Xicui paused and said, "But this King Xuanling is naturally unwilling to have only that small fief, this civil strife is not successful, he naturally wants to expand his territory elsewhere, and when he finds a reason, he wants to start a war against Suguo, and the monarch of Longao Kingdom is a faint monarch!" As soon as he heard that he could expand his territory, he immediately agreed and allocated 30,000 soldiers and horses to King Xuanling. ”

Li Ximu was very worried, it is still difficult for a small country to take care of itself, and once it encounters foreign invasion, it is almost in danger of destroying the country.

Li Ximu asked again: "That girl has something to do with the crisis in this country?" ”

Xi Cui nodded: "She is the youngest princess of Su Kingdom, Murong Yunxu. ”

Li Ximu was surprised, that girl was actually a princess, thinking of her constant wiping of tears when she left, thinking that Xicui's words were probably never dared to be said to her.

Xi Cui continued: "Although the emperor of Nasu Kingdom is not brutal, but he is cowardly and incompetent, as soon as he heard that Long Aoguo was going to attack them, he sent people to Fengdu Kingdom to ask for help, saying that he would marry this princess to Fengdu Kingdom. said that she was a princess, but she was just a princess of Suguo, who would still treat her as a princess when she came out of Suguo. ”

Sure enough, the world is hot and cold, and the princess of the former scenery has finally fallen victim to politics.

"But why is she here now?" Li Ximu was very puzzled, could it be that this month, Lu Xin still has any relationship with Su Guo?

Sympathy appeared in Xicui's eyes: "There is a legend in the Fengdu Kingdom, I don't know if the pear girl has ever heard of it?" ”

"What legend?"

"Everyone in the world knows that there is a very beautiful Jiuming Lake in the country of Fengdu, which is called a sacred lake by the people of the country of Fengdu, and that legend is about that lake."

Xicui's tone of voice was mysterious, and Li Ximu was naturally very curious about the legend she said.

Xicui didn't sell Guanzi either, and said eloquently: "Legend has it that there were two major spirit beasts in the Fengdu Kingdom before, the dove and the phoenix. The dove and the phoenix are born together, the phoenix is extremely beautiful, and the dove is highly poisonous, one day the dove and the phoenix met the phoenix on the shore of this lake at the same time, and fell in love at first sight. The phoenix is impressed by the beauty of the phoenix, but disgusted with the poisonous dove, the dove is very inferior, but love but dare not speak. Knowing that the phoenix and the phoenix were reborn as one, the dove could no longer suppress the pain in his heart, and the mournful chirp by the lake was said to have made people cry, break people's soft intestines, and break people's hearts. ”

Li Ximu was moved by this story in his heart, but listened to Xicui continue: "Fengdu Kingdom uses doves as totems and is good at poisoning, and it is rumored that their emperor injured his face in a poison study. ”

"It doesn't matter if the man hurts his appearance, it's just his skin." Li Ximu disagreed.

Xicui saw that she was unimpressed. Busy and said: "He hurt his whole face!" Whoever marries such a man is miserable. ”

Li Ximu didn't dwell on this question anymore, and said her guess: "Is it that Princess Wanxu also heard about it and didn't want to marry her?" ”

When Xicui heard this, she sneered and said, "Isn't it, Gongzi happened to come back from Fengdu Country at that time." On the way, I met her dressed as a man, and she said that she was out for fun, so we had to take her, and then she came back with her. ”

Li Ximu thought of the quarrel between the two of them just now, and felt that such a child, who had not grown up, had to face the heat and coldness of the world alone, which made her a little concerned.

Xi Cui saw Li Ximu's expression. also knew that she was sympathizing with the princess, and said lukewarmly at the moment: "Miss Pear, don't look at her at a young age and feel sorry for her, for such a shameless woman is not worth it!" ”

Li Ximu was puzzled, and looked at Xicui with puzzled eyes.

"That princess still looks like a child who hasn't grown up, why do you have such a big prejudice against her?" Li Ximu felt that such a young girl was carrying such a heavy task. It's pitiful.

Xicui didn't explain anymore, got up and picked up the packed food box: "You'll know later, this person thinks differently from person to person, even if you say it now, you may not agree, if the pear girl is tired, she will see her in the middle and rest." Xicui went down first, and will come in a while, and call me if you have something. ”

Li Ximu nodded in response, and Xicui helped to cover the door and leave.

There is a wind, a slight breeze.

Backyard, in the water pavilion. One piano and one incense case. Yue Luxin is still wearing a red shirt, her hair is loosely curled, leaning on the edge of the pavilion at will, her half-closed eyebrows and eyes reveal a trace of laziness and look very uncomfortable, and the slightly open collar reveals a delicate collarbone and delicate texture, rendering his informality and wanton frivolity.

At this time, a person came to the water pavilion and called softly: "Childe." ”

"Huh?" The half-closed peach blossom eyes opened, reflecting the blue sky and clear water, which was particularly breathtaking.

The person who came was Uncle Lin just now, and he only heard him say, "I have asked Xicui to take care of that girl." ”

"Xicui?" The corners of Yue Luxin's lips were hooked, and she chuckled lowly: "Hehe, Uncle Lin is too worried, that girl was only saved by me on the road." ”

Uncle Lin frowned, his eyes refined: "Why did that son let her live in Mingyue Pavilion?" ”

"Uncle Lin, you don't need to worry about that woman, I have my own arrangements, Xicui just let her stay by her side, but you don't need to monitor, just pay attention to her safety." Yue Luxin stood up and stretched out her hand to pluck the strings in front of her, and the melodious sound drifted far away.

