On July 13th of the 23rd year of Zhaohua, Li Chen'an left Guangling City, took Su Muxin and Murong He with him and set off for Yujing City, the capital.
He was in a hurry to leave, because Wen Xiaowan, the headliner of the Ningxiang Pavilion, was missing.
She disappeared on the ninth day of July.
Li Chenan slept in her room on the night of the eighth day of July, and Yang Sixian left on the ninth day of July. It is estimated that she really jumped into Yang Sixian's trap.
It was already the twelfth of July when Li Chenan found out about this.
He didn't know if Wen Xiaowan was dead.
Standing on Wen Xiaowan's small second floor, he looked at the bed where he had slept all night. The quilt on the bed was neatly folded, and the room was also tidy.
There was a letter on the desk by the window.
There are only a few lines in the letter
"You slept like a pig that night!
I turned away all the guests that night.
I was sitting in front of the bed, looking at you sleeping soundly, at that time I had the idea of wanting to eat you up, but you said Miss San's name in my dream, which made me very sad.
Living, for me, is a kind of pain.
Unexpectedly, I fell in love with someone I shouldn't like.
I'm gone, to seek death.
You can hand over the Ningxiang Pavilion to Madam Rong, she is the old man of the Ningxiang Pavilion, and she can help you keep the Ningxiang Pavilion in order.
goodbye!
May you always be able to sleep like a pig! "
Li Chenan sighed, and put the piece of paper into his bosom.
"This silly bitch!"
"I should have told you earlier that I am passive!"
He left Ningxiang Hall, went to Zhuoyu Xiaozhu, and decided to leave immediately.
Go to Kyoto!
If Wen Xiaowan hadn't died, had gone to the capital earlier, caught up with Yang Sixian and hadn't gone to Mobei, maybe Wen Xiaowan could be brought back.
Of course, there is another way, to find Shang Di in Kyoto, and let him, the Imperial City Secretary, come forward to solve this problem.
After leaving Ningxiang Hall, Li Chenan went to Zhuoyu Xiaozhu, explained some things to Ye Po, and then went to some places.
For example, the blacksmith's shop by the Peach Blossom Creek.
He took the dagger Li Gang made for him and twenty little Li flying knives, and explained some things to Huang Sanlie, especially the purchase of sugar cane.
Then he went to the government office and chatted for a long time with Huo Chuanming, the prefect of Guangling, in the backyard.
In the end, he returned to Li's mansion. That night, he had a lot of conversations with his father.
Of course Li Wenhan was very worried.
"Kyoto... If there is danger, you can still go to your uncle and uncle... After all, they are, they are a family, and they will not stand idly by even if they want to come."
Regarding this, Li Chenan was noncommittal and just smiled.
"It's not dangerous. I'm just going to the capital to meet a few people. If everything goes well, I think I'll be back around October."
"Be careful, too, especially with your current identity."
Fish and dragons are not welcome, and Li Wenhan didn't know about Liu Zhuo's assassination, otherwise he would have tied up Li Chenan and wouldn't let him enter Beijing.
"Bring more money on the way, everything in Kyoto is very expensive!"
"Well, this is one thousand taels of silver bills. If you keep it at home, it can be regarded as the family's expenses for the past few months."
Li Chenan took out a thousand taels of silver note from his bosom and handed it to his mother. Ding Xiaoe was taken aback and quickly refused, but in the end it was still Li Chenan who forcibly stuffed it into her hand.
"Chendong needs to spend money to study, and the life at home should be better. My sister is growing up, so don't raise her face to be yellow and emaciated, it won't look good."
"In addition... you like to drink peach blossom wine. I have explained to Butler Huang that he will send someone to bring it to you, but you should drink less wine. It's not to save money, but it's not good for your health. ."
That night, the father and son had a lot to say.
The past seems to have been lost to each other, and the words are a little more warm and caring.
This made Li Qiaoxi, who was sitting beside her with her chin in her hands, very happy, but Ding Xiao'e still seemed a little nervous.
Her expression was a bit complicated, and she even lowered her head most of the time, which seemed to Li Chenan to be the worry in her mother's heart.
Because I have never left Guangling City before, let alone traveled far.
She went to the bedroom and gave Li Chenan a pair of new shoes, but she didn't say much about it.
When Li Chenan left the east courtyard and returned to the south courtyard where he lived, and when Li Qiaoxi also returned to her room, Ding Xiaoe looked at Li Wenhan, hesitated for a long time, and asked, "If I write him a Write to... will you be angry?"
Li Wenhan was also silent for a long time, then stood up and looked at the stars and moon in the night sky.
"Then write him a letter, after all, the water in Kyoto is too deep."
"But I want to tell him that I still hope that Chen'an stays in Guangling, and it will be more peaceful than the capital anyway."
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Huajian Pavilion, three miles east of Guangling City.
Li Chen'an looked at his master Wu Xichen, opened a jar of Huapingchun's mud seal, poured two bowls of wine, and handed a bowl to Wu Xichen.
"Where did you go these nights?"
Wu Xichen took the wine bowl and smiled slightly, "It's on Peach Blossom Mountain."
"...what are you doing?"
"Look at the lights of thousands of families in Guangling City."
"What catches your eyes?"
"It's very beautiful, mainly because the heart can be calm. This person likes that kind of purity when he is old. In the purity, he can recall some of the past and think about the future that he doesn't have much to think about."
"For example, if I haven't married in my life, I will naturally have no descendants. Who will take care of me for the rest of my life?"
Li Chenan grinned, "Me! I must be here to take care of you!"
"I will make the best coffin for you, and I will bury you on this Peach Blossom Mountain, so that you can see the peach blossoms all over the mountains and plains every spring, and the lights of thousands of families in Guangling City every night. "
Wu Xichen also laughed, his eyes full of relief.
"Then I must come back alive!"
"Must come back alive!"
"But if I don't come back... if you have practiced the eighteen moves of the Bu Er Zhou Tian Jue, you will go to the sword washing tower in Wu State on your behalf!"
"Go and have a look. If the Xijian Tower is still safe, then just take a look."
"If the Sword Cleansing Building is not very good...you can do it yourself."
"good!"
"When you went to the capital, it was actually more dangerous than going to fight Monk Nine Lanterns for my teacher. I will say goodbye soon, and I will send you a few words for my teacher."
"The disciple is all ears!"
Wu Xichen looked at the lush grass outside Huajian Pavilion, "If you want to become a big tree, don't compete with the grass."
"The general has a sword, but he doesn't cut grass flies."
"If you meet a dead person, stop the loss in time."
"In case of death... Get out in time!"
Li Chenan held the wine bowl in both hands and saluted respectfully.
"Student, remember! Disciple respects master for this bowl of wine. When we return, we will meet again on Peach Blossom Mountain!"
"Okay!" Wu Xichen also picked up the wine bowl, and the two drank a bowl of wine together.
He wiped his lips, turned around, and waved his back to Li Chenan, "When I come back, you will take care of me!"
"It's a deal!"
Li Chenan looked at that lonely figure, and suddenly his nose became sore, "Get in the car, let's go!"
"Let's go to Kyoto and see the prosperity of Kyoto!"