Chapter 22: Brother and Sister Recognize Each Other
Due to being too excited, along the way, Li Yuanchang and the others did not talk to each other, but rode forward as fast as they could. After some bumps, it only took an hour to arrive at the gate of the county government of Yangding County. Restraining the horse's head, everyone looked around, but saw that the ebony plaque above the lintel was shining dazzlingly in the sunlight, and the four servants below held ebony sticks, raised their heads and stood proudly on the left and right sides of the door.
"King Han, we're here." Shan Zhuokun turned around and saw Li Yuanchang staring ahead in a daze, so he smiled and quipped, "Don't stick here anymore, recognizing your sister is the most important thing." ”
Li Yuanchang smiled faintly at Shan Zhuokun, jumped off the horse, and walked towards the door accompanied by the other three. I don't know why, he just feels that every step he takes is so heavy, like he has walked out of countless reincarnations.
Although he was forced to separate when he had no memory, when he knew that Li Zhifeng was his twin sister, he still had a strong throbbing in his heart. Along the way, he recalled the appearance of the other party countless times in his heart, the pretty face and black hair, the wheat-colored skin that had become a little wheat due to years of running around, the bright eyes and bright teeth, and the two small dimples that would appear when he smiled, all of which were so smart and vivid.
If he could, he really wanted to be by her side every day from now on, laughing and messing with her, and no one could separate them anymore.
Before the crowd had reached the door, an errand hurried in to report the news. It didn't take long for the magistrate in his official robe to come in a hurry, accompanied by the master, greeted him with a smile on his face, bowed down and said:
"Xia Guan has seen the Duke of Eguo and General Wei Chi...... Ah, who is this? ”
Because Li Yuanchang had never been to Yangding County, the county had already heard of his name, but he never had the opportunity to see him.
Yu Chigong snorted coldly, looked at the magistrate condescendingly, and said arrogantly: "You listen with your ears sideways, this is the King of Han." ”
Zhixian's eyes widened suddenly, looked Li Yuanchang up and down, and praised with a smile: "I didn't expect King Han to be so young, it's really unexpected." ”
Because he was an old acquaintance, Shan Zhuokun also interjected with a smile: "Of course, our Han King is not only young and handsome, but also one of the best in terms of literature and martial arts." ”
The magistrate and the master glanced at each other, nodded heavily, and said with a smile and flattery: "This is natural." King Han and Duke Eguo, please come with the lower officials, I have ordered someone to prepare wine and food, let's talk while talking. ”
Li Yuanchang waved his hand to the magistrate, and said with a pleasant face: "Thank you for your hospitality, but it's important to get down to business." This king asks you, can Miss Zhifeng be in the house at this moment? ”
"Miss Zhifeng?" The magistrate didn't expect the other party to come up and ask him about Li Zhifeng's whereabouts, and he was suddenly a little dumbfounded, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "This official sent her out to arrest the robbers today, and she hasn't returned to the house yet." ”
Li Yuanchang nodded slightly, but his expression was quite hesitant. He had long heard that Li Zhifeng was strong in martial arts, and he was no less than ordinary men in terms of courage and ability. However, when he learned about the relationship between the two, he still couldn't let go of it. As the saying goes, concern leads to chaos, perhaps that's exactly the case.
Shan Zhuokun saw that Li Yuanchang's face had changed, and he had already guessed the other party's thoughts, so he stretched out his hand and said with a smile:
"Don't worry, she's so tight. I think that at the beginning, as soon as we met, she regarded me as an accomplice of the bandits, and I couldn't help but take me to the mansion. That spirit, this is definitely it! ”
As he spoke, he gave a thumbs up to his right hand and shook it in front of Li Yuanchang.
