In the Weapons Manufacturing Bureau, by the roaring fire, the gold ingots were naked, covered in sweat, and followed by an ironsmith clanging and beating.

After a while, the gold ingots picked up a small red-hot object from the stove with pliers, and quickly sent it into the cold water to quench it, and the white smoke evaporated......

After the white smoke was gone, the gold ingots took out the pliers and held the small object in front of him to look at it carefully, but it was a small golden ingot-shaped pendant.

Looking at the pendant, the gold ingot gradually smiled, and then regardless of the heat, the pendant was carefully removed, and put it together with another almost identical pendant on the table, and the two objects were tightly pieced together into a three-dimensional gold ingot.

Looking at the round and glorious little ingots in his hand, the gold ingots smiled slightly, smiling extremely satisfied.

The blacksmith master on the side came up, glanced at the thing, and then laughed: "Yes, yes, the young master has the ability to endure hardships!" This ingots are played with proper heat and smooth edges! - It's just that our Weapons Bureau isn't going to change to making jewelry, right? ”

Jin Yuan smiled slightly and hid the necklace pendant on his body: "Of course not!" Let's make cannons and guns! ”

The iron master naturally understood what he meant, and looked at him with a hammer and smiled meaningfully.

The gold ingots were a little embarrassed, his face was slightly red, and he hurriedly turned around and left.

Under the light blue clear sky is the sparkling blue water, and in the pavilion in the middle of the lake sits a girl with a shy smile.

The jade unicorn looked at the charm of the girl's eyebrows at the corners of her eyes, smiled secretly, leaned up suddenly, and shouted: "Why are you smiling so sweetly!" ”

Jiang Xiaoxuan was taken aback by her. A slap on her shoulder, "Nasty! Scared the hell out of me! ”

"What do you think? Smiling so happily......" The jade unicorn sat down beside her with a big grin, and then stared closely. Surprised, he reached out to touch Jiang Xiaoxuan's face, "Why is it black?" Ink? Writing to the mouth? ”

Jiang Xiaoxuan's face flushed, and she hurriedly covered her face to avoid it, and wiped the reflection in the lake, but the more she wiped it, the more she blushed.

"Tsk, it's spring." The jade unicorn did not choose to speak.

Jiang Xiaoxuan listened. glared at her angrily, "Don't make trouble! Immediately, he wiped his face again. After wiping it clean, he turned to the jade unicorn and said, "Changfeng plans to move out of the city with me." ”

"Huh? Is he willing to give up his medical hall? The jade unicorn was taken aback.

"Yes, he has decided. Move out of Jinfu with me right away. Live outside. Jiang Xiaoxuan couldn't help touching her mouth and smiled sweetly, "I was in the hospital just now to help him clean up his things." ”

The jade qilin was stunned, and then smiled narrowly: "Clean up your things, what are you doing touching your mouth?" Tell me how you clean up. ”

"You ......" Jiang Xiaoxuan was angry, hurriedly stopped looking at her, and muttered, "Wait for us to move out." You can confess your identity to Yuanbao. ”

As soon as he heard this, the Jade Qilin immediately fell silent.

"Yes. When you move out, I will find an opportunity to tell him that I am not Jiang Xiaoxuan, I am Jade Qilin. My identity is fake. Speaking of this, the jade unicorn's eyes darkened a little, paused, and continued. Xiaoxuan, I'm not afraid of your laughter...... I have to confess, but I'm afraid of losing him. ”

Jiang Xiaoxuan stretched out her hand and covered her hand, and said very seriously: "Your liking for him is not fake, it is not fake that you are willing to block the sword for him and almost bleed to death, it is not fake that you love each other, Qilin, don't be afraid, don't wait for any suitable opportunity, as soon as I move away, I will immediately tell him the whole thing." You have been born and died for each other, and these days this kind of affection is in line with your own feelings, and the ingots may be angry at first, but they will definitely understand you later. ”

"Okay, I trust you." The jade unicorn nodded.

"You don't have to believe me, you have to believe in yourself...... There are also gold ingots. ”

"I know that I won't be afraid, don't worry!" Jade Qilin Zhanyan asked, "It's you, just leave, it's really unreassuring!" ”

Jiang Xiaoxuan smiled: "You don't have to worry...... The house has been found, and you can move it just by waiting for Changfeng to make a fixed payment tomorrow. Kirin, when I'm away, you be careful. ”

Hearing this, the jade qilin felt a little relieved, it seemed that they had been planning for a while, not a momentary impulse, so he nodded and said, "I know the way." You live outside, you have to be careful, we still have to see each other every few days. ”

"Of course ......" Jiang Xiaoxuan nodded, her eyes half-closed, and there was sadness in her eyes.

