Gui Yuan

Chapter 14

There are almost no outsiders in Xingchuan, and it is really hard to find restaurants but inns. After searching around, I finally found one with several rooms.

It was rare for the waiter to come across someone staying in the store, so he said courteously, "I haven't lived in this guest room a few times, how many rooms are still new, how many guest rooms do you want? The little one will clean it up immediately."

Ning Qing glanced at the number of people, and the four of them, together with Wei Yao's subordinate who was driving the carriage, said to the waiter, "That's five rooms."

The waiter in the shop was overjoyed, and turned to apologize: "Guest officer, it's not that I don't arrange for it. We only have four rooms in total. Look..."

Fei Tian let out a sigh: "Brother Lan Yu, what are you talking about? You and Mr.... Mr. Wei are married, so why share a room?"

Then he asked the waiter to tidy up the four rooms. The waiter looked at Ning Qing and Wei Yao as he walked, as if he had never seen the world before.

A few people have been running around for a day, and it is important to be full now, so they ate downstairs in the inn first.Fei Tian saw that Ning Qing and Wei Yao only cared about eating after a meal, and didn't even take their eyes to glance at each other. Fei Tian felt strange: "Brother Lan Yu, why are you and Mr. Wei so indifferent, as if you are strangers."

Zhu Yu looked at Ning Qing, smiled and said to Fei Tian: "You are still young and don't understand, love is not shown in front of others, maybe when the two of them are alone, the friendship between you and me is deep. .”

Fei Tian suddenly realized and nodded, "I see."

Ning Qing choked when he heard that the friendship was deep, Wei Yao glanced at him, and handed him the tea with a smile: "What your lord said is true, it is Lan Yu who is thin-skinned and doesn't want to be too intimate outside."

Unexpectedly, Wei Yao's words were astonishing, Ning Qing was speechless for a moment, and smiled after a while: "Exactly, Zhao Zhuo is obedient to me, afraid of being seen by his subordinates and affecting the military prestige, that's why he is like this."

Wei Yao's subordinates were concentrating on eating, but immediately got up when they heard the words, and said solemnly: "Don't worry, my lord, I won't talk nonsense!"

Wei Yao had no choice but to endure it, and said with a smile, "It's okay, just sit down and eat."

Ning Qing consciously regained his composure. Seeing Wei Yao looking at him with complicated eyes, he was not annoyed. He raised his eyebrows provocatively and continued to eat, the corners of his lips and brows were full of satisfaction.

After dinner, the guest room has been tidied up, Zhu Yu said: "We might as well go back to our rooms to tidy up, and come to my room to discuss after half an hour."

Everyone should get down.

Entering the guest room, it is really hard to agree that this is the upper room. A couch, a table, and a cabinet can be seen at a glance, but there is a carpet on the floor, a tablecloth on the table, and two pillows and two quilts on the couch. It was the waiter in the shop who added it to them intentionally.

Ning Qing has always been pessimistic about the enjoyment of prosperity, and he never refuses what comes. He can enjoy himself in the gold den, and he can also keep warm in the thatched hut.

"Zhao Zhuo, what are the arrangements for tonight?" Ning Qing pointed to the bed.

Wei Yao looked at him expressionlessly: "Are you addicted to calling me?"

"Isn't it inconvenient to go out? Besides, our relationship shouldn't be so restrictive." Ning Qing said with a smile.

Wei Yao closed his eyes and nodded, then opened his eyes to look at him and said, "Lan Yu is right, if that's the case, we'll sleep together tonight."

"Ah?" Ning Qing was taken aback.

Wei Yao passed him with a smile, put his luggage into the closet, turned to look at him and said with a smile, "How can we sleep on separate beds in this relationship, don't you think so?"

Ning Qing was very upset and didn't bother to talk to him.

After tidying up, they went to Zhu Yu's room to meet up.

Zhu Yu pursed his lips for a long time, then glanced at them: "What do you think of what Lin Ruode said?"

Ning Qing thought for a moment: "What Lin Ruode said may not be true, but there must be something true, otherwise he would not be able to get rid of us, and he would be escorted to Beijing just now. We should also go back to Du Yuan, the state governor he said. Come on, Lin Ruode can't believe everything he says."

Wei Yao looked at Fei Tian: "Were you Du Yuan the governor before you left Xingchuan?"

Fei Tian smiled awkwardly: "I was only so old five years ago. A little kid who can't eat enough to eat has no time to worry about who the governor of the state is."

Zhu Yu thought for a moment, and suddenly remembered something: "I have a little impression of this Du Yuan. I heard his name in the imperial capital before, but I forgot when he was a Jinshi. Appreciation, but the rank is really mediocre, I only served as a privy secretary and accepted the decree, and then I was released for unknown reasons, so I came to Xingchuan."

"So this Du Yuan is a Beijing official?" Ning Qing rubbed her cup and lowered her eyes in deep thought.

Zhu Yu asked: "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing. Lin Ruode said that the transfer was blocked. It is very likely that Du Yuan is here, but it cannot be ruled out that there are spies in the imperial capital."

Some inexplicable things linger in my heart, like a mouthful of rice choked in my throat, and I can't get up or down, which makes people feel depressed.

Wei Yao glanced at him, and said to Zhu Yu: "I have asked Tian Cheng to inform Zhao Min, arrange some people to watch Lin Ruode, and make a decision after seeing Du Yuan tomorrow."

Tian Cheng was the subordinate sent by Wei Yao to drive the carriage.

Fei Tian asked curiously, "Aren't the city gates closed at this time? How did they come in?"

"As far as the few wine bags and rice bags guarding the gate, they are not a problem with their skills."

