Chapter 3: The First Horse

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Xue Shao asked Yuenu to practice a round of archery again.

The six arts of Confucianism, the number of books of ritual and music shooting, and archery are among them. In the martial Tang Dynasty, more than half of the people in the world have practiced archery, regardless of men, women and children. But it is definitely not the majority of people who can shoot arrows as accurately and quickly as the moon slave.

Xue Shao began to like the girl Shangyue Nu a little. At the age of eighteen or nineteen, young and half-faded and charming, like a peach ripe to just the right amount, the most beautiful golden years of a woman's life. If she had just entered college in the 21st century, she would have called her "uncle" when she saw the reputation at that time.

Or, "Uncle Weird".

Xue Shao, who was previously greedy for beauty and had a feminine temperament, regarded the moon slave as a rough man, and when she was used as a groom, a bodyguard, or directly regarded as air, she was extremely alienated from her, and it was unlikely that there would be any intimacy between men and women.

Now Xue Shao uses the moon slave as a right-hand man like a personal secretary.

In this way, she can also have an extra layer of identity - martial arts sparring.

Xue Shao, who is branded as a soldier in his bones, will develop a love for cold weapons and ancient martial arts, and will have an inexplicable sense of closeness to the moon slave who practices martial arts, which seems to be a natural thing.

"Moon slave, who taught you martial arts?" Xue Shao asked.

"Back to Gongzi's words, my father-in-law taught me." Yuenu replied truthfully, and said that I had been with Gongzi for more than two years, and it was almost the first time that he inquired about my martial arts.

"Where are the others?"

"My father-in-law follows the eldest son, and he is in Jeju."

The "eldest son" in the mouth of Yuenu obviously refers to Xue Shao's eldest brother Xue Yi, who is now the Marquis of Hedong County and the assassin of Jeju.

"From tomorrow onwards, I will practice martial arts with you every morning and polish my muscles. Otherwise, my body will collapse sooner or later. Xue Shao said: "Let's practice here today." Go and freshen up and change your clothes, don't catch a cold. ”

"Thank you, Childe!" The moon slave couldn't help but feel a little flattered.

When did the intimidating Lantian Gongzi care so much about her, a dispensable rough maidservant?

"Let's go!"

"Yes, Childe!" The moon slave hugged his fists and bowed, and took a deep look at Xue Shao with courage, and walked away with his cheeks flushed.

Xue Shao picked up the sword left by the moon slave, and the sword body reflected his face brightly.

Seeing this strange and handsome face, Xue Shao couldn't help but feel a little bored, he really wanted to paint those red and green oil paint on his face, that was his familiar appearance.

"Hum-" Xue Shao swung his sword vigorously and shook his head.

"It's still easy to use the tiger tooth saber!"

At this time, a servant of the gate of the palace trotted in, saying that a guest had arrived.

"I don't see any guests." Xue Shao wanted to be quiet for a while now.

Menzi hurriedly handed over a letter of note and said, "The villain also confessed truthfully, but the visitor said that he would wait for the son to read the letter, and then decide whether to see or not to see." ”

Xue Shao took the letter and looked at it, it was a well-written book, and it had a bit of the style of the sage Wang Xizhi. This is not surprising, Emperor Taizong was deeply fond of calligraphy. The upward and downward effects have made more than half of today's Datang students follow this trend.

The letter said that he brought some "things about Brother Xue" that he heard in the palace.

The person who came was named Li Xianyuan, since he dared to call Xue Shao "Brother Xue", it can be seen that he had a great friendship with Xue Shao in the past. Xue Shao recalled that there was indeed such a friend, who was still an official, and the Taishi Bureau was in charge of the calendar.

If you only talk about the official rank, Li Xianyuan wants to intersect with Xue Shao, who is a nobleman in Tianhuang, and there is still a little bit of difference. But things gather like people and live in groups, Li Xianyuan and Xue Shaoji have the same smell. And he has a famous god who is known all over the world, and his uncle of the stick clan is a gold-lettered signboard; It is said that this big god stick also taught Li Xianyuan three or two hands in private.

