Lie Junhou [Rebirth]

Chapter 106 Silver Han

"After a few days, after the Linbo meeting, okay?" Xiao Huan comforted him knowing that he couldn't stay in Jinling anymore.He was delighted when he heard Lin Yi say "go back" to Jiangling. Lin Yi has a sense of belonging there, which he never expected.

Lin Yi naturally knew that he couldn't run around, so he lay down in his arms a little depressed: "Beidaying has received a bronze tiger charm, and with my father in charge, the supervising army dare not be arrogant, but in Jinling City, those who see the wind and the wind will turn the rudder." It started to dance, you don’t go to court, you probably don’t know, I don’t want to see Fengtian Temple at a glance.”

"I heard that Lord Hou's temper has been up and down these days. He was silent in the court meeting, but he will not forgive anyone in the next court." Xiao Huan patted him on the back.

Seeing that he knew the situation well, Lin Yi suddenly felt relieved. He played honestly in front of the emperor these days, and kept his anger in private. Among the people, those who hated him hated him even more.He didn't care, after all, after Xiao was put down, the courtiers who still steadfastly regarded him as a serious problem in the future were almost all old and corrupt, but their moods were not going well every day, which made him a little bit hostile.

He has a strong temper, but in fact he has a good temper and doesn't like this violent state.

"Did you go out with your friends yesterday?" Xiao Huan asked.

As soon as Lin Yi thought about yesterday, the gloom between his brows cleared, and he said sadly and amusedly: "Feng Yiming took me to drink. Since Que Yang entered the customer's house, he didn't delay for a moment. He bought the house and moved out immediately. Said it was to celebrate the housewarming."

"Where did you go?" Xiao Huan pinched Lin Yi's chin to make him look up, and asked with a half-smile.

"Xingyunlou, that's the one..." Lin Yi answered along with himself, and suddenly realized something, so he pursed his lips and stopped talking.

Xingyun Building is one of the most famous places in the fireworks area. Although he didn't do anything bad, a group of dandies did play too much, so he felt inexplicably guilty of being caught and exposed.

Xiao Huan stretched out a hand to open a box on the case, took out a jade pendant from inside, and shook it: "The business of this Xingyun Building is not very particular, if the things left by the guests are not brought back by chance by others, I plan to swallow it myself."

"Ah." Lin Yi glanced at the 'criminal evidence' he had left behind, touched his nose, "...it's really not particular."

Xiao Huan looked at him and smiled lightly without saying a word.

Lin Yi was seen a little at a loss, so he had to straddle his lap and said solemnly: "I didn't do anything, I just drank, and those Yingyingyanyan didn't even touch the corners of their clothes."

Xiao Huan nodded, and handed the jade pendant to Lin Yi.

Lin Yi reached for it and breathed a sigh of relief: "Besides, since I have you, how can I look at others more."

Xiao Huan was unmoved, Lin Yi stretched out his hand to grab the air.

He also felt empty in his heart, afraid that Xiao Huan would be unhappy, ever since he thought about those things in the past, he became more and more unwilling to make Xiao Huan feel sad at all.Lin Yi didn't care about the jade pendant any more, leaned over and kissed it, and said in a low voice: "My lord, forgive me this time, let alone the Xingyun Tower in the future, I will never go to Chang'e's Guanghan Palace..."

Nie Yanli's beauty trick was in place, and the prescription was sent to Danxiao Palace, and Lord Yuheng immediately replied that this was feasible, Lin Yi's heart fell to the ground, and Xiao Huan finally didn't have to be bound by the spell, although it would be next winter at the earliest Only then can it be completely resolved, but it is much better than the previous situation where there was no solution.

And the southern Xinjiang mission team settled down, perhaps because Nie Yanli's inexplicable disappearance from the prince's room made them uneasy, so the team quickly set off to say goodbye and walked very low-key.

South of Jinling City.

There are hundreds of miles of people on the bank of the Huaihe River. Compared with the hustle and bustle of the imperial palace and the bustling city in the north of the city, this place is quiet and open. Qu Loulan followed Gu Cijun to his house, pushed the door in, and simply looked at it. The house is not too big. It is very ordinary. The front hall In the back room, a few plum trees were planted in the yard, and green moss was growing on the eaves before the steps.

Compared with Gu Cijun's impression, this house is too simple.

Qu Loulan used to be a son of an aristocratic family, and it was easy to recognize Gu Cijun's upbringing behind his dealings with others, so he knew that he was definitely not a young man who grew up with ordinary parents.

Entering the house, the interior is also decorated simply. The table, chairs and utensils necessary for daily life are not even hanging on the calligraphy and paintings. Only a plain porcelain vase on the table by the window holds a branch of budding peony. It is elegant and chic, which can be called the finishing touch.

