Chapter 14: The Desert Pavilion
Four years laterβ
Gengzi year, June, lonely capital. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
The market is a lively scene as usual. Aunt Zhang's daughter of the steamed bun shop had married the year before last, and her little grandson was half a year old, and the business of the steamed bun shop seemed to be much better than four years ago, and Aunt Zhang was smiling all day long.
"Aunt Zhang, the old three, two steamed buns, pickles, and a bowl of porridge." A middle-aged man dressed in coarse cloth and gray sat down at a table and greeted Aunt Zhang familiarly.
"Here, slow down." Aunt Zhang neatly brought steamed buns, pickles and porridge to the middle-aged man.
"Yo, isn't this Brother Liu? Why is it so early today? A young man sitting at a table next to him continued.
"Hey, isn't today the day of King Fu's expedition? I want to get to the front of Prince Gong's Mansion as soon as possible to take a good seat and see this prince who can fight well. β
"I heard that this prince is very young, and he has the style of King Gong back then."
"Yes, King Fu is only twenty-one years old this year, and in the five meetings he has had with Yi Guo since three years ago, he has won three times and drawn twice. It's really a hero from ancient times. β
"Huh? But why hasn't King Fu moved out of King Gong's mansion yet? The young man asked.
"You don't know anything about this...... the middle-aged man took a sip of porridge and continued, "Due to the early death of the first emperor, King Gong was almost raised by his brother and father. Nine years ago, King Gong and Princess passed away one after another, leaving a daughter who grew up with King Fu. I heard that this little county lord has been sick in bed for four years, and King Fu specially requested the emperor not to move out of Prince Gong's mansion until the county lord recovered. β
"I see, this King Fu is a very affectionate person."
"Who's to say it isn't. If only we could win this time! β
"What, Brother Liu, listening to your tone, will this battle be difficult?"
"Don't I have a cousin who works as an errand in the palace, I heard him say that this time the Yi Kingdom sent Shu You, the eldest son of Taifu Shu Shao."
"Taifu's son-in-law? It's just a gentleman. The young man shook his head disappreciatively.
"It would be nice if it were really a gentleman. But this eldest prince is not an ordinary person. β
"How?"
"It is said that the eldest prince of Shu has been familiar with all kinds of military books since he was three years old, and nine years ago King Gong and Chang Peng, the general of Yi State, fought in that battle, and he was only fourteen years old when he also participated in the war with the army."
"According to what you say, this eldest prince Shu is also twenty-three this year, but why haven't I heard of any significant military exploits in him all these years?"
"It's not that Taifu Shushao is afraid that the Shu family will monopolize the government and lose people's handles, so he has been blocking it. And Yi Guo has been defeated again and again in the past three years, and the eldest prince of Shu finally couldn't bear it anymore and took the initiative to ask Emperor Jing to fight. The middle-aged man said and put down his chopsticks, "I have to leave quickly, I won't be able to squeeze in if it's late." β
"I'll go with you and take a look." The young man also quickly stood up.
"Aunt Zhang, I'll put the money on the table."
"Hey, okay."
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In King Gong's mansion, King Fu Yuanhan stood by the window, looking in the direction of Yi Guo.
Chan'er, are you okay? It would be nice to pick you up this time.
"Lord Wang, it's time to go." Yuan Han's personal guards Yan Si and Fu Xin said on the side.
"Okay." Yuan Han withdrew his gaze and looked at the sword in his hand with a determined gaze.
Shu right? I'll meet you for a while!
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At the same time, Yi Guo, Moge.
A girl in pink was probing her brain near the side door of the Moge.
"Throwing stones to ask for directions" was only used two days ago, what should I do today......
While the girl was pondering how to slip out of the door, a figure suddenly approached from behind. The girl glanced warily to the side, as if she had guessed who it was, and a smile instantly curled up on her lips.
At the moment when the figure was about to touch the girl in pink, the girl's right hand had already beckoned up with the sword and sheath, and her fingers were flexibly staggered and rotated, forcing the figure to be unable to approach.
"Don't be too complacent, I'll definitely be able to grab your sword in less than twenty moves like this." The figure turned out to be a young man.
"It's not fun at all...... the girl heard this and stopped moving her hand.
"Where are you going today?"
"I heard that my uncle is coming to Yiguo today......"
"You don't plan to go to the border of Yi and Lone, do you?"
"I don't have that ability myself, it's different with you!"
"No, let my father know, I have to be scolded to death."
"Guan Shu, good brother...... "The girl begged as she shook the man's arm.
"Nope." The young man was none other than Guan Shu, the small pavilion master of the Moge.
"......" A hint of cunning flashed in the girl's eyes, and she said again, "Brother-in-law......"
"Stop, I'm scared of you!"
"Hey, hey, hey." The girl smiled triumphantly.
"Ever since my father told you about your background, you've been using this trick to pressure me for the past six months."
That's not true. My background was told to me by Master, but your admiration for my sister ...... But you said it yourself. The girl smiled and said, "All right, let's go." β
"Little Pavilion Master, Moon Girl." Seeing the two of them walking towards the side door, the four guards hurriedly saluted.
