In the Qing Pavilion of the tour boat, there are bronze nine-iron lily floor candlesticks standing at the four corners, and the red candles engraved with longevity patterns are burning happily, reflecting the whole room.

The ground is covered with a thick crimson brocade felt, and when people walk on it, the surface of their feet is slightly immersed in the felt, soft and warm.

On one side hangs a beaded silk curtain with auspicious brocade, and behind the curtain is a small ivory flower screen fan.

There are a few low yellow pear rectangular incense tables on the four sides of the pavilion, and the dark red Suzhou embroidered and woven gold mattresses are scattered around.

Sima Yulou sat on the ground, the candlelight flickering on his pupils, making his gaze a little wandering. The smile on his lips was warm, he raised his hand and pointed to the opposite side, and smiled at Jin Yi, who was standing by the door with a slightly cramped expression: "Jin Yi, come and sit." ”

Jin Yi remained silent, hung his head and thought for a long time, suddenly smiled, walked a few steps, and sat down calmly in front of a table far away from him, without speaking, looking at him with purple eyes like waves.

Sima Yulou was in a very good mood and breathed a long sigh of relief, "I know that you are annoyed that I didn't keep my promise, and promised you not to come to Jianye, but you still came." …… I also know that you are annoyed with me, and I didn't tell you my true identity. ”

Jin Yi was still silent, just looking at him with a smile on the corner of his lips, since the question was raised by himself, the answer must be said by himself.

His smile was full of black pupils, and sure enough, he didn't need her to speak, Shi Shiran said: "First, it is the small building that promised you not to come to Jianye that was 'a night of wind and rain', not Sima Yulou, the son of King Chuchen...... Second, you really never asked me where I came from, and I didn't know where to start. It's like I've never asked you where you came from. ”

When Jin Yi was in Meiju, he once heard him talk to Mr. Ji and talked about the "One Night Wind and Rain" he created, and at that time he said complacently: "Among the rivers and lakes, which killer organization has such an elegant name - Xiaolou listens to the wind and rain all night...... Ha ha...... Hahaha......"

He once mentioned to him that there might be Jianye and his party in the future, but when he asked for help, he refused with a smile. Unexpectedly, how much can he help a charlatan like him?

Therefore, when he knew that he was the prince of King Chuchen, who was known to be a talented person in Jianye City, he was really taken aback, and he was a little annoyed that he was teased.

Jin Yi just lowered his head and thought about it, and Sima Yulou sighed lightly, "What about the identity of this son?" It's just not worth mentioning. ”

"It's not that you are noble ......or low," Jin Yi said softly, "It's just that when I saw you in Muxiyuan that day, the humble and elegant appearance in front of people really doesn't match your identity as the number one killer in the rivers and lakes." ”

Sima Yulou raised his sword eyebrows, clapped his palms and laughed, "Your dignified and virtuous appearance now is also different from the one I knew before. ”

Sima Yulou recalled the first time she saw her in Meiju three years ago, the little girl in purple who practiced jumping on a tree, with a graceful posture and light steps. Wear a pair of soft boots tattooed with gold threads, and wander through the treetops, dusty like a Limbo fairy...... In the next moment, she stepped into the air and fell from the treetops more than three feet high......

I didn't think about it at the time, so I jumped up and picked her up. A small soft body fell into his arms. He looked down at her, her eyes closed tightly, and she gritted her teeth, as if she would not scream when she fell to the ground.

After a moment, as if noticing that she was not in pain, but in a warm embrace, she swished open her eyes, and stared at him without blinking.

At that time, I looked at her purple eyes in a daze, and I only felt that the whole person was trapped in the purple pool, unable to extricate myself.

With his own shadow reflected in his purple eyes, he saw himself in the eyes of others for the first time, and a feeling of joy welled up in his heart.

At that moment, he had only one thought, hoping that his figure could stay in these purple eyes forever......

