General Yan was shocked, wondering if it was because I had replied and returned, and I had come back? A big hand immediately pressed on the hilt of the sword, and shouted, "What's the matter?"

The soldier said, "Mozhigen has fled!"

The faces of the people were pale, thinking that this was really a matter of trouble, and they all rushed together, how could they lose such an important prisoner at this moment.

Yan Zongbing's eyes were horizontal: "How did he escape?" The pawn said with a bitter face: "I was still there this morning, and I brought him food just now, but I found that the person was gone." ”

Xinlu said: "Blame me for this matter, this Mo Rigen is cunning and abnormal, I should have left a few junior sisters to guard him." ”

General Yan hurriedly waved his hand: "What Mrs. Shi said, this is the responsibility of the sergeant, what does it have to do with you, Mrs. Shi doesn't have to mind." Mo Rigen is infected with the epidemic, so he must not be able to run far, someone is coming! Send me an order, search and arrest him in the whole city, and arrest him for me!" Qin Juexiang snorted coldly: "When I withdraw the army, I should correct this guy on the spot, but I forgot about him one by one." Chen Sheng said: "Lord An rudder, don't be idle with our rudder, you and Lei Sheng will lead a team of people to search Dongcheng, Gu will taste the new, you and Mo Ruzhi will lead people to search Nancheng, young master, you and Yu Zhide will search the east, Xiaohao and I will search the west, let's take the middle street as the boundary, cooperate with the official army, and let's act!"

Everyone searched for most of the day, and returned to the General Soldier's Mansion one after another to meet, but no one found Mo Rigen's shadow. Qin Juexiang's team came back at the end, and when they saw that others were also useless, they said stupidly: "Okay, Mo Rigen, with you, if you say that there is no shadow, you really can't find it, and when the sun sets, you will really have no shadow completely!"

Chang Sihao said: "Before the others disappeared, I don't know how long they fled, maybe they had already fled out of the city by then." ”

General Yan nodded: "Forget it, anyway, he has an epidemic, but I'm afraid that he won't live long, if he escapes to Alta and infects the Tartars, it will be better." "Mo Rigen is a famous Tatar general, if he can be solved into the Beijing Division, the credit is not small, he ran away, several generals are very regretful, seeing Lord Yan like this, he can only laugh at it. Yan Zongbing asked, "Nephew, what are you going to do next?"

Qin Juexiang said: "I'm going to go back and pack my things and rush back to Taiyuan overnight." ”

Yan Zongbing said: "Why be in such a hurry, I heard that Juhao Pavilion has already been withdrawn, you go back a day early, return a day late, there is not much difference, these days are tired of guarding the city, everyone has no rest, in my opinion, you still rest for a few days before leaving, one is to guard the old lady's spirit, and the other is to carefully plan the plan, it is better to move after planning." ”

Qin Juexiang squinted at Chen Shengyi next to him, and said with a smile: "Thank you uncle for your care, my nephew is not a reckless person, I want revenge instead of sending him to death, I won't do it brutally, you can rest assured of this, as for the schedule, you have good intentions, since you have opened this mouth, my nephew will stay one more night, and he will leave tomorrow morning." Uncle, your old man has a good rest, and your nephew will go back first. He bowed his hand, turned his head sideways and said to Chang Sihao: "Big brother, let's go." Chang Sihao nodded, said goodbye to General Yan and then followed, Qin Juexiang quickened his pace, and by the time Chen Shengyi and the others came out, they had already opened up a distance. Chang Sihao said: "Jue Xiang, wait for Brother Chen." Qin Juexiang only looked forward and didn't say a word.

It was dusk when I returned to the rudder, the autumn wind was slightly rising, the sunset was gone, and the clouds in the sky were burning through, and the beauty was unusually beautiful.

The courtyard was cleaned up early and the mourning shed was set up, Qin Langchuan's ashes were put away and put into a wooden box on the table, the mourning flags outside were tall, the wax inside was high, the cigarettes were swirling around, the blue lines were clouds, and the nuns such as Xinlu were chanting. Qin Juexiang went in and kowtowed a few times, stood up, and his face was gloomy.

An Ziteng tied a white silk around his waist, came over with a wooden plate, and said, "Young master, I'm afraid it's not appropriate for you to wear a big red shirt, change it." ”

Qin Juexiang saw that the linen white cloth was neatly stacked on the plate, looked down at his body, and laughed: "Changing clothes and wearing filial piety, is it filial piety?! Then this filial son and grandson is really easy! I have not made my grandfather angry, not only is it unfilial, but it is simply a rebel son of the Qin Sect, and it is not wrong to throw thousands of boards into the yamen." Hehe, it's just that now if I want to redeem it, it's too late, I've been wearing this red dress since I was a child, and I don't even change it when I sleep, I don't wear this filial piety clothes, and I don't deserve to wear it, you better take it down and keep it for others!haha, haha!" Although his laughter was loud, it looked very dry.

An Ziteng's brows furrowed slightly, and his face hesitated, Chen Shengyi stepped forward and said, "Lord An Helm, give it to me, I'll wear it." ”

"Wait!"

Qin Juexiang turned his head: "Second Manager Chen, you want to wear filial piety, just tie a white silk around your waist, this hemp dress is for filial sons and grandsons, not direct relatives, you don't have the qualifications to touch it!"

