Su Fang cocked his neck to keep his eyes away from the jade mountain eagle, even trying to avoid the peripheral vision. Chen Baiqi raised his eyebrows and smiled secretly.

Although there is something weird about this jade mountain sculpture, according to her guess, it is not just a matter of looking at it and you will be tricked. After all, she has seen it for a while before, but in addition to finding this jade mountain sculpture to be dazzling,

But there is no other special difference.

Su Fang cleared his voice, frowned and said disdainfully to Lin Qucheng on the side: "This jade mountain carving is a folk craft after all, with few talents and little knowledge, and this jade is a turbid mess, except that the jade body is relatively complete, but it is nothing more than that."

Lin Qucheng saw that Su Fang was not very interested in the jade mountain sculpture, so he twitched the corner of his mouth and said "haha" and laughed twice in response: "Indeed, it is indeed, then..."

He looked back at the businessman Bai Qi again, and saw that his long clothes were crisp and his expression was still calm and comfortable. He didn't feel embarrassed or embarrassed. He seemed not to take Su Fang's comments seriously, but he couldn't refute it in front of his master.

Smiled politely.

Su Fang also glanced at him, and he had some concerns in his heart. He glanced outside the door and saw that the sky was already dark, but the Lin Mansion was decorated with lights and colorful lights, making it lively and decent, which turned the night into a sleepless and joyful one.

He brushed his sleeves and said: "I still have government affairs to attend to, so coming here today is a blessing from Master Lin, so I won't stay for the banquet."

Since he did not reveal his identity, he also symbolically cupped his hands with Lin Qucheng, who was immediately flattered and stretched out his hand to help him up.

"Since you're all here, why don't you have a glass of wine before..."

Su Fang interrupted him with a look: "No need, I'll do it next time when I have the chance."

After saying that, Su Da took a step forward and pulled Chen Baiqi beside him towards the door.

At this time, Lin Qucheng immediately came back to his senses and hurriedly caught up: "Hey, sir, this..."

Lin Qucheng chased the two of them all the way out of the courtyard. Su Fang stopped slowly. He turned around, glanced over Lin Qucheng's shoulder and followed him out. The businessman standing under the lights on the corridor steps rolled his eyes, his eyes darkened.

Di whispered to Lin Qucheng: "This person needs to pay attention. Find a reason to keep him in the house recently and don't let him move around."

Lin Qucheng was startled for a moment and then said: "Prime Minister, this is..."

Su Fang looked away and said calmly: "Let's talk about it after this matter is over, and remember what I said."

When Lin Qucheng heard what he said, his heart started to spin, and he hurriedly responded: "Here."

——

The two of them left the Lin Mansion, but did not take a car. Instead, they walked together on the breezy street. There were passing people and vehicles around them, and not many people noticed their conversation.

Chen Baiqi said: "That man is weird."

"Yeah." Su Fang also felt the same. He narrowed his eyes and recalled what happened in Lin Mansion, and said: "Just now... I looked at the jade mountain sculpture as if it was possessed. I was thinking about it and completely forgot about what I wanted to do.

thing."

Chen Baiqi was surprised, thought for a moment and said, "Is there something wrong with your body?"

Su Fang frowned: "It seems like I felt a little tired when I woke up, but then I didn't feel there was any problem."

"Just now you asked Lin Qucheng to keep him at home, why not point it out directly to Lin Qucheng, so that you won't be afraid that he will be bewitched by the businessman Bai Qi?"

Although Lin Qucheng is pedantic and arrogant, he is a rare smart person. For example, he clearly doesn't like you, but he is just cold and evasive on the surface, but he never makes irresponsible remarks with other people behind your back, just because he understands a

Principle - A gentleman does not stand behind dangerous walls. He has a natural political acumen, so he is a person who knows how to do things. "

Chen Baiqi laughed when she heard this, and she sighed: "Huanxian looked at him lightly. I'm afraid your words have already set off a warning in his heart, and he must not trust the businessman Bai Qi as much as before."

"You have just entered the court as an official. It is normal for you not to know the secrets of being an official. But in fact, I think it is not the most important to learn the secrets of being an official no matter how well you learn them."

Chen Baiqi turned his head and looked curiously: "Oh, what does the Prime Minister think is the most important thing about being an official?"

Su Fang looked at her with a smile and said: "Of course I win the king's heart." He looked at her with a look of "sighing to himself" and said: "That's why you have defeated everyone, so you don't have to let Lin Qucheng go."

In my eyes, because he is the only one in the court who is afraid of you, there is no reason for you to let him go."

The smile on Chen Baiqi's face froze, and then he looked at Su Fang in confusion, and sighed: "Prime Minister, how long are you going to tease Huanxian about this?"

Su Fang suppressed a smile and pretended to think seriously: "Then it depends on when you invite me to stay in your house again. As the saying goes, if you take advantage of others, I will not offend you again.

."

Chen Baiqi laughed out loud: "You can do it at any time. I also plan to ask the Prime Minister to enlighten Mu'er and let him become your teacher. If you can come to the mansion and live in Huanxian for a long time, I will only ask for it. How can I ask you to refuse?"

The truth outside the door. Don't be late. Huanxian has already arranged your residence, just waiting for guests to move in. "

Su Fang pretended to be angry, pointed at her nose and said: "Well, you Chen Huanxian, you are really smart. You don't want to let me go to your place to stay for a while, but fortunately, although Mu'er is also like you,

He is as intelligent as you, but his temperament is not as cunning as yours. Instead, he is simple and kind. I would be happy to accept him as my disciple."

