Nightwatcher

Huaiqing wants to see me too? ! Well, based on the relationship between me and the two princesses, after the fight, we should see each other. However, should I see Huaiqing first or Lin'an first?

Xu Qi'an pondered for a while, and then he had the answer: see Huaiqing first.

There is a reason for him to choose this way, not because he cares more about Huaiqing than Lin'an. Xu Qi'an's choice is based on the fact that the IQs of the two princesses are closely related.

Huaiqing is too smart to be fooled, and he has deep thoughts, so he won't show his dissatisfaction with you, and he might cheat you at any time.

Lin'an is relatively simple, she is petite and willful, she often makes trouble for no reason, but in fact she doesn't hold grudges, she exposes it after losing her temper.

"Okay, I will enter the palace with you."

Xu Qi'an asked the officials to go to the Haoqi Tower to deliver the booklets, while he himself followed the guards and rode into the palace.

After going through the corresponding procedures, Xu Qi'an stepped into Dexin Garden and saw Huaiqing in the elegant and clean hall. She was wearing a white palace attire that fit her personality, her hair was simply tied up with golden hairpins, and strands of blue silk hung down.

The cold and picturesque fairy.

And the hanging blue hair made her a little more lazy and fireworks.

"You're all right?" Huaiqing smiled slightly.

"It's not a serious problem. I'm as strong as a cow. It's a small injury, just sleep and it will be fine." Xu Qi'an laughed.

Huaiqing nodded reassuringly, greeted him to take a seat, and said: "This time, if you win this battle, the imperial court will definitely reward you. But it is easy to add an official, but it is difficult to become a noble.

"If Mr. Xu is not short of money, you can ask your father. Xu Cijiu's future will be guaranteed."

Whoever can marry Huaiqing in the future is like a big-eared thief winning Zhuge Kongming! Xu Qi'an felt emotional in his heart.

This is indeed a brilliant idea.

Adapting to sacrifice a little profit in exchange for Erlang's future, paving the way for the little brother's first assistant.

"The humble official has already asked His Majesty for the iron certificate of the alchemy." Xu Qi'an said regretfully.

"Pill Book Iron Voucher?" Huaiqing frowned slightly, and said, "What do you want this thing for? Although sometimes it can achieve miraculous effects, it may also be useless."

What she meant was that the power of interpretation of this thing rests with the emperor. Emperor Yuan Jing has no credit. Money is the Zimbabwean currency Huaiqing can tell me this kind of thing, it is a heart and soul.

Xu Qi'an smiled lightly: "It's also possible to get miraculous results."

Huaiqing no longer struggled, and continued: "Did you really learn the Vajra Magic?"

Xu Qi'an stretched out his palm, the flesh and blood quickly condensed into golden lacquer, and the whole arm was glowing with pale golden light.

Huaiqing was not happy, and said in a low voice: "Do you know how many warriors are envious of this undefeated King Kong?"

Xu Qi'an's heart shuddered, and he didn't speak.

Huaiqing took a sip of tea and said, "You are gaining momentum now, and no one will attack you openly. The people around you should pay close attention to it. In addition, you should also pay attention to yourself, and don't let others catch you."

After a pause, she added: "Duke Wei is not invincible."

With the powerful combat power I displayed during the martial arts, even if the Jianghu people in the capital were salivating, they would not dare to pay attention to me. What Huaiqing meant was obvious.

How many people in the capital can covet my undefeated King Kong?

Civil officials may covet my King Kong Invincible, although they don't need it, but they can give it to the dead soldiers and confidantes raised by the family.

However, this is not a direct and necessary benefit after all, so civil servants will not be too enthusiastic.

It's Xungui and the military!

"Thank you for your reminder, Your Highness." Xu Qi'an said sincerely.

After chatting for a while, Huaiqing said in a casual tone: "Last time you gave me the storybook, and the maids around me read it, and it is said that it is quite interesting.

"Although I don't read those things, can't I hold back their repeated requests for follow-up?"

"Your Highness wants it, I will send it to you in a few days." Xu Qi'an smiled.

Huaiqing nodded reservedly: "Don't be in a hurry, just a few servant girls want to see it. Well, let's do it tomorrow."