"Oh? Is there such a thing? Li Yuanchang couldn't help but laugh dumbly, and teased, "The Dao of the Immortals is so profound, how can it be subdued by Zhifeng?" Didn't you drink too much that day? ”
Shan Zhuokun saw that Li Yuanchang deliberately made fun of himself, and thought of his special intentions for Li Zhifeng, and he felt a little strange in his heart. blushing slightly, he quibbled:
"As the saying goes, good men don't fight women. No matter how good she is, she is still a woman after all. Ben Shangxian will definitely leave her three points of thin noodles, and she won't care too much. ”
Li Yuanchang stared at Shan Zhuokun silently for a moment, but did not continue to explore. just turned around and instructed the magistrate to take him into the guest room to rest first, and then came to the back garden water pavilion to eat.
Just as the wine had passed three rounds and the food had passed five flavors, the messenger hurriedly came to report that Li Zhifeng had successfully escorted the robbers back to the palace. The magistrate was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly ordered the messenger to send the bandits to the prison and escort them first, so that Li Zhifeng could come to the water pavilion.
When Yu Chi Baolin saw his father looking at him, he stood up and poured wine for the magistrate. Zhixian didn't know his intentions, and suddenly felt flattered, so he hurriedly stood up, holding a wine bowl in his hand, and thanked Yu Chi Baolin.
"Zhixian, there is something to bother you." Yu Chi Baolin said with a smile, "When Miss Zhifeng comes, I will trouble you to avoid it, the King of Han and the Duke of Eguo have important matters to discuss with her, and others are not allowed to be present." ”
The magistrate glanced at Wei Chi Gong and Li Yuanchang suspiciously, nodded and smiled: "General Wei Chi rest assured, this official knows." ”
With that, he raised his head and drank the wine from his bowl. Then, he casually put the bowl on the table and smiled apologetically,
"King Han, Duke Eguo, the county magistrate will go to interrogate the thief first, and then come to accompany him when he is done. Whatever you need, just give orders to the people in the house. ”
With that, the magistrate turned around and hurried away. When he walked away, Li Yuanchang put the wine bowl in his hand on the table, got up and came to the entrance of the water pavilion, raised his eyes to look, and saw that the afterglow of the setting sun had dyed the sparkling lake into a golden color, the breeze was blowing, and the grass and trees were swaying, which was beautiful. After watching it, people unconsciously have some inexplicable expectations in their hearts.
Li Yuanchang's eyes at this moment were as deep as the water in the valley. Suddenly, he sighed softly and recited faintly:
"Or there are flesh and bones, and they dare not speak if they want to."
That's right, maybe these two sentences are the best portrayal of his life, as vague as a dream. The mother who has been called for nineteen years has suffered so many years of kindness. In the end, it suddenly turned out that this was not the truth of the matter. In the face of his upcoming sister, what should he do to make up for this long-missing family affection.
Yu Chi Gong and Yu Chi Baolin looked at Li Yuanchang in surprise, they couldn't imagine that King Han would have such a big reaction to the matter of recognizing his relatives, but Shan Zhuokun was still as silent as usual.
"King Han, don't worry. Maybe before you speak, that stupid girl will be in a hurry to recognize you as a brother. Shan Zhuokun took a sip of wine, looked sideways at Li Yuanchang's back, and said slowly.
Li Yuanchang hurriedly wiped his face with his hand, trying to hide his sad emotions, and a smile appeared on his lips. After sitting back in his seat, he pretended to be surprised and said:
"Oh? Is it? ”
Shan Zhuokun took the wine bowl, put his head in front of Li Yuanchang, and said with a smile: "Of course, the Immortal has already calculated it, and King Han can only rest assured." ”
"Yes." Yu Chi Baolin got up and poured wine into the wine bowl in front of everyone, "If you want me to say, we should eat and drink." After a while, King Han and Zhifeng girl recognized each other. Either way, it's a celebration to celebrate, right? ”
"Yes." Shan Zhuokun echoed with a smile, "General Wei Chi is right, that's the reason. ”
Everyone looked at each other and smiled, and poured the wine into their bellies.
