In the ardent anticipation of the two, a dark brown bamboo basket was hung by a thumb-thick hemp rope, slowly falling from top to bottom and falling to the ground. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Before the bamboo basket was stabilized, Hua Lianyue happily pounced, and it was indeed the parrot she had in mind. The eyes are as bright as black beans, the head is a yellow and white feather crown, the body is a blue and black feather coat, and the tail is a dazzling vermilion, spread like a fan.

This little colorful thing, bound in a birdcage by a thin chain, spreads its wings and screams from time to time, making a proud appearance of flying. Under its feet were half baskets of thumb-sized eggs, several of which had been pecked by small objects. The eggshell with the mouth split, the yellow and white egg liquid, seems to be mercilessly mocking Hua Liyue.

"These are a hundred parrots?" Hua Lianyue stood in front of the bamboo basket, completely dumbfounded.

Yu Xi saw that she hadn't moved for a long time, so she hurriedly came over to take a look, and was stunned when she saw the stupid bird that kept flapping her wings. Gradually, his handsome face gradually turned a little red, and he was busy biting his lower lip with his teeth, but it had no effect, and slowly even the roots of his ears were already red.

Hua Lianyue glanced at him and said, "If you want to laugh, laugh, what are you doing so hard!"

"Hahaha......" Yu Xi finally couldn't help it, pointed to the basket of bird eggs and the unknown reason, twisted his neck and looked at his little thing and laughed wildly: "Who is so talented, we obviously want a hundred parrots, and we actually send a hundred bird eggs down." What do you want to do? Do you want us to hatch the parrots ourselves!hahahaha......

Hua Lianyue ignored him, she took the birdcage out of the bamboo basket, teased the parrot that began to open its mouth and bark with her fingers, and said angrily: "Our plan has all failed, and you can still laugh." ”

Yu Xi laughed for a moment, and he raised his already misty eyes to look at her.

I saw her grinding her cheeks, staring at the parrot that began to fry inside, and gritted her teeth and said: "Don't think that this will stump me, without the parrot, I must be able to think of other ways." She took the birdcage and turned and walked towards the stone chamber.

Yu Xi wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with her fingers, and asked in a loud voice, "Sister Hua, what should I do with these bird eggs?"

Hua Lianyue didn't look back, and raised her voice: "You can fry, fry, or boil, you can make your own decisions." ”

Yu Xi resisted the urge to burst into laughter again and carried away the bamboo basket containing the bird's eggs. In the next two meals, he really changed countless tricks to burn these eggs. Every time he watched Hua Lianyue gritting his teeth and looking fierce, he inexplicably felt the urge to laugh.

At night, it suddenly began to rain. Because she had just eaten a big bowl of boiled eggs, fried eggs, scrambled eggs, and hot mushroom and egg soup, Hua Lianyue held her bulging belly and walked back and forth in the stone room like a sleepy beast.

Yu Xi was dazzled and asked what she was doing. She threw two words hard: "Eat." But seeing her depressed face, I knew that I was still angry that the hundred parrots had failed.

Yu Xi also ignored her anymore, put out the chessboard again, and began to fight with herself.

Outside, the rain was getting heavier and heavier, crackling on the ground, like a dense war drum being beaten. From time to time, golden lightning pierced the dark night sky, and dull thunder roared unbridled through the valley like a roaring beast.

Hua Liyue pushed open the window, and a damp and cool breath mixed with the smell of grass, trees, and earth came to her face, which immediately dispelled the stuffiness in the room.

Suddenly, a gust of mountain wind blew, and the raindrops rushed in, and the candle flame in front of the desk was blown to shake desperately, and the tassel ornaments in the room began to jingle. The birds, beasts, flowers and insects carved on the top of the stone chamber shook like living creatures under the reflection of the candle flame.

Yu Xi hurriedly dropped the chess pieces and reached out to protect the flickering flames. Hua Lianyue, who was in trouble, quietly stuck out the tip of her tongue and hurriedly closed the window lattice. The wind and rain that had been raging instantly subsided, and silence returned to the stone room.

Summer rainstorms come and go as fast as they come. Hua Lianyue held her cheeks a little melancholy, looking at the dark night through the window lattice, the stars washed by the rain were particularly bright, shining like fireflies. There are constant raindrops dripping from the leaves, making a slight ticking sound.

Everything seemed so beautiful, except for the mosquitoes that buzzed and screamed to start feeding when the rain stopped.