Are you not in a hurry, you are in a hurry, okay? When I go back today, I will find the toolman Zhong Li to code and write Xu Qi'an in my heart.

After chatting for a while, Xu Qi'an found an excuse to bid farewell to Princess Huaiqing.

He returned to the outside of the palace first, and waited for Habayashi Wei to communicate before re-entering the palace and went to the route to Shaoyinyuan.

"Master Xu, stay!" The guard raised his hand to stop him, saying:

"Princess Lin'an is destined. I don't see any guests today. Please go back."

"Princess Lin'an invited me here, you will know when you pass the message." Xu Qi'an reminded him.

Unexpectedly, the guard was very stiff and shook his head: "Master Xu, don't embarrass your humble post, please go back."

Beating the guards in the palace is a serious crime, you are so lucky, Linan is angry, knowing that I went to the Dexin Garden in Huaiqing first, Xu Bai was thinking about whoring, he has a countermeasure, and said angrily:

"It's obvious that His Highness invited me here. If you don't pass it on, I have nothing to do with you. I just wait outside."

The ordinary-looking carriage was parked outside the palace. Xu Xinnian lifted the curtain, got out of the carriage on the wooden bench prepared by the coachman, turned around, and stretched out his hand towards the beautiful girl.

Xu Lingyue supported her second elder brother's palm and got out of the car steadily. The brother and sister handed the invitation to the servant at the gate, and entered the mansion under the guidance of the other party.

"Second brother, I've been worrying a lot on this trip, is it because I'm nervous?" Xu Lingyue asked in a low voice.

"Your second brother, I won't be nervous even if I meet the present majesty." Xu Cijiu said calmly, his face was serious, his brows were slightly wrinkled, and he lowered his voice and said to the girl:

"When you're at the banquet, listen more, watch more and talk less. You're just an accompanying female family member, nothing will happen to you, as for me"

As for me, maybe I will be the chief assistant of the court for a while.

In fact, apart from other things, Xu Erlang is a well-deserved leader of his peers just because of his courage and fighting spirit.

The palace is huge, the brother and sister followed the servants for a long time, walked through the corridors and courtyards, and finally came to a garden with artificial mountains and green waters, new green leaves and budding flowers, the scenery is quite pleasant.

In the spacious garden, there are clear and bright chanting sounds, as well as the charming laughter of Yingying and Yanyan.

Walking out of the long corridor, Xu Erlang and Xu Lingyue saw two groups of people sitting on the table, and on the left were a dozen scholars in Confucian shirts, all of whom were full of energy and dignified.

On the right is a group of young and beautiful girls in various skirts.

The moment the brothers and sisters of the Xu family appeared on the stage, the atmosphere was obviously stagnant, and the eyes of the young heroes and the young girls lit up.

Xu Erlang frowned. This was a little different from the literary meeting he expected. In his imagination, this literary meeting would be hosted by Wang Shoufu. The tributes who participated in the literary meeting were a little cautious to explain their ideas, Show off your talent.

If he can get the favor of the chief assistant, he will have a backing to enter the court in the future.

I didn't expect the atmosphere of the Wenhui to be so relaxed, delicious food, fresh melons and fruits, and there are so many young girls.

"Master Xu, Miss Xu, please take a seat."

A woman with good facial features and a graceful temperament stood up and saluted gracefully.

She is tall and slender, with a slightly rounded face, quiet and beautiful, and a pair of bright eyes. When she smiles, she has the generosity of a lady, but also has a hint of cunning.

Xu Niannian and Xu Lingyue returned the salute, the former took a look at it, then walked to the seat on the left, picked an empty seat and sat down.

"Xu Huiyuan, I have admired your name for a long time."

As soon as Fang was seated, the surrounding tributes raised their wine glasses one after another.

Sure enough, apart from me, there were no other students from Yunlu Academy. These people were all students from the Imperial Academy.

He chatted with the tributes for a while, and these people surprised him politely, and there was no hidden needle or open provocation.

With Wang Shoufu's power and wisdom, blatant provocation is really low-end. Xu Nian nodded slightly.

On the other side, Xu Lingyue was placed next to Ms. Wang, who smiled gently: "How old is Ms. Xu this year?"

Xu Lingyue said softly, "Seventeen."

Miss Wang immediately said, "Sister Nineteen, I'll call you Sister Lingyue, okay?"

