Taoyuan County, Changzhu, and Mawangji.

In the small yard where Fan Xiaomei lived, Kong Lianshun picked up the last chopsticks of the plate and sent them to his mouth, chewing them with great pleasure. After a while, he put down the chopsticks without feeling satisfied. Fan Xiaomei, who was sitting there, immediately served a cup of tea. Looking at the four clean plates on the table, smiling at the corners of her eyes and eyebrows.

"My sister's skills are getting better and better," said Kong Lianshun.

"Brother Kong is talking nonsense with his eyes open. I haven't eaten at your restaurant. The chef's skills are much better than mine." Fan Xiaomei smiled and bent her eyes.

"It's really not a lie. You don't know. I've been running a restaurant for so many years, but I'm really tired of eating the food. I'm going to tell you that sometimes, facing a table of delicious food, I would rather hold a sweet potato and eat a few bites. It's the home-cooked meal like you that has a long artistic conception. I won't be tired of eating it forever." Kong Lianshun said seriously.

Fan Xiaomei blushed suddenly and looked at Kong Lianshun and said, "As long as my brother likes it, it's okay to be for you for the rest of his life."

Kong Lianshun was stunned and looked at Fan Xiaomei, but didn't know how to answer. Starting from Chang'an, he had been with Fan Xiaomei for almost half a year. Although this woman had a miserable fate, no matter her appearance or the kindness in her heart, she was the best choice. She was not a wooden man, so how could she know nothing about her? However, her family knew her family affairs, and he had a wife and children in Chang'an, so it was naturally impossible for her to marry Fan Xiaomei. More importantly, deep down, he really regarded Fan Chang as a friend, so he regarded Fan Xiaomei as a person like his own sister. Staying away from her family, living in a daunting day, and today and tomorrow, Kong Lianshun actually longed for family affection to comfort his heart. This is also the reason why he often came to chat with Fan Xiaomei when he was fine.

"Little sister, I" Kong Lianshun showed a embarrassed look, stood up, rubbed his hands, looking like he was eager to speak but stopped.

Sister Fan lowered her head, her blush faded away, and she became a little pale. "Brother Kong, stop talking, I know. Sister, I am a unclean person, how can I deserve a good man like you!"

"No, no, no, it's not like this." Kong Lianshun shook his hands. However, Fan Xiaomei raised her head and looked at him with a smile. Although she was smiling, the tears accumulated in her eyes made Kong Lianshun feel pain in her heart.

But he didn't know how to answer Fan Xiaomei.

Fan Xiaomei received the four empty plates together and picked them up, and walked into the kitchen and said, "Brother Kong, you drink tea first, I'll clean it."

Kong Lianshun nodded, sat down mumly, looked at Fan Xiaomei's back, but Fan Chang's figure suddenly appeared in his mind.

He had sold Fan Chang. Now Fan Chang might be fighting hard under the siege of Qi's army, and he had even died in the battlefield. But his sister still regarded himself as a relative and as the person she could trust the most. Kong Lianshun suddenly hated him a little.

He put his head on the back of the chair and looked at the rafters and tiles above his head in a spirit. What kind of life are he living! I hope that after making great contributions this time, the ghost will agree to let him go back, otherwise no matter whether Fan Chang comes back or never comes back, as long as he sees Fan Xiaomei, he will feel the guilt that is engraved in his bones deep in his heart.

It is a pity that you don’t see it, and it is a pity that you don’t listen to it. Burying your head in the sand and pretending to be deaf and dumb may be your best choice.

Drinking a cup of tea, Kong Lianshun stood up and was about to leave. It was almost dinner time. Good luck came to the restaurant to usher in the peak of the day, and he had to go back and take care of him. Fan Xiaomei seemed to have calculated the time and walked out of the kitchen. Although she deliberately endured it, Kong Lianshun still saw that her eyes were red. Obviously, she had hid in the kitchen and cried secretly.

He sighed deeply in his heart, and he could only harden his heart and pretend not to see it.

"Is Brother Kong leaving?"

"Yes!" Kong Lianshun nodded: "Today there are a few big merchants from Qi State talking to our Ming Dynasty business partners, and I have to take care of it myself."

"Then I'll take you out." Fan Xiaomei whispered: "Will you come here for dinner tomorrow?"

Kong Lianshun originally wanted to refuse, but looking at Fan Xiaomei's begging eyes like a kitten, he finally couldn't say anything. "I came here, I'll come."

"Okay, then I'll prepare the food and wait for you." Fan Xiaomei said with a smile.

The two walked side by side to the door. Fan Xiaomei had just reached out to touch the door bolt, but the door was suddenly knocked.

"Is it my brother back?" Fan Xiaomei said happily.

"It's impossible." Kong Lianshun flatly denied: "If it were Brother Fan, he would have already shouted at the top of his throat. How could he knock on the door in a regular manner?"

