Qingqiu is difficult

The cold wind blew, and a few flakes of snow broke down on the trees, and the flying snow fell on the shoulders of the young master. The young master's Zhilan Yu tree stood by the river.

Fireworks suddenly burst out in the sky. Song raised his head and glanced, his eyes flashed with confusion for a moment, but when he turned his head, the hesitation and tenderness had long since disappeared.

Tu Shanling covered his hands and said: "Sir, in a few days, our troops will come to Jingguo again. By then you will go back with us. Jingguo will be exhausted and will be devoured by the people of the world. Qingqiu has nothing to do. Not kindness.”

Song turned around and looked at Ling:
"I promise to go back to Qingqiu with you, but I will only visit relatives and not get involved in power disputes."

Ling lowered his head and bowed again: "It all depends on the young master. But Ling has to remind the young master that the Yue Kingdom and the Chu Kingdom in the south are already approaching the city."

Song didn't speak. He clenched his fists, knowing that some things could not be changed by manpower. All he could do was to plan for the next thing.

It's night, in Yongshou Palace.

Fireworks bloomed in the distance, and Liu Zhang walked out of the hall with heavy steps. His sunken eye sockets were glowing with a faint cyan color, and the broken hair fell from his forehead. It was obvious that a sleepless day and night had caused the haggardness of this young general.

Emperor Jing's words were still echoing in his ears.

How could he stand still when Jingguo was in trouble?Eating the emperor's salary is a matter of loyalty to the emperor.

He looked up at the sky, and saw snowflakes falling, falling on his cheeks and clinging to his pursed lips.

From this battle, he didn't know if he could come back alive.

Fortunately, the war is scheduled for later in the year, so he still has some time to deal with matters at home.

Thinking about this, he walked towards Prince Yi's Mansion with heavy steps.

The young man waiting at the palace gate early in the morning saw his master coming out, and hurriedly went up to greet him. He got a new hand stove and a warm crane cloak, and hurriedly handed them over.

Liuzhang's eyes were lifeless, but he was like a walking corpse, walking between heaven and earth. After years of planning, the vast expanse of white between heaven and earth had left him alone.

The young man saw that his young master looked wrong and did not dare to ask any more questions. He just rubbed his hands and said with a smile:

"Sir, your general's mansion has been renovated. I have followed your instructions a few days ago and added a lot of decorations. The zoo has also been repaired, with one large and one small. The big one is further away, and it leads directly to the entrance outside the city. The animal farm is smaller and closer, with three-story cages, everything from the sky to the ground can be put in."

Liu Zhang ignored him and continued to walk step by step with difficulty. The young man was confused. The young master was so excited a few days ago that he gave him the drawings he had drawn on the battlefield for half a year and asked him to renovate the general's mansion according to the drawings. Why do I seem to have lost all interest today?

The boy said again: "Sir, there is another good news!"

Seeing that Liu Zhang didn't answer, the young man leaned closer and said, "The princess secretly tried to test your Majesty a few days ago to organize a new wedding ceremony for her and Mr. Tushan, but your Majesty refused."

After hearing this, Liu Zhang finally stopped, but he only said coldly:
"It's none of our business as a couple."

Liu Zhang was riding a horse alone in Jingcheng in the cold night. He had dismissed his attendants early, but it was freezing cold in the city, but it could not relieve the annoyance in his chest.

Years of fighting and fighting have already worn away the spirit of his youth. Although he knew that the women in the city would prefer pure and elegant scholars, he was used to holding a sword, even if he picked up a scholar's fan. But barely.

Although many times, he prefers to force it.

He walked slowly to the princess's house and suddenly remembered many times when he had been wronged at home or missed home in the army. He leaned against the wall, recalling the feeling of leaning against the wall when he was a child, imagining that he had someone to rely on behind him.

That day, he couldn't suppress his thoughts and was even more afraid that he would never come back from this battle, so he broke a taboo and secretly ran back to the princess's house.

Liu Zhang jumped off his horse, walked to a large tree covered with frost and snow outside the wall, held the trunk with one hand, turned over and jumped onto the fork.

He took out the piccolo from his arms and recalled the scene when he bumped into Xin Yi and Xiao Cong outside the wall that day.

Although it obviously happened not long ago, it feels like a lifetime ago. Others say that he has become more mature and steady after his battle with Yue Kingdom.

But in fact, he hasn't changed, he just learned to hide.

He has not changed. Even if he knows that she is fooling around sometimes, he will never stop her or question her. He has not changed. When he knows that she is in danger and knows that she has been wronged, he can't wait to execute that person on the spot. , even the most cruel punishment in the world is not an exaggeration, even if he gives everything of himself, he must protect her.

But he learned to hide, and he endured watching others treat her well, thinking in his heart that as long as she was happy, he would not kill that person, but just protect her.

After playing the piccolo for a while, Liu Zhang glanced at the princess mansion with a longing, his eyes gradually became moist - we had to say goodbye eventually, so why worry about it.

He jumped down from the tree.

Early the next morning, Lu Xinyi, who never got up early, crawled out of bed for the first time.

Nasen's letter must be found as soon as possible, otherwise, the longer it takes, the more risk her identity will be exposed.

She hurriedly put on her shoes and washed herself briefly. When she opened the door, she almost ran into Nasen who was coming towards her.

He seemed to have been waiting here for a long time, but never knocked on the door. Xin Yi suddenly opened the door, and he was startled, but he immediately adjusted himself, imitated Jing Guo's etiquette, and bowed his hand to Xin Yi.

It's just that his posture wasn't very skillful, and he looked a bit funny because of his imitation. Lu Xinyi looked embarrassed, but he didn't dare to neglect and hurriedly returned the gift. "Niao Niao, where are you going?"