Who is she? Xu Lingyue smiled and said, "Listen to my sister."

Miss Wang smiled more enthusiastically, and said, "Then you can call me Sister Simu."

After chatting for a few words, Xu Lingyue knew who this gentle and amiable woman was, she was actually the first daughter of Wang Zhenwen, the chief assistant.

"Sister Lingyue is married?" Miss Wang asked suddenly.

Xu Lingyue bowed her head in shame: "Not yet married."

If it were a man asking her this question, Xu Lingyue would definitely be angry, but there were women all around her, and their voices were low. Most importantly, the other party was the daughter of the Wang family.

Ms. Wang was surprised and said: "The elder brothers in the family must be engaged, and the younger sister has to hurry up."

Xu Lingyue glanced at her, shook her head and said, "The two elder brothers are not married yet."

Miss Wang, who has not yet become a prince, said calmly: "With the talents of the two young masters of the Xu family, they must have already been engaged."

The surrounding girls quietly pricked up their ears.

Whether it was the impeccably handsome Xu New Year, or the heroic Xu Qi'an, especially the latter, who had just experienced a fight, the "curiosity" of the aristocratic women in the capital towards him was extremely strong.

Miss Wang smiled sweetly.

However, there are exceptions to everything, and there is a young girl in purple with a strange yang:

"The Xu family has leaped into the dragon's gate. Then Xu Qi'an was just a fast hand in Changle County, and Xu Pingzhi was just a family of guards with swords. In such a family, Miss Xu will be lucky to marry a merchant's family in the future. Now, say no You must be able to join the rich family."

Xu Lingyue couldn't figure out the girl's background, so she made an aggrieved gesture and lowered her head.

Seeing this, the rest of the daughters were a little displeased with the purple-clothed girl.

Ms. Wang narrowed her eyes and said softly, "Yan'er, please speak well, sister Lingyue. Yan'er is the niece of the Minister of Justice."

Xu Lingyue, the niece of the Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, was moved in her heart, remembering that Zhou Li, the son of the servant of the Ministry of Justice, colluded with the Ministry of Justice and locked her eldest brother in the prison of the Ministry of Justice.

It turned out to be an enemy.

"Sister Yan'er is straightforward, and she is right." Xu Lingyue shook her head, forced herself to suppress her grievances, and smiled:

"My eldest brother is a martial artist, and my second brother has no official position."

The girl named Yan'er was at a loss for words for a while, if she took up this topic, she would have to continue to mock Xu Qi'an and Xu New Year in front of the audience, one was at the table, and the other was in full swing.

"Okay, let's drink tea." Ms. Wang forcibly ended the topic.

The literary meeting went on as usual, and the scholars talked about national affairs from poems, and occasionally interacted with ladies and gentlemen, and the scene was quite happy.

Xu Nian found that he had a pleasant conversation, so he made an excuse, saying that the garden had a nice view, and went aside with his glass of wine, thinking about what Wang Shoufu's conspiracy was up to.

"The flowering period is approaching, but it withered?" He stared at a pool of withered lotus leaves in a daze.

At this time, a gentle voice came from behind: "This is the red lotus in Qingzhou. It blooms only in mid-winter and withers in spring. However, the climate in the capital is very different from Qingzhou. The red lotus does not grow well and has little ornamental value."

Looking back, it was that beautiful woman.

Xu Nian now knew his identity, bowed and said, "Miss Wang."

"Call me Simu," she said.

Xu Nian said, "Miss Simu."

Wang Simu smiled sweetly, looked at the gifted scholars and beauties who had left their seats to enjoy the scenery, and said softly: "Mr.

"When it comes to poetry, my eldest brother is the best." After Xu Erlang finished speaking, he said reservedly: "However, writing is a natural thing, and if you have a good hand, you can get it by chance, and I also have a good hand to get it by chance."

Xu Erlang felt at ease to use his eldest brother's things to show his holiness in front of others.

The family does not speak two different languages, and the eldest brother's things are mine.

Xu Lingyue sat by the pool, facing the breeze, watching the scenery boredly.

Wenhui is not interesting, she is not from that circle, and the "young talents" mentioned by the mother are indeed good, but compared with the eldest brother and the second brother, they are somewhat inferior, even if these people are all Gongshi .