"You...... What's wrong? The jade qilin asked cautiously, and then thought that she was sad for parting, so he patted her shoulder and smiled: "It's almost over." I really hope that we can change our name and identity back as soon as possible. ”

"Qilin ......" Jiang Xiaoxuan's gaze fell into the lake faintly, and the corners of her eyes became moist, "I still have one more thing to do." ”

"What?"

"Xi'er died in Jinfu, and now I'm leaving this place, before I go, I want to go to the river to pay tribute to Xi'er, and take her with me."

Looking at Jiang Xiaoxuan, who was in tears, the jade qilin also choked: "Of course, of course I have to go." Let's go together tonight and take Xi'er home. ”

In the dead of night, people everywhere have long been settled, and only the sound of insects chirps in the garden, and occasionally there is a prickly sound, and a fish jumps out of the water, and it is quiet again.

The gold ingots walked lightly towards his yard. The shadows of the trees were mottled across his face, and the golden pendant in his hand occasionally shimmered.

Behind the bushes, a faint whimper could be heard from a hidden corner of the river. The gold ingots were startled, stopped, and looked out through the branches.

The two women knelt on the ground with their backs to the gold ingots, throwing the yellow table paper into the fire one by one, and the faint sound of crying came.

The gold ingots took a few gentle steps forward, and the human voice began to be clear...... The jade unicorn's side face was also faintly illuminated by the faint firelight.

The jade unicorn stretched out his hand and threw a piece of yellow paper into the fire, and said piously and gently: "Xi'er, you were born lonely, we are your relatives, you hate us, resentful of us, if you lack food and clothing over there, you must remember to tell us." ”

Hearing this, the gold ingot's heart was slightly sour. Xi'er didn't have much of a sense of familiarity with him, and even her death was for him. It's just like the waves of the fish jumping on the water, which slowly dissipates with time.

However, after all, Xi'er has served her since she was a child, and the relationship between the two must be very deep......

The gold ingots sympathized with compassion and stood silently, not wanting to disturb. I just want to quietly guard her and keep her safe.

Jiang Xiaoxuan sobbed for a while, and quietly threw the yellow table paper into the fire. Said softly: "Xi'er, you have served me in the Jiang Mansion since you were a child, and our master and servant have been in deep feelings for more than ten years. In the end, I ran away from marriage because of my selfishness. led to your tragic death, Xi'er, I, Jiang Xiaoxuan, can't stand you. ”

What the?! It was like a strong thunderbolt exploding above his head! Jin Yuanbao looked at Xue'er, who claimed to be Jiang Xiaoxuan, and couldn't look away, let alone make a sound.

"Xi'er, I know that you must complain about me, you should complain, I am your young lady. can't take care of you, and you will sink to the bottom of the water...... Xi'er. I, Jiang Xiaoxuan, dare not ask for your complete understanding. In the future, I can only pray for you a lot, and hope that you will have both parents in the next life, and you will have no worries about food and clothing, and you will never have to float away again, and you will no longer have to worry about ......" Jiang Xiaoxuan fell to the ground and whimpered in a low voice.

The gold ingots looked at it in a daze, and turned their gaze to the jade unicorn.

The jade qilin stroked Jiang Xiaoxuan's back, and said with tears in her eyes: "Xi'er, in order to fulfill a wish, I married into the Jin Mansion by mistake, I thought it would end soon, but who would have expected ......" In her voice, she choked up more and more, "People are not as good as heaven." Xi'er, like Xiaoxuan, I hope you will give birth to a good family; I still have a selfish thought, if we can still get together in the next life, let me make the jade unicorn your own sister, I will always love you and love you, and make up for your ......"

Jade unicorn? Is this unfamiliar name actually the familiar person in front of you? The gold ingots hurriedly held on to the rockery to prevent themselves from falling.

"Qilin ......" Jiang Xiaoxuan hugged the jade unicorn and cried bitterly.

The jade unicorn hugged Jiang Xiaoxuan, and the two of them called in a tearful whisper.