That great god stick once served as the five-rank Taishi Ling above the imperial court, and was highly used and trusted by the royal family. In the history of Chinese metaphysics, this great god stick is also a well-known titan figure.

His name is Li Chunfeng.

"Invite him in, and serve tea in the main hall." Xue Shao confessed to Menzi like this, and said secretly in his heart: How could there be news about me in the palace?

Could it be that as history says, Xue Shao is about to meet Princess Taiping?

……

Li Xianyuan is in his early twenties, and he is also a romantic character who is accustomed to fresh clothes, angry horses, drunken and lying on flowers. Today, he stepped into the Xue Mansion as usual, with a BMW brocade robe, a golden crown and a jade belt, and a young woman with a pink face, peach cheeks and a graceful body.

While entering the mansion, Li Xianyuan explained to the woman, "Don't be rude when you see Xue Gongzi when you are young, and don't be flustered and cowardly." You just think that you are going to share a bed with him tonight, and that's it. ”

The woman nodded lightly, her lips were lightly bitten, and her face was flushed, as if she was shy, but in a pair of peach blossom eyes with smoky eyes, there were already clouds and waves, and spring love was rippling.

Li Xianyuan smiled in his eyes and said in his heart: This woman's style is ten thousand deep dark boudoir techniques, and she will definitely be able to please Xue Gongzi!

But as soon as he stepped into the main hall of Xue Mansion, Li Xianyuan was a little stunned for a while. In the past, the Xue Mansion was always boundless and beautiful, and Jin Wu couldn't help but leak jade. In the main hall, there are always three or five beautiful women here to play the piano and kite or dance, even to see the crisp breasts and open drunk lying on the golden couch, it is not surprising.

But today, there are only two male servants standing in this large hall, and most of the luxurious and dazzling gold and jade ornaments and beautiful ancient ink danqing have disappeared, and even the warm and precious couch red table has been replaced by a high table and a few stools.

"This ...... Why? Li Xianyuan was at a loss, thinking that he had entered the wrong house.

At this moment, Xue Shao came over with the moon slave, although he did not stride into the clouds, but it made people feel that he had a tiger wind on him.

Li Xianyuan's eyes have always been: Xue Chengyu, a handsome son who used to walk like a dance, how is it a little different from the past, and he is a little more heroic?

I was stunned and forgot to say hello. But Xue Shao took the initiative to step forward, "Brother Li, don't come to harm?" ”

"Little faux pas!" Li Xianyuan hurriedly gave up his hand and said, "Thanks to Brother Xue, Xiaosheng has always been fine. It's just that I haven't come to your mansion for a long time, Brother Xue, this is ......"

"On a whim, I'm tired of the old furnishings." Xue Shao lightly covered up the past and didn't give him a chance to ask more, and waved his hand and said, "Brother Li, please take a seat." Moon slave, serve tea. ”

The guest is at will, and Li Xianyuan really doesn't want to ask too much. It's just that every time I come to Xue Mansion, I always have a warm fragrance of red willow green, but suddenly I change it like this, and I really don't get used to it. Even sitting on the newly made mahogany chair, he felt awkward.

The guests and hosts sat separately, the tea was served, and Xue Shao said straight to the point: "I don't know if Brother Li made a special trip from Chang'an to find Xue, what are you doing?" ”

The young woman standing behind Li Xianyuan was exquisite, and walked out of the main hall with a slight step and bowed to Xue Shao, "Shui Ling'er has seen Xue Gongzi." ”

Li Xianyuan said with great affection: "Before my birthday, I was fortunate to meet such a high-grade beauty as Shui Ling'er, and I came to dedicate it to Brother Xue today, but I want to win Brother Xue's happiness day and night." ”

Xue Shao smiled, knowing in his heart what they meant. In the past, the merry Xue Shao and his friends would often exchange concubines to enjoy fun. In today's Tang Dynasty, it is not surprising that this is an entertainment atmosphere among nobles and celebrities. Aiji's pet concubines and servant slaves are collectively called "slaves and maids" in the laws of the Tang Dynasty, and they are like the masters' dogs, horses, and livestock, and they can be freely bought and sold and exchanged.

