He collected the stall, carried the basket on his back, and helped the old woman to walk a long distance, but the more he walked, the more he walked, the more he walked, until he reached the suburbs, and the wild grass was almost knee-high, and at a glance, it spread day after day...... He just felt that something was wrong, so he stopped and stopped to look.

Here is a slightly inclined slope, the wild grass grows all over the slope, if there is no support, one person to go up, it is still a little difficult.

The old woman was on crutches and struggled to climb up the slope step by step.

Liu Yi had rushed over to help her, but was blocked by the old lady with a smile: "No need, the old body is not old enough to reach this time." ”

Liu Yi is still a little worried: "It's very difficult to go up." When he saw that the old lady was very good-looking, he asked, "Where is this place?" Why are we here? ”

The old woman said: "Didn't the old body let you send the old body home?" It's almost there. The old man promised you that he would give you a good reward when he got home. Don't refuse because you think the reward is too big! - but disrespectful, haha. ”

Liu Yi has become more and more aware that this old woman is eccentric, in the wilderness, whose home can be settled here?

The two of them walked forward for a long time, and Liu Ying thought to himself that this old woman was making fun of him, and he would also respond, because he deliberately asked, "When will you give the reward you promised?" ”

"When?" The old woman shook her head: "This is not a sure number." ”

- Heh, isn't that a joke on him?

"That's a joke," Liu Yi has returned, "you don't make fun of me, sending you home is also a gesture, I have never thought of asking for any reward." ”

"Yes, it's really paid, and the old body never jokes with the juniors."

"What is the reward?" Liu Yi already smiled and asked casually.

The old woman smiled: "Naturally it is a good thing. ”

"What's good?"

"-Jiangshan." The old woman dragged out her tone and looked pleasant: "What do you say, is it a good thing?" ”

Liu Yi frowned, and then he was sure that the old woman's brain was indeed a little unclear, because he said: "It's a good thing, but you can't afford it." ”

"Who said the old body can't afford it?"

Liu Yi didn't want to argue anymore, so he didn't answer her. He helped the old woman to cross another slope, and when he looked up, there was no sign of a village in the wilderness.

He had a feeling of being teased, because he asked: "Old lady, you said that your home is nearby, and there is no village in these four places!" Could you be mistaken? ”

The old woman smiled and said, "Then you can put me down and leave by yourself." ”

Liu Yi naturally refused: "It's all here, I don't have a reason to go back halfway." I have to send my wife home safely. ”

The old woman looked happy and smiled, "You are not bad, and your heart is good." That's it...... I know in my heart that you only think I am talking to you. If you are more patient, walk a few more steps, and you will be able to see the old man's dwelling. ”

Liu Yi is already hairy in his heart, because he thinks about this wilderness, it is not easy to walk hard! On the top, meditate all the way to get there quickly, and it's good to make an early errand.

After walking for a while, I saw buildings that looked like temples and villages. Liu Yi breathed a sigh of relief, because he asked, "Is this here?" It's good to get there. ”

"Young man, are you in a hurry to go home?"

"Yes, I can't bear to go back too late."

"It's quite family-friendly." The old woman smiled with a hint of approval.

This courtyard is unexpectedly large, not like an ordinary person's residence, but like a palace. But this scene of abandonment and decay makes people feel sorry for it, and there is no appearance of wealth and nobility.

The skin of the old wall has peeled off, and the remaining walls are of different colors, mottled by the sun.

He stood at the base of the wall, and his heart trembled. I don't know why.

"Here it is." The old woman, on crutches, walked up to him.

"Arrived? Where do you live? ”

"Yes, the family is smaller, but it can be lived." She didn't care, her eyes were full of smiles.

Liu was even more frightened.

This old woman is also strange, obviously the residence is so large, but she says that "the family is smaller", and I don't know what medicine is sold in the gourd.

"I've lived in Chang'an for a long time, but I never knew it...... There is still such a place in Chang'an City. Liu Yi has been standing by the wall, looking at the majestic "palace", except that the wall skin is a little peeling,——, and the wild grass spreads deep, these two points have a sense of withering and dilapidation, and on the side, this is indeed a large residence. Ordinary people may not be able to have it.

If what the old woman said was true, she was not an ordinary person.

Just as he was thinking, the old woman interrupted him: "Why is this child so engrossed?" He smiled and said, "Aren't you curious, don't you go and look at the plaque, what kind of place is this?" ”

Liu Yi had been reminded by her, so he really walked over and raised his head, but saw that the plaque was covered by green, and the branches that stretched out out of nowhere were covering it.

But the handwriting was still legible.

The plaque clearly shows traces of someone cleaning and tidying.

"Long, door, palace."

