Snowflakes fall like rain, and the cold blows through the trouser sleeves.

Chu Xianzhao was strolling through the streets of Sunset City with a black umbrella, and heard a somewhat familiar sound of pipa, which was very pleasant.

He looked in the direction from which the sound of the piano had come from, and was suddenly stunned.

A yellow-skinned cardamom girl huddled on the side of the road with a pipa in her arms to resist the cold wind, the old pipa strings in her arms trembled slightly, the bamboo mat under her body was covered with snowflakes, and her slender fingers were covered with dazzling chilblains.

In the face of the ubiquitous cold wind, the girl gently stroked the yellowed strings, and the sound of the piano, which was as light as a butterfly, sounded on the road one after another.

It seemed like a very poor little girl, he thought to himself.

A few young men in brocade clothes who had just drunk wine and were holding each other's shoulders grinned when they saw the girl playing the piano, took out a few pieces of silver from their arms and threw them on her, and one of them squatted down and poured the wine on her, with a piercing laugh coming out of his mouth.

In the face of their humiliation, the girl remained indifferent, and seemed to be accustomed to it, and reached out to pick up the few pieces of silver that had fallen in the snow.

There was a blue-robed boy who stepped on her arm when she picked up the silver, apparently taking the girl in front of her as a great pleasure.

It wasn't until the girl made a sound that seemed to cry that they laughed and raised their heads, and then saw a young man standing not far from them, holding a huge black umbrella, his face under the umbrella was blurred, and his eyes were purple, which immediately made them wake up most of their wine.

He neither came near nor went away, just staring at them silently, making them look like they were facing a dangerous beast.

The three sons were suddenly bored, and walked back in the direction they came from, and before leaving, they did not forget to spit two mouthfuls of saliva on the girl's body, obviously they do such things on weekdays.

Chu Xianzhao walked over and squatted in front of her, but the poor girl still ignored him and continued to look for silver in the snow.

Chu Xianzhao squeezed out a smile and said: "Don't look for it, they threw a total of five pieces of silver on you, except for the one you picked up just now, the other four were kicked by them somewhere, the silver is as white as snow, you can't find it." ”

The girl still didn't look up, and kept looking for silver in the snow.

She didn't know that it was the white-haired young man in front of her who had forced away those who had humiliated her with murderous aura, and if it weren't for him, she would still be being bullied by them, like every night in the past.

Chu Xianzhao leaned the umbrella towards her head, and said softly: "The song you played just now is called "Evening Snow", right?"

The girl whose palms were red from the cold suddenly raised her head, she looked at the young man who was as white as snow, and said softly, "Childe has heard this tune?"

Chu Xianzhao smiled and said: "Although I don't learn the piano, the girl I like has played a few times, it should be a very unpopular tune, right? ”

The girl is neither beautiful nor ugly, her face and eyes are as clean as snow, and there is a drop of snow on the tip of her delicate nose.

Chu Xianzhao is most afraid of facing such a clean look, if his eyes are like an impenetrable abyss, then this kind of clean eyes are like the sunshine shining into the abyss, letting people know everything he thinks clearly, but this face makes him feel very comfortable, and the girl's voice is also very good.

"Does Childe have any money? Two copper coins and a tune, I can play it again for Childe. The girl's face flushed, and the words almost blurted out.

Even when talking about money, her eyes are still as clean as snow, and she doesn't feel any philistine.

Chu Xianzhao touched his sleeve, and only took out the gold card given to him by the eldest lady, with this kind of gold card, he could casually enter the high-end restaurants and green buildings in Luoyang City, but in the girl's opinion, this gold card did not seem to have a copper coin, and smiled softly at Chu Xianzhao.

Chu Xianzhao held an umbrella in one hand and a gold card in the other, and didn't know how to explain to her, so he could only be silent.

The girl didn't say anything, her face was like a snowy lake rippling in a trance, and she gently threw the broken silver into the broken bowl, and her fingers, which were covered with frostbite on the edges, climbed the strings again, intending to play "Evening Snow" again for the son she had met by chance

Chu Xianzhao suddenly stretched out his hand and grabbed her wrist, and said word by word: "If I have a lot of money now, I can give you a thousand taels of silver, but I am penniless now, if I live in the Dayin Palace of Zhancheng as in the past, I can give you a warm and comfortable residence, I don't need to let you sit on the street and play the piano on such a snowy night and suffer from the cold, but I am now sending people under the fence like a lost dog, but I can give you this umbrella to provide you with occasional shelter from the wind and snow, do you accept it?"