Fei Tian laughed, his face like a steamed bun: "I've wanted to ask for a long time, my lord, you have a reputation as a ghostly general, and the Northern Frontier Army is also famous for being brave and good at fighting. I heard that everyone can fly over walls. I don't know if it's true. ah?"

"You actually take the nonsense in the market seriously. How can ordinary soldiers know this kind of skill? On the battlefield, there is a battle of swords and swords. The competition is about tactics and strategy, and it's not about who can fly high and far."

Fei Tian said with a lack of interest: "Ah, so that's the case."

Wei Yao said again: "However, my lieutenant and I can go to other people's roofs to watch the moon and blow the wind when we have nothing to do."

Fei Tian's complexion changed drastically for a while, and he said pleasantly, "I knew it! Grandpa, you, can you teach me some other day?"

...

This person Fei Tian is really annoying, he speaks so dry that his mouth hurts and his ears hurt, it's best that Wei Yao can't do it, so he just promises to let him go to the school grounds after returning to the imperial capital, and let Zhao Min and the others take him with him. He practiced.

It was late, everyone went back to their rooms, and had to go to see Du Yuan early the next morning.

After returning to the room to wash and change into his middle clothes, Wei Yao moved quickly and lay down on the couch first, covering him with the quilt.

Ning Qing stretched his teeth and claws at his back, Wei Yao seemed to sense something, turned around suddenly, Ning Qing immediately changed his face, put down his hand hanging in the air, and smiled with lips curled up: "It's okay, I'm used to sleeping alone. , and sleep on the ground."

I thought he would be polite no matter what, but Wei Yao responded, threw the remaining quilt off the bed, and covered Ning Qing.

Ning Qing gritted her teeth in the quilt, took two deep breaths, got her head out of the quilt, blew on the lamp, hugged the quilt and lay on the ground by herself.

After an unknown amount of time, Ning Qing tossed and turned on the ground, even if he turned the floor through, he still couldn't fall asleep.Ning Qing looked at Wei Yao's back on the couch and thought: If it's not warm today, if you sleep directly on the hard floor like this, you will definitely get sick from the cold. If a good man doesn't suffer from immediate losses, his health is the most important thing.

Thinking of this, Ning Qing slowly got up from the ground, hugged the quilt and tiptoed to the couch, lest she would wake Wei Yao up by making a sound.As soon as he stepped onto the couch, he heard: "Why doesn't Lan Yu stay up in the middle of the night, doesn't it mean that he is used to sleeping alone?"

Wei Yao turned over and stared straight at Ning Qing, making him feel like he was caught on the spot.

But Ning Qing is even stronger than others, and now his body is still important, so he said softly: "Zhao Zhuo, I have been cold since I was a child, and the ground is too cold, I can't sleep because of the cold."

Wei Yao was unmoved: "What did you call me?"

Ning Qing was taken aback for a moment, and then realized: "Grandpa, you won't bear to see me get a cold, right? Even though I'm obsessed with following me, it won't be of much help, but if you really get sick, it won't be your fault. Are you tired, I really can't bear it..."

Wei Yao frowned, and interrupted: "Okay, you can't sleep if you talk so much."

Wei Yao moved inside, turned his back to Ning Qing: "It's getting late, go to bed early."

Ning Qing was overjoyed and hurriedly got on the couch: "Thank you, Lord."

"If you say one more word, I will kick you down."

Ning Qing suddenly died down, his lips were tightly closed, and he fell asleep after covering the quilt for a while.

Hearing his gentle breathing, Wei Yao chuckled, "I fell asleep faster than anyone else."

-

Beidi Palace

The palaces are brightly lit, even at night it is not difficult to see the grandeur of the Beidi palace, although it is not as good as the Great Wei, it has the unique flavor of Beidi.

As soon as Tao Ji returned to the palace, the road was full of dust and it was already late at night, so he planned to go back to the palace first and meet his father tomorrow. Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived at the palace, his servants came to pass the news that King Beidi wanted to see him.

On the throne, King Beidi looked at him with a half-smile.King Beidi didn't look very old, with a black braid tied behind his head with a golden crown, and two long chains hanging down his shoulders.His skin is like honey, his eyebrows and eyes are like ink, revealing the bravery of a Beidi man.

"Tao Ji is back, this time it took a lot longer than planned." Bu Na smiled kindly.

"Yes, there was an accident when I was about to return, so my son stayed behind to investigate the sudden death of Eleven."

Bu Na nodded, as if recalling: "Yes, you said in the letter, but have you found the murderer?"

Tao Ji lowered his head and reported: "We found out that it was Thirteen. Thirteen committed suicide shortly after he pleaded guilty. My minister cremated Eleven's bones and brought them back, planning to send them back to his hometown."

"Well done, after all, he is your bodyguard, and he was valued by you during his lifetime, so naturally you can't treat his relatives badly after death."

"By the way, have you met your adoptive father?"

This was said so suddenly, it took Tao Ji a while to realize that he was asking Ning Kecheng.

"There are many eyes and ears in the imperial capital, and the ministers and Prime Minister Ning have special identities, so they didn't meet each other."

King Beidi didn't move for a long time after hearing this, and Tao Ji didn't know what he was thinking.

"Nothing." Buna got up and stepped off the throne.He is slender and taller than Tao Ji when standing up.

"You are tired too, go back to the palace and rest first."

Tao Ji stepped back.

The king of Beidi asked him a few words when he came to him, which was not like a greeting, maybe it was just a whim, but his father was always unpredictable, and his thoughts were even more illusory, and he couldn't find a shadow.