In fact, Liu Yan did not have the slightest pessimism. On the contrary, after "confessing" to Xu Shu and the other three, she completely let go of the pressure of choosing an heir, and the whole person relaxed.

As soon as it was easy, she was going to do something. Last year's birthday caused many incidents because of the need to deal with the remnants of the Wu family, and the changes on the Lujiang front made her feel bad. This year's birthday is just around the corner, and she wants to make it up to herself.

The way to compensate is naturally to go out and travel. So, on the twenty-seventh birthday of the first day of the first month of January, Liu Yan took her sister Kou Rong and sister-in-law Huang Yueying to Dujiangyan with their children to enjoy the fun.

Although it was the first month of the year, it was snowy outside, but it did not affect the interest of a group of people.

Coming to Dujiangyan was Liu Yan's wish before entering Sichuan, but there were too many things after entering Sichuan, so it was only today that he made the trip.

Standing on the temporary viewing platform, watching the water of the Minjiang River rushing in the distance, entering the restrictions and coordination of Dujiangyan, turning into a trickle into the distance. Liu Yan felt and said: "This is the victory of man, but I can't do it." ”

"Your Highness, you have done it. No one in the world can do it better than you. Huang Yueying stood beside Liu Yan, admiring Dujiangyan's magic and comforting Liu Yan.

"Sister Yue, in terms of ingenuity, I'm not as good as you. In terms of appearance and talent, I am not as good as Cai Lu back then. Even if it is the heart, Rong'er is as good as her name, humble and forbearing, I am not as good as her. Liu Yan smiled self-deprecatingly: "So I'm not wronged at all, my brother is still upset for me, it's really ......."

"Brother, he really cares about His Highness, but Your Highness, you don't think about yourself at all. Kou Rong came slowly, followed by Deng Feng, his younger brother Deng Rui, and his younger sister Deng He.

"Well, be glad today, and don't say that. How about we have a picnic around the fireplace here?" Liu Yan smiled: "Little lords, what you eat today, it's up to you, it's cold, you guys are careful." ”

The boys cheered and took orders, and each ran away with the guards, Liu Yan raised her eyes and looked around, and she was also interested: "Sister Yue, Rong'er, you sit here, and I will go too." ”

"Your Highness be careful. Huang Yueying and Kou Rong looked at each other, but they didn't say anything to stop them, both of them felt that as long as Liu Yan could be happy, they could use any method.

At that moment, a guard brought Liu Yan's mount, a mare with a red and brown body and four hooves but snow-white. The little jujube flower is old, although it can still be ridden, but Liu Yan is reluctant. Now her royal mount is a descendant of Miss Qingluo, and she personally delivered the baby.

Liu Yan got off the platform, turned over and got on the horse, and the guards automatically followed. On the platform, Huang Yueying and Kou Rong looked at each other and smiled bitterly. Kou Rong let out a long sigh: "My sister has always been unhappy, and I don't know when it will be a head." ”

"Your Highness is very thoughtful, and it is not something we can explain. But it doesn't matter, God has mercy and will definitely give her the best arrangement. Huang Yueying said softly: "She has worked hard for others, she has spent too much thought, she is too tired, we still hope that there will be a few more days like today." ”

The two of them sighed, and Liu Yan rode a horse and paced slowly in the snow. Just now, the conversation with Huang Yueying and Kou Rong made her melancholy again.

It's not that she doesn't want to find someone to accompany her and share her joys, sorrows, and sorrows. It's really too difficult to find such a person, she once hung on the tree of Xu Shu with all her heart, but found nothing, and after giving up Xu Shu, she turned around and there was no one around.

It's not that she's demanding and demanding. On the contrary, she thinks that no one wants to go through the pressure she is currently under with her, just as she is reluctant to choose an heir, too tired, too hard, too lonely, don't go and harm others.

She rode aimlessly in the snow alone, knowing that there were many guards around her to protect her, but she knew that none of them dared to step forward and walk side by side with her.

This situation is very similar to the current situation, there are many subordinates, there are teachers, senior brothers, sisters, and handkerchiefs like Huang Yueying, but none of them stand side by side with her. No one confided, no one answered.

Looking up at the sky, the sun was shining in the morning and the sky was clear, and now it was snowing again. The fluttering soft snowflakes fell on her body, and she didn't feel cold on her hands, but only felt cute, as if the heavens were afraid that the animals and plants on the ground would freeze and give them cotton wool.

Sitting on the horse and watching it for a long time, I didn't feel like it, Liu Yan got off the horse, the snow on the ground was thick, and she stepped on the soles of her feet. She spun around in circles like a demon, let the snow fall on her head, turned dizzy and sat on the ground, laughed, grabbed the snow on the ground and threw it on her body, and had a lot of fun alone.

