Liu took a bath in the village aunt's house and suffered from the cold, and forced himself to drink some wine at night, and after lying down and falling asleep, he was cold and hot for a while, muddy, feeling like the clouds were flying and foggy, and there was no root under his body.

Who knew that as soon as the morning dawned, when he woke up, he felt clear-headed, one of Hou Jun's two arms was pillowed under his neck, and the other was softly placed on his chest, and Hou Jun's even breathing sound was still heard behind his head.

And right now, he is tired of Hou Jun's arms, and one of his legs is also pressed on his leg in his sleep. This situation made her heart tremble, as if a spring breeze was blowing through her heart.

She just lay there, not trying to move. The scenes that happened after coming to Xizhou and the moment she opened her eyes just now, the palpitations that Hou Jun brought to her flashed in her mind like a chaotic drama.

Although she didn't look back, Hou Jun's angular face was clearly reflected in front of her. She forced herself into a state of confusion, half-asleep, for a wave of joy was filling her mind, and she didn't want it to be broken by the slightest movement. She had to appreciate how he didn't hate herself anymore.

In the past, she had never thought about the taste of being hated, and it was not until the catastrophe came that she was lonely and helpless, and she felt the preciousness of heart-to-heart between her relatives.

It's just, is that all, isn't she a little selfish? Could it be that a misery and an unfamiliar environment, with all those cold, hunger, and unspeakable emptiness, can one have it all in peace?

Son Wushuang's innocent little face emerged, he was so kind, so loving himself, when he was helpless, his face was always blurry, and now it is finally clear.

The prince flashed before his eyes, like a wind, and he took away the son he had born, and kept his son behind. Now she no longer lives in the spacious and warm Guogong Mansion, now she is just lying in a shack that she didn't even dare to think about before, and the cold wind is howling outside, but her heart has never been more steady.

Maybe it was because the fever had just subsided, and the body was still a little weak, and after thinking about it so much, Liu fell asleep again, and Hou Jun's face was hidden and appearing, sometimes blurred, sometimes clear, and she woke up completely when she heard the sound of the "horn" by the door of the shack.

She didn't know what was going on outside the door, so she leaned up from the place where she was lying, thinking about what kind of dreams she had at night, what Hou Jun did in her sleep, but there were only fragments left, but these fragments made her physically and mentally lazy and lazy.

Hou Jun's face still had the chaotic look he had when he first got up, holding a bowl of porridge in one hand, while the other bowl broke on the frozen ground, and the porridge sprinkled on the ground was steaming.

He looked at Liu's white, tender, spotless face leaning on his back, as if he had forgotten to explain how the bowl was broken. Her pajamas were very rigorous, they were the only light silk pajamas that only the upper class could afford to wear, and they were the only ones that the government allowed to take away when they were driven out of Chang'an, Hou Jun didn't dare to look at the two peaks that were propped up under the pajamas for too long, but the white jade-like neck exposed on Liu's pajamas had already dazzled him.

Liu looked at him and smiled, he said embarrassedly, "I know you have a fever at night, and I want you to drink porridge and get up again, but," Liu said softly, "Where is this your job?" ”

was handing the bowl to her hand, only to hear someone outside knocking on the door very hard, Hou Jun thought who was so unruly, so he heard someone outside the chai door ask loudly, "Is Hou Jun there?" ”

Hou Jun came out in response, and saw two people dressed as officials standing outside the chaimen, and hurriedly said, "It's here, I don't know what the two of you command." ”

One of them said, "We're from the Governor's Mansion of Xizhou, and we want to ask about one thing, well, it's not a big deal, it's ...... The horse that went to Xizhou yesterday afternoon, isn't it yours? It was the horse that the high pastoral superintendent was riding. Hou Jun nodded.

