After a while, a maid came upstairs with a food box. The tea and cakes were still so exquisite. Xu Mu was indeed very hungry, so he grabbed a few items and stuffed them into his mouth.
"Don't choke, let's drink some tea." The maid poured a cup of scented tea for Xu Mu, and the rich aroma of tea immediately emitted an alluring smell in the room.
"Okay." Xu Mu took a sip, not caring about tasting the taste of the tea, just wanting to swallow the cakes in his mouth quickly.
"Drink more water!" the maid advised diligently.
"Hmm. I, am I a little impatient? I'll go and do some work. You're embarrassed to see me." Xu Mu tried his best to swallow the food in his mouth and joked with the maid.
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"Oh, please take your time." The maid watched Xu Mu take another sip of tea and then walked downstairs.
Xu Mu stuffed some more rice cakes into his mouth, and was about to lift the teapot and pour water directly. Suddenly he heard a sound coming from the water boat, so he looked out of the window and saw Qiudi tapping him more than ten feet away.
He kept pointing at the edge of the window.
Xu Mu was about to ask, but Qiudi raised an index finger in front of her mouth, as if to be silent, and then pointed at herself again and again. For a moment, she couldn't figure out what the other party meant.
Shifang and Shuixie looked at each other through the window. Qiudi returned to the boat and kept looking at Shuixie. Then she watched Xiao Jinhuai and Xu Mu talking downstairs, and then watched Xiao Jihuai go out and talk to the maid.
, and left in a hurry; after Xu Mu went upstairs, he saw the maid pouring a whole packet of medicine into the teapot. Qiu Di had seen the look of that packet of medicine many times. In order to meet the needs of the guests, Yumen Xiao
Zhuhui often uses this thing, and right now, Xu Mu has already taken two sips and is about to drink from the teapot!
For her own sake and for the sake of her friend Xu Muxue, Shangguan Qiudi didn't want that to happen, so she deliberately made some noises to warn. Xu Mu finally became nervous when he saw the other party's anxious expression, and saw the other party making a gesture of drinking water.
, then waved his hands again and again, pointing to the exquisite jade teapot.
Shangguan Qiudi nodded repeatedly, and then kept waving his hands and shaking his head. Xu Mu understood and knew that there was something wrong with the tea. He hurriedly used his energy to check and found that there was no sign of poisoning, but a warm current faintly surged up from his lower abdomen.
There was a feeling that I couldn't help but want to take off my clothes! In the blink of an eye, that feeling became stronger all of a sudden, and my whole body gradually became limp and weak. There was an indescribable heat in my body. I had felt this way before.
It had happened before, in that cave in Zhennanguan, but now it was ten times stronger than when He Qizhou suppressed himself!
"Shameless!" Xu Mu cursed in his heart. He already knew that what he was taking was an aphrodisiac. If he poured that pot of water in all at once, who knows what would happen? At this time, Xiao Jihuai's voice came from downstairs again.
:"How about it?"
"Master, Miss Xiaoxue has already had her meal." the maid replied.
"Very good!" Xiao Jihuai nodded and started walking upstairs.
The waterside pavilion is not big, and there is not much space left after placing a bed on the second floor. Xiao Jihuai just glanced at it and knew that there was no one in the house, so he couldn't help but ask: "Come up here! Where is the person?"
The maid hurried upstairs and shouted when she saw this: "I saw her drinking some water just now, why did she disappear after half a cup of tea?"
"Didn't you hear any movement?" Xiao Jihuai asked.
"No, wait, it seems there is, there is a sound of knocking on wood from the other side..." the maid shouted.
"Idiot!" Xiao Jihuai knocked the maid to the ground with a backhand, then flew out of the window, tapped a few lotus leaves and jumped onto the stone boat. He turned around and saw only the maid sitting by the window.
Shangguan Qiudi asked with a livid face: "Where is Xu Muxueren?"
"Xu Muxue? You mean Xiaoxue? Xiao Lang, how do I know?" Shangguan Qiudi replied innocently.
"Bitch! It's your letter again! I ask you again, where is the person?" Xiao Jihuai grabbed Shangguan Qiudi's hair and dragged him to the bow of the ship.
"Ah - I really don't know, Xiao Lang, what's wrong with you?" Shangguan Qiudi cried out sadly, so weakly that he couldn't bear even being scolded. Qiudi had already learned how to live in romantic places for many years.
How to protect yourself.
Xiao Jihuai was extremely angry! He slapped Qiudi hard on the face with his forehand and hit her hard on the ground. Then he rushed up to the Jiuqu Bridge and glanced around while shouting: "Come here, hurry up."
Someone come!”
"Little Marquis, what's wrong?" Xiao Jie was the first to arrive.
"Xu Muxue has been here. She must not have gone far. Send people to chase her quickly. Don't let her cross the Yellow River. She will meet people alive and her body will die!" Xiao Jihuai shouted.
"Do you want to talk to the master?"
"Go quickly! I will tell you to go!" Xiao Jihuai roared angrily.
"yes!"
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When Xu Mu heard Xiao Jihuai's voice, he thought about whether to teach him a lesson, but he made another decision in an instant. In the current state, even a sneak attack might not succeed, so he walked out of the window and got close.
