In the imperial study, Emperor Jingxuan was reviewing memorials.

Raindrops as big as beans hit the doors and windows, but Emperor Jingxuan seemed to be completely unaware.

Until the chief eunuch Fu gently reminded him: "Your Majesty, it's getting late, you should take a rest."

Emperor Jingxuan rubbed his sore brows and asked, "What time is it?"

Eunuch Fu said, "It is the hour of Hai."

Emperor Jingxuan asked, "Did anyone come here just now?"

Eunuch Fu smiled and said, "Yumei from Qixiang Palace."

Emperor Jingxuan frowned and asked, "Is Concubine Xian not well again?"

Eunuch Fu smiled and said, "The thunder was so loud that it startled Concubine Xian."

Emperor Jingxuan thought for a moment and said, "I will go to see Concubine Xian later."

"Yes." Eunuch Fu waved to the young eunuch outside the door.

The young eunuch understood and quickly went to Qixiang Palace to report.

Emperor Jingxuan looked tired. He glanced at the pile of memorials on the table and picked up another one.

Eunuch Fu hesitated to speak, walked forward and dimmed the lamp a little.

Emperor Jingxuan did feel that his vision was a little unclear: "You are so considerate."

Eunuch Fu did not dare to take credit for it.

Emperor Jingxuan asked again: "Is Wei Xichao gone?"

Eunuch Fu said embarrassedly: "No, Lord Wei is kneeling in the side hall. He dare not leave without your order."

Emperor Jingxuan sneered indifferently: "Are you sure he was kneeling?"

"Uh...this..." Eunuch Fu laughed dryly.

Generally speaking, if you offend the emperor, you have to kneel down and wait, but is the youngest son of the Wei family an ordinary person? He is not a human being when he is ordinary.

Emperor Jingxuan said coldly: "Let him get in!"

Soon, Wei Ting was brought into the imperial study by the young eunuch.

Wei Ting entered the palace early in the morning, but Emperor Jingxuan left him alone for the entire day.

Others have been left out for so long that they are already trembling with fear, not knowing when the dragon's might will strike them.

This guy doesn't treat himself badly. He eats and drinks as he pleases.

Emperor Jingxuan got angry whenever he saw him.

"You are so brave! You dare to return to the capital without my permission!"

Wei Ting cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, my ancestor gave me a dream..."

Emperor Jingxuan interrupted him: "Speak human language!"

Wei Ting: "I was wrong. I want to come back."

Emperor Jingxuan: Oh! Emperor Jingxuan just couldn't understand. From General Wei Lao to Xiao Liulang, all the Wei family members were loyal and honest generals. How come when it came to Wei Ting, they became so shameless?

Does this kid still have any shame?

Emperor Jingxuan said with great authority: "Where is your backbone? Or have you finally agreed to marry my princess?"

Wei Ting sighed: "I didn't agree. The princess's body is worth a million dollars--"

Emperor Jingxuan said coldly: "Don't say you are not worthy!"

Wei Ting answered seriously: "No, the princess is worth a fortune, so she is worthy of me."

Listen, what kind of bullshit is this?

It seems as if Princess Hui'an is marrying above her station!

Eunuch Fu broke out in a cold sweat.

Lord Wei, you are really brave to say that.

Wei Ting changed the subject: "It's just that your majesty, I have no romantic feelings for Princess Hui'an, and a forced melon is not sweet."

Emperor Jingxuan said in a deep voice: "You marry Hui'an, and after spending some time together, you will naturally understand Hui'an's goodness!"

Princess Hui'an was the most beautiful princess in the royal family and was also very talented. The emperor didn't believe that Wei Ting could remain indifferent facing such a beauty every day.

Wei Ting did not argue further on this topic, but said seriously: "Besides, the northern bandits have not been eliminated, and the sea pirates have not been wiped out. I still want to serve Your Majesty for a few more years."

The only thing he said was that he didn't want to hand over his military power.

It is unknown what Emperor Jingxuan was thinking.

In short, a quarter of an hour later, Wei Ting came out of the imperial study safely.