"Xi'er, come home with me; Xi'er, go home with Xiaoxuan......"

Looking at these two women, the look on the face of the gold ingots was extremely complicated.

There is confusion, there is despair, there is pain, and there is anger!

He turned around mechanically, lifted his feet mechanically, and stepped back step by step, step by step, retreating, and gradually leaving the bushes.

The gold ingot staggered along, and the ingot pendant in his hand suddenly slipped off, and just as it was about to fall, he suddenly clenched his palm again.

The golden ingots fell from between his fingers, and the two pendants struck each other gently as the thin chain swayed.

The flowers in the garden are like a brocade, and when the night breeze blows, the petals on the branches of the trees fall one after another, depressed and withered......

The gold ingots looked up at the road in front of him, and the fragrance of flowers permeated his nose, but his eyes were blank and empty.

The scenes from the past were like freeze-frame pictures, and suddenly poured into his mind, and he only felt a splitting headache, as if it was about to explode! I can't wait to rip those images out of my mind......

The footsteps, as if uncontrolled, led him slowly......

Looking at the black pressure, almost melting into the high wall of the night, Jin Yuan Bao found in despair that he seemed to have come to a dead end.

That woman, that woman!!

Her clever smile, her pear blossoms with rain, her cheeks flushed when she was angry, and even the sword she blocked for herself!

After all, can it only be melted into a lie?

The gold ingot leaned against the courtyard wall, gradually sliding to the ground, he opened his mouth, wanting to release all the stuffiness in his chest, wanting to shout, wanting to scream!

However, the roar finally choked a few times at the throat, and was replaced by boundless silence......

The gold ingots buried their heads in their knees and hugged themselves tightly with their arms, such a very childish gesture appeared on him......

His body began to tremble slowly, and then the tremor grew louder and larger, and slowly, with the trembling overflowed with bursts of low laughter......

"Huh...... ......The gold ingots raised their heads and laughed loudly, but the laughter was like ice water for three or nine days, falling in his ears, causing a chill. In the moonlight, his smile made people feel particularly poignant.

Laughing enough, tired of laughing, the gold ingots leaned against the wall and looked at the night sky. In the inky night sky, a delicate face gradually floated, he looked at that face and muttered, "I see...... So your name is Jade Kirin? ”

So you've been lying to me?

It turns out that everything is just a scam?!

The gold ingots slammed into the ground with a hard punch. The fine stones cut through his knuckles, but this kind of pain is not as good as the pain in his heart. On the contrary, it seems to be able to alleviate a little!

At this moment, as if he was addicted, he smashed punch after punch on the ground, until the fist was completely blurred, and he didn't even know it.

There was a slow sarcasm in his heart! "Gold ingots, gold ingots, you claim to be smart in vain. It turned out to be the world's biggest fool. ”

***

With a "bang", the door of Gu Changfeng's medical hall was pushed open suddenly, and he was stunned. Thinking that it was blown by the wind, I walked over to take a look, but unexpectedly, a man in disheveled clothes and hair full of fine grass was leaning against the door.

Gu Changfeng was taken aback. Then I fixed my eyes on it. Only then did he find out that it was a gold ingot, Gu Changfeng hurriedly beckoned him to come in, and then found the injury on his hand.

"What are you?" Gu Changfeng pulled up his sleeve and looked at it.

The gold ingots put away their hands in disgust and said, "I accidentally injured ...... in the arsenal."

"Do you still use your hands to smash things in your arsenal?" Gu Changfeng muttered, but he didn't think much about it, and neatly bandaged his wounds, and didn't notice that the gold ingots looked different. Then he went straight back to his desk and continued to grind the medicine.

The gold ingot opened his mouth, wanting to speak. However, as soon as he made a little sound, he was interrupted by Gu Changfeng.

"You wait, don't talk to me, don't disturb my work...... This South Chai Hu and North Chai Hu are both called Chai Hu, and the difference is big......"

The gold ingots were helpless, trying his best to restrain his agitated mood, pacing behind Gu Changfeng, half silent.

Gu Changfeng felt slightly strange, looked at the gold ingots in a daze, and then lowered his head and continued to work.

"Gu Changfeng, if you find out that these are obviously radishes in your hand, but the medicine seller deceives you into ginseng, what will you do?" Jin Yuan Bao stopped and looked down at Gu Changfeng, who was carefully identifying the medicinal materials, and suddenly asked.