When he was on the lake, he washed his face with the lake water. He didn't care whether the lake water was clean or not. He took two more sips and suddenly felt much clearer. Then he ran towards the door. Regardless of what the servants thought, he went straight out and found the dog tied outside the Hou Mansion.
Tianju ran wildly towards Luoyang.
An ominous omen gradually rose in Xu Mu's heart. Could the Xiao family be the accomplices of the traitor? No matter how despicable and dirty Xiao Jihuai was, when the country was in crisis, even for the benefit of the family, he would not give up because of personal anger.
He did such a beastly thing. If Qiudi hadn't warned him, let alone going to Beijing to warn him, it was unknown whether he could have maintained his perfect body. Now it seems that the Xiao family is no longer reliable!
If it was just Xiao Jihuai who was responsible for the misfortune, then the debt with him can be settled slowly, but the time to get to Beijing cannot be delayed any longer! Xu Muxue no longer thinks about the life or death of the Tianju, and just wants to rush back to the capital as soon as possible.
Behind her, Xiao Jie has led hundreds of Xiao family experts to chase after her...
In Ganzhou City, the town's Duke's Mansion, two rare guests were welcomed into the deepest courtyard of the mansion. The vegetable patch in front of the yard was already overgrown with weeds. The old Duke Zhang Xingchu was lying on a rocking chair and asked them to sit down.
, then sent the old servant away and said, "If the little guy asks the master to propose marriage, shouldn't he go to Xu Qinghan first?"
Lu Baogen had a gloomy face all the time, shook his head and said: "You can put this matter aside for now, senior, we just came back from Qingcheng, and I have something to ask for advice."
The skin on Zhang Xingchu's face seemed to be even looser than it had been a few months ago. When Lu Baogen said this, a trace of sadness seemed to flash in his eyes, and he murmured: "What should come will always come."
"Grandpa, we got news that the 'great general' who trafficked people wanted to usurp the throne with the help of the Northern Zhou invasion. We came here to ask, do you know who that person is?" He Qizhou asked.
"Little guy, just because I've lived a long time doesn't mean I know everything." Zhang Xingchu shook his head.
Lu Baogen's face became even more ugly, and he whispered: "When my junior brother Yang Zheng was assassinated, seven assassins fled in all directions when I arrived. One of them obviously restrained the other assassins, so I was able to save my junior brother, the senior.
Is it you?"
"What do you think?" the old man asked.
"Grandpa, last time I came here, you asked me if I had learned my adoptive father's martial arts. You clearly know that I have not learned the skill of dividing the enemy's strength for my own use. In other words, you have seen this kind of martial arts from my adoptive father.
However, Master told me that my adoptive father had never set foot in Gansu since he came to Ganzhou in the early years. At that time, he probably had not yet created Huazhen Kung Fu, and you did not leave home, so where did you see it?
This Kung Fu?" He Qizhou asked.
"Good question! You are really smart." Zhang Xingchu smiled slightly and said something shocking: "It seems that I can no longer hide it. I was one of those assassins back then!"
"Why?" He Qizhou stood up and suddenly felt a surge of anger and roared angrily.
Lu Baogen pressed He Qizhou down and said coldly: "I know you must have your own difficulties. Can you explain it to yourself?"
Zhang Xingchu raised his head to the sky and didn't know what he was looking at with his cloudy eyes. He whispered: "Lu Yuanbao, Yang Zheng has actually recognized me a long time ago. He didn't tell you because he didn't want you to be hurt. Come here."
We have fought before, and the sword wound on his shoulder was still thanks to me."
"Why?" He Qizhou repeated and asked through gritted teeth.
"Then just listen to me and tell me slowly." Zhang Xingchu closed his eyes and said with a painful look on his face:
"Yang Zheng was defeated and captured. After returning, all he wanted to do was defeat Helian Qingfeng in the Northern Expedition and rescue He Qingshan, but the national power was no longer possible, and his method was to reduce the vassal and enrich it by nationalizing the wealth of the vassal princes.
Army, win the hearts and minds of the people! At this time, many people in the court agreed with this proposal, but the dignitaries were so angry that even the emperor could not calm them down. The government was already in a state of turmoil;
Later, a friend in the court informed me that Yang Zheng went to Qingcheng alone, probably to rescue his sworn brother He Qingshan. If Yang Zheng, who is regarded as a god among the lower-level sergeants, could be killed this time, the country would be restored.
Returning to Anding, the Zhang family, as one of the powerful people, would not suffer losses;
Emperor Zhou Helian Qingfeng was probably no less interested in getting rid of Yang Zheng than anyone else. It was he who notified the ministers in the court who hated Yang Zheng. On this matter, it was rare for the two sides to reach an agreement, so they agreed to wait outside Yanmen Pass.
Yang Zheng was assassinated on the only way back to his base!"
"Who informed you in the court? With your seniority and status, are you willing to join forces with others?" Lu Baogen asked with some contempt.
Zhang Xingchu said: "I won't tell you who informed me. That person's original intention was to stabilize the country. As for joining forces with others, it was because someone offered a high enough price! Helian Qingfeng promised not to start operations for ten years.
At the end of the war, he had not set foot in Ganlong for twenty years. To show his sincerity, he dedicated half of Zhennanguan to me, which was later built by us as Zhenbeiguan. With this outpost, I would have enough time.
Set up defenses and no longer have to worry about backyard fires.”