion.Shui Qingqian raised his sword early in the morning and went out to cause trouble, and did not even say hello to his family. The Jinwu Guards of Ningrenhou's Mansion also realized later, and only rushed out of the house when they realized something was wrong. Finally blocked the second dog here.But looking at the current atmosphere, has the conflict between him and Meng Shao been resolved?

"Brother Qing, Brother Mao." Shui Qingqian greeted feebly, "It's just you two?"

Brother Qing: "Otherwise, you'll choose the day to be a monster." Especially when they are short-handed.

Brother Mao, "Brother Song and the others went back to the Jinwu camp to go through the formalities, and they didn't come back last night. Dayi and Zhuzi went out to help Lord Hou with errands two days earlier, and how many of our brothers are left, count them and search for people throughout the city. What do you think?" It's their luck to be able to block the water here. Let me tell you.

"Go back home?"

"What house are you going back to? I'm hungry." Shui Qingqian stood up from the ground, patted the dust off her body, "Go to the first floor of the sky and have a table of suckling pig seats, Brother Shaogang treats you."

"Why should I?" First Young Master Meng, dressed in a beggar's attire, jumped up and down.

Shui Qingqian turned back and asked Brother Mao, "Who else is there? Speed ​​up, gather on the first floor of the sky, and eat the big players."

Young Master Meng roared, "I have no money!"

Shui Qingqian pulled Brother Qing to gossip and walk towards the street, "Do you have signal fireworks? Bring them with you. The newly modified one is the same as Sky Monkey. Yes, it's very useful, right?"

First Young Master Meng, "Hey, hey, hey!"

The Shiquan suckling pig banquet on the first floor of the sky, Shui Qingqian, Meng Shaogang, and the only few remaining Jinwu guards in Ningrenhou's mansion gathered together. Somehow, they even opened an altar of 20-year-old Zhuangyuanhong. The water was clear and lightly dipped in wine, but he was the first to fall asleep on the Luohan bed who ran aside.When he fell asleep, it dragged down the shortage of manpower, which made it even more difficult to arrange. He also sent people back to the house, and went back to the yamen to report the letter in circles, so that the parents could rest assured...

This time, Shui Qingqian fell asleep until the sun was setting in the west. When he rubbed his eyes, a table of banquets and a room full of Jinwu guards disappeared. There was only one person sitting at the table with his back in the huge box. side,

"Brother Zhao?"

"Wake up." Ji Zhao heard the sound and turned around, moved over, and sat on the edge of Arhat's bed.

"When did you enter the city?" Shui Qingqian stretched her waist.

"It's noon today." Ji Zhao stroked his messy hair.

"How did you come here, where are the others?"

Ji Zhao stared at him silently.

The water is clear and shallow:? ? ?

"Qingqian," Ji Zhao said softly after a long time, "Master Hou is gone."

The air suddenly condensed, and the water was clear and shallow, expressionless.

Ji Zhao: "You know, right?"

Clear water: ………

The two looked at each other speechlessly.

Ji Zhao pulled Shui Qingqian into his arms fiercely, his heartbeat was so fast that he felt a little suffocated.

It's good that you didn't go!