Xie Ming

Chapter 494: Jingguo Mansion

Chapter 494: Jingguo Mansion
Xiao Lang saw Xiao E's situation and asked her the whole story. He was deeply saddened and left.

Then he left the house and talked with Zhizhong in the alley. He felt tired and exhausted and didn't want to talk any more. He kicked his horse's belly and rode away.

Zhizhong didn't have time to say much and stopped right where he was. He stared at Xiao Lang's receding figure for a long time, feeling very disappointed.

Behind him, he saw that after Xiao and Qiu finished their conversation, the newly promoted Captain Yue Xiu of the Jinyiwei quietly approached.

"Ugh"

"Is it right or wrong to follow Yao Zuyin's plan and let Shen Chaozong do what he wants?"

"Lao Xiao wow, Lao Xiao!"

"I, Qiu Zhizhong, will probably owe you a lifetime debt on this matter, and I will never be able to repay it!"

“The only thing that knows me and judges me is the Spring and Autumn Annals.”

Zhizhong also looked gloomy, and walked away in silence.

Upon hearing this, the fellow centurion Yue Xiu bowed his head and hesitated. After all, he was the one who was in charge of the previous incident outside the Shen Mansion in Yangzhou, so he knew the whole story and found it difficult to persuade him.

"Well, General Ti, things have come to this point, there is no point in thinking too much!" Yue Xiu comforted.

Zhizhong was unable to respond for a moment, and remained silent and stunned.

Seeing this, Yue Xiu had no choice but to speak again, explaining his position and begging for instructions.

"General Ti, now that the matter at the Shen Mansion has been completed, then, then I will take over."

"It would be advisable for me to return to the department and take up my post first. Please give me your instructions, Marshal Ti." Yue Xiu asked.

After hearing this, Zhizhong came back to his senses, adjusted his mood, and then continued to talk.

"Oh? Ah!"

"No, don't rush back to the company!"

"Well, wait a minute."

"In two days, when Duke Jingguo goes east to Changzhou, you can go with him again!"

"He is on a tour of the southern provinces this time. From the looks of it, there won't be any major incidents!"

"But behind the scenes, things are turbulent and dangerous!"

"Yu Chao and Yu Ye, how many eyes are watching, how many dark hands are waiting to strike!"

"If you go with him, you can have someone to look after you."

"You must report to me every detail of Duke Jingguo's daily life and all his affairs along the way!"

"He didn't bring many guards with him this time, and given his usual temper, it's impossible for him to follow the rules completely!"

"The responsibility of protecting each other in secret will be borne entirely by you!"

"remember!"

"Protecting the safety of Duke Jingguo is your most urgent duty on this trip!"

"This is also my death order!"

"No matter what the parties do, Lord Jingguo, there must not be any mistakes!"

"Yue Xiu, this is a dangerous place, did you hear clearly?!"

Qiu Zhizhong ordered him to leave in a serious tone.

Upon hearing this, Yue Xiu bowed, clasped his fists, and replied loudly.

"Yes!"

"Don't worry, Commander Ti, I understand!"

After saying this, Yue Xiu retreated, and Zhizhong looked up at the sky.

call--

got windy!
The northwest was gray, the setting sun was sinking, and gloomy clouds were gathering.

The sky gradually darkened and the moon became hard to see.
Let’s talk about two things!

On the bank of Qinhuai River, the troops were densely deployed, surrounding the alleys inside Dongpailou Street tightly.

Xiao Jingchuan, who had fled northward on his horse, hurried back to the newly-conferred Duke Jingguo's Mansion!

That house has a long history and was used as a royal residence twice.

The house has four courtyards and is located in the right place. The main gate leads into the house and the front yard is quite spacious.

There are two rows of classrooms on the left and right, east and west.

The style is rigorous, with houses and rooms next to each other, all in an orderly and uniform manner.

It is lined up on both sides from east to west, and can accommodate about 180 people without being crowded.

After entering the front hall, the second hall inside is suitable for meeting guests.

The third hall and the back hall are used to handle official business.