Suddenly, a crisp sound of footsteps came from far and near. Not long after, Li Zhifeng, who was dressed in a cyan men's shirt and black hair shawl, stood in front of them, clasped his fists and saluted:
"Li Zhifeng has seen the King of Han, the Duke of Eguo, and General Wei Chi. I don't know what you are doing when you come to my mansion today? ”
Although she was deferential on the surface, her tone was extremely indifferent, which couldn't help but make people feel a chill in their hearts.
"Ah, I'll wait ......" Yu Chi Baolin saw that Li Yuanchang was just staring at Li Zhifeng fixedly, but did not speak, so he stammered.
Shan Zhuokun shook his head, got up and came to Li Zhifeng, and said with a smile: "What are you, me, Miss Zhifeng, we only have one thing to do today, that is, you recognize the brother and sister of King Han." Why are you still stupid here, hurry up and call the eldest brother. ”
Li Zhifeng saw that Shan Zhuokun gave him a look, and his heart suddenly understood. However, because of the bumpy experience between himself and his mother before, he was still inevitably a little resentful, so he just stood there with his lips pursed and looked at Li Yuanchang, but he didn't talk.
Shan Zhuokun didn't expect Li Zhifeng to be so stubborn, there seems to be some kind of powerful power in this girl's heart, obviously she is so eager for family affection, but she still controls her thinking rationally, and she has done a good job of advancing and retreating. Thinking of this, he didn't feel more fond of it. However, the surface was still not revealed at all, turned to Li Yuanchang and spread his hands, sighed and said:
"Alas, King Han, I didn't expect this girl to be so stubborn, and I have no choice."
Li Yuanchang watched Yu Chi Baolin and Shan Zhuokun lose in succession, and he couldn't help but hesitate in his heart. Although he is his own sister, will he really listen patiently to what he says?
"King Han, if you don't have anything important, then I'll go to the front hall first."
Li Zhifeng waited for a while, and when he saw that Li Yuanchang still didn't speak, he clasped his fists and saluted. With that, she didn't wait for the other party to speak, and then turned to leave.
Wei Chigong glanced at Li Yuanchang and motioned for him to speak. As the so-called bell is still tied to the bell, even if he wants to speak at this moment, he is afraid that the effect will not be much better. And the only person who can make Li Zhifeng's attitude change is Li Yuanchang.
"Sister......" Li Yuanchang stood up hesitantly, struggled for a moment, and finally mustered up the courage to call.
Although his voice was not loud, Li Zhifeng's body still trembled, and he involuntarily stopped. At the same time, years of grievances quickly gathered together, turned into two lines of tears, and flowed down his cheeks.
Li Yuanchang quickly came to Li Zhifeng's face, looking at her pear blossom with rain, and his heart felt as painful as a knife. didn't have time to think about it, so he reached out to help her wipe her tears. Then, he said softly:
"Shangxian and Eguo Gong have already told their brother about our life experience, I didn't come this time, I came to recognize my sister on purpose."
Li Zhifeng was persuaded by Li Yuanchang, and she felt even more sad in her heart. forgot about his feelings for a while, and reached out to hug him tightly in front of everyone. Li Yuanchang rubbed her hair and persuaded softly, and before she knew it, tears were already in her eyes.
After a while, after the emotions of the two were all calmed down, Li Yuanchang continued:
"By the way, sister, I'm going to show you something."
Speaking of this, Li Yuanchang took off a crescent-shaped jade pendant with an emerald green body from his waist and handed it to Li Zhifeng.
"This jade pendant is called rouge, and it was a gift from my father when I was three years old, but only the left half of it. He said that it was an extremely important thing of the deceased, and now that he thinks about it, it may be his mother's thing, I wonder if you have another thing there? ”
Li Zhifeng didn't speak, just put his hand into his sleeve. In Li Yuanchang's expectant gaze, she took out an equally small and delicate jade pendant, and unlike the previous one, her jade pendant was on the right side.
Li Yuanchang carefully combined the two jade pendants together to form a green hollow circle. It shines brightly in the light of the setting sun, and it's so beautiful that you can't help but want to cry.