"This is Bupleurum ...... in my hand" Gu Changfeng couldn't react for a while, "Bupleurum is divided into north and south, it doesn't matter if it's true or not, it's just that the medicinal effects are very different......"

Jin Ingot took a deep breath, tried his best to suppress his anger, and said slowly: "I'm asking you, what if you find out that the person you care about, the person you trust, the person you think is always worth all your giving, for example, your Xue'er, is a fake, what should you do?" ”

Gu Changfeng finally put down the things in his hand, thought seriously for a moment, and asked, "What do you mean by what you said is fake?" ”

"It's fake! The name is fake, the identity is fake, everything is fake! The gold ingots were irritable and almost roared out of anger.

Gu Changfeng was taken aback by him, stunned, and asked cautiously, "But are people real?" ”

"What people are real! I said, fake! What do you do if it's fake?!? You idiot can't understand people?!! The gold ingots flicked their sleeves angrily and swept all the medicinal materials on the table to the ground!

Gu Changfeng was startled, he was busy picking up medicinal herbs, and complained: "Of course I understand!" Don't you just want to say that if someone calls it ginseng, do I want it? He held up the Bupleurum and demonstrated seriously: "Look, this is a good Bupleurum, whether others call it ginseng, yam, or it calls itself Cordyceps, it is a high-quality Bupleurum, what does this have to do with the truth or falsehood?" ”

Gu Changfeng shook his head and said, and continued to clean up the scattered medicinal materials, and the gold ingots were silent for a while.

"Then I'll ask you another way." Jin Yuan Bao squatted down and stared at Gu Changfeng.

"Just ask."

"What if you find out that Cher is hiding from you about one thing—one of the most important things?"

Gu Changfeng sat down on the ground, thought about it seriously, and replied after a while, "Since Xue'er loves me so much and trusts me, she still has to hide one thing from me...... Explain that there must be something I am not good enough to reassure her. ”

"What?" Jin Yuan Bao sneered and said sarcastically: "You are really a day three times. ”

"We have such a good relationship, and she still hides a big thing from me, which means that either I, as a man, am not good enough to make her feel safe, or she has a last resort."

"What kind of suffering?" The gold ingots stared at him for a long time, and exhaled slowly.

"This, the world is unpredictable, everyone has a hardship-"

But these words seemed to have found an outlet for all the knots in Jin Yuanbao's heart, and all the unhappiness just now rushed out of his chest.

Without waiting for Gu Changfeng to finish speaking, Jin Yuan stood up and prepared to leave without saying a word.

"Hey! Feed! You haven't told me what the hell Cher is hiding from me1"

The gold ingots stopped at the door.

"Nothing, I'm just assuming." He turned his head to look at Gu Changfeng deeply. "Idiot, I've never been like this in my life, I hope you're right. I was wrong. ”

Late at night, the room is quiet with faint candlelight.

The jade unicorn with red and swollen eyes pushed the door and walked in, only to find that the gold ingots were sitting in front of the left, holding his chin with one hand and shaking the teacup with the other, and the flickering lights were reflected in his eyes. The clouds are light and the wind is light.

"Why haven't you slept yet?"

Jin Ingot looked her eyes and was silent until she sat at the table and made herself tired tea before speaking: "You cried." ”

The jade unicorn poured the tea with his hand.

"There's still such a big smell of fireworks, incense and candles on my body."

It seemed that something was wrong in his voice. The jade qilin looked up at him, hesitated slightly, but still said frankly: "Xue'er and I went to the river to pay tribute to Xi'er." ”

"Oh." The gold ingot nodded faintly. Said meaningfully: "Xi'er has served you." But she died unexpectedly, and you should pay tribute to her. ”

The jade qilin didn't hear that it was wrong, but just nodded in a daze: "Yes...... Cher and I were sad. ”

"yes, you and ...... Cher was sad. The gold ingots repeated softly, staring at her for a moment.

The jade unicorn didn't notice anything wrong, and gently snuggled into his arms and leaned on his chest. Silent, but felt. Just leaning on it, my heart is much more comfortable.

Looking down at the melancholy jade unicorn for a while, the gold ingots still raised their hands to gently rub the jade unicorn's hair,

Then he stretched out his hand, and the necklace in his palm slipped down, hanging from his fingertips, shaking gently.