"Yes, Childe, then I'll go down first." Uncle Lin bowed to Yue Luxin and retreated.

Yue Luxin got up and stood with her hands in her hands, looking at the large areas of lotus flowers in full bloom in the lake, among which there are still many flowers that have not yet bloomed, Yue Luxin is still in a good mood, and with a wave of her sleeves, she saw that the lotus flowers in the lake have bloomed one after another.

Spring blooming pink lotus, think of a wonder that can only be seen in his other courtyard.

It's just that what he didn't notice was that this inadvertent move was all collected by a pair of eyes not far away.

After Xicui left, Li Ximu sat there for a long time, thinking about why he woke up and appeared in the imperial capital half a month away from his hometown Jinzhou, and he couldn't think of any clues, and he couldn't help but feel bored.

With a faint sigh, he got up to open the door and stepped into the courtyard.

There was a faint sound of the piano, and Li Ximu walked in the direction where the sound of the piano came. When I came to the lotus pond in the backyard, I saw the red from afar.

Just about to pass, but was hit by a woman who hurriedly walked by, Li Ximu staggered to stand firm, and when she looked at it again, the woman had already disappeared.

Li Ximu didn't care, turned her eyes, and was attracted by the white thing on the ground, it was a Luopa, she bent down to pick it up, looked carefully, it was a very ordinary handkerchief, there were no flowers and birds often embroidered by her daughter's family, it seemed that few girls didn't like these, Li Ximu thought about it and put it away.

On that side, the sound of the piano is still melodious.

Li Ximu walked towards the water pavilion.

Water Pavilion Guqin incense case red shirt. Yue Luxin seemed to be intoxicated by the sound of her own piano.

He looked very good-looking, his eyebrows and eyes were raised, and the corners of his lips were slightly hooked. Li Ximu suddenly discovered that men can also be beautiful, so shocking.

unconsciously compared him with Shu Qi in his heart.

Su Qi is gentle and elegant, handsome and delicate, and always gives people a very warm feeling, as if the promise he made makes makes people feel very relieved.

And Yue Luxin, but it is obviously public, dazzling red, satin ink hair is loose and a few strands are scattered, with the slight breeze raised, his eyebrows and eyes are carefully raised, as if the graceful white-clothed scholar is teasing the shyness of the boudoir woman, and it is like the faint fragrance of book and ink from the ink painting that has been aged for many years, wanton and frivolous.

The pair of seductive eyes are embedded in the beautiful handsome face, deeply outlining a trace of charm that captivates all beings.

Yue Luxin has an arrogant beauty, but he is not so beautiful that he is not feminine, and he has an aura on his body, which makes people willing to believe him.

I don't know when the piano stopped, and Yue Luxin's lazy and slightly playful voice came: "Miss Pear, do you think it's good to look at it?" ”

Li Ximu came back to her senses and saw Yue Luxin leaning on the edge of the pavilion for a long time.

Remembering that she was staring at him just now, Li Ximu's face was hot.

Li Ximu entered the water pavilion and sat on the other side of the pavilion, staring at the pond outside the water pavilion, where the lotus flowers were in full bloom and the golden and red koi were swimming in it. The wind blew, shook the pink lotus, startled the fish, and in an instant they swam away one after another, disappearing into the layers of water waves.

Yue Luxin didn't speak, closing her eyes as if she was resting.

Li Ximu sat there stunned, and when he saw that he hadn't spoken, he took the initiative to speak: "Yue Gongzi? ”

"Huh?" Yue Luxin answered lazily, without raising her eyes, "What's the matter with Miss Pear?" ”

Seeing this, Li Ximu secretly said in her heart: This man is so rude! But this time after all, he saved her, and besides, this is his mansion, so he calmed down and said: "Xi Mu thank you for the chivalrous rescue of Yue Gongzi, it's just"

"It's just that you forgot that you still owe me a condition." Yue Luxin opened her eyes, and her eyes were still full of banter.

Li Ximu frowned, got up and took a step forward and said: "But Yue Gongzi, Xi Mu thinks that it is not very good if he disturbs the house for a long time, can you ask Yue Gongzi to send a car to send me back to Jinzhou in two days, and Xi Mu can set up a note first, and he will not be ruined in the future, I don't know what Yue Gongzi thinks?" ”

Yue Luxin lowered her eyes and chuckled twice, stood up and approached Li Ximu, and whispered in her ear: "Pear girl, do you think you will be fine if you escape from that crispy pavilion?" ”

Seeing Li Ximu looking at him puzzled, the smile on the corner of Yue Luxin's mouth was even worse: "That Sumei Pavilion is not an ordinary Qinglou, and the power is not ordinary, if you want to go, I will not stop you!" It's just"

Yue Luxin's words suddenly stopped, and his eyes stared at her with inexplicable meaning.

"Just what?" Li Ximu asked.

Yue Luxin picked up the white jade folding fan placed on the stone table, and opened the light fan a few times with a "brush": "It's just that if you go out, you will definitely be caught back again, and it will not be easy to escape when the time comes." ”

Li Ximu will be suspicious, the man in front of him seems to be uninhibited, but in fact he is deep-minded, as if everything is under his control, but there is a feeling of looking down on the world.