"Well, I went around the street with Miss Yue, and when my father asked, he said that we would come back in the evening."
"Yes."
Walking out of the side door, Guan Shu looked at the girl in pink and said:
"Look, isn't it enough to come out so openly? Why do you sneak around like a thief every time? β
"It's the Master who guards me like a thief. What do you say, as the lord of the county, you must have the consciousness of being hunted down and killed...... Why is that? β
"That's because he drank too much and said nonsense." Guan Shu showed a warm smile to comfort the girl, "Yue'er, this name is really good. β
"Huh? I also like my name, and I feel that every time I see the moon, my heart is at peace. β
Seeing the two leaving, the four guards guarding the side door chatted.
"You say, who is the Moon Girl? Why did the Pavilion Master suddenly order half a year ago to let everyone treat the Moon Girl like respecting the Pavilion Master and the Little Pavilion Master? The guard asked puzzled.
"You may not believe me when I say it, although the pavilion master told everyone that Miss Yue came to the Mo Pavilion half a year ago, but I seem to have seen her the year before last......" Guard Yi whispered.
"You say, will Miss Yue be the fiancΓ©e of the little pavilion master?" The guard said.
"Ah, it's possible......" The guard nodded in response.
"Can you talk casually about the little pavilion master and the moon girl?" At this moment, a voice came from not far away.
"Long Gongzi...... We won't say any more, please forgive Long Gongzi. The four of them were startled and hurriedly stood in their places.
Why is Long Gongzi always so elusive, it's terrifying. Guard A and Guard B thought to themselves.
It seems that when the Moon Girl was there, Long Gongzi never appeared, could it be that Long Gongzi was afraid of the Moon Girl? Guard C continued his guess, not forgetting to give Guard Ding an unfathomable look.
The man who was called "Long Gongzi" by the four people had already turned his back indifferently and opened a note in his hand. I saw that it read:
I have discussed with my eldest brother, and I want to take the opportunity of King Fu's visit to Yiguo to send the county lord back to the palace, and I hope that my brother will prepare as soon as possible. Brother Yang word.
The man sighed almost inaudibly. The county lord has already set off, what else do I have to prepare?
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On the streets of Yi Guo, Guan Shu and the girl in pink, that is, the former little county lord Chan'er, were wandering around talking and laughing.
"What kind of man is my uncle?" Chan'er held a sugar gourd in one hand and played with a strand of hair in her ear with the other, looked at Guan Shu and asked.
"He's your uncle, but he's a year younger than me. It can be said that he is a young and promising general. β
"Have you seen him?"
"I haven't seen it."
"But the master said that my uncle sent me to Moge to recuperate."
ββ¦β¦ At that time, I was in Hengguo. Guan Shu sighed in his heart, his father didn't say hello to him before telling Chan'er about these things.
"What are you going to do in Hengguo?"
"That year, it was also June...... The new palace master of the Demon Palace is on the throne, and I will go to watch the ceremony. β
"That must be a lot of fun. That's where you and my sister met, right? β
"Hmm."
"Why don't you go to see her all the time?"
"She's the county lord of the Ming County Palace."
"Isn't the county lord amazing? I'm also the county lord. Chan'er stared at Guan Shu and said, "But you have been bullying me with Master all day long." β
"Yue'er...... If you hadn't lived in Moge for the past four years, I would have a sense of distance when I saw you. Guan Shu was a little helpless in his words.
"What distance is not the distance, I only know that it was the master who saved me, and you have been taking care of me. My sister will treat you as a friend, too. β
"yes, okay." Guan Shu touched Chan'er's head and laughed, "The appearance has changed a lot, but I am still a child in my heart." β
"Has my appearance changed a lot? Could my uncle not know me anymore? β
"It's possible...... "You don't know how many rare medicinal herbs your father used in order to make a slight change in your appearance, although you are still five or six points similar to that time, but no one would think that the county lord of the Gongwang Mansion of the Lonely Country and the second lady of Yinchen Xuan would be the same person. That's it.
"Am I getting pretty, though?"
"Huh?"
"Look, everywhere I go, they all stare at me like this......" Chan'er said, pointing around.
"yes...... It's really beautiful. Guan Shu said as if suddenly realized. Probably in his heart, only Helian Jialu is the most beautiful.
At this time, a man in the roadside tea shop also cast his eyes on Chan'er. The man looked at Chan'er, who was smiling like a flower, and his eyes flashed.
The woman of Moge Guanshu? Hey, I'm going to decide.
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At nightfall, Guan Shu and Chan'er stayed in an inn and stayed in two adjacent rooms.
At that time, Chan'er had entered a sweet dreamland. When Guan Shu was about to turn off the lights and fall asleep, he suddenly heard movement by the window, so he jumped out of the window and had already made two moves with a masked man in the blink of an eye. Both landed on the ground at the same time.
"Alertness isn't bad." The masked man said in a hoarse voice.
"Your Excellency is coming at me?"
"Hmph, of course I'm looking for you who slipped through the net."
"Something happened to Moge?" Guan Shu's expression was grim.
