57. What do you like about her?
After Cheng Nan was forced to compromise by Shangguan Yu, the two of them temporarily rested in the inn for a day, after Shangguan Yu slept comfortably, she didn't see Cheng Nan's person when she got up, she snorted coldly and went downstairs to order some food, ate slowly, and Cheng Nan came back after a long time.
Shangguan Yu bit the bun, glanced at Cheng Nan's confused little expression, and sneered, "Why is this expression?" But when you find someone, you're overjoyed? ”
Cheng Nan frowned and sat down opposite Shangguan Yu, his tone was not very good, "We...... I'm afraid I've been deceived. ”
Hearing this, Shangguan Yu was interested, put down the bun and said curiously, "What do you say?" ”
Cheng Nan had a constipated expression on his face, "I went out to inquire about Mu Yao, and the result was ...... As a result, people said that she was the daughter of a scholar of the dynasty. ”
"So what? Or do you think that people's status is too high and you can't climb high? Shangguan Yu looked unimpressed.
"Critical ...... The key people say that this Mu Yao is known as the first beauty in the capital! ”
"...... "Well, with Tang Xi's face, I really can't see where I can match the title of the first beauty."
So Shangguan Yu touched his chin, "So...... Have we been deceived by that girl again? Tsk, the person who deceived me twice is really such a person in this world, and I can't easily spare her now! ”
If you want to say why Shangguan Yu came to the capital with Cheng Nan, the first is naturally for Cheng Nan, and the second is for Tang Xi, knowing that she deceived herself that day, she said that she would not give up so well, and then since she reported the name Mu Yao again, she really had no reason not to find her to find the field, but who knew that she had been deceived again as soon as she arrived in the capital?
Shangguan Yu grinded his teeth, "Thinking about it like this, maybe the name Tang Xi is not a pseudonym at all!" Have you ever inquired about the name? ”
Cheng Nan knew that he had been deceived, and his face was not very good at this time, and when he heard Shangguan Yu ask, he nodded, "Naturally, I inquired, but no one has heard of this name...... Do you think it's just a duplicate name? This Mu Yao is too famous, so no one knows the Mu Yao we are looking for? ”
Shangguan Yu shook his head and knocked Cheng Nan on the head with chopsticks, "You are stupid!" How can it be a duplicate name, since she was directly reported to Mu Yao in the capital, she must have deliberately misunderstood us, and you don't know, her background is not shallow, these big names know each other, how can there be such a thing as the same name? ”
The reason why I think she has a good background is because of the words she said to them before she left, and because what she said really came true......
Originally, although Cheng Nan was a little stunned, he didn't take her words too seriously, but not long after they left, the spies found that a large number of officers and soldiers had suddenly gathered around.
He wanted to ask the county magistrate what their identities were, but in the end, the yamen was not so easy to break into, so he personally went to Fu Ming's house, he had a holiday with Fu Ming before, and Fu Ming was even more frightened when he saw him, and he didn't dare to hide anything.
It's a pity that Fu Ming's knowledge is limited, but the county magistrate has secretly pointed out that his identity is not ordinary, he guesses that it may be someone from the capital, and as for Tang Xi, it is a person with a special identity who is faintly implied in that person's words, and the others do not know.
Cheng Nan got the information he wanted, and wanted to kill Fu Ming directly, but remembering Tang Xi's previous words, he still hesitated in the end, and finally only knocked people unconscious, and then swept away a lot of money, so it was clear at that time.
After returning to the mountain, Cheng Nan thought about it again and again, and decided to disband this Black Eagle Village, Tang Xi has a right saying, they can only survive until now because they haven't messed with people who can't be messed with, and now it's obviously not good...... If you persist like this, the brothers will lose their lives in vain, but it is better to let everyone go down the mountain and hide in the city, maybe they can save their lives.
After that, even though many brothers were reluctant to give up and shouted to live and die with the Black Eagle Village, they still couldn't resist the mountain boss of Chengnan, so the once famous Black Eagle Village quietly dispersed.