Chang Sihao was beside him, and his heart tightened when he heard it, and he felt that it was not a taste, thinking that even if no one else could wear sackcloth, it would be enough to explain it euphemistically, why did you speak so hard, as if you were holding back a fire?

Chen Sheng's head was erected: "In the past few decades in the Qin family, the old lady has regarded me as a son, and I have also treated me as a father, although I am not related by blood, I am not worse than my own child!"

Qin Juexiang smiled coldly: "If you are treated as a child, that is also regarded as the same, do you know what it is? Throw a cat cub into the tiger's den, and the tiger treats it as its own, can the cat really become a tiger?"

"You ......" Chen Sheng was so angry that his hands trembled, and he stomped his feet and turned around to go back to the house.

An Ziteng and everyone present looked bitter and cold, silent, although the young master didn't say this to himself just now, but no matter who listened to it, it felt very heartbroken, he had said that the Qin family was not a surname in the world, everyone was brothers and friends, but now listening to the taste in his words, it feels too far away, and it is not like that. Chang Sihao couldn't help but say: "Absolutely loud, Brother Chen has done his best for the Qin family, how can you hurt his heart so much!"

Qin Juexiang said coldly: "Big brother, why did Uncle Yan persuade him, he hadn't even heard the name Juhao Pavilion before, how did he know the inside story, can't you see it? I have already said that the affairs of the rivers and lakes are handled by the people of the rivers and lakes, and the bearded man has a good plan in his heart, but he doesn't say anything, and he goes to encourage Uncle Yan, is this putting me in his eyes?"

Chang Sihao said: "Yes, it was Brother Chen who asked Lord Yan to persuade you, but he is also for you and the Qin family." Juhao Pavilion is powerful, and blindly fighting is not the way. ”

Qin Juexiang waved his hand and snorted coldly: "Big brother, you don't need to say it, I have known him for much longer than you have known him, who is he for, he knows it in his heart, I know it better in my heart, I am not polite to him today, I just want him to know that no one is a fool, he wants to be at the helm of the Qin family and be the master of the Qin family, he is still far away!"

Chang Sihao laughed and said, "You said that Brother Chen wants to be the master of the Qin family?"

Qin Juexiang said: "Isn't it? Mo Rigen ran away, and before I could say anything, he jumped out and sent troops and sent generals, even I had to command, who didn't look at this monkey's anxious face? At that time, in order to catch Mo Rigen, I didn't bother with him, but it doesn't mean that I was stupid, I don't even understand this!"

His back to the red clouds in the western sky was gone, his face was in darkness, and his expression was blurred, but the gloomy taste in his tone could be heard by anyone. Chang Sihao thought to himself: "How can Mo Rigen not be anxious when he escapes from Brother Chen? For a while, he only thought about how to search and arrest him, and forgot that you should be the master to speak, which is normal, how can it become that he wants to seize authority and take the helm of the Qin family? You are originally a child, Brother Chen is also an elder, what is the point of commanding and assigning you once?"

He wanted to argue again, but looking at Qin Juexiang's appearance, he knew that he had misunderstood deeply, and he couldn't change it for a while, so he shook his head and said slowly: "Juexiang, don't let prejudice blindfold you, see people's hearts over time, I think you will understand who is good to you one day, but I hope that day will not come too late, otherwise it will make people regret it." With that, he turned and walked away.

Qin Juexiang saw him pacing in the direction of Chen Shengyi's room, his chest was twisted, and he wanted to stop him, but he couldn't hold back.

After dinner, everyone was dismissed to rest, Qin Jue came out of the house, looked up, and saw that the night sky was blue, the sky was full of broken silver, the cool breeze blew, the cold penetrated into the bones, and there was an indescribable melancholy and loneliness in his heart.

A murmuring chant came into my ears, and the voice was soft and rhythmic.

He slowly came to the outside of the spiritual shed, only to see An Ziteng renewing paper by the copper basin, a pot of fire was burning, Xinlu sat next to her with her hands twisting Buddha beads and closing her eyes, and the firelight reflected her face golden, which made people feel warm all over her body.

"Lord Anrud, thanks to your back and forth, you are busy and hard. Qin Juexiang walked into the shed.

An Ziteng shook his head, looked at Qin Langchuan's spirit card on the table, his eyes were deep and lonely, and said lightly: "It should be." ”

Qin Juexiang smiled, squatted down and reached out to pinch the yellow money paper he filled into the brazier: "You go to rest, I'll come." An Ziteng glanced at him, looked sideways at Xinlu, let go of his fingers, and nodded out.

Xinlu's expression was calm and peaceful, maintaining her original posture and chanting the scriptures, Qin Juexiang continued the paper while peeking at it, the shadow of her eyelashes in the firelight was constantly changing, sometimes elongated, sometimes shortened, making people feel that the pair of eyes seemed to be open but not open, as if they were closed. Under the round and jade nose, the pale pink natural thin lips open and close lightly, emitting ancient Sanskrit sounds, like a song of requiem, listening to people's hearts are as empty as the sea.

The two of them are like this, one burns paper and the other recites scriptures, as if they want to be like this, relatively desolate.