"Master Gu lives alone?" Qu Loulan asked.

Gu Cijun made tea, invited Qu Loulan to sit down, nodded and said, "There is no one else in my family."

Qu Loulan took off his cloak. Under the cloak, he was wearing dark cloth clothes. He had a slender figure. He suddenly remembered something. Gu Cijun handed him tea, and at the same time looked at Qu Loulan a few more times. It looks familiar, but I don't know the name of my brother."

"Qu Loulan." He didn't hide anything, he told the truth.

Gu Cijun's hands trembled, he looked at him in disbelief, shook his head and said, "Brother's name...is familiar too."

"Oh?" Qu Loulan said indifferently, "It's the same name as a former general in Northern Xinjiang, right?"

He was so frank, but Gu Cijun calmed down, exhaled a sigh of relief, with a complicated expression: "The famous song general was kind to my family in the past, that's all, I think it's all fate."

"Young master Gu's family used to be in the north?" Qu Loulan asked.

Gu Cijun was quite emotional, and sighed: "My family is originally in Jinling. Once upon a time, my father was involved in an old case, and the whole family was exiled to the border towns in northern Xinjiang. At that time, they were always angry at both ends. Seeing us, Bei Rouran often came to harass us again, life was difficult, but we still met good people, General Qu saved us once."

"It turned out to be a good relationship."

Qu Loulan vaguely recalled such an incident. Gu Cijun's father must have been the one who worked at Yushitai. He was implicated in a corruption case and finally had to be exonerated, but he died in the north. Sonorous and proud, devastated, did not survive in the end.

Gu Cijun was alone now, and Qu Loulan looked at the courtyard in a daze, looking at Zhu Chengbi, the plum tree somehow looked like a pear tree that had passed its flowering period, as if the time had gone back a few months, and the courtyard was full of pear blossoms.

"Have you thought about becoming an official?" Qu Loulan asked him.

Gu Cijun caressed the teacup, and there was a hint of neither sadness nor joy under his faint smile: "My father was a criminal minister. Although His Majesty pardoned his sins and avenged his injustice, it is unlikely that he will enter the court."

"After the King Jingyang case, the government is in need of talents. If you have the heart, you may not be unable to get through." Qu Loulan said.

Gu Cijun was startled, he didn't expect Qu Loulan to persuade him.

Qu Loulan didn't say any more. In his impression, Gu Cijun's father was indeed a pillar of the Qing Dynasty. The sons taught by such a person must have long-lasting ambitions to govern the world.

In fact, he was a little surprised. Gu Cijun used to be the young son of the family. After going through all kinds of things, he can still maintain this elegance now. He has not been worn down by the worldly trivialities.

The missions of various countries are about to leave Jinling, and there are various news from all over the world. There are joys and sorrows. Since the mining of Feiyu River in northern Xinjiang, the smelting camp has finally been set up, and the military equipment in Rouran is about to be reborn. In the middle of the day, the number of merchant ships from outside the region has increased sharply since last month, and it is spectacular to stop at the port and offshore. The commercial port has increased from the original one in Hepu to three. Xiao Huan has sent more than [-] ghost warships to Nanyang Port for coastal defense. .

Not long after the ghost warship entered the port, before the pirates could cause trouble in the future, a scandal broke out in the Baiyue prefecture.A merchant ship illegally smuggled nitrate ore, and was caught by the Jiangzhou army on a routine inspection, and the local port and water transport department showed their feet.

For a long time, the acts of bribery and cover-up were uncovered in a series. Emperor Yongguang was furious and directly sent the governor to investigate and deal with it. Hundreds of officials from all over the Baiyue Mansion were shaken up. Xiao Huan sent [-] Jiangzhou ships for this purpose. , almost fully took over the supervision of Nanyang Port and Baiyue Water Transport.

Coincidentally, Meng De'an, the prefect of Qingning County, sent the news in private. It turns out that a lot of things have happened since the last time. Really grab a clue.

The last time the private mine collapsed behind the Jiguang Temple in Fanling Mountain, the suspects involved hadn’t shown up. After a long time, Meng De’an stared closely at the landslide. Finally, the spirit of waiting for a rabbit was reaped. Several people who came back secretly He was caught and caught, and has been sent to prison.

Meng De'an can be described as a caring person among caring people. Not only did he wait for the clue of such a long case, he also silently learned Lin Yi's previous interrogation skills, got the essence of it, and pried open the mouths of several prisoners.

It turns out that the nitrate mine in Qingning County is one of the sources of smuggled goods in Nanyang Port. They are inextricably connected and finally surfaced together.