Not far away, the guards took the initiative to stand in a circle, with their backs to Liu Yan and surrounded her in the middle. As she entertained herself in the snow as if she had a nervous attack, no one dared to disturb her.

I don't know how long it took, she was tired, happy and sad, she was still laughing a second ago, and a second later she burst into tears, her heart was bitter, and she had nowhere to complain, she didn't dare to show a star in front of the teacher, the teacher said that the height was too cold, at this moment, she really felt the chill that was deeper than ice and snow.

However, Liu Yan, who came to her senses, despised herself again, and she had been greedy for a long time? Have you forgotten all the days when she had no clothes, no food, and hunger and cold in her previous life? Where did she have the leisure to think about these things at that time?

In this life, there is no shortage of food, clothing, housing and transportation, and I began to find that I lack love? Secretly scolded herself, "hypocritical!" Liu Yan got up and brushed off the snow on her body, and wanted to turn over and get on the horse again, but found that Fang Cai's venting had exhausted her strength, and her hands and feet were soft at this time, and she couldn't go up for a while.

At this time, a person came from afar, Liu Yan didn't know where he came from, but when she saw him walking towards her, she smiled: "It's just right, help me up." ”

The person who came walked up to her, squatted down, Liu Yan took a deep breath, stepped on his calf, was escorted by him and successfully got on the horse, looked down again, and couldn't help laughing again: "Oops, I can't even tell the eyes and nose when wrapped, hurry up and pick it up, let's go back." ”

Only then did the man take off the windproof hat that covered his head and face, and untied the cloak of the green lamb's fur, so that his face was revealed. But it is the son of the Marquis of Yongping, and Daliang made Huang Xu.

Huang Xu is now Liu Yan's guard, and it can be said that he is the last line of defense around Liu Yan. I usually can't see where he is, but since he was a guard, Liu Yan really went wherever she wanted, and did whatever she wanted.

Just like just now, the other guards were on the periphery, and no one saw her climb on horseback, but Huang Xu did. Liu Yan had nerves for so long before, and he didn't show up.

Liu Yan sat on the horse and condescendingly said to Huang Xu, who was leading the horse, "Are they all going back?"

"Go back. Huang Xu only replied with three words. Liu Yan didn't mind, and continued: "You don't have to keep guarding me, take the time to go home to accompany the old man, he left Hanzhong for you, you have to compensate for his losses, lest he come to me again and beg me to let him go back to Hanzhong." ”

"Why doesn't Your Highness allow it?" Huang Xu asked in a sullen voice.

"He's your father, he's almost eighty, what do you think!" Liu Yan glanced at him, but found that he couldn't see it at all. Then he persuaded, "Go home." ”

Huang Xu lowered his head and walked forward without saying a word. Seeing this, Liu Yan forgot that she was walking, and as soon as she turned over, she wanted to come down to him to theorize, but she almost caused an accident. By the time she shouted "oops", he had already reached her side, half-supporting and half-hugging her to land safely.

The guards gathered around and saluted Huang Xu. Liu Yan waved her hand embarrassedly: "It's okay, it's okay, it's all gone." ”

The guards walked away, Liu Yan straightened her clothes, and wanted to speak but forgot what she was going to say, because Huang Xu was looking at her.

A second ago he said he was fine, and a second later he almost fell off his horse. Liu Yan felt that she was really bad.

“…… An unexpected ......" The voice is very soft, and there is no confidence.

"......" took the reins and ignored them.

"It's really an accident," ...... voice was raised.

"Hmm!" finally responded.

"So you go back, go back for three or five days, it's fine......" Liu Yan brought up the old story.

There was no echo from "......".

"It's a big deal that you've been away for the past few days, I'm ...... I don't go out". I compromised, you don't have to make an inch.

"......" still has not been heard.

"The old man has looked for me seven times, seven times, do you know?" Liu Yan was a little anxious, and after finishing, she smiled self-deprecatingly: "You must know, you saw it." ”

"Hmm. "Monosyllabic.

"So, go back and stay for two days?" Liu Yan tentatively said.

"Hmm. "Monosyllabic.

"That's it, give you five days off. Liu Yan was relieved, afraid that he would change his hexagram, and spoke very quickly.

"Two days. Huang Xu choked her with two words.

"A few more days......"

"Two days. Huang Xu was unmoved.

"Okay, two days is fine, but are you sure...... The old man won't come to me again?"

"Not sure. ”

"How can you ...... like this?"

“……”

Liu Yan was speechless, she really had nothing to do with the father and son. After Huang Xu's murder of his wife, the old man came to the princess's mansion every once in a while to ask Liu Yan when he would let him go back to Hanzhong. But Liu Yan has already been angry with Xu Shu and Pang, and wants to leave the old man in Chengdu and no longer send him abroad.