She couldn't understand Chu Xianzhao's words, but her eyes were clear, and she laughed softly: "What is Childe talking about, Xue Yu is a little beggar begging with Grandpa, and she can't do anything except play the pipa, now that Grandpa is dead, Xue Yu can only play the pipa by herself to support herself, when Grandpa is alive, he often says that he wants others to be kind to you to return it twice, Childe's umbrella looks very expensive, two pennies a song, Xue Yu doesn't know how many tunes to play to be able to repay Childe's kindness." ”

Chu Xianzhao squatted in front of her, resting his palm on her head, no one knew whether there were tears in his eyes or a wandering spirit.

In the end, he left, leaving only the black umbrella, which was not large but just enough to cover the girl's thin body and shield her from the falling snow overhead.

The lonely, white-haired young man began to clap his hands and sing.

The pathos is intense.

"You don't see, the red dust is full of wind and snow, and the red willows are green and red in the four seasons. ”

"I only see that the withered pine has no branches and white hair, and it is meaningless to stain the country with blood!"

The girl who regarded the pipa as heavier than her own life only then realized that she played the song "Evening Snow"

"You don't see it, the remnants of the flowers are hanging alone, and the snow is scattered for three winters. ”

"I only saw it, if I want to drink the pipa, I will urge it immediately, and tens of millions of iron armor will be wrapped in dry bones!"

Chu Xianzhao was reminded of the sound of the pipa behind him, and he read meaningless words with red eyes.

Sad?

You should have been high-spirited when you were young, why are you so like a lost dog and a caged finch now.

Regret it?

A bird that should have escaped from Chu Xiaohua's palm ended up flying into another cage.

Until the sound of the pipa behind him finally disappeared, Chu Xianzhao wiped away the ice tears from the corners of his eyes, and looked at the majestic palace, his eyes were extremely solemn, and the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned.

At this time, the back seemed to be standing under the city of rest, or as if he was standing under the city of Lijing, dragging the remnants of the condensation into the city.

Emperor Yan Mang died, and Tai Ninghua died.

He has conquered two dynasties, but he may not be able to conquer the one in front of him.

This means that between Chu Xuanzhao and Empress Zhao and Zhao Wentian in the future, there will be a battle and a death!

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The trees on both sides of the road swayed slightly in the cold wind, and the wet and heavy snow spots on the dead branches were gradually melted by the sun, and the trees were bathed in snow water, which looked bright from a distance.

At this time, there are less than ten days before Chinese New Year's Eve, and two happy red lanterns are hung in front of the shops in the city, and men, women, and children pass by on the road with rich looks, carrying heavy New Year goods in their hands, and their faces are full of joy.

The carriage of the Shen Mansion was slowly moving on the official road, and the carriage was followed by several guards with knives, looking quite majestic and powerful.

Chu Xianzhao looked at the incense thread in the incense burner and slowly came out of his mind, Shen Chuxia, who was sitting opposite him, carefully added incense blocks to the incense burner, Shen Huayu, who was wrapped in a heavy fox fur, sat on his right hand, and looked at Chu Xianzhao's side face with eyes like a pool of spring water, and after peeling off the orange peel in his hand, he did not forget to tear off the white silk on the orange flesh, and then sent it into Chu Zhaozhao's mouth with a smile.

Chu Xianzhao opened his mouth and ate this piece of orange flesh, the orange flesh was sweet and sour, oranges in the Yin Kingdom could be regarded as a tribute, ordinary people had no chance to eat at all, Hu Daxue was rewarded by his father with a few oranges for his meritorious service in the Apocalypse Ceremony, and he was moved to tears in front of the hundreds of officials of the imperial court, and kept saying words of gratitude to his father.

For some reason, Chu Xianzhao no longer regards Chu Xiaohua as his father, but when he talks about that man in his heart, he still subconsciously uses the word father emperor in his heart.