Xiao Huan had been busy for a while, and the deployment of Nanyang Port quickly adjusted. Lin Yi asked clearly that there was no shipping line for the Jianzhou Gu family in the smuggling case. , let his father pay more attention to the area of ​​the western border, so as not to cause any trouble in the Dingyuan army, they all rush to one place, and Emperor Yongguang may not know what decision he will make.

When there are too many things, time flies quickly, and it is Qixi Festival in a blink of an eye, no matter how troubles everywhere make the court burn, when the festival comes, everyone still has to look up from the unclear lawsuits and look at the lively scene, Relax your muscles and bones.

On the day of Qixi Festival, Lin Yi didn't get out of the palace until the afternoon, and before Xiao Huan came back, he sent his guard to deliver a letter, and Lin Yi asked his guard to tell Xiao Huan that he would wait for him on a street near the Lantern Festival.

Forced himself to concentrate on transcribing a copy, and it was already dark when he looked up, Lin Yi went out alone to the busiest place. With a smile, the temples inside and outside the city must be full of incense today. Lin Yi couldn't help smiling when he thought of the lottery he asked for at Jiguang Temple last time.

Walking to the place where the Lantern Festival is located, the Qinhuai River is beautiful and gentle, reflecting the gorgeous lights on both sides of the river. The pedestrians on the water bank are bustling, and the vendors along the road are crowded with people. The night sky is clear and the stars are shining brightly.

People wore all kinds of masks on their faces. Lin Yi walked through the crowd and couldn't help being distracted. His memory of the last half year of his previous life was very vague. He didn't know if he had no mind in his last days. Jinling and Jiangling are also so prosperous.

Someone put river lanterns on the Qinhuai River, and many sky lanterns gradually rose in the distant sky, fluttering up into the night sky, and merged into the sky full of stars.

Lin Yi was in the crowd, looking at the river lanterns and sky lanterns. Suddenly, many missing memories flooded into his mind along with Yinhan.

In the last half year of Danxiao Palace in Jiangzhou, he was still awake, but most of the time he was extremely weak, Xiao Huan would often carry him to sit in the courtyard, when the twilight merged or the starry night twinkled, Xiao Huan was as considerate as ever.

And on the last day, it was Qixi Festival, Xiao Huan carried him out of the Yilan Palace, all the way to the Baizhang jade steps of Danxiao Palace.

If Lin Yi could see it, he would know that it overlooked the entire Jiangling City.

The starry night that night was the same as the starry night at this moment. There are thousands of people in Jiangling, thousands of river lanterns drifting away on the banks of the Lujiang River, and countless Kongming lanterns rise in the sky.

Xiao Huan was dressed in royal clothes and held Lin Yi in his arms.

Lin Yi remembered that Xiao Huan once wrote in his palm, "The river flows thousands of miles, the stars in the sky, Ziyao, I will watch it with you in the coming year, okay?"But he was at the end of his strength at that time, and there was no "next year" to speak of.

Lin Yi finally nodded and agreed to the promise.

Far below the jade steps, the crowd laughed faintly, Xiao Huan quietly hugged Lin Yi, bowed his head and kissed him carefully.

The river lanterns flowed, the sky lanterns entered the sky, the vast sky enveloped the joys and sorrows of the world, and the surrounding palaces were silent. Xiao Huan held Lin Yi who was lifeless in his arms, and said it again seriously.

"The river is flowing for thousands of miles, the stars in the sky are beautiful, and I will watch it with you in the coming year, okay?"

In the coming year, and the year after, Xiao Huan is the only one in Danxiao Palace sitting alone in the pavilion.The king's robe is covered with snow, and the trees in the garden are rejuvenated. I always feel that there is still that pale, handsome and quiet man under the flowers. As soon as he comes back, he will turn his head and smile at him.

It was the second year of Chengxi, the seventh day of the seventh month.

Lin Yi stopped in the crowd, and when he came back to his senses, the lights of the stars and the moon were still in his eyes, he suddenly missed Xiao Huan very much.

Under the silver man, the world of mortals is thousands of miles away, and the masked crowd flows past him, the noise and laughter are right next to his ears, but it seems that they are separated by a long distance.

He went against the flow of people to the brightly lit street, and found someone waiting for him among the bustling crowd.

He saw Xiao Huan's slender back standing at the door of the lamp shop, holding a double-petal red lotus lamp in his hand.Xiao Huan turned around, still wearing the mask.

The light shone from above his head, separating the entrance of the lamp shop from the surroundings. With the moist lips under the mask and the curvature of Qingye's jaw, Lin Yi only had him in his eyes for a moment.

"Jinzhi, I want to go back to Jiangling."

Lin Yi walked up to him, took off his mask, and the side facing the street was under the light, and the two embraced and kissed.