Time passed little by little, Xue Tao was lying on the bed, never able to sleep, she suddenly faintly heard a slight knock on the roof, which made her nervous, but after a long time there was no movement, she knew that it was the sound made by Ailang, who was protecting himself on the roof. Her heart was relieved.

Time gradually came to one o'clock, Guo Song saw a black shadow appear on the wall of Xue's house, and before the black shadow could stand firm, the dagger in his hand shot out like lightning, and the black shadow was caught off guard, and with a muffled snort, he fell off the wall.

Guo Song knocked on the tile and smiled: "It's solved, let's sleep in peace!" ”

After speaking, he also left the roof, Xue Tao heard Ailang's voice in a daze, she breathed a sigh of relief, and soon fell asleep peacefully.

Guo Song found the flower thief under the wall, and he was shot through the head by Guo Song's sharp dagger, and died on the spot.

Guo Song carried his body all the way, sank it into the river outside Dongshi, and then disappeared into the darkness.......

Two days later, the boatmen found the body, hurriedly reported to the official, Wannian County government found more than a dozen women's embroidered shoes on him, someone recognized him as Yang Linhua, a flower thief wanted by the government for three years, it is estimated that he was a flower picker who missed and was killed, there was no clue about the case, and the government did not want to investigate, so he showed his head to the public to comfort the victim's family.

When the time came to two watches, the curtains on a small building in the back house of the Yuan Mansion were closed, and although the curtains were thick and darkened, there was still a faint glimmer of light from the gaps.

In the room, Yuan Ju'er was pacing back and forth excitedly and anxiously with his hands behind his back, Yuan Ju'er was the third grandson of Yuan Xuanhu, the head of the Yuan family, only in his early twenties, and he was thin and small, but he bullied men and women in Chang'an, no one dared to provoke him, he was called the Yuan Demon King, he liked this nickname very much, and this nickname made him even more unscrupulous.

Until yesterday morning, one of his warriors was publicly killed by Guo Song, and Yuan Ju'er hated him to the core, and he immediately bribed eight assassins to kill Guo Song within three days and bring his head to him.

But now he can't take care of Guo Song for the time being, he is waiting for the flower thief Yang Linhua to take the fairy beauty Xue Tao for him, let him have a good time, and then send her back, and then leave the mark of Yang Linhua, and let Yang Linhua take the blame for him.

This is his usual method, in return, he will give Yang Lin three hundred taels of silver every time, he has used this despicable means to spoil five women from good families, so far except for the housekeeper Wu who runs errands for him, no one knows, not even the maid who serves him, the third floor is his secret cave, and no one is allowed to come up.

Maybe this method was used too easily, the first thought he had when he saw Xue Tao, he listed her as his prey, and today he found the Xue family's residence, and now he is waiting for Yang Linhua to send the prey.

Xue Tao's beauty made him really crazy, even though it was the woman that his brother had a crush on, he didn't care, as long as he didn't say it, Xue Tao, who had been ruined by him, could still marry his brother, maybe he would be able to kiss Fang Ze again in the future.

Yuan Ju'er paced back and forth, he was already burned in the fire, why didn't Yang Linhua come? He was starting to get a little anxious.

At this moment, he suddenly smelled a fine sweet fragrance, a very familiar smell, he didn't think of the origin of this smell, his mind was confused, he secretly screamed badly, but his body was no longer obedient, he couldn't stand steadily, and he couldn't shout, his legs were weak, and he fell to the ground crookedly, and then the light 'snort!' The earth was extinguished, and the room became dark.

Guo Song flashed out from behind the curtain, picked up the thin Yuan Ju'er, carried it on his shoulder, and disappeared into the dark night.

Yuan Ju'er often fools around with fox friends and dog friends, and it is common not to go home for a few days in a row, until ten days later, the Yuan family realized that something was wrong and hurriedly reported to the official, but it was useless to report to the official, Yuan Ju'er disappeared from then on, and the Yuan Demon King who endangered the people completely disappeared in the world.

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Early the next morning, Xue Xun went to the court as usual, and his daughter Xue Tao also went to the women's teahouse to drink tea at the appointment of Li Wenyu.

"Who is Childe looking for?"

When Han saw a handsome and dashing young man standing at the door, she immediately felt good, she vaguely felt that this young man was a little familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen it.

The man standing at the door was Yuan Xiao, he was wearing a white robe today, a black gauze hat, a jade sword on his waist, and he was young and handsome, he could indeed be called a jade tree in the wind.

He came to Xue's house twice, the first time was received by Xue Xun, Han happened to be not at home, and the second time he couldn't even enter the door, so it was normal for Han to not be impressed by him.

Lantern Xiao saluted respectfully, "You are Aunt Xue!" Xiaosheng Yuanxiao is a good friend of Ling Yan in the Poetry Society, she hasn't been to the Poetry Society for a long time, I was a little worried about her, so I came to visit her.

He handed over a cage, "This is a small gift, please smile at it." ”

Seeing that the cage was full of exquisite silk and fine rouge, Han Shi was happy in her heart, and hurriedly said, "Yuan Gongzi, please come in and sit!" ”

"Then excuse me!"

Lantern Xiao finally waited for the opportunity, and he heard that Xue Tao's mother Han was more snobbish, maybe this was a breakthrough gap.

Lantern Festival came to the guest hall, Han invited him to sit down, and asked the maid to serve tea.

