It was the depths of winter, and there were still two days left before the wax moon.

During the Tang Dynasty, the climate in Chang'an was much warmer than in later generations, but after all, it was winter, and the weather had been a little gloomy in recent days, so most people were in a slightly dull mood these days.

Fortunately, there was a light snow in the middle of the night the day before, but yesterday afternoon it suddenly went out to the sun, and today is a good weather, the sun is shining, sweeping away the haze for many days. The vast majority of Chang'an people have become much more cheerful because of this.

But the vast majority of them did not include He Ke'er, who sat by the window and watched the afternoon sun shine warmly on the courtyard wall, and the white snow reflected the sun's rays. The scenery is beautiful, but He Keer's mood has not improved in the slightest.

Since she was forced to go out by her father, she simply didn't even go out of the boudoir door, stayed in the small building all day, and did everything in a hurry. Especially after the nightmare at noon, her heart has been hanging and unspeakably uncomfortable.

I don't know how Xiao Yao's news went? Did you find that Xiao Qu's disease?

Just as I was thinking about it, I saw Xiao Yao sneaking in through the gate with a nervous face, and then ran here as if there was a fire in the back. When I passed by the main hall, I seemed to be stopped by my mother, and she was so frightened that she seemed to jump up. After standing there and saying a few words very humbly, he ran to his side as if he had fled.

Why didn't this little girl have a little calm, and she was so flustered when she inquired about a piece of news and spread a word.

"Xiao Yao, you're going to die, so flustered? Did you see him? ”

Xiao Yao nodded, obviously very excited, stroked her chest and gasped for several breaths before she said anxiously: "Miss, that ......"

"What's that?"

"That Xiao Gongzi said he wanted to see you......"

He Ke'er was stunned for a long time, and said in amazement: "Didn't Daddy not let him come?" ”

Xiao Yao said nervously: "He heard that you haven't eaten much recently, so he made a few dishes and said he wanted to come to see you." After a pause, she whispered: "It's not to go through the gate, he and a Taoist priest said that they jumped from the courtyard wall." ”

He Ke'er's eyes widened and she couldn't speak, isn't this a private meeting?

When He Ke'er was stunned, Xiao Qubing and Linghu Liuyun had already ridden to the side behind the wall of He Mansion. Linghu Liuyun took two steps to the bottom of the courtyard wall with the food box, and with his toes lightly touching the ground, his whole body rose into the air and flew up to the courtyard wall more than a zhang high. The indescribable chic and elegant posture and movement made Hu Liuyun indescribably happy in his heart.

He was very glad that Xiao Qu's illness had brought a rapid improvement to his cultivation.

He had practiced Taoist guidance and longitudinal techniques for more than ten years, and in the past ten days, he has followed Xiao Qu's illness to practice standing piles and listened to Xiao Qu's illness explain the principles of inner boxing. Because Neijia Kung Fu and Tai Chi originally evolved from Taoism's guidance and tuna techniques, whether it is the cultivation of the body's qi and blood or the cultivation of the mind, there are many similarities.

In addition, he and Yue Mufeng were originally first-class masters, and they had already reached the peak of Ming Jin. After more than ten days of guidance from Xiao Quai, the two of them mastered the Wuji pile and the yin and yang pile at once, and now they have a first glimpse of the door of dark energy. Such a courtyard wall, he used to jump on it with the help of running, and he could only step on the ground with his toes, but now he only needs to touch it lightly.

Xiao Qubing also learned a lot from him and Yue Mufeng, such as the Louguan swordsmanship and the Maoshan School's light gong longitudinal technique, and now is the time to test the results of light gong learning.

Taking two steps back, Xiao Qu rushed to the wall, and within two steps he had already come to the wall, stepping down heavily on his toes, and with this strong man, he had already floated high, more than a foot taller than Linghu Liuyun, and landed on the courtyard wall with a slight squat on his knees to dissolve the excess energy.

Xiao Quzhi sighed in his heart, his time was spent on training soldiers and teaching martial arts, and he didn't have time to practice this swordsmanship and longitudinal technique. Compared to Liuyun, the grasp of power is much worse.

Glancing at the situation in the courtyard, he took the food box in Liuyun's hand and jumped off the courtyard wall gently, this time without making a sound. Turned around and made a gesture to Liuyun You give me the wind Xiao Quzhi ran up like a gust of wind The first time I date a girl, I still climbed the wall to have a private meeting, I was very excited to think about it.

There were no obstacles along the way, and at Xiao Quai's current speed, the three people on the road could run past them without being detected as long as they blinked their eyes or turned their heads.