The overall depth is nearly three hundred steps, which is quite spacious and impressive!

Moreover, in addition to this center line, there are also side lines on the east and west sides.

The eastern line occupies a small area and contains ancestral halls and ritual halls, where people fast and worship their ancestors.

The Western Front is very broad.

When it was originally the site of the Han Dynasty Palace, there was a West Garden, which was built as a back garden for living in the style of Jiangnan gardens.

There are pavilions, waterside terraces, wide lakes, long corridors and trails in the garden.

Time passed quickly, and it was 20: (after : p.m.). Xiao Jingchuan expected to stop all the affairs of the new mansion, and at night, he retreated to the back hall and a waterside pavilion by the lake in the West Garden.

He leaned forward and squatted on the ground, his face reflected the firelight, flames in his eyes flickered, and from time to time his eyes were sore from the smoke, and two lines of clear tears flowed down.

"Duke?!"

"Master Guo?!"

"country"

From far to near, Gu Changting lowered his voice and searched around for Xiao Lang's trace. When he arrived in front of the water pavilion, he was frightened by Xiao Lang in front of him. He quickly moved back two steps before he could calm down.

Xiao Jingchuan, who was sitting in the middle of the waterside pavilion on the lakeside, caught a glimpse of Chang Ting coming over and hurriedly wiped away the tears from his cheeks.

"Here! What the hell are you yelling about?!"

Xiao was impatient, frowned and tilted his head to give a perfunctory response.

In front of him was a pile of burning paper, circled on the ground, with the flames gathered in the middle, making a sound and even spinning.

Changting stared at the rising flames, gritted his teeth and moved closer.

"Oh, that's what I told you. You asked me to buy some paper for burning."

"He is really hiding from people and burning himself here!"

"My Lord, my Lord!"

"You really know how to pick the right place and time at this late hour!"

"And you've even come to the lake. This... is so creepy!"

He kept complaining and muttering as he hurried over.

Hearing this, Xiao became even angrier.

"Definitely!"

"Shut up your crow mouth!"

"If I don't do it here, where else can I do it?"

"Also, could you please stop calling me Duke all the time?!" Prime Minister Xiao cursed.

"what?!"

"This"

"If I don't call you Duke, what should I call you?!" Chang Ting said in a daze, and squatted down nearby.

"It's okay for others, but I'm tired of you always being around me."

"From now on, you should call me General. Do you hear me?" Xiao Hui gave the order.

"Oh! Okay!"

"Hey, General!"

"There are so many people here during the day, I can't ask you what you did this afternoon."

"Why...why do you look so strange when you come back?"

"But what happened?"

"You, you are hiding here in the middle of the night and burning paper money by yourself."

Changting was suspicious and horrified, but he still insisted on asking more questions about the matter at hand.

"Ugh"

"It's a long story!"

"I secretly ordered Yuan Ping to escort Yuzhen and Xiao'e south. You also know this!"

"Later, Yuan Ping returned north, and the two sisters went to Yangzhou. Everything was fine."

"But later on, I don't know what went wrong, and it ended up ruining everything!"

"Right now, Yuzhen has entered the palace and has been promoted to Huipin."

Xiao Zi didn't want to mention this, but after all, Chang Ting was no different from an outsider, and he would feel a little better after complaining to him.

But Changting is a stupid guy who wouldn't make a fuss about anything.

"Ah?! This."

"What on earth is going on?!"

"Then, what about Miss Yu'e?" Chang Ting asked hurriedly.

"Ah, Yu'e is still okay, but she can't live in peace if she is involved in trouble!"

"After escaping from Yangzhou, I am now living in seclusion in a private residence in Nanjing." Xiao Sui responded.

"This, that country. Oh, General!"

"You went out this afternoon to meet Miss Yu'e, right?"

"Why didn't you bring it back home directly?!"

"I asked the brothers who came with me to set up security here, both inside and outside. It must be safer than other places!"

"Besides, you and the second young lady have already had a secret relationship, right?"

"Why not just bring her back and marry her!"