The two glanced at each other, "That's good, pack up immediately and go to Xizhou with us." ”

Liu was about to drink the bowl of porridge, listening to the conversation outside the door, full of suspicion, hurriedly dressed and walked out, and asked the two officials, "I don't know what is so urgent." ”

The official said, "We don't know either, but it's rare to bring someone and ask the Governor to personally order it, so we'll know when we go." ”

Hou Junyang said, "Two adults, I really can't think of any problems here, and I have to ask Lord Du Du personally, will I be mistaken?" ”

One of them glared, "How dare you say it again!" If you let you go, you will go, after all, it has something to do with your horse, and we really don't know about the rest, and even if we do, the above didn't let us tell you, right? ”

Liu said, "Maybe the two adults are right, or maybe the Governor has taken a fancy to our horse, and we have no enemies when we first arrive, so we should be fine," she said, bringing out the bowl of porridge, "You drink, I'll make it again." Hou Jun gently pushed back, "You are just sick, this is what I boiled for you, don't worry, I will come back one day at most." ”

Liu's mind was uncertain, watching the two officials and Hou Jun each ride a horse, galloping in the direction of Xizhou, until they couldn't see the shadow of the person clearly, they turned back, closed the firewood door, and couldn't settle down for a long time, and the bowl of porridge didn't have the heart to drink, so they sat in a daze for a long time.

This trip to Xizhou one hundred and twenty miles, along the way two officials one after the other Hou Jun sandwiched in the middle, this errand was personally arranged by the Governor, from many years of experience in running errands, this seventeen-year-old young man must have some origins. The two of them didn't ask in detail, but they took care of them along the way, and they didn't dare to make any mistakes.

And Hou Jun was also unclear from the beginning, probably as the Liu family said, Lord Du Du took a fancy to his charcoal fire, and he regretted it a little in his heart, and he shouldn't have easily agreed to lend the horse to Luo Quan, but the matter has come to this, and the adult wants it, so he has to cut his love.

Jiaohe County, Xizhou, was the capital of Gaochang State before Zhenguan 14 years ago, from the Han Dynasty to the present, it has been repaired and perfected by generations, and its scale can be imagined.

From a distance, the walls are tall and sturdy, far from being comparable to those guarded towns that come to see them. When they entered the city, they saw that the merchants were gathered and kept coming and going, and there were also a large number of blond and blue-eyed Persians, Tubo people with purple and black faces and dromedary camels, Uighurs riding high-wheeled chariots, and Shatuo people selling tents, all of whom were able to communicate with the locals in Chinese.

The three of them arrived at the gate of the Governor's Mansion, and there were two one-person-high stone lions in front of the door, one on the left and one on the right, with teeth and claws, and the official office of the wide gate on the street of Chang'an was also compared, and eight guards dressed in cowhide tight soft armor were lined up on both sides of the gate.

When I entered the gate, I saw that everyone was in order, and no one made a loud noise. One of the two officials who escorted him ran inside to report it, and the other was in the same place, Hou Jun looked left and right, and asked him, "Do you know where my horse is now?" I want to meet. ”

Hou Jun was most relieved in his heart about the charcoal fire, "It's really okay to bother you to find our tall man," if you find the tall man, of course you can see the charcoal fire.

"Rest easy," the man said. After a while, the person who went in turned around and came back, and said, Your Excellency is receiving the messenger from Broken Leaf City, and you should take him to rest first, so he leaned closer to the man's ear and whispered, "Your Excellency, don't make a noise, let alone let Bei Jia and Lord Changshi know," Although his voice was already very suppressed, Hou Jun was practicing in Zhongnan Mountain, and his hearing was very amazing, and he still heard it word for word.

The two officials led Hou Jun around the main hall, turned left and right, and entered a courtyard, which was different from the chaos and noise of the vestibule, and there were fewer people dressed in official clothes in and out, but more of them were dressed up by maids and women and family members.

The two led him into a room, and without speaking, he retreated to the door and stood by the door, and a mother-in-law brought in a bowl of tea and put it in front of Hou Jun. Hou Jun thought, this Governor is so careful, it seems that he really has a request for himself, and he can't help but feel distressed, as if he has heard the hiss of the charcoal fire.

I sat like this for an unknown amount of time, and it seemed that no one had come when it was time for dinner, Hou Jun's stomach was a little hungry, and he didn't dare to beg for food, and slowly it got dark. was thinking wildly, only to hear someone shouting outside the door, "My lord has arrived!" Then someone came in and said to Hou Jun loudly, "Get up to greet your lords, don't be rude."