So Huang Xu watched his father come and go to the princess's mansion as if he was a relative. No matter how hard the princess tried to persuade him to cherish his body and care for the elderly at home, he was unwilling.

Now, Liu Yan touched a soft nail at Huang Xu, and muttered depressedly: "One is not a father, and the other is not a son." What's the matter with me in the middle?"

When she said this, she was walking in front of Huang Xu, and Huang Xu led the horse behind, and this sentence fell into his ears word for word.

Liu Yan didn't see it, Huang Xu's gaze at her back was full of warmth.

A few days later, the group returned to Chengdu, the annual leave continued, and the officials were all on vacation to enjoy the holiday, but one of them insisted on seeing Liu Yan.

This person has not appeared in Liu Yan's mind for a long time, if it weren't for his repeated requests to see, she would have forgotten the other party, this person is the former governor of Jiangdong and today's farmer Zhou Yu.

It had been so long since the Battle of Lujiang had passed, and Zhou Yu remembered to ask to see him. Liu Yan didn't have a good impression of him, and refused again and again, but he was surprisingly persistent. In the end, it was Xu Shu who interceded, and she reluctantly agreed to see him after returning from the trip.

As a result, she was a noble person who forgot a lot of things, arranged a meeting but forgot about it, so her first reaction when Zhou Yu came to the door today was why she came again, she was not available, she was gone.

Now Zhou Yu is no longer the governor of Jiangdong who had unlimited scenery in the past, but an ordinary farmer far away from Chengdu, it takes several days to travel to and from Chengdu, and he traveled a long way to the door, but he was told that he was gone, and Zhou Yu had the heart to vomit blood again.

However, at this time, he had no arrogant capital, the weather in the first month was cold, and Zhou Yu, who couldn't afford to spend money and was single, was forced to be helpless, let go of his dignity, give up his face, and run to his old subordinates, today's Pang Junshi's mansion to seek refuge.

If this was put on Zhou Yu back then, it would definitely be a more serious matter than killing him, but now, he only slept in the open for half a night, and then decided to sell his face.

Pang Tong saw that Zhou Yu was in trouble so far, and felt uncomfortable, and after asking about the cause and effect, he personally took Zhou Yu to the princess's mansion to meet Liu Yan the next day.

In fact, before Pang Tong asked to see her, Liu Yan had already remembered that there was such a thing. It's just that she thinks Zhou Yu doesn't matter, and it doesn't matter if she releases his pigeons, so she doesn't think about calling him back. Of course, she will not think about him and understand that he is not easy to come by.

As a result, Pang Tong came again with him, which made Liu Yan feel that she couldn't get over her face, and at this time she couldn't admit that she released other people's pigeons, so she could only explain that she was not in the house that day.

Of course, Pang Tong would not demolish Liu Yan, he led Zhou Yu over and stood in front of Liu Yan, and he retired.

Liu Yan raised her eyes to look at Zhou Yu, and saw that he was no longer the lupine scarf he used to be, and he remembered that he wanted to marry his three-year-old daughter to Sun Shao as a concubine. He scolded in his heart, "He deserves it!" and glanced at it, looked down at the tea, and didn't want to speak.

This time, Zhou Yu knew each other very well, and took the initiative to come forward to salute: "The grass people pay a visit to His Highness." "When you say that, you have to kneel.

Liu Yan raised her hand impatiently: "Excuse me, I have asked to see this palace five times, why the hell?"

"I heard that His Royal Highness wants to take the Lujiang River, and the grass people are willing to plan for you. Zhou Yu lowered his posture and explained his intentions.

The conscience of heaven and earth, Zhou Yu is a red heart for Jiangdong, as long as he can work for the welfare of the people of Jiangdong, he is willing to give up his pride and offer advice to Liu Yan.

But he forgot that the person sitting opposite was Liu Yan, not Sun Quan. After banishing him for a long time, Sun Quan was entrusted with the important task again, and that was because there was no one in Jiangdong. Liu Yan will not.

Therefore, she said very disdainfully: "The military affairs of Shu are handled by the two military divisions, and they are not left to outsiders." If you have asked to see you for this, go back now. ”

"Your Highness, I have grown up in Jiangdong since I was a child, and I am willing to work for the well-being of the people of Jiangdong!"

"That's your business, and it has nothing to do with this palace. The battle in Lujiang has ended, and our army has won. You don't need to come up with ideas. Liu Yan said bluntly: "According to the palace, Lu Boyan and Zhuge Ziyu are far more insightful than Zhou Dudu. ”