Cheng Nan thought about it for a long time, and finally decided to go to the capital to find Tang Xi, although their group of brothers were scattered, but maybe they would become fugitives, they had been in Eagle Beak Mountain for many years, too many people knew them, even if those low-level brothers were not likely to be in danger, but they were not sure what they were in charge of, he still felt that it would be good to find Tang Xi and ask her for a favor after thinking about it.
As for why he thinks Tang Xi will help him...... He can only say that he will give it a try, after all, he does not know many powerful people, only Tang Xi may have this ability, and although he was forced to marry at the beginning, it is obvious that Tang Xi did not care about him, otherwise he would not have specially told him in the end.
And Shangguan Yu didn't know where to hear the news, so he immediately followed him with a dead face, saying that he and Tang Xi still had an unsolved relationship, and they also wanted to go over together.
Cheng Nan was entangled by her and had no choice, so in the end he could only bring her to the capital.
Cheng Nan thought about it carefully, and felt that what Shangguan Yu said was not bad, and suddenly felt a little distressed, "Then what should we do?" However, since her name is a lie to us, could it be that she is not from the capital at all? ”
"No, since she dares to report Mu Yao's name, it shows that she is very familiar with the capital, and secondly, it also shows that she is not afraid of making trouble for Mu Yao, let alone being retaliated against by her...... In this way, maybe our previous guess is not wrong, at least her status should not be low. ”
"It's not that, it's not that, but now even the name is fake, and I don't have a clue at all!" Cheng Nan was a little crazy.
Shangguan Yu glanced at him with disgust, "Izumi, what are you anxious about?" In my opinion, although she is not Mu Yao, she should be involved with Mu Yao, maybe there is some grievance, so let's start with Mu Yao, and there will be nothing wrong with it. ”
Cheng Nan blinked, thought for a while, and nodded, "That's right, so be it!" ”
Shangguan Yu snorted, "Do you think it's too right to bring me here this time?" Otherwise, with your brain, you don't know how many turns you have to make to find someone! ”
Cheng Nan was unconvinced and said, "Our sons and daughters of the rivers and lakes pay attention to happiness and revenge!" What do you want to do with all those twists and turns in your head? It's just you women, tsk, all you think about all kinds of conspiracies all day long, it's just unbearable! ”
"Huh...... Then you go find someone yourself. ”
Cheng Nan opened his mouth and was immediately deflated, "Ahem...... What, of course you are different from those vulgar women, you are much fresher than them! ”
Shangguan Yu's mood was suddenly much better when he was slapped by these two sycophants, and his eyebrows and eyes were crooked with a smile, "Then let's go." ”
Tang Xi didn't know that Shangguan Yu and Cheng Nan, who had been cheated by her, had now found the capital, and the Prime Minister's Mansion was still preparing for her "Recognition Banquet", and she ...... said that she was Miss Xiangfu, but who had asked her?
Probably because she didn't leave the house for the past few days, and she didn't see a figure all day long, Huo Jinyan felt a little strange, so she finally remembered her, the evening before the banquet, Huo Jinyan suddenly appeared in her courtyard.
At that time, she was sweeping the fallen leaves in the yard, and it was not until a pair of feet stopped in front of her that she raised her head a little apprehensively, "...... My lord. ”
Huo Jinyan looked at her face that seemed to be thinner, and was slightly stunned, then opened his eyes and said lightly, "I haven't seen you for many days, but you have cultivated yourself, there are many people in the house, why do you have to do this kind of rough thing yourself." ”
Tang Xi smiled, "My lord said that I was just a subordinate, how can there be a reason why subordinates don't work?" ”
Huo Jinyan was slightly stunned, and then replied lightly, "Not after tomorrow, you will be a serious young lady in the Prime Minister's Mansion at that time, and no one will look down on you anymore." ”
"Huh...... When I mentioned it, I remembered that I forgot to thank you for taking such pains for me. ”
Huo Jinyan frowned, hesitated for a moment before asking, "You...... Not happy? ”
Tang Xi curled the corners of his mouth, a pair of bright eyes were as bright as stars, and he looked at him burningly, "My lord said that I was laughing, how could I be unhappy?" ”
"Then you ......," he wanted to say why he had a weird tone, but he paused as he spoke, and finally only sighed, "That's it, it's good that you're happy." ”
Tang Xi froze for a moment, and then said in a brisk tone, "After recognizing my relatives, is my relationship with Xiao Shizi going to be put on the agenda?" ”
Huo Jinyan paused slightly, and then nodded and said, "Yes, you ......" He opened his mouth, and was dumbfounded when he met her eyes, and finally said, "If you have anything you want, I will take it for you as a dowry." ”
"Dowry ......" Tang Xi muttered, and then smiled lightly, as if he was happy and a little mocking, "Is it that whatever I want, adults will give it to me?" ”
“…… I will do my best. ”
"I don't want much, but last time I heard that the adults said that what was in the secret room was used by my sister when she was alive." She looked at Huo Jinyan and smiled, "Adults know that I don't have much contact with my sister, and now that I'm getting married, I also want to keep some of my sister's things as a thought, I don't know if adults are willing to cut their love?" ”
"......" Huo Jinyan's face changed slightly, as if he didn't expect her to make such a request, so he was speechless for a while.