Since Li Xianyuan offered Shui Ling'er, Xue Shao naturally asked him to choose one of his beloved concubines to bring back out of politeness. When Shui Ling'er knelt down, Li Xianyuan looked around, and only saw one moon slave left and right. After being disappointed, she took a closer look, although this woman who rarely showed up was plain and cold, as if she didn't understand the slightest charm, she was not at all as charming as Shui Ling'er, but she was heroic and had a strange beauty, which could make men have a strong desire to conquer her at first sight; In addition, she is tall and tall, her curves are extremely curvaceous, and her twin peaks are particularly full, just by looking at her chest, the innate male impulse of men can no longer be suppressed...... The woman next to Xue Shao will never be bad!

Li Xianyuan's eyes lit up.

The moon slave's face sank like water, and his eyes were like knives. It's not like an eighteen-year-old weak lady at all, and there is no fear and cowardice that a slave and maid should have, but like a female devil who walks the rivers and lakes and cares about people's lives, and if she doesn't agree with her, she will draw her sword and bleed three feet.

Li Xianyuan couldn't help but sigh in his heart: This little maid is so powerful!

Xue Shao waved his hand very indifferently, "Brother Li is kind, Xue has a heart." A beautiful woman like Shui Ling'er, Brother Li should keep it and enjoy it slowly! ”

"Huh?" Shui Ling'er and Li Xianyuan were both a little stunned: Is this what came out of the mouth of Xue Shao, the son of Lantian?

"Brother Li, don't get me wrong." Xue Shao smiled and said, "Xue Mou has been in poor health recently, and he is cultivating his body and cultivating his body and cultivating his own strength, so he can't get close to women in the short term." Not only that, but I also hired a martial artist to teach me to practice some martial arts and strengthen my body. ”

"Oh, I see, it's Xiaosheng who is too abrupt. Shui Ling'er, don't retreat yet! Li Xianyuan was relieved, at first he thought that Xue Shao disliked the beauty he brought was too ugly to be in the eyes of the law.

On the face of the beauty of the moon slave like an iceberg, a smile of relief and satisfaction appeared.

"You and I better get down to business!" Xue Shao cut to the chase again.

"It's fine." Li Xianyuan said, "Xiao Sheng heard some rumors in the palace yesterday, but it was not a secret thing, but it was somewhat related to Brother Xue, so Xiao Sheng inquired about it many times. ”

"What's the matter?"

Li Xianyuan said: "I wonder if Brother Xue has heard some rumors that the two saints are now trying to choose a son-in-law for Princess Taiping, the pearl of their palms?" ”

"I've heard a little." Xue Shao's heart lit up: Sure enough!

"Previously, the second saint had selected a number of concubines for Princess Taiping, but none of them, whether they were a prince or a prime minister, had entered the princess's eyes. What's more, on several occasions when she went to meet with the candidate colt, the princess either pretended to be sick or played tricks, which made the scene very embarrassing. Over time, the two saints were helpless, so they had to put the matter aside for the time being. Li Xianyuan said.

"Brother Li didn't get to the point for a long time - what do these things have to do with Xue?" Xue Shaozhi said that he was deliberately selling off the guan and making detours.

"It has a lot to do with it." Li Xianyuan smiled slightly and said, "A few days ago, I don't know which troubled person recommended to the Second Sage, saying that the existing Lantian Gongzi would be a suitable candidate for the horse. ”

"Oh?" Xue Shao pretended to be surprised.

Li Xianyuan felt that the information he had raised was valuable, and he said more energetically, "Brother Xue's name, everyone in the customs knows it, and everyone knows it. Whether it is a bloodline or an appearance talent, Brother Xue should be the most worthy of Princess Taiping - Brother Xue, you know the Tao, Princess Taiping is seventeen years old, she is the youngest daughter of the two holy concubines, and she has been loved by thousands of people since she was a child. At the beginning, Tufan named the surname to marry the princess, but the queen of heaven was reluctant to give up, and ordered someone to build a Taoist temple to let the princess pretend to become a monk, and the Taoist name was peaceful. In this way, I politely refused to propose marriage. Now that the princess has grown up, it is time to talk about the age of marriage - if anyone marries her, it will be the first colt in the Tang Dynasty! ”