The jade unicorn came back to his senses, grabbed the necklace, and asked in surprise, "This is for me?" ”

"Well, today in the Weapons Bureau, I fought it with my own hands." Gold Ingot chuckled.

The jade unicorn's mood immediately rose, and he grabbed the ingot pendant in his arms and looked at it carefully, smiling.

"It's honest, it's much cuter than your real person!" She smiled and held the little ingots in her palm and pressed them to her chest, raised her head and asked, "Jin ingots, does this mean that you will be my person in the future?" ”

Jin Yuan looked at her smiling face, and the sweetness spread in his chest a little bit, and he nodded: "Yes, I gave myself to you, how about it?" ”

The jade unicorn smiled sweetly and bowed his head to signal the gold ingots to put on the necklace for him.

The gold ingots brushed away her broken hair and tied her chain.

The jade unicorn was satisfied, and turned around to hug the gold ingot, but was gently pulled by the gold ingot's shoulder.

"Is there anything else you want to tell me?"

"What?" The jade unicorn is unknown.

"I don't hide anything from you in my life, and you know my heart for you very well......" He gritted his teeth word by word and said: "Jiang Xiaoxuan, do you have anything else to tell me?" ”

The jade qilin lowered his eyes for a moment, raised his head, looked at him gently and affectionately, and smiled lightly: "Yuanbao, my intentions for you are absolutely not the slightest false." ”

The gold ingots stared at her silently, his eyes not revealing any thoughts.

Seeing his lost appearance, the jade qilin misunderstood, gently leaned into his arms, and whispered with relief: "I'm very tired in the Weapons Bureau today, aren't you?" If you're tired, go to bed early. ”

The gold ingots let the jade qilin lean into his arms, his eyes crossed her shoulders and stared at a furnishing in the distance, gradually sad and cold.

"Five days later, it will be the auspicious day of the inauguration." Gold Ingot muttered.

Hearing this, the jade qilin raised his head, thinking that he had been worried about this matter all the time, so he was in a bad mood, when he raised his hand, gently smoothed his frowning brows and smiled: "Everything that should be prepared has been prepared, and everything that should be checked has also been checked, I believe you will definitely do a good job, don't worry." ”

The gold ingots gently grabbed her hand, held it tightly, and then slowly let go and said, "That day...... Don't go. "I don't know what Lu Dao is for, but after she deceived him, he didn't want her to appear in front of others with him again.

"For what?" The jade unicorn was surprised.

"Although the scaffolding collapsed on the day of the preparation, although it was a complete accident, I also heard some rumors that the artisan soldiers said that it was because of ...... It is unlucky to have a female streamer present. ”

"!" Yu Qilin sat up straight dissatisfied and looked at him: "My mother has been in charge of the arsenal for decades, why don't you say that my mother is also a woman?" After a pause, it seemed that he felt that he had broken his promise, so he asked cautiously: "Yuanbao, do you believe it?" ”

Seeing her earnest gaze, Jin Yuan Bao slowly moved his eyes away, and said lightly: "I don't believe in these nonsense either. But these craftsmen, soldiers, and Bailuban Baiguan Gong are the most superstitious people, and once they have this thought, they are afraid that if you show up again, it will not be beautiful. I've heard some people talk about the fact that the presence of a woman in such a big event as a red-coated general on trial will only cause trouble for the arsenal. ”

The more Jade Qilin listened, the wider his eyes widened, and he immediately stood up angrily: "Aren't these people born of women?" What is auspicious or unlucky, it's all an excuse! They just look down on women! I don't believe it, are the flies, mosquitoes, rats, and fleas in the Ordnance Bureau all male? ”

"Of course, this is nonsense, but this involves people's hearts...... "I don't want anything to happen in the future, and they will all rely on you." ”

The jade unicorn laughed silently, it turned out that it was because of himself in the end...... She narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at the gold ingot, after all, he was still short. In that case, don't embarrass him, lest you invite objections and cause trouble for him.

Jade Qilin laughed heartily, "Although I would like to see you take office in a heroic manner, but ...... If you think it's good for me not to go, then I won't go. ”

"Hmm." Jin Yuan nodded lightly and said lazily: "It's just a ceremony, and the days will be long in the future." ”

"Not bad!" The jade qilin sat down again, smiled and snuggled into his arms, and said meaningfully, "Yes...... The days to come, there will be a long ......" (to be continued......