He read it word by word. At the end, his heart trembled as the slightly curled bass protrusion of the tail tip trembled.

He knew what those three words meant.

I also know where this place is and who has lived in it.

"This ...... You...... Do you live here? ”

"That's right, it's here." The old woman is still the kind of smile, faint, warm, as if nothing is in her eyes, she says anything, she is not in a hurry, it is this indifference from the inside out.

"Here...... Once...... Ever ......"

"That's once." The old woman smiled and interrupted him: "The old body is 'now', and now he lives here. Her smile gradually rose, and she added: "Now, the old body lives in the Nagato Palace." ”

Liu was so frightened that he took a few steps back.

The old woman said, "You don't have to be too surprised. There are many things in this world that you don't know, such as...... Do you know who used to live in this Nagato Palace? ”

"Gillian Chen." He groaned slightly, and instinctively spat out the name.

"What else?"

Liu Yi was at a loss: "And?" ”

"Yes, Nagato Palace, it's not just Queen Chen who lives back then. There is also a lord named 'Dou Yuan', she is the queen of Dou Ying. And then there's ...... Old body himself. ”

Liu Yi was already a little stunned, and the old woman in front of him became more and more mysterious in his eyes. The old woman ...... Who is it?

Or...... And not "people"?

After all, Nagato is deserted and isolated for many years. Even if Empress Chen was alive back then, this palace was not prosperous. Not to mention now.

While he was thinking about it, the old woman suddenly said to him, "Little boy, the old body is leaving, you can go back." The old brother came to pick it up. ”

Liu Yi had raised his eyes, and sure enough, he saw a group of people coming out of the corner of the Changmen, led by two small attendants, and a chariot came out behind him, and a person sat on it. The swaying cloth covered the man's face, and he could only vaguely identify that the man was a man. Liu Yi was already worried, and this person on the back thought that he was called "younger brother" in the old woman's mouth.

Sure enough, the old woman was overjoyed and went up on crutches.

The faster the chariot walked, as if he wanted to catch up with the old woman. When they were gone, the chariot man gently put the chariot down, the sail was hung up, and Liu Yi had already seen the person on the chariot.

The man had dark hair, and he was surprisingly young. Liu Yi had already thought that this person was not only the "younger brother" of the old woman, but also an old man with pale sideburns, but he didn't want to be so young.

But he couldn't see the man's face clearly.

The old woman stepped forward and was slightly blessed: "This is the kiss, in fact, there is no need, it is not good to stay at home and be busy with these." She smiled and treated this younger brother very kindly: "The old body is bones, and it is still okay to walk around." ”

The man on the chariot also smiled slightly, with a starry smile in his eyes, which was very good-looking. He pinched a towel in his hand and covered his mouth and coughed. At one point, he coughed so violently that his whole body trembled.

The old woman lowered her voice, a little distressed: "The wind is strong, don't catch a cold, it shouldn't be good to turn around." Teach you not to come out, you have to be busy. ”

The person on the chariot smiled with difficulty: "Eldest sister, don't worry about you......"

"The old body's bones are okay, so there's nothing to worry about."

But the man had to struggle to get down, but the old woman naturally refused, and she couldn't get back and forth, and the man was helped by the man and trembling and walked down......

The old woman couldn't help but feel distressed and blamed him: "Who wants you to do this? You are sick, and I am not happy, but I am worried and cannot sleep...... Alas......"

Liu Yi had already looked at it carefully, and only then did he see the appearance of the man, he was a good young man, and he couldn't grow a few years older than him. Although a face is a little sickly, it can't hide the clear color.

It's a pity that his body doesn't seem to be very good, a towel always covers his mouth, and sometimes he coughs so much that he can't stand up. When Liu Yi was already feeling sorry in his heart, he found that the young man was also looking at him.

The young man pointed at him and asked the old woman, "...... It's him? ”

The old woman smiled and nodded: "Yes, the old man has seen it on your behalf, his character is good, he also knows how to sympathize with his wife, and he is a good child." ”

Hearing the old woman say this, Liu Yi was even more confused, thinking, what do I have to do with you and this young man? Why should I introduce him to him?

The young man listened to the old woman's words, and his face gradually became a little better, and said, "The eyes of the eldest sister, I ...... I believe it, but if it is about power and court, then it is ...... It must also be carefully measured. ”

"That's right, if not, just pick one, and the old body is not at ease."

He coughed again.

The old woman was very frightened, and hurriedly went to disconnect with the young man, straightened out her breath, and said sadly: "This body is easy to recuperate, it can be raised, you have to treat yourself well, and cherish it." ”

"I can't raise it, I can't raise it...... My body, I know it myself. ”