Tang Xi said lightly, "Adults won't regret it like this, right?" She squinted slightly, leaning a little closer, giving people a sense of aggressiveness.
Huo Jinyan pursed his lips, and only after a while did he spit out a word, "Okay." ”
Tang Xi's pupils shrank slightly, and then he took a step back with a faint smile, with a faint sneer in his eyes, "Adults are willing to cut their love...... So, I don't know if I should understand that adults take me more seriously or in the hearts of adults, and my sister is just like that? ”
After Tang Xi finished speaking, he regretted a little in his heart, what kind of wind did he smoke? Is it because you are competing with yourself? It's all herself, and she doesn't know what the meaning of her question is, and she doesn't know what the answer is that she wants to hear, this is simply a proposition, no matter what his answer is, she won't be too happy to think about it.
When Huo Jinyan heard her words, his face suddenly sank, and his tone carried some warnings, and he called her heavily, "Tang Xi." ”
Tang Xi pursed his lips, lowered his head and said lightly, "I'm here." ”
"Why do you think I'm special to you? If it weren't for her entrustment, what do you think you would be? His tone was cold, and his words were even more ugly, "So, don't rely on my little tolerance for you to compare yourself with her, you just need to know that if it weren't for her, you would be nothing." ”
Tang Xi was in a trance for a moment, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, these words sounded really bitter and sweet, but people didn't know how to react.
Huo Jinyan looked at her strange reaction, pursed his lips, and his tone was a little softer, "This time you asked me for her relics, and I allowed you, but after you get married...... We don't owe each other any more. ”
I don't owe each other anymore...... It's good.
Tang Xi followed Huo Jinyan into the secret room, and the two came to Feng Xi's tablet without saying a word, Huo Jinyan lit the candle, and the light of the white candle danced, reflecting the room a little white.
Huo Jinyan first put three sticks of incense on Feng Xi, with a nostalgic tenderness on his face, "Xi'er, bring your sister to fetch your relics today, I hope it doesn't disturb you." As he spoke, he raised his hand to lightly kill the tablet, and his gestures were full of unconcealable affection.
Tang Xi watched from the side, couldn't help but tremble, her eyes were full of tangled pain, but in the end, she bit her lip tightly and didn't say anything, and when Huo Jinyan took a step back, she took a step forward, and put three sticks of incense on her face for herself, originally wanting to give full play to her acting skills, but when it really came to this time, she only spit out the word "sister" after all, and she couldn't say anything more.
Not everyone can be calm and self-contained in front of their own tablet, and not everyone can show their acting skills to the fullest in front of the person they like.
After the two stood for a long time, Huo Jinyan walked to the pitch-black coffin, and Tang Xi immediately followed and stood aside.
Huo Jinyan gently rubbed the coffin with his hand, there seemed to be reluctance in his eyes, and Tang Xi, who looked tangled with his appearance, couldn't help but want to say "Forget it" several times, but in the end, he couldn't help it, and quietly watched him push the coffin lid open.