"snort!"

A cold snort came from behind, and the girl in purple came over, slashed Xu Lingyue's eyes, and cursed: "Little bitch, what did you pretend to be pitiful just now?"

Xu Lingyue raised her head, and said weakly: "Sister Yan'er, what did you say? Me, I'm so pitiful."

The purple-clothed girl sneered and said: "With your little tricks, you dare to show your shame in front of me. You don't know whether you pretend or not? Is a lowly girl from a vulgar warrior's family worthy to sit here and sit with me?

"Get out of the palace immediately, and don't let me see you in the future."

Xu Lingyue frowned: "Sister Yan'er hates me because of my elder brother?"

The purple-clothed girl sneered and cursed, "You do know yourself."

That Xu Qi'an who was the enemy of his uncle was of course one reason, and the other reason was that this little hoof just now deliberately pretended to be pitiful to win the sympathy of the sisters, which made her touch a soft nail, which was very embarrassing.

The purple-clothed girl had never experienced such grievances.

Thinking of this, she became more and more annoyed, and even more jealous of Xu Lingyue's beauty, she said viciously: "A little slut like you is just such a trick that can't be put on the table. Sell ​​you to a brothel, let you taste the sufferings of the world."

Xu Lingyue felt aggrieved immediately, "Second brother brought me to the Wenhui. It was an invitation from the palace. How could I leave the venue halfway. Why don't you help me, sister?"

The girl in purple frowned upon hearing this.

At this time, Xu Lingyue reached out her hand covertly, and pinched the purple-clothed girl's waist severely.

The purple-clothed girl's face turned pale from the pain, and subconsciously stretched out her hand to push her.

Xu Lingyue "followed the trend" and fell backwards into the pool.

"Help, help, I can't swim, second brother, second brother, help me"

Xu Lingyue cried and screamed, and the screams spread, attracting the ideas of many talented men and beauties.

"Overboard, someone overboard."

"Help someone, come here"

Exclamations continued to sound, and everyone quickly surrounded them.

Hearing the cry for help, Xu Nian followed the reputation and saw Xu Lingyue floating in the water, looking like she was drowning. His expression changed drastically, and he ran over quickly before he had time to say hello to Ms. Wang.

"plop"

He jumped into the pool, grabbed Xu Lingyue's waist, lifted her out of the water, and with the help of Miss Wang and others, pulled Xu Lingyue up.

"Quick, go to the house and get my cloak." Miss Wang hurriedly ordered the servant girl.

After a while, the servant girl brought a cloak, and Miss Wang put it on Xu Lingyue herself. The latter snuggled into his second brother's arms, weeping.

Everyone gathered around, watching the development of the situation quietly.

Xu Xinnian's face was gloomy, he glanced at the purple-clothed girl, lowered his head and asked, "Lingyue, what's going on?"

Xu Lingyue twitched her nose, her hair stuck to her beautiful face, weak and pitiful, sobbing and saying:

"I, I don't know, this sister asked me to get out of the palace, saying that I am not worthy to sit with her, but I ignored her, she pushed me into the pool."

Everyone looked at the purple-clothed girl for a moment. The tributes glanced at Xu Lingyue, who was so pitiful and pitiful, and then at the unruly and domineering purple-clothed girl, frowning secretly.

"I don't."

The girl in purple turned red with anger, pointed at Xu Lingyue, and cursed: "Bitch, you dare to hurt me, you were the one who pinched me first. Don't believe her, it's this little bitch who hurt me, she herself I went into the water on purpose."

A daughter frowned, and said in a low voice: "Although Yan'er is a bit savage, she won't do anything like push someone into the water."

The girl in purple cast a grateful look at her best friend, and then pointed at Xu Lingyue cooperatively: "She did it herself. She fell into the water on purpose and wanted to frame me. This little bitch has a very bad heart."

Everyone looked at Xu Lingyue suspiciously.

Xu Lingyue ignored the eyes of her surroundings, tears rolled down, and cried:

"Second brother, did elder brother offend someone? This sister Yan'er said that elder brother often opposes her uncle. She has nothing to do with elder brother, but she can secretly sell me into a brothel."

Selling into a brothel, Xu Xinian's anger instantly burned to the top of his head, and he looked at the purple-clothed girl fixedly: "I don't know which family the girl belongs to."