The dark guard who was almost turning into a visible guard came forward holding an umbrella and said, "Master, did His Majesty make things difficult for you? You have been locked up in there for a whole day!"

Wei Ting said calmly: "Correction, it was a day."

The word "guan" sounds very embarrassing, doesn't it?

Secret Guard: "Oh. Then, did His Majesty ask you to return to the temple?"

Wei Ting said: "No."

The secret guard was surprised and asked, "So you don't have to be a monk anymore?"

Wei Ting said arrogantly: "Of course not, this young master... has returned to secular life!"

"Brother Xichao!"

Not far away, Princess Hui'an, dressed in a beautiful lake blue palace dress, walked towards Wei Ting in the rain.

The palace maid held an oil-paper umbrella for her.

This scene is as beautiful as a painting.

Wei Ting was immediately covered by Buddha’s light and he put his hands together: “Amitabha, benefactor, my Buddhist name is Xuanxin.”

Secret Guard: “…”

Princess Hui’an: “…” - After Wei Ting left the palace, Princess Hui’an returned to Qixiang Palace with a lot of grievances.

She threw herself into Concubine Xian's arms, her beautiful eyes filled with tears as she said, "Mother... Father has gone too far..."

Empress Xian hugged her delicate daughter in her arms and asked with amusement, "Why did your father go too far?"

The only person who dared to criticize the emperor in this way was Princess Hui'an. No other princes or princesses would say anything bad about the emperor. But who made the emperor favor Hui'an? Princess Hui'an said aggrievedly, "Brother Xichao has returned to Beijing. I just saw him in the palace... but he hasn't returned to secular life yet——"

In Hui'an's opinion, it must be his father who did not allow Wei Ting to return to secular life.

She couldn't bear to blame Wei Ting, so she could only put the blame on her own father.

Concubine Xian's expression lightened: "I thought it was something else."

Princess Hui'an straightened up and looked at Concubine Xian with a hurt expression: "Isn't this matter important?"

Concubine Xian smiled perfunctorily: "It's important, important. When your father comes over later, I will ask for your father to spare Wei Ting from becoming a monk."

Princess Hui'an snorted, "That's better!"

She went back to playing happily.

Empress Xian asked, "Where are you going in such heavy rain?"

Princess Hui'an raised her chin and said, "Go find Jingning!"

She is going to bully Jingning! Empress Xian is troubled. When have you ever gotten the upper hand over Jingning?

Jingning has a good fortune, and His Majesty is already considering conferring her the title of Princess Zhenguo.

Anything related to the word "Zhengguo" is extraordinary.

No matter how favored a daughter is, she is just a favored princess.

Jingning is different. If she is really canonized, she will be on par with the princes.

Empress Xian couldn't bear to see her daughter repeatedly going to Jingning to commit suicide, so she said to her daughter, "Be quiet, your third brother will be back soon."

…

It was raining heavily in the capital city, and even in Feng County, thirty miles to the south, it was drizzling.

Master Xiang...now you should be called Xiao Chonghua.

He was wearing a silver-gray cloak and standing in the corridor of the post station.

His left arm was injured, and the gauze wrapped around it was faintly visible.

Jing Yi walked out of the rain and fog with a long sword in hand and a murderous look on his face.

Blood was dripping from his sword blade, flowing in a winding path.

"Are you injured?" Xiao Chonghua asked.

"No." Jing Yi said.

Xiao Chonghua handed him a clean handkerchief.

Jing Yi didn't use it to wipe his face, but to wipe his sword.

The sword is more important than the face.

Xiao Chonghua asked calmly, "Which wave of assassins is this?"

"Thirteen." Jing Yi replied.

Xiao Chonghua touched the wound on his arm: "How cruel and ruthless..."

Jing Yi didn't say anything.

I knew the youngest son of the Wei family was cruel, but I didn't expect him to be so cruel.

"I didn't expect that. I underestimated him before." Xiao Chonghua smiled faintly, "If you hadn't stood in front of me last night, I wouldn't have hurt just my arm. I might have died."

The sword was aimed straight at Xiao Chonghua's heart. Jing Yi used his body as a shield, and the opponent temporarily changed his moves, and in the end only scratched Xiao Chonghua's arm.