In less than half a minute, Xiao Qu's illness slipped into the embroidery building where He Ke'er was. When he went upstairs, He Ke'er was still there a little distracted and hesitant, and then as soon as he saw him, a snow-white pretty face turned red to the root of his ears at a speed visible to the naked eye, and his mouth opened slightly as if he was about to scream loudly.

"Shh Xiao Quzhi made a small gesture, and pointed outside to signal not to be discovered by her aunt. Fortunately, He Keer reacted quickly and didn't call out.

Xiao Quzhi closed the window facing the main hall, put the food box on the table, and put the three dishes and a snack on the table, the fish fillet, the fried chicken with fungus, the fried mutton with celery and the leek box.

"I heard Xiao Yao say that you haven't eaten much recently, I made three dishes and a snack by myself, let's try it and see if it's delicious."

Seeing He Ke'er's irrepressible appearance, Xiao Quzhi didn't dare to continue to look at her, so he decided to use food to distract her.

As soon as the food box was opened, the tangy aroma really attracted He Keer. She looked at the three dishes on the table and sniffed, one lamb and celery, one fish and moromio, and one chicken and fungus. But how can it be so fragrant?

In addition to this, there was another message that attracted her attention even more, he just seemed to say that he did it himself? He even knows how to cook? He Ke'er looked at Xiao Yao next to her suspiciously, as if asking if what he said was true? Xiao Yao immediately nodded knowingly, as if to say yes, I saw it with my own eyes.

He Keer couldn't help but say, "You still know how to cook?" ”

Okay, it's good to open your mouth, as long as there is a conversation, the atmosphere will not be so tense, and then keep talking, and the two will become more and more familiar and close.

"Yes, Xiao Yao can testify, I also opened two restaurants in Pingkangfang and Xishi, and I will make money from this in the future." Xiao Quzhi said very proudly and seriously.

"But you're a general, and you're also a founding county marquis."

"I don't have to cook the food in the restaurant." Xiao Quzhi picked up a piece of dregs and sent it to her lips: "Try it, if you like it, I can always make it for you." ”

He Ke'er became even more shy, and her beautiful little face was so red that she seemed to be dripping blood, but she still opened her mouth involuntarily. The smooth and soft glutinous fish fillet is really delicious, and it is fragrant. But it doesn't seem to be boiled or stewed, how is this done?

She snatched the chopsticks, otherwise he would have been feeding himself and would not be ashamed to death. Xiao Qu was sick and didn't eat, he asked Xiao Yao to sit down and eat together, and then watched the two of them eat, of course, mainly to see He Keer.

Xiao Quzhi originally wanted Xiao Yao to go outside to watch the wind, but he was afraid that He Ke'er would be too nervous. It seems that if you want to live in a two-person world, you have to wait for the next time.

In order to hide the nervousness in her heart, He Keer sandwiched two other dishes and tasted them, which were equally delicious, and they were also tastes that she had never tasted before. It's just lamb slices and chicken slices, but why is it so delicious, and there are no spices in the mutton celery, but there is no fishy smell.

This Xiao Qubing is really a weirdo, he can fight, do business, and cook.

"Is it delicious?"

He Ke'er nodded: "It's delicious." Xiao Yao next to her also nodded like a chicken pecking rice.

She had almost forgotten about her nervousness and shyness at this time, maybe the food was really delicious, maybe it was because her mood had improved, and Xiao Yao and Xiao Yao were very happy to eat with one chopstick. Xiao Qubing quietly looked at her with a happy and intoxicated expression on her face, coupled with her blushing face, she looked more and more beautiful and radiant, so beautiful that Xiao Qubing was a little unrelenting.

At this moment, Xiao Quzhi had already made a decision in his heart that he must marry her as his wife. He Keer's situation Xiao Qubing has sent someone to inquire clearly, at the age of sixteen, he has not yet been allowed to match others, his father He Jian is the Chang'an City Bureau, and he is a petty official who is in charge of the entire Chang'an property transaction, measures the utensils, and distinguishes their authenticity. Although the official position is small, he is in charge of a lot of things, which is equivalent to the deputy director of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau in later generations. and her grandfather is Wang Yuanbao, the richest man in Chang'an, with countless shops and caravans under his name.

In particular, He Keer herself is even more satisfied with Xiao Quai, not to mention being beautiful and gentle, and her personality is also very independent, which belongs to the style of strong women in later generations. According to his family's old servant, because of the family relationship (her father is also a businessman) and the eldest daughter, she has been cultivated like a son in many ways since she was a child, and a teacher was invited to teach her to read at home. And there is usually no restraint on her, and the Wang family also takes her with him when he takes care of the store. As a result, she developed an independent and lively personality. At the age of twelve, Wang Yuanbao also gave her a restaurant in Anye Fang to take care of.