Miss Wang was a little guilty, and said in a low voice: "Yan'er's uncle is Sun Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment."

All the tributes suddenly realized that they had a look of "that's how it is". As tributes, they would definitely be officials in the court in the future, and they had a certain understanding of the court.

They have heard about the grievances and grievances between Sun Shangshu and Xu Qi'an of the Ministry of Justice. The most famous one is the song "Sangbo Case: Gift to Sun Shangshu".

It is still talked about.

With Xu Shikui's current reputation, this poem will surely be handed down to future generations, and Sun Shangshu will also be left infamous forever.

In this way, Miss Yan'er's motivation to push sister Xu Shikui into the water today is sufficient.

"you"

The girl in purple was at a loss for words again, she had indeed said these words, she wanted to deny it, but seeing the expressions of the scholars around her, she knew that it was pointless to defend herself.

"You said my sister pinched you, where did she pinch you?" Xu Nian asked.

"My waist." The purple-clothed girl's eyes were burning with anger.

Xu Nian nodded slowly: "Girl is a good planner. She knows that scholars don't look at injustice, and it can't be verified. You can explain everything with your own mouth."

The girl in purple was stunned for a moment, and suddenly understood the reason why the little slut pinched her waist. Now, she couldn't explain why.

"We can test it." A girl said.

Xu Nian nodded: "When you turn around and pinch it yourself, there will be bruises. My sister is stupid and can't argue with a hundred words."

The purple-clothed girl and her best friend were so stunned by Xu Erlang that they couldn't speak.

Xu Nian sneered and said, "If you don't give me an explanation today, you will never have anything to do with this matter."

The eyes of the girl in purple were red, and she pointed at Xu Nian and cursed: "Don't be too arrogant, you are a mere Huiyuan, what are you, how dare you do anything to me."

"Snapped!"

Xu New Year slapped him backhand.

The girl in purple staggered a few steps, her cheeks were instantly red and swollen, she covered her face in disbelief: "You, you dare to hit me?"

Everyone was stunned, they didn't expect Xu Xinian to be so decisive, he didn't hesitate to hit up a woman.

"You are all witnesses to today's events. I will kidnap her to meet the officials now, and I will ask you to be witnesses later."

After finishing speaking, Xu Xinnian stared at the purple-clothed girl and said coldly, "It's not going to the Ministry of Punishment or the government office. Xu asked the girl to go to the police office."

Everyone's face changed drastically.

What is the place of the policeman's yamen? Once inside, even the words of the Minister of Criminal Affairs are not easy to use. If you really want to think about it, push someone into the water, sentence him to murder, and beat him up.

Even if Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice tried his best to rescue her, after she came out, the reputation of the girl's family would be lost, and she would still be able to marry a well-matched family in the future?

Fear flashed in the eyes of the purple-clothed girl, she walked quickly to Miss Wang's side, and cried, "Sister Simu, save me, I don't want to beat up the yamen."

Wang Simu immediately looked at Xu Lingyue, who turned her head calmly.

This woman is not good at Miss Wang. This thought appeared in Miss Wang's mind, and then she looked at Xu Nian and said in a low voice:

"Mr. Xu, Yan'er just made an unintentional mistake. I asked her to apologize and compensate sister Lingyue for the corresponding losses. For the sake of the little girl, let's just let it go."

She was also very embarrassed, the literary meeting was held at her house, if this happened, if Xu Xinnian took him away, there would be a rift between the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment and his father.

Stopping Xu Nian and completely offending him was something Wang Simu didn't want to see, so he planned to resolve the dispute in private without reporting it to the authorities.

"Okay, seeing Ms. Wang's face, I don't have to report to the official." Xu Xinian said.

At that moment, Ms. Wang led the brothers and sisters of the Xu family into the side hall to discuss compensation and apology.

"Yan'er has an unruly and willful personality. If he did such a wrong thing, he should compensate and apologize for five hundred taels of silver." Miss Wang stared at her beautifully.

"Money is just a trivial matter. It mainly depends on attitude." Xu Nian said flatly.

Wang Simu glanced at the girl in purple, who lowered her head aggrievedly to apologize.