Xiao Chonghua said nonchalantly: "It seems that Wei Ting's assassins don't want to hurt you."

Jing Yi frowned: "Cousin..."

Xiao Chonghua raised his hand: "No need to explain, I know exactly what Wei Ting is up to. He wants to sow discord between you and me, and make me misunderstand that you have a private relationship with him. Jing Yi, I said that you are the person I trust the most, and I will not doubt you."

Jing Yi pondered and said, "I really don't know why his people didn't kill me."

When Wei Ting came out of the palace, the rain had eased a little.

He got into the carriage.

The secret guard asked, "Master, are you going back to the Wei family?"

Wei Ting said coldly: "I haven't settled the score with you for what you said to grandma yet, have I?"

The secret guard grabbed the reins and said, "Oh, it's so late, the gate of the Wei family must be closed, let's go to Lihua Lane!"

When the carriage entered Lihua Lane, a strange man wearing a straw raincoat, a bamboo hat and a long sword at his waist came out.

He covered himself tightly, but how sharp was Wei Ting's eyesight? He glanced at the emblem on his sword.

Someone from the Duke of Huguo’s Mansion? — The Duke of Huguo’s Mansion.

Qin Che had no desire to sleep.

The kitchen prepared some nourishing soup, but he couldn't drink a single sip.

He paced back and forth in the room. Qin Yanran came to see him twice, but he sent her away perfunctorily both times.

Qin Yun's attendant came once, but he didn't see him.

He had sent out the most elite subordinates in the palace, so it was reasonable that they would not fail.

But why was he so upset? The servant pushed the door open: "Master, Xu Qing is here."

Xu Qing, the subordinate he sent out.

Qin Che hurriedly said: "Let him in!"

Xu Qing entered the house.

Qin Che ordered the servant, "Close the door and don't let anyone get close."

"Yes, sir." The servant retreated, closed the door, and stood guard vigilantly.

Qin Che couldn't wait to ask, "Did you succeed?"

Xu Qing took off his hat, revealing a hideous scar on the right side of his cheek.

"No," he said.

Qin Che was startled: "How could it be? You are not——"

Isn’t he the most powerful master in the mansion?

If not for this, with such a flawed face, it would be difficult for him to become a guard in the palace.

It's not that the Duke of Huguo's Mansion judges people by appearance, but the Qin family is rich and powerful, and they can hire any powerful guards. Why do they have to choose one with a disabled face? Qin Che snorted coldly: "You can't do it, right?"

Xu Qing bowed his head and said, "Xu Qing's life was given by the master. Xu Qing will only be loyal to the master throughout his life."

Qin Che asked, "Then why didn't you do it?"

Xu Qing said: "I don't have a chance."

Qin Che looked at him strangely: "What do you mean?"

Xu Qing paused and said truthfully: "The old man went to Lihua Lane."

Qin Che's body swayed: "What, what? Didn't my father...go to the manor?"

Xu Qing recalled: "I don't know either. When I rushed to Lihua Lane to take action, the old man showed up in the rain."

In fact, Qin Canglan went there twice, but when he went to return the small stone to Erhu on the first trip, Xu Qing had not yet set out.

Qin Che's forehead suddenly broke out in cold sweat: "Then, what then?"

Xu Qing said: "Then, the man named Su Cheng knocked the old man unconscious with a stick."

Qin Che: “…” - In the room with the oil lamp burning, Qin Canglan slowly woke up from his sleep.

The general's physical fitness is not exaggerated, he is really strong. Even after being hit hard by Su Cheng, he regained consciousness in less than half an hour.

He found himself lying in a strange room. He did not panic, but calmly adjusted himself to the light.

Then he turned his head and saw three furry little heads, and a sense of tenderness inexplicably flashed through his heart.

He's probably...really old.

Three people sat on the ground playing with building blocks.

Xiaohu was the first to notice that he had woken up. He tilted his head, glanced at him, and said, "Big Grandpa is awake."

Dahu and Erhu turned their heads at the same time.

Erhu ran out panting, pulled Su Xiaoxiao in, and pointed at Qin Canglan on the bed: "Wake up."

