The carriage was getting closer, and the man who beat the horse pulled the reins and shouted to Zhang He, "But the court ordered Zhang He and Lord Zhang?" ”

Zhang He arched his hand: "It's exactly below." ”

The man jumped out of the carriage, lifted the curtain of the carriage, and a human head poked out of the carriage, the man looked at Zhang He, immediately smiled, and then carefully got out of the carriage.

Zhang He greeted him: "But the emperor's great-grandson is driving?" ”

The man arched to Zhang He, smiled and said, "Exactly, we are from the country of Lu." ”

When Zhang He heard this, he couldn't help but get nervous. When the emperor's great-grandson left Chang'an, he was only a few years old, and it was he who personally sent the emperor's great-grandson to Lu and handed it over to the old lady Shi Zhenjun. Now this child is also a young man, and now standing in front of him, he is afraid that he will not recognize it.

This child is the grandson of the late prince, and now that he sees the heir of his benefactor again, he is naturally nervous.

Zhang Heyin asked: "Where is the emperor's great-grandson?" ”

The man smiled and said, "This kid is honest, since he entered Chang'an, I have been separated from him." ”

"Separated?" Zhang He couldn't help but be surprised, and he was separated from the great-grandson of the emperor, but it was a big deal! The man looked unconcerned, as if it were just a trivial matter.

The man welcomed Zhang He into the short pavilion, sat down on both sides, and said: "Don't panic, Lord Zhang, I heard that Chang'an has not rained for a long time, this line came, and suddenly the rain poured down, and I knew that the emperor's great-grandson had arrived in Chang'an intact, that child, he had opinions since childhood, he wanted to go, no one could stop him." ”

Zhang He was puzzled: "What is the explanation for this?" ”

The man stroked his beard and said with a smile: "The emperor's great-grandson is a self-made appearance, and I don't know how old he is, the whole family has found out - if he enters the market, where he is close, where he can do business; If you give injustice, whoever gets his help will be able to soar. Everyone in the family said that the emperor's great-grandson was a native of Naiji, and he had the grace of Emperor Xiaowu. ”

The man said with a fluttering eyebrow, feeling extremely proud, as if the emperor's great-grandson's illness was already a treasure in the family, better than countless other children.

When Zhang He heard him say this, he was naturally very happy in his heart: "If this is the case, this child is afraid that he will enjoy wealth and glory in the future, and under the prince Jiuquan, he should be at ease!" ”

None of them knew at the moment that Liu Yi would indeed be the honor of ten thousand times in the future, and this Han family would be subsumed after the prince.

Zhang He's heart was very comfortable because of this rain: "How long has it not rained in Chang'an, the people are complaining, if the rain doesn't come again, I'm afraid the crops will be affected!" ”

The man smiled happily: "I'm afraid this is also the result of the illness, but Your Majesty doesn't know." He squinted his eyes and looked at Zhang He carefully, pondering carefully for a while before he said, "Does Master Zhang really not know the old man?" ”

Zhang He also pondered: "...... are you?" After thinking for a while, he realized: "It turned out to be Lord Shi Gongshi in the old Taijun's mansion!" I haven't seen him for many years, Zhang He is clumsy, and he doesn't recognize it! ”

It turned out that the person who came by carriage to see off the emperor's great-grandson was Liu Aiji's uncle, Shi Gong, the brother of Shi Liangdi, who died in the witch rebellion in the early years! No wonder he felt that he was close to the emperor's great-grandson when he spoke. Many years ago, Zhang He personally sent the emperor's great-grandson back to his grandmother's house, and saw Shi Gong in the Lu State historian's house. When we met again this time, I didn't recognize them for a while.

The two talked to each other, and they were very happy.

This rain is also very pleasant.

Zhang He was very happy in his heart, and the short pavilion treated each other with coarse tea, and the two talked and laughed, so happy. Zhang He knew many interesting things about the emperor's great-grandson from this Shi Gong's mouth, and Shi Gong also knew that Zhang He was sincere and treated the emperor's great-grandson very well, and talked to him about everything.

I haven't seen the emperor's great-grandson for a long time, so Zhang He asked: "Shi Gong, why hasn't the emperor's great-grandson come back?" Although Chang'an is the land of Gyeonggi, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, there will be no mistakes. But...... The emperor's great-grandson left Chang'an at an early age, and this time he came back, and he was not familiar with the place, which is really worrying! ”

Shi Gong said: "The illness is already a good child, and before he entered Chang'an, he asked me for instructions, saying that he had something important to do." This child is going to the suburban prince's tomb and the emperor's grandson's tomb to mourn, how can I bear this filial piety? ”

"I see." Zhang He couldn't help crying.

"It's almost the same time at this moment, the illness has said that he will return to Chang'an, and he will soon come to pay homage to Lord Zhang, who saved his life back then, and the illness will never be forgotten."

Speaking of the past, it is sad and unbearable.

The rain is getting lighter, and the branches are new and green supporting the water droplets that have just fallen, and the emerald color is dotted, which is so unpleasant.

The parched earth opened its cracked lips and greedily sucked the rain, and after the torrential rain, the sky and the earth were wet green, and everywhere was emerald and full of life.

Zhang He got up and said: "Shi Gong, the rain is about to stop, let's go back to the house, I want to come to the emperor's great-grandson to get separated from you, and I can't find anyone, so I must inquire into my house." ”

The rain finally stopped.

The sun is also rising, and the sky and the earth are still a wet scene, but the scorching sun will soon absorb the excess water, and the mud on the ground will not rot, and the feet will not stick to walking.

