in the world of murder

Surrounded by sparkling water, graceful weeping willows on the shore.When the boat reaches the middle, you can see a tall building with water corridors hanging on all sides, but it does not meet the shore. It looks like a fairyland treasure island hanging in the lake.

Xi Zhen stood at the bow of the boat and slowly approached the tall building.This is Ruan Yuying's place, called Suchen Water Pavilion.Workers filled the lake to build a road and built a water pavilion in the center of the lake. After the water pavilion was built, the road was demolished. Afterwards, it looked like a natural thing, and it was really a work of art.

In the waterside pavilion, Ruan Yuying was leaning on the couch with her eyes half closed, her black hair messily scattered around her body.Opposite him sat a few qin girls, the sound of the qin was curling, and the breeze was blowing, blowing a piece of wine and fragrance.

Xi Zhen raised the curtain and entered the water pavilion, saying: "What a delicate water pavilion."

Ruan Yuying opened her eyes and said with a smile, "Master Xi only saw this exquisite water pavilion?"

Xi Zhen looked at Ruan Yuying, "There are still precious orbs in the box."

Ruan Yuying was taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing suddenly, and said, "You are so interesting, I like you more and more!"

Xi Zhen frowned slightly, but with a proper smile on his face, he said, "Second Master Ruan, I think you know my reason for coming. I am also a sincere person, as long as you have me Whatever you want, whatever you want."

Ruan Yuying turned her eyes around Xizhen, opened the folding fan with a bang, and said with a smile, "I love beauties, but I have no intention of preempting them."

Xi Zhen was stunned for a moment, and suddenly became embarrassed.

It's all Xie Li's fault, talking about things that are not there, and obviously have no shadow, make him say it as if it is true, and even think about it.

Ruan Yuying saw Xi Zhen's embarrassment and said, "Sit down and have a cup of tea."

Xi Zhen had no choice but to sit down and said, "Thank you."

With this interruption, the unfamiliarity between the two also faded a lot.

Xizhen asked: "I just said straight to the point, I want to compete for flowers, if you have any requirements, just ask."

"A request?" Ruan Yuying supported her head, "I want to hear you talk about Jiuyi Mountain."

"Jiuyi Mountain?" Xi Zhen frowned, "Why do you ask this?"

Ruan Yuying's playful expression gradually subsided, and said: "I almost went to Jiuyi Mountain back then."

Xi Zhen didn't understand, generally speaking, the sons of the aristocratic family can be entrusted to the court as officials by virtue of the aristocratic family's shade after they reach adulthood, and only the offspring who don't have enough resources will be sent to Jiuyi Mountain to exchange for resources.For example, Xuan Yunhuai, who claimed to be a direct descendant, was actually a concubine, and the Xuan family only had Xuan Yunyue, a concubine daughter.

"Although you are not as good as your elder brother, you are also a decent son of the Ruan family. It will not take much effort to enter the court in the future. Why do you need to go to Jiuyi Mountain?"

Ruan Yuying raised her eyebrows, holding the wine glass, her knuckles were almost white.

"I don't want to join forces with the family."

After hearing this, Xi Zhen was stunned.The son of a noble family who was raised in rich clothes and fine food actually said that he didn't want to be with the noble family?

Ruan Yuying looked at the lake, "In the fourth year of Pingkang, there was a severe drought in Taiyuan, and the people had no harvest. There were many people who sold their sons and daughters, and it was not uncommon for those who changed their sons to eat. I was six years old, and when I went home, I saw the porter Carrying a chicken to tease the wild dogs outside the door. A young child, sallow and emaciated from hunger, came up to snatch the roast chicken, and was bitten to death by the wild dogs.”

"He was lying on the steps in front of the door, with blood everywhere. The concierge said it was bad luck, covered him with a torn sackcloth, and dragged him out." Ruan Yuying said, "Why do you say this? Come to have rich clothes and fine food, servants in groups, and some people's lives are like worthless, not worth mentioning."

Ruan Yuying looked at Xi Zhen, "It's not that the aristocratic family has no food, the grain in the barn is full of worms, the gold and silver are thrown into the water, and silk is trampled under their feet, even so, they are not willing to give a little bit to those who work all day long. people."

Xi Zhen was speechless and speechless, he had also done things to rape Lingluo, and he was also one of these families.

"For this reason, I want to learn from Jiuyi Mountain."

Ruan Yuying stopped suddenly, the silence was the abrupt end of the story, "Unfortunately, my brother doesn't allow it."

In order to compensate him, Ruan Tongguang ordered people to build the Suchen Water Pavilion.But such a manpower-intensive high-rise building is more like a warning cage to Ruan Yuying.

In an instant, all the aspirations in Ruan Yuying's eyes disappeared, and he lay between the embroidered curtains of the brocade screen, turning into that rich and rich playboy again.

Xi Zhen pondered for a moment, "That's why, you are a young genius, but when you grow up, you become like everyone else."

He was powerless to resist the family's manipulation, so he had no choice but to let go and refused to contribute to the family.

"What kind of young genius is just trying to gain fame." Ruan Yuying smiled cynically: "There is only one genius in my family, and that is my elder brother. I can't compare to him anyway, so I might as well be a dandy."

These words are half true and half false, but they hide Ruan Yuying's pain and helplessness very well.

Xi Zhen was silent for a long time, then suddenly said: "I have a senior brother who always overwhelms me."

Ruan Yuying raised her eyes to look at Xi Zhen, with a bit of interest in her eyes.