Jin Yi saw him smiling proudly, frowned slightly, and said lightly, "When are you leaving?" ”

Sima Yulou woke up from his memories and said with a smile: "You just saw me, you don't care about my current situation, you just ask me when I will leave, it's too ruthless!" …… Anyway, I'm your brother. ”

A sentence of senior brother, Jin Yi thought of Mr. Ji who was far away in Shuzhong, "I really have never listened to Master...... Mr. Ji said something about you. ”

"He never told me anything about you. But I know far more about you than you know about me. Sima Yulou smiled confidently.

Jin Yi looked guarded, looked at him with some doubts, and waited for his next step.

Sima Yulou laughed instead, leaned back, half leaned on the brocade felt, and only supported his body with one arm, "I am different from you, you are now a noble girl in the boudoir, so naturally you don't leave the house, and you don't look out the window." I have traveled all these years, and my knowledge is wider than yours. Let's talk ...... again."

Speaking of this, he smiled lazily at her, "The stinky skin of my son in this world is still of some use in this Jianye City." I wonder if you would like to take advantage of it? ”

Jin Yi didn't hesitate, "Of course I want to borrow!" That's why I asked you when you were leaving. See how many things you can do for me? ”

Sima Yulou was a little stunned when he heard her say so directly, and asked with great interest: "If you need it, I won't leave." ”

Jin Yi shook his head and looked at him with some suspicion, "You have always been elusive and in a hurry. In the past, when I went to Meiju every year, I only stayed for two or three days and left. I heard that when you return to Jianye at the end of each year, you will leave in January at most. What exactly are you doing? Could it be that the killer business is so prosperous that there are people who want to take heads every day? ”

"That's just a side hustle...... Sima Yulou waved his hand, noncommittal, "But my main business, I guess you will also be interested, can you be interested in partnering?" ”

Jin Yi pursed her lips and shook her head, "I don't have the money to do business with you." Yi Sin Tong's business is all over the world, if you want to do business, it is not easy? ”

"The business I want to do has not been done for 300 years...... I'm going to be the first person in 300 years! ”

Jin Yi's purple eyes suddenly brightened, "You are talking about doing business in the Western Regions?" ”

Three hundred years ago, the jade road between the Central Plains and the Western Regions for hundreds of years was abruptly cut off due to the disputes and wars of the countries in the Western Regions. The road is barren and lost in quicksand. The government offices and post stations along the road, as well as the rural towns and towns, have gradually declined and moved away. The jade jewelry of the Western Regions and the silk brocade of the Central Plains can no longer be communicated.

"Exactly." Sima Yulou smiled, "The emperor has promised me the post of Northwest Observer, and I want to reopen a Silk Road to the Western Regions." Over the years, I've been traveling around the Northwest. ”

Jin Yi looked at him suspiciously, "Why do you want to open up a trade route to the west?" ”

Sima Yulou looked at her fixedly for a while, and avoided talking about it: "These have nothing to do with what you are doing now, and you don't know anything now." Let's not talk about that, but tell me, what can I do for you? ”

Jin Yi was extremely dissatisfied with his words, looked at him fixedly for a long time, and saw that he had no intention of compromise, so he had to give up, and said: "I don't need your help with those trivial things at home." She hesitated for a moment, and then said, "I saw Jin ...... today My mother's former maid, and the reason why my mother hanged herself back then, I already know it. It's just that when Chinese New Year's Eve Kang destroyed the country, it seems a little strange......"

Sima Yulou interrupted her a little helplessly, "Yekang's matter will be talked about in the future." ”

Jin Yi's face was filled with disappointment, and she lowered her head slightly.

Sima Yulou saw her expression, and the pain in his heart shrank for no reason, and he looked at her for a long time, and the soft hair hanging from her ears seemed to be gently stroked from the tip of his heart, turning the sour pain before into a warm ****.

A smile gradually appeared in his eyes, and he slowly spoke, "If the name of the princess is lent to you, wouldn't it be more convenient for you to act now?" ”