Yingguo Mansion.

The mansion with a large door, painted red tiles and green, and a row of arches and cornices, has a vague hint of loneliness. Even the big pillar in front of the door has some mottled paint.

Li Ke and Qin Mubai were like two disciples, standing in front of the gate and smiling in unison.

"Your Highness, is it appropriate for us to break into the Ying Guo Mansion like this?" Qin Mubai asked. In fact, he wanted to ask who this Ying Guogong was, lest he be exposed.

"There's something wrong. But this king is a distinguished guest that they cannot invite. Li Ke smiled nonchalantly, jumped off the horse and threw the horsewhip to the pawn next to him, looked up at the gray plaque with both hands on his back, and sighed, "It's really a vicissitudes of life and current affairs!" This king once remembered hearing that when the warrior Yan Xuxian married the daughter of the Yang family of the former Sui clan, it was my royal princess who was the main marriage, what a scenery it was. Unexpectedly, only two years after the death of the samurai, the samurai family was forced into such a situation, and even the paint on the gate was peeled off. ”

If you say too much, you will lose, Qin Mubai didn't answer, but he pondered in his heart: Ying Guogong Warrior Yan...... Samurai Yan, why does it sound so familiar, as if I've heard it many times on TV?

The gate of Yingguo's mansion was open, and there was no guard at the door. The two disciples strode in, and saw that the grass was spread in many places in the courtyard, and the thick dust had accumulated in many places in the corridors, so they didn't look like a thriving aristocratic family.

"Could it be that this Yingguo Mansion has not been inhabited for many years and has only recently moved here?" Qin Mubai asked.

"Definitely." Li Ke said, "The warrior was appointed as the assassin of Jingzhou and died in the office. This Yingguo Mansion in Chang'an has not been dotted with for many years. After the death of the samurai more than a year ago, the imperial court issued an order to allow the descendants of the samurai family to move back to Chang'an to live, presumably not long ago. Otherwise, it would not be possible to have so few servants. Mu Bai, let's not talk about this kind of thing—haven't you heard that this samurai's wife is a very capable person? ”

"What's the law?" Qin Mubai asked.

"It's amazing to have a daughter!" A strange smile appeared on Li Ke's handsome face, and he said in a low voice, "After she married the warrior Yan, she gave birth to three daughters in a row, and one was more beautiful than the other, all of them were like flowers and jade. Especially the second daughter...... Although the martial arts family lives far away in Jingzhou, their fame has spread all over Chang'an City! ”

"That's pretty to a certain extent." Qin Mubai couldn't help laughing.

The two of them walked into the mansion with five or six armor soldiers for a while, but they didn't see a single person from the mansion coming out of Zhang Luo left and right. Although it is an exaggeration to say that "the road is not left behind, the house is not closed at night", but the security in Chang'an City has always been excellent, and the families of wealthy families never close their doors during the day to show their "open and tolerant" mind. However, it is rare to see such a deserted and careless mansion as the samurai.

Li Ke stopped and looked left and right, waving his hand a little impatiently. Five or six armored soldiers around him opened their throats and shouted: "Does anyone have any? ”

After a few roars, two young men in their twenties hurried out with two old servants, and they were obviously a little frightened when they saw this battle, and hurriedly came to greet them.

"In Xia Wu Yuanqing, Wu Yuanshuang - there is a loss of welcome. I don't know what to call your guests? The two young men looked alike, and it seemed that they should be a pair of brothers, and asked with a worried face.

"Bold! Is the name of His Royal Highness King Wu you can ask?! ”

The neat bodies of the two brothers Yuan Qing and Yuan Shuang trembled, and they hurriedly bowed down: "The villain is guilty, I hope His Royal Highness will be gracious and relieved!" ”

This Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang are a pair of sons of Wu Shiyi.

Although the warrior was a first-class Ying Guogong in front of him, he was also in the early Tang Dynasty, not only ranked as one of the eight prime ministers but also commanded the Imperial Forest Army to be extremely favored for a while, but that was more than ten years ago. He was a favorite minister of Emperor Gaozu, and after the change of Li Shimin's Xuanwu Gate, he was once excluded by the old ministers of the Qin Palace, and he was released as an official and never returned to the court. Although after his death, Li Shimin also gave him a lot of face and posthumously recognized him as a third-grade Shangshu, and allowed his descendants to inherit the title and land property and return to Chang'an to live, but it was just a façade work. The current Yingguo Mansion can be said to be worthless among the princes and nobles.

The decline of the samurai family is a fact that cannot be changed. Could it be that the two sons of this martial arts family came to Chang'an City, which was full of princes, and they could only make promises and not even dare to come out, let alone face the royal prince.

"He who does not know is not guilty, so get up." Li Ke said casually, "This king is just walking around at will, you don't have to be nervous - lead the way." With that, he picked up the colored bow and shook it in his hand.

Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang hurriedly got up, and when they saw the caiju in Li Ke's hand, they already understood seven or eight points in their hearts. For a moment, the expressions of the two brothers became strange. I don't know whether I am surprised or happy, worried or afraid.

The sudden arrival of a prince in the forced samurai family is tantamount to a golden phoenix falling in a remote village in the countryside - but what is this golden phoenix for? Bless or condemn?

Worried all the way, the Wu brothers carefully took Li Ke, Qin Mubai and others to the polo field in their backyard.

"It's none of your business, let's go." Li Ke waved his hand and drove the martial brothers away as if he were calling his own minions. The armor soldiers who came with them also waited far away and did not follow.

If the big polo field has not been repaired for many years, the grass is piled up and yellow. But between this decay and desolation, there are a few brightly dressed women, like a group of fairy elves chasing each other and playing, and the vitality of youth has dressed this piece of bleakness into a scene full of spring.

The two disciples stood from afar and admired for a moment, and said in unison: "It's worth the trip." ”

"Go over here!" Li Ke threw the ball in his hand to Qin Mubai and smiled strangely, "The beauty has an appointment." ”

"Since you're here, why don't you go play together?" Qin Mubai asked a little puzzled.

"I have other things to do." Li Ke smiled even more strangely and waved his hand, "Go, a group of beauties are waiting for you!" With that, he turned around and left.

"Strange ......" Qin Mubai looked at Li Ke's back, puzzled, suddenly his heart lit up, and he smiled.

This Li Ke is indeed careful. Just imagine, if he went with me now...... A prince, a seven-rank petty official, who will those girls look at and focus on? Needless to say, I definitely became an ornament and a light bulb. In this way, he intends to fulfill my encounter today.

Righteous enough.

Just as Qin Mubai was walking and thinking, the group of girls seemed to notice him as well, and they chatted in a low voice around them.

"Hey, who's that guy? When did he come? ”

"Hee-hee, you're pretty handsome!"

"Look, look at what he's holding in his hand, isn't it the colored bow we just kicked away?"

"Wow, could it be that King Wu sent him to ask for sin?"

……

Qin Mubai took these words in his ears, smiled in his heart, but turned his face up, strode closer and said loudly: "Who kicked this ball?" ”

A group of women suddenly fell silent, huddled together and looked at him a little frightened, and they didn't dare to come out.

"I'm really here to ask for sin......

It's anti-customer-oriented, okay. Qin Mubai smiled in his heart, shook the ball in his hand, and said, "No one kicked it, could it be that he flew over by himself?" ”

Glancing at this group of women, there were seven or eight people, three master ladies, and the other few were obviously dressed as maids. As Li Ke said, these three sisters are more beautiful than the other.

Among them, there is a peach-faced little girl who is the most eye-catching and outstanding, with apricot eyes, willow eyebrows, pink face, peach cheeks, fat skin like snow, curvaceous curves, round and jade, radiant and radiant, but the chest at a young age is full like a peak. A pair of big smart eyes shone with curiosity, looking at Qin Mubai with a flutter, but not half a bit of timidity like other women.

"This little girl definitely has the potential to captivate the country and the city of a generation of demons. In the 21st century, it is the embryo of a future idol star. Qin Mubai fixed his eyes on her, looked left and right, and admired in his heart.

It's stunning.

In the eyes of Qin Mubai, who has pretended to be a romantic woman and has read countless women, there are not many women who can be described as "amazing".

"Did you kick it?" Qin Mubai pointed his hand at her without hesitation.

The peach-faced woman was shocked and blurted out, "Hey, how do you know?" ”

The woman next to "Hee-hee-......" suddenly burst into laughter. Obviously, Qin Mubai didn't scare them. In fact, Qin Mubai didn't pretend to be fierce, and didn't let them really feel hostile.

An older woman stepped forward half a step, bowed respectfully, and lightly opened her lips and said, "Respect and forgiveness is none of my sister's business, but this Caiju was accidentally kicked by a concubine." Cheap concubine Wu, husband Helan. I don't know what to call the honorable driver, and what is the official residence in the Wu Palace? ”

"This woman should be the eldest sister of the three sisters, but she is a trouble-free and decent character. called herself a 'cheap concubine', and it turned out that she was married to the Helan family. After thinking in his heart, Qin Mubai smiled and said, "Under Qin Mubai, the captain of the Wu Palace." ”

The captain of the inner tent is the prince's close military attaché. When Qin Mubai said this, it really seemed that he was sent by Li Ke to ask for the guilt.

"It turned out to be Captain Qin, disrespectful." The woman's face changed slightly, and she bowed again, "The concubine and others have offended King Wu for their rudeness, and I also ask Captain Qin to take care of ...... in front of King Wu."