If you are pregnant in October, Su Nianyu and his child should have been born, he doesn't expect this man to give up the pursuit of him, if there is still a trace of humanity in his heart, I hope he can take care of this child, this is a grudge between their father and son, this child who can't see his father as soon as he is born is innocent.

Thinking like this, Chu Xianzhao's hand slowly clenched into a fist, and the stinging pain of his nails was not as painful as he watched Hua Youyue die tragically in front of him.

Shen Chuxia put down the clip of the incense clip, and suddenly looked at her sister with a surprised face, the youngest girl in the family has been skinned like a boy since she was a child, she doesn't love women and loves swords, she has always been arrogant and arrogant when she inherited her mother's beautiful appearance, and she has always been disdainful of the children of the family in Luoyang City, at this time, she would be so careful to serve the white-haired young man in front of her, but she felt that her eyes were strange when she looked at Tang Huang, as if there was a mixture of men and women.

Shen Chuxia, who has always been gentle and polite, naturally would not say what he thought in his heart, since the illegitimate son of this father came to the Shen family manor, Shen Huayu always stuck to his side and looked at him with a look of adoration on his face, and asked him to teach him swordsmanship.

As for Chu Xianzhao, as if he had no temper with her, he taught her the most bluffing sword with qi, Shen Huayu was smart and clever and quickly learned to control the sword qi, but this flying sword became the ability of the flying sword to take people's heads in her hands, and for a while, the sword light flashed in the Shen family's manor, not to mention the crystal tripod placed next to the rockery, and flew into the third lady's room to scare her, and the people avoided the young lady's sword, lest it fall on her head one day.

Crying children have candy to eat, laughing children are hurting, and Shen Huayu is all occupied, which makes people cry and laugh.

Shen Chuxia watched Chu Xianzhao accompany Shen Huayu to practice swords from a distance many times, observing the handsome side face looming under the white hair, as if she wanted to see a little resemblance to her father, but many times she failed.

She is not Shen Chuxia, who dares to go to Guhe City to find her father with a sword, and she dares to talk very happily with this illegitimate son who is often talked about by others, such a love-hate character, dare to do it, her future is destined to be completely different from herself. She can't see her family anxious for her, she has been timid since she was a child, and she is even more silent since her mother died, a soft goose egg face often reveals sadness that does not match her age, her mother who is far away in the world, her father with vague memories, she sometimes feels like an orphan when she has a family.

Now the arrival of her younger brother has made her mood a lot better recently, and now he is the justifiable young master of the Shen family, and there are many social affairs before the Chinese New Year, and the eldest lady has gone to meet major commercial houses several times

The boss deliberately brought him with him and introduced him to them that this was the young master of their Shen family, which was regarded as a blow to some of the business house bosses who were looking forward to the early death of Shen Fox to replace the Shen family's status.

Although the eldest lady didn't say it explicitly, even if she thought about it with her buttocks, she knew that this white-haired young man was Shen Fox's illegitimate son, and some people began to show favor to him, and even asked him if he would mind introducing his own daughter to him if he was married.

The eldest lady saw Chu Xianzhao's actions in her eyes, and she was barely satisfied, but unfortunately he didn't seem to have the heart to do business, otherwise she could let him try to manage the affairs of some business houses, and turn a blind eye to what he taught Shen Huayu to learn swords on weekdays.

Chu Xianzhao glanced at Shen Chuxia, who was shrinking in the corner, and couldn't help but smile: "How could there have been snowflakes as big as a fist here in Nanlu, and a few snowflakes could freeze my sister like this?"

Shen Chuxia looked at the face of this "illegal" younger brother, and said softly: "I'm already very afraid of the cold, so Huayu has to pull me out to go shopping with you." ”

Shen Huayu stuffed a few slices of oranges into her mouth, crawled to Shen Chuxia's side with a smile, and unceremoniously put her hand into her dress, freezing her a spirit.