Tang Xi thought that what was placed here should be the items she had used during her lifetime, the relics of a dead emperor, if Huo Jinyan had a heart, it would not be difficult to get her hands on it, but the fact made her a little surprised.
The coffin was stacked with scrolls, and a cursory look at it showed that there were probably more than twenty volumes.
She turned her head to look at Huo Jinyan in shock, Huo Jinyan gently picked up one of them, and said lightly, "Feng Lie looks at her relics very closely, I can't get them, so what is placed here is not actually her relics, but all her portraits." ”
As he spoke, the painting scroll had been slowly unfolded by him, and the woman painted on it was dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, sitting on the dragon chair paper with an indifferent expression, her face was lifelike, and even the complex color in her eyes seemed to be displayed.
Tang Xi was a little stunned, she never knew that she was so good-looking......
I don't know if it's because the underground is too dry, her voice is a little hoarse, "This painting ......"
"I painted it."
After a long time, Tang Xi suddenly smiled, his voice was very soft, "Well, it's so good-looking......"
Huo Jinyan also smiled, smiling very gently at the scroll, "Well, she has always been beautiful." ”
After that, Huo Jinyan tirelessly unfolded and closed those scrolls one by one, with a gentle smile on his face all the time, and Tang Xi was almost drunk with this smile.
Those drawings all contain her voice and smile, or laugh brightly, or majestic, or delicate and lovely.
One by one, all of them are beautiful and moving, and they are all lifelike, which shows how much energy and affection the person who painted is invested.
Looking at it, Tang Xi suddenly felt a little inferior, inferior to his current appearance.
Originally, she didn't take her appearance too seriously, and it didn't matter if she was beautiful or not, but at this time, in the face of her beautiful face in the past, she began to have a feeling of inferiority complex about her appearance.
At the moment, however, she didn't seem to be in a position to ask such a question.
After a long time, he put the painting into her arms, and he couldn't let go of him anymore before he stopped, "Take it, and leave the rest to me for thought." ”
Tang Xi lowered her eyes, and finally didn't say anything, the painting in her hand was heavy, and she was a little out of breath, she turned around and walked a few steps, until her figure was hidden in the dark, and then she stopped, and asked the question in her heart in a hoarse voice, "I don't know adults, is it her appearance that I love, or something else?" ”
The first beauty in the capital is named Mu Yao, but that's just because Feng Xi is the emperor, no one dares to talk about her appearance, in terms of beauty, who in this world can compare to her? Under such beauty, what does Huo Jinyan love?
Huo Jinyan looked up at the figure hidden in the shadows, and said lightly, "What I love is all she has, because it's her, so it's her." ”
Tang Xi chuckled lowly, and then said loudly, "Farewell." ”
They're really going to be finished, she thought.
The next day's confession banquet was lively and lively, Huo Jinyan, a high-powered prime minister, wanted to entertain his friends, who would not give face? Countless officials with their families gathered in the Prime Minister's Mansion one by one, with a little curiosity on their faces.
This Prime Minister's Mansion, they are all here for the first time, in the past, the Prime Minister's Mansion has always been deserted, and never held any banquets, but today Huo Jinyan is so grand for a younger sister, it is enough to see the importance of this "sister".
As long as Huo Jinyan values this so-called "sister", it is enough, and it doesn't matter if she is biological? None of the people present were deaf and clear, and they all knew more or less about Tang Xi's identity, so no one would really believe the so-called "sister", but since Huo Jinyan had to say this, they could only pretend to be deaf and dumb and congratulate him.
On weekdays, Huo Jinyan is honest and honest, and they are worried that they can't find a chance to make friends, and now is a good time, no matter who it is, they have ordered their wife and daughter to bring expensive gifts to the door, just to tie up this new "Miss Xiangfu." ”
Huo Jin's words were still very few, and it wasn't until everyone arrived that he pulled Tang Xi to stand in the middle of the crowd, and suddenly countless curious or jealous eyes fell on Tang Xi's body, if ordinary people were afraid that their feet would have been weak, but what scene had she not seen Tang Xi? It's not so much about such an occasion, it's because of her down-to-earth generosity from beginning to end, and she can't find the slightest mistake, but it makes everyone present look up to her.