"Well said." Qin Mubai smiled and was about to continue talking, when the peach-faced little girl suddenly jumped out and snorted, "Slow, Captain Qin." Don't do my sister's business, this color bow is indeed what I kicked over. If you want to take someone, take me. ”

"Second sister can't be rude!" The eldest sister of the Wu family hurriedly stopped her, and came to apologize to Qin Mubai again, "Sister is abrupt, the captain is not strange." ”

"Sister, what are you doing, this ball is clearly kicked by my sister!" The peach-faced girl broke free of her eldest sister's hand, stepped forward without fear, and stretched out a hand in front of Qin Mubai, revealing her slender jade hand that was red from the cold and half of her wrist that was as pink as a lotus root, and her apricot lips pouted, "Come, lock me up!" ”

The corners of Qin Mubai's mouth raised slightly, looking at this beautiful little hand, he actually had an appetite for a while.

It's really beautiful.

"Say, what's your name?"

"Wu Zhao!" The peach-faced little girl said loudly without thinking.

"What's it called?!" Qin Mubai frowned, surprised in his heart.

"Wu Zhao!" The peach-faced little girl suddenly giggled, her pair of beautiful eyes like black and bright gems instantly smiled like the moon, looked at Qin Mubai and smiled, "You are young, could it be that you still have your ears back?" ”

"Oh, the second sister can't be rude, how do you talk?"

……

Wu Zhao! The second daughter of the samurai family!

Samurai! Ying Guogong!

The eldest daughter marries Helan! ……

Isn't the peach-faced little girl in front of her a later in history...... A generation of empress Wu Zetian?! - It's still so young, and it hasn't been requisitioned into the palace!

Although I don't know much about the history of the Tang Dynasty, there are many TV series about Wu Zetian. Qin Mubai didn't want to know this, I'm afraid it would be difficult.

At first glance, when he heard that the warriors were waiting for this, Qin Mubai just felt familiar. But the word "Wuzhao", who is not like thunder? Later, before and after Wu Zetian ascended the throne, he created a "Cao" character with the same sound as Zhao, and the name of Wu Cao has since shocked the ancient and modern.

The cold wind swept away the withered grass and flew, Qin Mubai felt a hint of coolness for some reason. But there was a faint feeling of excitement in my heart.

"I ...... The only empress in the history of flirting. Moreover, I fantasize about having an affair with her, which is really evil! Qin Mubai shook his head inadvertently, a strange smile appeared on his face, "However, if you can really have something with the only empress in history, it will be really exciting!" Well, she doesn't say it's the empress now, she hasn't even entered the palace yet......"

"Hee-hee, sister, look! This handsome guy is stunned! Wu Zhao patted his little hands that were red from the cold and giggled, "This person is interesting, he seems to be here to ask for sin, but like a disciple who is fascinated by his sister's beauty." ”

"Second sister, your mouth is really ...... Captain Qin must forgive his sins! The eldest sister of the martial family hurriedly made amends.

"It doesn't matter." Qin Mubai smiled slightly, looked that Wu Zhao up and down again, and said, "Actually, His Royal Highness King Wu is destined to return the ball. However, there is one condition. ”

"Captain, please."

"If you can beat me by kicking the ball, the ball will be returned to you, and you will be rewarded with a silk horse." Qin Mubai opened his mouth, used the silk he had just won from archery as a bargaining chip, and said with the colored ball in his hand, "If you lose, you martial sisters, you might as well enjoy your face and have a glass of wine with us." ”

Qin Mubai said 'I'm waiting' ambiguously, and it seems that there is nothing to reveal the fact that Li Ke also arrived at the Yingguo Mansion, so that they can guess. Come to think of it, even if they want to refuse, it should be difficult.

"In this case, it is better to be respectful than to obey your fate." The eldest sister of the martial arts family smiled, and now she understood that Qin Mubai was not here to ask for guilt, but just an excuse to have fun.

In addition, Qin Mubai is approachable and has a good temperament, which is easy to attract women, and the atmosphere becomes relaxed for a while.

Wu Zhao grinned: "Brother Jun, come, throw the ball over." I'll kick first! Let's see if you can kick higher than me, even my sister can't kick me, hehe! ”

"It's too boring to play, and it's not technical." Qin Mubai smiled and pointed to the two small trees next to the polo field, and said, "Pull the net between those two trees, whoever can kick the ball into it twenty steps away will win." ”

"Hee-hee, this gameplay is new, yes!" Although Wu Zhao is a little overdeveloped, he is actually only thirteen or fourteen years old, but he is more lively and active than any of these women, and he is not timid at all. She jumped over and snatched the ball from Qin Mubai's hand, and then bravely supported her subordinates to pull the net.

"Well, it should be quite interesting to compete with the future empress." Qin Mubai couldn't help laughing.

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