Chu Xianzhao only heard her say to Shen Chuxia: "Sixth sister, you are tired of accompanying your eldest mother all day long, you have to come out more often, otherwise when will you find Ruyi Langjun." ”

She glared at her lightly, and changed the subject: "Don't eat so many oranges, you will grow small beans in your mouth, and when the time comes, don't cry to me." ”

Shen Huayu's eyes lit up, like a lake with crystal clear water, pointing at her Shen Chuxia and said, "Sixth sister, what kind of man do you like, tell my sister." ”

I don't know if the two of them are too close, or if they are ashamed of Shen Huayu's words, the goose egg face began to slowly turn a little red, and he slapped his sister's strange hand and said angrily: "You are really not big or small, Tang Huang is still here." ”

Shen Huayu grinned and showed her white teeth, reaching into her sister's fur and pinching her itchy flesh, the young sister made a mess in front of Chu Xianzhao, the girl's breath was beautiful and compelling, but Chu Zhaozhao's gaze fell on the orange in front of him, as if thoughtful.

Until now, he still hasn't remembered the names of Shen Taisui's wives, only the two sisters and the eldest lady, Mrs. Sun and the third lady, during which Shen Huayu's other sisters came back to visit his younger brother.

The two daughters of the third lady hugged his arm very invisibly, and the smell of fat powder on his body did not faint him, and he called his younger brother affectionately, and one was so bold that he pinched his waist, and his eyes were rolling to praise his strong body and bones, and he could go to his sister's house to drink tea when he was free.

Chu Xianzhao looked at the women in this room squeaking at him, and his brain was about to mess up, and now Chu Xianzhao understood why Shen Taisui was relegated to Guhe City and didn't go home all year round, and he lived quite comfortably, which woman in this family with declining yang and yin was not a tiger and wolf, Shen Taisui followed up with the chicken coop when he went home, which made him uncomfortable.

Orange is born in the south for orange, and born in the north is orange, Chu instantly summoned the orange in front of him, and remembered what Zuo Ci said for no reason.

After he came to the Southern Continent from the Northern Regions, he now knows what the bitterness of the Northern Mandarin is and what the sweetness of the Southern Orange means.

"Hey !!"

Chu Xianzhao was shocked by Shen Huayu's coquettishness, looking at the face that was close at hand, he knocked her head coldly, "The living are going to be scared to death by you, I am thinking that there are so many aunts and sisters in your family, I don't know what to call you." ”

Shen Huayu covered her head and stuck out her tongue and said: "You call me sister, other women all call me sister, except for the eldest lady and my mother's own grandson, the other old witches can just shout casually, anyway, they don't dare to be anxious with you, you are my father's only son." ”

Chu Xianzhao shook his head helplessly, the carriage was warm and comfortable, and unconsciously sleepiness gradually came to his mind.

Sometimes sitting in the courtyard of the Shen family's manor, I feel as if I am a member of this family, without the past of the prince of Yinguo, without the future of the king of the apocalypse, just like the young master in a wealthy family, playing with the jade wrench on his finger, listening to the soft singing from the Qinhuai River, and slowly forgetting the memory of Yinguo, which makes him easily sleepy and lazy.

After Shen Huayu made a fuss for a while, she leaned on Chu Xianzhao's shoulder and didn't know what to say, and Shen Chuxia also leaned on the carriage and closed her eyes to recuperate.

Shen Huayu stretched out her hand and planned to touch Chu Xianzhao's face, but Chu Zhaozhao grabbed her wrist lightly: "What should I do if I touch it in a while?"

"yes, I almost forgot. Her other hand deftly reached behind Chu Xianzhao's back, intending to hold him gently, Chu Xianzhao frowned and said, "I'm going to be angry if you do this again." ”

Now only she and Shen Taisui of the Shen family know Chu Xianzhao's true identity, and only she knows that this person who was shouted by his brother and brother in his mouth is actually the dragon slayer of Concubine Guan, the son of Da Yin, Chu Xianzhao, and all the nine generals of the Dragon King have lost to him...... When Shen Huayu thought of this, he only felt a little uneasy in his heart, Chu Xianzhao was still the enemy of their Qingguo after all, if his identity was exposed and the Daqing royal family knew about it, he would punish the nine clans.

She didn't know what her father was going to do, and he didn't want to say the reason why Chu was summoned here, she could only pretend that she didn't know anything, pretending that the person in front of her was her brother, not a half-brother, not an illegitimate brother, but her brother.

Chu Xianzhao also enjoyed the feeling of having a younger sister, and his surroundings were still quite warm, but he was thinking about other issues in his heart.