"Yes!" Fan Xiaomei was a little disappointed, reached out to remove the door bolt and opened the door.

Outside the threshold, a tall man stood with his hands on his back, looking at Fan Xiaomei with a smile.

"Who are you looking for?" Fan Xiaomei asked generously. This is Ma Wangji. Not only does it have an army, but also an inspector of the Ministry of Supervision and the armed constable of the Ministry of Justice. Public security has always been as good as it can be.

"I'll look for Boss Kong." The man pointed at Kong Lianshun with a smile.

I heard that it was looking for Kong Lianshun, so Fan Xiaomei opened her body sideways and gave up Kong Lianshun behind her.

Kong Lianshun looked at the other party, a little surprised. He didn't know this person.

"Who are you?" He bowed: "It's Kong Lianshun, the shopkeeper of the restaurant, good luck comes."

The man smiled and said, "Boss Kong, if you don't know me, I know you. But after today, you will be very familiar with me. Let me introduce myself. My name is Wu Zhengting."

Kong Lianshun's face suddenly turned pale, and his whole body suddenly became shaking. Seeing this, Fan Xiaomei on the side quickly reached out to support Kong Lianshun.

"Brother Kong, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable in your body?"

Wu Zhengting smiled and said, "My sister Fan, Fan Chang's sister isn't it? This boss Kong is not feeling unwell, he was scared when the incident happened."

Kong Lianshun held the door frame with one hand and tried hard to stand firm. He had never seen Wu Zhengting himself, but he had heard of this person's name many times. Qin Li had told him before that this person was a very powerful character in the Ministry of State Security of the Ming Dynasty. If he came to him, what else could he do? Of course, his old story has been found out.

"Brother Kong is a good person. Who are you? Leave quickly, or I will call someone and tell you that my brother is a general of the Ming Dynasty, and there are constables everywhere on the street." Fan Xiaomei held Kong Lianshun and threatened loudly.

Wu Zhengting laughed and looked at Fan Xiaomei playfully, "Miss Fan, ask the shopkeeper Kong beside you, see if you scream loudly, is it effective?"

Kong Lianshun stood up straight, looked at Fan Xiaomei, and shook his head at him: "Little sister, I'm sorry."

"Brother Kong, why did you say sorry to me?" Fan Xiaomei was a little panicked, "What did you do?"

Wu Zhengting waved his hand, and two men in black uniforms walked out of the darkness behind him, clamping Kong Lianshun into the middle, one left and one right.

"Miss Fan, we are from the Ministry of State Security. This boss Kong is a spy from Qi State. Now the incident has happened." Wu Zhengting restrained his smile and said seriously.

"Impossible, how could Brother Kong be a spy in Qi State?" Fan Xiaomei's face turned pale, and she shook her head repeatedly, "He is a good person, impossible, impossible."

"For you, he may be a good person. But Fan Xiaomei, he has a purpose to approach you. He wants to use your affairs to get closer to your brother, so as to get a lot of important information from our army from Fan Chang." Wu Zhengting said: "And what I can tell you is that your brother's expedition this time has been betrayed by this good person in your eyes. Now we are not sure whether they are alive or dead."

"Impossible, impossible." Fan Xiaomei took a few steps back, shook her head, and shaking her body. Wu Zhengting clapped her hands, and two more people appeared in the darkness and walked into the courtyard, but there were two women in uniforms.

"During this time, you can stay here and accompany Miss Fan well, and don't be rude." Wu Zhengting ordered.

"Yes, sir."

Wu Zhengting turned around and looked at Kong Lianshun: "Please, Boss Kong, I think we will need a lot of time to have a good talk."

Kong Lianshun nodded dejectedly. He was held by two guards and walked towards a carriage outside without any hesitation. At the moment he got on the carriage, he turned around and looked at Fan Xiaomei. At this time, Fan Xiaomei also stared at him intently. The confusion, shock, anger, and sadness revealed in his eyes were mixed with.

"Little sister, tell your elder brother, I, Kong Lianshun, are sorry for him!" Kong Lianshun suddenly shouted.

Fan Xiaomei lowered her head weakly and started to cry.

After crossing the capital, Tian Kang looked up at the brilliant gate and plaques of the golden wall of Tian Zhen Mansion, paused for a moment, and then walked forward again. After a while, the door opened and Tian Zhen, the head of the Tian Mansion, personally welcomed him out.

"Sir Tian, ​​why did you come to me today?" Tian Zhen said with a smile.

In fact, at the beginning, Tian Kang was considered a slave of the Tian family and had been ordered to lurk in Yuejing. However, because of some things in the middle, Tian Kang broke up with the Tian family and lived a life of incognito. Until Tian Kang met Qin Feng, time passed, and more than ten years passed, Tian Kang has now become Tian Zhen’s immediate boss.

Tian Kang himself was filled with emotion, not to mention Tian Zhen himself.
Chapter completed!