Huainan is located 300 miles northwest of Jinling, since ancient times, it has been known as the throat of Zhongzhou and the barrier of the south of the Yangtze River, and the importance of geographical location is self-evident. Huainan Xiao family spans three dynasties, cultivated here for nearly a thousand years, it is not an exaggeration to say that the entire Huainan is the Xiao family, as long as the surname Xiao is several generations up to the top can basically find the same ancestor.

There is no doubt about the prosperity of Jiangnan, which has been the land of fish and rice since ancient times. Cloth silk, tea and so on are extremely developed, but what is more famous is the sentence 'the girl on the lake, the flower of Jiangnan, the unparalleled Yue girl spring Huan yarn', Jiangnan people have been famous all over the world since ancient times, small bridges and flowing water, paper umbrellas and light skirts, which left a deep impression on people.

And what is more famous than the beauty is the literati of Jiangnan. It is true that Da Yue is still martial, but not every place is good at martial arts, and generally the further south you go, the more you can't fight. Because of the geographical location of Jiangnan, there are no foreign enemies from ancient times to the present, and it is useless to practice martial arts and strengthen the army, and the family of gate lords gathers here, resulting in far more literati who go to the official path than the barbarians who dance knives and guns, and there is only one Liuhe Gate in the entire Jiangnan.

It was the middle of October, the four seasons like spring in Huainan have not yet fallen snow, a building ship is gradually approaching the mouth of the Huai River, the painting boats, official ships, and cargo ships moored on the river can not see the end at a glance, and there are ships full of goods returning at every moment, or sending the goods produced in the south of the Yangtze River to various places.

Thousands of willow branches along the shore dance lightly in the wind, peddlers and pawns walk back and forth, literati and ladies stroll along the riverside, and before getting off the boat, you can appreciate the water town style that is completely different from the wilderness in the northwest.

"Coming, coming......"

Officers and soldiers gathered on the wharf and cleared a large open space.

Xiao Ting, the sister-in-law of the Xiao family in Huainan, wearing an ink-colored robe and jade tree in the wind, stood on the dock and looked at the building ship with the flag of King Su, with tears in his eyes, raised his hand and wanted to improvise a poem, but he held it for a long time, didn't think of it, and slowly put it down.

The little maid stood beside her, her hands covered the pergola and stood on tiptoe to look:

"Childe, I saw Xu Shizi, and I was standing on the boat......"

"Xu Buling! You're here! Uncle thought your ship was sinking, hurry up......"

Xiao Ting raised his voice and shouted, and the surrounding officers and soldiers were shocked, but no one dared to laugh, after all, this is not Chang'an, the Xiao family is the sky.

On the deck of the ship, Xu Buling, dressed in a gold-edged cloud-patterned robe, raised his hand to say hello.

Chudi is only a thousand miles away from Huainan, and it is down the Yangtze River in less than ten days. Traveling along the river by boat, there are white walls and green tiles everywhere, and the beautiful landscapes make people dizzy, and the scenery is much better than the northwest desert scenery, so that people have the idea of 'this is the place where people live'.

After entering the jurisdiction of Huainan, Xiao Xiang'er stood on the deck, looking at the surrounding scenery against the cold wind, her expression was still dignified and quiet, but the thoughts in her eyes were difficult to hide.

When she was a teenager, she left Huainan and married into the imperial city, and overnight she changed from a rude and willful eldest lady to a queen of the world, and she became the queen mother before she could adapt to it, which was ten years.

thought that she would never step out of Changle Palace again in this life, until she died of gray hair and old age, but she didn't expect that in just one year, her world would be turned upside down.

Last year, I was still sitting alone in the dormitory of Changle Palace and napping, and I no longer had the slightest expectation for life. Today this year, I have come to the door of the house, and there is a man by my side, and I even know what position to change when I pat my buttocks.