Under the peach tree, a pair of girls with a bun are holding the fruit in their skirts, and a young man on the side is picking up peaches carefully, and when he picks them up, he puts them in the girl's skirt, so jubilant and lively.

The girl's crisp voice sounded: "Oh, this is a rotten peach, you can also swing!" How do you choose well, and how will you eat when you go home? ”

The young man smiled, "It's my aunt!" I didn't see that there was such a big wormhole! ”

As they spoke, they saw a young man staring at them behind the peach tree. The young man, who was in his teens and looked beautiful and beautiful, picked up a peach from the ground and asked the two who were picking peaches, "...... Can I eat it? ”

The maiden put her skirt in her skirt and winked at her companions, "Who is this man?" Then he cried out, "Ah, who are you?" It's the first time I've seen you out of nowhere! Look at this dress, it doesn't look like a peach stealer! ”

Her companion burst out laughing, for she said, "Little girl, you are a peache thief!" "The young man who picks peaches is a cheerful person, because he saw an inexplicable guest pinching peaches and asking if he can eat them, he also feels that it doesn't matter, passers-by eat peaches to quench their thirst, which is very ordinary. He said to the young man who came after, "Eat!" This peach is very sweet, and it is sweet with wormholes! ”

The two of them stepped forward. The girl spread out her pockets and said, "You can pick, there are good and bad, it's okay to quench your thirst." ”

The young man who picked peaches smiled: "You will pick peaches with us, right?" Oh, there are so many peaches, there is nowhere to pocket, and there is no time to pick them. Now that you've met, let's get to know me - I, my name is Zhang Pengzu, and I came out with my uncle today. Then he asked the handsome young man, "What about you—what is your name?" ”

"Liu is sick." The boy looked up and looked at him.

It turned out that this Peng Zu was the nephew of Zhang He, the court order, and his father Zhang Anshi worshiped the right general and assisted the young emperor with Huo Guang. Today, Zhang He traveled to welcome the emperor's great-grandson to Chang'an's convoy, Zhang Pengzu also pestered his uncle to follow, this naughty boy, when he left the house, he got up playful, how could he still remember that he was an important matter, so he said a love to his uncle and slipped out stubbornly.

Liu Yi has also been separated from his uncle Shi Gong, and after visiting the prince's mound, he came to Chang'an, walked and walked, and did not know where the road was, and was lost in this peach forest, only to feel a little thirsty, and saw fresh peaches rolling all over the ground, so he picked up one and asked if a man and a woman in this peach forest could eat.

That's when the two got acquainted.

Zhang Pengzu was lively by nature, and soon recruited the minor illness into the army: "You can take as much as you can take, this peach forest is planted by Ah Yan's father, and the Zhang Mansion gave the money, and it doesn't matter if you take it all!" ”

Liu Ai's heart was already warm, and he felt that this young man was straightforward and cute.

It turns out that this girl's name is Ayan, Liu Yi has seen the past, a ten-year-old female doll, with red lips and white teeth, innocent, so cute. Before he could speak, the girl smiled and said, "My name is Ai Xiaoyan, the 'Ai' of Ai." ”

Liu Yi hesitated slightly, and also spoke: "My name is ......"

"Your name is Liu Ai! Ha ha! Ai Xiaoyan giggled.

Only then did she laugh, Ai Xiaoyan slapped her thigh: "Oops! Let's forget about the second girl! ”

That Zhang Peng Zu was also excited: "Erya! ”

Saying that, the two of them pulled their clothes and ran away, Ai Xiaoyan was not able to run because she had a bag full of fresh peaches, and she limped, so it was not funny.

Liu Yi had already seen the two of them like this, so he also trotted over.

Because after a new rain, the soil absorbs enough water, and it is fluffy and soft, and the peaches will not be smashed when they fall to the ground, and they can still be fresh. They ran to the tree just now, and a lot of peaches fell around, Ai Xiaoyan was not in a hurry to pick them up, but shouted to the tree: "Second girl, are you still there?" ”

Liu Yi also followed their eyes, and saw that the branches of the peach tree were luxuriant, and the leaves were very thick, so that they couldn't see the shadow of the person

The man on the tree smiled and said, "Ah Yan, where did you and Peng Zu go?" I picked a lot of peaches, and I was about to come down, and none of you saw me, so how could I come down? ”

"Second girl, you wait!"

Ai Xiaoyan said that she threw all the peaches in her pocket on the ground, picked up her sleeves, sharpened her knife, and said to Zhang Pengzu: "Peng Zu, let's get the second girl down?" ”

Liu Yi was extremely introverted at that time, and he didn't like to talk, he just looked at these two children, their words and deeds were full of childlike fun, he was like an adult, he loved to be jubilant, but he didn't want to join in this jubilation.

The girl in the tree climbed out of her body and very carefully loosened herself down. Zhang Pengzu and Ai Xiaoyan stayed below, shouting: "Be careful, Erya!" ”

The girl was nimble, climbing the branches, hugging the tree and laughing at them stupidly: "Peng Zu, you go back a little; Ayan, you clean up the peaches on the ground, I will smash them when I come down. Oops......" The foot was in the air and stepped on a thin branch, and the little girl was a little nervous: "I'm afraid it's not easy to come down." ”

Liu Yi has stepped forward to explore the situation in detail. He grew up in the market, fought cocks and horses, did everything, and loved rangers, with the love of his grandmother, he naturally followed his temperament to invite a master to learn, so he will also have some hands-on skills.

Seeing that the girl was in a state of affairs, and that she could not get down, he said, "Don't be careful, go down a little further, and you will be able to jump." It had just rained, and the soil was so soft that I couldn't fall. ”