"Ah...I..." Lu Xinyi didn't know where to start, but she saw Li Shubai coming from the end of the corridor, holding a bag of new pastries in one hand. He liked to eat sweets, and now he even ate them. It's not polite to take it.

"Sister, why don't you go have breakfast?"

As soon as these words came out, Lu Xinyi seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw and said: "I'm going to have breakfast, will Master Jinlun come with me?"

Nasen was overjoyed: "What an honor! Let's go!"

The two immediately went downstairs side by side, but after taking just two steps, Nasen stopped and looked back at the room.

"what happened?"

"No...it's nothing." Nasen smiled, but the joy in his eyes could not be hidden. On this day, he specially changed into a beautiful robe, which was different from the coarse cloth coat he wore in the past. His movements were more Jiangnan. The literary spirit of a scholar.

Li Shubai was carrying the pastry, and when he passed by the two of them, he stood respectfully aside, but looked at their backs with a meaningful glance, and said to himself:
"Master, it's dangerous."

Today's meal was still sumptuous. Nasen made fried rice for Xin Yi and got some dry goods. The two of them dipped in milk tea and ate warmed their bodies.

Lu Xinyi stuffed milk tofu into her mouth. This small and thin piece had astringent graininess and a hint of sweetness: "Jinlun, in terms of food, in this cold winter and the twelfth lunar month, it is still a must. Food from your Moon Kingdom!”

Nasen sat cross-legged on the Kang. In order to enjoy himself, he specially booked a single room with a large Kang from the store. Even the decoration imitated the Moon Kingdom. If he hadn't been so clear-headed, he would have thought that he had entered the Moon Kingdom.

He used a knife to cut a piece of meat from the leg of lamb and handed it to Xin Yi: "Try this freshly roasted leg of lamb. You don't need to eat more. If you take another sip of kumiss, you can already beat the living gods!"

As soon as Xin Yi ate it, sure enough, the texture of the meat was delicious, smooth and tender, as if it was being massaged inside the teeth, stimulating every taste bud. Such dense meat texture could only be tasted by chance in this restaurant, and then take a sip of that delicious food. The warmth of the mare's kumiss brought from the Moon Kingdom is now coupled with the refreshing aroma of the wine. The aroma of milk is overflowing and lingering on the tip of the nose, giving it a different flavor.

Xin Yi closed his eyes and shook his head unconsciously: "I have long heard that the people of the Yue Kingdom are very strong, but today I know why!"

Nasen smiled, poured himself a large bowl, and drank it. He placed the silver bowl on the table, leaned closer and said, "But... my kumiss is not for free!"

Lu Xinyi closed his eyes and took a piece of milk tofu and put it in his mouth: "I know, but I will be your Chinese teacher. You can't restrict my freedom. I can come whenever I want, whenever I want." If you don’t do it right, then you won’t do it anymore, are you willing?”

Nasen chuckled twice and poured two more bowls of wine: "What's so difficult about this?"

After saying that, he raised the wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp.Xin Yi also got excited about drinking and picked up the wine bowl. Na Sen poured himself another bowl. The two touched each other and drank.

For a moment, the box was filled with joy.

On this side, Xiao Cong was hiding alone in the forest room, scratching his head and ears at several letters from Yue Guo.

Although she had brought the thin paper for spreading the letter in advance, the painting was too complicated, with some lines thick and some thin. For a while, she really couldn't finish it.

After being busy for most of the morning, she traced the remaining letters. After putting the letters back intact, she quietly opened the door and fled.

In order to make Chinese learning more contextual, Lu Xinyi and Na Sen went to the street. Along the way, Na Sen not only asked how to say it, but also what the words on the plaque were. Along the way, it was just a street. He asked dozens of questions. Xin Yi was tired from his questions. The two of them came to a tea stall and drank a cup of tea to warm themselves up.

Just as the tea was served, I heard a man behind me say:
"Have you heard that the fearful beast has appeared again? A few days ago, I heard that an old man was carrying it in a restaurant and it was bought by a young master from a noble family."

A man next to him said: "Young Master from aristocratic family? Who else can he be besides the one from Wang Yi's family?"

Lu Xinyi drank hot tea, but listened with open ears.

"Don't tell me, that guy from the Yiwang family, I only thought of him as a straw bag in the past, but he is the only one who can defeat the Yue Kingdom army at the border. He is such a bloody man. He has made him a captain, and I am convinced!"

"Don't interrupt," said the man at the beginning, "You must still not know the origin of that fearful beast!"

"What's the origin?"

A bowl of tea fell on the table, and the man deliberately lowered his voice: "That fearful beast was born not far from Qingqiu, but it is said that it can avoid wars for its master. At critical moments, it can also revive the dead and leave a breath!"

"It is common for people to be greedy for life and afraid of death. It is reasonable for Mr. Liu Zhang to buy a small thing that can extend his life."

The other two nodded, and Xin Yi secretly thought: In the first draft of the outline, Liu Zhang died in the battle in the end. If he could buy himself a fearful beast and live, it would be considered a good ending.

After drinking another stick of incense, Nasen stared at the honeysuckle floating in the bowl in a daze. The little flower was spinning back and forth in circles. He couldn't help but wonder:
"Teacher...what kind of flower is this?"

"Honeysuckle."

"Eh!" As soon as he finished speaking, an old man who had just walked by turned his head suddenly, thinking that someone was calling him, but unexpectedly, Xin Yi and Xin Yi met each other's eyes and looked at each other. After a while, the two realized that they had made a mistake and started talking. He nodded awkwardly and went back to doing their own things.

(End of this chapter)