The huge changes made Xiao Xiang'er a little distracted, looking at the stupid nephew standing on the shore, it was very appropriate to describe it as if he was in a different world, but he felt that it had become like this inexplicably, and he couldn't even remember where he started.

As the feeling of homesickness recedes, a mountain of stress ensues, making it difficult to breathe.

Since following Xu Buling, Xiao Xianger has lived a very happy life, free and unrestrained, or living like a person.

But after all, she is the concubine of the Xiao family, the queen mother of Da Yue, these things cannot exist, and if they are spread out, the entire Xiao family will be implicated, and the blood and honor in her bones make her have to face this matter.

What will happen to Xiao Xiang'er, Xiao Xiang'er doesn't know, it is likely that she will say goodbye to this world completely in a few days, and put an end to what she has done with one life, which is also her original idea.

Do you regret it......

Xiao Xiang'er thought for a moment and shook her head. I don't regret it at all, even if she comes a hundred times again, she will exchange her life for Xu Buling's life, but she just died like this, which is a pity and reluctance......

"Baby?"

Xu Buling walked up to him and put the cloak on Xiao Xiang'er's shoulder. After all, it is the door of Xiao's house, and there are many people who know Xiao Xiang'er and Miss Xiao, and Xiang'er's identity must not see the light.

Xiao Xiang'er came back to her senses, wrapped her cloak tightly, raised her eyes to look at the white-clothed man in front of her, was silent for a moment, and finally laughed softly:

"Xu Buling, if I die, will you miss me? Like your dad misses your mom? ”

The cold wind blows, blowing the fiery red cloak and hair, and the slightly mature cheeks are smiling, but it is difficult to hide the helplessness and hesitation in the bottom of the heart, and the perseverance and determination in the bones are deeper.

Xu Buling raised his hand and hooked the hair around her ear, his expression was very flat:

"With me, you can be a baby, and you don't have to think about other things."

“……”

Xiao Xiang'er's eyes were misty like an apricot, but her smile did not change:

"Will you miss me? To think or not to be. ”

Xu Buling tightened the collar of his cloak and said softly:

"I'm going to say, you're going to die. I said no, you're going to kill me. Follow honestly, just leave the rest to me and Aunt Lu. ”

Mrs. Lu stood beside her, her expression was unnatural, and she muttered in a low voice: "It's almost docking, don't be so affectionate......"

Xiao Xiang'er was interrupted, closed the hood of the cloak, and snorted softly:

"I am intimate with Xu Buling, what does it matter to you?"

"You ......"

Mrs. Lu was already in a state of confusion because of the kiss with Xu Buling last time, and when she saw that Xiang'er was still provoking her, she was a little angry, so she turned around and walked aside.

Soon, the boat docked.

Before the deck was lowered, Xiao Ting ran below with his robe, chattering:

"Xu Buling, you hurry up and marry my aunt back, do you know how I came over in the past two months? Write more words than you know, and lose your conscience......"

Mrs. Lu didn't dare to be angry at Xiang'er, and when she saw that her brother-in-law was not polite, she made a dignified and steady appearance, and reprimanded:

"Xiao Ting, don't talk nonsense, you haven't written a word yet, are you talking like that?"

Xiao Ting didn't care at all, and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, you have to talk about it well, don't let this matter be yellow......"

Hearing this 'sister-in-law', Mrs. Lu's face stiffened imperceptibly, looked at Xu Buling next to her, and snorted softly. After all, she is the daughter-in-law of the Xiao family, if Xu Buling really takes Xiao Qi, she will have to change her words and call Xu Buling uncle, from 'I am your aunt' to 'I am your niece', and the generations are all messed up.

The seniority of the princely family is not easy to figure out, Xu Buling didn't say much, took a large group of girls, maids, and guards off the boat, came to Xiao Ting, raised his hand and saluted:

"Xiao Gongzi."