As soon as Chen Baiqi heard this, he immediately got off the donkey and bowed his hands towards him: "Then Huanxian thanked the prime minister for Mu'er."

When Su Fang scolded her, he couldn't help laughing. He patted her lowered head and said, "It's not that simple. If your apprenticeship banquet is not grand, I will have to reconsider it."

Chen Baiqi stood up and solemnly promised: "That's natural."

"Okay, don't be poor. This matter is not urgent." Su Fang suppressed his smile and said seriously: "Since you asked me for something, I also want to ask you for something."

Chen Baiqi knew what he meant as soon as she heard it, and she nodded: "Prime Minister, go check his details first, find an excuse to get the jade mountain carving, and then leave it to me to deal with it."

Su Fang heard that she agreed without thinking, and asked: "Huanxian, what are you going to do?"

Chen Baiqi smiled at the corner of his mouth and said meaningfully in his eyes: "I'll find an opportunity to meet him alone. It's always uneasy in the country when the war is about to leave an element of uncertainty. I also want to know what he wants to do."

——

As soon as he returned to the mansion after parting with Su Fang, he saw a lit Dianmen waiting in front of the door. As soon as he saw her, he hurried forward to greet her. He bent over and said, "My lord, you are back. Master Mu is here today."

They have been waiting for you to return home in the main hall and never left."

Chen Baiqi was stunned for a moment and asked, "But is there something wrong?"

Mu'er couldn't sleep well at night after being brought to Lazi. She guessed that he couldn't adapt to the new living environment, so she would go home early to stay with him on weekdays.

Dianmen shook his head: "I don't know, I have to ask you personally."

Chen Bai nodded, took the lamp from his hand, and took the lead in walking forward.

When she entered the main hall, she saw Chen Mu waiting in the hall. When he saw her coming back, he bit his lower lip and rushed over pitifully.

"Brother!"

Chen Baiqi was hugged by him, lowered his head, patted his head twice, and asked softly: "What's wrong?"

She knew Mu'er. This child had always been well-behaved and independent, and would never be so disobedient to others.

As she spoke, she raised her head and looked at Ji Yun and Si Jiang in the hall.

The two of them shook their heads at her, not knowing why. When asked about Chen Mu, he didn't say anything. He just lowered his head and said nothing. He didn't go anywhere today, but stubbornly waited in the hall for "Chen Huanxian" to return.

Chen Mu raised his head, his eyes like washed grapes were full of tears, his nose was red, and he pursed his lips and said: "I, I dreamed about my father last night, and Amu and the others, they were crying with Mu'er...

…Call the names of brother and Mu’er…”

Chen Baiqi was startled.

"Chen Huanxian's" parents...she seemed to have completely forgotten about this.

Seeing that "Chen Huanxian" didn't respond, Chen Mu pulled her hand and squeezed it in a hurry, crying: "Brother, we will live in Linzi from now on, but what will they do? We haven't paid homage to them for a long time.

, will they feel that we have abandoned them and feel sad and sad underground?"

Chen Baiqi lowered his head and looked at Chen Mu. Seeing that he was crying and blaming himself, he apologetically wiped his tears and said softly: "It's my brother's fault, so I'll..."

When Chen Mu saw Chen Baiqi say this, he shook his head hurriedly and defended: "No, brother has been busy with big things, it's Mu'er, not Mu'er, Mu'er shouldn't mention this matter, it's Mu'er who is ignorant..."

Seeing that he was crying out of breath when he was anxious, Chen Bai squatted down slightly, held him in his arms, patted his back and coaxed: "Mu'er, don't cry, my brother has been negligent in this matter.

How about we move their tombs to Linzi? In this way, you...we can go and pay homage to them anytime we want to see them."

Mu'er buried his head in her arms, and his crying gradually died down. After a long time, he replied in a hoarse and trembling voice: "...Okay."

Chen Baiqi touched his head and sighed: "If my brother gets too busy and forgets important things in the future, Mu'er must remember to remind him, okay?"

Mu'er nodded vigorously and sheepishly lowered his head to wipe his tears.

He lowered his head and said intermittently shyly: "Brother, brother, Mu'er likes brother the most."

Chen Baiqi curled up the corners of his mouth, lightly wiped his smooth little face with his fingertips, and said warmly: "Brother also likes Mu'er."

She really likes this younger brother.

After putting Mu'er to sleep, Chen Baiqi returned to the hall, where Ji Yun and Si Jiang had been waiting for her.

Ji Yun looked at her and reminded: "This child is too thoughtful."

Chen Baiqi understood what he meant. She lowered her long eyelashes and said in a soft voice: "I often say goodbye to him. We often get together less and less often, and we often leave him to others to take care of him. At his age, it is the time to rely on his relatives.

, I never reassured him, so he was so afraid and wanted to hold the only stability in his heart."

Whether today's crying and the sleepless nights in the past were true or false, Chen Baiqi felt that she was guilty of the child.

He was not greedy and didn't want much, but what she could give was too little.

She once promised to take good care of him, but she only did half of it. She took good care of his daily life, but she couldn't take care of his emotions and soul.

Seeing that she was clear and clear, Ji Yun knew that she had already made up her mind, so she stopped talking about it.

Si Jiang has learned a lot about Chen Baiqi's tolerance for Chen Mu in the past few days, and he doesn't say much about interfering in the affairs between their "brothers". Since Ji Yunzui reminded him first, he didn't mention it and left it to her.

Take care of it yourself.

He said: "You came back so late today, what delayed you?"
To be continued...