"No, it's not ......"

Qi Hongxin was awakened by his wife's voice, and his eyes, which were still covered by fog, immediately became clear, and he finally saw clearly who the person standing in front of him was.

The knife-like wrinkles on his face seem to be deeper, and the whole person seems to be a little older.

"It's like. ”

"It's me who is confused. ”

Qi Hongxin's eyes showed infinite disappointment, he was clear for a moment, and then he started talking nonsense again, his eyelids slowly closed, and he fell asleep.

Su Ziji looked down at the old man, and suddenly realized that this fifty-six-year-old man, dry and thin, was as thin as a handful of dry firewood, and his washed white clothes were covered on his body, and he looked wide and big.

Qi Zhou's hand was not fake, and carefully helped Qi Hongxin to lie down again, his body, a woman can easily help people to lie back.

And whether it was Su Ziji or Qi Zhou, no one noticed that Zeng Nianzhen, who was standing at the door, jumped with green tendons in his hand, and for a moment, his hand had been pressed on the hilt of the sword, but in the end, he didn't know what he thought, he gave up, and his hand was released again.

After seeing Qi Hong's new side, Su Ziji stopped staying and said goodbye to Qi Zhou.

But just a few steps out of the house, just now the little maid ran out again and called: "Master Su, please stay!"

Su Ziji turned around and looked, she blessed her body: "My wife has something to hand over to Lord Su, please wait for a while." ”

As to what Qi Zhou's family could give to him, Su Ziji was also a little curious.

But when she handed over a stack of manuscripts to her hand with a gentle expression, Su Ziji was really a little surprised.

"Mrs. Zhou, what is this?"

"Master Su, this is a little experience of my husband who has been an official for many years, before he fell into a coma, he said, you are here, I will give you these manuscripts. ”

"I'm not saying polite words, in fact, my husband has high hopes for you, and I don't know if you may be able to be Zaifu in the future, and these may be some references for you. ”

As she spoke, Mrs. Zhou wiped her tears and turned back.

Su Ziji suddenly felt that the things in his hand were a little heavy, and his mood became more and more complicated.

If you don't accept these things, first, it doesn't conform to your identity, this is a manuscript sent to him by an official who is optimistic about his serious illness, and second, this thing is indeed valuable to Su Ziji, and he usually wants to get such an experience, especially the experience of being a prefect or county guard in many places for more than ten years, I am afraid that if I miss this time, it will be difficult to have a next time.

can accept it, after receiving this favor for no reason, how should I treat Qi Hongxin?

"That's it, take it first, and then go back. Su Ziji's heart was a little heavy, so he took it and went out.

Out of the mansion, Zeng Nianzhen drove silently all the way and sent Su Ziji back to the vicinity of the construction site.

A convex dam has been built at the construction site, but it is all mounds of earth, and it has not yet been built up with solid stone grinding seams, after stopping the ox cart, Zeng Nianzhen did not let the car stop on the side of the stone as usual, and followed Su Ziji uphill to the office shed.

When Su Ziji got out of the car, he was a little surprised, Zeng Nianzhen was silent for a while, and then said goodbye to Su Ziji.

Su Ziji felt that today was really a day of evil, and unexpected things kept happening, Qi Hongxin was sick, and he told his wife to send a manuscript to him, which had surprised Su Ziji, but Zeng Nianzhen resigned, and Su Ziji was directly stunned.

"Mr. Zeng, is there something I didn't do well that makes you embarrassed?" Su Ziji asked sincerely, and in a blink of an eye, he realized: "That's right, Mr. Zeng's martial arts are only wronged by personal guards, and I can also help you run a military attache official position, but the grade is lower......"

Zeng Nianzhen shook his head and refused: "Childe, it's not for this reason. ”

"With your swordsmanship, it's more than enough to protect yourself. ”

"I know that I am too talented and shallow, and it is difficult to be a military attaché, so I ...... Please let me go!"

Su Ziji stood there, just staring, even if he heard footsteps behind him, he didn't look back, but said to Zeng Nianzhen seriously: "Sir, why should you be arrogant? In fact, everyone knows your talent." ”

"There will be difficulties in leaving this time, so you might as well talk to me. ”

Zeng Nianzhen, whether it is the ability to slay demons and swordsmanship, or his status in the minds of the people of the rivers and lakes, once he is subdued, he can bring a lot of help.

This is also the reason why Su Ziji takes it seriously.

Unexpectedly, this period of getting along did not make Zeng Nianzhen choose to stay.

Su Ziji was still a little reluctant to leave like this, and wanted to persuade him, Zeng Nianzhen saw Su Ziji keep it like this, and he was also a little moved in his heart, so he didn't want to use false excuses anymore, but chose to tell the truth.

"Childe, Fang Cai's words, it is true that I hid it from you. ”

Zeng Nianzhen looked at the verdant basil bushes, his eyes unconsciously swirled on the reeds, and smiled bitterly: "Actually, the reason why I chose to leave is only that I have a master, although he has passed away, but I have sworn that it is not him, or his descendants, who will never serve it." ”

Seeing that Su Ziji was about to speak, he said in a dumb voice: "Not only that, I am ashamed of my son, my son is sincere to me, but I have different ambitions." ”

"You know, I was murderous just now, but it wasn't you......"

Su Ziji was stunned for a moment, thoughtful: "Is it the prefect of Qi?"

"Yes, it's Qi Hongxin. Zeng Nianzhen spit out the name and did not call him an official position: "I have an enmity with him, but when I met him, I found that he was old." ”

Zeng Nianzhen remembered Qi Hongxin's demeanor just now, his mouth was full of bitterness, over the years, he had also heard about Qi Hongxin's deeds, he had been up and down in the prefecture and county, and he had a good way of governing the government, but he didn't want to get to the point where the oil ran out.

The most important thing is that I still read the prince.

Twenty years have passed in a blink of an eye, Zeng Nianzhen is not the "young hero" of the year, and he knows in his heart that Qi Hongxin was in the new year, unless he wanted the whole family to die together, otherwise, this signing was the most basic requirement.

And over the years, if he really abandoned the prince and turned to someone else, with his talent and ability, he might not be able to find a benefactor to atone for his original sin.

Not to mention anything else, it is unlikely to enter the center, so as not to provoke the emperor's eyes, but there is still hope for being promoted to the provincial patrol.

Qi Hongxin is like this, can't he compare?

"Childe, I was originally to repay your protection, but now that you have gained a firm foothold in Shun'an Mansion, the three gangs have been exterminated, the monsters have been eliminated, and the locust plague has passed, and I am afraid that there will never be such a dangerous thing as before. ”

"So, now is the time for me to leave. As he spoke, Zeng Nianzhen bowed to Su Ziji and waved away.

Because of the simplicity of life, I don't even have to take my luggage, and I have gone away in a moment.

Su Ziji looked at his gradually distant figure, knowing that such a person had an old master in his heart, and he had also sworn an oath, and he was afraid that he would not be able to accept it.

"The three armies can take their commandery, but the horseman cannot take their will...... It's a pity. Su Ziji couldn't help but sigh lightly.