Only then did Xu Nian nod his head, and said, "One thousand taels, one penny less is deliberate murder."

"become."

Wang Simu had a gentle smile and a pleasant face: "Master Xu, quickly take Sister Lingyue back to change into clean clothes, don't catch a cold."

So, Ms. Wang asked someone to fetch a thousand taels of silver note, handed it to Xu Xinian with great gratitude, and personally sent the two brothers and sisters out of the mansion.

In the carriage, Xu Nian handed the one thousand taels of silver note to Xu Lingyue and said, "Sister, take the silver note, it will be part of your dowry in the future."

He stretched out his hand to hold Xu Lingyue's shoulder, and said leisurely: "The blood is boiling, and the wind and evil will not invade."

Xu Lingyue felt a warm current rushing from her body, dispelling the chill.

She breathed out comfortably, and said in a low voice: "Second brother, it's my fault that caused you to leave early."

Xu Nian waved his hand: "It's good to leave the meeting earlier. To be honest, I don't have much confidence to fight Wang Shoufu. I leave early before he comes. This is called seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages. It's what a gentleman does."

After a pause, he continued: "It's that Miss Wang, it's not easy."

Xu Lingyue asked: "Miss Wang has an extraordinary bearing, she does things in an orderly manner, and she can live comfortably."

From the beginning to the end, she was the one who took care of the matter, and it was obviously none of her business, but she had a very good attitude of "admitting mistakes", and she was like a leader.

Xu Nian smiled and said: "This is just one of them. You fell into the water, but she didn't let you change clothes at the house. This is not only for the dead girl of the Shangshu family of the Ministry of Punishment, but also for me and you.

"Lingyue, it was you who fell into the water on your own initiative."

Xu Lingyue said softly, "Second brother, do you know why elder brother is more likable than you?"

Xu Nian suddenly became competitive: "I have never been more likable than him."

Xu Lingyue shook her head: "Brother, now he's always asking me about my health, blaming himself for not protecting me well. He knows everything in his heart, but he won't say it."

Xu New Year's face froze suddenly.

"Why are you crying?"

Holding the handkerchief in her hand, Miss Wang wiped away the tears of the purple-clothed girl, and said with a smile: "You are a concubine, and you have been showing off your power in the house since you were a child, and no one dared to provoke you.

"You can understand some things, but the temperament you have developed since childhood makes you prefer to be straightforward. This is wrong. When you marry someone in the future, you will feel better."

"That little bitch fell into the water by himself." The girl in purple yelled aggrievedly.

"These are not important, what matters is what everyone thinks. If they think you pushed it, then you pushed it." Ms. Wang laughed.

"Sister, you don't even help me." The girl in purple said angrily.

"I can't beat those two brothers and sisters." Miss Wang said with a smile.

She is in a good mood and has gained a lot. First, Xu Cijiu was neither married nor engaged. Second, find out the temperament of Xu's younger sister.

Third, although the exchange was brief, Xu Xinian's character and temperament are very suitable for her.

Good-looking, strong personality, smart, assertive and scheming, and more importantly, he is willing to offend the Ministry of Punishment for his family.

Since ancient times, there have been countless men with great talents, smart, sinister, and cruel. These people are all boring, because they only have their own ambitions and hegemony in their eyes, and very few of them put their family members first.

To be able to teach such a pair of scheming children and to cultivate a nephew with amazing talents, the head of the Xu family must be a remarkable person.

A sharp light flashed in Miss Wang's eyes, full of fighting spirit.

PS: There is an upper limit on the gift of "Aftermath", which is available in the character. The strong rise of the filly is something I never thought of.

The afterthoughts are voted out in the official account, which will regularly update the characters, foreshadowing, power, practice system, etc. in the book.

And the "Guidelines for Evaluation of Dafeng Huakuniang" should also be updated on the official account, you can pay attention to it.

In addition, I vomited and had diarrhea this morning, and got acute gastroenteritis. I spent the morning on a drip in the hospital. Well, my body is fine now, but I am a little weak. Don't worry, everyone, it's basic exercises.

Regular readers should still remember that I had acute gastroenteritis twice the year before last and once last year, and what should come this year will always come.

Remember to help me correct typos.

PS: Try to code the second update tonight, if there is no update before twelve o'clock, then update tomorrow.