Lantern Xiao asked with a smile, "May I ask Auntie, is Miss Xue not here?" ”

"Oh! She went out early in the morning, she didn't know that Childe was coming, if she knew, she would definitely be waiting for you at home. ”

Lantern Xiao smiled bitterly and said, "If she knew that I was coming, she might not be unhappy." ”

Han was stunned, "Why is this?" ”

Lantern Xiao's face was full of distress, and she sighed and said: "Xiaosheng has always liked Miss Xue, how can I fall into the flowers intentionally, and the flowing water is ruthless, maybe I was too eager to make Miss Xue dislike." ”

It turned out to be a man who liked his daughter, Han looked at him carefully, and saw that he had an elegant temperament, a handsome appearance, and a very heavy temperament, which was very different from the Guo Song who had a bit of martial arts domineering.

Han's father is a great Confucian, and her husband is a scholar, after a long time, she doesn't like people who practice martial arts, but prefers young people with a literary temperament, and this elegant and polite young man makes her very impressed.

"What did your father do?"

"My father is the general of Jin Wuwei, Yuan Jin, and my ancestor is Cai Guogong, and my Yuan family is also the founder of the Tang Dynasty."

The Han clan was taken aback, "Could it be that you are a child of the Guanlong noble Yuan family?" ”

"The aristocracy can't talk about it, Xiaosheng is a scholar, because the Son of Heaven once gave me a jade sword, everyone calls me Jade Sword Gongzi."

Han's head was a little dizzy, it turned out that this young man was one of the famous four sons of the capital, the Jade Sword Son, the sister-in-law of the Yuan family, and he actually liked his daughter.

She suddenly felt flattered, and she said apologetically: "It turned out to be the Jade Sword Prince, I was rude!" ”

Lantern Xiao was proud in his heart, this Han family was really a snob, he hurriedly waved his hand and said: "What Jade Sword Son, that's the name of some boring people, in front of my aunt, Xiaosheng will always be a junior." ”

This sentence is very beautiful, so that Han's heart is very useful, she and a group of officials and wives party, often talk about the four princes of the capital, Dugu, Yuan, Dou, Wei, all of them are famous sons-in-law, all of them have a bright future, they all wish that their son-in-law is one of the four princes.

Now that the Jade Sword Prince, who ranked second among the four princes, was sitting in front of him, and he had a deep affection for his daughter, how could the Han family not be tempted?

Originally, she liked Guo Song very much, but Guo Song was dismissed from office, she felt that Guo Song was reckless, always offended the minister of power, and the daughter of such a person would not have a good life, and Guo Song was born poor, where is the Yuan family has a deep background, but they are descendants of the Northern Wei royal family, in contrast, Guo Song is immediately dwarfed, the more the Han family looks at it, the more he likes it, this Yuan Gongzi is his best son-in-law.

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Just when the Lantern Festival launched the Jiazi offensive against the Han family, Xue Tao was and Guo Song together with great interest to wander around the West Market Square, there is a big square outside the West Market, at night, it is very lively, all kinds of small stalls and vendors, good quality and low price, Chang'an people like to come here to visit.

Although it is daytime now, there are still many street vendors doing business here, which is also the Son of Heaven's mercy on the people at the bottom, and he specially ordered not to interfere and give the people at the bottom a way to live.

During the day, it is another kind of liveliness, all kinds of juggling, all kinds of itinerant vendors, candy sellers, dough kneaders, selling all kinds of wooden knives and swords, mainly for children.

Xue Tao held a fan in his hand and walked slowly holding Guo Song's arm, when a little girl with a flower basket appeared in front of them.

"Childe, buy a flower for the lady!"

Guo Song saw that a small lotus flower in the flower basket was blooming very delicately, so he picked up the lotus flower and said, "Buy this one!" ”

"Under the hibiscus is a copper hairpin, which can be inserted on the head, a hundred yuan!"

Guo Song took out a piece of silver for two or three coins and handed it to her, and said with a smile: "Don't look for it, buy you a pair of shoes for the rest." ”

He found the little girl barefoot! The little girl hesitated when she took the silver, Xue Tao pursed her lips and smiled: "This big brother is kind-hearted, go ahead!" ”

The little flower seller was overjoyed and bowed to Guo Song and Xue Tao, "I wish you all to grow old together and give birth to a noble son early!" ”

She turned around and ran away, Guo Song smiled, "This little lady is interesting!" ”

Xue Tao was ashamed and pinched Guo Song's arm hard, who let him have a lot of trouble.

Guo Song smiled and said to Xue Tao: "Don't move, I'll put it on for you!" ”

Xue Tao turned her head shyly and asked him to insert hibiscus flowers into her bun, and she whispered again: "Since you wear flowers, you still have to make me a hibiscus poem!" ”

Guo Song thought for a while and said with a smile: "Hibiscus has opened through the rain and the beginning of the sun, the curved pond is flat, and the bridge is crossed." Geng Geng Milky Way, dipped in the sky from afar. ”

Xue Tao's beautiful eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands happily: "Good poem, say it again, I'll write it down." ”

Guo Song read it slowly again, Xue Tao remembered it carefully, and she smiled and said: "Guo Lang is still good at writing long and short poems, and he is easy to come by, when will I take you to the poetry club and shame those sour and corrupt pseudo-talents!" ”

"Later! I'll accompany you when I have the chance. ”

Xue Tao thought that Ai Lang would leave Beijing the day after tomorrow, and his heart was a little gloomy, and he forced a smile on his face: "Let's take a look at the noodle pinching person, I liked it the most when I was a child!" ”

"Good! We'll pinch one by one. ”

The two came to the stall of the noodle kneader, Guo Song said: "Can we follow our appearance and pinch a small noodle person?" ”

"Great! Just wait. ”

The stall owner is an old man, his hands are very skillful, and in just a moment, two lifelike small-faced people wearing official uniforms and palace clothes appeared in front of them, and their eyebrows and eyes really looked a little similar to them.

Xue Tao was overjoyed, holding it in his hand and loving it, "These two are mine!" ”

The two walked around the market again, and when it was noon, Guo Song sent Xue Tao home.