Hua Lianyue slapped on the side of her neck with a "snap", but she opened her hand but didn't see anything. She said very distressedly: "This rain has caused it to be so difficult that it is estimated that the mosquitoes in the valley have been alarmed. The brown paper on the window has also become mud, and I am afraid that I will not be able to sleep tonight. ”

Yu Xi thought for a while and said, "It's okay, smoke wormwood, and then reseal the window with new kraft paper, and any mosquito will be avoided." He rummaged through the cabinets, and sure enough, he found a thick stack of brown paper and several strips of wormwood.

Yu Xi began to scramble the window, but Hua Lianyue caressed the stack of brown paper in a daze. Yu Xi occasionally turned around and saw that the corners of her mouth were gradually raised. swept away the previous depression and distress, and the joy overflowed between the eyebrows and eyes. He couldn't help but be surprised: "Sister Hua, what are you thinking?"

She smiled proudly and said mysteriously: "I have a way again......

Another day passed without incident, and in the middle of the night of the second day, countless dazzling brown paper lanterns rose from the valley, and they rose higher and higher and soon crossed the peak, and flew towards a prosperous city behind the mountain peak with the direction of the wind.

Hua Lianyue, Yu Xi stood in front of the stone room, looking up at those dazzling lanterns slowly disappearing from the peak. Yu Xi said with admiration: "Sister Hua, how can you have so many ideas in your head, why can these lanterns fly like birds?"

Hua Lianyue smiled and said: "Listen to my father, this is a Kong Ming lantern, which is used to pray to the heavens." In the past, when my mother was alive, every fifth day of the fifth month, they would go out of the valley together to put lanterns. Later, my mother passed away, but my father kept this habit. Every year on the fifth day of the fifth month of May, he still takes the three of us brothers and sisters to put lanterns together to pray for blessings.

These lanterns can fly very high and high, and it is believed that many people in the vicinity will see them. Such a peculiar scene will soon spread throughout the Northern Underworld, and as long as my brother knows the news, he will soon guess the meaning. ”

Cole was asleep in the hut with his hands and feet stretched out, and it was not until he was awakened by the guards that he hurried to the valley as if from a dream. A guard pointed to the bright lanterns above his head and said in horror: "General, these strange things all flew out of the valley, and I don't know if they are gods or ghosts." ”

It wasn't surprising that he would be so skeptical, after all, none of them had ever heard of a lantern flying like a bird, let alone seen it with their own eyes. So instinctively have a strong sense of awe for this unknown phenomenon.

His Cole's face was extremely ugly, whether it was a ghost or a god appearing, if this strange scene was seen by others, it would definitely spread all over the Northern Underworld in an instant. I don't know how many details will be made to find out the news. He could almost foresee that there would be no peace here.

"Shoot them down!" his Cole roared.

The guards looked at each other, and they saw horror in each other's eyes, but none of them dared to obey the order to shoot down the lanterns flying in the sky.

"You're deaf, shoot them down. Cole glared at them angrily.

One of the older guards stepped forward, and he clenched his fist at Cole, and said loudly: "General, those lanterns fly almost like the sky, I am afraid that they are really holy objects that communicate with the gods." If we shoot them down rashly, we are afraid that we will offend the gods and invite disaster!"

The corners of his eyes twitched, and he shouted angrily: "If you don't shoot them down, if you cause chaos and leak the news that the Seven Princes are hiding at the bottom of the valley, you are afraid that if you can't wait for the gods to condemn, you will be condemned by the Second Prince first." ”

He pushed the obstructive guard away, raised his bow and arrows, and shot at the lanterns. The rest of the guards trembled and raised their bows and arrows, intending to shoot down the lanterns. In a panic, he lost his usual accuracy. Although most of the lanterns were shot down at the risk of offending the gods, some of them gradually disappeared behind the mountain in the night wind.

Qi Cole angrily threw the bow and arrow in his hand into the hands of the guards behind him, and he commanded sharply: "Quickly pass on the news of what happened here to the second prince." Ask him to show us what to do next. ”

"Yes!"

There was an order from the guards, and immediately went down to prepare to fly the pigeon to pass the book. The rest of the guards gathered together, whispering in terror. Suddenly, someone pointed to the distance and exclaimed, "Look, let's shoot down the holy relics, and there really is a god who has condemned the sin." ”

Kele looked in the direction of his finger, only to see puffs of smoke rising from the top of the mountain, followed by sporadic fires. Soon, the sporadic fires turned into raging fires. This unconcealed firelight, even if it is far away, can be seen clearly.