"He..." Xi Zhen pondered for a long time, but couldn't think of how to describe Xie Li, "He is very powerful, but also very annoying."

Xi Zhen looked at the leaves floating in the teacup, "When I was young, everyone was willing to play with me, only him with a cold face. I thought, please please him. But he felt that I was just relying on A pleasing face, until now, has looked down on me."

As Xi Zhen spoke, he placed the teacup heavily on the table.

Ruan Yuying persuaded: "Since he is so difficult to get along with, you don't have to worry too much about him."

Xi Zhen was silent. After a long time, he sighed softly and said, "Actually, there is nothing good about Jiuyi Mountain. There are many people, and the master is very strict. Don't expect any kindred spirits. Everyone can get by on the mountain. Come down." Mountains are enemies."

He rubbed the ring on his hand, "I don't know what the mountain master thinks, but tomorrow he will tear his face apart, but he wants to raise people together."

Ruan Yuying sensed Xi Zhen's depressed mood, and said: "From what you said, you seem to be very unwilling to be an enemy of your senior brother?"

Xi Zhen didn't answer, just touched his neck.In order to cover the marks on his neck, he was wearing a long robe with a stand-up collar today, and the slightly stiff collar made him uncomfortable.

He looked at Ruan Yuying, changed the subject, and said, "Young Master Ruan, if you want to hear about Jiuyi Mountain, you can come to me at any time. But the flower competition order is really important to me, and I must get it. "

Ruan Yuying pondered for a moment, then took out a token from her sleeve, and said, "Actually, this token is useless to me. It's just that my brother saw that I yearned for Jiuyi Mountain, so he found something to relieve my boredom. If you If you want, take it."

Xi Zhen was overjoyed, his eyebrows and eyes became lively.

"Wait a minute." A sudden voice interrupted them, Xi Zhen followed the sound and saw a man in a brocade robe walking up the water pavilion together with Xie Li.That man looks exactly the same as Ruan Yuying, but they have two completely different temperaments.Ruan Yuying is coquettish, but this person is well-behaved, and he couldn't be more calm.

Ruan Yuying stood up, cupped her hands and saluted, "Brother."

This is Ruan Yuying's elder brother, Ruan Tongguang.

"I have a use for that token of yours," Ruan Tongguang said.

Ruan Yuying looked puzzled, "But I just promised to give the token to Mr. Xi."

Ruan Tongguang looked at Xizhen, but Xizhen stared at Xie Li beside him.

Ruan Tongguang pondered for a moment, and said: "The mine in Luliang can be mined, father intends to let you supervise this matter?"

Ruan Yuying was very surprised, "Didn't Your Majesty send someone to take over the mine?"

"Thanks to Mr. Xie for your advice," Ruan Tongguang said: "Although His Majesty has not returned the mine, he still ordered us to mine it and promised that three out of ten will belong to us."

Ruan Tongguang looked at his younger brother, "Mining is a major event, and if it is not serious, it will cause casualties to the miners. You always say that you want to make a living for the people, let's start with the miners in Enze."

This was a condition that Ruan Yuying could not refuse, and he looked at Xizhen in embarrassment.Xi Zhen took a deep breath, raised his head and said, "It's okay."

Ruan Yuying gave Ruan Tongguang the order for fighting for flowers, and then he bowed to Xi Zhen to the end, "If there is something that can use me in the future, Mr. Xi just ask."

Xi Zhen reluctantly twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "You're welcome."

After all, Xi Zhen didn't want to stay any longer, and got up and left almost immediately.

Xie Li took the token and left.

The willows on the shore of the lake lingered, but they couldn't blow away the anger in Xi Zhenxin's heart.Xie Li followed behind him unhurriedly, always keeping a distance from him.

Suddenly, Xi Zhen stopped.He turned around and looked at Xie Li coldly, his brows and eyes were filled with soaring anger, "Why are you still following me?"

Xie Li Chuchen's eyes were still calm, and he asked, "You don't want the token anymore?"

Xi Zhen sneered, "I want you to give it to me?"

"Of course." Xie Li was straightforward.

Xi Zhen froze for a moment, Xie Li walked up to him and handed him the token.

Xi Zhen didn't answer, and asked with a cold expression, "What is this? Last night's prostitution?"

Xie Li frowned slightly, "Don't say that."

Xi Zhen snorted.

Xie Li picked up Xi Zhen's hand and put the token into his hand.

"I heard what you said." Xie Li said.

Xi Zhen was still indifferent, "What did I say?"

"You say I'm amazing, and you say I hate it." Xie Li looked at Xi Zhen, with a red shadow reflected in his deep eyes.

Xi Zhen was slightly stunned, and said: "You hate it in the first place."

The frost and snow between Xie Li's brows seemed to melt away, turning into a helpless loveliness.

"I'm sorry." Xie Li whispered, "I shouldn't have said that to you."

Xie Zhen's hand was still in Xie Li's, and the token was stuck in the palm of his hand, as if stuck in his heart, sore and painful.

He was really wronged, he was scolded by Xie Li for no reason, and he was tossed all night.Seeing that the flower competition order was obtained, it was snatched away by Xie Li.He looked at Xie Li in front of him, wishing he could pile the most vicious and ugly words on Xie Li.But in the end he just pursed his lips and looked at Xie Li angrily.

"I never deny your ability." Xie Li stroked Xi Zhen's eyebrows and counted his sins in detail, "It's my fault, it's my suspicion, it's my worries about gains and losses."

He looked at Xi Zhen tenderly, even pleadingly, "Zhen'er, forgive me."