Su Xiaoxiao touched Erhu's little head and said, "I know. You guys go play with grandpa."

This is Su Ergou’s house.

Xiaohu came to Su Xiaoxiao, put his little head in front of Su Xiaoxiao, and raised his little hands to pat his head.

"Touch the small axe, too."

Su Xiaoxiao touched him amusedly.

Da Hu stood by the bed for a while, making sure that Qin Canglan was really awake. He pointed at himself and asked, "Who am I?"

"Da Hu?" Qin Canglan was actually not sure. The triplets looked too similar and he could hardly tell them apart.

Da Hu nodded with satisfaction and held up two fingers: "What's this?"

Qin Canglan answered strangely: "Two?"

What's the question? "Hmm."

It seems that he was not beaten into a fool.

Da Hu felt relieved, turned around and walked towards Su Xiaoxiao, also stretching his head to ask for a tiger touch.

Afterwards, the three little ones went to Su Cheng's house.

Su Mo has been here.

Shortly after Qin Canglan was knocked unconscious, his expression was obviously not right when he left the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion. Su Mo was worried that he would go back to the Huguo Duke Mansion first, which would lead to some unexpected changes, so he followed him all the way.

With Qin Canglan's strength, there are no more than a handful of people who can follow him.

The matter was so big that Qin Canglan was on the verge of collapse.

Fortunately, Su Mo is not an enemy, otherwise he would have succeeded.

Su Mo told Su Xiaoxiao the whole story, so Su Xiaoxiao knew that Qin Canglan already knew Su Cheng's life experience.

Su Xiaoxiao came to the window and looked at Qin Canglan calmly.

In comparison, Qin Canglan's emotions were not so calm.

When he saw Su Xiaoxiao, he sat up suddenly.

Su Cheng showed no mercy when he hit him with the stick. He felt like his brains were almost exploded. He covered his forehead in pain, but accidentally covered the big bump caused by Su Cheng's beating.

This hurts even more.

It is also accompanied by a certain retching reaction.

"Don't move." Su Xiaoxiao said, "It's best to lie down slowly."

She seriously suspected that the blow from her own father had caused Qin Canglan to have a mild concussion.

Qin Canglan didn't think he was seriously injured, so he lifted the quilt and wanted to get out of bed. However, as soon as he stood up, he felt dizzy.

His legs went limp and he fell back onto the bed in a mess.

Su Xiaoxiao opened the small medicine box and said seriously, "I told you not to move."

She took out a stethoscope and a blood pressure monitor, tied Qin Canglan's arms, and took his blood pressure.

Qin Canglan looked at his arm, then at these strange things, and couldn't help asking: "What are you doing?"

Su Xiaoxiao put on the stethoscope: "Take the pulse."

Qin Canglan didn't understand when he heard about measuring blood pressure.

Qin Canglan stopped moving and obediently let Su Xiaoxiao... take his pulse.

"You... also know medical skills?"

When he came out of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, he felt that he was not walking fast enough, but now he regretted leaving too early.

I should ask the old monkey for more information——

"Don't talk." Su Xiaoxiao said indifferently.

Qin Canglan shut up immediately.

To be honest, even the imperial edict has never been obeyed so well.

Su Xiaoxiao carefully measured his blood pressure and listened to his pulse.

Qin Canglan looked at Su Xiaoxiao secretly.

Take a look, and then take another look.

The little fat girl is so cute.

Like Huayin.

Su Xiaoxiao said seriously: "The patient should not be so excited."

How is his blood pressure so high? At this age, is he going to have a stroke? Qin Canglan coughed lightly, took a deep breath, and tried to calm the excitement in his heart.

Su Xiaoxiao watched her blood pressure drop little by little.

In less than three seconds, there was another biu, and the sky soared even higher than before!

Su Xiaoxiao: “…”

There’s nothing I can do, the little chubby granddaughter is just too cute.

When Qin Canglan saw his chubby granddaughter’s face turn dark, he suddenly looked like an old child who had been caught doing something wrong.

He sat cross-legged on the bed, lowered his head, and looked innocent: "No, I couldn't help it."

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