"Thank you for your faces, the reason why I invited you to the banquet today is just to announce Tang Xi's identity to you." Huo Jinyan said lightly, and then looked at Tang Xi, "I had a sister who was separated from me when I was a child, and now she is finally on tour, she was adopted and named Tang Xi, and now that she is reunited with me, it is time to change her name...... Huo Jinshi. ”
Tang Xi had been numb all the time, and it wasn't until he heard this name that the look on his face moved slightly, Huo Jinshi ...... I don't know when he got his name? It's good, but her name has always been a "Xi", and she is a little unhappy to be suddenly changed at this time, but if you think about it carefully, the name "Huo Xi" doesn't seem to be very good...... So I had no choice but to do it.
"Jinshi? It's a nice name. As she pondered, a female voice sounded as good as spring water.
Tang Xi looked up and saw a slender and gorgeous figure among the crowd, with a slight smile on his face, dressed in elegant white clothes...... This first beauty is worthy of her name.
Tang Xi smiled politely at her, "It was Miss Mu Yao, fortunately." ”
Mu Yao's face showed a slight surprise, "You actually recognize me?" ”
"Miss Mu Yao said with a smile, the first beauty, who wouldn't know?"
Her face was dyed with a layer of red, and her eyes unconsciously drifted to Huo Jinyan beside Tang Xi, thinking that she had made up a lot in her brain, and then smiled more and more kindly at Tang Xi, "Sister Jinshi is very suitable for my eyes, and I am really happy to see it now, and I will have to move around more in the future." ”
Tang Xi smiled, "It's easy to say." She doesn't have to guess who is rushing around a lot, but Mu Yao is really eye-catching, and she always has to be a little tolerant of beauties.
After that, Huo Jinyan didn't say anything more, and let Tang Xi be pulled over by many women to ask questions, while he accompanied those ministers to talk.
Tang Xi was surrounded by many women, all of whom were very curious about this new Miss Xiangfu, but only a few people asked her a few trivial things such as age, and then the topic changed and they all gathered around Huo Jinyan to talk.
"Sister Jinshi, have you seen any women with whom you have a close relationship with the Prime Minister?"
Tang Xi smiled and accepted a turquoise jade bracelet, and then replied sincerely, "Never, my brother has always been very clean, but he is also twenty-eight this year, and it is time to start Zhang Luo's marriage, if this sister is interested, she needs to hurry up." ”
The woman who said something suddenly smiled, and then the others began to scramble to ask her about Huo Jinyan's preferences and the like, and they all came with small gifts.
But Mu Yao on the side was not in a very good mood, she was proud of her identity, how could she be willing to condescend to be unorthodox with those women? Although he was anxious to die, he still stood aside and watched.
"Sister Jinshi, I only remembered to speak just now, but I forgot to give a gift, this is my sister's, you and I are like old friends at first sight...... I hope my sister likes this little heart. Mu Yao watched for a while, and finally got the hang of it, pulled out the delicate and clear blood hosta on his head and handed it over, afraid that Tang Xi would not know the goods, and explained in a timely manner, "This is the blood hosta rewarded by the first emperor, and it is also a rare thing." ”
This hairpin Tang Xi looked familiar, thought about it carefully, it was indeed she rewarded her, at that time, she saw such a beautiful girl everywhere, so she rewarded a hairpin, so it can be seen that she has always been more tolerant of beauties, but she didn't want to go around in the end and go back to her hands.
Maybe it had something to do with her past self, so she smiled very happily with the hairpin, and then took the initiative to put aside those warblers and Yanyan to Mu Yao's side, "Then thank you Sister Mu Yao, Jin Shi likes it very much." ”
Mu Yao breathed a sigh of relief slightly, she finally didn't waste an expensive hairpin, she glanced at it with some pain and then smiled reluctantly, "Then let's go sit over there." ”
Tang Xi, who was short-handed, obediently followed Mu Yao, and those Yingying Yanyan looked angry, but when they thought that they had sacrificed a blood hosta, they had nothing to do with it, so they all dispersed, what should they do.