Xiao Quzhi thought in his heart at that time, this is simply the wife specially chosen by God for himself, beautiful and gentle, independent and lively, and it is simply the virtuous help that all men dream of.

He Ke'er noticed Xiao Quai's eyes: "Why don't you eat, don't you still have a pair of chopsticks?" ”

Xiao Quzhi said: "Do you know what is the happiest thing about cooking? ”

"What is it?" Kerr said curiously.

"The happiest thing about cooking is not eating yourself, but letting others taste your food, and seeing the delicious and enjoyable expressions on their faces when they take their first bite, I feel very satisfied. I'm so happy just like you did. ”

When one person eats, it can only be called feeding, and when two people eat together, it is called eating. Similarly, Xiao Quzhi feels that if you just eat it yourself, no matter how delicious it is, it is not interesting, but if you cook it for the people you like, it will feel completely different.

He Ke'er savored this sentence and smiled knowingly, the strangeness and estrangement between the two seemed to disappear suddenly: "How do you do this, such ordinary food, but it can be made so fragrant." ”

"I fried it in oil, you know? All food can stimulate its own unique fragrance after passing through a hot oil, but boiling it can't reach the heat of hot oil, and the roasting is a little worse, and eating too much baked food is not good for the body......" Xiao Qu was sick and talked eloquently, hearing that the eyes of the two of them were full of stars.

"Xiao Yao heard from Hu Shang in the West City say that you are an immortal disciple, is it true?" Ke'er's gossip heart rose and began to ask questions.

"Sort of, I've lived with Master on an unknown mountain since I was a child, and this is the first time I've come down from a mountain."

"They say that you defeated tens of thousands of food eaters in the river alone, is it true?"

"Eh, this one is fake." Xiao Quzhi smiled and briefly recounted the experience of the battle in the river, especially highlighting that he single-handedly broke through the army formation of 20,000 people waiting for Dashi, killed more than 1,000 enemies, and finally broke out of the siege with blood, but in order not to worry about them, he avoided the details of his serious injuries.

Xiao Yao's eyes widened and fell into fantasy, He Ke'er's small mouth opened open, and she couldn't say her admiration. This is also too powerful, although no one person defeated tens of thousands of strong enemies, but one person killed more than 1,000 enemies and successfully fought his way out of the encirclement of 20,000 people, no wonder so many assassins attacked him that day.

Thinking of this, He Ke'er suddenly remembered the dream she had, and said with some worry: "I heard that Daddy said that Wang Ji and Li Linfu are looking for someone to frame you for the crime, you have to be careful." ”

Xiao Quzhi said disapprenosingly: "You don't have to worry, they can't beat me by force; And you know what? I have already recognized the concubine Niangniang as my sister, with this relationship, how can it be so easy to deal with? ”

He Keer was so surprised that she could barely hold the chopsticks, she didn't expect Xiao Quzhi to have this relationship, with Yang Guifei as her backer, she did have the capital to compete with Wang Jie. However, as Daddy said, Li Linfu has been the prime minister for 19 years, and Wang Ji has been in many important positions, Xiao Quai's foundation is too shallow after all, and it is still very dangerous to go against them.

She still couldn't help but worry: "Dark arrows are difficult to prevent, you still have to be careful, Daddy said that Li Linfu's honey-bellied sword is the best at conspiracy to harm people." ”

Xiao Quzhi looked at her, and while she was not paying attention, he reached out and held her small hand under the table, which was silky and delicate and boneless, Xiao Quzhi couldn't help but gently rub his thumb on the back of her hand. Kerr was taken aback by his bold movements, her body was so stiff that she didn't dare to move, and her heart fluttered and almost jumped out of her mouth.

Fortunately, Xiao Quzhi did not make any further movements, and after a short time, Ke'er's body finally softened, but her face became more and more red.

This feeling is amazing, Xiao Qu's illness is actually the first time, his heart is beating hard, but he wants to jump happily. Just as Xiao Qu was about to take further action and express his heart. He knew that this was no better than the later generations, and a handshake was nothing at all, and doing so in the Tang Dynasty meant that he was interested in her, so Xiao Quzhi wanted to determine the relationship between the two in private first.

At this moment, Xiao Quzhi suddenly heard the secret signal from Ling Hu Liuyun, and then a figure flew onto the windowsill. Xiao Quzhi hurriedly let go of Ke'er's little hand, and glanced at him angrily: "What's wrong?" What's the urgency? ”

Liuyun still has that unserious hippie smile: "I'm sorry, I don't want to, Gao Weng sent someone to deliver the message, 100,000 urgent, Li Linfu and Wang Ji falsely accused you in front of Your Majesty......"