Hou Jun hurriedly got up, and he didn't know what the number of courtesies to greet Lord Du Du was, and he was a little frightened. At this time, six or seven officials came in the courtyard suddenly, and put the courtyard door when they came in, and then the two officials who escorted him into the house, only then did he hear a steady footstep pacing in from the outside, and the door curtain was picked up left and right, and a person came in, Hou Jun did not dare to raise his head, but he knew that he was looking at himself silently, and he seemed to gasp when he heard it, and he didn't speak, as if he was thinking about something in his heart.

Hou Junxin said, if you want my horse, it's just a matter of carrying people and the ground, is it so difficult to open your mouth and ask for someone? You said it earlier, I promised it a long time ago, and I can still get home tomorrow.

I only heard a servant shouting in a low voice, "When the adults arrive, don't you kneel down to salute, do you want to eat the board!"

Hou Jun just wanted to kneel, but saw the adult wave his hand, "No need, go get a seat, don't stand and talk." Then he asked him, "You are Hou Jun?" ”

"It's the villain," Hou Jun said.

"Raise your head and let the officer take a look."

Hou Jun raised his head, and he saw that the Lord Du Du had already sat down at the table of the Eight Immortals in front of him, with a tall figure, looking like a person who practiced martial arts, but he was wearing civil official clothes, not wearing black yarn, wearing a purple robe, decorated with gold and jade, with a white complexion, three locks of black beard, forty years old, and a majesty on his somewhat tired face was revealed.

The governor looked at his face and looked at him for a while, and then he said to the two officials in the house, "Go out too, but keep watch outside, and remove those in the courtyard, and tell them that they should not be told to do this day with outsiders." He paused, and then said, "Arrange for someone to get food."

None of the people waited for everyone to go down, only the Governor and Hou Jun were left in the house, and someone immediately went down to make arrangements, taking advantage of this, the Governor asked, "You tell the official first, where is the person's name, how old is it, why does the official see you so familiar?" ”

"The villain is seventeen, his ancestral home is Sanshui, he originally lived in Chang'an, and he came from Lingnan."

Hou Jun only felt that every time he said a word, he took a breath, "Where is Lingnan?" The Governor asked, getting up.

"Go back to your lordship, Duanzhou."

Du Du stood up suddenly, and asked excitedly, "Who is your father?" Say! ”

It's over, when he came, Liu also said to himself, there is no enemy in Xizhou, there is no big problem, it was met so soon, but there is nothing terrible, it is not worth a death, "Back to the adult, the villain's father's surname is Hou, and the name Junji has been ambushed for his crimes." His voice was a little choked, and he couldn't imagine that his father would stand up to the sky and mention his name in this situation.

"Ahh Du Du took a few steps to Hou Jun's side, and stretched out his hand to hug him, "It's really you!" Hou Jun felt that his body was trembling slightly, Xu was overly excited, and his tone trembled a little, "Okay, okay, I didn't expect Guo to see the son of the old man here." ”

He shouted outside, "Why hasn't the food come yet, this official is hungry." While saying to him, "You kid, why are you so late, and you won't look for me when you arrive in Xizhou."

Hou Jun was still in the fog, and said in his heart, I know who you are, what are you looking for. Hearing him say this, my heart became more and more worried.

Outside the house, a row of maids and ladies came in, listing cups, plates, dishes and chopsticks, which were set up in a while, quite sumptuous. The governor said again and again, "Come on, come on, sit down and eat with this official!" ”

Hou Jun stood still, the governor came to pull, Hou Jun said, "The villain has no long things, if the adult looks at the villain's horse, there is still some use, and the villain is willing to give it away." ”

The Governor laughed, and his former majesty was swept away, "You sit down first." The governor pulled him to sit beside him, and poured wine into his cup, "Talking while eating, there are some things here that cannot be talked about in the middle of the night." ”

Hou Jun was indeed hungry, and after sitting down, he devoured it. Du Dulian said, "Child, eat slowly, when you arrive at Guo, you will be like at home." ”

Hou Jun thought that ordinary officials generally avoid treating the families of serious crime officials like themselves, but today the governor is so enthusiastic, and the attitude before and after is like two people, but what is the reason, it seems that he has to be careful.

While eating, I thought of Liu's in my heart, and I didn't know what she was doing now, whether she ate or not.