The flickering light of the fire illuminated Cole's gloomy face, and he was quickly thinking about what to do, only to see the guards fall to their knees in terror. They kowtowed in the direction of the fire, begging the gods in horror for forgiveness.

In addition to the guards, the early risers in the city below the mountain had already discovered this strange scene, and the people rushed to tell each other, and soon the whole city was in a sensation. Most of the people, who had never seen such a scene, knelt down and kowtowed, just like the guards, and begged the gods for forgiveness.

There are also quite a few carrier pigeons, flying from all corners of the city, to their respective owners.

And the culprit who caused this commotion has yawned and gone back to make up for sleep.

Early the next morning, Cole finally appeared in front of the stone chamber.

Hua Lianyue was lying on the bunk with a thin blanket hugging her, while Yu Xi was lying on the bench at the door. It was only when he heard the sound of his Cole's deliberately heavier footsteps that he opened his eyes in a daze.

"General Qi Cole?" Yu Xi rolled over and stood up, looking at Qi Cole in front of him in a daze. Unexpectedly, it was just a simple cowhide lantern, which forced Cole to show up. Yu Xi himself did not come to his senses, and he didn't know what to say to this former friend for a while.

"The Seventh Prince!" Qi Cole respectfully clasped his fist at him, which was regarded as a salute.

After a pause, Qi Cole said dissatisfiedly: "It took the second prince a year and countless manpower and financial resources to build a hidden place. Unexpectedly, the kraft paper lanterns that flew out last night instantly made all the hard work of the second prince go to waste. The Seven Princes can still sleep calmly, I really admire it. ”

"It turns out that it was the second brother who imprisoned me!"

Yu Xi has been in a daze for most of the year, until Hua Lianyue told him that Yu Guang sent her to captivity, and he still didn't fully believe it. After all, the second prince, Yu Guang, is the closest one to him among all the brothers.

In addition to the usual delicious and fun food, which is constantly sent to his bedroom, he often takes him around to play in the mountains and rivers. Yu Xi really didn't want to believe that the second brother was the culprit who had put him under house arrest for more than half a year. However, the number one master next to the second brother, Qi Cole, appeared in front of him and said resentful words, he didn't believe it.

Thinking of his affectionate second brother treating him like this, he couldn't help but feel a sense of desolation in his heart. Because of her life experience, Yu Xi is sensitive, easily frightened, and pessimistic, and she has suffered a huge blow at this moment. His face was extremely pale, and his clenched fists were shaking from emotion.

"It's not a captivity, it's protection! Please also ask the Seventh Prince not to misinterpret the second prince's kindness!"

Qi Cole replied lightly: "If the second prince wants to get the throne, he has to turn against the crown prince and the third prince. He was afraid that the Seven Princes would be hurt because of this, so he invited the Seven Princes here. The Seventh Prince may think that it is imprisonment, but in fact, the Second Prince must not do it in order to protect you. ”

Infuriated by his fallacy, Yu Xi raised his hand and pointed at the tip of his Cole's nose, his throat creaking. He was shy by nature, but he didn't know what to say to fight back. After pointing for a long time, he said in a trembling voice: "I won't tell you, you let the second brother come to see me." ”

"The Seventh Prince is confused!" Qi Kele frowned and said, "The Second Prince and the Third Prince are fighting by the Xinye River, how can they rush over at this time." However, the second prince has already passed the book from the pigeon, so let's send you to him as soon as possible. ”

When Yu Xi heard that he could finally leave here, his face immediately showed joy. Hearing that Yu Guang and Yu Yuan were fighting fiercely, his eyebrows were habitually furrowed.

"Isn't it the prince's brother who inherits the throne!" Yu Xi said distressedly: "Second brother, the third brother's move violated his father's wishes, which is a great crime of unfilial piety." Besides, the national strength of the North Underworld is already limited, and after this scuffle, I don't know how many good men in the North Underworld will be sacrificed for nothing, it really shouldn't be!"

Qi Cole frowned, and didn't say anything more about Yu Xi, he walked straight to the bed, and said in a deep voice: "Miss Hua, since you have woken up, don't continue to pretend to be asleep." ”

Hua Liyue, who had been awakened a long time ago, but had been pretending to be asleep with her eyes closed, had to open her eyes. She rolled over, looked at Qi Cole, and said with a pretended look of surprise, "What is General Qi Cole talking about?" ”

"Don't say dark words in front of the Ming people, last night's movement was caused by you instigating the Seventh Prince!" Qi Cole sneered: "Do you know that such a fuss has brought you the disaster of killing yourself." ”