"I don't know about this...... masked man said as he stopped Guan Shu from all directions, "Want to go?" I want to ask if my son agrees! β
Guan Shu frowned, restrained his mind, and concentrated on fighting with the masked man, and after about half a pillar of incense, he found a flaw in the masked man and broke out of his block.
"I won't play with Your Excellency today." Guan Shu said as he rushed in the direction of Moge.
I should be in time to come back to pick up Chan'er after dawn. Guan Shu thought to himself.
The masked man chased after Guan Shu for a while, and then he pretended to be overwhelmed and stopped, and quietly turned back in the direction of the inn.
They all said they wouldn't let you go, you still have to go, hehe, it's no wonder to me.
The masked man squatted by the window of the guest room where Chan'er lived, sprinkled a handful of powder into it, and then jumped into the room through the window.
Then the moon suddenly emerged from the clouds, and sprinkled a moonlight like water. The man was stunned for a moment, and looked at Chan'er by the moonlight, only to see Chan'er lying on her side on the bed with a sweet smile on her face. A flash of surprise flashed in the man's eyes, and he stopped in front of her and crouched down.
Leng Bu Chan'er opened her eyes in an instant, and collided with the man's eyes.
The masked man suddenly had a feeling that Chan'er had seen through his heart, and subconsciously stood up and took a step back.
Chan'er was also stunned. There was a lot of sorrow and sorrow in his eyes...... When she looked at the man again, he had returned to his normal expression.
"It's a shame today, the flower thief didn't let the flowers fall asleep." The masked man said with a smile.
"I've been awake since you turned the switch." Chan'er sat up and sat on the edge of the bed, shaking her feet gently, without a trace of fear on her face.
"Oh...... Awake flowers are more interesting to pick. β
"Are you really here to pick (separator) flowers?" Chan'er tilted her head and asked.
"Haha, I'm standing here in the middle of the night, not for this or why?"
"You're lying." Chan'er shook her head.
"......" the man couldn't help but put away his smile.
"I'm kind of a little bit of a doctor. I could already smell it when you were next to me just now, and you had Acacia Locks and Manjusa on you. Chan'er looked into the masked man's eyes and said, "But when you came in, you only used five stones to scatter ......."
"Do you want to try the Acacia Lock? Or Manjusha? It's not too late......" The man lowered his gaze to hide the surprise in his eyes, and as he spoke, he took out two small porcelain vases from his side.
"You must have someone you like...... Chan'er said as she looked into the man's eyes.
"......" The man raised his gaze again, looked at Chan'er for a moment, and finally smiled bitterly, "I understand how Guan Shu can rest assured that you are here alone." β
"Shall we make friends?"
"Is it okay for a friend like me?"
"It's okay for a friend like you." Chan'er said in the tone of a masked man.
"Haha, okay." The masked man happily took off his face towel and introduced himself, "My name is Guo Ye, I am twenty-six years old this year, and I am a Uyghur. β
"It's a pity that you have such a good appearance and be a flower thief." Chan'er couldn't help but sigh.
"Girl, what's your name?"
"Call me Yue'er. I was seventeen years old. β
"Yue'er?" Guo Ye repeated with a little shock.
ββ¦β¦ Could it be that her name is Yue'er too? β
ββ¦β¦ Oh, yes. β
"Then I'll leave this name to you, and you can call me whatever you want."
"Huh?"
"Anyway, I only have four years of memory. I...... Amnesia, not remembering everything before the age of thirteen. Chan'er's eyes were covered with a layer of fog, and she looked at the night sky as she spoke.
"I've always wanted to forget the memory of her, but it turns out that it's painful to have no memory." Guo Ye muttered.
She ...... What's wrong? Chan'er retracted her gaze and asked Guo Yedao.
"She and I also met you like today, the difference is that before I could attack her, I saw that someone wanted to kill her, and I ...... Came to her rescue. Guo Ye paused in the middle of speaking, and then continued, "Two years ago, she got married and married to Yiguo. I chased after Yi Guo. β
"Did you see her?"
"She has nothing but gratitude for me, no emotion...... What difference does it make if you don't see it? Slowly, I tried to go back to my old days, but each time I gave up...... The night is not young, and the injury is like passing water. The lonely sail on the Qingqiu River is far away, and he sighs that he is drunk with yellow flowers. A night without tears. β
"Brother Guo......"
"Shh Chan'er was about to say something, but Guo Ye interrupted her and listened to something, "Guan Shu is back, it seems that he has seen through my plan to divert the tiger from the mountain...... I have to go. β
"I'll keep tonight's story a secret." Chan'er blinked and said.
"Yue'er, I've made a note of your friend. There will be a period later. Guo Ye smiled at Chan'er and climbed out of the side window.
The next moment, Guan Shu jumped in through the window when Guo Ye came.
"He didn't do anything to you, did he?"
"Hmm."
"That'...... What is he here for? β
"It's a secret between me and him. Okay, I'm going to sleep. Chan'er said, lying back on the quilt, "Come and call me tomorrow morning." β
"Ghost girl...... It's okay. β