"Huh-"

Xiao Ting was stunned for a moment, thinking that he had heard it wrong, and looked up and down a few times:

"Xu Buling, I haven't seen you for half a year, why have you become cowardly? I didn't expect you to know the truth that 'people have to bow their heads under the eaves', rest assured, although Huainan is my Xiao Ting's territory, I, as an uncle, will not bully others......"

Ning Qingye walked behind the master, and after looking at it a few times, he turned his head and asked in a low voice:

"Man Zhi, the son of the Xiao family in Huainan, how can he be a fool?"

Zhu Manzhi and Xiao Ting dealt with each other in White Horse Village, and secretly smiled:

"Who knows, it's always been like this anyway."

Song Yufu hid between the crowd, not very familiar with the two girls, thought about it and interjected:

"Xiao Ting is actually not stupid, he hasn't grown up...... It's much stronger than those princes and disciples in Chang'an City who are full of power. ”

Among the many maids, Xiao Xiang'er, who loved Xiao Ting the most in the past, hid under the cloak, her eyes were annoyed and nostalgic, and she wanted to ask someone to stew Xiao Ting now, but she couldn't open her mouth, she could only look at her stupid nephew and stinky brother.

The Zhuangzi of the Xiao family is by the river, not far from the wharf, and the family style has always been strict and does not put on a show, and there is no arrangement for the carriage sedan chair to pick up, and everyone went to the Xiao family on foot. However, for safety reasons, the road was cleared, and officers and soldiers were isolated on both sides, allowing only business travelers to walk from both sides.

Xu Buling and Xiao Ting walked side by side in front, because Xiao Ting didn't take care of things, just talked about the trivial things that they used to study together in Chang'an.

Speaking of Chang'an, Xiao Ting's face was a little sad, and he looked at the northwest and sighed:

"Alas...... My second aunt died so miserably, a fire burned out directly, you said that my aunt is such an unreasonable person, how can she not think about this matter, what does King Yan's madness have to do with her......"

Xu Buling's expression froze, Xiang'er Ke was behind him, and he hurriedly raised his hand: "Don't talk nonsense." ”

Xiao Ting thought that Xu Buling was jealous of the Song family, and said casually: "I am surrounded by people from my Xiao family, and I didn't say anything." My aunt is only in her twenties, and if she says no, she will be gone, she loves beauty the most, why did she burn herself with fire, and at least she could leave a whole corpse after taking poison......"

Xu Buling was covered in cold sweat, knowing that Xiang'er was staring at him with murderous eyes, but he didn't know how to give his brother-in-law a round.

"I also took my aunt's silver, saying that it was to buy rouge for her, and I won a lot of silver by betting on it, but before I could buy rouge, my aunt was gone...... I knew that I would also go to the summer resort to stay, my aunt was stubborn and didn't listen to persuasion, but she was afraid that I would make trouble, and if she cried and rolled over, she would definitely not die......"

When Xu Buling heard this, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately, this guy has a little conscience, otherwise I am afraid that he will not survive today......

Leaving the dock while chatting, Xu Buling suddenly found a familiar figure in the crowd at the dock - dressed in a red turban and leading a very eye-catching white camel.

Xu Buling looked at it in a blink of an eye, and sure enough, Zhongli Chuchu was separated outside Suzhou City, and he was pretending to be shopping in the small market at this time, his movements were soft and his eyes were pure, and his face was covered with a red veil and he couldn't see his face.

For Zhongli Chuchu's appearance, Xu Buling was not surprised at all, he thought that he could meet him when he left Suzhou, but he didn't expect to come directly to Huainan and wait, it was a little late to appear.

Not far from each other, Zhongli Chuchu seemed to notice that someone was looking, turned his head to look at Xu Buling, and then showed a little surprise in his green eyes.

Xu Buling didn't raise his eyebrows, his eyes swept over Zhongli Chuchu, and he continued to go to Xiao's house with Xiao Ting.

"Hey?!"

Zhongli Chu froze in place, not reacting for a long time......